The Democratic advocate., 1906-03-24
News of the Week.

The plague has reappeared at Sydney, New
South Wales.
The new census of Germany shows pop.
ulation of 60,605, 1873.
During January 897 executions of persons
for political offenses occurred in Russia.
An airship company, to construct and ex-
pertinent with war craft, has been formed in
Berlin.
The net earnings of the Pennsylvania Rail
road were by more than $4,000, 900 larger in
1905 than in 1904.
Walter Cathie, aged so years, a workman
fell from the roof fist. Bartholomew Church.
New York city, on March l6, and was killed.
Surgeons of the Trull Hospital, Biddeford,
Me-, operated with success on patient while
fremen were extinguishing blaze in the in
stituuon.
Patsgonian llamas live for years without
tasting water, and breed of cows near Los.
ere, France, and noted for the richness of
the milk, take it very rarely.
Dr. Ellis Dixon, dentist of FrauKfort
Ind, last week, after talking with his Iudian
apolis fancee over the telephone, shot him.
self. She heard the shot and gave the alarm.
The only yenomous bird known is the death
bird of New Guinea The bite of this bird
causes intense pain in every par of the body,
loss of sight, commissions and finally death.
Suffering children have lately become
alarmingly numerous in Germany. The pub
lie schools contain so 600 OF them The IN.
crease in the number is largely due to mimi
cry.
DR.. Herman Fest, Of Nashville. Tenn. has
been arrested in that city charged with the
murder of Mrs. Rose Mangrum, beautiful
woman, whose body was found in the Ohio
River, at Cairo, ILL.,, SIX weeks ago.
The curiosity Of woman, Who examined
some coIored rock she noticed in San Bern
ardino county, California, recently. resulted
IN the unearihing OF turqugis mine. IL has
just been sold for $4,000 to {. W. Bald.
win, OF New York.
man who gave the name OF Grover Clsve
land, and who Was once iu the United States
Navy, climbed DDS feet to the top Of the hag.
pole on The Williamson Building, New YORK.
on March Is. and seemed abou, TO lump 20
the street, wheu he was brought doSn by
the police.
A dispatch from Shamokru. Pa. March II.
SAYS: Andrew Suhpiuskis discovery Of a
cavern saved an express train on the Reading
Railway from destruction. and many persons
from death ur injury. He Was walking from
Locasi Gap TO Alaska. Shen. half mlie south
OF the Alaska colliery, be felt the grOaud sink
ing beneath his feet. The surface settled i'm
mediniely about four feet fer distance nf
over 100 yards, taking dowu ~ifh H both
north aud south bound tracks Hearing =
freight train approaching FROM iAskA, he rau
towards II waving bis coat aud attracted the
stientiou Of the engineer, Sbu brought The
train to a stop few feet tso,u the cavern.
The conductor oi the train. knowing the cX
press Vas due, hurried around y .harp curve.
Shere he met the passenger IFasu, comiuE Al
80 miles an hoar, Waving his coat Ia the
air be attracted Engineer Douu's sI;cussou.
lhe itrtsr applied tue brakes, bat the train
vas brought TO = fall stop only shcu 'he ,ucl-
motive had raa into the sanken 1aihsd aad
gone into the opening. The trs'o, had over
100 passengers aboard. coming frem rOlats iu
Sohuyikiii ccaagy to uucud a. E,stedi8dd be
iag held at Mt. Carmel. De sngiry tram
~oald haze been euEuliei bad net the i~e
men waved 5beir coats. as sfs great welghi
would have broken through the surface aisd
carr, the passengers down hua5reis o; iy.sz
tuto the mines. Several wors trains are fil-
ing in the caysin. which - nov nearly Aihaa
sand feet long and hundred feet vide