The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-02-10
News of the Week.

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Farmers along the Lower Rappahannock,
in Virginia, planted peas last week.
Egbert Whitaker, the oldest member of the
Ulster county bar, died at Saugertes, n Y,
aged 80, on February 4.
Twenty two boys at Earlham College, In
| diana, have been suspended for ''ducking'
Sidney Hutton, of Brookville, Md.
Typographical Union, No. Is, of Chicago.
has been fined $1,000 and its president sent 10
Jail for 80 days for contempt of court.
Twenty five charges of embezzement, lar.
ceuy or fraud have been made against John A.
Linn, clerk of the Superior Court of Cook
county, Illinois.
Deacon Stephen Babcock. 8S years old, and
Mrs. Julia Kimbal, 70, of Nashua, N. Y,
are engaged. They will have trouble in getting
married, as the authorities object.
Edison Gooding, an employe of the zoolog-
ical department of the Chutes, San Francisco,
had his left leg crushed by the powerful teeth
and jaws of an infuriated camel.
The Carnegie fund trustees have awarded
Captain Casio. the hero of the wreck of the
steamer Cherokee, off Atlantic City, gold
medal aud S. 800, aud medals and 50, 500 for
his crew.
In Cook county, Illinois, Jail there are 80
persons to be tried for murder The trials
Will be continued by four assisting Judges un-
til the docket is cleared. 1t is said that over
100 indicted criminals are out on bail because
OF insufficient judges 10 try the cases.
Gustav A. Conseman, former cashier of the
Eigo County National Bank at Terre Haute,
Indiana, has been sentenced to eight years in
the federal prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan,
on his plea Of guilty to embezzling the funds
aud falsifyiug the books of the bank.
A. Au>iir, Texas, on February 4, blizzard
CAUSED rhe mercury to fall 10 in IL minutes.
1t swept all through Central and South Texas
Ii was preceded by the usual warm spell of
several days duration. At O'Clock D. M
the mercury registered 250 above, drop of
430 since o'cock. A heavy rainfall accom-
panied the norther.
At Lasalle, Illinois, on February 8, Rev.
Father Gilbert Simon, of st. Bede College,
and three students were drowned while skat.
ing on the Illinois River. Several BOYS were
standing together to have photograph taken,
when the ice broke aud all sank Father Gil.
bert plunged in the water aud saved FIVE boys,
but on reentering the icy water for sixth
student he became exhausted and he, with
three boys was drowned. The four bodies
were recovered shortly afterwards.
Capt Warren S. Lurty died at Harrison.
burg, Virginia, February l, aged 81 years. At
the commencement of the Civil War he enlist
ed with the Confederate army and was made
captain ot a company of artillery which was
named after him. He served with distinction
until the close Of the war. He is survived by
his second wife, who was Miss Annie Shep
pard, of Richmond. He also leaves one sis.
ter, Mrs. Frank L. Marris, and brother VIM.
B. Luriy.
Christian TX, the aged King of Denmark,
dean of the crowned heads of Europe, father
of King George Of Greece, of Queen Alex
andra of Great Britain aud ireland, and of
the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna of
Russia, grandfather of King Haakon VII. of
Norway, and related by blood or by marriage
to most OF the European rulers, died with
startling suddenness in the Amalieuborg
Palace on the afternoon of January 90, aged
81 years. The accession of his successor,
Prince Frederick, his eldest son, who will be
known as Frederick VIII, was proclaimed
on January 50
At Tamaqua, Pa, February 3, Mrs. Mary
Dougheriy, who was said to be the Oldest
woman in the State died at the age of los
years. She was born in ireland and came to
this country when about II years of age. Ear.
ly in life she contracted the habit of smoking
pipe and eluug to it up to the time of her
death. Up to year or two ago, she remained
in full possession of her faculties, being able
10 recall clearly events of great moment that
occurred during the forepart of the last CEN
tury Her husband, Patrick Dougherty.
lived to be 100 years old, preceding her to the
grave about II years ago.
colored girl walking along the shore of
the Rappshanuock. near Montrose, West
morpland county, Virginia, found a glass jar,
which was left visible by the low tide. The
jar contained over $500 in old coins, some of
which date back 10 years. The girl carried
the jar home to her father, who later turned
1t over 10 L. Goodridge, on whose farm she
was when she found the jar. Mr.. Goodridge
went to the spot where the jar was found and,
with a hoe. found the stump Of pine tree
some three feet in diameter buried several feet
in the earth. 1t is supposed that captain OF
some vessel hid the money in the hollow OF
this stump many years ago.
Hundreds of cattle are dropping dead in
southeast Missouri from an unknown cause.
In one herd alone llS cattle died instantly,
and in another 40, and it is feared that If the
cause be not ascertained the cattle in the
affected region will be entirely exterminated.
So far the trouble has been couhned to New
Madrid and Mississippi counties One farm
er, while standing in the field examining
fine beef with view Of shipping it to market,
one who called TO him from the rear. He
heard thud, aud turning around, saw the
steer lying fat on its back, stone dead, its
mouth half full of uuconsumed herbage.
After being fugitive from justice for 10
years, John Williams, recently arrested at
Atlantic City, Y. j., for assault on young
woman, has been identified as one of the ne
groes who murdered John Heuke in Burling-
ton. n j, in 1896. Thomas Cromwell was
Williams partner in this crime and both made
their escape. Cromwell was aferward tried
aud convicted at Lebanon, Pa, for the muir
der of man named Schmidt in June, 1901.
Before his execution he confessed to the
Henke murder and declared Williams was his
accomplice. Williams escaped on a vessel TO
South America, but returned FIVE years later,
when the search for him had been abandoned.
In 1901 he assaulted white girl in Merchant
vile aud again escaped. There was a reward
Of 500 offered for bis capture.