The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-09-28
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A half million dollar fire occurred nj Al.
bany N. Y The principal losers. all Of
whom are we'll insured, are The Middle
Dutch Church. s75, 900; Lyons State Print
ing House. 100000 Williams Printing
Company, 100000; building in the rear OF
Columbia Hotel, $1,000, Hotel Germania
damaged $1,000
At Tckoa Wash, nine business blocks
were burned. Loss, $4,000.
The house Of Mr.. Craven ~ Ashbourne.
near Philadelphia, was burned by the upset.
At Marengo. H., business block in the
center Of the city. Loss, 1000, insurance,
5000.
At Columbia, Mo, the Herald Office.
foss s20OOO partially insured
At Little Falls n. j., James Edges trunk
factory. loss s2jOOO. The proprietor was
burned to death, and it is supposed that he
fred the building with suicidal intent
At Croton Falls, n. y, T.. $. Storrs saw.
mills. Loss, $4,000.
At St. Petersburg, Pa, the Opera House
was struck by lightning and set on fire. The
usual supply ofwater was available, but rs
most of the people were in attendance at the
Greenvillc fair the flames could not be
checked until the twenty houses, which con.
stitrtcd the principal part OF the town, had
been destroyed. Loss S2O0,0D.
At Redfeld, Ark, the whod villogc was
almost consumed, the fire originating in
barn where tramrs had been steping
A large section northwest of Miller, $. b.,
was swept by lire and hundreds of tons OF
hay burned
AT Buc;ouche, n. D., ifty-seven houses
and stores The fire is supposed to have
been incendiary. More than half the town
Is wiped out including every store excep'
one. Loss, 100000
Capital. Labor and Indu-trIri,
The locked -out furniture workers al Gin.
cinnat received word that the Globe Furni.
ture Company had agreed to give its EN-.
ployes 10 hours pay for 8 hours work aud
allow piece workers an increase of 10 per
cent. over the present scale. Stilc 4 Duhl-
meier. Keyser, lIauk & Co.. Ilowcrman G
Co., and the Brunswick Ba!kc-C offender
Company have agreed I the same terms
Twenty-Five firms still refuse to sign the
scale.
The Cincinnati Furniture Workers strike
has assumed Natl, nal character. The
International Union will concentrate efforts
at this point Benefits for strikers have
been increased ard the latter claim they can
hold out for year.
The Thompson glass works at In on
town. Pa. started up after shut down OF
nearly three years.
Disasters. Accident. md Fatalities.
Frank Walters and his wife attempted to
drive over the Woodward street crossing at
Columbus, o., ahead of a Big 4" passenger
train. Both were killed, as were also the
horses they drove.
by the explosion OF a boiler at Casson's
factory, Clayton, Del, Oliver Brown, John
Hart and Jacob Kerchley were probably
fatally injured.
Crime and Penalties.
Solomon Johnston, who had been serving
sentence Of two years and eight months in
Auburn prison, n. Y. was murdered by O
fellow convict named William q. TaylCr.
Political.
The 8. c. Democratic State convention
nominated for Governor, BENJAMIN
Ryan Tillnian and for Lieutenant Cover
nor, Eugene u. Gary.
Congressional Nominations.
David Mercer was nominated for Congress,
by the Republicans of the Second Omaha
district.
The Democrats of the Sixth Louisians
district renominated ). NJ. Robertson fol
| Congress.
The Fifth Texas district Republican,
have indor:ed the Peoples party nominee
for Congress, Mr.. Horner
The Republicans of the Fourth Wisconsin
Congressional district nominated TheobolC
| Oiier, and the Peoples party in the sam,
district nominated Theodore Fritz.
The Republicans of the Fourth New Jer
sey district have nominated Benjamin +
| Howley for Congress.
Over 200 telegraph operators on the Bur
| lington Cedar Rapids and Northern rail
| road went on strike for higher wages anC
| adjustment Of grievances.
j. j, Mcintosh. Democratic candidate fol
| Congress in the sixth Nebraska district, ha,
withdrawn, finding that he Is not a citizen.