The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-17

John Fitzgerald, a New Orleans police cor.
poral, was fatally shot by one Of gang Of
young hoodlums while making an arrest.
At Camden Arkansas, Bob Jordon,
negro, while en- route to Jail last night was
taken from the officials and shot to
death. He was accused of insulting white
woman.
IT Hartford. Conn. f. Wilson Rogers.
Whose Duuk> rs accountant % tile ,ucal
branch of the Iron Hall are being examined,
deficiency Of 1000 having been already
discovered denies that he has misappropri-
eted any money. lie demands trial.
Miscellaneous.
AT Memphis, Governor Buchanan
in Nashville, Tenn, commuted the ""ntence
of Colonel II. Clay King, who was to have
been hanged next Friday for the murder of
David II. Posten, March Is, on a public
street in this city. Unusual pressure was
brought to bear upon the Governor for the
past few days.
sanitary.
In New York Tuesday one more small
pox death and two new cases were reported
to the authorities.
-Four cases OF yellow fever have developed
on board the four-mastcd American
schooner Eva Douglass, which arrived at
Jacksonville, Fla, from Havana. The
schooner was thoroughly fumigated and
then placed in quarentine for five days.
The schooner has been sent to Dry Tortugas
with yellow fever nurses There is little
fear the disease will spread to the main.
land.
Political.
The State Convention of the Prohibition
party was held at Trenton, Nj, with about
500 delegates in attendance Thomas j.
,.ennedy, of Hudson county, was nominated
for Governor. The platform, adopted re-
sfiirms allegiance to the Cincinnati plat
form.
The Prohibitionists met in convention at
Providence, X. l., Silver Springs, and nomi-
mated presidential electors. A resolution
was adopted sanctioning the election of lady
delegates to conventions.
Crops.
Hot winds continued in Kansas Tuesday
to the great injury of the corn crop. Grain
men at Kansas City have advices from the
State which lead them to the belief that
only onc-half a crop can be harvested now
even under good conditions for the rest of
the season. 4 continuance of the hot winds
for two or three days will still further re
duce the yield.
Ball worms are playing havoc in many
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stay their ravages.
Mortuary.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Mary Willard, mother of Miss Frances Will
lard, president of the Worlds Womans
Christian Temperance Union, were held in
the First Methodist Episcopal church Of
Evanston, ILL.,, on Tuesday.
The Very Rev. A. Mandine, superin.
tendcnt of the sisters of charity in the
United States, died at Emmettsburg, Nd
He was 60 years of age.
Congressional Nominations.
The Democratic conference of the Nine
teenth (Pa.) district, renominated Hon. +.
+. Beltzhoover, of Cumberland county, for
Congress.
Clinton county, Pa, Republicans in con-
vention nominated A. c. Hopkins for Con.
gress, James 7. Taylor, of Lamar, for As.
sembly.
The Republicans of the Twentieth Ohio
district nominated w. J. White, of Cleve-
land, for Congress
Washington News.
The Navy Department has decided to send
the new cruiser, Newark, and the new gun
boat, Remington, to Genoa, Italy, to repre-.
sent the United States in the Columbus cele-
bration there. Both vessels are at Cadiz, and
will sail for Genoa in time to be there early
in September.
ERrthqunkes.
Earthquake shocks were felt this morning
at Ems, Coblenz, Neider Nassau and Neider
Lahnstein. At the last named place they
were especially severe, and the people were
panic stricken. No serious damage was
done at any of the points.