The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-10-26
LATE 1ElEGRAPHIC TICKS
important News Items Received as We
so to Press.
Cnpitnt. Labor aud IndusfrInI,

ers Association at once.
The water in tho river is 50 low at Moo
dus, Conn., that nine factories, including
cotton, twine and hosiery mills, lave been
obliged TO shut down. and 1900 employes
are idle.
100 ciparmakers at Dunn & Co.'S factory in
IphTata, Pa, struck for higher wages.
Work at the factory is temporarily sus.
pended.
The bricklaycrs' Unions Of Boston will
estab ish an eighthour day on November /.
TO gain this without a strike the men have
agreed TO give up one hours pay but II is
expected that the reduciu in time will
soon cause an increase in wages.
The differences between the te'egraphcrs
! Of the Missouri Pacific system, some g75 in
| number and the management of the road
were amcably adjusted by the aid Of nut
ual concessions. As Il result of the final con.
| ference the operators have secured and ac.
cepted a minimum of $50 per month on
main lines and $i5 on branches, or n total
of about $40 600 per year The original de.
mand was for s6iODO aud rJads offer, after
months debate, $500 All danger Of a
strike is now avertci.
The strike Of the Denver & Rio Grand.
railroad was declared OIL at Denver and
! every effort is being made 10 restore the
trains to their regular schedule time. The
railroad company warned the men to return
| TO work Immediately or there would be no
settlement, promising to investigate and af.
fix differences.
At Toledo, o., the Journevmen Tailors'
| union, 80 members, struck in all the shops
against being compelled to work with non.
union men. As the shops are rushed with
work, they hope to carry their point.
Disasters. Accidents md Fatalities.
At Chicago two lives were lost and Is
buildings burned ia a fire at Englewood
suburb. The loss is $4,000 The fire
started in Il bakery. While in n hysterial
condition, Mrs W. Butler, one of the vic.
Tins, though not really in danger, jumped
from third story window .: the Hotel
Kent, and, striking her head, was instantly
killed. Another unfortunate was an EN-.
ploye in the bakery, John Howard, who
vas roasted TO death.
By n collision OF the Lehigh Valley rail.
road at Waverly, \. y, between two en-.
gines Engineer Patrick LAWN and his fire
man, name unknown, AMI Edward Pass
more, braIemau, were killed.
James Heating a lineman was instantly
killed by electricity while at work at Nal.
den, Mass. His body was suspended in
mid air across the wires, and the iiremea
had to be summoned to take it down.
A powder house at Munsford, Tex. ex.
ploded, killing three people.
A cage containing 10 worSmen was dart.
ed down over 100 feet to the bottom of the
CODY ore mine at Bcsse ner, Michigan. One
man was instantly killed and all the others
had legs broken. Four OF the injured will
die.
A San Francisco electrician, Gu. Errick.
son. in touching . live wirc received 3,400
| volts in his body, but though terribly in.
jured he will live. Fire rolled from his
eyes and mouth.
P0iiiicat.
The Minnesota Democratic State Commit.
tee has failed in its efforts TO have the
Peoples party electors, indorsed by the
Democrats, printed on the tickets of both
parties on the official ballot Therefore,
Democrats desiring 70 vote for them must
vote the Peoples party ticket
The Independent Colorel Republican
party of Delaware has filed its ticie,s. This
makes four tickets IN the field in that
state.
The Populists and ?epabl:cans of Arkan.
sas have combined on the Presidential an6
Congressional ticket the former support.
Ing Harrison and Reid while the latter sup
port the Populists' Congressional nominees.
Miscellaneous.
An exchange of telephonic messages took
place Wednesday between telephone
operator in the American exchange, New
York Cityand another operator in the Office
OF the same company in Quincy street,
Chicago, This exchange OF messages was
over the longest telephone lines ever success
fully used.
| Financial aud Commercial.
| J. Coon * Co., bankers, of Arlington
Ont. have assigned. Liabilities, 100000
assets, $4,000.
| w. L. Carl has been appointed receiver
for the Peoples bank OF marlborough,
KY, which has failed for $4,000 nominal
assets, $4,000, practically worthless. De
positors vii! lose all.
sanitary.
At the meeting of the Philadelphia Health
| Board 20 new eases of diphtheria were re-
ported as occurring during the past 81 hours.
| Five have been sent TO the Municipal Hospi
tai and 10 houses are quarantined.