The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-24
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George NJ. Russum was nominated for
Congress by the Republicans of the First
(Md) Congressional district.
At the Twenty fourth Pa) Congressional
district conference William A. Sipe of Al
legheny county was nominated for Congress
for bjth the long and short terms.
The Tenth Illinois district Prohibitionists
have nominated Albert d. Metcalf, of Onei-
da, for Congress
Il. j. liainer, of Aurora, Ncb.. was nomi-
mated for Congress by the Republicans of
the Fourth district.
Ex.Congressman II. Clay Evans, of Chat
tanooga, was nominated for Congress from
the Third Tennessee district by the Republi-
can Convention.
Captain John Worrell of Hendricks
county, Ind, was nominated for Congress
at Spencer by the Republicans of the Fifth
district of that State.
Vienna, Austria, is sweltering beneath
heat that is more inense than than has ever
prevailed here within the memory Of the
living. II is not believed that such tropical
warmth has ever before been experienced
in Austria Saturday the mercury reached
1lOo in the shade II is Il common sight to
see people swoon on the streets. Many
deaths have occurred In Buda-
Pesth the mercury touched i16o in the
shade Saturday, and we're it not for the fact
that the air is dry life would be scarcely en-.
durable.
The heat throughout Germany continues
intense. The thermometer in Berlin regis
tered 800 in the shade Saturday.
The steamer GregoreuT, plying upon the
Nolga and its tributaries has been wrecked
at Vishni Novgorod. A heavy storm was
prevailing Mt the time. The thirteen pas
sengers and crew were drowned
1t is estimated that within ten miles of
Cincinnati o., counting the amount in
yards and stored, there are 1900 900 bushels
of coal. There are $50 barges and 1876 bar
OF it. 1t was expected that the price would
be advanced % cents per ton, but the raise
will not occur for about one month now.
The conference Committee of the Anal
gamated Association and the Mahoning aud
Shcnango Valley iron manufacturers, in
session at Youngstown, o.. agreed upon
scale. The scale is the same that was
agreed upon at Pittsburg except that instead
of graded reduction there is a cut of 10 per
cent. straight on all tinishers covered by the
scale. All the mills will sign the scale and
begin operations at once. Over 10,O 900 men
will return to work after a shut down of two
months in the valleys. The settlement of
the Valley scale practically fixes the scale
for the entire country and the iron manu-
facturers in Pittsburg and elsewhere that
have refused to sign thus far, will now
probably accept the Western iron scale.
The differences between the Chicago
N0ttwestern railway and its freight hand
lers in Milwaukee have been amicably set
tied by the company agreeing to the mems
demands for an advance from s1.4O to 81. 50
per day with pay and half for over time.
The Idaho Republican State convention
met at Moscow. The platform fayors free
and unlimited coinage Of silver protection
to American industries as set forth in the
national platform and strongly indorses the
administration of President Harrison. Will
lis Sweet was re nominated for Congressman
by acclamatlon. /. N. Sullivan was nomi-
mated for Supreme Judge. Ex-United States
Senator w. J. Mcconnell was nominated fc.
Governor.
Saturday was the fifty-ninth anniversary
of the birth of President Harrison. The
President celebrated it by attending a par
al,