The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-09-14
Fishbacs's majority in the state win ex.
Washington News.

month OF July amounted to s51, ,36l, 600, as
against sGl, 20, 600 in 1891. Imports from
countries with which we have reciprocity
treaties increased during the month as
against the corresponding month Of last
year as follows: Brazil, ss,1ss,000 Cuba,
tsn 900. pnertn Rico s2OG n0n' British West
Indies. $1,000; Salvador, $4,000 Our ex-
ports of domestic products TO those coun-
iries during last month increased as follows
over last year. Brazil. $1,000; Cuba, $780,
900 sauto Domingo $4,000 Salvador, s2l,
800; British Guiana, $4,000. The total
number of immigrants admitted into all
ports Of the United States during July was
10000, against $1,000 IN 1891.
Capital Labor and Industrial.
AN Eiour.HouR DAY The Trades
Council in session at Glasgow, discussed the
question Of the establishment of a legal
eight.hour day. The congress adopted
resolution declaring that an eirht-hour da'
should be made compulsory. except where
particular trade ballotted TO be exempted
\ large proportion of the delegates how.
ever, were not in favor Of the establishment
Of n shorter working day by act Of paria
ment, and when the ballots were counted II
was found that 1856 of the delegates had vot.
ed against the resolution. Two hundred
and five ballots were cast in its favor. The
congress rejected a motion to promote bill
in parliament to prevent the importation of
foreign labor during strikes. The congress
was decidedly against the motion, the vote
standing 2l5 against it TO "a in its favor.
yrime nnd reuniiic..
patrolman of Cincinnati attempted TO
arrest Richard spaulding, a colored man.
who was terrifying the town with a navy
revolver. In the struggle the revolver went
of and shot spaulding dead.
A Chicago miner John Hirsch, was beat
en- 10 death by Lawrence Fink. The latter
has confessed and is in Jail.
Charles Craig, colored and Edwaru
| Mccarthy, brace Of Cincinnati murderers,
were executed at Columbus on Friday.
During wild west show at Rockford,
| H.. Mrs. James Fisher spectator, was
| fatally wounded bya bullet from one Of
the cowboys revolvers. The whole com.
| pany is under arrest.
Az Philadelphia, Mrs. Cora Targetta,
widow aged 80 years, and her daughter
| Ethel, aged Il, were found dead in bed
| -Four gas Jets were turned on at full head,
! and the room was tightly closed TO prevent
the gas escaping. II is supposed that Mrs
| Targetta became insane through desponden
CIV and turned on the gas after the daught
er was asleep.
At Colorado City, Col, the local glass
works. Loss, 5000.
At Hedleyvle, Quebec, about 100 wooden
buildings Lost $4,000 insurance small.
At Cincinnati Joseph Joseph's rag ware.
! house and Burnett's furniture factory. Loss
about $4,000. The firm few days ago
received consignment Of rags from Ham
burg, and it is probable the threats oI
people living near the warehouse to burn il
have been carried out.
Disasters. Accidenm and Fatalities.
Henry Asher and G. Anderson were kill.
ed in an explosion at the Waverly coal
mines New, and Jack Delaney was fatally
injured.
Three lives were lost near Bessemer, Ala
by a saw-mil boiler explosion.
At Eau Claire Wis Jos. Trequet
motorman, got off TO switch his car from
the main line. One of his knees came il
contact with broken wire and he fell dead
lie leaves a wife and three children.
Personal.
President Harrison and party drove to
Saranac Lake Friday where they were re
ceived by DR.. frudean, the president OF
Saranaca, and about 800 villagers, hesde,
a band The President made brief speech
coniinng himself to remarks of looa
nature.
DR.. Gardner, Mrs. Harrison's physician
arrived at Loon Lake, N. Y, and will re
main with her for the present. Her con
diton does not improve, as was hoped.
Turf News
NANCY HANKS FINE WoRK-Nancy
Hanksis is evidently able to whttle two o
three seconds more off the record, for at st
Paul on a regular track, conceded two second
slow, facing strong breeze half the dis
tance, she trotted mile in 207 fiat.
The average yield of Kansas wheat thi
year is II bushels to the acre; oats,
bushels.
Judicial.
Judge Hadley, of Danville, H., has d.
cided the new election law of Indiana un
constitutional, alleging that it is class legi:
,s''o"
Mortuary.
Ex-United States Senator Francis Kernal
died at his residence in Utica, N. y. ol
Wednesday.
Miscellaneous.
At New Orleans, George Dixon, the chan
pion bantam weight pugllist on Tuesday de
feated Jack skelly, of Brooklyn, in eigh
rounds. The two were greeted by NOR
than 5000 persons at the Olympic Club
where the fight took place. There wer
about 400 colored people present. The figh
was for the championship and sl2, 500, an
was easily won by Dixon.