The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01


national delegates, one Of them being Ridge
Pascol, a full-blooded Cherokee. They are
uninstruc,ed but are for Harrison.
AT the Republican Congressional Conven-
ton OF the Fourteenth district Of Ohio, L.
q. Johnson of Elyria, was nominated for
Congress on the seventy-second ballot.
The deadlock in the Sixteenth Ohio dis
trict Republican Convention was broken by
the nomination of Secretary of State G. l..
Poorman for Congress in the eighty-ffth
ballot.
Afer eeaalock Of "a hours, the Eighth
Ohio Republican district convention nomi-
mated Col. l.. II. Strong for Congress.
L. A. stockwell was nominated for Con-
gress at Martinsville, Ind, by the Peoples
party Of the Fifth Indiana district.
AT Cory, Pa, J. G. sibley, Of Franklin,
was nominated by the Prohibition conven-
tion of the Twenty-sixth district for Con.
! gress on the first ballot.
Religious.
By vote Of IS to 40 the four women del.
egates were admitted to the general confer
ence Of the Methodist Protestant church.
now in session at Westminster, Md.
The thirty.fourth General assembly Of the
| United Presbyterian church began its sit
ting in Allegheny, Pa. The summary of
| work Of the board Of foreign missions for
| the year is az follows: Number of stations,
| lii; missionaries, 81; native missionaries,
40; other native workers, 2i2; total foreign
| and native workers 3l9: churches, 30 COM
municants, 3,57l increase, i6l; net increase,
4dl; baptisms, I2l; schools, llO; scholars,
| GIGS; Sabbath schools, l09
The board of freedmen's missions has
educational institutions ,52 workers, 55s stu
! dents. 3 churches, iOB members Sabbath
| schools, and 5s5 Sahbath-sChool scholars.
| The va ue Of property is sl25, 900.
The board OF church extension showed
| that of s3i churches in America $50 have
| been helped by the board: 46 are yet house
less. There has been paii out TO assist
! churches s3l $50 and ia direct contributions
| S26.s9s.
! Out Of the parsonage and loan fund
twenty houses for missionaries have been
, built.
The board of ministerial relief paid out
| last year 81, 232. In the past thirty-;wo years
! IL paid out So, 600 In 1869 there were but
two berefciaries and balance of sl,2l7.
Al Meridian, Miss, the FRS. Baptist
church was burned. Loss $4,000, partly
insured.
At Brighton City, Utah, numb of bus
iness houses were burned. Loss, 100000.
Chehallis, Wash, was destroyed by fire.
sixty.two buildings were burned.
Four men are now known to have perish
cd in the fire at Spokane, Wash, on Monday
night The loss is estimated a. about s221,-
| 600
Darhingers Glass Works, neat> Home
stead, Pa, among the largest in the Snited
States was burned Tuesday night. Loss,
100000.
Turf News.
RARus DEAD--Rarus, long known as king
of the trottng turf died on Mr.. Bonner s
Tarrytown farm Tuesday. lie was % years
old, being foaled in 1867 and died Of old age
Rarus was bred by the late X. b. Conklin Of
Greenport, L, l., and was by Conklins Ab.
dollah a horse of unknown breeding, and
out of Nancy Awful, by Telegraph. Rarus
trotted his first race in 1874 at Horne,lsville
n. T., and was constant performer fol
several years. At Buffalo in lsTs he lower
ed the trotting record TO 2;13i, and remained
king Of the turf until October, 1879, when
st. Julien further reduced the mark to q.
l23. Rarus was purchased by Bonner in
1879 for sSG, 600, and has not since appeared
on the turf.
Miscellaneous.
Gov. Boies will issue an appeal for 5000.
600 for Sioux City flood victims
Indianapolis. Ind. felt distinct shock of
earthquake Tuesday. No damage was done
The divers at work on the sunken Cotton
Belt railroad wrecked train at Crook Bayou
Ark, recovered nine Of the bodies on Sun
day night.
Gov. Eagle OF Arkansas has appealed tc
the city of Memphis for aid for food suffer
ers. Arkansas City is reported to be com.
pletely under water.
The fruit crops in the South Of England
have been greatly damaged if not destroyed
by a terrific storm.
Cuban planters complain of drouth.
Kansas crop reports say the rains hay,
done great damage. In the Western half O
the State. which is usually parched by
drouth, the farmers are enthusiastic ovel
the best prospects ever known.
Hailstorms in the Province Of Alessan
dria, Italy, have destroyed the crops in s,
commures.
Judicial,
The suit If Miss Anna Dickinson agains
the Republican National Committee of 1888
TO recover 81 $50 for lectures delivered in tha
campaign, was dismissed by the Suprem,
Court mt New York, on the ground that tn,
contract was illegal under the statute which
provides that no person shall contribute any
money to pay any person for services in al.
of the election Of a candidate. Plaintiff sayi
she will begin new action.
Disasters. Accident. and Fatalities.
At Arkansas Pass, Texas by the capsizln.
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