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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-27
CONDITION OF BUSINESS.
Crop Prospects Good and Activity Noted
in Leading Lines at Various
Trade CenterR,

Il. q. Dun & Co.'S weekly review Of trade
says: There is distinct improvement, not
only in transactions in comparison with the
same time last year but also in prospects
for the coming season. Crop prospects i'm
prove greatly with the favorable weather at
most points West and South, especially as
respects corn. The monetary supply is abun-
dant, and the demand, though reasonably
moderate, is at many points improving
while there is but little complaint regarding
collections.
Prospects OF spring wheat are remarkably
good. Returns IRON many OF the States
surpass all expectations. No important
change appears in the prospect for foreign
demand. but wheat has risen 1t cents IN
spite OF Western receipts, amounting TO q
10000 bushels in three days, against export
Of sos, 600 bushels. Oats also rose cent
and pork products shade, and corn has
advanced il cents notwithstanding wonder
full weather for that crop. In coffee there
was slight advance, and in oil fractional
decline. But in the Gotten market a decline
of l-l6 occurred, with sales OF 100000 bales
in a week, owing to continued large receipts
ani improved crop prospects.
Manufactured iron is sphened at Pitts
burgh by the closing Of many mills, and the
works at Cleveland are pushed beyond their
capacity, with some advance in structural
iron. Trade there is fairly active foI the
season, and better than last year. The
clothing trade at Cincinnati increases with
orders from the South, and the trade in
shoes improves.
In all leading lines trade exceeds last
year at Chicago, and prospects for maturing
collections are very healthy,
From Minnesota reports indicate repetl.
tion Of last years great crops; at ~. Pau
trade is quiet, and at Duluth the tone IN
lumber, building materials and flour was
never more satisfactory.
Merchandise exports in three weeks OF
July are only halfof l per cent, larger thar
last year, while in imports large increase
appears, bur the final accounts Of foreign
trade for the past fiscal year shows exports
rising above al, 030000 in value, and exceed
ing imports by s703,0O0
The business failures during the las
seven days numbered for the United states
l6s, Canada 10; total l87 as compared witt
100 last week, and l76 the week previous tc
the last, anu 25i for the corresponding
week of last year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-27
GEO. SHIRAS. JR. NOMINATED
BY THE PRESIDENT TO SUCCEED
Justice Bradley Upon the Supreme
Bench OF the u. 8. Sketch
of His Career.

George Shiras Jr, was nominated by
President Harrison for the Associate Jus
ticeship Of the Supreme Bench Of the Unit
ed States, made vacant by the recent death
OF Justice Bradley. The nomination was
sent in to the Senate late Tuesday evening.
OUTLINE or ms CAREER.
Mr. Shiras is of English decent, his great
grandfather having come from England 20
settle in New Jersey. George Shiras, Jr.,
also designated here as George Shiras III,
was born in Pittsburg January 90, 1892,
where his father was also born and who
survives at Ss years of age. His brother is a
United States District Judge OF eight West
ern States Mr.. Shiras is the son Of George
and Elizabeth Blaine Shiras and is cousin
Of ex-Sccretary Blaine, with whom he is on
friendly and intimate terms. He entered
the Ohio University September, 1851, and
entered Yale Law School in 1853
IIestuded law in Pittsburg, where he was
admitted to the bar, and where, almost con.
tinuously since, he has led the uneventfnl
Ii G of hard worker. whose time and
thought have been occupied with his pro
fcssiOn He is one Of the very few men up
on whom Yale College has conferred tho
degree Of LII. ID.
In 1881 in the Pennsylvania Legislature
when a deadlock existed on the selection Oi
a United States Senator, Mr.. ShiTas in {
secret caucus was chosen by majority Of
votes as n compromise for the distinguished
place. The next morning, however, another
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-27

caucus was ordered by the political leaders,
and John l.. Mitchell was nominated and
elected, serving until 1887. Mr. Shras has
never been an active partisan His income
from his legal practice is said to be second
to no lawyer in the State His family con
sists Of his wife and two sons.
Mr.. Shiras is recognized as an able dc batter
forcible and logical reasoner and is quick
and ready IN the progress Of an argument.
lie has an excellent manner of expression,
and his written opinions and briefs arc
as clear as his speeches are elegant and
careful,
COMPOSITION or THE COURT.
The Supreme Court Of the United States
is composed of n Chict Justice and eight
Associate Justices. 10 meets in annual
session ut Washington, commencing on the
second Monday in October. In addition the
States are divided into nine judicial circuits,
each presided over by United States Cir
cult Judge, and the Chief Justice and JUS
tices have assigned to them each his own
judicial circuit in which he sits with the
Circuit Judge. The salary Of the Chief
Justice is tl0,J00, of the Justices $40 600.
The present Chief Justice is Melville W.
Fuller, Of Chicago, appointed in 1888 by
President Cleveland. The Associate JUS
tces are Stephen j. Field, Of San Francisco,
California; John VI. Harlan, Louisville, Ken
tucky; Horace Gray, Boston, Massachusetts,
Samuel Blatchford, New York City LucIns
q. C. Lamar, Mississippi; David j. Brewer,
| Topeka, Kansas; Henry r. Brown, Detroit,
Michigan. Chief Justice Fuller and jas
ticei Lamar and Field are Democrats. The
remaining Justices are Republicans.
| The Third Judicial Circuit, over which
Justice Shiras will preside, shorld he be as
signed 10 that of his predecessor Justice
Bradley is composed Of the districts Of
J Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
/ The Circuit Judge is Marcus w. Acheson, Of
! Pittsburgh, and the District Judges arc
Leonard T.. Wales, Delaware, T.. T. Greene,
! New Jersey, and William Butler, Eastern
| District, and Joseph Burlington, Western
| District, Pennsylvania.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-27
BURGESS M'LucKIR RELEASED.
District Attorney Burieieh and Judge
Maeee Conclude His Case IL Not
One Of First Degree Murder
and Accept $4,000 Bail.

AT Pittsburg Burgess John McLuckie, oi
Homestead Pa, charged with murder in
connection with the riots Of July10, was re-
leased on $4,000 bail, Judge Magee holding
that he could not be guilty Of higher
grade Of crime than murder In the second
degree.
At the hearing District Attorney Burleigh
said: 'l have gone over the testimony care
fully, and am convinced Mr.. McLuckie
should be released on bail but in view OF
the grave oiIense and the results OF the riot,
j ann convinced the bail should be commen-
surate with the gravity Of the crime "
Judge Magee indorsed this opinion, say
ing: my own examination leads me to
the conclusion that the defendant could not
I've held for more than murder in the second
degree Tue law ~ read II is that every
man who stand idly by at n riot without
attempting to suppress II becomes rioter
and he becomes responsible for the property
destroyed and the lives lost. aud becomes
liable to the degree of murder that ~ done
by the rioters. My idea Of the law is that
every man is not guilty of the crime OF ey-
cry man who participated in II, but he is
responsible to the extent Of the crime that
was designed by the law
Mr.. Cox asked what disposition would
he made Of the case of the other men for
whom warrants have been issued Mr.
Burleigh replied.
1--WE cannot and will not dispose OF the
case OF man, who has evaded arrest and is
In hiding"
"Wcll,n said Mr. Cox, they will all come
in and surrender VI this matter Of bail i
fxed up"
Judge Magee repiedi How can We do
that Each case should be disposed Ui.
Some of these men may he guilty of mur.
der in the first degree. aud If 50, no bail
should he taken. There was Il riot there,
perhaps unius,iiiabe but certainly some
one was killed deliberately. ] understand
there were sharpshOo,ers engaged in
picking off men from the ba'ges. II 50,
! they were guilty of murder in the first
| degree. Some Of these men may be the
men who did this if IL was done. These
| cases must be disposed of through the ad
! vice aud consent of the proper officer, the
| District Attorney, and we can make M
disposition of their eases til he has cx.
| amned the testimony against them aud
advises the Court. In view of the gravity
of the crime aud all the circumstances
feel warranted in placing tae bail al
$4,000"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-27
LABOR LEADERS pENoUNcE IT.
The Assasein's De I'd Strongly Conde mi
ed By Presid snt Weihe and the
AmaIgamated Association.

The news of the attempted assassination
of Mr. Frick was received at the headquar-
ters of the union millworkers with general
expressions of deep regret and unqualified
denunciatuns. President William Weihe,
Of the Amalgamated Association said: at
was with the utmost regret that | heard, I
the shooting of Mr.. Frck, and | emphati-
cally denounced the actions Of the assailant.
lie was an assassin at heart and an enemy
not only to the country. but to organized
labor all over the United States. hope the
greatest punishment the law allows will he
the reward of the dastardly and cowardly
assailant of Mr.. FriCk."
Thomas Warren said. There is not a mill
worker or laborer in this entire section that
does not daeply deplore the shooting of Mr..
trick. Our fight against Mr. Frick is "a fair
one and we have only employed fair means.
We never cOurted for an instant any vio-
lence against the officials of the company"
THE ADVISORY BOARD EXTENDS SYMPATHY TO
CHAIRMAN rRICK.
The Advisory Board at Homestead,
through Chairman Crawford, gave out the
following statement
At a regular meeting Of the Advisory
Board, of Homestead, Pa, the following
resolutions were formulated and passed:
not connected with our trouble or Association,
therefore, be II
,,R ,Resoyed that We os condsmn the unlawful .ct Of
sympathy hereby, and further
Resolved, That we spread copy Of this resolution
ON our minutes and give copy to the press.
The attempted assassination Of II. c..
Frick has met with universal condemnation
from all classes of law abiding people
throughout the country. Only IA few An
the crime, and they are afraid to speak in
public
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-27

Berkman is an Austrian Hebrew who
came here about two years ago from vienna,
where he had been an associate OF tDe
notorious Anarchist, Joseph Penkert, VINO
was twice sent to prison for reasonable ut
terances, and then banished from the coun-
try going, with u small band of followers
to London. In London Penkert was sus-
pected by the Englist Anarchists OF being a
spy and iniormer In 1890 he came to this
country, and it is thought Berkman came
with him. Penkert was roughly treated by
the Anarchists here, who denounced him as
a traitor. Berkman Jared better, for Herr
Most gave him a job AS printers devil IN his
office, Most kept Berkman from April to
July 4, 1890, when he discharged him for
incompetency Since then Berkman
has wandered about New York State,
Jersey and Pennsylvania, working
at whatever he could get 10 do
Every few months, however, he would bob
up in his old haunts here-the saloons OF
the East Side, near Tompkins Square, which
are frequented by Anarchists. Berkman is
about 25 years old, and comes from Wilma,
Russia, where he was dismissed from col
lege on account of his revolutionary utter
ances. Just when he left New York for
iittsburg is not known, but it is likely his
errand Of assassination was suggested by the
mass meeting Of Socialists in Union Square
July IL, when resolutions were passed de-
manding that Mr.. Frick "be tried and exc
cuted without trial by jury"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-27
FOUR PEOPLE DRO wNED,
Reckless Swimmers Pay for Their Tenn
Gritty With Their Lives.

SING SING, N. Y, July 25.-seely Carpen-
ter, aged 30. blacksmith, and his brother
in-law, Edward sleator, Of Scarborough.
south of this village, were drowned while
bathing Off the Sparta dock last night
AspuRY PARK, N j. July 25-Chares War
ring, an employe of the Carlton House,
Spring Lake Beach was drowned this morn
ing while bathing.
OCEAN CRY, N. j., July 25--Milton r.
Davis, 20 years of age, of Philadelphia, was
drowned here this morning. He was engag-
ed to be married soon to Miss Bleht, OF
Philadelphia, and she was a spectator to the
drowning scene. She was prostrated by
the shock.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-27
THREE NEW MINISTERS.
The President Makes Some Important
Diplomatic Appointm snts. The Men
Who Have Beon Honored.

The President sent to the Senate the fol-
lowing nominations State-Andrew ID.
Withe, of New York, to be Envoy Extraor-
dinary and Minister Plenipo,entary of the
United States to Russia. A Louden Snow
den, of Pennsylvania, now Envoy Extraor-
dinary and Minister Plenipoteniiary of the
United States to Greece, Roumania and
Servia, to be Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain, Truxton
Beal, OF California (now Minister Resident
and Consul General Of the United States to
Persia), to be Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to Greece, Rouma-
mia and Servia.
ANDREW ID. WHITE. of New York, Is 60
years OF age In 1864 he was elected to the
New York State Senate. From 1879 TO
1881 he was Minister to Germany, by ap-
pointment of President Hayes. Mr.. While
has written number of standard works on
scientific and historical topics.
A. LoUDES SNowDEN, promoted from the
minist ry tn Greece TO that Of SPAIN is a cit.
lzen OF Philadelphia, and graduate of JEFF
ierson College, Canontnrg. In 1879 Presi-
dent Hayes appointed him Superintendent
OF the Mint, he having refused the director
ship of all the Mints, and he held that posi-
ton until 1885 whe n he volunta' ily yGesign-
ed. President Harrison made him Minister
to Greece, Servia and Roumanis, and now
promotes him to Madrid to succeed General
L. Burd Grnbb. of New Jersey.
TRuxToN BEALE, who is transferred from
Persia to ill General Snowden's place at
Athens, is q son of General Il. +. Beule, of
California, prominent soldier Of the Mexi-
can and Union wars, and Minister to Aus
tria under Grant. His son has not been es-
peciaIly prominent In public affairs. holding
only minor positions Until appointment
to persia, but ranks high among the young
or diplomats.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-27
Democrat ic National Committee.
Following are the names of the Demo
cratic National committee:

Following are the names of the Demo
cratic National committee:
California NJ. +. Tarpey; Colorado, Chas.
). Thomas; Connecticut, Carlos French;
Delaware, l.. e. Vanderger; Florida, Samuel
Pasco; Georgia, Clark Ilowells, Jr Indian
Territory ~. y. Allen Idaho, :. I. Sheerin
proxy; Illinois, r. Cables Indiana, s. I.
Sheerin; Iowa, J. j. Richardson; kansas &.
W. Blair; Kentucky, T. II. Sherry; Louisi-
ana, J. Jeffries Maine Arthur Sewell;
Maryland, A, +. Gorman; Massachusetts.
Josiah Quincy; Michigan, j. r. Whitney;
Minnesota. Michael Doran; Mississippi,
Prather; Montana, A. J. Danielson (absenp,
represented by A. 7. German; Nebraska,
Tobias Castor; Nevada, Il. c. King proxy
for X. +. keating); New Hampshire, A. II.
Sulloway; New Jersey NJ f. Ross proxy
for Miles Ross; New York. W. +. Shechan
North Carolina VI. W. Ransom; North Da-
kota, L. Z. Leistekow Ohio, Calvin s. lBrice;
oregon, F.L.Stetson (proxy for Ed Mckee,;
Pennsylvania, w. + lIarrity; Rhode Island,
Samuel X. Honey; South Carolina, NJ. l..
Donaldson; South Dakota, Jas. Wood; Ten.
ncssee Holmes Cummings: Texas, &. W.
Whitney proxy for q. +. Holt; Vermont,
u. B, Smailey; Virginia; Basil u. Gorman;
Washington, Hugh Z. Wallace; West Nir-
ginia, John Sherman; Wisconsin. +. g.
Wall; Alaska, A. X. Delany (absent); Ari-
2ona represented by A. =. Gorman New
Mexico, II. II. Ferguson; Oklahoma, T. NJ.
Richardson; Utah, John T. Paine proxy for
5. A. Merett.)
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-27
NOTICE ABOUT DISCHARGES.
The Carnegie Steel Company Makes a
Declaration on That Subject.

The following notice was posted by the
Carnegie Steel Company, Limited, Monday
morning.
isSg. '' ~
In no case and under no circumstances will a
single one OF You be discharged 20 make room for
another man You Will Keep your respective posi-
tions SO long as you attend 20 your duties.
Positive orders TO this effect have been given To the
General Superintendent,
by order OF the Board OF Managers
The CARNL0Ik STEEL COMPANY, LIMITED
- N. q. FMCk, Chairman.
HOMESTEAD sTEKL WORKS. July Is, is9s.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-27
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BERKMAN's ANTEcEDENTs.
Since Early Youth He Has Been an AM
archist of the Most Violent Type
Never Believe d TO Be Demented.

dispatch from New York states Alexan-
Ter Berkman, who tried To assassinate ii. &.
Frick is an Anarchist of the most extreme
violent type, Dynamite and death TO
III capital" is his motto and those of his
,onferes, who style themselves Autonom-
sts These incendiaries against life and law
IRE so rampant in their beliefs and utter
,nces that even Herr Most could not tolerate
hem, and would not permit Of their join
ng his anarchial section.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-27
Mt. Etna's Eruptions Increasing.

Dispatches from Catania say that the
eruptions at Mt E'na are increasing in vio-
lence. The people of Nicolosi passed day
in prayer before the church, fearing to en-
ter it on account OF the continued earth
quake. A stream OF fire marks the way Of
lava down the mountain and great rocks are
elected to heighth Of 1000 feet.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-27
Awful Fall of a Mail Stage.

Friday nights mail stage went through
the bridge across North Trask river near
Tillamook, Oregon, falling 80 feet into a
raging current among the rocks below.
b. Hadley, Of Nllamook. and the Rev Mr..
Edmunds, Of Iowa, passengers, and wi'lo-
ben Maddox, the driver, were all terribly
injured and it 10 thought that they cannot
Ss.sysx.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-27
A VILLAGE DESTROYED.
A Cyclone Wrecks Every House in Hite
man, iowa.

The town OF Hiteman was destroyed by a
cyclone Friday. Every house in the village
was destroyed and several persons were in
jured, but none'fatally. The storm extend
ed over wide area, doing great damage to
crops. AT Mason City eight houses were
struck by lightning and burned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-07
The Pennsylyania Horrors.

Eighteen miles of death and desola-
ton is the story in brief of the awful
catastrophe which has dccimated the
borders of Oil Creek from Titusvillc to
Oil City, Pa. On both sides of the
creek flood and fire have left ruin and
wreck, and it will be days before the
record of death and obstruction can be
completed. This is the most awful dis
astcr which mas ever come to that yicin-
ity. ard has no rival in the United
States, except the Johnstown flood. a
raging torrent, tank of oil undermine
ed and toppled into the flood, coal
dropped from locomotive passing over
the bridge in the city, series of explo-
sions along the surface ofthe creek,and
houses, men women and children were
instantly wrapped in flames. These
arc the causes and effects of the disas-
ter, so faras that place is concerned.
The inmates of the houses had but to
choose how to die-either drown or be
burned to death. There was no escape,
and many chose the easier death, and
jumped into the water; but even there
the fire found them, and every body so
far recovered shows that fire helped the
work of destruction. The scene is al
most too much for endurance. Burned
out of all semblance to human beings,
in positions showing the terrible agony
before death came, arc few OF the VIC
tins. Some had their clothing burned
off their bodies, their hair singed, and
some of them had their eyes burned
out. AT six o'clock yesterday morning
the fire had burned itself out, and the
flaming oil had passed away. The
creek and river, however, are rising, and
much of Oil City will be still further
flooded. But there is little left now
along Oil Creek which the flood can
damage. The fire has left practically
nothing on which the water may prey.
The fiery flood destroyed one mile of
property along the creek on the west
side. Across the creek from the main
portion of the city not house is stand
ing between the creek and the hill, and
not a yestige of life can be seen except
the many searchers for the dead.
A day full of excitement and harrow
inc scenes closed inTitusville last night,
and thousands who had been seeking
for the dead and aiding the sufferers re-
tired to rest. All along the burned sec
ton can be seen groups of persons still
hunting for their loved ones, They do
not seem to weary or despair, but dig
into the accumulated filth and rubbish
with bare and bleeding hands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-07

Quincy, ILL.,, June THE ID
lovee has given way under the e
nous pressure of the food, and Vi
was a fertile district twenty miles 10
by four wide, is nowa sea Of W
from 6 to IS feet deep. The wata
now pouring through the break
solid volume two feet wide AMI tTd
feet deep carrying everything bcio7
TEXARKANA, Ark, June ROD
err is now at the foot of the hills %
and is still rising and sweeping evt
thing before it between this point
Fulton. 1t is estimated that the Z
is II miles wide and the people y
habitate the bottoms are hecinsio
hills TO save their lives.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-07

twenty for Cullom, so that Mr..
Fassett will be temporary chairman of
the convention. This was test vote,
and shows that the Blaine men control
the committee. The defeat was accept
ed. and the nomination made unani-
nous. Virginia voted for Cullom.
Fred Douglas was actively 1T work in the
Harrison cause addressing the colored men
and stitching the lines where they are IN
clined to wavcr At the Georgia headquar-
tiers ne addressed the whole delegation while
it was engaged in perfecting its organization
urging them to stand firm and true. he an
nounced that he was for Harrison as against
Blaine and denounced the latter on accoent
his opposition to the Force bill! OF 1919. ne
urged his hearers not to be misied by the
hurr.lh for Blaine. Brass bands made noise
he said. but they did not make votcs. An ef-
fort was then made to have the delegation
polled and pledged to support Harrison rs
LONG as Indiana kept him i'll the Held ne
object was 70 smoke out some members who
were said to be weakened, and It was ac-
complished two delegates NJ once objected,
on the ground that it was supcriuous, the:
being all for the President. Speaking OF tins.
one delegate quoted SAM Jones. to the elect
that when YOU hit dog he yelps The poll
was insisted upon. Ex-senator Bruce, Audi
tor Lynch. and other colored men Were work
ing for Harrison An effort was made to win
over Langston to the Presidelt t. support,
but he told the committee in an outspolien,
vigorous manner that he was on the other
side. He claims that Virginia will vote for
Blaine with the exception Of four or six dele
gates. Others give the President at least
eight votes from Virginia. General Long
street was at work i;is Elaine. ana has written
some members of the Georgia delegation urs-
ing them to vote for him.
The republican convention hall of 52 was
opened to the general public last night with
grand concert by chorus OF 1,c@O voices
supported by the Second Regiment Band OF
Chicago. an audience, numbering over T.
COO people, was present. The dedieiiion
speech was made by Channccy NJ. Depcw.