The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-09-28
LATEST NEWS.

| after wears 3 idleness. The managers OF
the mill offer to Iay the wages Of the asso.
citation, but refuse to sign the scale. They
will offer their old hands the first chance,
| and If they don't accept men will be brought
| in from other places
The Prohibition State Convention of Del.
aware elected Presidential electors by accla-
nation and nominated Lewis NJ. Price as
representative in Congress. A platform was
adopted in which the rum traffic was depre.
Gated.
In the Fifth Michigan Democratic Con-
gressional Convention George +. Richard
son. the nominee OF the Peoples party, was
nominated by acclamation. lie is u farmer
and is chiefly famous as the author Of the
Richardson railroad taxation law In the last
| Legislature.
The Fifth Michigan district Republican
Convention renominated Congressman
Charles T.. Beknap by aCcamation.
| Judge Emel Bnench Of Manitowoc, has
has been nominated for Congress by the
Republicans of the Sixth Wisconsin Dis
trict.
The New York Anti-Snappers have de.
cided to continue their organization and CO.
operate with the Democratic National Com
mittee.
The Republicans of the Ninth Kentucky
Congressional district nominated John p.
Mccartney for Congress.
The Peoples party in Wyoming has de-
! cided to fuse with the Democrats. The DEM
ocrats will vote for the Weaver electors and
the Popuiies will support the Democratic
State and Congressional tickets.
| Secretary Elkins has returned to Wash
ington. He had left suffering from bilious
attack, which became aggravated by his
active participation in the West Virginia
campaign but has since yielded to proper
treatment.
At Huron, S d. the mercury has been up
in the nneties for the past few days. reach
ing 9i. The heat for the past week has been
unusually intense for September.
At Battle Creek. Mich, the Union School
Furniture Comranys factory, Office and
four other buildings were burned. Loss,
100000
| At Montgomery, Texas Troops & Griflith's
lumber yard. containing 100000 feet of
lumber was burned. Loss, 10000, partly
insured.
The German Emreror's baby girl will be
rhristened in Berlin on October -. II is
said she will be the Princess Margaret.
A pest of frogs, hopping in a northwest
erly direction, has infested the town and
vicinity of Little Falls. MINI. Where they
came from is a mystery, but so thick have
they become that railroad avel is greatly
impeded.
A freight train ran INTO the caboose of
construction train an the Chicago and Great
Western railroad near New Hampton Ia,
Saturday, killing seven men and injuring
three Two others are missing and are sup
posed TO be buried in the wreck.
The shipbuilders at Cincinnati and Madi.
son, Ind, are on strike and it is expected
that the strike will soon extend to every
yard on the Mississippi down to New Or.
leans. About 10000 men are interested.
The design for World Fair souvenir half
dollars has been adopted, and 100000 will
be minted by January /. The head of Co
lumbus will be OH one side and two globes
on the other.
The Sout h Jersey oyster trade has fallen
of 80 per cent ON account of the cholera
scare.
Four negroes and one white man were
whipped at New Castle, Del, in the pres.
ence of about 800 spectators, including n few
curious visitors from Philadelphia, Chester,
New York and Baltimore.
The price of sugar has been advanced |
cent pound in the retail stores at Cincin-
natl o. The excuse is that the falling off
in the importation of beet sugar from Ger
many on account of the cholera scare.
The mortuary report of Allegheny. Pa.
for the week ending Saturday, September
q, shows the total number of deaths TO
have been -. decrease of Il over that of
the preceding week.
Private adviocs ceived a Washin ton
from Justice Lamar in New Hampshire
dicate that he will never again be able 10
resume his duties on the Supreme Bench.
He was stricken with semi-paralysis Satur-
day. Justice Lamar has not been in vigor-
Gus health since he went on the bench.
At Hop, Ark. W. b. Crosset, cashier Of
the Peoples Bank, disappeared with all the
banks money. Attachments for $1,000
are out.
John Dillon, Nationalist NJ. 7 for East
Mayo, was thrown from carriage at Dub
lin while driving home from the railroad
station. His left forearm was broken and
his face badly cut.
Saturday ABOUT $4,000 was distributed in
Homestead, Pa, by the Amalgamated AS.
sociation. This was the first benefit received
from thus source, the men having been on a
strike the two months necessary to entitle
them to benefits. Hereafter from 81 20 50
per week will be received from the Assscia-
ton long as the men are idle. Saturday
was pay day in the mill, and about s60,0OO
| WAS Maid out When the mill was runnine