The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-08
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and the tug Washburn occurred In the De
troit river, nearly sinking tine latter and
causing the drowning Of John Hurley own
or OF the tug, aud Chief Engineer Robinson
OF the steam barge Majestic, who was on
the Washburn q, the time.
Emma Blum at Muscoutah. ILL.,. suffered
blood poisoning after being pecked by hen
and came near dyinr.
Two earthquake shocks, Just heavy
enough to stop clocks, were felt in Califor
mia.
The Mississippi floods have wiped several
villages oil the face Of the earth
Red Wing, Mimi. three young men
were drowned In the river there They are
Gustaf Ilalgren, Swan Suderlnd and John
\. Benson. In company with Sam John.
son they went out in n small boat. The
cable ferry was crossing and in attempting
10 cross over the cable the boat was upset,
johnson clung 20 the upturned boat and
was saved, but the others all drowned.
A most disastrous wreck occurred on the
neadwood Central Railways near Deadwood
Scott and the probable fatal injury Of Will
liam Thomas The accident was occasoned
10y frosty track, which caused the train to
slide
The heaviest rainfall in years visited Ne
vndn, Mo, Monday night. The river and
creeks are swollen out of thei banks. Two
men were killed by lightning.
A cyclone swept through Hetchville, Tex,
wiping out ~ houses. Several people were
killed and many were injured. The property
loss is upwards Of $4,000
Polly Macdonald an actress in Lester &
Williams Company was fatally burned in
her room at Providence, Il. l., n lighted
matcn falling ON her clothing and igniting
IL.
There has been a serious wreck on the
Deleware Il Hudson Canal railway near
iiydevilc VI. Conductor Wood was fatally
hurt and about 70 Others injured
A passenger train on the Delaware and
Hudson Canal railroad was wrecked near
Iiydevillc, Vt. Conductor T.. s. Wood was
killed and several passengers in jured.
thptht' tndustrtnl.
Miners Of the Pennsylvania Schuykill coal
regions are jubilant over an increase Of per
cent in the rate Of wages. This is due to the
advance in the market price Of coal, and
further increase Is expected in the near
future
The big st'ikc on Langhead, Modisette &
Company Unioniown, Pals ended, not, how
ever in the way anticipated by the Trades
council. The strikers Of all the unions ex-
Cept the carpenters went back to work, and
the company secured carpenters to take the
place Of the strikers. There were 200 men
out, 80 of whom were carpenters. This
action dissolves the Trades Council, where
the trouble originated, and workmen and
contractors are alike happy, No further
trouble is anticipated
Two thousand workmen employed in the
Valladolid shops of the Northern Railway,
at Madrid, Spain have struck for reduc-
ton Of the hours Of labor and are coercing
other workmen TO join tire strike.
One hundred stone cutters employed on
the locks at Sault Ste. Marie struck for q
refuse to grant the demand.
All the employees Of the New England
granite works, 400 in number, went out on
a strike Tuesday night for the same reasons
as the other workers.
Louisville marble cutters have struck for
nine hours day with ten hours pay.
Toronto brickmakers have been starved
back to work after two months strike.
.ur, H. struck for more pay. The manu-
facturers have closel all their yards and
announced that they will 60 out of the busi-
ness.
New England granite manufacturers, not
being able to settle with the unions, have
decided to open yards to individual appli-
cants for work
Washington News.
A resolution has been reported in the
House extending an invitation to the King
and Queen Of Spain and to the defendants
of Columbus to participate in the Worlds
Columbian Exposition,
The public debt statement is as follows:
Interest-bearing debt $685., ,02), $50; non-in-
'eTest bearing debt, s969, ,359, ,253; aggregate
cash in the treasury, s705, 300, 800; aggregate
demand liabilities s705, ,30O, 500 cash balance
in the treasury April 80, s13l, ,5ls, ,lGO; cash
balance in the treasury May 81, sl2G005,-
sS5; de rease during the mon th, s5,5l2, ,275.
Joint resolutions passed authorizing aud
directing the president to proclaim gem
eral holiday commemorating the 400th an
nversary OF the discovery Of America on
the 18th Of October, 1892.
A statement prepared at the treasury de.
partmept shows that there was net in
crease of &c, ,437 ,9S5 in circulation during the
month of May and net increase of $780,
0OS in money and bullion in the treasury
during the same period
Religious.
The general conference of the Methodist