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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
President Harrison Enumerates Bless
irgs TO Bs Grateful For.

President Harrison has issued his annuai
Thanksgiving proclamation Gs follows:
The gifts of God to our people during the
past wear have heen so abundant and so
special that the spirit Of devout thanksgiv-
ing awaits not call, but only the appoint
ment of day when IL may have a common
expression. Tie has stayed the pestilence at
our door He has given us more love for
the free civil institutions, in the creation of
which, His directing providence was so con.
splcuous; lie has awakened q deeper re err
ence for law; He has widened our philan.
throphy by cali TO succor the distress in
other lands; He has blessed our schools and
is bringing forward q patriotic and God.
fearing generation to execute His great and
benevolent designs for our country; lie has
given us q great increase in material wealth
and a wide diffusion Of contentment and
comfort in the homes of our people; lie has
given His grace to the sorrowlng,
Wherefore, ], BENJAMIN Harrison. Pres.
dent of the United States, do call upon all
our people to observe AS we have heen wont,
Thursday, the 2ih day of this month of
November, as u Day of Thanksgiving to God
for His mercies, and Of supplication for
HIS continued care and grace
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
An AWFUL RECORD or DEATH.
FIFTY SIX LIVES SACRIFICED.
e1 Roumania Victims Found. Rail Road
Horror In England, Disasters on Lakes
Erie and Michigan, An Austrian
Catastrophy,

An appalling railway accident occurred
near Thirsk, in Yorkshire, England, by
which 10 pc rsons were killed and large
number injured. The express train, which
leaves Edinburgh every evening forIIondon.
was running at full speed as it approached
Thirsk, when ahead of II appeared II
heavily laden goods train. The engineer
of the express train reversed his engine
and put on the brakes. but the momentum Of
the heavy express was too great aud 1t dash.
ed into the goods train, making most
terrible wreck TO add to the horror the
carriages caught fire and were destroyed.
The scene ut the wreck was dreadful.
Some of the bodies.taken ont .of the debris
had been burned beyond all semblance to
humanity. The clothing had been de-
:troyed, and in some eases the jewelry worn
was melted by the intense heat. This will
render the Identification of the dead in
some cases extremely difficult, If not
altogether impossible.
The official report Of the killed places the
number at TO- Many persons received
slight injuries and severe shaking up.
The signal man who was charged with being
asleep at his post, has been suspended from
duty pending an investigation.
The engineer of the express train him
self badly injured and held down by the
debris, imp lOred the rescuers to save the
passengers and not. mind him.
There were reported To be number OF
The nobility among the passengers of the
express train. The marquis of Twecddale
and the marquis OF Huiitley, lord.in-walt.
ing to Queen Victoria, were aboard the
train, but escaped uniDjured with the ex.
CeptiOn of few bruises and broken
thumb for the marquis at Huntley. Cap.
tan Duncan Mcleod of the Forty-ninth
Highlandcrs. is among the killed
The accident is said TO have been due 10 a
dense fog which prevented the engineer of
the express train from seeing ahead for
any distance. The express was crowded
with passengers returning from the high.
lands o! Scotland, from Dundee and Edin-
hurgh.
THREE MES LOSE THEIR LIVES ON LAKE ERIE.
News was received at Clevela nd, o., of the
sinking of the tug James Amadeus and the
drowning of three men. The Amadeus, own.
ed by the Smith Tug Company OF that city.
was going to the reief of the schooner II. l..
Baldwin. ashore near Colchester, Ont, with
awrecking outfit. When OF Point Au
Pclee, about IL o'clock last night tue
Amadeus sprung leak and sank. Three OF
Ler crew. Henry Howell, chief engineer, of
Detroit; Nicholas Barrett and - Farron
hrpmpu of Clpy yplnu1 wprp drnvuau
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
DROWNED IN THE PACIFIC.
Tragic Ending of a Worlds Fair Com
missioner and Family.

The Foreign Affairs Department of the
Worlds Fair, has received :the news of
the tragic end OF W. L. Giles and family
who perished September II off the coast
of Louva Iona, in the Western Pacific Is
lands. Mr.. Giles was sent to Polynesia as a
special agent of the Exposition to bring
certain exhibits for the fair. With crew
of three sailors, Mr.. Giles and family started
from Iowa Iona in a small boat 70 catch
the steamer Maori, homeward bound, at
Mango. The boat was upset in squa!i
anG the crew and passengers drowned.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09

General Samuel wylie Crawford. who
commanded the Pennsylvania reserves at
the battle of Gettysburg, died at Phi'adel.
phia. Ever since the close of the Rebellion
General Crawford has been sufferer from
the effects of a wound received In battle.
Caritai. labor mud Industrial.
At the coming session of Parliament MIR.
Joseph Chamberlain will introduce "A bill
providing that miners shall not work more
than As hours a week. The bill will however
contain a provision for local exemptions,
where the miners so desire.
The Dahomeyans attacked the French
army in force ON the Goth and DIST ult., hut
were repulsed with heavy loss. Six days
later the French won two more battles, and
now, II is said, King BENJAMIN has enough
Of fighting and is suing for peace.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
PICKS STATISTICS VERIFIED
Census Reports on Four Leading Cities
Show decreased Wages

Preliminary reports on the manufactur.
ing industries of the cities of indianapolis
Detroit, New Orleans and Columbus, were
issued by the Census Bureau at Washing
ton
In Indianapolis the average wages per
hand increased from S392 in 1880 to S405 IN
1880, or 26.z rs per cent, In Detroit the ave.
rage wages per hand increased from 1891
in 1880 to Si9l in 1910, or 1854 per ceur.
In New Orleans the average wages per hand
increased from S39l in 1870 to f437 in 1880,
or ll.76 per cent In Columbus. Ohio, the
average wages per hand increased from
1857 in 1850 10 S49s in 1890, or 80 per
cent
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
SMALL BILLS WANTED,
Indicates Unusual Business Activity
Throughout the Country.

At the treasury department at Washing.
ton, every possible effort is being made to
satisfy the. steadily increasing demands
from all parts of the country for 81 and 81
notes. The amount of these now in circua.
ton is s6i,673,00o, being an increase of
si,0O0,000 during the last fiscal year, and an
increas. of s2l,0Oo0J0 since July l. 1881.
In addition to this amount there is also in
circulation SCI, ,672, 455 standard silver dol
lars and sG5, ,ss5, 4Os in fractional silver
coin.
Acting Treasurer Whelpley says the
heavy demand for notes of small denomina.
tions indicates unusual business activity in
anticipation of an increased trade during
the coming holidays. The shipments of
the currency has averaged 5000 900 day
for some days past.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
PRIVATE IAMS LOSES HIS CASE,
A Verdict Of MOT Guilty" Entered
Against the Defendants.

Against the Defendants.
Colonel Alexander Hawkins, Lieutenant
Colonel James b. II. Streator and Surgeon
Grimm of the Tenth regiment, National
Guard of Pennsylvania, have been adludg.
ed not guilty OF assault upon Private Iams,
who was strung up by the thumbs and
drummed ont of camp at Homestead, Pa,
for proposing three cheers for the man who
shot II. C. Frick at the time of Frick's at.
tempted assassination during the Home.
stead strike. After being ont little over
twenty-one hours the jury rendered ver-
dict of acqnittal. In the aggravated
assault and battery-the offense consisting
of the shaving of Iams' head and his subse.
luent drumming out of camp--the jury re.
turned verdict of not guilty, but directing
that the costs be divided between two'of the
defendants, Colonel Hawkins and I.ieuten-
ant Colonel Streator. In the other case,
charging assault and battery, which con-
sisted in the tying up by the thumbs of
Private lams, the verdict was mot guilty
and the county pay the costs"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
DEATH On LAKE MICHIGAN.
ANoTnER CLEVELAND STEAMER GOES powY-
Is LINTs LOST.

ANOTHER CLEVELAND STEAMER GOES DOWN
Is LINrs LOST.
The steamer w. II. Gilcher has been
wrecked of the Maniou Islands, in Lake
Michigan, and all hands have perished. She
had crew OF IL men besides the captain.
Later reports from the Manitou Islands
are that another steamer, the lackawaniin,
has also gone down, besides several smaller
crafts.
2l RoUMANIA VICTIMS FOUND.
The bodies of live men. nine women and
seven children have thus far been recovered
from the wreck OF the ROumanIa. It's be.
lie,ed than great number OF the bodies
of those who were lost will never be found,
the currents having carried them out To sea
- PEOPLE KILLED ~ AusTEn.
"A dispatch from the village of Vinagora
Austria, says that panic occurred in q
church upon the rising OF false alarm that
the tower was collapslng. In the mad strug-
gle to set out % persons were trampled 10
death
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF sYMPA-
THY
President Harrison Makes General
Answer to Condolences.

The President on Thursday made public
the following card in response to the in
Vulnerable letters and kilograms of condo
lence and sympathy received by him during
the past few weeks;
THE expression Of sympathy with me
and my family ia our great sorrow from in
dividuals from societies, from church con-
ventions, from public meetings, from po-
litical clubs and committees of all parties
AMI, indeed, from all our people, have been
so tender and so full of respect and love for
Mrs. Harrison that reluctantly abandon
the purpose of making personal acknowledge
ment of each We are grateful, very graie-
ful, Tor this great cup of good will and for
your prayerful IN ercessiOns Nav God give
to each OF you IN every trial that strength
which you haze asked for Us.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
The Meaning of Quarantine.

The word quarantine, which is now OF
significant meaning comes from the Italian,
quarantine. The monkish or the late Latin
term was applied by the Anglo saxons
about Egbert's time 1t was then the Gus.
tom to compute periods of time by fotie4.
and vessel coming from a suspected or
diseased port was prohibited any intercourse
with shore for forty days. Others say that
the Nenetians first introduced the practice
and the name.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09

Northwestern M,ller's R,por,.

The Northeastern MDer reports the
stocks Of wheat in private elevators OF
Minneapolis at .l.446,oo0 bushels, an in.
crease over last Monday Of 123,OOO bushels.
This makes the total elevator stock Of
Minneapolis G, 4os, ,s65 bushels or u gain of
963, ,476 bushels for the week. 'rhe
sggregate stock at Minneapol $. Dulmh
and Superior is ll,9i7,963 bushels, an
increase over 4 week ago OF / ,i33, 13O bushels
A year ago the total stock at the two places
was 9. 800. 900 bushels.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
STRUNG UP LIKE IAMs.
A Mothers Brutal Treatment Of an Inof
fensive Child.

For inficting upon her 3.year-old child
punishment that for barbarity has been sell
dom equaled, Kate Lorenzo, of Trenton, n.
j., was prisoner in the police court Thurs
day morning.
The woman had st:nng the child up by the
thumbs until the little tots toes barely
reached the ground and left it in this posi-
tion for an hour While the little one was
suspended the woman would occasionally
strike and beat it with stick. The child
hanging in the yard was discovered by the
neighbors. The mother was released on
bail 10 await the. action of the Mercer grand
jury.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
Nin.,een corpses IN smussln's House

While the police were searching the house
of q suspected smuggler in the district of
Touiisky, Poland, they discovered the de-
composed bodies of 10 persons-men, wo-
men and children. II is not known wheth-
er these persons were murdered, or whether
the cellar in which they were found had
been used as a secret burial place.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
An Aged Couple Commit Suicide.

When Carrie Lathrop went TO call on her
aged parents, who live on a small farm
near Bad Axe, Mich, she found both Of
them dead in bed A search of the room re-
vealed an empty bottle of laudanum which
they had evidently taken on retiring at
hght Both Mr.. and Mrs. Lathrop were
over 20 years of age and had become greatly
despondent over family quarrels
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
DETROITs FIRST SNOW.

Snow fell at Detroit on Saturday for the
irrt time this season. It continued for two
hours and covering the earth When the
snow stopped falling the mercury dropped
several'degrees, and the weather became
very cold.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
sal,imors's Manufacturing Statistic.

The preliminary census bulletin Of Balt,.
more's manufacturing statistics has been
published by the Census Bureau ct Wash.
ingion. The totals make the following
showing in comparison with the totals 70,
1880.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
Das ardly Dee d Of Miners.

At Olive Springs, Tenn, the house of Mrs.
Lewis was completely destroyed by fire. A
crowd OF miners openly set fire to It. Mrs.
Lewis was very kind to the soldiers, and
that ia the cause Of the miners dastardly
deed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09

1880

The average annual wage increased from
s26S in 1880 to 1924 in 1890, 5s.2l per cent.
Other percentages Of increase were as fol.
lows; Number Of establishments reported,
1922; capital invested, 1OiG3; number OF
hands employed, 4030; wages paid, l2i. 50,
rost Of materials used, 4i.27; value of pro
ducts at works, G9i9; population Of city.
5O7J; assessed valuation Of city, 14.O2; muni
cipal debt. less sinking fund, 14O2.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09

-rnE recent gales on the lakes were
probably the most destructive to lake ship
ping in the history Of the island marine.
The losses of the last five days were estimat.
ed by Chicago underwriters Wednesday, to
be about t42O, 600, fully dozen boats having
passed out Of existence and not less than %
ueamen having been lost.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
The hs.s Ball Attendance.

The appended table shows the seasons
total attendance at the base ball games on
the home grounds at I'itsburg. Tie re.
ma'kable siugularity will lie noticed that
the Baltmores drew the largest crowds and
the champions the smallest:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
steamed H.. ra,lent TO Death.

A most shocking case of malpractice was
brought to the Cincinnati Coroners atten'
ton in the case of little hunchback girl
who died Friday. Gustave Huer. who does
not pretend to be a physician, but who
claims to cure certain diseases, was called
on to treat her for dropsical consumption.
He steamed her legs over tub Of boiling
water until she was literally scalded to
death. She fingered in great torturea few
hours after the hot bath.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
GEoRGIA'sLAW ILLEGAL.

Acting for Judge Don Pardee, Judge
Speer Of the United States district court at
Macon, Ca, rendered decision declaring
all registration laws in Georgia imperative.
lie asserts that The law, in order to be
constitutional, must be uniform. As the
present laws are all local, they
are therefore unconstitutional.
The effect of this decision is to make every
man in the state eligible upon taking oath
that he has paid his taxes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
Flour In the Northwast-

The Minneapolis Northeastern Miller
says; The mills improved on their output
of last week, grinding 900 barrels. or
$1,000 barrels for each of the six days. This
is once more the second largest run OH
record. In the previous week the output
was 224,00O barrels. for the corresponding
time in 1891, 2os93o barrels, and in 1893,
10000 barrels. There is so far little dim
inuaton in rate of manufacture, though
after this week a shortage of water power is
liable to bring about cnrtailment.
THE steamer City Of New York, which
arrived at New York Friday, with $50 sa-
loon passengers on board, found it impos-
sibIe to stop at Queenstown for the mails,
owing 70 storms and the roushness Of the
sea
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09

JAMS WIcaiSs, of Springfield, o., the
Oldest locomotive engineer in the United
States. died the other day. aged 81 years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
Turf News

At sedalia, Missouri, Prince, said to be
she Oldest trotting horse in the United States.
having been foaled in the spring of 1867 in
Kentucky, died last night on the farm of
NJ. II. seirert. In his day he was
celebrated roadster with record of 2:3o
seven years ago he was turned out to pas
snre, but ever since then he has received as
much care and attention as in the days
when he was the wonder of Central Mis-
aouri
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
Financial and Commercial.

At Omaha, Neb., the Nebraska Grand
Lodge, Knights of Pythas, has just dis.
covered that it lost $1,000 by the failure Of
the Ainsworth Bank. The Grand Treasurer
Of the order was cashier of the bank and
had the funds on deposit. His bondsman
are 50 involved that the order will lose the
entire sum
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-09
m.
Washingon News,

President Harrison resumed his officiai
duties Monday and dispatched an immense
amount OF accumulated business. Among
other things, he granted two pardons.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1892-08-27
z Polityki biezacej.

Oferta demokrat6w, azeby
kaudydature gen. Smitha, kt6'
ry zrezygnowa1, pozostawit o.
twarta dla Polak6w, i azeby
Polacy z pomiedzy siebie sami
obrali kandydata ma ten urzad,
wcale Polak6w ME 1adowalnia.
Przeciwnie, W tenn widza Po-
lacy nowy podstep niegodny,
azeby tylko polskie g}osy po-
zyskat, a przytem Polakom
pokazat = fge. Jest to urzad
wprawdzie wysoki, ma 4 lata,
chociaz ME swietnie p}atny, =
ale W dystrykcie tax stanow-
czo republika6skim, re demo-
kratyczny kandydat ME ma
widok6w prawie zadnych, aze'
by tam przeszed1. Zdaje sic,
ze dlatego gen. Smith zrzek}
sic kandydatury. Kandydat
wyda}by tylko niepotrzebuie
pieniadze, pociagna}by "a soba
pewna ilos6 glos6w dla party
demokratycznej i sam zosta{.
by pobity.
Polacy So zdecydowani, jak
sic zdaje, ME przyjat oferty i
juz W zadne uk}ady sic ME
wdawac. S}uszne zadania Po-
lak6w by}y, azeby P o l a k a
przyjeto miedzy' kandydat6w
ma urzedy komisarzy powiato-
wych, i azeby W 16 wardzie
komitetowymi byli mianowani
ieden Polsk ijeden Niemiec, ]
dop6ki partya demokratyczna
powiatowa takiego ustepstwa
ME zrobi takich zadah ME
wype}ni, ME moze bye mowy
o zgodzie. Jeaeli demokracya
-powiatowa wywo1uje wojne
domowa, lekcewazac Polak6w,
bedzie ia mia1a.
Niekt6rzy radza, azeby sta.
nowczo popierac ca1y powiato.
wy tykiet republikahski, ma
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1892-08-27
ROk III.

tomiast oddaG gSosy ma tykiet
demokratyczny krajowy i Sta
nowy. lego zdania my ME
podzielamy i obstajemy jeszcze
przy naszej. .propozycyi poda-
nej W poniedzia}ek W tJgodniu
biezacym. Zar1ucaja nam, ze
przy znaczeniu tykiet6w moze
powsta6 zamieszanie,z powodu,
2e ME wszyscy umieja 2 tenn
sic obejsc fa}szywie beda roz.
mieszczali znaki, ,-podczas gdy
1atwiej bedzie, przy trzecb od-
dzia}ach tykietu, nauczyf da.
wac krzyayki u CORY odno,
snych oddzia}6w. Me sadzi.
my, aby by}o tax trudno pou-
czyt polskich wyborc6w, W ia.
XII spos6b maja g}osowat. Ma
my czas do uczenia, bylebysmy
sic porozumieli stanowczo, co
czynic many; - a zdaniem ma
szem powinnismy 7 tykietu po.;
wiatowego wybrat osoby mai
lepsze o lie moznosci bez wzgle.
du ma partye, do kt6rych male
"a, i oddawszy i'm swe g4osy,
okazac nasze si}e, i prawdopo-
dobnie zapewnic i'm zwycis.
stwo.
Czeka6 musimy ma konwen-
cya republika6ska, ma kt6rej
kandydaci zostana obrani: ale
skoro konwencye sic odbeda,
natychmiast zywo energicznie
wziac sic do dzie}a, niewa.
tpliwie plan nasz przeprowa.
dzimy.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1892-08-27
felegTamy ZagranIGlls,

(Wie' kie nieszczeSeie W kOpal-
mach W Anglii -Ze $50 g0rni.
k0w kilku ledwie uratOwanyeh.
WiadOmoSci dalSze o chOlerze.
w Anglii przygOtowuja sic ma
jej przyjeeie. -Szezeg0fy o rOzru-
chu W Maryampolu W ROsyi. =
Franeuzf i MOskale IA uczcie W
WarszaWie. .-UrOczystOse intro
nizacyi Arcybiskupa i udzielenia
pallium W Edynburga.-U Utarcz-
ka miedzy g0rnikami francuski-
mi a belgijskimD.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1892-08-27
WIADOMOSCI MIEJSCOWE.
Noe czarodziejska, przedstawie-
ME Kadetow jutro W hall przy
Bradley ulicy.

= Frank A. Kretschmann
strzela} wczoraj kilkakrotnie
do pani Idly Haucell, zam.
pod nrem 1873 Superior str, i
otwarcie ie przyznaje, ze chciaf
ia zabit, dlatego, Re ME chce
wyjsc "a niego. Jest to juz
druga napasc mordercza je.
60 strony. PAM Hancell, kt6-
ra mieslka u siostry, uciekajac
przed morderczym zalotnikiem
zosta}a ramona W praws sopa-
tke, ale ME niebezpiecznie.
Kretschmann aresztowany.
= W wagonie frachtowym
kolei Lake Shore policyant
Henderon znalaz} zw}oki ME-
znajomego u rama Cd kuli W
glowie. Obok niego leza} re.
wolwer. Me wiadomo, czyli
6w nieznajomy pope}ni} samo-
b6jstwo, czy te4 zosta} zamor.
dowany. Kieszenie jego by}y
powywracane i wypr6znione.
= Za}ozonem zosta}o ,,sto.
warzyszenie identyfkacyine",
kt6rego celem jest W wypad-
kach nieszczesliwych albo W
razie nag}ej smierci czSonk6w
przyczyniac sic do identyfko.
wanna tychze. Ia opfata 81
rocznie, kazdy moze W bi6rze
tego sto arzyszenia zapisac sic.
podac wszystkie szczeg6ly o
SVEN mieszkaniu, rodzinie i t.
p, i otrzymac blaszke adre-
sem stowarzyszenia, kt6ra nosi
sic ma piersiach. Jezeliby kto
nawet z Chicago wyjecha{ i
gdyby mu sic gdzieindziej wy
dsrzylo nieszczescie, numer ma
blaszce podany, pos}uay do t..
legrafcznego jego identyfko-
wanna bezzwlocznego. Stowa-
rzyszenie to take W danym ra
zie ponosi koszta balsamowa-
MIA lub sprowadzania zw}ok.
Nazwa stowarzyseenia jest:
National Identification Co..,
a bi6ro miesci sic pod nrem SO
Washington str, room 2.
= Policyant Slattery ze sta
cyl ma East Chicago ave., dis
rano ma rogu ulic Rush fIlli-
nois, spotkawszy trzech braci
Dorney, kt6rzy robili zaburze-
(Dok ma str. 4tej)