The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-20
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and steel mills in Kensington Phila.) who
went on strike some weeks ago have now
decided not to return to work until the
strikers of the Carnegie mills do so. They
acknowledge they are not in the trouble at
Homestead and Pittsburg. and state that
they have come to the decision to stay out
for principle.
/ There were i9j new cases of cholera and
l39 deaths in the last two days in those
Russian Provinces where the disease is pre-
| valent. The heaviest mortality was at Baku,
where there were % deaths. All the private
schools in the Caucasus will be closed, ow.
| ing to the prevalence of cholera.
FACrs Amour HoMIc1DE.-The census bu.
reau at Washington issued an elaborate bull
| letin on the subject of homicide III the
United States in 1890. II appears that of the
! 80 800 prisoners in the United States June /,
| 1890 the number charged with homicide
was 9, 3s6, or s.97 per cent. Omitting 80 who
were charged with double crimes, G.9j6 OF
| them, or 0i.6j per cent. were men and 1893,
or 5.35 per cent, were women. As to color,
4,452 were white, 2,739 negroes, % Chinese
japanese, and 90 Indians. As to the nativity
of the i,i52 whites, 3,l57 were born in the
United States |, ,2l3 were foreign born and
the birth place of IS is unknown More
unnaturalized, and nearly one.ffth are un-
able to speak the English language,
| At West Superior, Wis, the rolling mills
Of the West Superior Iron and Steel Com
paoy were shut down. All men who were
supposed to be in any way connected with
the Amalgamated or had taken part in the
recent demand for the adoption of the
scale were discharged. Manager Mates says
he will not recognize the association in any
event. About POO men are affected.
At Philadelphia, Hughes S Patterson have
posted a notice that they will fill their roll
ing mills with non-uniun men. Several
hundred of their employees have been out
since July |. Strikers can return If they
quit the Amolgamated Association.
Hon. David Neoman, ex-President Of the
State Farmers Alliance, was nominated for
Congress by the Peoples Party of the Tenth
Indiana District at Winamac
Natural gas has been found at Morrilton
Ark
The Christian Heiolds relief steamship
the Leo, has arrived at st. Petersburg. The
Mayor presented Captain Gaines with
massive silver trumpet. Rev. DR.. Talmage
responded eloquently TO the addresses of
welcome and presentation. The arrival of
the Leo was made the occasion of day of
rejoicing throughout the capital
The Waters stock farm, of Chicago has
so to the millionaire brewer, Pabst, of
Milwaukee, Wis, the famous young stallion
Faustino, 2;ll2 at 3 years old. lie is by
Sidney dam Fustina by Crown Point. The
price is said to be $4,000. John Gray, son
Of Jim Gray, of Fustus fame, has bought
Sea Diver, who ran third in the Great West.
ern stakes Thurs lay, for $4,000.
Powderly, (of Pa in letters to Governor
Pattison and President Harrison, denounces
the Pinkerton invasion as treason.
George W. Rutter, one of lhe strikers who
was shot by the Pinkerton detectives during
the riot at Homestead, Pa, on July 5, died
at the Homeopathic hospital, Pittsburg. An
other Pinkerton detective, Edward Speer,
a resident of Chicago, died at the West Penn
hospital, Pittsburg. This makes a total of
II deaths that have occurred as a result of
the trouble
The New York bureau of vital statistics
report 1886 deaths in that city during the
week ending July III, the rate being $500
per 900 inhabitants yearly. This rate is
the highest in 80 years, with the exception
Of 4 ha I lnrinn
the prevalence of the grip, when there was
l,i2i deaths.
All but 20 of the go members of the
British House Of Commons are now elected.
They are divided thus: Liberals, 266; Ma
tionalists IS; Parnellites, 9; Conservatives,
266; Liberal-U Unionists Al. This gives Glad
stone gain of so seats in Great Britain. The
Conservatives gained 10 and the Unionists g.
leaving a net Liberal gai:; of 55. OF the re-
naming 20 seated Gladstone will probably
get two giving him a majority of 45, which
he says is sufficient. The Conser nt.ve ma
iority when Parliament was dissolved was
6S
Mr.. Cleveland denies in letter the story
circulated in England that Roman Catholics
ran the Federal service when he was Presi-
dent.
Adolph Blazer was picked up from an
overturned boat three miles from the Cana
dian shore on Lake Erie. He says his
brother and two young ladies were drowned
by the capsizing of the boat.
At Stayner, Ont, all the business places
between the Cameron house and Sander
sons brick block were burned
The executive committee of the National
Republican committee met at New York and
elected the following officers and new com.
mitteemen: Chairman. ex-Congressman
Thomas Henry Carter, of Montana vice
chairman. Michael II. De Young, of Cali
fornia; treasurer, Cornelius N. Bliss, of New
York temporary secretary, James f. Burke,
of Pennsylvania; executive committee-J.
| s. Clarkson of Iowa; Garret A. Hobart, of