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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27

THE town Of Mochowa, Russia, was
destroyed by fire Sunday. Eight persons
were burned to death. Hundreds Of fam
lilies are homeless.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27

1T is very hard TO explain the at
fractions OF country life to city man
who has just investigated the voltage
Of o black-faced humble bee..
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27

-ArSan Francisco Mrs. Louis Worth
ington was sentenced to 25 years in the
ysnitsntiary for the murder OF Harry
Bradley.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27
WEATHER.

About an inch of snow fell early Sunday
morning at Devils lake, North Dakota, and
melted away before noon.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27

The devil has no special anxiety
about the man who Is well pleased
with himself.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27
Base Ball Record-

The following table shows the standing of
the diflerent base ball clubs up to date;
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27

LATER.
WhileJ. Allen Wa Is. Judge Woods and
Others were endeavoring to quiet the
crowd, Sergr. Griffin and two officers took
the negro from the jail into the woods. To.
wards daylight tLey were notified that
squads of men were securing the entire
adjacent country and they thought il best
TO tn @ their trisoner hacH to Jail. They were
proceeding along the Franklin road, near
Tenth avenue. when n squad of men. about
% IN number rushed upon them and seiZ .d
the prisoner. With shouts and yels thu
determined men rushed the negro to the
nearest tree, where he WAS hanged to u
hickory limb, his body riiiiei with bullets
and horribly manglcd II vas al over by
3 O'Clock and tn small holy Of men who
had done the work had dispersed
With the break of v crowds Of Jeorle
began to throng the streets leading Ia the
scene OF the latest Tragedy in this terrible
d-.mn.
rhe sight was horrible to behold Dang
ling at the end of u small, hemp Iope was
the dead body OF the negro His face was
bloody, distorted aud swn len. 4 loal a.
sh )t had been fired into his back. literally
tearing lis coat IL pieces. The ropes were
tied III regulation hangmnns knot aad
the negro's feet were well above h. ground
The corners jury reude ed Il v riict that
the negro came to hi. death AT tnr hands OF
persons unknown. After the inquest the
officers were ordered 10 take charge of the
body, but the sureing mass ~ nvrni ing men
which had b. l. at Time assemble won 4
not let them louch him. A coal cart pass.
ing nearny wa. pressed INTO service AMI the
body thrown into II. II was tnel hhu ell TO
Mnvor TroIt's residence on anpbell
avenue and II se'wed t. be the int
tun of the mob to bury II IN his front yard.
At this critical monent Rev. w. {. Camp.
bell appeared upon these and told the
mob TINT such PROCEDURE would never do.
He spoke kindly to them AMI at last dis
suaded them from car yins ont their plan.
At the suggestion ofsomeone they took the
body to the edge OF the river 10 burn it,
Fences were torn down. s ore boxes picked
up. and someone with an ax cut down sCme
cedar trees near hy.
The dry wood was laid in n large pile, hut
arranged so that it woulo burn freely On
this heap the negro's body was ,a.i On top
of II the cenar houghs were thrown and two
gallons of coal oil pourc u he dty wood.
The match was Touched 10 1t and the flames
from the burning oil shot iaIidly up. II
was an awlnl sight Eve. youc contributed
something 10 the blaze by throwing q twig
or chip on IL. All that was remaining of
Smith at noon WAS few ashes and here and
ly and those standing around said mat 1t
should burn lill there WAS no yestige
left.
The military claim that the mob was re-
peatedly warned that they would be shot but
received these warnings with jeers and final
ly replied with volley fired at Capt. Bird
who then ordered the men TO fire at the mob
which was batering down the side door OF
the jail
More trouble Is feared but every effort
Is being made to calm the excited crowds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27
AN IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT.
w. B. Hornblower Elevated to the Unit
ed States Supreme Bench.

The President appointed W. b Hornblow-
er, of New York, to be associate Justice of
the Supreme Court vice Samuel Blatchford,
deceased.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-27
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
EIGHT LYNoHERs KILLED.
They Were Seeking Tho Life of MUIR
derous Negro, and Who Was
Lynched Ba,er.

At Roanoke, Va, Robert Smith. negro.
on Wednesday assaulted and nearly killed
Mrs. Henry Bishop, wife of well.to do
farmer OF Botetourt county. Mrs Bishop
was at the market with load of produce
and Smith bought box OF grapes, lie ask.
ed her to go with him to get the money, and
taking her to house nearby locked the
door and bound her. Then, drawing n razor
he demanded her money. She gave II up
and while doing so jerked the razor from
his hand. The negro choked her, threw her
down and pounded her head with brick.
leaving her for dead. Mrs. Bishop shortly
niterward regained consciousness. and.
returning to the market, told of the outrage
Detective Baldwin soon arrested the negro.
The excited crowd attempted to take Smith
away from the officer and lynch him, but
Baldwin with the prisoner on a horse dash.
ed at full speed in face of the crowd and
soon had hi mbehind the bars. An immense
crowd gathered around the Jail and Kept
ncr easing as night approached.
At o clock the Roanoke Light Infantry
marched to the Jail by orders OF Mayor
Trout. Guards were posted and the streets
in the immediate vicinity cleared. About
dark the crowd increased by a hundred
men from near the woman's home, headed
BY Mr.. Bishops son. fireman on the Nor.
folk and Western railroad. At 8 O'Clock
portions of the mob battered in the side
door of the Jail, where the militia and
Mayor Trout had retired Then shooting
was commenced by the mob. and the mayor
was shot in the foot. The militia were or
dered TO return the fire aud voley from
about 20 rifles was pour d into the mob
Eight men were killed by this fire and more
than that number wounded some of them
fatally.
During the excitement caused by the vol
ley the negro was taken from the Jail by
an officer and secreted.
the militia remain under the mayor's
orders. although 1t Is probable that they
will not be called ont again. Mayor Trout Is
firm in the position he has taken and de.
clares that he will uphold the law.
The following Is u list of the dead and in.
jured
Dead-s. A. Wick, Will sbeetz Chas. W
Whitmire, J.B. Tyler, Geo. White, w +. Hall,
John Mills, Emmett j. Small and Geo. Set
ties.
lnjured-Otto Falls. VIII Eddy. Geo. O.
Monroe, Frank Wells, Tom Nelson, Lerov
White, J. T. McChee, A. Shepard, L. J,
Small. J. +. Powell, J, II. Campbell, Ell.
gar Wahling, G. w. FiGgatt, G. p. North, o.
II. Taylor. 4 Hall, David Ruggles, n. Il.
SPARKS. Geo. Leigh, Walter =. HUH Mayo,
ii. s. Trout, Susan Dooley. Emmet J Small
Chas. oien, VIM. Berry ana /. +. Nems.
Small, Falls, Eddy Powell and Campbell
will probably die
The sun., 1893-01-08
ELOPED WI7H HIS UIEE'S NIECE
Mr.. Taylor Didn't Leave the Matter Open to
Doubt, and Wrote Home About II.

ASsoNIA. Conn. Jan. THE village OF Soy.
mour. three miles north OF here. was excited
to-day over tho elopement OF It's most pros
porous dry goods merchant. Henry NJ. Taylor.
with his wi!e's niece. Miss Emily Bagwell OF
England.
A year ago Miss Bagwell came to this coun-
try on visit to Mrs. Taylor. and. having been
employed as n clerk in England. Mr. Taylor
gave her place in his store for ono year. The
time was up last week. and. ms Miss Bagwell
expressed n desire to 90 home. Mr. Taylor
offered to escort her TO New York and secure
her passage.
-, They left town on Wednesday morning. On
Ihurs,!ay afternoon letters were received by
Mrs; Taylor and c; J. Mwnter. on-in-law Of
Taylor. in which he said that no was never
coming, back. and will hereafter live with Miss
Bagwell.
Taylor came 10 Ansonia on Tuesday. nnf
National bank. which he took with him. 10
is about 5l years old. a member OF the So.e-
tvs Committee OF the Congregational Cbu ch.
and an nctive member in that organization
Miss BaGwsll Is 3S years old and coui not
lieyee that they have gone to the lar lSst as
indication. He leaves wife and one ON.
The sun., 1893-01-08
MEETINGS OF ELECTORS.
The Men Who Vote for President Directly
Getting Together.

IHDIASAPoIIs. Jan. !.-The Presidential
electors OF Indiana are in tho city. prepared to
cast the vote OF tho Statn Monday for Cleveland
and Stevenson. The electors met in caucus
at the rooms OF the State Committee this
morning and selected Albert Licber. elector
for the Seventh district. rs messenger to
Washington. The caucus also ndonteu resu-
lutons OF satisfaction over the results Of the
victory.
donta' electors met In the Sthte Senate
cha bcr this afternoon and organized with T.
W. Hyde ds President. g. ]. Chndbourne as
Secretary. tn" Rev :. J. Sargent as cha plain.
aud H. i. Harris. messenger. r. :. Partridge
Of Whiteicld was chosen in the place OF l.. NJ.
Goodall of Sanford. who was absent
{ C,IrMBuS. o.. Jan. Tho Ohio Electoral
College had q relinlinury session in Gov.
Mcknlcy's oiilcn 1T noon to-day, All We're
present except Y. X. futk Of Scioto county
For the III st lime since 1888 Democrat sat in
th. college. tho representative Of the triunI-
phant party hcrg James =. Seward, tho
leader OF Iich!and county Democracy. Tho
l.rpnilican members we're eager 10 meet him.
and ho had no reason 70 complain Of his re-
cprtion, for he was really the lion OF the hour
At exactly II O'Clock Mr.. Sherrard undertook
to cal the college to order. but Gov Mckinley
gently inter- osel. say M the law REQUIRED
him to perform that office. and Mr. Shcrrard
sat down AT 8 O'Clock Monday morning the
vote for President and Vice President will bs
taken in the Senate Chamber
The sun., 1893-01-08
TIE KANSAS LEGISLATCRE.
A Decision from the Supreme Court Giving
Republicans Boost.

TOPEKA. Jan. 7.-Formal opinions were de.
livcred by the Supreme Court to-day sustain
ing the acts Of the State Cnnvassirr Board in
the disputed election cases ard giving the
four contested seats to tho Republicans. The
court makes the Eosenthal case a text for tho
general statement that the old State Board Of
Elections has expired beyond mower OF resur-
recion. SO far S the consideration OF tho No
vember election returns is concerned. and
that .he new State Doard cannot assemble to
pass upon such returns. tho only remedy for
the contestants being in an appeal to tho
Legislature. which is empowered to decide
up0n the qualifications Of memhcrs.
This decision uisDoscs OF the case on the
part Of tho Republicans. but the Populists AFRO
not inclined to yield. Effort has been made TO
agree upon plan OF organization that would
he satisfactory to both parties. The fepub-
licans submitted rroposi ition to admit TO tho
hall on Tuesday only. such members as hold
lobbyists and contestants. but tho Popu,,
cry cry of :That don. co." and then sug.
gcsted that tho House be organized Dy
members holding certificates who have not ro-
ceved notices OF contests. this plan having
once been adortrd by Republicans in orGaniz-
ing tho Indiana legislature in 1871 As Pop
uIists have begun eleven contests and the Re-
rublicnns only seven. the result could lie
give them n majority OF Ave.
The suggestion was rejected by the Repuh-
Leans and no agreement is likely to he reached
Committees representing, the two parties are
still in cor ference and will endeavor to pre-
vent an unpleasant clash.
The sun., 1893-01-08
IrErI sTElMERs Nv DayGER.
The lee Rioci: IN Cincinnati Very Serious
Property In Dnn.cr.

CtSciNN tTf. Jan. The Ohio River Mt this
city is frozen sO'il from shor. TO shore and
the surface is piled high with hammocks and
ragged masses "i i"r. TIE freak of ycster-
day caused u loss a.! SiCS.u,o. iut when a sec.
ond break comes IT Is feared the most disas-
tfous destruction ol sIrnmb"d' property in the
history ol the cont q = will ,crur Tonight
from all but OH" u, The many steamers
in port volumes u; Dlnck smoke ara
pourini. and all ARE i"aiy 10 move
the moment tic break come. The one dead"
vessel Is the great Hoetonu. whose Loi!crs are
disabled. Hundreds Of men arouni tho
packet and coal fleets are Watching eagerly
for tho slightest signs oil \ break in the leo
Across on the Kentucky shore. under tho
light Of are lamps engine headlights. and tho
electric light cf big steamers. the siun, little
tus. the Hercules. aided by smaller bon,s and
men. is trying to cut Il wide channel in tho
ice at tho mouth of Licking River SO that
when the uphcaval comes the ice will
he forced awav from the Ohio shore and savs
ne steamers MS much as possible. Th" creak-
inss ing @ "i In ,c boats as as they arc squeezed in lhe
with others who arrived tonight from Pitts. Pits.
windings, III the river assisted by the riers Of
miles up stream tho ice is piled high. and tho
river is iushng down acres OF loose Ice, which
10 peiHE tsSeu. upon tne below. Tor
several miles. the river is clear Last nights
break carried away fifty coal laden vessels and
100000 bushels Of coal.
The second break threatens Fifty fine steam.
ers. some 4 them the finest in the West. All
OF them are without protection. und would te
cut down IN the lee, Besides these. hundreds
Or coal boats and hall u dozen wharf boats
loaded with freight would 60. The price OF
coal was advanced 81 per ton to-dny owing to
tho seriousness OF the situation and the dam
ger that almost tho entire supply OF the city
may he lost before morning.
ExcitinR incidents Of last evenings break are
1ust beginning to be known. William Robin
son and two sons were caught on n coal boat
md swept helplessly nine miles down stream
in the midst Of the grinding ice. expecting
death momentarily. The steamer Alice Barr
~ attemptinE to rescue them was caught in
the ice. and the crew was compelled to nbnn.
don her and fight their way ashore over blocks
Of floating ice.
=. Robinson and aons escaped in the same way.
just opposite William Henry Harrison.s home.
nt North Bend. fourteen coal boats loade ed with
hundreds Of thousands Of bushels OF coal are
Lodged &c; fast IN the Ice in q sinking. condition:
the gorge goes out tonight
The sun., 1893-01-08
Heavy westher on tho Atlantic.

HALIFAx. N. s.. Jan. THE British seamer
Inchulva arrived this morning from london
after fifteen days passage Capt Newton
reports very fine weather for two dVs after
leaving. after which they had strong westerly
gales. which lasted three days. nnd then
southerly and sasterly Winds with tgh seas
TO port On Wednesday, Jan. =. tley had o
headway.
The Inchulva arrived on the harboIast night
but owing to he storm renalned oqside. Inc
spray dashipg over her
Tho British steamer Parisian. Which also
arrived from Portland. had heavy Weather the
entire trip. She arrived off here 4 midnight
and took q pilot on board. but % account OF
the gale remained outside.
The sun., 1893-01-08
SIxTT-NINTH REGIMENT SQUABBLEs.
Lieut.. Col. Moran Says that Only Fourteen
Onicers Voted for This Resolution.

Lieut.-Col Moran Says that Only Fourteen
Omcers Voted for This Resolution.
The question whether tho Board OF Oflcers
OF the Sixty-ninth Regiment violated m miitary
etiquette in asking Gen. Martin T. Mcmahon
to preside Mt their recent banquet to Col. Cav
anaRh was discussed Mt n special meeting Of
the officers on Friday night.
Lieut-Col James Moran claimed that, as
the officer ranking next to Col! Cavanagh. he
ought to preside. and he wrote q letter to Gen.
Mcmahon indicating his feeling on tho sub
ject Thereupon the General declined to ut
tend the dinner.
The Board OF Officers. at tho meeting on
Friday night heard the report OF the BANQUET
COMMITTEES and adopted it. The important
parts Of the report. which was referred to as a
memorandum and resolution" is asiollows:
s to sn .n0n H
an ohcer 9f this regiment. and should express to him
Their regret That he was reyented from attending the
R..Ir,t. That ,hc Adiuian. Of the Iesms,I Io re.
Smss.ea to c;nmmnea', On ', win Cen Martin TMcMahon
"t NE Kesmsn, TOR hi. Of hs'r
Uavanar. ami 10 express /" Gen McMapSn tier ap n.
,nsy ana n NJ, neSasy o feeling and r regret
OF Ills presence.
Lieut. lt1i Moran GnTe out for publication
day to Snd me- yestf
his commander Lieut. Col. Moran wrpte that
the proceedings, Of the Board o. Offirois at tho
meeting on Friday night were. by agree
ment. not to be divugeh; He colsid ered
himself relieved from his obligation to Eee
the proceedings secret bv their publication in
an eyening newspaper yesterday. The letter
concludes thus:
am forced TO explain to Cen Martin T McAhhon tho
device by which certain disappointed members OF tho
@ an Z. s stir up bad feeling
der. They dare not attack me openly IcannI .rui.
them 20 use subterfrge: therefore through ydn ad
dress the enclosed TO zen. Mcmahon.
In his letter to Gen. Mcmahon Lieut. Col.
Moran says that au effort will DO made to i'm
press the General that tho memora dun and
reso luton were adopted unan mously. Then
tho lctter concludes thus:
The memorandum was aimed at me. Bu. fer Thai,
every vote that could influence would have betn cast
In honor OF You This memorandum had its origin in N
prrht" cabat called at the house or Major Dnf'y on
Tuesday night. Its purpose was Ia force tho enlorse
men or the unauthorized action OF certain members
or tho Eanqnet committee. in placing and ne IN
the unpleasant positions in which We found ourselves
regarding that affair.
For that reason. and for that only. many olcers
found II necesSaryio refrain from vuing
luton Hence II was that only fourteen the pr,y
votes OF The Bonri OF Officers the r.yu.
ton will not allow these persons to hide th-r real
purpose by seeming TO make between you and
The sun., 1893-01-08
4 LONDON DOCT0R IN JILL.
Accused Of Giving False Certificate OF tho
Death or Matilda Glover.

Death or Matilda Clover.
LONDON. Jan. DIR. kobert Graham was to-
day committed for trial on tho charge Of hav-
ing given q false certificate OF the death OF
Matilda Clover
q Matilda Clover. one Of the victims OF Neill
Cream. who was executed short time ago.
1t Is now known that her death was duo to
strychnine poisoning. She was taken i'll in
tho night. and after undergoing extreme
agony. died In the morning. Dr. Graham WAS
called to attend her. hut was too busy to go
Mr. Ioppin attended Glover, Inst prior 70 her
denth. Being: unqualified h. was unable to
give certificate. Accordingly DR. Grat,aG;
WAS called upon to do SO lie went 10 ths
house on tie afternoon Of her death. The
servant, Girl. Ley i'hoIes: described
and said that before she lied shc attributed her
illness to niils given her by "a man called Fred
Dr. Graham hpd previously attended Clover
who was undoubtedly addicted to intampcr-
ance. After hearing Il u the servant girl and
the landlady had to say he .siGncI !. certificate
to the effect that he saw Clover on Oct. -. tho
day on which she died. and that death was due
to alcoholism and syncope. This certincato
caled the cause OF death tor II long time.
unit. Creams own remarks led to suspicion
and detection.
The sun., 1893-01-08
SIGMA PHI CHAPTER HOUSE BURNED.
The Costly md Handsome Structure at
Williams College Destroyed.

Williams College Destroyed.
WILLIAMsTowH. Mass. Jan. 7.-Sigma Phi
Society chapter house was burned early this
morning. II was built In 1884. and has been
known tho largest handsomest. and cost
liest fraternity house at Williams. and ono Of
the finest in the country.
The original cost Of the building was s4O.-
600. improvements having since been made to
the extent Of about $1,000. Tho cost OF the
furniture was upward of $1,000. The furni-
ture is insured for $4,000. The house is said
TO have an insurance of Sl7.C0O.
The fire was started by spark from An open
fireplace In u bedroom occupied by W. $. b.
Hopkins. Jr.. OF Worcester. Mass, and T. l.
Thayer Of Cleveland. o. The other occupnpts
Of the house ut the time We're benjamin G.
Ileald. Portland. Ore. George F. Perkins Jr
Jersey City: viii lam J.. Marsh. Jersey City:
Hurry y, Leonard. Chicago
Mr. Wilkinson OF Pough keepsie and Mr. hey
nolds OF Albany We're in tho house making the
fraternity short visit. Shortly after O. clock
this morning Hopkins and Thayer awoke.
They had barely time to 30 in their
night clothes and had TO PASS through the
others in the house and all made their escape
ono who saved his furniture The rest los.
everything. some even their clothes.
At . O'Clock the house was entirely con.
snmed. despite the plucky efforts OF u band OF
students. +. NJ, Jerome and Wihelmus Myn.
derse Of New York arrived here to- light to
consult the undergraduates with reference to
rebuilding
The sun., 1893-01-08
CORNETIST LEvr'S DRINKS.
They nre the Basis OF ~ Counter Claim
His WIte's Suit Agulnst Major Pond.


Jules Levy. the cornetist. and his wife wer,
In the Fourth District Court yesterday to at
tend the trial Of the suit which Mrs. Levy has
brought against Major J. T.. Pond 10 recover
$50 for weeks salary. Tho Major organized
a concert tour several months ago with the
Black Patti as the chief attraction.
Levy and his band werc also engaged. and
Mrs. Levy was to sing in the place of tho Blact
Patti in case anything should happen to thS
star. The enterprise was not n success flnal-
cally. and the company was compelled to dii-
band. Mrs Levy was not paid for the we&
ending Nov. % last. an hence ms actor.
MAJOR Pond. in defence. set M counter clam
OF S.'3 for drinks and extras furnished Mis-
Levy and her hus shnnd during the tour,
The eornetist admitted yesterday that no
had ordered drinks and refreshments of otter
kinds whilcat meals ut the different hote $. lls
did not consider that when tho Major contr,ct,
ed TO pay his hotel expenses IT. simply nPnt
his lodging; but that II included something
to eat and drink; During his other en9ge;
ments. he said. this had always been allowed
him. and no complaint OF any kind had been
made.
Decision was reserved.
The sun., 1893-01-08
ROUSED FROM STEEP BY FIRE
Two Early MornIng Alarms that Cau~ed
Nasty Rushing 10 the Street.

Hasty Rushing 10 the Street.
Shortly after midnight yesterday fire WAS
discovered in tho millinery storo Of John
Watts in tho three-story building at ~,
Eighth avenue. and an alarm was sounded
NJ. Crosby and his wife were asleep In front
room on the second floor. In the rrar on the
same floor lives family named Woods. Mr..
and Mrs Snyder and their daughter live on
the third floor. Tho Crosbys were awakened
by some men in the street peltins snowtalls
at he windows. The Woods have u big cat
called SNOWFALL.
SNOWFALL. they say. shifted the smoke and
aroused them by pulling the coverings from
the bed. The Snyder family heard the noise
;nnde by the other tenants rushing from the
,hni[n,hS nMiidtinG anH thoy were not slow in
millinery store. and did about Sl.5O0 damage.
The ilremen had Just started for home when
they were ere, called to anothSr fire at l3l West
kitchen OF q table d'h3ta restaurant on the
i,rst 100, Ihe two upper stories I are occupied
rooms to men. Her dodgers, about twenty in
number were,aronsea by he alarm. which sent
th2m scnrrying to the street. many Of them
hay clad. The ilrenen put out the fire In short
order. The damage was about Sl.2OU.