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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
MfsCFLLANEOUS.

The Liberty bell special train drew in at
the Union depot at Chicago, on Friday and
was welcomed by an enthusiastic multi
tude. The train was met at the State line
by the Aldermanic Committee and an es-
cort from the Society of the Sons OF Penn
sylvania. The progress of the train was
marked by trail of fire in the sky for the
Philadelphia Counclmen had plentifully
supplied themselves with fireworks. The
great gathering at The depot cheered itself
hoarse for Old Liberty aud then shouted
enthusiastically for Mayor Stuart of the
City of Brotherly Love.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
FOREIGN.

A large portion of the town OF Kreutz.
berg, place of 1900 inhabitants near
Deuschbrod, Bohemia has been destroyed
by fire, The confagraton swept away 100
houses. six persons perished in the flames.
many others were injured and about 500
have lost their homes.
A dispatch from Australia announces the
failure of the First National Band of Aus
tralia, The bank has some $50 branches in
Australia and agencies in most large cities
of the united Kingdom, the continent and
the United States Its authorized capital is
~ 000. GOO; subscribed capital 81, $50 coo;
paid mp capital .l,00O.0O0.
The winter wheat crop in Southe rn
Rus sia has been almost destroyed by the
cold.
Ruins Of an old canal. probably 2,7J0
years old have been uncovered in the
Crimes
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
A New Pension Order.

The acting commissioner Of pensions. at
Washington. Mr.. u. |. Murphy. is dec ded-
ly Of the opinion that among the o5s 600
pensioners on the rolls there are many
fraudulent cases, ana with view ITO purg.
the lists of such as can be reached he has
issued an order 10 special examiners in the
field directing them to use all diligence in
searching out such cases. The order is in
part as follows:
THE examiners are instructed to use OK.
treme caution and wise discrimination. as II
Is not the intention To disturb any Just al.
lowance Of pension nor is II intended that
special examiners should be made q party
tp the petty quarrels and spite work OF I'M
friendly neighbors. In addition to making
inquiry with those with whom the 81 ecial
examiner comes In contact while
engaged in the examination Of
claims, II is believed That postmas ers les.
pecially in rural dis,ricis) may be relied up.
on to furnish accurate information. In the
larger towns and cities information may be
sought from the real veterans OF the war,
who believe that the pension roll should be
roll Of honor; from members of councils,
aldermen. assessors and such other persons
who may be found to possess information
in their various neghborhoods. But all
statements obtained should be corrobora,ei
before the matter is reported to the
bureau
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
TWO SCORE PEOPLE KILLED.
Cisco, Tex, Almost Wiped Gu. by a
Cyclone. Six X illed in Stormin in
Indian Tarritorv

A cyclone has wiped out the town Of
Cisco Tex. Dozens are dead and many in
iured. About 25 houses have been left
standing. A partial list Of the dead folio VS.
Mrs Jones and baby; Dave Cameron, brake
man; Captain Whitesides, merchant; five
children of w: A. Hickman; one child of
NJ. b. Owens; - Bledsoe, brakeman; Mrs.
J. T. Thomas; Mrs. Horton, VIM. slmms,
Mrs. knight.
buildings with walls two feet thick were
leveled TO the ground, A freight engine
and Il whole train was blown from the
track and demolished and several hundred
feet of side track was torn up. The NUM-
her injured is about $50.
A cyclone visited ponca Agency. ]. T..
Saturday evening andsix people were killed
They were Jack keithley wife and two
children, and Charles Jackson of Kansas,
who was visiting the Keithleys. Two other
Kethley children were injured. Keithley
lived IN house ON bevin's ranch. II miles
south Of ponca. The house was com pletely
Gem olished.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
The Desert Burro Superseded.

A prospector now in Yuma, and who
made the trip here from Durango, COL.
with two horses, says that the time hon.
ored burro, whose ancestry il INSOFAR
ably mixed up with Mexican history, is
not as good an animal for desert trave
as the ordinary mustang horse. 1t has
always been considered that the burro
had the advantage of the horse In his
capacity for endurance on a elm diet
This, the gentleman States, is not &C
great as is generally considered, although
he once had burro who ate a pair OF
gum boots aud Navajo blanket one
afternoon. This was done merely 20
chow of aud was not considered to be a
nutritious meal even by the jackass him.
self, who was of French descent, and
merely wished to put on style to humili.
ate band OF scrub mustang horses with
whom he was forced to associate. The
gentleman who has had experience with
both classes of animals prefers horses to
the slow burro and says that although
the latter will live a day longer without
food or water, yet the distance covered
by the horse in given tine is so much
in his favor os to render him the superior
of the immoble burro.-Yuma (Arizona)
Times,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
CAPITAL AND LABOR.

The law which is intended to make it an
ofTense for an employer to prevent an en-
ploye from belonging to an labor oreaniza-
ton by discharging him or threatening TO
discharge him. or by any form Of coercion,
was upheld at Cincinnati, Ohio. in case
before the Police Court. The Judge refused
to Quash the indictment and the case will
60 TO trial. The action was against l.. w.
Davis, Superintendent of the lectrical
Works, charged with discharging laborer
because he belonged TO brotherhood OF
Electrical Workers.
The Dowagiac, Mich, Manufacturing
men are thrown out of employment. A
receiver may be appointed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
Peculiar Damage Suit.

Murderer OConnor, a lite convict in the
Minnesota Penitentiary. has sued ex-Gov-
ernor Merriam for $500 damages, AT er
UConner began his sentence he was releas-
ed on the strength of a new law which pro-
vided that the life convicts might be re-
leased OIL promise to quit the State for
ever o. Conner returned to visit his wife, who
was on her deathbed. and was rearrested and
tent to the penitentiary. The courts have
decided that the second arrest was illegal
and O'Connor will be released.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
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A sLACKNEss IN TRADE.
Financial Troubles and the Weather
Made 1t Poor. Pittsburg the Only
Eastern City Showing Trade

Improvement.
Il. g. Dun e Co.'S Weekly Review of
Trade says: President Clevelands de-
cision about redemption of legal
tenders, all admit, has arrested what
threatened to become n serious disturbance.
Stocks have been stronger, gaining about
sl SO per share for the week, and some pro-
duce markets are rising again. Yet cold
and wet weather and monetary uncertainty
have caused distinct depressions in trade,
collections are almost everywhere behind,
and interior money markets are growing
closer or more conservative.
The report made by Bradstreets states
that all the larger Eastern cities, except
Pittsburg, where general trade is satisfac.
tory, report there has been no improvement
within II week.
Brad>trceis also states that the failure of
the Pennsylvania Steel Company causes
much depression aud makes IL harder for
other iron concerns To obtain accommoda-
tions, especially in the rail business. because
it is doubted whether the receivers can re-
new the compact Of makers, which expires
July |.
Produce exports have improved a little
but for the month all exports from New
York are still much behind last years,
while imports here show an increase of
$4,000, 900. This state of foreign trade is
still of danger to the money market (which
no action OF the Administration, however
wise, can entirely relieve.
The business failures during the last seven
days number for the United States 2'd.
Canada %, total 2}S as compared with - 8
last week. and 2)y the week previous TO the
last and 2ll for the corresponding week Of
last year.
THE BJS1NFsS BAROMETER
Bank clearlngs totals for the week ending
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
n miio reproos

The other morning Jones turned
up at the Office even later than usual.
His employer, tired of waiting for
him, had himself set about register
ing the days transactions. usually
Jones' frst duty. The enraged mer-
chant laid his pen aside very deliber.
ately, and said TO- Jones, very sternly
indeed:
"Jones, this will not do"
"No, SIR" replied Jones, gently,
drawing of his overcoat, as he
glanced over his employers shoulder,
at will not. You have entered Nc
Kurken's order in the wrong book.
Far better TO have waited Till came.
Yankee Blade.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
Why not, indeed?

When the Royal Baking Powder makes
which every housekeeper familiar with it will
affirm, why not discard altogether the old
fashioned methods of soda and sour milk or
soda, or the cheaper and inferior baking pow
ders, and use it exclusively?
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
DISASTERS, ACCIDENTS AND FAr,LIrfrs

house was destroyed by fire and six of its
inmates burned TO death. The dodgers were
of the poorer class of laborers and mechan-
les
Henry Bowling with his wife and child
were asphyxiated by gas in their home in
Chicago When found this morning all
three were dead, the gas jet opened and the
rooms filled with the orderless fluid.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
A Band of Bandits Wiped Out.

Tomssachio bandits who were besieged
near Vincent, Chihuahua, Mexico, sailed
forth Monday night and attacked the troops
Every bandit was killed. The troops lost
the Lieutenant Colonel Of the Ninth Infan.
try and 25 officers and men. This ends the
Tomauchios.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
Gone Mad With Despair.

At London, the vile Of Captain Roberts
of the missing steamer Naronic, and the
wife of Chief officer Wright, second in
command, have both gone insane. Despair,
caused by the loss of their husbands. un-
settled their minds and both have been
placed in an insane asylum.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
German
Syrup

Two bottles of German Syrup
cured ME of Hcmorrhage of the
Lungs when other remedies failed.
l am a married man and, thirty-six
years of age, and live with my wife
and two little girls at Durham, Mo.
l have stated this brief and plain so
that all may understand. My case
was a bad one, aud shall be glad
to tell anyone about it who will
write me. PHILIP l.. ScHENcK, p.
0. Box4s, April IS, 1890, No man
could ask more honorable, busi-
nesS-like statement. q
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03

The Pittsburgh Chronicle. Telegraph is sold nv
all News Agents and delivered by Carriers
everywhere, for One Csnt copy or Sic Gents y
world, receiving ~ II does. the reports Of both
the Associated Press and the United Press. No
both IL these reports. Its sporting. Financial,
Fashion, and Household departments are un.
eQualed. Order u from your News Agent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
When Trn NclInR

Whether on pleasure bent ,r bu.incss, take on
every trip n bottle Of Syrup OF Figs, M IL acts
most pleasantly and effectively on the kidneys.
liver and bowels, preventing fevers, headaches
and other forms Of sickness. F9r sale in c0,epts
aud 81 bottles by all leading druggists.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
40 oniciai Cholera Outbreak.

A telegram received by the Marine hos
pital service at Washington, from Dr. Holtz,
its special agent at Havre, says that he
thoroughly Investigated reports Of cholera
outbreak in Paris and found them withou'
foundation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03

Halls Catarrh Cure Is liquid and Is taker
internally, and acts directly upon the bio ,t
and mucous surfaces Of tue system. send fo
testimonials, free. Sold by Druggists, 5jc.
+. j. CHENEY a. Co., Props, Iolcdo, o
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
Located nj Last.

Charles, Duke of Orleans, was one
Of the earliest known writers of val
cntives, or poetical amorous adj
dresses for the day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
SHEEP sMOTHERED IN SNOW.
Some w onderful Weather Reported from
Wyoming. Terrible Storms.

Wyoming. Terrible Storms.
Near Casper, Wyo,, the severest snow
storm of the entire winter ragged last week
and was very destructive to sheep, many of
them having Just been sheared. One flock
master named Earnest lost 400 sheep Friday
night; they were smothered in the snow
Another met with loss Of LOO out OF
1890. This storm was general throughout
the State.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03

The Second National bank at Columbia,
Tenn. closed its doors. A notice posted on
the door said the closing was only te mpor
ary.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03

Beecham's pills insteal Of sloshy mireral
waters. beccnam's-no others. - cts. n box.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03

Flies sometimes infect eatables with
choiera germs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03

All twisted boring tools are of American
invention.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03

Work for workers. Are you ready 20 work.
and do you want To make money! Then write
b. II. r. johnson n Co, OF Richmond, Va, and
zee " they cannot help you.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03

Cough nights ON going to bed take dose
W Hatch's Universal Cough Syrup.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
Hoods Sarsaparilla

given for this purpose that 1t is the most sue
ceSsful and most popular Spring Medi-
cine. II you feel weak and tired, Hoods sar-
sapari Ia Is just whnt you need to restore your
strength and make you feel perfectly we'll
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03
Women are still roasted for witchery in
nal Is of ltnlY.
SPRING MEDICINE

Is needed by nearly everybody TO purify the
oood, cleanse the system of the winters accu-
mutation OF impurities, and put the whole
body In good condition for the summer. Such
universal satisfaction has
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03

Asphalt pavement was first lail in Paris
In 1874
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03

In 1890 there were 2si4 lighthouses in the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03

Americ has 3,oooO 900 bachelors.
lfaf,icted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
IONS Eye-water Druggists sell ut &c per bottle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03

Common table salt Is not a salt.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-03

Garfield T en--1he lending Spring Medicine.
The Globe-republican., 1893-01-27
Electric Sparks.

NEW TR1AL-The supreme court of Colo
RADIO granted T. Thatcher Graves, the con-
victed murderer of Mrs. Josephine Barnaby.
of Providence, R. L, new trial.
Buffers BRAIN.-General Buffers brain
weighed four ounces more than that of Dan
iel Webster, which was one of the largest on
record. The cause of General Buffers death
has been found to be the bursting of a small
RECRUITS BURNED.-Several cars filled
full speed, burning forty nine soldiers to
death and twenty others badly.
WOMEN BARRED.-Speaker Peel will issue
coming session OF parliament, limiting the
presence of the fair sex in the gallery to
special occasions.
CIGARETTE F1RE.-Allen Il Ginter's ciga-
rette factory at Richmond, Va, is burned,
entailing q loss of $3.50 600; insured.
FoRGER MIssING.-John McFee, q law
partner of Judge Norton, of Indianapolis, is
missing and is said to be forger to the
amount of $4,000.
observation-disclosures are reported in
Hayti between troops and insurgents. Pres
ident Hippolyte is scared.
SANTA FE WRECK.-A passenger train was
derailed east of Medill, Mo-, and a colored
waiter was roasted. Seven other train men
were injured, but no passengers.
EUGENE HALE.-Senator Hale, of Maine,
is re elected.
SENATOR GRAY.-The Delaware legislature
elected Senator Gray without opposition.
SENATOR HAwLEY.-Connecticut reelected
Senator Hawley, republican, to the United
States senate.
The Globe-republican., 1893-01-27
legislative Work.


TOPEKA. January 19.-There have been
seventy-si1 bills introduced in the senate al
ready.
Senator Householder's joint resolution
provides for submitting the question of
woman suffrage to q vote of the people at the
general election in 1894.
A bill intended to repeal the sugar bond law
under which numerous frauds have been
prepetrated and attempted to be prepetrated
in western Kansas has been introduced BY
Senator Brown.
Senator Cooke has bill in the senate that
is intended for the protection of persons Civ
ing notes to itinerant peddlers. doctors, etc.
The note must state definitely what it 10
given for and it 10 only payable in the county
In which the maker resides.
Senator Cooke has introduced q bill to for
bid absolutely the killing of quail
One of Senator Sterno's bills provides for
wiping out Inc double liability clause in the
act relating to private corporations.
Senator Forney has bill on second read
ing that provides for the reinstatement Of
the law prohibiting waiver of appraisment.
Senator Parker's bill relating to the or.
ganization of a court of appeals provides for
court of three judges, to be appointed by
the governor and approved by the senate, to
hold their offices for two years, after which
these judges are to be elected and hold their
offices for four years. The court is to have
exclusive jurisdiction in all civil cases in
volvipg less than 81, 500
The Globe-republican., 1893-01-27
Senate Committee Reports.

senate COmmitt0o REPORTS
TOPEKA. January 24.-The senate com.
mittee ON elections made a report which
states that three contests have been investi-
gated:
ID. O. Markley vs.. E. T. Metcalf
William Rath vs.. Charles +. Scott
Fox Winnie VI. s. T. Danner.
The report was very explicit in the para
graph that stated that 1.-THE committee finds
upon investigation, and believes to be true,
that E. T. Metcalf, c. +. Scott and S. L.
Banner did not receive a majority Of the
votes in their respective districts, and that
had the laws been complied with, mono of
said contestees, as shown by PriIna facio
evidence, would have rightfully received
certificates of election"
The report stated that the contestants had
e.deavored to make statutory contests. Tho
committee asked the passage of a resolution
empowering them to send for witnesses.
They also asked that the contests be changed
from statutory to constitutional contests.
Lucien Baker, the only republican men,
Dor of the committee, presented minority
report. He said that the only alleged con-
tests were those against Senators Metcalf
and Danner, and that they had not been
sworn to, as required by law. He said tho
alleged contests were fled in the secretary
of states Office ON January II, whom they
should have been filed before January 10
The secretary Of state never transmitted tho
papers to the lieutenant governor a. the law
requires, and in every way the contests were
brought in direct violation of law. Mr..
Baker objected tosendinR for witnesses. say
ing that the expense would DO too great.
The Globe-republican., 1893-01-27
There Bills in Shape.

ln0fo Bills In 0ndpS.
TOPEKA. January 2O.-The legislative COM
mittee of the State Federation of Labor has
been at work for several days preparing bills
that will be introduced into the legislature,
They have reduced the number somewhat.
The first bill is law providing against
child labor. which has gone through the
hands of more than one competent attorney,
and is ready to be introduced.
Another bill provides that all railroads
and other corporations shall make SEMI
monthly payment of wages to their EN-
ployes.
bill for the exclusion of non-residents OF
the city and state from doing police duty
has been drawn.
A bill povding for a system Of boiler in
spection ID one of the bills which the fedora
ton wants to become an act. They also
want It to be made q felony for barber shops
to keep open ON Sunday.
They also want system OF uniform and
unsectarian text books for the public schools
to b printed by the state and distributed to
the pupils free of charge.
One of the most important bills to be IN
troduced is one that provides against convict
labor interfering or conflicting with wage
earnerA One member of tho COMMITTEES
says that harness made by convicts at tho
state penitentlary has big sale over the state
among farmers
ALI the members of the legislative commit
tee will meet in Topeka this week to discuss
other measures. The members of the COM
mittee are: Lee johnson and j. G. Samu-
elson of Topeka, John Goh and w. II.
Shouse of Leavenwor;h, H. Winch of Atch-
ison, c. c. Bishop of Kansas City; and Jo-
seph Henkel of Wichita.
The Globe-republican., 1893-01-27
BOtCh Work,

WASHINGTON, d. c.. January 2i.-Certifi.
Gates of all the states votes cast for presi-
dent and vice president ought to have been
in the hands of the president of tho senate
yesterday. As a matter of fact, fourteen
states have failed so far to comply with the
law and many of those states which have
complied have done so in % slipshod man
ner that if the late election had been close
the official ascertainment of the result under
the constitution and laws might have been
made almost impossible, and the whole gov
eminent might ha--- zen thrown into cha.
Many messengers c0lnS untterly uuprovided
with cro1e@tiala. hAnsao Was one - tho
most conspicuous offenders in this respocs.
The populist delegated to bring on the vote
of the state was presented to the president OF
the senate by Senator PETER, Congressman
Simpson and one of his colleagues, who
vouched for him, but their voucher, in the
absence of the slightest scrap of writing
from the electoral college. was not the kind
quired in order to give him his mileage and
ator PETER finally and sorrowfully said:
1.-THE only thing left for us to do il to pay
his way back to Kansas ourselves and trust
to tho state to reimburse u.s." This 10 not
the only case of the kind. Many packages
brought by messengers have had nothing on
the outside to Indicate their contents. II 10
a marvel of good luck that mono Of these
packages were torn open and thus rendered
invalid. Some messengers have been una
BILE to say that shers was q sealed and en-
dorsed package inside the outer envelope.
They may contain the electoral vote or they
may not
The Globe-republican., 1893-01-27
No impeachment.

TOPEKA, January 23.-Speaking of the
proposition to take the first appropri alton
bill before the supreme court, Chairman
John w. Breidenthal says: ''The supreme
court will decide this entire controversy
when it gives its opinion as to the validity of
the bills passed by the legislature"
''What will the members of the populist
house do in case the supreme court decides
the bills passed by them are not valid3' was
asked.
"Wc have confidence in tho supreme
court, !" he said, land whatever their deci-
sion IS, we will abide by it. If they say our
bills are not valid, We will simply withdraw
our organization and recognize tho republi-
can house. This talk about our taken steps
to impeach the supreme court Is all nom
sense and the people who talk that kind Of
stuff are not responsible. If We should eve.
attempt anything of that kind now, every
person in the country would know that Il
was simply for political purposes and We
would place ourselves on level with the 10
publicans. We are willing to stand by what
the supreme court does in our case"
The Globe-republican., 1893-01-27
Caucus Work.

TopKKA. January 25.-The republicans ir
tho legislature nominated Joseph W. Ady a,
their candidate for senator. and express the
determination to stand by this nomination
so long as there is possibility of victory.
The popullst members also caucussed IN
til late hour Monday night, but came te
no determination John Martin having
about half the votes; the rest being divided
among several middle of the road men.
When the anti Martin vote began to concen-
trate tho Martin forces, led BY Dunsmore,
adjourned the caucuA