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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-29
THE SILVER PURCHASE.

Under the Sherman Act l6s,e74,5eo
Ounces Have Been Bought and $780,
oS7 ,2S5 Coined.
Director Preston of the mint has prepar.
ed for Secretary Carlisle statement shown,
the amount and cost OF the silver purchased
under the Sherman law, the following ex
tract from which he furnished the presi
dent: ''The amount and cost of silver pur,
chased under the act Of July H. 1890, from
the date the act went into effect August 81
1890. to date of the repeal. November 9, 1893
was l6S, ,614 $50 fine ounces, costing tl55,.
$50 $40. the average cost per ounce being
90 92i4. The present market price is about
10 cents per ounce"
1t is certain that of the purchase $50, ,Os7, :
2s5 worth was coined into standard silver
dollars leaving lao, 500 760 ounces on hand
This amount will coin sl8l, ,9l5, 000 II has
not yet finally been determined whether tc
authorize the coinage Of the bullion, but in
anticipation of any possible order the mints
have been authorized to prepare the ingots
and blanks from which the dollars are made
so as to proceed with the coinage promptly
should notice to that effect be given.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-29
GEN. RUSK DEAD.
Che Ex-Secretary Of Agriculture Passes
Away.

che Ex-secretary of Agriculture Passes
Away.
Hon. jeremiah Rusk, ex-secretary Of az.
icul.ure died at his home, Viroqua, Wis,
At 8 o'clock Wednesday morning. Gen.
Rusk had been seriously i'll for about ten
lays. 1t was thought last week that he was
N dying condition but he rallied, and
aopes were entertained of his recovery.
General jeremiah McLain Rusk was born
in Morgan county Ohio, on July Il. 1890
He received public school education. and
when he was II years old the support Of his
mother and sisters tell upon him. He work.
ed on the home farm until he was Is years
old and then he engaged in driving a stage
between GAINESVILLE and Newark. In 1858
he removed TO Vernon county, Wisconsin,
married and opened hotel He was
elected sheriff and 10 other local offices and
began 10 take interest in county affairs. In
1861 he was elected to the legislature.
In July, 1872. he enlisted and was made
major OF the Twenty-iifth Wisconsin Regi-
ment In 1870 he was elected to Congress,
and served from March I. 1871, to March 4,
1877. lu the fall of 1881 he was the Repub.
lican candidate for Governor of Wisconsin,
and was elected by plurality of III 967 He
was reelected in 1884 by plurality Of l9, 260
and in 1856 by plurality Of 1918
Gen. Rusk was candidate for the nomi-
nation for President in 1883. His canvass
was conducted with dignity, but he. e.receiv-
ed only the support of Wisconsin in the
convention and withdrew after the third
ballot. He was appointed secretary of agri.
culture in the Harrison administration and
served with the distinction which charac-
ierized him in all Offices Of public trust.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-29
BUSINESS GETTING BETTER.
But the ImprovementGoes on at snail's
Pace.

But the ImprovementGoes on at a Snail's
Pace.
r. g. Dun & Co y Weekly Review OF
Trade" New ork says: Consumption increas.
es slowly and all branches of business are
waiting for its growth. There has been
little improvement in stocks, while the
price of products has declined little on the
whole, bet the volume CT business has
somewhat increased.
Trade waits for the revival of indus
tries, and the weeks returns respecting in
dustrial progress are rath er conflicting. The
sales OF wool have been the largest since
Septembe ls92. amounting at three chief
markets to :, S,025 500 pounds against 4,sl3,.
300 Tor the same week last year, and, while
II is stated that many purchases are of a
speculative character there is evidence that
large buying by active mills is prompted
by increased orders.
Pittsburg iron and steel manufacturers
are playing havoc with Eastern markets,
although the prices made IN that region are
so low that their continuance cannot be
predicted. There is considerable increase in
the number OF concerns in operation, but
there does not appear 10 be much gain in
actual consumption OF pig iron, and prices
are as low rs ever. The markets for pro-
ducts have been irregular. Wheat has ad.
vanced cent, though the receipts have been
4,3OO,OOJ bushels against 8, 800, 900 last year,
aud the exports from Atlantic ports only
$4,000 bushels against 800, 600 last year.
The corn receipts are remarkably large,
amounting 10 5000 600, bushels against
10000 last year, and the price has de-
clined cent The exports continue TO
exceed imports largely, For three weeks
al New York the exports were S22 5lS, 81,
against So 469, 336 Iast year, while the i'm.
ports were so SO i,020, against s37 l5S, ,943
last year.
The fai urts for the week numbered 3s7
in the United states against $50 last year,
and 81 in Canada against 20 last year, but
the list this week includes some of more
than usual Importance. For the preceding
week the liabilities OF firms failing amount.
ed to only So, 526, Sl2 against $3,727, ,467 the
week before Dut the weekly average is far
beyond what it would be in times of pros
perity,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-29
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Ex-GovERSoR CHARLES II. BELL. Of New
Hampshire, IL dead.
RuDyARD KIrLISa has applied for member
ship TO the Society CT American Authors.
JUDoE RICHARD PARKER. OF Virginia, who
presided at the trial OF Johh Brown In 1859,
is dead.
GOVERNOR RussELr, Of Massachusetts. says
he will resume the practice of law when his
term expires.
BARos koESIaswARrER. the Vienna banker.
Is dead. He was popular philanthropist
and leaves a fortune OF 900, 100000.
MARX TWAIN" looks old. His fuzzy hair
is almost white and he stoops more than
ever. But he can crack joke with his usual
vim
DwIaHT L. Moopy. the evangelist, is 10
conduct n series OF revival meetings in Wash
ington this winter nj the invitation OF several
ministers OF that city,
SENATOR SHERMAN real estate holdings at
Washington are rated on this wears tax list
at 100000 He is the heaviest Individual
taxpayer at the Capital.
WILLIAM ID. HOWELL. the novelist, Is about
to come out as an advocate OF radical changes
IN the social system. He is even accused OF
decided leanings toward Anarchy.
Mr.. GREESHALaE will be the first Governor
OF Massachusetts, born n British subject since
Governor Eustis, who was elected In 1923,
and served until his death, In 1925.
THE Oldest officiating clergyman in the
city OF London, the Rev. James Jackson.
vicar OF st. Sepulchrs's, who took deacon's
orders in 1925. Is about to resign his living.
j.. z. LETTER. the Chicago millionaire, has
notified the directors Of the Columbian Mu-
scum that he will contribute 800, 900 to the
fund, provided the museum Is built and re-
tained in Jackson Park.
GERONIMO. the once powerful Indian chief
OF the West, who made n great deal oftrouble
for the United States Army, Is now n quiet
and peaceful prisoner at Mount Vernon Bar
racks, an army post on the Alabama River. a
short distance above Mobile.
THE present Mayor OF the town Of Molliens-
Vidame, in the Department Of Somp,e. In
France. has held the Office continuously since
1889. or for htty-four years His name ia VI.
Trancort, and he is ninety-two years Old. He
possesses the vigor OF well-preserved man
OF nfty.
Tue will OF the late historian, Francis
Parkman. gives all his printed books reat-
ing TO history, voyages and travels. also his
printed books In Greek and Latin and all his
maps, to Harvard College. His historical
manuscripts go to the Massachusetts His
torical Society
CAPTAIN SAMUEL NoRIR, one of the last Of
the on ,e noted band OF whaling captains of
New London. Conn. IL dead. He circum-
navigated the globe many times In both New
London and New Bedford whale ships. and
accumulated a handsome fortune In the seal
fishery In the latter part OF his seafaring ca
reer.
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and Agricultural Building. designed by Sam
uel Newsom, and which is now under con-
struction with the others OF the group. In
this instance the architect took for the
foundation OF his work the old Spanish mis-
sion style which 10 so characteristic OF Cali
fornia's early history. With this he has com
bined more than tinge OF the Romanesque.
The great dome OF this building, behind and
above the arched entrance, will carry q SEC
ondary dome on its crown. 1t will be l0l
feet six inches in diameter and ninety feet
from the ground TO the lantern. Round tbs
dome on the outside there will be a roof gar
den, the background OF which will have a
series OF plaster figures In low relief, not
cherubs OF Raphael or Michael Angelo, but
nineteenth century cherubs OF the Kate
Greenaway order The extreme length OF
building will be 266 feet six inches and the
greatest width $50 feet.
REMINISCENT OF OLD EGYPT.
One OF the smaller buildings is the Fine
Arts Building, designed by c. C. McDougal.
Ihe design 10 conspicuously Egyptian.
sphinxee are placed at the base OF 4 grass
terrace, mounted on high pedestals. between
which pedestals are broad steps forty feet In
length and eight in number, leading TO the
level OF the entrance 20 tho front vestibule
ihis vesfi6ule IL sixty fest in length, thirty
iour feet Wide and forty -eight fset 10 the base
OF the pyramid, which 10 the crowning fsa-
lure oi the entrance 10 the building. Tho
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-29
A STRIKE AVERTED.
The Sheet Mill Wage Scale Settled in
Conference.

The Sheet Mill Wage Scale Settled in
Conference.
The threatened strike IN the sheet mill
Industry has been averted and a settlement
effected by which 30 mills employing over
1900 men, will be continued in operation
during the winter, The settlement was ef.
fected by the rollers agreeing to take the
wage reduction intended for the roughers
and catchers.
President Garland and the sheet COM
mittee OF the Amalgamated Association of
I'm, iron and steel workers, called upon
Secretary John Jarrett, of the association OF
iron and steel sheet manufacturers and
asked to reopen the conference. Mr., Jarrett
sent for the members of the Manu-
1acturers' committee. When they assem-
bied the Workers Committee proposed the
following comprise, which was at once
accepted. The wages ofroughers and catch.
ers will continue at 81. 25 per dav, but the 10
per cent reduction on this price will be
assumed by the rollers. which will make
the reduction for them reach about Is per
cent. The scale will be signed at once. By
this settlement the long wage fight in the
iron and steel industries has been settled
nnally with the exception of 4 or scatter.
ing mills.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-29
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

PARIS taxes funerals.
APPLES are scarce this year.
TRAIN robberles are on the increase.
THE indications are for n severe winter.
SOCIALISM is spreading rapidly in Sicily.
CuBas latest revolution was quickly
quelled.
SHORT weight coal means fine and imprls-
onment at Cleveland. Ohio.
THERE are %. 1876 locomotives In use on the
railways OF the United States.
The winter resort hotels throughout the
country are beginning to open.
OVER 900 lynchinys have taken place In the
South during the present year.
JoHS ID. ROCKEFELLER has given another
$500. 600 TO the Chicago University.
TIE Missouri State Treasury holds $500, 900
Tor distribution among unknown heirs.
WHILE grading n street in Sheboygan.
Wis, workmen unearthed u vein OF copper
ore.
CLEVELAND (Ohio) policemen will give
portion OF their salaries each month 10 aid
the poor
MARITAL law has been proclaimed In Bar
celona, Spain on account of the dynamite
outrages.
SIXTEEN persons attempted 10 commit sui
eide in indianapolis. Ind, in one week, AMI
five were successful.
THERE are 2s, 900 Chinese inhabitants in
the chief cities OF the Unitel States-2i. 900
Of them in San Francisco and 1000 In New
YORK.
IS Pittsburg. Penn. the price OF steer rails
has been cut to S2I u ton. The first stee,
rails imported into this country from Eng
land cost S160 per ton.
The Soldiers Orphan Schools commits
sion at Harrisburg. PAnn.. decided to To-
ant ba nj in a ngt rin nj In
digent soldiers orphans at Scotland, Franz
lin County.
THE report comes from Alaska that la
grippe Is raging In that section with great
virulence, that in one village one hundred
people were down with II, some of whom had
II in very serious form.
RECENT high water on the ElS River, IN
Maryland, formed numerous ponds after the
flood recedei. Vast quantities OF big ocean
fish were left In these pools. and as the latter
dried up the ground was covered with dead
fish.
RUNAWAY horse in Baltimore, Nd, dashed
against lady on the sidewalk, rebounded
fell, broke his leg ana was shot The terri
fed lady was assisted into u drug store near
by, was found not to be hurt, and walked
home.
The present vintage of Hungary is worse
than II has been since the appearance OF
phylloxera and permospora. The Govern
ment has distributed over the country alarge
quantity OF strong American vines, which
will withstand the ravages Of phylloxera, bu
the grating period is not yet over.
CONSIDERABLE comment has been caused
IN Philadelphia by the organization OF the
Anthracite Coal Operators Association, rep
resenting six Independent operators. who
control an output OF nearly II 500, 900 tons.
The primary object OF the association Is to
regulate production.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-29
Twenty Thousand Hungry.

IN Ironwood, Mich. which is .he center
Of the Gogebic mineral range. 5000 miners
have been out of employment since June
Eight hundred wood choppers engaged in
the forests have also been idle. Fully &c, 900
persons are on the verge of starvation. They
have nothing TO live on now but few bee )
and potatoes. The distress In Iron wood is
greatest because it suffered Last summer
from an epidemic OF typhoid fever. Not
less than 00J children are not only hungry
but cannot leave the miners cabins beca use
Of their lack Of clothing Gov. Peck Of
Wisconsin 10 preparing 70 send . carload Of
help will be made 10 Gov Rich OF Michi.
gan. From Ashland, Wis.,, to Ironwood,
Mich, the business houses, dance b Uuses
and gambling dens have closed,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-29
A luesr Dwelling.

Arizona is literally covered with
the ruins OF strange habitations.
Most of them are constructed OF con.
crete or adobe, and the mystery about
them is the identity OF the people
who designed them. How they could
be built is not matter of conjecture,
as the materials are close at hand.
But there Is one ruin, although still
In god state of preservation, that
is a mystery, no matter Ia what light
IL Is considered.
1t is In the Huachucha mountains
not far from the military reservation,
In northeastern direction. Nothing
Is known of its origin, and the won.
derful part is the material of which
1t is constructed.
1t is about two hundred miles from
the ocean, and surrounded on all
sides by hills of sand and rocks GOV.
cred with cactl. There is no water
for miles, except the excuses for riv,
ers that run during the rainy season.
There is not even suggestion of
water, and yet the house is built of
sea shells laid in sort OF cement.
Where the shells were obtained Ia
mystery that may never be solved.
1t does not seem possible that the
builder of the house would carry the
material over hundreds of miles Of
desert when there were plenty of
rocks near by that would answer the
purpose just as well, even though
they were not so unique.
The house is built in the shape OF
the straw huts Of the Papago Indians,
and is about the same size. There 10
room inside for five or six persons,
but at present nobody occupies 1t, ex-
cept perhaps, some prospector, who
uses It for temporary shelter in cold
weather.
There are dozen varieties of shells
to be found in the walls, and one
over the door is Of extraordinary size.
The age Of the building will never
be known, but there is little doubt
but that IL is as old as the Oldest in
the Territory.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-29
IRON AND STEEL.
A Weekly Review of the Market, By
Way of Cleveland.

way OF CleNeland.
The Iron Trade" Cleveland, o., says:
"An increasing volume of business in raw
iron and in many departments OF the fin
ished material market, Is still attended by
the lowest prices. and there is no longer any
disposition to speculate as to how far down
absolute bottom is to be found. Wherever
any considerable tonnage is TO be purchased
and in finished iron 100 tons seems to
coun, for as much as 500 tons in normal
times-sellers have come to expect TO make
prices shade lower than the last transac-
tion called out. In the pig iron 1t is noted
that in some markets consumers are asking
quotations on larger lots than for some time
past. Sales are consequently confined TO
this years deliveries. however, the eIpirs-
tion Of coke contracts with the year being a
factor in the calculations of some furnace
men. The steel rail reductions continue TO
be fruitful topic, especially among ore
men and furnacemen. Much is expected
from the stimulus to rail buying which is
confidently counted on. Railroad officials
in several instances are quoted as TO the
larger contracts they will now place and as
to the replacement Of light rails with heav-
ier ones. The building of electric railways
will be given an inn etus, moreover, and
the practice oi using heavy rails on these
lines will increase, while the intertown
lines that have for some time used the II
rails in part are likely to be larger custo-
mers than ever of the rail mills. Later reports
substant tiate the lower prices that have
been mentioned in connection with recent
sales
The large pipe contracts in the East here
tofore reported have increased by consider
able tonnage in the week, Cincinnati re
porting the best week the pipe trade has
seen in months. Prices We're the lowest,
however. the effort evidently being only TO
till up the foundries for the winter. There
is nothing assuring in the pipe trade and
prices are very uncertain, The movement
may be up or down with any week. In
addition to the round sales of southern iron
made TO cover pipe contracts. there have
been some goodly transactions IN the val
leys in the Pittsburg and Wheeling districts
particularly in Bessemer iron and in several
sales, made under special conditions. In
finished iron ana steel the decentralization
continues; prices depend altogether on the
size of the order and the competition to get
the business. The resumption Of several
Mahoning valley mills on lower wage
basis, will not relieve the tension any, and
the struggle for business in support OF
steady winter operation promises TO
wax keener.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-29
HOME OF THE MECHANIC ARTS.

The second largest building is the Mechan-
ical-Arts Building, designed by Edward X.
Swain. Its size is 100 by 32I feet. In the
center are two large tanks, with fountains in
each, the power for operating which origin
round the tanks. The building is as purely
Indian as 1t is possible TO design building
OF this class in that style. The peculiar roof,
with prayer towers rising on each side,
the lofty arch entrance fianked by kiosks,
and the brilliant coloring are expected TO
produce an excellent effect. Immediately in
the rear Ct this building and separated from
It by six feet OF space is placed the boiler
house, thirty-iive by 234 feet, containing
thirty boilers OF 100 horse power each, which
VIII furnish power 10 operate the electric
lights and the machinery OF the Exposition.
SPANISH MISSION ARCHITECTURE.
One OF the striking architectural features
OF the Exposition is TO be the Horticultural
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-29

striking character. All of these are now in
course OF construction. There is q concert
hall seventy-five feet square, q theatre OF
Moorish design sixty by ninety feet. a Louvre
restaurant and a score OF ornamental booths.
in which Austro-Hungarian wares are to be
manufactured and displayed.
Here also will be the Czarda- Hungarian
where Hungarian life will be represented
with gypsy girls in characte eristic cos.,mes
The mattresses in the concert hall will be in
the Swiss National costume.
OTHER DIyERTISo FEATURES
A little wag from the Vienna Prater work
Is being pushed forward on tho concession to
oriental Nations, which is TO emboiy many
OF the features ol Midway plaisance. There
Will be Turkish theatre, q Cairo street and
cafe chantant, where National dances of
all Nations will be presented. A japanese
tea-garden is 10 be another feature OF the
exposition.
The Government OF Hawaii has two acres.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-29
WAS HANGED IN THE COURT.
SWIFT RETRIBUTIoN
Follows the Commission of a Dastardly Y
Deed at Ottumwa, Iowa.

At Ottnmwa, Ia, Ere ierick Gustaveson
was hanged by an excited mob to the stair
railing of Justice Truitt's court room for
assauting the year-old daughter of Jonas
Sax.
On Wednesday Gustaveson was taken
quietly to Justice Truitts Office for arrsign.
ment The news that the man was in the
court spread with rapditysnd Unless than 20
minutes crowd of perhaps 1000 was surg.
ing around the stairway leading to the
court room trying TO get at the prisoner.
The mother ofthe little girl succeeded in
getting TO the !op of the stairs and from the
platform in front of the court room swung
rope. Then. with her aged father, she
appealed to the crowd below to hang Gus
taveson. Sheriff Mcintyre and Mayor
Force appealed to the crowd for peace and
silence but in vain.
A number Of men, after great effort,
succeeded in gaining admission TO the court
room, which is on the second floor. No
sooner were they on the inside than they
ettemptedto open the doors and admit their
friends. This precipitated fight with the
court officers, which was carried on with
desperate determination for several minutes
The superior number of the lynchers final
ly won the battle the doors were opened,
and the mob poured in. The leader of the
mob seized the rope from the hands Of Mrs.
Sax and, as the court attaches were power
less TO interfere, placed IL about Gustave-
sons neck in a twinkling.
With yell of rage the rope was seized by
q hundred hands and the quaking wretch
was dragged from his chair across the floor
10 a window, where he was lifted out and
when the rope had been IN ade secure to the
stair railing he was dropped. He hung
suspended above the principal street of the
city for fully ten minutes. the contortions
of his lbody being extremely revolving.
Suddenly the rope parted and the body
dropped to the street below and a concerted
rush was made by the spectators for its
possession. The police, however were first
10 reach the PROSTATE figure and hastily
throwing it into farmers wagonsnear by,
drove rapidly to the Jail, followed by the
mob. Lynchers again demanded the body
of ofGustaveson, nor would they desist wheE
told that the man was dead. A truce was
patched up by the appointment of a com
mittee. which examined the body and pro
nounced life extinct.
The little Sax girl is in precarious con
dtion with the chances Of life greatly
against her.
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where the pro yress in the Hawaiian Islands
and other islands Of the southern seas will
be exemplined in contrast with native life.
The central feature OF the exposition
grounds will be an electric light tower 27O
feet high, with an elevator running to the
height OF 22O feet. The base OF the tower
will occupy space fifty feet square, AMI the
first gallery eighty feet from the ground. /.
will have seating capacity OF 20). Therc
will bo three other galleries above this, the
topmost within SIX feet OF the pinnacle. In
1t will be q powerful saarch-!ight.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-29

THERE has been sold 100 acres oftho old
Webster homestead at Marshhell, Mass in-
cluding the old observatory on Black Mount.
The deeds slow that Daniel Webster pur-
chased part OF tho property in 1874. The
Boston woman who has bought the land
coveted II on account OF its historical associ-
ations, which she wishes to see preserved.