The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-12-05

At Ridgway,. Frank Meyers, Ludwig Rosen-
beck, Josep X. Reitte. William Geitner, and
Wassel Swimmer, all miners, were found
guilty by the jury Of burning tho tipple at the
Paine mines during the strike last June. Ed
ward Fox and Leo Wurm pleaded guilty to
the charge OF placing explosives under a
building, which was all that was charged
against them. Meyers was the man who vol
unteered at a meeting OF Is miners ON June
10 to burn the tipple after they had voted
down proposition to kill their employer.
The men thon ran n score OF mine cars into
the tipple, wrecking them. and they were
burned with the other property. All OF the
evidence consisted OF confessions which had
been obtained from the men by John r.
Coaklcy and Simeon +. Lehman, detectives
In the employ OF the Barring & McSweeney
agency.
Ono square OF glowing clnders and hot,
discolored brick chimneys, was all that re-
NAMED OF McDonalds business center or pub
lie square Tuesday evening A gas stove In
the kitchen OF the Pittsburg Restaurant, on
o. Hara street, near the PittsGurg, Cincinnati,
Chicago and ". Louis depot, set fire to pan
Of giease, and the burning fluid did the rest.
As all the buildings In the block were one and
two story frames aud fairly close together,
the result was .50,0j0 conlagation, which
wiped out the most of the business part Of
the town.
Squire W. l.. Douglas, OF Boston and his
constable, Steven Jones, have, after hard
work, succeeded In breaking up and arresting
a gang OF thieves which has been operating In
that vicinity for over year. Their opera
tions were similar to those OF the famous
Cooley gang OF Fayette county. Boston Is a
little coal-mining town. 1t Is situated about
three miles above McKeesport on the south
sic OF the Youghiogheny river.
Warrants are out for 1876 parties In Blair
county on the charge OF selling oleomargar-
inc In tho original manufacturers package
without having first paid the special tax re-
quired by law OF wholesale dealers Thus far
four arrests have been made, and one OF
these parties, Jerry Weaver, q butcher, was
given hearing before the United States
Commissioner Grafiius and was held for court.
J. l.. Henderson has sold seven acres OF
his farm in Canton township, Washington
county, near Oak Grove static to Jerome b.
Akin and others for $4,000, and work has
been commenced on the initial building OF a
new industrial plant. Aluminium Is to be
made. The clay found In that neighborhood
contains a large percentage OF the metal.
The National Foundry and Pipe Works
Company, Limited. OF Scottdale, has con-
tracted with the Shelter Bridge Company OF
Pittsbury for the erection OF another foundry
3Ox30l feet and cupola house 26x35
feet.
The Hyde Park Iron Company, OF West
moreand county, capital 1000, 900 has been
chartered. The directors are J. ID. Orr and
II. S. Irwin, Leechburg J. NJ. Fercier, W.
L. Lloyd, Apollo, and E. T.. Schwanweck,
Philadelphia.
Burglars at Greensburg. Pa. robbed the
safes OF Zahniser a Co.. and Hudson & Co.,
getting a, 500 worth of notes from the former
firm.
Thieves entered Harry Vanarnsdales rest
dence at College HILL Beaver county, and
carried off about $50 In money and lot Of
wearing apparel.
Adam McQuillen, sr., aged s5 years, OF
Clearfield. was killed at Woodland by a rail-
road train.
George Hilton, an Ashland. miner was
killed by an explosion at tho Springdale
mines. He leaves wife and child.
The body OF man, evidently tramp, was
found a short distance west OF Tyrone, along
the railroad tracks, with his throat cut from
ear to ear.
John A. McClaren, the young man who fell
| from culvert at Beaver Falls Sunday night,
died from paralysis. He was 90 years old.