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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
BEYOND OUR BORDERS.

Twenty six lives were lost by the wreck
ing of the British bark Port Norrock, which
some days ago put IN Brandon Bay, Ireland,
in disabled condition, and which during a
gale, dragged her anchor and went ashore.
All on board perished.
Burglars at Rome entered the United
States Embassy. Not finding any valuables
In the safe they destroyed papers and
wrecked The room.
An anarchist demonstration at the ltal-
ian Consulate in Zurich resulted in a fierce
riot between the mob and officers in which
many persons were Injured.
A dispatch 20 the London Times from
Odessa says: There have been severe storms
entailing enormous loss Of small craft in the
Black sea. Two steamers have also found
dered and the loss Of life as far as known
foots up to 3s.
Ex-Lieutensnt Ivanofi and his brother
Lnka charged with being concerned in a
plot to murder Prince Ferdinand of Bull
gsria have been sentenced to 10 years i'm
prisonment.
At Marseilles, three anarchists who were
found guilty of manufacturing aud having
in their possession dangerous explosives,
were sentenced to terms Of imprison ment
VARYING from three months 10 five years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
SHOT AND SHELL.
The Detroit's Big Guns Damaged r ebel
Warship at Rio.

ihc DetiOit Dig bunS damaged Rebel
Warship at Rio.
The following statement has Just been
made to the Associated Press correspondent
by Admiral Benham. commander of the
United States fleet in Rio de Janeiro har-
Dor:
Admiral Saldanha da CANA. the com
mander oithe insurgent forces here, visited
Kear Admiral Benham commander of the
American Squadron, and was emphatcally
told that the insurlents must at once aban-
don the idea that they could with impunity
nre upon American vessels Admiral
Benham asserted that American ships
would be protected by his fleet no matter In
what part OF the harbor they might happen
10 be- Admiral lie Cana protested against
this decision but finally apparently yielded
the point
On Saturday the American bark Amy.
capt Blackiord, from Baltimore;the Amer.
lean bark Good News, Can't Mirick, from
Baltimore, and the Julia Rollins gave notice
that they were going to the Siudre piers
Admiral Da Cana learned of this and Sun.
day he notified Admiral Benham that If the
ihr'e vessels attempted TO go to the piers
he would fire on them.
Admiral Benham at once replied that tbo
vessels would go TO the iers IL they wanted
to; that he would send the Detroit 10 protect
them, and II the Detroit could not furnish
sufficient protection every vessel of the
American squadron would be employed in
the work OF protection.
Wednesday morning five insurgent tugs
and armed merchantmen proceeded to the
place where the American vessels were
lying at anchor and hovered about them.
apparently waiting for them to get under
way, when they would fire upon them
There was great activity displayed on board
theAmerican warwhips and soon the boats.
wain's whistles were heard piping The
crews to clear for action.
.At5 o'clock the Detroit hoisted her an
nhor and with shotted guns steamed i'm
beside the insurgent warships Traiano and
Guanabara both Of which were living close
TO the Good News As the Detroit took mn
her position musket was fired from the
Guanabara at the Good News.
The Detroit at once fired a six pound shot
across the bows OF the Guanabara, where
upon the latter vessel replied with what is
supposed TO have been blank cartridge.
The Detroit then turned one of her guns
upon the Guanabara and sent a small Shell
into her stern post and was on the point of
delivering broadside at the insureent shin
when the Gnanabara signaled that She
would stop firing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
EARNED over 3 PER CENT.
GROSS EARNINGS 5o,a51,74e.
Domestic Railroad Business Not SO Bad
in 1903.

A preliminary report Of the incomes and
expenditures in the United States for the
year ending June 30. 1893, has just been
published by the interstate commerce com.
mission. IL Is put out in advance OF the
regular statistical report Of the commission,
10 meet the demand of the public for early
information In regard to the operations OF
railways and in view of the present condi-
ton of the railway industry in the country
the figures IL contains are exceedingly in
teresting
The report includes the returns from 40
operating companies whose reports were
fixed on or before December !, 1893, and
covers the operations oC Is. sG9 SO miles OF
line, or 81 per cent OF the total operated
mileage In the United States for that per-
iod The gross earnings we're ~ 0s5 6Sj. 2sl,
of which 1922, sos, ,538 was for passenger ser.
vice. 1919. 2Ig 385 from freight service and
s23. $50, 375 were other earnings covering
receipts from telegraph, use OF cars. switch
ing charges, rents etc The operating ex.
penses were $73j, 427, 532 or 67 "a per cent.
of the gross earnings. leayiog net earnings
Of $3.50, 251,1 which is about 3 80 per cent.
on The capitalization OF the roads reporting.
Reduced 10 mileage basis the gross earn
ings were e., iI3 per line of mile, operating
expenses were IS, 0I2 and net earnings g.,
40i A comparison OF these items. with the
show an increase in gross earnings of $3.50
per mile of line and in operating expenses
of s33, resulting in decrease In net earn
ings of SO per mile. 1t is probable that these
averages may be slightly decreased when
the full returns OF 1893 are included. since
a large proportion of the roads whose report.
were not filed before this tabuation was
closed are the smaller and less important
lines.
The number of passengers carried one
mile was l2,s25, ,9I3 3li being 81 ,92s per mile
of line, The number Of tons carried one
mile was 81 997 ,Oi3, Sli. or $50 G92 per mile
of line. The increase in density OF traffic
does not differ in any marked degree from
that of previous years. which shows that
there Is constant and. tn certain extent,
uniform expansion of business from year
10 year.
a new feature in this report is the com
pilation Of comparative data for the same
roads for the years 1892 and 1898 covering
the items of net earnings and dividends
This shows an increase over 1892 in the net
earnings of these roads OF So. IA. .967 and an
increase in dividends of 81 1858 7l3. The
amount carried to surplus account after the
reduction OF all fixed charges and dividends
was $lG0iS 40J
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
MORE PLANTS RESUME.
Able Now to Restore Former
Wages

BELDlNG, Micn,-The Belding company
and Hall Bros manufacturing company
employing 800 men, have started up full
time The former concern is the largest
refrigerator concern in United States.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. ALI Of the furni-
ture factories in this city are now running
on either fnll or part time and they have
orders enough TO keep them busy until July
when the next ssmi-annual furniture sale
opens The January sale, which Just clos
ed, wGs very successful There were 1876
buyers present from all parts Of the coun-
try. This was falling of of 40, as COM
pared with last Ju'y. Prices ruled fairly
strong however and all orders were placed
on a cash busis.
Knoxville, TESN.-General Manager
Hudson, of the East Tennessee, Virginia d
Georgia railway system announced that
the wages Of shopnen and tranmen on his
line would be restored as agreed upon when
they were reduced ~ per cent in August.
GREENsBuRG, PA.-ihe Calumet coal and
coke company has starie ITS works alter
an idleness OF several months. Tnere are
20 ovens i'll the plant and S0J men are EN-
ployed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
A GIANT WESTERN METEOR
1t scooped A Great Hole Out of tn,
Earth

IL Scooped A Great Hole Out of the
Earth.
On the night Of ebruary !, about 1926
o'clock, brilliant meteor shot over west.
ern Nevada and eastern California. The
Illumination was followed by low rum
bling and shock as if of earthquake. II has
now been ascerained that the meteor
struck at Candolaria, about 40 miles from
Carson, New.
People there who saw the meteor describe
II as an immense body of fire with tail
like comet. As 1t rushed through the air
II made noise like skyrocket as 1t starts
upward. At Candolaria many people ere
greatly alarmed at the sudden appearance
OF great bali OF fire. Suddenly it seemed
to burst III the air and then the light disap.
peared. The report Is that houses in Can
dolaria were shaken as il by an earthquake
People have made wild estimates of the
weight OF the meoter. some in their excite.
ment saying it must have weighed lOJ, 600
tons to cause such shaking OF the earth.
Friday mornnga party was Organized
and started in search of the meteor. Toward
evening the searchers began to find branch,
es which had been broken from trees BY
flying fragments, sage bush torn up by the
roots and holes in the earth which had been
gouged out by pieces of the meteor. Finally
they came upon huge hole, nearly l0L
feet across, where the larger portion had
fallen. IL struck on bare knoll, composed
OF sand and rocks. One report is that the
ground was hot about the hold and hence
close examination was impossible. Pieces
were found in the neigh borhood within a
circle mile in diameter. The surface of
the earth for several hundred yards is scar,
red by pieces OF meteoric stone.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
Important to Inventors.

introduced in the House by Mr.. Hall OF
Missouri by request 1t provides that two
or more patents may be obtained for an in
vention where 1t is capable of division me.
chanically or on physical lines, or the ap--
plications differ merely in the form or scope
Of claims presented; provided that the
patents be issued on the same day or If not
ed tenn OF the former. When two or more
patents differing in form or scope Of claims
or otherwise have been issued, the patentee
may waive 30 much Of the term of the
later patents ~ extends beyond the expira-
tion OF the earlier. that all shall expire
together and the validity OF the later shall
not be affected BY the existence OF the 6rst
patent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
shtnpton New..

Col Thomas Moonlight of Kansas been
appointed minister TO Bolivia.
The patent on the famous electric tele-
phone invention of Prof. Alex Graham
Bell of Boston has ex ired
The last debt statement issued shows an
increase of the public debt for the month
of January of 81, $50 06i; cash in the treas
ury s737, l20,lj3
Senator Hansbroueh has secured author
ity from the senate committee on agricul.
ture to favorably report his bill making All
appropriation of 81 900, 900 for the exter-
minaiion of the Russian thistle or cactus.
The senate in executive session confirmed
Commodore John c. Walker to be rear ad.
miral of the navy.
The president nominated Thomas b. Fer
guson of Maryland to be minister to Nor
way and Sweden.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
AvALLEY OF DEATH.
More About the Persian Calamity OF Last
November, When 10000 Lives


more ABOUT the PERSIAN Calamity OF bacf
November, When 10000 Lives
Were Destroyed.
Additional advices by the steamer Belsi,
from China gives particulars of the COM
plete annibilation by earthquake of the
town Of Kuchan Persia, announcement o,
which was made two months ago. Twelve
thousand persons were killed in the awful
disaster. Zen thousand bodies have been
recovered to date The once important ard
beautiful city of 20, ,0OO people is now only n
scene of death, desolation and terror,
Fifty thousand cattle were destroyed ut the
same time.
The district is in the western section OF
the valley stretching between the Hazaf
Mazjid and AlaDagh mountain ranges, from
Meshed TO Phirvan. The valley comnuni-
Gates by pass with the frontier of the
Russian trans Caspian territory. II Is an
exceedingly fertile valley, watered by the
upper Atrek river and tliickly dotted with
little cities and town. The slopes and Mills
afford excellent pasturage for cattle and
sheep. The herds are chiefly watched by
the Iafaranln Kurds. warlike tribes who
while tending their ilocks, also used TO
guard their secluded houses against the
fierce Akhal Tekke Turkomans. But these
marauders were subdued by the Russians
several years ago and the valley has been
undisturbed until the heavy hand Of Provi.
dance laid low its beautiful city.
This country has peculiar fascination,
owing to the fact that very little was known
of 1t until quite recent yeats. In the years
bptween 1874 and 1881, Messrs. Baker. Gill.
ODonovan and Sullivan made extensive
explorations throught this region. and ii is
through them that any knowledge OF that
portion OF Persia Is gained
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
AN IMPULSE TO BUSINESS.

The Issue of the New Treasury Bonds
Tends to Strengthen Business
II. G. Dun x Co.'s Weekly Review OF
Trade says: A fresh impulse has been Civ.
en- business this week by the success of the
Treasury in obtaining golt for its reserve,
thus strengthening confidence in its ability
to maintain gold payments. While more
demands for time loans has appeared. the
money market cannot be expected to change
much with s2i5 600 600 cash In the banks
and more coming from the interior, while
the Treasury is also compelled to pay out
more than L now receives in taxes
Gradual Improvements in business ex-
plains the appearance of more commercial
paper in the market this week than has
been seen for long time. although as yet
the vast accumulation of idle funds is proof
enough that trade has by no means
regained normal proportions. Industrial
recovery continues although IL is but grad
ual in response 10 the demand Of n people
whose consumption at its lowest is greater
Than that of any other country, and more
mills are now at work
IL is well for the country that speculation
has not been stimulated thus far TO danger
Gus ventures in any direction, and markets
are unusually free from disturbing excite.
ment. Stocks have been stronger since the
result rs TO bonds was foreshadowed in
spite OF the continued selling on foreign
account, which reached many thousand
shares in Union Pacific and the slow i'm
provement in railroad earnings.
Domestic exports for four weeks have
been II per cent lower than year ago, while
imports have been 81 per cent smaller. Chs.
toms receipts Tor January were but sll 800.
OOO against s2l 900, 900 last year and evil
IDENTIFY the success in the sale Of bonds is n
matter of high importance
Commercial failures for the week number
3tO in the United States against $50 last
year and52in Canade against 40 lastyear, the
list Including two of over S2ln Onn each
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
DAMON AND PYTHIAs.
A Three Year Convict Trades His Sen
tence for Anothar,s Death Penalfv

A Three Year Convict Trades His Sen.
tence for Another's Death Penalty.
On December p the Sheriff OF Cowley
county, Kan, brought to the Leavenwovth
penitentiary Morgan Wright and Wilbur
Norton, under sentence of death and Chas.
Roberts for three years for burglary. The
prison officials claim that in recording the
new arrivals Roberts and Norton changed
names and assumed each others sentence.
Norton was worked outside under guard;
Lately he acted queerly and finally made an
effort to escape 1t also came to the know
ledge OF the prison officials through O con-
vict who worked himself into the confi.
dence OF Roberts that there was a conspr-
aey among the Cowley county trio for
Norton to get out on the three. year sentence
when he Roberts, would soon after give his
night name and il necessary, be taken out
on writ of habeas corpus Roberts was
broueht up and made con fession.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
Crime md peuoItI,.

At Alpine. Ark, three men were killed
and two wounded during melee at q
dance.
Cracksmen blew open the safe of the
Planters Bank at Eilaville, Ga, and took
$500,
Near Yankton s. D., Mrs. Hank Olson,
wife Of Norwegian farmer, fastened a rope
about her neck and then tied the other end
TO the axle of n wagon. Then she gave the
wagon push down hill and the weight
of the vehicle strangled her to death.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
HELP FOR MRS. COLFAx.
Tine Wife of the Ex-Vice Presidcr
Needs Financial Aid.

the Wife of the Ex-Vice President
Needs Financial Aid.
Grand Secretary C. H. Lyman, of the
Ohio Grand Lodge of Oddfellows has re,
ceived letter from MIS-. Jenny Heck. Of
Albany, Ind, prominent member of Re-
bekah degree, in which the latter calls on
the Oddfellows Of the Buckeye state 10 lead
IN the effort to make the widow OF the late
Vice Pres dent Schuyler Coliax comfortable
ID her declining years. The writer explains
apolis bank. judgment has been rendered
against Mrs. Colfax for eos, 900 which will
leave her practically pennies. Mr. Colfax
was a prominent Oddfelow and the found
erof the degree Of Rebekah. to which
women were eligible.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
CARLISLE WINS,
Judge Cox Decided Against the Knights
of Labor,


of Labor.
Judge Cox, OF the District Supreme Court,
has declined to grant the application of the
knights OF Labor to compel Secretary Car
Isle to show cause why he should not be
enjoined from issuing $50, ,O0O, 900 of bonds.
as proposed in his recent bond circular.
Secretary Carlisle declined 10 give for
publication any statement OF the result of
his trip to New York. 1t was officially
stated at the department that the statement
attributed to the secretary while in New
York, that II the subscriptions run up to
t5, 900, 900 he intended to sell that many
bonds, was incorrect. 1t is said that il the
secretary had wanted that amount of bonds
he would have so stated in his circular in
viting proposals for them.
Treasury officials received with IN
ieigned satisfaction the decision of Judge
Cox dismissng the petition of the Knights
OF LABOR Ior an injunction against Secre.
iarv Carlisle TO restrain him from issuing
bonds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
Tortnred For His Gold

At Chicago, John Kilcoyne, an aged and
wealthy miser, has been found half dead in
his miserable hovel, !; his head frightfully
beaten by robbers. Kilcoyne saws three
men endeavored to make him reveal the
hiding place of his money, and upon bis
refusal, tortured him for an hour, bea,itg
and kicking him and inficting probably
fatal injuries. The old man would not tell
his secret, however and the men secdreI
but $50. One arrest has been made
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
Financial and CommercinI.

Theodore Pabst & Co one Of the oldest
and largest importing firms in New York
city. assigned. The firm imported china
and glassware and had branches in several
Of the large cities of the country, Busi-
ness depression caused the failure. No
statement OF assets OF liabilities were
given.
Danial B. Judson, large glove manu-
facturer at Greenville, y. y. failed. The
effect of the failure will be far reaching.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
WILLIS WRITES AGAIN.

President Cleveland Transmits Another
Hawaiian Dispatch to Congress.
The president has transmitted to Con-
gress the dispatch from Minister Willis on
last Saturday. The letter of President Doe
is not included for lack Of time 10 transcrbe
u after Mr.. Willis received it, Dispatches
20 ~ and q, which are withheld are mere
~ statements OF accounts, legation requsi.
tions, etc. The dispatch Of Minister Willis
is as follows
LEGATION tF THE UNITED STATES
HONOLULU, ) J., Jan. II, 1894.
Hon. w. Y. Gresham, Secretary of state
Sir-On yesterday at e:30 p. IN received
the Hon. 5. b. Doles answer to my letter
OF January requesting him AT his earli-
est convenience TO give me the specitica-
mons contained In a prior letter. His answer
Is ABOUT oO pages OF closely written official
paper and has been delivered too late to
either copy or reply TO in time for the
steamer leaving at 2 p. nj. today. There is
one extract, however, to which think yonr
attention ought 10 be called. wherein IL is
stated This government has. been and nO,c
Is subject 10 the necessity of increased
watchfulness and large additional expense
winch, but FOR snch attitude, would have
been unnecessary
The emphasis above Is mine. In previ.
Gus letter of December 25, Minister Dole
had stated: THE government offices have
been placed and still continue in condition
OF defense and preparation Of siege, and the
community has been put in state Of mind
bordering on terrorism" Some portions OF
the letter from which these extracts are
made confirm the above statements, while
others seem TO negative them. With tins
exp anation submit them 10 your consd-
eration.
Very respectfully,
ALBERT WILLIS
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
Denth rs the Stakes.

While Miss Maggie True Lock and David
Lambert were playing cards near Prairie
Hall, ILL.,, in fun the young man said" Now
the one that wins shoots the other" He
unloaded his revolver, as he thought and
laid II on the table. The girl won,
snatched up the revolver and pulled the
trigger. One cartridge had been left in III,
revolver and the bullet entered Lamberts
brain. He died instantly. The girl was
almost crazed. The couple were engaged
to be m arried
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The old and well known house of Will
liam Eggert & Co., wholesale dealers in
tobacco in Cincinnati and New York, has
been forced TO ask a general extension from
its creditors.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07

tnpitnt. fnbor md Industrial.
The Dolphin silk Mill at Patterson, y. j.,
resumed work with 800 weavers.
The saxonville. Mass, Woolen Mill
which closed for an indefinite period in
December throwing $50 operatives out OF
employment have started up.
Operations have been resumed in three
butt mills at the Middleton, Pa, tube
works giving employment to 500 men.
Orr, Painter Il Co, stove manufacturers
at Reading, Pa, resumed work full handed
after several weeks id,eness.
Owing 20 reduction in wages about 20t
employees Of the st. Louis Roofing Company
went on q strike.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
THE LOTTERY DEMON.
Not Stamped Out OF A America. 1t Rea
pears in Florida

pears in Florida.
The Florida Citizen OF Jacks )nville Fla.
publishes page of matter porporting to be
an exposure of the establishment in Florida
Of the Louisiana s ate lottery. IL says:
"The Louisiana State Lottery company
expelled from New Orleans December 81
asst, has transferred its headq iarters to Fort
Tampa City in this State. Under the name
)f the Honduras National Lottery company
1 pretended to remove TO Honduras, but its
main offices are In Port Tampa City. There
Is tickets and advertisements are printed
and money is received from its patrons.
From that place its lists of drawings, tickets
and literature are sent out and prizes are
paid. The lottery designs 10 make this
,taie its permanent home.
"A change in the lottery laws of the state
enacted by the legislature at its last session,
makes its existence here possible. A charter
was secured from the government of the
Republic Oi Honduras, land was purchased
in Puerto Cortez, a small town in the north
east Coast and an office building erected.
But while this was being done, agents were
sent TO Florida and tract OF land was
bought in Port Tampa City. Here a large
hrick building was built and equipped with
costly plant for printing lottery tickets
ings are to be conducted in Honduras all
the rest OF the business will be carried on
in this state. John A. Morris of New York
city frankly admitted the nature of The
business IN which the Central American
Express was engaged.
"0n January Is the steamer Break water
chartered by the company. arrived at Port
Tampa, bringing President Paul Conrad.
Manager J.. l.. Davis and Commissioners
Gen. w. l.. Cabell and Col. Vil!ere. They
brought with them plates OF the numbers
winning prizes and several hundred thous-
and copies OF the prize list were vt once
struck OF
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-02-07
Gen. Harrison to Lecture.

Ex-President Benjamin Harrison is max
~. active preparations for his strip to Cal.
his lectures before the students of Leland
Stanford Jr, university. lie will be ac.
compenied by his daughter, Mrs. Mckee and
her family and his private secretary. They
expect 10 stay about six weeks IN Califor-
mia. The lectures will be on the subject
of constitutional law