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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20
The End Not Yet.

The national strike has been declared
Pennsylvania where compromise was
made and the men have gone to work,
but the strike has not ended in this Sec
section. From miner who is in a posi-
tion to know we got following as their
trouble: Before the strike the miners
here were getting 35 cents per ton for
mining coal and the iron machines
there are ten In Big Soldier--were put
ting out coal at 25 cents per ton. This
gave the men who run the machines Is
cents per ton for handling the machines
and 10 cents per ton to the men who
loaded the coal. There was some dis
satisfaction about this before the strike
and there was an understanding between
the miners and those who work with the
machines that they would all stay out
until both the miners and iron men got
raise. Another trouble was that the
iron men got all the cars they could load
and the miners got the cars that
were left The men asked for As cents
for digging and an equal right with the
iron men for cars. The company offered
the men a compromise of 40 cents but
said nothing about an advance for the
iron men nor an equal division of cars.
The miners held a meeting yesterday
forenoon and decided not to accept
the offer Of 40 cents unless some atten-
tion is paid to the scale submitted for
the iron men.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20
Result Of Primaries.

The Republican primaries last Satur'
day resulted as follows: For Congress
F. A. Weaver 1867; w. G. Bond 1880
Assembly, w. o. Smith 2977; District
Attorney, N. L. Strong 1915; Jas. v
Murray 1854; Jury Commissioner, ]. r
O'Conner 1911; Isaac Burlington 1743
In this borough Bond got 1853 votes
Weaver "a, Strong 149, Murray SO.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20
Shot in the Hand.

Emma Benson, Of West Reynolds
vile, was handling an old revolver
last Friday that she did not know was
loaded and the ball went through her
right hand.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20
Italians Break Out.

A work train was run up to the
Walston mine last Monday morn
ing to load cinders and the Italians fired
into the train. The women joined
with the men in this outbreak.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20
Base Ball.

A game Of ball was played on the
grounds at this place yesterday between
Reynoldsville and Lindsey. The score
was 8 to 8, In favor Of the visitors.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20

Save your money, by buying your
thoes from Robinson, and have good
shines.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20
LOCAL LACONICS.

place the cover over the sugar,
Lay the syrup gently by;
Keep your hats on, oh ye bald-heads,
For now we have the festive fly"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-04
A MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE.
Tclling OF a Mans Sin and Wom-
ans Fatal Weaknoss.

Florence Conway, employed as
chambermaid in the metropolitan
hotel, at Cheyenne, Wyoming, has
committed suicide by taking laudan-
um. She was unconcious when
found and died before a physician
could be summoned. The woman
left nothing to explain the motive
of her rash act. She was about 28
years of age.
Nothing is known concerning her
antecedent except that she had
brother, an ex-councilman of Omaha.
who died about year ago.
Among her personal effects were
found several love letters written by
Perry Bickford, surveyor general of
Wyoming, and one of the prominent
politicians of the state, in which he
referred to her in tender terms and
appointed places of meeting.
Bickford admitted writing the
letters, and said he had known her
about six months. He is more than
50 years of age and has wife and
grown daughter, who move in the
best society.
The affair has created tremend-
GUS sensation. Charges will be at
once preferred against Bickford with
the department of the interior at
Washington and his summary dis
missal requested. The circumstance
es surrounding the case lead to the
conclusion that Bickford has not
acted upon all her requests for money
which caused her to become desper-
ate and respondent and to take her
own life. The post mortem exam
ination and the coroner's inquest
are expected to develop some sensa-
tional evidence.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-04

And this scourge will not come amid
famine's horrid strides, nor will it
come by ordinary punitive judgment
1t will come as hiatus in statescraft,
a murderous, bungling policy. 1t
will be when health is intact, crops
abundant, and the munifcent hand
open. Then so-called statesmen will
cry over-production; then the peo-
pie will go to the ballot box and rat
ify by their ballots the monstrous
falsehood, over-production, uttered
by misstatement and vindicated bv
the same ballot; the Infamous lie,
over-produetion, thrown upon the
breeze by servile editors through a
servile press. And this brings ruin
upon his country, serfdom upon him
self and oppression upon his child
ren."
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-04
ESTABLISHED 1890.

twelve or thirteen days it will carry
goods from the Baltic to Valdivostok,
as against the six or eight weeks now
required. The tea and silks of China
wsuld go west via the Siberian rail-
road rather than by the Suez can
al or around the cape. The railway
will moreover vitalize the resources
OF vast regions now torpid for want
OF communications. The empire is
wanting in arteries of commerce. 1t
has but $4,000 miles of railroad. It's
navigable streams are numerous but
by reasons of extremes of heat and
cold they are navigable, as rule,
only in the spring and autumn. The
Black sea might be blocked by
Turkey or England. The rivers of
Siberia emptying into the Arctic
ocean are practically of no value for
transportation except in their upper
courses and for part of the year. The
isolation of vast area of Siberia prac-
tically destroys their greal value for
purposes of agriculture and mining.
With better means of communication
population would in Russia flow east,
just as in the United states the con-
struction of our transcontinenta
lines caused it to flow west. The
natural resources are there; accessi-
bility will bring them speedy devel-
oPment. Already the annual pro-
duct of gold and silver in Siberia is
very large, though its production is
made expensive from want of modern
means or transportation, but with the
building of the Siberian railway the
product will probably be much in
creased. The wealth of the region
to be traversed in iron, coal, salt and
precious stones are we'll known
Baltimore Sun.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-04
Tho Great Siberian Railway.

The Siberian railway, one of the
greatest enterprises of the century,
must attract attention by reason of
the important commercial, political
and strategic objects it is designed
to serve. In length it will exceed
by more than one-fifth the length of
our transcontinental lines from New
York to San Francisco. Besides
connecting Vladivostok, its eastern
terminus on the Pacific, with Mos
COW, distant $500 miles, it will reach
ports on the Black sea, the Caspian
and the Baltic. At present the
English, for the most part, carry on
the commerce of China, Japan and
India with Europe, but the new rail.
way will, it is hoped, greatly alte,
the route of this commerce and make
the Russians its bene6ciaries. In
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-04
VOL. ", NO. 36.

Flour, from So to 80 per hundred.
Rye flour, best Wisconsin, 25 pound sack,
$1.15.
Graham flour; % pound sack, 75c.
Corn meal; 25 pound sack, Soc.
Oat meal; 20 pounds for 81.
Crackers; 10c per pound, by the box.
New California potatoes; extra nice, &c.
High grade California can fruits, 25c, or
$3.50 per case.
Canned vegetables, So to 1915 per case.
Leopard preserved can fruits, soc; re-
duced from 35c.
Canned corned beef, SOC; reduced from
35c.
Dakota ranch eggs; first-class quality
as good as Montana ranch, 25c Doz.
Half cases at 20c Doz., full $5.75.
Coffee, SOC, or 10 for $2.75.
Fine line of teas at 40, so and 6Oc.
Prices baking powder; 10 o., 45c "a
pounds $1.15, pound $1S5.
Leopard cove oyster; best put up, 35c,
or 3 for 81,
Niger head oyster; excellent grade, 25c.
Dried fruits, from to zoe per pound.
1" raspberries, SOC per pound.
Best lard 3 pound pail soc, 5 pound
Tic, 10 pounds $l.45, 20 pounds
$2.75.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-04

There is a joke going the rounds
at the expense of modest young
newspaper man in a neighboring
town, which is so good that it ought
to be true. The young man in ques
ton, it appears, was recently invited
to party at residence where the
home had been recently blest with
an addition to the family. Accom-
panied by his best girl he met his
hostess at the door, and after the GUS
tomary salutation asked after the
welfare Of the baby. The lady was
suffering from cold which made her
slightly deaf, and she mistakenly
supposed the young man was inquir.
ing concerning the cold. She replied
that she usually had one every win.
ter, but that this was the worst she
had ever had; it kept her awake at
nights, and had at first confined her
to her bed. Then noticing that the
scribe was getting pale and
nervous, she said she could tell by
his looks that he was going to have
one just like hers, and she asked him
to 60 and lie down. The paper came
out as usual the next week, but the
editor has given up inquiring about
babies.-Ex.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-04
JOHN R. FITZSIMM0NS'< <
~
General Supply Store.
LIST OF REGULAR PRICES:

Dry salt pork, 121c.
Breakfast bacon, 15c.
Ham, 16c. Meats are advancing and
these prices will no doubt have to
be advanced in a few days.
Sugar, 13 pounds for 81, or $6.75 pr SIX
Yellow sugar Is pounds for 81, or $6.2j
per sack. These prices on sugar
are very low on present market
value.
Economy milk, 7 cans for 81, or $5.75
per case.
St. Charles or Highland milk, cans fol
$1, or 81 per case.
Cut loaf sugar, 10c per pound.
Six X bar sugar, 12ac per pound.
Choice raisins, 15c per pound.
Gloss starch, &c, in box lots.
Corn /" 10c, in box lots.
Kinks White Russian soap, 16 bars for 81
Savon Imperial soap, " " "
Washing soda, pounds for csc.
We have car of Glendale Gilt Edge
flour ordered. This flour seems to be 6
general favoritc.
We want your trade and will give yor
uniform low prices right through or
everything we handle.
Try us and you will be satisfied.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-04
ARMED TO THE TEETH.
A Quarrel in Arkansaw il Settled
With Winchesters and Revolver,

With Winohesters and Revolvers.
In the neighborhood of Ivory's
Ferry, near the Arkansas and Louisi-
ana line, some one started report
that Rev. Platt, the leading divine
Of the neighborhood, had made some
indecent remarks about young lady
OF his congregation. Platt denied
this and said that Dan Perdue was
the author of the scandalous report.
To settle the question of veracity,
Mr.. Perdue and Rev Platt, with
their friends, met about mile be-
low the ferry, all armed to the teeth.
Rev. Platt, his father-in- law, Mr..
Stuart and Mr.. Goulet on one side,
and Dan Perdue, his friends, Bill
Tisdale, ST., Bill Tisdale, Jr., and
two men by the name of Defree.
After little while it became appar
ent that matters could not be settled
peacably, each principal charging
the other with originating the SLAM
der. Winchesters, shot guns and
pistols were brought into requision
and used freely on each side. Platt
was killed in his tracks, Stuart was
shot down and beat over the head
with revolver, leaving five gashes,
and is now in critical condition,
and Goulet had three fingers shot
off.
After killing Plat, Perdue and
his friends fired shot after shot into
the minister's dead body. Only one
of the Perdue crowd was wounded.
Bill Tisdale, ST., was shot in both
hips and will likely die. Excitement
is at fever heat in the community
and further trouble is expected at
any time.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-04
Insult to Injury.

Helena Herald: 1t is very deplor-
allie, the proneness of the world to
kick man when he is down. Now
that Debs' authority over his men is
dwindling away, it is openly charged
that he was twice member of the
Indiana Legislature.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-04
Everybody viii Fight.

Meagher county News: The art of
war is being so greatly improved
that after awhile there will be a war
and no one killed. A man in Phila-
delphia has invented shield that is
absolute protection against bullets.
When war becomes so tame that
champagne is drunk behind the
breastworks during engagements,
then substitutions and desertions will
be unknown.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-04
Had Their FIJI.

Avant Courier: 1t is reported
that the railroads resumed operations
at Butte without the least hostile
demonstration. The few red headed
people in that busy city held their
little picnic on the fourth of July
and they don't want any more of it
at present.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-04
An Immense Plant to be Built
Which Will Cost a Lot of
Money and
GIVE MANY MEN EMPLOYMENT.
The Great Siberian Railway tC
be Opened Within the
Next Few Days.

"A contract was recently made
which means great deal to the
people of all Montana, and particu-
larly to the northern portion of the
state. The contract is between the
United States Goa! Washing COM
pany of Chicago and the Castner
Coal and Coke company, and is for
the erection at Belt of 25O-ton
plant for washing the coke and coal.
The terms of the contract are agreed
to by James Shields, president of the
Castner Coal and Coke company,
and Mr.. Cunningham for the Chica-
go firm.
The terms call for the completion
of the works by Nov. /, and the
plant will cost in the neighborhood
of $4,000. Mr.. Cunningham will
leave for Chicago tomorrow to get
the plant.
In addition to this Mr.. Shields
will leave in the morning for Belt,
where he will break ground at once
for the erection of 100 coking ovens
which will cost about $50, 900. These
will be erected by the company and
not under contract.
Much valuable machinery is also
to be purchased, and 100000 will
be expended at Belt during the next
three months in developing the coal
fields and getting things ready to
utilize the product.
This important work signifies
much for the future of the Belt coal
region, and the news will be well
coined by residents IN all parts of
Montana. The immediate advantage
is the employment of 200 or 300
men at Belt, in putting up these
works in addition to the 800 men
now employed, but the results of
lasting advantage will be the en-
ployment of 500 to 800 men regu-
larly at the coal mines instead OF
800. The movement means that the
coal and coke for the Anaconda
company will be furnished from Belt,
and the s2,OOO,0OO spent by that
company annually will be kept in
in this country.
The washing plant will utilize the
slack coal, which heretofore has been
almost useless. Already much oi
the coal for the Anaconda company
is obtained from Belt, and when the
new plant is completed, not only
will be to coke, but all the coal be
obtained from Belt and have the
benefit of the s2,OOO,OOO spent an.
nually for coal in Wyoming and
freight to the Union Pacific company
The process for washing coal has
been extensively used in Europe
but only to limited extent in this
country.
4
The United States Coal Washing
company controls the Luthrig pat.
ents in this country, and has erected
a 6OO-ton plant at Carterville, ILL.,.
and a l ,OOO-ton plant at Birmingham
Ala.-Standard.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-04
SMOOTH WILLIAM MELVILLE.


William Melville, correspondence
clerk of the Bank of California, at
San Francisco, has made confession
that has astonished the bank officials
and startled the community. Mel
vile says that during the past thir-
teen years he has stolen s35, 900 of
the bank funds. The bank people
at first refused to believe this story,
claiming their system of doing busi-
ness was so perfect that it would be
impossible for any shortage to re-
main long undiscovered.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-04
Its Trial Period.

Something like fifty years ago
Carlisle wrote: "The republic west
of us will have its trial period, its
darkest of all hours. 1t is travelling
the high road to that direful day.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-08-04
4 Desperate Naval Battle
Between the War Fleets
of Japan and China.
TIE JAPS FIGHT LIKE DEMONS
One Chinese War Vessel Sunk,
Another Captured and a Large
Number of Men Killed.

News has reached Shanghai of
desperate battle between the fleets
of the Chinese and the Japanese, in
in which the Chinese were defeated
and the Chen Yuen, the largest
battle ship but one in the Chinese
service was sunk, and two other large
Chinese vessels, said to be first-c class
cruisers, captured or destroyed. The
battle was hotly contested, but the
Japanese appear to have handled
their guns, ships, and torpedoes with
more skill than the Chinese. The
Chinese fleet engaged carried nearly
1000 men and large number are
reported killed or drowned.
Later dispatches say few, if any,
of the Chinese engaged in the battle
escaped. Two German officers, in
command of the Chen Yuen, are re-
ported to have met death with the
crew.
A navel battle was fought Tues
day, at Tien Tsien, between the
Chinese and japanese fleets. The
japanese sunk the Chinese war ship
Chen Yuen. Two large cruisers,
supposed to be vessels built for
China, were captured or destroyed.
The Chen Yuen was battle ship of
7,4UO tons displacement, carrying
14a inch and compound armour at
water line. Her battery included
four 12-inch guns protected by
armoured breastworks and two small
Krupp's, eleven Hotchkiss cannon
and tubes for Whitehead torpedoes,
two 8 Ia inch and six inch Krupp's
and secondary battery of Hotch-
kiss revolving cannon. The Chen
Yuen was built for China at the
Stettin works. She was a sister
ship of the Ling Lue and was the
most powerful ship in the Chinese
navy with the exception of one.
The following official statemen of
the difficulties between China and
Japan has been issued by the Japan
ese government: Japan and China
were approaching a settlement of the
difficulties when China suddenly
suggested that Japan withdraw her
fleet from Corea, and give formal
compliance with the Chinese de-
mands by the Goth; otherwise the
whole Chinese forces were to ad-
vance upon Corea. The Japanese
regarded this as the ultimatum but
acting under the advice of the friend
ly powers agreed to the proposals in
an amended form, at the same time
declaring that if the threatened
Chinese advance was made on the
goth it would be regarded as an
overt act. It is conjectured that the
japanese officers were instructed
to be on the watch for the Chinese
war ships and seeing the latter ad-
vancing on July 9th opened fire.
The Chinese think the Kow Shung,
the Chinese transport sunk by the
japanese Cruiser, was flying Brit
ish flag as ruse. The japanese in
dignantly deny the charge of brut-
ality brought against the officers and
crew which sunk the Chinese trans
port.
The Central cable office of the
Western Union telegraph company,
at New York, has received advices
from Hongkong and Shanghai that
the Chinese telegraph companies
will not accept any telegraphic mes
sages respecting the war between
China and Japan. The Chinese
land lines north of Shanghai are in.
terrupted, cutting off Tien- Tsien and
Pekin.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-03-22

The title Of prince in Russia is so
common that it has little significance.
The bearers of the distinction are more
numerous than ''the wearers of the
Legion of Honor in French cafe, or
colonels in the Southern States OF
America" The truth of this statement
is illustrated in report in the last edi-
ton of the military gazette, "Ruskl
invalid" 1t records the death of thir-
teen officers of the militia, of whom
nine were princes. 'In the Caucasus, -
says foreign journal, Eevery owner
of a large flock of sheep calls himself
prince All OF these sheep princes
are addressed as 'highncss, the same
MS the sons OF the oldest princely fam
lilies. When one of these sheep-owners
Goes to foreign countries, he places
the title prince on his card, and plays
a certain part in uninitiated circles.
The same thing is true of the many
representatives in Russia of the Tartar
'princely' families Many ancient
Russian families, such as the Narysch-
kin, Wsiewoloshskl, etc, entitled to
the prefix prince before their names,
decline to use it for fear of being con-
founded with these apparent princes.
Representative of these families are
content with the use OF the coat-of-
arms. - New York Tribune.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-03-22
The following are the conclusions ar

The following are the conclusions ar
rived at:
/. The use of the Babcock test was
sonearly accurate in the work required,
that the chemIcal analyses for butter
fat showed no appreciable difference
worth taking into account.
2. The change of food showed
plainly in the quality of the milk, as
ration of poor quality showed loss
in per cent. of fat present, and one of
rich nutritious food caused increase in
per cent of fat.
3. The final result shown was, that
there was little change produced in
the total fat day by day, but that the
changes in per cent of fat were fully
compensated in changes in the milk
yield of the COWS.
4. The study of the record shows,
as might be expected, a few anomalous
or unexplainable circumstances which
it will take other and more extended
experiments to solve.
5. The study of sudden storms and
cold waves included ten observations.
| OF these, seven showed the diminished
yield Of milk, and in three the yield
was constant The fat diminished in
per cent. in five observations, remained
constant in four, and increased in one
| observation. In each case the COWS
were warmly stabbed. = Farm, Field
and Fireside.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-03-22
che MOuliing Of Birds.

The strain OF years wear, with ex-
posure to wet, sun, and wind, upon
the innumerable fbres and booklets
brings the feather into a somewhat
dilapidated condition. 1t then, by
natural process, falls from It's attach
ment, and new and perfectione grows
in its place.
Although the feathers develop rapid
ly, there must naturally be an interval
between the loss of the old one and
the time the new one is sufficiently per-
fected to be OF use, and it may conse-
quently be thought that the birds
power OF flight would .be impaired
or destroyed during the time of the
moult. 70 a certain extent this is the
case, but the injurious consequences
are greatly mitigated by several com
pensating circumstances. In the first
place, the moult of the. wing feathers
always occurs in Autumn, after
the exertion and activity called
forth by the domestic duties
of spring and summer-the courtship,
nestbuilding, and feeding of theyoung
brood-arc over, and existence has be-
come comparatively quiet and monot-
onous. Then again, by most admir-
able physiological arrangement, in
stead OF all the feathers moulting
simultaneously or even irregularly, the
change takes place according to reg
ular plan, and symmetrically in the
two wings; the feathers on the two
sides falling out i'll pairs
In this way the wings of opposite
sides are alwaysin the same condition,
and the inconvenience is minimized to
the greatest possible extent. 1t is
we'll known that to incapacitate bird
from flight it is only necessary to pro-
duce an inequality in the wings by
clipping the end of one. If both are
shortened, the power will be retained
although Of course not IN the perfec-
ton as before. On this principle
birds are able to preserve to a consid-
erable extent the faculty of flight dur
ing tho whole period of moaltins then:
wing feathers. = Good Words.