The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-09-05
BILLED ny LAMP ExpLosroy.

KILLED ny LAMp EXPLOSION.
Joseph anil Harry Dohn. sons Of widow
OF Mckeesport, were frightfully burned by an
explosion OF n Kerosene lamp Friday night.
Joseph IL ~ years old nnd Harry 10 yenrs
Joseph died In terrible agony soon after tho
explosion and Harry cannot recover
The eighth annual encnfnpment Of tho q.
A. II. and old soldiers OF westmoreand and
Fayette counties II being held In Ellsworth
Park Mt Scottdale. Tho park " In splendid
condition and twenty-five tents have been
erected for the accommodation OF visitors. In
terestlng programs have been arranged for
each evening during the two weeks Of tho
cncampment.
Mrs. William Cannon, OF Hnzelton. having
become insane. poisoned three cows to death
aud then tried to poison her husband and
five children. Friday she attempted suicide
by throwing herself from n second story win
dow, receiving terrible injuries that may
| prove fatal.
In tho Bliir county court n motion made
| for n new trial OF the case OF william Fisher
| Va tho Altoona City Passenger Railway Com.
pany, because the Jury had reached a verdict
by the toss of penny, was refused by Judge
BOIL who held there can be no disclosures
Of the secret deliberations Of tho jury room.
this state, " commander-in-chlof OF tho
Corean army, n position he has held for Ave
or six years. He IL about 63 years OF ago
aud IL n graduate OF tho West Point military
academy.
While the funeral sermon was being said
over the body OF Mrs. Buchanan, ,ngod 30, who
died Of paralysis Mt Toylorstown, Washington
county, her husband, Alexander. aged 90, III
In tho same no ise, expired.
william A. Atkins, president OF tho Potts
Vile Iron and Steel Company aud sidney Il.
| Briscoc were appointed receivers OF the con
,ern, which failed Saturday owing 32ii,-
900.
william II. Boles, n Republican politician
OF Philadelphia. was found dead In bed Mt his
home there. lie had been taken III suddenly
aud died while his family was absent at tho
| seashoro.
John H. Draden, OF Beaver Falls died
Saturday morning, aged 10 yonrs For ton
| years tho deceased had boen Justice Of tho
| peace and served two terms as assistant bur.
CESS.
| Two men were killed and II iajured by tho
| explosion OF gas In tho Gilbcrlon collicry
near Ashland Friday afternoon. The dead
ares Frank Mccormick, IRE boss, aged i5,
and Lewis Ball, driver, aged 10.
The Pottsville Iron and steel company,
| being unable to meet notes has confessed
| Judgments for SlIi 900 Tho company has
nearly 100 men on its pay rolls at present and
when running full capacity employs 900.
Six residents OF Connelsvills have been
arrested on charges OF riot and melting to
| riot. They are Postmaster Harry Marietta,
| Park Flanagan, Fred Burkhardt, Richard
Scooley and Julius Detatry.
| The city council OF Beaver Falls decided to
accept the plans for u water works for that
| place. Tho plant which will cost sl25,0)0,
| will be built at once.
Tho cornerstone OF now Jewish synago.
que was laid at New Castle. Nathan Rabonon.
| witch paying 500 for the privilege II Is the
only synagogue In the Shenango valley.
Two ore trains on the Erie Il Pittsburg II. II.
| collided near w, s; Middlesex, Mercer county,
and Ia cars were smashed to pieces. No one
was seriouly injured.
In the closing match for the lawn tennis
| championship OF Western Pennsylvania at
Altoona, Friday, Pier and Edwards defeated
Moorehead and Coster 6-3, 60, 3-6, 6-2.
Six OF the Savs who are supposed to have
brutally beaten Peter Firmstone at the Stan
dad mines were jailed at Greensburs Satur-
day morning.
john Preston. an engineer was killed In
collision OF Pennsylvania freight trains at
were destroyed,
Near Greensburg burglars robbed the
| homes OF j. l.. McQuaid aud James Me-
Cutcheon. At McQuaid's they got so. and
gold watch, and at McCutcheon's $3.50.
Tho Kittanning Point reservoir from which
Altoona receives II main water supply, Is dry,
and in case OF fire, the city would be in a seri-
| Gus predicament
nv ha hraatiuo af an xia IA ian m x.a.a Ia
| raj led, and Isaac Imler, brakeman, was in
stantly killed, near Hyndman Sunday morn
| Ing.
] A Lake Shore freight train was wrecked
near Erie. Brakeman william Rohr was
severely injured, and an unknown man
killed.
The strike OF moulders at Baldwin 4 Gra-
hams stove works at New Castle. was de-
| clared of, and the men went to work at old
wage rates.
J. G. Price. a pit boss In the employ OF the
| Scott coal company, was struck aud killed at
a baltimore n Oaio train near West New
ton.
Mrs. s. p. Referring, wife OF wealthy
real estate agent at Sharon, drank poison and
will die.
"Abe" Buzzard tho reformed outlaw Of
Lancaster entered on an ll-year sentence Tor
burglary.
David Williams aud Edward Daniels were
killed by fall OF slate at u quatry at Read
ing.
George W. Miller's general store at Aroma,
westmoiea and county was closed by the sher'
in. t
During the absence from home OF Robert
Klingensmith. near Greensburg burglars
chloroformed his wife and stole $l20.