The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-09-25
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
Ieat has closed st. Louis schools.

Americas cup.
Tacoma proposes to hold an oriental and
occidental fair in 1900
The Pacific coast crop will fall short OF half
that OF previous years
Prairie fires have destroyed thousands oi
acres Of hay In Oklahoma.
Five men were killed in trogedy over
poker game at Mckinney, Ky.
A. II. U. membership in Ohio is said to have
doubled since the Pullman strike.
There were three deaths from sunstroke in
Chicago, Thursday, and many prostrations.
A tornado swept over Door county pen
insula, Wisconsin, demolishing thirty build
ings.
Since last advices. there has been an in
crease OF the cholera plague in orienta
ports.
| The Wisconsin would-be train robbers fail
ed because they didn't have enough dyna-
mite
Three hundred Boston iron molders have
struck for higher wages and better condi-
tions.
A railroad collision at saxony killed at
missing
The Chinese expect to retake possession OF
the 1.iaotung peninsula about the middle OF
! October
The New Jersey Republicans nominated
John W. Griggs, an ex-state Senator for
Governor.
Thirty negroes who attended picnic near
Camilla, Ga, were poisoned. Three Of them
have died.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge OF odd Eel
lows selected Dallas, Tex, as the places for II
next meeting
There are said to be 1000 men In the pro-
vince Of Matanzas ready to take up arms
against Spain.
Chancellor Hohenlohe, o. Germany. has
induced the Kaiser to refrain from prosecut-
ing tho Socialists.
Generals Bowen and Trivino have been
convicted OF treason against Alfaro, the new
President of Ecuador.
The funeral at Havana OF the victims OF the
sunken Spanish cruiser was the occasion Of
IN imposing demonstration.
A condition bordering on Anarchy prevails
in the district OF Imornia. Madagascar, where
every one is fighting tor power.
Court records at Hamburg. Ark, have been
destroyed by unknown parties who desire to
wipe out evidence OF indictments.
Ross G. Van Bokkelen. receiving teller of
the Merchants Loan and Trust Company, OF
Chicago, is missing. SO is s33,01O.
England has advised italy that the latter
can in no way rely upon English support in
the event Of Frances condemning the COM
mercal treaty between Italy and Tunis.
The report that the ST. Louis Car company
and the American Car company will consoli-
late has been confirmed by the officers OF
both companies.
An immense quantity of rifles, swords and
cartridges intended for the Cuban Insurgents
has been seized on the island of Andres,
where they had been seoretely brought from
New York.
A building in course Of construction in
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apsed burying 10 workmen in the ruins.
Niue OF them were killed and the others sew
ercly injured.
John and James Howard, two desperate
moonshiners OF Knott county Ky. had tight
with revenue officers. The Howard brothers
were mortally wounded, while Deputy Marsh
al Ingram was badly shot.
The British cruisers Aeolus, Spartan, Rain
bow. Caroline and Daphne are ascending the
River Yang tse Kiang in consequence OF In
formation that foreigners are being threat
ened with violence in the interior Of China.
Talwan Ju, the old capital OF Formosa
and Chang -Hwa, an adjacent fortified town,
were captured by body OF 1000 Japanese
August 26, after short contest. In which "a
of the assailants were killed and wounded.
The fetes celebrating the twenty-fifth ami
yersary OF the entry Of tho Italian army into
Rome. which began on the l4th inst, cul
minated Friday in the unvaiing OF the monu
ment to General Garibaldi on the Janiculum
Hill.
The steamers Constantine and Trevenicl
eollided of the entrance to the River Tyne
England. The Constantine was cut to thu
waters edge and was run ashore to preven
laundering. The crew ives rescued by meani
OF life line rockets.