The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-18
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
DEATH WARRANT READ.
Mercer County Liquor Licenses -Moseby to
Be Hanged February 20.

The case OF Robert Moseby, colorcd, OF Nc
Donald. who is sentenced to be hanged Mt
Washington, February 20, is attracting much
attention. Moseby is South Carolina negro
who was employed at the Jumbo coal mines
at the time he murdered his cousin, James
Moseby, on account OF n small debt. He Is
is densely ignorant and when Sheriff Clark
read the death warrant to him, showed not
the least sign of feeling. He IL absolutely
friendless, aud there Is hardly chance that
he will have his case taken before the pardon
board. The death watch has been set
BY the blowing of Of n "gate" at the Iams
gas well, in Morris township, Greene county,
Mr. Jennings and Mr.. Coyle were severely In
jured. Several other men escaped without
Injury.
The Mercer county liquor license appli-
cants this year exceed the number Of last
year, although the number Of liquor houses
throughout the county were reduced last
February. The liquor applicants petitions
are not being as liberally signed as last year,
as n newspaper man then printed the name
Of every person who signed the petitions.
The new theater building company, Of
Beaver Falls, has decided to at once apply
for charter and begin operations The
company will be called the Grand Opera
house company, and the capital will be $780,
600. The plans call for three store-rooms, a
theater. The men backing the enterprise are
all Of means and enterprise
The coroner's jury at New Castle found
that Henry Hun died from the effects Of
bullet fired by NJ. G. Judd.
Frank Adams, the engineer OF the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie flyer, caught In the
wreck Saturday, died since ut New Castle.
Richard, Joseph and ID. Lydick and 4.
Coabrau ura In nj Mt Ipttaua ON ba obar
OF robbing the house of Griffith Owens.
Fike Thomas, engineer at the Crescent
works Of the California Coal company at
Uniontown, was fatally injured by being
caught In belt.
An effort is being made to raise q colony of
young men Mt New Castle 10 20 to Honduras
and engage in the culture OF bananas and
cocoanuts.
Annie Caldwell obtained her third verdict
In trial at Uniontown against Bullskin
township, Fayette county, for s700, for In
juries caused by being thrown from her
horse, which slipped on bridge. The town.
chip will appeal.
A new electric car line is projected at
Greensburg by Hugh Keogh. a contractor OF
Lancaster; Samuel A. Miller and Edward
Saxman, Of Latrobe, and some Pittsburg
capitalists. II will be run from Derry to La
trobe, touching youngstown, Whitney, Lip
pincott furnaces and st. Xaviers academy.
The ground to be traversed Ia level
Frank Phillips, negro, who came TO Bea-
yer Falls after serving In the war, died In the
hospital, Tuesday Of tumor, which had
grown so as to completely I'LL the abdominal
cavity. He was once elected a justice of the
peace in Pulaski township, and belonged to
the Grand Army of the Republic.
A wreck on the Pittsburg 4 Lake Erie rail.
rOa1 Mt NpwnOrt atatiOn Npxy Caatla
resulted in the fatal injury Of Engineer Frank
Adams, Fireman John Doubt and Mail Clerk
w. W. Bishop, all living in or near Pittsburg.
The passenger train ran into the rear Of o
freight train which was being switched. The
engine, mail car, smoking car and eight
cars were destroyed In the fire which follow
ed the crash. Only one passenger was hurt
and he but slightly.
The body Of Abner Biting, wealthy mine
timber dealer, was found on the Catawaissa
railroad, near Quakake, Friday. 1t Is be-
lieved that Mr.. Biting was murdered for his
money and his body placed on the railroad
to avoid suspicion.
Edna Rankin was convicted at Uniontown,
on the charge Of assault and battery. Edna
and Sadie Hull, both Of Pine Knot, Fayette
county, three months ago had fight to de-
eide which was to marry certain man both
were In love with. Edna won both battle
and young man, but sadie claimed that one
OF her earrings was chewed out OF her ear,
and also that Edna bit chunks out OF her
cheeks. Hence the arrest and conviction.
Mrs. @. Amberg,a respected and aged lady
of Collinsburg, was struck by freight train
on the p. Mex. 4 Y. railroad ut West Newton.
She had stepped from one track to avoid an
approaching train, when another came be-
hind her. which she failed to hear, and struck
her with the above result This makes two
persons killed in nearly the same place, with
In three weeks.
Notwithstanding that the Pennsylvania
Railroad company has ordered large num-
Der OF freight cars during the present year,
the demand has been so great that there has
always been q scarcity, and on this account
Il has been decided to place an order for
1000 more box cars, which are to be finished
as soon as possible. Including the order
placed by the Pennsylvania company for the
hines west Of Pittsburg, this new order will
make 1000 cars that have been ordered this
year.