The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22
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| Ten business houses were burned at Win
chester, Ont. Loss, $4,000; Insurance, S12,-
900.
A masked robber took $500 of postoflice
money from Postmaster johnson, Of Pendle-
ton, ore.
Judge Parker, at IT. smith, Ark, sentcnc-
ed "Cherokee BIZ TO be hanged on Tuesday
March II.
The steamer Congo was sunk at Memphis.
Four of the crew are supposed TO have been
drowned.
The weather Mt Sidney, N. =. W.. on tho
nth Is the hottest on record, and there have
been many deaths from sunstroke.
One hundred Portuguese troops fell into
ambuscade and were slaughtered recently 10y
insnrgent natives Of Muabor. India.
A. 7. Collins, superintendent of the Tecum-
sch, Ala, Iron company, was assassinatod by
moonshners on Saturday, near Chattanooga,
Tenn.
The Brazilian government has concluded n
contract for the immigration Of 100000 for
cigners, Italians being excluded from the
provisions of the contract.
Thieves broke into the hat and fur store Of
McCord X Co., No. 500 Wood street, Pitts
burg. before daylight Tuesday morning md
stole goods to the value of 81, 200 or FL 500.
A surveying party is running lines for nm
extension Of the st. Paul road from Cham
pion, Mich, TO Ishpeming, which will be
built early In the spring. in time to connect
with the Lake Superior and Ishpeming.
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company Of
New York hrs discharged every man In its
inspection service, 90 In oil, over the coun-
| try. The Mutual Is one of the last companies
In the United States to abandon this sort of
service.
The accounts of the Fifth Avenue Column
bus, Ohio Savings Bank, which suspended
Saturday, are short about s74,OO0 John
Field hat been appointed receiver. Cashier
John A. knight has assigned all his property
TO the bank.
The Queen Of Korea Is said to be still alive,
| having escaped from the palace massacre Mt
Seoul on November % Her enemies pretend
ed that they had found her body and three
men have been strangled for participation In
the supposed assassination.
A collision between freight trains. which
occurred on the Allegheny Valley railway.
| resulted In the destruction Of the bridge over
MahOning Creek, and the serious burning OF
many persons by an explosion of oil tanks.
Two OF the injured persons may die
A gang Of tramps from Chicago, who had
secured employment us lee harvesters at
/ Armour's lee houses at Cedar Lake, Ind,
succeeded in getting 900 men TO strike, and
started IA incipient riot which was queled
| by sheriff Hayes and large force of depu-
/ ties,
A banquet was given in Dogota In honor Of
United States Minister Mckinley Sunday
night. The Venezuelan minister, the cabinet
ministers and many other distinguished per-
sonages attended. Several speeches were
delivered, highly lauditory to the citizens of
the United States. President Cleveland was
| congratulated
Information comes from Carriso, Tex. that
| n party Of Americans. james II. Mclian and
! son, A. j. Blevins and Walter Strickland.
/ started from Eagle Pass on hunting trip,
| were fired upon by Mexican soldiers about 40
miles below thnt place on Sunday. The party
Is on its way to Laredo to complain to the
| government authorities.