The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-15
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
A REWARD HAS BEEN OFFERED.
Beaver County Authorities Anxious to
Catch the Breakers.

A large number Of safes blown open In
Beaver county during the past month and
the failure TO locate the offenders, led County
Deteetivg Fetter 10 offer a reward OF il00 foi
Information leading to the arrest and con.
viction Of any one OF the gang. He believes
one gang has beens doing all the work. lie
has also warned the owners OF snfes to leave
them unlocked unless they contain valuables.
In addition to Detective Fetter's Oiler OF
S100 the Bridgewattr Gas Company oiiers
the same sum.
by the explosion Of natural gas Mt tn,
Evergreen hotel. seven miles north OF ALE.
gheny City. six persons were injured, three
II feared, fatally. Those seriously hurt were
August sitter, aged 80 years; Ada Stitzer
10 years; John Brooks, 80 years; Mrs. Frank
Marshall, 80 years. The hotel was badly
damaged by the explosion which was caused
by n leaking pipe.
Mondays storm was very severe about
Chambersburg. II caused the dam at Five
Forks to overflow and washed out so feet OF
the W. NJ. II. r., delaying traffic two hours.
On the VI. A., near the pipe line station, "
washed out 900 feet of track and stopped
travel all day. In Waynesboro great many
cellars were flooded.
j. II. Ringer, r. T. Hugus. John +. Null
J. N. Bauman, q. W. Kappensberger and
August Coenen have been granted authority
by the acting controller of the currency &c
organize the Citizens National bank OF
Jeanette with capital of 100000
Executions aggregating about 6 900 have
been entered against the Butler Meat Sup.
ply Company, A. ID. Chissinger, manager,
extensive dealers in Western dressed meats
and their place of business Is now In the
hands OF the sheriff.
The council at Ligonier is in much trouble
over the contract for the new water works
After the contract was let to Kroner 4
O'Herron, OF Pittsburg. and work begun,
this supreme court decided the bond election
to be Illegal.
While Isaac Cohen. OF New Castle, was
driving n valuable horse ON the street n We
hicle occupied by two drunken men ran into
him, the shaft penetrating Cohen's horse
near the heart, Killing II instantly.
The coroner's jury found that james Long,
whose dead body was discovered near Van
dergrift, came to his death by means un-
known. II is the general opinion that he
was killed by train.
The safe in W. J. Zimmerman's drug store
at belmont was blown open by burglars, but
only n small sum OF money taken. This is
the second time Zinlmernan's safe has been
blown open.
Samuel W. Reteg has entered suit fol
$4,000 damages against Il. Is. Corlett, 3
brewer at Washington, for alleged slander
Retleg was formerly foreman in Corletti
brewery.
Perry HOPPER, OF North Abingdon, neal
Scranton, a cripple, placed 80 pounds OF
stones in his pocket and lay down In Lily
Lake. His body was recovered.
Al New Castle Prof. Auckerman, physical
instructor OF the Y. NJ. G. A., was assaulted
by n highwayman. He gave the robber O
good beating and let him go.
Ida Sidney, who shot and killed her negro
lover, William Steele. in II Poplar alley
house, Pittsburg, May IL, was found guilty
Of second degree murder.
David Kelly, OF Dunbar, assaulted his
wife with spade, inilicting probably fatal
injuries.
Burglars stole 5000 worth of stuff from
Pershing general store at New Florence.
The Greensburg nut and bolt works was
sold to Sidney j. Potts for $4,000.
The New Castle tin plate works resumed IN
full.