The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-08-26
CONDENSED ITEMS.

Senator-elect Foraker and Postmaster
General Wilson sailed for Europe on the
10th.
The Whitten Cycle company. Of Provi-
dence II. l., assigned with liabilities OF $780,
900.
Prof. f. Nichols Crouch, author OF ''Kath-
leen Mayourneen," died at Portland, Me-,
aged 81 years.
Rev. John II. Stewart, aged Co, and for 32
years Methodist minister, was killed by
train at Cataraqui, ~. Y.
Anarchist Neebe has repaid Governor Alt
geldt's leniency by deserving his wife and
clipping with the wife of another man.
B. H. Mills, G.. 4. Garfield and L. H. Men
denhall, who we're stealing Il ride, were killed
by wreck on the Rock Island railroad, near
Topeka, Kan.
The Collector of Customs at Jacksonville.
Fla, has been instructed to release tho
steamer Three Friends, suspected of being "A
Cuban fllibuster.
Contractor William Fuller, John Holiday
and John A. Metzar were very seriously in
jured by the explosion Of boiler at Rock
land, Rochester, y. \.
W. H. Deaver. of Ashvile, n C., has
brought suit against the Southern railway to
stop 1t from hauling express ears through
the State on sunday.
Three japanese, s. Aano. X Kono and T.
Takio, are making n tour OF the Indiana oil
fields with view of using their Information
In the development of oil wells in japan.
The exact nature of this poisonous SUBJ
stance of the blood in sunstroke has not yet
been determined, ,as the analysis Of the secre-
tion has not yet been sufficiently completed.
President Cleveland has officially indicat-
cd that Earl III Hung Chang will be the guest
| OF the nation during his forthcoming visit to
| this country, and General Rugglcs stationed
at Governors island, lras been designated to
take charge Of the details of the reception.
Mr.. Harrison, the owner OF the Santo Do
mingo gold mine in the province of Carah
baya. department of Puno, and other ric-
| gold mines In Peru, has discovered whole
hill In the Andes mountains, extending at
least two leagues, and full OF veins of rich
| gold quartz.
! Second Assistant Postmaster General Nell
| son has a plan to facilitate mail operations
/ by placing carrier in a wagon who will
sort the mail as II Is collected. Ii the scheme
Is successful in Washington 1t will be extend
| ed to other cities.
George Fischer, an engineer employed at
| the Kahn building on New Grant street,
! Pittsburg, was crushed to death under an
elevator Fischer was working in the pit
under the elevator making some repairs. In
some way II got started and descended on
! him. pinning him to the ground.
| Advices were received from the village
! of San Miguel. Mexico, that 20 bandits had
made an attack upon the place and outraged
| every woman In the town. All the men were
at work on neighborlng haciendas. Three
bandits were captured and will be shot
Sheriff Landy Folsom, of Fern, Okla, has
been arrested by deputy United States
marshal on a charge of having murdered a
wealthy cattleman named Long, some nine
| years ago. Folsom was suspected at the
time OF the murder. but was not prosecuted.
| Whitecaps warned the proprietors OF a
| circus that visited Sevieryille, Tenn, that
the tent would be torn down unless every
thing announced on the bills was shown. A
mob attacked the tent and 20 men were
badly hurt ir. the fight. The show was given
under guard.
The W. 1. Macarthur dry goods company,
OF st. Louis, assigned for the benefit OF cred
ltors. The principal Indebtedness is an item
OF $50, 900. The stock is worth so, 900. The
Finley X Hill clothing company, one Of the
largest In the city, filed a chattel deed OF
trust for the benefit of creditors.
Tom Edwards, OF Isabella. Ga, who wa.
lately acquitted by the courts on a charge o
criminal assault, was given "A hours to leave
the community by indignant citizens Ed
wards wouldn't go until i3 of his enemie:
gave their names. Now the ones who drove
him out are to be arrested for threats on tn,
life OF a fellow man, on information furnish
ed by Edwards father
George McCauley, one OF the prominen
and wealthy mining men of Spokane, Wash.
and part owner OF the Cariboo gold mine, a
Trail, b. c., was held up by a masked lon'
highwayman in the mountains few mlle
e1,4O0 In gold bricks, the last months out
put Of the Cariboo, which he was bringing
to the city.