The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-25
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED.
wESTMORELAND LAND SALE.
Large Tract Of Coking Coal Territory
Bought by John P. Bremen.

A big real estate deal. embracing the only
remaining undeveloped tract OF the cec.
brnted Connellsville eoking coal was con.
summated Wednesday through the real es.
tate agency OF Smith & Kelly, at Scottdale
John T., Bremen, the late general manager
OF the Mcclure interests in tho Connelsville
region, being tho purchaser The price paid
bordering on 800 900. The tract lies be-
tween the Willi'm 1haw estate, at Hccla,
and the Hostetter coke plant at Whitney, IN
Unity township. The tract has been badly
wanted bya number of real estate dealers
at Pittsburg and other places. The Whitney
branch OF the Pennsylvania railroad runs
within n short distance of the tract. IL L.
the intention Of Mr.. Bremen to develop the
coal. He intends to erect within a few
months about 200 coke ovens.
A disastrous FIRE was discovered Monday
at Mercer In the Office of the Reznor Manu-
featuring and Plumbing Company on East
Market street. The flames spread rapidly to
the livery stnbe and carriage works of Lynch
Ball, the livery stable of Cal Moon and the
warerooms OF j. G. Logan and w. ID. Keck.
The loss OF Lynch & Ball is $4,000; no insur,
nnce. Reznor Plumbing Company, $1,000.
insurance 81, 100. There were rs, 0U0 pounds
OF wool in the warerooms OF w. ID. Keck and
J. c. Logan, valued at 50, 500; insurance 81
500. Insurance on building, $500. The ori-
gin Of the fire is unknown.
George Allen got his arms, hands. face and
breast painfully scalded by the bursting of u
steam pipe at the steel mill at Beaver Falls.
His injuries were dressed by n physician,
who left him resting comfortably swathed III
cotton and oil. After the doctor left Allen
took a smoke, and In attempting to light his
pipe the cotton and oil dressing was burned
from his body.
At Pittsburg, Patrick Welsh, aged years,
was killed by the cars; Charles Harris, aged
II. died Mt the hospital from injuries re-
eeiNed by falling under u freight train, and
Hugh U COnnor, who leaves wife and three
chiidren, lost his life on the Pennsylvania
railroad last week.
The Western Theological Seminary at
Plttsburg received donation OF 100000 to
10 applied to the enlargement OF the depart.
ment OF elocution nnd rhetoric. The donor
was John y. Wallace OF New York.
Frederick Kaiser, an aged man living near
Iatrobe. was brutally beaten by two un.
known men. who failed to find money In tho
house after ransacking II. Kaiser Is 10 years
OF age and his condition is critical.
William Rosensteel. one OF the oldest line.
men employed by the &. ID. and Z. Telegraph
Company. WIS Instantly killed at the famous
Point OF Rocks, near Bessemer, ON the Penn.
sylvania railroad.
Two prisoners, VIII Mount JOY, waiting
TO be taken to the penitentinry for killing
Keith Whitaker. and Monroe Hunter, in
dicted for murder, dug their way out Of the
Meigs county jail.
Burglars entered John Armour's house al
New Custle and were discovered, MIR. Ar
mour fired ut them and blood marks seen In
the morning showed one was hit. They got
away with 80.
The barn Of Simon Sommers, near Pieas-
ant Unity, four horses, n calf and much val
uaole machinery were destroyed by fire The
loss Is about So, 500; insurance, 81 300.
Mrs. Dorothy Achre, aged 70 years, OF
Greeniield. Mercer county, overturned ket-
tie OF boiling water and was so badly scalded
that she may die.
The barn Of Abraham Sprcnkle, near
Wrightsvillo, was set on fire by tramps and
destroyed with all the summer CROPS and
farm implements.
Mrs. Agnes Haddock, OF Clarence. asks
slO,OOo damages from the New York Central
railroad for Injuries received last year.
DIR. Hugh Jamison, OF Greensburg, has
been appointed on the staff OF the Manhattan
eye and ear hospital at New York.
Joseph Jennette was killed bya fall of
slate in Guifey's mines, near Shaner. He
was 20 years old and unmarried.
Sadie Howard, II years of age. of near
Somerset, was killed by a train at Jeanette.
Workmen found n human skull while dig.
ging ditch In an alley at New Cattle