The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-01
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED.
TIN MILLS CLOSE.
Eliwood Manufacturers to Await the waeo
Settlement.

Owing to the wage scale ns formulated by
tho wage committee OF tho Amalgamntcd
association not being acceptable TO the Man
ufacturers association, the Elwood tin plato
mills will shut down next Saturday until IN
differences between the Manufacturers Asso-
citation and the wngc committee nre nds
iusted.
At Emporium. Michael Morinrty II under
arrest and held In heavy bnll for shooting
md killing his mother-ln-law. Mrs EdwnrJ
Goodman. Mrs. Goodman livcd with her
son-in laws family. Monday night shc got
out OF bed and went down stnirs. Morlnrtv
heard her moving about. Procuring gun
he went TO the head OF the stairs and saw
what he believed to be burglar on the lower
iloOr. IIo shot and the wOman's agonIzinp
scream told OF the terrible mistake he Ind
made. Mrs. Goodman died In few minutes
Moriarty gave himself up TO the sheriff.
In the suit for damages OF Mrs Carrle
Richie against Millcr's Pennsylvania Extract
company for tho death Of her husband while
at work Mt the company's establishment. Sun
day, February II, 1895, the prosccutrlx re-
covered 1000 damages Richie was caught
In the shafting while oillng the machinery,
and II wns claimed that his denth was due 10
carelessness upon tho part OF the company.
Twenty train jumpers were areested I'm
y
country. The arrests were made by Detective
Marshall, the u h q. railroad, assisted by
the local police. Under a city ordinance
Mayor Andre fined tho prisoners 90 and
costs. In default Of the fine all were com
mittcd to the workhouse for 30 days.
vacancy exists In tho United States nnval
academy from tho Twcnty-fourth congress
sional district and Congressman Acheson has
ordered competitive examination at Wash
ington June 3Oth TO decide who 10 appoint.
At Waynesburs DIR. A. J. Gibbon, n proni-
nent physician. and Mack Roseberry. a bnr-
Der, both from Carmichaels Greene county.
were convicted Of performing n criminal
operation on Miss Waters, II years OF age.
Tim Bowers. an old man who lived alone
In shanty near clifton, was struck by
passenger train on the Pittsburgh a. Lake
Erie railroad while gathering coal along the
track and Instantly Killed.
Tho young man who was killed by n train
Mt Altoona, June i6, and mistakenly identi-
fled by Mrs. Harry Heider for her husband,
Is now said 10 be Daniel Saylor, OF Fayette-
Vile, Franklin county.
A brakeman named james Harland was
Instantly killed by being run over by the
freight train at Coburn on the Bellefonte 4
Montandon road. lie was jolted and fell
through the cars.
Rev. William Evans, OF Niles, has accepted
y
church In New Castle. The church will be
ready for dedication about July 7. II has
500 members.
Citizens OF Greensburg have appointed
committee OF six to proceed against members
OF the outgoing school board for failure TO
furnish an itemized report.
A2.year-old child OF Samuel Berchhemer.
OF Bloom Furnace, Blair county. overturned
wash tub filled with hot water and was
scalded to death.
Sigmond Shope, who threw n stone which
caused the death OF Conductor John King,
near Altoona, will be charged with first de-
gree murder.
Rev. II. Etzenhouser, tho mormon mis-
sionary, has stopped his sensational meet
ings mt Neshannock, giving the warm weather
aS an excuse.
The residence OF Charles Matthews and
store OF Charles Martin at New Castle, were
entered by burglars and good hauls made at
both places.
Several thousand tonds OF miniature size
fell in Sharon Sunday with the rain and the
streets were fairly covered with the hopping
creatures.
George Moore, farmer, while telling n
tree near Aliens Mills was struck on the
head by the tree and died instantly.
l.. Cohen. merchant tailor OF Sharon has
been closed by the sheriff at the suit OF his
wife and Max Friedman.
Charles NJ. Alcott, aged 10, father Of AL
derman Alcott, OF Altoona, committed sui
eide there by hanging.
A valuable horse belonging to John DAN
iels, OF Fairchance, was gored to death by a
bull In a pasture field.
The Keystone shoe factory at Erie has been
sold and will be used by the Burdett Piano
Company at once.
A dInkey engine used an railroad improve
ments near Altoona exploded, but nobody
was hurt.
A mad dog bit several people at Darling
ton, Beaver county, before It was killed.
The wire nail mill at Beaver Fa lis has re-
sumed.