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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
MILLIONS SAVED BY WARNING.
Weather Bureau Chief Speaks of the ssns.
fit of His Service.

Prof. Willis l.. Moore, Chief OF tho Weather
Bureau, has submitted to the Secretary OF
Agriculture his report Of the operations OF
the bureau during the fiscal year of his ad-
ministration. OF the forecast and warnings
Prof. Moore says, In part:
"Ilmely warnings of all severe storms
likely to cause injury TO shipping wore sent
TO all maritime stations, aud resulted in al
most incn,culablo benefit. In the harbor of
Buffalo alone, during six OF the most severe
storms OF the past winter, "a total of l50 ves-
sells. aggrcgating in value upwards of S17.-
000, 900, having on board about / 800 persons,
was detained In port by reason Of Weather
Bureau Warnings"
The professor points out that rs n result
Of the danger signals displayed NJ all points,
in advance OF the West India hurricanes on
the Atlantc coast no lives were lost and
that but little property destroyed; that no
cold wave or frost OF unusual intensity has
occurred without forewarning, and that
while no distrons floods have occurred dur
ing the year, warnings given by the bureau
In cases of heavy rains and melting SHOWS
were the means OF saving large amounts of
property.
The average percentage OF veriilcation Of
tho bureaus forecasts during the year was
S2 A per cent, an improvement of 30 over
that of last year.
Kite experiments are resumed. On one
occasion, an altitude of 1000 feet was OBJ
tanned. Prof. Moore says the use of kites
is always limited by the condition of the
wind.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
SELLING THE NATIVES.
Revolving Tale of Cruelty and Avarice from
the Hebrides

Reports have been received from New
Hebrides islands, lying west of Fiji, that the
natives are being sold like sheep for from CO
to fl0 per head, and that many are subject
cd TO great cruelties.
The New Hebrides are under Joint Anglo
French control. The New HeDrides Com
pany. which has large interests In tho islands,
last year sent deputation to Sir T. Nc
flwrath, the colonial treasurer of Queen
land, complaining Of this joint control. and
suggesting that Sir W. MacGregor. a@minis-
traitor OF British New Guinea should also
have jurisdiction over New Hebrides Sir T..
McIlwrath said in reply, that the only solu-
tion lay in the annexation Of the island by
Great Britain, or in the establishment OF "a
protectorate over them. There is British
high commissioner Of the western Pacific who
has jurisdiction to settle disputes between
British subjects living in these islands and
others. The Ango-French control was fixed
by q convention between Great Britain and
France on October "a, 1887. in which 1t was
-agreed that the protection OF persons and
property IN tho New Hcbrides should be Sc
cured by means OF u mixed commission COM
posed OF naval officers belonging to the En-
glish and French naval stations in the Paci-
fic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
LATEST NEWS FROM washington.
NEW CHINESE DIPLOMAT.
Mr.. Fang Man Of High Standing and
Scholarship.

Tho Chinese lawyer, Magistrate and diplo-
mat, Mr.. WI Fong Fang, whose appointment
10 the Imperial Embassy here has Just been
announced, Is in all certainty tho most ac-
complished man personally that has so far
been assigned by his Government to this
post Mr.. Fang will not have TO depend up
on an Interpreter or secretary in his inter
course with the State Department, for he
speaks most scholarly English. He is n
benchcr OF Lincoln's Inn, London, and there
fore n barrister at law before the English
Courts, having been admitted in 1878. Be-
sides this, he is q graduate Of Cambridge and
of II German university, from which he re-
ceiycd doctorate OF law. The new Minister
is especially strong on international law,
having completed for his Government re-
markabe translation and compilation in
Chinese Of leading American and European
authorities. He IL from Southern Chinese
province and resided In his youth in Hong
kong. where siuce his return home in 1873,
he has served several yeara as n snlaricd
Magistrate under the British authorities Mr..
Fang is a man OF good stature. Of pure Fur
arlan stock, and is Of quite distinguished and
intellectual aspect
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
REVIEW OF TRADE and FINANCE.
FEELING MORE CONFIDENT.
Traders Are Holding Back Until Congress
Meets.

II. q. Dun n Go. g weekly review OF trade
says. Reports from all parts OF the country
show clearly enlargement OF trade, but not
at all points In the same branches. but every
where helped by more confident feeling.
Extremes of weather have made the week
not altogether good for retail trade, but in
that line also there is improvement on the
whole.
Wheat has risen over G cents for the week
without material change in foreign advices,
which have been on the whole LEGS etimulat-
lug. The milling demand IN the Atlantic
states is nlso large. Corn has sympathized
with wheat only little, and is coming freely.
The visible supplies OF wheat do not gain as
much as has been expected.
Cotton has gained only sixteenth; after
its considerable decline The northern mills
are making much less cotton tnan in pre-
vious years, and the demand for goods Is
evidently disappointing.
Wool was and is still bought largely for
speculation, and earlier purchasers are un-
loading on the latter, but the mills are not
doing much moro than IN October. Includ-
ing speculative operations the sales OF wool
have been for four weeks 1854, 100 pounds,
against "A, i,29d,000 last year. Several large
mills have stopped within the past 10 days.
The collapse of the nail combination. and
prOtWDlN tne icuin communion, Hnu con-
siderable reduction In quotations for nails
and beams. give reason to look for n larger
demand for products OF iron aud steel, but
| ut present the sales against, speculative pur-
chases made some time ago are depressing
prices, and Bessemer pig has sold nt S225. 20.
and according to some reports little lower,
nt plttsburg. The demand for such products
as are not controlled by the combinations IL
somewhat increasing, but by no means as
rapidly rs expected. In minor metals tin Is
scarcely as strong as IL was week ago. but
copper and lead are stronger.
Failures for the week have been 800 In the
United States against 279 Inst year. and 3S In
Canada against a last year.
Bradstrret's review OF the stock market:
IrrcGularity. with narrow fluctuations. has
been the most marked feature of the week S
stock market transactions. Speculation has
been altogether professional. The room
traders have several times covered their
short stocks and given temporary tone OF
strength TO proceedings.
The features OF tho market were supplied
by the speciulties. The general impression
on the street Is that material rallies arc not
probable, and that until congress meets and
some definite idea can be formed as to its
course In connection with the Cuban situa-
tion, ns well as In regard to currency and
tariff Legislation, no very pronounced move
ment in the market IL ligely. There Is a be-
lief that renewed improvement in stock
values is to be looked for after the opening OF
the new year
Last saturdays bank sthtomcnt indicated
n phenominal outpouring Of boarded funds,
while the treasury gold reserves are ap-
proaching the S13O, 600, 600 mark.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
TORTURE OF NATIVES.
The Spanish Inquisition Revived in the
Philippines.

News from Manila brought by the steamer
City of Peking, in from Hong Kong. shows
that the Spaniards have resorted to torturc
OF natives and half-casts OF the Philippines
which surpasscs In cruelty that practiccd by
the Chinese mandarins in eases OF the most
atrocious crimes. They are also charged
with conilscating the estates OF wealthy half
casts and deporting these wrctched victims
to Fernadino, on the west coast Of Africa, q
place which has u climate that will quickly
prove fatal to the stranger.
These statements are not given on the
strength OF reports of refugees James 4.
Davidson, wel-known correspondent, was
recently commissioned by the Hong Kong
Press to so to Manila, and cautioned to
cvnde the press censorship, and in several
letters which he smuggled through the lines
he tells Of what he has seen and what he has
heard on good authority. Accordingto him,
the Instruments OF torture used in the Span
ish inquisiti0n three centuries ago have been
kept Ia the monasteries OF Manila aud were
brought out recently and used to extort CON
fcssions from native and Mestizo suspects,
who have been arrested and have been kept
In iail In Manila, subjected to hideous treat
ment
Mr. davidson also intimates that the lead
ing powers of Christendom should be called
upon to int rfere and put an end to tortures
which revive the worst features Of the Span
ish inQuisition.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
A Boy Playing with Nitro-Glycerine Blown
to Atoms.

William Porter, aged 10 years. son of a far
mer in Fawn township, near Millerstown,
Pa, was blown to atoms by an explosion of
nitro-glycerine. Several companions who
were at distance were severely hurt. Por-
ter's shoes, some fragments OF his clothing,
and piece OF his skull were all that were
found.
A well was being drilled on the Dellen-
baugh farm, which adjoins Porter's farm
and stored about the well were a number OF
cans OF nitro-glycerine. Operations had been
suspended for Sunday and the Millers had
placed the explosive in what they thought
was safe place. number OF boys,
including Porter were playing about the
the new well. Porter found the glycerine
and began playing with it. There was ter
rifle explosion, the derrick was wrecked,
a great hole was torn In the ground sur
rounding the woll and the air was filed
with flying fragments. The force of the ex-
plosion shook the houses for miles around.
Porters companions were knocked down
and stunned by the explosion. A few cuts
and bruises were the result Of their injuries
In short time the people commenced to
gather. At first there was no trace found of
Porter, but tine searchers soon found few
pieces OF clothing, the ahoes and small
piece OF skull. The injured boys were taken
TO their homes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
WEyLER's LOSSES.
Msceo's Forces Killed 1000 Spanish Sol
diers IN the Rubi Hills.

The Chicago Tribune's special from Jack
souvillc, Fla, says; Colonel Jose Reyes, aid
de-camp of Gencrhl Maceo, wounded and en-
route TO New York for medical treatment and
with dispatches to the iuntn. passed through
here Wednesday. He says the battle in the
Rubi hills of Pnar del Rio was the most
sungunary of the war. He claims that 1000
of Weyler's men were killed in two days and
twice as many wounded. Weyler went to
the field with 50, 900 men in three columns
He found Maceo entrcnched in crescent
shaped range Of hills. When at tho foot of
the hills the Spuniards were met with a
withering fire that cut gaps in their ranks.
Maceo's men shot from behind rocks and
trees aud gradually gave way before the
Spaniards who. encouraged by what they
thought to be victory. pursued them. Sud
denly deafening explosion rent the air and
q scene followed something like the mine
horror at Petersburg during the civil war.
Horses and men were blown high In the cir
aud fell to the earth dead and mangled.
The dynamite mine was touched of by John
Linn, formerly of this city, who is MGceo's
electrician. Maceo let loose his dynamits
guns. prepared by Linn, and more havoc
was wrought.
In tho mine explosion Colonel Reyes says
Weyler lost 700 men killed and 800 more in
the charge, besides 1000 wounded. Next
day, Maceo. knowing of the reserve force
under Weyler, retreated to even stronger
position There he was attacked by the
column under General EchGgue, who was
roundly thrashed and driven from the field.
losing 500 men killed, besides 300 wounded.
Next day Maceo retreated again. maneu-
vering all the while to entrap Weyler into q
field that had been honeycombed with dyna-
mite. Meanwhile. however, General Weyler,
hearing that there was danger OF an uprising
In Havana, because OF his failure 10 crush
Maceo. hastened back to that city.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
Fatally Wounded His Son.

Henry Wills, n German butcher, OF Troy,
N. ", stabbed his son at their Thanksgiving
dinner table. The boy, who is only 10 years
old. will die.
The trouble arose over n trivial matter.
Young Wills went into the house about
O'Clock. Two companions were with him,
and they were inyitcd TO dinner. The father
had seen his son coming down the alley and
observed that he stopped 10 talk with u
neignbor named Robinson. This angred the
senior Wills, aud ne asked his son why he
had not invited Robinsons wife to dinner
also.
The boy made an In pudent reply. At the
time Wills was standing ut the table, ready
10 carve the turkey, which was on the table.
With this knife he attacked the boy, stab
bing him twice in the side
The boy was taken to the Troy hospital
Immediately The attending physician de-
clared he could not survive the night. Wills
was arrested.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
DUST AND GAS BLOW UP.
Two Men Killed and tho Report Heard for
Thirty Niles

The st. Louis ellison Asphaltum compa-
ny's mine, three miles from Fort Duchesne,
exploded by the combustion OF dust and gas
at $3.50 Tuesday afternoon. Two miners
were killed and three freignters who were
loading ore 100 yards from the mine, were
injured by flying timber. The report was
heard at Vernal, 30 miles away. The build
ings at Fort Duchesne were badly shaken
and many windows broken.
The mine took fire. AMI owing to the in
tense heat, it was impossible TO get near It.
Flames shot from ali three OF the shafts 100
feet into the air and to extinguish them was
impossible. The whole command from Fort
Duchesne was mounted and hurried to the
scene OF the disaster. but could render no as
sstance. 1t being impossible to get near the
mine. II IL not likely that the bodies OF the
miners will ever be recovered. The dead
are;
Charles Anderson, OF Ashley. Utah, leaves
wife and five children.
Andy GGrnes. OF Park City, Utah, aged 80,
unmarried.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
HAD NINE WIVES.
Three of Them Testified Against Him and
Sent Him TO the Penitentiary.

Three of Them Testified Against Him and
Sent Him TO the Penitentiary.
AtLouisvillc, KY, WE. Hart was sentenced
to seven years in the penitentiary for bigamy.
Though young man he has had nine wives
He confessed TO eight but another was dis
covered after his trial began. Several OF his
wives are dead and another Is going to get
divorce. Three OF his wives appeared at the
trial. OF the three here the first WAS Laura
Poe, OF Bloomfield, Mo. She says she WIS
married to Hart Ia May, 1893, and that he
left her In December of the same year. She
had a child which lived to be- l6 months old.
She is the one who has brought suit for
divorce.
Nirda Clerney, of Pipkin, Henderson coun-
ty, Tenn, was the maiden name OF the Sec
ond wife who appeared against him. She is
lS years old, and went with him to the altar
in August 1895, and lived with him for seven
months.
Annie Hatchel, Of Water Valley, is the third
She lived with Hart seven weeks, during
which time he took her to Drum, Mo. On
his return with her In July he was arrested
In Columbus and lodged in the Graves County
Jail. She Is 20 years old.
1t Is knowS1hy Laura Poe that Hart had
wife In Missouri with him. The evidence
also developed that no had also married Miss
Averitt In Fulton. KY. In 1892.
The women were determined to send him
to prison, and he brazenly faced them out In
the trial.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
FIVE CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH
While the Parents We're at Danes Thei
House Burned Down.

Five children OF Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder Neal,
living five miles north of Hamilton, No., were
burned to death Saturday night. The Neal
building was burned while tho parents were
attending u dance.
When they reached the burning building
the father saw his ll-year-old girl lying.
burning, In the front door, clasping her B.
year-old brother in hor arms. The flames
prevented rescue. The father fell in u swoon,
and has been raving maniac ever since.
Nora, 0 years old, is the only survivor OF
the ire She says that the children at home,
Callic 13, Hattie IL, Willie T. Clarence 8,
Julia 8, and herself, retired at the usual hour
in ar upstairs chamber. The next she knew
the fire was coming through the floor, and
the building was enyeioped in flames. She
says that all slx were aroused. She rushed
TO the second story window and jumped TO
the ground, calling TO the others TO follow.
as the fire had cut Off escape by thu stair
way.
Ii is thought the fire was caused by an in
cendiary.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
TWO P. r. R. TRAINS WRECKED.
Engineer and Fireman Of the Southern
Express soalded to Death.

The breaking Of an axle on an extra freight
train near New Brunswick, N. j., caused a
disastrous wreck on the Pennsylvania rail-
road aud cost two lives. The rear end OF the
train was wrecked.
The southern express, carrying passengers
from Atlanta, Washington and Baltimore,
was close behind on another track. but run
ming at high speed. Before it could be
tagged 1t ran into tho wreckage OF the
freight train, which had spread over its track
The engine, mail car, two baggage cars and
four sleepers were derailed. The passengers
though considerably shaken up, escaped
with a few bruises.
The train crew. however. were not so for
tunate. Joseph Neegan, 40 years OF age, OF
Jersey City, engineer OF the express, and his
fireman, II. w. Chinchester, also OF Jersey
City, were pinned under their fallen engine
and slowly scalded to death in full view Of
the passengers and trainmen gathered about
who were powerless TO aid them. The bag
gage master was badly hurt. but it is thought
he will recover.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
POLITICS IN A PROCLAMATION.
The Governor Of Arkansas Murmurs Over
the Result Of the Election.

the Result Of the Election.
The Thanksgiving proclamation issued by
Governor James p. Clarke, OF Arkansas,
contained tho following;
"The people OF Arkansas are infinitely in
debted to the Maker for tho blessings OF gem
eral good health and for a measure OF social
and material prosperity that 1t has not besn
within the power OF man to entirely destro,
by unwise policies and laws. We have been
provided for In abundan from Gods store
houses, and our only cause for murmur or
complaint Is to be found in such things as
the misguided action Of our fellow citizens In
other sections has imposed upon us. With
us, Every prospect pleases and only man Is
vile.'
'Let us, therefore, on the day named. re-
turn profound and unstintod thanks to the
Creator for the bounty it has pleased Him to
bestow upon us as State, and to praise and
bless Him for the privileges yet preserved to
us OF still persisting In our task OF making
those now cropping in the darkness OF SELFISH
ness and error know the right, and, know
ing, dare maintain 1t.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
CYCLONES DEADLY WORK.
Several Lives Lost and Many Houses
Wrecked by Wind.

Wrecked by Wind.
The cyclone that ragged twenty miles from
Waco, Tex, on the 26th, devastated n strip
one mile wide and eight miles In length. A
number of farm houses were demolished In
the vicinity of Mart, McLennon county, and
information comes from Reisel,s elk miles from
Mart, that the residence OF Buck Douglass
was totally destroyed, his wife severely hurt
and one of his children was killed outright.
Five persons were more or less injured us
far as heard from. The temperature ranged
nearly at summer heat prior to the storm
In passing over the prairie the cyclone took
away everything 1t touched leaving the
earth bare OF grass.
A cyclone passed through the northwest
OF Tunica, Miss, travelling In northeaster-
ly direction. One end OF box eur on Il
switch was blown of. A negro church de-
stroyed and IN old mill shed blown down,
crippling a teamster and three horses.
Three houses on r. @. Irwin's place were
Sarah Clay, colored, was killed, and Sam
Clay seriously injured. Their three children
were wounded.
A severe storm passed over Western Ken
lucky Thursday night. Wires are down and
all roads arc choked by fallen trees. One
house was DESTROYED Mt Fulton and consider
able damage was done there. Along the
limo of the Illinois Central, In Southern ILL
nois, some damage Is reported.
A man and child are missing ut kuttawa,
Ky. 1t Is believed that they were blown into
the Cumberland river and drowned. The
railway station at Eddyville was wrecked. A
factory was blown down there and the court
house was partly unroOfed. All train are
late.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
AN EXCURSION BOAT SINKS.
The John Z. Moore Strikes Rock Near San
dy Hook and Goes Down.

The steamboat John L. Moore, with 100 eS-
cursionists on board. on their way to the fish
ing banks, struck on rock near Sandy Hook
and sunk 10 minutes later. Only her upper
deck is above water. Word was conveyed to
the Sandy Hook life saving crew by the stew
ard and fireman OF the steamboat who rowed
ashore In n small boat
The life saving crew set OF in lifeboat to
be on hand to rescue lives II necessary.
The steam pilot boat Walter ii. Adams.
which was steaming down to the bar, heard
a signal for assistance and bore down quick
ly TO the Moore, launched her lifeboat and
took of part OF the Moore's passengers. The
tug C. L. Evarts, which had dropped down
to Quarantine TO meet the fog-bound North
German Lloyd steamer Havel, also went TO
the John L. Moore's assistance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
THE BRUSSELS EXPOSITION.
An Opportunity for Americans to Display
Their Products.

The Belgian government is making ever
preparation possible 10 ensure tho success
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
GERMANY'S MANUFACTURERS.
The Empire Passing From an Agricultural
to an Industrial State.

" an bbHtcs
The rapid change OF the German empire
from an agricultural to an industrial state Is
set forth by Consul j. G. Monaghan in n re-
port TO the State Department. He says every
where one sees new mills In course of con-
struction. In Chcmnitg and thcreabouts the
manufacturing development is simply en-
ormous. Nothing like II has ever been seen
before. Hereafter, says the consul, Germany
will do all her manufacturing at home, buy
ing only agricultural products and raw mat
erials abroad lie cites the fact that Ger
many H. 10 longer buying steel rails abroad,
but Is making them Mt home The manutac-
tured exports Of Germany during tho first
nine months of the current year reached the
enormous total Of IL, ,705.000 tons or an in
crease OF 5000, 600 tons over the cntiro year
preceding. The consul says Germany must
continue to look TO the United States for
cotton, corn and petroleum, and he says
there IS a less demand for wooden ware, car
riagee, shoes, typowriters, crackers, biscuits
etc. The importation OF American textile
fabrics fell Off last year because Of the tex
tile depression in the United States. The
consul says Germany continues to look TO
the United States rs the best market In the
world for textiles.