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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-02-24
NEWsY NOTES

Charles White. who was shot in an attempt
to rob Thomas Henry Hylands at East Bridge
port, Conn, died.
The German ship Baltimore from London
for New York. foundered ut sea January "a,
only one man was saved.
The Indiana Legislature has passed law
preventing fusion candidates from having
their names twice on the election ballot.
A bill making 1t u punishable offenss to
wear u high hat at q theatrical performance
In Colorado passed the assembly by vote of
AZ to 10.
Near Kinmundy, Ill.,, freight wreck oc-
cured on the Illinois Central railroad. The
engineer, fireman and one brakeman were
killed.
A Chicago jury returned verdict of q, 900
In favor of Mrs. Emma Braun in her suit
against Rev. Mr.. Craven, who she claims
frightened her into st. Vitus's dance during
an interview.
A bill was introduced in the Kansas Senate
to repeal the prohibibitory law and establish
State dispensarles for tho control OF tho
liquor tra!ilc.
Edward j. Smith, a miser was found dead
in his room at l72 Butler street, Brooklyn. A
search revealed S225 in cash and bank books
representing Sl2, 700.
The post mortem examination OF the body
of Arthur Duestrow, hanged at Union, No.,
revealed leptomeninsitis, or white specks on
the coating OF the brain.
Sir Charles Cameron, Liberal, was elected
to the British house OF Commons from the
Bridgeton division OF Glasgow by 4.5OG
votes to 4.3sl for Charles Scott Dickson, Con-
servatiye.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-02-24
Bolt Trust Goes Under.

II is stated that the big machine bolt trust
the leading machine bolt manufacturers in
the country. A. $. Epson. OF the Upson Nut
company, Of Cleveland, o., was the presi-
dent Of the trust. The cause OF the down
fail of the trust was sharp competition
forced by the dstrust and jealousy Of some
OF its members.
Treasure, and Manager g. o, Fsaslington,
of the Chaplin Nut II Bolt company, said:
''The machine bolt trast has practically gone
TO smash. The general discount now is 10
per cent. while formerly IL was from 10 to Is
per cent. less"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-02-24

The general deficiency bill was finished by
the house committee ON appropriation and
reported to the house. The total amonnt car
ing work on the Mississippi from the head
OF the passes to the mouth Of the Ohio, $685.
900 Is given, and for the Mississippi from the
mouth OF the Ohio to the mouth OF the Mis-
souri,, Ss25,000 An appropriation OF $780,
900 is made for the entertainment of the
universal postal union to meet in Washing
ton next May.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-02-24
Ohio River improvement nts

Mr.. Quay gave notice in the Senate that he
would offer an amendment to the sundry
1yii bill changing that portion OF the last
river and harbor net relating to improve
ments in the Ohio. The law ms It now stands
appropriates 81, 300 900 for the completion of
movable dams Nos. 2, 3, 4 and .. Senator
Quay's amendment appropriates S3,000,00O
At provides that the government shall not be
obliged to pay more than 25 per cent. of the
total amount in any one year for the work
performed. In accordance with this plan
he proposes making available the sum Of
$3.50, 900 to be expended at once in the con.
tinuing OF work on these dams.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-02-24
PLAGUE AND FAMINE.
Awful Mortality Reported in the Stricken
Indian Districts.

People from the central native states and
Bundelkund district have been nocking into
hundreds of starving people are meeting the
trains and begging as their only chance OF
subsistence, The Villages are turning the
refugees away and many are dying on the
rails. Children are deserted and left to for
age for themselves. The mortality Is awful
at Banda, the blackest spot Of the Bundel-
kund province, where out OF a population OF
zoe, 900, 900 are receiving relief.
Since the outbreak of the plague 6, ,853
cases have been reported In Bombay, and
5,483 deaths have been recorded. In Bombay
presidency 9.9ll cases and 8, sOG deaths from
the plague have occurred.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-02-24
PRIZE FIGHTER KILLED.
Ben Coleman's Neck Broken During a Ring
Fight at Cincinnati.

Ben Coleman was killed in prize fight at
the Manhattan Athletic club in Cincinnati.
Ohio. Coleman and William Rogers, both
colored, put on four ounce gloves for a ten
round contest. In the early part OF the first
round Rogers struck Coleman In the face,
and Coleman fell, he head striking heavily.
He lay motionless, and after ten seconds
Rogers was declared winner. Efforts were
then made to revive Coleman, and 1t was
discovered that he was dead. Spectators all
say that he broke his neck In the fall. Rogers
escaped, but referee Simcoe was arrested.
Coleman's body was carried out, and then
the main event OF the evening came or a ten
round contest between l.. Roberts, white,
and Jim johnson, colored, known as The
Artist. Roberts was badly punished in the
fourth round and the police stopped the
fight. A large crowd was present.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-02-24
Spaniards Win Again.

According to q dispatch from Manila,
severe aghting has taken place between tine
Spanish troops and the insurgents OF the
Philippine islands. The Spaniards, 1t is
stated, have captured ut the point Of the bay
onet the entrenched insurgents positions ON
the Ymus road. II Is added that 400 insur-
gents were killed and that the Spaniards lost
twenty-six men killed aud sixty wounded.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-02-24
1885 Deaths from Plague.

An official dispatch from Bombay says
that !, ,s35 deaths occurred there during the
week ending Friday. February IL. Of which
S13 were due to the Bubonic plague. At
Poona At cases OF the plague were reported.
as compared with 43 cases during the week
previous. At Karachi 269 deaths were re-
ported, as compared with 297, 13l, and 206
deaths during the three weeks previous.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-02-24
African War En- ded.

The campaign conducted by the expedi-
tion OF the Royal Niger company against the
Emir Of Nupe is lpractieally at an end.
Daily excursions from Bida, the Fulah eapi-
tai, prove that the enemy Is disorganized,
and that the Fulahs have dispersed In ali
directions. The Emir OF Nupe and his Lead
ers are suing for peace. The prisoners cap
tured by the English forces include son OF
the late sultan. A reward has been offered
for the capture of the present sultan, who Is
in hiding
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-02-24
Six Persons Butehered.

A sextupls tragedy was committed near
WinOna, N. D., on the ranch of Rev. Thomas
Spicer. The horribly mutilated bodies OF
Mr.. and Mrs. spicer, their daughter. Mrs.
william Rouse, with her l-year-old twin
boys, and the aged mother of the postmaster
OF Winona, were scattered about the ranch.
There is no clue TO the perpetrators, but is
suspected the murders were committed by
Indians. The Standing Rock Indian reserva-
ton Ia not far aWQy
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-02-24
THE SILVER AGITATION.
Chairman Jones Will Carry on Campaign
in the Colleges.

Charles n. Crewson, OF the University OF
Chicago, who was prominently connected
with tine Bryan League Of College Clubs dur
ing the late campaign, has received word
from Chairman James X. Jones, OF the
Democratic NATIONAL Committee. urging
upon him the Importance Of reorganizing
the clubs and starting at once ''campaign
Of education" In tho interest Of free silver
and the Presidential election Of 1900.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-24

man, not a Swiss, and that his height
did not tally with the bankers descrip-
ton. M. Mougeot, in bringing the case
before the Chamber, severely condemn
ed the Foreign Office and the Ministry
of the Interior NJ, Darlan, Minister Of
Justice, argued that the eXtradition
treaty with Switzerland warranted and
even necessitated the arrest, but added
that he had issued a circular enJoining
prompt magisterial examination, To
this NJ. Habert retorted that the French
authorities were much more hasty in
arrestlng poor devils who had done
nothing than in obtaining the eXtradi-
ton of malefactors who had dishon-
ored France. Votes of censure We're
proposed, but the government called for
the order of the day pure and simple,
which was adopted 24S votes to 24S. A
proposal however, restricting imprison-
ment before trial and emitting a pris-
oner to free communication with his
counsel was declared urgent, and was
referred to the committee on the reform
of criminal procedure.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-24

THE GBEEKS HOLDING OUT WELL.
The news from the seat of war on the
Grecian frontier is delayed in trans
mission" and when it is transmitted it
Is so conflicting that it is hard to tell
Just what 1t means. But on the whole
the plucky Greeks seem to be getting
along better than could fairly be ex-
pected considering the odds against
them. They have apparently held their
own at Larissa, and the displacement
OF Edhem Pasha by Osman Pasha, 1.-The
hero of Plevna," indicates that the
Turks are not finding the Greeks the
easy prey they thought and said they
were going to. The official report made
by "Skouzes" says that the Greeks
have pushed the Turks back on the
Turkish territory. and also that they
are advancing northward in Epirus.
There is talk that the Powers will
soon intervene. One of the reasons for
this is found in the attitude assumed
toward Turkey by Bulgaria, which has
made certain radical demands upon the
Sultan for increased religious and COM
mercial recognition in Macedonia, and
firmly declines to be persuaded by Rus
STA to abandon the mobilization of her
army to-day in case of refusal. If the
Greeks can hold out a few days more
Turkey may have so much trouble on
her hands that she will welcome inter
vention instead of other opportunities
to get at the brave and persistent
Greeks.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-24
FASHION NOTES.
Simple and Original.

For a dress that kept entirely clear
of the highly wrought effects that are
now making so many costumes seven
day wonders of intricacy, this pictured
gown was attractively original. It's
material was nut brown ladies' cloth,
and strip of cream white surah was
inserted at each side of the center of
the bodice. Marrow brown velvet rib
bon zig-zagged across it, tiny steel
button holding each angle. An extern
sion of this design supplied tab effect
on the skirt. A roll of the surah finish
ed collar and sleeves, and steel buckle
closed the surah belt.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-24

which he has so we'll filled, the number
of companies reporting to the commits
sioner has made a net increase of 80
including some of the very large con-
Germs. During that same time the
amount of life insurance has increased
$3.50, 900 and the number of policies
$780, sos. Beside Cnis the department has
been put over the fraternal companies
of which it has to supervise 40.
All this means work, much Of it care
full figuring, some of it expert of high
order. With the estimates of expense
submitted, the department is likely tc
turn in $4,000 of profit this year When
all this is understood the other figures
look very differently.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-24
The Department That PAYS.
Trom the Hartford Conrant


Few people who do not study the
state accounts (and very few do that
are aware of the amount that our in
surance department contributes to the
revenue of the state. 1t is the one
branch of the government that pays
good dividends; and, from the surplus
that it yields, Connecticut pays every
year the interest on $1000,OO0 or more of
her debt In other words, the work of
the department practically cancels or
offsets a million of state Indebtedness.
Some persons have passed hasty crti-
cism on the figures printed yesterday,
which gave the estimated expenses of
the insurance department for the next
two years. To begin with, they mis-
read these as for one year when in fact
they were for two; and then, whether
read wrong or right, they were given
without giving also the revenue. While
these items seemed to be drafts upon
the state treasury, they were really
only deductions from the receipts. The
total amount called for for the coming
two years was about $4,000 or $35, 900 a
year. The receipts for the first six
months OF the current year exceed $5S,
900, and for the whole year will run up
toward $4,000. The net revenue to the
state will be practically $4,000 for the
year, after all the estimated expenses
are taken out.
No other department is able to make
any such showing. Some states, after
the insurance department expenses are
paid, divide back the balance to the
companies that they collected it from
but Connecticut thriftily puts it in her
pocket, where, these days, it comes
very handy. This revenue is very inn
portant, but even more important is il
to maintain for the state her position
in insurance affairs. Our department
| is one of the most respected in the
country. Its eXamlna tons are accepted
in the other states as authoritative be-
cause they are known to be honest and
| exhaustive There should be no ham
| pering of the work which is being vel
| done.
Since Mr.. Belts came into the office
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-24

Philadelphia has at least one element
of greatness. She is not in a hurry
And it will surprise many people to
read that she can give Greater New
York and wickeder Chicago points in
some other elements of greatness. For
instance, she will have 100000 more
dwelling houses than all Greater New
York. That is important from many
points of view. Philadelphia is pre-em-
inently a city of homes. 1t appears, al
so, that the Quaker City has more as
phalt paved streets than any other city
in the country. Her street car service
Is superior to that of either New York
or Chicago, coming second in that re-
spect to st. Louis. She has more cleo
trio lights than New York and Chicago
put together. She is our greatest man
ufacturing city and her carpet mills
are the most extensive in the world.
It can also be said that Philadelphia
is the great "scrapple" city, and that it
is the only city in this country where
the doorsteps are washed every morn
ing. So she can sing "Oh, I don't
know" ETC., with well founded fervor.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-24
READY.

"Pushpen is a ready writer, isn't hep
Eyes; he writes readily enough; but
the trouble is he can't think. "-Chicago
Record.
Do you know, I have half mind to
go out of party politics and become a
mugwump?" "Half a mind? That is
quite sufficient for the purpose In
dianapolis Journal.
A Sad Truth.-"The best type of man
always comedies that woman is the
noblest created being" "Yes?" "And
then he acts mad because the first
baby isn't a oy"-Chicago Record.
Poor.-"But we cannot live on papa"
protested the savages bride-to-be. He
is dreadfully poor" I'VE can wait I'M
til he is fatter!" exclaimed the youth,
for love is brave. Detroit Journal.
WAS hael!" cried the Medieval Era.
IF | were so drunk" retorted the
End of the Century, that I could not
pronounce wat tell l think ! would &c
home and go to bed. "-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Mrs. Spat-"Your husband is an in
ventor, / believer"
Mrs. spotter-"Yes. Some of his ex-
cuses for coming home late at night
are in use all over the country. Phil
adelphia North American.
CT suppose Brown and his wife at
tracted the attention that newly mar
ried couples usually do?
Bob, no. Brown married widow
you know, and to avoid being suspected
of being on an honeymoon trip she
took one of her children with them
Pearson's Weekly.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-24

Wellington" said Napoleon, been
to the dog show?"
Yes" said the conqueror of Water
loo. 'Twasn't much, was it?"
NO" said Napoleon, ut was frankly
bad. They had nothing but English
dogs there"
That's just why l objected to il"
said Wellington. It's a curious thing
that English dogs run so fast and for
eign dogs so slow, considering the time
you made between-Brussels and Par
s."-Exchange.
freddie is jealous of his preroga-
tives, isn't he?"
What makes you say SOP"
He got angry the other night and
told me not to be fool. New York
Sun.
do you think Skinner can make a
living out there?"
Make living! Why, he'd make a
living on rock in the middle of the
ocean-if there was another man on the
rock. It'll Bits.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-24
DEFECTS IN Il LAUDED SYSTEM.

Much has been made, in novels and
elsewhere, of the French system of
magisterial Investigations. But the
system seems to have it's defects, and
some of them have just been exposed in
animated discussion in the Chamber Of
Deputies. For instance, it was told
that on February man called Mar
touret, small tradesman in Paris,
was arrested on the utterly groundless
charge of selling a stolen bond to a
banker at Lausanne. His wife and
mother vainly implored permission to
see him. On the following day he was
allowed to write to them, expressing a
hope that he would soon be released,
but stating that he felt very i'll and
that measurements had been taken all
over his body. They vainly pleaded for
an interview, and offered to produce
host of papers showing his respecta-
On the 18th Martouret, still ignorant of
the grounds of his arrest, and feeling
that even if released he was forever
disgraced in the eyes of his friends and
neighbors, committed suicide. There
upon it was explained that the vendor
of the bond had given the name of
Martouret, that the Swiss authorities
had asked the French police to make
inquiries as to a Swiss named Mar
touret, and that upon this the arrest
had been made. Had Martouret been
examined the day after his arrest he
could have sworn that he was a French
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-24
WHEELS and U4RANT Els.

The expected reduction in the price of
bicycles has not yet appeared, and some
well informed people say that 1t is not
likely to appear, because good wheels
than they are now. The Providence
Journal thinks that wheels could be
sold cheaper if what 1t calls "the I'M
reasonable guarantee" We're abolished.
It's reasoning is interesting, if not con-
elusive, both to those who give and
those who take guarantees. 1t points
out that under the guarantee system
a very large proportion of repairing is
done for nothing. The owner Of a
smashed wheel expects to have a new
| frame or whatever else may be needed
without charge. The careful riders
who keep out of the way of electric
cars and teams, under the liberal guar
antee, pay the bills of the reckless fell
lows. This is unfair. The careless
man should pay his own bills. There Is
no sense in free repairs. Carriage deal
ers do not insure their customers
against the consequences of runaWays.
If a part is found to be defective it is
made good without a guarantee, but
the owner of wrecked vehicle always
pays for the damage. 1t should be so
with bicycles, The discontinuance of
free repairs will Justify the manufac-
turers in materially reducing the price,
and the majority of people will be bene-
fitted.
There is something in this. How
much only those who give the guaran-
| tees know,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-24

White belts will be more popular than
ever. They are made of heavy white
leather and are fitted with lot of har-
ness clasps and links of silver. These
links must be very solid looking, and a
belt so equipped will fit to the figure as
a belt all leather except the front clasp
cannot possibly. Belts are made now
to droop in front little, and If any
thing lift the least bit in the back; at
any rate, they must not droop in the
back. Belts considerably larger than
the waist and fitted with very heavy
front clasps are also to be much worn.
Combining the waist cannot be left to
them, and they only serve to mark the
waist line. They are made of heavy
looking links of metal set with great
stones about the size and shape of an
almond
Ribbon belts, made up, with a series
of handsome clasps and with applied
coins or links of jewels, are always
beautiful. Hardly a gown that will not
be equipped with a belt of some sort.
| Bright feathers are again in vogue,
brilliant red, green and blue, appearing
as the only dash of color sometimes.
Only small waist can risk being thus
outlined, however. The fact that skirts
are being put on Jokes and the waist
line more or less dropped to the hips
! thereby has not interfered with belts,
which are worn just the same. In some
cases the skirt yoke Is narrowed to
nothing at the back, the belt following
| its line and dropping in front to adhere
| to the widening of the yoke in front.
1t is wonderful what delicacy is given
| to a figure by this little front droop at
| the belt. FLORETTE
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants. Rents, and other small
advertisements, One Cent a Word each In
serton. Five Cents a Word for full week
tseven tmes)
Display Advertisements, per inch, one IN,
seltion, $1.2o; each subsequent insertion ,o Az
cents; one week, $500; one month, Sloi one
year, $40
Obituary Notices, In prose or verse, 10
cents per line Notices Of Births, Marriages;
Deaths and Funerals. so cents each. Local
notices 10 cents per line
Yearly advertisers are limited to their own
Immediate business (all mattev to be un-
obtectionable), and their contracts 90 not
include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-24

The Paris Liberte has made the in
teresting discovery that teetotalism is
another of the tricks of perfidious Abb
on. The temperance movement, it says,
Is simply a cloak for protectionism.
"A1l this crusade" it adds, "aims at
stopping the importation of foreign
wines, particularly French, which are
the best in the world" English clergy
men, it declares, do not show equal hos
tility to the degrading fumes of opium,
because that is quasi-national prod
uct. 1t goes on to attribute to the in
trigues of the water drinkers the alb
normal stagnation in the export of fine
French wines and choice liqueurs, the
consumption of which does not increase
as formerly in proportion to the in
crease of wealth and comfort in Eng
land and America. All these teetotal
follies. according to the Liberte, have
the same end as the former obligation
of fasting which was to promote the
fisheries. This was the reason, it ar
cues. why in England Queen Elizabeth,
after the Reformation had destroyed
tpopish superstitions," maintained the
obligation of fasting on certain days.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-24

An Atchison (Kansas) woman who
married the second time admitted to a
reporter that all through the service
she saw the ghost of her first husband
standing beside her, and shaking his
fist so vigorously that she was sur
prised that others in the room didn't
hear his bones rattle. But she didn't
stop getting married.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-24

A will case which originated in 1864
has reached the Ohio Supreme court
again after several Journeys between
that tribunal and the county courts.
Thousand dollars.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-24

England imported $4,000 worth of
bicycles and exported $2,305,O0O worth
during the first three months of this
year, the first year in which account
trade in wheels at the custom house.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-24

DR.. Wiley, the chemist of the Agri-
cultural department in Washington,
says that, in his opinion, the coming
salad oil will be made of sunflower
seed. 1t is perfect substitute for olive
oil, and will be so cheap that it may be
used on the poor mans table.