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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
PULLMAN DEAD.
The Sleeping Car Magnate and Millionaire
Stricken by Heart Disease.

George NJ Pullman. the sleeping-car
magnate and multi-millionaire, died
suddenly of heart disease at Chicago
Tuesday morning at o'clock.
Mr. Pullman attended to business at
his downtown office as usual Monday,
and after eating hearty dinner re-
tired shortly after . o'clock The next
morning he complained of frightful
pains and before a physician could be
summoned he was dead.
George NJ. Pullman was born in
Chautauqua county, N. Y, In 1881. In
1859 he removed to Chicago and en-
gagged in the then novel business OF
raising entire blocks of brick and stone
buildings. About this time his atten-
tion was first directed to the discom-
forts of long distance railway travel,
and he determined to offer the public
something better. He remodeled two
old day coaches into sleeping cars,
which at once found favor and estab-
lished a demtnd for improved travelling
accommodations In 1868 he began the
construction at Chicago of a sleeping
which was destined to associate his
name inseparably with progress in rail-
way equipment. 1t was named the
Pioneer" and cost $4,000 The Pull
man Car Company, of which he was
president, was organized I'm 1867. Its
business developed so rapidly that in
20 years it had 1,400 cars on more than
100 900 miles of railway. In 1887 he de-
signed and established the system of
vestibule trains, which virtually makes
an entire train a single car. In 1850 he
founded the Industrial town of Pull
man for his employees.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
A BRUTAL OFFICER.
Testimony Of Private Soldier Exposes
Fiendish Methods of Punishment

Private Charles Hammond U. s. A..
gaunt and thin showing plainly the
effects of his IA days CONTINGENT on a
brear-and-water diet In the guard
house at Fort Sheridan. Chicago. APP
peared before a court of his superior
officers Friday and told them of the
circumstances of his dsobedience of
the orders of Capt. Lowering and of
the subsequent and drastic measures
taken by that official to enforce his
commands.
Under oath he testified as follows:
ION Friday, October ., l refused to
go to work and was ordered from the
gard room into a cell. Saturday at
$3.50 | was told that l would have to
appear before n summary court. /
told the officer of the guard that If he
wanted me he must carry me there.
Captain Lowering came there with two
members of the guard, and the order
was given to the sentrles to step In
and drag me out so that my back
would strike on the door sill. The SEN
tries took hold of me and threw me to
the floor and I was dragged out
Sergeant Barnard tried to hold me
down onto the sill so that my back
would be scraped. l was dragged to
the guard room outside and as | went
through the door Capain Lowering put
his heel over my head and threatened
to stab me In the face. Then | was al
lowed to walk back to my cell. Later
CAPTAIN lowering returned to my cell
with four sentrles and gave the order
Go in and jerk that man out The
door was unlocked and two sentries
stepped in and threw me.
Lowering then ordered a rope and
gave orders to have my feet crossed
aud tied the ankles. l placed my hands
behind my head. and then Lowering
and the sentries began to drag me. He
/ prnddpd mo i'm the right hand with his
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
MILLS ACTIVE.
The Possible Production Of Iron for the Year
Already Ordered.

r. @. Dun e. Co.'S. Weekly Review Of
Trade reports as follows for last
week:
After the heaviest buying ever
known In many branches during Sep
tember and the first half of October, II
was both natural and desirable that
more quiet period should give time for
testing the size and temper of retail
trade and for distributing part of the
enormous quantities bought. In tex
tile goods the rush of orders went far
beyond all distributive demand in
August, and represented great re-
plenishment of stocks, and the similar
rush for goods has been corresponds
ingly great in other lines during the
past two months.
In iron and steel and in boot and
shoes there was actual danger of a spe-
culative Infection of prices such as was
seen I'm 1895. but 1t has been avoided
apparently for this season by the solid
sense of leading men who regard n
time of comparative quiet as essential
to the coming and permanence OF
prosperity in their lines.
The iron industry waits, because pos
sible production for the year has been
practically ordered, while neither buy
ers nor sellers regard contracts at cur
rent prices for next years business as
quite safe. Bessemer pig is a shade
weaker at 5000 and gray forge at
hard to get at any price. Owing to
the stoppage of only two works of
moderate size has the current demand
come to exceed production. Sales of
warrant pig iron at Philadelphia. 20
cents below, is not. In fact, a decline.
The demand in bars is the best for a
long time, and contracts for the East
river bridge, for numerous new build
ings and railway bridges. are still
pending. The coke output has risen to
known SSG '4s for yye year Rnshfaets H es soa is Is
sold at st15 in New York harbor- pr
go cents below the circular, and con-
| servative estimates make the years
output 40.500.000 tons The only note
sensational collapse In lead of 30
points with sales of 5000 tons.
| Sales of wool have sharply decreased
again at Boston, amounting to only
3.043,0 pounds. against over 100000
pounds the last week in September.
and the week there was the dullest
since January I. Some large offerings
were made to realize profits before
| prices fell, but quotations remained
unchanged because even at half cent
| decline buyers were not disposed to
take hold.
The produce market acted with a
| little apparent reason as usual. AL
though Atlantic exports of wheat were
3,576, ,607 bushels, flour included. and for
| three weeks of October. 10,039, ,908 bush-
| els, against 7.742,214 bushels last year.
with western receipts not half mill
lion bushels larger, the price advanced
2 1-2 cents. Corn, with smaller re-
| ceipts and exports, barely quarter OF
last year, declined a small fraction.
Failures for the week were 224 In the
| United States. against 274 last year,
and SO in Canada, against 60 last year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
AN ENGINEERING FEAT.
I, 700 Tons of Steel Moved In o Few Minutes
Substituting One Span for Another,

An extraordinary engineering feat
was performed on the New York divi-
sion of the Pennsylvania railroad at
Philadelphia Sunday. 1t was the sub
stitution of one immense bridge span
for another without interrupting the
movements of single train on one OF
the busiest railroads in the world.
The Bridge crosses the Schuylkill
river The old steel span was too light
for the heavy traffic. The engineers
hit upon the plan of building the new
span alongside of the old one. and.
when everything was In readiness, OF
sliding the old one aside and the new
one into its place.
Rollers We're placed on both spans.
To each end of the spans were cables
connected with two powerful steam en-
gines, one at each end. Each span was
25O feet long and weighed q total Of
100 tons. In two minutes the new span
was lined up and the old one removed.
1t was Just II minutes from the time
the first rail in the old span was cut
that train passed over the new one.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
WOUNDED PATRIOTS.
Come to New York for Treatment. Cuban
Army in Good Condition.

Andres Hernandez and Baldomero
Acosta, two Cuban officers, arrived the
other day at New York from Cuba for
medical treatment. Colonel Acosta has
bullet wounds in his head, right arm
and legs. Colonel Hermandez's chest
was pierced by two bullets and his
wounds have not healed.
When seen at the Hotel Habana they
said "Of course we do not know much
of what is going on outside the pro-
vince of Havana, but we affirm that
the patriot army there Is in first rate
condition. There are 1900 well armed
Cubans in the province. AS to food, We
fare passably well, whereas famine ex-
lists in the cities and towns"
Three Cubans have been in st. Louis
for two weeks procuring and shipping
ammunition. One OF them declares that
they have purchased and forwarded to
the Texas ports $225,000 worth OF stuff
The expeditions conveying the supplies
will sail from a Texas port. and in the
Caribbean sea will meet two other expe-
ditions that will set sail from New
York.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
NC KINLEYs WESTERN TRIP.
The President Will Listen to Pittsburgs
Famous Orchestra Next Month

Details for the Presidents Western
"trip at election time have been COM
pleted. The President. accompanied by
Mrs. Mckinley and Secretary Porter,
will leave Washington Friday after
noon, the Goth, over the Pennsylvania
road. At Cincinnati he will be the
guest of j. G. Schmidt. an intimate per-
sonal friend. On the afternoon of Sat
urday there will be an informal recep-
ton at the chamber of commerce. The
President will not speak then, but will
deliver a short address at the banquet
given him by the Cincinnati CONNER
cial club Saturday evening.
Early Monday morning the President
will leave Cincinnati for Canton, re-
naming there until after the election,
and will receive the returns in Canton
Tuesday evening.
The party will take the train We'd
nesday morning, arriving in Pittsburg
before noon. While In Pittsburg the
President will be entertained by W. N.
Frew, president OF the Carnegie Lii
brary association. and Robert Pitcairn
In the afternoon there will be the for
NAL exercises at the library, and the
President will make a short address
In the evening he will attend a SYM
phony concert at the library. and at its
conclusion will start for Washington
arriving Thursday morning, November
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
TERRIBLE SUFFERING.
Hardships Endured by Miners Hunting Gold
Near the Yukon

The steamer Humboldt arrived the
other night at Seattle, Wash, with five
men from Dawson City, leaving there
September 3, and three men from Min
ook and other points on the Yukon.
They say no gold will come out this
fall, as this steamer has taken the last
of those who have come down the Yuk-
on. The river Is already frozen hard,
and boats are laid up for the winter
The Humboldt left St. Michaels Oc-
tober 3. The five men from Dawson
are John F. Miller and Frank L. Sims,
of this city;C. A. Harrison, of Atchison,
Kan; William Dubell, of New Jersey;
and William Braund, of Black Diam
ond Wash. They were passengers on
the river steamer Margaret
When they found the mouth of the
river blocked with ice they resolved
to come overland at all hazards. For
seven days they crept forward through
terrible wind and snow storms. Some
of them fell in their tracks, and had to
be helped by their stronger compan-
ions. They crossed the river, covered
with thin ice, by lying down and push
ing their packs beftre them, and at
night they sought shelter from the
storms by huddling in Eskimo tents or
lying unprotected from the biting wind
save by blankets.
OF the five or sig thousand people in
Dawson and vicinity, at least 1000 will
be obliged to flee from impending star
walton. Up to September 3, when Mil
Ter left Dawson. new arrivals number
ed from three to twenty people daily,
and there is no doubt that that ratio
will be continued all winter Three
hundred men were working in the
gulches, and in the hills We're several
prospectors, all of whom knew nothing
of the shortage, and were depending
on he company stores for provisions.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
CHINESE MASSACRE.
Thousands of Inhabitants Slain by Plundor-
ing Insurgents

The city of Kuang Yang, in Human
province has been captured and It's in
habitants massacred by band of re-
bells.
On August 27 the bandits scaled the
walls of Kuang Yang, with the intent
ion of capturing the provincial prison
and releasing three of their members
there imprisoned. One band tore down
the prison, setting free several hund-
red murderers, thieves and imprisoned
debtors.
Another gang attacked the central
part of the city. first numbering the
magistrate who had sent the three ban
dts to prison. His entire family. num-
bering 32, including several servants,
were killed
The entire. night was spent in slay-
ing and plundering. All mandarins
and every civil and military officer in
the city was slain.
The number killed and injured ex-
ceeded 1000. The insurgents numbered
Il, 900 men, half of them armed. Their
avowed object Is to destroy existing
government in southern China.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
NEW YORKS BIG MAYORALTY FIGHT.
FOUR CANDIDATES..
All are Men of Recognized Ability. Great
Power Of the New Mayor.

Interest. second only to that shown
in the election Of national president
is being exhibited in the Greater New
York fight for mayor.
A mayor under the new charter VIII
nave greater executive power more
appointments to make, and heavier
responsibilities than any other pubnc
officer of our municipalities.
The four men conteding for the Of
fce are all known for their ability and
influence.
Seth Low. the candidate of the Cit
teens Union. is well-known in educa-
tional circles. He is president of Co
lumbia University, and was at one
time mayor of Brooklyn.
Henry George. the leader Of the de-
mocratic hosts. Is known the country
over for his single tax theories, and
as a social reformer.
Benjamin f. Tracy. is the republican
candidate. He is uaking n strong
fight under the leadership Of Senator
Platt. He will be remembered in con-
nection with ex-presidcnt Harrisons
cabinet.
Judge Van Wyck is the representa-
tive of the Tammany democrats and
betting is In his favor among New
York men.
Although President Mckinley was
urged to take a hand I'm the fight. he
refused. Nllllain D. bryan > SeINlCes
could not be enlisted In Georges be-
half
Secretary of the interior Cornelius
Bliss, has left Washington and is usnc
his eloquence in the interest of Tracy
Mayor Harrison of Chicago with n
large delegation of Cook County de-
mocrats will arrive in New York i'm a
few days to encourage the cause OF
Van Wyck. Most Of the New York city
papers are in sympathy with Seth
Low. The State of Kansas is raising
money for Georges campaign. Never
before has so great an amount OF
money been spent for political purpos-
es as is now being disbursed in New
York city
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
FOREST FIRES.
Hundreds Of Men Employed Saving Property
From the Advancing Flames.

Forest fires are doing great damage
mar Bradford, Pa. In the vicinity of
Rice Brook a force Of nearly 100 men
are fighting the fires. and thus far
their efforts have been successful. Two
oil well rigs owned by the South Penn
and Worth Oil Companies have been
destroyed and large tract OF timber
laid waste. 1t was estimated that 5000
acres had been burned over in the
neighborhood of Rice Creek. Redhouse
and vicinity have also suffered. At
Chipmunk five oil well rigs belonging
to the Seneca Oil Company burned.
Oil men are sending men out in all d.
rections to protect their property.
The forest fires at Nelson Run, near
Austin Pa, are now under control.
Twenty million feet of hemlock and
$4,000 cords of bark have been con-
sumed, resulting in loss to G. w. &c
r. II. Goodyear of 100000. The fire at
Goblin Hollow was prevented from go
ing into Barts Brook by the work of
fifty men, thus saving 5000, 900 feet of
logs and many tons of bark. No camps
were burned and the loss of property
outside of the Goodyear's is very small.
over 1000 men were engaged in fight
ing the fire. There was no insurance
on the logs and bark.
The northern part Of Cayuga county.
N. Y, Is ablaze with forest fires which
have been raging for the past few days
and nearly all the timber in the vicin-
ity of Red Creek. Lowville, Sterling
and North Vistory has been destroyed.
Many farm houses, barns, haystacks
and animals have been burned. The
farmers are fighting the flames night
and day, but as there has been no rain
In the vicinity since last July. the
parched condition OF the ground and
the muck in the swamps make their
efforts almost futile.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
MILITARY LAW.
Lawlessness to be Prevented in Alaska by
Government Troops.

The secretary of war issued an order
a few days ago creating a military re-
servation in that part of Alaska lying
within a radius of 30 miles of st. Mich
aels. The purpose is to confer upon
Lieutenant Colonel Randall the neces-
sary legal authority to preserve order
and protect property in this section of
the country. both of which are believed
to be jeopardzed by the large number
of lawless characters gathered near
the mouth of Yukon.
The department desires to limit the
reservation to the smallest dimen-
sions that will take in st. Michaels as
a center and yet include the estuary
of the Yukon, where 1t Is possible the
1awless element might gather If ex-
cluded from the town itself. The pre-
sent laws of Alaska will continue to
prevail over the lands within the re-
servation, but the military officer in
charge will have considerably en-
larged powers In the matter of ejecting
obnoxious characters.
There will be little excuse for the
commission of lawless acts based on
real necessity or starvation within the
limits of the new reservation, for Sc
eretary Alger has authorized Lieuten-
ant Colonel Randall, in command OF
the troops at st. Michaels. not only to
feed the miners who may be in actual
need, but also to ship them out of the
country when they have not the means
to pay their own way.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
Mississippi River Impro vements.

Senators Gallinger. of New Hamp-
shire, and Berry. of Arkansas. of the
senatorial subcommittee. which has
been inspecting the Federal works ut
the headquarters of the Mississippi, re-
turned to Washington recently, Sc
nator Nelson is still in the north. Sc
nator Gallinger said the reservoir sys.
TEN was a great help to navigation and
a preventive of floods. but he believed
the present reservoirs should be repair.
ed and used to their fullest capacity
before new ones are built. The conf
mittee listened to the testimony on the
effect of forest defamation on the rapid
rise and fall of the river, but were un-
able to discover that Minnesota has
been sufficiently denuded to cause any
such effect at all. The senator said
an extensive system of levees from
Cairo to New Orleans was inevitable
He was opposed to irrigation reservoirs
on the Upper Missouri on the ground
of expense.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
Turbulent Foreigners.

The session of the unterhaus at
Vienna the other evening was marked
by continuous disorder, which ended in
a free fight. All attempt to proceed with
the order of the day were frutile, ami
after a useless session of six bours, the
members had worked themselves into
such a passion that the chamber was
in an uproar. Pandemonium reigned
supreme. Members stood on their
seats and in the aisles and all sorts of
threats were made. This rumpus last
ed 15 minutes and then n hot headed
member struck another. This was the
signal for the fight. The president alb
ruptly adjourned the session. There
have been many disgraceful scenes in
the unterhaus recently but none to
equal that of this morning. A number
of duels will certainly result.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
LIQUOR AND INDIANS.
The Combination Results in Murder and
LootinR of a Town,

Mill Creek. small town in the Chick
asaw nation. was raided Monday by a
drunken band of 35 Chickasaw braves,
who terrorized the inhabitants, drove
the merchants from their business
houses and i'm the evening engaged In
a wild orgie, which ended in a killing.
The Indians came sweeping down
upon the town uttering shrill war
whoops and firing their guns. They
went tearing along the main street.
shooting sign boards full OF holes and
causing general stampede They
then drew up in front of a cider joint
broke 1t open and drank everything
they could find. Then they began a
systematic raid on the stores. driving
the merchants and customers out and
helping themselves to whatever struck
their fancy. Luxy Lewis and Jas. Nc
Kinney. engaged in shooting bee in
which the latter was killed. Lewis is
still at large.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
ARMOR PLANT.
Chief Of Ordnance Says 1t can be Purchased
Cheaper Than Made By the
Government

Capt. O'Neill. chief OF ordinance, in
his annual report, made public last
week, says THE bureau Is OF the opin-
ion that the government can purchase
armor more cheaply than 1t can manu-
facture 1t, and regards the making OF
armor as a proper adjunct to q great
commercial steel plant. Foreign prac-
tice confirms this view; and even
should the departent acquire a plant of
its own, the chances are that 1t would
lie idle a large part of the time and
thus suffer great deterioration, and
that the expense and difficulty OF oper-
ating 1t when needed. would more than
offset any advantages gained by such
ownership" The report states that
the 56,5l7 tons of armor are still to be
delivered to the department by the
Carnegie Comapny.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
STREET CAR ORATORS.
Will Assist Henry George to Becoms Mayor
Of Greater New York.

Henry Georges managers at New
York have enrolled 300 volunteer speak
ers. They will address 1000 meetings.
Contributions to the George Fund
amount to $1,000. The smallest contri-
tribution was II cents. More money Is
needed, and quickly, too. Each of
Georges three leading opponents will
spend over 100000. He requires no
such amount. because his speakers give
their services free. Rev. Father Nc
Glynn has endorsed Georges candi-
dacy, but will probably not make
speeches. A plan to enlist 1000 spell
binders and turn them loose every
evening In the crowded cars Is under
consideration by the George managers.
So far as known there is no law to pre-
vent man talking at the rate of ten
miles an hour IL he cares to.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
Once in Home for the Friendless.

After search Tor heirs extending
now appraised at $z5,000.000, seems
about to come to the daughter of
Clarke. mine owner, who died in
Australia over twenty years ago. She
Is Grace NJ. Elliott, adopted daughter
of William II. Elliot. saloonkeeper
who took her from the Home for the
Friendless In 1878, when the matron as
sured him her parents were dead, her
father, Imblay Clarke, leaving her in
the home, and that he afterwards died
in Australia. Local attorneys pro-
nounce her papers faultless.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
CASHIER SUICIDES.
After Making Careless Effort to Hide His
Guilt

There was a small fire Monday night
in the office of the Pacific Gas com
pany, on Stevenson street, San Fran
cisco, and after the firemen put 1t out
they found three holes drilled in the
safe and money scattered around the
room as though thieves had been in
a great hurry to escape. The officers
of the company found $4,000 missing.
The police declared the robbery was
a fake, as all signs pointed to amateur
work, evidently done to mislead. Or
ders We're given to inspect the books
and then the news came from Berkeley
that William j. Lyon. the cashier of the
company, had gone into the hills back
of his house and shot himself through
the head. How heavy his embezzlement
is cannot be told until the books are
examined.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-27
Dingley Bill Not Liked.

At the meeting OF the Central As
sociation of German Industrials for
drafting new commercial treaties,
Herr Buck denounced the Dingley
tariff as "the most complicated, con-
Trajectory and uncertain tariff ever
conceived" He declared the passage
of the bill was due to the capitalistic
speculations which are proving fatal to
the industrial existence of the United
States. The sugar industry would suf-
fer thereby, and Germany would not
be In a position to support herself II
the United States should retaliate with
repressive duties on corn. cotton or Pc
troleum.