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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
m INSULT 70 THE SPANISH ARMY.
GENERALS PROTEST.
McKinley's Message Causes Unfsvorabls Agi-
tation.-Bomb for Lee.

Slowly through the influence of the
press the Spaniards are being made to
understand the meaning and extent of
President Mckinlcy's recent message
In regard to Cuba. 1t has especially
aroused the Spanish sympathizers Mt
Havana.
A small box, apparently made to con-
tain samples of Some description, was
found Wednesday morning at Casa Me-
uva. where the United States consulate
Is Situated. An examination of the box
showed At to contain tube filled with
an explosive substance. Fortunately
the cover was not removed In the or
dinary way, but was spintered open.
Underneath the cover was a piece of
sand paper intended to light a box of
matches and thus bring about an ex-
plcsion.
Gen. Maretto, II Is announced from
the palace, has been engaged with an
lnsurgent force at the farm of Lastra.
Three insurgents were killed. Later,
the official announcement continues, the
generals forces surprised the camp oc-
cupied by the insurgent leaders Col
lazo and Acea, at the farm of Paz. The
Insurgents. according to the official re-
port, left 43 killed on the field, the
troops captured "a firearms and some
documents. and the column had cap
tain and one private killed.
Mall advlces received from Madrid
Uelegrams and telephone messages on
this subject being forblddcn), say the
Spanish military journals, especially
the most important, the Correspond
encia Militaire, declare that 20 generals
have come to an agreement to engineer
a protest against President McKinley's
message to congress. which Is consid-
cred insulting to the Spanish army. IL
Is added certain marshal was asked
to cooperate, but he merely replied he
would consider the matter. Gen. Wey-
Ter answered q similar request saying
he desired In the first place TO learn the
opinion of certain personages. the law
not allowing military men to send a col
lective petition to the minister for war.
Political circles are much excited at
rumors of manifesto to the country
which is said to be in course of prepar-
etion.
At Madrid an official note was issued
recently describing as inventions and
exaggerations intended to mislead the
pc ople." the sinister rumors as to the
relations between Spain and the United
states. the supposed effect of President
Mokinley's message, the agitation In
the army, the attack on the American
consulate in Havana and the report
that flibusters had sunk the floating
dock there. 1t urges the people to dis
trust the foreign press and to rely on
news directly emanating from Mad
rid and Havana"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
THlRTY-THREE HURT.
Men Did Not Know That Their Car was
Running Away.

Sunday night at Castle a wreck oc-
Cured at a point two miles north of
Castle Rock on the Rio Grande road. in
which thirty-three men were injured,
one or two fatally. The wreck was the
result of n collision between n south
bound passenger train and a runaway
chair car, which started from Castle
Rock. having broken the connection
with the rest of the train. The car
was not a part of the passenger train,
but contained about fifty of the men
who had been employed in this vicinity
lately, laying rails on the Rio Grande.
In its two mile dash 1t acquired great
headway. and when it collided with the
engine of the southbounl freight. the
engine forced itself half way through
the car, smashing the frame Of the car
and the seats. Only a few are serious
ly injured. Physicians are attending
the injured men, who have been taken
to Salida.
The fireman and engineer of the COL
liding engine escaped injury by jump
ing. The men on the runaway car did
not try to set the brakes because they
did not know 1t was running away.
They thought their train was being
drawn by their engine. Most of the
injuries are flesh wounds and bruises.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
EXPORTS EXCEED IMPORTS.
STA, COS SOL Worth of Merchandise Sent out
of the Couutry

The monthly statement of the i'm
ports and exports of merchandise, gold
and silver, issued by the bureau Of sta
tistics, shows that the exports of do
me site merchandise during November
last, amounted to $11460S, ,S01, a gain of
nearly $7,000.000, as compared with No
vember, 1896. The imports of merchan-
disc during November aggregated $52,-
S52, ,331, of which over 70 per cent. was
free of duty. The gain for the month In
the imports of dutiable merchandise
was over $5300.000. For the last nine
months the increase in the exports of
merchandise was $S5,sOl, ,f35. The entire
gain in the imports of merchandise
was SOS, ,492. 1874.
The exports of gold during November
aggregate $699,340 and the imports S2,-
505,30 For the nine months the i'm
ports exceeded the exports by about ST.
900. The exports of silver during
November amounted to A,J19.27I, and
the imports $1.544. 305 For the nine
months the exports of silver amounted
to $5s, ,b51, 1858 and the imports $l1,0lIOl2.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Historic Building Burned.

The eastern portion of Dover castle
at Dover. England. was completely
gutted by fire last Tuesday, and only
with difficulty was the western portion.
including the powder magazine, saved.
The whole garrison fought the flames.
The historic relics were rescued with
difficulty. Dover castle is an immense
structure. whose walls inclose 35 acres.
and Is one of the most important his
torical structures in the world, being
the only fortress-church of its kind in
existence. IL Is situated on the east
heights of the city of Dover. and Is said
to have been built by julius Caesar
when he landed in Britain. In the
time Of Edward the Confessor 1t was
considered to be the key to the whole
kingdom.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
BRITISH FORCES SUFFER DEFEAT.
A LACK OF PLUCK.
The Campaign in INDIA May End in March
and Will Cost $50. 900, ,ooo..

Great Britain Is making no progress
In India in subdueing the rebeiious
natives. Again and again have troops
been sent to quell the insurrection. yet
the natives have come out victorious.
The priests encouraged by former VIC
tories incite their followers on to great
er deeds and from reports they have
thus far succeeded.
The reverse suffered by General
Westmacotts brigade in the Bara val
ley Is In the nature of a disaster. When
the euphemisms are translated the
story appears to be that the most
powerful force ever sent to the border
has been bundled out of Afridi' and neck
and crop. on top of this comes the
news that II Is the intention of Sir Will
liam Lockhart, the British Command
er-n-chief, to invade the country in
another direction. The reasons are OBJ
vious. The government feels that some
thing must be done forthwith to re-
trleve British prestige. and the Khyber
Pass road, which the Afridis closed
about six months ago. will probably be
mparatively easily reopened.
In the meanwhile the worst impress
sion has been created in Great Britain
by the reiteration of the statement that
the rank and file of at least four British
regiments showed decided lack of pluck
In the presence Of native regiments. An
officer at the front writes: THE worst
Is that the native troops have seen the
oowardice Of their white comrades. and
they state openly that IL any Tommy
Atkins Is rude to them hereafter they
will hammer HIM and the awful thing
Is. they can do So"
1t Is obvious that IL the natives lose
their respect for British courage Great
Brltaln's hold on India is most pre-
cGrlous. The whole fault seems to lie
in expecting boys to do mems work and
turning them adrift just when they are
becoming good soldiers. The campaign
cannot end before March. and the cost,
fully $S0.000.000. will necessitate the in
tervention of the British Treasury in
order to avert the bankruptcy OF India
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
CREW LOST.
The Steamer Cleveland Wrecked on the Coast
ofVancouver Island

The merchants exchange at San
Francisco has received a telegram
from Nanaimo in which Captain Hall,
aof the missing steamer Cleveland, says
his vessel has been wrecked on the
coast of Vancouver island.
The panic-stricken crew rushed for
the boa:s. None of the boats as yet
have been heard from, and 1t Is feared
they are lost, although 1t is possible
that they may have landed on the coast
of Vancouver island at some remote
point. The captain. chief engineer,
purser three sailors and one fireman.
who remained on board the Cleveland
succeeded in reaching the shore
through the surf safely.
The Cleveland left for Seattle about
10 days ago, and 1t is known that she
encountered fierce gales. She carried
n crew of 80 men and about IL passen-
gers. The Cleveland was a large iron
steamer, and had n series of misfor-
tunes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
COAIED INTO SIGNING 4 VERDICT
so A JUROR ADMITS.
Exciting Scene in . Court Room at Chicago
Over an Election Trial.

John ]. Harrahan and Patrick Ferris
judges OF election In the Seventeenth
ward at the last municipal election
were the other day at Chicago convict
ed of falsfying the election returns, and
sentenced to the penitentiary. Albert
J. Purvls. an election clerk, who was
on trial with them, was acquitted.
Both Hanrahan and Ferris had many
friends In the court room. and when the
verdict was announced there was al
most riot Mrs. Hanrahan, wife Of
the convicted man, became hysterical
and her female friends added their vo-
cal powers to hers as she sent up
shrek after shrek. Them aale friends
of Hanrahan and Ferris cursed the
jury vigorously, and made vicious
threats against Assistant states At
torney Barnes, who had prosecuted the
case.
When the jury was about TO pass
out of the court room two men, friends
of the convicted former judges of cleo
tions, seized Silas A. Hunt, one of the
Jurors. by the coat collar and demand
ed: How did you come to convict these
men under the evidence?'
II was coaxed into It," replied Hunt.
With jerk that nearly took Hunt off
his feet the two men pulled the Juror
up before Judge Chetlain, who presided
at the trial
"This man says he was coerced into
signing this verdict, your honor" cried
one of the men.
But you signed 1t, did you not?
queried the court
II did," responded Hunt
"Then the court can do nothing"
said Judge Chetlain.
"They can bring this matter of alleg'
ed coercion up when the motion for a
new trial is argued said Assistant
States Attorney Barnes. This remark
attracted attention to the assistant
States attorney, and the excited mob
addressed vile language to him until tn :
court room was cleared. 1t was con-
sidered necessary to send officers with
Mr.. Barnes to his home to protect him
from violence.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
FLEEING FROM DEATH.
Starving Miners Putting Space Between
Themselves and the Gold Fields.

BY steamer Topeka from Taiya news
Is received that more than thousand
ill-provisioned men stampeded from
Dawson during the latter part of Octo-
ber and impelled by the haunting fears
of famine are now madly forcing Their
way over the mountains.
Ank, the Indian mail carrier, who
brings this report, left the Yukon capf-
tai fully ten days after the Dalton par
ty. He says the vanguard of the ter
ror-stricken army Is following less
than week behind him. Ank declares
that fully rs per cent. of the stamped
Ing army will never live to recite the
terrors of their flight north. The river
steamers Bella and Weare. II now ap-
pears. did not land more than 100 tons
of provisions on their arrival in Daw-
son in the early part Of October, owing
to their being held up at Circle City.
Taiya parties, headed by George F.
Ulmer. propose to go to the relief OF the
hungry at Dawson. They will make
the United States government an offer
to deliver $4,000 pounds Of provisions
within fifty days after the time Of start
ing for Dawson for the sum of $4,000.
They already have 5000 pounds of pro-
visions packed at Lake Bennett which
they will take in over the Chilcoot pass
this winter. Ulmer will go south by
the next steamer to lay his proposition
before the secretary of war by wire.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Grain for Export.

Heavy grain exports are being made
from Boston and will probably exceed
100000 bushels a month from now on.
Some big grain deals have been made
lately, and steamers will have about all
they can handle. Space has been en-
gagged for forwarding to Liverpool 1,000,-
0OO bushels. OF heavy grain and oats
during January and February via the
Leyland line. and a prominent grain
broker has been making overtures to
steamship lines for 1.000.0 900 bushels. but
he could not secure the desired terms.
1t Is learned that the tonnage from st.
John and Portland is booked far into
March of next year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
FROM ACROSS THE SEA

Hayti will borrow $4,000. 900 at 0 per
cent.
Germany prefers American to Rus
sian oil.
Emperor William Is said by English
papers to have gone stark mad.
Several million dollars have been in
vested by the Rothschilds in Mexican
copper mines.
1t Is reported that all the Powers are
interested in the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
China The United States has sent two
gunboats to China to protect her inter-
ests there.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
ROCKEFELLERs LOSSES.
tbs Millionaire Happens to be on the Wrong
Side Of Mining Deal.

John d. Rockefeller is said to have
lost 50, 600 in the purchase and de-
velopment of the Monte Cristo gold
mines in Snohomish county, WASH.
His managers admit that Rainey and
Monte Cristo, two Of the mines for
which he paid big prices, have proved
worthless. Pride of the Mountain pays
sa small a margin above operating ex-
penses they say that 1t will not pay to
rebuild the Everett e. Monte Cristo
railroad also owned by Mr.. Rockefeller
Thirty miles of this road between
Grantine Falls and Monte Cristo was
recently washed out by floods. Mr..
Rockefeller also controls Everett town
sites, the value OF which will decrease
with the shutting down of the mines.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
CUBANs USE DYNAMITE.
The Explosive Tears Up Track and Wrecks
an Engine.

The Cuban insurgents dynamited the
railroad between Canas and Dagame,
province of Pinar del Rio, destroying
the track and wrecking the engine of a
freight train. A force of troops with a
repairing gang was sent to the scene OF
the outrage, where they found dyna-
mite bomb and arrested the men who
caused the explosion. The line was re-
paired. The insurgents attacked the
landing place at Gibara, province of
Santiago de Cuba. butw ere repulsed
with loss. according to the official re-
port. They are also said to have fired
upon the town Of Cupccillas. without
result.
Gen. Pando is still directing the oper-
ations of the gunboat In the river Cau-
to, province of Santiago de Cuba, but
he has been unable to arrive at the
Cauto landing place, owing. 1t is Of
ficially stated, to an obstacle in the
river
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Many Rescued from q Fire.

Fire broke out the other morning at
Nash Bros wholesale grocery store at
Grand Forks. N. D., and In half
hour had gone into the Hotel Dakotah.
where about 100 guests were housed.
The Lady in Black" company escaped,
as did the people in the hotel. by the
fire escape, a ladder one foot wide,
running from the sixth floor to the first.
The fire department rescued a large
number, and half the people were al
most pulled out of bed.' Two people are
missing. The hotel, Nash Bros whole
sale grocery and the Grand Forks Mer-
camille wholesale grocery house were
burned. The loss will aggregate $780,
900 on stocks, furniture. etc, and $780,
900 on buildings. totally destroyed.
800 900 more.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
CAPITAL 0LEANINaa.

Both houses of Congress adjourned
out of sympathy for the president last
Tuesday.
President Mckinley returned to
washington last Tuesday evening from
Canton.
The agricultural department esti-
mates the wheat crop at 530,0O0,000
bushels.
The secretary of state has decided to
omit the diplomatic breakfast usually
given to the diplomatic corps on New
Years day on account OF the death OF
the Presidsnt's mother.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Laughed When Sentenced d to Die.

II am well satisfied" laughingly said
Ardras Malinak n few days ago when
Judge Depue sentenced him to be hang
ed on January q, at Ne wark, N. j.
Ma!inak killed Mrs, Annie Kmetz on
July 22 while she was asleep at her
husbands side. Malinak said he shot
Mrs. Kmetz, but could not tell exactly
why except that he had been drinking.
He added that he was ready to be exc
cl,ted
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Wages Cut.

featuring Company, OF Manchester, N.
H., at a meeting held at the Boston Of
flee Of the company recently. voted to
reduce the wages of its employees
about 10 per cent. on January I. The
Amoskeag plant is one OF the largest
engaged in the manufacture OF cotton
In the country, and employs between
5000 and 5000 people.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Hnugary Wants Indapandencs.

Budapest. Dec. 13 Francis Kossuth,
leader of the party advocating the in
dependence OF Hungary. has declared.
in the course of an interview here, that
his party wishes economic separation
from Austria, as a lever to obtain po-
litical independence. I'VE want" he
said, "a separate army and separate
finances. The king Of Hungary would
be emperor Of Austria as a sort Of sup
Elementary occupation. Vienna Is al
ready suburb Of Budapest"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Desperate Gang Captured.

Wells-Fargo Express Company's spe-
cial officers and deputy United States
marshals have captured in Eastern Ar
izona five of the train robbers engaged
In the attempted robbery Of the South
ern Pacific's "sunset flyer" at Stems
Pass last Thursday night. They Will
be brought to New Mexico for trial. The
penalty for train robbery In New Mex
leo Ii death. The gang ives surrounded
In q cabin In Cushey's ranch. about %
miles this sIde of the Mexican line for
which they we're travelling. The rob-
and surrendered without single shot
being nred,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
A Doll Baby.

Quincy. ILL.,. boasts of having the
smallest baby. She Ii the daughter Of
Mr.. ana Mrs. Frederick slusher and
out her clothing. 1t was found neces-
sary 10 use the dresses Of doll for her.
Her face Is not much larger around
than q silver half dollar, the fingers
are not thicker than q darning needle,
her feet are one and one quarter inches
in length, and her legs are about as
large as the ordinary little finger of
an adult. Her body could be placed in
Z quart cup. She is days old and has
grown steadily since her birth, giving
evidence of becoming n healthy child.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Kaiser Amuses Europe.

Before Prince Henry Of Prussia left
for China last week to take possession
of the territory ceded to Germany by
the Chinese government, some extrav-
agant speeches were made by the
Prince. These speeches have made
Germans ashamed of thir country and
made the Emperor the laughing stock
of Europe. 1t now appears that the
speeches were written by Kaiser Will
liam and committed and delivered by
his brother, Prince Henry.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Blanco's Agent Killed.

Colonel Rues. an agent of General
Blanco at Havana, endeavored to in
duce Arcangurey. the insurgent COM
mander, to accept autonomy. The
proclamation of Gomez. which orders
the infliction Of death upon all persons
who attempt to induce chiefs of the re-
bellion to surrender. was carried out
and Ruis was executed with a mach
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Voltaire'e Body Exhumed.

The bodies of Voltaire and RousscN,
were exhumed Saturday at Paris In
order to settle a long-standing contro-
versy as to their authenticity. The re-
mains of Voltaire We're well preserved
and markedly resemble Houdons sta
tue. OF the body of Rousseau only the
skeleton remained. Voltaire's skull
was found to be clover in two down the
center
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
rhs orsatsst watch FACTORY.

The largest match factory on Amer
lean soil Is to be located near Chicago.
Within six months Edwin Gould will
Issue the command and boilers will be
liked in the old Rivervlew factory Of
the Kankakee Furniture company.
Gould bought the factory. because the
Continental Match company had out
grown the plant at Passaic, N. j.. and
be felt that II was time to invade
western nelds. where hitherto the pia-
Dond Match company has held undis-
oo1od SWAY. Gould n now II the city
6nd y making private arTangemsntn
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22

AS Hugh MeCullogh. a saloonkeeper.
was on his way home the other night at
Carmi H., All Ross. who had an as
sociate with him. sprang from a dark
alley and assaulted Mccullough with q
heavy club, the intention being rob-
berry. Mccullough drew his revolver
and shot his assailant through the
heart. The officials declined to arrest
Mccullough when he offered to sur
ran6ar
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Guarding the Consulate.

owing to the dissatisfaction among
the uncompromising Spaniards at Ha-
vana, four soldiers are now guarding
the American consulate at that place.
The newspapers claim that McKinley's $
message was insulting. and the popu-
lace are becoming more disturbed from
day to day.
Consul Lee. Is serene however. and
continues his duties az though nothing
had hanpened.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
An Indians Brutal Murder.

Indian Agent Short arrived at Win
nepeg from Berens river, reports that
an Indian woman suffering from ty-
phoid fever and becoming insane, her
husband thought she had become a
''wendigo." and to prevent her eating
other members of her band. killed her
by grabbing her around the body with
one arm. grasping her hair with the
other hand and twisting her head until
her neck was broken. He was taken
into custody on a charge of murder.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Win Not Wear Prison Clothes.

Orders were recently issued that the
entire national guard OF New York
should be supplied with uniforms made
in the state prison. The members Of
the Thirty-sixth separate company at
Schenectady have announced that they
will never consent to wear prison-made
uniforms. They say they will disband
rather than wear prison made uni
fOrna
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
HELPLESS China.

The German fleet is anchored at Kia-
ochau Bay. the Russian fleet at Port
Arthur. Great Britain wants to anchor
her ships at Chuson, and American war
ships are on the way to look after Yam
kee interests. Japan is protesting and
China is helpless,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
Eueland sieses Mexicsn Teryitorv.

The report that Cliperton island has
been invaded and taken possession Of
by the English Is to be investigated by
the Mexican government. The Mexican
gunboat Democratic and the schooner
Don Teofilo Garcia have just sailed
from here for the island on orders from
President Diaz.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
War in Inevitable.

According to a dispatch TO the New
York Herald from Buenos Ayres this
country and Spain are soon to go to
war. La National, published in the
Argentina capital. asserts that 1t has
learned from a trustworthy source that
war between the United States and
Spain Is inevitable. and that both gov-
ernments know It,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
The Ambitious Emperor.

Germany's emperor. not satisfied with
seizing Chinese territory on a weak
pretext, is now, II Is claimed, preparing
to seize Hawaii. He also wants to
block the Yukon route to Americans
and take possession of the gold fields
himself
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-22
His Body Full Of Sand.

DIR. Spurgeon of Rushville. Ind. has
gone to Indianapolis to consult other
physicians about remarkable case he
has under treatment. His patient, Dav.
McQueery. farmer, near Rushville,
noticed last summer that when he rub
bed his flesh at any spot on his body he
brought forth a granulated substance
like sand. On one occasion he rubbed
a teaspoonful from the end OF his
thumb