The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-08
TERsBLY TOLD TELEoRAMR

10000 orphans are suffering from want
In Cuba.
Carnegie Is interested In n railroad In
Corea.
Sixteen inches of snow fell In portions
of Nebraska last week.
Nineteen Chinese gamblers were ar
rested In Pittsburg last Sunday.
John l.. Sullivan has withdrawn his
candidacy for mayor of Boston.
The st. Louis Central Trades Union
has declared in favor of immigration.
william Clark. of Ft. Plain, N. Y,
county treasurer. is reported s3O,OOo
short.
william Bryan does not like the cur
rency features of the Presidents mes
sage.
The direct inheritance tax was de-
clared unconstitutional at Philadelphia
last week.
The Kent and Stanley jewelry com
pany of Providence, Il. l., failed for
sl,s00.0 900 last week.
Americas trade with Cuba In 1895
amounted to S5,000.000. In 1897 It will
not reach 100000.
Nicaragua passed law october Q.
last. absolutely prohibiting the immi-
grafton OF Chinese.
De Longs carpet lining factory at
Allegheny, Pa, was damaged to the
extent of $4,000 the other day.
Charles Deueller Kansas City
tMo) gardener, while drunk. shot his
wife and killed himself. The woman
will die.
Single Tax club exercises In memory
of Henry George were attended by his
widow and 1000 others In Chicago Sun
day.
A Vincennes, Ind, clergyman claims
that n pension allowed him was not
well based. Consequently he returns
to the government s495S6.
The Olympic theater at New orleans,
where Corbett triumphed over Sullivan,
burned the other night. Loss. $4,000.
Origin probably incendlary.
In Brooklyn Friday an 1s-year-old
boy was condemned to death for muir
der, and at Berlin, Ont, n 1I-year-old
boy was sentenced to Geath.
BY the death of n bachelor brother.
the families of Marion Trabue and NJ.
Simpson Of Kokomo. Ind. and Louisa
Landon of Anna. ILL.,, become heirs to
s3,000000.
Six men were so badly scalded by
the explosion of n copper boiier IN y.
Auerbach and Sons candy factory in
New York the other day that some of
them may die.
Salvage Bilderback was prevented
from numbering his wife and children
at Milford. Del, the other day. He had
already inflicted terrible cuts when he
was interfered with by an elder son.
The sheriff seized the stock Of the
Kim & Sherr mems outfitters at Buff
falo the other day, on Judgments ag-
gregating $4,000. The last annual
80 hn c.
eets, $50, 900; debts. $4,000.
Josephine warder died Monday night
at Trenton. N. j.. from burns sustain
ed while playing Santa Claus. Miss
Warder enveloped herself In cloak
stuffed with cotton. This caught fire.
and despite the efforts OF her friends,
she was fatally burned.
Adolph l.. Luetgert, who Is now In
court at Chicago for his second trial for
wife murder has issued an appeal to
the public for funds with which to de-
fray the cost of his trial. He declares
his innocence and promises to repay the
money when at liberty. The first trial,
he says, used up his resources
Herbert w. wolcott. president Of the
Cuban-Amercan league. regarding the
Cuban clauses in the presidents mes
sage said: "Since reading President
McKinley's message think his position
Is much more gratifying to the Span
ish than II Is to the friends of Cuba In
this country. l am really disappoint
ed"
Alfred w. Gould. a railroad engineer,
who has been supposed to be dead for
the last five years, is In jail at Jack
son. Mich, charged by his wife with
non-support. Five years ago he left
his clothing on the river, where II was
found, and his wife was notified of his
death. She learned recently. however,
that he was still alive and caused his
arrest.
Fire broke out i'm the Lake house,
N Y Tuesday December 7 SOL MIN
Milwaukee, u four story structure, the
other morning. Sixty people were
asleep In the hostelry at that time. One
life was lost and five persons were in
jured in their endeavor to escape. Chas.
Peterson, a dock laborer. lost his life,
being overcome by smoke.
Health officer Doty OF New York re-
ceived from his representative at Ha-
vana. Cuba, report on the death rate
for the week ending November 25 last.
The report indicates the unsanitary
condition of the city and harbor. Vel
low fever at Havana military hospital,
Q: at Regia, s; typhoid fever, 28; pa
ludal fever, so; smallpox. s; enteritis,
80; dysentery, 81; leprosy. L; tubercu.
losis, so; starvation. 4; from all causes,
447.