The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-01
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
A FIENDISH ITALIAN.
Pours Pot Of Coal Oil Over His Wife Burn
ing Her to Death.

Antonio Malarange, an italian, Ia
charged with the murder of his wife at
Erie. The other morning he threw "a
pot of coal oil and tar mixed at the
woman, and the fluid exploded from a
lighted lamp she had In her hand. burn
ing her so terribly that death ensued
shortly after. The man Is in Jail. When
the officers arrived they found Antonio
standing over his wife plucking the
cooked flesh from her breast and arms
In flendish glee and cursing like de-
mon. When he was arrested he raVed
| and had to be subjected to rough
treatment before he could be taken to
/ the police station.
Pensions were granted last week as
follows: Conrad Weigel, Stoops: Will
| liam Wear, Hollidaysburg; Joseph NJ.
Matzabaugh, Duncansvile; Matthias
| Collins, Freeport; Louis Taber Alle-
! gheny; Robert Evans, Roscoe; James
! NJ. Conway. Pittsburg; Solomon, Butter
| tough, Cookport: Lyman l.. Foster,
| Little Elk; George w. Lyons, Holidays
burg; John B. jenkins tdead), Seward;
Robert S. Edmston, Milan; Jesse Rel
! Ter, Bergey; John j. Gundrum, Free
| burg; Ephraim Howell. Beavcrtown;
| Walter II. Whitney, Schellburg: minor
| of John McE,lhaney. Allegheny; Eliza
beth Junkins, Westmoreland; Eliza
beth Stiles, Branch Valley; Maggie c.
Taylor, Kittanning; Robert ~ Brock
unier, Sewicl<ley: David Reifsnyder,
| Hastings; Peter +. Sowash. New Cas-
| tie; William CANISTER, Pittsburg; AL
fred Kelly, Jamestown; Joseph Lip
trot, Soldiers and Sailors home; Chan
| cy S. Fitch, Granville Summit; Peter
| Winebrener, New Florence; Margaret
]. Spieman, Apollo; Jacob b. Sutton.
| Allegheny; Beriah Begnall, Mercer:
William Keifer, Tarentum; John B.
| Norris, Upper Middletown; Jonathan j.
| Sipe, Rockwood Lewis Beers, Anson-
Vile; George Harshman, Dearth; John
J. Halliwell, Altoona George A. Chase.
Berlin Heights; Bazel Lemley, Kirby;
Thomas C. Smith. New Brighton; Dam
iel Schrader. Greensburg; Charles C.
Knuth, Erie David Honsaker. Wood
side: Nathan Moran, Hopewood: Dan
| iel 5. Wright, Sunderville; Annie r.
Snyder, Pittsburg; Sarah Rossman,
Kittannlng; Martha Clark, Pittsburg;
Mary A. Marks, Glenshaw; Sarah
Crum. Wilmere; Rachel Cos.es, moth
er, Pittsburg.
There is joy in the log house of Mr..
and Mrs. J. II. Kaup, in Brush Valley,
near Bellefonte. They have just heard
from their son Clarence, aged 22, who
and had not since been heard from. A
letter from him, dated Juneau, says he
is on his way back from the Yukon
country with upwards of 1000 in gold
He writes that he worked his way To
that country as a deck hand on a
steamboat, endured great hardships
and often went hungry. But with a
companion he at last struck 1t rich
| His parents are very poor, their little
| hqinp ~ a m
an invalid
Secretary of Internal Affairs Latta
has directed Deputy Secretary Brown
not to enforce the land lien law, passed
by the last legislature, providing fol
the collection of unpaid Iui chase money
ON land bought from the state. The
secretary says the attempt to collect
has developed so many instances OF
real hardship that he thinks the next
legislature will afford relief. The state
can lose nothing by the delay, as the
next legislature will doubtless repeal
the act.
Treader Farren, who murdered his
wife in Rockland township October 3(
and at the same time attempted sui
eide, died at the Oil City hospital al
noon Monday. During Farren's incar-
ceration and until gangrene appeared
in his left foot he apparently had a
good chance to recover. Last week
Farren was removed to the hospital
where the limb was amputated. He
rallied well, but on Sunday grew weak.
er.
French and Belgian glass workers OF
Arnold. near New Kensington. met the
other night and decided to go in the
spring and join the Debs' Social Dem.
ocracy, establishing four-tank CO.
operative glass factory in the state OF
Washington. They expect Jeanette
glass workers to join them. making 6
colony of several hundred people.
A young lady of Shenango. Mercer
county. had beautiful curls, but she ha.
them no longer. She bet them on Low
in the New York mayorality fight
while the young man agreed, II Low
was elected. not to have his hair cu
while he was in office.
Michael Roudebush was instantl,
killed near Holsopple the other day
He was on his way to Johnstown, wher
struck in attempting to cross the rail,
road In front of a moving train. ii,
was 81 years old. and leaves wifi,
and three children.
The other night some person or per,
sons entered the Beaver cemetery anC
overturned and broke about 30 monu
ments and head stones. The cemetery
directors this evening offered reward
of $100 for the arrest and conviction OF
the Offenders.
At Granville. MiHiin county two son.
of George Cherry. aged and 0, in tn,
absence of their parents procured 9
loaded gun. and In the struggle for III
possession the weapon was discharged
killing the younger boy a few day.