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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-07-28
Killed In an Explosion.

A dreadful explosion occurred a few
days ago on the steamer Nutmeg State
of the Bridgeport Steamboat Com
panys line. while she was lying at her
slip in Bridgeport. Conn. AS a result
four men are dead. three others are
thought to be fatally injured and
number more are In serious condi-
tion. The steamer was damaged about
$1,000. The dead are: Patrick Moran.
killed Instantly; Jerry Connors. died
while being taken to the hospital; Jer-
ry O'Connell. died at the hospital; un-
known man, found dead In hold.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-07-28
Unsatisfied Millionaires.

Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton
Nick. Twombly and Mr.. and Mrs.
William Douglass Sloane, members of
the Vanderbilt family. started off for
the valley of the Yukon, with pro-
vender enough for regiment They
will have to feed retinue of servants.
Their private carileft the switch on the
Florham estate and was taken to
Dover, where 1t was attached to an eX-
press for Buffalo. From Buffalo the
party will proceed to Montreal and
thence over the Canadian Pacific to
Vancouver. b. c. There they will not
have to Join in the scramble for berths,
but will sail for Sitka on a steamer
already chartered by and for them
selves. They are to sail to the mouth
of the Yukon, and in a smaller boat up
that river to the gold field.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-07-28
Took Logan's Place.

George Lang, who declared he could
stand on a pedestal at Chicago as well
as General Logan, even If he were not
a hero, was sentenced to the Bridewell
for % days. Lang climbed to the Lo-
gan monument, took off all his cloth
ing. and, striking pose. stood facing
the rising sun. Hundreds of Illinois
Central suburban passengers who saw
Lang's actions gazed at him In amaze
ment. well, it is the only way.I will
adorn a PEDESTAL" said Lang, as he was
arrested.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-07-28
Nine Sailors DROWNED.

Nine members of the crew Of the
Belgian steamer Concha were drowned
In consequence Of the collision Of the
vessel on Monday off the Isle of Wight
with the British steamer St. Filllans.
The Concha, which was from Medlter-
ranean ports and bound up the cham
mel, was sunk, while the st. Fillians'
bows were badly damaged. The last
named craft. which was bound from
Rotterdam for New York, brought
seven OF the Concha's crew to this port
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-07-28
Tramps Run q Train.

A st. Paul & Omaha freight train,
bound from Omaha to Sioux City. was
held up the other day at Tekomah.
Neb.. by 20 or 60 tramps. The men were
determined to ride and the force of
marshals and trainmen was too small
to cope with them. The Omaha road
wants men In its gravel pit at Emer-
son, but was unable to obtain one out
of all the tramps who are travelling
over the road,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-07-28
Watermelon for the President.

The largest watermelon grown In
the South this season was shipped from
Atlanta, Ca, for Washington. where 1t
will be presented to President McKin-
ley at the White House. The melon
was grown in Georgia, weight ~
pounds and took the prize of SIS offered
by W. II. Mitchell. Southern agent of
contest participated In by the planters
of all melon growing States. The mon
ster melon Is shipped in a golden ham,
per. adorned with fiags.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-07-28

SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Passed the Senate BY vote Of 40 to s0.-Con-
gross Adjourned.


been revised in conference by repre-
sentatlon OF the house and senate, and
which had been passed In the house.
was favorably acted upon In the SEN
ate Saturday.
A messenger In waiting took the doc
ument, representing visible assets es-
timated at S27O00O,00O n year. and con-
veyed II to the White House. Fifty
seven minutes after the Senate had
passed the bill President Mckinley
signed IT, making II law.
This Is, the vote in the Senate:
Yeas-Aldrlch, Allison, Baker, Bur
rows, Carter. Clark, Davis. Deboc, FL
kins. Fairbanks. Foraker, Frye, Gal
ley, Hoar. Jones tNev), Lodge. Me-
Bride. McEnery. Mcmillan. Mason,
Morrill,. Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Platt
Comm. Plat IN. W, Pritchard. Proc
tor, quay, scwcll. Shoup. Spooner.
Stewart, Thurston, Warren, Wctmore-
i0
Nays-Bacon. Bate, Berry. Caffrey.
Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell. Daniel, Faux
ner. German. Harris, Jones (Ark),
Lindsay, Mallory, Martin, Mills, Nit
chell, Morgan, Murphy, Pasco, Pettus,
Roach, Smith, Tilman, Turley, Turner,
Turpie. Vest, Walthall and White-30.
The announcement OF the result was
greeted with enthusiastic applause by
the crowded chamber. This closed the
great labor for which the Forty fifth
Congress assembled In extraordinary
session, and after stubborn resistance.
Mt times threatening n deadlock, the
Senate concurred with the House In
resolution for the final adjournment of
the session at Q o'clock Saturday night.
The Presidents message for n cur
rency commission was received by the
l.tl loo
commission was not acted upon.
Congress at this session failed to
pass the bill inspired by the adminls-
tration and urged I'm an extraordinary
message to create a commission to in
vestigate the currency system of the
country and report better one, al
though the measure passed the House
Just before adjournment. IL also failed
To pass the Harris resolution directing
the President to suspend negotiations
with the Union Pacific Railroad Re-
organization Syndicate for the sale of
the Union Pacific Railroad. which plan
Is pronounced by some Senators to be
the biggest job of recent Congressional
history.
Congress did not devote its attention
entirely to the tariff. though II did sub
ordinate everything else to this one
measure. The -four appropriation bills
which failed on March last I'm them
selves would have compelled President
Mckinley to call congress in extra ses-
sion even If the necessity for revision
of the tariff had not existed. Those
appropriation bills were the sundry
civil, the agricultural, the Indian and
the general deficiency. These bills
were introduced and passed by the
house In the identical form In which
they existed at the time of their fail
ure of enactment into law at the pre-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-07-28
Daring Robbery,

Two of the most peculiar and daring
robberies In southern railroad history
occurred a few days ago on the South
ern railway. A robber passed through
the three sleepers on trains going from
Atlanta to Chattanooga, taking all the
mems trousers. He got off at Rome.
Ca, and boarding the next train in the
opposite direction, pursued the same
tactics. Conductors, porters and pas
sengers alike suffered, and the thief
made q good haul.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-07-28
New Tariff Revenue.

William r. Howell. Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury, in charge of the
customs division, is of the opinion that
the tariff bill. as 1t passed the House,
will yield for the year ending July /,
1898, $3.50, 100000 and for the year fol-
lowing from $200,0O0,000 to 1920, 900, 900
according to the conditions Of general
business.
In the estimates for the current year
the receipts under the existing law, be-
tween July 1 and the date of the pas
sage of the new law, are included.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-07-28
Sherman Nav RaniRu.

Washington. July 25. A report. the
circulation of which Is apparently in
spired by the belief that prevails in di-
plomatic official circles that Secretary
Sherman may not much longer remain
at the head OF the State Department. 10
that Whitelaw Reid, editor of the New
York Tribune and Special Ambassador
to the Queens Jubilee. will succeed to
the portfolio of that department. No
official confirmation of the report Is to
be obtained.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-07-28
Poor People Suffer.

The failure of Theodore II. Schintz,
real estate speculator and private
banker of Chicago, is taking on
more serious aspect. 1t Is now esti-
mated that his liabilities will reach
$4,000. What makes the assignment
more distressing Is that $500. 900 repre-
scnts money obtained from Germans
and Bohemians In poor circumstances,
who placed their savings with him on
deposit. schintz kept books In his
head.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-07-28
Explosion Kills Six.

Four women and two men were killed
Wednesday by an explosion in the
loading department at the armory OF
the Winchester Repeating Arms Com
pany at New Haven, Conn. Two men
were also fatally injured and at least
q dozen seriously.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-07-28
Cotton Prices Too Low.

The Naumbug cotton mills at Salem.
Mass. have decided to close for a num-
ber of weeks and the 1000 operatives
have been so notified. The mills have
been running on 42-hour per week
schedule for some time. The curtail-
ment Is due to an unsatisfactory mar
Lat
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-07-28
No Armor for Battleships.

panies have again declined to make
the armor plate for the battleships IL
linois. Wisconsin and Alabama for
$500 per ton, the price fixed by con-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-07-28
SUMMER THEATRE BURNED.
Audience Becomes Panic Stricken and Humid
reds are geriously Injured,

The Casino summer theater at Ra-
mona Park. at Paducah. KY. was
burned Friday night. A performance
was being given to about 900 people
when the fire broke out from q fire.
works display on the stage.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-07-28


and his wife. aged II. were instantly
killed by a train on the West Shore
railroad at Utica, N, Y. Sunday night.
They were seen struggling before the
train struck them. and 1t Is thought the
man intended to cause the death of his
wife and himself. He had been heard
to threaten her.
The Princess dowager of China has
confined Prince Tsai for life in q dun
geon for not being present to congratu-
late her on her birthday and In refus-
ing to worship at the shrine OF his an
cestors. His title Is to be taken away
from him and he Is to be publicly whip
ped on the bare back with bamboos
until he screams for mercy, after which
he Is to be shut up between four walls
and fed on spare diet.
Three Detroit young men were drown
ed the other day by the capsizing of
rowboat off Sugar island. near the
mouth Of Detroit river. The drowned
are William w. Shler, Frank e. Rus
sell, Jr., and Edwin Stubensky. Young
Russelrs father and brother. who were
| also In the boat which upset, escaped.
A sensational story was published in
| Chicago recently. to the effect that all
Of the big trusts of the country are to
| pool issues and form a combination
whose combined capital will be not less
than $l.0OOOO0.OOO. The Standard OIL
Company is at the head Of the scheme.
The bulletin Of the American iron
and steel association in its issue of this
week says that the total production of
pig iron In the United States in the first
half of 1897 was 4.40s,476 gross tons. As
compared with the first half OF 1926
there was a decrease In the first half
Of 1897 OF 572, 760 tons. but as compared
with the second half Of 1895 there was
an increase Of 7665S5 tons.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19
BRUTALITY ON THE SEAS
Morgan Robertson Says It Exists
to a Shocking Degree.
SEAMEN ARE VERY DOCILE
Submit to lndignties Without Question and
Call 1t DiscipIne--Seaman Has no
Redress of Any Kind.

"Disciplne! Does Discipline call for the
continued starving of an entire ships crew.
such as was brought to light not long ago
in an American court of justice? Does
discipline mean the serving of tanned meat
to Woodworking men from voyage begin
ming to voyage end, as is customary In the
American merchant marine? Leave aside
altogether the blows and hard knocks in
fiicted by those in authority for the slight
est offcnse, and consider these two ques-
tons: How can any sane person justify
such treatment of the laborer upon the
seas? How can it be called necessary dis
cipline?'
Look over the scales OF provisions for
merchant vessels and you will discover
some stratling facts. For instance, on Eng
Hsh ships three quarts of water per diem
are allowed 10 each man. On some Ameri-
car ships another quart IS grudgingly
granted. The food given out by English
captains is positively not enough to support
a sclf-respeeting dog. American owners are
tribe more liberal in quantity; but. bless
you. the quality explains the generosity. I
myself, when serving in the United States
navy, have seen beef sent ashore con-
de,nned, and within half an hour have
watched the same meat being taken aboard
merchant vessels for the sailors eating. I
have been forced when on merchant ships
to eat from sheer stress of hunger food
which would have hesitated to throw to
a homeless dog ashore. indeed, I am In
clinod to believe that even a starving cur
would have turned up his nose at some or
tho meat and biscuits. Surely, the methods
by which man is reduced to the level of
brute are brutal methods.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19

mining rights conveyed to said Augusta
Mining and investment Company, by
Thomas W. Shelton, by deed dated the 9th
day of April, 1889, recorded in the office of
the clerk of the Augusta county court, in
the state of Virginia ON the 14th day of
May, 1890, in deed book 100, page PA.
3. All the certain lands, real estate and
ores, and mineral rights, situated in the
states of Georgia and Alabama, which are
described in a deed of conveyance, bearing
date the S1st day of July, 1890, executed and
delivered by the Georgia and Alabama Con-
solidated Mining Company. the Frog Noun
Frank Fitch. John K. Barton, F. Fielding,
Fitch, and Charlton G. Smith, of the first
part, and the Augusta Mining Invest
ment Company of the second part, which
said lands, real estate and mining rights
last mentioned, are known as
Ia The Frog Mountain Tract,
(b) The Donohue Tract,
(o) The Watson Tract.
I'D The MeKleroy-Watson Tract,
(e) The Treadaway Tract
~ The Sparks Tract,
all situate, lying and being in the county of
Cherokee, and state of Alabama. together
containing twelve hundred and seventy
three and 1910 acres Q273 49-lO0) more or
less and
(g) The Alexander Tract, situate, lying
and being In tho county of Cleburne state
of Alabama, containing -- acres, more
or less,
(h) The Simpson Iron Ore Tract,
o. The Bgelow Tract, and
Qx) The State Line Tract,
all situated, lying and being in the county
OF FOX, state OF NIeOIsift, CONTINUING Ten
hundred and forty-four Ci6iD acres, more or
less, and the iron ore and mineral rights IN
and upon the following named iron ore
lands, situate lying and being in the coun-
ty of Polk and state of Georgia, towit:
ID The Green Ore Bank Lands, contain
ing eighty $50 acres. more or less,
(m) The Reed Ore Bank Lands contain
ing two hundred and twenty GOO acres,
more or less,
(n) The Wood Ore Bank Lands contain
ing one hundred and twenty Q2W acres
mere or less, together with al rights OF
water, rights of way, contracts and9privi
and description appurtenant to said land
and mining rights, which are described
as conveyed or transferred to the said
mining company by the deed last herein
before referred to, particularly all the
staam boilers, tram cars, tram and rail-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19

roads. barrows, drills, shovel. picks, han1-
mers siedgesi pumps, pump houses and
in said deeds described together with all
and singular the tenements, hereditaments
and appurtenances thereunto belonging or
IL any wise appertaining, and all the estate
right, title, interest and property possess
sion. claim and demand whatsoever. as well
as In law as in equity of the said Augusta
Mining & Investment Company, of IN and
to the same In each and very part, tract
and parcel thereof, with the appurtenanee
and. whereas, Il Is further ordered, adjudg-
ed, and decreed that said Master Commits
sioner shall sell said property for caeh, and
as an entirety, and without appralsefnsaat
or right of redemption, at public aucti0ns
to the highest AMI best bidder therefor.
Whereas, 1t is further ordered, adiudged
and decreed, that notice of the time al1
p ace of said sac shall he givgl by said
Master Commis sioner by advert ising the
same at least once in each week for fcar
weeks IN one newspaper Of general cir
culation, published in each Of the cities
of Stanton, cedartown and Birmingham.
Ala.
And. whereas, on the day Of Nove9l-
Der, 1897, modified DEGREES were entered by
said courts directing the said Commissioner
to sell al OF the above described without
restriction as to price to the highest bidder
for the same, the successful bidder TO pay
at once to the Commissioner 10 per cent.
of the amount Of his bid, otherwise the
property to be resoid on the same day By
the Commissioner, and the balance of the
purchase price ehall be paid within thirty
days from the conflrmationsof said sale.
Now, therefore. public rotice is her by
l., \.
missioner in pursuance oTthe provisions of
said DEGREES will on
TUESDAY, JANUARY H. 1897 BETW ZEN
THE HOURS OF ~ NOON AND =. NJ.
in the town of c dartown, Pc k county,
State of Georgia, at the front of the coart
house in said town and county. sell at
public auction to the highest bidder in az
cordance with the terms and ccnditiors OF
said deere es the above described property,
lands and premises, and apply the pre-
ceeds thereof as is by said DEGREES made
and provided.
c. w. HASKINS,
Master Commission =.
STRONG & CADWALLADER,
3. II. d c. y. HILL,
PATRICK < GORDON,
Solicitors for Complainants
12-S- oaw-wed4t
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTH

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTH
ERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
Commissioners sale under decree of fore
closure in the matter of the Augusta Min
ing and Investment Company.
Joseph W. Reinhart,
ct al, Compliments,
Augusta Mining & In
vestment Company,
Defendant. Consolidated cause
Manhattan Trust Com In Equity.
pany, Complainant,
Augusta Mining & In
vestment Company,
Defendant.
Whereas. at a term of the circuit court
trict of Georgia, held at the city of Atlanta,
Ga, on the sd day of January, 1895 decree
was entered in the above entitled suit fore
closing the mortgage of the said defendant,
the Augusta Mining & Investment Com
pany mentioned and described in said COM
plainant's bill of complaint, in the. cause
last above entitled and whereas SINH ar de-
crees of foreclosure were rendered between
the same parties on ancllary bills in the
circuit court of the United States for the
Northern District of Alabama, and the
Southern Division; and in the circuit court
of the United States for the Western Dis
crees II is ordered, adjudged and decreed,
that all the property now owned or here
after to be acquired by the said defendant,
the Augusta Mining & Investment Company
situated in the states of Georgia, Alabama
and Virginia, and elsewhere, and all its es-
tates, right, title, interest and equity of re-
demption therein, should be sold under the
direction of c. w. Haskins the undersigned
Master Commissioner and the proceeds of
such sale applied to the satisfaction of said
judgment of foreclosure, interest and costs,
except such as is otherwise provided for in
said DEGREES. The said property SO ordered,
adjudged and decreed, to be sod beng de-
scribed as follows: All and singular the
lands, real estate and real interest and per-
sonal property of the said Augusta Mining
& Investment Company, wherever situated,
and in particular all the following described
lands and real estate, mining rights and
personal property, to-wit:
l. A tract of land in Augusta county,
Virginia, known as the Kennedy Furnace
tract containing about forty-five hundred
(4500) acres being the same land conveyed
to the said Augusta Mining & Investment
Company by Samuel Yost and others, by
deed bearing date Sth day of September,
1890.
O. All the minerals and mining rights in
and upon a certain tract of land situate in
Augusta county, Virginia, near Vesuvius
Station, on the Shenandoah Valley railroad,
containing about three hundred and hfty
(95O) acres; and all minerals and mining
rights i'm and upon an undivided one-half
of certain other tract of land near the
last above described parcel, containing
about three hundred and seventy-three
(97S) acres, being the same minerals and
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19
TOYS AND DOLLS.

Third floor. A great and
well selected stock; kinds the
multitude like; at prices
everybody says are wonder
fully low.
LOVEMAN, JOSEPH 81 LOEB
A sUNBURST OF BARGAINS
You cannot enjoy the holi-
days unless your Shoes are
comfortable and sound. Leaky
shoes in Christmas weather
are bad.
Collins, at 1910 1st avenue,
sells the best the cheapest. For
this week $500 Ladies' Shoes
at $l.48. Mems and boys so
Shoes at $1.5O. Proportionate
reduction in all Shoes.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19

Surely the men upon whom the great
burden of the work will chiefly fall-the
men whom the great heart of Birmingham
will call to the front-surely these men will
not falter when the city's welfare and flu
ture position are at stake. No one need
doubt their response, any more than they
need doubt Birminghams action when the
time to act unitedly arrives. And that time
is near at hand.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19

ERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
Commissioners sale under decree of fore
closure in the matter of the Augusta Min
ing and Investment Company.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19
Through Sleeping Cars to Florida via Central
of Georgia Railway

The Central of Georgia railway is oper-
ating double daily passenger trains be-
tween Birmingham and Columbus, leaving
Birmingham $40 a. m. and 4:0S p. M
Trains leaving Birmingham 4:Os p. m. and
arriving 11:32 a. M, carry Pullmans finest
buffet sleeping cars, with quickest
schedules ever offered to Florida points
Sleeping car reservations made in advance
by Scion Jacobs Com'l Agent. and Jack
w. johnson, U. T. A. Birmingham, Ala.
j. C. HALLE,
12-14-30t Gen'l Pass. Agt.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19
A sUNBURSTOF BARGAINS

Go to Klotz for useful Christ
mas presents. He is the only
exclusive mems furnisher.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19

100 new Fur Capes and Col
larettes. Latest styles, at
HIRSCH'S.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-08

was reduced by the Eepubh-
can board about $4,000, but Why this
reduction vas made Judge Horton did
not take time to explain. The state
msnts above attributed to Judge HoF-
tor Were made before Liest. Gov. HsF-
vey, Secretary Bush, Auditor Morris
and Treasurer HefeboweF. They we're
made, not in private conversation, but
10 an argument addressed to the board.
Since the above facts came TO light and
circumstances relative to the 1885 as
s 9ssment are recalled many ara inquir-
ing if a similar deal was not effected
then, and if it did not include an agree
ment that republican members Of the
legislature we're to oppose any legisla-
ton which would not prove Of special
bsnegt to the roads. Judge Horton
h lsslWays been in a position TO know all
about republican politics and ought to
know what he is talking about. His
evidence in confirmation Of the charge
that the republican party is the party
Of the corporations ought TO be such
as to be relied on.