The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-12-15
KEYSTONE state NEWS CONDENSED
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Soldier to be Court Martialed at Lebanon for
Desertion.


officers to sit on the general court mar
tial to convene in Lebanon Rifles arm
CRY on Monday. December 20. A charge
of dcsertion has been brought against
Peter j. Dahm, private of Company
N, Fourth regiment, of Lebanon, who
failed to respond to the call to go to
the Hazelton region during the late
strike. The court Is empowered to hear
any other cases that may be brought.
This is the first case of the kind every
tried In the Pennsylvania guard. There
is talk of other members of Company
III. beng courtmartialed, sine of whom
1t Is said have violated the rules
The following Pennsylvania pensions
were granted last week: Luther NJ.
Furst. Altoona, $40; Hugh Hutchinson,
Irwin, Sc; John @. Groves, Couders-
port, So; Michael Baker, Lamonvlle,
ss Herman Knock. Saxonburg. $40;
John M. Robinson, Erie, Sc: William
Deter, Gazzam, ss; Henry Lloyd. dead.
New Brighton, $40; Thomas Kiskadden,
Indian Run, SO to S12; Peter b. Mason.
Sandy Lake. So to IS: Valentine Smith,
Johnstown. SS to $i2; John q. Thomp-
son, Black Lick. SO to $751; Thomas ].
Humes, Bradford. SO to IS; Alexander
u. Mahon, Derry station SO to IS;
George l.. Fumer. Athens. $2f; Otho W.
Byroad. Johnstown. IS; Katherine Bee
ker, Pittsburg, IS; Elizabeth Crissman
| Smicksburg, SS Catharine Blubaugh
| Ursina, IS; minor of Harmer N. Denny
| Gillespie. $40; Annie H. Mccullough,
Wilmerding; Henry Moss, New Brlgh-
ton. sS; Hamilton Vanderslice, Pitts
burg, So: Fulton Shingledecker, Brook
vile, IS; Daniel Boyer, Balliett. ss to
sl2; Charles Thurston. Corydin, IS to
S12; Reuben Rice, Neshannock Falls
S12 to $17 Luany Church, Smethport,
| SS; Mary l.. Bishop. Oil City, IS; Henry
Smith, Harveys. Greene county, S1T;
Hathaway Hallenbeck, Erie. IS; Wes-
ley Il. Gossard, Conemaugh. SS; Abra-
ham Myers, Kecksburg. 81; Samuel
Bond, Allegheny. Sc; William Voter,
| Allegheny, SO; James E.sO'Brien, Mill
Village, IS to s12; Matilda T.. Cook,
Hollidaysburg, IS: Margaret Herpick,
Pittsburg, So.
A terrific explosion of gns I'm the
| Clear Spring mine at Pittston will cost
three men their lives. The remarkable
escape of seven others from n living
tomb forms a thrilling incident of the
accident. The injured men are Adam
Donavltch. Peter Donavitch and Alex
ander Darbrastey. The first intlmatlon
of mishap was when the earth vio-
lently shook and caused whole blocks
Of houses to sway as though AN earth
quake were In progress. The explosion
blew brattices to pieces and great
masses of coal and rock obstructed the
work of the rescuers. The seven en-
tombed men escaped bodily harm. and
vre rescued after several hours work.
One of the men who escaped said a
runaway car had knocked loose prop.
| This fell and with ID caved in mass of
rock, the deadly gas escaping from the
opening thus caused The mine Is bad
ly damaged.
| Two parties were organized at Khe-
dive, Greene county, to engage in rat
hunt. Squads of men with dogs and
grubbng hoes. pitchforks and steel
traps, secured the country. When the
hunt closed tails were counted, with
the result that the side led by Capt. f..
II. Davis scored LIE and Capt. w. N.
Chris topher, 1.21S. j. G. Aresford kill
cd 3Si rats. T.. II. Davis 3li, Robert
Rich 2i2 and several others over 100
each. The prize was an oyster supper.
Luther l.. Miller, a business man of
Myerstown, committed suicide Thurs
lay night rather than face n charge of
forgery. Miller was accused of having
forged the name of Henry h. Loose of
Mycrstown, ms indorser to a note of S65,
| When a constable went to Miller'S resi-
lence to arrest him he asked permis-
sion to go up stairs. a few minutes
later the report Of n revolver was heard.
James Coffman, of Salt Lick town
ship. when he awoke the other morn
ing found that in the night some per-
sons had cut down all the trees in his
orchard and the vines in his vineyard.
The moonshiners have n grudge against
Coffman. They accuse him of discloc-
Ing the location of the Illicit stills of
John Whites and William Fletcher,
which We're recently raided. Coffman
has received threatening letters, one of
which stated that his barn was to be
burned.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Wilson. of Milbrook, was
cleaning out an old closet in her kitch-
en- last Thursday and throwing the
rubbish in the kitchen stove. A pack
age, which she supposed contained
hellebore. was dropped into the fire.
Immediately there was an explosion.
The stove was blown apart and Mrs.
Wilson sustained serious injuries. The
package contained gunpowder
A tract of coal land embracing about
1000 acres in German township near
High House has been purchased by
Frank ]. Hearne, proprietor of the
| Riverside iron works at Wheeling and
| operator of three iron furnaces, the
price paid being $500 per acre. 1t is the
intention of the purchaser to increase
his block to 1900 acres and begin ship
ping coal to Wheeling as soon as pos
sible,
Edwin II, Heidler. who was convict
ed of numbering his brother-in-law
Levi Kreider, over money matters, was
refused new trial at Erie, and SEN
fenced to be hanged by Judge Wallng
few days ago. Heldler escaped from
Jail while awaiting trial. but was re-
captured. His will be the first hanging
In Erie county for 80 years.
Thomas Tate. of West Salem town
ship, for whom Lisbon, o., and Green.
vile officers have been searching, was
arrested a few days ago at Conneaut,
o. Tate is wanted at Lisbon for steal
Ing a team, Of horses from ii. B, Rob
inson. He is also wanted for forging
a check at that place.
The oil and supply house at the Col
erainc coliery, operated by A S. Van
wickle, Hazeiton, were destroyed IN
a mysterious manner by fire few
days ago. During the late coal strik+
Vanwickle's breaker at Deavermeado-
was burned.
NJ. Heinze, a Johnstown merchant
last week made an assignment to j.
G. Stewart, his father-in-raw. for the
hapoAt NJ hia cra6itnra acatc apd In