The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-01-27
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
BRIDGE BILLS.
Measures for the Construction Of Three
Bridges TO Mifnin.


The Senate passed the House bill author
izing the Union Railway company to con-
, struct bridge across the Monongnhcla In
Allegheny county, the southerly end of which
shall be ut some point in hinlln township.
The House passed tho bill authorizing tho
construction of n bridge across the Mononga-
heln from Thirteenth street In Btaddock, TO
point in Miniin township, by the Braddock
and Duqucsne Bridge company. The House
also pa sed bill extending until July 10
next, the time for tho construction OF u
bridge across the Monongahela by the West
Braddock Bridge company, in the borough
| OF Mifllin.
A jury in the Blair county court convicted
II. Bruce Hutchinson, n well-Enown and
wealthy dry goods merchant OF Ripple OF
employing four incendiurie5 20 burn the
establishment of Pheasant & Wagner, his
rivals In business. When the men were ap-
| pretended by the officers they confessed
that Hutchinson had offered them S100 TO
| do the job. Prompt action OF the fire de-
department saved the building from destruc-
tion. The trial lasted three days Hutch
| insOn's defense was that the prosecution
had been trumped up to ruin him in bust
| ness.
Roy. ]. Ross Stevenson. youngest son OF
| the late Rev. Ross Stevenson, OF Washington.
| and II brother of William Stevenson, of the
| Allegheny Carnegie Library, has received II
| call 10 the pastoratc OF the First Presbyterian
| church OF Chicago. to succeed DIR. Barrows,
| nj n salary OF $4,000. Mr.. Stevenson was
| graduated from Washington and jefferson
| College IN lSSG, and has been for several
| years assistant professor of church history
in the Mccormick Seminary, Chicago.
During the heavy thunderstorm Sunday
evening the dormtory at Thlel College ut
| Greenville was struck by lightning. The
| bolt struck the northeast corner, followed
| the water main for some distance and then
passed through the brick wall into the chem
| ical laboratory. IL followed water pipe
| around the room, doing considerable dam
| age. 1t finally found it's wey into the cellar.
The Pennsylvania railroad has awarded
| the contract for the erection OF the new
| bridge across the Susquehanna at Columbia
| to replace the one destroyed by "a cyclone In
| OcJber last Assistant Engineer pritehett
| OF the railroad states that the bid OF Drake
| & Strntton OF Pittsburg, for 5000, 900 wns ac-
| cepted and the contract awarded them.
| Work will begin at once.
| Tho New Castle tin mill, the largest In tho
| world, met with n terrible loss by fire. The
! rolling department Of the mill was almost
| totally destroyed. The fire started from the
| friction OF the big rope from the fly wheel.
| and In n very short time the flames gained
such headway that no less than Ave sets OF
| mills were destroyed and the big building
badly damaged.
In tho Senate Senator Quay called mp and
had passed n bill for II new public building at
| Altoona to cost S125.000. As a similar bill
| Is now on the House calendar with favor
able report Of the house committee II Is prob
| nbe that Altoona will Mt Inst be gratined
oyer n public building. md that Representa-
tivo Hicks will be entitled to credit for it,
Four students have been suspended from
Grove City College for ninety-nine years.
There had been Y. NJ G. A. and a Y. W. G.
| A. social, which ended at 10 p. m., so that
the college law against calls after 1880 p.
m. might not DO broken However two
young ladies, one from Plttsburg received
their escorts after that hour with the above
results.
A big deal in real estate was made in New
| Castle. Joseph Hastings, Of Pittsburg,
bought from Robert Patton 1866 acres oil
land. This is located just three-quarters OF
milo from the public square, 1t il given
out that the land will be cut up into town
lots, but those who are ON the inside say that
t was bought for another purpose.
The miners OF the Western Filler coal mines
ut sharon returned to work Monday morn
ing at the at the old ratio of wages, after
| standing out for four weeks for q scent rate
Mercer county will be working by the last OF
the week. About 1000 men are affected by
the settlement OF the strike.
A medal of honor has been awarded to
John Shiel, late sergent Company Il. Nine
teenth Pennsylvania Volunteers, for dis
tlnguished gellantry in action at the battle oil
Il Fredericksburg, Va, December 10, 1862 In
carrying dangerously wounded comrade
into the Union lines.
United States Senator-elect Penrose has
selected as his private secretary, W. II. An
drews, q brother OF State Senator Andrews.
Andrews Is the editor and publisher OF the
Moadville Tribune-Republican, and one oI
the secretaries OF the Republican State com
mlttce.
The suit OF Mrs. William Black against
George Maxwell, at Washington. for dam.
ages for the death OF her husband who was
killed In tho defendants mine, was com.
promised by the woman accepting $1,000.
! J. c. Whites Of Beaver Falls, Is In Wash.
ington. in the interest of his candidacy for
postmastership in that town. He Is the only
gold Democratic candidate. and has tho sup
} port oil the Harrity element.
Andrew Cogswell. a colored man living In q
shanty near Freeport, dropped spark from
his lamp into powder can, and his dwell.
ing was blown to pieces, while he was seri-
ously injured.
DIR. II. l.. Donnclly, OF Latrobe, who was
removed from the pension examining board
claims that he was dismissed because he ad,
| vocated free silver.
Alfred Bergman, n miner OF Hickman, had
his hand crushed by falling coal and am.
putation OF one finger was necessary.
l.. b. Love has been appointed postmaster
Mt Edgewood Park and w. J. Snyder al
Rodi, Allegheny county.
Tho Senate confirmed tho nomination o
J. S. Groif to be the postmaster Of New.
| town.
The miners who quit work in tho Virginiu'
Mine. near ouray, arc reported TO hav'
drawn $4,000 from the Ouray (Col.) banks
|