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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
Governmcnt Lost s25, ,OOO, 600.

The report of the government direc-
tors of the Union Pacific railway com
pany for the fiscal year just ended has
been submitted to Secretary Bliss. The
physical condition of the railroad con-
tinues to show marked improvements
both in the character of the road beds
and in the condition Of the equipments.
The report goes into detail as to pro-
ceedings that led up to the recent sale
under foreclosure and under date OF
September 4. says from the then ex-
pected realization from the foreclosure
sale of the railroad property and of the
sinking fund of $45. .154,059 1t would fol-
lew that the loss of the United States
will be about $25,000,000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
SOLD FOR s30,ss3, 3,3sl.s7.
Union Pacific Railroad Passes Into the
Hands Of the Reorganization
Committee

At 10 o'clock Monday morning Judge
w. ID. Cornish arrived at the freight
house of the Union Pacific, at Omaha,
Neb., where the road was sold at III
o'clock. He announced that but one
deposit check had been received. that
of the reorganization committee, and
that he could accept no other bid. He
was accompanied by Winslow s. Pierce.
Judge Mudger was present and no one
representing Sage or other hostile
syndlcates was present. The sale was
completed within one hour. The pro-
perty Of the Union Pacific railway COM
pany covered by the first mortgage and
the government subsidy mortgage, was
offered in one parcel and was knocked
down to the reorganization committee
for S39, ,SS3. .3Sl.S7. They also bought the
be nds and Union Pacific sinking fund
for S13. .6f5. .250.S9.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
IRON MILLS RUSHED.
A Review Of the Business Condition During
the Month Of October.

X. @. Dun e. Co.'S weekly review of
trade reported for last week as follows:
Stronger proof of the great change In
the condition of business could not be
given than is found in the detailed re-
port of failures by branches of business
for the month OF october. Though
swelled by few large speculative or
brokerage failures, the aggregate was
smaller than In any other month for
mere than four years. except in July
ana August and one month in 1894. The
manufacturing and trading failures.
fLSzS.lss, against S.sS0.S11 In Septem-
Der, and T760,S35 in August, include
one for $1,000.000, having no relation to
me present state of business. During
ire -FOUR years iron manufacturing fall
ures have not been smaller except in
one month. wool manufacturing except
In two months. leather and shoes and
uncIassified manufacturing except In
four months, and cotton manufactur-
Ing except in six months. OF trading
classes, failures have never been small
er in groceries. jewelry and books, ex-
cept In one month; In clothing. furni-
ture and unclassifled trading except In
Two months, and ten manufacturing
und eleven trading classes out of four
teen each have never reported smaller
failures in third of the past forty
eight months. Improvement so gem
eral, with a remarkably low average OF
liabilities in most classes, has a mean
ing which can not be mistaken.
The quiet following the great rush of
orders and purchases for over two
me nths is still increased In many
branches by unseasonably mild wealth.
er, and yet the mills are obliged to re-
fuse many orders because unable to
finish previous engagements soon
enough. 1t is every way fortunate for
the industries and the would-be buy
ers, since speculative purchases would
otherwise advance prices so fast as to
rake reaction probable. The Illinois
steel Company, shipping 5000 tons of
finished products per day, Is behind.
Eastern and western orders accumu-
late for railway materials, for cars and
bars, for ship plates and structural
ferns.
Cotton manufacture Is doubly hind
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
FIRE CREATES A wHIRLwIND.
Structure Reduced to Kindliny Wood by .
Small Cyclone.

Fire last Saturday destroyed fou-
ste am dry kilns. five lumber sheds and
over one-quarter million. feet of lum-
her, the property of the Central Coal.
Coke and Lumber Co., at Texarkan1.
Ark. The aggregate loss is over $780,,
600. The mill is one of the largest In
the Southwest, and has a cutting ca
pacity of 25O,0O0 feet daily. One of the
burned buildings was a. mammoth shed
300 feet in length The roof fell in
while about 40 men were under 1t. and
it Is believed several bodies will be
found in the ruins. Several men were
taken out injured, three Of whom will
die. Charles Korn, white carpenter;
Edwin Barron, an employee of the
Southern Furniture Co., and a negro
laborer are the fatally injured. When
the fire was hottest a whirlwind was
created. and another large shed that
stood nearby when struck was torn in
to kindling wood as IL destructive
cyclone had struck II.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
Maryland.

State Senator Norman b. Scott,
chairman of the Republican state CEN
tral committee. Thursday. made the
following statement concerning the
legislative situation:
1T does not avail now" said he. "to
do any claiming that will not be sub
stantiated by the returns. We have
sixteen Republican senators to nine
Democratic, and one doubtful, the one
from Calvert. although / am assured
that both the Republican senator and
member of the house We're elected
there, OF the sixteen senators, nine
are hold-overs, as follows: Washing
ton. Frederick, Baltimore county, two
from Baltimore city, Anne Arundel,
Somerset. Howard and Kent. Those
who have been elected this time are
the senators from Allegany, Garrett,
Baltimore city, Hartford, ST. Marys.
Charles and Caroline. IL we elect the
senator from Calvert. and ! have no
doubt but that we will. we will have u
majority of eight in the senate. In the
house there are 81 members. 1t takes
IS OF these to organize the house. | can
show that we have 4G votes In the
house. They are as follows: Allegany,
S; Garrett. 2; Frederick. 3: Washington,
1; Montgomery, 2; Charles, 2: Somer-
set. 3; ST. Marys, 2; Baltimore City.
IL; Carroll county, l: Caroline. /: Cal
vert, 2; Talbot. 1. This gives us a ma
5crity OF one in the house and either
seven or nine on the Joint ballot. This
is my claim. and IL will be found that
II Will be substantiated. | must con-
fess that the majority was a little too
close for comfort. but such a small
working majority has some belefits
Tor it always results in cementing the
party together for good legislative
work"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
A BROTHERS AWFUL DEED.
Telis His Four Sisters with Woodman's Ak
ct Montreal.

Thomas Nulty. aged 21 years.
brother and confessed murderer of his
four sisters at Montreal Que, was
taken to Toilette Jail Sunday. Tom and
the two elder sisters had frequently
quarreled, and II appears that on
Thursday he had row with the eldest
girl. Elizabeth. Words had been sue
ceeded by oaths and blows, until Tom
drove bis sister out of the house. Then,
according to the confession of the Grim
made by him, he followed her to
the barn, threatening to murder
her. The second sister. Annie, arming
herself with a kcenbladed ak, followed
Tom resolving 10 protect her sister
the AK. Tom turned sharply around,
and before she was aware he came sud-
denly upon her. A brief struggle for
the weapon was followed by Tom
wrestling the ak from her hands and
striking savagely at her neck. His
woodman's skill did not fail him. The
keen weapon was buried in her neck,
and she fell dead just as the horrifed
Elizabeth ran up to see what had hap
pencd. AS Elizabeth turned to flee
the murderer remembered her as the
first cause of his crime, and resolved to
carry out his original impulse of re-
venge. He chased the shrieking girl
TO the barn and struck her also with
the AK, telling her as he had done poor
Annie. Tom then returned to the house
and forced open the door. which the
two other children had barricaded. and
killed them as he had the others.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
FROM ACROSS THE SEA

Russia will shortly establish a diplo-
matte agency in Morocco.
England expects that the United
States will purchase the Canadian seal
ing rights.
DR.. Won Holleben, new German am
bassador, sails for the United States
November 0.
The Afridis have made fresh ap-
peal to the ameer of Afghanistan for
assistance before making submission
to the British.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung an
rounces that two Rhenish mission
aries. Nes and Henle. have been mur-
dered in the southern part Of the south 8.
crn part of the Chinese province Of
Shang Tung.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
NO IMPRESSION MADE BY bullets.
A NEW ARM0R.
At an Exhibition the Plates withstood the
severest Tests.

A nublic exhibition was given In the
Twenty-third regiment armory In
B.ooklyn the other day by w. Leonard
t'oote inventor of the "bullet-proof
arto-dynamic armor," and was wit
messed by several foreign officials and
others interested In armor. A Win
chester and a Krag-Jorgensen rifle
we're used In the test, and n block of
armor about 2h inches thick was used.
\ number of bullets were fired at 1t,
hut in no case did any of them go
IT, ough or leave mark of entrance.
Mr.. Foote. previous to the exhibition,
stated that similar material had been
used three years ago. bu. since that
time II had been improved. II Is now
perfect, according to the inventor who
says that II Is equal in resistance to
4-inch gun shield of hard Steel and
does not require the same amount of
care to keep II from rustlng or scaling.
as steel does. II Is lighter than steel,
weighing less than half as much.
Previous to the test of Mr.. Foote's
material, a Krag- -Jorgensen rliie was
used on a 1.4-inch plate. The bullet
went through It, as 1t also did through
fifty pine boards eight feet thick. In
The case of the inventors material. the
bullet from the Krag- g-Jorgensen rifle
penetrated. but after II did so. the hole
closed entirely, leaving an unbroken
surface, the bullet remaining In the
shield. The Winchester failed to pene--
trate. Mr. Foote, after the test mad
been pronounced success. stated that
his invention Is about 80 per cent light
cr In the ratio of resistance of steel for
ship armor shields. When penetrated
by bullets, the puncture instantly clos
es. thus keeping out the water. The
material being non-magnetic. accord
Ing to the inventor. 1t Is especially val
liable for use on the bridges of naval
Vessels for shields. Count GoetZen, a
military attache at Washington. and
Gen. ID. Il. Mertwago of the Russian
raNy. We're present at the exhibition.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
China Borrows $780, 600, 600.

The representative or the Hooley-
Jameson syndicate, which has been ne
gotiating a loan of SS0,0O0,00O for the
Chinese government, telegraphed the
other day from Paris that the govern
mcnts had finally accsded to the terms
demanded by the syndicate. The loan
will be secured on the balance of the
urfettered customs, which yield rev.
crue of $3000.000 annually, and upon
the salt and lilSln taxes in all the prov
trees. which are entirely unencumber-
ed and amount to about s19. 500. 900 an
nually. The Chinese board of revenue
will stand as security for the bonds.
which viii be stamped with the seals
Of the board Of revenue
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
An Aged Female swindler.

Ellen Peck, who has been known for
years as the queen of confidence wom-
en- was the other day sentenced to five
years in prison by Judge Cowing at
New York. Mrs, Peck. who is rs years
old. was convicted last week of the
larceny of $1,000 worth of tewelry from
Christopher Gini. As security she gave
tho jeweler a $1,000 bond, which proved
to be worthless. Mrs. Peck has been
In prison before. She first came to the
notice of the authorities in connection
with the swindling of Babbitt. the soap
manufacturer. out Of nearly $l.00O,00o.
Later on she succeeded In duping Ju-
l.us Columbian, a notorious forger out
OF considerable money. and to get him
cut of the way. betrayed him to the po-
lice
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
A Hugh Combine.

The consolidation of all the elevated
railroad companies of the city of Chi
cago into one corporation Is under con-
sideation. The plan is beginning TO
assume tangible shape. and there is
great likelihood that 1t will be carried
into effect. II 1t Is, the time is not far
distant when Charles n. Yerkes will
control every elevated line in the city
of Chicago. The proposed plan Is to
form a new corporation with a capital
stock of s50.0O0000, The four elevated
reads will turn their securities into the
general corporation and receive in re-
turn stock In proportion to their earn
IRIS
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
Kansas.

The Indications at Kansas are that
the Republicans have elected 3 OF the
13 Judges voted for. Republican lead
ers here claim 10 judges, and concede
3 to the fuslonists. The fusionists
claim to have been successful In of
the judicial districts. Incomplete and
unofficial returns from the l05 counties
of the State indicate Republican vie
tories In almost half of the county
elections. In 10 counties Republicans
elect all or nearly oil of their candi-
dates for county Offices. In II coun-
slee the fuslonists clert al. or nearly
~ cf their candidates. In "a counties
~ emcos are eyca'y d.v:.ci.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
CAPITAL 0LEANIN G5.

Available cash balance. 500, 1855, sac;
gold reserve. sl54,375.37s.
The President is much concerned over
the representations that many persons
are starving.
The President Is preparing prelimin-
airy notes for his first message and Is
consulting with Mr.. Day on matters
which relate To foreign affairs.
Great activity Is noticed at the
b;ookiyn navy yard. Orders havo
''ecn given to complete work on the
f'"r vessels lying there
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
Threw Up a Pearl,

Twenty years ago Abraham John
son. a colored man, came to Gales
burg, Mich, from Baltimore. At the
time it was thought he was suffering
ficm consumption, as he was afflicted
with constant hacking cough. The
other morning he had an attack which
threatened strangulation. and by a su-
preme effort released something from
his throat, which proved to be beau
tiful pear-shaped pearl. The wonder
ceased when johnson explained that
during his residence ON the Eastern
Shore Of Maryland his diet was mostly
oysters. The gem found n lodgment
In his throat and retained its position
urtil releas ased
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
Kentucky.

A conservative estimate places the
majority of Charles p. Weaver. Dem
icratic candidate for mayor at Louis
vile. KY. over George ID. Todd, the
incumbent, at from 5000 to 3,I0o The
entire Democratic ticket Is undoubted-
ly elected with him. The election was
a comparatively quiet one.
Kentucky wheels into the Demo-
cratic column again by majority of
over $4,000. Reports from all over the
State show that Shackelford, the silver
Democratic nominee for Appellate
Court Clerk, will have fully $4,000 IL
not 10000 majority, and that the silver
Democrats will have a majority of
over 20 In the two houses OF the Gem
oral Assembly. Louisville. that has
not gone Democratic for three cleo
ticns. gives Weaver, the Democratic
nc minee for Mayor. about 1900 ma
jority
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
Murdered Their Teacher.

James Allen. a teacher in a school at
Wheatland. Hickory county. Mo-. was
beaten to death recently by his pupils.
Al punishment for misconduct, Mr.
Allen kept several boys after school
was dismissed one might. When re-
leased the youthe went away angry
and later, as the schoolmaster was on
his way to his home. they waylaid him
pelting him with stones and clubs. Mr.
Allen was knocked down and his skull
crushed. He did not regain conscious
ness and died the next morning. The
youths have been arrested.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
PENNsYLvANIA's VOTE.
Republican Candidates Elected With De-
creased Pluralities.

Pennsylvania has gone Republican,
but with decreased pluralities as COM
pared with the vote of a year ago.
Beacom, the Republican candidate for
State Treasurer. and McCauley. the
Republican candidate for Auditor, were
elected by plurality of about 10000
votes.
Official returns have been received
from every county In the State Of Penn
sylvana. With complete figures from
the counties. The full vote of the
state for state Treasurer and Auditor
General Is shown to be as follows:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
Defending Coast Cities.

Recently orders have come from
Washington to push work on the new
fcrtifications being built at Firms
Point, N. j.. on the Delaware river. op-
pcsite old Fort Delaware. Double
shifts of men have been working for
some time. and many of the heavy
guns are in position. While the order
may have no significance, it seems the
government does not intend to leave
great seaboard cities defenseless.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
Appealed to the Government.

The fact that eight whaling vessels
are nippcd in the ice at Point Barrow.
with nearly 200 souls on board. IL
creating widespread apprehension
along the coast, particularly among
merchants in the whaling business and
among sailors families at San Fran
cisco. The anxiety has become so
great that the trustees Of the San
Francisco Chamber Of Commerce hava
determined to hold a meeting immedi-
ately for the purpose OF formulating a
telegrnphlc dispatch to be sent to the
President of the United States, urging
him TO dispatch relief expedition to
their rescue ut the earliest possible
moment
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
Died for His Preside ent.

United States Minister Conger, at
Rio, has cabled the State Department
this brief confirmation of the reported
assault upon the President OF Brazil:
Brazilian soldier attempted to as
sassinate the President last Friday.
Minister of War defending him was
killed. Great excitement. Tut not gem
eral alarm"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
Virginia.

The election story In Virginia is
briefly told. Although there was un-
usual apathy. It is estimated that the
Democratic State ticket is elected by
about $4,000 or 60.0c0 majority. and that
the Democrats have two-thirds OF the
House of Delegates and four-fifths OF
the Senate.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
Would Have No Physician.

Prof. William r. Tyler. head master
of Adams academy. at Quincy. Mass.
died a few days ago Of pneumonia. He
was a Arm believer in Christian science
and refused to allow doctor TO- b
called.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10
Mckinley in Pittsbure.

Founders Day exercises of the Car
negie Library Institute at Pittsburg
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-10

The total vote IL about 2O,Oo0 less than
that for state Treasurer in 1895, and
rcarly 100000 less than was cast in the
Presidential election of last year.
Beacon received $50 less votes than
were given for Haywood for State
Treasurer in 1895. and Browns vote
falls 1892 behind that cast for Meyers,
the Democrat candidate i'm that year.
Swallows vote Is nearly 100000 above
that given to Berry. the 1895 Prohibi-
ton candidate. The vote for Berry
was 20.779.
McKinley's plurality over Bryan last
year was BOLTS. in n total vote of l.
194355; his clear majority over all can
didates was 262, ,445.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-24
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field; Davidson and Quin. right field; Potts
and Gettinger, substitutes.
Queer Wheelmen.
The concert and dance Of the Queer
Wheelmen Tuesday evening at the National
Rifles Armory proved to be a popular az
fair. and was a good success. The affair
fully sustained the reputation of the club,
and everybody present enjoyed themselves.
The program for the concert embraced an
exhibition of club swinging by the pupils
OF Prof Reardon: quartet, Miss Alter. Mr..
s. Frank Field, Miss Blanche Muir and Mr..
Henry Statham: soprano solo. Summer"
Miss Matte Gibson: violin fantastic bal
let. de Beriot. Miss Louise Carson: BARI
tone solo, Bid Me Love-" with violin OBJ
ligato. Mr.. Charles Roberts; piano solo,
"Caprics" Mrs. Daisy Louise Fox; con-
tralto solo, Sweet Maiden, Tell Me-" Miss
Blanche Muir; soprano solo, Miss Blanche
Wood; baritone solo. Mr.. Henry Statham;
soprano solo. Dream of Paradise" Miss
Fannie York AtLee: contralto solo, Miss
Elizabeth Tyler: athletic exhibition, Messrs.
Paul Won Boeckman and f. A. Pitkin.
The accompanies for the evening were
Mrs. Daisy Louise Fox Mr. Angelo Fro
noni and Miss Belle Gibson.
The entertainment committee Of the club
consisted of R. B. Clokey. chairman;
Louis Louis P. Hove r., John F. Doran, jr.
Slack. A. F. Munder. E. H. Neumeyer, jr,
Joseph Beatty and John W. Kaiser. The
floor committee consisted of l.. o. Slack.
Frank E. Ghiselli, d. P. Sigourney, Fred
L. Vogt, A. F. Munder. r. B. Clokey. Hop
kins Burgess and George w. Dodson.
Club Notes.
The Misfit Cycle Club is now an organi-
cation of the past. During the week the
organization disbanded permanently. after
a threatened disruption of over a month.
The club rooms are now for rent, and the
club furniture has been moved out ana
sold. While there was a certain. lack OIL
harmony among the club members, ar
other thing responsible for the breaking
up was the failure to get the members to-
gether for a meeting or run.
The Eastern Athletic Club gave a pleas
ant dance Easter Monday evening at
Haines' Hall. in Southeast Washington.
There was a good crowd present. and the
club realized a profit the affair.
1t seems hardly likely that the o. Y. Il.
8. Cycle Club No. 1 will be reorganized this
year, and most likely it will remain dor
mant. No effort has been made as yet to
get the club together. and 1t is probable
that none will be made the members prev
ferring to ride as individuals instead OF as
a club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-24

same time to head on the bull, but he was
entirely too slow. The cyclist was scared.
He had plenty OH tinR in which to dis
mount and lift his machine over an adj
joining fence but Yuch q thought never en-
tered his mind. He kept on riding. 1t is a
wonder that with the amount Of jostling
and straining on the frame that the bicycle
did not break down. Tue chase lasted only
a few minutes. The bull got hung Up in
the root of tree, fand was thrown By the
time the animal got up the young country
man was at hand with d stout stick, and he
belabored the beast so heavily that it ran
cyclist rode half amiie further at the same
breakneck speed, fearifE that the bull was
still continuing the pursuit, and after a
half hours rest, TO recuperete his nerves.
he started on to town. though every row
and then he looked to the rear to see that
the field was clear of his enemy.