The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-24
KEYSTONE STATE.NEWS CONDENSED
SENT THE SLAVS BACK.
wampum Miners Refused to Work With
Them.

Wampum coal miners put to flight in the
neighborhood of 80 Slavs who had been
hired to work In the Mehard coal mines
located about two miles from the town Of
Wampum. The Slays are the sane men who
created the trouble at Washingtonville few
days ago The Slavs were to have begun
work this week at Wampum but when the
miners heard OF their coming they at once
wrote TO Washingtonville and found that
they were not desirable men. The result
was that they notified the manager of the
mine that they would not work with the
Slaves. Several meetings were held between
the men and the managers OF the mine, which
resulted in the Slavs being sent home.
Bellefonte Is to have a new borough build
ing. n combination town hall, police depart
ment and fire department 1t will be o!
stone and brick, go by 4s feet, with a 55-foot
center tower. 1t will contain n boiler room
lookup In the basement, an engine and truck
room, stalls for two horses, feed room and
sleeping room on the first floor; while the
second floor will contain large and COM
modious council chamber, the mayors office
| n large fre-proof vault, an assembly room
for the fire companies, an ante-room, wash
room and bath room. On the third floor
| there will also be room for the holding of
elections. The entire building will cost from
| $4,000 to So 900 and is to be finished In the
most modern style. Heretofore the borough
council aud fire department have nways met
In rented rooms.
There was n meeting Mt the eiIlce of Jus
| tice William Sloan In Medina OF the claim
ants of the estate OF Joseph Ball, who died
| in 1921, in Philadelphia. leaving an estate
| estimated to be worth nearly million dol
| lars. II was agreed by all present to take
steps at once toward recovering thirteen
| claims which are now in the Court of Claims
| at Washington under the French spoliation
| claims. The claimants to the estate in the
| county, all OF whom were at the meeting, are
| Bethel NJ. Custer, Glenolden; james Smith,
CollinRdale; Joseph Hunter, Chester; Mrs.
| Talbot Harrison. Knowlton; Howard Mark
| ley, Medina; Mrs. Emma j.. Lukens, Chester
| and Mrs. j. Watts Mercur, Wallingford.
| At the meeting of the trustees of Wilson
| college, Chambbrsburg, the resignation of
| Rev. DIR. Thomas T.. Robinson. OF Allegheny
| a former president, and Of William ID. Me
kinistry, Of Mercerburg, as trustees, and of
| Miss Elizabeth q. Marshall, assistant princi-
| pal, were received. The salaries of several
teachers were raised. The executive COM
mittee was authorized to spend $4,000 on the
| improvements to Fletcher hall. so that
twenty-five more students may be roomed
| there.
Maj. Lane s. Hart and Edward Bailey.
| Harrisburg bankers, and W. j. Snavely, Of
| Steelton. also a banker, were elected direc-
tors OF the Greensburg, Jeanette and Pitts
| burg Railway company. The association of
| these men with the company. IL II said, In
sures the early completion of the road as
originally contemplated. The general man
| ager W. +. SHdler, states that the work of
extending the road west of Irwin will be
ommenced April 10. All the rights OF way
o Wilmerding have been secured.
The preliminary survey will be made soon
| for the proposed electric railway from Car
negie to Canonsburg, via Mcdonald The
| line will be about twenty miles long. En-
1 aN In
! leader In the enterprise. IL the road is com
| pleted this year, rs expected, the Washing
ton street railway will extend its line to Can
| onsburg, thus forming n complete electric
road from Washington to Pittsburg.
The Erie Eastern Railway Company. with
| a capital Of s250. 900, was incorporated at the
state department to build n line from the
harbor OF Erie to a connection and junction
with the Erie railroad at Mill Village, Erie
| county, via the borough of Waterford, n dis
tance of nineteen miles. The president IL A.
L. Tilden of lie Bout, the former deputy sec
| retary OF the commonwealth Most of the
directors are citizens OF Erie
The good citizenship committee OF tin
Berks County Christian Endeavor Society
has adopted declaration OF principles call
ing upon all Christian citizens TO attend
party cnucuses and primary elections, asking
for the removal of polling places from the
, saloon TO the school house. and urging the
enactment of laws for the public welfare and
the strict enforcement of those that are al
ready on the statue books.
After three hours deliberation the jury at
Norristown found Charles q. Kaiser. Jr.,
guilty Of murder In the first degree as the
assassin Of his wife. He on the night OF
October 2Sth last shot her in the carriage be-
side him on a lonely drive in order that he
might get the Sll 900 for which he had insui-
ed her life multitude OF people outside
| ihn RI hon vail lad thni nxrpl, ,bnp
the verdict was announced.
The Northwestern Mining and Exchang
company has completed q deal which in.
wolves the purchase Of about / 200 acres OF
coal lands south OF Brockwayville. Thi,
company, which is affiliated with the Erie
railroad, will develop the new purchase this
season. The operations involve the con
struction OF q mile or more OF railroad and
the opening Of mines mile south of town.
Mrs. G. L. Clark OF Pymatuning township
Mercer county, was assaulted by two trampi
ut her home They demanded food, anC
upon being refused she WAS seized ant
roughly handled. After locking her in
closet the tramps stole quantity Of pro
| visions and fled. Her husband found her
short time afterward in serious condition
Mrs. Peter Evans, an aged woman OF Pen
field, has for ten years been afflicted with
species Of spinal trouble, which shove,
itself without intermssion In spasmodic jerk
ing Of her head and sundry muscles. On
night she fell out OF bed, severely injurin,
her arm, and since then the jerking ant
twiching of muscles has entirely ceased.
The high wooden trestles, which have 70
years been a feature OF the CHtawissa Rail
road, are to be replaced by substantial irol
viaducts. and the contracts for the worl
have been placed by the Philadelphia an,
Reading Railway Company, lessees OF tn
road, with the Phoenix Bridge Company, @