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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
THANKSGIVING.
President Mckinley Appoints November 25
as the Day.

In remembrance OF Gods goodness to
us during the past year. which has
been so abundant. Let us offer unto
Him our Thanksgiving and pay our
VOWS unto the Most High" Under His
watchful providence Industry has pros
pered, the conditions OF labor have
been improved, the rewards of the hus-
bandmen have been Increased and the
comforts OF our homes multiplied. His
mighty hand has preserved peace and
protected the nation. Respect for law
and order has been strengthened, love
OF free institutions cherished. and all
sections of our beloved country brought
into closer bonds Of fraternal regard
and generous cooperation. For these
great benefits 1t Is our duty to praise
the Lord In n spirit of humility and
gratitude and to offer uD to Him our
most earnest supplications
That we may acknowledge our obli-
cation as people to Him who has so
graclously granted us the blessing of
free government and material pr1sper-
ity, !, William Mckinley. President of
the United states, do hereby deslgnat I
and set apart Thursday, the twenty
hfth day of November, for National
Thanksgiving and prayer, which all
the people are invited to observe with
appropriate religious services in their
l'spcttlNe pluceS OF WoiSnlp. on tllS
day OF rejoicing and domestic reunion
let our prayers ascend to. the Givcr of
every good and perfect gift for the
continuance OF His love and favor to
us, that our hearts may be filed with
charity and good will. and that we may
be ever worthy OF His beneficent con-
ccin.
In witness thereof. I have hcrcunto
set my hand and caused the seal Of the
United States to be affixed.
Done In the City of Washington. this
twenty-ninth day of October, In the
year of Our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-seven, and of the
Independence of the United States the
one hundred and twenty-second.
BY the President,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
JOHN SHERMAN.
Secretary of State.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
FOUND NO SYMPATHY.
Tramps complaih Of whippinys Received
Which Brought Blood.

Seven tramps who had been whipped
with switches until their backs were
cut, and with blood dripping from them
complained to the county authorities
at st. Joseph, Mo-, the other day. They
said they had been whipped by a vigil
lance committee In the country near
town. Their statements were investi-
gated and found to be true. 1t Is not
likely that any arrests will be made as
the vigilance committee In the county
We're organized with the sanction of
the authorities. SO many highway
robberies have been committed lately
that the farmers found 1t necessary to
organize for their own protection.
John Chilcoat was stopped on the high
way at night by two masked men, and
robbed of all his money, and valuables
William Larson was robbed by the
same men. Robert Harger was at
tackled by four men who shot one of
his horses. and sent several bullets
through his wagon and one through his
hat
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
Farmers Fight q Duel.

Sid McCurry and jerome Peterson,
well known farmers, but old enemies,
of Unicoi county, Tenn. fought duel
or Jacks Creek the other morning.
Rifles were used, the combatants start
ing at hundred feet apart. Peterson
was killed at the first shot of McCurry,
who Immediately fled toward the
mountains Of North Carolina. Soon
after the murder Of Peterson, his stock
Was shot and house burned. This was
while his family was en- route to the
scene Of the duel. Indications point to
a conspiracy of McCurry aud his
friends to have Petcrson's stock killed
and house destroyed no matter how
the fight terminated.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
WAS 4 MURDERER BUT NO COWARD.
AN INDIAN EXECUTED.
Played Ball while Waiting for The Day Of
Punishment.

walka, the Creek Indian who shot
Jonas Deer. another member of his
own tribe. was legally executed for the
crime at Chelsea, ]. T.
The men were rivals for the hand
of the same girl, and Fought at u
dance at which she was present to de-
eide who should gain her. Walka
killed Deer and afterward married the
Indian maiden.
Several days prior to the time prep
arations for his wfe's future welfare
were completed and. the pain of part
ing over, Walka set out alone to the
public execution grounds. In due time
he arrived, and the crowd was walt
ing.
The prisoner assumed his position, on
bended knees. with arms tied behind
and eyes blindfolded. The rifle was
placed In the hands of good marks
man; the sharp crack, and the white
spot marked for the heart was discol-
ored with the squirting blood caused by
the deadly bullet.
After his conviction Walka appealed
his case to t>e Supreme Council of the
Choktaw Nation, and in the meantime
was released on his personal parole,
according to the custom of the tribe.
He employed his time while his case
was pending I'm the Council I'm travel
ing about the country WITH tH' ihu'""
ball team, of which he was a member.
The team played in many western
towns, including Kansas CITY, ana
everywhere Walka carried off the
honors.
He was easily the most dexterous and
enthusiastic member of the team. ana
won favor with the audience by his
good humor. He evlnced absolutely no
concern as to his fate, although he
knew the chances were ten to one that
the Supreme Council would affirm the
verdict of the court that condemned
him. Asked If he was not afraid to
die. and IL he was not tempted to take
advantage of his parole to escape.
Walka replied: "Walla Tonaka no
coward. VIII be there when the time
comes
The man was % years old. and phys
ically was a splendid specimen of his
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
In Twelve Languages.

II Is announced that st. Louis will
soon have magazine printed In twelve
different languages. and II Will be the
only publication of the kind in the
world. The idea originated with Will
liam Barsodl, In connection with Alex
ander Konta. of this city. aHd will pub
lsh a separate magazine for each ma
the contents of each Will differ but lit
tie. The home office of this company
will be in st. Louis. They propose to
print such articles as will tend to teach
those unable to speak the English Ian
guage the advantages OF the American
institutions and just what good citizen
ship means to them in the future.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
TRADE REVIEW.
Continued Warm Weather Hindsrs Retail
Dealings. FOREIGN Needs

r. q. Dun a Co.'S. weekly review Of
trade reports as follows:
The testing Of retail trade is In prog
ress. but results are remarkably re-
terded by long continued mild weather
and also by the fever In southern dis
tricts. Even from that quarter some
large orders lately received show bet
ter distribution that was yet expected.
In spite OF unscasonably warm wealth
er, which greatly hlnders retail deal
ings In winter goods at all points east
of the plains, the large number OF sup
Elementary orders with pressure for
quick delivery make 1t clear that the
sales In many branches have exceeded
the expectation OF dealers so that re-
plenishment of stocks is not yet finish
ed. Meanwhile wholesale trade and or
ders to manufacturers have been
smaller than when the rush was great
est but have nevertheless been large
for this stage. even In the year OF gen.
eral prosperity for the payments
through the principal clearing houses
have for the week been 3.9 per cent.
larger than In the same week OF 1899
and for the month 6.1 per cent.
The possibility that foreign exports
may be checked Is not to be overlooked,
but the heavy engagements besides ex-
ports for four months past prove that
foreign needs are real and large. The
cern movement was smaller. though ex-
Iost veor's ana nc n,,oa ,,,.J ~,
slightly ~ '"'
Tho ran of co,,o, 90 oo,,s Coo .oo.
ana Z ss conts sor ian,,ar,, at,tn 'ppa ~
price the ioIYast s,nno M,rnh mia"s ~ ,sas sme
and moi hair . cent obnva ,ho io,va.,
for nearly bntS ccn,,,r, 4, nar,iv d,,a
10 embnrrassme,,s ca,,s,a a., ~ sas'1
or. hut also indicotas TIC ,ro,,a III ., hs-
lief that the quantity to come forth Is
large. For two months more cotton
has come into s,gbt thor eror, ,hn
greatest cron overv yrnwn ,r .n,,o 80
deIays caused nv Guarant,nes h,,t tho
unfavorabIe conditions ahnmt tho ,,n,e
OF maturItv render r. ,osa i,,.eiv thor
usual that tho ION cron yi,, he aatis.
factory. 80 that Tho rece,nts NAV dro,,
off earlier than usuoJ On tho otber
hand n is 70 no noted mat ovtonsiva
labor troubles threaten thc man,,Soc-
turers in England while lower nrices
ever known here for nrint stock of
other gooda no ,yoiI
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
BY MAGNETS.
Edison's Latest Success in Separating Iron
Ore from the Other Matter.

An authoritative account OF Thomas
A. Edison's success in recovering by
electrical means the iron contained in
lowgrade ore was made public few
days ago. The inventors experiments
have been carried on during the past
six years at the old ogden iron mines,
n few miles from Dover, N. j.. where
he has built up plant covering saw
eral acres of ground and which, after
many experiments, Is now capable OF
producing daily from 1000 to 500 tons
of almost chemically pure iron. The
ore contains on the average about %
per cent. of iron and resembles in ap-
pearance n very poor quality of gray
rock. Mr.. Edison states that there are
200, 100000 tons of this 'ore on the land
Immediately surrounding his plant.
from which can be produced $4,000. 900
tons of iron. His process, in brief, con-
sists of blasting the ore from the
mountain sides, and then. by means of
steam shovels and cars, conveying II
to massive crushcrs. where II Is broken
up and passed on to other mills, wher.
II Is pulverized. The powder is then
allowed to fall in close proximity to
electric magnets, which defect the iron
to one side and the non-metalic mat
ter falls to the other side by gravity.
From the time the ore Is blasted until
II is resolved into this metallic form
and compressed into bricquettes for
shipment, the process Is entirely auto.
matte
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
CAPITAL GLEANINGs.

Available cash balance, $2l0, 502 +;
gold reserve, siE2, 554, ,256.
Ex-Confederate General Longstreat
has been appointed Commissioner of
Railroads by President Mckinley.
The sum of 5000. 900 was transferred
by the Subtreasury at New York to ST.
Louis the other morning. The money
is being paid out to help move the cot
ton crop.
The Bethlehem. Pa. ordnance works
the other day shipped to Newport
News. Va, 297 tons of finished side ar
NOR for the battleship Kentucky which
is building there.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip has
authorized the director OF the bureau
OF engraving and printing to print and
deliver to the treasurer silver certifi-
Gates to the value of S2S,000000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
Could Not Meet Its Debts.

On application Of President Paul II.
Werner and Superintendent George 4.
Rowland; of Akron, Richard i. Mar
vim was last week appointed receiver
for the Werner Company. incorpcrat-
ed under the laws of Illinois, but doing
business in Ohio. The company has
done an immense business in the pub
Listing of books and general litho-
graphing and printing. OF the 100000
Indebtedness of the company s7CO. 0O0 is
due in the next three months: this
amount cannot be met, and, indeed,
the paper is now going to protest. The
assets of the company were placed at
SO, $50, 600, of which s2.000000 is in real
estate. 81, ,0O0, 900 in accounts outstand-
ing and $750OOO in manufactured pro-
duct on hand.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
FROM ACROSS THE SEA.

Princess Mary Adelaide, duchess OF
Teck mother of the duchess of York.
died at London Wednesday.
II Is said that Gen. Jamat will sue
ceed Gen. Saussier as commander-ln-
chief of the French army.
The strike of the bakers at Madrid
has become general and II Is difficult to
procure bread In the city. Soldiers
are being used as bakers.
1t is said Emperor William is using
his influence to have the sultan of Tur-
key turn down the Armstrong; Of Eng
land and buy guns for his navy from
Herr Krupp.
The German emperor has been great
~ incensed for some time at the un-
favorable comments made in American
and British newspapers upon his per-
sonality, and has instructed the chief
Of his literary bureau not to submit to
him any clippings of this character
The national congress of German
journalists and writer's at Leipsic has
petitioned the reichstag to change the
existing laws so as to prohibit the pres
cnt mode of Furnishing press offenders
by treating editors as common male
factors on a par with thieves and
murderers, keeping them in chains
in dungeons and giving them the same
fcre as common criminals.
The Amalgamated Society OF Engin-
GERS of London has replied accepting
the board of trades proposal for a con-
ference. but insisting that the question
of the eight-hour demand shall be dis
cussed and that the conference shall
be presided over by thoroughly de-
tached. impartial chairman" Thus
both sides are imposing conditions and
there Is little likelihood that a confer
cnce will be made.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
CHEAP AND HANDSOME.
A Now Workers. Hotel Built in Behalf Of
Neelv Men

A new enterprise was inaugurated at
New York Wednesday when Mills
House No. /. the 10-story hotel erected
by ID. o. Mills the multi-millionaire.
In Bleecker. Sullivan and Thompson
streets. was opened and ready for bus
mess. The hotel is designed for the
accommodation of men OF moderate
means. 1t has 1900 rooms. and the
charge for these will be 90 cents each
a day. The rooms are small, but clean.
comfortably furnished and properly
ventilated. There are large reading
and smoking rooms, and courts where
chess, checkers and other games can
be played. The class known as Bow
cry dodgers will be discouraged from
patronizing the place. At the opening
Bishop Potter delivered a prayer and
Chauncey M. Depew and ID. o. Mills
made addresses.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
parzishes Massacre a Tribe.

A column OF troops from Cairo, Egypt
commended by Gen. Hunter, has START
dervish general. from the Atbara river.
but 1t Is feared Osman will not wait
for the Anglo Egyptian troops to at
tack him. Details Of the revenge of the
dervishes upon the Jaalin tribe, caused
by the refusal of the latter to join the
forces OF the Khalifa against the Britt sh
show Il to have been terrible. The der
wishes butchered every male member
OF the offending tribe and took the
pretty women to their harems. The
dervishes also threw many women and
children into the river.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
Children viii conyic, a Parent.

There was a dramatic scene the other
morning in the Pinkerton murder trial
at Laporte. Ind. John and Daisy Pink
erton, son and daughter of Charles
Pinkerton. who Is on trial for. his life,
took the witness stand and gave evil
dence. which. IL uncontradicted, viii
send their father to the gallows or de-
prive him of his freedom for life. The
son testified that the killing OF the
younger Charles Pinkerton was with
out justification. II this evidence Il not
controverted by the defense. the ac-
cused sought the quarrel which had
it's fatal ending. The daughter. the
comely widow of the murdered man.
between her sobs. testified TO the hear
ing her father make threats to take
her husbands life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
Hussia's Power in War.

The Odessa correspondent OF the
London Daily Mail" commenting en-
the Immense growth of the Russian
navy In recent years. especially in
transport vessels" says: Russia could
quickly pour hundreds of thousands Of
troops and the material OF war into
India by way o, the Black Sea and tn ,
ways. England would be at an enor-
nous disadvantage II involved In a
war with Russia. while the Russians
boast that In the event OF a crisis the
ameer Of Afghanistan would be ON
their side.'.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
Valuable Contents.

In order to facilitate the settlement
of the estate of the late James G.. Fair
the executors recently obtained an or
der of court permitting the transfer of
$4.000000 in bonds from New York to
San Francisco. Wells. Fargo G. Co. de-
manded nearly $4,000 eXprassage on
the bonds, which amount the executors
decided to save. Accordingly. the bonds
We're placed I'm three dress suit va.ises.
and in care of w. f. Marshal and Chas.
ID. Neal were brought across the con-
tinent on the ordinary passenger
trains. The precious baggage was
carefully guarded. but its value was
not known and no attempt ct robbery
was made.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
Wool Imports.

The total imports of raw wool at the
principal wool ports of New York, Bos-
ton and Philadelphia during September
crease of 446.026 pounds from the pre-
ceding month. The imports Of wool
during July. including the seven days
subsequent to the date on which the
new tariff act became operative duly
2D were q ,4s5, 100 pounds. OF the i'm
portations during September 1.63S. 1853
pounds came from Argentina direct to
the port of Boston. all of 1t being of
class /.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
Stage Soldiers Do Real Work.

During the performance of Richard
ILL.," at McGuire's opera house at But
te, Mont, recently, John Fay Palmer,
who plays Richmond, accidentally drew
blood from John Griffiths hand, and
suggested that the curtain be rung
down, but Griffith told him to continue.
A moment later Griffith made terrific
downward thrust, and caught Palmer
across the face. cutting frightful cash
over the nose. breaking the bone. The
curtain was rung down and Palmer re-
moved to Doctors office, where piece
of bone was removed. and the wound
sewed up.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
HOME RULE FOR CUBA.
The Spanish Minister Admit, that Universal
Suffrage Will be Granted.

The Spanish minister, Senior Depuy
de LONE, consented the other day to
speak concerning the policy of auton-
omy which the Spanish government
proposes to apply to Cuba. This has
been referred to In general terms since
the advent of the Sagasta ministry
but there has been lack of authentic
details. Sepor Dupuy de LONE gave
the evolutiOns through which auton-
omy had passed leading up to the pres
ent policy, and the general outline OF
the policy itself
Under this policy as applied to Cuba
the island will have a system on the
lines of those of Canada or of the
American states. maintaining Its in
dividuality on all internal affairs. and
yet retaining It's place as part of the
federal system. II will have viceroy.
or governor general, as Is always the
case In the maintenance of colonial
system, such as that of Australia. New
Zealand or Canada. The island Will
have its own Legislature, chosen direct
ly by the people, who will enjoy uni
versal suffrage. From the majority In
the legislature the governor-general
will choose his ministry, consisting OF
n president of the ministry, and four
ministers. namely. minister OF the in
terror. minister of public works. min
istcr of public instruction and minister
of finance. At the same time Cuba
will have representation in the Spanish
cortes, as well as her local Legislature
The representatives to the cortes will
also be elected by the people Of Cuba
through universal suffrage, and E!ll
not be selected by the ministry, as has
been erroneously stated. The ministry
VIII be responsible to the Legislature
and not to the governor general. The
subjects before the legislature will In
clude those of taxation, tariff. public
instruction and all matters of the i'm
ternal administration of the island, In
the broadest sense of the term.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
The Gold Reserve.

At the close of business, Saturday.
the last business OF the month, the gold
reserve in the Treasury amounted to
dollars the highest point recorded
since November 1890. The deficit for
the month was $9.322, ,65S. or sl,019.T25
greater than the deficit for the same
month last year. The total receipts
for the month were S24,390,347 while
for October. 1896. they were $25,527 ,072.
OF the receipts S9.713.495 was received
from customs, compared to sl061S,52o
for last year. The total expenditures
for the month were S33, 10000, as COM
pared with $33 500. 900 for October, 1896.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
Inhuman Parents.

William Carr. of Liberty. NO.. con-
fessed few days ago he had drowned
his 3-year-old daughter. whose body
was found on a sand bar. Carr stated
his second wife. the child's step-moth-
er, told him to get rid of her. On his
way to Kansas City he offered her to
some campers. AS they refused her he
tied a stone to her waist and threw
her into the river. The child" he
said. gave one little cry and sank"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
Corpse Was Awake.

Thomas L. Henry. of Pine Station.
Pa, ceased to breathe Saturday and
his relatives were notified that he was
dead. Two hours after the supposed
death his wife entered the room to look
at the corpse. when Henry opened his
eyes. smiled and asked the time of day.
on Sunday Henry. who Is a mere sksi-
eton from long sickness. again ceased
to breathe for twenty minutes. His
physician believes he VIII recover.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
Sranish Trade Growing.

The imports at Madrid for the first
nine months of 1897, 1t is officially an
nounced, have increased 6,741,717 pese-
tas, as compared with the same period
of 1886. and the exports have increased
43,4l5.l31 pesetas. compared with eX-
ports of the first nine months of 1896.
The customs receipts for the first thre.
months of the present financial year
have decreased 4,6I7,373 pesetas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
Fifth-four Persons Killed.

In the village OF Khnieleff, in the
Kozloff district, on the western coast
of the Crimea, while service was in
progress in the village church, an
alarm of fire was raised A panic en-
sued in the crowded congregation, and
the efforts of the officiating priests to
calm the tumut were absolutely una
vaillng. In the stampede for the exits
"a persons were killed by suffocation
or being trampled. and so others Were
spriottslv Injured
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
Six Hundred Killed.

\ Dispatched from Derber, the SOUTH
ernmost point reached by the Anglo
Egyptian expedition on the Nile, says
that according to the report OF spies.
the Dervish commander at Mstemmeh.
the Dervish position between Berber
and Khartoum. has announced In the
mosque that he lost 900 men during the
bcmbardment OF AIetemmeh by the
British gunboats on October 20, w~rn
~ British shelled the town
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
w. @. 7. q. Oficoru.

At the w. C. T. u. convention. which
closed at Toronto last Tuesday the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Honorary
president. Mrs. M. c. Leavitt Boston;
president, Miss Francis u. willard,
Evanston. ILL.,; ce-president- at large,
Lady Henry Somerset. England.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-03
Mine Disaster.

A fatal disaster was developed In the
fire which gutted the River Slope Ct the
Delaware and Hudson Companys Won
6torch mine. In Scranton, Pa. last Sa-
turday. At least seven men are known
to have been suffocated by smoke and
possibly one other. Polander. II
among the dead. The dead are: Thos.
Hill, John Farrell. John Francis Mo-
ran, Michael Walsh. John Mcdonnell,
Joseph Yomkaski, Thomas Padden.