The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-26
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at Cuba.
Spain may be expelled from the post
al union for opening mail matter at
Havana.
Dennis Bowden, OF Allegheny. Pa,
was killed in a bar-room fight last
Saturday.
It is reported in England that Ger
many will open Kiao-Chou to the com
merce of the world
The coal operators in convention at
Chicago last week, conceded an eight"
hour day to the miners.
Action Of the Dingey tariff has al
most ruined the orange and lemon
trade In Southern Italy.
Earthquake wrecked church and
several other buildings at Argenta, It
ally. and few people were injured
a Pittsburg house furnisher has
purchased carpet sewing machine
which will do the work Of 30 girls.
Colonel N. Stubbs. of Richmond, has
resigned the office of Grand COmman-
der of the Confederate Veterans of
Virginia.
DR.. John Hall will remain pastor OF
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church
of New York. He had recently re-
signed
The Redpath Lyceum bureau Is suing
failure to deliver "A lectures according
to agreement.
Great Britain will support Japan In
resisting the attempt of either Russia
or Germany to close the ports OF China
To- foreign trade.
King Humbert has signed n decree re-
ducing the Italian customs tariff on
cereals from I l-2 to lire. from jan
uary 25 to April 30.
Seventeen reindeer died at sea while
being transported from Hamburg to
New York. They were intended for
service i'm the Klondike region.
w. r.. Bickel vice president Of the
hioken Minnesota Savings Bank, was
acquitted. in St. Paul, of the charge
OF fraudulently using securities.
Grover Cleveland has purchased an
S5-acre tract Of land near Princeton,
N. j., which he will stock with game
for hunting and breeding purposes.
Henry Il. Straight. arrested a week
ago. charged with swindling business
people in Wilkesbarre and Harrisburg,
Pa. and other places. escaped from jail.
Anti-Jewish riots continue in Alglers.
Saturday shops were burned and pill
laged. One man was killed and sew
eral injured. Order was restored by
the troops.
tenerHl IL. u. Lees DftnudN was Cti-
ebrated at Richmond. Va. Tuesday. by
the closing of the public and private
schools banks. public offices and busi-
ness exchanges.
A table cut from the cross-section of
n California tree has been placed In the
residence of William Waldorf Astor at
London. Forty guests can be seated
around the table.
German emigration during 1897 was
the lowest since 1874. II only totaled
23,220 person, against 31,114 in 1895, and
has steadily declined since 1898, when
S,5iI persons emigrated.
F.. w. Hoch. of Marion, Kan, has
potified the authorities at Washington
that he cannot accept the postmaster
ship of his town because he would
have to work one hour on Sunday.
ID. NJ. Hough & Co., of Rochester, N.
Y, shoe manufacturers, have made an
assignment to Granger A. Hollister. II
is said the liabilities will reach 5000;
assets estimated to be $4,000.
The Metropolitan Iron and Land
Company, operating the Norrie group
Of mines and employing 1000 men, has
announced a raise In wages to go Into
effect in February. II will probably be
10 per cent
In the United States court at Chicago
Judge Grosscup overruled temporarily
motion to dismiss the foreclosure pro-
ceedings Of the Farmers Loan and
Trust company against. the Lake Street
Elevated railroad.
Wertheimer & Co, OF New York, i'm
porters of kid gloves. on Monday made
an assignment to Bruno Richter with
out preference. The total liabilities are
reported to be 100000 and assets are
estimated at from 100000 to 100000.
An order for the winding up of the
Toronto Financial Corporation was
made by Justice Meredith. The COM
pany was organized in 1873, with an
authorized capital stock of s2,500,000.
Total deposits are about $101,000.
In consequence of the police prohibi-
ton of the wearing of party badges
and club uniforms at Prague the senate
OF the German university has resigned
and the students have decided to attend
no more lectures. The whole university
has thus gone on strike.
A loss of $780, was caused by fire
In Chicago in a building occupied by L.
G. Wacksmith 4 Co. Adam Bros, Tay-
lor & Parrote, Worcester Corset COM
pany, Kaufman g. Co., Skinner Bros,
Nickerson & Co., Cluett. Coon & Co.,
Solomon Friedman and l.. Ast & Sons.
George w. Sweet, 70 years ola, un-
married, and his sister, Elizabeth
Sweet 20 years old, also unmarried.
We're found in their home, near WASH
ington Hollow. Duchess county, as
phyxiated by coal gas from a parlor
stove. Sweet was the owner of the
horse El Captain.
A Colorado estate of s2,O00.000 has
been bequeathed to Bartholomew
county heirs. The vast fortune was
left by Imbly Clarke to his descend
ants. and George Clarke and Maria
| Hook, who reside near Columbus. Ind,
! are probably the only living heirs.
Both are aged, and in destitute cir
oumstances.
Georgia Forino, while intoxicated on
Saturday night, drank a quart of
whisky to win a dollar bet. He died
the next morning. The saloonkeepsr
and bartender of the saloon In which
the whisky was sold. Nicholi Mendoi
and Pasqualo Menoni. were held In
81, 900 bail for examination on the
charge Of selling liquor to an intoxica-
ted person.
Rev. r. T. Helms. OF West Virginia.
has been designated by the President
| for appointment as a chaplain In the
navy He resides at Cameron, Wetzel
county. He was Endorsed by the West
Virginia delegation, and Governor At