The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-11
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
FATAL EXPLOSION.
nothsr's Futile Attempt to Rsscus Her Chiil
From Death.

stephen ID. Corbin. of Altoona. was
burned to death the other morning In
a fire which destroyed the carpenter
shop and stable OF Contractor John
Plummer. 1t Is supposed the children
were playing with matches. The loss
on the building and contents Is 5000.
A small son Of Edward Shaffer Of AL
legheny township was fatally burned q
few days ago. having set fire to his
clothing while playing with matches.
His mother was badly burned in en-
deavoring to extlnguish the flames.
The following pensions were granted
last week: James Mccormick, knslow.
Allegheny, s.; John Lehner, Upton,
Franklin, S.; Chas. c. Van Giesen,
President, Venango. 81 to s6; Sylvester
Bennett. Houtzdale, Clearfield, IS to
s1I; Robert y. Clark, Fay, Lawrence,
SIG to s24; John McCracken. Cokeville,
Westmoreland. s14 to s24 Robert Sum-
merville. Matte, Bedford, S17 to $24;
William I. Smith, Willett, Indiana, 80
to IS; William Howell. Gallitzin, SIC TO
81; Henry j. Hembach, Reedsville.
Mifflin. H2; Charlotte Wombacher
dali, Franklin, IS; Mary A. Holden.
Tracy Erie, IS; John j. Esher, Soldiers
home, Erie, So; Bezalee Cameron,
Franklin, $40; Jacob Schultz. Loshley.
Fulton, IS; John II. Shields, scranton-
dale. Clarion, IS; Abram s. Hartz,
Maynesboro, So; Michael Coakley.
Clark, Braddocl ST. Joseph Preston,
DeHaven, Allegheny. $40; Alonzo Ran
dolph, Apollo. Sc; John It. Frazier,
Mahon. Beaver, $6 James Archer,
Hydetown, Crawford, IS to $12; Albert
Wilhelm, Sweden Valley Potter, $4 to
S.; William J. Welch (dead), Franklin.
Si2 James WISE Washington, SO to IS;
Silas F. Templeton. Deckers Point, In
diana, Sc to IS; David Huber. Johns
town. 81 to So; Eliza J. Hess. Union
town, IS; Elizabeth "A. McCoach, Kit
tanning, sS; Annie C. Zelers, Rose
Grams. Clinton, $12: Jacob Rider. Nc
Clellantown. Fayette. SO; George w.
Schell. James Greek, Huntington, S.:
So; Hezekiah Bard. Altoona, IS; Will
liam G.. Jack, Freedom. Beaver, So;
John McRoberts, Pittsburg, So; Henry
Dietrich, Pittsburg, Sc; James johnson,
Soldiers home, Erie. IS; John c.
Hoover. Altoona. $40 to $50: Edward c.
Eagerton. California, S17 to $50; Ellen
Durbin. Gallitzin, IS; Susan c. Fisher,
Lewistown, 81.
The Third brigade was inspected
2,266 men and 1876 officers volunteering,
and 259 men and officers refusing. The
latter number was divided as follows:
Twelfth regiment, II men; Eighth, 66
men and one officer; Fourth. 25 men;
teenth. rs men and one officer; Battery
A, 10 men and 1 officer; Governors
troop. IL men. Summarizing the re-
suits OF the entire inspection. 1856 men
and so officers have volunteered out of
the National Guard of Pennsylvania,
and 776 men and IA officers have re-
fused.
The Halsted mine OF the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Company at
of
the other evening which killed John
Monaghan. stephen Jenkins and John
Titus. The men were engaged In re-
pairing the lining Of the shaft, which
| had been damaged by the cavern last
week. Heavy timbers were being low
| cred. the rope attached to them slipped
off, and the timbers struck the plat
form upon which the three workmen
were standing. with great force, demol-
ishing 1t and precipitating the men to
the bottom of the shaft, a distance of
700 feet. The bodies were horribly
| mangled.
Harry Davis aged years. was acci-
dentally shot by his brother at Brook
field the other day while they were
| playing soldier. Harry was acting the
| part of a Spanish soldier. and his
brother was a United States soldier.
Harry was asked to surrender and he
refused. His brother then pointed
|
the bullet entering his arm.
Secretary of the Commonwealth Mar
tin, by direction of Gov. Hastings. is
| sued commissions to the surgeons In
the Pennsylvania national guard. who
have been examined the past two days
by the army board at Camp Hastings.
| The physicians will examine the troops
for muster into the United States serv-
| ice.
When the whistles sounded Tuesday
morning 1t was the signal for active
work on the new capitol to begin.
Sub-Contractor F. NJ. Harris of Phila-
| delphia started work on the excaya-
tions. For the present $50 to 300 men
will be employed. Most OF the old iron
was carted away Saturday to allow an
entrance to the ruins.
Charges of extravaganza have been
lodged by Detective John Toole, before
the Schuylkill County Commissioners.
against Prison Warden c. w. Brewer.
Suit for $4,000 damages has been
brought at Bellefonte against the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company by
Mrs. Joseph Fox, whose husband was
killed by a train.
Lieut.. Werllck. L. S. N. completed
the inspection of 13-inch navy projec-
tiles at the Carpenter steel works, at
Reading. and shipment Of $50 OF them
was made last week to Washington.
The weight of the shipment was nearly
70 tons. Work Is progressing rapidly
on ., 6, and l0-inch navy shells.
Benjamin Smith had literal hairs
breadth escape with his life recently at
Mansfield. He was walking along a
country road. q mile east OF town, when
a man leaped from behind fence and
shot at him. The bullet passed so close
to his head as to cut Off a tuft of hair,
which was found inside his hat.
Eward Guanton. q miner. near Dun
bar, Is fatally injured at his home. A
few nights ago he came to town and
ridiculed this government and hoped
Spain would whip. While going home
some person struck him on the head
with brick. cutting deep cash and
rendering him unconscious.
James NJ. Somervllle. aged 22. died
near Philipsburg last week. It was
supposed until few days ago that
his trouble was consumption. During
4 coughing spasm last Friday he
,oughed up a live toad. weighing near
iy two ounces. He was too weak to re-
cover.
The University Of Pennsylvania has
decided to admit women to an under-
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