The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-03-30
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
REPORT ON MINES.
90 Many Engaged in the Business to Make
IL Profitable.

Srownlee says there Is no question
that II the mine rules were more Wig
orously enforced the number of acct-
dents in the mines would be very ma
terially reduced. Some people" he
continues. attribute the cause of SO
many accidents to the large foreign
clement employed in and about the
mines. My experience and observation
have been that this class are as careful
of danger, IL not more so. than many
II the experienced miners" Mr..
Brownlee says there are too many
men engaged in the business for min
ing to be profitable. He thinks this
the reason OF discomfort and suffering
among miners: not because the miner
does not get enough for his work un-
der existing. conditions. but because he
cannot get enough work to do.
The following pensions were issued
asst week: Daniel j. Skull, Chambers
burg, ST. Thomas Simpson, Altoona,
Fifteenth, Engle. Duval, Forty
So: Samuel A. Pierce, Allegheny. So;
John Rosenberger, Franklin, sS James
Miller Bellefonte. So; Aaron French,
Wurtemberg. Lawrence. IS; David Ly-
barger. Speelman. Bedford. s6 to S14;
William Walter Hilsdale. Westmore-
land. s6 to $40; James I. arnell. Snow
shoe, Center SO to IS; Samuel Bristol
reree, Westmoreand, SIC to s24; Eliza
Wilson. Beaver Falls. ss Sophie j.
Thomas, Harrisvile, IS; Margaret J.
Rearick. Beringer. Indiana, IS; Evan
Lloyd, Sewickley. SO; Cornelius Bacon,
Delhi. Erie, s6: William McDivitt,
Johnstown, Sc; Frederick Raser Phoen-
ixvile, So; John Core, New Salem. Fa-
yette, s12; Robert Maloney, Holidays
burg, s6; Perry Lewis. Elgin, Erie, SC;
T.. p. Bennett, Titusville, Sc; Jacob
Condron. Williamsburg, Blair. Sc; Am
brose Losekarn, Pittsburg, s12: Moore
Bridges, Franklin. So; George w. Croft,
st. Thomas, Franklin, SO; Lewis Par
ker, Titusville, 50 to s12; Anthony Gates
Bellefonte, IS to sl2; William Nc
Knight, Chambersburg, Sc; John Nc
Henry, Ambrose, Indiana, SIG to $17;
Samuel Grossman, Parkers Landing,
$l2 to s17; A. F. Gorley, Uniontown, Sc
to IS; Eliza Ball, Sandrock. Greene, IS;
Margaret Mulholland, Apollo IS; Cor
della Hoagland, Wellsboro. S.; Nancy
j. McMillen, Oak Ridge station. Arm
strong, IS; Catherine Powell, Altoona,
~; Mexican war survivor, Ferdinand
Memoring, Ashland So to $12; Thomas
$. Betty, (deadD. cKeesport,, IS to $40;
j. w. Dever, Lone Pine, Washington,
IS; Judson B. Phelps. Conneautville, Sc
to $40: Adam W. Park, New Castle, SIG
to SIT; John Fl. Sones, Unityville, Sc TO
$40.
Word reaches Bellefonte of n strange
case near Milton. brought about from
the effects Of taking ether. Miss Grace
wilson visited q local dentist. After
the operation she became unconscious
and like dead. She remained in a trance
several days. Then she awoke and
told of vision of heaven. and hell.
Miss Wilson also told that Harry Far
ley, young man then lying ill., would
die that night. and he did. The girl
then relapsed into Inconsistencies and
has apparently lost her reason.
Charles Swartzhop, aged 3S, died the
other night at oil City, victim of the
epidemic of spinal meningitis. All of
the victims have been strong and
healthy people and have died within
three days after having been attacked
or 20 cases or more there has not one
recovered The medical authorities at
first contended that II was not con-
tagious. but 1t Is now admitted that 1t
is germ disease, and people are be-
coming much alarmed.
Five students OF Grove City College
were permanently suspended from the
institution the other day for belonging
TO secret fraternity In the school. For
long time the faculty has suspected
the existence of such an organization,
and as 1t was in direct violation of one
of their strlctest rules they made
strenuous efforts to ferret it out. but
were unsuccessful
mystery surrounds the disappear
ance of Seymour Lint, who II was
thought had been drowned Saturday
night trying to ford the Yough at
Dawson. The theory advanced Is that
he was murdered and his body thrown
into the Yough and his horse started
across the river to misead. His father
has offered reward for the recovery
Of his body.
BY the death of William Wolf, at
Washington. q large estate goes to two
sisters. Mrs. DIR. O'Kells of Pittsburg
and Mrs. Jane Copeland of Steuben-
vile. o., and the heirs OF the late Mrs.
Sarah Brister of Steubenville. who in
clude William s. Brister and Mrs. T..
Dean. Of Pittsburg.
Arthur Harper. a 21-year-old son of
Samuel Harper OF Pittsburg, a few
days ago received notice of his success
full examination for naval pharmacist
on one of the new warships. There
were 32 in the number Of applicants
He was ordered to report for duty in
Washington at once.
For the third time within three
months an attempt has been made to
wreck the town of Edenburg. Clarion
county. Monday morning the village
water works system was blown up by
o-glycerine. Two 250-barrel tanks
Wtft ucSiIoycu
The Bethlehem Iron Company re-
Gently shipped to the navy department
at Washington two five-inch guns and
eight hoops for six-inch guns The to-
tai weight of the shipment was over
seven tons.
James Herman of Latrobe. has been
awarded the contract for the erection
of the new six-story brick brewery at
that place. The contract price Is about
5000
Walter Irwin. of McFann. has been
committed to Jail at Butler on the
charge OF forgery and obtaining goods
under false pretense made by John
Heckert.
]. W. Todd. who last week finished a
six months term for forgery, pleaded
guilty at Butler. to another forgery
charge and got six months more and
800 fine.
President Mckinley has decided to
participate In the Decoration Tay c.re-
monies at Gettysburg on May 20.
Laport Myers. OF Dunbar. was found
dead at the bottom of deep cmbank-
ment with n cash In his sk'iii
While walking In his sleep Vincent