The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-09
KEYSTONE State NEWS CONDENSED
A BIG CAVE.
Wonderful Formations Seen in . Yernsyi-
vania Cavern near Madisonburg

Madisonburg was partially explored
for the first time by B. II. Miller, Mad
isonburg; John Long, Pittsburg Ber-
tram Miller, and others. They descen-
ded so feet found a cave three quarters
OF a mile long. with numerous windings
and chambers. There are streams, wa
terfalls, wonderful domes, monster pill
lars. pits and lakes, and stalactites and
stalagmites said to equal the Mann
moth cave.
The following pensions were granted
last week: William H. Thomas, Beaver
Springs, 81; Logan Mains. McKeesport,
go; Daniel Keifiein. dead, Appoiio, 50;
Robert Boak, Burgettstown, SS; John
d. Resiey. Elton, 50; Joseph w. Wey-
ant, Osterburg. 81 to 80; Warren Chat
fee, Hatch Hollows, So to IS; Catherine
McGee, Pittsburg, IS; minor OF Benja-
min Barnes, Pittsburg, $40; Henry
YounGs uniontown, IS; Samuel ID. Tar
rance, Soldiers and Sailors Home,
Erie. So; Wilson Kennedy. Renfrew.
go; George y. Lindsay, Pittsburg, s12;
benjamin F. Crawford. North East. s6;
John ]. Glass, Altoona, So; Mary Ann
Porter, Vanderbilt. .Fayette, IS; Mary
Reer, Burtville, Potter. t1o; John Hart
sell, Uniontown, IS: Joseph II. Sparks,
Clearheld. $24 to $50, Margaret /. Gil
bert, Plttsburg, 81; Moses r. Taggart.
Williamsburg, IS; William c. Louder
II,
$12; Thomas M. George, Port Perry,
So; William McConnaughy. Aitch,
Huntington, si2 John T. Berkerimer,
Barnes, Warren, SO; George Roe, FL
lott, IS; Warren Cooper, Washington,
So; Logan NJ. Truxal. Dubois, IS;
James s. Carson, Bellefonte, 81 to SC:
Samuel M. McMurtie. 'Bellefonte, SO to
$40; Barbara Shafker, Shirleysburg.
Huntingdon, So.
State Librarian William II. Egle, In
his report for 1897 states there are 1884,
'35 volumes in the State library. includ-
ing duplicates of State documents. DIR.
Egle suggests that the next Legislature
Introduce the system OF travelling IL
oraries' into the State library work. He
states that ~ libraries. some with
branches, have been established under
the literary act of June 2s. 1895. Mr..
Egle claims that portraits of George
Washington. Thomas Wharton and
Benjamin Franklin. owned by the State
have disappeared, and that they ought
20 be returned. The doctor also thinks
an effort should be made to recover the
irst American flag unfur1ed In British
waters during the revolutionary war,
and he states that the stars and stripes
raised on the citidel OF Mexico upon its
capture has mysteriously disappeared
from the State building.
Michael Hart, aged 20, whom the au-
thorities Of Clearfeld county have been
after for two years on the charge of
murder was arrested the other night
while riding on a freight train The
murdered man was named Laski, an
Italian builder of Dubois Hart and
two other men, named Curry and Kel-
ley. were accused of having waylaid.
killed and robbed him. Curry and Kel-
ley are serving long terms In prison for
the crime.
Charles Davis. a Pittsburg & Erie
brakeman was riding car over a. high
trestle at the steel mill at New Castle.
This trestle was Immediately over the
place where red-hOt cinders are thrown
and as tho car passed over water was
thrown on the cinders to cool them.
The steam blinded Davis. and ne fell
down from the car right into the hot
cinders. He was terribly burned, and
his knee cap was broken. His injuries
may end fatally.
Thomas F. Shingledecker, Frank A.
Hover and ]. w. Foulkman of New
Castle have just returned from n trip
to Florida, where they secured an op-
ton on 10000 acres of land lying In the
northern part OF tho state along the
Louisville and Nashville railroad. 1t is
the intention to organize n land COM
pany and raise sugar cane and cotton,
cry and n big cotton mill.
An explosion occurred a few days
ago at Lilly, blowing the end off a
house occupied by an Italian named
Verbatti and % boarders. all foreign
crs. A blast put off by contractors
working on the railroad caused the
| damage. No one was injured. but a
number of the foreigners were so badly
frightened that they started back to
Italy
George Mcclellan Byers, of Beaver. a
shoe dealer, who has been suffering
rom a bad cold, was taken with fit OF
| coughing ana fell to the floor few
days ago. He was picked up and died
IN few minutes. Doctors say he rup-
tured blood vessel In the brain by
hard coughing. He was 81 years old
md member OF the Masonic order and
| he Elks.
Elmer J. Walbridge, aged 8 years.
obtained n verdict for $4,000 against the
Schuylkill Electric Railway Company.
Of Pottsvillc, recently. The boy was
run over by trolley car In Pottsville
over two years ago and had both hands
cut off. The lad Is an inmate of the
House Of the Merciful Saviour, Phila-
ielphia. Arbitrators awarded $4,000.
and the company appealed 1t to Court.
Governor Thomas y. Osborne. of
Kansas, died suddenly at the CONNER
cial hotel at Meadville last Friday OF
hemorrhage OF the stomach. Mr.. Os-
borne only arrived the day before from
his Western home. having come to see
Mrs. Margaret Richmond. his engage
ment to whom was announced but re-
Gently.
The frozen body of an unknown man
was found kneeling In a fence corner
the other morning by Jacob Guffy near
Unionviile. In the mans pockets were
Bible. a pack of cards and a bottle of
whisky, but nothing by which he could
be identified. He is supposed to have
been a tramp.
The horseless carriage made Its ini-
tial appearance In Central Pennsylva-
MIA last week. DIR. 8. NJ. Goldberg OF
New York City made a successful run
in his carriage over the mountain road
and through snowdrifts between AL
toona and Hollidaysburg.
Frank Forgan. who was on his way
from Youngstown to Pittsburg. fell off
a train last week at New Castle June
ton and had both legs crushed 30 bad
| ly that they will have to be amputated.
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