The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-05
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
MADMAN'S LEAP.
Jumps From Train and is Cut in Two Near
Altoona.


to Hamburg. Germany. from Minneso-
ia. caused excitement on the Atlantic
express the other morning and ended
by hurting himself from the train. Just
before entering Pittsburg he wandered
into the Pullman car, and, drawing n
pistol and a knife. threatened the life
of one Of the passengers. He was put
out into the day coach. where he sank
into a corner muttering. Outside OF
Pittsburg he refused 20 give up his
tickets, and the conductor and brake
men had to take them by force. His
fatal plunge from n car window was
made at Mineral Point. No one saw
him start but the crash OF the glass
as he jumped through startled all The
body. when found, was cut In two,
showing that Pfeiffer must have been
run over after his leap. The body was
brought to Altoona
The following Pennsylvania pensions
have been granted: John II. Noel, Ir-
win, Sc; William II. Eisaman, Adams
burg. Sc; John c. Frederick Irwin. IS;
John Barner, Larlmer. IS; William +.
Briner Pleasant Unity, $S; John f.
Gushard. Miffllntown. si2; David w.
Gilmore. Enon Valley, Sc; David Il.
Mumme. Laidlg, IS: Isaac M. john
| son, Mead, S12; Albert S. Cobb. Tioga.
s6; Peter Chilson. Emporium, IS; AL
| len Lowe, Big Shanty. IS: Peter A.
| Gaulic, Cleariield. $40 to S24; Thomas
| c. Reynolds. Hayfleld. $40 to S17; w.
| II. ii. Carrigan. Orbisonia. Sc to $40:
| Francis Howard. Meadville. Sc to $40;
| Henry G. Lehan, Hyndman, Bedford.
SC; Keziah Zimmerman. Tyrone. IS;
| Lucy NJ. Adams (mother), Towanda,
| s12: Bell NJ. Johnson. Allegheny. IS;
| Sarah Il. Foreman. OIL City, IS; Will
liam j. Welsh, Knox. IS; Robert NJ.
| McCullogh, Canonsburg, $12; Thomas
Vose. Hollenbeck $40; William II.
/ nj CahflI l.
| legheny. Sc; Abram Toms. Allegheny.
$751; Edward Loudermilch, Pittsburg, 6;
| Valentine Bowser (deadD, Blue Knob,
sl2: Joseph Spriek, Meadville, 81 to So;
| William A. Herrick, Mexican, $40 to
| S14 Ira f. Davis, Julian, Sc to IS; John
B. Morse, New Castle, $40; Henry
Pierce, Torpedo. Sl2; minor of Thomas
J. Crago, Carmichaels. $40; Sarah II.
| Bruner, Manns Choice, IS; Catharine
| Bowser, Blue Knob, IS; Belinda M.
Fumer, Belle Vernon, IS; Matilda
Trent. Somerset, So; Isaac NJ. REGISTER.
Pittsburg: Levi Umstead, Oil City;
| solomon Yerdy. Sunbury; John Soles.
Braddock, Sc each: John Il. Criswell.
Bellwood, S14 to Sl7; James c. Weak
| ley. Grove City, $14 to $lT: Catharine
Upham. Meath. Bradford, SIS; Cathar-
inc Currie. Irvine. IS; Mary Mckee,
Alliquippa. IS; Mary c. Depugh, I'M
iontown, $12.
F. d. Freebie. a prominent citizen of
Latrobe, has discovered an ancient
Will, through which, 1t is believed, he
can acquire a vast amount of money.
The faded document was found in an
old German Bible in his garret. 1t was
the Will of Robert Anderson, dated De.
cember II. 1902. Anderson bequeathed
to Moses Thompson and John Freeble,
father of +. ID. Freeble, the sum of $5.-
900. then held by Anderson. and mort
cages against John Mcfarland and
wife, which was due and payable in
1904. with interest. Robert Anderson
resided In oxford township, but Mr..
Freeble is at loss to know where OK
ford township IL located. 1t is not now
In this county. He rs now ondeavoring
to locate the township and the heirs OF
John Mcfarland.
Michael Gibbons of Sharon was near
iy burned to death in the Munce, Ind,
rolling mill recently He was employed
about the rolls and in catching a long
, piece of red-hot iron it wound around
his legs and burned the flesh frightful-
ly. 1t then coiled like n snake to his
neck, when IL struck the flesh and be-
gan to slowly cook IL. He managed to
tear it loose from his body. but not be-
fore he sustained serious injuries.
The Attorney General, at the request
of Governor Hastings. gave hearing
, and rendered an opinion on the objec-
tons made by the Superintendent of
Public Printing to certain items Of
bill by the Public Printer 1t was
| charged that they were exorbitant as
well as Illegal. The total amount
disallowed by the Attorney General is
$1,000. some of the items being disqual-
lowed and others cut down.
} Jacob Steyer and his aged wife. of
| Indian Head, near Connellsville, We're
| burned to death. a son sleeping on
the lower floor of the house was awak-
ened by smoke in his room. He tried
to get up stairs. where his parents
| were sleeping but the fire had been
: burning for some time and access to
them was shut off. Their charred re-
mains were found in the ruins.
! An unknown colored man met with a
| horrible death at the Mt. Braddock
n coke works, near Dunbar recently. He
4 lay down on the oven to sleep. and
! some time during the night rolled over
! the tunnel head of the oven, and was
burned to crisp. nothing but a few
4 charred garments and his shoes re-
a naming.
Robert johnson. aged "a years. was
the other day prospecting for coal on a
farm two miles east Of Mars, and was
:. blasting with dynamite. In an explo-
q sion both of his eyes were blown out.
his scalp laid bare and his face filled
, with small stones and smoke.
I IdlIiCh htliA, dStu dOout year
and single, went to sleep on the Con-
Q nelsville. New Haven and Leisenrins
!. street railway track the other morning
3 at Connellsville and car crushed in
= his skull, killing him instantly.
!. Maris Maule, aged 90 years. was in
stantly killed by the bursting of the
s. fly wheel OF an old-fashioned thresh-
y ing machine on the farm Of his father
!. Nathan Maule, at Hanover, Chester
| CGnnty. His skull WAS crushed
y p. c. Boyle, editor of the Oil City
Derrick" was arrested recently OF
!. information by Joseph c. Sibley
| charged with publishing libelous arti.
Il cles in the Derrick" against him dur
"a ing the recent campaign.
N BY falling into u bucket of hot wa
= ter the 3-year- son of Arthur Plooi
. of Taylorstown. Washington county
ii lost his life.
J, At Altoona the 3-year-old son Of
h John Knee played with matches. sci
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