The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-04-27
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Richard Croker of New York, has
sailed for Liverpool.
The rumors of Indian uprisings In the
West have been declared false.
A family of eight Cuban refugees arr
rived in New York last Tuesday.
Colonists in Australia have offered
their services to the United States.
Birdie Fox was Killed by her lover,
George Miles, at Oshkosh, Wis, who
committed suicide.
Ex-President Crespo, of Venezuela,
was killed few days ago while bat
Ting with insurgents.
Fire destroyed the Fulton Chapman
Brass factory at Pittsburg last We'd
nesday. Loss, $4,000.
Jesse Cook. aged % years. was struck
by car in the Carnegie steel works
at Pittsburg. Sunday and killed.
President Cowan of the Il. & 0. an
nounces that enlisting employees can
have their old places after the war.
The foe Of gold to the United States
from Great Britain has ceased leaving
the balance Of trade in favor Of this
country.
Charles Pitts, Jr., aged is, of Hanni-
bal. Mo-, nephew of State Treasurer
Pitts, committed suicide the other night
by taking strychnine.
Passengers to this country from
Europe are avoiding the larger steam
ers. preferrng the boats which land
them at Canadian ports.
While engaged in friendly boxing
match, Robert Mcbride Brooks, of
Pittsburg, a motorman, dropped dead
OF heart disease the other day.
Russia has ordered two battle-ships
to be built in the United states. The
Cramps will construct the hull, and
Carnegie the guns and armor.
In fire in the Londonderry mine, on
lronclad hill, at Cripple Creek, Col, W.
III. Pine, mine superintendent, and j.
w. Foster and J. p. Jones, miners, were
killed.
The four-story building occupied by
the Great Western Printing Company,
at 81 and So Market street, st. Louis,
was gutted by fire. Loss. $4,000, with
0.000 insurance.
Thomas Bran was found guilty at
Boston of murder, without capital pun
tshment. in the Barkentine Herbert
Fuller case. He killed Capt. Nash on
the high seas in 1896.
Two robbers held up train near Los
Angeles, Cal, a few days ago. Engineer
Clifford was killed after he had fatally
wounded one of the desperadoes. The
other escaped with the registered mail.
Six thousand persons at a Moody
meeting in Pittsburg approved Of let
ter to the president in which war was
deprecated, but assuring him of their
support In maintaining national honor.
Augustus c. Widber treasurer of the
city and county of San Francisco, is
believed to have embezzled $4,000 OF
the municipal funds. The sealed bags
Of gold in the city treasurer's vault
have been surreptitiously opened and
silver substituted for gold.
The audience In leading theater OF
Philadelphia the other night discovered
Capt. Sgsbee in a box partly concealed
by the curtains. and rising en- masse
cheered him for fifteen minutes. He
was cheered at intervals during the
| evening, and the whole audience
crowded toward him after the per-
formance to grasp his hand.
| Ernest o. Chamberlain. managing
editor of the New York Evening World
died from pneumonia, induced by
breaking down from overwork, Monday
night. at his home, Rock Ledge. Edge
water-on the Hudson. Several weeks
| ago he succumbed to the strain Of his
work, which was rendered heavier than
usual by the press OF war news.
A colored doctor named jackson OF
Chattanooga, Tenn, has powers OF
| hypnotism. Sunday night a brass band
of colored youths visited the doctor
who put them under the influence.
| Finally they all whipped out razors and
knives and a fight ensued. The furni
ture in the room was almost totally
\ destroyed and a number of negroes
badly hurt before the doctor coulc
| break the spell.
The grand jury in the United States
| district court at Wilmington, DEL, re.
turned an indictment against w. N.
Boggs charging him with stealing $107,-
| 900 from the First National Bank at
Dover In the indictment Boggs Is
charged with conspiring with Colonel
! Ezekiel p. Cooper, former register OF
wills OF Kent county and former
United States commissioner to Hawaii,
and Thomas s. Clark, Charles H. But
! ler. Amos Cole and Harry F. Ford to
secure the funds of the bank.
Quong Yon. proprietor Of a laundry
at Camden, N. j.. was murdered the
other afternoon by an unknown assas-
sin. Monday is visiting day among
! Cinnamon. A pedestrian passing Yon's
home, heard a scuffie inside and mott.
fled a policeman. The officer found
Yon lying on the floor with his head
! split. Two celestials who were about to
leave the house by.a rear entrance
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