The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-15
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PAY FOR SOLDIERS.
me Volunteer, Rave Received Money for Services u.
fore Being Mustered into the United States Army.

The United States service, and Is ar
ranging the rolls of the officers and
men of the Guard who declined to vol-
unteer or who were rejected by the
medical officers. This work will be fin-
shed next week The Adjutant 9en-
sral Will be required to draw 1000 In
| 1ividual checks.
The following pensions were issued
asst week: Michael DAILY, Pittsburg,
t6. William Jones, Pittsburg. s12; Robt.
T. McClelland. Lakewood, s6; Warren
~ Ridgway; Soldiers home. Erie. s.,
John NJ. Fleming, Kittanning. $40:
lanes X. Dick, Croft, IS; Reynolds
Everts. Wallacetown, s17; Andrew j.
Wait, New Castle, $40: Sarah ID. Clark,
Mill Village, IS; Charles Tallemands-
Pittsburg, sl2; Franklin Hoch. Anita.
%; Ell ]. Campbell, Rochester Mills,
John Sims. Port Perry. s12: Rufus Luz
core. Penfeld, s12; Dennis Ring Erie.
1850: Alice A. Marshall, Flatwoods,
IS; Mary NJ. Armstrong, Lindsey, S.:
Catherine Schmitt, Pittsburg, IS; Mary
E. Parsons, Blacklick station, IS; Sarah
King Uniontown, Sc; Joseph Mitchell,
Towanda, IS; Levi Berlin, Bradford,
tl0 Israel II. Shuster. Boquet, $i0:
Carson Lutz, Patchinsville. So; ThoTnas
Hogue, Marlonville. ss; Charles T.
King. Uniontown. IS; John II. HduI-
| lofis IlttSDuIb, SUt lltNI f1dTley, JOHIb~
town. $40; Alexander Coulter, Six
Frenchtcwn. s12; Hettie NJ. Mengie,
Everett. IS; Caroline Miller. Plttsburg.
IS; Charles q. Catlin, Emporium.
Cameron. IS; Thomas c. Laughery.
tdeaD Carmichael. Greene. Sc to IS:
Blair, 81 to si2 L. q. I-,ling, Williams
port, $40 to s12: Robefc Culby, Lock
Haven, s12 to sl4; Andrew ]. Miller.
Crete, Indiana. So to IS; Dezra Schroy.
Rice Landing. Greene 80 to S12; Amc n
c. Sturdevant. East Hebron, Potter. $.
to sl2; John Yowler, Glade. Somerset,
sl7 to s24; Henry Dibble. North Fork.
Potter, IS to $12; Thomas e. Lewis.
Austin. Potter. IS to $40; Charles A.
Folts. Edinboro Erie, SO to IS; John
Shower, Lock Haven, So to $40; Leslie
Ripley. Sylvania, Bradford, s24 to $50:
IS; Eliza B. Lowry, Shadeland, Cr%w-
ford, s12.
A. s. Van wickle, the millionaire coal
operator and philanthpopist of Hazel
ton was accidentally killed a few days
ago while participating in a clay
pigeon shoot with friends. Just ss shs
shoot was about to close Mr.. van
Wickle leaned over his loaded gun, the
trigger was touched and the weapon
went off. The full charge entered his
body. Mr.. Van Wickle was one OF the
most prominent coal operators Of the
Lehigh region. was president Of tha
| Hazelton National bank and was
prominently identified with amateur
sport In the city and at Newport, his
summer home.
John A. Merrick. former deputy
clerk of the United States circuit court,
who pleaded guilty, some weeks ago, to
issuing fraudulent naturalization
papers, at Philadelphia, was sentenced
by Judge Butler In the United States
district court to pay fine of $4,000 and
undergo an Imprisonment OF two years.
Advices received by friends of J. Fl.
| Edwards. Secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Readt
ing, who went to Cuba last March. saY
that he has been arrested as a spy and
has gone insane. No other details
have been received.
At Governors Island the assign
ments for duty of regiments OF volun-
teers In the department of the east
were announced. They include as
signments of troops now at Mt. Gretna
as follows: Fourteenth Pennsylvania
regiment-To Fort Mott, N. j., and to
Fort Delaware. Eighteenth Pennsyl-
vania regiment-To Delaware City
and Alliance, O., to guard gun works.
Fifteenth Pennsylvania regiment Is
assigned to Sheridan Point, Va, and
to Fort Washington. Md.
Rev. Frank Ferency, pastor Of the
Hungarian Reformed Church, Pitts.
burg, shot himself through the head a,
Few days ago. His body was found q
few minutes later by his housekeepeI
lyinS on the floor of his study The bull
let mad entered the right ear and had
come out just above the forehead
| There appears to have been no motive
for the crime. and the $50 members Of
his congregation are wondering what
could have led their pastor to have
taken his life.
guilty of voluntary manslaughter In
court at Uniontown for the killing OF
his uncle. John Welsh. The murderer
lives In Coal Spring hollow and has
never been on railroad train. During
a quarrel, which arose over his punishf
Ing his cousins, the children OF John
Welsh he threw hammer at his}
uncle. 1t struck him over the heartl
causing death In two minutes.
Walter f. Goodwin. who on SeptemI
Der s, 1897, murdered his wife, at Mansl
field, Tioga county, was hanged in thd
county jail last week. He died prod
claiming his innocence and protested
that the deed was done by Gertrude
Taylor, and that he was only an ac-
complice. The Taylor girl was with him
| at the time Of the crime, and at the
trial turned states evidence.
Rev. John Peate has, after many
months of labor, completed the lens at
Greenville which he has been shaping
and polishing for the American uni.
versity at Washington. The big glass,
the largest of Its kind In the country.
Is boxed ready for shipment. and will
be transported to Washington in
| special express car
Robert Stotler and George Bennett
| OF Greensburg were out driving near
Hermlnie the other night. when they
were pitched over a 70-foot embank-
ment. Bennett recovered consciousness
and found Stotler dead. Stotler was
| bartender.
| George McElhaney. q wealthy former
OF Mechanicsvills. committed suicide
the other day by shooting himself. He
was rs years old. and Is years agu
loaded the revolver intending then to
end his life. but deferred action.
Nash Sheridan. caught breaking into
Mike Wonawicz's home. at Lawrence-
Vile. Allegheny County, was fatally
shot nv the housahaldar