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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
MILITARY POST NEEDED.
War Department Receives Report Concern.
ing Klondike Needs

In report from Capt. Ray. OF the
war department, who was sent to Alas
I<a to study the needs of the miners,
the Captain recommends that the
mouth of Mission or American creek
be chosen as the site with a sub-post.
IL necessary, at Circle City. The best
interests of the service, he says, re-
quire permanent garrisons to be To-
Gated well away from mining towns.
20 that the troops. IL required to act,
will not be biased by local influence.
On the food question, he says: THE
Question of food Is a very serious one,
and the action of the North American
Trading and Transportation Company
Is causing much friction. | used my
hest endeavors to reconcile all differ
cnces peaceably and get all people who
are without provisions down to Fort
Yukon as soon as possible, where there
is an abundance of food. learn that
while food Is scare in Dawson City, the
miners in the outlying camps are fair
ly well supplied. The stores Uwo) are
selling very conservatively. The eat
ing houses are all closed save one.
While i consider the situation critical
do not believe there will be any great
loss of life beyond that incident to a
climate so rigorous as this. That there
will be much suffering along the river
and the train owing to the rashness
and ignorance of people unaccustomed
TO this climate. no well-informed per-
son here will deny but there is nothing
that should cause undue anxiety or
alarm among people in the states who
have friends in this country. There
are fabulous stories being circulated
and will be published about the prices
paid for food. have verified instances
where 500 was paid for 80 pounds of
-four. but such cases are rare, were
outside deals and not the prevailing
price"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
An AWFUL CALAMITY IN P|T1SDURG.
EIGHTEEN LIVES LOST.
BY an Explosion Of Whisky Terrible Havoc is
Wrought Loss 81, 100000.


A fire In the third floor Of the Union
Storage Company's building at Pitts
h,rs c,usod a daa,b deaiin, nxpIosion
Lee, tvadnosdav nieh,
In ,be buildinq were stored hundreds
a., naar,,s 80 ,,.hisi,y and ,vitbo,,t any
,..,,,i,,s ,hosa axnIoiod hringing down
thn y,a1is 81 Tho huge buiIdi5r crush
inc ont the lives of NJ least n dozen
,,a,-ons '"O
,rho graa,es, coneterpatiop WAS caus-
oa bv The exniosion From The sur
roun3ips bouses people in their night
cio,bss barsfootad were rushing ont to
nIarss Of shelter
The beImeted firemen ran for their
lives soon however tbev recovered
themselves. and began the heroic search
fdt their dead comrades.
Tho names of Tho dead are as fol-
lows.
Tjnut NJ pdIice Jobn A berry.
Thomas CIaffev Jobn Dwver. Joslas
MeHanns George I,oveIess. John scott.
vyilijam Mcf,1An;eIe William Scott.
1r Stanley Seitz oped IA. william
smith ana Albert wolf
seventeen persons received serious in
iuries when the walls fell.
'tvertv.three persons arc missing.
and as most of these were last seen in
The Vicinity of The f,re IL is believed
tbe,r bodies win be found under The
Iiliug
C,hjer IIupnbreve of tba fI,e depart =
ment asserts tbat when rho ruins are
cleared more bodies will he found.
Many spectators stood near n norton
of ria bujIajnr where IL S,os not known
n Az was raging and when the ex-
nicsibp Occurred The chief bei,evps
yne;rv of The aneo,ato,z were killed
aaturSav az had been prodicted bv
ths f,re chief. seven bodjes were found
,haa%, % ,,,a v, ,,.,,s se'e,I trhn incessent labor
az b,,ndrede ~ mon for two dnys was
rewarded bv Tho discovery of tho fol
lovino dead. Iamas Moran n Wioker
Iy ,C;eorSa n Neuman William Poran.
IanSs Ss.tira panni, Graarv and
William a Finch
Tho force 90 The oxp,osio, vva. for
r,fic Heavy toionbonn ana telnoranb
noia, boariry eo and "a ,viros as we'll
as beavv cables were spo nned off short
40 far Away os tbree squares and the
straets iitta,ad with iiya ,v,ro. addinc
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
A Visitor to be Dreaded

The Spanish government has decided
to send the Spanish cruiser Almirante
Oquendo to Havana and thence to New.
York. The Almirante Oquendo, though
termed an armored cruiser of the bar
bett type, is really a fast battleship.
She is of 1000 tons displacement and
1900 indicated horse power, calculated
to give her a speed of about 20 knots
She was built at Bilbao In 1891. cost
about $3,000000. has a belt of armor
over her gun positions. and her deck
plating is 3 inches thick. The arma-
ment of this warship consists of two IL
inch guns. ten 5-inch guns. eight 2.2-
inch quick firing guns, eight 1.4-iuch
guns, and two smaller quick firing
guns. She has six torpedo tubes, car
ries 1900 tons of coal and her crew
numbers 800 men
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
CABLE SPARKS.

An epidemic like trichinosis has bro
ken out in Berlin.
The Norwegian ministry has resign
ed. Former Premier Steein will form a
new ministry.
Two Italian warshlps arc now at
Port au Prince. Hayti, to collect a
claim of 100000.
Two lots of California apples were
stopped by German inspectors within
the last fortnight.
Cavalry was necessary TO quell the
disturbances in Paris Sunday caused by
the trial of NJ. Zola, the novelist.
Great snowfalls and floods are report
ed in parts of the Sudetan mountains,
Germany. People have been forced to
flee for safety.
During the Zola trial at Paris SYM
pathizer cheered for the novelist and
the police had difficulay In preventing
n mob from drowning him.
Spain is without funds, Is endeavor-
ing to raise a loan in England and her
legation at London has for Il long time
received no remittances.
President Barrios. of Guatemala, was
assassfnated at the seat of government
last Wednesday. The insurgents had
threatened his death ana have fulfilled
their intentions.
Oriental advices by steamer say that
the black plague has broken out in
deaths occurred in two months. The
people are throwing dead bodies to the
dogs.
Paul Kruger has been reelected
president of the South African republic.
The total number of votes cast was 49,
423. President Kruger received 13.764 |;
Mr.. Schalkburger, 3716, and Gen. Jou-
hQrt 1 e43.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
Discrimination Against Americans.

American lumber is now the subject
OF discrimination at the hands of the
Prussian government, according to the
report of the United States consul at
Bremen, Mr.. Keenan, The consul trans
mits the complaints of a number of
lumber dealers against what they re-
sard as discriminating charges against
the carriage of American pitch pine
levied by the Prussian railway. This
pitch pine is listed as class /. at n
higher rate than class 2. on which is
listed similar wood from Sweden, Nor
way and other countries. II is also
said that American pitch pine Is allow
ed to go at the lower rate If the officials
do not know where 1t originates. The
trade is considerable. and this Prussian
railroad is the only means by which
the wood can be taken into the inter
ior, so the discrimination is keenly felt.
says the consul.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
NO BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS.
An Attorney Argues that the Heciting Of the
Lords Prayer 10 Worship.

Attorney General Grow, of Missouri
last week in an opinion held 1t a viol-
alton of the state law to have pupils re-
cite the Lords prayer, or for the
teacher to read the Bible as a part OF
the opening exercises in the public
schools of the state. He says that these
exercises are forms of religious wor-
ship, and hence are forbidden to be
done in public school house during
school hours. He says: THE contin-
uous reading of the Bible and repeat
ing the Lords prayer cannot be done
by believers in Christianity, without
feelings of deepest gratitude and holy
sense Of honor reverence. alteration
and homage to the Supreme Being,
which is the essence of worship
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
Russia, Germany's Co. Laborer

The Emperor of Germany. on Thurs
day, was present at the parade of the
Fifth Regiment Of Guards, at Span
dau, before their Colonel, the Russian
Grand Duke Constantine, and His Ma
jesty created a sensation by walking
up to his guests with his drawn saber
and saluting, while saying. in a ring
ing voice: Always friends with our
dear neighbor and co-laborer Russia,
l hope"
At the luncheon afterward, at the Of
ficers' mess, the Emperor drank to the
health of the Grand Duke, saying: ITO
a future comradeship in arms
The Grand Duke Constantine did not
respond and hardly touched his glass
with his lips
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
CAPITAL GLEANIN0s.

Available cash balance, s223, ,s76, ,g43;
gold reserve, 1855, 1921.
The Minnesota members are working
hard for the bill against mixed" flour
Commodore Bunce has been nomin-
ated by the president to be rear ad-
miral.
Senator Pettigrew spoke against the
Hawaiian annexation treaty in the ex-
ecutive session.
Three propositions were introduced in
the senate last Tuesday for the relief
of Cuban insurgents.
President Mckinley will address the
University of Pennsylvania students on
Washlngton's birthday. /
For ten years the United States has
been second in the volume of foreign
trade, but is displaced by Germany and
now ranks third.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Heath ruled that Ii Is not necessary
for newspaper publishers who may be
appointed postmasters to give up their
papers.
The secretary of the treasury sent to
congress the draft for a bill to reduce
the number of customs districts from
152 to 65, and 1t Is contemplated 1t will
cause reduction In expenses from
$420, 900 to 1921 900.
The secretary OF the treasury issued
a warrant In favor of the treasurer of
the United States for S,5l5, ,255.15, to be
used for the payment of first mort
cages on the eastern and middle divis-
ions Of the Kansas Pacific railroad.
The Indian office viii soon issue ad-
vertisements inviting pasture lands on
the Usage and Kaw Indian reserva-
tions in oklahoma. There are about
200. 900 acres to be leased and the period
Is TO be three years from April I.
The house committee on commerce
killed the senate bill TO permit the
state of South Carolina to control
liquors brought into the state In orig
inal packages. The motion to report
II favorably was lost on tie vote.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
pied Holding an American Flag.

Mrs Susanna Smith. wife of the
well-known Brooklyn abolitionist, died
with anAmerican flag In her right hand
and portrait OF Abraham Lincoln in
her left, at her home In Brodaiyn Sat
urday afternoon. She had gone to an
upper room for the flag and the por-
trait, intending to use them to decorate
her parlor In honor Of Lincoln's birth
day. While going downstairs she was
tripped by the flag and plunged head
long to the foot Of the stairs. She died
almost instantly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
Starvation in Chicago.

Mrs. Carolina Lang. So years of age,
died at the county hospital at Chicago
the other day of starvation. and her
husband. Cornelius Lang. 10 years old,
is in the same institution dying slowly
from the same cause. When the police
found them they had been three days
without food and a week without fire.
Lang was found lying on the floor near
the door He had started to crawl to
the door to bring aid for his wife, but
had tainted through weakness. Meth
er of them was able to speak when
found
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
England,s Interests Not Suffering.

Premier Salisbury. in reply to criti-
cism of the governments course, says
England's interests in the far east have
not been allowed to suffer. He says
Russia and Germany have given posi-
tive assurance that all ports they may
secure will be open to all commerce
Ia Lien Wau, the marquis says. is not
worth taking. as the territory back of
IL Is barren and at present there is no
railway communication with the in
terror. a dispatch from Berlin quotes
Baron Won Buelow as saying Germany
does not oppose any of Engand's just
interests
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
Minister Suicides.

George MacCoun, aged %. of the Pro-
testant Episcopal church. committed
suicide at Baltimore a few days ago by
shooting himself over the heart at the
done apparently in cool and studied
manner. He removed his coat and
other clothing. He stood before a mir
ror opened his shirt and fired the fatal
bullet. 1t is stated he had been suffer-
ing greatly from pains in his head and
had been afflicted with melancholy. He
was a son OF the late DIR. MacCoun,
surgeon in the United States navy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
Germans Killed in China.

Letters received at Berlin from Kiao-
Chau show that things are not so
peaceful there as the Government pro-
fesses. The Germans have sent sever
al expeditions into the interior to pun
ish the natives for outrages upon sem
tinels at outlying points, and there
have been several encounters. In one
case two Chinese officers and a number
of their followers We're killed, and a
village has been destroyed and a camp
broken up. The Germans sleep on their
arms and fear sudden attack.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
The Assassin Killed.

The official confirmation of the as
sination OF President Barrios OF Guate-
mala came to the state department in
the following cable from United States
Minister Hunter at Guatemala City:
president Barrios was shot and in
stantly killed while walking with two
military officers near the palace. The
assassin while attempting to escape
was Immediately killed by the presi-
dents staff Manuel Estrada Cabrera,
temporarily the tribunal successor, has
been peaceablY installed. All uuiet"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
Anthony Home. complaint.

Anthony Hope has been talking free
ly regarding America since he returned
to London. He sails he believes half
the population of the United States is
composed of interviewers whose pre-
dominant characteristics are conceit,
rs. while everyone asked me innumer-
able questions as TO my opinion of the
United States and its literature, past,
present and future. no one asked me
a single question regarding England or
the EngIfsh"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
Luetgert Found Guilty.

Adolph L. Luetgert was Wednesday
night convicted of the murder of his
wife, and sentenced to imprisonment in
the penitentiary for life. The big pris-
oner was calm to all appearances, and
did not seem nervous in any degree.
He smiled at one or two friends, and
after the announcement. laughed In a
manner that showed plainly that he did
not think the verdict a serious matter,
comparatively speaking The trial
lasted 72 days. and was his second.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
Russia's Independe ent stand.

Much Importance Is attached to "a
communication appearing In the official
messenger In which Russia abandon
ing the candidature OF Prince George
of Greece for the governorship of the
declines all responsibility for the con-
sequences of further dragging the
question. and says Russia viii not al
low any increase In the number of
Turkish troops In Crete
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
Beat the Empire State Express.

Train No. 4. the Santa Fe's California
limited. consisting of a composite car
recently covered the distance from La
Junta, Col, to Dodge City. Kan. 2044
miles, In 3 hours and A minutes. The
actual speed was 56.7 miles per hour.
This is faster time than Is made by the
Empire State express between New
York and Buffalo.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
A Chain Of 6uicides

Miss Lizzie w. Huffman. Of Bright
wood, Ind. Ii dead from the effects of
a narcotic poison taken with suicidal
intent. Several weeks ago her daugh-
ter Edith committed suicide. Previous
to Edith's death her lover. Harry Phil
lips, committed suicide. The daughter
was despondent over her lovers death,
the mother could not stand her sorrow
over her daughters death.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
Queens speech to Parliament.

Parliament opened Tuesday at Lon
don with questions of great moment
vailing tone was peace, progress and
satisfaction. -
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
Liquor Causes a Tragedy.

After shooting his sweetheart, May
Martin. until he felt certain that she
would die, William Jacob. living in
Pittsburg, Wednesday afternoon turn
ed a 32-caliber revolver to his own head
and fired. He lived for half an hour,
and the death of the young woman Is
expected at almost any moment Jeal-
ousy and liquor are attributed az the
cause of the suicide and murder.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-02-16
Judge Recomes 4 Chriatisn iantisf.

Judge j. Clarkson, one of the best
known lawyers of Omaha, has sold his
fine library, turned his lucrative prac-
tlce over to others, closed his ONCE ana
become christian science healer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-25

like the leaves of book. Her machinery
was worked by fourteen men, and her
maximum speed WAS two knots an hour.
Lack of speed would have rendered her
valueless, If she had had no other disad-
yantages, but there Was fatal deficiency
In the supply of fresh air. This latter
defect came near causing the loss of the
lives of myself and the crew. On our
voyage down the Potomac the air gave
out, and, with much, difficulty and mar
row escape from sinking, we crawled out
upon the top of the cigar and sat there
until we were taken off. :"
The French inventor, who pretended to
have a method of renewing the air in tn e
Alligator, skipped with the cash received
in payment for his craft, and the episode
passed into history. In July, 1862, Self
ridge was ordered to the command of the
gunboat Cairo. 1t was at this time that
the torpedo accident occurred. The Cairo
was leading fotilla of gunboat up the
Yazoo River, back of the defences of
V1cksburg, when Selfridge, accommodating
insaaboat, swas blown5up andlhad to swim
for his life. Next, while commanding
The gunboat sConsetoga, his vessel was
sunk by collision with Confederate ram.
In the, Red River expedition he command
ed the ironclad Usage, and 1T SO CHANGED
that the Lexington got aground at Blair's
Plantation. Both vessels were attacked
by Confederate battery and a brigade of
dismounted cavalry. Selfridge gave bat
tie and defeated the enemy, killing their
general and four hundred men. He COM
manded the gunboat Huron during the
two nlbardments of Fort Fisher, and
led the third division of the assaulting
columns of sailors and marines. He took
part in theybombardment Of Fort Ander-
son and in the capture of Wilmington.
After the war, he was promoted thirty
numbers by the Board of Admirals con-
vened at Washington.
Admiral Selfridge, Jr., was made a
commander in the navy in 1869, and from
had charge of the survey of the proposed
interoceanic ship canal across the 18TH
mus of Darien. He was made captain in
1881, and commodore in April, 1894. He
has always been one of the most popular
officers in the service. Both he and lis
father, the old admiral, made their resi-
denoe in Washington, and both Of their
wives are living.
RENE BACHE.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-25
NOVEL EVENTS IN THE NAVY.
Two Admira1s, Father and Son, ON the Re
tired List.
Correspondence of the Boston Trans
erfpt.)

Correspondence of the Boston Trans
cr1pt.)
Washington, Jan. 21-An event wholly
unprecedented in the history of the
United States navy will occur on the
sixth of next month. On that day Rear
Admiral Thomas o. Selfridge, Jr., will
be put on the retired list-no remarkable
occurrence in itself, but very notable
from the circumstance that there will
then be two officers of the same name,
both rear admirais, father and son. on
the list in.question. Nothing Of the kind
has ever happened before, or is likely to
happen again in;centuries.
the elder admiral the father. is ninety
three years old. His careeer in the SER
vice dates back almost to the beginning
of the century, inasmuch as he was ap-
pointed a midshipman January ], 1813
whensshe was. only twelve years Of age. AS
small boy he went on board of the
frigate Constitution. in Boston Harbor,
and Immediately after the famous fight
between that vessel and the Guerriere.
Though his naval career extended over
very nearly half a century, he never saw
battle, owing to the circumstance that
he wassadoat on the Pacific in 1861, and
from. 1852 to 1864 was commandant of the
Mare Island Navy Yard at San Francisco.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-25

The Teller resolution is giving four
gold Democrats of the Senate good deal
of unessiness. They are Mitchell of Wis
CONAN, German of Maryland, Murphy of
New York, and Smith of New Jersey.
They have an been adherents of the gold
standard, and the great majority of their
constituents are strong supporters of that
standard. ssTo vote for the Teller resolu-
ton declaring in favor of the payment OF
the bonds in silver is to do violen ce to
their own opinions. and those of their con-
stituents. On the other hand the great
majority Of the Democratic members of
the Senate are in favor of the resolution
and not TO vote with them is to assume
the character of boilers. 1t is intimated
that one purpose. of the resolution was to
do what 1t seems to be doing, ''put these
gentlemen IN hole," to use slang ex-
pression
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-25


The other day Senator Morgan solemnly
declared in the Senate that il the annex
alton of Hawaii failed we should be in
volved ia war on her account within ten
days. President Dole, however, tells
an interviewer that he apprehends no
trouble il annexation fails. Senator Nor
gan also declared that President Cleve-
land was in favor of the annexation of
Hawaii if conditions could be arranged
satisfactory to himself. President Cleye-
land declares, however, that he was op-
posed to annexation under all and every
condition and is opposed today. If the
rest Of Mr Morgan's statements were
as accurate and well founded as these.
properly understood, his speech must have
been very powerful argument against
annexation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-25
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