The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-03-09
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The great iron Pando bridge in Cuba
has been destroyed by insurgents.
Luetgert, the Chicago wife-murderer,
Will make sausages for use In the pris-
| m.
Mutilated bills are held by the New
Jersey court of errors not to be legal
ender.
The Carnegie steel workers at Home
ltead, Pa, are drilling daily, preparing
or war with Spain.
Ex- Minister De LONE will now pub
lsh book, dealing with his retirement
ls Spains representative.
Fifty Apache Indians. in full war
| ,aint are marching toward Cuba to
light against the Spaniards.
Because a headache annoyed 1s-year-
I'D Clinton I. Jones, he committed sui
'ide at Chicago few days ago.
Quarrelling over quarters worth of
thinks Mike Coggins killed James Me-
hahon In Chicago the other day.
Thirteen Cincinnati breweries have
| )assed into the hands of a trust. The
lew company has a capital of sl0.000.-
| 100.
Judge John Newton Hendern, the
asst treasurer Of the Confederacy, died
1t Staunton, Va, last week aged 10
| years.
Ex- Mayor Washburne has been in
licted at Chicago of certifying to can
iidates for the police force who were
| Ineligible.
A terrific hurricane has devastated
lew Caledonia, doing great damage, to
Ihipping. The French gunboat Loyal
! " was sunk.
A camera attached to a kite for the
purpose OF locating distant warships
1t sea is suggestion meeting the ap-
)roval of naval experts.
The press censor of Constantinople
| suppressed the news of the attempt
made on Saturday last to assassinate
he King of Greece.
After obtaining s21.500 worth Of
Jewels from his sweetheart at Chicago,
| Budford &. Baxter started for the
klondike. The police are after him.
In a combat with Cubans recently
he Spaniards lost 1000 men. The sue
,ess of the battle Is due to an expedition
which sailed from Long Island a few
weeks ago.
After writing n note. In which c. Il.
Rathfon. of Ypsilanti, Mich, explained
hat he had disgraced his family, he
.ook poison the other day and died in
Pittsburg hotel.
The yellow fever germ has been dis
covered by Prof Krebs. of Chicago.
The professor is the discoverer of the
PRODUCTION of anti-toxine.
James Carrigan Is suing John d.
Rockefeller for 81 100000 worth of STAN
lard stock. in a Cleveland, o.. court.
He claims that the millionaire defraud-
I'd him out of this amount.
Two. persons were killed in a Pitts
burg fire Sunday. Mrs. Dominic En-
riello and Ethel Verlinski were burned
20 death. Six others were injured. The
fire occurred in tentment.
The supreme court of Wisconsin has
| rendered a decision which will force
insurance companies operating in this
state to pay, back taxes amounting to
,104, ,00o or forfeit their charters
A reward of $500 for each of the
murderers of Postmaster Baker at
Lake City, $. c., has been offered by
Postmaster General Gary. Blake was
.olored. and killed on the night of Febi
ruary Il.
A concert was given at the Hotel
week for the benefit Of the survivors of
he Maine explosion. Chauncey Depewi
made an eloquent speech. $2,5OO was
contributed
Strikers tn the number OF $500 have
returned to work at the Pepperell and
Laconia cotton mills In Biddeford, Me.
They accepted the company's terms,
that the mills would not be the last to
restore the old rate of wages.
VIII Overton, assisting Arsenal Keep
| ar Dixon i'm firing 100 guns in celebra-
ion of the Irish anniversary at Frank
'ort. KY, the other day, was blown ala
most to pieces and Armorer Dixon was
BADLY hurt by a premature explosion.
The reindeer expedition which the
government is sending to the relief Of
the Alaskan miners Is now speeding
across the country. 1t consists of 531
reindeer. 113 Laplanders. Finlanders
and Norwegians and several carloads
,f sleds and harness.
Tuesday morning Charles NJ. Lowe
,I saw his wife. from whom he had been
separated some time, walking with
mother man at New Orleans. He gave
The man a severe beating, then killed
MS wife and then himself while stand
ing over the dead body.
Commenting on the rumor that jap
nnese loan OF 150,000.O 900 yen will be
raised In the United States through ex-
Minister Dun, the London Globe says 1t
may be regarded as certain that when
the loan Is definitely decided upon 1t
will be hoated in Europe.
Sergeant Fisher. chief of the West
Point Academy police. committed sui
eide few days ago by turning on the
gas. In dispute with a private as to
Spain's responsibility for the Maine ex-
plosion, he lost his temper and drew a
revolver He was interfered with and
reduced to the ranks
on the logging road of the Peters
Lumber company, six miles from Brew
ton. Ala, the other day the boiler Of a
iummy engine which was pushing a
train of logs, exploded, killing six men.
The dead are: William Kelso, fireman.;
Andrew ]. Wright. Arthur Atkins,
Peter Thomas. David Alston, G. w.
rompkins, laborer.
Four men were found dead in a re-
frigerator car at Fort Worth, Tex, a
few days ago. Death resulted by gas
from a fire built with coal Six men,
supposed to be tramps, entered the car
closing the door behind them. Two OF
the men escaped In a dying condition,
but were resuscitated. They are Char
i es Ryan and Jim Taylor. w. Reming-
| ton Is the name Of one of the dead men.
The other three are unknown.
The powerful wrecking tug Under
writer. of Boston. foundered OFF Cape
Hatteras in the storm which ragged last
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