The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-02
NEWS ITEMS.

An earthquake shock passed over the
city of Ontario last Friday.
The Fourth Ohio regiment has sailed
from San Juan, Porto Rico. for home.
over 70 Spaniards died on the trans
port Montsarrat, which carried troops
The vessel which is to carry Gen.
| Blanco back to Spain is now on her
way to Havana.
The auxiliary cruiser Yale has again
resumed the position as the Paris of
| the American line.
| The English steamer Bolivia, arrived
| at New Orleans a few days ago with
1859 Sicilians on board.
| Three distinct earthquake shocks
| were felt in Cleveland last week. Each
| shock was of 10 seconds duration.
The Canadian postoffice department
| mas established a weekly mail service
to Dawson City. A dog train is used.
The Union Pacific railroad still owes
| the United States government s6,5SS, 900
back interest and will be sued for that
amount.
A fall of 200 feet TO the bottom of a
| mine caused the death of Rudolph
| Neaumann at Sitka mine Unga a few
| days ago.
| Hastings sawmill. having a capaci-
| ~ OF 9O,0O0,000 feet per year was de-
| II. ID. a.
| few days ago.
Reina Christina at Manila has arrived
at Rochester, N. Y. The gun is a gift
| from Consul Williams.
A fire engine was struck by loco
| motive at Bridgeport, Conn, Monday
night. and the driver of the engine,
John F. Camp, was killed.
The investigating committee of the
war department, now inspecting
southern camps expects to complete
its work in another week.
George Moore received a sentence of
80 years at Forth Worth, Tex: the
other day. He was charged and con-
vlcted for train robbery.
Miss Sylvia Coffin, of Sewickley. Pa,
| n Red Cross nurse in Cuba during the
war died in New York of typhoid
fever contracted in the field.
| George A. Steel and George A.
steers Company. of Portland, Ore,
| have petitioned to be declared bank
rupt. Assets, $4,000; liabilities, s41l,-
900.
| Nikola Tesla, the famous New York
electrician has perfected apparatus by
| which II Is possible to transmit electri-
city long distances without the use Of
| wires.
Verchy Frazier, a four-yeartold girl,
was kidnapped from her home at La
Grange. Ind, few days ago. 1t Is
believed that she is being held for a
| ransom.
The steamer L. r. Doty, with her
| crew of 10 men, is believed by marine
men to have been lost in the great
storm on Lake Michigan off Kenosha,
| Wis, last week.
A warning has come to the treasury
| officials at Washington that a number
| of lepers have escaped the American
| immigration inspectors and are now in
the United States.
Private Charles Paul, of Philipsburg.
Pa, was killed by an express train at
| Tyrone, as he was preparing to board
| another train for the Philadelphia
jubilee last Wednesday.
Gen. Butler, writing to Secretary
| Alger from Havana, urges that 10000
| insurgents be employed to police the
| island. He says they are deserving
and need food and work.
A danger signal on the Central rail-
road OF New Jersey was obscured by a
| heavy fog last Tuesday and a freight
train plunged into the river at Bayon-
ne, near Newark. No one was injured.
Lieut. Hobson attended theater in
Philadelphia last Wednesday, No
| sooner was he recognized than the
audience insisted on a speech before
they permitted the performance to pro-
ceed.
II. Darwin McIlraith and his wife, of
Chicago. arrived in New York last
week from Southampton, England,
having completed a wheeling tour from
chicago around the globe Of nearly 30,-
900 miles.
quarreled with her husband, saturated
her clothing with oil and applied a
match last Sunday. The woman then
cried to be saved but she was burned
to crisp.
Allen ID. Gambler was inaugurated
as governor of Georgia last Saturday.
In a speech he made a plea for states
rights. saying there was too much of
tendency in favor Of the Federal
government.
II. B. Hardt, general superintendent
OF the Omaha exposition was arrested
last Monday charged with forgery. 1t
is alleged that Hardt changed the
awards Of judges so that medals went
to undeserving exhibitors.
Naval constructor Hobson told the
naval bureau chiefs at Washington
that both the Spanish cruisers Viz
caya and Colon can be raised at cost
of perhaps 100000 each. He also said
the Merrimac and Reina Christina can
be saved.
The steamer Portland. which arrived
at San Francisco Sunday from. St.
Michaels, brings important newB of
the Arctic whaling fleet The catch
up to October 10 was one Of the largest
on record, representing in round num-
bers about $1.000,000.
Six companies of the Second In
munes, commanded by Col. Duncan
Hood and Maj. Hugh Sevain, sailed
Tuesday night on the steamer Los An
geles for the Holguin district. Cuba,
the command of which was assigned
to Col. Hood fortnight ago. The
health Of the men is excellent.
A rear-end freight collision on the
Union Pacific railroad few days ago
resulted in the death at Omaha, OF
three men and the serious injury of
one other. The dead are: Samuel
Hindman. engineer; William Ranan,
fireman; b. Shannon. brakeman. Seri-
ously injured is John Grifiing, fireman.
One engine was badly wrecked and
four freight cars were reduced almost
to kindling wood.
Dreaded Plague ON ehipbeard.
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