The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-12-14
NEWS ITEMS.
Thirteen people suffered violent
deaths at New York last Sunday.

| apout to resign from tne volunteer
| army.
| Secretary Long has ordered the
ships of the navy to be painted white
again.
Temperance people won the elections
at Haverhill and Brockton. Mass, last
Tuesday.
| Lieut.. Hobson will go to Manila to
| superintend the raising of sunken war
| vessels.
\ doll made by Mrs. Mckinley was
| sold at auction at a Cleveland charity
bazar for SIS.
| Grover Cleveland is opposed to the
annexation of the Philippines and Ha-
waiian islands.
The war investigating commission
| expects to have all of it's testimony in
| before Christmas
| Four statues of confederate soldiers
were unveiled at Montgomery, Ala, a
| few days ago.
The Baltimore Electric street car
| company has been purchased by n SYM
dlcate for sl2.6OO,OOO.
The betrothal of Queen Wihelmina
| OF Holland to Prince William of Wied
| has been confirmed.
A new minister to Spain will not be
| appointed until the treaty has been
| ratified by the senate.
The president last week pardoned a
| number of persons. including man
| who had stolen four hogs.
The pottery trust has completed its
| organization under the laws of New
| Jersey with capital stock of $50, ,001,
| 600.
At Detroit Frank Brooks found his
wife and child shot dead and n note
| from his wife saying she was tired of
! life.
At a Democratic caucus In Washing
| ton 1t was decided that caucus action
will be binding on the Democratic con-
gressmen.
Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas are
having a spell of cold weather. There
are four inches OF snow on the ground
at Dallas. Tex.
The government is i'm possession OF
the telegraph and telephone lines in
Porto Rico. and will probably have to
| continue operating them.
The Oddfellows' temple at Philadel-
phia is under an Indebtedness of ST.
100000. and threatens the existence of
many Of the organizations.
While working on gas main in Chi
| cago VIM. Armstrong and James
| Sharpless were overcome and died.
| Thomas Hayes and James Casey re-
| covered.
The imports of wool for November
as compared with the same month last
year show a considerable decrease
while the imports of sugar have in
creased.
The war department has excused
| Gen. Wheeler from further active
service and the general Is now free to
act as member of the house of re-
/ presentatives.
The oxford club of Brooklyn dined
A 4 f..aI Sat.t -, CO. In 90
| last Wednesday. The admiral gave a
| graphic description of the destruction
/ of Cervera's fleet.
! General Flagler. chief Of the ord
/ nance bureau, testified before the war
| investigating commission that Secre-
| tary of War Alger interefered with his
work during the late war.
Joe Letter, the erstwhile wheat Ma
! poleon, will organize company in
| London to put compressed air motors
into use on busses and trucks in the
principal European cities.
| Attorney Gen. Griggs is making in
! vcstigations into the affairs OF several
/ trusts with view OF bringing them
| before the Supreme Court for violating
| the sherman antitrust law.
The plug tobacco interests of Ameri-
ca united in the Continental Tobacco
Company which was Incorporated in
New Jersey with capital of $75,00),000.
j. II. Duke was elected president
| The battleship Massachusetts, struck
| an obstruction near Governors Island,
n. v. few days ago and three of her
compartments were torn open. She
will be placed In dry dock for repairs.
! Harrison Funk, one Of the oldest en-
gineers on the Pennsylvania railroad,
fell from his engine a few days ago.
which was drawing the Pennsylvania
limited, near McVeytown, Pa, and was
| killed.
An earthquake shock was felt Thurs
/ day evening at Oakland, Cal. 1t was
severe enough to cause brick and stone
buildings TO sway and to break stone
/ glassware. No real damage is re-
| ported.
At Cincinnati Thomas Mcdowell re-
Gently died of typhoid fever while un-
der the care of Harriet o. Evans, n
| Christian Scientist. She was tried and
found guilty of practiclng medicine
without a certificate.
| Benson Ferris. president OF the saw
| ings bank at Tarrytown, n. Y, was
| found dead in bed Wednesday morn
ing. Heart failure was the probab BILE
cause He was 20 years of age and had
been president of the bank for 10 years.
President Mckinley intends to estab-
| lish a bold precedent by going out of
the country, after Congress adjourns
on visit 10 Cuba and Porto Rico. No
President has ever left the boundaries
OF the United States during his term OF
| Office before.
| The commissioner OF fish and fish
cries shows an expenditure of s1S7, 900
for the propagation of food fisheries
| last year.
Brooklyn claims to have lost its local
pride and public spirit since she be-
came a part of Greater New York.
Prominent citizens are working for the
| repeal of the charter and want the city
restored to her former status of inde-
pendence.
North and South Carolina congress-
| men say no plan has been formulated
| as to congressional action on the re-
cent race troubles. The matter may be
left TO Senator Pritchard. Mr.. White,
| the colored congressman, says the
problem is pressing.
Naval constructor Hobson has chos-
| en- service with the line of the navy,
III preference to the staff. and will. In
few days, be promoted to the rank Of
lieutenant commander as an evidence
of the navy departments appreciation
of his services at Santiago.