The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-23
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Gen. Otis army consumes 100000
pounds of rations a day.
President Diaz will ask permission of
the Mexican congress to visit Chicago.
Signor Marconi, of wireless telegraphy
fame, is coming to the United States.
Ten thousand tons of Scotch steel
have been shipped to the United
President Mckinley contributed $3.50
for the Porto Rican hurricane suf-
ferers.
Thirty persons were injured in n
trolley car collision at Philadelphia last
Sunday.
A break in the Erie canal near syra-
cuse. N. Y, will delay 200 boats three
or four days.
Andrew Carnegie will present the
town of Beaver, Pa, with a library to
cost $4,000.
William Robbins. of Utica, N. Y,
mistook his brother Ralph for a deer,
and killed him.
New York butchers are planning to
ignore wholesalers and viii erect their
own slaughter houses.
Fay Canover, of Chicago. died of
diphtheria few days ago. Her parents
tried the faith cure"
Canadian police are charged with kill
ing dozens OF American miners in Alas
ka and selling their goods.
Thomas McManus, n conductor, was
cut I'm two by a freight train at Alle-
enemy Pa, last Wednesday.
case of yellow fever has appeared
among the marines guarding govern
ment property at Havana.
st. Pauls German Catholic church. in
cincinnati, was damaged by fire Satur-
day TO the extent of $4,000.
=, England is purchasing mules in
ThHX ~
AFRICA In case of war with Kruger.
The law making discharge of man
lor membership In union criminal
o1ense is being tested In Chicago.
The steamer Roanoke reached Seat
tie with 300 miners on board last Mon
day. The gold dust amounted to $780,,
900.
President schurmann. of Cornell,
says that the educated Filipino is the
equal of any other civilized people in
the world.
1t was stated on high authority that
the Car of Russia was again suffering
from epilepsy and that an operation
was necessary.
The transport Mcpherson. loaded to
the matches with provision for the des-
titute In Porto Rico. left New York for
Ponce last Wednesday.
Nebraska will bring her volunteers
people of the state have contributed
$4,000 for this purpose.
Secretary Root has ordered three
more regiments Of troops to Lave
their rendezvous for San F.anoisco.
there to embark for Manila.
Pecunlary difficulties caused Rev.
Geo. MacArdie, Of Troy. n. Y, to com.
NIT suicide last Wednesday. He cut
his throat in his wife's' presence.
Joseph Vincent has returned from
the Klondke with 100000 in gold dust.
His home is In st. Louis. j. G. Rock
well of Chicago returned with $50 900.
The terrific gales and heavy floods
continue in Valparaiso. Near Santiago
de Chill train fell into a river from
railway bridge and 80 persons We're
drowned.
The forces of the San Domingo gov
eminent sent out to meet the followers
of Jiminez, aspirant Tor the presidency,
were defeated and driven from Monte
Christi.
John Mohl of New York, has sued
the Ananwanda tribe, order of Red
Men, for $4,000 for alleged cruelties
inflicted upon him while being initiated
one year ago.
When Mrs. Martin ]. Wiley of Chi
cago was asked why she had killed her
husband she replied that he had
treated her outrageously and in a fit
of desperation shot him.
General Merritt is likely to succeed
Gen. Otis in the Philippines. Gen.
Otis being only Brlgadier, there can
he no affront in placing Merritt, a
major general in command.
The Cramps ship company OF Phila-
delphia has laid off 1900 men. The
company can not get enough material
to carry on its work, and has S20,0000OO
worth of contracts on hand.
tanning explosives at Harlem, n. Y,
last Friday. The explosion which fol-
lowed knocked down pedestrians two
blocks distant. No one was killed.
A bill Is to be introduced into the
next congress admitting those China
meu tn citizenship who served on Ad-
rniral peweys fleet during the Spanish
war.
Major i-ssell b. Harrison, inspector
general. Is critically Ill with yellow fe-
yer at Cuba. The case is the first to
occur at Cristo. whittier headquarters
was removed last month to escape in
fectiOn.
A Kansas negro assaulted five wo-
men at Little Rock last Thursday, and
lynchers are not waiting for the law
TO take its course Gov. Jones has Of
fered reward of 800 for the capture
OF the criminal.
General Mercier says that Dreyfus
will be convicted.
BY an explosion Saturday in the
Llest colliery, in Glamorganshire,
Wales, is persons were killed. The ex-
plosion occurred during the night
shift, when there We're only so men In
the mine. Pathetic scenes were witt
messed as the bodies were brought to
the surface, men, women and children
crying and eagerly waiting for tidings
of the entombed miners.