The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-02-22
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The Duke OF Teck, grandfather OF
| the heir to the British throne, Is In
| sane and growing worse.
a high authority at Madrid estimates
| that the next Spanish budget VIII show
| deficit of 325,0C0,00O pesetas.
Senator Mason was hssed for saying
| in speech at Washington last Sunday
that the Philippines need Lafayette.
Senor Agoncillo, who hurried to Can
| ada when the recent hostilities broke
out at Manila has departed for Europe.
The North Carolina Legislature
| adopted an amendment to their con-
stitution, framed to disfranchise the
| Ignorant negro voters.
The London weekly press united In
scoring the whitewash of Secretary OF
| War Alger and his mlnions by the
war investigation commission.
| Sarrantos Ferrontos, Greek, who
had undertaken to expose number of
| countrymen for counterfeltlng was
murderd I'm New York few days ago.
The United States transport Sheri-
| dan left Brooklyn last Monday with
| l,S35 men for Manila. Officers and their
| families to the number of 30 were also
| on board.
| The bicycle factory and machinery
| shop of |. Silverman e Bros, at Chica-
| go was partly destroyed by fire We'd
|
about $4,000.
A serious conflict has taken place
| between the Russians and Chinese at
| Talien Wan, 300 Of the latter being
killed. 1t is said to have originated In
| question of taxes.
Colonel Alex Hawkins, of the Tenth
| Pennsylvania regiment at Manila,
wrote that he would stay by his regi-
mcnt and not return to take his seat
I'm the state Senate.
| The obligations of the Central Pac-
ilc railroad to the United States were
settled by the giving of 20 notes of the
| company for an aggregate of S5SS12,-
| 7i5. payable semi-annually, interest
| per cent.
Gerrit s. Weaton, one of the success
ful business men of Washington died
| suddenly Sunday after his return from
church. He was native of New York
| and for many years was n resident of
| Cleveland, o.
The Star theater Chicago, was bad
ly damaged by an infuriated mob last
| Sunday. Legal proceedings had tied up
| the scenery and the management re-
fused to refund the money. After the
| house had been wrecked the money
was returned.
william Jennings Bryan, in speech
at Ann Arbor. Mich. said that the
Fillpinos should be given their inde-
pendence under an American protector
ate and that all American traditions
would prevent their subjugation by
American arms.
Barnum e Bailey announce that
their circus will not return to the
United States, but will remain perma-
nently in England. The Central News
of London says IL learns that the firm
will be converted into n limited liabili-
TO- .,.tt aI -
000
An express train from Calais, hav-
Ing passengers from London on board,
collided Saturday with stationary
train at Foret, near Brussels. Twen-
ty-one persons were killed outright
and 100 were more or less injured.
There were no Americans or English
among the victims.
NJ. y. Jackson of Atlanta, Ga, and
Fred D. Forbes Of Ypsllanti, Mich,
were killed, w. A. Ethridge of Macon,
Ga, was perhaps fatally injured, and
seven others were hurt by the wreck
of a construction engine near Charles
ton, S. G. The victims were telephone
linemen going to make repairs.
Chairman James X. Jones, chair
man of the Democratic National COM
mittee, said that silver will be the is
sue in 1900, and that the chances of
victory are good because the Repub-
lcan party has thrown off the mask
of favoring bimetalism, by which II
won many votes at the last election.
The cold snap may prove great
blessing to the southern states next
summer. "It has killed the last germs
of the yellow fever" says Surgeon
General Wyman. of the marine hospi-
tai service at Washington, "and II Is
not probable that the dreaded pest
will show itself again for some time to
come"
The second trial of Mrs. Margaret +,
| Cody, the alleged blackmailer of Geo.
j. Gould and Miss Helen Gould, will
be moved i'm the third week of the Feb
ruary term of the Albany. n. Y, coun-
ty court, which began yesterday. A
| disagreement resulted at the first
trial. which was had during the third
week in December.
The steamer from Bluefields, Nj
caragua, brought news that the rebels
| under General Feyes are being organ
ized and led by old American from
tiersmen, among them ]. C. Kennedy,
| OF the Louisiana field artillery: Cap
tain Forsgard, of the Seelley Rifles,
Galveston. Texas, and Burt Umstatt
an old Indian scout.
A dispatch from Chicago says: On
Wednesday the Western Union Tele-
graph company will reduce the rates
|
Messages from all points in the United
States east of the Mississippi river and
including st. Louis and Galveston, to
Havana, will be 25 cents a word in
stead of 40. The rate to Porto Rico
will be 70 cents word instead of $1.17
1t is announced that a company has
been formed with a capital of 5000 900
to erect factory at Greensboro. N
c., for the manufacture OF cotton
flannel. This is the first factory for
the manufacture of these goods to be
established in the south.
Three men were killed In a street
fight at Dekalb. Tex. Monday and one
was wounded. B. +. Blocker shot and
killed Frank Pittman, whereupon
friends of the latter bent upon revenge
caused a great deal of disorder. An
attempt to arrest some of them
brought firearms into play and as q
result John Hughes and Joe Duke
, were killed and Constable Dobbins
was wounded.
Secretary Aiger's Threat
Speaking at the Brooklyn, N. r..
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