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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
SENTIMENT AGAINST MOB LAW.
Young Woman Proposes to Exhibit The Family
Of a Lynohed Negro.

Lillian Clayton Jewett, the Boston
girl who recently created sensation
in that city by declaring that she
would come to Charleston. S. c., and
take North with her the family of the
late Frazier =. Baker. who was lynch
ed at Lake City. $. c., in 1898, with a
view to beginning an agitation against
mob law. has carried out her design.
She had frequent conferences with
the Baker woman and her friends, and,
as result, she arrived at Boston last
week, accompanied by the entire Baker
family-the mother and fve children.
Miss Jewett said her plans for the fu-
ture were not yet formulated, but she
proposed to hold mass meetings
throughout the North to arouse popu-
lar sentiment against lynching. and
mob law generally. She did not regard
her movement as an issue between the
races, but as advocating the cause of
humanity, irrespective of color or edu-
cation
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
Cannot Appreciate Dewey.

The board of aldermen OF Boston, on
Wednesday, passed an order request
ing the board of estimate and ap-
portionment to approximate a sum suf-
ficient for extending the hospitality of
the city of Boston to Admiral Dewey.
Alderman Michael Brick, Democrat,
forcibly opposed the measure. He
said. in explaining his position:
II do not think that we should throw
ourselves into a state OF admiration
of a hero because he has won a battle.
II hardly strikes me that the admiral
is to be put in the same category with
Grant. Sherman and other great mill
tary heroes. / do not, however, wish
to discredit him In the least, but do
protest against making him a second
Boulanger in America"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT IT.
Married Man Murders Young Child With a
Razor

a horrible murder was committed on
Sunday in the northeastern section of
Washington, d. c. The murderer was
Benjamin II. Smell. a special examiner
in the pension office, a man about 40
years of age. His victim was Liza
Weissenberger a girl 13 years of age
who had been employed in his house,
hold until a few months ago when she
as taken home by her parents, who be-
came suspicious of ST. ellis conduct to-
wards her.
Smell seemed to be infatuated with
the child, and paid her a great deal Of
attention, which, however, she resent
ed Sunday morning Smell went to his
victims house and entering at the
front door, passed on through the mid
die room, where the girl was sleeping,
to the dining room door. While stand
ing at the door the mother ordered him
out of the house. Smell started to go,
passing through the room where the
child was
He bent over the sleeping child and
drew her from the bed. Awakened
suddenly, she screamed in terror.
Twisting one hand in the girls hair
and throwing back her head, Smell
drew a razor from his pocket and
swept II across her throat. Twice he
slashed her throat and once he missed,
cutting a great piece of flesh from
cred from the body, and both the muir
derer and his victim were drenched
with blood.
Attracted by the child's screams the
mother ran to the rescue. In a
frenzy she grappled with the murder
er and was badly slashed on the arm
with the razor. The murderer attempt
ed to escape, but was soon captured
by the police. He refused to give any
explanation Of his acts and says he re-
members nothing about them. The
murderer is a native of Vermont, and
was at .ne time employed in a bank
in Montgomery, Ala, He has a wife
and two children.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
A FURIOUS STORM.
Skulls and Skeletons Plowed Up by a Tor
pado

a tornado swept over Elizabeth. N.
j. last Thursday, doing great damage.
Its velocity was so miles an hour, and
its duration 10 minutes. The towers of
the First Presbyterian, Third Presby-
terlan and Central Baptist churches
We're thrown down. The Lyceum
Theater was totally unroOfed, and the
Star Theater roof was ripped off and
hurled two blocks away. No one was
killed. but many persons received
slight injuries.
crashed down 1t fell upon the graves in
the churchyard. This caused an up
heaval of the earth and brought to the
surface skeletons and skulls that had
long lain under ground. Old trees in
the churchyard were uprooted. and
these brought up in their roots other
skeletons and skulls.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
Bows Spike a Switch.

Abraham and Isaac Westcott, James
McKenna and William Espangle were
committed to the Camden, n. ]. county
fail last Wednesday on a charge of at
tempting to wreck a train on the At
lantic City branch of the West Jersey
& Seashore road.
They were caught driving spikes in
to the cross tracks of the road at Atco.
They had one switch fixed so that 1t
would not move. While the spikes
were being driven a train approached
filled with people from Atlantic City,
and II had to be tagged. When they
were arrested the boys said they were
only playing and had no idea of the
serious results that might have follow
ed. They range from ~ to 16 years
old
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
COSTLY LEGAL BATTLE.
Tooth Crowns" and Bridge Work" Patents
We're lnfringed Upon.

Litigation extending over II yearS
and at present affecting claims con-
servatively estimated at $40, 900. 900. has
been brought to a conclusion by Judge
Townsend. in the United States cir
cult court at New York. who favors
the international Tooth Crown COM
pany as against James Orr Kyle, a
dentist.
The decision affects almost all of
the validity of patents held by the In
ternational Tooth Crown company on
all operations known as tooth crowns"
and bridge work" Although the
patents expired during the litigation
the decision confirms the right of the
complainant company to collect royal
ties on all infringements covering the
whole existence OF the patent. On
both sides nearly $1,000 900 has been
spent in the legal struggle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
EXPLORERS LOST.
May Have Been Murdered by Indians in
Brazil,

A party of explorers headed by We'll
don Il. Williamson and Marcus e.
Kirk. Kansas City. which left in
March, 1898, and has not been heard Of
since June, 1898. Is believed to have
been eXterminated by hostile tribe of
Indians In the western part of Brazil.
Secretary Hay, of the state depart
ment. has notified the United States
consuls In Buenos Ayers. Rio Janeiro
and other South American capitals to
make an investigation. Mrs. WILL
hanson, who went to Brazil a year ago
to hunt for her husband, has returned
to this country and believes him dead,
as does Mrs. Kirk. who is in Chicago
with her parents.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
Enormous Corn Crop.

Secretary Coburn, of the Kansas
State Board OF Agriculture has issued
a bulletin hased upon reliable reports
from correspondents throughout the
State. in which he states the present
condition OF the Kansas corn crop to
be 1858. with prospects for the greatest
yield ever known In the history of the
State. The acreage OF corn is S,234,-
$50 and the estimated yield per acre
A bushels, which would give the
astonishing total of 362.0OO,O00 bushels
or three times the yield of last year
and almost 100,000,00O bushels greater
than the banner year of 1889.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
rERsE rELEeRAms.
Admiral Dewey arrived at Naples
Friday morning.

| Admiral Dewey arrived at Naples
| Friday morning.
| Chicago Is talking OF using automo-
| piles In collecting her mails.
| street car strike Mt Eau Claire,
WIS, has almost stopped the cars.
The steamer w. ". Morley sank In a
collision I'm the Detroit river last Mon
day
Small dealers In Boston are organic
ing To limit by legislature the scope OF
department stores.
kissing bug caused the death at
lrvington, N. j., of n horse belonging
to Frederick Kruger.
The yellow fever epidemic at the Ma
tional Soldiers Home, Hampton. Va,
Is reported under control.
Oscar T.. Rice and John Kennedy,
| murderers, were clectrocutod at Au-
Dufn, N. Y. last wednesday.
Formaldhyde. used to preserve milk,
ls said " be responsible for n largely
increased death rate ~ indianapolis.
William Astor. who has recently be-
come q subject of Great Britain. was
burned In ofilgy at New York last Sat
urday
EN-Mnyor Strong. Of New York. In
Seattle. Wash. said he thought Gov.
Roosevelt would be an available presi-
dental candidate in 1904.
At Ludinston. Mich, 5000 people
were on the Epworth assembly grounds
when col Bryan delivered his ad-
dress on Pending Problems"
,oiIar '"tS"t ns p"uies Me,e Luunu III tue a,.
Joseph. Mo. last Thursday. All had
been born alive and then strangled,
rho ,vorid,, ,,,,t,,,to, -, ,,,ia r,,.
1895 amounts ,n COOS ooo ooo rha
United states stards ,hJrJ os n Nc
Queer. with ASr,ca ond Aus,raita 4,
the lead
Two of the assassina of President
Heureaux of Santo Domingo have been
captured and shot The country is
entirely quiet, and no movements of
troops are In progress
An effort was made TO save the life
of eX-Judge Prendergast of Chicago
last Thursday by injecting blood into
his veins taken nom the arm of John
Morrlssey. The Judge will recover.
Mrs. Harry Evans Of ALLEGHENY. pa
gave her IA months old child carbolic
acid by mistake last Tuesday. The
father carried the infant to n nearby
drug store. but It died on the way.
President Rich of tho soutbarp Nor
mon mission, Saturday offered $500 re-
ward for the capture OF the leaders of
the mob in Georgia which ran two
Mormon elders out OF Jasper county.
The scheme Of NiCprOy CurzOn has
been approved by the inperiai poycrn-
ment providing FOR Tho witbdrawal Of
the regulars from manv frontia,. rarri-
sons and the substitution of tribal mill
tia.
George CoIouboun n ,a,yvor bos
been arrested in GLASGOW on a cb,rgo
of embezzIinp funds bolonging to hla
clients. His liabilities arc said to he
over G1O0 600 CoIouboun was fornar-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
Einel Tower Struck Ten Tines.

During a severe thunderstorm at
Paris Monday the lightning conductor
on the Eiffel tower was struck ten
dimes. A thunderbolt set fire to the
Jeannot factory; the Ceinture railway
was flooded: many buildings were
slightly injured, and scores of fine trees
were destroyed. The day had been ter
ribly hot, the temperature reaching
10l degrees Many sunstrokes We're re-
ported. some of them fatal. dust
storm preceded the thunderstorm at
YersaIlles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
Charleston Shells the Enemy.

Mail advlces from the Island OF Cebu
announce that company of Ameri-
cans last week attacked the Filipinos
trenches, situated two kilometers
from the town OF Ell Pardo. The rebels
were commanded by the brothers
Climacos. who are prominent and
wealthy persons. The Charleston
shelled the enemy and the Filipinos
retreated The Americans casualties
were slight.
The pre sence OF the Climacos with
the rebels is reported to have been due
to rebel orders from Luson.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
Sampson After Prize Money.

Rear Admiral William T. Sampson
has filed a suit in the supreme court of
the district libellng the Spanish vessel
of war, Maria Teresa, and miscellane-
Gus stores and supplies captured upon
her and other Gpanish war vessels. In
his bill he says that he brings the. suit
in his own behalf. and also in behalf
of all the officers and enlisted men of
tire United States navy who served with
the United States naval force and took
part in the naval engagement off San
tiago de Cuba on July 3, 1898, and in
captures made subsequent thereto.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
CABLE FLASHES.

The bubonic plague has reappeared
at Calsutta.
In a railway accident near Paris sew
enteen persons were killed and thirty
seven injured.
Speaker Thomas b. Reed sailed from
Southampton to New York in the
steamer ST. Paul last Sunday.
The financial and political situation
In Bulgaria grows darker daily. The
state officials salaries have not been
paid for two months. Prince Ferdl..
nand's name Ia more and more de-
nounced.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
Severe Storm in Florida.

The most disastrous cyclone that
ever visited Florida completely an
initiated Carrabelle. Mcintyre and
Lanary Inn. south of River Junction.
At Carrabelle only nine houses remain
OF u once beautiful and prosperous
town. 200 families are without homes
or shelter and many are destitute. At
Mcintyre only two mill boilers mark
the place OF the town.
Lanark Inn. the famous summer re-
sort, was blown into the gulf.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
Presidents Canton Home.

President Mckinney has purchased
the Mckinley cottage" at North
Market street and Louis avenue, Can
ton, o. The consideration was s14 500.
He will secure possession in October.
1t is endeared to the President and
Mrs. Mckinley as their first home,
where they began housekeeping and by
many memories. The front veranda
shows the most wear from the cam
paign of 1885, when the home was the
political mecca for nearly a million peo-
nile
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
ReceDtion for kluer,

A magnificent welcome was rendered
Thursday to the former secretary of
war, Russell A. Alger at his home in
Detroit City. Thousands OF men We're
in line and escorted the general to a
reviewing stand where speeches We're
made. Gov. Pingree assured the ex-
secretary that the people Of Michigan
believed i'm him, and that he had been
made the victim of unscrupulous news
paper attacks
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
Well Planned, Quickly Executed.

Two unknown men entered the sta.
tion agents office TT Grafton. near
Pittsburg, Tuesday night, beat two
employees into insenslbility and then
quietly made their escape with $500,
the greater part of the months re-
ceipts. The robbery was one of the
boldest that has occurred around
Pittsburg in many months. There is
absolutely no clue to the thieves and
they had planned so well that the job
was executed in less than two min
utaS
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
Policeman as a Robber.

Policeman Patrick Deloughry of
Coney Island was held for trial Mon
day on n charge Of attempting to COM
init robbery.
The complainant, Joseph r. Trahan,
a decorator and contractor of Brooklyn,
said the policeman, in full uniform,
held him up with a revolver at mid
night on Saturday while ON a trolley
car bound for Coney Island and de-
manded his money. The affair was al
legged to have been witnessed by a num-
her of persons on the car. Deloughrey
was released on bail.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
Death Beats a Pardon.

Harry c. Griswold. aged 32 years, a
1ife convict in the penitent ary at Joliet,
Ill., died Monday of consumption. He
received life sentence for the murder
of detective In the great railway
trouble Of 1894. Griswolds parents
have been working for parcon. which
was to have been granted this week.
Frank Lake, under lie sentence Tor the
same crime. Is now insane
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
Britain Will Yield a Town.

The Pail Mail London Gazette says
1t learns Great Britain is about to sur
render to China the town of San Chun,
which was occupied by the British
May 16, during the Kow-Loon dis
turbances. The paper mentioned asks
the reasons for this, which, 1t says,
will only serve to damage British
nrestipa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
Ihs LONGEST Automobile Trim.

Elwood Haynes and e. l.. Apperson
arrived In New York last Saturday
afternoon. having made a trip from,
Kokomo, Ind. TO New York in 20 days.
This Is said to be The longest automo-
bile trip on record In the United States.
The distance Is about 1.150 miles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
LYnched for Sisters Murder.

1t is reported at FL Reno. Tex, that
Taylor Kirk, who murdered his sister
Thursday night at Cloud Chief near
the scene of the crime. Cloud Chief is
in Washita county and so miles dis
tant from telegraph. Kirk escaped
shortly after the murder and was re-
captured in Texas after a long chase.
The democrats of Maryland have
nominated John Walter Smith, of
Worcester county. for governor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
Four KILLED In a y,aIIroad Wreck.

Four We're killed and seven injured
OF the fourteen men on mail train No.
10 on the Northwestern road. as the
result OF derailment Tuesday three
miles west OF Boone, la. The cause OF
the derailment 10 unknown.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-09
LARGO Increase In Lunscy.

The fifty-third report OF the London
commissioners In lunacy is Unpleasant
reading. II shows an appalling In
crease OF madness. In England and
Wales; the lVnat'cs On January /. OF th~
present ysGS. totalcd 10b.0S6.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-28
& Knowles, has been named as as

& Knowles, has been named as as
signee.
Those interested say no statement Of
assets or liabilities can be made to-
day The firm was composed of Ed
ward C. Hodges, E F. Lowrey and
Frederick Swift.
The announcement on the Boston
Stock Exchange a few minutes after
the opening of the embarrassment of
Hodges & Co., was not altogether un-
expected by some of the largest finan-
cfa1 interests. The suspension Of this
well-known house, it is estimated,
will carry the total of liabilities OF
concerns here which have failed in the
past two weeks close to ST, 0OO, 600.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-28
ORDINANCE NO. 519.

An Ordinance to Prevent the
Spreading of Infectious or Con-
tagicus Diseases by the Owners
or Employees Of any Public Laun-
dry In the City Of Sacramento,
Making the Violation Thereof a
Misdemeanor and Fixing the PEN
atty FOR Such Violation.
The Board of Trustees OF tho City
Of Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section /. It shall be unlawful
for any person OF persons owning,
carrying on OF conducting any
public laundry in the city Of Sac
ramento, to spray the clothing Of
any person or persons, being 1aun-
dried therein, with water or other
fluids emitted from the mouth Of
such person, owner or employee.
Section 2. No person or persons
engaged In carrying on or con-
Quoting, as owner OF otherwise,
any public laundry in the city Of
Sacramento, shall permit any per-
con having any infectious or con-
tagious disease, to lodge, sleep OF
remain within or upon the prem
ises 80 used as a public laundry.
Section 3. Any person violating
any provision Of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of q mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine
Of not less than twenty nor more
than one hundred dollars, or by
Imprisonment in the City Jail Of
not less than five nor more than
one hundred days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
Section a. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from
and after its passage and approval.
Passed October 30. 1899.
d. MCKAY,
President Of Board Of Trustees.
Approved, Sacramento City, Mo-
vember 4, 1889.
WIN. LAND, Mayor.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-28
YOUNG WOMAN HANGED.
She Had Pleaded Guilty Of Muir.
dering Her Mistress.

BRANDON (Manitoba), Dec. 81
Emily Hilda Blake, a domestic, was
hanged here this morning for murder.
The execution was private. Only a
few persons witnessed it. Miss Blake,
who was only % years of age, walked
firmly to the scaffold without assist
ance, and was the coolest of the party
with the exception of Hangman Rat
cliffe. She made no statement.
The crime for which Emily Hilda
Blake was hanged was the murder Of
her mistress, Mrs. Robert Lane of
Brandon, on July 9TH last. Mrs. Lane
was found dying with a bullet hole in
her breast, and the Blake girl gave
the alarm, saying a tramp had muir
dered her. Later she was charged
with and confessed the crime, saying
she did it because she loved Mrs.
Lanes children, and was jealous of
the mothers love. Her trial was brief,
as she refused all offers Of counsel,
and pleaded guilty.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-28
Lawn Clubs.

Eds. "Record-Union": I can read
lily imagine that the women of this city
will form lawn clubs if definite task
is placed before them at the beginning
Therefore, 1 respectfully suggest to the
ladies that they shall consider a ques-
ton which Is near to their doors: that
of shade trees at the edge of the side
walk.
The black walnut and the cork elm
and the poplar send out roots parallel
to the surface of the ground more than
other trees, hence the cement side
walks are heaved upward; there
fore there is a tendency to stop the
planting of trees.
The ladies should inquire into this
subject and they may find that the
European sycamore, the umbrella tree,
the sour orange tree, and some others
do send down their roots almost per-
pendicular and that cement sidewalks
and such trees can live together, side
by side, without destroying each other
If the ladies shall find these to be
facts and shall encourage the planting
of such trees they will do more for the
good of the city than any other effort
since the days of the old improvement
association U. M. BRACE.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-28

and will create another doubling or
business within year, and from that
time on the business will grow till
5000 acres now in this Fair Oaks tract
will supply business at all times of the
year.
More houses are needed here. Rev.
B. Fay Mills could find no place to live
in, so he is in Oakland. w. G. Hargis
could find no place to live till he could
build, SO he has gone back to Chicago,
and will build in the spring. Mr.. and
Mrs. Keith of Joliet, ILL.,, are now here
looking for a house. j. j. Houser or
Meadeville, Pa, writes that he expects
to come to Fair Oaks next summer to
build. The Vehmeyer Brothers are add
ing to their buildings. The other fine
residences which have often been mem
toned will soon be occupied.
Mrs. J. H. Cunningham, who has
been in Minnesota for some months
past settling business matters, will
soon return, having been very success
full in her work.
Mrs. Bramhal is to be in Fair Oaks
soon to examine and accept the resi-
dence which has been built on Mr..
Bramhals lot. The latter has been
adding to his land recently.
Miss Britta No Scott, teacher OF
physical culture and elocution at the
academy, was summoned to Los An
geles on account of the serious illness
of her mother. Mrs. Scott came to
Fair Oaks for her health, and remained
about a month, and then went to Los
Angeles hoping to find a better place,
but it proved to be much worse. She
has been gradually growing worse since
she left. 1t is feared that Miss Scott
will not be able to return to the acad-
envy very soon. Before she left she
gave the students some lessons in
basket ball and will continle to supply
them with instructions as to the game.
The military will be suspended till Col
onel Thompson returns to his home in
Fair Oaks. He is expected next month
The spelling contest last week was
quite lively one. The oral spelling
was Won by Miss Wilkinson of Orange
vale twice out of three trials Miss
Moncur won the first time, and was
not spelled down.
very entertaining Christmas season
was given at the church on Saturday
evening. The Santa Claus was hard to
discover
The meeting of the Grange last Sat-
urday was a busy one, and much of the
Tune was given to the annual election of
ofhcers. Most Of the old officers were
reelected. Messrs. Derby, Buffum and
Dixon were the newly elected officers.
The next meeting Of the Grange will be
IN the afternoon on the second Satur-
day In January. At that meeting, by
special notice, the piano question will
De considered, and it is also expected
that the report of the Building Com
mlttee will be ready, the question being
whether the Grange will purchase the
building and lot now occupied by it.
The idea seems favorable to purchase
outright by the Grange, or to make
STOCK company and buy the property
Mr.. Keiffer has made his plans to
build a two-story house, instead of
adding a story to his present residence.
He will build on the old site.
Another railroadrumor is to the eff
feet that party of Santa Fe officials,
headed by one of Sacramento's wealthy
capitalists, paid an inspection visit to
this place last week.