The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-11
TBRSE TELIGRAMS.

Laurence Harrigan, one of the best
known police officials in the county,
died at st. Louis last week.
Swift & Co, of Chicago, pork pack
ers, have increased their capital
stock from Sl5,0O0,OO0 to $4,000 900.
Admiral SIMPSONS daughter, Olive.
was married to Henry Scott, of san
Francisco, last Wednesday evening.
Secretary Alger last Saturday decid-
cd to send four regiments of infantry
to the Philippines by way OF the Sues
Canal
George Tyler, while engaged in n
prize fight with Thomas Foley of New
York, received n blow which broke
his neck
William Neeb. editor and proprietor
Of the "Freihcits-F -Freund," of Pitts
burg. with which he was connected 6t
years, died, aged 76.
The Chicago University has Just re-
ceived $4,000 in land value from
wealthy citizens and s23i000 cash from
John II. Rockefeller.
Commodore Watson has made APP
plication for Admiral Dewey's posi-
tion at Manila as soon as the latter
rctires from active service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lucius, of De-
troit, were seriously burned last sun
day and their 2-year-old son fatally,
by the explosion of gasoline stove.
Rev. Dr. Hills of Chicago succeeds
Lymon Abbott as pastor of Plymouth
church, Brooklyn. This is the church
made famous by Henry Ward Beecher.
In defiance of Gov. Roosevelt's pro-
test against the high salaries paid
some of the New York city laborers,
Mayor Won Wyck has increased their
wages.
Joseph Letter and the Rothschilds
of Europe have secured control of the
Rhode Island Locomotive Works. Tne
plant will manufacture appliances for
horseless trucks.
Attorney General Monnett, of Ohio,
was quoted as saying that the officials
of the Standard Oil Company should
be sent to Jail for contempt of court
in refusing to produce their books.
Pennsylvania oil men are now receiv-
inb s1.19 per barrel from the Standard.
They claim that consumption exceeds
production and in fair speculation they
ought to receive SO for their crude oil.
At Minor. west of Bloomington, ILL.,,
last Wednesday John Lytton shot his
wife, two children and then himself
All are dead except the husband who
cannot live. Jealousy was the cause.
Capt. Sigsbee receives s976.ss, the
gunner's mate, $40 and the sailors be
tween 81 and s. each, from the total
Of $4,000 realized from a sale of the
cargo Of the prize, the British steamer
Restormel.
At n meeting of the Ohio centennial
commissioners committee consisting
of G. NJ. Spitzer, l. Il. Knisely and s.
9. Schenk We're appointed TO visit
Washington and ask for 100000 for
the Ohio centennial.
The Ohio miners in convention at
Columbus indorsed the attitude nf
Governor Tanner, of Illinois, In the
recent mining troubles at Pana and
Virden, in which he declared against
the Importation of negro miners.
A number of Philadelphia wholesale
merchants have decided to refund the
railroad fare of the retail merchants
who come to make purchases from the
smaller towns. This move will keep
the retailers from going to New York.
II. Wurster, night telegraph oper-
ator for the Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad Company at Bingen, Pa,
was murdered a few days ago by
Llewellyn Stout, II years old, who was
traced by the tracks he left in the
snow.
The life of County Attorney Van II.
Brown, of Red Lake, Mimi, was at
tempted last Thursday A dynamite
bomb was placed over his office door,
and fell when Brown entered, explod-
ing with terrific force. Brown was
knocked senseless.
by Supreme court decision the
town of Pullman, ILL.,, viii in a few
days pass out of the hands of the cor
poratiOn and become a free commun-
ity. The 1000 brick residences and
public buildings will he sold to the
highest bidder.
Andrew Jackson day banquets were
held in many cities. At the one in
that the Democratic party is arravei
against expansion. The startling
growth of trusts under the Mckinley
administration called forth many
warnings.
About 1900 Cubans are now work.
ing on the new branch of the railroad
from the government dock at Havana
to connect with Quemados camp some
500 Cubans are handling quartermas-
ter's stores at the wharves and else
where, 200 Cubans are cleaning the
streets and 200 more are cleaning the
public buildings.
Three people were killed and several
others quite seriously injured in a fire
at the Hotel Richelieu, Plttsburg, last
Sunday morning. The list of dead in
cludes: Amos s. Lands, aged 2S,
ITdptNlllt, SullONdltus tptOTBt n.
Waters, aged 2S, Camden, n. j., suffo-
Gated; Mrs. Kate Boyle, aged 2S, Pitts
burg, suffocated.
]. II. and j. w. Moore, the Chicago
Diamond Match and American Bis
cult company manipulators, who fall
ed for s3,000,000 in 1896, have sent
checks for over 100000 in payments of
notes given to bankers In Providence,
r. l. 1t is said that note holders
throughout the country all Jared alike
and received checks. The taking up of
these notes closes all debts of the
Moores.
Justice Shiras a few days ago hand
ed down the opinion of the United
States supreme court in the case of
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas Trust
Company VS.. Theodore Krumseig, in
volving the Minnesota state laws
prohibiting usury. The trust COM
pany had loaned Krumseig $1,000 and
taken from him 10 notes of $3.50 each
or an aggregate of $4,000. 1t was q
part Of the agreement that Krumseig S
heirs were to be relieved of the res
possibility of future payments in case
of his death before the entire amount
had been settled, and 1t was therefore
urged that the contract involved a
life insurance feature.
The court, however, overruled this