The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-12
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was destroyed by fire last week.
Fifteen seconds was the duration Of
an earthquake at San Francisco last
Friday.
William Hans was burned to death
by a gas explosion at Pittsburg last
Sunday.
Martial law has been declared at
London, Ont Street car strikers are
causing the trouble.
Ten thousand pajamas for the Amer
lean soldiers in the Philippines have
been contracted for.
1t is rumored at Princeton that Grow
er Cleveland will accept professor
ship in the university
a Boston Judge has decided that
Wheeling stogies must be made in
Wheeling and not i'm other cities.
The state of Georgia has conhscated
millions of gallons of oil which are said
TO be below the required standard.
Helen Lersch. two-years old. died
from the effects of bite of a kissing
bug at Trenton, N. j., last Sunday.
The New York Central and the
Pennsylvania railroad have formed q
compact and are now practically one.
The Michigan supreme court has de-
cided that Gov. Pingrees street ral-
way purchase law is unconstitutional.
heavy penalties rather than make
sworn statements concerning their
wealth.
William Martin, years old. died OF
blood poisoning at Philadelphia few
days ago, resulting from the bits OF a
kissing bug.
The rush for Europe is so great that
the steamship companies can not
handle It, All the eues have ordered
from two to four new ShipS,
a reunion of members OF the famous
Iu Klux Klan, which hCurlshed in the
South after the war, Is being planned
and will be held In Atlanta.
William Barry was shot and killed by
Michael Bununi at Plttsburg last We'd
nesday. Barry attempted to interfere
with Buffani who was about to beat
boy.
Capt. william Champion OF Newport,
r. l., rescued six sailors of the battle
ship Indiana last Wednesday. The men
We're out in a row boat and squall
struck them.
A calf at Philadelphia butted a keg
containing dynamite to which boys
had attached lighted fuse. What
was left of the animal was gathered
up with shovels.
Pittsburg, Tuesday was instantly killed
by Traction car. He, with his sister
Anna, 10 years old, was watching the
display of fireworks.
Robbers stole four wagonloads Of
goods from a New York store a few
days ago. A police captain rebuffed
citizen who had run after him to call
his attention to the thieves.
on the charge of polygamy. war
rant sworn TO by a New York news
paper has been issued for the arrest
of President Angus NJ. Cannon. of the
Mormon church at Salt Lake City.
Mrs. VIM. Macksey of Chicago was
held up on the street and robbed of $500
diamond earrings. Then the robber,
pistol in hand, compelled her to kiss
him, murmured his thanks and disap-
peared.
Squire Tankard, an Engllshman.
shot and killed Mrs. w. Beaumont at
Chautauqua Lake, near Cory, Pa,
last Thursday. He also seriously
wounded her husband. The murderer
escaped.
Miss Alice Cowles of Springfield,
Mass. married another man where
upon Dr. II. A. Gaylord committed sui
eide. This so affected the girl that she
too attempted suicide. but doctors ar
rived before the drug had time to act.
When Mrs Jackson. of Pittsburg,
heard that her son William, had been
convicted of murder in the first degree
last Friday. she attempted suicide by
throwing herself in front of an electric
car. Fortunately the car was stopped
in time.
Fourth of July casualties in the
United States were as follows: Dead.
33; injured, 1,730: fire losses, $233, ,070;
injured by cannoncrackers, 73l: in
jured by powder explosions, 257; in
jured by toy cannon, 259; hit by stray
bullets, 60.
Samuel S. Pague. ex-lleutenant of
the United States army, was found
dead in Chicago lodging house with
a bottle of choral by his side, indica-
ting suicide. He created a sensation
in 1895 by trying to shoot Colonel Croft
ton, whom he charged with paying at
tentions to his wife.
The sudden rise in copper is res
ponsible for extraordinary difficulties
now confronting the Chinese currency
system, according to United States
Consul Fowler. The result has been
that the cash or subsidiary coin Is now
worth more than its token value in
silver.
The Fourth of July parade at San
Francisco was unique. The curious
feature was that Chinese, who. 20
years ago, would not have dared to
appear on the streets of Frisco in pa
rade. made the finest showing. They
received unstinted applause all along
the line. The Six Chinese Companies
spent $4,000 on floats and costumes.
Mrs. John Mccormick walked into
the undertaking establishment of John
| Lebanon, at st. Louis, the other
morning, out of curiosity, to look at a
| corpse on exhibition to advertise an
| einbalming fluid. She was horrified to
| find the body that of her husband,
who disappeared last August. The
| body was found hanging in n pox car
In East ST. Louis, in March, and as It
was not identified, fell into the under
| takers's hands.
Judge Gibbons Thursday delivered
| his opinion on the order of the South
Park Chicago, Commissioners prohi-
biting the use of automobiles on the
boulevards. He declared the ordinance
void.
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