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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
BLOCKED BY SNOW.
Laborers Strike for an Increase of Wages Before
Clearing the Tracks.

Laborers Strike for an Increase of Wages Before
Clearing the Tracks.
A fierce snowstorm has been raging
in the mountains about Denver for the
past few days, completely blockading
some of the railroad lines. The in
habitants of Breckenridge, Kokomo,
Dillon and other points in that vlcini-
ty, as well as hundreds of miners liv-
ing in cabins in the surrounding noun
tains, are in a condition that Is rapid
ly becoming desperate. Stock is al
ready starving in the towns and food
supplies running very low. 1t is be-
lieved Isolated miners have already
starved to death.
Thursday 100 shovelers on the Mid
land struck. for an increase of wages
from Sl.75 to So per day. They walked
eight miles to Leadville in eight hours.
Parts of the line have not been open
for weeks Snow is reported to be ten
to sixteen feet deep on n level in
Northwest Colorado. Steamboat
Springs is entirely cut off. the stage
road being impossible.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
OVER A BILLION APPROPRIATED.
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Matters OF Great Importance Yet to BE Settled
Before Adjourn nment-sooo, ,ooo,o De-
voted to War Expenses.

In n few days the Fifty-fifth session
of Congress will adjourn, leaving
President Mckinley and his advisors
to decide the Philippine question as
they will. All talk of an extra session
has now been dispelled as II is believed
that an increase in the regular army
will be provided for before adjourn
ment.
An eventful period in the country's
history is covered by the work OF the
Fifty-fifth congress. drawing to close.
II has been n period of stirring ana
dramatic action, with questions of
vast magnitude constantly engaging
attention, forming an epoch alongside
those other American epochs. the re-
volution and the civil war.
Incidentally it may be mentioned
that, based on estimates, the total APP
proprlations for the congress-not In
cluding the four appropriation bills
left over by the former congress
would be approximately H,6O0oOO, ,OOO
OF which amount approximately S6OO'-
600 900 is for war expenses or incident
to the army and navy.
This congress has declared war
against a foreign foe, and the treaty
making branch has participated in
ratifying the treaty by which that
a great volunteer army, has enlarged
the regular army and has expanded
the navy to meet war emergencies and
new conditions.
The tariff has been revised. first by
the Dingley law and then by the war
revenue act; a bond issue known as
the war loan has been provided.
But far-reaching as these war meas
ures are, the congress has had time
also to enact other legislation which,
under ordinary circumstances, would
make it's session memorable. This In
cludes the annexation of Hawaii; the
rejection by the senate of the general
treaty of arbitration with Great
Britain. negotiated by President
Cleveland: the enactment Of nation
al bankruptcy law; provision for TAX
ing the twelfth census; reorganization
of the personnel of the navy. To this
list may yet be added other important
subjects still pending, including the
Nicaragua canal, the Increase of the
regular army, the anti-scalping meas
ure, the Hawaiian bill and the pro-
posed encouragement of American
shipping. Some of the most important
general measures are in the final
legislative stages, and It will not be
until the last hours arrive that the
success or failure of these measures
will be determined definitely.
the house VIII devote practically all
of the closing week Of the session to the
appropriation bills and conference re-
ports, and the prospects are that every
minute of the time will be required TO
get them through before noon on
March T. All other legislation will go
by the board, with the possible con-
spicuous exception of the senate COM
promise army reorganization bill.
The present congress began its work
1N,y, la
with the present administration, and
its great work was the Dingley protec-
tive tariff law, approved by the presi-
dent on july "a.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01

The committee of the Spanish Sen-
ate for the verificatlon of credentials
has examined Admiral Cervera, who
had contended that he was entitled to
sit in the senate. inasmuch as criminal
proceedings had not been taken
against him. The admiral declared
that II the loss of his squadron were
crime 1t must be attributed to the gov
ernment. which sent him to the An
titles against his will. He told the
committee that he wept on receiving
congratulations upon his safe arrival
at Santiago de Cuba, for he had fore
seen disaster.
El Correspondence Militar estimates
that 100000, 900 pesetas will be required
to cover the cost of the last two wars
in Cuba n
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
CABLE FLASHES.

The Gear of Russia Is said to be very
Ill.
Baron de Reuter- who originated the
great Reuter- news service, died at
Nice.
The estate of the late Ferdinand
James De Rothschild is found to be
valued at G1,4sS.12s.
Queen Victoria is enjoying the best
of health. Her eye-sight has improved
and her hearing is acute.
The English papers generally con-
demned the tactics of the Filipino reb-
els and predicted their defeat.
strong British force Is forming in
Lower Egypt to meet the Khaiifa, who
is advancing on Omdurman with a
force of about $1,000 men.
The authorities of France are dill
gently searching for the conspirators
in a plot to advance the claims of Due
d'Orleans the pretender
Cubans, residing at Madrid. have re-
ceived information that the rebellion
In Cuba viii be resumed as soon as
the raining season begins.
The police of Paris Friday morning
seized 10000 medals bearing the head
of the Duke of Orleans and Ave moulds
for striking them. They are inscribed
as follows: II will only avenge my
countrys insults. 1 VIII replace my
country in the first rank OF nations
with the help OF all true Frenchmen.
A bill will be introduced into the
house Of commons compelling all rail-
roads in England to adopt automatic
couplings after the American method.
The Prince of Wales attended re-
ouiem mass for the repose.of the soul
OF President Faure last Wednesday,
The services were conducted in the
French church at London.
Gen. Linares. who was In command
of the Spanish forces az Santiago at
the time of the capitulation, has chal-
ienged Count DAlmenas TO duel on
account of the attacks which the count
made upon him Monday and Tuesday
in the senate In connection with his ar
raignment of the conduct OF the Span
ish generals engaged In the war In
cuba.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
OUR NEW POSSESSIONS.

English banks at Manila observed
Washington's birthday last Wednes-
day.
General Gomez from Havana sent a
message of profoundest gratitude to
the United States for its help in the
late war.
The insurance companies refuse to
entertain claims on account of the
fires In Manila, claiming the Amerl-
cans are responsible.
General Lee delivered a speech at a
banquet held In a theater at Havana
a few nights ago. The ubans We're
reassured by him that independence
would soon be theirs.
Nebraska soldiers at Manila last
Wednesday drove 300 Filipinos three
miles to Pasig. killing many of them.
Twenty dead rebels were found on the
field. Only three Nebraskans were
wounded.
The stars and Stripes were voluntar-
lily raised over Negros island by the in
habitants after the capture Of Iloiio
by the Americans under Gen. Miller.
-Four native commissioners arrived ri
Manila Tuesday to offer the alleRla nee
of the inhabitants and claim American
protection.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01

Mrs. Lou Cook. who resides near
Tuscaloosa. birmingham, Ala, left
home the other day to go to the village
store. She left 2-year-old boy In
charge OF her 6-year-old daughter
Lizzie. The baby cried for its mo-
ther, and the girl after firing of her
efforts to quiet the little one, deliber-
ately drew brand from an open fire
and set the babes garments on fire.
The mother heard the babes screams
as she was returning and hurried
home, only to find its garments burned
completely from its body and the babe
in the agony of death. She scolded
the other child and asked how the babe
came to be burned. The child said
that she had set it afire. The babe
died
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
Protest Against the Bombardment.

General Otis has received news from
Iloilo in regard to the fire there. 1t
was not the work of the natives. but
was started by the American shells.
When the attack commenced the Fill
pinos and the foreign residents were
endeavoring to persuade General Lopez
the commander, to submit, as Iloilo
was not fortified and was therefore
not in a position to resist the American
attack
The whole commercial quarter of Ilo-
lilo. 1t appears, was destroyed, with
rour-ffths of the rest of the town.
The foreign residents subsequent
ly met, protested against the lombard
ment and resolved to put in claims for
damages, which are placed as high as
$4,000, 900. 1t is claimed the American
ultimatum fixed p. m. as the hour of
bombardment, but that 1t was begun
at IL a. m.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
FIREWORKS Explode.
Boys Disobeyed Orders and Two of Them Lose
Their Lives.

Two boys were killed, another NOR
tally injured and several others more
or less seriously injured by terrific
explosion a few days ago in one of the
mixing rooms In building of the
Nordlnger- Charlton fireworks COM
pany. at Graniteville, s. /.
The dead and mortally injured are:
Harry Morgan, aged Is years, Charles
Frohlein, aged 16 years and Robert
Dolan, aged 16 years, badly burned in
the eyes and scalp blown off; other
wise badly injured.
The boys were employed in charg-
ing cannon crackers and sky rockets.
The explosion shook the house and
buildings within a radius of half a
mile from the factory.
Charles Bidwell, the superintendent
of the factory, said that the building
had in 1t quantities of sulphur, salt
peter and potassium chlorate. These
were in packages of from 10 to 25
pounds each. He said that the boys
disobeyed the strictest of the rules
when they went into the mixing room
to help themselves during the absence
of the man in charge of the building.
The property loss to the company
was trifing. as the building was small
and of inexpensive construction.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
presidcn, Mckinley Attends Mass.

The president and cabinet, General
Miles and many other army officers.
members of the supreme court. gov
ernment officials and the diplomatic
corps, attended the solemn funeral
mass for President Faure at st. Mat
thew's Catholic church Thursday
morning. Cardinal Gibbons and Arch
bishop Martinelli participated In the
service. There was catafalque sim
liar to the one in Notre Dame cathed-
raj, Paris, and over II Cardinal Glib
bons preached a sermon, expressing
American sympathy and goodwill for
France.
In New York, Philadelphia and Chi
cago the French colonies attended rea
QUEEN masses for President Faure.
There were catafalques In each church
representing the mortal remains of the
dead
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
BEEF WAS GOOD.
No Fault Found With the Millions Of Pounds
Issued at Chickamauga.

Issued at chickanauga.
The army Board of Inquiry has re-
ceived the report of Major J. M. ARA
Thomas, Georgia, upon the character
of tho rations issued at that point.
The report covers the rations supplied
to the 1900 soldiers mobilized at
Chickamauga Park from May, 1898, to
January. 1899, and is as follows:
IAN stores unfit for sale or issue
we're acted upon by a board of survey
and in all cases were condemned prior
to issue to troops with the exception
that in few instances damaged po-
tatoes and bacon were returned to the
depot commlssary and exchanged
prior to condemnation. The $500
pounds of beef condemned and des-
troyed consisted of local beef pur-
chased In Chattanooga. The refriger-
ated beef was sufficient In quantity
and the depot commissary inspected
and isued over 100000 pounds of this
beef. and In hot climate, without
losing n pound.
"Only 1872 pounds of canned beef
were received here. and this amount
was sold to officers and men OF the
command and gave entire SUBTRACTION.
The greatest care was necessary Tor
the preservation of vegetables In this
climate, particularly at about the time
that the supply of old potatoes was
exhausted and the new potatoes were
beginning to arrive. Fifty-four hum
dred pounds of sugar were damaged
by heavy rainstorm. The quality Of
the rations furnished was excellent
and probably the best ever issued to
an army of 10000 men, with the excep-
tion of some potatoes and bacon that
spoiled owing to natural causes. TAX
ing into consideration that approxim-
ately 10000 pounds of subsistence
stores were shipped here and issued,
the percentage of loss is exceedingly
o,,oit
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
Have No Regard for the Red crosss.

In the past few weeks the Red Cross
has been like a red flag to the Manila
insurgents. Chaplain Pierce. of Gen.
MacArthur's staff, testifies that he has
in the provisional hospital. Not an
ambulance or a litter came which was
hot the signal for shower of bullets.
The surgeons of the hospital corps.
who were giving aid to the Filipinos as
well as TO the American wounded, were
a target for the sharpshooters. A
wounded man who was being carried
from the field was killed by insurgents
concealed in a tree. The Red Cross
people are now armed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
Congratulations Tor Laubet.

Secretary Hay has sent the following
cablegram to Ambassador Porter at
Paris:
You will appropriately convey to
President Loubet the presidents most
cordial congratulations on his election
to the chief magistracy of the French
republic and the sincere wishes of the
government and people of the United
States for the continual welfare of the
French nation"
German and English papers are well
pleased with the election of NJ. Loubet
as president of France.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
Waiting for Transpo ration.

According to a statement of Colonel
Byrd, of the quartermaster's depart
ment, there remain at Manila 1000 of
the 5000 Spanish troops that were
turned over to General Otis as a result
of the surrender of that place. OF the
5000 who have been returned to Spain,
about half of them were taken back by
the Spanish government so that only
about 1880 have been repatrlated so
far at the expense of the United
States. The remaining 1000 he ex-
poets to leave Manila for Spain within
the next two weeks.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
FOUR MORE SURVEYORS.
Members of the Bulgaris Crew Picked Up
From an Open Boat.

Members of the Bulgari's Crew Picked Up
From an Open Boat
The British steamship Victoria ar
rived at Baltimore Thursday with four
of the crew of the missing Hamburg
American liner Bulgaria-Second Mate
o. Scharges, Quartermasters Carl Lud-
ike and John Schulz, and Seaman Will
liam Starke. They were picked up
from an open boat three and n half
hours after they had been cast adrift
February 5. These, with the 25 women
and children who were picked up by
the tank steamer Weehawken and
landed in Ponta del Gada, Azore is
lands. a week ago, are all that have
been heard from of the crew Of 80
men and Al passengers which the Bull
garia had aboard when she sailed from
New York for Bremen January 28.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL,

Judge Day has been appointed judge
I'm the Sixth United States Circuit at
Ohio.
The ID. A. II. congress passed resolu-
tions calling on Congress to prevent
polygamists from holding public office.
The Senate committee on privileges
and elections decided that no case had
been made against the seating of SEN
ator M. Hanna. of Ohio.
The Senate passed a resolution APP
propriating $250000 for q site for the
library Andrew Carnegie Will donate
10 the city OF Washington.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
KISSED THE BRIDE.
Hobson Takes Part in Wedding Ceremony in
Japan.

Hobson IhKes Furt III VVeuuInB SereT'oI'y !"
Japan.
A letter from c. b. Harris. who Ia
Consul in Nagasaki, japan. describes
a wedding which took place in the
Consulate on January %, at which
Lieutenant Hobson, of Merrlmac fame.
was present.
The bride was Miss Jennie Prior, OF
Atlanta, Ga. She went to the Orient
on the same steamer with Hobson. the
Gallo, but the Lieutenant did not
know of her mission until he met her
and Mr.. Allen in the Consulate just
prior to the ceremony.
The bridegroom is son of a mis-
sionary In China, and in honor of his
nuptials the Consulate was decorated
by Mr. Harris. Hobson enthusiastical-
ly kissed the bride after the marriage
seryice
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01

Charles f. Robertson. who was
thought to be dying of pneumonia at
Hartford. Conn, and who lost cons
ciousness with his temperature at lot,
Is on the high road to recovery due to
radical treatment by his physlcians.
Robertson was stripped and placed on
a bed OF snow. Snow was heaped over
him and he was kept thus for half an
hour. Then the doctor hit him blow
In the face. Robertson opened his eyes
and spoke nationally. Ordinary treat-
ment OF the disease has been resumed
successfully
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
BETWEEN COG WHEELS.
Pttsburg MilIman Meets Fr!ghtful Death
Head Crushed OFF.

Edward Brown, aged 23 years, a COL
ored laborer, employed at the Black
Diamond steel works at Pittsburg, met
frightfu death in the mill Thursday
morning. He fell from a small plat
form, on which he had evidently been
sleeping. and dropped between a pair
of revolving cogwheels. His head was
completely crushed Oft.
Nobody saw the accident. and 1t was
not discovered until some time later,
when one of the engineers. passing
the machinery. found Browns head
less body lying alongside the coy-
wheels. Part of the head was on the
other side, and portions were still re-
volving In the cogs. %he wheels were
covered with blood
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL.
Senate Committee Favors a Regular Army o
Sixty-fvc thousand Men.

oiANy-HNc 'hohobht 'ths
The Senate committee on military
affairs has reported a compromise
army reorganization bill, which reads
as follows:
THAT to meet the present exigen-
cies of the military service the presi-
dent is hereby authorized to maintain
the regular army at strength of not
exceeding sixty-five thousand enlisted
men, to be distributed amongst the
several branches of the service accoid-
ing to the needs of each. and raise a
force of not more than thirty-five
thousand volunteer sinfantry, as he
may determine, from the country at
large under general law. or from the
localities where their services may be
required with regard to citizenship or
educational qualifications, and to form
the same into not more than thirty
regiments organized as infantry regi-
ments of war strength in the regular
army.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
Beef Waa Very Ancient.

Adjutant Schaber, of the Eighth Ohio
volunteers, who. during the Spanish
war. handled large quantities of the
canned beef provided for the soldiers,
saws that all the cans bore labels with
the figures 1898 printed on them. BY
soaking the cans these labels could be
pulled off showing an original wrapper
with the date 1888, or some other equal
ly ancient period marked on them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
Knights Are to Blame.

Anton Samuelson. of Chicago. whom
friends say was driven insane as a re-
suit OF the ceremony incident to his
initiation into the Knights Of Pythias.
died Sunday night at the Detention
hospital.
DR.. Hunter says Samuelson was af-
hicted with acute mania. Mrs.
Samuelson threatens to sue the
knights of Pythias order for heavy
damages because Of. her husbands 8
death
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
Preparing for a Revolution.

The Duke of Orleans Unexpectedly
arrived at Brussels. 1t is reported he
considers the moment opportune for q
monarchist attempt in France. He
will consult with the leaders of his
party. Three millions of the dukes
portraits. decorated with the tri-color
have arrived here and will be dis
patched to France for distribution.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01

BY a vote OF 46 to 16. or four more
than needed, the Minnesota senate
Wednesday passed over the governors
veto the bill appropriating $4,000 to
pay bounties earned under the beet
sugar bounty law. Four Democrats
voted with the Republicans In favor
OF the bill. 1t has already been passed
In the house and becomes a law.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
Thaw ng Wlth El.e,ricIty.

Rockford. Ill. has been thawing fro
zen water mains for the past few days
by the application of electricity. the
experiment proving highly successful.
The first test was made at the horne of
pipe. which was frozen solidly, was
thawed In II minutes. The city has
decided TO thaw all the frozen mains
IN this manner. q forca of alectrlcians
commencing work
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
Mercy for Volunteers.

The acting secretary of war has set
aside the sentences imposed in the
cases of Privates William Johnson,
silas Smith. Hartley Esque and Bar
nard Sweeney, OF the First West Vir-
ginia volunteer infantry. convicted by
court-martial at various points in
Georgia of violation OF the articles of
war. owing to technical Irregularities.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01

After an illness which began three
years ago, Benjamin j. Haywood, ex-
State treasurer OF Pennsylvania, died
at Sharon. Pa. Thursday morning at
the Carver House. his wife and some
of his most intimate acquaintances be-
Ing at his bedside at the time. His end
was peaceful. He had been troubled
with valvular disease OF the heart.
Overwork had much to do with his late
illness.
The oasis., 1899-07-01

iht m. discovered several false coins in he wnman's pocket This was clue that might have led lu he dis cnvery "i 4 cnuuterieiters' den. but aS the gendartne in company with two nf his comrades, was takinl inc woman and Piueda tu the sixth ward police station, she succeeded in es- caping. Inspector Reyes, thinking the gendarmes were to blame for the escape, sent them to Belem.
 Two Republics: Very interesting data has been published by the de. partment of war and navy, regarding the Mexican army. The different army corps of infantry, cavalry and artillery, commssary department medical corps and so forth, are com posed oi the following personnel: Seven generals of division. dfty-four generals of brigade. nine hundred ana fifty-fve colonels. lieutenand-cOlonels and majors. 2,379 officers and 26,00O men of the class Of -ergeants, privates and common soldiers Of this num- Der the following class tcatioD is made: To the infantry corps belong Is, 423 men, to the cavalry 6,554, to the artillery l,776 and the rest are on commission. Of course this does not include the famous rurales, which at present number about 5000.