The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-05
keystone STATE NEWS Condensed
FATHER KILLED.
Sad News Awaits Five Orphans When They
Arrive In New York Money Had Been
Forwarded to Unite a Family.

was killed last week while walking
on the Plttsburg q Western track
near Ellwood City. Strcit came to this
country three years ago, leaving be-
hind his wife and five children. hoping
to send for them as soon as he had
saved the money. Last month the
money was forwarded. Later word
was received OF the death OF HIS wifc.
and the five children were started and
expected 10 meet their father In New
York the coming week.
The following pensions were issued
last week; John +. Yonkins, Drcnnen.
Wcstmorcland IS; Taylor NJ. Mcrar-
land, Monongahela. si2 to Si4; Lewis
Meycrly, Latta Grove. Huntington,
si2 TO Sii; Jacob Market. Newport. si2
TO si7; Edward J. Miller. Everett, $50;
Aaron Vnnscovoc Tyrone. Sf7: Anna
NJ. Obcrlin, Rochester Mills. Indiana.
sl2: Lucy A. Dugan. Clarion. So; minor
OF Britton Longwell, Rutland. Tioga.
$40; Hanna II. Slcc. Unity station. Al
leghcny, IS; Charles Reed West Mo-
ravia, Lawrence. Sc: j. j. Loomis.
burg, Sc; James X. Wilson, Panic. JEFF
fcrson. IS; Alexander Frazer. Butler.
50 TO sS; James NJ Marshall, Zcller.
Beaver. SO TO ss; Elwood r. Scotten,
Altoona, Sc; William Pierce. Nelson,
Tioga, $40 10 sl7; Dewitt ID. Mccoy.
Mcadville. Sl2; Matthew Sharp. Hus-
tontown. Fulton. sH. Charles NJ. Iub-
or. Rcnova, Clinton. si0 Finnna Il.
Sheldon. Union City, $S; William Roe,
Wayncsboro. So to $40; Steven NJ. Ma
ryott. Guys Mills. Crawford, $40 to $i2;
Joseph Il. Johnson. Mills. Potter. $i7
to $2i; Ira -. Cole, Francis. Erie. sS
to sl2; Thomas II. Bell, Sharon. SO:
Albert l.. Mngill, Grapevilc. si2: John
Strain. Allegheny Sc; Ezra q. Belnap.
Soldiers Home Erie. 80; Francis Me-
Manua. West Elizabeth, $40 TO $i2:
John Decker. dead. Conner. Somerset,
81; Joseph Moses. Hobokcn Sc 10 si,:
George Smith. Yellow Creek. Bedford.
$l2 To $780, George w. Newman. Jr..
Bradford, SO TO So; Richard Kennedy,
Canonsburg. SO to $40: Thomas Hepler.
Hawthorne. $40 to si2 John Hunter,
Franklin, SIG TO s2i: Aaron Foster Six
Mile Run. Bedford, $l2 to SIT; minor
Hf Joseph Campsey. Washington, $40,
Elizabeth Ross. Erie. So; Martcila A.
Smith. Lincolnville. Crawford s..
The Blevins murder is still being In
vcstigated at New Castle. the dctec-
tives employed working very cautious
ly. The city authorities: have looked
up the numbers on the seven $500
bonds which are supposed to have been
stolen by the murderer. who ran
sacked the vault. These bonds were
made payable to bearer. and II pre-
sented for payment will form n clew.
Tho bonds were OF the funding issue
OF 1886. bearing per cent. interest.
They were owned by Hugh Martin OF
Petersburg, o., who died last July, and
were In the hands OF the treasurer for
safe keeping. They were numbered
successfully from 67 to 73. interest
payable semi-annually. The last in
terest on the bonds was drawn two
wpGkq hqfara nd int
Will again be due about the LIST Of July.
Firms dealing In securities all over the
country have been notified.
The March statement Of State
Treasurer Beacon shows n balance In
the general fund OF $5i2.552.43. the
smallest balance In the state treasury
since the close of the civil war. Mr..
Beacon says the claims now due and
payable aggregate at least four times
this amount. and that It will be Inn
possible TO accumulate enough money
by June s. when the school appropria-
tion OF $500. 900 for the fiscal year be-
comes due, to pay any part OF the az
preparation during that month. He
also says II Will be fortunate if the re-
ceipts are sufficient to pay the ex-
penses OF the Legislature. make the
quarterly payments to the charitable
institutions and return the personal
property tax yet due to Philadelphia
and Allegheny county.
United States Marshal Bacharach
and Secret Service Detective q. o.
Barker arrested Charles Mosh for
counterfeitlng. at Wilkesbarre last
week. He was sent TO jail in default
OF $4,000 bail. A big counterfeitlng out
fit was found hidden in an Clubhouse
at his home. II is the apparatus used
by n gang of men who have flooded
New Jersey and the eastern part OF
this state with counterfeit dollars and
half dollars George S. Czephas. the
alleged leader. was captured some
time ago and Is now In Jail at Pitts
burg. More arrests are expected.
Mrs. Henry Young, living near OIL
City, aged about IS years. for 10 years
has been suffering from stomach trou-
BILE that has failed to yield to treat
ment. Mr.. Young was advised to take
his wife to Buffalo and have an X-ray
examination made. The Buffalo ply
sicians discovered a live snake about
five feet long In the woman's stomach,
and informed her husband that they
were powerless to relieve her. The
woman imagines she can feel the
reptile moving in her stomach, and
suffers great agony.
Ralph w. Wireback, condemned to
be hanged May II for the murder OF
Bank President ID. B. Lands, We'd
nesday attempted to commit suicide
In his cell In the county Jail at Ian
caster. His cell had been stripped OF
everything except a mattress. From
this the murderer managed to take
several straws. These he lighted at
n gas Jet, and before the death
watch could interfere set fire to the
mattress. He stood over the blaze
that resulted. but was rescued before
being seriously injured.
The prevalence OF cerebro spinal
meningitis. or spotted fever, which has
assumed epidemic form. is causing
serious alarm at Lancaster. At n
special meeting OF the board of health
strict sanitary regulations and private
funerals were advised. During the
past week nine deaths have occurred,
several of the victims dying within a
few hours after being stricken, and all
experiencing the most excruciatlng
pain. In some cases the bodies turn
ing black at death.
James j. Miller, one Of the ten vic
tins of the frightful scalding accident
at the Cambria steel works. at Johns
town last week died. aged q years.
William Fisher. aged So. was in
stantly killed the other evening al
Harrisburg by coming in contact with
l<alo tttar m flz II.