The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-03
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Ff"ftVVU III new summer ours.
Fifteen people were killed by n tor
nado at Newtown, Mo-, last week.
Armed guards were put about the
smallpox pesthouse at Layton, Pa.
An earthquake shock was felt In In
diana and Kentucky Saturday night.
Germans throughout the land are
passing resolutions against imperial-
ism.
Lewis Baker, well-known editor
and politician, died at Washington
last Sunday.
Ex-Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, Is
very Ill. He is suffering from loeom-
otor ataxia.
Willis Sees. negro. was hanged by
mob at Osceola. Ark, a few days
ago for barn burning
A scheme is on foot for supplying
Cincinnati with natural gas piped
from the West Virginia gas fields.
Eighty labor bodies held a mass
meeting In Union square, New York, In
favor of an eight-hour working day.
John c. welty, who was chief
counsel for Mrs. George. aspres to the
Democratic nomination for governor of
Ohio.
A large mass meeting was held at
Chicago last Sunday to protest against
tne course OIL the administration IN tne
Philippines.
Several bad breaks have occurred in
the levee at New orleans and serious
damage has resulted to the shipping
interests.
Six hundred persons at Omaha,
Neb., have been driven from their
homes by the high waters of the Mis-
souri, river.
The sale of the famous st. Vlncents
beer. made by the Benedictine brothers
of the monastery near Greensburg, Pa,
was discontinued.
Bishop Taylor. of the African NJ. Il.
Church. says that slavery Is preferable
to his people to the present condition
of affairs in the south.
Hillary S. Starr, superintendent of
Oak Knoll ranch, California, has dis
appeared, and evidences OF struggle
point to his murder.
Mitchell Daniel, a negro was lynched
at Leesburg, Ga, last Friday. He had
INDUCED in inflammatory talks against
certain white families.
Michael Buzzi, brutal New York
father, has been committed to jail for
cruelty whipping his daughter who, he
says Is possessed of devils.
Five men were killed and one fatal
ly wounded by an explosion of smoke
less powder at Dupont's works at Car
neys Point. ". j.. last Saturday.
Edward Oswald, of Camden, N. j..
last Tuesday murdered his wife and
an S-year-old daughter. He failed In
an attempt at suicide. Jealousy caus-
ed the crime.
THE Signing of the Protocol" a pic
ture. prominent in which are President
Mckinley. Secretary Day and NJ.
N hns hoe l.xyI ~
Frick of Pittsburg for $4,000.
Charles w. williams, alias James, a
negro, was shot to death in the Ga
lena, Kan, Jail by a mob of negroes
last Wednesday. He was suspected of
having killed Laura Carafax,
negress.
United States District Judge Kohl
saat has discharged Ching Ling Foo, a
Chinese conjuror, and his troupe. 1t Is
held the alien labor law does not apply
to performers in the same sense as to
Rev. DR.. Rocker, secretary of the
papal legation in Washington. says he
does not think the pope will appoint n
representative OF the United States to
the college of cardinals. There are 20
vacancies.
Admiral Schley and Gen. Wheeler
were guests at Grant banquet at
Pittsburg last Thursday. Admiral
Schley visited Homestead and was
greatly interested in the process of
making armor plate.
While performing an operation DIR.
Reuben Ludlam, Sr., of Chicago, was
stricken with heart disease. His son
seized the instrument from his hand as
he fell and continued the operation
saving the patients life.
Fires in abandoned mines have
caused a number of Pittsburg families
to change their residences. Dense
smoke is pouring from fissures In the
earth and the city authorities are at
a loss as to how to proceed again the
flames
Tom Robinson colored, was hanged
Friday at Hillsboro, Tex, for assault
He claimed to be Innocent The con-
demned man invited Mary Adams, his
victim. and her mother to be present
at the execution. Mrs. Adams at
tended and wanted to pull the rope"
Striking miners at Wardner, Idaho,
blew up the plant of the Bunker Hill
and Sullivan Company. Over 1000
shots were exchanged between them
and their own pickets by mistake. Jack
Smith being killed and Jim Chayne
badly wounded. The miners had de-
! manded the discharge of non-union
men.
Twelve thousand employees Of the
III. G. Frick Coke Sompany, of Con-
nellsville, were notified of an increase
in wages ranging from to 12h per
cent on Monday. The advance be-
comes effective Monday and affects
also the employees of the Mcclure
Coke Company, which Is controlled by
the Frick interests.
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