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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-06-14
P4NNsYLvANIA's NEW PRESIDENT.
Alexander J. casset, Succeeds the Late Frank
Thompson--sa $4,000 a Year.


Alexander j. Cassatt was unani-
mously elected president OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company at a spec
ial n,eetlng Of the board OF directors
last Saturday. AT the same time James
McCrea of Pittsburg. first vice presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Company.
was chosen a member of the board to
I'LL the vacancy caused by the death of
Frank Thomson, the late president.
In railroad. financial and business
circles the election OF Mr.. Cassatt
came as a surprise, because II had be-
come the settled belief that Mr. Cas-
satt would not burden himself with
the management OF the great corpora
tion after his retirement from active
service. Mr.. Cassatt, II is said, was
very reluctant 10 accept the high place
and yielded only afer the most urgent
solicitation OF his associates on the
board. of whom he was the unanimous
choice. The salary of the president OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Is 900 pes year.
The schooner George A. Howes went
down last Friday night of Atlantic
City. ". ]. The entire crew Is supposed
to have perished.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-06-14
CLAIMS TO BE CHARLIE ROSS.
A Death BED Confession In Regard to a Kid.
mapped Boy.


A dispatch received at Washington
from Elmira, N. Y, brings the infor-
nation that n Mrs. Bates, formerly OF
that city, recently told friend there
that she was keeping house In Wash
lngton for a young man who is none
other than the long lost Charlie Ross.
The young man Is 20 and his name is
John X. Southern.
On being interviewed he declared that
he was not Charlie Ross, but admitted
that he was adopted when mere
child by a family OF the name Of
Southern, living near Erie, Pa; that
when lad he was told that he was
the kidnapped child. but that 1t was
looked upon as a silly statement. even
though most people said he closely re-
sembled Charlie Ross.
Mrs. Bates Is still at a hospital In
Washington and Southern will not
permit anyone to see her. II Is claimed
that Mrs. Bates confessed to her Ell
mira friend that Mrs. Southern told
her on her deathbed that Southern was
In reality Charlie Ross.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-06-14
Bust for Mrs. Bryan.

There was a large meeting of Demo
Gratis of the district of Columbia the
other night at the Metropolitan for the
purpose OF appointing a committee 1,
present to Mrs. William ]. Bryan a
marble bust of her husband. The pre-
sentation will be made on her birthday,
June II. An engrossed copy of a pre-
sentation address will be sent her at
the same time.
Robert Mattingly. in the course of an
address. referring to the army said :
THE commanding general of the army
Is being Inundated and condemned for
struggling to save our gallant soldiers
from blatant 'Eaganism. criminal AL
gerism and rotten beefism.'"
His remarks evoked great applause.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-06-14

The German Insurance bank Of Louis
vile was victimized out OF $4,000 a few
days ago by two well-dressed young
men, who, just before the hour for
closing. inquired by telephone II II
could accommodate the Citizens Ma
tlonal bank with 5000 In currency. On
being answered in the affirmative two
check for $1,000, bearing the supposed
signature OF the cashier of the Citizens
National bank, and the money was
counted out When the check reached
the clearing house 1t was discovered to
be a forgery.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-06-14
tAELE FLASHES.

Emile Zola will write a novel on the
Dreyfus affair.
Aguinaldo has dissolved the Philip
pine congress and proclaimed himself
dictator.
The Berlin papers spent the week
roasting the kaiser for his bad bargain
In the purchase of the Caroline islands
from Spain.
Antonio Barrios. leader of the Lib
eral party In Guatemala. has been ex-
lied to San Francisco. Guatema.a is on
the verge Of revolution.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-06-14
An Age Mt Of Wsyler Lynchsd.

A dispatch from San Antonio de los
Banos says that Jose Labregat, a no.
torious agent Of Gen. Weyler. who as
saulted defenseless women and killed
children, arrived at Havana last Tues
day. His appearance was the signal for
q gathering of relatives and friends of
those whom he formerly prosecuted.
the day and night. About midnight a
crowd surrounded the house where he
was and began to threaten him. He at
tempted to escape and. In meeting the
demonstrators. employed his revolver,
Woundlng two persons. The crowd
closed In and captured him and he was
jyuchad In the public SQUARE.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-06-14
, FOUR HUNDRED rlLiPlnos KILLED.
Americans Disorsanire and Route the Enemy
Troops Suffer From the Heat

Troops Suher FROM the heh.
The war department Monday recelv-
ed a report from Mai. Gen. Otis OF the
military movement to the south OF
Manila for the purpose OF clearing out
the rebels In that section. II shows
that the movement was n great sue
cess, and that the enemy's loss was
considerably greater than stated In the
press dispatches. Gen. otis cablegram
dated Manila, Is as follows:
Terrific heat Sunday did not per-
nit troops to reach positions at hours
designated; enabled majority OF In
surgents to escape In scattered organ
izations south and westward, which
they effected during the evening and
night. Movement great success, how
ever: enemy disorganlZed and routed,
suffering heavy losses: troops resting
at Las Pinas and paranaquc.
Navy did excellent execution along
shore OF bay, but many insurgent de-
tachments retired In that direction
protected by presence of women and
children. whom they drove along with
them. Our loss killed and some 30
wounded. Report of casualties later
Conservative estimate of enemy's loss
about four hundred"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-06-14
Faith curer Sent TO Prison. =

Maria Muller. the so-called sym-
pathetic healer who treated 12-year-oId
Dora Kranz who was suffering from
gangrene in the left foot, and brought
her close to deaths door, was tried
Tuesday before Judges Fitzgerald
Ready and Fleming. in the court OF
special sessions In Brooklyn. She was
found guilty on the technical charge of
practicing medicine without a license
and was sentenced to five months i'm
prisonment in the Kings county peni-
tentiary.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-06-14
THE PARIS ABANDONED.
She Was Insured fer $1,000, o,ooo-Now In III
Hands OF the Underwriters.

She Was Insured fer $1,000 ,ooo-Now In the
Hands OF the Underwriters.
Second vice president James A.
Wright, of the International Naviga-
tion Company, said Tuesday that the
owners had given up the Paris. now on
the Manacle rocks off Cornwall.
Johnson & Higgins, the adjusters.
who are handling the insurance on the
Paris and her freight. said the ship
herself was insured for s1000,000 The
insurance on the cargo of the Paris
amounts to $4,000. This is almost all
with American companies. the Atlantic
Mutual Insurance Company holding the
most OF the risks. The portions Of the
cargo already saved and sent to New
York are practically uninjured. Only
$4,000 or 100000 in cargo still remain in
the Paris. This will probably be a
total loss.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-06-14
KILLED BY MERRYMAKERs.
Bride Dead and Groom Injured by Rois.erous
Friends.

Mrs. Ray Higgins. a bride OF two
hours, Is dead. and her husband and
young brother badly injured as the re-
suit of charivari party given them at
their home near Watonga, Okla. the
other night. The charivari party,
composed OF about 20 friends of the
young married couple. refused to go
when requested to do so, but continu-
ed to make deafening noises by beat
ing on pans and firing shotguns.
One of the party. Harry Randall, de-
liberately pointed his gun at the young
couple and fired. The brides face and
breast were filled with buckshot. She
fell. shot through the lungs. and died
an hour later. The groom was shot In
the face, and a small brother of the
bride was also wounded, neither of
them fatally. however.
After the accident the charivari party
fled
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-06-14
Big Strike at Cleveland.

Not car wheel turned on the big
Consolidated street railway system of
Cleveland Sunday. Fourteen street
railway lines, usually literally patron
lied by district containing over lOO,-
900 people, made no effort to send out
cars,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-06-14
Girls's Sacrifice.

Miners who have Just reached Vic
toria, b. c.. from the headwaters Of the
Stewart river tell of a number of
deaths from starvation among the In
dians. They sacrificed an Indian girl
TO appease the Great Spirit, and troops
have gone from Selkirk barracks to ar
rest them
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-06-14

Chief surgeon Iippincott reports
from Manila for March. officers and
II enlisted men killed; 2 officers and II
enlisted men died from wounds; Is Of
flcers and ass enlisted men wounded; I;
total casualties for month, 5ss, and
since outbreak 1923. The hospital had
1S0 Filipinos under treatment.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-06-14
Iapan K. QUE sts Assistance.

The Japanese government has made
overtures to England to support Jap
ans demands upon China for prompt
reparation for the massacre of the IL
Japanese scientists on Liao-Tong pen-
insula. 1t IL learned that the Japanese
ore armins to prevent Russian
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-06-14
Keeping Up chleago's Gas Supply.

Extensive precautions against q
shortage in Chicago's supply of natur-
al gas are about TO be taken. Contracts
have just been closed by the Chicago &
Indiana Natural Gas Company,
through whose mains gas is piped from
the Indiana fields, for the erection of
an Immense new pumping station at
Howell corner. Grant county, Ind, and
the construction of new 1O-inch main
into Chicago. The cost will reach ST.
$50 OOO
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-06-14

Rumors are current that an organi-
zation pimilar to the Italian Malta
exists at Santiago among the Cubans.
with the assassination of Americans
who are offensive to the interests of
the society as Its object.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-18

home quite happy, and when 1 came to that bridge 1 found my wife standing there. She had stood there. all he lime, with the baby in her arms, in the snow storm, waiting for me. What has hap pened, Savelich?' she cried. We'll l said. no harm; he only asked me to make some repairs.' That was, father, under the old prince. And now the young prince came here the other day. 1 went 70 see him, and found him in the garden, at the tea table, in the shadow of the house; Sou. father, sat with him, and the elder Of the canton, with his mayors chain upon his breast. Will you have tea, Savelich 2 Ee asks rae; take a chair 'Petr Grigorief = he says that to the old one-'give Us one more chair And Petr rigorietI-you know what terror for Us he was when he was he manager of he old prince brought the chair, and we al! sat round the tea table. talking, and Ee poured tea for all of us. Well. now. father. the evening is so beautiful, the balm comes from the prairies, and l sit and read: Rejoice! Rejoice!'
 This is what the abolition Of self dom meant for the peasants.-Atlaatic.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-18
A WESTERN CAMPAIGN.
The Colonel Came to the Conclusion That He Wasn't Cut Out for
 the Legislature.
Democrat

When Col Bannister left Chicago for the mountains for the benefit of his lungs he had a dim idea that he would settle down somewhere and put in a term in the state legislature. He reached Pine Top City to find the climate all he hoped for, and after a few days he broached the subject of office getting to the landlord of the hotel.
 I'm new man here," was the re- ply, "but I know a feller who can tell you all about it and I'll send him in.'
 The Heller" proved to be an ex-mem- Der of the legislature, and when the subject was stated he replied:
 ''Yes, I can tell you jest how 70 work it, and if you want me 10 I'll run your campaign and agree to land you in the senate.'
 The colonel expressed a desire for an outline of how the campaign was to be run, and the ''ex'' laid his gun on the table before him and said:
 "I don't reckon you brought one with you. but that's a good one and I can get along without it for week or so. The first thing you want 10 do is to go out and pick a fuss and shoot your man."
 Pick a fuss about what?" queried the colonel.
 Don't make no difference Jest go out on the street and cuss the town, the climate or the people. Get up a row over religion or politics or the hereafter. When you've got to q cer- tain pint you must call the other fel- low a liar. He'll reach back for his gun; but you must get the drop on him and bore him. Don't get rattled over it. If you miss him you'll feel something red-hot go through you and the campaign will be off,
 But. Lord save you. I can't go out
Arizona republican., 1899-03-18
THE SERFS' LIBERTY.
Emancipation Meant Much to the
 Downtrodden Peasant of Russia.

One evening our village priest found a middle-aged peasant, Anton Save lief, reading a book of psalms. says Prince kropotkin. He was reading d psalm of which each verse began with the word "Rejoice.''
 What are you reading?" he was asked.
 Well. father. will tell you" was his reply. "Fourteen years ago the old prince came here. It was in the win ter. I had just returned home. almost frozen. A snowstorm was raging. l had just begun undressing, when we heard a knock at the window; it was the elder who was shouting: Co to the prince; he wants you We all - my wife and our children-were thunder stricken.
 '''What may he want from you" my wife began to cry. I signed myself with the cross and went; the snow storm was binding me as l crossed the bridge. We'll, it ended all right. The old prince was taking his afternoon sleep, and when he woke up he asked me if I knew clustering work, and only told me: Come tomorrow to repair the plaster in that room So went
Arizona republican., 1899-03-18
FIRED BETWEEN ACTS.
A Dry Chap Has His Engagement Ring Returned for Co.,
 ing Ont.

It did not take place in the city of l Washington, because no man in Wash
 ington leaves a lady alone while he goes out between the acts at theater-
 unless t be his wife, apd of course, that
 doesn't count. But it did occur. and the site of its occurrence is not west of the
 Alleghenies, where, according to some eastern thinkers, all the peculiar occur rences occur.
 The man in the case was perhaps 30. the girl %, and the theater was one in which the melodrama has it's home. The girl was pretty and there was that kind of a jaw hedging the lower part of her rosy cheeks that ought to have
 been a hint to the young man. The young man was a very fair sample of the average chap who makes S1,20O to $1,500 year.
 Between them and the aisle sat big man of 50 and his wife and two daugh- ters, and the big man had voice big ger than he was. When the curtain went down On the first act there was a slight scrap between the couple, which ended in the young man not go- ing out between the first and second acts. because the wait was short and he hadn't time to argue. The girls cheeks were redder than before when the cur tain went up and the set of her jaw was frIner.
 At the next fall of the curtain there was a slight scrap again, which ended this time in the young man dragging himself over four people and leaving tie girl to sit alone until he was ready to come back to her. Two minutes later the girl dragged herself after him. over the same four people. but she stopped in the aisle long enough to say some thing to the big man with the two daughters. Then she disappeared. It was long wait and just as the curtain started up the young man hurried down the aisle. and was about to drag big man called his attention to the va cancy which had occurred during his absence. The young mans jaw. dropped, and he actually grew red in the face. The big man handed him a ring with bright little diamond glistening in it.
 ''She gave me that and told me to give it to you," he said, with a menace in his tone, he looked over at his own girls, land she said if you ever came to her house again or spoke to her her father would thrash you as you de- served" The young man was para. lyzed
 And I want to say" added the big man, that if the old man ain't able to do it he can call on me-"
 Then he let the yOunr man %. and the way he went was q caution to a flying machine. It was a clear case of ships that pass in the night, but with just a little more interesting car goes than usual Washington Star.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-18
HE IS A BORN CHIEF,
Aguinaldo Has a Wonderful Control
 Over His Followers.
A Personal Sketch Written by Ray mOnd Reyes I.ala, a Highly Edu- cated F4lipinO-HOw He Became
 ReVOlutIOnist.

Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo Y Fanny, the president of the Filipinos, is little more than 30 years of age. He was born in linus, a little village near Cavite. His father was planter, and the son was sent first to the College of St. Jean de Lateran, then to the University of St. Thomas in Manila. The youths educa- ion cost the father much privation, for the cost of pursuing a course of study at these institutions is not less than 1900 francs year. and he elder Aguin aldo had great difficulty to make both ends meet.
 At St. Jean de Lateran the student is drilled in Spanish and Latin and the classics; and when he is able to trans late the masterpieces of Rome with facility. he is ready for the University of St. Thomas This, like the college, is under the Dominicans.
 Aguina aldo was adjudged a very dull student, and gave no promise of dis tinction. In fact, the Dominicans final ly sent him home in sheer despair. Aguinaldo then entered the normal school of the Jesuits. Here he made some progress; but at this time his fla ther died. when tine youth was forced to return home to take care of his patri- mony, which was threatened by the lawsuits instituted by the Order of the Recollectos-an organization composed of the greatest land proprietors of the colony.
 It was in 1893 that Dr. Rizal created the Philippine league. the object of which was to unite politically the vari- ous parts of the archipelago. Rizal was hanished, but shortly afterward the Order of Katipunan was formed, which l soon had more than 25O,OOO members. The object of this society was coopera- tion for the protection of the colonists. i
 The government, then fearing an alli- | arce of this society with the Free | Masons and the various secret orders
Arizona republican., 1899-03-18

permission is obtained it requires some courage to avail ones self of it. fer the only entrance is a circular opening like the mouth of well, cut of which q long pole stands: through this pole, fastened at the top only. at fairly lcng intervals, sticks are thrust.
 An important item in mushroom cul- ture is fresh air. Airholes gre bored here and there. beneath which. in many places. coke fires are lit. which consume a certain amount of coke every 24 hours; this inSures the necessary re- newal of fresh air.
 After the earth has arrived down the shaft, the underground gardeners form it into beds l H feet wide and high.
 To construct these beds evenly an in teresting method is adopted; each workman Sits astride his bed as if on horse back, fills his arms with earth and presses it down between his legs. and thus they move along the beGs with the jolting motion of a rider.
 The most perfect cleanliness has to be observed near the beds. which are about the same in diameter; they are covered over with silver sand and whitish clay, and run in parallel lines. with only narrow path between.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-18

f and shoot man down!" exclaimed the colonel.
 "Got 10 do it, sir-got to do it, or you can't do no runnin' for office. Havin' killed your man. you want to announce your political ambitions. Put about sc in my hands to set up the drinks for the boys and I'll see | that the verdict Of the coroner's jury is all right and that Pine Top whoors Ger for you You'd better pay the funeral expenses Of the victim as we'll; the boys are quick to nctice little p'ints | like that
 And that will be all?" asked the colonel.
 "Oh, 70. that will be only he starter --the openin' of the campaign. I had 10 shoot four men myself. and only got into the house at that. You play poker, of course?"
 "No."
 "Then you must learn. You'll have to put in your nights in the poker , rooms or he boys will say you feel yourself too good. How muck whisky can you drirl; ?''
 "A tablespoonful"
 "Got to learn 10 drink half gallon in a day. A candidate who don't drink at every bar stands no show. How's your voice?"
 'Very weak"
 That's bad. The boys will expect about three speeches a day, with one extra on Sunday. Can you shoot two handed and ride bucking broncho?"
 IT don't think l want to go to the legislature" replied the colonel, after a moments thought.
 Well. that's for you 10 say. I'm showin' you how to do if. and to have lots of fun a he same time. but mebbe it's jest as well you don't try it. Come to size you up. I'm afraid you don't know over half a dozen cuss words, and that you'd try to shoot your first man with the butt end of the gun!''- Chicago Evening News.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-18

Buick, who has made the plans for gi- gantic statue of Cadillac 10 be placed on Belle Isle. Antoine Ge Ia Motte Cadillac was French commander, who founded Detroit in 1701. He was governor of Louisiana from I'll 10 1715.
 Mir. Bucks steel giant will really be large building, with the appearance of a human figure. It will be 2JO feet in height, with q terra cotta exterior The smallest part of the figure will be at the ankles, which will be 25 feet in circum- ference. Its broadest portion will be across the shoulders. where it will be 100 feet wide. including the arms. The circumference of the throat will be 37 feet, and of the body So feet. The head will be 72 feet in circumference.
 There will be room in each leg for eight elevators. In the body, between the hips and shoulders. there will be space for 15 stories, each 15 feet from floor to ceiling. Two of these stories could be thrown together and would make a big convention hall. Architects and engineers say the plan is entirely practicable.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-18
UNDERGROUND FARMS.
Mushroom Plantations Operated Be
 meath the Streets of the French Capital.

The Paris of the pavement, gay, bright and exhilarating. is. fairly fa- miliar to us all. but underground Paris, dark, solitary and damp, ext ending for miles, is comparatively unknown. \ part of this area is devoted to cata- combs-the rest. garden still more vast, provides for the wants, or rather the luNuries of the living-it is devoted to mushroom culture.
 These subterranean gardens extend for some 20 miles under the gay capital, and are from 20 to 160 feet beneath the surface. It is very difficult to obtain permission to visit them, and even when