The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-09-20
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
MORPHINE HABIT.
Mayor Of York Issues PROCLAIM alton 10 Pro.
vent the General Sale Of The Drug.
A Death Results.

ueau IN farquhar Park, York. Septem-
per IL. Coroner's jury Monday found
that his death was caused by an injec-
ton of morphine administered by Con
Meals. Immediately after the verdict
Meals became frightened and made a
full confession. Information was made
against him on the charge OF involun-
tary manslaughter and he was locked
up. Chief White says there are more
than lOO men, women and boys i'm this
town VINO are practicing the same
vicious habit. Mayor Geise has issued
proclamation to druggists asking
them not to sell hypodermic syringes
or opium without prescription.
Inc Following pensions were granted
last week: John limbaugh, Echo, $40;
Louis H.. Kaufman. Allegheny, ss;
Thomas Lynch, Soldiers and Sailors
home, Erie, $6 William Kelley, Mem
don, SO; George Kastler, Saxonburg, SO
to IS; David Daugherty. Locust, So to
-; Allaretta Mckee, West Elizabeth.
s.; Rose a. Grayble, McKees Rocks,
IS; Mary T.. Creamer, Pleasant Hall,
SS; Henry Turner, Waynesburg, So;
Adam Hoffner Elizabeth, IS; Samuel
Hensy, Etna, Sc; Peter b. Malone, AL
legheny, $40; William Sculley, Latrobc,
S to sl2; William Sharrer. Dee, IS to
s14; Emeline Stoughton, Pittsburg, IS:
Catherine L. Ware. Titusviile, IS; Mary
NJ Wasson. Parkway. ss; Dorothy
Mennell, New Brighton, sl2; Phoebe
J. Hayes, Blystone, si2; minors of Mrs.
Johnson. Bedford, sl2; Horace T..
Greenwood, Williamsburg, So; Frederick
Glau, Meadvllle, Sc; Jacob Storm.
mer, Elco, s6 to IS; Aaron F. Dickey,
Friedend, sl4 to sl7; Richard Nagle.
Spangler, So to IS; Abram w. McCau-
ley, Boucher, SIC; Louisa Hobert, Elco.
ss Sarah J. Kocher, Manor Hill, IS;
Harriet Clelland, Portersville, $S.
s9ls ta.s a
Gently from Camp Meade to take back
with him horse belonging to Lieut..
J.. +. Teagarden, now of Company /.
Iwenty-eighth regiment, u. s. V. The
horse has been in the possession of
Lieut.. Gregg of Monongahela, who
camp at Huntsville, Ala, Lieut. Gregg
placed the animal in charge of Capt.
Teagarden, who was then a commis-
sary. The latter soon received orders
TO sail from New York for Porto Rico
and took the horse with him. After
several months service. In the West
indies, the horse was brought safely
back to Western Pennsylvania again,
but on September 2s Lieut.. Teagarden,
who Is now line officer, will start
with his regiment for the Philippines.
AS the horse will go with him, by the
time 1t reaches Manila 1t will have
achieved nearly $4,000 miles of travel.
A letter was received at Beaver Falls
from Andrew Carnegie saying that he
had decided to give $4,000 to Beaver
Fails for public library building.
The letter was written to j. +. Merrl-
man, w. II. Morrison, F. p. Bierly aid
Harry w. Reeves, u committee ap-
pointed some time ago by the Beaver
Fails Library Association to cores
pond with MIR. Carnegie regarding the
gift of library building. The associa-
ton has about $1,000 on hand that will
be devoted to books, and John Reeves,
Sr., has proffered free site. Either
the school board or council can be de-
pended on to grant the yearly $1,000
required for maintenance.
Altoona was in terror Friday morn
ing because OF a fire in the oil ware
houses of s. $. Reighard & Co. Three
large steel tanks filled with gasoline
and oil were surrounded by fire, fed by
the bursting of 200 barrels of oil. from
time to time. The whole fire depart
ment was called out. The coal yards
or j. Nj. Hughes were destroyed and the
brewery of John Kasemier was dam
aged. The plant of Reighard a. Co. Is
a complete loss, the tanks being iiined
by heat. The total loss is $4,000, par-
TALLY Insured.
Charles McGinnis, who was found
badly injured near the Pennsylvania
railroad tracks at Grapeville, near
Greensburg, last week, died few days
ago. 1t Is now believed the man was
murdered. Coroner Owens is gathering
evidence on the case. McGinnis came
from the Southside, Pittsburg, two
months ago. He was glassworker and
was employed at the Speciality works.
He was 35 years old
General orders were issued last week
from the headquarters of the national
guard announcing that the annual rifle
and carbine competition at the State
Mount ha hal
this year. The organizations that won
trophies at the annual competition in
1897 and have not acquired final owner
the rules we.
hold them, subject to the competition
I'm 1900.
French Danley, of Washington, who
has been under bail for some time for
his appearance at court to be sem
fenced for keeping n gambling house
and selling liquor, died the other even
ing of typhoid fever. Since his arrest
some time ago he has been greatly
worried. At the last term of court he
confessed. and shortly after became
sick.
Henry Bowman, a German, killed
himself at Ford City, a few days ago.
Bowman and a friend. Andy Oster,
were playing cardse and drinking to-
gether when quarrel arose. Bowman
drew his knife and struck at Oster,
who pushed him back and the knife
landed in Bowman's leg. cutting the
main artery, from which he soon bled
to death Oster was landed in jail
Judge Albright OF Allentown, has or
dered the removal of the bronze tablet
on the soldiers monument containing
his name, that of the county commits
sioners. their clerk and their solicitor.
The judge said that the monument was
erected to perpetuate the memory of
the soldiers and not as an advertise?
ment for county officials.
William X. White, who died under
suspicious circumstances at Washing
ton, 1t has been learned committed
suicide. Coroner Fitzpatrick was called
and made an examination and held en-
inquest. 1t was developed that he took
paris green with suicidal intent. White
has been subject to epileptic fits for
some time.
Mike Hoginsky, aged 43 years. was
instantly killed by fall of slate in the
Catsburg mines at Monongahela a few
days ago. Hoginsky came to this
country last spring and at once en-
gagged in tbs mines. bent on making
enough money to bring his wife and
children from Poland.
A Cumberland Valley freight train
struck q vehicle containing three per-