The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-15
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he returns to Washington from his
southern trip.
Sewer rats inflicted probably fatal
injuries on the two children of Mrs.
woodward, of Boston.
Congressman VIM. l.. Greene of Neb-
raska died suddenly last Saturday at
Omaha from heart failure.
Seventeen hundred employees of the
Schoen pressed steel plant of Alle-
Sheny, Pa, are striking for higher
wages.
James N. Wolff criminal lawyer of
Boston, has been appointed judge ad-
vocate OF the department of Massachu-
setts G.. A. II.
The Michigan house of representa-
tives passed the Atkinson railway tax
alton bill, and one providing for state
printing plant.
A si00000,000 company Is TO be char
tered i'm New Jersey to utilize the pow
err of the tides through an invention OF
William Reed.
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse ar
rived in New York Wednesday, having
crossed the Atlantic In days, Il hours
and minutes.
The rumored great anthracite coal
trust is also said to be seeking control
of the bituminous fields of Ohio and
Pennsylvania.
Two hundred and seventy-one per-
sons died of typhoid fever In Phif>lel-
phia since Jan. 1, 1899. Impure city
water is the cause.
Mrs. NJ. Davis. n leading witness In
sensational murder case to be tried
at this term OF court at Ft Worth,
was found murdered
DR.. William A. Kahle of Franklin,
Pa, was accidentally killed in Cuba a
Few days ago. He was a surgeon In
the volunteer army.
The police of Chicago found portions
of human body in the barn of August
Becker, the butcher, who is accused of
having murdered his wife.
Mrs. Cordelia Porter and Samuel
Parslow were hanged at st. Scholas-
tique. Que. last Saturday. They were
accused of numbering Mr.. Porter.
Herbert Stewart, of New York, has
made n bequest to Yale of $4,000 to
establish the Herbert Stewart scientific
fund, to assist deserving young men.
Seventy-one strikers were arrested at
Allegheny, Pa, last Saturday for dis
orderly conduct. They were employees
of the Schoen Pressed Steel company.
Thomas =. Donaldson, the champion
diver, who fractured his skull In dive
into a tank at Madison Square Garden
pital.
Ladies of confederate organizations
of South Carolina have raised money
for monument to the confederate
dead in Stonewall cemetery, Winches-
ter, Va.
The citizens of Port Wrangel, Alaska,
are said by late arrivals from the
North to be drawing up petition ask
ing the joint high commission to cedc
| their town to Canada.
The New York police arrested three
Americans and the same number OF
Italians. charging them with counter
fciting silver dollars. Many bad coins
| and molds were captured.
A train with AZ passengers on the
Cheyenne & Wyoming railroad has
been showed in 16 days in Wyoming
and 100 negro soldiers will make an at
tempt to carry food to 1t.
John Williams. aged 2S years, and his
wife, Margaret aged 20, We're asphyxi-
ated by Illuminating gas at Philadel-
phia, Monday. 1t is believed to have
been due to an accident
Abner Mckinley, the presidents
brother. is visiting in Cuba. He says
| it's a pleasure trip. Knowing ones say
he is there to study the attitude of the
Cubans toward the administration.
The court of inquiry into the beef
charges at Chicago elected testimony
| that the beef at Camp Thomas, Chick
amauga, was often hauled in wagons
which We're filthy beyond description.
A floating log struck a boat in which
Ada Crittenden and Nina Jones, her
pupil, were attempting to cross the
Chattahooche river near Atlanta,
Tuesday night. Both were drowned.
a binding snowstorm caused n col
LII. a. tl,.Aa txxsn
miles west of Lincoln, Neb., last Sun
day. Luke Boyse, engineer, John Doyle,
engineer and Elmer Graham. fireman,
We're killed.
DIR. j. Diaz Prieto. a Mexican, has
received from his government a tract
of land valued at s40,000,000. The
grant was made in appreciation Of the
| Doctors efforts in bringing foreign
capital to Mexico.
T. Dewitt Talmage has resigned as
pastor Of the First Presbyterian
Church, Washington, ID. c. 1t Is said
that large audiences were attracted by
| his sermons but no permanent welfare
resulted to the church.
It was said in Chicago that the max
ers OF bar iron in seven States have
combined to form one great corpora
tion. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan,
| Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri and Ala
bama are said to be included.
william A. Doucette. 22 years old,
was arrested Sunday in st. Cecilia
| Church. Boston, on a charge of embez-
| zling "a, 900 from the collection box OF
| the church. Marked bills were found
on his person after his arrest.
The London Times says Britain's
naval estimates will be increased 93,-
| 900, 900 over last year, reaching almost
2S.000.0 600. Most of II will be for ship
building, repairs and the like. though
1000 to 5000 men are provided for.
Armed with a revolver. stiletto and
razor, George de Josia, wanted in
| Tyrone. Pa. was arrested at Chicago.
| The prisoner fought desperately. but
| the police knocked him senseless. De
Josia is charged with stealing $4,000
worth of dry goods.
Jacob Erb. attorney; Frank Schoen-
field, attorney; Frank Repetto, private
detective, and William Feeney. of Chi
cago. We're arrested charged with an
attempt to extort 100000 from Frank
ii. Cooper, OF Siegel. Cooper & Co., by
| n blackmailing scheme.
! In n joint session Wednesday of
| the Nebraska Legislature, Mon
roe l.. Hayward was elected United
| States senator TO succeed William v.