The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-30
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| Experts claim that the wheat crop
of the northwest will be a failure.
A colony OF lepers exists in the
northern part of the state of wash
| ington.
Michael Fitzhenry, n painter. fell
| from bridge In Pittsburg and was
instantly killed.
| Forest fires are raging about Lara
| inie peak. In the northern part of Lar
annie county, ont.
| There is an epidemic of typhoid fever
In Pittsburg. Physicians say careless
milkmen are to blame.
| Sixty Cleveland meat dealers are said
| To have been forced out of business by
| the advance in price.
Frank Kamber of Des Moines, To-,
| was killed by lightning as he stood on
the porch of his home.
Twenty omnibuses have been shipped
| from Washington to Cleveland Tor use
during the street car strike.
In Maryland plans are forming for
the execution of criminals by the use
| OF gas instead OF by hanging.
| The eating OF pressed chicken caused
| violent Illness among is thrtshers at
bloomington, ILL.,, last week.
George Robertson, colored. is under
arrest at Newport News. Va, for de-
| liberately drowning two boys.
Admiral Dewey informed the recep-
| ton comittee that he would arrive In
New York harbor on August 29
| Pleasant Plain. a small village 25
| miles east of Newport. Ark, was de-
molished by storm Friday night
The will of the late Bishop John p.
Newman, of the Methodist Episcopal
church, disposes of an estate of $780,
| 900.
| Twelve thousand striking cloak maxi
| ers returned to work at New York last
| Wednesday, having gained their de-
mands.
| Theodore Patten was killed on
| Brooklyn bridge last Wednesday. He
collided with a trolley car while rid
Ing a bicycle.
Highwaymen held up stage coach
near Butte. Mont, the other day. ii.
7. Reithney was robbed of more than
$4,000 In gold dust.
The main tent of n circus was blown
| down upon 5000 people at Winchester
Va, last Tuesday Many persons
were trampled upon.
The Shanghai Mercury publishes a
communication from Pekin to the eff
| feet that the emperor has developed
symptoms Of insanity.
| Several hundred people witnessed
Charles Ondlin being crushed to death
| between n pole and an electric car In
New York City last Friday.
| Peter Louln and his 15-year-old son,
under arrest at Electric, Ala, charged
with shooting Hall Jordan, were killed
| by mob of masked men.
Secretary Root has ordered three
more regiments of troops to Lave
their rendezvous for San F.anolsco.
there to embark for Manila.
| Believing that he was too old to be
| of any more use i'm this world, Peter
Pinter. aged 81. committed suicide by
hanging at Chicago few days ago.
John Peterson, n night Waterman in
a female boarding school at Engle-
wood n. j., killed a burglar who was
ransacking the institution Wednesday
night.
| A party of scientists under the di-
rection of Prof. Agassiz sailed from
| San Francisco for islands In the South
ern Pacific, where researches are to
| be made.
President Mckinley attended service
at the Christ NJ. Il. Church, Pittsburg.
| last Sunday morning. In the afternC on
he took ride through the beautiful
parks of the city.
| At Whiting, near Chicago, Monday
a leak at the bottom of one of the
Standard oil Company's stills caused a
| fire and explosion. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000.
Jack Van Schaack of Chicago has
thrown aside legacy of $4,000 which
| was to be his oncondition that he re-
mained separated from his wife. He
preferred his wife.
| Forest fires are raging at the en-
| trance to the Platte canon, twenty
miles south Of Denver. The fire burn d
up the sides of the canon and Is de-
vastatng the foothills.
John Wiring. year old boy of
near his home last Thursday dying
from strangulation. The deed was evil
IDENTIFY that OF n maniac.
w. j. Spradling. n wealthy rancher
of Eagle, N. NJ. shot and killed Nellie
| Mckinstry, an actress, who was keep
| ing house for him. A posse of cowboys
thereupon killed Stradling.
Col. Bells twenty-seventh volunteer
regiment started from Camp Meade
| for Manila Wednesday morning, and
will go into camp at the Preside pre-
paratory to taking transport.
| Willie and Wilbur Ebln, twins, 4
years old were drowned at Mt. Ster-
| ling, o., few days ago. The mother
did not know of the boys absence until
she saw one of the bodies floating down
| the creek.
Robert Anderson was stricken in
New York stock exchange just as he
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| he repeats over and over again
in the asylum where he was taken.
Editor w. w. Crum OF the Florida
Republican, of Tampa was brutally
beaten by whitecaps Wednesday night.
Some weeks ago he appointed Dan
Morrison, colored man. his assistant.
William Ivory a New York mes
senger boy, attempted to clean out a
store while drunk last Tuesday. The
proprietor threw him out fracturing
his skull. The boy died and the store
keeper is locked up.
Monday morning burglars entered
the court house at Ebensburg, Pa,
and cracked the safe in the county
treasurer's office, securing "a 900. Eight
hundred dollars in an inside vault was
not touched. There is no clue.
| Arrangements are nearing comp'e-
ton with various steamship lines ar
riving I'm this country for the transpor-
tation of foreign delegates TO the in
ternational commercial congress at
Philadelphia at reduced rates.
A colored man believed to be Tom
L. Johnson OF Toronto. a delegate to
the colored Masonic grand ledge, which
| is in session in Windsor. Ont, COM