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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
CABLE FLASHES.

The Madrid cabinet has decided to
sell at auction the floating dock at
Havana.
Pekin papers say the kaiser proposes s
to make his brother Prince Henry,
king of Shan Tung. China.
English railroad employees want
American couplers introduced as q
great saving to life and limbs.
over $4,000 students are said to have
left the Russian universities because
of brutal treatment by the cossacks,
scarcity of food and political out
breaks.
An attempt 10 assasslnate the
ameer of Afghanistan failed and the
culprit was captured on Russian terri
tory.
Conservative papers approve while
others are alarmed by the kaiser's de-
termination to destroy Berlin's self
governing powers.
The Belgian National Federation of
Miners has issued call for an immedi-
ate strike for n 2 per cent increase In
wages in all the four great coal basins
of Belgium.
Two hundred girl students In St.
Petersburg high school have been dis
charged. The girls had participated
In strike several weeks ago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
PLEASED WITH CUBA.


Secretary Aiger Would Not Now Consent to the
Surrender OF Ptrso Rico
secretary of War Alger returned to
Washington last Saturday from his
trip to Cuba and Porto Rico. where he
spent the last three weeks making a
personal investigation OF conditions In
those islands. During his trip he con-
ferred with the commanding officers
or the Cuban provinces. visiting four
provinces personally. His reception
everywhere was of the most cordial
character. In an interview Secretary
Alger said:
II had no adequate idea OF the won
derful possibilities OF Cuba and Porto
Rico before my personal investigation
and | return to Washington with re-
newed faith. I would not now consent
to the surrender of Porto Rico. The
duty we have taken upon ourselves OF
holding Cuba In trust for civilization
Is noble one
The problems are meeting satisfac-
tory solution and I see no reason to
fear the future. Havana is beginning
to feel the benefits of American con-
troll and the advance and development
VIII be enormous. People OF the United
states must certainly realize what
cleanliness In Havana and other Gu
ban cities means for this country and
that with removal of unsanitary con-
ditions the scourge of fever will not
continue to menace our southern
states. though there will be sporadic
cases, of course. We will save mill
lions of dollars which our southern
quarantnes directly cost us. while the
indirect benefit to business through the
removal Of disturbing fear - incalcu-
liable.
II was agreeably surprised to find so
little distress in the islands. The
amount of rations for distribution
among the people is rapidly decreas-
ing.
II believe II Is a mistake to believe
that fortunes can be made quickly In
Cuba. though there is a great deal of
American money invested there.
II never saw anywhere a finer body
of men than the American soldiers now
In Cuba They are like princes, ath-
letic in build and bronzed and hearty
in appearance. The people respect the
authority of the United States and
are. as whole, law-abiding and
peaceful. All the American troops are
being quartered in excellent perma-
nent barracks.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
A NOBLE GIFT.
Death Of the iii-Fated Andrews Family Releases
Million Dollars.


Million Dollars.
The will of the late Wallace c.
Andrews, who, with his wife, perish
ed in n fire at his home I'm New York
city on Friday last. was filed for pro-
bate last Thursday. After making
bequests of $4,000 to each of his
sisters, the Will provides that the
residue of the estate shall be held in
trust for the benefit of his wife dur
ing her life. Upon her death 100000
shall be divided among six relatives
named, among whom is Mrs. Gamaliel
st. John, who perished In the fire, and
Mr. Andrews sisters, Lucy Ann Moore
and Phebe II. Moore.
All the residue of the estate in ex-
cess of 100000 shall go to the establish
ment of an institution for the educa-
tion of girls. The institution shall be
located In Willoughby. Lake county,
Ohio, on what is known as the will
lams' farm" The idea of the school
is to furnish an elementary education
to girls between the ages of 10 and 16
years and make them Independent
and self supporting. One-tenth of the
amount is to be used for the erection
of suitable buildings and the remain
der to running the school. In case
the one-tenth is not sufficient, the ex-
ecutors of the will are directed to al
low the money to accumulate until
enough is at hand. AS Mrs. Andrews
Is dead the money for the home Is re-
leased at once Estimates of the An
drews' estate place its value at $1,000
mn
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
OUR SPANISH MINISTER.
Bellamy storer Win Represent the United
States at Spain.

Bcllamy storer Win Represent the United
States at Spain.
The war which has existed between
the United States and Spain since
April 21, 1898. terminated Tuesday
with the exchange of ratifications Of
the peace treaty. Coincident with
this. President Mckinley issued his
proclamation declaring that the war
was at an end, and the appointment
Of Bellamy Storer was determined
upon as United States minister to
Spain. -
Bellamy Storer's selection for the
Madrid mission is a distinct promotion
in the diplomatic line. He IL now
minister to Belgium. The difference
in compensation is not considerable.
but the new minister to Madrid will
have important duties to perform. in
cluding the early negotiation of q gen.
eral treaty of trade and comfy. Mr..
Storer Is SO years old. and was born In
Cincinnati. He was graduated from
Harvard in 1867.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
CUR NEW POSSESSIONS.

Gen. Brooke has abolished municipal
import duties at Havana.
The Cuban army muster rolls, pre-
sented to Gen. Brooke few days ago
number $4,000 men.
The Tenth Pennsylvania regiment
has been relieved at Malolos by the
Fifty-first Iowa, and sent back to
Cavite.
The Cuban public schools formerly
under the provincial deputations. are
to be controlled henceforth by the
central government.
Eight hundred recruits for regiments
in Cuba, including AIS from Columbus.
sailed from New York for Havana
Saturday on the transport Meade.
The transport Crook has arrived at
Ponce, where she will receive the re-
mainder OF the dead soldiers in Porto
Rico and bring them to the United
States.
1t is the universal opinion In the
army that hostilities will not cease
until $4,000 American troops are in
stalled on Luzon to hold the success
sive captures and to keep all the lines
of communication open.
General Otis said that the American
forces have crushed the insurgent gov
ernment and will not cease operations
against the guerrillas during the rainy
season. Troops will be sent by sea to
land north Of Aguinaldo's forces.
The bodies of soldiers who have died
of yellow fever In Cuba will not be sent
to this country until next winter.
AguInaldo's army Is now divided
into a northern army and a southern
army. with no means OF communica-
tion between them. 1t can be said that
all big engagements are at an end.
but It cannot be said that tina war Il
over by any means.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
Sleeping Cars Inter ere With Hotels.

The railroads have made a new rule
for the Grand Army National encamp-
ment In Philadelphia next September.
Heretofore 1t has been customary TO
sidetrack sleeping and dining cars and
allow them to be used by the veterans
for sleeping and eating purposes dur
ing an encampment.
The railroads have given notice that
such a custom cannot be followed this
year or hereafter. 1t is claimed that
the cars congest the sidetracks. 1t also
appears that the hotel owners and
business men who contribute largely
TO meet the expenses of the meetings
object to the storing car arrangement.
saying IL keeps money away from those
who make the encampment possible
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
Generals Mustered Out.

An order issued by the war depart-
ment to-day musters out the follow
ing general officers:
Maj-Gens. James II. Wilson, Fitz-
hugh Lee. Jos. Wheeler. John F.
Bates, Samuel B. NJ. Young, Adna r.
Wood.
Brig-Gens. George w. Davis. Theo-
dore Schwan, Lloyd Wheaton. Charles
King, Frederick d. Grant, Robert p.
Hughes, Samuel Overshine, Irving
Hale and Robert II. Hall.
The above named officers are mus
tered out to enable them to accept
commissions as general officers OF VOL
unteers under the act of March 2, 1899.
It is expected they will soon be re-
appointed as brigadier generals under
that act
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
GOSPEL LITERATURE.
The American Tract Society Published eble
Truths in a 1853 LanguageI.

Inc american Tract society Puplshed tipic
Truths in a rs3 Language
At the Washington annual meeting
of the American Tract society Field
Secretary Judson Swift's report called
attention to the fact that the specific
work of the society was to carry the
Gospel message to the churchless mil
lions. computed by him at from one
third to one-half of our population. He
reported that Sabbath desecration
seemed to be upon the increase owing
to the multiplied Sabbath diversions.
The periodicals printed during the year
were about 1.S06,000, and the month
lies since the beginning of issue, 2l3,-
900, 900. The society publishes the Cos
pei I'm 1913 languages and dialects The
society's work is interdenominational
and evangelical. 1t precedes and sup
plements church evangelism.
Through its colporters. 1t goes from
house to house in the sparsely settled
rural districts and densely populated
wards OF our cities. Since the organ
ization OF colportage over 5000 900
family visits have been made and up
wards of nine and a half million
families have been prayed with or
spoken to on the subject OF personal
religion.
The grants of cash and electrotypes
to foreign missions to produce liter
ature In native languages amounts to
about 100000
The society during the late year dis
tributed over seven and a half million
pages OF Christian literature in the
army and navy, sending over 25000O
pages to the Philippine islands. and Is
now publishing extensively In the
Spanish language for missionary work
in the newly acquired islands. 1t is
furthermore distributing Christian lit
erature in the Mormon homes of Utah,
through a system of colporter wagons
and missionaries.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
Havana WAITS More Privileges.

La Luche, of Havana. prints a pro-
clamation issued by Gen. Leonard
Wood at Santiago several months ago
giving the Cubans In that province
the benefit of the writ OF habeas
corpus and all the rights enjoyed by
Americans under the constitution Of
the United States. The proclamation
forbids causeless arrests. the infiic-
tion OF cruel or unjust punishment
and the holding OF prisoners incom-
municadO.
La Luche Will ask Gov. Gen. Brooke
to issue a similar proclamation at
Havana.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
SUBSTITUTE FOR ELECTRICITY.
Compressed Air Used as Motive Power for New
York Street Cars.

A trial of the compressed air system,
by which the Metropolitan Street Rail-
way Company. of New York. intends
TO operate all of its lines now equipped
with electricity was given trial Mon
day morning.
The car runs almost noiselessly and
with much less vibration than is ex-
perienced on the electric or cable lines.
The starting is done without the least
jerk.
The new cars were mounted on a
single eight-wheeled truck. The air
motors are two in number. The air Is
stored in six cylinders. or bottles, !"
each 20 feet long and inches in dla-
meter, three of which are placed under
each seat. Underneath the car Is a
cylinder oiled with hot water The
,cylinder is packed with felt and asbes-
tos. and the water will, 1t is said, re-
tain it's heat for "a hours. The heated
water and compressed air. constitute
the motive power.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
SOLDIERS ARRESTED.
One Of Their Number Is Hurt In a Saloon Fight
and They Burn the Place.

and They Burn the Place.
Soldiers wearing the uniform OF the
United states were carousing I'm a sa-
loon Just outside of the Preside reser-
walton at San Francisco last Sunday.
As usual n fight ensued. Private
Charles It. King, Company q, Twenty
third Infantry was so brutally beaten
that he cannot live. He was taken to
the Preside reservation. and his sup
posed assailant, Private Clark. placed
In the guard house. Shortly after
someone started the story among the
troops that King was dead. Despite
the denials of the officers the report
spread. and by nightfall the men had
become wildly excited
Soon after dark nearly 1000 of them
proceeded to the saloon where the row
had occurred. and after cutting its in
terlor set fire to IL I'm several places,
no one daring to Interfere. The incen-
diaries In uniform established an i'm
promptu bucket brigade and prevented
the adjoining buildings from catching
fire. During the progress of the flames
the soldiers are said to have discharged
many shots in the air and INDUCED i'm
much hilarity.
: When the house had been reduced to
ashes they returned to the reservation
and were promptly placed under arrest
by Colonel Freeman, of the Twenty
fourth United States Infantry, COM
mandant of the post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
SEVERE PUNISHMENT.
Looting Cinnamon Have Their Queues Cut cf
by Americans.


The incoming mails from Manila
bring many queer stories of the war
now in progress between the United
States troops and insurgents. When
Macarthur led the first onslaught TO
the north upon the insurgent strong
hold the United States military COM
manders were amazed at the nom
combatants.
The Chinese took a leading part In
this looting, beginning 1t before the
retreating insurgents forces. were
fairly out OF the town. They ap-
parently had no conception OF the
enormity Of their offense, and 1t had
been reluctantly concluded to shoot
some Of these Chinese looters for the
sake of example. when a young Of
ficer cut off the queues OF half dozen
Chinese who had been taken red
handed, and looting stopped and the
Chinese disappeared as II by magic
from the whole province.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
Soldiers May Have 1 quor.

The war department Tuesday issued
the order to the commandants OF all
United States military posts to carry
out the law of the last congress rela-
tive to the sale of intoxicants In can
teens. The order Is very long. as II
recites the full text OF the opinion OF
Attorney General GrIggs, which opin-
Ion, II Is said at the department, In
wolves only few changes In the pre-
sent regulations governing the can
teens. The only one OF substance Is
that hereafter no officer or enlisted
man but only civilian employees may
dispense beer in the cantsens.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
Ship Builders Combine.

The combination OF great lake ship
yards. so long planned, has finally been
completed. The capital stock of the
new concern is $50, 900 900, and its name
will be the American Shipbullding
Company. The New Company includes
the Chicago Ship Building Company,
the Globe iron works, the Cleveland
Ship Building Company, the Detroit
Dry Dock Company, and the American
Steel Barge Company. The owners OF
the plants selling out agree to take so
per cent of the amount to be paid for
them In stock.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
Huge Bridge Collapses.

The temporary superstructure of the
big Willis avenue bridge being built
over the Harlem river at New York
collapsed a few days ago. killing four
men and seriously inJuring six. one OF
whom may die. Twelve or more
other workmen also received injuries.
The dead are: Lewis Beattie. William
Delaney. Go years old. Walter De-
laney. his son. 22 years old, Thomas
Grady, masons' helper.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
Twelve Minera Cremated.

A mining disaster In which 10 men
lost their lives is reported from the
Sierra Majada mining camp, located
In the state of Coahuila. Mex, so miles
south OF Preside. Tex. An explosion
of foul gas occurred In the Veda Rica
silver mine and before all the miners
could get to the surface the dry tim
bers were on fire. the fierce flames
barring exit.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
An Irish Parliament.

Sir Thomas Henry Grattan- Es-
monde, Bart. senior whip of the anti
Parnellites' party and member of
parliament for the west division of
Kerry, has written a letter to the
government papers suggesting that
each of the Irish county councils at
their first meeting appoint two de-
legates to meet in Dublin for the pur-
pose of considering matters of nation-
al interest, and thus forming a
peoples parliament.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
sPANIARDs REsENTFUL.
American Opera Singer Kissed by an Audience
at Seville.

at Seville.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily
Mail. recounting an interview he has
had with Nine. Emma Nevada, the
first American operate singer who
has visited Spain since the war says.
Mime. Nevadas managers have ar
ranged an operate tour, but on the
first night, at Seville, though the house
was bought up, the curtain rose an
empty seats. The opera was Lucia
di Lammermoor.' In the second act
all the elite arrived together. but
turned their baclcs to the stage and
talked ostentatiously until the end of
the opera; when on returning to ac-
knowledge a burst of applause, Ne
vada was roundly hissed.
AT Madrid the Queen Regent was
informed of the occurrence. Her Ma
jcsty invited Nevada to a soiree at the
palace and presented to her a diamond
and sapphire bracelet.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
Volunteers Nav Return.

Under the clause of the army law
allowing the re-enlistment of volun-
teers for six months who are serving
In the Philippines, there will be no
reorganization of any kind as a result
of the exchange Of ratifications OF
DeaCe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19

Patrick John Tighte. OF Company
NJ, Second artillery, was killed by Po-
liceman Ramon Cesar at FL Vedaddp
near Havana Wednesday night.
Twelve armed comrades OF Tighte.
led by Private Reeves, TOOK Cesar from
the police station about midnight and
beat him severely with sticks. They
did not then know Tighte was dead.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19

Work was begun Wednesday on the
new pier for the construction OF which
the merchants OF Santiago have sub
scribed $4,000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19

The Spanish minister of marine will
introGcce bill for the construction of
10 ironclads.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-05-02
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

Mrs. Jane Rhea. mother OF the Con-
gresham. died at Russellville yester-
day.
Gov. Bradley and his staff of 80 col
onels are enroute to Chickamauga to
attend the dedication Of the Kentucky
monument tomorrow.
Il. Z. Puryear will be nominated for
Senator in the Lebanon district His
only opponent, j. w. Kerr, withdrew
when he saw his big lead.
Mark Hanna says that nothing short
OF great calamity can prevent the
denomination OF Mckinley and Hobart
But won't that in itself be calamity
enough to avert it?
1t is believed that ex-President Gro
yer Cleveland will be called to the new
chair of general politics, to be created
at Princeton University by reason of
the recent anonymous endowment OF
500, 200.
The packed court OF inquiry on Gen.
Miles beef charges holds that the beef
was good when it left the contractor 5
hands, but canned roast beef is con-
demned as ration. and former Com
missary Gen. Eagan is severely CEN
sured for buying 1t. Gen. Miles is crit
isized for not reporting promptly on
the bad beef, but the court does think
further proceedings necessary.
The civil service commissioners re-
port shows the total number of persons
examined during the year was 40, III,
OF whom 30, 800 passed. This was de-
crease OF 4,S59 in the number examined
and decrease of 1855 in the number
who did not pass, as compared with the
previous year. 1t also takes occasion
to commerd the system and to prove
its value by increased efficiency OF the
service under it.
The Cincinnati Enquirer takes little
stock in Reeds statement that he Is
going TO practice law. 1t says that
Mr.. Reed was less tyranpical last in
ter than ever before. de was even
amiable. He got along so smoothly
with both sides of the House that the
parliamentary millennium was thought
to be at hand. There was practical
ly unanimous vote OF thanks TO him a
few minutes before the final adjourn
ment, the resolution being offered In a
more or less gushing speech by Bailey.
of Texas. This was all presidential
tactics, fellow citizens. Don't be de-
ceived with this $4,000 a-year story.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-05-02
BRIEF NEWS NOTATION.

Pittsburg. Pa, suffered s2l0, 900 fire
Friday night.
Cincinnati street cars have killed "A
people within year.
Wellington Payne, SO, and Glass
Marshal, died in Fayette.
CALIFORNIA; production OF gold last
year is valued at sl5, 9O6,i7s.
Louisville will invite the Confeder-
ates to hold their next reunion there.
Another tornado did vast damage in
Nebraska, but no lives are reported
lost.
j. Pierpont Morgan has given mill
lion of dollars TO lying-in hospital in
New York.
A Louisville policeman found a
bright, new one-cent piece in an egg,
dated in 1897.
The American losses In the Philip
pines since Feb. have been l9s killed,
ILL wounded.
The r. N. /. and b. railroad was
sold at Versailles TO the Segal inter-
ests for 1921, 900.
Two Missouri avengers killed the
despoiler OF home and the authorities
declined TO arrest them.
A bowling blizzard ragged In the
Black Hills for II hours and more than
six inches of snow fell.
II took six men TO hold John Thorn
on, of Davies county, while he died
of the dreaded meningitis.
Sam T. Jack, the promoter and own
er of various road shows, died at New
York of cancer OF the liver.
In Clinton county James Neal stab
bed and seriously injured w. II. Wood
500, "a Methodist minister.
Richard West, of Hopkinsyille, cele.
brated his j6th birthday by dropping
dead at exactly the hour he was born
Grayson is under local option, bul
that did not prevent 1891 jugs OF whisk )
being received there during the month
The Southern railway, Chesapeake
, a Ohio aud Norfolk q Western are the
roads about 10 enter into a combina
tion.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-05-02
w. p. WALTON.

THE only redeeming features OF the
marriage of Perry Belmont to Mrs H.
It. Sloane at New York a few minutes
after she had been granted divorce are
that the new groom made his wife cou-
vey back to Sloane the property valued
at $3.50. 900 that he gave her and that
Belmont married the woman after lead
ing her astrsy, as it is supposed he did,
he having been named as correspondent
in the divorce proceedings. Belmont
is president of a democratic club 10
New York City and recently came into
some outside prominence by cores
pondence he had with Bryan over, an
invitation to his $40 dinner. The wom-
an is a Vanderbilt, or adistaut relative,
but her high social position can not
cover her multitude OF sins or stiiie the
indignation Of the latest disregard OF
conventional society rules.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-05-02

The Blue Grass Clipper, OF Midway,
now published by Cooper & Bailey, is
"a years old and In reviewing its ex-
istence, a list of the numerous editors
who have straddled its tripod is given
in the last issue. Without counting.
we should say there are at least "a OF
them and the names show many of
whom any paper would be proud. The
Clipper has always been good paper
and is improving with age like the
leading product of the county it is pub
lished in