The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-29
TERsE TELEGRAMS.


An unknown has presented Chau-
tauqua with $4,000 for the endow-
ment fund
Gen. Miles addressed the students OF
Harvard few days ago. lie received
n great ovation.
powder explosion at Penns Grove.
N. j.. Killed. Isaac Layton and Charles
Ford last Thursday.
VIM. Eberhardt. senior member of
the brewing firm of Eberhardt Ober
Allegheny, Pa, died, aged 90.
In the burning of the farm house OF
Silas White, near Flint. Michigan,
f-year-old child was cremated.
In letter to Sampson President
Mckinley praises the rear-Admiral
| Tor his work in destroying Cervera's
| feet
There Is $500 pounds of mail mt
Skaguay for the interior. the January
| trip having been omitted by the con-
| tractor.
II Is believed that the city of Detroit
| VIII yield to the new law providing Tor
the purchase of the street railways by
| the city
Jacob Funk, n storekeeper at Green's
| burg. Pa, last Sunday killed a burglar
who was attempting to enter his place
| of business.
In freight wreck at Plttsburg two
| men were killed last Sunday. James
| A. Bracken. engineer, and James II.
| Lowe, fireman.
News was received at Seattle the
other day that the schooner Thistle
| had been wrecked off Cape Nudge and
| eight lives were lost.
| William C. Sconeld aged 75. mil
| lionaire of Cleveland was last Wednes-
| day married to Mrs. Ida A. Cobb who
| is nearly 40 ypnrq bie iupiOr.
| Peru has Just sent the United states
n draft for $4,000 due Alex. McCord,
the railroad man III treated In that
| country during "a revolution.
The Port Arthur. Tex. ship canal
was opened last Monday. The canal
is 3i7o0 feet long and will connect
Port Arthur with Sabine Pass.
| Governor Theodore Roosevelt. of
| New York. testified before the beef in
| quiry court that the canned roast beef
was utterly unfit for an army ration.
Peace prevails Mt Nicaragua. All Of
the American prisoners VIII be re-
leased. Fifty of the revolutionists are
awaiting trial and most Of them VIII
be shot.
Col. ]. II. McLenden, of Montgom-
cry, Ala. last Tuesday shot and killed
his son-in-law Frank Vann. Vann had
not treated the Colonel's daughter pro-
perly.
BY vote of 6S to 80 the Massa-
chusetts house Tuesday passed a re-
solution protesting against the admis-
sion of Brigham Roberts. of Utah, to
seat In congress.
A Cincinnati judge decided that II
Is not necessary for n woman, during
courtship, to inform her intended hus-
band OF such defects as n glass eye,
| false hair and the like.
A houseful of mourners and two
undertakers attended the funeral of
George Leacle's pet dog at Brooklyn
last Tuesday, Leacle Is wealthy, and
the dog had been his friend for Q
years.
Robert Burdette. the humorist and
Mrs. Clara II. Baker. were married n
few days ago at Pasadena, Cal. Mr..
Burdette will hereafter fill the pulpit
of the Presbyterian church at Pasa-
dena.
Francis c. Randolph, the Alabama
judge accused of murder In Colombia,
was convicted again. Ex-Secretary
Herbert and other prominent admins
tratlon men have for n long time made
a fight for his life.
Andrew Carnegie is going to back a
Scotch regiment of the national guard
of the state of New York. Mr.. Car
negie will put up no less than 100000
to purchase an armory. The regiment
| will pay back this sum when IL can.
Secretary Alger has reversed his
decision against summer camps for
troops in the South, delegation of
Georglans has induced him to estab-
lish one near Atlanta. Quarantine re-
gulations will be modified to suit.
Frank Kinahan. an electrician. was
killed at Chicago n few days ago in a
street duel with two unknown men
over 20 shots were exchanged. Kina-
| han, before dying, acknowledged that
he knew his assallants but refused to
divulgc more
Mail from the United States to the
Klondlke, 1t Is said. often fails to
reach its destination because the con-
tractors from Skaguay to Dawson re-
fuse to handle It without Canadian
postage. There are 20 tons of mai
now at Skaguay.
John More, who is accused at Hutch.
inson, Kan. of killing his wife and
children. was hard-working. upright
man, who seemed particularly fond oi
his family. He was subject to epilep.
tic fits and often expressed the feai
that the children would grow up to bt
worthless.
Miss Ann Russell Allen of st. Louis
had announced that she would wee
. | count Paul feStltlcS IOlnO, OF Buda'
pest. Hungary. Then the Count or.
, dered q commercial agenly to look VI
, the Aliens financial affairs and tht
amount that Miss Allen would inherit
, Now the wedding Is off.
The Government Court of Inquiry
at Chicago Wednesday examined two
witnesses with reference to the bee
: question-Dr Nicholas Sem ant
! Lieutenant Colonel A. w. Corliss. DR.
Sem entirely disapproved of canned
roast beef as an army ration for any
length of time. and Colonel Corlis.
, told of the soldiers dislike for 1t.