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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
BUILDING COLLAPSED.
Three Killed and Five Injured In Tho Ruins Of
Large Business House-Nar-
row Escapes.

The four-story brick warehouse OF
the Armstrong McKelvy Lead and On
Company. at Wood street and Second
avenue, Pittsburg, collapsed Thursday
morning at o:4s o'clock. Three per-
sons were crushed to death and tour
were injured Many others employed
in the doomed structure had thrilling
adventures before they were saved
The building. which was a relic OF the
first half OF the century, was a complete
wreck and entailed loss OF about SIS
600. 1t was owned by T. Nj. Arm
strong, president OF the Armstrong
Cork Company, whose illness was great
ly increased by the shock the disaster
gave him, and the estate OF the late
John H. McKelvy. The entire con
tents of the building, containing. be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 worth OF
paints, oils and colors, were destroyed.
They are believed to be covered by in
surance placed in New York by the Ma
tional Lead Company on fire and
water risk. A searching investigation
will be instituted by Coroner Jesse M
McGeary TO place the responsibility
for the awful disaster. The cause is
| shrouded in mystery but is believed
to have been due to some neglect. Cor
oner McGeary declared that only a STU
| perfcial examination has been made
and no one had suggested that any Grim.
| inal neglect was at the bottom of the
catastrophe. but he declared that every
fact would be brought out at the in
| quest, which he set for next Tuesday
morning. An expert examination will
| be made in the meantime
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
THE DOERS IRE REPORTED beaten.
RUMOR UNC0NFIRMED.
londoners Full Of onfiience-Evcryone Takes
Heart al the News frcm the Front Al
though No. Credilng AL

The war office had nothing TO COM
municate to the public Sunday. 1t
may be taken for granted that the rumor
of General Brabants victory at Wcpen-
,r is premature With the remainder OF
his force he left Aliwal North Saturday
for Rouxvillc. and there has scarcely
been time Tor an engagement.
Therc is practically no fresh news
All the Boemiontcin dispatches. how
ever. breathe a confident tone. There
seems 10 be heavy demand on the rail
way. for so large an army leaves the
popuacc bare OF everything save the
absolute necessities OF lie.
The TACT that the ccnsors allowed
Winston Churchills dispatch on the
subject OF rcmounts to pass speaks vol
umes for the condition OF that question
and concerning the prospect OF any I'M
mediate advance toward Pretoria. The
utmost Lord Roberts will be able to
do for some time will be clearing the
Beers from the southern part OF the
Free State.
The dispatches announce the APP
proach OF winter. The first pinch oi
frost has been felt at Bloemiontein,
where considerable rain has fallen.
kilograms from Cape Town Sunday
say: AN unconfrmed report is in cir
culation here that Gen. Brabant has
inflicted a crushing defeat upon the
Bocrs at Wepener, capturing guns and
taking prisoners"
A dispatch from Pretoria by way o
Delagoa bay. says: 1t is officially an
nounced that a battle has been fought
south OF Brandiort. in which 600 Brit.
ish troops were killed and wounded and
500 taken prisoners =,
Lord Roberts is declared to be find
ing great difficulty, owing to scarcity
OF water
The enemy are making a general at
tempt to discover strategic opening
Their numbers are unknown to us. bu
are anywhere between 5000 to o,ooo
They are moving cautiously. Remount
are arriving, but the Argentine animals
are little liked by the cavalry. Amonl
the valuable documents discovered be
longing to Mcssrs. Stcyn and Fischc
is some correspondence proving that th'
fall OF Ladysmith was to be the sigma
for a general Dutch rising.
Trustworthy refugees asserts that th'
Bocrs recently obtained at least thirt,
pieces OF artillery. some OF large cali
Der, which were brought overland a
machinery from a West African port
Eight OF these guns were dispatched L
the Free State a week ago. The Boe
officials openly boast that they hav'
succeeded in smuggling ammunition
through Portuguese territory.
In the course OF the Dempsey trial
State Engineer Munnick admitted I'm
der pressure that, acting under instruc
tons from State Secretary Reitz, OF TIL
Transvaal, he had bored holes in 2
mines.
Heavy fighting was continued a
Wepener Tuesday. Three Boer com
mandos are attacking the town. TIL
fighting was severe and lasted all da
long. The Beers received a check
The casualties were rather heavy o.
both sides Another commando is ad
vancing toward Wepener from DeWets
dorp.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
Scathing Criticism on War.

The London Leader says; "The rel
ports from Boer as well as from British
sources OF our reverses near the Bloen.
fontein railway are truly lamentabld
They show a distinct lack of care and
leading. In the face of surprise W.
seem utterly without resources excep
reliance on pluck. That is a safe care
in the play, but a costly one.
"Lions led by asses, was an old de
scription OF the British army, but W,
thought we had learned something o
late years in the commissioned ranks
What light does this war throw upoi
that possibility?
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
A PRIEST MOBBED.
msxicans Demanded Costumes for Passion
PLAY In Vain, Then Grew Anary.

The new order of the Archbishop of
Mexico regarding the Passion Play,
customary on Good Friday, was OBJ
served in the Valley of Mexico, al
though the masses resented the prohbi-
ton OF the spectacle which has been a
feature OF Holy Week for centuries,
originating with the clergy when they
were Outstanding the Indians.
But at Yautepec, in the State of
Morelos, the people assembled at the
parish priests home, demanding that
he distribute, as usual, the costumes
for the Passion Play. This he refused
to do. 1t is reported that he was driven
out OF town, the people declaring that
they would not stand such a priest and
must be allowed their ancient customs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
New Greed Called For.

The Prcsbytery OF Nassau, in ses-
sion at Northport, Long Island, unani-
mously adopted the following resou-
ton; That it is the prayer OF the
Presbytery OF Nassau that the genera
assembly formulate short and simple
creed that would be acceptable to Tho
church"
The resolution as introduced wa;
stronger, but was modified in the inter
est OF harmony. Rev. c. O. Gray, who
offered the resolution, said it meant to
set aside the present creed as an heir
loom and to make a new creed tina
would be more precise. Thereupor
Mr.. Gray was elected delegate to tn,
general assembly, with the understand
ing that he would present his views t
that body.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
Chicago Millionaire Shot.

Rufus Wright the millionaire manu-
iacturer OF rubber tires, was shot Sat
urday during a scufhe for possession OF
a revolver in the apartments OF Mrs.
Louise Lottridge, at the Leland hotel,
Chicago, ILL.,, and died Sunday from the
effects OF the wound. The body OF the
millionaire is now at undertaking
rooms, where an inquest will be held
1t is the opinion OF the police that the
coroner's investigation will mark the
close OF the sensational case. A state
ment by the deceased to Chief OF De-
tectivcs Colleran, that the shooting was
accidental, will, it is believed, clear Mrs
Lottrdge OF all responsibility.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
Blown Up by a Dewey Gun.

A large cannon captured by Admiral
Dewey at Manila and loaned by the
government to the citizens of Clarks-
burg who have it on exhibition in the
park, was loaded to the muzzle with a
heavy charge OF powder and fired at
Madam Dowd's resort near the Balti-
more & Ohio depot about o'clock
"Wednesday morning. The building and
the contents were totally wrecked The
inmates escaped with Slight injuries.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
Lands Revert 10 the Crown.

Akron stockholders OF the Vermillio
Mining Company, incorporated in On
tario, Canada, with 100000 capital an
holding 5000 acres OF mining propert
in the Sudbury district, have been mott
fled by the Canadian government tha
their charter has been declared forfeit
ed and that the lands revert to r
crown.
The Vermillion Company was org
lied by Akron men, but the direct
OF the Canadian Copper Company
Anglo-American Iron Company sec
ed a controlling interest, and the Akr
men recently brought suit AGAINST tn
for $1,000. 900 damages, alleging that
interests OF the Vermillion Compa
were neglected.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
British Losses $4,000.

The British war office has issued a re-
turn of the total British casualties up
to April 7, as follows:
Killed in action, ell officers and 1000
men. Died of wounds. 48 officers and
465 men. Missing and prisoners, I6S
officers and 3,722 men. Died of dis
ease, AZ officers and I,4S5 men. Acct
dental deaths, three officers and "a men.
Repatriated invalids, 28S officers and
4,o34 men. Total, 1906, exclusive OF
the sick and wounded now in hospital.
To the war office returns OF casualties
must be added the losses of the last
week and the wounded. aggregating
about 10000 men, making a grand total
of upwards of $4,000 officers and men
put out OF action.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
British Were Avenged.

The steamer Rio Jun Maru, which
arrived at Victoria, B. c., Sunday, from
the Orient, brings the story that a party
of British government surveyors en-
gagged on the work OF defining the Bur
mese boundary had collision with a
large body OF Chinese laborers, who
sometime ago waylaid and murdered
Consul Lytton, Major Kyttle and Mr.
Sutherland. OF the former boundary
party This time the Chinese were
completely routed, 30 being killed and
many injured.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
Mammoth Real Estate Deal.

A syndicate headed by o. A. Rob-
ertson and Frank O'Meara OF St. Paul,
and f. Z. Kennaston, OF Minneapolis,
has purchased all the Northern Pa
cihc lands in Minnesota, Approximately
$4,000 acres. The deal was the largest
ever made in Minnesota, and with the
exception OF the Weyerhacuser Wash
ington pine land deal, probably the
largest ever made in the United States
The price paid is said to have beer
about 81 900 1000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
Bubonic Plague In Havana.

A report on bubonic conditions ID
Hawaii up to March 81 has been re|
ceived by the marine hospital service
from Surgeon Carmichael, stationed a
Honolulu. The total cases to date
number 70, OF which 60 died, Q recover
cd and one is in the hospital. OF thosl
who died q were Chinese, 8 Japanesd
10 Hawaians and a whites.
The active part OF the disease, the su
geon says, seems to have passed. and |
a crusade against the rats is carried o.
in conjunction with other sanitll
measures the surgeon hopes for spe9O|
cessation OF the present plague.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
Murdered by Tramps.

Shortly before midnight Sunday two
tramps with white handkerchicfs tied
over their faces stopped at the house
OF two sisters, Kate and Johanna Sulli-
van, living four miles west OF West
Toledo, Ohio. knocked at the door,
and as Johanna opened the door one
OF the men struck her across the head
with club, knocking her down. Kate
sprang to the assistance OF her sister,
when second tramp felled her with an
axe helve.
The women were bound and gagged
and the house robbed. Johanna died
in a short time, and Kate is raving
maniac as the result OF her injuries
The tramps escaped with 5000 in money
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
Royal Gift 10 Belgium.

In the Chamber OF Deputies Wednes-
day communication from King Leo
pold was read presenting all his real
estate to the nation on the occasion Of
his 65th birthday, which was April Q.
He pointed out the necessity for open
spaces and gardens near growing cities,
for the benefit OF hygiene and artistic
effects, and expressed the hope that
these naturally adorned spaces would
not be allowed to deteriorate. A bill
has been introduced to accept the offer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
Left for Cape Nome.

A party, including a number of Pitts
burgers, left on Monday for the Cape
Nome gold fields, taking along huge
dredge, named the Iron City, which
was shipped in sections. The machine
is to dig up dirt and gravel at the rate
of a ton minute. The prospectors
represent the Alaskan Gold Dredging
and Mining Company, OF Pittsburg, Pa,
which has a capital of $4,000. Among
those going are c. O. Johnson, general
manager OF the company; Dr. J, c. IT.
win, John. Dale Porte, McClelland
Leonard, of Pttsburg and John II.
Todd, William II. Rankin OF Union
town, and John c. Bakewcl, Of
Brownsville.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
Beers Reach 81. Helena,

The Nobe and the Milwaukee have
arrived at St. Helena with the Boer
prisoners Their health is good, with
the exception OF four cases of measles,
necessitating the Milwaukee being
quarantned The prisoners are quiet
and well behaved. The governor has
been notified OF the desire OF the author
tiles that the prisoners be treated with
every courtesy and consideration.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
Italians Riot

At speak-easy at mine No. 81 OF the
Bcrwind-White Coal Company, near
Windber, Somerset county, Pa, a riot
occurred shortly before midnight Sum
day in which three men were killed,
one being shot and two stabbed to
death, and another man was so badly
stabbed that his recovery is doubtful.
One Italian is supposed to have done
the killing. He is said to have fled to-
ward Piusburg, and the police are on
the lookout for him.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
Booth Gels 100000.

The birthday of William Booth, com
mander OF the Salvation army, who was
born at Nottingham England, April 10,
1890, was signaized Tuesday by the re-
ceipt OF hundreds OF congratuatory
messages from all parts OF the world
and the presentation OF a purse OF $780,
600. as the result of the collections
made during the seli-denial week OF the
army lust concluded.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
Col. HAYS Leaves the Army.

Lieut., Col. Webb c. Hayes, OF
Thirty-hrst infantry, son OF the
President Hayes, has been honora
discharged from the army at his o
request, He has been serving in
Philippines with Col. Petit. but is n
on his way to San Francisco. 1t is
sumed that he does not care to dev
his time to the guerrilla warfare i
which the operations in the Philippi
have depenerated
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
Got Rich and Wen, Crazy.

Julius Roster, a bricklaver OF New
York, who recently inherited 5000, 900
from his brothers estate in Germany,
was found dead swinging from a rope
in an empty water tank on the roof OF
his house. Roster recently caught one
OF his fingers in a hook while fishing
and blood poisoning resulted. He was
still weak in mind and body and the
sudden change from poverty to riches
left his mind permanently affected.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18

The shah of Persia is en- route to
Russia.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-31
TOO STRONG TO WORK.
She Had ncr Speciality ana Could MOI
ne Induced to Depart
from lt.

A few days ago well known Washington
lady, being unexpectedly bcreft Of her
kitchen assistance, advertised for colored
woman capable Of performing general house.
work, says the Star.
The first caller in response TO the adver.
tisement was a mulattO damsel, bedecked
with ribbon and 6nery, From her airs and
graces she might have been a graduate OF
seminary. She announced that she had no.
ticed the advertisement and was des.cous
OF securing employment.
"Are you good cook!' inquired the lady
OF the house.
mo, indeed. don't cook" was the reply.
Are you a good washer and ironer!" was
the next query.
Il wouldn't do washing and ironing; it's
too hard on the hands" declared the caller
Can you sweepy" the housewife then
wanted to know.
NO" was the answer, and II was q pos
tive ore. I'm not strong enough for that.
Well in the pame Of goodness, what car
pera,ed. The placid reply was:
II dusts."
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CHATTER X.-CoNTINrEp.

CHAPTER X.-CoSTISUED.
Armstrong took the missivc held out
10 him and slowly read II, the general
studying his face the while. The let
ter bore no clcw MS TO the whereabouts
of the writer. IL read:
March I. 'as.
1T IL six weeks since repaid all your
loving Kindness. brought shame and sor-
row to you and ruin to myself by desert
Ing from West Point when my commission
was but n few short months away. In an
hour OF intense misery. caused by Girl
who had won my very soul. and whose
words and letters made me believe she
would become my wife the month OF my
graduation. and who. as now believe, was
then engaged to the man she married In
January, I threw myself away. My one
thought was to md her. and God knows
what beyond.
1T can never he undone. My career is
ended, nnd ! can never look you In the face
again. At first I thought should show the
letters, one by one. TO the man ahc mar
ried. and ask him what he thought OF his
wife, but that IL too low. hold them be-
cause I have "a mad longing to see her
again ana heap rcproach upon her. but. II
I fail and should feel az any time that
my end is near, I'm going TO send them 10
you to rcad-to see how ! was lured. and
then, II you can. to pity and forgive, ..
"RoLilN.
Armstrong; firm lips twitched un'
der his mustnche. The general, win
moist eyes, had risen from his chair and
mechanically held forth his hand.
Poor lad!" sighed Armstrong. "oi
coursc--you know who the girl wns?'
"Oh, of COURSE aud Drayton
shrugged his shoulders.
well. well have to co." and led on ia
the misty light without.
Over across the way were the head
quarters tents OF big parade, hope
fully awaiting orders for Manila. Tc
their left. separated by narrow space
so crowded were the camps, were the
quarters of the officers OF the --teenti
infantry, and even through the veil o'
mist both soldiers could plainly SCI
along the line. Coming toward the gate
was Mr.. Prime, escorted by the major
just behind them followed Mildred ant
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except some scores Of young soldiers in
the ranks who could see no harm In
Il having been done that way, especially
two "Deltu Sigs" in the -teenth. Then
there were the long conferences In the
dark. What did they mean. All things
considered, the older and wiser heads
saw that, us the lieutenant could or
would make no satisfactory explana-
tion OF these to his colonel, he should
to court-or take the consequences.
"Hou've made mess of the thing and
an ass Of yourself, Billy" was Gordon's
comprehensive II not consolatory sum-
mary OF the matter, "and as Cnnker has
been raped for one thing or another
by. camp, division and brigade com
mnnders.one after another, he feels that
he's got TO prove that he isn't the only
fool In the business. You'd better en-
ploy good counsel and prepare for a
fight"
Cant afford IT," said Billy, briefly,
"and I'm blowed II III ask my dear old
dad TO come To the rescue. He's had
to cough up (shame on your slang
ililly) far too much already. Itell you,
Gordon, I'm So fixed that can't ex.
plain these things unless I'm actually
brought to trial. It's--it's-well. you
have no secret societies'at the Point as
we do at college. no you can't fathom
II. I'm no more afraid OF standing
trial than I am Of Squeers-and be
ID 20 hlm!"
Good Lawd, r,0ungster--you, you
aren't quite such an ass as TO suppose
a court 10 going TO regard any schoolboy
9bligation as paramount to that which
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tanned. for the efru.Ive bro,her.,u.lsx

tapped. for the effusive brothcr-in-law
Of the winter gone by had found dis.
illusion In more why's than one. Gar.
rison, busy day and night with his stan
duties, had plainly to tell his capri.
cious wife that she had come without
his knowledge or consent, and that he
could not think OF meeting the expense
of even two weeks stay In town. lie
could not account for her coming at
all. He had left her with his own peo.
pie where at least she would he In com.
fort while he took the field. lie desired
that she should return thithcr at once
She determined 10 remain and guyly
tapped his check and badc him have
no concern. She could readily find
quarters, and so she did. The rcgu.
lar garrison Of the Prcsidio was long
since aficld. but the families of mos,
of its officers still remained there, while
the houses of two or three, completely
furnished so far rs army furnishings go.
were there In charge OF the post quar-.
| termastcr. From being the temporary
guests of some old friends. Mrs. Frank
and her pretty companion suddenly
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-31
cariesstx asxes Liss.

A package marked quinine was secretly
sent TO q bright woman, but being curious
she took II TO druggist who said II was not
quinine, but arsenic. A like inquiry into
some OF the medicines offered viii certainly
detect the false from the true. For half q
been curing indigestion, constipation, dys-
pepsia, liver and kidney troubles and has
never once failed. Try Il II you feel weak
and tired.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-31

The Pcssimist--That waiter is awiuly slow
with those cheese sandwiches.
The Optims.--Oh, never mind. The longer
we wait the better grows the cheese.--lndi'
annapolis Press.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-31

d. W. McIyer, Tuskegee, Alaa wrote; Ou,
child's bowels were passing Oh pure blood
and all prescriptions failed to relieve her
until we tried Teethina (Teethins Powders)
and she Is now doing well.
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There was Michigan girl who, while hyp'
notified, borrowed $500. II she will kindly
send the name Of the hypnotic school that
Anxious indianapolis News.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-31

The nest Psescription for ChiiIs
and Fever Is bottle OF GRovE's TAsTrLEsl
CuiLL Toxic. tits simply Iron and guiLinci u
atasteless form. No curo-no pay. Pricc,c0c
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Some men seen 10 think because self fpres.
ervation is the first law Of nature that IL il
necessary TO keep themselves constantly
soaked in alcohol.-Chicago Daily News.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-31

Ask your grocer for Red Cross Ball Blue
Large 2oz package five cents.
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am sure Piso's Cure for Consumptior
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos
Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y.
Feb IL, 1900.
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All goods arc alike to PUTNAM FADyLEsl
DYEs, as they color all ibers ut one boiling
Sold by all druggists.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-31

The hundred-yard runner IL always
dashing fellow Chicago Democrat.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-31

Dropsy treated free by DR.. n. II. Grecn''
Sons, Of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest drops,
specialists IN the world. Read their adver
tisemcnt IN another column OF this paper.
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II you feel tha. You must occasionally
yield TO the temptation to tell lie, tell one
40 big that no one will believe it.-Atchison
Globe.