The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-14
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

Mrs. JOhn Gallagher, an insane wO-
man, cut her husbands throat in bed
at Joliet, III.
The grip has become epidemic in
Boston and caused 10 deaths during the
week just closed.
Joseph Ryan. secretary OF the Irish
Federation OF America, died Friday
night in New York
Miss May Snyder, OF Alliance, o.,
killed herself with carbolic acid because
her father rebuked her.
Within six weeks 100 persons have
died OF smallpox in the southern part
OF Kinds county, Miss.
Great dining rooms for the poor,
capable OF feeding 10000 persons daily,
were opened in London.
A geological survey report gives the
value OF gems produced by the United
States in 1909 as $4,000.
Jose Muniz, vice president OF the
Cigarmakcrs Association, was found
dead in bed at Tampa, Fla.
Baron Banify, late premier OF Hun
gary, and Deputy Ugron fought a
bloodless duel at Budapest.
II is estimated that 100000 bushels
Of coal were shipped south from the
Pittsburg harbor last week
Captain s. w. Terry has been trans
ferred from the batteship Iowa to com
mand the Washington navy yard.
Henry ]. Dubois, a Wilkesbarre
pigeon fancier. shot Eugene Smith, who
was in his pigeon loft, and the man will
die.
al, Y1 hac
decided that the suspected case III
Chinatown was not one OF bubonic
plague.
The Katydid breaker of the Mount
Jessup Coal Company, at Winton, Pa,
was burned Saturday night at loss OF
$4,000.
General Otis is installing civil gov
ernments in the Philippines in antici-
patton OF the arrival OF the civil COM
mission.
The gold mines in the Transvaal are
going to ruin, being full of water which
the government will not allow to be
pumped out
Warner T. Allen. indicted in the
| Brooklyn Rapid Transit case, surrend-
cred to the New York authorities and
gave $2,soo cash bail.
The American Fisheries Company has
gone into voluntary receivcrship in or
der to mortgage and reduce its capi-
tai stock from $1,000 600
The United States cruiser Philadel-
! phia sailed Sunday from San Francisco
for San Diego, and the horse transport
Siam for Manila, via Eilo.
II is said at Sioux City, Ia, that
Archbishop John Kcane has been nomi-
mated to the Pope as the successor OF
the late Archbishop Hennessy.
Four children OF the family OF Arthur
| Williams. who were caught in a flood
near Peru, Ind. and lived in a sub
merged hut four days, will die.
BY an explosion in the Smith fuse
factory at Pompton, N. J., Friday, four
workmcn were killed and the factory
damaged to the extent OF $4,000.
The reported selection of Rev. Fa-
thcr Moeller as bishop at Columbus is
denied at Rome, where it is said the
propaganda has made no decision.
Thclatest nsurrection against the gov
ernment of Santo Domingo has been
ended by the troops who are chasing
Pepin, the leader of the insurgents.
The President has received from ex-
Mayor Cotcs, OF Bournemouth, Eng
| land, a Wcdgcwood ware copy OF
Houdins famous bust OF Washington.
Edward Williams was hanged at
Trenton, n. J., for the murder OF Min
ME Eizley. As the drop fell he was
singing Nearer My God, to Thee
A. II. Morris, OF New Castle, Pa,
claims 10000 acres of coal land iii Pres
ton county, w. Va. held by the Pitts
burg Coal Company, and will sue for
| it.
Miss Ellen Terry has almost entirely
recovered from her illness and will
leave Toronto for New York to rcioin
Sir Henry Irving at the end OF this
week
Colonel James f. Barnett, OF the
| Tenth Pennsylvania regiment, is agi-
tating the movement for the erection
of monument TO the late Colonel
Hawkins.
The bodies OF o. soldiers who died in
Cuba were buried Wednesday in Ar
lngton cemetery, making the whole
number OF Cuban victims buried there
about 500.
Fire in Philadelphia destroyed three
business houses in the retail drygoods
district, entaiing a loss OF nearly $780,
900, and throwing 1900 people out oi
employment
The body OF Abraham Lincoln has
been removed from the crypt OF the
monument at Springfield, H., to a tenn
porary vault, pending the rebuilding oi
the monument.
Mre Annie Mathers who lost her