The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-23
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

Robert Hutchison, of Wellsville. o.,
celebrated his tooth birthday Thursday.
The boiler of torpedo boat exploded
at st. Petersburg Thursday, killing six
persons.
Seventy-nine deaths and 23s cases OF
bubonic plague have occurred at Sidney
Australia.
An open switch wrecked a Cleveland
x Pittsburg train Saturday, causing $S,-
600 damage.
The cornerstone for the Kings
Daughters hospital at Steubenville, o.,
was laid Thursday.
The borough council of Canonsburg
Pa, has authorized the construction OF
S5oooN water works.
The Mansion House fund for the re-
lief OF the victims OF the Ottawa fire
has reached 10000.
The French steamship Gascognc
Thursday carried So, 900 in gold from
New York for Havre.
Canton, Ohio, Republicans intend to
send big delegation OF boomers to the
Philadelphia convention.
Green goods men, reputed TO be from
Pittsburg, are said to be operating
around Huntington, w. Va.
Elks of Parkcrsburg, w. Va, have
purchased a homestead which they will
transform into a clubhouse.
All railroads have agreed to the rate
of one fare for the round trip to the
Republican National convention.
The Grand Army OF the Republic OF
New Jersey elected +. V. Richards, OF
Trenton, department commander.
John Kenna, a St. Louis saloon
keeper, was fatally wounded by police
officer whom he attempted to shoot.
Charles Z. St. John, of Pittsburg, has
been nominated for secretary OF the
American Unitarian Association for
1000
Frank s. Monnett, formerly attorney
general of Ohio, predicted that the
State will go Democratic in the coming
election
President Mckinley has accepted the
invitation to be in Canton, o., July 4,
when a Spanish trophy cannon is TO be
mounted
The bubonic plague is spreading in
San Francisco, and the Chinese are put
ting every obstacle in the way OF the
health officers.
Mrs. Francis Wilkinson, of Turtle
Creek. Pa, died of smallpox, being the
fifth of the family to die in "a days
from various causes.
Extra police are being added to the
force at Dayton, o., on account OF the
strike of the Peoples Street Railway
Company's employees.
Mrs. Sophronia Allen. a New Bright
on (Pa) widow, aged about 90 years,
was killed by the flyer" westbound on
the Ft Wayne road.
The annual convention OF the Nation
al Conference OF Charities and Correc-
tions began Friday in Topeka, with
more than 800 delegates.
The Philadelphia General Liqueficd
Air and Refining Company has been
incorporated at Trenton with aI1 au-
thorized capital of 100000.
Puerto Rican customs receipts for
January, February and March were
$IoS,ooo, as compared with S355,ooo for
the first three months of 1900.
-Four attempts have been made with
in two weeks to assassinate George W.
Green, custodian OF the government
building at Martnsburg, w. Va.
A new and highly poisonous brand OF
baking powder was found to be respon-
sible for the poisoning OF the Whit
meyer family at Bloomsbury, Pa.
1t was announced at Pretoria that
Johannesburg will be defended, and
Vredc has been proclaimed the new
capital of the Orange Free State.
The United Mine Workers executive
committee. in session at Indianapolis,
has passed resolutions for an inquiry
into the West Virginia mining laws.
Gov. Stone has respited William IL,
Simms, the Fayctte county wife muir
dcrer, to July IL, to allow new evidence
to be laid before the pardon board.
Seven bills of indictment for fraudu-
lent use OF the mails were returned
in Boston against Francis Truth, who
advertised himself as a divine healer
The committee OF the international
peace bureau, in session at Berne,
Switzerland, called upon the IS powers
signatory to The Hague convention to
intervene to put stop to hostilities in
South Africa.
A circus aeronaut, Joseph Wilburn,
dropped 5000 feet and was dashed into
a shapeless mass, at Pocahontas, W.
Va, because his parachute failed to
work.
The Spectator" an English paper,
said that the continental papers are de-
termined not to allow an American
fleet to collect the indemnity from the
sultan.
Earl White. a student, was caught in
the elevators in the Odd Fellows tenn
pie at Akron, o., and horribly crush
ed. He will die. His home is at Bar
berton, O.
The Sharon Steel Company has pur-
chased valuable ore land in Virginia,
Mimi. and will use the product in its
blast furnace, which is TO be erected at
! Sharon. Pa
Philip II. Blantz is defendant in di-
vorce suit at Canton. O. He testifes
that his wife received advice from al
legged spirits at Spiritualist meeting to
seek a new husband
The miners in the employ of the Beav-
er Coal and Coke Company. in Law
renee county, Pa, demand back the 4
| cents a day kept out OF their pay, under