The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-29
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

A dozen people were injured by the
overturning OF trolley car at Chagrin
Falls, o.
The British government has bought
1000 tons OF American coal for the
British navy.
At Muncic, Ind, window glass work
ers have received notice to go to work
next Saturday.
A four weeks drought was broken in
Oklahoma by a soaking rain. Cotton
will be benefited
Englishmcn are beginning to learn Of
great mismanagAncnt OF South African
affairs by their officers.
The land agent OF the Union Pacific
railroad estimates the damage from for
est fires at Slo,ooo,ooo.
The battlcship Oregon has come out
OF the dock at kure Japan, and will be
ready for sea in week.
Western Union College. at lie Mars,
Iowa, was burned Friday at loss oi
$4,000; insurance, $4,000
The reorganized Church OF Latter
Day Saints is holdings It's second annual
reunion at Kansas City, Mo.
A boulder falling upon a locomotive
near Connellsville, Pa, fatally crushed
Engineer Swarner in his cab
The city OF Pekin is being policed by
the allied troops, who have divided II
into districts for that purpose.
A great haistorm in Rock county,
Wisconsin, is thought to have killed the
tobacco crop, valued at $4,000.
A block OF business buildings were
burned at PunXSutawney, Pa, Thurs
day, causing loss OF 100000.
Exports from this country in July,
1000, amounted in value to $Ioo, o,447,47o,
against $o+,o26,I7o in July, 1899.
At Raleigh. n. c., a monument to
the late United States Senator L. Is.
Vance was unveiled Wednesday.
Steamer Mariposa, from Sydney
Australia, Friday arrived at San Fran
cisco with over six million specie.
A tornado. accompanied by heavy rain
and fierce lightning, did considerable
damage at Milwaukee, Wis, Friday
AS the result of a quarrel William
Green killed his two ncphews, Emmett
and Willie Green at Texarkana, Ark.
At Prairie du Chicn, Wis, in a riot
started by members OF wild west show
.N"'oi'ils 'llSlS iouI iiSH WIZ ""N''
hurt.
Russia will replenish her treasury by
borrowing 3oo,ooo,oo rubles, or about
S23s, 100000 from United States capi-
talists.
The Russian army, 10000 strong, is
reported advancing on the last strong
hold held by the Chinese rebels in Man
churia.
Lightning destroyed Bethel Baptist
Church at Fairview, KY. built as a me
mortal on the site oi Jefferson Davis
birth place.
An official dispatch from Korea says
I 900 rebels have attacked Song-ChinS,
burning the government buildings To-
Gated there.
Two Bethlehem (Pa.) Steel Company
ers badly, burned by an explosion OF
molten metal.
A farm hand near Canton, Pa, sus-
pccted OF robbng a widow, was strung
up four times by a masked mob but re-
fused 20 confess.
A Bessemer railroad locomotive
plunged down an cmbankment ncal
Greenville, Pa, killing an engineer and
fatally injuring the fireman.
The United States transports Crook
Mcpherson, Rawlins and Scdgwiclt
having the 1900 Cuban school teachers
on board, sailed for Havana.
The transport Strathgyle left Sar
Francisco Wednesday for China. She
carried 763 horses for the use OF the
army operating in the Orient.
Russia has placed an order in Chicago
for 6,ooo 900 pounds OF beef on the hoo
for soldiers in China. 1t will take 5,ooS
head OF cattle to fill the order.
The French Government has express
cd its readiness to interchange opinion:
with the powers regarding more strin
gent measures against anarchists.
Gen. DeWet and other Boer general,
have threatened to kill Kitchener anC
other English officers because OF al
legged vandalism and inhumanity.
The plant OF the Maryland Telephone
Construction Company in Baltimore
was destroyed by a fire, the origin o
which is unknown. Loss $1,000.
The Mosquito coast delegates thrcater
to appeal to the United States If Grea
Britain does not protect their country
from outrages by the Nicaraguans.
A massive iron furnace is to be bull
at Rose Hill, Va. near Middlcsboro
Ky. Brown Bros, New York bankers
are said to be interested in the enter
prise.
Astoria, Ore. business men have Sc
cured $500 acres OF land at Knappa
near Astoria. Experts have declared /
very valuable coal and petroleum
field
Judge White at Indiana, Pa, sen
tenced to death Martin Fleming, win
murdered his nephew, but added that h
would recommend commutation OF sen
tence.
At San Francisco the Building Trade
Council representing 2S trade organiza
tons, has ordered a general boycott q
all the goods turned out by nine-hou
planning mills.
At Fort Worth, Tex, Gabe and Cic
Gro Copeland were instantly kile
Tuesday in duel with John and Charlie
Baker in Polk county. The men bat
; tied at 20 PAGES with rifles, Both tn
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