The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-31
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

pointed collector of customs for the
Philippines.
A convent and 30 houses were de.
stroych by fire nj Ia Fralrle, Mon
| trcal. loss $lO000O.
.Iames II. Ford has resigned as vice
| president of the United States Rub
her company.
Frank farle. n negro desprrado,
was takou from jail and shot to death
Dt Nndnlln, Ga.
\ Chicago man Is IN London to in
| '"oilur" there the American steel sKcl-
eton style of building
The strike of steel workers has rails
| ed the price of tin plate In Phlladcl-
| phia from 20 to 80 per cent.
Seven eases of bubonic plague and
| two deaths from the dread disease are
| reported from Canstantinople.
The plant of the Barnett carriage
company, Cincinnati. was destroyed
| Ivy fire. The loss was S7J,OOO.
Rear Admiral Sampson Is confined
| 10 his residence at the CharleStown
| navy yard by IN attack of illness.
\. II. Smith. of cleveland. o.. has
| been appointed general superintendent
of the Lake Erie and Western railway.
I.atrobc steel and Coupler Company
| at Chicago abandons attempt TO im-
port negro laborers.
Captain Harry a. Smith, of the Elf
| teenth infantry. has been appointed
military governor of Laguna province,
| Luzon.
The postmaster at Greenvllle, Pa,
will be given five additional rural free
| delivery routes from his office on Oc'
| tober 1.
| Striking lee wagon drivers OF Col.
umbus, o., were granted ten-hour
day and pay for overtime and resum-
ed work
Judge Stevens instructed the jury
in the Fosburg trial at Plttsheld.
Mass, to bring in "A verdict of not
guilty.
Edgar W. Abbott, professor of Ian
guagcs at Butler university, Indian
apolis. was drowned in Broad Ripple
| creek.
A Cleveland druggist was taken to
New York, charged with the theft of
$2I,5 ,562.
Mr.. Carignanl, Italian Charge has
|
nationality of two Italians lynched at
Erwin. Miss.
Orlando Copeland, aged 35 years,
coal miner. of Boston. Pa, was in
stantly killed by fall of slate in the
Brown No. = mine.
+. NJ. Smallwood. clerk in the rail
way postal service, was arrested at
indianapolis. charged with taking
money from the mails.
The National Bread Company, CAPT
tai S3,0OO,000. and the Commonwealth
Steel Company, capital Sl,OOO.OOO,
We're Incorporated in New Jersey.
The steamship "Nome City" which
has arrived here from Alaska, reports
rich strike of gold in the Fair Haven
district, 30 miles north of Nome.
The Capital Freehold Land & In-
vcStment Company, better known as
the Capital Syndicate Company" OF
Texas, has passed into the hands of
receivers.
Destruction by forest and prairie
fires is reported from different points
IN Colorado directly attributable 10
the condition of grass and timbers
from the long dry spell.
The health officer of the. port of
New York. DR.. Doty has decided to
take hold of the mosquito question In
Staten Island and attempt to exter.
inmate the pests.
An Indiana man. who was delayed
In getting marriage license. threat.
encd to sue n railroad for $4,000 dam
ages.
Mrs. J. ID. Clark, Of Latrobe, offer
ed reward of Sl00 for information
regarding the Whereabouts of her hus.
band.
Commissioner Rockhill, at Peking
reported the troubles there ended, and
the International troops ready 10
withdraw.
A terrific explosion of petroleum al
Batum. Russia, caused large loss OF
life and property.
A certificate was issued authorizing
The First National Bank of Frederick.
town. Pa. to begin business; capital
25.000.
The First National Bank of Phila
delphia has been approved as the re
serve agent for the National Bank OF
South Pennsylvania, at Hyndman.
, The fremen employed ON the main
line of the Philadelphia IL Reading
railway have been granted an in
crease in wages from $2,35 to $3.50.
Secretary Long has announced the
appointment of Capt. Samuel c. Lem
ly, Judge advocate general, as judge
advocate of the Schley court of in
quiry.
General Maxine Gomez, asserts
that he went 20 New York with q
view of impresslng upon r. Estrada
Palma the necessity of coming tC
Cuba TO be the first president of tn,
republic.
r The joint resolution authorizing the
publication of 10000 additional copie,
of the Record of the Pennsylvania
Soldiers in the Amercan-Spanisi
War" has been signed by Governo,
! Stone.
Gen. Hughes reports the first sur
render of insurgents in the island o.