The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-04-17
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

Zen tnOuSnnu CnlncSc converts WcTP
reported In great distress and hundreds
starving.
There were iT,l0T cmigrants from
Ireland in iD00. about 1913 per l,OOO OF
the population.
Great Britain seeks to obtain great
er trading privileges in China instead
Of money ldemnlty.
Subscriptions for the $500.000 of sec
ond mortgage Buffalo exposition bonds
amount to $5l0,60O.
The Wisconsin legislature rejected.
by vote of two to one, n proposition
for female suffrage.
The military order of the Loyal Le-
gion decreed to hold the meeting of
1905 In San Francisco.
\ New England pastor in sermon
found justification for the mother who
killed her six children.
Bishop Henry NJ. Turner. of Macon,
Ca. advocates the Punishment of ne
gro criminals to Africa.
The association of Catholic colleges
declares state common school system
to be illlberal aud unjust
English taxpayers are groaning be-
meath an expense of 81 100000 week
to keep up the Boer war.
The Central Passenger Association
fixes rates to G.. \. X. encampment at
Cleveland at cent mile.
An avalanche of snow and rock
killed three men and seriously injured
four others near Adelaide, Col.
DIR. John 4. Duttield. class of 1871,
emeritus professor of mathematics at
Princeton, Is dead, aged rs years.
Ministers to China will consider the
destruction of Chinese forts which Is
recommended by foreign generals at
PckiDg.
The transport RawlIns. loaded with
provisions for Cuba. was burned and
sunk at the dock In New York; loss
$4,000.
Japan urgently requests tile Chinese
emperor To return to Peking and TO
send 2oO0D troops to maintain order
in Manchura.
\ high army officer of Germany has
been found guiuy of eXemptlng young
men from military service for financial
compensation.
The plan of President McKinley's
tour through the South and West has
been arranged to take in - states and
two territories.
The transport Thomas has arrive at
San Francisco from Manila with 1.644
men of the Twenty eighth and Thirty
fifth regiments.
The state assembly passed the act
nnnhlinO Nnw Nnpls IN nIlnw
Carnegie's offer of $5,200.00O for
branch libraries.
Yank Flu. Chinese minister To st.
Petersburg. lnsulted a Russian diplo-
mat and was thrown downstairs and
fatally injured.
The guests at Il family reunion near
Latrobe, Pa, ate fish that had been
cooked in arsenic in mistake for
flour. but none died.
Sixty houses have been destroyed
by fire at the village of Borezk, in
Transylvania. Great distress prevails
there in consequence.
There will he no strike of employees
of the Jersey Central railroad. The
officials of that road have granted the
demands OF its men.
The will of Fernando YZnaga, filed
In New York, leaves his estate of S.
00O. 900 to his sister Consuelo, dowager
duchess of Manchester.
Monslgnor Conaty, rector of Cath
Ollie university at Washington. says
state control of schools threatens Cath
Ollie educational system.
Rcv. John W. Frambes, n New Jer-
sey Baptist minister. was stricken In
his pulpit just before delivering Il fare
well serman, and died.
The main building of the blower
works of the Il. +. Sturtevant com
pany, ut Boston. was destroyed by fire
causing loss of S3JO.OOO
Governor Hunt issued proclama
ton abolishlng martial law in Sho
shone county, Idaho, the seat of the
famous riots of April %, 1890.
The National Salt Company of Sagi
nav, which controls about three
fourths of the Michigan salt output
has cut the price 80 cents a barrel.
John ii. Kirby. rich Texan, will
prevent the oil trust from getting con
troll of the Beaumont oil fields by
every legal process he can bring tC
bear
The Hungarian census shows tn,
population of Budapest to be 03,44S
The Hebrews number 10000. Thi,
represents an increase of 62 per cent II
the Hebrew population during the las
| 10 years.
Mrs. Margaret Hossack. Of Indian
ola. Ia. wife of Il wealthy farmer. ha,
been found guilty of the murder of hei
| husband and sentenced to life impris
onment.
Chinese brigands have destroyed
| three towns in Thibet.
Colorado Springs. Denver and Pueb
10 will he joined by trolley line t,
cost $2,500,000. 1t will be built b,
! Chicago. Detroit and Cleveland capt
! tnlists.
| Because he couldn't abstain from
! drink. Jesse McGregor. the paroleC
murderer of Wellsville, o., was sen
back to prison to serve out his lif,
/ sentence.
! Emilia Kempln, doctor of laws an,
! one of the foremost leaders of tn
woman's movement In Germany, ha
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