The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-03-06
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Young Farmer Shoots His Father During q
Quarrel--lnsano Over Rcliglon--Pan-
ic at Spelling lee.

The following pensions have been
granted: Clarke Crowell, Patton, $io;
John w. Hawkins, Washington. So;
BENJAMIN f. Barnhart, Waynesburg.
$lo; John Schwab, Allegheny, So: James
r. Jenny, East Smith6eld. sly; George
II. Pierson, Youngsville, $40; James S.
Wilson. Beaver Falls, $I7.
Amos Sterling, young farmer. living
near Titusville. quarreled with his father
about an Objectionable companion whom
the parent had ordered from the house.
In fight in which the guest, Amos,
his father and two other sons who were
defending him took part, the father was
shot twice and seriously wounded by
Amos, who, with his companion, cs-
capped.
The new Bcssemer mines in Unity
township. Westmoreland county, is on
hre. and the most disastrous results are
feared. A big gang OF men are engag-
ed in lighting the flames, which threat
en- to eat up big body of coal and
spread TO fields of other companies. The
fields adjoin big tracts of coal owned by
The Frick interests and others. The
loss thus far is very great.
Officer Mufiley and two deputies of
Greensburg swooped down upon a cock
hight in secluded place on the banks on
Beaver run, about mile from Pauton,
and arrested County Detective N X.
Collier OF Leechburg, and his two sons
and two Others named Shaifer, hailing
from Leechburg and Kittanning.
During a spelling bee near Kle, Mer-
Ger county, the part OF the floor which
supported the stove gave way three feet,
setting the school house on fire and
causing panic and few injuries. The
flames were eXtinguished without dam
age.
The strike OF the Enterprise silk Com
pany's employees at Reynoldsville, be-
gun six weeks ago, has ended, the strik-
ers gaining nearly every point demand
ed.
Smallpox has broken out in the Har-
risburg high school. Two pupils have
been stricken with the disease and two
Others have symptoms oi it. There are
now I2 cases at the Sanitary hospital
ten from Harrisburg and one each from
Steelton and New Cumberland.
Twelve hundred men and boys en-
ployed at the Shamollin Coal Compa-
nys Natalie colliery are out on a strike
because the company they say. failed to
pay them at a specified time. The col
liery is completely tied up.
Representatives of the independent
telephone companies OF Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia
have consolidated, with capitalization
OF 100000, and with headquarters at
York.
Fire destroyed the barn on the farm
Of c. G. and J. B. Furst, near Salona.
Clinton county. Everything in the barn
burned, including farm horses 10 sheep
and IS head OF cattle. The origin OF the
fire is unknown.
Mrs. Nancy L. Higgins OF Mt. Brad
dock has become insane over religion
and has been placed in jail She joined
the Pcntecost band and spends her time
reading the Bible.
At Lecchburg Rev. James Brooks
has converted almost 100 men who be-
longed to different beer clubs. They
have returned their keys and several
clubs have gone ont OF business.
New Castle and Lawrence county men
| who served through the Spanish war
have organized Colonel Daniel Leasurc
| Camp No I57 of the Spanish-American
War Veterans Society.
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| Company at Wnton struck because the
company had failed to pay the 10 per
cent increase in wages to a number oi
its miners, as agreed when the big
strike OF last October was settled.
Ministers have opened quite spirit
cd war against quartet OF Mormon
missionaries, who have been quietly
working among Johnstown people for
the past month. The elders say they are
used to persecution.
Murder may be the result OF fight
between New Castle negro and al
! Italian. The latter was struck over the
head with an iron fork. His skull was
fractured so badly that IS pieces were
taken out at the hospital. The negro
escaped
John Breckwn and John Kopsch, two
Slav miners, have been arrested charg-
ed with the robbery and desecration OF
St. John the Evangelist Catholic church
in New Haven, Fayctte county.
In fierce fight at Conncllsville be-
tween a number of Poles and some
young men of that place, Samuel Long
was stabbed in the back and will prob
ably die from the wound.
James Boyle escaped from the Mer-
Ger Jail by saving the bars of his cell
He then pried up one OF the large stones
i'll the floor and dug through the thick
layer of cement into the cellar.
James NJ. Donaldson, proprietor al
drug store at Canonsburg, pleaded
guilty to furnishing liquor on Sunday
and was fined $500 and given 20 days ir
jail
Isaac G.. BODY has been appointed n
spector OF mines for the Fifth bitumin
ous district. to succeed Charles Conner
who has gone to Nova Scotia.
Slot machines in Scottdale have beer
suppressed through the efforts OF the
w. c. T. u, who term them gambling
devices.
A strike has been ordered at the Shaw
mines, near Meyersdale, because the
company refused to discharge men who
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