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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
NEXT KL0ND|KE IN PHILIPPINES.
A NEW ELD0RADO.
Island Of Mindanao Rich In Gold-Na
tlves Bring in the Yellow
Dust Every Day.

The greatest gold rush in history Is
predicted in the Philippine islands, the
new Eldorado Army officers who have
recently returned from Mindanao de.
clare that the mineral riches of that
island will soon be one of the wonders
of the world. They say the valleys
of the river Sita and its tributaries.
with a total length of 200 or 300 miles.
are full of gold. The natives go out
with their rude washing implements
and clean up from so cents to SO worth
of gold in day. Returning army Off
GERS bring back specimens of the gold,
and report that. according to the ma
tives. the precious mineral is found
all through the valleys. which range
from five to twenty miles in width. No
American miners have as yet gone into
the region. as the Taft government is
debarred from issuing permits or fran
chises. AS soon as Congress takes off
the ban of the Hoar amendment to the
Spooner resolution and gives the gov
ernment authority to establish mining
laws and arrange for titles for claims.
1t is predicted by army officers that
there viii be tremendous influx of
miners from the United States, South
America, Alaska, and from all over
the world. The Sita debouches into
the sea in the important province of
Cagayan, and there is a good port at
the mouth OF the river called Tagalban
All that part of Mindanao is rich coun-
try. luxuriant with fruits. vegetables.
maize and poultry. Chickens and pigs
run wild in the woods. and bacon and
eggs are almost as cheap as dirt AL.
though Mndanao lies well down to the
equator, the climate is healthful. The
days are hot. but the nights are always
cool. Army officers who have been all
through the Philippines say the Ameri-
can people have no conception of the
richness of the archipelago, and of the
great future which lies before II.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
EDISON FINDS IRON ORE.
Deposit Discovered in Jersey-Edison
Plant to be Removed.

For several months experts have
been prospecting in Mt. Oivet town
ship. in Morris county with the result
that large deposits OF iron ore have
been uncovered. One of these pros
pectors has given out that they repre-
sent Thomas A. Edison. who proposes
to establish a large concentration plant
within sight of Schooley's Mountain, a
famous summer resort of half a cen
tury ago. The plant. 1t is said. VIII
BE- duplicate of the big Edison works
at Edison. N. j.. and part of the machin.
cry at that point may be removed to
the Morris county site. Mr.. Edlson's
ore crushing experiment at Edison has
never been very successful. for the rea-
son that the ore was too low grade.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
SPREAD TERROR IN SKAGwAY CITY
YUKON RAILROAD DESTROYED
Bridges Were Wrecked and Regular
Soldiers Alone Kept People
From Leaving.

Skagway and its vicinity In the Yu.
kon has been visited by disastrous rain
storms, according to passengers arriv.
ing on the City of Seattle, Sunday. On
the afternoon of October 13 torrent
OF water rushed down the valley. car
rying destruction in its wake. Three
bridges were wrecked. the road bed of
the White Pass and Yukon Railroad
was washed away I'm places, and build.
ings by the water front between Broad
way and the bluff were inundated A
big slide occurred near Pennington,
and the snow sheds just erected were
wrecked. Losses will easily foot up
$75.000. When the waters began to
make their appearance around the
doors of houses on low ground In Skag-
way much excitement prevailed, and
as the rain continued in torrents all
made preparations to move. Captain
jerks. u. $. A., ordered the military
out, and they rendered aid in saving
life and property. Carrying away of
bridges along the railroad means great
loss to men ut Dawson, who were ship
ping In machinery for mining purpos-
rs. as the machinery now In Skagvay
cannot be moved until the road shall
be repaired. and by that time the river
will be frozen, so that the machinery
cannot reach Dawson until next spring.
The steamer Centennial. previously re-
ported ashore near Teller City, arrived
in quarantine at Port Townsend Wash.
Sunday. bringing $50 passengers.
Among her passengers were 30 who
were destitute. and were brought down
by the steamer free of charge. The
Centennial's passengers report that at
st. Michael winter had practically set
in. and that the streets were frozen
and snow was falling.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
NEW CHINESE TARIFF.
Commissioner Says Specific Duty viii
be Dominant Feature.


Thaddeus s. Sharretts. vino has been
appointed by President Roosevelt as
the representative of this government
on the commission that will undertake
the revision of the Chinese tariff, ar
rived in San Francisco on his way to
China Commissioner Sharretts ex-
poets to go straight TO Peking, where
he will present his credentials, and
will then return to Shanghai, where
the tariff commission will hold its ses-
sions. In discussing his mission he
said: The principles on which the
new tariff will be constructed are al
ready generally understood. The pres
ent ad valorem duty will be abolished,
and II Is the intention of the commits
sion to make a specific duty the domi-
nant feature of the new tariff. with
perhaps one ad valorem duty of 5 or
10 per cent added. The difficulty will
come In determining what specific duty
should be charged against the various
articles of import. Each member of
the commission will naturally endeav-
Of to protect the interests of his own
country SO far as possible.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
COAL EXPORTS THE OBJECT.
West Virginia Operators Said to be
Fathering Scheme.

A number of soft coal operators
held a meeting in New York to COM
plete arrangements for handling coal
for export and the home trade on n
big scale through joint selling agency
in that city. This latest project is
headed by the Mckee Coal and Coke
Company, of West Virginia. the larg-
est miners of coal in the New River
district. It was asserted that it is the
object of the commission to charter
several coal-carrying steamers, and
also TO purchase land in conjunction
with certain foreign companies for
the storage of coal in the Mediterra-
mean ports.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
HAWAII BAD FOR AMERICANS.
Not Fitted for labor In the Islands
Natives pyins hapidly.

Henry u. Cooper. Territorial Secre-
tary, and for several months prior to
his departure for the United States.
acting Governor OF Hawaii. has dis.
cussed with Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson the conditions in the Terrific.
ry. The natives are dying at an annu-
al rate of 40 in 1000. and foreign la.
borers are getting out of the country
much more rapidly than they are com.
ing in. All experiments have shown
that Americans are not fitted for la.
Dor in the islands. and that there Is
nothing to do but to get foreign labor,
including all nationalities.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
PAYMASTER ROBBED.
Shot From Ambush by Thieves, Who
Secure $4,000 and Escape.

Pete 7. Colgan, paymaster of the
Virginia Iron Furnaces, was waylaid.
shot and robbed of $4,000 at Middles-
boro. KY, Thursday. Colgan had
drawn the money from the bank and
was taking it to the Office to pay the
hands. The robbers hid in a clump
of trees, shot Colgan, seized the mon.
ey and ran. A posse pursued the rob
hers. but they escaped to the noun
tains. In their fight they dropped
$500,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
HoBSON SPOKE TO MEN.
ldealized Admiral Philips as True
Christian.

Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson
addressed an audience of 1000 young
men at the First Methodist Chuch in
Knoxville, Tenn. Sunday afternoon.
under the auspices of the Y. M. c. A.
He discussed the relations of science
and scientific training to the spirit
ual side of mans nature. In the even
ing he lectured on the personnel of the
American navy, making prominent Ad-
miral Philip as an example of the true
Christian in the service.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
AMERICAN ARRESTED.
Chief Of Police in Guatemala Killed
Two Natives.

Major A. LaLande. an American.
who halls from San Francisco, is re-
ported to be in Jail in El Rancho, Qua
temala, on the charge of double muir
der. LaLande was serving as Chief
of Police at Eel Rancho. He arrested
two natives and was taking them TO
Jail when they began resisting. He
shot them both dead. and despite his
position was arrested and placed be-
hind the bars. His fate is problemat-
ical
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
ISLANDERS ATTACK CO. {.
Ten Americans Killed, While Four
Score vicols Lie Dead.

Five hundred bolomen attacked de.
tachment of 46 men of the Ninth In.
fantry at Bangajon, on the Gandara
river. island Of Samar, in the Philip.
pines, Friday. killing ten and wounding
six. The remainder Of the company
arrived on the scene in time to pre-
vent further slaughter. and routed the
enemy, killing over hundred of them.
AS soon as the news was received at
Catbalogan. two gunboats were dis
patched General Smith going in per-
son to the scene.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
Renewed for a Year.

The steel plate pool. which expired
this month by limitation, has been re.
newed for another year. w. c. TEN
pie, of Pittsburg. has been made com.
missioner of the pool and now holds
that position in two of the powerful
price associations. or gentlemen
agreements" which dominate the more
important branches OF the steel bust
ness
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
COUNT FAILS TO cRoss
De la vaulx's Trip cursailed by Head
WInds.

The attempt Of the Count de la
vAulx to cross the Mediterranean in a
balloon. which left Les Sabletts. near
Toulon, Saturday night, has failed.
When the Count landed at Toulon he
said the weather was bad and hard
east wind drove the balloon toward
the coast of Spain. and heavy rain
also fell. Fearing that the balloon
would be blown ashore, he decided to
abandon the voyage. and signaled the
cruiser Du Chayla asking to be taken
ON board, which was done. The voy-
age lasted 42 hours.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
EpiscopaIians Adjourn.

The triennial convention of the Epis.
copal Church of America, at San Fran
cisco, has adjourned sine die. The
next convention is to be held in Bos.
ton in 1904. 1t was agreed to make
Honolulu and Cuba missionary dis.
tricts, and to create the missionary
district OF Salina out of the diocese
of Kansas. The election of Rev. Cam.
eron Mann as missionary bishop of
North Dakota was concurred in by
the house of bishops.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
FIGHT AGAINST EVANS.
Roosevelt Submits the Case to Gen.
Torrance to Investigate.

President Roosevelt has asked Gen
eral Eli Torrance, commander in chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic
to investigate the charges against
Commissioner of Pensions Evans, and
upon his recommendation the Presi.
dent will act. General Torrance will
act solely upon official evidence. The
fight against Commissioner Evans il
based in almost every instance upon
an official act, and to determine the
justice of the complaint the records
will be searched
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23

Consul Henry B. Miller of Much
wang writes that one Of the peculiar
features of the trade in China is the
great quantity Of old iron imported
plates. tubes. wagon ties, horseshoes.
railway spikes. wire rope. hoops and
general scrap iron. This Is worked
over. welded together and put to varA
Gus uses in the small blacksmith
shops throughout the country. II IL.
lustrates the intense economy of the
people and the small value of labor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
Shortage In Cotton.

The shortage in cotton at Liverpool.
England, is becoming serious. There
are only a few cargoes on the way. and
supplies for fortnight on hand. 1t
Is almost inevitable that a part of the
machinery will be stopped. and that
there will be a repetition OF the cotton
famine of year ago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
SEVENTY WOUNDED IN RIOT.
Fierce Battle Between Soldiers and
Citizens in Hungary.

At Dobreczin, on the announcement
that the Liberal candidate had been
elected to the Hungarian Parliament.
the Kossuthists began to stone the mil
ltary and police. who were finally COM
PEELED to draw their swords and charge
the mob. Some seventy rioters and
many soldiers and policemen were liz
jured. Hundreds of persons have
been placed under arrest.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
TO BE AMBASSADOR.
p. !. Wheeler to be Named for Ber
lin-White's Resignation.

Benjamin lde Wheeler. President
of the United University of Califor-
mia. left San Francisco Tor the East.
A conference has been arranged for
him with President Roosevelt. and It
is believed that the President will
honor Wheeler with the appointment
of Ambassador to Germany. Andrew
d. Whites resignation is reported to
be in the Presidents hands. and IL
is believed its acceptance will soon be
announced.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
HEAVY LOSS IN KILLED.
Both Sides Sacrifice Many Men Ir
Colombian Battle.

The government forces defeated
Colombia, killing large number. Pan
oneme is now in the hands of the gov
ernment. The government loss was
40 killed and wounded. among the lat
ter being Colonel Navia. BY recent
decree, all import duties in this de-
partment were doubled ad valorem du-
ties now being 20 per cent. All liquor
duties have also been doubled.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
LIVING WITH NECK BROKEN.
Remarkable Case of Woman lnjur
ed in a Runaway.

Mrs. Jane Buck, wife of r. J. Buck,
Of McKeesport. who had her neck bro
ken in a runaway, lives and the phy-
sicians at the hospital says she has
q bare chance Of recovery. The third
cervical vertebra was broken, but the
spinal cord remains intact. The head
hangs limp, and for that reason the
head, neck and shoulders have been
placed in splints. and the woman.
though conscious, seems to suffer lit.
tie pain.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
CHICAGO MAN IN TROUBLE.
Caught With Defective Papers in Rus
sia and Must Suffer.

p man. protesting tnat he belongs
to Chicago. and that his name is
Schultz, has been convicted at Lublin.
Russian Poland, of having false pass
port under the name of Degachoff.
and has been sentenced to tour years
penal srvitude. and thereafter to de-
portation to the island of Sakhalien.
Schultz AYERS that he was born in New
York in 1875 and 10 the son Of Philip
Schultz. VINO died in Chicago in 1895.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
Woman Used Revolver.

A sensational shooting affray oc.
CURED Tuesday in North Newark, o.
Mrs, Frances Applegate. wife Of Thorn.
as Applegate a carpenter. shot Mrs
Philip Miller, the bullet taking effect
in Mrs. Miller's arm. The trouble
arose over the alleged mistreatment
of the little son OF Mrs. Miller by
Mrs. Applegate.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
APOSTLES ELECT SMITH.
Chosen Head of the Church Of Latter
Day Saints.

Joseph +. Smith was chosen and set
apart by the Apostles as president of
the Church of Latter Day Saints, at
Salt Lake City, in succession to the
late Lorenzo Snow. with John X. Win
der and Anthony ii. Lund as his first
and second councillors. respective
ly. President Smith was also named
as trustee in trust for the church. He
was likewise named as president of
the Salt Lake Temple, with John X.
Winder as his first assistant.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
Enlisted sailors to be promoted.

The Navy Department has received
the papers in the cases of Naval Gun
ners Francis Martin and Henry b.
Soule. who have passed good exam
nations and have been recommended
for appointment as officers of the line.
When these men receive commissions
they will be the first enlisted men
to obtain such advancement.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
Cleveland Chosen.

At the annual fall meeting of the
board of trustees of the University
of Princeton, held Tuesday, express
ident Grover Cleveland was elected a
member of the board. Mr.. Cleveland
accepted. and was sworn In at the
University library.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

There was snowfall of an inch and
a half at Rome. N. Y, Thursday.
John ID. Rockefeller has pledged
5000, 900 toward the endowment fund
of Barnard College.
Fire at Beaumont. Tex, Tuesday de
stroyed the McFadden block, entail
ing a loss estimated at 100000.
When the United States training
ship Buffalo sailed from Kiel, Germany.
10 members of the crew deserted.
Mrs. Mary Lowe. of Cleveland. o.,
stabbed her brother-in-law, Thomas B
Lowe. to death with butcher knife,
the outcome of quarrel.
The French budget committee ot
the Chamber of Deputies have adopted
a proposal giving to the state mo
nopoly of petroleum refining.
Henry ]. Lenderink, Secretary of the
United States Legation In Chile, has
resigned the position and will soon
leave for the United States.
The sum of $4,000 that became due
this month from Venezuela to the Unit
ed States. on account of mixed Amer
ican claims, has not been paid.
Maude Come is reported to have
sailed from a British port for South
Africa, and the authorities have been
notified TO watch for her arrival.
An attempt to blow up the house ol
Reese Morgan, superintendent of the
Murray mine at Willkesbarre and kill
him and his family was made Sunday
night
The Court of Appeals at Albany. n
Y. has granted Roland b. MolineuN
n new trial. Molineux was convicted
of the murder of Katherine j. Adams
in New York City. and sentenced tc
death.
The yacht Iowa, of New Berbe, n
c., was wrecked off the mouth of the
Housatonic river, Conn, but the wo
men and men on board were taken of
safely.
The Chicago Federation of Labor
in the case of the Allis- Chalmers ma
chinist strike, have decided to fgh
Judge Kohlsaat's injunction through
the courts.
The factory of the American Car
Company in Jersey City was destroyed
by fire. Seventy-five hands were II
/ the building. Two were slightly burn
ed. Loss $4,000.
More than two-thirds of the oliv,
growers of California have united in al
attempt to obtain better prices througl
the organization Of all the olive grow
| ers of the State.
The Rock River Methodist Episco
al
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
Girl Robbed by Footpad.

Miss Helen Oliver, a clerk at Con.
nellsville. was on her way home Tues.
day night when a burly negro accost-
ed her on lonely street and asked
her for her money. He threatened to
throw her over steep cliff, and made
his escape after securing SIP.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
Year in Prison for Most.

Johann Most, the anarchist, was SEN
fenced to one year In the penitentia.
ry Monday in the Court OF Special Ses.
sions at New York, for publishing in
his paper, the 'Freiheit," a seditious
article on the day following the shoot
ing of the late President Mckinley.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
ROOSEVELT ANXIOUS.
Wants Cabinet Members to Remain
Issues Denial of designations.

Issues Denial Of designations.
The President Is anxious that no
member of the Cabinet shall resign.
He is so sensitive on that point that
he caused a semi-ofIlcial statement
to be issued denying the probability
of the resignation of Secretaries
Hay, Root and Long. The President
would regard resignation at this
time as a reflection upon him. He
fears IL would be taken as an indica-
tion that he is,a man hard to get along
with. 1t is acknowledged, however.
among Cabinet officers that Secretaries
Hay and Long may retire early next
year, as they had determined long
before President McKinley's assassin
alton. TO quit public life at the first
suitable opportunity.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
Porto Ricans Coming.

The party of Porto Rico merchants
and shippers coming to the United
States on tour of inspection, will
reach New York October 2l, and will
go as far west as Chicago and st.
Louis.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
Helen Gould Appointed.

Miss Helen Gould has been selected
by the Federal Worlds Fair Commits
sion at st. Louis to be a member of
the Board of Lady Managers OF the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition of
1903
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
Million in Nome Gold erouaht.

The steamship ST. Paul has ar.
rived at Seattle. Wash. from Nome
with $1.500,000. The Garonne had
not put in an appearance when the
st. Paul left Nome September 6, and
anxiety was felt for her safety.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
BRANCH PLANT IN RUSSIA.
Westinghouse Expanding In st. Pc
tersburg as Well as London.

The Westinghouse interests, it is
said. are considering the advisable
ty of erecting a large plant in st. Pc
tersburg for the manufacture of cleo
trical apparatus and engines for the
Russian market. The projected plant
would adjoin the Westinghouse air
brake works recently established In
the Muscovite capital.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
Sunday Cars a Necessity.

At a habeas corpus hearing at Read.
ing, Pa, Judge English discharged the
United Traction Company's motormen
and conductors charged with oper.
ating cars on Sunday. He declares
that the running OF cars on the Sab
bath is q necessity.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
Walters Must Go Back.

Warrants have been issued by the
Treasury Department for the arrest
and deportation OF 13 walters employed
at the Plaza Hotel. New York. ON the
ground that they entered the nited
States under contract.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
A Ruralar Shot Dead.

Lewis Weaver, well-known charac.
ter of Latrobe. was shot and killed
Tuesday morning while engaged in
robbing the residence of Joseph Blair.
The body Of the dead burglar with q
bullet hole in his back, was found in
an alley in the vicinity of the Blair
residence at daybreak.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
Memorial Auxiliaries Formed

Secretary Ryerson Ritchey, of the
Mckinley National Memorial Associa-
tion. stated Wednesday that he had re-
ceived reports indicating that auxil-
larry organizations are being rapidly
formed in all sections of the country.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
America Distressing Them.

In Northampton, England, turbu.
lent scenes occurred. Hundreds of un.
employed shoemakers, melted by So
cialists. stormed the workhouse, de.
manding relief from the distress
caused by the paralysis of trade at.
tributed to American competition.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
Col. Arnold Dropped Dead.

Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Arnold.
Jr., Commandant OF the Allegheny U.
8. Arsenal. and one OF the best known
military men in Pittsburg. dropped
dead Tuesday at Bakerstown, Pa.
vhile On . hunting expedition.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
Employees Run the Railroad.

The Chicago and Southeastern Rail.
way. running from Muncie to Brazil,
Ind. has resumed operations on the
cooperative plan.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-23
Glass Plants Resume.

Operations were resumed Tuesday at
Massilion, o.. local glass factories.