The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-13
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

Carnegie has given the city of De-
catur, III. 100000 for public library.
Secretary Hay has left Washington
for few days rest in Virginia resort
King Edward VII. is reported to be
suffering from malignant and incurabie
throat trouble.
| The coal strike in Colorado has been
| settled. and all mines are open with
| full force OF men
Mrs. Elizabeth Holthouse. aged IL,
was found burned to death at her home
in Allegheny Pa.
Prof Max Won Pcttcnkoicr, a distin
guished chemist committed suicide in
Berlin by shooting.
1t is said that the Russian oil fire
was caused by discharged employe,
who wanted revenge
French Commanders in China will in
wade the province of Shan 81 in spite
OF Waldersee 5 protest
The Earl oi Kimberley. Liberal lead
er in the house of lords. is suffering
from congestion OF the lungs
Cardinal Gibbons declares that Mrs.
| Carrie Nations methods IN her anti
| liquor crusade are all wrong
Horace Silsby. the inventor OF steam
fire engine, died at Seneca Falls. N Y,
tuesday. He was 90 years old.
A severe storm is prevailing along the
north coast OF France. Three small
wrecks have occurred off Cherbourg.
| The power house of the Omaha
| tNcb) street railway was destroyed by
fire Saturday, entailng loss OF 5000,
| 600.
Charles Arnold aged q years, shot
and killed his wife. Florence, aged 20
years. in New York, and committed sui
eide
Ex-City Clerk OF Sandusky. o.. w.
A. Miller. who is short in his accounts
to the extent OF $4,000, is mysterously
missing.
The grand lodge OF Elks has decided
TO change the date of the National con
vention in Milwaukee from July 10 to
July %.
An unknown Italian, ont OF work and
| starving, committed suicide by shooting
in St Paul's cathedral, London, during
service.
Gold plated tiles have been discover
ed on the Buddhist temples in China,
and the foreign soldiers are stripping
the places.
Three men who are suspected OF hav-
ing stolen an express safe containing
$4,000 at Manila. Ia. have been placed
Under arrest!
Quirin's tannery, at East Olean. n.
Y. was destroyed by fire. causing a
loss OF $4,000 and throwing 200 men
ont oi employment
George Foster. former cashier OF the
South Danvcrs (Mass.) National bank,
OF Peabody, has been arrested charged
with embezzling $1,000.
a lumber yard. sawmll and ii houses
in the western part OF Havana, near FL
Cerro, have been destroyed by fire,
a total loss OF 100000.
The Thirty regiment the first
OF the volunteers to return from the
Philippines arrived in San Francisco
from Manila Wednesday.
Patrick Cahll, OF near Roney's Poin.,
W. Va, is using a small elephant III
farm work, and finds it docle and lar
more useful .han horse.
The masked burglars entered the
Lank at Andovcr, o.. bound the watch
man and blew open the safe, but fled
Leiore securing any money.
Mrs. Carrie Nation and three follow
crs Tuesday wrought damage to the cx-
tent OF 81, 500 in the Senate" the finest
equipped Joint in Topeka.
At Columbia, Mo-. Henry Arthur and
Clifford Christian two young men who
had been arrested for interfering with d
dance were burned to death in Jail.
The Southern Cotton Spnners' A =
sociation will meet on February 10 II
arrange for a curtailmcnt OF production
probably OF from 80 to so per cent.
A bill has been introduced in the low
er House OF the Illinois Legislature pro-
viding for capital punishment in the
electric chair instead OF by hanging.
A father and son at Montgomery
; Ala, pursuing a man who eloped with
the old mans daughter, shot Chief JUS
time Mcclellan. who 'nteriered with
them.
, A British force Of 700 under Mai
Crewe was ambushed by $500 Beers
under DeWet and compelled to retreat
losing heavily III men and abandoning
a g,n.
A pipe of the Standard Oil Company
| bui 81 tillCC Iilitn llOlil NlllWdy, l@dllCttS-
ter county, Pa, and 1000 barrels oI
oil escaped before the leak was stopped
Rio dc Janeiro has. municipal debt
OF almost 90, 100000 milreis, about $I2.-
coo,ooo. The annual deficit is nearly
one and a hall times the entire income
Gloomy reports come from the Phil
ippines, the soldiers not sharing the op-
timistic views OF the civil commission
and believe the Flipinos can hold ou
almost indefinitely.
Farmers in the vicinity Of Pana, ILL.,
have been deirauded out OF $4,000 ,,
swindlers who, under pretense OF sell.
ing watches. have got their signature;
| 20 notes,
) At the annual meeting and election .
t the Diamond Match Company the
statement showed net earnings equal t.
I3 $40 per cent. on the $I5,oooooo cap
tal stock.
: An unknown. healthy looking woman
raided q poolroom at Milwaukee, Wis.