The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-03-20
LATEST NEWS NOTES.


were reported in Cape Town Sunday.
A terrific snowstorm has paralyzcl
railway traffic in Northern Michigan.
The New York Legislature has pass
ed the bill taxing assurance companies.
Several girls were burned to death in
fire at a, shoe factory at ST. Josephs,
Mo.
The builders trial OF the battleship
Illinois was satisfactory in every re-
spcct
Fire destroyed reaper works at
Doylcstown, O.. causing a loss OF near
ly 100000.
-. The transport Hancock arrived at San
Francisco from Manila with the Thir-
ticth infantry.
All the presidential postmastcrs who
iailed OF confirmation by the Senate will
be reappointed
George w. Perkins has been rc-elec!-
ed president of the Cigarmakcrs' In
tcrnGtional Union
\ New York woman was killed by
pet terrier, while writhing on the floor
in an epileptic fit
The measure to disfranchse negroes
passed the Maryland Senate by strict
ly Democratic vote.
Alfred Carver failed in an attempt TO
murder his wife at Wcstlicld, n. J., and
then killed himself.
Four actors OF an Uncle Toms Cab
in company were crematcd in a burn
ing train in Montana
Andrew Carnegie offers $4,000 for 4
library building at Mont Clair, N. J.,
on the usual conditions.
The will of William NJ. Evarts, which
was probated in New York leaves his
entire estate iO the family.
Control Of construction OF an ice plant
al Manila has been placed in the hands
OF the insuar government.
Sunday the remains OF ex-Preside1t
Harrison were laid to rest in Crown lllll
cemetery Indianapolis. Ind
Charles Coleman was crematcd at the
Homestead tPa) steel works in the
presence oi his companions.
Ralph g. Batcmau shot and killed
his sweetheart. ELLA White, at Norwood,
Mass" and committed suicide.
The estimates sent to the house OF
commons showed that the cost of Queen
Victoria's funeral was $I7sooo.
Pennsylvania druggists urge the pas
sage OF the Ncsbit bill by the assembly
restricting the sale OF poisons.
Senators Platt and Depcw are fighting
the proposed nomination OF Col Sanger
TO be assistant secretary OF war.
The transport Buford has arrived at
san Francisco from Manila with the
lhirty-seventh infantry on board.
The National Civic federation has is
sued a call for National conference on
taxation at Buffalo, May % and "a.
Complete census returns give the pop
ulation OF India as 2O4,Coo,ooo, an in
crease in the last decade of 1000 900
First Vice President Greene of the
Pennsylvania denies that his company
does or desires to control the b. * o.
Fire destroyed the Watcrtown IS. d.
roller mills, the largest in the State.
Estimated loss, SIoo,ooo partially insur-
cd.
A half nude corpse OF a woman was
found III the woods near West Chester.
Pa, and it is supposed she was murder
cd.
Two members of New Yorli's 400
were married while supposed to be d.
ing with fever, and both began to re-
cover.
Fire caused loss OF 100000 at the
works OF the Fisher Glue Company,
Towanda, n. Y. Henry Irish was badly
burned.
Officials OF the First National bank
OF Niles, Mich, charge missing Cashier
Johnson with forgcries amounting to
100000.
Count Boni de Castelane fought
duel with M. DeRodays, editor of the
Paris Figaro and the latter was bad
ly wounded
Near Washington, Ind. three chill
dren OF Guy Williams were burned TO
death while the father was telling tim
Der on his farm.
The Japanese House OF Peers has pass
cd the taxation bills of the government,
hut the hostility felt toward the Ito
cabinet shows no abatement.
Andrew Carnegie has offered S. ZOO
600 in the form OF o5 libraries to the
city OF New York, and also 100000
for great library in St. Louis.
The officials of the treasury depart
ment regard it as a conservative esti-
mate that not less than $4,000 was
put in circulation by inaugural visitors.
All the republics OF South and Cen
trail America have agreed to participate
in the Congress of American republics,
to be held in Mexico City next Octo-
Der.
Andrew Carnegie has made offers OF
library donations, OH the usual condi-
tions. to Yonkers. N. Y, $4,000; Green
vile, o.. $4,000; Ottawa, Ont, SIoo'
600.
Col. Charles Chailke Long and James
Deering Humphreys have been appoint
cd chevaliers OF the French Legion OF
Honor for their work at the Paris ex-
position,
The official organ OF he Russian Min
istry OF Finance threatens that Russia
will make strict rcprisals in case OF any
raising OF duties by Germany on Rus
sian products.
Mr. Carnegie announces his retire
,,.,. iron, octive business Ha 1Ooa.oe