The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-03
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

1ne weekly crop report issued ny tne |
weather bureau says that conditions
have been favorable In nearly all
parts of the country.
The German colonial council has
appointed committee to devise a
plan for gradually abollshlng slavery
in German East Africa.
The Great Northern ralload has
bought thee miles of bay front at West
Superior, Wis, ON which II will build
immense passenger and freight docks.
Joseph Laduc. founder of Dawson
city. and owner of its richest mines
and most valuable town lots. died mt
his old home in Schuyler Falls. y. Y,
Friday.
Judge Blair sentenced Thomas q.
! Braker Thursday to States prison for
i've years nt hard labor for attempting
TO kill the Rev. John Keller, at Arling
ton y. j.. February 8.
The Duke of Manchestcr's unsc-
cured creditors accepted the proposition
/ of his fathtr-in-lnw, Eugene Himmer
man, of Cincinnati. to pay them S3l2
on each 50 of their claims.
! Recent orders from Harrisburg noti-
: fy company commanders throughout
/ the state that no men will he allowed
camp pay who are not enlisted 30 days
before the command goes into camp.
The Elliins-W Widcncr syndicate is
said to he negotiating for control of
the Metropolitan street railway of
Kansas city. The company is now
controlled by the Armours of Chi
cago.
a decree issued by the French gov
crnmcnt continues the application of
the minimum tariff on colonial food
stuiTs and on coffee from the United
States, cuba. Puerto Rico and the
Philippines.
No Information has been received
at the War Department concerning the
visit TO the United States of Gen.
Gomez. of cuba. II Is not believed he
Is coming here on any mission of an
official character.
\ proclamation has been issued hy
. Ii Hung Chang stating that the I'M
perial court will return to pcliln and
that when it comes 1t will at once re-
sumo the management of public af-
, fnlrs Of the country.
The Inter Ocean Telephone & Tcle-
, graph company was Incorporated at
Albany Friday 10 construct lines con
Meeting Cleveland, Buffalo and other
- cities and villages in New York. The
capital stock is S2,0ooooo.
= The Monungahela division of the
Pennsylvania railroad has notified Its
telegraph operators that wages have
! been advanced all along the road frOm
July /. \ general advance of about
l 50 n month went into effect.
Prince Chuan. brother of the EN-
prrur of China, sails for Germany
:. July 20 to apologize for the murder OF
Won Ketteler. lie will return by wa;
, of America and is expected to react
y this country early in October.
The June grand jury Friday re
+ turned two indictments against Flrl
!. Commissioner John j. Scanncll for al
}. legged wllful neglect of duty In con
q nectlon with the purchase of supplies
r for the fire department in New York
Il Miss Louisa NJ. Stead. of Brooklyn
g y. Y, will sail on Saturday for Liberia
II where she will Immediately becom,
v the bride of Rev. David Il. Carson. \
friend, Miss Mary Il. Banta, Is to ac
company her on the voyage of nearl!
G,00o miles ..- .,.. ,p.:n.
The statement of coinage execute,
0 at TIE mlnts of the United States 70
the fiscal year ending June 30 1901
d, shows the total coinage to have hecl
: S136,3iO,7St. as follows: Gold, 500
II OG5.7l5: silver, S35, ,2U5, ,40S; minor coins
L. S2,0O9,j6S.
IS The American Federation of Labo
l. issued Il call Friday for an assessmen
ii of > cents per member for the benetl
70 of the International Machlnsts' assc
$. citation. There being 2,OOO.0O0 mem
70 bers of the federation, this will Civ
70 the machinlsts 100000.
The transport Logan has arrived n
, san Francisco from Manila with tn
y, Forty-fourth volunteers and six con
III panies Of the Thirty.eighth regiment
>, also II number of cabin passengers
~ including Mrs. Funston. There wer
" two deaths among the troops durln
-, the voyage.
M 1t is stated that the Hambur.
al American line will shortly reduce Il
rates and fares from Germany to Indi;
Chinese and Japanese ports. 1t
likely that the reduction will start
rate-cuttlng war with the English line
touching at these ports.
II. Commander Frederick Roblnso
n. Smith, L. s. ". (retired, Is dead at h
nl home in Blnghampton, \. u, aged
Il. years. He was graduated from Al
ly napols. in 1861, and served with dl
tnctlon In the Civil War He was a.
pointed commander IN 1870.
Taoah Sheng, at the request of Il
Kun II, visited all the consuls
a Shanghai Friday and urged that as Il
foreign forces We're leaving Peki
h, they ought also to evacuate ShanghG
=, - The consuls are referring the matt
49,, to their respective governments.
m The body of Samuel Turner, a neg
oO physician. was found Saturday NOR
In. Ing hanging 80 feet above the grouI
lbs to the topmost branch of the large
nj tree in Floral Park, Louisville. Tu
.os ner complained Friday night of Il
"a, lent and said "he meant to move"