The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

of the crew.
Forty thousand immigrants nrc
booked TO leave Italy for the United |
states during May.
Minister Congcr says China is
anxious for an early settlement of the
pending questions.
Armour x co.'s. beef house, at the 7,
Chicago stock yards. was damaged TO
the extent of 100000 by fire.
John +. Reynolds was shot dead ut
Worcester. Mass. by John +. Cum
mings, as the result of quarrel.
Emperor Williams announcement
of Cabinet changes caused some won
der in official circles in Germany.
Governor Odell. of New York. has
signed the bill appropriating 100000
for the purchase of the Palisades.
The wage advance of the Illinois
Central affected 1000 men and in
creased the pay roll $500, 900 annually.
Mrs. Carrie Nation returned to the
Jail at Wichita. Kan. after attending
the funeral of her brother, at Louis
burg.
The transport Egbert has arrived at
San Francisco from Taku with large
number of bodies of American sol
uierS.
Sir Dmshaw Manockjec Petit. the
well-known millionaire and Parsee
philanthroplst. Is dead at Bombay.
India.
Albert T.. Patrick pleaded not guilty
to an Indictment for the murder of
the late Texas millionaire, William
Marsh Rice.
The Prussian Government has
bought the coal mines at the Minis
ter Achenbach" and the "Altrop" for
25.O00,O0O marks.
Emperor William brought the ses
sion of the Prussian Diet to an ab-
rupt close, because it has failed to
pass his canal bills.
There has not been a single appli-
cation for the position of steamboat
inspector at Manila. the salary of
which is 81. $50 year.
The management of the Chicago
Homeopathic Medical College has u.'-
cided to admit female students on an
equal footing with men.
Ann Maria Rathbun was convicted
AT New Haven. Conn, of poisoning
her husband. and was sentenced to
the penitentiary for life.
Albert G. Case. for many years credit
manager of the Carnegie Steel Com
pany. has been elected President of
the American Cotton Company.
Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan of New York
has made the United States Naval
Training Station at Newport the gift
of 600 volumes for its library.
\ convention of the grand lodge of
| the Sons of Benjamin. held in New
York. voted to allow tile wives of
members to become members.
The depository of the Southern Rock
| Island Plow Company at Dallas, Tex.
was destroyed by lightning and the
loss Is estimated at S250.000.
| A farm hand in New York shot the
wife of his employer because she re-
fused to elope with him. and he was
shot by the woman's husband.
At Lufkln. Tex, fire swept away
81 business houses ana their contents,
! entaillng n loss of about $4,000, on
which there Is little insurance.
Midway concessionaircs at Pan
American Exposition threaten to make
trouble il the show is open on Sunday
and they are compelled to close.
The transport fleet at Manila. which
Is TO be used in transporting General
chaffee's army from China to the
Philippines has left Manila for Taku.
Turkey has asked foreign represen.
tatives to intervene against the Jews.
\ tornado in Nebraska picked up u
barn aud carried it more than 100
yards.
Persons of high position are report
cd TO be involved in the numerous ar
rests of suspected revolutionists that
last few days.
Admiral l,emey has arrived mt Mel
bourne and will represent the United
States Government at the opening of
the first session of the Australian Par
Lament.
A gang of gypsics. In revenge for
their previous capture by gendarmcs
poisoned the wells in the village of
Kapolya, Hungary. with the result
that II persons have died of poisoning
The corpse of one of the Rosenfield
boys was found in the Mississippi
river near Minneapolis, Mimi. where
William Rosentield Is supposed TO have
drowned himself aud his four chill
dren.
Fry and Everett were committed
for trial In London on charges of de
fraudlng bankers by forged documents
) purporting to show shipments of gold
that never existed. The evidence
showed that they had obtained $3.50
900 on ore worth $4,000.
Up to March 81, 1901, the war reve
nue. act of June 10, 1898. produced
$3.50 0.504. III.
Mrs. Charles White was arrested a.
Brantford. Ont. on charge of poison
Ing her husband.
The United States Steamship com
pany. of Copenhagen. Denmark. hn'
ordered six new steamers of i2,00t
tons each for the American trade.
! Since December. 1899. the losses I,
: property from the larger fires alon,
in Pttsburg, Pa. are estimated at ovel
S3.500,000. Nine iiremen were kille,