The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-27
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

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The payment of secret premiums is
said to be the cause OF Russia's tariff
| rcprisals.
Twelve persons arc dead as a result
OF the railway disaster near Borden
town, N. J.
At Woodruff. Wis, fire destroyed all
the business houses with the exception
oi one saloon
Americans living in London will as
sist in raising funds for Queen Vic
toria's memorial.
AT Mena, Ark. Peter Bergman, col
orcd. was taken from the city Jail and
hanged by mob.
Fire in the business portion OF At
lanta, Ga. destroyed property valued
at nearly 100000.
Japan. provoked by Russian occupa
ton OF Manchuria, may compel conccs-
sions or 90 TO war.
The Coplay Cement Company, OF Al
lcntown. Pa, sold ont to New York
| syndicate for over $IoCoCoo
Negotiations for the purchase OF the
Danish West India islands by the Unit
cd States are still IN progress.
The first snow in Mississippi in two
years began Friday Similar news
comes from Georgia and Texas.
A contribution OF quarter OF mil
lion dollars by John y. Rockefeller To
Brown University has been announced.
The American government is urging
reply from British government on
amendments to Hay y-Paunccfotc treat.
In quarrel at Ondurman, Egypt, be-
| tween soldiers OF two Soudanesc regi-
ments five were killed and 20 wounded.
Consul General Wildman lost his lie
in the Rio de Janciro disaster while
waiting Tor treasure he had in the ships
safe
1t is thought the British government
will establish tariff for revenue to raise
morcy to pay the expenses of the Boer
war;
The big steel combine is to be known
a, the United States Consolidated Steel
Company with a capital OF $I,Iooooo,-
oco
There has been a rich strike on Lc-
pine creek, IS miles from Dawson,
where quartz assaying $S4 ton was
iound.
The question OF an extra session OF
congress will depend largely upon .he
conduct this week OF four filibusteriny
senator's.
General Cailes. of Manila. has IS
sued proclamation offering ten Mex
lean dollars apiece for the heads of
Americans.
Brooding over scolding from his
father, James Tallison, sensitive boy
OF II, tried to kill himself at his home,
at brooklyn.
Supt Dillingham;, OF the New York
health department, urges the people of
the city to be vaccinatcd, as smallpox
is spreading.
The arrangement whereby farming i'm
plemcnts may be imported into Turkey
free OF duty has been renewed for an
other decade.
Illinois Legislature adopted a resolu-
ton to investigate Dowie's Zionist
bank, but the latter says he will resist
the committee.
The Thirty infantry, the first
OF the volunteer regiments to return
from the Philippines, was mustered OFT
at San Francisco.
The Columbus (O.) Anti-Saloon
league proposes to bring suit against
saloons on the ground that they are
public nu:sances.
There is scarcely city OF 5000 pop
ulation or over i'll Indiana that has not
sent TO Andrew Carnegie its petition for
a public library gift.
The salary of every telegrapher on
the Big Four railroad has been advanc-
ed I2H per cent. total increase OF
about 100000 year.
Mrs. Emmons Blaine presented to
Chicago university the Chicago insii-
tute on pedagogy, representing an en-
dowment OF 100000,
Gen. MacArthur's reception at Il
Philippine city was extremely cordial
Important arrests of insurgent sympa.
thizers have been made.
Senor Cisneros. delegate TO Cuba
constitutional convention, refuses to
sign the document. and predicts war
with the United States.
1t is believed in Germany that Rus
sia's real tariff war will be with that
country. and that the present one with
America is merely temporary.
Three persons were killed and sew
eral injured at Goshen, Ind. by the
Wabash wcstbound passenger train run
ming into sleigh filled with people.
President Steyn and Gen. DeWet, in
behalf OF fighting burghers, issue a
proclamation in which British soldiers
are charged with all manner OF crime.
At Rochester, n Y, the Cenessee
National Savings and Loan Association
went into the hands OF receiver. LA
biites OF 100000 are double the as
SEES.
While riding on a Washington, d. c.,
street car. negro swallowed a piece
OF tobacco. He became very i'll, and
died upon being removed to the hos
pi.al.
The Shamolsin (Pa.) silk mill, employ
ing $50 operatives, has been closed
down by the owners for an indefinite
period because the employees formed a
rn:on.
A thief entered the St. John Evan
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