The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED
vaness Loot a Williamsburg Church--slair
Ceun Lawyer Mysterlously DIsap.
peafs-Thek Vein Coal cfFound.


lows: Frederick Stoner, Oakmont Si2;
Robert W. Clark. WoodCucK. so; Israel
kr.mri. COburn. 50: Martin Hess
James Creek. $40: Jonathan Grinage
Shirland S10; William A. Jones. Ebens-
burg 50; Adpllu G.. Sweesy West
MiddleseX. SS: Harriet Dougman
Doyles Mills. IS: benjamin +. Me-
Creight. Indiana. $S: John Il. carna.
han. Indiana. Sl2; David Rumbaugh.
Harrisonville. $ll.
John Rote and William Hartman.
each aged . years. while playing about
some uuarries at East Lampeter Ian.
caster county. found u can of blast.
Ing powder. They applied u match to
IT, terrific explosion resulting. Be
fore help arrived they were terribly
burned, the flesh peellng off in strips
when their clothes were removed.
The First Christian Church of vii.
klnsburg was entered by thieves and
portable property to the value of 5000
taken. Among the stolen articles were
two sewing machines belonging to the
Women's Aid Society. \ number of
rugs were taken. as well as a dozen
new chandeliers which had not been
put into place.
Fayette county people are much
agitated over an assault upon Mrs.
Eva Mcmillan and the shooting of her
husband. Hiram Mcmillan. near Oil
phant, by Il gang of nine negroes.
Soon after the shooting "A posse was
out after the assallants. All of the
negroes implicated in the affair were
lodged In jail.
VIM. Gates and crew of expert
drlllers Of Oil City have returned from
Egypt. where for the past 20 months
they have been testing for oil for the
Egyptian Petroleum syndicate. COM
posed of American and English capt.
tlaists. The attempts have proven
futile and the experiments abandoned.
Eight shares of Pennsylvania Rail
road stock that were stolen from her
in Philadelphia % years ago, We're
returned to Mrs. Emily l.. Moore, n
wealthy woman of that city, by Judge
Newburger. These shares of stock
have been In the possession of the
clerk of general sessions for 30 years.
Representative Howard l.. Calder of
the First Legislative district of Dau-
phin county. died at the Lochiel Ho-
tel in Harrisburg Monday. Mr.. Calder.
who was about 81 years of age, was
Judge Advocate on the staff of Major
General Miller of the National Guard.
l.. II. Faulkender. a prominent mem.
Der OF the Blair county bar, has dis
appeared. He left Hollidaysburg. pre-
sumably to attend United States court
at Pittsburg. He IL the custodian of
trust estate of $4,000. The Sheriff
has seized his property on executions.
Edward Durnew, n boy operator of u
carding machine at the Pearce woolen
mills at Greenville. caught his arm in
the betting and before the machine
was stopped his head had been drawn
between the pulley and the shafting.
His injuries will probably be fatal.
big Barney" Dolan, the last of the
Molly Maguires, Is dead at Big Mine
run. near Pottsville, where he has
made his nome for several years. His
death was caused by heart disease and
he dropped dead while dressing him.
self in his little shanty.
The Phoenix Oil Company of Ro-
chester has struck big gasser on the
Burns farm In Economy township,
Beaver county. The new well has 30
pounds pressure, and the experienced
oil men believe that n new oil field
is about to be opened up.
Citizens of Delaware township.
Mercer county. have petitloned against
the establishment of rural free mail
delivery in that locality. They claim
that 1t would have detrimental effect
on business in the small towns.
James Barry. who disappeared from
his home in Pymatuning township.
Mercer county. nearly 10 years ago. re-
turned to lind his wife dead and his
family widely scattered. lie gives no
explanation of his absence.
Rear Admiral Crowninshcld, chief
of the bureau of navigation of the
navy department. has issued an order
turning the converted gunboat Do.
rothea over to the State of Pennsyl.
vania for use of the naval militia.
a gang of II juvenile confessed
thieves have been landed in jail at
Warren. They said their object was
to accumulate money 10 pay their way
TO Cuba, where they would be brig
ands.
a Pittsburgh syndicate is trying to
buy the Evans City watcrworks and
the borough council Is thinking of sell
ing out for 100000 and using the
money in paving streets and seweriny.
William Rhoades. of Tldioute. aged
81 years, committed suicide at the
home of his grandfather at Custards
because the latter reproved him for
carrying two revolvers.
The drilling for coal veins near Ber.
lin has resulted in more important dis
coveries than was at first supposed.
The vein Is from six TO seven feet thick
instead of four.
Joseph Hamm. Lr.. of Mosquito Val
ley. near Williamsport, saved his two
children and his aged fathe. from
burning 10 death in his home.
The Indiana Steel Company has pur-
chased 1000 acres of coking coal near
Masonrown. Fayette county. and wa.
built big coke plant.
Mrs. Jennie Evans. wife of an oil
man living ut Bruin, 20 miles north of
Butler. committed suicide by hanging
herself.