The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-12
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sian peasants for horse stealing.
A granddaughter of John Brown,
Miss Nellie Brown, Is n member of the
salvation Army at Astoria, Ore.
Thomas Nelson Page an American.
has been named for membership in
the Astronomical society of Europe.
\ iirr originating IN Lexington, Ky.
destroyed seventeen buildings ana
threatened to wipe out two blocks.
The naval surveys along the coast
of cuba have disclosed the most avail
able harbOrs for cOaling and naval sta
tions.
\ double.deckcr trolley ear tipped
over on the Lake Side road in Syra-
cusc. y. Y, and u people are report
ed seriously injured.
Leading German iron and steel max
crS are planning to 20 TO America i'll
the autumn to study American meth
odS Of manufacture.
BY unanimous vote the American
Medical association at 81. Paul adopt
ed report ndorsing the re-establish-
mcnt of army canteens.
The Columbia National Bank Of
pittsburg has been appointed as n re
serve agent for the First National
bank of Friendly. W. Va.
Rev. William Wade of Nalpin, Ind,
was sentenced to the Columbus penl-
tCntiary for one year and fined Sl,ooo
for passing counterfeit nickles.
Maj. Gen. Chalfec ana STAFF and
two companies of the Mint. infantry
arrived M Manila on the United States
transport sumner from Taku.
DR.. Thomas Bond, n prominent sur
gcDn ana analyst, committed suicide
in London by jumping from an upper
story window of his residence.
j. l.. Whitaker. former wealthy
cattlcman of TT. Scott, Kan, who Is
charged with selling mortgaged cattle.
was captured after Il two months
hunt
/, John ". Rockefeller has given three
scholarships. worth $500 each, to the
school Of pedagogy of Columbia uni
vcrsity on condition that the holders
be negroes.
George w. Bently, former superin-
tcndent of the Tampa Bay and Key
: West railroad. shot himself dead on
the grave of his daughter at Nor
wich. Conn.
Louis Myers, who Is said to have
murdered seven persons in Virginia,
, North Carolina. South Carolina and
Tennessee. has been captured at Mid
Il dlesboro, Ky.
The National Foundrymen's associa-
tiOn. in session mt Buffalo. elected J. G..
Sadlier of Springfield, o., president,
and Thomas ID. West of Sharpsville,
Pa, treasurer.
Lieut.. Commander j. II. Bull, in
charge of the government hydrograph-
: ic work at the Buffalo exposition. was
seriously hurt by fall from the dome
of the government building.
+ Word has come by vessel to Dayton.
5 o.. that capt. David Hammond for
, 80 years resident and heaviest land
a owner on Rattlesnake island, had
committed suicide by drowning.
Oscar Johnson, a fireman on the Erie
railroad. while on duty at loungs-
town. was crippled through his engine
a being dltched by derailing switch.
He has been awarded AlO,5OO.
o Secretary Hunt of Puerto Rico call
G ed upon the president He says the
= Puerto RicanS are anxious for free
n trade with the United States. The
=. island Is making great progress.
@ Albert II. Steger. an electrician in
Z Chicago was awarded S25,OO0 damages
Q against the board of trade in the cir
n cult court. His arm was torn off and
It his thigh crushed by "A rotary fan.
Secretary Gage has purchased bonds
: to the amount of SI3o,OOO. lie bought
ST3ODO worth of Is, due in 1907, al
y 1881: SG5OOoO of the same ut 1l3.S06
V e $1,000 3s. due in 1905 at 10S,S53l.
II Two hundred tons of powder ex
plodcd in one of the magazines al
:. Mare Island navy yard in San Fran
q cisco Wednesday. wrecking the maga
!. zines ana damaging other buildings il
II the yard. The loss Is estimated a
n S-JO,O6O.
Il Miss .Iudn Il. Shepherd, an heres'
4 and widely known society girl of Chi
Ie cago. eloped with James Arthur Webb
J. ticket broker. Miss Shepherds pa
le rents wanted her to select Il husban,
lie of their choice, She refused and clop
ed with Webb.
President Newman OF the New Yorl
Central says that Il new president 70
d, the Lake Shore will probably not b.
elected until the regular semi-annua
, meeting in the latter part of thi
"a month
~ Thomas W. Lawson's yach Inde
* pendence has been shut out of the trla
<. races by challenge committee.
s Gen. Macarthur at Manila report
I'd that all the volunteers have left til
TO philippines en- route for the Unite
States.
A terrific hallstorm burst over Wasl
'lngton. Pa, Thursday. For ten mir
utes hail stones as large as marble
u pelted down. rddling fruit trees an
doing large damage to wheat and gal
IN den stuff.
at The business portion of Fennsvill,
he Mich, was wiped out by fire earl
'el Wednesday morning. The entii
O0 Opera house block and several store
IS, were In ruins, and blocA of store
be on the north side of the street was
nc flames.
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