The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-01-23
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Contract Let for Asylum for Deaf and Dumb.
Aged Man ties from Fright--Domes.
tic Heir 10 a Fortune.

opolis. $i2; Reuben J. Richardson, Ro-
chester Mills. $72; William Vanard, |
Beaver Falls. $I2; William Bestel, Kre-
gar, $50: David Cowher, Osceola Mills,
So; Samuel Elgin, Elderton, Sr7; Eliza
beth Newman Hubelsville. $T2; Anna
Goss, Hillsdale. So. Isabella McMillen,
Belnap. 81: Matilda Dunlap, Black
Hawk. So Susanna Snoeberger, Loys-
burg, 81.
Charles Connor. of Uniontown, who
for the past eight years has been mine
inspector for the Fifth bitumnous dis
trict, has rendered his resignation, to
take effect February ID. Mr.. Connor
has accepted the position OF general SUI
perintendent OF the Dominion Coal
Company operating extensive mines at
Cape Breton. Nova Scotia, in the Do
minion of Canada
The contract for the erection OF the
new asylum OF the Western Pennsyl-
vania Institution for the Instruction of
the Deaf and Dumb. at Edgewood, to
take the place OF the building destroyed
by fire December Ia. 1900. When the
whole structure has been put up and
equipped it will have cost in the neigh
borhood of 100000.
Archibald Bggs. colored, ended his
life at Uniontown Monday evening. He
murdered his wife Saturday night,
butchering her in bed. and the crime was
not discovered until Monday morning.
Biggs made no effort to get away, but
had been lettering around Uniontown
trying to get up courage enough to kill
himself
United States postal inspectors at Al
| lentOwn arrested c. Barnett, alias Ev-
ans, charged with using the mails TO de-
fraud and OF counterieiting,' and who IS
| believed to be a member OF a supposed
| gang OF counterfeiters and green
goods men. whose headquarters are in
New York city.
As the result OF brutal assault by
union moldcrs John Faber, aged 54, and
Roman Lock. both OF whom took the
places OF strikers in an Eric stove
foundry. were severely injured. The
former is in hospital with a knife
wound which has destroyed the sight OF
one OF MS eyes.
The flag carried by the First regiment,
n. G.. p, through the Spanish-American
war. has been formally turned over 10
the State by Col. Wendell p. Bowman.
OF Philadelphia. The standard will be
deposited in the flag room with the COL
ors OF other Pennsylvania regiments.
The State authorities are worried over
an epidemic OF rabies which is affecting
live stock in Greenfield township. Eric
county Recently mad dog bit num-
Der OF domestic animals. Since that
several sheep. cattle and horses have
died OF the disease.
Nathan Baswauth died in East
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ing one OF his children fall upon the
floor A few weeks ago he had an at-
tack OF typhoid fever but was GONZALES
cent The mother died recently and five
children are orphaned.
At the annual meeting OF the National
Delane Sheep Breeders Association
held at Canonsburg. James McClellanc
was elected president; {. {. Johnson
recording secretary; J. II. Hamilton
corresponding secretary.
Anderson Lutz, an aged and highly
respected citizen OF Cooper township
who has held numerous Offices in Clear
field county, committed suicide By
shooting himself through the head will
rifle.
,, A party OF Kittanning capitalists
while boring Tor gas on the Jacob Rupl
farm, east OF that place, in Manor town
! ship, have struck oil. Oil men say TIL
: indications are good for I5-barrel we'll
!. This will open up an entirely new field
9 Jacob Cont was arrested at Ney
h Castle on charge OF abducting Cast
!. Lorengo, aged IA, daughter OF Mr.. an
Mrs. Dominick Lorengo. Cont an
!. the girl went to Cleveland and wer
married.
!, Francisco Diaz, aged "a has becom
y student in the preparatory department
i of Washington and Jefferson College, =
{ Washington. He is son OF Gen. Diai
= OF the Cuban army, and is intensely pa
n triotic.
h Mrs. Amanda Ritchey, OF Franklir
4 who has been earning living as ,ic
!, mestic, has fallen heir to $500 600 willie
: her by James Henry, a wealthy met
. chant OF Toledo. o.. who adopted he
when she was child.
L L. S. Houk, fish and game wardei
9 has been arrested at New Castle. {
t w. Hawk charged the official with lal
3 ceny in forcing the complainant to pa
over money to prevent the arrest OF h
son for illegal fishing.
The Shenango glass works, at Ne
Castle, operated by the American Wiz
dow Glass Company, will be close
down Saturday night for an indefni;
period, because OF the lack of blower
and gatherers.
Cyrus Andrews, a roller at the Can
bria rail mills, met a horrible dea.
when one OF the hooks used in rollin
caught him and he was drawn betwee
the coupling boxes. He was terribl
crushed and lived less than an hour.
Samuel H. Warwick. aged 20 year
inventor of root beer and who's
wealth IL years ago was estimated
over SI,oooooo died penniless in Il
hospital attached 20 the almshouse
Philadelphia.
F. w. Jackson. professor OF Greek
,. the Mt Pleasant institute, has been re,
: commended by Senator Penrose for
IL copsulship at Petras, Greece.
le A daring, but unsuccessful, attem
le was made by several men TO rob Il
m postoffre NJ Nortb Warren Thav IA.