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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
A GERMAN HOLD ON CHINESE LAND|
TROOPS REMAIN.
Field Marshall Won WaIdersee 10 Take Pos.
session oil a Concession--Report Of
Committee on Indemnity.

II Is reported that the Germans have
selected a concession ut Canton. that
the prclimlnarics have been arranged
and that possession will be taken
soon.
Field Marshal Won Waldcrsec. In the
letter which he sent to the ministers.
us the reply of the generals to the
Views of the ministers regarding the
military questions discussed by the
generals In conference, says a garrison
of 5000 men should be left nt Tien-
tsin and the adjoining districts. Great
Britain. France. Germany and Japan
TO contribute 400 men each. and Italy
TO contribute 400 men. TO garrison
Shanghai Kwan, France. Russia.
Great Britain and Germany are to
contribute 300 men each. and Italy one
company until the forts are razed. 80
long as any forces occupy Chinese ter
ritory the foreign military command
ers must exercise the full authority
OF civil administration. according to
the principle established ut The Hague
In 1890. The Chinese may remain III
office. as In the ease of pao-Ting-Fu
AMI partly, Tlen-tsln. Beside the ~
900 men In the Tien-tsin district. war
Pei-Iio. will preserve communication
with the International fleet at Taku
Concerning the question of evacun-
| tion. opinions were divided. The
British. Japanese and German com
innndcrs were of the opinion that the
evacuation could not commence until
! China had accepted the prescribed con
ditions and paid the total indemnities.
| The French commander would com
mence by withdrawing 1000 in fort
night and completing the withdrawal
of the troops In six weeks, leaving
only colonial troops there. ON account
of the climatic conditions. The Italian
and Austrian commanders had no III
structlons. and General Chaffee. the
American commander. abstalned from
expressing an opinion. General Wo'
gack, the Russian commander. was not
present at the recent meetings of the
generals and Russia was not repre-
sentpd.
kilograms from Paris say: The For
pign Office has received dispatch
from Peking announcing that VI
| PichOn. the French Minister. present
ed the report of the Committee on In
demnity. The amount China Is to pay
nns been fixed at 1,36j. 100000 francs
How 1t IL proposed that the indemnity
he distributed among the Powers Il
not set forth, but as the dispatch does
not mention The Hague II Is thought
the Minister'S are hopeful of being abl'
to settle the proportion to be received
by each Power by discussion at Peking
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
GENERAL TRADE ACTIVE.
Outlook Continues Bright In all Directions.
Good Crop Prospects and Failures
Away Below the Average.

Il. G. Dun 4 Co.'S. weekly Review
of Trade" says: The most activity
ever seen In Wall street diverts at
tentiOn In measure from progress IN
distributing and manufacturing opera
tlons. But while stock market. inter-
ests are counscling caution and at
tempting , to prove that prices are
really more than the condition of
some of our railroads warrants. the
fact remains that without a brilliant
crop outlook and great activity of
general trade, Wall street could hold
no such carnival. Labor difficulties
are fewer and less threatening than
for several years before In the first
week Of May, and prices of merchan.
disc hold well. Stability of prices
ana vigorous prosecution of work NJ
mills Indicate the wholesome condition
of the Iron ana steel market. Through
out the entire range of products OF
this Industry the current demand for
immediate delivery exceeds all pre-
vious records, yet makers maintain
II conservative position and prices are
not pushed up to the danger point.
1t Is mt the finishing steel plants that
there Is the greatest urgency for ship
ments and full capacity Is assured
for the next three months. After July
there Is prospect of respite. judging
by the light engagements of pig iron.
There Is Il rush to get In orders for
steel rails before the higher price be-
came effective, and the erection of
new office buildings provides great
demand Tor structural material, which
Is also In considerable request ON for
eign contracts. Traders have forced
the next crop options In corn to what
seems an unreasonable level, since
there Is evidence of large yield. de-
spite delayed planting through ex-
cessive moisture. Wheat also attaineed
nigh point, advancing In sympathy
with corn. According to correspond
ents, there Is reason to expect a heavy
spring wheat crop this year. In the
principal States full acreage has
been planted and the weather Is most
favorable for termination. On the
Pacific coast, and in otner domestic
spring wheat sections, as well as In
Manitoba. n larger area than usual
Is devoted TO raising wheat this year.
The marvelously healthy condition OF
business Is best appreciated when 1t Is
discovered that the defaults last month
were the smallest In 81 months, with
the exception of May to August. 1899.
inclusive. In manufacturing lines
there were but 16l failures. with a
total Indebtedness of $l,097, ,694
against IT'S last year for $A.514.003
As 1880 reported the smallest liabili-
ties of any full year In two decades,
last months good showing Is made
manifest by default In manufactur
Ing concerns $777.065 smaller than two
years ago. Trading failures We're 555
for VI, 3,lOSS23. and banking defaults
were $520.OOO. The death rate was
only three-hftieths Of per cent of all
firms In business. and losses averaged
y4.7O; not a serious embarrassment to
general trade.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
TRAIN BLOCKED FIREMEN'S ROAD.
SEVEN PERISH.
Victims Of Chicago Tenement Disaster Sur.
rounded by Flames Too Quickly to
escape-SoveraI Badly Injured.

Seven persons were burned to death,
three fatally injured and several
others slightly burned and otherwise
injured IN fire that destroyed a
three-story apartment building at
South Chicago. ILL.,. early Sunday.
While the occupants of the burning
building were struggling with the
smoke and flames in hope of forcing
their way to safety, the tiremcn who
were responding to the alarm We're
vainly waiting for n freight train
which blocked the way of the fire en-
gnes to move away from the crossing
and give an open road to the fire. but
by the time the firemen reached the
burning building the structure had
been destroyed. Scattered among the
embers were found the Charred re-
mains of the victims.
The 2-year-old daughter of Christ
Jansen. who lived on the third iioOr
was terribly burned. her left arm and
her face being roasted. Her father,
n follower of DIR. Dowic. refused 10
allow the little one to have medical
attention, and fought desperately
when she was taken from him. lie
clung to the burned arm of the child.
and part of the flesh was torn from
the (lber. When finally the police
forced him to give up the child he
cursed them and prayed that they
might be punished for subjccting his
child TO the worldly science of medi.
cine. The father was knocked down
by some person In the crowd and
barely escaped lynchng He was ar
restcd
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
Sons Of American Revolution.

At the twelfth annual session OF the
Sons of the American Revolution held
in Pittsburg. Pa. the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year at
the closing session of the congress:
Walter :. Logan, of New York. was
chosen President General and the fol-
lowing Vice Presidents general: James
Denton Hancock. Franklin. Pa:
Thomas Tipps, Detroit Judge John
Whitehead, New Jersey; Harris Davis.
California: Captain Samuel Eberly.
of Chicago, was elected Secretary Gen
eral; George W. Bates. of Michigan.
Historian General, and Rev. DIR. Il. b.
Wariicld. President of Lafayette Col.
lege, Chaplain General
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
NEW JERSEY COPPER DEPOSIT.
A Lode 80 Fee. Wide and Nearly a Mile
Long Discovered.

A deposit of copper 30 feet wide at
the point of development, and nearly
one mile long has been found on the
farm of o. Il. Gray. near Pennington.
n. j. AS result of the valuable find
the o. Il. Gray Copper Company has
been incorporated under the laws of
New Jersey with an authorized capt
tai of $25O.OOO.
Engineers haye located one end of
the lode, and eight assays of the ore
show the poorest taken from the top
carries 2.70 per cent of copper, while
the richest assayed by Prof. j. Il.
Woodward, of Harvard. bears 54.5S
per cent. Another analysis by the
Baltimore Smelling and Rolling Com
pany shows 9.51 per cent of copper.
S.06 ounces of silver per ton and 90
per cent per ton of gold. ~
A perpendicular shaft 40 feet deep
has been sunk, prosecuting several
veins. There Is evidence that mining
was done at the farm In n crude way
probably centuries ago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
FIFTEEN THOUSAND ARE HOMELESS.
LOSS BY FIRE.
Jacksonville. Florida Visited by a Disastrous
CohfIalra.ion-Tho Total Loss esti-
mated at Fully 100000.

Fifteen million dollars worth of
property has gone up In smoke ana
10000 people are homeless in Jackson
VILE, Fla. The entire business section
ol the city is in ashes and numerous
lives are reported to have been lost.
One hundred and thirty blocks. lnclud-
ing 1900 houses. are In ruins. The
fire burned furlously. defying the as
saults of water dynamite and the su-
prcme effort of the entire population
aided by the fire departments of nu-
merous sister cities.
Such is the story of destruction
caused by the displacement of n bit
of innocent looking wire which acci-
dentally got into the shredding ma
chine of the American Fiber Company
factory at Davis and Union streets.
The fire started between the hours
of II and o'clock p. M. Friday, and
owing to this fact loss of life will be
comparatively small. The factory was
wooden shell full of infiammable ma
terial and In n few moments was n
mass of flames. The wind. already
blowing strong from the southwest.
seemed to be possessed with sudden
fury and soon was carrying destruc-
tive embers all through the doomed
city, the fairest portion of which lay
right in the wake of the wind.
The territory burned over Is two
miles long by half mile wide. The
loss Is estimated at Sl5,O0O,0OO.
Among the buildings destroyed Were
four hotels, the county court house
criminal court. city Jail, Catholic
church and orphanage, Catholic con
vent. an Episcopal church, score OF
business houses and hundreds of
dwellings. II Is believed six lives were
lost
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
SUCCESS PRODUCED INSANITY.
Prominent Lawyer Sees Others Reap Benefits
OF His Project.

Through seeing his great discovery
slip from his control md enriching
others, Il. ID. Mathews. n wel-known
lawyer of Utica. n. Y, has become In
sane. He found few years ago that
enough power could easily - devel'
oped at Trenton Falls to turn every
wheel in the Mohawk valley. Mat
thews plunged into real estate specu-
latlon ana sought to interest capitalists
In his water power scheme. Several
times II seemed as though his plans
would he carried out. but the result
was always failure Matthews be-
came financially embarrassed ana lost
everything. Then n Utica company
took up the water power scheme and
the electric light and street railway
companies of that city began to draw
their supply of electricity from Tren-
ton Falls. The loss of the bonanza
unbalanced Matthews mind, ana on
the night that power from the falls
first Illuminated the city he wandered
aimlessly about the streets insane.
He has been committed to the Utica
state hospital.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
REVENGE OF THREE GIRLS.
Conspired to Kill Superintendent and Ma.
tron Of Industrial School In Kansas.

After making things lively at the
State industrial school at Beloit. Kan.
for few days. Mary Hlx. white
girl, and Amanda Whairield and
Cornne Otey. colored. are locked up
in solitary confinement, and will prob
ably he prosecuted on serious State
charges. They robbed the tills of the
schools. set fire to the buildings. and,
escaping gave the posse merry
chase before they We're captured.
They have each made separate
confession 10 the effect that they had
planned to kill Mrs. Hanback,, the SUI.
perintendent. and Baker, matron. but
this part of their plot had failed. as
the two women were away AT the
time.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
Whole Villages Starving.

Distressing accounts are arriving of
the situation of the villagers through
out Bessarabia, Russia. especially in
the Soroki district. caused by the
famine arising from the failure of the
last harvest. The peasants are living
on husks and maize boiled in water
Half of them are suffering with
typhus fever. They are clad in rags
and have no furniture or other house
hold necessities
Horses ana sheep nave decreased
from 30 TO go per cent. owing to lack
of forage. In some villages horses are
sold at ruble each. Elsewhere 40
per cent of the farmers have lost all
their horses.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
Forced 10 Fiqht a Doc.

For compelling Abraham Lincoln
Green, a l5-year-old colored boy, to do
battle with bulldog, John Waugh.
'longshoreman. has been fined $3.50
Waugh was seeking diversion, and in
vaded the negro district M Newport
News. Va, accompanied by his blood
ed bulldog. Fred Douglass. While
in saloon Abraham Lincoln Green
came in.
Waugh forced The negro into cor
ner, enjoined him to nght for his life.
and then turned the dog on him. The
savage sport was ended by bystanders
after one of the boys hands had been
badly chewed by the beast and his
clothing torn by tatter9. Waugh
laughed at the sight.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
obstructive Fores! Fires.

ihe annual forrest fires are raging
in Southern New Jersey. In the lower
part of Camden county fires have de.
siroyed about $1,000 worth OF grow
ing timber. At the head of Great Egg
Harbor river. hundreds of acres OF
valuable timber are said to have been
destroyed. valued roughly. at $4,000.
In Cumberland county. the fires con.
sumed thousands OF dollars worth OF
woodland No lives have been lost
ana no dwellings or valuable buildings
destroyed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
CABLE FLASHES.

Eight French soldiers were burned
TO death in Il lire nj the artillery camp
at 81. Jean.
Fifteen persons We're killed by the
collapse of the cupola OF the Greek
church at Klissura.
Thlrty-five out of ~ persons work
Ing at cotton press M Amreeli, India,
We're burned TO death.
Caravali, a large shlpowner and
grain exporter at Bralla, Roumania.
failed for sl.000.000 and committed
suicide.
Pope Leo has finished his encycllcal
on the anti-Cathollc agitation In
France, Spain and Portugal. and II
will be published In two weeks.
The population Of the district OF
Victoria. Australia, according to the
last census report, Is 1.iD5,Si4, an In
crease OF 5,4G9 In the last ten years
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
DID MUCH HAR N.
Evil Result Of Germans March 10 The Chi.
res, Wall.

The German expedition to the Great
Wall IL returning. leaving the country
greatly dlsaffected. owing to the hard
ships inflicted upon the population.
Chinese gossip Is that the Germans
were driven back with heavy losses,
and this Is implicitly believed by the
people. The Germans were caught In
Il trap near Ku Kwan pass. A de-
rachment of ~ had ~ casualties. while
the Chinese losses are said to have
been nominal.
The generals of the powers have de-
cided to Inform the foreign ministers
that when the ministers are able to
announce the lump sum demanded as
indemnity and the Chinese have
agreed to the principle Of payment, ar
rangements will be possible for with
drawal. Regarding the Government
Of Pekin, 1t was also decided ito as
sumo more control until the civil gov
ernment was entirely In their hands.
the military only exercising super.
vision.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
REBELLION is ENDING.
Aguinaldo's Supposed Successor Surrenders.
Capt. Mcdonald Wounded in a Skirmish.

General Tinlo. the Philippine leader
in the Abra province. has surrendered
lie was looked upon as the possible
successor of Aguinaldo. Padre Agl-
pay. the communicated Philippine
priest who preached the doctrine of Il
holy war against the United States.
has also surrendered.
Captain John B. Mcdonald. with 81
men, attacked insurgent rifemen in
the mountains of Abra province. The
insurgents We're defeated. Captain Me
Donald was wounded in the lungs and
II private was killed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
CENTER OF POPULATION
Has Moved Westward Only Fourteen Miles
In Ten Years.

The census bureau announces that
the center of population of the United
States. excluding Alaska ana recent
territorial accesslons. on June |. 1900.
was six miles southeast of Columbus.
Bartholomew county, In Southern In.
diana.
1t Is in latitude 30 degrees, min
utes. 30 seconds. and longitude 81 de-
grccs, IS minutes, "A seconds. In 10
years the center of population has
moved westward II miles and south
ward two anu one-half miles. This Is
the smallest movement ever noted by
the census bureau. II shows the pop
ulntion of the Western States has not
increased as rapidly rs In former de-
,afln-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
LARGEST GOLD RESERVE.
Treasurer Roberts States That Il Is Now
Hall a Billion.

There is now held In the United
States treasury the largest gold re-.
serve possessed by any nation on
earth. The officials of the department
are feeling very comfortable over this
magnificent showing. and United
States Treasurer Roberts makes an
interesting statement In which he
says:
"rhe gold fund In the treasury now
amounts to SOL 400. .46S. This Is made
up as follows: Reserve fund.- $3.50.
100000: held against gold certificates
x2S3, AL $50, and the general fund.
$6S,027,479. This total includes both
coin and bullion, and the average
fund held during the past month has
been the highest In the history of the
Government
"The highest figure ever estimated
by the fund was reached on April "a.
/. or this year, when the total reached
the $500, 1911 mark. The dimnu-
ton since then has been little less
than n million OF dollars, and, Of
course, there Is virtually no slgnlh-
eance In the drop. When It Is con
sidered that six or seven years ago
this fund amounted to n sum less
than S100,O00.000 the exact amount
now held can be better appreciated.
When the fund was ebbing at that
time 1t was found necessary by the
national administration to issue bonds
to stay the inroads which were being
made upon 1t, due to demands for gold
from the money centers, and II was
not without involving the Govern
ment In considerable debt that the
fund was maintained at the lowest
figure permissible.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
Fell Into a Cinder Pit.

Joseph Mcclure, laborer employed
at the Homestead (Pa.) mills of the
Carnegie Company was burned To
death in horrible manner before the
eyes of his fellow workmen, who were
powerless to aid him. He was work
ing near cinder pit. In which there
was n great mass of cinders and Stag
Mcclure fell into the pit, aud his cries
attracted his fellow wOrkmen. They
were unable to help him. and he slowly
roasted to death. Mcclure was %
years of age, and had been married
but short time.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
First Vessel Fran Hawaii.

The first American steamship 10
come direct from the Hawaiian Islands
to the United States with n cargo of
sugar was the Californian, which ar
rived In Philadelphia Wednesday from
Honolulu and lilo with 1870 ions of
raw sugar grown in the new American
possession.
The Callfornlan's run was over H..
600 miles. having been via the Straits
of Magellan. She left Hawaii In Feb
ruary last and stopped at Chill. St
Lucia and Norfolk to supply her bunk
ers with coal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
BRITISH REPORT VICTORY.
Lord kltchner Tells Of Capture Of Men and
Ammunition.

Lord Kitchener reports from Pre-
toria: "Maior General Kitchener's
scouts, under Grenfell's command.
captured Va Recsburg's laager mt Kip
dam. Seven Beers We're killed and 81
milton and all the enemy's wagons
were captured. Our loss was only
one wounded.
"Other British columns report three
Beers killed, 5S prisoners taken, 81
surrendered and one quick-firing gun
capture"
Kli vis in the Northern Trans
wal o. miles north of the late Bocr
capita,. Petersburg, which was re-
Gently taken by the British.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
The Red Hat Conferred.

Cardinal Martinelli has received
from Count Stnnislaus Colacclchi.
member of the papal guard, who has
just arrived from Rome. the letter ad-
vlsing him of his elevation TO the car.
dinalate and the red zuchetto emble.
matte of that office. The ceremony
occurred at the papal legation In Wash
lngton. ID. c.. in the presence of num-
Der of church dignitaries.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
Won't Take Bodies South.

Secretary Root has given orders to
the Qunrtermaster Generals Depart
ment for the execution OF the Act of
Congress requiring the reburial In Ar
lington National Cemetery of the Con-
federatd dead now there. numbering
12G andwith them the remains Of the
128 Cod federates buried at the Ma
<i0nal ldlers' Home. Washington.
Pr0t6ts have been received by the
9ecretIfy from the Women of Vlr-
Glniov who wish the remains taken
606h, but the order ,emaIns un.
(eh hGad.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
Shot Three Negroes Dead.

Three negroes were found dead near
the cabin in which Deputy Sheriff Ed
wards was killed. ten miles south Of
Selma. Ala. Edward Dawson. II
nephew of Henry Dawson. in whose
house Edwards was killed, was found
dead in the public road. The other
two were shot in the cabin. They are
supposed to have been implicated in
the murder of Edwards. The negroes
are terrorlzed ana are llcelng TO the
citv
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
Kidnapers Frightened.

Edward a. Cudahy. of Omaha. Neb.,
has received letter from Elgin. ILL.,.
offering to return all but $1,000 of the
S25,O0U ransom paid for his son, on
condition that the search for the kid.
napers shall ne called oil and the re-
ward for their arrest withdrawn. The
name of the writer Is not made known.
but he said that the chief kidnaper
Is getting uneasy. as the detectives
were getting close. Mr.. Cudahy re-
fused to consider the proposition.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
Fierce Battle Is Reported.

4 dispatch from Pek!n says that a
bloody battle has occurred between
the Russians and Chinese near Muk-
den. The Russians lost 60 in killed
and wounded. -Four Russian officers
were killed and among the wounded
was General Zerpitzkl
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
kihillst Plot Revealed.

An extensive nihiistic plot has been
discovered in Russian Poland. Six
hundred arrests have been made. of
which number 200 were transported to
the Warsaw citadel. The towns of
SoSnovice. Sielce and Dombrowa have
been occupied by Cossacks.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
lun ailcs Deadly Work,

While Baroness Augusta Won Dusen
was Introducing Il patient named
Nehrmann. into n hospital for nervous
diseases ut Grenna. Sweden, Nehr-
mann became violent. seized n knife
and stabbed the baroness and her
three daughters. The patient then
escaped into the street aud attacked
and wounded live persons before being
overpowered. One of the daughters
of the baroness has succumbed to her
wOunuS
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
Coxey Army Threatened.

An anthracite member of the Penn
sylvania Legislature is authority for
Ing mine bills, now in committee in
the Senate. are reported. 10000 miners
will form Il commonweal army. Ia
Coxey. and march upon the capitol
for The purpose Of demanding their
Massage
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-05-08
Woman Robbed by Masked Men.

Two masked men entered the resi-
dencc Of Mrs. Ruth Ayers. at Spring
VILE, Mich, where she lived alone.
bound and gagged her and ransacked
the house. They obtained about SS.-
600 in gold and currency. She was as
scssed at $4,000, and 1t was known
that she always kept II large amount
OF money about the house.