The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-08-28
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

Turkish army is in state bordering
on anarchy.
The government of Colombia is en-
gaging American scamcn as officers
! In It's navy.
The president has appointed Joseph
| Wheeler Ir, captain In the L. :. Ar
li,lc.N corps.
Two thousand five hundred glrl
shirlwul, nak,"S are on strike at sev
Cn shaps IN New York.
Fire destroyed one block Of bust
ness buildings pOstoilicc and fou'
residences at Elml. la.
Frank Cope. aged 49, of Salem. o.,
while blowing in Il field. was Instant
ly killed by lightning.
\ tornado at Anadarko. Okla. We'd
nesday killed half dozen persons and
destroyed much property.
Latest reports of the disaster to the
steamer Islander. at Victoria, B. c.,
places the loss of life at AZ.
Henry NJ Flagler. the multlmilllon-
| airc, has been granted a divorce from
his insane wife at Miami, Fla.
The first automobile exposition" in
Hungary has proved success. About
30 machines were on exhibition.
The American schooner Endymion,
belonging to George j. Lauder of
Pittsburg. has arrived at COwes.
Canton was selected as the 1902
meeting place by the Ohio district con
vention of the Sons of st. George.
Deputies guarding the mine proper
~ at ST. Charles. Ky, were Tired upon
in the dark by a man hidden In the
brush.
Physicians have been summoned by
special train from Louisville to at
tend Mrs. Governor Beckham, who is
critically i'll.
Three rebels were shot at Graafrey-
net. Africa. Friday. and ten others
sentenced to life deportation to the
Bermudas.
The Sadybelle Mining and Reduc
ton Co., composed of Pittsburgers,
has a scheme ON foot TO develop n
new town in Utah.
The strike at Senator w. 4. Clark's
United Verde copper mining plant at
Jerome Ari2., Is ended, and the plant
is again in full blast.
Lieutenant Commander L. ]. Dornn
at Pago-PagO. reports the enthusiastic
reception of the cruiser Philadelphia
by the Samoan natives.
BY jumping from their trains three
men on the Pittsburg and Western
Railroad saved their lives In n freight
wreck AT Bennett station.
The loans of the Philadelphia banks
aggregate Sl60334 900. against Sl55.-
643,0OO at the same date last year ana
Sl4III3,OOO two years ago.
Statistican Brown. of the New York
Produce Exchange, estimates the corn
crop. based on the government per-
centages. at 1893 100000 bushels.
Senor c. NJ vicuna, minister from
Chile to the United States, died in
Buffalo, n. Y, Tuesday after
months illness, the result of cold.
Il. II. Penrose, of Quakertown.
Bucks county and Robert Hamilton.
of Philadelphia, have been appointed
deputy factory inspectors for Penn
sylyana.
Twelve prisoners in the county Jail
at MnaNville, Pa, had nrrange-
ments completed to leave when dis
covered by "A servant employed by
Sheriii Scott.
Count LuXburg. who Is attached to
the German consulate at New York, !
was visitor at the headquarters of F.,
the Amnlgamatcd Association, Pitts |
burg, Tuesday.
The United States Transportation |
capital Sl,200.000. TO CON |
struct and operate ships and vessels |
Of every kind. has been Incorporated |
in New Jersey.
Five sailors and one marine under |
arrest for intOXication, escaped from |
the navy yard prison at New York, |
after knocking down and binding th, !
three spntrles on guard.
The donor of the 100000 for the
endowment of a chair of Chinese Ian. |
guage and literature at Columbia Uni
vcrsty Is Gen. Horace. Carpenter.
the California millionaire.
1t is reported thar Charles Boyn-
ton has resigned the presidency OF
the Shelby Steel Tube Co.. and thar
The Cleveland headquarters will be
abolished.
The Santa Fe r, Il. will abandon
It's trans-pacific line from San Diego
ilii VIII fNiNpilSi an OTltUIul service
from san Francisco with connections
for Central and South America.
Hon. Isaac Whitbach Van Setback,
igen 81, who represented the Fourth
Congressional district in
1851 and again in 1888. died Thurs
lay AT Five Oaks, near Catonsville,
Md.
\ vessel carrying passengers be-
ween Plcubian and plougrescant.
France, capslzed at Treguier. 10 per
'ons being drowned, including the
'amily of Anatolc Lebraz. the novelist
Maj. J. G. Bcale. who owns 600 acres
If coal land adjoining Leechburg. has
secured n contract to supply the Van
lergrift mills OF the American Sheet
steel Co. with coal for 10 years.
Lightning struck three storage
anks, containing 700 barrels of crude
ILL., belonging to the National Transit
company, ut Oil City, totally destroy
ng them.
In a fight between several union
miners and deputy sheriffs ut ST.