The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-04-30
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

The scare in England over Nor
gans shipping combine is growing
serious.
Archbishop Michael A. Corrigan. OF
New York, was stricken with pneu
monla Thursday.
Maclay, in the latest edition OF his
naval history, blue-penciled his abuse
of Rear Admiral Schley.
Fire in the warehouses OF the Bar
blcan district of London, England
caused a loss of 100000 900.
Increase of capital of the National
City Bank. New York. will make II
the largest in the United States.
The street railway officials of San
Francisco. Cal. declined to meet
striking employees to discuss settle
ment.
Fire about destroyed the village OF
Elwood, N. ]. The postofiice, saw.
mill and a score of buildings were
burned.
Governor Murphy. OF Arizona, will
be succeeded by Alexander G. Brodie,
Lieutenant Colonel of Roosevelt's
Rough Riders.
A great annual reunion of confedel.
ate veterans began at Dallas. Tex,
Tuesday. General Gordon received
remarkable welcome.
Rev. Nathaniel S. Thomas, of Phil.
adeiphia, elected Episcopal Mission.
airy Bishop of the Salina, Kan. dis.
trict, has declined.
Charles F. Diggs & Co., Baltimore
coal dealers. filed a bankruptcy peti.
tion, showing assets of $212.l15 and
liabilities of s251,693.
Lafayette Gruff, who on March II
killed his wife because she refused
to live with him. has been convicted
of murder at Camden, n. j.
1t has been decided by the manage.
ment of the Lake Shore Railroad to
remove the general offices from
Cleveland, o., to Chicago
Foreign commanders at Tien-tsin,
China. signed an agreement to evacu.
ate the city. but on terms so hard that
the United States may protest.
The National City Bank of New
York has begun a financial innova.
tion. buying foreign consols against
which it will issue certificates.
Simon Shamonsky. a Hebrew. sen.
fenced to the Onondaga county. n,
", Jail for Is days was released on
the ground that he could not live on
the Jail diet during the Passover sea,
| son.
The torpedo boat destroyer Hop.
kins, was launched Thursday from
the yards of the Harlan a. Hollings
woth Company at Wilmington. Del.
A statue in bronze of the late Com
modore George II. Perkins, was pre-
sented to the State of New Hamp
shire by his widow and his daughter
The highest prices ever paid fol
beetf cattle at st. Joseph. Mo-, was
received Wednesday for large con
| signment from Hamburg. Ia.-$7.25
per 100 pounds.
The State Mutual Life Annuity Com
pany, of Illinois. was placed In the
hands of a receiver. The company
purports to have issued policies to the
amount of s2.000,00O.
Mrs. Sarah Lynch. IS years old, a
Cleveland, o. was found dead in tn,
rear of her home and her husband
Martin, 60 years old, was under ar
rest charged with murder.
Attorney General Knox made ;
statement Thursday telling the orders
he has given to District Attorney
with the view of beginning proceed
ings against the Beef Trust.
Charlemagne Tower. the Unite,
States ambassador to Russia. has al
rived in London, England. on hi
way to the United States. He will
sail for New York on the American
liner St. Paul. May 3.
The lecture bureau that endeavore
to restrain Miss Ellen NJ. Stone fron
lecturing under the management of
rival bureau was defeated by dec
sion of the Massachusetts Superio
Court.
Granville W. leighton, charge
with the embezzlement of $4,000
! while receiving teller OF the Nationa
: Traders Bank. Portland. Me-. pleade
! guilty and was sentenced to six year