The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-10-01
CABLE FlASt.ES.

Mrs. Chaffee. wife of General Chat.
fee. is still III at Manila. and II her
condition does not improve Il NAV
delay General Chafee'5 return TO tho
United States.
An official telegram to the Korean
legation. Germany says the empcror
OF Korea is alive and in the best OF
health, Notwithstanding recent rumors
of his death.
The earthquakes in Eastern Tur.
kestan, India, which lasted from Au.
gust % TO September 3. reduced the
town of Artusk to ruins. killing 6C7
persons and injUring 900.
Evelyn b. Baldwin. of the Baldwin.
Zeigler Arctic expeditions, was a pas.
senger on the steamer Germanic,
which sailed from Liverpool, England,
wednesday for New York.
The body of Edmund Jellinek. tho
defauiting official OF the Vienna, Aus.
tria Laender bank, has been found in
the Danube. His embezzlements
abounted to about s1,150,000.
The newspapers OF Rome announce
that the grand master of the Italian
Free Masons has instructed all the
Italian lodges to open subscriptions in
behalf of the destitute Beers.
A severe earthquake shock was felt
at Quito, capital of Ecuador 1t was
followed by violent storm. No dam.
age was done, but the people of the
capital were greatly alarmed.
The complaint is rife in British iron
and steel circles that although inouir.
les still come literally from the Unit.
ed States for pig iron and steel bill.
lets. the resulting business goes most.
ly to the continent.
Henninger, director of the Rhein.
en-Mannheim Chemical Company,
Germany, which filed a declaration in
bankruptcy has been arrested. II had
worked at loss for many years. but
the deficiency had been conceded by
false entries on the books.
simultaneously with the issue of an
appeal from Amsterdam of the Boer
generals to the civilized world for as.
sistance comes the statement that
the Boer funds have received the enor.
nous accession of 800 900. the gift of
Henry Phipps. the wel-known Pitts.
burg steel man.
Three companies OF United States
marines have reached Panama. They
are commanded by Lieut. Col. Benia.
min r. Russell, and will be quartered
in the railroad station. Another com.
pany consisting of so men under the
command of Mai. George Barnett will
be kept in Colon and quartered on the
dock OF the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Three hundred Bulgarian revolution.
lists, who were surrounded by Turkish
troops in the yilayet of Salonica, forced
the Gordon after sanguinary fight,
during which both sides suffered Sc
we're losses. The militia reserves have
been called out and troops are being
dispatched into the interior of Mace.
donia.
An agreement Is being reached by
the heads OF high finance in Europe
to refuse any loan to Roumania until
the oppressive anti-Jewish legisla.
ton has been modified. Such action
would embarrass seriously the Rou.
manian government in the redemption
of large amount of treasury bonds
payable In 1904.
Governor Salazar has endeavored To
demonstrate that the Colombian gov.
ernment has here all the forces neces-
sary to protect the lives and property
Of all foreigners. He says he consid-
ers It an attempt TO assume the sov-
ereignty of Colombia, protests against
1t. and will hold Commander Mclean
responsible for whatever may happen
as the result Of the marines landing.