The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-01-08
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

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| Butler In an aifray at Newport News,
| Va.
| Decorations for marksmen OF the
National Guard of Pennsylvania will be
distributed.
! A Baptist minister died at Potts
town. Pa. after living 40 years on one
meal day.
Milton Gordon and his wife were
burned to death at their home near
Lltchneld. MINI.
Premature discharge Of n mine blast
near Shamoliln killed John witt and
Stanlslaus Yesmuth.
Antitrust suits were filed against
corporations by the State of Texas for
nearly $1,000, 900 Saturday.
The Michigan Central Railroad has
sued the State for s5.000000 damages
for forfeiture Of charter.
Miners and coal companies in
United States Court at Charleston. w.
Va. agreed to compromise.
The anthracite coal fields of Penn,
sylvGna contributed nearly one.iifth
of the annual output of the country.
Drexel & Co., Philadelphia bankers,
give each of their employees an addi.
tional years salary at a New Years
gift.
Creditors of the Eyerett-Moore syn.
dicate at Cleveland, o.. agree to an
extension of time. desired on ac.
counts.
Panama canal and transcontlnental
| railroad interests are fighting for de.
lay in the Senate on the Nicaragua
canal bill.
j. Pierpont Morgan has purchased,
in France Raphael's Madonna of st.
Anthony, of Padua. from Sedelmeyer,
for 100000.
Interest Is revived for the erection
of an agricultural building in connec.
tion with the state experiment station
at Harrisburg.
The Board of Pardons of Pennsyl
vania commuted the death sentenced
of William Fairfax OF Fayette, to life
Imprisonment.
Miners Eighth Avenue Theater.
New York City. was burned to the
ground Wednesday morning. caus'
ing loss of sl50.000.
The plant of James C. Curtis & Co.,
at Chicago, manufacturers of under.
takers supplies was damaged $500 ,000
worth by fire Saturday.
A decree reducing the railroad tariff
on sugar and tobacco in Cuba an aver.
age of 25 per cent, has been issued by
Governor General Wood.
Returns to the State Board of Rev.
enue Commissioners of personal prop.
erty in Pennsylvania for 1901 show
net increase of $40, ,733,O12.
Wabash Railroad announces that II
will build line to Waynesburg and
Washington, Pa. down to the Monon
gahela, to handle coal traffic.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to do
nate public library to Parkersburg
w. Va, providing funds are guaran
teed by the city to maintain 1t.
Damaging testimony against the
four youths accused of numbering
Peter Hallenbeck at Greenport, N. Y,
was presented at the coroner's inquest
Emperor William has requested that
his new yacht, now building in the
United States, shall be christened by
President Rooseyelt's daughter Alice
Experts after extensive examlna
tion into Czolgosz's physical and men.
tai condition say he was sane and re-
sponsible at the time of the assassin.
alton.
Pope Leo has created John D..
Crimmins, of New York, a knight
commander of the Order of st. Greg.
ory for zeal in religion and acts of
charity.
Warrants were issued at Nashville,
Tenn, for the arrest of 40 gamblers,
on the affidavit of F. X. Odil, brother
of Guy Odil, who lost $4,000 at the
tables.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland may
be the representative of the United
States at the coronation of King Ed.
ward VII. II he will accept the ap
pointment.
Independent Window Glass Compa
ny announces that 1t will continue
the price war indefinitely, and will be
supported by the new organization OF
window glass workers.
Leading business men of Salem. w.
Va, and the sheriff decided to station
deputy sheriffs at Salem for a week
or more to break up the spealS-easy
business of that town.
A power house dam will be built
at Glenns Falls. N. Y. that will make
an artificial lake 80 miles long and
submerge half of the village of Conk
lingville.
The Maryland councils of the Junior
Order OF United American Mechanics
presented to Rear Admiral Winfield
s. Schley, a medal studded with din
monds.
Anthony Woeckner. of Erie. Pa.
tried to get writ OF habeas corpus to
secure possession of his wife. Chiqui
ia, the Cuban dwarf, who Is exhibit
ing OF Boston.
The Westminster Presbyterian
Church, of Greensburg. Pa, celebrat
ed it's tenth anniversary, and the wo
men of the congregation lquldated
the church Indebtedness.
The grand jury at New York found
an indictment against Charles A. Al
den. acting treasurer of the Charities
Denartment for grand larceny. Al