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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-02-19
MleRhTlON'S TREND.
The Census Bureau Issucs Valuable
Report on Movement North
and South.

The migration between sections of
the United States Is dealt with in the
official statement issued by the Cen.
sus Bureau: The migration north
ward Of Southern whites, while in
creasing in absolute amount. has re.
latively declined. The migration
northward of colored persons has in.
creased rapidly. The northward mi.
grafton of Southern whites, however,
is still nearly three times as great
In absolute amount, and nearly one
and a half times as great relative to
the population from which It comes,
as the northward migration of the
cOlorcd. In 1900 there were i.022776
persons living in the South who had
been born in the North, an increase
OF 61 per cent. since 1890. But the
total number of persons of Northern
birth In the United States is so great
lin 1890. 31,933.97i and in 1900,
39,1S5,5l0 that the amount of this
southwark movement relative to the
population from which II comes is less
than the proportion for either of the
return currents. In 1890 there were
north of Mason and Dixon's line, the
Ohio and southern boundary of Mis-.
souri, and Kansas. 904,6S9 white per
sons who had been born in the South,
which increased per cent. to 95S, ,974
In 1900. But the number of white
persons of Southern birth living in
the United States as a whole had in.
creased from l2,921,995 to 16,055, O45
In 1900. 336,S79 colored persons of
Southern birth were living in the
North, an Increase of almost 46 per
cent Meantime the number of col
ored persons born in the South and
living in the United States as a whole
had Increased from 6,9l5,715 tc
S,2S7,0S1.
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sILvERToN NOTIFIES CHINESE.
Secretary Hay Asks Governor orman
to Have Them Protected.

Governor Orman at Denver, Colo.
Wednesday made public the following
telegram which he received Monday
from Secretary Of State Hay: 1T is
reported that the Chinese residents,
about 20 in number. have been ordered
TO leave Silverton, under threat OF
violence. An appeal has been made
through the Chinese minister for their
protection. The department would
be pleased IL you would take such ac-
tion as you may find necessary for
the protection OF their rights of per
son. business and property" Cover.
nor Orman said Wednesday that he
knew nothing of any trouble at Sill
verton until he received Secretary
Hays telegram, but he Immediately
asked the sheriff of San Juan county
to send him full particulars Of the
trouble and to see that no violence
shall be done to the Chinese residents
there. He will do all in his power
to protect the foreigners.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-02-19
MEDALS 70 HEROES IN LATE WARS
HEROIC DEEDS EPIT0MIzeD
Proud Nation Beotows Tokens for Bra
very and Sacrifice in Cuba, China
and the Philippines.

The report Of the Macarthur Board
on Brevets and Medals was given out
by the War Department in Washing.
ton Friday. The name Of Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt. recommended for
Brevet Brigadlcr General, was omit
ted for obvious reasons. Other breV-
cts will soon be sent TO the Senate.
Medals of honor will be awarded In
80 cases, of which 10 go to commits
stoned officers and 23 to non-commis'
stoned officers and privates. Only one
medal is awarded on account of serv-
ice in the Cuban service. two In the
case OF the Chinese campaign and 30
in the Philippine war. The medal
list shows few names of persons IA
milar to the public, perhaps the most
notable ones being those of Musician
Calvin =. Titus. who was the first to
scale the wall at Pelling and who
afterward was sent TO West Point,
and Lieutenant Matthew A. Batson,
who commanded the Maccabebe
scouts. The certificates of merit are
all awarded TO non-commissioned Of
ficers and privates. and of the total
number OF So four are on account OF
the Cuban campaign. i5 on account OF
the Philippine campaign and seven
on account of the Chinese trouble.
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Constitutional Amendment.

The Senate Thursday continued the
debate on the Philippine tariff bill.
Senators Teller and Mitchell spoke on
the bill.
The House Thursday unanimously
adopted. for the fourth time, reso-
luton proposing an amendment to the
Constitution for the election of Sen
ators by direct popular vote. The
Senate bill appropriating s5000O to
pay the claims Of Confederate officers
and soldiers whose horses, side arms
and baggage were taken from them
by the Union soldiers contrary to the
terms of surrender was passed. A
bill was also passed to confer on the
Spanish claims commission author
ity to send for persons and papers
and to punish for contempt. Mr.. Cor.
liss, of Michigan, spoke in favor OF
his bill to lay government cable
from San Francisco to Manila.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-02-19
ARMY CAMP IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Board Of Officers Recommends the
conewago Valley as Site for
One Of the Four.

The Army Board. of which General
Miles was chairman. has recommended
that one of the four permanent camps
be located in the Conewago valley, in
Lebanon, Dauphin and Lancaster
counties, Pa, and that the necessary
surveys be made. The board recon.
mends that the other three camps be
established in the vicinity of Chlcka
mauga, Ga; Fort Riley, Kas.. and on
the Nacimiento ranch. in Monterey
and San Luis Obispo counties. Cal.
Its suggestions for the establishment
of new military posts are: one for
a regiment of infantry in the vicinity
of Los Angeles, Cal. One for a regl.
ment of cavalry on the camp site on
the Nacimiento ranch. One for a reg.
iment of infantry in the vicinity of Al
buquerque, N. NJ. One for regiment
of infantry at Governors Island, N. Y.
One for a regiment of infantry in the
vicinity of Washington. north of the
Potomac river One for battalion
of infantry in the Red River valley, In
the vicinity of Crookston. One FOR
a regiment of infantry on the camp
site in the Conewago valley. Pa. when
practicable.
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Directors Salary.

In the Senate, Friday. Mr.. Clay, of
Georgia, when resolutions for thee m.
ployment of extra clerks and messon.
gers were favorably reported from
committee, made vigorous protest.
After a long discussion the resolu-
ton was sent back to the Committee
on Contingent Expenses, with instruc.
tions to investigate the clerical force
of the Senate. The bill to establish
a permanent census bureau was taken
up, and an amendment adopted fixing
the salary of the director at $500. In
So minutes the calendar was cleared
of 127 private pension bills. Eulogies
upon the late Representative Brosus,
of Pennsylvania, were spoken by
Messrs. Penrose. Galnnger. McComas
and Spooner.
The monotony of private pension
day of the house was enlivened Friday
by a very sensational speech from
Mr.. Wheeler of Kentucky, in denun.
citation of what he denominated "flun-
keyism" to foreign countries. His
speech aroused the House to a high
pitch of excitement. and ELECTED from
Mr.. Boutell, of Illinois, a spirited de.
tense of Secretary Hay, whom he eu,
logized in high terms. Several other
members participated in the debate.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-02-19
UPR|S|kGS AGAINST VENEZUELA.
PRESIDENT CAsTR0's DECREE
The Government Forces Are Com.
pletely Routed by Revoutioni5ts
In Two Engagements.

News from the Venezuelan govern
ment was received at Wlllamstead
Island of Curacao Sunday from the in.
terror of the country. The latest re.
ports Indicate that widespread dis.
satisfaction exists and there has been
new and numerous uprisings In the
state of Carabobo, and that the gov
ornment had ordered a body of sol
dicrs TO that section. There were
two engagements Saturday near Vela
do Coro. between the government
forces and the revolutionists under
General Riera. The government
forces we're completely routed in these
engagements and a detachment of
them passed over TO the side OF the
revolutionlsts. General Riera has Is.
sued a revolutionary proclamation
from Sauca, dated February II. Sau.
ca is a village situated to the east
of and not far from Vela de COro.
There are many government soldiers
In the neighborhood of Vela de Coro
but these are principally composed of
boys from II to Is years Of age. Presi.
dent Castro's government at Caracas
has issued a decree ordering the ex'
pulsion from Venezuela of Mrs. Matos,
wife of General Matos. the leader OF
the present revolution against Castro
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War Claims.

The Senate Wednesday continued
the debate on the Philippines. Mr..
Patterson, Colorado. intlmated that
Mr.. Lodge, Massachusetts had sug.
gested that no newspaper men should
he admitted to the hearings held by
the Senate Committee on the Philip
pines. Mr.. Lodge denied the state
ment. Mr.. Turner, Washington, pre-
sented a memorial from the Anti.
Trust League naming combinations in
conflict with the Sherman law and
asking that Congress take action.
The House Wednesday passed the
bill to impose an internal revenue tax
OF 10 cents n pound on oleomargarine
colored in imitation of butter. The
amendment providing for the inspec-
tion and branding OF renovated or pro-
cess butter was adopted by vote of
1852 to 1874. Bills were passed to
pay 176 bills, aggregating s2.1l4,552,
for supplies taken by the army from
loyal citizens during the Civil war,
and to pay S55.775 for property taken
within the United States for mill
tary purposes during the war with
Spain.
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Lambs.
Calves.
TIDE OF TRADE
Mills Cannot Supply Demand OF
Home Trade-Orders for Finished
Steel Filled Abroad.

r. G. Dun G Co.'S weekly review .:
trade says: Business continues salts.
factory, Notwithstanding heavy
losses through the elements. The
new year has been unusually handi.
capped in this way, floods and snow
blockades being closely followed by
fires and explosions, destroying much
property and retarding traffic. The
labor agitation has distinctly i'm.
proved during the past week. Dis.
putes at wooden mills were adjusted
except as to the weavers. threatened
disturbances In coal mines averted.
while some railway employees received
voluntary advances in wages. A slight
decrease of 3.5 per cent in railway
earnings for the first week of Feb.
ruary. as compared with the same
week last year, was not surprising In
view of the many severe storms and
the diminished movement OF grain. In
the iron and steel industry 1t is now
being demonstrated that there is such
a thing as too much prosperity. Dur
ing the last few years there has been
such a marvellous expansion in domes-
tic business that the capacity of fur
porting facilities. have failed to keep
pace. The result is a gradual falling
behind with deliveries and tendency
of buyers to send orders abroad when.
ever needs are urgent. One case Is
now in evidence OF steel rails to be de-
livered at Florida port which, after
paying the duty, will cost about s.
ton more than the regular domestic
homo f,.lI
sold up to about September |. Pig
iron production during January was
| at the record.breaking rate of 1,450,-
600 tons, and the reduction in fur
| mace stocks indicated that consump-
ton was still greater. Unfortunately
the recent storm disorganized the
freight movement, and many fur
naces are banked through lack of
| coke. An unusually large number of
buyers in the Boston footwear market
promised much business. though there
Is some hesitation about paying the
recently advanced prices. In the
| textile Industries there Is notable
strength. Liberal jobbing distribu.
ton OF dry goods has brought grad.
| ually expanding demand. except on
Southern orders, which are below ex.
pectatlons. Stocks Of cottons. light.
weight woolen goods and worsted fab.
RIGS are short, and deliveries are
often later than the specified date.
Print cloths advanced but quotations
are generally steady. and many lines
OF woolens have already been with.
drawn. Higher prices were the rule
In the markets for the leading agri.
cultural staples. Exports OF wheat.
-four included, from all ports OF the
United States aggregated 3.429.S2O
bushels. against 3,999,053 bushels last
year, while Atlantic ports sent out but
Ss6OI5 bushels of corn. compared
with S,926,692 year ago. Failures
for the week numbered 24O in the
United States, against 257 last year,
and SO In Canada. against 40 last year.
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BLOCK OF BUILDINGS BURNED.
$4,000 Fire at Alliance, o.-Business
Section Damaged.

At an early hour Tuesday morning
fire totally destroyed an entire block
in the business part of Alliance. o.,
The flames broke out in the Concord.a
dancing hall from unknown causes.
The entire block was composed If
frame buildings. and they burned like
tinder, the local fire department be-
ing powerless to cope with the hig
blaze. The business houses that were
consumed, together with their approx
innate value, are as follows. New
Method Laundry Company's establish
ment, $4,000; Concordia hall, owned
by the Concordia Singing Society,
1000; C. II. Severance, bakery, ST.
900; ]. w. Jones', business block, $6,.
600: w. A. Smith & Co., grocers
$4,000; d. p. Peterson. owner of the
Peterson House. $500: Joseph Fred.
erick, saloon, sl,500; Jacob Zuber
manager of the Peterson house. sl,250;
George Hertsman, store building. 81,
600; w. x. Fogg, store building, S2,OnQ,
The total loss Is placed at $4,000
with partial insurance.
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LURED TO AMBUSH.
Two officers and Ten Men Killed
Many Others Wounded.

One hundred and fifty mounted in.
fantrymen. while patrolling the Kip
river, south of Johannesburg. South
Africa. February 12. surrounded a
farm house where they suspected
Beers were in hiding. A single Boer
broke away from the house and the
British started to pursue him. The
Boer climbed kopje, the British fol-
lowing. Immediately a heavy fire
was opened upon them from three
sides. Eight of the British officers
made gallant effort and defended
the ridge with carbines and revolvers
until they were overpowered. The
British had two officers and 10 men
killed and several officers and 40 men
wounded before the force was able to
fall back under cover of a block
house.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
Changing Date Of inauguration.

BY two-thirds vote the Senate
Tuesday passed the resolution pro-
posing a Constitutional amendment
changing the date of the Inauguration
of tho President from March TO the
last Thursday in April. Mr.. Teller.
Colorado, spoke against the Philip.
pine policy of the administration.
The House Tuesday sent the pen
sion appropriation bill to a conference
committee on disagreement with the
Senate amendments. The anti-oleo.
margarine bill was taken up and was
amended to provide that the tax of
10 cents pound shall not be enforced
upon olcomargarine net colored in i'm.
itation of butter. Another amend.
ment was adopted providing that the
law shall not forbid q State to prevent
the manufacture and sale of olcomar.
garlnc within its own borders.
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scHLEY DECISION READ.
Cabinet Hears President Roosevelts
Finding In the Case.

At the Cabinet meeting Friday the
President read the first draft of his
decision on the appeal of Admiral
Schley. Cabinet members say the de.
clsion will clear the atmosphere some
what upon many of the involved ques.
tions. Some notifications were made
in 1t, and as II is subject to further
and possibly important changes, mem
bers of the Cabinet back their indis.
position to discuss 1t by the assertion
that 1t is unsafe to predict what its
exact effect will be. II is long doc
ument. and one feature Is the clear
presentation of the facts regarding
the Santiago fight as given the Pres
ident by the captains engaged in that
battle, who recently were summoned
to the White House to confer with
him. The decision is couched in the
Presidents characteristic vigorous
tone.
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CABLE FLASHES 8.

Agrarans in the Reichstag succeed.
ed in carrying an amendment to the
German tariff bill Saturday.
The city of Schemakha, in Trans.
Caucasia. Russia. has been destroyed
by an earthquake. The city had 22.-
900 inhabitants.
During a service in Canterbury
Cathedral. London England. Sunday,
Dean Farrar fell from a stall and sus.
tanned bad scalp wound.
Every preparation for the voyage
to the United States was completed
at Kiel, Germany. Friday. The prin-
cess will not go to Bremerhaven to
bid the prince farewell.
A detachment OF cavalry had to be
requisitioned Tuesday at Brussels, Bel.
gium. in order to dlsperse the Social.
lists who made a demonstration in ia.
vor of universal suffrage.
As result of the strikes martial
law has been proclaimed at Trieste.
Austria. Altogether 100 arrests have
been made. In some of the trades
It is expected work will be resumed
soon.
Santos.Dumont. the Brazilian aero
naut, narrowly escaped death Friday
in the Bay of Monaco; the guide rope
of his airship became entangled In
the propeller and the inventor was
compelled to pull the emergency cord
he was rescued by the Prince of Mo
naco in the presence of big crowd
Lord Cranborne, in the House OF
Commons. England. said that LORD
Pauncefote's connection with the note
to the powers in regard to the Span
ish-American war was strictly unof
| fetal.
A dispatch received from Rome
Tuesday says that meeting of repre-
sentatives OF Italian lodges of Free
Masons II was decided that Italian
Free Masonry should cease to be 6
secret society.
The Queen Regent OF Spain, will
| sign the treaty of friendship with the
United States. General Weyler, the
Minister OF War. will submit to tbs
Cortes a proposal to reduce the Span
ish army by four army corps.
Reports from Bulgaria say that two
bands OF brigands are fighting owe
the possession of Miss Stone On,
which originally captured her, tn,
other Is trying to seize her to secur,
the ransom. In an engagement tn,
casualties were 20 killed and 2,
wounded.
General j. Franklin Bell has practic
ally cleaned up the insurrection IL
Batangas province. in the Philippines
the troops under his command having
made a clean sweep of the district
1t Is not believed that all the insuI
gent arms have been captured or SUI
rendered.
At a meeting of the Marconi Wire
less Telegraph Company in London
England, it was announced that tn
directors had insured Mr. Marconi'
life for s750,000, 1t was reporte
that the Lloyds have exclusivel
adopted the Marconi system in cor
nection with their signal stations.
Alarming advices regarding the cor
dition OF Count Leo Tolstoy. who is i
the Crimea. had been received b
Count Tolstoys agent In Englan
Tuesday. Count Tolstoy is sufferin
from heart failure and infiammatio
Of the lungs and was said to be dying
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-02-19
1T is NO CRIME.
Philadelphia Judge Rules on an At.
tempt 1T Suicide.

Herbert Wright. os Philadelphia,
was arraigned Friday before Judge
Arnold on the charge of taking laud-
anum with suicidal intent. Wright en-
tered q plea of guilty and was dis
charged. In commenting on the case
Judge Arnold said he doubted II there
was such an offense in this State or
country as attempted suicide. The
law emanated from countries where
there were kings and emperors. who
adopt the theory that 1t was wrong
for a man to kill himself and thus re-
duce the number of the kings sub.
jects. The Judge added that a mans
life belonged to himself and his Gre.
ator. and he did not know but the man
had the right to kill himself If he so
desired. The judge. however. told
Wright that when he died he would
be long time dead. and advised him
not to hurry himself off.
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AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.

The pope has sent his congratula.
tions to President Roosevelt on the
improved condition of his son.
Collector OF Internal Revenue Helm.
er, Tuesday was designated as Custo-
dian of the Federal building at Pitts.
burg
Diplomats in Washington differ in
their views of the action taken by
Lord Pauncefote in the matter of in.
tervention.
The President has decided that Miss
Alice Roosevelt will not visit Berlin
after the coronation of King Edward,
but will return home at once.
Superintendent Fred C. Spriggs. of
the Nevada Indian Agency. near Wads.
worth. New. telegraphed Tuesday that
smallpox had broken out among the
whites near that agency.
General Davis, Judge Advocate Gen.
eral of the army, said Tuesday that he
had no official information of the de-
cision of the court at St. Louis in the
case of Captain Peter C. Demlng.
The commission is making active
preparations for the reception of mod
els for memorial statue of General
Ulysses s. Grant. Thirty-six artists
will submit models in competition.
kSusan B. Anthony was SO years ole
Saturday. and the woman suffrage
convention gave her round of con
gratulatlons. A call for funds fol-
the benefit of the cause brought
$5.012.
A memorial of the National Anti
Trust League against Attorney Gen
eral Knox, was presented In the Sen
ate Wednesday, with the design o
getting 1t printed in the Record. OBJ
lection was made.
1t is expected that the rivers ant
harbors bill will be ready for intro
duction into the House the latter par
of this week, and it is probable that {
rule for its consideration will be mad,
at an early date.
The eleventh continental congress
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution met Monday. One of tn
important questions discussed is hoy
the large representation in the con
gress may be reduced.
The reports Tuesday from the sicl
room of Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. tn
eldest son of the President. who. sine
Thursday last, has been i'll with pner
monia at the Groton school infirmar,
tend to show an improvement.
The postofiice appropriation bill wa
completed Wednesday by the Hous
Committee on Postoffices. 1t carrie
S137,916,59S, an increase of $14,133, 81
< over the current appropriation, and c
S3,185.022 over the estimates.
The War Departments bill for tn
reorganization of the army sta
branches and the creation of gener;
staff corps, was transmitted to Chai
man Hull. of the House Military Con
mittee. and by him introduced
The contract system will be intr
duced In the rural free delivery ser
Ice, II q provision which was inserte
In the postal appropriation bill Tue
day by the House Postoffice Commi
tee becomes law. 1t provides tn,
hereafter the carrying of mails ovt
rural delivery routes shall be let
contyact 70 the lowest bidder. as 1t
now done in the case Of star routes.
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ALL MUST BE VAcclNATED.
General Order to officers and Employ
es Of Chicago Railroads.

Every employe of every railroad en-.
tering Chicago, from the president to
the messenger boy, will be vaccinated
or lose his position. Every car that
arrives in that city from every direc-
tion will be subjected to fumigation
for six hours under the direction of
the health department of the city be.
fore other passengers are allowed TO
enter 1t. The Chicago and Alton
Railroad and the Illinois Central be.
gan to take these precautions Wednes.
day and the other roads began Thurs.
day.
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Amendment Rejected.

The Senate on Saturday continued
discussion OF the bill to create a per.
manent census bureau, without reach.
ing a vote. The civil service ques.
tion was involved in the amendment
offered by Mr.. Lodge, Massachusetts,
that all employees of the twelfth cen.
sus Office who are retained in the EN-.
ploy of the permanent census above
the grade of skilled laborer shall be
placed without further examination
under the provisions of the civil serv-
ice act. 1t was rejected without di.
vision,
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CONTEMPT FOR THE FLAG.
Cost Boston Man $50, and Nearly Got
Him a Hearty Humping.

For using a United States flag as a
bag in his business of collecting rags,
in Boston, Mass, Meyer Ratzman was
fined 500 in the municipal court, the
charges being ''contemptuous use of
the United States flag." A policeman
made the arrest on his own RESPONSE
bility, and while taking Ratzman TO
the station was intercepted by two
marines, who pleaded for chance to
chastise the prisoner.