The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-02-26
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

Sophia Beach. the nineteenth victim
of the New York fire, died in Bellevue
Hospital Sunday.
Charles G. York. of Waterbury,
Conn, is dead as the result of an en-
counter with a craZed boar.
The Attorney General is preparing
an appeal in the Deming case, which
involves the liberty of Captain j. c.
Read.
William Emerson Richmond, famil.
iarly known as BILLY" Emerson, the
famous minstrel died Saturday at Bos-
ton. Mass.
The Maryland House of Delegates
defeated by a tie vote the bill to pre-
vent trusts from transacting business
in that State.
Delegates to the Broom Manufactur-
ers' Association at Chicago Wcdnes.
day raised the price of all brooms 25
cents q dozen.
Commander Won Rcistorff will travel
in the United States with Prince Hen
rvs party. but he is not officially a
member of it.
Robert NJ. Snyder. of Kansas City.
charged at st. Louis. Mo-. with brlb-
cry in Central Traction cases gave
$4,000 bail Tuesday.
During n service in Canterbury
Cathedral, London England. Sunday,
Dean Farrar fell from stall and sus-
tanned bad scalp wound.
The President Wednesday sent the
Senate the nominations of Captains
leigh, to be Rear Admirals.
An enormous gas gusher, spouting
at the rate of approximately l5,OOO,OOO
cubic feet of gas per ~ hours, has
been struck on Spindletop, Tex
It is estimated that the inmates Of
the sanitarium at Battle Creek. Mich,
which was burned Tuesday, lost $780,
900 in jewelry and other effects.
Owing to the severe storm Friday
Philadelphia. Pa, was cut off from
telegraph and tolephne communication
with the outer world for 81 hours.
Chief Postoflicc Inspector Cochran
at Washington was notified Wednes-
day that Hamilton Schuyler, postmast-
er at Bellevue, o., has absconded.
The police department has taken on
traordinary measures 60 insure the
safety of Prince Henry and staff on
the occasion of his visit to the capital.
The executive committee of the
Board of Trustees of Northwestern
University at Chicago, accepted the
resignation of Prof. Charles w. Pear
son.
The Navy Department received a
cablcgram Tuesday from Rear Admir-.
nj Higginson announcing the arrival
of the North Atlantic squadron-the
Kearsarge. Alabama. Massachusetts
and Potomac-at Cienfuegos, Cuba.
Reports show that our trade with
Japan Is growing at more rapid rate
than that Of any other country.
The French government signed an
arrangement Wednesday for resump.
tion of diplomatic relations with Vene.
, 2uela. which includes a commercial
| treaty
The repair shop. the machine shop
! and other buildings OF the Fifth ave
nue. branch OF the Brooklyn Elevated
Railroad were destroyed by fire; loss
| 100000
The inmates Of the isolation hospl-
tai at Philadelphia, are importuning
| the health authorities to take from
the institution what they regard as
a thirteen hoodoo.
Mckinley Memorial Association re.
| ceived notification from Paris, France,
! Tuesday. that American residents in
| Paris will contribute 100000 francs
| to the Canton fund.
The United States Court of Appeals
! at st. Louis has decided that a mort.
| gage issued in one State is binding
| in any other State or Territory and
does not have to be rcfiled.
Attorney w. A. Lewis was sen.
| fenced to serve eight years and six
months in the penitentiary at Walla
| Walla, Wash, for stealing 1925 be.
| longing to one of his clients.
Three children of John Thompson.
of Owingsyille, Ky. were instantly
killed and another and the mother were
fatally injured by the explosion of a
keg of blasting powder.
The Missouri Supreme Court has re.
fused the writ of mandamus against
! the State Board OF EQUALIZATION.
asked for by the st. Louis School
Board, to compel the taxation of public
franchises at their total value
Fire Sunday at Portland. Ore, de.
stroyed every building except two In
the block bounded by Front, Main and
Madison streets. and the Willamette
river