The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-17
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

robbed OF $Sf and $50 worth of stamps.
The Western Maryland railroad pro.
poses an Issue of 100000, 900 common
stock.
John w. Gates Is said to have been
barred from an exclusive London
hotel.
Railroad and steel men are again
trying to find a steel substitute for the
wooden tie.
Judge Chytraus. of Chicago. in a de-
cision puts an end to all corners ON
the board OF trade.
Secretary Shaw announces that 81.
100000 will be released to relieve the
money stringency.
The new building Of the ottawa
(kyD university was burned, entail.
Ing loss of $4,000
The Colombian government Is rush.
Ing reinforcements to the isthmus to
save Panama and Colon.
Secretary Moody sent three more
warships to the isthmus of Panama
10 protect transportation.
The congregation of a New York
church demands recognition of con.
sumers In the coal strike.
The monthly crop report shows that
there Is every prospect for a record
year In all cereal crops.
The board of directors of the United
states Shipbuilding Company at New
YORK elected Lewis Nixon president.
Three miners were rescued from the
union colliery, Gloucestershire, Eng.
land, after having been entombed 120
hours.
John Lomax was hanged at Mont
ross, VT. for a henious crime and made
a confession before he ascended the
gallows.
TWO children of Louis Moritz. at st.
Paul, Mimi, were burned to death in
a fire which destroyed the Moritz
home.
The price of bottles from the fac.
tories from Indiana, with a possible
exception of one, has been increased
10 per cent
Secretary Shaw thinks the country
has outgrown Wall street. and is not
inclined to help spectators with gov
ernment money.
Lieutenant General Miles has left
for the West and will sail from San
| Francisco on the transport Thomas
to the Philippines.
Bad Jim" Wright, outlaw terror of
three states. was surrounded by a
posse at Piney Grove, w. Va. and
killed after battle.
j. Pierpont Morgan informed p. A.
b. Widener for Gov. Stone, of Penn.
sylvania. that he will not interfere In
the anthracite strike.
An estate estimated to be worth si,-
100000 was left by Bradford McGregor.
who died at Mamaroneck, N. Y, after
a surgical operation.
The New Jersey vice chancellor re-
served his decision in the case Of
Hodge and others against the United
States Steel Corporation.
The steam barge George II. Hough.
ten sank at her dock in Detroit. and
William Daniel and Edward Close, two
of the crew, were drowned.
The annual convention of the Master
Car and Locomotive Painters associa-
ton Is in session at Boston, Mass,
with 200 delegates present.
An unknown man was killed and
Engineer l.. w. Rodger probably fatal.
ly hurt In a wreck on the Chicago, Nil.
waukee & st. Paul near Milwaukee.
Rumors that Charles NJ Schwab
had sold his Steel Corporation hold
ings, and would resign the presidency
are authoritatively pronounced alb
surd
The House Code Committee of the
Ohio Legislature decided to make the
administration municipal code bill the
basis for such legislation as may be
enacted.
Laura Biggar has petitioned al
Freehold, n. j., that the will of Henry
NJ Bennett be set aside. alleging that
she is the Pittsburg millionaire
lawful widow.
The court proceedings at Tromsoe
Norway. sustained the claims OF
Evelyn b Baldwin. leader of the Arc
tic expedition, against those of Cap
tain Johansson and William Zeigler
who cabled Baldwin to return to New
York.
The Society of Old.Time Telegraph
ers, in session at Salt Lake City, Sc
lected f. ]. Fry, of Milwaukee. presi
dent, and decided to meet in Mil
waukee next year.
The large factory of the East LAX,
Woolen Mills Company, Bridgeton
n. j., of which j. Edward Addicks, o.
! Delaware, is the head, was destroy et
by fire. Loss. 100000.
, A Baltimore story alleges that the
Goulds and the Pennsylvania have
reached an agreement that will pre-
vent the Wabash from building eas
I through Pennsylvania.
The St Paul railroad plans to Civ,
President Roosevelt and his party
touch of fast running when the Pres
idents train Is brought from Chicag,
. to that city. on September %.
! Hugh c. Wallace, at New York. son
| in.law of Chief Justice Fuller OF tn,
2 United States Supreme Court, deniet
4 the report that the chief justice con
2 templates resigning next winter.
Judge Stowe, at Pittsburg, hands
down sweeping opinion declaring al
acts of w. ]. Diehl as "de facto'
, mayor are of no effect and void. as N,