The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

Coal miners at Des Moines, Ia, Will
get an increase in wages Of 10 per
cent.
Dayton. Rockingham county, Va,
was swept by fire with a loss Of
100000.
Irish land bill, with free grant Of
$60,000,000. introduced in house OF
commons.
One person was burned to death and
six were injured in a Are in resi-
dence at Abba, Ia.
| President Roosevelt will leave Of
ficial party and plunge into wilderness
four times on western trip.
Fighting still continues at San Do
mingo, but there is practically no
change in the situation.
Right Rev. Henry Moeller, bishop
of Columbus. IS mentioned as the pos
sible coadjutor OF Cincinnati.
Three men we're killed and six se-
riously injured in a boiler explosion
In saw mill at Wickliffe, Ky.
The Paris Chamber of Deputies vot-
ed to reject all applications for au-
thority made by religious preaching
| orders.
During the first 25 days of March
1000 more immigrants arrived in this
country than during the same period
| last year.
Walter Chilm, Luther Owen and
Jennie George were drowned near
Caruthers, Mo-, by the overturning of
their boat.
Story was printed in New York that
Morgan wants H. c. Frick to succeed
Schwab as head of United States Steel
Corporation.
A girl baby. with two perfectly de-
veloped heads, was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Farrell, of Boggs Run, near
Wheeling, w. Va.
Chicago university is preparing to
confer the degree of IL ID. on Pres
ident Roosevelt during his visit to
/ Chicago next month.
Vincent Beehm lost his life in
fire in New York, which damaged the
upper floors of the building at 400
East Twentyfourth street.
The empress dowager has ordered
an appropriation of 100000 taels to be
made for the Chinese representation
at the st. Louis exposition.
Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng, X. R.
M. G., the new Chinese minister to the
United States. arrived at San Fran
cisco on the steamer Korea.
Louis Kohl, 23 years old, killed his
mother-in.law, Mrs. Kate Stacktole,
and dangerously wounded his brother
in-law, Harold Stacktole at Cincin-
natl.
The dead bodies of Peter Luttcrell
and wife, both past 80 years old, were
found in bed at their home near Nc
Minnville, Tenn, horribly beaten and
mutilated.
A lone highwayman held up the
stage between Ukiah. California, and
Mendocino City, shot and instantly
killed the armed messenger, Q. A.
Overmyer.
At Montevideo, Uruguay an assem-
bly, Of the chiefs of the revolution rat
flied and acclaimed their peace con-
ference, which was signed with the
government.
Lewis Clark and John Blight, on
trial at Logansport, Ind, for attempt
ing to steal 100000 from the Adams
Express Company last September,
were acquitted.
Gilbert Warfield. the actor. charged
with stealing $2.700 from Harry Nird-
linger, at Milwaukee, pleaded guilty,
and was sentenced to two years in the
House of Correction.
A voluntary petition in bankruptcy
was filed in New York by Albert II.
Hatch. dealing in storage and provis-
ions, showing liabilities of s25O,152,
and assets Of $17S,325.
The Detroit, Monroe G. Toledo Short
Line Railway Company announces that
1t will sepnd $1,000,000 during the
coming summer in the extension of the
line from Monroe to Detroit.
After an entire days debate upon
the subject the Senate at Albany, N.
Y, by a vote of 32 to IA passed the
Davis-B s-Bostwick 1,O00-ton barge canal
bill, which involves the outlay of
$101 100000
George Harvey, president of Harper
Bros, New York. has secured the syn
dicate business of r. II. Russell for
a company he is about to form, while
the publishing business is to go to
Harper & Bros
Eastern railway lines gave general
notice that the embargo which has
existed for months against traffic
from Western lines has been raised,
and that the Eastern lines are in nor.
NAL condition.
The Susquehanna Coal Company,
which is practically controlled by the
Pennsylvania railroad, will pay the ex.
ira money due the miners under the
award of the strike commission in five
semi-monthly installments.
Ira Sax, banker at Quincy, O., has
assigned to George Hahn and his
bank is closed. The depositors will
lose about $4,000. The assets are
estimated at $4,000. A run on the
bank caused the failure.
The Grand Jury of Newark, N. j., re-
turned a big batch of indictments in
connection with the Cliston avenue
disaster, in which nine school children