The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-18
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battleships made for Argentina and
Chile H-
Archbishop ireland compares Amer
lea Of today with the America saved
by Lincoln.
Minister Bowen grants Germany's
demand for $4,000 In Ave monthly
installments.
Chicago Joined st. Louis crusade
against blind turf pools and raided
four concerns.
Arnold Turf Investment Company,
OF St Louis. suspended payment Of
stock certificates.
Pennsylvania delegation in Congress
is trying to have new naval station
located at Erie, p.
The British gunboat Horrier has cap
tured In the Red sea three Arab pirate
ships and their crews.
The cottage OF James Lyons was
burned at Lincoln. Neb., and his two
children perished in the fire.
Adelina Patti has finally signed q
contract for so concerts In America,
commencing November next
A ferry-boat crossing the Visloka
river in Austria, sunk and so peas
ants who were aboard perished.
Wabash railroad defeats plan Of Bal
timore & Ohio to block its connection
with the West Virginia Central.
Andrew Carnegie made a speech at
annual banquet OF American Institute
OF Electrical Engineers in New YORK.
President Ramsey, OF the Gould
lines. promised through trains to BAL
timore within Is months or two years
United States senators denied re-
ceipts Of kilograms from John ID.
Rockefeller opposing antitrust legisia-
tion.
Gen. William Booth, Of the Saliva
tion army and Booth-Tucker were
the dinner guests of Senator Hanna
in Washington.
Defense In trial of DR.. Alexander,
charged with profiting by grave rob-
berries. offered testimony to prove that
Rufus Can.rill Is insane.
President Schurmann, of Cornell
university. said that among the stu
dents there were so cases receiving
treatment for typhoid fever.
President Hansen, Of the Standard
Steel Car Company, Of Pittsburg, an
nounced that the company had $l5,'
00U, 900 worth of orders booked.
The Illinois Senate adopted by a
vote Of 43 to l a resolution In favor
of electing United States Senators
by direct vote of the people.
Another Cornell student died from
typhoid. He was George A. Wessman,
OF Passaic, N. j., a junior In the me-
chanical engineering department.
The Carnegie institution, of Balti-
more. Nd, has made five grants Of
money to johns Hopkins men to as
sist them in original researches.
The Probate court at st. Paul,
Mimi, has divided the 100000 es-
tate of Norman Kittson, who died 15
years ago, among his IL children.
Raymond whiting was killed and
David Hoff and Mrs. William Burke
were fatally injured by boiler ex-
plosion in foundry at Adell, Mich.
Great Britain's protocol has been
formally accepted by Mr.. Bowen for
conventions are still undergoing re-
vision.
At a meeting of Americans at Ha-
vana, Cuba, 1t was arranged to hold
memorial exercises at the wreck of
the Maine, the fifth anniversary of
the disaster.
The butter and egg board of the
Philadelphia produce exchange adopt
ed a resolution favoring the repeal of
the State tax law on the sale of rem
oyated butter.
Surrogate Fitzgerald admitted to
probate in New York the will of Mrs.
Mary ]. Winthrop, which bequeaths
nearly $2,500,000 to Princeton Theo.
logical seminary.
Rear Admiral Glass at San Francis
CO, Cal, has received his sailing or
ders. The Pacific squadron goes to
Anna pala, Honduras. where a Central
American revolution is threatening.
Application for bail for ex-Lieut.
Gov. James H. Tillman who has been
In Jail ever since he murdered w. G..
Gonzales In Columbia, South Carolina,
hs been made to the Supreme Court
Commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic, Gen. Thomas
]. Sewart, received rouslng well
come at Boston, at the hands of the
Massachusetts, department conven-
tion.
A package Of letters containing q
large amount of commercial paper was
lost by the postal authorities from q
porch on the Pennsylvania train leav.
ing Louisville at midnight. January
81, and running TO Chicago via In
dianapolis.
The Committee on Ways and
Means authorized a bill to be report
ed which provides that no package
OF manufactured smoking or chewing
tobacco, snuff, cigars or cigarettes
shall have anything packed or attach
ed to it promising or Offering a gift,
prize or premium.
John L. Sullivan was discharged in
banlSi uptcy in New York. Sullivan
filed a petition to be adjudged a bank.
rupt on November 28. placing his liza.