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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Plants Well ooeupied--Dry Weather
and Unrest Among Workers
Adverse Factors.

r. q. Dun & Co.'s weekly Review
Of Trade" says: Weather conditions
and the larbor situation are the DOM
inant influences In the business world.
Unreasonable high temperature at
many points, especially In the East,
stimulated retail trade In wearing APP
parel, but had most unsatisfactory
effect upon vegetation, which was
promptly reflected in diminished or
ders for supplies. and In some cases
there were cancellations. On the whole
there are few wage earners voluntarily
Idle. yet the spirit of unrest has
caused the abandonment of some new
enterprises and postponement OF 9TH
ers. which means less demand for
structural materials and labor. Pay
ments are also less prompt, time often
being asked where formerly cash
transactions for a slight discount were
the rule. Aside from these two ad-
verse factors the trade situation Is
favorable, and with average weather
and Industrial peace there is every
prospect OF continued prosperity
throughout the country. Manufacture
ing plants are generally well occupied,
especially In footwear, iron and steel.
Traffic on the railways is heavy. earn
ings thus far reported for May ex-
ceeding last years by 1876 per cent,
and surprising 1901 by 25.7 per cent.
Readjustment in prices of iron and
steel continues. the market gradually
resuming normal conditions. There is
no evidence of diminished activity as
yet and in many cases prompt deliv-
cries are urged. but as the increased
capacity brings plants nearer their Or
ders buyers are naturally less eager
to place contracts. The fact that some
concessions have been made in quo
tations tends to postpone business,
prospective buyers waiting for still
| more favorable terms. Advances of
about per cent in wide sheetings
indicate that the cotton goods market
is beginning to respond to the higher
raw material. Warm weather stim-
ulates activity in wash goods for quick
delivery. There Is no sign of reaction
In the footwear Industry. Leather
is steady at recent advances. Late
salted packer hides are active and
higher, the general range of quotations
at Chicago being materially higher
Foreign dry hides are steady. arrivals
| meeting with prompt absorption. Fail
ures this week are 191 in the United
States. against 1872 last year. and IA
In Canada. compared with 12 a year
ago.
Bradstreet's says: While underly-
Ing conditions have improved as a
whole. there is still room for better
| ment in weather. crop and labor mat.
] ters. Iron is dropping, largely be-
cause buyers are holding of ON future
purchases. Stocks do not accumulate
however, and consumers are insistent
| for deliveries on old orders. Much i'm
portance Is attached to the possible
action by the leading interest as re-
CARDS It's supply of iron for the Sec
ond half OF the year. Steel Is Arm at
the West. but resales of foreign steel
at Eastern markets lead to an easier
feeling In the market for billets.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
GERMAN WOULDN'T PAY.
Dispute Over Head Tax at Mexican
Border Delays Train.

Owing to the interruption put by
local immigration officials upon the
alien head tax clause of the immigra-
tion law consul, Max Weber. represent
ing the German empire at Juarez. Just
across the border from Ell Paso, Tex,
succeeded in holding the Mexican Gen.
tral train for several hours. Weber
boarded the train on the Mexican side
and started across the river. When
he reached the Texas side he was
asked to pay his head tax and refused.
The inspectors told him that he must
pay or return to the Mexican side.
Weber responed that he would see the
United States further before he would
give up a cent. Finally one of the
passengers paid the tax and the train
was allowed to proceed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
EDISON Is "lT."
Wizard Of Menlo Park Joins Mareoni
as Technical Director.

Thomas A. Edison has Joined forces
with Inventor Marconi in wireless tel
egraphy. Mr.. Edison has been taken
into the Wireless Telegraph Company
as a member of its board of technical
directors. Marconi is the only other
member of this board at present, but
arrangements are being made to en-
gage third electrical expert, Prof.
Michael A. Pupin, of Columbia Univer-
sity, inventor of the submarine tele-
phone. "In year the new system will
be in perfect working order" is Mr..
Edison's prediction. Edison formally
transfers to the Marconi Wireless
Telegraph Company several patents
bearing upon the transmission of wire
less messages. and gives his services
to that company as technical direc-
tor. The consideration is large
block of the company's stock.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
IN PooRHoUsE, HIRES MAID.
Woman Inherits $4,000 and Furnishes
Luxurious Room.

Ann Amelia Miller. now 3S years an
inmate Of the Utica IN. " poor
house, has fallen heir to $4,000. Some
years ago, when she was prepossess-
ing young woman with $4,000 in the
bank. an itinerant scissors grinder
married her and disappeared with her
$4,000. Subsequently she was COM
mitted to the Oneida county poorhouse.
Now that she has inherited $4,000
she has reimbursed Oneida county for
her keep at the poorhouse and has ar
ranged to continue to live at the in
stitution. She has fitted up a room
in luxurious style and engaged an
other inmate as her maid.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
WILL VISIT KEEL.
Roosevelt Orders European Squadron
to Germany.

The European squadron OF the
American navy will visit Kiel during
regatta week, June 20. and the entente
between the United States and Ger
many will be restored to working Or
der. The President. who has been d.
recting the investigations in the post
office department, ceased hunting long
enough to send an order to the navy
department directing that the squad
ron be sent to the German yachting
event "as compliment to the German
Emperor" The European squadron
consists Of the cruisers Chicago flag
ship and San Francisco and the gun
boat Machias. But when It goes to
the German port it will be supple
mented by the presence Of the first
rate battleship Alabama, one of the
finest vessels in the navy. The battle
ship. now at New York. will start for
the European station June 5. The
Presidents interference was wholly
unexpected and 1t has therefore Great
ed an immense sensation in naval cir
cles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
TEST OF WEAPONS.
Mclean Gun Can Fire Eight Hundred
Shots a Minute.

Tests were made at the Sandy Hook
proving grounds. New York. of two
pieces of ordnance which have been
under consideration by United States
army and navy boards for some time.
The weapons tested were the Mclean
automatic one-pound gun, and the Lu-
ger automatic pistol. The Mclean
gun can fire 500 shots a minute. each
pull Of the trigger dlscharging 25 one
pound projectiles. After dark a test
vas made Of big guns which dlscharg-
ed what appeared to be huge balls OF
fire. The army officers at Sandy Hook
refused to furnish information regard
ing the night tests, but It is under
stood that experiments were being
made with an Illuminated shell intend
ed for night use.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
REORGANIZATION PLAN.
Voting Trust Created In shIpbuiidina
Company to secure Continuity.
Of Management.

The plans for the reorganization Of
the United States Shipbuilding Com
pany entered into at New York pro-
vides for the organization Of a com
pany with the title OF the Bethlehem
Steel and Shipbuilding Company. The
properties to be taken over are: Union
Iron Works. San Francisco Bath Iron
Works, Bath, Me-; Hyde Wlndlass
Company, Bath, Me-; Crescent Ship
yard Company, Ellzabethport. N. j.;
Canda Manufacturing Company. Car
taret. N. j.; Samuel l.. Moore & Sons
Company. Ellzabethport. N. j.; East
ern Shipbuildlng Company. New Lon
don. Conn; Harlan & Hollingsworth
Company, Wilmington. Del; also all
Of the capital stock (excspt directors
qualification shares) of the Bethle-
hem Steel Company. owning the Beth
lehem Steel Works and property in
the borough of South Bethlehem and
Northampton Heights. The total cap
italization of the new company will be
S43. .000, 900 and its fixed charges will
be S517.550 for interest on the under
lying bonds OF the Bethlehem Iron and
Bethlehem Steel Company and $780,
900 on the first mortgage bonds of the
new company. total of s1.117,550. To
this should be added after the first
five years s250,000 per annum for the
sinking fund to retire the new first
mortgage bonds. To secure continu-
ity In the management of the new cor
poration II is proposed to create
voting trust for a period of seven
years. The initial voting trustees will
be Messrs. Charles NJ. Schwab. George
r. Sheldon. Max RAM Charles w.
Wetmore and James Fl. Reed. OF Pitts
burg.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.

Division of the coast line of the
United States into 13 naval defense
districts has been ordered on the rec
ommendation of Admiral Dewey, pres
ident Of the general board.
Edwin w. Lawrence. of Rutland. VI.
was appointed assistant attorney in the
ONCE Of the assistant attorney Gen
eral for the postoffice department, to
succeed Daniel V. Miller, recently re-
moved.
- The last Of the claims against the
charleston, S. c., Exposition Company
Tor labor, articles. services, ETC., rem.
'dered to the company was paid by
treasury warrants aggregating $50. .74S.
The last congress appropriated $780,.
900 for that purpose.
Commissioner Richards, of the gen.
~eral land Office, has had prepared n
statement giving the exact amount of
the fund set apart for the reclamation
OF arid lands under the irrigation act
OF 1902. 1t shows a total of $7.73O. .33s
for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902.
Daniel v. Miller, Of Terre Haute
Ind, assistant attorney in the office
of the Assistant Attorney General for
the Postoffice department, was sum.
marily dismissed by Postmaster Gen.
eral Payne and arrested on a warrant
charging him with accepting a bribe.
The important development in the
postoffice department investigation
Will likely be an arrest in connection
with the bureau of salaries and al
iowances. The inspectors are now
hard at work on charges of irregular.
tiles growing out of contracts for sun.
plies for postoffices.
The commissioner of patents. Fred
erick !. Allen. stated positively that
the patent Office will not under anv
circumstances issue patents on So
called perpetual motion" machines.
and that no patents for such machines
have been issued by the patent Office
for the last 40 years.
Because repairs on the Alabama.
now at the New York yard, may not
be finished in time for that vessel 10
leave New York June for Kiel as
the temporary flagship OF the Eu.
[opean squadron. Acting Secretary
Darling decided that the Kearsarge
should be substituted for the Ala.
bama.
mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by her
sister-in-law, Mrs. w. S. Cowles. left
Ior Groton, Mass, to visit her sons.
Theodore and Kermit, who are attend.
Ing school there. Miss Alice Roose.
welt left for Albany, where she will be
a bridesmaid at the wedding of Miss
Ruth Pruyn and David M. Goodrich,
OF Boston.
Until he is satisfied with conditions
at Bremerton. Wash. in the vicinity of
the navy yard, Acting Secretary Dar.
ling. OF the navy will direct that no
more ships be ordered there for repair
or docking. The order is the result
of the report that the Bremerton cIty
council has declined to close the sa.
looms and gambling houses on Front
street.
Henry St. George Tucker, of Lex
ington. Va, was elected dean of the
school OF law, jurisprudence and dipIo
macy Of the Columbian university. In
Washington.
Orders have been given at the nav,
department for the preliminary &C
csptance OF the submarine torpedo
boats Grumpus and Pike. built By the
Union iron works. Arrangements have
been made for the delivery at the New
Ynrk navy yard Of the monitor Flor
ida. built BY Louis Nixon at Elizabeth
Dort. N. J.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
FLoRIDA'S ORANGE CROP.
VIII Exceed Last Years by About a
Million Boxes.

feet that the results of the big freeze
of a few years ago, in which a very
large proportion of the orange trees of
the state were killed. are rapidly pass
ing away. and that Florida will shortly
be prepared to furnish even a greater
number of oranges than before the dis
aster. 1t is said this years crop will
exceed the crop of last year by about
100000 boxes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
w. U. STOPS POLE cHoPPINo.
A Restraining Order Against the Penn
sylvania Railroad.

Judge Bradford, In the United
.ates Court at Wilmington, Del.
granted the Western Union Telegraph
Company a temporary order restrain
ing the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany from removing the wires or poles
on the Maryland and Delaware division
of the railroad. The case will be ar
gued on June 49,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
AUTHORIZES NEW TELEGRAPH.
$3oo,oo0 to Replace Destroyed Weotern
Union Property.

Directors Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company appropriated 100000
to build new telegraph lines along the
company's right of way in the place
Of those of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company destroyed by the order
of President Cassatt. The Pennsylva-
MIA will virtually install new tele-
graph plant on all its lines east OF
Pittsburg and Erie.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
Give Fish to President.

President Roosevelt doubled back
into Washington from the Couer
d'Alene mining camps of Idaho. At
the new Masonic temple at Spokane
the President threw the first sapdeful
of earth for the new building. No
speech was made. At Couer d'Alene
park the President was met by thous-
ands of children. singing. An incident
at Harrison, Idaho. was the presenta.
tion of five strings of speckled trout.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
Officials Quitting Manila.

Justice Fletcher Ladd. OF the Su-
preme Court of the Philippine Is
lands. has resigned on account of the
Illness of his wife and has left Ma
nila for home. He belongs to Ian
caster, N. H. Commissioner Worces-
ter leaves for home In July.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
Assistant to Mr.. Shaw.

The appointment Of Charles Hallam
Keep. assistant secretary Of the treas
ury. to succeed Milton Z. Allies. who
recently resigned to accept the vice
presidency of the Riggs National bank
was announced at the treasury depart
ment. Mr.. Keep Is a resident of Buff
falo. N. Y, and was graduated by Har-
ward university in the collegiate and
law courses. He Is 40 years old.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
Killed In Powder Explosion.

A series OF 25 explosions in the plant
of the Indiana Powder Company at
Fontanet. Ind. killed one man and IA
tally injured two others. One other
man was seriously injured. Several
men are reported missing. The prop
erty loss is 100000, w
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
POUNDS VEGETARIAN COLONY.
Euys 5000 Acres In Arkansas for
Home for New Community.

Edgar Wallace Conable. of Colorado
Springs. has purchased 5000 acres of
timber and fruit land In Benton coun-
ty, Ark, where he will found yege-
tartan colony. Colonists will be for
hidden to use meat. alcoholic stimu-
lants or tobacco. The land is favora-
bly, situated in the Ozark fruit belt.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03

Advertisements for the sale Of the
timber on 100000 acres of the lands
owned by the Chippewa Indians in
Minnesota have been prepared by the
commissioner OF the general land Of
flce at washington.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
Reoeiver for say State Gas.

Judge Dallas, of the United States
Circuit court at Philadelphia announc-
ed the appointment of George w. Pep
per. member of the Philadelphia bar.
as receiver for the Bay State Gas
Company, of Delaware.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
Took Five Shocks.

Antonio Triola was put to death In
the electric chair In Sing Sing prison.
New York. Five shocks were neces-
sary to cause death.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
irish League tlnesrpo

Articles Of incorporation of the Irish
Industrial League OF America were
fled with the county clerk OF New
York. f'
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
; NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. )
Observation-Disclosures
Charlton.

Charlton, Feb. ID. A. Lane. of Cleve-
land No. 4, was in the city Wednesday on
business Ss
Mrs Ania c. Enghiom,suf Russell was
adjudged insane yesterday by the board of
insanity and WAS taken by Sheriff Boss to
Clarinda yesterday morning where she Will
receive treatment
w. j. Wright, one Of the prosperous far
meis of Center township, visited in the
city yesterday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. s. Wright, on North Grand street.
Dr. j. a. Mcklcen was in Des MoineS
yesterday attending Il meeting of the state
board of health of which he is member.
Mrs. Minnie Hickman has returned home
from a visit with relatives in lndianolu.
Mrs. Lula Downs returned to her home
In Abba yesterday, after a pleasant visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Il. Rails
4 ton
Mrs. Gussie Bates Buchanan of Oskaloo-
so, is visiting mt the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. b. Il. Bates.
Yesterday morning was said to be the
coolest of amy time this winter. The ther-
moneter registered 10 degrees below zero,
and was accompanied by Il strong north
west wind.
Ghas. Flynn. of Lucas. was in the city
yesterday enroute to Texas on business
trip.
G. w. Eckernan, of New York, was in
the city Wednesday, on business.
Miss Mollie Flukc has returned home
from {, visit with friends in Osceola and
Des Moines.
Leroy. the little son of Mr.. and Mrs. FL
mes lott is quite sick with pneumonia.
The ball at the armory last evening, civ
en- by Company II, was largely attended
Arch Shore, of Lincoln township, has re
turned from a visit with his son in Alton
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+ d
Endeavor society fer the use of their
church and piano and most heartily thank
them for the s;itne
Tuesday was the dedication of the new
Odd Fellow building and the opening of
the new opera house. The exercises open
cd with an address of welcome by j. NJ
Tripiett, the building of Il temple repre-
senttng faith, hope, charity. truth, friend
ship and love. which was very touching
then duet by c. 1. DcI1nshmutt and Miss
Clara Cooper, after which the temple was
dedicated. Il. S. Caller, of Mt. Pleasant,
delivered an excellent address and the af-
ternoon services closed by singing the
DoNoogy. An excellent supper was serv-
ed in the G. A. II. hall and in the evening
the comic opera, III. NJ. $, Pinaforc.' was
given by home talent, which was by far
the hest home talent play ever given by
the Salem young people Each one played
their part well. but great credit is due to
Misses Maud Hawkins. Winifred Triplett
and Ethel Foss and Messrs, Elmer Peck,
Lorin Rhode and Frank Hoggart for the
manner in which they rendered their
parts
Miss Annie Packer and Mrs. Ella Krons-
kop, of Mt. Pleasant, are Salem guests
this week.
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Birminoham,

Birmingham, Feb. 1S.-G. w. Coun-
tryman Las sold his residence to Mrs.
Rebecca Elliott for $1,400, possession
to be given April /. Mr.. Countryman
will move into the Yost property I'M
til he finds a suitable location for
building.
]. w. Gilbert of Sterling, Ill.,, spent
the past week here looking after the
interests of the new creamery, which
is expected to begin operations about
April 1.
Miss Myrtle Moore very pleasantly
entertained the Cooking club Thurs
day evening. A dainty collation. was
served.
Mrs. Thomas Wells of Burlington is
visiting her parents, DR.. and Mrs. Ran
dali.
Miss Inez Clark has been visiting
friends in Fairfield, Batavia and Lib
ertyville the past week.
Mrs. II. G. Raney of Fairfield spent
last week with her mother, Mrs. Ra-
chel Boyle, who is in very poor health.
Rev. George Ainslee returned from
Cedar Rapids last week, accompanied
by Mrs. Ainslee, who is suffering from
a severe spell of nervous prostration,
induced by the sudden death of their
son Ribert several weeks ago.
Miss Grace Boies entertained her
young friends at valentine party
Saturday evening.
Mrs. e. H. Skinner has been quite
seriously sick with heart trouble, but
/. is slowly improving.
Rollo Wells, who is principal of the
school in Stockport, has received an
appointment as postal clerk in the rail
| way mail service, his run extending
| from Peoria to the northern part OF
the state.
| A. b. Murphy of Mt. Pleasant has
/ been visiting his son Crate the past
week. Mr.. Murphy has recently sold
4 out at Mt Pleasant.
Five loads of stock were shipped tc
| Chicago Sunday by special train by
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MuntervilIe.


Munterville, Feb. 19.-Last Friday even
ing occurred the death of John Johnson Mt
the home of Charley johnson, where he
has made his home for the past number
of years during the winter months, The
doctor said the cause of his death was
heart failure. His relatives who live in
Ottumwa, We're Mt once notified and came
up to Muntcrvllle the next day. and made
preparations for his burial which took
place on Sunday forenoon. at 1870
o'clock, in the cemetery at Munterville,
John SwensOn conducting the services as
the Rev. Il. r. linden is attending con
ference in Burlington. John Johnson was
born in Sweden and emigrated to America,
a number of years ago and was some over
fS years of age AT the time of his death.
His brother, Mr.. Johnson, and Il brother
inlaw. both from Ottumwa, were in at
tendance at the burial, afterwards re-
turning to their homes
The Munterville and Dudley Mutual Tel
ephone company which was organized Il
short time ago has now ordered their
phones and in about three weeks time
will be in operation. Their line runs from
Dudley to point about ten rods north of
| the Muntewille store, which is the ter
minus of the line which is called the Mum
terville lire. There are number of sub
scribers Oh both these lines who wish to
install switch board in Muntervilc, which
would be mutual benefit to botn com
panies but the question has not been set
tied yet 1t is hoped that it will be done
as there will he several other companies
organize ut once which will run into Nun
terville, if there will only be Il switch
board put in there
August Burgason was i'll Ottumwa Mon
day.
Mrs. Albert Gustavison, of Ottumwa, who
has been visiting relatives in this vicinity
for the past week, will return to her home
today.
N. p, Pearson was busy putting up. ice
yesterday and today.
William Fulgman, who used to be resi-
dent near here but for the past two years
near Ottumwa. was calling on some of his
old friends this week and remaining over
night With Robert Kirfman and return
ing home over the Milwaukee Monday ey-
ening.
Another new rural telephone company
was organized last week Oh the Christians
burg ridge with twenty-five subscribers,
and will build their line Immediately.
| August Burgason delivered corn in
| Hynes yesterday.
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HiIIshoro.

Hillsboro, Feb. 19-Ray Iiixon left for
Oklahoma Tuesday whore his father lives.
The many friends of Rev. c. w. Cochran
and wife, who were lIllsboro young poo
pie, but are now living in Saina, where
Charlie is the pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church, are rejoicing over the
news of the safe arrival of Il baby girl
at their home.
Robt. White and wife were Salem visit,
ors Saturday last.
Several of the people attended the /. o.
o. f. dedication Tuesday.
Mrs j. b. Jordan went to Salina Tues
day to visit c. w. Cochran and Wife
Louden Van Tramp went to Ottumwa
Monday evening.
II. II. Eyre was business visitor in Eft
Madison Tuesday.
Mrs j.. l.. Tenant and her mother, Mrs.
Ella Walker, left via Fit. Madison for Pom
tinc, Kansas, to be gone three weeks.
Cliff Settler, brother-in-law of Dr.
Laird, is visiting the doctor this week.
Baptismal services Mt Disciples church
Wednesday evening, Rev. Berkley officiat
ed