The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-03
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

Fifteen were killed and many injured
by tornadoes in Nebraska.
Thousands were driven from their
homes by food at Des Moines, Ia.
An express train on the Lake Shore
railroad ran 307 miles In 292 minutes.
Presbyterian general assembly has
selected Buffalo as next place OF meet
Ing.
King Alfonso OF Spain has inherited
T,5OO,O00 under the will Of his grand
father. King Francis.
The consolidation OF the Southern
and Mobile and Ohio roads is expected
to take place on July I.
The American Sugar Refining Com.
pany closed its reflneries for nearly
a week for a general cleaning up.
A fire In Laconia. N. H.. destroyed
100 buildings and rendered $50 home
less. The loss will reach 100000.
The American Ice Companys $780,
900 plant at Philadelphia. burned.
Ammonia tanks exploded In the fire.
An armory is to be erected at Sha-
ron. Pa. by the Buhl Independent
Rifles. The building will cost $40, 1000.
One man was killed and another Sc
riously injured by the collapse Of
building under construction In Chi
cago.
Ten persons, including ]. II. John
ston, of Lima, o., we're injured in
street car collision In New Baltimore,
Mich.
A tornado which swept across Iowa,
Kansas and Nebraska caused several
deaths and damaged property and
crops.
West Virginia man kills his wife on
the strength of the declaration Of
fortune teller that she was unfaithful
to him.
President Schwab Of Steel Corpora
tion arrived at New York and Issued
reassuring statement on the condition
OF trade.
At White Plains, N. Y, holders Of
preferred stock of the Salt trust sued
directors to recover s1,605,487, alleg-
Ing fraud.
Ten persons were injured In a col
lision at New Baltimore, Mich. be-
tween an electric car and a steam
freight train.
A certificate of Incorporation was
filed at Dover, Del, by the Toledo
Stove Company, Of Toledo. o. Cap
ital $500,000.
Former superintendent of free de-
livery of the postoffice department,
Machen, was arrested on charge OF
accepting bribes.
President .tamsey of the Wabash
says the line will enter New York
city over its own rails. Big reorganiza-
tion mapped out.
Rev. S. II. wager, Of Walkerton.
Ind. believes his son. who was thought
to have committed suicide In Wheel
ing. was murdered.
The Secret Service at washington
Is investigating a charge that negroes
are held in servitude near Montgom.
cry, Ala, to pay debts.
Lady Henry Somerset has retired
from the presidency of the National
British Woman's Temperance Associa-
tion on account of her health.
Emperor William has presented the
New York Yacht Club with cup, to
be known as the Emperor's cup, to be
competed for the first time next fall.
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first session of the general assembly
of the United Presbyterian Church.
at Tarkio, Mo-, with an eloquent SER
mon.
Heroic work by flremen and police
men saved the lives of score OF wo-
men and children who were caught In
a burning apartment house In New
York.
A movement has been started In
Ohio to raise 100000 to provide for
the battleship Ohio a silver service.
No amount larger than $25 will be ac-
cepted.
Twelve freight cars were wrecked
near Glen Allen, Va, by the washing
out Of tracks, caused by dams burst
ing. Engineman c. M. Keelon being
injured.
Daniel v. Miller. attorney in the
postofflce department at Washington,
was dismissed and arrested on charge
of accepting bribe from turf invest
ment company.
oliver T. Sherwood. the missing
cashier of the Southport National
bank, was indicted in Hartford, Conn,
on the charge of embezzling $4,000 of
the banks funds.
In fire at Barre, VT, which de-
strcyed two dwellings and two barns
Peter Martin, 73 years old and Miss
Odina Morisette, IA, lost life, and An
ME Nicholson was hurt.
, A slip In the new blast furnace at
Riverside plant at Wheeling. w. Va,
, caused an explosion and the shower of
cinders fatally burned young girl and
injured several workmen.
Application was made to the Rapid
Transit commission of New York by
the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad
, Company for permission to build a
tunnel under the North river.
II. Kipp Hewitt, 16. of the IIacken'
l sack IN. j. High School, was de-
: clared the winner of the Annapolis
cadetship, the examination for which
took place at Paterson. N. ].
Judge Grosscup, in the Federal
! Court at Chicago entered the final or,