The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-02
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

The Jersey Central railroad for Oc-
tober shows an increase of $3.50 900 In
earnings
The De Forrest wireless telegraph
tests between Holyhead. Wales. and
Howth. near Dublin. distance of Ga
miles, have been successful.
Eugene +. Ware, commissioner of
pensions. will retire from that Office
about the middle of November, 1904.
and will return to the practice of law
In Kansas.
The syndicate which underworld
$50 100000 bonds for the Information.
al Mercantile Marine Company has
been extended from January /, 1904,
to March 1. 1905
r. T.. McCandless and George Il.
Price fought duel at Edmonton. KY.
both using pistols at close range. Price
died instantly and McCandless was
MORALLY wounded.
United States Senator Lodges re-
cent declaration respecting ST. Claire
and Mlquelon becoming a part of the
American republic has excited great
interest in st. Pierre
In freight wreck on the Southern
railway Engineer Guy Moore and
Brakeman Charles Porter were killed,
and Conductor Bone, Fireman Fortune
and Flagman Killlan injured.
A bill has been introduced in the
Senate by Senator Fairbanks, author
izlng the use of the Panama canal
bonds by National banks as security
for government deposits and clrcula-
tion.
Carmne Gaimari was put to death
In the electrical chair at Sing Sing
for the murder OF Mrs. Josephine
Lanta Patro In New York in October,
1902, during a dispute over money
matters.
The Hoosler Crude Oil Company of
Seymour. Ind. was organized with a
capital of Sl,000,000 for the purpose
of dealing in real estate and drilling
for crude petroleum and other oils in
the State of Maine.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Bristow has determined to ap-
point John Washington. brother of
Booker T. Washington postmaster at
a postofilce substatlon to be estab.
lished at Tuskegee. Ala.
Judge James H. Nixon of the New
Jersey circuit court, dropped dead at
his home in Millvale, N. J. Judge
Nixon was an assistant United States
attorney general under the administra-
tion of President Harrison.
In a rear.end collision between two
freight trains on the Chautauqua d.
vision of the Pennsylvania railroad
near Oil City Robert Campbell, of Oil
City. conductor. was killed. and Jno.
X. Mead, brakeman, slightly injured.
After preaching a sermon of un-
usual vigor and eloquence, the Rev.
James Mimic Pullman. ID. d., pastor
of the First Universallst church in
Lynn, Mass, and clergyman widely
known in that denomination. died sud.
denly of apoplexy at his home.
The Germans of Washington City
celebrated the two hundred and TWEEN.
tieth anniversary of the landing OF
the first German colonlsts in America
by a banquet, at which a number of
speeches were made. President Roose-
welt touching the key that started the
Christmas tree electric lights.
In the United States court at Sa-
vannah, Ca, Edward j. McRee, Frank
McRee and William McRee. of Val
dosta, pleaded guilty to 13 indict-
ments for holding negroes in peonage.
and Judge Speer sentenced them to
pay a fine of $1,000 in two of the
cases and suspended sentence in the
others.
Directors of the Calumet and Hecla
Mining Company have announced a
dividend of $40 share. or 40 per
cent on the s2.5O0.000 capital In the
last quarter 40 per cent was paid
The dividend just announced makes
$35 a share for the year. or 140 per
cent A total dividend to sharehold-
ers of sS3,350,0OO is shown on cap
ital of $2,500,000.