The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-04
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

Lament
Rev. J. F. Regis Canevin was con-
secrated co.adjutor to Bishop Phelan,
OF Pittsburg.
Albert Knapp, at Hamilton, o.. add
| ed four more murders to list OF his
confessed crimes.
Sultan of Turkey agreed to de-
mands of European powers for re-
forms in Macedonia.
Gould-Wabash plans contemplate
new and direct line of railroad from
| Pittsburg to Baltimore.
Conrad N. Jordan, assistant treas
| urer of the United States at New YORK.
| died from grip. aged 73.
Frederick A. Bopp. banker OF
| Hawkeye, Ia, was killed In railway
collision at Athol, s. ID.
| Beef magnates plan holding COM
pany for smaller packing concerns TO
circumvent antitrust law.
Secretary Cortelyou asked congress
for S,000,000 for department OF COM
merce and labor building.
Justice Shiras of the United States
supreme court completed his duties
and retired to private life.
Champion lottery case decision open
ed wide range In which congress may
| regulate Interstate commerce.
Henry Smith. alias Henry Williams,
colored, was sentenced to death In the
| criminal court at Louisville, Ky.
| The Baltimore & Ohio railroad has
planned to expend $20,000,000 improv-
ing its facilities in Pittsburg district.
Omnibus statehood bill lacks five
votes of enough to pass 1t through the
Senate as a rider on an appropriation
| bill.
Salt Lake City clergymen filed af-
| fidavit in United States senate that
Senator-elect Smoot of Utah has plural
| wife.
The Car has ordered the immediate
, construction of the Idensalmi-kayana
railroad to give employment to the
Firms suffering from famine.
George Bursok and John Rudeisek
were killed and John Bucowitch was
fatally injured by a train striking
their carriage at Braceville, Ill.
The New York police arrested Louis
Messier and John Cullen on the
charge of robbing hotels and recov-
cred SO, 400 worth of stolen jewelry.
Col Paul p. Hawkins. of Spring
! field, Mass, was elected commander
in chief OF the Legion of Spanish War
Veterans at the National encampment
at Lawrence, Mass.
Fire partly destroyed the car barn
at the winter quarters Of the Barnum
& Bailey circus at Bridgeport, Conn,
and burned a number OF cars. Loss,
100000.
The National Tube Company, a sub
sidiary concern of the United States
Steel Corporation, will spend $9,000.-
900 in additions and improvements to
Its IA plants.
The Berwind-White Coal company,
mines at Windber, near Johnstown,
employe April 1.
The Stuttgart Germany publishers
have refused to exhibit at the st.
Louis exposition because their works
can be reprinted in the United States
| without compensation.
On behalf of the State of Indiana
Gov Durbin presented Rear Admiral
Henry c. Taylor, who commanded the
battleship Indiana during the Spanish
war, with a sword of honor.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution adopted an amendment to
the constitution to permit Mrs Charles
w. Fairbanks, president general, to be
eligible for another term of Office.
The Rock Island railroad has secur-
ed control of the st. Louis and San
Francisco system, the deal is the fore
runner of a new and far.reaching
community of interest among Western
lines.
The full bencn of the supreme court
ut Boston. Mass, has decided in favor
of Pietro Mascagni's contention that
his troubles with Mittenthal and 9TH
ers should be decided by the Italian
, courts.
Henry ]. Miller. a capitalist and
stockholder in the Jenney Electric
Light and Power Company. was in
dicted at Fort Wayne, Ind, for Civ
ing a bribe to Councilman George
| Iench.
F. l.. Ballard. of Allegheny, Pa, and
r. l.. Clapp, of Boston, member of the
senior class in the Yale divinity school,
at New Haven. Conn. were awarded
the Fogg prizes for highest proficien-
cy in scholarship.
The Rev. |. O. Keller, president of
Grove City college, at Greenville, Pa,
has received $4,000 indemnity from
the Chinese government for the mur.
der of the Rev. Frank SimcoX and fam.
lily at Paotingfu. on June 80, 1900.
.Tewfik Pasha. minister of foreign
affairs for Turkey, notified the Austro.
Hungarian and Russian ambassa-
dors that the sultan had agreed to
adopt the scheme for reforms in
Macedonia.
Charles A. Thompson, of Irwin, Pa
filed complaint with the interstate
commerce commission that the Penn,
sylvania railroad has Disseminated
against him in the supply of cars for
coal shipments.
Homer McGraw director of the