The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-26
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

Gen. John G. Black, of Illinois, was
elected commander-in-chief of the q.
A. II.
The fire In the Sour Lake (Tex) oil
field was extinguished with total loss
of $4,000.
Frank J. Hearne was elected direc-
tor of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company.
Boy died of whipping administered
| by overseers of convict camp near
Gainesville, Fla.
Advices from Bogota. Colombia. In
dlcated that compromise canal treaty
will be prepared.
Mabel Parker, or Singley. or Parker.
and James Reed. were held for court
in New York in $4,000 each.
A mob of several hundred persons
at Halifax, N. c., lynched a negro for
the murder of small child.
The British ship. Treasurer went
ashore In the Rio de la Plate between
Montevideo and Buenos Ayres.
Herbert Moon, aged 13, shot and
killed Lucien Drew, aged 20, in quar-
rel on farm near Utica, N. Y.
Secretary of the interior denied that
government funds in his department
were deposited in favored banks.
Mrs. Aurora Hodge was placed on
trial at Salt Lake. Utah. for the MUIR
der of William Ryan, peddler.
Edmund J. Karcher, prominent
merchant of Philadelphia. was found
dead in his store from heart failure.
An exploding gasoline tank in the
basement of n Boston building caused
a fire which destroyed s150,000 in prop.
erty.
A forest fire raging near Spokane,
Wash, has consumed millions of feet
of lumber, and several ranches are in
danger.
Detective Charles NJ. Grimsley, of
the police force at Cincinnati, o.. shot
and killed James Mitchell in self de-
Tense
A force of so miners went to work
at the El Paso gold mine at Cripple
Creek, Col. under the protection of
armed guards.
A granite monument marking the
site of the birthplace of the late Pres
! ident Chester A. Arthur was dedicated
at Fairfield, VT.
Sixteen more bodies of victims of
| the Hanna, Wyo, coal mine explosion
have been recovered and the work of
rescue is nearly completed.
Albert Crosby owen. who was ar
rested for forging name of Senator FL
llin's son may clear up mystery of the
two stephen B. Elkins, Jrs.
The Citizens National Bank of Beau
mont, Tex, was closed by National
Bank Examiner Logan. The failure
promises TO be an important one.
The plant of the Kentucky-Vermil-
lion Mining and Contracting Com
pany at Vermillion, Mont. was de-
stroyed by fire with sl50,000 loss.
Turnkey Ernest Goodsell. at Raw.
lings, Wyo., shot to death In his cell
James Williams. a convict, who seized
him and wrenched his keys from him.
Pedro Alvarado. multi-milhonaire
mining man. is dead at Parral, Mex.
Six years ago he was bare-footed
peon working in a mine at 80 cents a
day.
Harvey Thomas was killed in a fight
at Frankfort, Ind, by blow alleged
to have been struck by Harry Love
land.
From 10000 to 10000 people at
tended the annual picnic of the Mag
ara County Pioneers Association at
Olcott Beach, N. Y.
Nearly 100 plasterers, hod carriers
and lathers at Reading, Pa, refused to
accept the new scale of wages adopted
| by The employers.
Tie grand chowder. Order Of the
Knights of Friendship, adjourned at
Philadelphia to meet at Reading on the
/ second Tuesday OF August, 1904.
Thomas r. Morgan. the millionaire
sash and door manufacturer, was shot
to death at Oshkosh, Wis. by Fred
erick Hempel, discharged employe.
The Mason & Hamlin Company,
manufacturers of organs and pianos,
with a factory at Cambridge, Mass,
have assigned to benefit their cred
itors.
H. ]. Heinz was chosen third vice
president of the Winona Qnd) Asso-
citation. and 1t was decided to build
an open air auditorium to seat 10000
people.
King Eric, the famous horse, and
sire of Dick Welles. holder of the
worlds records on a circular track
for furlongs and mile, died at Elk
horn, Ky.
Samuel ]. Parks. the labor leader
and walking delegate in New York
City, charged with extortion in de-
manding and receiving money was
found guilty.
The disembowled body of a boy
about IL years of age was found at
Detroit, Mich, wedged between two
molding boxes in a lot at the rear OF
q stove works.
ieie Missouri. a sister ship of the
Maine, for the international Mercan.
tile Company was successfully launch
ed at the Maryland Steel Company
docks.
Southern Miami county and Northern
Fulton county, Ind, were visited by
remarkable hailstorms and thousands
of acres of growing corn were com
pletely ruined.
IIinnlxay of Dfttohu,