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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
CABLE FLASHES.

Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian dram
atist, is again seriously i'll.
The English admiralty says the sud-
den sailing Of the British cruisers
Drake. Brilliant and Rainbow from
Portland for Gibraltar is not connect.
ed with events IN Morocco.
The Federation of Manchester. Eng
land, Cotton Spinners adopted a reso-
luton that the whole trade stop for
one week, and on Saturdays and Mon.
days thereafter until further notice.
Acute distress prevails in the Nam
ming and Tsun-fa district of Kwang
81, China, province. 1t Is estimated
that $4,000 persons are starving. The
people of Hong Kong are sending re-
lief.
Gardener Serpoilet. prominent au-
tomobilist, collided with a cart in the
Champs Elysee, Paris, France, and
was thrown out of his machine and
painfully though not seriously in
jured.
The Commonwealth, the largest bat.
tleship afioat, was launched at Govan,
on the Clyde. She is the first vessel
of the British navy to have her 10
inch guns protected by an extended
barbette, instead of by classmates.
President Palma, of Cuba, has sus-
pended the entire list of taxes en-.
acted by the provincial council of
Puerto Principe. These include taxes
on property, annuities, timber cut
ting. meat and a percentage on the
salaries Of all public officials.
The Osservatore Romano, the vati.
can organ, publishes the apostolic con-
stitution of Cuba, containing the hier-
archy, according to the agreement ar
rived at by Archbishop Chapelle, the
apostolic delegate in Cuba and Porto
Rico, during his last visit to Rome.
A dispatch from Ceuta, Morocco, an.
nounces that the tribesmen who at
tackled Tetuan were repulsed. They
stubbornly fought their way through
the suburbs to the foot of the walls,
but the imperial troops eventually
regained their lost positions and drove
off the rebels with heavy losses on
both sides.
Colonel Secretary Chamberlain an.
nounced In the House of Commons
England, that as result of the Brit.
ish military operations In the Saketo
and Kano districts, ending with the
capture of the emir of Kano, 100, 900
square miles Of territory had been add
ed to northern Nigeria and would be
administered by the government OF
that territory.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
INDIANA BANK FAILURE.
A Shortage Of $4,000 at the pekalb
Bank.

The closing of the doors of the De-
Kalb bank, Of Waterloo, and the Nc
Clellan bank, of Auburn. Ind, has de-
veloped into ona of the largest fail
ures of that section of Indiana. The
closing was precipitated by Mrs Eliz-
abeth Mcclellan. widow of the late
C. A. o. Mcclellan filing complaint
against her son-in-law. ex-Mayor Don
A. Garwood of Auburn. She desired
to have the interest of the estate in
the banking business settled up so the
heirs could have their shares and
thereby dissolve the two banks. j. ID.
Lelghty was made receiver and he
gave out statement that he believed
the banks would pay 100 cents on the
dollar. Lelghty now states that the
creditors had better force the insti-
tutions into bankruptcy. Mrs. Nc
Mcclellan. he said overdrew her ac-
count at the Waterloo bank for which
she gave her note for $4,000 two
years ago and her son, Charles Nc
Clellan, had given a note for $4,000
for an overdraft at the Auburn bank.
1t appears now that there will be q
shortage aggregating $4,000. The
creditors claims aggregate $4,000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
MILES WANTS TO KNOW.
Makes Inquiries Of War Department
as to Publlshed Reports.

Secretary Root received a letter
from Lieut.. Gen. Miles asking what
portion of his reports concerning the
conditions in the Philippine Islands
were given to the press, by whom
made public and to whom furnished
A reply to Gen. Miles Is expected to
show that the adjutant generals of.
fee furnished copies Of that portion
of Gen. Miles report bearing on the
military condition in the islands. to-
gether with replies of the heads of bu-
reaus to whom the report had been
referred for remarks concerning the
matters under their direction. The
reply also will show that the Judge
advocate general furnished COM
plete copy of the report on cruelties
and atrocities. together with a copy
of the letter of the Judge advocate
general to the Secretary of War, which
told what the department had done
concerning the subjects treated of in
Gen. Miles report. 1t has been
charged that all of Gen. Miles report
was not furnished to the press by the
war department
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
MASSACRE OF JEWS N HISA|NEFF
STORIES OF HORROR.


II was learned by Jewish agents In
New York that even so important a
city as Odessa was threatened by out
breaks against the Jews similar to
that at Kishineff The movement was
undoubtedly more or less of a con-
certed one throughout Russia. The
Central Zonists Federation has re-
ceived its official report from the
brethren In Bessarabia. The report Is
translated by Simon Menahan Lasar,
OF Kishineff, and in a letter accom-
panying he says: II have the honor
to remit to you the original report
from Kishineff of the terrible massa-
cres which occurred last week against
the Jews. as follows: Kishineff (no
date)-The greatest misfortune has
befallen the inhabitants of our town.
On the 9th and 7th of this month,
which Is the 10Th and goth of April,
new style, an indescrlbable massacre
occurred. Our synagogues have been
destroyed. Our holy scrolls contain
mated and torn in the most disgrace
full manner. Those Jews who attempt
ed to preserve the honor of the Holy
Pentateuch have been killed on the
spot. The dead are scattered through
out the streets just as after bloody
battle. You may say without exag-
geration that you cannot meet an un-
wounded jew in Kishineff at present.
All have suffered. They fell upon us
as hungry locusts. They have broken
and destroyed whatever they could
not take with them" The following
letter was received by Leon J. Strom-
berg. conductor on the Grand street
car line. who lives at 61 Eldridge
street, New York. The "Busack," FIRE.
quently alluded to, are the lowest
class of people in the cities. my
Dear Children-Now | let you know
about one of the biggest fights that
could exist in the world and the fierce
excitment that happened the 9th and
7th and Sth of April in our own city.
On Friday evening the Busack started
breaking glasses in the stores, and
when the Jews began to take off their
property the Russian police drove
them away from their own houses and
own property. and the Busack took
the chance and began to rob every
thing from the stores-the gold and
diamonds. The biggest stores were
pioheh III pieces anu tHe rest tney
covered with kerosene and burned.
The Jews. seeing how they stole and
burned their property, tried to pro.
tect themselves. Then the Busack be-
gan to strike the Jews with bits of
wood. iron, stones, revolvers and
everything they could use. More than
100 people were killed; wounded be-
yond recognition, more than 200, and
1000 others wounded. Besides this
they killed small children; they
knocked them from the roofs; they
threw them in the river. Forty-three
Jews were killed. but not simply
killed; at first their ears were cut OFF,
noses broken, arms and legs dislo-
Gated; some were found with nails
driven into their brains. ears and
noses. Over 800 lie wounded, over
200 girls were misusej
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
NAMES OF ALLEGED BRIBER.
Boston Business Man Charges Senator
With Soliciting Money.

Before the special Senate commit
tee at Boston. Mass, appointed to in
vestigate the charges made by Geo.
Raymond, of Boston, that a Senator
had attempted to obtain money from
him to prevent the passage of legis-
lation which affected Mr.. Raymond's
business, Senator Harvey C.. Foster.
of Gloucester, was named by Mr.. Ray
mond as the Senator to whom he re-
ferred. Mr.. Raymond further said
that Mr.. Foster stated he had to di-
vide with Senator Fitzgerald. There
are two Senators Fitzgerald, and the
committee hearing adjourned without
disclosing which of these was involved.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20

In the interior of MalayA live about
5000 people, the remnant of an old
tree dwelling race called the Sakai.
They dwell in little Ithatched huts
built in trees at the height of from
eight to 20 feet. And nd wonder. con-
sidering how they hav$ been almost
exterminated by the Mdlays.
The Sakais are the aborigines of the
peninsula they are rather small and
of fairly light complexion, with ugly
faces, but well shaped and active bod
les. They are not yet provided with
modern weapons, but at la distance Of
60 feet can shoot dart| from their
blowguns with almost uteriting accur-
acy, thus getting plenty OF small
game.
In their trees the people ore almost
invisible to hunters and explorers who
thread their wildernessL Capt Ger
ruti, an italian explorerl was one Of
the first to visit these Iqueer people
and photograph them. Ih the current
Outing some of Capt furluti's pic
lures, are reproduced, as Ewell as some
made by the editor. Caslbar Whitney.
Mr.. Whitney met the Halai when
hunting rhinoceros. He found them
SO shy that 1t was impossible to get
within arms length of them, but the
forest men would willingly trade by
laying down food at the foot Iof tree
and then retiring to a diatanfe, while
the white man and his Malay helpers
came up and put down equivalent
gifts.
Some few of the SakaI have left
their forest home to liyeI in huts at
the ground level on the putfkirts of
the Malay towns. But uhdeH British
rule the remnant of the 3ribd seems
fairly likely to survive and to keep its
arboreal habits for years. to come
New York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
|MAY HAVE FORMED NEW ALLIANCE
DIPLOMATS ARE ALARMED.
Russia, France and Great Britain May
strive to Outwit Germany.
China the Prey.

All signs point to some new move
In settlement of questions In the Far
East. Suspicion is growing in the
State department at Washington that
England has broken her acknowledged
alliance with Japan and formed Sc
cret alliance with Russia and France.
under terms of which China will event
ually be carved up without much re-
gard for Germany. Just sign of this
belief resulted from Englands action
In the Newchwang incident. but the
anference was so startling that the
higher officials refused to entertain It..
Yet they were greatly surprised at
the unconcern with which England
viewed the affair. England gave her
Japanese ally only the weakest kind
OF support and tried to induce the
United States to drag the British
chestnuts out of the Manchurian fire.
When 1t became known through the
press dispatches that II had been Of
hcially announced in the English par
lament that the British Consul at
Newchwang had reported that the
suspicion of England was extended to
some of the highest officials in the
State department. They think the
Russians did reoccupy Newchwang as
was stated in the press dispatches
and confirmed by Consul Miller, and
only on the theory that England has
come to a full understanding with
Russia and France can they account
for the British Consul at Newchwang
Despite repeated denials Russias de-
signs on Manchuria are well under.
stood and 1t is suspected that when
the proper times comes Russia will
assert her sovereignty over Manchu.
ria, with perhaps more of the northern
part of China, while England will grab
The Yangtse valley, which is now in
her sphere Of influence" and the ad-
Joining territory and France will ex-
tend the border of French Indio-
China as far east and north as she
pleases. Germany might be allowed
to take what was left as a friendly
gift and to preserve harmony. The
recent enthusiastic reception given
King Edward in Italy did not COM
fort the Kaiser. 1t has recently been
whispered around the State depart
ment that Germany was trying to
form new alliance. Secretary Hay
has heard nothing further from Rus
sia or China about the last move at
Newchwang.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
MAINTAINED A MONOPOLY.
Federal Salt Company Found Guilty
Under Antitrust Law.

The Federal Salt Company, of which
ID. E. Skinner is president, was con-
victed In the United States District
Court at San Francisco of maintain
ing a monopoly contrary to the Sher-
man antitrust law. When the case
was opened counsel for the corpora
tion withdrew its original plea of not
guilty and pleaded guilty to the first
count In the indictment. The maxi
mum fine is $4,000 This case marks
the first conviction under the Sher-
man law, which went into effect In
1892. The attorney generals Office
won civil suit last fall before Judge
Morrow against the same company on
the same evidence. The successful
termination of that suit abolished the
contracts the Federal Salt Company
held The Federal Salt Company was
organized in New Jersey in 1900 1t
established business in California
and quickly secured a mononoly of the
product on the coast, raising the price
from So and Sc ton to $50 and s35.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
ROOSEVELT ON TRADE EXPANSION.
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
United states Needs Miehtier Navy.
Must Protect Her Possessions
and Push Forward.

President Roosevelt, at San Fran
cisco, Cal. made the most important
speech he has delivered since he
left st. Louis. His subject. "Expan-
sion and Trade Development and Pro-
lection of the Country's Newly Ac-
quired Possessions in the Pacific" to-
gether with the advocacy of a greater
navy. was one that aroused his audit
ors to a high pitch of enthusiasm 1t
was a mighty gathering that listened
to the President. The doors of the
pavilion were thrown open to the pub
lie at an early hour and thousands of
citizens thronged the building. 1t was
subsidized and the President was able
to make himself heard He said:
Before | saw the Pacific slope was
an expansionlst, and after having seen
II, | fail to understand how any man
confident of his country's greatness,
and glad that his country should
challenge with proud and confidence
our mighty future, can be anything
but an expansionist. In the century
that is opening the commerce and the
progress of the Pacific will be factors
of incalculable moment in the history
of the world. Now, In our day, the
greatest of all the oceans, of all the
seas. and the last to be used on a
large scale by civilized men, bids fair
to become. in its turn. the first In
point of Importance. Our mighty re-
public has stretched across the Pa
cifc and now in California, Oregon
and Washington. in Alaska aud Hawaii
and the Philippines, holds an extent
of coast line which makes 1t of nee
esslty a power of the first class In
the Pacific. We have taken the first
steps toward digging an isthmian
canal. to be under our control, canal
which will make our Atlantic and Pa
ciflc coast lines to all intents and pur-
roses contiguous. and will add i'm
mensely alike to our commercial and
our military and naval strength. We
must keep on building and maintain
ing a thoroughly efficient navy with
plenty of the best and most formidable
slips. My countrymen, | believe In
you with all my heart. and | am proud
that II has been granted to me to be
citizen in a nation of such glorious
opportunities and with the wisdom,
the hardihood and the courage to rise
to the levels of its opportunities" "
President Roosevelt spent busy day
in San Francisco. After reviewing
thousands of school children on Van
Ness avenue. the President drove
through the Presidio and had a glance
at the buildings. the barracks of the
different troops and the new fortifica-
tions. At the Native Sons building
Mr.. Roosevelt was given a souvenir,
the work of a native sculptor. repre-
sentins bear hunt, reproduced in
gold.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
WANT ElGHT.HOUR DAY.
international Machinists' Society De
cides Upon Their Demands.

A straight eight-hour day will be de-
manded on May /, 1904, by all ma
chinists working in contract shops and
under the jurisdiction of the Interna-
tional Association of ,Machinists. This
was the recommendation contained in
the report of the committee on a
shorter workday, presented to the con-
vention at Milwaukee. The question
of wages was left to the Executive
Board for further consideration. James
O'Ccnnell. of Washington, d. c., was
unanimously reelected president of
the association, and p. j. Conlin, of
Sioux City, Ia, was reelected first
vice president.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.

There Is chance that Captain
Pershing, the hero of Mindanao. will
be made brigadier general.
The state department has informed
Governor Dockery, of Missouri. that 1t
cannot secure the eXtradition of Ellis
Wainwright. the millionaire st. Louis
brewer.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson to-
day received word of fresh outbreak
OF the disease among cattle at Franz
tngham, Mass, and the contemplated
lifting of the quarantine must now be
postponed indefinitely.
The Marine hospital at Gallipols
O., is not to be moved to Point Pleas
ant. w. Va, as Representative
Hughes, of the latter State, had re-
Quested. DR.. Kerr after a careful in
vestigation into the matter has re-
ported that 1t would be undesirable
to change the location of the Marine
hospital.
The proposed trip of the Rivers and
Harbors committee down the Ohio
from Pittsburg to Cairo has been post.
poned until fall. Chairman Burton,
who is in the city, expects to sail for
Europe May 21 to be gone until Octo-
Der. He will study the river and har-
Dor work of foreign countries while
abroad.
Postoffice inspectors have completed
an investigation of the Washington
city postoffice. Acting Superintendent
Fosnes, of the free delivery division,
and his assistant, Postoffice Inspector
in Charge Thorpe, of New York, are
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
NEW CURE FOR CONSUMPTION.
Successful Method of Arrestinu the
Disease-Some Cures Effected.

q The announcement made by the Ber-
lin. Germany, Medical Society of a
new remedy for consumption called
sanosin, has attracted much attention.
DR.. Danelius, of Sommerfeld, read a
paper on the cure before the society
He showed that a number of patients.
mostly worlingmen, had been cured
of consumption, and said they were
treated without interference with
their work. The use of sanosin pre-.
vents coughing, fever ana night sweats
AMI results in the patient gaining in
weight. Even in severe cases of con.
sumption the progress of the disease
has been arrested. The remedy was
discovered by DR.. Robert Schneider
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
IRON WAGES UNCHANGED.
Result of the 6i-MonthIy Settlement
of the Association.

The bi-monthly settlement of the
Bar Iron Association with the Anal
gamated Association at Youngstown,
o.. May 1S, resulted in the wages OF
the men remaining the same for the
coming two months as for the last,
pudding being sG.121s and finishing
7l.4 cents per ton on IL per cent
rate. John Pearce. of Pittsburg. and
J. X. Clark and Benjamin Jenkins, of
Youngstown. represented the men, and
j. II. Mutt, of the Republic Iron and
Steel Company, the Association.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
MONEY FOR MARcONI.
Arrangements for Working Capital
for Wireless Telegraph.

Eugene II. Lewis. chairman of Mar
conf Wireless Telegraph Company Of
America, announced at New York that
arrangements had been completed for
providing the Marconl Wireless Tele-
graph Company Of America with
working capital. not less than guar
anteed amount Of s250.0O0 and, in
some contingencies, reaching the sum
OF about $450,000. The plan includes
privilege to stockholders to ex-
change their shares of stock certif-
Gates of deposit of the par value of
S. each. which certificates of deposit
will be placed upon the market in
Lieu of the shares of the company.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Healthy Steel Neutrality-suspicious.
Production Of Pig Iron De-
crease In Stock.

r. @. Dun & Co.'S weekly Review
of Trade" says: The level of quota
tlons for staple lines of merchandise
Is well maintained and jobbers re-
port increased activity in Lines Of
wearing apparel. Furniture and har-
ness factories are well supplied with
orders, and there Is no evidence of
dullness In machinery or hardware.
At most points there are indications
of improvement in mercantile collec-
tions. Industrial conditions would be
exceptionally encouraging were 1t not
for the vast army of men voluntarily
idle. Railway earnings continue to
show the usual gain. May figures
thus far surprising last years by
1874 per cent, and those of 1901 by
1913 per cent. An unprecedented pro-
duction Of pig iron in April was ac-
companied by a decrease In furnace
stocks, testifying to vigorous con.
sumption and wholesale conditions In
the steel industry II is not surpris-
ing that a somewhat easier tone is
noticed, however. because the search
ty of fuel earlier in the season had
retarded output on prompt shipments
Textile manufacturing conditions are
extremely irregular More business
has been done in mems wear. woolens
and worsteds than at any recent date.
Failures this week were 1876 in the
United States. against 22S last year.
and IS in Canada, compared with II
o year ago.
Bradstreet says: Capital was
sought to be made in the stock mar
ket of the weakness of pig iron and
reported decreases in steel. but the
latter is denied, and while produc
tion of iron is now in unprecedented
volume. reliable statistics of stocks
of this material show no accumula
tion. steel is coming in from abroad
IN enormous volume. and imports for
the fiscal year are the largest. with
one exception. In the country's his.
tory. A slight revision OF prices
would, we believe. not be unpleas.
ing to domestic producers. Pig iron
furnishes a notable exception to the
strength of other staples, weakening
as 1t has. all markets, this inducing
spreading of stories that steel bill.
lets were lower at the West. No sign
Of weakness in finished steel and iron
products can be found at the leading
Western centers. but there is a feel.
ing that heavy imports of foreign bill.
lets may shortly affect prices for that
product Mt seaboard markets. A sign
of strength in the finished material
line is the report that specifications
for New York are coming forward
rapidly and that mills are pushed to
keep up with their work.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
Buys steel In Europe.

The General Supply and Construc.
tion Company of New York has Sc.
cured the contract for the furnishing
OF foreign steel 10 be "sed In the con
struction Of the machine shops, ETC..
Of the new navy yard Of Charlestown
The material will be OF German manu-
facture. the government officials hav,
ing decided to utilize European steel
owing to better prices and more favor
able delivery having been secured In
comparison with the offers made by
American mills.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
KNOX TO URGE ACTION.
VIII Ask the Court to Advance Case
of Northern Securities Co.

Authoritative announcement was
made at Washington of the intention
of Attorney General Knox to enter a
mof.ar in the United States Supreme
Court to advance the hearing in the
Northern Securities Company case,
the appeal in which was docketed re-
Gently in that court. It Is not prob
able that the case can be heard before
October 10. even If the motion is
granted. The vast importance of the
case will be given as Attorney Gen
erals reason for asking the court to
expedite It.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
PANIC ON A TRAIN.
Forced to Flee from a Pullman In
Their Night Clothes.

Twenty passengers had to fee in
their night clothing at New Haven,
Conn.,, from a burning sleeping car
at the Union station. An explosion
of Illuminating gas sent flames through
the car. In escaping. B. d. Kaptan, of
New York, left behind a wallet con-
tanning 100000 in money and secur-
tiles. 1t was later found, water
soaked. None OF the passengers were
seriously injured.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-05-20
SALT coMPANY's FINE.
One Thousand Dollars for Violation OF
Sherman Antitrust Law.

The case of the United States VS..
the Federal Salt Company was ended
in the United States Court at San
Francisco by Judge DeHaven, who,
In rendering judgment on the case,
sentenced the company to pay a fine
Of $1,000.