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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
MINE OPERATORS IRE ENJ0|NED|
SHERM An ACT INVOKED.
Federal Court Restraints Owners From
Making Combinatio, on tho
Price Of Coal.

Ten Indiana coal companies and 10
individual operators were restrained
by Judge Kohlsaat in the United
States Circuit Court at Chicago, ILL.,,
from continuing their combination for
the regulation of coal prices and out
put. The defendants we're given until
April to show cause why the order
should not be made permanent. The
corporations and individuals enjoined
were recently tried in the State Court
on the charge OF raising the price Of
coal and restricting the output in III
inois. thus causing the coal famine
in Chicago last winter. Judge Chet.
lain dismissed the case on the grounds
that the offense committed was
against the federal law and not
against the statutes of Illinois. The
defendants are the Crescent Coal and
Mining Company, Bruillette Creek
Coal Company, Wabash Valley Coal
Company, Oak Hill Coal and Mining
Company. Indiana Fuel Company. Nc
Clellan Sons & Co, Jane Shirkie, Wal
ter s. Boyle. Hugh Shirkie. Max Eich-
berg, j. ]. Higgins. ]. Smith Talley,
Joseph Martin. Edward Shirkie, II. r.
Mcclellan and John Shirkie. The in
junction will stand until further or
der of court. II recites that the ac-
ton of the court is taken upon the
application of United States District
Attorney s. H. Bethea and upon the
affidavit of Assistant States Attorney
Albert c. Harnes. and orders that the
defendants are especially restrained
and en1oined from in any manner
complying with or executing the
terms of a certain contract made and
entered into between you during the
month Of March, 1902, which by its
terms went into effect April 1, 1902,
or any similar contract They are
restrained from entering into any COM
Dination among themselves to ship BIZ
luminous coal mined and to be mined
on their present properties in Indi-
ana to the Crescent Coal and Mining
company at Chicago for uniform sale
by that company to consumers, in car
load lots, on their several accounts,
at prices arbitrarily fixed by them or
thelr representatives in such a man.
ner as to destroy competition between
themselves as to the sale of such coal
as is or may be the subject OF COM
merce among the several states and in
violation Of the Sherman act. No op-
position was offered in court to the
entering order. When the notice was
hrst served upon the defendants the
appearance of each was entered, with
the exception of the Wabash Coal
Company. which was represented in
court by its attorney In the mean
time, however, the matter was taken
up by the coal operators with the at
torney general at Washington and by
MIN referred back to District Attorney
Bethea.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
GABLE FLASHES.

A magnificent comet was observed
at Alden, Arabia, March 26. 1t passed
nearly right across the heavens.
The budget passed it's third reading
in the Relchstag at Berlin, Germany.
and the house adjourned to April 21.
The United States dispatch boat
Dolphin. with Secretary Moody and
party aboard arrived at Kingston, ia
maica, March 26, from Port Antonio.
The house of lords, London, England.
passed the prevention of corruption
bill, which makes 1t penal offense
to offer or accept gifts or bribes with
the view of influencing business.
Major General Sir Hector MacDon-
ald commanding the British forces in
Ceylon. and one of the foremost Of
ficers in the British army. against
whom charges had been filed, COM
mitted suicide at the Hotel Regina,
Paris France.
Two distinct earth shocks were felt
in various parts of Derbyshlre. No
damage was done but the shocks
caused great alarm. In the town of
Derby ceiling were cracked, cornices
and fireplaces were dslodged and the
walls of houses swayed.
A cabinet council under the presi-
dency of the King was held in Spain,
and adopted the military estimates OF
$50 100000. The effective strength of
the army is fixed by the war minister
at 100000 men. The King signed a
decree dissolvlng the Cortes.
Aatf,. Iananaeo rppc,,1 nI-oha %
Honolulu, has issued a proclamation
warning his countrymen against going
to the United States from Honolulu,
declaring that the trip is contrary to
the laws of Japan, and also that i'm
migration and labor agents who have
been securing recruits are misrepre-
senting the conditions.
The savants at Paris, France, are
still quarreling over the authenticity
of the Tiara Saintapharnes" which Is
among the collection of antiquities in
the Louvre museum. Recently doabts
have been thrown on the Tiara's au-
thenticity and competent experts are
now making thorough investigation
The tiara has meanwhile been with
drawn from exhibition.
The governor, Sir Augustus Hemm.
ing, at Kingston. Jamaica, announced
that the proposed reciprocity conven-
tion with the United States has been
abandoned owing to representations
from Washington that 1t was hopeless
to expect its ratification by the United
States Senate.
An agreement has been signed be-
tween the Dominion government and
the Allan line at London, England.
for the establishment Of subsidized
fast service between Canada. Glasgow
and Iiveruool.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.

Secretary Hay expressed the belief
to the cabinet that the Cuban senate
would ratify the reciprocity treaty
without amendment.
BY direction of the President the
women immigrant inspectors employed
at New York will be continued in Of
fee until his return from his western
trip.
DR.. w. d. Crum, colored. is now
collector of the port of Charleston.
Secretary Shaw approved Crum's bond
for $4,000 and his commission is in
Charleston.
after April l will embrace all places
which are not mere laborers or work
men or are not subject to confrma-
tion by the Senate.
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, has
accepted the invitation to attend the
Grant birthday banquet of the Amer
icus club in Pittsburg, and to deliver
an address on that occasion.
The navy department will decline
the invitation of the German emperor
for the North Atlantic squadron to
visit Germany next summer, as the
squadron will go only as far as the
Azores.
The War department has ordered a
general inspection of the Ohio Ma
tional Guard. the purpose being to de-
termine its exact strength prior to is
suing the regulation army rifles for its
equipments.
William Miller Collier, of New York,
has been appointed by the President
special assistant to the Attorney Gen
eral, and assigned to duty as solicitor
of the Department of Commerce and
Labor in connection with the enforce
ment of the antitrust laws.
The first response to the offer of the
secretary of the treasury to refund 3
and per cent bonds into 2 per cent
consols, was received from two Ma
tional banks at Richmond, Va, an
nouncing their readiness to exchange
$6S0000 under the secretarys offer.
Secretary Root has been in cable
correspondence with Gov. Taft in re-
lation to carrying out the provisions
of the Philippine currency act, and
II has been determined to sell $3,000,-
900 OF temporary certificates for the
purchase of silver bullion for coming
into pesos.
c. e. Deal. e. j. Boyles and w. H.
Deal. constituting the Glade Coal
Company. of Meyersdale. Pa, filed
complaint with the Interstate Com.
merce commission that the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad has been discriminat.
ing against the complainant In the
supply of cars, and that its regula.
tion, making an extra charge of so
cents per ton when coal Is loaded into
the cars from wagons instead OF from
tipples. is unjust.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
BIG INCREASE GIVEN 70 MIXERS.
MEANS 20 PER CENT
George Creek and Meyersdale, Two
Districts enefitted-Applies
Only to Real Workers.

At meeting OF the executive Off
GERS of the Consolidation Coal Com
pany, held In the Continental Trust
building in Baltimore. 1t was decided
to increase the wages of its miners Is
per cent. A number of other com
panies operating in the George Creek
and Meyersdale coal regions were par
ties to- an agreement making the ad-
vance. The other companies who
agreed to make the advance are the
Black Sheridan Wilson Company, the
American Coal Company. the Somerset
Coal Company. the Merchants Coal
Company and w. X. Niver. The or
der will take effect April 1. The ad-
vance is made on the amount paid for
each ton dug by the miner, so that he
will receive almost one-fifth as much
more as he did previously for the same
amount of work. It was stated at the
company's office that the wage in
crease was the voluntary act of the
companies interested, and II was made
In order to give the miners a share in
the prosperity enjoyed hy them. The
Consolidation Compan' felt that out
of the profits of the b. mess, II could
pay this much more . its men, and
the other miners and hippers agreed
10 take similar action The advance
VIII affect only the mon who work un-
dcrground in the actual mining of
coal. and will not apply to foremen
or 'ers who work on the surface.
The In rease of wages will not affect
the price of coal. The company will
pay 1t out of its own treasury. The
companies mentioned furnish a large
part of the bituminous coal shipped
to Baltir ore. The mines belonging
to the companies who are partners to
the agreement all furnish bltumtnous
coal. and the wages of the men en-
ployed in them. after the increase. will
compare favorably with those of any
other bituminous miners in the coun-
try. The action of the Consolidated
Company will have an important bear
ing on the general wage question in
the bitumlnous mines. in which, in
several sections of the country, con-
tests between the workmen and the
mining company are already in pro-
gress in regard to an advance in
wages.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
BANANAS AS FOOD.

Opinions often differ as to the diges.
tive qualities Of bananas. especially for
children. The banana is highly nu.
tritious, and satisfies the craving for
starchy food which most children feel.
The trouble is that the fruit is usually
eaten without being chewed, and the
stomach has hard work to digest the
solid Jumps. A good way to serve
bananas at the nursery table is to cut
them in small cubes, thereby preserv-
Ing the taste. which seems to be lost
when they are sliced thinly. Break
up fresh lady fingers with them and
serve with plenty of sweet cream.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
LOOKING FOR REBATES.
Commission Orders Railroads to Pub
lish Catalogue Rates.

The Interstate commerce commits
sion entered an order requiring COM
mon carriers subject to the act to reg
ulate commerce to publish in their
rate sheets what, If any, carriage or
other kind Of terminal service they
provide or allow. The order states
that rebates or concessions from tariff
rates, or advantages to shippers or
consignees which change the aggre-
gate charge to the shipper are plainly
afforded by free carriage. or other
forms of terminal services not includ-
ed in the ordinary service unless such
carriage allowance or other kind of ter
minal service is specified in the pub
lished schedules.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
BIG ADVANCE IN SOFT COAL.
Bitumnous Operators Prepare to
Meet Advance Given Miners.

Bituminous coal prices will be ad-
vanced rs cents ton for the new coal
year, which begins on April 1. The
price at the mines in Central and
Western Pennsylvania during the past
year was fixed to be not less than
$1.25 a ton. The new prices at the
mines will be So. Slightly higher or
lower prices may be made in special
cases, but the ruling price will be s2.
This decision has been reached by the
operators since the conference at AL
toona between miners and operators,
at which the miners wages were ad-
vanced 10 and 12 per cent. The op-
orators will have to meet April 1
changed conditions as to freights as
well as wages. Rates will be ad-
vanced 10 cents a ton.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
E[ !SS;, .En.dSSs l.dSs lE
E;d,(REqRESla|aE

Irish Moss Blanc Mange-Soak half
cold water to cover; drain. pick over.
put in the double boiler with one quart
Of milk; cook half an hour; add q
pinch Of salt and one and one-half tea
spoonfuls Of vanilla; fill individual
moulds and put in a cool place; when
serving, turn out on a glass dish, gar
nish with slices Of banana and put a
slice on each mould; serve with sugar
and cream.
Vanity Puffs-Heat one cup of milk
to boiling point, add quickly and stir
rapidly half a cup Of -four; when boil
ing should be stiff dough; let cool a
little, add three eggs unbeaten one by
one, beating well after adding each
one. then add one tablespoonful of but.
ter melted; dip spoon into hot fat, take
up some Of the batter and drop into
the fat, when brown lift with skim.
mer on to paper, then roll in cinna-
mon and sugar mixed.
Turnovers-Make a rich baking pow.
der biscuit crust, using water instead
Of milk to moisten; roll out thin and
cut into rounds or squares. Fill with
about a tablespoonful of cold cooked
meat, well seasoned and favored with
a piquant sauce. Wet the edges, fold
or double the paste, and press the
edges tightly together. Brush each
turnover with beaten egg. sprinkle
with crumbs and fry in deep fat same
as doughnuts. or merely brush with
the beaten egg and bake In a quick
oven for twelve or fifteen minutes.
Cream Muffins-Put two cupfuls of
slfted -four into bowl; beat two eggs
until very light; add to them two cup
fuls of milk and one-half level tea
spoonful of salt; pour this mixture up
on the -four and beat this very thor
oughly; then add half cup of cream
and two level teaspoonfuls of baking
powder; beat thoroughly; heat gem
pans buttered; I'LL two,thlrds full with
the mixture and bake thirty minutes
In rather quick oven.
Orange Float - Put one quart of
water over the fire; rub six level table.
spoonfuls Of corn starch in little cold
water; then stir this into the boiling
water and cook slowly for ten minutes.
stirring constantly; take from the fire;
add one cup Of sugar. juice and pulp
OF two lemons; cut ave sweet oranges
In small pieces, remove the seeds and
pour the boiling corn starch over them;
stand In cool place; serve cold with
sugar and cream; this win serve eight
er nine persons.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
BOLD THIEVES IN CHICAGO.
Drive OFF Wagon With $4,000 Worth
of Merchandise.

Thieves drove off with wagon
loaded with 81 cases of merchandise,
valued at $4,000, from in front of the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy freight
depot at Chicago. The driver went
inside the depot with his freight re-
ceipts, leaving the wagon standing in
the yard. He was absent about Is
minutes; and when he returned the
wagon was gone Although the loss
was Immediately reported to the po-
lice, no trace of the wagon or the
merchandise could be found.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
HUMAN BLOWERS MUST GO.
Vice President Says Lower Wages
Will Not Help the Men.

Thomas Hart, of Muncie, Ind, vice
president of the American Window
Glass company, which is placing blow
ing machines in its plants, says there
is no truth in the report that the COM
pany may go back to the use of human
blowers, provided the men will work
for less money. He says the human
blowers will not be employed again
He also denies the report that 1t takes
an expert to operate a blowing ma
chine. 1T would take an inexpe-
rienced man about 80 minutes to learn
all he needs to know about one Of
these machines" Mr.. Hart said.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
WEDDING OUT PROCESS.
designations From Postoffce Depart
nent Expected.

1t is given out at the postofIice de-
partment, Washington, that while the
resignation of George W. Beavers as
chief of the salary and allowance di-
vision was voluntary. it is but the
forerunner of number of other resig-
nations which soon are to follow. It
is said that condition of affairs has
grown up in the department which has
become intolerable' and that there is
to be wedding out of a number of
chiefs of division and clerks. The
postmaster general and his first as
sistant are said to be in entire ac-
cord in the matter, but that the op-
portunity first will be given the parties
concerned to submit their designations.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
A BRASS FINISH.

For some time silver and brass
dishes, trays, candlesticks. teapots, and
all the thousand and one trifies be-
longing to the table. desk and dressing
room have been Of the highest lustre
and polish. This promises to be super
seded by dull finish. which Jill be
appreciated as change. II FOR no
other reason. Old brass and copper
must be polished, II its character is to
be preserved, but modern bric-a-brac
too brilliantly finished gives an i'm
preston of brand newness" which
makes other things around It look
rather shabby.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
A SATISFACTORY TEAPOT.

There is no teapot quite as satisfac-
tory as the plain brown porcelain af-
fair which is in use in half the farm
houses in New Englnnd. and In most
city kitchens. Tea lever tastes bet
ter than when brewed and served in
this homely teapot. 1t can be orna-
mented with silver rings around the
edge Of the top and bottom and around
the spout. With a silver stralner nd
ded It is fine enough to be used on the
handsomest tea table.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
Gets Husband and Money.

Mrs. Fannie Rayne McComb Herzog,
daughter Of the late James Jennings
McComb. and who married Artist
Louis Herzog at New York before she
could get court to decide whether
a clause of her fathers will, cutting
her out of her share Of his SIS, 900
estate should she marry Herzog was
valid, has won her contention. Mrs.
Heraog is declared entitled to about
$4,000. 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
KILLED BY OFFICER.
Policeman Became Insance When He
Saw Effect of Wild Shot.

A policeman attached to the George
town, d. c., precinct, shot up in the
air, as he supposed, for the purpose
of frightening a fleeing negro prisoner.
The bullet struck the wall of build
ing, was DETECTED, hit the negro in
the back and killed him almost in
stantly. When the policeman realized
what he had done he became a violent
maniac and tried to kill himself. The
actors in this peculiar tragedy were
Patrolman John II. L. Sawyer and
William Wheeler.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
DR.. FLOWER IN PRISON.
Is Openly Accused Of Taking $500,
Bond Is $4,000.

DR.. r. G. Flower, the mining pro-
moter whose name has been connected
with the mysterious death of Theo-
dore Hagaman in the Walfdorf-Astoria.
at New York. was committed to the
Tombs in default of $4,000 bail. under
an Indictment charging him on five
counts with grand larceny in connec-
tion with his promoting schemes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
A FURNITURE POLISH.

A homemade furniture polish that
is well recommended consists Of ordi-
nary beeswax shaved as thin as pos.
sible and dissolved in sufficient tur-
pentIne to form thin paste The mix
ture should be applied with flannel
cloth and the articles to be restored
rubbed vigorously.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
Drake University GETS s15o,ooo.

At the annual meeting of trustees of
Drake university. at Des Moines, Ia,
ex-Gov. Drake, the founder. an
nounced several donations aggregat-
ing s150,OO0 and concurred in plans by
which it is hoped largely through his
liberality to raise an additional en-
dowment fund of 81 100000 soon.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
Want TO Avert Strikers.

At meeting of the executive board
of the International Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers,
held at Buffalo. N. Y, 1t was decided
to ask the association recently formed
by the employers to appoint a COM
mittee to confer with a similar COM
mittee of the employees for the pur-
pose Of adopting plan Of arbitration
and trade agreement.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
A PRETTY PINCUsHTON.

A pretty pincushion top is made Of
square white openwork lawn and
satin baby ribbon. Run the ribbon In
and out Of the lawn in a weaving pat.
tern close together. A top OF this sort
looks well over cushion covered with
pink and finished with rufiie OF satin
ribbon.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
Her Scalp Was Worth $1,000.

A Superior Court jury decided at In
dianapols, Ind, that the loss of her
scalp by Josephine Stephens while she
was employed in the Tacima laundry
was worth $1,000. She worked at
washing machine, and her hair was
wound about the shaft of the machine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
YAWNEp HERSELF TO DEATH.
Strange End Of An Oshkosh Woman.
Unable to Sleep.

After yawning without interruption
for three days, despite every effort
to relieve her, Mrs. William Henry
Jenner, at Oshkosh, Wis, is dead.
Physicians decided that the woman
was suffering from obscure lesion of
the brain, producing laryngeal spasms.
Remedies and anesthetics were admin
istered without effect. Mrs. Jenner.
unable to sleep. yawned until she could
do so no more from lack of strength
and then died.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01

The formation Of a new bar iron
combine, to be known as the American
Rolling Mill Corporation. with head
quarters at Muncie, Ind. has been an
nounced In New York. The Jones 4
Laughlin Steel Company of Plttsburg
ie not In It.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01

The eruption of the Soufriere vol
cano, on the Island of st. Vincent, has
increased in violence, but, relying
upon the scientific opinion that Kings.
town is not in danger. the population
shows no alarm.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01

The premier sent a circular to the
projects of the departments through
out France saying the government had
been informed that lay teachers would
be made the object of vexatious treat
ment and that manifestations were be-
ing organized against them. The min
lister enjoined the projects to put a
stop to such violent manifestations.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
THEIR GALLANT CHARGE,
Macabebe Scouts In Rizal Province
Left as Dead Ladrones.

Two companies of Macabebe scouts
signally defeated the main body of
San Miguel's force in Philippine Is
lands. 1t is believed San Miguel was
killed. Lieut.. Rees was seriously
wounded. The scouts lost three men
killed and had II men wounded. The
fight occurred in Rizal province. The
enemy broke and ran, leaving As men
dead on the field.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-01
A VALUABLE ACCEssoRY.

A valuable accessory in the serving
Of luncheon is group Of pedestals or
individual tables about twelve inches
square. A lace paper dolly is pasted
on the top to hold It there. and the
table. when not in use for company,
may serve as a stand for q plant.