The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-28
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Injured In Powder ExpIosion--Faat
Poison in Buckwheat cakes--Rc-
ceiver for Telephone Co.


II. Ruffner, Purchase Line, s17; Will
liam Tromellent, Johnstown, $S; AL.
mond G.. Aubrey, Erie, $17; Edward
Uniontown, SIT; Robert Nicholson.
dale, SS; Solomon ]. Gaine, Lull, $S:
Jacob Guihor, Sharon, So; William
Drayer, Meadville, st2; George G.
kahlback, Allegheny, So; Philip H.
Ianpt, Milesbury, Sc: Charles Adney,
Leraysville, So; Aaron Lengafelt,
Lilly, s12; Henry Darr. Harrisburg.
$1t: Mary Campbell. Apollo, s8; Mar
garet A. Lockhart, New Castle, So;
Charles Slaughter, Soldiers Home.
Erie, So; John w. Grubbe, Canons-
burg, sS; Annie N. Walker, zelien-'
ople, IS.
The Senate met at 3 p. m. Monday.
Mr.. Grady. Philadelphia, offered a
Joint resolution to provide for the par
ticipation of Pennsylvania in the Lou
isiana Purchase exposition to be held
in st. 0uls in 1904. Resolutions were
adopted presenting their desks and
chairs to the retiring Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Secretary of the Common
wealth, Secretary of Internal Affairs,
and president pro tenn and increas-
ing the limitation of the inaugural ex-
penses of Gov. Pennypacker from
$1,000 to $4,000. A large number of
bills were introduced. The Senate
also held night session. The spe-
cial committee to which all bills had
been referred reported favorably all
ha xx-hf hoA 4A
1t, including the appropriation of $685.
600 for a monument at Harrisburg to
Simon Cameron and the bills intro
duced at the afternoons session.
An explosion of four kegs of pow
der in a Slavish boarding house in
Windber, near Johnstown, horribly
burned John Chupa, Stacco Chupa,
Meek Soulemba, Frank Fresak, John
Modes and NJ Felerick, all Slavs, and
1t Is thought all are fatally burned.
The men were seated in one room,
anI one of them was endeavoring to
dry quantity of the explosive when
four kegs Of the stuff let go. The
side of the building was blown out
and the six victims were found un-
conscious on the floor. The injuries
of the victims will probably prove
fatal.
The family of George Roemer, of
Plnmmer, near Oil City, consisting OF
himself, his wife, two sons, their
wives and four grandchildren were
poisoned in a peculiar manner. The
contents of an open can of rat poison
that stood on shelf fell into the
family huckwheat bin. The ingredi-
ents for the morning meal of buck
wheat cakes were taken from the bin,
and in a short time the entire family
we're poisoned. Application with a
stomach pump brought them all out
OF danger, with the exception OF the
aged head of the family whose con-
dition is considered precarious.
The House Monday held short ees-
sion. Among the measures acted up
on was the Senate resolution increas-
ing the appropriation for the inaugu-
raj expenses from $1,000 to $4,000,
which was incurred In. Speaker Henry
#. Walton announced the appoint
ment of Messrs. Bliss and Cooper, Del
aware; McClain, Lancaster, and
Daugherty, Mercer. on the Rules COM
mittee.
The Rebecca furnace, at Kittan-
ming, has resumed opelNtions, CIV
ing employment to large number
of men. The plant has been closed
down for three months, and during
that time was practically rebuilt.
Mrs. Henry Colwell, wife of the SUI
perintendent, started the fires.
For some weeks the local police at
Titusville have received complaints
Of the depredations OF q stranger who
approaches and insults women on the
street evenings. John ID. Mirz, who
gives his residence as Erie, Pa, was
arrested on suspicion.
Crawford & Gregory, oil men, Of
Emlenton, who recently acquired pos
session of the Edwin Clapp estate of
$4,000 acres near Oil City for $780,
900, have sold their oil properties to
the President Oil Company, retaining
a one-half interest.
Barney McDermott, a lumberman
from Dubois, lay down to sleep beside
q burning slab pile at Akron, Somer-
set county. The fire gradually crept
up to him and his body was found
burned to a crisp.
Clothing stolen from the armory Of
Company Il, Tenth regiment, N. G..
p, Connellsville. was found at the
house of Jacob Saylor, one of the men
said to DO implicated in the Eicher
robbery.
John M. Dunn. ex-commisioner OF
Washington county. was appointed
receiver for the West Pennsylvania
Telephone Company. The company
Is said to be indebted tn the amount
of $4,000.
The PittsburgD McKeesport and
Connellsvilie Street Railway Com.
pany has secured the last of the light
and power plants in that section by
the purchase OF the one at Scottdalc.
The Penn Gas Coal Company, OF
Irwin, has decided to move its car
shops from Penn Station to Irwin.
The new plant will be located near
the Yough shaft Of the company.
Barney McDermott, Mmberman
from Dubois, lay down to sleep beside