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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
TORNADO DESTROYS TOWN
MoundsvilIe, Alabama, Suddenly
Removed from the Map.
PATH HALF A MILE WIDE SWEPT.
Many Homes, Hotels and Warehouse,
Demolished by the Winds
Velocity.

disastrous tornado swept over
Moundville, town of 800 inhabitants,
10 miles south of Tuscaloosa, Ala, and
as result 81 persons were killed, and
more than 100 injured Every busi-
ness house. with the exception of a
small drugstore, was completely de-
stroyed.
The tornado struck the town from
TIE southwest. and moved q path a
qrarter of a mile wide through the
tcwn.
All but five of those killed were ne.
grues.
Surgeons were rushed to Moundville
from Greensboro and Tuscaloosa. and
all possible was done to alleviate the
suferings of the injured BY the
force of the storm persons were blown
hundreds of feet from their beds in
the blackness of the night.
Through terror, a father, mother and
three children fed from their home
to seek refuge, and in their excite.
ment left 5-year-old boy in bed. He
was pulled from beneath some timber
and thus far it is impossible to find
any other member of the family.
Bedding carpets and wearing ap.
rarel were scattered for distance OF
10 miles through what was a forest
but which IS now as clear as though
cut by the woodmans axe. Freight
cars were torn to spllnters, the trucks
from them being hurled hundreds OF
iect from the track.
The depot, the hotel. warehouses
| gins. 80 homes ard many stores, TO-
gJther with their stocks. were com
pletely destroyed. 1t is Impossible tC
find even the pillars upon which these
structures rested. Bales of cotton
stored in warehouses were torn to at
oms. the fragments of lint lodging in
trees, making it appear as though that
section had been visited by snow
storm.
A young clerk employed by w. p
Phifer, hearing the terrible roaring OF
the storm. let himself into a we'll in
the center of the store. He no sooner
found his place of safety when the
store was completely demolished. He
was drawn out uninjured.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
SEVEN MEN SHOT IN RIOT.
Striking Miners Ambush offieers-Ex.
cited Mob Had Gathered at
Trial of Woren

Deputy sherifrs, guarding the prop
erty OF the Merchants Coal Company,
and striking miners engaged in pitch
ed battle at Boswell. Pa. A fusillade
of bullets was exchanged before the
strikers. the majority of whom were
foreigners, withdrew The wounded
are: Deputy Sheriff George w. Say
lor. bullet from 3S caliber revolver
lodged above heart, reported in a dy-
ing condition: Deputy Sheriff William
Besley. three wounds. two in face and
one in left wrist. none serious: Weigh
master John w. Long, pistol shot in
calf of right leg; three Hungarians,
shot In breast. thought to be fatal; un-
known Polander, shot in body, not ser.
ious.
The clash occurred in front of the
office of Justice of the Peace ]. c.
lckes, where three Italian wUmel
were being tried for trespassing on the
coal company's property and melting
riot Sunday afternoon. The women
are alleged to have stoned passen-
ger train on the Boswell branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, .in the
belief that men were being brought
on the train to Boswell y take the
place of the strikers.
An excited mob gatherrl about the
Justices office, few of VIII )m were able
to understand the proceedings. wl.ct
were conducted in Engllsn. After a
sufficient case had bean made out
against the defendants TO warrant
holding them for court they were com
mitted to jail, the commitments being
handed to Deputy Sheriff Begley. Beg
ley stepped out of the Office and at
tempted to drive the crowd away in
order to make path for his fellow
officers and their prisoners.
AS he passed over the threshold an
Italian dealt Coal and Iron Policeman
J. S. Bantley a vicious blow on the
head, telling him to the floor. At the
same instant another Italian fired at
Deputy George w. Saylor, who was
standing not more than 10 feet away.
Saylor promptly returned the fire and
the Italian dropped to his knees.
Meanwhile q shower of bullets was
fired at Begley and the officers out
side. Begley says he saw man raise
a shotgun and let drive at him, but as
button on his oyercoat was clipped
off at the same time he did not at
tempt to go after the man. Long was
wounded by the first volley.
A majority of the assaulting party
are reported to have been secreted in
buildings adjoining Icke's Office and
could fire without exposing them
selves. When the bullets began to
fly close to the heads of Begley's posse
of 10 men he ordered several of them
to run to the hotel and get their Win
chester rifles. Before they returned
tn foreign element had withdrawn.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
TWENTY HURT IN WRECK.
Street Car Jumps Track and PIunges
Down Embankment.

An east-bound car on the Rankin
and Swissvale branch of the Pittsburg
Railways company jumped the track
at Third street and Kenmawr avenue,
Rankin. 1t plunged over 25-foot en-
bankment, and in the resulting wreck
20 OF the 23 passengers were injured,
An official statement issued by the
company puts the number Of passen-
gers at not more than. 10 and the
number of injured at Is. Medical at
tention was rendered however, to the
larger number.
Three of the injured may die. All
of these were employees of the COM
pany. Samuel Callahan, a motorman; ;
p. C. Starkey. a conductor, and John
Frazier, conductor.
The car left the track at a sharp
curve. The rails were slippery from
the rain. and although a safety stop
Is always made just before cars reach
the curve the brakes refused to work
last night. The result was that car
1857 hit the curve at a much higher
rate of speed than it had been run
ming a moment before.
When the car left the track 1t leaped
to the curbstone. distance of about
10 feet, tore down fenct surmount-
ing the stone wall along Kenmawr ave-
nue., plunged over the wall and down
the 25foot embankment.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
WAR AND elooDsHED.
Anarchy Reigns Supreme in sarto
DOMINGO,

Domingo.
Santo Domingo is at present in a
state of anarchy. War and bloodshed
ride over the country. The torch Of
dissolution has been lindled. Home
steads are being wrecked. plantations
ruined, and misery, starvation and
death sweep over the republic.
Three distinct revolutions are in
full swing Gen. Jiminez and his fol-
lowers opposed to Gen. Morales and
his, while the followers of former
President Alexandra Wos y Gil are
seeking to gain a firm footing. All
three parties lack the necessary funds
to push their respective interests and
designs with vigor, hence Gen. Mora
les holds his own in the city of Santo
Domingo. Jiminez is supreme in Can
tiago de los Caballeros. while the fol-
lowers of Wos Gil are seeking to
gain ground in Puerto Plata under the
guise of being allies of Jiminez.
There is no money in the country.
The native currency is nickel, the dol
lar having value of only 90 cents
American money in the republic, and
Is valueless outside the country. Lo-
cal loans can no longer be raised. for
elgn loans cannot be negotiated. as
there Is no foreign concern that
would loan the Republic five cents in
its present condition.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
PR0BING IR0QU0IS HORROR
Negligence Shown on Part OF
Men Handling Curtain.
CHARGED WITH RoBelNe DEAD.
Alleged to Have Taken Money From
lroquois Victims.

Charged with robbing the dead and
dying at the Iroquois theater fire three
men have been placed under arrest by
the Chicago police. The first of the
alleged ghous to be captured was
Louis WITT. keeper of the Illinois
saloon, located at Dearborn and Ran
dolph streets, few doors from the
main entrance of the theater. 1t is
alleged that WITT robbed the body Of
a dying woman Mrs. Il. j. Trask, se-
curing S199 which, it is alleged, was
divided among three men, two of
whom were arrested after WITT. The
other two arrested are Charles Con-
way, said TO have received $40 and
Thomas Mccarthy, alleged to have
been given s27.50. The third man.
still at large. is a stranger who was
given sl2. 1t is said that WITT con-
iessed that $40 was taken from the
body of Mrs. T2ask when she was car
ried dying into the saloon.
The first definite testimony showing
negligence on the part of the men in
charge of the lroquols stage curtains
developed Monday. John f. Dough
erty. who stated that he was en-
ployed at the theater was the witness
from whom the evidence was obtain
ed.
Did you try TO lower the asbestos
curtain on the day of the fire?" he
was asked.
Yes. A man came running over to
me from the south end of the stage
and said to lower the asbestos cur
tain for there was a fire. | tried to
lower Il. but 1t was too heavy and
some one jostled me, and my hand
was caught. Someone else came and
pulled down the rope and released
me and showed me out of the way"
"Do you mean to say that you ran
from the back of the stage to the
front. grabbed the rope to lower the
asbestos curtain and tried to do so
before the regular men in charge of
the curtain could reach It? queried
Deputy Coroner Buckley.
Il guess that is So" admitted
Dougherty.
Witness said he knew the men in
charge of tho three curtains, but did
not know where they were when the
fire broke out and the call came for
the curtain. He did not see them any
where in the flies.
Four additional churches were
closed to-day by City Building Com
missioner Williams. A dozen halls
were also added to the list of places
under the bans for violation of the
building ordinance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
REVIEW OF TRADE.
New Business Keeps Mills Running.
Hopes That Easy Money Mar
kct viii HeIp Trade.

r. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly Review
of Trade" says: Weather conditions
have furnished the chief influences
in the general trade situation. To
some extent traffic has been hindered.
especially at the East, but the latest
returns of railway earnings for jan
uary show an inci ease of 3.9 per cent
over 1903. Consumption of fuel was
incl eased and retail trade in coal
greatly expanded, but no gains at first
hand is reported owing TO the large
supplies held by dealers. Retail dis
trlbution of footwear and heavy wear
ing apparel felt the stimulus and an
nual clearance sales removed accumu-
lations of dry goods, millinery, etc.
Iron and steel plants that resumed at
the turn of the year have obtains ed
sufficient business to continue operat-
ing and thus far the adjustment of
wages has not produced the threat
ened strikes, workmen generally ac-
corting the changed conditions. AS
to quotations, there is nominally no
alteration. In so far as this new bust.
ness keeps mills active, the situation
has improved. Scrap iron and steel
continue firm and old rails are the
strongest feature. The industry Is
naturally in most unsettled condi-
tion, owing to the numerous and un-
equal reductions in quotations. but
there is feeling that with the easier
money market will come better de-
mand and more settled conditions. Or
scarcely less interest than the abnor-
NAL price of raw cotton Is the stua-
tion as to the size of stocks of manu-
factured goods. Much depends on the
revival of purchasing, thus far, a very
limited amount of new business being
| offered. Increased activity and
strength are reported in the domestic
hide market Failures this week num-
bered 35S in the United States. against
2G5 last year, and S3 in Canada, COM
pared with % year ago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
EXPLOSION KILLS THREE.
steam Pipe Bursts, Wreelsing Mil and
Buryiru Men.


Three men are dead and eight are
injured as n result of the breaking of
a governor belt, allowing an immense
dy.wheel to run away and burst in the
Cambria Steel Company's No. rail
mill at Johnstown, Pa. Three are
dead and eight are more or less In
jured.
Most OF those killed and hurt are
foreigners who were employed in the
mill.
The explosion brought down the
whole section of roof running from the
pudding mill to the finishing shed of
the mill. The woodwork at once took
fire frcm the furnaces and IL burned
fiercely. ",
The accident was the result of the
engine in the mill running off, as the
result of the governor belt breaking.
The wheel was about 30 feet In diam
eter, and exploded with terrific force,
smashing into the large steam main
that ran along the roof of the building
and causing 1t to burst. In a moment
the entire No. 2 mill was a scene of
confusion and devastation. Great
pieces of iron and steel machines were
torn asunder and twisted in all con.
ceivable shapes. Gas and water mains
running through the mill were shatter.
ed, and the flames burst simultaneous.
ly from all sides In the explosion the
masonry walls were wrecked and came
tumbling down upon the workmen,
many of whom lay already stunned and
bleeding upon the ground. battling
with the food of water and breathing
superheated steam.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
WHITAKER WRIGHT ON TRIAL.
Says He Took Money Intended fol
Family to Help Company.

Whitaker Wright, the company pro-
moter, on trial on the charge of fraud
testified to-day. He told of the foun-
dation of the London and Globe Cor
poration, which. he declared. was
prosperous until the end of 1899, after
the South African war had started,
when matters became disastrous. The
witness added that he assisted the
company out Of his private pocket,
lending it between s2.0C0.000 and S2,-
100000. Previous to this he had pre-
pared settlement of s1,500,0 900 on his
family, giving 100000 to each of his
children, but one day in 1899 the com
rany's accountant informed him that
he must have s1,500.000 or the com.
pany would be obliged to suspend. The
witness said he supplied the money
and, consequently. the settlement on
his family was never carried out.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
NEW MEDICINAL CLAY.
Diocoverer Says by Its Aid He Es.
poets to Live 500 Years.


II. H. Bourne. of Pueblo, Col, the
dlscoverer of new medicinal clay, says
he expects to live to be 800 years old.
An analysis of the material has been
made and it shows small per cent of
silicate of aluminium This, Mr..
Bourne says, is what gives its curative
properties. 1t Is claimed that no min
eral known to scientists is purer than
this. 1t is nine times finer than the
finest starch. 1t is said to be the
purest mineral to be found with the
exception of diamonds.
j. Pierpont Morgan has piece of
the silicate of aluminium about the size
of the end of a small finger. which is
worth more than $4,000. according to
statements made by chemists. Mr.
Bourne, states that he can drink four
gallons of water now without any dis
comfort after using the mem material
as medicine, and that his weight has
increased as well as his strength, and
though he Is 6G years old he feels bet
ter than when he was 40. He claims
that he can cure with this clay any
case of typhoid fever or disease of
that kind within an hour.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
Dyed His Hair With Ink.

Because she discovered that her oc-
togenarian husband had dyed his hair
with ink and so altered his appearance
when courting her as to deceive her as
to his age, Martha DickhoDh sued for,
divorce and $1,000 alimony at Nevada,
la
A few months ago Martha was a
care-free girl in Germany. A letter
came to her sister from relative in
America, advising her that Peter Dick1
hoph, rich farmer, Al years old, de-
sired a wife. and suggested that she
would fill the bill. But the sister
was already betrothed and she turned
the bargain over to Martha.
Martha thought well of it. came here
and was introduced to Peter. Al
though she wasn't much impressed
with his appearance, she consented to
marry him, and she became his bridei
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
EVIDENCE AGAINST MOTHER.
Shocking Story Told in sechteI
Murder Trial.

Murder Trial.
The chain of circumstantial evil
dence which the Commonwealth is
attempting to forge around Mrs.
Catherine Bechtel, charged with being
an acccsory after the fact in the MUIR
der of her daughter Mabel, at Allen
town, Pa. was strengthened by the
witnesses called by the prosecution.
Alois Eckstein's story of the rela-
tions of himself and other men with
Mabel Bechtel was shocking. He went
so far as to testify that the mother
countenanced the misconduct of her
daughter. He related his visit to the
Bechtel home on the day that Mabels
body is alleged to have been hidden in
the house, and said that the actions of
the members of the family appeared
strange to him.
Under cross-eXamination Eckstein
said he loved Mabel and he thought
she cared for him. He understood 1t
was agreed that he should marry her.
Mabel, however, always put him off
when he mentioned the subject. He
admitted having struck the girl.
Il heard that Mabel had received
attentions from a well-known man in
town" Eckstein said, "and that her
mother told her to get all she could
out of him. | upbraided Mabel about
1t and told her that If she kept on
acting like that I'd never have any
thing to do with her. Then she ran
into the kitchen and got knife.
When she came back at me, struck
her to defend myself" Witness told
of other quarrels he had had with
Mabel, and of Weisenbergs appear
ance on the scene and of the manner
in which Mabel transferred her affec-
tions to him.
DIR. John Lear, a biological expert of
Muhlenberg college, testified that the
stains on the carpet and other articles
taken from the Bechte house. were
human blood stains.
The wooden steps leading from the
kitchen to the cellar were shown to
the witness, and without qualification
he said that the spots on the boards
were human blood stains. BY this
the Commonwealth will endeavor to
prove that the body of the murdered
girl had been carried down those
steps and placed in the alley, where
1t was later found.
The court adjourned early to permit
Judge Trexler to attend the funeral
of his father-in-law.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
Sharon Has Forty Fever Cases.

The rapid development of typhoid
fever in Sharon, Pa, has stirred up the
health board to action and strong eff
fort is being made to discover the ex-
tent of the disease. Health Officer
Yahress made partial canvass of the
physicians and finds that there are
now 40 cases in the city, besides sew
eral in South Sharon. One death has
occurred in Sharon and one in South
Sharon. The board has asked the
Sharon Water Works Company TO
make an analysis Of the city water.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
Shelby steel Works Burned.

The United States Steel Corpora
tion sustained an indefinite loss by
fire at the plant of the Shelby Steel
Tube Company. The fire started in
one of the smaller stock rooms from
defective electric wire and spread to
the larger stock rooms. completely de-
stroying all OF them. The product OF
the entire plant for the Tast six
months was destroyed within an hour,
consisting of 100000 tons. making in
all 250O0.000 feet of finished product
and valued at SS.000,000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
Pure Food Bill Passed.

The House passed the Hepburn pure
food bill on a rising vote of POI to 6S,
its opponents being unable to secure a
roll call. The amendment. inserting
the word 'willful" with reference to
persons who sell adulterated or mis-
branded goods and which would have
compelled the government to prove
intent to violate the law by the vend-
ors, was stricken out. Several at
tempts were made to amend the bill,
but no material changes were made.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
SWaney's Body Found.

The body of Homer H. Swaney, for
merly of McKeesport, Pa. was picked
up by the tug Bahada, two miles
north of Dungenness Light, and was
brought to Port Angeles, Wash. Both
his eyes were gone, but otherwise the
body was in good state of preserva-
ton. 1t was encased in life preser-
YER. Mr.. Swaney was president of
the Pacific Steel Company. of Iron
dale, and the Seattle Steel and Iron
Company, OF Seattle, He lost his life
In steamer Clallain wreck.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
Stole Safe and All.

Train robbers stole the iron safe
from the express car of the Sunset
limited northbound on the Southern
Pacific railway near San Luis Obispo,
and it is understood the robbers Sc
cured large amount of treasure from
the stolen strong box. the sum being
placed as high as $4,000. This. how
ever, is denied at the office of Wells,
Fargo & Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
BANK WRECKED.
Defacation of More Than the Capital
and Surplus.

The Produce Exchange Banking
Company, Broadway and Central ave-
nue., Cleveland. closed its doors. The
insolvency court has appointed the
Cleveland Trust Company receiver.
The assets and liabilities of the bank
are placed each at S1.5O0,00O.
Attorney Andrew Squire, on behalf
of the bank, made the following state
ment this afternoon.
There is a defalcation of $4,000,
which is more than the paid-in capital
and surplus combined. The original
capital was 100000, but only $50 per
share was paid in. The depositors will
be protected fully. The stockholders
will have to pay in 100000 more on
their capital stock and 100000 in
stockholders liability.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
Gold Found In Ohio.

The samples of gold recently dis,
covered in Allen township, Union coun'
ty. have been returned from the Unit
ed States assay Office and pronounced
to be the genuine article. The Six
Eagle Mining Company of Ada, which
has charge Of the leases in that sec
tion. is preparing to sink shaft fol-
the purpose of mining. Excitement
runs high in thar neighborhood and
land hos taken a wonderful jump In
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
Sixty Persons Were Drowned.

II is now estimated that 60 persons
were drowned as a result of the burst
ing of a reservoir at Bloemfonteln.
Orange River colony. which also de-
stroyed 176 houses and three hotels.
There was a public funeral and inter.
ment OF 23 of the bodies already re-
covered The ceremonies were at
tended by all the local officials, and
1000 of the inhabitants. The shops
were closed and the town is in mourn
ing,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
Wreck Hurts Three Men.

There was a bad wreck on the Ty-
rome division of the Pennsylvania rail-
road in which three men were hurt
and 25 cars piled up. The injured are: (:
Conductor e. p. Moore. Engineer A.
Meehan, A. II. Woomer The accident
occurred one mile south of Osceola
and was caused by freight train OF
go empty cars running into the work
train. Traffic was blocked nearly all
day. All three men were hurt in
jumping from their train. None OF
the work train crew was injured. r
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
Says He Accepted a Bribe.

EX-Alderman James o. McCool, of
Grand Rapids, Mich, pleaded guilty
to the charge of accepting a bribe
from Liant X. Salisbury for aiding the
water deal. Ex-City Clerk Isaac F.
LeMoreaux also changed his plea of
not guilty to guilty. He was charged
with conspiracy in the water deal. also
having acknowledged the receipt of
money from Salisbury.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
Old Couple Tortured.

Breaking into the home of Benja-
min Yealy in Cook township, West
moreland county. two masked rob-
bers subjected the aged couple, the
only occupants of the house, to tor.
ture in an attempt to learn the hiding
place Of hoard of money said to have
been secreted. The robbers We're un-
successful in locating the treasure,
only securing IS, The Yealeys live
in lonely road near the foot of Chest
nut ridge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-27
Three Brakemen Killed.

C. w. Ayres and Wade Manford.
Baltimore and Ohio brakemen. each
about 27 years of age. were crushed
to death within few moments of each
other in the big Brunswick yard, A
short time before Brakeman Claude
Spriggs, aged 10, of Plane No. 4, was
killed by train.