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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
HARW|CK MINES DISASTER
Contributions for the Relief Of the
Widows and Orphans.
ALL MEN AT WORK PERlsHsp.
Work Of Exploring Mine and Remov.
ing Remains Carried on With
Great Difficulty.

II is now certain that with one ex-
certion. all the men who were at work
in the Harwlck mine. AZ Cheswick,
Pa. at the time of the explosion are
dead
One hundred and fifty dead bodies
have been recovered, and 1t Is sup
osed that about IA others that are
entombed will not be found for n
week or perhaps more.
The work of exploring the mine and
removing the remains of those found
was extremely diiiicult and dangerous
on account of the shattered condition
of the mine roof. the piles of coal,
slate, wrenched cars and timber and
the deadly gas. Few men were will.
ing TO risk their lives In the attempt.
knowing that all In the pit were
beyond human aid. but a few were
brave enough to carry on the search
and as fast as found the mangled and
unacceptable remains were brought
TO the surface. David Lysle, a miner,
who came from Leechburg. Pa. and
entered the pit was suffocated and
died before assistance could reach
him.
The severity of the weather also
added to the disagreeable features of
the work. Much labor was required
In bratticing and clearing away the
falls before II was safe for the eX-
plorers to go forward in many parts
of the mine.
A generous fund is being oontribut-
ed for the relief of the families OF the
dead miners. The city of Butler,
turned $4,000 that had been raised for
the fever sufferers into the Harwick
fund.
Headquarters for the reception of
the contributions of provisions. cloth
ing and money were established. Act
ing Burgess George A. Bigley. of
Choswick. is in charge of the commit
tee. George E. Alter Is in charge at
the Harwick headquarters and w. A.
Armstrong at the Cheswick receiving
depot. The committee includes be-
sides those mentioned B. +. Hadley,
secretary; II. c. MtGraw. treasurer;
j. p. Bunting. +. w. Arthur. II, s.
Stuart, II. f. Hutchinson. II. w. Big
ley, the Rev. Father Richard Ham.
ilton. the Rev. NJ. Baldinger Prof. ID.
A. Brown, T. p. Clark. George A.
Koehler and NJ. w. Meredith.
Many Of the families suddenly de-
priyed of their support will soon be
in want. The need of bread is most
pressing. Bed-clothing comes next,
for nearly every home robbed their
beds of coverings in order to cover the
bodies. New and second hand cloth
ing for women and children is accept.
able, although not actually needed
just now. Supplies may be sent to p.
Il. Clark. station agent of the West
Penn Railroad at Cheswick Acting
Burgess Bigley will arrange to re.
ceive the money contributed to the
various relief funds. The Western
Union Telegraph Co., is taking all re-
lief kilograms free.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
WHERE RAD|UM IS FOUND
High Price Makes II Well Worth
Searching After.
FACTS WILL BE MADE PUBLIC.
Government Experts Have Discovered
Pitch Blend in Many Mineral
Belts.

nj tr.t., co. ,.-,, -.
"e o"i'eu 'o'''es seoiosio"i sur
vey VIII shortly issue a bulletin ex-
planning where and under what cir.
cumstances minerals containing the
,i,,uon,s -, .o,,,. =, 80. M.
'"'9 Vi ''Ni"n' may pe io""u' ne
paper Will De prepared IN simple IAN
guage. stripped of scientific terms, so
that any netson with ordInarv in,eI.
i,,,o,,oo ,,.,,, l. .,,a g., u,,,.,
stuuy' to make experiments Tor hnu-
ing the minerals secreting this new
substance of fabulous vame.
The expert of the survey who has
this matter I'm charge has examined
over 5000 different minerals I'm order
20 determine lust what conditions
tend TO produce radium. He has pre.
pared a list of ali minerals. which
contain the new element together
with n general statement of the 10.
calltIes of the country In which they
arpear. Il will appear from this list
that minerals from which radium may
be secured are to be found I'm practi.
cally every mart of the United States.
although they are more abundant in
certain sections of the west
DIR. Day chief of the division of
minerals saws that radIum is TO he
found I'm tho east and as its marke
price Is somewhere between 1000. 900
and $1,000 900 a pound. Il behooyes all
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
Boston Wool Market.

Wool has been bought freely dur
ing the past six days at firm prices.
and although medium wool continues
in largest movement there is general
demand for all grades. with more
interest shown in FINE medium
stock. The anticipated higher prices
have not materialized. A steady bust
ness has been done in territory woods.
In pulled woods there is fair amount
of trading with prices firm for me-
dunn grades. The market for foreign
woods Is quiet. Current quotations
may be summarized as follows: Ohio
and Pennsylvanla-XX and above,
34@34hc; X. 30@3lc; No. |, 32@33c;
No. 2, 31@32c; fine washed, 23@24c;
three-eights blood-washed, 25@26c;
half-blood unwashed, 25Q26c; one
quarter-blood. unwashed. 25Q27c;
fine washed delaine. 35@36c.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
iRoouols VERDICT.
Jury Holds Chicago Mayer, Manager
Davis and Others.

The coroners jury. which for three
weeks has been listening to evidence
relating to the fire in the lroquois
tteater. returned verdict by which
the following persons are held to await
the action OF a Grand Jury:
Carter II. Harrison. mayor of Chi
cago; William J. Davis, proprietor in
part and manager of the theater;
George Williams. building commission
er of Chicago; Edward Laughlin.
building inspector under Williams;
William Sallers. fireman in the thea
ter; James L. Cummings. stage car.
penter; William Mullen, who had
charge of the light that caused the
tre; William H. Musham. chief of
Chicago fl. department.
1t was at once decided by the cor.
oner that ali men held by the verdict
to the Crane Jury should be taken
into custody tonight. He therefore
prepared warrants for their arrest, and
called upon lle police to serve them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
A TRAGIC END.
Great Financier, Sentenced to Prison,
Dies Suddenly.

At 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
Whitaker Wright was sentenced in
London to seven years penal servi-
tude. At o'clock he lay dead on the
floor of a small room In the law courts
Whether he took his own life by poi
son or whether death in its natural
course robbed the law of its fulfill
ment will not be known until post
mortem examination Is held, the in
dications. however, point to poisoning
Whitaker Wright's career was one
of the most remarkable of modern
times. Born in England 81 years ago
in obsturity. he rose to position OF
wealth equaled by few of his country
men, and finally lost nearly all of It..
He made his money promoting gi-
gantic schemes with which the names
of England's foremost noblemen were
connected.
He won for himself the title of "the
modern Monte Christie" so like
Dumas hero was he in the way he be-
came wealthy and used his money.
He built himself a palace, was the
owner of the fastest yacht in England.
and entertained even the king himself
on board.
Higher and higher did he climb on
the heights of fortune. and stronger
and firmer grew public trust In him
year by year. until at length his great
Sill 900 900 corporation, the London
and Globe Finance Company. went to
pieces with a financial concussion that
shlvered the money market of Eng
land with an earthquake shock.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
BANK TREASURER smsszzLss.
says His Downfall 10 Due to Assist
Inq a Friend.


John p. Goggin, treasurer OF the
Nashua Trust company, Nashua, N.
H.. is charged with embezzing a sum
of money from the bank. The amount
Is placed between $4,000 and 500, 900
Goggin was held in $4,000 bail. He
said that his downfall was not due to
speculation, but to his having given
assistance from time to time TO
friend. Goggln Is one OF the most
prominent bank officials of New Hamp-
shire. The Nashua Trust company
has a capital of si50,000 and usually
carries deposits running in amount
from 100000 to $650.000 in the saw
ings department The bank also had
check deposit department, the de-
posits In which will swell the total
carried by the bank to about $1,000
600.
The directors of the Nashua Trust
company Issued statement assuring
depositors that they will lose nothing.
Goggln has been removed from the
Office of treasurer. Since 1890 four
local banking institutions have closed
their door. II is estimated that with
in 10 years citizens of Nashua have
lost fully s2.000.000 through the en-
barrassment of banking institutions.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
EASTERN WAR TALK.
China Has Approached the Powers,
Asking Mediatlon-Troops Be-
ina Moved.

The Tokyo correspondent OF the
London Daily Telegraph has sent in
the following telegram:
The Official Gazette publishes an
imperial ordinance empowering the
government to assume control of all
private railways. etc. for military pur-
poses. The situation Is very grave
and developments are hourly ex-
pccted."
The Chinese authorities have APP
preached the ministers at Picking Of
several powers with proposals direct
ed toward attempting mediation with
Russia and Japan. China is exceed
ingly anxious that war should be
avoided The American government
Is arranging to dispatch the senior
student interpreters here to Mukden.
Port Dalny and Antung to act as
American vice consuls. A small de-
tachment Of Russian cavalry has
passed through KaopangtZu on their
Gay to lchou. Advices from Port Ar.
thur say a battalion of Russian troops
are moving toward the Korean from
tier.
The exchange OF communications
between the Russian foreign Office
the members of the committee of the
far east. Niceroy AleNien and Baron
DeRosen. the Russian minister at
Tokyo. is still going on. There is no
ON ial indication of when conclu.
sion will be reached. but likely this
week. An authoritative denial is
given OF. the report that Russia ever
contemplated requesting the United
States to explain the attitude attri-
buted to the United States. The Ko-
rean minister has received advices
that his government will soon open
the port of Win. on the Yalu river.
at the request of the United States, to
the commerce of the world.
a dispatch from Port Arthur says
that. according to Chinese native pa
per Gen. Ma. with 20 regiments of
Chinese troops. has proceeded from
Shan-Hai-Kwan. Chill province. In or
der to occupy strategic points on the
border of that province. In Novem-
ber Gen. Ma was quoted as saying that
he would join his forces with Japan.
As the German government under
stands the present situation. the feel
ing is such at Tokyo that Japan Will
declare war unless Russia answers
her demands favorably. Russia in
tend to accept enough OF Japan's
points to remove cause for war.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
TOOK CYANIDE OF POTASH.
Examination Shows That Whitaker
Wright Committed Suicide.

A post moftem examination has
shown that Whitaker Wright commit
ted suicide in London by taking eva
nide of potassium. The investigation
made indicates that Wright must have
swallowed the poison while standlnt
before Justice Bigham, after receiving
his sentence. 1t is recalled that
Wright pulled handkerchief from hii
pocket and appeared to wipe his face
and 1t is surmised that under cover
of this he took the fatal dose.
Wright's features showed no trace
of the suffering he must have endured
prior to death. His face was calm
and peaceful. His brain was found
to have been abnormally large. Por
tions of the deadly tabloids. still undis
solved, were found in the stomach.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
Bird Tries to Feed Its Shadow.

A gentleman whose home is in q
grove on the North Side relates re-
markable incident which has come un-
der his observation within the last
few weeks. A Kentucky cardinal Is
interfering with his comfort to such
an extent that he threatened to shoot
It. Every morning shortly after day
light. for period Of month, the gen.
tleman has been awakened by a tap
ping and fluttering at his window,
which continues for half an hour or
longer. After several repetitions ofthe
disturbance he cautiously opened the
shutters and investigated. He found
the redbird waging a fight with his re-
flection in the window pane. He
frightened 1t away, and hoped that
this would break DIP. the practice.
However. the next morning the visit
was repeated, and despite his EFFORT
to discourage the visitor. every morn
ing since 1t has broken his rest about
$50 o'clock. Yesterday morning he
was reused by the usual fluttering and
securing a window stick. he started to
enter the fight between Mr.. Redbird
and his reflection. Peeping out, his
heart was softened. The bird had
piece Of bread in his mouth. and was
trying to feed its shadow.
(Ky) Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
Reward for Human Lives.

The porte has notified the Austrian
and Russian embassies that the
Macedonian committees have arrang-
ed with the Albanians for liberal re-
wards to have them kill every for
eign officer sent into the provinces
in connection with the reorganization
OF the gendermerie under the reform
scheme of the powers. The porte
therefore objects to the officers wear
ing foreign uniforms. as their lives
are thereby endangered.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
Colombia Adopts Gold Standard.

A belated report has been received
at the state department from United
States Minister Beaupre, at Bogota
upon the monetary law of Colombia
which was passed by the Colombia
congress at its last session. The bill
provides that the monetary unit shall
be the gold dollar of the United
States of America. that future ennis
sion of paper money be prohibited
and in the departments and provinces
where silver has hitherto been current
coinage shall keep to the gold unit.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.


Unless above himself he can erSoE
himself, how poor thing is mah;S
Daniel.
Love is a beggar, who still begy
when one has given him everything
Hochepedre.
Judge thyself with the judgment Of
sincerity, and thou wilt Judge others
with the judgment Of charity.
have always observed the thread Of
life to be like other threads or skeins
Of silk. full Of snarls and encum-
brances.-George Herbert.
Little do ye know your own blessed
ness. for to travel hopefully 10 a BET
ter thing than to arrive and the true
success is to labor.-Stevenson.
To tell man to study, and yet bid
him under heavy penalties to come to
the same conclusion with those who
have not studied. Is to mock him.--An-
drew ID. White.
We are often poor. mean, low: but
there is in the soul an ideal Of some
thing better than we. In the midst of
our folly and fault there stands before
us the pure image of serene goodness,
and we cannot but reverence It, This
also Is God.
Man Is unjust, but God is just, and
finally justice triumphs.-Longfellow.
You need God in the very things that
seem to separate you from Him. You
must seek Him In the very places
where the misery of life seems to be
that He is not. You must question the
stoniest paths for streams OF water
Phillips Brooks.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
GERMANS LOSE HEAVILY.
Settlers and Their Families slain In
Southwest Africa.

An official dispatch from Windhoek,
German Southwest Africa. says the
Germans have lost heavily in unsuc.
cessful attempts to relieve Okahandja.
that Ave settlers and their entire fam
lilies have been murdered and the
Hereros are threatening Windhoek. A
German patrol, which engaged the ma
tives near Hope farm, lost a reserve
officer, Won Boysen: one non-commis-
stoned officer and six men killed. The
garrison of Windheok numbers 230
men, part of the force being horsemen,
with two machine guns.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
Pottery burned.

Fire destroyed the Chelsea pottery
at New Cumberland, w. Va. including
$4,000 worth Of stock The loss is
estimated at $l25.00O with insurance
covering one-fourth the loss. The fac
tory employed $50 men. The water
flooded the plant eight feet and 1t Is
thought that gas fires. started to dry
the kilns, caused he fire. The COM
pany's East Liverpool plant which
was to have been dismantled, will
probably be operated in place OF the
one burned.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
Fire in Chicago Skyscraper.

An explosion of chemicals on the
sixth floor of the Cosmopolitan build
ing. Chicago. caused a fire which re-
suited in $4,000 damage and a small
panic among those on the floor where
the explosion occurred. Miss Her
man Verba was so badly burned that
she will die. Edward Stakes was al
so burned while rescuing Miss Verba.
whom he carried down the fire escape
to the street.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
$4,000, 600 Fire at Yucatan.

A great fire at Progreso, the chief
port of Yucatan, has destroyed an en-
tire square of business houses and
public buildings, including the market.
The loss is conservatively put at $2,-
100000. The railway officers were al
so wholly consumed. The public build
ings were not insured, and the loss on
them is estimated at 100000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
Bomb in the Palace Doorway.

A dispatch to the London Central
News from Madrid says 1t has been
learned that on last Saturday during
King Alfonso's levee at the palace, the
police discovered an Internal ma
chine underneath a bench near the
doorway of the palace. which was
crowded at the time with persons Of
distinction.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
MOB ATTACKS STREET CAR.
Natives at Seoul Suppressed by Ac
tion Of Legation Guard.

The state department has received
official information of an attack by a
mob of native Koreans on an electric
car in Seoul because of the fact that
it had killed one OF their number
The news came in the following cable
gram, received. under to-days date,
from Minister Allen at Seoul:
This morning on the electric rail
way. which is the property of Ameri-
can citizens, a Korean was accidental
ly and unavoidably killed. Theieupon
mob of natives attacked and par
TALLY destroyed the car. The opera
tors of the car would have been in
jured had it not been for the pres.
ence of mind and action of our lega.
ton guard"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
Six Blocks Burned,

Fire destroyed six blocks of frame
business houses at Sour Lake, Tex.
and got into the Cannon tract. In the
oil fields. doing considerable damage
The loss is placed at 100000. The
fire was placed under control with thr
assistance OF aid summoned from
Beaumont.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03

The President has appointed w. b.
Martin to succeed MIS-. Minnie Cox
as postmaster at Indianola, Miss This
postoffice was closed some time ago,
the white inhabitants of the place re-
fuslng to accept their mail from Mrs
Cox. who is negress. Martin, who is
white man, was one of Mrs. Cox's
bondsmen
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
Germans Buy Oil interests.

The Hamburg Petroleum Product
Company has increased its capital to
81, 900, 900, and has purchased all the
Roumanian petroleum interests of the
Deutsche bank. This company Is al
lied with the Shell Transport and
Trading Company.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
ARMY BILL PASSED.
House Adopts Measure Carrying $685..
900 200, Adding Amendments.

The House passed the army appro-
priation bill. carrying approximately
s75,000000. after adopting a number
of amendments. The provision for
the consolidation of the Adjutant Gen
erals department and the record and
pension Office of the War department
military secretary's office, was strick-
en- from the bill on point Of order
raised by Mr.. Grosvenor (Rep. .Ohio).
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-02-03
Senator Daniel Reelected.

The two houses Of the General AS
sembly of Virginia chose John w.
Daniel to succeed himself as United
States senator for the. full term be.
ginning March 4 next.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-01

did 2 years ago, one that viii be az
tonce fairer to the law-obeying seller
and swifter and severer in its punish
ment of the lawbreaker, one that will
consistently and logically carry out the
fundamental principles of the system
one that will provide efficient means of
administration and will make it an OBJ
ject for every community, eyes" or
mo-, to see that the law is well en-
forced, instead of virtually filming it for
doing so, as the prohibition Republican
politicians sought and partially succeed
ed in doing-and one that will embody
the lessons of experience in other states
and lands and give to Vermont the best
real temperance law ever enacted.
Whether such bill will have any
chance of passage depends upon the
mandate that comes from the people
September 9th.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-01
WAITSFIELD.

Milo G. Taylo of Ell Paso, ILL.,, and
sister, Mrs. Alice Kilburn of Hen
mixer, N, H., are visiting their cousin,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Olmstead. Ntse}x
Mrs. H. B. Cady and Miss kWinni-
red Cady, who have been visiting
friends in town, returned homer on
Monday. <
Mrs. William Haselton of West
wood, Mass. is visiting relatives in
town.
Mrs. Thomas Maxwell was in War;
rem Monday to see her mother, Mrs.
Spaulding, who remains very low.
Mrs. H. N. Bushnell and daughter,
Alice. start for Hudson, N. Y, the
last of the week for brief visit. Mr..
Bushnell goes later.
Miss Lutte Skinner has been camp
ing at Berlin pond the past week.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-01

Your Freeman's Oath, which you took
before your Maker when you becam me
citizen of Vermont, binds you:
"Whenever you give your vote or systage
touching any matter that concerns The State o.
Vermont, you '0iH do e 50 as IN your con soienc,
BEST GOOD of the same, az established BY III.
eo~sfituffon, t0ithoW fear or ravor Of any man."
Have you, solemnly weighing your
duty, particle of doubt that Demo.
cratic vote would most conduoe to such
good by arresting the plan of the Re
publican machine to kill the local option
license law, by stopping the profligacy
and waste of this machine in waste ex-
penses, that means 1878 of your money
every year, by bringing just and ade.
quate taxation of your property which
probably means as much more and by
developing our good old state to what it
deserves and prosperity.
When these Republican stumpsrs be.
seech you to disregard all these things
and cast your vote to make louder the
sound of the first gun" of the National
Campaign, they simply demand that you
shall violate your FreemGnS Oath. That
YOU have so listened them in the past
is Just what ails Vermont.
And as to National issues, will il not
most conduce to Vermont's good and
that of the whole union that an end be
put to the policy of imperialism and
colonialism that has taken $4,000 OF
your money in order to give 30 per cent
to the Trusts and the Brewer; that the
Washington extravaganza and corrup-
ton may be stopped that means $o4.31
every year out of you, and the Trust
fostering Tariff that means $4,000 year
more of pure plumber out of you for the
benefit of the Trust-all OF which. you
pay in living expenses-may be reduced
to a reasonable; level and that there
may be an arrest-of the policies thar
are swiftly sweeping the Repuohe
towards wreck, and with it the best
hopes of mankindH
C. H. DAVENPORT.