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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
ROBBERS GOT LITTLE MONEY.
Denver & Rio 6rande Train Held up
and Cars Dynamlted-Brake-
man Wounded.

Denver G. Rio Grande passenger
train No. 5, westbound from Denver,
was held up by FIVE masked men three
miles west of Parachute, between
Grand Junction and Glenwood Springs.
One sealed bag containing specie
was taken from the express safe,
which was dynamited The express
car was badly wrecked by dynamite.
but the robbers were forced to take
to the mountains before they could
gather up the valuabes in the car.
When the train reached a point
three miles west of Parachute two
masked men crawled over the tender.
They placed pistols at the heads OF
Engineer Allison and his fireman and
made them stop the train. Three
men who were waiting on the tender
then jumped down, and uncoupled the
express and baggage cars. These
cars with the engine, were run two
miles further west. The train crew
received orders to remain behind on
pain of being shot When the point
selected for the dynamiting of the
express car was reached Messenger
d. NJ. Shea refused to open the car
and piled the baggage up in front OF
the door.
The robbers with stick OF dyna.
mite blew away the side door of the
car. A stick of dynamite was then
placed against the lock of the safe.
At this point Brakeman Shellenbarger,
who had been ordered to remain with
the passenger coaches two miles be-
hind, came running up with lantern.
One of the robbers shot him in the
leg.
When the robbers saw that the
train crew were coming they fed to
the mountains, One OF them grabbed
a sealed bag which had been blown
clear out ot the safe. This was the
only plunder which was taken.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
CROP CONDITIONS.
Irregular Weather Delays Planting
and Retards Growth.


The weather Bureaus weekly sum-
mary of crop conditions is as follows:
While too cool for best results In
portions of the lake region and in the
Missouri Valley and Northern Rocky
mountain districts, with excessive
moisture and lack of sunshine in, the
Central Mississippi and Lower Mis-
souri, valleys, the week. as a whole.
has been very favorable in the dis
tricts east OF the Rocky mountains.
Drought in the South Atlantic and
East Gulf States has been very gen.
orally relieved, although more rain is
needed in portions of Florida and in
the Central and West Gulf coast dis
tricts. The North Pacific coast also
experienced a favorable week, but in
California nearly all crops were in
jured by continuing drying north
winds.
Over the Western portions of the
corn belt the growth of corn has been
checked by lack of warmth and sun.
shine, and 1t is much In need of cul.
tivation, while in the Central and
Eastern districts planting and replant-
ing have been delayed by rains. Poor
stands are reported from the lake re-
gion, Ohio valley and Middle Atlantic
States. In the Southern States the
general condition of corn is promising
although rain Is needed in the Central
Gulf coast districts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
OUTLOOK is FOR DULL TRADE.
Crops Make Excellent Progress ow.
ing to More seasonsbie Weather
In the Southwest

Reports to the International Mer-
camille Agency from special cores
pondents throughout the country in
dicate some improvements In general
business during the last week. This
has been most noteworthy in the
south and southwest, where excellent
sales have brought the volume of or
deIs above last years total.
Hats and caps are active. but boots
and shoes in certain sections have
not done as well as usual.
The ST. Louis district reports in
creased prosperity in most lines of
trade owing to the thrush of exposi-
tion visitors. Increased travel to st.
Louis is also helping business in con.
tigous territory Jobbers in many
sections report improved business. al.
though country merchants in some
instances have been prevented from
visiting trade centers. owing to in.
creased business at home, since farm
ers have finished planting.
Retail trade is strong and If fall
business turns out as well as advlces
now indicate the total for the year to
September will average fully as
much as that reported during the cor.
responding period of 1903.
Labor difficulties on the Great
Lakes appear to be nearing solution,
with the prospect that most of the
congestion in traffic will be relieved
within a fortnight or so. At Milwau-
kee the strike has already been par.
TALLY broken and negotiations at 9th.
er points are progressing satisfactor.
lily.
Iron is still stagnant, most branches
of the industry being virtually at
standstill. The only exceptions are
structural materials and raw pipe,
where a large business is reported.
Half the merchant furnaces in the
Pittsburg district are likely to be
out Of blast by July /, which will ma.
terially lessen coke production. The
outlook is for dull trade during the
summer.
Crops have'made excellent progress.
owing to the prevalence of more sea.
sonable weather in many sections OF
the southwest. Corn has been to an
extent retarded by too much mois.
ure, but the present acreage ranks
probably as the largest ever planted,
so that the actual harvest may exceed
expectations.
Business throughout New England
is still depressed by unsettled condl-
tions in manufacturing, due to the
shutdown of the cotton mills. Wool
prices are uncertain and mills run on
orders only. Some activity is report
ed in leather goods, but the tendency
everywhere manifested is to "go
slow"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
NEWS NOTES.

Robert Swaden, of Williamson, w.
Va, was choked to death and his body
thrown into Tug river.
Arthur Blackwell and John w.
Wade were shot and killed at Browns
burg, Va, by Edward Mccormick.
The midshipmen of the Naval Acad-
emy have embarked at Annapolis for
their summer practice cruise.
The Idaho Democratic convention
adjourned after instructing the dele
gates to vote for w. r, Hearst.
The Shull G. Badgers brick works at
Butler, Pa, was destroyed by fire from
a gas explosion and jeremiah Will
liams, the night watchman injured.
The revolutionary Dominican forces
sustained a defeat Sunday at Con-
certion de la Vega, leaving 100 men
dead or wounded on the field.
Morris Finkel, an actor of New York
city, shot his wife at Vailsburg, N. j.,
and then shot and killed himself. Mrs.
Finkel may die.
Daniel Barton, about As years old,
was killed by Wheeling and Lake
Erie railroad shifting engine at Can
ton. He leaves a family.
Dominic ]. Murphy. commissioner
of pensions under President Cleveland
has been elected by the Panama canal
commission as secretary of that body.
Albert j. Pitkln, vice president of
the American Locomotive Company.
was elected president of the company
to succeed the late Samuel r. Gala
way.
Nathan Sebbett, IA years old, con-
fessed that he had killed his aged
mother, Hannah Sebbett, at their
home in Jacobs Creek, near Trenton,
n. j.
Frank ]. O'Connor was killed and
Harry Scott probably fatally injured
at Coney Island by the starting of a
trolley train while the men were un-
derneath car making repairs.
]. q. MARCEL, whose forgeries of
100000 wrecked the Highland bank
of Leavenworth, Kan, has been SEN
fenced to 95 years in prison, five
years on each of seven counts.
Fire in the tobacco district of Dan
vile, Va, destroyed three warehouses
and 100000 pounds of leaf tobacco
belonging to the American Tobacco
Company and valued at 100000.
The Court of Appeals of the District
of Columbia. affirmed the decision of
the court below in refusing to compel
the Secretary of War by mandamus
proceedings to reinstate Miss Rebecca
]. Taylor as clerk in the War De-
partment.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
IN GOVERNMENTS EMPLOY.
Over 10000 Are in the Executive
Civil Service.

A bulletin issued by the Census Bu-
reau gives the total number of employ
es In the executive civil service of the
United States as 150,3S3. These fig
lres include only those employees who
are required to take an examination,
employees of small postoffices are ex-
,luded. as are about $1,000 employees
with small salaries in the field branch
es Of the War Department, about 49,
700 employees at navy yards who are
classified, bu. appointed under navy
yard regulations. and a few thousand
In other parts OF the service.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
HORRIBLE DEEDS.
Kills Three Of His Children, Wounds
Another and Kills Himself.

After killing three of his children
and wounding the fourth, Joseph NJ.
Pouch, of Roselle, N. j.. at one time
an undertaken, shot and killed him.
self.
Pouch lived in a cottage with his
children. Sunday he shot two of them
and embalmed their bodies. He took
the other two to an upper room with
him, after mailing a warning to
County Physician Wescott, who ad-
vised the police. When the officers
knocked at the door of the Pouch
cottage, Pouch shot and killed his
little daughter and wounded his re-
naming son. He then shot himself
and died as the police forced an en-
trance. The boy will recover.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
RuMoRS OF REPULsE.
Attempts by Japanese at Port Arthur
Are Disastrous.
IRE Disastrous.

A dispatch from st. Petersburg.
transmits the following from Lao
Yang.
"The japanese June 6, according to
Chinese reports, made several sus.
talned and stubborn attacks on Port
Arthur, simultaneously by land and
sea. They were repulsed with severe
loss.
"The position of the japanese in
Kwan-Tung is said to be preearlous.
There are rumors from the same
sources that the Vladlvostok squadron
has effected junction with the Port
Arthur fleet, that naval battle took
place and that the Japanese lost four
ships"
The Shanghai correspondent OF the
Morning Post telegraphs under date OF
June s.
General Stakelberg's Russian bri-
gade marching in the direction of
Port Arthur suffered reverse on Sat
urday near Wafangtien and retired to
Tashichiao."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
KNOX WILL SUCCEED QUAY.
Attorney General Selected to Fill un-
= expired Term in Senate.

Philanjer}C. Knox, of Pittsburg,
Attorney General of the United States
has been Selected to fill the seat in
the Senate made vacant by the death
of Matthew Stanley Quay and will
serve BY appointment OF Gov. s. w.
Pennypacker until March 4, the date
of exr Yration of the late Senator's
commission.
Philander Chase Knox. agreed upon
by State Republican leaders to sue
ceed'the late NJ. S. Quay in the United
STATES Senate, was born in Browns
vill$. Fayette county, Friday, May G.,
1873. His father was David S. Knox,
fof SO years one of the leading men of
Brownsville. At the age Of 10 years
ybung Knox gravely announced to the
family that he meant to enter the
profession of the law He attended
1.-THE public schools. leaving there for
the college at Morgantown. W. Va,
which later developed into the Univer-
sity of West Virginia. From there he
went to Mt Union college at Alliance,
o.. and was graduated in 1872.
Mr.. Knox came to Pittsburg in
1874 and entered the law Office of Fl.
b. Swope,, United States attorney for
the western district of Pennsylvania.
A year later he was admitted to the
bar. Soon after he was appointed as
sistant United States attorney. In
June, 1876, he formed law partner
ship with James H. Reed. This
partnership was continued until the
appointment of Mr.. Knox as Attorney
General of the United States by
President William Mckinley April 5,
1901. He was reappointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
DUEL ON 1.-THE PIKE"
Princess Bright Eyes Said to Have
Caused Trouble.


Ten policemen had trouble at the
Indian congress on THE Pike" at the
Worlds Fair. The pride of the Sioux
Indians show is Princess Bright Eyes,
who was educated at Carlisle, Pa.
She is engaged to marry Chief Eats
Big Snakes, the ceremony being set
for June 13. Several new Indians re-
Gently arrived at the Indian congress,
and among them is fine looking
buck named Knee Deep. Ten years
ago Knee Deep made trip into the
Sioux country and there met and fell
in love with Princess Bright Eyes
They were engaged to marry one year
after their meeting. He returned to
the Apache country and every day
these two lovers wrote to one another.
About three months after meeting
Bright Eyes, Knee Deep killed an In
dian called Kills En- Quick. Knee
Deep was arrested, tried and sentenc-
ed to prison. Kills EN- Quick was a
relative of Knee Deep's loved one.
Princess Bright Eyes, and she wrote
him a letter discarding him.
Meeting at the Indian congress she
refused to speak to him. This. cou-
pied with the fact she is now engaged
to marry Chief Eats Big Snakes,
angered Knee Deep. and the result
was a duel with Chief Eats Big
Snakes, who cut off half OF the right
ear of his adversary. Knee Deep Sc.
cured a revolver and started for Big
Snakes tepee. The police arrived just
in time to prevent a murder.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
Destroy Russian Mines.

The Japanese legation at Washing
ton has received the following cable
gram from Toxic: Admiral Togo re-
ports that the clearing up operation In
the Talienwan bay is progressing sat
isfactorily despite rough weather.
Forty-one mines were discovered and
exploded between June 2 and June Q.
A Chinese who formerly served the
enemy as q pilot is now usefully en-
ployed BY US.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
$4,000 HOTEL ROBBERY.
valusbles Stolen From Guest Found
In Room Of Night Clerk.

Fifty thousand dollars worth of
diamonds and jewelry were stolen
from Hotel LeMarquise, in East Thir
ty-first street New York. An hour
later the valuables We're found by the
police in a furnished room in East
Thirtleth street, occupied by William
]. Dards and George Glocker, night
clerk and head bellboy, respectively
at the. hotel. Both men are under ar
rest. The stolen jewels are the prop
erty of Mrs. Halsey Corwin, wife of
Brooklyn millionaire, and were
taken from the apartments at the
hotel occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
win.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
TERsE TElEGRAMS.

Dowie Is in Berlin preaching about
the glories of Zion City.
At Owosso, Mich, Mrs. Mary Collins
was found guilty of the murder by ar
sen!c poisoning of her hired man,
George Leachman.
Mary Richardson, young married
woman of Philadelphia, was stabbed
through the heart by May Richardson,
her sister-in-law, during a quarrel.
The Pearce Manufacturing COM
pany's wooden mill at Greenville, Pa,
was destroyed by fire, entailing a loss
of $4,000, with $4,000 insurance.
Thomas F. Kennedy, an alleged
member of the Knox-Whitman band of
forgers. is under arrest in New York,
charged with having raised a draft of
so to $4,000 on a Sidney (O) bank.
By a wreck in the Big Four yards
at Cairo. H., Engineer George Gibson
and Yard Foreman John Brewster
were Killed.
The International Association of
Chiefs OF Police elected as first vice
president Colonel John W Hillaker,
Dayton, o.
Mart V. Vowel. an aged Confeder-
ate veteran, was hanged at Paragould,
Ark, to-day for the murder of w. F.
Loveioy.
Secretary Shaw will go to Chester,
Pa, June 81 where he will deliver
an address to the students of the
public schools.
Edward Delaney is under arrest at
Detroit, Mich, on suspicion of know
ing something of the theft of a gold
brick valued at $4,000 from the
Pacific Express Company.
Alleging loss of sight, hearing.
smell and touch in consequence of in
jurles received at the Iroquois The
atre fire, Miss Mary Lutiger, a school
teacher, filed suit in the superior
court against the owners of the the
atre and the city of Chicago, asking
damages of $4,000.
Estimates of United States Steel
earnings for the current quarter are
still given from s1S,000,000 to $780,
100000.
Net earnings of the Western Union
Telegraph Company for the quarter
ending June. show decrease of
s157,69S, compared with last year; a
decrease of $4,000 compared with
1902, and an increase of $SS.000 over
the figures Of the corresponding
period of 1901.
The Liberty bell has been placed
in the Pennsylvania building at the
Worlds Fair and will remain until
the close.
Ministers of the Swedish Free
Church of America, In conference at
Rockford. III, voted to unite in mar
rlage no divorced persons hereafter.
Mrs. Hanna Elias, who was arrested
in New York, charged with extortion
by John r. Platt, was arraigned and
held in $4,000 for examination. Bail
was not furnished and she was com
mitted to the Tombs prison.
Twenty-seven persons were slight
ly injured In a trolley accident at
Des Moines. la.
The Anderson Department Store
company, at Buffalo, N. Y, has asked
for receiver. The liabilities are
100000.
The home of Henry Suthern, AT
Magyar KY. was burned and all
of the Occupants, the father, mother
and daughter perished.
The Rensselaer, Polytechnic insti
tute main building at Troy, N. Y, was
destroyed by fire, with loss OF 5000,
900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
Attempt on Cars Life.

The London Daily Mail asserts;
1.-TWO internal machines were found
on the night of June T. concealed in
tobacco boxes in the Tsarskoye Selo
palace. where the Russian Emperor is
now residing One of the machines
was in the dining room, the other in
the audience chamber The mechan-
ism in each was working when discov-
cred. The strictest secrecy is observ.
ed and this statement, although true
in every detail, is sure to be categoric-
ally denied"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
SUIT FOR s5o,0oo,ooo.
Brought Against Standard Oil People
by Widow.

Mrs. Elizabeth Greenough, widow
and administrator of the estate of
Benjamin Greenough, has brought
suit against Henry NJ. Rodgers of the
Standard Oil Company, and Mary
NJ. Pratt. of New York. Mrs. Green
ough claims that she is entitled to
royalties for the use of a process for
rendering crude or refined petroleum,
and names s50,000000 as the amount
which is due her. The recipe is al
legged to have been the property of
Mrs. Greenough's husband.
Service of the writ has been OBJ
talned on Mr.. Rogers, but none of the
other defendants has yet been served.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
UNDER WATER IL HOURS.
Submarine Boat Could Remain Ten
Days at Oceans Bottom.

The submarine torpedo boat Fulton.
which was sunk to the bottom OF the
ocean for test, remained there over
~ hours.
The men were on duty in watches
of two hours each. the remainder of
the time being spent In reading. play
ing games and sleeping. All the men,
bers OF the crew were In good condi.
dnn and anneared tn have rastad wall
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
LOST ISLAND STILL LOST.
Commander Nicholson Failed To
solve Mystery OF The Pacific.

Solve Mystery OF The Pacific.
Much to the regret Of naval officers,
Eeut.-Com. Reginald F. Nicholson,
commanding the protected cruiser
Tacoma, reports that he has been un-
able to locate the lost island of the
Pacific" for which he was sent to
search while passing between Homo
lulu and the Gulf of California.
In 1859 the United States sloop-of.
war Levant sailed from Honolulu for
the Gulf of California, and was never
heard of again. 1t was supposed that
she had been wrecked upon an island
for centuries reported from time to
time in the vicinity of parallels 1S1h
degrees and 16 degrees north and me-
ridians 1873 degrees and 1876 degrees
west. Few ships ever go to that part
of the Pacific, but for hundreds of
years charts have contained a small
dot to mark the unknown island, but
always accompanied by the letters
"E.- ID" existence doubtfuD.
Old Spanish charts show the island
under the various names of Bocca
Perde Roca Coral and New Isle, and
it is generally believed that in the
days when these charts were made
the island was we'll above the sea and
frequently visited. Two British naval
officers, Captain Trollope and Sir Ed.
ward Belcher, searched for the island
under the orders of the British Admir-
atty but without success. although
they both found land birds in the vi
cinity Of where the island was report
ed to be. Whalers have from time to
time reported that they saw the is
land, but naval officers are now con-
vinced that 1t has sunk into the
danths nf tho sea
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
SHOOTS RUSSIAN MINISTER.

The Russian minister at Berne.
Switzerland, NJ. V. V. Jadovski, was
shot in a street. and seriously injured
in the head. His would-be-assassin
was arrested. NJ. Jadovski's assail-
ant was a Russian named Ilnitzki. He
had been in Beine for some weeks and
complained that the Russian authorl-
ties had confiscated an estate belong
ing to him. M. Jadovski's wound, al
though 1t at first appeared to be se-
we're, Is not dangerous.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
WANT ARBITRATION.
Lake Deadlock to Be Carried Before
DEPARTMENT of Commerce.

According to information given ou.
at the headquarters of the Masters
and Pilots Association in Cleveland,
the deadlock on the lakes will be at
once officially brought to the attention
of the Department of Commerce and
Labor, at Washington. with view to
securing a settlement through arbi-
tration.
In the event Of general sympathet-
ic strike of all branches employed on
the lakes not less than quarter of
a million men would be involved.
Many thousands of coal and iron min
ers and railway men are now idle. in
addition to the men directly employ
ed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
Mrs. Phlpps Wants a Hearing.

Counsel representing Mrs. Genevle-
We Chandler Phipps. filed in the Dis
trict court at Denver petition for
the reopening of the ex parte hearing
at which Judge Palmer appointed her
husband, Lawrence G. Phipps; of Pitts
burg custodian of their children,
whom he took away from her recently
In New York. At the ex parte hear
Ing. Mrs. Phipps was not represented
by her attorney, who received no
notification Of the steps then taken
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
CHALLENGED ALMIGHTY.
Youna Man, Stricken Deaf and Dumb,
Rccants to Preacher.

Processing disbelief in God and fol.
lowing his statement with challenge
to the Almighty to demonstrate his
power, Julian Renfro, aged 81 years
and living until the last few days at
2O3 Walls street, Chicago, suddenly
was stricken deaf and dumb. To the
Rev. S. w. Jacoby of Moods Church.
who was called, Renfro communicated
this in writing.
Il didn't believe there was a God.
| believed what said, but now | am
satisfied that there is God, and that
| am wanted In his service"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
Mormon Bishop is Killed

]. B. Ashcroft, of Fruitland. N. NJ,
a bishop of the Mormon church and
Fruitland, has been accidentally Killed
while blasting rock in the construc.
tion of an irrigating ditch for the Ma
vajo Indians near Fruitland. He was
knocked from cliff by falling rock,
death resulting instantly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
Water Supply Poisoned.

Supplementary reports from the
blockading forces indicate that the
Russian gunboat which was sunk by
torpedo OFF Port Arthur Saturday was
of the Gremlashchi type. Admiral Ka-
taoka, commander of the third squad
ron, reconnoitered San-Shan-Tao and
Taku-Tao. The Chinese say that when
the Russians abandoned Taku-Tao
they poisoned the water sources.
Admiral Kataoka is investigating xhe
charge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15
Officers Irdisted.

The st. Louis grand jury, indicted
james NJ. Seibert, state excise COM
missioner, on charge of conspiracy to
hinder the due administration of the
law. The indictment grows out of in
vestigations into fragrant violations of
the excise laws in the city Of st.
Louis.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15

Senator Thomas G. Platt, his wife
and party OF friends dined a few
nights since in a Chinese restaurant
in Pell street, New York. The menu
consisted Of Chinese dishes, and Chi
nese orchestra played during the meal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-06-15

On the docks Of London in one year
76,S00 rats have been destroyed, but
the medical officer Of health for the
port Is doubtful whether that was as
much as the natural increase Of births
over deaths, and more vigorous meas
ures are to be taken.