The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
KEYSTONE STATE CULL|NGs
MINERS SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
Crime Is a Continuation Of Lawiess.
ness In Upper MeyersdaIe Coal
Reglon-No Arrests Made.


while Sutton was shot In both legs
Their injuries are severe, but are
not considered fatal. Kemp and SUIT
ton state that they saw clump of
bushes rustic as they approached a
secluded spot, and that after they
had passed some yards a number OF
shots rang out. The wounded men
were preceded by fellow workmen
who heard the shots and gave the
alarm. Both men had been working
during the present strike at the Sum-
NIT mine of the Somerset Coal COM
pany. and II is supposed that incens-
ed the trouble. Two men and a yell
low dog were seen near Coal Run in
the upper Meyersdale district.
Offlcers were dispatched in that d.
rection. General Manager Brydden.
of the Somerset Coal company, has
offered, 1t Is said, reward of $500
! for the arrest of the assailants. Doc
tors pronounced the shots those OF
Winchester rifles.
BY an explosion in the Corning
mill of the Depont de Nemours
Powder company's plant near Peck
vile. two men met instant death.
They were: Richard Hashey, OF
Walter Allsworth, of Oliphant; leaves
wife and two daughters. The roof
and sides of the building were
blown away and what remained of
the mill took fire. The employees of
the other mills nearby were soon on
hand with fire apparatus and had
the flames under control in a short
time. This Is the fifth time these
mil hau l., ~
20 years, and four times within the
last four years, always with fatal
results.
Frank O'Neil. of Greenville, was
| scalded to death in a smash-up on the
Bessemer and Lake Erie railroad.
The fourth section of freight train
No. 35 stopped at the top of Filler
hill near Pardoe, to set out Grip
pied car. In recoupling the rear end
was Jared loose and twelve cars OF
ore started down a 50-foot grade at
high speed. The cars crushed into
the fifth section coming up the hill
The first engineer and both firemen
escaped by jumping. The second en-
glneer. O'Neil was caught in the
wreckage and badly scalded He was
taken to Mercer hospital, but died in
short time.
The suit against the Pittsburg
Coal Company by Amwell township
land owners was settled at Washing
ton, when the coal company paid the
purchase money for the coal, COM
prising about 500 acres OF the Pitts
burg vein. w. NJ. Stewart of Pitts
burg had optioned the coal for the
Pittsburg Coal Company, and the
company accepted the options but did
not make the payments. Those in
terested entered suit and the company
| agreed to pay for the coal at 800 an
acre. About $41,000 was paid down
in cash.
William Foster, the alleged murd-
erer of Blame whiting. colored, COM
mitted suicide in the attic of his
home at Green Castle. Foster was
located at his home In the afternoon
by Joseph Conrad. The latter gave
the alarm and a posse surrounded
the house. but before they could
enter the dwelling Foster plac-
ed a revolver to his head and blew
out his brains. A reward of $400 had
been offered for his arrest.
All the rights of way have been
closed up for the trolley line between
Washington and Library. which will
be built by William Finn of Pitts
burg and other capitalists. 1t was
given out that $4,000 has already
been expended in preliminary sur
. veys and for rights of way. 1t is esti-
mated that the line will cost $780,
| 900.
Two cases OF black diphtheria have
been discovered in California. The
board OF health has taken prompt
| action and will close the public
! schools II other cases develop. The
Normal school authorities are not
alarmed. but will keep the out-of-town
students in the dormitories as
precautionary measure.
Pasquale and Domenicio F'inello, by
| their attorneys, have brought suit
against the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road company for $4,000 damages for
| the death of their son. Rev. Carnello
| Finello, the Connellsville Catholic
priest. who was killed in the Laurel
! Run wreck, December &c.
Joseph Smith, of Scenery Hill.
| Washington county, accidentally shot
his son Charles while handling 3S
! cdllDtT ItNOlNGl. tue DOJ was oHoS
! through the body and lived about an
hour. Coroner w. II. Sipe was noti-
! fed.
| Ground was broken for a 100000
| sanitarium and hotel at Pulaski by
Pittsburg capitalists. Mineral water
from the Pulaski springs will be
piped to the sanitarium.
The house and store of DominicS
Robio, a grocer, was destroyed by
| fire at Chewton, Lawrence county.
the loss being about $4,000.
John Clegora was struck by
Pennsylvania railroad passenger train
at Irwin. He was severely injured.
| but will recover.
The United States Government has
placed an order with a monument
| firm here for the erection of Is head
stones, to be placed on the graves OF
| veterans of the Civil War in Howe's.
Easter and Mount Tabor Cemeteries.
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