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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
TELEeRAPHic 6REvITIEs.

John Severius, a barber at Lewis.
ton, H., died after drinking a quart
Of bay rum.
An earthquake shock did much
damage to property throughout
Scandinavia and Denmark.
On board the steamer Slavonia
which arrived in New York from
Trieste and Palermo were 2,0G3
Austro-Hungarian Immigrants.
Malcolm r. Taylor. under arrest in
Chicago, confessed to having fired
the shot that killed Saloonkeeper
William II. Xniering.
The directors of the Pressed Steel
Car company passed the dividend on
the. common stock, but declared a
regular quarterly dividend of 1& per
cent. on the preferred stock, payable
November 23.
At Seattle over 30 persons were
injured, three of them perhaps ia
tally in two head.on collisions in a
electric lines. The most severely in
jured are F. B. Boyd, Columbia; ].
l., Cole. Columbia, and +. ID. Cleayes,
Dunlap.
Fire did $4,000 damage to sever
al buildings at the Hampton Normal
and Agricultural institute, Richmond,
Va. Insurance $1,000.
Practically the entire business por-
tion of Roseville, a small town in
Tioga county, Pa, was destroyed by
fire. The loss is about $4,000, par.
TALLY covered by insurance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
STEEL TRUST PLANS.
viii Concentrate Plants Of American
Steel Hoop COMPANY.

Plans are now under consideration
by officials of the United States Steel
Company for the removal to Mones.
sen next summer of the scattered
plants of the American Steel Hoop
Company. This move was virtually
decided upon over year ago, but the
depression In business caused an in.
definite postponement of the scheme
Improvement of business and the
necessity for further economies in
operation have brought the plan up
again. Concentration of the steel
hoop plants at Monessen will enable
the Carnegie Steel Company to sup.
ply its entire trade in that speciality
from the Monongahela town.
The plan is to dismantle the plants
formerly operated by Lindsay e. Nc
Cutcheon, the William Clarks Son
Company and the Painters. These
mills are old and poorly located
while the plant at Monessen is equip
ped with the most modern devices
and in addition has sufficient ground
Immediately about it to enable It
to enlarge ten times its present size
If necessary. Concentration of the
steel hoop industry there would mean
the employment of 1,200 more work.
men.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
BALTIC FLEET FEARED ATTACK.
Believed Japanese Were Concealed
Among Fishing Craft.

An official of the Russian embassy
in Paris said the Russian authorities
recently were Informed that the
Japanese spy service was organizing
particularly at Stockholm, plans for
arming merchantmen and fishing
boats for the purpose of torpedoing
the passing Russian warsbips.
The Russian officers fully expected
such attacks and therefore were con-
stantly looking out for floating mines
and other destructive agencies. 1t is
also declared Japanese were detect
ed prowling near the Russian hospit-
al ship Orel at Toulon.
The Russian embassy at Rome ex-
plains the attack of the Russian
Pacific squadron upon the Hull fish
ing fleet by the statement that re-
port had been received at st. Peters
burg that the Japanese would try to
injure Russian ships with explosives
thrown from fishing boats. Indeed,
the ambassador said. he suspected
that the squadron opened fire only
after an attempt had been made to
attack some of the ships.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
FIRED ON OTHER SHIPS.
One 5ombarded for TWO Hours but
Not Hit


A dispatch to the Berlin Lokal
AnZciger, dated Geestemunde, Octo-
her 27, says: The fishing vessel
Sonntag, which arrived here to-day,
reported that it had been fired upon
for two and half hours off Dogger
bank, but was not hit"
The following is the story of Capt.
Haehner of the Sonntag:
ION October 21 we were on the
Horns reef fishing grounds, on the
west coast of Jutland. In the fore
noon FIVE large Russian ships passed
and in the evening nine more. North
OF us was a large freight steamer.
At $3.50 O'Clock p. m. we were lighted
by reflector, and Immediately
afterwards, there fell the first shells
in our nelghborhood.
The Russian vessels fired up TO
so shots minute in all directions.
Towards $50 the frcighter APPROACH
ed us, drawing the fire upon itself.
In the light OF the reflector we OH.
served shells striking close to this
steamer We then observed another
reflector southwark, and shells burst
ing near the ship which was firing on
us. We remained unhurt. After II
o'clock there We're no further shells"
The skipper of the Swedish steam
er Aldebaron, from Hull, England,
which arrived at Gene. Sweden, says
his vessel was chased in the Skager-
ack during the evening of Friday,
October 21, by a foreign cruiser, ap.
parently Russian. which threw its
searchlight on her. The cruiser, in
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
CHURCH UNION OPPOSED.
Southern Presbyterians, Favor Closer
FraternaI Relations.

Presbyterian church adjourned met
in Martlnsburg, w. Va. The ques-
tion of closer relations and organic
union with the Northern Presbyter-
ian church, which was expected to
stir up a lively discussion created
no bitterness. The Rev. DR.. Ernest
Donaldson, pastor of tn Presbyterian
church at Huntington, w. Va, talk
ed in favor OF organic union. Vigor-
Gus speeches were made against 1t
by DR.. Fleming of Lynchburg, Va,
DR.. Daniel Lewisburg, the Rev. Har-
ris Kirk of Baltimore and others.
The synod was overwhelmingly
against organic union, but favored
closer fraterna relations.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
STEEL TRUST REPORT.
Earnings for Quarter Ending Sep
tcnber 30 Of $18.773.9 .932.


Directors of tho United States
steel corporation declared the regular
quarterly dividend of 1% per cent.
on the preferred stock, payable Nov
ember 80. The financial statement
for the quarter ended September 30
last, shows net earnings. after the
usual deductions for repairs, renew
ais, maintenance, fixed charges and
interest on bonds, of $1S,773,9S2,
which is below conservative esti-
mates. Comparison with the same
quarter for three years past follows:
1903, sS2,422,95i; 1902, s36,954.i8S;
1901, s2S.663,S
Net earnings for the nine months
of this year aggregate s51,709,SS9.
In 1903, for the same period they
were s94;133,970, and In 1902, s101,-
$4,000.
A striking feature of the state
ment is the item showing a surplus
over charges and dividends of only
s1,312,9SS, a decrease of $1,464.656,
compared with the previous quarter,
and of s10,99S,707, compared with the
corresponding quarter of 1903 I'm
filed orders on hand September 80
last. amounted to 3,027,436 tons, a
decrease of 70l 1906 tons over the
same period last year. AS an Offset
to this, however, Chairman Gary
stated that the corporation had
booked an average of 26,O0O tons of
new orders per day during the cur
rent month, an increase of 309s per
cent. ever the business of last Octo-
her
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
EXPLOSION AT a MINE.
Two Hundred Kegs of Powder and
Box Of Dynamite Let Go.

An explosion at the Sunshine mine,
South Fork, Pa, killed Horatio Noble,
wrecked the tipple, weigh office,
blacksmith shop, carpenter shop and
oil house and caused loss of $1O,-
900.
Stored in the oil house on the tip.
pie were 200 small kegs of powder
and box of dynamite. 1t is said the
man whose business it is to watch
the oil house dropped lantern and
the oily floor caught fire. Without
trying to extlngulsh the flames, 1t is
alleged, the man fed, and within a
minute or two the explosion followed.
Noble was standing on a pile of coal
under the tipple. His body was
blown 200 feet.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
DEMANDS REDRESS.
British Government Sends Sharp De-
mand to st. Petersburg.

Great Britain sent long and ur-
gent note to the Russian Govern
ment, officially detailing the circum-
stances of the amazing and unex-
planned attack by the Russian Baltic
(second Pacifc) squadron during the
night of october 81 on British fishing
boats In the North sea.
The text of the note has not been
given out, but 1t Is officially stated
from the Foreign Office that it con-
tains the significant announcement
that "the situation is one which in
the opinion of His Majesty's Govern
ment does not brook delay"
Special. stress Is laid on the call.
BUSINESS displayed by the Russians in
not going TO the assistance of the
fishermen. Lord Lansdowne, the For.
eign Secretary, asks that immediate
redress shall he made.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
BANKERS SPECIAL WRECKED.
Train Bearing speyer's Party Ditehed
Near Laredo.

The special which left over the
National Mexican railroad bearing
James Speyer of the banking firm of
Speyer & Co., of New York, while go.
ing at high rate of speed. was ditch
ed between San Chez and La Jarita,
about % miles south OF Laredo, Tex.
Mr. Speyer was uninjured. j. f.
Davis of New York received painful
cuts about the face, but Is otherwise
uninjured. and Conductor Sharkey
was badly hurt.
The wreck, 1t Is said, was the re-
suit of the condition OF the roadbed
and the high speed (75 miles an
hour at which the train was going
at the time. 1t having been the in
tention of the railroad officials to en-.
deavor to establish new record be-
tween here and Mexico City.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
NEW CRUISER is SPEEDY.
Colorado Maintains a Record Of 22.eo
Knots,

The armored cruiser Colorado,
built for the United States navy
by William Cramp & Sons, Of Phila-
delphla, on her official trial covered
SS nautical miles in hours 81 min
utes and Z seconds, maintaining an
hourly average speed of 1926 knots
throughout the run, exceeding the
speed of % knots called for in the
builders contract by more than a
quarter of knot.
This performance rates the Colo
RADIO as the fastest vessel in the ar
mored cruiser class, and one of the
fastest in the navy, the only large
American ships that have ever ex-
ceeded her speed being the Columbia
and Minneapolis.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
BIG ORDER FOR CARS.
Worn Out Rolling Stock will be Re.
placed on p. r. r.

The Pennsylvania Railroad com.
pany has placed an order for 5000
cars. 5000 of which are to replace
damaged and worn out cars on the
lines east and west of Pittsburg, and
which. are not looked upon as an ad-
dition to the equipment The orders
for the cars, which include
steel coal cars. wooden-sided
gondolas, coke and box cars,
have been about equally dstri-
buted among the American Car and
Foundry company, the Pressed Steel
Car company, the Standard Steel Car
company and the Cambria Steel COM
pany. The other 200 ordered are
steel coke cars. and, with 600 order
ed several weeks ago. are additions
to the equipment. They will be built
by the Cambria Steel company.
The value of the $500 cars order.
ed is $5,5sO,OOO.
The Philadelphia and Reading rail-
way Will also place large order for
cars in a few days.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
Corpse Came to Life.

George Conners, of Thomas, w. Va,
was struck by Baltimore and Ohio
freight train near Savage, and it was
thought he was killed. Conners was
removed to an undertaking establish
ment at Piedmont and it was the in
tention to prepare his body for. burial
next morning. About day-break the
"corpse" came to life. Corners pick.
ed up his hat and walked to the sta
tion, where ne bought ticket for
home.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
oLEo DECISION STANDS.
Justice Brewer Confirms Opinion Of
Lower Court.

Justice d. J. Brewer, of the Su.
preme court of the United States,
announced the decision OF the court
in the oleomargarine case of August
Cliff, of Chicago. affirming the decis-
ion of the United States District
court. by which Cliff was convicted
of violating the portion of the oleo-
margarine law aEiXing tax of 10
cents per pound on oleomargarine
artificially colored. In this instance
palm oil was used for the purpose of
coloring the substance and the prose
cution was resisted on the ground
that the oil produces natural and
not an artificial coloration
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
Bank Cashier Indicted.

Capt. Aaron Wagner, cashier oil
the defunct Akron Savings Bank, and
president OF the board of Ohio peni-
tentiary managers, was indicted on
four counts in connection with the
bank failure. Two counts are for per
jury and two are for mailing false
entries. The report of the grand jury
exonerated William Buchtel, presi-
dent of the bank. 1t is stated that
his age prevented him from giving
close attention to the affairs of the
bank.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
eLAMEs FISHERMEN.
RoIestvensky's Report Reflects Upon
Conduct OF British Craft.


The Russian naval general stan
publishes the following two dispatch
es from Vice Admiral Rojestvensky:
First Dispatch.
"The North sea incident was caus-
ed by two torpedo boats advancing
to attack without lights under cover
OF darkness, against the vessel lead
ing the detachment. When the de-
tachment turned on its searchlights
and opened fire, the presence of sew
eral small steamboats,, resembling
steam fishing boats, was discovered.
The detachment endeavored to spare
these, and ceased firing as soon as
the torpedo boats were out of sight.
"The English press Is indignant be-
cause torpedo boat, left by the de-
tachment on the spot until morning
did not aid the victims. Now there
was not a single torpedo boat near
the detachment, and none was left
behind; consequently the vessel re-
naming near the small steamboats,
was the torpedo boat which was not
sunk, but only damaged. The de.
tachment did not aid the little steam
boats because we suspected them of
completely on account OF their OBJ
stinately cutting into the order of the
positions of our vessels Several OF
them showed no lights and others
only very late"
Second Dispatch.
Having met several hundred fish
ing boats, the squadron showed them
every consideration except when they
were in company with foreign tor
pedo boats of which one disappeared
while the other, according to the
fishers. own evidence, remained
among them until morning. They
supposed it was Russian and were
indignant because it did not aid the
victims, but II was foreign and re-
mained until morning, seeking the
other torpedo boat its consort, either
to repair damage or through fear of
betraying itself to those who were not
its accomplices.
"If there were also on the spot
fishermen imprudently dragged into
the enterprise, beg in the name of
the whole squadron to express my
sincere regret to the unfortunate vic
tins of circumstances under which
no warship, even in time OF deep
peace, could have acted otherwise"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
Initiation too Severe.

Roland Hunnewell, of Peterson,
Ia, has brought suit for $4,000
against members of the Woodman
lodge. Hunnewell says that he bears
on his person the brand OF a red
hot iron, inflicted during initiation,
and AYERS that he has never fully rev.
covered from the shock.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
Russia Floats New Loan.

A new Russian loan of S270,000,-
900, according to the Brussels cor.
respondent of the London Standard
has virtually been concluded. Half
the loan has been reserved to Ger
many, and the remainder to France,
Belgium and Holland.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
Americans Murdered in Mexico.

Louis Kaiser. American Consul at
Mazatlan, arrived at San Francisco
en- route to Washington with a report
of the murder of two Americans,
Clarence way and Edward Latimer,
at Aguas Caliente de Baca, July 10,
1904. Consul Kaiser will demand re-
paration from the Mexican Govern
ment.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
INVITED TO PEACE CONFERENCE
Presidents Note Dispatched-Re-
public to the South Also Asked.

Acting Secretary OF state Adee has
dispatched an invitation from the
president to the signatory powers o.
the original Hague treaty to come to-
gether again to broaden and strength
en- the original convention. especially
10 consider means to further miti-
gate the horrors of modern warfare
and to conserve and extend the
rights of neutral commerce on the
high seas. In addition to the sigma.
tory powers, the invitation goes for
ward to four of the South and Cen.
trail American republics.
While the president has in his in.
vitation suggested The Hague as a
proper meeting place. a majority
must determine that, as well as the
date of the meeting.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
Great Demand for Wire.

Wire nail manufacturers declare
the production of wire nails at pres
ent is greater than ever before in the
history of the country. The mills are
producing at the rate of 100000
kegs or 1,000,000,000 pounds a year.
The demand for wire products Is also
large. Exports of wire products con-
tinue on the increase.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
Advance Billet Prices.

The Steel Billet association has
advanced the price OF forging blllets
So a ton, There is nothing significant
in the advance, as the change is sim.
ply in harmony with the action of the
billet association at its recent meet
ing in New York. ..
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
Another Tunnel Under Hudson.

The Lackawanna Tunnel Railroad
Company of New York City was in
corporated with a capital OF $500, 900,
to construct and operate a railroad
from a point in the borough of Man
haitian south of West Twenty-third
street through one or more tunnels
under the waters of the Hudson river
to Hoboken, N. ]. Among the direc.
tors OF record is w H. Truesdale.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
Major pelmar Makes Record.

Major Delmar, owned by E. E.
smathers, of New York, and driven
by Alta Mcdonald, established a new
worlds mark for unpaced trotters at
the Memphis Driving park, when he
circled the track in AIN. The pre-
vious mark was AIN, held Jointly by
Major Delmar and Lou Dillon.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02

The Panama Canal Commission
acted on bids for supplies and a
number of other matters incident to
construction work. The award of the
contracts for supplying the 100000
feet OF lumber, aggregating $50, 900.
was made to the Bellingham Bay
Company OF San Francisco for 2,1OO,.
600 feet, and the Continental Lumber
Company OF Houston, Tex, for 50O,.
900 feet.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
Dutch Capture Achinese Village.

A dispatch from Batavia reports
that the Dutch troops have captured
fighting. The Achinese, the dispatch
says, lost 1876 killed and the Dutch
captured 20 guns and had three kill
ed 'and IL wounded.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
ROBBED AT SUPPER TABLE.
Fourteen Workmen Held Up Dur
ing Meal in Boarding House.


ing Meal in Boarding House.
Fourteen men, two OF whom car
ried weapons, were held up and rob-
bed by three masked highwaymen at
S4i5 Mackinaw avenue, Chicago. All
the men are in the employ of the
Illinois steel works and were paid OFF.
They board with Mrs. John Sackol at
the foregoing number and were seat
ed at the supper table.
Throw up your hands!" command
ed the leader of the robber trio. The
command was backed up by a display
of revolvers and was obeyed. One
of the highwaymen robbed each vic.
tim, while the other two stood
guard.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
JAPS GOT THE BEEF.
Russia Sends Second Order to Re-
place the Cargo Seized.


place the Cargo Seized.
Intended for the use of the Rus
sian soldiers fighting in the trenches
of Manchuria, ship load Of 2,0O0,-
900 pounds of beef, one-fourth Of
which was shipped from the Sioux
City plant of packing company, was
captured by the Japanese off the coast
of Japan. The order was received
from the Russian government late in
the summer. The value Of the cargo
was 100000.
The Russian government has placed
q second order for 100000 pounds
OF beef, which must be on its way
within the next 40 days. The order
has been divided among three plants
at Omaha. Kansas City and Sioux
City.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02

Charles Barr of Beaver Falls, Pa,
was filled with shot while out hunt
ing with Charles Wilson. They had
separated for some birds and when
the accident occurred the men were
only 80 yards away. Barrs most
serious wounds are in the right side
and neck.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02

At Columbia, s. C. DR.. Van Tel
burn Hoffman. prominent profession
ally and socially, committed suicide
after beating his wife into insensl-
billty.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02

Larache is now besieged by Sahel
Kabyle. European residents, fear
ing assault. have appealed to the
foreign legation for auxiliary forces.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02

John Conley, 10 years old. OF Nc.
Kees Rocks. Pa, was shot by his
mother and mortally wounded. Mrs.
Conley mistook her son for a burg
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02

While trying to board a freight
train Joseph B. Ellis of Kane. Pa,
fell under the wheels and was killed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-02
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
BOYS INITIATE LYNcHINo.
Prank Of Seven Franklin Lads Came
Near Proving serious-PoIice
Make Arrests.

In imitation of lynchings in the
South, seven boys, in Franklin, came
near burning John Haney, is years
old, alive at the stake. The lads cap
tured Haney and tied him to a post.
They then poured oil on pile Of
leaves two feet from the stake and
applied match. Enveloped in
smoke, the lad succeeded after a
while in breaking the rope. The
prank was reported to the police, who
brought the boys before Alderman
Mcvay. On account of their youth
they were not prosecuted, being let
off with a reprimanj.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-28
MISS WHEELER SUCCEEDS
MISS LAKE AS SECRETARY
OF THE v w r

At the next regular meeting of the board
of the Young Women's Christian assoc
citation Miss Mabel Wheeler will be unani-
mously elected general secretary of the
association to succeed Miss Lulu Lake,
whose resignation goes into effect July l..
Miss Wheeler was asked to be Miss
Lakes successor as soon as the latter 5
resignation reached the board" said Mrs
Edmund Taylor Taliaferro. president of
the board in an interview yesterday
while Miss Lakes resignation was ac-
cepted with regret by the board. imme-
diate atcion was taken in selecting a new
secretary, and while the formal election
has not been held you may state that
Miss Wheeler will succeed Miss Lake and
will assume her duties July l. The board
considers 1t most fortunate that 1t can
secure the success of Miss Wheeler who
is eminently fitted for the position
Mrs Taliaferro said that the associa-
ton would continue its several depart
ments of work and that the usual Bible
meetings on Sunday afternoon with the
musical features would be held through
out the summer.
The election of Miss Wheeler as gen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-28
ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTE,

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Faculty OF II professors, assistant
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Seven degree courses are offered: a.
Chemistry and Agriculture, (2) Civil En-
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Pharmacy. go Chemistry and Metallurgy,
% Latin-Modern Language Course.
There are ID we'll equipped laboratories,
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Healthful military exercises
Tuition free to residents of Alabama;
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Students board with families In Au-
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Session begins Wednesday, September
18th. For catalogue address
VIM. o. SCRoGGS. Secretary.
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