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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
TELEGRAPHic BREviTiEs.

The total attendance at the World !
Fair to date was 100000.
Halliwell Radcliffe. 81 years old,
died ut Akron. o., alter two days suf-
fering from hydrophobia.
At indianapolis Frank l.. s. Feen
was killed in his auto by being struck
by passenger train at grade cross
ing.
Patrick Nelln, of Dunbar, Pa, a
newsboy, fell from a Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad train and lost his right
leg.
Clara Bourland. aged 1G, was killed
at Madisonville. Ky, by lightning
while talking over a telephone dur
ing a thunder storm.
William Poorman, of Canton, a safe
maker, about As years old, committed
suicide by shooting himself In Mimi.
silla park. A family survives him.
A trade and labor assembly OF
Coshocton, has decided against a la
Dor day celebration. Its members ex.
pect to go to Newark on that date.
A telegram from Liverpool says that
the American line announces that the
steerage rate to Philadelphia will be
$3.50, instead of $40.
The strike of the miners of the
Ohio and Pennsylvania Coal Company.
at Amsterdam, o., has been declared
off, and the eviction notices have been
withdrawn.
Kansas, having ceased to send out
calls for harvest hands, Is getting
10 I'M tp
sands OF men to go there this fall 10
pick apples.
Employees at the Baltimore and Ohio
shops at Connellsville, Pa. were ter
rorized when a meteor fell slanting
over the yards and landed with a
great splash in the Youghiogheny
river.
A well defined vein of radio active
ore has been found on Rhyolite noun
tain, between granite and phonolyte
walls. The mountain Is north of
Cripple Creek, beyond the recognized
gold producing area.
Policeman Frank Skldmore was
killed and Policeman John Atkinson
was seriously wounded while they
were attempting to arrest Roosevelt
Paddy White at CrOton, suburb
of New Castle. Pa.
What is thought to have been an at
tempt to assassinate George Wine.
Secretary and Treasurer of the Akron
Betting Company, occurred when two
shots were fired through the window
at him while he was seated at his
desk. The bullets narrowly missed
his head. Mystery surrounds the
shooting. The police believe that the
shots were fired by some recently dis
charged employe, and are investigat.
ing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
PROGRESS or THE WAR
The Russian Commander at Port
Arthur REFUSES to Surrender.
JAP FORCES DRAWING CLOSER
Shells Set Fire 70 Buildings Making
II Extremely Dangerous to
Remain In City.

The Mlkado has demanded the sur
render OF Port Arthur and agrees to
remove all on.combatants. but the
Russians have refused to accede to
the proposition
According to the correspondent of
the London Daily Telegraph at Chi.
fu refugees arriving there bring news
OF a serious condition of affairs at
Port Arthur They say that Japanese
shells have ignited lighters in the
docks which contained supplies of
coal resulting in terrific confiagra.
ton. Many OF the buildings have
been demolished and the hospitals are
crowded.
According to news received at Chi
fu the Japanese line has been drawn
still closer around Port Arthur. The
right wing OF the Japanese line has
penetrated To the vicinity of Pigeon
bay. while the center has moved for.
ward from Paling Ching. which is
south OF Shuslyen and two miles north
of the town.
Passengers on board of the steamer
Decima, which anchored of Port Ar
thur witnessed the bombardment from
Pigeon bay. The bombardment be
gan at midnight and lasted until
morning. The Russians did not re-
ply to the Japanese fire. At some
distance out five japanese warships
were guarding the harbor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
DAVIS NOTIFIED.
Democratic Nominee for Vice presi.
dent Accepts Nomination.

Democratic Nominee FOR Vice presi.
dent Accepts Nomination.
Henry G. Davis was formally noti
fed at White Sulphur Springs of and
formally accepted Ais nomination by
the Democratic party for Vice Presi
dent of the United States. The cere
monies took place in the open air in
the grounds of Green Brier Sulphur
Springs Hotel. and were marked by
simplicity in every detail.
Mr.. Davis was escorted to the flag
draped platform at 1880 O'Clock in the
afternoon of the 18th inst. by Repre-
sentative John Sharp Williams, OF
Mississippi. An Invocation by the
Rt. Rev. DR.. w. l.. Gravatt, of the
Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia
preceded Mr.. Williams, who occupied
an hour in speaking.
1t took Mr.. Davis 10 minutes to read
his formal acceptance, but he pre-
faced this with heart-to-heart tall,
of like duration to the several thou
sand friends and neighbors who were
gathered under the trees as his au
dience. Senator Daniel. of Virginia
was forced to acknowledge a demand
for a speech, but declined.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
BATTLE WITH MooNsAlNERs,
officers Had Desperate Encounter
While Oemolishina Still.

Deputy Revenue Collector j. l.. Nc
Coy, aided by Sherman Cope and
Henry Freeman, Of Breathitt county,
Ky, engaged in desperate fight with
moonshners at the head of the Lick.
ing river, in which Mccoy received
two loads from shotgun. one inflict.
ing scalp wound. and the other
penetrating the back. some of the lead
entering the stomach.
The revenue man and his assistants
had been searching for the still for the
past week and had just discovered il
at the head of a ravine, which could
only be approached from one direc.
tlon. When the posse arrived, they
found 1t deserted, although signs Of a
hasty departure We're evident. The
posse proceeded TO break up the still
with axes, but as soon as the first
destructive blow had been struck a
shot rang out and Mccoy fell. He
soon realized his wound was not a
serious one, and while giving orders
to his assistants. the second shot was
fired, which compelled Mccoy to re-
treat. Henry Freeman dashed out OF
the building and rushed up the hill,
whence the shots came. He ran upon
four men in ambush and began a
fusillsde upon them with a revolver,
The moonshlners beat a retreat into
the woods and escaped.
Freeman returned to the still ard
assisted the others in completely de-
molishing it. One of the large watts
contained 1000 gallons of beer and
another a quantity of whisky. Mccoy
reached Jackson next day where he
was given surgical treatment.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
SINKING OF THE Rualk.
Big Vessel Went Down Endwise SIX
Hundred Russians Captured.

Admiral Kamimura reports that at
dawn August IA his squadron dlscov-
cred the three vessels of the. .Vladl-
yostok squadron on Ulsan, southeast
ern coast of Korea. steaming south
ward. The Russian vessels, on sight
Ing the Japanese squadron, attempted
to escape northward. but were pre-.
vented. and fighting commenced at
j;23 a. m. and continued until i0:3J
q. M.
All the enemy's ships caught fire
several times by reason of the Japan.
ese shells, and apparently suffered
heavily, especially the Rurik. Event.
ually the Russians fled at full speed
northward leaving behind the Rurik.
which afterward sank by the stern.
her bow standing perpendicularly.
Thereupon the whole japanese squad
ron began the rescue of the drowning
Russians and picked up about 500.
Only one of the japanese ships was
hit. Two Japanese were killed and
seven were wounded.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
Herreros Defeated.

Four columns of German troops at
tackled the Herreros near Hamakari.
German Southwest Africa, on the
night of August IL. The lighting con-
tinued all day August ~. The ma
tives were defeated with heavy losses.
Five German officers, including Count
Won Arnim and 10 men. were killed.
Six officers. among them Baron Won
Waiter and 52 men, were wounded
The natives. who numbered about
5000 fighting men. under old Chief
Samuel Maherero. were concentrated
in the Waterberg mountains.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
BURNED AT THE STAKE.
Mob overpowers Guards and Lynches
Condemned Neuroes

With clothing saturated with kero-
sene, writhing and twisting in their
agony, screaming to heaven for the
mercy that the mob would not show,
Paul Reed and William Cato, negroes,
two of the principals in the murder
and burning of Henry Hodges, his
wife and three of their children, six
miles from Statesboro, Ca, three
weeks ago, were burned at the stake
Tuesday.
A determined mob charged on the
court house. overpowered the military
guard. secured Cato and Reed, who
had been found guilty after a legal
trial, and sentenced to be hanged
took them two miles from Statesboro
and there burned them alive.
The climax came quickly and unex
pectedly. Tho forenoon had passed
quietly. the trial of Paul Reed. the
ringleader in the murder, being con,
cluded and verdict of guilty render
ed. Both he and Cato, found guilty
the day before, were sentenced tc
hang September 8.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
1000 HORSES FOR MANASSAS.
largue Number Of Mounts to be Used
in Army Maneuvers.

A thousand horses will be required
for use in the army maneuvers at
be used In transportation of supplies,
mounts for officers and in many other
ways.
In the maneuyers arranged nearly
10000 men will participate, and they
will be on a scale of actual war.
The engineers will go to the camps
fully equipped for bridging streams,
and in this work will use fourteen six
line teams. For the medical corps
A mounts viii be required. 3S ambu-
lances. six escort wagons and a pack
train of II mules. This pack train
will be in the nature of an experiment
in the transportation Of medical and
surgical supplies.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
Russian Gunboat Sunk.

A Russian gunboat of the Otvajni
type, struck a mine and sank off La
toti promontory, the extreme southern
point of the Kwang Tung peninsula,
on which Port Arthur is situated.
Thursday night. The Otvajni is an
armored gunboat of 1900 tons dis.
placement and launched in 1894, and
CARRIES one 9-inch gun, one 6-inch gun
and 10 qulck-fring guns. She has
two torpedo tubes, has speed of is
knots and carries crew OF 142 men.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
FOUR KILLED AT CROSSING.
Express Train and Street Car Col.
Iide in Chicago.

Four people were killed another IA
tally hurt and 90 severely injured in
a collision between an express train
on the Chicago Great Western Rail
road and a train OF three trolley cars
bound for the Hawthorne race track.
The dead are: Mrs. Frances Raut-
man; William Irving. died in hospital
after ampu alton of leg: Mrs. Jere-
miah Shuckrow, Danville. Ill; uniden-
tied woman, about 80 years OF age;
Michael Ryan, motorman. had his
skull fractured.
The accident occurred at the cross
ing of Forty-eighth avenue and the
Chicago Great Western tracks. The
train was coming into the city and
according to some witnesses of the ac-
cident, was running at high rate
OF speed. Others, with the train
crew, declare that it was not going
over 20 miles an hour. The trolley
train, in charge Of Conductor w. II.
Condor and Motorman Michael Ryan,
approached the crossing at a rapid
rate, just as the train came around
a sharp curve, Ryan put on the
brakes In the effort to stop his car,
but the brakes refused to work, and
With undiminished speed the motor
car ran upon the tracks at the same
time that the locomotive came up.
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
TWO Drowned.

Mrs. Mabel Hart, aged 80 years, and
her cousin, Clarence Dunlap. aged 8
years, son of former State Represen.
tatlve II. T. Dunlap. of Philadelphia
were drowned in the Delaware river
near Easton. Pa, Monday night The
first intimation of the accident was
the recovery of the boat In which Mrs
Hart and the boy had started to cross
the river. The bodies were recov'
cred near Frenchtown, N. ]. Mrs
Hart and the boy were visiting VIII
lam Dunlap at Klntnersville.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
REGULARS FIRE ON MILITIA
One Guardsnan Killed and Three
Wounded.
FIGHT RESULT OF AN ARREST
United States and Ohio State Officers
Immediately Take Charge
OF the Situation.

Soldiers. said to belong to Troop
+, Fourth regular cavalry, and en-
camped with the First brigade, Ohio
National Guard. attacked a patrol Vi
provost guards on the streets OF Athens.
killing one. fatally iniuring one, and
probably woundng two others. The
fight took place in front of She.in
Murphys home. adjoining the court
house. Fifteen minutes after the
battle on the street, the city was de.
clared under martial law and hun
dreds of soldiers were sent into the
town to restore order.
The dead: Corporal Charles Clark.
q years old. member OF Company ID
oi the Fifth Ohio National Guard. sta.
toned at Cleveland, but whose home
is at Warren lie was a machinist
by occupation. The injured-Wa'
son n. OH, private. Company d.
struck upon the head with rife ana
skull fractured; may die. Corporal
Albert Head, Company d, shot
through abdomen; may die. Ser
geant blessing, Company ID, shot
through thighs, will die.
The trouble. according to the reports
of all the militia officers, started over
the arrest of several regular army
privatcs by provost guards IN the town
OF Athens, since the opening OF the
camp last Tuesday.
The III feeling became extremely
bitter this afternoon, when Private kel.
~ OF the Twenty-seventh was arrested
on a charge OF drunkenness. Kelly
resisted emptied his revolver without
doing any damage and was finally
dubbed into insensibility. bound hand
and foot and taken TO Jail THIS pre-.
Cipitated the trouble.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
Coroner Ordered Arrests.

At Defiance, o.. the coroner's YER
dict. fixing the blame for killing of
three persons last Friday by the colli-
sion of switching train and a trolley
car. was made public. The Peoples
Gas and Electric Company was made
responsible for the crime. Warrants
for the arrest of Motorman Andrew
Dean and Conductor George May, on
charges of manslaughter, were i'm
mediately issued and they were ar.
rested.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
More Mob Law in Georoia.

Following close ON the heels OF the
lynching of Paul Reed and William
Cato by mob at Statesboro. Ga, for
the murder of Henry Hodges and fam
lily, three more negroes were killed
during the following night or the
early hours OF the morning. An un
known negro was found by the road
side. five miles from Statesboro. his
body rddled with bullets; two ne
groes. one an ,'old-time darkey." and
his son, II years old. were shot In
their cabin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
Father Kills Son.

A man named Sheehan, employed
at the Curwensville, Pa, tannery. shot
and instantly killed his son, Thomas,
in a quarrel at the supper table. The
father fired five shots, only one of
which took effect, as the son was try
ing to hide in the cellar. Sheehan
was arrested making no attempt to
get away. He is 80 years old and his
son was 23 years old, The wife and
mother is crazed with grief and her
condition is serious.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
FOUND ONLY ONE LEG.
All That Was Left Of Admiral Without
After Shell Struck Him.

Survivors of the Czarevitch state
that Admiral without was torn to
pieces by shell and his body was
swept overheard. only one of his legs
being found. They describe the scene
as Internal. and say men turned gray
from their experience.
Admiral without said before he was
killed: This Is our last fight. men,
be brave"
The orders of the officers could
hardly be heard for the roar of the
guns.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
MUST STOP sPooNING.
Guards at Atlantic City Ordered to
Warn LOVING Couples.

Members of the Life guard force at
Atlantic City received orders from
Mayor Stoy to keep loving couples
from making public exhibitions of
their affection on the beach. BY the
terms of the order the guards are
made judges OF what they deem am-
proper actions of pairs oblivious to
spectators gathered on the beach
front during the bathing hours.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
Rurik's Officers Lost.

The captain and all the superior of.
flcers of the Russian cruiser Rurik,
which was sunk by Vice Admiral
Kamimura August IA. were lost.
Twenty-three of her officers were
saved. Forty-four Of the wounded
men from the Rurik have been taken
to the naval hospital at Sasebo.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
Labor Leader Indicted.

The Grand Jury handed down an
indictment for extortlon against Phil
ip Weinseimer, the leader of the
strike of the Building Trades alliance
in New York. Weinsemer is charged
with extorting $2,700 from George
Essig, plumber.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
TWO CRUISERS SUNK.
One of Pallada Type Torpedoed-Nov'
ik's Destruction Rumored.

Admiral Togo reports that vessel
Of the type OF the protected cruiser
Pallada was torpedoed and sunk in
the engagement of August 10.
An unconfirmed rumor says the
Russian cruiser Novik. which put in
to Tsingchau after the battle of Au'
gust 10 on Port Arthur. and which
coaled there and put to sea within
her "a hours limit, has been sunk 40
miles from Tsingchau.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
Receivers LOST $1,000.

Leslie Lisle, whose home Is in Belle
Center, Logan county, o., lost pock-
etbook containing $1,000 while on the
Worlds fair ground. 1t was found
by a Filipino guard, who returned 1t
to the owner. the loss having become
known. The guard received no re-
ward for his honesty.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
Was Stabbed to Death.

For rebuking a crowd of Italians
who insulted him and two women
friends, jeremiah German. a popular
young man of Mahanoy City. Pa, was
stabbed In the breast. He died at
the hospltal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
Martial Law in ParauuaY.

Consul Rufiln cables the State De-
partment at Washington from Ascun-
sion that martial law has been de-
clared in Paraguay. The forces OF
the revolutionists and the govern
'ment have had fight and considera-
bile disorder DreYails.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
The Pallada Sunk.

Ohlcial advices received at Wash
ington state that the Japanese com.
mander-in-chlef reports that the Rus.
sian cruiser Pallada was sunk by
Japanese torpedo boats on the night
of August 10.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
WORK OF NOVEL READER.
Child Maltreated and Left Tied to
Tree In the Woods

Gagged, blindfolded and tied to a
tree dor 10 hours, after he had been
welted with a large carriage whip
from head to foot, was the experience
of Harold Brennan, aged I, who is
In serious condition.
Shortly before dusk Brennan, with
the whip and long strap started to
bring home a COW. Nicholas LombC<,
aged 16, a confirmed dime novel re%l.
er, met the boy and took him to an
isolated spot in the woods and tied
him to tree, using the strap for the
purpose. A searching party looking
for the boy came very close to him
several times, but every time he
moved his companion belabored him
with the whip. After maltreating him
in a frightful manner, Lombel left
him. Brennan remained tied fast to
the tree until almost noon next day,
when passing miner released him.
The Moscow correspondent Of the
London Standard says that Russia
has arranged new loan with France
Of $50,000,000 at per cent repayable
in six years, the issue price to be
99A.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
Squadron Leaves Smyrna.

Rear Admiral Jewell. commanding
the American European squadron,
cabled to the Navy Department an.
nouncing the departure of his com
mand, comprising the Olympia, Balti-
more and Cleveland. from Smyrna for
Gibraltar. This action Is taken on
the instruction from Minister Leish-
man,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
Storm in st. Louis,

A tornado Of small proportions but
of extreme fury swept down on the
residence portion OF North St Louis,
resulting in the death of one person,
John Ellington, injury to probably 50
and damage to property estimated to
100000. Herman Sauerwine. aged
10, was, it is believed fatally injured.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24
judge Parker Will Speak.

After a lengthy conference between
former Judge Parker and a number OF
his political advisers, 1t was announc-
ed that the Democratic candidate for
President would make speeches dur.
ing the early part of the campaign at
Chicago. indianapolis and Milwaukee.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24

John and Elmer Duke and John
Borden were injured by an explosion
in a coal mine at Bergholz, o.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24

Senator Hoar is i'll at his home in
Worcester, Mass.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-24

cloudburst at Globe, Ariz., result.
ed in several deaths and the destruc-
ton of much property.
Mohave County miner., 1904-10-22
Republican Ratification.

Last Monday Hon. B. A. Fowler, republican candidate for delegate to congress arrived in Kingman and was met at the depot by large number of local repu blicans. The next evening a grand ratification took place at Elk Hall, that spacious edifice being filled to the doors by an enthusiastic crowd of people from all parts of the county. Mir. Fowler was introduced by Chair man H. w. Kemper and immediately proceeded to state his position on the various matters just now igitating the territory. His address was cle and logical and made remarkably favor able i'm pressi ion on the people of this county.
 Owing to the tieup of the railroad he was unable to get to Kingman Sunday night, as scheduled, and in conse. uuence W unable to reach Gold Road Monday evening. A circular letter sent to the voters of the big gold cam ex plaining his failure to meet aud address them Monday night.
 Mir. Fowler is bright business man and makes no attempt at oritOry, but nevertheless he makes bic points clear aud c, nvincing.
Mohave County miner., 1904-10-22
Democrats Ratify.

Last Wednesday evening the demo. crats of Kingman got up an i'm promptu ratification at Elk Hall and drew a good crowd. Hon. Thomes G. Norris, of Prescott, and Hon. H. l.. Dickson, of Kingman, addressed the people. Mir. Dickson made most favorable impression and was warmly congratu lated at the end of his address. Mr. Norris reviewed the statehood proposi- tion and referred to the local candi. dates in pleasing vein. The two speakers received considerable az. plause thronphOut the speaking.
Mohave County miner., 1904-10-22

Major w. 4. Mensch reports the striking of fourteen inches of splendid ore in the Copper President mine, of the Enterprise group, at depth of forty feet, and three and One-half feet of ore in the Carbonate King at a depth of eighty feet. The ore shows high in copper and lead and 1t is thought that development will show up the greatest bodies of ore in the mountain. Work has been in progres 8 on these mines for some time past and miners working there believe they are just getting into the main ore body of the group.
Mohave County miner., 1904-10-22

Hon. Patsy Collins came up from the old Moss camp last Saturday even ing and will remain in Kingman until after election. Patsy Collins is known to all the old timers of this county as one of the warmest hearted men in the west, and he was warmly greeted by the old boys here. He wants it dis. tinctly understood that he is strongly in favor of the retention of the eight. hour law on our statute books.
Mohave County miner., 1904-10-22

J. H. Robertson, a mining man of Georgetown, Colorado, arrived in King. man Wednesday last and departed yes. terday for Chloride. Mir. Robertson is interested in mining in this county, being a part owner in the Mockine Bird mine. He will make an examina. tion of property and will return home tomorrow evening.
Mohave County miner., 1904-10-22

c. E. Brown and Frank Burke, defend. ant. Burglary. Bail forfeited.
 Territory of Arizona, plaintiff, vs. Bert Quinn, defendant. Grand lar. ceny. Verdict not guilty.
 Territory of Arizona, plaintiff, vs. Perfecto Delgado and Francisco Slice To, defendants. Burglary. years for Delgado and years for Silicelo.
Mohave County miner., 1904-10-22

The October term of the district ord, the principal business of the term being completed in two days. The grand jury found only four indict- ments aud ignored one. Two criminals were sen to the pen for two and three years