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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
MISSOURI.

Fifty-eight widely scattered coun.
ties, out of ia, give Roosevelt a
plurality over Parker of 1922. JOS
eph w. Folk. Democrat, for governor,
running in the neighborhood of 49,
900 ahead of the State ticket, is given
a plurality of S1,043 in the same
counties, which include the city of st.
Louis.
II appears, that the entire Repub-
llcan State ticket, except Governor,
is elected by small majorities. and
that the election of Mr.. Folk is a
great personal record victory as he
went out of st. Louis 5000 to 10000
ahead OF his ticket, and with 5000
greater plurality than was given
Roosevelt. who carried the city by
1000 plurality.
The election of Joseph w. Folk. as
Governor of Missouri marked the final
triumph of the lovers of good govern
ment in this State. Mr.. Folk made
hia race on the issue-honest govern
lnCrt. :
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Parker carried South Carolina by
not less than 10000 plurality. The
Democratic State ticket has been
elected without opposition. The State
Legislature is unanimously Demo
cratic. These Democratic Congress.
men are elected: First District,
George S. Legare: Second,
j. C. Patterson; Third, wyatt
Aiken; Fourth, Joseph T. John.
son; Fifth. David Il. Finley;
Sixth, J. L. Ellerbe; Seventh. Asbury
". Lover.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
NEW JERSEY.

President Roosevelt has carried the
state by a much larger majority than
that of Mckinley in 1900, which was
$500 over Bryan. Stokes. for Gov
ernor, is running slightly behind
Roosevelt. Eight Republican Congress.
men appear to be elected. The Dem
ocrats carry two Congressional dis
tricts. The State senate and State
Assembly will remain Republican by
big majorities, securing the return to
the Senate of John Kean, the present
senior Senator. Roosevelt carried
Grover Cleveland's precinct In Prince
ton by III plurality. The Republican
state Committee claims that Roosevelt
has carried the State by 10000 or over.
The election of Stokes for Governor Is
claimed by the Republicans by $4,000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
IRON MARKET.
Large Demand Causes Satisfactory
Increase in Price.

Large Demand Causes Satisfactory
Increase in Price.
Having regained all the ground
that was lost during the price.cutting
period several months ago, the iron
market and the steel markets general.
ly are improving not steadily but
rapidly, and the outlook at present is
more promising than has been the
case for over year past.
Bessemer pig iron at the valley fur
naces is selling at $14 to s14.50, and
there are expectations that the SIS
mar, will be touched in the near ful-
ture, not later than the first quarter
of the coming year. It may, how
ever. be reached at any time, as the
demand for iron is pressing and the
furnaces are so well stocked with
orders that they can afford to demand
higher rate.
The Lackawanna Steel Company Is
still in the market for close to $780,.
900 tons of Connellsville coke for next
years consumption at it's Buffalo fur,
naces. 1t seems probable that this
supply will need to come from a mum.
ber of different producers, as an order
OF this size will be beyond the untaken
capacity of any one large producer.
1t is said, The Steel Corporation.
through the II. c. Frick Coke Com
pany, has succeeded in covering its
needs for 1905 fairly well, taking for
this purpose the output of some inde.
pendent coke DrOducers
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
DELAWARE.

II looks as If the Republicans had
carried all three counties for Roose.
welt, elected their State ticket and
will have both Houses of the Legis
lature by working majority. Lea
CRep.) candidate for Governor, Is
running behind in this city. but will be
elected. Roosevelt has carried Della
ware Nby about 5000 and the Republi
cans elect the Congressman. The
Republicans claim that they will have
40 of the SO members OF the Le2isla
ture on joint ballot.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
ELECTION RETURNS.
ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS ARE ELECTED
Republicans Garry New by Large Neutrality-suspicious. Won
the Govenorship- Missouri Counted Electoral College
for Roosevelt Congress Largely Republican.

Nine National political conven-
tions were held this year. and nine
candidates for President and vice
president Of the United States were
nominated. but only six electoral
tickets were generally voted for.
Besides the two great political
parties" seven others made nomina-
tions-Peoples, Prohibition, Socialist
Socialist Labor, Continental ia.
bor). National Liberty (Negro) and
Lincoln (Negro0
The two negro parties. however,
apparently ended their work when
the National conventions adjourned, as
no electors were selected; and the
Continental party seems to be confin'
ed TO iu'Aois. and, perhaps TO Cnlca'
40. tie place of its origin.
National Tickets.
The following are the tickets nomi'
mated by the different parties:
I emocratic-Pr President. Alton B.
P.,ker. New York; vice president,
Henry C. Davis, West Virginia.
r publican--Pres Theodore
Roosevelt, New York; vice president.
Charles w. Fairbanks, Indiana.
Prohibition-Pr President, Silas c.
Swallow, Pennsylvania; vice pres!-
dent. George w. Carroll. Texas.
Peoplos-Presidcnt Thomas z.
Watson, Georgia; vice president.
Thomas II. Tibbles Nebraska.
soclalist-Prosiaent Eugene V.
Debs. Indiana. vice president. Ben
jamin Hanford New York.
Socialist Naturalization, Charles
II. Corregan. New York; vice presi-
dent. William w. Cox, Illinois.
Continental (Labor)-PresiGent
Austin Holcomb. Georgia; vice presi-
dent. A. King. Missouri.
National Liberty (Negro)-Presi-
dent. George L. Taylor, Iowa; vice
president, William c. Payne, Virginia.
Lincoln party (Negro)-President,
u. p. Penn. West Virginia; vice presl-
dent, John j. Jones, Illinois.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
ILLINOIS.

National Committeeman Frank o,
Lowden telegraphed National Chair
man Cortelyou that the majority in
illinois for Roosevelt will not be less
than 100000. The Republican State
Central Committee claims that Roose
welt has carried Cook county, in which
Chicago is located. by 10000. and the
state by 100000. The same fgures
are given for Deneen (Rep) for Gov
emor. Debs. the Socialist candidate
for President, polled large vote II
Chicago. Estimates indicate tota
,f AZ lDO
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
PENNSYLVANIA.

The Republicans have made an al
most complete sweep in Pennsylvania,
carrying the State for Roosevelt and
Fairbanks by over 4S5,00O and elect
ing 25 Of the 20 State Senators and 20
Of the 80 Congressman. They have
also elected about 175 Of the 204 men,
bers of the House of Representatives
This gives them control of both
branches of the Legislature by a large
majority, insuring the election of Gov
erncr Pennypacker's appointee, Phil
ander c. Knox, for United States Sen
ator, to succeed the late NJ. S. Quay.
John p. Elkin, Republican. is elected
state Supreme Court Judge by a ma
1ority almost as great as that cast for
the Republican National ticket.
The Republicans have also carried
nearly all the Judicial districts in
which elections were held for Common
Pleas Judges and the five counties in
which Associate Judges were chosen.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
NEW YORK.

The State of New FORK has given
Roosevelt a majority of approximately
17500O IT has given Higgins for
Governor a majority of about 7S.0O0.
Greater New York, which gave Colcr
$4,000. could furnish Parker only
about $4,000 to meet that tremendous
upstate majority of Roosevelt.
Greater New York did better for
Herrick than Il did for Parker by Al
600 votes. The 10000 votes Herrick got
mp to the Bronx approached a re-
spectacle Democratic vote in New
York, even though it was swamped by
the 100000 that the up State counties
gave to Higgins.
The Legislature Is more Republi-
can than ever. They have gained fom
votes In the Senate and nine in the
Assembly
The Democratic Senator frcm Suf-
folk district, Long Island. is succeeded
by Republican. The same thing han
pened in the eastern district of Brook
lyn. In Manhattan the Republicans
gained two Senators in the Seven
teenth district and in the Nineteenth.
both far uptown.
The makeup of the next Legislature
appears to be: Senate-Repuhlican
20; Democrats, 2S. Assembly-Re-
publicans, 9S; Democrats. so. A Re
publican majority on joint ballot of 81.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
MARYLAND,

On the face of the unofficial re.
turns of the votes cast. Maryland
is Republican on the presidential
ticket by small majority An ofic-
ial count may be required to decide
the result. Three Republican con.
grcssmen, Frank c. Wachter, Sgd
ney e. Mudd and George A. Pearre,
were surely reelected by material
majoTitles. Three Democrats,
Thomas A. Smith. J. +. C. Talbot
(re-elected), and John Gill, were re-
turned elected.
Congressman w. II. Jackson, Re
publican, of the First district. will
contest the seat before the House
of Representatives.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
FAMOUS SUIT RE-ENTERED.
It Involves $4,000, 900 and Is Against
Rogers Of Standard Oil.

The suit for S5O,OOO,OOO brought by
Elizabeth T, Greenough of New York
against Henry H. Rogers of the Stan
dard Oil Company, which was dis
missed by agreement of the parties on
September "a, was re-entered in the
Supreme Court. The new suit is en-
tered under the name of Cadwallader
NJ. Raymond versus Henry II. Rogers
ct al, the damages being set at $780,
100000, as before. The parties at in
terest are the same as in the previous
suit. the claim being assigned to C.
NJ. Raymond. a friend of Mrs. Green
ough. Alfred Hemmenway of Boston
accepted service on behalf of Mr..
Rogers.
Mrs. Greenough is Administrative of
the estate of her husband, Benjamin
F. Greenough. an inventor, and seeks
to recover royalties on the use of a
secret process for treating petroleum
to make II non-explosive.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
Coal Laden Steamers Burned.

The steamer Germanic owned by
Hutchinson G. Co., OF Cleveland, and
valued at s45,00O, was burned to the
waters edge at Stag island, in the
st. Clair river. She was insured for
$4,000. The Germanic had been
aground, and was loaded with 1000
tons Of soft coal. which she took on
at Ashtabula for Ashland, Wis. Sew
eral OF the crew who were asleep when
the fire broke out had narrow es-
capes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
MINNESOTA.

The chairman of the Democratic
State Committee claims the election
Of John Johnson for Governor by 10.-
600 plurality, In 1900 Van Sant
tRepD was elected by plurality OF
less than 1000. and with the Repub-
lican dissatisfaction this year the
claim of the Democratic Central Com.
mittee is not unreasonable. The
Democrats do not claim the balance
of the State ticket. The Legislature
will be strongly Republican. In the
Filth Congressional district there is a
close contest. Roosevelt's plurality
promises to be about $4,000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
TENN ESSEE.

Indications are that the Democratic
ticket is elected with decreased ma.
jorities. Frazier is elected Governor
by plurality of $4,000. against 49,
900 two years ago. The Legislature
will be largely Democratic in both
branches. The Congressional delega-
tion still stands eight Democrats and
two Republicans.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
COLORADO,

Milton Smith, Chairman of the DEM
cciatic state Committee, says Adams,
Democrat for Governor, will have
5000 majority over Peabody, Republi-
can, outside of Denver, that this will
be doubled by the vote OF Denver and
that Parker will not run more than
$50 votes behind Adams. d. B. FAR
ley. Republican Chairman, says Roose-
veit has certainly carried the State and
that Governor Peabody is safe, though
his vote will fall short OF Roosevelt's.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
wouId.se Assassin Escapes.

After a Republican speech defend.
Ing the Roosevelt administration on
the race question at Graham, Va,
an attempt was made to assassinate
r. w. Blair, of Wytheville, Va, in a
room at the hotel shortly after the
conclusion Of the meeting. The
would-be assassin fired at Mr.. Blair
while near q window, missing his
head about an inch. The man es
Osped IN the darkness.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
OHIO.

Almost complete unofficial returns
indicate that the Republican plurali
~ in Ohio is between 100000 and
2l5,OOO, or over three times the plur
ality this State ever gave any Ma
tional ticket. About dozen coun.
ties have been carried by the Repub
licans for the first time.
The Republicans gained three Con.
gressmen by carrying all of the Con,
gressional districts except the
Fourth, in which Harvey C. CARRIER
was reelected by 1000 or less than
one-third the usual Democratic plur
al!jy OF that district.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
KENTUCKY.

Six hundred and seventy-two pre-.
cincts out of a total of 1896 in the
State give Parker a plurality of 16,'
4S0. As the eleventh district. a Re
publican stronghold. is yet to be
heard from, Parker's probable plur'
ality is placed by both Democrats
and Republicans at between 10000
and $4,000. Bryan's plurality in
1900 was S,940.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
INDIANA.
Chairman

Democratic state Chairman
O'Brisn comedies that the Repubii.
cans have carried the state by 10000
or over. He comedies the Legisla.
ture 10 the Republicans. and this in.
sures the election of two Republican
Senators TO succeed Senators Fair
banks and Beveridge. The Republl.
cans will have between 80 and 4C
majority on joint ballot in the Legis.
iaturu.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
NORTH DAKOTA,

The returns so far indicate a clean
sweep for the Republican State
ticket. There are no contests on
Congressman and very few on Legis.
lative nominees. Indications are that
Roosevelt will receive the largest
vote ever given to a Republican can
didate. II is conceded that Sarles,
the Republican candidate for Cover
nor is elected. also Marshall and
Gronna for Congress.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
MICHIGAN,

The Republican state Central Com.
mittee at $3.50 o'clock announced that
the returns they have received from
the State indicate that Roosevelt will
have a majority of from 125.000 to
$4,000. Ferris (Rep) candidate for
Governor, ran far behind the Presi.
Dental vote.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
NORTH CAROLINA.

There is hardly any doubt that all
ten Democratic Congressman have
been elected. Only the TWO mountain
districts are in doubt, the Eighth and
the Tenth. These the Republicans
do not concede. The Democratic ma
jority in the State appears to be about
10000
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

A big vote was polled in New Hamp-
shire but the Independent vote is larg-
er than ever before. Roosevelt has
carried the State by from $4,000 to
20,0O0, and McLane Republican, for
Governor, is elected by at least 10000
The Legislature Is Republican in both
branches by large majorities.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
Want a Iaruer NAVY.

Three battleships. five scout cruis-
ers, six torpedo boat destroyers, six
torpedo boats and two squadron col
liers, at an aggregate maximum cost
of sil,3O0OO0, is the building pro-
gram which the general board of the
navy has recommended the secretary
of the navy to urge Congress to au-
thorize at its next session.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
KAN SAS,

The indications are that Roosevelt
Will carry the state by 10000 plurali.
ty. The State ticket is badly scratch
ed. T. T. Kelly, candidate for State
Treasurer, Is running behind his
ticket. All the Republican Congress
men are elected.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
CALIFORNIA,

Reports from counties indicate
Roosevelt's majority as 10000. In FIVE
Congressional districts victory was
conceded to the Republican nomi-
nees The next Legislature will elect
a successor to Senator Thomas r.
Bard.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
Coal Traffic Agreement.

The coal roads. represented In the
Ohio Coal Traffic association. have
agreed to abolish on December /
the system OF re'consigning coal at
distributing points and particularly at
Toledo. Notices were sent out by
the various railroads.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
WASHINGTON.

Secretary Dover of the National
Republican Committee has received
the following telegram from Seattle,
wash: Democrats concede Wash.
ington to Roosevelt by 10000. We
claim by 10000"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
MASSACHUSETTS.

Returns indicate that Roosevelt has
carried the State by plurality in
excess of that received by Mckinley
tour years ago. w. l.. Douglass, the
Democratic nominee for Governor,
seems to be elected by about 10000
plurality.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
IOWA..

Roosevelt's plurality will be $4,000
and the entire State ticket is elected.
Republicans elect 10 Congressman,
with the Second district in doubt.
Wade, Democrat, seems to be holding
his own with the vote of 1902. when
he carried the district by 1900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
WISCONSIN,.

Roosevelt has carried the State
by a plurality estimated at between
10000 and $1,000. Gov. r. NJ. Lafol-
lette has been reelected by about 50,-
900, and the Congressional complex
ion remains unchanged.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
Found Dead.

The body of j. II. Mcpherson. OF
Troy, o.. was found immersed in a
pool of muddy water in an alley in
Chicago. 1t is the belief OF the au.
thorities that Mcpherson. who had ex.
hibited some small amounts of
money, was lured into the alley. slug
ged and robbed and afterward thrown
into the ditch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
MAINE.

The result was victory for Roose-
welt and Fairbanks. Returns tabulated
from $50 out of 519 cities. towns and
plantations. give Roosevelt 57,946
and Parker 24,730. The same places
in 1900 gave Mckinley $3.50 and
Bryan 33,242. Roosevelt's plurality
of 1926 was an increase of S,l0S.
A Republican plurality OF $4,000 was
indicated by these returns.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
ROOSEVELT THE VICTOR.
Republican Candidate Wins Decisive
Victory over Judge Parker.

At Tuesdays election Roosevelt
and Fairbanks won by an overwhelm-
ing majority. The Democratic Ma
tional committee comedies that they
carried every doubtful State. The
next House of Representatives will
be Republican by very probably
so majority. Returns thus far
received indicate that the vote
in the electoral college will
be as follows:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
CONNECTICUT,

The New Haven Register 0ndepen-
dent) claims Connecticut for Roosevelt
by over 10000, the election OF Roberts,
Republican. for Governor, by nearly as
much, and the State ticket in New
Haven by from 1000 to 1900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
RHODE ISLAND.

Roosevelt has carried the State by
$4,000 plurality. Granger, Democrat,
and Caperon, Republican. Congress.
men, are reelected. Garvin. Demo-
crat, is probably reelected Governor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
VIRGINIA..

The Democratic majority on the
Presidential ticket will be about 25,-
900. Nine Democratic congressman
out of a total OF ten have been
chosen. Slemp. the Republican in.
cumbent in the Ninth district, ap-
parently is reelected by a majority OF
about 1900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
GEORGIA.

Parker carries Georgia By $4,000
plurality. All II Democratic Con-
gressmen are elected. Bell, in the
Ninth. rolled mp an overwhelming
majority against Ashley, the only Re-
publican making an active contest.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
NEBRASKA.

Precincts in omaha reporting indi-
cate a Republican gain on the Nation
al ticket and a corresponding loss on
the state ticket. Outside returns are
similar, and with the present ratio of
Republican loss on he State ticket,
George w. Berge. Fusionist, will be
elected Governor. The Republicans
claim the state for Roosevelt ty S0,-
00O
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
MISSISSIPPI.

Returns show that between 10000
and 10000 votes were cast. The
Democratic majority for Parker and
Davis will be In the neighborhood of
$4,000. Mississippi returns eight
Democratic Congressman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
Fatally Wounded.

John Mclaughlin, 80 years old,
shot and probably fatally wounded
John Perry, "a years old and married,
at Rochester. Pa. Mclaughlin is a
well-known citizen and Perry is one of
the owners of the Penn Glass COM
pany, a glass-cutting shop.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
TEXAS.

Returns show that the vote cast
will hardly exceed 375.0O0, OF which
250,000 were cast for Parker, $4,000
for Roosevelt and the balance scatter
ing. All Democratic candidates for
Congress were elected.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
LOUIS SIANA.

The Democrats have carried Louisi-
ana for Parker and Davis by ma
jority Of probably $4,000. Seven
Democratic Congressman have been
elected.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
IDAHO.

Roosevelt is conceded to have car.
ried the State by a heavy majority.
Gooding. Republican. is probably
elected Governor over Heitfeld, Demo-
crat. The American party polled a
heavy vote.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
NEVADA.

The Republican State ticket is in
the lead, and Yerington, Republican.
for Congress, is probably elected over
Van Dusen, Democrat. The State Is
conceded to Roosevelt.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
ARKANSAS.

Returns show a light vote in Ark
ansas. From these the Democratic
plurality is conservatively estimated
at 10000. The Democratic nominees
for Congress have safe majorities.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
YER MONT.

Roosevelt carried the State by
about $1,000. Roosevelt ran ahead
of McKinley's vote in 1900, while
Parker ran behind that of Bryan.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
FLORIDA.

The few scattered returns so far re-
ceived Indicate the usual Democratic
majorities in Florida. The Democrat
ic candidates for Congress are all
elected.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
SOUTH DAKOTA,

Roosevelt has carried the State by
probably 10000. Chairman Crane, of
the Republican State Central COM
mittee. puts the figures at 10000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
MONTANA.

The count is proceeding slowly
throughout the State. The reports al
ready indicate that the State will go
for Roosevelt.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
UTAH.

At Democratic state headquarters
It Is conceded Roosevelt has carried
the State by 5000 plurality.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16

Mrs. Julia Reano and her grand.
son, George Kirk, years old. were
burned to death in Chicago. The
grandmother rushed into the burn
ing house in an attempt to save the
child.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
BAMA,

The plurality for Parker and
Davis in Alabama is about $4,000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16

J. T. Cleveland. an American, was
killed by a policeman near Havana
Cuba.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
KEYSTONE STATE CULuNGs
KILLED BY ROBBERS.
Watchman Lost His Life While A.
tempting to Save Fellow Work.
man-Thleves Escaped.

John Kerr, AZ years old, watchmnn
Tor the Pennsylvania Sweep and
Smelling company, at Philadelphia,
was killed by robber, while at
tempting to save a fellow workman
from being murdered. David Rikle,
engineer for the company, came upop
two young men robbing freight cars.
He attempted to catch them when
one of the robbers drew a revolver.
and Just as he pulled the trigger,
Kerr jumped between the burglar
and Rikle. The ball entered Kerr's
breast. killing him. The robbers
escaped.