The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-30
KEYSTONE STATE CUlL|NGS
soy HUNTERS START FIRE.
Flames Destroyed 400 Panels Of
Fence and 20 Tens Of Hay In
Stack.

In riot at Madderns Hail. near
Dunbar, 90 Slavs were injured Paul
Smith of Monarch and Jacob pollan-
der of Continental have serious knife
gashes about the face and body and
will likely die.
The trouble was started by an un-
known Slav, who was enraged be-
cause others danced with his sweet
heart. When he attacked one. friends
came to the aid of both, and 200 pres
ent joined In the fight. When officers
arrived blood was flowing in streams
about the dancing floor. Twenty of
the wounded were left under the care
of physicians, while is we're arrested.
Informations were made before Justice
of the Peace Duncan of Dunbar
against 20 more of the rioters.
Park Ross, of Springboro. near
Meadville. was killed by train to-
night. Ross had carried the suit case
of young woman TO the Bessemer
| depot, and after assisting her on o
| car. he stood talking to her until the
train pulled out. AS II did so, Ross's
overcoat caught on a car and he was
drawn under the train. His legs
| were cut off below the knees. A
special train was sent to bring Ross
| to the hospital here, but he died as
| the train reached Springboro, He was
21 years old, and the only son of
widowed mother.
| The body of man of refined ap-
| pearance was found in the woods
above Mahanoy City, stripped to the
waist. There were no marks Of
violence about the body. no signs OF o.
struggle, and no valuabes or money
in his pockets. From letters and re-
| ceipts taken from his coat and vest
II is believed TO be John r. Doyle, of
Paterson, N. j. The authorities be-
lieve the man was foully dealt with.
| The Pttsburg g. Washington Coal
| Company. which has just completed
| mine in Independence township. has
let the contract for 80 houses to be
occupied by employees. The mine Is
on branch of the Wabash Within
few weeks the company will begin
opening another mine. The company
is controlled by Plttsburg and Wash
ineton capitalists.
Chief of Police S. J. Ansill of Cali
fornia has been arrested on a bench
warrant charged with accepting fees
illegally. II Is alleged that the chief
| arrested persons on petty charges. al
| lowing them to go free upon the pay
ment Of sum of money. Ansills
friends say that his arrest is the re-
suit of spite work. He waived q
hearing and was bound over to court
In the effort to dislodge n rabbit
while hunting on the farm of Els
worth Gathers, near Rogersville,
Greene county boys set fire 20 n
brush heap from which the flames
quickly spread. Three hundred
panels of fence and 20 tons of hay
in stacks were destroyed. Mr.. Cath
er's buildings narrowly escaped. Near
ly 100 acres was burned over.
Engineers of the Pennsylvania rail
road have begun the survey for a
branch from the Berwind-White coal
operations at Foustwell to Boswell
and the new fields being opened In
Jenner, Stony Creek and Quemahoning
towns hips, in Somerset county. The
railroad will be in operation by next
spr,ng. The Baltimore e. Ohio is also
building coal field extension.
The official vote In the Twenty.
third congressional district was as
follows: Fayette county--Cooper, r.
1O,530; Uhl, d.. G,OS6; Hooking, p,
1882. Somerset-Cooper. 2,2S2; Ubl,
2.77O: Hooking, 100. Totals--Cooper,
1S,20G; Uhl, 10,597; Hooking, 2,226.
Cooper's plurality was 1909.
The Boyle Coal Company, composed
of John c. and Washington Boyle and
others, has sold its mines and hold
ings at billiards on the Pittsburgh,
Bessener e Lake Erie railroad to a
company composed OF Harry and
James Hamilton of billiards, Row e.
Miller of Uniontown and others. The
consideration is $4,000
4 "Bert" Robinson, 25 years old. went
to sleep beside fire at New Castle,
and was probably fatally burned.
Mrs. Mary Lewis, 81 years old. Is
missing from her home at New
Castle. Her family is alarmed as to
her safety.
John Hendricks and Frank Risb
were slightly hurt in head-on col
lision between two street cars at But
Ter, Pa. The accident happened In
heavy fog.
Charles Lean was arrested at Oil
City, Pa, and was taken to Sharon
to answer to charge of embezZ,e-
ment. Lean was a representative of
the Fifth Avenue Library Association.
Frank Cefoli, of BroolIville. Pa. an
Italian, was convicted of murder in
the first degree for the killing of a
countryman named Pellegrin. Rob
berry was the motive alleged
Joseph NJ. Marquis. 35 years old,
supposed TO have come from Cross
Creek. Pa, was killed by a train at
Canton, o. Ho was about S5 years
old and had 1874 in his pocket.
Five horses and IA cattle were ere
mated in q fire which destroyed
George Norwoods barn near Duncans-
vile. The loss amounts TO about
$1,000. with no insurance.
John Barloman, of Windber. was
probably fatally stabbed. John Yak
uczya, his alleged assailant, has been
arrested.
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