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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
DEMAND CONTINUES
Expected That Product of Pig Iron for
May VIII Exceed Two Million

Tons.
r. G. Dun G Co.'S weekly Review
of Trade" says: Unsettled weather
still retards retail trade, and uneven
distribution of moisture prevents crop
prospects from attaining an ideal posi-
tion, but the general result
is much better than nor
NAL and far more satisfactory than
at this time in 1904 Mercantile pay
ments are fairly prompt, money easy
and abundant, while confidence in the
future is the ruling sentiment. The
decline in Wall street to the lowest
average of the most active railway Sc
curities since last January has had no
perceptible influence on business, and
railway earning continue to make ia
vorable comparisons with last years
figures, the early returns for April
showing a gain of 81 per cent.
Manufacturing activity is unabated,
the leading industries reporting
minimum percentage of idle machin-
cry, and pig iron products is expect
ed to establish a new record of over
A,UUV,UuU lOllS lOI llc CullIhl hlOhth'
Foreign commerce has again shown an
increase at this port over the same
week last year. For the first time
in many weeks the comparison as to
exports was unfavorable. Real estate
transfers are very heavy in all parts
of the country, and in addition to the
large amount of building operations in
progress, the number of new permits
indicate that much more structural
work is contemplated. Little inter
ruptiCn from labor controversies is
still cause for qualification. A little
irregularity is noticed in reports from
the leading centers of the iron and
steel industry, but it was not to be
expected that production and consump-
ton would continue to establish new
high water marks indefinitely. There
is still great pressure for quick de-
livery of structural steel for bridges,
buildings and cars, while practically
all forms of railway equipment are in
larger demand than supply.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
WARSHlP RACES
Alabama Falls Behind in Contest
with Six others.


News of an eight-hour ocean race
in which seven big United States bat
tleships participated was brought to
New York by the battleship Alabama
which arrived in command of Rear
Admiral Charles H. Davis and will go
to the navy yard to be overhauled be-
cause of the poor showing which she
made in the contest. The ships were
coming up the coast last Saturday and
were 200 miles south of Cape Henry
when the word was given for speed
/ test.
For two hours it was nip and tuck,
there being scarcely a change in the
relative positions Of the participants.
BY that time excitement was running
high on board the battleships and the
speed contest had developed into a
race.
Finally the Massachusetts and the
Alabama began to fall behind, and
when the signal ending the race was
| flashed both these ships were far IN
the rear. The Alabama. which has the
record of being one of the fastest
battleships in the navy, was fully a
mile and half behind the Massachu-
setts.
At the finish the battleship Missouri
which had drawn away from the
others, was only 1914 miles south of
Cape Henry, having covered 1861
miles in the eight hours. During the
last six hours of the race the battle
ships were under forced draught and
all suffered more or less from the
strain to which they were subjected
with the exception Of the Alabama
all the vessels went to Hampton
| Roads
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
PRESIDENT AT CAPITAL.
His Western Trip one of the Most
ENJOYABLE of ALL

President Roosevelt reached home
at midnight May IL, from his western
trip, which he regards as one of the
most enjoyable journeys he has taken
since he has been President. He trav-
eled 6006 miles and passed through
- States and three Territories-Ma
land, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky,
n1pdiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, In
Ean Territory, Vexas, Oklahoma, New
Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska, and Iowa.
Every State and Territory in the
United States except Florida and Ar
kansas have been visited by Mr..
Roosevelt since he became President
and it is his intention to accept the
hospitality of these States before his
term is finished. It is probable he
viii make a tour of the South before
the converting of Congress this year.
The demonstrations at every point
where the President spoke are said by
the official members of the party to
have been the heartiest that ever have
been accorded him on any trip.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
CURRENT NEWS EVENTS.

The business section of Flora, Miss,
was destroyed by fire. Loss, 100000.
A snow and sleet storm, accom-
panied by a strong gale, ragged for two
hours at St. Cloud MINI.
The Amalgamated convention adopt
ed scales providing increases for the
puddlers and muck bar rollers.
There is marked activity in the vol
cano of Kilauea. The flow of lava is
increasing and rising in the crater
gives Indications that there may be an
overflow.
The annual commencement OF
Princeton Theological seminary took
place on the 9th. In award of prizes
the $50 Scribner prize in New Testa-
ment studies went to Charles F.
Reed, Brougeville, Pa. Diplomas
were conferred on 40 seniors, and so
graduate students received the degree
of bachelor of divinity.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
U. s. OFFICIAL IN TROUBLE
Charges Hungarian Authorities With
Tamperina with His Mail.

American immigration Inspector
Marcus Braun has become involved in
serious trouble with the Hungarian
authorities. Mr.. Braun alleges that
the authorities tampered with his
mail. He was fined $40 in the police
court for threatening a police depart
ment detective whom he says he dis
covered in the act Of opening his mail.
The Hungarian state police depart
ment makes public a communication
declaring that Mr. Braun cannot show
credentials proving his relations with
the American government.
Mr.. Braun is one of three special
immigrant inspectors now engaged on
special work for the immigration bu-
reau in Europe, the exact character
of which the officials at Washington
decline to say anything about He is
the president of the Hungarian club
of New York, which during the spring
entertained President Roosevelt in
that city
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
STRAINED RELATION
Germans Said to Be Pleased Over
Prospect of Trouble.

No trouble Is taken in Berlin to CON
ceal the keen satisfaction felt at the
possibilities of the grayest complica-
tions in connection with French neu-
trallty. Papers with big circulatlons
print sinister special dispatches,
painting the outlook in the darkest
colors. 1t goes without saying that
Wilhelmstrasse is watching events
with fervent interest, with prospects
of Germany triumphant, her two bitter
enemies, England and France, eX-
hausting themselves in war.
DR.. Motono, the Japanese minister
to France, went to the foreign office
In Paris, where he had an extended
interview with Foreign Minister Del
casse. It is understood DR.. MotOIo
referred to Japan's increasing i'm
patience regarding the alleged
breaches of neutrality.
The feeling prevails that the situ-
alton Is gradually assuming much ten
sion. Reports are current that the
positive Instructions of the French
officials received only perfunctory exc
cution on the part of their subordi
udlGS Ill lHuO-Iulld, OWlIS w INC IA
dividual sympathy existing between
the civil and naval French and Rus
sian authorities.
Verbal communications quite recent
ly passed between the British and
French foreign offices concerning the
alleged liberation by France oI
breaches of neutrality on the part o.
the Russian warships in the far east
This was practically admitted at the
| foreign office. Foreign Secretary
Lansdowne communicated with thu
French ambassador in London and t.
the French foreign Office, through thu
British ambassador at Paris, within
few days.
The Russian foreign office author
ICES the following statement: France
has not transmitted to Russia a nev
Japanese protest against the viola
tion of French neutrality"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
WHEAT PERCENTAGE BETTER
But Area Is Greatly Reduced and
Yield Will Be Less.

Returns to the Chief Of the Bureau
of Statistics of the Department Of
Agriculture made up to May l show
the area under winter wheat cultiva-
ton on that date to have been about
29,72S, 900 acres. This is 1,432,000
acres or 1O.6 per cent less than the
area sown last fall, and 2,S5S,OOO acres
or 1O.G per cent more than the area
of winter wheat harvested last year.
OF the area abandoned or ploughed
under. 5000 acres are reported from
Kansas, 205, 900 acres (inGludi1g cut
ting for hay) from California, and
100000 acres from Missouri. For the
%. 723, ,O00 acres remaining under culti-
walton the average condition on May
was 92.5 against condition of
GIG on April l for the entire acreage
sown; of 76.5 for the area remaining
under cultivation on May /, 1904, and
of S3.7, the mean of the May averages
of the last ten yeers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
PRESIDENTS HUNT ENDED
Bids Each One Affectionate Farewell
and Starts for the East.

At Glenwood Springs. Col, President
Roosevelt Sunday evening entertained
at dinner his companions on his three
weeks hunt in the Rocky mountains.
After the dinner the President bade
them an affectionate farewell and
promised that all would live forever
in his fondest memory. At the dinner
were P. B. Stewart, of Colorado
Springs; DR.. Alexander Lambert, of
New York; Guides Jacob Borah, John
Goff; Brick" Wells, John Fry and G..
NJ. Sprague. Courier Elmer Chapman
and Secretary William Loeb
Ten bears and four bobcats, or
lynx, were taken by the party during
the fortnight's hunt. OF the bears
killed the President shot four and DR..
Lambert the others.
The Presidential train started for
the East at o'clock Monday morn
ing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
Alleged counterfeiters Caught.

Secret Service Officer T. E. Land,
of Boston, arrested Thomas Brewster,
Charles Fairbanks and Robert Slack,
at Portsmouth, Va, charged with ex-
tensive counterfeiting operations. 1t
is said that large quantities of bogus
money have been circulated in all the
cities through which the men passed.
Together with the prisoners the secret
service officer captured $4,000 in
counterfeit money. most all of which
Is In the denomination Of $40 bills.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
JEWS FIGHT CHRISTIANS
Retaliate When Attacked, IL Killed
and so Wounded.

The report in circulation in St
Petersburg that there mad been
massacre of Jews at Zhitomir, gov
ernment of Volhynia, Southwestern
Russia, is confirmed in a dispatch to
the Novosti, which says the rioting
began May Z and continued As hours
Orthodox Christians fell upon the
Jews in the streets. The Jews were
armed and fought their assailants, II
persons being killed and so wounded
Private dispatches from Zhitomir
attributed the attack upon the Jews
to articles in NJ. Kroushevan's paper.
On Sunday the Jews telegraphed to
friends in st. Petersburg to ask the
authorities to take strong measures
for their protection and orders to that
effect were sent. A renewal of the
fighting was expected.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
Delaware River Bill.

Gov. Samuel w. Pennypacker
signed the bill approprlating $375,OOO
for deepening and improving the
Delaware river channel between Phila-
delphia and Delaware bay. The work
is to be done by the bureau of sur
veyors of the Philadelphia department
of public works in accordance with
the plans of the War department.
This money does not become available
until the city of Philadelphia appro-
PIRATES a like amount for the Inn
provement of the channel.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
Strikers Appeal to President.

A strongly-worded protest against
the sending Of Federal troops to Chi
cago was submitted to President
Roosevelt, when he was in the city
on his way to Washington. The pro
test is signed by C. p. Shea, presi-
dent of the International Brother
hood of Teamsters; Charles Dold,
president of the Chicago Federation
of Labor, and by other labor leaders.
In firm tones the President replied that
mob violence must be suppressed, and
that no Federal aid had been asked
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
HUNDREDS KILLED
Tornado Devastates Town of Snyder,
Oklahoma.

All estimates of the number killed
by Wednesday nights tornado in
Snyder, Okla, and its vicinity make
the total at least 125 persons. Four
hundred persons were injured, but
most of them only slightly. An ap-
peal has been issued through the AS
sociated Press to the people Of the
United States asking aid. A heavy
rain drenched some of the injured and
filled graves dug for victims with
water.
Col. Kingsbury, commandant of the
Eighth cavalry at Fort Sill, made a
reGuisition on the war department for
orders to send troops to Snyder, with
rations for the tornado sufferers.
Snyder is town of 1000 inhabi-
tarts in Kiowa county, Oklahoma, To-
Gated on the Frisco railroad, As miles
north OF Vernon.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
FIRE BOSS ELEcTRoCUTED.
Gas in Mine lenites and Exp!cdes,
Tearing Down on Victim Highly
Charged Electric Wires


With his head severed from his body
by the burning OF highly-charged
electric wire, Solomon Stiffy, fire
boss in the Banning No. mine of
the Pittsburg Coal Company, at Con
nellsville, Pa, was found. In his hat
was an open lamp, which explained
the explosion, which threw Stiffy down
and brought down upon him the wire
which caused his death.
Stiffy went into the mine late at
night. The superintendent, who had
been down before, is said to have
warned him not to take an open lamp,
as gas was escaping from the ribs.
When the fire boss did not return at
his usual time searching party was
instituted and the burned body found
A safety lamp, unlighted, was found
near him.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
LEGAL OBSTACLE FOUND
Church Union May Not Be sustaine ed
by Courts.

After two years of agitation on the
question of union between the Pres
byterian and Cumberland Presbyter-
ian churches, and after both bodies
have decided the issue favorably, the
point has been suddenly raised on the
eve of the meeting of the two gen
eral assemblies whether such union
will be valid and sustained by the
courts. An eminent Presbyterian lay
man, Judge William M. Lanning OF
the United States district court OF
New Jersey, declares the united
church would not have legal right
to the property of the Cumberland
body.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
Mother and Son Victims.

At Lancaster O., Mrs. Alexander
Schafer and her six-year-old son were
struck and fatally injured by lightn-
ing. Mrs. Elizabeth Schafer, who was
also in the house, was uninjured. The
house was wrecked. Four electrical
storms broke over the city, doing
great damage to trees, isolated barns
and telegraph poles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
Baptists Plan to Unite.

Announcement was made in New
York City that a general meeting of
both the Northern and Southern di-
visions of the Baptist church will be
held at st. Louis on May 16 and II,
when the question of organizing a
general convention of the Baptists Of
North America, including Canada, will
be discussed. The denomination was
separated by the slavery question
many years ago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
Favors Norway's Demands.

The special committee appointed
to report on the consular question has
unanimously adopted and submitted
to the Storthing the draft of bill for
the establishment of a separate con
sular service under the Norwegian
government, as that country demand
ed. The plan is to go into effect on
April 1, 1906.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
AIIeuheny COLLEGE Boy Wins.

Bruce Wright, of Allegheny college,
Meadville, Pa, at New Concord, o.,
won the $50 gold medal, the first prize
in the tri-state oratorical contest par
ticipated in by colleges of Ohio, Penn
sylvania and West Virginia. Other
institutions represented were: Musk
ingum, New Concord; Waynesburg,
Waynesburg, Pa, Westminster, New
Wilmington, Pa; Geneva, Beaver
Falls, Pa; Bethany, w. Va.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
Want Wages Increased.

The wage committee has completed
its report on the entire wage scale for
the ensuing year for plants under the
Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers. The scale
as it now stands is demand for the
highest wages in effect for the last
10 years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
FIFTY BRAZILiANS DEPORTED.
Had Crossed Canadian Boun dairy and
Showed Bogus Papers.

Fifty Brazilians who were refused
admission to this country by immigra-
1iNauj inspectors were deported to Can
They have been held here for
weeks, pending a decision on an
al they took to Washington.
le men in the party claimed citi-
hip under naturalization papers
porting to have been issued in
1t Virginia. The Government held
certificates fraudulent. The party
he across the river from Canada at
hit and landed in the country dis
tt. going overland to Rensselaer,
lis, boarding a New York train.
ley were detained while changing
hins at DeKalb. In the party there
. 22 children under II years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
Hereros Attack kaiser's Troops.

A force of Hereros on April 27 fell
upon a German column under the
command of Capt. Winterfeldt in the
mountains east of Gananis German
Southeast Africa, and in lively fight
which followed 16 Germans were
killed or wounded. The natives were
beaten off with the loss Of 10 men
killed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
Asks Ships to Bring Jones' Body.

Acting Secretary of State Loomis
made formal request to the navy de-
partment in behalf of the state de-
partment for the dispatch of a squad
ron of American naval vessels to
France in June, to bring to this coun-
try the remains of John Paul Jones.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17

Judge Kiess, of Bucyrus, o., over.
ruled the motion for new trial in
the appropriation proceedings of the
Postal Telegraph Company against the
Big Four Railway Company for right
of way to construct line of poles
from Berea to Union City.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
Charues of Bribery.

There are strong allegations of ex-
tensive bribery having been resorted
to to defeat certain legislation in the
New York Legislature. Some men,
bers a>e said to have received from
$25,000 to $4,000. An investigation
is threatened.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
SLAIN IN RUSSIAN RIOTS
Battle Between Jews and Christians
at Zhitomir.


Grave reports are current in st.
Petersburg as to the extent of the
massacre of Jews at Zhitomir, the
number of killed or wounded being
placed as high as 200, but precise in
formation is lacking. According to
private advices from Zhitomir, the
fruits of the riots there are lG dead
and over 100 wounded, mostly Jews.
Martial law was proclaimed at Zhito-
mir The city is filled with troops
and order generally is restored,
though individual cases Of violence
are still occurring and a renewal Of
rioting is feared Saturday evening and
Sunday next. The same private ad-
vices bring news of a further anti
Semitic outbreak in Gostynin, in the
province of Warsaw, in which many
Jews were injured and houses pillag-
ed
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17

Judge Cecil Pence, former men,
ber of the Kentucky legislature,
known all over Kentucky as a lawyer
aud politician. committed suicide In
Iovington by shooting. He was 35
yearc OF age.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
Must Leave Prison to Stand Trial.

In the district criminal court Judge
Wright overruled the motion of coun-
sci for August w. Machen to quash
the bench warrant issued against
Machen to bring him to trial in the
Crawford rd-Machen-Lorena conspiracy
case. The effect of Judge Wrights
ruling will be to bring Machen to
Washington for trial on May %.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
FOR UNION MEN
Glassworkers' Organization to Build
Several Factories.

According to a statement given out
by T. w. Rowe. of Toledo, o., presi-
dent of the American Flat Glass
Workers union, the national organi-
zatlon will at once begin the erection
of three lamp chimney factories. which
will give employment to Union men.
One of the factories, It is reported. will
be built In Marion, another in West
Virgin third In PENNSYLVANIA.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
SALVATION ARMY GIRL SLAIN.
Man Then Turns Weapon on Himself,
Taking His Own Life.

Because of unrequited love Peter
Katheiser, a millwright, shot and in
stantly killed Miss Grace Townsley, a
lieutenant of the Volunteers of Ameri-
ca, at Lincoln, Neb. He then killed
himself. The tragedy occurred on a
stairway leading to a rooming house.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17

Edward Gottschalk, who pleaded
uilty to having murdered Joseph
hartman, Gottschalk's accomplice in
he murder and robbery of Christian
II. Schinheldecker, was sentenced by
budge Lewis in the district court at
SO. Paul. to be hanged.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17

A reproduction of the Diplodocus
Carnegie in the Carnegie museum at
Pittsburgh, was formally presented to
the British museum in London by An
drew Carnegie. DR.. William ]. Hol-
land and party from Pittsburgh were
present.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
J. r. GARFIELD REPORTS
Returns From Oil investigation, but
Leaves Capable Men in Field.

Secretary Metcalf of the Department
OF Commerce, who has returned from
an investigation in the West regard
ing the production of oil. had a long
conference regarding the inquiry.
Commissioner Garfield said that in
each oil field he visited. he left cap
able agents who are working out the
details necessary to the complete in
cuiry.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
Gates Saws He Lost s1oo, 600.

John w. Gates, the financier Of
Chicago, in conversation with friend,
stated that he had not lost more than
s100 900 in the recent wheat deal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17
KEYSTONE STATE CU[L|NGS
GOVERNOR vEToEs TWO BILLS
Measures Which Sought to Regulate
Employment Agencies in Cities
and oigglng Carp.

Gov. Samuel w. Pennypacker We
toed the bin licensing and regulating
employment agencies in cities OF the
first and second class, and the bill
legallzing the killing Of carp in
streams, In which brook and other
trout are not established, with gig
or spear having space Of not less
than IA inches between the prongs.
The Governor says IN his veto OF the
first bill that It ls to be regretted that
this measure, which has for its OBJ
ject the very worthy purpose Of pro-
tectlng those who are brought into
relation with employment agencies
should fall, but II has been prepared
with such want Of care and displays
SO much crudlty Of thought that 1t
could not with safety be permitted to
become law.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17

A fast freight on the Wheeling &
lake Erie railroad jumped the track
al Mogadore. o.. and demolished the
depot.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17

Herbert Y. Croker. son of Richard
Croker, was found dead in train in
Kansas, after being drugged
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23

ell the materiar is pearl. gray chiffon
yelling. with banding that shows bits
OF Oriental embroidery, the color con-
trast being a most effective one. 1t is.
however, adapted to almost all season
able materials, while the possibilities
of variation are very nearly number
less. In this instance the belt is of taft
feta in the same shade. but it can be
of any contrasting material and the
trimming any banding applied, either
after the manner suggested or on
straight lines as may be liked. The
sleeves are the new ones that are full,
gathered into puffs and finished with
becoming cuffs at the wrists.
The Elton is made with fronts and
back only, shlrred at the shoulders and
again above the belt, and is arranged
over plain lining and joined to the
belt The sleeves also are held In po-
sition by plain Innings. to which the
shirrings are attached.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is four and three