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made public only IN the last ~
hours. II was conveyed "a the widow
several weeks ago She sent back
fiery answer informing the child
rem that she did not intend 10 be- de-
ffauded ~ all that was rightfully
due by any such method as hiding
81 the assets Her first move IN the
esqaeatrniiOn ~ the estate. 10 that
she can Ret her share Of income
until distribution ID ludlcially deter
mined.
The young widow says she knows
her husband had AZ least 81. 600 00o
in United States Steel corporation
bonds when he died. The exact
amount will be found out BY citing
the corporation. together with her
Htsp-ehlldren.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-20

AZ meeting Of the Seattle Boat
and Power club held on Tusada y
night Il was decided 10 take up with
the chamber Of commerce and local
men interested IN Aquatic sports
the formation OF q rowing club In
this city.
A committee consisting Of III. A..
Chadwick and Vince Faben was ap-
pointed for the purpose.
The chief object in forming such
an organize fian at this tiFue is to
bring the rowing regatta. annually
held at Victoria. 10 Seattle. Lake
Washington and Elliott bay are said
To be ideal bodies Of water for such
races.
&. y piimptau vas elected as Sec
Rotary 90 sacceed y. r. Evans. re-
signed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-20
FIRST ASSEM- BLY,
OF THE YEAR

slx hundred and twenty one stu
dents had paid their registration
fees At the university up 20 the
uoon hour Wednesday.
At 10 80 O'Clock the first assem-
bly, II the year was held. DR.. Kane.
president 81 the university. address
Ing the students on how 20 gst the
best out u college education. Tho
orchestra rendered selections.
The cane rush will probably take
place Friday. which will conclude
the class scraps for the year.
The eophumores, Tuesday night.
oaiflanked the freshmen and put up
their posters. which bore much
Aatiricai commentary on "freshies"
N general and the 1905 outfit In
particular
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Escaped Lunatic Tours Europe
No one Suspects His Insanity

institution suddenly and all efforts
Ia locate him proved fruitlcaa From
Peoria he went 20 Chicago. where De
visited relatives and obtained money
with which TO go 30 England He
made the trip. visited his relatives
IN ireland passed the officials Al
New York. and came back to Poo
ria without anyone suapecting hir
being insane.
Mcdonald IS inclfably insane and
a. times unmanaReablc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-20

CHICAGO. Sept 20 Mime Baker.
president Of the National Dfeaamak 5
erH. whose convention has opened
here. says that the fashion Of short
waists. dictated by Paris vii be
dened by American ssaakefa.
Mime Baker gave forth the follow :
Ing cdict from Ameetean woman
hood
skirts viii be comparatively
short Ia Paris Wew.n are wearing
trails on their garments that gather
M the dust Of the houisYAraH. i8ut
the skirts OF American women VIII
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4 Bias, Paris Fashions
American Women Revolt

be trim and Sisunouy American.
We are going to defy the dictates
If Paris In this and other points Of
dfeHH
Paris has introduced tho short
walHted gown again. but we shan
not adopt II here. u Hpoiis The fg"
ures aud American women have
spent too many years developing
forms % make the effort 30 FOR
nothing Loose evening wraps alone
Will be short WASTED Elbow
sleeves viii continue in winter dress
and eoats."
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The MARKETS


Beans. dry. per eWt. ssz5dssTs.
No. / small whites. t75os choice
whites, SASS; large whites. fad afb:
pink beans. $3.50. bayo beans tee.
beets. per sack. 81. parsnips. per
sack. 81; carrots per sack. Tsc. tur-
nlpx. per sack, s6c. cauIifIower, per
dor. 81. garlic. per 10. Sc. native
green Peppers. per box, eaMssr; CAL
lfornla peppers. box. st.2k. parsley.
dos. 2hc: squash. per III. y Izc.
pumpkins. Iat4c: tomatoes. box.
cabbage. IL I2c. tomatoes. per box.
25ds0c: cukes. per doc. io9ssc.
corn. per doz. sai0c: yeIIoy toma-
toes. N. &c: eggplant. ID. Sc. celery.
per doz. 95atoe. potatoes. per ton.
fi6Gf2o. sweet potatoes. per 100
lbs. t2T5 yellow Banker onions
lie. waila Walia onions. sack.
zoe.
Fruits.
Figs. case. Alb. bricks. sI.7B.
seediess figs i0-ib. cartons. s4.tesD
$3.50. Valencia oranges. a box. stfp
IS. lemons. per case. S5ax6; Wen
atchee peaches. per box. 7eu see Ell
herta peaches. uer box. eaa70c:
Simmons peaches box. SOC. black
berries. per crate. 800. crab
APPLES. per box. s0ETsoc.
native Gravensteins. per box. 7scfS
81: Cal Gravensteins, yi.2s:
parent apples, per box 95e4sec
watermelons. per doc. sio0@tfba:
ounce. box. u9si.2s. wenatehee
pears. box. $3.50: native pears. per
box. 50cd6sc: Hungarian prunes.
Per box 4oc: Muscat grapes. crate.
ti.2bQSi.b0: coneords 10Th. has
kct. 2bWs5c. seedless sui
tana grapes. crate 81 Tokay grapes,
per crate. st5aWI.Ts. Blacks.
crate. si.0o; Hawaiian pineapples.
dox. s4b0ats.50. huckleberrles. per
ID. tote. eocoanuts. per doz. Tbc.
Cal. honey. per comb, i4tsc: nee
tarines. per box. zoe. pomrnegrau-
ties, per box. si.so.
Butter and Cheese.
Washington creamery. per 10 CSC:
Eastern creamery. bricks. 10 2tT25c.
Eastern tub, 10. 2aas4e; cooking. 10
15GIsc. Eastern cheese, twins. ID
iSc. Washington cheese. twins. 10
lac: cream brick. III Ice: liniburser.
m Ice. block Swiss. 10 L. Wheels
Swiss. lb lie.
Eaos.
Ranch cgEs. saQSse. Oregon. zee:
Eastern ssea 2te.
Sugar.
Dry Etauulated. sacks. loo lbs.
$3.50. Fruit formulated. sacks. loo
lbs, $3.50; Beet. per sack. $3.50.
Golden G, 1920. Extra g, s..
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PEORIA. III. Sept 2o-After an
absence OF four months. during
which he Travelled through the Unit
cd States and made a trip 20 Ire
land and other European countries
John Mcdonald. a patient of the
Barionvilie asylum for the incur
able insane. walked into that lnati-
tuition today and announced that he
wanted bis old room back
Mcdonald disappeared from the
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Destroy Catholic
Cemeteries

EgCANABA. Mich Sept 10
Following the Destructive 0f 81 GOO
worth of monuments and crosses in
the Catholic cemetery IN other
towns. three men last night did
$40. 900 worth Of damages 70 tNo
Catholic cemeteries here. The dis
trict attorney Al Oe0Ht0 got a pack
age Of reils ioua papers and n note
which read You'll soon have 10
defend ua for religious liberty.
Study up"
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CHORUS GIRL
WANTS HERS

ALLENTOWN. Pa. Sop. "a
Relatives Of Goldle Mohr. the form.
~ chorus girl. nov the widow Of
Alan Wood. regard aA part of con
aplracy "a do her out 81 her dover
rights the announcement that her
husband had died without leaving
an estate
Although the announcement vac
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-20

GUNsHu PASS. sept 2o.-sevea
scouts passed out of the Russian
lines recently near Saiunchen and
were ambushed by Japanese. All
were killed. Rear Admiral lessen
left Vlaaiyostok TO meet Vice Ad-
mlrai Kamimura TO arrange the
naval armfsfiee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-20

= FREE SLAVES ron ALL
3 Ffee ahavea are being dis
\ peufed at the court house.
\ where for tWo days a big friat
\ 81 nedglinF touaofial artists
y are being turned out BY the
> board Of examiners. Test
. shnUen are being given away 20
; al who apply. and beshiskefea
= deputy shefiffa and assistant
) clerks from all departments are
> taking advantage 81 the opp0r-
4 tunity.
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W@nladz
Gh@@
v ALLEY

DO yuu prefer a DRY. moderate winter.
Mifh SNOW and HletKhInE II the
damp. Nst and fnnhdF winter = the
cfaaatf Then cross she mountains
and settle doun IL the Wsuatrhss
Waller. shsFa winters are dr. Nlfh
plenty - nunW fall but ma4irfAIe
md pleasant No extreme aala ~
ruttina ~inds ksetEhihk flna.
Weather agreeable
CASCADE ORCHARDS. TIE newly
opened Irrigated fruit iauds n ths
Wenafrhsa NAiisf - Offering you ;
arliEhtful home tssth HHuuasf ard
winter. sud an opportunity 10 be
ruus indepsn dsHt IN small fufans
The Wrnstrhse Valley fruit exhibit
"a at the Portland Fair sscess ali fn
aiss. flavor and color and the per.
mansuf prosperity of fhia dsIlfhffuI
valley & ASSURED Get s "a tas
acre tract On CASCADE uneuz
ARDS st 10 out to winter arhIsa
and fuu Nfii have = hofus ard nsfz
pctuni income ~ the u8ast Hffsfsaratla
fTuit section lu Washington Some
very choice pieces still left
Get fol- particulars from
~ G PETERS. Owner
50 AiaNha UuiidfuR
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For Sale Farm Lands-contieusd.
Ne Ms
NEAR DIS MONIES % acrsa. par
TALLY Improved tsfaun house fhHEn
haut orchard - trees Price IN
ciudinE stock and tools. 3 $50 Terms
ROBERT MAtTnN.
np-gp-Ni Alaska nuiidlnE "a
GREEN LAKE nAHaAfS 10 acres.
all Improved rips fof plating
RonkHf MAtffHN.
Aa-sQ'g,i Alaska hniidinE I'll
Acreage For safe. .
>--s----------re'-~---'a- --------sss-z~s---z-s7
NEW AcRE TRACTS
ZINE deep fieh black aldeF lana
from iiia 90 80 per arfe. . each aft
y yer mouth near kissften Station
car FARE. This addition fHaf arsnef
!. tracts sold first ihfes dayE v y
Patton. ~ Pacific Hleek. zaa ana
fesicr "a
NoRrHERN PACIFIC & 10 and .
arrr tracts orchard fsuds soia q
cay payments free excursion Hsrb
"a ~ Arcade block fer lHfafma ton
a SNAP
tEa Or rive acres ~ Sod lard facing
nn fine county rad direct q city.
Within walking disfHuas ~ alseffsr
car and D minutes tide 30 Seattle
CHARLES = ADAMS.
- co.naa bids
cuEAP AcREn CLOSE 70 Green
lAh1. also Haliafd Aiso en- f4ke
washington. a - 20 ~ terms q
iimrs a. much See tliiilnAu the
oNusf, office 81 Times block. Come
auick
CONSIDER rms HuY
k40 Rive acrra EUed land al eisMFea
and fenced. on fine county fuaa u
riiy. Food usi9ht.ofhoasa and rural
CiiARi.fes 4 ApAMa
80 CuinAn HiaN
NEW PLAT East RfvKurnS
AgHE rMAg@FR
fInr alder lard pfics FROM tie TO
80 pei arfss Nth flss srfiuH Natsf.
terms . down and . psf usenihs aisn
sonas fins tsefs tracts ssfx cheap.
~ n ~ NICHOLS
Hoosus - sra . linton ia. - isi Az
NEAR fsHFf=r INT XII
fHnAS s afsa ~ level hsaHk
t0au Halt half - IL tkafeashi
cisafsd. uics iaeatieH. sslffeunsiss ~
fins hnfnsa small huass- Aafn ~
~ Prise O. g. Terms
HorEHr MtfsrHf
IS FnsFli Aissha HHtHafHE II
PITY DOLLARS DOWN ard 81 pr
month bnYs nae u euf ehatee acre
tracts a. Hifsfton level lard. sod
pouERT aAf.THT
gIa- Ai.g1 Alaska Huiidlna ii
oNE ACRE az Ia teAsfns ffait tees
nice location. HANDY = car ftzA
Eanv terms
RoHEHr MAfThrs
gl-Eu. VI Alaska BuiiainF n
r. IT..
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Star Want AID. Agencies

Want ad. effiee, Rsslsy's Drug
Store, Second and Pike. Phones,
Sunset eeool Ind. iis3
c. N. Lehndreff, cigar store. sis
Second avenue.
Quaker Drug Store, 1918 First sv-
enue.
p. n. Mullen. at Ballard avenue,
opposite city hall.
Fremont Drug Co. Ewing street
and Frenont avenue.
rhes. Harris, at Postefflee, Rem
ten.
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Hssl tttats.
LOTS o.
Southeast Seattle is the only anai on
the SHORE - Lake IS Warrington. r.
minutes ride from the business esHz
Ger. where YnH can bus iuts with fIfs
water rlpfd &C. every lot eide = s 4 5
and street lights sH g. % terms 81
per wrrk no unf offers Tote go flase
To- o. cheap FaUn fnzzHH fHHs
car on MaHhiuEtoa street office
open until ,. ~ every aAa
SEATTLE hUM fHEEkHNH 90
THREE LOTS nth avenue nartHaast
and hlud street. al assessments ia
Main ~ 81
CITY Natsr. sides Walks ara street
iiGhta Lots - up. 81 ufF sees
Take car On Washington street e
Southeast Seattle.
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ssresus FoF Sale
HOME TRACTS
Pine one agfr tracts in my new plat
Ter gniy 10 per tract ~ down
and s. every fhfue muufha
CHARLES d At1AMH
30 talmaa hidE
ACRE HARgAINA
A. UNIVERSITY
uns haH Ncfe. improved facing on car
Tine q bearing fruit trees. fine Nnfs
den plot ali fenced has niN room
house aHd outuuiidinNH.
fifH HDNH NJ.
VIII make terms. Go cot today az
/ Iiin hKHt.EY sectRirY co
~ noHfon nluck
Phones Main fHa IND rea
- take tHitsfsitf car SCI or az
sssn Fourteenth avenue Northeast
- Nesufdy talk Win ownef
Real r.tsts-con,irusd
. ii ufiimsn ssiis nl0ro Fubufba "a
aefss and lots ard heips more poor
people g. Fei homgH than any I've
..xlfnH IN seattle. bscaunr h. sells
ahsansH ard On easier terms than
4ufana Else. Come uuf to-day Gr to-
zsEsHfraN and see Atlantic city add.
fiah. flaht aH the lake front on thiH
s.as e lsas ~, wsshluS'on. Tex
j. b. - hook y trks,s Twsaiy
.slssnlsn are 81 Atlantic city store
Until 81 the lots are sold Never
aFaia can Aau buf lake front 81
Hhsau or rai az & a. uiiiman's
dawn town offices Ca the rimss
hleek
HanasiY ana square dealing h our
motto II Yuu buy ~ ua once you
Afe q seed customer for lifs, a. ~
NtH make NuH money. Cone toda
We are the eeusfa
HooM cottage on san ave weHt
Queen Anne AN. int g1atN q uN
20 cash. balanrs tft rrf month
AsFuafH nsnsinfn cottage. un Kih ave
atAE Madison street car. q. ios tils
cash. haiAnrv 81 per month
tat ExtN. elegant marine view All
basement furnace 81 TO
sfatiH hHtse and small barn, iot N5a
- 90 car Hire. onlY ii.sn Tits 10
very cheap
s-rcssfn usaasrn house Capitol ltni
stfusfH nAFed. MA
Ha faH Nanf a hsfueT
Il fnta 2 nias ka frafn car rlfF watTr
= ard nsid fee. snap ouiy 81 -
k.sssHf TgfusT. tti1. unnhsifurted
lais. tlss each. blocks wsst % car.
teFnh
: nns lets on Eth ave. wet. only $40
faF both iats
u Fua uani snYthing 81 aFrsn Lake
II - - can Eies you Just shat you
= { BYKHs 4 60.
Nzs Arcade nirck
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CHICAGO. sept. 20.-w. u. Hunt.
president 81 the defunct Pan-Amer-
lean bank was sentenced TO two
years this morning and fined t2ss.
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u Ef-lN OF FLNNUENN 2
"PINCHED" 4
CHICAGO. Sept 2c.-De- 4
tectives today raided two 4
) bueke;shops and arrested iG 4
; patrons. including a woman 4
known as the queen Of 4
: PiuuEera. 4
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Rssl E.ss,e-ce.,lcY.e
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CHICAGO. Sept. 20.-Pleas at
lacking the indictments against the
packers were filed this morning.
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HOME TRACTS
Fine one agrr fFafta in mN new plat
Ter uHif 10 Ter trart ~ down
and 81 every three months.
GifAWfnH d AlAMH
80 suffnaH ninN
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SNQar.

Ranch egrs. s9Gsse. Oregon. &c,
Eastern s5cfi 2tc.
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Dry grauulated. sacks. loo lbs.
$3.50. Fruit formulated. sacks. 100
lbs. $3.50. Beet. per sack. 1870.
Golden C., s4.e0. Extra -. s..
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Fer Rsn,-l,su...

Mn Il ,,,,,,,, ,.,,,,,,- ,,,,.,.,.l,.s.i -
furnished, fiaO. one block frum car.
~ a. Andrain. Southeast Seattle
Phone EHHt Gil0 u
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
GE0RG|ANS ARE IN REVOLT
Armed Force of $4,000 Holding
Country Against Russia.
STRANGE IDEAS OF FREEDOM
People Do Not Understand the Cars
Manifesto and Rebellion Seems
Imminent.

The st. Petersburg correspondent
Of the London Daily Mail says that
$4,000 Georgians, armed with modern
rifles, hold Georgia lin trans
Caucasia) despite the three import
ant Russian forces converging there
upon and that, except for runners,
Georgia has been completely isolated
for many days.
The Lisbon correspondent of the
Standard says the United States
cruiser Minneapolis has been order
ed 10 Cronstadt to protect Ameri-
cans.
The American embassy, at st.
Petersburg, has received an interest
ing report from the consul at War
saw covering the events of the last
10 days and beginning with the trag-
edy at the town hall on November g.
He thinks that half dozen American
policemen could have dealt with the
crowd on that occasion, but squad
ron of Cossacks with drawn sabers
charged on the unarmed populace,
cutting the people down without dis
tinction of age or sex. The sur
geons OF the Holy Spirit hospital sub
sequently telegraphing to Count
Witte, said that among SO persons
treated at that hospital for wounds
lG were children several of them
being under eight years of asc. The
demonstration of November consist
ed of procession headed by the
clergy and aristocracy and numbering
at least 250,00O persons, represent
ing all parties favorable to the re-
forms.
On the following day Gov.-Gen.
Scalon issued a proclamation declar-
ing that even the intelligent classes
failed TO appreciate the fact that
constitution had been promulgated
and announcing that any action would
only result in revolution and
anarchy Consequently he forbade
meetings in the streets or squares
and also street professions, adding
that they would be broken up by
military after three warnings. The
governor general permitted the peO-
pie to hold meetings in closed build
ings, but only on the condition that
the authorities were not denounced.
In the event of these orders being dis
obeyed the governor general warned
the people that further gatherings
would be forbidden until tranquility
was restored. On November Z the
National Democratic party, which is
the movement for autono-
my, held large meeting and sum
moned all the parties to join in the
struggle for separate parliament
and separate constitution for Po-
land, based on universal suffrage.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
TELEeRAPHlc BRIEFS.

Count Witte appealed to the en-
peror to declare martial law for St.
Petersburg.
E. H. Hartman denied all the
statements made by James II. Hyde
in the insurance investigation.
Boot and shoe manufacturers have
asked President Roosevelt to assist
them in getting tariff revision on
hides.
1t is reported in Wheeling, w. Va,
that the Pultney Coal company,
operating mines in Belmont county,
O., will sell its properties to Cleve-
land capitalists for about 100000.
While William Mexican, high con-
stable of Enon Valley, Pa, slept,
burglars entered his bedroom and
took his watch, handouts, constable
badge and $50 in cash.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
OBJECT TO ,.ATI0N
Railroad Brotherhoods Call on
President at White House.
FEAR REDUCTION IN WAGES
Say Any Movement to Curtail Cor
porations' Earning Power Is
Aimed at Themselves.

A protest was made to the Presi-
dent against proposed railroad freight
rate legislation by representatives of
the five great labor organizations con-
nected with railroading-th engi-
neers, firemen, conductors, swltehmen
and trainmen.
In presenting to the President the
foregoing statement George Huntley
of the Conductors organization told
the President railroad employees are
satisfied that any legislation tending
to reduce the earning capacity of
railroad lines will, in the same meas
ure, interfere with the prosperity and
generally satisfactory conditions of
the railroad employees.
He argued that there had been a
steady decrease in railway freight
rates for many years and that in spite
of this reduction the consumers of
the country were paying more for
their bread and meat now thaa when
the rate was twice as much per ton
as at present. He closed by express
ipg the hope that there would be
no national legislation that would in
terefere with or interrupt the pros
porous condition of the railroads and
of their employees.
In response President Roosevelt
assured the delegation that it was
not his purpose or the purpose of
those who favored railroad rate regu-
latiol to do anything that might in
jure the railroads of the country
or, incidentally, the employees Of the
railroads. He said that it was his
purpose that all classes-railroads
shippers and employes-should have
perfectly fair treatment. He was of
opinion that the proposed legislation
would not mean a reduction necessar-
lily in railroad rates and suggested
that the members of the delegation,
therefore, were proceeding on
wrong understanding of the situation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
MCCALL WILL PAY
New York Life Insurance Company
investigation Goes On.

New York Life Insurance Company
investigation Goes On.
John a. Mccall, president of the
New York Life Insurance Company,
was called before the Armstrong COM
mittee of insurance investigation and
peremptorily ordered by the commit
tee to demand the return from Eur
ope to this country of Andrew Hamil-
ton, the lawyer who has had charge
Of legislative matters Tor the New
York Life.
Mr.. Mccall was further ordered to
demand an accounting from Hamilton
of the moneys expended by him and
of the balance which he owes the New
York Life. Mr.. Mccall denied it was
the policy of his company to have Mr..
Hamilton remain abroad until after
this investigation had been concluded
and SAID that on the contrary he
would very much like to have Mr..
Hamilton return.
Mr.. Mccall offered to pay back
S235,O00 if Andrew Hamilton fails to
render an accounting.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
CONCESSIONS TO PEASANTS
Imperial Manifesto viii Eventually
Abolish Land Tax.

A dispatch from st. Petersburg to
Reuters Telegram company says that
an imperial manifesto granting land
concessions to the peasants was is
sued this morning. By it's terms the
land redemption tax payments from
January IA, 1906, will be reduced by
one-half, and from January 4, 1907,
the payments will be totally abolish
ed At the same time the capital of
the peasants bank is increased and
the bank is granted additional loan
privileges with the object of facili-
tating to the utmost the purchase of
lands by the peasants.
1t is estimated that the amount of
taxation thus lifted from the peas
ants by the manifesto will aggregate
$40,000000, while the extension of
the field of operations of the peas
ants bank will enable vast tracts of
crown and private lands gradually to
become the property of the peas
ants.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
DEATH OF BISHOP MERRILL
Prominent Methodist Episcopal Di-
vine Dies at keyport, N. J..

S'SS NN IVY S'ss I've Ss
Bishop Stephen M. Merrill, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church died at
Keyport, N. j., of paralysis Of the
heart. Bishop Merrill had been at
tending the sessions of the general
committee of missionary societies of
the Methodist Episcopal church,
meeting in Brooklyn. Sunday morn
ing he preached in the Fleet Street
Methodist Episcopal church and in
the afternoon went to Keyport to
conduct evening services there. His
illness came on suddenly. Physicians
who were hurriedly summoned were
unable to stay the course of the
paralysis.
Bishop Merrill was born in Jeffer-
son county, O., on September 16,
1925, and entered the ministry, after
having received a common school
education, when he was q years old,
becoming a member of the Ohio
conference. During the last years
OF his life Bishop Merrill's episcopal
residence was in Chicago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-22
CURRENT NEWS EVENTS.

The Rev. DR.. Dunlop Moore died
suddenly during meeting of Pitts
burg Presbyterian presbytery.
Altoona (Pa.) lodge No. 2S7,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
initiated a class of 80 members, max
ing the Altoona lodge the largest in
the country.
William Murray, a Baltimore and
Ohio railroad brakeman living at
Homecoming, Md, was bequeathed
81, 900 by an uncle who died recently
in Montana.
Lemon Martin, 25 years old, a
Spanish-American war veteran. was
killed by train in the Pennsylvania
railroad yards at Altoona, Pa. ne
was a brakeman.
A state of war has been declared
at Vladivostok where many persons
have been killed in riots and large
number of buildings have been pill
aged and burned.