The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-17


become law.
Another chapter was added to the
Samuel r. Ferguson murder case at
West Middleton when Judge j. A.
McIlvaine issued an order that the
records of the trial and conviction OF
Mllovar Koyovlck, who was hanged
Tor the crime be translated into the
Croatian language and forwarded 10
Croatia to be used In the trial OF
three alleged accomplices. A few days
ago word was received at Washing
ton that three men, Peter Koyac, Mic
ola Katie and Nicola Mikoyic, had
been arrested In Croatia, charged
with completely In the crime, and ask
ing for a transcript OF the Koyoyick
case. According to the laws OF Aus
tria the three men will be tried at
Ogulia Croatia.
The new theater at Tionesta was de-
stroyed by what is believed an incen-
diary fire. The building had been
carefully inspected at the conclusion
of home talent performance. and 1t
is supposed that access was gained
some time during Sunday and a slow
fire started in one of the dressing
rooms. Such headway was gained be-
fore the fire was discovered that the
efforts of the volunteer fire depart
ment we're useless although by hard
| work a number of adjacent buildings
| were saved. The theater was owned
BY S. j. Walcott & Seas, and erected
at a cost of $4,000.
Iala
Redstone township, Fayette county,
| have sold to Walter Runyon, of New
| York, 236-acre tract of coal land in
Fayette county, near Brownsville, for
| s2S3.14O. This is the top-potch price
| for coal land in that part of the coun-
| ty, as only few years ago the same
coal could have been bought for S1Oe
| an acre. This is on the line OF
the Connensville Central, coke road
up Dunlaps creek from brownsville.
The will of Thomas Fl. Forcey,
president Of the Clearfeld County
National Bank, provides that the
bulk of this fortune, about Sl,2OO,0OO,
remain in the bank for 20 years, dur
ing which time his four sons VIII
| receive the income. Then they are
to get 10 per cent of the principal
yearly until it is all withdrawn. His
only outside bequest was the income
on 81 900 to the First Presbyterian
Church.
The annual reunion Of Philippine
veterans of the Tenth regiment will
be held at Washington August. II, H.
conjunction with the annual as&hbF
of the Ringgold cavalry. A feature
will be a barbecue at Arden station.
A parade will be held of Civil and
| Philippine war veterans. The Boiler
Works" band of the regiment will furn-
ish music.
Cornelius Day and Adam Sturgeon,
residents of Coulter, a little mining
town, six miles above McKeesport on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, were
arrested at Eversburg, Westmoreland
county on suspicion of being connect
ed with the robbery of the house of
Frederick Reitler, at Coulter, early
Saturday morning.
The efforts to run a continuous
vaudeville circuit this spring in the
towns of Connellsville. Uniontown and
Greensburg failed Saturday night af-
ter a weeks trial, and so actors are
stranded in the three places. B.
Frank Taylor of Pittsburgh was the
manager of the circuit.
A pumpboat boiler at Beaumont
mine, near Brownsville, blew up, seri-
ously injuring the engineer, John
Starr. Starr was blown into the
river but he was able to grasp a
piece of wreckage and hold on until
rescued. One of his legs was broken
and he is badly scalded.
After a religious quarrel with for
eigners John Melicho was stoned to
death near his home at st. Clair
Sunday morning. Later his body was
found on the highway. Five men are
under arrest on suspicion of having
caused the mans death.
William C. Copely, assistant freight
trainmaster of the Middle division OF
the Pennsylvania railroad at Altoona
has resigned to become superintend
ent of terminals Of the Washington
Southern railway at Washington, d
C.
Water dripping from the roof of an
ice house into a barrel of lime a.
Butler, started fire which destroyed
the ice house and stable belonging
to Delmer Reed. Several horses were
rescued with difficulty.
The Washington county coroner wa
notified that Mrs. Hattie Mannips
had killed herself by swallowing car
. bolic acid at the Pittsburs coal works
four miles south of Burgettstown.
Rural free delivery route No. wa
ordered established June 10 at PUNK
sutawney, Jefferson county. A. Z
Woodwork was appointed postmaste
at New Lyme station, Ashtabula coun
ty O.. vice John w. Woodwork
: | dead
: Samuel ]. Miller. a guard at tn
5 Huntingdon reformatory. was killed b
: a railroad train near Petersburg. II
4 was found with his skull fractured an
h his body resting against TELEGRAPH
!. pole.
!. Amos v. Maxwell, of Meadville, wa
{ found dead In bed. He was % year