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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
SEVEN GIRLS DROWNED
But One OF Party Escapes Terrible
Ending of Play of Children.

Seven girls of Cedar Rapids, Ia,
ranging in age from 7 to i6 years,
were drowned while wading in Cedar
river, only three blocks from home.
The smallest child slipped into a deep
hole, and in trying to rescue her six
others were drowned. Ruth Klersey
was the only one of the party to es-
cape. The dead are:
Lucille, Hazel Gladys and Josie
Sweetlng; Ruth and Cora Coyle, and
Clara Usher.
Ruth Kiersey, the only survivor,
said they We're wading when little
Lucille Sweeting slipped off a shelf
in the bottom into deep water. Hazel
Sweeting rushed after her, slipped
into the hole, and the five other girls
rushed one after the other into the
hole trying vainly TO save each other.
Ruth Klersey then ran home and
gave the alarm.
Four of the bodies were quickly re-
covered from the water, but it was
too late to resuscitate them, The
other bodies were recovered later.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
CROPS ABOVE THE AVERAGE
Government Report Shows Increase
In Acreage and Marked Improve
n1ent in Condition.

The crop reporting board of the
bureau of statistics of the department
Of agriculture finds, from the reports
of the correspondents and agents of
the bureau, as follows.
Preliminary returns show the acre
age of corn planted to be about 95,-
$4,000 acres, an increase of about
1924 900 acres, Or 1,6 per cent as
compared with the estimate of the
acreage planted last year. The av-
erage condition of the growing crop on
July | was S75, as compared with
S7.3 on July 1, 1905, S6.4 at the cor
responding date in 1904, and a 10
year average of 1914.
The average condition of wheat on
July / shows an Improvement over
the condition June /.
The acreage of potatoes, excluding
sweet potatoes, is less than that of
last year by about $4,000 acres, or 1.3
per cent. Tho average condition on
July / was 91.5, as compared with
91.2 on July 1, 1905.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
Small Nations Clash.

Hostilities between Salvador and
Guatemala have broken out anew on
the border between these countries,
where peace was supposed to have
been established pending a settlement
of the trouble between the two coun-
tries. Leslie M. Combs, the Ameri-
can minister to Guatemala, who was
on his way to the United States to
assist in settling the difficulties be-
tween Salvador and Guatemala, has
been ordered back to Guatemala City.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
Jett Takes the Blame.

At Beattyville. KY, Curtis Jet
testified in the trial of Hargis and
Callahan on the charge of numbering
Lawyer Marcum that he, Jett, killed
Marcrum. Jett took all the blame up
on himself and said he killed Mar
cum because he was his enemy. Jett
admitted that the pistol with which
the murder was committed was given
him by Seldom Hargis, brother OF
Judge Hargis. but that he killed Mar
cum of his own yolition.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
DREYFuS CASE IS CLOSED
His Innocence Established and
Army Rank Restored.
RIoToUs SCENE IN CHAMBER
Rehabilitation of Dreyfus Gives Rise 10
Stormy Scenes Between Govern
ment and Opposition Defenders.

Alfred DreytuS was completely ac-
quilted of the charges on which he
was condemned as a traitor, dismiss
/. ed fran the French army and i'm
prisoned on evils island, and regard
ing which France has been torn for
years by the most bitterspolitical and
racial agitation. His vindication is
two-fold, the supreme court first an
nouncing its decision establishing the
entire innocence of the accused man,
and the ministry later deciding to
present an urgent bill in parliament
restoring Dreyfus to the army with
advanced rank, and otherwise giving
the government most ample repara-
tion.
The decision of the court wass a
foregone conclusion, as exhaustive
inquiries had completely demolished
lhe fabric of the accusation against
Dreyfus, showing that the real cul-
prit was Major Count Esterhazy. The
decision therefore annualled the con-
demnation of the Rennes court mar
Hal and ordered that the acquittal
BE posted and published throughout
France.
The bill to reinstate Dreyfus was
passed by parliament 473 to AZ, while
ahat for the restoration of Colonel
picquart received Az affirmative to
II negative votes.
The scene of tumultuous disorder
Which marked the enactment of the
law restoring Alfred Dreyfus to the
army was followed by a bloody duel
ft, oh Of
Earraut was dangerously wounded by
the sword of M. Pugliesi-Conti. The
duel assumed the aspect of a verit-
Ible combat between the Government
Ind the opposition, as NJ Sarraut's S
seconds were Ministers Clemenceau
and Thomson, while NJ. Pugliesi-
Conts were NJ. Millevoye and Gener-
al Jacquet, who were drawn from the
elements which bitterly resist the
Governments rehabilitation of Drey-
fus.
Captain Alfred Dreyfus of the ar
tillery, a member of a wealthy He
brew family of Alsace, where he was
born in 1889 was, on October IA,
1894, arrested on the charge Of COM
municating French military secrets to
foreign power.
Two months later Dreyfus was
tried by court martial and found
guilty and January he was publicly
degraded and deported to Devils Is
land, near Cayenne, French Guiana,
there apparently to spend the re-
mainder of his life.
The friends and relatives of Drey-
full, notably his wife, always believed
in his innocence and devoted all their
energies TO the work OF proving that
he had been unjustly condemned.
Colonel Picquart. when he became
chief of the intelligence department
of the French army in 1895, examined
the documents in the proceedings
against Dreyfus and questioned the
correctness of the proceedings and,
continuing his Investigations, formed
the opinion that the evidence pointed
to Major Count Esterhazy as being
the guilty man PicQuart determined
to see tllat justice was done and there
ensued fight TO preserve the honor
of the French army.
Dreyfus, on November Is, 1897,
charged Esterhazy with writing the
most incriminating document, but the
latter was acquitted by a court mar
tial in the following January.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
Immigration Record.

More than 100000 persons enter
ed the United States through the Ell
lis Island station during the fiscal
year ending July so last. The exact
number was 1,O62,O an increase OF
199,075 as compared with the pre-
ceding year. The largest number OF
immigrants of one nationality was
222.G0G from Italy. The hebrews
were second with 125. 900. A total of
more than $19,OO0.O0O in cash was
brought in by the immigrants.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
LEADER SLAIN
EH-President OF Salvador Killed by
Gtatematan Troops.


Regalado, former president of Sal
vador, and the leader of the Saliva
dorean troops in the present conflict
with Guatemala, has been killed in
battle. The announcement of his
death reached the state department
at Washington through a dispatch
from United States Minister Merry at
San Salvador.
The dispatch stated that Regalado
was killed in the last movement of
the Salvadorean troops against the
Gautemalans, but did not indicate
what the result of the battle was.
Thomas Regalado was president OF
Salvador from 1899 to 1903. A pro-
vision of the Salvadorean constitu-
tion prevented him from having a
second term Immediately following
his first. but he was a candidate to
succeed President Escalon, whose
term will expire next year, and doubt
less would have been elected as he
was a popular idol who had achieved
much fame as soldier.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
Eight Killed.

A train of trolley cars westbound
from Lockport, N. Y, on the lines Of
the International Railway Company
and due at Tonawanda at OILS p. M,
ran into an open switch at siding
just east of Martinsville, and crashed
into a trolley freight motor and a
train of seven freight cars which were
lying on the siding waiting for the
passenger train to go by. Eight
passengers were killed outright. and
score injured. some of whom may
die.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
CORPORATIONS Fined.

On the ground that their violation
of law in granting rebates on coal
shipments was technical and not will
full and that, therefore, only a mode
rate penalty should be imposed, Chief
Justice William j. Mills in the Unit
ed States court at Las Vegas, n. NJ,
imposed fine of $4,000 on each count
of the indictments against the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
company, and the Colorado Fuel &c
Iron company. A total fine of S15,-
600 and costs was imposed on each
of the defendant companies.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
WILL BUY COAL STOCKS
Syndicate Formed to Take Over
Holdings Of Railroad Officials.

j. Gardner Cassatt, Robert Kelso
Cassatt and John Lloyd, all of the
banking firm of Cassatt & Co., and
Col. George T. Huff, president of the
Keystone Coal and Coke Company,
have formed pool, it is said, to take
over all the coal stocks now held by
officers and employees of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad and which have been
ordered sold by the administration
of that corporation.
All of the persons interested in the
pool are interested, more or less, in
the Keystone Coal and Coke Com
pany, and their first thought in form
ing the pool, it is said, is in preserv-
ing the price of the stock blocks of
which are held by Pennsylvania rail
road men, and which will be thrown
upon the market by the order issued
by President Cassatt on Saturday. .,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
FINED RAILROAD $4,000
Chicago G. Alton Gets Limit Of Law
for Rebatina.

Judge Lands in the United States
District Court sentenced the Chicago
& Alton railroad, which was recently
convicted of granting Illegal rebates
at Kansas City, to pay fine of S20,-
900 on each of two counts, or to-
tai of $4,000.
John Faithorn and Fred A. Wann,
former officials of the road who were
also convicted, were sentenced to
pay fine of $4,000 each on two
counts, or a total of $4,000 each.
The specific charge on which they
were convicted was that they had
given to the Schwarzschild e Sulz-
berger Company rebate of 81 a car
on all shipments from the Kansas City
plant of the packing company.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
CHICAGO WANTS HANGlNGS
Attacks on Women Arouse Council to
Ask Capital Punishment.

In an effort to stop criminal at
tacks on women and children, which
have been so prevalent in Chicago re-
Gently, the city Council unanimously
passed resolution recommending
capital punishment for such outrages.
The resolution was drafted and in
troduced by Alderman Daniel Herphy
of the Twenty-fifth ward, father of a
family of children. The Committee
on State Legislation, to which the
resolution was referred, will prepare
a report to be transmitted to the
Legislature at Springfield.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
Taft Opens Campaign.

Secretary of War Taft before a
meeting of North Carolina Republic
cans on the eve of their State con
vention, delivered speech at
Greensboro, N. c., that was general
ly anticipated as the opening gun of
the congressional campaign of 1906.
After the address Mr.. Taft left for
Put-in-Bay, o.. where he is to speak
before the Onio Bar association, July
1
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
THROW OUT AMERICAN MEAT
Australian and Argentine Brands Re-
place Those from Chicago in
Enulish Navy,

AS a result of the refusal of COM
mander of one of the British Atlantic
lleets to take on American canned
meat during the recent naval maneu-
vers the admiralty directs that ship
companies be supplied with Austral-
ia or Argentine brands in lieu of
American The remainder Of Ameri-
can timed meats now on hand is
being returned to the victualling yards
and will no longer be a compulsory
ration for the navy.
Winston Spencer Churchill, under
secretary for the colonies, says he is
informed special care is exercised by
the New South Wales government,
insuring healthful meat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
Brazil Reduces Tariff.

Secretary Roots proposed visit to
South America has begun to bear
fruit. Brazil has just announced a
on flour and many other American 'ex-
ports 20 per cent, and is designed to
promote the development of CONNER
cial interchange between this coun-
try and Brazil.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
Another WAGE Advance

An advance Of per cent in wages
in cotton mills of 80 cities and towns
of southern Massachusetts and Rhode
Island went into effect July Q. About
$4,000 operatives are benefited.
Since the inception of the upward
movement in mill wages early in the
year 10000 textile operatives in the
New England states have had their
pay advanced 5 to IA per cent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
Russian Cashier Robbed.

Ten armed men attacked the CASH
Ter of the Vistula railway, who was
proceeding to the State bank to de-
post the days receipts. He was ac-
oompanied by an attendant and two
soldiers. The assailants stopped the
carriage, shot the soldiers dead and
got off with $4,000. The cashier es-
capped, saving 100000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
WILSON VISITS CHICAGO
Secretary of Agriculture nspects
Stock Yards and Packing Houses.

Stock Yards and Packing Houses.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
visited the Chicago stock yards and
packing houses and expressed him
self satisfied with what he saw.
When asked for an expression jas
to the result of his investigation
Secretary Wilson said when the
seal of Uncle Sam is placed upon any
inspected article of meat, Uncle Sam
will stand for its character, but Uncle
Sam will not put that seal on any
last years birds nest, neither upon
any old rag found in an alley. |
have held my last meeting with the
packers and they fully understand
the situation. Ample time will be
given the packers to arrange their
operations for complying with the new
law, and the new inspectors will be
appointed when certified by the civil
service commission"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
Ocean Fare Cut.

The North German Lloyd Steam
ship Company reduced the steerage
rate to New York to $3.50. The re-
duction in emigrant passage rates an
nounced by the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company is that company
answer to the HamburgAmericar
lines cut of the same amount last
week, which is its second recent re-
duction.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
Shortaue of S145.oOo.

Revelation of the financial embar-
rassment of Alexander & Alexander
one Of the largest firms OF cotton fac
tors in the state of Georgia develop
ed discrepancies of about $145, 900,
following the disappearance of
Thomas w Alexander, head Of the
firm. The Georgia Railroad bank
loses S115,00
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
Can Make Their Mail Boxes.

Postmaster General Cortelyou has
issued an order TO go into effect
August 1, resembling the regulation
under which patrons of rural mail
routes are compelled to purchase
boxes from one of the 200 listed man
ufacturers. Patrons of rural routes
will be permitted to construct their
own boxes. provided they conform to
requirements.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
GEORGIA Neqro lynched.

About 100 heavily armed men took
Edward Pearson. a negro, from
Deputy Sheriff Fields at Swainsboro,
Ga, carried him to the Canoochen
swamp and lynched him. The night
before Pearson was found by Miss
Maude and Ida Durnen hiding under
their bed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
SURPRISED THE MoURNERs
Supposed Dead Man "Walks i'm on
Friends.

Convinced that her husband had
been killed Mrs. John Barnes OF
Tenth avenue and Walnut street, Nc
Keesport, Pa, and number of SYM
pathetic friends were startled when
the supposed corpse walked into the
house.
An undertaken had been ordered to
prepare to receive the remains of the
man, who had left home a few days
ago. The cause of the undertaken
getting the order was & telephone
message supposedly from Baltimore,
Md, telling Mrs. Barnes that her
husband had died.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
COAL STRIKE SETTLED
Increase of 5.55 Per Cent Allowed in
Central Pennsylvania Field.

Virtual settlement of the strike of
miners in the Central Pennsylvania
bituminous field began last spring
was made in Philadelphia, at a con-
ference between Representatives of
the United Mine Workers of America
and the operators in the field.
The principal terms of the settle
ment are: A 5.55 per cent increase in
wages for all mine workers over the
scale which existed before the strike;
application of the check-off system to
miners, but not to laborers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
Ramsey Announces New Road.

The consolidation of the Industrial
railroad and the Lorain & Ashland
road, now being built, is announced
by Joseph Ramsey, of Pittsburg, and
also the construction of a road south
to the Ohio river.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
Canned Refuse.

After an investigation extending
over several weeks the Massachusetts
State Board of Health reported that
in many instances the canned meats
put up by Chicago packers and sold
in Massachusetts are made of refuse
or are filled with boric preservatlves.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
ROJESTVENSkY FREE
Russian Commander Is Acquitted.
Four officers Condemned.

Russian Commander is Acquitted.
Four Officers Condemned.
Admiral Rojestvensky, whose trial
on the charge of surrendering to the
enemy after the battle of the Sea of
Japan, began before court-martial
at Cronstadt, Russia. July 4, was ac-
quilted after the court had deiber-
ated for nearly 10 hours Four Off
GERS of the torpedo boat destroyer
Bedovi, who were placed on trial with
the admiral. were found guilty of hav-
ing premeditatedly surrendered the
Bedovi and all four were condemned
to death. On account of eXtenuating
circumstances the emperor will be re-
quested to commute their sentence to
dismissal from the service.
Admiral Rojestveusky was ac-
Quilted on the ground that he was not
in his full senses.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
Smallpox Appears at Colon.

Several cases of smallpox have de-
veloped at Colon. but they have been
confined to the laboring class. The
medical staff Of the canal zone is
isolating and quarantining the infest-
ed district and hopes to stamp out
the disease quickly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18
PURE FOOD FINES SWELL
The Western Pennsylvania Counties
Have Collected $4,000.

Pure Food Commissioner Warren
has turned over to the State Treasury
81 $50 fines collected in Allegheny
county from dealers who were con-
victed of selling adulterated oleo-
margarine, Goldfish, olive oil and
milk.
Commissioner Warren says that
since the recent crusade against
doctored meats in this State "a West
ern Pennsylvania counties have paid
$4,000 in fines for selling adulter-
ated and doctored products OF the big
meat packers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18

Emperor William has appointed
King Haakon an honorary admiral OF
the German navy
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-18

Evasion of law by corporations was
shown at the Cleveland hearing In oil
prosecution.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-04-12
PLEAD GUILTY TO CRIMINAL LIBEL.

Editor j +. Chittcuden, OF the
Crittenden Record, and Postmaster
II. c. McCord, OF Hampton. who
were indicted for libel by the Liy-
ingston county grand jury for their
connection with the circular which
was printed and circulated during the
campaign of 1908, in which the char
acter Of Judge Tho, Evan, wa as
sailed, appeared in court Monday at
Smithland and plead guilty to the
charge and were each fined $500 aud
costs
Editor Chittendcn wa, accompan-
led to Smithland by hi, attorney,
Carl Henderson They returned
Tuesday.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-04-12
VT. VtSUVlUS IN ERUPTION

Mount Nc,usiu, j., again iu yio-
lent Eruption. with several stream.
of molten lava pouring from 10, era
ter. Several large town, aud villa
ge, At It's base have been destroyed
aud still the deadly stream. are ad
yancing, the fiery liquid. destroying
everything m their pathway Tens
of thousands Of people have acd or
their live, To- Naples. which city L.
also threatened with destruction by
cloud Of ashes falling upon IT, Vast
column, Of the liquid lava. fifteen ct
twenty feet 10 diameter are shot sew
en- hundred feet into the ar. and at
night the sight b. tcrrI6callN grand
and beautiful probably an almost ex-
act reproduction Of the narrowing
scene, 20 windy described by Bul-
wcr, ia hi, novel The Last Days
Of Pompeii, when HercuIancum and
Pompcii were buried for age, under
the blackened -coria rhi, H. said to
bee the worst outbreak Of the fiery
giant that has occurred for ccntuiic,
The whole surrounding atmosphere
is so filed with electricity aud i'm
preguated with ,ulphurous yapor, a.
10 cause the greatest difficulty iu
breathing it, thousand, are docking
from distance To witness the grand
and awful display.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-04-12

The Fiscal Court of Henderson Co.
did itself ptoud last week by appro-
prlating $500, 600 for public improve
ments. OF the amount the sum of
Sl2j, 600 is for building a new court
house and the remaining sl7j, OOO
Is to he used for building turn pixies.
This Is a splendid bit of en- .erprse
and will cost the tax payers nothing.
The enhancement in the value Of the
county lands by reason of having
turnpikes will be sufficient to liqui-
date the debt out Of the surplus rev
enue IN very few years.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-04-12
Rays Closing Out Sale

Attention i, called to the large.
full page advertisement of Mr. j. Il.
Ray, of The Palace dry goods
store. The entire stock of the large
establishment is offered at bargain
prices to close out. These goods are
all lately imported aud of the best
quality. The stock is large and va
ried, and contains some rare bargains
for some one. These goods were all
selected for the Marion market and
will be found as represented Read
the ad. in to days Pass.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-04-12
Mines Re Organized.

The Schooldcld-Spee, Mining Go.
has been re-organizcd and named
The Schoolhcld-Spce- Mining and
Milling Co. with a capital stock of
500, 600, share, one dollar each par
value The money derived from the
sale of this stock will De devoted to
the purchase of latest improved ma
cbinery and the employment of eX-
pert labor; work will be pushed at
the mines and interesting develop
meuts are looked for the present sea
son.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-04-12

Some of our boys are becoming
quite fond Of gymnastics and athletic
sports in general This is right and
proper, but after all, the cheapest
and best gymnasium in the world,
one that will exercise every bone and
muscle in the body, is fat piece of
steel notched in one side, fitted tight
" into wooden frame and after be
ing creased ON both sides with a
bacon rind, rubbed into stick Of
wood lengthwise on sawbuck. Did
YOU ever try it,
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-04-12
Last Of he Series

Ih' Lyceum course given AZ ti,
Marion graded school auditorium.
closed 900 Tuc.day night with Nr
Gilbert \ Eidudec ,h, lmpc,ona-
tor
To, local ,ommitt,, are o. boz ,ou-
graduated iu bringing 20 The tovu
four attractions Of such high ord,r
and notwithstanding the course "a. O
whole "a. Dot q financial success. The
management o. Co boz commended for
th,E scucruu. intention. toward a.,
citizen. oi our town
NJ Eldrdrr b. au artist 600 h.,
uue and sa. hearth, rnIo,cd 300 a,h
auu every number