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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
INITIATED JESSE JAMES.
Student Desperadoes Trapped and
Four Are Cauaht.

Even more daring than the rob
berry Of the Credit Mutual bank at
Moscow recently was the attempt
made in broad daylight to rob the
Nolga Komma bank at Kharlioff,
Russia, by several college boys and
archaeological students.
The youthful desperadoes quietly
walked into the bank with customers
of the institution, drew revolvers and
ordered everybody TO hold up their
hands. Most of the employees fed
in panic, but one cool-headed clerk
attracted the attention of guards out
side, who immediately barred the
entrances to the bank.
The students. finding themselves
trapped, smashed the windows,
jumped out to the street and at
tempted to escape under cover of re-
yolver fire. One policeman was NOR
tally wounded and four of the
would-be robbers were overpowered
and captured
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
BIG FIRE IN YOUNGSTOWN
Flame Started in Early Morning and
Resulted in Loss Of About
St.OOOOOO

Johnstown, Pa. suffered $l,OOO,0OO
loss from fire which destroyed three
large business blocks In Main, Bed
ford and Clinton streets, damaged
several others and will likely cost the
loss OF one life. The buildings de-
stroyed are those of the Swank Hard
ware Company, six stories. where the
fire originated; =. s. Fisher, whole
sale liquor dealer, three stories; the
Wild building, four stories, which
housed the Johnstown Journal, and
other Offices and the handsome resi-
dence Of l.. A. Gels. furniture deal
er, whose business building was
slightly damaged by the fire.
The loss on the Swank building and
stock will be s3OO000, with 100000
Insurance. Lawyers, architects and
other professional men who occupied
Offices in the building will suffer a
loss OF fully 100000. The remand
er of the million is made up among
the other losers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
FRAUD AND CORRUPTION
Serious Charges Against Former
Officials of Mutual Life.

Charges that fraudulent and cor
rupt conspiracy existed between
Richard McCurdy, former president
of the Mutual Life Insurance com.
pany, his son-ln- law. Louis A. The
baud, and the latter's partner, Charles
II. Raymond, are made In the formal
complaints in two suits instituted by
the company against the men named
for the recovery of $t.750, 900. These
suits are In addition to the one
brought last week by the company
against Richard A. McCurdy alone
for the recovery of $3.50 900. The
total now sued for amounts to s5.
100000. The suits brought. In the
opinion of lawyers. form the basis for
criminal prosecutions.
One of the suits is directed against
the elder McCurdy, Thebaud and
Raymond, and the other against The
baud and Raymond alone. The
charge Is made that sums aggregating
the immense total Of $500,0OO were
paid Raymond & Co., for no reason
whatever except to enrich McCurdy's
son-in-law and his partner. and no
services were rendered for this money
1t is alleged. These gratuities and the
enormous commissions paid Raymond
IL Co., as general agents for the
Metropolitan district form the basis
of the two suits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
CURRENT NEWS EVENTS.

The City Council has granted to the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
way o franchise to enter Seattle,
Wash.
The prefect Of Constantinople,
Redvan Pasha, has been assassinated.
Ii is believed the assassins we're act
inG for the Young Turkish party.
Rufus Johnson and George Small,
both cuIored, were hanged at Mt.
Holly, N. j.. for assaulting and kill
ing Miss Florence Allison, white
woman.
George Barney and George Isock
were burned to death while fighting
fire at the Dodge colliery at ScTan-
ton, Pa.
Many threats have been made
against the life of Premier Witte. He
received warning that unless he left
the government in week ne would
be killed.
A fishing boat struck floating
mine March 26 of the coast OF the
province Echizen, Japan. and was
blown up. Seven Of her crew are
missing.
The Ohio Senate passed the House
bill repeating the Dapa law. which
prevented the name of a candidate ap-
pearing more than once on ballot.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
COAL MINERS WILL STRIKE
Anthracite District Ordered to
Suspend Operations.
CONFERENCE WAS A FAILURE
Operators in Western Pennsylvania,
Ohio and West Virginia Appeal
to President.

Without agreement on q wage scale,
the joint conference OF bituminous
coal operators and miners of the CEN
trail eompetive district at Indiana
polls adjourned sine die, leaving af-
fairs in such condition that a strike
of from 17S,0O0 to 3S4.000 soft coal
miners. besides 100000 anthracite
miners ordered out, seemed newt
able.
The miners directly affected are in
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Western
Pennsylvania.
Miners and operators OF the South
western district. comprised of Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, de-
cided to report disagreement.
Iowa miners have agreed with the
operators to suspend work for 60
days. Michigan. West Virginia and
Kentucky miners, 1t is said, will fol
low the lead Of the central district.
The disagreement came after a
struggle lasting 10 days, and disrupta
the interstate agreement, which has
existed since 1898, between opera
tors and miners, through which wage
scales, and other differences have
been adjusted.
The final vote In the conference of
the central competitive field, on
which the other districts base their
settlements, was on a motion offered
by President John Mitchell, CT. the
United Mine Workers. to restore for
two years the wage scale of 1898,
which would have been an increase
in wages of 5.55 per cent. The
operators of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
voted against the proposal and de-
feated it. The disruption of the con
ference followed. Operators of West
ern Pennsylvania and the miners Of
the four States voted for the propos-
al.
Anthracite Miners Scale commit
tee issued orders for total suspen-
sion Of mining in the three anthra-
cite districts beginning Monday
morning, April 2. +sr'
The operators OF Western Penn
sylvania. Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
telegraphed TO President Roosevelt
an appeal to appoint commission
to investigate coal mining conditions
and make recommendations regard
ing miners wages.
BY the adoption Of the resolution
providing for the signing OF individ-
ual agreements by district officials
and national officers of the United
Mine Workers with such operators as
are willing to pay the 1908 scale, the
miners national convention opened
the way for the continuance OF min
ig operations in the Pittsburgh dis
trict by the Pittsburgh Coal Company
and its various affiliations, no matter
what the other operators decide to
do. This action was taken March 80.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
SIX WORKMEN DUTcHERED
Corpses, Horribly Slashed, Were
Found in Same Room.
MAY HAVE BEEN MAFlA's WORK
Knives Used by the Slayers Were
Left Beside Their Victims.
Money Not Taken.

Six murdered Bulgarlans were
found In an old house at 2i5 Tenth
avenue, south, Minneapolis, Mimi,
and the police are uncertain how or
when the murders were committed al
though the evidence thus far secured
indicates that the men were killed dur
ing fight among II Bulgarans who
had rented the house.
The police are convinced that rob-
berry was not the cause of all the
murders as considerable money was
found on the bodies They also
scout the idea of any secret society
with motives of revenge. The dead
are said to be: Nicol Dlmltri, Kirle
Dlmltri, Agne Narofil, Kerstan Yovho.
unka Naudaba, and BaalSon Kapan-
nj.
Four of the bodies, horribly cut and
slashed wit knives, were found In u
room on the second floor. while In the
cellar were two others with their
throats cut. Near the bodies were
found five large bowie knives and a
hatchet.
The Dlmitris were evidently father
and son. All of the men were com
paratlvely young and smoothfaced.
The mems names were secured from
letters in sacks and satchels that
were found In the room where the
four bodies lay.
The nationality Of the men was de-
termined by a pastor of a Greek
church, who read the letters found
in the house. He found among the
papers discharge from the Turkish
army, belonging to Agne Narofll.
s. Magnuson, owner of the house.
says an Italian rented part of the
house OF him four months ago. paying
four months rent in advance, to be
used to house II railroad laborers of
whom he was foreman. The l2 men
moved into the house and lived quiet
ly, working every day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
ARRESTS IN BANK CASE
information for SO Offences In Enter
prise Bank Failure.

Criminal prosecutions In connection
with the affairs of, the defunct Enter
prise National bank OF Allegheny were
begun, when Edward r. Macmillan.
George l.. Raiston,' Charles Menzmer,
Forest X. Nichols and Lamert s.
Cook were arrested by United States
Marshal Stephen p. Stone and his
deputies. The arrests were made on
informatlpns for 6S separate oifenses
made by Special Bank Examiner ED
ward p. Moxey before United States
Commissioner William r. Lindsey.
Macmillan, Ralston and Manzmer
were employees OF the bank, while
Nichols is the private secretary Of
former State Senator w. II. Andrews
now a delegate In Congress from New
Mexico, and Lamert S. Cook was a
former partner with r. Lee Clark, the
former cashier of the bank, In a num-
ber OF real estate enterprises. One in
formation has been made against
Thomas w. Harvey. paying teller OF
the bank, but he has not yet been
arrested and II Is said that still an
other information has been made,
but the identity of the accused has
not been revealed.
The informations In the cases,
which were drawn by Robert NJ Glib
son, assistant United States district
attorney, are voluminous and charge
all the defendants with conspiracy to
defraud the bank, while the three
employees OF the bank In addition to
the charges OF conspiracy, are
charged with making false entries I'm
the books of the bank.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
Boston Wool Market.

The Boston Wool Market is firm
with a steady demand in evidence.
This has resulted in a way from the
increased firmness abroad. However
some feeling exists that the market
may latter reach hard position.
The goods market is not in a condi-
tion satisfactory to traders. Terri
tory woods are active. Pulled woods
are in fair movement, 3 supers hav-
ing the call Foreign woods are
strong. Leading quotations follow.
Ohio and Pennsylvania-XX and
above, S5B to 36c; x, SO to 33c; No.
/, IS TO 39c; No. 2. SO to 40c; fine
unwashed, &c to 261sc; quarter-blood,
unwashed, SO to 32ikc; three-eighths-
blood. SO to 33Hc; half-blood, S2h
to 33c; unwashed delaine, 28 to 29c;
fine washed delaine, S61s to &c.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
CHARGED WITH LARCENY
Arrested for Contributing Insurance
Company's Money to Political
Cop,nittee

On charge that his connection
with the contribution of 4S,702.50
from the funds of the New York Life
Insurance Company to Cornelius N.
Bliss, treasurer of the Republican
national committee in the campaign of
1904, constituted grand larceny In the
first degree, George W. Perkins, a
member of the firm of j. p Morgan
& Co., and until recently first vice
president of the New York Life In
surance Company, was arrested on a
warrant issued by City Magistrate
Moss.
Mr.. Perkins counsel admitted to
Justice Greenbaum that Mr.. Perkins
had advanced the sum named to Mr..
Bliss upon the request of the late
John A. Mccall, president Of the New
York Life.
lie was afterward reimbursed
through the action OF the company's
finance committee. II was contended
that Mr.. Mccall had executive au-
thority to order the payment, and that
If any crime was committed It was
participated in by every member of
the finance committee present when
the matter was acted upon.
The arrest Of Mr.. Perkins and the
subsequent issuance of the writ Of
habeas corpus will have the effect Of
having the highest courts Of the state
pass upon the legality of the campaign
contributions by insurance compan-
les
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
SIX KILLED IN A WRECK
Weakened Bridge Causes Disaster
Rescuers Lose Handcar.

Six railroad laborers we're killed
and score we're injured, several prob
ably fatally, when work train on
the Wyoming division OF the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad dropped into
swollen stream through an under
mined bridge near Natsona. Among
the dead Is Charles Noll, foreman Of
the laborers. Most OF the other men
were Austrlans and Italians.
The locomotive passed over the
bridge, but several cars, including
coach, fell into the flooded river.
The coach, containing 26 men, was
crushed under tank car that follow
ed II into the canon. Handcars were
pressed into service by three sur
geons and several citizens. The re-
lief party ran into severe snow
storm and were compelled to aban-
don the handcars and proceed afoot.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
SHORTENING ITS LINE
p. r. r. Said to Be Planning 100
Mile Cutoff in Ohio.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany is planning to shorten its New
York-Chicago run by two hours. To
accomplish this it must buy two
roads and build connecting link. 1t
is now planning tthe purchase Of the
Findlay, Fort Wayne & Western
railway and air line , from Fort
Wayne to Findley, also the Northern
Ohio, which runs from Delphos to
Akron.
BY constructing l2-mile line from
Findlay to Carey, thus connecting
with the Northern Ohio, at least 100
miles can be saved between Pittsburg
and Chicago. 1t is also planned to
construct 40.mile line between Ply
mouth, on the Northern Ohio, and
Wooster, which would shorten the
distance 30 more miles. thus cutting
the time between New York and Chi
cago two hours.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
puN's WEEKLY SUMMARY
Record Breaking Year in Building
Expected-Manufacturing Plants
are Not Reducing Their Output.

Trade reports are still somewhat
irregular, owing to the widely DIFF
fering weather conditions, and uneasi
ness regarding the labor situation. In
some sections OF the country spring
trade Is facilitated ny satisfactory
temperature, but at other points cold
and storms retard distribution of
seasonable merchandise.
Manufacturing plants are not re-
ducing output, statistics for March
promising TO establish new maximum
records In many industries, but the
future contains an element of dis
tulbance in the numerous demands for
higher wages.
Outdoor work Is rapidly increasing
and preparations are being made for
Il record breaking year In building
and agriculture. Clothing manufac-
turers and wholesale dry goods houses
are especially busy. Soft roads re-
tard the movement of grain to mar
ket and impede the return traffic II,
merchandise at many interior points.
Less than the usual interruption to
freight movement has occurred this
winter, railway earnings making un-
precedented exhibits, and roads re-
porting for March thus far show an
average gain Of ~ per cent. over
the previous year.
Foreign commerce at New York
for the last week exhibits a gain of
$2,432,35l in exports and loss of s2,-
1S6,SS7 in imports, as compared with
the same week last year.
Less complaint is heard regarding
the procrastination of consumers of
pig iron, numerous contracts having
been placed during the past week,
and many others are now under ne
sotation. Confidence in all depart
merits is sustained by the forward
business in rails and structural
shapes, that precludes any idleness
for many months at least.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
FEMININE NEWS NOTES

The number of women's clubs In
london at the present time is far in
excess of the demand.
Tie marriage of Waldorf Asior and
Mrs. Mamie Shaw will take place in
London early in April.
OF course her name is not Sarah. any
more than II is Bernhardt Her real
cognomen is Rosine Damoia.
The Minister OF Finance viii present
a bill appropriating the sum of s5O.O0O
annually for the future Queen Of
Spain.
Twenty-Five thousand acres OF land
IN three counties of Texas have been
acquired By Mrs. Alice Webb Duke for
tobacco raising.
The Duchess Of Marlborough Is said
to be developing serious vein. having
joined herself with the set called the
souls or the intellectuals.
Girls of Montclair IN. IT, High School
pnt on mourning when eight athletes
of the school were barred from their
teams on account OF low rating IN
scholarship.
Queen Helena Of Italy learning that
a friend. the Marchioness of Corsini,
had been killed in nm automobile ae-
cident. went after the body and took
it TO the Qurinal.
One OF the oldest residents of Aus
tralia has recently passed away in The
person of Lady Murphy. she was born
in England ninety years ago. the
daughter of an officer in the Royal
Navy.
Mrs. Herman Oelrichs. the society
leader Of New York. intends PERSONAL
ly to manage the splendid new Fair
mount Hotel. San Francisco. which
will cost her when completed almost
S3.0O0,O00.
Beatrice Sacchi. professor at Man
tua and the holder OF doctors degree
Is the first woman TO vote in Italy.
seems that there is row law there Z
prevent woman from voting. Mis-
Sacchi discovered this and went to u
polls and voted.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
SLOWLY 5RolLED TO DEATH
Korean Suspected Of Theft Subjected
TO 5arbarous Treatment.

A telegram from Hilo. on the Island
Of Hawaii, say that seven Koreans
have been sentenced to death for hay
ing tortured and burned Korean sus-
pected Of theft. Instead oi reporting
to the police, the friends OF the man
who lost the money captured the sus-
pected Korean and beat him with
sticks and stones until he was ex-
hausted. AS the suspects stlll refused
to confess, his captors rubbed salt in
to his wounds and lacerated him with
a saw, keeping him from lapsing In
to unconsclousness by giving him oc-
casional sips OF wine When this tor
ture failed to force a confession, they
rubbed Japanese soy in the wounds.
causing excruclating pain Finally
the man was held over fire and
broied until he died.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

After rejecting the Senate amend
ments prohibiting the acceptance of
passes by public officials and exempt
ing sleeping car companies from the
operations Of the measure the House
concurred in the other Senate amend
ments to the Wertz railway commits
sion bill and 1t will be law as soon
as signed by the Governor.
The bill provides, for State COM
mission of three members who have
power to regulate rates within the
State, have general supervision of
routes, classification, etc. The mem
beTs are to be appointed by the Gov
enor and will serve six years. The
bill is the one agreed upon by the
shippers and railroads alike.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
IMMIGRATION RECORD
Arrivals at New York Harbor in One
Day Number $1,000.

Over l1.000 immigrants arrived in
the harbor of New York March 80 or
board seven steamships from Euro
pean ports. This number is the re-
cord for single day which has been
made thus far during the annual
spring inrush of immigration. Ellis
island, where these immigrants are
examined and either rejected or ad-
mitted to the United States, can care
for less than half OF tc-days arrivals,
its limit being 5000 daily Those
who cannot be landed will be kept in
the harbor on their steamers until
later in the week. These immigrants
include the following nationalities:
English, Irish, Germans, Swedes,
Hungarians, Italians, Portuguese and
Russians.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
BOYS LAUGH AT SENTENCES
Judge at Springfield Calls Action of
Jury in Riot Cases an Outrage.

Laughing openly in court at the
light fines imposed for rloting. the
eight boys who were arrested by the
soldiers some days ago during the
riots at Springfield, o., walked out
Of the police court. free. Judge Mil
ler when the rioters were arraigned
before him. spoke OF the recommen-
dation of the jury that the fine be only
81 on account Of the youth of the ac-
cused. He said:
This matter Is an outrage. | can
do nothing but infict the nominal fine
of 81 as recommended by the jury.
This jury was made up of leading
business men and Their recommends
ton Is an outrage"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
LATEST QUEEN OF NAVY
Battleship New Jersey Comes Out of
Tests Covered With Glory.

The performance of the battleship
New Jersey in maining a speed OF
1918 knots an hour in i-hour en-
durance run of the New England
coast. coupled with her remarkable
speed the day before over meas
.ured mile at Rociland. Me. al n
1s.4S knots an hour gait. places her
at the head Of all Amcrlcan-buiit
battleshiDs in speed
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
ENToMsED 20 DAYS
Fourteen, Who Lived on Hay and
Morsels of Food. Are Taken
From French Mine,

Fourteen of the 1900 miners who
were entombed in the coal mines at
Courrieres, France, 90 days ago were
taken from the mine alive and well
March 20. ~
They have lived on hay found in
one Of the underground stables and
the morsels of food which they took
into the mine with them nearly three
weeks ago.
All attempts to rescue the entombed
men were abandoned more than two
weeks ago.
The miners were found by party
which was engaged in exploring the
mine. The men had livel for 90 days
not only shut off from the light but
almost deprived of air. They could
not have lived much longer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
To curtail Public PRINTING.

Following the Presidents sugges-
ton, the House passed several resolu-
tlons to correct the useless printing
OF public documents and to empower
the printing committees OF the two
legislative bodies to fix the number
of documents to be printed and. should
the demand arise for additional cop
les of a publication. tnen to have au-
thority 10 order another edition. A.. II
was claimed this action would re-
suit In saving the Government up
wards OF si.000.o00 annually.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
NEW CURE FOR RHEUMATISM
Italian Army officer Lectures 5eforc
London Society.

DIR. Ballabone, an eN-staff captain
of the italian army medical corps,
lectured before the London Thera-
peutical society on new remedy for
neuralgia, rheumatism and all gouty
affections.
He believes that he has discovered
cure, consisting of an injection CON
tanning amyic and benzoic elements.
Five or six injections in the muscles
will subdue recurrence OF the dis
ease. The remedy does not cause ir-
ritation or other harm. 1t operates by
combining with the uric acid in the
blood, rendering it soluble, and there
by enabling it to be more easily eli
minated. 1t also destroys the toxins
in the blood.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
KILLED WHILE PREACHING
Pastor Of Mormon Church Struck by
Lighting.

While preaching to his congregation
at Carson, Ia, Rev ]. b. Lentz, pastor
of Latter Day Saints church, was
struck by lightning. which caused his
death within an hour. The bolt de-
scended during q hard thunderstorm.
and was communicated to the preach
er by a chandelier hanging directly
above his head. ........
The shock threw him to the floor
in an unconscious state, while many
persons in the audience we're stun
ned. After nearly everyone had fled
from the building, Lentz was carried
out, but failed to regain conscious
ness. The church took fire. but the
flames were soon extinguished.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
Miners Viii Not Strike

Eight thousand. miners in the en-
ploy of the Keystone Coal and Coke
company and the Jamison Coal and
Coke company in Wentmoreland
county, Pa. have decided to con
tlnue work regardless of the action
of the indianapolis convention. Both
companies will pay the advance de-
manded. although the miners are
now getting trihe more than paid
TO the river miners and those Ia the
Irwin district.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-04
TORNADO IN OKLAHOMA
Three Persons Injured in Houses
Demolished by Storm.

Three persons were severely injur-
ed and thousands OF dollars worth OF
property was destroyed by a tornado
south of Billings. Okla. late Sunday
night.
James Russell and wife were criti-
cally hurt IS they lay in bed. Their
home was blown to pieces and they
were buried In the ruins. Mrs. Sam
Merrifield sustained serious injuries in
a similar manner