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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
PRUSSIA TORN BY REVOLT
Muuneers Seized Cruisers, and
n Slew Commanders.
PANIC AT THE PETERHoF PALACE
Prociamations Posted Calling on the
People to Rise Up and Murder
the Jews.

Reports from Russia are summed
up as follows:
Mutiny and rebellion continue in
the army and navy. Officers have
been killed Warships manned by
mutinous crews are roaming the sea
and the gulf OF Finland, prepared to
strike wherever they can worst hurt
the government.
Soldiers at Cronstadt mutinied and
seized Fort Constantine but after
heavy fighting were repulsed over
100, including several officers, being
killed. Over 1000 mutineers are
barricaded in their barracks.
Martial law was proclaimed at
Cronstadt and many other regions of
the empire, including the Donetz
basin.
The Cronstadt mutiny caused a
panic in the palace at Peterhof and
the ear was reported to have fled
the country, but it subsequently prov
ed only made arrangements to remove
to Tsarskoe-Selo.
Gen. Markgraffslty, chief of the
Warsaw gendarmerie, and his son
were shot and killed by revolution
lists
Military disorders have broken out
at Reval.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to blow up the Moscow police head
quarters building with an Internal
machine.
In serious conflicts between the po-
lice and Socialist Red Guards at
Helsingfors the chief of police was
wounded and his assistant killed.
The mutineers at Sveaborg sur
rendered.
The crew of the cruiser Pamyat
Azova mutinied and took the ship
northward after killing the COM
mander and four officers.
The czar has ordered all of the
mutineers at Ft. Constantine, Cron-
stadt and Sveaborg summarily court
martialed. An intimation has been
conveyed to all of the officers IL will
be advisable to execute the mutineers
at once, and this is expected to be
done.
Advices from Finland are that the
revolutionists there have issued
proclamation to all citizens declaring
for Finnish republic and demanding
that all persons take up arms in its
support.
Advices from Odessa, Sevastopol
and Nicolaiev indicate that the Black
Hundreds are melting the troops ana
populace to rise against the govern
ment.
Proclamations we're posted in near,
ly every municipality in Russia ap-
pealing to the people to rise and
murder the Jews.
Following the incipient mutinies at
the Helsingfors fortress Of Sveaborg
and at Cronstadt St Petersburg's
principal defense, came an order for a
general political strike in the EN-
pfre; part of the crew of the cruiser
Bcgatyr of Japanese war fame mu
tinted at Helsingfors, following the
rebellion on the cruiser Pamyat
Azova; part of the troops in the sum-
mer camp near Warsaw rose and
were standing off the loyal troops at
latest reports.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
PASSENGER RATE CUT
Pennsylvania Railroad Reduces Fare
to 2la Cents Mile.

Important changes in passenger
rates were announced by Fourth Vice
President John b. Thayer of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, fol
lowing a meeting of the board of di-
rectors of that corporation. The
company has decided to reduce the
maximum one way fares from 312 and
3 cents to 21s cents a mile. This
action will involve readjustment of
all through fares from the South and,
owing to the vast amount of work en-
tailed by reason of the change, the
new rate of fare will not become oper-
ative for some time, probably Novem-
Der 1.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
RECOVERING RAPIDLY
Favorable Reports from the Earth
quake Stricken City.

In its monthly bulletin of progress,
the California promotion committee
says:
Wonderful activity has been shown
in all lines in San Francisco during
the month of July, and reconstruction
work has been pushed with vigor.
"There was a loss of 1000 Of the
city's population during the first
month after the fire. and it is esti-
mated that more than 100000 have
returned, while $4,000 are waiting in
nearby cities for accommodations in
order that they may return. The
present population is estimated at
3G5, 900
"The number of people receiving
relief in the city has been reduced
from 225,000 during the first week,
to less than 1900. There is a great
demand for ordinary laborers, and for
workmen in all departments of build
ing trades"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
Boot sneaks in Conference.

Secretary of State Root addressed
the special session of the Pan-Ameri
can conference. at Rio De Janciro,
making most eloquent speech, which
created tremendous enthusiasm
among delegates who showered con
gratulations upon him. Many of the
delegates are having copies of the
speech sent to their homes, where
they believe its publication will have
a beneficial effect in destroying sus-
picion of the intentions of the United
States.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
DIVIDEND RESTORED
Steel Corporation Declares One Per
Cent. for Six Months.

The United States Steel Corporation
directors declared two dividends OF
u of 1 per cent each on the common
stock, payable on October / next. be-
sides the regular quarterly dividend
of IA per cent on the preferred, pay
able August so next.
The common dividends are the first
to be declared by the corporation
since December, 1908, when Y of 1
per cent was paid. From September
1, 1901. to September 1, 1903. inclus-
i've, it had paid quarterly dividends of
per cent on the common. It has
paid IA quarterly on the preferred
stock since August, 1901.
The common dividends declared
are for the quarters ended March 81
and June 80 and will be paid out Of
the earnings for those quarters.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE
Net Loss to all Insurance Companies
Over $4,000, coo.

State Superintendent of Insurance
Otto Kelsey of Albany, N. Y. made
public the results of his investigation
as to the losses of fire insurance com
panies in the San Francisco disaster.
The gross amount of insurance in
volved by all companies was S222,-
$50, ,307; the. reinsurance, S65. .2i6,771;
salvage, s33, ,S14,46S, and actual loss,
1892 ,S13,OG7.
The company with the largest net
loss is the Hartford Fire of Connect
cut. according to the report. It's loss
Is S6.1S6.701.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
Iudne Attacked and Robbed.

Clark Duffy, Is years old; William
Duffy, "a years old, his brother, and
Gus Delpierro, 81 years old, were
lodged in Central police station charg-
ed with being the trio of thugs who
sandbagged and robbed Judge w. G.
Hawkins, presiding judge of the Or
phans' court of Allegheny county at
Bayard and Craig streets, Pittsburg.
The valuable gold watch stolen from
Judge Hawkins was also recovered.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
DEAD, AGED 112
lndiana's Oldest Woman Saw Napo.
leon During Russian Invasion.

Mrs. Ferdinand Reese, the oldest
woman in Indiana and perhaps in the
United States, died at Laporte, Ind,
112 years old. According to docu.
ments in her possession, she was
born in Volgravit2, Poland, in 1894
and after marrying and burying two
husbands in Poland, came to Ameri-
ca in 1870, settling at Buffalo, N. Y,
where she married Ferdinand Reese.
Later Mr.. and Mrs. Reese removed to
Laporte. Her husband died two years
ago. In 1912, when Napoleon invaded
Russia, she saw the French emperor.
She attributed her long life to her
simple method of living.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
TWO KILLED; 20 HURT
Boiler Exoodes at Indiana Paper
Plant-Harrison Mansion
DAMAGED.

Harry Borders and Lafayette
Lichey were killed and 20 other work
men injured by the explosion of a
boiler at the plant of the Vincennes,
Paper Mills Company at Vincennes,
Ind. The property loss is $4,000
The boiler was hurled through the
roof of the boiler house. Falling 100
feet distant, it badly damaged the
Harrison mansion, the home of viii.
lam Henry Harrison when he was
governor of the Northwest territory.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
Biu Fortune for Americans.

When Sir Thomas Henley died in
London over so years ago he left a
fortune of several million dollars and
not an heir in England TO claim it..
Now four American families will cut
up about $40, 100000 among themselves.
The heirs are Mrs. Charlotte L..
Childs. 1927 Grand avenue, Mil 'au-
kee; Mrs Florence A. Case. Denver,
and the Whitaker families of Gin
cinnati and Pittsburg.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
The Public Debt.

The monthly statement of the pub
lie debt issued August l shows that
at the close of business July 81, 1906.
the debt, less cash in the treasury,
amounted to $97S,S56,S01, which Is
an increase for the month of $9,421,-
ia. This increase is largely account
ed for by the decrease in the amount
of cash on hand. The recent issue
of Pan-American bonds does not ap-
pear in the July statement. Interest
bearing debt, $685., 159 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
Italy Building Sea Monster.

A report from Rome states Italy
is building a battleship so much
larger than the famous Dreadnaught
that it will be useless for the Ameri-
can naval architects to make plans
that will merely eclipse the lines of
the British ship. The law directing
the building of a leviathan for our
navy distinctly says that it must be
larger than any known vessel of the
battleshiD class.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
After Frisco Insurance Men.

To support the charge of criminal
conspiracy, which a grand jury is try
ing to fix on insurance brokers who
have compelled policyholders in San
Francisco to accept less than was due
them, subpoena was called directing
Prof. A. w. Whitney. the insurance
expert of the University of California,
to produce evideDce of settlements
made.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
Shin Hite War Mine

Steamer advices say that renewed
attention has been called to the
danger of floating mines by the col
lision of the steamer Ningpo with a
floating mine, 120 miles from the
Yangtse river. The steamer was
considerably damaged and had mar
row escape from destruction.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
Flies Blamed for Cholera,

The outbreak of cholera in the
Philippines is due to the unusual
number of flies in the islands. ac-
cording to advices received by the
Bureau of Insular Affairs. In the
opinion of Dr.. Heiser, the head of the
Bureau of Health in the islands, the
flies are chiefly, il not wholly. re-
sponsible for the spread of the di-
sease, and he is urging a general war
upon the pest.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
Steamer a Total Wreck.

The steamer Cyril. bound from st.
John, n. B., for Swansea, which went
ashore on Cape Race July q, is a
hopeless wreck. She crossed half a
mile of shoal water before lodging
fast and tore nearly the whole bot
tom out
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08

Professor A. H. Thompson of the
United States Geological Survey died
in Washington, d. c., aged 67. He
was a noted geographer and had been
connected with the survey since 1882.
Previously to that year he was asso-
ciated with Major Powell, his broth
er-in-law, in the exploration of the
Grand Canon of the Colorado.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08
Paper Company Quits Business.

The General Paper Company, known
as the paper trust. has gone out of
business as the result of the decis-
ion of the United States court against
it. A meeting of the board of di-
rectors Of the company was held at
Milwaukee, when all the business was
cleared up.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08

Disappointed because their parents
would not permit them to marry,
Gustave Kathke, aged 10. and Ella
Miller, a girl of IS. committed suicide
together by jumping into the Delaware
river at Philadelphia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08

Former Governor Samuel R. Van
SAINT has been appointed chief mar
shal of the Grand Army PARADE during
the annual encampment, to be held in
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08

Orders were issued at the War De-
partment assigning Major General A.
w Greedy to the command of the
Northern division. with headquarters
at st. Louis.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-08

M. Herzenstein, leader Of Liberal
Russians, was assassinated at his
home In Finland.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-07

be resigned his commission in 1881
He has been minister to Austria ana
more recently held the position of p8
lice commissioner Of New YORK city
At the outbreak of the Spanish war he
re-entered the army as colonel of II
New York volunteer regiment He
served for time III Porto Rico and
later distinguished himself In the Phil
ippines. He was made briGadier
general In the regular service in 1901
General Grant was only twelve years
old when his father took him to the
front, and he was close to him during
the whole of the Vlcksburg campaign.
One of his experiences was running
the batteries of Vicksburg by mrs IA
her's side on a gunb0at
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-07

The old story about monkeys climb
ing up cocoanut trees and firing nuts
down on people that pass under them.
as related in the old fashioned story
books. Is exploded by the facts" re-
marked man who has been ia South
America. "The fact is that cocoauuts
are never plucked off the trees. They
are fastened on by fiber that would
require the strength of a Hercules to
break, and no monkey was ever born
in the world that could pluck one of
them. have read many stories about
monkeys climbing these trees, but aft
err five years experience as a resident
of Porto Coftes, Honduras, during
which time my business has taken me
out In the forests, l have never seen a
monkey attempt to climb a cocoanut
tree They have no limbs, only a small
bunch of foliage on the top. and each
tree bears from eight to ten nuts
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-07
QoR THE CHILDREN


a magician will sometimes borrow a
sznnse and marx Ii hef0rc SOD and seem
% put The same IN tire middle - a
hssssAeTeasef and wind h that yau may
BETTER see and feel Il then IS will take
'slss hanakerchisf asssi tsa gaa feel
whether the dime he there % ROT and
DC will also Require you b. put the
same taGEser "a eaa3iesigck ur sofee sac6
like fhlnG then DE- wH seu1 Tor >
basin of water. ard a33dH@ the baslB
sInsfssr thu table r2lat aeam~, ghe ean-
sihess3es he via use certaa words of
~snehaalmeut, su8 ln q rt tiHe ynt.
will hear the dime fsl3 iato the basin.
Tals done. let oar take otg tie candle.
sstissk and the magician take the hand
sscTchief and shake Il. bot thn money Is
soae which seems strange feat hui
being known the miracle j. turned ip-
to baubie, Tor # Il nothing elise but
ee sew i dime into corner af q hanH
@cschlef which corner you mast con
sey ia the middle OF your handkerchief
anstoad Of the borrowed dime
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-07

Red uniforms were Jrs{ adopted by
the Emperor ValernS MaEimus ia or
der that the Roman soldiers might not
be frightened by the sight 81 TIER own
blood To this Gag the children Of
England are told that this IS The reason
why French troops wear red trousers.
and French Children are taught the
same notion respecting the red coats
of the British Tie DICTIONARIES Of an
cient Rome wore the skins Of bears on
the field of battle to make them look
fierce. For the same reason they put
figures of frightful beasts on their
shields and helmets. From this odd
custom spring modern crests and ar
mortal bearings The idea of soaring
the enemy by such devices has been
perpetuated up to quite recent times
Tall bearskln hats were originally
adopted to make them look taller by
the French cuirassiers, each of whom
carried handful of grenades for scat
tering among the ranks of their foe.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-07

1t Is said by travellers throughout the
world that tie most universally nm
truthful people 20 be met with are the
Arabs All foreigners Tie some OF the
time, but the Arabs lie all OF the time.
Whether this be true or not, the Arabs
give this reason for their untruthful.
ness
When the father Of lies came ON
earth 10 distribute his goods he had
uine bags Of lies, lie spread one bag OF
lies throughout Europe, then started
Tog Africa aud Asia He landed in
Egypt one evening. intending to scat.
Zer u bagful over that country and
Syria, then on the following day go to
Asia, While he slept the Arabs (who
were accomplished thieves stole all
his remaining bags of lies and distrib-
71ted them among themselves
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-07

Frederick Dent Grant. who has just
,ssen promoted 70 the rau& ~ major
general ID the United states arrny by
President Roosevelt has lseen Ia com.
maad az TIE department Of the e8si.
with headquarters st Governors Is.
And. Nrw York city The promotion
was rnade 70 an tha vacancy cansesi hy
ibe retirement u Major General sum
Ter
The uew n8ior general e tho eldest
sou u the late Ulysses 5. Grant tac
hero ~ the elvll war lis WIS born lB
81 t.oaiS ia 1880 was graduated frau
West Point Ia 1871 and beld tte ruuk
Of lieutenant Colonel 10 the army whs1,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-07

What beautiful story is that of the
Peri told by Moore in "Ialla Rookh. "
She was promised Ambulance into
paradise If she would bring the gift
most acceptable to the Almighty. She
nrsf brought a drop Of n young pa
srlot's blood. shed In fighting for his
country, but that would not admit her
Then she brought the last sigh of a
maiden who had died nursing her he
trothed, but the gates would not open.
FINALLY she brought a tear of repent
aI4ce shed by an old man who had
neeE cr~zerted by the prayers of a
chfu, and the gates were flung wide.
while all heaven rejoiced
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-07

A travellers tale has 1t that Nang
hanu, Siamese city, home of the roy
al FAMILY, is sort of municipal harem
It's population is composed of women
and children alone. 1t Is ia the center
OF Bangkok, has high walls around It,
and In its population of 5000 there is
not single man. though the king oc-
casionally pays a visit There are
shops, markets, temples, theaters.
streets and avenues, parks, lakes.
trees and flower gardens, a hall of JUS
tice, judges, eXecutioner. police, gen
erals and soldiers, all the positions, of
fetal and otherwise, being filed by
women. The only man in all Siam who
can enter this city is the king.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-07

In the slow evolution OF the race.
unused the elephant looking with lau-
guild Interest at the throug OF curious
gazers that stood Oh the outside Of the
ropes and fed him with cakes. peanuts
and candy chow many millions OF
yeurs 10 must require 90 evolve from
the sAapeles~ aad rudimeutary prolec.
ton oa the face of the creature called
man the FUN mad perfect uruboscis"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-07

We hope that boys ana girls will
carefully avoid the bad habit of cross.
tng the knees, either in private or in
pahlic and particularly in street cars,
says the Chicago News. In the first
place, it is in very bad taste-not tc
say i'll bred; in the second place it is
Febe doctors say, injurious to the nerve,
'aI the leg, and, in the third place, if il
fEhe way of other people 1t Is bad
enough for man or boy TO cross his
sEn<es. but for a woman or a girl it Is
positively vulgar
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-07

There is an Indian legend that
Brahma, the creator, once committed a
sin that he might know the torrents
of remorSe and thus be able to sympa-
thize with mortals. But the moment
he had committed It he began repeat
ting the mautras or prayers OF puritca-
ton, and ia his grief dropped on the
earth tear, the hottest that ever fell
from au eye, and from it was formed
the first sapphire
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-07
drums.

Why is a historical event like a par.
eel united and tied again? Because it
= recorded
Why is a kiss spelled with two SIS?
Because it always takes two to COM
NIere the spell.
Why do doctors keep bad company
Because the worse people are the Of.
UeBer they visit them.
What houses are the easiest to break
lnto: The house of bald people, be
cruise their locks are few.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-07

The uarlanei'es s celvbrated .u au.
Client l.-'Ur, na account ur N,rze+ Bud
Alexander having crossed Dr.. tH. fog.
uer .a f~I De- &, tu enter Europe and
fhr H.frr .n 1858 o. g. fH .ltrr Asia
AZ fH+ usHr whrre Alexander crossed
g.uu- itHnirr nightly SWAIN tHs
u-.en.at rn .sf lieap-H faat per
i..H-l H Hei"w Times Hr lord 49,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-07

The base o. eeIiuIuJJ Us common pu-
per. Hy action of suphur.c end nitric
1a'.lis be- .s changed t1 SUN cotton. then
'irlel ground aud mixed with from
% In BOD per- cent of umph0r aiter
@nich Dr. ground HHn. eoilrrJ vIh
powder coolers. rasr .u sheets. pressed
aery HarI "HI at BASE baked between
zsfs uf -HHerlrHfHi r."er.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-07
Stomach and Liver Trouble Cured.

Stomach and Liver Trouble Cured.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures
stomach and liver trouble as it aids
digestion, and stimulates the liver
and bowels without irritating these
organs like pills and ordinary ca
thartics. It cures indigestion and
| sick headache and chronic consti-
/ patton. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup
does not nauseate or grippe and is
mild and pleasant to take. Refuse
substitutes. B. w. FEARIS, Specia
Agent.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-07
Your Food

must be properly disested and asstnated to be OF
any value TO you. otherwise it is source Of harm
instead Of good.
If not dlgested, it femen.s and decays causing
sour stomach heart burn nausea headache,
fatulence, bad breath and other discomforts.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-07
KOdOl
Dyspepsia Cure

compels proper digestion Of the food and sends the
food nutriment through the blood into all parts of
the body.
The tissues are thus built up and every organ is
restored to health and strength and put in perfect
condition.
Disease is driven out to stay out - the cause
Is removed
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-30

was spreading all over my body and
limbs. Before had used one bottle
OF Cuticura Resolvent, together with
the Ointment, my sores were nearly
healed over, and by the time / had
used the third bottle, l was entirely
wen. had q good appetite and was
fleshier than ever was. To any one
who, has any skin or blood disease /
would honestly advise them to get tho
Cuticura Remedies and get well quicker
than all the doctors in the State can
cure you" Mrs. NJ. L. Falin,
may ~ lsO5. Specrs Ferry, Va.