The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-02-03
CAPITAL BUILDING BURNED.
The Home Of the Pennsylvania Legis.
lature Goes up In Flames.

latnre Goes mp ~ FLAMES.
A special dispatch from Harrisburg in
this mornings Derrick under date Of
Feb. 2, says in part: The old capitol of
! Pendsylvania is in ruins. 1t was burned
to the ground this afternoon, not thing
being saved except some of the records,
aud many of these were consumed.
President Pro tenn. McCarrell, of tho
Senate, and Speaker Boyer, of the House,
stood in the park and watched the pro-
| gress of the flames with saddened faces.
Shortly before ! o'clock to-day fire
broke out in the lieutenant governors
apartments at the State Capitol, and in
20 minutes the halls of Legislature and
Offices of the entire legislative branch of
the State government were in flames.
There is no means of ascertaining
whether anybody has been swallowed up
| by the flames or not, but there were nu-
merous close calls from danger The vol
unteer firemen of the city, reinforced by
many State officials and citizens, fought
the fire valiantly and well. All the leg
islation on its way through the Legis-
lature was secured. 1t is likely that all
the important papers of both branches
affecting the present session are saved.
Careful estimates make the property
loss to the State about 81 800, 900, partially
insured.
At $3.50 it was a sad wreck that the
thousands of spectators behind the taut
fire ropes gazed upon. What had once
been handsome building, if it was old,
was nothing but four bare walls sur
rounded by roofless dome. The big
stone pillars before the east and west
porticos still stood like giants of old but
they guarded a sorry mass of timbers.
Last Wednesday morning, NJ. w.
German, edger on the Wheeler e. Dusen-
bury mill, at Stowtown, while oiling the
bearings on the machine in some manner
threw his left hand onto the saw and the
index and middle fingers and part of the
thumb were cut off. DR.. viii g. Nor
row dressed the wounds and Mr.. Cor
man is getting along nicely.
-Amsler is still doing husinest at the
old stand, so when you want anything in
the line of confectionery, cigars, tobacco,
tropical fruit, vegetables or oysters, just
give him call and get the best that is in
the market at rock bottom prices, Don't
forget the news depot. All the standard
magazines and story papers constantly
on hand. Agent for the Buffalo Daily
Express. 2t
The Oil City district of the Free
Methodist church will hold its second
general quarterly meeting for the pres
ent conference year at Kellettville, Pa,
commencing Thursday, Feb. IL, and
continuing over the Sabbath. Ministers
and members from all parts of the dis
trict are expected to be present. District
Elder, d. B. Tobey will preside over the
meeting.
ITS a wonder the Borough "dads'
wouldn't enforce the ordinance which is
supposed to compel the people to keep
the sidewalks clear of snow and ice. The
walk leading to the depot on Bridge
street is disgrace to the town. 1t is so
badly blockaded with snow that it is sim
ply impossible to walk two abreast and
it is disgusting to see string of people
compelled to walk "goose fashion" on
thei- way to or from the trains.
The literary society will hold de-
bate next Friday evening. Feb. 5. The
subject will be, "Resolved,. That Con-
gress Should Pass the Cameron Resolu-
ton" Jas. Landers and James Morrow
will handle the subject in the affirmative
and A. w. Richards and Jay Bankhead
in the negative. Alter the regular par
ticipants have finished there will be a
general debate, after which there will be- a
business meeting and election of officers
of the society.
The principal topics treated editor
tally in the February ReUie,C Of ReUie,Cs
are the Anglo-American arbitration
treaty, the Cuban situation, the prospects
of the Nicaragua Canal, the recent cleo
tions of United States Senators in the
different states, and the relation of the
great corporations to political campaign
funds. There is also the customary
resume of the significant foreign events
of the past month. The editorial pages,
like the other parts of the magazine, are
fully and suitably illustrated.
-Thos. Salsgiver, who has been con-
fined in the Franklin Jail for some time
past on the charge of malicious injury
to livery stable property, ID. II. Pressey,
pros, was found not guilty in the Venango
county court last Wednesday. In No
vember last Salsgiver hired horse from
Pressey and drove TO Franklin. Pressey
testified that he came home late at night
with the horse cut badly on the shoulder,
unblanketed and shivering with the cold.
There was not enough evidence, how
ever, to make out case against the de-
fendant.
-MarienVille Express Mrs. NJ. NJ.
smith, of Pigeon, died Tuesday of hem
orrhage, the result of a recent operation.
The Bowman Lumber Co. have their
new mill built to replace the one de-
stroyed by fire last fall.-Sheriff Walker
was up frem Tionesta Tuesday and lev
led on some of the property at the Ex-
tract Works. 1t is to be hoped that the
company may find way out of their fl
nancial difficulty, and that the works
will soon be running again.-Mrs. &C.
Swatziager died at her home at Seldom
Seen, Wednesday night, quite suddenly
of heart trouble. She had been injured
some weeks ago by being thrown from a
horse, but was improving and was able
to be about the house again.
See the advertisement of the Phila-
adelphia Times in this issue.
See the bargain counter at Miles Il
Armstrong;. 1t
Not long ago a farmer who lives three