The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-09-06
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Pointed Paragraphs Chronic
ling the Weeks Doings.
Long Dispatches From Various Parts of
Only the Facts Given In as Few Words
rs Possible For the Benefit of the Hur-
ried Reader.

Gold, silver and copper have been dis
covered in rich quantities along an ex-
tension of the Canadian Pacific rail
road in British Columbia.
Rear Admiral Sampson. with the A
lantic squadron, will meet Admiral
Dewey at sea and escort him into New
York harbor.
Captain James E. Eastman, Second
artillery, died at Chase's lake, near
Glenfield, N. Y, of fever cont acted
during the Cuban campaign.
Adolph Muehsam. aged 55 years, of
New York city, shot himself, leaving a
note that he was tired of life.
Mary Ann Carr, Port Huron wcm-
an, being taken to Detroit to be Jailed
for theft. jumped from the steamer
while crossing Lake st. Clair and was
drowned.
John Johnson. a farmer living near
ly killed by his half brother, Oliver
Anderson the result Of quarrel
An earthquake shock was felt in the
vicinity of Wabash, Ind. No one was
injured.
George F. Clark living at Sandy
Creek near Rochester, N. Y. W 6
found unconscious and died shortly af-
ly after. Heart failure is the supposed
cause.
The United States cruiser Newark
reached San Francisco after her trip
around the Horn.
Mrs James T. Miller, SO years old,
of Chester, Pa, swallowed carbolic
acid, mistaking it for castor oil. and
died within few minutes
Frederick Johnson of Gilbert Plains.
Man, killed his wife, three children
and himself No cause but desponden.
cy known for the crime.
Aguina1do has ordered his forces to
attack the American forces and try
and recapture the town of linus The
Americans are ready for the battle
william H. Thomas, editor. of The
Lake Shore News at Wolcott, ~ Y,
died very suddenly of heart failure,
aged 81 years.
Frank Ives, the champion biliardist
died at the home of his brother in-law
III INdpluS, 4hlCll ne was UuI lcu
in Plainwell, Mich, where he was born
in 1866.
George F. Storrs, brakeman on the
Central railroad, was fatally injured at
Blackwells. N. Y, by falling between
moving cars. He was 30 years of age
and lived at Corning, N. Y.
It is now estimated that 5000 people
perlshed in the recent hurricane that
swept oyer Porto Rico.
Two young ladies, Helena and Alice
Gillespie, cousins, were drowned at
Quebec while trying to save the life
of another young lady. The third lady
was finally rescued.
Portions of a mans body were found
in the canal at Seneca Falls, so badly
decomposed that Identification was inn
possible.
At a harvest picnic near Ladora. Ia.
25 persons were poisoned as a result OF
eating Ice cream.
Germany has sent an ultimatum to
China demanding security of life and
protection Of property for German sub
jects in the Hinterland.
The expert machinists and their
helpers at the Cramps ship yards In
Philadelphia have struck for a nine
hour work day,
The remains Of Colonel Alexander
Hawkins of the Tenth Pennsylvania
regiment were buried at Washington,
Pa Fully % 900 people were present.
Rear Admiral Sampson will be re-
lieved of the command of the North
Atlantic squadron as soon as Admiral
Dewey returns. He VIII be assigned
to shore duty at his own request.
Five children, four girls and one boy,
were drowned while taking sea bath
near Easton, Conn.
BY the explosion of a boiler in the
Republic Iron Works at Pittsburg Ave
people were Instantly killed and seven
seriously injured.
In a collision between two river
steamers on the North Sea canal one
of the vessels sank, and nine persons
including two women, were drowned.
James Gibbons, aged IS years. of
New York city, fell through an air
shaft, five stories, and was instantly
killed. He was a somnambulist and
was walking in his sleep.
Spencer E'ennis, a young man of
Canandaigus. N. Y, has mysterlously
disappeared.
A dangerous counterfeit 50 treasury
note of 1880. series "a" has been put
In circulation In New Orleans. over
5000 was passed in one day.
The German government has sent
bubonic plague,
Ambassador Choate reports that
some progress has been made In the
Alaskan boundary dispute.
Charles Beiler, aged 16 Of Buffalo,
while boating on the Niagara river,
was run down by a tug and barge
and his body has not been found
Jacob Dold's packing plant at Kan
sas City was damaged by fire to the
extent of 100000.
Warren II. Corning, prominent in
Cleveland business circles. died at his
home in that city, aged 5S years.
Herman Felsenthal. president of the
AhlNdSO bahh u Commence NiSu fNiJ
suddenly Of heart failure.
The tug boat Red Cloud was wrecked
on Lake Erie, off Cedar Point, near
Sandusky and two men and a boy
were drowned.
Patrick o'Keefe, a New York police
man. was shot and killed by Michael
Farrelli an Italian saloonkeeper, who
was creating disturbance and the Of
ficer tried to arrest him.
President Mckinley has commuted
the death sentence to life imprison-
ment for Thomas McVsigh. who MUIR