The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-02
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS
Short Items From Various
Parts of the World.
Record of Many Espprnings Condensed
and Put In small space and Arranged
with Special Regard For the Convent
ence of the Header Who Has Little
Timeit Spare.

James Fassett, a prominent lumber
merchant of Tonawanda, N. Y, aged
65 years. died of sunstroke.
Rose Coghlan, the actress, has made
an assignment, her liabilities amount
ing to $26,S36, with no assets except her
necessary wearing apparel, and stage
costumes
The Chicago meat trust has advanced
the price of beef from to cents a
pound on all grades.
James Howell 65 years old, of Os-
wego, N. Y, was struck and killed by
train.
Fire in Chicago destroyed Carroll &
Lancaster's carpet store, causing a loss
of $3.50, 900.
The official health report of Havana
shows not one case of yellow fever ex-
sting in the city. Other infectious dis
eases are at a minimum.
President Mckinley has no intention
of relieving General Otis of his COM
mand, being perfectly satisfied with his
work in the Philippines.
Admiral Dewey has cabled the mayor
of New York city that he will so time
his return so as to reach New York
on Oct. l.
Forty persons were leaning against
fn iron railing of cycle track in Ber-
in when lightning struck the railing
killing four persons and badly injuring
I 20 others
The Il strikers arrested for dynamit-
ing an electric car in Brooklyn were all
| discharged in the police court for want
of evidence to convict them.
Mrs. Catherine Dillon. aged 103 years,
| died at her home in Bristol, Pa.
Englands home secretary announces
that no royal clemency will be shown
| Mrs. Maybrick, now in an English
| prison
| The citizens of Philadelphia will pre-
sent to Paris a statue of Benjamin
Franklin during the exposition next
year.
| AT Long Beach, Cal. T. Theyer so
years old, shot and instantly killed
Miss Dorothy Mckee, shot and wound
ed her ,over, a man named Baker, and
then shot and probably fatally injured
himself. Jealously was the cause of
the tragedy.
The ore handlers strike in Cleveland
is likely to extend to all the Lake Erie
ports unless soon settled
An offensive and defensive treaty is
about to be entered into between Near
aqua and Honduras.
Great distress has been caused by the
tremendous heavy transforms in South
ern Chill. Many cities are flooded and
the crops are completely ruined.
An increase of 25 cents per day in
wages has been granted all the molders
employed in the vsIious foundries OF
stown, o.
The battl snip Suffren was success
fully launched at orest She is the
largest vessel in the French navy
The ore handlers strike at the NJ. A.
Hanna docks in Ashtabula o., has
ended, the Wen being granted every
point they demanded.
A. ]. Balfour, first lord of the Brit
ish treasury and government leader in
The house of commons, declares that the
crisis on the Transvaal is by no means
at an end.
Three of the Italians lynched at Tai
lulah. La, were naturalized American
citizens.
The Hawaiian islands have been vio-
lently shaken by an earthquake and
Mauna Loa, on Hawaii. Is in eruption.
People residing near there Nave fled
for safety.
The body of the late Colonel Robert
G. Ingersol was cremated at Fresh
Pond, Long Island.
Adolph Luetgert. the wealthy Chi
cago butcher, that killed his wife and
destroyed her body in his sausage fac
tory was found dead in his cell IN
Joliet prison, where he was serving a
life sentence.
Cornelius Gardner, John Meyers. Jo-
seph Bryan and Charles James, all ne
groes, charged with murder. were
hanged in Baltimore.
The creditors of the Haytlan govern
ment are aiming to have the govern
ment declared bankrupt and then APP
peallng for a United States protector
ate.
Andrew Carnegie has offered the city
OF San Diego. Cal. $4,000 to build a
HDidIS pIoNiuiHS thS tlly luIHiSn AHe
site
BY an explosion OF gas at the col
Hery of Coke Bros. & Co. near Hazle-
ton. Pa. two men were fatally injured
and FIVE others were seriously burned
The new pattern works Of the West
inghouse Electric company. in the
course of erection at East Plttsburg
colIaDspd burying a number of work
men in the ruins. one man was killed
outright and FIVE others seriously in
jured.
Fire in Smith e. McNelIs restaurant
on Greenwich street. New York city
caused about $4,000 damage. A girI
was badly burned.
william Dezotel, aged 16. fell over an
embankment near High Falls at Co
penhagen. N. Y. a distance Of 100 feet
and was instantly killed.
/ Charles ]. Starner OF Elmlra. N. Y.
was found dead In bed. having died OF
heart disease during the night.
w. c. OFT. Mrs. and Miss Boyntou
upsetting Of a rowboat.
Frank W. CASHIER. a grocery clerk Of
Amsterdam. N. Y, was struck by a
West Shore train and instantly killed.
A section Of pier at Glen Haven
near Rochester. fell, precipitating 20'
people in the water but no one wal
seriously injured
General Guzman Blanco. ex-presiden
OF Venzuela. died in Paris.