The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-09
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS
Short Items From Various
Parts OF the World.
Record of Many HHpprnings Condensed
and Put In Small space and Arranged
With Special Regard For the Convent
enOe of the Header who Has Little
Time to Spare.

Elihu Root took the oath of office as
secretary of war and assumed charge
of that department.
The Belgian cabinet has resigned ow-
ing to the rejection of the electoral
bills by parliament.
Diplomatic relations are about to b.
resumed between France and Para
quay.
Secretary of the Navy Long and his
wife are taking their vacation at Hing
ham, Mass.
Frank J.. Wooster, a prominent fish
dealer of Gloucester, Mass, dropped
dead Of heart failure while walking
along the street.
Giovanni Chellino. an italian living
in Chicago, shot and killed his wife and
then killed himself.
The United States gunboat Dolphin
collided with the ferryboat New York
in Hudson river, doing considerable e
damage to the latter.
Miss Fannie Goodwin of Fairview,
KY, shot and mortally wounded Bryan
Allegreen, who had slandered her.
Fire In the Federal Steel company's
plant at Joliet, Ills, destroyed $4,000
worth of property and threw $500 men
out of employment
The Indians in the Yaquis valley are
on the war path and several Americans
and Mexicans in the vicinity of Ortiz,
Mex, have been killed.
The 25th anniversary of the Chautau-
qua assembly was celebrated at the
Chautauqua assembly grounds near
jamestown, n. Y.
The Malietoa party in Samoa are
clamoring for annexation, but are not
particular about what country they are
annexed to.
John Thompson and wife, an aged
couple of Shamokin, Pa, were found
dead in their home with indications
that he had shot his wife and then
killed himself.
Mrs. George Cook, aged So of Roch-
ester, cut her throat with razor on
account of ill-health
Garrett L. Van Reipen, aged 70 years,
died at his. home in Jersey City of eX-
haustion following an attack of ty-
phoid fever.
James Lynch, a well known resident
Of Batavia, n. Y, died very suddenly
of heart failure
Thomas B. Reed. ex-speaker of con-
gress was a visitor to the British house
of commons.
The czar announces that he is well
satisfied with the result accomplished
at the peace conference. He believes
that it will eventually result in dsar-
mament.
There is a war existing between cat
tie and sheep men in Northeastern Col
orado and a large number of cattle and
sheep have been wilfully slaughtered
by the opposing factions.
The striking tailors have won their
fight in Greater New York, practically
all the firms signing the contracts for
the coming season.
Fully 5000 miners are out on strike
in the Indian Territory.
Secretary Root has taken actively
hold of the affairs of the war depart
ment and familiarizing himself with the
various bureaus.
Only seven cities of the forty in New
York state coming under the White
civil service law, are complying with
its provisions.
There are 1000 Americans in the
country that is now threatened by va
quis Indians and massacre is feared,
for fully 5000 redskins are on the war
path.
The African Methodist Episcopal
church will petition congress to appro-
pirate 100000, 900 to build steamships
to carry the colored people to Africa.
Charles Wager of Susquehanna, Pa,
cigarmaker. 40 years old, cut the
throats of his three children and then
his own. He is supposed to have been
driven insane Dy the death of his wife.
Charles A. f. Autenreif, a wealthy
Philadelphia banker, shot himself in
a bath tub. No motive is known for
the deed.
Thousands of Texas goats have been
marketed in Kansas City during the
past few weeks as mutton.
Miss frankie George, an actress of
Chicago, fatally shot herself because
she had been deserted by her lover
The Cubans are anxious to shut out
the American lawyers and actors.
The Filipinos are endeavoring to pur-
chase or lease the Banguey islands Of
England and will emigrate there in case
of defeat on the Philippines.
The Emperor of Germany has in
formed the Beers that they will get no
aid from Germany in the present Trans
vaal trouble.
England is almost urging the United
States to establish a protectorate over
Santo Domingo. but France politely
objects and Germany fairly fumes at
the very idea.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier Of Can
ada, has declined an invitation to Chi
cago on account of the strained rela-
tions existing over the Alaskan boun-
dairy question.
Five persons were drowned by the
capslzing of a row boat on the Pataps-
co river near Baltimore.
The prolonged heat and drouth
threaten water famines at various
points in Europe.
The treasury department has or
dered the printing of s1O.OOO.OOO gold
certificates in denominations Of $40
each
The public prosecutor of Spain de-
maids that life Imprisonment be i'm
posed upon the Spanish officers re-
sponsible for the surrender Of Manila.
A race war has broken out in Para
gould, Green county, Ark. and all the
negroes have been ordered to leave the
place.
Rev George w. Pepper died at his
home in Cleveland. In 1890 he was