The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-07-12
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Summary of the Weeks News
of the World.
Cream OF the News CulIed From Long
Dispatches and Put In Proper Shape
For the Hurried Reader, Who IL Too
Busy to Read the Longer Reports, and
Desires to Keep Posted on Events.


and threaten to return to their former
reservation in Colorado.
The expenditures of the United States
government for the fiscal year ended
June 30 exceeded the receipts by $685.
S75,9S9
French war vessel has arrived on
the Newfoundland coast and will en-
deavor to settle the fishing dispute.
President Mckinley has presented NJ
Jules Cambon, the French ambassador
at Washington, with a superb silver
loving cup as a token of his service in
negotiating peace between the United
States and Spain.
Rev. d. P. Livermore died at his home
in Melrose, Mass, aged 81 years. His
wife. Mary A. Livermore, is the famous
orator and leader among women.
Lafayette vanderpool and his adopt
ed daughter were drowned in Canada
lake, 16 miles north of Johnstown,
N. Y.
Sir Alexander Armstrong of the Brit
ish navy. died in London. He served
five years in the Arctic region search
ing for Sir John Franklin and discov-
ering the Northwestern passage.
A cyclone swept a strip of country
near Glens Falls, N. Y, killing James
Nesbtt, a farmer, and doing a vast
amount of damage to buildings and
crops.
Great Britain is prepared to send 50,
900 troops to the Transvaal to fight the
Rnprs If II is neceaSarv
A fire in Paris, Tenn, destroyed 20
buildings, causing a total loss of $175.-
900. 1t was caused by fireworks.
A six-story building at the corner of
Chambers and Washington streets,
New York city, was destroyed by fire,
causing a loss of 100000.
Governor Stone of Pennsylvania has
granted a respite to Edwin d. Header
of Erie until Aug. s.
Rev. Charles Bachman, a Methodist
minister of Syracuse, ~ Y, died in
that city of acute gastrits.
1t is said that Senator Jones will re-
sign as chairman of the Democratic
national committee at the Chicago
meeting, July 20. Ill health is his rea-
son.
William Shrtllff, a young man of
Lockport, N. Y, was drowned while
bathing.
David L. Follett, justice of the New
York supreme court, died at his home
in Norwich. N. Y, from a stroke Of
apopleXy.
w. c. Macy, professor Of mathemat-
les in Columbia college, died at East
Windham in the Catskills.
Mrs. w. M. Simmons and her grand
son, Arthur L. Bartlett, Jr., both Of
New York city, were drowned in the
sound at Oakland beach, near Rye, New
York.
Company e of the United States en-
gineer corps, left Willet's Point for the
Philippines, going by the way of San
Francisco.
The war department has decided to
number the 10 new regiments to be
recruited for the Philippines, from 26
to 35, thus retaining the continuity of
the present infantry organization.
Cleveland street car employees claim
that the company is not living up to
the recent agreement but have decided
not to strike again.
Allen w. Thurman announces that
he Is not candidate for vice president
on the Silver Democratic ticket headed
by William J. Bryan.
Professor Schurman of the Philippine
commission is coming home leaving
the other commissioners to assist Cen
eral Otis in establishing home rule on
the Philippine islands.
Brigadier General Joseph Wheeler
has been ordered to report to General
Otis at Manila for services In the Phil
ippine islands.
The Illinois can factory in Chicago
was partially destroyed by fire, causing
a loss Of s150,000 Eight hundred en-
ployes had narrow escape from the
burning building.
Bishop John p. Newman OF the Meth
odist Episcopal church died at his home
in Saratoga He had been ailing for
the past year.
Mrs. William Beaumont of James
town, N. Y, was shot and killed at
Lake Chautauqua by her brother-in-
law, Squire Tankard. Tankard then
shot and wounded Mr.. Beaumont. He
was arrested.
The proposed strike at the Homestead
Steel works has been abandoned, the
men realizing that they were not ready
for the great struggle.
Ex-Governor John Peter Richardson
died at his home i'm Columbia, S. c., of
heart disease He was So years old.
Leal McCray Of Petroleum Center
near Titusville, Pa, was instantly killed
by the explosion Of boiler.
Two thousand more cigar makers
have Joined the strike at Tampa, Fla.
The Grand Central hotel at Smeth-
port, Pa, was totally destroyed by fire.
Loss. s25, 900; partially insured.
The Volta Electrical exposition at
Coho, Italy, was entirely destroyed by
fire caused from defective electrical
wires. Many relics Of Volta were de-
stroyed.
Henry f.. ST. clair is under arrest at
Rochester for bigamy, 1t having been
proven that he has at least five wives.
The funeral Of Bishop John p. New
man Of the Methodist Episcopal church
took place at Mechanicsville, Saratoga
county, N. Y.
Nellie Weed died at her home near
Erie, Pa, at the age Of 1Ol years.
Eddie Bean, aged 2s years. an en-
bloye OF paper mill at Erie Pa, was
instantly killed by having his head
crushed in the machinery.
DR.. Nathaniel Green. prominent in