The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10

ence OF the Reader Who Has Little
Time to Spare.
A severe epidemic Of influenza is pre-
vailing in Simala, India. Lord and
Lady Curzon are afflicted with the dis
ease.
Fire at Sebastapole, Cal, destroyed
Chinatown, consuming about so houses
and causing a loss of $4,000. One Chi
nese was burned to death.
James Fagner a well known young
farmer residing near Newark, ~ Y,
was killed by a West Shore train at
Macedon.
John McHale, one of the oldest brake
men on the Erie railroad, was instantly
killed by being crushed between cars at
Otisville, n. Y.
A terrific electric storm passed over
Wolcott, N. Y, doing a vast amount
of destruction.
Edward Smith postmaster Of Otis
vile N. Y. was knocked senselesS In his
Office and robbed of 1886.
The SOth anniversary of the old Thir-
teenth regiment New York volunteers,
was celebrated in the court house in
Rochester.
The Chapman Slate company, whose
big quarries are near Bethlehem, Pa,
announce an increase Of wages to their
employees of from Is to 20 per cent.
Fifteen thousand textile workers at
Brunn. capital of Moravia, went on a
strike for a reduction of hours of labor.
Brigadier General Thomas NJ Ander-
son, who has returned recently from the
Philippines, has been assigned to the
department of the lakes.
Two men were killed and several in
turer by an explosion at the Kennebec
fibre pulp mills at Benton Fell Me-,
and part of the mill demolished.
The president has appointed Herbert
w. Bowen of New York as minister to
Persia. Mr.. Bowen was counsel gen.
eral at Barcelona before the Spanish
war broke out.
Mrs. Joanna Davern of Cortland. N.
Y, entered her burning residence to OBJ
tain some valuables and perished in the
flames
julius G. Law, now consul at Wind
sor, Ont, has been appointed consul
general at Barcelona, by the president.
A fire in Philadelphia destroyed
Charles Bacharach's clothing store and
10 small dwellings in that vicinity,
Thirteenth street and Ridge avenue,
causing a loss of s15O,OOO.
The Spanish cabinet has decided to
devote 100000 pesetas to improving the
fortification of the Canary islands.
Louis T. Rebisso, the famous sculp-
tor and Artist, died at his home in Gin
cinnati, aged 81 years.
John A. Vance, surrogate of st. Law
renee county, New York, died at his
home In Potsdam. He was SO years old.
Howard Fraley and Henry Lewis
were killed and Ray Lewis was Injured
by lightning at Terra Alta, w. Va.
Stanley Turner of Detroit has been
appointed United States consul at
Windsor, Ont, TO succeed Julius Lay,
named for the consulate at Barcelona,
Spain.
John T. Dunbar, a farmer residing
near Schenectady, N. Y, fell down
stairs and broke his neck, dying in
stantly.
Prarie fires have done great destruc-
tion in various parts Of North Dako-
ia. One woman was burned to death.
William Strather and Charles Win
ston, both colored, were hanged in
Washington for wife murder.
The Great Central Railway company
of England has orderer 20 freight en-
glnes at the Baldwin Locomotive works
of Philadelphia.
big forest fire is raging IN York
county, Pa, across the Susquehanna
river from Safe Harbor Valuable
property has been destroyed
Thirteen steamers are threatened
with destruction by a freshet in the
Yukon river, Alaska.
Governor Roosevelt has refused to
commute the sentence Of Henry Hem
bricks, serving a life sentence in the
Albany penitentiary for wife murder
22 years ago
New York city is fast becoming the
market place for the exports Of Peru.
sugar, corn and rice.
Samuel Thompson, a millionaire OF
Ballston Spa, ~ Y, died in that city.
aged 81 years. He was never married.
The iron molders Of 10 founderies in
Montreal have gone on a strike. ask
Ing $3.50 per day, a recognition Of the
union and the abolishing Of jobblng.
The Semett-Solvay Coke company.
having plants at Boston. Birmingham,
Ala; Dunbar. Pa. Syracuse. n. Y.
and Benwood, w. Va, have advanced
the wages Of their employees 25 per cent.
Mrs William c. Whitney. wife OF the
former secretary of the navy, died I'm
New York city. the result OF an injury
to her spine, sustained a year ago.
when she was thrown from horse.
James Shuvlln and John Burns were
killed by a premature explosion in a
stone quarry near Yardley Pa. Four
other men were badly injured.
The nitro -glycerine house Of the Cal
fornia Powder works at Pinole. Cal.
were blown up, killing two men and
njuring several others.
The commanders Of our armies have
been ordered to appoint boards to ex-
lmine fully into the desirability Of
'hanges in the rations for the troops
At Mount Victory O.. Deputy sheriff
Frank Morrison was shot dead by
Ike Bird, while trying to arrest him
Bird then sent a bullet through his
,wu heart, dying Instantly
BY the falling Of scaffnld NJ Syra-