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 happenings Condensed
and Put In small space and Arranged
with Special Regard For the Convent
ence of the Header Who Has Little
Time To Spare.


spending a two weeks vacation at
Plattsburg, N. Y.
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
pound on all grades
James Howell, 65 years old, of Os-
wego, N. Y, was struck and killed by
a train.
Fire in Chicago destroyed Carroll &
Lancaster's carpet store, causing loss
of $1SO,OO
The official health report of Havana
shows not one case of yellow fever ex-
lsting in the city. Other infectious dis
eases are at 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 /.
Forty persons were leaning against
fn iron railing of a cycle track in Ber-
in when lightning struck the railing
Ikilling four persons and badly injuring
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 1903 years,
died at her home in Bristol, Pa.
England's 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, f Theyer, 80
years old, shot and instantly killed
Miss Dorothy Mckee, shot and wound
ed her iover, a man named Baker, and
then shot and probably fatally injured
himself Jealously was the cause Of
the tragedy.
The ore handlers strike I'm 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 % cents per day in
wages has been granted all the molders
employed in the ysSious foundries Of
The battl snip Suffren was success
fully launched at 6rest. 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 pen being granted every
point they demanded
A. j. 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. Ingersoll 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 I'm
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'credtors Of the Haytian govern
ment are aiming to have the govern
ment declared bankrupt and then ap-
/
ate.
| Andrew Carnegie has offered the city
| OF San Diego, Cal. $50. 900 to build a
library providing the city furnish the
site.
BY an explosion OF gas at the col
Hery of Coke Bros. & Co. near Fazle-
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 Pittsburg,
| collapsed burying a number Of work
| men in the ruins. one man was killed
outright and five others seriously in
| jured.
Fire I'm Smith e. McNells restaurant
on Greenwich street. New York city.
caused about $4,000 damage. A girl
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 J. Starner Of Elmlra. N. v,
wac found dead In bed. having died OF
| heart disease during the night.
w. c. OFT. Mrs. and Miss Boynton
were drowned at Ashland. O.. by the
| 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 a pier at Glen Haven
near Rochester, fell. precipitating 200