The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-16
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS
Short Items From Various
Parts OF the World.
Record Of Many Happ"nings Condensed
and Put In Small pace and Arranged
With Special Regard For the Convent
enoe of the Eeader Who Has Little
Time to Spare.

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
United States consul at Milan. Italy.
Marshal Martinez de Campos, presl-
dent of the Spanish senate, predicts a
ministerial crisis in November. and
says that the ministers of war. ma
rine and justice will resign.
w W. Whiting. mayor Of Pittsfeld
Mass, dropped dead while presiding
at a meeting Of the board Of aldermen
Mrs Betsy Griffin, whose great grand
father was the Earl Of Charnock, died
in a hut near Pennington, Ills. Pa
pers found show that she was enti-
tied to one-thrd share in an estate
valued at sl,OOO,OOO.
Two hundred and fifty team owners
employed by contractors on the streets
of Syracuse ~ Y, struck for an in
crease in pay from $3.50 to 81 per day
Japan officially denies that the Jap
anese flag has been hoisted over Wake
island, heretofore claimed by the Unit
ed States.
Edwin d. Heidler was hanged at Erie,
Pa, for killing his brother-in-law, Levi
Kreidler by shooting him through the
heart
The Montreal fast express train from
Montreal to ottawa, was wrecked near
st. Polycarpe, killing seven people and
inJuring a dozen others.
One man was killed and two severely
f1ogged by gang of armed men near
Amite City. La. The negroes were
charged with numerous crimes.
Albert H. Sewell of Walton. Delaware
county, n. Y. was sworn in as a judge
of the Sixth judicial district, New
York, in place of the late Justice Fol-
lett, deceased.
Nathan Kronman Of New York was
held for the murder Of his wife Annie
who was found dead in her room.
Henry Root aged 80 years, a veteran
of the rebellion, living at Canandague
N Y, while fishing at Stony Point, fell
in the water and was drowned.
In the primary election In San Fran
cisco the reform element in both the
Republican and Democratic parties
were elected by overwhelming major
tiles.
Rev. Charles NJ. Lawson of Hartford.
Conn, president of the American board
of commissioners Of foreign missions,
died very suddenly at st. Johnsburg,
Vermont.
John Kelly an old man. was struck
and killed by train al lie Roy, N. Y.
Five negro children were burned to
death near Jackson, La, their parents
having locked them in the house and
went to church.
George w. Blazer, superintendent of
public schools at Elizabeth Cal, was
shot and killed ON the street by w. l..
Holland, editor of The Eye, who has
disappeared.
Every available British transport is
being prepared to take troops to South
Africa.
Deputy Sheriff Edward II. Burgess Of
Bovine, Mass, was shot and probably
fatally wounded in a battle with bur-
glars, who escaped.
Jennie Worrell one of the famous
Worrell sisters. was probably fatally
burned in fire in a theater at Coney
Island.
Four firemen were killed at Omaha,
by coming in contact with a live elec-
trio light wire.
There are now 10000 miners on
strike in the anthracite coal fields Of
Pennsylvania. and many more threaten
to go out.
N. T. Coleman, an ensign on the bat
tleship Iowa now at San Francisco
when summoned to be court martialed
for intoXicaton, attempted suicide by
shooting himself with a revolver
Six thousand more miners in the
anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania
have gone out on a strike.
General Joseph Wheeler was given
quite an ovation at Honolulu when he
passed through there on his way to the
Philippines.
william t. Caple a non-union moter-
man on the Cleveland street railway
and a teamster got into a quarrel over
the recent strike and both were badly
wounded.
Robert l.. Walker of Poland. o., has
filed petition in bankruptcy placing
his liabilities at 100000 President Nc
Kiney was once connected with Wal
ker in the metal stamping business.
The yellow fever in the Soldiers
home at Hampton. Va. is completely
under control All the people are con-
convalescing.
Mrs. Helen A. Sands Of New York
dropped dead on the gang plank of the
steamship New York at Bar Harbor.
Me-, when about to grasp the hand of
Admiral Sampson who was waiting to
receiver her.
The United States cruiser Olympia,
with Admiral Dewey on board, has
sailed from Naples for Leghorn.
George w. Youmans, living near Ny
ack, n. Y, fell from his chair at the
breakfast table and was picked up
dead
A severe wind. and hail storm passed
over Chicago doing considerable dam
age. Several buildings were burned by
lightning.
Charles Dart, aged 22 resident Of Glib
sons landing Lake Keuka, near ROch-
ester. was drowned while fishing.
Ivy Crabtree, the girl who poisoned
her brother at Carmi, Ills, in an at
tempt to exterminate the entire fam
lily was sentenced to is years impris0n-
ment upon her pleading guilty.
Thomas Houlihan cashier of a Chi
oh hi d hIg