The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
SUMMARY CT 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 Reader Who Has Little
Time to Spare.

Thomas Houlihan, cashier OF a Chi
cago packing house, shot and killed his
wife and then committed suicide. Jeal
ousy is believed to have been the cause
Mrs. Burnhart OF Rochester was in
stantly killed in a runaway. the horse
she was driving taking fright at a BIZ
cycle rider.
Fire at Berea, IA miles from Cleve-
land destroyed 2l buildings, compris-
ing the main business portion of the
place. Loss about 100000, with only
a small insurance.
A serious religious riot took place in
Londonderry, Eng, between the Catho-
lies and Methodsts.
Several serious engagements have
taken place between the Mexican
troops and the Yaqui Indians the lat
ter being now completely scattered.
Franklin Hassler aged 33 years and
two young ladies, Hilda II. and Gertie
Fleischman, were killed bs train at
Reading, Pa.
James Ackman, a Cleveland street
car conductor, is under arrest for shoot
ing a passenger named Charles Lin
kenburger.
Word reaches San Francisco that the
revenue cutter Bear had saved l0O
lives from the Kotzebue beach and
landed them at st. Michaels Alaska.
Enough men have been enlisted TO
Philippine service.
The Beers in the Transvaal are be-
ing armed with Mauser rifles and other
war preparations are being made.
Charles A. Jacobson, a confectioner
of Troy, N. Y, committed suicide by
hanging.
All of Egypt is infected with the foot
and mouth disease. There have been
1927 cases reported since July Is.
Fred Bensley was instantly killed and
w. Turner was badly injured by train
near Waverly, N. Y. They attempted
to cross the track.
Professor Robert Wilhelm Eberhard
Bunsen, a celebrated German chemist,
is dead at Heidelberg, Germany, in the
SSth year of his age.
Secretary of War Root has decided to
raise five more regiments for the Phil
ippine service.
Owing to a shortage of iron and steel
nearly all the ship yards on the Del
aware river has had to shut down OF
reduce the force.
Milwaukee secured the next meeting
of the International Typographical
union in 1900.
Secretary of State Hay held a long
conference with President McKinlev
at Hotel Champlain, but no informa-
tlon was given to the public.
The st. Peters Episcopal church at
Westchester, near New York city, was
destroyed by fire, causing a loss Of
100000 A valuable library was de.
stroyed.
Iowa Democrats and Populists unit
ed in nominating a state ticket, head
ed by Fred E. White for governor.
Elmore c. Dewey a first cousin Of
Admiral Dewey, died at his home in
Middletown, Conn, aged 80 years.
On account of the extreme drouth
the Egyptian cotton crop is likely to be
The United Garment Workers OF
North America will demand an increase
of wages of from 10 to 20 per cent and
If not complied with will strike.
The American florists will build a
window glass manufactury of their own
on account Of the window glass trust
asking such exorbitant prices.
Albert Meyers of New Philadelphia,
o., shot and killed his wife and then
killed himself. Jealousy is supposed
to have caused the tragedy.
Miss Portia Sprague daughter of the
late Kate Chase Sprague and grand
daughter of ex-Chief Justice Salmon
p. Chase, has been given a $1,000 posi-
tion in the treasury department In
Washington.
AntiGoebel Democrats of Kentucky
have nominated Theodore Hallan OF
Kenton county for governor i'm opposi.
ton to William Goebel, the regular
nominee.
Milos Lewis, aged IA years, wal
smothered to death in a grain bin al
Farmers, n. Y.
An official denial comes from Ger.
many that the emperors OF Germany
Russia and Austria are to meet al
Skierniwice, in Poland.
A serious battle has taken place II
Venezuela. the insurgents being com
pletely routed and scattered.
j. Black, a negro confined in the jai
at Nyack n. Y, on the charge ol
murder, escaped after brutally as.
saulting the jailor
From a speech recently delivered by
the president Of Brazil II is not believe {
that an alliance against the United
States has been formed by the South
American republics.
Reports made to the state department
show that the United States and Japar
now control the trade of China.
The four leading bicycle manufac.
turers Of Canada have formed combi.
nation to compete against the Amer
lean wheels.
The United Garment Workers OF
North America in session In Philadel.
phia, denounced the Philippine war.
Mount Lookout breaker at Wyoming
Pa, was entirely destroyed by fire
causing loss OF 100000
| General Charles w. Blair Of Kansu,
City died at COrando Beach. Cal. where
he had recently gone for his health. T.,
was 10 years Of age and a veteran o
the civil war.
Axtel Johnson. a druggis, of James
town. n. Y was mysterlously assault