The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-12-20
EVENTS OF A WEEK.
NEWS OF TIE WORLD BRIEFLY
NARRATED.
The War In the Philippines, Grimes,
Tri-State Happenings, foreign, Busi-
ness and other Events Boiled Down
For the Reader In Hurry.
NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.

NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
General Tirona, commanding the Fill.
pinos, has surrendered the province OF
Cagayan to Captain McCalla of the
crusier Newark and been appointed
civil governor of the province. Fifteen
hundred Spanish prisoners were re-
leased.
Aguinaldo was said to be in hiding in
the mountains in Northern Luzon. HIS
body guard had been dispersed and
General Gregorio del Pillar killed. The
battle was fought among the clouds.
Mabini, the founder of the late gov.
ernment and ablest leader of the insur-
gents. has been captured.
Colonel Smith, with detachment Of
the Seventeenth infantry, surrounded
and captured i'll a village near Malas-
uuI party of guerrillas, who bad
made their headqu rters there. The
patty included the band which assas.
slnated seven officials at Masaqui for
friendllness TO the Americans.
Over 1900 Spanish prisoners in the
Philippines were released within
month.
lie American military and naval
forces have occupied the naval station
OF Olongapo and the town of Subig, on
Subig bay The Filipinos fled, making
practically little resistance.
General Young has reported his ar.
rival at Vigan after Il fight with the
rebel, at Narbac n. IL miles south.
They were driven to the eastward
hawai- % dead in the trenches, u Il
rifles and Il quantity of ammunition.
About 900 prisoners have escaped
from the Filipinos They report that
the rebels allowed all but one American
and prominent Spaniards to escape
from BIngued.
There WIS mutiny OF native police
in one of the towns of the island of
Negros aud Lieutenant Ledyard, an
American officer, was killed.
HAPPENED IN WASHINGTON.
The president issued an order naming
General Leonard Wood as military gov.
ernor of Cuba.
Resolutions were introduced in the
senate asking information as to whether
Dewey recognized the Filipino govern.
ment and REGARDING General Merriam's
actions III the Oouer d'Alene strike, in
Idaho.
The currency debate was continued
in the house. Grosvenor, Newlands
and Cochran made speeches, the former
for and the latter two against.
A number of speeches were made OH
the currency bill in the house, Wednes.
day. The senate did little of import.
ance. The house adopted a resolution
for a holiday recess from Wednesday.
Dec. 20, to Wednesday, Jan. 3.
The debate ON the currency bill con.
tinued in the house Thursday. Mr..
SiblGy (Pa.) announced he would vote
against the bill The senate laid on the
table Pettigrew's resolution asking
whether the United States forces had
recognized the Filipino insurgents flag
and had turned over Spanish soldiers to
the insurgents. The senate agreed to
the house Christmas vacation arrange.
ment, agreed upon the day before in the
lower body to adjourn from Dec % to
Jan. 3.
The currency bill was passed by the
house by vote of 100 to 100 ON Mon.
day. 1t had the united support of every
Republican III the house and of IL Dem.
ocrats Messrs Clayton, briggs, Fitz.
gerald. Levy, Rupert. Scudder, Un.
derhiIl and Wilson IN. ", McAleer
(Pa. Denny (Md,l and Thayer Mass }.
All the other Democrats voted against
the measure Or were paired against it
except Mr.. John Walter Smith, COVER.
nur elect from Maryland, Stallings
Gala aud General ,IoseDh Wheeler
(Ala.)
In opposition to the retention by the
United States of the Philippine islands,
two resolutions were introduced in the
senate on Monday, one by Mr.. Tillman
Is. o. and the other by Mr. Bacon
ttia). Each resolution purposes to
yield the islands to government to be
established by the Filipinos themselves.
Mr. Morgan (Ala.) addressed the senate
briefly upon the necessity of legislation
20 control trusts, and had his joint reso-
luton against them referred to the judi.
cary committee.
BUSIN ESS JOTTiNGs.
The suspension Of the firm of Henry
Allen q Co., bankers and brokers of
New York. was announced on the stock
exchange
The Produce Exchange Trust com.
pany of New York closed its doors A
notice upon the door said that the com.
pany had suspended payment pending
all examination of its books.
An advance of 10 per cent in wages
went into effect in many of the cotton
manufacturing cities and towns of New
England This increase affects from