The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-06-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Summary of the Weeks News
of the World.
Cream of the News culled From Long
Dispatches and Put In Proper shape
For the Hurried Reader, Who Is Too
Busy to Read the Longer Reports, and
Desires to Keep Posted on Events.

Lieutenant Commander Wainwright
Kellogg died at sea while returning to
New York from Carlsbad where he had
gone in search of health
The towns of San Pedro and Alarse.
Spain, were swept by a tornado, de-
stroying $50 houses and killing a num-
Der of people.
Forty-five iron and steel workers will
have their wages increased as a result
of the Amalgamated association con
ference in Detroit.
Marion Clark, the New York kid
naped child, is now suffering with the
measles.
Samuel Roberts shot and instantly
killed his wife. her mother, Mrs. Lewis,
and then killed himself at Carson City,
Colorado.
I. c. Shaughnessy of Montreal has
been elected president of the Canadian
Pacific railroad, vice Sir William Van
Horne, resigned.
The strike of the plumbers at Roches-
ter has been settled, the men getting
an eight-hour day and nine hours pay,
beginning Sept. l.
Four men were killed and several
others injured by an explosion at the
torpedo cap factory near Marietta, o.
The accident was due to the careless
handling of nitro-g -glycerine.
The six-day walking match in New
York city collapsed for want of pat
ronage and financial backing.
The Twenty-fourth and Twenty fifth
infantry will be sent to Manila to re-
inforce General Otis.
Captain Randle, commander of the
stranded steamer Paris, has resigned
to accept position with the New York
Ship Building company.
Japan is now aiding China in her
trouble with foreign countries by re-
turning all the war vessels captured
from her during the late war between
the two countries
Thirty people were injured in a col
lision of trains on the Long Island rail
road.
The United States cruiser Newark
has reached Castro, Chilli Her trip
was delayed on account of scarcity of
coal.
The village of Bay Islands on the
west coast of Newfoundland was en-
tirely destroyed by fire, and 81 families
were rendered destitute
The Oregon regiment has left Manila
on the transports Newport and Ohio,
sailing for San Francisco. They are
the first volunteers to return to the
United States in a body.
Millions of Russian peasants are suf-
fering for food in the southern prov
inces of Russia, on account of the fam
inc prevailing there.
Bandits are committing outrages in
the province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba,
and troops have been sent there.
M. Poincare was called on to form a
cabinet for President Loubet, but de-
clined.
For the first time in it's history Nc
Kinley's cabinet had nothing to do
when they met in regular session.
Rioting in India is alarmingly in
and several more villages have
been looted and burned almost under
he eyes of the military.
The war department has issued or
lers that each company in the infantry |
be increased from 112 to 12S men,
Congressman Richard p. Bland died |
t his home near Lebanon. Mo-. after |
n illness of two months duration,
on by grip. He was GA years
Id.
Admiral Dewey sailed from Singa-
ore for Colombo, Ceylon. where he
will spend couple of weeks among the |
ills for his health.
During the successful marches Of our
roops in the province of Cavite over
900 Filipiro rebels were killed, wound
d or taken prisoners.
The Spanish senate adopted the bill
eding the Caroline islands to Ger
lany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudyard Kipling sailed
rom New York for Europe on board
he Teutonic.
Frederick S. Perkins, archeologist,
rtist and collector, died at his home in
Wis.
President Loubet may exercise ex-
cutive clemency towards Baron de
who was sentenced to fouI
ears Imprisonment for attempting to
ssault him at the races.
Attorney General Griggs has re-
used the Commercial Gable company to
onnect Cuba to the United States by
able.
Rear Admiral Pierce Crosby, retired.
ne of the last of Admiral Farragut's
ctive officers in the stirring sea fights
( the civil war, died at his home in
Washington, aged 76 years. u
The kindling wood factory near Low
lille, N. Y, was destroyed by fire,
iusing a loss of $25, 900.
Harvard university has conferred the
egree of LII. ID. upon NJ Cambon in
of his distinguished public
,rvices in negotiating peace between
lie United States and Spain.
George Barrow was sentenced to II
ears and 10 months Imprisonment for
dnaping Marion Clark in New York
ty a few weeks ago. Mrs. Barrows
i'll now be tried on the same charge.
The newly appointed minister to
pain, Belamy Storer was formally
ceived by the queen regent.
A passenger train was held up near
1ady. |. T., by three masked men, who
,bbed the express and mail cars of
booty and made their es-
Ipe.
The flood damages in Texas and the
10 Grande valley is now estimated at
90, 900.
The navy department has decided not
relieve Admiral Sampson from the
lnmand of the North Atlantic squad