The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-03

Toledo pastors favor municipal own
ership of saloons.
Edward Oswald of Camden, N. j.,
murdered his wife and S-year-old child
and then attempted to kill himself.
Domestic trouble.
James and Joseph Caldwell, brothers
living on a ranch near Williamsport,
N. D., quarreled and James shot his
brother to death with a rifle. He then
committed suicide by drinking car
bolic acid.
Edward Scott OF Jamestown, N. Y,
stabbed his son Edward, the result of
a quarrel The son is in a critical con-
dition and the father is in jail.
The dead bodies of four men who
started on a timber cruise in Oregon,
have just been found. 1t is thought
they were poisoned by eating poisone
canned meat or vegetables.
The Missouri river at Omaha
overfiowed it banks and over 100
pie are homeless as a result. The ri
is still rising.
Three hundred houses in the town
Guta, in the Kombon district, IIga x
ry, were destroyed by fire, and ssN,
women and three children are known to
have perished.
Don Carlos, the pretender 20 the
Spanish throne, is said to have is
sued another manifesto to his adher-
ents.
DIR. r. M. Rakestraw, a radical ahO.i
ZIONIST in anti-bellum days, died at his
home in Hicksville, o., aged 81 years
The Russian government has Sc
cured an interest in port on the Pc
sian gulf sufficient to give her IL.
right Of possession.
The treaty of peace between til,
United States and Spain was handed
over to the Spanish minister in FIris.
who Immediately forwarded it by spr.
cial messenger on to Madrid.
The Mazet commission investigatry
into the affairs of New York city, a..
ported to the Legislature asking i"r al
extension of time and power IL
widen the investigation
Three men were killed by fall at
slate in the Pen Argyle valley quarry.
at L eli AISylet Ia.
Richard Croker left New York CITY
on the steamer New York for Soutl-
ampton, Eng. He will remain abioa
three or four months.
The British government will subsidlze
a Pacific cable to connect British CO.
rumbia with Australia.
Three more great plants in Cleyrid
have entered the shipbuilding trust.
1t is said that the Canadian wncat
crop in Ontario has been greatly in
jured by the extreme winter.
The Republican monetary committea
in session at Atlantic City, N. j., have
agreed upon a monetary plan, but will
not make it public Just at present
The statue erected in memory of Gen
eral Grant in Philadelphia was un-
yelled with appropriate ceremonies.
Six men were badly burned by a1
explosion of gas in a colliery near
Wilkes Barre, Pa.
Three persons were killed and vast
amount of property was destroyed BY Il
tornado at Onawa, Ia.
The treaty of peace between the
United States and Spain was formally
turned over to the Spanish premier in
Madrid
The president has issued a proclanla.
tion announcing the ratification of Tie
new eXtradition treaty between tnl
United States and Mexico.
Will Mullen, a white road oversee
was shot ond killed by three negro
near Montgomery, Ala.
DIR. William Seward Webb of BIZ.
lington has presented war medals "a
every member of the First Vernon
regiment of volunteers. The medals ate
made of metal taken from AdLi
raj Cervera's flagship, the Marie Tereae.
Nearly the entire village of Crotcn
Mich, was swept away by fire. i
teen houses were burned, causing Il
loss of 100000.
Rev. Dr. Alexander II. Clapp, edit
rial secretary of the Congregation
Home Missionary society of Ne"
York city, died at his home in that city.
John p. Ross OF Sharon, Mass, was
shot and killed by his wife who elaine
that he was choking her.
President Mckinley has telegraphed
General Otis conveying to officers an1
men his heartfelt congratulations AMI
gratitude for their signal gallantry AMI
victories in the Philippines
The collier Abarenda started from
Fort Monroe on her long voyage to Sa-
moa. She goes by the way of the
Straits of Magellan.
Brigadier General Davis has been ap
pointed governor general of Porto Ri
co to succeed General Henry, who
asked to be relieved on account of Ill
health.
The coal operators in Southern In
diana, fearing a strike, have shuI down
their mines for six months. throwing
1000 miners out of employment Great
suffering is feared.
Owing to an thrush Of water at a
gold mine near Troigk, Poland, 50 min
ers were killed and 30 others badly in
jured
-Four people were killed by an explO-
sion Of powder at the Dupont works
near Woodbury., n. J. The explosion
resulted from an experiment Of a gov
ernment giant torpedo
John webber an engineer of Peter
boro. ont. shot and killed his VIE and
then killed himself Webbe was sub
feet TO fits and was u1 ouhteuly in
sane when he committed the deed.