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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
TWO MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.
Victor, Col, Almost Entirely Wiped Out
by a Confiagration.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Col, Aug. 22.-
Fire has entirely destroyed the business
portion of the city of Victor, causing a
loss estimated at $2,0O0,0OO Beginning
shortly after noon, the fire ragged un-
til night, consuming everything in its
way 1t had its origin, 1t is thought, in
the Merchants cafe, adjoining the
Bank of Victor corner of Third street
and Victor avenue. A strong wind
from the south famed the flames and
In a few minutes all the surrounding
houses were afire.
Help was summoned from Cripple
Creek, but the town had been built in
the early days of the camp and was OF
pine timber for the most part and
burned like tinder.
Efforts were made TO stop the progress
of the flames by blowing up buildings
In their path by means of dynamite,
but the effort was in vain.
The fire burned the Bank of Victor,
the postoffice on the corner opposite,
crossed Third street and followed the
row of blocks between Third and
Fourth streets to the north, taking in
the Victor Banking company, the
Western Union Telegraphs company's
office and the office Of the Colorado
Telephone company, the Hotel Victor
on the opposite side of Fourth street
and the three great shaft houses of
the Gold Coin Mining company and its
ore bins, among the largest in the
Cripple Creek district.
From there the flames were swept
northward by the gale and never
stopped until they had taken the Flor
ence and Cripple Creek depot and the
fine new depot of the Midland Terminal
road at the head of Fourth street All
the buildings between these are total
loss, with practically all their con-
tents.
The scene of the great Cripple Creek
fire were duplicated. Hurrying before
the roaring flames went men, women
and children, carrying what they could
snatch from the flames, racing for
their lives. The crash of buildings as
they were torn asunder by dynamite
and the crackle of the flames as they
consumed the dry buildings, hastened
their flight and the pail of smoke added
terror to the spectacle.
A special train was placed at the
command of the city by the Florence
and Cripple Creek railroad and three
companies of firemen, with apparatus
were rushed to the scene. They worked
all the afternoon on a vain endeavoi
to stay the march of the flames. The
residence portions of the city suffered
comparatively little but the business
is paralyzed and suffering is bound tC
follow.
The first house was built in Victor ir
October, 1893 In July Of the following
year the city was incorporated and siz
years later it contained 10000 people
That is about the population now.
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New lor. Produo, Market.

FLOUR - Winter patents, S3.60nle0;
winter straights, s3.S5qS45; winter ex-
tras, S245Q2.SO; winter low grades. q. 500
2.4O; Minnesota patents, tsS5QAloi Min
nesota bakers S3.05qS.l5.
RYE-FLOUR-$29 90qS35.
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR-t2H.
RYE-No. 2 western, 60c fob. ahoat;
state rye, 56c elf New York car lots.
BARLEY Mailing. 4Sq55c delivered
New York; feeding, 3sc fob. anoAt.
CORNMEAL-Yello western. 7707So;
city. 7Sd7lc; brandywine, $2.l0dz20
WHEAT-No. 2 red, 7Sc. fob. afioat;
No. / northern Duluth, SO44c, fob. afioat.
Options: No. red Sept, 1910; Dec. 7sllo.
CORNING. 2, Ale, fob. afioat. options:
Sept, 37ssc Dec, 351sc.
OATS-No. 2, 26lac; No. 3. 26c: No. :
white, 2Sl9c; No. white, &c; track mixed
western, 26a2Sc; track white. 26q34c.
HAY-shipping. 5Od65c; good to choice.
75qS71ac.
BUTTER Western creamery, Ito
2lc; factory, l3dl5ikc; Elgins. zoe: imita.
ton creamery, 1lal7c; State dairy. BQ
19c; creamery, l7d2lc.
CHEESE 90 Large white 9Ac; small
do, 10c; large colored. 9%o; small do, l0Ao;
light skins. 7qsc part skins, 6G7c: full
SKINS 5Q6c
EGGS-State and Pennsylvania, H9lto;
western, llQlilzc.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
RArEs OF ADVERTISING:
MARRIAGE RECORD BROKEN.
Negro Preacher Unites Sixteen Couples
ut One Ceremony In Kaasas.

Negro Preacher Unites Sixteen Couples
ut One Ceremony In Kaasas.
FORT SCOTT. Kan. Aug. ls-Rev.
G. W. McCreary, a colored minister.
claims the record for marrying. He
has just united 16 couples at one oere-
mony. The elgibles were negro miners
imported from the South TO take the
place of the striking miners and their
wives are women attracted from the
South by the company, which adver-
tised and secured nearly 100 dusky cam
didates for matrimony.
The company found this step nee
essary, as the imported miners were
discontented. They missed the $anc-
ing and social life. In order to prevent
the strikers from proselyting among
them the company kept the negro mi
ners within a big stockade at Wier
City. Now that homes have been es-
tablished and the colony has its own
society there is no further grumbling.
Rev. Mr.. McCreary, who married 81
persons with one ceremony. came here
from the South with the miners in the
capacity of spiritual adviser and he 10
extremely proud of his record. He now
hopes to establish a church at WieI
City.
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Paul Bjoervig and Bert Bentzen, the
latter of whom was with Nansen on
the Fran, remained there.
The main party wintered in canvas
covered hut called Harmsworth House
at Cape Tegethoff on the southern
point of Halls Island, latitude So.
About the middle of February, before
the rise of the sun to its winter height,
Mr.. Wellman with three Norwegians
and 40 dogs started north. 1t was the
earliest sledge journey on record in that
high latitude.
On reaching Fort Mckinley, Mr..
Wellman found Bentzen dead, but
Bjoervig, according to promise, had
kept the body in the house, sleeping
beside it through two months of Arctic
darkness. Notwithstanding his terrible
experience, the survivor was safe and
cheerful
Pushing northward through rough
ice and severe storms, with continu-
Gus temperature for ten days between
forty and fifty degrees below Zero the
party found new lands north of Free
dom Island, where Nansen landed in
1895.
BY the middle of March all hands
were confident of reaching latitude 81
or SS If not the pole itself.
Then began succession of disasters.
Mr.. Wellman while landing the party
fell into a snow covered crevasse, seri-
ously injuring one of his legs and COM
pelling retreat.
Two days later the party was reused
at midnight by an ice quake under
them, due to pressure. In a few mo-
ments many dogs were crushed and the
sledges destroyed. The members of the
expedition narrowly escaped with their
lives, though they managed to save
their precious sleeping bag and some
dogs and provisions.
On Mr.. Wellman's condition becom-
ing alarming, as Inflammation set in,
the brave Norwegians dragged him on
a sledge by forced marches nearly zoe
miles to headquarters, arriving there
early last April Mr.. Wellman is still
unable to walk and Will probably be
permanently crippled.
After reaching headquarters, other
members of the expedition explored re-
gions hitherto unknown, and important
scientific work was done by Lieutenant
Evelyn B. Baldwin of the United States
weather bureau, DR.. Edward Hofma OF
Grand Haven, Mich, and Mr.. A. Har.
Ian of the United States coast survey.
Mr.. Wellman and his companions
found no trace in Franz Josef Land OF
of the missing aeronaut, Professor An.
dree
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23

Operate to Advantage and Our Forces
VIII Bo Divided.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-The maps
of the Philippines and especially of that
portion of the island of Luzon, north
and south of Manila which has been
prepared for the use of Secretary Root
may assume a more important part in
the coming campaign than has been
given it heretofore. Secretary Root
has not only ascertained where the
United States troops are located, and
has them nicely marked off on the
map, but he has also taken into con-
sideration such information as can be
obtained relative to the population of
the adjacent country. the kind of peo-
pie and their disposition toward the
United States. The secretary has also
been studying the lines of transporta-
tion and learning what he can of the
geography of the country.
1t is believed Ahat more than one
army can operate to advantage in the
Philippines and the suggestion has been
made by some army officers that an
army should start from different points
and operate in such a manner as to dis
tract and destroy the Filipino forces,
At present the United States forces do
not occupy the line of railway half way
to Lingayen on the gulf of the same
name 1t has been suggested that If
one force were to start from Ling
ayen and move south at the same time
that another was moving north there
would be a great probability of soon
securing the entire railway for the
use of the army and the insurgents
would be separated into divisions east
and west by the railroad as they are
now divided into northern and southern
bands. Between Angles and Ling
ayen is Thriac. a town of considerable
size and situated in a province where
the natives are said not to be unfrend-
ly to the United States. II this prov
ince could be occupied it might be of
great advantage to the government
While these are now merely sugges-
tlons II may be that when the army in
the Philippines consists Of 10000 men,
instead of about 10000 or $4,000. it will
be possible to have four or more armies
operating, instead of two, as during
the last campaign.
The locations of troops, as marked by
pins on the map prepared for Secretary
Root, show the places occupied as fol-
lows:
North of Manila, under General Mac
Arthur-A point above Angeles Gen
eral Wheaton), Angeles. Porac. Cal
uculut, Sta Rita, San Fernando (Mac-
Arthur. Hatis, Candaba, San Luis
Calumpit. Malolos. Quinga. Baluig,
Bustos Guinguinto and Blgaa.
South of Manla-Imus Uawton's s
headquarters), NingtingIupa, Cavite,
Baccor. Talaba, Paranaqua, Taguig,
Pasig, Nariqulna and points adjacent
around the aqueduct and pumping sta
tion, Tay Tay, Antipolo, Morong, and
Calamba, the farthest points south and
which has no communication by land.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
ABDUCTED HIS OWN WIFE.
Woman Says Her Husband Carried Her
to n Mountain and Whipped Her.

READING, Pa, Aug. 19.-William H.
Long, aged %, is locked in Jail here on
three charges preferred by his wife.
The couple have been separated for a
year.
When Mrs. Long and her two children
went to be at the home of her mother,
she swears, she was suddenly confront
ed by her husband, who crawled out
from under her bed. He clapped his
hand over her mouth and carried her
out of the house. Threatening to kill
her, she says, he compelled her to walk
with him for three hours over the
mountain, lashing her with a whip
until her clothes were bloody. Finally
they reached a deserted log cabin on
the mountain. and he pushed her into
it. Finally Long fell asleep on the
floor and his wife escaped and came
down to the city.
Constable Snyder found Long still
asleep in the cabin, handcuffed him
, before he awoke and took him to Jail.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
GREAT YEAR FOR TRAVEL.
Railroads Carrying More People Than In
the Worlds Fair Year.

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-Passenger traffic
in all directions is breaking all former
records. 1t is even larger than in the
Worlds fair year. The movement is
not confined to any particular class OF
business. Gains are as conspicuous
in local as in through traffic, in summer
tourist as in regular commercial and
mercantile business. The volume OF
this travel is so great that all the roads
are pressed for coaches, although they
have been supplementing their supplies
materially for two years.
For the fiscal year ended on June 80,
in many instances it was passenger
earnings that kept the balance on the
right side Freight earnings showed
a decrease, but this was more than
Offset by the gains in passenger earn
ings. Since June freight traffic has
rallied materially, and is again rush
ing in tremendous volume, but it has
not increased at any greater ratio than
passenger business. Rates have been
we'll maintained.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
ALIBl FOR MART BUZZARO.
His brother Ike "A He an Joe Brown
sweic-r wpr. " rolgiv Convicted.

his bTOther lhe n ne an Joe brOWn-
sweic"r We're rorglv Convicted.
READING, Pa, Aug. 19.-Ike Buzzard,
one of the famous outlaw brothers now
blind and in the almshouse here, made
a statement that his brother Mart and
Joe Brownswelger are innocent men in
the Eastern penitentlary under twelve
year sentences. The two men were con-
victed of shooting and robbing farmer
named Shaeffer in Lancaster county
and have served five years. Ike Buzz
ard says they were not in that job at
all. but were twenty miles away doing
another robbery. They were not at a
certain house on the Welsh mountain
when the Shaeffer robbery was planed,
nor were they present when the booty
was divided. They. however, were
aware the robbery was to be attempted.
Shaeffer was known to have 500 in the
house.
Ike would not say who did the shoot
ing or robbery, his lips being sealed.
He would neither admit or deny that
Abe BuZZard, ROW in the penitentiary
did it, Ike's testimony will be used
to secure a pardon for Mart Buzzard
and Brownsweiger.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
Suing For Life Insurance.

MONTREAL, Aug. 21.-Mrs. George S.
Robertson, whose husband died when
member of Prince George Lodge, An
clent Order of United Workmen, is
suing the supreme council of the order
for the amount of her husbands life in
surance, $1,000 which she was supposed
to get at his death The supreme coun-
Gil refuses to pay the amount because
the Prince George Lodge refused to pay
the war assessment which was levied
both on lodges in the United States and
Canada during the Spanish-American
war.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
Died for Her Sister.

COAL CENTER. Pa. Aug. 19.-Twc
children named Nichols were drowned
in the Monongahela river near Flint
& Co.'S coal road. three miles be. Sw
here. A boy and girl about and Il
years got beyond their depth. The
boy managed to reach the shore, but
the little girl was drowning, when her
sister aged II years, went to her res
cue in skff, and in trying to save the
child was grasped so tightly by the 1T
tie one that she was pulled out Of the
boat and both were drowned.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
TROOPS DROWNED.
General Joseph Wheeler Has Reached
Manila Ready For Duty.

MANILA, Aug. 22.-While a recon-
noiterng party of the Twenty-fourth
infantry under Captain Crane was
crossing the Mariquina river on a raft
the hawser broke. The current was
very swift at that point, caused the
raft to capsize. drowning nine enlisted
men.
The United States transport Tartar
from San Francisco, July a. with Gen.
eral Joseph Wheeler and his daughter
troops of the Nineteenth infantry and
more than 1900, 900 in coin, has arrived
General Wheeler, who is well, landed
and reported at headquarters.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
BunAlo Provision Market.

BUFFALO, Aug. n.
wHEAT-No hard. none; No. north.
ern, 77%c. Winter wheat, No. red. 10.
CORN-No. yellow, S71ec; No. 3 yel.
low 37hc.
oATs-No. 2 white, 2515c; No. mixed,
23c.
RYE-No 2, 5Sc.
FLOUR-Spring wheat best patent per
brl, S4.OOaI25; low grades, Sl.l6a2.76l win.
ter best family. t3.5OQS76; graham. t9a
a35O.
BUTTER-StAte and creamery, loa1lo;
western do. lslzG20c.
CHEESE-Fancy full cream, l0hGi0tsc;
choice do. 9a9lac; light skins, 6q7o;
sklms. id5c.
EGGs-state. 1I14ql5c; western, 40
l4lzc.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
Dead In sight Of a Fortune.

HAMPTON, Va. Aug. 22-Just as
the Steamer New York, bound for New
York City. was about to leave Old Poin
Smith f. Vanemburgh, who was on tbs
boat, and, it is said had a large fortun.
awaiting him at his home, in Harrison
N. j., fell dead from heart disease
Vanemburgh was an old soldier and
an inmate of the Soldiers Home,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
Ke.nIt OF a Boys nonfrs.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa, Aug. 22.-
From a bonfire of straw built by hi.
little son in the barnyard Aaron Frey's
large barn at Solenberg, near here, was
Aurned to the ground. With it were
destroyed seven horses, two mules, four
cows. all his crops, machinery and i'm
plements and n straw stack. His loss
will reach $4,000. with but little insur-
ance. Charles Snider was badly cut
with an ak while fighting the fire
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
Trolley Cars Collide.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2l.-A head
on collision between two trolley cars
occurred on the Norristown. Chestnut
Hill and RoXborough railway few
miles north of this city. Thirty per-
sons were injured.
The following are believed to be ia
tally hurt and are in the Charity hos
pital at Norristown:
John Parsons, West Point, internal
injuries and several ribs broken.
William Hartsline, Vest Point, Pa.
internal injuries and ribs broken.
Mrs. Bridget Nunan, seriously in
jured about the body.
Others badly hurt, but not fatally in
jured are:
Mrs. Julia Moeshlin, Morristown, and
Miss Alice McGuigan, Phi ad lphia,
who are also in the hospital
The railway is a single track road
with switches. The passengers Of the
south5ound ear assert that the mo-
torman failed to wait at the switch for
the arrival of the car going north and
the accident resulted. Seeing that the
accident could not be averted many Of
the passengers jumped and were Sc
Verely bruised.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
AMERICANS INTERESTED.
Some Idea of what n War In South
Africa Would Mean.

WASHINGTON Aug. 21.-The crit
ical condition of affairs in South Africa
gives special interest to report from
Consul General Howe at Cape Town te
the state department, giving details OF
a trip he has made to Pretoria and Jo.
hannesburg in the Transvaal TO the
Kimberly diamond mines and through
the Orange Free State.
His report is most gratifying in
showing the Americans goods are in us
on every hand, the railroads, mines
farms and homes being equipped with
American products. He says also that
American citizens hold many of the
leading positions.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
MAJOR HARRISON ILL.
The Inspector General of the Cuban
Army Has the Yellow Fever.

SANTIAGO, Aug. 2l.--Major Russell
B. Harrison, inspector general. is criti-
cally i'll with the yellow fever. The
disease had been progressing three
days before it was pronounced yellow
fever.
The case is the first to occur at Girls
to, whittier headquarters was removed
last month to escape Infection.
OF late the quarantine regulations
have been relaxed owing to the fact
that there has been no new cases in the
city and officers from headquarters
have been in the habit Of coming to
Santiago daily, returning to headquar-
ters at night.
Major Harrison has been isolated,
but not brought to the yellow fever
hospital
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
Fire In Ruffnlo.

BUFFALO, Aug. PA fire in the
household furnishing store Of Henry
Messersmith, 800 Michigan street, de-
stroyed property valued at sl75,Oo0.
Several firemen were severely hurt, one
of them falling 40 feet. All the patients
in the Fitch hospital adjoining the
fire were removed in safety to the
Emergency hospital, one block away.
The hospital, however, was not injured.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
President Kruger's Prayer.

BERLIN, Aug. 22.-The Neusten Ma.
chrichten publishes the following dis
patch from Pretoria: President Kru-
ger a few days ago personally conduct
ed a church service, prior to holding an
official reception. In the course Of the
ceremony he prayed that if war were
unavoidable God might find right and
truth on the side of the Afrikanders.'
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
Russell B. Harrison Improved.

SANTIAGO, Cuba, Aug. 22.-Major
Russell B. Harrison, inspector general,
who is suffering with yellow fever,
which developed four days ago, shows
some improvement. 1t is believed,
however, that another case is develop
.ag at Cristo, the headquarters of the
Americans.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
Minister Instantly Killed.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. Aug. 10
Joseph Burket, a minister of the River
Brethren Church, residing near Mowers
vile, was holding a fence stake which
his son-in-law was driving into the
ground with an ak, The ak flew from
the handel and hit Mr.. Burket on the
forehead lie fell and died instantly.
He was 60 years old and leaves two
sons and two daughters.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
REBELS ROUTED.
Two Moro Engagements between Our
Forces and the Insurgents.

MANILA, Aug. 2l.-One Lieutenant
OF the Twelfth infantry was killed and
another was seriously wounded while
reconnoitering north of Angeles. The
Americans encountered a large force
of insurgents and drove them from
their positions,
Lieutenant Cole of the Sixth infant
ry with so men encountered 100 insur-
gents entrenched in the mountains OF
the island of Nefros and routed them
after an hour and a half of severe
fighting.
The Americans had three men slight
ly wounded.
Nineteen dead insurgents were count
ed in the trenches.
Six rifles and a quantity of reserve
ammunition were captured.
The insurgents recently cut the cable
in Laguna de Bay, leading to Calamba,
on the south shore of the lake; but the
break has been repaired.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23

TOLEDO. Aug. 22.-The body OF the
12-year-old son of George Allsbaugh
of this city, who suddenly disappeared
from his parents near Monroe. Mich,
Friday, was found floating in the water.
with an ugly cash In the head. The
boy was seen on Sunday in company
with a man and it is believed that he
was murdered.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23

DETROIT, Aug. 2l.-A Tribune spe-
cial from Harbor Beach says Five lives
were lost BIZ the capsiziug off Pointe
aux Barques of the schooner Hunter
Savidge. She was bound from Sarnia
to Alpena light and when struck by a
squall capsi1ed.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23

CAPE TOWN, Aug 22.-According tc
Afrkander reports the Transvaars re-
ply is a counter proposal Of five
years retrospective franchise in the
election of the president and an in
creased representation. II is said that
the suggestion is made to submit all
other differences to arbitration.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
Regular Terms of Court.
Church md sabbath school.

Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
IN. {: NJ. Il. Sabbath School at 1000 a. m.
Preaching in NJ. Il. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. r. A. Buzza.
Preaching in the f. NJ. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
+. w. McClelland, Pastor.
Services in the Presbyterian Church
every sabbath morning and evening,
Rev. j. V. McAninch officiating.
The regular meetings of the w. Z. Il.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23

BELLEFONTE, Pa. Aug 19.-Cen.
ter and Clinton county tobacco grow
crop. The crop this year is not so good
as that Of last, owing to the dry wealth
er Of the past month. Last year grow
ers in this section cut an aggregate
crop of nearly 1,25O.OOO pounds, worth
about $685. This year It is estimated
the crop will be about lO,OOO.OOO pounds
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
Dewey Hoaored In Levhorn.

LEGHORN, Aug. H.-The festival
given by the inhabitants of Leghorn in
honor of Admiral Dewey and his Off
GERS was a brilliant success. An enor-
nous crowd was present. Admiral
Dewey did not attend, owing to indis-
position. A number of public officials
were present