The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-10-25

The steamer Gaellc, Whlcn reacneu
San Francisco from the Orient, brought
5000 bales of silk, valued at S2,OO0,OOO,
and 1897 900 in specie.
William A. Poucher, prominent law
yer and Democratic politician of Os-
wego, N. Y, died at his home in that
| city after a long illness.
Two unsuccessful attempts were made
to burn the railroad depot at Mead
vile, Pa.
Captain John Lafferty, U. S. A., re-
| tired, died at his home in San Francis
co. He served with distinction in the
civil war and in Indian campaigns for
| 20 years afterward.
William w. Thayer. formerly gov
ernor and chief justice of Oregon. died
at his home in Portland, Ore, aged 70
years.
A rear-end collision occurred on the
Central Pacific railroad near Granite
Canon station in Wyoming. Two men
were killed and three others badly in
jured.
Reuben Bullman of Cory, Pa, while
working in an iron foundry at that
place, was terribly burned by mol
ten metal. He nay recover
South Carolina cotton growers will
appeal to congress to support the 'open
door" policy in the Orient.
The w. C. Ritchie paper box factory
in Chicago was destroyed by fire. Loss,
$l65,000 Superintendent Alexander
McMasters perished in the hamss.
Harvey Wooiver, aged 60 years, of
Corning, N. Y, hung himeslf. His wife
committed suicide three years ago.
sheriff and posse had an encounter
with a band of Mexican bandits near
Nogales, Ariz., killing one and wound
ing another. The remainder made their
escape.
A fire at Blenheim, Ont, destroyed the
Arlington hotel telegraph office and 10
of the principal stores of the town.
The immense coal bunkers of the
Northen Pacific railroad at Pasco,
Wash, were destroyed by fire.
Robert E. Wyatt arrested at Balti-
more for the murder of Captain Oliver N.
Caulk of the oyster sloop Dream, con-
fessed to killing the captain and also
the negro who was on board. Robbery
was his motive.
Henry Myers ard George Belard OF
Greenville, Pa, while out hunting. were
mistaken for game by another hunter
and both saot and mortally wounded.
Frank f. Babcock. famer living near
Redwood Falls, Mimi, murdered his
wife and three sons and then killed
himself in a fit of insanity.
Four sheep herders are known to be
dead and eight others probably perished
in a storm in Montana. Thousands of
sheep perished.
, General John NJ. scofed, retired of
New York, has been elected commander
in-chief of the Loyal Legion.
, Mr.. and Mrs. jerks, an old couple
were burned to death in their residence
at Green Lake, Wis.
Walter S. Guiford, a prominent insur'
! ance man of Syracuse, N, Y. was as
phyxiated in his room, the gas having
been accidentally turned on.
Ex-speaker Thomas b. Reed has beer
/ admitted to the bar in New York city
, He is a member OF the firm Of Simp'
son, Thatcher & Barnum.
1 The United States circuit court up
I holds the court martial sentence of ex
= Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter
The Venezuelan crisis is over, Presi
dent Andrade agreeing TO leave tn
country, allowing the election Of an
q other president which will be the insur
: gent leader, General Castro.
= = Charles Wesley, a well known hotc
man. died at his home In Cleveland, age
: 80 years.
/. William Filbert was probably fatal
: injured in a railroad collision at Fish
I kill. N. Y.
n Major Alexander McIaren Crawford
e retired in 1870, died at the historic Jack
Q son homestead, Hamptonburg. Orang
county, n. Y.
: There is a smallpox epidemic prevail
: ing at Dallas. Tex.
Z Brigadier General Samuel Ovenshln
= has been discharged from the voluntee
y service and retired from the regular SCI
= vice with the rank OF brigadier gener"
= Mrs Andrew Watt aged 30. Of Mort
= Adams, Mass drowned her 6-months
"a old baby in a bath tub and then kille
8 herself with a butcher knife She ha
suddenly become insane.
Floyd and Jack Allen, brothers. resid
ing near Gladesboro. Va. fatally she
each other over an old feud.
:, Horace L. Hastings. editor and pub
. Usher of The Christian at Goshen, Mass
= died at his home in that city Of typhoi
:, fever. aged IS years.
on the advice Of his physician ADM
: raj Dewey has cancelled all his engage
:. ments and viii try and regain his 10,
,s health quietly i'm Washington.
General Frederick Funston will n
turn to the Philippines as a brigadi,
general in the regular service as 500
,t as the Twentieth Kansas regiment
D. mustered out Of service.
IS The Dewey home committee has pu
A. chased a house for the admiral at IL
4 Rhode Island avenue northwest. Wasl
D. ington. There is a sufficient amount
ms the fund left to completely furnish IT,.
n The high joint commission will n
a. meet again until the Alaskan boundal
question has been permanently settled.