The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-06-06


debate, in which the leaders on both
sides charged each other with playing to
the political galleries, entered upon the
consideration of the resolution reported
from the Judiciary committee, propos-
ing constitutional amendment to lodge
in congress the power to "deflne, regu.
late, control, prohibit or dissolve trusts,
monopolies or combinations. Friday,
at o'clock, was the time appointed for
the vote
In the senate, Friday. Senator Hanna
defended the armor plate makers.
On Friday, the antitrust amendment
failed to get the necessary two-thirds
vote in the house.
On Saturday, the Littlefeld antitrust
bill posed the house. Little of import.
ance occurred in the senate.
On Monday, the house agreed to the
senate amendment to the sundry civil
bill, appropriating IS, 900, 900 for the st.
Louis exposition. Little of general inn
portance occurred in the senate.
TRI-STATE EVENTS.
The engine of a fast freight ON the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Indianapolis
railroad jumped the track near Hamil.
ton, o. Timothy Mahoney, Davik
Starkey and Ambrose Smith, trainmen.
and two boys who were stealing ride.
were killed.
In bill in equity filed in the Berks
County pa Court, Vincent S. Seltzsr
alleges that Jacob b. Stout, Howard l..
Boas and George W. Romig, as men,
bers of Select Council. received $3.50
each for their promise to vote for five
years lighting contract.
Thr cornerstone of st. Peters Evan
gelical Lutheran Church, to be built at
Barren Hill, at cost of $1,000 was
laie.
VICTIMS OF DISASTER.
Frank Roerstra, aged 20 years, wai
drowned at Lakeside Park, N. j.
Argus Crawford, aged years, was
killed by trolley car at Collingswood
N. j.
Clarence Collins, the colored man
who was wounded by the accidental
discharged of his revolver, died at the
Cooper hospital, Camden, N. j.
John Moodey, Of Port Carbon, aged
10 years, employed at the roundhouse of
the Philadelphia and Reading railway,
at Palo Alto, Pa, was instantly killed.
While he was running an engine to the
schutes he had his head out of the win.
dow of the cab. He was struck at the
base of the skull by q projecting piece Of
timber.
RECORD OF CRIMES.
DIR. Giles Chambers, a prominent
physician of Vineland, N. j., was bru-
tally murdered in his Office by an un.
known assassin or assassins, VINO suo-
seeded in making their escape.
Mrs. Mary Naulty, aged 80 years, Of
Newark, was shot and killed by her
stepson, Charles Naulty.
NEWS OF FOREIGN LANDS.
Lord Roberts, in dispatches to the
British war office, describes the situa.
ton at Johannesburg as quiet, and tells
of Beers surrendering their arms; but
no light is thrown on the advance Of
the army from Johannesburg towards
Pretoria, where it was expected the
Beers would offer resistance to the for.
ward movement.
IL AnI
to Watervalboven, and the Earl of Ros-
lyn, in a dispatch from Pretoria ON
Wednesday, said the Transvaal capital
would fall within two hours.
Johannesburg was occupied by the
English.
BUSINESS JOTTINGs.
The National Sugar Refining com.
pany, of New Jersey. with an author
lied capital of 10000, 900, was incor.
porated at Trenton, N J.
The Delta Cotton Oil company, oapi.
tai Sl,OOO,0O0, was Incorporated at
Trenton, N. j.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Memorial day was observed in diff.
ferent places. President Mckinley and
Secretary Root were among those who
attended the unveiling of a blue and
gray monument on Antietam battle
field, Nd.
A warrant was issued for ex- Governor
Taylor, of Kentucky; accusing him of
being an accessory to the murder OF
Governor Goebel.
AS car ON one line Of the st. Louis
Transit com pany was passing the cor.
ner of Twelfth and Calhoun streets, q
crowd of strike sympathizers began
throwing stones at it. An unknown
man leaned from window of the car and
fired a revolver shot toward the crowd.
The bullet lodged in the breast of Peter
Frank, aged IS. who was sitting In the
doorway Of his fathers house. It is
said the wound will prove fatal.
An explosion of dynamite shattered
the cable conduit and switches in the
Olive street line, at the intersection of
Maryland and Boyle avenues. No one
was injured, but traffic on that end Of
the line had to be suspended. There is
20 clue to the perpetrators.
The nuclues Of the first regiment Of
special deputies forming Sheriff Pohl-
mans posse comitatus, consisting of
ten companies of 60 men each, armed
with riot shotguns, were assigned to
active service in preserving order.