The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-04-04

A telegram received at CLEVELAND
fIom Baltimore reported the death Of
Mr.. w. ]. Rainey, the millionaire coal
and coke operator at the Johns Hop
kins hospital.
A. R. Peacock, of the old Carnegie
company, made a record-breaking run
from Los Angeles, Cal, to Rttsburg.
The charter granted the new $780,
600, 900 Carnegie company empowers it
to do almost any kind of business in
any part of the world.
The jury in the bribery case Of ex-
Senator John J. Coyle, at Harrisburg,
Pa, found him not guilty.
Thomas Benton Alcorn claimed he
was elected chairman of the Allegheny
county (Pa.) Democracy. Joseph How
ley, the incumbent, disputed his claim.
The Allegheny County (Pa) Bar as
sociation took appropriate action on the
death of Edward T. Cassidy.
The organization of the greater Car
negie Steel company was completed and
the election of O. M. Schwab as presi-
dent was unanimously endorsed by the
stockholders.
VICTIMS OF DISASTER.
At the Edgar Thomson steelworks
John Klevihy a laborer, was BIZ ned to
death by an explosion of molten metal
Samuel ]. Clugston's body, of VIII
merding, Pa, was found in Turtle
creek He had been missing from
home for seven weeks
RECORD OF CRIMES.
At Kansas, City, Mo-, harboring i'm
| aginary wrongs, John w. McKimm,
aged 30 years, shot and instantly killed
DR.. B. f. Shaw, his brother-in-law, as
the latter sat reading the Sunday school
lesson to his five-year- daughter.
| McKimm, who has been an inmate of q
| sanitarium and is believed to be insane,
threatened to kill the other five mem
bers of the family, and was only re-
strained after struggle
| Lewis Harris, colored, who was ar
rested for committing a felonious
assault on Miss Anne McIlvaine, a re-
cleuse, was lynched by mob, at Belair.
Md.
Sheriff Kinart and his deputy fought
to protect their prisoner, and fired into
the mob, wounding two of them. They
We're overpowered.
@. Scott, boiler maker, employed in the
Ann Arbor railroad car shops, broke into
| g % ,,rbp,,, hsah ha1
been separated, and furiously assaulted
Mrs. Scott and her mother with heavy
chisel He then drew revolver and
shot himself dead. Mrs. Scott is fatally,
and her mother, Mrs. Letitia Ferguson.
seriously injured,
Sergeant f. Wharton Golden, ON the
witness stand at Frankfort, KY, gave
startling testimony pointing to the exist
ence of conspiracy to assassinate the
late governor, William Goebel, and
Democratic members of the legislature.
NEWS OF FOREIGN LANDS.
Colonel Golf, of the Fourteenth Hus-
sars, who died at Norvals Pont, was
buried at Rloemfontein with full mill
tary honors, Lord Roberts and staff fol-
lowing the remains to the grave.
President Kruger said that the last en-
pressed desire of the late Commandant
General Joubert was that he should be
succeeded as commandant general by
Louis Botha, who has been chosen in
his place.
Lord Roberts has sent telegram Of
coincidence to President Kruger on the
death of General Joubert.
The Beers and General French took
part in fierce battle at Karee Siding,
Rudyard Kipling being among those
who were under fire.
General Piet Joubert, Boer comman-
der-in-chief, died at Pretoria of stom-
ach trouble.
The Beers are reported to be concen-
trating near Bloemfontein to attack
Lord Roberts.
There are about 10000 Beers guard
ing the nine passes over the Drakens-
berg range. They are led by Com
mandant De Beer, of Harrismith, and
consist of Free Staters.
1t is reported that the Beers have
moved their big guns from Biggarsberg.
and it is not intended to make stand
there.
There can no longer be any doubt as
to the object of the warlike prepara-
tions now being completed in South
Russia Nearly 250,000 troops have al
ready been mobilized for active service.
The Black sea squadron. with trans
ports, is held in instant readiness.
The tension in the relations between
st. Petersburg and the sublime porte
becomes every day more acute. The po-
sition is looked upon with the gravest
J apprehension.
BUSINESS JOTTINGS.
The final steps which merged the two
, banking houses of William R. Thomp-
son & Co. and N. Holmes & Sons were
taken at Pittsburg and the Thompson
, firm ceased to exist. This marks the
! end of one Of the oldest banking houses
, in Pittsburg.
The rod mill of the American Steel
and Wire company, at Rankin, estab-
lished new record. During March
S,S35 tons of finished No. 8 rods were
turned out, making an average of 4l2,-
800 pounds per turn for As hours.