The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-05-02

lut On yOAho
resolution relating to the administration
of civil affairs in Porto Rico, and pro-
vidilg for the appointment of temporary
officers on the island, was agreed to.
During the greater part Of the session
the Alaskan civil code bill was under
consideration, but no progress was
made.
On Thursday the senate will listen 10
eulogies on the late Representative
Baird, of Louisiana
TRI-sTATE EVENTS.
The Ohio Republican convention, at
Columbus, selected this ticket:
Secretary of state-Lewis Q. Laylin.
Supreme judge-John A. Shauck.
Board of public works-Charles A.
Goddard.
State school commissioner - L. D,
Bonebrake.
Dairy and food commissioner. E.
Blackburn.
Presidential electors-at-large Colo
mel Myr0p t. Herrick, General W. P.
Orr.
DtltSdttS-db-ltilS SO-OtudbOl os
Foraker, Governor George X. Nash.
General Charles Dick, General Charles
| Grosvenor.
Alternates-at-la -large-Hon. Charl, Fos-
ter, Hon. Myron o. Norris, Hon. W. @.
The Pennsylvania Republican conven-
ton, at Harrisburg, endorsed President
McKinley's administration and in
structed delegates to vote for him ut
Philadelphia. Support for Quay's re-
election to the United States senate was
pledged. The convention nominated
Senator E. B. Hardenbergh, of Wayne
county, for auditor General, and Galusha
A. Grow, of Susquehanna county, and
Robert H. Foerderer, of Philadelphia,
for congressmen-at-large Quay was
chosen as one of abe delegates to Phila-
delphia, as was John B. Steel, of West
moreland county.
VICTIMS OF DISASTER.
Five men were killed and three in
jured, one of whom will probably die,
by boiler explosion in the sawmin Of
j. N. Bray & Co., at Upton, Ga.
Seven persons perished, from $4,000
to 1900 We're rendered homeless, and
the town of Hull, Canada, was almost
wiped out by fire. Many lost their en-
ployment through plants being de-
stroyed. The fire also did some dam
age i'll Ottawa.
RECORD OF CRIMES.
VIM. Mcdaniel, a motorman on the
! C,h npiC Aia1
as the result of blow on the head re-
ceived when strikers stoned his car.
, Captain Kanneberg, who is charged
with having committed a number Of
cruel deeds in German East Africa, has
urrived at Berlin. to be tried by court
martial.
NEWS OF FOREIGN LANDS.
News received in London from the
Orange Free State indicates that
though the Beers have evacuated Thaba
N'Chu they have only done so in order
to occupy stronger positions. On Sun
day, April 49, General DeWet made an
effort to turn French's eastern flank,
which was only foiled by the cavalry
after vigorous manouv ering The
Beers .lold the ridges to the eastward
. whence they will probably fall back
when the pressure of superior numbers
increases.
The British casualties sustained dur
ing the Thaba N'Ohu fighting were
slight.
General French's object now that all
| g h. u
the burghers has disappeared, is to
harass the Beers and prevent any wen
organized retreat.
BUSINESS JoTTINGs.
Announcement is made in New York
that the Northern Pacific has completed
the negotiations for the purchase of the
st. Paul and Duluth Railroad.
The city of Richmond Ind, has
, voted subsidy of $225.000 for the Gin
cinnati, Richmond and Muncie Rail
road, proposed line from Cincinnati TO
Chicago.
John w. Gates, president of the
American Steel and Wire company, is
quoted as saying that his action in shut
ting down IL plants is vindicated by the
action of the board of directors in cut
ting prices 20 per cent.
, MISCELLANEOUS.
{ 1t is said the sultan of Turkey pro-
poses to have warship built in the
q United States, the price to include the
. $4,000 indemnity demanded by the
United States, thus hoping to pay our
demand and at the same time avoiding
pressure for the payment of European
, claims.
! An imperial trade was promulgated au-
thorizing the rebuilding of the property
!. of the American missionaries at Kharput
!, and the construction of an annex TO the
! Roberts college at Constantinople.
Z The first battalion Of the Fourteenth
4 United States Infantry, which has been
o in quarantine, landed at San Francisco
). after two years of continuous fighting
@ in the Philippines.
o DR.. Leonard Pratt, pioneer physi-
S clan of San Jose, Cal, is dead, aged 50
0 years.
Luther H. Titus, prominent as a turf
man and stock breeder is dead ut Pasa-
: dena, Gala He was n years of age.