The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-01-17
EVENTS OF A WEEK.
NEWS OF THE WORLD BRIEFLY
NARRATED.
Tho War la the Philippines, Crimes,
Tri-State Happenings, Foreign, Bust
ness and Other events Boiled Down
For the Reader In Hurry.
NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.

lowing report from General Otis:
"MANJLA, Jan. l5.-Bolo men and
armed insurgents, robbers from Zeam-
Ueles mountains. attacked two COM
panies Twenty-tifth infantry, O'Nell
commanding, at Iba, Jan. 6, driven and
pursued with loss to them of 90 men;
no Casualties; Schwan's troops east and
south Santo Tomas, Batanzas; yester-
day Cheatam's S battalion Thirty seventh
s,rusk enemy east Santo Tomas on San
Pablo road; enemy left five dead on
field; cavalry soon appearing, pursued
force eastward; no report of result.
Cheatam's casualties, one wounded;
Anderson, Thirty. eighth, enroute to
Llpa, yesterday, struck insurgents lew
miles south Santo Tomas, drov, them
through Lipa to Rosario; enemy's loss,
20 dead and wounded, go Spanish prls-
oners, $4,000; Schwan has liberated
about 200 Spanish prisoners, now ell
route to Manila. Anderson's casualties
yesterday, one man killed, two wounded;
Wheaton's force actively operating III
Western Cavite and Batanga province,
all important towns held and constant
patrolliug; great many Filipinos return
ing to homes believed to be insurgent
deserters OTIS"
HAPPENED IN WASHING ron,
In the senate, Monday, Mr.. Berry
Dem, Ark first addressed the senate
in support of the resolutions recently in-
troducen by Mr.. Bacon (Dem., Ga.) re-
garding the disposition of the Philip
pines. He wrs followed by Mr.. Petit
grew (S |. Rep. S. d. in support of his
resolution of inquiry. Mr.. Wolcott
| rep. Co.. replied to Mr.. PettigIew.
Nothing of importance occurred in the
house.
Generpl Adolphus H. Greely. who
was ba lily injured by being thrown
down his steps by drunken man, at
Washington, was able to sit up for sew
eral hours, and his general condition
continued satisfactory.
The state department received from
Wr. Choate the reply of the British
government to his representations re-
specting the flour seizures.
That the answer is highly satisfac-
tory; that it is broad and liberal in
terms. The position assumed by the
British govt rnment is that food stutfs
is transit % hostile destination can be
regarded as conrabaud of war only
when they are supplied for the enemy's
forces. It is not sufficisnt that they
are capable of being used for the bene.
fit of the enemy; it must be shown that
they are so i'll fact through their desti-
nation at the time of the seizure. The
Lieutenant Samuel Howard, United
States navy, the pilot, and last of the
officers and rev of Ericsson's Monitor
during her memorable engagement with
the Confederate ironclad MelTimac,
died at Washington from consumption
of the brain, the result of Il fall. He
was 70 years old.
In the senate, Thursday, Mr.. Petit
grew attacked the administration pol
icy in the Philippines and also made
some startling charges against those
vino were supporting the administra-
ton. He declared that systematic ef
fort was being made to prevent accurate
information from reaching the people of
the United States, and that it was po-
litical scheme to further the candidacy
of Mr.. McAialey for denomination and
reelection.
TRI-STATE EVENTS.
Inability N secure bitumiuous coal in
sufficient lantit'es at Philadelphia is
necessitatij the shutting down of some
of the manufacturing concerns III the
Schuylkil valley.
Following the declaration of Presi-
dent AyIes, of the University of Gin
cinnati, that the members of the faculty
should all resign and that he would
then accept such designations as he
might select. came movement on the
part OF the professors to stand together
and not only refuse to resign, but for
all to quit if the trustees at their spe.
cial meet Ig sustain the recent decree
of President Ayres.
W .lliam WascO, the murderer of An
ME Sestak, was executed in the county
iailya-d, aJ p { .urg. 1t was the first
ex, cLtion Of the year, the first uuder
the new sheriff. William Mckinley and
the first under the wardenship Of p. X.
Soffel. The cOndemed man was nervous
when he assembled the scaffold, but after
nct in
seemed TO ragln unusual calmness, and
retain his composure until the end. The
fall broke Wasco's neck, and death was
instantaneous.
julius Siebrcht, a prominent insur.
ance broker was killed by a train at
Yeadon.
George -. Nash was inaugurated
Governor of Ohio at Columbus.
Bail was forfeited in the Seventh
war election fraud cases, Philadelphia,
against Samuel Salter and others, and
bench warrants issued for their arrest.
Thousads of acres of eoal land around
Steubenville, o., were leased. and will
be developed.
James J. Eagan and Cornelius Wells
Shaw were hanged together at Mont
rose. Pa. Tor the murder of jackson
Pepper, an aged farmer of Rush town.
ship, this county.
Rev. DR.. j. A. Singmaster of Allen
town accepted a call to the professor
ship of church history in the Lutheran
Thnnlnnical seminary Lancaster. Pa