The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-07-11
EVENTS OF A WEEK.
NEWS OF THE WORLD BRIEFLY
NARRATED
The War In the Philippines, Grimes, rri-
state Happenings, Foreign, Business and
Other Events Boiled Down For the
Reader In Hurry.
NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.

III ii Americans being Killed and II
wounded. One hundred and sixty Fill
pinos were killed during the week and
eight Americans who had been prison,
ers in the hands of the rebels were sur.
rendered, and about 100 rifles were
turned over to the United States off.
cials.
The enemy ambushed a wagon train
between Indang and Naic. The Third
infantry lost nine men while on an ex.
pedition to punish the ladrones in the
delta of the Rio Grande.
In the Antigua, province of Panay, u
running fight of about three hours
duration resulted in the killing or
wOunding of 20 of the enemy. There
were no casualties among the Ameri-
cans.
The insurgents were slowly accepting
the amnesty provisions. In some in
stances the Americans were suspending
operations in order to give the rebels an
opportunity to take advantage of the
decree.
HAPPENED IN WASHINGTON.
The following cablogram has been re-
ceivcd at the war department from
General Mac Arthur, at Manila:
Colonel James S. Petit, Thirty first
United States volunteer infantry, &C.
quilted by general courtmartial
Colonel Petit was tried on a charge
of having turned over native prisoner
TO Dato in Mindanao, who cruelty exc
cuted the man. The courtmartial was
founded upon charge that Colonel
Pettit's conduit was unsoldierly and
tended to bring the American arms into
contempt. 1t was at one time reported
that Webb Hayes, lientenadt colonel
of the same regiment, had thrown up
his commission because of dissatisfaction
with Colonel Pettit's conduct in this af-
fair. Upon his arrival in this country,
however, Mr.. Hayes contradicted this
statement aud came out in a strong de-
fense of Colonel Pettit's course.
General Macarthur sent casualty
list containing the following: Killed
Twenty-fourth infantry, Will Webb;
Twentv-sixth infantry, Frank j. Cague;
Thirty ighth infantry, Clyde NJ. Davis.
Wounded-Seven soldiers.
TRI-sTATE EVENTS.
In collision of cars on the Scranton
Railway company's Duryea line, at Old
Forge, Pa, the motorman was fatally
crushed and a number of passengers in.
jured.
Falling floors in a burning building
in Pittsburg killed five firemen and in.
jur5d nine
Fifteen hundred men were thrown out
of employment by the banking of five
furnaces of the Lackawanna Iron and
Steel company in Lebanon county, Pa.
A tornado unroofed eight houses in
Lansdale, Pa, and during the storm.
the dispatch says, there was fall of
hailstones as large as hens eggs.
President !, Mckinley took short
drive Sunday at Canton, o. He
put Mrs. Mckinley and Mrs. julius
Whiting, Sr., an old friend of the fam
ily, on the rear seat of the surrey and
took his own place beside the coach
man for a turn about the city. As the
bells were summoning worshipers to
church the presidents carriage stopped
at the First Methodist church. -
The president entered the church and
the women continued their drive. At
the conclusion of the service the presi-
dent walked TO his home. Another
drive was taken towards evening, and
then the president, Mrs. Mckinley,
Secretary Cortelyou and DR.. Rixey
went to the home of Judge Day for
dinner, and to spend the evening. 1t
was quiet and restful day, marked by
few calls.
Helen, the 2-year-oldHaughter of Mrs.
d. p. Nelson, died, making the ninth
victim of Wednesdays explosion.
The Nicely boy suffered a relapse and
his death will probably occur. William
Carr and Frank Plumley are both in a
critical condition and are not expected
TO recover.
A canvass Of Riverside developed that
the following persons, whose names
were not before Published, were more
or less injured by Jhe explosion: Rosa
mond Anderson. John Thornton, David
Roache, Pearl and Charles Butcher,
Walter Behan, Roy Lyn,h, Lola Jen-
kins, William Smith, S. NJ Hill, Will
lam Jones, James Beyland, Edward
Kelly. T.. 7. Howell, N. L. Fortness,
Grant Jenkins and Wallace Bennett
Cole. This swells the list to 63 killed
and injured.
During fierce squall the yacht Idler,
owned by John and James Corrigan,
was capsized and sunk six miles Cleve-
land and six lives were lost, ms follows:
Mrs. James Corrigan. wife of the
well-known vessel owner.
Ida Corrigan.
James COrrigan.
Mrs. Charles Riley, all daughters of
James Corrigan.
Eta Corrigan, daughter Of Captain
John Corrigan.
Infant daughter Of Mrs. Riley.
The only survivor of the passengers
is Mrs. John Corrigan. She and six
men of the crew were picked up by
fish tug and brought TO the harbor.
VICTIMS OF DISASTER.
John j. Ryan, aged II years, and
John NJ. Kelly, aged o years. both of
were drowned at River
ton, N. J.
Arthur Smith was drowned in pond.