The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-01-10
EVENTS OF A WEEK.
NEWS or THE WORLD BRIEFLY
NARRATED.
rhe War In the Philippines, Crimes
Tri-state Happenings, Foreign, Busi-
ness and Other Events Boiled Down
For the Reader In a Hurry.
NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.

NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
Schwan's column, advancing to the
south, occupied Binan. One American
was kItd aud three were wounded.
Nine of the enemy's dead were found
Oh the field after the fight. A number
of rifles were captured and several prls-
orers were taken.
johnson, "A deserter from the Sixth
United States artillery, clothed in a ma
jor's uniform, was found among the in
s'ggent dead at Noveleta yesterday.
Reconnaissance out of linus resulted
in the loss of three Americans killed
aud 20 wounded. The enemy's loss is
estimated at 80 killed and so wounded.
Colonel Birkhimer, with battalion
6f the Twenty. eighth volunteer IN
tantry. advanced toward Neveleta.
Major Taggart, with two battanons OF
the same regiment, moved toward Perez
Das Marlnas. A part of the Fourth
infantry was engaged south of linus.
The health officers at Manila have
found native with all symptoms OF
bubonic plague, in house in the walled
city, where two suspicious deaths have
occurred The patient has been lso-
lated ana every precaution has been
taken to prevent spread of disease.
HAPPENED In WASHINGTON.
Lieutenant Gilmore and 10 other
American prisoners, rescued from the
rebels, arrived at Manila from Vigan'
They were found on Dec. IL near the
head waters of the Abalet river, afteT
they had been abandoned by the Fill
piros.
Cecretary Long addressed h letter tc
the chairman of the committee on naval
affairs of the senate and of thu house
embodying the departments view, as e
the best IN ans of rewarding the nava
officers who participated in the destruc
ton of Cervera's feet off Santiago.
Through resolutions introduced b!
Lentz-I DEM, o. thaehouse on Monday
ordersA investigation of the charss
that polygamist postmasters had know
ingly been appointed in Utat and Gen
eral Merriam's conduct anN that O
United States army officers " the Ward
ner Cldaho) riots and subsequAt there
to. In the senate Pettigrew Is. d..
charged that United States forces ha'
attacked their allies. the Filipinos, thu
being guilty of the grossest treachery
This statement was warmly resented b.
Lodge (Mass.). Senator Morgan dis
cussed the race problem i'll the south
based upon resolution introduced b
Prtchard Is. O..
In the senate Mr.. Aldrich made
statement on the financial bill. In bot
senate and house resolutions regardin
the relations of the United States trea'
ury and banks were passed on Thurs
day.
The death of Private Frank Roe, Con
pany @ OF the Eleventh United State
infantry, at San Juan, Puerto Rico, {
typhoid, was announced i'll "a dispatc
received at the war department.
The negotiations opened by Secretar
Hay with the great powers OF EuroI
and with Japan, toward securing con
mon understanding for continue
open door policy throughout China, NIX
with gratifying results. From tho
oughly reliable sources it was learne
that favorable responses nave been mad
by Great Britain, Germany, Franc,
Russia and Japan. There is no doubt,
was thought, that Italy, the remain
ing country addressed, will make favo
able answer, if indeed it has not alread
done %.
Sufzer Dem., N. " introduced
resolutionin the house regarding Unite
States treasury arrangements with ce
tain New York banks as places of d
post. A similar. resolution was intr
duced III. the senate by Mr.. Allen (Por
Neb.) Wednesday.
> TRI-sTATE EVENTS.
A 10000, 900 cubic feet gas well WI
struck four miles east of Findlay, {
by operators who are "wildcatting"
new territory. All tools, casing al
tubing were blown out of the well, al
the roar of escaping gas can be heard +
}. five miles. This is the greatest gas WE
in Ohio since the famous Karg well
= ten years ago, which started the M
ural gas boom in Northwestern Ohio.
,; ]. lie Master died at his home at
a Master, Pa. town named after hi
aged 81 years lie Masters fortu
=, amounted to Sl50,000 and he own
y most of the town in which he lived al
v died.
Miss Lillian Fields, 20 years old, Ii
- ing in Allegheny City, Pa, was trampl
!; by a runaway horse, ,'dying of her init
B, les. She had started to buy howt
for her dead grandmother.
Ic At Towanda, Pa, j. Perry Vanfie,
;e who since 1868, with the exception
s. one term as sheriff. had been deDu
a sheriff OF Bradford county, died at
home, aged SO years. Consumpti
l: was the cause Of death. His wife 81
>; wives.
/; Henry +. Payson, a 50-year-old II
Or mer living near Port Clinton, east
Toledo, was found frozen to death in
wagon road between that place and .
Harbor.
Is Grant Bathurst, assistant postmas
IS at Rote, Pa, was killed and two otl
y, persons were injured by an acclden
10 explosion of dynamite at Salona, abe
o.. about eight miles from Lock Have
ID Pa.
y Fire DESTROYED the residence of JO