The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-01-31
OF A WEEK.
NEWS OF THE WORLD BRIEFLY
NARRATED.
The War In the Philippines, Crimes,
Tri-stnte Happenings. Foreign, Bust
ness and Other Events Boiled Dowr
For the Reader In a Hurry.
NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.

NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
A. dispatch received from Sorsogon
,ays Erigadier General KObbe's expedi-
ton has occupied Sorsogon, Bonsol,
Bulan, Legaspl and Virao, on Catan-
luanes island. Tie only resistance was
1t Logaspi, where five Americans were
wounded and 40 dead and 10 wounded
Filipinos were found.
Lieutenant Colonel Webb @. Hayes
has defeaed an entrenched force Of the
enemy at Sariage. One American was
killed and five were wounded. A rec.
ord of II American prisoners was
found.
The American troops, under General
Schwan, occupied Santa Cruz, on La
guna de Bay, The town was found to
have been deserted.
Two companies of the Forty yth in.
fantry, under Major Johnson, and
three companies of the Thirty y-eighth
infantry, commanded by Major Muir,
defeated 800 insurgents at Taal, prov.
ince of Batangas, taking the town.
The United States gunooat Mari
eta also shelled the place. The insur-
gents had four cannon, two of which
were captured. Two Americans were
wounded and ten insurgent dead were
found Oh the field.
HAPPENED In WASHINGTON.
The remains of 43 soldiers who died
of yellow fever in Cuba were inferred at
Arlington cemetery. The exercises were
conducted according to the ritual Of the
Catholic and Episcopal churches. Presi
dent Mckinley, Secretary Root and At
torney General Griggs were present
The burial was with military honors
Two troops of cavalry, dismouuted, were
drawn up i'll line, while a third acted as
a firing squad. The religious services
were conducted by Rev. Mackay Smith
and Father Dolan.
In the house, Tuesday, Mr.. Tayler
| CO., spoke for the majority in the
Roberts case, Littlefeld (Me.) for the
minority report, and Roberts defended
himself, saying he would use the mi
nority arguments against being ex-
cluded ami majority arguments against
expulsion.
The majority report against seating
Quay, and the minority for seating hlm,
was made in the senate.
In the senate, Wednesday, Mr. Petit.
grew again attacked the administra-
tion's Philippine policy.
In the house, Wednesday, Mr.. Lln-
dis (lnd.) gave the Mormon's fearful
excoriatlon, while supporting the con-
tention OF the majority of the commit.
tee for exclusion, instead of admission
then expulsion, as favored by the mi
nority.
In the house, Thursday, the minority
resolution to seat and then expel Rob-
erts was defeated by 81 to PA. The ma
jorlty resolutions in the Roberts case
were carried-26S yeas, 80 nays.
In the senate, Thursday, Mr.. Chand-
Ter. N. H., made vigorous denial of
recent assertion by Mr.. Morgan, that
designing politicians in the north, pre-.
cipitated the Civil war for the purpose
of putting the slaves Oh political and
social equality with the southern whites.
On Friday, eulogies, breathing great
love and admiration and respect, were
paid to the late Vice President Hobart's
memory in the house. The senate did
nothing of Importance.
On Friday, Secretary Hay sent to
| Speaker Henderson for submission TO the
house copies of complaints of the Ger
man government against the existing
customs regulations of the United
States, applicable to merchandise i'm
ported from Germany.
The American shippers whose goods
were on the British ship Beatrice, seized
off the African coast by British war;
ships, had news to the effect that the
vessel was released some six weeks ago:
that the goods, which were landed at
East London, had i'll large part been
sold. Therefore it was believed that this
incident is closed.
Charles Maltby, who for three years
was associated III business with Abra-
ham Lincoln i'll Waynesvllle, Ills, is
dead, aged SO years, at San Francisco.
On Saturday, the house gave some
time to eulogics on the late Representa-.
tive Baird of Louisiana and beyond this
transacted no business Of Importance.
The senate was not in session.
In the house, Monday, the attack on
Secretary Gage was renewed by Demo-
cratic members, and Republicans again
defended him.
In the senate, Monday Mason 1lls.)
attacked the right of the British consul,
of New Orleaus, to make an attack on
him for his pro-Boer attitude. Hoar
SAID he should be given his exequator.
Lodge also protested against the consul S
action.
TRI-sTATE EVENTS.
Rev. Father Ct. Henry Krake, pastor
of st. John the Baptist Catholic church
at Haycock, Bucks county, Pa, died
of consumption. Father Krake filled
the Haycock charge for twenty.three
years.
At Chester, Pa, James and Amos
Pierce, We're held, charged with the
murder of George b. Eyre.
After intense suffering, Miss Maggie
Tobin died at Carsin's Run, near Elk.
ton, Md, from burns received, her
clothing having ignited from piece of
burning paper Oh the>Aoor.
During a shooting match at Darrtown