The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-01-10
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Governor Stone of Pennsylvania ap-
pointed o. L. Magee, W. NJ. Frew OF
Pittsburg, Henry Bolin of Scranton,
William NJ. Stevenson Of Allegheny
and John Thompson of Philadelphia,
members of the free library commission
creat. I'd by the last legislature. State
Librarian Reed is secretary of the COM
mission.
The United Presbyterian church,
whicn was recently erected at a cost OF
$500. was dedicated on New Years
day at sharon, "a. The dedicatory
services were preached by Rev. j. d.
McClurkin, D. D., of Pittsburg.
VICTIMS OF DISASTERS.
Charles, Thomas and Allen Stott,
brothers, were burned to death In their
bedroom at Coal Run, Somerset county.
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Southwel were
both found dead in bed at Austin,
Pa. The house is heated and lighted
bv natural gas, and when it was broken
1 into three gas fires were still burning
and there was not the slightest odor OF
gas anywhere. None Of the0e stoves
were connected with chimney tiues,
however, and as there was an unusu'
ally heavy pressure OF gas about mid
night, some are inclined to make out q
case of asphyxiation. while others claim
this would be impossible as long as the
gas continued to burn.
Five members of the family OF julius
Guttentag, real estate dealer living on
One Hundred and Tweuty-frst street,
New York, were snatched-frt l death.
They MRS. Mary Gutten lg, her
children, Dora, aged 3 years; fearl,
wears; Ruth, 8 months, and her mother.
Mrs. Dora brennan. Gas was dis ov.
cred escaping from their apartments
and when the doors were broken in, the
r five persons were discovered in an un'
conscious condition. They were hur'
ried to hospital.
o The dead be.lies of George +. Gala.
CHER, special policeman, and Nellie
et Walsh were fonnd in Second avenue,
o. New York, apartment = occupied by
j them. They had been asphyxiated by
}. gas, turned on by them during New
Years carouse.
vi. At Chicago switch engine OF the
v Eastern Illinois railroad ran into street
Is car. hurting the car 30 feet and injuring
:. three passengers. The car was demol'
/. ished.
f RECORD OF GRIMES.
|. At Grand Rapids, Mich, Auditor
j. Uriah B. Rodgers, of the Chicago and
} West Michigan and Detroit railroad,
d committed suicide by shooting himself
Is through the head while sitting at his
desk in his private office.
y ID. H. Alexander, special examiner at
$ Minneapolis, seized about 900 pension
i, certificates and vouchers from the ot1ce
y of Attorney Robert B. Hostetter be-
cause it was alleged they were being IL
legally executed.
'h NEWS OF FOREIGN LANDS.
y M. Guerin, who was sentenced by a
. French court to ten years confinement
in fortified place, arrived at Clair
vaux. NJ Buffet, who was condemned
to ten years banishment, remained III
es Brussels, and Deroulede, also banished
u for ten years. was on his way to Milan,
III whence he proceeded to Spain.
cablegram from London said Gen
y oral French reported that four compa
pc nies of the First Suffolk regiment at
II, tackled a Boer position in Cape Colony
"a Iieutenant Colonel Watson, in COM
o' mand, was wounded, and retreat was
u, ordered. Three -fourths of the British
"a forces reached their camp, but 70 were
10 compelled to surrender, including sever
y, officers.
The British under General French de
- feated the Beers near Oolesberg.
lv Colonel Pitcher defeated the Boer'
northwest q Belmont.
The United States ambassador, Mr.
al Joseph H. Choate, visited the British
n. premier, Lord Salisbury, at the foreign
%. office, in London, for the purpose o
o. making the first official representation
ON the subject of the Delagoa bay fou
seizures. Mr.. Choate received no def
mite reply. as the premier informed hin
That the British government had no
as vet arrived at any decision to whethe
D., or not foodstuffs were contraband
III war. But Lord Salisbury assured MI
nd Choate that the commercial rights o
nj the United States would be equitabl
or considered and that decision on thl
ell important matter would be reached II
OF soon as possible. The interview wa
a'' brief.
BUSINESS JOTTINGS.
10 The Rev. DR. Edward McGlynn die
ma at Newburgh, N. Y, of heart failure.
led Rev. DIR. j. A. Singmaster OF Aller
nd town accepted a call to the professor
ship of church history in the Luthera
iv. Theological seminary, Lancaster, Pa.
led Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Scranto
ur. people will introduce many importar
ers resolutions at the annual meeting
the national board of trade.
ct The formal transfer Of the Riversid
Of ironworks to the National Tube con
,tv pany has been recorded in the count
hi. clerks office ut Wheeling. The dee
ion bears $500 in revenue stamps, signify
mr.. ing valuation of 100000 on the res
estate. This, of course, does not II
ar. clude the mills, etc.
of MISCELLANEOUS.
1 a The Rev John Milton Williams,