The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-06-20


were surrendered. Three Americans
were killed.
First Lieutenant Jonathan Gilley,
Forty-third volunteer infantry, died in
the hospital at Manila from typhoid
fever.
HAPPENED IN WASHINGTON.
The president appointed John w.
Perry, of Connecticut, as agent for the
United States before the Chilean claims
commission, in place of r. d. Kennedy,
of Ohio, whose nomination failed of
approval by the senate.
The president appointed ex- Represent
ative W. j. Bynum, of Indiana, men,
Der of the commission to codify the
criminal laws of the United States, vice
D. B. Culberson, deceased.
TRI-STATE EVENTS.
The cornerstone of Young Mems
Christian association building, TO be
erected i'll Lancaster. Pa, at cost of
Sl50,O00 was laid.
Rev. DR.. Floyd w Tompkins,o of Phil
adelphia, preached the baccalaureate
sermon to the graduating class of Le-
high university.
Two men were killed by train on
the Pennsylvania railroad at Wilmer
ding, Pa, and were identified at the
morgue at Pittsburg as Michael Pavlow
and Michael Slyrka, who lived at Wall
station.
A wreck occurred near Cammal, about
10 miles from Williamsport, Pa. The
known dead were:
Engineer McGillvery.
Fireman English, of Cammal.
Frank Carlson,
Jello Denim,
James Roe,
- Memnon, Italian laborers EN-
ployeL on the railroad.
Justice Of the Peace L. f. Schuyler,
of Cammal, fatally injured and died
shortly after being taken from the
wreck.
The accident occurred while logging
train, consisting of an engine and seven
heavily loaded cars, were returning
from the Black Forest region to Cam
nal, where all the unfortunate men re-
sided. While the train was descending
an incline of IA feet to the 100, the
brakes failed to work and the train soon
got beyond control. 1t gathered fright
full momentum, and at the first sharp
curve the engine jumped the rails and
every car followed.
They plunged over 300-foot preci-
pice and rolled into a ravine below.
The engine aud cars were demolished
and the freight of human beings were
crushed beyond recognition. 1t is be-
hcved that several other persons will be
found dead when the debris is removed.
Part of the Pennsylvania Limited was
derailed near Leetonia, O. None of the
passengers were hurt. Three mail clerks
were injured They were?
w. p. Brown, of Beaver Falls, seri-
ously
j. w. Fox, of Salem, o.
p. Greisez, of Maxine, o., slightly,
The Ohio Democratic state convention
nominated the following ticket;
Delegates-at -large-James Kilbourne,
Abraham w. Patrick. William S.
Thomas and Horace l.. Chapman.
Alternates-M. o. Burns, John Nc
Sweeny, @. p Brumbach and NJ. B.
Clyburn.
Electors.at- t-large-General Isaac II.
Sherwood and General A. j. Warner.
Secretary of state-H. II. McFadden.
Judge of the supreme court-Allcn
w. Smaney.
Dairy and food commissioner-Ba
b. Yates.
School commissioner. ID. Simpkins.
Member of board of public works
Peter Y. Brown.
There was strong sentiment among
some delegates to the Ohio Democratic
state convention in favor of endorsing
Admiral Dewey for vice president
Henry @. Howard, of Media MEM
Der of the Delaware county pa bar,
has been missing, with no explanation
for his absence, since May "a.
VICTIMS OF DISASTER.
Pantaieonne Di Ienno, 81 years old,
and Angelo Ceanfrano, 20 years, were
killed; Carmine Marino, 33 years, and
Francesca Giangiulio, 5S years, were
probably fatally injured, and four other
persons were slightly injured, as a re-
suit of an explosion of fireworks which
the men were making in the third story
of Giangiulio's residence, 62l South
Schell street, Philadelphia. That dwell
ing was completely destroyed, and sur
rounding properties were damaged by
walls falling or windows breaking. Loss
will be about 5000.
Ten people were killed and a number
injured by a tenement house fire in
New York.
RECORD OF CRIMES.
Frank Shamber, Of Braddock, was
committed to the workhouse by Burgess
Brennan, OF Braddock, for beating his
wife, who was i'll. Schamber had
threatened to kill his wife, and neigh
bors interfered. He was committed for
60 days in default of fine of s2j and
costs
The first arrest for horsestealing for
many months in Washington county,
Pa, was made when Ike Whiteman, of
Wpst WashiuUtou was iall,d foI. "A
hearing on that charge. The young