The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-04-11


to be United States marshal for the east
ern district of Pennsylvania.
G.. A. R. and other committees met to
begin preliminary arrangements for the
observation of Memorial day in Pitts
burg.
Half the town of Prootorville, O.,
was burned, the loss being about $225,-
600; half insured.
The holdings Of the late Alexander
Bradley in the Tradesmens' National
bank, Pittsburg, were disposed of and
]. N. Pew was elected vice president Of
the institution, vice Q. A. Bradley, re-
signed.
VICTIMS OF DISASTER.
The great dam in the Colorado river,
near Austin, Tex, burst, devastating
several towns and causing loss Of about
40 lives and millions of dollars In prop
erty.
Edward Dunmire and Louie Osenider,
yardmen, were killed at Oil City Pa.
Erie passenger train No. /, flyer,
was wrecked near Sharon, Pa, but no
one was killed.
RECORD OF CRIMES.
Allen Fuller, colored, was hanged at
Macon, Ga, for the murder of Mrs. Eu-
genia Hamilton Pottle, an aged white
woman.
Five Porto Ricon murderers were put
to death at Ponce by the garrote in the
presence of crowd.
NEWS OF FOREIGN LANDS.
The Beers appear to be gathering in
strength in the neighborhood Of Bioem-
fontein, but the actual clashing with
the British forces has been limited to
comparatively minor engagements. On
the Basuto border the Beers have de-
manded the surrender of General Bra
bant, and, to escape a large force Of
Burghers, the British have fallen back
from Routville to Aliwal North
1t is officially announced at Pretoria
that atthe Bloemfontein waterworks the
Beers captured II officers and 1862 men,
IL guns, ammunition wagons, other
wagons ana mules.
A dispatch from Boshof, Orange Free
State, says General de Villebois Mareuil,
the famous French strategist, was buried
with military honors. He was killed IN
battle.
Queen Wilhelmina has sent personal
letter Of sympathy to General Joubert's
widow.
General Methuen captured General
! Villebois de Mauriel's Boer force, the
latter general being killed.
Beers captured five companies of Brit
ish, near Bloemfontein.
Queen Victoria was well received on
her visit to Dublin.
A fruitless attempt was made to as
sassinate the Prince Of Wales while in
Brussels.
A telegram from Bushman Kop, in
the Orange Free State, says that Colo
mel Broadwood's forcer were so closely
pressed by the Beers that they were
compelled to retreat at night AT dawn
on Saturday the camp was shelled, and
a convoy, which was sent off with the
batteries, walked into ambush and was
captured, together with six guns. The
loss of life, it is reported, twas not,
great"
BUSINESS JOTTINGs.
Among the discharges in bankruptcy
in the United States district court at
Chicago was one received by Charles B.
Browne, whose liabilities were 81 $685.
07S, with no assets Richard II. South
gate, manager of the Auditorium annex,
was also freed of debts aggrcgating
$434, ,93S, mostly incurred as n stock
holder of the Hotel Brunswick, Now
York. He scheduled S906,775 in assets.
The North German Lloyd Steamship
company last year carried 1917, ,226 pas
sengers, as against 16l, 1868 in 1898, and
2,308, ,404 cubic metres of freight, as
against 1883, OS2 cubic meters in 1893.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The University of Chicago succeeded
in raising its share of the endowment
and new building fund, and John Rookie
feller, true to his pledge, gave $2,000, 900
in cash.
At Ashabula, O., a national move
ment among the 250,0O0 Finnish resi-
dents of America has just been
started, where is located one Of the
largest and most important Finnish
settlements in this country. The OBJ
ject of this movement is to do away
with many of the forms and ceremonies
of the chuI ch of the motherland and to
thoroughly Americanize the religion Of
| the Firms. A most important feature
will be the establishment Of Finnish
schools and ministerial colleges in al
parts Of the United States where there
are inhabitants of this nationality.
Admiral Dewey announced himself a.
candidate for the presidency.
Democratic national convention hall
burned at Kansas City.
George Schilling, the one-armed athr
lete Of Pittsburg, who is walking around
the world, was heard from in AustrEha-
The Carnegie Steel company is al
ready turning out the iron for tbe re-
building of the convention hall ut Kan
sas City.
General Nelson A. Miles has expressed
to his friends his willingness 20 be the
Democratic candidate for the presi-
dency.
A boom has been started fu Former