The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-03-07

The Ohio river packets Valley Bell
and William Duffy engaged in a most
exciting race below Marietta, o., came
together in midstream, and their crews
engaged in pitched battle. The fright
ened passengers threaten suits.
During a fire in Clarion, Pa, which
destroyed $3.50, 900 worth of property, ex-
Judge w. w. Barr dropped dead from
excitement.
VICTIMS OF DISASTER.
Six persons were burned to death and
two were injured in fire in a
7-story lodging house at A to 4S Bow.
cry, New York.
In rear end collision, on the Missouri
Pacific, near Independence, Mo-, Mrs.
Schmidtlapp, of Cincinnati, received in
juries from which she died. An un-
known woman was cremated. Others
were mildred.
RECORD OF CRIMES.
At Bolivar, N. Y, Edward Mead
killed his business partner and brother
in-law, Burt Wilson, and then suicided.
They had business differences and Mead
wanted Wilson to sell to him.
William Chapel, of Steubenv lie, o.,
entered disreputable house in Wheel.
ing and fired four shots at his wife, an
inmate. Two took effect and the woman
may die. Chapel was arrested.
Lucinda Meta, pretty Italian girl,
who wBs abducted month ago from
her fathers home in Caroline street,
Pittsburg, was found at New Castle by
the Pittsburg detectives and restored to
her parents.
NEWS OF FOREIGN LANDS.
General Butler succeeded in relieving
Ladysmith, the Beers practically clear,
ing ont of the district He found troops
and citizens in bad conditions, through
illness and short of rations.
President Kruger, of the Transvaal,
had a conference with President Steyn,
of the Orange Free State, and it is be
heved they will continue making over
lures for peace
Russia is quietly sending battleships
to the North African coast, where her
policy is opposed by Great Britain.
The English government has scheme
for doing away with the slums of Lon.
don, and for properly housing the Door.
The University of Edinburgh con.
ferred the degree of LII. D. upon Joseph
| Choate, the American ambassador tc
England.
Lord ROBBERS will be given dukedom,
Butler an earldom and Kitchener will
be raised to the peerage in return foI
their services in South Africa.
The South African News accuses Rud
yard Kipling, the author, of having
headed mob at Cape Town, which in.
vaded the parliament house.
An inspired paper in Paris asserts
| that Emperor William of Germany will
offer his services for mediation between
England and the Dutch republics.
The queen telegraphed General Bullei
as follows: II have heard with the
deepest concern the heavy losses sus
tanned by my brave Irish soldiers, and
desire to express my sympathy and ad:
miration of the splendid fighting quail
ties they have exhibited throughout thess
trying operations.
The British war Office received the
following dispatch from Lord Roberts
"PAARDEBERG, Feb. 27.-7:45 a. m.-
General Cronje and all his force capitu.
lated Internationally at daylight this
morning and is now prisoner in my
camp. The strength of his force will
be communicated later. hope her ma
jesty's government will consider thii
event satisfactory, occurring as it doe
ON the anniversary of Majuba.
RODENTS"
Later, it was said the prisoners mum
bered about 1000.
Count Boni de Castellane arrived N
Paris and took steps to sue The Figaro
for libel for asserting recently that he
lost heavily on the bourse.
BUSINESS JOTTINGs.
A receiver was appointed for the
Third Avenue Traction company, in
New York.
Cleveland Terminal and Valley yard.
men and trainmen decided to ask for an
increase in wages.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Rev. DIR. Dorchester is to be trans.
ferred from Christ NJ Z. church, Pitts
burg, to a st. Louis church, and Rev
DR.. Baker, of Wilmington, Del, is tc
take his place.
At banquet given by the Princeton
club, of Chicago, President Francis j.
Patton and Arthur Poe, Robert ]. Cary.
of Harvard, and Frank III. Jones, OF
Yale, were the guests of honor. Presi.
dent Patton said Princeton university
needs 81 900, 900 to carry out projectedim i'm
provements. Jehn T. Davis, of st.
Louis, said if the university would rais
$500, 900 for law school endowment, he
would guarantee the alumni would raia
$500, 200.
Senator Penrose asked that Corregidm
island, Manila bay, be renamed in honm
of the late Colonel Hawkins, Of the
Tenth Pennsylvania regiment.
The first Lafayette dollar issued by
the United States in honor of the expo.
sition at Paris was presented to Presi-
dent Loubet, of France, in a casket
which cost 81 900.