The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-02-14
ENTS OF A WEEK.
NEWS OF THE WORLD BRIEFLY
NARRATED
The War In the Philippines, C-imes, Tri-
State Happenings, Foreign, Business and
Other Events Boiled Down For the
Reader In Hurry.
NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.


Pennsylvania soldier who disappeared
from camp in Manila in Janunry, 1899,
was found lying in pool Of water some
distance from Manila.
Rebels attacked First battalion, Forty
fifth infantry, near Mac. A major and
a captain were wounded and one SER
geant killed, but details of the engage
ment were lacking.
Ships arriving from Legaspi report
that the insurgent general, Pana, con-
centrated large force about the top OF
the town and made a sharp night at
tack on Major Shipton's battalion OF the
Forty-seventh Infantry, which occupied
a urge convent as a fort. One battalion
and IA battery have sailed as reinforce
ments for Shipton. The casualties are
unknown.
A corporal and four men, while pa
trolling the railroad near Mabacalat re.
Gently, disappeared and are supposed to
have been captured. A searching party
looking for them was ambushed and
corporal killed.
HAPPENED IN WASHINGTON.
In the house, Wednesday, Shafroth
spoke in favor of mediation in the Boer
war, under the provisions of The Hague
peace treaty
In the senate, Wednesday, Mr.. Depew
(Rep., n. " read a letter from Prof.
Schurman, former president of the Phil
ippines commission, denying statement
by Pettigrcv Pop, S, d. that he tried
to bribe the Filipino rebels Pettigrew re.
iterated his assertion.
On Thursday, the ways and means
committee bill establishing tariff rates
upon goods from Porto Rico into the
United States and vice versa, was re-
ported III the house and Chairman
Payne gave notice that the bill would
be called mp next Thursday. The de.
bate upon it will run for week.
In the senate, Thursday, Allen Pop,
Neb.) and Coclrell Dem, Mo- spoke
against the financial bill.
Little of importance occurred in the
house or senate on Friday.
The senate, inadvertently, passed a
resolution expressing sympathy for the
Beers, but Immediately reconsidered the
vote aid let the resolution go over, on
Saturday.
In the senate, Monday Messrs VOL
colt and Ellzins, both Republicans, ex-
pressed dissatisfaction with some fea-
lures of the financial bill.
Little of importance occurred fin the
house on Monday.
TBI-STATE EVENTS.
A Hooking Valley express ran into the
rear of freight train at Carey, o.,
wrecking portions of two trains and
killing brakeman and injuring both
engineers and passenger
The will of Judge Clayton, admitted
to probate at Media, Pa, disposes of an
estate valued at 5000, 900, which is dis.
tributed among his family.
j. @. Harmon, a merchant, was ar.
raigned at Clearfeld, Pa, on the charge
of numbering a customer in his store.
The Ohio House, at Columbus, passed
bill to prohibit the desecration of the
American flag by its use for advertising
or political purposes
The bill exempts emblems of the G.
A. r. and patriotic orders and of the
army, navy and state militia from its
prohibitorv features.
A dog fight in barn on the Schenley
estate, Pittsburg, was raided about mid
night Saturday and "a men arrested.
They were given hearing at 1915 IN.
by Police Magistrate r. G. MacGonigle,
two fined $50 and the rest $40 apiece.
The dogs were contiscated and will be
sold at auction.
Orpha Sheets, the Tiffin (O.) girl ac-
cused of poisoning her lover, Claud
Tuttle, was freed by the grand jury.
DIR. L. p. Mccormick, late of the
Tenth Pennsylvania regiment, once
saved the life Of General Lawton in the
Philippines.
Pittsburg was fifth among the cities of
the country in building last year, and
there were 3,547 operations, at a cost of
$S,291 ,204.
Samuel r. Markley, Joseph S. Hogan
and Frank Taylor, Philadelphia ballot
box suffers, were sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary and fined $500
each.
Director j. o. Brown, of the Pitts
burg department of public safety, has
received plans for a new municipal hos
pital for contagious diseases.
Max Wenger, aged "a, of 500 East
Ohio street, Allegheny City, Pa, died of
epilepsy in Jail, where he had been sent
to await hearing ON a charge of nom
support.
Six employees of the Columbia Fire
Cracker works at Fostoria, o., were in
jured by an explosion i'll the powder
room. A large part of the factory was
wrecked.
NJ. L. A. McCracken, lawyer Of
Washington, Pa, was slated by the
Quay machine in that county as can
didate for congress from the Twenty
fourth district to succeed +. f. Acheson,
who is a candidate for fourth term.
VICTIMS OF DISASTER.
A cyclone occurred at Collinsville,
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