The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-05-09

speaker.
AT Mondays session of the senate Mr.
Teller (Col.) delivered a speech in which
he strongly urged the senate to extend
its sympathy to thd Beers in their con.
test with Great Britain. The adoption
of his resolution of sympathy, he main
tanned, could not be considered by the
British government as an unfriendly
act. During the remainder Of the ses-
sion the senate had under consideration
the naval appropriation bill.
TRI-sTATE EVENTS.
Bryan addressed an audience Of 10, 900
people in the Columbus Auditorium.
The crowd was one of the largest ever
assembled i'll the hall. Congressman
Lentz presided at the meeting. Colonel
Bryan discussed the money question.
Imperialism and trusts.
Later, by invitation, Mr.. Bryan at
tended a banquet being given by the
Columbus board of trade.
In the city of Wheeling, WA, police
men have presented their demand for
increased salaries to the chief of police,
and council will be called upon to act
at its next meeting. The officers threat
en- to go out ON strike on the 10th inst.
if their demand is not complied with.
The men get 500 per month and ask for
$7.25 more. There are 40 officers.
Colonel James E. Barnett assumed his
duties as state treasurer.
The Pennsylvania state library COM
mission, created under an act of 1899,
has organized, with Senator 9. L. Ma
gee, chairman.
The will of Reuben Reidenbach, Of
Lancaster county, bequeaths two farms,
one of them contingent ON son S death,
to the Lutheran Orphans home at Top
| ton, Pa.
VICTIMS OF DISASTER.
A terrible mine explosion occurred at
| Scofeld, Utah. Estimates of the num-
Der dead are $50 and 300.
A fire on the Mallory line steamship
pier, at the foot of Maiden lane and the
East river, New York, completely de-
stroyed the pier and its valuable con-
tents. The police place the loss at
s., 100000. Several barges which were
moored near the pier were also de-
stroyed, and many rescues Of their cap
tains and of the members of rhe fami-
lies on board were made. One life was
lost.
RECORD OF CRIMES.
Three men charged with being impli.
Gated in the looting of the East Brady,
Clarion county pa First National
bank, were arrested. About $1,000 was
| stolen.
At Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania,
last Thursday night two unknown men
left box at the American Express Office
with orders to ship to Vermont. While
the agent was making out the bill the
men stepped out and have not been seen
since.
Tuesday the box was opened and was
found to contain the body of dead wo-
man, blonde, aged about SO years, with
wound in the abdomen. The coroner
| is investigating.
NEWS OF FOREIGN LANDS.
Lord Roberts cables to the war office
the arrival of a part of his forces at Lit
ale Vet river, where, after three hours
artillery fight, the mounted infantry
turnod the Beers flank and crossed the
river under heavy fire. Windsorton
and Klepham were evacuated by the
Beers, and hot fight occurred at War
renton, resulting in the defeat Of the
Burghers.
The South African News said that a
policeman who was guarding Premier
Schreiner's house, at Cape Town, had
been shot, the bullet evidently being in
tended for the premier.
A dispatch from Lord Roberts said,
News received in London from the
Orange Free State indicates that
though the Beers have evacuated Thaba
N'Chu they have only done so in order
to occupy stronger positions. On Sun
day, April 30, General DeWet made an
effort to turn French's eastern flank,
which was only foiled by the cavalry
after vigorous manouvering. The
Beers hold the ridges to the eastward
whence they will probably fall back
when the pressure of superior numbers
increases.
A dispatch fromMafeking, dated Ap-
ril 20, said:
"The Beers have been busy for sev-
eral days blowing up the railway south
ward
"There was little firing during the
past week.
1.-The town will respond cheerfully to
Lord Roberts request to hold out for
another month.
"Fever is rife, but otherwise the
health of the garrison is good and all
we'll"
BUSINESS JoTTINGS.
Henry Seligman and Frederick Straus
resigned from the directory of the
American Steel and Wire company be-
causeA Chairman John w. Gates did not
resign.
The Pennsylvania company bought
the Long Island railroad.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey were enter
!ained by citizens at Jacksonville. H..
and st. Louis.
The sultan of Turkey has ordered the
formation Of committee to raise fund
for the relief of the Indian famine vic