The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-01-24
late Representative Dar ford, of Ohio.

dispute OeJWeeu Iue Appropriations anu
military affairs committees relative 10
the estimates for the appropriations for
the manufacture of small arms at the
Rock Island and Springfield arsenals.
Both committees claim jurisdiction.
Monday was another day for oratory
in the senate, little business beyond
routine being transacted. MIR. Pritch-
ard IN. O. delivered a long and care
fully prepared address on the race ques-
ten in the south, his remarks being ad-
dressed particularly against the proposed
amendment to the constitution of North
Carolina, which. if enacted, he said,
would disfranchise a large class Of
voters, both white and black.
Mr.. Turner wash made q speech
on the Philippine question in which he
arraigned the administrators policy as
set out in the presidents message and
in the speech of Mr.. Beveridge Qnd.)
TRI-STATE EVENTS.
Frank McGee, a bad character, muir
dered George W, McCammon, a we'll
known citizen at West Alexander, Pa.
The latter, with constable. was escort
ing "a man named Dougal, accused Of
stealing sheep, to Jail. 1t was said Nc
Gee was connected with the stealing.
A posse gor after MCGEE and he sur
rendered, after chase. He was after
ward taken to the Washington, Pa.
Jail, a lynching being feared.
Charles Robinson, residing near Hunt
ingdon, Pa, shot and killed John O'Neil,
who was being entertained by Robin
sons wife. He fired three shots at the
wife, but missed her. The dead man
was hit seven times. Robinson left his
work, that of railway tower operator,
only about 20 minutes, having his wife's
father work for HIM.
William Newman, condemned to
death for the murder of Alice Warner,
alias Van Horn, last summer in
Grant street resort, Pittsburg, paid
the penalty of his life for the crime at
the county Jail.
The Toledo Life Insurance companyi
of which Charles Foster, former sec
retary of the treasury, is president,
transferred its business to the Cleve-
land Life Insurance company, and will
wind up its affairs.
Congressman Freer, of the Hunting
ton (W. Va.) district, wired Hon. e.
NJ. Campbell, chairman of the Fourth
district congressional committee. that
he could tell his friends in West Vir.
ginia that he was candidate for the
the Republican nomination for gov.
ernor.
VICTIMS OF DISASTERS.
The fine passenger steamer Lexing-
ton, owned by the Carr line, of Charles
ton, W. Va, while racing with the OPP
position packet Argand, struck the lock
wall near Scary, breaking in twain and
sinking.
Earthquake shocks occurred in Mexico.
RECORD OF CRIMES.
At North Brookfield, Mass, Mar
tin Bergen, the catcher of the Bos.
ton base ball team, of the National
League, killed his wife and two children
and committed suicide at his home.
An axe was the implement used
in taking the life of Mrs. Bergen and
one of the children, while razor was
employed to cut the throat of the other
child, little girl, and of the man him
self. 1t is thought the action was due
to insanity.
In shooting scrape in the Capitol
hotel, Frankfort, KY, ex-Congressman
Colson killed Lieutenant Scott, nephew
of Governor Bradley. He in turn was
wounded twice in the arm. Colson also
accidentally killed two innocent by.
ISLANDERS and fatally shot another. An.
other mans leg was broken by Scott's
dead body rolling against him. Scott
had previously shot Oolson in a shoot
ing affray, caused by Colson, who was
colonel of Kentucky regiment, having
Scott, lieutenant, oourtmartialed.
Colson is i'll Jail.
NEWS OF FOREIGN LANDS.
A third supplementary list of the
| British casualties in the attack on Lady
smith on Jan. 6 was published by the
war Office, London. 1t showed 2S non.
commissioned officers and men killed
and five dangerously wounded. This
brought the total of casualties in that
engagement to 4SS.
General Warren in an all-day fight
forced the Beers back somewhat and
advanced little nearer to Ladysmith.
BUSINESS JOTTINGs.
President Mitchell and Secretary
Pearce were reelected at the United
Nine Workers convention in Indianap.
oils. Miners will demand 20 cents per
ton increase and cents ditferential. A
conference is to be held with the opera
tors.
The GAINESVILLE and Ohio River Rail.
way was sold by Master Commissioners
McDermott for 100000 TO the old bond.
holders, who will now merge the Zanes-
| vile and Ohio River ana the Little
Kanawha lines. The bonded debt of
the GAINESVILLE and Ohio River road wal
$2,0O0,000.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Rev. J. Henry Sharp, d. D., one of
the most prominent ministers in the
Presbyterian denomination, died at his
home, Philadelphia, after about three
days illness.
Roland Reed, the actor, i'll in New
York hospital, was reported better.