The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-05-14

/ snghtly, Dut, aside from retardlna
seeding, no important permanent un
favorable effects are noted and the III
innate result, it is conceded, will be
favorable.
Prices, particularly of food products
show undiminished strength. four
fifths of all staples being as high. II
not higher, than a month ago, while
only one-fifth are lower, while as com.
pared with year ago four-fifths of all
prices have advanced.
Business failures for the week num-
ber 179, as against ia last week, 1913
in this week last year. ia in 1900,
169 in 1899 and $50 in 1S9S
Coal Strike lnaugurated.
There was no coal mined in the
Scranton end of the anthracite re.
gion Monday. Some of the COM
panles, however, propose to keep
a few, at least, of their washeries run.
ming to insure a supply of culm.
The strike has already made itself
seriously felt in other lines of work.
The railroads have laid off four fifths
of their coal train crews, in all about
500 men, and the Erie shops at Duns.
more, where mine cars and machinery
are repaired will shut down indef,
nitely, throwing 800 men out of en-
ployment.
Meetings of all the locals were
held Monday to elect and instruct the
delegates to the HaZeltOn convention.
In the cathedral Sunday morning
Bishop Hoban asked the congregation
to pray that the miners should be given
the right to do what is for the best
and that something will intervene to
insure a cessation of the conflict. The
blue ridge breaker of the Ontario G
Western company in an isolated set.
tlement above Pecllville was destroyed
by fire Sunday. The fire was caused
by forest fire.
State Convention Of Eagles.
The state convention of the frator
nal order of Eagles was held in
Utica on Wednesday. There were
As delegates present, representing
the aeries Of New York city, Troy,
Utica, Rome, Syracuse, Geneva, Au.
burn, Rochester, Buffalo and Niagara
Falls.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President. John w. Dorsey of Syra.
cuse; first vice president, John Ken.
nedy of Buffalo; second vice president
Daniel Deegan of Geneva; secretary,
J.. Farnsing O'Reilly of New York;
treasurer, J. Conway of Troy; chaplain,
]. b. Shiflltt of Rome; trustees, F. G.
Shayne of Geneva, C. r. Heller of
Rome, W. F. Filliins Of Utica; inside
guard, Daniel J. ORelly of Buffalo.
Geneva was selected as the place
for the next state convention which Is
to be held in May, 1908. A banquet
was held in the evening.
Memorial Of Congressman Cummings
Probably 1000 persons attended
the memorial services at Chase's
Opera House, in Washington, Sun
day afternoon in honor of Former Con.
gressman A. J. Cummings of New
York held under the auspices Of the
Columbia Typographical union Of
Washington. The exercises took the
form of personal tributes from init.
mate friends of the dead printer, edi
tor, soldier and statesman. These
friends were from all political parties
and included the laboring man and the
scholar, the soldier and the student.
All voiced the same feeling.
Funeral Of Archbishop corrigan.
The body of the Most Reverend Mi.
chae Augustine Corrigan DID,, arch
bishop of New York was inferred in
the crypt of ST. Patricks cathedral,
New York, Friday. The funeral was
conducted with all the impressive sol.
emnity and ceremony of his church
and attended by a remarkable gather.
ing of clergy. Almost with the break
of day crowds began to assemble at
the cathedral, and when the hour of
the funeral arrived a vast multitude
had assembled to pay last reverence
to the dead prelate.
General Chaffee at Lanao.
General Chaffee arrived at Malabang,
island of Mindanao, where he was met
by General Davis, the commander OF
the American forces in the island.
Generals Chaifee and Davis, with an
escort at once started to ride to Lake
Lanao, in the interior, which they will
reach today. The American forces in
the province of Batangas, Southern
LuZon have been concentrated at sew
eral towns in the province. This ac-
tion is taken because armed insurgent
resistance in the province has ceased.
Burial of Bret Harte.
The body Of Bret Harte was buried
at Frimley Surrey, in England,
Thursday in the presence of his widow,
son, daughter and a few friends.
Many beautiful wreaths were placed
upon his coffin. Bret Harte left sufl-
cient literary material for the publica-
ton Of a new volume of condensed
novels.
Queen Out Of Danger.
The bulletins issued concerning the
condition OF Queen Wilhelmina have
been reduced TO one day, and ii is
expected they will soon cease alto
gether. The marked Improvement in
her majesty's condition continues and
the constant attendance of her ply
sicians is no longer necessary.
Three New States.
The opposition in the house of rep
rsentatiyes to the measure for the
admission of Oklahoma, Arizona and
New Mexico collapsed at the last
minute and the bill was passed with
ont divieion "a II came from the com.