The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-03-05
OBSTRUCTIVE FLOODS.
Rivers Overlooked In All Parts
of the Country.

The sudden melting by the recent
heavy rains Of the unusual amount
# snow on the ground has caused
many rivers to overflow all over the
country and caused damage which
annot at present be estimated. The
southern part of Buffalo has expert
cnced a food caused by the rising or
Buffalo aud Cazenovia creeks which
mas not been equalled in many years.
People were shut off from the rest OF
The city for from u to Is hours. No
lives were lost though many were en-
langered The worst reports come
from Pittsburg, where $4,000 men are
temporarily idle from enforced shut
Ting down Of mills. Allegheny City Is
a modern Venice and every sort of
improvised water craft is in service.
Central New York has suffered Sc
verely. TIL re is a washout on the
Watertown and Ogdensburg at Ann
vile and on the Central at Oriskany.
A bad freshet in Wappingers creek,
which empties into the Hudson river
at New Hamburg, did serious damage
to the Duchess Print works at Wap-
pinger's Falls and caused delay 70
traffic on the New York Central road.
The iron draw bridge on which the
railroad crosses the creek at its mouth
was threatened. The force of the wa
ter and ice under the bridge was rails
ing the structure from underneath and
threatening to lift II from its anchor
age. Three heavy locomotives were
used as Weights to hold the bridge
down, and tralTlc was confined to one
track, which caused delay in the move
ment Of trains, most Of them being an
hour late.
At WilLes-Barre six lives were lost
In the food and immense damage done
to railroads and several bridges are
down.
Reduction In Butter and Eggs.
Bradstreets report for the week
says Current demand is of full vol
ume for this season of the year, while
business on spring account goes for
ward in large volume. This, too, IN
the face Of unfavorable weather condi
tions in large sections of the country
interruption to mail and telegraph IA
cilities and the check to transporta-
tion operations accentuatlng older
troubles growing out otcar shortages.
Inclement weather has, however,
helped retail trade in rubber goods
and boots and shoes. Prices show
very little important change during
the week
The heavy break in wheat prices
at the close of last week, contrary TO
expectations, did not bring 20 light
the reported large waiting business on
export account. Corn, among the ce-
reals, noted the chief advance of the
week.
Hog produces have been irregular,
in sympathy with grain, and also with
the movement of live hogs to market.
Some reduction in prices of country
produce, notably eggs and butter is
reportable.
Iron and steel are quieter on the
surface, but consumption remains un-
diminished. Finished products show
no diminution of demand and the scar
city Of steel is still the feature, leading
to predictions that imports Of this ma
terial will be very heavy.
In textiles cotton goods appear TO
be facing n crisis. Wooden goods dis
play good activity, though labor troub-
les are still unsettled.
censured by Senate.
Senators McLaurin and Tillman
of South Carolina were severely cen.
sured by the United States senate for
the sensational encounter between
the two senators on the floor OF
the senate during the consider.
alton of the Philippine tariff bill
The adoption Of the resolution of
censure probably closes the incident
so far as Mr. McLaurin is concerned.
During the roll call, when Mr.. Till
mans name was called, he added a
senation 10 the proceedings by ris
ing and saying with i'll concealed
emotion: Among gentlemen an apol
ogy for an offense committed under
leat of blood is usually considered
mhlcient."
Mr.. Tillman's words induced Mr.
Eean Of New Jersey to rise at thC
conclusion of the roll and say: "Hav
ing heard the senator from Soutl
Carolina again insult the senate,
change my vote from aye to no."
At the request of Mr.. Burrows, th'
statement of Mr.. Tillman was rea,
by the clerk. Instantly the Soutl
Carolina senator disclaimed cry =
tention Of being offensive to the senal
and said if his remarks were so con
sidorod he would withdraw them.
The chair CFrye) said that by unar
imous consent they might be witt
drawn, but Mr. Dietrich Of Nebraska
objected. The incident was close
without further comment.
Secretary Hays Memorial Speech.
With impressive dignity Secretar
Hay arose at the Mckinley memori5
service in the Capitol Thursday an
placed upon the desk in front of hil
a roll of manuscript. The secretary
figure is slight and his scholarly fac
is usually pale, but there was fus
upon his cheek. As he began to rea
/ with a slow, clear enunciation h
seemed aware of the intense intere;
not alone in his subject, but in his ow
/ personality, as he read bis tribute {
love and loyalty to his departed chic
Throughout the delivery Of Mr.. Hay
/ speech the audience listened wit
] great interest, but the peroration cou