The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-09-10

Morne Rouge and a great part of
Ajoupa Bouillon We're destroyed The
zone between the River Capote and the
valley of Champ Flore and Fonds Ma.
rie-Reine has been devastated. Mont
Capote suffered severely and the hills
around Basse Pointe were burned.
The governor of the island is al.
ranging for the evacuation of the
northern parishes and the removal of
the wounded.
The temperature of the atmosphere
at Martinique is reported to be al.
most unbearable.
Importing English Coal.
The board of education of Phil.
adelphia has JUS completed arrange.
ments by which anthracite coal
will be imported from England to fur.
nish fuel for the public schools during
the winter.
Owing to the mine workers strike
the proposals of the board for furnish
ing about 25,OOO tons of hard coal
brought no bids, the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron company and
the Lehigh Valley Coal company an
nouncing that they could not quote
prices.
The average price heretofore paid
for coal for the city schools has been
$3.50 a ton, but under the arrangement
just effected the cost of importation
will be about $3.50 The work Of
transferring the fuel from the wharves
to the schools will involve an addition
al expenditure.
King Had Tea With MIR. Carnegie.
King Edward last week rode in
moter car to Dornock, Sutherland
shire, Scotland accompanied by the
Duke of Sutherland, the Marquis of
Several, the Portuguese minister to
Great Britain and Susten Chamber
lain. the postmaster general.
His majesty proceeded from Got
spie, by way of Skibo castle. where he
visited the Carnegies, and thence rode
to Dornich station. The king looked
particularly we'll
Friday the Carnegie house party
was invited to tea at Dunrobin castle
to meet King Edward and Queen Alex
andra The party consisted of Unit
ed States Ambassador Choate and
Mrs, Choate. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Bryce and others.
Excursion Train Thrown Down Bank.
While rounding a curve ON a high
bank near Berry, Ala, Monday morn
ing the engine and four cars of an ex-
cursion train on the Southern railroad
leaped from the track and rolled down
the incline, smashing the coaches into
ldndling wood and causing the instant
death of 81 persons and the injury of
81 others
Physicians say that at least 20
of the injured cannot live.
With the exception of II. NJ Dudley,
trainmaster of the Southern railway,
living at Birmingham, and Roscoe
Shelby of Columbus, Miss, all of the
dead and injured are negroes.
HeiIprin's Life Sacrificed.
Friends Of Professor Angelo Heilprin
in Philadelphia are fearful that he
haA perished in the eruption of Mont
Pelee, Aug. 30.
lie set sail for Martinique on Aug.
IL to complete his observations of the
volcanoes crater. Since then nothing
has been heard from him. Efforts
that have been made to locate him
have met with no success. Professor
Heilprin was exceedingly daring, and
It is not likely that he was far from
Pelee He expected to return to
Philadelphia September s.
Shot In Presence of Sweetheart.
George Taylor Of Pitcher, Chenango
county, n. Y, % years of age, com
mitted suicide in the presence of his
sweetheart, Miss Alice Rorapaugh, by
shooting. The couple we're sitting in
a hammock when the shooting oc-
Cured The young woman said they
had not Quarreied and that he was
holding her cheek against his face
when the shooting occurred. From the
facts at the inquest it is supposed
that the young man intended to kill
the girl as well as himself.
Special Races at State Fair.
New York State Fair Commission
er A. L. Perren has wired from
Cleveland that he has succeeded in
securing Lord Derby and The Monk
for a special cup race on one of the
days of the New York state fair. He
also expects to get John A. McKer-
ron for the same event He has Sc
cured Shadow Chimes and Fred S.
Wedgewood for the freeforall pace
for amateur drivers.
Potatoes Ruined by Blight.
i was last week reported by the
officials OF Cornell agricultural depart
ment that one half of the potato crop
of New York state would be totally
ruined as the. result of blight. The
wet weather is held responsible for the
result Central New York farmers
will suffer the greatest loss from this
cause.
Aeronaut Fell Into Sound.
Professor n. T.. Donnclly Of Bos-
ton on his recent ascent from Rye, n.
Y, lost his hold on trapeze after he
had cut loose the parachute and fell 20
feet into Long Island Sound. He was
taken from the water in an uncons-
cious condition and It is feared he Is
internally injured.
Mistaken For a Deer.
Burt Short of Cleveland. N. Y,
was mistaken for a deer and shot
Sunday night while walking on the