The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-04-23

mined the register having been
burned.
Among the first bodies recovered
we're those of Capllin Wesley Doss of
Cincinnati and Miss Marie Tissim of
Cannelton, ILL.,, There were 20 passen-
gers and 10 all told in the crew. The
captain and clerk claimed in all
eighty persons have been accounted
for, leaving 60 people lost or unac-
counted for
Many passengers chung by finger
tips TO the burning boat with bodies
submerged until overcome by fire or
water they sank to death.
Question of Friars' Lands.
Archbishop ireland of st. Paul had
a conference with Secretary Root at
Washington following a talk he has
had with the president respect
ing the Philippine friars land ques-
tion. 1t was the idea of Archbishop
Ireland and Bishop O'Gorman that this
complex question should be settled di-
rectly at Rome. The government here
has come to accept their view as most
business-like, and therefore Governor
Taft will stop at Rome on his way back
to Manila and endeavor to arrange the
basis of an agreement for the trans
fer of the lands to the Philippine gov
ernment in trust for the Philippine
people Mgr Sbarretti favored a set
tlement of the question at Manila.
The decision in favor of Rome will in
volve a change in his plans.
Death of Frank r. Stockton.
Frank +. Stockton. the wellknown
novelist, died suddenly in Washington
Sunday morning from hemorrhage of
the brain.
Mr.. Stockton had spent the past win
ter in New York and bad done very
little literary work, p9ferring to rest.
After a visit Of nearly month to At
lantic City he came to Washington so
that he might attend the banquet of
the scientistsTntending then to go to
his home in Charlestown, w. Va.
Mr.. Stockton was a Philadelphia
by birth; in early life was an engraver
and draughtsman, but soon abandoned
this occupation for journalism. Many
years ago he retired wholly from news
paper work and devoted himself to lit
erature. His reputation as story
writer was world wide.
Governor Starts on His Trip.
Governor Odell started from New
burgh on his southern and western trip
Sunday night in the private car Con
voy" which was attached to the S:4S
West Shore train. In the party were
Senator Ellsworth, the governors faith
er, ex-Mayor b. B. Odell; his brother,
Postmaster Hiram B. Odell, Captain
Joseph NJ. Pickey and f. N. Balm. The
three last named will go only as far
as Charleston. Mrs Odell the COVER
nors wife, and Tellie Odell, his daugh.
ter and his sister Miss Ophella, will
join the party at Washington. The
governor will be gone five weeks and
will visit Monterey San Francisco,
Tacoma and Seattle returning on the
Canadian Pacific, and visiting Mon
treal.
Benjamin 3. odelI's Leg Broken.
While Governor Odell's young son.
Benjamin Bryant Odell was riding
at Newburgh, n. Y, the hrose slipped |
and fell, and the youngsters right |
leg was broken between the knee
and ankle. He was conveyed to the
home of his grandfather, where the
bone was set by Drs. Gleason and
Howell The governor was there at
the time, having come from Albany in
the morning. 1t is not yet known |
what effect this accident will have |
upon the governors projected South
ern and Western trip.
Canal TO Open on the oath.
Superintendent of Public Works |
Charles S. Body stated that all nee
essary arrangements for the open
ing of the Erie canal on April "a |
have been completed. One of the rea-
Sons for this early opening is that |
there are more than 100 loaded boats |
in the Erie canal which were frozen |
in last fall. awaiting opportunity to
get to tidewater The Champlain and |
Cayuga and Seneca canals are to be |
opened also on the oath, put no date |
has EeeD set for the opening of the |
Black River and Oswego canals.
Queen Has Typhoid Fever.
Queen Wilhelmina's fever has not |
abated but the condition of the royal |
patient is satisfactory. Her majesty's |
physicians are said to be less anxious, |
for it is beliyed that the malady will |
not assume tine ordinary malignant |
character. Queen Wilhelmina is Wis.
tied by her doctors three times day.
She is supposed to have contracted her |
illness as the result of a chill.
Among the cable messages received |
at the palace inquiring about the |
Queens progress was one from Presi.
dent Roosevelt.
sseneral MaIvar Surrendered.
Insurgent General Malyar has un-
conditionally surrendered to Brigadier
General J. Franklin Bell, at Lipa, Ba.
tangas province, Luzon, with the en-
tire insurgent force Of the provinces
of Laguna and Batangas. General |
Bell says that his (Bell's) influence is
sufficient to quell the insurrectionary |
movements in Tayabas and Cavite |
provinces and capture all those in the
field who have not yet surrender ed;
but Malvar has ordered the complete |