The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-04-02
EVANS HAS RESIGNED
President Says He Will Ten
der Him a Better Position.

Sensation In House-capture Of In.
surgents-Republiean Editorial Con.
sention--Patrick conVicted-Death
Of Cecil Rhodes - Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Staton--Church Wrecked
The following letter from Hon. II. c.
Evans, resigning the commissionership
of pensions together with an appended
statement, was made public at the
White House:
Washington, March 10.
To the President;
For some time | have been consid-
ering the question of resigning. 1t
will soon be five years since | as
sumed the duties Of this Office and
] now have the honor of rendering you
my resignation as Commissioner of
Pensions, and will thank you to ac-
cept the same at as early date as
may suit your convenience.
Thanking you for your kindly con-
sideration and with assurance Of my
best wishes, | am, very respectfully.
II. Clay Evans.
The statement appended to the let
ter is as follows:
Mr.. Evans some months ago ver-
bally expressed his desire TO resign
and finally put it in writing on March
18th. The president, however, mas told
him that he will have to remain as
commissioner in the first place until
his successor has been determined
upon and in the second place until
there is some position to tender him,
which the president viii regard as a
promotion and as a fitting reward for
his excellent services in the depart
ment.
Sensation In House.
A genuine sensation was caused
in the house of representative by
the presentation of charges alleging
the corrupt use of a fund Of 100000
relative to the sale of the Danish West
Indies. These charges which were
presented by Mr. Richardson, the Dem
ocratic leader, were contained in an
alleged secret report of Captain Wal
ter Christmas to the Danish govern
ment, which declared that he had en-
ployed corrupt means to bring the ne
gotiatiOns for the sale of the islands
to a cOnsummatiol. The report, eX-
tracts from which Mr. Richardson
read, mentioned the names Of Abncr
Mckinley and his partner, Colonel
Brown; c. w. Knox, who was de-
scribCd as IAN intimate friend OF
Senator Hanna; Richard y. Evans
who is said to represent Mr. Gardner
and his friends in the house" and two
press associations, the names OF which
were not given, as having been in
terested in the matter. The charges
against members of congress were not
specific.
The speaker appointed the following
investigating committee: Messrs, Dal-
zell Rep. Pa; Hit rep M; Cous-
ins Rep. la; Mccall (Rep. Mass);
Richardson Dem. TennD Dinsmore
Dem. Ark, and Cowherd Dem.
Mo-
Forty People Injured In a Church.
a fierce wind storm struck the
city Of Pittsburg Sunday just be.
fore noon and did almost incalculable
damage to property and injured many
people some of whom may die from
the effects Of their wounds. Scores
Of houses were unroofed, many trees
blown down, mill stacks toppled over
and telegraph and telephone wires
generally disabled.
The most serious accident reported
was the unrcofng Of the Knoxville
Presbyterian church in Knoxville. The
church al the time was filled with an
Easter congregation numbering about
600 persons. While the minister was
in the midst of his sermon, a strong
gust of wind blew over the large
chimney and lifted a portion of the
roof of the building The bricks from
the chimney crashed through the roof
and carried a huge piece of the hard
wood ceiling measuring about 40x20
feet down upon the worshippeTs in the
pews.
An indescribable panic ensued and
frantic rush was made for the doors
and windows. The excitement was
soon quieted and the work OF rescue
began. At least 40 persons were
caught by the wreckage and more or
less hurt.
Convention of Republican Editors.
The ninth annual convention Of the
Republican Editorial association Of
the state of New York will be held at
the Fifth Avenue hotel in New York,
Thursday, April 3. over a hundred
editors Of interior newspapers will at
tend and will be welcomed at the ho-
tel by a reception committee comprls-
ing Louis Stern, Hon. Cornelius n.
Bliss, Ex-Governor Frank S. Black,
Austin b. Fletcher, Frank II. Platt,
William Berri, Ludwig Nissen, John
A. Sleicher and John w. Vrooman.
Fredericl, p. Hail of the jamestown
Journal, the president Of the assO-
citation, will preside over the business
session and in the evening, on the in
vitatiOn of Louis Stern, the editors
will attend a banquet at the Republi-
can club, of which Mr. Stern is presi-
dent.
President Roosevelt, Governor Odell,
Mayor Low, Senators Platt and Depew,
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff and
other party leaders, are among those
who have been invited and several Of