The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-06-04

observations.
He saw a huge cinder cone in the
center of the crater. The opening
of the crater itself is a vast crevico
500 feet long and $50 wide.
While Professor Heilprin was on
the summit of the volcano several
violent explosions of steam and Gin.
der-aden vapor took place and again
and again his life was in danger.
Ashes fell about him in such guam.
titles at times as to completely OBJ.
scure his vision. One particularly
violent explosion of mud covered him
from head to foot with the hideous,
viscid and semi-solid matter thrown
out. Professor Heilprin still persis.
ted in his study and observations,
however, and twice more was he
showered with mud.
Report Of Trade Conditions.
The weeks developments have been
largely favorable. Crop conditions.
particularly those of the spring-sown
cereals and cotton, have shown furth.
er improvement.
As to the crop outlook generally it
might be said that nearly every as
ricultural condition pleases. This is
in a measure true even of winter-wheat
conditions, which have vastly i'm.
proved over a month ago.
Cool weather, it is true, has retarded
retail demand, and measurably
checked recorder business with jobbers,
and heavy frosts have done damage
to vegetables on the northern edge of
the country, but this is regarded as
only temporary halt, and the general
volume of business has been helped by
the large amount booked for next au-
tumn's delivery.
Among the industries general activ-
ity still rules, with iron and Steel
hardware, lumber, the building trades
and bituminous coal displaying eX.
ceptional activity. Failures continue
well down to the minimum and bank
clearines are beginning to compare
better with year ago. Railway earn
ings hold all the former advantages
shown over preceding years.
Business failures for the week mum.
Der 1G3 as against 152 last week, IA
in this week last year, 1876 in 1900, 129
in 1899 and us in 1898.
Lost 65 Relatives.
Louis Ernoul, deputy mayor Of st.
Pierre, Island Of Martinique, has ar
rived in Paris. He lost Go relatives
in the disaster that overwhelmed St.
Pierre. The walls, doors and furniture
of his house were left intact, but
nothing was left in the garden except
one tree. which is still bearing leaves
and fruit.
NJ. Ernoul says that Nine. Brugier
and her six children took refuge in a
cave. where they remained for &c
hours after the catastrophe. When the
little party was discovered they were
all terribly burned. Nine. Brugier
had sufficient strength to murmur:
Water for Germaine." before she died.
A cup of water was placed at the lips
of Germaine, who expired after TAX
ing the first mouthful.
Death of an Aeronaut.
Harry Hicks was killed at King.
ston Point, a summer resort, Friday.
He had been engaged to make daily
balloon ascensions and the afternoon
was booked for his first exhibition.
When the balloon had reached an |
altitude of about 1000 feet, Hicks |
commenced the descent by means of |
a parachute, coming down slowly to |
about 500 feet above the Hudson
river For some reason Hicks lost his
hold and fell, striking head first on a
sand bar in the river.
Hicks was nephew of Charles Ka- |
brick, well known as balloonist.
Cornell Won at cayuga Lake.
Cornell won the eight cared boat
race on Lake Cayuga Friday. Syracuse
finished second over three lengths be-
hind the winner, and Harvard's New.
ell club eight was beaten by more
than four boat lengths. Cornell coy
cred the two miles in 10:4S.
Pennsylvania won the junior var
sity boat race from Columbia and |
Cornell on the national course on the
Schuylldll river in Fairmont park |
Friday afternoon. Columbia was two |
lengths behind Pennsylvania at the
finish and Cornell was five lengths to
the rear of Columbia.
Concentration Camps.
Colonel A. l.. Wagner, for two and |
a half years adjutant general of the |
army in the PHILIPPINE islands, de-
scribed to the Philippine committee
of the senate the concentration
camps in certain provinces. He said
they could not be compared to the
Weyler camps in Cuba. They were
necessary in order to clear the country
of ladrones and guerillas. The people |
were treated well and while a dead
line was established, the orders were |
~ kill no one unnecessarily.
Navy Expended s20,oOo,ooo...
In response to an inquiry the secre- |
tary Of the navy forwarded to the SEN
ate a statement by the paymaster gen.
eral of the navy showing the eXpendi-
lures Of the government on account of |
naval operations in the Philippines |
from May 1, 1898, to date. The state
ment places the amount in round num- |
bers at S2O,OOO,0OO.
Plumbers Strike Ended.
At a meeting of the master plumb
ers held in jamestown, n. Y, the |
strike among the journeymen plumbers |
which has been on for over a year |
was settled amicably to all concerned. |
l,hn Lnnnnd for nine hours q laN and /