The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-10
The building was some time ago con.

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The building was some time ago con.
demned by the city building inspectors
as unsafe for hotel purposes, and the
owners were ordered three weeks ago
to place a stairway in the rear and
also to build a fire escape on the front
OF the building. Beyond the prelimin'
ary work for the fire escape nothing
had been done, however. 81
Pressing Venezuela Claims.
Great Britain and Germany, &C.
cording to official statements made in
London. have commenced punitive
measures against Venezuela.
German war vessels, It is stated, are
already on tho scene Of the contem.
plated acticn, and Great Britain by
Thursday should have a squadron
there.
The press correspondent is in po-
sition to state that Venezuela offers
the payment on a unified loan Of over
$4,000 900, interest yearly, guaranteed
by the customs, with the establish.
ment Of a European bank at Caracas
to superintend the collection.
II such a method is now followed,
the Venezuelan delegation maintains
that all claims can eventually be met,
whereas it alleges that the temper.
airy seizure of the customs would so
disturb the commerce of the country
as to practically render 1t impossible
to satisfy the European bondholders
and might precipitate another revolu-
tion.
Thomas Mast Died at Guayaquil.
Consul General Mast died Sunday at
noon at Guayaquil, Ecuador. after three
days illness of yellow fever. He was
inferred at o'clock in the afternoon.
Thomas Mast was nominated consul
general at Guayaquil May 1, 1902, and
left New York for his post July l. He
arrived at Guayaquil the latter end Of
the same month.
Consul Mast was born in Landau,
Bavaria, Sept. 27, 1910, and came with
his parents to the United States six
years later He early developed the
artistic ability which made him IA
nous as a caricaturist and cartoonist.
For years he was a travelling artist
for British and American newspapers
and in 1861 was with Garibaldi in
Italy. Afterwards he was with Har-
per's Weekly as political cartoonlst.
New Cup Defender.
Now that the construction of the
new cup defender has fairly begun
at Bristol r. l., the lead keel hav'
ing been successfully laid, it IL
possible to give in general way a
few Of the principal features Of this
new aspirant for Americas cup honors
To all outward appearances the new
boat will not differ in very great
degree from any Of the 90-footers
turned out by the Herreshoffs during
the past 10 years. She will have the
same spoon bow, the same long over
hanging aft and the same modified fin
keel.
The methods of construction pursued
in the case of the Columbia and Consti
tuition will be followed in the new boat
Oil Steamer Blew Up.
The steamer Progresso, which hau
been lying at the wharf of the Full
ton Iron Works at Harbor View, Sal
Francisco, blew up, causing great los
of property. the death of probably l,
men and the serious injury of a scorC
of others.
The first explosion, the authorities a
the iron works say, resulted from gen
Grafton of gas in one of the oil cham
bers. The vessel was loaded with oil
The force of the explosion tore hel
asunder amidships and the fuel poured
out on the water and beneath the piel
of the works, which Immediately tool
fire and was consumed. The yesse
did not sink, but little is left Of her.
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The clerks of the senate and as
ssmbly at Albany have just completed
their roster for the session of 1908
The number Of Republicans in the sen
ate is 2S and the Democrats number
22. There are 22 lawyers in the sen
ate this year, besides physician, many
real estate men, bankers, contractors
insurance adjusters and many mer
chants. In the assembly out OF 15C
members there are SO Republicans ant
81 Democrats. There are 4S lawyers
In this body.
Actor Barry Johnstone Dead.
After lingering for nearly a week
Barry Johnstone, the actor who sho'
himself after killing Kate Hassett,
member of Keith's Bijou theater stocl
company, died Sunday at the Hahne
mann hospital in Philadelphia. Death
resulted from peritonltis.
At Johnstone's bedside when he died
were his two sisters and two brothers
his mother having returned to hel
home in Syracuse. N. Y, Saturday
The actors body was sent to Syracuse
for burial.
Exchange Of is Regiments.
The war department at Washing
ton has issued an order providing
for the exchange of Is Philippine
regiments with the same number ol
troops in the United States. The hcne
troops will relieve the troops in the
Philippines, the first ones leaving San
Francisco the first Of next February
Among the troops now serving in the
United States ordered to the Philip
pines is the 23d infantry, now at Platts'
burg, N. Y,