The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-03-05

of applause which lasted for several
minutes.
The president himself seemed as
deeply impressed as those about him
and both he and the members of the
cabinet were quite as enthusiastic as
tn remainder of the audience. One
hour and 25 minutes were consumed
in the delivery of the Grafton.
Prince at Press Dinner.
Prince Henry dined Thursday night
with 1000 of the men who make
the American newspapers. He was the
special guest of Herman Ridder, pro,
prietor of the New Yorker Stats
Zeitung, who gathered at his table
a majority of the leading figures in
American journalism.
The dinner was given in the hand
some ball room of the Waldorf-Astoria
hotel, but that immense apartment was
not large enough to accommodate the
numerous guests, and the Astor gal.
lery was also used.
The following cablegram was sent
by the newspaper men assembled at
the press banquet to Prince Henry:
ITO the German emperor:
"The editors of the United States,
1000 in number, at banquet in honor
of your illustrious brother, send you
cordial greetings and all good wishes
| fjr long and prosperous reign. We
hail the presence of Prince Henry in
this country as an omen OF even closer
ties of amity and heartily reciprocate
all Of the splendid and repeated over
lures of friendship you have been gra.
ciously pleased to extend"
At Tomb of Washington.
Prince Henry journeyed to Mt. Yer.
non Thursday afternoon and placedtwo
wreaths in the tomb of Washington.
He approached the grave OF the first
president with barred head and that
there might be nothing irreverent in
the ceremony he asked the holders Of
| a dozen cameras who stood round to
refrain from photographing him. The
royal visitor and his party were taken
to Mount Vernon by special train over
| the Washington, Arlington and Mount
| Vernon electric railway.
Fifty feet down the sward that falls
away from the tomb, Prince Henry
| planted a linden tree. The tree had
been set in place prior to his arrival
and taking a spade the prince filed
the earth in around its roots.
TIL, talgaV fg, hn oil
Washington house by Superintendent
| II. II, Dodge and there met delega-
| tiCn of the Mount Vernon Ladies' as
| sociation headed by Mrs. Justine Van
Rensselaer, Townsend of New York.
| He spent a few minutes in lOking at
| the Washington relics and then de-
/ parted for Washington.
Cost OF Ammunition.
Rear Admiral ONeil chief of
the ordnance department of the navy,
has just compiled some interesting
information relating to the ammuni-
tion expended in the naval battles at
Manila and off Santiago. Judged from
the standpoint of values the fight
! WIN AHtlN tl Il stiudllbl Abol Nlllo SpN-
ernment in ammunition expended SS4,-
! S64.
The ammunition expended by Dew
ey's vessels at Manila cost consider
ably less, a little more than S50,000.
| The total weight of ammunition ex-
/ pended in the fight OFF Santiago was
1917 tons. The total weight Of metal
thrown was 114.3 tons. There were
| 9,47l rounds fired of which 1900 were
from main and S,17i from the second
ary battery guns.
At Manila the total weight Of am
munitlon expended, including pow
! der. was 1872 tons. There were 66.9
tons of metal thrown and j,S5S rounds
fired. OF the latter lab were from
the main and 4,f45 from the secondary
battery guns.
Many Deaths From Snow Slides.
The most terrible snowslide ever
known in the history of state Of Col
orado caused the deaths of from 80 to
IS men at the Liberty Bell mine on
Smuggler mountain on Friday.
Nearly all the buildings of the Lib
erty mine were carried down by the
slide, all the books which show the
number and names Of the men en-
ployed being lost, so that the death
list could hardly be known for many
hours, possibly not until the rescuers
shall have removed the immense guam
tity Of snow, rocks and logs from the
canyon where the victims lie buried.
American Hospital In Paris.
A splendid gift has been made for
the benefit of the American colony
n Paris. France, and American WIS.,
itors TO Paris by Edward Tuck, a
wealthy Bostonlan, who for many
years past has resided in this city.
Mr.. Tuck has decided to defray the
entire expense Of establishing the free
American hospital in Paris, announce
ment of which has already been made
and the ground for which has already
been bought in the Passy quarter.
The hospital is to be named Franklin
hospital and besides being built on the
latest American model il will be man
aged entirely by American physicians
and nurses.
Prince Henry at Lookout Mountain.
Prince Henry who went up Look
out mountain Sunday and after view
ing the ground where the Union and
, Confederate armies met in conflict
and hearing afresh the story of the
battles. resumed his journey to the
, north and west.
At every station along the route the
, people gathered to salute him will
1 cheers.