The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-03-19

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asked for list OF the libraries he hat
Just endowed, but said he was unable
to give 1t. He said, however, tha
the application for library from AL
bany was one of them and he thought
the amount he had given was $175, 900
Mrs. SoffeI Indicted.
Indictments in three cases against
Mrs. Soffel, wife of ex-Warden Sof
iel, growing out of the escape of the
Biddle brothers from Jail on Jan. 80
were considered by the grand jury
and true bills returned.
Should Mrs. Soffel be convicted upon
the three charges the maximum ag.
gregate sentence that could be i'm.
posed upon her would be 16 years in
prison and fine Of s2,500. The
charges are separate indictments for
felonious assault and battery upon
Charles Reynolds and James G.. Nc.
Carey, Jail guards. Reynolds was shot
by one of the Biddles and McCarey
was thrown over or jumped over the
railing from the cell tier and was Sc
riously hurt on the night of the es-
cape.
1t will probably be a month before
Mrs. Soffel is brought to trial.
Boston Strike Settled.
Through the united efforts of rep
resentatives of the great mercantile
bodies of Boston, seconded by the
chief executives of the city and
state, in conference with the
recognized leaders of organized
labor, the great strike of freight
handlers and kindred trades repre-.
sented III the allied freight transporta.
tion council was broken. Fully 10000
men who have been idle for tour days
returned to work.
The settlement was the result OF an
expressed determination of Governor
Crane and those representing the mer-
chants of Boston to bring all possible
pressure to bear upon the New York,
pany to adopt the rules in force upon
the Boston and Maine railroad forbid
ding freight handlers to unload teams
except at their own option and risk.
Frightful Railroad Wreck.
A broken rail caused a frightful
wreck on the Southern Pacific railroad
near Maxon station, % miles west of
Sanderson, at o'clock Friday morning.
Fifteen people were killed outright and
2S were more or less injured.
All the passengers were asleep and
the shock that followed was the first
intimation they had OF the danger.
The train was going at such a rate
of speed that the tender and engine
landed rs feet from where they left
the rails. The cars behind piled up
against the engine, caught fire and all
were consumed except the sleepers.
All the injured in the coaches Just
behind the express and baggage cars
were cremated. The people In the
sleepers were saved with the assist.
ance of the uninjured passengers.
General Methuen Captured.
1t was announced that after a
severe loss General Lord Methuen
and four guns had been captured by
the Beers commanded by General De-
larey. The news came like a thunder
bolt to London. The extra editions Of
the evening papers giving an account
of the disaster were eagerly bought
up and bitter remarks were passed on
the subject of the governments decla-
ration that the war in South Africa
was over. The news came too late 10
affect business on the stock exchange,
but excited curb dealings quickly fol.
lowed the closing, in which South AT.
ricans slumped heavily.
General Methuen has since been re-
leased by General Delarey and has
arrived at Klerksdorp.
Governor AltgeId Buried.
Representative of all classes of peo-
pie in the state of Illinois joined Sun
day in final tribute of respect to ex-
Governor John p Altgeld, who was
buried in Graceland cemetery.
In accordance with the wishes OF
Mrs. Altgeld there was no military dis
play. For two hours in the morning
before the casket was sealed a steady
stream of people viewed the body as
it lay in state in the public library
building.
Among those from the outside the
state who attended the funeral was W.
]. Bryan who served as one Of the hon
orary pallbearers.
Threats Of kidnapping.
Repeated threats to abduct his three
children unless a ransom of $25,O00
was left in a certain spot and warn
Ing that murder would follow the plac-
ing of detectives on the case have
caused Alexander R. Peacock. former
first vice president and general sales
agent Of the Carnegie company, to re-
move his little family temporarily
from his Lexington avenue home In
rittsburg to the Holland House in
New York.
The case was put in the hands OF
detectives and II is said the arrest Of
the guilty parties is now practically
certain.
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