The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-09-03

aroused some OF the residents ana Q
posse was organized to give pursuit.
The burglar made for the barn Of
Fred Conger on Church street. There
they took possession of a fast team
Of horses and a light buggy and drove
at breakneck speed from North Col
Inns. The pursuers, who were on foot
fired several shots at them, but ap
parently none took effect
When their horses became weary.
the burglars held up a farmer and
took possession of his fresh horse, at
tached to a light wagon, and continued
their journey. The government au
thorities were notified and detectives
have been put on the trail.
British Industrial Commission.
Alfred Moseley, the London dia
mond merchant, who quite recently
visited the United States to arrange
for sending an industrial and educa
tional commission to America, has in
vited several British trades unionlsts
and representatives Of staple indus
tries in the United Kingdom to visit
the United States as his guests fol
the purpose of examining into its in
dustrial situation and progress with
reference to their effect on the position
and prospects of the worlIingmen.
After attending the opening of the
building Of the New York Chamber OF
Commerce each of the visitors will
proceed to the section aifording facil
ties for their respective lines of in
yestlgation, in which they will be as
sisted by civic federationists and Labor
leaders. Mr.. Moseley says the com
mission will be strictly non-political
Earthquakes In Mindanao.
The war department has received {
dispatch from General Chaffee, a,
Manila, reporting the occurrence of {
series Of earthquakes on the island o.
Mindanao.
Twenty persons were killed by fall
ing walls, the victims all being Moros
The Americans in the vicinity escaped
ana the dispatch says there were nc
reports that any of the soldiers occupy
ing that portion of the island affected
sustained any injury.
The upheaval occurred in the country
adjacent to the lake of Lanao, in the
Moro section Of the island, near CamI
Nickers, which is now the headquaf
ters of the American forces stationed
in Mindanao.
Patient Fell Down Elevator.
Miss Victorine Raedle, 23 years o.
age, of West Thirty-fourth street, New
York city, who had been patient
since Monday last in the private sani
tarium OF Miss Annie l.. Alston OF
West SiXty-frst street, was killed il
that institution by falling five storie:
from moving elevator on which, un
der the influence Of ether, she wa.
being conveyed from the fourth to the
fifth floor to be operated upon. Ac
cording TO the accounts given by those
at the institution the inanimate form
of the girl slipped in some mysterious
manner from the elevator and plunged
TO the bottom of the shaft Both cor
oner and police arc investigating the
case.
Farmers Gagged by Burglars.
Three masked burglars entered the
dwelling of Adolph Hunter in vii
mington township, near Sharon, Pa.
Monday night, and after binding
and gagging him and his wife, ran
sacked the house, securing 5000 which
Hunter had saved to pay off a mort
gage on the place. The burglars:
threatened to kill the couple if they
reported the robbery till next day
Hunter escaped his bonds, and aftel
releasing his wife formed a posse
among the neighbOrs, but after sew
eral hours hunt the chase was aban
doned.
Milk Producers Organize.
A well attended meeting of the
directors of the Central Five States
Milk Producers association was helC
at the Arlington hotel in Binghamtor
last Friday. Delegates were present
from the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, Erie, Lehigh, Ontario anC
Western, Black River and the Ulster
and Delaware route unions. Also
many members Of the unions.
The principal officers were reelected
and are: Ira L. Sweet of Kirkwood
president; II. ]. Coon of Little York
secretary and treasurer.
Hotel Proprietor Kihed.
Philip Rudig, a Buffalo hotel keeper
slipped and fell under a New York Cen
tral train at Charlotte Thursday and
both legs were crushed at the knee
His skull was fractured and he dice
three hours later at St. Mary's hospital
He was about 40 years of age. He
came to Rochester in the morning &c
visit his brother and mother-in-law ana
went to the lake shore resort in the
afternoon. He was boarding the train
for home when the accident occurred
Mount PeIee Again Active.
Advices from Dominica say that
between 10 in the morning and in the
afternoon Monday clouds of dust were
seen in the direction of Mont Pelee
island Of Martinique, and that detona.
tions at long intervals were heard till
the morning. Light showers of vol.
canic dust fell on Dominica.
Farmers National Congress.
President George l.. Flanders Of the
National Farmers Congress, whose
next meeting will be held in Macon,
Ga. Oct. Z to II, is preparing the pro.
gram for the event President Roose.
welt it is expected will be one of the
speakers, as will Governor Allen d
Gambler of Georgia.