The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-11-05
Suffoeated In Sewer.

Al Niagara Falls, N. Y, by a
sudden rush Of gas, which is supposed
to have been sulphuretted hydrogen,
four men were killed and three seri.
ously affected, near the Twenty-fourth
street heading Of the big tunnel trunk
sewer.
The tunnel trunk sewer recently
struck a peculiar flow of water, boring
a vein of rock from which water i'm
pregnated with sulphur flowed in such
large streams that the level at which
the tunnel was being built was aban-
Soned and one 10 feet higher taken.
The physicians at the hospital are
OF the opinion that the men were suf-
focated by the gas.
Commission at Hazleton.
The mine strike commission left
Scranton for Hazleton at II O'Clock
Sunday night to spend four days
in further acquainting themselves with
the physical features of mining.
Assistant Recorder Neill was left be.
hind to receive the miners statement
from President Mitchell Monday. On
Thursday, it is expected the operators
counter statement viii be presented.
The commission will then take recess
until Friday, Nov. II, by which time
the two parties will be expected to
have completed the preparation OF
their cases and be ready to go on with
the hearings.
Colombian Rebels Surrender.
The Colombian revolutionary gen.
eral, Tribe Tribe, with 10 cannon,
$500 rifles and 100000 rounds of am.
munitlon. has surrendered to General
Marjerres at Rio Frio, near Santa
Marta.
The surrender OF Uribe-Uribe is said
to complete the paciflcation of the de.
partments of Magdalena and Bolivar.
The revolutionists now occupy the 18th.
mus only.
There is much rejoicing at Colon
and Panama over the success of Gen.
eral Majerres and especially over the
capture of Uribe-Uribe.
overtures With Moros.
A telegram has been received from
General Sumner at Zamboanga, Min.
danao, saying he is disposed to give
the Bacolod Moros more time in which
to make peace before capturing and
destroying their strongholds.
Captain Pershing reports to General
Sumner that many additional Moro
leaders have come in and pledged
friendship and support to the Ameri.
cans. These visits have been returned
by the Americans who we're cordially
received by the Moros. Captain Perish
ing is urging the Moros to return to
their abandoned fields and plant crops
James Stokes Decorated.
James Stokes Of New York city has
been invested at Paris with the
cross of the Legion of Honor. The
ceremony took place at the national
jubilee of the Young Mems Christian
association OF France. Ex.Minister
Jules Siegfred made the presentation
on behalf of President Loubet and
Foreign Minister Delcasse amid en-.
thusiastic cheering. Mr. Stokes do
mated the funds necessary to erect the
associations Paris buildings and was
also instrumental in erecting similar
buildings at Rome, st. Petersburg and
Vienna.
Recaptured Prisoner Sentenced.
At Nyack, N. Y, Frank Wyman, the
prisoner convicted of burglary who es
capped from Rockland county Jail on
April 13 after murderously assaulting
the jaller and who was recaptured in
New York last week, was sentenced
to "a years and six months imprison.
ment in Sing Sing prison. Wyman
makes a claim that he paid the jaller
$3.50 to permit his escape. The charge
is being investigated by the authori-
ties.
Killed IN Gypsum Mine.
Edward Beahan. laborer employed |
in the gypsum mines near Scottsville, |
N. Y, was instantly killed Friday |
by a falling mass of stone. The |
roof of the mine was noticed to be in
a dangerous condition. A fellow la
borer went to the surface to obtain
props and on his return found that a
cavein had killed Beahan. Death had
been instantaneous. Both his neck
and back were broken.
Rich Find Of Gold.
A remarkably rich discovery of gold
in the Black Hornet district, near
Boise, Idaho, caused stampede COM
parable to the mining rushes Of the
early days. knowledge of the discov
cry got out Sunday and men started
out at once to secure claims They
kept going all night and today several
hundred are visiting the scene of the
discovery.
Missing Farmer Found In Canal.
Thomas Hogan, residing near Fair.
port had been missing from his home
or ten Gays. Coroner Killip and his
assistants dragged the canal and
ound the body of the missing man.
rhe death is shrouded in mystery and
he coroner will make a rigid investiga.
ion Of the affair. Hogan was not of
/ melancholy or morose disposition and
-oul play has been limited at.
Fatal End Of Leroy Tragedy.
Moses Wilson. who shot his wife
and then tur.-ad the revolver against
himself at Leroy, n. Y, died Sunday
night at Z o'clock. Mrs. Wilson has
not regained consciousness and heI
death is expected hourly by the sur
geons. The cause of Wilson's act has
not been learned although Jealousy
is thought to have crazed him.