The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-06-18

Medas-Fatal Fishing Party-De-
nial by President PaIma-lnvesti-
eating strike-Good Crop Pros
Pects-To Help Out Pan-American.
President Roosevelts reciprocity
message gave the senators a live
topic of conversation, but so far as
is yet apparent there is no
change in the situation. There was
a disposition on the part of leaders
on both sides of the controversy to
claim, when speaking publicly, some
advantage from the message.
The straight reciprocity men urged
that the effect would be to cause at
least some of the beet sugar Republi-
cans to abandon their opposition.
They contended that many of them
had misunderstood the attitude of the
president and now that this had been
made clear there could be no longer
any excuse for opposing straight rec
iprocity measures. The message, they
argued, would clear the atmosphere,
render the presidents attitude un-
mistakable and therefore bring oppo-
nents within the party face to face
with the fact that in continuing their
opposition they are antagonizing the
official head of the party
The beet sugar leaders declared at
the close that the message had
caused no loss whatever to them and
that all those senators who had stood
with them before are still with them.
They also asserted that the presi.
dents interposition in the matter had
had the effect Of causing to hesitate
some senators who heretofore had not
taken a positive stand against reduc-
tion, because of the feeling that the
president should leave congress to
deal with the subject in its present
stage.
Dewet Advises Loyalty.
The appearance of General Dewet
at the camp at Winburg was the sig
nal for a great display Of enthusiasm.
When he arrived at the camp General
Dewet was at once surrounded by
thousands of Boer men, women and
children, who struggled and clam
ored to shake the hand of their hero.
General Dewet mounted a table
and delivered an address. He warmly
applauded the staunch support that
the women had given the burghers
during the war. which, he said, had
greatly encouraged the men in the
field
Continuing General Dewet recon-
mended his hearers to be loyal to the |
new government and said: Perhaps |
it is hard for you to hear this from
my mouth, but God has decided thus |
| fought until there vas no more hope
of upholding our cause, and however
bitter il may be the time has now |
come to lay down our arms. AS a
Christian people, God now demands |
that we be faithful to our new gov
ernment. Let us submit to his de- |
cision."
Neither Gen. Dewet nor Mr.. Steyn,
former president of the old Orange |
Free State, was wounded during the
war. General Dewet has not seen his
wife for two years.
West Indian Campaign Medals.
The navy department has completed
its compilation of the officers and |
men who are to be decorated with the
West Indian campaign medal. The
list totals in round numbers 800 Off
GERS and about COO enlisted men.
OF this number, the engagement at
Santiago bay, in which the greatest
number Of vessels took part, makes up
the largest proportion. Admiral
Schley and all the fleet officers and
men will get medals, and the family
OF Admiral Sampson will be given the
one intended for the deceased ad-
miral.
A great many of these officers and
men will have bars attached to their
medals to show that they were also
at Manzanillo, Nipe Bay or other
points selected by the board of awards
as those at which an engagement
worthy of a medal was fought.
The meritorious service medal will
go to persons who rendered exception
al service. like Blue, Ward, Hobson
and Wainwright. The list Cf persons
10 whom this medal will be given is
still under consideration by the board
of awards.
Fatal Fishing Party.
Two men lost their lives and third
was probably fatally injured at Ross.
ton, Pa, ia one of the saddest drown
ing accidents known in that vicinity.
The Bailey and Hileman families,
about 16 in all, left their homes in
Crooked Run, a short distance away.
While fishing with net for mlnnows
the net became entangled In a snag
Young Kirk Bailey swan out to see
what the trouble was and his feet be-
came entangled in the net.
Andrew Hileman started to the res
cue and he too, became caught in the
net.
Dwight Bailey. the boys father,
jumped into the water to aid his
drowning son and also became en-.
tangled. Young Bailey and Mr.. Hlle-
man were drowned and Mr. Bailey will
probably die.
During all the time the men we're
struggling in the water their wives
and families were on the bank agoniz.
ing and helpless. The people arc
prominent in Armstrong county.
Deaths In a Sanitarium Fire.