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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-02-07
FOREIGN FLASHES.

China was said to be negotiating for
loan OF f3,000,000.
The long-lItigated Manitoba school
question was reopened by a decision
of the priyy council in London.
The Australian federation confer
ence met.
In severe engagement between
government forces and rebels ~ bog
ota 300 Of the latter were Killed,
English bankers express the opinion
that Europeans are losing confidence
in the commercial honor OF the United
States.
japanese bombarded Wei-Hai-Wei
and landed troops who captured three
of the ports and sllenced another by
heavy firing.
An unknown man ran amuck In the
streets of Constantinople, killing three
persons, among them an American, and
wounding ten others.
Daring an exciting debate IN the
French chamber Of deputies Hubbard,
socialist, challenged the Viscomte de
Hughes to a duel.
Costa RIGA has Joined the other
Central American republics in assur-
ing Guatemala of support in the event
Of war with Mexico.
A dispatch from Shanghai states
that General Nogi reports from Kaip-
ing that the Chinese have advanced
In force in the neighborhood Of Wing
Kow.
A dispatch from Rome states that
when asked about Bishop McQuaid's
denial that he had been censured for
his attack on Archbishop Ireland, the
vatican officials replied The bishop
spoke too soon.
The Steamer Elbe was sunk in a
collision In the North sea, and 400
people were drowned. A Winona
man and South Dakota woman are
among the lost Officers OF the
Steamer Crathie, which destroyed the
Elbe. say they did not see the boat
after the accident.
Chinese peace commissioners reached
Japan, accompanied by Mr.. Foster
Ii was announced that Guatemala
had made such concessions as would
end the trouble with Mexico. A con
ference between the Mexican and
Guatemalan ministers was brought
about by Secretary Gresham.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-02-07

for tie SITE Ct the new Presbyterian
summer SCHOOL and resort, fashioned
aftcr Chautauqra.
A bill providing for letting contracts
for the dieting Of prisoners TO the low
est bidder was introduced In the Ill
nois senate.
Eleven trained ponies and thirty-fye
educated dogs, in winter quarters at
Bloomington, Ind, were burned to
death
After two weeks of dissipation
Charles f. Towle, son Of a wealthy
New Hampshire shoe manufacturer,
lert his wife In his room In the Sturte-
want house, New York, went across to
the Gllsey house, and in the toilet room
there sent bullet into his head.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-02-07
A GOOD SUBJECT.

Temperance Advocate ito stranger
about to enter a saloon-My friend,
take the advice of a man who never
drank drop in his life, and don't
go in there. 1t is the way to hell;
Stranger Yes. Of course; but
Z. A.--Aye, and It is worse than that
it is hell itself, and
Stranger-Yes | suppose So, but
T. A. continuing the owner is
the devil himself and his servants the
imps who help hurl their victims to
ruin.
Stranger-W Well, you may be right,
my friend, but | guess IN go in; you
see, own the saloon, and have to
look after little ,mps.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-02-07
AT THE EXPRESS OFFICE.
The Ladies Were Very Particular
About Their Precious Parcel,


'"The other experience? oh. yes,
forgot 1t happened at the Adams
Express company's central office, In
the Pike building, and ] got mad.
That is, toleraIbly mad, though ! had
to laugh at the simplicity, almost
childish simplicity. of the people
whose actions annoyed me.
You see the desk was crowded, aw-
fully crowded, and the room full OF
people, waiting to send packages. A
mother and daughter We're at the desk,
Between them they had n great big
package, carefully wrapped and tied,
but it looked incapable of standing the
crush,
GLOW much are the charges on that
to Ironton, OhioT said the girl
SiXty-five cents said the clerk,
after weighing it.
"'Will 1t 90 safe said the old lady,
and not get mashed all to piecesT
"'Oh, yes, madam, 1t will 20 all
right
AS the clerk was making out the
receipt the girl asked for pen, which
was furnished.
"Put on it, Handle with care,
said the mother.
"The girl couldn't write with a sharp
pen, and she said to the clerk:
"'Have you a stub pen|
"'No, ma'am,' was the clerks an
swer.
"After she had scrawled awhile and
had made the proper inscription ID
the most delicate of handwriting the
mother said:
'Underscore it, dear; underscore u.
so they will be more careful So she
UNDERSIGNED it.
Better put on, In haste" dear. 90
there will be no delay and she
reached for the big package, but the
clerk had grabbed 1t and down she
chute it went to take It's luck along
with thousands of others
"And you were waiting?" said the
Tribune man.
Eyes, waiting and almost cussing.
for it took the woman ten times a.
long to discuss the matter as 1t does
for me to tell itn-cincinnati Tribune
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-02-07
In A SAFE BERTH.

Did the colonel ever pay Sou ma
bin he owed your
Never
What's he doing now:'
president Of d collection agency 4
Atlantic Constitution.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-02-07

Madison, Wis, Feb. bills were
introduced in the senate: BY Mr..
McGillivray giving women the right
to vote; by Mr.. Phalen, granting TO
the State Agricultural society all
rights and privileges now given
county agricultural societies; by Mr..
Officer, to define trusts, providing
punishment for all persons connected
with them and to promote free COM
petition. The joint resolution calling
for statement of loans from the
trust funds to school districts raised
discussion. Senator Baxter said the
action of the commissioners was
merely fayoring certain districts. The
records. he maintained, showed loans
for two years amounted Ia $4,000;
one WAS at per cent, So al 9 per
cent, 20 at 8 per cent, 4 at 4 per
cent; the largest at per cent, was
to a district in Dane county Mr.,
Bashford, replying, said the commits
sioners had managed the leans as q
bank would do. giving lower rate for
long loans Of large sums
Tile secretary OF state and state
treasured made report to the assem-
bly on the condition az state finances
Jan. :. 1895, when the republicans
came into power. There were three
exhibits. Exhibit 4 showed the gen
eral fund overdrawn S32965 on Jan.
I and tha school fund oyerdrawn
81, 05a.73. Exhibit b showed that the
last administration left si02,47oss Of
warrants drawn for bills unpaid Jan.
!. ana exhibit c showed that So. 1927
IN warrants We're drawn before Jan.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-02-07
FEDERAL LAW MAKERS.

Washington. Jan. o.. presiden,
Gle, Glands policy toward Hawaii VAS
sustained by Il vote Of "a to - Ia the
seLate The vote was on party lines.
with the exception Of Mr. Pettlgrew
(rep), OF South Dakota, who voted
with the democrats. BY Il singular
coincidence this vote carried the reSo-
luton. as it would have failed on a
tie had the vote been on strict party
lines.
Washington. Jan 26, The house
went into committee of the whole to
consider the bill to repeal that portion
or the tariff act Of Aug. -, 1894, pro
viding for the imposition Of a differ,
entail OF one.teuth Of | cent on sugars
of all grades imported from all bounty
paying countries.
During the debate Mr.. Wilson
hranched off into discussion Of the
governments revenues. Il would Ike
to dispel from the minds Of the Amer.
lean people" said he, "the common
and prevalent idea that the treasury
IS In distress from the lack OF rev
cnues.
This statement was received with
leers on the republican side but Mr..
Wilson waved ii off deprecatingly, de-
clarng tnat 80 far rs the revenue was
concerned, the treasury was flush and
in no danger of default. Instead of
bankruptcy staring us in the face
said he amid 4 howl of republican
derSion, 1--WE are moving steadily and
persiStently toward Il surplus
Mr.. Dingley, Of Maine, and Mr. Hop
kins, Of Illinois, challenged his figures.
Mr., Wilson replied that the present
trouble with the treasury was NOT Il
lack Of revenue but Of depletion Of
the gold reserve.
Washington. Jar -. The senate
agreed To a resolution offered by Mr..
I Stewart calling on the secretary of the
treasury FOR a statement of the es-
timated deficiency In the revenues Of
the government to pay current ex-
penses between December RE, 1884.
and December 81 1898, ana II the
4 SI5@,3S7, go cash balance in the treas.
Iuy December n. 1881. viii 10 sutli-
cient 10 meet such deficiency,
Mn t'ullom called up the house bill
disappearing the treaty before made
with the southern Tito Indians and
providing for their settlement upon a
part of their reservation and the IT,
linluisumcnt NJ tl,e remainder 10 the
h government After a discussion BIZ
\ VII Wits anu NJ Wolcot ana Others
tIlf bln PASSED IL Il VAS reported from
he committee ht 4 vote of VI I'll.
Washington Iau 3 4 substitute
fgr thr Reiny paeht saaoal hill was
introduced N Tile house by MI
Rnatner 4 member 81 the committee
90 Pacific railways. WHO made the
minority report against the Reilly hill
The bin provides for i commission il
consist of three members Who are III
receive salaries of $4,000 ana IL ht
given powers sc management usually
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-02-07

Mother. "And 50 Estelle has broken
her engagement, Well all | have to
say Is That things have changed sine
my time. Engagements were consid.
egpd sacred Then | should ike 70
knew how you Young people regard
then.
Daughter "ah, proposal il
merely d compliment on il man's part
and m acceptance return compii-
ment from a girl That's all
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-02-07

exercised by railroad directors, In case
OF default.
The house went iato committee OF
the whole on the consideration of the
bill to repeal the differential duty I'm
posed by the tariff Dill on sugars from
bounty-paying counties.
After some debate the committee
rose Mr.. Wilson tried to effect an
agreement to close the debate today,
but Mr.. Grosvenor objected,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-05
Hickory Oil News.

Unknown parties have completed
a rig on the Jacob Jones farm.
NJ. Mansfield Is moving a rig onto
his farm at Trunkeyville and will
soon be producer.
Report says that Sherwood and
Siggins have made location on the
Nathan Brewster farm.
The Proper Oil Company mystery
(Which was reported last week as dry)
on the L. j. Bowman farm in Har.
mouy township, is still boarded up
and they are building rig No. 2 on
the S. Vail farm half mile south.
east of No. /.
Things are lively here aud scouts
are hunting territory in all directions,
SAM
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-05

For all those who have been wearing
out their lives from the effects of dyspep-
sia, liver complaint, indigestion, etc. We
guarantee Bacon's Celery King for the
nerves to cure you, and if you will call
at our store we will gladly give you
q package free of charge of this infallible
herbal health restorer. Bacons Celery
King for the nerves cures costiveness,
nervousness, sleeplessness and all di-
seases arising from arrangement of the
stomach, liver and kidneys. Samples
free. Large size soc and 25c at Siggins &
Herman's, Tionesta, or W. G. wilkins,
West Hickory, sole agents, 3
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-05
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.

Member of Con0reSS--G. Il. KRIBBs,
Member Of Sendte-WM. H. HYDE.
A 4sSembLy-J. E. WENK.
neutrality-suspicious. II. MOVES.
associate Jpdges--C. w. CLARK, Jos.
A. NASH.
IreGSUTer-Q. JAMESON,
Prothonotdry, Register d Recorder, dc.
-OALvIN NJ. ARNER.
lMerD.-JoHN r. CARSON.
C0ptmtsSionerS-W A. CoNNELY, Pc
TER YoUNGK, w. NJ. Coon.
county Sup perintendent-G. w. KERR.
District AttOrney-P. NJ. CLARK.
Jury CoHnliSSfoners-J. b. CARPEN-
TER, GEO. IUENDEL.
County Surveyor. +. PROPER.
COroner-DR. j. w. MORROW.
County AuditOrS-M. E. ABBOTT, w,
l.. STRoUP, J. w. ELLIOTT,
REGULAR TERMS OF COURT.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Last Monday of August.
Third Monday of November.
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Kellettyille.

Adam Frederick has moved to Red
Clyfe, where he has good job waiting
him. The house he vacated was bought
by A. NJ. Hunter who will soon move in
to the same.
II. b. Dotterer dug a well in front of
his residence, and hereafter Harry will
have good water to use on short notice.
Harry Spencer and a Miss Miller, of
East Hickory, were married one day last
week. We are without particulars, but
they have our best wishes just the same.
The school directors of Kingsley town
ship met at Newtown school house on
Monday to transact the usual business
that came up before the board.
freight depot is being built back of
T. d. Collins store, to be used in storing
freight.
The farmers and everyone for that mat
ter, are anxious to see it rain. A good
rain Of several hours duration would be
appreciated just now, as forest fires are
plenty and the weather so oppressive
that one scarcely feels like hustling.
W. II. Carter, who has been a sufferer
from hernia for the past three years was
taken to hospital at Pittsburg on last
Wednesday, where he underwent an op-
Grafton which it is hoped may fully re-
store him to health again. A telegram
from him on Saturday stated that he
stood the operation as we'll as could be
expected and with excellent care he will
| be home in about six weeks.
Charley Andre VS. and lady we're the
only guests that attended the ball at Pal
ace Hall, Porkey, on last Friday evening.
| We mean the only ones from this place.
A few of our people attended the Chas.
Lees great Lundon show at Tionesta on
Monday.
Joe Wortzky, Jr., of Whig Hill, who
has been sufferer from lung trouble
was taken to Oil City Monday to receive
medical treatment.
Some of the Kellettville people who
keep driving horses have recently been
| trying their speed and now we hear that
some of them can down a train of cars
Uand cars, probably, and the latest is
that on Saturday this sleek roadster out
distanced "Jones' special bike"
+. G. Proper and M. @. Myers were in
the burg last Friday, looking up old ac-
quaintances and attending to business in
| Nn6lf usual kOOu SJNlts Iue DsYS
were removing some well tools from the
Proper reserve to their Fleming hill lease.
Miss Anna Osgood paid her many
friends of this place a visit last week.
Miss Kate Miller retul ned home Mon
dav, after a six months stay in New
| Castle.
Decoration Day was observed with
usual pomp. Flags and bunting were
well displayed.
Thos. Gillooly was in Warren on busi-
ness Saturday.
Jim Cooper has a contract of building
a tram road up Bobs Creek for the Wat
son Lands Co., OF Mayburg.
A. l.. Weller has purchased the lots
owned by Proper 81 Myers.
AS we were about to close our news
letter we were informed that Eddy &
| Wilson's shingle mill at Six-Mile was
burned by forest fire at noon on Mon
day. WILL WALKS.
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Summer.
oil market $1.45
-"Hot 'nough fur YEP"
-"And the next day, it snowed'
No man does his best who works
only for pay.
L. j. Hopkins is home from New
York on a visit.
"A million and half of bibles
were printed last year.
Fred Griffith of Oil City was the
guest of Miss Mae Grove Sunday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Welch, Sunday, May 27, daughter.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charley
Henry, of German Hill, Monday, a
boy.
The next legal holiday will be
the 4th of July. What's goin' to be
done.
Only one.half of the children
born reach the age of seventeen
years.
If the road to the pit didn't be.
gin at respectability it wouldn't end
in ruin.
&C. A. Hill is in Pittsburg as
delegate to the Prohibition State con.
vention.
AS a rule mans hair turns grey
five years sooner than woman's-
no wonder.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Car.
sou Of Smokey Hill, last Wednesday,
May 30, boy.
The Evening Gossip is the name
of new daily which was recently
started at Dubois,
Mr.. Glst. Horn and Miss Mary
Denslingle, of Oil City, spent Sunday
with friends in town.
And still the preachers tell US
that there is place that is hotter
than this. Hully Gee!
Many headaches result from
much reading; others from much
feeding, and oters from -
Governor Hastings is booked to
attend the fair at Conneautville,
Crawford county, 10 September,
H. w. Roberts and family drove
over from Titusville Sunday to visit
friends and relatives in this place.
Il. N. Patterson is building rig
No. A on his lease in Hickory town.
ship and will start spudding soon.
j. d. Davis of Oil City has been
the guest of his son, Evan Davis, at
the Central House, for few days.
Next Sunday is Children's day,
and appropriate ceremonies will be
held in all the churches of this place.
Joseph F. Matt, son of the re.
nowned piano tuner and repairer, the
late Lorenz Matt, of Buffalo, is in
town.
.-.Mr. VIM. Smith, of Williamsburg,
is spending a short vacation with his
mother,in.law, Mrs. H, Kiser, of Ger.
man Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Grove OF
Little Valley, N. Y, have been
guests of A. NJ. Doutt and wife for
the past week.
Mr.. f. x. Kreitler, of Nebraska,
Forest county, was circulating among
his Brookville friends yesterday =
BrookViHe Republican.
Frank d. Porterfeld is in town
inspecting the output of stock at
Landers q Wyman's mill, for the I'll
dioute Chair Company.
The weather clerk must have
thrown the throttle on the sun wide
open and then went off on an excur'
sion to the north pole.
--"The world is great base bal
game" says the Philosopher. "Ev'
cry man gets one chance at the bat
and only few make hit.
-"When 'er man talks Ter tremen
jus sight bout whut a good frien' ot
your'n he is," said Uncle Eben, "lis
ten ter i'm, but doan' trade hossel
wifi i'm"
Landlord Weaver is still making
improvements about his hotel HI
has recently repAinted and papereC
the dining room, bar room and offiee
and last week erected a sidewalk or
the Walnut street side of the build
ing.
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Administrators Notice.

Whereas, Letters of Administration
having been granted to the undersigned
on the estate OF II. o. Davis, late of Tio-
nesta Borough, Pa, deceased, all persons
indebted to said estate are hereby noti-
fled to make payment, and those having
claims against the same will please pre-
sent them, properly authenticated for set
tlement.
+. r. LANsoN, administrators.
Tionesta, Pa, May Sth, 1895.
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Church and sabbath school.

Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
m. NJ. L. Sabbath School at 1000 a. m.
Preaching in NJ. E. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. w. w. Dale.
Preaching in the T.. NJ. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
Il. i. Shoup, Pastor.
Services in the Presbyterian Church
every sabbath morning and evening,
Rev. j. V. McAninch officiating.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-05

The Decoration Day services at
Hickory aud Whig Hill was a per.
feet success 10 every way, only on
account of the charity of Eli Berlin
Post, Whig Hill was deprived of
hearing Rev. Hume, be being per.
mitted to go to Tionesta 10 the af.
ternoon instead Of going to Wing
Hill, with the understanding that he
will speak to our friends 90 Whig
Hill next Decoration day, provided
all gnes well with him, etc. Notwith.
standing the very warm day the peo.
Pile turned out largely, the attendance
was good Comrade Rev Hume re-
vived his old acquaintanceship, and
formed a host of new, during his two
hours stay with US, AS a speaker he
has few equals Eli Berlin Post de.
sires to extend thanks to the choirs,
band and Sunday Schools, and to
each and everyone present at the
above places for their assistance ren.
rendered in various ways To all we
say; God be with you till we meet
again. J. A.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-05

"A new summer resort has been
opened at the old Cook homestead,
Cooksburg, Forest county, by Mr..
Bert Cook and sister Mrs. Calvin, as
will be seen by an advertisement in
another portion of this paper. A
more desirable place could not be
found in Pennsylvania for this pur.
pose than the homestead Of the Cook
family, for nature has lavished her
best efforts 10 beautifying the sur.
roundings. Numbers of fine springs
of mineral water gush from the sur.
rounding mountains, and musically
trundle over pebbly beds to mingle
their waters of those of the beautiful
Clarion river, which flows peacefully
along the southern edge of the Cook
estate, and where the finest of boat.
ing and fishing can he had. Fine
tracts of timber, too, are in close
proximity, 10 which the hunter can
find enjoyment for his skill. Taken
on the whole, it would be hard to find
pleasanter place to spend the hot
summer months. - Clarion RepubG.
can.
The DerTick's monthly oil report
says: During the month of May 658
wells were completed in the oil fields
of New York, Pennsylvania, West
Virginia and Southwestern Ohio; 119
of them we're destitute Of oil in pay.
ing qualities, while the total paying
output for the last day Of the month
is placed at 1880 barrels. Com.
pared with April this is an increase
of 1913 completed wells, 1914 barrels
new production aud 8 dry holes.
The work under way at the close of
the month consisted of 597 rigs and
829 wells drilling, gain of 1876 rigs
and 1874 drilling over the report for
April 30. This is a net gain of $50
in new operations.
Mary Boyer, of Deleware, must
have been avery bad egg, to have
inspired the following obituary from
local paper. while it is almost
crime to speak i'll of the dead, we
feel it our duty to tell the truth
about Miss Mary Boyer, who died
last night. Sho never spoke decent
word about any being, living or
dead; and slander sprang from her
mouth like toads from girl in the
fairy tail. If she goes to heaven we
don't want to be there, and we be.
lieve we voice the sentiment Of every
man, woman and young lady in this
burg We gladly contribute a quar-.
ter for ice for Mary. She will ne ed
t."
An exchange speaks wisely in
giving the following very sensible nd
vice: "Drink nothing without seeing
it, sign nothing without reading it,
and make sure that il means nothing
more than it says. Don't go to law
unless you have nothing to lose Law.
yers' houses are built on fools heads.
In any business never wade in water
where you cannot see the bottom
Put no dependence on the label of a
bag, and count money before yon ac-
eept it. See the sack open before you
buy what is 10 it, for he who trades
in the dark asks 10 he cheated" "
Why don't our temperance
women "get in the game" with their
sisters in surrounding towns aud
erect fountain aud watering trough
in some prominent place in town,
where both man and beast could
quenoh their thirst The cost of
erecting such beneficial institution
would not be very great and we are
of the opinion that the water CON.
pauy could easily be induced to fur
nlsh the water free.
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A Card Of Thanks.

Aggie Kerr wishes to express her
sincere thanks to the friends who so
kindly secured her appointment to
finish her brothers term of office,
which she considers a tribute of
friendship, love and respect to him,
as we'll as a great favor and kindness
to herself.
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DILL. EMERT,

FANCY BOOT IL SHOEMAKER.
Shop in Reck building next to Smear
oaugh & Co.'s store. Is prepared to do all
kinds of custom work from the finest TO
the coarsest and guarantees his work TO
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten-
ton given to mending, and prices rea-
sonable.
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Notice.

Estate of Geo. w. Kerr late of Tio-
nesta borough deceased. Notice is here
by given that letters of administration
on the above named estate have been
granted to the undersigned. All persons
indebted are requested to make payment
and those having claims or demands will
present them 10
ELLA L. KERR, Administrators.
S. D. IRWIN, Atty, Tionesta Pa.