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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27

Those who believe chronic diarrhoea to
be incurable should read what Mr.. p. f..
Grisham, of Gaars Mills, La, has TO say
on the subject, viz: al have been a suf-
terer from chronic diarrhoea ever since
the wal and have tried all kinds of medi-
cines for it. At last found remedy
that effected cure and that was Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy" This medicine can always be
depended upon for collie, cholera morbus,
dysentery and diarrhoea. 1t is pleasant
TO take and never fails TO effect a cure.
20 and 90 cent sizes for sale by G. w. Bo-
ward.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27

GET out the vote next Tuesday
Republicans. Don't let this be an
off year with you.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27

Disagreement for life by burns or
sealds may be avoided by using DeWitrs
Witch Hazel Salve, the great remedy for
piles and for all kinds Of sores and skin
troubles. Heath x Killmer
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27

DO you appreciate good laundry
work? if so patronize the Dunkirk
Steam Laundry. Miles Il Armstrong,
agents. If
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27

NOW your time to buy Dishes and have them by the
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27

You can't cure consumption but you
can avoid and cure every other torn of
throat or lung trouble by the use of One
Minute Cough Cure. Heath S Killmer
Have you got $500? Have you got
$1,000? Have you got 10000? If so, why
don't you deposit it with the Conewango
Building Loan Association Association
of Warren, Pa. They will pay you per
cent per annum Cash Dividend, payable
semi-annually, and you can withdraw
your principal in full at any time after 6
months. 5-5-IV.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-27

TIME TABLE, in
effect Oct. 10, 1897.
Trains leave Tio-
nesta for Oil City
and points west as
fiOllpNvgs
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
"a CANINE TRAMP.
'iowney." the Noted Postman's Dog.
Killed Because of viciousness.
A NEW STYLE OF BURIAL.
Proposition Approved to Put the Dead in
Cement Receptacles After Mummify-
ing Them-The Adamless Eden
Expedition Collapses.

TOLEDO, O., June 13.-'tOwney," the
famous canine postal tramp, is dead at
last. He was officially killed by order
of Postmaster Brand, of this city.
''Owney" attacked Clerk Blankertz
here inflicting. painful wounds in his
hand. United States Marshal Shan
nan was asked to kill him, but the dog
made rush for the gentleman and
tore his trousers Postmaster Brand,
seeing that the dog had grown so cross
that it was dangerous to harbor him,
requested the chief of police to detail an
officer to kill him. and ''Owney''~
death within few minutes. His skin
will be mounted at the expense of the
Toledo clerks. and forwarded to Wash
ington for the official museum. The
medals were sent to Albany, where his
other trophies are stored. ''Owney''
was about IL years old, and his years
of travel all over the United States
and around the world have made him
the most noted dog of his time.
For Sanitary Burial
NEW YORK, June 13.-The sanitary
committee of the health board has APP
proved the plans of the new mausoleum
company for the esta blishment of a
| sanitary mausoleum near Highbridge
900 bodies. 1t is proposed to entomb
the dead in cement receptacles. The
bodies are e Is exposed several
months to a current Of air made
chemically pure by passing it over
sulphuric acid, the air to be purified
afterward by fire. When the body is
thoroughly desiccated the receptacle
is to be made air tight. The sanitary
committee believes the new method is
eminently sanitary. The mausoleum
is to be 27O feet long, as feet deep and
three stories high. The sepulchers
will be of solid concrete four inches
thick without seam or joint A por-
ton of the proposed mausoleum will
| be arranged for families with separate
compartments. There will be absolute
security against grave robbers.
|. No Adamless Eden.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13.-Private ad-
vices from one of the crew of the brig
Percy Edward, which sailed from this
port some two mon this ago for the Solo
mon islands with a party of over 100
men, who expected to find an Adam1ess
Eden to colonize, have been received
to the effect that the expedition has
collapsed at Fiji. After a row over
the distribution of the community
property many of the colonists left the
vessel and sought employment on
shore and the remainder resolved to
take the brig to New Zealand. where
| she is to be sold at auction and the
proceeds are to be divided.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
THE WORLD AT LARGE
Summary of the Daily News,
WASHINGTON NOTES.

CONGRESSMAN JOSEPH w. BAILEY, OF
Texas, the house leader of the dem
ocracy, has come out fatty for the re-
nomination of William Jennings Bryan
for president in 1900.
w. j. CALHOUN, the special commits
sioner sent to Cuba, arrived at Wash
ington on the Sth and made a verbal
report to the president. describing the
situation in the war-ridden island and
the conclusions reached. by him. Mr..
Calhoun was to have another interview
with the president.
A WASHINGTON dispatch stated that
the president will send to congress a
message dealing with currency reform
on or about June 21.
NOTICE has been given by Assistant
Acknowledgement Handkerchief. of the
interior department, that he will make
decision setting aside Secretary
Francis order ceding to the Missouri
university $4,000 acres of land.
TAcoPo FERRARI stabbed and shot
Mrs. GuiEani at Washington and then
shot himself through the head. Fer
rari had been paying so much atten-
ton to Mrs. Guiliani that he made
himself offensive to the woman and
her husband and had been recently
warned not to visit the house. The
woman may recover.
WHILE making test near Washing
ton of a gun-cotton shell, the inven-
ton of a Chicago man, in 20-inch
breech-loading rife weighing 101, 900
pounds, the cartridge prematurely ex-
ploded and the big gun and carriage
were wrecked and pieces thrown a
mile down the Potomac river. The
gun was worth $25, 600.
THE June government crop report is
sued on the 10th makes the general
condition of winter wheat 1875; spring
wheat, 1915; acreage of winter wheat
in Kansas, 81; in Missouri, 90; conai-
ton of winter wheat in Kansas, IS; in
Missouri As.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
sArURDAx,s SENATE.
Distinction In Pensions or Omcers' Wild
ows and Privates' Widows-SuGar SEIZED
ule Considered.

Distinction In Pensions or Omcers' Wild
ows and Privates' WidowsHSuGar Sched-
ule Considered.
WASHINGTON. June i3.-The prelim-
mary business in the senate was brief
and unimportant Mr.. Allen intro
luced a resolution upon which he said
he would later address the senate de-
claring against the distinction made
N special pension bills between the
widows of officers and privates. At
1915 the consideration of the tariff
bill was resumed, the pending amend
nent being that of Senator Jones to
strike out in line 20, page So. the words
ION all sugars"
Senator Vest took the floor and ar
Fraigned the schedule, saying that the
SPECTATORS in sugar stock understood
the value of the schedule to the trust
If the republican senators did not
Afterwards a vote was taken on the
Jones amendment to remove in effect
the Dutch standard of classification
and it was rejected by % yeas to 81
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
vERIrABLE HUMAN OSTRICH.
What Was Found in the Stomach of Harr,
Whalen, the Travelling Snowman.

What Was Found in the Stomach OF Harry
Whalen, the Travelling Snowman.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 13.-Harry
Wnalen, the human hardware store,
was operated upon this morning. at
the German hospital by Drs. Won
Quasi, Smythe and Pearse. This is
what the surgeons took from his stom-
ach: Three knife blades, one five blade
jack knife, three inches In length:
% taczs, four large screws. two brass
hooks, one square steel plate about one
inch long and one-half wide, one silver
teaspoon and a large assortment OF
broken glass and crockery. At II
o'clock the patient was anasthetized
and placed upon the table. DIR.
Won Quasi performed abdominal
section, and in. few Sec
onds Whalen's stomach was ex-
posed. Seven minutes later the for
eign substances had been removed, the
wounds dressed and the patient re
vived. He seemed weak, but no bad
symptoms developed and the surgeons
are confident he will recover rapidly
unless Inflammation sets in. Whalen
is a travelling Snowman, who has been
accustomed to swallow anything his
audience suggested, from a grain %
corn to a jack-knife. He has done Sc
for eight years and never felt any bad
effects until Wednesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
CHICAGO FAMILY ROSTER.

Newberry Library to Collect Manuscript
Genealogies OF All the Families.
CHICAGO, June 1S.-The Newberry IL
brary intends to have a manuscript OF
genealogy of every family in Chicago,
from that of Policeman John p. Aafiei,
the first man in the city directory, to
that of Polisher John Zywiel1i, whose
name rounds out the list, and the
institution has taken a means &c
secure its end as unique as it is
effective. Assistant Librarian Rudolph
has sent letter to the principal OF
every grammar and high school in the
city, asking that each pupil of suff-
cient age be requested to prepare q
written account of his or her family,
beginning with the grandparents and
bringing it down to the present gener'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
GENERAL NEWS.

A FESTIVAL was in progress in a tenn
pie at Tien Tsin, China, when the in
fammable materials strung inside
caught fire and a terrible panic en-
sued. Men and women struggled for
the exits and trampled the weaker ones
and the children under foot Over 100
people lost their lives.
The American National Association
of Masters of Dancing, in session at
New York, elected j. w. Hawkins, of
Mansfield, o., president Three new
dances were selected, the figures of
which will be kept secret until the
opening of the season.
Four railway washouts, S25, 900 fire
and host of minor losses epitomized
the results of the severe storm which
prevailed in Denver and southeastern
Colorado on the night of the 10th. 1t
it was feared that ranchmen had lost
heavily in stock and buildings by the
flood caused by the cloudburst. Many
families in Denver had to abandon
their homes.
A DISPATCH received at Simla, India,
on the 18th announced serious trouble
on the northern frontier and the mas
sacre of number of British soldiers.
It was thought that notorious fana-
teal priest, hostile to British influence,
was at the bottom of the affair.
THERE were $50 failures in the United
: States for the week ended the 18th, ac-
cording to Bradstreet's report. com
pared with 234 for the corresponding
week of last year.
JAMES FRENCH was hanged at the
county Jail at Rockford, Ill, for the
cold-blooded murder of his wife last
July.
MISS LEoNA GOODMAN, popular So
ciety belle, was killed in most shock
ing manner at Rover, Ark. The other
night a party OF young men and women
were out serenading and went to a
house where young teacher named
Lipp was stopping. When awakened
by the serenaders Lipp deliberately
fred a pistol shot into the party and
the bullet struck Miss Goodman in the
neck, causing instant death.
= A PASSENGER train which left Ha-
vana for Matanzas the other day was
blown up by insurgents and many OF
the Spanish soldiers and Others on
board were killed. The insurgents
had connected dynamite with electric
machines.
A MLwAUKEE dispatch stated that
the HSWdOtc> WalCl1 was SUNK 81 wears
ago in collision with the Meteor, with
valuable cargo of copper, has at last
been located off Thunder bay. Many
divers have lost their lives in an at
tempt to find the wreck.
FIRE totally destroyed the Bell grain
elevator at David City, the largest in
Nebraska outside of Omaha, and the
city electric light plant. Loss, SS7, 900
REV. SAM JONES recently began 9
three weeks crusade against the evil.
of Des Moines, Ia Audiences OF o,00'
to 1000 crowd his tent at night
FRED BALDRIDeE. a young man on I
bicycle. was fatally injured at Evans
vile, Ind, recently by collision witt
the carriage of Banker Philip c. Deck
er. The coachman made move q
turn 8 corner and Baldridge tnrnet
out to pass The coachman changes
his mind and ran into and over the OF
cyclist-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
HE WAS A NEGRO.
Chicago Congressman Says His Candid
for Cadet Failed Because of His Colo

Chicago Congressman Says His Candidate
for Cadet Failed Because of His Color
WASHINGTON, June 13.-Representa-
tive White, of Chicago, who has reap
pointed as a cadet at Annapolis the
colored boy, Smith, who recently failed
in his preliminary examination, de-
clares that he will force Smith into
the naval academy if there is any pos
sible way of doing it. White is not
backward in stating that if Smith had
been white he would not have been
marked failed" on his examination
He will ask for a congressional invests
cation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
An aaa Genfus.

The papers are full of tales Just now OF
how the late composer, Brahms, treateu
pianists and singers who were eager to get
his criticism. II one OF these aspirants Tor
his favor was fortunate enough to md nm
at home and be received, Brahms hrst con-
Germ was to seat himself on the no or MS
niano. a position from which he rightly
deemed few would have the temerity to
GUST him. If this failed he had recourse TO
the statement that the instrument was out
of tune. sOh, that does not matter. TO
haps not to you, but it does to me, replied
the master. On one occasion he was Just
leaving his house when long-haired youth,
with bundle of music under his arm, hailed
him with: Can YOU tell me where DIR.
Brahms hress' Certainly answered the
master. In the most amiable manner; in
this house up three fights" and so saying
he hurried away--San Francisco Argonaut.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
A Baby's Miraculous Escape.

DALLAS, Tex. June 13.-EngineeI
Jacob Corn, of the Missouri, Kansas 6
Texas road, almost tainted as he
stopped his train and got out of the
cab near St Joseph. Tex He thought
he had killed child. His entire train
had passed over it. but he found il
unhurt- 1t had been asleep on the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
AIIne Disaster inn wales.

CARDIFF, June 13.-As fatal accident
occurred at the Garth cQlliery, in
Glamorganshire. While the cage in
which the miners ascend and descend
the shaft was being hoisted to the
surface the cable to which IL was at
tached snapped, and the cage and its
occupants were dashed to the bottom
of the shaft. Ten men were killed
and many were injured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
AUDITING BILLS.
Kansas Bribery Committee Regrets That
Its Powers Were STONED.

TOPEKA, Kan, June 1S.-The legis-
lative bribery investigating committee
is auditing claims and expense &C
counts. Total expenses aggregate
about 81, 500. Members of the commit
tee feel somewhat disappointed that
the committee should be shorn of its
power just at this critical time, as
they were expecting to bring to light
a mass of sensational evidence involv-
ing a number of prominent republican
1eaderS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

PERRY, Ok, June 13.-John L. Calf
ney, 40 years old, appeared yesterday
for license to wed his stepdaughter,
Sarah Norman. II years old. The pro-
bate Judge refused, owing to a late act
of the legislature. Caffney was di-
vorced from the girls mother six
months ago and he claims that his
former wife gave her consent to the
marriage
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
To Sue wholesale Grocers.

TOPEKA, Kan, June lathe Kansas
retail grocers are pre- pairing to bring
an action in the courts against the
Kansas Wholesale Grocers' association
for violating the Earrelly antitrust
law, passed last winter. This law
fixes penalties of not less than 500 or
more than 81, 900 fine and, not more
than six months in the county Jail.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
warrensburg Faculty Reelected.

WARRENsBURG, Mo-, June 13.-The
board of regents of the Warrensburg
normal school yesterday elected a
faculty for the ensuing year. DIR. g.
L. Osborne and J. J. Campbell were
reelected president and vice president.
With the exception of Prof j. A. Mer-
rill, who goes to Kansas City, the old
faculty was reelected
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
srpertntendent Eastnsan Resigns.

TOPEKA, Kan, June 13.-Dr. B. d..
Eastman, superintendent of the insane
asylum at Topeka, has rendered his
resignation to take effect April L.
His resignation was accepted by the
state board of charities and DR.. C. f.
Wetmore, of Emporis, chosen to sue
cesd him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
DR.. Roberts Requested to Resign.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. June 13.-The de-
termination of Rev. DR.. J. E. Roberts,
of All Souls church, to withdraw from
the church and speak on Sundays in
Coates opera house will result in two
separate organizations. DR. Roberts
was requested to resign Thursday
afternoon. He did SO promptly, and
his resignation was as promptly &C.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
Thirteen homing pigeons, owned

Thirteen homing pigeons, owned by
Milwaukee common council, finished .
fight of 400 miles in the fastest time
ever made in the west-nine hours and
20 minutes The birds were liberated
at Ironton. Mo-, and the race was under
the auspieces Of the National Fedora
ton OF Homing Pigeon Fanciers-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
LinrenfeIter DONE want II.

HUTCHINSON, Kan, June 13.-Ex-
Senator w. ]. Lingenfelter, of Sumner
county, who is temporarily in charge
of the Hutchinson reformatory, de
clines to accept the appointment of SUI
perintendent of the institution Elk
Sheriff Arnold, of Columbus, recently
declined the position.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
Marine Band Master on Trial.

WASHINGTON, June IS.-Prof. Fan
eiulli, who succeeded John Phillip
Sousa as director of the United States
Marine band, has been placed on trial
before a summary court-martial foI
refusing to play lively music while
leading his band in the Memorial day
uarade
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
Sterne for Marshal.

TOPEKA, Kan. June Estate Sena
tor W. E. Sterne has gone to Washing
ton to pluck the United States mar
shaiship. until recently conceded to L
S. Crum, of Oswego.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
Increase in Number of Men EmpI,

New YORK, June 1S.-Dun's Review
says: The gain in business continues.
Notwithstanding fluctuations, and at
the best, moderate, yet distinct. 1t is
still in quantities rather than prices,
although in some branches an advance
in prices appears. but on the whole the
number of hands employed, the volume
of new orders and the amount of work
done are slowly increasing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
oliver WIN Say Nothing.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan. June 13--.
Joseph Oliver, the old soldier charged
with wrecking Gov. Smiths home with
dynamite in an attempt to assassinate
the governor, was removed from the
city Jail yesterday and turned over to
the United States authorities. who
placed him in the county Jail. He re-
fuses to say word about his connec-
nection with the affair, neither affirm
ing nor denying the char ge-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Saw nothing; it is the only way to avoid
being Observation-Disclosures Globe
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-14
NOTICE.

The Board of Directors of Tn,
GresnVille Building and Saving Asso
citation will hold = meeting at the
banking rooms Of The Merchants and
Planters Bank at EIGHT O'CLOCK, PM.
on THURSDAY, JULY 18th, 1897, for the
transaction Of business Incident TO liq.
uidEting and closing up the affairs OF
said Association. At said meeting the
following property will be offered for
sale, purchase price being payable ia
the stock Of the Association at = value
TO be assessed at that time, or In cash,
to-WitI
Thirty five uoles of Mary Robert
shaw, Aggregating $2,575, bearing 6
per cent interest and secured by deed
of trust,
Dwelling corner Court and Nelson
Streets, known as Stern property.
Dwelling on Walnut Street, known
~ King property.
Dwelling in Belle Air, known as
Worthington property.
Dwelling on Lower Broadway,
known as Nelson property.
One large iron safe.
Vacant lot in Belle Air Addition.
The stockholders OF the Association
are requested to be present aud bid
for the property, Persons not stock
holders may also bid.
W. THos. ROSE, Secretary.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-14
THE LEVEE LLIATMESrS.
lYicksburg IIernld.l

LNlcksOufR Lefhluyl
The truth aud the circumstances of
the action OF the River Commission
are shown Ia All interview with Com
missioner d, M. Harrod, published in
tho PicsyunO of the 9th inst In his
explanation he, IN effect, delivers an
effective and we'll deserved rebuke TO
tho "OrlcAns Levee Board"-in fact
the city OF New Orleans--for trying
10 have the levee allotments set aside
Tho following is quoted from the in
terVieW:
The reason why the Orleans Lovee
District was not included in tho al
lotment was simple. The Commits
sion did not consider the application
at ell. II came from q large aud
weAlty city, abuudantly able to pay
for any levees. There are 600 miles
OF levecS elsewhere under the juris-
diction of the Commission. The le-
wees lie In sparsely populated aud
comparatively poor regions. Not
withdrawing the relative poverty,
lhcSe sections have taxed themselves
two aud thrOe per cent. per auuum,
and, besides authorized their evee
boards 10 issue large amounts in bonds.
Gu the other hand, the citizens OF
New Orleans only taxed themselves
one or two mills, aud the Orleans le-
wee board 10 not allowed TO issue
bonds.
In view of the relations subsisting
between the city of New Orleans aud
the sections covered by "the 1900
miles OF levees," almost every mile of
which 10 Inadequate for protection,
tb0re will be but Que opinion of the
move OF the Orleans Levee Board.
The action Of the River Commission
ia disregArding the claim of that
board will, under Commission uRr-
rode explanation, be approved by
thS citizens OF New Orleans general
ly. Mr.. HArrod further explained
tho ACtion of the Commlsaion, 40 fol-
lows:
The sum 10 be allotted WAS small.
The Commission is 10 longer allowed
to Allot for years 10 advance, as was
thu custom under the continuing APP
preparations act of 1882. Ihs sC1ed-
ulss OF S!lotments adopted last uonth
in New York was simply that de-
cIded on two years ago, and held up
by Secretary Lamont. When the
Commission fixed the Allotments for
1895, they fixed also the GIlotmeuts
for 1897, but the Secretary failed 10
approve the latter.
The Commission had, in addition
to the regular appropriation, the spec
iAl appropriation OF $350,000 voted
by Congress tor emergency work.
This Ium was prorsted among the
which suffered crevssses
The Commission regarded crevssses
IN Auy particular dlstrict az an evil |
dehce that the leVees there are made |
quEte. The distribution of this sum |
therefore was regulated entirely |
by ths number aud location of the
creVAsseA
The Major was asked if the Com
mission would recommend the re-
sumption of the four year continuing
appropriations He said that the re-
had been frequently
made, but seemingly without much !
effect. Congressman Catcbings had |
vAinly tried to get Congress to pass a
resolution upsettiug the decision Of
Secretary Lamont, by which the Com.
mission is restrained from parucipa-
ting for future years. Secretary !
Alger has rs yet shown no disposi.
tion to revoke Secretary Lamont's de-
cisiOn.