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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-02-03
Terms, sI.Oo Per xoO

TherdN Nre fewer Roman Catholics,
proportionately, in Sweden than in
any other European country only
$40 out of population of 4,744, 600.
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AN INFERENCE.

She-"No; never met her" q"
He-"Then, why do you think she
is passee?"
She-'I have frequently heard her
described as 'kittenish. ,"
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POSSIBLY.

Dramatist (wearily)-'I tell You ii
William Shakespeare were alive to.
laY he'd find it difficult to get his plays
read"
-"Shouldn't wonder, con-
sidering his penmanship."
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oANDoR ON CANVAS.

Artist-"How do you like the por-
trait?"
"Well, don't exactly like the nose.
Artist-"Neither do but it's
yours. Judge.
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Visitor lin suburb)-"Do you find
this a good location for a physiciau?"
Youngss ssDoctor-"Not sparticularly.
They all know what to do for malaria,
and they never seem to have anything
else."
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The importation of spirits into Mex
leo has diminished on account Of the
increased domestic production.
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The United States exported TO Mex
leo in May, 1896, over S500,O more
merchandise than IL May. 1895.
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TIE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THI
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS,

Attest-Candor on Canvas sterling
An Inference Possibly-His lex
perience, etc. Etc.
Small profit II we make our mark,
And demonstrate our fitness,
Unless, acknowledging the deed,
The word should be n witness.
Wood Levett Wilson, in Life.
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STERLING.

Cholly-'I lost five pounds coming
ovah."
Dolly--"Seasicknes.
Ch Cholly-"Naw-pokah. Pack.
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THE BANK MYSTERY.

UDGE, I've come
to ask if you'll let
me tell you what
no one on rearth
don't know but
me; bout that
bank mystery.
"Yes, than k
you, / will sit
down. A fine fire
feels GOOD on n
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COUNT ESTERHAZY.
To be Court-Martialed by Order OF
the Military Governor Of Paris.

PARIS, Dec 4.-The Military Gov
ernor of Paris has ordered a court
martial to examine into the charges
brought against Count Esterhazy, the
retired Major of the French army who
is accused of writing the letter which
brought the sentence of Alfred Drey-
fus to Imprisonment for life.
The Journal says that the decision
of General Saussier, the Governor. is
based on the report Of General Pellieux
who was appointed by the Minister or
War to examine into the charges
brought against Count EsterhaZy, and
which was as follows:
so far as Dreyfus is concerned, the
case has been tried. No new facts
have been brought to light, and 10 new
documents have been submitted to
Justify a revision of the trial In con-
sequence, there is no ground for pro-
ceeding against Count Esterhazy SO far
as regards the crime of high treason,
for which Alfred Dreyfus was con-
demned.''
Later in the day a brief official an
nouncement was made of the decision
of General Saussier regarding the re-
port of General Pellieux. 1t was as
follows: General Saussier has ordered
court-martial to be instituted for an
Esterhazy."
Both sides say they are pleased with
the announcement.
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PRISON CONGRESS.
Proceedings of the National Asso-
citation Meeting at Austin. Tex.

AITSTIN CTex.), Dec. 1.-The National
Prison Association to-day decided that
it would hold it's next annual meeting
in indianapolis.
The most important business of the
morning session was the submission of
the report from the Committee on
Criminal Law Reform. The report
stated that the progress of crime was
something frightful, and recommended
that it should be most successfully
checked by the following changes in the
handling of criminals:
Greater severity of punishment; do
ing away with all technicalities in trials
adjustment of juries. making convic-
ton more summary and trial more
speedy; depriving defendants of the
right Of appeal to a higher court; Of
fering rewards for the discovery and
conviction of criminals; sterilization of
detectives, both moral and physical:
abolis] ment of poverty; removing or
restricting the power to pardon; pro-
hibitng the use of intoxicating liquors:
reconstruction of the ethical code of
lawyers; curing inherent defects in the
law es distinguished from its enforce
ment. developing a scientific mother
hood; State regulation of marriage: re-
stricted immigration; popular education
and colonization of criminals: the ref
ormaticD of criminals by the abolition
of the definite sentence
The committee states that some of
their suggestions are practically impos-
sible at present, but if followed as
closely as possible, the morals of the
country would be greatly improved and
crime would be correspondingly de-
creased.
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GUATEMALAN ADVICES.
Barrios Threatened
Another Uprising.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4. - The
latest mail advices from Guatemala.
conveys the information that President
Barrios is threatened with another up
rising Advices have been received at
the Capital of the Central American
Republic that conspirators are at work
in the northern part of the country,
close to the Mexican border, and are
being aided by political enemies of
Barrios in the eastern departments of
the Government.
Behind the movement is said to be
General Castillo, who participated in
the recent uprising He it was who or
ganized his forces in Salvador, and then
crossed the border, an act which nearly
involved the two neighboring Republics
in serious trouble Castillo was routed
and fed to Honduras.
Bar-ios, it is said, is not greatly dis
turbed by the information, for he be-
lieves that his recent victories will nor
encourage another uprising, at least for
a time. He is reported, however, to be
in an ugly mood, and is dealing out
terrible punishment to a number of
prisoners, whom he gathered in during
the uprising, and has since kept con-
fined in the Government .Penitentiary
in the city of Guatemala. Flogging has
been revived and the lash is being
used on about 200 prisoners, most of
whom are whipped every day
The revival of the lash in Guatemala
was a great surprise to the people, for
President Barrios had always hereto
fore regarded such punishment in a
most unfavorable light
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ACCIDENTS AT INGLESIDE.
ONLY TWO HORSES FINISH IN
THE STEEPLECHASE.
The Balance Come to Grief at the
Hurdles-Judge Denny Wins
the Del Paso Stake.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5.-The 1000
patrons of the Ingleside track to-day
witnessed a spectacle that was not spe-
cified on the programme. The new
cross-country steepiechase course, re-
Gently constructed at an expense of over
100000 was used for the first time to-
day, a field of seven horses conteSting
for purse, which was the fourth event
on the card.
The jumps were considerably higher
than those heretofore in use on the coast
tracks, and in consequence the race
dwindled down to but two horses when
The finishing pole had been passed. Our
Climate, the favorite, was the first to
come to grief at the very outset Two
others shared a similar fate at the sec
Ond jump. another fell at the third, and
&c cap the climax, Reno refused the
fourth jump. Silverado and Mestor, the
two survivors, fought it out at the fin
sh, the former winning by a length.
Reno was subsequently galloped over
the course for third honors. Forum
ately none of the riders were seriously
injured, but it is thought one or two
were badly bruised.
The Rancho Del Paso Stakes, valued
at 81, 800, distance mile and three
quarters, had but three starters, Sena-
tor Bland, imp. Tripping and Judge
Denny, the first named being an odds-on
favorite. Judge Denny, the extreme out
slider, furnished one of the greatest sur
prises of the season by winning, pulled
up, dozen lengths III front of the field
The Montana horse, carrying heavy
impost, was most injudiciously rated by
y IN,
making the first six furlongs in lis
llat and the mile in 1:42.
Weather fine and track good. Sum
maries:
Seven furlongs, selling, George Lee
(Clawson), 2 to 3, won Bonnie lone
Cray, % to 1, second: Watomba (H.
BROWN, Az to /. third. Time-1 :3O;iiI
Henry c., Ell Puerto, Morana, Sevoy
G1enower, The Dipper, Sing Wing and
Roxey Murphy also ran.
One mile, imp. Trance (McNicholls),
u to 1, won; Parthemax (Thorpe). to
l. second; Horatio PiggotO, , to L.
third. Time-1 :42. Magnet, Santuzza
Triumph and Hohenzollern also ran.
Six furlongs, selling, Lost Girl (Hen-
nessy), 80 to /, won: Zamar tConley)
Z to ), second; George Rose (PiggotD
ST. to /. third. Tlme-l:I41 Judge
Stouffer, Scotch Rose, Polish, Harry
Gwynn and Sly also ran.
Handicap steeplechase. short course,
Silverado (Stanford), to l, won; Mes
tor (McMahon), 3 to 1, second; Reno
tFreeman), 10 to L. third. Time: :291@
Tortoni, Charlie Boots, Hyman and Our
Climate also ran.
Rancho Del Paso Stakes, 81 500, mile
and three-quarters. three-year-olds and
upward, Judge Denny PiggotD, 10 to /,
won; imp. Tripping (Clawson). to 5.
second Senator Bland (Holmes), Z to
TO- third Time-3:041a.
Seven furlongs, Libertine (H. Shields),
81 to ), won; Bliss Rucker (Clawson), s
TO ), second Ostler Joe Piggott), 81. to
/, third Time-1:2S. Miss Prim and
Long Lady also ran.
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RAILWAY TOPICS.
Transcontinental Roads May En-
gage in a Rate War.

CHICAGO. Dec. At is possible that
the transcontinental roads will be
compelled to meet the same trouble that
has caused the roads between Chicago
and Missouri River points to reduce
their freight rates. The arrangements
that the steamship companies have
made between New York and the Gulf
Of Mexico ports and from there to San
Francisco, with the Southern Pacific,
have proven so satisfactory to ship
pers that it is altogether likely that
they will send much freight in that
way. if they are given the usual rates
via the district mail routes. Freights
shipped by steamer from New York via
Houston to San Francisco have been
carried through in nine and half days,
which is fast enough for the average
shipper, and with lower rates the meth
cd Of getting freight to the Pacific Coast
is bound to prove a strong competitor
of the straight rail routes
The Western passenger men are
watching the course of the Union Pa
cifc with great interest, and many OF
them admit that its course under the
new management will for the next few
months shape the course Of its COM
petitors. Some of the passenger men
expect it to cut the rates, and others
are claiming that it will be handled in
a conservative manner, the men of the
latter opinion being in decided ma
jority 1t is admitted on all sides that
the attitude the Union Pacific will as
sumo toward the passenger associations
will have very much to do with reor-
ganization of the Transcontinental Pas
senger Association and with the future
of the Western Passenger Association
as we'll.
Gross earnings for seventy nine rail-
roads for the month Of November were
50, ,11S,, ,056. an increase of a trifle over
16 per cent. over the aggregate earn
ings of the same roads for the same
month of last year.
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UNION PACIFIC PRESIDENCY.
Speculation as to Who Will be at
the Head of the Road.

OMAHA (Neb), Dec. 4.-Gossip re-
garding the Presidency of the reorgan-
lied Union Pacific was active in Omaha
railway circles to-day. Thomas M. Orr
Assistant Secretary of the Union Pa
cific's Executive Department, has been
suddenly called to New York, but the
reason cannot be learned
While at Union Pacific headquarters
it is still believed that Edwin w. Win
ter will be the next President, those
who have predicted the election of
Horace G. Burt had their belief
strengthened to-day, when it was an
nounced that on his recent visit here
he made application for his former res
idence in this city, which he still owns
There is considerable anxiety at To-
cal headquarters of the Union Pacific
as 1t is believed that the coming of
either Winter or Burt as President will
be Immediately followed by a number
of official decapitations
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PR0-CUBAN SENTIMENT.
1T is STRONG IN BOTH HOUSES
OF CONGRESS.
But the Disposition Is to Delay Ac-
tion Pending the Trial by Spain
of the New Policies.

NEW YORK, Dec IA special to the
Herald" from Washington says:
Pro-Cuban sentiment is strong in
both houses of Congress, but the dispo-
sition of many of the Senators and
Representatives to delay action pending
the trial by Spain of the new policies of
the Sagasta Ministry, and the influence
of the administration and of the Con-
seryative leaders in both houses, will
be able to prevent any action.
These are the conclusions arrived at
as the result of conversations with
practically all of the Senators and
Representatives who have arrived in
Washington The men talked with
are representatives of every party. Out
of eighteen Senators seen, fourteen are
against action of any kind by Congress
at this time. Six are in favor of action,
but do not believe it is possible, and
eight are unreservedly in favor of i'm
mediate action.
Among the members of the House of
Representatives seen, the proportion of
those in favor of action is rather larg-
er than in the senate. This is ac-
counted for by the fact that the ma
ioritv of those seen are Democrats and
Populists. 1t must be borne in mind,
however. that the House of Represent
atives is practically powerless to act in
opposition to the will of the Speaker
and the party leaders, If they are sup
ported by large percentage of the
members.
Speaker Reed and Chairman Hit of
the Committee on Foreign Affairs are
opposed to action. The Republican ma
jority of the committee is in accord
with Mr. Hit. and the Speaker, back
ed up by this committee. can hold any
Cuban resolution back Indefinitely, un-
less the pressure for action should be-
come much stronger than 1t is at the
present time.
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RAIL ACCIDENT IN MICHIGAN.
TWO ELECTRIC CARS MEET ON
THE SAME TRACK.
Three People Killed and a Number
of Others More or Less Seri-
ously Injured.

DETROIT (Mich.), Dec 1.-Two su-
burban cars, carrying some twenty pas
sengers, and both running at a speed
of twenty-five miles an hour, collided
on the Detroit and Oakland Electric
Railroad at 1 o'clock this afternoon
The result was three men were killed
and a score of persons injured, several
of them seriously.
The dead-John Savage. Superintend-
ent Of the road; Charles NJ Whitehead
motorman; John Kelly of Detroit, book
agent
Injured-Frank McHugh. motorman,
leg broken; Louis Harneck, seriously
injured, Mrs John Doty, two ribs
broken. aged mother of Mrs. John
Doty Of Pontiac, badly crushed and leg
broken; John Riegel, Pontiac, leg
broken
A oczen others Were more or less cut
by dying glass and bruised.
The exact cause of the accident is as
yet in doubt. According to the sched-
ule, car leaves each end-Detroit and
Pondac-every hour, and there are
three sidings along the road To-day
the cars were behind. The one bound
southward for Detroit had passed an
outbound car at the switch. two miles
from Pontiac, the crew apparently be-
ing ignorant of the fact that another
outbound car was approaching them
less than two miles distant The
weather was foggy and the rails slip
perry from sleet.
The collision came near a gravel pit.
about midway between Pontiac and
"a h.a ,f L.
grades, down which the fated cars ran
at full speed.
The Impact was terrific. The cars
We're driven half through each other.
and crushed TO pieces.
Superintendent Savage was in one of
the moforman,s vestibules, operating
the outbound car. Both his legs were
cut OFF, and his dead body was fright
fully mangied. Motorman McHugh.
who stood behind Savage, narrowly es-
capad a similar fate.
John Kelly was evidently the only
passenger who saw the northbound car
approaching. He rushed for the vesti-
buie door, and he and Motorman
Whitehead We're struggling together to
get out of the door when the crash
came. Both We're killed. Kelly's head
and shoulders were jammed out of the
vestibule window. and his neck broken.
Whitehead's head was cut open and his
chest crushed
Had it not been for the stout con-
struction of the cars, it is doubtful
whether any of their occupants would
have escaped alive. As it was. nearly
all Of the fourteen passengers in the
southbound car suffered some injury.
Some of the injured We're taken to
farm houses, others brought to city hos
pitals.
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DISTURBANCES IN BOHEMIA.
Czechs Attack the Houses of He
brews at Tabor.

PRAGUE, Dec. AT Tabor last
night the Czechs attacked the houses
of the Hebrews and broke the windows
of the Synagogue. Several rioters Were
arrested The local force of gendarmes
was called upon to assist in restoring
order
A mob of over 1000 persons at Brau-
nau last evening attacked the houses
of Czechs. and in spite of the efforts of
the gendarmes, smashed windows and
did other damage. Quiet was not re-
stored until midnight.
In Prague military patrol was fired
upon from a house on Brent straSSe.
None of the patrol We're wounded.
The record-union., 1897-12-05

planned, is the only way by which the
doctor can counteract the rheumatic
symptoms of the Pope, according to the
dispatch.
Dr. Lapponi, it is said, has forbidden
the Pope to take part in any tlrlng
functions, and therefore the programme
mapped out of the ceremonies which
We're to take place on the sixtieth an
niyersary of the celebration of the first
mass of Leo XIII. has been abandoned.
The record-union., 1897-12-05
Hawaiian Treaty Debate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-There is a
on the part of some Sem
atOrs to have the debate on the Ha-
waiian treaty open to the public instead
of secret session, as is usually the case
when a treaty is being considered. 1t
is understood also that the Hawaiian
here would look with favor
on such move, as they feel that the
fullest publicity would be helpful TO the
treaty.
The record-union., 1897-12-05
A Wife Butcher Convicted.

HARRISONVILLE (Mo.), Dec. A
verdict of murder in the first degree
was returned to-day in the case of E.
Bates Soper, who butchered his wife
and two children with an ak at their
home in Archie, Mo, April 21, 1891
Hereditary insanity was the plea Of
the defense. The jury was out sixteen
hours
The record-union., 1897-12-05
Bank Statement.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE weekly
bank statement shows the following
changes: Surplus reserve, decrease
S43I, ,9to; loans, increase So, t1o, 800;
specie, increase S339, 300; legal tenders,
increase GOO; deposits, increase
S6,4I,1 100; circulation, decrease S93,-
100. The banks now hold 500, 122 $50
in excess of the required % per cent
1.11la
The record-union., 1897-12-05

nett, Deputy Clerk of the Assembly
who has charge of the revision of bills,
is preparing the antifootball bill for
introduction, and has written TO the
Governor of Georgia for copy of the
measure recently considered by the
Legislature of that State, but declined
to say for whom he is acting.
The record-union., 1897-12-05

the Hungarian Premier, Baron Banffy.
The latter on Monday next will sub
nit to the lower house of the Hun
garian Diet at Buda Peth provisional
enactments maintaining the statue
quo in Austria and Hungary as re-
CARDS the Austro- Hungarian Bank and
commercial policy of the Empire.
The record-union., 1897-12-05
POPE LEO.
He Has Not Been Enjoying His
Usual Health Recently.

LONDON, Dec. "A dispatch from
Rome to the Pail Mall Gazette" pub
lished this afternoon. says that the
Pope has not been enjoying his usual
health recently.
DR. Lapponi, the Pope's physician. has
been Obliged to adopt special precau-
tions against the weather. and has in
creased the number of hot sand baths
which his holiness has been taking from
one to three a week This, it is ex-
The record-union., 1897-12-05
An Embezsler Sentenced.

CHICAGO. Dec. 4.-George Bogart.
ex-tity Clerk of Evanston, who some
time aco pleaded guilty to the charge
of embezzing city funds, was to-day
sentenced to an indeterminate sentence
by Judge Baker. Bogart'S shortage
amounted to nearly 3d.
The record-union., 1897-12-05
Austria and Hungary.

VIENNA, Dec. 4.-Emperor Francis
Josef to-day received the Austrian Min
lister for Foreign Affairs. Count Golu-
chow sky: the Austrian Premier. Baron
Won Gautsch Won Frankenthurn, and
The record-union., 1897-12-05
cr,r+ed an Absolute Divorce.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE Circuit Court
has grarted to Edward l. Frost an alb
soI,1te divorce from his wife, Elizabeth
Fl. Frost. Mrs. Frost was Miss Eliza
beth S. Hancock, a niece of General
Hancock
The record-union., 1897-12-05
Anti-FoothalI

NEW YORK. Dec. 4.-The Evening
Telegram says: Soon after the Leg
isiature meets at Albany next month
an anti-football bill will be introduced
and pressed for passage Jean L. Bur-
The record-union., 1897-12-05
EASTERN RACES.
Winners of the Races at New Or
leans and Pimlico.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 4.-The Cres-
cent City Jockey Clubs winter meet
ing opened under very favorable au-
spices this afternoon. The weather was
cloudy and the track heavy. Attend
ance large. Summary:
One mile, selling. Balkline won, A Z.
C. second. Swordsman third. Time
1:5Sh.
Five furlongs, Wolford won. Dunster
second, MIR. Hunt third. Time-1:11.
Mile and an eighth, Dave Pulsifer
won, Partner second, Onandague third.
Time-2:141l5.
Six furlongs, Glenmoyne won. Scribe
second. Nirgie Dixon third Time-I ~
Six furlongs., Cave Spring won. Pace
maker second, Wells Street third. Time
1:26.
AT PIMLICO.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 4-The race
meeting at Pimlico wound up to-day
in rain ard mud Results:
Five furlongs, Filament won, Eileen
D. second, Harper third. Time :07
Seven furlongs, Marsian won, Master
James second, Hanwell third. Time
1:35.
Seven furlongs. Isen won. Tremargo
second, High Hoe third. Time-1:35.
One mile, No Rest won, Sensational
second, Squan third. Time-1:4IM.
One mile. Decapod won. Musketeer
second, Rifler third Time-1:5ll2.
Four miles, the Elk Ridge cup steep
lechase, Ben Bolt won, Athlete second,
Billie B. d. third.
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A TERRIBLE FIRE.

HAVANA, Dec. News has been re-
ceived here of a terrible fire which oc-
CURED yesterday at Jarucco, a town
of about 10000 inhabitants About 40
houses were destroyed, with nearly all
their contents. No estimate of the
amount of damages can be made. Hun
dreds of families have been rendered
homeless, and the situation at Jarucco
is very distressing. The fire orig
mated in L, acnidant