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Gen. Merriam Completes De-
tails of Expedition.
MAJ. RUCKER IN COMMAND
Temporary Station and Supply
Department at Dyea.

Capt. Erdridge and Fifty Men of the
Fourteenth Infantry to Proceed
From Vancouver Barracks-Capt.
Ray Declares q Military Govern
ment Is n Necessity to Overcome
Desperadocs in Alaska The
tiOns for Alaska CustOms-British
Columbtans Are Very Angry.
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GERMANY HAS CONE TOOFAR
Exclusion of American Fruits is
Clearly In Violation of
Treaty Rights.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2-Tns Berlin "a
bie announcing That Germany Rad closed
her parts AGAINST American fruits attract
ed much attention among members g cor
sress-
Hlts. ,sssirman of the house committee
on sgn affairs, expressed surprise at
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Canadians, T'is Said, Will At
tempt to Collect Customs.
SITUATION is VERY CRITICAL.
International Question Concerning
the Alaska boundary Line Fur
theP Complicated by nu Alleged
Move of Canadian Customs Ofli-
cers-Arthur Van Dom Writes to
Chamber of Commerce About Ii.

An international question that may serve
10 complica;e the settlement OF the bound
airy line between Alaska and the North
west territory was brought up al yester-
days meeting OF the board of trustees of
dressed to President Graves by Arthur
Van Dorm, who wrote from Dyea under
date OF January q, In relation to the coll
lection OF Canadian customs four miles
within United States territory. Mr. Van
Dorn's letter is Very concise on the subject,
and is as follows:
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Bureau Of Information.

Robert Moran wired the chamber from
Philadelphia regarding the establishment
Of buoying at the mouth Of the Yukon for
the benefit OF nayigators. The telegram
referred TO a possible interest by Capt
Harry Taylor. bat Mr.. Graves. who had
interviewed that officer. stated that he
had been informed 10y him that The author
~ 10 recommend lay with ;he naval officer
Of the Thirteenth United States light
house distric,. The commercial bodies OF
the Coast will be asked by the local cham
her 10 united with Il TO secure the matter
a part OF the appropriation for the Yu-
kon survey
Mcssrs. Pratt. McGilvra and Davies were
chosen 10 act with Prs rssident Graves ia se-
lecting the TWO members OF the board ~
control Of the bureau Of information and
comfort.
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ton, Minn. In the third, a shallow bed
apart. Is the body of the murderer Millard
h. Tanner. cowboy from Montana. and
around the neck is the tell-tale brand of u
rope. Two simple headstones mark the
resting places of the victims. Over the
grave OF the assassin "A gnaried tree holds
out gaunt and threatening arm and
from the wrist dangles stub OF rope.
In the crew OF the Alliance. working his
way hon.eward, was A. e. Liable. OF Chi
cago. one OF the vigilance committee
which avenged the death of the Eastern
men with such promptness. As a treas
ured relic he carries piece OF the rope
used by the committee. From him and
special correspondence to the post-Inlein-
geneer from representative on the
ground. was secured a complete story Of
the killing.
Dtssc scnsion From, the start.
When the steamer Wolcott sailed from
this city. November %. she carried among
her ether passengers a marty of twelve
from Massachusetts,. With this party was
VI. y. Tanner. a TAIL strong fellow. who
looked weil able to endure hardship. lie
had been picked up in thia city. and the
Eaaterners decided TO outfit him and take
him along. 10 gain the advantage Of his
experience In roughing It. From the very
start the party was broken up by dissen-
sion between the leaders. r. Herbert
Haines ard Grant Hoag. The final result
was division into small parties each OF
which seemed 10 have It's own quarrel and
fuss.
One ~ these parties was made up Of
william a. Lee. Of Lowell. Mass: ~. A.
Call. of worthington, Minn.: @. a. Pierce.
II Salem. Mass. and the Montana cowboy.
ST. r. Tanner. Familiarity known as Doc"
Tanner.
Tanner being strong and beneficiary
to the extent Of an outfit. was compelled
by his companions 20 DO much OF the
work about the camp at Port vaides. On
January there had been some disagree
Faent with Tanner. and Cali. Ice and
Fierce went 70 the tent q Hasnea. leader
Of the company" TO confer as 10 the adj
visibility Of getting rid Of the obsfseoer-
Gus Doc" The four men "a; about the
tent on plies Of baggage. II was 6 O'Clock
I'm the evening. ard candle was flicker
las on q box at ene eide.
shot as They sat I'm the Tent.
Outside ia the darkness vas the cowboy,
.Tana1r. AsseElFg TO the plot against his
welfare. Ankle deep in the snow ne watt
eli. and What ho heard caused bis cowboy
slsod 10 Boil with rage. Leaving bis post
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Port Valdez, Alaska, Christ
ened in Crime.
THREE GRAVES IN THE ICE.
Montana Cowboy Shoots Two Com
panions and Is Hanged.

steamer Alliance nrings From Cop
per River News Of the Most Thrill
ing Tragedy which Has Occurred
Within Ainska's D0rders-The VIC.
Tins Are \. \. Call. Of Minnesota.
and ". A. Lee, of Nnsxachusctts--
NJ. r. Tanner Murders Them. With
Seemingly Slight PrOvOcntion, On
january 2-Lynchcd the Next Day.
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On American Territory.


honorable body 10 the fact that there are
parties occupying the land between Lake
L.nderman and Lake Bennett, Messrs.
Mcleod and Sullivan. who claim TO have
grant from the Canadian government
OF all the land lying between these TWO
lakes.
THE distance between the lakes is about
three-foGrths OF a mile. On the west
bank OF the creek the land is mountain
Gus. On the east bank it is comparative
ly level for a mile or more. and ii is here
that they make their claims 70 the land.
There are stationed here four officers OF
the Canadian customs service, and it is
rumored that ii is their intention TO col
iect duty at this point. Now, the Amer
leans claim the boundary line crosses
Lake Bennett four miles north of this
point, commonly spoken of as the head
of the lake or the portage and I write
particularly for advice whether you think
IL advisable to resist the payment of duty
here. There are a number OF Americans
going into business, ard We do not feel
disposed TO pay duty on disputed terri
tory. l am establishing a trading post
where l Will carry large stock of gen.
eral merchandise, aggregating probably
s20oeo or sio,oc9, and the question of duty
is Il matter of serious Importance.
L VIII consider IL q personal favor IL
you viii give me the opinion of your
chamber on as early a date as possible
regarding the advisability OF resisting the
payment OF duty, and also ask you to
take the matter up with Secretary Gage
''A5 the business men at the portage
VIII DO Americans, with scarcely an ex-
cepuon, We are exceedingly destrous of
being declared on American soil. Your
prompt action in the matter will greatly
ebllge."
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Committc to Investigate and Act.

$omHiitsc W AANeSth83tc ana Act.
The chamber at once approaching the
gravity of the situation took up It's discus
sion, and after a review of the similar
questions that obtained during the Joint
occupancy Of the San Juan islands by the
British and American armies, referred the
matter 10 a committee composed of John
". Pratt. Gen. j. 3. Metcalfe, President
+. Q. Graves and t1o other members of
the Chamber Of Commerce, TO be appoint
ed by the president.
During the discussion Mr.. Prosch stated
that WILLS Thorp had been confronted by
the same questions in driving cattle and
taking supplies 10 the interior, and that he
(Mr. Thorpl had refused to pay duties un-
IL he had passed over the disputed terri
tory. Mr.. Graves believed the question tn
be a serious one that would require gov
ernmental adjustment. and he advised
that the chamber, through the secretary,
address Mr.. Van Dorm. telling him to re-
sist any attempt 20 enforce a collection OF
duties unless he was sure that he was In
Canadian territory. This suggestion was
adopted by the chamber. The Washington
delegation In congress VIII be supplied
with n copy OF Mr.. Van Dorn's letter and
will be memorialized by the chamber In
relation 10 It's substance.
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Satisfied That They should Go.

Business men and city officials have for
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shot as They sat I'm the Tent.

Outside ia the darkness was the cowboy.
TaHasr. AsseElfsg TO the plot against l,is
welfare. Ankle deep in the snow ne watt
sssod 10 Boil with rage. Leaving bis post
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-14
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN,
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

Tho Politicians Plea TO the voter-Thc
Value OF Pure Diet and Natural Cura-
tive Agencies in tho Treatment OF the
~ Disease of Drunkenness.
To the brewers, bar-keeepers, and brothels
We give
The protection Of law that permits them to
live;
And we say to them softly, "stay by usl
aud hold
On your way, to our gain, while we gar
ner your goldl'
And we say to the pulplts-which meekly
obey
LET the party alone and the party will pay;
Pour the gospel OF love sweetly over tho
pews,
But the Decalog do not too widely diff
fusel"
We are proud OF the revenue records that
tell
or the toll-gates maintained on the high.
way to hell;
We delight in the leeches that suck the
warm life
OF the heart OF the home, OF the mother
and wife:
Forthe manhood betrayed and the woman
hood slain
We hold up the red hands Of murderer's
gain;
Andwc boast of our millions, to bribc you
to sin
With your ballots again, that again wo
may winl
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-14

Don't drink intoxicating liquor to "pick
you up" You will find that, instead, 1t
will throw you down.
The new German civic code disfran-
chises all citizens who can't provide for
their families because Of che drink habit.
Washington City has a temperance bar
room for bicycle women. 1t Is on Penn
sylyania avenue, three blocks from the
Capitol. and is fitted exactly as a bar, ex-
cept that the drinks served are nom
alcoholic. Seventeen kinds OF mixed tenn
perance beverages are to be had by the
thirsty bicycle maid after she has had a
long spin.
Women OF Norway have secured a law
which prohibits a liquor seller from en-
ploylng any woman In his business but his
wife.
The liquor vote in New York City is esti-
mated at 40, 900 and in the State at 300, ,000
That is, so many men are directly or indi-
rectly interested in saloons, brewerles, dis
tilleries and other establishments for the
manufacture and sale OF strong drinks.
All Of US need to listen to what Father
Mathew used to say OF the power Of ex-
ample: "Come, take the pledge; your
example is necessary; 1t will work won
ders. Even though you may not have been
addicted to intoxicating drink; even
though n drop Of ardent spirits may have
never passed your lips, set a good ex-
ample in view OF the dreadful evils that
surround u.s."
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A New Use For Po.taro stamn.

One of New York's oldest collectors
has devised an entirely new use for
stamps. In going through one of the
large bazars or department stores his
attention was attracted by an enor-
nous display of easels, varying in
size from those intended to hold large
oil paintings to diminutive gilt easels
no larger than lsdy's brooch. He
bought a few of the small ones at
twenty-five to seventy-five cents each,
and taking the smallest placed in it
the portrait of Queen Victoria, cut out
of a one-penny envelope. The result
was charming, the effect being that of
a delicate cameo. Encouraged by
this he proceeded to ill out the
larger frames with similar portraits
from stamped envelopes and postage
stamps, containing from two to ten
portraits.-Harpe's Round Table.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-14
Tho Drink Question in nslrlum.

For some time past the drink question
has been exciting among thoughtful per-
sons in Belgium serious reflections, and
the figures collected by NJ. Jules lie Jeune,
ex-Minister Of Justice, certainly Justify
them. The population OF Belgium Is still
less than seven millions, although It will
soon pass that total, but 1t can boast Of
l9s,O0O wine and beer shops, or one for
every thirty-fve persons, women and chill
dren included. The total drink bill of the
country is valued per ennum at f20 ,000,-
600. One-thlrd OF that sum is represented
by. GIN In its several marketable forms
alone. The compiler OF these figures. the
accuracy OF which cannot be impeached
has no difficulty In showing that this ex-
pendlture does not represent all the loss to
the country. To 1t have to be added the
loss OF time, the deterioration In the quail
ty OF the.wofk, and the absoluteIncapacity
for work that follow In the train OF exces-
slve drinking. But NJ. lie Jeune seeks to
rivet public attention on the subject by
producing other statistics to show that in
seventy-four per cent. OF the cases OF con-
vlctions In criminal courts the cause OF the
crime Is drink; that seventy-nine per cent.
OF the paupers living In tho state were
drunkards; that eighty per cent. OF tho
suicides have similar origin5 and, finally,
that forty-nve per cont. OF tho lunatics
were Victims to what is called tho alcohol
habit. II the drink question reveals serl-
Gus flaw In the prosperity OF Belgium, 1t
must also be allowed that many OF her pub
lie men are fully alive to the peril and
seeking to combat it.-London Times.
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sAsLAsAAsAAAtAAAAs
I FARM and GARDEN. |
Filling the SiIos.

If the corn is to be cut before being
filed into silo, it is unloaded ON the
fodder-cutter and run through the cut.
ter, after which the carrier elevates il
to the silo windows and delivers it in
to the silo. The length of cutting
practiced differs somewhat with diff
ferent farmers, and according TO vari-
ETY. of corn to be sliced. The general
practiced is to cut the corn in one
half to one inch lengths; few cut in
two inch lengths. The corn will pack
better in the silo the finer it is cut,
aud cattle will eat the larger varieties
cleaner. if cut into inch lengths or
less. On the other hand, it is pos
sible that fine cutting implies larger
losses through lamentations in the
silo; fine cut silage may, furthermore,
not keep as long as silage cut longer
after having been taken out of the
silo. There is, however, not sufficient
experimental evidence at hand to es-
tablish either of these points; the ma
jority of farmers filling silos, at any
rate, practice cutting corn fine for the
silo.
Tho carrier should deliver the corn
as nearly in the middle of the silo as
possible; by means of chute at
tached to the carrier the corn may be
delivered to any part of the silo de-
sired, and the labor of distributing
and leveling the corn thus facilitated.
If the corn is sliced "ears and all, " it
is necessary to keep man or boy in
the silo while it is being filled, to
level the surface and tramp down the
sides and corners; if left to itself, the
heavier pieces of ears will be thrown
farthest away and the light leaves and
tops will all come nearest the dis
charge; as a result, the corn will not
settle evenly, and the feeding value of
different layers of silage will differ
greatly. To assist in the distribution
of the corn it is recommended to hang
a pyramidal box in front and below
the top of the carrier; this may be
made about three feet square at the
base and tapering to a point, at which
a rope is attached for hanging to raf-
ters. The descending mass of cut
corn will strike the top of the box and
be divided so as to distribute to all
parts of the silo, Another simple de-
wise is to place board vertically, or
nearly so, in front of the top of the
carrier, against which the corn will
strike. W. Woll's Book on Silage.
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storms and wintry weather. BY maxi
ing q number of these out-of-door cell
lars, the dwelling may be set mp
higher from the ground and divided
of into rooms, one of which should
contain the heating apparatus for the
whole house. Furnace heat, if it is
economical, as it may be, is far less
expensive than it is to heat each room
by stoves, which are themselves set up
from the floors, and throw most of
what heat they furnish into the uppeu
part of the room, or worse still, send
it upthe chimney. The warm air al,
ways rises, and short distance above
any large city the air in extreme cold
weather is always several degrees
warmer than it is in the open country,
where there are fewer chimney tops
sending up the heat wasted in build
ings below.
While it makes easier work to dig
into slight ridge in order to save
earthing up against the out-of- door
cellar, it is possible to build one on
entirely level ground. But in either
case there should be drainage away
from the cellar, so that at no time will
water remain in the bottom or under
the floor, These cellars will make
cool places to work in during hot
weather, and may yet be kept dry
enough to avoid danger from colds.
One of the advantages of providing
storage outside the house for fruit
aud vegetables is that the cellar, after
the building is set up on a higher
can be better lighted with
windows, and be made as pleasant to
live in as are the usual first floors of
houses whose stills rest on the ground, |
or on walls by few inches above it.
Cultivator.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-14
Out-of-DOor Cellars.

Every farmer who grows large quan
titles of potatoes, roots or fruits and
expects to store them through the
winter should build one or more out
of-door cellars. By this we do not
mean the pits in which farmers often
store potatoes; but veritable cellars.
rooted over and yet banked up SO that
they will be impervious to frost. and
with q double door at the entrance so
that at any time the vegetables can
be examined. Such cellars are often
lighted with windows on their sunny
side, with Of course two window frames
and duplicate glass. 1t is better to
fit in these windows while the earthen
protection of the cellar is built up. af-
terwards packing the soil at the side
OF the frames so as to leave no ingress
Tor air. In most cases a small stove is
put in so as to furnish heat if there is
danger that the temperature will get
below the freezing point.
If one such out-of-door cellar is
built near the house it will be q great
convenience for keeping milk and for
doing such work as churning, and
sometimes washing in summer time.
Such a cellar needs to be hoored. and
ought to have more light than the out
of-door cellars used for storing pota-
toes and other vegetables. But as it
is very unheslthful to hoe over decay
ing potatoes or oyer-stored beets, tur-
nips and cabbage, these should also
be kept in cellar near enough to the
house to be easily reached during
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-14

In cool weather, if one has custom
ers near at hand, butter made into rolls
or pats is acceptable, but many people
like it packed in jars. The five pound
jars are very popular in small families,
and in packing butter in these, make
the top look as nice as possible. Use
the regular butter paper to cover the
upper surface, as it looks better, ex.
cludes the air better and is superior
in every way to cloth. The paper
may now be bought by the thousand
sheets and in convenient sizes to fit
certain sizes of jars and butter tubs.
In shipping butter one must depend
entirely upon those to whom he ships.
Commission men handle large quanti-
ties of butter in certain ways. Some
prefer their shipments in crates hold
ing eight tive-pound jars, while others
will not handle the Grated butter at
all. 1t is never economy to ship but
ter in jars unless these are Grated, as
the freight or express charges are very
greatly augmented in the first case.
twenty-five pounds of butter packed
in tub may be sent for little more
than half the expense of the same
amount in jars. 1t is better if one
ships butter regularly in good guam
titles, to buy the tubs in large num-
bers. In some cases the outside and
inside of the covers are rough and un-
tidy looking, the covers not fitting as
they should at all, but there are tubs
on the market almost as smooth both
outside and in as though made from
pressed paper instead of wood.
1t is always well to line butter tub
with parchment paper. This is not
so difficult matter as it it might seem
at first attempt. The paper should
first be wet, and then laid upon q
smooth board kept for this purpose.
A wooden roller something like q
pastry rolling pin, which is about an
inch and half at one end and tapers
down to one inch at the other end. is
then used to roll the paper from the
board. This motion should be in the
direction of right to left. A little
practice will enable one to do it neatly
and deftly. When the paper is on the
pin, place in the tub and unroll it, un-
rolling it to the left. 1t will take but
a few moments to line tub and then
the butter will have no chance to taste
of the wood, as it will be apt to do if
it is Packed directly into the unlined
tub. A circle of tho paper should
cover the bottom of the tub. Neat
ness in all its branches is necessary in
all dairying, but some good butter is
spoiled by the manner of packing,
while butter that is not actually prime
often brings fair price if put up in
neat looking package. American Agri-
culturist.
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Hoods pills cure all Liver Ills. IS cent.
His Novel Luck.

A boy about ten years old stood b,
the side of penny-in-the-slot machine
in one of the underground railway
stations the other morning weeping
bitterly.
Whats the matter, my boyg
asked man on his way to the stair
case, stopping a moment at the door.
way.
81 put a penny in the SLOT" blub-
bered the boy, ''and it was the wrong
one. didn't g-get any butter
scotch.
'Is that all, my lad?" said the man.
"Show me the right slot and I'll drop
one in for you.
''Td rather drop it in myself, F"
sobbed the urchin.
The sympsthizing citizen gave him
the coin and hurried up the stairs.
And when the sympathizing citizen
came back from his office ten hours
later that boy was still standing by
that penny in-the-slot machine with
his pocket full of pennies and still
blubbering.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-14
Curious Transfereneo of Heat.

A correspondent of Nature, who is
associated with the observatory at
Toulouse, calls attention to very
singular phenomenon, the scientific
explanation of which he seeks. Take
a bar of iron in the hand by one end,
and plunge the other enc in the fire,
heating it strongly, but not SO much
that the hand cannot retain its hold.
Then plunge the heated end in q pail
of cold water. Immediately the end
held by the hand becomes so hot that
it is impossible to retain it in the
fingers. This phenomenon, said by
the correspondent to be familiar to
workmen in iron, is ascribed by them
to some repellent action which they
Yppose the sudden cold to exert upon
NE heat contained in the iron, which
is thus driven to the opposite ex-
tremity.