The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-05-07
Potter Palmer Dead.

GOtter rainier was porn IN HOttcr
Hollow, Albany county, N. Y. He re-
ceived "a common school education and
at the age of Is engaged as a clerk in
store at Durham, n. Y, where he
remained three years. When he be-
came of age he opened a store of his
own at Oneida, N. Y, and conducted
!. for two years. He afterward spent
one year at Lockport, N. Y, and then
removed to Chicago where he estab.
lished a drygoods firm which has been
succeeded by the firm of Marshall.
Field G. Co.
Mr.. Palmer retired from mercantile
life in 1865. After disposing of his
drygoods interests Mr.. Palmer in
vested largely in Chicago real estate
and began the erection of business
buildings. When the fire came in
1871 his losses were very heavy, but
he borrowed enough money to enable
him to reconstruct the buildings that
had been destroyed. His real estate
holdings continued to increase in
value until today his fortune is estim-
ated at S25,000,000.
Death Of Congressman Cummings.
Congressman Amos J. Cummings Of
New York died at 1915 o'clock Friday
night at the Church Home Infirmary
in Baltimore. The cause of death was
pneumonia incident to an operation.
Congressman Cummings came to
Baltimore on April IL to undergo treat.
ment for kidney trouble. Four days
later an operation was performed by
DR.. Hugh ~ Young and Mr. Cummings
seemed to be on a fair way to re.
coyery. A week later, however, pleur-
isy developed and on April 25 it was
announced that Mr.. Cummings was
suffering from pneumonia in one lung.
Last Tuesday it was announced that
the malady had extended to both
lungs, since which time Mr. Cummings
had been lowering between life and
death.
Many Deaths by Tornado In India.
A tornado has devastated the city
of Dacca and adjoining towns. Four
hundred and sixteen persons were
killed
The tornado first struck Posgola the
afternoon of April 23, where it wreck
ed the Data Jute works. From Pos
COLA it moved to Sanachar, where the
India General company's warehouses
were destroyed by great wave
which was whirled out of the river by
the wind.
Everywhere in the path of the cy-
clone huts, trees, the roofs of houses
and people were carried up into the
air like paper.
Thirty-one persons were killed at
Sanachar, 40 were killed near Dacca,
175 were killed at Nagalband, while
100 were killed at Barnighat.
Killed In Railroad Wreck.
The California limited on the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe, eastbound,
was derailed on curve at Cana,
switch five miles west of Medil, Mo,
while going at a tremendous speed.
Five persons were killed and 90 in
jured.
The train was over an hour late and
passed Wyaconda, the last station
west, at the rate of G5 miles an hour.
When the heavy train struck the curve
at Cana the rails spread.
The train consisted of two mail
cars, seven Pullmans and one dining
car. The mail car. the dining car and
the two forward sleepers went into the
ditch. The tender was ditched but
the engine remained on the track. The
derailed coaches were smashed to
kindling wood. even the axles being
bent out of shape.
Nervous About Succession.
Apart from the difficulties which
surround the question of the success
sion to the throne of Holland, the
death of Queen Wilhelminia, il it
should unhappily occur, would tend to
convuse the entire continent polite
ally. In Germany especially it is a
matter of the deepest import. The
German press claims that Prince Al
brecht of Hohenzollern, the acting re.
gent of Brunswick, is among the
nearest in the Dutch succession and
in all the European capitals nervous
apprehension exists that the absence
of a direct heir to the Dutch throne
might precipitate a struggle for the
possession Of Holland, which in Ber-
lin is regarded as Germany's natural
right
Thomas Mast Nominated.
The president sent to the senate the
name of Thomas Mast of New Jersey
to be United States consul general at
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Thomas Mast is a son Of the famous
cartoonist, and is himself an adept
in caricature He visited the state
department yesterday and while there
drew a humorous picture of himself
in full fight for Guayaquil. He gave
it to the appointment clerk. Presi-
dent Roosevelt was a friend of the
elder Mast, to whom he said on the
occasion of their first meeting, ac-
cording to report, that he learned
politics from Nast's cartoons.
Worlds Fair to Be Postponed.
The postponment amendment pro-
yides for the dedication Of the
Worlds fair buildings of the exposi.
ton on the Both Of April, 1903, for the
opening of the exposition to visitors
on May /, 1904, and for its closing not
later than Dec. following. The coin
age of $25OOOO in gold dollar pieces
to be used as a souvenir coin is also
authorized, the money thus provided
to be a part Of the s5OOO,OOO appro-
priated by congress for the aid Of the
fair.