The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-10-29
Killed In William Tell Act.

weeks show in connection with the
sale of medicine.
One of the star features of the show
was Meiners feat of shooting an apple
from the head of any person who
would volunteer.
Volkman had offered to allow the
apple to be placed on his head. When
the apple was placed on his head
Meinel began shooting at a distance
of about 20 feet. The first two shots
missed, but the third struck Volkman
in the forehead. He died within an
hour.
Meinel was arrested and held for a
hearing on the charge of manslaugter
Death of Mrs. Stanton.
Elizabeth Caiy Stanton, the we'll
known woman suffragist, died Sunday
at her home in West Ninety-four,h
street, New York. Old age was given
as the cause of death. She was con.
scious almost to the last.
Mrs Stanton was born in Johnstow1
N. Y, Nov. u, 1915. She was the
daughter of Justice Daniel Cady of the
supreme court of New York and Mar
tina Livingston, a daughter of James
Livingston, a member Of General
Washington's staff.
Before she was 16 years old she en-
terel her fathers office and began the
study of law. In 1854 she delivered
an address before the New York legis
lature on Married Woman's Prop
erty." The bill defining the rights OF
married women passed a few days
later. 1t was her first big victory.
Grave Robbers Indicted.
The grand jury at Indianapolis has
returned a partial report, includ
ing 20 indictments in the grave rob.
berry cases which have been under con.
sideration for the last three weeks
or the indictments returned, 10 only
were made known. 1t developed later
that five indictments had been re
turned against physicians who are
charged with completely in the body
snatching" business for failure to keer
records of bodies received, among
whom is Joseph c. Alexander, demon,
strator at the College of Physicians and
Surgeons.
Elected Missionary Bishop.
On Friday of last week the Rev. Dr.
Sheldon Munson Griswold, rector OF
Christ church at Hudson, N. Y, in the
diocese Of Albany, was elected mission.
ary bishop of Salina, the Western dis.
trict of Kansas, by the house of bish.
ops which met in Philadelphia at
the Church of the Holy Trinity. There
were several nominations. DIR. Girls.
void is Al years of age and is a gradu.
ate of Union college at Schenectady, N
Y, and of the General Theological
seminary. He has been rector OF
Christ church at Hudson for a number
Of years.
Non.Union Men Leaving.
The nOn-union man was a scarce
article around the collieries near
Scranton Thursday morning. True
to their declarations the companies
did not dismiss the men that had
worked during the strike, but with the
stockade living quarters gone and the
almost impossible task of securing
boarding houses confronting them, the
imported non-unionists packed up and
left for other and more congenial
places. Thirty-five non-union men left
the Raymond washery in a body be.
cause of the closing up of the stockade
living quarters.
Barnet Letters Excluded.
A point was scored by the defense
In the Molineux trial when Justice
Lambert ruled out the Barnet letters.
Justice Lambert decided that as evi.
dence the letters must be excluded
as improper, but that he was willing to
admit them simply as a standard Of
comparison in handwriting. The coun.
sci for the defense were highly pleased
with this decision, which Is in line
with that of the court of appeals
which held that the testimony rela
tive to the letters given at the first
trial was irrelevant.
Two Returned Miners Crushed.
Thomas Doran and Henry Rupp,
two returned strikers, who were
working with a gang of rock men on
she night shift at the William A. col.
liery at Lackawanna, Thursday, were
buried beneath fall Of rock and badly
crushed Doran died from his injuries
nd fa IN
from internal hurts and broken leg.
King Edward Gave Thanks.
The last ceremonies connected with
the Inauguration of the reign of King
Edward VII occurred Sunday in Lon.
don when his majesty, accompanied
by Queen Alexandra, the Prince
of Wales and almost all the members
of the royal family, drove to St Paul's
cathedral and offered up thanks for
the recovery Of his health
Young Peoples Christian Endeavor.
The New York state convention Of
the Young Peoples Society of Chris.
tian Endeavor began in Troy Monday
evening and continued through Wed.
nesday evening. Rev. Francis f.
Clark, DID, president of the United
Society of Christian Endeavor deliv.
cred an address.
Indicted For Bribery.
The millionaire politician, Edward
Butler was indicted by the grand jury
at St. Louis on the charge of
paying to Delegate Charles +. Kelly,
a Si75OO bribe for members Of the
house Of delegates combine who passed
the 1O-year city lighting bill Nov. 2s.
1899.
on Trolley Car Injured.
twenty-five passengers on a trolley