The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-10
THOMAS B. REED DEAD
Ex-Speaker Died at Washing
ton Sunday Morning.

1910 O'Clock Sunday morning in his
apartments in the Arlington hotel. The
immediate cause of death was uraemia
The remains left Sunday afternoon
for Portland, Me-, his former home,
the interment taking place Tuesday
afternoon. They were placed aboard
special train leaving Washington at
4;5O o'clock and running as the sec
ond section of the Federal express.
The body was enclosed in casket
With heavy oxydized extension handles
and on the top was solid silver plate
on which had been engraved the fol
lowing simple inscription:
Thomas Bracket Reed,
"Oct. is 1S39-Dec. Z, 1902"
Thomas Bracket Reed was born in
Portland, Me-, Oct. is, 1884 He was
graduated from Bowdoin college in
1860 and studied law but was appoint
ed acting assistant postmaster in the
navy April l9, 1864, and served until
his honorable discharge, Nov. 4, 1860
lie was soon afterwards admitted TO
the bar and began to practice at Port
land. In lS6S-69 he was a member OF
the lower branch of the Maine legis-
lature and in 1870 he sat in the state
senate From the latter year until
1872 he was attorney general and in
1S74-77 he served as solicitor for the
city of Portland He was elected a
member OF congress In 1876 and was
reelected continuously for many terms
and eventually became speaker of the
house in which position he became
famous. He retired from congress
three years ago since which time he
had practicei law in New York city.
To Stamp Out catt'e Disease.
New York State Commissioner Of
Agriculture Wieting had a consulta-
ton with his assistants relative to the
best means that could be taken under
the statutes OF this state to guard
against the possibility Of the hCof and
mouth disease which is affecting ths
cattle In the Eastern states getting a
foothold in the state of New York.
The commissioner views are that
every possible avenue through which
the animals or their products might
be brought into the state should be so
picketed as to make it impossible for
them to be brought here.
The commissioner says that though
this disease is not fatal, yet 1t may
and probably will ruin the animals so
far as value is concerned. The disease
may be contracted by animals going
over the same route OF territory where
the diseased animals have passed.
The animal when coming down
with the disease first has chill, then
fever, coat is rough, has a harsh
cough. tenderness over the back, has
an increased flow of ropy saliva, ul-
GERS form rapidly in the mouth, then
burst and this adds blood and mucus
to the saliva.
When the feet are attacked ulcers
appear around the top hoof and be-
tween the toes and the animal shows
lameness.
Persons noticing symptoms OF this
kind among their cattle are asked to
report imms diately to the commission
err Of agriculture at Albany, N. Y.
Large Spring Trade In Prospect.
Seasonable winter weather, hitherto
conspicuously lacking, has come very
much into evidence this week, with the
result of expanding retail trade in win
ter goods, rubbers and wearing apparel
generally.
Dairy products and produce generally
are higher; lake navigation is about
over, iron ore shipments have ended,
after the greatest movement on record
and the wheat crop has gone into win
ter quarters with a fair fall OF snow
in northern latitudes.
Threshing is about completed in the
Northwest and farmers display more
willingness to part with their products.
Cold weather from now out is needed
to insure the large movement OF corn
expected, as the result OF active ex-
, yort and home demand.
The years approaching end finds
prices well up to the highest point in
is months, though meats, an important
element in food supplies, are steadily
declining on good receipts.
%
partly realized, that an enormous hold
day business will be done. the most
notable feature is the practical unanim-
ity of opinion that large spring trade
is in prospect, ground for this being
furnished by the unprecedented volume
Of such business already booked.
Deaths In Hotel Fire.
Fourteen men met death by suffo-
cation in a fire which occurred in
the Lincoln hotel, No. 176 Madison
street. Chicago. Thirteen of those
who lost their lives in the place were
stifled while lying in their beds. One
was taken from the building before
life was extinct but died in the am
bulance on the way to hospital.
Coroner Traeger, after inspecting
the building, united with Fire Chief
Musham in declaring that the building
was a veritable trap and never should
have been used for hotel purposes
Chief Musham declared that there
we're such wide cracks in the floors
that the smoke poured through the
building in clouds rendering escape ex
.ro,,alv difTicuIt for those on the uppel