The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-08-13
prices for leather products seem prob

for pig iron which is still in active
request for next years delivery.
Hardware, as predicted, has had nc
dull season this year and business is
as active as ever
Business failures week ending Aug
7 number 169 aaginst 16S last week
1856 in this week last year. 172 in 1900
156 in 1899 and 157 in 1898.
Striking Miners Still Firm.
The 14th week of the anthracite
miners strike began Monday. Mr.
Mitchell Is authority for the statement
that the strikers are in good shape
Contributions to the relief fund are
coming in from mang quarters now and
the dissatisfaction which was at first
evinced over the distribution has now
disappeared and the strikers have set
tied down to what they believe is going
to be a much longer siege than was
first anticipated.
A $4,000 contribution from the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen is ex.
pected by the strikers within the next
10 days. 1t is said 400 lodges will
contribute $50 each. Other railway
brotherhoods are expected to follow
suit.
A general review Of the whole
strike region shows that unless the
operators can break the ranks Of the
strikers by starting up a colliery here
and there the men will be inclined to
remain out for some time yet. The
amount of relief to be distributed will
not satisfy all, but the miners seem
to be willing to make some sacrifices
in that direction in the hope that
eventually they will win.
Tracy's Wild Life Ended.
After battling the officers of two
states and after a wonderful flight of
400 miles across Oregon and Wash
ington. Tracy was hunted down by four
citizens of the little farming town of
Creston and single deputy sheriff.
The posse surrounded a barn on the
Eddy ranch on Lake creek, Wash, in
which they had been informed the
noted outlaw was hiding. Upon their
approach Tracy left the barn and
dashed for the brush, the pursuers
firing as they ran. At the edge of
field he stumbled and fell, crawling
into the grain on his hands and knees.
Night was approaching and the pur.
suers, now reinforced by Sheriff Gard.
ner and 20 deputies, decided to sur.
round the field and wait for daylight.
The wheatfeld was entered at dawn
and Tracy's corpse found with his
face turned to the sky, his left hand
grasping his revolver with which he
had taken his own life. Two bullet
wounds in the left leg showed the
cause of the desperado's despair The
reward of $1,000 will be divided among
five men.
Chicago to New York In Canoe.
Two young mariners in an open 13.
foot canoe and dipping their paddles
deep in the water pulled in from Lake
Erie Saturday afternoon and came TO
the dock of the Buffalo Yacht club,
at the foot of Porter avenue, both
young men having canoed all the way
from Chicago. The young navigators
are James Wallace and Z. r. Parsons,
each 10 years old, and each a member
Of the naval reserve in Chicago. They
left Chicago three weeks ago Sun
day. Monday morning they continued
their journey to New York, going by
way of the Erie canal. Reaching their
destination they will have covered a
distance of 1900 miles of waterway
from Chicago to New York.
Largest and Fastest Steamer.
Emperor William has arranged
to attend the launching of the North
German Lloyd steamer Kaiser VIII
helm II at the Vulcan shipyard at
Stettin on Aug. -. The daughter Of
DIR. H. Wiegand, the director general
of the line, will christen the ship,
which will be the largest and is de-
signed to be the fastest in the world.
Her length is to be 7O7 feet, her beam
IN feet, her depth 80 feet and her
draught % feet. She is to be Of
80 900 horse power, 19,5OO tons dis
placement and will accommodate 1000
cabin passengers.
Farmer Assaulted and Robbed.
Joseph Herberger, afarmer of Chilli,
was assaulted and robbed by thug,
who struck him with a steel fish plate
as he was driving home from Roch-
e..o. n. q o'c1ncI- Tburcdav NIGHT Tho
thug secured $15 and fed. Herberger
recovered consciousness and returned
to st. Mary's hospital in Rochester. The
surgeon says his skull may be fractur
ed. The thug escaped. He is suspected
of being the man who helped Herber-
ger unload hay during the day.
Building Active at Buffalo.
The Construction News of Chicago
says: Building operations for the
month of July in 20 of the leading
cities of the United States as com
piled by the Construction News show
the greatest percentage of gain for
any one month this year. The most
notable gain is made by Seattle with
266 per cent, Buffalo coming next with
231 per cent"
New Potato Pest.
A new potato pest has made its
appearance in Orange county in the
form of a small worm, which eats its
way upwards in the side of the stalk,
causing the plant to wither and die.
Farmers fear it may prove more de-
structive than the potato bug. No
remedy for the pest is as yet known.
Death of Senator Mcmillan.
Senator James Mcmillan of Michi-
gan died at an early hour Sunday
morning at his summer home at Man