The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-09-24

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Henderson Declines-kent Held For
Murder-DeVery Elected.
In an awful crash Of humanity at
birmingham, Ala, caused by STAN
pede in the Shiloh colored Bap-
tist church, at the corner of Avenue
G and 18th street Friday night, lis per
sons were killed and many more than
that number seriously injured.
The disaster occurred at 8 o'clock,
Just as Booker T. Washington had con.
cluded his address to the national con-
vention of colored Baptists and for
three hours the scenes around the
church were indescribable Dead
bodies were strewn in every direction
and the ambulance service of the city
was utterly unable to care for them.
Dozens of dead bodies were arranged
in rows on the ground outside the
house Of worship awaiting removal to
the various undertaking establish
ments, while more than a score were
laid cut on the benches inside.
Shiloh church is the largest house
Of worship for negroes in Birmingham
and there were at least 2,000 persons
in the elifice when the stampede be.
gan.
The entrance to the church was lit.
orally packed, and the negroes were
trampled to death in their struggles TO
escape.
Booker T. Washington had just con
cuded his address when Judge Billion
a negro lawyer from Baltimore, en-.
gagei in dispute with the choir lead
er concerning an unoccupied seat. It
Is said a blow was struck. Some one
in the choir cried they're fighting.
Mlstaking the word Fighting" for
ere" the congregation rose en- masse
and started for the door.
Farmers Market Products Slowly.
Bradstreet's says of the condition OF
business:
Jobbing distribution continues very
active and retail business is improy.
ing. Now that the corn crop is prac.
tically made, and the only possible
changes are those of quality, the dis.
position to book fall and winter or.
ders is mrestralned at the West and
Northwest.
The selling position seems to be the
strongest side of the price situation,
except possibly in the cereals and ag.
ricutural products generally. Even
here the fine financial position of farm
ers enables them to market their pro
ducts slowly, and no accumulation OF
moment is recorded except in cattle
receipts, which this week surpassed
all records.
The coal situation deserves notice
The delay in The ending of the an.
thracite coal strike throws increased
pressure on the bituminous product,
and prices for that article are now at
least oue-quarter higher than the low
point before the strike began. An.
thracite production is slowly but sure.
ly increasing as more mines and min
ers go to work, but the necessities of
some retail buyers make for fancy
prices for what is left. A long season
at full time will be necessary to re.
store stocks of anthracite to old di.
mensions
The cereals dlifted lower this week
because OF larger receipts of wheat
and oats and apparent discounting of
reports OF frost damage to corn which
were sent odt last week and noted in
this column September corn is lower
at New York because of approximately
liberal supplies likely to come forward
before the end of the month. Other
farm products are lower
Cattle receipts. mostly grass fed
animals, are unprece1entedly heavy
at all markets, and prices are weaker.
Business failures for the week end.
ing Sept. is number 1872, as against
1877 last week, 1853 in this week last
year, 1873 in 1900, 147 in 1899 and
1872 IN 1898.
Dynamiter Dropped a Bomb.
A special from Skagway, Alaska,
says about o'clock Tuesday afternoon
an unknown man walked into the Can.
adian Bank of Commerce, a revolver in
one hand and a dynamite bomb in the
other, and demanded 500, 900, threaten.
ing to blow all into eternity.
Cashier Pooley and Teller Wallace
were the only two men in the bank.
Wallace ducked to get his gun and
ran quickly to the back of the room,
calling for Pooley to do the same.
mo you don't" yelled the man, and
dropped the bomb.
The clerks had just gotten out of the
window. The bank was wrecked. The
robbers head was smashed and one
arm was torn Off People living ahcvs
the bank we're blown into the air.
Judge Price, formerly prosecuting at
torney, who was entering the bank at
the time, was hurt but not seriously.
The dynamiter died without regain
ing consciousness. The bank lost
about a thousand dollars, chiefly in
gold dust which was lying on the coun.
ter.
Tragic Ceath of Prominent Banker.
Nicholas Fish, a prominent banker
of New York city and son Of Hamilton
Fish. secretary of the treasury under
President Grant, died at the Roosevelt
hospital Tuesday morning from cere-
bral hemorrhage.
His death was caused by a fall Oh
the pavement in front Of saloon after
an alteration with a stranger, who
is believed to have struck him.
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