The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-09-17
The sum named as sufficient to yield

and Mr.. Morgan's banking house will
receive this sum, the signers agreeinf
to invest it and pay out the income.
Will Endorse Roosevelt.
There was n conference in New
York city Of prominent New York
state Republicans Saturday. and at
its close Senator Platt gave out, as the
chief result Of the meeting, this state
ment:
1T was decided to endorse Mr.
Roosevelt and his administration and,
as far as it is in our power, to endorse
him fer 1904"
Senator Plat said that no other sub.
ject was discussed at the meeting. He
admitted that there had been some op
position to the resolution proposing
the Endorsement, but the opposition
was in the minority, and the final dc
Eision was practically unanimous.
Oldest Drygoods House Failed.
Harold l.. McAustan, treasurer OF
the b. II. Gladding company, the
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has made an assignment, estimates
the liabilities at about $4,000. He
thought that while the assets might
under normal conditions be worth
s250,OO0 the depreciation due to a
forced sale might make the assets
worth only $l5O,O00. The concern is
said to be the oldest drygoods house
in the United States, having been
founded in 1905. The immediate
cause of the assignment was the cur.
tailment of loans by banks which are
among the principal creditors.
For coler and cunneen.
The Orleans county Democratic con.
vention in session at Albion, N. Y.
has nominated Avery A. DanoldS
of the town Of Shelby for assembly
Perry Church of Albion for county
treasurer, Henry B. Eek of Ridgeway
| for superintendent of the poor, and
| George Tills of Gaines for school com.
missioner. Delegates to the state con.
vention were selected as follows:
William B. Dye, John Crowley and
William O'Brien They were instruct.
ed for Bird S. Coler for governor, and
for Cunneen for attorney general and
for Batten for state committeeman.
Highway Protective Society.
Articles of incorporation of the
Long Island Highway Protective so,
ciety of Oyster Bay, Nassau county,
were filed with the secretary of state
at Albany.
1t is proposed to protect the inter.
ests Of the people in the public high.
ways of Long Island, to support and
cooperative with the authorities in the
enforcement of the laws governing the
operation of motor vehicles and rid.
ing and driving upon them, and to pro.
mote legislation against the danger,
GUS or reckless use of motor vehicles
on public highways.
Mrs Senator Stewart Killed.
Mrs. William NJ. Stewart, wife of the
senior United States senator from Ne.
vada, was killed Friday at Alameda
Cal.
Mrs. Stewart was riding in an auto.
mobile with Henry Foote and young
man named Taylor. Through an acci
dent the machine ran into a tele
graph pole.
Mrs. Stewart was thrown against
the pole with great force and was so
seriously injured that death soon fol
lowed. Her home was at Washington,
ID. c. The senator is in Europe.
Attorney General Knox Returning.
Attorney General Knox, who has been
in Paris investigating the titles
and other legal questions in connec.
tion with the Panama canal, will re.
turn to the United States on the
steamer st. Paul which sailed from
Southampton Saturday. He will be ac.
companied by Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Charles w. Russell who also has
been in France on the same business
and by his son Reed Knox.
Early Race For Americas Cup.
Sir Thomas Upton, the challenger,
has yielded to strong representa-.
tions regarding the advisability Of
earlier races for the Americas cup
than usual, and he has decided, after
consultation with William Fife, the
designer of the Shamrock III, to name
August, expressing a preference for
the end of that month, when he hopes
for steadier winds and less chance OF
fiascos.
Mckinley Memorial Exercises.
The first anniversary of the death OF
President Mckinley was generally OBJ.
served Sunday throughout the coun.
try. In Buffalo, where he died, and in
Canton, the services had especial sig.
nificance and were attended by vast
multitudes, one memorial service In
Buffalo having an attendance Of 5000
neople and many being unable to gain
admittance to the hall.
Murat Halstead For Congress.
The Cincinnati Times-Star has an.
nounced that Hon. Murat Halstead, the
veteran editor and author, is a candi
date for Republican nomination for
congress in the Second Ohio district,
represented in the last three congres.
ses by Hon. Jacob II. Bromwell. Sew.
eral others seek the nomination.
Great Oil Fire Subsiding.
The big gusher near Beaumont,
Tex. which has been on fire for three
days. ceased flowing of its own ac.
cord Sunday morning and the fire was
easily extingushed. Smouldering fire
at the big tank is all that remains OF
the flames