The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-17
DEATH OF MRS. GRANT.
Vile Of Former President Died
at Washington.

Treaty With Cuba - Bombarded
Venezuelan fort - Shore En Of
Pacific Gable Landed.
Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, wife of for
mer President Grant, died at her resi-
dence in Washington at 11:17 o'clock
Sunday night
Death was due to heart failure, Mrs.
Grant having suffered for some years
from valvular disease of the heart
which was aggravated by a severe at
tack of bronchitis Her age prevented
her raliying from the attack.
The remains of Mrs. Grant will be
deposited in the tomb at Riverside
Park, n Y, where those of her hus-
band now reposA~
Mrs. Grant, whose maiden name was
Julia Dent, was born in St Louis in
1876, and was the daughter of Fred
erick and Ellen Wrenshall Dent She
was married to General, then Captain
Grant in lS4S. During the civil war
Mrs. Grant was with the general
much of the time, and remained as
near as possible to him when he was
campaigning.
She saw her husband twice inau.
gurated as president and accompanied
him on his journey around the world.
As mistress of the White House she
gave literally to all the charitable in
stitutions of the city.
Fancy Prices For Anthracite.
Bradstreet's says of the state of
trade:
Retail distribution, further stimu.
lated by colder weather and the ad.
vance of the holiday season, has ex.
panded largely, until now it easily oc.
cupies first position in the trade sit.
uation.
With the close of water navigation
and the advent of the new corn crop
the situation confronting railroad men
will prove perplexing owing to car
shortages.
Prices generally have shown
strengthening tendency.
Wheat, oats, -four and all the leading
cereals, except corn, are higher on
good domestic and foreign demand,
large export takings at reactions be-
ing notable features.
The scarcity and high prices, where
obtainable. of anthracite coal cause
great complaint at the East, and in
dependent coal operators are reported
getting fancy prices for their pro-
duct.
Woolen gools are firm and the mills
are well employed. Heavy overcoat-
ing opened at an advance Of from 8 to
10 per cent and raw wool retains its
old strength. Hides and leather are
dull and rather quiet. Lumber is
quiet but prices are unimpaired. Hard
woods are from 81 to IS higher than a
year ago, while white pine has ad-
vanced 50 to s..
Business failures for the week end
ing Thursday, Dec. II, number 247, as
against 1856 last week and 233 in this
week last year.
Increased Area Of Winter Wheat.
The statistician Of the department
OF agriculture at Washington esti-
mates the newly seeded area of win
ter wheat at about 34,0O0,O00 acres,
an increase of SIG per cent upon the
area estimated to have been sown in
the fall of 1901.
The condition of winter wheat on
Dec. l was 997, compared with S6.7
in 1901, 97.1 in 1900, and nine-year
average of 91.4.
The newly seeded area of winter
rye is Professionally estimated at 1913
per cent of the area sown in the fall
Of 1901.
The condition of winter rye en- Dec.
/ was 9S.1, as compared with S9.9 on
Dec. /. 1901; 99.1 on Dec. 1, 1900, and
95.7 the mean of the averages for the
last nine years.
New York state shows acreage OF
winter rye of 96 per cent compared
with 103 last year and a nine-year
average of 80 per cent.
Bombarded Venezrelan Fort
The British cruiser Charybdis and
the German cruiser Vineta bombarded |
the fortress at Puerto Cabel,o and |
quickly silencei 1t. No damage was
done to the town except the custom
house.
The chief officer of President Cas-
tros guard said to the representative
Of the press:
"If there Is to be war let us know
and we will fight. If there is to be
only an assault on our coast, where
We cannot reach the allies, the only
thing left for us to do Is to declare
that to destroy your debtors furniture
Is a strange way to force the payment
Of his obligation. I believe this situa
ton viii soon come within the scope
Of the Monroe doctrine"
Treaty With c"bs.
A definite treaty of commercial reci-
Drocity between Cuba and the United
States was signed late Thursday night
BY General Bliss and Secretaries Zaldo
and Monies.
1t only lacks the signatures of Secre.
.ary Hay and Senior Quesada and the
approval of the United States and
Cuban senates to make it operative.
Although the treaty provides for a
uniform reduction of 20 per cent from
the present tariff charges on Cuban
products entering the United States
a parallel list Of products has been
drawn up in which is set forth the re-
ductiuns on each item made by Cuba
aud the United States respectively. II
is impossible now to make any mater