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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-23
SUICIDE Ar BENSON.
Mrs. A. c. Lorsntxen Takes Her Life
by Aanqinq.

by Hanging.
Special to Times Republican.
Denison, Jan. 23.-Mrs. A. c. Lorent-
zen. wife of well-to-do retired German
farmer. committed suicide by hanging
herself in the woodshed. She had been
sick for some time and her friends think
she was mentally deranged. She leaves
a husband and son to mourn her rash
ect Deceased was a member of the
German Lutheran church and highly re-
cnaofad
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-23
FARMERS TELEPHONE. LINE.
Section North of odebolt to Have ar
independent System.

independent System.
Special to Times Republican.
Odebolt, Jan. 23.-The farmers OF the
northern part of the township held a
meeting in the Mandernach school house
Wednesday evening for the purpose of
another telephone company
They organized with about thirty menu
bers and elected John Younie president
c. E. Prucie vice president and John
A. Messer and l.. Daven-
port directors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-23

Mrs. Lena Robinson, aged 25, living
four miles west of Clinton. Mo-. COM
mitted suicide by taking morphine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-23

Memorial services in honor of the
memory of Gen. Robert E. Lee were
held at the Main street M. E. church at
Pine Bluff Ark, Sunday. Addresses
were madesiby j. H. Hinerman and Rev.
John F. Carr
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-23
JUMPED TO DEATH.

Odd and Awful Method Of Committing
Suicide.
Davenport, Jan. 2s.-While .despond-
ent. Walter Downs, aged 81, deliberate
ly dived between the engine and cars of
a passing Burlington train in Rock
Island yesterday morning. He died
during an operation at the hospital
soon after.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
More Expensive Grade Of Goods.

Wholesale trade is quieting down as
the stock taking period approaches and
what activity is noted by jobbers is in
forwarding supplies of goods needed
to reinforce stocks Of retailers, de-
pleted by what is conceded to be the
most active holiday trade on record.
Cold weather north and west has
helped sales of furs, heavy clothing
and sleighs. and further stimulated
general retail buying.
Holiday buying, it is noted, is for q
rather more expensive grade of goods
than ordinarily experienced.
There are, OF course, some draw
backs. such as unsettled weather or
bad roads at the south, the coal short
age at the east, and the continuance
of the railway congestion at the west.
affecting the movement of coke, bitum
inous coal and general freight, but,
taken as a whole, the mercantile com.
munity contemplatss the approach OF
the end of the year with complacency
and satisfaction.
Raw wool is very firm, and there are
no bargain sales in this line, dealers
believing that present stocks are good
property. Wooden machinery is well
employed. and next years heavyweight
goods are being ordered quite liber-
ally.
Business failures for the week end
ing Thursia Dec. IS, number 225, as
against 236 last week, and 262 in this
week last year
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
Stories Of intimidation.

Non-union men, some OF their rel
atives and others to the number OF
30 appeared before the anthracite coal
strike commission at Scranton and
told their stories OF alleged boycotts,
intimidations, dynamiting and violence
in various forms, during the late strike
Each witness called was a sufferer
in one form or another at the hands,
they alleged, of union men
Four witnesses said attempts were
mace to blow up their houses, one
house was badly damaged; many OF
the witnesses were threatened with
bodily harm; several were beaten. one
was shot in the leg and every one
stoned, boycotted or hung in eiiigy
One school teacher testified to having
lost his position because his father
did not strike. One man was asked TO
resign from a Catholic temperance
society and another witness was ex
PEELED from a local lodge Of the An
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
Electrical Companies Combine.

Berlin, Dec. 23.-The Allgemeine
Elektricltaets Gesellschaf with S22,-
125OOO capital in bonds, and the Union
Elektrlcitaets Gesellschaft, having
SS5, 100000 capital, have reached an
agreement amounting to a practical
consolidation, the directors of each
company being elected members of the
board of the other, so that the manage
ment is identical, although the compan-
les nominally remain separate. The
step is the result of the crisis in the
German electrical industry, when 1t
was found that the manufacturing
capacity had far outrun the markets
demands. The technical manager OF
the combine is an American, Mr..
Magee.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.
Secretary Wilson Has Removed the
Quarantine Against Connecticut.

Washington, Dec 23.-The quaran-
tine against Connecticut on account of
the epidemic Of foot and mouth dis
case in New England was formally
removed by order issued by Secretary
Wilson.
The order takes immediate effect and
permits cattle, sheep and other live
stock to be shipped out of the state
Without restriction.
most rigid investigation by corps
of experts working under the personal
direction Of DR.. Salmon, chief Of the
bureau Of animal industry, has failed 10
reveal the existence Of a single case
# the disease in Connecticut.
The quarantine remains in full force
as to the other states prescribed in tn
order issued November 81 last.
The advices received by the depart
ment of agricultural show that up to
date 551 cattle have been killed on
account of the epidemic and greater
progress toward the eradication of the
disease will be made now that good
weather prevails in the inhibited
states.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
RELUCTANT TO SERVE.
President Has Not Accepted
Position of Arbitrator.
Can't Understand Why the Powers
Would Be Unwilling to Refer Dis
pute to The Hague Tribunal-Presi.
dent Will Accept II the Powers In.
sist-Precedents Noted.

Washington. Dec. 23. - President
Roosevelt has not accepted the position
Of arbitrator Of the Venezuelan contro
V7rsy. In fact, when the official day
closed he had not received, formally
nor officially. a request from the Eu.
ropean powers that he act as arbitra
tor Of the dispute. These statements
are made on the highest authority.
The president and Secretary Hay had
long conference after the formers
return from his Virginia trip. They
carefully went over the situation as II
had developed since Saturday. but ii
is understood that nothing has arisen
during the past as hours to warrant the
president in changing his opinion as
to the undesirabllity of his acceptance
Of the position of arbitrator.
So far as can be learned, no specific
reasons have been advanced by the
European powers for objecting to
reference of the Venezuelan questions
to the arbitration of The Hague tri.
bunal.
II is held by the administration that
the tribunal at The Hague was constl-
tuted to arbitrate just such controver'
sizes as that which has arisen between
Venezuela and the powers and that it
would be desirable from every view
point that the present dispute should
go to that tribunal for adjudication.
How strong these objections which
Great Britain, Germany and Italy have
to a reference of the Venezuelan diff
Guilty to The Hague tribunal is not
known to the administration at this
time.
Even the nature Of the objections, II
any there be, is not known. The ne
gotiations looking to the selection Of
an arbitrator have not progressed suffi-
ciently TO develop such objections as
the powers may have.
The acceptance by the powers of the
principle of arbitration as applied to
the Venezuelan question is matter OF
grJat qualification TO the president and
his cabinet. That all the powers have
intimate1. too, that they would prefer
the president should arbitrate the pres
ent dispute is taken as notable COM
pliment to the president personally and
| to his administration.
It Is the hope of both the president
and his advisers, however, that while
there is precedent for his acceptance
of the post Of arbitrator. the powers
will consent to a reference Of the con-
troverted matters in the Venezuelan
question to the tribunal at The Hague
| While IL is recognized by the presi'
dents closest advisers and by the pres
ident himself that some unpleasant
possibilities might attend his perform
ance Of the duties of arbitrator Of the
pending Venezuelan difficulty his
friends assert that he will shirk no re-
sponsibility that he may deem II his
duty to undertake hut will accept II
the powers should insist on 1t, though
he is very reluctant to do so.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
Kinn connratulates Marconl.

Glace Bay, N. s., Dec. 23.-To his
wireless message transmitted from
Canada to King Edward VII. Marconi
has received the following reply signed
by Lord Knollys, the kings private sec
retary: 81 have had the honor Of sub
mitting your telegram to the king and
am commanded to congratulate you
sincerely on the successful issue OF
your endeavors to develop your most
important invention. The king has
been much interested in your expert
ments, as he remembered that the ini-
tial ones were commenced by you on
the royal yacht Osborne in 1885,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
MAhKsT REPORT.
New York Provision Market

New York, Dec. 22.
WHEAT - No. red, 79Ac I.
o. b. afoat; No. l northern. Duluth,
SIC.
CORN - No. 2 corn, 59c f. o. b.
afloat
OATS - No. 2 oats, 3Sc; No. 2
white, 1914 @S91ac; No. white, SS1a
Q3SAc.
PoRK-Mess, s1S.OOQ1S5O; family
$500.
HAY-shipplng, 5597Oc; good to
choice, 95@s1.O0.
BUTTER-Creamery, extras, I29c;
factory, 1SQ1S1ac; imitation creamery,
western fancy, 2llhq22c,
CHEESE-Fancy large white, l3c;
small white, 13hQ13&c.
EGGS State and Pennsylvania,
32@33c.
POTATOES New York, per lSO
lbs, sL5O@2.25.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
ARREST OF THE RUMBERTs.
All Glasses In France Excited Over
DEVELOPMENTS In the Case.

Paris. Dec. 23.--The formalities IN
the matter Of the extradition of the
members of the Humbert family, who
were arrested in Madrid last Saturday,
and of escorting them back to the
scene Of their former triumphs, are
proceeding rapidly.
The public awaits with intense in
terest the return to Paris of the ia.
nous fugitives.
Not since France was shaken by
the Dreyfus affair has the country
been so profoundly moved as it is by
the developments in this case.
For the moment the Venezuelan
trouble had become entirely obscure1,
and French newspapers are devoting
all their energies to elaborate presenta.
tfOns of the celebrated case.
Some papers assert that the arrest
of the Humberts is only a prelude
to even more sensational developments
which involve personages in the fore.
most rank of the political, judicial and
social world
The indications are that the Dreyfus
affair also will be again dragged before
the public and that there will be a
renewal of the animOsities OF the anti
Semitic discussion.
Deputy Gauthler has taken the initia-
tive in asserting that the relatives of
Dreyfus are among the heaviest credi.
tors of the Humberts and that this
alleged fact exercised an important in.
fiuence in highest governmental quar-
tiers during the Dreyfus trial
Veied allusions have been made to
some Of the men most prominent in
public life. some newspapers even 60
ing so far as to name those alleged to
figure directly or indirectly in the at.
fair, and public opinion is intensely
wrought up over the expected develop
ments.
NJ. Hennion, sub-chief of the detec.
tive department, has formulated plans
for the return Of the Humbert party to
Paris number of the hest men in
the department have been detailed to
conduct the tugitives across the from.
tier. Elaborate precautions have been
taken to prevent their escape and
guard against the possibility of any
member Of the family committing sui.
eide.
The legal battle promises to be con-
Quoted by number Of leading advo-
Gates. A preliminary motion was made
on behalf of Nine Humbert's daughter
asking for her provisional release and
commital to the custody of her grand
mother Pending the determination of
extradition this motion was refused by
the court
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
TUESDAY,.

Great distress has been caused in
Finland by failure Of the crops, and a
famine is threatened.
NJ. Marconi announces that he has
sent wireless messages across the At
lantic from Cape Breton to Cornwall,
to the Kings of Great Britain and
Italy.
1t is believed in London that Presi-
dent Roosevelt has accepted the offer
of Great Britain and Germany that he
act as arbitrator of the Venezuelan
affair.
BY the bursting of a cylinder on the
Deutschland much alarm was caused
on board. but the steamer reached
Plymouth safely and continued its
voyage.
The Humberts when arrested IN
Madrid handed a package containing
s4S. 900 to persons who lived in the
same house with them. but It was
ieized and sent to the French consul.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
Killed BY Fellow Workman.

Matthew Doid shot and killed Lee
Palmer of Brooklyn at Bluefeld, w.
Va. The killing occurred in the
Norfolk and Western shops. where both
men were employed, and followed
scuffle, said to have been provoked
by Do1d criticising Palmer for allow.
ing his assistant to do a certain kind
Of work During the scuffle Dodd
struck Palmer over the head with the
butt OF his revolver and then fired the
fatal shot, which passed through Pal.
mer's heart. Dodd was arrested Pal.
mer would have left here Monday for
New York where he was to be mar.
ried Christmas day.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
Admiral pewex,s Squadron.

Washington Dec 23.---Cabled advice
to the navy department shows that the
holiday itinerary for the ships Of Ad-
miral Dewey's squadron in the Carrib-
bean is being rapidly executed. Christ
mas eve will find all of the forty YES
sells IN port. The Iowa, Rear Admiral
Summers flagship. and the Massachu-
setts have arrived at Santa Lucia;
Olympia, Nashville and Machias at ST.
Kits; Vixen at st. Thomas; Detroit
at Antigua; San Francisco and Culogoa
at Mayaguez, and the Chicago, Prairie,
Atlanta Eagle. Dolphin, Leyden, Fort
une and the torpedo fotilla at San
Juan.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
Funeral of Mrs. Grant.

In the mausoleum on Riverside drive
brief and simple services were con.
Quoted Sunday over the remains OF
Mrs. U. S. Grant.
Gen. Fred Grant ana the other men,
bers Of the family occupied seats over
looking the crypt. The services, con.
Quoted by Bishop +. G. Andrews Of the
Methodist Episcopal church and Rev.
Alexander Mackay Smith, Protestant
Episcopal coadjutor bishop of Pennsyl.
vania, opened with the hymn Lead
Kindly Light" after which the burial
services Of the Methodist Episcopal and
the Protestant Episcopal churches
were read.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
Wireless Success,

The following dispatch from Mr.
Marconi dated Glace Bay, N. s., Dec
2l, has been received in New York city;
Il beg to inform you for circulation
that | have established wireless tele
graph communication between Cape
Breton, Canada, and Cornwall, Eng
land, with complete success. Inaugu
ratory messages, including one from
the governor general of Canada tc
King Edward VII, have already been
transmitted and forwarded to the king
of England, also the king of Italy A
message to the London Times has also
been transmitted in the presence of its
special correspondent, DR.. Parkin, NJ.
pn
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
Wild enoine Caused Two Deaths.

Liberty, Ind, Dec. 23.--Two train
men were killed and two were injured
by wild engine on the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton road. 'he loco
motive had helped a freight train to
College Grove. The engine there be-
came unmanageable and dashed toward
Liberty. A freight train was met on
the way AMI the helper wrecked the
engine. 1t reversed itself after the col
lision and dashed back through Liberty
al a terrific speed. A double-header
freight was on the road near Conners-
willie and the three engines came to
gether All were demolished. The
fireman who had remained on the
helper was killed. together with
brakeman
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
Beers VIII Settle In the West.

Nearly 5000 Beers are preparing to
trek" to America and settle in Colora.
do. New Mexico and Texas. The repre-
sentative Of this movement Is General
Samuel Pearson, late quartermaster
general Of the South African republic,
whose headquarters are in New York.
Colorado friends of the Beers have
been in communication with General
Pearson in regard to suitable lands
for the settlers and General DeVilliers,
who is now looking over the lands.
has expressed himself as very favor
ably impressed with this state.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
SAILORS RESCUED.
Crew Of the Norwegian Bark Bayard
Brought to New York.

New York, Dec. %. The steamer
Napolitan Prince, which arrived from
Naples and other Italian ports, brought
II shipwreckel mariners from the Nor
wegian bark Bayard.
On the night of the 18th of Decem-
Der distress signals were sighted
by the liner and she was run up along
side the Bayard The latter was foun-
dering. having been badly battered up
in a storm A boat from the steamer
took off the crew and the wreck was
set on fire The Bayard sailed from
Brunswick, Ga. Nov. "a, with a cargo
for London. From the first day she
encountered terrific gales which finally
battered her up so she was helpless
wreck when help was sighted.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
Grant Pennsylvania Franchise.

After repeated postponements and
a protracted debate the New York
board of aldermen by a vote of Al
to SO granted the Pennsylvania railroad
tunnel franchise.
Immediately after the granting of
the Pennsylvania franchise the New
York and New Jersey tunnel franchise.
granting the privilege of entering Man
haitian in West street, was taken up
and passed by a vote OF IS to Is.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.

Member of COngreSs-J. X. p. Ia
Member Of iSenate-A. NJ. Neeley.
Assenbiy-A. NJ. Doutt.
President Jadge-W. NJ. Lindsey.
Associate Judgeg-R. Is. Crawford. w.
II. II. Dottorer
P,othonotary, Register e Recorder, &c.
john II. Robertson.
Sheriff.. w. Jameson.
Treasurer Fred. A. Keller.
CbmnisSioners- NJ. Herman, John
+. Carson. J. T. Dale.
District Attorney-S. ID. Irwin.
,j,uV CommissionerS- g. Rey-
nOlds, Peter Youngk.
COroner-Dr. J. w. Morrow.
County Auditors-J. X, Clark, Il. j..
Flynn, Geo. l.. King. ,,
iOunty Superintendent-E. Il. StitLln-
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
Life Insurance on Murderer invalid.

Washington, Dec. 23.-The question
of the effect of murder upon life in
surance policy when issued upon the
life Of the murderer was passed upon
by the United States supreme court
The court affirmed the decision Of the
court of appeals, holding the policy
invalid on the ground that to sanction
payment under the circumstances
would be contrary to public policy. The
holder of the policy was executed for
numbering his wife ani the suit for
payment was brought by his heirs.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
Humbert Swindlers Arrested.

Nine Humbert, other members Of
the Humbert family and NJ. and Nine.
D'Aurignac, the brother and sister-in-
law to Nine. Humbert, who became
notorious in connection with the great
safe frauds in Paris. have been ar
rested at a hotel in Madrid. They have
been in Madrid since May 3.
Later it became known that the po-
lice made a clean haul of the whole
family Nine. Humbert, her husband.
Eva Humbert and the three D'Aurig-
macs, Roman, Emile and Marie.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
Buffalo Provision Market.

Buffalo, Dec. %.
WHEAT - No. / northern. S2hc;
winter wheat, No. 2 red, 1874 q79c.
CORN - No. yellow, sec I.
o. b. anoat No. yellow, 5S1ac.
OATS - No. 3 white, S6%c f. o.
b. afoat; No. white, 35hc.
FLOUR--Spring wheat, best patent
yer bbl $4.25@450; low grades, 32'T5
$500.
BUTTER Creamery western eX'
ira tubs, soc; state ana Penn
sylvania creamery, 2Sq29c; dairy,
fair to RoJd. 23@24c.
CHEESE - Fancy full cream,
13Iha14c; good to choice, l2q13c;
common to fair. 1Oqllc.
EGGS-State, fresh fancy, 27g2Sc.
POTATOES-Per bushel, 63q65c.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
Friday.

The navy department has assigned
two naval officers to assist Minister
Bowen In his work al Caracas.
Wage tables submitted by the Oper-
ators have been found misleading by
the anthracite coal strike commits
sion
Officials of the Reading Railroad
company hold out no hope Of relief
this winter from the present coal
stringency.
President Castro has clothed Min
lister Bowen with full power to effect
a settlement with Great Britain.
Germany and Italy.
Half a million dollars was appro-
priated by the house of representa-
tives to he expended by the attorney
general in prosecuting trusts which
violate the Sherman law.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
President Loubet Honorary Member.

New York, Dec. 23.---Colonel Asa
Bird Gardiner, secretary general of the
Society of the Order of the Cincinnati,
has received from President Luubet of
France an acceptance of honorary
membership in the order. The presi-
dent said it was doubly agreeable to
accept as a souvenir of the glorious
alliance Of arms which united two ma
tions in the war Of the American rev.
olution and as a new and particular
testimony OF the bonds CT friendship
which have never ceased to exist be-
tween France and the United States
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
MIR. Bowen Appointed Intermediary.

Lopez Baralt, Venezuelan foreign
minister, has transmitted to Min
lister Bowen a document signed by
President Castro as constitutional,
president of the republic an1 counter
signed by himself as minister of for
eign affairs, in which Mr.. Bowen is
recognized as the only representative
of Venezuela in the matter of effecting
a settlement of the present difficulty.
According TO the terms OF this docu'
ment Mr. Bowen may act without fe-
striction, and he is to use all means
possible to protect the interests OF
NpneZuFla
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
Attempt to Dynamite House.

Pittsburg. Dec. 23.-Unknown per
sons attempted to dynamite a Slavish
boarding house at Springfield, Pa, Sun.
day night The building was partially
wrecked. but the IA occupants escaped
unhurt. The foreigners who occupied
the house are said to have taken the
places o! Americans at the local glue
works.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
american CAPITAL In Mexico.

Washington, Dec 23.-Five hundred
million dollars in gold is the amount Of
American capital invested in Mexico
by LII American companies, firms
and individuals. according to estimates
carefully prepared by Consul General
A. d. Barlow at Mexico City. Practi-
cally all of this amount has been in
vested within the past five years.
Seventy per cent of the total is in
vested in railroads. all of the lines
in the country but three being owned
by American capital.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-24
Steel companles Combine.

Judge Ebert H. Gary of Chi
cago. chairman of the United States
Steel corporation, has announced the
purchase Of the Union and Sharon
plants of the Union Steel company,
near Pittsburg, the transaction involv-
ing a bond issue of $45.000.000.