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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
Weekly Trade Review.

With the much needed expansion In
export trade now actively in evidence
one of the few important missing ele
ments OF national prosperity has beer
supplied. Export trade in December
proved to be better than anticipated
and so far in January only encouraging
elements have developed.
The domestic situation also gains
rather than loses strength. While reg
ular spring trade can hardly be said tc
have opened, activity is steadily in
'creasing. The volume of shipments oi
spring goods is evidence of the desire
of consumers and distributors to oh
tain possession of goods early.
Eastern dry goods centers note con
tinued confidence in good spring bust
ness. Clothing manufacturers are
well supplied with orders, but the out
put for fall is not expected to be as
large as that now under way
Cotton has shown little or no dimin
ution of strength. Export business
continues very heavy and the price oI
the manufactured material shows al
spward tendency.
Wool is strong and available sup
plies are closely held. Prices tend up
ward here, in London and in Australia
Fall weight woolens are opening tc
10 per cent higher than year ago
Machinery is well employed on spring
and summer goods for mems wear.
Lumber notes considerable activity
for an ordinarily dull period. Open
ing prices for this season will easily
equal the best of last year.
The great mass of staple prices gen
orally maintain undiminished strength
notable in this respect being hides
which are quoted trifie higher, anC
leather, which is firm at prevailing
quotations. Eastern shoe shipment!
show slight gains from year ago, al
though complaints of small profits are
universal
Failures for the week number 234
against S36 last week and 291 in 1902
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
SATURDAY..

The overdue American liner St
Louis, 10 days from CherDourg, has ar.
rived at New York.
Louis Disbrow, on trial at Riverhead,
l.. l., for the murder by drowning OF
Clarence Foster, has been acquitted.
Five boys were killei at South
Bethlehem, Pa, by being struck by a
train while coasting on a bob sleigh.
Rev. George Cuthbertson, a retired
Presbyterian minister, dropped dead in
a church at Toronto Ont, few min
utes after finishing an address.
Lieutenant Governor James H. Till
man of South Carolina shot and NOR
tally wounded n. G. Gonzales, an edi
tor, in the street at Columbia, S. c.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21

A bill TO give full rebate for all du.
ties on coal for a year was reported to
the house of representatives and was
passed.
Attacking the Republican leaders for
ignoring the reciprocity treaties, Sena-
tor Dolliver of Iowa caused a sensa-
ton in the senate.
By an agreement between Mr.. Cham,
berlain and the johannesburg mining
community, the war contribution of the
Transvaal has been fixed at $150,O0O,
600.
Governor Franklin Murphy of New
Jersey made a remarkable defense of
trusts and his states relation to them
in his first annual address to the leg.
islature.
John W. Springer, president of the
National Live Stock association,
urges /oclimen to build plants and re,
fus> to sell tAeir beef to the packers
if the proposed merger is formed.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
SAVES BABY, BUT DIES.
Chambersbure Woman, With Clothing
Afire, Rushes From House With
Little One.

Chambersburg, Pa, Jan. 19.-Mrs.
Lizzie Nicholas was burned to death
at her homC here Friday afternoon.
She was a cripple and while working
about the stove her clothing caught
fire.
In the house with her was her baby,
is months old. Probably realizing that
the house was in danger of being
burned and her child cremated she
made her way to an outside porch,
where she was burned to a crisp.
The little one was unharmed The
woman's husband was working in the
mountain, two miles away, and did not
learn of the tragedy until evening.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
Whole Family Poisoned.

Oil City, Pa, Jan. 19-The family
of George Poemer of Plumer, consist
ing of himself, his wife, two sons, their
wives and four grandchildren, were
poisoned in a peculiar manner The
contents of an open can of Rough on
Rats that stood on a shelf fell into the
family buckwheat bin beneath it. The
ingredients for the morning meal of
buckwheat cakes was taken from the
bin and in short time the entire fam
lily were poisoned. Application with a
stomach pump brought them all out Of
danger, with the exception of the aged
head of the family, whose condition
is precarious.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
TILLMAN USES PISTOL.
Lieutenent Governor Kills the
Editor of the Columbia State.

Steamer st. Louis Arrived - Weekly
Trade Review-Spanish War Seter.
ans-Death of Abram S. Hewitt.
Louis Disbrow Acquitted - Judge
Compelled to Resign.
N. G. Gonzales, editor of The State
and widely known throughout the
South, was shot at Columbia last
Thursday by James II. Tillman, lieu
tenant governor of South Carolina.
.Ir. Gonzales died Monday afternoon
at the Columbia hospital.
the shooting took place on Main
street, at the intersection of Gervais
street, and in full view of the State
capitol, the location being the most
freluented street and corner in Colum'
bia.
The office of The State in on the
same block as the scene OF the shoot
ing and il took only a few minutes
for a throng to assemble in front OF
the building.
Policeman Boland Immediately after
the shooting arrested Lieutenant Gov
ernor Tillman and took him to police
headquarters, where he was relieved
of two pistols, the one with which he
shot Editor Gonzales and a second
large revolver.
No fight or words occurred between
the men preceding the assault and the
only attributed cause for the shooting
is that during the recent primary
election Editor Gonzales opposed Lieu
tenant Governor Tillman in the race
for governor and vigorously assailed
him editorially.
During the progress of that cam
paign Editor Gonzales in his newspaper
called Tillman a debauchee and black
guard and referred to him as a Grim
inal candidate" and a proven liar.
1t was this and other such editorial
expressions, it is supposed, that led tC
the assault.
The campaign occurred last August
and since the first primary, August
26, 1902, Editor Gonzales has had moth
ing to say about Mr.. Tillman, excep
to comment on the result of the
primary.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
Judue Compelled to Resiqn.

Judge Rasch, who was recently
elected to the circuit bench of Van.
derburg county, Indiana, has accept
ed the suggestion of the local bar
association and has forwarded hla
resignation to Governor Durbin. The
Judge was charged with selling ap.
pointments in his court and admit
ted he had received certain sums from
prospective appointees. He said he
only intended that his subordinates
should help bear his campaign expen'
ses. Rasch has been prominent in
politics for many years.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
Louis Disbrow Acquitted.

Louis A. Disbrow was acquitted on
the charge of killing Clarence Foster
at Good Ground l.. L., on the night OF
June 9.
The verdict was generally antici'
pated and was reached by the jury
after very brief deliberation.
The case for the prosecution was
throughout weak, the strongest point
made against the accused being that
he was the last person seen with Fos
ter and Miss Lawrence on the night
of the tragedy. The contention OF
the defense was that Foster and the
girl committed suicide
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
COAL MOVING FREELY.
President Baer Says There Is No
Scarcity of Cars.

New York, Jan. 20.-George f. Baer,
president of the Philadelphia and Read.
ing railroad. issued a statement con.
corning reports that large quantities
of coal were being held on the com
panys lines. He says:
1T is not true that there are large
quantities of coal-some reports make
it as high as 100000 tons-on the line
of the Philadelphia and Reading rail-
way.
The traffic is now moving freely and
fully to destination. There is no scar
city of coal cars. We now have more
than we can use. The coal movement
has been very heavy. Saturday and
Sunday 301S cars of anthracite coal
passed over the Reaiing division, and
during the same time 1850 cars were
unloadod at their various destina.
tions."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
Major GIenn's Trial.

Manila, Jan. 2O.-The defense in the
trial by court martial of Major Edwin
F. Glenn of the Fifth infantry, charged
with unlaSfully killing prisoners of
war, attempted to introduce testimony
tending to show that money was col
lected in the island of Samar to prose.
cute Major Glenn and other officers.
Evidence showing the existence of a
fund was admitted but the rest was
excluded. Many captured insurgent
documents were introduced, confirm
ing previous testimony regarding the
insurgent system of spies, posoners,
assassins and other violations of the
laws OF Mar.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
Rush Into Greek.

Irwin, Pa, Jan ia peculiar and
costly wreck occurred on the West
moreland Coal company's siding at
Larimer Friday morning. Seven load
ed steel coal cars got away and came
running down the heavy grade to the
freight warehouse. Here they ran
into a car loaded with spikes and it
was carried along the siding until the
end of the bumper gave way and the
eight cars went into Brush creek a
mass of wreckage and ccal. The loss
is several thousand dollars.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
States Assessed Valuation.

Comptroller Miller has completed the
compilation of the assessed valuation
of the real and personal property In
the several counties of New York
state as reported to him by the local
authorities for the purpose of taxation.
The aggregate valuation of real and
personal property subject to Local
taxation for all purposes in this state
is $5,S41, ,6S7, ,999, of which $5,2S3, ,2S4,.
65O is real estate and $55S, ,4O3,349 is
personal property. Last year the ag.
gregate valuation was $5,i54, ,429, ,511,
making an increase this year of $751;
25S4SS. The increase in real estate
is s114,63S,6G1, but there is a decrease
in personal property of $27,SSO,172
which makes the net increase but $S7,
25S, ,4S9.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
COAL STRIKE COMMISSION.
Chairman Gray Thinks Boys Should Be
Kent From the Union.

Philadelphia, Jan. 20.-The examin-
alton of Colonel r. A. Phillips of Scran-
ton, general superintendent of the min
ing department Of the Delaware, Lack
awanna AMI Western Railroad com
pany, took up the greater part of the
session Of the coal strike commission.
Superintendent Phillips told of condi-
tions in and about the collieries owned
by the Lackawanna company.
Colonel Phillips went on to say that
the plan of the miners organization
will have to be materially changed or
the union will not last long in the an
thracite fields. 1t will have to elimin-
ate the boys, who have a voice in the
organization. Each boy has half vote,
but he often casts full vote.
Chairman Gray interrupted to re-
mark that an organization like the
mine workers union should be COM
posed of mature minds.
The witness said there were more
cases of insubordination among the
men now than there were prior to the
strike Of 1900. The minimum wages
of inside laborers, who require no
skill, he continued, is s1.77 day, and
s1.3S for outside laborers.
In reply to Commissioner Clark, the
witness said he personally thought the
men could bring in third party to ar
btrate in case the employees and the
company failed to agree on some dis
puted points. If the company brought
in an outside person to plead its case,
he thought the men had an undoubted
right to do the same.
Just as Colonel Phillips was about
to leave the stand w. w. Ross of New
York, counsel for the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western company, asked
him if his testimony regarding the
right of calling in an arbitrator was
not only his personal view AMI that
if he were asked to give 1t officially
he would have to first consult with the
president of the company. Mr.. Phil
lips replied that the opinion he gave
was personal one and was not the
official view of the company.
do you want to dissent from Mr.
Phillips view of the matter?" asked
Chairman Gray.
Il do to a certain extent" was Mr..
Ross reply.
DIR. J. NJ Wainwright of Scranton,
a physician. testified that the occupa-
tion of mining, so far as heath is con-
cerned. compared favorably with any
other occupation.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
Two Killed bY Peculiar Explosion.

McKeesport, Jan. ia peculiar
dynamite explosion at McKeesport
Saturday killed two men, fatally
wounded another and seriously wound
ed another. The men were working
with ether laborers on the banks of
the Monongahela river when one of
them struck ms pick into the ground
and the explosion followed How the
dynamite came to be in the ground at
the spot is not known.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
Police to Guard Coal Trains.

Shamokin, Pa, Jan. 19-Owing to
loaded coal trains being robbed of fuel
and to guarl aaginst such trains being
held up by people rendered desperate
because of the coal famine existing in
nearby places in the agriculture belt,
policemen received orders from the
Reading and Pennsylvania Railroad
companies that they must guard load
ed trains while in transit to market
through districts where the famine is
the worst.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
Boadsmen Preparing to Pay.

The boDdsmen of B. d. Greene and
John F. Gaynor, fugitives from jus.
tice for alleged frauds in connection
with work at Savannah harbor,s are
preparing to pay into the registry OF
the United States court $4,000, the
amount of the bond The bonds were
estreated in the United States court
Monday. w. b. Kirk of Syracuse,
NY, is Gaynor's bondsman and the
late John D. Leary of New York was
on the bond of Greene. The executor
of Leary will pay Greene's bond.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
NOT A LEGAL DOMICILE
Six Months Stay In Dakota
Not Sufficient.
Justice White of the Supreme Court
Declared a Dakota Divorce From
Massachusetts Woman lnvalid-Jus'
tce Holmes Had Given Same De-
cision in the State Court.

Washington, Jan. 20-The supreme
court has again passed upon the val
idity of divorces granted in South
Dakota to nCn-residents. The case In
volved a question of property rights
Of a woman resident of Massachusetts
whose husband had secured a divorce
in South Dakota after remaining there
six months. The Massachusetts courts
held that the decree had been fraud
ulently secured. The opinion affirmed
that holding on the ground that the
husbands residence did not constitute
a legal domicile.
In passing on the case Justice
White discussed at some length the
question whether the federal constitu
ton is involved in any way in the case.
He held that this could not be for
the reason that the general govern
ment never had any power ever mar
rlages to delegate, control over mar
riage always having been vested in the
states and never parted with by them.
Hence there was no power that con-
gress could exercise to regulate or
prohibit divorces, and it must follow
that unless the several states were
permitted to control the subject OF
divorce among their own citizens the
subject would be entirely uncontrolled,
in which case the absolute destruction
of society must be the result.
AS the complainant in the proceed
ings had been a citizen of Massachu,
setts the courts of that state had jur'
isdiction and not the courts of another
state.
1t was evident, he went on, that the
husbands six months residence in
South Dakota had been taken up for
the sole purpose of securing a divorce.
The temporary change of residence
did not amount to domicile or to a
change of citizenship. For this reason
he held that the South Dakota court
was without jurisdiction in the divorce
proceeding and its decree wholly void.
Justice Holmes took no part in the
decision for the reason that as chief
justice of the state of Massachusetts,
he had delivered the decision declaring
the Dakota decree invalid.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
Tuesday.

Editor n. G Gonzales, who was shot
Thursday by Lieutenant Governor Till
man, died Monday afternoon.
Thomas c. Platt was chosen for re-
election to the United States senate
by Republican caucus in Albany
The deaths from the explosion on the
battleship Massachusetts, Gt Cule5ra
now number seven, and another death
is expected.
A true bill was returned in Chicago
against As cool operators and retailers,
charging conspiracy to do an Illegal act
injurious to public trade.
Former Mayor Abram 5. Hewitt of
New York died at o'clock Sunday
morning afte a battle for life lasting
10 days and which was the marvel OF
.he physicians who attended him.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
Ahram S. Hewitt Dead.

Abram S. Hewitt, former mayor OF
New York and for many years repre-
sentative in congress, died on Suday
morning in his S1st year, having been
critically i'll for 10 days. With him
a. the moment of his death were his
wife, his three sons and three daugh
ters.
The funeral services, which will be
conducted by Bishop Potter will be
held in Calvary church, of which Mr.
Hewitt was a member, Wednesday
morning.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
Mrs sternaman Gets a Verdict.

Mrs. Olive A. Sternaman of Buf.
,falo, who was once sentenced to death
for the alleged murder of her husband
and was afterward retired and acquit.
ted, was given a verdict for $3.50
against the Metropolitan Life Insur.
ance company. The company opposed
the payment of 1000 on her husbands 5
life. The verdict given in Mrs. Stern.
aman's favor is for the full amount OF
the policy with interest from August
1896.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
surrenders All Her Titles.

Berlin. Jan. 2O.-The Dresden cores
pondent of the Tageblatt telegraphs
that besides surrendering all her titles,
etc, in consideration of the payment
of the sum of $500 yearly, the Crown
Princess of Saxony has full freedom of
movement, so long as the Saxon and
Austrian courts are informed before
hand of her INTENDED changes Of abode
and she is guaranteed freedom from
arrest.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
CRIMINAL PRACTICE.
Man and Woman and Two Physi
clans Arrested,

New Castle, Pa, Jan. 19.-The great
est excitement has been created here
by the arrest Friday afternoon of Dr.
Edwin S. Cooper and Mrs. Della Tai
bitter of this city, and DR.. J. R. Hair
of Edinburg, this county, for crimina
practice upon Miss Mabel Williams OF
Conemaugh, who died here Sept 10.
Albert Itell of Johnstown was Sat
urday arrested at his home on the
same charge.
All four defendants have given bond
in $1,000 each for a hearing next Fri
day afternoon before Alderman Joseph
Gilliland of this city, who issued the
warrants for their arrest.
The charges were preferred by Coun
ty Detective ]. Lee McFate, who ar
rested ltell, and Constable James Yer
ner made the arrests here.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.

Member of oRgress-Joseph Q. Si6ley.
Member Of ,Sendte-J. X. +. Hall.
A Assem6ty-C. w. Amsler.
President JRdge-W. M. Lindsey:
Associate Judges-R. Is. Crawford W.
II. II. Dotterer
Prothonotayy, Register & Recorder, DC
II. g. Geist.
NteYiG. Geo. w. Nohlit.
Freasurer-Frad. A. Keller.
CbmnltssiOnerS-C. Burhenn, a. IA
Shipe, Henry Weingard.
District A AttOrmey-S. u. Irwin.
.J,trv Commissioners-Er Sioble,
Lewis Wagner.
Cbrone,-Dr. ]. w. Morrow.
Co,t,,tv Auditors-W. II. Stiles, Geo.
w, Holeman, B. A. McCloskey.
County Superintendent-E. E. Stitzin-
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
YOUNG Man a Suicide.

Lock Haven, Pa. Jan. 19.-Hiram E.
Purseley, aged % years, was found
dying in the cellar of his furniture
store here. His father went to the
store AMI found note on his sons
desk, which said: you will find me in
the cellar" The young man was
found unconscious with bullet wound
in his head. He died in an hour. TIE
young man had been in i'll health for
some time
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
phnenlnullle Postoffroe Robbed.

Phoenixville. Pa. Jan. 10. : Early
Saturday morning five strangers blow
open the safe in the postofiice, secured
$500 in cash and stamps and a $500
gold bearing bond and made their es-
cape. Postal Clerk A. c. Bishop gave
the alarm and ne and his family were
shot at The postoflice was badly
wrecked.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
General Miles In Russia.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 20.-Lieutenant
General Miles, U. S. A., accompanied
by Mrs Miles and his party, arrived
here from Moscow after having spent
two days in that city. The party trav.
cled on a special train. The general
sail he had been impressed with the
magnitude and the future possibilities
of the country which had been opened
up by the Trans-Siberian railroad. He
will remain here several days, then
proceeding to Berlin, Paris and Lon.
don
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
CHURCH and sabbath school.

Presb, terian Sabbath School at 9;45 "a.
M: NJ. E. Sabbath School at lO:OO a. IN.
Preaching n NJ. Il. Church every sab
bath evening by Rev. o. ii. Nickle
Preaching in the f.. NJ. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Kew.
McGarvy. Pastor. ,,.,.
Services in the Presbyterian Church
every sabbath morning and evening"
The regular meetings of the w. Z. T..
u. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays OF each
M. nth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
Terms, si.oo A Year, strictly in Advance.
BOROUGH OFFICERS.

Burgess.-T. +. Ritchey.
ConRc,lmen.--J. 4. Dale, w. f. Blum,
I1f. j. Q Dunn, G. G. CASTOR, j. B. Muse,
U. n. Weaver, J. W. Landers.
.Iustfccs Of the PeGce-C. A. Randall, >.
J.. Setley.
Cbhsfabie-S. r. Maxwell.
C0ilectQr-S. j. Setley.
Nchoot Dtrectors-L. Fulton. j. O..
scowden, J. Il. Wenk, Patrick Joyce, l..
Agnew. r. L. Haslet.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
HIT BY FAST TRAIN.
. Horses Killed, Wagon Smashed and
Driver Has Miraculous Escape.

Driver Has Miraculous Escape.
New Castle, Pa, Jan. 19-Dairy.
man Harvey Robinson had a miracu.
lous escape from instant death Friday
in a collision, in which his dairy wagon
was broken to kindling wood and both
his horses killed by a southbound
Pennsylvania passenger train on the
McCleary avenue crossing The train
was running late and was going at
high speed. Robinson did not see the
train until it was too late to escape.
George Thomas, an East Long ave.
nue. boy, had his leg crushed in a coast.
ing accident by colliding with tele.
graph pole and seriously injured his
head and a young son of Mrs. A. R.
Kingsbury colliied with a sewer pipe
on Fast street while coasting and was
similarly injured.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
Venezuelan Fort Returned Fire.

The German cruiser Panther shelled
Fort San Carlos at entrance to Lake
Maracaibo Saturday afternoon for one
hour. The fort returned fire with -four
guns. TIE Panther withdrew in the
direction of Curacao.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-01-21
Efforts In Mrs. Maybrlok,s Behalf.

London, Jan. 20.-There have been
no new developments in the case Of
Mrs. Florence E. Maybrick and the
United States embassy has made no
request to the home Office for her re-
lease from Aylesbury prison (where
she is serving a life sentence for pois-
oning her husband), to enable her to
testify in a suit now pending in Vir-
ginia. Influential English friends of
the prisoner are unceasing, however,
in their efforts to obtain her release.
Rufus Hatch Declared Competent.
White Plains, ~ Y, Jan. 2O.-Rufus
Hatch, son of the late banker of that
name, was yesterday declared COM
3etent by a sheriff's jury.