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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
Staple Prices 1.s Above 1896.

Results of the late cold wave now
coming to hand are seen in arrested
vegetable growth in nearly all Sec
tions, with damage to spring-planted
crops, notably corn, cotton, oats, veg
etables and fruits, which necessitates
much replanting.
It is notable, however, that winter
wheat has gone through and emerged
from the late freeze with little deter
ioration.
Mems wear woolsn goods are not
being taken hold of freely, and some
shortening of running time is possible
at New England mills. Wool moves
fairly, though mostly at concessions,
and the disturbed condition of raw cot
ton, prices having reached the highest
point in over two years, holds back
trade for fall though rather more dis
position to do business has been mani
tested by buyers this week.
Taken as a whole staple prices,
though weaker than a month ago. are,
owing to the strength of raw and man.
ufactured materials, little off from a
month ago, and also little off from the
top reached three years ago, while 35
per cent above the low point reached
in 1896.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
Mr.. Dennison's Body Found.

The mystery surrounding the
whereabouts of Charles D. Dsnnison,
of the firm of Sidney Shepard & Co.,
of Buffalo, who disappeared from
the Hroezel House in that city some
weeks ago, and for whom the police
all over the country have been search.
ing, is believed to be cleared up by the
discovery of a body in the river be-
low Niagara Falls, which has been
positively identified as that of the
missing man.
The sudden death of ]. G. Forsyth,
a member of the firm ard a close per-
sonal friend of Mr. Dennison, is sup
posed to have caused despondency and
led him to the rash act of suicide.
Business continues large and indus.
try active, in most cases surprising
previous years at this date, despite
unseasonably cool weather in some
sections and swarm of labor troubles.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13

The New York police have so
far failed to solve the mystery sur
rounding the leaving of box of dyna-
mite on the Cunard line dock Saturday,
to be placed in the Umbria. There is
a diversion of opinion among the Off
cials as to whether the matter was in
tended to be hoax or not, but all
agree that the possibilities of a great
explosion and great loss Of life were
many.
Supt. George E. Murray of the bu-
reau Of combustibles said that there
was no decorating caps attached to the
dynamite sticks and that without these
caps it is not likely that the dynamite
would have exploded from fuse.
He says, that if the box had been
given a sudden jar at the time the fuse
burned down to the dynamite an ex-
plosion might have resulted.
Police Commissioner Greene said
that It has been suggested to him that
the whole thing was hoax, but that
the suggestion would not divert him
from his purpose of having the matter
sifted to the bottom.
"This Is too grave matter" he said,
"to be considered lightly, even IL
proven hoax. shall try to find the
person or persons who placed the dyna-
mite on the pier The offense is pun
ishable by an Imprisonment of 20
years, and to prevent repeated at
tempts of this kind an example should
be made of some Of the participants in
the affair"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
Land Sinks is Feet.

A few mornings ago people who re-
side en- the road between Alton lake
and the Susquehanna, near Coopers-
town, N. Y, were astonished when they
went out of doors to see that during
the night the land for distance of an
eighth of mile had dropped Is to 20
fest.
The sunken portion varied in width
from a. few feet to several rods. The
trees and shrubbery on the sunken
land remain standing just as before.
Fortunately there were no buildings
on this particular strip, although there
were some near it.
The theory is advanced that there Is
a subterranean river beneath the land
there. Such a condition would solve
the problem of the outlet of Alton lake,
which has always been a subject of
much discussion.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
Thursday,

In battle at Ochrina, Albania, one
hundred Turkish soldiers and seventy
revolutionists were killed.
In a short windward trial on the
Sound in light breeze the Columbia
showed to better advantage than the
Reliance.
Postmaster General Payne has re-
quested Seymour w. Tulloch to submit
his evidence OF the suppressed mis-.
management of the Washington city
postoffice.
The table cutters were locked out
by the Glove Manufacturers associ.
ation of Gloversvlle and Johnstown,
for refusing to do the work of striking
block cutters.
Janitor Phineas Ballard of the First
National bank of Charlotte, Mich, was
shot twice through the body and ia
tally wounded while at work after the
close of banking hours.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
NEGRO DEPARTMENT STORE.
Chicago Man Writes That He Hears
Carnegie and Washington Will
Start One,

Little Rock, Ark, May 12.-Gov.
Davis received a letter from Chicago
signed by Julius T. Hirsch, which said:
1T is the intention, with the aid OF
Andrew Carnegie and under the aus.
pices Of Booker T. Washington, to es.
tablish in Louisville KY, or New Or
leans. Ia, a large department dry
goods store, exclusively with colored
help, in order to elevate the colored
race and educate them in the CONNER
cial pursuits of life. Will your excel
lency b, gocd enough to give me your
view upon this unique enterprise?"
The governor, in reply, said that he
considered the social elevation of the
colored race all nonsense. He believed
the negro would do much better if lei
alone and that his natural place is IL
the field.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
Saturday.

Jury at Minneapolis finds former
Mayor Ames guilty of accepting a
bribe while chief executive Of that
city.
Two hundred and twenty-seven of
the 235 Presbyteries OF the Presby.
terian church in America have voted
for creed revision.
Bulgaria has returned to the porte
the latter's note of protest on account
of its alleged offensive terms" and
Turkey is pouring troops into the dis
turbed districts.
The body of Charles G. Dennison,
wealthy Chicago manufacturer, who
disappeared from Buffalo about five
weeks ago, has been found in the Nj
agara river below the falls.
Masked men held up a negro rural
free delivery carrier in Gallatin, Tenn,
and ordered him not to make another
trip. Postmaster General Payne or.
dered service on the route suspended
pending investigation.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
MiIkman Held Up Twice.

Youngstown, o., May 8. - David
Moore, a millkman of Coltsville, twice
within a few nights was attacked by
robbers while on his way home. The
first time the robber followed him to
the door Of his house and attempted to
hold him up as he entered. Thursday
night he was unhitching his horse,
when a shot was fired at him from the
door Of the barn. He drew a revol-
YER and a duel ensued in the dark.
While he was shooting at his first as
sailant he was hit from behind by a
second robber and knocked senseless.
When he recovered he had been re-
lieved Of all his money.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
Six Hundred Families Burned Out.

A fire, suspected of being of incen-
diary origin, Sunday afternoon and
evening destroyed hundreds of houses
and millions of feet of lumber in
Ottawa.
John White, who has just been re-
leased from the penitentiary after
serving a term of Imprisonment for
arson, was caught near where the fire
was first discovered. He was taken to
the police station and will be charged
with starting the conflagration.
Fifteen million feet OF lumber were
destroyed. 1t belonged chiefly to ]. R.
Booth and was sold. The loss will be
about 100000 for lumber.
The buildings burned are principally
dwelling houses and stores. They were
all built since the last great fire and
were either solid or brick veneered,
as the city would not permit any others
being erected.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
TRAIN MEN CATCH ROBBERS.
Capture Footpads Who Held Up Man
and Placed Body on Track.

Washington, Pa, May 9.-The little
town of West Columbia, this county,
was the scene of a brutal outrage
Wednesday midnight, when Bmmet S.
Camden, a grocer of the town, was at
tackled by footpads, knocked uncon-
scious and robbed and his body placed
on the tracks Of the Pittsburg, Vir-
ginia and Charleston railroad. The
robbers were later pursued by a train
crew on an engine and captured and
lodged in Jail here to await the result
OF Camdens injuries.
The robbery and holdup was one of
the boldest ever perpetrated in the
county, Shortly before midnight Cam
den closed his store and started for
his hCme. He had gone but a short
distance and was in lonely part of
the road when three highwaymen
sprang out at him and with heavy in
struments struck him on the head. He
at first made a gallant fight Again
and again he was struck and was
finally beaten down and rendered un-
conscious.
The highwaymen then rifled his
clothes, securing a quantity of money
and valuables. He was picked up un-
conscious, the robbers thinking he
had been killed, and placed on the
tracks of the p, V and c. railroad just
before the approach of train. The
train crew saw the man lying on the
tracks and the assailants making off.
Putting the engine at full speed, the
trainmen gave chase to the robbers.
The robbers saw the purpose of the
crew and took to the country. The
trainmen abandoned their engine and
gave chase on foot The robbers were
bsing rapidly overhauled, when they
stopped and made a stand, threatening
their pursuers with death from their
revolvers if they approached. The
trainmen also drew guns and, out
numbering their opponents, rounded
them up and closed in on them.
Two of the thugs. seeing they were
outnumbered, surrendered, the other
escaping in the darkness. Their weap-
ons were taken from them and the
money and valuables they had taken
from Camden were secured. They
gave their names as Thomas Donahue
of McKeesport and Thomas Blackburn
Of Tyrone.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
Five Favorites and One Second Choice

New York, May 12.-Lux Casta, with
Odcm up, wen the Crotona handicap
at Morris park. She was favorite and
after lying third to well into tn;
stretch. OdCm sent her to the front
and won by a neck. with Royal sec
ond and Olympian, an added starter
third Mexican, who was making his
first appearance Ct the year. wor
the last race by head frcm the out
slider ZCrcaster. with the favorite River
Pirate third Five favorit. and one
second choice divided the money
Tommy Burns piloted three winners.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
KENT cRoss.ExAMINED.
Contradiction of His Statement That
He Did Not Intend Suicide.

Rochester May 12.-The direct ex.
animation of Leland Dorr Kent by At
torney Raines was concluded late in
tbs afternoon, after which District At
torney Warren took the defendant -
hand and submitted him to severe
discrimination.
This brought out at least one weak
point in Kent's testimony. This was
the admission that when Kent and
Miss Dingle left Mrs. Hutchinson's
house in Buffalo, where they were
known as Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby, Kent
left note telling the woman to call at
No 4S4 Fargo avenue and colSct the
rent of IS. This would ssem to con.
tradict his statement that he did not
intend to commit suicide before he
came to Rochester
This district attorney skilfully led
up to the last meeting J etween Ethel
Dingle and her sister Evi the night be.
fore the couple lift Buffal on the fatal
trip, when Ethel called at the home OF
her aunt, Mrs. Mcpherson, to see Eva
This is the night that Eva ran out OF
the house to spsak to Ethel and threat.
ened Kent that she would go TO his
wife the next day and disclose his rela
tions with her sister. Kent said that
he thought Eva would ksep her word
ard that II was all up with him.
Kent claimed that he suggested the
Rochester trip to Ethel to get the idea
Of suicide out of her mind. Another
statement brought out was that the
Wednesday before the tragedy was the
first he thought CT suicide.
Ethel had bHen talking about it all
day and he concluded II she carried
cut her threats there was nothing left
fer him but to die also. He admitted
that be brought no change of clothing
with him hire, nor did Ethel, but that
he intended to remain here about three
or four days until the trouble had
blown over which would result from
Eva Dingle carrying cut her threat to
TIL his wife.
II was his intention. he said, to cor
respond with Drs. BiXby and Villiaume
before his return TO "see how the land
lay"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
Friday.

Miss Nellie Sturtevant was shot
and killed at Medford, Mass, while
trying to defend her father from a
burglar.
The pope has decided upon the ap-
pointment Of Rev. Charles II. Cotton,
rector of St. Stephens church, New
York, as bishop of Buffalo.
Fifteen men were washed overheard
one by one and drowned in the wreck
of the Gloucester schooner Gloriana
off the coast of Nova Scotia.
President Roosevelt inspects won.
ders of Grand Canyon, Arizona, greets
members of his old regiment and pre-
sents diplomas to school graduates.
Captain Pershing's column has de-
feated a strong force of Moros at Lake
Lanao, Mindanao, and captured 10
forts. Two Americans were killed and
seven wounded.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
CRUDE OIL FOR HOGS.
Indiana Farmers Form a Company to
Use Their Product In That Way.

indianapolis, May 9.-Several we'll
to-do farmers of Cass county have
formed a company to drill for oil, and
County Auditor Gard, who is presi-
dent of the company, announces that
the crude oil will not be placed on the
market, but will be fed to hogs.
Mr.. Gard says that experiments
made by him and others have shown
that hogs thrive better when lib
eral supply cf oil is given them when
being fattened for market and that
while it conduces to health the oil
is much cheaper as food than corn at
prices which have obtained for the
past two years.
The discovery of the beneficial eff
fects of eating the crude oil was made
accidentally when hogs were running
in the fields where oil was produced,
and tests were then made with the re-
suit that the company was formed to
produce oil for the special purpose of
feeding it to hogs.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
Two Big Steamers Collide.

A collision at sea that cost 20 lives
and the sinking of the big Clyde
steamship Saginaw by the Old Domin.
ion steamship company's liner Hamil.
ton, occurred between Winter Quarter
lightship and Fenwick Island light.
ship on the Virginia coast at 4:4O
o'clock Tuesday morning.
A dense fog settled along the coast
shortly after nightfall and while going
through this fog at reduced speed the
Hamilton crashed into the Saginaw's
side about 20 feet from the stern
The scene of the collision is about 1S
or II miles off the shore and between
$50 and 200 miles south of New York
and between 125 and 14O miles north
Of Norfolk.
The disrinline Of the crews was ad
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.

Member of CongresS-Joseph c. Sibley.
Member of iSendte-J. X. Z. Hall.
AsSem6ly-C. w. Amsler.
President Jadge-W. M. Lindsey:
Associate Judges-R. Is. Crawford, W..
ii. II. Dotterer,
Prothonotary, Register q Recorder, &C.
j. G. Geist.
SheriG.-Geo. w. Noblit.
Treasurer-Fred.A A. Keller.
CommisSiOnerS-C. Burhenn, A. H.
Shipe, Henry Weingard.
District A AttOrRey-S. d. irwin.
jury mtSSiOnerS-Ernest Sibble,
Lewis Wagner.
COroner-Dr. j. w. Morrow.
-County AuditorS-W. IL: Stiles Geo.
w. Holeman, Is. A. McCloskey.
County SUrUeyor--D. w., CLARK.
County Superintendent-E. H. Stitzih-
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
Monday.

Seven men were arrested and placed
in the Tombs, accused of the murdsI
of the Malta barrel victim" in New
York.
A. w. Machen, superintendent of the
Free Delivery Division in the postoffice
departm mt, was relieved from duty
by Postmaster General Payne, pending
investigation of the postal scandal.
Connected with a hundred pounds OF
dynamite, an internal machine was
found in a box on the Cunard pier just
before the sailing of the Umbria, OF
which the police were notified in a
mysterious letter
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
ror edo Plants Ordered Moved.

Clev land, Ohio, May 12.-County
Coroner P"rke has rendered verdict
IN connection with the recent explos.
ion at the torp'do works Of the Thor
Manufacturing company. The coroner
fails to place thu blame for the disas
ter, simply stating that the victims met
death as a result of an accidental ex-
plosion of a torpedo mixture. The
police have located several other tor
pedo manufacturing concerns in the
city. All have been ordered to move
their plants outside Of the city limits
Immediately.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
Apportionment Of School Moneys.

Albany, May 12.-Hon. Charles r
Skinner. state superintendent of public
instruction, signed and forwarded to
the several county treasursrs of the
state checks aggregating $3,575,1S0.75
These checks are for the state school
moneys apportioned by the department
to tn various counties. The aggregate
Of the apportionment is s3,995,OOO. The
checks range in amount from S6.OOO.44
to Hamilton county to Sl,265,5S9.56 ap
portioned and paid to Greater New
York. This payment is the largest ever
made in any one day from the state
d spartment.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
AGED COUPLE FATALLY BURNED,
Explosion Of Gas Causes Death Of
Hiram BasdelI and His Wife.

Buffalo, May 12.-Hiram Blasdell and
his wife were burned to death at their
home in North Collins Mrs. Blasdell
awoke at o'clock and found the room
filled with gas. She lighted match
and the gas exploded.
Mrs. Blasd, Il ran downstairs with
her night clothes On fire and fell in the
street terribly burned. Her husband
jumped out of the second story win
dow and was picked up so badly
burned and bruised that he died at 6
o'clock Mrs. Blasdsll died at II in the
morning.
Mr.. Blasdeli was a prominent Re
publican He founded the town of Bias
dell and was its first postmaster. He
was assemblyman in 1895 and 1895
and served with Ellsworth's Avengers
in thu civil war. He was 63 years old
and very rich.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
Tuesdav.

King Edward and Queen Alex
andra, accompanied by largs suites,
left London to pay their first ceremon.
ial visit TO Scotland.
HIM. S. Grafton, with Admiral Blck.
erford, arrived at San Francisco to
take part in reception to President
Roosevelt this afternoon.
Hon. Heman Blasdell and Mrs Bias
dell we're fatally burned by a gas ~
plosion in their house at North Collins
Erie county. Their house was de-
stroyed
Seventeen members Of the demo
cratic national committee are opposed
20 the nomination Of Grover Cleveland
IN 1904. Three arc for him and eight
are non-comuittal.
RsV. Robert Morris Kemp. New
York. denounced the neral laXities OF
the times in a sermon delivered in ST.
Paul's chapel before the Daughters Of
the American Revolution
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
Want Carrying Arms Stopped.

Punxsutawney Pa. May "a psti-
ton signed by 400 Italians at Walls
ton was sent to Judge Reed at Brook
vile asking that the Judge assist the
signers to break up the practice among
Italians of carrying concealed weap-
ons. The petition deplorss the recent
murders that have been committed at
Walston and characterizes the prac'
tice of carrying concealed weapons as
aboniinable, each signer pledging him
self not to go armsd and to rldicule
those who do. The petition asks that
a severe penalty be imposed upon such
yiolaters of the law
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
Church nnd sabbath school.

Presby terian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
m. NJ. E. Sabbath School at 1000 a. m.
Preaching in NJ. Il. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. o. II. Nickl
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,
Rev. II. w. Illingworth, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the w. Z. r.
u. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays OF each
IN, nth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
Excellent Trout Fishinu.

Reports received from all over the
Adirondacks indicate that the trout
fishing this spring is better than it has
been for many years, big catches OF
brook and lake trout being so numer
GUS as to attract little attention. Old
fishermen say the excellent fishing is
due to the dry weather in some places
no heavy rain having fallsn in the Ad
irondacks since April 16.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
Has Been a City $50 Years.

Mayor Seth Low has issued a proc.
lamation calling upon the people of
New York city to make the
week beginning May "a a gala week
in honor of the 250th anniversary OF
the incorporation of the municipality
The proclamation granting the privi.
leges of city government to the city
of New Amsterdam was issued BY
Peter Stuyvesant, governor of tho
province of New Netherlands, on Feb
ruary 2, 1858.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13

weekly Trade Review-big steamers
Collide - Postoffice Investigation
Mr.. Dennison's Body Found-Fast
Trains CoIlide-Dynamlte at Steam
er's Dock-Big Ottawa Fire.
Just after he had finished filing
papers reopening the contested cleo
ton cases of Breathitt county, Ken
lucky, James B. Marcum, lawyer, was
shot and killed by an unknown assas-
sin. He fell in the front entrance OF
the court house at Jackson. He fell
within few yards of where Town
Marshal James Cocktail was shot down
in July, the assassin being stationed
in the court house in each instance.
The first bullet entered the back to
the right of the spinal column and
passing through the breast and body
struck the door facing him. The next
shot passed through the top of his
head and was aimed as he reeled.
The shots appeared to come from a
doorway or possibly from behind a
door in the corridor, but as the pas
sage was quickly cleared amid great
confusion no one seemed able to state
accurately where the assassin was To-
Gated
Marcum's body lay for 10 minutes
untouched. Even his friends feared
to approach the place. The body was
finally picked up and carried to a drug
store opposite and from there taken
home.
Marcum was a trustee of the Ken
tucky state college, was United States
commissioner of his district and rep
resented the Lexington and Eastern
railroad and other large corporations.
He has practiced law in Breathitt
county for II years.
He has avoided feuds and until he
took charge of the election cases
which involved the Hargis faction. had
been a friend of members of both fac
tions. For three months, beginning
last July he did not leave his home
and after that for months was always
accompanied by his wife and women
friends or carried one of his children
with him for protection.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
Collision of Fast Trains.

Three Uticans are dad and eight
other persons are seriously injured, two
perhaps fatally, as the result of a
head-on collision between two passen.
ger trains on the Mohawk division Of
the New York Central and Hudson
River railroad at Nelson Lake in the
Adirondacks, between McKeever and
Fulton Chain, which occurred about
3.15 Saturday afternoon. The accident
is the worst in the history of that road
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-05-13
Rochester Pesthouse Burned.

Rochester n. Y. May 12.-The old
Hope hospital, where the smallpox
patients we're isolated in the late epi
dsmic and over which an investigation
has been in progress here nearly all
winter. has been burned by the depart
ment Of public safety. The few re
naming patients had previously been
removed to the new municipal hospital