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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-03-29
Our New York Letter.
Editors Progressive Farmer:

q uSU L LILY ""0 NAC AooO
week came the Sully crash, Of which,
of course, all your readers have been
informed. It was mighty tough on
Sully, and there was nothing for
King Cotton to do but to break, and
break it did; but it's downfall was
not half so great as that of Sully.
He was happy though, inasmuch as
he supposed his creditors would ac-
cept his proposition and accept some
long-term notes; but when this was
refused and he found himself a posi-
tive bankrupt his placidity received
a good deal of a shock, and he re-
marked that he didn't have FIVE cents;
no, not even the clothes he had on
were his. Of course, it is easy to
moralize over the fall of a man who
a short time ago seemed to be SUI
preme in cotton. But the story has
been so often repeated that all the
oceans of advice being given will do
no good. Somebody else will corner
something and the experiment will
be repeated indefinitely. Sully's liza
bilities are thought now to be "only"
two and a half millions of dollars.
Sully openly "gambled" in cotton.
Another man gambled secretly in a
erich mans gambling place" and is
said, on authority of the district at
torney, to have lost, in a half-drunk-
en- mood in four nights, something
like 100000. There is a good deal
of food for thought in both these
operations. The private gambler has
by no means lost his all, and is prob
ably working in the same manner
yet. It has been the supreme desire
of the authorities to have a law
passed whereby the owner of this
gambling place could be convicted.
The Legislature has been appealed
to, and after one of the most bitter
debates ever known at Albany, a law
has been passed whereby the bird
will become the game of the State.
This law makes it compulsory for
witnesses to tell what they know
about the place SO far as their own
experience goes, and, while the aver
age man could never gain admittance
to this place, there is no doubt but
the moral effect of the recently
enacted law, and we feel now that the
rich gambler can no more escape be-
cause he is rich, han can the little
man whom the masses seem to patro-
nize so literally.
There is little change in markets
since last week. Cotton forms an ex-
ception, of course, and the break in
the staple has been great. After the
Sully failure the market strengthen
ed, but on Tuesday it was off again,
and the net decline was from 80 to 70
points. Even at the lower prices
spinners are not inclined to take hold
and the question is, how much more
must the staple drop before consum-
ers are interested! At the close,
middling uplands are quotable at
about ~ ~-- ~ 1H- ,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
SATURDAY..

Senator Hanna is officially pro.
nounced to have typhoid fever.
The Russian reply to Japan was for.
warded to Viceroy Alexieff at Port Ar.
thur If he approves it will reach the
Toxic government Monday
A train on the Niagara Falls branch
of the Central ran into the rear of 4
passenger train which had been stalled
at Lockport Junction, and a number
OF passengers were injured.
Funeral services over the remains
Of William c. Whitney, former secre,
tary of the navy, were held Friday at
Grace church, New York. Among the
pallbearers were Grover Cleveland
and Elihu Root.
Advices received at Amsterdam say
that an entire town in the island of
Java, Dutch East Indies, is reported
to have been swallowed up by vol.
canic eruption, and that hundreds of
persons were killed.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
POLICY OF UNITED STATES.
No Agreement With Great Britain
About Intervention.

Washington, Feb. 9.-State depart
ment officials deny that any agreement
has been made to the effect that the
United States and Great Britain would
intervene after Russia has crushed ia
pan and insist that Manchuria remain
part of China.
Ever since the Turco-Russian war it
has been customary for the great neu-
trail powers to hold some sort of con-
ference at the conclusion of the war
to assure the vanquished nation in
the struggle against undue exactions
and punishments
This was notably the case in the
Turco-Russian war, and attention is
called to the fact that although Japan
was the victor in her last war with
China, the neutral powers, especially
Russia and England, brought pressure
to bear upon Japan to prevent her
from pursuing her advantage beyond
reasonable limits. incidentally it also
was pointed out that the two nations
profited themselves by the acquisition
Of most important strategetic points
which had been the object of Japan's
operations.
Therefore it is said to be within the
probabilities that some kind of confer
ence will follow a Russo-Japan war.
The United States has always held
aloof from combination in such cases,
but as in the case of the negotiations
which terminated the Boxer troubles,
the policy has been to work on parallel
lines when such cause is for the COM
mon good.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
CONSULS IN MANCHURIA.
Messrs. Cheshire, Davidson and Nor
gan Will Soon Go to Their Posts.

Washington, Feb 9.-The state de-
partment is pushing preparations for
the early dispatch to their posts in
Manchuria of United States Consuls
Cheshire, Davidson and Morgan, who
are to be posted respectively at Muk-
den, Antung and Dalny
This is regardless of the impending
outbreak of war, and it is said that
there is no reason to apprehend that
actual hostilities would be allowed to
prevent a consul of a friendly nation
from going to his post
Mr. Fowler, who has been in this
country on leave of absence, has de.
parted in haste for Chefoo, which in
the event of hostilities is expected to
be a point of the greatest importance
for the collection of news and rendez.
vous of merchant shipping, being the
nearest great neutral port to the pros
pective seat of war.
The navy department will make no
effort to place United States naval at
taches on either the Russian or jap
anese fleets 1t is believed that con.
sent could not be had from either
party.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10


It was officially announced at St.
Petersburg that Count Lamsdorff,
the Russian foreign minister, has in
formed Russian representatives abroad
that Japan has decided to break off
negotiations with Russia and to with
draw her minister and the entire le-
CATION staff from St Petersburg, and
that upon the receipt of note to this
effect from the Japanese minister Rus
STA has ordered her minister, Baron De
Rosen, and the legation staff to leave
Toxic.
The Russian authorities believe this
action places Japan in the wrong
before the world, and moreover, after
such "piece of impudence," as 1t is
denomnated there, makes easy an ap-
peal to the patriotism of the Russian
people,
The news that at any moment Japan
had drawn the sword and that the
first clash had occurred would not be
surprising. The events leading to ia
pans abrupt action have come with
great rapidity
Russia, while making concessions,
declined to yield on the four following
points: First, Japan's right to ask for
a treaty covering the sovereignty OF
Manchuria; second, she insisted upon
mutual recognition of the independ-
ence of Corea; third, that there should
be no fortification of Southern Corea
which might threaten Russian COM
ylunications with Port Arthur and
Vladivostock, and fourth, she de-
clined to meet Japan's wishes with re-
gard to a neutral zone on both sides
of the Yalu river.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
Tuesday,.

President William Harper Of the
University of Chicago is suffering with
an attack of appendicitis.
ID. J. Sully, in an interview, pre-
dicted 20 cent cotton and said the
world faced a famine in that staple.
A fire which started Sunday morning
in the business section of Baltimore,
and was not checked until Monday ev-
ening, entailed loss of $200,O00,O00
A dispatch from Berlin says a strong
fleet of Japanese warships, reported TO
be on its way to Chemulpo, Corea, has
seized several Russian trading vessels
Baron Hayashi, Japanese minister
at London, says steps contemplate
by Japan for preservation of its in
terests in the Far East have COM
menced
The United States Steel corporation
it is reported, intends to rid its mills
of union labor after the expiration o'
the wage agreement with the Amalga
mated association June 30.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
Friday.

Six thousand Russian troops have
sailed from Port Arthur and will en-
deavor to land at Chemulpo, the port
Of Seoul.
w. e. Mechan, state commissioner
of fisheries of Pennsylvania, proposes
to stock the Delaware river with At.
lantic salmon.
Senator Hanna's condition became
much worse, and the prompt applica.
tion of remedies averted a threatened
congestive attack
A conference upon the question of
home rule for cities will be held within
a few days between Governor Odell
and the legislative leaders.
President Roosevelt sent to the SEN
ate mass Of correspondence relative
to the landing of marines on the 18th,
mus of Panama, but withheld the mill.
tary orders concerning the landings.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
MILITARY OBSERVERS.
Detail of United States Officers to Ac-
company the Respective Armies.


Washington, Feb 8. - The United
States army will be represented as a
military observer with the Russian
army by Brigadier General Henry A.
Allen, chief of the Philippine constab-
ulary.
Major o. E. Wood will be United
States military observer with the Jap.
anese army He has been for some
time United States military attache at
Toxic.
Outbreak of war between Russia
and Japan will, it is believed here. be
followed by the fight of the empires
dowager and the entire Chinese court
from Pekin to Southern China, where
they took refuge in 1900.
This may precipitate a dangerous
condition of unrest throughout China
It will close every door &C communica-
tlon from the powers to the Pekin gov.
ernment. Several European powers
are inclined to bring pressure to bear
to prevent it. 1t is believed that Unit.
ed States Minister Conger will use his
efforts in that direction.
Regarding the attitude of the Unit
ed States, Assistant Secretary of State
Loomis, reiterated to the Russian am.
bassador during the latter's call that
the United States would observe com.
plete neutrality. No declaration of
neutrality will be made until actual
hostilities commence or war is de.
clared.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
Monday.

Russia's reply has been received by
Japan, and opinion in the legations is
that it is unsatisfactory.
Merapi, volcano in the island OF
Java, is in eruption, an entire town
has been swallowed up and hundreds
of people have been killed
It was said in Indianapolis that Sen.
ator Fairbanks would be the Republi.
can nominee for vice president he be-
ing the choice of President Roosevelt.
Mrs. Maybrick is in a home of the
Sisters of the Epiphany, at Truro
Cornwall, until her final release, in
order to recover from the effects of
her confinement
One mans body was blown a mile,
several other men were badly hurt
and much damage was caused to prop
erty on the surface by an explosion in
a colliery in the outskirts Of Scran-
ton, Pa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
Thursday.

The Seoul-Fusan railroad in Cores
has been occupied by Japanese troops
Dispatches from Montevideo, Uru
quay, announce that the rebels are in
force only four leagues from the cap
ital.
Isador Rayner of Baltimore was
elected by the Maryland Legislature to
succeed Louis f. McComas in the Unit
ed States senate.
King Edward opened parliament in
person, and Sir Henry Campbell-Ban.
herman began the Liberal attack on
the governments financial policy.
A report has reached Colon that Col.
ombian soldiers have invaded Panama
territory near Cape Tiburon and have
taken possession of a village, after
killing and wounding several Indians
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
Pennsylvania eorrows $4,000, 900.

A syndicate of prominent New
IUrk bankers has agreed to lend
$4,000 900 for the purpose of improv-
ing the Pennsylvania lines west Of
Pittsburg and also, 1t can be stated on
authority OF a member of the lending
syndicate, to provide funds for the
purchase of the Western Maryland
railroad by the Norfolk and Western
as part of plan for the settlement Of
the Gould-Pennsylvania differences.
The Pennsylvania will receive the
money April and issue notes bearing
Az per cent interest therefor, the
notes to be taken up in Is months. It
is not the intention of the syndicate
which has taken the notes to offer
them at public sale. The price to be
paid for the notes was not made pub
lie,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
WelIs.Brewer Weddinu.

Washington, Feb 9.-At noon yes
terday the marriage of Miss Elizabethe
Brewer. youngest daughter of Justice
Brewer of the United States supreme
court, to Wellington Wells of Boston
was solemnized at st. Johns church
by the Rt. Rev. Dr. Satterlee, bishop
of Washington. President and Mrs.
Roosevelt and members of the su.
preme court were among the guests.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS
Short Items From Various
Parts of the World.
Record Of Many Happenings Condensed
and Put In Small Space and Ar.
ranged With Special Regard For the
Convenience OF the Reader Who has
Little Time to Spare.

1t was officially announced that John
d. Rockefeller had rendered his resig-
nation as a director of the United
States Steel corporation.
George A. Rose, late cashier of the
Produce Exchange bank in Cleveland,
sas been sentenced for 10 years for EN-.
bezzling $3.50 of the banks funds
Work on the federal building al
Lockport will be somewhat delayed by
the failure of Denniston & Co. of Sy
racuse to carry out the $4,000 con
tract.
Fears are entertained for the safety
Of Colonel Leutwein, governor of Ger
man Southwest Africa, who is sup
posed to be surrounded by the tribes
men in revolt.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
rhe Nem seoretarv of War.

Hanging in his Office as the new sec
retary of war, William H. Taft, was
conducted into the arduous duties of
bis post, was the picture of his dis
tinguished father, Alphonso Taft, who
was President Grants secretary OF
war in 1876. Thus father and son
have held the same portfolio. Simon
Cameron, secretary of war under Lin
coin, and James D. Cameron, his son,
under Grant, present a similar in
stance There is a single other case
of the kind in government history,
where Gideon Granger was postmaster
general under Jefferson and Madison
and Francis Granger, his son, under
Harrison and Tyler
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
Late Opening Of Spring Trade.

Bradstreet's summary of the state
Of trade says:
Weather conditions unfavorably af-
feet trade and transportation through
out most OF the West. while wildly
fluctuationg markets for cotton, cof-
fee and the cereals make the specula.
tive situation Of those staples a mat
ter Of concern.
The feeling grows that later open
ing of spring trade and conservative
buying are to be looked for in many
lines.
Mems wear woolens are not moving
quickly for fall delivery. Clothiers
are buying conservatively. Wool is
firm, with stocks light and 5 to 10
per cent higher prices at London sales.
Cotton goods are much disturbed. Buy
ers and sellers are alike uncertain.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10

The last vestige of the American oc-
cupation of Cuba disappeared Thurs
day of last week when the Amer
lean flag was lowered from the Ca
bana barracks and the last battalion of
American soldiers boarded the armv
transport Sumner.
President Palma with other Cuban
officials attended the ceremony of low
ering the United States flag. The
Cuban flag was then raised in its
place.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
Death Of William c. Whitney.

William Collins Whitney, former sec
retary of the navy died Tuesday aft
crnoon at his home S71 Fifth avenue,
New York. Death came while he was
under the influence of ether, admins
tered preparatory to a second opera
tion for appendicitis.
The funeral services were held Fri
day at Grace church, New York, where
Mr.. Whitney was a pew holder.
It was while acting as secretary of
the navy that Mr.. Whitney first came
into national prominence through his
aggressive efforts toward the improve
ment and enlargement of the American
navy.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
Senator Hanna Has Typhoid.

Senator Hanna's illness is official
ly pronounced by his physicians in
Washington to be irregular typhoid,
that is typhoid fever with the fever
symptoms less regular and marked
than in the pronounced types of the
disease.
His physicians expressed confidence
in his recovery but admitted that even
II no complications or unforeseen de-
velopments of any kind occur recov-
cry will be a matter of weeks and will
require meanwhile the most careful
and painstaling nursing.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
Buffalo Provision Market.

Buffalo, Feb. 8.
WHEAT - No. l northern, SLOPES,
winter wheat, No. 2 red, Csc
CORN-No . corn, 502t oslo (. O. b.
afloat; No. yellow, SIC.
OATS-No. 2 white, 4Sc f. o. b.
ahoat; No. 8 white, 471ac.
FLOUR-Spring wheat, best patent
per bbl., $515Q59O; low grades, So so
Q425.
BUTTER Creamery western 81.
ira tubs, 24c; state and Pennsylvania
creamery, 221s42Sc dairy fair to
good, 15@16c.
CHEESE-Fancy full cream, 800
121Ac; good to choice. 10h@111ac;
common to fair, S010c.
EGGS-State, fresh fansv, SAC
POTATOES-Per bu., S039Oc.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
MARKET REFORT.
New York Provision Market.
New York. Feb. S

New YORK, FEB. \.
WHEAT - No 2 red, sc f. o. b
afloat; No. l northern Duluth, $1.045s.
CORN - No. corn, 53%c f. o. b
afioat No. yellow, 5Sc.
OATS - No. oats, 4Sc; No.
white, sic; No. 8 white, 5O1sc.
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR - $1,000
2.15.
PORK-Mess, s1425@t5.25; family
$15.0O015.5O.
HAY-Shipping, 65@7Oc; good to
choice, S5090c
BUTTER - Creamery extras. 24c:
factory, 14c; western imitation
creamery, 1761Sc
CHEESE-State,f full cream, small
fancy, 12c
EGGS - State and PENNSYLVANIA,
fancy selected 3G@3Sc.
PoTATOEs-Stato aod western, per
sack, $2.5O@2.7O
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
Dividends of Canadian Pacific.

Montreal, Que, Feb. AT the meet
ing of the board of directors of the
Canadian Pacific railway a dividend of
2 per cent on the preferred stock and
per cent on the common stock was
declared for the half year ended De-
cember last. After payment of the
working expenses, fixed charges and
dividends, there is a surplus for the
half year of $2,751, 1888.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
Dollar Wheat In Chicago.

Cash No, red wheat sold on the
Chicago board of trade Wednesday at
81 bushel, two carloads changing
hands at that price. The wheat was
bought by millers. Wheat has not
sold so high in this market, either for
spot or future delivery, since June,
1898, in which month the Letter deal
was eliminated The high prices being
raid at Chicago are the direct result
of the big deal in May wheat being
engineered by Armour.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
eermany's Policy In Far East.

Berlin, Feb. 8. - The Cologne Ga
zette defines Germany's policy in East
Asia in an article, which is evidently
inspired as follows: I'VE must direct
our attention to seeing that further
complications do not arise from this
quarrel, and that the regions in China
adjacent to the theater of war are not
drawn into the outbreak We can best
subserve this purpose through policy
which will leave no doubt of our full
lest neutrality"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
RTXEY.
CARTER.
Fifty Workmen Killed.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 9.-Fifty work
men were killed by the caving in OF an
embankment on the Warsaw-Vienna
railroad. In the course of their work
the men dug into an old smelling
works which had been buried beneath
the line for 30 years An explosion
followed, and besides the men killed,
many were frightfully burned
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
Wreck on the Rome and watertown.

A passenger train on the Sacketts
Harbor branch of the Rome, Water.
town and Ogdensburg division of the
New York Central railroad jumped
the track about five miles west of Wa
tertown Friday night, the entire train
consisting of engine, baggage car and
one coach, going down an embank.
ment The engineer and fireman es-
capped with slight injury. One passen-
ger. Anna Bernheim of Sacketts Har-
bor sustained a broken collar bone
The wreck was caused by spreading of
the rails
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-10
SAL LTIMORE FIRE SWEPT
Mayor McLane Says Loss Is
Over $Ioo, 900, 900.

Diplomatic Relations Severed - New
Secretary of War-Big Loan to Rail-
road-Senator Hanna Has Typhoid.
Wreck Near Watertown - Last
Troops Leave cuba-Dollar Wheat.
The most destructive conflagration
in the history of Baltimore started at
IL o'clock Sunday morning, raging
practically unchecked for 36 hours,
completely destroying scores of the
largest business houses in the whole
sale district, involving losses which
owing to the wide extent of the calam-
ty II is certain will exceed $780,
o9G 900.
The fire broke out shortly before ii
o'clock in the wholesale drygoods
store OF John e. Hurst & Co, on Hop
kins place, in the heart of the busi-
ness district, with a series OF loud ex'
plosions which were heard in all parts
of the city. 1t spread with fearful ra-
pidity.
In half an hour there were dozen
big warehouses in the wholesale dry
goods district burning fiercely. The
entire city fire department was called
out. but was utterly powerless to check
the spread of the flames, which were
aided by high winds and by noon there
were savage fires in at least 30 big
warehouses and the conflagration was
steadily eating its way into blocks
east north. west and south.
Every bit of fire fighting apparatus
In the city was called into requisition
MS the flames spread, but the firemen
realized they had task too great for
them to combat. kilograms for fire
engines were sent to Washington and
Philadelphia and about | O'Clock six
engines arrived from Washington and
four from Philadelphia and Joined in
the battle. Engines from the stations
In Baltimore. Howard, Anne Arundel
and Hartford counties were also sum-
moned. some of the apparatus travel
ing a distance of 80 miles and more
It is roughly estimated that there
we're 400 lines of hose playing upon dif-
ferent parts of the conflagration
So terrific was the heat and so dense
and suffocating the volumeof smoke, fly
ing sparks and burning embers thai
II was difficult for the firemen to stand
long within fighting distance of the
flames, while several trucks and en-
gines were hopelessly disabled by fly.
ing timbers at an early hour In the ac-
tion.
At 7 o'clock the situation was so
homeless so far as effective work by
the firemen was concerned that Chief
Horton decided that the only thing to
do was to dynamite buildings at the
threatened points and thus prevent as
fas as possible a further spread OF the
flames.
In pursuance of this plan number
of buildings on South Charles street,
between German and Lombard, were
blown up. Subsequently the splendid
structure of J. w. Puts & Co. notion
dealers at Charles and Fayette streets,
the Daily Record. Ross Drugstore and
other buildings were dynamited But
this heroic remedy merely delayed
but did not seriously impede the on
ward march of the conilagration.
At p. m. Monday the fire was under
control, having been stopped at the
harbor Five fresh fire companies ar
rived from New York.