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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
HEARST COAL INQUIRY.
Interstate Commerce Commission Re.
sumed Hearing of Charges.

sumed Hearing Of Charges.
New York, Oct 25-The hearing
before the interstate commerce com
mission on the charges brought by
William Randolph Hearst alleging col.
lusion on the part of the coal carrying
railroad companies in fixing and main.
tanning excessive prices for coal at
tidewater, in restraint of trade and in
defiance of the Sherman antitrust
law, was resumed here.
r. II. NJ. Claggett, agent of the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron company in Chicago, called, pro.
duced memoranda of meetings attend.
ed by the witness and the Chicago
representatives Of other coal carrying
companies at a Chicago hotel. OBJ.
lection to the introduction of the mem.
oranda was raised by counsel for the
defendants but it was overruled.
The memoranda showed the names
of 13 dealers. In reply to question
the witness said there were other
wholesale coal dealers in Chicago, but
he could not recall the names of any
of them. The witness said he never
agreed upon any price for coal He
had his instructions from his superior
at Philadelphia and did not have au-
thority to make any change in prices.
II was undoubtedly true, he said, that
the LOO or 1900 retail dealers in Chi
cago charged uniform prices. He be-
lieved the retail price always was 81
In excess of the wholesale price.
Z. ]. Plat, general sales agent of
the Lehigh Valley Coal company in
Chicago, who was called to the stand,
said he had attended some of the
meetings Of the wholesale coal dealers
and western agents of the coal CON-
panies of Chicago and had received
memoranda of some of the meetings
similar to those received by Mr.. Clag.
gett.
It developed then that the minutes
of the meetings referred to those pres.
ont by numbers and not by name, en-
cept in occasional instances. Mr..
Platt said the conference had no jur-
isdiction in the establishment and
maintenance Of prices.
what did you do when you found
retailers varying prices?" was asked.
81 always tried to keep a uniform
price among my own customers. When
they cut prices | talked to them and
showed them where they were wrong"
Mr.. Shearn went over the memor-
nnda of the meetings in Chicago and
questioned the witness as to certain
items. He asked particularly what
was meant by track dealers"
These, Mr.. Plat said, were coal
dealers with facilities for receiving
coal by the carload and the company
refused to sell to dealers who did not
have the facilities for receiving the
coal. The witness said then that coal
companies had nothing to do with ar.
ranging these facilities, but that It
was a matter for the railroads enter
Ing Chicago.
The witness concluded by saying
that the conferences had no regular
organization, no chairman and no sec
retary and that they were only gather
lngs to discuss trade conditions and to
compare notes on the general situa
ton.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
MURDER AT A CHURCH.
Two Fatalities as Result of a Political
Discussion.

Huntington, w. Va, Oct. 24.-With.
In half an hour after the close of SER
vices in the little church near Mill
Creek Sunday one man who had list
ened to the sermon was dead and
another was fatally stabbed. The
tragedy is the result of a political ar
gument in which half a dozen men,
bers of the congregation engaged af-
ter leaving the church. The dead:
William Kennedy, 80 years old,
leaves a wife and family. The dying:
Henry Wellman, stabbed during the
fight.
After the services a group of men
commenced a discussion of the state
tax laws. The argument grew bitter
and in a short time blows were struck.
Ralph Wellman is alleged to have
shot Kennedy, who died within few
minutes. A moment later Henry
Wellman, a relative of Ralph, was
stabbed in the chest. Ralph Wellman,
Foster Wright and John Shrews-
bury are under arrest. Kennedy was
one of the wealthiest men Of the com
munity.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
KIDNAPPED BOY MURDERED.
Body Found In an Abandoned Farm
House-StoIen Last Friday.


Philadelphia, Oct. 2l.-With the
forehead crushed and the throat cut.
the body Of four.year-Jld Michael May
ersld, who was kidnapped near his
home in Phoenixville, 2S miles from
thi; city. Friday evening by band
of men supposed to be gypsies. was
found in an abandoned farm house a
few miles from Valley Forge.
Six men belonging to party of gyp
sizes were arrested at Phoenixville
and, after an exciting time, were
lodged in the Jail. Only the courage
end quick action Of the police saved
the prisoners from being roughly
handled by large crowd of excited
people.
The child was picked up Friday
evening by a party of men who were
driving through the town in covered
wagons. A boy saw them take the
child, but before he could attract any
attention the kidnapers had disap.
peared.
All day and night on Saturday
searching parties were trying to trace
the wagons. Sunday morning, while
three mer were in the woods gather.
ing chestnuts they accidentally came
across the body of the boy. Nearby
lay club with hair and blood on it.
The entire police of Phoeniyville
and vicinity started out in search Of
the gypsy bands. During the after.
noon one of the party came across
a camp of them and took into custody
Henry and Robert Wells, Michael
and Barney Dougherty. Samuel Rig
Ter and George Wolverton. They de.
MED any knowledge of the crime.
The report that six gypsies had
been arrested soon spread through
PboeniXville and hundreds of men
and women gathered along the streets.
AS the prisoners were brought
through the streets there were cries
of lynch them" burn them" The
officers kept the crowd back at the
points of revolvers. At the lookup a
largo crowd was gathered, and the of.
ficers had difficulty in getting their
prisoners through the threatening
mob into the jail The prisoners
were badly frightened.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
Tuesday.

Governor Wright of the Philippines
declared Judge Parker's criticisms OF
the administration Philippine policy
were without foundation
General Miles, in letter on the Is
sues Of the campaign, sums up the
duty of the United States to the PHI
ippines by quoting the golden rule.
John Morley, British man of letters.
arrived on the Celtic He will be the
guest of President Roosevelt in Wash
ington and of Lord Mimic in Canada.
Hunters found the body Of a mur
dered 4-year-old boy in a deserted
farm house near the home of Senator
Knox and five gypsies, members Of c
band supposed to have killed the boy.
were arrested.
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fishing feet sent up rocket Of warn.
ing, and then the firing commenced.
He again sent up four green rockets,
but this only seemed to Increase the
ferocity of the bombardment. The
poor craftsmanship of the Russian
gunners was the only thing that saved
the entire fleet within range of the
searchlights and guns"
At the inquest at Hull 1t was stat
ed that one vessel, the Crane. was
sunk and that four or FIVE we're more
or less damaged. In the statement Of
the coroner TO the Jury, that official
said 1t was a question of very grave
and possibly international Importance;
but It would be their duty to find who
we're the murderers Of the dead men.
After the identification of the bodies
the inquest adjourned to Nov. 2.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
Leaal Residence of Students.

In reply to inquiries regarding the
rights of students to register and vote
In the election districts where they
are staying during their attendance al
such institutions, Attorney Genera
Cunneen has issued general opinion
in which he says: at is pain that un
less 1t appears by some uneQuivoca.
act, independent Of his attendance al
the institution of learning, that he has
abandoned any other legal residence
he may have, and has elected to take
up his residence in the election dis
trict where the seminary is located
he will not be deemed to have gained
a legal residence in such election dis
trict."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
Russian Supply Ship Disabled.

London, Oct 20. The steamship
Esperanza, which is due to sail from
Barry with provisions for the Russian
Baltic fleet, was found today to be in
a sinking condition, her hull having
been pierced below the water line
The injury is not explained, but It
must have been done today, and 1t is
suggested locally that 1t is the wan
ton act of some man employed about
the ship in resentment Of the North
sea incident.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
Inventor Sues Fer Half a Million.

HollidaVsburg, Pa, Oct 2l.-The
trial of the important suit of Millard
F. Blake against the Pennsylvania
Railroad company to recover S22,250
as compensation for the use of a pat
ented dumping car device reached an
unexpected stage in the Blair county
court. Mr.. Blake amended his plead
ings, raised the amount Of his claim
to s529,25O, The court rendered a
continuance.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
Earthquake in Scandinavia.

London, Oct 24.-Dispatches re-
ceived here from various points re-
port a rather 5ever earthquake and
much damage to property throughout
Scandinavia and Denmark about 1880
o'clock Sunday morning. Thus far,
however, no fatalities have been re
ported.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
Belonged to Dowle's Church.

KolSomo, Ind, Oct. 25.-The body of
a man who took arsenic and died here
recently has been identified as that of
Verne Krall. who had lived at Zion
City. Ill. In letter found in one of
his pockets he saws he belonged to
Dowie's church the last two years.
He adds; This summer they got hold
Of my money in the bank and made
me leave the church without a cent
I am going to quit"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
Greatly Increased Registration,

This years total registration II
Greater New York was GSS,775. which
exceeded by nearly fifty Thousand
the record of 640,522 in 1900
Each of the boroughs showed sub
stantial increase over the registration
of four years ago. In Manhattan ant
the Bronx the figures were 391,021 as
against 366,991 in 1900 Brooklyn
COVE 246,916 as against 2SO,262 ir
1900; Queens 1851 as compared witt
1884, and Richmond 15,2O7 agains
13935
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
Lines of Railroad Connected.

Judge Forbes vacated the injunction
granted Tuesday by Justice Scripture
of Rome, prohibiting the connection
of the Richfield Springs and Oneonta
and the Utica and Mohawk Valley rail
road at Mohawk. Workmen at once
connected the two lines There was
no disorder.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
New INSPECTORS Appointed.

Captain H. M. Seeley of Boston was
appointed inspector of hulls and Theo
dore L. Mersereau inspector of boil
ers in the steamboat inspection ser
vice at New York. These appoint
ments are one of the results of the
conclusions of the Slocum disasters
commission, the appointees taking the
places of James A. Dumont, inspector
of hulls, and Thomas NJ. Barrett, in
spector of boilers, whose removal from
the service for laxity and neglect in
performing their duties has been di
rected by President Roosevelt.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
Orders For Locomotives.

Philadelphia, Oct. 21.-The Baldwin
Locomotive works have received or
ders for 81 locomotives for the San
Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake,
and 20 locomotives for the New Hav-
en-. These orders are the first import
ant ones received at the works for
several months The Baldwin works,
with 16,2OO employees on its payroll
when the boom collapsed, gradually
reduced its forces to 1000 men.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26

his farm. The state claimed that
Marx killed Rodecli rather than pay
him six months wages which were
due, and that he afterwards cut uI
the body, sewed 1t in a sack an6
buried 1t in an old cellar. The same
manner of disposing of the body of
second farm hand is said to have beer
followed.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
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 Whr ha1
Little Time to Spare.
Wednesday.

wednesday.
The Infanta Maria, Princess of the
Asturias, King Alfonso's sister, died in
childbirth.
Fire at the home of Lars G. Sells
tedt, the Buffalo artist, destroyed
paintings to the value of $4,000.
George G. Brown, a prominent citi
zen of Fairport, dropped dead Monday
while trying on a suit Of clothes in a
Rochester store. He was 69 years old
Through his personal representative
King Leopold of Belgium presented &c
President Roosevelt the Belgian reply
to the charges of atrocities in the Con
go Free State.
Russians recross the Shakhe river
penetrating the Japanese center, and
capture strong positions and q guns
The Japanese are said to have retired
along the entire line with heavy
losses.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
Fatal Battle with Bandits.

In a desperate battle at st. Louis
Mo, between five detectives anG
three suspects whom they were en-.
deavoring to arrest, two detectives
were killed and one seriously injured
and one of the suspects was killed and
two others badly wounded.
The fight occurred in the front room
of house in Pine street and the men
whom the detectives sought to arrest
are suspected of being implicated in 8
train robbery at Centralia, Ills.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
ch,rc. md sabbath school.

Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:4o a.
M. M. IL. Sabbath School at 1000 a. M
Preaching in NJ. Il. Church every SAD
bath evening by Rev. w. .. Calhoun
Preaching in the f. NJ. Church every
sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
. II. A. Zahniser, Pastor.
Services in the Presbyterian Church
every sabbath morning and evening"
The regular meetings of the w. q. L.
u. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays OF each
nj, nth
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
Sir Thomas Has Not Quit.

Sir Thomas Upton while in Londor
was shown a newspaper article init
mating that he had abandoned the
quest of the Americas cup and hint
ing that Kenneth M. Clarke, one OF
the foremost Clyde racing owners
night enter the contest. Sir Thomas
said he had not given up the idea OF
again challenging for the cup and he
had given George Watson carte
blanche in the matter of securing o
boat
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
Demonstration Against BenkendOrff

London Oct 25.-There was a hos.
tile demonstration at Victoria station
last night on the arrival of Count Ben.
kendorff, the Russian ambassador to
Great Britain A crowd gathered and
hooted him and attempted to break
the windows of his carriage.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
BOROUGH OFFICERS.

BtrgeS,.-F. Il. Lanson.
CouRcitDlen.-Dr. j. O. Dunn, j. Is.
Muse, Q. f. Weaver. j. W. Landers, J..
II. Dale, W. Il Killmer, G. A. Lanson.
Justices Of the Peace-C. A. Randall, =.
J. Setley.
C0nstdble-S. II. Maxwell.
C0Llector-S. j. Setley.
School DirectorS-L. Fulton. j. y.
Scowden, X. l.. Haslet. Il. W bowman,
II. Il. Ritchey, A. G. Brown.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
ENGLISH BOATS SUNK.
Wanton Attack by Russian
Squadron on Fishing Fleet.

Heavy Losses at Port Arthur-octo
genarlan Murderer-Bie New York
Registration - Grover Cleveland's
Speech-Fatal Battle With Bandits
Legal Residence Of Students.
The British admiralty has been no.
tlfled Of au attack on the Hull fish.
ing fleet by the Russian second Pacific
squadron commanded by Vice Admir-.
al Rojestvensky).
The official information Is that
shortly after midnight Friday the Rus.
sian squadron fell in with the Hull
fishing fleet in the North Sea. The
first portion Of the fishing fleet passed
safely.
Then the Russian ships turned their
searchlights on the British vessels
for some time and little later opened
fire. The steam trawler Crane was
sunk and the decapitated bodies of her
skipper and mate have been brought
TO Hull.
The boatswain and other members
of the crew, who are understood to be
seriously injured, are on board a mis-.
sion ship The only slightly injured
member of the crew has arrived at
Hull.
The steam trawlers Moulmein and
Mino have arrived at Hull seriously
damaged by shots, the latter having
16 holes in her hull. 1t is feared that
other damage was done to trawlers
and that at least one more trawler
was lost with all hands.
No motives can be assigned for the
extraordinary procedure of the Rus
sian warships and the only solution
of the mystery that has been suggest
ed is that. excited by rumors recently
spread of Japan's intentions on the
Pacific squadron In the event OF It's
sailing. the Russian gunners yielded to
Ianic and supposed that the trawlers'
rockets were signals Of an eneIny's
fleet.
The first reports of the affair re-
ceived in London were regarded as
incredible. When cumulative evidence
no longer left doubt of the general ac-
curacy of the reports, astonishment
became bewilderment as to what pos
sible motive could have led the Rus
sian officers into such an extraordin-
ary and inexplicable course Of action,
which, unless a satisfactory explana-
tion is Immediately forthcoming,
could be regarded as an act Of war.
Sir Frederick Pollock. an authority
on international law said: IF the
facts are as stated, 1t is an act of
war 1t must mean an ultimatum or
an apology within 4S hours or so. 1t
will probably be found, however,
that some Russian commander lost his
head, suspecting Japanese designs,
and that he will be cashiered and an
apology ordered"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
Biu Flow of Gas Struck.

Somerset, Pa, oct. 2i-Word has
reached here from the Long Farm,
five miles north of this city, that gas
was struck there and is coming In
great quantities,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.

Member of Congress-Joseph Q. Sibley.
Member of iSendte--J. X. Z. Hall.
A Assenlbiy-C. w. Amsler.
President Judge-W. M. Lindsey: -,
Associate Judges-R. b. Crawford W.
II. II. Dotterer.
Prothonotary, Register &c Recorder, &C.
j. @. Geist.
SheriG.-Geo. w. Noblit.
Treasurer Fred. A. Keller.
tssioners-C. Burhenn, A. X.
Shipe, Henry Weingard.
District A Attorney-S. ID. Irwin.
,jurV Commits sSiOners-Erne Sibble,
Lewis Wagner.
Cbroner-Dr. J. w. Morrow.
County AuditorS-W. ii: Stlles' Geo.
W. Holeman, Is. A. McCloskey.
County SiuUeyor-D. w. Olsrk'
County Sap perintendent-E' ~ Sti'Aih-
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
Hall of Humanities at Ithaca.

Goldwin Smith of Toronto. Canada
laid the corner stone of the Hall ol
Humanities at Cornell university
which bears his name and is being
constructed at cost of $250000
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
DILL. EMERT

FANCY BOOT Il SHOEMAKER.
Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm
aud Walnut streets, Is prepared to do all
kinds of custom work from the finest to
.he coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten-
ton given to mending, and prices rea'
sonable.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
NENTRAL HOUSE,

CENTRAL HOUSE,
" GEROW Il GEROW Proprietor.
Tionseta, Pa. This is the most centrally
located hotel in the place, and has all the
modern improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
place for the travelling public. First
class Livery in connection.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26

& J S'"rl.EN.
-. u lrE ~ THE PEACE,
k'. u %, $50, t"'' 'n" "i JuN'lres Diahks
lvr sale. Also blank deeds, mortgages
etc. Tionesta, Pa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
HOTEL WEAVER,

HOTEL WEAVER,
IL E. A. WEAVER, Proprietor.
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House has undergone a complete change,
and is now furnished with ali the mod
ern improvements. Heated and lighted
throughout with natural gas, bathrooms,
hot and cold water, etc. The comforts oil
guests never neglected.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26

NAPT. GEORGE STOW POST, No. 274
" q. AR. Meets LIST and Sd Monday
evening in each month, in A. o. U. w.
Hall, Tionesta.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26

DR. j. B. SIGGlNS,
~ Physician and Surgeon,
OIL CITY, PA.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26

nR. J. G. DUNN, -
~ PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
and DRUGGIST Office over store,
Tionesta, Pa. Professional calls prompt
ly responded to at all hours of day or
night, Residence-Elm ST., between
Groves grocery and Gerow's restaurant.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26

TIoN ESTA TENT, No. l64, X. o. t.
i NJ, meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
evening in each month in A. o. U. W.
hall Tionesta, Pa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26
octoqenarian Convicted of Murder.

OCtogendTldn NoHNiStSu VI WV" HN''
Gershon Marx, the aged Colchester
farmer who has been on trial for sew
eral days at New London, Conn.,,
charged with the killing of Pavol Rod
ech, farm hand in his employ, last
spring, was found guilty of murder in
the first degree.
This is the first time in 60 years that
the death sentence has been passed in
that county and the first time it ever
has been pronounced on Hebrew in
Connecticut.
Widespread interest in the case was
occasioned by reason of the fact that
the authorities believe they have con-
nected Marx with other murders on
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26

CtAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
" 1877, w. II. c., meets first and third
Wednesday evening of each month, In A.
o, u. w. hall, Tionesta, Pa.
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Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

rTI' N ESTA LODGE, No. 1859, |. o. o. +:
L Meets every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows Hall, Partridge building.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-26

HR. Il. j. BOVARD,
~ Physician Il Surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
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A G. BROWN,
"A ATTORNEY-AT.L
Office in Arner Building, Cor. Elm
and Bridge Sts., Tionesta, Pa.
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I>OREST LODGE, No. 1874, A. o. U. W.,
L Meets every Friday evening inlA.o.u.
w. Hall, Tionesta.
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VN f. RITCHEY,
i. ATTORNEY -AT-LAW,
Tionesta, Pa.