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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
BRIsToW's PANAMA REPORT.
Commissioner Makes Number Of I'm
portant Recommendations

Washington, July 1.-THE report o
Joseph l.. Bristow, who was appointed
q special commissioner to investigate
trade conditions and other matters af
fecting the Panama Railroad anc
Steamship company, was made public
today.
The report discusses what policy
should be pursued by the government
in t.c management of the railroad anc
makes number of important recon-
nendations.
Among these are the continuance OF
the railroad as a commercial line with
improved facilities for handling com
nerce. including double tracking and
reequipoing the line with modern roll
ing stock and the enlargement of its
port facilities; the retention of the
steamship line between New York anG
Colon; the cancellation of the con
tracts with the Pacific Mail STEAMSHIP
company and the South American
lines and the opening of the ports Of
Colon and Panama to all steamship
lines on equal terms; and in certain
contingencies the establishment by the
railroad Of steamship lines between
Colon and Gulf ports and Panama anG
important United States Pacific coast
ports.
1t Is also recommended that IL
traffic connections American steam
ship lines be favored as far as con
sistent with the treaty obligations o,
the United States.
Mr. Bristow spent several months
on the tsthmus in his investigation
His report reviews the entire history
OF the railroad and discusses allega.
tions that its local freight and passen
ger charges were excessive and its
tiaffic contracts with steamship lines
monopolistic. The report was made
to Secretary Taft, who transmitted II
to the president with a letter com.
nending its thoroughness.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Governments New Explosive.

That twelve-inch shell loaded
with only very small charge OF
dunnite, the worlds most effective
explosive, will crumple in the side OF
the heaviest armor-clad vessel, though
the shell fall short of It's mark by 20
feet, has just been demonstrated at the
beginning of series of tests at the
government proving grounds at Sandy
Hook.
The great value of this explosive
lies in the fact that the shell will
fierce armor plate and explode in the
interior of vessel
The explosive substance is named
after its inventor, Major Beverly w.
Dunn, U. s. A., and is a closely guard
ed government secret. Foreign ma.
tions have sought in vain to learn of
its composition. Meantime a large
supply of armor-piercing shells has
been placed in arsenals, all the ships
of the navy and the seacoast fortifica.
tions, ready for any emergency.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Jail For Smoking Cigarette.

Lafayette, Ind, July II. - Edward
Hammel travelling salesman convict
ed of smoking cigarettes, will probably
have to serve his sentence of 20 days
in default of payment of fine of S2J
and costs assessed by Judge Foster oi
Otterbein. An attempt having been
made to effect Hammers release by
habeas corpus procedure based upon
recent court decisions holding the law
unconstitutional, Judge Rabb of Fow
Ter held that the prisoners only means
Of obtaining relief was by appeal
Hammels sentence will have expired
before an appeal can be heard.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
EFFORTS TO RAISE SUBMARINE
Last Message From imprisoned Crew
Believed All Are Dead.

Paris, July 1.-Dispatches reach
ing the ministry of marine show thai
the authorities at Bizerta, Tunis, con
tinue their tedious efforts to raise the
submarine boat Farfadet with the ex
pectation of taking out the corpses oi
the imprisoned crew
Cables were again passed under the
boat yesterday but the rescuers were
unable to bring her to the surface
The futile efforts to rescue the i'm
prisoned men shook up the boat loos
ening the cap and permitting watel
to enter the interior orifce for the ad
mission of air One of the last mes
sages from the interior of the Far
fadet was: Hurry Water gaining.
Since then complete silence ha.
prevailed within, the divers rap'
bringing no response. Therefore 1t Is
believed that those who escaped beins
smothered were drowned. The min
istry of marine still withholds a def
mite announcement that the crew art
dead.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
CHIEF PIERRE RESIGNS,
Another Philadelphia Official Forced
Out Of Office.

Philadelphia, July 10-George G..
Pierre, chief Of the bureau Of city
property, resigned at the request Of
Director of Public Safety Potter The
resignation will take effect at once
Director Potter, In his letter de-
Ilanding Chief PierIe's resignation,
states that he has examined the 16
bills for work done upon city property.
all of which are marked correct" by
Mr.. Pierre Several Of these are said
to be impositions upon the city and
should have been investigated before
being approved. Continuing the let-
ter states:
in view Of all that I have said
about the loose methods pursued by
your bureau and the warnings that I
have repeatedly given you respecting
this class of bills, feel that the ap-
rroval Of these bills in the shape they
were, and with the certificates Of the
Iolice for your guidance, indicates 4
great deal of negligence. calculated to
bring this administration into disre-
rute and to make my work in this de-
partment not only a burden, but Of
less value than II ought to be to the
public. | must therefore Gsk your
resignation"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
State EntomoIoglst's Work.

. Harrisburg, Pa, July 10.-prCfessor
Surface, the state economic zoOlogist,
is conducting a series Of experiments
for the determination of vermin, es-
pecially the flour moth. which ef late
las been causing loss to millers
throughout the state This pest In.
creases SO rapidly that before pre-
ventive measures can be undertaken
it clogs the machinery Of Mills and
ruins great quantities Of -four At
Lewisburg last week Professor Sur
face filled an infested mill with tho
deadly gas of prussic acid. Inhalation
Of this will kill and from the Lewis
burg mill were taken all kinds of ver-
min. including bushel Of rats and u
number of sparrows that had nests IN
the roof.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Mules Need Profanity.

Newcastle. Pa. July TO- - Local
Welsh folks who have Just returned
from visiting their native land say the
great religious revival that has been
sweeping over that country renders
It almost impossible to work the coal
mines, for the mules refuse TO haul tho
coal from the pits. Formerly the
miners and drivers urged the mules
to their best efforts by liberal use of
profanity, the mules bending to their
tasks to the tune Of blood curdling
oaths. Since the revival in Wales the
miners refuse to swear at the mules
and the animals are so bewildered they
don't know what's expected of them.
So they stand still and when the lash
is laid on merely hump their backs.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Monday.

Alderman Henry Moest Of Buffalo
died Saturday from the effects OF in
juries received a week ago in an acci.
dent on an elevator in the City Hall.
Lightning struck tree in Prospect
Park, Brooklyn, stunning score Of
tennis players who had taken refuge
under It from rain, injuring two prob
ably fatally.
Mutinous crews of the battleship
kniaz Potemkine and torpedo boat
surrender to Roumania at the port of
Kustenji abandon their boats and
flee inland to escape the czar.
Japanese force a landing on the Is
land of Sakhalin, under cover Of the
guns of a fleet, the Russian garrison
retreating after blowing up all sup
plies and government buildings.
Secretary Wilson removed Edwin S.
Holmes, Jr, as assistant statistician
Of the agricultural department and
made a report showing that the
charges of a leakage in government
cotton crop renorts were true.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
President Spoke to Teachers.

A crowd of 10000 persons which
turned out at Asbury Park, N. j., to
welcome President Roosevelt made the
closing of the National Educational as
ISOLATION convention the most impress
sive of all the great educational meet
ings.
The duties of the rich was the sub
jcct matter of the principal speech
which the president delivered to the
educators.
After certain point has been
reached" he said. money making can
never again stand on the same plane
with other and nobler forms of effort
The roll of American worthless mum.
bers, of rich men, only those who have
used their riches Alright, who have
shown good conduct in acquiring 1t.
and not merely lavish generosity IL
disposing of it"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Preparing Cotton Reports.

Washington, July II. - Secretary
Wilson will adhere to the practice
now in vogue at the department of
agriculture in having only the stats.
tlcians, himself or the assistant secre-
tary present when the monthly cotton
cop reports are being prepared for
publication. He made this plain in a
dispatch to President r. M. Miller, Jr.,
Of the American Cotton Manufactur-
ers' association now at Charlotte, N.
c., who telegraphed the secretary
that if the representative of any or,
ganization interested in cotton Is to
appear before the department when
the August cotton report is being pre-
pared his organization also desired
representation.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
No Racino News to Pool Rooms.

William ]. Dealy of the Commercial
News department of the Western
Union Telegraph company, and David
y Mitchell, manager of the special
wire bureau of the same company,
made aflidavits. sworn to before a no.
tory public, denying published state
ment charging the Western Union
Telegraph company with selling rae
Ing information to pool rooms.
Mr.. Dealy said that the Western
Union Telegraph company has no rae
ing wires and no wire over which 1t
furnishes or assists in furnishing rae
Ing news or reports. at any place with
in the city Of New York.
Mr.. Mitchell also denies that the
Western Union Telegraph company
furnishes racing information directly
Or indirectly to any news company or
pool room, and in detail specifically
takes up and denies an allegation that
he, Mitchell, was advised by Judge
Dillon not to put up any racing wires
in the city of New York, but that de-
ponent could put one in any other
place outside of the city of New York.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Christian Endeavor Convention,

Baltimore, July 11.-At the after
non session in Armory Hall, which
was presided over by General Secre
tary Won Ogden Vogt, Henry b. F
Mcfarland, president of the board ot
commissioners of the District of Col
umbia, delivered an address on Re
sponsibillty for Public Opinion" e
Tennyson Smith of Birmingham, Eng
a noted social worker and political re
former, spoke on Progress in Temper
ance Reform" Organized Labor and
the Church" was the subject of a pa
per by Rev. Charles Stelzle of Chi
cago. Charles j. Bonaparte, secretary
of the navy delivered an address on
Pure Politics and Religion"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
TUESDAY,.

Portsmouth, N H., has been select
ed for the summer meeting place Of
the Washington peace conference.
Occupation of Sallhalin by the Jap
lnese. it is considered at ST. Peters
burg, will have great effect on the
terms of peace.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson re-
celved calls from several persons who
complained of his assertions In the
statement relative TO the cotton crop
report scandal In Washington.
John Wesley Priestly head of an old
Philadelphia family, is arrested, said
to have lived luxuriously for years by
means of setting fire to buildings to
collect insurance money.
The Kniaz Potemliine is now lying
at the bottom Of the sea, the multi
neers before their surrender to the
Roumanian authorities having opened
the seacocks and flooded her hold.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Occupation of SakhaIin Island

Toxic, July 1.-THE following re
port has been received from the jap
anese army headquarters on Sakhalin
island:
"Our army without much resistance
occupied Korsakovsk early on July g
The enemy burned the town and re
tired to positions eight miles north
where they resumed resistance.
I'VE dislodged them and are now in
pursuit.
AT II a. m. on July 8 the enemy had
retreated to a point 90 miles north oi
Korsakovsk.
I'VE captured two 12-centimetre
guns, two 12-pounders and also an
amount of ammunition
1--WE suffered no loss"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Panama Canal Administration.

1t is probable the administration of
affairs connected with the construction
of the Panama canal may be trans
ferred from the war to the state de-
Iartment Since Elihu Root indicated
his acceptance of the presidents ten
der of the secretaryship of state, the
president has had the matter of the
transfer under consideration. 1t is
known that Secretary Taft would be
quite willing to be relieved of the re.
sponsibility attached upon the direc-
tion of the canal affairs.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Saturday..

Prince Won Bulow, the imperial
chancellor, has debarred M. Jaures,
the French socialist deputy. from
speaking at a public meeting in Ber-
lin.
The state controller reported that
the sale of stock tax stamps for June
reached 100000, showing that the
preliminary estimate Of revenue of
$5,O00,000 a year was too low.
Experiments with dunnite, the gov
ernment's new secret explosive, show
II will not only pierce a battleshlp
without exploding upon impact but
will crumple the heaviest armor If It
falls 20 feet short.
With impressive ceremonies and mil
itary honors on the part of France
the body of Admiral Paul Jones was
transferred in Paris to the special
American mission and given into the
charge of Rear Admiral Sigsbee.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Thursday.

Bronze statue of William Mckinley
at the entrance to the park bearing
his name, is unveiled at Chicago
BY act of Venezuelan congress Pres
ident Castro has been authorized tc
use the official title of "Restorer Of
Venezuela"
The Vespers of Philadelphia, Pa,
were defeated by the Leanders in the
second heat for the Grand Challenge
cup at Henley, Eng.
Alton B. Parker, in letter read az
the celebration of Independence day
by Tammany Hall, declares municipal
ownership is incipient socialism.
In $50 of the principal cities of the
United States &c people we're kille1
and 1,677 injured by explosion Of fire
crackers, firearms. gunpowder and toy
pistols on the Fourth Of July.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Buffalo Entertalns Elks.

Fifty thousand delegates to the 10Th
annual reunion of the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks are in Buff
falo.
With the arrival of prominent men,
bers Of the order, many booms have
been launched for the honor of enter
tanning the Elks in 1906. Denver,
Dallas and Atlantic City are represent.
ed by enthusiastic advocates Of the
claims of their respective cities for
next years reunion. Rochester is
putting in a modest bid for the meet
Ing of 1907
1t is expected that Wednesday
parade will comprise from 10000 to
$1,000 marchers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Russian National Assembly.

St Petersburg. July II. - Prince
Troubetskoi, the president of the
zemstvo congress of Moscow, Is quot
cd in an interview as strongly oppos.
ing the principle of class represent9.
tion in the coming national assembly.
Gle declares that only universal suf
frage, whether direct or indirect wiz
satisfy the mass of the people as WI
as the leaders of the reform move.
ment. The recommendation of the
governor OF Irkutsk that general anr
Ihesty be granted 20 political prisoners
IN Siberia has been rejected.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Emit Men Blown TO pieces.

Eight men were blown to pieces and
two were injured by the premature
explosion of a big blast of rock powder
on the Pennsylvania railroad improve
ments near New Cumberland at 7:S0
o'clock Sunday morning The acci-
dent occurred directly across the Sus-
Quehanna river from the scene of the
Pennsylvania wreck on May IL. in
which 23 persons were killed and
many others injured.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
HaItered II Prisoners With One Rope

Orange, N. j., July 11.-Constable
james Smith of Phillipsburg believes
that the dignity of Jersey justice
should be upheld at any cost Last
week he went to Alpha to arrest a
foreigner on trivial charge and was
beaten and disarmed. Yesterday he
took four deputies to Alpha and ar
rested II persons, including one wo-
man. all charged with interfering with
an officer The constables tied the
prisoners together with a long rope
and marched them to Phillipsburg.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Baer's Fatal Dream,

Berwick, Pa, July TO- - A dream
which John Baer of this city had last
Wednesday resulted In his death Sat
urday. He dreamed that he was at
work on railroad and had run long
plank out of freight car door In or
der to trundle wheelbarrow TO the
ground. He stepped out of the car
to the plank I'm the dream) and, wax.
ing, found himself under his bedroom
window with his spine broken. He
lad slipped out of the window. He
was paralyzed from his hips down and
wasted away rapidly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
lnvents Cotton Picker.

After five years of patient labor
Charles b. Shreaves of Dennison,
Texas, has perfected cotton picker
which he says will revolutionize cot.
ton picking. A blue print device is
being prepared at Dallas. The ma.
chine is attached to a wagon and can
pick one, two, or four rows at a time,
and can reach tall or small stalks
Shreaves is poor man. Ample capt.
tai will back up the invention The
inventor claims the device can do the
work of so pickers per day.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
State Tuberculosis Hospital.

A meeting of the board of trustees
of the state hospital for tuberculosis
vi Raybrok, has been called to
pppoint a successor to Dr. Pryor,
the superintendent, who has resigned.
DR.. Merriman, Il member of the staff,
has also resigned. DR. Pryor in an in
terview said that he had resigned be-
cause of restrictions that rendered it
Impossible for him to carry cut his
own ideas during the experimental
stage of the work.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Furnace Plant Doubled.

The putting into blast at Buffalo,
N. Y, of the second furnace at the
plant of the Buffalo and Susquehanna
Iron works marks the completion of
that great industrial plan, second in
importance only to the plant of the
Lackawanna Steel company and, when
considered with it's allied interests,
ranking even that great steel-making
concern.
The daily capacity of the plant is
900 tons. Since last October half
that quantity of pig iron has been
urned out each day at the Goodyear
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
famous Woman SPY browns.

Santa Cruz, Cal, July II. Mrs
Charles Gray of Boulder Creek, who
was formerly Mrs. Amanda Monks, a
Confederate spy during the civil war,
was drowned while she and her hus.
hand were driving. Their horse took
fright at an automobile and backed
OF bridge Mr.. Gray got out to hold
the horse while the automobile passed.
The horse became unmanageable and
backed into the stream falling on
top Of Mrs. Gray. She was drowned
before her husbands eyes.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Two Women Killed by Enoine.

A westbound New York Cen
tral engine at Medina, n Y, struck
au automobile owned by Maher Bros.
and run by their chauffeur. Chris
Meisner, at the driving park crossing
Saturday afternoon, killing Mrs. C. |.
Eddy and Miss Margaret Downty, In.
stantly
Both women were thrown far from
the spot and instantly killed, but
Meisner and the automobile were car.
rier on the pilot for GO feet and then
tumbled off. The chauffeur got only
slight bruises.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
AN IMITATION OF SOLOMON.
Pennsylvania Alderman Orders the
Division Of a Horse In Dispute.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 10.-Unable
to decide which Of two contending
parties had the best title to horse
which they claimed, Alderman Dono-
hue Of this city had the horse brought
to his office and continued the hear
ing on the sidewalk, where the horse
could be seen, He told the defendant
and prosecutor to select which part
of the horse they liked best. One
chose the fore, the other the aft
'T'll take the hoofs and shoes for
COSTS" said Donohue and, calling a
constable, ordered him TO shoot the
horse and divide It.
Instantly the prosecutor and de-
fendant were pleading for its life. and
he gave them four days to come to an
agreement
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Larger Brazilian Navy.

Philadelphia, July 10-The Brazilian
government has planned to increase
It's present navy Three firstclass bat.
tleships, three armored cruisers, tor
rodo boats and torpedo boat destroy
ers, as well as three Holland sub
marines, are to be built. The William
Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Build.
ing company has been invited to fur
rish bids for the construction Of the
battleships.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Motorman Hurt In Wreck.

Wapakoneta, o., July 10.-In a rear
end collision on the Western Ohio
Electric railroad Saturday morning,
south of town, Lafe Eastman of st.
Marys. motorman on the special, re-
ceived broken thigh and other revere
injuries. Many of the passengers
were bruised, but not seriously in
jured The cause is given as the fail
ure of the air brakes to work on the
special.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Settlement For Forelen People.

Lorain, o., July 10.-The Sheffield
Land company started this morning on
the construction of houses for the new
foreign settlement which is to be built
at South Lorain. There will be $50
houses when they are all completed.
but only 60 of them will be started
Monday Foreigners who are now set
tied in other parts of South Lorain
will be moved to the new settlement.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Regular Terms Of Court
Ohurrh nna snbbn.h school.

Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9;4b a.
m. M. II. Sabbath School at 1000 a. m.
Preaching in NJ. L. Church every Sab
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,
Rev. DR.. Paul j. Slonaker, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the w. q. Il.
u. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Terms, sI.oo A Year, strictly in Advance.
BOROUGH OFFICERS.

BtuyeSS.-A. Ii. Dale,
Justices Of the Pedce-C. A. Randall, y.
j. Setley.
Cou1citnten.-J. b. Muse, j. w. Ian
ders, J. #. Dale. w. f Killmer, Q. A.
Lanson, Geo. Holeman, G. II. Anderson.
C0astdble-W. ii. Hood.
C0llectOr-S. j. Setley.
School DirectorS-J. @. Scowden, Il,
l.. Haslet, +. w. Bowman, Il. f. Ritchey,
A, G. Brown, DIR. j. Q. Dunn.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12
Root Retirss From Equitable.

II is understood that with the ac-
ceptance of the portfolio Of secretary
of state, Elihu Root retires absolutely
from the counsels of the Equitable,
and that no successor to him will be
appointed.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-07-12

Rogers plant The first furnace was
put into brast two years ago this com.
Ing August. and 1t has been kept In
operation ever since without q hitch
or delay Of any kind.