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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01
sUCcUMBs TO OLD AGE.
Pioneer Sonoma County Rancher Is
Found Dead.

HEALDSBURG. April 3o.-Horace
Nichols, a pioneer settler of this city.
was found dead in bed this morning
His death, was caused by old age.
Nichols was 73 years old. For more
than twenty years he ranched in the
vicinity of Dry Creek. He is survived
bv two sons
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01
PREDICTS FATE
OF BRAKEMAN
Special Dispatch to The Call.

REDDING, April So-Three days ago
Michael O'Day, brakeman. was told
by Redding seer that within short
time he would meet a violent DEATH
Last night O'Day's life was crushed
out by the weight of two carloads Of
lumber that jumped the track of the
Lamoine Lumber Company near the
town OF Lamoine. Edward Simons.
another brakeman. saved his life by
leaping from the train.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01

BELLBoY ARREsTED.-several thefts OF
clothing have occurred at the Hotel Pleasan-
ton, amounting to $10O. In the last few weeks
and the detective force was called upon to
catch the thief. which resulted in the arrest
of Ned Williams. Williams has been a beIlboy
In the house for some time and he was at first
suspected OF the thefts, but IT was not until
Detective ODea had collected evidence of his
guilt that he arrested.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01
Chicaao Politician Dead.

CHICAGO, April 30.-Thomas Ga
han. for many years National Demo
cratic Committeeman from Illinois,
died tonight of Bright's disease.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01

PARIS, Aprfl 30.-There was an immense
audience at the Trocadero this afternoon when
the jubilee festival OF the Worlds Alliance OF
the Y NJ. c. A. was celebrated under the
presidency Of Dr. Charles Monod OF the Acad-
eny of Medicine
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01

THROWN FROM BUGGY.-Petsr Mccarthy
Of Dob Ellis street thrown out OF his
buggy on Howard street yesterday in col
lision with a heavy wagon DR.. Carl G. VIII
son treated him at the Emergency Hospital
for disiocation Of the left arm
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01
dren's Festival Chorus, and ending with th'
national anthem.

dren's Festival Chorus. and ending with the
national anthem.
NIGHT.
Commencing at Sis o'clock.
SYMPHONY NIGHT.
solosts - Mrs. Partridge. soprano. E.
Archambault barytone. and the May festival
chorus Of one thousand voices. DIR. H. J..
Stewart director; W. c. Stadfeldt. associate d.
rector; Oakiand chorus, organised and drilled
by Alexander Stewart.
Part 1-Overture, ''Sakuntala (Goldmark); |;
Song of the Vikings tchorus) tElga-): d.
rected by DIR. II. J. Stewart; two movements
from symphony No. s. Opus "a. Pathetic
erschaikowsky): the toreador song from Car
INTERMISSION.
"a fanfare of trumpets will sound two min
utes before the commencement OF the next
Part 2-overture, Hamlet (Gade): (a)
Air (Bach); ID, Spring Song (Mendels-
sohr): .sDanse Macabre'' (symphonic poem)
(saint saens): aria for soprano. from Tam
hauser.'' .'Dich Theure Halle" tWagner), !,
''Hallelujah' tchorus) (HandeD; directed by
W. c. Stadfeldt.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01
WONDERFUL CHoRUsEs.

there is a chorus of 5000 children--our
children. I heard them the other day
and i promise you their performance
will be the biggest thing of the sort
ever heard here. Their efforts prove
that the State of California can pro-
duce voices equal to those of any cline
The obpect of this meeting is to aid
a worthy cause If there is any body
of men and women who deserve the
best the people of San Francisco can
give them ii is the school teachers
They come into the department young
and give the best years, of their lives
the best hours CT their day-to your in
terests and the interests of the State
and the country. In their hands lies
the country's future"
Speaking of the public's duty toward
the festival, the Mayor said that San
Francisco had never been charged with
not appreciating that which is best in
art. All the great musicians who came
here met appreciation, and the festival,
with its gigantic chorus, trained to al
most perfection, would not be sighted
1T gives me great pleasure to open
the festival, concluded the Mayor,
and / promise you a great entertain
ment If you attend. / hope this event
will lead other States to hold similar
ones'
With a large crowd at the Pavilion
the scene at the festival will be a lively
one. Last night there was a small
army CT youthful ushers wearing pink
badges on their coat lapels to distin-
guish them. They let no one stand
with seat checks, but kept them on the
raove from the time they entered until
they had sank into their seats.
Throughout the building were girls
dressed in white, selling the elaborate
programme containing the list of
events for the whole week. The pretty
venders were quite successful and dis
posed Of large number of the pro-
grammes, the money for which will go
into the festival fund. There is a keen
rivalry among the misses as to who
will sell the most.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMMES.
Following are the programmes for
this afternoon and tonight:
AFTERNOON
Solois.s-Fritz n. Huttmann, tenor; Bohur,.ir
Kryl cornet, and children's festival chorus
from Adams. Cosmopolitan. Clement. Cooper.
crocker. Denrnan. Dudley Stone, Emerson
ton. Hancock. Henry Durant. Humboldt, Irv-
ing. Jackson, Jean Parker John SWEET, La
Heights. Redding, Richmond, Sherman Spring
Valley Sutro. Washington and Winfield Scott
schools.
Part 1--overture, Babes in Toyland'. (Her-
bert); (a) Serenade (Moskowsky). (b) The Cry
ing Baby" concert polka tBiai): lullaby
.Jocelyn'' GODDARD; chIldren's Toy symphony
CIaydn); ta) Praise Ye the Father 0Gou-
nod, (b) Birds Of Spring (Brinkworthl, fc)'
Dear Old Hills Of California. tDavis)-di-
OF music, San Francisco public schools.
INTERMISSION.
"a fanfare of trumpets will sound two min
utes before the commencement of the next
part).
Part Pin Ye OIden Time minuet (Mox
art), costume dance by pupils of public schools:
nival. fantasy for cornet uzryD: (a) .sArnra.
intermezzo Krause): tbl Love Il King" two
tasy dnnes). introducing 4 number Of best
known material and patriotsc airs by the Chill
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01

the chairman of the executive COM
nittee of the festival, S. Sturges. who
said it was particularly appropriate
that Mr.. Schmitz should officiate at
the inaugural of the event. not only
because he was the chief executive.
but because he was himself musician.
Last October when the enterprise
was entered into, Mr.. Sturges said. it
was published to the people that the
intention was to give them such q
musical feast as is seldom experienced
in San Francisco or any other city.
All the planning and work were done
with that object in view. and now the
committee was prepared to deliver
the goods" You see," continued the
speaker. that the Innes side is pre-
pared to do its part. When tomorrow
afternoon you see the 5000 public school
children and in the afternoon the adult
chorus of 600 or 700 voices on this plat
form, you will say they are prepared
to deliver the goods. 1t remains for
the people of San Francisco to deliver
their part We have entered into con-
tract with the people Of the city Of
which we have fulfilled our end. and
now the populace is called upon to full
fill its part. 1 believe it will do so.''
Mayor Schmitz came In for a large
piece of The applause that was being
generously given out. Not in thirty
years, ne SdlO, HdQ a MUSIC IeSl OF SuCn
magnitude been planned in San Fran
cisco. Specialties of all kinds had been
provided, he said. and those who were
fortunate enough to pass the doors
would be thrilled with what they heard
San Francisco had had it's seasons Of
grand opera, had heard the best sing
ers, instrumentalists and conductors,
and it would rise to appreciation of the
magnificent entertainment that had
been provided for it by the promoters
of the May Festival. "Innes," he said,
lis the best specialist in his line in
America I have had the pleasure of
playing under him. / know him well
as a man and as a leader and in choos-
ing him the authorities have chosen
well
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01

Mayor Schmitz delivered a speech to
the assemblage. He was introduced by
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04
Tunnels Under North River.

The twin tunnels to connect New
York and New Jersey, started by Hud.
son company 81 years ago but aban.
doned for time because of engineer.
Ing problems which 1t was thought
could not be overcome, were COM
pleted Friday when the barrier at
the Manhattan side on the south tun.
mel was broken through by means OF
hydraulic Jack.
The north tunnel, which was opened
March II, 1904, has since been lined
with cement and II necessary cars
could be run through 1t in week.
The south tunnel, which is yet only
a metal-lined tube, will be cement
lined as quickly as possible and it is
expected that cars win be running
through the twin tubes from Jersey
City and Hoboken to 33rd street and
Sixth avenue and Astor place and
Fourth avenue within 1S months.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04
Friday.

The Leyte, a small gunboat taken
from Spain, foundered during the ty'
phoon at Manila.
The total population of the city OF
Elmira is 1862, a decrease of $50
from the census figures Of 1900, which
were 1852.
Two hundred union job printers
struck in Buffalo, having failed to Sc
cure from employers an agreement
on the eight-hour day schedule.
Senator Thomas c. Platt declared
his belief that Mayor Mcclellan would
be reelected and said he had no inten
tion OF retiring from the senate, giving
up politics or dying this year.
England's treaty with Japan has had
the effect of drawing Russia and Ger
many closer together. and st. Peters
burg is alarmed at the new pact, fear
ing that It foreshadows differences In
Eastern Asia.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04
Thursday.

London's corporation has resolved
to confer the freedom Of the city on
General Booth.
1t was stated that the fusion situa
tion leads to the belief that the Repub
licans will abandon all plans to agree
and will nominate straight ticket il
New York.
United States Senator John f. Dry
den, president of the Prudential Life
Insurance company, began propagan
da for his bill placing life insurance in
federal control.
John d. Rockefeller is given dem
onstration Of esteem by several hun
dred Cleveland friends, in addressing
whom he deprecates the hunt for mere
money and talks of the higher life.
The Pacific liner Korea arrived from
the Orient, beating the trans-Pacitic
record by several hours. Among her
passengers were Secretary of Wai
Taft and most of the members of the
party which left with him on July
last
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04
Fear of Financial Breakdown.

Notwithstanding the silence of the
government, the realfact was disclosed
at Toxic recently that Japan made
peace at Portsmouth In fear of a
financial breakdown. The war proved
more costly than had been calculated
and the rice and cereal crops seemed
doomed to failure. During the month
of August, when the crops ripen, there
was continuous rain and exceedingly
cold weather. While some improve.
ment may still be in store, it is GER
tain that the rice crop promises to be
from IS to 20 per cent below the
average and far below last years crop,
when it was marvelously large. Six
months more of war would have meant
very hard times, for the masses of the
people are very poor and rice is their
bread and meat.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04
HUNTING sKUNKs PROFITABLE.
Sometimes a Man With a Dog Can
Make $15 In a Night.

Allentown, Oct 2.-When the Sep
tember moon is at the full is the time
the young men and boys Of the lower
end of the county, as well as those
living along the base of the Blue
mountains, are reaping a harvest Of
skunks' skins, which sell all the way
from 1925 to SO pelt, and then there
are not enough to supply the demand
This is the time of the year when
skunks are more nocturnally active
than at any other They also become
peculiarly tame, so much so that they
will come bounding out Of field or
woods and trot alongside pedestrian
for several miles, to the intense dis
gust of the wayfarer so honored.
This tameness and playfulness, how.
ever, just now is costing them dear.
With good dog who can spot them.
all that is necessary is a hardwood
club, sure aim and brave nose.
Some hunters make as high as SIS
night. The pelt of the darR col.
ored skunk Is the more valuable.
This animal IA. however, not only hunt
ed for its skin. A fat skunk-and
they are all fat just now-holds more
than a quart of oil, and this is worth
about 81 a gallon wholesale. The oil
Is deemed Invaluable on account Of Its
merit in curing rheumatism.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04
Jury Wouldn't Convict.

Springfield, o., Oct. 2. - James
O'Brien was acquitted Of completely
In the lynching of Richard Dixon.
1t was stated by several prisoners
that through their cell doors when the
mob burst into the Jail they saw
OBrien grab Dixon, take him from
the cell and turn him over to the mob.
few minutes later the negro was
lynched.
O'Brien was one Of six men indicted
for completely In the lynching and the
second to be tried and acquitted.
Court officials say the others indicted
will probably never be tried. Public
sentiment has been with O'Brien.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04
Foroer Got Valuable Securities.

The details Of plan whereby the
National City bank of New York was
victimizedby clever forger have been
made public. The forger presented
a bogus check bearing the name CT a
wellknown stock exchange firm and
received In return securities valued at
about s360OO0.
A private detective agency was
called in and transfer of the securi.
ties was at once stopped. The detec.
tives intimate that they have clue
to the identity of the forger, who is
believed to have had accomplices.
The securities include 1000 shares
of United States Steel common, 1000
shares of Rock Island common, 1000
shares Of Metropolitan Street railway;
700 shares Of Missouri Pacific, 200
shares of North American company,
AZ of American Tobacco Co. per cent
bonds and some Wabash debenture
bonds.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04
The State Department.

Washington, Oct. 3.-Mr. Root for.
mally took up the duties of the office
Of secretary of state. He introduced
the new assistant secretary, Mr.. Ba-
con, to Mr.. Loomis. the retiring as
sistant secretary. M. Jusserand, the
French ambassador, called at the de.
partment by appointment and remain.
ed with Secretary Root for half an
hour. His principal business was the
presentation of the grave issue which
has arisen between France and Vene-
zuela. 1t is stated that while this
matter is regarded as important no
real crisis has yet arisen and nothing
that seemed to require any action on
the part of this government.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04
BooTHMAN TRIAL OPENED.
Alleged Confederate Of Whlteman In
Fidelity Company SwIndIe.

Buffalo, Oct 3-Joseph Boothman,
alleged confederate Of Alonzo ]. White
man in the swindling of the Fidelity
Trust company, was placed on trial In
criminal term Of supreme court under
one Of the half dozen indictments re-
ported against him more than a year
ago.
The indictment under which Booth.
man was placed on trial, charges
grand larceny in the second degree.
1t is almost identical with the indict-
ment under which Whiteman was last
placed on trial. 1t charges Boothman
with completely In the theft OF. $3.50
from the Fidelity Trust company on
July s, 1904.
On that day check for $3.50 was
drawn against the Hubbard" account
in the Fidelity bank. The check was
signed by F. H. Hubbard and was
payable to the order of one H. R.
Thomas, who Is said to be Boothman
The check was handed to John w.
Flynn, the horseman, and he got the
cash on the check. Flynn has already
testified that when he got the cash
on this check he gave 1t to Boothmsn
and Boothman has sworn twice that
he gave the money to Whiteman. The
account drawn against was the $4,000
account formed by the deposit of q
check raised from $51 to $4,000.
Boothman, nattily dressed and de-
bonair as ever, was early in court,
and, for the first time since the White
man case became of any Importance,
had place in the prisoners dock
He chatted earnestly with his counsel
William Armstrong.
Charles A. Dolson and E. w. McIn-
tyre, counsel for Whiteman, were on
hand and conferred earnestly with
Mr.. Armstrong. 1t was evident from
this that for the first time since the
arrest of Whiteman he and Boothman
Joined forces.
Thomas Kennedy, serving time in
Auburn prison on his plea of guilty
In connection with a bank swindling
transaction, and who Is alleged to have
been member of the Knox-Whiteman
gang, will be one of the witnesses for
the defense. An order has been se-
cured from Justice Keneflck upon
which Kennedy will be brought here.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04
Tuesday.

The warrant for the extradition of
Gaynor and Greene has been signed by
the minister of justice and forwarded
to the lieutenant governor of Quebec.
Joseph Boothman, alleged accom-.
plice of Alonzo J. Whiteman in swim
ding of the Fidelity Trust company,
was placed on trial In supreme court
ut Buffalo
College men closely identified with
American football give their Views on
substituting the English association
game for the present American college
game.
Oflicials at Indianapolis learn that
air is mixed with gas and sold at 80
cents q thousand cubic feet, and the
whole town is enraged as conse-
Quence.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04
States Consumption Hospital.

The trustees of New York state hos
pital for incipient pulmonary tuber-
culosis in the Adirondacks have issued
their completed statistics for the first
year, which show an excellent per-
centage of recoveries and improve
ments.
There were admitted during the year
207 patients, more than half of whom
were incipients, according to the strict
definition of the term. There were no
deaths. OF the 105 patients discharged
81 were apparently recovered.
Treatment at the hospital consists
mainly of outdoor air, wholesome food
and rest. Scarcely any medicine is
given. During the summer months
nearly the entire time has heen spent
on the verandas or in tents with all
the flaps raised.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04
Shot Woman Who Refused to slope.

Middletown. N. Y, Oct, 3.-Dom-
mick Agosto shot Mrs. Rose Fabio of
this place, and when chased into the
woods by the police turned his revol-
yer against his own head and killed
himself. The woman was so badly in.
jured that her recovery was considered
doubtful. She told the police that
Agosto, who had once been a suitor
for her hand in marriage, had come to
her demanding that she elope with
him. He shot her for refusing this
request. For several hours after the
shooting Agosta kept ahead Of the
party of officers which pursued him
but was overtaken few miles distant
from here late in the day.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04
HaturdaY.

Richard Olney said government rail
road rate legislation means govern
ment ownership and he opposes both
Theodore p. Shonts, chairman Of the
Panama canal commission, and party
of experts sailed for the isthmus on
the steamship Havana.
Bishop Potter frowned on the at
tempt of clergyman in the diocesan
convention to pass resolution con.
demning those blamed for insurance
scandals.
Secretary Wilson of the department
Of agriculture predicts lower retail
prices during the coming winter sea
son for meat, dairy products, poultry
and other necessities of life.
Germany and France have come to
an agreement on the Morocco question,
regulating police and financial reforms
but affairs on the Algerian frontier are
to be under French control.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04
FIGHT AGAINST WEAVER.
perogatery Notices Are Painted Every
.where In philadelphia.


Philadelphia, Oct. Again there ia
civil war IN Philadelphia. AS soon as
It was hight Saturday morning 400
men with paint pots and ladders
started from point in the center Of
the city. They had been called to the
rendezvous by gang ohieftain and
their leader had a map Of Philadel.
phia, on which were certain mystic
dots. To each of these dots the
painters went.
At once, from Germantown to the
Neck and from the Delaware QUITO
the county line, the signs began to
appear. Some read: Mayor Weaver
is a shrewd sohemer-Dr. Parkhurst,"
"Vote the full Republican tickee|'
Others read, Il know how l was elect
ed district attorney and am grateful
Mayor Weaver" Can Philadelphia
support a coward and traitor?"
At once the police began to get
busy. They started in to arrest the
painters who had not yet finished.
At once every one Of the painters so
arrested appeared with a lawyer and
swore out warrants for the police who
had arrested them. Others finished
the signs. One of them went up on
the side of house owned by the may
or's brother.in,law, who promptly had
fits.
The signs are everywhere on bill
boards, on the sides Of houses and on
fences. The most annoying TO the re-
formers is the reference to the dis
trict attorneys office. 1t says: HE
was elected by fraud on phantom
votes"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04
Pouehkeepsle and Kingston.

Albany, Oct 3.-The population Of
Poughkeepsie is 25,279, an increase Of
1850 over the number Of inhabitants
In 1900. The population as actually
enumerated on June l was 25,146, but
from that total was deducted 20 IN
mates Of county institution credited
to other places and there was added
265 inmates of state institutions who
were residents of Poughkeepsie at.the
time Of their committeeman
The population of Kingston Is 25,-
557. an increase of 1,022. The number
actually enumerated on June l, was
25,411. From that number inmates
Of county institution we're deducted
and 149 inmates of state institutions
added.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04
Esoh.Townsend Rate Legislation Bill.

Concord, N. H., Oct 2.-In a series
Of open letters to Edward A. Moseley
of the interstate commerce commits
sion, former Senator William T..
Chandler of New Hampshire defines
his attitude toward the Esoh-Town-
send rate legislation bill to come be.
fore congress at its next session and
calls to the attention of the commits.
sion some Of the dangers that be5et
the attempts to pass this bill as they
appear to him.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04
cornerstone of Mckinley Monument.

Canton, O., Oct 3.-At the conclus-
ion of meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Mckinley National Me
mortal association 1t was announced
that the cornerstone of the monument
will be laid Nov. 16, at IL o'clock a.
m, by Justice w. r. Day, president Of
the association. The trustees of the
association are expected to be present
but there will be no formal demonstra.
ton That will be reserved until the
dedication of the monument when
President Roosevelt and other noted
men are expected to be present and
participate in the program.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04
An Engineer For AZ Years.

Hanover, Pa, Oct. 2. - Charles B.
Rouser of this borough has Just re-
signed his position as engineer on the
Western Maryland railroad. He serv-
ed as engineman continuously for AZ
years, being seldom absent from\ his
post of duty In all that time he never
experienced a railroad accident or
caused the death or injury of single
person. He took many notable person
ages behind his locomotive, including
General U. S. Grant and President
William Mckinley.
After several months rest the vet.
ran railroader and his family will re-
move to Philadelphia, where he in
tends to,engage in business.