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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
SOLD MINERS CERTIFICATES.
Examiners Charged With Issuing
Them Illegally In Anthracite Field.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, April 18.-Con
stables are searching in Hazleton.
Freeland and other towns for James
Rhodda, a member of the miners eX
amining board, and two other mem
bers whose names are not made public
They are charged with issuing miners
certificates Illegally
Rhodda has confessed and 1t is eX
pected that the greatest violation OF
the miners certificate law since 1t was
passed will be unearthed. Officers OF
the United Mine Workers declare thA
over 1000 of these certificates have
been issued since Jan. and that they
were for sale at saloons for from 81
to s. each, being purchased by newly
arrived mine workers and by others
who found 1t impossible to pass the
examination or who did not desire to
undergo the two years experience
necessary to comply with the law.
How much loss of life the issuance
Of these fraudulent certificates has
caused it is impossible to estimate
There were over 100 fatal and $50
other accidents in the affected district
last year and the mine inspectors
agree that half the accidents are due
to the incompetence, ignorance and
carelessness of the mine workers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
TuIl's Suit Against Equitable.

Albany, April IS. - Superintendent
Hendricks of the state department OF
insurance was served with a copy OF
the order issued by Justice Scott OF
the supreme court on application OF
Herbert G. Tull, a policy holder in the
Equitable Life Assurance society, re
quiring the superintendent to show
cause why he should not be restrained
from taking action on the amended
charter of the society which has been
submitted to him by the board of di'
rectors for approval The order Is
also directed against the board of di
rectors. 1t is returnable at part l OF
the supreme court of New York county
on Thursday morning. Superintendent
Hendricks has requested Attorney Gen.
eral Mayer to represent him on the
return of the order and representa-.
tive of the attorney generals depart
ment will be present at the hearing
on Thursday.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Monday.

Rojestvensky's fleet is believed to be
steaming directly toward Formosa for
the purpose of meeting the Japanese
feet in a decisive battle.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has been grant
ed a patent on a new steam general
ing appliance for locomotives, which
is said to work great saving In cost of
fuel
New steamer line between Canada,
Cuba and Mexico is expected within a
few weeks. 1t is believed the service
will be in charge Of Elder-Demster
company.
James II. Hyde in a personal letter
denies having made any restitution
to the Equitable, but deposited a
check for $61, ,44G profits as a member
of an underwriting syndicate until 1t
Is decided whether he or the company
is entitled to the money.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
rrust,s Secret Accounts.

Further and full investigation by
the federal grand jury which is in
quiring at Chicago into the work
ing methods of the alleged beef trust.
it is asserted, is to result from the
examination of contents of the eight
trunks taken from the safety vaults
in the First National bank building.
When the trunks were opened, 1t is
said, the entire secret transactions OF
the Aetna Trading company, a cor
poration through which the alleged
secret business of the packers was
transacted, were revealed to the jur'
ors and as a consequence many new
witnesses will be subpoenaed.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Friday.

Ambassador Meyer presented his
letters of credence to Emperor Nicho-
las at Tsarkoe-Selo.
The Duke of Manchester says he
means to spend year or more in
learning the railway business.
House of Brooklyn barber who dis
regarded letters bearing the signature
of the "black hand" society demanding
$500 is partially wrecked by the eX.
plosion of bomb.
Panama canal commission execu.
tive committee decides to experiment
by employing 1000 coolies, and if the
plan proves successful will use cody
labor exclusively in digging the canal.
Headed by the lawyers congress.
the Russian intellectuals plan new
league which shall direc. the agita
tion for a parliament All classes of
professional men are expected to rally
to this organization.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
PICTURE FOR HIS SHARE.
"War Governors" Son Takes Only
Painting From Fathers Estate.

Bellefonte, Pa, April 1S.-W w.
Curtin of Philadelphia, a son of the
late Ex-Governor Andrew c. Curtin OF
this place, has received a picture as
his portion of his fathers estate. 1t
was the one thing the other heirs were
least disposed to give.
When the "old war governor" was in
st. Petersburg as minister to Russia,
a friendship was formed between him
and Car Alexander II. When Mr..
Curtin's appointment expired in 1872
the czar gave him a magnificent life
size oil painting of himself. Since its
reception by the Curtin family here 1t
has been the greatest priced article In
their ancestral home.
After the death Of Mrs. Curtin, w.
w. Curtin proposed that If the picture
were given him he would renounce
all claims to any further part Of the
estate of his father, After months of
deliberation the majority of the heirs
agreed to the sons proposition.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
WOMAN MUST HANG.
Gave Her Husband Poisonous Powders
Supplied by a Colored "Voodoo"
Doctor,

Philadelphia, April 1S.-The supreme
court has decided that Mrs Catherine
Danz must hang for the murder of her
husband, William G.. Danz. George
P. Hossey, a colored "voodoo" doctor,
is also under sentence of death for the
part he took in the murder of Danz.
A postmortem examination revealed
the fact that Danz died of arsenical
poisoning. His wife and Hossey were
arrested charged with murder.
The woman testified that she had
bought powders from Hossey and ad-
ministered them to her husband for
the purpose of curing the drink habit.
Hossey was first placed on trial and
convicted of having sold the powders.
Mrs. Danz was then tried on the
charge of murder for having admins
tered the poisonous powders. She
was also convicted and both were
sentenced to be hanged. Yesterdays de-
cision leaves only the pardon board
between the woman and the gallows.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Thursday.

Earthquake shocks were renewed at
Simla, India, causing great alarm;
the total of last weeks death roll is
about $4,000
John D. Rockefeller's 100000 gift
was formally accepted by the Pruden'
tial committee of the American Board
of Foreign Missions.
John Claflin & Co. of New York are
reported to have bought the control
of the ]. N. Adam company of Buffalo
including the business of the William
Hengerer company
A dispatch to an Amsterdam news
paper reports that a naval fight has
taken place east of the Malay penin
sula, according to telegram from Ba
tavia, island Of Java.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Cause of Advance In Beef.

Prices of beef have advanced In
every important market Of the United
States. The consumer is paying the
advance price, which to him repre-
sents several cents per pound over
what he paid up to 10 days ago
Swift & Co., speaking for the pack
ing interests, issued this statement:
During the last six weeks the pro
ducer of beef cattle has been receiv
ing about a dollar advance over past
prices for choice cattle. This simply
means that the advance to the consum
er in prices would be about So on the
one-half of choice cattle that can be
used for food purposes. The range
cattle producer is the master of the
situation
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
SECRETARY sHAWs coAcHMAN
Mr.. Cooley Tell Why Man He Wanted
Was Not Among the Three Eligible.

Washington, April 18.-The recent
employment by the government of an
alleged grave digger as coachman to
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw un.
der certifcation from the civil ser
vice commission, called forth a state
ment by Commissioner Cooley. The
statement defends the three names
certified from which Secretary Shaw
could choose.
1t shows that the alleged grave dig
ger was for many years coachman to
the superintendent of the government
hospital for the insane and Mr.. Cooley
states there could be no criticism OF
his ability to perform his duties.
Mr.. Cooley then proceeds to show
that the fourth name on the eligible
list was the one Secretary Shaw ap
parently wanted to reach. He comes
to this conclusion because on March
II the treasury department requested
the certifcation of the name on the
ground that its possessor was a dis
tinguished driver and understood
horses thoroughly. The name in ques
tion was Robert B. Shepard.
"Under the regulations" continued
Mr.. Cooley, "the commission was with
out power to grant the request Of the
secretary, but on its face it appeared
so reasonable that form of executive
order was prepared to be submitted
to the president making a special ex'
ception in the case.
"At this point in the proceedings
Mr.. Shepard made the mistake of call.
ing at the Office of the commission and
exhibiting letter from the Republican
leader of the 23rd assembly district
of the county of New York eulogizing
very highly Mr.. Shepard's admirable
work for the Republican ticket in the
late election and assuring all whom II
might concern that he was entitled
to some recognition.
"The attention of the commission be-
ing called to the case, further inves'
tigation of the facts was made before
submitting the order to the president
which disclosed, on Mr.. Shepard's own
sworn statement, that there was moth
ing to indicate that he had driven a
horse for several years.
at seems that in his younger and
unregenerate days, he was valet tc
John Whalen, a prominent Democratic
leader in New York city and counsel
to the corporation under the admins
tration of Mayor Van Wyck. 1t ap'
pears, however, that he saw the error
of his ways and entered the employ
ment of Alfred Henry Lewis in the
same capacity, the latter having rem
dered no inconsiderable service to the
Republican party in the last cam
paign.
"The doctrine imbibed there and the
efforts he was led to put forth were
of so distinguished character as tc
call forth the praise of the Republican
district leader aforesaid"
Mr.. Cooley concludes as follows:
Our action in this case was dictated
solely by a desire to guard the secre
tary of the treasury from possible
physical injury at the hands of the ap
parently inexperienced driver who was
being forced upon him by political in
fuences. and to assure his retention
in the high Office for which he is sc
admirably qualified"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Remains of Paul Jones Found.

Ambassador Porter has cabled to
Washington from Paris announcing the
successful results of his long and diff
cult search for the remains of Admiral
John Paul Jones. The body is in a good
state of preservation considering that
the interment took place over one
hundred years ago.
The body was placed in handsome
casket and deposited in the receiving
vault of the American church on the
Avenue De L'Almd untilthe ambassador
can learn the opinion of the govern
ment concerning the most appropriate
means of transporting it to the Unite |
States and giving a fitting sepulchcr
to the body of the illustrious sailor
whose place of burial had so long re-
NAMED mystery.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Saturday..

Equitable officers offer bonus to
agents and the Hyde party calls the
move a bid for policy holders prox.
les.
Alton B. Parker was the principal
speaker at the Jefferson day banquet
in New York and William ]. Bryan at
the feast in Chicago.
Beef grand jury indicts four en-
ployes of Schwarzchild & Sulzberger
company on charge of obstructing SER
vice of subpoena.
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's feet
was reported at noon on Tuesday about
200 miles southwest of Saigon, steam
ing north-northeast in the direction of
Formosa.
London naval experts are of the be-
lief that the great naval fight in Far
Eastern waters will not take place un-
til early in May, and then will be
fought before Vladivostok, where Togo
can consolidate his vessels.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Tuesday.

Eighteen Russian warships are sight
ed in Kamranh bay, 200 miles north
east of Saigon by the crew of the
liner Prinz Heinrich
President Roosevelt is to be the
chief guest at the convention of the
National Educational association,
which meets at Asbury Park July 3.
Limogese porcelain strikers attack
ed the prison and threw bombs at fac
tories, being especially threatening in
their attitude toward the American
firm of Haviland.
All the railway employees in Italy are
to go out on strike, according to ca
BILE dispatch from Rome, and the gov
ernment will attempt to operate the
railroads with the military.
In an opinion by Justice Peckham,
the supreme court of the United States
held to be unconstitutional the New
York state law making 10 hears days
work and 60 hours a weeks work In
bakeries in that state.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Joe jefferson Critically iii.

Joseph jefferson lies critically i'll at
his winter residence at Palm Beach,
Fla. His condition, reported by his ply.
sician, DR.. R. B. Potter, is little if any
improved. He is surrounded by his
family and they are prepared to ex
pect death at any minute Three
weeks ago Mr.. Jefferson Visited ex
President Cleveland at Hobe Sound
where he caught cold, and upon his
return was forced to take to his bed
He convalesced and was up after a
few days confinement, when Monday
he suffered a relapse.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Pointed Paragraphs Chronic
ling the Weeks Doings.
Long Dispatches From Various Pate
Of the World 3horn II Their Padding
and Only Facts Given In as Few
Words as Possible For the Benefit
of the hurried Reader.

Controller of the Treasury Trace
we'll declared the government was vic.
lating laws in accepting rebates from
railroads.
Six trunks. supposed to contain the
secret set of books kept by the beef
trust, have been seized Oy the govern
ment in Chicago.
Another Russian squadron has been
reported near Java, and its present OBJ.
jective is to attack Admiral Togo In
the rear should the latter oppose the
vessels which passed Singapore.
Japan is meeting the Russian plan
of reorganization and reinforcement
of its Manchurian army with an ex.
tensive expedition and is arranging tc
have 100000 men in the field by
fall.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Water Company Levied On.

Saratoga, April 1S.-Deputy Sheriff
Curtis, representing Sheriff Kavanaugh
OF Saratoga county, has levied on the
property of the Hudson River Water
Power company at Spier Falls, against
which the National Contracting com
pany of New York recently secured
Judgment for over a half million dol
lars for the construction of dam
there.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
New Church Dedicated.

Vandergrift, Pa, April IS. - The
First Baptist church of Vandergrift,
recently completed at cost Of $4,000,
was dedicated Sunday. The dedica-
tory sermon was preached by Rev.
]. A. Maxwell of McKeesport The
service was in charge Of the pastor
Of the church, Rev. Alexander Wild.
ing. A debt of $4,000 was practically
wiped out.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Blows UP House For Revenge.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, April 1S.-Because
he had been elected from boarding
house at Luzerne, suburb of this
city, Andrew Bygash, a Hungarian,
blew up the building early Sunday
morning with dynamite. All the win
dows and doors were blown out but
the Is inmates escaped injury. Bygash
Is in Jail.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Killed In FIGHT For 5 Cents.

Philadelphia, April 1S.-In an en-
deavor to part two friends who were
quarreling over a 5-cent stake in a
game of cards, Angelo Gentle was
stabbed to death with a stiletto, the
police allege, by Antoni Pioni, at Man
ayhunk. a suburb of this city. Pioni
was captured by policemen after a
long chase.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
H1nAM cRoNK. VETERAN OF 1919.

Mr.. Cronk's career has been notably
that of a true and patriotic American.
Born April 10, 1900, In Herkimei
county N. Y, to Mr. and Mrs. James
Cronk, who were among the first set
tiers of the Mohawk valley, he was
reared on farm until ~ years old
when he enlisted with Captain Edmund
Fuller at Western, NJ Y, in the New
York volunteers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Won't Join English Union.

Indianapolis, April IS. - The pro-
posed plan of afliliation with the
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters,
an English organization, submitted by
the organization after an oyerwhelm-
ing vote in its favor, has been reject
ed by the Carpenters and Joiners of
America by vote of almost to /.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
HaviIands' Factory Mobbed.

The porcelain factories at Limoges,
in France, have decided to shut
down because of the demand OF
tde workers. About 10000 worlkmen
are idle. Crowds of strikers paraded
the city and broke into several fac
tories. incruding the Havilands', where
the manager hoisted the American
flag. The men endeavored to haul
down and seize the flag but were pre-
vented by police commissary.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
international Railway CONGRESS.

Nearly 1000 delegates, the owners
and operating officials of 100000 miles
of railway in A different countries,
constitute the personnel of the inter.
national railway congress which is to
hold a 10 days session in Washington
beginning May 4 next.
An extensive exhibit of railway sup.
plies will be made. No such assem-.
blage of representatives of railway in
terests has ever been brought together
In the United States.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
National Educational Association.

With the president of the United
States as the chief guest and leading
educators from all parts of the country
as the speakers the next general session
of the National Educational associa.
tion, which will be held in Asbury
Park and Ocean Grove, N. j., next
July, promises to be the most notable
in the associations history. The meet
ings will begin Monday, July 3. and
continue five days.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Chnrch nna snbbnth school.

Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
m. NJ. IL. Sabbath School at 1000 a. IN.
Preaching in NJ. Il. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. w. o. Calhoun.
Preaching in the f. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
II. A. Zahnser, Pastor.
Services in the Presbyterian Church
every Sabbath morning and evening,
Rev, DR.. Paul j. Slonaker, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the w. q. +.
u. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
IN, nth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Good Condition Of Winter Wheat.

The monthly report of the bureau OF
statistfesAbf the department Of agri
culture will show the average condi
tion of winter wheat on April l to
have been GIG against 7G5 on April l.
1904; 97.3 at the corresponding date
in 1903, and 1873, the mean of the
April averages of the last 10 years.
The average condition of winter
rye on April l was 92.1, against S2.3
on April l, 1904; 979 at the cores
ponding date in 1903 and S7,9 the
mean Of the April averages of the last
10'years.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Russian Submarine Vessels.

1t is reported at Toxic that the
Russians at Vladivostok are daily
conducting experiments with six sub
marine vessels and that these boats
are all of foreign manufacture and
include French, British and Ameri-
can types.
No information has reached Toxic
that would in any way indicate the
plans of Admiral Rojestvensky or the
destination of his vessels.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Dress cauaht Fire From Crate.

Connellsville, Pa, April 1S.-Mrs,
Dora Flynn, aged AZ years, of Broad
foru was burned as the result of her
skirt catching fire at a CRATE. The
desh on her legs arms and abdomen
was burned to a crisp.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
BOROUGH OFFICERS.
ELM STREET, TIoNEsTA, PA.

Btt,geSs.-A. ii. Dale.
Justices Of the PeGce-C. A. Randall, D.
j. Setley.
Counc,tDte1t.-J. Is. Muse, j. W. Lam
ders, J.. II. Dale. W. f Killmer, q. A.
Lanson, Geo. Holeman, G. II. Anderson
C0,tstable-W. ii. Hood.
C0llector-S. j. Setley.
School DirectOrS--L. Fulton. j. U.
Scowden, II. Il. Haslet. E. W Bowman,
II, Il. Ritchey, A. q. Brown.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Struck and Killed by Train.

Binghamton, April 1S.-George w.
Purvis of this city, 55 years old, was
struck and instantly killed by a Della
ware and Hudson passenger train at
Bainbridge.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
conneetina Trolley Road.

Bellefonte Pa, April 1S.-The build
ing of a trolley road to connect Belle
fonte and state College, taking in
Milesburg, Coleville, Axe Mann, Pleas
ant Gap and Lemont, now seems as
Eured.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Hluh Dive Record Broken.

Binghamton, April 1S.-Frank Hunt
of this city last night broke the Amer
lean Y. NJ. C. A. record for the high
dive" which was formerly six feet
He made six feet one inch.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
President Will Visit chautauqua.

President Roosevelt has accepted an
invitation to visit Chautauqua as.
semhly. He will speak on Democracy
and Popular Education" on Aug. II.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19

MAP SHOWING SCENE OF OPERATIONS.
The seven Dutch cruisers now at
RHO will return to Batavia Monday.
Kamranh bay is in Cochin China, about
200 miles northeast of Saigon.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
Japanese Army 100000.

Captured Japanese spies at Siping-
hal place the numbers of the
Japanese army at 100000 and state
that the losses at the battle of Muk-
den are already being replaced by
drafts from home battalions. Lieu
tenant Komayasi, one of the spies, cal
culates that the japanese losses at
Mukden were over 100000.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
ITOTEL WEAVER,

HOTEL WEAV Eh,
IL e. A. WEAVER, Proprietor.
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House, has undergone 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 OF
guests never neglected.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19
NENTRAI HOUSE,

4 NENTKAb iOUOI,
" GEROW Il GEROW Proprietor.
Tionseta, Pa. This is the most centrally
located hotel in the place, and has all the
modern improvements. No pains VIII
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, 1905-04-19
S j. SETLEY,

~ j. SETLEY,
Keeps complete line of Justice blanks
for sale. Also Blank deeds, mortgages,
etc. Tionesta, Pa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-04-19

CAPT. 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.