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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
Tueeday.

The New York state fair opened at
Syracuse yesterday with good at
tendance Notwithstanding a drizzling
rain that was falling.
Field Marshal Oyama has sent a
commission to General Llnevitch ask
ing him to appoint plenipotentiaries
to arrange an armistice.
Joined by 1000 Kurds, the Tartar
population in the Caucasus has again
arisen and destroyed Armenian vii
lagos, hundreds being killed
President Roosevelt, making public
report of the Keep commission on the
printing bureau scandals, scores the
Mergenthaler company for making
baseless charges of corruption against
the Office.
Important commercial associations
In Havana protest against the ratiflca-
tion of the pending treaty between
Great Britain and Cuba in view Of the
relations between the United States
and Cuba.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
20 Employees Blown to Pieces.

The Rand Powder Mills at Fair
Chance, near Connellsville, Pa. blew
up at o'clock Saturday morning.
Twenty employees of the plant were
killed, literally blown to pieces, and
the 10 buildings Of the powder mill
were torn to sticks and splinters.
The explosion was the third at the
Rand plant within two years. Three
men were killed in the first and 10
were injured in the second. which
was comparatively slight
The scene of the complete devasta-
tion in the vicinity of the site OF the
Rand Powder works beggars descrip-
tion. Men were at work Sunday
ploughing over and digging in the de-
bris In the hope of finding more bodies,
but only an arm, shoulder, foot or por
tion of charred bone could be found
now and then and 1t is likely that the
bodies Of six missing will never be
identified.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
Monday.

Statistics prepared by the city ply
sician of Pitsburg show that city to be
the center OF race suicide
Thirty men were killed and many
more injured in an explosion of pow
der works at Fairchance, Pa.
The local representative of Swift &
Co. in Philadelphia was arrested on
the charge Of selling adulterated
meats.
st. Petersburg estimates the loss
through violence in the Caucasian oil
fields at $9O,OOOOO0. Fifteen hurdred
Tartars are killed or wounded
Toxic announces that Japan may
fortify the Perouse straits under the
terms Of peace. A statement by the
government Of favorable features of
the settlement of the war allays in
dignation and disorders have ceased.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
Clerks Slaned Bio Notes.

The last session of the New York
legislative life insurance investi-
eating committee was devoted ex-
clusively to the affairs of the New
York Life Insurance company and a
searching examination was made of
its officers who appeared on the stand
The line of inquiry extended through
all the details of the companys par.
ticipation In various underwriting
syndicates for railroad securities, the
New York Life's connection with
trust companies and finally developed
the fact that 1t was not an unusual
thing for clerks or messengers in the
employ of the company with salaries
as low as $500 year to sign notes for
millions of dollars to be used by the
company in relieving its books of unde-
sirable securities,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
Saturday.

The president has appointed Harry
H. Pratt postmaster at Corning, N. Y.
James j. Hill gives expression to
pessimistic sentiments regarding this
country's future trade with the Orient.
Corporal James Tanner was elected
commander-in- of the Grand Army
of the Republic by the national en-
campment at Denver.
The postoffice at Forestville, Chau-
tauqua county, was entered by three
men and the safe wrecked with nitro
glycerine and 5000 cash and an equal
amount of stamps stolen.
That Mutual Life Insurance company
officials were admittedly involved in
various syndicate transactions, was
part of the testimony brought out be-
fore the legislative inquisitors.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
Infants Rob a Bank.

Youngstown, o., Sept. IL. - Two
boys, and years old, robbed the
First National bank of Niles at noon
securing $7OO, but 1926 of the amount
was recovered. The two boys entered
n window of the bank into a basement
while most of the employees were at
dinner Vice President william Her
bert was in the front office and did
not see the Youngsters enter. The
boys stuffed bills into their pockets
and then slipped out, scattering the
money along the street and handing
It to passersby. Boys who had seen
the two leave the bank caught them.
The boys we're not arrested
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
WRECK AND EXPLOSION.
Three Railroad Employees Met Deatt
In Collision.

Philadelphia, Sept. 11.-Three train
men were killed and two others wer,
slightly injured early Saturday in
collision at Tabor Junction, near thir
city, between freight trains of the
Philadelphia and Reading railway ane
the Central Railroad Of New Jersey.
The dead: John II. Rankin OF Jer
sey City, engineer of the Central rail
road train; Henry Baker Of Bayonne
N. j.. conductor of the same train
John Bond of Philadelphia, brakeman
Of the Philadelphia and Reading train
A fast freight on the Central rail
road crashed into a Reading loca
freight. Fire followed the collision
and the local fire department wal
called out to extinguish the flames.
The trains were known as the Bethe
hem local freight and the Jersey City
fast freight. The local train was or
a northbound track It was ordered to
a siding to allow the Jersey Contra
freight to pass, but before 1t could be
switched to the siding the fast train
came upon It and the collision result
ed. The locomotive Of the Jersey City
train toppled over and the boiler
burst, scalding Engineer Rankin tc
death.
Frank Bond was standing on top Of
a box car and was crushed to death
under the wreckage, as was also
Baker. Six cars were demolished.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
Retaliatory Duties Abolished.

At the conference on Saturday night
between President Roosevelt and
the Russian peace plenipotentiaries
Mr. Witte by direction of the
Emperor Of Russia presented to the
president the following communica-
tion:
Some years ago in consequence Of
q misunderstanding in the interpreta-
tion of the most favored nation clause,
there were established in Russia on
sevedal articles of American produc
tion customs duties on higher scale
than those levied on same articles
when imported from other countries.
His majesty, the Emperor Of Rus
sia, has commanded me to inform the
president of the United States that he
has been pleased TO order the discon.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
Fewer Births Than Deaths In City.

Pittsburg, Sept. IA table of the
births and deaths in Plttsburg during
the last IA years, prepared by City
Physician Booth, shows startling de
crease In the number Of births, not.
withstanding a large increase in popu'
lation. In 1891 there were 1867
births, the rate per thousand being
1851. In the same year there were
5S32 deaths, the rate per thousand be
ing 1851. In 1904 the birth rate was
only 2174, while the death rate was
1870.
The figures for the first three months
Of this year are surprising. In 1901
the excess of births over deaths was
1926. The figures for this year indi.
cate that there were 23 fewer births
than deaths.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13


Osterlin, arm fractured; Seymour
Rowe, skull fractured; Thomas Swan,
arm fractured; Fred Wister, both arms
fractured; unidentified man, fractured
skull, unconscious, at Roosevelt hos
pital.
Before the great crowds collected
by the news Of the wreck could be
cleared away the police were com.
PEELED to use their heavy night sticks
on number of men who were attempt.
Ing to snatch jewelry or other val.
uables from the dead The officers had
no time to make arrests, contenting
themselves with drubbing the mis-
creants as heavily as they could.
Coroner Scholer ordered the arrest
Of all those Immediately concerned.
Search was at once made for the mo-
torman, Paul Kelly, who secured a
position on the elevated lines six
ponths ago. He came here from St.
Louis. Kelly could not be found and
is still missing, although it was stated
he had spent the afternoon at the house
Of friend.
The switchman In the tower at
Ninth avenue and 53rd street, Cornell.
ius A. Jackson, was first arrested
Then Conductor ]. w. Johnson and
Guards Timothy Higginson, ]. McDav-
lit, w. L. Berry and B. Clark were TAX.
en- into custody. At preliminary
hearing all the men waived examlna-
ton.
Two versions of the cause of the
wreck were told to the coroner, one Of
these was that the switchman had set
the tracks for Sixth avenue train
and when he saw his mistake had at.
tempted to rectify 1t while the train
was on the curve, the change throwing
the second, third and fourth cars of
the track.
The switchman, however, declared
the wrecked train had Sixth avenue
signals set and he expected II to slow
down to take the curve. Instead it
maintained the speed usual with Ninth
avenue trains on the direct line.
The curve at 53rd street is a sharp
one and is practically unbanked ac-
cording to statements made. 1t Is in
tended to be taken slowly and Is not
constructed for a higher rate of speed
than six miles an hour.
Conductor Johnson made a detailed
statement to Police Inspector Flood.
He said I was on the first platform
Of the second car. We had just left
59th street and were going at fast
rate of speed, as it Is long run to
Both street. The car was pretty we'll
crowded. There were a number of
men on the platforms and In the aisle
of the second car there we're a number
Of shop girls who were laughing and
Joking
when we reached the curve the
first car went on and the second and
third cars went together like a jack
knife, sticking right up in the air and
practically closing against each other.
In consequence, from where I was on
the front platform of the second car
at the start, was dropped to the rear
platform of the first car. Then the
second car dropped to the street. l
held onto the iron rail like death and
was straight up in the air. saw
girls and women climbing over the
seats of the car that they might es.
cape.
Being an old railroader, l pulled
out my watch and looked at It. 1t
was exactly 7:06 a. m. The signals
were set wrong. That was the trouble.
They were set green and yellow
which was for a Sixth avenue train
think that both motorman and switch.
man are equally to blame"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
eutchery and Incendlarlsm In Russia

Butchery and Incendlarism In Russia.
The situation at Baku, in Russian
Caucasus, could hardly be worse.
The terror-stricken inhabitants are
fleeing from the city knowing that the
garrison is inadequate to protect them,
and although the worst scenes of fire
and massacre have not yet occurred
In Baku itself none dares think how
far the excesses may proceed
The entire oil and commercial quar-.
ters of Balakhan, Sabunto and No
mani have been wiped out by fire, and
the inhabitants remaining behind
were massacred and thrown into the
flames. Bibiebat continues to burn
and is threatened with the same fate
as Balakhan.
Martial law has been proclaimed
at Baku Nobody is allowed on the
streets after p. m. and inhabitants Of
houses are held strictly responsible
for shots fired from them. Artillery
was employed against one house from
which shots were fired. The walls
were preached, the house was stormed
and all the people inside were killed.
There is general panic.
Officers Who Surrendered Cashlered.
An imperial order has been issued
at st. Petersburg dismissing Rear Ad-
miral Nebogatoff and the captains Of
the battleship Nicolai (now the Iki)
and the cruisers Admiral Seniavin
(now the Minoshima) and General Ad-
miral Apraxine (now the Okinoshima)
which were surrendered to the Japa-
nese In the battle of the Sea of Japan.
All four officers, besides being de-
prived of their rank, are liable to pun
ishment under the provisions of the
naval code The emperor has ordered
all other officers who surrendered
their vessels to be tried on their re-
turn to Russia.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
Looking For Secretary Of Stock Farm

Rochester Sept. 12.-The police are
searching for Frederick Rice, secre-
tary of the Moore Brook Stock Farm
of Chester, Pa. A warrant has been
sworn out by his employer, ]. Charles
Longbotham Of Boothwyn, Pc, for
grand larceny in the first degree.
Longbotham claims that Rice disap.
peared at the close of the circuit
races taking with him about $780, rep
resenting the firms winnings at the
races
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
25VILLAGES DESTROYED
Hundreds of People Killed by
an Earthquake In Italy.

Pension Roll Statistics = Raid on {,
Lottery-Russlan officers cashiered
Clerks Signed Notes For Millions
New G. A. r. offIcers-Presiden Re
moves Palmer.
All Italy is suffering from terrible
depression because of the news from
the south where one of the worst
earthquakes ever experienced occurred
Friday.
Although the earthquake was felt
all over Calabrla and to certain ex
tent In Sicily, the worst news comes
from Plzzo and Monteleone and from
IS villages which are said to have been
completely destroyed.
According to the latest news re
ceived 500 persons have been killed
and great number injured. II is as
yet impossible to even estimate the
property losses.
The shock was felt at 2:55 q. m,
lasting for 1S seconds at CataIzaro
and soon thereafter was felt at Mes
sina, Reggie. Monteleone, Ma. tirano,
Stefaconia, Piscopio, Triparni. Fam.
marc, Cessanitl, Mazda, Olivadl and
other points.
Scenes of indescribable terror en-.
sued. Women arose from their sleep
and rushed half clothed into the
streets screaming with fear, carrying
their babies and dragging along their
other children and calling on the Ma
donna and the saints for help. The
men escaped into the open with their
families, calling on their fayorite
saints for protection.
The earthquake centered In Gala
bria, destroying over 25 villages. leav
ing thousands absolutely destitute,
killing upwards CT 400 and wounding
nearly GOO.
The ancient crater on the island OF
Stromboli is again In active erup-
tion, throwing out lava and stones,
and the population of the islaLd Is
fleeing.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
SHORTER NEWS ITEMS.
Pointed Paragraphs c Chronicling
the Wesk's Doings.
Long Dispatches From Various Parts
of the World Shorn Of Their Padding
and only Facts Given In as Few
Words as Possible For the Benefit
Of the Hurried Reader.

Sixty witnesses have been sum-
moned to attend the first session of
the legislative investigating commit
tee today.
Mr. Taft and his party arrived at
Canton and their visit to China is said
to have had an effect in decreasing
the boycott.
Sixty-six cholera cases and three
deaths have occurred in Prussia, but
The authorities at Hamburg and Berlin
say the disease is under control.
The Rancho Guadaloupe, compris-
ing $4,000 acres of tillable soil and
wooded lands in Lower California, has
been sold to 104 Russian families
through Los Angeles agency.
Fourteen lives and three ships are
known to have been lost In the fierce
storm which swept over Lake SUI
perior, and 1t is feared the list Of
deaths and wrecks will be much lar
ger.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
Strikes For Eight Hour Day.

indianapolis, Sept IL. - The local
typographical union has ordered 150
members here to strike ct once for
an eight hour day. President James
NJ. Lynch of the International Typo.
praphical union last night said: 81
have instructed unions In various
cities to demand contracts immedl.
ately for an eight hour day to com.
mence on January /. Wherever the
demand for the eight hour day is re.
fused, the union printers have been
instructed to strike at once"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
OH as Fuel on Battleships.

London, Sept. 12-Exhaustive ex.
periments with the use of oil as fuel
on battleships have proved so salts
factory that the British admiralty has
ordered the erection of great oil
storing depot at Plymouth with Jet.
ties at which tank steamers can moor.
1t is understood that stores of oil will
he established at most of the home
pOrtS
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
Killed Five childron7

Butler, Pa, Sept. 11.-Tillle Snyder,
aged II, charged with killing a child,
has made a confession. She SAYS a
young woman met her at the station
in Allegheny and offered her $40 to
nurse the child on the way to Butler.
Tillie says they alighted at Sunset and
the woman hurried away with the child
and soon returned. saying she had
killed It and II was the fifth she had
murdered The woman will be given
a chance TO explain.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
Illinois Mine Fiaht Settled.

Springfield, Ills, Sept. 11.-Eighteen
hundred miners will return to work in
the machine mines of the Chicago and
Alton snb-district Monday as a result
of a settlement reached between rep.
resentatives of the operators and men
on the controversy which has existed
since July / over the employment OF
shot firers. The settlement is vic.
tory for the operators, their contention
that the employment OF shot firers was
not necessary being sustained
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
Soldier Stabbed While on DUTY.

Havana, Sept. 12.-An artilleryman
who was stationed at Cubanas fortress
who was unarmed was stabbed many
times yesterday with a bayonet and
was then pushed over the parapet into
a deep ditch by a comrade who was
enraged by jealousy over a tender
loin woman. The latter on hearing Of
her lovers death committed suicide.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
BOROUGH OFFICERS.

B,trgess.-A. II. Dale.
Justices Of the Peace-S. s. Garfield, 3.
j. Setley.
Couacltmen.-J. b. Muse, J. W. Lam
ders, ]. II. Dale. w. f Killmer, Q. A.
Lanson, Geo. Holeman, G.. T. Anderson.
Co,tStdbie--W. ii. Hood.
C0llector-S. j. Setley.
School Dfrectors-J. @. Scowden, II.
L. Haslet, e. w. Bowman, T. II. Ritchey,
A, G. Brown, DIR. j. @. Dunn.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
$4,000 Veterans In Line.
President Removes public Printer.

President Roosevelt has taken sum-
mary action in the case of Frank W.
Palmer, public printer and head of the
government printing office at Wash
ington, by removing him from office
and directing him to turn over the gov
ernment printing Office to Foreman
Ricketts,, whom he has designated as
acting public printer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
JURY SETS WOMAN FREE.
No Penalty For Wife Who KILLED
Husband Who Beat Her.

Pittsburg. Sept 1.-THE jury has
found you not guilty of murder. Yot
are free to go, Mrs. Nickel, and the
court hopes you may find more happi
ness in the future than you have hac
In the past
Judge James r. McFarlane in Grim
inal court thus dismissed Mrs. Annie
Nickel The woman broke down and
was assisted from the room,
Harry ]. Nickel, the husband, was
found dead in his home here May 5
last. He had been shot through the
head. The wife sat by the body four
hours before unlocking the door and
telling of the tragedy. At the trial
1t was shown that Nickel had been q
wife beater.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
Country Postofflce Robhed.

Oswego, Sept. 12.-The pcstoflce at
Lacona, this county, was broken into
Sunday night, the safe blown open and
$500 in stamps and money stolen. The
discovery was made by the postmaster
when he went to open the Office in the
morning.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.

Member of C0ngress-Joseph Q. Sibley.
Member of lSendte-J. X. Z. Hall.
Assenl6ly-J. A II. Robertson.
President Judge-W. M. Lindsey.
Associate Judges-W. Ii. IL. Dotterer,
II. X. Kreitler.
Prothonotary, Register q Recorder, &c.
j. @. Geist.
SheriG.-Geo. w. Noblit.
Ireasurer-W. II. Harrison.
CbmmtsSionerS-C. Burhenn, A. X.
Shipe, Henry Weingard.
District A Auorney-S. ID. Irwin.
Jury OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Sibbie,
Lewis Wagner.
Cbroner-Dr. j. w. Morrow.
County Auditors-W. II. Stiles, Geo.
w. Holeman, b. A, McCloskey.
County lS,uueyor-D. w. Clark.
County ySttperintendent-D. w. Morri-
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
Church and sabbath school.

Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
m; M. Il. Sabbath School at 1000 a. m.
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.
X. 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, 1905-09-13
Verdict Of slA Cents.

Uniontown, Pa, Sept. Ia verdict
of ca cents wss found here for tho
plaiptiff in the case Of Harry W.
Cooper Of Pittsburg against the Con
nellsvillo Courier for alleged libel.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
Baron Komura nj.

Baron Komura is i'll in his apart
ments at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel ~
New York city and all the social en-
gagements of the Japanese peace en-
voys have been either cancelled or In
definitely postponed.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
Five Killed In trolley collision

Five persons were killed and rs in
jured in collision between a passen-
ger and freight trolley car Saturday
on the New York and Dallastown Elec-
trio railway, about six miles from
York, Pa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13

tinuance OF the levying OF such higher
duties on American products in order
that henceforth the American manu-
facturers should pay the same duties
as importers from other countries"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
New G. A. r. Officers.

The 39th annual national encamp.
ment Of the G. A. r. at Denver, Col,
elected officers as follows:
Commander In chief, James Tanner,
New York; senior vice commander in
chief, George W. Cook Denver; junior
vice commander in chief, Silas fowler.
Minneapolis; surgeon general, Hugo
Philler Waukesha, Wis; chaplain in
chief, Father j. G. Leary, Chaplain,
Kan. Minneapolis was chosen as the
meeting place for 1906.
The contest for commander In chief
was interesting. Beside Corporal Tan
ner, R. B. Brown of Ohio, Charles Bur.
rows of New Jersey and Charles G..
Burton of Missouri were nominated.
The total vote for Tanner was 447
$1,000 Veterans In Line.
It took the G. A. r. parade at Den
yer, Col, three hours and five min
utes to pass the grand stand in front
of which was the reviewing stand. On
the latter stand stood the national Off
GERS of the Grand Army and distin-
guished guests and in the grand stand
sat hundreds Of spectators. 1t was
estimated that $4,000 members of the
G. A. r. were in the parade.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13
Regular Terms OF Court.

Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-13

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, 1905-09-13
DILL. EMERT

FANCY BOOT Il SHOEMAKER.
Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm
and Walnut streets, Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work from the finest 10
.be coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten-
ton given to mending, and prices rea'
sonable.