The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-05-17
From Wisconsin.


EDITOR REPUBLICAN AS you re-
quested me to drop you short article for
your paper setting forth our many griev-
ances, we will do so now. We left For
est county with a first-cass article of
rheumatism with good staying qualities.
We dropped off at Oil City on Friday and
remained with fl lends until the following
Monday, when we bid adieu to the
greasy city and headed westward by the
Michigan Southern Railroad, which
dropped us off at Ashtabuls, where our
trouble commenced, and commenced in
this way. We boarded an excursion train
OF eight cars full of homeseekers going
west eight coaches all full, all having
grand. good old time. We had one lady
90 years old on board. She was from the
state OF New York is going to Washing
ton to grow up with the country. She is
taking her daughter and bevy of grand
children along with her and il the coun-
try agrees with her she is going to send
back for her great grandchildren, whom
she says are nearly as numerous as the
leaves on trees, so you see that the pros
poets are good for settlers in Washington.
And what is still more encouraging, the
lady herself expects to renew her age
when she gets out there. The people on
the train seem TO be all well acquainted
and there begins TO be some talk of all
joining together and colonizing town IN
Washington. There are farmers, trades
men, ministers, doctors, lawyers, and
men of all professions. quietly took in
the situation and discovered the entire
crowd was without Judge. Here l saw
my chance to make point and was soon
approached by self-constituted commit
tee to inquire into my distinction, poll
tics and profession. After some preten-
sions of modesty / told item that for
many years had been judge of the su-
preme court of Forest county. This gave
me distinction at once and noticed quite
difference in their treatment of me
right away, and whenever an argument
or discussion arose on the train it was
always referred to me for decision. You
can see by this am getting along finely
and we are not half way to st. Paul yet
1t is hard to predict what my title would
be if continued through to the Pacific
Coast. We are just at Toledo and thu
colored porter has gone to the butcher
shop for a ten cent soup bone for dinner
in the Pullman cafe. These colored cook
on the train have no regard for expens
anyhow. We are now at Oberlin. Thi
is the town that Cassie Chadwick mad
the popular donation to for a "Bankers
Asylum" Cassie's liberality "beat
them ALL" We will remain here a shor
time for the through mail train to pass
This will give us little more time h
talk up our colonization work. AgaiI
call aboard" There is heated discus
sion now in progress in relation to tn
Japanese and Russian war, and we don
seem to be as united as we were. On
fellow asserts that the Yankees are al
ways poking their noses into everything
and says he, "just look at Cuba; hoy
Uncle Sam nosed in and got MS in wa
with Spain; and how the American flee
had made most wanton destruction c
the Spanish fleet ON Sunday morning q
Santiago, and further that the minister
. had abandoned prayers and helped clea
the decks for action, and Commodor
Schley used bad cuss words" The dis
cussion got so hot that one of the abl
attorneys proposed submitting it to th
court--of course that meant me. w
summoned up as much dignity as th
case would admit without injury to th
learned judge physically. The first poll
taken was that Spain was the aggresso
having blown up an American warshi
in Cuban waters. Second, that Admir-
Cervera sailed his fleet outside the ha
Dor between the hours of and 10 o'cloc
when be was well aware that divine Sc
vice was in progress at that hour. Tbir'
II was against the rules of all war vesse
to allow any one 10 disturb religiol
worship by firing guns or otherwis
Fourth, that Admiral Cervera coul
plainly SEQ tho blue flag with the croi
upon It boisted high above the stars an
stripes which indicated to all the fie'
crews that divine worship was in pro
aress. And lastly, Capt. Bob Evan
should have kept out Of the way Of th
flagship without being sworn at whe