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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01

Morris X. Jessup is president, is at
tending largely to renting the Roose-
velt, and it has issued an appeal for
contributions from the people of the
United States so that total Of $780,
900 may be raised.
To this gigantic task of discovery
Commander Peary implicitly believes
his fellow countrymen should lend
their active interest and support The
vigor of his robust and hardened
frame, the determination in his
strong face and his absolute conf
dence that he has been destined to at
tain the goal, all express his convic-
tion that he will win.
Commander Peary said that If condi-
tions were favorable the objects of the
expedition might be accomplished in
one season. But he might remain
north as long as three years, He was
preparing, he said, for long and stern
battle.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
David Wilcox Shot Himself.

David Wilcox, ex-president Of the
Delaware & Hudson Railroad COM
pany, committed suicide at sea last
Wednesday, while a passenger on the
North German Lloyd steamer Bar
barossa.
Mr.. Wilcox, broken in health, sail
ed for Europe some time ago and re-
Gently, because he had not benefited
physically, cabled his resignation of
the presidency of the railroad, which
was accepted by the directors, who
chose as his successor Leonor F.
Loree, once president of the Baltimore
G. Ohio and later of the Rock Island
railroad. At the time it was stated
that Mr.. Willcoxs retirement from the
presidency of the Delaware & Hudson
was prompted solely by i'll health.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01

are increased from $4,000 TO $4,000.
The salaries of the commissioners, Sec
retary and counsei for the first dis
trict, which by the first bill were to
have been paid by New York city, are
now to be paid by the state. The sal
airy of other employees in the first dis
trict are to be paid by the city as p-o1
vided in the first bill. BY the original
bill all fees collected by the two COM
missions were to go to the state. By
this bill all fees collected in the first
district are to go to New York city.
AS to free transportation the bill is
so amended as to allow railroads TO ex-
change passes and the following is
also added
Nor shall anything In this act pre-
vent the issuance of passenger trans
portation in exchange for advertising
space in newspapers at full rates."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Saturday.

President Roosevelt yesterday open
ed the jamestown Tercentennial ex
position at Norfolk, Va.
Frank Butler. arrested on suspicion
of knowing something of the fate OF
little Horace Marvin, was set free in
Dover Del.
William Loeb, Jr., secretary to the
president, will, 1t is said, become head
of the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio company.
Secretary Taft refused to confer
with steam shovel men on the Pana-
ma canal unless they withdrew their
threat to strike if their demand for
more pay was not settled at once.
George ]. Gould declared himself in
favor of government control of rail-
roads and federal supervision of Sc
curlty issues and praised the policy of
President Roosevelt in regard to cor
porations.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Friday.

A treaty Of peace has been arranged
between Nicaragua and Salvador. as
suring quiet in Central America.
Governor Hughes struck a blow at
the practice of renewing charters held
for speculative purposes by vetoing a
railroad charter extension bill
Supreme court of Kansas holds nine
big breweries have no right In the
state and orders all property in their
name taken in charge by receivers.
Developments show that great bond
steal from the Trust Company Of
America in New York was engineered
by a Boston man, and that Loan Clerk
Douglass was merely scapegoat.
prominent British resident of
Constantinople announces that Sec
ond Suez canal, under British auspices
alone, is now assured and that a con-
cession is only matter of a few
weeks
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
GIRL SUICIDES FUNERAL.
Preacher Declares Thaws and Whites
Are Better Dead.

OIL City, Pa, April 90.-Funeral SER
vices over the remains of Miss M.
Belle Stroup, who committed suicide
in the Office of local physician last
Wednesday, after having shot to death
Thaddeus S. Ross a few hours before
the time set for the latter's marriage
to another girl, took place Sunday at
the Methodist Episcopal church at
Centerville, this county.
The interment was in a country
graveyard, two miles from the church,
and the procession of mourners in
rigs reached from the church to the
cemetery. Many people drove all
night to be present.
The services were conducted by
Rev. Lloyd Williams, pastor, who
caused sensation by declaring: "The
world is better off without Stanford
Whites, Harry Thaws and men of
their stamp. Our daughters in their
homes are safer without them. May
God have mercy on their souls"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Engine and Coach Went Into Creek.

Two trainmen were killed and more
than one hundred passengers had a
thrilling escape from death in a wreck
on the Wabash railroad Sunday when
the engine and one passenger coach of
westbound train No. 27 left the tracks
half mile west of the Bridgeville sta
tion and plunged headlong into Char
tiers creek, 40 feet below. Scores of
people were saved by circumstance
which Is now regarded as providential.
new schedule went into effect ON
the road Sunday and to this fact many
owe their lives. BY the new schedule
train No. 27 left this city As minutes
earlier than formerly and over so per-
sons missed the train for this reason.
Because the passengers we're fewer
than ordinary all were placed In the
three rear coaches, leaving the front
coach unoccupied
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Thursday.

Miss Anna T. Jeanes of Philadelphia
gave $1,OOOOOO for the education of
negroes.
Rhode Islands legislature adjourned
sine die without having broken the
deadlock in vote for United States
senator.
Secretary of War Taft declared Gu
ban national elections would be held
in May or June, 1908, and that pro-
gress at Panama pleased him.
His sister promised to pay his debts,
says Major Francis P. Fremont to the
court martial trying him for alleged
Misrepresentation in obtaining loans.
oliver NJ. bennett, broker, was ar
rested charged with being an accom-
plice of w. o. Douglass, who stole
100000 in bonds from the Trust Com
pany of America.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Free Love DESTROYS Colony.

The adoption of free love by a
portion of the members is given as
the cause of the downfall of Equal
ity," a socialistic colony organized
at Bellingham, Wash, in 1897. For
years the colony has been pointed to
as a successful experiment in collec-
tive ownership and production. Judge
Joyner of the Skagit county court has
issued an order that its property be
sold to pay the debts. The property
consists of 600 acres of land, sawmill,
printing plant and 20 dwellings. The
colony was established by national
organization known as the Brother
hood of the Cooperative Common
wealth, of which many prominent So
cialists were members.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Inventor Sent to Bellevue.

James Bartlett Hammond of New
York, inventor of the typewriter bear
ing his name and president of the
Hammond Typewriter company, has
been committed to the psychopathic
ward at Bellevue for observation on
complaint of his brother, Thomas F.
Hammond.
Mr.. Hammond's arrest followed a
scene at the Hotel Cumberland where,
according to the testimony before
Magistrate Walsh, Hammond startled
the other guests of the house by sing
ing and shouting and declaring that he
had given all his money away to his
emplOyes.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
President Answers Criticism.

In letter addressed to Honore
Jaxon of Chicago, chairman of the
Cook County Moyer-Haywood con-
ference President Roosevelt replied
to the criticisms of his recent letter
in which he referred to Meyer and
Haywood, officials of the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners, charged with impli-
cation in the murder of former Gov
erner Steunenberg of Idaho, as "un-
desirable citizens"
The president says he regrets any
body of men should so far forget their
duty to their country as by forma-
tion of societies, and in other ways.
endeavor to influence justice and
coerce court or jury; that they, not he,
are trying to influence justice and he
condemns what he calls their fragrant
improperly in the matter.
He says that he indicated no opin-
ion as to their guilt of the Steunen-
berg murder, but that 1t was SIM
pie absurdity to suppose that because a
man is on trial he is free from criti-
cismks to his manner of life. He said
he ight as well be accused of trying
to Influence the suits against Harri-
man, some of whose friends had also
criticised hiV
He said that Meyer and Haywood
stand as representatives of those who
habitually appear as guilty of incite-
ment to or apology for bloodshed and
violence.
He added that he was profoundly in
different to the condemnation of him
for his criticisms of the undesirable
types of citizens, regardless of the
power of either labor or capital.
Make No Reply to President.
Meyer and Haywood, the accused
Western Federation men at Boise
City, Idaho, on advice of counsel. de-
cline to talk of the presidents latest
letter declaring them to be "undesir-
able citizens The attorneys declare
they cannot, in the interests of their
clients. permit them to become in
velved with the president of the Unit
ed States and his friends in newspa-
per controversy. Already, counsel de-
clares, has their case suffered from too
much agitation and they will not,
either for themselves or their clients,
make amy statement regarding the
presidents utterances.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Monday.

lingo papers of England and Ger
many fan into flame the mutual dis
like of the nations, and II is declared
that the countries are near a struggle.
Indiana labor union men are an
gered by the decision of the federal
court by which the property of union
member is sold to pay costs of litiga-
tion.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
told the Americus club in Pittsburg
that coal, wood and oil would some
day be exhausted and alcohol would
take their places.
Robert r. Bowker, former head of
the Edison company, gave details Of
the financial jugglery by which that
concerns capital was greatly swollen
and the lighting monopoly of New
York obtained.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
$4,000 Paid for BOYS Ransom.

Constantinople, April 3O.-Seventy-
five thousand dolars was the ransom
paid for the release of Robert Abbott,
the son of prominent British subject
residing at Saloniki, who was kid
naped from his fathers garden March
"a and eventually liberated when the
demands of his abductors had been
conceded. The brigands originally
demanded 100000. The British govern.
ment will insist that the ransom be re-
paid by the Turkish government.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Buffalo Provision Market.

Buffalo, April 20.
WHEAT-No. northern carloads.
907sc; No. 2 red, S41ac.
CORN = No. corn, 54Hc I. o. b.
afoat; No. yellow, 551sc.
OATS-No. 2 white, 47Ac (. o. b.
afoat; No. white, 46Ac.
FLOUR = Fancy blended patent,
per Dbl, S475@5.50; winter family,
patent. S4l504.90.
BUTTER = Creamery, western on.
ia tubs, 31c; state and Pennsylvania
creamery, 31c; dairy, choice to fancy,
CSC.
CHEESE-Fancy full cream. 14h6
15c: good to choice. 1871 @14o.
EGGS-State fancy, 1Sc.
POTATOES = Choice to fancy, per
bu., 6OG65c; fair to good, 52@55c.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
RATES OF ADVERTISING:
New York Provision Market.
New York, April 29

New York, April 29.
WHEAT - No. 2 red, $3.50 I. o. b.
afloat; No. northern Duluth, $3.50.
CORN-No. 2 corn, 57hc; No.
white. 5Sc.
OATS = Mixed oats, 26 to 80 lbs,
47hc clipped white, 36 TO 40 lbs,
53Q541ac.
PoRK-Mess, s17.25Q1sOO; family.
s18.50q19.00.
HAY = Shipping, 75QSoc; family,
choice, $1.15@120.
BUTTER = Creamery, extra ere
27hc; common to extra, 21Q27c;
state dairy, common to fancy, 21937c.
CHEESE-State full cream, fancy.
15c.
EGGS = State and Pennsyivania
zoe.
POTATOES = State and Western,
per bbl., $1.90@2.10.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
NORFOLK EXPOSITION.
President Took An Important
Part In Fridays Opening.

President Answers Criticism - Few
May Day Strikes = Money Needed
For Peary's Voyage = Engine and
Coach Went Into Creek-David Will
cox Shot Himself
President Roosevelt took an import
ant part in the opening of Jamestown
exposition and the incidental exercises,
which began soon after he arrived
at Hampton Roads on Friday. In the
morning the review Of the assembled
men-of-war aud the reception of the
flag officers and commanding officers
of the foreign ships took place. At
half past 10 the president left the May
flower and was met at the end Of the
government pier by the officers Of the
exposition and military escort. At
the same time he was saluted by the
United States artillery stationed on
the exposition grounds.
An hour later he went to the re-
viewing stand on Lees parade in the
rear of the Auditorium building, where
a program of exercises, including his
address and that of President Tucker
of the exposition, and the pressing of
the gold button opening the exposition,
took place.
In the afternoon there was
lunch to the president and his party in
the Auditorium building; review of a
parade of the soldiers and sailors and
the National Guard. and a reception tc
the president by the officers and di
rectors of the jamestown Exposition
company.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
General Mcclellan Statue.

The most interesting feature of the
37th reunion of the Society of the Army
of the Potomac will be the un-
yelling on May of the heroic bronze
equestrian statue of General George
B. Mcclellan, the organizer and first
commander of the Army of the Po-
tomac. The statue occupies a promi-
nent position at the intersection of
Connecticut avenue and Columbia
road
President Roosevelt is to make the
principal speech and addresses will
also be made by Generals Sickels,
Howard and Dodge.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Killed on His Wedding Day.

Thaddeus Stevens Ross of Oil City
was shot three times and instantly
killed Wednesday by Miss Belle
Stroup. The woman then shot her.
self through the heart.
The tragedy occurred In the office
of Dr. George w. Magee, while the doc
tor was at'lunch. Both victims are of
good families. Ross was to have been
married that night to Miss Drusilla
Sampsell of OIL City.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Good Outlook For Lahor

The opening of the outdoor con
strniion season finds New York,
botlZNity and state, without ap-
prehenSbn of serious labor troubles.
In the building trades especially pros
porous and reassuring conditions pre-
vail.
There is large and well met de-
mand for both skilled and unskilled
labor, due to the extensive private
construction projects now under way,
and the tunnels, railway terminals and
other undertakings of public or
quasi-public nature.
This contentment is generally re-
hected lin the manufacturing and in
dustrial centers and beyond a few To-
Called and sporadic strikes the labor
situation is regarded as brighter than
for many years.
Trouble Over Eieht.Hour Day.
Labors New Years day, May /, finds
San Francisco facing serious labor
troubles. Eleven unions, including
every branch of the metal trades, have
called meetings for between now and
next Tuesday night to consider the re-
fusal of employers to grant an eight
hour day with nine hours pay.
A vote will be taken to decide
whether the men shall accept the Of
fer of continuance of the nine-hour
day with per cent increase of
wages or strike. About 10000 men
are involved
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Approv.d the Presidents Letter.

Washington. April 80 = George F.
bunn, president, and other officers of
the Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron
Shipbuilders and Helpers Of America
saw President Roosevelt yesterday re-
garding an equalization and revision
Of wages at all navy yards. The visi-
tors voluntarily expressed to the pres
ldent their approval of his recent let
ter concerning the Moyer-Haywood af-
fair.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Explosion of Locomotive Boiler.

Watertown, N. Y, April 30. = One
man was killed and several others in
jured yesterday afternoon by the ex-
plosion Of the boiler of locomotive
on the Cranberry Lake railroad at
Wanakena. The dead man is Horace
Tussel, passenger whose address was
not learned Among the injured is
William Reynolds, another passenger,
of Watertown, and the engineer and
fireman.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
East Buffalo Live stock Market.

CATTLE - Export steers. s5.7B
06.OO; good to choice butcher steers,
s4.S5054O; medium half-fat steers,
$4.O0M440: fair to good heifers, $3.05
G4.75: good to choice heifers, $3.50
5.35 good butcher bulls, $3.75@450;
choice veals, sIOO@725; fair to
good, sG.50@6.75.
SHEEP AND LAMBS = Choice
clipped lambs. S770@7S0; choice
yearlngs, SC.5O@7OO; mixed sheep,
$G.25G ESQ.
HOGS-Pest Workers, $6.90@G95;
medium and heavy hogs. sG.75q690;
pigs light, sG.9OGG.95.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Secretary Root Returns to Washington

Utica, April 80. = Secretary Elihu
Root returned to Washington yester-
day after spending several days at
Clinton. His visit at this time was to
see his brother, Professor Oren Root,
who has been i'll for some weeks but
who now is improving. Secretary Root
while here gave directions for some
changes in the grounds of his sum-
mer home at Clinton and arranged for
the carrying out of a great deal of
work the coming summer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Church nnd snbba,h school. /.

- Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:46 a.
m. M. E. Sabbath School at 1000 a. m.
Preaching in M. e. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. w. o. Calhoun.
Preaching in the II. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
II. d. Call, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the W. @. t.
u. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays OF each
month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Verdict Of Second Degree Murder.

The jury in the trial at Bingham
ton of Frank Miner, charged with
the murder of James Aaron Tobey at
Vestal on Oct. 25 by shooting and then
firing the house into which Tobey's
body was dragged after death to con-
sumo the remains, brought in a YER
dict of murder in the second degree.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
ErawIey Boxing elII Vetoed.

Albany, April 3O.-Governor Hughes
last night sent to the senate his veto
of the so-called Frawley boxing bill,
with a message giving his reasons.
The bill passed both houses last year
but Governor Higgins allowed it to die
in the 30-day period without comment.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.

Member of C0noreSs-N. p. Wheeler.
Member of ,Sendte-J. X. p. Hall.
Assenbly-W. d. Shields.
President Judge-W. M. Lindsey.
Assocsate Judges-F. x. Kreitler, p
G.. Hill.
Ps'othonotary, Register d Recorder, 6c.
j. 9. Geist.
SheriG.-A. w. Stroup.
Ireasurer-W. II. Harrison.
Cbmntss ssioners-Leonard Agnew, An
drew Wolf, Philip Emert.
District Att0rney-A. O. Brown.
Jury Comn.fssioners-J. b. Eden, IL.
II. Mcclellan.
Cbroner-Dr @. Y. Detar.
County AudttOrs-W. II. Stiles, X. Il.
Haugb, s. Il. Carson.
County lSlrveyOr-D. W. Clark.
County Superirstendent--D. W. Morri-
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
National Roosevelt LEAGUE.

The National Roosevelt League,
formed to aid and secure the nominal
ton by all parties of Theodore Roose-
velt to succeed himself as president
of the United States aud to organize
leagues for this purpose in every state
in the Union, filed incorporation pa
pers with the New York secretary of
state
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
BOROUGH OFFICERS.

Btuyess.-J. II. Carson.
Justices ofthe Peace-C. A. Randall, d.
w. Clark.
OuNcttnten.-J. W. Landers, J. T. Dale,
g. IT. Anderson, VIM. Smearbaugh, Il.
w. Bowman, j. w. Jameson, w. J.
Campbell.
Cbnstabte-W. II. Hood.
C0llector-W. II. Hood.
School Directors--J. O. Scowden, T.
#. Ritchey, 8. M. Henry, DIR. ]. @. Dunn,
q. Jameson, j. j. Landers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

'TI .NESTA LODGE, No. 1859, I. o. o. +.
i M Meats every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows Hall, Partridge building.
CAPT. GEORGE e STOW POST, No. 274
~ G. A. X. Meets lst and Sd Monday
evening in each month.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
" 1877, w. r. c., meets first and third
Wednesday evening of each month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Died In Her 1o2d Year.

Syracuse, April 3O.-Mrs. Elsa Bah.
cock died Sunday night at her home in
Homer, aged 101 years and 10 months.
She had been in remarkable good
health until recently. She was born
near Easthampton. Mass.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Regular Term. Of Ceurt

Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
- Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
Regular Meetings OF County Commits
sioners LIST aud Sd Tuesdays OF month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
uoTEL WEAVER,

uoTEL WEAVER,
II e. A. WEAVER, Proprietor.
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House, has undergone complete change,
and is now furnished with all 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, 1907-05-01
OENTRAL HOUSE,

OENTRAL HOUSE,
" GEROw & 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, 1907-05-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
Summary Of the Weeks News
of the World.
Cream Of the News Culed From Long
Dispatches and Put In Proper Shape
For the Hurried Reader Who Is Too
Busy to Read the Longer Reports
and Desires to Keep Posted.

Purchase of Cuban church property
for government use brought out
charges of graft against American of
ficials in Havana.
Luther Burbank, horticulturist,
said in book just published that the
human race could be improved by
methods similar to those used in i'm
proving plants.
All the ships in the American fleet
assembling in Hampton Roads are
ready to welcome the foreign men of
war which will attend the jamestown
exposition opening.
Several thousand workmen, dis
charged from the Woolwich arsenal
for reasons of economy, marched to
the house Of commons to impress their
grievances upon the British govern
ment.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Buffalo Hay Market.

Choice timothy, s19.OOQ2OOO; No. l
timothy, s1S,OO@19.0O; No. 2 timothy,
$1G.00M 1890; best clover mixed,
S1G.C0Q 1850.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Little Falls Dairy Market.

Utica, April 29.-On the Little Falls
Dairy Market today the sales Of
cheese were:
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-01
Money Needed For North Pole Dash.

Lack of money-about S6O00O-to
finance the expedition may mean the
abandonment of the dash to the North
pole which Commander Robert e.
Peary has planned for this summer.
The Peary Arctic club, of which