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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-13
Regular Terms Of Court.

Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
Regular Meetings of County Commits
sioners lst and Sd Tuesdays of month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-13
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.

Member OF C0ngreSs-N p. Wheeler.
Member Of SenGte-J. X. p, Hall.
AsSenlbLy-W. d. Shields.
President Judge-W. M. Lindsey.
Associate Judges-F. Y. Kreitler, p.
@. Hill.
Prothonotary, Register q Recorder, DC.
j. G. Geist.
SheriG.-A. w. Stroup.
IredSurer-Geo. W. Holeman.
SSi0nerS-Leonard Agnew, An
drew Wolf, Philip Emert.
District Attorney-A. o. Brown.
Jury COmmfSSi0nerS-J. b. Eden, IL.
II. Mcclellan.
Cbroner-Dr G. Y. Detar.
County AUDITORS George Il. warden,
X. l.. Hsugh, s. II. Carson.
COUNTY SltrUeyor-D. W. Clark.
COUNTY Sup erintendent-D. w. Morri-
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DITCHEY Il CARRINGER.
II ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Tionesta, Pa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-13
DR. ]. B. SIGGINS,
~ Physician and Surgeon,
OIL CITY, PA.
HOTEL WEAVER,

LJOTEL WEAVER,
IL e. A. WEAVER, Proprietor.
This hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House. has undergone a 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, 1908-05-13
Statement Of Moneys in the General Revenue Fund
GENERAL. FUND.

PENNSYLVANIA
HARRISBURG Pa, April 30, 1908
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-13
President Asserts His Supremacy.

Three members of the senate have
received letters from President Roose-
volt within the last few days declaring
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-13
TEN CORPSES FOUND,
Besides Four Bodies In Ruins
of Guinness House.

President Writes to Senators-Metcat
Reviews Combined Fleets-Pennsyl-
vana's New York Tunnels-Har-
mon Nominated For Governor-Mon-
ument to Mark First Gil Well.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
WORLD PUBLISHES
RECORD EDITION
Celebrates Anniversary by Issu-
ing Number Composed Of
200 Pages
Forty-five Carloads of Paper and
Twenty Tons of Ink
Are Used

NEW YORK, May s.-The World to-
night celebrated the twenty-fifth ami
versary OF Joseph Pulitzer's proprietor
ship by. a great feast and jollificatien
In the Pulitzer building and with a
gorgeous display of fireworks on the
dome that lasted from 8 until IL
o'clock. City Hall park was filled with
acres of people seeing the fireworks.
while within the huge building that
has just been remodeled and greatly
enlarged large party Of distinguished
guests was shown through the various
departments OF the newspaper.
From Washington a special train
over the Pennsylvania lines brought a
company of men distinguished In public
life. The senate, the house OF repre-
sentatives and the various executive
departments of the government were
represented by their leaders. They
were met by a select company of New
Workers. The bench, the bar, the pub
lie service. the church, the university,
professional, financial and commercial
life. capital and labor alike each con.
tributed its quota TO the celebration.
At midnight an electric button was
touched and Is huge Hoe presses began
throwing off the news section of the
mammoth anniversary edition OF 200
pages, the biggest edition of any news :
paper ever before presented. Nine
hundred tons of paper CAS- carloads J
were used and 90 tons of ink t3,2oo
gallons. The Worlds combined press
capacity is $4,000 16 page papers per
hour. and 256 stereotype plates weigh
ing 1860 pounds We're used.
The great Hoe presses were the chief
attraction for the visitors, to whom
they appeared bewildering mass OF
huge cylinders and eogwheels, rising
nearly 20 feet high, and fed in various
places with 80 rolls of white paper A
score OF workmen had been climbing
over these giant machines like sailors
on ship and filled the fountains with
ink and paste.
There were many expressions OF re-
gret at the absence of Mr.. Pulitzer.
He has been spending the past winter
in Italy endeavoring to recuperate his
shattered health.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
PREPARING TO ADJOURN
Congress May Complete Session
by Nav 23

WASHINGTON, May s.-Strong efforts
will be made to have congress adjourn
not later than two weeks from today.
Representatives Tawney announces that
the -comnqittee on appropriations. OF
which he Is chairman, will begin work
on the general deficiency bill soon and
he will try to report the measure by
Tuesday This IL the last of the big
supply bills, and II probably will go
through the house without much dis
cussion.
The public buildings bill will be re-
ported by the committee on buildings
and grounds as soon as Chairman Bar
tholdt is sure of a right of way for it.
1t is conceded that this measure will be
rushed through the house.
A leader in the senate and an i'm
portant member OF the finance commit
tee is quoted as saying yesterday that
he believed congress would be able to
adjourn May %. The only legislation
which he thought probable outside OF
the appropriation bills, child labor
bill for the district and possibly cam
paign publicity bill, was an emergency
currency bill.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
BROTHERS TO FLY
FOR SCIENTISTS
The Wright Aeroplane to Make
Seyenty-five Mile Trip in
the Air
Details of Wonderful Machine
Kept Secret, but 1t Seems
to Be Success
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

MANTEo, N c., May s.-Foilowing
the remarkable flight made yesterday
by the Wright brothers In their aero
plane, there was much excitement to-
day over the visit of men of science,
government experts and others. who
came to witness the future trials of
the machine The Wright brothers
flight OF Friday was the most remark
able demonstration ever given by them
OF their airship. No one knows what
1t weighs outside of the inventors. but
unquestfonably. with It's machinery
and giant surfaces and wooden frame
and the weight of the men themselves,
it cannot be less than 1900 pounds.
The uncanny sight of this giant of
the air soaring like an immense bird
fascinated the spectators. Great In
terest centers in the flight that is to
be attempted to Cape Henry. rs miles
from here. There and back will be
$50 miles. The Wrights will do this
when the hour comes. and all those
who are to witness the exhibition are
on the ground.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
Defend FOREST
RESERVE POLICY
Western Senators Unite in ADJ
vOcacy of the Present
System
Flint Explains Laws Permitting
Frauds Are Still on the
Statute Books

WASHINGTON, May s.-The debate
on the main features of the agricultural
appropriation bill was practically con-
cluded by the senate today. Smoot or
Utah spoke at length in advocacy OF
| the forest reserve service. Lodge and
Newlands supported the policy of the
service.
Flint of California said that the laws
under which fraudulent practices grew
up were still on the statute books in
spite of efforts to repeal them.
Indorsing the statement OF the sena-
tor from California, Newlands of Ne
vada declared that the explanation OF
the failure to repeal these laws YVES
found in the influence of interests
strongly intrenched in every present
organization of the west" saying that
he wished to speak in defense of the
forest reserve policy
Clark of Wyoming reviewed at length
what he said he regarded as the weak
ness of the forestry service. He de-
clared that It's opponents were not in
different to the preservation of the
timber lands. but objected to the meth
DDS practiced by the bureau OF forestry
under It's present administration.
In addition to the attention given to
the agricultural bill the senate voted
to send to the committee on judiciary
the resolution introduced by Burkett
of Nebraska declaring tomorrow to be
mothers day" and suggesting that
senators and employees of the senate
wear white flower in honor of that
day.
Kean of New Jersey proposed as a
substitute n resolution eInbodying the
fifth commandment. Honor thy father
and thy mother, that thy days may be
long in the land which the Lord. thy
God. giveth thee"
The senate adjourned at 5:45 p. m.
until Monday morning at IL o'clock,
when the agricultural bill will be taken
up under an agreement that 1t shall
be voted on before adjournment.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
FRAMING CURRENCY BILL
Republican House Caucus Is
Completing Emergency Clause

WASHINGTON. May s.-The confer
-ence committee appointed to draft and
present an emergency currency bill to
an adjourned caucus) OF the republican
members of the house to be held Mon
day night was in session practically all
day today and shortly before the even
ing recess the following statement OF
progress was made by Chairman Vree-
land:
The bill will be perfected and unani-
mously agreed to by the committee in
time for presentation to the conference
Monday night. I do not care to go into
the peculiarities OF the bill further than
to say that the measure will be based
On the principle Of the last emergency
bill introduced by myself recently"
Chairman Fowler OF the banking and
currency committee today reintroduced
his credit currency bill. with the fed
eral guaranty and trust features elm
mated
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
TO GET LARGE sum
/. FOR BREAKING WILL
Attorney in Contest Over Wen
singer Estate Shows Court
Contract With Heirs
Property Now Estimated at
100000, but Proponents
Declare Figure Is Larger
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SANTA ROSA. May s--The contest
ants OF the will OF the late Mrs. Teresa
Wensinger offered in evidence this
morning the executors appraisemens
of the property OF the deceased. and IN
round figures It set forth the value OF
the estate as $500, 900. while the O'Far-
rells claim that this Is very much be-
low what the property Is really worth.
During the session on Friday after
noon Attorney McEnerney for the pro-
ponents demanded that Attorney J. r
Leppo. representing Louis .O'Farrell.
the contestant. deliver to him con-
tract which McEnerney claimed ,Leppo
had and which had been made be-
tween Louis OFarrelI and two Wen
singer heirs who reside IN the east
The contract called for the paying to
OFarrelI OF $4,000 by each heir and 2S
per cent OF what they should get from
the estate should he be able to break
the will. At the time Attorney Iseppo
stated that he would not give Up the
document unless commanded to do so
by the court. This morning McEnerney
renewed his demand and Leppo side
stepped the issue by stating that he
would ndnd the paper " LIS 4uVeS @NV
let him pass upon the contents OF che
contract. After the court had read the
contract he handed the same back to
Leppo, stating that II was not mate
rial to the trial. Then Attorney Leppoj
reaching over to McEnerney. offered
him the paper. stating at the time that
he would permit him TO see IL X ne SO
desired since tho court had ruled
upon IL.
The contestants were able to close
their case this afternoon The propo-
nents OF the will are TO begin the pre-
sentation OF their side OF the case next
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
PORTO RIcANs COMPLAIN
Commissioner Says Govern
rnent's Acts Cause Discomfort

WASHINGTON, May S.-Although on
several occasions II had difficulty in
maintaining quorum, the house
transacted considerable business today.
A number of measures were passed. in
cluding a child labor law for the dis.
trict of Columbia intended as a substi-
tute for the senate bill permitting ap-
peals in naturalization cases from the
district to the circuit court of appeals.
and repeating the act of the legislature
of New Mexico of 1903 regarding civil
procedure in personal injury cases.
The proceedings were enlivened by a
condemnation of the government by
Larrigna, the Porto Rican commission
er, for its treatment OF those people.
which. he said, had led to spirit or
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
ARRESTED ON CHARGE
OF STEALING HORSE
Man Asks Permission to Break
Animal and When Refused
the Horse Disappears

SANTA ROSA. May 9.-Deputy Sherih
Barry today arrested Tom Samuels, a
well known character OF this com
munity. and lodged him In the county
jafl on charge of grand larceny sam
uels went to KenwOod. where he at
tempted TO have young Penacn give
him a horse to break. but the owner
positively refused. Samuels is alleged
TO have got the horse In some manner
and taken II OF to some pasture, the
whereabouts OF which has not yet beer
discovered. Samuels was arrested near
the racetraek south OF this city and
lodged IN jail.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10

home July II. 1907. when I left the
place. His wasn't the only one. There
were about Is other trunks and one
room was packed full of all kinds of
mems clothing. Mrs. Guinness said that
the cousins had left their clothes and
that she was not certain that they
would be back for them.
I'm the light OF what happened re-
Gently can sec that many bloody and
mysterious things were going on right
under my nose.
Mrs. Guinness had a little place
fenced of Just south OF the kitchen.
She never allowed any OF the hands to
go near IL and she was always in a
rage II a man looked that way when
he was passing. Two sides of IL were
barricaded with barrels and boxes.
shutting on the view, but from the
other two sides you could see that ii
looked like garden In spots"
|. That Ray Lamphere. the lover OF
Mrs. Guinness and under arrest charged
with being an accomplice to the whole
sale murders, was the only man that
ever enjoyed her continued affections
and that he was the only one that she
lavished her money on Is the belief of
Fred Greering. 2s. the painter brother
or Emil Greening. who was employed
on the place.
"As many as IL men came and went
mysterlously while was painting the
hofne." said Greening in conclusion.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
ARMY VETERANS UNITE

WASHINGTON. May 9--AmaIgama-
tion OF the veteran army of the Phil
ippines with the united Spanish war
veterans was effected today at a con-
ference between Major Walter Scott
Hale OF Boston, commander in chief OF
the Spanish war veterans, and Briga-
dier General II. III. Bandholt, U. S. A,
commander In chief of the Philippine
veteran army. and also commander OF
the Philippine constabulary OF the
islands.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
FISH COMMISSIONERS
STOCK NEVADA RIVERS
Streams Will Have More Trout
This Year Than Before,
Saws Mills
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

RENO. New, May 9.--George T.
Mills, state fish commissioner of Ne
vada, passed through Reno today en-
route to Verdi, where he goes to Hher-
ate several thousand trout from the
state hatcheries at that place, placing
them in the waters of the Truckee
river With the 100000 trout Matched
from spawn at Carson City and the
small fish at, the Verdi hatcheries.
Mills states that the streams of Ne
vada will be better stocked with trout
this year than ever before. Mills
states that the hatchery at Verdi will
probably IS be discontinued after this
season, as the water is too uniformly
warm for the successful propagation
of trout fry.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
Now An RAN 20 Yosemite

Take Southern, Pacifc's $40 a. m.
train from Ferry depot and you are at
Fl Portal, the gateway TO the valley, in
time for evening dinner. Next morning
delightful stage ride of three hours
and n half puts you In the heart OF the
great Yosemite, Waterfalls now at
their height Delightful weather. Ex-
cellent hotel and camping accommoda-
tions. Round trip s26.60. Ticket offlces.
Ss4 Market ST.. il Powell St, Market st.
Ferry depot and Thirteenth and Frank
lin sta Qaklaaa,
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10

discomfort, and by spirited passage at
arms between the floor leaders. Payne
and Williams. each charging the oSher
party with dishonesty in elections.
At sos the house adjourned until :
o'clock tomorrow. when euiogieS Wa
be delivered on the life and character
of the late Representative Adolph Mey-
er OF Louisiana In view OF the cir
cunstances of the adjournment VIII
liams did not insist upon the usual roll
call
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
TRAIN wREcKEa CHARGED

BUTTE. Mont, May 9.--Louis Ferris,
who dynamited the Burlington east
bound express here on the night of
May 1. was today formally charged
with the attempt to wreck the train.
Under statute passed by the last as
sembly the penalty is death.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
What Local shimbuns say

San Francisco has four Japanese daily
papers. and ever since the American
fleet was ordered to the Pacific coast
these papers have had considerable to
say. The May Sunset contains some In
teresting extracts from these Journals.
showing the Japanese point of view.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
SUICIDE FEARED FROM
CLOTHING ON BEACH
Complete Suit Is Found on Sand
and Search Fails to Re-
veal Owner
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI

SANTA ROSA. May s.-There is con-
siderable excitement in the western
part of this county over the finding OF
a complete suit OF mans clothing on
the beach by Charles Talmadge and
Dick Hall Of this city last Thursday.
The clothes were weighted down by a
large rock. 1t is believed to be either
a case OF drowning or suicide
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
DIsAGREE on CONSULAR BILL

WASHINGTON. May 9.--The senate
amendments to the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill were disagreed
10 by the house today and confeFees
were appointed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10

In 1900 Germany had not single
city OF 100000 Inhabitants and only
two Hamburg and Berlin) had over
100000. Today there are II cities of
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10

Continued from Page IS, Column
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-17
Poultry Show
C. o. coNAWAY HAS RETURNED
FROM EXHIBIT IN THE CITY
OF WHEELING.

Mr.. C. D. Conaway returned yes
terday from Wheeling where. he was
attending the Tri-state Poultry show
which began there Monday and will
close tonight. Mr.. Conway said that
the number of birds and the exhibits
compared very favorably with the
West Virginia State Poultry Associa-
tfon's exhibit held here last December.
The Wheeling merchants were not as
liberal as the local merchants In Civ.
ing prizes for good exhibits. This was
comparative show and no record of
the birds were kept. Mr.. Conaway
thinks that the score card method is
much better than the method prac-
tIced at Wheeling. BY the score card
breeder is enabled to see the weak
points of his birds and bring those
points up to a higher standard. The
score card will be used here again at
the next show.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-17
WIFE
WENT SKATING
WITHOUT PREPARING SUPPER
AND TWO LIVES PAID THE
PENALTY.

OIL CITY, Pa, Jan. 17.-Maddene,l
by jealousy. A. NJ. Chamberlain. aged
twenty-eight. shot and killed his wife.
Mabel. aged twenty-five. and then
killed himself at Bradford. Pa. last
-, Chamberlain returned from
work at G o'clock last evening and
found that his wife had gone to skat-
ing rink with a young couple of her
acquaintance without preparing sup
per. He returned later, finding his
wife at home. and charged her with
lnfidellty. She paid no attention to his
charges. but continued her household
duties. when Chamberlain drew re-
volver of SS.calfbre and fred one bull
let into her head and second through
her heart. He sent third bullet into
his ownbrain. They came to Brad
ford from Warren. Pa. two years ago.
One son, aged seven years, survives.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-17
WAS WITHDRAWN
TEMPORARILY BY
Mr.. LITTLETON
Harry S Mother
In Court To-day
(By United Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Littleton, OF
the Thaw defense. said this morning
he would probably put Mrs. William
Thaw on the stand this afternoon.
Mrs. Thaw, her son Josiah and Detec-
tive o'Mara reached the court room
into the elevator. She is so weak she
into the ELEVATOR. She is so weak she
can hardly stand.
Alice c. Fletcher. of Washington,
D. c., was the first witness called. She
was a frequent visitor at the Thaw
Plttsburg home. She had noticed Har-
ry when child. Said he was very
nervous always. that his hands would
twltch and he was subject to violent
outbursts.
Evelyn Thaw was called to the stand
at 1895. After the younger Mrs,
Thaw had been sworn. Littleton con-
ferred with associates and then with
drew her temporarily. explaining he
was not yet ready to examine her.
MISS EleLCleT Sdlu Ina" tOiu uSN
he wanted to die and she pointed out
to him opportunities for usefulness
and tried to show him how foolish it
was to talk that way. Catherine
Thaw, a nurse in the Thaw family.
was the next witness. She said Rar-
ry was a peculiar child. delicate and
always in poor health. said he was
very moody and subject to fits. She
had seen him cast himself on the floor
and writhe and twist until he col
lapsed utterly and then yell at the
top of his voice.
When Evelyn was called to the
stand at 1885. she smiled at her hus-
band who smiled back. She wore
three quarter length coat and skirt
to match. She looked much like she
did at the first trial. Then the de-
fense's attorney conferred after she
was sworn and she was excused.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-17
Not Preston's
First Ofense
HUNTINGTON PAPER RECALLS Es.
cAPADE OF TALENTED AND
HANDSOME PREACHER.

The Huntington Herald has the fol.
lowing lines Of considerable interest
here:
REV. South G. Preston, formerly
one of the leading divines of the West.
ern Virginia Conference of the NJ. e.
Church, South, but who was deposed
from the conference several years ago
after succeeding in defraudIng several
people of money and living the life of
one adapted to the "Great White Way"
for months. is again in the limelight.
ut will be remembered that at the
conference session at Barboursville
three years ago. Rev. Preston was re.
instated into the conference and was
given an appointment on the Booths.
vile circuit in the Fairmont district.
On this circuit, it seems that he sue.
ceeded in gaining the confidence Of
many people of the rural section. who
wondered in amazement at Preston
who is a man of fine personality and
wonderful ability.
at will be remembered that one of
Preston's former victims was Mrs.
Taylor. an aged widow lady of Bar
louisville, from whom he succeeded In
getting over $1,000.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-17
EVELYN CALLED TO THE STAND THIS A. M.
Major Lively
Gets Commission
YOUNGEST MEMBER OF NATION
AL GUARD EVER coMMIs-
STONED AS MAJOR.

Henry S. Lively, adjutant of the
Second aBttalion of the National
Guard Of West Virginia. has received
his commission from Governor VIM.
NJ. o. Dawson appointing him major
in the National Guard. He will have
charge of the inspection of the Guard
in this State. The inspection will be
made in company with an officer of
the United States army designated by
the proper officials. The inspection
covers the general work of the compa-
mics of the State and the annual field
inspection during the State encamp-
ment.
The promotion Of Adiutant Lively is
a well deserved one and has come to
pass as reward OF merit as record
OF his services show. His record of
service is as follows: Enlisted in
corps cadet. West Virginia University.
September, 1896. serving continuously
until June, 1902. as private, corporal,
sergeant, sergeant major, lieutenant
captain and major. respectively. Hon
orably discharged 1902, with the rank
of major. On July 10. 1904. he was
appointed second->eutenant of the Ma
tional Guards of West Virginia. On
June 2. 1905, he was promoted to first
lieutenant of the First Infantry. At
the time of his promotion to major by
Governor Dawson he was adjutant of
the Second Battalion.
Major Lively succeeds Major w. N.
Page. Major Lively was detailed at
the last encampment to make the an.
nual field inspection and did it so well
that was given the appointment. Ma
jor Lively is the youngest major ever
commissioned in the National Guard.