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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
Death of DR.. Morgan Dix.

Dr. Morgan Dix, rector of Trinity
parish, New York, since 1862 and one
Of the city's most prominent clergy
men, died Wednesday night at Trim
ity rectory in West Twenty-fifth street.
Death was due to heart failure and
followed a brief illness.
DR.. Dix was 81 years of age, and
was born in New York. He was ordain-
ed a priest by Bishop Alonzo Potter
at Philadelphia in 1852. AS rector Of
his parish Dr. Dix had under his i'm
mediate direction nine churches and
26 clergymen.
DR.. Dix was a son of General John
A. Dix, author of the famous dis
patch, "If any one attempts to haul
down the American flag, shoot him on
the spot"
The elder Dix was at the time Sec
rotary of the treasury and on Jan. 29
1861, directed the message quoted to
Lieutenant Caldwell at New Orleans,
who was instructed to supersede the
captain of United States revenue
cutter who had refused to bring the
vessel, as ordered, to New York.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
Cuban Miners Under Red FIau.

Santiago, Cub1, May 5.-A strike of
miners employed by the Juragua Iron
company has been put down by the
rural guard. Three hundred of the
miners marching under the red flag,
few days ago, distributed handbills
commemorating the death of the Chi
cago anarchists. The company sue
ceeded in breaking up the parade and
discharged the leaders. Agitators
started Immediately to organize
strike, in which they were only par
TALLY successful. Yesterday a force
Of rural guards. numbering $50, under
command of Major Machada was or
dered from here to the mines, arriv-
ing there at daylight. Energetic meas
ures were adopted and the loyal min
ers are now working under the protec-
tion of the police, the strike appar-
emily being broken.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
Japanese Cruiser Blown Up,

Just as dawn was breaking Thurs
y ana when most of her crew Of AIS
cen were asleep the stern magazine
of the cruiser Matsushima of the
Japanese training squadron exploded
off the Pescadores islands. The YES
sci sank Immediately, carrying 240 of
the men to the bottom with her. Those
who were not terribly MANNED grasped
pieces of wreckage and managed to
support themselves until they were
rescued.
THE terrific explosion awoke the
sleepers on the cruisers Hashadati
and Itsukushima that were nearby.
No time was lost in lowering boats,
but by the time they were in the wa.
ter only the bridge Of the Matsushlma
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
Vessel Water-Logged and Abandoned.

Newport Ore, May 5.-During a
storm Friday night on the coast the
schooner Minnie f. Kellon shifted and
sprung a bad leak. Saturday noon a
huge wave struck the vessel and
washed her deck and cabin, leaving
the vessel water-logged and 'innan.
ageable. A number of the crew we're
lost, some while trying to iauncn a
boat. Four men on a raft tried to get
ashore but only one succeeded and he
sustained broken leg. The life saw
ing crew took nine men off the vessel
and landed them on the shora. The
Minnie f. Kellon was bound from
Aberdeen to San Francisco, loaded
with lumber, Captain James McKen.
ma. The vessel was picked UP by an
other schooner going north.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
TORNADO SUFFERERS.
Substantial Relief Is Being Collected
at Various Points.


Washington, May Sin response to
a letter written by Miss Mabel T.
Boardman of the executive committee
of the American National Red Cross
to President Roosevelt, detailing the
steps taken to relieve suffering caused
by the recent tornado in the South,
the president wrote.
1.-THE White House, Washington, May
2, 1908.
"My Dear Miss Boardman; This is
first class want to congratulate and
thank you, and through you the Red
Cross, for its prompt action.
with high regard, sincerely yours,
Theodore Roosevelt"
AdWces from the stricken districts,
Of which Hattiesburg Miss, is the
basis for hospital supplies and treat.
ment show that six Red Cross nurses,
in addition to the eighteen now on the
ground, will be needed. These will
leave New York at once.
Substantial relief in the way OF
clothing and other supplies not fur.
nished by the army, is being gathered
at various points. Cleveland has al.
ready sent a large number OF boxes
and Washington will follow suit at
once. All the late advices go to show
that the suffering is very great and
the destitution in the path of the tor.
nado almost total
Contributions of money, It is an
nounced, can be sent to the American
Red Cross, 3il War Department,
Washington, D. c.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
Thursday.

A fanatic, styling himself God" Is
alleged to have killed a child as a
sacrifice in religious frenzy at Naz-
areth, Pa.
Secretary Taft spoke to the Ameri-
can National Red Cross society at the
Waldorf-Astoria and the Civic Forum
at Carnegie hall.
Pope Plus X. and President Roose-
welt sent messages of congratulation
to the Roman Catholics who are cele-
brating their centennial in New York.
United States Steel corporation
earnings for the last quarter were
sufficient to pay the quarterly divi-
dends on the common and preferred
stock.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
Increase For Railway EMPLOYEES,

Notices were posted at the terminal
of the Westchester railway and the
Tarrytown and Mamaroneck com
pany announcing an increase in wages
for conductors and motormen. This
was the result of a decision by Su-
preme Court Justice Morschauer, who
granted the application of J. Addison
Young receiver of the roads, for per
mission to increase the pay of the con-
ductors and motorInen from 20 cents
to q cents All hour for the first year
of service and to "a cents thereafter.
The men asked for a flat rate of 20
cents an hour, but compromise was
effected.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
Friday.

The Pennsylvania Republican state
convention indorsed Senator Knox for
the nomination for the presidency,
The Democrats of Connecticut gave
no instructions to their delegates at
large, one being for Bryan, the 9th
er against him.
Secretary of the Treasury Cortel-
you may be the Republican candidate
for governor of New York this fall,
Albany dispatches stated.
Washington dispatches announced
that congress would probably take no
action toward the removal of the tar
iff on paper and wood pulp.
George w. Perkins case and other
matters growing out of the Armstrong
investigation were taken up at the
hearing of the charges against District
Attorney jerome.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
Monday.

Publishers are showing little IN
terest in the congressional inquiry into
wood pulp and paper conditions.
Lewis Nixon, who left hurriedly for
England, is said to have gone to ask
Richard Croker to suggest plan for
preventing Mr. Bryan's nomination,
Japan asks Britain to Join her in
representations to China with a view
TO ending the boycott of Japanese
goods, which is already proving seri-
Gus.
While 10000 persons looked on 40
900 laymen marched up Fifth avenue
at the close of the weeks celebration
Of the centenary of the Catholic do
cese of New York.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
Tuesday.

A ferryboat on the river Dnieper
capsized near BykhoH in the govern
mnet of NIilehoff, Russia, and 120 per-
sons were drowned.
Mr.. Il. H. Butler proprietor of the
Buffalo News, arrived in London and
gave his views on tariff revision and
the duty on paper pulp.
The New York lIerald's forecast of
the Democratic presidential situation
gives w. J. Bryan 676 votes, or four
more than necessary to nominate,
The government of Colombia de.
clares it has reason TO believe that
the government at Panama is intrigu.
ing with Venezuela to declare war up
on Colombia.
On the eve of the insanity trial of
Harry X. Thaw Mrs, William Thaw
authorized a statement that she CON
slders her son sane and desires his re-
lease so she may take him to Europe
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
SUIT OF PRIVATE OSCAR RED
Involves Question Of Presidents Right
to summarily Discharge Soldiers.

to Summarily Discharge Soldiers.
New York, May 5.-For more than
three hours Judge Hough in the Unit.
ed States district court listened to
arguments which involved question
of the right of President Roosevelt to
summarily dismiss the three compan-
les of negro soldiers of the Twenty
fifth infantry for alleged participation
in the Brownsville riot.
The argument was on demurrer in
terposed to a portion of the answer Of
the government, in the action COM
menced by Private Oscar w. Reid to
recover 1922, which sum represented
his wages as a soldier from the date
of his dismissal without honor up to
the date Of the expiration of his en-
listment.
The suit was commenced in the fed
eral courts of this district. To the
complaint filed in behalf of Private
Reid, United States District Attorney
Stimson entered a general denial, and
for an additional defense alleged the
right of the president to dismiss the
soldiers of the three companies, and
also referred to the reports of the
various army inspectors recommend
ing such action, making the reports a
portion Of the record Of the case. 1t
was to this portion of the govern
ment's answer that Chase Mellen,
counsel for Private Reid, demurred.
Counsel Mellen contended that the
enlisted men were protected by con-
stitutional rights which the president
had not the power to ignore, even as
commander-in-chief of the army and
navy, the enlistment operating really
from a legal view point, as a civil
contract between the soldier and the
government.
The real power of removal, the at.
torney contended, was vested in the
congress, which created the army and
navy, the president as commander-ir
chief possessing in time of peace only
the application of the congressional
act.
United States Attorney Stimson in
reply characterized the legal PROPOSE
tions of Lawyer Mellen as most start.
ling, and insisted the power had been
vested in the nations chief executive
to dismiss commissioned officers of
the army and navy since the govern.
ment began, and he could not see how
the enlisted man should therefore be
surrounded by such constitutional
safeguards that even the commander
in-chief could not get by them if he
deemed 1t proper for the betterment
and morale of the service.
Judge Hough reserved decision, but
told Lawyer Mellen plainly from the
bench that it would require consider.
able legal proof to convince him that
the relations of the enlisted soldier
and government amounted simply to
a civil contract. Briefs are to be sub
mitted by the attorneys in the case by
Wednesday and Judge Hough said he
would take the matter up at the end
of the week.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
MARKET REPORT.
New York Provision Market.

New York, May 1.
WHEAT-No. red, S1.1lA (. .. b.
afoat; No. northern DulIeh, 81 1914.
CORN-No. 2 corn, 74974hc (. o b.
anoat, No. white, 75c.
OATS - Mixed oats, 26 to 80 lbs,
55i9c; clipped white, 80 to 40 lbs,
59m6jc.
HAY-Good to choice, s10O@1.05.
PORK Mess, $ll.5O@ 1850; family,
S16.50Ml750.
BUTTER-CTeamery, special, 30;
extra, 26lac; western factory, zoe;
state dairy l9d 25c.
CHEESE full cream, fancy,
15hc.
EGGS-Sta;e and Pennsylvania, IS
d1Shc.
POTATOES - state aad Western,
$225m2,37 per $50 lbs; Florida,
new, per bbl., $2.OO6l.OO.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
Believes Negro Soldiers Were Innocent

Washington, May 5.-Senator Bulk
eley Comm, a member of the COM
mittee on military affairs, spoke at
length in the senate on the Browns
vile affray. Mr.. Bulkeley declared
his belief in the innocence of the me-
gro soldiers of the Twenty-fifth regi.
ment and said the rioters in the town
on the night of Aug. 1914, 1906, in his
judgment were lawless Mexicans from
outside the town, assisted by the
lawless class within Brownsville. Mr..
Bulkeley spoke over four hours, his
remarks including a review of all the
testimony that has been taken in the
case.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
Marked Lowering of Interest Rate.

New York, May 5.-The easement
of the monetary situation today was
sharply reflected in the sale of $685.
100000 worth of municipal revenue
bonds at 3% per cent and extending
for term of six months. The bonds
were sold to several banking firms.
During the winter revenue bonds were
sold by Comptroller Metz bearing in.
terest at per cent The marked lower.
ing of the interest rate, bankers say,
evidences increasing confidence in Sc
curites. Revenue bonds are issued
in anticipation of taxes paid In Octo.
Der and these bonds will be redeemed
the first week in November.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
POINTED PARAGRAPH
Summary of the Weeks News
of the World. =
Cream Of the News cuIled 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.
Wednesday,.

The building of two new battleships
each year, continuing Indefinitely,
was the pledge made by the senate
naval committee.
TIE officers ard men Of the battle
ship fleet were defeated by the peo-
pie of Santa Barbara, Cal, in terrific
battle of flowers.
Governor Hughes declared he will
call on officials to suppress alleged
gambling houses in Albany if suf.
ficient evidence is presented.
The seven year contest over Cleve.
land street railways was ended by the
nun ipal corporation taking over the
Cleveland railway lines to be operat-
cd under three cent fare plan.
The body of Mrs. Sarah brennan
of Brownsville, near Watertown, n. Y,
was found packed in trunk in her
home. She had been murdered. A
man and his wife, neighbors, are un-
der arrest.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
Second Body Identified as Donovan's.

Oswego, May 5.-Abody found in
Lake Ontario near here was identified
as that of John Donovan, who was
drowned in Varick canal early last
February. The identification was
made by Mrs. Donovan by means of
clothing and an injured arm of the
dead man. A body supposed to have
been that of Donovan and identified by
his wife was washed ashore at Belle
vile, Jefferson county, month ago
and buried here with religious ser.
vices. The condition of the first body
led to the mistake in the identified
ton. The authorities and Donovan's
family are in quandary regarding
the disposition of the first body.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
champlain TercentenarY.

Vice President Fairbanks will repre-
sent the United States at Quebec,
Canada, during the visit there of the
Prince of Wales July % to 30, on the
occasion of the celebration of the
300th anniversary of the arrival of
Champlain. This government also
will be represented at the ceremonies
by a man-of-war, which probably will
be the new battleship New Hampshire,
under command of Captain Winslow.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
Express Car on Fast Train Robbed.


Officials of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road company at Pittsburg have but
little more accurate information on
the daring robbery of the express car
on the fast New York and st. Louis
express at Walkers Mills, just beyond
the city limits of Pittsburg, Thursday
night, than was given them in the
first report of the theft, telegraphed
when the train reached Steubenville,
Ohio.
Express Messenger N. II. Roshen,
So years of age, an old employe of the
express company, who was alone In
the car when the robbery was COM
mitted, was confronted by two men
with guns, commanded to hold up his
hands and then tied in chair and
bindfolded.
1t is now pretty well established
that the robbers did not get over $500,
of which S441.71 was in currency in
three packages and the balance in
some small packages of merchandise,
presumably jewelry The robbers
cast aside a number of valuable pack
ages that were bulky and evidently
were after nothing but cash. Reports
that large sums Of money were taken
from the car are denied by those IN
charge of the case.
The woods about Walkers Mills
have been searched without result.
The only information the officers re-
ceived is from a section hand, who
says he saw two men, presumably the
robbers, join third, who had buggy,
and drive away just after the train
was stopped at the station.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
PANAMA AGGRESSIVE,
Venezuela Also Has a Bound
ary Dispute With Colombia.
Colombia Said to Have Occupied Ju-
rado on Advice Of American Gov
ernment-Panama Seeks Colombian
Town on the West While Venezuela
Claims Part of Eastern Colon,hla.

New York, May 5.-Passengers who
have just arrived in New York from
Savanilla, Colombia, bring news of the
presence of President Reyes at Santa
Marta, a Colombian seaport on the
Goajira peninsula, over toward the
Venezuelan frontier line.
During the absence of General
Reyes from Bogota his brother-in-law,
General Angulo is acting as president
of the republic. General Reyes pres
ence at Santa Marta is said to be con-
nected with the Jurado incident-the
occupation of this little town claimed
by both Colombia and Panama and re-
Gently occupied by Colombian troops;
the fact chat Senor Restrepo, the con-
fidential agent of the Colombian gov
ernment to Caracas, Venezuela, re-
Gently left that city after having failed
to come to an understanding with
President Castro with regard to the
boundary dispute between Colombia
and Venezuela and with approaching
visit of Secretary of War Taft and
William Nelson Cromwell to the 18th
mus of Panama.
Two boundary disputes enter into
the situation that appears to be de-
veloping on the southern shore of the
Caribbean. Panama, according to the
Colombians who came into port yes
terday, is seeking to despoil Colombia,
of which republic she was a state be-
fore the successful revolution of 1908,
of certain territory along the Atratc
river, which includes the town of Jur-
ado. Venezuela's claim, or rather de-
mand, is that Colombia cede her a
material part of the Goajira peninsula
as well as a certain area in the vicin-
ity of Cucuta.
Colombia insists that the present
line stand. Inasmuch as Senior Res
trepo has left Caracas there Is no
longer any diplomatic intercourse be-
tween Venezuela and Colombia.
Panama, on the other hand, it is de-
clared. desires to extend her terri
torial holding to embrace a section Of
the Atrato river and an area of ter
ritory which includes Jurado.
When Colombia heard of these as
pirations she sent troops into Jurado
for the purpose of bringing this mat.
ter to an issue. The passengers from
Savanilla corroborated the state
ment cabled from Panama that Colon.
bia occupied Jurado on the advice of
the American government, and this Is
taken as a clear indication that Wash.
ington will support Colombia In the
controversy.
Panama, it is declared, would like
to embroil Colombia with Venezuela
on the eastern frontier, as such an
outcome would give her a better
chance to force her claim for terri
torial extension on the western from
tier.
Venezuela and Colombia have fought
over this boundary line before, and
should the matter come again to con-
flict, Venezuelan invasion might be
expected, 1t is believed that General
Reyes is at Santa Marta for the pur-
pose of inaugurating preparations to
resist any such development.
To arrange settlement of this own
ership of the Jurado and Atrato terri
tory is one of the purposes of Secre-
tary Taft's visit to the Isthmus.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
Buffalo Boy Drowned at lie Roy.

lie Roy, n. Y, May 5.-Leo Haley,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Haley of
Buffalo, while sailing boats IN quar-.
ry pool rear here, fell in, and in spite
of the efforts to save him made by
his mother, who also fell into the pool,
he was drowned. The mother was
rescued. Mrs. Haley and her son
were visiting here.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06

was visible. The rescuers worked un'
til 9 o'clock and saved the lives OF
about IT'S men, including some off.
GERS. A majority of the officers were
not saved
According to the report made by
the admiral only So out of the 300 ca.
diets on board were saved. 1t is said
that the sons of Baron Chinda, Vice
Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Field
Marshal Oyama, who were cadets, are
among the lost
Just what caused the magazine to
explode is not known, but one version
is that 1t was caused by a premature
explosion of projectile which set off
the magazine.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
Cutter CAPTURED Stolen sIoop.

San Juan, Porto Rico, May 5.--After
a prolonged pursuit along the west
coast of Porto Rico the revenue cutter
Algonquin has succeeded in captur-
ing sloop that was stolen some time
ago from a west coast port. The cut.
ter had to fire three shots before the
sloop would heave to. The pirates
were planning to commit other rob-
berries, after which they we're going TO
escape to Santo Domingo.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
Guilty of Numbering His stepmother

Blnghamton, May >. - In supreme
court in Norwich last evening the jury
returned a verdict of murder in the
first degree against William Scott,
who has been on trial for a week be-
fore Justice George f. Lyon on the
charge of numbering his stepmother,
Mrs. James Scott, on Oct. is, 1907.
Scott took his stepmother out driving
and shot her and hid her body in the
bushes, where it was found two days
later.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06
Bounty of Five Cents For Each Rat.

A bulletin issued by the govern
ment at Caracas declared there have
been no new cases of the disease at
La Guayra supposed to be the bu-
bonic plague during the past four days.
The first relief train carrying provls-
ions was sent down to La Guayra Fri
day. A citizens committee has been
formed in Caracas to pun chase rats at
cents head This is done because
rats convey the plague.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-06

Champlan ercentenary.
At least twelve persons lost their
lives IN a fire which destroyed the
New Aveline hotel at Fort Wayne,
Ind, early Sunday morning. The en-.
tire interior of the building Is a
smoldering heap of ruins and how
many dead are concealed by the de-
bris can only be conjectured.
The hotel register was consumed
by the fire and there is no accurate
means OF determining who is missing.
At least seven persons are unaccount-
ed for.
As the flames increased men and
women were seen in the windows Of
their rooms, imploring help. Some
did not wait for the assistance of the
firemen and leaped into the street.
Those who left their rooms before the
flames cut off their retreat were able
to make their way to the fire escapes
and were saved with comparative ease.
The hotel was erected half century
ago and the woodwork was dry as
finder. It burned like matchwood
and within a few minutes from the
time the fire was discovered the whole
interior of the hotel was a mass of
flames and the only means of escape
left was by the windows.
The fire department rescued many
persons by means Of ladders, but
some frenzied by the rush of the
flames. leaped to the street.
Six Deaths In Tenement Fire.
A fire in four-story brick tenement
In Humboldt street, Brooklyn, caused
the death of six persons and the seri-
Gus injury of four others. Every men,
ber of one family. a mother and four
children, are among the dead. There
were many thrilling rescues by police
and firemen and it was due to their
brave work that the death list is not
larger.
A half dozen or more persons who
were trapped in the upper stories
were saved by jumping into life nets.
The financial loss caused by the fire
is estimated at $4,000.