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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
LINCOLN CENTENARY
South Joins With North In Honorlng
War Presidents Memory.

The Tooth anniversary of Abraham
Lincoln's birth was fittingly celebrated
Friday throughout the United States.
For the first time the cities of the
South joined with those of the North
in honoring the memory of the war
president.
In the capitals of Europe the day
was also fittingly remembered with
appropriate ceremonies in Paris, Lon
don and Berlin.
In New York city the principal
speakers in honor of Lincoln were
Senator Theodore Il. Burton of Ohio,
Representative Burke of Pennsylvania,
Booker T. Washington ara Howard
Duffeld d. D.
In Chicago the day began with a
great meeting at the Auditorium, at
which DR.. Woodrow Wilson, president
of Princeton university, was the chief
speaker. Hundreds of men and wo-
men were turned away from the Audi
torium because of lack of accommo-
dation, and it would have been pos
sible to fill the building twice over.
Vice President Fairbanks was the
principal speaker in Harrisburg, Pa,
and James S. Sherman, the vice pres
ident-elect, the orator of the day in
Pittsburg.
At Springfield, H., where a stricken
nation gave back to mother earth the
body of the Titan who had saved it
from the fate of permanent disrup-
tion William Jennings Bryan, DEM
ocracys chosen leader and the polite
al rival of Roosevelt, laid his garland
on the tomb while James Bryce, Eng
lands famous historian and ambassa-
dor, and NJ. Jusserand, the ambassador
from France, were there to symbolize
in their persons the homage Of two
of the greatest Old World powers.
But perhaps the most interesting
event occurred at the farm near Hod-
genville KY, on which Abriham Lin
coin was born and where he lived for
eight years. President Roosevelt
made the centenary speech and par
ticipated in laying the cornerstone of
a memorial hall which is to rise on the
spot where stood the log cabin in
which the Emancipation was born.
The cornerstone laying took place
after appropriate ceremonies which
were participated in by the president
of the United States, Governor Angus
tus r. Wilson of Kentucky, former
Governor Joseph w. Folk of Missouri,
president of the Lincoln Farm asso-
citation: Luke E. Wright. secretary of
war. who spoke as an eX-confederate
soldier; General James Grant Wilson
of New York, who represented the
Union soldiers and I. T. Montgomery
of Mississippi, negro and an ex-slave,
to whom had been assigned the task
of depositing in the box copy of Lin
coins emancipation proclamation.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
VETERANS MUST Be RETAINED
Those Heretofore Employed by State
Engineer to Be Given other
Positions.

Albany, Feb. 16.-In an opinion to
Acting State Superintendent of In.
surance Henry D. Appleton, Attorney
General O'Malley holds that the New
York Physicians Mutual Aid associa.
ton has violated section &c of the in.
surance law in making personal loan
to its treasurer.
In an opinion TO State Engineer and
Surveyor Williams, the attorney gen.
eral advises that veterans employed
in the work of the highway bureau in
his department must be retained under
the new state highway law either by
the new state highway commission,
which is to take over the highway
bureau Of the state engineers depart.
ment, or by the state engineer, in
some other position in which they can
perform similar duties.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
COAL ROADS MAKE DEFENSE
Their Side of Government Case Begun
In New York Today.

New York, Feb. 16-The railroads
Of the anthracite region began in court
today their defense against the charge
of the government that they form a
conspiracy in restraint Of the trade in
hard coal.
The action Of the government was
begun in June, 1907 and the prosecu-
ton was concluded in Philadelphia
last month Among the evidence Of
fered by the government is table Of
statistics showing that of the 10000.
900 tons of coal produced only 10000
900, or about q per cent, are produced
by independent operators. OF these
100000 tons it Is alleged that all
except 6,607.5ll tons are in the control
Of the roads by contract or otherwise
at the time the coal leaves the mines.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
DIVERS NARROW ESCAPE
Both Struck Their Heads Hard on the
Bottom While Gathering Sponges.

New York, Feb 16.-Dr. c. w. wy.
lie of Syracuse, who arrived here
from Bermuda on the steamer Prince
George, told of narrow escape from
death which he and Professor S. II.
Smallwood Of Syracuse university ex.
perienced while diving for rare
sponges on the south shore OF Paget.
The clearness of the water deceived
them and they struck their heads hard
upon the bottom. Professor Small
wood was rendered unconscious, but
Dr.. Wylie, who had not hit quite SO
hard, managed to get his companion
out of the water. The divers had left
their clothes nearby.
"Soon we set about with remedies
had at hand, vigorously aiding each
the other with hypodermic injections"
said Dr. Wylie. Negro fishermen
found us in this somewhat ridiculous
plight and were inclined to attack us
with their spears. We mad hard
time convincing them of what had
happened and getting them to take us
in boat to our hotel"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
Mr.. Roosevelt to Be In Italy II Days.

Rome, Feb. 16--The announcement
that Theodore Roosevelt and his wife
will arrive at Naples the end of March
on his way to East Africa aud will re.
main in Italy eleven days mas been re.
ceived here with great satisfaction.
Although it is reported that Mr. Roose.
welt will travel as quietly as possible,
it is expected that he will visit Rome,
both the king and the pope having eX.
pressed desire to meet him. Arrange
ments also are being made for Mr.
Roosevelt to visit the earthquake
Lone. s.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
Friday

William II. Taft and James S. Sher-
man were officially chosen as presi-
dent and vice president by congress
canvassing the electoral vote.
President Gomez expresses the be.
lief that reciprocity with Cuba will be
easy if the United States grants CON
cessions on Cuban sugar and tobacco.
State Senator Brough introduced a
bill permitting every Episcopalian in
Manhattan to take part in the election
of vestrymen and wardens of the
Trinity corporation.
William E. Curtis, writing from
Washington, states that the latest cen.
sus shows two-thrds of the population
of Spain can neither read nor write,
but that education reforms are under
way.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
ICE BLOCKS NIAGARA
Only a Tiny sRivulet Flowing
Over American Cataract.

Flow Over the Horseshoe Fall Greatly
pimlnished-Gorge Below Is Choked,
Rapids Fury Is Gone and the Whirl'
pool Is Barely In Motion - Third
Time In History Such a Combina-
tion of Ice and Wind Has Affected
the Falls.
Only a tiny rivulet. not swift or
deep enough to carry a log over the
brink, is flowing over the American side
of Niagara Falls. A strong northeast
wind which has blown since Friday has
held back the water and allowed the
ice to gain a foothold. Two employees
of the American reservation walked
from Prospect Point nearly to Bath
island Sunday morning. They desist-
ed from completing the trip merely
because they did not care to get their
feet wet, a stream at one point being
a few inches above the tops of their
boots.
A great wall Of ice runs from the
head of Goat island to the American
mainland through which only tiny
streams are able to trickle. This
wall has even encroached on the
Canadian channel, extending out some
200 feet beyond the Third Sister island
and greatly diminishing the flow over
the Horseshoe. Only the very apex
of the Canadian falls is left and that
is robbed of half its flow.
The gorge below is choked and the
rapids have lost their fury, while the
whirlpool is barely in motion.
This is only the third time that this
combination of ice and wind has thus
affected the falls since the white man
came here. The other occasions were
on March 30, 1S49, and March 22, 1908.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
Winter Refuge For Elk.

Protection for elk in the form Of a
winter refuge is the proposal in a
memorial to congress asking that a
tract of land south of Yellowstone
park be set aside. The suggestion
comes from the Wyoming legislature
and is the outcome Of reports that 20
600 elks are starving in the mountains
of Western Wyoming. Communica-
tions have been received from lodges
of the Benevolent and Protective Or
der of Elks all over the country asking
that the government take steps to pro-
tect the great elk herd.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
AN0T. Err S EEL CITY
To Be Bulk Around Proposed Plant on
the St. Louis River.

A new city, like Gary, Ind, is to
be built by the United States Steel
corporation around $14,5OO,OOO plant
to be erected this spring at a point
on the ST. Louis river within three
miles of tie city of Superior, Wis. The
blast furnaces are to be located on
the Minnesota side of the river, but
auxiliary plants are to be located on
the Wiscon sin side
The Steel corporation has purchased
and cleared 1900 acres of land on the
Wisconsin side. The sum of $l4,500,.
900 has been set aside, plans have
been drawn and the same construction
crew which put in the steel plant at
Gary has ben ordered to Superior to
begin work when spring opens.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
Tuesday.

After hiding two leper sons for many
years Galveston parents, by stress of
poverty, were compelled TO notify
health officers.
That Mexico would flood the United
States with oil If the countervailing
tariff duty IS removed was predicted
by a Pittsburg expert.
P'esijent '."seyelt sent 10 congress
a message recommending legislation
requested by the recent national con-
ference on the care Of dependent chill
dren.
It is stated in Washington dispatch.
es that friends of Rear Admiral Schley,
retired, may oppose creating the grade
of vice admiral for The benefit OF Rear
Admiral Evans.
In deciding a case in West Side
court In New York Magistrate Ker-
nochan said that men would avoid
much trouble if they would refrain
from loving women who do not love
them. ....-... - ..l. - s.,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
Monday.

Mrs. Carrie Nation says a dispatch
from London, purposes to invade the
house Of lords.
Deep sea divers worked to recover
the cargo in the hold Of the Florida,
which sank the Republic.
"Jack" Johnson, the champion pugi-
list, says he is willing to fight any
man in any part Of the world.
Dispatches received at Washington
stated that United States Commits
sioner Buchanan had signed the treaty
with Venezuela.
II was announced that the Waters
Pierce Oil company would pay the
$4,000 fine and meet other conditions
imposed for the continuance Of busi-
ness in Missouri.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
HENRY VlGNAUD RESIGNS
Has Been Secretary of American Em-
bassy at Paris For 81 Years.

Paris, Feb. 16. - Henry Vignaud,
secretary of the American embassy
at Paris, has resigned the resignation
to take effect March 81. In letter
which he has forwarded TO President
Roosevelt Mr.. Vignaud assigns as the
reason for his decision his advanced
age and his desire not to block the
path of promotion "to younger men"
Mr. Vignaud who is ~ years of age
and the Oldest member of the Ameri-
can diplomatic corps abroad, leaves
the service greatly esteemed by all
who knew him. As he Is without pri-
vate fortune Of any kind, a group of
prominent Americans, who appre-
Ciate his long and faithful service,
have come forward and raised fund
of 100000 to provide for his main
tenance. Among these are Levi p.
Morton, J. Gordon Bennett, Ferdinand
Blumenthal, Andrew Carnegie, John
Harjes, T. ]. Coolidge, Henry White,
J. p. Morgan and number of others
equally well known.
Henry Vignaud came abroad as sec
retary to the Mason and Slidell com
mission to Europe and was secretary
of the Confederate diplomatic commits
sion in Paris in 1868. In 1875 he be-
came the regularly commissioned sec
retary of the American legation at
Paris, after which he was continuous
ly secretary of the legation and en-
bassy for 81 years, during which time
he took not a single leave of absence.
He participated in many important
negotiations and acquired high repu.
tation as p diplomat.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
FIREMAN CRUSHED BY WALL
Lockport's Block Factory Destroyed; !;
Another Fireman Injured.

Fire Saturday destroyed the plant of
the Boston and Lockport Block COM
pany and caused the death OF Fireman
Frank j. Reid. George HILL another
fireman, was slightly injured. The
fire originated in the boiler room, and
spreading to the elevator shaft soon
enyeloped the entire six stories.
The firemen were handicapped by
poor water pressure from the new wa.
ter system and could do little more
than save adjoining property. Fire.
man Reid was crushed in the collapse
of the stone walls of the factory at s
o'clock and his death followed half an
hour later, The loss is S150,000.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
HER HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY
Mrs. coburn Is Real Daughter Of
American Revolution.

Morgantown, w. Va, Feb, 16.-Mrs.
Susannah Guseman Coburn celebrated
her one nundredth birthday mere and
scores of relatives and friends called
to congratulate her. Mrs. Coburn is
a daughter of Abram Guseman, a
soldier of the Revolutionary war, and
is an enthusiastic member of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
The Morgantown chapter of that or
ganization has two centenarians. the
other being Mrs. Lucinda Finnell, who
celebrated her hundredth birthday a
year ago. Both Mrs. Coburn and Mrs.
Finnell have full possession Of their
faculties.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
MARKET REPORT
New York Provision Market.
New York, Feb. |

New York, Feb. 10.
WHEAT-No. 2 red, $1.191s {. o. b.
aloat; No. northern Duluth, $1.23h.
CORN-No. 2 corn, new, 70hc I. o.
b. anoat. 72hc elevator.
OATS -- Mixed oats, 26 to 80 lbs,
55iad56c; clipped white, "a to AZ lbs,
57M62hc.
PORK-Mess, S1Z5O01S.OO; family,
$1S.50m10.50.
HAY Good to choice, S00S5c.
BUTTER-Creamery specials, 500
3212c; extra, S1@31hc; process, 1SQ
Csc; western factory, 21N22c.
EGGS--State and Pennsylvania, SEC.
CHEESE-State, full cream, fancy,
15016hc.
POTATOES -. Maine, per $50 lbs.
$2.5062.75; state, S2.2502.50.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
KNOX MADE ELIGIBLE
House Passes Senate Bill Re-
moving Constitutional Bar.

Bill Did Not Secure Necessary Tive,
Thirds Majority Under General Or.
der-lmmedateIy the Committee on
Rules Brought In Rule Making II
In Order to Act on Bill Under Con.
dtons Which Would Require Only
Majority to Pass II.
Washington, Feb. 16.-By vote of
17S to III the house passed the bill
removing the bar to Senator KnoX's
eligibility for the office of secretary
of state. This was the second vote of
the day on this measure and the two
were separated only by about two
hours time. The first vote was taken
on the bill under general order for the
suspension of the rules, and under that
order according to the standing rules
Of the house, a bill must receive a
two-thrds majority to insure its pas
sage.
The first vote stood 179 to 1923, the
majority thus falling considerably be-
low the two-thirds requirement. I'm.
mediately after this result was an
nounced the house committee on rules
held meeting which resulted in Mr..
Dalzells bringing in a rule making it
in order for the house to again take
up the bill and act upon it under con-
dtions which would require only
majority vote to pass it,
The opponents of the measure did
not cease their antagonism, which on
the previous consideration had brought
cut a nunber of sharp criticisms, but
Immediately demanded a rollcall on
the previous question on the adoption
Of the rule. This call consumed Is
minutes and after the rule had been
adopted the debate was resumed.
Mr.. Omsted, Pa, contended that
the bill does not accomplish an evasion
of the constitution and cited among
others the case of Senator Morrill, OF
Vermont, who was appointed secre-
tary of the treasury.
In the opinion of Mr.. Williams, Miss,
who opposed the bill, that was the only
reputable authority alluded to. Sena-
tor Morrill,, he said, had been con-
firmed through senatorial courtesy,
which, he said, "overrides all bars,
constitutional and otherwise The
bill he declared, was "a clear, plain,
palpable, obvious and manifest case
of direct and expressed constitutional
inhibition"
Mr.. Clark, No. for the second time
during the day took the floor in op-
position to the bill and said that con-
gress was making itself "the laughing
stock of every intelligent man on the
face of Gods free earth" He referred
to a famous expression by the late
Tim Campbell of New York, who had
said "Wnat's the constitution be.
tween friends?"
The debate was brought to close
by Mr.. De Almond, Mo-, who argued
for the passage Of the bill.
On a yea and nay vote the bill was
passed, 173 to III There was no
demonstration of any kind when the
announcement was made.
The bill passed by the house is the
one which had been previously passed
by the senate. II was not amended
and It will not therefore be necessary
for II to 60 to conference. The meas
ure requires only the signature of the
president TO make it law.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17

Wooster. O., Feb. Wooster uni
vcrsity in the oratorical contest with
Dickinson and Allegheny colleges will
be represented by p. w. Kuo, a China.
man. The honor was won by Kuo in
the preliminary contest over ten com
peting orators. Kuo's subject was
"China's Pemonstrances' The con.
test is TO Le held here next month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
PROPOSED INCOME TAX
President Thinks Question Should Be
Threshed out at Extra Session.

President Roosevelt says he has no
intention TO send congress message
recommending an income tax. He has,
however, been consulted on this subject
by Representative Stevens of Mime
sofa, who is preparing a bill on the
subject. The presidents views as to
such a tax have been repeatedly set
forth in speeches and messages, but
he believes that this question will
have to be threshed out in the COM
ing extra session, which will deal not
only with the revision of the tariff
but with the question of sufficient
revenues to run the government in
the next fiscal year.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
SHORTER NEWS ITEMS
Piihy Paragraphs hatChrOnicIe
the Weeks Doings,
lena 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.
Wednesday.

District Attorney Jerome of New
York is nearly overcome by the gas
used by servant girl to end her life.
1t was reported that Judge Willis
Van Deyanter of Wyoming had been
chosen secretary of the treasury in
the Taft cabinet.
President Roosevelt sent a special
message to congress urging a law to
compel the use of wireless telegraphy
on all passenger vessels.
Governor Hughes made public a let
ter from j. n. Dolley, speaker of the
Kansas house, which denounced the
old convention system and praised
result of direct primaries in Kansas.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
Buffalo Provision Market.

BuitalO FEB, 10,
WHEAT-No. 1 northern, carloads,
$11SA; No. red $l.1S.
CORN-No. yellow, 6SAc t. o. b.
afoat; No. yellow, 67%c.
OATS--No. . white, 56ia6j7c T. o.
b. anoat; No white, 551a Q56c.
FLOUR Fancy blended patent.
per bbl,, S6.25@ZOO; winter family
patent, $5.65G6.40
Creamery prints, fancy
30@S1c; state and Penn. cream.
cry, 29c; daIry, choice to fancy, "a
027c.
CHEESE -- Choice to fancy, full
cream, 14ib615c; fair to good, 13q lIc.
EGGS Selected white, 32c.
POTATOES-Wh fancy, per bu.,
7Sc. fair to good. SsC.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
Smith Barred From Cornell Varsity.

Maximilian Smith, who rowed bow
in 1908 on the Cornell varsity, has
been debarred for failure to pass mid
winter examinations. Coach Courtney
probably will also lose Wiechers, a
promising candidate who stroked the
freshmen last spring on account Of
illness with pneumonia.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
stephenson's Canvass Cost sto7,7ss

United States Senator Isaac Stephen
son of Wisconsin, through his agents,
expended S1O7,793 as a candidate for
the nomination for the office of United
States senator from Wisconsin, Incl
dent 10 the primary election held on
Sept. |, 1908. This is shown in his
sficial statement filed with the secre.
tary of state.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
SCHOOL BILL DEFEATED
Refused Passage by California Assem-
bly, by Vote of Al to 81.

The assembly by vote of 43 to 81,
decided to reconsider the Johnson
anti-Japanese school bill, which was
passed week ago at Sacramento.
Another vote was taken and the
school bill was refused passage by a
vote of fl to 81.
A motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill was refused passage
was lost, The vote standing 3S to 3S.
In the senate a long resolution by
Marc Anti ony Of San Francisco, in.
dorsing ULited States Senator George
c. Perkins attitude in the Japanese
controversy was quickly disposed Of
by reference to the committee on ju.
dietary.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
FEWER JAPANESE
Number Leaving In December Ex'
ceeded Arrivals by 700.

The number of Japanese of all
classes wl4J left the United States for
Japan In December, 1908, exceeded
by nearly 700 the number who entered
this country during the same month,
according to figures given out by Ko'
kichi Midzuno, Japanese consul gen.
eral in New York city. The Japan
ese who returned from this country
to their native land during the month
in question, numbered 1,0O7. OF these
905 were males and 102 females. The
number Of Japanese who came into
this country during the same period
was 119 males and lS7 females, of
whom over onefourth were of the stu.
dent and merchant classes.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
DANGEROUS ORCHARD PESTS
Governor Hughes Confers With West.
ern New York Fruit Growers.

Fruit growers in Western New York,
and it may be throughout the state
have been summoned to Albany by
Governor Hughes, to take measures
against the introduction of the gypsy
moth OF the browntail moth. 1t is
understood that the officers Of. fruit
growers associations have been asked
by the governor to take prompt meas
ures for the protection of orchards.
Information received is to the
effect that consignments of fruit af-
fected with the pests are being brought
into the state from Ohio.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17
a COLLISION AT SEA
Sailing Vessel Rammed Steamer;
Thirty Lives Were Lost.

Algiers, Feb. 1G.-Thirty lives we're
lost when an unknown sailing vessel
rammed The Belgian steamer Aus
tralia during a storm on Feb. ~, near
Alboran island, in the Mediterranean,
100 miles from Gibraltar, and both
vessels foundered. OF this number
IA men hailed from the sailing vessel
and 16 from the Australia. Ten mem
bers of the crew of the Australia who
had put off from that steamer in
small boat were picked up by the
German steamer Liberia and brought
in here,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-17

Church and sabbath school.

Presbyte yterian Sabbath School al 9:45 a.
N. ; NJ. e. Sabbath School at 1000 a. m.
Preaching N M. E. Church eyerya6Rb-
bath evening by Rev. W. o. Calhoun.
Preaching in the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev.
Il. l.. Monroe. Pastor.
Preaching in the Presbyterian church
every Sabbath at 1l:00 a. IN and 1880 p.
IN. Rev. n. A Bailey, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the W. 9. 4.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
M nth.