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THE FORREST CITY TIMES
LANDVOIGT A VADAKIN, NUIlMr*.
FORREST CITY. - ARKANSAS.
The $25,000 awarded a Chicago wo
Ban for the loss of both feet may seem
high, but it was probably a case of
aubic damages.
Every time Uncle Sam tests a new
warship the Castilian temperature (foes
down about two degrees. The Massa
chusetts and the Oregon are a splen
did investment simply as peace pre
servers.
Prksii>kxt Krvoer of the Transvaal
Republic is described as a pious old
humbug t>3* the Kuglish supporters of
Cecil Rhodes. It must be admitted,
however, that he is a diplomatic old
humbug too. •
Mbs. Lee Villari> Hill, a cousin of
Gen. Fitzhngh Lee, has determined to
go to Cuba to nurse the wounded.
With the general as consul and hie
feminine cousin as nurse, American in
fluence in Cuba will be felt.
French papers are lecturing this
country on its Cuban relations. France
ie probably sensitive on the subject of
Madagascar and mistakes its twinges
of conscience in seizing that island for
a sense of indignation with a country
that takes no part in the grabbing
business.
Ir Hogap Rogigion, who is seeking
to establish an Armenian colony in
Alabama, could bring all his country
men to the United States, it would be
the best possible solution of the Arme
nian problem. It would certainly re
lieve the conscience of civilized Europe
of a great strain.
England's difference with Venezuela
will probably be settled by a small in
demnity from the latter country.
There was very little to the contro
versy outside of Lord Salisbury's at
tack on the Monroe doctrine, and that
will be mentioned by biographers as
his greatest mistake.
Following the example of Police
Commissioner Roosevelt of New York,
who has issued an order that “trous
ers” shall be substituted for “pants”
in all police reports. Assistant Prose
cuting Attorney Johnson of St. Louis
has eliminated the word “pants" from
criminal warrants and informations.
The Argentine Republic has adopted
a law preventing the riding of bicycles
by women, on the ground that the liv
ery business is suffering to an extent
which must eventually destroy it.
The Argentine bicyclists have not
caught on to the American method of
organization. If they had, the demand
for such a law would have been re
jected with scorn.
The Spaniards have persistently
charged murder, rapine and incendi
arism against the insurgents, but the
testimony of James Creel man, the cor
respondent who was driven out of
Cuba, puts that boot on the other foot.
If one-half of Mr. Creelman’s state
ments about Spanish atrocities be true,
Spain's war methods should become a
byword and a reproach among civilized
nations.
The Russians are intensely religious
in their way, and their political views
and actions arc controlled by the theory
tliat orthodoxy and nationality are in
separable. They submit to many
wrongs with the belief that such
things are ordered by God for a
salutary purpose, and their rulers miss
no chance to encourage a sentiment
which is thus conducive to public
peace and safety.
A coroner's jury in Louisiana ren
dered a verdict of justifiable shooting
in the case of a white physician who
shot and killed a negro who objected
to beiug whipped for deserting the
doctor’s plantation. The doctor had
previously whipped the negro's wife,
and at the time the shooting took
place he hail the negro tied up and was
whipping him on the naked body.
Have slavery day’s returned?
A writer in the “Fortnightly Re
view" describes the condition of the
210,000 llritish farmers as almost des
perate. The thriving herds have dis
appeared, cottages ami country man
sions are closed, “while rural laborers,
flocking into the towns, further swell
the ranks of the unemployed." As a
contrast, there exists in England, ac
cording to the writer, “an appalling
commercial wealth," whose vast ac
cuimnillations are invested with diffi
culty.
The czar has announced his inten
tion of granting amnesty to political
prisoners and of extending greater
religious freedom to those who do not
worship at the altar of the Greek
church, llut there is to be a limita
tion on the mercy displayed toward
the men condemned to the horrors of
the Siberian mines because they have
had the daring to raise their voice on
behalf of their oppressed fellows.
These men. whose moan can be heard
amid the shouts of joy and hymns of
praise which ascend from the lips of
eourtiers around the throne, are still
to s^ end their days in chains.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Variotu Souroes.
UV. CONGRESS.
(First Session.)
Ill the senate, on the 8>th, a conference re
port on the river and harbor bill was pre
sented and an effort made to get Immediate ac
tion on It. This was resisted, however, and
the report went over. The fortification* ap
! proprtatlon bill was further considered and
passed. It carries nearly eleven millions of
dollars, about five millions more than when It
passed the house.In the house the McCall
educational test bill, together with the Corliss
' bill, to protect lake cities from Canadian
: competition, were pafcscd The consular ln
! spection bill was rejected. An order from the
| committee on rules setting aside Thursday and
] Friday (private bill day under the rules) for
the consideration of measures reported from
the committee on labor was adopted.
Ik the senate, on the 21st, almost the entire
session was occupied in actlou upon confer
ence reports on various bills still pending final
agreement, among them the river and harbor
bill, the legislative bill, the Indian appropria
tion bill and the sundry civil bill, the confer
ance report on which was agreed to. Mr. But
ler (N. C.) moved that the senate proceed to
consideration of his bill prohibiting the Issue
of government bonds without the consent of
congress, but this was prevented by filibuster
ing tactics by Messrs. HU1 (N. Y.) and Chan
dler (N. H.).In the house the bill grant
ing a pension of WO a month to Francis
Hoover was passed over the president's veto
12* to 47. Consideration was begun of the Phil
lip* labor bill under special order. A resolu
tion was agreed to directing the printing of
10.000 copies of the Immigration bill passed on
tbe 21st.
Ik the senate, on the 22d, a spirited debate
took place on the bill prohibiting the Gsue of
government bonds without the consent of con
gress. Mr. Hill led the debate against the
measure, which was also denounced by Sena
tors Sherman. Hawley, Lodge and Baker,
while It was advocated by Senators Mills. Tel
ler, Stewart and others. The bill went over
for one day The final conference report on
the river and harbor bill was presented and
agreed to.In the house the day's session
was exhausted by consideration of conference
reports on appropriation bills. The partial re
port on the river and harbor bill was agreed to
—1M) to 82. The house voted to Insist upon Its
disagreement on the sundry civil appropria
tions bill. The conference report fixing the
pensfon voted to Brig.-Gen. Joseph P. West,
formerly United States senator from Louis
iana, was agreed to.
in me senate, on the 236, the “filled cheese"
bill was taken up. but went over without action.
The calendar was cleared of all private pension
bills. The river and harbor bill was received
from the house and immediately Ritrned bv the
vice-president.In the house another day
was given to the consideration and disposal of
conference reports on appropriations bills, two
of which—that upon the river and harbor bill
and that upon the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill—was final. The
former was engrossed and sent to the presi
dent. {Partial report on the sundry civil appro
priations bill was agreed to. President Cleve
land’s message vetoing the bill regulating the
fees of receivers and registers of land offices
was read and referred to the committee on pub
lic lands.
In the senate, on the '-55th, the last of the
general appropriation bills—the deficiency
bill—occupied the entire session, and. after
being pretty heuvlly loaded with private
claims, besides over a million dollars for find
ings in the French spoliation claims, over half
a million dollars for findings of the court of
claims under the Uowman act. and $174.445
for the Chouteau claim for building an iron
steam battery in 18«4.the bill was passsd and
the senate adjourned.In the house the
session was devoted to District of Columbia
affairs until the calendar was cleared, when
the remainder of the day was spe*nt, in com
mittee of the whole, considering the bill to
repeal the section of the present tariff law
I providing for rebate on alcohol used in the arts
and medicinal compounds, without action being
taken.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Representative Scranton, chair
man of committee on territories, has
favorably reported the bill granting
statehood to Oklahoma.
The president declines, on public
grounds, to transmit to the senate any
of the correspondence between this
government and Spain growing out of
the* Competitor affair.
On the 23d Mr. Albert P. Willis,
United States minister to Hawaii,
reached Washington from San Fran
cisco, and called on Secretary Olney
at the state department. He will go
to his home in Kentucky for recupera
tion.
On the 23d Gen. Lucius Fairchild died
of heart failure at Madison, Wis. He
had been seriously ill for only a few
days. He was a native of Ohio, and
was 68. He was secretary of state of
Wisconsin, then three times governor,
afterward consul-general to Liverpool
and minister to Spain. Later he was
commander-in-chief of the G. A. R. and
Loyal Legion. A widow and three
daughters survive him.
The supreme court of the United
States has rendered a decision favora
ble to the payment of the sugar boun
ties. This reverses the ruling of the
comptroller of the treasury, and re
quires the payment of the bounty pro
vided for by the last congress.
On the 25th the convention of na
tional reformers was to have met in
Pittsburgh, I’a., at 4) a. rn., according
to the wording of the call, but at that
hour Daniel Swoger, secretary; Prof.
Wm. .1. Seeley, of Wooster (Ohio) uni
versity. and a reporter constituted the
conclave.
CKIMCS ANU (ASIALTIES.
At Tiffin, O., on the 22d, the motion
for a new trial for Lee Martin, await
ing- execution at Columbus for the
murder of Marshal Shultz of Titiin,
was overruled. Martin shot Shultz
when the latter attempted to arrest
him.
A San Francisco newspaper says
that “Little I’ete," the Chinese
crook who recently bribed a number
of colored jockeys at the Hay District
race track and thereby defrauded the
bookmakers of not less that 5?100,(>00,
is responsible for the circulation of a
vast amount of counterfeit silver coin
, with which the coast is Hooded.
Os the 24th Mis* Oeorg a Ricketts
and Miss Bird in Caraway, two well*
known young Indies of LaCygne. Kas.,
were drowned on one of the principal
streets of the town while boat riding.
The town was partially innndRted
from the flooded Maries des Cygnes
river.
Os the 25th the steamer Martin Saenz
(Spanish), Capt. Ozamiz. was ashore at
Anogado, and would probably be a
total wreck. She was resting on rocks
amidships. Hhe ha 1 a general cargo.
She was last reported sailed from
Cadiz, April 16. for Havana.
Many localities throughout the west
and northwest were visited by cyclones,
htiil storms and cloud-bursts, on the
night of the 24th and the afternoon of
the 25th, which wrought destruction
of property of all kinds to an incalcu
lable amount, and resulted in the death
of many scores of humau beings, the
inaiming of a still greater number and
the death by drowning of innumera
ble domestic animals.
MIHtKLLANEOl'S.
Thirteen prominent citizens of
toria, Ore., liave been indicted by th«
federal grand jury on the charge of
falsely witnessing affidavits declaring
that certian Chinese were entitled to
admission at. that port as merchants
who had previously resided in this
country.
Advices from Iliarbikar, in Asia
Minor, suy that massacres were feared
there during the Moselm festival of
Bairam, which began on the 23d.
During the week ended the 22d fail
ures throughout the United States, as
reported by R. G. Dun & Co., num
bered 227, against 207 for the corre
sponding week last year. In Canada
the failures were '28, against 23 last
year.
On the 22d the strike of the straw
plaiters in the citj’ and province of
Florence, Italy, assumed an alarming
phase. Thousands of strikers paraded
the streets, and began hurling stones
at passing carriages and .train cars.
The police interfered, and were also
stoned by the mob.
At least twelve important expedi
tions have so far successfully landed
in Cuba.
The statement of the associated
banks of New York city for the week
ended the 23d showed the following
changes: Reserve, increase, 83,123,525;
loans, decrease, 83,058,000; specie, in
crease, 81,427,200; legal tenders, in
crease. 81,458,300; deposits, decrease,
§052,100; circulation, increase, 8147,000.
The associated banks of New York
city held 821,701,500 in excess of the re
quirements of the 25-per-cent, rule on
the 23d.
Agricultural returns for 1895 show
that the wheat acreage in England hat
diminished by 510,000 acres in a single
year. The total diminution since 1875
has been just under 2,000,000 acres, oi
which two-thirds was in the last five
years, leaving now less than l,500,00t
acres under wheat all told.
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
•t. Louis xml Vicinity Hwcpt by a Terrific
Cycllne—While Not Definitely Known it
I" Kstlmxted th%t 1,000 I'cople Are
Killed and Injured—Hut One float Left
on the Kiver.
St. Louis, May 27.—A tornado blow
ing at the rate of 80 miles an hour
struck St. Louis at 5:15 this evening and
raged for half an hour with great fury.
As a result hundreds of lives were lost
on both sides of the river. The hos
pitals ure full of injured and the
morgue contains many dead, while
number of the slain lay everywhere
among the ruins of demolished build
ings. It is asserted by some of those
who have traversed the down town
part of the city that there are but few
buildings in St. Louis that have not
suffered in some form. A portion of
the east end of the Eads bridge was de
stroyed. The grand stand at the fair
grounds, was blown down, killing and
injuring 150 people. The Waters-Bierce
oil works are burning, and buildings in
various sections of the city are on fire.
At midnight 50 bodies had been taken
from the ruins of the city hospital.
There were over 125 patients in the
hospital and the probabilities are that
every one of them were killed.
Of all the steamers on the levee when
the storm broke out but one is now
afloat. All the others have gone
down, in many instances every
soul on board being lost and others,
not over two or three, being
able to reach a place of safety.
Among the boats destroyed is the ex
cursion steamer Great Republic, one of
tlm i • i rifiii. t c i oo tvi u rvn 1 Vin 1/wi-ow
She is reported to have been over
turned and sunk in mid-stream with an
appalling loss of life. She had a capac
ity of seven or eight hundred and there
is no telling how many people perished.
There were many other excursion boats
on the river, and there is no telling
how many went down.
At East St. Louis the destruction
seems greatest. H. C. Rice, the West
ern Union manager at the railroad
depot on the east side, climbed across
the demolished bridge and reported the
National hotel, Tremont house. Martell
house, DeWolf cafe. Hazel Milling Com
pany mill, and a great many dwellings
east of there, as fur as Fifth street,
were gone and many people killed. The
Baltimore and Ohio and Vandalia
round houses. Standard Oil works at
East St. Louis, and Crescent elevators
and l‘J freight houses on the levee,
were demolished.
A rough estimate would place the
number of killed and wounded at 1,000.
Both the Western Union and Postal
Companies have lost every wire to St.
Louis. This was sent from a suburban
station, and the sender says the city is
in total darkness.
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Hogaboom Turn* Up.
The unexpected arrival of Ed Iloga
boom. president of the defunct saving's
bank, in Hot Springs recently created
a flurry of excitement. The public had
not recovered from the surprise of II og
aboom’s return when the killing of
Martin by Mayor Waters occurred. The
news of Ilogaboom's return home was
rapidly spread from mouth to mouth
and those who have suffered pecuniary
loss from dealing w ith the bank which
he operated were to be seen in groups
discussing his arrival and speculating
as to the purport of his return. Ilis
creditors are anxiously awaiting a dec
laration from him as to what he pro
poses to do in the matter of their claims
against the collapsed bank.
He was seen, but said he did not have
anything to say for publication. He
assigns as the cause of the failure of
the bank the general depression and de
preciation in values, particularly real
estate. Some creditors have already
seen the president of the City Savings
Hank and demanded their money, and
it is said several stormy scenes were en
acted at Hogaboom's residence. It was
feared by some that llogal>oom would
be dealt with violently, but there is
little probability of anything of that
nature occurring.
Hogaboom has spent the period of
his absence from this city in a little
town near Memphis, thought to be Ral
eigh Springs. lie is looking hale and
hearty.
New Corporations.
The Keystone Mills, of Ouachita
county, filed in the secretary of state's
office a certificate of the increase of its
capital stock from $20,000 to $80,000.
The Texarkana College and Conserv
tory of Music has incorporated. The
officers are R. B. Williams, president,
and J. W. Gardner, secretary and treas
urer.
Articles of incorporation of the Iloxie.
Pocahontas and Northern Railroad
Company have been filed in the secre
tary of state’s office. It is proposed to
run the road from Iloxie to Pocahontas,
a distance of 15 miles. The capital
stock of the company is $100,000, of
which $15,000 has been actually sub
scribed.
Articles of incorporation of the Hart
ford Construction Company have been
filed. The incorporators are X. S.
Wood, W. B. Worthen and \V. H. Rag
land. W. B. Worthen is president
The capital stock is placed at $150,000.
The corporation is formed for the pur
pose of constructing- railroads, turn
pikes and bridges.
The American Oil Company, of Paris,
Logan county, has incorporated. The
business proposed to be transacted is
prospecting for and developing oil. gas,
iron, coal and mineral lands, and the
manufacture, refining and transporting
of oil coal and all other minerals. The
capital stock is $1.000.000. of which
8150,250 is subscribed. Ex-Secretary of
State Ben B. Chism is president.
Physicians Hold a Meeting.
The Arkansas Eclectic Medical Asso
ciation held a meeting in Little Rock
recently. The association has grown
from a membership of four in 1880 to
70 in 1890, 80 per cent of its numerical
strength being present at the meeting.
The following are the officers elected
for the ensuing year:
President. E. H. Stevenson. Fort Smith.
First vice-president. J. W. Pruitt, Russell
ville.
Second vice-president, C. E. Pierce, North
Little Rock.
Recording secretary, J. F. Lewis. Little Rock.
Corresponding secretary, W. A. Jones, Flum
mery file.
Treasurer. A. J. Widener, Little Rock.
The association adjourned to meet in
Little Rock on the third Wednesday of
May, 1897.
Beaten by a Masked Negro.
Mrs. Ingram and child, aged 7 years,
who reside three miles south of Little
Rock, were assaulted by a negro who
wore a mask and was without a ves
tige of clothing. Both were injured
considerably. The negro is believed to
be Win. M. Carter, who was recently
released from the penitentiary after
serving a year on a sentence for per
jury, committed at Batcsville.
Epworth League P/eeting.
The local Epworth League unions are
making extensive preparations for the
annual state convention of the leagues
which meets in Little Rock June 2:5and
remains in session three days. The con
vention will he held at the Sain Jones
tabernacle and 5,000 delegates are ex
pected. All the railroads have made a
rate of one fare for the round trip.
Struck With a Slab.
Spence Gordon and Ed. Atkinson had
a fight on the streets at Camden re
cently which will probably result in the
death of Atkinson. Gordon struck him
several blows on the head w ith a club.
The parties are brothers-in-law and the
fight was caused by Atkinson cursing
Jordon’s wife, who is Atkinson's sister.
Mayor W.
^ Motor*, or Hot •
Kill. Harry Martin. P,U«**
Mayor W. W. Water., of H((,v .
stabbed and killed Harry
eently in a street fight, thelatbeVL*
instantly. The killing WJ ,, dviu?
of a bitter feeling which has exi^
tween Mayor Waters and the dm
nnntr element, to which Martin u
’ The difficulty wasprednL ,
by a dispute over a fine against T
for violation of the drummer,
Martin had been abusing Mayor W»t
ers publicly about the city f0‘r
days, charging violation ofhisnrom
to the hotel and doctor druinm ‘
elected to the mayoralty. In ord'**
>ret the support of that element v 10
stated that Mayor
himself to be lenient in his dealing
with it. Uaters denies that he nial
such promises and since his election b,
waged a bitter and unrelenting w 1
against the drummer element. T
other evening, as Waters passed npt£
street Martin followed him, and rV
newed the quarrel. When they readied
a point on the street about u block from
Waters’ house, Martin assaulted him
W aters jerked his knife out and stabbed
Martin in the throat several tiinea. geT.
ering the jugular vein. A clerk in an
adjacent store received one or two
slashes with a knife while trying m
separate the men. Mayor Waters i®.
mediately surrendered himself to the
sheriff. While at Sheriff lloupt* resi
dence many citizens called to see hi®
The coroner’s jury held Mayor Wat
ers on the charge of manslaughter, and
his bail was fixed at $1,000.
A Black Fiend.
The counterpart of the black fiend
who has been assaulting females near
Little Koek lias been engaged in his
nefarious work not far from lVarren.
He made an unsuccessful assault on
some young girls a few days ago and
recently made an attempt to outrage a
white lady, which was only prevented
by the appearance of a couple of men
who heard the lady's call for help. The
rascal made his escape, but is being
closely pursued by men with dogs, and
| »f caught there will be no necessity for
! judge or jury. He is described as a tall,
| yellow negro, about 80 years old, has a
i tolerably long mustache, wore striped
! shirt, black p ints and red hat.
Knights Of Pythias
The grand lodge, Knights of Pythias,
closed a most harmonious and success
ful session at Hot Springs recently. So
well were they entertained that it was
unanimously decided to hold the next
annual session at that place. The grand
I officers elected are as follows.
Sitting past grand chancellor, R. VV N'lrholla
Grand chancellor. Goo. P. Taylor, Torrent
I City.
(Irani! vice-chancellor, Thomas W. Mllaa,
j Hot Sprint'*.
Grand prelate. VV. A. Mundell, Rogers, Ark.
Grand keeper of record and seal, Chas. F,
; Fowler. Little Rock, re-elected.
Grand master of exchequer, R. F Hyatt,
Wonticello, re-eleeted.
j Grand trustee. R. C. Thompson Pino H!u8.
Grand master at arms. Henry Stroup. Paris
Grand inner guard. Jake Shaul, Ma; :anna.
Grand outer guard. J. VV. Hall, Hot Springs
Madstone Applied.
The son of James Howe, a prominent
■ citizen of Saline county, was recently
bitten by a mad dog. The boy was taken
| to Benton, where a madstone was ap
plied to the wound 17 times, each time
; the stone becoming filled with poison
and when soaked in sweetmilk wonld
i give the milk a green color. Mrs. Lar
j cina Hitch has owned the stone fora
number of years, but this is the first
I time it was ever applied to a bite from
a rabid dog. She lias tried it often on
! snake bites, and it always absorbed the
| poison from the system.
Glenwood Park Selected.
The democratic state convention,
which meets in Little Iiock JuneL.
will be held at the Glenwood I’ark
Theater. The street railway company
has agreed to arrange that place in ac
cordance with designs submitted, by
building temporary additions to the pa
villion a seating capacity of 2,500 will
be made.
Littla Boy Perishes in a Fire.
The residence of l’rof. W. 1’ Johnson
at Malvern burned recently. H i^.‘-t-year
old son, Willie, was caught in the house
and lost his life. The personal effect*
were almost an entire loss. The house,
valued ut $3,000, was insured for $900.
Hot Springs Has a Fire.
Fire broke out in the McCaffertJ
grocery, corner Gulphn and Malvern
streets, at Hot Springs recently,
destroyed five buildings before it was
checked. The loss on buildings and
stocks is estimated at $5,000.
THE STATE IN BRIEF.
There are no more smftllpox cases *n
Mississippi county.
Three hundred more poll taxes we*e
paid this year in Sebastian county than
in 1805.
Five persons were convicted at the
recent term of the federal court at
Texarkana.