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ESTABLISHED 1871. Fear God, Tell the Truth and Make Money.' Ky LAM)VOIGT & YADAKIN. VOL. XXXII. FORREST CITY. ARK., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER II, 1903. NO. 61. PROFESSIONAL CARDS D. O. BRI DOFORTH, Physician and Surgeon, Office over Postoffice. FORREST CITY, : ARKANSAS J.T. Longest, m. d. Office et Imperial Hotel. Forreat City, *,• Arkansas, E. J. P’POOL, Physician and Surgeon Office over J. W. Beck & Co.'«. FORREST CITY, - ARKANSAS. N. W. NORTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Will practice In the First and Second Judicial Circuits, and in the Federal and Supreme Courts. Office In Rollwage Building, FORREST CITY, - ARKANSAS, J. M. PREWETT, Attorney at Law. Careful attention to Deposi'Ion* and all othet Notarial work and Conveyancing. Office over J W Ucck A Co.'s Store. FORREST CITY. . . ARKANSAS WALTER. GORMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in Courthouse, FORREST CITY. ARK. A. E. MATHEWS, Real Estate Abstracts Office at Courthouse. FORREST CITY. . ARKANSAS. J. w. PREWETT, Land Surveyor and Real Es tate Agent. rWSpoclal attention (riven to Bottom Land*. Office with J M. Prewett. Forrest City, Ark. Writ* for ILLUSTRATED CATALOQUS = E R E E = J. N. MULFORD, Jeweler, Memphis, Tenn. Double Daily Service IS MAINTAINED BY THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD FROM I! | FROM NEWORLEANS MEMPHIS TO Memphis, St. Louis, Evansville, Louisville, Cincinnati, Chicago, Cair^, St. Louis, Chicago, Evansville, Cincinnati, Louisville, AND FROM 8T. LOUIS to CHICAGO TH HEK DAILY 1HAI>’S KKTWII1N St. Louis and the Southwest. EXCURSION SLEEPING CARS From New Orleans and Memphis For Louisville, Cincinnati and Chicago, then* :ars arriving at Now Orleans on tho Souther# Cacitic from San Francisco and Los Angeles. 1’artlculars of agents of th« Illinois Central, sad count ..'ting lines, or by addressing Trav. Pass. Agt., Little Rook, Ark. A. H. HANSON. G P. A., Chicago. Ills. Iron Mountain Route THE DIRECT AND POPULAR ROUTE ... TO ... ST. LOUIS, Where Direct Connections are M -tU for all Points North, East and West. THROUGH PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPING CARS Between Memphis and St. Louis w. S. DL'RROROW, Agt.. Forrest City. Ark. Or H. C. TOVVNSDND. a. P. & T. A. >t. Louis, no. Refreshing Healthful Invigorating DR I IN :c BUDWEISER The Famous Product of tho ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWING'COMPANY. Bottles and on Draught at All Saloons. foc,tyst ICE & POWER CO. Local Wholesale Agents. Another Killing in Union Attributed to the Tucker-Parnell Fued. events jf a week briefly chronicled The Remains of Dad Newell Buried in Pine Bluff -Two Brothers Retutn After a Long Absence. Another Killing in Union. Another killing took place a few days ago four miles west of El Dorado which is attributed to the Parnell Tucker feud. The victim was Dallas Hunter and he was shot from ambush while riding along the public road. Hunter had just been acquitted by a justice of the charge of killing W. L. Lee last July, and was on his way to consult a relative about leaving tne country, as he had been notified that his life was in danger. The assassin stood behind a tree, and at a distance of about thirty feet shot Hunter from his horse. A load of twelve buckshot struck him full in the back. Appearances indicated that the assassin had been there for twenty four hours. If the assassination of Dallas hunter and the murder of W. P. Lee on July <J last are chargeable to the Tucker-Parnell feud, this is the fifth violent death as the result of that feud. With them as two of the vic tims, the complete death list is as fol lows: October 9, 1902—Tom and Walter Parnell and Constable H. L. Deering, killed in street fight in El Dorado. July 6. 1903—W. P. Lee assassinated near Lisbon. August 8, 190.3—John F. Parnell killed by Guy II. Tucker. September 2, 1903—Dallas Hunter assassinated. Earnest efforts have been made by the citizens of El Dorado and of Union county to prevent a recurrence of the troubles, and a law and order league was organized by representative peo ple for the purpose of bringing about peace and preventing lawlessness. Al though it cannot be asserted conclu sively that the assassination of Hunter and Lee is traceable directly to the Tucker and Parnell troubles, each forms a chapter in the series of trag edies that have stirred Union county and aroused the citizens to organized action for law and order. OTd Veteran Dead. The remains of Nat M. (Old Dad) Newell were buried at Pine Bluff a few days ago. after being held for six weeks awaiting instructions from relatives. Newell died last July at the age of 84. He was a personal friend of Mark Hanna and a school mate of William McKinley, having spent his early days near Cleveland. O. He was so opposed to the system of pensioning federal war veterans that he allowed a pension amounting to about $20,000 to accumulate in the pension department untouched. He was wounded while serving as a ma jor in the federal army at the battle of Franklin. Tenn., and he persist ently denounced pensioners of the United States. Returned After Many Years. Two brothers by the name of Wisener returned to Monticello last week and surrendered to answer to a charge of killing M. B. Chesnutt eleven years ago. It seems that the Wiseners and Chesnutt had become involved in a difficulty over a timber settlement, and shortly afterward Chesnutt was shot. He lived a few hours after he was hot, but before his death made a dying statement, in which he claimed that the Wiseners fired on him unprovokedly, and be fore he saw them, while he was riding along the road. Labor Day. Labor day was dully celebrated throughout this state, the last general assembly by special act designating September 7 as a legal holiday. At Little Rock a free barbecue was given under the auspices of the Cen tral Trades Council, and speeches were made by leading public men and students within the ranks of labor. At Texarkana members of local un ions took part in the corner-stone laying of the new Methodist church, of which Rev. James Thomas, one of the most popular ministers in the state, is pastor. Boy# Charged With Murder. Will Jordan and Oliver Peters, white boys, and Nathan Park, a negro, are under arrest charged with the murder of Dave Chatman, which occurred at the latter's home in Jefferson county, it is alleged that they went to Chat man's house at night and fired on him through the. window. Chatman was about 45 years old. and is said to have been a man of excellent repute. He was a farmer. School Fund Apportionment. The annual apportionment of the school fund has been announced by the state superintendent of public instruction as follows: State of Aritansas, Department of Public Instruction, Little Rock. Ark., Sept. 7. 1903. Total enumeration of children In 1903, 502.808. Total amount apportioned, $r>38, 004.50. Amount apportioned to each child, $1.07. Countie*. Arkan«a* Annie V . Baxter. Menton. Boone.. Bradley ....... < alho n. Carroll. Chleot. Clark. Clay. Cleburne. Cle*i .'and. Co.i7.jbia. Conway . Craighead Crawford. Crittenden_ Cross. Dallas. Desha . Drew. Faulkner. Franklin. Fulton . Garland Grant. Greene. Heirnstead ... Hot Spring Howard. Independence. Izard . Jackson. Jefferson. Johnson. Lafayette Lawrence. Lee. Lincoln . Little Hirer Lonoke. Logan. Madison. Marion. Miller. Mississippi ... Monroe. Montgomery .. Nevada _ Newton _ Ouachita. Perry . Phillips . Pike_ Poinsett. Polk . Pope. Prairie. Pulaski. Kandolph .... Saline. Scott. Searcy. Sebastian. Sevier. Sharp . St. Francis ... Stone. Union. Van Bureti . . Washington .. White . Woodruff. Yell. Sen Popul ool lation. 4 885 7.859 3.5k* 11 .735 5 710 I 11 3.1 is « « >y 8 II.'i 7.229 :t vs 4,133 7..V4 8,333 8.314 8,1*1 5 5 322 3.928 11,887 3.816 7.787 9A58 4.33) 7.313 2.834 8.848 10,877 5,268 5,826 8.484 4.8811 6,531 16.9 *8 6.11.14 4.6,11 6.311 8 020 4,386 5.216 9,049 8.3U7 7.042 4.044 7,139 7.079 5.974 3.909 6.797 4.597 7,380 3.375 9 :62 4.027 2.987 9.152 8,501 4.547 21 590 0,570 4.945 4.946 4.840 13.103 9.924 4.571 6,525 3.199 8.935 4.579 13.433 8.037 5.909 8,110 Appor tionment. I 5,329 95 8.401* 13 3 832 74 12.556 45 9.11 9 70 4 329 01 3.330 26 7.1*88 75 9.773 10 8.583 68 7 733 03 3.539 56 4,422 31 8.01*3 48 8,916 31 8.788 98 9.539 05 5.994 54 4.200 82 4.159 09 3.“99 12 8.342 79 8.295 71 7.124 09 4.923 47 7.627 05 3,032 38 7.337 39 11.6339 5.639 79 5.998 62 9,1*77 88 5.20*2 88 7.009 57 18,1.91 59 7.483 58 5.009 r3 9.945 77 8.581 40 4,586 02 5.583 26 9.982 43 8.888 49 7.534 94 4.331 39 7.660 13 6.892 94 6.511 96 4.179 42 7.240 69 4.918 79 7.789 9** 3.557 75 9.910 34 4.31*8 89 2.875 1)9 6.582 64 9,**96 07 4,895 29 28,311 34 7.039 32 5.291 15 5,260 12 5.185 22 14.024 43 6.959 98 4,890 97 A 981 75 3.390 8? 9.228 75 4,899 53 1 4.373 31 9.241 5S 6.319 42 8.398 7t . Total .502.806 53 04 of I certify that the above is correct, and the auditor of state is hereby au thorized to issue warrants in favor of the treasurers of the several counties for the amount set opposite each, upon authority from the county court of the several counties. Respectfully submitted, John H. Hinemon, State Superintendent of Public In struction. Will Take Up Passenger Rates. The state railroad commission has given notice that at a meeting to be held October 13 it will take up the matter of regulating through passen ger rates in which short lines are concerned. The act of 1903 provides that in all cases where there is by physical connection of railroads a continuous line of railway communi cation between railroad stations with in this state, whether such stations be on railroads operated by one and the same company or corporation or on railroads operated by different and independent companies or corpora tions, it shall be the duty of the rail road commission of the state to and from such stations to make just and reasonable rates of freight, express and passenger traffic, to be observed by all persons, companies or corpora tions, operating any railroad or en gaged in transporting persons or propel ty as express or freight in this state. Tired of Life. Mrs. Mary E. Grinstead, residing near Atkins, suicided by taking paris green. When her husband left for his day's work she was apparently in the best of spirits, but when he re turned in the evening he found her dead. In a note she stated that she had grown tired of suffering, and had decided to take her life. The woman had been in poor health for several years. Ordered Judgment Enforced. J W. Woodward, charged with be ing a fugitive from justice from Yell county, was arrested at Little Rock some time ago. It appears Woodward was fined in sums aggregating $SOO on charges of selling liquor without license at Danville. It seems there was a suspension of judgment, but recently circuit court ordered enforce ment. The Usual Result. Bill Anderson, a well known negro, was accidentally shot and killed at Morrillon by John Dickson. The two men were cleaning tip a sleeping room when Dickson took a pistol from a dresser drawer and began to flour ish it around. The weapon was dis charged, and the bullet struck Ander son just over the eye, killing him in L staniiy. Meting of National Masonic Bodies. Two national Masonic meetings will be held in Little Rock October 5 to 8. The fJeneral Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the Unit ed States meet on the 6th. 7th and 8th and the General Grand Chapter will meet on the 5th. An executive com mittee appointed by the Grand Chap ter of Arkansas has in hand the mak ing of arrangements for the notable meetings. This committee consists of Charles N. Rix of Hot Springs, chair man; Charles E. Rosenbaum, vice chairman; John Brodie, treasurer; Fay Hempstead, secretary; T. H. Jones. John T. Hicks and George Thornburgh. Condition of Cotton. Boll worms and sharp shooters are reported as doing some damage to cotton In this state. It Is opening prematurely in some localities, in more favored sections, however, it is beginning to open nicely, and under normal conditions. Late corn lost ground during the week, owing to continued dry weather, and is much less promising than heretofore. A Dangerous Counterfeit. B. L. Royall, cashier of the Clay County Bank, has some specimens of a counterfeit coin which is circulat ing in northeast Arkansas. It is of the 25-cent denomination and bears the date of 1902. in appearance it is a perfect counterfeit, and only the ring will distinguish it from the gen uine. Run Down by Street Car. Eugene Callahan, Jr., aged 22 years, whose home was at Little Rock, was run down and fatally injured by a trol ley car at St. Louis. The young man went from Heber to St. Louis a few days before the accident to procure employment on a railroad. He alight ed from one car and started across the track, when he was struck by a car which was going at rapid speed. Young Girl Drowned. The 15-year-old daughter of George Utley was drowned in the Petit Jean river near Hobert. With members of her family she was crossing Petit Jean river near Greenville, the force of the stream overturned the wagon and she was drowned before she could be res cued. Convicted of Murder in Frst Degree. Nathan Beener was convicted at Paragould of murder in the first de gree for the killing of Bud Dortch in Clay county three weeks ago. Dortch was shot from ambush while working in his field, and the case was tried at Paragould on a change of venue. Skeleton of a Boy Found. The skeleton of a boy between the age of 14 and 16 years, was found a few days ago on a sandbar of the Ar kansas river fifteen miles below Lit tle Hock. Everything indicated that the boy was drowned early last spring but there is no clew to his identity. Transferred to Judge Trieber. Judge Rogers of the Federal court, who issued an interim restraining or der against the state railroad asses sors, will not hear the arguments in that case, having transferred the same to the eastern district. BRIEF MENTION. John Atkins was stabbed to death by another negro named Will Hum phreys. Two new bank safes have been placed in the state treasury at a cost of $3,000. Jim Williams, colored, was hanged at Arkansas City on the 4th inst for the murder of a negro woman. Tom Jones, colored, was shot and probably fatally injured at Ashdown in a row started over a “crap” game. The county seat of Cross county will be changed from Vanndale to Wynne, the latter place winning in a county seat election held a few days ago. Capt. Nathan Hopkins, one of the oldest and best known river men of the Mississippi valley, died at New port a few days ago at the age of 80 years. The annual ex-Confederate reunion of Faulkner county was held at Cas cade Springs last week, with an at tendance of over 2,000 veterans and visitors. A Mr. Carter, from bt. Louis, was arrested a few days ago near Rogers on the charge of violating the law prohibiting non residents from fishing in this state. Luke Wynn, a young negro, was as sassinated by some unknown party at 1 English. Wynn was standing in front of a store when he was struck by a load of buckshot. APPALLING NEWS Everything Seems to Point to Ne* and Terrible Developments. RESULTSOFTURKISH METHODS Fifty Thnnoanil Ilnlvarlnna Mnian rrcil by Turku nml Kvrr) Villas* Hmtrayrd—llrfaiirrii nre Dylnic by Thiinmndi of Starvation. Washington, Sept. 3—Cablegrams were receiver! at the stale and navy de partments, Tuesday, from Ministei Irishman, at Constantinople and Ad miral Cotton, commanding the Ameri can squadron now in Turkish waters respectively, giving an account of the riot which occurred at Beirut Sunday It was stated at the navy department that no new instructions had gone tc Admiral Cotton in consequence of yes terday’s reports. Instructions sent tc Minister Leishman contemplate that he keep the state department constant ly informed as to the situation that th< department may know lo what extent is being afforded American citizens. VIOLB9K E AN1) HL.OODS11KD. Admiral t'utton Snyn Ironl>l<- la Dm to PNlInre to Control Crime. Washington, Sept. 9.—Rear-Admira Cotton, commanding the Europear squadron at Beirut rallies the navy de partment as follows: “Beirut, Sept.9.—Violence and blood shed between Mohamedam and native Christians occurred at Bei-ut Sunday Six Greek Christians, two Mohamme dans and one Turkish soMier killed; other murders reported. Flag lieuten ant and United States consul were present Sunday and Monday in the dis turbed quarter and verify detailed statements. “Turkish government willingly af ford facilities for the investigation, and promise 1,0#0 men. Turkish soldiers present sufficient, if properly disposed of, to handle situation. Beirut well patrolled and all quiet Sunday night and Monday. Turkish governor prom ised to do all in his power to restore order. Many houses closed and busi ness suspended. I have prepared to land force for protection of property of American citizens if situation demands. Will act with caution. Present trouble due to hitter animosity between Mo hamedans and native Christians, and failure to control crime. COTTON.” Will ON NVOMKN AND C HII.DItKN. Turk* ttutrhrr KukIIIik na They Knenpe From llurnliui Koreatii. Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 9.—The Mace donian interior organization estimates that 150,000 women, children and old men are hiding in the mountains and forests of Macedonia. The Turks arj burning the forests in the districts of Leron and Kostur, and killing fugitives who attempt to escape to the plains. The Vlach village of Gopesh, three hours distant from Monastir, has been burned by the Turks, who are reported to have thrown several of the inhab itants into the fire. The Bashi-Bazouks have destroyed the village of Stoilovo, near Nalketernovo. Solillrn >nk«-«l anil SttirrlnK. Thirteen thousand Turk.sh soldiers are assembled on the frontier at I’a ianka, Kratovo and Gotachuni, and are plundering the surrounding villages The people have not complained fear ing that they may be murdered. In the district of Debntsi, vilayet of Monastir, the Roldiers are reported to be naked and starving and to be rob bing all around. Famine prevails In the district of Kruschevo, and the population is going into the adjacent district.?. RO.OOO lliiivui-tn iim >li«»»n<-ri-il. All reports from the vilayet of Monastir agree in describing the situa tion as appalling. Between 30,000 and 50,000 Bulgarian inhabitants are be lieved to have been massacred by the Turks, and every Bulgarian village in the vilayet had been destroyed. The refugees in the mountains and forests are dying of starvation by thousands. At present it is impossible to obtain precise figures. The revolutionary headquarters estimate that 50,000 Bul garian men, women ami children have been killed, while at least tlie same number of refugees are slowly perish ing of hunger. In official circles these figures are regarded as an underesti mate. and officials incline to the beliet that the number of massacred exceeds 50,000. The Turks are apparently de termined to exterminate tho entire Bul garian population. .'too,(»H» Turku In Mncrilunla. In government circles here the revo lution is viewed with increasing alarm It is reliably reported that the Turkish forces in Macedonia number 3«X>,000 it is considered impossible that such force has been assembled merely ~tc crush the rebellion. It is feared that the sultan is meditating an attack on Bulgaria. THE GRAND STAND 6AVEWAY Twenty-Five Injured, Many Limbs Broken; Three Will Die. l‘tmost Confusion Folio .veil—Victim* I’lnnril Dim n I min- Hoards— Snlillrn Corf for Injurrd. Leavenworth. Kas., Sept. ?.—A grand stand erected on a knoll on the Fort Leavenworth reservation gave way. Tuesday afternoon, during a sham bat tle by regular troops, injuring 25 per sons. Three will die. Many of those injured received broken legs. The stand was put up In the morning. Fully Ifteen hundred people crowded c.n to It. There was a heavy crtillery duel with siege guns. Three battalions of Infantry were using black powder. Someone announced that the cavalry were emerging from a ravine to charge. People on the grand stand Jumped to see them through the smoke. The en tire stand went down with a crash. The utmost confusion follcr.'ed, accom panied by shrieks of victims. It was found that many were .sinned down un der the boards. Hundreds who were walking on the ground rushed to the grand stand looking for relatives. The confusion was Indescribable until the regular soldiers formed a line and kept all back not Injured or caring for those Injured. The battle, which was at its height on the opposite 3ide of the road, was called off at once, and the soldiers acting under direction cf their officers began taking care of the Injured. Am bulances were used to convey people to the city hospitals, and within an hour after the accident the Injured had all been removed. BIG FIRE AT PITTSBURG. §lx<)- lloraea Perished In the Alle gheny Trasfer Company Stables, Where the Fire Started. Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 9—Fire, which broke out in the large stables of the Allegheny Transfer Co., at Sixteenth and Liberty streets, at two o’clock Tuesday morning, resulted in a loss of it least $263,000, distributed over a greater portion of the block bounded by Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets and Liberty avenue and Spring alley. The blaze originated in the stables, supposedly from the overturning of a lantern, setting fire to 3om<* hay. There were 128 horses in the stable, and 60 of them were either burned to Jeath or so badly hurt that they had to be killed. The Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. esti mate their loss at $160,000, that of the Comstock Brass Manufacturing Co. is anly $100. The Thueder Manufacturing Co. lost about $800 on their building, while the Pittsburg Transfer Co. lost $90,000, besides an estimated loss of about $12,000 on their building. The greater part of the loss is covered by insurance. FISHING TUG LOUISE SAFE. She Hetnrned to Xamliixk), O., With All on Hoard Sate, Hot Sick From MouuIt Trip. Sandusky, O., Sept. 9.—The Ashing tug Louise, which it was feared hac gone down with more than 100 passen gers in the big storm on l^ake Erie Monday, arrived here safely Tuesday from Leamington, Out. On the way over, rough weather was encountered and everybody on board was sick. On the return trip the sea was rougher than that encountered on the way over After a terrific struggle with {he waves the -ouise got into the lee of Pelee is land, where she lay several hours until the storm had partially subsided. She arrived here Tuesday morning wit?! everybody safe but sick. Scores of the friends and relatives of those on board the vessel remained on the docks all night in the greatest anxiety. • CLEARING UP MYSTERY. Body of Clilld'a Mother Found In Maine Stream In Which Child Wan Drowned. Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 9.—The mystery surrounding the finding of the body of five-year-old Viola Cordes !u the Alle gheny river last Sunday evening was partially cleared, Tuesday evening, by the finding of the body of the child’s mother floating in the same stream. From all accounts it is believed that Mrs. Cordes, who was about twenty four years old, jumped Into the river carrying her child with her. She had been in this city six or eight months, coming here from Altoona, Pa., where her family and her husband, from whom she had separated, live. Paaarnwer unit Frrluht iu t'ulllalun. Three Rivers, Mich., Sept. 9.—A pas senger train crashed into ihe rear of a freight train standing on the main track a short distance from the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern depot here, Tuesday, and several people were in jured. The accident took plact? near a curve in the road, and the engineer was unable to see the freight train un til it was too late to avoid the acci dent.