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By LANDVOIGT & VADAKIN.
VOL. XXXIII.
FOR REST CITY, ARK., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 22, 1904
NO. :il
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
D. O. BRIDGFORTH,
Physician and Surgeon,
Office over Postoffice.
FORREST CITY, : ARKANSAS
j.T. Longest, m. d.
Office Over J. W. Beck & Co.
Forrest City. V» Arkevnsa.o,
N. \A/. INORTOTN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Will prnrtlce In the First and Second Judicial
Circuits, and in the Federal and
Supreme Courts.
Office In Rollwsge Dulldlnf,
f~ORREST CITY, - ARKANSAS,
J. M. PRSWETT,
Attorney at Law.
Careful nttentfon to Depositions nnd nil othw
Notarial work and Conveyancing
Office over J. W. Beck A Co.'s Store.
FORREST CITY, - - ARKANSAS
WALTER. GORMAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office in Courthouse,
FORREST CITY. ARK.
A. E. MATTHEWS,
Real Estate Abstracts
Office at Courthouse.
FORREST CITY. - AF-XANSAS.
J W. PREWETT,
Land Surveyor and Real Es
tate Agent.
Writ* for ILLl'STKATED CATALOUl’B
= ERE E==
J. N. MULFORD, Jeweler, Memphi*. Tenn.
J. C. STRONC,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Oflice Over Nelson's Saloon.
KOKKKST CITT. - - ARKANSAS
OTTOB. ROLLWAGE,
Attorney at Law,
Office at Courthouse.
FORREST CITY, : ARKANSAS
THE DIRECT LINE
TO ALL POINTS
NORTH and EAST
VIA
MEMPHIS
■--AND
ST. LOUIS
The World’s Fair City
WUHAN SLFCPINC CARS.
DINING CARS. HEALS A LA CARTE.
FRte RECLINING CHAIR CARS.
For maps, time tables, etc., address nearest
•*<“1 Iron Mountain Koute, or
H. C. TOWNSEND,
Gcnchal Paasrrac.cn and TicmT AccNT.
ST. LOUIS.
To Merchants
l AMQEI, FOOD i
F VAL
( CHOCTAW. \
Shipment Jast Received.
I
F°urvST Ice & Power Co.
PHONE 170.
Mystic Shriners to Hold a Session
at Ft. Smith, May n and 22.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CHRONICLED
Arkansas State Press Association to
Meet in St. Louis Instead of Little
Rock Fourth-Class Postmasters
Appointed.
Church Statictics.
Secretary Love of the State Baptist
convention, has issued the following
statement: During the last Southern
Baptist convention year, which began
May ], 1902, and ended May 1. 1903,
southern Baptists raised the following
amounts: Home missions, in cash,
not including boxes to missionaries,
etc., $118,262.68; foreign missions in
cash. $218,512.62. During the last
state convention year, which began
November 14, 1902, and ended Novem
ber 13, 1903, the following amounts
were raised for missions by churches
and individuals co-operating with the
Arkansas convention: State missions,
$6,904.92; foreign missions. $4,031.32;
home Missions, not including boxes to
missionaries, etc., $2,399.73; total
state, home and foreign missions,
$13,335.97. This was a gain over the
year before of $4,545.54. Total benev
olences reported to the last conven
tion, $28,000.05. Number missionaries
and missionary pastors. 51. All paid
their salaries and several hundred
dollars left in the treasury. Total ad
(litons to Baptist churches in Arkan
sas t'rom missionary labor. not includ
ing volunteer mission work, 1,597.
The work for the Southern Baptist
convention is laid out on the follow
ing basis for the present year: For
eign missions. $300,000; home mis
sions, $200,000. The mission work for
the present state convention year is
laid out on the following basis: State
missions. $10,000; foreign missions,
$7,000; home missions, $0,000.
Postmasters Appointed.!
The following fourth-class postmas
ters were appointed last week:
Naylor, Faulkner county, W. C.
Graham, vice Sola 17. Brady, resigned.
Price, Garland county, Richard M.
Price, vice Tennessee Price, resigned.
Flippin. Marion county, John H.
Burch, vice James \V. Pierce, remov
ed.
Neill, Lonoke county. William B.
Harvill, vice Winfrey Flynn, resigned.
Adine, Calhoun county. A. C. Abies,
vice Isaa^ V. Abies, resigned.
Bayspur, Cross county. A\ illiam A.
Carter, vice L. F. Stedman, resigned.
Egypt, Craighead county, Govin W.
Lambert, vice Edward A. Cole, resign
ed.
Hamil, Randolph county, ,1. R. Ti
tter, vice Alexander Stout, resigned.
Latham, Van Buren county, James
H. McEntire, vice Adam W. Hatley, re
signed.
Pitkin, Washington county, S. M. '
Smith, vice Andrew B. Smith, resign- !
ed.
Rommel, Jackson county. Andrew
N. Balch, vice Charles C. Dean, resign
ed.
Sehaal, Howard county, Martin F.
Baker, vice Henry Sehaal. resigned.
Weber, Arkansas county, Mary E.
Holland, vice B. A. Smith, removed.
Place of Meeting Changed.
Owing to the impossibility of se
curing transportation for all the mem
bers of the State Press Association
from Little Rock to St. Louis, the
annual meeting of the association will
be held in the world's fair city in
stead of at Little Rock. It was orig
inally intended that the members as a
body would go on an excursion to St.
Louis after the business of the asso
ciation, but since this plan had to be
abandoned it was decided to meet in
St. Louis, each member choosing his
own route. Headquarters have been
secured within the fair grounds, and
Secretary Jobe has made liberal hotel
arrangements. This latter plan is j
really better than the original one. j
and as it will be less expensive to i
those who intended visiting the fair,
a large attendance is expected.
Shriners to Meet at Ft Smith.
Edgar Brewster of Pine BlufT has
complete;! arrangements for the hold
ing of a business and ceremonial ses
sion by the Sahara Temple. Ancient
Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine at Fort Smith on Wednesday
and Thursday. May 11 and 12. The
meeting promises to be one of the
best attended ever held by the order j
in the state. Pine Bluff is the head
quarters for the order and all proc
lamations are issued from there. A j
special train will carry the Shriners j
from Pine Bluff who attend the meet- :
ing. and this train will run via Little j
Rock, taking on delegates ea route.
Pink Williams Hanged.
Pink Williams, a negro, was hanged
at Helpna on the 13th inst. The crime
for which Williams paid the penalty
was committed on October 24. last
year. Circuit court was in session at
the time. He was arrested, tried ami
convicted and sentenced to be hung
within four days after committing the
deed. An appeal was taken because of
an eileged irregularity in the jury se
lected. but the decision of the lower
court was affirmed and on March 12
Oov. Davis set the date for carrying
out the sentence. Williams killed his
wile because she did not have supper
prepared when he returned from town,
where he had spent the day drinking,
the crime being committed on the PoIk
plantation, nine miles from Helena.
The woman was expecting to give
birth to a child at almost any mo
ment when she was shot down by the
drunken husband, thus making the
crime ail the more revolting.
A Good Showing.
Below are the figures that will he
shown upon one of the twelve large
placards that will be exhibited in the
educational display to he made by Ar
kansas at the world's fair:
RECEIPTS.
„ 1903. 1893
From state tax.$ 572.\.>7 S 511.011
c rum poll tax. 174.205 155.301
From im-al tax. 920.205 070.450
From other sources. 1 7.40 1 25.1 4 4
Total.Jl.684.0 51 $1,360,570
EXPENDITPRES.
_ , 1903. 1893.
I eaehers salaries. $ 1,547,2 10 $1.004.'.*25
IluildliiK and pur
chase of sit-.... 1 1 4.054 97.011
Apparatus. 31.010 12.375
Other purposes.... 84.092 40,284
Total.$1,578,238 $1,101,225
1903 1893
Scholastic population. . .502.808 425.349
Enroll e <1 iu public
schools.327.589 204,570
Dally attendance.213.372 145.83 5
Number of schools. 7,000 5.000
Numb.-r of teachers. 7.174 6.314
Prominent Attorney Dead.
After an illness of over a year
Judge L. C. Batch, one of the ni03t
eminent lawyers in the state, passed
away at his home in Little Rock on
the 18th inst. .Indue Balch’s deatli
was due to wounds received while
serving in the Confederate army and
from which he suffered for so many
years. The deceased was horn in
Mississippi in 1x42, enlisted as a pri
vate May 8, 1861. and received wounds
lhat made him a cripple for life at
the battle of the Seven Pines Mav 31,
1862. After the war he fitted himself
for the practice of law. practiced at
Sardis. Miss., for several years and
removed to Little Rock in 1881.
Plan to Dredge St Francis River.
Announcement has been made that
the third annual meeting of the St.
Francis River Improvement Associa
tion will be held in Paragould on
April 28. At this meeting, it is ex
pected, plans will be considered for
dredging St. Francis river from the
town of St. Francis, Clay county, to
its mouth in order to make it a per
manently navigable stream, and thus
afford a channel sufficient to carry all
the water that may flow into it.
The Iron Mountain at the Fair.
Preparations are being made to in
stall at ihe world's fair in St. Louis
the Arkansas exhibit of the Iron
Mountain land department. The
space assigned for this exhibit is in
the main exhibit hall on the first
floor of the Arkansas building. Mr.
Dean, commissioner of the Iron Moun
tain land department, has gone to the
trouble of preparing one of the best
exhibits of Arkansas products the
public has ever viewed.
Charged With Robbery.
A systematic robbery of the Iron
Mountain freight depot in Little Rook
which is alleged to have been ip rog
ress for years, caused the arrest of
Frank Bennett, George Dawson and
William JefTries. All three men are
negroes and have been employed fot
several years as truckmen in ths
Iron Mountain freight depot. When
searched several articles which the of
fieials claim had been stolen were
found on his person
Arkansas Boy Among the Dead.
One of the victims of the explosion
on the battleship Missouri during tar
get practice near Pensacola, Fla.. was
Paul R. Ostler, whose parents reside
at Hope. Young Ostler enlisted In the
navy in 1902. A strange co-incident
is that of his brother, Jesse R.. who in
1901. was blinded in both eyes and
both arms and hands rendered useless
by the blowing out of the breach of
a gun while serving as a private in
the Philippines.
Woman Accidentally Killed.
O. J. Ingram, a farmer, residing on
Arbuckle Island, seven miles from
Fort Smith, accidentally shot and
killed his wife. Ingram had taken
his rifle on started out of the house
with the weapon on his shoulder and
in some manner it was discharged,
the bullet striking Mrs. Ingram In the
head. Ingram, who was crazed by
the accident, was exonerated by a cor
oner's jury.
ALEXIEFF ASKS
TO BE RECALLED
Expected That His Request Will
Be Immediately Granted.
NO OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Appointment of Alce-Atl
SKr> dolofl, tin ITiit'in)
*nl«1 to
Be Uie i auie.
St. Petersburg. April 20.—Viceroy
Alexieff lias applied by telegram to the
emperor to be relieved of his position of
viceroy in ihe far east. It is expected
that the request will be immediately
granted.
While noofflelal announcement has yet
been made, there is reason to believe
that the above statement is correct.
The immediate cause of the viceroy’s
application is reported to be the ap
pointment of Vice-Admiral Skrydoloff,
one of Viceroy Alexieff's strongest ene
mies and sharpest critics, as successor
to the late Vice-Admiral Makaroff, in
command of the Russian navy in the
far east.
Vice-Admiral Skrydoloff had an in
terview with the emperor Tuesday, and
discussed with his majesty the ques
tion of his (Skrydoloff’s) relations
with Alexieff.
aim!ih \sivita imi.orr's VtllWS.
Snj* ll«* llellevc* In OfT«'ii*it e Tne
tir» Analnxl itu* r.iM'iuy.
Paris, April 20.—The Figaro pub
lished an interview with Vice-Admiral
Skrydoloff.who is now in St. Petersburg.
The admiral is quoted as saying:
“I believe in offensive tactics. It is
ltf*por I #■ il
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of
SKHTDLOKF IN NT. »*K TF Its lit'KG.
Atlmiral MtikarolTN SuccMior (ilvrn a Cor
dial KiM*rptlon.
St. Petersburg, April 20.—Vice-Ad
miral SkyrdlofT has arrived here on
his way to the far east, where he will
take command of the Russian fleet at
Port Arthur. He was accorded an en
thusiastic reception by the people who
thronged the streets.
The vast Znamienskaia square, op
posite the Nicholas railroad station,
was black with people, and the police
/nardlng the platform were quite un
able to cop© with the crowds, which
broke through the cordon and rushed
towards are train. There were repeat
ed outbreaks of enthusiastic cheers as
the admiral left the car, and from the
bareheaded throng a peasant stepped
out and presented Skyrdloff with a
copy of a picture entitled "The Holy
Virgin of Joy to the Afflicted,” which
is reputed to have miraculous power.
The peasant also presented the ad
miral with consecrated bread, telling
SkrydlofT that he saluted him in the
name of the masses of Russians, all of
whose hopes depended on him as the
hero of the Ruaso-Turklsh war.
"The people are convinced,” added
the spokesman, “that Admiral Skryd
loff will justify the hopes of the em- j
peror and the fatherland, and, like the
virgin whose picture has just been I
given him, will bring joy, and that j
soon, to a people now afflicted.”
The admiral, who was visibly af- ;
fected, took the picture, declaring that
he accepted it as a happy presage, and i
adding that he would not part with the !
picture throughout the campaign, and
that he would put all his faith in Ood.
A representative of the middle
classes presented the admiral with a
picture of St. Theodosius, the miracle
worker of C/.erniakoff.
The admiral then entered a carriage
and drove off, followed by deafening
shouts of “Long live SkrydlofT.”
On arrival at his hotel, a little girl
presented the admiral with a bouquet,
hailing SkrdlolT as the "supreme com
mander of my brothers, who are serv
ICE BREAKING TRAIN FERRY ON LAKE BAIKAL.
necessary to push ahead and take the
initiative, instead of letting the enemy
keep us in a state of unrest. It is es
sential to keep him in a state of un
rest. It is necessary to in
vite a combat and take chances. Any
combatant who awaits his enemy is
practically at his enemy’s mercy. But
aggressiveness does not mean impu
dence. Wisdom must go with boldness,
bu,t it is evident that to be aggressive
does not mean the same thing for the
Russians and for the Japanese at Fort
Arthur, since the latter have more
ships than the former.”
SOS HE IS DKI.IGIITED.
SkyrdololT StnrtN For Far F.uxt Full
of ('«>iifide
Paris, April 20.—The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Journal sends the
following:
‘‘I met Vice-Amiral Skyrdoloff at a
luncheon in a private house. The ad
miral said he was delighted at being
summoned by the emperor to his new
post of honor, adding:
“I am starting for the far east in
full confidence, and with a firm de
termination to do even the impossible
to save the honor of my country.”
“The minister of marine has forbid
den the entrance to Russian naval es
tablishments of all English and Amer
ican persons. An engineer represent
ing an English firm, who was engaged
to install boilers on several vessels, has
been dismissed.”
I’u re tin x*- tmerlrnn xliipx.
St. Petersburg, April 2b.—The corre
spondent is unable to secure confirma
tion in regard to the rumored pur
chase by Russia of four American
ships, although he was informed that
the sale had been arranged through
the agent of a well known Philadel
phia shipbuilding concern.
ins in the navy in the far east.”
“God help you,” said the child, “in
all your paths, and may Heaven grant
that good fortune attend you always
during the war, for the glory of our
dear country."
Addressing the newspaper men, the
admiral declared he was deeply sensi
ble of the kindness shown him.
Subsequently, Skrdloff ('ailed on the
Grand Duke Alexis, high admiral, and
Vice-Admirai Avellan, chief of the ad
L.irnlty.
DESERTING VLADIVOSTOK.
Money mid Supplier* Gaiof mi.I |Ue
People Are l.rauns.
St. Petersburg, April 20.—The popu
lation of Vladivostok is in need of al
most every kind of provisions, and in
consequence of flooded rivers, which
interrupt communications, it is im
possible to furnish them supplies.
'i ftere is also a scarcity of money. Many
inhabitants, particularly the women
and children, are leaving the city,
abandoning their property, which they
are unable to sell. Half of the houses
in Vladivostok are empty, and the
civilian population is already reduced
to 5,000.
I ONTINI tl. SKIRMISHING.
Japanext- anil llii.iilniis lln>«- Met on
lain Inlu ml.
Liao Yang, Manchuria. April 20.—
The outposts on the island of Yalu,
between Anju and Wiju, have been en
gaged in continual skirmishe.-- for sev
eral days. Some Japanese are report
ed to have been killed. At night, when
the Japanese retire, they disguise
themselves in the straw cloaks of
Korean/. They are making bags with
bark flatting, which they fill with
earth, and use in building their de
fensive works.
PROGRAMME FOR
TRE OPENING DAY
World’s Fair Will Be Formally
Opened April 30.
ADDRESS BY D. R. FRANCIS
Ormuinim Mill Take Place la
l■'rlln« of the Louisiana Monu
ment—Pre»l<|en I Mill Then
Touch the Hutton.
St. Louis, April 20.—At a joint meet
ing; of the ceremony, reception and
state and territorial committees, the
following was adopted as the official
Programme for the opening of the
World’s fair, Saturday, April 30:
9 a. m.—General formation; board of
directors, heads of departments, board of
lady managers :tett members of the na
tional commission will meet in the Ad
ministrate building, the three last-named
bodies assembling; in the office of Presi
dent Francis. President Francis then
will be presented with a gavel, made of
wood which was cu: on the fair grounds,
by the St. Louis furniture board of trade.
Directly after forming, the entire body,
preceded by a band, will proceed to the
1 Louisiana monument on the plaza of Si.
Louis, opposite the Cascades.
The foreign commissions, with flags
and banners, and committee of foreign
relations next will proceed from the
Urltlsh pavilion, where they wli; have
assembled previously, to the Louisiana
monument, arriving there immediately
after the first-named procession.
Governors of states, state commission
ers and committees on states and terri
tories, with flags and banners, will as
semble at the government building, and
proceed to the Louisiana monument. Each
of the three bodies will be in the charge
of a marshal and preceded by bands.
Judge William H. Tuft, us President
Itoosevelt’s representative, will be met
at the home of D. C. Nugent, and es
corted with military honors to the Louisi
ana monument.
The committee appointed by congress
will be escorted to the monument by
committees to be appointed for the pur
I y:•'!<"* a. m.—Grand band concert on the
| plaza of St. lends.
10:15 a. m.—Participants In the exer
| clses will assembled on the rostrum at
the base of the Louisiana monument, the
space facing the monument being re
served for the audience.
10:30 a. m — Assemblage will be called to
j order by Hon. David R. Francis, president
i of the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
Invocation. Rev. Frank W. (iunsaulus,
of Chicago
Address, President David R. Francis.
At the conclusion of his address. Pres
| blent Francis will recognize William H.
; Thompson, chairman of the committee on
grounds and badges, wh >. In turn, will
{ introduce Director of Works Isaac S
Taylor. Director of Works Taylor will
deliver the keys of the exposition palaces
! to President Francis and present diplomas
of merit to the chiefs of his staff.
March, “Louisiana."
Transfer of exhibit palaces to the di
rector of exhibits, Frederick J. V Skiff,
with presentation of official commission
i and insignia of office.
Address. Frederick J. V. Skiff, presenta
| tlon to chiefs of divisions of their official
i commissions and insignia of office.
Chorus, “Hymn of the West." Words
by Kdmund Clarence Stedman; music by
j John Knowles Paine.
Address. Thomas H. Carter, president
j of the national commission.
Address by a senator and representa
l live on behalf of the committee of cun
| gross. The senator and representative
j will be named later.
Aildress In behalf of exhibitors, K H.
Harriman, president of the New York
| commission.
Music, “Star-Spangled Banner."
Address, William H. Taft, secretary of
war and representative at the fair of
President Roosevelt.
i At the moment the address by Secretary
Taft Is concluded the president of the
I United States will. In the White House,
j in the presence of representatives of for
eign governments, the cabinet, represent
atives of congress, the army and navy,
press the button connected by wire with
th" exposition grounds and start the ma
chinery. the same act unfurling the flags
on all the buildings and setting the great
cascades In motion.
The final number of the morning pro
gramme will be the chorus, “America.”
The parade of the concessionaires will
start from the west end of The Pike at
1 p. m . and, after encircling the grounds,
will pass in review at the Louisiana mon
| utnent. where will be assembled the
World's fair officials and invited guests.
At its conclusion the paraders will re
turn to The Pike and the exhibit palaces
will be opened as close as possible to J
p. m. At night there will be a grand 11
i lurnlnatlon.
THE STATE CLOSES ITS CASE
Fate of ('. W. (iriVfa, ChaiKrd With
Wife Murder, Now In Hanila
of the Jury.
Des Moines, la., April 20 —The state
closed its case Tuesday in the trial of
C. VV. Graves, charged with the mur
der of his wife.
The sensational part of the trial
Tuesday afternoon was the testimony
of Mrs. Winnifred Halbach, a New
York actress, the daughter of Mrs.
Graves, whom Graves is accused of
murdering. She told how her stepfa
ther once held her mother by the
throat ami had thrown her to the floor,
because her mother had tapped on a
paper which he was reading. She tes
tified that she had often heard her
stepfather threaten to kill his wife.
John Mulvaney, a lawyer, testified to
the domestic relations of the pair, pre
vious to the time that Mrs. Graves was
found apparently burned to death. The
testimony of the physicians who exam
ined her and who testified that death
was due to strangling has not been
shaken.
The Ilothln Trial.
San Francisco, April 20.—In the
Botkin trial Tuesday, the first wit
nesses were Joshua Deane and Mary
Dunnirg. Their testimony did not
differ from that given at the previous
trials of Mrs. Botkin.