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The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26

WANT A CAMPAIGN FUND.
The Peoples Party Appealing to the
 Farmers for Cash.

Ehrmers LOT Sash.
 TOPEKA, Kas., June 24.-The first public call for money for campaign purposes comes from the new polite il party. Ev cry Peoples Party paper in this State this week will publish a card from Robert Schilliug, secretary of the National Com mlttee of the Peoples Party, urging liber- al contributions to a campaign fund It Is addressed ito all friends of political re- form" Ia this call Mir Schi,ling de eli ares that the Peoples Party has been formed under the most favorable auspi ces and gives promise of an carly eman cipation from the thralldom of the money power But this emancipation cannot be secured without special and extraordinary effort, requiring large outlay in the prepa ration Of docum ents, in arranging me tings and for other legitimats and proper purposes. To this end every earnest friend of pol iti- cal and economic reform, and ever reform organization is urged to contribute at once and liberally."
 The secretary closes by urg ing that all contributions be sent to him The ex- penses of the Kansas State Central Com mittee last fall were less than sl, 200.
 Tho campaigns have here tofore been carried on through the secret societies, which have borne their own expenses. When the fall pcnics begin the farmers in this State will usa tho same methods Of raising money that are so popular in the churches. There will be voting booths and rallies, while the rent from the arious stands and merry go rounds will be turned into the general campaign fund.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
SENATOR MCDONALD DEAD.
After a Brief Illness the Noted Indiani an
 Passes Away

INDIANA POLLS, Ind, June 22.-Dr. Run nells, the attending physician, gave it as his opinion at 9 o'clock this event ng that Gen.McDonald could not survive the night He is conscious and aware that his end is near, and this afternoon gave directions for his funeral, etc.
 Early this morning the unfavorable symtoms of several days reappeared. Dur ing the forenoon the sufferer had an attack of vomiting and Dr. Runnells took the yes sel to the window to examine the contents. The physician shook his head dubiously. Mir. Mcdonald had followed every move ment and when the physician returned to his bedside he inquired:
 "ls that your verdict, Doctorl'
 "Yes," said the physician sadly.
 The announcement did not disturb the patients serenity at all
 Do you contemplate the change with any trepdationi'' i'' inquired the doctor.
 Not in ths least" was the reply, with q smile.
 During the day the patients condition continued to grow more serious. He could retain no nourishment whatever, and the little remaining of the former strength slowly ebbed away. But consciousness never departed. During the afternoon Rev. Mir. Milburn was sent for and administered the sacrament. Then Mir Mcdonald called his family and some intimate fr.en ds about him and calmly, serenely, as If the occasion were one of ths most ordinary kind, he gave directions for hts funeral arrange ments and the disposition of some of his personal affairs. In the presence of all, he slid, he wished to give testimony to his faith In Gofs saving grace. Then he grasped each by the hand nd bade him good by, saying that he could see no more callers. Ills auditors, thus dismissed, the dying man surrendered himself to the care of ais physician, to await the coming of the inevitable
 At :35 tonight the ex Senator breathed his last.
 Joseph Ewing Mcdonald was born in Butler County, O, August %, 1919. His father died while he was an infant and he was educated by his mothe until his 18th year, when he was app zen ticed to a sad dler. At the age of Is he ed Wabash College, at Charlottesville, Ind, support ing himself by working at his trade at odd hours and between terms. After leaving college he stud jed law, and was admitted to the bar in 1s44, commencing 10 practice in Crawfords vile in 1S45. In 1856 he was elected Attorney General of Indiana, and three years later moved to Indianapolis. He was elected to Congress as Democrat in 1S4S, and was again . candidate for reel ection when his term expired, but was defeated. Ia 1864 he was a candidate for Governor and was defeat. cd by Oliver P. Morton. He was Chair man of the State De mocratic Committee in 1872 reorganized the party and secured the election of a Democratic Legislature, ny which he was sent to the United States Senate in 1875, serving until 1881. While ia the Senate he took conspicuous part in debates on finance and tho tariff.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
Blaine was Nettled.

OTTAWA, Ontario, June 23. In the Sen ate today additional correspondence on the reciprocity proposals between Canada and tho United States was brought down. This embraced the correspondence between Blaine and Pauncefotc on the matter, The frs. batch of letters deals with preliminary arrangemeuts for conference. Then comes a letter from Blaine to Pauncefote written a short ,ime before the confer ence in which he says; "If an agreement is reached, all Is well; II not, no official mention is 10 be made of this effort Above all things it is important to avo public reference to the matter. This the President will insist upon.
 He continues; "Whils no notes wore exchanged between us car efully minuted my modification of tho paper you left with me containing Lord Salisbury's proposi- tions, and did so immed lately after you left the depar ment,"
 He adds, us if U impress it You will ob'e the private character which l wished to impart to the conference as recognized by you"
 In another letter later is an angry tone, Ito Canadian elections were over. Blaine, writing to Pauneefotc, rem inds him foroi- bly, of the agreement as to secrecy that ha l been made between the Governments. and continues: "lt WIS q surprise 10 ma when learned that during the Canadian canvass Sir John Macdonald and Sir Charles Tupper both stated before public assembiages that an informal discussion of the reciprocity treaty would take place at Washington after March {, by invitation of the Secretary of State"
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
Vetoed by Coy. Fifer.

SPRING FIELD, III. June 20-House bill 7S was filed by the Governor with the Secre- tary of State today, with his objections to its approval. The bill amends section ? of the act to require owners Of threshing ma chimes to guard against accidents, and the Governors veto states that the law has been upon the statute books with good eff feet for years. The means of enforcing is exemption from liability for service rend- cred by or with any thresher having ex- posed tumbling rods, and the Governor says that the proposed amen dment re- moves the exemption exception in cases where the person for whom tho threshing is done sustains injury. This, in his opin- ion, would have the effect to render the present law imperative, and he therefore yetoes the bill.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
An Inuudation at Fort Scott. Kan.

FoRr ScorT, Kan, June 24. The exces- sive rains of he past week in this locality have been prod uctive of great loss to tho farming com nunity, as well as to the resi- dents of this city. For the last three days the Marma to n River has been running ram pant, spreading ever large section of country abo ve the city and inundating al most the entire north portion of the town.
 Hundreds of families are rendered houseess and homeless, barely escaping with their lives Up to this time but one lifs has been lost that of Mir. John Con naiA, a memb CT of the Fire Department while attempt ing to rescue family from the rushing waters. The body has not been recovered. Reports from the county show that 10, 900 ac res of cultivated farms under water, and he loss IS estimated at two-t thirds of tn whole crop. Tho pump house of the wat CT works iu the city Is uu. der water, and tn @ supply in the reservoir is short. It Is impossible to estimate the damage resulting from the flood at this time
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
,lnY N;nuld on Silver

Ngw YORK, June 23.--The Tribune has been interviewing New Yorx financiers upon the effect of coiniug silver under sec. ton 3 of the silver bill, which becomes operative July l. Jay Gould said;
 II think il would be very unfortunate to enlarge the volume of silver money just at this time. We have supsrabundance of silver as we stand, and I think if nothing more is done that we can about maintain the parity te,ween gold and sllver. should be afraid if we went any further that 1t mix ht be the last straw that would break the camel's back. Of course, am very anxious, as we produce 70 much sil- yer, to see 1t maintained at high standard but W. have got to take into account the other great haHncial nations h the world and no one can afford to bear tho whole of ii v
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
WallR Walla Iynchers Acouftted.

WALLA WALLA, Wash, June 29.-The trial of the six soldiers for lynehiag A J. Hunt, so far as the taking of the testimo- ny is concerned was concluded last evening, The trial of Patrick Me kenamon, the remaining prisoner, who demanded separate trial, will probably begin Monday, Only two old do fendauts went on the stand. Chas. k. Cutler, who was with Miller at the time he was shot by Hunt, testified that on the evening Hunt was lynched he came to re- treat, end in company with other soldiers visited several saloons; was in one known as Fritz saloon when the fire bell rang an- nouncing the iynchinS. Bernard Muller, another defendant testified that be came to town about7 o clock in the evening Hunt was lynched; played craps in Birds saloon until $, then returned to the garrison and went to bed. He did not know of the lynching till morning. The testimony of both defendants was corroborated by thirty three witnesses, who either were with them or saw them. Ths jury brought in verdict of acluittal this afternoon.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
Guthrie Town Site Decisions.

WASHINGTON, June Secretary Noble today rendered decision in the case of the town site of East Guthrie North Guthrie and Capitol Hi l, Ok, against V. R. Paine and other agricultural claimants. The claim of the town site of North Guthrie is rejected and the Secretary d rects that a hearing he had U determine the rights of the agrieultura claimants In the case of Jas. H. Huckleberry Benton Turner, Ran som Paine, M. ]. Keys, V. B. Paine and Zenophon Fitzgerald the secretary decides adversely to them. Payne and Keys were Deputy Marshals aud their claims were rejected on the ground of their being in the Territory prior to the opening in the case of Payne and Fitzerald, although they were on he ground few minutes prior 10 the arrival of the town-site claimants their entries are rejected on the ground that they were made for purely speculative pur. poses
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
Woodruff Alleged Shortage.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June 2a-The Pulas Ri Grand jury which has been inve stigat- ing the alleged shortage of ex-Treasurer Woodruff adjourned today until next Thurs lay, by which time it is thought the State Board will have completed the settle ment with tho ex Treasurer and can report definitely on the state of hls affAirs The board has made no progress this week until to day owing to the fact that Treasurer Morrow declined 10 receipt for Se0o, coo bonds and coupons which had been pas ed on favorably. Woodruff de clined 10 offer any more funds for credit until he got TO ceipt for the amount passed on. This re ceipt Morrow gave yeste rday afternoon, and to-day the count of funds has been progressing. One of tho principal bonds men said 10 day that he would advise Wood. run to hurry up and turn over all his secur. ities so there could be settlement and f there was any shortage the bonds would simply go down in their pockets and make 1t up.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
Gibson. tho Alleged Dyuamt.er.

CHIcAeo, H., June 23.-The case of Geo J. Gibson, who was to have been tried before Judge Keitelle on the oh lrge of attempting to blow up the Shufeldt dis tillery, was not taken up ths morning, as expected, owing to the absence O. Judge Kettelle from the city. States Attorney Longenecker and Attorney Runne Ia, Gib- sons counsel, visited several Judges to- day, and 1t is probable that the matter will be taken up before some other Judge, as both sides are anxious to have Q hearing
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
Bardsley to Play Innocent.

PunADErrnIA, Pa, June % -Bardsley's sentence and his statement 10 the Court Tuesday promse to be the features of the treasury scandal this week. There Is much specula, on both as to the sentence and the statement. It is admitted by the highest authority that the disp atches on Saturday outlined what Mir Bardsiey pro- poses to tell the Court It was shown in that interview that the ex Treasurer in tends to excuse and def end him self rather trace the missing money, and that being tke case 1t is believed that he will get heavy sentence from the Court The maxi mum on the indictme nts to which be has pleaded IS sixty-iv years. City and county officials are of the opinion that If Bardsley would make full and frank con- fession 10 the Court il mi ght result in talk ing number of years of his sentence On the other hand. if he attempted to con ceal anything or protect any boiy they are as firmly convinced that tie Court will give him practically a life sentence. It is said that Mir. Bard sley appreciates this fact, and it is also said that he believes he will be ab to impress the Court with tue feeling that he Is telling the truth and all of the truth, Those who know him well know him to be sly and foxy, aud they be- iieve that he IS going to be sly and foxy to the end.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
Ils,l. Damage to wh.a, In Kansas.

WICHITA, Kas., Juno 29-Sixty nins stations on the main and branch lines of the NJ ssouri Pacific in Southern KansaS where heavy storms occurrei last Friday aud Satur lay. have reported the condition of ths wheat crop ia their localities The counties on the border of the Indian Terri. tory ha d alrs ady harvested about T6 per cent, of their crop The remainder is q and ing firm and is ready to b. harvested this week The lcss id those counties is insig- nifcent. In the see ond and thiid tiers of count cs from the Ind an Territory about cne-quar ter of the CT p had been harvested. The sta al wheat was only slightly dam. aged. Dam sge done to corn and oats is all so reported to be insignificant.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
The rrsasury's Condition.

WAsHINoroS. D. C.. June 23-The Treasurer's statement issued this morn ing, but bearing date of the 18th inst, shows an overdraft of $634, 133, against which there are s,3, PSI, l67 on deposit in national banks and so, l99, o4o in fractional silver. The apparent deficit is slOo,O ,OtO loss than appeared In yesterdays stata- ment.
 The following statement was prepared in the Secretary's office as showing tho actual situation to date: Av alable cash balance June l, exclu i've Of deposits in national banks, $lO,l3s. 473; receipts to June 20, sao,o72,e6o; total, s3a, ,2i0, 734. Payments to June 30, including $ls.3l2, ,155 for pensions, &-6,77l, 500, leaving an avail able balance June 20 of s, ,43S, ,934
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
To Plcad With Newro NGinara-

PIrrsBuRa, Pa, Juno 2).-The miners of the Wbesing dstrict of the Baltimore and Ohio road had a mass meeting to day, and appointel a committee of seven to inter- view the negroes being importei into the Unlon Valley region to take their places. Rumors of riot brought Sheriff Lock hart and two Washington County depu ies to the scene, but all was quiet The miners com mittee is 10 report Mond y, when more stringent measures W Ii probably be taken to rid the region of the Imported negro mi ners Inis is tne nrst whosesae impor- districts.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
SENTENCE SUSPENDED
Remarkable Proceedings in
 the Bardsley Case.
TELLS HOW IT HAPPENED
The Ph lade phia Defauiter Brought Into Court and Makes a Long State- mont In the Nature of Con-
 fession and Avoidance

PHILADELPHIA Pa, June 24.-John Bardsley, ex City Treasurer, who several days ago pleaded gull ty to the embezzle- ment of pubic funds, was brought from prison to court for sentence to day, but on motion of Distr jet Attorney Graham sent ence was suspended indefinitely.
 Two weeks ago, when Bardsey pleaded guilty to the charges against him, the court fixed to day as the time to pass sent ence upon him, and public expectati on had been wrought up by a promise that when he was brought into court Bardsiey was to make a full and freq confession of his malfeasance. By many it was thought that in his statement or conf ssionn Bards- ley would duplicate men high in business and official life, men whose names have been only hiut7d at but who arc supposed to be his confederates. Such expectations proved grouudless for Bardsley's comics sion practically confessed nothing that has not been made public through the columns of the daily press
 The confession was more in a line of de- fenss of his own conduct and was exceed ingly spacious and fair seeming giving in detail his various transactions. It br stles throughout with figures, and showed where every dollar he has been accused of mis- appropriating has gone to. To the charges 10 which he has pleaded guilty of loaning public funds at interest and to speeulating with them he frankly acknowledged, but he emphatieally denied that he had bene- tited by his transactions to the extent of q dollar. National Bank Examiner Drew came in for severe scoring at the hands of Bardsley, and he laid it to his door that he sunk his money in tho Keystone Bank.
 Bardsley said that 1t was through Mir. Drew's plausible statements of tho banks condition that he had deposited his money there. He further charged that Mir. Drew, thro ugh an acknowledgment by President Marsh, of the Keystone Bank knew of its condition; that Mir. Drew was under obligations to John c. Lucas, the dead President of the bank, for money loaned aud for valuable favors received Bards- ley implicated Henry Hardin in his trans action by stating that it was through him he had loaned money to banks.
 Bradsley concluded his statement as fol lows;
 II have accounted for every dollar of the money collected by me, and have shown that did not keep one dollar of it 10 my own use, Having accounted for all the moneys collected by me OF intrusted 10 my care, can not te called dishonest; it can not be sail 1 have robbed or em beg zled, cheated or defra uded either the city or State aud when l have made all repar~ at'on ia my power by tu rning over all my property and giving all possible assis tance 10 city and State what more can dolN
 At the coaeusion of Mir Barisley's statement, Distric. Attorney Graham asked the State to pos tpone sentence iu- definitely so as U allow the expert ac- countants to pursue their investigations further, This the Court agreed to, and Bardsley was taken back to prison.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
GENERAL. DOMESTIC

Cairo, nl) was visited by small oy- clone
 An Albany (NsY.) special says Hill will yield the New York delegation to Cleve- land . .. k Tho Chcrekccs seem to have dispute within their own ranks as to the Cherokse Strip,
 Ex-Senator Joseph F. McDona'd of In- diana died at his home in Iniianapois
 In the opinion Of New York clubmen Sir William Gordon Cumming will not bc re. ccivsd in any club in this country.
 One person WIS killed aud a score or more injured in. the wreck of an excursion train on tue Nickel Plate Railroad near Cleveland.
 constable with el7. 50 judgment against tho Nils ouri Pacific Railroad held an ex. press train two hours until the debt was paid in Colorado.
 John Cross, in jail at Macon, Mo, for the murder of Peter Ma'son, with three others, has confessed the killing, but says it was done in self-d,fence.
 Jonathan Jones, an Iowa murderer, has gottcn on on the ground of insanity. He had five jury trials and three hearings be- Tore the Supreme Court, aud was defended for fourteen years by Attorney Scott
 Governor Eifer of Illinois has approved tho Australian ballot bill.
 Senator Cullom svowed his candidacy for the Presidency to g Chicago reporter.
 Tho Nashville Savings Bank failed for S604, ,9od. Tue assets are few thousand dollars less
 B. r. Hutchinson tho celebrated Chica. 20 spcculator. visited the Produce Ex- change
 Three boys were drowned at Washing ton. Pa, One of them, John McKeon, was worth s4, oo), 0co n his ow right
 Mrs. Barbara wciiemann, pretty young widow, Is under arres. in Chicago on charge of poisoning her husband.
 Miss Mary Castner of Ma rtinseille. Ind. church Sunday for having talked about her. The l3year old daughter Of Terrence Campbell was found in tho woods near Ritchie, Mo. She had bsen assauited and killed.
 Ex-Senasor. McDonald's funeral took place in Indianapolis Prssldent Harrison sent telegram of condolenoc.
 An investigation of the affairs of the Now York Life Insurance Company by tho State Insurance Department was begun in New York.
 Tho Cook County Treasurer has been rc. quested to turn over to the city of Chicago all tae city's funds in hts poss ssion. A disputs eHlsts as to the amount.
 The attempt of the prisoners at the Cole City (Ga.) convict camp 10 escape resulted In the death of two guards and two con ylcts. Three coayicts were fatally wound cd.
 Rev. sam Small has sued Rev. wcs Icy Hill of Ogien. Utah, for libel In mak ing charges of criminal conduct against Small in connection with the. funds of Utah University. < %
 Mrs Anderson of London has come to New York to sse her son, who was stolen from hor by his jealous step- father SIX years ago. She found him, bus his aiyec- tiOas have beeu completely alenatcd.
 Alfred hittson. son of the late million. naire Commcdore Ktttsoa, raa away from St. Paul ant misriad chorus girl He repentei whel he became sober and has deserted his wife.