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The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
THINK FEED IS CHRIST.
ECONOMIES ACCEPT THE cHI-
 CAGO HUMBUo.
Tho scIf-styied mesnfah succeeds as Last in Capturing the HE
 Prfz. of sl5O.OO0,0OO.

PrTTsBuRe, Pa. Oct 2s.-The cell bate society of Economies, whose wealth has been estimated ntsl50, 000,- ooO. has indorsed the doctrine of Dr. Cyrus k. Teed of Chicago, who came here from the West to interest tho mem bers in the new sect of Koreshans. of which Teed is the head On Satur- day night it was decided by the board to support Mir. Teed in whatever way they could. Yesterday the announce ment of the proposed change was made to the Economies in church.
 Teed claims to be a second Messiah and that he is immortal In an inter. view concerning his plans he said: II will in the near future establish a store in Pittsburg on my system of equitable commerce. l will establish a big central house in Chicago, and expect my cooperative system 10 come into general vogue in ten years. did not come here for their money; want their moral support and credit Through their influence l expect to bring closer to me the other five celi bate societies in this country"
 Dr. Teed claims that he will execute many marvellous engineering feats after he once gets into power, such as building six-track railroad across the continent and cutting . pathway fifty miles wide through the Rocky mountains.
 About six or seven years ago "Dr" Tecd first conceived the idea of palm ing himself off on the Economies as the Messiah. He was at that time a self-styied doctor" in a country town in New York. though there is no record of his ever having studied Inedi- cine. Business happening to call him to Pittsburg he became acquainted with some of the Economites and at once fell in love with the $50. 900, ,00O belonging to the society
 It was then that the idea occurred to him of palming himself of as Christ. A few months later he returned and secured an introduction into the so- clety, where he labored some time to secure an indorsement, but the Econ- omites could not be induced to be. lieve in his divinity.
 Teed. however, did not propose to let that sl50, ,0o0, GOO get away from him. He went to Chicago and opened what he called the college of Life on State street near Monroe. Teed gave it out that he was divine; that he had existed from all eternity and had come to regenerate the world. He soon se- cured mum Der of followers, when he removed to large double building on Cottage Grove avenue. As fast as ho secured converts on whom he could rely he sent them here to work in his interests in the Economite society Year by year his influence here has grown until he has at last succeeded in roping in the golden prize. Most of the inmates of Dr Feeds Chicago es- tablishment are women, and charges of the most serious nature are made against the character Of the place.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
LOVED BEYOND ALL REASON.
Letters from Walker Found in the Pocket Of the Dead Bertha Quail

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Oct. 29.--Three letters were found in the pocket of Bertha Quail, who shot herself last night after attempting to shoot Alex ander Walker, and these letters throw additional light on the tragedy. The first was note from Walker written yesterday. He declines to meet her, as It would not do any good and might be very painful lie then continues:
 The love have for you is beyond all sense and reason. You may not be- lieve that now, but you will when you know all. can do nothing more for you at present, as have already em- 5arrassed myself heavily for love of you. What wish to ask you is this if you ever had any regard for me do nothing rash or foolish, for you must know l have taken the blame so far. What more can do? Stop and think before you bring down this disgrace on your own head. You could not wish me to suffer more than 1 now nave, but, believe me, l can do no more now. Answer.
 From one who can see nothing but misery ahead at present. Al.
 The inquest to-day developed the fact that the young woman telephoned him upon getting this note and he sent another conseneing to an interview and naming a place for the meeting. They met as agreed and sine accom- panied him to the office and talked the situation over, and then she fired at him and killed herself.
 The third letter is addressed to her mother and sister, whom she asks not to mourn for her if she does what she intends, because her life is ruined and she cannot bear up under it. "Ihe man who has ruined my life," she says, must die with me. IL is my choice, so make the best of it. May heaven forgive me, for l know it's 6 sin. leave my love with you all.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
THE WILL IS INVALID.
SAMUEL J. TILDEN'S REQUESTS
 ANNuLLED BY APPEALS COURT.
The Decision Deprfves Gotham of library and vftnliy Enects
 other BIg willie.

ALBANY. N. Y., Oct. 29.-The Court of Appeals handed down a decision this morning affirming the judgment of the Supreme court in the rilden will case. This overthrows that DOT tion of the will providing that cer- tain sum be left in trust to establish a library in New York city, and the court decides in favor of the heira The clause in question in the Tilden will is No. B, ana of all the rest, residue and remainder of his personal estate, not otherwise disposed of- which amounted to several million of dollars the purpose of establish ing free public library and reading room ;n the city of New York. the cor poration to have not less than live trustees and in case it was ,n- corporated during the lifetime of Ruby S. Tilden and Susan Waittlesey. NIT. Tilden authorized the executors to organize this corporation and pay over the money. It on the strength of the great discretionary powers allowed this "Tilden trust" corporation that the court grounded it's decision. The decision in this. the highest court In the State, is final.
 The decision in this case may hay an important bearing upon the Crerar will case, now being contested in the Chicago courts. There is similarity between them.
 The John Crerar will provides. among other things, that the executors and trustees shall set apart, or invest, such a sum of money as in their judg- ment might seem necessary and proper After dedueting costs, charges. and the fees of the executors any surplus ln- come should yearly be paid over to the John Crerar Public library. Further, that they should pay over the princi- pal sum provided for in the will to tke trerar library when in their judgment it seemed proper. He gave all the vest and residue of his estate to it, directing that the trustees cause an act of incorporation to be pro ured to carry out the purposes of the bequest.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
SWINDLED THE WHOLESALERS
How an iowa Dry-GoodssFirm Made
 a Speculation.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Oct 29.-One of the most thoroughly organized systems of fraud that has been brought to light in this vicinity for many years has just been unearthed and the perpe- trators of the swinde are believed to be in or near this city. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of William Springer, E. Blanken burg and A. Gold berg on the charge of obtaining mer- chandise under false pretenses. The three men named are said to have ob- tained S3,J00 of worth goods from wholesale merchants of Chicago, Des Mones and Ottumwa for which they have not paid cent
 Last August the two first named men opened clothing and furnishing store at Osceola, Iowa In the front part of the store-room a display of cheap goods was made. The firm rep resented to commercial agencies and wholesalers that their stock was worth S2, 800, that they had several hundred dollars in cash and only $50 liabilities. Large consignments of goods were bought for one third cash upon deliy cry, the balance in sixty and ninety days
 When the goods were shipped to the firm the boxes containing the mer- ehandise were taken into the rear apartment of the store and all marks were removed, and the goods were then reshipped to A. Goldberg, St Joseph, Mo. When the creditors were about to close in on the firm the store was suddenly closed and the members of the firm took their departure. They were traced to St. Joseph, where they have been shadowed until requisition papers could be m>de out It is now feared that they have given the police the slip. About 1000 worth of goods have been found in the building where Goldberg had his quarters.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
EPITONE OF THE WEEK.
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY FOR
 BUSY MEM
Ss.asassa Telessaphic n>pcsO sf the lnpsrsans Eve.ts of she Past Week
 An Over the world.
FOREIGN.


 Nineteen lives were lost in a collision between the steamer Boston and the bark Charlwood oil Plymouth. England.
 A bomb was thrown at the building in Dublin occupied by the National Press tMcCarthyite organ). Furniture and glass were badly damaged, but the editors and reporters were out, and 10 one was hurt.
 The Swiss town of weiningen has been utterly destroyed by fire.
 Affairs in Burmah are represented as m . very threatening condition.
 John Dillon spoke at DuHdals upon the Anglo-Irish political situation.
 The United States will be among the nations affected by the maximum clause of the new French tarin act.
 Bismarck will not attend Reichstag sessions except when measures of special importance are to come before it.
 Measures have been adopted for the suppression of vice in Berlin.
 Reports continue to come in of terrible suffering in famine-stricken regions of Russia.
 Prince Bismarck will oppose the inter nal and external policy of the Govern msnt in Parliament, and threatens to re- veal secrets existing between himself and Emperor William.
 Michael Davitt will make the race Tor Parliament in North Kilkenney.
 Mfr. Gladstone's revised Home Rule bill is said to be ready for publication
 The delegates sent to Chicago to inves- sIgate the Worlds Fair submitted fsv- osable report to the Royal Commission in London.
 An attempt to overthrow President Gonzales of Paraguay was promptly sup prssssd by loyal troops.
 4 distinguished Cardinal intimates that Italy's attitude Is likely to cause complications, one feature of which may be the removal of the Pope from Rome. Further evidence has been obtained as to the guilt of an Englishman who fur nished arms and ammunition to Chinese Tioters.
 A crowd of Parnellite sympathizers cried ssmurdererr at William O'Brien upon hIs arrival in Kilkenny.
 Three Russian ironclads were launched at 6t. Petersburg in celebration of the 1fty-iourth anniversary of the battle of Navarino.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
AFTER UNCLE sAm's CASH.
A Claim of s4. 4.5O0.o0O ASaInsf the
 Government.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2a.-A very inter esting suit against the government IS soon to come before the Court of Claims and the defense is being pre-
 pared now at the department of justice It is the case of George w. Morse
 against the United States for Si, 50n, GOO on account of the use by the federal
 government of a patent breech- loading
 rifle of which Morse was the inventor.
 The interests Of the government in the
 case will be represented by Judge
 Cheney of the department of justice and his office today had the appear ance of an bryo gun factory.
 Morse originally came from Baton
 Rouge, La, but during the war lived in this city. He had gun factory at
 Harper's Ferry, which was an i'm
 portant manufacturing point at the tune of the John Brown incident
 Morse invented the first breech-load- ing gun containing the breech block by which the cartridge could be forced into the breech and after Icing dis charged " ould eject the she'll The Morse plan is almost identically the plan of the present well-known pringfield rife winch is used by the United States army and navy.
 The defense of the government in this case is that Morse was disloyal citizen during the war and therefore he could have no recourse, financially or otherwise, against the United States. Morse died about a year and a half ago and the suit is now being furthered by his heirs. The case has been before the Court of Claims for many years, and at each hearing Morse claimed that he was not disloyal, did not svmpathize with the Confederacy and did not furnish arms to the South ern army. The department of justice has caused a search of the records in the War department to be made and has found that Morse addressed a large number of letters to Prt sident Jeffer- son Davis offering these arms to the army; that he proposed to blockade Red river against the Federal fleet and save forage up that stream for the Confederates; and the records also show that he furnished large amounts of arms from time to time to the Southern army and they were made mostly at his gun factory at Harper's Ferry.
 Were it not for this proof it is very probable that the heirs of Morse would secure large judgment against the United States, as it is an indisputable fact that the Morse p tents on fire arms were very largely used by the Federal army.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
NO BENEFIT FROM THE ROAD. Citizens of . kansas Town Complain
 That They Have Keen SwtndIed.

TOPEKA. Kan, Oct. 29.-The citizens of Belle Plane, a town in Summer county, have complained to the board of railroad commissioners against the Denver, Memphis & Atlantic railroad and asks that it be compelled to com ply with the contract entered into when the road was built in 1883. The citizens of Belle Plaine say their town was to become the metropolis of Southwestern Kansas, according to the promises of the railroad officials. In consideration of S2s, 900 voted the road Belle Plaine was to be tho termi- nus of two divisions and to have round house. Branch roads were to run from it to all the large towns in Sumner county, and the town was to be systematically boomed. The Missouri Pacific branch road has made no attempt to comply with its contract, and the shops. round house and di- vision terminals have been given to Winfield and Fort Scott.
 The petitioners want to see what can be done by the State in the prem ises. Hundreds of towns and town ships in the State have voted bonds to railroad companies without receiving any benefit, and test will be made of this csse
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
STEALING FOR SEVEN YEARS.
Doramger. the Absconding Pit'seurs
 Tressurer, Caught

OMAHA. Ncb., Oct. 2e.-Theodore Dorfinger, the absconding trea7urer of the school board of Pittsburg. Pa, arrived in Omaha this morning, ana was met at the train by Chief Detective Hase. On the other side of the river he picked out his man. and as soon as ne reached the Omuha depot put him un- der arrest. The prisoner insisted that his name was Jones, but soon admitted that the officer was right and that De was the Pittsburg.defaulter. He talked very freely and admitted that there was n shortage of about s55, ,OOO ip his accounts
 For the last twenty four years he has been member of the school board of his city. During the last seven years he has been treasurer. He said that his stealings had extended over about the whole time that he had been treasurer, and that the auditing committee had never done anything more than casually to examine his accounts, while for the last three years they had not looked at them at all.
 He said he could not tell how the money had gone. but thought that he had been too accommodating and had let every one have money who had asked for it. He claims that he gam bled but little, drank even less ana was not particularly partial to the society of fast women. He intimates that the exposure will mix up some people of national political repute He says that he did not want to leave home, but that his attorneys and friends told him that they could not save him from the penitentiaiy and advised him to skip. This he aid last Thursday afternoon after shaving oil his mustache to disguise himself
 he went to Cleveland and from there to Alliance. He then went to Chicago and after half-days stop there left last evening for Omaha. He had but ss0 in his pocket when he left home and only s10 of that amount was left when he found himself in the clutches of the law on the west bank of the Missouri. He will go back without requisition and anxiously awaits the arrival of the officers who will escort him to Pittsburg.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
ne N.tiop.l Street Railway A.socls.

The National Street Railway Associs. | ton Convention concluded :ts labors al Pittsburg, Fa. a | (Minn-) Trust Company, is short in his accounts $500.
 Andrew Carnegie has shipped to Presi- dent Harrison eighteen gallons oi fine Scotch whiskey.
 After . shut down of seven months the Anaconda mine of Butte, Mont, has been opened and men put to work. Two mail pouches were stolen from the Little Rock Depot by James Ellis, colored, who was subsequently, arrested.
 The Trans Mississippi Congress, in ses- sion at Omaha, adopted resolutions favor ing the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
 Wholesale druggists in national con- vention in Louisville passed resolutions intended to do away with the "substi- ute" evil.
 Sir Edwin Arnold, the distinguished author has arrived al New York.
 The Indiana Alliance indorsed the scheme of the National Trade Union whereby farmers hope to save profits of middlemen and travelling salesmen.
 It is now asserted that the Searles will contest will no, be compromised and that Timothy Hopkins will have long, hard fight for the s60 ,0oc, 900.
 Areport has gained currency in Indian apolis to the effect that the Gresham following will support Harrison in 1892 in return for support from the Harrisonites in 1896.
 An insurance rate war is threatened at Omaha, Neb.
 The Episcopal Missionary Council is in session in Detroit.
 New York's municipal expenses reach far up into the millions.
 Edward F. Searles was on the stand in the Searles will contest at Salem, Mass.
 Opposition has developed in Kansas to President McGrath of the Farmers Alliance.
 A setter dog saved the life of wounded hunter near Columbus. Ind, by run ming home for aid.
 Alex. Huppe is on trial in Brooklyn for killing Frank Kreschmar, who turned Huppe's family out in the rain while one child had pneumonia.
 Rev Dr. B. B. Tyler of New York is in Pittsburg to promote scheme Tor the unifcation of all churches in the United States.
 Baby Ruth Cleveland Is receiving num- erous and costly presents from all parts of the country.
 Four people were killed and eighteen injured by wreck on the Burlington near Galesburg, III.
 It is stated in Pittsburg that the Standard Oil Company is to have opposi- tion.
 Prof. Isaac c. Russell and party, who have been exploring Alaska, have reached Vancouver, British Columbia, in safety, excepting Thomas White, who was drowned.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
suicide at Peorin.

PEORIA, H., Oct. 2s.-Miss Nellie Herstine, daughter of John Herst.ne, committed suicide this morning about O clock with a cooper's draw knife. The jugular vein had been completely severed and So was the wlndpipe. The gash cut was four inches from end to end. Nellie has been in poor health for year or more and for the last two or three months very weak in mind, caused by nervous prostration. It is supposed that she mm.tted the deed while temporarily insane.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
KILLED FIVE VICTIMS.
Terrible Accident on the Soo Raii-
 road at Tborxen, uinn,


 road at Tborxen, Ninn,
 FLEETWOOD, Minn., Oct. 29.-A terri ble accident happened at Thorsen Station, eight miles east of here on the Soo Railroad, last night, by which five persons were killed and seven seriously injured. The dead are:
 O. E. Holmes, travelling salesman tor Seabury X Co.,, St. Paul; Fred Rem, Conrad Prince, Brazil Lyle, John Coffin,
 The four last named all belonged at Monticello, Minn. A regular west bound freight train was switching at the station when it was run into by a wet bound extra running at high rate of speed The caboose of the reg ular train was completely telescoped. All the dead and injured were in this car. Dr. Allen of Glenwood hurried to the wreck and assisted by Dr. Bradley and others, cared for the wounded. MT. Holmes body was torn to pieces. Fred Rem was proba bly roasted to death, as he was found in tho debris on top of the boiler. 1t is reported that the Soo company has caused the arrest of Conductor Wood son and Engineer Smith, O the extra the blame appearing to rest on them.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
PURE-FOOD ATiON.
senator Paddock Preparing to Push
 His BilI iu CongresA

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2g.-The subject of pure food legislation will probably be revived at the coming session of congress and perhaps some tangible results reached. Senator Paddock Of Nebraska spent much time on his pure food bill in the last Congress, and it would probably have passed the Sem ate if there had been time to consider it. It was put on the Republican caucus program during the closing days of the session. but other important measures prevented its being reached. The bill, as finally perfected, limited federal control of food products to those which were the subject of com merce between States or with foreign countries.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
wreck on the Atlantic & Pacific.

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Oct eo.-A serious wreck occurred on the Atlantic & Pacific yesterday morning about 7:l5 at Pinevelas. sixty-five miles west of Flagstaff. The San Francisco express, due here at s:59, was thrown from the track while running at the rate of forty miles an hour. The day coach, Pullman tourist, sleeper, baggage and express cars were thrown down an em- bankment upon their sides. Almost every person on board received a severe shaking up, whie some were more seriously injured. Mrs. Mary Kistler of kingman, Kan, consump- tive, received such severe shock that it is thought she will die.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
WRECKED BY A CYCLONE. Thirty Houses at Conncaut, Ohio, De-
 stroyed by the Wind.

CoNNEAUT, Ohio. Oct. 29.-At 6:30 o'clock last evening terrible cyclone swept over this town, destroying about thirty houses. Streets are blocked by trees and debris from demolished buildings.
 The large butter-tub factory owned by c. J. Record Is badly wrecked.
 The blaming mill Of il. E. Pond, ad- joining Recoras, is greatly damaged. His lumber yard is strewn all over the town and two smoke-stacks are blown down.
 Many fine residences suffered heav- fly, roofs being torn off and windows broken. The telegraph lines of the Lake Shore and Nickel Plate railway are down. Two telegraph poles were blown through the roof of the Lake Shore depot. The total loss is about Sl0o,000.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
TO SUCCEED PROCTOR
stephen B Elkins Said 10 Have
 Been Offered Che War Portfolio.

WASHINGTON. Oct 29. Tt is under stood here that stephen E. Elkins has been offered the position of Secretary of War and has probably accepted. The offer was made some days ago,and Elkins met Mir. Blain in New York and consulted him on the subject. lie advised his acceptance, and last night Elkins lunched with the President, and. it is presumed, agreed to accept.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
THE JURY DRANK BEER.
Verdict in the Backus Damage sUif
 at Detroit Set Aside.

DETROIT Mich, Oct. 29.-The yer diet given to A. Bac kus, Jr., ,S Sons against the Union Depot company for damages alleged to have been caused 10 the Backus property by the erection of elevated railroad tracks in front of their property has been set aside. The verdict was for S96, ,0Oo. The judge denounced it as exorbitant and scored the jury for drinking beer in the jury-room. It is said the jury men drank twelve quarts of beer during their deliberations.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
MADE A MILE IN 2;io.
Palo Alto Getting Close 10 the Record
 Made by AlIerton.

STOCKTON, Cal, Oct. a.-Palo Alto, the old hero of the Stanford sta bles, beat his record to-day, trotting a mile in 2:l0. He made the quarter in :32, :3IJS, :33 and 33ls. It was game race against Father Time from start to finish and the old campainer did not make a skip in the entire mile
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
LAND FOR ExILED JEWS.
one Thousand Square FIiies Pur-
 chased by Baron Ilirsch.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.--The Argen- tine government has sold a tract of land in the grand Chaco-the northern part of the republic-to Baron Hirsch for the establishment of a Jewish set clement. One million dollars in gold has been paid for 1000 sq uare miles of territory.