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The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
WRECKED BY A MIRAGE.
An American Bark Runs on . Reef which Appears Twenty Miles Away.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 27.-A mirage in the Caribbean Sea was the cause of the total loss of the barkentine Steadfast, while bound from Port of Spain to Philadelphia with cargo of street paving asphalt. She was wrecked several weeks ago hut the crew only recently reached here on their way home from the island of St. Croix, the scene of the disaster When the Stead fast sighted the lofty peaks of St. Croix the atmosphere assumed pc cular light color, and it became impos- sible to detect the sky from the island, every thing assuming similar shade and color, resemb bling the cirro stratus clouds, hiding the entire lower DOT ton of the island. The peaks and mountain tops appeared to be twenty miles away. The tops of the noun tains seemed to be inverted, the tall cocoanuts appearing to grow from sky to earth. The sugar grinding mills were pouring their smoke downward, and the workmen working upside down. The Steadfast was kept under easy sail and perfect control. Every thing went well until a grinding sound was heard and a sudden tremor went through the ship. The vessel crashed over the reefs and was soon fast on the rocks of the shore, where the wreck still remains. The mirage made the is and appear twenty miles away.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
Senator Stewart Declares Hc will
 Have No Opposition.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. .7-Already politicians are busy discussing the out look in Nevada and rumors have been for some time prevalent that John w. Mackey would be in the field to sue ceed William Nj. Stewart from that State. Unlike most of his associates who piled up their millions on the Comstock, MT. Mackey, while al- ways a consistent Republican and liberal contributor to the party's campaign funds, has never Leen an aspirant for political holaors and has contented himself with the fact that his friends succeeded in &C., quiring what little of honor there is attached to a seat in the United States Senate from the Sage Brush State. A short time ago it was rumored that Mir. Mackey had consented to make the race, but this is now denled. His friends say he cares nothing for poli- tics and finds no interest in public affairs; that he is not candidate for the Senate and has refused to allow his named to be used
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
MIDDLEMEN BARRED.
KANSAS FARMERS co INTO A
 GIGANTIC SCHEME.
The Alliance Recomes n Part of . Co-Opcrative Concern With s2os-
 100000 Capital

SALIVA, Kan, Oct G.-By an over whelming vote the Kansas Farmers Alliance decided to become part of the National Union company, capital stock S20. 0.0O0. 000, organized for the purpose of monopolizing everything m sight.
 The committee appointed to investi- gate and report upon the scheme re- ported unfavorably. The report was not accepted by the convention. G. w. Sanduskv, secretary of the Alliance Exchange company, which does S5,- 000, ,o0o worth of business in this State, says that it will be an easy thing to throw all of its business into the new organization. In addition to this the Alliance is in position to control absolutely the grain business of tho State.
 The plan is to make MT. Sandusky general manager of all the co-opora- tive stores in the State. Kansas City will be the distributing point and all goods will be purchased direct from the manufacturers. In every county where the Alliance will pledge its sup port to store a manager will be ap- pointed and goods supplied by the National Union company for share of the profits
 The National Union company is an 1 outgrowth of the Ocala convention. | The scheme was sprung then and ap- proved by President Polk. Three months later meeting of capitalists was held in New York city and the company was formed and 5000, ,O0o of | the capital stock was subscribed. The convention practically con cluded the important business before | it with the election of w. Il. Riddle of
 Labette county as president. The re-
 suit was as great a defeat for Presi- dent McGraSh as was adMinistered to
 President Hall of the Missouri alliance
 at the Missouri convention six weeks ago. The successful candidate made the race as an anti McGrath man. The three insurance departments
 within the order will be com bined and
 n superintendent of insurance elected I by the executive council The alli-
 ance is now prepared to run a corner
 on all the business transacted in this
 State outside of the larger towns and
 will drive half of the country mer-
 chants out of business The resolu-
 tions adopted indorse President Polk
 and the St. Louis and Ocala platforms
 The sub-treasury plan was also in- ! dorsed.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
DANCER TO THE POPE.
Editor Phalan Says a Mob May At. tack tbe Vatican at Any Time.

ST. LouIs. Mo, Oc.. 2T.-Rev. H. $. Phalan, editor of the Western Watch man. who keeps up correspondence with Rome that places him in posses sion of facts that might be considered almost official, was questioned as to his view9 on the recent rumors con- corning the state of affairs now exist ing there and the talk that the Pope might leave the holy city.
 "A similar agitation" he said, twas at white heat when I was Tn Rome two years ago. 1t was all arranged for the Pope to leave for some haven of refuge. At the last moment, however. the Pope abandoned the scheme But the circumstances which led to discussion of abandonment two years ago have become more imperative with time. There is no telling at what instant the mob nay storm the vatican, assas- sinate the Pope and desecrate the papacy's possessions. The attacks which were made upon the French pilgrims is only n slight eruption of this ill-subducd ferment, and it is to avoid that which prompts the Pope to consider flight
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
NO CHARM IN LIFE
A Man Kills Himself and a Woman
 Tries 10 do the Same.

CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-August Gerhart a well-dressed man 60 years old, was walking along Ashland avenue about 6 O clock this morning, and when op- posite the West Side pumping station he suddenly paused, drew a revolver from his pocket, and shot himself in the left breast. Before the police ar rived he was dead and the body was taken to Jaeger's morgue. on West Twelfth street
 Mrs. Grace Carl of PAP E. Indiana street attempted to commit suicide this morning by shooting herself About clock Mrs. Carl went to her room from the breakfast-table and a moment later the family heard the report of revolver. Her husband and mother rushed to the room and found the unfortunate woman lying on the floor in a pool of blood. By her side lay her hus- bands revolver. She had placed the muzzle of the revolver to her right breast and fired. In pulling the trig- ger her hand had evidently trembled, turning the gun aside. Had it not been for this her death would have instantaneous. Dr. Rohe was called and pronounced the wound serious but not necessarily fatal.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
FIGHTING THE PRAIRIE FIRES.
Flames sweeping over Immenss Acres
 fin Oklahoma Territory.

Flames Sweeping over Immense Acres
 in OK Iahoma Territory.
 GUTHRIE, O. T., Get. 2s.-Prairie fires are raging all over the Territory. but so far as known no lives have been lost Reports from all important points say that the loss so far as hay and grain is concerned is immense. Mir. C. Hunter, editor of the Chandler News, arrived to-day and reports that the whole population of Chandler turned out and fought the fire for twenty-four hours and succeeded iu saving the town.
 A great mass of iron and a deluge of burning coals was thrown across Q narrow alley into the rear of Kauff- man & Strauss big retail dry goods store and the wall of the store was carried away. Half . dozen clerks were gathered about the book-keeper at the back of the store. With the book keeper, Solomon Dreyfus, they were caught in the wreckage, but 1t is believed all escaped alive. Dreyfus was seriously injured, but not dan- gerously. Carrie Dinkelspiel, Hattie Ennis and Lena Sickles were slightly injured.
 In moment, apparently. the whole building was in flames. The weather has been very dry for two weeks and the wreckaQe and goods burned like finder.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
EDUCATORS ARE EXEMPT
The Contract-Labor Law Does Not ExeIude Professors or Ministers

Exclude Professors or rlinisters
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 2s. - President Harper of the Chicago university ap pears to be laboring under . mistaSe as to his inability to secure professors from abroad on account of the con- tract-labor law. Dr. Harper is quoted as saving that the labor law is prov ing a great annoyance to the success of the new university. He says: You know the contract-iabor law strikes the higher levels of labor with the same force that it does the lower"
 Superintendent Of Immigration Owen has seen Dr. Harper's statement and desires to have the evident misap- prehension corrected. Mir. Owen says: 1.-The contract-lab bor law in no way hampers the bringing of professors or scientific men from abroad The ex- press purpose of it is to avoid strik- ing the higher levels of labor, as Dr. Harper calls them, and to protect only the American wags-workers, or the lower levels of labor. When tho old law was framed 1t was so broad that it made no distinction between the higher and lower levels of labor, and under that old law college pro- fessors and even ministers of the gospel could be excluded. But this directed attention to the fact that the law was accomplishing too much, and the last congress therefore amended the law so as to confine 1t to wage-workers."
 Mir. Owen referred to the amended law, which was before him Section is as follows:
 Nothing in this act shall be con- strued to apply or exclude ministers of any religious denomination, nor per. sons belonging to any recognize profession, nor professors for colleges or eemlnaries.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
MUST RULE OR RUIN.
Frank McGrath Is Trying 10 Brea k
 Up the order.


 TOPEKA, Kan. Oct. 27.--Frank Me- Grath. president of the Farmers Ali ance, who was overwhelmingly de- feated for reelection at Salina Friday, returned to this city to-day. He IS feeling very sore over his defeat and gave out numerous secrets of the or ganization, which shows that he in- tends to make war upon it.
 '"lhe politicians within the Ali ance," said he, are killing it. Ever since the Peoples party sprang into existence our numbers have been de- ere asing. Last year the books of the secretary showed we had a member ship of 1fo,0eo; the present member ship is not over 6o,u00 and the farmers are becoming lukewarm. What the Alliance needs is men of brains and this it has not got. The Vincent crowd of free lovers and atheists, who are striving for control in the Ali ance, run the political end of the ma chine
 Riddle, who has been elected presi- dent, has no independence of charac- ter and will always listen to some one If tue Vincent crowd are his advisers he will kill the organization in one year. The farmers are tired of the old political hack and their patience is well-nigh exhausted"
 President McGrath said that it was a good thing for the order that he was defeated, as he would go home and work for it's success, while the men who had been fighting him would have fought the organization had he been reelected.
 The Vincent crowd, to which Me Grath referred, comprises the union labor element, which has a majority in the Peoples party. Jerry Simpson, who accompanied McGrath from Salina, admitted that interest in the Alliance as business organization was dying out, but said that politically 1t was becoming stronger every day.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
.oreen Goods, ue.dqusrser. naiae4.

NEW YORK, Get. 27.-Central office has just unearthed the headquarters of the "green goods" business in this city. together with the cypher code. books of reference, lists of names and 5000 letters from people in references to the purchase of goods from every State in the Union. They have also arrested Frank Brooks and Terrence Murphy, the head operators and leaders Tn the business. They also learned that the combination had just sent out 800, ,O00 cir eulars and letters prepara- tory to the winters work. Inspector Byrnes has the names of the people to whom these circulars were addressed and will look after further cores pondence in his own way.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
oRuBB PUTS ON STYLE.
How Uncle snm's Minister Co spain
 Proposes to Get Married.


 PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct 2Z.-lt has just come out here in fashionable cir cles and the announcement has been received with considerable amount of varied comment that the forth com ing wedding of Gen. E. Bird Grubb. American minister to Spain, to the beautiful young Scotch woman whom he wooed and won at Madrid before returning for his recent visit to the United States, is to be very decidedly a spectacular affair and one that can not do otherwise than attract wide spread attention Tn England on &C., count of the high social and official position of the bride. the social and official attitude of the bridegroom ana the unique manner in which he has arranged to have the bride escorted to the altar
 There sailed with Gen Grubb on the steamer Normonia from New York 10 southampton last Thursday six young men, all members of that famous Philadelphia cavalry associa- tion, the City troop, and these young men are to act as ushers at the wedding, array ed in all the SD ender of the mag nihcant uniform which is the pride of the City troop and much the most elaborate uniform worn by any mili- tary company in the United States. The un form is of white, scarlet and silver. with very high boots and silver helmets. surmounted by enormous bearskin crests, and in general mag niicence is exceeded but by very few uniforms of the household cavalry corps of the British or continenal armies.
 Gen. Grubb was tine last captain of the City troop and resigned on account of his running for the governorship of New Jersey, the holding ot an office in a Pennsylvania military organization being regarded as drawb back.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
TRIED TO BRisE THE JUDGE. sensation in Che Hsrshnw ansspess | Case i'm utn<ousao

Case tn Wtsconsln. MADISON, Wis, Oct. 27. Political
 circles are greatly excited over Judge
 R. 0. Siebecl<ers sensational state
 ment in connection with the Harshaw
 interest case. The judge called the at torneys to the court house and in- formed them that he could not sit as . judge in the case and render an impsr-
 tial decision Attorney General O'con- nor and C. w. Felxcr of Oshkosh, Har-
 shaw's attorney, sat in blank astoniah-
 ment when this statement was maoe.
 The judge was greatly affected. He
 was pale and his lips trembied visibly
 It was evident that he had been fn
 mental anguish for some time and that
 his integrity and honesty had been put
 in question by some one interested Tn
 the suit.
 In his statement the judge said that
 within the last ten days facts had come to his knowledge that made 1t impossible for him to sit in the case. lie said that he had thoroughly con- sidered for several days whether he would give the complete facts to the attorneys at once or whether he should hold the information and sim ply make them accept as ipse dixit the fact that he could not sit He con cluded to do the latter, for the reason
 that if the facts were fully given there would not be q judge in the State of Wisconsin who could listen to the case impartially.
 The attorneys were overcome when the possibility dawned upon them that
 some one had resorted to an attempt to bribe the judge.
 Attorney-General OConner waa questioned with regard to the scnsa- tional statement of Judge Siebecker. He said he would strongly urge Judge Sic becker to disclose all he knows i'm
 mediately, so that if any attempt at bribery has taken place the offender or offenders can be brought to justice. For" sad he, "to my mind 1t is of greater importance to the State tha. crime of that kind should be promptly punished than that the treasury suita be determined. If the fountains of justice bc corrupted the doors for crime will open and the offenders will buy their freedom. will do all with in my power to punish the man who
 so gravcly insulted the honor of Judge slebeckcr, if he be rich or poor. with influence or without"
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
A Chem,c.l D,.coverv.

A writer in the Chemical News says "Nhile analyzing qualitatively a mix ture containing iodides and bromides. it occurred to me, as my starched paper was gone, and was disinclined to break of my work to make more, that might find an efficient substitute in ordinary white writing paper. l tired this after moistening with water. and found to my delight that 1t did as well as the best starch-pa that ever was prepared, and why not. seeing that. in the process of manufacture. writing paper-or, indeed. any common paper IS finished with size, which contains . notable quantity of starch?"
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
NO DEMAND FOR MONEY.
Plenty Of Cash en Hand in London Rusiness on Foreign Exchnnges.

LONDON, Oct. 27.--During the last week discount was easy and money plentiful, but without demand, the quotations being 2A for three months and one for short. The decline in rates has revived the demand for ex- port gold and there is rumor of re- mittance going to America and the continent. The Bank of England directors apparenty y attach no inn portance to the demand, seeing that they have made further reduction in the selling price of eagles A ship. ment of $500, 900 in gold from Brazil if due here Nov 9, which with 9200, ,o0d coming from Australia, promises tG keep the market easy to meet any proba ble drain to America.
 Melville, tlckus 6 Co.,. announce the issue of ls,o0O 95 shares of the Herr. mann Timber company of Evansville, Ind.
 PARIS, Oct. 26. During the last week business on the bourse was inactive and prices were weak. There was a general tendency to sell until Satur- day, when symptoms of a strengthen ing of the market appeared. The sale of the Societie des Metaux works has been postponed until Dec. ..
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
K TIE HYPER AG AIN.
Fiendish Murder of a Young Woman
 in Berlin.

BERLIN, Oct 97.-"Jacl1 the Ripper" is thought to have begun his work in Berlin this morning. Shortly after ! o'clock Hedwig Nitsche. woman of the town living Tn thtL Holzmark strasse. was found by her roommate upon returning from a carousal dead on the floor of her room. Nitsche's throat was cut from ear to ear. Her arms and legs had been unjointed with a knife, and the body was otherwise mutilated as was the case in the Whitechapel murders
 At about ? clock the night watch man and two of Nltsche's neighbors saw awen-dressed yopng man of about 20 years, slender figure and light com plexlon. leave the house in which she had a room. He had small blond mustache and walked with nervous and springy step. The police have a detailed description of him, which they have already autographed to Ant werp Bremen and Hamburg, and all cities in the interior of the empire.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
New Orleans Levees in Danger.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct 27.-A serious cave-in in the levee is creating much alarm. It is in front of the French market, and extends from the Harri- son ship warf to point below tie Luggar landing, The Harrison steam ships are loading rapiely, as several of the wharfs appear ll&ely to tumble into the river at any tune. No meas ures for permanent relief have yet been adopted, all parties interested looking to temporary measures for the present
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
capt E. N. comley Deaa.

DAYTON. Ohio. Oct. s7.-Capt. Richard Comley, who was born in Philadelphia in July, lsos, came here Tn 1880 and became one of the pro prietors of the Dayton Journal, dled at Richmond, Ind, today and will be brought here for burial He served as captain and commissary through the war, and his seq, Major Clinton Com ley, has charge of the construction of the government buildings in the Columbian Exposition, Chi,ago.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
LOTTERY OFFICIALS INDICTED.
4 Dakota Grand Jury Brings tho New Orleans Gang Up standing.

4 Dakota Grand Jury Brings tho
 New Orleans Gang Up Standing.
 SIOUX FALLS, s. D., Oct. 26.-The United States grand jury has returned eighteen indictments against the off cers and directors of the Louisiana lottery. The department at Washing ipgtsn brought the charges before the court for the reason that their efforts in other States before the United States grand juries had been frus- trated.
 The grand jury reported eleven sep arate indictments, each giving eigh- teen counts agalnst the officers of the Louisiana lottery. On the list nre Gen. Beauregard, Paul Conrad, presi- dent, and Joseph P. Horner, secretary. The indictments are for transmitting lottery advertisements through the mails, which IS violation of the lot tery law passed last winter by Con- gress. The extreme penalty in case of conviction is five years imprisonment and S5.0o0 fine.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
BIC LOSS BY FIRE.
Planing-s1ills owned by A. Dieeseh & Co. and Biack Bros.. Burned.

6 Co. and Biack BrOs.s Durme0s
 CHICAGO, Oct 27.--Earlv this morn ing fire broke out in the three story brick building at l96-202 Union street. The building is owned by Starr < Weise, and the first floor was occupied by them as a picture frame factory. The second and third floors were occu- pied by the Adley Manufacturing com pany, also makers of picture frames. The fire started in the second floor near some glue-pots, and IS thought to have bcen caueed by spontaneous combustion. Owing to the great quantities of in- fiammable material in the building the firemen could make little headway. and their main efforts were directed to saving the adjoining property. starr S Weise's building was burned to the ground, and their loss will be about 5000 on the building and $4.500 on stock. The Adley Manufacturing com pany's loss is placed at Sl2,0O0. The exact amount of insurance could not be learned, but it is thought 1t will not cover half the loss.
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
NINETEEN PERSONS PERISH. Fatal Result Of Collision at ses Near
 the Eddystoue RockA

tmc EQuyetoue AVcA&
 LONDON, Oct. 2s.-The British steamer Boston, from Cardiff for London, has arrived at Falmouth after having been in collision with the British bark Charlewood, Capt Salmon from Ant werp for Valparaiso.
 The Charlewood foundered almost immediately after the collision. with a loss of sixteen lives Three men were killed on board the Boston at the time of the collision and her boats were badly stove in. The captain of the Charlewood, his wife, a son, a governess and the stewardess, to- gether with all the bark officers and six of the seamen, a total of sixteen persons, were drowned in spite of the desperate efforts made by the lifeboats of vessels which happened to be near the scene of the collision.
 The efforts of the would-be life savers were greatly hampered by the darkness which prevailed at the time of the ac, ident The spot where the tw vessels met was not far from the Eddystone rocks, four miles from Plymouth.
 Only an apprentice and the captain s daughter were saved
The Forrest City times., 1891-10-30
Igu.siu. fla. an Inning.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. Get. 26.-It was Donnelly's turn in his libel sult against the Pioneer Press yesterday. He was called in rebuttal. and in his smooth and imperturbable way con- tradicted, refuted or explained all the charges of bribery and political dis honesty made against him in the King letter and repeated by Col. King on the stand Mr. Donnelly was on the stand all day.