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The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
Tho Western Arid Land scheme

WAsniNeToS, D. C., February 6.-The movement to have the General Govern ment turn over as gift to the Western States tle irrigational and pastoral lands of ihs pub ic domain has received severe check Some of the geo o -ical survey peo. pie put forward the suggestion. Then Prof Nmmo he s'atistfcian, who is a special agent under the Department of Agricultni 10 write about irrigation, fell into tho scheme. Several of the Western S'nato and Reprs rssentatives thought well of it at first But the movement will go no further. The Admin istr, ton and Con. gross aie against 1t Tho who thought this disposition of the arid public domain fcaslb c are now percciving the bad feat urcs ot such poli y Probably the State most 'uterc Ii would. after full con sider. anon, prefer that the lands should remain in tae possession of the General Govern. ment.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
A Meehsn,c.i Co,,oa r,ek.n

The Waco Day, Texas, describes as fol ioNstae operation of a new cotton picker, the 'nvcnticr of Angus Campbell. lately t,i d at tha, place:
 The essential feature is a30 fingers ol spndles P olectlug from hol ow Vyiinder ~ es. fingers are ten inches ions and SC, ta four grooves radiaily hors e hair, pro ecu from tae fingers about onc.twelith th uf an ,aeh. The fingers or spindles are 9tvsn whirling motion by systam oi coz gear. Moving onward the cylinder revovts. the fingers come in contact with the co to-, the whrliag motion of the hnge seuiangles the cotton liny, and it i. Tickei. then ear 1 up ward and backward unttl cleaned irom the .ngers by brushc s, and ihrown into receptacles ho di1g sixty ponn!s of ell cotton
 The machiae weighs about l,a)o pounds, and IS of easy draugnt for two muIss.
 1fe erows wecc lSs yards long, an were gene over twice, thc resu tbeinc cotton was cielniy ,ked out of the bots. the machine being as thorough in ths iespect as the fingers of the negro No injury to foliage, bolls or branches of tho plant was no ci.
 In the morning. when the cstton was slightly damp, gathering f,om one row made by tie machi,e. weighed little more ttan thirty pounds. The waste knocked oh the gro md by tho mac line was eked up by hand aud weighed i've ounces
 The nc made wa bout five pound. . mtnute or S0 70 n,s au hour. Tha machine conid ess y work ten hours day and gather [, a,ooo pounds at total expenss of ts per day. making ihe. total cost of the D cking for each bale etr6us At pre- eseu( pi eos the cost is fully GIG.
 Inc Lone Star Catton Picking Machins e mpany Is TOW p rfacsing p lns for the cre, ton of an eAte siss factory in WaOs for the mAnufactui . Of ,he machine.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
The Italian Cabinet

ROME, February a.-The Marquis di Ru- dn, the " Italian Premier, was grant sd m audience by King Humhert The King app, owed of the new Cabinet formed by the Marquis.
 To the names already mentioned in last nights dispatches are addef Sig. Chimihi, Minister of Agriculture, and Sig. villari, Minist 1T of Instruction.
 It is stated that n saving of 1o. 600, 0o0 lire is possible in the naval estimates. An examination shows that the finances in the Marine Department are in state of great disorder. For instance, while there are only i2, 0S men afoat. estimates arc made provisions for $50 men,
 King Humbert adminis' cred the oath of office to the Ministers of the new Cabinet today. The Senate and Chamber of Depu- ties will ms ct again on Saturday.
 King Humbert has offered Sig Crispi a title of nobility
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13

AGAINST FREE COINAGE.
The Prssidsnt says He would Veto sueA
 Measure.


 WASHINGTON, D. c. February 1o.-- Frost. lent Harrison has once more made . pub. ic utterance as to his DO ,ition with TO. gard to he silver question. A gentlem a from Boston who called upon him to day is authority for the statement that during the conversation which he had with tn, Presi. dent the latter indicated very strongly that he was re. dy 10 veto any legislstiol which might come to him which would tend to disturb the present bas s of finances. The President sa d that hs did not want Con- gress to pass free coinage bill, . bill to buy the surplus oliver on the market or to increase the amount of silver to be toue ht by the Secretary of the Trea sury above that required by the pro rnt law.
 He was very emphatic Mn his declaration Of opposition to these measures, and he gave as his rcason that the bus mess of the country was in . very good con dit on st the present time, and that therefore thers was no existing necessity for any leg.s ala the close of last year there was possibly some ground for apprehension, but tha, crisis had been safely ras cd, and it would ! be unwisc to enact laws which tend to up set the present feeling of securty. Be | sides, hs argued, the existing law has mol yet boon in opsrat on for year, an 1t viii be time enough to see tue effect that 1t vii have and give 1t an opportunity to operate before making new leg station.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
Couxicts We'll Armed.

SrILLNAN, Minn., February 5. = Whe, Albert Gsrvin became Warden of th, State Prison the other day he made us, of some of the experience he hat gsinsd at Joliet in tho many years h, aoted as Deputy Warden there, and mad an immediate search of the prison cell, and recasses, both inside and outside O the main building, and the searches re vealed an astonishing array of knives slungshots, hammers, daggers. saws ane ether implements Among the prisoneri here are the famous Younger brothers snS other desperate and awl ss criminals, and the finding of such weapons indicatos tha mauy were pl inning an escape. Nole o tue kuives, however, were found in tht cells of the Youngers.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
A N onetary Conferences.

WAsnINorox, February 4.-Thee Interna1 tional American Money Commission held it's second session day and Senos Romero, the Mexican Minister, waa eleted president The de.egates presenl were: Bolivia, senor Otarrio; Brasil, Senor Mendcnca; Chilli, Senoe Lazcano; Colombia. Senor Rengifo; Hawai-, Hon. Hsnnabal Pric.; Honduras, Hon. R. M. Stevens; Mexico, Senor Romero; Nicarnr qua, Senor Gusman; Peru 6enor Zsgarro, United States, Hon N. F. Hill and Hon, Lambert Tree; Uruguay, Esuos Msrtil Venezuela, Seuor Rendon. Two commit sees were appointed, enc on rules sand tha esher on organisatoa. Tho oonnissiou will meet agalu when these commitGees IT ready to report.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
R,g Fire at Reading. PA.

READING, Ps., February o-J. Heur, Sterhc ( & Son, bolt snd nut manufactur CTS, this city, were burned out tonight Tae plant covered several acres of ground The fire ia attrbutef 10 spo tancous com bustioa. I he large rol n, mill and ssvera smaller structures wore saved by har, work The loss to the firm is estimated a
 yer Sss5 900; insurance probably two thirds. The firm employel 800 hands Philip s. Sternberg, tts junior member oi ,he firm, ss now in Denver, Colo. Theii plant was the largest of it's kind fl America.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
CYCLONE IN ALABAMA
Immense Destruction Is Re-
 ported.
TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY
A Great Wtnd-Storm Passes Through thu Northern Part of the state-Many C. Bulldings Arc Wrecked and
 Many People Injured.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, February 1.-The severe storm which prevailed all over Northern Alabama yesterday developed Into a tornado of great force In Tuscaloosa, Shelby and Talladega counties. The track of the storm seemed to be from tho south west. through the central part of 1usc |. toosa County, crossing the Alabama Great Southern Railway at Coaling, 4l miles southwest of here, through Shelby County, crossing the Louisville Railroad at Helen and sweeping destruction In it's path At Coal : telegraph poles were snaI ped Ike pipe-stems and the wires. broken and tangled into an inseparable mass. When tho storm reached the depot ,he roof of that building was taken up bodily and carried l,5oJ feet through the air and land ed in an old field, where 1t was sm he'd to pieces. The agent, though frightened half to death, was not scratched. Several stores and dwellings were unroofcd, stables were blown down and horses aud cattle killed. bus no human being met death, though several are reported dangerously hurt
 negro cabin was struck by the hurri- rane and raised l5 feet of the ground aud then dashed to cart again, when it wal crushed like au shell. IL was occupied by John Owen and wife and five children. all ot whom wonderful to tell escaped with their lives. Owen had his leg broken by fal ing timber, and two of the children were most crushed to death.
 All the way rom Coalbnrg to Helena fences were swept away and houses un- TO fed, bridges washed of and immen mage done. When the storm strrck Helena it had develcped into terrific cy clone and carried ueath and destruction in its pathway. Many were seriously in- iured.
 | At Talladega the deaf and dumb institute was greatly damaged by falling chimneys, and tue roof was blown of.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
DROWNED UNDER GROUND,
The Fate of Eighteen Miners in Pennsyl
 vaniH.

The Fate of Eighteen Miners in Pennsyl
 HAzELroS, PA.. February 5. = Eighteen men entombed in watery graves marks .he re ut of the most awful mine horror that has over occurred in this region. Ieanesv,lle the pretty ittle mining village ,f ]. c. Hayden & Co.,, two miles across she mountains from this place Is the scsne f tue disaster which has resulted In such appalling loss of life and which has brought desolation and anguish to SC many homes and dear ones. At Il o'clock this morning, while Charles Boyle and Patrick Co l. of Levison, wore engaged in drilling hole in their chamber In the lower Ii ght of No. slope of J. C. Hayden & Co, st Ieanesvil!e, they broke into the old No. s slope, that had been idle for Ave years and aad been flooded to the mouth with water. William Brislin, a driver, was driving at the bottom of the sope when he fel~ the wind coming, and crel oat: Boys, for Gods sake run for your lives, or we will oe drowned" In moment the force Of water came, and Br in barely escaped with his life Besides him six others wcrs saved. They aro Henry Gibbon, John Nc, line, John Boyle, Charles Boy e. William Coyle, door. tender) and Pa r,ck Coll.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
WARRINGTON.

The copyright bill is in fair way to pass the Senate. In the House the question of individual clerks was discussed at length. Secretary Proctor is very closely ex. amining the proceedings In the Forsyth case. Some very serious charges have been made against Judge Brannon of the West ern Louis ana Federal District Court It is said Ingall. W Il become psnsion agent when his term expires. Hon Richard vaux is accounted one of the most charming characters of tho House. Investigation Is ordered of certain acts | of Chief of Accounts Hartman of the Land | Office. The Sioux Indian chiefs had long con. | foren with Secretary Noble at the Inter- | for Department. Worlds Fair matters occupied the at | tention of the House of Representatives | nearly whole day. | Senator Quay, in an interview, suggests
 Blaine for the Republican presidential | nomiaat ou in 1s9, | In tho Senate the eight-hours claim
  l Committee on Education aud Labor. Secretary Prostor has the Wounded Knee battle inquiry under consideration. In the House of Repres entatives Mir. | Bland IS defelted in his effort 10 attac | free-coinage clause to the sundry civil l bill. A report from the committee to investi- l gate Pension Onlce matters declar 8 Com missioner Raum innocent of wrongdoiug No new evidence was adduced at tho | Thursday session of the silver pool com mittee. The pension appropriation bill and many minor measures were considered by the | Senate. In the Senate Mir. Ingalls, explained hi. l opposition to a cloture rule and said hs l favored an cleo ions bill. The Washington Critic publishes an ar ticle booming Congressman Hatch of Mis- souri for the presidency. Mir. Bland succeeded in tEs House ir getting free silver clause so attach.d te
 the suudry civil bill that vote must b,
 had upon 1t. In the House the diplomatic and coasu
 lar appropriati' n bill WIS passed. In the Hoise the Barrundia ma ter agair caused a sharp debate Owenby testtied before the Silver Poo Inquiry Committee, but was denied the privilege of giving names. The Senate completed confederation of the fortiiica ion and Military Academy ap- rropriai ioa bils The Prssident is said to have narrowed the selection of secretary of the Treasury down to Congressman Cannon and Sen. tor Spooner.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
GAlveston's lIardi Gras.

GALVESTON, Tex, February 5.-A great interstate commercial display and Mardi Gras opened here today. The city is crowded with decorations and people. Tha indus rial display, in which Colorado, Now Mexico, Kansas, Arizona and other States are represented, is an extremely crsdita- ble one. The festivities will continue for i've days, and during their proxrsss there will be a congress of representatives from Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado. Kansas, Nebraska, North and South b. kota. Wyoming and Utah, with the view of uniting the people in those Ststss and Territories in the work of securing na- tioual Legislation in the best sipterests Of the Western States.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
More v,ct ns

OMAHA, Nch,, February 9-Specials |. the Bee show that a numhsr of lives were lost in Nebr aska during tae blizzard The wife of Mi.son Cummings, a farmcr near Nashville, who sta ted from the town for her home Saturday, wa, found dead in her buggy b day within forty rods of nci h. bsr's house,
 Eddie Chichester aud steven St Peters, i+ years old, Kearuey boys who had been out luiting, were found frozen to death n eosn neid
 NJ. L. lissent residing three miles north of Ch idron, Is suppressed to b. buried under the saow, and searching parties are looking for h.s body.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
\ Plan nf Campaign.

of about i5 R,pub 'an representatives, in cluding free co mage men aud these who hoo more con ersaiiye views on the sub iert was he d at th, house of Representa-. tive Townsend of Cobra do to night to is- cuss the pres mt ph s, Of the Sc, ate silver bill and th prosp cts of z citing the lver question before the House in some shape Wh le the cxtrcme 'ilver men were unwi.l- ing to ac 'ept anything th ,t dii not emb ,dy the free coinage iJea, several more conser- vative measures were discussed. among them the ire % nage of the American product A plan of campaign by which it Is hoped to br ng c House to vote upoA the silver question was outi.n.d, though not formally agreed upoa.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
EPITOME OF THE WEEK
Brief Summary of the News
 for Busy Men.
NEWS AT HOME AND ABROAD
Condensed Telsgsaphic Rsporss of the CArrsut Events of the Past Week b America and the Countries
 of the old World.
FOREIGN,

HOREAUNs
 several collisions of vessels near Gravesenf are reported. No lives lost The Pope and Emperor William are said to have united for tue purpose of crushing socialism.
 King Humbert has accepted tho new Cabinet
 English merchants fear the loss of trade with Brazil through the reciprocity treaty with tho United States.
 Bishop Scalabrini favors Italian emigra- tion to America.
 Emperor William is nervously pushing the manufacture of smokeless powder. The steamer Caeswick has been wrecked on tho Sully Islands, the captain aud 10 men being lost
 Aveling, the Socialist, is pushing his candidacy at Northampton, England. He claims 10 fully reprcs nt f3radlaugh's idea The Ca is said to bc cultivating the friendship of the Films
 The excit t,ment among the Republicans In Spa is unabated.
 The German Emperor is said to be much irritated by Bismarck's conduct.
 Parnelis personal organ, United Ireland, snys that Irelsnl wants to be a nation, and that a par lament will not satisfy her.
 Sameron, tue republican leader in Spain has be D defe lted
 Twenty two rsons were killed by an avalanchs in Switzvriand
 Archduks Franz Ferdinand of Austria was received by the Cxar on his arrival in St. Petersburg
 ''Robsn Hood," m opera by Reginald De Koven of Chicago, had a successful pro duction at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London.
 Dr. Koch is in Constantlnople.
 Caprivi addressed the Rcichstag on Germany's African policy.
 The Paris Temps avs Dillon will lead the rcanit Irish party.
 Ninc chi .drea w,re burned to death In an orphan asylum fire at Moscow.
 Spanish DO ice fired on crowd attending Republican meeting. dangerously wound ing several
 Char.c Bradiaugh was buried at wok- ing.
 Eyraud, tho Paris strangler was guillo. tined.
 King H imbert has summo ned Lieut. Con. Vial 10 form a ,hinet
 Arrh nke Franz of Austria has started for Russia 10 wilt ths Cxar.
 Gladstoae made loag plea for his re- liz ous disabiliiiss bill, but 1t was defcat.d A Russian pr nce an the captaia of ths Russian iroac.ad having on board the Cssrswitch had a disagreement.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
A Mad Dog Killed.

COLUMBUS, Ind, February 2-At Frank. lin, just north of this city, dog owned by Noah Mendenhall was killed this morning
 while suffering with hydrophobia Last
 week the brute bit little son of Ar, Covert and yesterday bit m mber of MT. Mendenhall's family. There seems to have been no question as to its madness from all reports, and great excitement prevails in those families, the members of which were bitten
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
For Raas,an Jews.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 6.--The Inter national Society for Colonization of Rus sian Jews has been incorpora ed here un der the laws of this State. win a capital oI tl, ,OOu, Quo, divided into 200, 0O0 shares. The society will purchase tract of lad ard locAie . colony of Russi Iews on it. The settlers will be given land, stock and im. plemsnts, tog u ST with advanC .. Unu tA land produces F turns a mortgage on it wlli be taken, but pAyments will be on very easy terms. Inc directors of the cor poration arc among the wealthiest Jewish merehanis of San Frncisco aud o,hss eities of the State.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
sarxKRAL poMEsrrn


 Tho Ma al Grrs festivities began at New Or eans
 Missouirs iowcr house refus d t, invcs- tigats tho Nosand case.
 A Forgar at Trrs Haute, Ind, e,ured ei20 on two bogus caecks and then es capped
 Tue cec of Grace Gr'dley, who siep, for no months, has been medically ro- ported.
 The Kansas Senate haa voted to call . Western commercial congress at Topeka, April 10 next
 Sir John Macdon ald. tho Canadian Prcmi r has issued an address against TO ciprocity with the Unit d stat.s
 investigation shown that a shortaga of about $i6,ooo occur d in Mai WoodrufY's s first term as State l reasurer.
 An invest ;atiou showed Il peculiar con ditlon Of affairs in the Peep es Savings Rank, of Atchison, Kas., winch recently failed.
 The dead body of Joc Freeman of the Indepsuden tMo) Progress was ioumd near the railroad track, with no cause known.
 A train on the Burlington, Cedar Raplis and Northeru was wrecked near Randalia, iniuring may psrs)us, but killin 7 none
 A Chicago livery stsblc keeper has in. vented push. the button cleo riaal deyi 0 by means Of whica runaway horses can be instant stoppcl,
 Tn, trustees of Baron Hirsch's fund for the lief ot Rissian Jew em grants to America orl . izcd yesterday in New York nnd accepted trust
 Lobbyist Owcnby crit clses tho silver pool lave stigating com mittce and tolls Q! matt rs in whi h thev dii not Inquire He clsrges Nebraska congressman with att mt d bribery.
 Ma Il msa ro0 ,ei an Alabama Supply Company of t74,95o
 Two q spsrate burglars were caught ia Cspcini 1 O., after hot fight
 It tis sand that John C. New has bee, offered the secretarys, lip of the Treasury. Congressman Jerry Si nps ,n (socklcssl of Kansas is in Springfield, H., looking over the field.
 Chinese H ghblnders arc using tho knife instead of the pistol at San Francisco. with telling effest
 Eva Mccoy. a ia-year old Michigan girl.
 
 Prof. Herr nam as miad reader. Tho fnrnacemen at the Chicago, Stccl and Iron Works, at South Chicago. have gone out, and the work are dcsertcl. Mary Holcomb has be, granted a divorce h Minnesota bccau>c her husband habitualiy ma1isd her with the Bioie a. ter fanily prayers
 The consvss of Western States and Territories began in Galveston. Tex. Organized labor in Chicago will demand of the World's Fair directory that eight hours bc made working day and that oaly uni ,n labor be empioyei.
 $. Braser of Rocnestsr, N. Y. died from exposure at Eckley, Colo, whlle partially tnsLne.
 Col. Olcott was elected president of the m escp.icA Society at its meeting near MadrAs. IadiA-
 Cougres man Jamcs Phclan of Tcnaessce died of ton sumption In Nassau, N. F. Ex-Presidsnt., love and sent letter to tho l'Ari6 Reform Club of Mont Ciair, ~. J.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
n,ea af Hrnrxation.

SiSo SiNo, New York, February o. Mrs. wm. Stanton gave birth to child several days ago, and has since died for want of proper care and food. Her.hus- band, who is pipe. moulder, works in the foundry near by. He k hard drinker and neglected her, She had worry little to sat or drink, and was in very exhaustsd condition. Mrs. M,'Douald. a neighbor. called in to sec her yesterday and found her dead tn bed. A doctor was called. and he sad she died from duplication of diseascs brought 0u by starvation.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
The wilson Lsqsor Law ssssalnsa.

FARoo, N. Dak., February 4--TAo aaD iously awaited decision of the otote gu. prems Court on the risht to handle iiquoes done up in original packages was kandoG down this afternoon. Tho lower coure Ao6 held that t was not unlawful for the IT. resident importer to keep place Fl hUoI ness in this stats where infoxicaa1nn liquors arc stored and kept for SaIa ol1 sold, provided that liQuor thus stored 01u
 sold was in tho original unhroken psalnn16S in which it came, and ordsrsd tho 11S dismisssd. Ths upper court sevoras1 1S decision, holding ths When liquos 17
 valid. ks..s 8277
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
-a----aa----------a-------s--- Inx~rsoil's MAga aantmIty.

HELENA, Mont. February 6--When Col. Ingersoll heard that the children of ex- Speaker Witter had been left penn less he volunteered lecture, and o.night the largest crowd ever seen in the Opera House listened to his new lecture on Shakespeare" Fifteen hundred do lars was the net result Col. Ingersoli refused compeusa ion, and insistsd on bu ying tick cts for his party. Witter was miner, and Inger olrs praises are being sung n every Montana miaing camp.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
rr,.xrsrh,e nr.x.s,... .

The Sheriff of Indianapolis was locked up in the Terre Hau C, lad, Jail for being drunk and dsordcriy
 Two thousand boomers are hiding In caves in the Cherokee Strip. Soldiers have been ordered to eject them
 Tho subcommittee of the committee ou plan and scops of the Pan Republic Con. grcss has prcpared . report
 Director General Davis of tho Worid's Fair will resign if tho report of tho Cand Ter committee Is adopted by Congress as presented.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
| vsslm of the s.al,-Pex scare.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, February k-T. B. Mcdowell got back from Lockhart, Cald- Ill County, today. He is . victin Of tho prevailing craze aRAinst small-pox. McDoweil went to Lockhart in answer to | message that hIs mother wac dying. When he got thsre the authorities aeized hlu, shut him up in room, furnished him with cake of csrbolic soap and tub 0f water and told him L. ssrub. He wa suh3eote(l 70 other indispities. He will spe Iook- hart for el.ooo danages.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
TexAs

AUSTIN, Tex. February6 6. The Scna'c to day passed It's bill requiring railosds to pro vide separate cars of like size and accommo dat ons for white ani colorcd passengers. Tue pena ty is as for a misdemeanor, and subject to tne of from Sto0 10 5000 fos each violation. The only business Of spec iai interest in the Houss was the sd option of the Terrell resolution that 1t is either expedient nor necessary to call a Censtitu. tional Convention.