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The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
WAsHINGTON.

Mir Mcpherson spoke agains. tho cleo ton bill in the Senate.
 President Harrison has issued the Worlds Fair proclamation.
 Owing to the failure Of the Senate to act, Oklahoma Territory Is without criminal code.
 The Aldrich cloture resolution was in troduced in the Senate.
 In the Senate Mir. Call spoke against tho election bill
 Ye Washon, the first Corean born in this country, died tho other day at Wsahing- ton.
 Henry NJ. Brown Of Detroit has been nominated as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
 The financial resolution was introduced in the Senate, with the sherman scheme substituted for tue silver coinage clause.
 District of Columbia work has engaged the attention of the House
 The election bill received a setback through the failure to maintain a quorum. In the Senate Mir. Voorhees, spoke against the election bill and Mir Higgins in it's favor.
 Vim. Duval of Baltimore swiudled many S1hGfceHtHcu huii seuAtofs nE Claiming 10 have made them godfathers.
 Washington society will have brief. but splendid season.
 Senator Spooner of Wisconsin spoke in favor Of the election bill.
 In the House the urgent deficiency bill was returned to the Senate.
 Secretary Proctor Is trying 10 reduce army Assertions to "A minimum
 President Harrison is said to be contem plating message 10 Congress opposing ar bisration of the Behring Sea difficulty
 Tho President, after investigation, is said to have been satisfied regarding tho Worlds Fair subscriptions. and will issue tho proclamation this week.
 Mir. Dockery made an exposition of the cause of the financial distress In speaking on the urgent deficiency bill
 Senator sherman has withdrawn his Hawaiian resolution.
 Senator Stanford has explained his fiuan. cial measure,
 Senator Gray has introduced reciprocity resolution.
 Senator Stewart of Nevada opposed tho election bill in the Senate.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
Congregational Programme

WAsHgSsroN, n c. December 2s - The holiday season has brought Congressional proceedings te n atandstill, and this week k likely to bc 6uller than last week The Senato will meet 10 morrow. aud If a quorum is present the election bill will be further discussed Ii is not at all probable however, that a quorum will be secured any day in tha week, and In this event no business will bs transacted. and adjourn ments will be taken from day to day. If a quorum should be secured at any time the election bill will be discussed
 Tho crisis in the Senate over the cioturc rule is expected next week On the 5ih of January the Republicans hope b uave a full attendance, with their majority in. creased by the arrival of the two Senators from Idaho Then will come the tug Of war. The first fight wlll Do over the adop tion of Senator A,drich's amendment ,o the rules, giving the majority power to close debate. If the Repu blicans have a quorum present-ana they have five moro than quorum on their side of the Senate il will be comparatively plain sailing If they have not the struggle may be pro. lnnged until the endurance of the Demo erats is exhausted, or arbitrary measures are adopted by the Republicans
 tn the House a three days adjournment will Do taken from Tuesday until after New Years, and then another adjourn. ment will be taken until next wack.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
Abandoned tho Dane.

GuruRls, Okla, December s6, w. P. Thompson, tho legal agent of the Iowas, who was invited to the ghost dance ar ranged for nine miles east of Guthrie. re. turned from that place to-day and reports that the dance has been abandoned There were assembled at tho rendezvous repro sentatives from the Iowas. Missouris, ktckapoos, Cheynnes. Arapahoes and two or three others from the northern country. The dance was commenced yesterday in regular style, and had been in progress but short time when To Hee the blind Cheyenne chief, and White Cloud arrived at the scene and urged the Indians to de- slst. They pleaded eloquently with tho dancers. A conference was held and it was finally determined to abandon the dance An the Indians returned to their reservations.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
Deadwood Contiagrations.

DrAnwoop, \. Dak, December %, Last night at 10 o'clock m alarm of fire was turned in for the First Ward, and an ex tensive hog pen was entirely consumed. Another warning at l:So this morning from tho same ward announced fro in the frame hotel of C C. Fargo, and the flames were quickly communicated to the adjoining buildings, the fire being beyond the limits Of the hose of the department A general coniiagration followed, destroying a blacksmith shop, grocery store, livery stable, John Reuters general store and | number of residences. Most of the per soual goods were saved, but the loss is fully s25, ,ooo.
 Again, later, tho fire alarm was turned h from the Third Ward, the Keystone Hotel the largest in the city, being on fire. This fro threatened the destruction of this city, but was within reach of the department and was soon extinguished. The first Are was clearly the work of an incendiary, the second possibly so, but the third was . de fective fue. There has been no rain of snow worth mention since early last sum- mer, and everything is dry as finder, and the high winds tnat sweep down the gulch threaten the destruction of the city at any outbreak of fire. Forty policemen paraded he streets last night
 Upward of 1000 graders from the rail roads were in the city on spree yesterday. and in order to quell tho disturbance tue Mayor had ordered the hose turned on them. IL is thought tho first two fires were set by some of tho graders out of re yenge. Ugly rumors prevail that threats have boon made to lay the town In ashes before morning Short work will bo mads of any inceudlary who may be caught
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
The Coming Iriah Confcr~nr~.

PARIS, December ad. The Temps sn- nounces that after tho meeting between Parnell and O'Bricna formal conference of the Irish leaders will bo held Among those who will take part in the delibera. tions will be Messrs. Mccarthy. Power, Redmond, O'kelly, Sexton, Kenny and Arthur O'ConneE Tho aim of the con ference will be reunion f the two zee. tions Of the Irish party, based on the temporary retirement of Mir. parneIl from the leadership
 Tho Debats asserts that Mir. Parnell will come 10 this city without having made u previous arrangement with Mir. O'Beien fer meeting. Tue paper further says that Mir. O'Brien does not expect 10 ,ss. cuss the position with Mir Parnea per. snn,altV
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
THEM
Three Hundred Indians of
 Big Foot's Band Killed.
THE vENCEFUL SEVENTH
Oniciai Report of the Battle on Wounded knee Creek-Another Fight Caused by Two Strikes Attack
 School.

WASHINGTON, D. C., December 3l.-The Commissioner of Indian Affairs this morn ing received the following dispatch from Agent D. F. Rover, dated Pine Ridge Indian Agency, December 30
 On Wounded Knee Creek this morning, while the soldiers were disarming Big Foot and his band to surrender, fight took place, which resulted in the killing of about 300 Indians and several of the sold lers, including Capt. Wallace, with a mum Der wounded.
 Two Strike and his party, who were camped on White Clay Creek just below Red Clouds house, just opened fire on the agency from the hilltops opposite tho boarding school, wounding two soldiers. The police returned the fire, killing two of The Two Strike Indians and wounding two others. Two Strike and his band have retreated in dnorthwesterly direction from the agency, ahd it is supposed he is trying to make his way back to tho Bad Lands. Thus far the Pine Ridge Indians have taken ao active part in tbe war, but Big Foot, Slow Bear, Kicking Bear and the Two Strike bands have been aad arc active in the disturbance
 EXCITEMENT AT PINE RIDGE.
 PINE RIDGE AGENCY, December 3i The news of the battle at Wounded Knee excit. ed the Indians at the agency in an alarm. ing manner The entire camp was soon in commotlon, and the restless young bucks at once took to the hills, apparently eager Tor the fray Ixea the mot loyal of the Indians were infected, and the couriers themselves seemed eager for blood It was not long before desutorv firing was heard near tho agency, Little Wounds men have tied back 70 the range north of here toward Two Strikes, and both bands are preparing 4 to attack the agency.
 The firing last night was just west of ,he school house and between Inc police and Two Strikes baud Bullets whistled past the building in startling way. The troops here arc the infantry unler Ma Wheaton with enc Gatliag. four heavy guns and one Hotehkiss rife. Thero will probably be no heavy skirmishiug until morning Everyone says that the troops will arrive from tho railroad by that time Thero arc 5,ot0 Sioux epcamped aneat the agency buildings
 Their tepees are pitched tn a hemlspheri. cal way to tho north, west aud cast aud along q deep rayino, through which Clay Creek flows. Ii al these Indians revolt 1t would not take them long 10 wipo out the handful of infantry men ffom Omaha and massacre the entire camp Every building al the agency is built of wood, aud after footing the traders stores and the govern. mcnt storehouses the Indians could com plete their work iu short order by apply Ing the torch. The Indian school houses. which are just west of the agency build. lngs and within rife snot of Cen. Brooke's headquarters, are immense wooden structures. There are nearly ano Indian boys aud girls 1n tho schools, Tue teachers are whites and alf breeds. Peo- pie who can leave tho az, ney are doing so as rapidly as possible
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
NEW YORK.
Tslegraphio nre,i,l..

Free inoeulatious Of kooh's lymph are to be given in New York
 Itis said Senator Ingalls, can secure only a5 of the s votes necessary to re eleot him.
 The Iowa Land Company has laid claim 10 i,000 acros of land in South Sioux City, Neb
 Amaniac of Kansas City, kas-, nearly murdered the officers who went to capture him.
 Mrs. l.. R. Heller of St Louis was robbedoi mouey and watch at Donyer whigo on the train.
 Gen. Sandoval. tue Mexican revolution ist,das been acquitted of violating the neutrality laws.
 Charles Kellogg will sue to recover ido acres of land Ia Bloomington, H., to which he alleges title.
 At Mitchell. Ind, Bee Eubanks pleaded guilty of tho murder of his sister and was sentenced 10 life Imprisonment
 Leland McElroy of Rails County. Mis- sourt, was robbed of sSooo by two masked men at the mouth of q revolver,
 A s'straws' vote taken by the agricultural press indicates that the farmers of tho couatry favor Cleveland and Harrison as nominees in isoa. according 10 their party.
 Trade throashohA Iowa is depressed, ewiAG to the oDen winter
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
A BLOODY BUTCHERY
A Man Attempts to Murder
 His Whole Family.
A VIVID SCENE OF HORROR
The Awful Tragedy Enacted h . Mlnne- sota Cnbin-A German Farmsp's Murderoms Work and Ills
 Desperate Suicide

FrKGus FALLS, Minn., December o. Yesterday the family of Carl Reher con- sisted of six persons; today the father and mother arc do d, the son is lowering on the edge of the grave, and one daughter is dangerously wounded, and another great crime, dabolical and deliberately planne :, has been added to the long list which already disfigurc the annals of our State. Carl Reher was a German, aged nearly 6o years, who lived in B cabin on the Flats, as they are called, in Wilkin County, about twelve miles from this city. His family consisted of wife, aged 49; son Henry, 26; three daughters, aged 9, l6 and II.
 Reher entered his home on the Flats at about 9 o'clock in the evening. All the members of the family were there, and jumped up in surprise at his unexpected appearance, He walked to the table with apparent unconcern, and laid down several bags of candy and a large bottle of whisky. "These are Christmas presents for you" said he, '.and I've got somo more.n So saying. he stepped into room at the back ofthe house, used for wood shed, and a moment later reappeared at the door with a self cooking revolver in each hand. which he IcVeieu ana began nrtug.
 The first bullet was fired at his son, and missed it's mark. Tho young man stag gered and threw up his arm to protect himself. The second and third bullets struck him in the arn, which was shock ingiy mangled. The fourth bullet was aimed at his eldest daughter and entered her shoulder. The lamp was extinguished by Inc fifth shot, which entered the body oENirs. Reher. By this time the whole family was in frcuxei panic, and all made n rush for the door in tho darkness. Roher dropped his revolver and drew A huge carying.k nifc. As Henry Reher reached the door the father plunged the knife into his sons back. penetrating deep into his lungs. In spite of his ghastly wound the young man at once mounted a horse and rode two miles to the house of Henry Schoman, tho nearest neighbor. who at once came to Carlisle and tele- graphed to shis city and Wahpeton for surgeons.
 Half an hour later several neighbors, well armed. arrived. The three daughters were in hiding. They had heard single pistol shot but no ether sound The neighbors entered the house and found Rcher stone.dead with bullet in his brain and a rope around his neck He had ,hrowu the rope over beam and put tho moose around his neck, and as the moose tighten. cd had blown cut his brains. He lay there with his own blood mingling In n pool with that of his wife and son. Mrs. Eeher was also lying on the floor. She had crawled ha ck to tho house and lay almost by tho side of her dead husband.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
Children trnmated.

IRo~woop, Mich. December e3 The residcace of Victor tso1gers, Of Jessevills, burned last evcainy, ard his two children, aged and 10 years, pcrshed. Half ar hour previous 10 the discovery of tue frs Mrs. Rodgers left the house to visit her sister, who iircs twe blocks distaat, taking her year oai babe with her. The othel two wore locked in the house. The ire. men dld no, know the children wero in the house until the mother arHaveI. The charred remains os the chlldrsa were found near bed
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
EpITOME OF THE WEEK
Brief Summary of the News
 for Busy Men.
NEWS AT HOME AND ABROAD
ConAsassA TeasgFapAie bspSfD sf shs Cuxrsas EveAte of the Rnst Weah h Amsrisn aaA the Counsries
 of the old WerlA
FOREIGN,

O'Bricn and Gill arrived at Boulogne. Parncll left Dublin for London and will go to Paris in few days.
 The Czar Is determined to carry out his extreme measures against the Jews.
 Nine thousand mer are out on the Scotch railway strike and trade is paralyzed
 Comm ssioner Smith of the Salvation Army has resigned, owing, 1t is said, to a difference of opinion with Gen. Booth as to the lat,er's scheme for social reform.
 Prof Koch has left Berlin for vacation of 10 days.
 strike of coal miners in Belgium is threatened
 Boulanger has been defeated in his con test for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies. It Is rumored that Sophie Gunzberg, the Nihilist, is being tortured in Russian prison.
 Mccarthy is in Boulogne awaiting the arrival of O'Brien, with whom he is to hold conference. Mccarthy will then return to Englano. Parnell and O'Brien will confer
 fhe Paris Anarchists who assisted Padlewski to escape after be had murdered Gen. SelivcrskofI, have bssn sentenced to terms of Imprisonment ranging from two to thirteen months.
 Emperor William has decided to visit Paris.
 Mrs. Nellie Pearcy was hanged in Lon don for murder.
 There is revolution of feeling in Paris in favor of Eyraud, the strangler.
 Jameson's diary has been published. His s,, ha alxa Stanley.
 The count of the Kilkenny election shows that Pope Hennessy, anti Parnellita was elected by n majority of Il6l Sculy, the Parnellite, will contest on the ground of undue interference by priests
 The Paaellite candidate was badly beaten in North Kilkenny.
 There are nearly oo,ooo men out Q. work in London.
 London is experiencing remarkable changes in weather
 The strike of the railway men seriously impedes traffic in Scotland.
 It is rumored that plot to overthrow the government of the Argentine Republic has beon discovered.
 Mrs. O.Shea will winter in Paris.
 0ee hundred lives are reported lost In . flood tu the Argentine Republic.
 Parnel said at Johnswell that he would carry on the fight until every county had decided against him.
 Dr, Petit has produced n lymph similar to koch's discovery.
 Justin Mccarthy made his first speech of the campaign at Kilkenny.
 Emin pasha has been recalled from the interior of Africa by Baron Wissman for disregard of orders.
 Testimony was taken as to Gabrielle Bompsrd's susceptibility to hypuotism at Paris during the English trial.
 Michael Dayitt says that no lime was thrown at Parnell. that he was only pclted with flour by women, and that the lime story was a disgusting device to gain votes.
 Eyraud was found guilty and sentenced to death Gabrielle Bompard was sen tenced to twenty years imprisonment.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
ship Yards for the Pacific Coat.

definitely settled today aud Capt. Me Doagall, manager Of the Steel Barge Com. pauy. win start for the Pacific Coast ,n ten days to establish ship yard on Puget Sound for the building Of steel whale back vessels for Pacific Coast trade The com. pany has submitted plans of it's peculiar style of vessel to tho United States navy, aud if the Government lets any contracts to the company ship yard will oe estab lished on the Atlantic Coast The Puget Sound yard will eos. sl ,o00. coo, and be larger than the one in this city
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
a to the Best Interests of the People
WAR HAS BEGUN.
Eight Soidlers and Sixteen Indiana Kiilsd-Capt. Wallace Among the
 

Kiilsd-Capt. Wallace Among the
 Desd.
 PINE RIDGE AGEScr, s. Dak., December 5O-Through the treachery of Big Foot the old camp at Wounded Knee was last night the scene of a desperate battle, in which eight soldiers of the Seventh Cavalry, and l6 Indians were killed Among the soldiers who received mortal wounds. was Capt. Wallace, commanding Troop K Of the Seventh Cavalry, whose men were de- tailed by Col. Forsythe to disarm the captured Sioux. During the fierce fight, which lasted 10 minutes, the Indians tried to escape northeastward, but those who were not shot down were recapturei and are now being brought to this go cy, where they will arrivo about nooa to- morrow. Sunday Maj Whiteside ran across Big Foot's band of I5o drawn up in line of battle on Porcupinc Creek. Before the cavalry could be ordered to attack Big Foot signalled that he wanted conference, and he and Maj. Whiteside demanded an unconditional, immediate surrender. To this Big Foot assentcd and the Indians peaceably gave up. Tho Indians, about 4oo in number, including the women and children, were surrounded by two battal- ions of the Seventh Cavalry and moved down to a point on the wounded Knee, where preparations wero made to spend the night
 After consultation with his officer B Maj Whitside ordered Col Forsythe to disarm the Indians. Big Foot professed undying friendship for the government but insisted that he had been promised to bc allowed to retain his Winchester. His de- murrer, however, went unheoded, and Troop K marched out to begin the work of disarming tho hostiles Before a gun had been taken Big Foot gave signal and the savages began firf&g upon tho soldiers. at tho same time setting up an unearthly howl. Capt. Wallace was killed at tho first fro and Lieut. Darlington was shot through the left arm. Seven privates wero killed and l5 others wounded The soldiers weredriven back for few minutes, but soon returned deadly fire with small arms and two Hotchkiss guns. Tho Indians los, heavily and were recaptared and dlsarmed
 One battalion is bringing Big Foo,'s baud In. and tho other, under Col Forsythe, is following Two Strikes band Of lao bucks. IL Is expected there will ba another bloody battle in the Bad Lands tomorrow.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
Afraid of a Caueu<,

kASsAs CITr, Mo, December e9 State Senator W. j. Buchanan, of Kansas City, Kan, Chairman of the Republican State Central Committed. said to day to d sup posed supporter of Senator Ingails that the great work before the friends of Iayalis now is to prevent, If possible, the Alliance members of the Legislature from going into caucus. 1T caucus can be pre- vented, he holds, there Is fair proba eility Of re electing Ingalls, But if the Alliance members go into caucus there is no possible hope The man they nomi- nate win be elected on the first ballot.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
Wiad Work A, prtroit.

DETROIT, Mich, December 2S. A terl rite wind has been blowing here all day. ranging from forty -clght to sixty miles au hour, and doing considerable damage The ferry beats at times experienced some trouble in crossing the river, aud cue shipped monster sea. which caused great eonstetnatien among the passengers. ! shed running the whole leasth of tho mar ket place blew down this afternoon, iniur ing three persons quite Sayersly, alal sev. eral others escaped with slight bruises. Three horses were killed. by the collapse, and fonr more 80 badly Injured that lucy had "a he shot.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03

While impersonating Santa Claus in . church entertainment at Pittsburg, Pa, Christmas Eve, William Strong was ar. rested on a charge of robbing his forme, employers of e1.00o
 Senator Ingalls, says he will be reelected.
 A Chicago vitriol thrower was sentenced to eight years imprisonment
 Bernard Donnelly, Kansas City capita list has been declared insane.
 John Brennan was foully murdered near Fostoria, O., by two fiends for his money.
 Gen. Spinner, ex-Treasurer of the United States, is dying at Jacksonville, Fla.
 An old woman living In Martins Ferry, O., has subsisted four mon ths on milk and tea.
 A brother of Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett has been sued for divorce ip Tennessee.
 The worst of the Indian trouble is be lieved to be over. Nearly all of the hos tiles have surrendered.
 The cooperative housekeeping plan, based on Bellamy's book, adopted ct Evans ton, Ill, proved failure.
 Experiments are to be made in Chicago with the consumption cure discovered by Dr. Shurly of Detroit.
 The banquet of the Tariff Reform Club, of New York, at Madison Square Garden, sin celebration of the November victory was notable occasion, with distinguished speakers and moving utterances. Mrs. Cleveland was vigorously cheered on her apl earance, massive cup was presented to her husband and he was vociferousiy cheered as the next President of the United States.
 The Oklahoma Legislature adjourned
 Tales of pitiful destitution come from Oklahoma
 Five men were horribly burned by mol tent iron iu Trenton, N. J.
 Brig. Gen. Stanley says that Mexico cannot afford reciprocity
 Senator Farwell says he is still In the race for tho senatorship.