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The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
william Rockefeller seriously m.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2l.-William Rocke- feller, president of the Standard Oil company, and his wife are both ill with blood poisoning at No. 6s Fifth avenue. Mir. Rockefeller is seriously i'll, and although his physicians say that he will recover, they admit that he is not out of danger. Mrs. Rocke- feller is convalescing, and will probably be able to leave her room to-day or to- morrow. The sharp end of nail in one end of Mir. Rockefeller's shoes caused the blood poisoning, and Mrs. Rockefeller contracted the disease while attending her husbano.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22

All efforts to settle the strike on tho San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad have proved fruitless SO far.
 A lunatic forced his way into the M. E. Church at Charlottesville, Ind, and occu- pied the pulpit during revival meeting.
 A train-load of St. Paul boom has gone to Washington to urge the claims Of that city for the Democratic National Convention.
 Miss Maude Dillon of Anderson, Ind, is likely to die from injuries received in two explosions of natural gas, one Wednesday, the other Friday.
 A suit against the Fruit Preservers' Trust, filed in Chicago, will be carried to the Supreme Court of the United States to determine the questio n of the legality of trusts.
 Three Republicans were found guilty of contempt by the New York Senate for refusing to vote on a new enumera- tion bill. Their excuse was tn at they had not read the bill.
 A Louisville, Ky, book-k eeper stole CPS, 900 in one year.
 Judge Geo. V. Houke, di stinguished iurist of Indiana, is dead.
 The Diukuutu Btt he'Soeio" os A~"A''~- City was decided in favor of the State.
 John Sherman was elected United States Senator by the Ohio Legislature.
 Judge Botkin will resign in or der to put an end to the feud in Western Kansas.
 Three street railway companies ran a race in building electric lines in Sioux City.
 At the annual meeting of the Sugar Trust the capital stock was increased by (25, ,O0o,0
 Several persons were badly hurt by natural gas explosion in boar ding house in Anderson, Ind.
 The s-year-old son of H. D. Boughen was burned to death at Kirksville, Mo-, Tuesday night.
 w. H. Chaffee & Co. of New Orleans have suspended with liabilities of $320,- : 900; assets, S70o,0O0.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
The House.
Funds Available for the Fair.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 When the House met Mir. Reilly of Pennsylvania asked unanimous consent for the i'm mediate consideration of resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury for information as 10 hat amount of money has been appropriated and available under the act of April 9, 1890, relating to the Worlds exposi tion at Chicago, and what amount of money so appropriated has been ex pended, with an itemized statement showing to whom it has been paid and for what purpose. Adopted.
 Among the bills introduced and re ferred were the following:
 By Mr Lord of California-To abso lutely prohibit the carrying of Chinese into the United States whether sub iects of the Chinese Empire or other wise.
 By Mir. Lewis of Mississippi-To pro hibit the Secretary of the Treasury from making deposits of United States funds with national or private banks
 DN MT. 'HOW LII liiiupiS tiahe'6 lands to honorably discharged soldiers of the war of the rebellion.
 By Mir. Clover of Kansas-To enable cities to deposit United States bonds and have issued legal tender notes to be expended for public improvements
 The House then proceeded to the consideration of the bill relating topno- lie printing and binding and for the distribution of public documents Alter the reading of the bill Mir. Richardson of Tennessee made a brief explanation of its provisions.
 Adjourned. Mir Mills of Texas entered the hah during the recess and was warmly greeted by his colleagues. Speaker pro tenn. McMillin, having called MI. Oates of Alabama to the char, wens upon the floor and had quite long conference with Mir. Mills.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Wreck on the Northwestern.

JANEsvILLE, Wis, Jan. 21.-The to Chicago-ran into the rear end of a freight train on a hill near Clin- Juntion yesterday morning, demol- ishing two cars of the freight and throwing the passenger engine in the ditch. Fireman Murphy jumped and was badly bruised. No one else was seriously hurt.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Heirs to ss, ,ooo. 900 fin Scotland.

BosToN, Mass, Jan. 2l.-S. D. Rogers of this city is said to have been notified that he and his two brothers and two sisters are the direct heirs to the S3, 900, ,0OO estate of the late John Rogers, their uncle, of Glasgow, Scot land. The sisters are in Maine, one brother in California and another in Texas
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
-------- nnCc PERISHED IN THE FLAM
Three Children Barned to Death by tho

Three Children Burned to Deain "
 Accidental Overturning of Lam s
 HANCOCK, Wis, Jan. 20.-NeWs VI just been received here of fatal see dent occurring at Vesper, srnaii '1 '.h. bering town twenty miles to the hoi west, by which three children, assr rhs and years, perished in hre' sr. children are supposed to have o of turned lamp during the absencs to their parents, thereby setting nis abs the house in which they perisheo. .sa eharred remains have been reco's' from the ruins.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
c,ereIana sfen Are Choscn.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 21.-At the Democratic conventions held yesterday the faction represented by the State ad- ministration, which is supposed to favor Mir. Cleveland as the Democratic nominee for President, elected seventy out of eighty-five delegates to the State convention that will nominate national I
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Cincinnati's Business Sensation.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 21.-Chas. Weatheray and ex-Police Commissioner Stevens, who have represented II. B. Claflin & Co. of New York have been arrested on warrants sworn out by Leo Frank. agent of the New York concern, charging them with having embedded moneys, checks, and negotiable instru- ments to the value of SGT. .9sO.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Burned to Death.

CHICAGO. Jan. 21.-Mrs. Fredericka Oleson and her 2-year-old daughter, Fredella, were burned to death in their home at Johnson avenue and Fifty-first stree. last night, and another child, a boy years old, now lies at his grand fathers house suffering from burns that will probably prove fatal.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Held for Manslaughter.

CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-Warren Springer, Edward E. Gallup, Charles Schroeder, W, H. Cartwright and Martin Lyng are held for manslaughter. Such is the verdict of the coroner's jury as result of the inquest on the bodies of the five victims of the boiler explosion in the Warren Springer building on Canal street, Jan. 8. They are all under ar rest with the exception of Springer.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
The American Treaty with Spain.

MADRID, Jan. 21.-In the Chamber of Deputies Senor Camozo attacked the government for concluding the treaty of commerce with the United States. He followed up his arraignment of the government with demand for the ap- pointment of committee of inquiry to reconsider the treaty. In response the minister of foreign affairs defended the treaty but agreed to the appointment of the desired committee.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Earmers in Session.

FAIRBURY, H., Jan. 21.-The Farm CTS Institute for the Ninth Congress sional District was opened yesterday under favorable auspices. There will be a three days session and the pro- gram contains the names of many prominent people in the district and State who will entertain the delegates and visitors with papers upon farm topics.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Pardoned Dying Convict.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, Jan. 2l.-Gov. Fifer yesterday granted a pardon to John Ryan, who was convicted of robbery in La Sale county in 1889 and was sentenced to the penitentiary for five years. He is now in the last stages of consumption and was pardoned so he could die among friends. He has a mother living at or near Ottawa.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
WORK OF THE SOLONS.
PRoCEEDINCSIN THE NATIONAL
 SENATE.
The President Sends to the Senate a Batch of Appointments - Secretary Elaine Again Becomes III and Has to Be Taken to His Home.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The Chap lain had somewhat larger audience of Senators yesterday than he had Mon day, and once more he thanked heaven for peace and prayed that peace may be preserved to this nation and to the great family of nations.
 The firts paper presented was a re- port from the Secretary of State tin re- ply to a Senate resolution) as to the Mexican awards under the convention of 1865.
 Secretary Blaine's. report gives the full amount of the awards as S3, s65, 900, all of which had been paid by Mexico in fourteen annual installments in per feet accordance wilh the terms of the convention.
 Mir. Stanford gave notice that he would next Tuesday submit some re- marks to the Senate on his bill to in- crease the circulating medium.
 The Senate bill to change the times for holding the Circuit and District courts for the Western District of Mis- souri was passed.
 NIT. tttiEItH iIOfti tiAt iht1hh NVhA mittee reported the bill to carry out tin part the bill for the division of the land of the Sioux Nation of Indians and to secure the relinquishment of the ln- dian title. Calendar.
 The Senate then began the considera- ton of business on the calendar. These bills were passed.
 d. . n f,ra hugrHfng at Mammoth Hot Springs, in the Yellowstone National Park.
 To aid South Dakota to support a school of mines at Rapid City. Bennington county
 Appropria ting S250,O00 for public building at Hastings, Neb.
 Appropriating S2o0o0 10 increase the accom- modations of the Marine hospital at Detroit, Mich.
 Appropriating sloo0oo for a public building in Mansfield. Ohio.
 Appropriating ss50ooo for public building at Norfolk. Neb.
 Appropriatlng s75,0oO for public building al Jacksonville, Ill
 Appropria,ing sioo,ooo for public building al Fergus Fails, Minn.
 Appropriating s00,ooo for public building in Zanesville, Ohio
 At D. m the consideration of the Mexican award bill, which was before thc 'thdtc -hohudy; was tNSaiiS' "h'' Mir. Vest continued his argument against it.
 Mir. Morgan replied to Mir Vest, and then the bill went over until to-day without action.
 The enro led House bill fixing times of sessions Of the United States courts in the Northern district of Iowa was signed by the Viee-President and is the first act of the present session to go to the President for his approval.
 After short executive session the Senate adjourned.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Refugee. shipwrecked.

LONDON, Jan. 21.-The Pacific Steam Navagation company's mail steamer John Elder, from Valparaiso for Liver pool, has been wrecked on Caranza rock in the straits of Magellan. All the passengers and the crew of the steamer were saved. but the vessel her
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Grand Traverse.sOueer Bay.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich, Jan. 21.-Last night at o'clock the water in Grand Traverse Bay fell six and one-half feet inside of ten minutes. In about an hour it returned as suddenly. A strip of beach 100 feet deep was left exposed. Nothing like this was ever known here
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Fatal Fire in New Yorr.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-In house full of strong. able-bodied men fire broke out this morning and all the men es- capped, while mother and her daugh- ter were smothered. One is dead, the other is dying.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Depositors Get 80 Per Cent.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 21. - Re- ceiver Spraul of the Corey (Pa.) Nation al bank announced that dividend of between 30 and 40 per cent will be paid the latter part of February. The de- positors will probably receive 80 per cent in all
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Increase of Imports in France.

PARIS, Jan. 21.-The French customs statistics show that the aggregate bus mess of France with foreign countries was greater in 1891 than in 1890. There was slight decrease i- the exports and considerable increase in the i'm portS
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Electric Motor Cars Burned.

TOLEDO, Ohio. Jan. 21.-Fire de- stroved the Robinson Electric Street railway barns, a.high brick structure, with thirtv-fiye electric motor cars.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Paupers Fed Twice a Day.

NoBLEsvILLE, Ind, Jan. 2l.-It has been discovered that the inmates of the county poorfarm are given only two meals day. This mal-treatment has excited much comment and an investi- gation is promised.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Senator Gorman Re-Eiected.

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 2i.-The Hon. Arthur r. German has been reelected United States Senator from Maryland.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22

FRANKFORT, Jan. 21.-The Zeitung of this city has been confiscated for publishing an immoral article on Guy de Maupassant, the famous French writer who recently became insane.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
THE MARKETS.
Prices for Live Stock and Pro rec in the
 Principal Marts
ST. LOUIS

Wheat--No. 9 red. s79s(9s7s1 Corn-No. 2. 421S6432S. Osts-No. ?. 321f(s33. Rye No. ?, S5@s6. Butter-Cresmery, 27a2S. Butter-Choice Dairy, 22@25. Eggs, % 022If. Chickens-Live. per D, 6(S6x. Onions-Per bu., 69@7o. Potatoes-Per bu., 29aS5. Cattle-Choice Steers, 555Ce5 s5 475
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
To Bury Duke Clarence.

LONDON, Jan. 21 1.-Preparations fo the funeral tomorrow at Windsor of tho Duke of Clarence and Avondale continue quietly. There is much dis appointment at the fact that there will not be funeral procession through London, but the Queen is opposed to it and that settles the matter.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Miss Belle Mckenzie Dead.

MOBILE, Ala, Jan. 2l.-Miss Belle Mckenzie, the young school teacher who was wounded at the McMillen massacre, in Choctaw county, is dead, making the fourth victim of that butch
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
At Neu Ynrlr u .oie Enlle,. |

At New York Loie Fuller, the actress, had William B. Hayes, lawyer and broker, arrested, charging that he mar ried her when he had another wife liv- ipQ
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Want the Right to Vote.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2o.-Susan E. An thony, Miss Elizabeth Cady stanton, Miss Lucy Stone, and Miss howen Hooker appeared before the House com mittee on judiciary in support oi 'n' joint resolution introduced py "'' Greenleaf of New York, proposing an amendment to the constitution exten. ing to women the right to vote al a', federal elections. Each lady addresse' the committee, advocating the passass of the resolution. The resolution sup mits the matter to the legislatures v the several States. The eonihi''es took the matter under consideratioA
 Objects to Changing Postmaster
 WASHINGTON Jan. 20.-Senator h..- brought before the Senate oonnas tee on Postoffices the case or ".. Floyd, the Elmira postmaster, "hv',, rr the President proposes to replace Y the appointment of MT kathoa,t .ast The Senator entered vigorous pro.e,,' against Mir. Rathbun's confirlna''o.. He did not object to ha'pa.. {, personally, but made an argliIncn' ss show why justice and expedleney '. N well as due regard for the wisnes s.s v the citizens of Elmira required rio'e retention.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
SENATOR QUAY WINS.
After Peing Out Seventy Minutes the Jury Decides in His Favor.
 Senator OuaY Wins.

PIrTsBUBG, Jan. 21.-The jury in the case of Senator Quay against the Star, after being out twenty minutes, re- turned verdict of guilty as indicted. The penalty is fine not toexceed Sl ,000 or imprisonment or both. A dispatch from Beaver, Pa, says it is believed that Senator Quay will intercede in be- half of the defendants
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Must Let Morocco Alone.

PARIS, Jan. 21.-The Republican Francase, in a stirring article on the situation of affairs in Morocco, says that France would oppose with all her strength British occupation of Nor occo, which, it says, would be last hu- initiation for Europe. In conclusion, it says that ''if the British blue jackets want to sleep in Tangier they shall have bed-fellows"
 Rudyard kipling Married.
 LONDON, Jan. Il -Rudyard Kipling, the well-known young author, was married to Miss Balestier, sister of the late American novelist of that name.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
House.

Throughout the corridors of the House wing the employees tmost of them old soldiers of the rebellion) engaged in earnest argument over the prospect of war with Chile. This was also the topic of conversation in the press gallery and among the many spectators who occupied the public galleries.
 In his prayer, the chaplain, after his opening invocation, said: Inspire, uphold, and direct Thy honored serv- ant, the President of the United States, his constitutional advisers, and mem bers of the two Houses of Congress in the solemn crisis of our history. Let all that shall be advised, decided upon and done, be for the safety, honor, dignity and welfare of the nation, in the spirit of justice and conciliation to all other nations, and have the sanction and blessing of the Prince of the Kings of the earth"
 Mir. E. E. Taylor of Ohio from the Committee on Judiciary, reported a bill fixing the time for holding terms of the Circuit and District Courts of the Vest ern District of Wisconsin. Passed.
 Mir. Watson of Georgia asked unani- nous consent to discharge the Com mittee on Judiciary from the further consideration of the resolution instruct ing that committee to investigate the organization of the Pinl<erton detective agency. Mir. Oates of Alabama ob- jected.
 The House then resumed the eonsid- eration of the bill providing for the public printing, binding and distribu- ton of public documents
 Mir. O'Neil of Missouri opposed the measure and moved that it be referred to the Committee on Printing.
 After considerable debate Mir. Rich ardson of Tennessee moved that the further consideration of the bill be postponed until Friday next, pending which Mir. O'Neil moved to lay the bill on the table. Agreed to-yeas, 125; nays, 102.
 Mir. O'Neil moved to reconsider and to lay this action on the table, pend- ing which Mir. Springer of Illinois moved an adjournment, which was lost-s9 to li2-amid laughter on the Republican side.
 Mir. O'Neil's motion to table the mo- tion to reconsider was agreed to. This defeats the bill.
 The new code of rules has teen prac- tically decided on and will probably be submitted to the full Committee on Rules to-day, with n view to its report to the House the following day.
 Blaine Again III.
 There was some little excitement
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Blaine Again III.

There was some little excitement about the White House during the cabinet meeting by the reason of the sudden illness of Secretary Blaine. He came to the White House about 11:45 o'clock and seemed to be in good health,
 but he had not been there more than half an hour when he complained of nausea and he felt weak and faint. He suggested that he had better go home, and Secretary Elkins agreed to go with him. They drove to Mir. Blaine's house in the Postmaster-General's carriage,
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
NEW YORK.

Wheat-No. Bred, I.00al cox. Corn-No. 2, 7l975. Oats-Mixed Western, 39x(d41. Csttle-5 40G595. Hogs-365(94l6
 CHICAGO.
 Wheat-No. 2 red, e6Cds7x. Corn-No. 2, 464945x. Oats-3ih(93lx. Cattle = 5.209540 Hogs-3.6o(G400.
 KANSAS CITY
 Wheat-No. 3 rcd, s6t9s7. Corn-No. 9, 3se3sH. Oats-No. 2, 29H93o. Cattle 3.45(9595. Hogs. l0Cd3. SO
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Bankrupt Coats Goes to JaJl.

SPARTA, Wis, Jan. 21.-W. E. Coats has teen arrested on warrant sworn by E. E. Jones of this city, who claims to have had TOO bushels of wheat stored in Coats warehouse which Coats sold. Coats, who was in the commission busi- ness, failed about week ago. He was committed to jail in default of bail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-31

society man quoted here has determined not to
inquire into q womans actual worth. bat 90 set
himself 20 ind out positively what she actually
Is worth lie saws be doesn Z want = good home
woman either. but fashionable wife. He wants
to make good appearance in the world and he
wants his wife to assist. He wants 60 entertain
himself aud his wife must do il for him. lie
wants good house PRETTY furnished and he
expects to get II for the price of diamond
ring. What other men work and toll and
scheme for he expects 10 get all at once by .
tGdicious marriage. VIII he succeed? viii fond
papa allow his daughter 20 marry q penniless man
ana then support the couple in luxury after
wardg Some pspas will not. but others will.
and beside that there are Orphans in the world
who have large fortunes and no obdurate pa
rents To suspect every society man who comes
along OF loving the money and not the girl
The latter Will not be very APT TO object She
may, and doubtless doee. know that the man
wants both her and her money. but she knows
also that be never could or would marry poor
girl and be might easily have selected some
other rich girl instead of herself So she mar
ries him and takes care of him and they live a
very comfortable sort Of life sometimes and a
very miserable one At other times On the
whole. considering how many marriages there
that such a small proportion of them have
turned out scsndsloasly.
Now. TO recapitulate what our society man s
determinations for the new year are. first. he
Is gong to as many parties rs he chooses: sec
ond, he Is going 10 stay up as late he chooses;
third, he Is going to afternoon teas; fourth, be
Is going to marry rich and fashionable girl II
he carries out this program he will be a rounded
out character
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-31

II IN Their stockings in the cafe deposit
boxes. They are buying safe securities which
bring no interest and the outlook for specula-
tive enterprises is bad. The trouble which
followed the financial crash at the time Of the
Barring Brothers losses lis still felt and dom
think that GladstOne's election has made things
any better. Stocks fell when he was nomi-
mated. and he IL one Of those men who are like
The lrlshmans flea. when Won put your finger
on him YOU find he is not there"
What DO you think. Col North Of the
Chances for young men who want to make for
tnnesI Are they as good now as they have been
In the past?''
Il can say as to that" replied Col North
This IL big world and its resources have az
yet hardly been tapped. Take South America.
IL Is a vast continent, great part Of which is
rlled with gold and silver, and il will in the
future add many hundred millions to the wealth
OF The world. L believe that il is a good field
Tor investment today, and the young man who
VIII learn the Spanish language and who has
the right spirit OF enterprise and business ca
pacity can do well there"
what do you think about the interconti-
mental railway scheme? Will we ever have a
single line OF railway running from New York
down the west coast Of South America to Chile
and then across 10 Buenos Ayres?"
II don't know much about that and doubt
whether the scheme will succeed. Still you
can tell and the reports Of the civil engineer.
VIII show the possibilities of the limo much
better than any prediction / might make. A,
Tor me. 4 doubt very much whether it can b.
carried out a."