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The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
Bloodshed in Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 3.-The campaign preceding to-day's election was one of the most bitter and hard fought in the history of the city. The officers elected are mayor, treasurer, police judge, city attorney and fifteen councilmen. There were five tick cts in the field - the regular democratic, the Johnson demo- cratic, the republican, the non- partisan and the labor. Frank Cooper is the regular democratic nominee and also heads the nonpartisan ticket. Frank Johnson. who bolted Cooper's as well as the labor ticket. Webster Davis is the repu blican nominee. The A. F. A. question has figured to some extent as an issue in the campaign, and the contest has been exceedingly bitter.
 The exciting events of the day cul- minated at ? o'clock this afternoon in riot in the Fifth ward. One man was instantly killed, three mortally wounded and two others seriously wounded.
 Last night Justice Latshaw, q warm supporter of Frank Johnson tor mayor. at the request of Jim Pryor, Fifth ward politician, commissioned about fifty of Pryor's followers in the Fifth ward as deputy constables.
 This morning the Pryor gang were on hand early fighting for Johnson. Pryor's son, John Pryor and his son-in- law, John McGovern, were leaders of the gang. Six of them assaulted a negro named Andy Rowlett and gang assaulted Mir. Wagoner. Late ill the afternoon a gang of them beat up a party of young men from Westport
 A warrant was issued by Justice Willis for the arrest of several of the gang, and Deputy Consta ble Jerry Pate was sent to arrest them.
 This afternoon the Davis and Cooper men came back armed. and when Pate arrived there were 200 or more men, nearly all of them heavily armed and ready for trouble.
 Just how the fight began no one seems able to tell, but Mike Callahan. one of the Pryor crowd, is said to have fired the first shot. Instantly two dozen guns were drawn and the shoot ing became general.
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
For Arkansas Rivers.

Arkansas gets larger river appro- priation this year than it did year ago, the total amount being s4O5, 900.
 Arkansas has more nayigable streams than any state in the Union The bill appropriates s2700o0 for the improvement of the Arkansas: St Fra ncis. Ss 900; Black. s9500. an increase of h.500; White, s52,0d0, increase of Si7 OOJ; Red. $500 and Current river, sS.000 which is the first appropriation that has been made for improving that stream.
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
Given Twenty-One Years.

The famous Scott-McGeehe murder trial was concluded at Pine Bluff the other day.
 It occupied the circuit court for over a week and If witnesses from va rious states were ex- amined. The courtroom was taxed to it's ca l.. pacity, many ladies being among the audie nee. The jury agreed upon a verdict of murder in the second degree, and assessed Scott's pen alty at twenty one years in the penitentiary The defense will appeal
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
Shot by His Overseer.

J. E. Biscoe, well-known planter, is laid up at his home in Little Rock from serious gunshot wound.
 Mir. Biscoe owns large plantation at Sur rounded Hill. Prairie county. The other night he returned from Memphis ane. going to the house of his overseer. whose name is Denning knocked at the front door. The hour was ll:30, and Mrs. Denning, who was sleeping downstairs with her niece. became frightened. She called to her husband that burglars were attempting to enter the house. Denning sprang up, and. grabbing his shotgun, rushed downstairs. The front door was glass. and through it he saw the shadow of man standing on the outside He did not wait to ask questions but blazed away with one bar rel of his gun. The entire charge of buckshot tore through MT. Biscoe's hand and arm. The latter screamed, telling Denning not to shoot. Mrs Denning recognized the wounded man s voice, and restrained her husband just as he was on the point of shooting through the door again.
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
Declared Unconstitutional.

The state supreme court has declared insurance tax unconstitutional
 Several months ago A. Washmood general agent for an insurance company of New York. arrested in Little Rock charged with the violation of the state law relative to the pay. ment of license. He was adjudged guilty and heavily fined. He appealed the case to the gu Dreme court, and the other day decision was rendered declaring the tax unconstitutional The entire court agreed
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
Pooled With Uncle sam.

W. A. Sloan, colored, postmaster at Ripley, Cleveland county. has been ar rested on the charge of having traded stamps for merchandise, violation of postal laws
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
Coming Attractions.

CAPITAL THEATRE, LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
 Monday and Tuesday, April 9th and and 10th, Jennie Holman.
 Wednesday. April 11.-After Dark
 Thursday. Friday and Saturday, April 18th, 18th and 14th, Jennie Holman.
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
A Bridge watchman Drowned.

While removing driftwood from the Texarkana X Fort Smith railroad bridge across Red river, miles north of Texarkana, Bridge Watchman Dick Chappell was drowned.
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
BALLOTS AND BLOODSHED.

nitied Citizenship as Factor in Flee
 tions-Object Lessons that Have Cost
 Several Lives. to Say Nothing of the
 Disgrace to tho Communities.
 CHICA CO. April 4.-Blood was spilled in the First ward of this city to-day. Voting and drinking began early Shooting. fighting and wholesale ar rests followed in quick succession. The riotous scenes in the worst part of the ward, known as the 'levee" dis trict, have not been equalled on an election day for many years. The trou- ble was expected on account of the aldermanic factional fight between "Bathhouse" John J. Coughlin, can didate for reelection, and Bill '" Sllal<el an independent democratic candidate. The republicans who voted for J. Irving Pearce, proprietor of the Sherman house. were not molested Two men were shot, one of them twice, but neither will die.
 Scores of workers hired by both fac tions were involved in fights, and the Harrison-street police station was filled when the polls closed. The bruised and bloody prisoners repre- sented all nationalities of the cosmo- politan ward of Chicago, excepting the one which had no vote-the Chinese.
 The first shooting fight began before noon outside the polling place at 47o Clark street. Peter de Pontee,a French man, came to the polls wearing a Coughlin badge. A gang of Skakel hoodlums tried to take it from him, and he resisted. He was then assaulted, knocked down in the street, beaten and kicked in brutal manner. When he was allowed to get up the Skakel gang prepared for general fight, sev- eral drawing their pistols. Lewis Lu- ther, colored man, shot John Dee, a bartender for the "House of David, !" and one of the chief lieutenants for Coughlin, in thigh. He fired an- other slot ich lodged in Dee's shoulder. IL 9hooting brought the police to the scene, and the shooting and fighting came to an end.
 Friends of the wounded man carried him into a drugstore, where doctor extracted the bullets, and he was sent home in carriage. Luther made an heeSiiPc eo SoSopC, puo WOO oooh III u cell. as we'll as John Lewis, a com panion, who had been in the fight.
 The second shooting occurred near by, in front of the polling place at Taylor street and Plymouth place. William Marshall a Coughlin heeler, fired the first shot. He aimed his re- volver at Sam Phillips, a colored worker for Skakel, but the bullet missed, go- ing through the window of house at 13 Taylor street, and almost killing a woman who sat at the window watch ing the row. Before Phillips could draw his gun Marshall fired again The bullet went wide of it's mark again and lodged in the woodwork of the same window. Then Phillips drew his weapon and fired at Marshall. hit ting him in d tieshy part of the leg. Marshall quickly returned the fire, hitting Phillips in the thigh, but not seriously wounding him. After the bullets had been extracted both the shooters were taken to the police sta tion and locked up, charged with shooting with intent to kill.
 Many of the respectable citizens of this tough ward were intimidated at the polls by the armed and drunken gangs of factional henchmen.
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
NEW POST OPTIC
A Reward.

Gov. Fishback has offered a reward of sl0O for the arrest and conviction of the unknown party or parties who as sassinated Jack Woods in Little Rock on the night of March 20.
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
NORTHWEST SECTION.

Farm work has been retarded by rain, snow and frost of the past week. Some corn was already in the ground and this will probably have to be re- planted. The frosts of the 18th, 27th and 29th were so severe that they not only killed the fruits, but the trees also. There is larger acreage of grass being sown this year than usual Stock is in good condition. Gardens are about ruined, and all straw berries killed that were in bloom. Farmers are greatly discouraged over the loss of their fruit crop but are working like beavers.
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06

The democratic convention of the Third congressional district will be held at Prescott, June 26.
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06
New Postmasters.

Laoelle. Saline county, J. P. Pritchett vice \. F.. Bragg. resigned. Indian Bay. Monroe county, H. T. Martin, vice J. W. Martin, resigned.
 NEW POST OFFICES. Hatton, Polk county. Alfred Bissell, post. master.
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-06

IIatton master.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-19

Washington. sept $50 far "a can
be ascertained the spanish government.
as yet. has made no formal advance
toward the negotiation OF new com
mercial treaty with the United States.
although steps in that direction arc OK
pected In the near future. the subject
Is 50 fraught with difficulties that the
outcome Of negotiations is extremely
doubtful,
The reciprocity arrangement" as
was styled the compact negotiated with
Spain by Secretary Blaine. to distln-
gutsh from formal TREATIES. has fallen
through since the new tarfi act went
INTO operation It ls not necessary
for either government to "drnouucr"
either government or serve notlcc OF
its termination when this was done
by the act. Each government cuutVntn
Itself with "A notice to It's revenue coll
lectUrs In the cnsc Of the United states
that the new duties Imposed by tht
tarin act must be collected ON All i'm
ports, regardless of previous arrange
mcnts, and In the chse uf Spain. that
the old rates of duties must he exact
ed on imports from the United states
Notwithstanding the assertion by spain
while the arrangement VNistet that
II was unsatisfactory to her, beyond
question the reVerslun to the order H.
stlll more so. The Cuban plantc,a, al
ready Ia bad straits are IN a,atr OF
absolute panic at the prospect " the
loss Of their principal market. the
United states. and are hriugiug 50
bear such pressure on Curtez ~ mvm-
orlals and urgent Representations of
various kinds that the Spanish EoVcTl-
ment Is Obliged to move for their re-
lief even ut the cost Of d sacrifice ~ a
part of the revenues derived from H.
creased duties On American imparts
but the negotiation OF q new rlrpracl-
" treaty with the United STATES win
be easy OF accomplishment, Involving,
0S. It will. a loss by the linlte1 S;ltes
OF part of the revenue to he derived
from imported sugar, at time WREN
all revenues are needed Tor Tho main-
tonHncs OF the government, 80 the ne.
gotiatiOns are likely to occupy much
time. aud TO be iuccessiul n,u4t be fol-
lowed by considerable concessions from
the Spanish side
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-19

The Cotton Palace Invitation Ia one
OF tho most appropriate designs ever
presented In connection with an expo
clifton
A proof Of tho work was received to.
day nom IT. Louis, where u was exc-
outcd. The caycru ARE Of heavy card
board, t.e by S1-a inches and repre-.
Hcnt twu sides OF a cotton BALI. the
color resembling bagglng. around which
are the ties In the oanter Of the bale
ia a square patch, cut open, exposing
the foooy staple.
The execution IL excellent ana the de-
sign at once novel. attractive and ap-
proprate
Inside ia a photographic deelgn IN the
ccnter of which RppeaH the Palace
over which appears ",rhc TcNRa Cot.
ton Palace" ON the left at the top
November Sth to December 9Th. 1896"
at the bottom. "rhe pleasure of your
presence IA requested 10 tho right
appears three bales NJ cotton and IN
dornoath the Lone star OF Texas tin-
netnoath the cit " the Palace, Waco,
Twas" appears, and below this the
names ~ the officers ana directors who
HUmHllimNt ihV luNltNfltfk t,fp
fho invltaiinn ,,,"tiud.a WIN, IN" fn.
iuXytnp, evnu viii bn r.ect,oa hy Kin.
cnttnn and ailo,,,d "a nsnsot ne tryas.
uros ~ hia Rain :.
rrho palnca nsif ho teo,ra,,,, e., ,tn,
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Ma avn don,inion IN, ihn.a or nis
nelebhnrtna Monnrrha az lsore., Field
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ana a,tleti, manner
In hon.r ~ vnnr yisu thar. ,,m n.
nymbolir nareants nnmb,eu driiia aro.
,,orits rhnfuana ana adsroas.r IN.
nurnnni,ent ornt,rs az ths ii,,,.d
Riafea
ma w,,lt r,,n,.,o, Low. gts,, hand
has horn snn,tnti,' onsa,-,1 H., f,,,,,,sh
m,isl, fnr III fotes
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nay expee, vo,"
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-19


hu'ehius, Tex. SEPT. is-,rhis place
- enjoying a small slzc building boom
herars Russey. Agree and CASTOR
are building a large brick store on the
corner Of Alnm street, fronting tho
railroad and several ane dwellings
IN eoursc Of erection There is great
scarcity o. tcnan, houses.
me cotton gins--throe In number.
are all crowded to their utmost On
paei,y and could not handle thc erop
pigkers could be had, for the de-
This Is tho best cotton market In
thls part Of North Texas. We notice
eptton marketed on our streets TINT
valne from almost the suburbs OF pal
US and Lancaster. Some actually
came nom land that sold for $500 pcr
acre as suburban property OF Dallas.
Your correspondent. as well AZ 9TH.
ors mere, Witnessed the failing 81 tho
meteor That fell near Mnrahali last
sunday evening at o'clock, II was
me largest we ever behold and has
heen much talked Of since
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-19

gainesville. Tex. Sept lO.-w A.
|ibetter or Ardmore is In the city to-
"
Bailey left this after
|en for Collin county.
|pb NJ. NJ. Brouder came In yesterday
|nlns,
h. j. CurtEwent went to Dallas to-
Ends pavia went 10 sherman today,
Dr. and Mrs. Mat Joy left yesterday
L their home In Canadian. Ark
|Rey o. A, Carr who preached at
u Christian church Sunday, returned
Sherman today
|Rans1me Pointer. Il young man, was
|ten to the Paris Jail today by officer
|oker, charged with peddllng whisky
| the Indian Territory.
|Nlll 7, Hawkins OF ST. Joe wps taken
w ~ quite suddenly yesterday even
Il while here. since which time he
y been confined to his bed at the
|ndsay house.
THE condition OF Miss Pet Comegys is
Ported today as yesterday, growing
|,tgr
|csl c. NJ Stevens viii rebuild on
L place where the residence OF Val
|ers was burned a. short time ago.
u : Patrick has let the contract to
|fll1 his fine residence ON East Cnlifor-
Il street Garrett aud Smelling are the
IltflrtOrs
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-19

pursuit and that too soon after
day dawnsd. There arS no lei.
cEreph lines W In the COM.
IVY where the gang had been M
hiding, and II was thought news az
the hold-up would not penetrate %
that region until AFTER the participants
In tho aftair had time to cover their
tracks
u II nearly three weeks sinre the
Santa he and the Wells Fargo officials
received the tin that the raid was coli
temnlatcd. Since then the express CAT.
whether inhabited By ncteciive Kin
news men or not. has been a regular
arsenal. Every night AZ least half .
dcrcn serrct service men have climbed
aboard at different points along tho
line east of Fort Madison aud scattered
themselves IN the day. reclining aud
smoking coaches. soon after that roini
was reachcd they had worked forward
INTO the smoker. not a man exchanging
a word with the other, All total s,ranR
ers ns far 49, outward Appearances
won't and before G0ytn WAS passed hats
OF them had disarpearcd into the cN-
press car. This was merely rrrcAus
tionafy. Detective kirney'a spy gave
him twenty-four hours notice OF the
ptemedtated raid. spoiled by rain. and
then the fun force was on hand Hut
the railroad and express people were
taking no chances When the danger
point had been passed the mon would
drop on at different stations, wording
back east along the road In the day
time and repeating their operation the
next night hut one man ever climbed
that train nom the same town. how
ever
The nights the robbers failed to keep
their appointment the whole party
alighted at Hurdlan and took their
nrmory from the express cars and ~.
turned 10 Fort Madison, uhlesburR.
chillicothe and Strcator.
Train Nc, 3 OF the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa f'c railroad IN what II known
az the colorado and Utah limited"
II loavea the Polk street station In
Chicago daily At p. m, and Ia due TO
arrive In kansas city at ? o'clock the
next morning, Tho Santa he runs nj
most due southwark between Chicago
and Kansas city and crosses the
Mississippi river at Fort Madison
Entering tho state OF Missouri $50 miles
distance from Chicago the road runs for
some miles through n rough country,
the many small streams which have
their headquarters In southeastern
Iowa breaking II Mp Into hills and
valleys, II " n hitting place COR train
robbers TO DO their work w G Black,
a resident here. was one 81 the flrHt 20
the scene OF the combat and was mis-
taken Tor one OF the robbers and was
marched at the musAlr OF a Winchester
TO the shcrin. who knowing him, Nut
him free II was n close call FOR Black
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-19

Landon, Sept iS,--rhr paily Graphic
la m article under tho caption. srhe
chineae sedan" comments on the PING
N6ng battle at icns,h rhc Japepese,
tho article sAya. have managed their
cempeien with y GRASP Of military sci.
once and aoidlerly ahill,y deserving Of
the utmnat credit
The DAILY News aaysi 1T ia dlfllruit
to sce how CHINA can recover from the
blow which reveals tho essential weak
meas Of hor military .quiuncnt and
administration. The powers Will pfoh-
ably be oontcn, 20 accept the Fats ac-
rompila' Il the Japanese are wias
enough TO show moderation and u lust
aehse of their position The moment
~ favorable Cor the neutral powers 20
renew their oVerturoa for peace china
might VaHliy grant tho virtual inde.
pendenco 90 Cora witch japan ~
probably whiting TO accept"
The standard aaynl THE Japanese
have every reason TO pride themselves
upon the excellence of their military ar
rengNmcnlu, hut II IA not safe 10 ar-l
aume that the victory uf tho Japanese
win incline the chinese to aue for
peace nrreat IN the past has only
ncrved the chinese TO more ntrenuutn
offorA, u ~ much more probable that
the Ping Yang uFht viii have the ~
foot to cmhiuer aud rrolpns the rtruR
gle than that Y VIII result Ia china's
involuntary self cffaccmcni In coiea."
The natly Chronicle maya, ''1he
Iapancrc array has done it, wosk
hrovcly and brilliantly. but their navy
viii now have u tough task if they
can dcrcat the Chinese squadron, the
Japanese forcor win certainly land IN
China and reduce Port Arthur and Wet
WI frum the land side ana possibly at
tempt 60 HclHc Canton and advance
upon pekin, When thia happens the
end viii not be far on"
The Daily Tclcgrnph says Tho
MnuEeiipn colossus has foot OF clay
which are crumhung n the powers
especially England, were to intervene
promptly with friendly oounrels, the
conflict nigh, ho ended"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-19

Kansas city, Mo-. Sept is-Renr
brakeman j r. Mooney says he IL conf
dent there were seven robbers instead
OF four. just nftor the train was
stopped he was nont back TO protect the
rear end OF the train by setting out
lanterns About nf,y yards from the
rear end Of the train a road crossed the
truck In this road were two men hold
ing fye horses. Later he declares,
after one horse had been killed Dnd
atrother-shnt had been tiod IN the tim
Dor ran away. he SIN saw the ORIGINAL
I'VE, One OF the men who tied the
horses Immediately thereafter took
after the brakeman. He caught him.
and holding six shooter close to the
braieman'u nose, demanded his money.
Mooney gave up ali he had, tip, when
the rohhcr made him ~ hack TO the
train Mooney described the man nH r.
tall r,rapplng follow. who wore a
white handkerchief covering the lower
part OF his face
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-19

Ia, Clchurno camp, Confederate vc,'
Grams, viii celebrate the hir,ccuth mi.
nlversary ot tho battle OF Chickamau'
"a tomorrow night holding a social
session Tor that purpose 10 which IN
addition to the mcmbcrr their rvia,ives
ana friends are invited ali who partie-
lpate IN the battle, The tollowing
programme will be carried out;
onen with prayer by the chaplain,
Ncv, pr. Il, c. nurleson,
Music
Recitation by Mlss Faith Saunders,
Mualc
Address by John G. West
Music,
Recitation by Mra, Donneu
Music
Recitation By Nellie parSn,
Music
Recess Of ten minutes
Music.
Relating incidents OF the battle by
diner,nt memhcrr who participated
IN the battle Of chickamauga,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-19

IONS 10 the neld marshal upan ts,>
rtJry he has achieved over the
neiny The neld marshal issusd ami
rder Ia which he commands thu tn.nps
~ their attlcn The dlapAtrh adds
Aat the tapanesc ontnumhor tho chs
1esa TO l. Their artillery WIS Also
astly superior 70 That %. the chinese.
she jarAncec flyinR column ~ noW
lushinE nprthwari Tor the PURPOSE Of
occurring the passes ana thus prevents
M the Chinese army from marching
Within CcreA A proclamation has heon
Issued promising projection to tho
'oirans ~ long NJ they refrain fram
,cts % hostility toward the Japanese.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-19

Mount Vernon. Tex, Sept rs The
|eeilng which has been In progress
~ for the past week at the Meth
NJ church closed lust night with but
4 accesslons to tho church. II was
lircied that Brother ! W, Hin Of
|tlas would be here yesterday. but
1 JAILED to put In his appearance.
|hlch was a disappointment to Brother
|anier, pastor In charge. as well as
Wy one else. The reason for Brother
PUG failure to come ls sickness In his
'mlly. nrother uill X well known In
fA country and ls regarded as pose
Frlng extraordinary ability as a min.
w, and II was expected that much
Iqoi would be accomplished by his
Nmlng here.
sheriff Durree, who went TO Cole
lsn county a few days ago with at
aehed Witnesses To testify In the case
Noah Armstrong. charged with train
eobefy, returned yesterday, aud re-
FIG that Armstrong was convicted
ad given seven years In the penlten-
Mss Mile williams Of wlnsboro,
~ has been visiting Allaa- MLllln Ilisi--
% naE returned home.