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The Forrest City times., 1894-09-14
sIericans Like Circumlocution.

While the American landlord writes: Don't blow out the gas," the Mexican notice runs as follows:
 There is a matter to which the management respectfully desire to call the distinguished attention of the guests who exceedingly honor the hotel with their desired presence. In- asmuch as many lives have been lost aforetime through the inadvertency or reprehensible carelessness of persons who have, instead of turning the small brass cock attached to the gas-burner, which hangs from the ceiling or is at tached to some portion of the wall-it is confidently hoped by the manage ment, etc"
 After this we are not surprised to learn that the Mexicans are deficie mt in humor-London Globe.
The Forrest City times., 1894-09-14
A Realistic Incident.

Once upon time fairy prince wan dered upon the shore of the sounding sea.
 Suddenly he encountered beaute- ous maid. to whom he had never been introduced.
 Fair one," he exclaimed, will you be mine?"
 She threw herself violently upon his neck.
 .'Cert, she rejoined.
 They were accordingly married by a Dakota justice of the peace and lived happily until the end of the week. Detroit Tribune.
The Forrest City times., 1894-09-14
Filial Gratitude.

Harold, my boy" exclaimed the proud. indulgent father, I'm glad to see you. How you have grown.'
 The blood mounted to the pale, in- tellectual brow of the young man who had just returned from college. and his voice trembled.
 Father" he said. with deep feeling, .syour handshake is twenty-five years behind the style."-Chicago Tribune.
The Forrest City times., 1894-09-14
IT CHANGED TWO LIVES.
A Pathetic Incide nt of Gen. Bragg 6
 Re treat.

The 1St0 O1 DecemDcr, lSOo, was Q sad day to the confederate army. com manded by Gen. Bragg. in winter quar- ters around Dalton, for on that day thirteen men who at one time be- longed to that army had been sen fenced to be shot.
 Some had been caught by our cav airy fighting against the army they had once belonged to, some had en- listed as teamsters in the federal army, and some were to be shot for insubordination. Among the number was gallant little Charley Hudson. a beardless youth, but as brave soldier as ever went to the front. Wherever the bullets flew thickest Charley was to be found, and in the charge on some battery he always led; so it was often said that he bore a charmed life.
 His father, who lived at small sta tion on the railroad, along which we had retreated after the battle of Mis- sionary ridge, was a very old man. He was great union man, with no sym pathy for the southern cause.
 The subject of Charley's joining the confederate army had often been dis cussed. The old gentleman at first strongly opposed it, but finally, see- ing that his son was determined to go, he gave his consent with one proviso: If Gen. Braggs army retreated beyond their home he was to return. To this Charley acceded, never for a moment dreaming that such thing would happen. But the army did leave his home behind, and, true to the VOW he had made to his father, he returned home.
 He found that everything had been destroyed and his people destitute; so to help them to live he enlisted in the federal army as a teamster. as he thought in that capacity he would not have to fight his old comrades.
 That act changed my whole life, and caused thorns to grow where l ex- pected the sweetest roses. l was de- tailed to command one of the squads assigned to infiict the awful penalty upon our former comrades-in-arms on that fatal 18th of December. We were ordered to be at the place of exc cution promptly at twelve o'clock.
 The WnOlc army ndo uccu OIucTc0 out to witness the shooting of these men, so, after placing my detail in front of No. 4, turned it over to the sergeant and joined the group of of icers who were standing in the rear of the squads discussing the painful duty each had to perform
 Hearing my name called, l turned and was called one side by brother officer, who said: Do you know, leu tenant, whom you are to execute to- day?"
 No" I replied; ''a.l can tell is that was assigned to No. 4. Can you tell?" asked
 .'Yes." he answered. .'No. is poor Charley Hodson."
 felt my legs giving way and should have fallen had he not caught me. Instantly l recovered; then, for the first time in many years, tears came to my eyes and rolled down my cheek.
 It was appalling to give the com mand that would end tine life of my comrade and best friend, for l had learned to love the boy as brother; he was so kind, so gentle and so brave
 Capt. C. of the --- Tennessee regiment, came up to me and asked
The Forrest City times., 1894-09-14

IT aking the eees.-Mrs. Cash "What did you 4or that bonnet?" Mrs. Chargeit-''i don't know. just told the milliner to send the bill to my husband" Mrs. Cash - Aren't you afraid to do that?" Mrs. Chargeit-- ''Oh, no. I'm perfectly willing to take the chances if the milliner is- Detroit Free Press.
The Forrest City times., 1894-09-14

The Wife-''IIow do you like the parlor, Jobn?r The Husband-s.It is
 beautiful. Those chairs are very in- viting." Sits downl. The Wife-'Get out of that chair immediately. After all my trouble in fixing up the room you go and sit dowE in it the first thing. Just like manr'-N. Y. Press.
The Forrest City times., 1894-09-14

Miss Van Aster-''Did you tell Mir. Chumleigh I was not at home, Flu genie?'' Eugenie-''Out, mam'selle, and he gay he spik not Francais, and l to him gay zat milady will come down her own self and tell him in ze An elais "-The Kings Jester.
The Forrest City times., 1894-09-14

Without good company all dain- ties lose their true relish, and, like painted grapes, are only seen, not tasted, d,-Massinger
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15

agitators with ideas vastly too narrow
for the responsible positions they occu-
py.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The strike leaders who profess to be
entirely ready tor arrest should bear
mind that Mr. CoXey, with the able
assistance of Carl Browne, burlesqued
the martyr idea to point where it is no
longer profitable. w 4shington Star.
George NJ. Pullman has forfeited
whatever of public sympathy he may
have once enjoyed. His conduct has
been obstinate, supercilious and almost
childish. The people of the United
States do not propose to be responsible
for the ldiosyncrasies Of any such man
as he has shown himself to De.-Detroit
Free Press.
Ii Is your Imperative duty as a citizen,
Mr.. Pullman, to do all in your power To
help put an end to the disastrous and
calamltous conditions that have arisen.
You should not stand idly by doing
nothing toward quenching the confa-
grafton which started in your establish.
ment.-NeW York Recorder
No other American citizens, high OF
low, rich or poor, claim the right Ia
paralyZe the industrial interests of the
country, to stop their fellow citizens
i'll travelling from one place to another,
to brutaliy beat and murder working
men who are trying to earn living. and
to plunder. wreck and burn the property
or the Observation-Disclosures American
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15
THE CONSPIRATORS.

DeDs and Sovereign still insist that
they must pull the nose of the country
in order to make it strike back at some
body se.-1ndianapoliS News.
Master Sovereign's idea of curing
chaos is to throw 100000 more IDLE
men into it. Sovereign must have a
great head.-New York World.
Master Workman Sovereign ought to
do as the ministers do in most European
governments, and resign OH a vote of
want of confdence.-Clevela Leader.
The folly of Soyereign's order relieves
his men from the obligation of obedi.
ence. He has no right to put their
fidelity to such test.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
Between Pullman and Debs there is
great danger that the leg of the long
suffering and patient public will be
pulled out of all semblance of shape
Washington Post.
There are no AltgeIds in the senate of
the United States. That body has in
dorsed the action of President Cleye.
land in the Chicago riots, and without a
dissenting voice.-Milwaukee journal.
the next time Debs wants to strike he
will probably know enough to tackle
something near his size. The govern-
meHt VI the united StateS Is consider
ably too much for him. philadelphia
Press.
Debs and the A. r. U. alone are re-.
sponslble for this was against the
American people and insurrectlon
against the United States government.
1t is also war on all other labor unions
Toledo Bee.
Sovereign's gun has missed fire. He
LONGER q
has tried to do his worst and failed
Therefore It is only question of time
when he, too, will have to give up
Albany journal.
Debs and Sovereign are rapidly sink
ing to their proper level in the estIma.
ton of the American people-tl.at of
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15
"A FURTHER INDICATION.

We found in the state platform of the
Populists encouraging indications that
the state branch of the party was learn
ing that there can be no safe govern
ment that Is not based on Democratic
principles. 1t is probably the same dis
covery that makes the Pioneer Press
now advance its battery of denuncia-
ton and open fire OIL the Pops as down.
right anarchists, bent on the overthrow
OF all government and the dissolution of
society in chaos. This is natural. Pa
ternalism, Of which our contemporary
is at once the advocate and defender. is
ever crying for more government, while
Democracy. and now Populism, the one
knowing and the other just perceiving
the inevitable tendency, demand less
governing aud more individual frsedom.
We find further confirmation of the
tendency of Populism to Democracy in
speech of Senator PETER in the senate.
in which he SAID: "The Populist idea is
exactly the opposite of anarchy. The
Populist believes in the government by
the people. He believes that the Declara-
ton Of independence is simply terse
statement Of fundamental truth-the
right of man to life. to liberty. and to
pursue his own vocation in his own
way unmolested. so long us he does not
interfere with the right of his fellow
men. The P0pu list is ready to take the
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15

treason. Debs and his associates stand
indicted for a less offense than that con-
templated by their Montana confreres
Their crime is conspiracy to obstruct
the transportation of the mails and in
terstate commercs; the crime of the
Montana rebels is to obstruct the move
ment of federal troops. and is an act of
war, to, which conspiracy may be added.
There can be no question as to what
the federal government will do in this
emergency. There is but one course
open-the rigid enforcement of the law
and the punishment of its assailants. 1t
Cannot afford to tenporize with those
who thus openly defy its authority. 1t
{ must act promptly aud vigorously. and
1t will do so, no matter what the conse-
Quences may be.
A government has been set up with
in the territory of tho United States that
arrogates to itself powers superior to
: those exercised by the congress and the
president. 1t has assumed to legslate
contrary to the letter and spirit of the
constitution, and to deny to certain
. classes the right to life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. 1t has taken from
the citizen the right to labor tor the
support of himself and his family 1t
has declared that no man shall work
except by express permission of men
who have no interest in his welfare, and
care nothing whether he lives or dies.
1t has denied the binding effect of the
laws made by congress; itshaS denied to
the regularly constituted officers of the
government the right to execute their
sworn duty. Jefferson Davis and his CO.
adjutors attempted nothing more in
1861, and they were no more guilty of
treason than are the officials of the
lawless organizations of today that are
wagtng war upon the government and
upon the people who stand in the way
OF their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
The right of the people to peaceably
assemble and TO state their grievances
is inalienable and undisputed. But
the present is not peace able protest
against oppression. 1t is an armed i'll
sarrection, the result of conspiracy
that has been long in process of incuba-
tion-a conspiracy by selfish men to
uSurp powers of dominion that belong
only to officers Of the government law
fully chosen and inducted into Office.
Indeed, it is more, Tor the conspir-
atOrS assume power that no officers of
the government dare exerciSe-the
power to declare war, to confiscate and
destroy property without due process of
law, to obstruct commerce and to levy
tribute. This usurpation must be re-
sisted if any vestige of our government
would be preserved.
The Montana rebellion will be met as
the Chicago rebellion has been, and it
will be crushed. There is man at the
head of affairs who knows his duty. and
has the honesty and the bravery to do it,
no matter what may befall. Treason, riot
and anarchism will be made odious, and
the majesty of the law will be yindi-
Gated.
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15
THE MoNrANA nEnELl1oS.

The stri kers in Montana have gone a
step ia rtlrer than their associates in
Chicago have dared to gn. An order has
been issued from the local branch nf the
y X. U. at Great Falls commanding
that "dil emplnyes Of tGe- Great North
ern between Hasre III Butte quit
work The moment an attempt l.. made
by tne company To n5ye tr1UuS between
any points on other lines for the pur-
pose of operating roads employees of
which are now out on strike, or protect
ing seaUs."
Ohe OF the charter OBLIGATIONS of al i
railroad corporations, inciu ling tn ).
Great Northern, is that they SHALL ut all
times furnish lransp irtatlon fnr Uaite.L
States mails aud tru0p,. AMI amy refusal
~, their part to dp so works 4 viitttiu
of their rights and charters. II til :.
American Railway utiio.i shall ialrffer,.
with or prevent the D 'rfor u i,,r. of tniI
!ii,f. its officers Il Iil me n5er, " II piir,,
4.eal,elyeS IN fiie aititull. nf rr5'fl /
against The Umllcd Sta'es and fei,ler
themselves subject 10 tire peHalties OF
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15
TIM A WINNER.

Well, Tim Reardon has proved to be
an eminent jurist after all.
As the result, he is member of the
assembly. though. according to the city
charter, he was not elected.
1t may not lie altogether pleasant to
discover that as legal document the
charter is worthless. but as the supreme
court has so decided, there seems to be
nothing to do but "let it go at that"
Laws ami their construction are not
always satisfactory, but they must be
obeyed while they grace the statute
books.
II appears. however, that we have a
city charter which is part law and part
chaos. Perhaps If the investigation is
continued it will be proven that the
charter is no law at all, and what will
Mister McCardY 90 then, '.poer thing"
The Gil ODE does not pretend to be
delighted with the result of the assem-
bly, contest or concede its correctness,
but it is the result, and that ends it.
Let us have peace.
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15
THE NATURAL CONSE-
OUUNGE9

The deplorable tragedy n,St. Paul
last night furnishes a vivid object les
sou of the pernicious results which fol-
low when men proceed TO deliberately
disregard law and order.
Be! ond question, the greater portion
OF the men out on a strike diScounten-
ance violence, but the leader whom they
so blindly and mistakenly follow has
Unbiased the spirit Of murder and an
archy, and that sentiment is abroad in
the land, and beyond control.
There is only one safe rule for the ex-
istence of society, and that is the pres
ervation of law and order.
In his mad attempt to aggrandize
himself by the destruction of worthy
labor organizations, Debs has set the
example of lawlessness, and the sooner
the railroad employees decide that they
are personally free moral agents. and
refuse to obey the behests of man
who cares nothing for their interests,
the sooner will tragedies such as that of
last night cease.
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15

prototype of my excellent friend who
sits in front of me (Mr. Mills) as their
guide in political philosophy. l can
recall nothing that Thomas jefferson
ever said which does. not find warm,
resposive heart-throb in the breast of
every Populist."
What is to us incomprehensible is
that, accepting Jefferson's philosophy
of government, which is that of the
Democratic party = as distinguished
from the few adventurers and cor
ruptionists unhappily in position
where they can make their dishonesty
and treachery appear to be the act of
the party mere political carpet-bag-
gers, caring only for the plumber of
place-the Populists should flock off by
themselves and defeat the common pur-
pose and hopes instead of joining the
great, earnest mass of the Democracy
and making the triumph of our common
faith sure. 1t is as if men would refuse
TO eat at a hotel and go hungry because
they disliked the head waiter of the ta-
BILE, or as if they would not take passage
in a boat going to their destination be-
cause they distrustrd the mate and in
sisted on first building boat of their
own.
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15

concentration of effort, instead, as now,
of diffusion; the replacement of igno-
rance by intelligence and the cxpendi-
ture Of money instead OF communication of
taxes by labor, One fallacy of our laws.
that land taken for highway use must
be paid for, should be eliminated, and
the doctrine established that the neces-
sity which every land owner isiunder
to use the land of others for highway
purposes. in order that his own land
may have valuable use, requires that
he permit a like use of portion of his
land. by others. His benefits vastly
overbalance his damages. The reluct-
ance to pay road damages which must
be made good By taxes levied upon the
property of the locality is an impedi-
ment in the way of better roads which
must be removed before any methods
that may be adopted will be productive
of any good results. Q,
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15
100 In THE SHADE.
am feeling simply horrid

am feeling simply horrid
Since the weather got SO torrid,
And the furrows on my forehead tell Of wor-
ries that appall;
My temp rature has risen
Till my blood is almost fizzin'.
And q red hot furnace isn't in the shooti N
match at all
The flies are mean and tricky.
My inside clothes are sticky,
And my collar and my dicky are perspiring
human dew;
Yet regardless of nv sweating
And my stewing and my fretting,
Here's the razzle I'm oft getting: us 1t hot
enough for your
Yes. I'm sweating like dray horse.
Seeking Office that might be worse,
But I'd bravely bear the punishment as other
fellows do,
Rather than be cooked aud broiIed, too.
Have my best complexion spoiled too,
Saying nothing of the query: rs 1t hot
enough for your
Michael Joseph Donnelly.
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15

PULLMAN's plea of poverty as an ex-
cuse for cutting down the wages of his
employees will not wash in the light of
his own statement that the company
was organized twenty-five years ago
with a capital of one million dollars and
now has capital of thirty-slx millions,
every share being worth its face value.
The stock, however, as matter of fact.
has not been tor sale for years, and if
o1fered i'll the market would have
brought three times its face value. But.
not reckoning the premium which the
stock commands, it will be seen from
the statement of Mr. Pullman that the
prohts OF his company have averaged
u, 100000 year over and above the
dividends paid. which in no year have
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15
Pullman Is Res ponsible.

from the B0st0n IraveIIer.
Mr.. Pullman can run away from his
employees and from the rloting in the
West. He can puff his cigar on the
veranda of his st. Lawrence mansion,
and, in the language of another multi
millionaire. eXclaim: 1.-The public be
damnedp but neither he nor his COM
pany can escape outraged public senti-
ment, aud the sooner stockholders rec
OgniZe this and demand arbitration and
justice at Pullman, the better.
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15

will go astray, and another relief ex-
pedition will have to start for the pole.
Perhaps, after few more thousand
men have left their bones among the
SHOWS of the northland. the folly of
these excursions will be recognized, and
such foolhardy exploits will cease.
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15

THE Democratic members of the as
sembly. elected by the people but de-
feated by the supreme court, will retire
gracefully. Horst, who was not elected
by the people. and has been declared
defeated by a referee and judge. still
sticks. For this are we Republicans.
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15

SOVEREIGN and Debs ask that no ap-
peals be sent to them to call the strike
off, announcing beforehand that they
will not be needed. This is character
istic OF petty despots. and declaration
hat they will be deaf to reason. In
view of this fact they should be made to
feel not only the power of public opin-
ION, but the force of the law.
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15

The bank statement for the week is
far more favorable than was anticipated.
II shows total decrease for the United
States of only 11.7 per cent. much less
than was feared. The railroad strikes
are, Of course, responsible for the loss
indicated; bat it is pleasing to record
the smallnesS of the figures.
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND insists that
';ll resistance to the laws and authority
If the United States shall cease before
arbitration of the questions at issue be-
tween the railroads and the strikers
shall begin. And he is right. He could
not consistently with his oath of office
hold converse with rebels.
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15

THE American Federation of Labor
has repudlated Debs and all his works.
and counseled all its members to re-
frain from striking or in any way ex-
pressing sympathy with the strikers.
Tne members of the Federation may
consent to martyrdom in good cause,
but not to sustain so mad au enterprise
as that in which Debs is engaged.
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15
TODAY's WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. July 14.-Indications: For
Minnesota: Fair; continued warm; south
erly winds
For Wisconsin: Fair; warmer; winds shift
ing to southwest
For Iowa: Fair; south winds; warmer in
western portion.
For South Dakota: Fair: warmer; south
winds.
For North Dakota: Fair; continued
warmer; southerly winds,
For Montana: Fair; west winds; cooler in
extreme northern portions.
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15
Our Own PARTICULAR Bill

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Attorney Erwin, vino took conSpicu-
Gus part i'll the Homestead riot cases in
Pittsburg, will furnish the fireworks in
the Debs trial at Chicago. His love of
notGriety aud his ability TO give the
proceedings blood-red hue are both
unnnun1rd
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15

DEsERTIoNs are the order of the day
In Strike circles. The instinct of self
preservation is still strong among the
workingmen OF the country, and as it
has become evident that members of
the A. r. u. are hereafter to be black
listed on all roads, those who look into
the future are fOrSaking the standard of
anarchy for that of law and order by
the thousands.
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15

THE Pioneer Press gives George NJ.
Pullman a left-handed certificate of
,Seracity in saying that his. latest state
ment, made, as it was, after the presi-
dents determination to appoint a COM
mission under the arbitration act, is
probably truthful statement of tho
case of his company.
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15

The Chicago butchers who obeyed
Sovereign's order TO strike are now
highly indignant at the agitator for
calling them out in the face OF certain
defeat, and threaten to make it hot for
him. They find their places filled. aud
no prospect of work in the future. They
say they will desert the strikers and the
order at the same time.
St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15
Il Fellow Feeling.

"I do not know of anything" said
the young woman, ''that touches me
more than Sullivan's Lost Chord.'"
"Well," said Farmer Corntossel. "I
certainly kin sympathize with Sullivan.
Somebody's been steaIin' wood from me
fur nigh onto two year."