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The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16
Run Down After Twenty-One Years

. VAN BuRFN. Nov. l3. 3.--Yesterday af. ternoon l.. l.. Schultz was delivered to the sheriff of this county by T. F. Little. who arrested him near Purcell l. T.. on the charge of murder in the first degree, committed in this conntv twenty-onc years ago. Tn 1873 Bud Morris Jack Richmond. little John Richmond and Schultz passed through a part of this county following two men who were driving drove of horses. Morris and his pang were successful in overtal<ine the drovers, and subsequently, their dead bodies were found. Morris. the Rich monds and Schultz were indicted. and Morris was caught and tried but while the jury was considering their verdict he escaped, and has never been re- captured. The yer dict returned bv ina jury against him was guilty of murder in the first degree. Schultz. who Ina 6 never been heard of until arrested by the officer above named. admits his identity, but claim that. while he was with the men, he had nothing to do with the murder.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16
Ladies to Represent Arl,ansas.

Gov. Fishback, in response to TO. quest from the president of the Cotton States and Information exposition at Atlanta. Ga, has appointed eight ladies to represent Arkansas on the board of lady managers of that enterprise. The appointees are: Miss Fannie Scott. of Van Buren; Mrs. J. D. kimbell. of Hot Springs; Mrs, ]. II. Rodgers. of Fort smith; Miss Poland, of Nashville; Miss Mamie Mayors, of Fort smith; Mrs. | r. Eagle, Mrs. R. A. Edgerson and Mrs W. ( Radcliffe. of Little Rock.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16

NEW edition of the works of Jona- than Swift is announced in London Another evidence, if more were neces. sary, that whatever in literature really deserves to live will live; that here. as elsewhere, the eternal law of the sur vlval of the fittest" prevails. Swift has been dead nearly an hundred and fifty years now years of larger intellectual achievement than any similar period in the worlds history; yet he is not for gotten, nor is there the smallest sign that he ever will be-so long, at least. as intellectual power. obtains recogni- tion among men,
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16

JAPAN, in spite of her mistakes stands for light and civilization: her institutions are enlightened; her laws drawn up by European jurists, are equal to the best we know. and they are justly administered; her punish ments are humane: her scientific and sociological ideas are our own. China stands for darkness and savagery. Her science is ludicrous superstition, her law is barbarous; her punshments are awful; her politics are corruption; her Ideals arc isolation and stagnation.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16

TAMMANY IS defeated. The nominal majority of 60.o0o usually polled by that organization in New York city has been obliterated, and an opposition non-partisan majority of 40, GOO to 45.- 900 has been piled up. making the net opposition gain more than 100, 900. Never since 1871, the year in which the revelations concerning the operations of the Tweed gang were made, has there been such an opposition arrayed against Tammany, and the returns show that severe blow has been struck at the foundation of the most powerful local political organization in the countr-.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16
Fire at a Convict Farm,

The stockade on the Apperson X Leiper convict farm, near Palarm. was destroyed by fire. The fire caught soon after the noon hour, when all the men, abont thirty. were in the fields at work. and the cook was at the stockade alone. The tire spread rapidly. and with diff culty was kept from the stables and other adjacent property, as the wind was so high. All the bedding and cook ing utensils were destroyed. The en- tire loss IS about Sl,000: no insurance.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16

WHAT with the indiscriminate dis 1ranchisement of legal voters by the employment of grossly incompetent deputy revisers and the open and gross frauds on the ballot box as practiced by hired thugs in what may be termed the "hoodlum" wards of St. Louis. n state of mind has been engendered among the better elements of both re- publican and democratic parties which prompts them to inaugurate a move- ment to ascertain whether state, city and police officials are their servants or their masters.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16

ALL reports anent the eastern war agree that the Chinese can't fight amt won't try to fight: that the Japs can and will fight, and are having every. thing their own way. That being the case, the prolongation of the war bv China is simply suicidal, and the sooner she sues for peace the easier will be her exit from the present expensive entan- element
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16
CHANGE OF VENUE.

Ex-State Treasurer Woodruff Says He Can
 Not Secure Fair Trial in Pulaski County
 and the Case is sent to Ferry County
 Buchanan and Bray.
 LITTLE ROCK, Nov. 13.--Surprise was caused here Tuesday by the announce ment that ex-State Treasurer Woodruff had taken a change of venue to Perry county. That is what the state wanted him to do some time ago. When the case was called in the Pulaski circuit court yesterday the defendant of many trlals was present, and was represented by Gen. Dan W. Jones and Ma. ron Seawel. A host of wit. nesscs was called, among them all the prominent men hitherto connected with the famous case. Col. Jones, to the utter astonishment of everybody present. including Judge Lea, Gov elect Clarke and Prosecutor Pember- ton, filed an application for change o1 venue, alleging that this community was prejudiced against the ex-treas- urer. Under the law the court was compcled to grant the applica tion, and the case was set for trial February IS, 1895, at Perryville, Perry county.
 After this was disposed of Gov. -elect Clarke, who is the present attorney general of the state, inquired if there were not other prosecutions pending against the defendant. to which the court replied that there were two more cases.
 Well, the state is ready for trial in both cases" said Gen. Clarke.
 Attorney Jones stated that he and Prosecutor Pemberton had an under standing that the defendant was to be ready in only one ease. Mr. Pember- ton stated this to be fact. The other cases have not been set. They are the forgery and scrip cases. The case sent to Perry county is the ease tried in this county last year, resulting in a hung Jury. The accusation is that the de- fendant obtained the signatures of the state department board to exchange certain coupons from the funded bonds of the state in exchange for state cer- tiiicates of indebtedness under false pretenseS.
 BUCHANAN AND BRAY
 S. II. Buchanan's trial for embezzle- ment of state funds as secretary and treasurer of the board of trustees of the state insane asylum was set for November 19. The indictment was returned January II, 1894 The trial of J. l.. Bay, who was indicted joint. ly with Woodruff, was set for Novem. ber 33
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16
Case Against AIIis Affirmed.

In the United States supreme court at Washington, the other day. Justice Brewer handed down the decision of the court in the case of Horace G. Allis. affirming the decision of the court be- low Allis was formerly president of the First National bank of Little Rock. and was indicted on the charge of falsely entering on the books of the bank s50,000 to his credit. and was found guilty. The cape came to the supreme court on wI of error from the United States circuit court for the western district of Arkansas.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16
BUCHANAN AND BRAY.
BOLD PENSION FRAUD.
Blind Man Who Has Beaten the Gov
 crnment Out of Over SI,OOO

biihd Wan Who Has Beaten the Gov
 crnment Out of Over Sis,OOO
 FORT SMITH, Nov. 13.-,Iohn NJ. Tay- Tor. blind man, whose home is at Iahlequah, capital of the Cherokee Nation, was convicted in the federal court of having defrauded the govern ment out of over 1000, which he il- legally drew during the past twelve years as pension money.
 Twelve years ago Taylor presented hlmSelf before the examining board at Van Buren. and, approaching Dr. Dib- brell, one of the physicians. asked that gentleman if he remembered him. Alter d more careful scrutiny of the man, the doctor decided that he knew nm, and then the applicant asked him if he had ever treated him for any trouble The physician thought again, and told Taylor that he had. and that his trouble had been caused by gun. shot wound. To this Taylor ne. guiesced, and got from the doe tor certificate that his injuries resulted from gunshot wound. Upon the strength of this. and other testimony trumped up, Taylor sue ceeded in getting several thousand dollars from the government in back pay, and for the past twelve years has been drawing regularly SIP per month. He claimed that his blindness was caused by the injuries received in the army, and so well did he establish his clam that Uncle sam has for all these years been maintaining him.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16

THAT was neat point made by Massachusetts senator in an ante-elec- ton speech when, in referring to the calamity howler sheer, said: "The diff ference between me and the Boston Herald is that the Herald wants to stop the bowling and l want to stop the calamity
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16

IT is mournful fact for the bicycle trade that the soldiers of Europe find that they can not utilize the bicycle to any great extent in war. Bad roads appear to be the bane of the bike The horse market can not be abandoned al- together just vet.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16

TIE cost of q loaf of bread in New York has been reduced from ten cents to five cents and in Cincinnati from five cents to three cents. A similar cut is announced in Washington An era of cheap wheat without correspondingly cheap bread is too absurd to require lebata
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16

DR. TALMAGE will hereafter preach as an evangelist and not in church of his own. It is to be hoped that tho doctors i'll fortune in the matter of church fires will not follow him. The destruction of church property would be fearful
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16
Watkins t. Hang.

The jury in the Tom Watkins mur- der trial at Little Rock, after being out twenty-four hours, returned verdict ot murder in the first degree, with the death penalty. Watkins murdered a merchant named Thomas OBannon in Little Rock last August. His motive was robbery. Of the eight men who have been confined in the Pulaski conn ty Jail within the last year on the charge of murder this is the first in stance in which verdict of guilty has been returned in a degree making the punishment death. Watkins is a negro.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16

KING ALEXANDER of Servia hayinr the right to marry a peasant or a princess, there is report that he has chosen Miss Pullman for his queen. This, however, may be only the dream of some slumbering passenger in an upper berth Newspaper readers wiu await further advices from Servia.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16

TIE Chinese are said to be waiting until some of their imperial halls and ancestral tombs fall into the hands of the Japs, which will be accepted as sign that the present dynasty has reached an end. Military men who are watching this war in the east find 1t as instructive as comic opera.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16

TIE rapidity with which the Japs are racing around in China and picking up land is calculated to make the boomers in this country feel that they have ex- isted in vain.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16
LANDvolGT & vADAKlN, Publishers.
FORREST CITY. ARKANSAS.

RAILWAY travel in Germany is almost free from risk, as only one passenger in 63,00O,0 is killed. The figures in this country are simply frightful by con trast.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16
\ Saline County Radish.

W. C. Whitthorne added to the ex- hibit in the agricultural bureau, Little Rock, a few days since, a radish that weighs twelve pounds and measures twenty-five feet in circumference. 1t was raised by Mrs. Mollie Rippey. of Benton, Saline county, and Commits sioner Vincenheller says is the largest he ever saw
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16

THE republicans of the country ap- pear to have celebrated the thirty fourth anniversary of the election of Abraham Lincoln as president of the United States with considerable eclat.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16
Residence Burned.

The residence of NJ. E. Bloom. Pine Bluff, was destroyed by fire the other night. caused by lamp explosion. MT, Bloom and family barely escaped. and saved nothing The residence of Will Riley, adjoining, was partially de. stroyed
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16
A Reward Offered.

The governor has offered a reward or sl00 for arrest and conviction of Frank Ingram. who stabbed a young man named Cross in Gross county.
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16
To that English Committee.

Gov. FishbaclS has addressed com munication to the anti-lynching com mittee of England, in which he asks these pertinent questions: Upon what possible system of reasoning does your committee or do the English people base their assumption of right to teach the people of this or any other Christian or civilized country either morals or manners?
 What single page of English history or what aspect of English charac ter would justify intelligent people in sup posing that England has n higher re- gard for human rights, for m orals or for religion than the people of the United States?'
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Forest Fires in Arkansas.

Forest fires have been raging on the line of the Little Rock tl Memphis railway from the Mississippi river to a point over 30 miles inland Large forces of men worked on this road and the Iron Mountain, Memphis & Birmingham removing all infiammable material from along the tracks. The most destructive fire was in Lost swamp. Many feet of the Little Rock Memphis track were burned out 12 miles west from the river The fire near Mound City did much damage. The fences on the Greeen plantation near Mound City were burned, as also were great piles of slaves and lumber A 5O0-acre tract belonging to J. c. Nicely, of Mem phis, was swept of everything in the shape of vegetation dead or alive. Much valuable timber in the same neighborhood belonging to Dr. Ken nedy Jones is also gone. A trestle on the Iron Mountain road near Elmont caught fire, but no other damage was done to the track in that vicinity Near Edmondson two negroes, one a young girl, were burned to death in the swamp
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-16
Reward for Murderer Carter.


 The governor has offered reward of S2O0 for the arrest and delivery to the sheriff of Baxter county Of Bert Carter who was under sentence to hang De- cember 21 next for the murdur of J. W. Wilson, wealthy stock man. on December 2S last, and who. on October 22 last, was liberated from the Baxter county jail by a mob. A reward of S200 each for the arrest and conviction of the mob is also offered Carter made confession under promise of leniency, duplicating his father, An derson Carter, and Bud Montgomery in the murder. On February 26 last old man Carter and Montgomery were taken from jail at Mountain Home by a mob and lynched. Young Car ter was afterward land notwithstand- ing his confession, which was excluded from the testimony, but which was we'll known to the jury) convicted and sentenced to be hung December 21 He IS only p years old, and the mob which released him evidently believed that he had been led into making a confcs- sion by the promise of being let off.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-06
SENATORS TO STEP DOWN.
Quite Number of Terms Expire with
This Congress-

WASHINGTON, Aug. IS The respect
i've terms of the following United
States senator's expire next March and
the leg .slatures which choose their
successors are to be elected this fall:
DEMOCRATS James H. Berry. Ark; Mat
thew c. Butler, ) G.; Doneison Canery La.
j. n Camden, W. Va, Richard Coke Tex :
Isham G.. Harris, Tenn. John Martin, Kan.
John X. Mcpherson ~ j.; Matt w. Ransom,
n c.. Patrick Walsh, Ca
Joseph N. Carey wyo. VIII
liaIs f. Chandler, ~ H., shelby NJ Cullom,
Ill William p FRYE Me Anthony Higgins.
Del George Hoar, Mass G. +. Henderson,
Neb. james Mcmillan Nfich g. n Pettigrew.
s d.. Thomas G. Power. Mont. George L.
Shoup Idaho W y WashbHrn Mimi; Ed
varG 0 WQleott Col
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-06
ONE OF LIfE's MYSTERIES.
why Some People Pass Empty Car Seats
and Crowd Those Partially Occupied.

why Some People Pass Empty Car Seats
and Crowd Those Partially Occupied.
"There is one thing that has always
been more or less of a mystery to me,
said a traveller to writer for the New
York sun, "and that is the motive that
prompts some passengers in a ear IN
which there are entirely vacant seats
10 take a seat with somebody. In some
cases the reason for this is simple
enough it may be that the person
takes the first seat he comes to and is
satisfied: it may be that the vacant
entire seats are at the other end of the
car and not seen at a casual glance;
sometimes a person unaccustomed to
travel rather timidly takes the first
seat at hand: but the person that I
have in mind is the one who either de-
liberately, or with what one might call
deliberate thoughtlessness, takes a
seat with somebody when there are
vacant entire seats in plain sight /
have seen, for instance. man sitting
By window, alone in a seat. in a car
in which there was plenty Of room,
reading. Knowing that there was
plenty of room he had perhaps sort OF
preempted that seat, and was making
himself comfortable in il, and was
thinking of nothing but his reading.
Along comes a rather stout lady, who.
though there is more room elsewhere.
for some to me utterly Incompetent
sible reason, decides that She wants
20 sit in that particular scat. She
moves silently. She halts in the aisle
at the end of the seat, and slowly
moves in so that she can sit down.
She says nothing to the man. She
does not even look at him; she has not
looked at him since the moment that
she decided to take that seat, and he is
as yet unconscious Of her presence.
Looking straight ahead with great
calmness, she sits down deliberately.
Then the man looks around with
panied sort of look. He moves closer
to the window and goes on reading,
but he won't regain his inward com
posure for an hour. Now why the
lady should have taken that particular
seat is one of the things that don't
understand"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-06
We nave Zoo Manv serubs.

Too many scrubs are kept on Ameri-
can farms In land that produces
such a surplus of feedstuffs at such
small cost, and where pure bred sires
are now attaiaaS!e at almost nominal
cost, such state of affairs is beyond
comprehension. 1t is a disgrace to
American agriculture that in this land
of plenty, as respects all kinds of fod-
der and fattening foods, there should
be such percentage Of inferior farm
animals. Every farmer can replace all
ill-shaped, thriftless beasts by we'll
formed early-maturing stock, and thou
sands are contributing nothing but
scrubs to the low-priced, unstable
farm stock with which our country is
cursed and by which our markets are
flooded r Breeders Gazette
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-06

shown in figure I was made from one
of those swell front affairs. so familiar
in New England homes Of the past,
but of course any similar shape or pat
tern would be equally fitting To
make the change it is necessary to re-
move the upper drawers, upholstering
the space left thereb y-seat, sides and
back The fiat top Of the bureau, of
course, will not be required as such,
and can be utilized as a seat by cutting
to the proper size and mailing in place.
The cushion may be removable and
can be covered with denim, jute, vel
our or corduroy to suit ones purse.
The back and sides should be padded,
covering with the same material as
cushion. Finish the edges neatly
with gimp of suitable color or small
brass headed nails. Should the wood
be dark mahogany any of the shades of
denim now offered viii answer admir-
ably, and the pillows and holsters, if
used, may be decorated TO advantage
with outline designs. The suggestion
of using so humble ? material as denim
is with view to economy; more costly
material may be used when desired
A very handsome little settle may be
fitted up in the parlor in Iuuch the
same manner. Figure illustrates
what may be done in this direction.
Have the bureau we'll seraped so as to
remove all of the old finish. After the
cabinet work is effected give three
coats Of inside white paint laid on
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-06
YOUR OLD BUREAU.
It May Be Converted Into Several
Useful Articles.
How TO Fashion Very Good Hall Seat
or settle for the Parlor-A Little
Ingenuity and a Pot OF Glue
VIII DO II.

The utilization Of old furniture in
furnishing the home has not received
the attention to which as a measure Of
economy it is entitled The possibil-
tiles of an old chest Of drawers that
has outlasted its usefulness as such,
have seemingly remained undiscovered
TO many persons. While the new uses
TO which it can be put are manifold,
space win only permit pointing out a
few Of the most useful
A very good hall seat may be fash
Toned from any ordinary bureau. That
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-06
Ground to Pieces.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug rs. - C.
Price, a mine foreman for the Scott
Coal company at Robbins, on the Balti-
more & Ohio railway, was literally
ground TO pieces by an express train
Sunday Price, with friend, was in
sight of his home, walking on the
tracks returning from visit to friends
at Guffy station.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-06
PRINTING.

All sizes and qualities of
Envelopes and Paper furn.
ished and printed in neat style
at reasonable prices.
Bill Heads, Statements, or
any style of Notice printed
promptly.
Wedding Invitations, Ball
Programs, Tickets, with or
without coupons.
Sale Bills, Posters, in any
Color, at sizes and prices to
suit.
We can furnish anything
desired in the printing line at
short notice.
Give us a call,
THE HERALD.
Lancaster Wis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-06
The Management Of sheen.

The facts and principles in regard to
the breeding and management Of sheep
are very few and simple, but they are
such as are unfortunately largely neg
lected in our country, whose soil, in its
adaptability to sheep hus bandry, is no.
where excelled in civilized lands Aud
this remark suggests the key to the
successful prosecution of this branch
of agricultural industry. Upon the
character of the soil on which sheep
are pastured depends, to controlling
extent, the profit to be d rived from
their cultiva ton. Farmers Voice
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-06
ltan.llta annture.l.

CUIcAGo, Aug. g. Ii. n Griswold
and William Lake, who held up a St
Paul train at the suburban town Of
Deerdeld and killed Special officer
Owens, We're captured after running
fight in which they shot an officer and
both were wounded.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-06

ERIE Pa Aug. g The body Of
Raymond stanclihewaS brought home
sunday from Waterford Stancliffe
and his cousin. Walter Lyons, son of
Paymaster Lyons, &. $, N, we're re-
turning from a cunning expedition
when Lyons, supposing that mis- gan
was unloaded, playfully snapped it at
Stancliffe, sending 100 shot through
his heart
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-06
An Quiet in Hawaii.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 27.-Thc steam
ship Australia arrived saturday bring
ing the following Hawaiian advices up
70 August ~: Before the departure Of
the cruiser Philadelphia there was
great talk among tae royaljsts and
their sympathizers, of what would be
done when there was no American
snip here % protect the interests 81
the present government But nothing
has been done
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-06
FIrht Wouses Rurn.ti

SCRANTON, Pa. Aug. ga disas-
trous fire occurred at Minooka. near
here, Friday night. which destroyed
eight houses Loss $50. 600.