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The Forrest City times., 1894-01-05
ARKANSAS GOSSIP.

Not long ago mention was made Of she fact Una. the remains of ex-Gov. Drew of Arkansas were in an un- marked grave in Texas This has brought out good deal of informa- sion about the ex-governor. Maj. W. F. Pope, of Little Rock, writing to the Little Rock Gazette concerning Gov. Drew. says:
 The last time I saw Gov. Drew was in the fall of 1ss4. l was returning to Arkansas from Marshall. Tex few miles out from Jefferson l had to cross . bayou spanned by a toll bridge As l approached the bridge man came o1t of ca bin on the roadside to col lect the toll. Before he reached me discovered that it was ex-Gov. Drew of Arkansas Therecognition was mutual, and We spent some time in conversa- ton. He informed me that he cul- tivated a small farm near by and kept she toll bridge. and that between the swo-to use his own expression-'he managed to keep soul and body to- yether.'
 Tt is an undeniable fact that the state of Arkansas has been very remiss Tn her treatment of the memory of her noted men Aside from bestowing the names of a few of her prominent men of the past upon several counties, noth- ing has been done to perpetuate the names and deeds of her worthy sons Even that great Arkansas scholar, poet. mason and warrior, Albert Pike, has DO public memorial in the state, for Pike county was named for Gen Zebulon Pike, of revolutionary war fame
The Forrest City times., 1894-01-05

An item has been going the rounds of the press in which it is stated that Hon C E. Breckinridge. of Arkansas. assisted MT. Wilson in the prepara ton of the report which accom- panied the tariff bill in its presentation to the house In letter to the editor of the Little Rock Gazette Mir. Breckinridge says Permit me to correct an error recently published in the Ga zette, in which it was stated that the very lucid and able majority report upon the pending tariff bill was the joint product of MT. Will son and myself l could ask no higher compliment than to be thought capa- ble of writing so admirable docu- ment: but the statement gives me credit that do not deserve. The ma lority report is Mir. Wilson's own com position, having been modified only in minor particulars upon conference with all the democratic members of the committee"
The Forrest City times., 1894-01-05
Closed hr the Sheriff.

NJ. S. Gaines < Co, the largest mer- cantile firm in Greenwood, was closed by the sheriff the other day under a writ of attachment issued from the cir cult court Twenty attachments have been served. Assets. estimated at Sl5.- coo: liabilities, 2 go. 900. The crash is attributed to the loss on cotton Dur- inr this and last season this firm han dled more than any other firm in that part of the state
The Forrest City times., 1894-01-05
Explosion and Collision.

The boiler of an engine. Baldwin make, drawing a freight train bound for St Louis, exploded at Higginson Station, on the St Louis. Iron Noun tain X Southern railroad. early the other morning.
 The train was in charge Of Conductor Eakles and was made uD of thirfy-fve cars fourteen Of which were loaded with cattle following ID medi2tely behiud The engine. The train was runni a. the usual rate over a level track. when the boiler expIo ed. The explosion caused the train to come 10 a sudden stop and the car 10 pile upon one another Several os the cattle cars were suash-1 into splf1ters and nearly all the cattle killed
 Brakeman Ross. who was On the engine was blown from his position and instantly killed The tremaE. A- Doolen. was tadlv scaliea and s0sialned injuries from hYi8g pieces oy steel and iron. He may die. Physicians at keosett 10 miles north O. HigEinsoa. were summoned tO the scene Of the Kreck-
The Forrest City times., 1894-01-05
An Important Decision.

An important test case was decided by Circuit Judge Hill at Little Rock the other day.
 For several years it has been the custom of the state 10 collect 8 license from each life in- surance agent of this s.4te. The New York Life instructed its general agent al Little Rock to test the constitaiionality Of the law. and sc- cordingly A Washmood refused to pay the taI. He was arrested and fined The case came up in the circuit court on an appeal The judge, in delivering his opinion. said:
 This case was submitted 70 the court on an agreei statement Of facts IL involves the question Of the validity Of section 55sl oi Mans fields Digest. imposing state tax ot sloo on travelling agents Of life insurance companies If II ls the purpose Of the legislature 10 tax the company as a foreign corporation for the pTiyi- lege Of doing business in this state the tax would he within the power Of the legislature but If the object was 10 impose license tax on the agent for pursuing the calling under we'll known doctrines settled for many years by the supreme court. the act IS oonoxlous ID the con- stitutioa and void
 If we turn to section ss2s of the digest we find il provides: Every eompany doing busi- ness in this state snail file with ths au titor. and a. the same time with it's annual statement. a sworn statement of its net receipts for the year ending oa the 3lst day of December after de- Gu ting losses aLd commissions from tts gross receipts, and shall pay into the state treas 1ry oa or before the lst ot March Q tax of | per eentum Cd sueh net receipts. and such tax shall ue in lieu Of all other taxes state, county or manieipal-on such receipts nor shall any city. town or municipality im- pose any tax or license fee upon any company. or inc agent ot any company. for the privilege of transacIiRx such business of insurance. - lAct- February v. 1875
 This section clearly covers the whole field of taxation on the franchise Of insurance com panfes. and shows that the license tax provided for y section 559I can not ne construed to be s tax on the company. IL necessarily follows II Is tax on calling or occupation, and is cOESeQ uel tly void
The Forrest City times., 1894-01-05

Albert Gardner, colored porter. ot Little Rock. filled up with liquor and started out for game He entered a saloon crowded with negroes, and with d yell ''swiped'' out biz razor and started to slashing right and left, for ward and backward. up and down and around about generally such gettin' out doors" was never seen before in Little Rock
The Forrest City times., 1894-01-05

Mrs Katie White, wife of Hon. F. T.. White. of Prescott. died few days aro Mrs White was a victim of pull monary consumption, and fingered for many days on the verge of the grave. During the last declining stages of the disease. she was called upon 10 yield up two of her children. Mrs White had lived constant member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. and died in communion.
The Forrest City times., 1894-01-05

The governor has offered a reward ef sl50 for the apprehension of one Henry L. Jacobs who is wanted in Dallas county for the murder of liar IT Quinn on the night of November 2s. E@sa. and who has been a fugitive from justice ever since. Quinn and Jacobs became engaged in an alterca- tTan at a party and Jacobs stabbed Quinn with dirk, from the effects of which he died nine days afterward.
The Forrest City times., 1894-01-05
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS
Burrows cofan Found Empty.

A sensational discovery has been made in connection with the removal of the remains of eonvicts at Little Rock.
 When the laeorers employed 10 remove the bodies came ,o The grave supposed to contGin the remains of Jim Burrows ihe noteo l,l tIAlh roboer. the implements they were using stro \ against 8 hollow pine box. and inFesussa'0- revealed the fact that it was
 ENTIRELY EMPTY.
 and there was no evidence that II hso efei been occupied by a corpse The reeoTos or " Lne penitentisry show that Jim Burrows oieo OS' tober 5. lsSs He had been placed in the psni' teutiary for safekeeping by ihe snerlh or MT Ter county and was being held for trial on me charge of robbing The Cotton Belt express a' Genoa a small station miles north oi Tex srkans on the night Of July s, lsss The crime 2 was committed by Jim and Rube Burrows anu three others The two BUrroWses were ooNh in Alabama. whiiher they lied. and Jlm was captured He was brought back 10 answer TOT his crime. and was 10 have teen tried ID De ceE ter, lese
 Is BURROWS DEAD:
 He became in and his death was reported as heretofore stated. Some weeks after his death a story reached Little Rock from Ala bsma 10 the effect that he had teen seen ID company with his troiher Ruoe in the noun tsins- The story was der jed by the penlteh tiary authorities and pr. c N. b CantreA' who was penitentiary physicia. al the tune stated emphaiically that Burrows cied nat ural death on October 5 and was positively dead Elaa when turned oTer = the peniientiary grave-digEers. In the face of this statement the only plausible theory is that Burrows body was stolen by medical students for disseeting purposes IL is a mystery, however, which will probably never be solved
The Forrest City times., 1894-01-05
From Washington
NEw PosrNasrRRs.

Barkada Drew county. J. " Roana vice Henry V. King. resigned Roy. Pike county. Geo IT. Cling vice Mol. lie A Bryant, resigned
 EES POST OFFICER Beal- Fll ton county. Francis M Morrison. postmaster. oada- Washington county. Dewitt c Young. postmaster
 NEy D oaEsTTC MONEY ORDER OFFICE YoIkt0ga. L5Eccla c0anty
The Forrest City times., 1894-01-05
HES POST OFFICES
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The Forrest City times., 1894-01-05

W. F. Bates. professor of agriculture at the Arkansas Industrial university. has returned from Mississippi, where se had been to examine the methods of tine Starl<ville university for the pur- pose of gaining any practical knowl- edge that would tend to increase the efficiency of what is already one of the leading colleges in the country. Every department of the Arkansas Industrial university, it is claimed, is profiting from the observations which are being grade by those interested in the work. and Prof. Bates expects to make great changes in his department He wants 10 make it possible for industrious young men 10 educate themselves. and believes that a great work is before him. He will also make an extensive trip through the southwest counties of the state
The Forrest City times., 1894-01-05

The beautiful relief map of Arkansas made by Prof. Branner is now mounted in a most attractive manner in the office of the bureau of mines. manufactures aud agriculture, in Little Rock. It has been placed perpendicularly in frame and on a base of stained native wood, with a brass railing in front, so that the topography of the state may be easily studied. Surrounding 1t is display of the cereal products ef the state, very tastefully ar ranged. Wheat, corn, cane, fax, clover, oats. and all other products for which the state is famous. are arranged In punches and sheaves- A sheaf of many kinds of grain is placed above the map, bound with bolls of fluffy cotton. 4 strong stand of native woods on the left holds basket, from which all the wealth of Ceres arises in luxuriant abundance. IL is the most attractive exhibit at the statehouse.
The advocate., 1894-06-20

either OF the old parties, One thing you
can do: Send in republican and demo-
cratic (CuCkOo Clevelan0 organs frSe or
nearly free. Then many who arc
wrstChSdly poor viii satisfy their greed
for literature by reading them, and thus
save the little necessary to subscribe for
Populist papera As for speakers OF ma
tional repute, / don't think they will
amount to much. They don't handle
the money question. Our citizens won't
listen to anything else. That is what
they want settled. If an orator would
start out on tariff, they would yell,
"Chestnnts" Our own men can do
best. We will try to redeem Kansas
from the iniquities Of Populism. We
will say little about issues, Tor we don't
agree on them. But ridiCuls, abuse,
Vituperation, snsers-these will bo given
q prominent place. We are the Baviors
OF the state. II we can't regain It, q
rich man will have no better RhoW than
anybody else In this state, They'll ex-
pect him to bear his full share OF taxes,
and to take his chances Of making
money just like sOme poor devil. His
brains and ability won't bs respected In
the least, and he won't be gwen any
special opportunities at all. Every Kan
aas plutocrat ought to shout, NJ know
that my redsemer liveth."
Your nephew, w. M. NAuT.
The advocate., 1894-06-20
Dives Toasted Daily,

The laboring masses have been max.
ing themselves exceedingly disagree
able of late; the hot weather is coming
on; the London season is in full swing;
and, in short, there are a hundred rea-
sons why the world Of fashion should
be packing up its trunks for its annual
vacation. Some Of these vacations are
to be of quite considerable length.
MIR. William Slater, the cotton-spinner,
for example, is off for couple Of years
in the l million dollar yacht that his
"hands" have kindly subscribed for
from their sumptuous earnings. Mr..
w. X. Vanderbilt's Valiant has already
carried him as far as Egypt; Mr..
Drexel starts next month in the Mar.
guerita to take party round the
world; Mr.. Lloyd Phoenix has got
three.master that is fitted up like a
modern man-Of-war, and proposes to
make it unpleasant for any Malay pi-
rates who may cross his path. But the
bulk of us will take our outing
more modestly, for, according to the
latest statistics compiled by the
society papers, a deck staterOOm
on crack Atlantic liner can be now
got for $500, since the steamship COM
panies feel the pinch Of hard times as
much as any of us. Think of all the
good these yOyagers do; Of the money
that they distribute among the work
ing classes; of the carpenters, the en-
gineers, the stokers, the able-bodied
seamen, and the hundred and one me.
chanicG who are able to draw their
81. 80 day out Of these annual junket.
ings. AS a philos optical poet, who
understood the true inward wisdom Of
our grand social scheme, has put it:
"Now Dives feasted daily and was gorgeously
arrayed,
Not at ali because he liked IT, but because
twas good for trade;
He kept five hundred servants, that the poor
might not want bread,
And had his vessels made OF gold, that they
might have more lead
And cen TO show his sympathy with the de-
serving poor,
He did no useful work at all, that they might
have the more"
Twentieth Century, Jnne Z.
The advocate., 1894-06-20
His Hope Gratlaed.

EDITOR ADvoCATE:-I most earnestly
hope that the Peoples party in your
state convention will not fail TO indoEBs
women's suffrage in q strong manner, /
think nothing in the world would be 20
unfortunate az to have our convention
ignore this great and important ques.
ton, or to have them handle the mattsr
In a milk.Rnd-wster manner. II Is junt;
It il right, and that should be enough
for every reHormer. And besides this,
looking at the question merely from a
politic point Of view, nothing in my judg-
ment would more certainly swell the
ranks Of the Peoples party by bringing
men and women Of conviction into ik. I
earnestly trust that the Kansas oonvon-
tiOn will strongly indoEse women's gut.
frags. B. o. FLOWER.
Boston, June 6.
The advocate., 1894-06-20
Seventh District Convention.

A delegate convention Of the Peoples
party Of the Seventh congressional dis
trict Of Kansas is hereby called to meet
at Hutchinson, Kansas, July 25, 1894, at
10 o'clock q. m. for the purpose OF plac-
ing in nomination q candidate Cor con-
grOss from thia district, and to elect
The advocate., 1894-06-20

We would recommend TO the chRirmsn
Of such county committees as have not
already chosen delegates to the congress
siOnsl convention, to call their central
committee together OF once, and ar
range to call a county convention for
such purpose ct the earliest practical
moment w. +. Brown,
T. f. MuLRoY, Chairman.
Secretary,
The advocate., 1894-06-20
Suffrage Mass Meetings.

A "sweep" OF 100 two-day county maas
meetings has been arranged FOR May and
June. Four Of these meetings will bo In
progress each day. The dates are, IN
part, as follows. It will be observed that
they overlap;
The following meetings viii be ad-
dressed by Mrs. ChSpmsn.C Gait, Mrs.
DigRB and Mrs. Jenkins:
June 90.9l-Ellis, ELLIS county.
June 9l.92-Russell, Russell county
June 22-9S-Ellgworth, Ellsworth county.
June 25-98-Selina, Saline county.
June 26-g7-Lincoln, Lincoln county.
June N-28-Hlll City, Graham county.
June 28--WRld0, Mrs. Diggs.
June 28.29--Hoxie, Sheridan county.
June S0-Plsinvills mrs. Diggsl
The meetings At the following places
viii be addressed by Miss Susan B, An
thony, Rev. Anna II. Shaw, Miss Helen
L Kimber and Mrs. Rachel L. Child.
June 20.2l-Wichita, Sedgwick county
June 81 2l.22-Newton, Harvey county.
June 29'2S-Mart0n, Marion county.
June 3-26-Lyons, Rice county.
June 26'27-Hutchlnson, Reno county,
June W-28-Preee, Pratt county.
June &-90--GreensbuEg, Kiowa county
June 29-80DOdge City, Ford county.
June S0Snd July 1.9-Garden City, Flnney
county.
The advocate., 1894-06-20
Our Sewing Machine.
Boston, June 6.

1t will pay anyone who needs q sew
ing machine TO read the advertisement
OF the "ADvooATE" machine on page Is.
Notice the following interesting facts:
1t 10 Q high grade machine In every
respect
II 10 warranted for ten years.
II Ia ornamental az well aS useful
It 10 shipped prepaid subject TO che
buyers approval.
With 1t you get all the extra attach.
ment9 that usually 60 with high.pricsa
machine.
Buy 1t, and save money aud hard work.
The advocate., 1894-06-20

money, honestly if you can, but act
money" We have adopted that rule and
with the words, "carry Kansas," substi.
tuted Tor "gst money" We will 90 to
work this fall. Your uncle,
K. GOLD IsAACs.
The advocate., 1894-06-20
BooMrowN, KS, June s. 18q4.
K. GOLD IsAACs.

your letter frat, the Populists, as you
have heard, do not pay the expenses Of
the delegates to the several conventions.
They are bitterly opposed to this, and
carry their convictions into effect. In
stead Of being Open-hesrted open,
handed, prinCely fellows like our candi-
dates, their Office. seekers are stiugy and
do not 90 70 much expense. Why, a
poor man can got q nomination In their
conventions more easily than q rich
man. A fellow who paid delegate ex-
psnses would not stand a ghost Of
show. No one would vote for him. Their
delegates do not get free passes either.
They 60 down into their own pockets,
pay their fares and hotel bills, and then
act as il they had done something highly
CommsndRble. They call this disinter-
ested patriotism, and are proud of it.
The fsnitical PuritRnsl Not many Of
our fellows ever 60 to hear them speak
at their meetings, but I do, because 1
want to learn their lines of action. The
older men who have been delegates to
old-psrty conventions tell how their ex-
penses were paid in time gone by.
have heard men who were at Colby when
Webb McNsll was nominated tell q
crowd Of Populists Of the corruption
that must be necessary to raise the
money that was spent there for whisky,
cigars and keeping the delegates.
have heard them figure out that there
were about 800 delegates to the rspubli-
can state convention in 1888; that tn cir
expenses were paid partly, at least, by
Humphrey; that their expenses probs-
bly, averaged from s. to $40 apiece, and
that it must be hard for q man in two
years at salary Of $1,000 year to make
living and pay for his nomination.
Their members always vigorously con-
denim such action, and insist that they,
the taxpayers, foot the bills. think in
some places they try to buy votes just
a. we do, with cash or whisky. But the
average Populist would rather 60 down
to defeat any time than do this. They
really believe that the "puriication of
politics is not an iridescent dream" And
in truth they do get along with less cor
rupt practice than you think possible.
Their chief reliance is literature Of the
calamity kind. will send you some
soon and let you Judge Of it. They are
going to SOW this country knes-deep
with Populist papers, books and psmph-
let's this fall. They will mulch the arid
plains Of western counties with their
prints, and thus protect the roots of
Populism from. being dried out aud
killed by money powers scorching infu.
snce. They read much. They delight
in comparing their cause to that Of the
early Christians, the abolition movement
and other similar wild outbreaks Of SEN.
timentalism. The average banker can't
meet the average Populist farmer IN de-
bate on financial questions. Why, few
days ago one Of these hsyseeds told q
friend Of mine that IL any member of his
Alliance did not know more about the
money question than my friend did, they
would expel bin from the order as being
unworthy. OF course, this was exsgger-
sted. But he had put some simple
financial questions to my friend which
The advocate., 1894-06-20
UNCLE AND NEPHEW.
Interesting Correspondence On the Subject
of Business Politics.
TCONTINUED SERIES.
CONTRACTION Court,
WALL STREET, NEW YORK,
June 4, 1894.

DEAR NEPHEw:-I can overlook q
good deal that you say because OF cha
grin at your defeat. But really you are
getting little too favorable to the Pops,
am not anxious to zee you turn over
to them.
So far as Is practicable the ''Old SOL
der racket" will be worked again this
fall. In the North the bloody shirt will
be Haunted to keep republicans in line.
In the South sectional hatred will be kept
alive TO down Tom Watson and his gang
who are on the point Of carrying the
South bodily into the ranks Of the Pop
ullsts. It ia to be plainly intimsted
that pensions are not considered tokens
Of gratitude from the nation to it's pre-
servers, but are rewards for loyalty to
the republican party, bribes for the past,
present and future support. The fear
Of losing the pittsncs OF q pension that
is grudgingly doled out to him keeps
many a veteran in line and makes him
keep on voting to sustain system Of
economics that each year often takes
more from his pocket than his pension
puts in il. And this is what we want
When once we are absolute masters and
the right to vote has been taken from
those who are not rich-in that mil
lennisl period we can let the camp fol-
lowers and hospital bummers shift for
themselves. What they are getting now
is by our gracious permission. Our
rights, the rights Of property come first
During the war this was recognized
We were paid in gold. They received
greenbacks. Money was scarce. IthRd
to be we'll paid for. Men were plentiful
They could be hired to kill each Other
for S13 q month in grsenbsckg or some.
what upward Of $500 cents in gold.
When Csmbysss once invaded Egypt,
his soldiers were each armed with q cat
So they advanced against the natives to
whom this domestic feline was sacred
Rather than injure the cat, the Wor-
shippers of Osiris fed. Cambysss tri-
umped. The superstitious fears Of
Phsraoh's subjects proved co be their
undoing. The Csmbyses OF gold has
used the veteran in much the same way.
We use him continually as a shield.
His pension is q fixed amount. If our
currency were inflated, prices would
rise and he could not buy as much az
he can now with an equal number Of
dollars. In the South we use the re.
verse OF all this. The democratic
whippers-in keep visions Of un-
limited pensions to Union SOL
diers dancing before the eyes Of ex-
confederates. OF course, the only way
to avoid such a direful calamity is to
vote for the z. o. p. The dying emberG
of sectional strife are often rRked TO-
gether and famed into flame. Negro
supremacy is another spectre that
haunts the Southern mind. II they
vote Populist, they may give the blacks
opportunity to seize the reins Of govern
ment. The experience they had in this
line at the close Of the war is all they
want.
hear that the Populist oficeseekerE
do not pay the expenses Of their dele
gates to the several conventions. How
is this2 There must be quite Q differ.
The advocate., 1894-06-20

Apply at once to the Advocate FOX
special club terms.
The advocate., 1894-06-20

You ought TO read the new book HThs
Dogs and the FlsAa." sss premium Ilak
The advocate., 1894-06-20

one committeeman from each Of Che
counties in this district. The basis ot
representation is the same ss two years
ago and ia as follows: