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The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

AT the conclusion of the inquest at Toronto, Ont. on the 24th, on the body of Alice Pitezel, a verdict of willfLl murder was returned against H. H.
 ANOTHER sensation in the search for evidence against II. H. Holmes, the in- surance swindler and alleged W holesale murderer, was the discovery, on the 25th, in the cellar of his Sixty third and Wallace street building in Chi cago, of a furnace that is supposed to have been used by himas creamatory for the safe and speedy consumption of the bodies of his victims. w -4
 A SHOCKING accident occurred dur ing battery drill in honor of Gen. Rug gles at Camp Douglas, Wis, on the 25th. Gun Corporal Thomas, of piece No. 1, after having fired one charge, was loading second time, when the breech block of the piece blew off, al most severing the right arm from the body. His eyesight was also de- stroyed
 BENJAMIN RADCLIFFE, convicted of the murder of three school trustees at cCilCioOIs SOunJN. 1Ol.s WdS. OH the 25th. sentenced, at Buena Vista, to be hanged at the penitentiary at Canyon City some. time during the week beginning August II. t'
 WILLIAM TAYLOR, colored, was exc cuted shortly after midnight, on the morning of the 26th, in the annex of the Ohio penitentiary at Columbus for the murder of Isaac Yoakam, an aged farmer of Franklin county.
 ON the night of the o5th four chil- dren of John Hicks were cremated in the burning of their home near Big Stone Gap, o. Mir. Hicks and another child were probably fatally burned.
 OS the 26th fire in the fiber ware house of the Deering harvester works at Chicago damaged stock to the ex- tent of SEQ, 900 and the building $500.
 CHAs. RIcKsREcKER, aged 34, com mitted suicide in Shorts grove, near Canton, O., by drinking carbolic acid His wife shielded at the same spot at the same hour and by the same means last November.
 JUDGE BRENTANo. on the 27th, as a result of the continued crusade by the Civic federation of Chicago against the l perpetration of election outrages in Parkside last fall, passed sentences 'on 1 the ringleaders as follows: Simon Me Nulta, one year in the penitentiary; Dennis Mahoney, fined s2,000; Wm. Heelan fined 5000; Patrick Malloy, fined s2,00o; James BurlS, fined $50; l Patrick Corcoran, fined sioo
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Complied from Various Sourcea
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

A RECENT addition to the portrait gallery of the navy department is rare old oil portrait of Commodore Macdonough, the naval hero who rem dered Perry such valuable assistance in his memorable engagements on the lakes in the war of 1912. The portrait is the work of Jarvis, and is owned by one of the old families of Charleston, s. C.
 GuERRrTA, a famous bull-fghter from Spain, may give performances in the City of Mexico. and may con- sent to go to Atlanta, Ga. in October. His terms are higher than Patti's. as he asks $50. 900 for each performance. This would require an entrance fee of s25.
 SECRETARY MORTON has abolished the seed division of the agricultural de- partment to take effect October next.
 IT is said that Lord Dufferin, British ambassador to France, will retire from the diplomatic service next year
 PRESIDENT CABLE of the Rock Island Railroad Go. asserts that the corn crop of the west is beyond danger, and that along his line, at least. it is larger than in any previous year. Corresponding reports are made by officials of all lines in the corn belt.
 IT is stated that Austria is about to initiate negotiations with the powers in regard to the election of a ruler in Bulgaria in the event that Prince Fer dinand is displaced.
 LADY ABERDEEN, according to Vani- ty Fair, ofLondon, is creating discon- tent in Canada by asking the servants where she visits how they are treated, and advising the maids not to wear caps as they are badges of servitude. 1t is said she shakes hands all around with both man and maid-servants.
 REV DR. EDWARD BEEcHER, brother of the famous divine, Henry Ward Beecher, died at his home, in Brook lyn, N. Y., early on tine morning of the 2sth. He was 92 years of age and spent the greater part of his life in the ministry.
 IN recent interview Hetty Green, the wealthiest woman in America, said she intended to retire soon from active business. Sue is spending her vaca- ton at Bellows Falls, N Y, caring for her husband, who is an invalid. She is said to be worth S2oo 900, ,0Oo.
 ON the 27th Judge Knowlton, of the supreme judicial court of Massachu- setts, rendered a decision against the estate of Gen. B. r. Butler in four cases brought by holders of Colorado Cattle Co bonds to recover over S2Is.- 900, on the ground of illegality, fraud and deceit on the part of Gen. Butler
 ON the 29th J. P. Morgan & Go. de- posted in the sub-treasury at New York for the account of the govern ment bond syndicate g.. .oOO, ,00O in gold coin to make up the reduction in the treasury reserve by shipments to Flu rope and Canada. They received green backs for the gold. 3t8 tSsk
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02

As A railway train of twenty-three cars. carrying 400 soldiers returning from the campaign in China. was ap- preaching Osaka, Japan. running along the sea wall, the engine and eleven cars were washed from the wall by an immense sea and 140 of the soldiers drowned.
 A RUMoE reached Memphis, Tenn, on the night of the 2sth. that the ele- gant river steamer Belle Memphis, plying between that port and St. Louis, had sunk the same evening 60 miles above Memphis, with a loss of forty or more lives. Owing to the lack of telegraphic communication it was impossible to verify the report.
 DURING a cyclone at Three States, Mo, on the o7ih, seven persons were killed by lightning. At Barnes Ridge, miles west, man and wife perished from the same cause.s
 AT midnight of the 2sth the Manx lugger Zenith, with pleasure party on board. caught fire 47 miles south west of Queenstown. Eighteen of the lugger's passengers and crew were rescued by the coast guard. and nine were reported missing.
 On the 29th Henry Brais, aged s. was wading in Long pond. near Providence, R. l., when his brother Chauncey, aged 10, playfully pushed him, and he fell into deep water and did not rise Chauncey tried to rescue him. and both were drowned. locked in each others arms.
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02
MISCELLANEOUS.

Iy their statement for the week end ed the 27th, the associated banks of New York city showed the following changes: Reserve. increase, s, 504, 450; loans, decrease, 2750. 900; specie, in- crease, s92s, 100; legal tenders, increase, S3, 233, 800; deposits, increase, So, ,624 600; circulation, decrease, S99, GOO A
 OS the 29th a sailing yacht was found on the shore of Lake Erie at Amherst burg, and taken in charge by the col. lector of customs. It had been evil dently deserted by party of snug glers The name on the oars and yawl boat is U. A. Schmidt. Detroit" The yacht is 30 feet long, painted black and has two masts and cabin.
 IN elections for renewal of half oi the membership of the councils gen. eral, which took place throughout France on the 2sth, the repu blicans se- and second ballots were rendered necessary in A districts.
 EARNINGS of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe for the third week of July were S624, 307 90; corresponding week of last year, $500, 7s7. O2; increase, S33,. 52o ss.
 THE official Gazette of Madrid pub. lished on the 29th decree calling out the military reserves of the class of 1891 This action was taken in conse. quence of the extraordinary drafts oi troops for service in Cuba.
 ON the 2oth the Union national bank at Denver. Col, closed it's doors, and will go out of business. It is said that depositors will be paid in full.
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.
Count..reiting in the Pe~itensiary.


 LITTLE ROCK, ARK, July 3L-Yes- terday counterfeiting outfit was dis covered at the penitentiary in the cell occupied by J. c. Stout and Lock How erton. Stout, who is about 2S years of age, was arrested last March for rob- ping postoffice in Clay county. How erton is 20 years of age and was arrest ed in Faulkner county about six weeks ago for counterfeiting. Both men are awaiting trial and occupy one cell. Several. spurious nickles were found under the mattress but such poor imi- tations that they would hardly pass. The outfit consisted of a pair moulds made out of plaster of paris and ce- ment, a ladle made out tomamo can. and a small amount of babit metal. Enough evidence was secured to con- vict the prisoners
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02

WHEN the German emperor visited the United States cruiser New York there was little on board that escaped his critical eye. Capt Evans, on hints from the emperor, gave some exhibi- 'tions of the admirable discipline and thorough training of his crew at un- expected moments, and when the em- peror was leaving he stood on the quar- ter deck, and, in bidding goodby, said: II have never imagined that vessel of war could be in the condition of the New York :"
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02
Coming to See Conylc. Allen,

CHICAGO. July 3l.-Chief of Police Badenoch has commissioned an officer from the central station to go to Little Rock and interview the man Allen who claims to know something of the dis appearance of the Williams girls. The officer will start today, and the infor- nation Allen claims to have of the part Holmes played in the case will be put to a test
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02

IT must have dawned upon the pub lie mind ere this that with the re- sources of scientific discovery at com mand murder may become not only "a fine art but science. It is easy to imagine tin-de-siecle monster,a scien- tific FranlSenstein, endowed with the power of modern knowledge and un- restrained by conscience playing secret havoc among chosen victims. We can not tell how many of the mysterious disappearances constantly occurring or how many natural deaths" are due to monsters of the Holmes type. The suspicion engendered, however, is not reassurlng.
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02
State Board of Railroad Commissioners.

LITTLE ROCK, ARK, July 31.-The state board of railroad commissioners will meet next Monday for the pur- pose of assessing the railroad property in the state for taxation. The board is composed of the governor, the audi tor and the secretary of state The session will be brief one Monday as an adjournment for a day or two is likely, the governor having an appoint ment to address silver meeting or. that day in Fort Smith
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02

THE records show that during the twelve months that ended with June, forty-six insolvent railroads, repre- senting SS45,O0o, 900 of invested capital. passed through the process of reor- ,ganization and secured release from the control of the courts. There are still others in a condition of fore closure, which will probably get their affairs adjusted in the present year, and the general result will be greatly advantageous to the railroad system of the country, as well as to other busi- ness interests
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02

IT is the theory of not few natural {sts that the increase in insect pests that plague the farmer and horticul- ,turist is due to the slaughter of birds In the Arnold Arboretum. near Bos- ton, where birds are undisturbed, sixty six varieties have taken up their home. and among the number are many orioles and thrushes. If state legisla- lures were so constituted as to be of any account they would give attention to the conservation of birds and other useful animals.
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02

THE London ''Times" sees possible disruption of the Dominion of Canada ''in the strongly marked racial and religious differences that distinguish the population What will come after the Canadian provinces part company is not referred to, but, judging from the tone of the Times article, England will not greatly trouble itself about the matter
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02

LOUIS KossUTH once said that the two most remarkable men in the world were Bismarck and the emperor of Japan. Bismarck's day is about over, but inc milxado is in the prime of his life He is forty-three years old and at the summit of his remarkable pow
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02

RUssIA's Siberian railroad is now in operation 2. 200 miles east of St. Peters burg. and is pushing ahead steadily from both ends. When this. work is completed the czar expects to build some ship canals of much greater length than any now in existence
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02

A MOBILE paper says there are 25,- 100000 gallons of molasses stored in tanks on the Louisiana plantations which the planters can neither sell at a profit nor throw away without creat- ing nuisance in the neighborhood What sweet time thered be if all that should get away.
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02
Arkansas River still Rising.

WICHITA, KAN, July 30. The Arkan- sas river is still rising and thousands of acres in Sedgewick county are un- der water. The damage will be heavy. number of families have been com pelled to vacate their homes. The river is higher than it has ever been since lS7..
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02

THE trolley cars in Philadelphia have reduced taxable property to the extent of si,oOo,O0O worth of horses, but as the general net increase in the valuation for the year is SIS. 900, 900 the city has no complaint to make. The figures are fair illustration of the result of the introduction of inn proved mechanical appliances.
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02
Wages Advanced.

READING, PA, July S0.-The Read ing Iron Company today increased the wages of its puddlers to S3 a ton. an advance of twenty five cents This is the highest amount paid in this region. Employees in the company's rolling mills also received an advance of ten per cent
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02

IN the high schools of Japan the En
 glish language is placed on the same footing as the Japanese and its study is compulsory. The Japs are as good at looking after the future as they are in keeping up to date in current affairs f
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02
THrs is an age of paper as we'll as of

!. THIS is an age of paper as we'll as of electricity. The paper mills of the United States have now a capacity of over five million pounds day, most of it from wood pulp. Thus the manu. facture of paper has become an impor- tant branch of forestry, and more at tention should be given to the subject of tree culture for the rapidly expand ing industry
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02

AMERICA has at least two irrepres- sible conflicts in sight. One is in process of settlement in Cuba, and the other relates to the fact that Canada is made up of 3.4es, ,e65 hard-he 1ded Englishmen and 1.4o4.9T4 mercurial Frenchmen.
The Forrest City times., 1895-08-02

THE natural resources of this coun- try are not yet half known. A com pany just formed in California pur- poses manufacturing new fuel com posed of mixture of peat and asphal- tum, both of which abound in mex haustible quantities in different parts of the state
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-06-27
Business Still Improves.

1t is no longer a question whether
business improves. Not for a long time
have our reports from all over the coun-
try been so uniformly favorable. The
daily average of bank clearings in June
is "a 8 per cent larger than last year,
though ia per cent less than in 1892.
The most potent influence has been the
receipt of more favorable advices regard
ing growing crops. Even official state
ments helped, because altogether less
gloomy than previous rumors. Labor
troubles are getting out of the way,
wages in many establishments are ris-
ing, and with the iron industry just
now leading, there is general improve
ment in manufactures. Monetary ceA
ditions also help. The time draws near
when, with good crops, exports will
bring gold hither, and though foreign
operations in stocks and bonds have
been insignificant this week, the effect
of previous transactions has not been
exhausted. Much diminished receipts
of money from the interior indicate
better employment in business, espe-
cially at the West, and the volume of
commercial loans steadily rises, and is
now fair for this season even in a good
year. -Dun's Review.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-06-27
Iron Goes Up.

Indications everywhere point to a
thrifty and permanent revival of bust
ness. The panic of 1884, the most Sc
we're and widely felt in the history of
the country is already thing of the
past. Mammoth manufacturing con-
Germs in various parts of the country
are increasing wages. Last week the
Illinois Steel company announced that
the wages of its employees, 1000 in num-
Der, will be raised July ten per cent.
Other concerns employing even larger
forces of help are making similar all
nouncements.
Recently there was an advance of so
cents per ton on pig iron, making an
aggregate advance in the past three
months of $1.75 per ton. This advance
in a staple product like iron is one of
the most hopeful signs of the times.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-06-27
Monroe Doctrine at Gray Gables.

On that part of the territory of the
commonwealth of Massachusetts which
is privately owned and personally gov
erned by the Hon. Grover Cleveland,
the proprietor has recently erected a
signboard carrying to all the world this
peremptory notice
Wrrespassing or shooting on these
premises is positively forbidden. Gro
yer Cleveland
This is encouraging. The spirit of
the notification is not that of surren-
der. 1t is evidently the intention of
Mr.. Cleveland to back up the doctrine
announced on his new signbc ard, and
to repel foreign aggression with force,
if necessary.
We have observed that the mind of
MIR. Cleveland is of the sort which
works more readily from particulars to
general principles than from general
to particular. Here we have at last
the Monroe doctrine boldly asserted by
Mr.. Cleveland with respect to a very
small part of the American continent
in which he is personally interested.
If he can be taught to assert the same
principle, in equally direct, compre-
hensive, and vigorous language, with
that broader application which is one
of the traditions of American policy
and one of the duties of American
craftsmanship, all may yet be well.
"Trespassing or shooting on the ter
ritory of any American republic by
any European power is positively for
hidden. IN. Y. San.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-06-27
He Was Patriotic.

IL. G. Cram of Madisonville, La, and
a subscriber to the TIMES, was in Cen
trail America at the time the British
flag was run up at Corinto. He writes
that 76 Americans We're present at the
time and had about determined to as
sault the British and retake Corinto,
when word came from Washington for
bidding any such action. Mr.. Cram is
justly indignant over the inactivity of
the administration and writes: "This
country belongs to the blood of rs and
by the grace of God after the next cleo
ton the descendants of the fathers will
forever continue to control it.n
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-06-27
July 4th at Lake Walden.

The carnival of sports 70 be held at
Lake Walden July 4th will excel any
thing heretofore attempted. The man.
agement of the Fitchburg railroad is
more than liberal in the distribution a
prizes, which will exceed in value $1,000.
The variety of sports and entertain
ments that will take place-including
band concerts, dancing, bicycle races,
swimming contests, japanese fireworks
and athletic events-will test the carry
ing capacity Of the railroad. The en-
tries for the bicycle races, class A, base
ball games and team running one mile
race and other athletic contests are
under the sanction of the various pro-
fessional leagues. Reduced rates and
special train arrangements will be an
nounced later.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-06-27
Democratic Betrayal.

The Atlanta Constitution is one of
the most rabid, and at the same time
one of the ablest advocates of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of Is to |. The Constitution re-
fers to the Democratic platform of 1892
betray the people with. This platform
said eve hold to the use of both gold
and silver without discriminating
against either metal, but the dollar unit
be of equal intrinsic or interchangeable
value or be adjusted through interna-
tional agreement or by such safeguards
of legislation as shall insure the main
tenance of the purity Of the two
metals Z"
1t would be difficult to interpret and
harmonic this conglomerate statement.
The recent Democratic congress de-
monitized silver, thus discriminating
against it and violating the pledge of
its party to the people. What the
clause ''of equal intrinsic or inter-
Ghangeable value" means, but few have
attempted to explain.
OF this platform the Constitution
says:
SIT has been repudiated and the people will
noldlthe party responsible for that repudia-
tion unless it places itself on broader
palmer and more unmistakable declaration
and dominates man whose free coinage
record is known of all men and whose affilia-
tions ana sympathies are with the common
people of the country. If the national Demo.
cratic party is to survive the betrayal of the
people that was basely carried out in 1898, it
viii have to make a broader and stronger
financial declaration than that of 1897
But after all, this scalding comes too
late in the game. No matter what
pledges are made the Democratic party
cannot survive "the betrayal of the peo-
ple.n The verdict is agreed upon, the
handwriting is seen on the wall. The
American people in 1896 will look to
the Republican party the party of
positivism and sound ideas.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-06-27
WHAT LEADING VERMONT PAPERS SAY OF 1T.

From the Vergennes, VT, Yer
monter.-It occupies prominent
place among the dailies of New Eng
land and, if there is anything in the
sssurvival Of the fittest," it stands at
the head in Vermont.
From the West Randolph, VT,
Herald. No one can dispute its
claim to being one of the best of
news journals.
From the Middlebury, VT, Reg
ister.-The Herald is an able and
enterprising paper, and was never
ADLER or better than it is now.
From the Boston Congregational
ist.-We always rejoice in the sue
cess of contemporary, religious or
secular which has earned popular
esteem by fidelity to high journals
tic ideal. Such one is the Rutland
Herald.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-06-27

From the Woodstock, VT, Stand
ard.-It is, firstly, lastly and all the
time, a bright, progressive, agrees
sive and enterprising newspaper.
From the Swanton, VT, Courier.
The Herald is great paper for
Vermont town and we are all proud
of it.
From the Brattleboro, VT, Phe-
nix.-It is managed on broad and
generous lines, giving news service
which is notably complete and ex-
cellent in a provincial field.
From the Morrisville, VT, News.
The Herald is live, progressive,
well edited paper. The fact that its
advertising rates are uniform and
that it is ''pay in advance" paper
may be, in part at least, the secret of
its reaching the century point.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-06-27
How To Help The Times.

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on the improved appearance of the new
TIMES and shall endeavor to make it in
every way paper that will be credit
to Bellows Falls.
If you wish to do us favor kindly
look at the label on your paper and if it
reads 5-95 or sos please call in and pay
up. We need the money now to put
into the paper.
Ask your neighbors to subscribe. Tell
them of the great offer of the Rutland
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