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The Forrest City times., 1896-10-16
FORREST CITY, ARK, AFTERNOON OCTOBER 6 1see

this position when a fine-looking deer rushed past me, as if pursued by hounds Even in my agony followed the crea- ture with my eyes until out of sight, thinking what q splendid shot he would have made for me.
 But the deer was no sooner out of sight than another followed from the same direction, fleeing rapidly through the woods l expected next to see a hunter, or hear the bayisg of hounds But instead of that small brown bear came stumbling along, following after the deer.
 My curiosity was aroused by this time, and l looked to see if another animal was coming in the procession. almost laughed to myself when my eyes caught sight of two big rabbits jumping along behind the two deer and bear.
 more experienced backwoodsman would have interpreted these signs quicker than i did. did not under stand the meaning of this strange pro- cession of wild animals until nearly a score of various kinds of creatures had passed me. They were all bound for the same general direction, and not one of them seemed to take any special notice of me.
 Suddenly l sniffed the air. Smokei Overhead, between the interstices of my leafy dome, l caught sight of dense smoke and burnt leaves. The forest was on fire!
 How stupid had been! The animals were all running for the nearest water "a shallow but broad lake about two miles distant. jumped to my feet. and started to follow the intelligent brutes that had gone before me.
 But dozen yards brought me to the ground again, faint and exhausted. My leg was stiff and swollen, and it was inn possible for mo to do more than crawl
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olong slowly. 1 could never reach the | lake in time to avoid the fire. l snlffed the air again. The odor of | burning wood and leaves was nearer and
 more suffocating. could hear the roar
 and cracking of the fire. It could not
 be more than half mile away, and a
 strong west wind was driving it forward
 rapidly
 l dropped upon the ground and
 moaned with pain and fear. To be roast
 ed alive in the great, lonely forest was
 a death too horrible to think about. 1
 wished then that the bear had killed me
 in the struggle for supremacy. | But nature does not give up the strug-
 gle so easily, and once more in my des-
 peration l staggered along. vain fly trying to use my injured
 leg as a means of rapid locomo-
 ton. l was soon forced to rest again. however, and for moment it seemed as | if l could never rise from the earth. The
 I reflection of the flames in the sky caught
 my eyes.
 The wild animals were still rushing | past me in a perfect stream. Some of | 'htLl HchIlS StuulDieu over Ht. One
 rabbit actually touched my body as ii | jumped along. l made a vicious dive d |
 it with my right hand as if to detain it.
 Misery liked company, and the thought
 of seeing these brutes escape, while l | lay helpless, made me angry. Taking courage at their actions I
 made the third attempt to hold my own
 in the moving procession. l staggered alongside of black bear for severa'
 yards, hut Bruin hardly gave me sin gle look ont of his beady eye Every living creature was 20 frightened at the thoughts of the fire that nothing else
 was considered of any importance. l finally gave mp the race again, and
 watched the bear disappear in the woods.
 "If I only had my hands in your shag- gy wool, I'd make you drag me along" | l found myself muttering, as shook | my fist at the bear.
 Then a thought occurred to me. It
 was an inspiration that came none to soon. If it had come two minutes later all would have been lost. Crashing through the underbrush 1 was wild bull moose. Its path lay close to me, and my presence had no disturbing influence upon the fright ened animal. It came along at break
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-16

plunge forward the brute carried me far out into the cool waters of the lake. Scores of animals were swimming around and diving under the water, uttering piteous moans and cries. s. me were so exhausted that they conld tyire- ly hold their heads above the surtgce a of the water. The common dauger made them all friends, and there were no combats and disturbances.
 The lake was not deep, and slid off the back of my moose as soon as we were free from the fire. The great hulking monster turned deliberately around then and gazed at me. He was evidently concerned in what kind of creature he had saved. Ii he had made an attack upon me in the water l would have been helpless. But after satisfying himself that wishe d him DO harm, he turned and swan out into the middle of the lake.
 The fire came raging through she forest, and burned the woods down to the very edge of the lake, but I was safe from its fiery blasts.
 l staid in the water all that night. and the next day crawled home, with the worst-looking leg that you ever saw outside of a hospital.
 But had little to grumble at, for my life had been barely saved by the bull moose, and l was thankful enough for that to forget all minor comp!aints.- N. |. Ledger.
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neck speed, and threatened to tran,rle me to death if I did not move The noble beast swayed its great head from side to side as it puffed and panted along like giant of the forest. Icouid but admire the appearance of the cred ture even in the moment of dagger.
 1 Crouched down in the bushes and waited for the animal to reach my s:Ge. It swept within foot of me. l-mter- ing along like an old schooner at sea, clumsy. yet powerful and heavy. When abreast of me, I used all my strength to spring toward the huge antiers. l caught them with my hands close to the head, and then with a sudden DOW erful lurch drew my whole body upon the back of the moose.
 For an instant the animal appeared more frightened at my presence than at the fire, and it swung its heavy head angrily from side to side. But :ne roar and cracking of the fire were ringing close behind us, anl deaih awaited us if we hesitated. The moose appeared to realize this as well as my self, and accepting the inevitable it trotted forward through the woods, carrying me securely upon it's back
 The race for the lake was close ard wild one. The fire was gaining rapidly upon us, and the moose strained every nerve to get ahead of it. The heavy weight upon its back retarded its mcve- ments and made the poor beast pant and blow.
 Through the hushes we crashed, heavy branches frequently Knocking me on the head, while twigs and switches constantly struck me in .he face. When the edge of the lake was finally reached I was as much relieved as the moose. for the ride through. the woods on the back of the an,mal was anything but agreeable. With wild
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-16
Shooting A Waiter.

Dr. Cahill tells the following story, in illustration of the prosecutions" in Ireland during the great rebellion: Some soldiers were passing a hotel. into which they entered. In some diff ference or frolic they shot the waiter dead. The landlord, deep in grief. made a statement of the grievous mur- der to the colonel. This gentleman treated the matter quite coolly, saying that he must have given some reason, and jocosely said: o, never mindl Pu. him in the bill; I'll make it all righti' So, gentlemen, the waiter was put in the bill, which ran as follows: Break fast, Is Cd; dinner, 2s Cd; shooting a waiter. B. '"-Scraps.
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-16
A BIOGRAPHY.

The world awoke in gusty spring To hear the song bird enrolling Wth madrigals the south wind strayed; And every dell and every glade Echoed the melodies made. Then came the ardent summer hour. when cherished buds burst into lower. hen reVeiling roses drank the dew: W nen days were long and skies were biue And fortune bade our dreams come true- And next the days of autumn sent The dignity of calm content. And frosty tintings touched the wood And nature. all-beloved stood Garbed in glory vast and good. And last of all comes the caress. The slumber touch of weariness. And to his couch of sheltering snows with duty done. the old world goes. And smiles that he shall find repose.
 Washington Star
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-16
The Farmers Opportunity.

"A distinguished advocate of the gold standard recently said in substance: Wheat has reached point where the English can afford to buy it, and gold will soon return to relieve our finan- cial necessities How delighted the farmer will be when he realizes what an opportunity he has to save his countryl A nation in distress; banks failing; mines closed laborers unemployed; en- terprise at standstill, and behold the farmer, bowed with unceasing, even if unremuneratiye toll, steps forth to save his country-by selling his wheat be- low the cost of production! And am afraid he will even now be censured for allowing the panic to go as far as 1t
 has before reducing his prices. It seems cruel that upon the growers of wheat and cotton, our staple exports, should be placed the burden of supply ing us, at whatever cost, with the neces- sary gold. and yet the financier quoted has suggested the only means, except the issue of bonds, by which our stock of gold can be replenished. ."-William J. Bryan, November l, 1893.
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-16
MY FOREST ADVENTURE.
DY GEORGE F.. WALSH.

)T every young fel- low has had the privilege, or rather good luck, 10 kill his first bear at IS
 But in the summer of 1885, a few days after my eight eenth birthday, l brought B r u i n down in a single
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-16

In the Latin alphabet, as modified from the Greeks, the third letter, c, was pronounced as G, like the Greek Gamma.
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-16

"The existing gold standard" re- ferred to in the St Louis republican platform, means that we will buy gold of gold brokers and then let them draw it out again as brokers in American se- curities abroad. Then we will again buy it from them. and again pay it back to them as before, in exchange for greenbacks which are the proceeds of the sales of doubtful American secur- ities owned abroad. There is no gold in the country which is subject to the ordinary demands upon the banks, and there is never any gold in the treasury except what is bought from the fellows who draw it out in order to sell it back again. This is the honest money" scheme to which poor May. Mckinley bound himself as the price of Wall street campaign fund. Great is hnm- bug.-Cineinnati Enquirer.
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-16

The coal trust of Pierpont Morgan and Garret Hobart pays no attention to repeated requests to show why 1t should raise the price of coal and tower wages at the same time.-Kanss1 City Times.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-12-19
TOM sHARKEY WAS ON THE STAND.
Declares That FitzsimmOns Struck
Him n Foul Blow.

San Francisco, Dec. 10. - The Fitzsim-
mons-Sharkey witnesses today gave no
sensational testimony but Fitzslmmons
friends say they are now able to prove
that a doctor erformed an operation on
Sharkey to produce external evidence of
an apparent foul and that he was paid $1,000
for the service. Dan Lynch, Sharkey 5
manager, denied all knowledge Of con-
spiracy, and said that neither he nor Shar-
key was a member of the National club,
and declared that Referee carp had no
pecuniary interest in the check for $4,000
On cross-examination by Fitzsimmons
counsel, Lynch was asked II he had rver
been prohibited from racing at the local
tracks, and why Opposition from Shar-
keys attorney saved the witness from the
embarrassment Of replying.
B. Benjamin, a sporting reporter, wit
messed the fight, but saw no foul blow
struck by Fitzsimmons.
Tom Shnrkey's Attraction.
Thomas Sharkeys testimony was SIM
ply a denial of the stories told by his train
ers, Billy Smith and George Allen. He
never heard of a conspiracy before the
fight and had no talk with carp and had
bet no money on the fight. He declared
Fitzsimmons struck him a foul blow in
the groin. When asked why he screamed,
as II in pain, when he was with his ply
stefan in the dressing room after the light,
Sharkey said that DR.. Lee had pressed his
groin hard during the examination after
Fitzsimmons blow and that the pressure
caused him great agony. He stated that
he still suffered pain from his injured
groin. Several amateur sportsmen then
testified that the recent meeting was not
prize fight, but a glove contest, so thai
the court could take cognizance of tile
| present action.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-12-19

address the congress are: F. II. Newell
chief of the photographic survey at Wash
ington. d. c., who will discuss Irrigation
In Humid America" Professor Willis L.
Moore, chief of the weather bureau at
Washington, on Sensible Climate" and
Professor e. A. Hilgard. professor OF ag-
riculture, University of California, on
Soils" Not the least interesting features
OF the congress will be the discussion OF
international Irrigation Questions by
delegates from Canada Mexico. and at
taches OF the foreign legations at Wash
ington.
Not the least prominent among the dele
gates will be Elwood Mead Of Cheyenne,
Wyo.. whose work In behalf OF Irrigation
is widely known throughout the country.
The southwest will be largely represented.
as the Santa Fe road has offered very lib
eral rates.
The National Irrigation Congress has
brought to Phoenix about 1000 visitors,
nearly all men interested in water storage
and its distribution. and representing q
i've and plans are now maturing for the or
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-12-19
RIVERA Is A FIGHTER
MACEO's SUCCESSOR TAKES THE
FIELD AGAINST SPAIN.
Said to Have Called In Some of the
Troops Not Stationed Out
side Havana.

Cincinnati. Dec. ia special to the
rcial-Tribune from Key West, Fla,
says:
Fighting is reported west OF the trocha
in the Pinar del Rio section. where the
insurgents. under Maoeo's successor, GEN
eral Ruis rivera. have taken the field
against the Spanish force left there by
General Weyler. No details have been re-
ceived yet. but so wounded soldiers came
in yesterday from the neighborhood OF
Artemisa. 1t Is stated In Havana that
General Weyler mas called in some OF
the troops now stationed outside OF the
city, fearing an attack by General Com
ez, who is reported as coming eastward
with a large force, well armed and pro-
visioned. The insurgents have already
occupied several small towns held by the
Spaniards in the eastern part of the pro-
vince of Havana, and have had hardly
any defeats.
Two trainloads OF provisions and arms
were captured by the insurgents on the
Matanzas railway Saturday and Sunday,
with light loss 1t is reported an expedi-
ton from Honduras landed on the south
side of the island Saturday with sup
plies OF ammunition and arms and that
the cargo was safely delivered into the
possession Of General Rivera.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-12-19
DAUGHTER WAS THE MURDERER.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Clark Pardon
ed by MOntana's Governor.

Helena, Mont. Dec. 14.-After one year
In the penitentiary, Mr.. and Mrs Edward
Clark, who formerly lived near Thompson
Falls, were today pardoned by Governor
Richards. They were accused Of poison
ing John P. Stewart. their son-in-law.
Mrs. Mary Stewart, wife of the dead man,
gave the testimony on the trial that con-
victed her father and mother. She herself
was charged with the crime. and the shsr>
if Of Missoula county arrested her in the
Cosmos hotel at Spokane. A month ago
she killed herself, saying that she vas
overcome with remorse for having given
perjured testimony. While she did not
confess, and the governor in his letter
does not say she committed the murder.
the construction placed upon his full par
don is that he believed the daughter was
the real criminal.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-12-19

ganization of the congress on new lines
better suited to the work of legislation.
A committee on reorganization was in
session, and its report will be presented
tomorrow.
The committee on credentials reported
states. The first days session was effect
delegates present from the states and ter
ritories of Arizona, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, lndi-
ana, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Missou-
ri Michigan, Nebraska, New York, New
Mexico, North Dakota, Nevada, ONO,
Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, Utan
Washington, Wyoming, Wisconsin and the
District of Columbia
Permanent organization was effected by
the selection of c. b. Booth of California
as president, Governor-elect Frank II.
Briggs of North Dakota vice president
and James H. McClintock of Arizona A.
L. Kellogg of Colorado and l.. S. Hewlett
OF Washington as secretaries.
In accepting the chair, President Booth
stated he considered the honor to be one
due to the great state of California; that
he had been chosen to preside over a con-
gress embracing delegates from the valley
of the Connecticut, the home of MAX
| Twain. who vouched for at least nine
kinds of weather in a single day, and to
the lands of the golden west, where the
sun seemed to forever shine-a convention
meeting In the metropolis of a territory
Which we hope in the near future will as
sumo a place amid the other stars on the
flag.
National Lecturer ]. S. Emory of Kan
sas presented a report showing the sub
stantial progress made during the year In
the promotion of irrigation
c. M. Heintz of California. national sec
rotary, submitted an annual report con.
corning the work of his office.
Local Observer Blythe of the weather
bureau presented communication from
Willis II. Moore, chief of the weather bu
reau, transmitting data relative to wearh
er conditions on the western plains.
Judge Emory F. Best, commissioner o.
the land office, read paper in support Of
his contention that the states should b.
owners of the arid lands as they are nov
in control of the water, without which
such lands are valueless
For u Permanent Body.
O'Neil of Arizona moved a committee OF
organization to the end that the body taxi
upon itself more than an existence of three
or four days in year.
Chairman Moses of the national execu
tive committee appointed c. M. Heintz, w
r. O'Neil, j. A. Dart, ]. w. Watson, j
Brainard and c. ]. Hudson.
The committee is in session this evening
and will report in the morning.
The convention seems to be in favor o
the plan and 1t is probable the congress
will assume many features new to 1t.
f. H. Newell, chief of the photograph
survey, closed the program with a pape
on irrigation in humid America.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-12-19
PENDLETON CITIZENS AROUSED.
Call for subscriptions to Send Mon
CIV to the Cubuns

Call for Subscriptions to Send Mon
ey to the Cubans.
Pendleton, Or, Dec. ia popular sub
scription has been started here to send
monetary assistance to the Cubans in
their struggle for liberty against General
Weyler and Spanish cruelty. c. s. Jack
son, proprietor of the Daily East Ore
gonian, published here, has headed the
movement. after being urged so to do by
prominent citizens of Portland, Pendle-
ton and other towns in Oregon.
A call appears in this evenings issue
of his paper which asks all who sympa
thize with the Cuban insurgents to send
cash contributions, which will be remit
ted Immediately to the New York or
Washington headquarters of the Cubans,
as directed by contributors. In Pendle-
ton prominent citizens have promised to
lend the movement hearty support, and
hope is entertained that the people OF
the entire Pacific coast region will take
interest and give aid to the cause of
humanity in Cuba. In this locality senti-
ment is strongly in favor of the United
States doing all in it's power to assist
the Cubans, and with no exception the
citizens are ready to stand by the gov
! eminent at Washington if it interferes
in behalf Of the insurgents.
The reported killing of General Maceo
has caused flood of indignation at the
atrocious act. There is talk of Offering
to send men from here with equipment
| furnished by local subscriptions.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-12-19
PARDON FOR Mr.. AND MRS. CLARKE,
Serving n Term in the Montana
Penitentiary for Alleged Murder.

Helena, Mont, Dec. 15-Governor Rick
ards has granted free pardon to Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Clarke, serving a 17-year
term each in the penitentiary at Deer
Lodge for the murder of John P. Stew
art by poisoning. They had served a
year.
Stewart was a wealthy man. Suspicion
first fell upon his wife, Mary Stewart.
She was arrested at Spokane and tried
at Missoula. To save herself she accused
her mother and stepfather. They were
convicted by her testimony of murder in
the second degree. Remorse overlook
Mrs. Stewart, and she finally confessed
to her attorney and to Ex-Governor TooIe,
but committed suicide before a written
statement could be signed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-12-19
CLEVELAND is TO INTERVENE.
Joint Resolution Introduced i'm Com
Eress by MIR. WOOdmnn.

ETtHs Dy MT. W OOUIHHHs
Washington, Dec. 10. - Representative
Woodman of Illinois today introduced
joint resolution directing the president to
intervene in Cuban affairs. The resolu-
ton, after reciting Maceos assassination
and Spanish cruelties in Cuba. says the
president failed to carry out the wishes OF
the people so that the honor of the United
States is at stake, and history gives no
precedent on which to base the hope that
Spanish operations will change in compli
ance with civilized warfare. The president
is directed to express his severe condsm-
nation of Spanish methods of warfare, and
especially the murder of Maceo; to recog
nize the independence of Cuba, and de-
mand of Spain the withdrawal of all troops
from Cuban soil. He is also directed to
take proper steps to see this demand car
ried out.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-12-19
VIOLATION OF NEUTRALITY LAWS.
1t Is Unlawful to Enlist in Compan-
les Bound for Cuba.

Washington, Dec. 15.-The attention of
the officials here has been attracted by
thu. stories coming from all portions OF
the country indicating that enlistments
are going on of parties of men to go TO
Cuba to join the insurgents. These en-
listments are in direct violation of the
neutrality laws, and are prohibited I'M
der severe penalties. For accepting a
commission to serve against Spain, a
country with which the United States
government is now at peace, the penalty
prosecuted by section No. 52S1, revised
statutes, is $4,000 fine and three years i'm
prisonment, while for enlisting to serve
against Spain or hiring anyone to enlist.
the penalty is $1,000 fine and three years
imprisonment.
Kansas City EnIistments.
Kansas City, Dec. 15.-Already over 3C0
Cuban recruits have been enrolled in this
city, and Colonel d. S. Hartman, head of
the local movement stated today that
there are as many more in Kansas City
and vicinity ready and willing to go to the
front. The enrolment is going on in lar
riman's Office, and no secrecy of the pur-
pose of the movement is made.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-12-19
WINSTON WON DUPONT TROPHY.
EmbIematic of the American Live
Bird Championship.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-John Winston wrest-
ed the Dupont trophy, emblematic of the
live bird championship of America, from
George E. Roll of Blue Island, ILL.,, in the
match held at Watson park. Each man
shot at 100 birds, Winston having a total
score of 81 leading Roll. whose score was
81, by seven birds.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-12-19
THE VOTE OF NEW YORK STATE.
Major Mckinley Led Bryan by 26s,-
400 Votes.

Albany, n. Y, Dec. 15.-The state board
Of canvassers has completed the canvass
of the votes cast in New York at the re-
cent election. On presidential electors
the vote was as follows: Mckinley, &c.,
SIS: Bryan. 551,3e9; Palmer, 1925; So
cialist. 1867; prohibition. 16052; blank
defective and scattering, 12OSO. Mckinley
over Bryan. 2ss. 4ss; Mckinley over all
others, 215, ass.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-12-19
LOSE to Standard OIL.

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec 13.-The three-story
brick candle factory of the Standard OIL Com
pany on James street was destroyed by fire
this afternoon. The loss on the building and
5000.