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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
The Sugar Investigation.

NEW YORK, February 13.-On the
assembling of the Lexow committee
this morning, John F. Searles, secreta-
ry and treasurer of the American Re-
fining company was called. There was
no response from Mr.. Searles, as he
had to leave town. "Mr. Searles''
said young man, Twill be present any
day next week the committee desires. :"
Lexow asked the young man where the
books and documents of the American
Sugar Refining company that Mr..
Searles had promised would be on hand
today, were. He replied he did not
know. "Well," said Mr.. Lexow, "Mr.
Shepard promised to have them here
today. However, if Mr.. Searles will
be here Monday morning with the
books of the company, we will excuse
him this time" George II. Miller
and Lawson N. Fuller were also called.
Both gentlemen testified as to the
value of the properties of the sugar
trust.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
The Markets.

NEW YORK, February .13.-Business
was resumed on the stock exchange
this morning with quiet and irregul-
ar market. Industrials were generally
lower; ST. Paul and Atchison preferred
were higher. The changes, however,
were confined to fractions
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
A BIG IRON DEAL,
Standard Oil Tactics are Being Adopt
ed to Build up an Iron Trus t.

| A Pittsburg, Pa, dispatch says: The
reported visit to this city of President
Gates of the Illinois Steel company is
| regarded by iron men as a matter of
| the very highest Importance and as a
| confirmatory of the report which has
been ln circulation among heavy
| capitalists in the iron industry for
some days past that a comb binatIou is
in progress for the formation and Or
ganlzation of the greatest industrial
trust of modern times.
The story goes that Carnegie. Rookie
teller and j. Pierpont Morgan have
in view the elimination of gigantic
monopoly for control of the iron pro-
ducing interests of the United States
1t is fact not generally known that
control of the Illinois Steel company
was lodged in the house of j. Pierpont
Morgan last year, the syndicate re-
presented by him having acquired the
holdings of Scott and Massachuset,
capitalists which gave them a majority
of the stock and bonds of the company
Control of this great company was
obtained at very low figure owing to
the hard times and shrinkage of busi-
ness, but the men who have put their
money into the concern have unlimited
capital and are well prepared to stand
any kind of ''sweat"
According to the Post, Rockefeller,
Morgan and Carr i were in alliance
with half dozen or more concerns in
various industrial centers aid felt that
they were being handicapped by part
nership.
All at once this great iron producing
com bination went to pieces and the
heavy concerns proceeded to mark
prices down % and 35 per cent taking
enormous contracts with railroads and
other consumers at figures that were
simply paralizing to the smaller con-
Germs. Within period of three days
it become evident that the fight was
one which would end in the SURVIVAL
Of the fttest'' and it is now plain to the
world that concerns that are not very
strong will in the course of time have
to go to the wall or suffer themselves
to be absorbed by the heavy weights.
1t is "freeZe out game pure and
simple, and that is what the iron inter-
ests and bankers of Pittsburg believe
to be under way now IN the iron field.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
Weekly Bank Statements

NEW YORK, February 13.-Weekly
statement of the Associated bank shows
the following changes: Reserve, de-
crease 81. .29l ,2S5; loans, increase 2,S54,
100: specie increase S63, 900; legal ten
ders decrease So, 756, 800; deposits. de-
crease 1886, 700; circulation, decrease
S64, 900. Banks hold S51, 500. 900 IN
excess of legal requirements.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
The Steel Rail War.

PITTsBURG, February 12.-There
were little development in the fight of
steel rail makers today. President
Gates, of the Illinois Steel company,
who left Chicago ostensibly for Pitt
burg, passed through to the east this
morning. The Carnegie officers heard
firm report quotations little higher,
between SIT and IS per ton delivered.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
Congressional DOinps.

WASHINGTON, February 13.-Per.
kins, of California, introduced a joint
resolution which was read and passed
authorizing the secretary of the navy
to place at the disposal of the chamb er
of commerce of San Francisco, a suita-
BILE United States ship for the purpose
of transporting to the famishing poor
of India contributions of wheat and
corn.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, made
an effort to have taken up the joint res
olution for the abrogation of the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty, Dut was prevented
by the consideration of the arbitration
treaty in secret session.
The meeting of the senate committee
on foreign relations this morning made
it apparent that an agreement could
not be reached on the treaty arbitra
tion with Great Britain. The contend
ing factions are irreconcilable and
long discussion today proved this. An
was framed but it will not
bring harmony,
The house went into q committee of
the whole for the further consideration
of the sundry civil appropriation bill
upon which the house had just entered
when it adjourned yesterday.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
MckinleY'S Visitors.

CANTON, o, February 13.-Mai Nc
Kinley's sole callers this morning were
DR.. and Mrs. H. Seward Webb, of New
York Mrs. Webb was Vanderbilt.
DIR. Webb talked an hour with the
presiden-elect and left at noon on a
special train for Cleveland. DR.. Webb
has been quietly mentioned in connec-
tion with the cabinet.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
A Heavy Failure.

WASHINGTON, February 13.-The
Merchants National bank of Helena,
Montana, failed this morning. The
banks capital is s35O,OOO; surplus
S7O,O 900: undivided profits S6S, 600; due
to other banks 1925, 600: owed in
dividual depositors 1891 900. The
treasury department says that bad
management cause the failure.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
Peace Must he Maintained

BUDA PEST, Austria, February "a
The chamber of deputies today were
informed by Baron Bantfy, Hun
garian premier, that the powers had
agreed absolutely upon the necessity of
maintaining the peace and status quo
iu the east.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13

A young man in Lowell, Mass,
troubled for years with a constant sue
cession of boils on his neck, was COM
pletely cured by taking only three
bottles of Ayers Sarsaparilla. An
other result of the treatment was great
ly improved digestion with increased
avoirdupois.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
Senator Mason Sick.

CHICAGO, February Ex-senator
elect Mason was taken suddenly i'll
with nervous postration at noon today
and was unconscious for thirty'minutes.
The consultation of physicians decid-
ed to send him south.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
The Turks Give Notice.

CONSTANTINOPLE, February, 13.-
The Porte has informed the powers
that Turkey will attack Greece in
Thessaly in the event Of the powers
failing to restrain the hostile action on
the part Of Greece in Crete.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
FitZsimmOnS in Colorado.

PUEBLO, Col, February 13.-Bob
Fitzsimmons and party arrived here
this morning. He gives an exhibition
tonight. Martin Julian leaves for Ne
vada this afternoon ahead of the party.
Fitzsimmons will remain in Colorado
until Tuesday evening when he goes
direct to his training quarters near
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
The Greeks in Crete.

CANEA, Crete, Feb. 13.-The Greek
fotilla commanded by Prince George,
of Greece, is reported to have landed a
large quantity of arms, ammunition
and provisions intended for the Cretan
insurgents. The insurgents in large
numbers are occupying the hills around
Canea, awaiting the arrival of arms and
ammupitiOpS
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13

A. j. Papen comes out in a card in
the last number of the Rio Grande Re
publican denying emphatically that
Anderson is to have the Republican,
and stating that there will be no change
IN the mana CEMENT.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
International Chess Match.

BROOKLYN, NY, February 13.-The
play in the international chess m atch
was resumed this morning. Locock
resigned the game to Showalter and
Barry beat Lawrence. The game now
stands America 2. Great Britain l.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13

Our people are growing more and
local dealer for the latest and best of
everything in the drug line. They
sell Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
famous for its cures of bad colds, Group
and whooping cough. When in need
of such a medicine give this remedy
trial and you will be more than pleased
with the result.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
Take Notice,

On account of some of the material
not arriving for our new store, there
will be one more week of slaughter at
our store corner Stanton and ST. Louis
SITS. Commencing Monday, Feb, 18th,
a straight discount of 15 per cent on all
goods for cash. Many have taken ad-
vantage of this sale. let others follow.
Positively the last week.
SPRINGER S, Cor. Stanton 81 St. Louis
St. Ell Paso, Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
Tee RicvcIa Score

PITTTBURG, Pa, January 13.-At
p. m,, the score os the six days BIZ
cycle race was Waller, 1882 miles and
8 laps: Gimm 1880 and 9 laps, Shock
1869; Hall 1858; Forster 1881; Ruckel
OIL
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
A Big Appropriation.

WASHINGTON, February l3-The
published estimate of the total apprO-
priation of the 54th congress gives the
figures at ST ,O44, 463, 900.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
COrra!itOs Road Notes.

Manager Ramsey and Government
Engineer VALDEZ have returned from
their Corralitos trip, leaving Chief En-
gineer Smith to continue with the rest
of the party as far as Guerrero.
A track laying machine has been Sc
cured from Chicago, and track is now
going down at the rate of two miles per
day. There is material in abundance
for track laying, so the contractor
ought to make the fur fly.
No more strikes are reported, so the
contractor Is resting easy nights.
The people who have the contract for
the stone work of the turn table and
round house are making good job of
it. The turn table is 60 feet clear and
the circle is of selected rock carefully
laid in cement. The center stone on
which the table turns, weighs six tons,
and is A. #. square and 2 #. thick. The
round house will have five stalls.
The $4,000 gallons iron tank is nearly
completed.
The lower yards are pretty we'll filled
in with gravel from the pits down the
track.
Progress at the front has been delav-
ed some by the difficulty of gettiug wa
ter out there.
The engines were all down the road
this mOrning delivering material and
working on construction.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
Jackson and WaIIing's Cases.

FRANKFORT, KY, February 12.-
Both petitions for a rehearing in the
Jackson and Walling cases were over
ruled by the court appeals this morn
ing.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
A Comedian Dead

VIENNA. Feb. 13.-Herr Mitterwurs-
ger. comedian, well'known in America
is dead.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
Bank SuSDpudpd

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, February y.
The State Trust and Savings bank
suspended this morning.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13

Any tendency to premature badness
may be promptly checked by the use of
Ayers Hair Vigor. Don't delay till
the scalp is bare and the hair-roots de-
stroyed. If you would realize the best
results, begin at once with this invalu.
able preparation.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-02

In this issue of the Times appears
the card of Doctors Long s. Dennis,
with DR.. King, of Nashville, calling
attention to their facilities for all class
es Of dentistry. The young men have
rooms in the Rollwage building ana so.
licita share of public patronage. Ernest
L9ng and jim. Dennis areno strang-
ers to the citizens of st. Francis County
having been reared in this city. They
have recently attended dental college
at Nashville, Tenn. where they adj
yanced TO IA point of efficiency which
carries with it the assurance of their
ability to perform. in superior manner.
all fclasses OF work coming under their
care. We have inspected work executed
by these gentlemen ana found it To be.
in every particular frst-cass. The
gentlemen are genial, worthy and
accommodating and desire Il share
OF the patronage of the community.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-02
The Dance.

Last Monday night most delightful
dance was INDUCED in at the hospita-
BILE home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. N. Ian.
ders. For a week prior to the event
invitations were being sent out and
society was in hum in its anticipa.
ton. An unusually large assembly
was present and the grace. elegant at
tire, and happy smiles OF the fair ones,
lent an air to the occasion which be-
spoke hearty assurance that the cup
OF pleasant anticipation would be filled
A round of enjoyment in dancing and
conversation was the programme of
the evening and the participants spun
the web of enjoyment far beyond the
hour of II, and only dared to bid we
yale in the we sma hour of the morning
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-02
Electric Lights.

The last barrier between the people
of the city and electric lights is no
doubt row removed. Saturday even
ing the city council contracted with p.
II. Thompson for an electric plant.
The stipulations OF the agreement were
for four arc lights and fifteen incon-
descent burners for the city, for which
the city pays S75 co, per month. The
The plant will be erected near the
water works site, in order to have the
benefit OF water facilities. The light
company also takes charge of the water
works and is bound under the contract
to maintain supply of water ip the
tanks. for which they are to receive an
additional $50 90 from the city. This
much of the contract extends only for
the period of two years. at the eXpira-
ton of which date the conditions may
be continued or new contract formed
subject To the will of the council. The
franchise of the exclusive right to
soperate the plant extends for a period
of ten years. Mr. Thompson thinks be
can have the plant in operation in
thirty days from the signing of tue ar
ticles of agreement.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-02

Too little Importance is placed
upon municipal elections, and PEG
pic are prone to remark, "oh, il
don't make any difference who is
mayor or aldermen" Just such
indifference retards the growth Of
town. 1t does make a great diff
ference who govern the town. Our
city has been fortunate IN having
her interests guarded by pretty
fair board of mayor and alderman
the past four or five years, as is
evidenced BY the many improve.
ments. There is much yet to do
extension of tho water mains, elee
tric lights, graveling the principal
streets, brick sidewalks, sewerage,
ETC., and if this don't make any
difference" idea is carried out,
some sold granny" will slip in
and undo the work of ages. 1t is
the duty of every voter to come to
the front next Tuesday and vote
for progressive, wide.awake mon,
who will perpctuate the work OF
their predecessors. Vote for the
best interest of the city.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-02
Sunday at ila8;son.


Last Sunday was red letter day for
Madison, our little sister over on the
s. Francis, in the point of visitors.
The weather being pleasant 100 or SEQ
people of this city ana surrounding
country crowded on the railroad tracks
and narrow ridges Of land In the little
town to get n view at the sea of water
which nearly surrounded the little vi.
lage.
The visitors were treated to a genu-
inc water scene. The river, which at
seasons and points is but little more
than the average creek. in the way OF
wafer supply, was deep. swift ard
bonndiess from d western yiew.
Tie water on the government guage.
situated in the middle OF the channel,
just below one of the piers of the rail-
road bridge, registered even 30 feet at
the close of the days business made
notable by the big and curious crowd.
This stage Is believed to be or 81 feet
below the flood line OF 1882. There
seems 10 be no record in that locality
defining the line reached by that great
freshet. The main portion of the town
was some II OF Is inches above waite,
line, with rise OF o. 9 in the previous
twenty-foar hours. The river was out
OF its banks both above and below and
had completely enyeloped farms, and
was steadily advancing upon the mar
row strip of land connecting the town
with the high land of Crowley's ridge
The mills had ceased operation and
their sites we've more or less covered
by water.
While the crowd was in its eager
mood of sight seeing, Captain Ed Cur
icy s little steamer rounded up from
above, having on board the family and
household goods of Mr. Ryall, who lives
some fifteen miles up the river and who
was forced to seek refuge FROM the en-,
croaching flood.
| The big crowd passed the time in
strolling along the railroad track, ven
turing out On the bridge, boarding the
government snag boat boat riding,
and some even followed the railroad as
far as Widener, one and half miles
east.
AS on nearly every occasion of n
| large public gathering this event had
its sensation. While Walter TAYLOR
and Bart Boggs were enjoying a dug
out ride in the restless, surging and
muddy river, they became too familiar
with their little craft and in the wav of
resentment the little boat dumped
them out where the water was some
forty feet deep. For few moments
the boys were in a precarious condi-
ton, but they had the presence of mind
to cling to their treacherous craft and
Captain Dave Thorn went to their res
cue With his skiff.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-02
While the concensus of opini,

While the concensus of opinion
was in favor of the hill site for the
new court house, l.. Rollwage's
able argument in favor of another
site has made many converts, and
the only opposition is in regard to
the expense incident to purchasing
another site. Get to work and let
Us have courthouse, and leave it
to historians unborn as to who was
right in his preference of sites.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-02
TRUSTEES SALE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT.
l whereas, Thomas ). ChilGress executed his
certain Trust Deed. dated November %, 1887,
recorded November &c, is57 In the Office OF the
Clerk OF the Circuit Court OF ST. Francis County,
state Of Arkansas, to Albert :. Caldwell, Trustee
Tor The scottish American Mortgage Company,
limited, and, whereas. said Albert ). Caldwell!
has in writing resigned his said trust, ana the
said he Scottish American Mortgage Company,
limited, has duly appointed me as substitute
Trustee and successor in trust TO said Albert s
Caldwell, and default having been made in the
payment of said notes ard Indebtedness due said
The Scottish American Mortgage Company,
limited, the holder thereof, having requested me
to make sale of the real estate conveyed in and
by said Trust Deed, in order to pay said in
dehtedness, Will, on
Saturday, the 10th day of April, 1897.
at the principal door Of the courthouse in the
Town Of Forrest CITY. in the County of ST.
Francis. State OF Arkansas, between the hours
OF 10 an and pm, offer for sale to the highest
( bidder Tor cash. tie following described real
estate: The northeast quarter of Section twenty
one l2N, Township six co.. north, Range two
~, east, containing in all l61 92i00 acres more
or less, situated in The County Of St. Francis
State Of Arkansas. All rights to valuation or
appralsement OF said real estate, all rights OF
exemption, homestead and DOVER, and all rights
OF redemption have been waived and conveyed
IN SAID Trust Deed, and the undersigned as
Trustee, viii sell said real estate free of ali such
rights orinterests Said sale viii be made with
cat warranty OF title. Any party to whom said
property. or any portion thereof, may be struck
oil, must At once deposit in cash oae-tenth of
the sum bid, otherwise the bid win be disre-
garded and the property at once reoiIered.
ii. q. WILLIAMSON,
S--s5 Trustee.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-02
arly Clio sing

We, the undersigned merchants of
Forest City, agree to close our stores at
I p. m. after April 1st, 1897 to Septem.
Der 10th, 1897, except Saturday nights.
Ellis Turley,
Becker Il Lewis,
Russell, Graham & Co,
j. NJ. Beck & Co,
Sol Lewis,
l.. Rollwage & Co.,
j., f. McCrary,
Gus Levy.
A. Meyer & Co,
III. Knight & Co,
j. NJ. Brown.
Brandon, BaugE & Trap.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-02

Hon O. B. Rollwage a few days
since received letter from the
state board of trade requesting
him TO solicit membership and con-
tributions TO that association to be
used as a relief fund for the over
flow sufferers. He replied by
stating that owing to portion of
ar county being under water he
teened it best TO distribute our
eaaeity fund at home, and that it
vas he pride of st. francis county
Il attend to the distress of its own
people and not to offer them upon
he scatf9ld OF public charity.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-02
One swallow does not max

One swallow does not make
Spring. ont IN view of the delight
tai weather we have been enjoying
the past week, we venture to as
scrt that Spring is here-oome to
say, and from now on the year
viii have a rosy progress, subject
only TO the interruption of nature.
Tho fragrance of the orchards
aad onion laden breath permeates
TIC air. All nature wears q smile
nothing else. Jack Frost is a
back number. Welcome, Spring,
thrice welcome.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-02

War is being declared on the
medium that brings the people in
touch with their congressman, the
free distribution of seed. Each
ngrcssman received this year
10000 packages Of vegetable seeds
1000 of flower seeds and ESQ quarts
or nearly eight bushels of field
seeds. On each package of seed is
a request to return said paper with
the result of the experiment. As
yet we have to learn of any one
from this section complying. As
for the purity of the seed it is
questionable, for in some instances
seed labeled buckwheat comes
up sunfowers and pumpkin seed
come up grape vines bearing mock
oranges. All this costs the gov.
eminent S150,000 and benefits no
one. If the government really
wants to benefit the farmers If
should have short manual pre-.
pared, giving the farmer some
idea of business methods. This
free seed business should be stop.
ped. Its abolition would be in.
dorsed an Overwhelming majority
of farmers and other people.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-02

SOmething to Know.

1t may be worth something to know that
the very best medicine for restoring the
tired out nervous system to a healthy
vigor is Electric Bitters. This medicine
Is purely vegetable, acts by giving tone to
the nerve eenters in the stomach, gently
stimulates the liver and kidneys, and aids
digestion, and is pronounced by those who
have tried 1t as the very best blood puri-
fer and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold for soc
and Sl.oo per bottle at J. II. Tipton's
drug store.