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The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
Incorporated.

The Des Arc Packet Co. has filed articles of incorporation with the sec retary of state, which proposes to transport freight and passengers on the White river between DeVall's Bluff and Des Are. The capital stock of the company is s1,500, and the ineorpora- tors are: W. C. Shipp. John $. Shipp A. S. Reinhardt, B. r. Berne and Emmet Vaughan.
 Articles of incorporation of the Hig- ginson and Des Are Railway Co have been filed in the office of the secretary of state. Capital stock s25, 900. The board of directors consist of the fol- lowing: Charles Hedriclx, Zebee He'd rick. II. B Walker and Fred J Burris. of Higginson, and Geo. C. Griffith. of Bald Knob. It is proposed to build a railroad and telegraph line from Hig- ginson, White county, to Des Arc, Prairie county, distance of 25 miles.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
ZsRTUCHA, THE TRAITOR,
VIII Act as Guide to Gen weyIer on His
 Next Trip to Pinar Del Rio

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The suns Ha- vana correspondent writes that Dr. Maxine Zertucha, who is said to have betrayed Maeeo, has been engaged as a guide for the Spanish troops and will soon leave for Pinar del Rio with Gen. Weyler.
 There are few men who know the province as well as Zertucha. He has practiced medicine there for long time, and as mayor of Melena before the war he had occasion to study the topography of the country and all the strategic points in the mountains.
 Zertucha is now living in a house on Animas street in Havana, surrounded by strong guard to protect him from attack, as the Cubans have sentenced him to death for his treachery to Maceo.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
THE STATE IN BRIEF.

Hope has gone dry, at least for two years.
 The legislature convenes on Monday. January II.
 Mena now has a thoroughly organ ized commercial league.
 Wynne, Cross county, has been made presidential postotfice.
 A stage line is soon to be established between Mena and Hot Springs.
 The poultry raisers of Washington county are going to form an organiza- tion.
 Ozark Queen" is the name of new boat recently launched for the White river trade
 Fayetteville and Springdale are try ing to connect themselves with an electric car line.
 Some liberal donations should be made to the drouth stricken sufferers of Union county.
 In his biennial report, J. E. Martin. purchasing agent, says the penitentiary is self-supporting
 Two negroes, near Morrilton. held up, shot and robbed and old German named Wassenberg.
 Two saloons have opened at Bald Knob. It has been many years since White county had an open saloon.
 Basil D. Corts gets two years in the prison at Leavenworth, for passing counterfeit s20 bills in Jefferson county.
 Capt. J. NJ. Harkey, of Russellville. has been elected superintendent of the Home of ex-Confederates by the board of trustees of that institution.
 Mrs. Anna kinser, of Benton county. having served three months of a one years sentence in the penitentiary. has been pardoned
 The Little Rock and Mississippi rail- road IS completed to within IS miles of Little Rock. Receiver Penzel proposes to go to work and finish the IS miles soon as possible
 The governor has appointed D. O.. Porter, of Dumas, sheriff and ex-oficio collector of Desha county, to fill the vacancy caused by Sheriff T. l.. Henry failing to qualify.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
Abstracts of Taxes.

Auditor Mills has received the ab stracts of the books in the following counties:
 HEMPsTEAD-Total value real estate, q, ,9S9, ,505; total value personal prop erty, s919, S60: total amount taxes, t6, 4T4.71; persons subject to poll tax white ?, 5l1; colored, 2,0l6.
 CRoss-Total value real estate, s9lS, SS5; total value personal property, N- oil, ,494; total amount taxes, s30, ,2ISS persons liable to poll tax, 2,2l0; acres of land subject to taxation, SS7,s4s
 GREEN-Total value real estate s,' 6s3, 76s; total value personal property $675, ,302; total amount taxes, s39, 4l95ii total number acres land taxed, SoS-sls persons subject to poll tax, whlle' 3,2s7; colored, 25.
 IZARD-Total value real estate, s'6si 795; total vahe personal property e61s, $50; total amount taxes, sls,s acres of land subject to taxation, 20 6l5; persons subject to poll tax, whl'e' 2,5s5; colored, 4S.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
A FEASIBLE Rut
A Measure Providing for in.
 Railroads by fh. iulns

""us Dy the State Ss
 hon' Ueorge C. Naylor, one
 representatives from Pulaski VI U has prepared and will introa,.O0a'V lower house of the general assa@ @ bill providing for the use of cos lg'' the construction of railro.a, '''csR state. Since its publication ,, ~ as ure has met with the approval O,o 4''a' elect Jones, and it's legality is a 'o'' by ex-Chief Justice Cockrill .as, Or'e' John w. Blackwood, city at,o- n0a Little Rock, and the indica,;o.!o will be one of the important ,.ss ssn reaching laws passed by the vena.s, sembly. A careful considerat;o measure will show that if al;,u. a' the objections so often heard ,hs. section of the state would be har.s'' ~' to the exclusion of others in -''e' ,lsa provides that the section r which railroads are to be eors,~ esl must aid in the construction br ". N''' subscriptions. If carried into sH.. it will give the state competipc l;n.' .''S railways and, it is said, can entail possible loss to the state. Brieav :. bill makes the governor. the ars.. and the attorney-general a boara ', construction; it provides for the bups ing of north and south lines .rs [. construction of other roads-tha, 1;- to be first built which offers A honn sl00,O00; not less than 300 convic,s '. to be employed in this work; as e,oh {, miles is completed the board ot o.. struction is authorized to morteaca q. same for means to continue the vo.. when road is completed it mavh. leased or operated by the state: to s,,.. with, the bill provides that the comm. sioners may borrow from the intsrr.l improvement and swamp land fpnS, sl02, 900, to be paid back after the sr,, mortgage bonds have been paid. mi, money is lying idle in the treasury ,rs can be used for no other purpose ,b,, internal improvements. The bill h,, ther provides that the board of cor. struction shall serve without er,r, compensation, and the books and roo. ords of the board shall at all times h. open to public inspection.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
Meeting of the State Debt Board

At recent meeting of the state debt board in the office of the state treas. urer, all members were present. The treasurer was directed to sell all excess county scrip received for indipeut pupils in the several counties of tbs state. This scrip amounts to s6.5Os.8 Bonds No. 430, of 1870, No. 4l6. of lssg and 1883, of 1870, were presented for consideration, the same being marked redeemed on the bond register. The auditor was directed to give notice n the papers that the state has in the sinking fund amounting to s75,OOo h invest in state bonds. The state burn. ing board held it's quarterly meeting at the same time and destroyed cancelled warrants for the quarter& & follows: General revenue. slS4 5OS.ss common school, s31. 422 96; pension, s7.51424; tax due counties s9Ss ia; direct tax. s504. SO
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
Blind School Expenses.

The following is an extract from 'ns annual report of the blind school assa0 mitted to Gov. Clarke: ''The curreh' expenses of the school for the IS monln ended September 30, 1896, were sls''s'' 62. The total enrolment was i's which would give an average cost ~' pupil enrolled of S73.9s, or s4ss' P' pupil per annum. The actual atlenu' ance for the last IS months was if'i which would be an average of ss''" per pupil for the whole time, or so''i per pupil per annum. The expeha' lures for clothing and traveling eA penses were g, ,195. 30, which wouiO give an average of s1s.55 per pupli i0' the whole time, or s12.37 per pupil pe' annum."
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
GALLOWAY FEMALE COLLEGE.
X MeritorIous Institution Threatened rith
 Foreciosure-Appeal for Aid.

\ NeritorIous Institution Threatened 'Eith
 Foreciosure-Appeal for Aid.
 The board of trustees of Galloway college at Searcy have issued an appeal signed by c. c. Golden, president, and W. c. Radcliffe, secretary, to the mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, of Arkansas. asking their CO., operation in the plan adopted by them for funding the indebtedness of the col lege by the issuance of bonds bearing s per cent interest, which plan was strongly indorsed by the three annual conferences of Arkansas. The appeal states that the interest and principal will be paid, and the entire indebted ness of the college absorbed by the an nual rental paid by the lessee. V The appeal then concludes as follows:
 The selection of the several able and ener- getic gentlemen to present this merltorlous cause to our people, is also a source ot sincere satisfaction to us Their very names are guarantee of an earnest, industrious and suc- cessful canvass They desire, and we trust they will receive, the prayerful sympathy, the prompt cooperation and generous responses of all our people.
 "Dr. Dye has made great success ot the school. advertised and popularized tt, until 1t stands second to no female college in the South. And if the Si0,0O0 subscription turned over to him could have been collected and the unfortunate and unforeseen collapse of the S. 900 steam plant and the destruction wrought by the cyclone had not occurred. he would have hquidated the indebtedness. But imperative demands for additional room and improved fa- cilities. together with extensive and expensive improvements and repairs exhausted the profits of the school and taxed his own re- sources to the last limit and he was compelled to call on the church to carry its own burden. The college could not have been continued without these nor can it be operated now with out these.
 Your trustees purchased these improve ments, absolutely necessary for the school. for 10000. which is about 50 per cent. Of the cost. President Dye borrowed the money to make these improvements and repairs from citizens of Searcy and cannot pay them unless the church pays him. Many hands make light work. Let all our ministers members and friends help in this time Of need We only have 60 days in which to sell the bonds. as the mortgage will be foreclosed then, and the prop erty pass out of our hands in June, unless the money is raised"
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The plate and sheet mill of the Cleve- land O.. Rolling Mill Co.,, which has been closed down since 1893, will re- sume operations, giving employment to probably 200 or 300 hands
 A shanty boat on the Missouri shore, opposite Alton, Ill.,, was tipped over by the wind, and nothing has been seen or heard from the four occupants. It is presumed they were drowned.
 Richard Cornelius, for 42 years cash fer of the National Partners & Plant CTS bank of Baltimore, Md, who was short in his accounts S6O,O ,OO0. drowned himself in duck pond in Druid Hill park.
 Mrs. Frank Cusman was attacked by mad dog at Huntington, Ind, and nearly killed. The brute tore her arms and legs, and the woman is so badly injured that she may not re- cover
 monster revival, which aims at the regeneration of the Greater New York, has been launched in Cooper Union, under the auspices of Moody and San. key and the Evangelical association of New York
 One of Gov. Upham's last official acts was to pardon Rose Zoldoske from the Wisconsin state prison, where she has spent the past four years un. der life sentence for the murder of Ella Maley.
 C. ". Reddick, a prosperous young farmer residing near Newport, Idaho, was visited by a gang of whitecaps, who dragged him from his house into the tim Der close by and brutally beat hin. to death
 By an explosion of fire.damp in the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railway Co. coal mine, at Alderson, 1. T., two white and three colored miners were killed outright and some twenty others temporarily entombed Senator White, of California. who successfully defended the Itata from a charge of piracy, gives it as his opinion that no prosecution for piracy can properly be instituted against the fiji. bustering steamer The Three Friends.
 It is asserted that Hon. Wilfred Laurier, the Canadian premler, de. clined the honor of knighthood in or der that he might be free to act when the time should arrive for Canada to ask her independence of Great Britain.
 The investigation into the accounts of eX-Recorder Chase of Cook county. H., has revealed shortage of S52, ,515, of which S59,s6l is due the county, and the balance to employees of the office. His personal account was overdrawl s, i6s.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
MRS. CHRISTINE MONNIER.
One of the Last Survivors of the Historic
 Red River Colony, Dead.

GALENA, Ill.,, Jan. 6.-Mrs Christine Monnier, widow of the late Charles Monnier, died Monday at her home in Scales Mound, Jo Daviess county. Mrs. Monnier was s7 years of age and was the last survivor of the historic Red river colony, who came from St. l. 1uis in 1926 to Galena, then known as the mining village La Pointe," having a few years previously gone to St. Louis from the Red river country, to which they had emigrated from Switzerland under the auspices of Lord Sell1irk in 1891. Her surviving children are Ed ward, Charles and Phillip Monnier and Mrs. Lemuel Rawlins.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
a New Race Track.

Wealthy citizens of Hot Springs si' soon to build first-class mile f''' track. It is to be conducted in aeco'u ance with the rules of the Turi oo' gress, and the meetings will comine'N, about the middle of December a's close about the middle of March v, each year. Preparations are oe'Ir made to begin the construction oi v track at once.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
FRANCIS MUST WAIT
The Senate Committee on Finance Had
 No Quorum.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The senate committee on finance met, but trans tcted no business, on account of the absence of a quorum. During the course of the desultory talk around he table some one mentioned the 'act that the nomination of Secre- ary Francis had not yet been acted lpon, and the reply came that it would have to wait until a quorum of she committee was present. There appears to be no especial desire to hurry this case along, and the chances are it will not again be considered until the next regular meeting, week heuce.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
BaIlington nooth in St. Innl.

ST LoUIs, Jan. e.-Commander Bal. lington Booth of the Volunteers of America addressed an audience num- bering about 500 people at Exposition music hall Monday evening, on the aims and objects of the organization. He also addressed the Merchants' ex. change members during the day.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
Ex-Postmaster Wins,

The case of the United States vs ex-Postmaster R. A. Edgerton and bondsmen, at Little Rock, has been de- cided in favor of the defendants. It is held that he is not responsible for the s1,20O deposited in the First National bank which failed.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
Contract Made.

A contract with Receiver hoou'0- for the lease of the Smithton milis -. been signed, and requires the mn, be in operation at Pike City on oi fore February 15. The parties my ested are already on the ground
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
Law and Order League.

Eureka Springs has organized law and order league to wage war of ex- termination against blind tigers E All saloon licenses were revoked Janu- ary 1, and an epidemic of blind tigers" is supposed to be imminent.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

FRANK $. BLACK, of Rensselaer, coun- ty, was inaugurated as governor of New York on the lst. The ceremony took place in the assembly chamber of the capitol and was witnessed by large nun bers.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

MR. GLADSTONE cele ebrated his eigh- iy-seventh birthday anniversary at hawaraen, on the 2yth, surrounded bS hls family. There were tue usual demonstrations by the villagers in honor oI the occasion, consisting ot the ringing of the church bells and the asslg nnent o1 aeputationr to pro eeed to the castle anu cong ralulale the yenera ble statesman.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

THE official returns of the elections which were held in France, on the 3d, for the choice of one-third of the mem- bers of the senate, show that 69 re- publicans, J3 radicals, 8 socialists and i2 reactionists were elected.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

WHEN President-elect Mckinley takes the oath of office on March 4 his personal escort will be formed of the Chicago Hussars squadron and the Cleveland Grays, Cleveland's crack or ganization.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

THE city of New York has agreed to take charge of the ceremonies att tending the dedication of the Grant monument April 2 next, which will cost the corporation in round numbers $50 600.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
Col. Geo. Thornburgh Gets t.

Out of IA applicants, all worthy !, well known, Col. Geo. ThornouiF the Arkansas Methodist, has O's elected secretary of the board oi ' =. ' tees of state charitable instltu''O' . much coveted position.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

FOLLOWING the example set by the American navy department the Brit ish naval authorities have decided to use nickel steel instead of harveyized steel for the protection of war ships now under construction.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

THE supreme court of the United States, on the 4th, sustained the con- stitutionality of the law of Missouri which gives property owners the right 10 recover damages of railroad cor porations for the destruction of prop erty caused by fire communicated from their locomotives.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

Ar a meeting of representative news paper men of St. Louis, held in Odd Fellows building and presided over by Hon. Norman j. Colman, resolu- lions of regret at the untiineiy death of Joseph B. McCuliagh late editor of the ooe-Democrat, and euIogistic of The man, were unanimously adopted.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

A SEVERE famine Is reported from western InIna The inha bitants are tylng by scores from starva tion, and so aaa to the horror of the situation, a large portion of the city of Cnuan- lung, situated on blum at a bend of lhe hlnsna rlver, was earned under lhe flood by d lahdslide and aUout $, QUO ot the starving Chinese were drowned
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

HE total sales of foreign and do. neslIc wool in Boston in 1896 were l5e. 2o3, ,9lo pounds, against %4o. 363, 5s3 pounds ln loY5. The total receIpLs, ioreIgn ana domestic, were 657, ,53a bags and bales, against sI3,g7l bags aud bales ln log5 The shortage Tn sales Is sl,25y, ,47s pounds inc snort age ln receipts ls 25o, 43s bags and bales
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

MRS. ELLA CASTLE, wife of the San Francesca millionaire, was discharged 1elpma, on the 30th, after three weeks treatment ana a successful operation, entirely cured of the unfortunate in- lernaI maIady which caused her un- pleasant experience in London re- sentIy
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

TIE weekly statement of the New York city associated banks for the week ended on the 2d shows the fol- towing changes: Reserve, decrease, si,o22, ,y50; loans, increase, S3, 702, 60O; specie, decrease, S425, TOO; legal tenders, increase, S63s,7oO; deposits, increase, H, 947, representation decrease ,Sl 5y, 90U.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

MAJ. McKINLEY's mother, who had been ill for several days, was reported, on the lst, to be improving rapidly in health. She looks forward with inter sst to her trip to Washington to see her son inaugurated.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

THE death was announced in Lon- don. on the 29th, of the admiral of the fleet, Sir Alexander Milne, baronet, e. c. E. and K. C. E. (civil) F. R. $. F..
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

HE Madrid Imparcial publishes report o1 an interview with Senor Canovas, prime minister, in which that official declares that the govern ment will lOl accept any intervention on the part of the United States in Cuba. The premier also says that the home government will not institute any reforms ln Cuba until the revolt in that island Is limited to the easter: provinces, tut reforms will soon be un. dertaken in the island of Porto Rico.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

BEFORE the end Of this month an in- lsrnaLlonal conference in tne interest o1 DlmeLaIlisni wlIl be hela Ill London. The representatives of live govern ments wall be present 1he confer ence will be informal, but those wEs' wlll meet are accreaIlea reprvsenta- tlyes of their governments, ana out of this meeting may grow formal conference. Senator N nolcott is the representative from this country.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

OS the 3oth Chief Hagen of the secret service issued circular warning against new counterfeit sl0 national bank note on the Union national bank of Detroit Mich
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

THE Russian wheat crop of 1896 is semi-oflicially stated to be 3,500o00 quarters below that of 1895, and 0,oO0.- 900 below that of 1894.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

Ex-MAYoR PISGREE, of Detroit, was, on the lst, formally inducted into the office of governor of Michigan. The ceremony was of the simplest charac- ter.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08

A DISPATCH from Havana states that Gen. Weyler's column is on it's way back to that city by easy stages.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25
THE SOUTHERN STATES.

WASHINGToN-rhe secretary of the
treasury has awarded to George H. Moor
* Sons of Nashville the contract OF the
erection of the government building at
the Nashville exposition.
WASHINGTON-The senate confirmed
the following nominations Postmastels--
Indian Territory j. Descombes of the
Chicklsaw; Kentucky a. Il. Gowdy, al
Canpbellsville: Tennessee. j. L. Wilson,
at huntington
WASHINGTON-Th comptroller of the
currency has declared dividends IN favor
of the creritor of insolvert National
banks as follows: Thirty per cent to the
National bank of l.arned. KAN; 10 per
cent TO the First National bank of Little
Rock. Ark.
WYNNE. tArk.--Deputy Sheriff p. \.
Mahon and Ed Horton attempted to ar
rest Charles Shay, Shay fired upon the
officers with a double barreled Shotgun.
mortally wounding Horton and slightly
iiiuring Mahon. Mahon returned the fire,
killing Shay
WHEELING, w. Va~-Ner's reaches
rere IT a sensational attempt by citizens
to rii a community in the interior OF
Tyler county of "a speak easy" and n dis
orderly house The torch WAS applied
with the result that John Jackson and
Frank Stewart, oil workers, lost their
lives in the speak easy" while Stella
Woods and Anne Johnson, inmates Of the
disorderls house, Were burned TO death
before they could escape. a number OF
Others whose names are not given, were
injured in the burning building.