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The Forrest City times., 1898-08-19
1RE THREE COMMISSIONS.
Those to Adjust the Evacuation d Cuba and Porto Rico Have
 Been Named.
GENERALS SwADE AND BROOKE HEAD THEM
me resident Not Finding it as Easy to Get the Men He Wants for the Peace Con- mission as He Would Like-senator Al. hson Prefers His Place in the Senate to Commission Honors.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-The presi- dent has appointed the two commis- sions to adjust the evacuation of Cuba ana Porto Rico. They follow:
 For Cuba--Maj. Gen. James F. Wade. Rear-Admiral w. T. Sampson. Mai. Gen. Matthew c. Butler.
 For Porto Rico-Mai Gen. John R. Brooke, Rear-Admiral Winfield s. Schley. Brig Gen. Wm. W. Gordon.
 Gen. Gordon is Georgian.
 Gen. Wm. W. Gordon, one of the com mlssloners for Porto Rico, and the only one of the six appointees to the com. missions who is not widely known. is well-known citizen of Savannah. Ga. lie IS the senior colonel of the Georgia state militia, and served in the ranks of the confederate army. He is 6l years old. He belongs to one of the wealthiest families of the state. and is conspicuous socially there He was largely indorsed in the state for brig adler general
 Senator Allison Declines the Honor
 i'N, mug. IO.- ue preSl- dent rendered to Senator Allison, of Iowa, an appointment as a member of the peace commission. Senator Alli- son, however, could not see bis way clear to accept the honor The tender was made ID the course of lengthy interview at the White House. The appointment of Senator Allison, almost as much as that of Secretary Day. has been regarded as foregone conclusion. The administration has been
 Anxious to Secure Ills Services, as his loug experience in public life, and especially his experience as chair man of the appropriations committee of the senate, and on the finance com mittee, would make him particularly valuable in the adjustment of the knotty financial problems likely to arise during the deliberations of the Paris tribunal.
 Prefers His Seat In the Senate.
 Senator Allison, in acknowledging the honor offered him, explained that the interests of his state in the senate, and his desire to continue his former vigorous participation Tn the shaping of legislation in that body, and other duties, would preclude his taking up the arduous duties at Paris, which would demand so much time and seri. ous work
 Bourke Cochran was Present.
 During a portion of the interview ex-Representative BourlSe Cochran, of New York, was present. His services in the Mckinley campaign, along with other circumstances, gave rise to speculation that he had been sum- moned here by the president in connec- tion with the making up of the peace commission. MT. Cochran asserted, however, that he was here solely on nrivafe husinass and maralu callad fc
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-19
N THE LONDON COURTS.
Proceedings Against the "Guine. Pigs" for Contempt of Court
 Before Justice Wright.
DISCREPANCIES EXPLAINED BY HoolEY.
ssir" Henry Onequi, Alias "Baron- Mus- grave, Sent to Prison for . Year for stealing Two Bags-Chief Onicer Jaeo of the Britannic Remanded Pending Extradition Proceedings

LONDON, Aug. 17.-In the queens bench division of the high court of justice, Justice Wright resumed the hearing of the motion to commit Earl De La Warr, Messrs. Bradshaw and Fucker for contempt of court in attempting to iduce Mir. Ernest Terah Hooley, the bankrupt company promoter, to falsify his evidence in the bankruptcy court.
 Discrepancy Explained.
 Mr. Hooley, who was sworn. ex- plained the discrepancy between his own statement that he had pail. Earl De La Warr f50, ,o00, and the earl's state. ment that he had only received e25.- 900, by saying that he paid the latter f25, 900 directly, and subsequently paid him an equal amount through Mir. Broadley, Mr. Hooley's agent, for divi- sion between Earl De La Warr and Lord Albemarle.
 Broadiey Kept the Money.
 Mir. Hooley said that he had since discovered that Bradshaw kept the 925, ,000
 Regarding Earl De La Warr's al. legged offer of f1,000 if he (Hooley) would contradict his former evidence, the bankrupt said that Mir. Bradshaw. at the Brunswick hotel, offered him the money in the earl's presence, and the correction of certain statements which Earl De La Warr wished him to make was written out there. Mir. Hooley deposed, in the presence of the earl.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-19
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS

HE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS is due not only to the originality and simplicity of the combination, but also to the care and skill with which it is manufactured by scientific processes known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co. only, and we wish to impress upon all the importance of purchasing the true and original remedy. As the genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co. only, a knowledge of that fact will assist one in avoiding the worthless limitations manufactured by other par ties. The high standing of the CALL FoRNIA FIG SYRUP Co. with the medi- cal profession, and the satisfaction which the genuine Syrup of Figs has given to millions of families, makes the name of the Company a guaranty of the excellence of its remedy. It is far in advance of all other laxatives, as it acts on the kidneys, liver and bowels without irritating or weaken ing them, and it does not gripe nor nauseate. In order to get it's beneficial effects, please remember the name of the Company
 CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Cal
 LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. N Y.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-19

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-15
BELIEVED AT DEATHS BRINK.
A MURDERER's LAST BREATH Ut
TERED A FRAZER TO HEAVEN.

George Jacks, Condemned to Death,
Renowned the Existence of God,
But Later Prayed for Mercy on His
SOuI-He and Another Murderer
Hanged at Chicago - His COmpan-
ion in Death Quietly Kissed n
CrucfRx-Jncks Greatly Agitated.
Chicago. Oct 14-George H. Jacks,
formerly chief of police at Muskegon,
Mich, and John Druggan, murderers,
were hanged on the same scaffold in the
county Jail this afternoon.
Some time before the hanging Jacks
sent the following letter to the jailor:
''Mr. Whitman: My Dear sir-Piease do
not let any of the clergy in to see me. If
1. an innocent man, be hanged to-day,
without the right to have the highest court
in the land to pass upon my case, which
is all prepared, at great expense to my
self and labor to my friends; if 1 am re-
fused this right, which every man is en-
tilted to, there certainly can be no God
above, and in that case the clergy can
do no good. So, please do not allow any
to see me-, Yours, George H. Jacks"
Just before going to the scaffo-d. Jacks,
Notwithstanding his remarkable letter,
consented to be accompanied by a priest.
On the way to the scaffo.d Jacks repeated
aloud, after the priest the prayers which
the priest voiced. Jacks was very much
agitated Druggan, who consented day
or two ago to accept the offer OF priestly
service, was comparatively composed. IN
like Jacks, he did not pray loud. content
ing himself with kiss ng a cruci1x which
he held, at the last moment. to his lips.
80, Lord have mercy on my SOUL" were
the last words of Jacks.
Jacks was convicted of the murder of
Andrew J. MoGhee, an aged collector and
solicitor, whom Jacks, assisted by Will
lam j. willows. now serving fourteen
years fer completely in the crime, decoyed
into an apartment house on Indiana ave-
nue. for the purpose of robbery.
Jacks had a long criminal record. When
chief Of police Of the Michigan city he
also held the position of deputy United
States marshal, and was a member of the
fire department. While holding these Off
cial positions he committed long series
of burglares for which ne was finally con-
victed and sentenced to the Michigan
penitontlary for four years. Upon his re-
lease he came to Chicago and returned to
his old mode of living. Jacks was out on
bond for burglary when he was arrested
on The charge OF murder. Druggan was
convicted of the murder of Robert F. Gud-
eeon, a saloon keeper, whom Druggan at
tempted to rob.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-15
TALLAHAssEE's NEWS BUDGET.
New Corporation at Crystal River
Cutting City ExpenseS

Tallahassee, Fla, Oct 4.-Crystal river
has new corporation, the Gulf Trans
portation Company, with a capital of
5000. II will own vessels and water craft
Of various kinds for the transportation
Of persons and property upon the naviga-
bic waters of Florida and the Gulf of Mex
leo. The incorporators are r. ]. Knight,
j. B. Martin and W. c. Knight
At the October meeting of The City Coun-
Gil, held last night, a resolution was adopt
ed relative to the street lamp matter. The
city light committee was instructed to
propose 10 the gas company, that from
Nov. l the city pay $50 per lamp pei
year, instead of S25, lamps not to
be lighted while the moon is shining
This is regarded as a step in the right d.
fection, as il proposes a reduction in pub
lie expenditures. The Council win very
likely find that the tax payers will heart
lily support them in any measure tending
toward economy in city affairs but not il,
measures to increase the burden of taxa
ton.
Burroughs are being issued to the men
OF the First Florida, and they depart as
fast as they receive them. Some of the
men are without means, and Gov BloN-
nam Is arranging with the railroads for
their transportation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-15
LOYAL LUNATICs.
An Epidemic of steepIe Climbing to
Prove Patriotism.

NVFN
Vienna Letter in London News
An extraordinary craze has seized a GER
tain class of Viennese patriots. Since the
Tyrolese Pircher more than ten years ago
assembled St Stephens steeple to fix a
black and yellow flag at the top the feat
has been repeated both there and az the
Votive Church. Matters, however, reach
ed their climax last night when no fewer
than i've such attempts were made in hon
or of the Emperor's jubilee birthday to-
morrow. About 8 O'Clock a. m, a man.
heavily laden, came to the ST Stephens
tower with two boys carrying a ladder.
With the help of this he mounted to the
roof OF the vestry, when the boys and lad
der disappeared. He then took his boots off
and put them in a bag on his back He
carried, moreover two large hagstaffs
with the flags rolled round them. and a
laurel wreath tied on his back. With ali
these impediments he climbed the out
side of the belfry and reached the gal
lery of the fireman's watch room. Unfor-
tunately for his plans he had been no
ticed and the police were quickly in
formed. The tiremen on the tower were
instructed by telephone to stop him, and
when he reached the gallery hands were
stretched out to catch him. He was
taken down the stairs and gwen up to
the police The crowd made him the hero
of the moment applauded him, and
wished TO know his name. He Is a plumb
or named Rinker
At the same time the two Gothic tow
ers of the Notive Church were being well
watched, an anonymous letter having in
formed the police that the rope-dancer
Prybil, who brought down the last flag
placed on the tower by an unknown hand.
intended burning fireworks on The eve of
the Emperors birthday on a rope slug
from the top of the towers. At II o'clock
two men with ropes and bags approached
The police stopped them and declared
that the neck-breal1ing experiment. could
not be allowed. The men We're the rope
dancer and his brother, who loudly pro-
tested. About the same hour a Young
woman tall and strong, with a Flagstaff
twice as tau as herself, was found climb
ing up the side of the church When
she was questioned she answered that
she merely meant to climb to the roof
and fasten the flag between the two bel
fries so that everybody could see it. She
expected that If the Emperor was told
that woman had put it there he would
want TO see her, and he would then he
anxious to grant her wish. This was to
get her graudfntherNsd admitted as one of
the twelve old men ~ The next annual
feet-washing at the Burg palace on the
Thursday before Easter. While The police
were discussing these matters with the
adventurous parties, another man. the
fifth climber, quietly approached the other
side of the church, which was unguarded
and with a black and yellow flag bear
ing the imperial eagles climbed the east
ern tower 10 within fifty feet of the tor,
again. But he was stopped when he came
down and made to report himself at a
neighboring police station. He is a young
workman, aged is, named Schroeder.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-15
RELIEF OF FLOOD SUFFERERS.
SUPPLIES TO BE SENT TO DARIEN
AND brunswick.

Representative Livingston and State
senator Clifton Put the Case Be
fore Secretary AIger and Twenty
days Supplies VIII BE Furnished
the Sufferers Pnymaster Tucker
Relieved From Duty at Atlanta
and Ordered 10 ChicaGO-Mnj. Cor
don Found.
Washington Oct. 14.-Secretary Alger
to-day CALAMITY came to the relief of the
sufferers by the recent tidal wave along
the Georgia coast by ordering twenty
days supplies TO be Immediately distri-
buted at Brunswick and Darlen.
Representative Lon Livingston. accom-
panied by State Senator William Clifton,
formerly of Savannah. called at the war
department and explained to Secretary
Alger that from 800 to 1900 people are
without food or shelter along the Georgia
coast in consequence of the severe tidal
wave which swept away their homes re-
Gently
The case was put to the secretary so
strongly that he exercised his discretion
and ordered Quartermaster General Lud-
ington and Gen. Egan, commissary of sub
sistence to forward and distribute sup
plies to the sufferers for twenty days.
Paymaster Tucker of the army has been
relieved from duty in Atlanta and ordered
to Chicago. Maj. Tucker arrived in
Washington to-day, and called at The war
department to give his version Of the face
Shaping incident at the Majestic Hotel in
Atlanta. He denied to Secretary Alger
that Proprietor Barnett slapped his face.
He admits that Barnett struck at him
over the desk, but as ladies' were present
he (Tlcker) did not resent the insult.
Mrs Gen. Logan, the mother-ln-law OF
Maj Tucker, made a strong plea to have
him assigned to duty in Washington, but
upon further consideration 1t was DEEM
ed advisable to order him to Chicago,
where he will be among his friends.
Mai. Frank Gordon has been found He
was at the Grand Hotel at New York last
night and seemed surprised to hear of his
own supposed disappearance. His disap-
pearance was reported to the police by his
father, Gen. John B. Gordon, who request
ed that general alarm be sent out for
his missing son.
1t appears that Maj. Gordon was simply
doing" New York without the knowledge
of his father.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-15
what Becomes of the Pins.


Every individual who lives to grow up
has in all probability asked at some time
in his life, what becomes of all the pins
that are manufactured and lost. An Old
gentleman in London has prepared him
self to answer the question. BY a series
of experiments conducted in his back
garden he has discovered that they go the
way of ali flesh and are resolved into
dust. Hair-prs. which he watched for
one hundred and hfty-four days, disap-
peared at the end of that time having
been resolved into a ferrous oxide, a
brownish rust, which was blown away
by the wind as IL formed bright pms took
nearly eighteen months to disappear; pol
ished steel needles. nearly two years
and a half; brass pins had but little in
durance; steel pens at the end of fifteen
months had nearly gone. while their wood
en- holders were still intact. Pencils, with
which he also experimental, suffered little
by exposure; the lead was unframed and
the cedar almost as good as new; but
then nobody has ever asked the question
about pencils and he might have spared
himself his pains. .s.t
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-15
HAZING by CADETS.
some Amusing Methods by which
Novices Are Initiated.
From the Baltimore American.

From the Baltimore American.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, Oct. 12.-The Naval
Academy authorities began tonight the
investigation of cases of running of the
fourth classmen by the third classmen. or
youngsters" The running has been
mainly amusing, but has been carried 10
such an extent that the ''plebs" have had
their minds distracted by it. The worst
running is in the form of incessant calls
to stand on their heads. In fact, the point
in the present running Is its elaborat-
ness. one cader being, in one sitting, re-
quired TO write his name and address
thousand times. Several forms OF run
ming have the mechanical grotesque
movements in them. A cadet is stood face
to the wall with brow bent and made 10
keep arm aud leg alternately in motion
like the piston rod OF an upright engine.
A row Of cadets would be placed on their
hands and feet TO the floor. back down
ward. all in a row, and a drill master
would stand in front of them, and by the
movement of the hand direct the gymnas-
tics and make all work In unison at his
command back and forth Another
amusement would be TO put cadet,
stomach to the floor and make him move
his limbs and hands together and below In
good time to che movement, choO choo,
choo" like a putting steamer. The singers
of the plebs were stood together and made
one 10 sing wabash River and my Old
kentucky Home" one cadet wns made to
execute for a fun quarter Of an hour the
"houchy- "A "pleb" who was con-
spicuoUs for his projecting ears was made
to stand attention before d mirror while
other cadets came m and hung their caps
on each ear, 1t was more than his APP
pontment was worth 10 dare laugh at
his own righteousness. How it all came
about it due TO the alertuess of Lieut..
Alex Sharp of the department OF
discipline. He made a sudden inspection
Of quarters. on one Of the floors he found
a cadet in a suspicious place on the STAR
way. What was he doing Coming down
stairs" The lieutenant looked again on
all three of the flights was a cadet. Then
1t came out that each man was a sentry
to telegraph the coming of the officer up
stairs. where the running was in progress.
This was between $3.50 and 10 last night,
the favorite hours for such nautical
amusements as were then in progress.
The cadet that posted the sentries was to-
day sent TO the Santee for a month, and
twenty-five dement's added.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-15
sTAFF oFNIcERs NAMnD.
Designation of Officers Serving First
Division. First Corps.

Camp Poland, Knoxville. Tenn, oct
H.-An order reached this camp to-day.
naming the personnel of the staff of the
commander Of the First division First
Corps, under the new arrangement Of the
army. The staff viii be made up as fol-
lows:
Assistant adjutant general, Maj. Louis
V. Caziare Inspector general, Mai. John
J. Balance; chief quartermaster, Mai. Da-
vid Hemphil; chief commissary of sub
sisteuce, Maj. James o. Varnedoe; engi-
neer officer. Maj. William A. Skunk; chief
surgeon, Maj. Jefferson Griffith; chief
ordnance officer, Maj. John b. Rodman.
OF these officers, Majs Caziare, Bal
lance, Skunk and Hemphill are stationed
here as staff officers to Gen Randall,
commanding this corps. The paymas-
ters will complete the paying off of the
regiment here tomorrow at noon.
The hospital report to-day was as fol-
lows: Twenty-six released, none received,
254 remaining. No deaths.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-15
The Decline in the Price of Cotton.
From Harper's Weekly.

FROM dafpefS weekly.
American farmers who raise wheat and
who erstwhile were so vociferous in their
lamentations but now feel better, may be-
thankful that their reliance is on wheat
and not on cotton. Very dismal reports
prevail about the prospects of cotton.
The United States has quadrupled her
production of cotton since 1872 and the
price has fallen to little more than
quarter of what It was twenty-six years
ago. The price of cotton cloth has fallen
proportionately. In 1872 cotton "printed
cloths" brought 7SS cents a yard, and
this year they bring PIT. That is too IL
tie, and one reads in the newspapers that
planters in Arkansas are threatening not
to gather their crops on the ground thaG
al present rates cotton, or at least mort
gagged cotton, is not worth gathering
The whole trouble is with the oyer-pro-
duction in this country. Elsewhere in the
world the production IS very little greater
than Il was twenty years ago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-15
WONDERFUL CLOCK.
1t Runs for n Year without De-
handing Any Attention.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
A Kankakee county man is the possessor
of one of the most wonderful clocks in the
country. This clock is as near a perpet-
ual motion machine as any piece of me-
chanism yet designed. The owner is not
q perpetual motion crank, but is an ex-
ceedingly ingenious jeweler named Peter
NJ. Ravenskilde of Cabery, a hustlins
town in the southwestern portion of Kan
kakee county. The clock is the product Of
many years of study and labor and con-
siderable expense. 1t keeps accurate time
and win run for year without the least
attention from the owner.
The clock proper is run with wheel
sixty inches in circumference. From the
outer surface of the circumference are sus-
pended 12o cups, each One-half of an inch
in diameter and third of an inch deep.
Each of forty OF these cups, which are
successive, contain steel balls three
eighths of an inch in diameter Every
minute and half as this wheel turns by
the weight Of these balls, one of them falls
out of its cup, rolls down an incline plane
twenty inches long, when, by its own
weight, IL reunites a broken circuit of cleo
tricity and is again elevated by a little
to the top of the wheel where it falls into
cup which stands vertical fer a short
time. After the car discharges a cargo
it returns 10 its original station from its
own weight. From the time one of these
balls is dropped into a cup until it is again
dropped into another cup 1t travels thirty
six inches. Thus the work is done by all
the balls is equivalent to one bali travel
ing over one mile day; 400 miles in one
year. and during the lifetime of person
living three score years, the distanca
around the globe.
The electricity used is generated In
an ordinary storage battery which does
not require any attention for fully year.
Another clock owned by Mr. Ravens
kilde is Of a similar construction, but con-
siderably smaller. This clock is used to at
tract attention in the store. A porcelain
globe is placed back of the clock and at
night green, red and white electric lights
reflect their rays alternately on the face
Of the clock, the colors being changed
each time the ball is discharged from one
of the cups on the timepieca.
Mr.. Ravenskilde has had many offers to
exhibit his clock, but refuses to do so,
and so far he has not had the mechanism
patented
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-15
Ada Rchnn,n statue.



The celebrated "silver statue" when
was on exhibition at the Worlds Fair
where 1t attracted much attention, and for
which il is said Ada Rehan posed, is now
suspected to be worth less than $1,000 AZ
though it has always been supposed to %
solid silver and to nave a value OF $30,OVJ.
Some time after the Worlds Fair the
statue was brought to Topeka for eXhiDl-
ton, and while il was here creditors OF the
Chicago firm which owned the statue az
tached it and had a receiver appointed LOT
the property.
Those who have claims against tns
statue now offer to sell for less than 81 wv
but the owners do not seem disposed 10
accept the offer although they have been
frequently notified of it, This leads to tne
suspicion that the SILVER statue" is COIL
posed largely of lead and is not worth
81 600.
In the meantime it Is kept here in inc
cellar of Samuel Barnum. Jr., who Is tu9
receiver appointed by Judge Hazen.