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The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26
AN OLD- TIME FIGHTER.
He Belonged to the old school of Seamen, Where Polish Was
 often Lacking.

Some men are born naval fighters" :" declared an old Detroiter who served on man-of-war as long as his years would permit" says the Free Press, and they are just as lia ble to be born in the woods as where the roar of the sea reaches them by day and night.
 My father used to tell of a captain who won fame as hard and skillful fighter under the old naval regime. Through an exercise of political infiu- eEce he was appointed midshipman from remote rural district in North Carolina. In this capacity he made his first appearance upon a war frig. ate. He gazed about him in open mouthed astonishment. and finally. go- ing to the center of the deck, looked into the hold. His impression was that he was being hoaxed. but surprise gained the mastery and in bewil- dered way he exclaimed: .Begosh. she's holler!'
 "After he had reached a captaincy and while he was in port for few days one of the friends of petty off, cer who had been having too much fun ashore reported the young mans arrest. The captains first talk was sbout bombarding the town and hanQ- ing the mayor at the yardarms.
 "'No use in that smiled the inter- mediary. I've bailed him out and will fix the thing peaceably.'
 "'Baled him out!' roared the cap tain srThau | maroon him uos. r.r4 to his fate. When one of my men dis graces the navy by gettin' so full that you have to bale him out throws off the line and aban'ons him..
 "Yet that same captain was one of tile most successful of the old-time naval meno
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26
AT THE FRONT.

Not the soldiers only are at the front to- day,
 Not alone the boys in blue who face the stubborn foe, In the tent and in the charge, and on the weary way, There are unseen sentinels who watch with eyes aglow. Mothers who have sent their sons 10 battle for the right. Wives and sweethearts, all day lonp. whose throbbing hearts are there. A host of loyal loving ones who help the gallant fight By beating at the throne of God. with never-ceasing prayer. These may not thread the jungle, nor storm the frowning hill, They stand not in the rifle-pit they man no sullen gun; But they are with the army, and with strength their pulses thrill And theirs will be the vlctor's part. when once the strife is done Standing for the old flag. standing firm for God.
 Standing for humanity. they meet the battles brunt. ]. These women who, for heart-ache, scarce can see the path they've trod, Since they kissed the lads they love SD dear, and sent them 10 the front Margaret E. Sangster, in N r. Indepen- dent.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26
An f,,d Mnn Found Do.a.

The remains of white man were found near the track of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railway, five miles north of Texarkana. His age was about 75 years, his beard being snowy white. The only identification to be found was slip of paper on which was inscribed, My name is Steven Hargrove and I was born in Kentucky The paper was in one of his hands, while the fingers of the other were tightly clasped around a lead pencil, indicating that the words were inscribed during his dying mo. ments. A deep cut was found under one eye, and it is supposed that he had fallen from high grade while making way for train and was killed by his head crushing against boulder.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26
FORREST CITY, ARK. FRIDAY AFTERNOON AUGUST 2e s9s

bushes, but it was all in vain, for his muscles were out of training, and he was as child in the hands of the mus cuiar highwayman, who steadily jerked him along in the direction of the pond.
 When they arrived at the spot, Bill paused moment, and again the gap in his dental arrangements became unbe- eomingly prominent. The magistrate availed himself of the pause to try and persuade him with threats, or to soften his stony heart with promises, but without avail. The only sign of re- lenting which Bill showed was to take charge of his gold watch, "so the water won't hurt it." he facetiously remarked, with horrid leer, which, strangely enough, seemed to be directed towards tree in the immediate neighborhood as If he felt that its spreading branches would appreciate his attempts at hu. nor.
 It is not desirable that the humilia- tion of those in high places should be made public, as it does not conduce to proper respect for those who hold in their hands the scales of justice, even if at times they hold them somewhat awry, and allow their prejudices to fall into the scales; consequently, we will draw a kindly veil over the sue ceeding five minutes.
 At the end of that time, a lean, black figure, which looked more like fish than man, so dripping was it with mud, slime and garbage, could have been seen running through the gather ing dusk towards the other side of the heath, while the voice of Bill Briggs. who was doubled up with laughter, hoarsely chuckled after it: "I'll teach yer ter sit up talkin' about mikin' egg samples of honest men wot happens ter be down on their luck. Co.'S the egg sample now, 1 wonder, eh?"
 Again his remarks sceemed directed towards the neighboring oak tree, from which, on the stilly twilight air, fanciful person might have imagined hearing an echoing chuckle, but pitched in different key. No one was in sight but Bill Briggs so no one can verify the phenomenon, or say why the leaves of that special tree rustled so loudly in the quiet evening air, unless it was in hor- TOT of the outrage which had been com mitted in that peaceful spot.-St. PauPs
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26
september Weather.

The following data, covering per iod of l9 years, was compiled from the records in the Little Rock weather bureau, for the month of September:
 Temperature = Mean and normal tempera- ture, A degrees; the warmest month was that of 1895, with an average of 7s degrees; the cold est month was that of 1880. with an average of 70 degrees; the highest temperature was 100 degrees, on September F, lso6; the lowest fl degrees, on September %. ls98.
 Precipitation-Average for the month. BIS inches average number of days with Of an inch or more, r the greatest monthly precpi- tation was 624 inches, in 1896: the least. I.3a inches in iSg7
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26
BRIEF MENTION.

The terms of 32 state convicts ex. pire in September.
 A reunion of ex-Confederates and ex. Federals was held near Van Buren last week
 A dozen white men and boys were arrested at Mena charged with white. capping.
 Ten miles of trace has been laid on the new railroad between Bentonville and Gravitt
 l.. E. Auth, of Pine Bluff, was se- riously injured in wreck on the Cotton Belt near Kendalls
 Cleveland, the 11-year-old son of Al Smith, was drowned in the Arkansas river at Van Buren.
 Two Pine Bluff youths, 10 and 12 years old, were arrested for stealing Sl5 from their mother.
 Eighty per cent. of the men in the second regiment have signed petition requesting that they be mustered out.
 Ike Kirkland, colored. charged with the murder of another negro, in Ashley county, was bound over to the grand jury.
 The jury in the case of Bird Griffith. charged with the murder of Simon Griffith near Portland, Ashley county, failed to agree.
 The Iowa hotel, S. B. Kelly's foundry, and the Texarkana Ice Company's plant were considerably damaged by fire on the morning of August 24.
 Charley Lowe and Archie Little, negro tenants on the Bush farm in Phillips county. got into a difficulty and the former beat the latter.s brains out with club.
 Internal revenue officers are making it very uncomfortable for illicit dis tillers in this state. A raid was made in Carroll county last week and two arrests made.
 Ed Potey, white, was arrested at Mena on the charge of counterfeiting It is thought he is one of a regularly organized band which has been operat- ing in Dallas county.
 II. l.. Bramlet was assassinated at his home in Clarendon on the night of the 18th inst. The dead man was asleep m his bed and the murderer fired through an open window. Bramlet was prom inent citizen, and there is no clue to the assassin.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26
Disastrous Fire.

About o'clock on the morning of the goth inst, disastrous fire occurred at Hot Springs, in which three lives were lost. The property destroyed included the National Hotel, a three-story frame building, two cottages, the Kentucky livery stable and the Windsor Hotel Those who lost their lives were Abe Matthews, of Greenville, Miss; B. T. Wells, of Dell, Ark, and Vim. Hughes, of Tulsa, l. T. A number of guests were injured by jumping from the burning hotels. The property de- stroyed was valued at s25 5,00O, and the total insurance was about 6.00O.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26
She Was.

"Matchless grill" exclaimed the agi- tated young man, as he stared wildly at her.
 "Matchless grill" he repeated bit terly, flinging his unlighted cigarette away
 For it was his regular time for smok- ing, and they were miles from any body else.
 And he had forgotten his matches. too.-Chicago Tribune.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26
win Surrender.

Jasper Simpson, who killed Deputy Marshals Hill and Grady near Jenson, Sebastian county, about four weeks ago, has written to a friend stat ing that he would soon return and surr ender. Hill and Grady were try ing to arrest son of Simpson, when he interfered, shooting both officers dead. Simpson claims the deputies were beating his son over the head with their pistols, and would have killed him had he not shot them.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26

On the day os Parneli's death his fol- lowers wear a sprig of ivy. Jacobites sport oak leaves on Royal Oak day. May 29. and lever since the birthday of flames III, in 1868, they have worn white roses on June 10. Red carnations are slxs . Jacobite emblem.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Big Fire at Hot Springs in Which Three Lives Were Lost and
 Several People Injured.
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER
of Hugh s. Patterson on September i6, Tells How the Crime Was Committed. First and Second Regiments soon to Be Mustered Out News Notes.
Condemned Murderer. Confession.

Condemned Murderer's Confession.
 Lee Mills, under sentence of death for the murder of Hugh S. Patterson in Van Buren county, makes the follow ing confession, giving the details of the killing. Will Harden, Mills ac- complice, turned states evidence and was given long term in the peniten- tiary:
 "Before left Clinton last August, going to the territory. Harden proposed to rob Patter- son, but then refused. I met him and John Morgan going to Morrilton, and Harden stopped and talked to me a while. and proposed again to rob Patterson. He said he knew Patterson had money, as he heard him say in Scotland he had some of the first money he had ever drawn. and he had counted up and he must have had between sI coo and sl 800 went to the town Of Scotland in about week after met him and Morgan, when I bought his Winchester from him, and we fixed 1t to rob Patterson on the next Tuesday night. I met Harden on the mountain We tied the horses under the hill about 300 yards from Patterson's house. We went to the house and climbed over the fence Harden breaking of paling as he got over and went over after him. He had on a mask white handkerchief tied over his face with holes cut in for eyes and mouth. He had my Winchester and had his pistol He went in the kitchen and in the big house. The fight
 
 the three Pattersons, the old man and his two sons. don't know who did the shooting there as was never there Harden called for help and started to help him when met him con- Ing in dragging man with him. After we all got in together shots were fired every way. Mrs. Jim Patterson pushed me out of the door on the porch and we scuffed there for some tfme While we were out there Harden called for help, and l jerked loose from the woman and started in, and she followed She took the gun away from Harden and grabbed the gun and pulled her through the door to near the other door. Harden was scufing with two men. When he got loose he came to me and stripped the woman's hands from the gun, and l heard him shut his knife, but never saw 1t. When we got out in the yard he asked me if shot anybody. told him did not know but l shot my old pistol empty at somebody. He said he cut two men and one woman's throat
 In the fight old man Patterson's throat was cut from ear to ear, and his two sons and his daughter-in-law seriously wounded, but the latter three recovered. Mills will be hanged at Heber, Cleburne county, where he was tried on change of venue, September 16, Gov Jones having declined to commute his sen tence to life imprisonment, and set the above date for his execution.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26
she Had her War paint on

"Ugh." said the real Indian in the museum. White man him paleface, yes! But white squaw? Her paleface2 NitI"
 And the golden-haired lady who sang sentimental songs wondered deeply at his intense scrutiny.-Up to Date.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26
Plea for Fort Logan H. Roots.

United States Marshal Cooper has received the following communication from Secretary of War R. A. Alger:
 I have yours. requesting number of regi- ments of volunteers to be stationed at Fort Logan H. Roots. It will have careful attention in the consideration of the disposition of the volunteer regiments
 Congressman Thomas c. McRae has sent the following dispatch to Secre- tary Alger:
 l sincerely trust that you will transfer two or more regiments now at Chickamauga to Fort Logan II. Roots.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26
A Poser.

Smart Boy-Please, sir. didn't you tell us the burning of Joan of Arc was one of the wickedest things in history ?
 Tutor-Yes, my boy, and what of that?
 "Well, I heard father say last nigh t that it was one of mans proudest mo- ments to be able to toast the ladiesl"- Indy.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26
Declined to Interfere

Gov. Jones has declined to interfere in the case of Sam H. Deasons, con victed in Madison county of the mur. der of Frank W. Scherbert and sen. fenced to hang. The chief executive also refused to grant pardon to Chas. F. Aycock, ex-treasurer of Boone coun- ty, now serving five-year term for em. bezzlement
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26
Lieutenant Gnrland Arrested.

Lieutenant W. A. Garland, of the First Arkansas Regiment, son of ex-Attorney General Garland. was placed under ar rest by order oS Col. Chandler for circulating petition asking for the honorable discharge of the regiment. The petition was being numerously signed by members of the regiment who do not desire to be sent to any point 10 do garrison duty. The arrest of Lieut.. Garland, it is reported, was re- sented by privates of the regiment, and open rebellion against the officers was threatened bysome. Itappears from several communications from privates published in the Little Rock dailies, that many of the men are anxious to be mustered out, now that there will be no chance for them to do any fighting, while on the other hand the officers are exerting every influence to have their command retained in the service Lieut.. Garland was released after be- ing under arrest several days, and inn mediately tendered his resignation.
 Col. Cook. of the Second Regiment, ana Iol. Chandler, of the First, gave out statement signed by nearly all the officers and number of privates in their commands, denying the many reports sent out lately by individuals to the effect that there exists breach between the men and officers. Instead of trying to force the men to remain in the service, Cols. Chandler and Cook state that if majority in their respec- tive regiments prefer to be mustered out, they will use their influence to have their wishes complied with. The officers of the Second Regiment also state that at the time they asked that their regiment be sent to Santiago, it was not known that any number of the privates objected to doing garrison duty. However, it is the general opin- ion that both regiments will be mus tered out within short time.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26

Nowadays anti-Semites in Algeris have taken the cornfower as their badge, but in Austria this party all ways wears a white carnation. The cornfower was the fayorite flower of the old Emperor William of Germany. and loyal Germans used towear bunch csc of it in his honor.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26
Salvation Army in Trouble.

Quite sensation was created in the Salvation Army hall at Texarkana one night last week. The Salvationists had quarters just opposite leading hotel, where Mrs. R. Fasen, a guest, lay dangerously ill. Her husband wis tied the quarters of the army and re- quested that they stop beating the big drum. as it annoyed his sick wife They refused, and after repeated appeals to the leader, Mir. Fasen snatched the drum stick from the hands of Sergeant Meadows and beat him severely over the head. Fasen was arrested on the charge of disturbing religious worship.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26
Making Things to XIII.

The royal arsenal at Woolwich em ploys about 15,00O workmen and hs, 70 miles of internal rsilwayA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-29
AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices In Produce at the Sea.
boards Commercial Metropolis.

NEW YORK, Oct 2S-Flour-Receipts, 35 729
brls; exports. 5272 brls. Market weak and in
active; Minnesota patents sS.95@410; Minnesota
bakers 50. 1GQ330 winter patents. sS.75q4; winter
straights, s3.55@365; winter extras, s2.SOQ3. TO-
Corn meal steady; yellow Western. 75c. Rye
easier; No. Western, sac, l. f. Buffalo: 5s9
5S1sc f. o. b. aioat, to arrive. Barley malt
steady Western. 57@70c.
Wheat-Receipts, 1924 SIS bu; exports, 326,6sO bu.
Spot easy; No. red, 767sc, f. 0. b. afioat OPP
tions opened weak in response to lower cables and
large spring wheat receipts. After slight rally
on big cearances at noon they weakened again
under light export developments and closed un-
settled at 9s@%c decline; No. red, May, nH0
72ssc. closed at 72@c.
Corn-Receipts, 72,475 bu: exports. 1O3,O72 bu
Spot steady; No. 2 $3.50. f. o. b. afoat. Options
opened easier cable news. but held fairly
steady all day, influenced by export business and
light offerings; closed MGAc lower: December.
SO 1-16@3SAc. closed at 3Ssc; May, 80 3-16439ssc,
closed at 1890.
Oats-Receipts 300 blu; exports. $50 Blu. Spot
easier; No 2. 29c. Options dull and nominal
Coffee-Optons opened steady at unchanged
prices: worked within very narrow changes, with
steady undertone fears of oversold market
country show increased distribution of spot sup
plies; buying checked by unsatisfactory European
and weak Brazilian cables; closed steady at net
unchanged prices. Sales. 14,7 $50 bags including:
November, 4.90@495c; March, 545N5.50c Spot
coffee-Rio dull and easy; No Z, invoice 5Z@5sc,
jobbing 81 n6&sc. Mild dull and barely steady;
Cordova, SM15c.
Sugar-Raw frm fair refining, 3 13-16c CEN
trifugal. 96 test, 5-l6c; molasses sugar 9-16c;
refined firm.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-29
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION
THE PROBLEM OF CARRYING TRAF-
FEC At LOW RATES SOLVED.
After Nov. 1 Western Lines VIII Not
Give Half Rates to Soldiers i'm
UnffOrm-GeneraI Notes.

NJ. f. ingalls,. president of the Chesapeake
& Ohio, and President Hill, of the Great
Northern, have done more, 1t is claimed,
in the last three years TO solve the trans
portation problem than any other officials
in the country. On the Chesapeake
& Ohio freights have been moved
at the lowest cost per ton per mile
of any road in the country. Eco
nomcal management is one of the sources
of the favorable showing in both cases. The
official report shows that in the year ending
June 30 the Chesapeake & Ohio received
only 3T-100 cent per mile for each ton of
freight, and still its financial exhibit for the
year was highly satisfactory. On the
Northern Pacific, eight years ago. the
freight-train load was less than 200 tons; in
the year ending June 30 it was BIG tons. The
effect of this was to bring the freight train
mile revenue from $2.43 to nearly 50. where
as the train mile cost has increased but
cents in the same time, and in both cases
are included large sums for improvements.
These conditions have been effected through
the use of heavier locomotives. economies
in fuel and improvements in tracks and
methods of handling business, with more
intelligent and painstaking train crews. The
transportation department deserves much
of the credit for carrying out so success
fully these plans
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-29

KANSAS CITY, Oct. S-Cattle-Receipts. 4.0l5
natives and $40 Texans. Early trading active but
soon weakened on advices of lower Eastern mar
kets; natives selling steady to lOc lower Texans
excellent demand all good grades steady; COM
mon a shade lower; no choice heavy steers Of
and feeders. $S@4.5O; butcher and heifers,
81 65G4.75: Western steers $3.25G5; Texas steers.
$3@4.15: Texas butcher cows s265qsS5; canning
Hogs-Receipts, 1866 Trading was lively. all
sesrabs lots % ss a g. Sc higher n@ays $500
Sheep--Receipts, 1890. Good demand; good
slaughtering and feeding sheep selling quickly at
tive lambs S. 25GI575 native muttons. s425Q4.50;
western lambs s5a54o; Western muttons s4i5
ni40 Western feeding lambs, 81. 40Q4.75: Western
feeding sheep. $37O04; stock ewes. $S.25Q3SO.
CHICAGO. Oct. 2s.-Trade in cattle to-day was
dull and prices were wholly in favor OF buyers:
steers, 49, 75@445; sockers and feeders. S275d45o
bulls 81. 254: and heifers, So 3o420: calves:
sS.25G7; Western rangers. $2.6OQ46O; Western fed
steers. $3.90l5.3j; Texas grass steers $3l5G39C:
A good demand from packers enabled sellers or
h9gs 70 Sc beer soS fair to hoce
ing lots So 25@3.57ls butchers. S. 4oM355; mixed.
business in sheep was active and sellers were
able to procure good prices. for desirable
efn rangers. S. 5oa47O; yeariings M5oG5; good to
Receipts-Cattle 1000; hogs. q 900: sheep 1900.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. S.--Cattle-Receipts. 1900. In
Guiding 1900 Texans; shipments 1000. Market
steady to firm; fair to fancy shipping and export
steers. A50Qo.tO Duik az s4''oqoI9 dresser Deer
steers under 1000 lbs s325@4.50. bulk at So. 5On
425 stockers and feeders. $2.75n440 bulk at s..
"a: cows and hefers. $2G4.50 bulk of cows $3.50
as so: cows and heifers. $2I3.40.
Hogs-Receipts, 100: shipments. $500. Market
better; workers.. ss.4OQS6O; packers. sS.4o@Se5;
butchers, $3.65013.75
Sheep-Receipts. $500; shipments. 800 Market
steady to strong; native muttons. s4G4.75: culls
and bucks, s2.5OQS.5O; stockers $sQ3.25; lambs.
$506
NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-Beeves-Receipts, 1.5Is.
Steers slow; bulls weak, medium cows lower;
native steers $l25@5.S5; oxen and stays. $Sq4;
bulls $2.7J@3S5 cows. $2ds-S0. Cables firm. Ex-
norts none Calves-Receipts 90. Feeling steady;
veals. s45Oa7.50: tops. $7.75; grassers nominal at
So 25G3.75.
Sheen and Lambs-Receipts, 2.242. Market slow;
sheep steady: choice lambs trfe frmeT; others
barely steady: sheer. s3d4.70; lambs 81 75G .62ls.
mainly at s5.12l9Q5.50
CINCINNATI, Oct. 2s.-Cattle duh and weak
at $2.50d475
sheen dull at 81 25GD4 lambs lower at S3.S5G550