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The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
PLACED UPON TRIAL.
DaSia '. hieger and Richard F. Covington, Ex-Bankers, on Trial at Kansas
 City, Mo.

Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 16.-David Y. Reger and Richard F. Covington, formerly president and cashier, re- spectively. of the Missouri national bank, which failed in October, 1896. were placed on trial in the United States district court on indictments charging embezzlemenr and misappli- cation of the banks money. F. P. MoNey, government expert. who ex- amined the books soon after the fail ure, will be the chief witness for the government. Rieger and Coyington are now. engaged in the insurance business at Springfield, III.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
THE CASE OF TEMPLE.
ihe Mexican Authorities are Not Heeding the Protest Of the United States
 in the Matter.

Washington, Nov. 16.-ConsuI Dar- neil, at Nogales, Mexico, has made a written report to the state department summarizing briefly in the case of the American Temple, who is held in iail by the Mexicans or charge of mur- der committed in the United States. The consul says that the man is stih in jail and his protest has not been needed, although there are indications that the Mexican government is ar ranging to try him very soon. If this should be the case the result mipbt be an evasion, after all, of the point when the United States government is trying to establish, namely, that Mex leo cannot exercise extra territorial jurisdiction within the United States
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
THE DREYFUS CASE.
The Court of Cessation Decides that Prey fus Shall be Notified of the Revisioa
 Proceedings.

Paris, Nov. 16.-The court of cassa- tion has informed the minister of the colonies, NJ. Guillain, that it has decided that Dreyfus be informed by telegraph that the revision proceed ings have commenced and that he pre- pare his defense.
 The ministry of the colonies has re- ceived cable dispatch sayingf Drey- fus is in good health.
 The decision of the court of cassa- ton to inform the prisoner that the revision proceedings have commenced and notifying him to prepare his de- fense is very significant, as it has hitherto been generally admitted that no innovation should be introduced in the Dreyfus proceedings.
 Questions will now be drafted and posted to Dreyfus who will formulate his replies.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
HE GOT EVEN
His Customer Beat Him at the Starr. But He Got Back at Him
 in Good shape.

There is an old retired merchant in Da troi5 who delights in recalling his exper. Fnces when an active man running a gen eral store in one of the northern cities of the lower peninsula.
 ''I used to reap harvest when the mon were coming out of the woods" he ra lates. They were not up m styles. and about any old thing would suit them pro. yided the color was right and the fit even passable. But there were trieksters among them and l had to have my wits abous me in order to keep even with them.
 !" How much is this hat! asked a strap ping slx-tooter who arrived from cam one day with pocket fult oi money.
 Two fifty l replied.
 Then he informed me that he alwav, had the crowns of his hats punched ful oi holes in order to keep his head cool. and F his hair from coming out. 1 soon had th;s attended to, and then he asked what the hat was worth. Two fifty l responded in surprise, but he laughed at me for askiny such price for damaged goods He had me and got his hat for a dollar while the jolly crowd with him had a laugh at my expense He wanted to look at some 'fiddles.' and after pricing one at Sl0 concluded to take if
 Where's the bow?' he asked, as I was doing up the package.
 C You only bought the fiddle laughed The others saw the point and laughed, too. The giant tried to bluff me, but I kept good humored and got even on the hat by charp. ing him $l.50 for the bow. l not only got even. but the others were so pleased with my Yankee trick tha> they spent plenty of money with me. Detroit Free Press.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
SWEET REVENGE.
Turkish Bath Assistant Gets Even with the Judge Who
 Sent Him Up.

The judge had never taken Turkish bath, but he was not feeling his best that morn ing, and 1t suddenly occurred to him to test it's vivifying effects, so enthusiastically des- eanted upon by his young friends,
 IL seemed to the judge that the rubber was terribly rough, but fearing to expose his in. experience and subject himself to rldleule by objectlng to the regular treatment, he pa .tleAtly endured being punched, pummeled, slapped, spanked, whaeked and poked, un' til ne could not stand the terrible torture moment longer.
 ..Is-it-oute ry-to-make-me -bla-ack-and-blIe panted the judge, as irreguiarly as the rubber dug his fists in more or less vigorously.
 Never you mind; I'm hxin' you" re sponded the rubber. redoubling his as. saults, and grinning diabolically-at least so 1t seemed to the judge.
 Who tslap, groanl are tthud, groanl you!' gasped the judge, horrible suspicion dawning in his mind. Your twhack, groan) face (thump, groan) does twhaek, groan) look tslap, groanl fa-(thud, groan )-mil. far" Swish, groan).
 "Ohi you remember me, do you" growled the rubber, sarcastically. Well, dash yer old hide, mebbe you'd like to send me ur for six months again for prize fghtin'!"- Harper's Magazine.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
HE PEACE COMMISSION.
State Department Omciais Do Not Expect Wednesdays Joint Meeting to
 be the Last.

Washington, Nov. f6.-The officials of the state department do not expect that to-morrow's meeting of the peace commissioners in Paris will be the last. On the other hand 1t is not expected that the Spaniards will come in with an unconditional acceptance of our last demand. Still. substantial prog ress may be regarded as having been achieved if the Spaniards show a dis position to discuss in any phase the cession of the Philippines to the Unit ed States, even in connection with a money indemnity. The amount of that indemnity after all, it is believed, will be the principal point of differ ence between the two sides.
 Ii is believed that the United States at this time would consent to a cash payment of from s20.000 to s25. .0o0. .000 rather than to renew the war, but the longer final settlement is delayed, the smaller will be the indemnity. In any event the president is not dis posed to brook unnecessary prolonga- ton of the negotiations and it is be- lieved has 90 indicated to our peace commissioners.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
WAS BADLY WANTED.
Reported Arrest of H. B. Eckham, Wanted for Alleged EmbexxIement of
 64O.O0O.

Topeka, Kas., Nov. 16.-United States Marshal Sterne has received d tele- gram from Albuquerque, N. M., noti- flying him of the arrest of H. B. Eek ham, formerly of the firm of Nadeau & Co, of Nadeau. Kas., who is wanted for the alleged embezzlement of S4O,- GOO. IL is alleged that Eckham, be- fore disappearing some time ago, bor- rowed 5000 each from four Kansas banks to use, as he said in making change and cashing checks Tor the h. dians. He next visited several Indian reservations and secured $l6,000 in government checks, which he ex- changed for bills of large denomina- tions. He is said also to have taken Si.0oo from the firms store and the post office at Nadeau. 4 reward of S5,0oo was offered for his arrest.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
AN ELOPEMENT TRAGEDY.
A"e iou"g Lochinvar of an Iowa Elope- ment Killed by the Father of
 His Intended Bride

St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 16.-A Webster City (la.) special says: A murder re- sultlng from an elopement occurred Monday night near Thor. Anna Swan- son left home in the evening and joined F. E. Freiderickson. her be- throthed. They went south in a bug- gy, intending to be married. Her 1ather had forbidden her going with Freidericksson, and repe atedly ordered nm from the house. As soon as his daughters departure was discovered her father started N pursuit. He overlook them, and when he demand cd the girl, .Freiderickson opened fire with revolver. Swanson had his rifle in the buggy. and with the first shot he fired, instantly killing Freid- erckson- Swanson was not hurt. but took his daughter and went to the nearest justice of the peace, where he gave himself up. It is reported that the girls mind is failing.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

at the present time. The uncertain conditions that exist in the island of Luzon make it utterly impossible to get along with a smaller number than are stationed there at present. Gen. Otis has been asked by cable if troops could be spared, and has replied in the negative.
 The great demand that has been made for the muster-out of volunteer regiments or individual members of such regiments will form the basis of strong recommendation in the an- nual message of the president for an increase in the regular army This new force will be needed to take the place of the volunteers who desire to return home and leave the service.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

sufficiently far advanced that it would be suicidal for a warship of any for eign country to attempt to enter any of these narbors if we objected A great deal of work is yet necessary to be done, but work is being pushed for ward rapidly.
 Very few people have any idea of the power or accuracy of our coast de- lenses. Our defenses are as good as any in the world for their purposes. NO better can be found anywhere The works are being rapidly complet- ed and if will not be a great while till the coast is well nigh impregnable."
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
Suicide at Denver.

Denver. Col, Nov. 16.-Arthur Van lnwagen, member of the Denver Athletic club, and prominent society man, shot himself in the head, infiet- ing fatal wound, in bath room in the club building. He was 25 years old, and came from Chicago. No cause for the suicide is known.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
Gen. Otis Wants Female Nurses.

Washington, Nov 16.-The follow ing dispatch has been received at the war department:
 Manila, Nov. 15.-Secretary of War, Washington: Health conditions inn proving: only six deaths in last eight days. Sick report decreasing; five female nurses of the Red Cross are doing excellent work in the hos pitaIs here. Twenty competent fe- male nurses who would give strict att tention to work would render benefi- cial services.
 lSignedl OTIS.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
WANT LOCAL AUTONOMY.
'"e Demahd or the Catalonisn DeIeg atiou Placed in the Hands Of the Queen
 Regent of Spain.

Madrid, Nov. 16.-The Catalonian delegation, which, in conjunction with deiegations representing Spain, de- mands the decentralization of the oov- ernment, has handed to the queen re- gent message setting forth theaspira- tions Of the province and demanding local autonomy, the government con tnuing to exercise the functions re- iating to political unity and interna. tional relations.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
John Casey, engineer, of Brockville.

John Casey, engineer, of Brockville George Paulin, cattle dealer. of To- ronto.
 John McNamara, of Brockville. l.. Lebance, of Montreal
 w. Kenner, of Prescott.
 A. r. Walker, of BeIleville.
 Fred Cain, of Wickland.
 James Newman, of Toronto.
 Nine or ten of the wounded are in the Belleville hospitaI under treat ment.
 The accident occurred at a place called the Diamond crossing, about two miles from Trenton. The ex- press, which was due at Trenton at 5:55 a. m., ran into an open switch, and dashed into the freight train.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

Six section men employed on the Rio Grande railroad near Carbondale, Col, have been poisoned by drinking water from the Roaring Fork river. and two ysis of the water showed that it contained much arsenic and other poi sonous minerals from the new concen- trators at Aspen, in which zinc ores are treated. the tailings being dumped into the river.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
GRAND TRUNK COLLISION.
Eleven Persons Killed and a Num- Der Injured, Some Fatally, Near
 Murray Hill, Ont.
EXPRESS CoLlIDsD WITH 4 FREIGHT.
Diamond Crossing, Tws Miles from Trenton-The Express Ran Into an Open Switch and Dashed Into the Standing Freight.

Kingston. Ont, Nov. 16.-The Grand Trunk railway express from Montreal to Ontario eollided with a freight train near Murray Hill Monday night. Eleven persons were killed and three fatally injured.
 The Dead. W. H. Brady. of Belleville; engineer of express.
 John Mcdonald, Belleville; fireman of express.
 James Goodchild, driver of Toronto. Unknown child. German. William Lunness, Toronto. John Riley, engineer. Fireman of freight train, name not known.
 Two passengers, names unknown. A. Weary, of Coburg. Albert Tracey, of Prescott. A woman and child en ronte from Holland to the western states.
 The fnjured. Three passengers, names unknown, were fatally injured.
 Twenty passengers, most of them being in the Pullman cars, were more or less seriously hurt. Among them are:
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
OUR COAST DEFENSES.
Col J A. smith, U. E. Engineers. Says They Are strong Enough to Keep Out
 Foreign Enemy.

Cleveland, O.. Nov. 16.-Col. I. A. Smith, United States government en- gineer, has just returned here after a months absence, largely spent in in specting inc Atlantic coast defenses and especially the harbor defenses at New York, Boston and Portland, Ne.
 Our harbor defenses,' said Col Smith, while not yet completed, are
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

Private Robert ThornbuIn, of Co. F, Thirty-first Michigan volunteers, went home to Lansing, Mich. on furlough snannounced. thinking to give his mother happy surprise. When he rang the doorbell it was answered by her in person. She was so overcome at seeing him that she sank to the floor, and in a moment was dead. She was afflicted with a weak heart.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
VIII Form an Asso.iat,o,.

Chicago, Nov. 16.-The members of the Illinois naval reserve who took part in the war with Spain. either on battleships, auxiliaries or blockading fleets, including the tars of the sec ond battalion from Moline, Quincy and Alton, have taken steps 10 organize the Illinois Naval Veteran association
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

Mir Chong Ri Ye, connected with the household of the Grown Prince of Corea and eldest son of Mir. Chin Pom Ye. the minister from Corea to this country, has been appointed an at. tache of the Corean legation in Wash. ington, and is now cn route to take his post. He is 24 years old, and his main mission to this country is to be edu- cated in the English language ana American customs.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
Prospective Military Assirnm.,,.

New York, Nov. ls.-A special to the Tribune from Washington says: Gen. Merritt will resume command of the department of the east, with bead- quarters at Governors island. when he returns from Europe, and Gen. Shat ter wlll go to San Francisco to com mand the department of the Pacific which he relinquished when the war began.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

The Methodist preachers meeting in New York, on the 14th. passed a resolution 10 have committee ap. pointed 10 investigate certain tout. rages alleged to have been committed recently upon colored citizens of Nortt Carolina. The chairman. Rev. Dr Thomas T. Poulson, appointed Dr. w II. Brooks, colored, ana two white clergymen, Rev, Dr. Clark Wright end Rey. Geo. Adams, of Brooklyn, as tn, committee.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

It is understood in Washington that assurances have been given by the German government that the visit of Emperor William to Spain is entirely devoid of official character or signifi canoe; that the official trip of the inn perial party ended when they left Pal. estine, and that the purpose to stop a' Cadiz and Cartagena is largely a health precaution in behalf of the em press.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
Not Legal Tender.

.""I must request the congregation to con. tribute generously this morning." said Rev. Mir. Slimpay, sadly. My salary is eight pressing. I of course work largely for love- and love equally of course is tender, but 1t isn't legal tender. ar."-Harper's Bazar.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

After the expiration of his present term, in January next. Gov. Adams of Colorado will start on a tour around the world. He will visit first the Ha- Waiian ard Philippine islands, and will return through India, Egypt and the Mediterranean.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

Madrid newspapers assert that the government of Spain is sending in- structions to its commissioners at Paris not to yield on the question of Spanish sovereignty over the Philip pine islands, which is asserted to be entirely outside the protocol. where fore the commissioners are not au- thorized to discuss it.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

The Spanish transport Le Gaspi went ashore at l a. m., on the l4th. at Punta Boca Gavilances. near Cienfue- gos. province of Santa Clara, Cuba. and was totally wrecked. All her crew were saved
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

Maj. Marchand, commander of the French expedition tt Fashoda, started from Cairo, Egypt, on the 18th, for that point with Capt Baratier, who carried Marchand's report to Paris and took back the reply of the French gov srnment. On their arrival at Fashoda, the French expedition will immedi- ateIy retire.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

Daniel Ames. the noted handwrit- ing expert of New York, has arrived in san Francisco, and carefully examined the documents in the Botkin case. He IS said to have declared that Mrs. Botkin wrote the note accompanying the drugged candy, and that she was also the author of the anonymous let ters to Mrs. J. |. Dunning.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

Mrs. BaIlington Booth, wife of the commander of the Volunteers of America, has gone to Chicago at the solicitation of Gov. Tanner and the warden of the Illinois state prison. to provide n home in that city for dis -harged prisoners.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

Iii Hung Chang has been ordered to proceed to Tsi Nan, capital of the province of Shan Tung, to concert measures with the viceroy of Shan Tung to prevent inundations of the Yellow river (Hoang-Ho). This app pointment is regarded as vitually shelving Prince Ii.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

The state department has received formal notification that Austria-Hun- gary is about 10 raise its legation il Washington n the rank of an en- bassy.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

Private reports from Puerto Prin- cipe and Nueyitas. Cuba. say that. on the 14th, 1000 regular soldiers mutined, demanding their pay before embark Ing for Spain.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
Threatens n Contest

Houston, Tex, Nov 16.-George H. Noonan.defeated republican candidate .or congress in the Twelfth district has announced that he will contest the election of James l.. Slavaes (dem.). slnydeu carried the district 6y upwards of 5000 plursli oyer Noonan.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

At general meeting of the French holders of Cuban bonas held in Paris, on the 18th, resolution was adopted to appeal to the good faith of Spain" and the spirit of equity of the United States to settle the question of their rights as creditors lin conformity with the rules of justice and law"
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
Twas only an Indian Woman ue klllea

Port Townsend, Wash. Nov. 16.- Andrew Peterson, who murdered an Indian woman about two months aoo
 has been sentenced to two years inn prisonment in the state peniten tiary.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

After efforts. lasting three years. on the part of the United States legation at Constantinople, the United States minister, Mir. OscG Straus. has sue reeded in obtaining an trade authoriz- ing the granting of an exequatur to the United States consul at Zeroum.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
.lUR SOLDIERS AT MANILA.
Great Pressure Being Brought to Have the Volunteer Troops
 Relieved of Duty.
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS ARE AT WORK.
The Boys Getting Tired ot Golng Police Duty in Manila Gen. Otis says He Can Not Spare Them at Present-rhe Gem eraI Wants s score of Competent and Willing Female Nurse..

Washington, Nov. 16.-Grcat pres sure is being brought upon the war department to have the volunteer troops now in the Philippines return to this country. Nearly every state that has troops stationed at Manila has asked. through it's governor or representatives in congress. that these troops be sent home. This pressure comes through the relatives and friends of the volunteers. and is start ed by the troops who have been writ ing home.
 Letter trea C A Wave of Sympathy.
 Some of these letters published in the state papers at the homes of the enlisted men have created wave of sympathy for the volunteers in far-off Manila. While they do not recount very great hardships, except among those who are very i'll, they do show that the life is very obnoxious. and that the duty of policing the city of Manila and remaining inactive is very disagreeable.
 Gen. Otis Can't Spare Them Yet.
 It is said at the war department that there is no way of relieving these troops from duty in the Philippines
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18

The Eighth Ohio volunteers. '4rhe Presidents Own," assembled at Woes ter. O.. on the l1th, for muster out.
The Forrest City times., 1898-11-18
GOD WROUGHT HIS MILL.
So Rt. Rev. Bishop Doane Concludes on Addressing His Clergy
 on the Late War.
HE DECISION NOT OF HUMAN FRAMING,

We Must Now Accept the Resultant Eespon- abilities, Meeting Them Like Men in the Fear of God. and Not Apply to CoDdi- tions or To-Day Councils that were Wise a Century Ago.