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The Forrest City times., 1898-07-15

MORE TROOPS FOR MANILA
Another Expedition to Start This Week.
Gen. OTIS to Take Part In the Ceremony
of Occupying the City of Honolulu.

SAN Francisco, July 12.-This week
will see another exodus of the Ma
Mia forces. The Peru, carrying
Maj. Gen. L. s. Otis and staff, six
troops of the Fourth United States
cavalry, under command of Col. Kel-
logg, and two batteries of the Sixth
United States artillery, under CON-
mand of Maj. Grugan, and the City of
Pueblo, with the Fourteenth infantry
detachment, will steam out of the har-
bor
Maj. Ten. Otis decides not to wait for
the New York volunteers, but will pro-
ceed at once to Honolulu to assist, ac.
cording to his orders, in the ceremo-
MES of occupying the city.
The Fourth cavalry, Sixth artillery
and Fourteenth infantry will have the
privilege Of taking part in the cere.
monies They will remain in Homo
lulu until the other three vessels of
the fleet of five, destined for the fourth
expedition, arrive, then the whole
force OF the troops, with Mai. Gen
Os- "h' III iS. .-oCu. IL. ". OLlS, Will
proceed to Manila.
The troops for the Rio Janeiro and
st. Paul have not been selected.
The fodrth and probably last expedi-
tion to the Philippines will await the
return transports of the first expedi.
tlon, the Australia, City of Sydney and
Peking.
The Question Of Transnorts
is still somewhat a vexed one. Some
means OF transporting the First New
York volunteers, which have been or.
dered to garrison Honolulu, will have
to be secured within the next few days,
and the problem is now before the
quartermaster's department. None OF
the vessels of the Manila fleet will be
detached for this purpose, and it is
thought that one or more small yes.
sells, adaptable for the short trip, can
be chartered. The question will prob.
ably be settled before the New York
regiment arrives on Thursday.
Private Dale, of Co. II, South Dakota
volunteers, who was accidentally shot
Saturday while cleaning his rifle, will
probably recover.
Promoted.
Second Lieut.. Burdick, of Co. III.
South Dakota volunteers, has been
made first lieutenant and Sergea MT
Burdick, of the same company, has
been elevated to the rank of second
lieutenant.
The Forrest City times., 1898-07-15
THE HONOLULU GARRISON,
The First New York Volunteers Has Been
Assigned for the Time Being
to Garrison Honolulu.

WASHINGTON, July i2.-Secretary AL
ger issued orders attaching the Ha-
waiian islands to the military depart
ment of California. The First New
York volunteers, Col. Barber COM
manding, will be assigned, for
the time being, on the garrison
at Honolulu. Col. Barber is
considered an especially good officer
for the post. Gen. Otis has charge of
the transportation of the troops to the
island, and hopes by the 18th or lit
tie later to secure four coast vessels
with a capacity of /, 200 men.
The Forrest City times., 1898-07-15
Lost For Three Days.

A little s-year-old girl while fishing
with her mother near Collins, Drew
county, got lost aud wandered about
in the woods for three days. When
found she was asleep beneath shade
tree and her little pet dog was faith
fully watching over her. She had sub
sisted on blackberries the entire three
days.
The Forrest City times., 1898-07-15
Ereryday Philosophy.

Every man thinks of himself as boy
longer than he should.
You heal a good deal about the
awakening of Love. Well, every time
Love is awakened Suspicion also turns
over an: rnbs it eyes open--Atchison
Glot,e
The Forrest City times., 1898-07-15
He Was Prepared.

j. M. Neal, 2 farmer near Texarkana,
while working in his field, was attacked
by d. A. Babb and Ernest Allen, who
used Winchesters. Neal was expecting
trouble and had pistol and shotgun
with him, and returned the fire of his
assailants, seriously wounding both Of
them. Neal escaped uninjurcd and
surrendered.
The Forrest City times., 1898-07-15
NO. A..


Robert Bigdon and Z. Cambis, who
left Little Rock last winter for Alaska,
have just returned home. They went
into the Copper River country, and the
story of the perils Of travel in that
frozen region as told by them is thrill
ing. They crossed the Valdez glacier
and reached q point five miles from the
rapids on CESSNA river June 13. when
they came to the conclusion that they
had been deceived and started, with
hundreds of others, on their way back
to Valdez. They warn all prospective
gold seekers against going into that
part of Alaska known as the Copper
River country, and state that of the
hundreds of prospectors with whom
they came in contact. not q single one
had discovered pay dirt"
The Forrest City times., 1898-07-15
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
A Former Citizen of Fort Smith
Killed at Sallisaw, Indian
Territory.
TAXES PAID BY BOTH WHITE AND COloRED
Reported Wholesale Theft of Cattle-Im-
proving Itoadbed-Iron Mount ain Earn
fngs Show n substantial Increase Over
lS97-Lee Mills to Hang For the MUIR
der of Hugh Patterson-Brief Mention.

The following tables, compiled from
the records of the state auditors office,
show the amount of taxes paid by both
white and colored in the several coun-
ties; also the number of polls, with the
exception of few counties. which did
not make full report:
Prouerty Taxes.
The Forrest City times., 1898-07-15
Lee Mills Must Hang.

Lee Mills. the murderer of Hugh s.
Patterson, must pay the extreme PEN
atty. He was convicted at Heber, Gle
burne county, on change OF venue
from Van Buren county, and sentenced
to hang June II, but an appeal was
taken to the supreme court, which con-
irmed the verdict of the trial Jury.
The Forrest City times., 1898-07-15
Resulted in Thre. Deaths.

An enmity Of long standing between
10 Morris, city marshal Of Salisaw, /.
T.. and VIM. Allison, a former citizen
Of Fort Smith, eliminated last week by
Morris shooting Allison to death. John
Sellers, who was standing near Allison
when the latter was shot, was SO fright
ened he dropped on the sidewalk and
died from heart disease before . ply
sician could be summoned. Mrs. Alli-
son, grandmother of the murdered man,
when told of the tragedy, arose from
her chair, fell forward on the floor and
expired before the family could place
her on bed.
The Forrest City times., 1898-07-15
Land once Bnsiness.

In the United States land Office at
Little Rock during the month Of June
there were IL homestead entries, ,embrac-
ing 1,457 acres, and Is final proofs, em-
bracing 1,72o acres. Receipts amounted
To &24g IA
The Forrest City times., 1898-07-15

G. N. Hart, former Pine Bluff bust.
ness man, died in the insane asylum at
Little Rock. Mr.. Hart was placed in
the asylum last September. his mind
having become unbalanced through the
strain of financial and other troubles.
At one time the deceased held high
office in the State Epworth League, and
was very popular throughout the state.
The Forrest City times., 1898-07-15
1H[ WORK Of CONGRESS.
The Session Just Closed One of the
Most Notable in Amer
ican History.
WAR LEGISLATION THE MAIN FEATURE.

Measures Adopted for the Prosecution
of the Conflict with Spain-Hawaiian
Annexation Accomplishe Other Laws
Enacted Measures that Failed.
The Forrest City times., 1898-07-15
Defended Her Home.

A full pardon has been granted TO
Mrs. Celia A. Darling, of Rogers, by
Gov Jones. She was convicted in May.
1897, Of assault and fined $500 and SEN
fenced to so days in Jail. 1t appears
one E. A. Bryant, in an intoxicated con-
dition. entered her house, she and her
t5-year-old daughter being alone, and
made himself obnoxious. To protect
her home she picked up a rife and fired
1t the intruder, hitting him in the leg.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-17
CAPTAIN NEVILLS ON
THE WITNESS STAND
BEGINS HIS STORY IN THE Elk
ToRTIoN CASE.
Azhderian Wanted to Hire Thomas
Dolan to Assassinata the
Wealthy Mining
Operator.

A few small sensations crept into the
trial of Grace Loose, Elsie Williams and
Myron II. Azhderian, charged by Captain
Nevills with extortion, yesterday Eevills
appeared in court at the opening of the
morning session and in the afternoon,
much to the delight of the curious. took
the stand against the accused.
DR.. Winslow Anderson was The first
witness called at the opening q the sec
ond days proceedings. He tesified that
he attended Captain Nevills during his
illness the first of the year, and at one
time saw Nevills draw a chick in favor
of Elsie Williams. Charles u. x. Smith,
George w. Taft and Chrfstine Valdez
were called in the order mined. and all
stated that they had heard Azhderian say
he would make Nevills pay for abusing
him when he (AzhderianD was employed
at the complainant's Vineyards
Then Thomas Dolanf took the stand
and surprised the court ind jury by stat
ing that Azhderian had approached him
and offered him SIS 600 70 put Nevills out
of the way, to murder him, in other
words The witness jshuddered at the
proposition, and fearfu that unless he did
as Azhderian reQuestea he would be foully
dealt with he left Frssno for other lands
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-17
SUICIDE OF A PATIENT.
William D. Edwards Drowned Him
self in the Cistern Of the
Mclean Hospital.

William D. Edwards, patient in the
Mclean Hospital, found death and re-,
lief from lingering pain by drowning him
self yesterday in a large c1stern Wnlcn
sunnlies water for the hospital. The els
tern has a capacity of 100000 gallons and
is surrounded with an embankment and q
barbed wire fence.
Edwards YVES miner about So years old.
and came to this city from Placerville TO
he +rsafed for consumption. About a
Week ago be attempted suicide by cutting
his throat but the cut was superficial.
and he was disarmed by the attendants.
before he could finish the work of self
destruction. Yesterday he sent the at
tendant out to get him a cigar and when
the attendant was out Of the way the
demen:ed man went to the reservoir.
climbed the barbed wire fence and
plunged in. The body was grappled for
and recovered.
TIE dead man was divorced and has a
son named William S. Edwards. The BODY
Yves taken to the Morgue and an inquest
will be held. f
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Captain Nevills' name was next called
by the clerk, and he ascended to the wit
ness chair to tell his story. He tod ABOUT
meeting Mrs. Williams when she was a
typewriter In the Palace Hotel, and now
he had called upon her subsequently, at
her home and on a few occasions ne mad
remained over night. Attorney George
w. Baker, on behalf of the defendants.
then endeavored to establish more 1uIly
the relations that had existed between
Nevills and Elsie Williams, but was met
with storm of objections from the prose-
euuon. To this Attorney Baker answered:
Il intend to prove that Captain NEVIS
has been living with Elsie Williams for
four years and that this money alleged to
have been extorted from the complainant
was simply paid by Nevills to this de-
PENDANT 10 in measure compensate her
Tor a great wrong he had done her. |
also intend TO prove that Nevills seduced
MRS. Williams under promise of mar
rage; that he promised her he would get
divorce from his wife and marry her.
ana IN event he could not get the divorce
ne would care for her and compensate
lead" W ~
notwithstanding the intent of counsel
Juoge COOK sustained the objection and
the case proceeded
letter, purporting to have been writ
zen py NeYiils to Mrs. Williams, in a
measure corrobOrating Bakers state
men IL is said, was next produced, but
tne court ordered an adjournment until
ehis morning at which time it will be read.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-17

through; it looks to me now that they
had plan laid deeper and beyond
anything you and myself know any
thing about.
A plan not to do anything for me at
all. but to ruin me. l know that you
are not party to any such knowl-
edge. More and more, day by day,
have watched you and found you true
TO me and found you trying to help
me-. These people are in command
again. They seem to have everything
their own way again. | am trying TO
work with them, 1 am trying to be
true to them; are they true to me?
God teach me what to do. It seems
that | must see you and talk this mat
things for me? Cannot you give up
everything else for little while ana
get my matter closed up for me! L
have just rung up R on the tele-
over here this evening and see me. L
don't know whether it is wise to talk
to him or not, and when he comes
that God would tell me what to do,
and oh. that I had some powerful
friend to help me.
You are powerful and you are wise,
but you have so many cares OF your
own that you cannot work all the
time for me, and yet when one thinks
of it, here 1 have been trying for near
ly seven months to get certain things
done and | have really accomplished
nothing. l have worked very hard.
wasting time and money, and have
not accomplished one thing up to this
date. Am 1 going to be defeated and
ruined? oh, I wish you would come
and comfort me a little. Do you know
what was done by those nineteen peo-
pie this afternoon? I have not been
able to hear a thing from them. l have
been lying here in bed crying. have
felt so heartsick and discouraged that
/ wished | were dead. Will you please
send me some word? Will you please
turn in and help me all you can to-
morrow? CHARLES.
Tomorrow morning The Call will con-
-inue it's expose of the true history OF
he Pacific Bank and the People
Home Savings Bank. For the first
line publicity will be given to the in
tide facts of another gigantic specuIa-
ion in which the deluded bankers in
yolved themselves and in which they
sank between three hundred thousand
Ind four hundred thousand dollars.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-17
SHERMAN DECLARES THAT W00DARD
RECEIVED $1,000 TO LEAVE THE
BANKS ALONE.

Woodland again appears in menacing
attitude in Sherman's next letter. Sher-
man declares that 'Jayhawker" had
received $1,000 to keep his hands off the
Pacific Bank, but that he was not
satisfied and wanted more. Sherman
wrote to Dick and told the young
banker to beware of the newspaper
man. Excerpts from the letter are as
follows:
Friday a. m.
My Dear Friend BY the way that
ar an r: W.; n ls am mt told SHOWING
Bank addressed TO him, and claims to
have a letter from you. He has
f STAINED many many ,G other t things SO am
that he has been to Spence's Bank and
ADVISED him not to put any money in
the Pacific Bank or have anything to
do with it.: that the P B. is rotten,
etc, etc. L understand he has been
to the other banks in town and talked
the same way. But if you will do
please not give him a chance to get
any black and white from the Pacific
Bank. OF course, l know you said
nothing, still L hate to have him have
even Z. b. letter-head or envelope or
piece of paper with your name on it,
as he shows it around so. 1 am going
to try very hard and not have to meet
him.
I am going to have MI Clark or
some one. else present to hear all that
is said. l don't propose that he go off
and and lie e about any talks we have.
pleasant to him, just as you said to
me; but my judgment is that the best
thing is not to have anything 10 do
with him in any way or notice him.
When he finds we have no fear or use
for him he will quit and try and bleed
some other fellows who do fear him.
And depend upon 1t, he got $1,000 in
cash out of this company, and the only
thing we asked of him was that he let
the S. T. banks alone, and he was
4I,r,ra H. @.,1-x
will give him and ask for more. 1
told him plainly Qanguage) that 1 did
not fear him, that l rather enjoyed
the lies he told of me (of course, l do
not, but I did not want to tell him 500.
Well, / will do just as you say and
think best for me TO do in all these
is isfphabIe eh9 Win iaE kjndee e 'alh
CARDS l am, truly M H S.
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see you. Please show this, If you
please, to Mr.. Johns.
SHERMAN'S GREAT SCHEME TO HOOD
WINK THE McDONALDS.

M. II. Sherman's sycophancy to thu
McDonalds was never better illustrated
than in the letter that will follow
Dick Mcdonald made every possible eff
fort to spy upon Sherman and to learI
just what was going on in the offices o.
the Los Angeles Electric Railway Com
pany Most of these spies were il
collision with Sherman and rendered
dishonest reports. A few men told tn,
truth, however, and among them was 6
man named Perkes, who was commits
stoned by Mcdonald to go to Los An
geles and discover the condition of the
roads as preliminary measure in E
scheme for floating the electric bond:
in London. Perkes was an able fellow
and reported to Mcdonald that the af
fairs of the electric railway were
wretchedly conducted and that Sher.
man did everything in his power tt
prevent any thorough investigation
heard and the latter penned cringing
letter of untruths. Excerpts from the
epistle are as follows:
Friday Noon
My Dear Friend: ! showed Mr..
to me because 1 thought you would
like me to do so, because you said
some very nice things about me and
and bd kpow he ha KGu Pixies NIX ersnk
all wrong in the statement he made
to you. Both our books and cable
books are in perfect shape | wrote
ton and paid for two kilograms to
Yuma for him to find out where Nor
ton was, etc, and Mr.; Crank and my
time and showed him every courtesy In
our power, and he forgot to come back
and thank US or say good-by, and If he
said anything in San Francisco that Is
unpleasant we are very sorry. He
seemed very pleasant gentleman, and
we certainly tried everything in our
power to do just as he wanted us to do,
regard to our company O. e., what its
earnings and expenses are and other
and myself thought unwise to give
any one or to have peddled about I'M
less the party to whom we gave them
we were sure meant business. You
may be very sure that any one who
comes here with a letter from your
self can command the whole time and
attention Of us both to the full extent
of our ability.
/ regret very much IL a young gentle
man with whom we were much pleased
should go to San Francisco and
find any fault, with either of us, and
If you have written anything to F. v,
that is unpleasant in this matter / do
wish you would please be sure and set
none Of us are to blame in any way. I
thank you very much for your kind
letter, and we do not blame you at all
for what you nave written about Mr..
Perkes, but thank. you much for this
opportunity to make this explanation.
which we could not have done unless
you had been kind enough to have let
us know and we wanted you to know
that we stand ready to do everything
you wish US to do In every way. F. VS.
letter was so nice and kind that I
thought you would like to have me
show that to Mr. Crank. which I did
Mr.. Crank is feeling very kindly to-
ward everybody and think and he is
rnnxx ynrftf nd
where he can do US all a great deal Of
good or a great deal Of harm. With
: kindest regards, and thanking you
again for frankly telling about Mr..
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-17

Woodland is still Sherman'S theme II
the next letter. The eccentric blu
crafty protector of the Los Angeles
road outlines to Frank Mcdonald wha
purports to- be an alleged demand o
Woodland for $1400. Excerpts from tn
letter are as follows:
NV Dear friend: About 10 o'clock the
man who calls himself Colonel Wood
ard walked into my room and l had
two hours of about as strange a con-
versation as l ever remember listen
ing to in my life. He uttered language
that our attorneys tell us is a pure
case of blackmail and that We can
have him arrested for such. He gave
ing hy asked By Mr.. Johns to call upon
you at the bank and of your telling
him that you were in financial trouble
and that you need money very much
and that you had asked his aid and
assistance in selling. bonds and said
that you told him If you could have
six months to get ready in you knew
you could weather the storm.
He told us OF his wonderful influence
with Senator Fair and of the power he
had to ruin US all and intimated that
he would have stayed to accomplish
his dark design If you had not begged
him to leave town and return to l.. A.
He told us that you had said / would
paw over this $1400 to him IS soon as
he would come after It. ana that ne
had now come to get 1t.
/ hung on to my tongue in good
shape and looked him right in the eye
and told him that the street railway
was never in as fine financial condi-
ton as to-day, that the road was pay
ing excellently, that we were fully
satisfied with everything and. that as
far as the San Francisco banks were
concerned, it seemed TO me very
strange that you should make any
such statements, because | know you
have on hand over q million dollars
in cash on the 1st Of July; that you
We're carrying very large balances and
were In excellent condition. He looked
me right in the eye during the whole
conversation and had most pleasing
and impressive manner, and If l had
not known what a bad and untruthful
man he is / would have really believed
he was talking the truth Really l
never felt so Inundated in my life as
to hear a fellow like him talk SO glibiy
and tell such lies about people as he
did about US all. When he left the
room he seemed very pleasant, and yet
l suppose he will go away and talk
inst as nasty as ever. We thought
the wisest thing was for us to keep
our shirt on and do nothing at present
and to keep our business as private
as we could.
would not give him blood money. that
he would give me trouble. told him
that / had come on this coast twenty
years ago a poor boy and that during
debts, and If had made mistakes I
was sorry for it and was going to
try to learn to do better, but that ]
did not see how giving him s140O would
help matters. am very truly,
M. II. SHERMAN.
Later-That dirty fellow Woodland
is here again, but I think we have
him coppered and so fixed that he
can't hurt. Mr.. Johns did a lot toward
closing his mouth. Will explain when
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-17
(. E. FARNUM CAUTIONED TO KEEP A
LARGE CASH BALANCE TO DECEIVE.

Sherman's next letter was written
from Sacramento on letter-head OF
=. c. Allen, adjutant general Of the
State Sherman deluded Mcdonald
With more promises Of an early dispo-
htion of the Los Angeles Electric Rail
way bonds. The promises as matter
IF course were not kept. The crafty
manipulation also writes that he had
old j. E. Farnum to be sure and carry
aFge cash balances until the scare was
over. In closing Sherman did so with
I new touch Of flattery. He said he
vas sure that Dick would be Cover
nor some day and Dorm would be on
ais staff. The letter is as follows:
Thursday a. m.
My Dear Friend: AS you VIII see I
am in good company. General Allen
is an old Los Angeles friend 1 tele-
graphed F. V. from Sacramento that l
would go on to New York soon and
talk all over with him. If we can make
this go, then do think we should get
your bonds all sold within ninety days
thereafter, after full consolidation. If
you and self can so manage, ii as to
put 100000 In the vaults Of the 2. B.
IL will be q grand feather in your cap
and in NJ. H s too. God teach us how.
God give us wisdom is what l keep
saving all the time. l am awfully
worried over Woodland mixing up in
Riverside matters. do so hope
there will be no break there, for If
there is ] fear the enemy VIII try to
mix us all up in it.
/ have just written a long letter to
Farnum telling him how very kind
and true you are to all of us. and ad-
vising him 10 carry a big cash ball
ance all the time until the scare is
over. / tell him that If anything oc-
ours in Riverside then the enemy will
try to put long and sensational arti-
cles in newspapers south and try to
hurt Pacific Bank, etc, etc, and that
We must all stand by. In union there
is strength, and it is only by all pull
Ing together as one, standing by each
other when the enemy gets US quar-
reling among ourselves. heh2s that we
can win Please tell d. S. that was
sorry not to see him before leaving.
He is a. grand, noble, true fellow. You
will be Governor one of these days and
D. S. on your staff. Good-by.
M TT