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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30
superintendent Little's Report.

Supt. Little, of the Hot Springs reser-
vation, in his annual report to the in
terror department, states that during
the past twelve months a larger num-
Der of INDECENT people have used the
free baths at that resort than in any
previous year in the history of the
Springs. Average number furnished
baths daily, $685. of these 997 have been
white men, AZ white women, 106 colored
men and Al colored women. free dis
pensary was established during the
year, and has been of great benefit to
the INDECENT sick. AS to the benefits
resulting from the use of the baths, the
superintendent says:
Il have no means of knowing the actual num-
Der OF persons cured by the use of these baths,
but the ratio OF those cured or greatly benefit
ed has not decreased from last year. 1t is safe
to say that the use OF the baths at the free
bath house for reasonable time, whether or
not accompanied by medical treatment, either
cures or greatly benefits rs per cent OF all per-
sons TO whom the baths are furnished at this
house. The charity extended by the govern
ment TO its INDECENT people through the medi-
um of this bath house Is much greater than can
be realized without coming in contact with the
persons using the baths. Many afiicted
with the most loathsome diseases and without
the means OF procuring medical advice or med
icines; yet In most cases, after taking the
baths for several DAYS, improvement becomes
discernable, and in many cases after sixty or
ninety days the bather goes away apparently
cured.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
when and How Discharged Soldiers are
Entitled to Travel Pay From
the GOvernment.

Chicago, Sept. ga Daily News
Washington special says: Assistant
Comptroller of the Treasury Mitchell
has rendered an pportant decision, at
the request of The secretary of the
treasury that will facilitate the mus
tering out of the volunteers and set.
Ting their claims.
The assistant comptroller holds that
soldiers are entitled to travel nav
from the place of discharge to the
place OF enlistment, and also if the
soldier is discharged on furlough, ex-
cept in cases where the distance is
greater than the distance from where
the soldier was encamped to the point
OF enlistment. In that case he is en-
titled to travel pay only from tho
point where his regiment was sta
toned to the place of enlistment.
Another matter settled by the deci-
sion. is that officers and soldiers dis
charged at their own request are not
entitled to travel pay, but where an
officer or soldier resigns or is dis
charged on account of sickness or
wounds, then he is entitled to travel
allowance, and such discharge or res
ignation is not regarded as having
been made for the convenience of the
soldier.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
4 o&ouiar Letter Issued by First Assist.
ant Postmaster-Gensral Perry y.
Heath ON the Subject.

Washington, Sept. 27.-In reply to
numerous inquiries from all parts of
the country as to what steps are nee
essary to secure rural free delivery,
Mr.. Perry S. Heath, frst assistant
postmaster-general, has issued a cir
cular letter, as follows:
"The first step usually is for the cit
izens of the district to petition,
through their representative in con-
gress, for the establishment of rural
free delivery. This petition should set
out the nature of the country, whether
it is thickly or sparsely populated, the
leading avocations of the people, the
character of the roads, whether good
or bad, and the distance which peti-
toner has to travel or send, under ex-
lstfng circumstances, to receive his
mails. If the member of congress rep
resenting that district or the United
States senator residing therein-fa-
miliar with local conditions-should
forward this petition to the post Office
department, with favorable indorse-
ment, special agent is then sent out
to look over the ground, to map out =
suitable route or routes, to select car
riers for appointment and to recom-
mend the establishment of the sery-
ice, II, in his judgment, it can be sue
cessfully and economically carried
out"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30
THE MARIA TERESA.
Confirmation of tho Press Reports Com
ccrning the eFloating-Hobson VIII Now
Go to Work on the Colon.
BROOKE,
Major General.

Washington, Sept. 27.-Acting Sec-
setary Allen has received a cablegram
from Capt. Goodrich of the Newark,
the senior officer of the station az
Guantanamo, confirming the press re-
ports of the raising of the Spanish
flagship Maria Teresa last Saturday.
The work of raising the ship was di-
rectly in charge of Conductor Hobson.
Now that the Teresa has been raised.
he has been instructed to resume work
on the Colon, and begin operations to-
words wreclSing the Mercedes, which
lies within the mouth of Santiago har-
Dor, close to the Merrimec, in smooth
water, and well situated for success
full wrecking. The wreckers who have
SO successfully accomplished their
work have earned large sum of
money under the salvage laws. the ex-
act amount of which will probably be
determined by an admiralty court.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30
ArkAnsaA judiciary.

Following is complete roster of the
circuit judges and prosecuting attor-
[neys Of Aekansas, elected September S:
First circuit-H. N. Hutton, Judge; r B.
=1iacon prosecutor.
Second circuit-Felix G. Taylor, Judge; o.
EN. Killough prosecutor
Third circuit-F. d. Fulkerson Judge: Sflas
ID Campbell prosecutor.
Fourth circuit. N. Pittman Judge: J. W.
Walker prosecutor.
Fifth circuit--W. L. Moose Judge; Lawrence
Russell, prosecutor.
Sixth circuit-R. j. Lea, first division Joseph
w Martin, second division. judges; James A.
Gray, prosecutor.
Seventh circuit-A. NJ Duffe Judge: D. n
Cloud, prosecutor.
Eight circuit. d. Conway. Judge: William
Green, prosecutor
Ninth circuit-W p. Flagel Judge; James S.
Steele. prosecutor.
Tenth circuit r. Wood Judge; W r.
Quincy, prosecutor
Eleventh circuit. NJ Elliott Judge; w. b.
Sorrells, prosecutor.
Twelfth circuits T. Rowe Judge: 10 John
son. prosecutor
Thirteenth circuit-C. w. Smith, feage; F.
I. Gaughan, prosecutor.
Fourteenth circuit-E. G. Mitchell Judge
w j. Crump, prosecutor.
Fifteenth circuit. II. Evans, Judge G. A.
Mansfield, prosecutor
Sixteenth circuit b. McCaleb Judge; r.
b. Maxey, prosecutor.
Seventeenth circuit-G. NJ. Chapline Judge;
+. f. Brown. prosecutor.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30
After Hot Springs Drummers.

The interior department is looking
up the extent Of the United States
jurisdiction over the Hot Springs reser-
walton, with view of adopting some
means by which stop can be put to
the nefarious practice Of quack doctors
and others in sending out drummers to
rope in the afflicted who visit that re-
sort. This system has been in vogue
for years, and has been a source of no
little annoyance and injury to reputa-
BILE physicians, and the local and state
officials. working great injury to the
Springs as health resort. Should the
Federal authorities find that it cannot
deal with the question, the next state
legislature will be asked to cede juris-
diction to the United States.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30
Used the Mails to Defraud.

Mrs. Della Mcbride was indicted by
the Federal grand jury at Fort Smith
for using the mails to defraud She is
charged with having inserted an adver-
tisement in St. Louis paper for school
teachers, and upon receipt of inquiries
answered to the effect that the appli-
cant send 81 registration fee. num-
Der OF persons claim they sent the fee,
but could never receive any answers.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30
Hardin Convicted.

W. III. Hardin, Lee Mills accomplice
in the murder Of old man Patterson in
Van Buren, county last December, was
convicted at Heber, Cleburne county,
OF murder in the first degree and his
punishment fixed at death. Hardin
turned states evidence, and Mills was
convicted last Spring and executed
September 16.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30

A Pope county farmer was cutting
oats near Dover and his two little girls,
aged II and Is years respectively, were
binding. They sat down to rest, one
on each side Of the father, when cloud
arose and it began to thunder. Sud-
denly there came bolt of lightning,
which struck the father, killing him
instantly. The children were not in
jured. The mans clothing and shoes
were torn into shreds.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30
Daughters Of the Confederacv

BY invitation from the Hot Springs
chapter OF the Daughters of the Con-
federacy, the national chapter at its
last meeting in Baltimore selected Hot
Springs as the next place of meeting,
on November next. Extensive prep
arations are being made by the local
chapter to entertain the delegates and
visitors
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30
.t'lS STATE NEWS.
eer o he Circuit Judges and
ing Attorneys Elected
september S.
MS OF THE WEEK BRIEFLY cHRonIcLED
Xxi County Tax Equalization Board
yrgss \ Change In the Manner of As
pessi Personal Property-Items Of
Reneral Int st.

ne - equt zatiou board of Pulaski
nty heir report, urges a change
IA = sent manner of assessing
son property in this state. In its
ort e board says: I'm our opinion
statutes could not very well serve
purpose much better than they do,
assisting owners of personal prop
b in evading taxes. 1t is known
= that in any community owners of
rsonal property and credits are the
pitalists, but we find that the assess
Dnts Of personals are of such a char
Ter as to convince any one that not
pre- than one-tenth part of such prop
ty is taxed at all. Much of it is hid
Pay and there is no adequate machin-
" provided to compel the owner to
nclose it as real estate owners can
y avoid doing. We recommend that
te entire law on that subject should
; changed and revised, and protected
\ adequate penalties, to be enforced
|ithout fear or favor against all who
lil or refuse to comply with the same.
ye would specifically recommend that
be law be SO changed Is to provide for
he listing of the stock of local build
pg associations and other financial COR
orations by the companies themselves,
be same as is now the case with the
anks, and that our insurance laws be
3 amended rs to provide that a portion
4 the tax be paid to the counties and
tiles, and that the law only apply TO
preign insurance companies
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30
Soldier Charged with Murder.

George Balm, wanted at Fort Smith
for murder has been located. The
crime for which Balm is wanted is tho
murder of man named Jackson, who
was killed one night last spring After
the killing Balm went to st. Louis and
enlisted in the army, and was sent to
Cuba. Since his return to Montauk
Point he was recognized by . young
man from Fort Smith, who informed
the authorities of his whereabouts.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30

Queen Victoria has always been
averse to having her royal residences
lighted by electricity, but an expert
ment is about to be made in her cas-
tie In the Highlands. When the court
assemblies at Balmoral few weeks
hence the electric lights will all be in
position to illuminate the palace.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30
Penalties Remitted.

Gov. Jones has remitted the penalties
assessed against Sheriff Davis, of Poin-
sett county, whose settlement with the
state several months ago after distress
warrant had been issued was the SUBJ
ject of much discussion. The amount
remitted was s56S.3O.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30
Too Cheap to Gather.

1t is said a number of planters in
Eastern Arkansas who mortgaged their
crops for supplies have notified the
holders of the mortgages that they will
not have the cotton gathered. claiming
that the low price at which it is selling
will not pay them to have it picked
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30
BRIEF MENTION.

A board of trade has been organized
at Pine Bluff.
Two cases of smallpox were reported
at Conway last week.
A burglar entered q boarding house
at Camden and stole 5000 from the
guests-
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30

George W. Cable. who has Just ended
somewhat lengthy visit to England,
where he was very cordially received,
has kept full diary of his expe riences
and Is said to contemplate the publica-
ton OF some portions Of It before lonr.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30
A Popular Actor,

During the month of October Frederic
Bryton will appear in several of the
leading cities of Arkansas, producing
bis play, Forgiven" The date for the
Capital Theatre, Little Rock, is October
3, where he will begin three nights
engagement. Mr.. Bryton needs no in
troducton to Little Rock theatre pat
rons. He has appeared there before
several times. His name is a synonym
in the dramatic world for artistic worth
and attainment. His company is com
posed of really the best artists and his
selection Of plays are the best. Speak
ing of his drama Forgiven" the New
World says: Forgiven is one of the
best combinations of humor and pathos
In melodrama that we have. 1t holds
the audience spellbound, and does it
with the simplest and most natural
means. Mr.. Bryton, who is remarka-
bly, handsome man, carries the female
portion of the audience with him, not
alone by his manly bearing and pictur-
esque costumes, but by his naturalness
and his intense fervor."
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30

The st. Francis levee board has let
the contract for an important piece Of
levee that will afford protection to the
best farming lands in Lee county.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30
October Weather in the Past. xss


The following data compiled from the
weather bureau records at Little Rock
for the month of October, covering a
period of 10 years, will be of interest to
meteorological students:
Temperature-Mean or normal, "a degrees
the warmest month was that of 1897 with an
average OF 80 degrees The coldest month was
that OF 1925, with an average OF 50 degrees.
Inc highest temperature was 90 degrees on
october g. 1897, and the lowest 80 degrees, on
october ss. 1856. and October 81, 1887. Average
GATE on which FIRST killing frost occurred in the
autumn. Novembers
Precipitation-Average for month, 2 as inches
average number OF days with .0i OF an inch or
more, o, greatest monthly amount was 605
inches. In lsse; least monthly amount e7 inch,
In 1857; greatest amount recorded in any "a
consecutive hours was e.G inches. on October
~ and ~, isS2 Average number OF clear days,
IL; partly cloudy days, o; cloudy days, s.
The highest velocity OF the wind was IS miles
IN he0s. from The northwest, October 5,iseS
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-30
Heavy Rains Damaged Germ and Cotton
the Past Week and the Latter -
Rotting in Lower Regions.

United States Department of Agri-
culture, Climate and Crop Bulletin Of
the Weather Bureau. Arkansas Section,
for the week ending September 81.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-29
MUSTERED OUT,

All honor to the regiments that are to
be mustered out OF the service without
having done battle against the enemy!
To them is due praise equal to that
so lavishly accorded the regiments that
did the fighting.
They have been the nations active
reserve. organized. equipped. ready for
the word Forward"
To their strength OF numbers. their
unquestioning patriotism. their eager
ness to meet the foe. is due the prompt
triumph Of our arms, the protocol. the
outlook for carly peace. Our nation
said to Spain: I'VE send 10000 soldiers
TO Cuba to fight you; we send 10000 SOL
diers to Porto Rico 20 fight you: we
send 10000 soldiers To the Philippines
TO fight you. We have as many more
of the same kind. armed and equipped.
in our fortiications to meet you should
you come over here We have as many
more again In our camps ready TO fol-
low to Cuba. TO Porto Rico. TO the
Philippines. TO our coast defences!'
And Spain surrendered. she sur
rendered to the soldiers OF shafter. Of
Miles. OF Merritt. but quite as evidently
did she surrender to the greater force
armed and equipped and ready to give
battle TO the soldiers OF spain should
the Job cut out for the force In front
prove too difficult. AS we glory in the
consciousness OF million men more.
ready to spring to arms. also con-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-29
PROvlD ENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Average Number Of Volumes Issued
Daily Last Week Was 2S2.

The number OF volumes issued during
the week ending Aug. rs, 1898. is 1898; a
daily average of 2s2.
| Among the additions of the past week
are a valuable report by W. F. r..
Phillips, on the "Climate of Cuba. also
a note on the weather of Manila" pub
lished by the u. s. Weather Bureau:
also the two concluding volumes of
History of the Jews" by II. Graetz,
20l.S5.5-6; Jewish Religious Life After
the Exile" by T. X. Cheyne comprising
lectures delivered in Providence last
winterl. -627Q.3.3: and Studies of good
ana EVIL by Josiah Royce, 570.I0S.
A number of works of special interest
within the department of geography and
during the past few months. including
the following: Yesterdays in the
Philippines" by Joseph Earle Stevens.
4o2753: "Northward over the Great
Ice," by Lieut.. Robert Il. Peary, 4O21.71,
Across the Sub-Arctics of Canada"
comprising journey Of 5000 miles by
canoe and snowshoes through the bar
rem lands, in 1899, by j. w. Tyrrell.
4O2l. 20; 1.-The Awakening of a Nation"
"a sketch OF Mexico of today. by
Charles r. Lummis,. 4094.29; Geo
graphical and Statistical Notes on Mex
ico," by Senior Matias Romero. the Mex
lean minister to the United States,
4094.30; ION Blue Water Can account
of a voyage from Genoa to BraziD, by
South Africa" by Henry Stanley.
4Os5.69; Impressions of South Africa"
by James Bryce. 4035.2S; South Africa
of Today" by Capt. Il. T.. Younghus-
band, 4035.29; Through Unknown IT.
bet," by NJ. s. Wellby, 4041.55; ..'Siam--
On the Meinam, From the Gulf to
Ayuthia," 4045.le. Korea and Her
Bishop. 40is.1s: "Picturesoue Sicily" by
William A. Patton. 40626S; "Gondola
Days" "a volume OF Venetian descrip-
trions and experiences), by +. Hopkinson
Smith, 4O62 26S; Through Finland in
Carts" by Mrs. Ethel Tweedie, 4067.44:
isles and Shrines OF Greece" by Sam
uel ]. Barrows, 4069.12s: and the pos
thu mouslypublished Journeys Through
France" by the late Hippoiyte Adolphe
Spain and Portugal (4l66.3D has been
published since the library's reference
list on Spain was printed. five months
ago, and Is OF especial interest ut pres
ent
II should be added that Mr.. George N.
Curzon, who has just been appointed
and encouragement or India,
n the author OF three OF the most valu.
able and enlightening works of Asiatic
travel In this library, namely. Russia
N Centia ~ Asia in 1882" 4046.1i: Persia
ana the Persian Question" i'm W. 1892. |
IO47. 50: and Problems Of the Far East"
Japan. Corea and China) 1891. 404.2s. |
rhe ast-named volume has been so |
much used as to have required rebind-
ng.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-29
CITY CAVE JEWELLERS.
Underground Life Makes Them An
Unhealthy Class.

UNFORTUNATELY your mode Of living is
all against YOU" said the physician to
his patient, a narrow-chested and gaunt
man, who announced he was janitor of
a large apartment house up town.
"You are a cave dweller, and until you
come above the surface of the ground
to live 1 fear medicine will prove of lit
tie avail"
What did you mean by calling that
man cave dweller?" / demanded, as
the sick janitor departed.
Exactly what l SAID" returned he.
"That man, in common with the ma
jority of New York janitors. eats and
sleeps deep in the bowels OF the earth,
or, in other words, he makes his home
I'm the cellar or basement of the apart
ment house in which he Is employed
The quarters assigned to him are hardly
better than a subterraneous cave. and
partake of the characteristics OF the
same. inasmuch as sufficient light and
air are wanting.
Now. the unwholesomnes Of such a
habitation," continued the physician,
'is apparent to all. Ventilation In near
ly every instance Is bad, and the ac-
cumulation OF noxious odors almost i'm
without plenty of light and pure air;
so these urban troglodytes. as you might
call these janitors. readily succumb to
various ailments.
''You may notice yourself. X you care
to 20 about observing apartment house
janitors, that the majority Of them are
sickly looking men. How many fat and
healthy looking members of the tribe
have you ever seen?
There Is no class of men In New
York so absolutely unhealthy as the
janitor. Their condition is certainly not
to be envied. although the comic par
endow them with all the at
tributes Of despotic majesty. AS a rule
they do not receive much pay. and that
little is mostly consumed In paying doc
tors bills and in the purchase Of medi-
cine. New York Herald.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-29
THE GLORY OF THE NON CONS.

The early closing OF the Spanish war
seems likely to sprinkle among the
thousands OF colonies and generals left
over from the Civil War. not a few of
whom have arrived at their titles by
reason of more peaceful service In the
generation of time since the Rebellion
or hold them only by courtesy. a goodly
number of sergeants and corporals of
distinction, while, as always, the high
privates in the rear rank will be repre-
sented in the honor lists OF the COM
ing days OF peace.
Many brave young fellow who went
into the ranks three or four months ago
has come out OF the war q corporal or
a sergeant. and will. I'm the future, take
more pride in the on-commissioned
many generals and colonels care to as
sumo or are justified in assuming. Our
young soldiers who have distinguished
themselves to such good purpose as TO
win the stripes of a non-com in Cuba,
Porto Rico or the Philippines will have
no hankering for higher promotion or
finer title in the piping times of peace.
The modest stripes they have SO won
are more honorable than the straps
that the fortunes OF peace can favor
them with. They won't care to ex-
exchange the braid for gold lace. Who
would not be proud to be addressed for
the rest OF his natural life as corporal
or sergeant when the title bears such
significance? How paltry seem the
ready made titles OF higher degree con-
ferred for other and lesser reasons that
influence promotion in time OF peace.
They bear testimony to heroic service
performed in the face Of the nations
enemy, defending the Old Flag on the
field of battle. and signify that had the
war but lasted longer there would have
been shoulder straps in sight. with gold
or silver leaf or even stars on them.
quite likely,
Hail the war-madc corporals and
sergeants! 80