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Arizona republican., 1898-02-05

The electric light and fuel company of this cit--. which has spent many tLLousands of dollars here with little or no returns so far, is preparing to still further extend and improve it's service. The s,cblishment of a mol ern gas plant was move in the right direction. The president, MT. T. w. Pemberton. is a man of wide business experience who endeavors to give cen sumers their moneys worth.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-05

The new Spanish governor of the Philippine islands is said to be worse than Weyler. This does not seem possible, but he has cCmmerced ope-- abions by issuing am ed:ct aimed at women and children and causing a wholesale confscation Of property.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-05

The best use that Spain could make of Weyler would be to lock him up, as report says she intends to do. The spectacle of Weyler behind the bars would do much to rehabilitate Spain in the eyes of the world.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-05

Somehow MT Bryan never appears among the speakers at any of these associations He is the only poll ical leader in the country who is absolute ly without a following among organ ized business interests.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-05
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

man can always be relied upon to fur nish an interesting performance in the senate when he makes a speech.
 MT. Tillman was recently desc. ibing bimetallism in his own unique way when the amusing incident occurred Before 1S73," said he, marching up and down the aisle, i've used to go on two legs. One leg was gold and the other leg was silver" he said, bringing his two feet down with re- sounding thump, one after the other Then we cut one leg off, he went on, drawing an imaginary knife across his thigh, 'fbut not content with that, we placed the cutoff leg on our shoulder like this," illustrating his meaning by acting as if he had lifted a heavy load, land now" he added, "we go hopping around on one leg with an- ether leg on our shoulder"
 MT. Tdllman suited the action to the word. He hopped around the senate on one leg, with his arm thrown over his shoulder, and made such a ludic- rous, and at the same time effective picture of his idea, that the crowd in the galleries shouted with laughter, and the vice president had to rap for order.
 
 Senator Pritchard of North Caro- lima has decided to resign from the republican congressional campaign committee, and it is considered likely that the North Carolina delega ion will select Congressman Richmond Pearson in his stead. Mir Pearson has already cut wide swath in the house, and his new appointment will add materially to his power and in- f1uence.
 "The campaign in North Carolina this fall," said Senator Pri,chard, twill command my closest attention. We have an entire legislature to elect, and if the democrats should carry the state they will at once undo all that has been done in the way of just cleo tion laws We cannot afford to let them get control, but the fight will be vigirous one. The populists will , doubtless cooperate with us as they will see the necessity of keeping the democrats"
 When Representative Deliver made his speech in behalf of the claim of the Methodist Book Concern Se spoke with much feeling concerning the pioneer preachers, who spread whole some literature from house to house on the frontier and disseminated the gospel of enlightenment and civiliza- ton. He told the house that he must be pardoned for expressing some fa- miliari,y with the hardships of early Methodists. In his own home he re- tained as proud trophies a couple of saddlebags, in which Methodist liter ature had been carried for many years to homes that were without oth- CT reading. He described with much sincerity the hard lot of Methodist preachers and teachers, and, when he finished, there was hearty appl3 use on both sides of the house.
 It can be understood why MT. Dol liver appreciates so thoroughly the cause of the Methodists, for his father was for many years Methodist preacher. He has been a frequent visitor in Washington, where he al- ways received many marks of filial affection from the distinguished Iowan. Several times at previous sessions MT. Delivers father con ducted the devotional exercises in the house.
 "In the keen demand for space at the Paris exposition of 1900 tremen- dous lot of people are going to get
Arizona republican., 1898-02-05

MT. Cleveland caused the American flag to be pulled down in Hawaii, and comes out of retirement to say that he would do it again. The strange part of it is that several senators agree with him.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-05

Mrs. Lease is doing an occasional raised her broom to sweep back the wave of discomfort which she says has spread all over the old world, and is now beating at the shores of the new. ing there need be no general alarm.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-05

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Arizona republican., 1898-02-05

The grinding of the home rule or gans goes on apace. Their la.est tune is "Buckey, 'Tis Of Thee.''
Arizona republican., 1898-02-05
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Arizona republican., 1898-02-05

There are two kinds of bad hearts, one depraved, the other diseased. For the latter better see Dr. Swetnam.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-05
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Arizona republican., 1898-02-05

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Arizona republican., 1898-02-05

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Arizona republican., 1898-02-05
The Arizona Republican.
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Arizona republican., 1898-02-05

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Arizona republican., 1898-02-05

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Arizona republican., 1898-02-05
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The Forrest City times., 1898-06-03
NOTES OR BONDS.
Democrats Obstructing Republiean Tax-Creating Measures for
 Syndicates.

Democratsin congress who are oppos- ing the issue of S5oo,00O,ooO worth of bonds are acting in the interests of the people.
 Of course, the republicans raise a great howl that the democrats are lob structionists," but the democrats are simply obstructing an attempt to place great and unnecessary burden of tax alton upon the country.
 Thereare more ways of raising money with which to pay the expenses of the war than the one way, so dear to repub- licans--that of issuing bonds with which to make the syndicates rich and to keep the masses poor.
 Treasury notes are just as good as bonds, being payable in coin, and they do not carry any interest. Again, there is a great quantity of silver lying idle in the government vaults which ought to be utilized. The people know that the democrats are fighting for their benefit, and the democrats are quite willing to go before the people on the issue raised by the republicans.
 Treasury notes will have to be re- deemed in the long run just as the bonds would have to be redeemed, but there would be no interest to pay on the notes, and that is why the money sharks are opposed to them.
 Every three months the bondholder would be able to thrust his hand into the treasury and loot it of interest. He could not do that if treasury notes were issued.
 Anything 10 get interest out of the government" is the cry of the repub- lican. And that is the extent of the bond buyers patriotism.--Chicago Dis patch.
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-03
Peoples Party Ticket.

The peoples party convention held in Little Rock deposed James R. Sov- ereign as national committeeman. The convention was strictly middle-of-the- road body. and the platform adopted reaffirms the Omaha declarations. The following state ticket was named Gov ernor. w. s. Morgan. Sharp county; secretary of state, A. T. Barlow, Logan county; attorney-general. K. A. Moore, White county; treasurer, E. l.. Jones. Franklin county; superintendent of public instruction, B. P. Baker, White county; commissioner of agriculture, T. W. Hays. Nevada county; land com missioner. Geo. Martin, Independence county. Nominees for auditor and asso- ciate justice will be named by the executive committee. Thos. Fletcher, W :. Morgan and A. W. Files were named as national committeeman.
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-03
PLAQUES THE INVENTORS.
The Currency Problem Raises . Spec ter tO Haunt the Re-
 publicans.

The republican party has steadily boasted its invention of the greenbackss the blood-stained greenback as Dick Oglesby called if. The greenback h noninterest-bearing obligation, and more than 30 years after the civil war. during which the country's soldiers and sailors were paid in greenbacks. hun- dreds of millions of them are still In circulation. Ii was suggested by Sec retary Gage, not, however. with the full assent of the president, that steps be taken by the issuance of interest bear ing bonds to redeem, retire and destroy greenbacks. This the party has re- fused to do. The blood-stained repub- lican created greenback is still fea- ture of the national currency. Now that more currency is needed for the prosecution of another war the repub- lican house says issue interest-bearing bonds. The senate, however, hears . report from its finance committee to the effect that in providing more money re- sort may again be had to that form of government obligation which costs nothing but printing. There is no gain in this plan for the money ioaner. If there be loss it must fall on everybody. Thus the currency problem returns to plague the inventor of the greenback. the republican party, which is now seeking to discredit the money it once took credit for supplying. This is the absolute proof that the republican party of to-day is no longer the party of Lin- coin, who was real follower of Jeff far~0n
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-03
A BAD FEATURE.
Mir. Dingley's Aversion to Comnesos Appears Tn the War
 Revenue Dill.

One provision of the bill to provide revenue for war purposes is of such an obnoxious character that 1t is likely to be stricken out by the senate. In gen- eral the bill distributes the burden of emergency taxation in pretty fair sort ofway. But the unconquerable aversion to commerce possessed by Mir. Dingley crept into the bill in the shape of ton- mage tax on foreign shipping. It would naturally be supposed that our foreign commerce was sufficiently laden with the Dingley tariff duties, without add- ing the weight of heavy tonnage duty. which is in effect an addition to the tar if rates. A representative of one of the leading steamship lines has been in Washington explaining the effect of such a tax to the senators. To Senator Allison he gave specific illustration as follows:
 "one of our large freight steamers. the Pennsylvanfa or the Pretoria, O. &.139 tons net. would be charged 3l.627 80 every time she enters the port of New York. or, as she makes eight trips yearly. this ono steamer would have to pay a tax of 313.- 02240 per annum. This is simply enor-
 HouSp anu Will serve 10 prove the coSe rectness of the contention as to the inc fuence of the tax towards deviation oe traffic. and give an idea of the magnitude of the intended taxation in the aggregate" This tax would simply divert com merce from the North Atlantic ports to Montreal, and Inc freight for the United States would come down by rail from Montreal instead of being distributed from New York. This would be put ting work and wages in the way of the Canadian freight handlers and rail- roads, bringing stagnation on the ports of New York, Boston and Philadelphia, and make Montreal the leading port on the continent. It is to be hoped that the senate will be wise enough to wipe out this provision, which would not only weaken us by robbing us of tho profits of commerce, but would inten- sify the disaffection that the DingleH law stirred up in many foreign nations Utica Observer.
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-03
BRIEF MENTION.

James Tharp was killed by the saws at mill near Monticello.
 Gen. King White, of Pine Bluff, lost his fine law library by fire.
 good attendance is reported by the conductors of normals in the various counties.
 During storm young farmer named Meek living near Wilton was killed by falling tree.
 Il is estimated that the aggregate loss in Jefferson county by the flood will reach s5Oo,Oo0.
 Every county in the state is repre- sented in the two volunteer regiments from this state.
 Prof. Junius Jordan has declined the offer of the presidency of a college at Columbus, Miss.
 An unknown white man was run down and killed by passenger train one mile north of Malvern.
 The commercial league at Fort Smith is furnished seed for replanting to flood sufferers in that vicinity.
 Eight thousand acres of the states cotton crop was overtiowed on the var ious convict farms throughout the state.
 Ida French, colored, employed in a laundry at Pine Bluff. had both arms terribly crushed in a collar ironing machine.
 John Matley, of Pine Bluff. was run over and killed by Cotton Belt train at Rob Roy. He was sitting on tres tie fishing.
 All the principal merchants in Little Rock have agreed to close their place of business at 6:So p. m. during the summer months.
 A head-end collision near Decatur, north of Mena, caused the death of Fireman Williams and serious injury to Engineer Snyder.
 Hugh Hedges, yardmaster of the pittsburp & Gulf road at Mena. was caupbt between an engine and eaboose and crushed to death.
 Bug" Williams, cattle dealer at Pine Bluff, wound up protracted spree Inv taking an overdose of morphine and died from the effects
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-03
PRICES FALLING.
Industrial Depression Follows the Intr0duction of the Cola
 Standard.

If the falling prices since 1873 has been due to some cause other than the demonetization of silver we should have expected the fall to be universal the world over. Yet strange to the gold bug, while in every gold standard coun- try prices have disastrously fallen, prices in the silver standard countries have remained substantially stable. United States Consul Whetmore, of Shanghai, has prepared an index num- Der table of Chinese prices showing this fact beyond dispute; and the same has been true of Mexico and the other silver countries. But the most striking and conclusive example is Japan. Up to 1897 that country had enjoyed the most marvellous prosperity. Her export trade increased from s5.o00,o0o in 1890 to $71,- o00,000 in 1895, with the annual balance of trade of $5,000,000 in her favor. Tn 1897, however, Japan decided to become 'the England of the orient and adopt ed the single gold standard. What has been the result? Prices have begun to fall and industrial depression has set in. The Tiji Shimpo, the leading paper of Japan, in reviewing the first year of the gold standard, says: 'We can speak only in gloomy terms of the year just past. Commercial affairs and political affairs reached their lowest depths of depression and mismanagement. The introduction of the gold standard proved complete failure" And that paper states that the balance of trade is against Japan. Says Greater Japan, a magazine published in Japan in Eng fish: "The adoption of the gold stand ard is the worst mistake ever committed by the government in the long history of 30 years that have been passed since the present Meijji era began" And 1t adds: Many of the factories in the western part of Japan are closing or only running on half time."
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-03
A TRICK OF HANNA'S.
The President Maker Works . Point Under Cover of the War
 Excitement.

Hanna has turned little trick under cover of the war excitement. That the game he has played is discreditablc goes without saying. That it would nave worked in ordinary times is doubt full. Worthington c. Ford, who has held the office of the chief of bureau of statistics for the last five years and demonstrated rare capacity, has been removed. Giving the record of Statis- tician Ford the Pittsburgh Post says: Tn 1893, when he took his office, it was in condition of chaos and its reports of little account. It is the bureau that collects, complies and prepares for pub ication those exceedingly important re- turns of the country's commerce., in- dustry and finance on which the future plans of merchants and financiers are based. Their value is known in all news paper offices, and with all who concern themselves with economic subjects" Hanna has removed this capable officer and has put in his place one Austin, an obscure Washington correspondent. who knows nothing whatever about the science of statistics. In the campaign of 1896 Austin was hired by Hanna to compile campaign dodgers filed with transformation. As a tool h. proved useful to Hanna, and for his reward he is given place which he is in nowise competent to fill. This is the kind of work Hanna calls statesmanship. This is one of the results of the disgraceful bargaining which made Hanna . ssnp aror.
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-03
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

Hut for the overwhelming senti- ment of the people of the United States, as poured forth from day to day in the democratic press for the past year, Spain would never have been called to account for atrocities in Cuba by the present administration. - Columbus (O.) Press.
 Let the republicans keep the cur rency question, the protection of trusts and the making of political appoint ments to the army in the background and they will find democrats voting with them in all measures looking toward the defeat of the common foe. Chicago Dispatch.
 Spain stands where she does to- day because for centuries she has been governed for the profit and glory of the politicians in power, regardless of the general good. That is the principle of spells, whether the politicians be called kings and nobles or bosses and heelers It exists in every country and among every people. Express.
 Those politicians and newspapers III tuN V Hittd otdtts NuO are dttTlDut- ing the improved conditions here to the advent of Chinese wall protection might turn their attention to Canada and ex- plain why that country is proportion ately more prosperous than we are, while having low tariff. The present conditions in Canada, compared with what existed when protection was in force there, is to those capable of req soning one of the best possible object lessons on the fallacy of Dingieyism.- saoux City Tribune.
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-03
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
The First and Second Regiments Now at Chickamauga
 Park.
TIE SOLDIER BOYS GIVEN \ GRAND OVATION
Unofficial Returns in the Recent Demo- cratic Primaries-Oficers or State Press Association Happenings the Past Week Throughout the State,

The First and Second Regiments. Arkansas Volunteers, are now stationed at Chickamauga Park, the Second Regi- ment breaking camp Sunday, May 29. Nearly the entire population of Little Rock turned out and the troops were heartily cheered as they passed along the line of march from Camp Dodge to the depot. At the head of the process ion were eight members of the hos pital corps, carrying a miniature battle ship decked out with the colors of Old Glory. on each side of which was painted in large letters the words. 'Re- member the Maine" Perched in the rigging of the ship was large Ameri- can eagle. The scene at the depot was most impressive. Relatives and friends from all sections of the state were there speaking words of cheer and encour- agement, bidding goodbye, perhaps for the last time, to the brave boys who go forth to do battle against the most cruel foe any nation ever took up arms against. Grey-haired veterans of the Host cause," aged mothers, who know from an experience of third of a cen tury ago the many hardships to be en- dured, were there bestowing upon their gallant sons parental blessings Wives, sisters, brothers, sweethearts mingled tears with cheers for their loved ones. silently and fervently praying that they be spared a soldiers death and re- turn after the battle to their native or adopted state. The train bearing the troops was In three sections. As each section moved out church bells rang, every whistle in the city was turned loose and cannon roared as farewell salute. Atevery point between Little Rock and Memphis the people turned out en masse to bid the troops good -bve
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-03
Unofficial Returns.

The unofficial returns from 69 coun- ties give the following totals for the last Democratic primary:
 Governor-Dan W. Jones, COSTA
 Secretary of State-Alex C. Hull, 70,O50
 Auditor of State-Clay Sloan, 79,o44 State Superintendent of Public h. struction-J. J. Doyne, 6s,730.
 State Treasurer-Thos. E. Little. 40,- iO6; j. F. Ritchie, 27,s12; Little's ma ]ority, l2,354.
 Attorney General-Jeff Davis, 2s,450; J. b. Baker, 17,36e; John T. Hicks, 15,- il2; E. P Watson. 7,s79.
 Commissioner of Mines, Manufac- lures and Agriculture-Fran Hill, 24,- l4o; \. '. Wadsworth, 17,s90; Theo. smith, 10,267; C. T. Arnett, 9,969; M. l.. DeMalher. 5.423.
 otate Land Commissioner-J. W. Col qultt, 3S,S40; w. F. Wooten, 26,075; 0oiqu'tt's majority, 1a.a64.
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-03
FORREST CITY, ARK. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE B. 1sss
Officers of State Pres. A..oe,.,,on.


 Following is a complete list of in. newly-elected officers of the Arkansas fress Association at the Eureka Springs meeting, which was a most profitable and enjoyable session:
 President, Prof. James Mitchau r,,,,. p.,. Democrat i'''ie MOCK Rock Baptist ''''''o w second vice-president. W. A. H. McDaniel. Wynne Democrat Third vice-president, w B. Folsom. BrinkIev Argus i''ihAie corresponding secretary. Jno. R. Jobe Little Recording secretary, w IL Cub. Mammoth Spring. p' -4"AaAo'n Financial secretary. E. L. vadakin, Forrest City Times.
 Historian, J. ". Underhill. Conway Demo- crat vile. s" Poet Miss Willie Hicks. Lonoke Democrat Executive committee-First district w MeDanlel Wynne Democrat; second district. r r. Garden. Malvern Meteor third district :. A. McNish. New Lewisville Recorder: Fourth district, John H. Page. Dardanelle Post- Dispatch; fifth district w H. Moore. Eureka Springs; sixth district. T. NJ Wood Delegates to National Press Association. leso-f1rst district. M. L. Vadakin, Forrest City Times; alternate. Leon Roussan. Osceloa Times. Second district. J. D. walch. Monticello Advance; alternate, c. G. Newman. Pine Bluff commercial Third district. J. w. Gardner. Iexarkana; alternate. s. A. McNish, New Lewisville Recorder Fourth district c. c. Coloorn, Ozark Democrat: alternate. w NJ havanaugh, Little Rock. Fifth district. A. c. Hull, Harrison; alternate, w. M. Carr Sixth district. J. J. Baugh, Searcy; alternate. w. B Folsom Brinkley
 The delegates to the national convention for lsse which meets in Denver on September 6. were elected at the last annual meeting of the association.
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-03
Lumbermen Protest.

A number of protests have been made to the general land commissioner at Washington against the action of tim Der inspectors in seizing rafts on the White river on suspicion that the lum- Der was cut from government lands. It is claimed that much unjust and un- called-for annoyance has been caused legitimate lumbermen by the indiscrim- mate seizure of timber by special agent sent from Washington.
The Forrest City times., 1898-06-03
Fatally Injured.

Witt Gibson, of Imboden, was fatally injured in alighting from a moving train near Williford. < As the train be- gan to slow up for the station Gibson suddenly awoke and, thinking the train was just leaving the depot, he walked to the platform and jumped off. He was jerlxed under the cars and his right arm and shoulder crushed and several iibs broken.