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The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20
A REVOLUTION N SAMOA.
Much Bloodshed and Great Oestruc.
ton of Property by the
Natives Reported.
MATAlFA AGAINST MALIsT0A TASU.
Five rbou.apd of the Formers Partisant
Defeat Two Thousand of Those OF the
Latter-Two Warships Present ana
Their Commanders Endeavoring co
Straighteu Things Out.

San Francisco. Jan. ia cable
gram to the Call from Auckland. New
Zealand. under date OF January IS,
says:
When the Oceanic steamship Ala.
media left Apia. on January IL, rev
olution had broken out on the Samoan
islands. and was being waged with
much bloodshed and great destruc-
ton of property. The warships Fake
and Porpoise, the latter in command
of Capt. Sturdee. were then at the is
lands, and were taking a part IN sup
pressing the rising.
\ SANGUINARY BATTLE.
On December 81 the chief justice de-
termined in favor of Malietoa Tanu,
claiming Mataafa was barred by the
treaty of Berlin. On January 5000
of Mataafa's followers rose in rebellion
and defeated 1000 of Malietoa's men,
ambushing them and killing - ma
tives and wounding many. The rebels
have burned 400 holses and razed the
towns of Upolo. The bread fruit trees
have been cut down in many places.
The foreigners are uninjured.
The crew of the Porpoise is guard
ing the mission as a refuge for Male
toa The three consuls have signed a
proclamation recognizing the Mataafa
party as provisional government,
pending the instructions from the
powers, with President Raffal AZ ex-
ecutive board.
CONSULS INTERVENE.
On the 9th instant Raffel, Rose con.
curing, proclaimed the supreme
court and took possession, declaring
himself chief Justice He asked Ma.
taafa for 500 men and was refused.
The British and American consuls
united in strong protest against the
action of the president of the munich
pal council.
On the eth Capt. Sturdee of the Por.
the action illegal. The Porpoise
cleared for action and landed a force
of marines. His force was unopposed
and took possession of the court
Chambers was reinstated and the
British and American flags hoisted
over Chambers house and the court
house.
A THREAT OF FORCE.
The provisional governor wrote 70
Sturdee, on the 18th, that he would
seize Malietoa and take Tamasese of
the Porpoise by force if necessary, de-
prive them of their titles and desert
them. Chambers is residing on the
Porpoise.
The British and American constlis
have protested against any infringe
ment of the Berlin treaty. British res.
idents have taken refuge in their con
sulate and the American residents
have taken refuge in the mission.
An American warship is urgently
needed here.
The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20
Smallpox Panic in an Indiana Regiment 10
Cuba.

New York, Jan. ia dispatch TO
the Herald from Havana says: An out
and out panic exists in the One Hun
deed and Sixty-first Indiana regiment,
owing to the spread of smallpox. Men
and officers are using every influence
to bring about the regiments recall.
The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20
Victim OF n Religious Mania.

Wichita, Kas., Jan. 1o.-Mrs. Sam
Smith, of Lamont, Is miles east of
Pond Creek, Okla, blew out her brains
with revolver in the presence of her
husband and children. Religious
mania is supposed to have led TO the
suicide
The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20
The Car to Go to the Riviera In Nav.

Paris, Jan. 19.-The Soleill publishes
a report to the effect that the ear, in
May next, will spend fortnight on
the Riviera, where, the paper adds, his
majesty will be visited by President
Faure and by Emperor William of
Germany.
The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20
In Plain English.

Johnny-What does the paper mea, y.
by saying that Mr.. Tomlnson bore the l ~
of his handsome property by fire very pb;los
sophically? p"''0
Johnny's Pa-Umph, 1t means that \.
was insured STRAY Stories.
The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20
william Gets the Douhle nr.r

Berlin, Jan. 1e.-Emperor William
received the Chinese minister, Lu Hal
Houan, who presented his majesty
With the insignia of the Double
Dragon, conferred upon the German
emperor by the emperor of China
The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20
George w. Dent Dead.

Oakland, CAL. Jan. 1o.-George w
Dent, brother-in-law of Gen. U. :
Grant and uncle of T. S. Grant, Jr.
candidate for United States senator. i
dead from pneumonia, which caused
heart failure. He was 70 vears ,Id
The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20
4 Piece of wreckage Picked Up.

New Orleans, Jan. ia dispatch
from quarantine states that ma
hogany vino blind was picked up
by a hunter Blind bay between
Northeast Pass and Pass rOutre.
The blind had evidently not been in
the water very long. 1t is supposed to
have been from the missing yacht
Paul Jones. Private advices received
here from Mobile confirm the report of
the stranding of large launch on
Dauphin island.
The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20
TORRENT TURNED LOOSE.
Wholesale Damage Done by TIE
Breaking Away of an Insecure
Dam at Cleveland o.
NARROW ESCAPE OF THIRTY woRKMsH.
The Wilson Avenue Bridge. = structure
Seven Hundred Feet Long. Recently
Built Mt . Coat of e35O.0O0. seemed
Doomed TO Destruction Through the
Washing Away of Its supports.

Cleveland, o., Jan. 19.-About LIS
=. m. dam under the Wilson Avenue
bridge gave way. Back of the dam is
body of water mile and half long.
hundreds of feet wide and in places
Is to 30 feet deep.
The break in the dam has allowed
torrents OF water to pour down on the
fats below il. The property loss is al.
ready large and if the entire dam gives
way. which seems inevitable, il will be
enormous.
The break in the dam. which was an
unsubstaneiai mass OF earth. occurred
while 30 men were at work in the arti
fetal canal being sunk by the city en-
gineers to allow the pent up water 70
find a gradual and safe outlet These
men had a most narrowing experience.
end escaped with their lives with not
one second to spare.
WORKMEN WARNED.
The warning given them was not
sufficient to even arouse their fears of
what was happening, and hardly
man had looked up from the bottom of
the deep trench in which they were
working before the awful flood had
broken loose.
The 30 men were IS feet below the
summit of the dam. laboring in the
dim glow of few incandescent lights.
when their foreman suddenly called to
them to run for their lives. Most of
them were foreigners and slow to un-
derstand English, and very few knew
what the command meant and did not
NJ first show any signs of needing it
and were literally dragged away.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
The last man had scarcely left the
trench before mighty torrent of wa
ter swept down over the trench with
a terrific roar. carrying everything
before it. A big force of men was at
once put TO work making embank-
ments in order to hold the waters in
check as much as possible. A number
of factories and manufacturing plants
below the dam suffered to some ex-
extent from TIE flood. but no great
damage 10 them has occurred so far
THE BRIDGE DOOMED.
The north end of the Wilton avenue
bridge has been moved from it's foun-
dation half an inch. and engineers
have given up hope of saving the
structure. Five of its piers have
crumbled away and sunk below the
surface of the water
A COLLAPSE OF EARTH.
terrific collapse of the earth on
the south side of the dam near the
abutments occurred. carrying away
is feet of earth. and CARRYING several
telegraph poles along with it. y few
moments later the water undermined
an embankment $50 feet high and so
feet in area. sweeping il down with
the raging food.
The Wilson avenue bridge is struc-
tnre 700 feet long, and has been built
but few months. 1t cost $35o.O0O.
The Bridge Broken In Two.
Cleveland, o., Jan. 19--Shortly after
10 a. m. the sixth abutment of the
big bridge gave way. The structure
sagged, and then, with a tremendous
report, snapped in two. About $50
feet of the bridge formed an incline
plane to the ground.
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The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20

Miss Sheafe-Oh, just look at that vh..,
rising and falling in the breeze. How hesn'
tiful it is
Mr.. Cityman-Ah, but you ought to see 4
rising and falling in the corn exchange
Tit-Bits.
The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20
To Make Bucket shops nleraI.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 19.-ln the
house, Representative Benefiel has in
troduced bill which. if il becomes a
law, will make "bucketshops" illegal
IN Kansas.
The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20

Washington, Jan. 19.-The president
nominated Peter S. Grosscup, of mi.
nois, to be United States circu5t ;,ar.,
for the Seventh circuit.
The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20

st. Louis, Jan. 1.-THE factory ~
The Western Cartridge Co., at East Al.
'on' H. was destroyed by a series
IL explosions Thursday evening.
The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20

Anna-"They say | have my mothers
mouth and nose" Hannah-"Well, your
mother was lucky ID get rid of EN-
Yonkers Statesman.
The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20

To Cure q Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money If it fails to cure. Or.
The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20

Cure Rheumatism with St. Jacobs OIL
Promptly 1t saves money, time, suffering.
The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20

The more worthless the man, the better
his health.-Atchison Globe.
The Forrest City times., 1899-01-20
The Bridge broken In Two.

Cleveland, o., Jan. 19.-Shortly after
10 a. m. the sixth abutment of the
big bridge gave way The structure
sagged, and then, with tremendous
report, snapped in two. About $50
feet of the bridge formed an incline
plane to the ground.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Judge Joe Conway of Washing
ton, Arkansas, is here today, The
Judge came here to get an aching
tooth treated, He has becp hol d.
ing mid.winter court, aud says he
is in favor of changing the dates of
these courts until warmer weather
ashe finds that many of the witness,
es stay away on account Of the bad
weather and this CAUSES many cod
tluuautes 10 Be made,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

The schoo! boys Of the west side
have found that the ice on the
branch $ u,ar the school house, ia
S ill1ieutly strong to hold them ".
aud they enjoy due sport 10 skat-
iug, II is not often that ice forms
sufficiently to hold up the weight
of even one boy,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

We learn from Mr.. Won Blucher
that he and his attorneys comprom-
ised with the White Cliff Cement
company, on a judgement rendered
in his favor, giving him $4,000 in
stock, for cash consideration. Mr.
Won Blucher said he would leave
for Mexico Immediately on becom-
ing possessed of the money. We
hope he may make good use of his
wealth.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

This cold spell OF weather viii b.
the means of sending futures on
cotton up a few more points. This
is caused by much of the staple re-
naming in the field and no one 10
pick it out. The present crop will
fall short at least one million bales
on account of the cold weather we
are having,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Texarkaua entertains all kind of
people, thanks to the railroads
that bring them here. 1t is now
entertaining gentleman, bicycle
agent, who weighs $40 pounds and
only kid in age, having just
urned his Goth birthday, A colored
youth is also here, or was here last
night, at the union depot. He
stood seven feet and five inches
high and had foot on him that
measured sixteen inches. He looks
like black snake, walking around
on snow shoes. TeXarkaua can
always get up a show of some kind,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09
For Sale

A truck farm of 20 acres in the
,uberbs of Texarkata, on which is
ocated a good five room frame
house with good barn and out build.
ings, vineyard and young orch rd,
good fence and in a high state OF
cultivation, good spring on the
place that never fails This proper
" will be sold at a bargain In
quire of W G. Cook,
l5 tf. 20l East Broad ST
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

We had call yesterday from a
long haired divine, who is travelling
along the line of the Pee Gee,
preaching to those who will listen
to him. He tells us the road has
given him transportation, and that
the people to whom he ministers
sees that he is clothed and properly
fed. He does not want money, it
burns his pockets.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

An AlbinO, who, it will be remem-
bered here, as having nude pic
ture Of perfect woman on exhi-
bjtiou in the Norwood building somt
eight or ten months agone, is her,
again, This time, we learn, as q
hypnotist.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

b th the Pee Gee and TIC train.
we're late in ariiviu% sterday and
last night, and tioss ia NJ r
who expected to make connection.
with other trains we're compelled
to take d few hours lay over on ac.
count Of mlssing connections with
0 her ira ms.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

For driving out dull bilious feel
ing, strengthening the appetite and
increasing the capacity of the body
for work, Prickly Ash Bitters is :
golden remedy Sold by all drug
visits. | 30 2N
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Snow began to fall today at loo
o'clock, and as the grouHd is froa,
as hard as a stone, we may look t.
have some good sleighing should
the fall continue any length OF
time.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

For Sale--the place on College
Hill, (near the college, known as
he Smith dairy property, at a bar
gain. 1t contains 73 acres-a good
four room house, large barn-well
fenced, will sell in whole or in five
or ten acre tracts. Come quick,
l-29 Nj. ID. TILsoN,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

e, NJ, Bloom, a butcher on
State street, had the misfortune t.
saw his thumb badly yesterday
while saving a bone. The doctors
say they fear the thumb will have
TO be amputated,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Those who appreciate good denta
work will do well to call on DR., Sims
who has been located in Texarkan,
about four years guaranteeing al
work, vet there has not been foul
f liugs returned broken down or
fallen out. Office over Palace
Drug Store.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Prof G, A. Thompson, the well
known piano tuner and repairer, is
back from Hot Springs, and will be
here for few days. Leave orders
at Holman boarding house ! %.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

A small box house, used for the
storage of oil, in the Cotton Belt
yards, caught on fire last night and
was quickly consumed. The loss
was small.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

They are cutting wheat over IN
the Philippine Islands, This re-
minds us that they are doing the
same thing on change in New
York.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Don't forget to call at Chas. S
Erber's while looking around for a
wedding or birthday present. He
has thousands of beautiful things
that are quite suggestive. 1923
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Don't let the cold weather deter
the Y. M, c. A. soliciting commit
tee from making their rounds.
This is good weather to solicit, as
the man of the house cas always be
found at home, near the big stove
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

No misrepresentation at Chas.
S. Erber's. 1923
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Blanke Bros. fine candies at
Lambeth & Yarbrough's. 27.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

And still the 'ice king is holding
high-carnival in the south land.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Governor Sayers telegraphs here
that he has assurances, that an
officer will be sent here to invest :
gate the trouble engendered be
tween members of the Tenth
United States regulars, colored
and the civil officers on the west
side. If you know anything get
ready to tell it all, you will be
called on.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

For Sale-Five acres of land on
College Hill, on ! to 5 years time.
1-29 NJ. D. TILsoN.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

The Hoo, Hoo, the black cat and
the sick kitten will soon be in evi.
dence in our city.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

The editor of this paper visited
Roberts yesterday, and secured
quite a number OF subscribers, be
sides renewals from old ones, for
the WEEKLY TExARKANIAN Messrs
]. E. Attaway and B. B. Ramsey,
the two live merchants, have had a
nice trade, and we trust will con-
tinue to prosper. There are many
successful farmers around Roberts.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

We learn that the Pee Gee, when
it puts on its double service passen-
ger train, will take off its dining
cars and make this place one OF its
stops for meals.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Best confections in the city at
S. NJ. Ragland's. IL.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

The Foreman Shoe company is
placing in its shelving today and
preparing generally for their open
ing date on the 18th.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Chas. S. Erber has all the latest
styles in gold and silver friendship
hearts. 1923
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

The Hunter Transfer and Storage
Co., have the only safe and conven
lent rooms in the city, for storage
Of your furniture or piano. We
are prepared to store goods of any
Kind,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09
The Greatest Aid
TO
Dispatch of Business

Is the Loug- Distance Tee-
phone. 1t aunlhilateS distance as
well as time, and is an important
factor in every channel of enter
prise. 1t brings men widely sepa-
rated within The sound of each 9th.
ers voice, and enables them to
transact business as IL face 70 face.
Call for terms on the
Southwestern Telegraph 4 Telephone %
A. Il. BROWN, Mgr,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

The West Side teachers report
sim attendance during this cold
sptll. We can hardly blame the
parents in keeping the children at
home such weather as this.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Leading brand of fine cigars at
S. NJ, Rdgland's. lilo
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Warwick, Moore Co, are solt
agents for Ferndale pack canned
goods. Tomatoes 81 lbs cans, 3 fol
Soc; corn, 2 lbs cans l5c; Superfint
Peas, 2 lbs cans zoe; Salmon, ] 1t
25c, half pound cans two for 25c,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

For fine tobacco, cigars and
sroting supplies call at S, NJ. Rag
lands. I'll.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

The lady Maccabees had quite an
interesting meeting yesterday af
ternoon at their hall on the west
side.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09
Blanke's fine coffee,
Cultivated China teas,
LAMBETH & YARBRoUHG,
222 East Broad St. q

Miss Maui is located in rotunda,
Huckins honse, solicits all kinds OF
itenopraph and type writing work.
2-7-6t
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

If you want a good watch, clock,
any kind of jewelry or silyerware,
% 20 Schuster's, on State Line Az
nue.. II
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

"The Mothers Club will meet to-
morrow afternoon at the Kinder
,arten rooms for the purpose OF
transacting routine business.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

For white Brahma eggs, call on
Mrs. f. G, Wootten, 1900 Maple
street-$l per setting. l3O
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Lap robes and horse blankets at
cost at the Edwards Harness com
pany. g
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Circuit clerk Sanderson went
down to Garland City this morn
ing.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

The Tennessee wagon are strict
ly up-to-date, the Edwards Harness
company will sell them to you on
easy terms. / s
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Blach moasses and Blach sugar
for cooking purposes at Warwick
Moore Co l2-ll
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Wanted, -Stenographer, Write
care this paper giving age expert
ence and salary expected. 30.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Emmett Wilson, one of the oper-
ators at the Western Union Tele-
graph office, is reported as being
down with the grip
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Why don't you uSeaChsse
& Sanborn'S Coffee?

w. L. Webb, deputy circuit clerk
is quite sick with the grip.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

For White Leghorn eggs see A.
p, Brown at telephone Office, SL00
per setting. ! 80
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

My brick residence Tor sale on
Rose Hill at a sacrifice price,
27 I'm. Mrs V. c. SKIpWIrH.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Five hundred uuredeemed watches
at Erbers, See his stock before
your purchases. l-Z9
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Valentines, Doth comic and senti-
meutal-prices to suit, at J. 5.
Rag and.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

For Sale-Teu acres of land on
College Hill, on ! to 5 years time.
l-29 NJ. d, TI.soN
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

You can buy the celebrated eigh-
cen ninety niue Crescent Bicycle
or thirty five dollars on the install
ncut plan, at the Edwards Harness
Ompdny.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

We handle cheap canned goods
but we had rather sell you our
Ferndale brand-they will give YOU
satisfaction.
l2ll WARWICK MooRE Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

a front room furuishe ensmte,
can be had cheap by applying at
M 92l State Line avenue. rs
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Do you send valentines, il SO, 'ex,
anime j. S. Ragauds stock anG
make your selections.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

God help the poor street car
diver during this cold spell, the
stable boss aud the superintendent
can toast their shins by the fire,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09
BAKING DdU
Is a Pleasure

To the housewife when she
is provided with satisfactory
baking material for her pies,
cakes aud bread, You will
have rich, light cakes and de
licious pies when using our
high grade Spotless Pastry
Flour, pure leaf lard, fine ila-
voring extracts, High grade
can goods are appetizers that
will whet the appetite,
Meriwether & Taylor,
10 East Broad 81,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Chas. S Erber loans money on
lamonds, watches aud jewelry;bus-
ness strictly confidential. l-29
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

Swiss cheese,
Edam cheese,
Limberger cheese,
at LAMBETH & YARBRoUoH.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-02-09

PANPNA'A 'N''J '"A N"N' NPNA
ing date on the 10Th.
Lap robes and horse blankets at
cost at the Edwards Harness COM
pany. l8
The Tennessee wagon are strict
ly up-to-date, the Edwards Harness
company will sell them to you on
easy terms. Is
Wanted. -Stenographer, Write
care this paper giving age expert
ence and salary expected 20.
Five hundred uuredeemed watches
at Erber's. See his stock before
your purchases, l-29
For White Leghorn eggs see A.
p, Brown at telephone Office Sl00
per setting, 30
Emmett Wilson, one of the oper.
ators at the Western Union Tele-
graph office, is reported as being
down with the grip,
For Sale-Teu acres of land on
College Hill, on to 5 years time.
l-29 NJ. d. TI.soN
Blach moasses and Blach sugar
for cooking purposes at Warwick
Moore Co. l2-ll
My brick residence Tor sale on
Rose Hill at a sacrifice price,
81 I'm, Mrs V, c, SKIpwITH
We handle cheap canned goods
but we had rather sell you our
Ferndale brand-they will give YOU
satisfaction.
u II. WARWICK MooRE Co.
a front room furui3he ensmte,
can be had cheap by applying at
NJ, 92l State Line avenue 2S
-
Do you send valentines, il So 'ex.
anime j. S Ragauds' stock and
make your selections,
God help the poor street car
diver during this cold spell, the
stable boss aud the superintendent
can toast their shins by the fire,