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The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
A NEW ExPERIENcr-
Phebe Ann Was Cr.
 Over the Actions of tn.
 Trees and Houses

.. She IS only g little black nieL..;
 lives down Tn Georgia. She is nnJnhy alinhy vho years Tn age and until a short t;u0a do1sl passed all ot her life on a rural rT. ago had lrains and thelr attendant mova,, a1alloa. utterly unknown. Indeed. what p,sn!s pSa sers knew of anything outside of ina, ,1e neoe Am would not make the beginning of anIalol She was being educated for 6onsaa pilnet. ana hence was not permitted to ros,,s ses q 'aai great extent. She was busy about N. " alI house all day and at night retired Aae es snack set apart for her family 'o lls
 Along Tn the season, for soma a..,
 son, It became necessary for the ,sm;Il svva fsa' move into city. The little nao. aally a wanted, for she had much skill ,r l, gln ,sa the childish woes of the heir to tb ,b soosahs So 1t was decided that she must ae aosia essaia. the expedition. From the time .bs .Jbeeompary the carriage to ride to the railwar easefea Phebe Ann was in a state of snnn..s1ol s'siol citement.. She sat beside Miss pi,sseq Aras u she called her mistress. and with ba., a eyes took in all that passed witbors,' s'allls ment. "''"out con
 When she was taken into the ,,,;,
 wonderment was amusing. She .1 ss. ls gerly on the cushions, looked ont of sb. sa dow. and generally seemed uncsrts;s sas sf cerning, the possibilities of the iutura tOa St was silent until the train commsna., oae move. Then her fear took shape SSs ..a ? the landscape passing rapidly before her s ,. s.s her eyes filled, her lip quivered and i' 'ss .ss sntiled audibly. AAu as Whats the matter, Phebe Ann.p ,,L., her mistress. asAes
 ".Oh, Miss Amy" walled the niek,,,;,.
 whah all dem houses and trees a.gon' ats
 A seat on the floor was the onIy ms... s., possible to quiet the fears of the ehiid-Ga. cago Chronicle. e1f
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
CHAMPION OF THE TRUSTS.
President Mckinley Has Permitted Trust Formation to Pass
 Unheeded.

As chief magistrate of the republic President Mckinley is sworn to take care that the laws shall be faithfully executed. No discrimination as to statutes can lawfully be made. He can not properly make mental reservation, assuming that he may discriminate as to statutes, enforcing those which he deems proper and refusing to give ef- feet to those which do not meet his ap- proval. He must enforce the laws-all of them-or he fails necessarily in the full performance of his sworn duty. Doubtless Mir. Mckinley, who is a close and shrewd observer of the trend ,f public opinion, as has been his habit for a lifetime, notes with some uneasi- ness the growing sentiment of the com munity against trusts and combina- tions in restraint of trade. The more trusts the greater the feeling of public indignation at the fact that they are permitted unrebuked to organize. As a matter of course a candidate for re- election, he calculates the force of this opposition, which, gathering strength, may be sufficiently powerful to over turn him. He knows that he has de liberately ignored the Sherman anti trust law and that trusts have been organized and operated with absolute impunity under his administration. They have found useful defender in his attorney-general. who discovers various reasons why he should not pro- :eed against them.
 But, solicitous as he may be on the ef- feet of this agitation against trusts, Me Kinley will stand by them. All his po- litical life has been devoted to cham pionship of the protective tariff, under which trusts flourish. Trusts have made him politically. Trusts will furnish the sinews of the campaign that he will enter upon next year. The peo- pie may cry out in indignation, but the president will disregard them. He is
 bound up with the trusts. Sink or swim, survive or perish, he must be with his friends. If he were to disclose hostility 10 the trusts by an active, aggressive, sincere attempt to apply the federal law against them and therein merely discharge his duties as chief magistrate
 they would turn upon him and rend him.
 If any citizen of the United States
 should engage his attention sufficiently
 to point out to him the obligation which
 he is under to enforce all federal laws, the Sherman antitrust law as we'll as any other, he would probably suavely point to the fact that the St. Louis con- vention which named him for the presi- dency forbore to make any declaration concerning trusts. But, as is inevita-
 ble, the agitation in opposition con- tinues, and he will concur with equal
 complacency in the suggestion that a platform declaration be made against trusts. explaining to his familiars that
 as president may ignore statute that he has sworn to execute he may pay no
 attention whatever to platform dec
 laration of the piecrust order.-C Chicago Chronicle.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
THIS YEARS ELECTIONS.
crease i'm Some Doubtful States.

There will be few elections this year Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachu- setts, Mississippi and Ohio are the only states that elect governors and state of ticers. In all these. with the excep- tion of Maryland and Ohio, the result can be predicted with reasonable cer- tainty.
 Without doubt Kentucky will SUD- plant her present republican governor with democrat. In Maryland the race will be close, with the probabilities fa- voring democratic success, owing to the result of the recent mayoralty race in contest in Baltimore.
 In Ohio the situation is too mixed for confident prediction. If democratic sen timent has been crystallized and in creased 10 the extent apparent in sev- eral other states, the outlook for dem- ocratic victory in the Buckeye state is by no means discouraging. The evolu- tion of Mayor Jones, of Toledo, as an anti-machine republican candidate for governor is expected to increase demo- cratic chances.
 It goes without saying that Mississip. pi will go democratic and Massachu- setts the other way. In Pennsylvania the republicans will elect judges, and Tn New York and New Jersey, where trust money is largely in evidence, a majority of the legislatures will prob ably be elected by the party which depends on trusts and on which trusts depend.-St. Louis Republic.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
PRICE AND COST.
Defenders of Trusts Faiinctousiy Argue That MonOpolics Reduce
 Expense of Consumer.

It has been argued by some trust de- lenders that since monopoly can reduce the cost of production there must of ne- cessity follow a reduction of cost to the consumer.
 This conclusion does not follow, be- cause the trusts will not give the con- sumer the benefit of the reduction.
 But here is another answer to this argument which has been made by w. J. Bryan, who in discussing this mat ter says:
 But, even if it could be shown that a monopoly would reduce the cost of pro- duction and give to the consumer the benefit of the reduction, the trust would still be undesirable, because of its tend- ence. A landed aristocracy, which would secure to few the ownership of all the land and condemn an ever-in- creasing number to perpetual tenancy, would be no more destructive of our na- tional ideals than system of indus trial moponoly which promises hered- itary wealth to the few at the top and nOpelesS tOll 10 the DTeauWlnneTS, upon whom our social structure rests.
 "lf it is admitted that the trust is wrong, then the only question remain ing is: Is it possible to destroy it? As trusts are impossible except through the organization of corporations, and as corporations cannot exist except by legislative permission, there would be a complete remedy in the withdrawal of all corporate rights; but so radical a remedy is not necessary"
 As matter of fact, the difficulty in dealing with trusts has been that while the people have been hostile to the prin- ciple of monopoly the instrumentalites of government have been largely under the control of those who hold sympathy with the trusts.
 The problem, then, is not so much the devising of law which will destroy trusts as the putting of men in office who will enforce the law which is al- ready upon our statute books.
 It is vain to hope to secure such men from the ranks of the republican party; therefore the necessity of establishing democratic supremacy.-Chicago Dem ocrat.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
Sues His MOther-in-Law.

J. H. Foley, sewing machine agent, who was arrested in St. Louis some time ago, on telegraphic information from Jacksonville, Fla, stating that he was wanted in that city on charge of bigamy, has entered suit against his mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary Yachts, for $20,000 for defamation Of charac- ter
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16

Smallpox has developed to an alarm ing extent at Corydon and at Rock port, Ind. There are now seven cases at the latter place, and more are ex- pected. Corydon has five cases. The state health authorities have been mo- tified
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
A Monument for Tyler

A movement is on foot in Richmond. Va, to erect monument in Holly. wood cemetery over the grave of John Tyler, whose resting place Is un. marked
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16

Several of the accomplices of An tonic Garcia, the notorious Cuban ban dit who was taken from the gen darmerie by indignant people and hung. offered to surrender to the American commander at Holguin, who cabled Maj.-Gen. Wood for instruc- tions. Gen. Woods answer was Make no terms with them. Arrest the crim tnals.''
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
A Story of Steriity SUFFERING AND RELIEF.
LETTER TO MRS. PIsKHAx NO. 6aiSI

"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-Two !es' ago I began having such dull ne's dragging pains in my back nsa. =, were profuse and painful anu I troubled was leucorrh9a. ,~ patent medicines and consultea fl sician, but received no benens ;,e ~ could not become pregnant 0'.I' ..s. one of your books, l wrote to you "a ~ ing you my troubles and askins s.,,, advice. You answered my N .,,s. promptly and I followed the d,rss. s.ass, faithfully, and derived so mucn 0ss p;us. that cannot praise Lydia F. .,A hams Vegetable Compound eayss ssr, l now find myself pregnant anu .,sis begun its use again. l canno. y.m it enough. ."-MRs. CORA GILsoS'
 MANIsTEE, MICH.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16

The civilian and military branches have submitted their differences, in re- gard 10 the conduct of affairs in the Philippines, to the president, and the latter, after due consideration, has sustained Gen. Otis and has announced that the military government must continue until congress has passed upon the question of the future of the Philippines.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
Duel on Horseback.

Robert Simms was killed by Ross Roebuck, superintendent of the Arm strong ranch, at Catulla, Tex. Simms was foreman on an adjoining ranch. Bad blood had existed between the men considerable time. Simms and Roebnck, both on horseback, met and opened fire at sight. Roebuck's horse was shot from under him, but he ex- tricated himself and continued the battle on foot, his last shot striking Simms in the head. Simms fell from his horse, dead.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16

President LouLet of France Las had his revenge for the outrage at Auteuil. When he drove to Longchamps, on the 11th, to attend the Grand Prix, he was the hero of great popular demonstra- tion, expressing itself in one form or another along the whole route from the Elysee palace to the race course.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16

In the Spanish cortes, on the 18th, Senor Silvela, the premier. read the convention between Spain and Ger many whereby the former cedes to the latter the Caroline, Ladrone and Pelew islands. The convention was re- ferred to special committee for con- sideration and report.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
Overheard in n Cemetery.

Boyle-I am strongly opposed to erens tion. think it is carrying things enilEss too far.
 Coyle-How so? "We would then be compelled not ,1 o1' to earn our living but to urn our dead . N. |. World.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16

Lieut.-Col. Picquart, the French of- ficer detailed, at the time of the Zola trial, to find additional evidence against Dreyfus, and who, instead, discovered the real author of the bordereau in Esterhazy, and for his honest denor- ment incurred the emnity of the French military establishment, was re leased on the 9th.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
A Business Mans Luck.

In Warsaw, Mo-, business man named Green has a bookkecper named Simmons. During his employers ab
 sence not long ago he signed letter Green. per Simmons" The result has been an unexpected increase in Mir. Greens business, owing 10 news paper comment on the odd signature.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16

Negotiations for the organization of the proposed consolidation of iron and steel sheet mills of the country have been declared off until fall. Promoter W. H. Moore, Of Chicago, the leading spirit in the organization, desires to take rest from all active business for two months after July 1.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
Big Fire at Augusta, Ga.

A destructive fire ragged at Augusta, Ga, the other day, causing a loss ot s250,000. A negro was mixing turpen- time in drug store, and fire got to it.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16

The municipality of Havana has pre- sented to Gen. Maximo Gomez a certi- fcate naming him as an adopted son of the city. In short letter, which appeared on the 18th, he thanked the givers for the honor conferred, and said that nothing could touch him more than this Illustration of the friendship of the people of Cuba, whu could always depend on his loyalty.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16

The United States cruiser Olympia. with Admiral Dewey on board, arrived at Singapore, on the 1lth, from Hong Kong. Admiral Dewey's health coz tined to improve. The Olympia will probably leave Singapore on the i6th.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16

Miners just returned from the head waters of the Stewart river, in British Columbia, tell of number of deaths from starvation among the Indians. They sacrificed an Indian girl to ap- pease the Great Spirit, and troops have gone from Selkirk barracks to arrest them
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16

Mir. Bellamy S.orer, United States minister to Spain. arrivedat Madrid, on the 10th. from San Sebastian. the sum- mer residence of the Spanish court, whither he had gone to secure a sum- mer residence for his family and serv- ants
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
Texa. Quarantine Raised

Dr. W. F. Blunt, health officer of Texas, visited New Orleans, the other night, and as result raised the quar- antine on freight except secondhand furniture.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
Puzxled.

Gosh durn those Filipiny fellers, alf n. how" muttered Uncle Josh; T kan ! lxsal ssF track ov 'em" Dew tell, Josh! iS I've got me eye on Aguinaldy an Asols1g 1s1. all right, but who in thunder kin tns n .s.J lsJ' Archie Pelago be?"-Philadelphia hec''-
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
syvindIed n Bank,

Two yong men swindlcd a Louis vile (Ky.) bank cashier. few days ago, out of 5000, by the aid of the telephone and forged check.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16

On the sth Congressman Bland's physicians reported slight improve ment in the sick mans condition. The general belief. however, was that he could not possibly recover.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16

Two men named Albright and Lar son, of Sycamore. Ill., on an excursion at Clinton, Ia-, on the 1lth, took a sail boat and went sailing. The boat cap- sized and both were drowned.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16

Mir. Bellamy Storer, United States minister to Spain, Mrs. Storer, MT. Stanton Sickles, secretary of the lega- ton, and their servants, arrived at Madrid on the 10th.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
A CHANGE WILL COME.
Ihe Presfdents Policy Towards the Philippines VIII Always
 Prevail.

The absurd notion that the attitude of Aguinaldo and his wild and igno- rant" followers is due to the encour- agement of the anti-imperialists at home is exposed and exploded by a letter from soldier in Manila, pulp lished in the New York Evening Post. From this letter we learn that not only the wild and ignorant" natives un- informed as to what is going on in the United States, but our own soldiers do not know what the people at home are thinking or saying. He writes:
 There is one thing the army suffers from which Is extremely aggravating, and that Is the lack of telegraphic news from home. For full month the men have been fight ing. and yet not even an inkling of what the people al home think of the matter has reached the troops, except one or two tel egrams of congratulation They would like to know whether the people are back Ing the army up, or whether the fact that we are compelled to fight the natives has strengthened the sentiment against hold ing the islands. They would also like to know the fate of the army bill and the probable policy of the administration in the matter of sending the volunteers home. Not that the latter are so anxious to go
 
 tie fun now, and are willing to remain awhile longer to enjoy it; but when that is over they will clamor to go home as loudly as ever"
 It will be borne in mind that mili- tary censorship is exercised in the Philippines, and the only free com- munication is through private letters between soldiers and their families. All dispatches and news must pass the cen sorship both ways. So we learn only what Gen. Otis desires us to know, and the soldiers learn only what Gen. Otis permits them to know. How, then, can Agmnaldo and his wild and ignorant" followers who are cut off from all com munication whatever with America know that they are being "encour- aged?"
 The clamor of the soldiers to re- turn which was told in this letter is already heard. The department at Washington is being reminded daily of the fact that the war for which the sol- diers volunteered is over, and not five per cent. of the volunteers are willingi to remain in the service to perform gar; rison duty or to slaughter the fSHpinos. A turning point In the policy towards the Philippines is surely coming.- Utica Observer.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
Two Negro Boys Sentenced.

Two negro boys convicted at Con- way, s. C., of attempting crimiaal as- sault on two white girls. were gen. fenced to life imprisonment.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16

The Filipino occupation of the prov ince of Cavite has been broken and, IS the result of late movements, the Americans now control the important coast towns of Paranaque and Las Pinas, while a long line of insurgent trenches facing our south line has been cleared. In the fighting leading to these results four American soldiers and hundreds of Filipinos were killed.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16

The Authors club of London gave dinner, on the 18th, to Mark Twain Samuel Clemens) and Sir Spencer Walpele, secretary of the post office. Mir. Clemens, in replying to toast, referred to the outbnrst of American sympathy during the illness of Mir Rudyard Kipling, and expressed tho hope that the incident would at least serve 10 bring Amarica and England closer ill the bonds of friendship.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
Cotton Acreage Reduced

Reports to the agriculture depart ment at Washington show that there has been substantial reduction in the acreage devoted to cotton.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
Charge of Murder Not Proyea

At preliminary trial of Robert Higdon for the killing of George An ding. at Hays Station, Miss, the ac- cused was discharged
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
"Your Medicine Worked Wones

"Your Medicine Worked wo' :.
 "I had been sick ever since ny .v,r riage, seven years ago; nav .s tss birth to four children, and had ,rh .J miscarriages. I had falling ol lses leucorrhna, pains in back anu '1;,s ' sl dyspepsia and nervous tren,S ost tSss the stomach. Now l have non' ycs. troubles and can enjoy my lie; ,r medicine has worked wonc.sus me. Nina. S. BARNHABr, NE"
 PA.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16

NJ. Trairux, former French minister of justice, gave dinner and reception in Paris, on the 10th, in honor of hieut.-Col. Picquart. Among those present were the Prince and Princess of Monaco, Mime. NJ. Mathieu Dreyfus and others prominent in the movement for Dreyfus' revision. NJ. Mathieu Dreyfus threw himself into Picquart's arms, while Nme. Dreyfas was so mucl, overcome that she fainsed.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
A PIucky Woman.

A plucky Nashville (Tenn.) woman aefied a burglar who had entered her room, and seized his revolver when he commanded her to be quiet.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16

If the protection which has been abused and turned against those whose benefit it was nominally laid were taken away from every industry that has come under the control of a trust we would have chance to buy homemade goods as cheaply as the foreigner At present he has decided advantage over us in the purchase of many articles which are made right under our eyes and shipped thousands of miles to him. Atlanta Journal
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
Negro Lynched by Negroes.

A mob of 500 negroes lynched Si- mon Brooks, negro, at Sardis, Miss. He was charged with criminal assault on colored woman.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
Robbers Steal . Locomotive.

Three unknown men overpowered Henry Herring, watchman for the Southern railway, at Blossburg. Ala, and stole switch engine in his charge. The men ran the engine sev- eral miles to the main line If the Southern railway, where the water gave out and the engine went dead" The men deserted the engine and took to the woods. The watchman sent tele- graphic messages to Birmingham, and men were sent in pursuit of the en- zine. It is believed that the highway men intended to cause wreck.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-16
SOUTHERN oLEANlNoS.
The "YelIovv Fever Scare"

The time is drawing near for the annual blockade of business in the south by the yellow fever" scare. The business of New Orleans has actually fallen off in late years on this account fit has gone to other cities, probably never to return. The cities of the north profit by this annual scare. Sit uated near the mouth of the mighty Mississippi, with an ocean outlet, with railway communications north, east and west, New Orleans has fallen be- hind such cities as Detroit. Minneapo- lis, Kansas City, and even Louisville. Indianapolis and Milwaukee arecrowd- ing her. This is shown by the bank clearings. For the week ended June the clearings at New Orleans were S9.522, ,6ss, while Kansas City had al most si3,oO0,0oo, Minneapolis S11,ooo,- 900, Pittsburgh s25,000.00o, St Louis S34.o00,00O. and Chicago S136.000,0Uo, over fourteen times that of New Or leans. Northern cities oo not get scared so quickly as St. Louis During the past year more people have died from smallpox in either Chicago, Mil waukee, Indianapolis, St Louis than in New Orleans of yellow fever. North ern people just guarantined the sus- pects. buried the dead, and--said noth- ing. Sometimes yellow fever" is not yellow fever, and it doesn't pay to get scared before there IS danger, and pay out all surplus money for northern hotel bills and railway fares.
 Will Not Gs Crazy.
 Says an item from Jackson, Miss: The several towns and villages of the state have evidently made up their minds that they will rot go crazy OH the announcement of yellow fever this year, and, instead of preparing to run, have made arrangements to clean up their premises, on the principle that an ouce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The city council Of Jackson has appointed an inspector for each ward, whose duty it is 10 visit every back yard in his district every week for four months and re- port the condition to the mayor and city physician. Failure of the owner or tenant to clean up at once lays him liable to heavy fine.