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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-17
MASSACREO BY
HEAD HUN TIERS
Formosan Villagers Put
to Death.
EACH VICTIM DECAPITATED
SIX SCORES OF HEADS BORNE
OFF IN TRIUMPH.
Love Affair Said to Have Been the
Cause of a Murderous Raid
on the Town of
Taiko. ~
EACH VICTIM DECAPITATED
SIX SCORES OF HEADS BORNE
OFF IN TRIUMPH.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

VICTORIA, B. c., May 16-News
was received from Formosa by the EN-
press of India of a horrible massacre,
10 unarmed villagers being ruthlessly
slain and decapitated by a band of For
mosan head hunters-Malay savages,
who inhabit the interior of Southern
Formosa. The massacre is reported to
have occurred on April 7, in the vicinity
of Taiko, central district.
The villagers We're on their way back
to Taiko, after feasting at the shrine
of one of the gods, when the savages,
who were not as strong numerically as
the villagers but were armed, suddenly
arose from an ambuscade and charged
upon the unarmed villagers. Out of the
party of 120 only three were able to
save their lives The remainder were
massacred every head being triumph
antly carried off by the savage assail-
ants.
The sad news was soon brought to
the village by the terrified survivors.
and has since been creating a tremen-
dous sensation among the japanese as
well as the natives.
Strangely enough the cause of the
massacre is alleged to have been a dis
pute between the savage tribes over a
love affair. A girl of the assailing
tribe was wronged and died. A man
of Taiko was accused, and compenSa-
ton was demanded from him. He de-
MED the allegations and refused to
make compensation. Then the tribe
resorted to the head-hunting expedition
to obtain revenge.
a Chinese interpreter is reported TO
have paid a visit to the tribe after the
party had returned home with its
CHASTITY trophies. On his arrival he
found them indulging in a feast, with
the human heads arrayed side by side
on a row of boards.
A FOrmosan correspondent writing
from Tarpeh says the authorities will
send a punitive expedition to the hunt
ers' villages. Head hunting is a pas
sion with these savages, says the cor
respondent, and they probably never
will be cured of it. Each tribesman
carries a grass basket over his Shout
der, in which he puts his heads when
taken. The head is usually placed on
a tripod at the villages, where it is al
lowed to remain until the flesh drops
off. Then the skull, after being treated
with a kind of liquor, is placed in
sort of skull nookery over the doors Of
the huts. These heads are the most
valued possessions of the head-hunters,
and, in case of fire, the first objects to
be saved.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-17

also crops out and has no little to do
with the result which is usually ire
mendous score of errors and runs, and
little or nothing in the columns which
indicate energetic and scientific play
The football teams are q chunky lot
and play with considerable vim, but
they are pretty careful not to seriously
injure one another and are not nearly so
rough in theft play as many of the Uni
versity elevens. The game showed an
almost total lack of team work and
coaching. Their code of signals seemed
to consist of a series Of inelegant grunts,
which may have been very ineligible to
them.
The other games in vogue among the
Piutes while nearly all betting games,
are of the simplest character. 'Piute
poker the faVOrtte game with both buck
and squaw, is more Ike a simpiification
of casino than any other American game
Yet an aggregate Of large sum Of
money changes hands on this game every
month stick or 'nyuque." as the In
dams call it. has strong resemblance to
the children's game of button, button,
accompaniment of yels, howls and beat
ing of sticks Still pets of as high as $50
side were made on the game last Sun
day.
it is stated as fact by the Piutes
that the so-called shirt" ghost and
Wilson. or "Coaiou, the Indians called
him. who was a Piute and belonged to the
Walker River reservation. Many of the
Piutes remember him well, and were pres
ent when Indians from all over the United
States came to hold big pow-wows with
and told the Indians TO practice this par
ticular dance and the white man would
surely die and disappear from the face of
the earth and the land would all revert to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-17
IN THE GRASP
OF A MONOPOLY
Fruit Growers Planning
for Relief.
MASS MEETING Is CAlLEN
CONTROL OF TRANSPORTATION
THE SUBJECT.
MASS MEETING IS CALLEN
Attorney Devlin Suggests That Or
chard Owners Organize a Re-
frigerator Car Line of
Their Own.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, May 16.-The com
mittee on transportation appointed by
the State Fruit Growers Convention
which met in Fresno last year held a
session in the State Capitol this after
noon in response to a call from Chair
man r. D. Stephens of Sacramento.
Stephens said to the committee that he
had called it together for the purpose
of considering the advisability of call
ing mass-m meeting of fruit growers
Immediately. He said this action was
necessary owing to the fact that there
were now but two refrigerator car com
panies in California, which had frozen
out all competitors and now sought
absolutely to control the green fruit
shipments of the State. He declared
that unless the growers organized to
protect themselves the refrigerator
car monopoly would have them entirely
at its mercy, would absorb all the
profits and in time own the orchards
All of the members of the committee
were in accord with Stephens view of
the case. w. b. Gester a leading
grower of Placer County and a member
of the transportation committee. de-
clared that the immediate menacing
danger arose from the fact that each
of the refrigerator car lines was con-
trolled by a company engaged as
dealer in California fruits.
Attorney Robert I. Devlin, who was
present as legal adviser of the commit
tee at the request of Chairman Steph-
ems, said a corporation could be formed
of growers in such a manner that its
stock would not pass into the hands of
outside parties seeking to control il.
He said that all that was necessary,
primarily, was to allow no stock TO be
sold in the first instance to other than
growers and then to place the stock in
escrow to trustees, with the under
standing that it was not to be trans
ferred for a given number of years. The
object of this advice was made clear
when Stephens gave it as his opinion
that the remedy for the difficulty that
confronted the growers was for them
to organize a refrigerator car line of
their own.
A. H Natzger, manager of the
Southern California Fruit Exchange,
advised the growers to organize along
the line of the exchange which he rep
resented, and which had proved so
beneficial TO the orange growers of the
south.
H. P. Stabler of Yuba City, a member
of the committee, and others gave their
views as to how the organization of
the growers should be effected but this
is a matter that will be left TO the
mass meeting. A motion to call such
a meeting was unanimously carried
and it will be held in this city next
Tuesday. beginning at II a. m.
1t is the opinion of the growers as
sembled here to-day that owing to the
danger that they believe cOnfronts
them, there will at that time be formu-
lated plan of organization which will
be carried out without delay.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-17
ENTRIES FOR THE PIUTE BABY SHOW.


the Indians again. The Walker River
this at the time. But the dances of the
Piutes to-day have little if any resem-
blance to the wild and weird incantationS
said to have been originated by Wilson.
Though they usually dance all night,
they have but two dances One is the
be a celebration of the annual run of the
que-que fish, large numbers of which are
caught daily at this time of the year in
the Truckee River and in Pyramid Lake
In its performance as many as wish to
sometimes two or three hundred Indians
form in a circle, shoulder to shoulder and
to the time of a doleful chant sung by
n number of the partcipatOrs in the
dance all move sideways, the entire cir
Gle moving in the direction the hands of
q clock move. The pace accelerateS until
al a signal, which sounds like the twit-
around the circle, all commence to hop
sidewise. dragging their feet through the
sand This time seems TO have an ac-
celeration mark over it, and continues
apparently until they get tired, when a
few minutes rest is taken, after which
the dance is repeated and repeated again,
sometimes for hours.
other dance for few hours. They call it
the "Toveneque" dance. The formation
IS the same a S in the "que-que,' the chant
is the same, except that the words or
sounds used make three-four time instead
Of four-four; the motion of the circle is
the same but IN the side step, instead of
the right foot over the left the right is
brought u to the left and then the left
foot forward The dance, with it's sur
roundings of Indian dwellings, blazing
night fires gaudy costumes, etc. is weird,
but almost without rhythm or grace.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-17
COGHLAN MAY COME
TO THE PACIFIC COAST
Possible Assignment of the Captain
When the Raleigh Goes Out of
Commission

NEW YORK. May ia Washington
special TO the Herald says: There is rea
son to believe that Immediately after the
cruiser Raleigh is placed out of commits
sion at Portsmouth. n. H., Captain ]. B.
Coghlan. her commanding officer, will be
given duty probably on the Pacific Coast.
sion of Captain Coghlan's unfortunate
references to the attitude of the Germans
at Manila there was disposition on the
Coghlan and place him on waiting orders
and this subsequently changed to the cen
sure sent to him. The Raleigh left
Charleston to-day for Portsmouth and
Captain Coghlan will be detached a few
days after her arrival. He has not yet
signified to the department the duty he
desires. but his wishes will be met SO far
as the department is able to do so.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-17
APPOINTED BY GAGE.

SACRAMENTO, May 16. - Governor
Gage to-day appointed the following di-
rectors of District Agricultural Society
No. 8. Butte County: A. L. Nichols, A.
L. Clark. B. Cussick, r c. Williams, w
J. ,O'Connor, L. H. Mcintosh, T. 2. Hen
bricks and F. c. Lusk.
District No. 36-George NJ. Stearns of
Benicia; Charles McCauley, Edward Will
son. John Brownlee and J. j. Luchsinger.
Vauejo-T. H. Buckingham Of Davis
Vile. Robert T. Curry of Dixon and B.
F. Rush of Suisun.
The Governor also appointed J. D. Muir
ply harbor master of the port of Eu-
reka.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-17
TO GIVE BRAVE
DEWEY A HOME
Subscription Opened at
Washington.
MONEY TO BE FORWARDED
TRUSTWORTHY MEN ARE IN
CHARGE.
MONEY TO BE FORWARDED
Souvenir Receipts Will Be Sent Out
in Return for All Contribu-
tons of Cash
Sent In.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, May 16.-The ma
tional committee of the Dewey Home
Fund, consisting of Frank A Wander
lip. Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury; Charles H. Allen, Assistant Secre-
Atary Of the Navy; Brigadier General H.
c. Corbin, Perry S. Heath, First As
sistant Postmaster General, and Ellis
II. Roberts, Treasurer of the United
States, has issued the following ad
dress TO the people of the United
States.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-17
Mrs. Donohoe,s Funeral.

MARYSVILLE, May 16.-Mrs. Charles
Donohoe, who died in San Francisco yes
terday, was the mother of Attorney
Charles Donohoe Of Willows and Thomas
place. Her home was at Lomo, eight
miles north Of here. where she resided
with her husband for thirty-five years
the burial will take place on Thursday
at the conclusion of a requiem high mass
in St. Joseph's Church.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-17
CHEATING THE NICKEL
MACHINES NO CRIME

REDDING, May ia statutory enact
ment forbidding the use of such gambling
devices would have been a blow only a.
little more severe to Observation-Disclosures
machines than the decision of Judge
Sweeny in the Superior Court to-day in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-17
Farmer Adiudged insane.

WOODLAND, May 16.-H. J. Davis.
prominent farmer of Yolo County, has
been adjudged insane and will be sent to
the asylum for the insane at Napa. His
mind is probably due to wor-
~ over financial troubles.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-17
On 3 Tour of Inspection.

WOODLAND, May 16.-All the members
of the State Board of Equalization as
sembled here and made start for a tour
of inspection through the northern tier
of counties.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-17
Death of James Gleason.

MARYSYILLE, May 16-James Glea-
son of Browns Vaney died last night.
aged Go years. A widow and five children
survive him. He was a native of Ireland
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-17
Back From Missouri.

WOODLAND. May 16.-L. D. Stephens
and daughter have returned from a visit
with Governor Stephens and family of
Missouri
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-23
COLT TIMES.
Russell Schule House.

Mister editor-i sees nothin rum dis sexion ob de Ian in your colums. Sorter thort you'd ap- preciate letter rum me, 50 i'll rite few jots fur pastime. Weis havin a heep D dry we,her and de gras' am purity nigh all killed, that is, in de fields. but de craps is all rite. We'll, mister editer, will tell you how we cullud fokcs is gitten along, we beets de white fokes all holIer. We has rum 3 to 5 monts schnle pur annum, an we gifts de teecher we Wants al de time. Us is got de bes' derectors you mos eber seed; dar's mister taylcr and mister umfreys, day will doc any way we wants um too to git us cullud fokcs to vote fer um, and we sticks to dem ole feller, you bet. Dar's mister roy, he's cuntralry, aY won't wurk, jist as we wants i'm two, but he's a gud white man; but not so gud as mister taylur and mister um. freys, dey's dc men fur dc nigers, and eff all de districts in dc'counti
 had such mon as dem de- cullud fokes wood hab peter tim es. Oars
 sum ov de white fokcs don't lak de way we votes in schule lexlons, but wid few whites we jes cafles de day. Weuns cud beet dem hny. how, fur dnr's hecp mo- ov us nigers, deh de is white fokes, but dar's 4 or 5 white mons in dis distric whut allus goes wid us, an dcy af mlty sud men, two an dar's ? or 3 n,ggcrs who thinks dey knows it all an' won't voto wid us, but wc is onufr to cary our riht,
 We is g@ine to lcct mister tayIcr an mister umfrcys as long as we wants tur, fur we has tried dem an dey's de stuff fer de niger Mister umfreys don't wurk now, and he cal ride round an see arter
 our intrust. Mister tayler he has ter wurk, but he cums too see us sum times. yours trooly, fer fire ! schuls. Bra NIGGER.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-23
CALDWELL TIMES.

J. M. Hall, of Pine Tree, was on the streets of Caldwell last Friday.
 T. B. Caldwell is almost conva- lescent once more.
 The Mercantile Co.,, has just re. celved large shipment of potato sacks for the benefit of the potato growers of this community,
 The price of potatoes declined so rapidly in Forrest City last week that the buyers withdrew their agents from this point after . stay of only three days. The DO. tato growers in this community are talking very strongly of ship ping their potatoes, when they commence digging again. There were only two cars of potatoes shipped from here last week. The rapid decline in prices forced the planters to stop digging.
 Caldwell was we'll represented at the Children's Day exercises at New Castle last Sunday.
 A. B. Caldwell has recovered from recent illness and is again filling his place behind the coun. ters.
 Tho Telephone Company has removed it's booth from this point much to the sorrow of everyone,
 R. J. Lanier contemplates re- modelling hls gin and lmill in the near future. He will have it mad e up to date in every respect and will be prepared to give the public first.class work and courteous treatment at any time.
 We think it the duty ofthe over. seer on the Forrest City road lead. ing south from Caldwell to notify our county judgc twhilo he is let ting contracts to build now bridges that tho bridge on South Tellco is yet dangerous and is growing worse every day and that someone is liable to be injured, or team crippled, and it will only be a mat. ter of time when it will be impass. able if not repaired.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-23
srARLiNo flmE..

Health good. Cfops looking we'll.
 There was quite a number at prayer meeting Sunday.
 Mir. anI Mrs. E. Milan were the guests of Mrs. Higgins Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Nall were shopping in Forrest City last Sat. urday.
 It looks like Josh Sbealds is trying to regain his social position with the girls. He has purchased a new buggy.
 There will be preaching at Bi. ble Union Sunday and Sunday night, June 25. Rev. l.. E. Fin. ney will conduct the services.
 Mir. Thos. Tackott may be seen going across Second creek quite frequent lately.
 As the correspondent from Hor. ton referred 10 Chas. Hill to ans wer all questions about the widow. we saw Charley and ihterrosated him a little. He told Us that the widow lived near Horton, and that he went with her across First creek to prayer meeting; but that another fellow came for her in q buggy and carried her .home, leav. ing him to walk home by his ]" lonely"
 There were quite number oi boys at prayer meeting. last Sun. day, but the girls all wont homo by themselves.
 Henry Devasier has returned from the sticks, and as usual, is smiling at the girls in Jericho.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-23
DOOM TIMES,
Health is good.

Health is good. .,a Crops look we'll, and are in good condition. If yon wahtto see fine cotton come out 10 Odom. It is dangerous to be in the woods now on account of trees talling-tlcs and slaves are on q boom,
 Ask W. L. Rodgers how slave hauling .,oes? ! Mr. Josh and Elsie Atwood made flying trip to Egypt Sunday night.
 Ask Will Pryor how fish bite [ There wore quite 6. number at prayer meeting Sunday evening. Scrvices were Tod by Mir. D. Coul- tor. Come again, all, and help.
 Yours trsily,
 RED CoAT.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-23
DEMOCRAT TIMES.

Health is very good!
 Crops are looking fine.
 Rain is greatly needed. ". R. Adkins left. Sunday for his home at Jeffcrsan, Mo.
 John McSwain is on tho puny list this week.
 D. Davis and son, David, have been in this section the mo,t ol woek surveying during the day and fighting red Bugs all night.
 Thero wlli Dc no pumpkins raised in this section this yes r. Tho vines r1n so fast they ha1 0 dragged all the young pumpkins off.
 Rev. LA. Bell preached at this place last Saturday and Sunday. The creek wading was not fail. Src here this time. Mrs. w. s. Thomas and Master Wilber, went to Ncttleton Tuesday on two weeks visit, | Corn has bcgsn to need rain very much ir this section. Our postmaster s gonegosling, sure. s
 Sorghum Joe IS on the puny list this week.
 A moving machine is greatly needed m tlSx section. Apply to John McSwa;si. A saie is sure. SILVER Bii.E.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-23

Nothing could be fairer. more philan- thropic. or carry more joy to the afflicted, than the offer of T. A. Slocum, M. c., of lS3 Pearl street, New York City.
 Confident that he has discovered an ab- s0lute cure for consumption and all pull moDary complaints, and to make it's great merits known. he will send, free, three bottles of medicine to any reader of TIE FORREST CITY TIMES who is suffering from chest, bronchial, throat and lung troubles or consumption.
 Already this new scientific course of medicine has permanently cured thou sands of apparently hopeless cases.
 The Doctor considers 1t his religious duty-a duty which he owes to humanity to donate his infallible cure.
 Offered freely, is enough to commend if. and more so Is the perfect confidence of the great chemist making the proposition.
 He has proved the dreaded consumption to be curabIe disease beyond any doubt
 There will be no mistake in sending the mistake will be in overlooking the generous invitation. He has on file in his American and European labor atories testimonials of experience from those cured, in all parts of the world.
 Don't delay until it is too late. Address T. A. Slocum, M. C., 98 Pine street, New York, and when writing the Doctor, please give express and pOst0ffice address, and mention reading this article in THE TIMES
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-23
A Card of Thanks,

l wish to say that feel under lasting for what Chambe, lain's Cough Remedy has done for our family. We have used it in SD many cases of coughs, lung troubles aud whooping cough, and It has always given the most perfect satisfaction, we feel reat- ly indebted N the manufacturers of this remedy and wish ,ttwYff io please accept our hearty thanssL Respectful ly. Mrs. $. Doty. Des Mvines, Iowa. J. II. Dunavant & Co.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-23
Fourth of July Excursion.

For account of Fourth of July, the Choc- taw & :Memphis Railway will sell tickets to all points on it's line for one fare for the round trip, minimum charge 50 cents. Tickets on sale July 1. ?, ,, I, good re- turning until July ,.
 T. D. BKANsFoRD. Agent.
 Forrest City,
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-23
Sale of Sixteenth Section of Schoot
 Land.

NOTICE is hereby given that A majori,v of A the male inhabitants of Congressional Township four tA north of range four tt1 esst having petitioned me. therefore | wiIl in Front nf the Court House door in the town of Forrest City. on
 MONDAY. OCTOBER 2. ls9o between the hours of 1. o'clock m and a o'clock D. m. offer for sale in forty acre tract to the highest and best bidder for c ssh. See. tion sixteen ti6A in said Township and Range the same being sixteenth Section school
 .. w. F. WILLIAMS, Sberir.
 Forrest City, Ark, June 23. islY.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-23
A FriRhtful Biunder.

Will often cause horrible burn, scalds, cut or bruse. Buckleh's Arnica SaIve, the best in the world. will kill the pain "sd promptly heal it. Cures old sores, fever sores. ulcefs. boils. felons, corns, all skin eruptions. Best pile cure on earth. Only a5c per box. Cure guaranteed. J. II. Dunavant x Co.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-23
That Throbing Headache.

Would quickly leave you, if you used Dr. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their matchless merit for sick and nervous headaches. They make pure blood and build up your health. Easy to take. Try them. Only 25c. Money back if not cured. J II. Dunavant x Coi
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-23
The Best Prescription for Ch,Ils

The Best Prescription for Chilis
 and fe yer is bottle of Groves Tastpiess G,ill ! onic. It is simply iron and qui. nine in d tasteless form. It is the first asteless tonic ever manufactured. All o .her so.called tasteless tonics are i'm, il ations. Ask any druggist about this b0 is ho, PUSHING an imitation.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-23
WARNING. To the Customers of Barrow & Go.

All account that have not been paid in the last thirty days must be paid be- fore the 2Oth day of June, 1899, or bills will be placed in tha hands of an officer for collection and names published in full.
 From this date we will do spot cash business and charge no goods to anyone.
 Resdectfully. BARROW & co.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-23
ns.uxAs.> CUBAN OIL curo CMWtSl . Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Rheu- matism and Sores. Price, 25 centa
 For sale by Brandon N Baugh.
RQtatQaS.

The best potato blow on the market is the Planet. jr., Cultivator. Equally as good for corn or cotton1use1 through the whole season. until lalu by. Also the best potato diggers, at l.. Rolwage X Co.'s or at my resi- dence. Also extras.
 G. w. MCCORMICK.
The Forrest City times., 1899-06-23
Potato Trains.

Ever mindful of its patrons the Iron Mountain has put on Potato Trains which will run as follows:
 Leave Haynes at 6: 30 r. M.
 Leave Bonair at 6: 55 F. M.
 I.eyve Forrest City at :: 5 r. M. For further information apply to station agaut.