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The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
ARKANSAS STA|E NENS.
Greene County Boy Under Arrest Charged With Murdering
 His Father.
EyEnTs OF | WEEK BRIEFLY cnRonIclEo
Saturday Night Killing as Hot Springs. Explosion wrecks the Electric Light Plant at Helena-Condition of National Banks Other Items of Interest.
Crops and Weather.

Following is a general summary of of the condition of crops for the week ending July 25th: Thrashing of wheat and oats about completed, and. the yield of both generally fair. Harvesting of hay progressing rapidly and com pleted in many localities. The general rains which occ urred during the latter part of the week were very beneficial to growing crops. Early corn about made, and will be fair crop in mary localities. Late corn growing nicely, but is being damaged by worms in some localities. Cotton looks we'll generally, is growing rapidly and fruiting nicely. Early potatoes nearly all gathered, and was a fine crop. The mean tempera- ture and total rainfall for the week at reporting stations are given in the fol lowing table:
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
SEVENTY MEN ENIOMB[D.
Terrible Results of an Explosion oi Gas and Fire Damp in Lenn-
 sylvania Mine.
SIX MEN KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN KILLED,
Seventy Others Were Entombed, Bu, Nearly All Made Their Escape by other Exits-The Total Mum. Der of Known Deaths is Said to be Six.

Brownsville, Pa, July o5.-An explo. sicn of gas and fire damp occurred in tue mine of the Red Stone Coal, Oil and Gas Co.,, at Grandstone, five miles from here, in which 70 men were entombed. Three are known to have been killed and it is feared that many more are dead Two bodies were brought to the surface at noon, but owing to theil blackness and mutilated condition they have not been identified.
 Where the Explosion Occurred.
 The explosion occurred in Entry No. 10, and the force was so great that eight men who had just descended into the shaft were knocked down and seri. ously iriured. All escaped, however. but boy named Solomon, who had an ugly cut across the throat, but wLo went back, refusing to leave the mine until his father and brother could be gotten out. The mine is operated by shaft and there is no other way of escape for the entombed miners.
 The Work of Rescue.
 Work of rescue is being pushed vigor- ously, but so far only two bodies have been recovered. There is intense ex- citement about the mine and the walls of the wives, mothers and children who surround the mouth of the pit arc frightful to hear. The seven men who escaped were sent to the Connellsville hospital. They were badly burned. No names have been obtained as yet.
 Four Taken Out-Two Dead.
 Later-Four men have been taken from the Grindstone mine, two dead and two injured. All but two of the remaining men in the pit when the ex- plosion occurred were able to make their escape, so that the total list o. dead and injured numbers but six. All are Hungarians, whose names have not been obtained.
 The injured men have been sent to the hospital at Connellsville. They were slightly burned and will recover. The two men still in the mine are sup posed to be dead. The explosion oc- cured just as the miners were enter ing the pit by way of the shaft, which is 240 feet deep. Those who were in the mine, except the six killed and in. .ured, made their escape by way of two other entrances.
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
NC HOPE FOR MRS. MAVERICK.
Is Not Aware of Any Reason for Royal CIemency.

London, July 25.-In the house oi commons Mir Michael Dayitt, member !or South Mayo, asked the government II, ln view of the fact that the conduct VI Mrs. Maybrick in prison had been uhiicrmly good, the home office would not recommend royal clemency in her sese. Sir Matthew White Ridley, the Home secretary, said that he was un- ape to hold out hope of exceptional treatment of Mrs. May brick. The nome secretary added that he was not S"are of the existence of any reason TOT royal clemency.
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
HYSTERIA IN ANIMALS
Scientists Investigations show ths Ai1ment h Not Peculiar to
 Human Beings.

That animals are subject to attaclSa of hysteria is discovery only lately made by physicians. Yet theftwo cases recorded in the Neurologisches Central.
 blatt by Dr. H. Higier seem to leave no doubt about the matter.
 The animals that were affected were cat and canary respectively. The cat, which was nine months old, healthy and active, was one day deeply bitten in the back by dog and immediately fell down paralyzed. When Dr. Higier first saw it, five or six weeks after the in- jury, it walked only with its fore paws, dragging it's body and hind limbs. There was complete loss of sensation in the hind paws and in the hinder third of the body, both sides of the abdomen and back of the animal being indifferent to deep punctures with .
 needle and to hot applications. but it always responded to gentle touching of the front half of the body. The tail was paralyzed, but none of the limbs atrophied as is usual in such cases. .Dr. Higier considered that the cat was suffering from an inflammation of the spinal cord, but what occasioned him surprise was the fact that the ani-
 mai gave no positive signs other than
 the paralysis. One day the servant girl, being curious to see whether the cat would fall on all fours, as cats usually do, threw it from the first floor of the house onto the pavement. As mat | ter of fact it alighted on all fCairs, i'm mediately ran away and was, contrary to expectation, completely cured of it's
 sensory and motor paralysis, which had tasted for more than two months.
 The cat, therefore, really had nc lesion of the epinal cord at all and ali its symptoms were due to the fright experienced by the bite of the dog. In | other words, the cat was manifestly
 suffering from an attack of hysteria. Dr. Higier's second case showed itself
 in canary whose cage, with the bird in
 1t, was pulled down from the wall by
 cat, but Dr. Higier interposed before
 the cat seized it. The bird lay on the
 bottom of the cage, stiff as if dead,
 out was revived by sprinkling with cold
 water, after which it was lively, took | ts food well and showed no abnormal fly except that from having been fine | singer it became silent.
 For six weeks the bird never uttered
 note, then this condition passed off 4uite unexpectedly and the canary once
 more sang very we'll. Dr. Higier also | ,efers to three cases mentioned by Dr.
 rourette in which dogs showed hyster- l cal symptoms.-N. Y. Herald.
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28

Warning ,o County Examiners.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Doyne has issued the following official document:
 The school law as amended authorizes the school directors to expend ses of the common school fund annually in the purchase of globes, maps. charts. etc. provided the electors in an- nual meeting vote that such expenditure may be made. The law furthur provides that the supplies offered for sale shall have the ap- proval of the state superintendent As the price Of school supplies is continually changing. ask that you inform your directors that after September | 1899 it will be unlawful for them to purchase from any firm or agent unless the person offering the same for sale shall have a written indorsement of the article offered giving price of same. signed by the present state superintendent.
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
Stations.
Arkansas Banks.

The report of the comptroller of the currency shows the national banks of Arkansas to be in good condition. Un- der the head of resources the loans and discounty are shown to be e2, ,260, ,315.S4. The lawful money reserve in the banks is: Gold treasury certificates, s97, ,246; gold clearing house certificates. s5,s70. Under the head of liabilities the capital stock paid in is sl ,07O, 900. Due to other national banks. e36, ,642. IS; due to state banks and bankers, $237, ,1S6.71. Indi vidual deposits are s2,7S5, ,776.3l. Aver. age reserve held, 4S. S2 per cent.
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
Murdered n,. Infant Child.

A hunter in Calhoun county discov' cred the mutilated remains of Swear. negro child in a thicket near Thornton. An investigation resulted in the arrest of a negro woman named Ford, who confessed that the body was that of her daughter, and that her husband had murdered it He placed the body in the thicket, where it was found, and threatened the woman with death if she told of the murder.
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
Lawyers Home Burned

The home of B. Vinson, at Lake Village, Chicot county, was burned by an incendiary. Vinson is an attorney. He recently prosecuted and convicted a prominent negro named Lightfoot for stealing and some of Lightfoot's friends are supposed to have fired the building out of revenge. Feeling between the whites and blacks in that section is ble may result.
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
Warning to shlnsrs.

The following notice was found posted on 8 number of illicit distiller. ies in Cleburne and Van Ruren coun. ties: 'Whereas, there is trouble in this community, and the distilling and selling of whisky is the cause. there- fore, we do affirm before God that it must be stopped, and that there will be no relaxation from enforcing the law, and any one violating this demand will be punished severely"
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
Railrond Changes.

F. s. Rawlins has been appointed division superintendent of the Cotton Belt. with headquarters at Pine Bluff, to fill the vacancy caused by the resig- nation of Wm. Coughlin, who has ac- cepted the position of general superin tendent of the Pittsburg & Gulf.
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
Granted An Appeal.

NJ. B. Lane, convicted in Pulaski county of wife-murder and sentenced to be hanged August 4th, has been granted an appeal by the supreme court. This action suspends the iudg- hearing of the case by the supreme court
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
Disastrous ExpIosiou

The plant of the Helena Electric Light and Power Company was en- tirely destroyed by an explosion on the evening of July 22d. Fireman Charles Gram, the only person in the building at the time, was instantly killed. The plant was one of the finest in the state, and loss is estimated at sS0,000 The cause of the explosion is mystery.
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
BRIEF MENTION.


 A large roller mill is being erected al Salem.
 Newport wants . new passenger depot.
 Arkansas cantaloupes were the first to reach New York City.
 July goth there were "A inmates of the State Confederate home.
 A Eureka Springs merchant was fined s15 and costs for selling cigarettes to . minor.
 L. H- Green was overcome by heat in the csGidor of theHotel Maine at Fort Smith.
 Gov. Jones asserts that he refuses ten applications for pardon to every one granted.
 Tillman Campbell, of Augusta, has been appointed a second lieutenant oi volunteers.
 Andrew Carni1, the millionaire iron manufacturer, recently invested $50, ,00o iD Arkansas mineral lands.
 Geo. Burnham, of Jackson county, committed suicide by taking concen. trated fluid extract of opium.
 R. c. Marshall, arrested at Newport was indicted by the grand jury for bur glary, tried and convicted within 4s hours.
 The colored people will celebrate the thirty-sixth anniversary of emancipa. tion at Pine Bluff and Little Rock Au. gust 4th.
 The barn of J. c. Heffner & Son, near Carlisle, was struck by lightning, causing total loss of barn and large quantity of hay and grain.
 The annual reunion of Confederate veterans of Lonoke and Prairie counties will be held at the camping grounds in Lonoke county August 17th.
 An unusual downpour of rain in Car. roll and Boone counties July goth did considerable damage to crops.
 Arkansans abroad never miss an op. portunity of telling of her wonderful resources and rapid development
 Jim Stokes was shot and killed by Will Allen at tie camp in Jefferson county about woman. Both colored. The Southern Lumber Manufactur. CTS Association has advanced the price of yellow pine lumber s2 per thousand. A severe wind and hail storm in the vicinity of Helena on the night of July 2lst did consider able damage to crops. It is said Little Rock negress, who has been adjudged insane, caused the death of three of her children by in- human treatment
 Elijah Sheppard, P ' farmer. was arrested, u, brdtally beating his wife, wnv ls bed. fast with consumption.
 While out driving at Fayetteville Mrs. D. Portnell, wife the proprietor of the City roller mills, was thrown from her buggy and instantly killed
 The Abingdon Zine and Lead Mining Company, of Harrison, capital stock $50 900, all paid in, has been incorpor- ated under the laws of the state
 farmer near Jacksonport while ploughing in his field, unearthed au old iron coffin of ancient make. It is SUD- posed to have contained the remains of some Indian chief
 The daily weather forecasts are now sent by wire from Little Rock to 562 points in the state by p. m. of each day, from which points they are dis tributed by mail to contiguous terri tory.
 Wm. Branch, a Little Rock merchant. was arrested by Federal authorities on the charge of buying l,25O gallons of coal oil alleged to have been stolen from Fort Logan H. Roots by Quarter
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
Hustiing for a Cotton Factory.

An effort is being made to raise s10O,- 900 with which to build a cotton fac tory at Fort Smith. It is proposed to isssue stock in shares of s25 each, pay able at the rate of per cent per month, work on the factory to commence after the second assessment is made.
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
Son A ccused.

William Francis was assassinated near Halliday, Greene county, July goth, and his 20-year-old son, Lon Fran cis, is under arrest charged with tho murder. Young Francis was seen going toward his fathers farm about an hour before the shooting occurred, and had a shotgun. The elder Francis separ- ated from his wife about a year ago. They had trouble over the possession of the family homestead, and the SOD aided with his mother.
The Forrest City times., 1899-07-28
Taking and stes.ing.

It's just as much of a crime to take walk as it is to steal a march.-Chi- eago Daily News.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-02-10
DRYING on Cows.

We give the following for what'it is
worth not having had opportunity to
test the same. 1t was clipped from The
Agricultural Gazette of London, only
remarking that English agricultural pa
pers are more careful about what they
say than majority of American pa
pers
Two tablespoonfuls of Goulard's ex-
tract Of lead and one ditto of spirits of
wine mixed in quart of water is suf-
ficient for one COW. The mixture is to
be well rubbed into the udder and milk
veins for half an hour at least, using
one-half for the first dressing then miss
a day, and apply as before. The udder
will not require stripping; in fact, to
draw the milk does away with the To-
ton. Nor are any drenches wanted. l
saw some years ago a remedy for hoven
or swelling in cattle which l used with
good effect. Drench the animal affected
with two tablespoonfuls of dry chloride
of lime in quart of water, and the eff
feet is immediate. Years ago a well
known Shorthorn breeder lost several
cows from milk fever. He changed his
herdsman, who introduced new prac-
tice at calving time. He never MIXED
a newly calved COW fer at least three
meals, but let the calf remain with the
COW and take as much as it required
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-02-10

In writing to Dairy Reporter about
lining butter tubs Mr. Friday says; The
lining should be put in dry. First place
circle in position; then bring the two
ends of the side together and put lining
in the tub; then with one circular
movement of the hand the lining is
well in contact with the wood to which
it must adhere before the packing is
commenced. Hold the lining against
the tub with one hand, throwing water
between the lining and the tub with
the other, turning your tub from left
to right until the circuit is made. To
make it more complete pour about a
quart of salt water into the tub and
hold in such position that by rotary
motion the water comes in contact
with the entire inside surface of the
tub. You will find Your lining in per-
feet position and that Ii has been done
with dispatch.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-02-10
MILK PAIL COVER.

as possible, so that the hands may pro-
tect the openings from falling particles
while milking
If still greater cleanliness is desired,
a piece of strainer cloth can be used to
cover the top of milk pail, and the
cover pushed down ON to it, making a
complete strainer, but it would be de-
sirable to strain again when the pail is
emptied The neat milkmaid who often
attends to this last straining will be
pleased to find no black sediment in the
bottom of the pail as she empties it
and none in the cloth of the strainer.
If were ordering pals made com
plete with covers, I should have them
made with straight sides instead of far
ing and have the ears for the bail set
down low enough or out from the edge
of the pail far enough to allow of the
fange of the cover going on the outside
of the pail With fange on the inside
and the edge of the cover only even
with the outside of the pail, milk that is
splashed on the top of the cover in
milking will run off the cover into the
bucket, carrying some dirt with it.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-02-10
NOTICE.

Estate of Silas L. Armstrong, Deceased.
DURSUA ANT to the Order of the Surrogate
i of the County of Morris, made on the
thirteenth day of December, A D.. one thous-
and eight hundred aud ninety-eght, notice Is
hereby given to all persons having claims
against the estate of Silas l. Armstrong, late
of the County of Morris, deceased, to present
the same. under oath or affirmation. to the
subscriber, on or before the thirteenth day of
September next being Nine Months from the
date of said order; and any Creditor neglect
ing to bring In and exhibit his or her claim
under oath or affirmation, within the time so
limited, will be forever barred of his or her
action therefor against the Administrator.
Dated the thirteenth day of December,
A. D., 1898.
FRED L. Armstrong.
1879 Administrator.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-02-10
DEL, Lack. \ West. R. R
AND ESSEX DIVISION.
TO AND FROM NEW YoRK.

MOhfOlO AMI ESSEA DIV lSlONs
TO AND FROM NEW YORK..
Trains for New York leave Morristown at 5.14,
625, $50 TIP, tt7.55, 757, 1925, 70 u, 1910,
% 4 os sn Il di Is 4, ,s g. tsl5, 49, 6ss
Leave New York for Morristown AIS. SEQ,
7l0, $50, 1910, II 10, 1900 a. M, u. 20, 200
2SC, SSO, 400, $50, 800, $40, $40 800, $50,
100, $780, 9.l5, 1915, IL 90 m.
Saturday only.
Express trains; connections made with &C
commOdation trains making all stops.
IT orristCNn hxl1tst stolt al Msdieon, $50,
Summit, S.l1, and Newark, S.35 only.
tMorristown Express; stops at Madison 8.32
Rates of Communication from Morristown to
New York, $85 per year.
Monthly tickets can be procured at any time
third months, Sill each; fourth month, So.
fifth month, $6: sixth month, $3.50; seventh
month, $3.50; eighth month So; ninth and tenth
months, $5;5o each; eleventh and Twelfth
Family Trip Tickets; Fifty single trips to
New York, $50 ,1 Ten single ny trips sb.s5.
Leave Morristown for Dover, 500, IA, S.SS
l0l5, ll5S a. M l.2S, 25, AL, 90, $50, 7.S2.
l0.0e p; M. LBS q. m;
meets at Denville with train for Boonton, at
Dover with Chester Branch and with main
line train for local points between Washington
and Binghampton, at Waterloo with Sussex
Branch for Andover, Newton, Branchville and
Franklin. and at Easton with G. r. r. of N.
]. for Bethlehem, Allentown and points in
| Pennsylvania.
Train leaving Morristown lois g. m. con
meets at Washington with the Queen City
special, leaving New York at 10 a. m. fol-
Scranton, Binghamton, Syracuse. Oswego
Ithaca, Elmira, Bath, Buffalo, and for all
points South and West.
Train Leaving Morristown at 1.28 o. m. con
meets at Denville for all points ON tho Boonton
! Branch; at Dover with Chester Branch and
main line vestibuled train for Scranton, Bing
hamton, Owego and Elmira; Buffet parlol
cars attached. This train also connects al
Waterloo for Newton and points on Sussex
Branch; connects at Easton with c.. r. r, OF
n. J. for Bethlehem, Allentown and Points In
Pennsylvania connects at Monunka Chunk
with p. R. r. for Belvidere, Trenton and
Philadelphia.
meets at Dover with main train for Scranton
and with Chester Branch train; at Waterloo
with Sussex Branch train for Andover
Newton and Branchville. and at Easton With
G. r. r of N. j. for Bethlehem and Allen.
| town. The $50 p, m. train connects at Water.
| loo with Sussex Branch train for Newton
Train leaving Morristown at 7.32 p. m. con.
meets at Dover with main line for Scranton
st. Louis and all points South and West.
Train leaving Morristown at l008 p. m. con
meets at Dover with main line vestibuled train
of Pullman coaches and Buffet sleeping cars
| for Scranton, Binghamton, Syracuse Oswego
Buffalo and all points South and West
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-02-10
A cow For Every Acre.

We do not hear so much as we used
to do about the Importance of producing
enough feed on each acre to keep COW
through the year. 1t can be done by
growing corn as the main feed. But that
is not always, nor generally, economy.
for if all the land is kept in corn it
must require more manure than where
it can be every three or four years seed
ed with clover, and after all the soil
would be less fertile than after clover
seeding. Besides, more depends on the
milking character of the COWS than on
their number The best dairymen pre-
fer rather to reduce their herds in num-
Der and still get as much milk and but
ter as formerly. This makes the labor
much less, and if the lessened number
of cows leaves more land not needed to
keep them it can probably be given to
other uses that will pay much better. -
Boston Cultivator.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-02-10
NOTICE..
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Estate of Margaret A. irnett. deceased
PURSUANT to the order Of the Surrogate
OF the County of Morris, made on the
Sixth day of February. A. d.. one Thousand
eight hundred and ninetv-nine, notice is here
b. given tn all persons having claims against
the estate of Margaret A. Burnett. late OF the
County of Morris, deceased. to present the
same under oath or affirmation. to the sub
scriber on or before the Sixth day OF Novem
said order: aud any Creditor neglecting to
bring in and exhibit his or her claim. under
oath or affirmation. within the time so limited,
tn refor against the Administrator.
Dated the sixth day Of February A. d 1893
THE MORRISTOW WIN TRUST 90
Admin -ator &C.
All elaine may be presented to Willard W.
Cutler, counsel, Morristown, N. j. 1885
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-02-10
Curry Cows before Milking.

Cows thorld be cttrried and brushed
in the morning before milking, as then
they have just arisen from an all night s
redundancy and are as dirty and dusty
as at any time during the "a hours. A
prevalent custom for some mixers is to
brush off the udder and teats after they
have sat down to milk. This is wrong,
as then more or less of the dirt will get
in the empty pail. or, adhering to the
hands of the mixer drop in afterward.
All of the cows should be curried and
their sides and udders brushed before
the milking process has begun.