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The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
SENTENCE TO BE COMMITTED.
The President Extends Clemency ts
Thomas McVeigh, Sentenced to
Death for striking an Omcer.

Washington, Sept. 14.-Private
Thomas Mcveigh, Company G. First
Wyoming volunteer infantry, was
tried by general court martial con-
vened at linus, p. J., in June last, on
the charge of striking his superior of
fer. He was found guilty and SEN
fenced ITO be shot to death with
musketry at such time and place as
the proper authority may direct" two
thirds of the court concurring in the
sentence.
President Mckinley has directed
that the sentence De committed to dis
honorable discharge, forfeiture of all
pay and allowances and confinement
at hard labor for the period of three
years.
Alcatraz Island, Cal, has been des-
ignated as the place OF confinement.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
THE MARKET REPORT.
THURSDAY, Sep
Grain and Provisions.

st. Louis - Flour Patents. y NJ
other grades. 81. 75q3.l0 WHEAT s mir 0sy.
1oQ70lac. Corn--No. 2 mixed ~ at 4 IssS;gl
-So. 2. 221sm23c. hay-P o In s csrs
timothy new, Oaiv wv merry ellS, asH|
S7.006f9, 90. Butter - Cfeai'e',ss. In
dairy. i6QIsc. Eggs-Fresh; rs mess IL
Prime steam. IS, l2i2. Pork-HeTTs S @,s
Bacon-CIear rib, Csc. We ,,a,-d,s nsie
2oQ26lzc; Missouri ana a., s'ii''y SIC; ~
combing, 1890; ciothihs'
grades. 13dtl9c- usns~
septemeer. 7i%e: pessiussr; ns oe.' ~
744c. Corn-september. slsse' ssS.Ss:yt|
3Giac; December, ssssc; e as, w
Oats-September, 2lAc: Dseei'yS@ 81
May, 23ssc. Pork-Sente''naioseii;; III Jsnass
Der. IS. O5: December, :. isns'5 as,s i0cidxl
SIS. Lard~september; S .a,,sry. 50
s5.ssi.: December. s5.sila' .. lanolsss 81
Ribs-September, s5.4E: y SASS
December, $3.50; January
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15

Philadelphia, Sept. FIFTEEN hun
dred members of the Amalgamated
Journeymen House Painters associa-
ton went on strike in consequence of
the failure of the master painters to
sign the agreemnt presented them by
the association.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
A Titled Actor.

New York, Sept. 14.-George Francis
Alexander, earl of Yarmouth, who has
been spending the summer among the
butterflies of Newport, has decided to
dopt the stage as profession, ami
las been engaged by Charles Frohman.
He will make his first appearance in
Wheels Within Wheels" at the Mad
isop Square theater.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED

In Arkansas cotton has been serious
ly damaged by the protracted drought
The Texas cotton yield is very light
and blowing for wheat has been de.
layed by unfavorable weather.
President Mckinley mas definitely
annuonced that he will not be present
at the Dewey reception in New York.
Four men were killed and two in.
jured in head-on collision which
took place 21s miles east of Oxford,
Ia.
There is said to be heavy claim for
back taxes against the international
& Great Northern Railroad Co. in
Texas.
Miss Alice Knott was found dead in
bed ut Washington, having been
asphyxiated. A pet parrot had turned
on the gas. -sss...s--
An unknown white man committed
suicide on William Bosom's farm in
st. Louis county, Mo-, by blowing out
his brains.
Gen. Otis has cabled for 5000. 900
rounds of rifle ammunition, which
will be forwarded to him at once from
San Francisco. "A
A semi-official paper of Berlin in
vites the French government to ask
Germany for proofs of Dreyfus' inno-
cence. which it says will promptly be
forthcoming.
Terry McGovern, of Brooklyn,
whipped Pedlar Palmer, of London, in
less than one round in the arena of the
Westchester club, near Tuckahoe, n.
Y, Tuesday.
The British authorities at Hong
Kong have held up the American
troopship Tartar, on the charge that
it is overcrowded. The American con-
sui has protested.
The new car trust, the American
Car and Foundry Co.. capitalized at
$60,000,000, filed articles of incorpora-
ton at Lansing, Mica, ,.aying a fran
chise fee of $4,000.
The German third-elass cruiser
Yacht, while participating in the au-
tumn maneuvers, at Kiel. exploded her
boiler Tuesday, four persons being in
jured and four others killed.
Mobile & Ohio train No. 10 was
wrecked at Dryden, Ill. Several un.
known tramps were killed. The de-
molished cars contained merchandise
consigned to southern points.
The official crop report for Missouri
for the week states that corn has been
damaged in the northern sections by
the drought, and that blowing has
been retarded in some sections.
Chief of police Denton of Owings-
vile, KY, has returned from Marshall,
ILL.,, with DIR. Jacob w. Smith, the ply
stefan charged with the killing of
man named Craig, % years ago.
Rev. James Brown Scouller, one of
the Oldest ministers of the Presby-
terrain church in Philadelphia, died
Tuesday evening at his home in that
city. Mr.. Scouller was so years old.
The British Columbian government
is being urged to notify the French
authorities that it viii not make an
exhibit at the Paris exposition if the
Dreyfus verdict is allowed to stand.
Dreyfus' physician, DIR. Pozzi, says
that the captain is hopelcssly i'll. The
physician says that Dreyfus may live
only few weeks, and that he can
not live, in any case, only a few
months.
The old Gamble lead mine, concern
ing which there have been traditions
among the people OF southeast Mis-
souri, and northern Arkansas, has been
discovered in Fulton county, Ark, it
is claimed.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
AN AGED COUPLE MURDERED
Their Murderer was Their Drink.
Crazed Son. Who May Soon
Die Himself.

South Bridge, Mass, Sept. 14.-At
Fiskdale, about ten miles distant, John
King and nis wife, an aged couple, were
killed, Tuesday night, by their son Pc
ter, who was crazed from liquor. The
skulls of both were crushed. The muir.
dereralso attempted to killhis brother
Thomas, but only succeeded in in
fiicting severe wounds. Peter was ar.
rested. He became unconscious, and
NAV die.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
Wants Another Go.

New York, Sept. l4.-Pedlar pilDs
the defeated bantam-weight pugaS
has sailed for England. Palmer y
that after the approaching hghi "
Curley, which he is confident y !"
ming. he will be prepared to mas' : I
ether match with Terry Mcbo'e'i'
any sum the latter can raise.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
The Vanderbilt P.Il Bearers.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE pail bear
ers at the funeral of Cornelius Wander
bilt, on Friday. will be John Hone,
George r. Fearing, Chauncey Depew,
j. Pierpont Morgan, II. p. Ledyard,
Frederic Bronson, Samuel F. Barger,
w. Bayard Cutting, George A. Croker
and George McCullDch Miller.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
To Anticipate october lnters.,,

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE sem
tary of the treasury he's decided 4
view of the money srringency in "
York. to anticipate the October iui'@
est. This will amount to S.isAa
and is due on the four per cents 9
1907. The secre.ary's action "
taken without solicitation.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15

w, Wichita kas.. Sept. l4 e's'''
elect Miss Sadie ,Jossnh 'eu here h
oewess' Tor queen OF the an prete
sentiment growing our Of !. lestisaI
affalr is responsible e., .s Dreyia
ment. TIE moss
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
Asphalt Work. ~

i'hiladelphia, Sept. 14.-Th. !.
a a.', 4 Rose Re-, asphalt block = - h =
works. at Thirtieth and RAJ. and til
were destroyed by ire. enta;r. saess
or 100000. The blaze was as ~
the boiling over of cruds - sa''sd q
phalt. vi aad d
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15

Kingston. Jamaica. Sept. li-7t
American schooner Mildred T.. frsa
San Bias for New York. stranded hai
Tuesday. She is reported to b !
total wreck. The cargo has been Y
yaged and the crew are going hon.
Trouble is arising over the wrecks
looting the vessel.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15

Lourenzc. Marquee, Delaroa i,
Sept. IA health officer b,. :.
turned, after exaninging s,,sp;.;;a.
outbreak of sickness atMagudea sn,a|
place near here. He says ii is 4.
plague. but that no fresh cases H.
occurred there in the last 1, davs
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
The President Aruox.a

Washington, Sept. i4~-prcsid.a
Mckinley is more than provoked |,
the effort to mix him in local Chi.,,
labor controversies. and he will M
go TO the laying of the corner.so,
OF the new federal bnil.ing on 0,
tober Q if the attempt is persisted IN
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
THE ARMY AT THE PRESIDE.
There Are Now Nearly Twelve Thou
send Men CHARTERED In the
Preside Camp.

San Francisco, Sept. 14.-There are
TOW 1883 men quartcrcd at the Presi-
dio in this city. This includes $50 re-
cruits, 40 casuals, S57 in the regular
garrison, approximately 5,256 volun-
teer infantry on the way to the Philip
pines and approximately 5000 more
returned from the islands and await
ing muster out.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15

ST Louis-Cattle-Fancy ex spsrs "
e.s5: butchers. N.15q5.Y sS 1ovst Hs
4.sO; cows and heifers. E ssrs $500,
packing, s40omi55; butcher a,iys shsspy.
iight. s4.00Gl4.t0. Sne s,5 ~ sprins ~
chicago-Hogs-Mixed !, asansas,.slis &
81 .25a4. 02ls; good heavy Z. MAN III
heavy. s4.ioa42o;. light light aud a,,d heiisrs
Reeves. dts.D;cowsss ss IA "a
Q5.25; Texas steers ,.a s' westerns NC
5.25. Sheep-Mutton,
lambs, si.00G6.25. xa,iye ~
Kansas city = Cattle : . ,s1iis IL Il
81. 50as. Is; Texas steers avs and s ssf
cows, s.. a5as-4oi nat !,Ds feeders ssIs
mised- Il. ssS485; light, s smbs. go
ers. s4.35@4.S7lz Sheep -l'
muttons. s30044.".
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
Floods in Au.t-,.

Int. Austria, Sept. /.
rapid rise of the rivers SAIL. oh
and Traun has flooded the count count ~ =
terrupting road and ra;I,sa y
m,lnications. At Ischl and q con
several bridges have been a.. -'''ss
and many families have bssn ''e'H
from their homes. - un'a
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
Under the shadow.

New York, Sept. H.. Mr.. yandc--
bits death will force the retirement
of the large Vanderbilt family connec-
lions from any participation in the So
cial doings of the fashionable world
for some time to come, and will also
close to the members of the CAV
world several of the largest mansions
in New York.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
Dreyfus May he Pardonea

London. Sept. H. The Paris CO,
respondent of the Daily ChronRs
claims to have good auth ,rity for h
statement that Dreyfus will be ur
doned, although President Loubet VIA
not exercise his preroeatiye until sf,s
the meeting of the couseil re reyisix
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15

Paris, Sept. 1.-THE minister of war
ben. de Hallifet, has decided to re-
model the intelligence department Sep
TENDER Is. u win be exclusively mil
itary hereafter, taking no part in the
police or espionage services.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
The Pope Has n Cold.

London, Sept. IA special dispatch
from Rome says the pope is suffering
from only a cold, unaccompanied by
fever, but as precautionary measure,
his audiences have been temporarily
suspended.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
George siler to Move ~ -

Chicago, Sept. 14.-Geo,,.
widely known as the referss sa
greatest fistic encounters ~
years, has decided to leave ca ~.
and locate permanently in y.v s'a :
lie has been chosen oiBicial r.,,. 10
the Coney Island Athletic cbs
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15

New York, Sept. 1.-THE Ana.
Jewish year book, just issued =
mates the Jewish population !, ~ y
United States 1,043.s 500. New Wv !"
100000; Illinois, $4,000: pennssla i. =
$4,000; Ohio. $4,000; California !, -, -
Maryland, $4,000; Missouri 4, ana
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
Big Fire In Havana.

Havana, Sept. 14.-An alleged incen-
diary fire in the Cerro Ward Tuesday.
destroyed AZ buildings. One hundred
and eighty persons were rendered
homeless. The people tried to lynch
Francisco Garcia, the alleged incendi.
airy.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
Communication Intercepted.

Berlin, Sept. 14.-Floods are report
I'd in the Silesian and Bavarian noun
tain regions. Communication between
Munich and Innsbruck is INTERRUPTED.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
Nor,hwood, \. d., D.-troy.d.

Grand Forks, n. D., Sept. 1.-THE
town OF Norrhwood, was completely
destroyed by fire Tuesday. The loss Is
estimated at 100000. Fifty business
firms have lost all thei;- goods.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
Runner of a Pardon.

London. Sept. 1i.-It is rumored
that the Rothschilds have received a
message that Dreyfus has been par
doned. The rumor is believed. de-
spite denials.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15

Island of Bermuda, Sept. IA cy-
clone swept over this island Tuesday
night. Houses were blown down, snd
Others were anroofed.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15

New York. Sept. ,.,,s 9aa,seTnesnhf .l.s i
al 70l7is per cent; p risa. exehangs "A.
9kq5 per cent. Sters'iiin a banker, ..ssssy
with actual business ~ md al h; a;Ss'
$3.50 1891 for denano, rates go:
for sixty days avs. p 1sIls silver ssaVis'
commercial bill, ~ E5ac MeNlssn
59N5ss4c. Bar SILVER honds sIsaaF
41Iac. Government D
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
TYPHOID Epidemic iu Berlin.

Berlin, Sept. l4.-An epidemic of ty.
phoid fever has broken out in the Moa-
bite quarter.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15

Sept. 1.-THE German - '' Hsy
Sept. i3.-.The German srulser cond,,
has arrived here. '"'ser condo,
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
The Regulars Complained.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 1.-THE fol.
lowing cablegram has been received
by the Star from its special CORE.
spondent on board the Tartar at Hong
Kong:
Tartar, having on board the .Twen.
tieth Kansas regiment, been refused
clearance. Four hundred regulars on
board have made complaint of over
crowding. No serious sickness
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
cation.

Quotations for mlooWl, eT York E
lows. 81. Louis, &C. Ne"
Memphis, SIC.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
Danger of Delay.

Her majesty's government is in
creasingly impressed with the danger
of further delay in relieving the strain
which has already caused so much in
jury to the interests of South Africa.
and they earnestly press for an i'm
mediate reply.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15

Washington. Sept. :. ".
ments Tuesday wera The enk
total of 5,796. 80 making
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
Evidently of Importance.

Washington, Sept. IA cable mes
sage was received to-day at the wa,
department concerning the transport
Tartar, which has been held at Hong
Kong. Secretary Root thought 1t wa.
of sufficient Importance to take to the
president for consideration. The dis
patch has not been made public.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15
THE TRANSPORT TARTAR.
The Vessel Said to he Subject DO the
British Navigation Lnws-She
fs sirapIy Chartered.

Washington. Sept. t4.-The army
transport Tartar, which is reported
detained at Hong Kong by the British
authorities, was chartered by the Unit
ed States, and is owned by the Ca
madam Pacific Steamship Co. She sails
under the British flag. 1t is said that
under these conditions she is subject
to the British navigation laws, as be-
ing chartered by the United States
does not entitle her to American reg
istry. The British consul can deter
mine whether she complies with the
British navigation laws, and il She
does not, she has authority to unload.
The quartermaster's department
does not know why the Tartar went to
Hong Kong, but it is supposed that IL
was for the purpose of docking her.
The Tartar sailed from San Francisco
July "a. She carried 1921 men. IL is
stated at the war department that she
was under the supervision of the
boards of health at San Francisco. and
that she would not have been allowed
to sail from that port IL she did moi
comply with the regulations. When
she arrived at Manila Gen. Otis report
ed her with all on board well and nc
deaths. She sailed from Manila Sep.
TENDER 4, with 1908 men on board
The Twentieth Kansas volunteer in.
fantry with Gen. Funston is aboard
the Tartar. but it is understood that
the volunteers make no complaint
and are anxious to have clearance
granted the ship III order that they
may proceed homewurl.
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15

London, Sept. IA representative
Of the press learned that the British
message to the Transvaal does not de-
mand reply in rs hours. the exact
wording being request for An i'm
mediate reply" The message is not
IN ultimatum. in the generally ac-
cepted sense of the word 1t ex-
presses the hope that President Kru-
ger will accept the. propositions to
''Relieve the present tension
The Forrest City times., 1899-09-15

The beautifully proportional Oceanic
looks smaller in the water than she
really is. She has three polemasts and
TWO tunnels. Her saloon is 50 feet
long, 81 feet wide, and o feet high,
with dome. Some OF the staterooms
are l31a feet BY feet. The passenger
accommodation is 400 saloon, 300 in
termediate and 1000 steerage.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-19
STANDBY MID=ROADERS
TENNESSEE POPULIsTs.

TENNESSEE POPULISTS.
The state executive committee of Ten
nessee met in Nashville Aug. o., with
only two absentees. one of whom, |
learn, failed to receive notice. The OBJ
ject Of the meeting was to set on foot
plans for reorganizing the Peoples
party in Tennessee, and the committee
was unit on all questions relating to
that end. Indorsing the action of the
Cincinnati convention the chairman
instructed the district committeeman
to urge county chairmen to commence
the formation of precinct clubs, and in
the counties where the organization has
gone down through the fusion OF 1896.
to appoint some uncompromising Mid
del-of-the-Road Populist to carry on
the work of forming precinct clubs and
act as county chairman until a regular
chairman could be elected. The state
committee also instructed the district
committee to select and propose to the
next meeting the names of true Middle
of-the-Road Populists for presidential
electors, both for the state at large and
the ten congressional districts. Whar-
ton Barker was Endorsed for president
and Ignatius Donnelly for vice-presi-
dent, and the committee resolved to
establish state paper at Nashville.
r. M. TANKESLEY.
State Committeeman.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-19
MISS DONNELLY'S POETS.

POEMS BY ELEANOR C. DoNNELLY. One volume svo CLOTH
q cents one volume 9vo, CLOTH gilt edges, SIPS.
ATUSCANr MAGDALEN AND OTHER LEGENDS AND POEMS
49, Same price and style of binding
lHE LOST CHRISTMAS TREE. Stories and verses for children
Price, 80 cents, net. - 80
AMYS MUSIC BOX Uniform with Christmas Tree" Price
SO -
CHRISTMAS CAROLS OF LOVE LIFE Gilt edged and il
lusrated Price 50 cents net
RHYME OF THE FRIAR STEPHEN Uniform with "Chr;sn,s
Carols" Price 50
PRlNCE RAGUAL. Uniform with both. Price, 50 cents.
CHILDREN OF THE GOLDEN SHEAF Poems chidren)
Price, 40 cents,
HYMNS OF THE SACRED HEART Vols. q cents EACH
AkLONDlkE PICNIC. Retail, s. cents, net 81
All to be had at H l. KLINER & CO., 824 Arch Philadelphia Pa
Mr.. DONNELLYS BOOKS.
We receiving applications Donnelv that
we have concluded to keep supply of them hereafter
nth them direct to applicants.
AILANTlS, 40 pages illustrated ..................$2
"RAGNAROK," illustrated
GREAT CRYPTOGRAM," oo8 pages illustrated az
"CESAR'S COLUMN 367 pages in ........... 100
"DR HUGUEI, 3o7 pages cloth OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
GOLDEN BOTTLE pages cloth NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
AMERICAN PEOPLES Mp es se nsS pages, cloth "a
paper
The above include the postage which the Great Cryptic
gram is IS -
Address: The Representative" Minneapolis. MIMI
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-19

-. Natives Of Kentusky FORTY
Democrats: in religion. Protsstants.
Il. The political leaders are 8. e.
Jones (Dem.), Glasgow. circuit judge:
Mack Bahonnon (Dem.). county judge:
John Jones. Glasgow; R. D. Carr (Rep.)
Glasgow. ex-judge; ]. F. Taylor (Rep.).
Glasgow, postmaster. w. H. Jones
(Rep), Freedom. state senator: B. O..
Ellist (Populist), Hayes county chair
man; DR.. J. r. Biggus tPopulist). Ma
bob. ex-county chairman; A. ]. D. Fos-
ter (Populist). secretary county COM
mittee Of Glasgow. Ky.
Il. God willing. l shall vote for Bar
ker and Donnelly; but, when the refer
endum vote by clubs Is taken, would
prefer Donnelly in the lead.
Is. prefer the referendum plan of
party government. DETEST ALL
FORMS OF CONVENTIONS, and think
they should be abolished.
(Hear that. Joe ParkerO
N. BIO my brother farmers: Is
the value of gold real or Imaginary?
Please answer In The Representative.
II real, state why. II not real, state
why. Yours truly,
B. w. NICHOLS.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-19
F. A. & |. u. Dept.
(EDlTED BY. c. HANLEy)

| At the recent trust conference held in
Chlcago, we attended as a delegate to
represent the Farmers Alliance and In
dustrial union and delivered an address.
with other representatives of agricul-
tural societies, consisting of Hon. John
Hill, Jr., president of the Illinois
Farmers Alliance and Industrial union.
and Republican in politics; also Hon.
s. H. Greeley, president of the Illinois
Grain Growers association, strong
Democrat, and Hon. Aaron Jones, grand
master Of the National Grange, strong
Republican, while l represented the
Middle-of-theRoad Populists
Strange as it may appear every speak
er had but one solution of the difficulty
with trusts, and that was government
ownership of the railroads. telegraph.
telephone lines and all public utilities"
The agricultural delegates were given
the right of way in the convention
and were the first to formally open the
set program.
l was honored by. an appointment on
the program committee, of five who had
general charge of 4 e1,speekers and pa
pers which were Iead. I was also
member of the organization committee
and credential committee. the only
committees appointedaduring the ses-
sion. ~ n
Immediately upon ythe presentation
OF the addresses of the1iagricultural del
egates, which were received bv that
vast audience withe hearty demonstra-
lions of approval, the delegates follow
ing, representing finance, manufacture
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-19
FIVE WERE WISE, FIVE FOOL
ISH"

The following letters are the first two
received in answer to my questions
published a fortnight ago. The first
represents the foolish; the second, the
wise virgin. that would take Standard
Oil away from the trust to trim her
lamp. Such letters will be published
from time to time in this column. But
II any reader neglects to report for his
county, the complete review cannot be
furnished. Hence REPLY AT ONCE
before you forget It, The questions are
repeated in substance in letter No. for
the benefit of those who have not saved
them in former ISSUE Please write
me letter at once, covering the same