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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
HIGHLY SATISFACTORY TEST:
War Ship Tested at Indian
Head Proving Grounds.

Washington, Sept 20.-A number al
Russian and American naval officers
went to the. Indian Head proving
grounds yesterday to witness the test
of Krupp armor plate representing
large quantity of the armor of the
Russian battleship now building at
the Cramps yards in Philadelphia. The
party included Admiral O'Neil and
Lieat. Seymour, of the bureau OF ord
nance; Gen. Mertwago, military at.
tache OF the Russian embassy. and
three officers of the Russian navy, one
of whom will command the battleshin
when completed.
The. test was of more than usual in.
terest. as both governments are close.
iy observing the character of this class
of armor, and Admiral O'Neirs obser-
vations were with view to presenting
the matter to congress in connection
with the question of furnishing armos
for the new United States battleships
and armorcd cruisers.
A five-inch armor plate was subject,
ed TO test, fiye-inch steel projectiIes be,
ing used against it. Five shots were
fired, the lcwest velocity being 2,057
feet per second and the highest 1000
The plate withstood these shots, there
being no sign of crack. rhe maximum
penetration was two inches. The of.
ficials of both countries regarded the
test as highly satisfactory.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
Big Batch of Pardons.

'iov. Jones last week granted seven
teen pardons, as follows: Solomon
Shepherd, colored, aged Is years, car
rying concealed weapons; Archie Mer-
rick, Pulaski county, gaming; Frank
stewart, Lincoln county. grand lar
ceny, one year; Joe Van Cleaver and
Frank Rogers, Fulton county, grand
larceny, one year; VIM. Ripley. Greene
county, grand larceny, two years; Alex
Younger, Marion county, carrying pis-
tol; Ollie Gillespie, Pulaski county, dis
turbing the peace; Theo Bosley, Drew
county, stealing COW, to restore citi-
zenship; Orlando A. Robbins, Montgom-
cry county, stealing watermelons; Jas.
Dozier Williams, Conway county, man
slaughter, to restore citizenship; 7. s.
foungblood, Carroll county, carrying
pistol; Robert and Nell Bowline, SELL
ing whisky without license; Matte
Rawls, Howard county, carrying pistol;
VIM. Kelley, Logan county, selling
whisky without license; Thos. Garner,
Searcy county. to restore citizenship.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
HAS NO COMPLAINT TO MAKE.
A. a sailor Renr-Admirnl schlcy
VIII Obey Orders Unauestioning- !
1y-An Important station.

Washington. Sept. 20.--Rear- Admiral
Winfield Scott Schley will succeed
Rear-Admiral Howison in command Of
the South Atlantic station. He has
no protest to make against the assign.
ment which the navy department Sc.
iected for him. As sailor he will
obey orders without a murmur. He
called upon the president yesterday
afternoon and told him he had no
complaint to make; that he would
cheerfuily assume the duties of any
post selected by the authority which
IT had been his pride 10 serve for 4;
years. Rear-Admiral Schley was very
reticcnt when he left the White House
after his interview with the president
and except to say that he always
obeyed orders, would make no state.
ment as to the interview and offeredns
comment upon the assignment to the
command of the South Atlantic sta.
ton.
To the rear-admirals friends the
Piesiuent mas sara tnat ne regards the
situation of great importance, especial
ly in view of the trouble in South Al.
rica, and the unsettled condition of af
fairs in some of the South Americs
countries. Far from regarding the as.
signment as a slight, the president
told Admiral Schley's friends he re,
garded 1t as mark OF distinction. BE,
sides, he said it was the cnly way to
crafty the admiral's desire for ses
service. The Asiatic squadron Is in
command of Rear-Admiral Watson, and
Rear-Admiral Farquhar. who is Ad,
miral Schley's senior, has been select,
ed for the command of the North At,
lantic squadron when Rear-Admiral
Sampson leaves it after the Dewey re.
ception in New York. The only other
squadron commensurate with the dig.
nifty of flag officer of Rear-Admiral
Schley's rank, therefore, is the South
Atlantic. 1t is probable in view of the
importance attached to the station al
this time that some additional ships
will be assigned to the squadron
which now consists only of the flag.
ship Chicago, the Wilmington and the
Maclias.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
BRIEF MENTION.

Forest fires did much damage in the
southern part of Cleveland county.
Mayor Watson, of Newport, rendered
his resignation to the city council.
Walter Simmons, Faulkner county
farmer, was thrown by a mule and
killed.
Many vets of both the Blue and the
Grey were present at the reunion at
Mount Ida last week.
Guards have been withdrawn from
the coal mines at Jenny Lind, Hunt
ington and other points.
Andrew Langston, colored, was killed
in free-for-all fight in a negro church
near Sardis, Hampstead county.
The agricultural and mineral re-
sources of north Arkansas will be ex-
hibited at the st. Louis exposition.
The safe in the postoffice at Newport
was blown open and $500 in cash and a
number OF registered packages stolen.
The government has offered reward
of 5000 each for the arrest and copvic-
tion OF the postoffice robbers at New
port.
John Cox, Little Rock railroad man.
took dose of carbolic acid by mistake
He fingered for seven hours in great
agony.
Miss Helen Gould presented the Y.
M. c. A. for railroad men at Texarkana
with 81 900 with which to furnish the
building.
W. I. Rayburn accidentally got his
arm cut at saw-mill near Judsonia.
blood poison set in and he died within
"a hours.
DIR. J. Il. Cook. of Dardanelle, at one
time quite wealthy and prominent in
business circles, suicided by taking
strichnine.
Ex-Gov. Tuggle, Of Arizona, has pur.
chased mineral lands in North Arkan-
sas and will make this state his home
in this future.
The Dardanelle & Russellville short
line has passed into the hands of east
ern capitalists, and it is rumored the
road will be extended
Ben Muldrew and John Dooley, both
charged with murder, escaped from Jail
at New Lewisville by burning a hole
through the roof of their cell.
The Carter lumber mill and yards at
Riverside, on the White & Black River
Valley Railroad, were totally destroyed
by fire. Loss on lumber and mill,
SIS, 900.
The little son of James Good, a Sec
tion foreman at Sedgwick, returning
home from school, fell on his slate, a
piece entering his side, killing him in
stantly.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Ben Miller Shot Down in His Own
Yard by His Stepdaughter's
Sweetheart.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY cHRoNIClED
Mystery of the Recent Assaults on White
Women In Little Rock Cleared Up BY
the Voluntary Confession of the Negro
Fiend who Committed tho Crimes.
The Right Party Mt Last.

After numerous arrests, the Little
Rock police at last have in custody the
brute who, about six weeks ago, made
attempts to criminally assault five
different white ladies in the above city
within "a hours. His name is Fred Pei
ton, a 22-year-old negro. and he has
made confession, detailing how each
crime was committed. Pelton was
driver for a transfer company, and on
the day after the commission of the
crimes returned to his work. At that
time the whole city was aroused to
high pitch of excitement, and many
were ready to accept the slightest clue
to the identity of any suspect and mete
out to him death without the formality
of trial. During all this excitement,
Pelton pursued his avocation as the
driver of dray through the streets OF
the city where every officer and citizen
was on the alert to effect his capture.
He would probably have remained at
liberty until such time as the oppor-
tunity offered for him to successfully
carry out his dastardly intent but for
the keen memory Of colored servant
girl, whom Pelton attempted to assault
on the morning hewas arrested while she
was on her way to her employers. This
girl was badly beaten and choked. She
recognized her aasailant as Pelton,
and when arrested he made full con.
fession. Although the brute failed ip
each case to accomplish his purpose,
his victims were shamefully abused.
The penalty in each case is 81 years in
the pepitentiary, and as there is six
charges against him he has little
chance of ever committing another
such crime. The two suspects held for
trial have been released. Pelton's en-
ployes state that he is above the aver
age in intelligence, and fairly well
educated.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
Moonshiners in Hoe.

Deputy United States Marshal Hol-
man and posse made successful moon
shine raid in Nevada county, capturing
Jim and Miles Downs and Bob Parks
The prisoners were placed in Jail at
Texarkana.
The large building at Texarkana,
formerly occupied by the Arkansas Oil
Company, together with a number of
box cars, went up in smoke on the Goth.
8. N. Kelley, in the custody of an
officer of Fulton county en- route to the
penitentiary to serve a sentence OF one
year, died on board the train just be-
fore it reached Hoxie.
w. j. Windham, of Wheelen, Clark
county, accidentally shot himself in the
foot. The wound necessitated the
amputation of his leg, from the effects
If which the victim died.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22

Ben Miller, a railroad man, was shot
and killed by Carl Winfrey at Texark-
ana. Winfrey had been paying atten-
tions to Miller's stepdaughter, Miller
objected and warned Winfrey to stay
away from his home. On the day of
the killing Miller returned home from
his work earlier than usual, and as he
entered the house Winfrey, who was
on the inside, opened fire. Miller was
struck by three bullets, one entering
the bowels and two the left shoulder.
Winfrey is in Jail.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
Gov. Jones' Idea.

A dispatch from st. Louis states that
Gov. Jones, who is in attendance at the
antitrust conference, expressed the
view that it would be good idea for
the governors and attorney generals to
agree upon some plan of action that
would prohibit trusts, and then each
governor return home and convene the
legislature of his state at once and sub
nit the same to that body for ratifica-
tion.n
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
COnvfcts IIscape.

Five convicts escaped from the camp
near England by saving hole through
the roof OF the stockade The escapes
are George McLendon, from Pulaski
county, convicted last spring of muir
der and sentenced to II years; Lemon
helm, Chicot county, five years for
grand larceny; Jesse Graves, Howard
county, five years; Love Boyd, Column
oia county, four years, all colored, and
sam kindle, white, sentenced to IA
years from White county for burglary.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22

The telephone is only about quarter
Of century old, but there are already
over 100000 public and private connec-
tions in the world. OF these the United
States has more than one-half-173,0 ,00O
Germany, which comes next. has only
10000; Great Britain only 10000.
Switzerland has more than France, who
is slow to adopt the Chicago
Chronicle.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22

Young Groom In jail.

Wiley Ridley and Matte Davis, first
cousins, eloped from Little Rock and
were married at Plumerville. The
bride is only II years of age. Her
father caused Ridley's arrest for en-
ticing a minor f.om home, and the
young lady was compelled to return to
her parents
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
Only Nigh, Reports.

Jacksonville, Fla, Sept. 2o.-Ths
state board of health announces that.
owing to the increased demand upon
the doctors doing service in the epi-
demic at Key West, no reports on the
situation will be made during the day.
A statement will be issued each night,
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
Saw-Mills Running Overtime.

From every section of the state comes
the report that saw-mills are kept run
ming overtime to fill their orders. A
few more railroads through the un-
traversed territory of Arkansas will
AID materially in making her one of the
best states in the union commercially.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
Demand Pure Water.

The Texarkana city council adopted
resolution abrogating the franchise
of the water company, and ordered pay
ment on water furnished withheld until
such time as the company furnishes
wholesome water.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
Foreign Corporations.

Only about one-fourth of the foreign
corporations doing business in this
state have complied with the law
passed by the last legislature, which
requires them to file copy of articles
of Incorporation with the secretary of
state. All corporations which have
failed to comply with the law are now
liable to prosecution and fine of not
less than 81 900.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22

Note-Mixed car loads OF meal and hulls:
The above rates will apply on mixed car loads
of meal and hulls. but the proportion OF cotton
seed meal must NO: exceed 80 per cent of entire
car load.
The conditions and exceptions apply
ing to tariffs Nos. and are the same
Is those under No. l.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22

Fire destroyed the Strowbridge bar
bar shop at Fort Smith. The Wells
Fargo Express Company and the Bloch
Queensware Company suffered damage
to the extent of $4,000 each. Total
loss SS, 900, covered by insurance.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
Tight Between omcers and Tramps.

Tight Between Onicers and Tramps.
At Hopefield, Crittenden county, q
pitched battle took place between a
gang of about so tramp negroes and
officers of the law, resulting in the SER
ious wounding of one officer and the
fatal wounding of two of the blacks
The negroes were finally dislodged and
a number of them placed under arrest
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
Colorsd Shoplifters.

Two negro women were arrested at
Warren for shoplifting and fined $50.
Their plan was to entered store to-
gether, and while one engaged the
salesman's attention the other would
conceal under her clothing such articles
as she could get hold of.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22

Mrs. Gabbleton-I haven't seen Mrs.
Van Antler at church lately.
Mrs. Crafork-No. She is so con-
scientious! She never allows her re-
igious proclivities to interfere with her
social duties.-Puck.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22

His Punishment should Meet the Crime
Cass Stephens, living six miles from
Hot Springs, chained his young son to
a bed-post, locked the door to the room
and forbade the child's mother furnish
ing it food. The boys sister reported
the case to the authorities, who re-
leased the lad after he had been in
chains SO hours. The inhuman father
was placed in Jail.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
His First Act.

Hon. R. l.. Lawrence's first act as
chief executive, during Gov. Jones' alb
sence in st. Louis, was to grant par
don to a colored dominic, wrongfully
convicted of taking unto himself toe
MANY wives.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
CONDITIONS.

CONDITIONS.
l. When any freight included in this tarin
shall be carried over two or more railroads. or
parts OF railroads, not under the same control,
the rate shall be determined by adding together
the charges on the several roads, or parts Of
railroads. as prescribed In this tariff for the
respective distances such freight is carried
over each, and deducting from the sum 20 per
cent The aoint thus ascertained may be d.
uded between roads over which freight Is
transported In such proportion as may be
agreed upon between such roads; provided,
that the rate thus ascertained shall in no case
exceed the maximum rate provided for in this
tariff.
a. All connecting railroads which are under
the management and control. by lease, owner
ship, or otherwise, OF one and the same COM
pany. shall for the purpose OF transportation in
applying this tariff be considered as constitute
Ing but one and the same road, and the rates
sEall be computed as upon parts OF one and the
same road.
When two or more routes of railroad ex.
tend from point Of origin to destination, the
lowest rate applicable under the specifications
OF this tariff by any one Of such routes may be
adopted by the other routes interested with
out affecting rates at intermediate points on
bucn routes.
The following railroads are excepted from
this scedule Of rates, to-wit:
All independent short lines, fifty miles and
less than fifty miles in length. and the Arkan-
sas Midland Railroad Company. the White &
Black River Valley Railroad Company and the
Louisiana & Northwestern Railroad Company.
Commodity TariH No. 2.
Applying on cotton seed carloads (mini-
mum weight 20 600 pounds.
RATES IN CENTS PER 100 POUNDS.
Distances. Rata
25 miles and under
80 miles and over 25....................... 81
40 miles and over 30. 30............. 6
75 miles and over 40 40..... u
100 miles and over ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Q
100 miles and over 100 00........lO 10
259 miles and over $50. 150.............n ri
Commodity Tariff No. 8.
Applying on cotton seed products, straight OF
mixed car loads minimum weight, 10000
pounds.
RATES IN CENTS PER 100 POUNDS.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22

COTTON TARIFFS.
hsiiroad Commission Promulgatss Rates
Between Points in Arkansas, Ense-
tive October ., 1900.

The state railroad commission has
promulgated the following rates for
cotton and cotton seed products from,
points in Arkansas. effective October I'd.
Commodity Tariff No. 1.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
THE SITUATION is VERY CRAVE
Nearly FOur Hundred Cases of YeIs
low Fever mt Key West and
Stil1 Spreading.

Washington, Sept. 20.--The yellow
fever situation at Key West is regarded
as grave. Since the first case was re-
until now there are almost 400 cases.
New cases are appearing at the rate OF
about thirty day but the mortality
is low. Fifty-four cases and two deaths
were reported for Sunday and Monday.
As Key West is situated below tho
frost line, the epidemic will have to
run its course.
Washington, Sept. 20.-Surgeon Gem
eral Sternberg has received dispatch
from Havana saying that the yellow
fever outbreak is fully under control.
The number OF cases in all the hospi-
tails in Havana are nine soldiers and
IL civilians. There have been no
hew cases at Cabanas garrison since
the 9th.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
FORREST CITY, ARK AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER % 1s

telieve that the principle of monopoly
linda its inspiration In the desire of men
TO secure by monopoly what they can not
secure In the open Held of competition.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22
Railway Discrimination.

~ mas been suggested that discrimina-
ton by railroads has aided the trusts
There Is no question that discrimination.
favoritism, secured oy one corporation
against another producer and rival, has
been largely Instrumental in Enabling y
desired monopoly to become practically a
complete monopoly. Now that can be
remedied by laws that Will prevent this
discrimination, still monopoly may exist
The remedy must be complete enough TO
prevent the organization of a monopoly.
Now. what can be done to prevent this?
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-22

MY friends, all of you have TO know IS
human nature. God made men selfish
Selfishness is merely the outgrowth of an
instinct of self preservation. IL is the alb
normal development of A mans desire 70
fshness, and We must so make our laws
that people shall not be permitted to tres
pass upon the rights OF others in their
efforts TO secure advantages for them
selves j believe that society IL interested
In the independence of every citizen. So
city is interested I'm this because IL a man
dies and leaves no provisions for his wife
and children. tbs burden falls upon So
ciety.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-05-15
IT CANT BE DONE


Disease Can Be Cured Unless the
Stomach is First Made Strong
and Vigorous
This is plain because every or
gan in the body depends on the
stomach for nourishment. Nerve,
bone, sinew, blood are made from
the food which the stomach con-
verts to our use.
How useless to treat disease
with this, that and the other
remedy and neglect the most i'm
portant of all, the stomach.
The earliest symptoms of indi-
gestion are sour risings, bad
taste in the mouth, gas In the
stomach and bowels. palpitation,
all-gone feeling, faintness, head
aches, constipation; later comes
loss of flesh, consumption, liver
and heart troubles, kidney dis
eases, nervous prostration, all of
which are the indirect result of
poor nutrition. :.
Any person suffering from indi-
gestion should make it a practice
to take after each meal one of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, al
lowing it to dissolve in the mouth
and thus mingle with the saliva
and enter the stomach in the
most natural way. These Tablets
are highly recommended by DR..
Jennison because they are COM
posed of the natural digestive
acids and fruit essences which as
slst the stomach in digesting all
wholesome food before 1T has time
to ferment and sour.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are
sold by druggists, full sized pack
ages at so cents. They are ex-
cellent for lnvalids and children.
A book on stomach diseases and
thousands of testimonials of gen.
uiLe cures sent free by addressing
+. A. Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-05-15
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

G.. G. Leitner of Dunnellon
was registered at the Ocala
House yesterday.
A big colored excursion went
to Lochloosa today on an F. G.
& 2. special train.
L. G.. Bell and wife and Mrs.
A. q. Lee Of Rock Springs were
registered at the Montezuma yes
terday.
G. j. Hagood, formerly OF
Ocala, but now prosperous
wood dealer of Jacksonville, was
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Metcalf, who has been as.
sisting George MacKay for sew
eral weeks, is spending the week
with his family in. Ocala.
Mrs. I. o. Arms will return
home to West Lebanon, Ind,
Wednesday. She will return in
the fall to attend the trial OF
Nick Myers and son.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles M
Gray have returned home after a
most delightful visit to Charles
ton during the reunion, and a
pleasant stop-over at Savannah
where Mr.. Gray conducted ser
vices yesterday in st. Johns
church.
Little Bessie Porter, daughter
of Rev. J. G. Porter of the Bap
tist Witness, IS visiting her aunt
Mrs. Toby, at Lake Weir, ant
after the commencement exercis
es of the j. B. Stetson University
at DeLand, Mrs. Porter and hel
daughters will visit Mrs. Toby
/ for several months.
H. G.. Groves, our new post
master, Is putting In some goot
work around the postofflcc. Al
of the glass has been thoroughly
cleaned. The floor in the centel
was scrubbed Saturday night
and all of the woodwork will b.
secured and re-varnished and tn,
walls freshly kalsomined.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-05-15
That ThrObbing 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 strong
nerves and build up your health.
Easy to take. Try them. Only
Is cents. Money back if not
cured. Sold by Garrett and Ger
ig, druggists.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-05-15
VEGETABLE CRATES

1 am now prepared to fill
all orders for Vegetable Crates
on short notice, and growers
will do we'll to write or call on
me for prices. All kinds OF
pine lumber cut to order. Mill
northeastern part of city.
B, n. SEYMOUR
DIV OcaIa, Fla.