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The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
Conference Appo,ntmenss.

At the closing session of the twenty seventh annual Methodist Episcopal conference, held at Russellville, Bishop Joyce announced the following appoint ments:
 Little Rock District-C. B. Littleton, presld- ing elder: Almyra. j. W. Slusher; Amity c. F. Brock: Avera. L. C. Patterson; Beebe w A. Fitzgerald; Center Valley. to be supplied by H. N. Morris: Cleveland. J. W. Wood; Gillett. George Watts: Heber, J. A. Hall; Hot Springs. D. N. Lewis Little Rock Main street. D E. Brummett. Ebenezer. c NJ Henderson, circuit to be supplied by H. C. Adams; Sulphur Springs supplied by A Ostander; Texarkana, F.. n. Strsng. Waldron. R. L. Stewart; Keeieg. supplied by Walter Twyford.
 Harrison District-A J. Taylor. presiding elder: Cove City, W. F. Wood: Clear Creek. !. o. Coleman; Cushman c. A Gilbert; Harrt- son. s. c. Stanhope; Huntsville. supplied by Willis Phillips: Jasper. N. W. Smith; Lead Hill. F. J. Johnson; Mammoth Spring. W. R. McNeese; Mountain Home. supplied by J. L Springs, supplied by W. H. Stewart; Snowball. W. H Brown; Wild Cherry, J. L. Masters, Witt Springs, Q. W. BrakebilL
 Fort Smith District-G. L. Scaffer. presiding elder: Bentonville, J. H. Maddox; Chester. J. F. Valleon; Corley. J. W. Waters: Delaney, c L. Edwaads; Eureka Springs, T. W. Shipiey Fayetteville and West Fork. A. c. Hummer Fayetteville circuit. D. c. Thurman. Fort Smith. Frank Cole; Jenny Lind and verta c. Edwards; Mansfield, W. Nj. Foster; Magazine and Ellsworth. H. J. Poole; Mena. C. D. Whit man; Norwood. ". R. Nelson: Rogers. H. E. Swann: Springdale j. M. Granger: Pottsville. F. NJ Brakebill; Russell. ]. NJ. Jackson Rus sellville. R. W. McMasters; Saltwater, H H Twyford; Stuttgart, J. NJ Beadles-
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
Must Pay the Tax.

United States Attorney Trieber, of the Eastern district, has received in- structions from Washington to begin at once prosecutions for all violations of the war revenue law by new corpora. tions, which are required to pay cents on every $l00 worth of shares issued on organizations or reorganizotions, on the face and not the actual value. In all cases of default prosecutions will be instituted after sufficient notice has been given to pay the tax.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
Reward for Honesty.

In small village just outside Nottip, ham a farm laborer went to the general store, which was kept by an old woman hot overstoeked with brains, and asked for "a pabnd O bacon." The old lady produced the bacon and cut piece off, but could pot find the pound weight. "Oh, never mind { pahud weight" said he; "me fist jus. weighs pahnd, so put ther bacon in { scales" The woman confidently placed the bacon into one side of the scales, while the man put his fist into the other side. and of course took good care to have good weight. While the woman was wrapping the ba- con up the pound weight was found, and on seeing 1t the man said: Nah you see if me fist don't just weigh pahnd" The pound weight was accordingly put into one scale and the mans fist into the other, this time only just to balance The old woman on seeing this said: "Wha, never seed aught so near afore! Here's red herrn' for thee honesty, me lad."-London Spare Moments.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
AsEassinated.

A man named Brake was assassinated 1t Rector by some unknown person. He was found on the sidewalk a few SO close to his victim was the murderer that the formers clothing caught on fire from the burnt powder. Five large bullet holes were found in Brakes body. Brake short time ago sho. and killed Red Davidson, a prominent citizen of Rector, and it is thought some friend )f Davidson killed Brake out of revenge.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
Married the Second Time.

John Horn beck was married the sec ond time to Miss Francis Farrar at Fort Smith last week. The couple were mar ried in Missouri It years ago, and lived together continuously since. The ob- ject of the second marriage was to en- able Mrs. Farrar to draw a pension, in ease of the death of her husband, the certificate of their first marriage hay ,ng been lost, the justice who performed the ceremony failing to make record of the event,
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
Serious Trouble at a Dance.

At dance at George Patrick's, 12 miles north of Ozark, Tom Parker quar- reled with F. H. Anderson for danc- ing with young lady, and a fight fol- lowed, Parker stabbing WA. Anderson. brother of the former. who interceded to prevent trouble. several times in the abdomen, from which he died Parker also stabbed F. H. Anderson twice, in- dieting fatal wound
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
Mysterious Death.

ductor, was found dead in his room at Newport The cause of his death was .he effect of two wounds in the right temple, produced by pistol shots, both of which came out through the same nole in the forehead. The pistol, which IS supposed to have been used, was Iying on the bed, with two chambers suicide, but was murdered.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
Married on the Sly.

Miss Anna James, daughter of Unit. cd States Marshal A. D. James, oi Kentucky. was secretly married tc Arthur Whitaker, of Penrod, rail, road employe. There was no objec, ton to the marriage, except the health of the young lady. She went tc Owensboro with her father, but ar hour after reaching there was mar. ried to Whitaker. They then started hack home. She got off the train a, Penrod, while Whitaker continued his run.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
How He Writes Them.

"I am surprised to learn that the young man to whom 1 have been talking writes those brilliant and profound articles which nave caused so much comment" said tho fair stranger to the native.
 Docs he claim that he writes them! asked the native.
 He gave me to understand so Isn't i: true?"
 "Oh, yes, it's true enough" replied tho native. He writes them-from dictation. He's private secretary and amanuensls to the man who composes them. m."-Chicaso Post.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
Smiths Pipe Story.

While celebrating his ninetieth birthday anniversary at his home near Piedmont, W. Va, Isaac Smith, in lighting his pipe, ignited his long flowing beard. The flash from the burning hair set fire to a curtain and it, in turn, ignited the house, which was destroyed. Mir. Smith was seri- ously burned and will lose the sight of both eyes.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
A Well-Known River Man.

Capt. A. J. Carter, the best-known river man who ever ran boat between New Orleans and St. Louis, died in the sixty-fifth year of his age at Plaque mine, La. While Capt. Carter did not enlist in the federal navy during the civil war, he was practically in the service of the United States govern. ment. He was called upon to serve more than once as pilot and captain. and took the Belle of Memphis from St. Louis to Memphis, the first boat to make the trip after the outbreak of hostilities.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
BRIEF MENTION.

The Mena Ice Company has been ia- corporated.
 Smallpox is raging in Izard county. of mild form.
 Smallpox is reported at Garden Bot tom, Yell county.
 A canning factory is being erected at Gentry, Benton county.
 The Second Regiment will be mus tered out at Anniston, Ala.
 J. T. Smithwick, aged 92. died at his home in Jefferson county January 18th
 The communication list of convicts to be released during February contains 2s names
 The Price hotel and the residence of Vim. Freedman at Ashdown were de- stroyed by fire.
 The time fixed by law in which deer, wild turkeys and prairie chicken may be killed expired January 31st.
 An order for the completion of the I ~ United States court at Fort Smith
 The Ladies Hospital Association of Pine Bluff won in the Hicks contested will case, a bequest of S1, 300 being in volved.
 The grocery store of E. D. Hearin, Pine Bluff, was totally destroyed by fire January 29th Loss, sl, 400; insur- ance, $500.
 February there was confined in the penitentiary 19s prisoners under 2l years of age, 4S white, 154 colored and one Indian.
 George McLendon, colored. who shot and killed Bill Wist, deputy constable at Little Rock, was sentenced to = years in the penitentary.
 Articles of incorporation of the J. A. Tappan Hardware company, of Helena, capital stock, s25, QUO, have been filed with the secretary of state.
 Harvey Keller, a young white man. was struck by falling tree while cut ting wood on his fathers farm near Hot Springs and fatally injured.
 The contract for the iron bridges be- tween Little Rock and Howe, I. T, on the Choctaw < Memphis, has been awarded to a Pennsylvania firm. Burglars entered the office of the Ketcham Iron Company at Fort Smith, bound and gagged the night watchrau and blew the safe open. They secured only s6.
 John Bunch, section hand, claims to have made a rich discovery of gold ore within a distance of Van Buren but refuses to divulge the exact location of the lode.
 The Hot Springs Business Men's League adopted resolutions favoring national quarantine, and forwarded same to Senators Jones and Berry at Washington.
 A monument in honor of Gen. James Miller, the hero of Lundy's Lane and the first governor of Arkansas, is to be erected at Temple, New Hampshire, where he was born. N H. Stark, while delirious from the grip, jumped from a second story win dow of his boarding house in Newport. distance of % feet. and escaped with only few slight bruises.
 G. A. Mansfield, prosecuting attorney of the Fifteenth judicial circuit, ten dered his resignation and Gov. Jones ! appointed Hon. Ed H. Mathews, of Ozark, to fill the vacancy.
 Walter Lee Phelps, native of Law renee county, bears the distinction of being the youngest captain in the regu. lar army. He is 20 years of age.
 Gen. Powell Clayton. ambassador to Mexico, will shortly visit Hot Springs. Little Rock and other points in this state. He will spend several weeks al Eureka Springs, his old home.
 AY. NJ. C. A. building for railroad men will be erected at Texarkana, pro- vided citizens subscribe sS,0O0. The railroads centering there agree to do. nate the grounds and ss,Ooo.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
Wants Protection.

F. w. Clapp, an elder of the Church of Jesus Christ (Mormon), writes to Gov. Jones from Newburg, Izard coun- ty, asking protection for himself and family. Clapp states that he is being persecuted on account of his religious belief, and has been warned to leave the country or suffer death. The mat ter was referred to the sheriff of Izard county.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
 PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Ns living on Cedar creek, in Newton coun- ty, Mo-, were at church, on the night of the 26th, their three children, whom they had locked in the house at home, were burned to death. On returning at II o'clock the parents found the house in ruins
 The United States transport Rou- manian, Capt. Walcott, arrived at New York, on the 29th, from Neuvitas, Cuba, where she landed the Third volnnteers, from Savannah. The Rou- manian brings 2s passengers. dis charged soldiers, carpenters, elec- tricians and some stowaways, who had drifted down to Cuba in govern ment transports. and who were sent home by the military authorities.
 A. c. Bradley, the old soldier who shot Gov. Smith of the soldiers home at Santa Monica, Cal, has been found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon, but recommended to the mercy of the court.
 Fourteen persons were killed. on the goth, by an explosion of gas in the Palia mine, near Mazarron, 20 miles west of Cartagena, Spain. None of the miners succeeded in making their es- cape.
 Gen. NJ. V. Sheridan, commander of the department of the lakes, has is- sued orders for the departure of an expedition to the Philippines.
 One of the three powder magazines situated on the salt meadow, just out side of Bridgeport, Conn.,, exploded or the 29th. Several houses in the neighborhood were badly damaged, and two children, Pedro Malena and Katie Andrews, were cut by flying glass. The shock of the explosion shook the whole city.
 The body of the man found on an island near Taylor's Pass in the Gulf of Mexico has been identified as that of Capt. I. A. Sturtevant by his son, I R. Sturtevant, of Fort St. Philip. Capt. Sturtevant was in command of the ill-fated launch Paul Jones.
 The reason for the wonderful ad- vance in Isabella stock, at Cripple Creek, Col, is now apparent. On De- cember IS last the stock was quoted at 30 cents. January 2s S1.50 was bid and no sellers appeared. In fl days the property had advanced s2,70o,000 in value. Some of the free gold ore runs S500,000 to the ton.
 John Buck, confederate veteran, was buried with honors by the Grand Army, in Boston, on the 29th. At the funeral services there were represent ed the Grand Army of the Republic, the Military Order of the Loyal Le- zion, Gov. Wolcott, through his rep resentative; the delegates from over 20 Massachusetts Grand Army posts and many private citizens. Another determined attempt is to be made to secure the release of Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the American woman, who has now been ten years in an English prison. convicted of murdering her husband by poison. Ambassador Choate has agreed to present the appeal.
 The statement of the condition of the treasury issued on the 30th showed: Available cash balance. Sa9i,- 7ee.- gold reserve, S22s,s9i.s .s6l. Iwenty-six children are reported to have been drowned by an ice disaster ct the village of Warpuhnen-B Boirhein, Russia
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
Chair Factory Incorporated.

Articles of incorporation of the Ar kansas Chair Factory have been filed with the secretary of state. The in corporators are all citizens of Little Rock, and the proposed factory will be located within the penitentiary walls A contract has been closed with the state and convict labor will he em- ployed.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

Thomas Douglas, of Warren. for years one of the most prominent citi-- zens of northern Ohio. died, on the 2sth, aged SC. He fought four years with the Fourteenth Ohio battery, and was among the first of the many abo- htionists in that section, having had a hand in the famous underground rail- way system.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

On the 21th President Diaz appoint ed Manuel Aspiraz, assistant secretary of foreign relations, to be ambassador to Washington. The appointment is well merited. Senor Aspiraz had been in constant touch with the late Am ibassador Romero, and knows all the details of Mexico's relations with the United States. He is very able and courteous diplomat. He speaks En. glish, and has charming family.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

Archbishop Ireland visited the vati- can, on the goth, where he had a con ference with Cardinal Rampolla. papal secretary of state. Many cardinals and other ecclesiastics visited the archbishop at the Hotel Bristol, where he was staying.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

Senor Munoz Rivera, leader of the local government, speaking for the peo- pie of Porto Rico and referring to the reported appointment of the colonial commission says: "It produces gen. eral satisfaction. All Porto Ricans de- sire self-government, and applaud the disposition of the authorities at Wash ington to grant the same. It will win profound sympathy among our people for American"
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
Three Important Captures.

Ben Cannon. negro wanted at West Point, Miss, for the murder of white man, was captured at Helena by Con- stable Pickle. Two other murderers John Gibbs, wanted in Mississippi county, this state, and Henry Smith, wanted at Lyons, Mass, were also cap tured at Helena.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
For Safe Keeping.

Sheriff Sam Johnson, of Yazoo coun. ty, Miss. took J. NJ. Harper to the
 Jackson (Miss.) jail for safekeeping, having rescued him from a mob. Har- per is charged with wronging and then murdering his sister-in-law to hide her shame. All parties are white.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
Determined Elopers.

Joseph s. Greenfield and Miss Mar. tha E. Deason rode nearly all night over frozen roads in a buggy with the mercury almost to zero in order to elope from their home in Todd coun. ty, Ky, and were married in Cald. wells livery stable, in Clarksville, Tenn.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

The war departments order of the 1th inst, providing that the Spanish bank of Havana should collect the taxes in Cuba for the fiscal year end ing June 30, 1899, was revoked, on the 27th, by the secretary of war, and Gen. Brooke, at the same time, was cabled to establish system for the collec- ton of the taxes.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

The two hundred and fiftieth anni- versary of the execution of King Charles l. was celebrated. on the 30th, by the Legitimist and Jacobite leagues in London and the provinces. NJ n- bers of wreaths and floral crosses were deposited at the foot of the Charles l. statue in Whitehall.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

The committee of the whole of the Kansas house of representatives has recommended for passage Repre- sentative Babb's bin to give the com missioners of counties along the Ar kansas river the power to levy a tax for the purpose ofcontesting the right of Colorado farmers to use up all the poses.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

s. E Gross, the Chicago millionaire. who brought suit for damages against Edmund Rostand, author of "Cyrano de Bergerac," for alleged plagiarism, has made application for membership in the Chicago Press club. The appli- cation is indorsed by Stanley Water loo and Charles Eugene Banks.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

President Mckinley expected to have in his possession, on the 2d, the complete report of the war investiga- ton commission. The report com prises about 10000 words. Attached to it will be an appendix of 500 print ed pages, setting forth all of the tes- timony taken by the commission dur ing its investigation.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
PRECIPITATION.

Average for the month, 4.s inches
 Average number of days with .ol Of an inch or more 10
 The greatest monthly precipitation was l2.s4 inches, in 1892
 The least monthly precipitation was 6S inch, in 1895.
 The greatest amount of precipitation in any 24 consecutive hours was 5ls inches, on Feb ary 27 and 2s 1880.
 The greatest amount of snowfall recorded in the state in any 24 consecutive hours, was inches. on February l. 1895.
 Average number of clear days, s; partly cloudy days, s; cloudy days, i2
 The highest velocity of the wind was 3s miles. from the northwest, on February :. 1895
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
A Veteran Preacher's Death.

Rev. J. B. Campbell, veteran Bap- tist preacher, fell from his chair at Beaumont, Tex, while rocking the cradle of his grandehild, and expired.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
Barkman Admitted to Bail.

Joe Barkman, who killed Dave Ed wards at Texarkana, was admitted to bail in the sum of g ,5o0 Being unable to get out of bed on account of a wound received in the duel with Edwards, the examination took place at Barkmans house.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

Conferences are being held in New York city looking toward the forma- ton of combination of wholesale grocers in the western states who do an annual business amounting to $500,000 or more.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
Hoy Killed by . Train.

Marion, ths seven-year-old son of Manager J. Nj. Creamer of the Western Union telegraph office, at Knoxville, Tenn, was killed by a train.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
Disappointed Burglars.

Burglars entered the Oxford (Ala. l depot of the Southern railway and blew open the safe with dynamite. G. x. Meredith, the agent, had taken his cash, large sum, to the bank the afternoon before, and the burglars get less than $10.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

The United States steamer Bear ar rived at San Francisco, on the 3Otl, four days from Seattle. She will prob ably be overhauled at the Mare Isl and navy yard.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

The Paris Figaro declares that ne- gotiations between the British and French governments do not chiefly concern, as is generally supposed, Newfoundland and Madagascar, but the Bahr-El-Gazal territory of the Nile valley.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

Gen. Miles has received a notifica- ton that if direct evidence is neces- sary that chemicals were used in the preparation of army beef, all he has to do is to send to Omaha. where many eye-witnesses can be had to sustain the charges.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

The Chicago Young Peoples Chris tisn Temperance union. which has just formulated and sent out plan for lifting the entire debt from the Woman's Temple and making it a memorial to Miss Frances F.. Willard, is bending all its energies to making a great demonstration at the temple on February r. the first anniversary ot Miss Wiliard's Heavenly birth day"
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

The robbery of over e6o,000 from Paris bank in London, on the 23d which has been the sensation of the 2oth, when the chairman of the bank announced at a meeting of the share holders that f40,0o0 in the largest notes had been returned to the bank by post.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

F. E. Carleton, editor and proprietor of Town Talk of San Francisco, and editor and manager of the official or gan of the Knights and Ladies of Hon. or, the Chronicle, Indianapolis. died at San Francisco on the 2sth
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
From . Shock.

Hugh and Will McNally, brothers, at Middleborough, Ky, were run over by train and killed. Will McNally's wife died from the effects of the shock.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
A Rapid Talker

Representative De Armond, of Mis- souri, has the reputation of being the most rapid speaker in the house, and is the dread of stenographers.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

Gen. Geo. $. Greene died of old age at Morristown, \. T.. on the 2Sth. He was graduated at the United States military academy at West Point in 1893.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

Six prisoners escaped from the county jail at fort Smith by capturing the jailer and locking him in a cell. Two of the fugitives are Bob Trent and H. $. Wilson, charged with the murder of Ike Davis last fall at Huntington.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
A Fatal Mistake.

Mrs. F. N. Andrews, wife of the wire chief in the southern district for the Postal Cable and Telegraph Co.,. died at Birmingham, Ala, in terrible pain from a solution of cyanide of potash taken accidentally. Death resulted 30 minutes after the drug was taken. She had been taking medicine for long while, and at supper time forgot it. She went to her room, picked up bot. tie in which she thought her medicine was, and took tablespoonful. Doe tors were sent for at once, but they could do nothing.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
One Man Stabbed to Death and Another Seriously Wounded
 at a Dane.
EVENTS OF THEWEEK BRIEFLY cRROEIcLED

Conference Appointments-AnI Iron Moun- tain Conductor Found Dead in New port Hotel-Mysterious Murder at Rec tor-Chair Factory to Employ Convicts. Brief Mention.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
February Weather.

The following data, covering period of l9 years, has been compiled from the weather bureau records at Little Rock for the month of February;
 TEMPERATURE Mean or normal, 46 degrees The warmest month was that Of lse2 with an average of 54 degrees
 The coldest month was that of 1925, with an average Of s degrees.
 The highest temperature was ss degrees, on February l6 1885. February s4, 1890, and 1891. February r. lS9s
 The lowest record was degrees below zero, on February :. 1895