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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-02-09

&ssas
szyI1lon Pokagon 1n,ryl
& q .$s : ssss@ q n. /;
2 Hartford, mich. duuos7za d sinier
clw6tdtdsza Indyaid kieggo s~zzyynnona Poke ',kq'
gon. B,yl on .chory .ptzzetzz. kilka tygotli'
zmarly szylmonl jest ostatnim WOODEN
I~ndys1sskim ! plemienia Pottawattem6w.
ojciec lego Leop,ald fokagon bys tym
wodzem. kll6fy " ryoku 1888 sprzedal
stanom Zjednoczouym tefytoryum, nj
k,6tym stoi obecnie miasto Caicago.
s.. sszzyynmaon. :Ppoe'kla.gon urodzil sig v
mics ainie Pokagon. " poblisu South.
Beld.s Ind a sytcie, swe zak:hczzyyl "
swoim micszkaniu " gminie Lee, W
powfecie Aljegan, " stanie Michigan.
Krotko pc inauguracyi prezydenta
Llncolna Pskagon odw.edzil go, bedsc
plerwazym I%hdyaninem, k:6ry zwied1il
Bialy Dom. i mias audyeacye u Gene
rala Grant " roku 1874. Zn1a,ly WOLF
oyl c1lowieklem wyksztalconym j
posiadal rzeroks slave jake publ;czly
m6aca. Zrnl~ on tztery jezyki i swego
czasu napis; Fksiaikeo swoiin narodzle,
%szcztg6lnie'o plemieniu Pottawattom6w.
Niedawno temu "a iego posrednictwem
plemie. Pottawattom6w o~dzyskalo cd
rzadu Star6v Ziednoczoaych naletGe
I'M $11S 900 r%oczrej pensyi. kt6.a za~
trzymano in-z powodu nfeskrcmaego
zachowania sig tych. czerwonosL6ryoh.
W: chwili swego zgonu Pokagon. zajety
byl opisem. strony Icdyshskie, z rzezi
fortecy Dearborn, kt6-a, wedlug
ciaglego jego twierdzenia, zawsze Il,
by}a reprezentewana. Zarazem W
chwili zgona czylil OF u rzadu strania o
prawa w~lasnosci ma obszer-
ny trakt gruntu. W S2odku mlasta
Chicago, kt6ry 10 trakt, wedlug
jego, na1eiy do p'emienia
Pottawa.ton 6w k'6:ego to p.emienia
Pokagon .byl zawsze szanowsnym
,ez l6wnanym- wodzcm | ,br,d &.
Prev. Ks. biskup Foley, Il
.zakazsl p%ochowania zma'lego ;
Ia miejecu swieconcm n nawet ME
lad .: zwlokami ceremoni,
,ogrzebowej odpraw { W katoliokin
,oSciel', poniewkz zmar}y Pokagvn
ssp6lnie zJl, jak 1nst z zena, z !. nut:eeEnia-
k.'6ra Cd piic.rwasszeego swego MEGA
'yla sig r%ozwiodla. co sprzeclwia sig
ktsciola rzymss -kal,ckie o.
mad zwt,kami cost " odpra-
vione' W pomieszkan*u Iniyanina' Mix
' pobl:4u Hartford Mich, przez sdwo~
rata Eugls, prawnika. Pokagoaa, a ks
ZOOS, z Dowagiac zezwolil ra pocho-
van,e zwlok ma miejScu mics "ieconem
;mentarza..
PIerwsza zrnl i dwoje dzieci .Poka~
iona pochowanc g ma locie sakupio-
lei pa katolickim cmenta,za W si'veIA
Creek.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-02-09
80 TISMS q. s.A - u..4I@.eI 800 as@E
uszk'o ,ll W
pokodczenae)

4 llyokonczerie..)
NNaajjwieeei slynie. NJ. .lp's Kaszu
bach jakis tuszkowski Maciek, p
kasz U N : 9 < (Czytaj:: Matzs,,
9 tyn spowiadaja, ze gdy czubat
fure. .hapusty wi6z} ma targ d
Miastka (przezwanego przez Mem
COW r u m N 9 5 b u + g, lie raz
mu g}dwka skulneta sig 2 woza
p%owtarzaf: ,,Jak6 glowa, tao
rozem." Alec j jego w}asna g}o'
wa-nle musiala bye fest, b
dostal %pomieszanla zmys}6w, C
przecie& wyszfo mu ma korzys6
.Poczciwa ,wiara tuszkowska obra}s
60 soltysem.
Jednego razu gonili Tuszko.
wianie wseiek}ego kota, a gdy
bestya schroni} sig do stodo}y
ME MONA by}o go tam ,,ch W a
c e g." zapalili Gala stodo}e. =
Przypatruja c sic p}omieniom VIOLA
s. Tero ma &c mama, pujko!
Prey drodze wiodacej z Tusz-
k6w do Lipusza znajduje sig mo-
gi}a, pod ktdrs, -podlug opowiada-
daniaSzludu, spoczywaja zwfoki
kaszubskiej w~ieszczki, s{ynacej
pod mllanem ) uszkowsko Matka".
o jej pogrzetbie opowiada} autoro~
wi nlniejszego artyku}u pewien
kaszuba,. pod Wejherowem, taxa
historya:
.:.Kiej Tuszkowsko Matka k}up~
la (umar}a) tel ja wiezle W pore
:wo}6w ma smihtorz. A jak ju belle
HAWAII ujechani, tel W lese ptoch'
co go. ,z6lnia' nazewaja, je} wo}ao
,,}yk! .}yk!: }yk!' T.. czejta lie,
jak to kusy. rzeknie jeden do dru-
diego. - To ME kusv, bratku, le
nos wolo, re. name idz }eko
drzec - perswaduj e starszy mnle~
dze gromada. - LIE chutuszko me-
kejmas Sc do lasa! = l ostawiele
Z, w6z i zark (trumne) ma drodze, a
poszle drzec }eko., - Ciej potym
nazod przeszle: ia men sam mol
(mieisce) tel ju wo}6w, nj .woza ME
be}o, jeno zark osto{ ma westrzod
~" .=r"r--| - '. -'- '. # 80
drodzi. Bydleta wekraccle z wozem
W strone zkad przcszle, i pre- tym
zark spod a wofe posz}e so do
dunn. =.
Jak tn tero radzec? -
D}ugo drapale SO Pc g}owach i.
medytowale, jaz jednak rads ma
lee,zle:: W,Vejco REX starszy::- oiej
ona3tu osta(1a), TO widac, 70 n tn
chce lezec i tn j. pochdwma. : I
.sta}o: Sc ;:vedle jego madry rade.
Ably zrozumiet, dla czego
darcie }yka ola Kaszuby Jest
rzeczs tax wazna, trze|'a wledziec,
ze dawniej ma Kaszubach lie znano
innych %powroz0w, jak %upleoione 2
k6ry, xdartej z jakiego twardego
.drzewa. dzisiaj jeszoze rybaoy
kasszubscy do sieci przewazn1e po~
wroz6w z }yka uzywajja.
Tuszkowianie, lax ,wszyscy
Kaszubi, lubili chodzit ma jarmaki
nawet 90 mil polskich daleko. Q
iedne1 takiej tuszkowskiej wyprae
vie j%armarcznej. do miasta Como
n;om;pckn Zanau) leza-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-02-09

N.Rs 5sss.a5sS ~ - 80 ~ .saas5.S$4.
sene polseie lnor ;z'es--rzek ,starszy
Brace, bsdzema Sc muszal
wplaw p'usce6. I przepiynell pre-
owe tatarke, twawo robiac rekoms
niby taby y bloc1e, AZ zdyszani
s~zczealixie wypiynell : sineg
NORA IA piasek.
Zaczeli sic potem rachowad
czy ably kt6ry = nieh ME utonal
ale ME mogli : TEN prayjs6 I'd,
rychtu.n-Wiec nakazat, starszy, alb,
kazdy sw6'j nos wfozyl v krowie:
ME, co leza} ma trawie, j zrobi
mark. / tax oni sig ,,dorechowe-
le, ze zodnego5z Mich ME ,,feleje-'
! Me ms pewnic domu polsko-
kaszubskiego, nj wtym,n nj " starym
kraju, " kt6rym ME znanoby
jakiej anegdoski 0 Tuszkowianacb.
Lube te hi~ssoryjki dotad ME costa
~ spisane ma papierze, przechodza
one ustnie Z rokolenia M pokolenie ;
przez ludzl gadatliwych, weso}ych
z zawi}owanlem bywaja opowiada..
ne Ola ubawienia s}uchaczy.
Dzisiaj juz nawet niedorzecz-
no6ci, pope}niane przez Polak6w
czysciejszem narzeczem m6wiacych,
jak Mszur6w, Kociewiak6w, Pa}u-
czan i t. p. o6mieszane bywajq jake.
popisy tuszkowskie. W tym kraju.
.zw}aszcza, og6} emigracyi polsklej
lstotnie nler. tax sic zachowuje,
jakby wieksza po}ewa amerkahskich
Polak6w by}a z Tuszk6w rodem.
Jak Tuszkowianie obrali soltysem
g{upiego MaGka, tax tn W Amery-
&c w~ybieraja ma pos}6w do sejmu
g}up1ch, a CO gorsza }otrowsk1ch
albo ludzi ME umiejacych
podpisa6 swego uazwiska. Znamy
nawet dose DUE miasto, gdzie g}o-
~ polskie wybra4y try razy z rze..
1u burmlstrzem dyrskttoora kk>>pea
muzycznej, kt6ry, ~maszerujac W
mundurze %majorsk;m pred
,,banda'', niby s%owizdrza}
jaki pa}ka: " powietrzu wywija},
60. ."M~. d 4 :.%.3 = =
Ia komedya prostaezkom wiecej.|
imponowa}a, niz wielkie rozumy
blurowych politykier6w; ulicznego
muzykanta zna}a utica, on tez
PREY wyborze ma burmlstrza aaj-
g}os6w zyskiwa}.
Malpowaniem. Tuszko ian
odznaczy@a sic W tym kraju take
.uza pewna polska parafa kt6ra
haniebnie speniewiera}a pozby}a
sig jednego z najlepszych
polskich, q przyje}a jake
proboszcza krymyn aliste, kt6ry
ja potem przyprawil 0 strate 100
dolar6w.
A coz movie czestych ma tel
p6{kuli zaburzeniach pc polskich
parafiaoh, 0 tax zwanym ruchu
niezaleznym, O dzia}alnosci i cha
rakterze .prasy polsko-amcrykah-
skiej t. p? = Czy to ME ciekawe
okazy tuszkowsklej .oswiaty i do
skona}osci?:
Juz. take pc spokojnych dotad
polskich osadach. farmerskich zaa
czyra sc krzewic Tuszkowianizm
" Pine Creeku n. p, nledaleko
II ;nnnv nawot maia T',,sxkow;on,.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1899-02-09

UsU-1uuzle MoW1a tycn dfu3
kujacych maszynkaach..,
ssanowny panic s.. Ksltonik! &
r.: Don,osse psDu, i nassYD'kke
llo,.rEymalem j jestsm Z niej zadowo-
lotanlY amin mmyi1lal. Aeby M
sy1am panu 800 j pros1s nj
pr1yslada tskle nassynkl IL
moloh koleg6w. g5sfs
ussAnowia1njjem Antonis
1sW.r1biiokl, =s9s I %
B51 s., W,odb,as
Tombstone prospector., 1899-11-18
RNbbed the Grave

A startling incident, Of which MT. John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject, is narrated by hirn as follows "I was in . most dreadful condition. My skin was almost yellow, syes sunkep, tongue coated, pain cOniin- uslly in back and sides, no appetite gradually growing weaker day by Jay. Three physicians had given me up. Fortunately, . friend advised trying Electric Bit'ere, and :o my great joy and surprise. the first bottle made 1 decided improvement. l continued their use for three weeks, and am now 6 we'll man. Iknow they saved my life, and robbed the grave of another vic,im," No one should fail to try them. Only b0cts., guaranteed, at Tombstone Drug Store.
Tombstone prospector., 1899-11-18

s.oucaSe c Your >oWrt a sss~ars-
 Candy Cathartic. cure eti.s-.,..sson foreN. e. 5s. II O c. tsa. -rgrg,ss refuaa 1ss,
Tombstone prospector., 1899-11-18
lhaneands gre fryiaf ft.

Tn order to prove tie great merit of Ely's Cream Balm. the most effective cure for Catarrh and Cold in Head, we have pre- pared a generous trial size fo- 10 cents. Get it of your dragg:st o- scnd l0 ,ents to
 ELY BROS, -5s Warren St., N. Y. City.
 Isusers1 from cats-rh of the worst fip.i ever since a Doy, aii 1 never ho,--s or cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seeIns C Ss even that Many scqnaintances have tscd it with excellent Tesrl:s.--oscar Ostrum, z5 Warren Ave, Ch;cago, Fl.
 Ely's Cres1n Dsln, is tho ackaoaiedee6 cure for catarrb and contains no ccos-ins, mercury nor any injurious drEg. Prics. @ csntA At druggists or by mail
 ssas .cssr ee Spis sn. ss.s -s issr lire Ava,
 f0 Gui; tobacco easily and forever be raas sf.e. faii pf fife. Bsrs, ard vIgcr. tsze No-E sac the wonder worcer. that makes weak .nc isiSng All druggists. soc or s'. Cure g'safa. ed Booxier and sasapie free. z6cres
 s.-1 Rev se~r r ~f- s r,eS Va
 ssduease Your Bow, a sss~xrs
 Candy Cathartic. cure eti.s-.,.asson forev. sse. hcC e. ts4l -ygg,ss refund 0ss,.
Tombstone prospector., 1899-11-18
UNIFORM RANK X p
lOOF F

nISPEE LODGE. NO. 10. MEETS EV- h cry Wedresday evening I. Co>sIA-
 BE, N. z. EMIL MARKS. R. :, Wis ing brothers cordially invited Co attend
Tombstone prospector., 1899-11-18
BISBEE DEPARTMENT. ,..~
COPPER KING OF ARIZONA

Regardless of Fluctuations in the Price of Murphys in Arizona, Copper King Stock is not affected thereby. There is great distinc- ton between the Vegetable and Mineral Kingdoms. The Red Metal is still triumphant and will not be downe1 by Small Potatoes.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
Wanted to BE Parted.

An old colored woman presented the
following communication to the county
clerk of Pulaski county; "Argentry'
Oct. Ito the County Clerk of Little
Rock: / do Here bi on This day agrees
TO give my Wifi devorse. We cannot
any more Agree to live together and
we wants to be Parted" The note was
signed by the womans husband. She
was greatly disappointed when in
formed by the clerk that he had no au-
thority to grant her a divorce.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
Two Merchant. Indicted.

As a sequal to the confession Of Geo.
Expert, convicted OF stealing and DIS
posing of government supplies while
quartermaster sergeant at Fort Logan
H. Roots, an indictment was returned
by the federal grand jury against Mike
Riegler and W. II. Branch, two Little
Rock merchants, charging them with
receiving portion of the goods stolen
by Expert.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
beware of ointments for &C..
That Contain Mercurx

: sTg sso w ssFss dsstrOs de
TEN when entering it through the ,ns so
surfaces. Such articles should never ~ nue0u!
except on prescriptions from ren NJ u,sd
physicians, as the damage they viii SSa -
often ten fold to the good you can r =, % =
derive from them. Halls Catarrb COY
manufactured by j. Cheney & Co TITS
O., contains no mercury, and il taken ;n.l
nally, acting directly upon the blood 'H .sS
mucous surfaces Of the system. In b,,snad
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get IT,
uine. 1t is taken internally, and MAJ IN 2
Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Te,.;
monials free.
Sold by Druggists. price 75c per bo.sl.
Halls Family Pills are'the best.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

Persistent advertising of her natural
resources by the country press has
done more than any other agency to
attract the attention of capitalists to
Arkansas. Many rich man, made so
by the increased value of his holdings,
in realty owes great portion of his
wealth to the enterprising, pushing
and talented editor of a rural weekly,
who too often doesn't own land enough
on which to build himself an abode.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Retail Liquor Dealers at Texarkana
Pledge Themselves to Obey
Sunday Closing Law.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY cHRONlcLED
Railroad Commission Declines to MODIFY
Cotton seed TsFiff-Little Rock lire
men Presented with Medals for life
savtng-Two Merchants Indicted.
Rate Must stand.

The Arkansas railroad commission
after granting a hearing to the cotton
seed oil men of the state, decided not
to modify in any way the tariff which
went into effect October ID. The cot
ton seed men claim that the result OF
this action will be that cotton seed will
go to Memphis mills instead of being
shipped to the mills in this state. On
the other hand, the commission claim
that the rate is just both to the rail-
roads. mill owners and producers
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
Christening Florida.

As to why Ponce de Leon gave the
name Florida to the territory now
known by that name, the Florida
Farmer and Fruit Grower quotes
from an old book published in 1762:
Gave it the name of Florida because
ii was first seen in Easter, called Pas
qua de flores in the language of his
country, or as Herrera alleges. because
it was covered with flowers and the
most beautiful blossoms" And the
Farmer add: Those who have
seen the Easter season in Florida and
the wealth of flowers which still COM
memorate and adorn its return. can
we'll believe that both these reasons in
fiuenced the giving of its name
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

Charles Burns, Joe Mitchell and John
League, members of the Little Rock
fire department, were each presented
with handsome medal by the city
council of the above city for heroism
in rescuing, at the peril of their own
lives, number of inmates of the deaf
mute institute during the recent fire
which destroyed all the " buildings
of that institution.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
Father kills Son.

A sad accident happened at a camp
on the Choctaw & Memphis in Perry
county, last week. S. F. Kesler and
his son were employed as butchers for
a construction crew. The elder kist-
Ter attempted to shoot beef, not know
ing his son was in range, and the shot
missed its Intended mark and struck
the boy, passing through his body. He
died few hours later. The fathers
grief over the manner of his boys death
was most pitiable.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
VIII Obey the Law.

The retail liquor dealers of Texark-
ana have formed themselves into an
organization for their mutual benefit.
The mem bers of the organization pledge
themselves not TO sell any kind of
liquors on Sunday, and resolved that if
any member violate the Sunday closing
ordinances of the state. county or city,
he be prosecuted and punished to the
full extent of the law
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
eoan,x Convict Decision.

Judge Grace. of jefferson circuit
court. rendered an important opinion
in a suit involving the question OF
whether an escaped county convict
could be made to work out the cost oil
his recap,ure. Judge Grace held tha'
under the law convict could not be
fined for escaping, but that he could
be made to work out the cost OF his re-
capture
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
Dora Clay Brooks Baby.

Everybody remembers Dora, the
child-wife of Gen. Cassius Marcellus
Clay, of Kentucky. She secured a di-
volce and married Riley Brock. TIL
sterk visited the Brock household, and
the general wants the boy named after
him. And it is sail that Dora will most
likely grant the request. The general
is row very feeble. and is often heard
muttering her name.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
Dewey Had No Griev,no

"Where do you take command ~ =,
feet?' lady friend asked Dewey M. In
fore he left for Manila '-s' %
Z" At Hong-Kong,n he replied.
After a silence the lady said:
aren't you aggrieved, IN view Of orr ~.
sible trouble with Spain, over benz -
dered to the h remote not Asiatic station which
Sailors lueki" replied Dewey. s.Wa,.
over, | haven't entertained grievance =.
years" 'a
And then he added, evidently as an att.
thought Besides, you know, Spain asea.
the Philippines. Ladies Home JournsI
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
SMALLPOX.

Smallpox has made its appearance ut
numerous points in this state the past
three weeks. AS this is cold weather
disease, the chances are IT will spread
unless checked by local authorities.
The state board of health has no funds
with which to defray the necessary ex-
pense of combating this or any other
contagious disease.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

w. p Howard, OF St Louis, wrote
Auditor Sloan, stating that he had pur
chased several thousand dollars worth
of old Arkansas levee bonds at par, and
asking that they be redeemed He was
informed that they are worthless. hav-
ing been repudiated by the Fish back
amendment
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

The Georgia Society of Chattanooga,
Tenn, has adopted resolutions de-
nouncing the Chattanooga board of
education for displacing Lees United
States history in the public schools OF
the city. The resolutions said that the
children of the south were being
brought up to believe that their
fathers and grandfathersw were traitors,
and that the shame of having north
ern histories taught in southern
schools had been endured long enough.
A committee was appointed to agitate
the matter, and present the resolution
10 the board of education.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

Judge Dufiie. of Garland county.
fined Hot Springs saloon keeper $40
for inviting a jury that had acquitted
him of the charge Of selling liquor to a
minor to adjourn to his place of bust.
ness and quench their thirst.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
Arkansas Inventors.

The following patents have been
issued TO Arkansas inventors: David
II. Hyde. Shiloh, automatic alarm for
boilers; Fred E. Heinrich, Mammoth
Spring, knoek-down egg case; o. f.
Written, Prescott, quilting frame for
sewing machine.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

Little Rock, one fare via the Iron
Mountain Route. Tickets on sale No
vember Goth, 2lst and ED, limited to
November 26th for return. For any in.
formation call on your local agent or
address Il. c. Townsend, G. P. & 7. A..
ST. Louis.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
Circuses Shut Out.

On account of the prevalence of
smallpox, and the danger of spreading
the disease by the assembling of large
crowds, the Little Rock board Of health
concluded to allow no circuses and
shows from infected points TO exhibit
in that city.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
Being Marketed As Gathereh-

According to reports from all sections
Of the state, the cotton crop is be-
ing marketed as gathered The ton
crop generally is failure, and should
favorable weather for picking continue
the crop viii practically al be marketed
by Christmas.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

Ed Grandson. colored, is perhaps
the happiest man in Mississippi. He
was under sentence to hang at Yazoo,
but was granted 30 days on account
of yellow fever.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

BY advice of his physician, Admiral
Dewey has cancelled his proposed
trips TO Philadelphia and Atlanta, and
will accept no more invitations before
next spring.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

Surgeon-GeneralWy on the 18th,
received a cablegram from Inspector
Woodbury., of the Marine hospital serv-
ice, dated Rio Janeiro, Brazil, saying
that the plague had made its appear
ance al Santos, Brazil.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

Director of Posts Vaille has sent 20
tering an absolute denial of a pub
iished charge of censorship of the
mails at Manila.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

The British arms won most deci-
sive victory over the Beers near Glen
eoe, in Natal, on the Goth. from 500 70
800 OF the burghers being killed and
wounded. The British also lost heav-
lily. IL is believed that this reverse.
coming when the Beers had expected
victory, viii check their onward
movement if it doesn't dampen their
military ardor.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
Rev. George IL. Lipscomb.

Rev. George II. Lipscomb. a son of
DIR. W. L. Lipscomb. of Columbus,
Miss, and brother of Prof. Dabney
state university, is dead.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

On the Brown place, two miles south
of Bardwell, Ky, a horse kicked two
brothers, Tom and Bud Williams.
simultaneously. killing both.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
stood by the Coiored Men

AT Montgomery, Ala, white labor
unions refused to participate in the
street fair parade because colored la.
Dor unions were excluded.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

Another battle, lasting over eigh;
hours, in which infantry, artillery and
cavalry were used with great effect
was won by the Britisho over their stub
born foes on the 22d. Ii was begun al
Dundee and, covering much ground. was
ended at and will be known as the bat
tie Of Talana hill. The loss on both
sides was heavy, that of the Beers be-
ing frightful.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

jesse T. Davis. author of many pop
ular songs, died in New York, on the
10th, of heart disease, aged &c years.
He was a negro. a native of Cincinnati,
and a graduate of a college there.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
Another Large Dividend.

Says a correspondent of the Textile
Excelsior: 1T has bee reported in the
columns of several different papers that
a certain mill in Georgia had declared
90 per cent. dividend, of which So
per cent. was in stock, and 10 per cent.
in cash; and the report goes on TO say
that this beats the worlds record.
Now this may beat the worlds record
OF what has been reported, but does
not beat the record of what has been
done. There is another cotton mill in
Georgia. not 200 miles away from this
mill, that declared 40 per cent. divi-
dcnd the past year, of which 100 per
cent. was in stock, and 10 per cent. in
cash. / do not know whether this
beats the worlds record of what has
been done, but it beats anything tina,
has been reported"
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

The soldiers of the Twentieth Kan
sas regiment, who will be mustered
out in San Francisco on the 2sth, will
moi reach home in time TO vote at the
coming party elections. The elections
occur November in cities of the first
and second class, and voters must be
registered ten days before that date.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

Owing to international complications
that may possibly arise out of the war
in South Africa il is expected that
British war ships win remain at ST.
Johns and Halifax throughout the
winter
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

The committe on permanent organ
ization appointed by the anti-imperial-
list conference in Chicago, met there, on
the 10Th, and formed a national or
ganization TO be known as the "Ameri-
can Anti-Imperialist League"
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

Ex-President Cleveland was asked.
on the 23d. for his opinion on affairs
in the Transyaal. He said he did not
care to say anything now on any pub
lie question.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

The United States transport Senator
arrived at San Francisco, on the god,
from Manila. with the Iowa volunteers
on board. The trip was uneventful.
She just missed the typhoon encoun-
tered by the Empress of India.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

A dispatch from Simla, dated the
20th, said: The number of persons
now receiving famine relief through.
out India has reached 3s3, 600"
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
Welded Beside n Deathbed

At Columbus. Miss. Louis l.. Lee. of
Memphis, Tenn. and Miss Fannie
Hirshman, were married by the bed
side OF the brides dying father.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27

Gen. Otis received messages, on the
18th, purporting TO come from the in
surgent Gen Pho del Pillar. offering to
sell out his army, and to deliver Agui-
naldo into the hands of the Americans.
The policy of Gen. Otis is firmly set
against buying any surrenders.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-27
Murder or Snicide

Buckner Mckee and Mrs. John N.
Wilson. widow. We're found dead by
the roadside near Laurenceborg. Ky.
Either murder OF suicide.