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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10

at our Handkerchief counter during the
holidays. and with every dollar purchase
a haHdsome Linens Box, assorted art
linen shades.
Terra Cotta-Art. Dent
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10

1To avoid confusion during the holi-
day season-from now on-we will thank
you for taking small parcels with you,
and noticing that salespeople take your
address correctly when delivery is de-
sired
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10
Our Annual Holiday Glove Sale.

starts Monday morning For months and
preparing tor this muchtaked yearly Nothing
from the makers Of the world would
OF Holiday Glove selling here the fruits of laboTE
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10
HANDKERCHIEF BOXES FREE.

We will present gratis
a handsome Leather
cite H a nd k rchief
Box, assorted colafs,
gilt decorations on
corner, with every
$500 purchase made
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10

-out-of-town patrons have the same
privilege Of ordering any article adver-
tised in this list as our city customers,
and the same will be promptly forwarded
las long as the goods last. No delays
here
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10

Imported Glove Box, In assorted
colors with enameled corners or min
iature medallion on corner, gratis VITA
every purchase of six pairs of gloves.
Glove Certificates.
Best form of gift giving. Recipients
chooses what she pleases. You make
no mistake.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10

Imported Black Novelty Satin Du-
cheese.
Black-figured Taffetas.
Imported Black Peau de Soies and
Satin LuXors.
Imported Ombre. Plaids.
27-inch French Ombre Stripes.
Barre Plaids. Plisse Taffeta Stripes.
new Che cked Taffetas, heavy Black
Mourning silk.
In this collection we have arranged
many, very pleasant surprises. Very rich
high-grade French. Swiss and Ameri
OF course you need not pay $1.18
yard to secure some elegant Silk bar
gains but If you want to own some of
the very best Silks turned Off the loom
just interest yourself in looking this
collection over. There are Silks from
Lyons and Zurich, all the acme of the
expert silk weavers art, Silks that are
worth today and are selling now at
two and three times these prices in New
York and Chicago.
AS an extra attraction for this sale all
our 81. 80 quality white. cream, pink.
light blue, maize. cerise, cardinal Satin
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10

SO pieces of colored Pongee Silk, full
80 inches almost a Yard wide, worth
fully three times as much. Colors are
light blue, red green, dark blue, black,
yellow, turquoise, nile, rose, white. gray,
brown. tan, heliotrope. ETC., suitable for
all kinds OF fancy work.
Odds and ends of all kinds of light
colored silks, remnants of from half
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
THE PREACHER.

Rev. James k. Milford Mitchell is the Sealthiest Presbyterian preacher in scotland, as he possesses a fortune of not less than e 300.000.
 A Keeper-atHome. - Rev. Thomas Ladds, aged 93, just deceased, was for 50 years rector of Leighton Bromswold, Huntingdonshire. It is stated that dur ing his incumbency of half century's s duration he slept out of his parish only one night.
 Some one asked Archbishop Langley, of England, once what tact was. Well" replied the archbishop, 'it is difficult to say what it is. Here, however, is an instance of what it is not: Only this morning a clergyman in my diocese wrote to me: Tn con- ideration of your grace's many infrmities and failing powers That was not tactful."
 There is a curious sight to be seer in Hampstead church, Essex. The curate in charge, Rev. John Escreet, happens to be an expert carver in woo6., and when his church was rebuilt his contribution to the new structure took the substantial form of the carving of the readingdesk, lectern and pulpit. There is probably no other church in the world of which it can be said that the pulpit is the actual handiwork of the minister who breaches from it. MT. Escreet also executed the carving on the south porch of his church.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
IN VARIOUS LANDS.

London's population is now estimated at 4,474,33o.
 In Posen, according to a Cologne pa, per. seamstresseS earn a maximum of S7.50 a month, and that only after ten years experience.
 It took 20 years to build the statue of Victor Emmanuel, recently unveiled at Turin, and the frequent disputes over it have made it byword in all Italy.
 At the Pasteur institute in Paris l,465 persons were treated in 1898, and all but three were cured. For the 13 years from the foundation of the insti. tute to the end of the year 1898 13.. lsl persons were treated in Paris, and out of this number only go died.
 A colony on the Tolstoi plan has been founded by some of the Netherlandish disciples of the Russian teacher at Apel- doorn, in Holland, where William III. had his favorite hunting seat before he became king of England. Three pro- fessional men have renounced their po- sitions and have joined as agricultural laborers. One is Prof. Van Ries, the other two are Protestant clergymen. Each is 10 be paid yearly wage of YOU hoiins for his labo=.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
 ALL THE MULES COLLAPSED.
Some Idea of the Nature of the Ground Gen. schwan's Force
 are Marching Over.

San Francisco De Malabon. Luzon
 Oct l0.-Gen. Schwan. in approach ing this town, marched through a country so muddy that all the mules collapsed. He occupied the town without fighting, the insurgents re- treating under cover of the creel, beds. Later, reconnoitering in force scuthward. Gen. Schwan came upon trenches, where hidden insurgents poured several volleys upon the gen eral and his staff. The rebels resist ed stubbornly The reconnoiterers consisting of Capt. Geary's battalion ot the Thirteenth regiment and two guns of Hley's battery. drove the in- sureents two miles, fighting all the way. They found filed piece, and several wounded and sick FiIipinos flying red flags, and captured 25 in- surgehts. including three officers Many Filipino dead were strewn along tEe fields. The Americans loss was one officer and seven men woudned
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
ARKANSAS STA|E NEWS.
A Child, Alone in a Buggy Demol- ished in a Runaway, Escapes
 Without a Scratch.
EVENTS OF 4 WEEK BRIEFLY cAnoNICLED
Uncle and Nephew Fight a Fatal Duel, the Former Using a Revolver, the Lat ter n winchester-TroubleG Grew Out of Dispute Over Property Valued st Only Ten Dollars.
Fought to the Death.

A terrible tragedy occurred at Reed vile, Desha county, on the 5th inst John J. Bowles, with several laborers, went to remove a mill shed from the premises of his nephew, Edgar Bowles The younger Bowles came up and re- monstrated with his uncle, telling him that he would kill any man attempting to move the shed. John J. then drew his revolver and fired at Edgar, the ball taking effect. Edgar steadied himself and fired shot from his Winchester at close range, striking his uncle in the groin. The elder man dropped to his knees, and both men continued firing. John J. expired where he fell, and Edgar walked away about twenty feet and dropped dead, having been shot twice, once right over the heart, the other shot taking effect in the left thigh. John J. was shot twice through the groin. Both men were noted for their fearlessness, and it is said John J. already had killed two men. The latter leaves a wife and several grown children. who reside in Little Rock The younger man was only recently married.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
BRIEF MENTION.
Herena is to build sewerage system

Herena is to build sewerage system
 The public school building at Warren was destroyed by fire on the 7th Senator James K, Jones arrived in New York city from Europe on the 9th.
 Work on the White river locks and dams will not begin before next sum- mer.
 It is reported the Choctaw X Mem. phis will be extended to Albuquerque, N NJ.
 Mrs. S. Ii. Key sold 75 bales ot long staple cotton at Helena for II cents per pound.
 The city electric light and water works plant at Prescott was destroyed by fire last week.
 F, W. oberstes ginnery at Hartman was consumed by fire. Loss, LOGO; in. surance, LOGO.
 Marion county zinc ore captured first premium at the Springfield fair over the Missouri product
 The printer has finished the journal of the last house and the same is now being distributed throughout the state.
 Ellis Willis, colored, was accidentally killed by falling against pulley at the Southern Cotton Oil Mill in Little Rock.
 J. W. Robinson shot and killed his step-son, Tom Spies, near Morrilton. The men had dispute over some rent corn.
 James Graham was shot and killed at Wynne by the accidental discharge of pistol in the hands of Thomas Cobb. Both colored.
 The cou nty convict law, to the effect that prisoners shall receive 75 cents for each day incarcerated, is to be tested in supreme court.
 Estimates received by New York firm from bankers in the various coun; ties of Arkansas places the cotton c.op of the state 40 per cent below that of 1898.
 Aunt Lucy" the childhood rprse of Winnie Davis, Daughter of the Con, federaev," is an incurable invalid in the home for friendless women a, Hot Springs
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
copr.a.ra,. Monum.u. Unveiled.

The magnificent monument to the Confederate heroes whose remains found last resting place in beauti- full Fairview cemetery, Van Buren, was unveiled on the 10th inst The credit of erecting this memorial shaft is due to Mary Lee Chapter. Daughters of the Confederacy, and especially to Miss Fannie Scott. The monument is twenty-five feet in height, of Italian. granite, the uppermost part of which is life.size figure of Confederate scout, with his right hand on his rifle while his left hand shades his eyes as he looks eagerly towards his beloved southland. On the south die immedi- ately in front of the figure are two furled Confederate flags, above which appears the words. "Furled, But Not Forgotten" On the west side is list of the following states whose soldiers lie buried at that place Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Missouri, Indian Ter ritory.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
BEN OND PARTY POLENICS.
Lord Rosebery Indicates the stand
 of Englishmen

London, Oct. 12.-Lord Rosebery. the former premier and liberal leader. has finally declared his position rela- tive to the South African question. In letter of current late he says:
 'l have maintained silence. because l am loath to re-enter politics. To- day, however, l can speak without touching politics, for situation has been created which is beyond party polemics. l think there is much in the last three years of our relations with the government of the Transyaal to criticise, if nos condemn. but that is all over for the present. It is need less to discuss how we could best have attained our simple and reasonable object of rescuing our fellow-country- men in the Transvaal from intolerable conditions of subjection and injustice. and of securing equal rights for the white races in South Africa: for an ul- timatum has been addressed to Great Britain by the South African repub- lie. which is itself 2 declaration of war.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Prov:dent,al Escape of a Child.

A little child had miraculous escape from death in runaway at Little Rock. Two ladies with three children were driving in buggy when one of the shafts broke, causing the horse to run away. The frightened ladies lowered two of the children to the ground ard jumped out themselves, leaving the oth q child in the buggy. The horse dashed ahead and the vehicle was overturned and demolished, the lone little occupant escaping without a scratch. The ladies and other children were badly bruised.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
HIS FATHER WAS JEALoy;s
as a pcscrtcr. on Informa- tfou of His Father.

Denver. Col, Oct. 12.-Emile p.,.
 g years of age. was arrested as . ~ serter on information given he h;- father, Adolph Poly, who bee,na jealous of his sons relations w;,s Maud Brady, French Canadian o;s, who had been living with the fatha, for the last IS months. Young Pol. enlisted in the Thirteenth Tn;,as States regulars, in New York. and served in the Santiago campaign. IT. deserted at Honolulu. en route to tbs Philippines. Maud Brady declares she will marry him in jail ,
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Will Open in January.

At meeting of the state board of charities, it was decided to erect tenn porary quarters on site of the burned Deaf-Mute Institute buildings, using what funds are at hand. The school will not open until January Sd, 1900' The Little Rock Board of Trade has offered to advance the sum of s, 1000, to be used in erecting temporary quarters if needed, said sum to be returned out of money appropriated by the next gen. eral assembly.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Robbed the Government.

George Eppert, former quartermaster at Fort Logan H. Roots, Little Rock, was found guilty by court martial of stealing army supplies and disposing of them to merchants and others. He was sentenced to be dishonorably dismissed hard labor for three years. When Ep- pert learned of the verdict he confessed to numerous thefts of supplies for which he was not prosecuted, implicat- ing a number of prominent merchants of Little Rock. AL investigation is being made and sensational develop ments are looked for.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Looks Suspicious.

Two men travelling down the Arlxan- sas river from the Indian Territory in skitf stopped at Patterson's Land ing, Logan county, and soon afterward one of them reported that his partner had accidentally shot himself. The man was found in the boat dead, A. ball having passed through his right wrist, into his chin, and out at the back of his neck. The survivor was held to await investigation.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
River Neyvs.
THE MARKET REPORT.
THURSDAY. Get. 12. Grain and Provisions,

St Louis = Flour = Patents, sG. 50a3. .G5; 0ther grades s2.5oG3.5O. Wheat-No. red. No. 7, Pic. Hay-Prairie, $e 00dS go; timothy tnewl, s9.00Q11 50; choice clover, S..ooalOO0 Butter-Creamery, 2lm23Izc; nairy, lsq2oc. Eggs-Fresh, 14c. Lard Prime steam s5.32ia Pork-New mess. .$9 e0. Baacen-clear rib, el3c. Wool-Tub- washed. lsa2. i2c; Missouri and Illinois medium grades, l5020c.
 Chicago Closing quotations-Wheat- December. 13c: May, 76hc Corn-Cctobcr InAe; December, 3lssc: January, S0&c: Der, 23l4c; May, 247sc Pork-October. & l5: December. &.25; January, $967Is Lard-- october S535; December. $5.37N6i5. .i0 Jam uuary' S9;oz12. Ribs-October. s5.0c; Decem- Der, A95; January, $5.05.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13

"In the face of this attack upon the nation. the people will undoubtaoly close their ranks and relegate party controversies to more cohNeiiien' season.
 ..Tbere is one more word to be said Without attempting to judge the DOT icv which concluded a peace after the reverse at Maiuba hill, l am bound to state my profound conviction tha' there is no conceivable government ln this country which could repeat It,
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
GOSSIP IN THE GREENROOM.

Beside the Bonny Briar Bush," as re. dramatized from Ian Maclaren's novel under the skillful supervision of Au- gustus Thomas, will soon be repro duced in New York.
 Marie Wainwright as an actress is widely known; Marie Wainwright as an opera singer is not so famous, vet she created the prima donna role in this country in an opera that has become little short of classic. Miss Vain wright was the original American Jose phine in "Pinafore," when the lyric pro- duction was first presented by R. NJ. Field at the Boston museum, something over 21 years ago.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Cotton Belt Directory,

At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company, held last week, the following directory was elected: Ed win Gould, w. $. Pierce, R. NJ. Galla- way. R. Harding, T. T. Eclxert, W. B. Doddridge, Albert Loeb, Murray Carle- ton, A. L. Wolff This is Gould board, the only change from last year being the election of a successor to Col For dyce.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
warnig to Burghers.

Pretoria. Oct. 12.-The official Ga- zette contains proclamation calling upon all burghers domiciled outside the republic without permission of the government to present themselves forthwith to their respective com nandants for service, failing which they will be punished by fines varying from { 100 to 500 pounds, or by i'm prisonment and confscation of proper
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
A Conference Was Held.

Bloemfontein, Oct. 12.-The Orange Fee State and Transvaal officials held a conference regarding the time limit of the Boer uitimatum. The Trans yaal wanted to allow only E4 hours, but the Free State suggested com promise on IS hours, this view prevail ing.
 It is not believed here that any formal declaration of war will b. made
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Free state Boers MobiIixinr.

Nolksrust, Transvaal, Oct. 12.-Thc entire first draft of the Transvaal and Free State Boers is now mobilizeG. The laager has been shifted 10 q bet
 ter position for water and grazing. The generals, commandants and field cor nets have inspected the various strategical position on the border A man ostensibly coming from the Orange Free State has been detained here. owing to his suspicious actions
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
An Jnspiriup Scene.

London. Oct. 12.-There was a great scene on the floor of the stock eN- change at 3:1O p. m., the time of the expiration of the period fixed in the Roer ultimatum. The brokers gath cred and began singing God Save the Oreen," and Rule Britannia. X large crowd outside took up the strains, and sirging and cheering spread rom point to point in the neighborhood' until the whole district was alive with enthusiasm.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Murdered His Wife.

Frank Bruce, colored, murdered his wife, Lucy Bruce, at their home in Lit tie Rock on the night of the 9th inst. The weapon used was a cS-calibre re- jugular vein and breaking her neck. Jealousy prompted the crime. The couple had been married 12 years, and had three small children, wko were sleeping in the room where the tragedy occurred.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Brutally Murdered.

George Williams, a respected and well-to-do colored planter of Phillips county, was found dead a half mile from his home near Helena, his skull having been crushed with some blunt instrument. Dan Brown, colored, with whom Williams had had trouble, was arrested on suspicion. The murder was committed only few hundred yards from Browns home.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
The German Detach

Pretoria, Oct. 12.-The German de- taehment has posted big gun on the Free State-Natal border in position to aiG Wakkerstroom. Fige hundred hurghers assisted in hauling the gun up a steep and almost inaccessible de- clivity.
 Some of the laagers are living the Irish flag with the flags of the Trans Saal and the Orange Free State. Th' ambulance corps has arrived
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Roberts Has Disappeared.

Salt Lake. Utah. Oct. Congress- man-elect Roberts, whose polygamons relations have brought him prom. nently before the country, has van. ished from Utah. He may not re. turn for some time, if at all Impend. ing prosecution is believed to have caused his disappearance.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Closed His Consulate.

London, Oct. 12.-Montague White. consul general of the African Republic in London, closed the consulate this afterncon,and immediately left for the continent.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Good For the Fruit Farmer.

San Francisco, Oct. According to estimates made by experts. the
 farmers of California will receivs something like 15.000.000 this season for such products of their orchard; and vineyards as are canned or dried. This is an advance of about $3,5O0,0OO over the total received last year.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Hotel for Women.

New York. Oct. 12.-It is thought that the construction of the proposed hotel for women in this city will be begun in January. The amount of tho capital stock is to be SI0O.00O. and ii will be necessary to have three-fourths of it subscribed before the company may be incorporated
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
This Years Oat Crop.

New York, Oct. 12.-The seasons cat crop is estimated at sG9,000.009 bushels, against 799. 9.oOo.o0o in 1898. and 14,0o0.0O0 in 1897. The quality of the present crop is unusually good and the average rate of yield per acre is ever before reported.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Dclmonico's Chef Dead.

New York. Oct. 12.-Charles Raul hofer, for the past 70 years chef at Deimonico's, is dead, at his home in this city, aged 6 years. He came to America when 20 years old. having al. ready won fame in France as a cook
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Entered by cundy CIough Pass.

London. Oct. 12.-A later dispatch from Pietermaritzburg says the in- vaders entered Natal by the important pass of Cundy Clough, 37 miles soutb- west of Newcastle
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Probably Fatally Shot.

At Mineral Springs, near Nashville, A serious difficulty occurred in which John Edwards, a young man, was pro- bably fatally shot by Dr. T. D. Draper The altercation grew out Of dispute over pair of shears.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Roberts Gets a Good Job.

Mord Roberts, up to a few months ago division master mechanic of the Iron Mountain, has been appointed general master mechanic of the Louis vile & Nashville railway system, with headquarters at Louisville, Ky.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13

An autograph volume of music by Or lando di Lasso, the great composer of sacred music of the sixteenth century, recently discovered in the imperial li- brary at Vienna, contains a hitherto unknown portrait of the composer drawn when he was 2s years of age.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Tn Charge of State Board.

Gov. Jones has issued proclamation directing that the smallpox epidemic existing in Jefferson county be abated under direction of the state board of health, cooperating with the local board One thousand dollars was sub- scribed by citizens of Jefferson county to be expended in stamping out the dis ease.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Wheat Crop of 1899.

New York, Oct. 12.-The total wheat crop of 1899 is estimated by the Amer. can Agriculturist. in it's final report 2, 565,350.000 bushels. grown on 45.251 900 acres, as compared with produc. ten last year, which in the light of tbs seasons movement, can not have been less than 715.000.000 bushels.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
----------------- The Chr Famine at Chfcago,

Chicago, Oct. 12.--One of the most serious car faInines ever recorded ex- ists among the big railroad terminals in Chicago. Several of the roads re- pert that the congestion of business has assumed the proportions of blockade.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Denth of Mai. George o. weh.ter

Chicago, Oct. 12,-Mai. George 0. Webster, |. $. A.. retired, died in the post hospital at Fort Sheridan, Tues day from the effects of a fever con tracted in the Philippines, while com, manding a battalion of the Fourth in- fantrY
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Capt. Geary Dead.

Washington, Oct. 12.-Gen. Otis has eabled the war department. announc- ing the death of Capt Woodbridge Deary, Thirteenth infantry. He died Ut san Francisco de Malabon from grnshot wounds received in recon naissance toward Buyarist, Tuesday.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Powder Mills Blew In.

Chicago. Oct. 12.-With a detonatin that was felt in towns many miles lis tont, two of the powder mills of the Aetna company's works, near Millers, Ind, blew up Tuesday night. Two employees are missing.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Drowned While Fishing

Adam Beach, merchant at Newport, Aud C. N. Jones, a travelling man of Louis vile, Ky, were drowned in Der gin Lake near Newport. They were fishing when their boat sprung leak and before they could paddle ashore it sank. Jones could not swim. and in trying to save him Bach was dragged npdar