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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-03-24
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Unsuccessful Attempt of a Faulkner
County Farmer to End His
Earthly Existence.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY cHRoNIclED.
Trial of the sherfieids ON at Benton-Stoie
House and Now Languishes Behind
Prison Bars-State Sunday School Con.
sention-Brief Mention.
Confederate Veterans.

The State Encampment u. C. w.,
which met at Little Rock March 21st,
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Major-general. John J.
Horner; brigadier-general first brigade,
,has. f. Martin, Little Rock; brigadier-
general second brigade, b. f. Benton,
Pine Bluff; brigadier-general third bril-
.ade, w. ID. Cole, Conway; brigadier-
general fourth brigade, A. s. Morgan,
camden. The monument committee
eported that s2,301 of the IS, 200 with
which to erect q monument to the Con-
'ederate dead at Little Rock had been
aised. Major-General Horner, in his
lnnual address, said in part:
"Since our last reunion events OF momentous
Importance to our country have occurred; o
var has been waged With Spain; an army Of
100, 900 men has been mustered. aud the greatest
iatal victories ever recorded in history have
been won by our gallant navy Many OF our
comrades Notwithstanding their advanced
ige, responded promptly to the call Of our
country. and probably the most conspicuous
igures In the events leading up to the declara-
'ation OF war and In the war itself, have been
)ur gallant comrades, Fttzhugh Lee and JOS
.ph Wheeler. Tie war with Spain has caused
many sacrifices to be made much blood to be
lpilled. and much treasure to be expended but
he compensation for all this is thoroughly
inited country and complete vindication Of
he patriotism and devotion to duty OF the
Confederate soldiers"
Gen. Horner spoke of the difficulty
experienced in securing an accurate
list of all the camps in the state, many
leglecting to answer communications
rwenty-three camps reported, showing
/ membership of 1851.
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Senate Proceedings.

Little Rock. March lS-During a two hours
session the senate passed the following bills:
BY Mr. Hardy-To amend an act relating to
public improvements in cities OF first and Sec
ond class AS amended, the act provides that
where persons are notified to repair sidewalks
and failing to do So the city authorities may
have the repairs made and assess the cost
against the property
BY Mr.. king-To amend an act authorizing
the enclosing Of certain lands along White
river in Independence county.
BY Mr. Buckner-Giving county judges au-
thority to order the holding OF elections for
school directors under Australian ballot law
BY Mr.. Misunderstanding election law,
10 prevent frauds in election.
The House.
H. b. i60 (Jobe), making 1t unlawful TO kill
Mongolan pheasants in this state for period
OF five years, was read third time and passed.
The insans asylum bill was taken up and Mr.
Parker moved to strike out $50 900 CT the sS4 900
for the building OF two annexes aud an in
hrmary. Considerable time was consumed In
discussing the amendment, which was adopted
and the bill made special order for March Goth
II. b. rs (Lefier) relating to pensions OF ex-
Confederates, was read third time and passed.
The bill provides that ex-Confederates own
ing less than $500 in value Of real and personal
property shall be considered INDECENT and PEN
sionable; also that widows OF ex-Confederate
soldiers who are over 65 years old and have
not remarked, shall receive e pension OF 825
per annum.
II. B. 2o9 Head, authorizing the sale and
transfer OF judgments and of causes OF action
upon which suit has been brought, was read
third time and passed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-14
His Better Half"

That very successful farce comedy,
His Better Hail." will be the attrac-
ton at the Grand Monday Tuesday and
Wednesday. 1t is brlmful Of new bus
Iness, has a new and large accompanl-
ment of songs, dances and pretty scenic
effects, the latter feature seldom seen
with migratory comedy companies, but
which the action Of the piece made abb
soluteIy necessary. The situations and
business OF the piece are very funny,
everything is pure and wholesome. and
the laughs 1t draws forth even from the
hypochOndrlacs are so infectious that
one laughs and laughs again. There is
plenty OF singing and dancing, two Dig
Concerted numbers in the specialtles,
and the company numbers twenty-five,
Including such well-known specially
people as Boylcand Graham, John Don
ahue, Gerald Griffin. ed. Clark, May
Donahue, Alta de Herman, Mead and
Bennett and others.
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vivid Battle scenes.

Large audiences are always the fea-
ture at Conterno's American patriotic
spectacle, Battles OF Our Nation"
There Is something about the play that
enthuses young and old alike. The vivid
battle scenes. the marching of the SOL
dlers and sailors. the dereat OF the
British, MexIcans, spanIards and Fill
plnos-all cause an exhibition of patri-
otto applause that cannot be found at
any other place. Then there Is Con-
ternos famous band, than which there
is no finer in America. As O concert
organization 1t has no superior. Refined
specialtles will also be given in the af-
ternoon and evening performances at
Mozart park Saturday and Sunday, Sep
TENDER 20 and q.
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presence. he realizing that any outside
pressure upon the convention might re-
act, Ia the boomerang.
The attendance through the day, at
all the sessions. was immense. and
thousands were in Martins Ferry who
didn't see the inside of the building in
which the convention meets. on all
sides 1t was pronounced the largest
crowd Martins Ferry has ever had on
her hands. To her credit be 1t said
that her good people are entertaining
the visitors handsomely. Private homes
are thrown open and the best of accom-
modations given. and there has been
nearly an entire absence of gouglng
The convention reassembles this
morning at o'clock, Wheeling time.
The following table shows the varIa-
tons of the ballOtlng Tuesday and
Wednesday:
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The evening session OF the convention
was called to order by Chairman De-
Ford. who introduced the Acme quar-
tette, which rendered a selection to the
entire satisfaction Of the audience. after
which he called for the one hundredth
and hftV-eighth ballot, which resulted
Identically the same as the afternoon
session for two ballots. when the Mans
field delegate switched on into the Gil
line and remained In that column for
twelve ballots, when he resumed his
original position. which he kept until
the end.
After the two hundredth ballot the
audience was afforded musical selec-
lions by the Acme quartette, Mrs. How
ard HIpklns and Miss Grace Updegraff.
ali OF whom received hearty applause,
especially Miss UpdegrafT, who sang
Annie Laurie"
Great enthusiasm was displayed when
the Mansfield man fell In line with the
Jefferson county delegation.
Judge ]. 5. Cochran, delegate from
Belmont county made n motion that
as II was not the desire NJ tle delegates
that Such "a demonstration occur.
City Marshal Llndemuth be appointed
to keep order and promptly eject all
objectionable persons. The motion was
seconded and carried IN whlTi.
Everything went smoothly from this
time on. After the rendering Of musical
selections balloting vas resumed In the
game old way. After the two hum
drnd and sixteenth ballot motion
was made by Delegate Dye to adjourn
until 0 n. m. to-day An amendment
vas made changing the hour OF rens-
sembllng to s n. N. The motion as
amended prevailed.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

The great star triumvirate, Louis
James, Kathryn Kidder and Charles
Hanford will be the attraction at the
opera House on Saturday next in Wag-
enhals and Kempers costly and elab-
crate production of "The School for
scandar' and "The Winters Tale" sher-
idan's dramatic skill furnishes several
remarkable situations, notably the auc-
tIon OF the ancestors and the renowned
screen scene, and its Characterization
and wit are of the clear and forcetui
species which appeals directly to the
faculty OF absorption as well as to the
sense Of humor. 1t is a satire, though
Il was produced first over q century
ago, but so universal and permanent are
the butt OF Sheridan's shafts that to-
day the theme and the method are as
intimate and effective with US as with
our ancestors. The characters are all
well sustained by the brilliant coterie
Of players which tho management has
brought together.
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STORY OF THE DAY.

Morning and Afternoon Sessions Pass
dc With Practically no Changes.
Adjournment After the 18TH Bal.
lot.
The enthusiasm OF yesterday, the sec
ond day of the Sixteenth district con-
gressional convention, commenced early
in the forenoon. when special of thlr-
teen cars on the Cleveland & Pittsburgh
brought from steubenvllle about 600
Gill rooters. accompanied by the band
of that city, together with the G. A. r..
Junior drum corps. They formed In
line at the depot and marched UP Ham
over street to Fifth, headed by the band
OF thirty pieces, thence to Short, to
Fourth and south on Fourth to Weems'
headquarters. where he was serenaded.
They then proceeded to Mr.. Flmple's
headquarters, where he was delightful
ly entertained for few minutes. From
there they went to the Bellevue hotel,
where the other candidates have their
headquarters, and eniivened things for
Messrs. Gill, Butler, Holllngsworth and
Mansfield. All regular trains on the
Cleveland & Pittsburgh and Wheeling
& Lake Erie railroads were loaded to
the guards.
By $3.50 O'clock 1t was almost impossl
BILE TO move through the immense crowd
in the vicinity OF the convention hail.
The crowd was orderly and created no
demonstration except to cheer con-
stantly for their candidate.
At the convention hall there was
great rush for seats, but the doorkeep-
ers experienced no trouble in keeping
the crowd back. All the seats In the
hail, together with the $50 chairs on the
stage. were occupied.
Chairman DeForl called the cOnven-
ton to order and Immediately an
nOunccd that the ffty-seventh ballot
would be taken. The vote stood iden-
tIcally the same as It did on the first
ballot, as follows: Weems, 6l Gill, 80;
HollingswOrth. 81; Butler. .; Fimple.
10, and Mansfield, 1. The convention
ballOted fifty-four times. with not the
slightest change. a motion followed
and was carried for adjournment until
o'clock. central time.
The convention was called to order
by Chairman DeFOrd at 1910 o'clock.
and ballotlng was resumed Immediately.
The one huRdredth and twelfth ballot
stood as follows: WeemS, So; HOllings-
worth. 80: Gill. 90; Fimple. 10; Butler,
@ and Mansfield, /. The convention bal
loted frty-sIx times without single
change.
The balloung went OH unlnterrupt-
eddy until the one hundredth and fiftieth
ballot, which showed no change. when
there were calls for music, and Chair
man DeFOrd said that the convention
would be favored with a vocal solo by
Judge Gray, OF Martins Ferry.
Then the balloting was resumed and
ran along with no change In any county
until after the one hundredth and nifty
seventh ballot. at 2:4O p. M, when DR..
King, OF Monroe. moved adjournment
until Z p. m. The motion prevailed. The
ballot In detail:
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NOTES OF THE CONVENTION.

Miss Updegran's song. Annie Lau-
RE" was n gem. The convention may
consider Itself fortunate to hear this
gifted woman.
In tho Belmont caucus there was no
contest between Mcssrs. Darrah and
Aldredge for the chalrmanshIp, as was
Incorrectly published.
The statement In yesterdays Intelli-
genccr that the Associated Press Is rep
pcgentrd in the convention by Messrs.
Atkinson and Gilbert Is incorrect. The
IntelIIgencer furnishes the Associated
Press report
Officers Edgerly, Stanley Plerson. w.
V Kennedy. John Doyle and LATE Mer-
cor on Tho Steubenyillc police force,
were among the ON rooters. They came
aver 70 Wheeling and were shown
around town by chief OF Police Glenn
ana who is an old stcubcnyillc hoy,
'rhcy were loud In praise Of the treat
ment accorded them by wheeling 3
''bluecouts."
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In the poultry department, L. II. Nc
Glenn. manager premiums were
awarded to the Ohio Valley Poultry
Company. OF Bellalrc, Ohio, as follows:
Barred Plymouth Rock cock; white
Plymouth Rock hen; laced wyandotte
hon; white wynndottc hen: light Bra
mas, hen: partridge cochin. hen: brown
LcghornF. white Lcghorns. Dnff Leg
horn, ROsecomb Brown I.cghOrns,
Andlluscans, black Minnrcas, black
whltc-fAced Spanish, notified Amazon
az, silver spangled Hnmburgs, black
breasted rcd game. black breasted game
bnntams, silver duck wing game ban.
tams. Cornish Indian games. white.
Cornish Indian games, COlorcd: Bun
C0chIns, English Rcd Caps, Japanese
fur fowls, pca-fOwls, white Holland
turkeys white guineas, Toulouse geese,
brown Chinese geese, Endeen geese,
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Personal NOTES.

Going and Coming of WheeIins
People and Visitors.
Charlie Meyers, of steubenvllle. M,
old-tme ball player, was q visitor IL
the city yesterday.
Miss Lottle Ritter, stenographer al
the In Belle tin mill, Is In Pittsburgh
attending the exposition.
DR.. r. H. Bullard has returned from
Springfield, Mass, where he went sew
eral days ago to attend the meeting Of
stockholders OF the Billiard Camera
Company. His brother, E. R. Billiard,
remains in Springfield as manager Of
the company.
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PITTSBURGH-RIve 40 feet and
falling. Clear and cool.
MoRGANTOWN-Rlver Z feet and
stationary. Weather cloudy and cooler.
PARRERSBURG = River feet 2
inches and rising. Weather cloudy:
mercury 6S. Little Kanawha stations
airy. Locals on time.
OIL CIpY-River 2 inches and stas
tIonary Weather clear and cool.
CAIRO-Rlver feet and stationary.
Fair.
EVANSVILLE - River 81 feet and
stationary. Cloudy.
LoUISYILLE-Rfver on stand, With
2 fet inches in the canal, z inches on
the falls and feet below the locks.
MEMPH1s-Rlver 20 feet fall Of
OIL Clear.
PIT. PIEAsANT-Rlver s.4 feet and
stationary. Clear.
cINc1NNATI-River SIS feet and rls-
in. ClearaH
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OF course this fabric Is built on the
expectation that weems is able to hold
Belmont practically solid, and the ex-
recitation Is nearly certainty
The personnel Of the delegation was
made up under the eye Of the cnndi-
date himself. who made nearly all the
EeIections. and he believes every mems
her OF the delegation with the excep-
tIon. of course, OF the two who were Sc
lected as HoIllngsworth delegates) will
stick with him TO the finish. Aside from
this sentiment In Belmont outside the
convention hall ls so solidly and so.en-
tbualastIc for wcems that any bad
faith toward the candidate by his dele
pates would call forth bitter execration
ana detestntion. All in all Belmont
can be counted practically solid for
weems from start 70 finish. and It fol-
lows that nc must continue the most
formidable candidate 30 long as Hol-
llppgyorth and Gil remain IN the field,
and there ls no lndlcatlonof either quit
ting.
a feature Of the day was the arrival
in Martins Ferry during the morning
of 600 en- boomers from steubcnviIle'
who proceeded to mix 1t up for their
fayorite with great enthusiasm and to
the accompaniment OF music by band
Of thirty pieces which they had
brought along. Particularly after the
plgbt adjournment were the steubon-
vile people noisy. II Is said Mr' ON
was not particularly DESTROYS Of their
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HImmelein's Ideals.

The very best testimonial to the quail
ity Of the dramatic productions which
HlmmeleIn's Ideals are giving at the
Grand Opera House Is the continued
heavy patronage, despite the fact that
the engagement has continued for al
most two weeks. Last night" The Char
Ity Girl" was on the boards, and it de-
lighted a large audience. The ,man-
agement has decided to offer for the
matinee and night bill to-day the thrill
ing melodrama, I'm the Heart of the
storm" When It was given before the
standing room sign was out.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-14

Two hundred and sixteen ballots
have been taken by the Sixteenth Ohio
Republican congressional convention in
session in Martins Ferry. and still the
deadlock is US much in evidence as at
any time during Tuesday and Wednes-
day-ln fact the 2l6th ballot last night
was identical with the first, taken
Tuesday afternoon.
The contest is going on record as re-
markable for its stubbornness and the
end may not come for days or even
weeks, though the weems people be-
lieye that their leader wiz succeed in
bagging the nomination to-day. But in
the afternoon they were just as hope
fur that the expected break from an
other county would occur last evening
and It didn't They allege that Weems
viii likely receive the twenty-one votes
of Carroll county to-day, Messrs. Finn
pla and Butler conserving because they
know their candidates. are hopeless. II
these goods are delivered and Belmont
casts her entire sIxty-one for the home
candidate he viii have within two OF
sufficient votes to give him the coveted
prize. and with such u commanding
lead over Gil and HollIngsworth 1t is
figured that more than the needed
votes would come to the Weems stand
ard. OF course this is only conjecture
and the situation this morning may
work itself out very dIfferently-there
Is nothing quite so uncertain as poll
tirs. Anybody who has dabbled in it
REMEMBERS certain terse but quite
p.ofame expression which defines the
word In a nutshell.
III Is.said the HolllnEsworth and Gill
men OF Harrison and Jefferson counties,
respectively, VIII stick to their favorites
indefinitely. The same can be said Of
Belmonts support of weems. The lat
ter candidate and his friends assert that
fifty-nine OF Belmont's votes Will stay
with him until he gives the word to de-
sert the weems craft. and that, Mr..
Weems said yesterday afternoon, he
will never give. What then OF Carroll
and Monroe? Simply this. they viii
ultimately see that of the three "big
fellows" the only one whom their uni
ted support of thirty-four votes Carroll
p, and Monroe 49, will nominate is
weems, and for this reason a long
drawn out contest devoid OF deals
would seem to be the proper nne of
campaign for the weems leaders. The
commanding lead Of their favorite and
the unalteruble attitude of Jefferson
and Harrison with reference TO their
home candidates make the Weems po-
sitlon by far the most encouraging of
the lot As stated above, the only can
didate of the three leaders whom Car
roll and Monroe can nominate is
Weems. The following tabulatIon
.kav.1 fttas
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-14
A STUBBORN FIGHT
Being Waged In the Republican
Congressional Convention
in OVER.THE.RIVER DISTRICT.
The 21eth Ballot Last Night Iden-
teal With the First.
EXPECTED BREAK CAME NOT

But it is Generally opIned That There
WIN be a Nomination To-day, and
weems Appears to be the FayOrIte
Whose Chances are Best = There
Were no Incidents Yesterday TO
Break tho Monotony of the Ballots
Excepting Musical Selections by
Martins Ferry Vocalists.
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AS VIII be noted. aside from the
changes of the two Holllngsworth dele
gates in Belmont, and the action of
Voorhees, (the Mansfield delegate from
Jefterson) in occasionally voting for
Gill, there has been no change from the
start.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-14
FAMILY WASHING.

Rough Dry Washed, Starclled and
Dried cents per pound.
Flat Work. Washed and Ironed,
All hand work finished 10 cents per
Dound. At LUTZ BROS.
Home steam Laundry.
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Special Excursion to PIttsburgh Ex.

position Saturday, Sept. 10th,
81 rs round trip from Wheeling via
Pennsylvania lines, regular trains. good
returning same day only. This fare
includes admission to the exposition,
where visitors VIII see many new and
novel features. and attractive display
of exhibits. Sousa and his famous
band of fifty men will entertain the as
Sembly. i
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-14

PURE, clean and wholesome, mada
from thef choicest cuts Of pork. sea-
soned with the purest spices, are the
famous Hoffman sausage. You can
buy them at 234 Chapline street, stall
so. Fifth ward, or stall Ii. Second ward
market IaE
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Miss Beal, b. M, Douglass Bruce,
Moundsville.
2:2I TRoT. PURSE 800
Improve, c. s., ]. B. wIseman, Lowsyille.
DENLY, b. g.. Edgar Connolly, steuben'
Vile, Ohio. ,,,,.,,....
Thelka, b. M, ]. W. Klnsey, Wheeling
RUNNING RACE, PURSE Eh
Duckadoo, b. &, ]. Quinn, Wheeling.
Cappy, sharpnack, Waynesburg' IA
Speedy osed ). g., speedy" Wheeling.
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Via Wheeling & Lake Erie, Saturday,
September 16. Four dollars for round
trip, good until Sunday. September "a.
924 for Information.
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ALL the latest novelties in suitings
and ovetcoatings, at c. W. Seabrighta
Sons, Merchant Tailor.
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IMPOSSIBLE to foresee an accident.
Not impossible to be prepared for It,
DR.. ThomHs Eclectric on. Monarch
over pain!i
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THE RIVER.

The marks here at p. m. showed q
feet inches and rising slowly. Not oven
feet Q inches or feet is expected on
the rise.
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The running race was very exciting.
All the five horses entered came out,
llnlnger won FIRST money In two heats.
The horses were punched from the
start in both heats and It was not at
all certain at any time which would
come under the wire first Summary:
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a long distance telephone in your
residence for S25 year.
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c. W. sEABRIGHTs SON, The Tai.
lor. makes every effort to give pa
irons whit they want.
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MIDNIGHT INTERVIEWS.

Late last night an Intelllgencer
man saw the four leading candidates
at their headquarters In Martins
Ferry. Here's the result:
J. ]. Gnl-Retuscd to talk.
John H. Fimple-"Anybody who
thinks old Carroll is a gutter had
better abandon the Idea Immediately.
They are IN this fight TO stay"
d. A. Observation-Disclosures 10
taik, except to state his confidence
that the convention would ultimate
iy end IN his nomination.
c. L. Weems-"with two or three
exceptions, the entire Belmont dele
cation will stay with me until give
the word to quit : and that 1 will
never give
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Liver Complaints cured by BEECH
ANS PILLS.
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EIGHT THOUSAND.
People Attracted to the Marshall
County Fair Wednesday,.
i WHEELING PAGER WINNER

In the Fastest Race of the Day, the
2:2s Pace, which Went to Star On.
ward in Three Straight Heats-Two
other Good Races on tho Pro-
grammc-The Judges Make Many
Awards and Others Follow To-day.