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The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08

risy in the treatment of this question.
in that. being in ascendency in con-
gress, it has steadfastly refused TO
pass any of the legislation which has
been proposed TO curb the power of
trusts; has failed TO withdraw tariff
protection from trust-made goods ;
has constituted the leaders of trusts
as the leaders Of its party in the ma
ton, and accepted from them contri-
buttons of millions of dollars to its
gigantic corruption fund, which fact
in itself is a menance to the stability
OF our free institutions
The platform reiterates adhesion to
the Monroe doctrine, and "depre Gates
the departure from its principles
which have been made by the republ-
can administration in its war for con-
quest" insists that the government
restore Cuba to the Cubans at the
earliest moment possible; favors the
construction of the Nicaragua canal !;
the upbuilding of the merchant ma
rine: extend our earnest sympathy
TO the people of the Bocr republics, y
and continues:
with renewed faith in the ability,
patriotism and courage of Hon. Vim.
j. Bryan, believing him TO be the great
est exponent OF the principles for
which the democratic party stands,
and satisfied that power would not
dazzle nor wealth blind him to the
duties which he owes to the people,
and we express it as the wish of this
convention that the delegates from
| Missouri to the national democratic
convention shall cast their votes for
| him as the nominee of the democratic
| party for president of the United
! States
| The report of committee on perma-
ncnt organization, making temporary
officers permanent, was adopted.
| The nomination of state officers was
then taken up. and Chairman Cow
| herd, in an eloquent speech. nominal
ed ex-Congressman \. NJ. Dockery fol-
! governor.
Dockery was nominated by accla.
| nation. and the convention went wild
as he mounted the platform to make
/ speech of acceptance.
The following nominations for lieu
| tenant governor were made: Il. p
/ Love and j. NJ. Lowe. Jackson county;
! w. :. McClintic, Marion county; j. w
| Farlis, John A. Lee and f. \. Noonan
| ST. Louis. The first ballot was without
| result, Lee leading.
The second ballot for lieutenant
governor resulted in gains for Lee and
! Earris but nc choice.
On the third ballot Lee continued
70 gain, and when jackson county was
reached Senator Love withdrew his
name. and it was followed by the with
drawal of Lowe, also of jackson coun
~.
| A few minutes later Noonan with
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Sensational Tragedy Near Little
Rock, in Which a Would-Be
Rapist is Slain.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY cHaoHIcIED
Narrow Escape From Drowning OF Party
Of Young People Near Moptic~Iio-In-
surance Agent Arrested-DueI With Pts
tolls ut Hot Springs
Narrow Escape from Drowning.

The presence of mind and heroism of
Mr.. ID. Z. Caraway saved the lives of
Misses Nellie Hyatt and Ella Boyd near
Monticello. The young people were
out boat riding, and when some dis
lance from shore the boat capsized. All
sank in the deep water. but Mr.. Cara
way, as soon as he rose to the surface.
grasped Miss Hyatt and carried her to
the upturned boat. telling her to hold
on while he tried to save Miss Boyd
Mr.. Carraway states that Miss Boyd
was sinking for the third time when he
swan TO her. He caught sight of her
foot and d;ved for her, being fortunate
enough to get good hold, and with
much difficulty carried her to the boat.
All three were clinging to the upturned
boat when, fortunately, a young fish
erman came up, and taking Miss Hyatt
into his boat, pulled the capsized boat,
with Miss Boyd and Mr.. Caraway still
singing to it, to the shore.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
Great Da image by Worms.

Great damage has been done to the
pine forests of Saline and adjoining
counties during the past two months
by an army of small striped worms.
The worms are about an inch in length
and closely resemble the striped worm
which eats the bud from corn. They
begin at the topmost twigs of the tall
est pines and gradually come down
until the tree is totally stripped of all
its straw. They then travel to the
smaller trees, and so on until the whole
forest is stripped of its foliage.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
OCCUPATION OF PRITopr.
Lord Roberts Reports thar II p,...
on Most satisfnctoriIx

London, June 6. 1926 a. m.-Iord
Roberts telegraphed to the war otfep
as follows
Pretoria, June ;. 5:25 D. m.-The
occupation Of the town passed of
most satisfactorily, and the British
flag is now hoisted on top of the gov.
ernment Offices. The troops met with
much more enthusiastic RECEPTION
than anticipated. The third bat.
TALON of the Grenadier guards lined
the square when the march past took
place. Owing to their having been en-
DUTY al some distance around the
town, very few cavolry and infantry
were able to take part in The cere-
mony.
Several of our officers Who had
keen prisoners were amorg the on.
lockers"
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
Little Rock,s Finnncea.

Arrangements have been made where
by about $4,000 of .he city of Little
Rocks money, which has been tied up
through the action of the city's judg-
ment creditors, will be turned loose at
once. This will enable Mayor Duley
to take up a number of outstanding
warrants and to meet the monthly pay
roll on June 18th. This has been
brought about bya compromise effect
ed between City Attorney W. j. Terry
and ex-Gov. James p. Clarke, attorney
for w. Il. Worthen.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
Tragic Ending OF a Quarrel.

Thomas Terrill, son of prominent
in quarrel with Thomas Belle. ten
ant on the Terrill plantation. in which
Belle was shot and killed. The trouble
arose over young Terrill Shaping one
of Bellies sons Belle. hearing of it,
went to Terrill, cursing him and threat
ening to kill him before shutdown.
He picked up hoe and made motion
as II to strike Terrill, when the latter
secured shotgun and fred at Belle,
killing him instantly.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
BRIEF MENTION.

A Y. NJ. c. A. has been organized at
Hot Springs.
Dardanelle's new cotton mill is near
ing completion.
The bakery department of the Huck.
ms Hotel at Texarkana was DESTROYED
by fire.
The sheep growers of Washington
county will organize for mutual protec-
ton.
While excavating for a cellar at FAY
| etteville, workmen found box con-
tanning s6, 600 in cash.
Jack Burke. a Hampstead county
farmer, was thrown in front of a NOW
ing machine and terribly cut.
The Newport city government will
take charge of the Newport Water
Companys plant about July 1st.
j. w. Eads, young man who lived
in Van Buren, county, was run over
and killed by freight train at Morril.
! ton.
The Hope Compress and Warehouse
| Company has filed articles of incorpo
ration with the secretary of state.
Crayton Morton, aged "a years, while
attempting to swim the Little Red
river near Marked Tree, was seized
with cramps and drowned.
| Gov. Jones has offered reward OF
800 for the arrest of Charles johnson.
colored, wanted at Little Rock on a
charge of criminal assault.
DIR. L. b. Mitchell, of Brinkley, who
who attended the louisville reunion.
fell and broke a leg and sustained
other serious injuries while there
The following new postoffices have
been established: Light, Greene coun.
| ty, j. M. Casey, postmaster; Tariton
Newton county, f. M. Jackson, post.
master.
| An unusually heavy rain fell at Eng.
land and vicinity on the 5th inst. For
a mile east and two miles west of the
town farms were inundated and crops
badly damaged.
The wheat crop of Sebastian county
bids fair to be the best in years. AL
ready the farmers are laying in ma
chinery, and the proper preparations
are being made to harvest it.
The 3-year-old daughter of Ike Hess
of near Batesville, fell from wagon in
which she was riding with her father,
and was crushed to death beneath the
wheels.
L. +. Wheeler, farmer near Morril
ton, became involved in a difficulty
with tenant on his farm and stabbed
him several times, inflicting probably
fatal injuries.
| Bun Simmons, colored, was shot and
killed at Fulton by Harry Cloud, who
was trying to arrest him for murder
committed five years ago. Cloud was
exonerated at the coroner's inquest.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
INDIANA DEMOCRATS.
John w. Kern Nominated TOR Cow
crnor on the FIRST RalIot


indianapolis. Ind, June IA steady
downpour of rain ushered in the dem
ocratic state convention. IL was not
until GAS that Chairman Martin of
the state central committee called the
assembly to order.
When Chairman Martin concluded
his opening remarks, he introduced as
temporary Chairman Samuel NJ. Rails
ton. Chairman Ralston spoke at some
length.
During the course of his speech, Mr.
Ralston said:
NO man need to apologize for
fighting under the banner OF VIM. !.
Bryan" A prolonged demonstration
resulted in which every delegate
sprang TO his feet and waved his
hands. The cheering for Bryan con-
tinued three minutes.
After the adoption of the report of
the committee on credentials and Il
resolution of respect to the memory of
the deceased governor, Claude Mat
thews, Chairman Holman of the con-
mittee on resolutions announced that
platform had been unanimously
agreed upon and proceeded TO read il.
The platform began by reatfirming
the allegiance of Indiana TO the prin-
ciples of liberty enunciated by Jef-
ferson.
After the customary declaration of
allegiance to the constitution and
tribute TO its trainers, the platform
continued:
I'VE rcathrm and pledge our allegi-
ance to the principles of the Chicago
piatform of 1896, and commend its dis
tingnished exponent, VIM. jennings
Bryan, TO the people of the United
States as an able statesman, a sincere
patriot and an honest man, who can
safely be trusted to stand at all tim 5
for the people and against their fees
n home and abroad. And we instruct
the delegates selected by this conven-
ton to cast their votes for him at the
democratic convention"
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
The committee on permanent or
I L.
ing four elegates-at-large:
Samuel f. Morss. of Indianapolis:
Hugh Dougherty. of Button; James
Mnrdock, of Lafayette; George r..
Menzies. of Mt Vernon. The report
was adopted.
The district delegates as elected by
the committee were included IN the
report.
I he names of John w. Kern. Frank
Il. Burke, of indianapolis, end Nelson
j. Bozarth. were then announced as
candidates for the nomination for gov
error.
A letter was read from i. +. Shiye-
ley, declining 10 permit his name to
be placed before the convention.
A shout went from the delegates
that soon changed to cries for Kern.
ii was some moments before order was
restored. and the cheering for Shigeley
was again repeated when the balloting
proceeded.
Kern was nominated on the first bal
lot. The ballot stood: Kern, sl9A;
Burke, 3G9is; Bozarth, II.
The naI-gs of John {. Lawler, JOIN
II. Simpson, Johannes Kopelke and
Mason j. Niblack were presented as
candidates for lieutenant governor,
There was no choice on the first bal
lot
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
MAY Weather.

The Little Rock weather bureau has
issued meteorological summary for
the state for May, showing that the
mean temperature for the month was
40 degrees, the highest temperature be-
ing SIS, May 25, and the lowest "a. MAY
4. The total precipitation CrainfallJ
during the month was All inches. The
number of clear days was Ii, partly
cloudy days IA, cloudy days. S.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
Bishop TitzreraId,s Condition.

The condition of Bishop Edward
Fitzgerald, who was stricken with par
alysis at Hot Springs several months
ago, is improving very slowly. His
mind Is as clear as before he was
stricken, but it is feared he will never
be able TO go about unassisted, as both
legs and the left side are affected.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
Spring .lsIs ChautauGua.

The third session of the Springdale
Chautauqua, under the auspices of the
springdale College, opens June "a and
closes July 4. A splendid program has
been prepared for the occasion, and will
present Sam Jones, Hon. Champ Clark
and a number of other speakers.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
WHAT WILL Be NEXT N|N1
London War sharps Find !. n.
cult to prOgnOsticate VIA,
BObs Will Do Next.
Beers SEEN TO HAVE RETIRED slFs,
fhe Occupation of pre,a
=" s'.e'"rii'-Gen.nall er ,,s
TO Have Arranged a rhra@
Armfsticc with H
Christian Bothn. aaht

London, June Until the ).
.ioh IN the neighborhosd of pra s''us'
is enlightened, the officials e'O'a
wei as Others will find dis,o'',. a
demonstrating Lord Roberts, N
uia,e programme. 1t appears ey;a -'s'
mat the Boer communicates '' as
ten. Botha. with all his gnns eAie''
drew in good order. probablv s''e'
the Delagoa Bay railroad wit, Oas
view OF joining President Krp,.. zoe
the Iransvaal forces remain nraa.: "
~ intact with Presidents Kr,,a.
Steyn and Gen. Botha and SEQ. aA'
OF State Reitz all safe and i,
ton to continue the direction :. sV' =
fairs. VI a.
seen Through op'imisti. Eve.
The more optimistic see in thu :.
that President kruger's wife ana -
Botha's wife were left at pretor;. -
indication that the president docs =. :
count on a long resistance. In anv a.s
1t will probably take Lord Robs,, s'es
least a week to organize a camn.;.-
pursuit. The military authorizes ;. y
tlcIpate that the next important nov.
VIII come from Gen. Buffers dir.
ton. plenty of time having elanses :.
complete the turning movemen, :.
Laings Mex. ~
Two hundred Beers surrend.r.s
~ belated dispatch from Mafel;,.
dated May 81, announces the pr;,;fs
occupation of Malmani, where 2o
Beers surrendered.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
RESPONSE FROM LADY cURZOE
ChicnGo's Contribution Could Not
Have Been More Opportune-
VIII Try Ii Again.

Chicago, June THE Chicago In
dia famine relief committee has re-
ceiyed the following cablegram from
Lady Curzon, vicereine of India:
''Simla, June 5.-Indian Famine
Committee, Chicago:
Generous contribution of flOu
gratefully received. Could not be more
opportune.
MARY CURZ0N."
The Chicago committee is raising
second 1000. and hopes 10 be aoie
to send it to the famine stricken as
tricts before the suffering grows
worse
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
Fell From a smokestack.

F. L. James, professional smoke
stack builder, fell distance of twenty
one feet from stack he was erecting
for the electric light plant at Newport
He fell on a pile of brick, breaking an
arm and sustaining other injuries
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
McKennon Resigns.

Hon. A. S. Mckennon, of GAINESVILLE,
has resigned as a member of the Dawes
commission and Hon. Clifton r. Brock
inridge, of jefferson county, has been
nominated by President Mckinley as
his successor. Col. McKennon has
been on the commission since it was
reated.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
Mus, Finish Serving Out Hi. Sentence.

Louis Broomfeld, a negro who was
serving sentence of twenty years in
the South Carolina penitentiary for
housebreaking and escaped four years
ago after serving twelve years and four
months, was captured near Monticello
and taken back to serve out the re-
nainder of his sentence.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
Cen wbecIer.s Reward.

Washington, June THE presluenr
Tue sday, as soon as he learner " -
confirmation of Gen. Otis TO be n'aJo'
general, sent to the senate the nohi'n :.
ton of Rrig.-eGn. Joseph Wheeler -
S. v, TO be brigadier general IN ~.
United States army. The no)hiiia'''A
was promptly confirmed.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
Insurance Agent Arrested.

A. u. Russell, an insurance agent.
was arrested at Little Rock on a charge
OF writing insurance without having Sc
cured license from the state insurance
commissioner. The outcome of the case
will be watched with interest. as few
arrests have ever been made for viola
tions of this law.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
Duel With Pistols.

Will johnson, a waiter, and Ed Hard
en-, an employe of the government res
ervation at Hot Springs, created much
excitement by engaging in pistol duel
in front of the Arlington Hotel. Both
parties emptied their weapons, but
neither was in jured.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08

VIII Notify the Nations.

Washington. June THE presideh'
will notify all nations with when INC
United States holds diplomatic reia
tons that it is the intention OF inns
government TO celebrate the centenhi~
anniversary of the Louisiana puichase
with a Worlds fair at St. Louis in lso''
This formal step will be taken ini,
mediately after the Adjournment oi
congress.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08

drew his name, and as the head OF the
81. Louis contingent threw that dele
cations entire vote TO Lee.
McClintic, the remaining candidate.
withdrew his name. and moved that
Lee be declared thu nomIree by nc
clamation. This was carried with a
hurrah. Lee was then called to the
platform and made speech of ae-
ceptduce that set the convention wild.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
New Bank mt Deyaips Biuff

The Bank of DeVall's Bluff has been
Incorporated, with capital $50 TX of
$50, 600, of which s15, 900 has been SUBJ
scribed. The officers are: f. p. Wells,
president; f. Nordman. first vice presi-
dent; A. L. Aydelott, second vice presi-
dent; f. A. Hippolite, secretary and
treasurer
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
Killed by . switch Engine.

JOHN Ezell, an employee of the Sum-
NIT Lumber Company, near Junction
City, was run over by switch engine
and instantly killed. He was sitting on
the track at a curve, and was not no
ticed until too late to stop the engine.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
Investigation Being Made.

A special agent of the government
is said to be at Pine Bluff looking after
parties who have been perpetrating
what is known as ex-slave pension
frauds upon the ignorant negroes of
Jefferson and adjoining counties for
several years past.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
ARRANGED Az ARMIsTlCE.
Gen. Butler and Christian Botha
Knock on for Three Days.

Londcn. June "A special dispsich
from Lorenzo Marquee, dated Tuesday,
June ), says:
Gen. Butler and Christian Botha met
ut Laing's mex at Buller'S request,
when a three days arnistice was
agreed upon.
The dispatch adds that the British
have evacuated Utrecht.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
Pafafoes Doing Well.

The potato crop in Crawford county is
very promising except the damage that
is being done in some sections around
Van Buren, by the potato bug. The To-
cal market is being well supplied with
the new tnhars
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
Utah Lead Producers TO Combine

Salt Lake, Utah, June 6.-Leaa p
ducers of Utah have taken inc -"
steps toward forming a state anu '' .ss
a national organization, TO put u
price of lead by increasing s;,h
They will work in co-operatioh
the Smelter trust.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
Beat His Son to Death.

An old negro employed at sawmill
near Higginsol, White county, is in
jail at Searcy, charged with beating
his ls-year-old son to death. The boy
was also employed at the mill. and his
father, claiming he was not working
hard enough, picked up'a club and beat
him so numerically that he died a few
hours later.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
CoIonbinn Match Monopoly

Washington. June 7.-Co"sui '" .hs
at Barranquilla, has INFORMED .,,;ap
state department that the 0oi To- Of
monopoly upon the importance sor
matches and the raw ma'ei'l 10
manufacturing the same has 'o
On end.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
West Virginia Democrats In Con-
yention.

Parkersburg, w. Va, June THE
democratic state convention met here
with the largest attendance ever
known at political gathering in this
state.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
MISSOURI AND indiana
Democrats of Both States Meet Il
Place State Tickets in
the Field.
D0CEERy HAS A WALkOVER IN MISSOURI.
John w. Kern Placed ut the Head OF
the Ticket in Indiana on the First
BaIlot-Both states Rcutiirln Their
Allegiance to william j. Bryan
and the Chicago Platform.

Kansas City, Mo-, June when the
Democratic state convention was
called to order, at $3.50 a. M, the ere
dentials committee, which had blocked
the work of the gathering Tuesday,
was ready TO report, and the pros
poets for rushing through the deliber-
atoms were bright. The committee
had been in session till after mid
night, and found against the police
machines both in Kansas City and in
St. Louis. The report was read by j.
j. Butler. of st. Louis, chairman of
the committee.
The credentials committee report
was adopted without debate and the
platform read and adopted with a
whoop. Following is synopsis:
The Platform.
We reaffirm and indorse the demo-
cratic national platform adopted at
Chicago in 1896, and declare our con-
tinued fealty to the utterances there
in enunciated upon the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver and gold at
the established ratio of IL to /. and we
denounee as unwise and dangerous in
the extreme the single standard bank
act of the present session of con-
gress, which places the control of pa
per circulating medium II. the hands
OF the national bank corporations.
I'VE denounce as one of the most
trying evils of the day the present
tendency toward monopoly and the
destruction of competition, particular
ly the industrial combination known
as trusts. We arraign the republican
party as guilty of the grossest hypoc.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08

GLENwooD PARK. LITTLE Rock. High
class vaudeville every night and Saturday
matinee. Prices 10 and 70 cents
Week commencing Monday, June
4, the Chicks, society sketch artists;
Mack and Elliott. comedy; the Yer
mons European artists; Miss Henriette
Duke, coon shouter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-29
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

The report of the engagement of AL
fred G.. Vanderbilt to Miss Elsie
French. of New York. i generally
credited 1T Newport. K. l.
All the mechanical departments 1T
the United States torpedo station at
Newport. II. l.. are shut down for an
indefinite period from lack Of coal
The grave OF Humboldt. the natural
ISt and traveller. at Tcgel near Berlin
has been deSecrated by miScreantS
who wanted To steal the metal orua-
mentS.
During the first nine months OF last
wear $500 persons in the German
empire engaged i'll strikes.
Fred Lee. prominent insurance
agent of Texas. was found dead in the
river at san Antonio Saturday He
WAS probably murdered.
The Berlin elevated railroad intends
10 introduce electric motive power AT
the expense of 43.OpO.OOO marks
Herr EugOn Richter says that the
expenses of the German navy from
1901 to 1902 will amount to 5,IT3 OOO,-
600 marks.
L. J. Doremus. formerly i business
man OF MOntclair. y. J.. is again on the
list OF persons sought 10y the Chicago
police at the request of friends.
Oliver Pike. the supposed victim OF
the Chicago trunk mystery four years
ago. has just appeared at his home in
Delta. ..
Twelve hundred Chinese merchants
of Shanghai have protested against the
abdiCation of Kwang Su.
Carpenters employed on the Paris
exposition buildings have struck for
20 cents an hour.
II. NJ. Day. Cedar. Rapids. Ia. who
had brilliant civil war record. rising
TO Il brigadier general, is dead, aged "a
years