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wrench. necessitating his retirement from
the field. and perhaps from the game for
his place at second and Byrres went into
center. The fielding of both teams was
very clean and creditable. the Georgetown
boys slipping up twice and Pennsy but
once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-04
Ball Players Organizing.

The Philadelphia North American says:
"a ball players union, with grips, signs.
passwords and walking delegates. now
looms up to confront the National League
owners. In another week or so, if their
plans do not fail the men who wear on
their bosoms the brands of the eight big
clubs will have organized under the wing
of the American Federation of Labor as
part and parcel of that body and entitled
to full protection and privileges.
Next Sunday afternoon at Brooklyn
delegation of three players from each Ma
tional League team will meet Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Federation
of Labor. The object of this meeting is to
organize the ball-playing Industry and ele-
vate the players to the plane of skilled
labor. Much caution was exercised in APP
pointing delegates and selecting secret
meeting place. Brooklyn was finally agreed
upon.
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Princeton. Paris Team.

Ed. Mcconnell Of Wilmington, Del, is
scheduled to go twenty-five rounds with
Larry Mcdonald of this city tomorrow
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-04

To Play AleXnndrfa Nine.
The Y. NJ. c. A. base ball team will play
the Alexandria base ball team this after
noon at 4:3O o'clock at National Park. This
is one of the series of games being played
by the District league.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
YELLED PROPHET AT ST. LOUIS.
The Annual Pageant Viewed by
Hundreds of Thousands of In
terested Spectators.

st. Louis, Oct. 1.-The Nations of
the Earth paraded in St. Louis Tues
day night, and their procession
through the streets, from the den of
the Yelled Prophet-which few NAV
enter-to the great throneroom OF
that monarch-which many may and
do enter--was between living walls
composed of hundreds of thousands
OF the prophets loyal subjects and
their guests, the visitors.
The parade passed under a canopy
or red, orange and purple tinted
clouds, formed by the smoke from
hundreds of fiaring flambeaux car
RED by his majesty's slaves. Through
these clouds, at intervals, there shot
bright s'reaks of the prophets colors
IKE sunset rays that shoot through
clouds which hover over the horizon.
ana bathed the whole central part of
the great moaarch's favorite city in
the glow of his royal colors.
The parade was well worth watch
ing. There was novelty in conception,
cieverness in creation and art in ar
rangement and ornamentation. The
ball which followed, at the Merchants
exchange, was an elaborate and sue
cessful affair.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
in REAL LIFE.
IL Sounded Almost Like a Fairy Tale,
Hat the Cancellation Was
Common place.

"By the way" said the man who had
stopped at a farmhouse to water his horse,
"l5 years ago poor boy came this way and
you took him in"
.Yes?" queried the farmer, somewhat sur
prised, relates London Answers.
you were kind to him." went on the
stranger. You fed him, gave him words Of
encouragement and an old suit of clothes,
but five shillings in his pocket and sent him
on his way rejoicing. He told you at the
time that he never would forget your kind.
ness. Am / right%
Il believe you are" replied the farmer.
He said that if he prospered he would see
that you never had occasion to regret your
kindness to poor, struggling lad"
Lands sakes!" exclaimed the farmers
wife. excitedly, at sounds almost like :
fairy tale, don't it?"
WELL" continued the stranger, che told
me to tell you that he is still poor"
And as he drove away the farmer went out
and kicked the pump viciously, while his
wife threw rolling pin at the chickens.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
SHE WOULD GET THERE.
IL was None of the Ticket sellerr
business Where She WANT
ed to Go.

He, was long, lean, lank and raw-boned.
and he shambed up to the ticket window
At the Union passenger station much after
the fashion OF scared canine when be ap-
proaches his master to receive well-earned
thrashing.. He got as far as the outside
railing and stood there with a bashful blush
gazing at the man behind the brass bars.
says the St. Joseph News.
Come In; come in; make yourself at
home" was the encouraging welcome from
within. de accepted the invitation and
brought up against the marble ticket coun.
ter with more confidence in his face.
-. Say, thar" he said, in half whisper,
the kyars?"
Yes; where do you want to 60? Hurry
well, sir" he replied, shifting a square
inch of plug tobacco from one cheek to the
other, "hev YOU all got emmy long-dstance
tickets inter Kentuckyg"
His case was equaled by that of the old
lady with sunbonnet, who said:
II want ticket to Platte county"
What place in Platte county" inquired
the ticket man.
No place in Platte county; want to 60
to Platte county, and it's none O your
business where Pm going to visit. You sell
me The ticket to Platte county, and III git
there"
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
The CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
Hne enrolment for the Scholastic
Year shows the Largest Class
of students Yet.

washington, Oct. 4.--The Catholic
University of America opened for the
coming scholastic year with the larg-
est class of clerical and lay students
ever enrolled by it. Nearly every Sec
tion OF the western hemisphere will
De represented. during the current
session. Resides the leading arch
bishops of the American hirearchv.
nearly every bishop of prominence in
the country has commissioned priest
y students to take post graduate
courses.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
Another De Luxe Edition Of "a Mes.
sage to Garcia"

The Passenger Department of the New
York Central seems never to tire of sending
out copies of "a Message to Garcia" The
latest issue is the first five thousand Of the
third half-milllon edition, and is numbered
eonsecutively from l,0o0, 900 to l,004, 999. 1t
the illustrations being brought out in man
ner equal, If not superior, to the best maya
zines. The pages have a red line around
them, and the book is bound in a grey blue
cloth and heavy boards. 1t is intended for
Libraries, and was issued at the request of
large number of American Libraries who
wanted the Message" in permanent bind
ing. This edition contains, in addition to
Mr.. Hubbard's admirable preachment, =
short sketch, with portrait, Of Lieutenant
Colonel Andrew s. Rowan, the man who
carried "A Message to Garcia" short
sketch, with portrait, of General Calixto
Garcia, the man to whom the Message"
was carried, and short sketch, with por-
trait, of Mr.. Ebert Hubbard, the man who
wrote "a Message to Garcia"
1t also contains eight pages OF extracts
from the press, and comments from well.
known educators, clergymen, professional
men, and many large employers of men, on
the Message itself; a sketch of the Cuban
Educational Association, and q sketch on
Observation-Disclosures and the Cuban teach
ers.
A Limited number Of copies Of "a Message
to Garcia" bound in cloth and boards may
be obtained at so cents each. A copy of the
edition with illuminated paper cover, fully
illustrated, win be sent free, post paid, to
any address in the world, on receipt of a
postage stamp issued by any country on the
globe, or it will be sent In packages of 100
each, on receipt of SO cents for each 100
by George ii. Daniels, General Passenger
Agent, New York Central & Hudson River
Railroad, Grand Central Station, New York.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
4 MISSOURI sensation.
Did Mrs. Nesenhener Kill Her Hus-
band and Three Children
at Hannibal2
aAs BEEN INDICTED AND ARRESTED.
She IL Accused of kiiirne Her nus
band by Administering Morphine
The Indictment Based on Testf-
mony Taken Before the COrO-
ner's Jury in July Last.

Hannibal. Mo-, Oct. Awhile rock
inc her baby to sleep Mrs. Alice Ne
senbener listened TO the reading of
on indictment charging her with the
murder of her husband, Frank Nesen-
bener. whose death occurred suddenly
ON July Is last, at his home in this
citv As the deputy sheriff concluded
Mrs Nesenhener looked up at him and
CALMLY remarked. Very well, / will
vo ,y;tb Won: / am innocent and have
nothing to fear.
There was not culver in her voice
and not tear in her eye, but an un-
mistakable expression of self-confi-
dence and determination ~
With her 16-month-old cnlM on her
arm. she accompanied the officer to
the courthouse. There were no good
by or well wishes from the neighbors.
Their murmurings had arraigned Mrs.
Nesenhener bitterly against them,
and she returned their curious gaze
with scorn.
Was IL Done for Insurance Money!
In the indictment returned by the
grand jury Mrs. Nesenhener is ac-
cused of having killed her husband by
means of morphine. The indictment
was based upon the testimony taken
before the coroner's jury, in which it
is alleged that three of Mrs. Nesen-
hener's children died under mysteri-
Gus circumstances three years ago
within month, and in each instance
following but a brief illness. Mary,
Emma and Ida Nesenhener, aged re-
spectively three, five and eleven years,
passed away. There was small in
surance on the lives of Ida and En-
ma, made payable to their mother.
Frank Nesenhener belonged to the
Ancient Order of Pyramids, in which
he was insured for $500. In addition
he carried $3.50 insurance in the re-
lief department of the Burlington
Railroad Co. Mrs. Nesenhener told
the coroner that she paid the pre-
MUM on all the policies.
Both the dead man and his widow
were born and reared in Hannibal.
Nesenhener was 80 years of age, the
woman now behind prison bars on
suspicion of taking his life was six
years her husbands senior. They had
been married Is years.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
DEMORALIZED SWEETNESS.
me American COMPANY Having Re-
sugar Fifteen Points, the
Arbuckfes Make 1t Twenty.

L.. e" York, Oct. 4.-The sugar mar
- demoralized. The American
spahy having reduced its prices for
eu 10 points, Arbuckle Bros. have
sos their list prices 20 points to
= eehts Tor fine graduated. This
points under the American and
81. relneries, and it is rumored
49,; o'ner Independent refiners are
s reduetions of 25 points.
''er IN the day the American SUI
- iehhlng Co. announced an addi-
' nonai cut of 25 points. making 40
points in all.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
FOR MALARIA, I
CHILLS and FEVER
The Best Prescription Is GroveSs
Tasteless Chill Tonic.
The Formula Is Plainly Printed on Every Bottle,
So That the People May Know just
What They Are Taking

Imitators do not advertise their formula
knowing that you would not buy their medi-
cine if you knew what it contained. Groves
contains Iron and Quinine put up in correct
proportions and is in Tasteless form. The
Iron acts tonic while the Qu;nine drives
the malaria out of the system. Any reliable
druggist will tell you that Groves is the
Original and that all other so-called "Taste-
less chill tonics are limitations. An analysis
of other chill tonics shows that Groves is
superior to all others in every respect. You are
not experimenting when you take Grove's-its
superiority and excellence having long been
established. Groves is the only Chill Cure sold
throughout the entire malarial sections of the
United States. No Cure, No Pay. Price, soc.
NOTE:Tbe reo0rds ~ tho Paris Medicine 81.
show that 0no and 0ne-haIf million
Groves TasfeEess 0Aau last year and
the sales oOndnaMy Hnoreasfng oonoassI0n 10
inevitable that 0rovsss TasseAess OHM Tons0 .
scrlpH0n for nsaEarSn having genuine nserJf, amy
druggist or chemist will teN you
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
he BASELY DECEIVED HER.
Let Her Think She Was Reforming
Him, When He Had No Bad
Habits to Break,

$50 your engagement is broken?" said
the girl IN gray, according to Parsons
"Yes, it u.s." replied the girl in brown,
browning at the recollection.
What was the matterm
He basely deceived me-" answered the
girl in brown. you see, it was this way:
| asked him one day to promise me mat he
never again would smoke cigarettes, and he
promised. Then / asked him to refrain from
the use Of tobacco in any form, and be prom
ised to do that. Later l told him had 4
horror Of anyone who touched liquor, and he
agreed never to touch it. After that l sug-
gested that thought clubs had bad infiu-
ence on young men and should expect him
to give them up, and he said he would. l
also took up the subject of gambling, and
made him promise that he would stop play
ing cards and betting on the races"
well, you didn't demand great deal
of him, did your" said the girl in gray. II
suppose he deceived you in the matter!"
"He did,"
Broke his promise, did he?"
"Oh, no! / could have forgiven that. But
just when / was congratulating myself that
! at least had reformed one young man /
found that he didn't require any reforming.
He wasn't addicted to single one of the
habits l made him promise to break. 1t was
terrible shock, and broke the engagement
at once. There was no longer anything in it
to make it interesting" !.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
THE MARKET REPOR T.
THURSDAY. Oct. {
Grain md PrOvisions.

st. Louis Flour Patents, s.. 65fI3 50;
on ei-l grades, S,iouso' Wheat.No red.
Oats--No. 2, 2ic. Hay Timothy.
H0o0dl3.0o; prairie, 81. 0OQ9.00; choice clover,
dairy. 15Q17c. Eggs Fresh. l4c.
Lard Choice steam. 720c Pork
New mess. $500. Bacon-Clear RIB. Zoe
grades. l36Ilslac
Chicago-Cl quotations: Wheat
October TIC; November, 774@77%c; De-
cember, 7Si9c. Corn-October, 402sc No.
sember, 3719c December, csc; May. 35a4 q
35;sc. Oats-October. 22M@22i4c; Novem-
Der. 22iec December. 22$4@227sc; May. 24a4
247sc. Pork-October, sl315: November,
s. 37l7@3. 40: November, s742ih: December.
ii.22l2; January, Z07hQ110. Short ribs
October sS.22ia; November, $3.50; January.
s. 4cl5
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
PORCUPlNE GOLD DISTRICTS.
hich Finds of Pay Dirt and m Bfu
Hush ENpected-Many Claims
Already Staked

Victoria, b. G., Oct. provincial
Mlnerologist Robertson, who has lust
returned from Porcupine. reports rich
hnds OF gold in that district. and pre-
uicts ing rush there. Already there
are number of men in that dis
'rlet. Fifty-five claims were staked
On Bear and Clear creeks in one day.
uood reports also come from the
leadwaters of Stewards river, where
90 cents pan is being taken out.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY.
ihom"s .. Chfsholm, Manager of the
Montreal Cold Storage g. Freex-
Ing Co. Arrested.

Montreal, Can, Oct. 4.-Thomas 7.
chisholm, manager of the Montreal
Cold Storage d Freezing Co., was ar
rested, Tuesday night, on charge of
conspiracy. The arrest is in connec-
ton with that of McGillis and McCul-
Tough, arrested last week on a charge
of defrauding the Merchants bank of
Halifax out of 100000 by means of
fraudulent warehouse receipts.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
VIM. ]. BRYAN IN WISCONSIN.
The Day Begun With n Speech NJ
Portage and Then Away for
Columbus.

Portage, Wis, Oct. 4.-The special
car carrying William j. Bryan and
his party ran down here from La
crosse, Tuesday night, and was side
tracked for half day. Mr.. Bryan
spoke here at 1879 a. m, and left at
1890 for Columbus, Wis. He took
breakfast with Hon. A. +. Warden,
chairman of the state central COM
mittee, and luched with Mayor Jones
of this city.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
Exhibits NJ P.r,.

There is a large exhibit from this country
at the Paris exposition which will prove
very interesting TO all who may attend, but
no more so than the news that the famous
American remedy, Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, will positively cure dyspepsia, indiges-
ton, constipation, biliousness and nervous
ness. To all sufferers Of the above COM
plants trial is recommended, with the as.
surarice that when honestly used a cure will
system.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

Human nature is about the same, from
railroad presidents to cooks. When you EN-.
ploy new cook at your house she has q
good deal to say of the disordered condition
in which she found the kitchen, and the dirt
hidden away. When railroad hires new
president he has a good des, to say about
the slouchy methods of his predecessor
Atchison Globe,
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
Water Bonds Sold.

Denver, Col. Oct. At is an
nounced that the S4,7o0,o00 water
bonds, authorized by vote of the Gill.
2ens of Denver, have been sold a.
their face value to Den;son, Pryor Is
Co, of Boston,
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

Bombay, Oct. 4.-The Indian cof-
fee trade with France is threatened
with extinction by the new French
duty on colonial products. India an
nually exports 100000 pounds of
coffee to France and if ii has to paw
hwice the duty levied on brazilian cof-
fee this trade, it is asserted, will be
ruined.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
Both Duelists May Die.

Tuscaloosa, Ala, Oct 4.-Robert :.
Lowry, nephew of ex-Gov. Lowry. of
Mississippi, and station agent of the
Ala bama Great Southern railroad at
this place, and w. IL. White. section
foreman of the same road, quarelled
and fought with pistols, Tuesday,
and both were probably fatally
wounded.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

A Question for Him.-''f Field Marshal
into his hands he will have some practical
experience with quotation that occasion
ally comes up in America" said McSwilii.
gen to Squildig. ''What is thatw "What
to do with ex-presidents." - Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

Dayton, o., Oct. 4.-John G.. Wool
ley, presidential candidate on the
prohibition ticket, arrived here on his
special train from Columbus. He adj
dressed an audience of 1000 persons
at the twenty-seventh annual conven-
ton of the Ohio w. c. T. u, which be-
gan its session at the First Baptist
church.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
Horrid Fear.

The timid sutton had finally stated his
case.
"H-m-m!" began the girls father, locking
at him sternly. "Young man, can you sup
port family"
"Great heavens!" cried the young man,
mhave you lost your jobw-Standard and
Times
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

Near Enough.-Tommy-"P what does
disagree meanw Pa-'Well, when two
people think alike they are said to agree.
Now, you can guess what disagree means"
Tommy-"Oh, yes! that's when only one
people thinks alike. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

Emerson Beaconstreet, making mud pies
in your finest attire?" what matters that,
nurse? There should be no complaint until
l will make mud pies upon my finest attire"
Boston Courier.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

Force of character is naturally prorni
nent in those who possess it, but never
more SO than when it shows its power in
aid of the weak, the lowly or the erring
Such acts are real self-abnegation, and only
the great can do them.-Kansas City Times
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

Never envy a man his riches until yon
know what he did to gain them," is a saying
as old as Epictetus.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

After the Fight.-"This diagram shows
just where Slugger was hit" Yes? Ii
might simplify matters to make diagram
showing where he wasn't hit. Puck.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

/. do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equal for coughs and colds
John +. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb.
Is, 1900.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

Ethel-"When man talks all by him
self, what is that called?" Mamma--'.Why,
that's called 'monologue' Ethel-"Oh,
see. When the cats get to talking on the
back fence, that's a catalogue isn't it ?"-
Philadelphia Record.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

The value Of painful piety depends on
who had the pain.-Ram's Horn.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES do not stain the
hands or spot the kettle. Sold by all drug
gists.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

st. Louis--Cattle-Fancy exports. IS. 500
3oe: butchers; $500. s stock g 100
Packing, $5.l5a5.40: butchers, $5.25G5 Is
light, s5.00d5. 40. Sheep Mutton sheep,
So .2514. Is, lambs, si25Q5.S0
Chicago-Cattle-Good to prime steers,
s5.ic05.S0; poor to medium, 81 506i5 IS
stockers and feeders, 81, i0df4.40: cows, s.. 70
n415, heifers, s2.S5qtso; Gamers, 2.oo@
ESQ; calves, Si.0O46.00; Texas fed steers.
H.lod4S5; Texas grass steers. $3.25d4.00.
Hogs Mixed and butchers S.05d5. 52l2
good 10 Oh )ice heavy $5.00a55o; rough
hcavy. A.s5Gf5.00; light, $5.iea5.5 2i2. Sheep
Coed to choice wethers. s3.S5G4.15; fair
10 choice mixed, So. 50uS. So western sheep,
IS. S5M4 10: Texas sheep. $250d3.50; native
ambs s425Q5.25; western lambs. 81. 50Q5 90.
Kansas City Cattle Native steers
E50m5o5, Texas steers, S.. 05Mo25: Texas
COWS 81. 00dt3.95; native cows and heifers,
p15Q525; stockers and feeders, s.. 25@4 A +:
calves. 81. 25af5 Is. Hogs-Heavy, 5.20li5.35;
packers. $5.27lad5 35; mixed and light. S. Is
053O; workers. s5.25d5.30 Sheep-Lambs.
bo0di5.l5; muttons. s2.50q415.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

Fools acquire wisdom and loafers 90 ia
work to-morrow.-Chicago Daily News.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

Teacher (pointing at probleml Now,
James, what comes after the dollary
James-Pa says it's the collectors, ma am,
Syracuse Herald.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

A, fool is nearly always a great talker.-
Atchison Globe.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

Fruit is necessary article Of diet. It's
prime essence is in Primley's California Fruit
Gum.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

Wisdom has an uphill fight against Z
fool.-Chcago Daily News.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

Few delights can equal the mere presence
OF one whom We trust utterly.-George Mac
donald.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

g New York, Oct. All grades of re-
. anrd lsar were reducedsl5 points to.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

A great, big, overgrown book agent al
thing else.-Washington Democrat
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

The worst things are always corruption
Of the best.-Ram's Horn.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
Financial.

New York. Oct. 4,-Money on call NOM
naliy 2 per cent; prime mercantile pa
ger. 5Gt1a. per cent; sterling exchange
weak, with actual business in bankers
Wills at 4S4s. q4S5 for demand. and at 4S14
or so days; posted rates. 4S2M4S2ia and
500 soa iSe,s commer rsa eiiis. sso1@4Si ST.
Mexican dollars. SOS. Government bonds
Geady.
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05

Halls Catarrh Cure
Il Constitutional Cure. Price, 75c..
The Forrest City times., 1900-10-05
Cotton

Quotations for middling range as fol-
lows: St Louis. loAc; New York. 1o7sc:
Memphis, 10l4c.
The colored American., 1900-04-21
Rev. |. Tolllyer's Anniversary

The first anniversary OF Rev. l. ToIli'
ver's advent as pastor OF the Liberty
Baptist church, 18th and e streets,
northwest, was duly celebrated by the
deacons and trustees of that church,
Tuesday evening, April 18th. The Off
GERS who 80 successfully conducted the
reception were: Deaeons Jerry Garter,
Charles Claborn, g. III. McKenny, A.
Valentine, Frank Washington, Jos.
Butler and Deacon Taylor; Trustees
Joseph Cole. A. Valentine, A. Morton,
John Fleming and Robert Evans. The
distinguished evangelist made . fitting
speech of acknowledgment.