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The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS

-Annexing peoples to the United States who cannot have the rights and privileges of American citizens is imperial, un-American and, from the republican point of view, absurd.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
 When the administration soph- ists and grabbers shall have shown that the constitution does not affect any new territory acquired by the United States, they will have less difficulty in showing that it does not apply to any American territory whatever.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
 Antitrust leagues hold confer ences, listen to able speeches and adopt resolutions declaring trusts, combines and monopolies must go." But the republican congress continues to bind tighter around the people the chains of high protection, which fosters and supports many trusts. - Nashville American.
 On the whole Secretary Hay should resign. He is an unfit person to be trusted with an American port AOhO. 4HO AOinc Ol SuCH ScutllHtuIS as he possesses is on the other side of the Atlantic. This will be the opin- ion of all Americans independent of partisan feeling,-Memphis Commer- cial-Appeal.
 Time was when the president of the United States was the head of the government. Now the president dances attendance to the British am- bassador, all on account of an over production of Hay in his cabinet. And Mckinley was to have been our great American president.-Columbus (O.) Press-Post
 The first problem of "empire" which Mir. Mckinley had to solve was how to deal with the Filipinos. Result: An unnecessary war that is still wag- tng. The first problem of "empire" presented to congress was the Porto Rican tariff question. Result: A pol ley of commercial slavery for the Por- to Ricans that makes them long for the happy days" of Spanish rule. So much so far for these servants who are posing as masters in the household of the republic.-N. Y. World.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16
THE ONLY SURE WAY.
Abolition of a High Protective Tarfn Would Be n Blow to the
 Trusts.

In considering the action taken by the antitrust conference at its meet ing in Chicago it may be said, without discussing the wisdom or timeliness of other features of the platform adopted, that the plank which declares for the withdrawal of protective tariffs from all articles controlled by trust strikes an effective blow at the root of the trust evil.
 It has become plain to the people of this country that the high protective tariff which, at the expense of the con- stunning public, has made possible the building up of certain mammoth cor porations, has also brought into being the trust as palpable menace to the general good. The operation of. the tariff gave to these favored industries a control of the markets. Established control naturally led to the trust or combine idea. The advantages born of the destruction of foreign competi- tion inevitably suggested the advan- tages sure to follow the elimination of the element of domestic competition by means of the combine" for the regulation of output and prices.
 The trust system would be broken at its strongest point the moment pro- tective tariffs were removed from all articles controlled by the trusts. The intrenched Notifications behind which the trust forces have been organized would be swept away, and this tre- inf int ha open. Competition with the whole world would mean, first and foremost, healthy competition at home. The centralizing tendency of commercial and industrial enterprises would thus be effectually checked. The American people, the consumers, would be the immediate and direct beneficiaries of this wholesome reform.
 Nor may it now be charged that in- justice would be done to American merchants or manufacturers by this abolition of high protective tariff. The very concerns that are now pro tected' from European competition in their American, or home, markets are to-day actually underselling those European competitors in European markets. They are doing this, of course, because they can manufacture the same or better goods than their European rivals at less cost. What justification, then, is there for a pro- tective tariff which causes the Amer ican consumer to pay higher price for the same American product than does the consumer in distant Euro pean market?
 The unfairness and iniquity of the high protective tariff of to-day is thus apparent in the worlds daily market transactions. The trust, the greatest existing menace in American life at the present time, is the creature of the high protective tariff. Abolish the tariff as no longer necessary to the ! protection" of American industries now able to undersell Europe in her own markets. The moment that is l done the worst trusts will die for lack of sustenance unjustly drawn from the l general stock for the bloat-fatteninC of favored class.-St. Louis Republic.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
FIrTY-SixTH CONGRESS.

In the senate. on the 7th. Mir Sullivan tdiss.b offered resolution that the Phii- honorabIy acquired. of the United states. and that While the misguided Fflipinos continue the present war, brought on by them, against the rightful authority of the United States, so long as a single gun in their hands is trained upon our flag no expression of intention as to the fu- ture course of the United States with re- speet to them should be made by the sen ate". NIT. Lodge (Mass.) then addressed tine senate on the Philippines question: minutes. adjournment being taken out of respect to the memory of Representative Harmer. of Pennsylvania. the Father of the House." who died on the 9th.
 In the senate. on the sth. formal discus sion of the Puerto Rican tariff and gov ernment bill was begun. the principal speakers being Mir. oraker (rep. O. and ing in charge of the bill. vigorously de- lending its provisions. and the latter op,, address. ......In the house. .Gaston A. Rob bins. democrat. form the Fourth Ala bama district, was unseated, and his place given to William F. Aldrich. a re- publican. who thus scored his third sue cessfui contest on the ground of fraud in the election A new rule was reported days in each month for pension legisla- tion. but was withdrawn upon promise of MT. Richardson. leader of the minori- ty, that filibustering would not be in dulged in.
 In the senate, on the 9th. the feature of the open session was a speech by Mir. Lindsay ky) on the Puerto Rican gov ernment and tariff measure. He claimed that under the treaty of Paris. which pro- vided for the civil governments and po- ftical status of the native inhabitants of the islands, acquired by the United States from Spain. congress had authority to deal with Puerto Rico and the Philippines as Il saw fft-giving free trade to the one, and levylng tariff on the products of the other. Discussion of the Mason Boer sym pathy resolution was discussed behind closed doors. In the house. it being the first day pension session under the new rule. e bills were favorably acted upon in committee of the whole and subse- quently passed.
 In the senate on the 10th. the dipIo- matic and consular appropriation bill was further considered, amended in few minor particulars and passed. The re- mainder of the session was devoted to eulogies of the late Monroe l.. Hayward. ...ln the house an agreement was reached to take up the bill providing d govern ment foi Hawaii on April 3, the final vote sideration of the Wise Young contested election case occupied the remainder of the session.
 In the senate, on the 12th. MT. Rawlins UtahD occupied the floor during almost the entlre session. in discussion of the the constitutional phases of the ques- tion. His argument was largely legal and technical He is opposed to the hold ing of the Philippines. Eighty-sx priv house, an urgency deficiency appropria : tIon bill carrying s1, 5S0, was passed. In the ontested-electton case from thc Second district of Virginia, R. A Wise trepl was given the seat occupied by W. A. Young tdem) by majority of seven VOffS
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Twenty large freight engines have been ordered by the Union Pacific rail- road from the Baldwin locomotive works, for delivery at the shops in May and June. The weight of each is, en- zine in working order, 1s0,0oo pounds; tender, 105.000 pounds; total weight in working order, 1000 pounds.
 Alexander Carter, 32 years old, in a temporary fit of insanity, on the 9th, shot and killed his brother Charles, a university student, aged 22 years, at the home of their parents in North Berkeley, Cal. He then placed .he muzzle of the pistol in his mouth and killed himself.
 As reported by k. G. Dun & Co. the failures for the week ended on the 9th, were 205 in the United States. against 1s2 last year, and 33 in Canada, against 35 last year.
 On the 11th fire completely wiped out all the business houses on the south side of Main street, in Redfeld, Ia. The loss is estimated at S20,O00.
 At Joliet, Ill.,, on the night of tho 10th, Mrs. John Gallagher, aged 50, while in fit of temporary insanity, arose from her bed, procured razor and cut her husbands throat from ear to ear. He died.
 On the 11th Addison C. Rand, presi- dent of the Rand Drill Co. and treas urer of the Lafiin & Rand Powder Co.,, died in New York city, aged 59.
 1Nhraa frach cacac of h,, ,l1n,;o ,xl, |, ..,, n were officially reported in Sydney, N. $. w., on the 11th.
 On the night of the 10th Christ Bauer was murdered by Ernst Meyers, his brother-in-law, 30 miles east of Sioux City, Ia- Both men were farm CTS. Bauer met death in defending his mother, with whom Meyers had picked a quarrel. Meyers had been drinking.
 The northwestern emigration this spring promises to pass all recent rec ords. Thousands of families are booked for settlement along the line of the Great Northern in North Da- kota.
 On the 18th the subscription lists for the Khakis, or otherwise the Brit ish war loan, of { e30.o00. 900, closed for the city of London. It is understood that the loan was covered twenty times.
 Frank Gould, of New York, on the 18th. telegraphed to Supt. Clayton of the St. Louis (Minn.) bench show. of fering, as a special prize, silver cup for the best dog in the coming show in that city.
 The Transvaal, having appealed to Germany, in common with other na- tions, for mediation or intervention in the war with Great Britain, Germany replied, on the 18th, that she declined 10 interfere, as she is in no way con cerned in the conflict.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16
THE LONELIEST PEOPLE
Are Those Living in the Peninsula of
 kamshatka.

Perhaps the most isolated tribe of people in the world is the Tshuktshi, a people occupying the northern DOT tion of the peninsula of Kamshatka and the country northward toward Behring straits.
 These people are practically inde- pendent of Russia, which appears to have reasons of her own for letting them alone. They have practically no communication with the outside world. and have only been visited two or three times-the last time by Maj. De Windt on his journey through Sibera.
 The inha bitants of the new Siberian islands are also practically alone on earth for they can only communicate with the mainland. and, therefore, with the rest of the world, once a year, and a succession of bad seasons might isolate them for years. The pigmies of the great Central African forests, if they can be called tribe, have also been people apart. For ages their existence was little more than legend ary and only two expeditions com. manded by white men have ever pene- trated into their abode.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16
Whence Tugela Gets Its Name.

The name Tugela means fear" and it has received the name from the rapidity with which it comes down in flood. A thunderstorm among the mountains in which it rises will raise the river many feet in few minutes and resident on its banks declares that he has seen it rise forty feet in a single nightl The current isat all times exceedingly swift and comparatively light rise is sufficient to make the drift impossible, while heavy rise will sweep away any temporary bridge that may have teen erected. Chicago Chronicle.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16
OUR SHIFTY PRESIDENT.
Double Dealing of the Chief Execu- tive In His Treatment of Ques-
 tiOns of State.

When man plants himself square ly on both sides of any question the impression left on the popular mind Is that he has cbliterated himself as a factor in the discussion, and this has clearly happened in the case of the president and the Porto Rico tariff question.
 MT. Mckinley began by saying in congress in December that it was "a plain duty" to remove all tariff re- strictions on trade between Porto Rico and the rest of the United States. He gives to some of those who talk with him the impression that he is still of the same opinion. But it is known that privately he is telling the republican congressman that they had better pass the ways and means com mittee's bill providing for tariff on imports from Porto Rico. We do not, of course, suppose that Mir McKin- ley expected when he put in the rec ommendation for free trade in his message in December that he would be urging congressman to maintain a tariff against Porto Rico in February.
 The final result of such shiftiness in the white house is that on this ques- tion the presidents power over legis- lation established by the constitution becomes nullity. The president con- forms to the constitution in telling the congress what he thinks ought to be done, but at tho same time tells congressman privately that he will be just as well suited if they do the opposite thing and that whatever they may do will meet his approval.-Hart- ford (Conn.) Times.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

The board of directors of the Kan sas penitentiary, after a conference with Gov. Stanley, on the 9th, decided that the price of the product of the binding twine plant of the state prison at Lansing, direct to the consumer, will be ten cents a pound. or as near that figure as the cost of production will permit.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

On the 18th the strained relations growing out of the political situation in Kentucky wer distinctly improved by more moderate action on the par: of the principal agents, and as but one day of the legislature remained, hope was strong that the crisis might pass without bloodshed.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

Letters of administration were is sued at Washington, on the sth, to Mrs. Mary C. Lawton, in the matter of the estate of her deceased husband. Mai Gen. Henry W. Lawton. Those entitled to the estate. it is explained, are the widow and four children of the deceased general.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16
Rank Hyprocrisx.

The noble quality of hypocrisy is one that never deserts the republican organization in periods closely pre- ceding elections. The senate finance committee reported new section of the currency bill which recites that the provisions of this act are not in tended to place any obstacle in the way of the accomplishment of inter national bimetallism," and so on Do these political jugglers fancy that their legerdemain deludes anybody? ?- Washington Times.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

On the 11th John z. Little, actor, died in Brooklyn. aged 62 years. He was a native of Philadelphia, and was at one time manager of theater in Chicago. He toured the United States with his company, producing Around the World in Eighty Days"
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

A custom which has been in vogue among the Osage Indians for time im- memorial will be observed soon at the dropper, near Bartiesville, I. T., when his oldest daughter, Mary Co,ndropper, will be sold in marriage to the highest bidder, who will make payment for his bride in ponies. es.-Pittsburp Dispatch.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

The attitude of the British govern ment on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty is that, having agreed to all of Secre- tary Hays requests, without asking for quid pro quo, it can do nothing more, nor express any opinion until new requests are made through the same channel. As nothing of the kind has been done, no notice could be taken of the senatorial action.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

On the 11th funeral services for the late Edward J. Phelps, ex-minister to Conn. Dr. Timothy Dwight delivered the funeral address. The college choir sang two hymns: Lead, Kindly Light" and Abide With Me" The body was taken to Burlington, Vt, for jnterment
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

After considerable discussion the conference of amalgamated woodwork CTS decided, on the sth, not to admit upholsterers, varnishers and gilders to membership in the woodworkers
 union.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

The congressional committees on Cuban and Puerto Rican affairs will go to Cuba soon. The United States steamship Dolphin will take the sena- tors and representatives on board at some convenient southern port, and af- ter going to Havana will make a cir cuit'of Cuba, touching at the principal ports.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

The New York Evening World as ferts that it has information that Miss Helen Gould is the donor of the $l0o,- GOO for the erection of Hall of Fame" in connection with the uniSer- sity of New York.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

--Grosvenor is McKinley's closest friend among the congressman, just as Hanna is among the senators. Judging Mckinley by the company he keeps, all wonder is removed that he has shamelessly and deliberately vio lated his solemn pledges to uphold and extend the civil service reform rules. His act in surrendering to the spoilsmen will make him a weak candidate among the friends of hon est government.-Troy Prexs.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

The political movement against the government of Santo Domingo may be considered ended. Gen. Peppin, the former governor of Santiago de los Caballos, and three of his followers are being pursued by the troops of the government, and it, is expected they will soon be taken prisoners.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

The democrats in Kentucky have comme need organizing and equipping a force of militia with which to oppose the state militia under Gov. Taylor, should the latter, as it was rumored they would, attempt to arrest Gov. Beckham. New interest and danger was added to the situation by the ar rest of two of the prominent republi- can state officials for whom warrants had been issued, charging them with complicity in the assassination If Gov. Goebel.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

The house committee on public lands, on the 9th, favorably reported the series of bills relative to land laws in Alaska, previously introduced b. Mir. Lacey, of Iowa.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

The will of the late 1homas Henry 1smay, founder of the White Star Line Steamship Co, has been probated, showing personal estate of e1,291,- ss1. Numerous legacies, in all about sa5,c00, are left to charities, and the remainder of the estate goes to mem bers of the family of the deceased.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

It has been decided that Queen Vic toria will visit Ireland next month, staying at the vice-regal lodge in Dublin, which has been placed at her disposal by the viceroy, Earl Cadogan.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

Hon. l.. I. Phelps, ex-minister to England, died at his residence in New Haven, Conn, on the 9th. He had been i'll since carly in January with an at tack of pneumonia.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

The Theater Francais, or Comcdie
 Francais, situated on the Place du Theater-Francais, Paris, near the Palias Royal, and occupying the high est rank among the theaters of France, was destroyed by ire on the sth. Mile. Henriot. an actress, was asphyXiated. The building. which was erected in damage is estimated at half million.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

The Sheldon edition of The Topeka Capital began it's one weeks illustra- tion of what it's editor believes Jesus would do as publisher of a modern metropolitan newspaper on the 18th. Whatever may prove to be the result in other particulars, there is no ques- tion of its being q very profitable venture from money-making stand point, the support extended to it from Christians and well-wishers all over the world being phenomenal.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

s. R. MONTGOMERY. Pres,d.n, r. c. JONES, First yice-Pres,de,. NAPOLEON HILL, Second v.-Pre,,a... K. B. sNOwDEN, Third yice-p,..,s
Morris tribune., 1900-03-10
FAIR EXCHANGE.

Who laments the verdure vanished
from the hillside and the field
In the Fall?
Shall we cling to recollection and to
melancholy yield?
Not at ali.
Let the violets and the daisies in the
years procession pass.
Let none in idle folly cry "Alack!" nor
yet "Alas!"
When the celery is smiling on the Ia
BILE from the glass
Crisp and tall. ...r
Why recall the morning jewels with
their sparkle and their glow
Which we've lost?
And wall because the dewdrops which
were g!istening long ago
Turn to frost?
The sight Of glimmering globules as
they drip into the pan,
When the feast's in preparation on an
epicurean plan
Makes the blisses of the present fully
worth to any man
All they cost.
And he who lnourns the songbird that
was erstwhile perched SO high
On a twig, -As
Deserves no recognition for his hypo-
critic sigh.
He's a prig. '"s''tsE 4" 80.
For the bird which in the oven is re-
posing SO serene,
Adds a vastly greater share of pic
turesqueness to the scene,
And he's infinitely. sweeter and at
smallest seventeen -,
Times as big.
-. Washington Star.
Morris tribune., 1900-03-10
STORY OF A STOLEN KISS.

''My dear Leslie" said Henry Sey-
mour to his ward, Il do wish you
would try to be little less fast; every
one is talking about you and it is very
painful to me-
My dear guardy," said the young
lady he addressed, very pretty girl,
about eighteen, what have l done?
just mention some of my sins and l
will try to reform"
Well" said Sir Henry, ito begin
with you are much too fond Of using
slang expressions; I am sure you do
not mean any harm, dear, but it does
not sound weJN l wish you would
adopt a more ~!dylike manner, like
those nice, quiet girls, Colonel Bonds
daughters. l assure you, Leslie, men
do not care for fast girls, however
much they may flirt with them, and I
confess l should like to see you we'll
married."
Now, my dear Sir Henry said Les
lie coaxingly, tell me, did you ever
hear me say anything the least weeny
bit improper?"
Certainly not. my dear child"
Then let me tell you those nice.
quiet, ladylike girls you admire so
much say things that would make your
hair stand on end. ii you could GnIy
hear how they go on when we are by
ourselves. l should be quite ashamed
she added, with energy, Ito even think
of the things they discuss freely; in
deed, cut them whenever l can AS
for marrying-reaIIy, all the young
men l know are such muffs or prigs l