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The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

n NauNHEtT was DOIn to AiE dA4u aAA . Clarence II. Mackay, in New York Monday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Henry Hand celebrated their golden wedding anniversary a, their home in St. Charles. Mo.
 Tie Hawaii bill has been amended so as to give the president of the United States more power and patron age.
 Cyrus Culbertson, aged 6S, prom irent farmer and brother-in-lay of Sen. ator Cullom, died near Bridgeport, Ill., from palsy.
 It seems to be certain that a report adverse to Senator Clark. of Montana, will be made by the committee on privileges and elections.
 Nicholas Kramer, formerly a cigar maker of St. Cloud, Minn., committed suicide at Los Angeles, Cal, by hang ing He was 60 years old.
 Margaret Cullen died of a fractured skull at the St. Louis city hospital, and her husband, Richard Cullen, is under arrest, pending investigation.
 Glyden T. Gardner. a street car con. ductor for the Joliet Qll.) Railway ed, Monday evening, byt two highway men.
 The nomination of Mrs. Potter Pal meI. of Chicago, to be one of the com missioners of the United States to the Paris exposition, has been decided upon.
 The bill giving a questionable status to those known as the East Tennessee bridge burners was fayorably reported by the house committee on invalid pensions.
 Mrs. Catherine Salisbury, sister oi the Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith, who was killed by a mob in Carthage. IL, is dead, at Blandinsyille, H., aged s5 years.
 James Rose, who was a veteran of the civil war, was found dead in bed ay Shelbyville, III. He served in Co. K, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth H. linois volunteers.
 The Terre Haute Und.) board of health, after announcing the presence of five cases of smallpox in various paris of the city, decided to enforce a general vaccination rule.
 United States Marshals John Free man and Wiley Haynes killed Henry Myers and Arthur Brockshire 12 miles from Tulsa, l. T.. Monday. The two men had stolen six horses.
 Gen. A. D. Shaw, w,commander-in-ch O. the Grand Army of the Republic, will make an official visit to the de- partments in the south during the mcnths of March and April.
 Admiral Dewey has indicated to Con- gressman Corliss, of Michigan, his ;n- tention to visit Detroit, with Mrs. Dewey, during the early part of the summer. if nothing prevents
 Potriek Crow, suspected Of being i'm plicated in the daring Northwestern train robbery between Maple Park and Del:alb, H.. on the night of October i3 last, was arrested, Monday, in Chi eago.
 The British war office announces that 15 transports will be dispatched Withlh the next lew uays, with l3,OOO troops, including the Fourth cavalry brigade, militia battalions and 300 yeo- marry, with 25s horses and six guns.
 At meeting of British sympathiz- CTS, held at St. Louis, it was an noupced that S2.000 had been sub- scribed to the relief fund for widows and orphans and dependents of Brit ish soldiers and sailors engaged in the South African war.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
Justice of the War.

Sir Charles Tupper insisted on pay ing the full sum to Great Britain, while the Canadians were in the field
 Sir Wilfrid Laurier, spoke of the justice of the war and supported the view taken by the governmen mt for for. warding assistance He did not want to be more imperial than the i'm perialists, and said the sending of the contingents offered no precedent which any government would be ex pected to follow in future.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
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The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
Fatal Nitro-GIycerine Explosion.

Lima, O., Feb. 1.-The magazine of the Findlay Nitroglycerine O.. near this city, containing about 1000 quarts of the explosive, was blown up, Mou- day, and the country for miles around was shaken so severely that windows were broken and chimneys wrecked. Ernest Guild, an "oil well shooter" and his team were annihi)ated,
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
Rough Riders, Reunton

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 7.-At meeting of the executive committee of the Rough Riders Reunion association, il was decided to change the date of the next annual reunion, at Oklahoma City, to July l to i, inclusive. This was done to meet the wishes of Col. Roosevelt.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
GoERrL's REMAINS AT CONVICTION
Thousands Viewed the Body as It
 Laid in State.

Coyington, Ky, Feb. 7.-The special Goebel funeral train arrived here at a. m. from Frankfort. It consisted of baggage car with the casket and floral tribute, coach for the pall-bear- CTS, judges of the appellate court, leg islatiye committee and others, and a Pullman with the relatives. Among tbose in the Pullman were Arthur Gocbel, of Cincinnati; Justus Goebel, wife and children, of Arizona; Mrs. Braunecker, of Ohio, sister of the de- ceased; Mir. and Mrs. Reynolds, of Cir cinnati. Mir. Reynolds is brother in-law of Justus Goebel. Mir. and Mrs. Charles McCord and other personal friends were also in the Pullman
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
Row's This.

We offer Ore Hundred Dollars Rsv,a tor any case O. Catarrn that cannot be eur,i by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F. J. Cheney & Co.,, Props, Toledo.
 We, the undersigned, have known F ] Cheney for the last l5 years, and believe h, perfectly honorable in all business traupe tons and financially able to carry ou. ary obligations made by their firm. West & Iruax, Wholesale Druggists, To ledo, o.
 Walding, kinnan & Marvin, Wholes., Druggists, Toledo, O.
 Halls Catarfh Cure is taken internsr, acting directly upon the blood and n.cov, surfaces of the system. Price 75e. Der bo.. tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonial, free.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
|7@T - No Lack of Recruitx,

Fort Steele, B. C., Feb. 7.-Recruit- ing for the Strathcona Horse, the de- tachment which is being equipped and maintained by Lord Strathcona, Ca nadian high commissioner in London, has begun here. Although the number to be taken from this section is re- strieted to 40, there are over 200 ap- plicsntA for enlistment
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
Pretoria Forts Denudcd of Cans.

Cape Town, Feb. 7.-The Argus an nounces that 90 guns have been dis patched from Pretoria to the front and that the Pretoria forts have been prac- tically denuded of artillery.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
Rest. on Persecution. Evidence.

New York, Feb. 7.-At the opening of the proceedings in the Molineux trial the defense announced that they rested their case upon the evidence os submitted by the prosecution.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
Philippine Cona.aission Chairman.

Washington. Feb. 7.-The president has appointed Circuit Judge Taft, of Cincinnati, chairman of the Philippine commission. He will sail from San Francisco some time after March Is.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
THE DOMINION CONTINENTS.
The Question of Their Pay a Subject
 of Contention.

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 1.-The Trans vaal war was discussed in the house of commons Monday night. The posi- tion of the government was announced by F. J. Gould, who moved the ad- dress in reply to the speech from the throne, in regard to the pay of the contingents, which is the bone of con tention between the two political par ties.
 The Government Propositions.
 The government proposes to pay all the expense of the Canadian soldiers to Cape Town, there to be merged into the battalions of the empire and paid for by Great Britain. In addition to the pay given by Great Britain, Cana da will make it up to what would be paid if the Canadian soldiers had been serving at home. This extra amount will be kept in fund for the return of the men or given out to their fanli. lies,
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
KENTUCKY PEACE TREATY
The Conclusions Arrived at by the Conference Held at Louis
 vile Monday.
1T HAY AVERT THE THREATENED STRIFE.
if His Fellow Citizens Can he As- sured of n Just and Fair Election Lavr--Thc Remains of 6oebel at Covington.

Lou1sNllle. Ny, feD- f.-lhe peace conference held at the Galt house, Monday night, between seven repre- scntatives of the republican party and seven representatives of the demo- cratic party resulted in the unanimous signing of an agree propositions, which promise settle lnent of the party differences which lave brought about two state govern ments in Kentucky. This agreement is in substance as follows:
 The Agreement.
 First-That if the general assembly, in joint session, shall adopt a Tesolu- ton ratifying their recent action adopting the contest reports seating Goebel and Beckham the contestees. W. s. Taylor and John Marshall, shall submit without further protest.
 Second-That all parties shall unite in an effort to bring about such modification of the election law as will provide for non-partisan election boards and insure free and fair cleo tions.
 Third-That the conditions shall re- main in status quo until Monday, the general assembly meeting and ad- journing from day to day until that time.
 Fourth-That nothing shall be done 10 hinder CT prevent joint session of the general assembly for taking action On the ratification resolution.
 
 f'ifth-That the state contest board shall meet and adjourn from day to day, until Tuesday, without taking any action on the contests for minor state offices This postponemeut is suggested in order that the action of the general assembly on the ratifica- ton resolution may be taken first.
 Sixth-That the state troops shall be removed from the state capital al once, though with all necessary pre- caution for the public safety. This matter is to be under the direction of Gen. Dan Lindsay, of Frankfort.
 Seycnth-That the republican off cials and officers of the state guard shall have immunity from charges of treason, usurpation, court martial or any other such offenses.
 The agreement was signed by the following:
 Repub5icans--John Marshall, Judge John W. Barr, Gen. Dan Lindsay, I. L. Edelen, Dr. T. H. Banter, David ". Iairleigh, C. T. Ballard.
 Democrats-J. c. s. Blackburn. J. C. W. Beckham, Sam J. Shackelford, Urey Woods~n, James B. McCrcary, Phil Thompson and Robert J. Breckin- ridge.
 The SiGiers.
 The agreement in full was not given out Monday night, as it was desired first to submit it to Gov. Taylor for his signature. It was stated by the republicans present that Gov. Taylor would agree to anything that all Of them signed.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
Hanged nt Sandwich. Ont

Sandwich, Ont, Feb. 7.-Levi Stew ard was hanged in the Essex county Jail here at 6:1s a. m., for the murder of "Old Jim Ross," in July last.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
PETER HAAS
parndnyIcnI

Bridget" sad the mistress to her ,a seryant; would you take a little medicirs;ss ;s , Faith, ma am,' said she, I'd take s,y. .n.ng .oe,l 70 m maAe me !, vel, ayen if nsv
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
JOHN HAY.
 PAL NCEFGTr'
The presidents letter Of transmittal Is as follows:

To the Senate: ] transmit herewith wit h view to receive the advice and consent of the senate to its ratification, a con ventiop this day signed by the respective Great Britain to facilitate the construc- tion of ship canal to connect the At. lantic and Pacific oceans. and to remove any objection which might arise out of the convention of April ls. conmoniv called the Clayton Bulwer treaty. to the construction of such canal under the auspices of the government of the United States.
 [Signed.l WILLIAM MCKINLEY. Executive Mansion. Washington, b C..
 Feb. ,. 1900.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
RELIEF AT FRANKFORT.
Gov. Taylor Will Not Allow Personal Ambition to Thwart Adjustment.

Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 7.-The news of the agreement reached in Louisville was received with great relief in Frankfort. The strain of the last ten day has been very great, and any les sening of tension was most welcome to the members of both parties. Not a single member of the legislature, dem ocrat or republican. is in the city, and none is expected before late in the af- terrnnn or WednesdnN
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
.IHE NICARAGUA CANAL. Text of tile Treaty Just Signed by Secretary of State Hay and
 Lord Pauncefcte.
MOTHER OBSTRUCTION THUS REMOVED.

the Rules for It's Conduct and Main teunnre arc Practically the same as Those Applying te the sucz CanaI-Open to All in Times of Peace or War.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09

How did Jack come to make up w;ts Jim Heard some ore say they were esi sixes and seyens. and was afraid of tbs un.ucky l3."-Town Topics.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09

A man seldom tells the truth abou. his business; Ee exaggerates 1t one way or tA other.-A-c -chison Globe.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
An Ali-Year Resort.

The Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs, Ark, opens March l, 1900. \ most desirable, al. traetive and convenient resort for health and pleasure seekers Ideal climate. pur. sparkling water, best accommod3tiQzs Through Sleepers via Frisco Line. Write for particulars to Manager Hotel or to any representative O. Frisco Line.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
Refuses to Discuss the Matter.

Gov. Taylor refused to discuss the aGreemnt until it had been brought to him He said it was neither right nor courteous for him to do so. He, how- ever, made the assertion that if the Goebel law is repealed, and an elec- ton law given to the people of Ken lucky which will insure a fair and honest count of the votes as cast, he will allow no personal ambition of Eis own to stand in the way of q peace fui adjustment of the troubles
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
The Best Presentation for Chills

and Fever is bottle of GRovE's TAsTELEa CHILL ToNIc. Itis simplyiron and ouinineia ataSteleSs form. No cure-no pay. Price, ,5G-
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09

The goodness of our intentions never sr cuses the badness o: our actious-Chicas, Daily News.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-09
Relieved Taylor Win Accept.

Judge Yost and Mir. Sweeney, the repub blican attorneys, arrived from Louisville at 10:3o a. Tn. Gen. Dan Lindsay, of Louisville, being with them. They had the agreement, and carried it an once to Gov. Taylor's of flee. and the door was locked upon all outsiders.
 It is generally believed that Gov. Taylor will accept the agreement.
Evening star., 1900-10-06

you the champion of your cause, the de-
fender OF the right Of every workingman
to employment at living wages. to be paid in
the best money. Generations Of American
workingmen as yet unborn will rise up to
bless the name of-the name Of"
Badly Mixed.
Here the orator felt in his coat pocket for
his list of Names and failed to find it.
Generations unborn will bless the name
Of
Another frantic ransacking Of coat pock-
cts and increasing embarrassment.
THE name of that great patriot and
statesman" this to kill time while he hur-
riedly searched all pockets.
THE name of that great friend of the peo-
pie, that champion of the cause Of the work.
ingman-'
''Wiiiam ]. Bryant shouted a strong
lunged man in the gallery.
Yes. my friends, that splendid patriot
William ]. Bryan" the thoroughly embar-
rassed spellbinder shouted, mechanically ac-
cepting the suggestion.
Instantly the meeting was In an uproar
There were shouts and yells for Bryan and
counter cries for Mckinley. A local COM
mittee seated on the stage tried to prompt
the speaker, but he was ratified by this
time and failed to realize that he had made
Evening star., 1900-10-06
POLITICAL 0RATORY
&
One of the Entertaining Features Of a
Big Campaign.
QUALIFICATIONS OF A SPELLBINDER
He Must Be Quick Of Wit and
Ready at Repartee.
MANY AMUSING INCIDENTS

Written for The Evening Star by Walter l.. Hawley
He comes from the highways of fame ana
the byways of obscurity. glib of tongue,
liberal of promise and eager to save the
country and the political party offering
the greatest inducements He comes with
a speech OF his own composition. which he
IS willing to discard for one written by an
other. if the change means employment
His convictions are deep rooted and firm,
but he will change them for job. His ar
guments he deems convincing. but they can
be transposed to conform to a written con-
tract for his services. He spins maze OF
eloauence around the soul of men. Hence
he IS called a spellbinder.
The term spellbinder was first applied
generally to all campaign speakers in 1883,
when thousands of men who could talk IN
public were employed by the republican ano
democratic national committees. They were
sent into every state and city and the sys-
tenn is now recognized an important part
of the work of eecting a President. Thls
year the experiment of employing pro1eS-
sional comedians and 'monOlogue artists
has been tried, because the essential quaE-
fioation of spellbinder is ability to interest
and hold an audience. A man who can tell
funny stories, tell them we'll and apply
them aptly to some important public ques-
ton is always In demand and ranks higher
In the business than the declaimer Of stock
arguments who has no sense OF humor.
Qualifications of a Spellbinder.
The idea of the campaign managers is to
ret certain facts and statements presented
to the voters In an entertaining way, and 1t
matters not that the medium has no faith
In the words he utters The spellbinders
are supplied with campaign text books.
Evening star., 1900-10-06

Niger Wit a razor" Gleason advertised
another meeting for colored voters and ex-
planned the situation to the new orator.
''Go over there and talk to them with the
bark on" was his advice. The hall was
crowded when the new speaker arrived.
When he was presented to the audience he
removed the pitcher of ice water and the
glasses from the table and in place OF
them laid down two razors and big pistol.
Now you lazy. loaf1ng. crap-shooting
coons, what are you waiting fort What are
you In this campaign for, you good for
nothing low down niggers? Waiting for
some white man to offer you 81 for your
vote, hey?'
These opening ceremonies and remarks
took the crowd by storm. The meeting was
a complete success, q club was organized
and Col Gleason in two days had twenty
calls for the new negro spellbinder
Joint Debates.
In the south and in some Of the western
states nearly all political speaking Is by
joint debate, the candidates Of the opposing
parties making a tour Of the state, district
or county together and dividing time equal
ly. This arrangement insures an audience
composed of the voters OF each party where
votes may be gained by good argument.
During the progress OF such debates any
voter in the audience Is at liberty to ask
questions of the candidates and the latter
expected to answer without taking or
giving offense. The opposing candidates, no
matter what their personal feelings or rela-
tions may be, are compelled to treat each
other with respect and the most formal
courtesy in the presence OF a mixed audi
ence No matter how great the political
excitement may be these joint discussions
rarely result in conflict between the op-
posing parties or factions because the lead
ers of each side hesitate to be first to start
a row or strike u blow. The hired spell
binder is never employed for such debates.
Campaign managers say that few votes are
changed by the work Of the spellbinders
but the voters of the country demand enter
tainment and discussion. so the hired orator
has become a fixture in American politics.
Evening star., 1900-10-06

upon which they draw for facts and argu-
ments. The web of words they must weave
for themselves. II is essential that they
shall be immune from stage fright. ready
witted and quick at speech and repartee.
Many ambitious young orators have been
routed utterly by an embarrassing question
from an audience which they could not an
swer. A man who can parry leading ques-
tions. turn unexpected interruption to good
account and gauge the mood of his audience
at glance is the one who succeeds as
spellbinder. Such one is a certain orator
without much Of reputation outside of the
political stump. who can hold and interest
an audience that would probably jeer the
greatest orator in the country. In 1896
this man was making speech for McKin-
ley to an audience composed largely of
popuiists, and was discussing the money
question When the speaker asserted that
the stamp of government did not create
poney farmer wearing a long beard
Jumped up and, waving a 81 bill in the air,
asked: What makes that bit of paper
money If II amt the printing done on it by
the government
"My friend" said the speilbinder Instant
ly, suppose the government stamped the
word hay on your whiskers, would your
cows eat them?"
The audience howled with delight the
farmer dropped crestfallen into his seat
and the speaker was not again interrupted.
Many men who have some local reputation
as public speakers fail before a strange au-
dience. and the spebinder who loses his
temper is doomed TO ignoble discontinue.
1t often happens that men Of considerable
reputation are Withdrawn by the campaign
managers after their first public speech be-
cause OF some unfortunate or mistaken ut
terance that would follow them wherever
they went if they continued on the stump.
Fatal Observation-Disclosures.
In the middle of the national campaign of
1896 one of the best and most popular SPELL
binders employed by the republicans lost
his employment and his reputation through
absentmindedpess. He was constitution
ally and utterly unable to remember even
the most important and familiar names and
dates, and 1t was his habit to carry in the
inside pocket Of his coat slip of paper on
which he had written names and figures to
be used at particular places in the discourse.
This speaker was instructed to address q
big mass meeting of factory operatives in
New Jersey one night. Just before leaving
his hotel for the ferry he changed coats and
forgot 10 transfer his written list OF names
and figures TO be used In his speech The
meeting was in big hall. which was
crowded to the doors when the speaker
from national headquarters was presented.
He did not know that the factory employees
present were evenly divided in their politi-