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The Forrest City times., 1900-03-23
NOT ENTITLED TO BACK PAY
Neither Can the Government Recover Moneys Already Paid
 Over.

Washington, March 20.-Chief Jus tice Fuller of the United States su- preme court, Monday, handed down an opinion on the claim of Commander John N. Quackenbush, of the United States navy, to recover pay for services from 1883 to 1897. The case involves a complicated story of effort at dis missal and at reinstatement .o rank in the navy. The court held that Quackenbush was not entitled to back pay, and also that the United States could not recover money paid him. Quackenbush was succeeded as com mander in 1874 by Admiral Schley.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-23
WILLIAMS AND I.ONGMIRE.
The Colonel of the Second Reg inaent
 Explains His Position.


 Lexington, Ky, March 21.-Col. Roger D. Williams, commanding the Second regiment of the Kentucky state guards, in which regiment there is disputed authority on account of the action of Capt. Longmire in holding the Lexington armory under Gov. Beckham's orders, Tuesday, returned. In reference to the situation, he said: Since the regiment is not in action, l am not on duty, and have received no orders. As long as only battalion is under arms, orders can be issued direct to the major in charge. Mai. Morrow is in command"
 As to Capt. Longmire's action, kc said:
 He is certainly acting without or de1S. His position is one of his own making. The contending governors both must recognize me as in com mand of the Second regiment, subject to orders from the -adjutant general. 1 have never received any orders from either adjutant general.
 According to Col. Williams, Capt. Longmire's action is without authori- ty, and his court-martial seems cer. tain
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-23
SUSTAINED THE DEMuRRER.
IntcrlOcutOry Judgment in Favor of
 Gov. Beckham.

Louisville, Ky, March 21.-Judgc Field, Tuesday, sustained the demu- Ter of counsel for Gov. Beckham, and granted the motion to strike out cer- tain parts of the amended reply of the republicans in the consolidated guber- material contest suits. With this went u judgment signed by Judge Field in conformity with this decision and the former one, sustaining the first de- murrer and motion to strike out.
 This judgment is interlocutory, not final, and two questions of fact, still remain to be passed on by Judge Field: Was or was not Gov. Beckham of the requisite constitutional age; was or was not Gov. Goebeps death before or after the legislature had declared him the legally-elected governor of the commonwealth.
 When Judge Field has passed on these two points, depositions on which are now being taken, the next step will be an appeal by the republicans to tho court of appeals.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-23
GOLDEN AT WINCHESTER.
Said to Have Given the Name of the
 GOebel Assassin.

Lexington, Ky, March 2O.-A teie- phone message from Winchester, IS miles from this city, says that F. W. Golden, alleged to have made an in- eliminating statement with reference to the Goebel murder, is in Winches- ter, where he arrived Sunday. Late Monday forenoon he went south on the Kentucky Central railway and then returned at 2:45 and went to the hotel where he is now. He refuses to see anyone. The Goebel men are keep ing strict watch on his movements. He is not registered at the hotel. It is reported that he is in conference with the Goebel men at Winchester. An unconfirmed rumor there is that he has given the name of the man whom he says shot Goebel.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-23
THE LULU IN OPERATIONS
It Is Not, However, Without It's Interest,"
 ing Incidents.

London, March 21, 4: 50 a. m.-While there is Hull in the military opera tions, the present surroundings of the War show interesting developments. The colonial office has telegraphed to Cape Town the text of the proclama- :, ton concerning the destruction of ;, ,Eroperty. This will not be published in London until after its promulgation in South Africa, but it is known it will convey an intimation that any wanton destruction of British proper ty during the war will be regarded as warranting claim for compensation and as justifying a levy upon private property, should the resources of the Transvaal republic prove inadequate.
 The fact that the proclamation is is- sued by the colonial office is regarded as significant indication that the re- publics will be administered as crown colonies. .
 In this connection it is understood that the leaders of the opposition in parliament now admit that no other settlement is possible, since the repub- lies insist upon their demand for abso- lute independence.
 In view of this the efforts of tine liberals will be confined to securing in the settlement the best treatment for the Dutch population including secur.- ty against their disfranchisement.
 Mr. Steyn's reply to Lord Roberts charge of the misuse of flags of truce IS commented upon as impertinent and ridiculous, and Lord Roberts course In closing useless discussion is com mended as wise.
 The government has decided that Ma..-Gen. Frederick Darlington shall command colonial force of 5000, in cluding the 2,500 men MT. Chamber lam asked from Australia, which will Dc stationed on the northern Trans Vaai border to prevent Boer retreat or an lEcursion into Rhodesia.
 NO fresh news has been received from Mafelling, but a Pretoria dis patch, dated Thursday, March 15, as serts that Col. Plumer has not been able to advance south of Lobatsi.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-23
KITCHENER TAKES pRIEsKA.
Mr' steyn Issues a Counter Procla ma- hon-More Boers Surrendering.

London, March 21.-The war office mas received the following dispatch lrorn Lord Roberts, dated Bloemfoa- teln, Tuesday, March 20:
 Kitchener occupied Prieska, yester- day, unopposed. The rebels surrend- eied their arms. The Transvaalers es- eaped across the river.
 MT Steyn is circulating a notice, by means of dispatch rider, in reply to nJ proclamation, to the effect that any burgher who signs a declaration uia' ne will not fight against us again VIII De treated as traitor and shot.
 The Bloemfontein people are af- Iorolng us every assistance in the mat ,cr oi hospital accommodations. We nave consequently been able to ar rahee for 800 beds.
 Ihrty-three prisoners were taken frieska, 200 stands of arms and s0e . supplies and explosives.
 me Boers have begun to surrender 'h the Basotuland frontier"
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-23
IT CAUSED A SENSATION.
The Conference Between Sergeant Golden and the Attorneys
 for the Gocbcls.

Louisville, Ky, March 21.-The stories growing out of the conference between Sergeant F. Wharton Golden, of the Barboursvillc company of state militia, and the attorneys who are managing the investigation of the as- sassination of Gov. Goebel, have caused n sensation throughout the state. Golden will be placed on the stand by the prosecution in the trial of the per- sons already arrested fer alleged com plicity in the assassination, but in- formation as to the exact nature of the testimony he is expected to give, is .acking.
 Declines to Discuss the Matter.
 Attorneys Campbell and Polsgrove naturally decline to discuss the mat ter, and Golden will say nothing.
 Specials from Winchester say Golden s still at that place in company with his attorney. The two spend most of he time about the hotel. They see Jl callers, however, and talk freely sn all subjects except that of Golden's -eputed confession.
 Golden Talks.
 q will do all I can for my friends all the time," Golden is reported as saying, but I must first be true to myself. When the time comes I will tell all I know. Whatever else may be said about me, do not think I can be accused'of being a liar, coward, or democrat, and l want it distinct ly understood that I am not here un- der guard"
 Said to Have Named the Assassin.
 The story is published that Golden has divulged to the attorneys the name of the man who fired the shots that killed Gov. Goebel. The person men, tioI cd is a mulatto, who formerly lived at Winchester, was prominent in the French-Eversol fued, and is known as dead shot. This man is now sup posed to be in the wilds of one of the mountain counties.
 Evidence Found in Captured Papers.
 Evidence that he was in Frankfort a. the time of the assassination was fol nd in papers taken from w. H. Gull ton, a clerk in the auditors offices, when the latter was arrested, on warrant charging him with being an accessory to the murder. Among these papers were receipts for board bills amounting to about three hundred dollars, incurred by IS men who were in Frankfort for some time before, and at the time Gov. Goebel was shot. h one of the these receipts the name of the mulatto mentioned is given. The receipt in this case is for money received from John Perkins by Emmet Putnam for the board of three men. Perkins is porter about the state house.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-23
CHARLES J. STEEL IS DEAD.
He Was Pioneer Brewer of st, Louis and One of the City's
 Wealthiest Men.

St. Louis, March 20.-Charles c. Stifei, n pioneer brewer and one of the wealthiest men in north St. Louis, died at his home in this city, Sunday night, after a weeks illness, at the age of S1 years. He had been in ex- cellent health all winter, but contract ed 8 cold several days ago. The ma lady was not serious at first, but com- plications set in which soon became alarming. For three days before his death he had been SO low that the enc was expected at any moment.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-23
THE END CAME SUDDENLY.
Death of DumOnt G. Jones. q Welt Known Citizen md Business
 Man of St. Louis.

St. Louis, March 20.-Dumont c. Jones, a well-known citizen of St. Louis, died Sunday night. The end came as a great shock to the friends and relatives of the deceased, as he had been confined to his home only Q week. Death was caused by gastritis.
 The deceased was born January IS, 1885, in Hubbardston, Pa, and came west when young man of 20 years. He settled immediately in St. Louia, entering into the drug business.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-23
The Alleged Assassin.

Lexington, Ky, March 20.-The man Nho is accused of having fired the shot which killed Wm. Goebel in the state house yard at Frankfort, on January 30, is ''Tallow Dick" Combs, mulatto, who is now living in Beattyville. He formerly lived in Winchester, where he was arrested for some offense, and made his escape. His partner was a black negro named Hockersmith. They went to Frankfort five days be- fore Goebel was killed, it is alleged, and each day until the day of the as- sassination they stood at the corner of Broadway and Lewis streets and watched for Goebel to go by. On the day of the shooting they were not in tEeir accustomed places. The prose- cution is said to know where the re- groes boarded and who paid for it
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-23
CAPTURED AT QUEENSTOWN.
Nathan Muscher, Wanted i'm New York. for Forgery. Caught on
 Board the Lucania.

Queenstown, March 20.-Nathan Mrscher, the passenger from New York by the Cunard line steamer Lu- cahia, who was arrested on the arrival of the vessel here, March 16, as the result of information from the United States, that a warrant has been is- sued for his arrest, on the charge of forgery, was brought into a police court in Queenstown. Later, he was handed over to London detective.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-23
\ PAUG|TY 0F MAR NENS.
For All the News There is Current England Might as We'll
 Be at Peace.
GEN. LORD KITCHENER IS AT PRiESKA.
Considerable Interest Is Manifcsted ns to the Probable rate of Johan- uesburg. In the Light of Boer Threats-ChamberI Will Issue a Proc Ia mn ton.

London, March 20. 2:30 p. m.--For all the news that reached here yesterday and to-day, Great Britain might al- most as we'll be at peace. It is reason able to believe that the relief of Mafe- king may be heard of at any hour.
 The Fate of Johannesburg.
 Considerable interest is attached to the state of Johannesburg. Comment ing on the reported consultation be- tween Secretary Hay and the German ambassador at Washington, Dr Non Holleben, as to-a proposition that both belligerents be urged to leave Johan- nesburg alone, the Pail Mall Gazette says:
 This time Dr. Leyds has, as we may without impropriety assume. put in circulation the tale to the effect that the German ambassador at Wash ington and the American consul at Pretoria are concocting a little scheme of German intervention. That is really a glorious yarn, and one which shows to what desperate straits the enemies of this country are reduced. Just imagine government which has formally declined all out- side intervention permitting Ger many to dictate the course of Lord Roberts march to Pretoria. The Ger man foreign office knows better than to invite the snub it would inevitably receive if it ventured to whisper so preposterous proposal in Downing street"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-31
The Doctors Disagreed.

Some Vienna 'saIans wtr&lateIy con-
fronted with language difficulty. Ac-
cording to the Independence Beige, q
young girl, unknown, was found IN
conscious in street at Presburg and
was conveyed to the hospital at Wen
ma, where she recovered consciousness
and began TO speak in a language
which no one present could under
stand. The doctors came to the con-
clusion that the young woman was a
native of an eastern country.
Consequently some professors from
the oriental school were called in, and
they were all agreed that the girl did
not speak a correct language, but a
dialect The professor of Persian held
that she spoke Persian dialect and
that he understood it. Another pro
feSsor was Of opinion that it was an
AbysSinian dialect. A third was con-
WINGED that it was Turkish patois.
Since the savans were not agreed the
police deemed it necessary to make in
Quiries, with the result that the stran-
ger was proved to be Hungarian who
had escaped from prison and who
did not understand a word Of Persian,
Abyssinian or IIrkish.-London Globe.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-31
Does 1t Pay to Buy Cheap ?

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easy expectoratiOn, gives a good nights
rest and cures the patient. Try one
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-31
MANS NERVE p0RoE.
@ Can Be Developed to the Accomplish.
nnen4 Of Wonderful Results.

@ Can Be Developed to the Accomplish.
nen4 of Wonderful Results,
DIR. Rorie of the Royal asylum at Dun
dee, Scotland, recently read a paper at o
meeting of the Naturalists' society, In
which be stated bis belief that the whole
system of ganglia and their connecting
nerves can be trained, as we'll as that par
ticular gangliOn of the nervous system
which we call the brain, to the develop
ment of which we devote so much time
end money.
He is convinced that by care and steady
diligence in the education and improve
ment of the nerve cells the functions of
the nervous system can be raised to u
higher mental and moral standard, and
that neglect-allowing them to sink into
Rtrophy-would result in moral and intel
lectual degeneration.
He pointed out how periods of mental
depression and barrenneSs and states CT
activity and fruttiou were in turn to be
traced to exhaustion and recuperatiOn Of
the nerve cells respectively. He touched
upon the condition of the nerve cell IN re-
Iation to the development of insanity and
It's bearing upon the calculation of many
most important points connected with
criminal anthropology. In conclusion.
DR.. Rorie stated that the latent capacities
Of individuals were far beyond what Ia
usually reached, and the possibilities OF
increasing and developing these depended
on raising the vitality Of the nervous sys-
tenn TO it's highest degree Chicago Inter
nooan
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-31
TRIED TO EAT RECORDS.
Miss Nancy Burdett Tears a Page Out of
DeKab County Record Books.

Miss Nancy Burdette, who is sixty
wears of age, walked in the office OF the
clerk of the superior court Of Dekalb
county in Decatur and asked Clerk h.
Fl Burgess for permission to look at
the record of deed made by her moth
err to herself and several other heirs
ten years ago.
When the record book had been
pIaced before her end the deed she de-
sired had been found she suddenly
snatched the leaf containing the deed
crumpled it in her hands, quickly
transferred it to her mouth ard at
tempted to swallow 1t.
Clerk Burgess and Deputy Clerk
Killiard saw the attempt. Bent on
saving the deed both grabbed the lady.
One caught her by the throat to close
the passage against the irretreivable
loss of the record. The other forced
his Singers into her mouth, and after a
desperate struggle gOuged the paper
out, badly mutiiated aud covered with
blood. Miss Burdett sank back in q
chair exhausted after her unsuccessful
effort to destroy the deed.
sHR WAS BOUND OVER.
She was detained in the office while
Mr.. Burgess went before Justice of the
Peace Thomas Fincher and swore out
a warrant charging Miss Burdett with
mutilating the public records. Later
she was tried on the warrant before
the ~ stice and held in bond of $3.50
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-31
OPERATIONS OF DISPENSARY.
South Cardinals Liquor Sales and
the Profits Made.

The statement of the South Carolina
dispensary for the year 1899 has been
completed
During the year the amount of profits
gong to the counties, towns and oiti
was 1920, 492 %. The net.profivs to tie
state, which 90 to the credit of the school
fund, are $193 $50 40, making the total
net profits $414, 1884. The total gross
profits for the year we're $485 ,520.79; the
total receipts for the year we're $1,G38,
1926, including the SAG, 073.2 "a surplus
br ugh over from last year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-31

1 want to let the people who suffer from
rheumatism and sciatica know that
Chamberlain's Pain Balm relieved me
after a number of other medicines ard a
doctor had failed. 1t is the best lniment
| have ever known Of. A. DoDGEN,
AlphaTetta, Ga. Thousands have been
cured of rheumatism by this remedy.
One application relieves the pain. For
sale by Farrar q Harris.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-31
Seeing Double.

A month or SO ago the British reports
estimated the number of Beers in the
fields at about 10000 to 45, 600 Now the
estimates place the number at $4,000 to
10000. Posi- IDLY the British have got to
the point of seeing double, when it is
Beers that they are looking at.-Savan>
nah News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-31
INDIA'S TERRIBLE FAMINE.
GOVERNMENT FINDS ITSELF CON-
FRONTED WITH A GRAVE DUTY.
Fifty Million People Are Now Affected
The Famine Area Has Surpassed
the Worst Fears.


A Calcutta dispatch says the famine
situation is causing the greatest
alarm.
The official estimates show the cost
to the government Of the relief work
to the end of March will be 100000
rupees.
About q, 900 900 persons are now at,
fected in British territory and about
$1,000 900 in the native states.
The viceroy, Lord Curzon of Kedle-
ston, said that the famine area
had expanded, surprising the worst
fears, and they were now facing cat
tie, water and food scarcity of terri
BILE character. About 3,250,O00 per
sons, ne continued, were already re-
ceiving relief.
While in 1897 the world shared In
dia's sorrow and contributed hundreds
of thousands OF pounds towards the re-
lief fund, the viceroy pointed out, In
dla now would have to struggle alone,
for the Thoughts OF every Englishman
in the world were conferred on the gov
eminent to pursue the task Of saving
millions of lives and it would spend Its
last rupee, if nece> sary, TO do so.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-31

The manufacture Of straw is one OF
the most important industries of Ger
many, giving thousands means Of sup
port.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-31

A baby begins to be a human being
when it is between three and four
teeth old.-NeW York Press.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-31
WAS WORTH THOUSANDS.
Poor MAN Fritters Away q Coin Th@a
Would Have Made Him Rich.

a Poor Man Fritters Away q Coin Th@a
Would Have Made Him Rich.
John Tremley of Lewis street. Rah
way, N. j., is benoaning his ignorance
of the value of old coins For years I'M
til recently he carried an ancient French
silver piece ia his pocket. A few weeks
ago he sold it to John Marbacher for Is
gents Marbacher was as ignorant az
Sremley of its value.
Happening into John Metzinger's sa-
loon a few evenings later, he jOkingly
rendered It in payment for round OF
drinks. This saloon keeper, noticing thas
che coin purported to be $50 years old.
offered 81 fSC it and became its possess
or. A man named Claude Gorisse then
purchased 1t from Metzinger for S..
Gorisse lost nc time in communicate
ing with a New York coin collector
Negotiations leading to a purchase Of
the coin were Immediately made. The
collector went to Railway, and when he
returned to New York the coin was
safely slowed away in his wallet. The
price paid by the purchaser was So, 600.
When Gorisse told his good luck to
Metzinger, the latter fumed and bumped
his head for being q dolt. Marbacher
Was told, and Ire informed Tremley.
Tremleys surprise and chagrin could
not be disguised. He is poor man and
works at his trade as carriage painter.
Gorisse refuses to divulge the name Of
che purchaser, but says the delight that
the collector showed when he secured
possession Of the piece satisfied him that
the New York man struck a bargain.
Gorisse is poor Frenchman, about 10
years old. He will use the money IT,
buy home for his declining years Tb
coin was franc piece. Exchange
L has been demonstrated repeatedly
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foreign countries that Chamberlaln's
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Fisher OF Liberty, W. Va, only repeats
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when be writes ~ have used Cham
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success. We believe that il is a sure
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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-10-06

Michael Cooprianoff. former impe-
rial Cossack and attached to the Ninth
Russian Cossack regiment. IL resi-
dent OF Chicago. says the Tribune.
From Cooprianoff. whose picture is
shown. some new light comes on the
question ms to what the Russian Cos
sacks really are. Americans are wont
to imagine the fearless Russian rough
riders to be men as savage as the
American Indian and us cruel.
False stories have been printed IN
America telling how Cossacks have
impaied their victims upon the points
of their sabers. carried heads on short
spears. and no English written ro-
nance dealing with Incidents in Rus
sia is complete without some allusion
to the barbarities OF tho Cossack
horseman.
Mr.. Cooprianoff not only does de-
clare the statements that Elg comrades
at arms are brutal lie. but he says
that there is not a body OF men so gen.
orally well educated and disciplined
and SO thoroughly mercif1l in their
mode OF warfare as the Russian Co.'S
sacks.