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The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
SOUTHERN GusANIN0S.
Cotton Crop Statistics.

There is probaly no single fact of Which knowledge is more interesting ana important to the southern people thar the amount of the cotton crop. The present methods of ascertaining the magnitude of the cotton crop are unsatisfactory. There is one method of ascertaining the amount of the crop exactly, for there is one process, that or ginning, to which all cotton for any commercial or industrial use whatever must be subjected. If one could obtain from all the cotton gins of the country reports of the amount of staple they have turned out, the precise aggregate of the whole crop would be known. It is proposed to ap- ply this process in taking the twelfth census, the field work of which is to begin on June 1. An expert special agent has been appointed, whose sole duty will be to obtain returns from all the ginning and baling establish ments in the cotton-growing region. No ginnery is too small or insignifi- cant to be visited and asked for re- turn.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
ARKANSAS STAIE NEVIS.
Prominent Hot Springs Citizen Be comes Suddenly Insane From
 Effects of Medicine.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CHRoxlclED.
Standing of the State Candidates-Young Negro Hanged by a Mob Near Helena Stuttgart & Arkans as River Railroad Sold Youthful Train wreckers.
Scores tho City Officials.

The Jefferson county grand jury, in a recent report, has the following to say about the officials of Pine Bluff: 'In the city of Pine Bluff we have to report an unusual condition of affairs. We have sufficient reason to believe that gambling is carried on openly and undisguisedly in and about every sa- loon in the city, in violation of city, county and state laws This gambling is virtually licensed by a system which we believe is mutually understood and agreed upon by the violators of the law upon the one hand and our public officials, who have control of this branch of the criminal law, on the other. By the terms of the apparent agreement, of which positive proof identifying criminals is almost impos- sible to obtain, regular schedule ot fines for specified violations is levied and collected, in many cases without any warrant or arrest being made or trial had in court.''
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
s. X A. R. Railroad Sold.

The Stuttgart S Arkansas River rail- way was sold at Stuttgart by c. c. Waters, master in chancery. The road was sold several weeks ago to John M. Taylor, trustee, who was given until the 27th ult to make good his bid ot s50,000 He withdrew his bid, being unable to mature his plans. At the last sale the road was bid in by John T. Hicks, of Searcy, whose bid was s5O,- 900. As manager of the Des Arc X Searcy railroad Mir. Hicks proposes to join the two properties at Des Arc by extending the former road from Stutt, gart. The road purchased is forty miles in length and runs from Stutt gart to Gillette, in Arkansas county.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
Floater Found at Arkansas City.

A dead body was found floating in the river at Arkansas City by some fish ermen. The body was that of man with light hair, about five feet seven inches high, about 30 or 40 years old, had on vest and pants of blue-black worsted, wine colored checked cheviot shirt, pair of high-laced shoes, No. 6, with leather strings, grey socks and good underwear. On the front part of skull there were nine cuts, made with a sharp-edged tool, something like a hatchet; one of the cuts penetrated the brain. Nothing was found by which the body could be identified
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
Arkansas should be Represent tod.

Attention has been called to the fact that the Confederate white house at Richmond, Va. which was the home of the only president of the confederacy, has been subdivided into rooms to the number of as many as there were states in the Confectionery, and each state has been given one of these rooms for the purpose of exhibiting historical relics of that state, thereby converting the Confederate wEite house into a south ern museum. Every a that was loyal to the south has taAen advantage of this except Arkansas. Mrs. J. M. Brooks, of Fort Smith, who is state re- gent for the Arkansas room, will glad ly receive anything that is worthy of display
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
BabyAccidentaIiy Shot.

sad accident occurred near Cleve- land, Conway county. A7-year-old son of Timon Reed shot and killed a young CT son, years old. A hired man had opened his trunk to get some tobacco, when the larger boy came up, and, see ing the pistol in the tray of the trunk, which the hired man had set on the bed where the baby was playing, picked up the pistol, telling the baby he was go- ing to shoot him. The pistol was dis charged and the baby fell, fatally in- i,,rad
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
BRIEF MENTION.

The Paragould city council has passed hog ordinance.
 Hope received 1s,916 bales of cotton during February and March.
 Eighty additions to Pine Bluff col ored church were made by baptism recently. Joe Costello, an Italian fruit peddler of Helena, was assassinated by some unknown party.
 A Cumberland Presbyterian church has been organized at Morrilton with fifty members. The Baptist Young Peoples Union, auxiliary to the Southern Baptist Con- vention, will meet at Hot Springs May 10th next.
 w. R. Springer is under arrest of fed eral authorities on the charge of open ing mail addressed to Nj. Carrab bolt, at Hot Springs.
 The Baptist church at Tupelo was blown from it's foundation and demol- ished during a storm.
 
 the frost of last week did not materially injure fruit in that section.
 The Missouri Pacific system will erect Y. M. c. A. building for the use of it's employees in North Little Rock.
 All the United States lands in the Little Rock district are subject to private sale under certain conditions. John Cook, accused of obstructing a railroad, was convicted at Camden and given a tive-year sentence in the peni- tentiary.
 The general store of J. W. Grady at Bonneville was destroyed by fire of in- cendiary origin. The stock was insured for about half its value.
 Superintendent Eisele, of the Hot Springs reservation, has been instruct ed to continue the old men on the res ervation until further notice.
 The Pine Blnff city council passed an ordinance prohibiting expectorating on sidewalks and on the floors of public places. The penalty is s1 to s for each offense.
 During heavy rainstorm the resi- dence of MT. Thos. Vining, at Pine Bluff, was struck by lightning and a portion of the house was torn away, but fortunately no one was injured.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
Insane From the Effect. of Medicine.

Fred Patterson, a young white man of Hot Springs, went violently insane from the effects of dose of medicine administered by his wife. Mrs. Patter- son had copied prescription from a medicine book which contained drugs too strong for Patterson's case. Within few minutes after swallowing the medicine Patterson tried to kill his wife, child and mother, whose lives were saved only by the timely arrival of ueighbors.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
How They stand ,

Up to April 10th twenty-six counties had held primaries for state officers. There will be 5e3 delegates in the state convention, and it will require 252 to nominate. The results in the counties which have held primaries are as fol lows:
 Governor-Davis, 132; Vandeventer, 12.
 Secretary of State-Jett. s1; Crock ett, e.
 Auditor-McFarlane Il; Monroe, 55; Ref, 22.
 Attorney-General l-Chew, 54; Mur. phy, 62; Davidson, 23; King, 9.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
Stomach
 Troubles
 In Spring

Are THAT BILIOUS FEELING, bad ,.s.' in the mouth, dull headache sias asa lessness, poor appetite.
 No matter how careful von
 about eating, everything you take in.s your stomach turns sour, causes S;. tress, pains and unpleasant gases
 Don't you understand what th... symptoms-signals of distress-mssas
 They are the cries of the stomaa. for help! It is being overworked T. needs the peculiar tonic qualities .,s digestive strength to be found oplv ,s
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
Stockh olders Muat Pay.

Judge John A. Williams, in the fed eral court at Little Rock, decided the case of H. F. Auten, receiver of the First National Bank of Little Rock against the stockholders of the bank holding that the defendants were liable for the s250, 1000 new stock issued by tn, bank on June 23, 1890, ul on which a assessment of 92 per cent was levied b, the comptroller of the currency.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
Hanged by . M ob.

A negro named Moses York, 20 year. old, was hung by a mob to trestle tw miles east of Helena for the murder O. an aged Italian fruit peddler. York confessed, claiming he acted in self-de fense, but the evidence introduced proved it to be case of murder.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
Juvenile Train wreckers.

Ed Gilmore, John and Andrew Cook and Alexander Gillett, colored, whose ages range from to IA years, were ar rested on the charge of wrecking d freight train on the Cotton Belt near Bearden. They acknowledged having their youth all were released except John Cook, aged IA, who will be prose cuted.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
Wanted for Burglary.

Walter Moore, a young white man charged with burglarizing the post office at Mooreville, Miss, was arrested at Brinkley. When arrested he had on his person quantity of postage stamps and was heavily armed.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Excellent prospects for the sugar re- fning and grinding season in the State of Morelos, Mexico, are reported. Theproject for combining all the sugar estates in Morelos into a grand trust, as planned by American and English spectators, has fallen through. The ways and means committee of the Mexican congress anticipates a surplus during the ensuing fiscal year, as has been the condition of the na- tional finances for several years past. The increased export of silver and lead ores from Mexico is noted, and re- ports from the leading mining towns show much animation.
 The great Paris exposition, marking the industrial progress of the world up to the close of the nineteenth cen tury, was formally declared open by President Loubet on the 14th. It will be a month, however, before every thing is in finished condition. The grand jury at Frankfort, Ky, which had spent two weeks investi- gating the assassination of Goebel, re- com ened, on the 10th, and resumed the investigation. It is understood that nearly all of the witnesses have been heard, and the report is antici- pated very soon. The British casualty list in South Africa lengthens out steadily. Deaths from various causes number, up to April 4, 4,029; wounded, living at that date, 9,53S; missing and prisoners, B. 515. Out of the total of 17,0S2, the of- ficers number 1909.
 The London Telegraph's Cape Town correspondent, in dispatch dated Sunday, 18th, sends an unconfirmed re- port to the effect that Gen. Brabant has crushingly defeated the Boers in the vicinity of Wepener and captured many prisoners and guns.
 The sixty-fiye young women com prising the senior class in the Con- necticit state normal school, at New Haven, have been threatened with ex- pulsion because some of their number were caught cheating, or cribbing, in an examination just held in the school.
 Tornadoes swept over portions of Kansas on the night of the 18th, doing much damage in the vicinity of Put nam, Winfield and Clearwater. There were unconfirmed reports of fatilities, and it is known that a number of per- sons were injured.
 Rufus Wright, the Chicago million aire member of the firm of Morgan & Wright, who was mysteriously shot by Mrs. Louisa Lottridge, at the Leland hotel, on the 14th, died on the 10th. With his last breath, he declared the shooting to nave been an accident.
 Burglars, on the night of the 18th, dug through the nine-inch brick wall of the vault of St. Simon's church, Toronto, Ont, with crowbars and picks, and stole S1,l75, the Easter off, fering. The church is situated on the brow of rayine, and the cracksmen worked three hours unobserved.
 Speaker David B. Henderson of the house of representatives has brand new leg. He got it in New York, on the 18th, and took it to Washington with him. The speaker is very proud of it, for it enables him to walk a dis tance without cane, for the first time in many years.
 The governing board of the Interna- tioral League of Press clubs met in New York, on the 10th, and decided to hold the annual meeting of the league in that city on July IT.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
HOODS SARSAPARIlLA

The best stomach and blood reu.. dies known to the medical profession are combined in the medicine and thousands of grateful letters telling its cures prove it to be the greates. medicine for all stomach troubles eye, yet discovered.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
Died in tho Philippines.

Lieut. Grant A. White, of Hope, died April 10th in the Philippines of malar ial fever. He was captain of Company E., First Arkansas Volunteers. After the volunteers were mustered out Lieu White secured commission in tn Philippine army and landed in Manila October 27th last.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
Young Lawyer Fatally Shot.

Will Chamness, young lawyer of Walnut Ridge, was shot and killed at Morrilton by Singleton Wilkes, of Con- way. The men were engaged in a game of craps when dispute aros e shots passed through Chamness' abdo- men.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
The Secrets of Pran.,.

The immense telescope which ~
 process of construction is expect sd 4 no. aow h the moon within a. miles eyesisS.t S 10 brne world and to reveal the secrets a. ea .nf of tho cts. It may cause as great a chsnsaa.l Se a.l pa> ,eoI worid G Gtnousat Hostetters Stopsclsh n 5,hs ,sri .r,rom a0es ln the physical condition of
 ney. troubles. The Bitters sss nver or kd. entire system, and also preyenss s.nel ths fever and ague. Try it. malaria
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
Child Narrowly Escape. Death.

The infant daughter of James B. Ben son, of Searcy, drank about three table spoonfuls of coal oil, which she found in a cup on a table. A physician was hurriedly summoned. who succeeded in saving the ehild's life.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
Reuuisition Honored.

Gov. Barnes, of Oklahoma, honored the acquisition of Gov. Jones for NJ. B Robinson, alias George Hunt, wanted in Jefferson county on charge of cat Kildare Okla
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
The Coming Sugar Crop.

There is now, of course. no further danger of damage from cold, and, as the seed cane suffered little or no in- jury during the past winter, and a very heavy acreage was planted. it may now be safely stated that, with satisfactory growing season, there is every prospect of an immense crop.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
The Curae as s.

Mrs. Wayback-I wonder wh,.
 feller who was goin' to edit the Tat mat nev town so rapid-like. '"e 0iaron Jeff MT; Wayback-Well, when ole u
 died las week the editor fellere n nan Knott about it an headed it Knott Is slt Ma item the Knott boys run him out o' tovn Nt an
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
John Green Convicted.

The trial of John Green, who killed Garland Hardridge at Philadelphia last November, took place last week at Washington. The jury found him guilty and assessed his punishment at ten years in the penitentiary. The case went to Hampstead county on change of venue from Clark county.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
Big Purchase of Southern Lands.

Eugene s. Ellsworth, a millionaire It siding at Iowa Falls, Ia., who has great confidence in the splendid possi- bilities of the south, has closed con- tract for the purchase of 175,o0o acres oe timber land in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia and the Indian ter ritory, and will at once commence the establishment of three or four turpen- tine farms of 10000 acres each, and will enter the market with the prod ucts of resin and terpentine.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

Representative Stevens, of Minneso- la, has introduced bill granting ad- ditional homestead rights to those serving in the war with Spain or dur ing the occupation of Cuba, Puerto Rico or the Philippines.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
Run Over and Killed.

Near Van Buren Mrs. Alice Curnett, while assisting her husband in hauling stone, was thrown from the wagon, which ran over her, killing her instant ly. Her father, Ben Lamb, was killed in a similar manner here eight years ago.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

The second annual meeting of the southern industrial convention, 10 be held in Chattanooga, Tenn, May Is to Is, is assuming national interest.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

Mir. Allen. the newly-chosen gov ernor of Puerto Rico, is arranging 70 leave Washington for San Juan about the 21st. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Allen and their daughter. The trip will be made on the United States steamer Dolphin.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
The Cassie Boone Cnse.

The jury in the Cassie Boon case, at Chesterfield, s. C., returned verdict oe guilty with recommendation for mercy. Harvey and John Jackson will receive life sentences. The Jacksons had made threats against the girl, and or March 20 her burned, lacerated and Llstered body was found in a forest near Jefferson.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

The state department has been in formed that the Ottoman government has given notice of 20 to 40 cents in crease in the duties on pulp wood, be- ginning May 1, 1900.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

The March statement of the internal revenues, issued on the 18th, shows that the total receipts for the month were SPA ,326,677, an increase, as com pared with March, 1899, of $1,5Ss, ,22S. Fer the nine months of the present fiscal year the total receipts were S21o,- e15,556, an increase over the corre- spending period of last year of $1s,- 4l2412
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

The first of the series of official fetes to be given in connection with the Paris exposition took place, on the night of the 10th, at the Elysee palace. President Loubet entertained 26O guests at dinner, the largest number ever seated at an Elysee banquet. Fol lowing the banquet a reception was held, to which 5000 invitations were issued
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

l Certificate of incorporation was filed at Dover, Del, on the 18th, for the Reuter- Automobile Co.,, of Chicago; capital, S500,000.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

Upon arrival at New York of the steamship Trojan Prince, on the 18th, an immigration inspector arrested four Sicilians from Mareno, Sicily, who are suspected of being counterfeiters. They are Giovanni Duzzolino, Gioyan- ma Duzzolino, his wife; Antonio Spara- polo and Archangelo Perrono.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

A test was made at Indian Head on the 11th, of plate representing 300 tons of the turret armor of the bat tieship Wisconsin. The 14-inch plate was attacked by ten-inch gun with the usual result. The shell was smashed on the face of the plate, which received no substantial injury; so the lot was accepted.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

The ceremonies connected with the acceptance of the Richau's statue of Oliver r. Morton, Indiana's great war governor, which had recently been placed in Statuary hall, were held in the house of representatives, at Wash iEgton, on the 14th.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

In consequence of the poor crops, wheat prices in Chilli are advancing and the situation will allow large i'm portations from California.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

Failures for the week ended on the 13th, were 193 in the United States, against 1ss for the corresponding week last year, and Al in Canada, against % last year.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

According to the official reports from the Cameroons, in South Africa, the revolt there is dying out, and or derly conditions are being resumed. This is understood to be due largely to the good offices of American mis- sionaries, who have acted as inter- mediaries in negotiations for peace ful settlement with the Buli chiefs.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
W. $. Crittendcn.

W. s. Crittendon dropped dead at Union City, Tenn, the other day, while weighing goods for customers. H. was prominent grocery man.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

Jorg Cruz, the Puerto Rican laborer who was held at the barge office in New York as an alien contract laborer on his arrival there on the steamship Caracas, on April 3, but was later dis charged, has brought suit for $5o,0o0 damages against Thomas Fritchie, commissioner of immigration.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
Damaged by Floods.

High water has caused S20o,0O dam- Age at Meridian, Miss, and vicinity. The water-works dam broke, and re- sently-planted crop was covered.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

The twenty-ninth annual meeting of the Illinois Association of Mexican War Veterans will be held at Taylor vile, H., May 8 and 9. Special consid- erstion will be given to the bill intro dueed by Senator Cullom to increase the pensions of Mexican veterans above the age of 75 years to S25 per month. An unusually large attend hnce is anticipated.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

The case involving the governorship of the state of Kentucky was present ed in the United States supreme court, on the 16th, and by request of counsel was advanced on the docket, so that arguments will be heard on April 30, each side being given four hours to present their case.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

In every family you'll find an o,a trying to quit smoking, and young u ou. 1aa in Ing to 4earn.-Atchison Globe. o1e tFy'
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

Geo. H. Scripps died at Mirando, the California ranch of his brother, E. w. Scripps, at noon on the 18th, of per nicious anamae, after an illness of sev- eral months. The remains will be ere mated at Los Angeles, and interment will be at Nashville, H., May 1.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
The Best Prescription To- ,,

and Fever is bottle of GRovn,s T,s..
 CniLL IONIC. lis simply iron and on;rilL fLEs osaseeiess form. NO cure-no pay. Priccasl sa '
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

Consul Schumann has infor med the state department that the state peni- tentiary at Mainz, Germany, in adver- Using for bids for supplies, requests, among other articles, 2,200 pounds of lard, either German or American. Con sul Schumann regards this as encour- aging fact, inasmuch at trade in Amer jean lard, in that city, was practically prohibited few years ago.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20
For Benefit of Freedmen.
SanderbiIt University Enriched.

It is estimated that Vanderbilt uni versity, Nashville, Tenn, will be bene- fited nearly a quarter of a million of dollars by the will of Mrs. Mary J. Furman. She provides for monu- ment to her husband, their son and herself, not to cost over $26, 1000, and leaves the rest of her estate to the university, directing that S1oo,00o be expended in erecting building to be known as Furman Hall. The remain ter is to be invested and held as a sacred fund.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

Lieutcnant-Commander J. c. Gill more, who has been on leave of ab- sence in Washington, recuperating from extreme hardships incident to his long captivity among the Filipinos, was, on the 18th, ordered to immediate duty at sea as executive officer of the cruiser Prairie, which will be engaged during the entire summer in short cruises with the naval militia of the Atlantic and gulf states.
The Forrest City times., 1900-04-20

During heavy rainstorm the resi- dence of MT. Thos. Vining, at Pine Bluff, was struck by lightning and a portion of the house was torn away, but fortunately no one was injured.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-02-14

Washington, Fab. 7-air. Jones Of
ARKANSAS. mas introduced an amend
lnent 10 the currency bin low pending
in the sernts diYecung the secretlry Of
tho Treasury to keep constantly on hand
IN emergency fund amounting to 500
coo COO OF United States treasury pores
whica may be issued to auy viasn Of
the United sisases at discount Of 10
per cent in exchangt for Unit d S a es
bonds, the bonds 10 be hel Tor nos TO
exceed q year and the holder to pay i
per csnI interest.