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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-13
Desperate Encounter with Robbers.

Mexico City, June 19.-Robert Rem
NETT, 81 years old, an Englishman
and manager of the Coronos Distas
Mine company, was shot by robbers
at his mine Monday night. There
was Il desperate encounter with the
Waterman and Il servant and both
were hacked to death with machetes.
The robbers then encountered Rem
NETT and shot him through the heart.
Then entering the house they i'll
x'euted his wife and obliged her to
disclose where her jewelry and money
were kept. Remmett came here from
London IL years ago as manager OF
the Mexican company of London.
His tragic death aroused much SYM
pathy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-13
,,.,,.,orw :, Mountain Grow.

Mountain Grove, No., June "a
This section was visited by q disas.
trcus hailstorm yesterday, doing con.
siderable damage to all kinds Of grain
crops and fruit.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-13

william J. Sanford, governor Of
Alabama, died last night at Tusca-
loosa, Ala Nsense II the heart wes
the causs Of death.
The snnual convention Of the Ne
oonL Association Of Local Freight
Agents opesed = Deavea COL yestss-
~ -s,e~A>A
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-13
BANK CASHIER SUICIDES.


Topeka. Kan, June Estate Bank
Commissioner Albaugh received the
following telegram from Deputy
Bank Examiner Davis yesterday:
Watkins has killed himself. | have
closed the bank" Later Davis wired
that shortage had been discovered
amounting to $1,000 and that it might
go higher Complaints had been
lodged against the Dexter bank by
eastern bankers on account of IT.
regular practices in making collec-
tions and Bank Commissioner Al
baugh sent Deputy Examiner Davis
to Dexter Monday. His unexpected
arrival was followed soon afterward
by the suicide of Cashier j. Fl. Wat
kins.
The Dexter state bank has only S',-
600 capital stock with $4,000 surplus
The banks deposits amount to $685.
600. W. L. Merydith, Winfield cat
tleman, is president and holds $4,000
of the capital stock. Watkins was
about 30 years old and married. He
stood high in the community.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-13

Tn, horticultural society Of Non.
ett No., was awarded a medal at tbs
Buffalo exposition for the hnest
beshet q strswherriea
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-13

The annual convention of the Mis-
souri, Christian Church Bible school is
in session II, Scdalia with about 500
Delegates in attendance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-13

Kansas C,tv lime ,1-sales nv samnls
on track: Wheat-No. 2 hard, 67G6Slac;
No. hard 66d67c; No, red 7O@7oAc;
No red, 6Sa69c. Corn--No. mixed.
3sa.G<Oc No, mixed. 39h@39itc; No. Z
white, 4lc; No. 3 white, 4ONd4lc. Oats
No. 2 Mixed @lia@c; No. mixed, eS,sc;
No. 2 white, 2Shc; No. white, 2Shc.
Rye, No. 2, 5SIkc. Hay-Timothy, 5000
1900 prairie, s4.5O6lOOO Eggs SC per
doz. Poultry-Hens, live, eye per ib.;
ROSTERS, l5c each; turkeys, 4@6c; ducks.
s@ioc; pigeons, $40 per : dOs. Butter
The oasis., 1901-06-22

frauded, and the tax payers and public have a right to know how and Of how much. The stubs are all on file, and the receipts can be gathered up. With them in hand comparisons can be made with the stubs and a statement prepared showing just how much the school fund was defrauded, and whether the money rested in the pocket of the ex-sheriff or in the pockets of those who should have paid it..
 lam told that one of the members of the last grand jury asked the chairman of the board of supervisors why an expert had not been put to work upon Brodrick's accounts and that official replied
 "Oh there's no use in sending good money after bad"
 But would it be sending good money after bad to have thorough and expert examination of the sheriff's office during the administration of Mir. Brodrck? If he has defrauded the county are not his bondsmen good, and isn't their money good? Would it be sending good money after bad if they made good the shortage:
 That there was something wrong in Brodricks administration of the office is shown in the difference in the school fund in the last year of his administration and in the present year. 1 am informed by school superintendent OConnor that the school fund is much larger this year than it was last, under Brodrick's collection Of the licenses, and that the amount derived from the property tax is but SS0 greater than lJ was last year.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21
OUT OF IMMEDIATE DANGER.
Mrs. Mckinley Conva1escing, and
For the Present the Danger
Line IL Left Behind.

Washington. June 19.-Doctors
Johnston and Rixey held consulsa-
tion at the White House, at the con-
clusion of which DIR. Johnston pro-
nounced Mrs. Mckinley out of danger
and convalescing. He said tSere mty,
OF course, be a recurrence of her troa-
bic, but for the present the danger
is past.
DIR. Johnston said that the blood in
lection had disappeared entirely.
DIR. Rxey. although evidently en-
couraged by the Improvement in Mrs
Mckinley's condition, was somewhat;
mere conservative in his statement
than DIR. Johnston. He thought il
scarcely safe TO say that she was en-
tfrely out of danger, as her extreme
weakness might precipitate a relapse,
hut her condition wax quite sa.isfac,
tory.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21
Tragic Death MT Ho, springs.

The tragic death of John ID. Ware
at his home in Hot Springs caused
a great sensation. Ware was escorted
to his home in an intoxicated conoi-
ton early in the evening by friend.
A few hours later two pistol shots
fired at short intervals attracted
neighbor, who found Ware lying on
the floor of his bedroom in his night
clothes, bleeding from two wounds and
in the last throes of death. One ball
entered the back and passed through
the heart, the other entering the left
knee. The pistol was held so close
to the man that his body was badly
powder burned. When the shooting
occurred, or when neighbors arrived,
no one was in the house except Ware
and his wife and small children. Mrs.
Ware had nothing to say that would
throw any light on the responsibility
of the killing. Ware had been drink
ing to excess several months before
his death Some time ago Mrs
Ware brought suit for divorce. but the
case never came to trial.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21
MILES OF AVALANCHE.
Unparalleled Land Slide I'm the
Mountains of West Virginia.
Victims Of the Slide.

Keyser, w. Va, June 19.-An ava
lanche unparalleled in the West V;r.
ginia mountains occurred Monday
night at Hopeville, Grant county, 80
miles from here. Great sections of
mountain side along the Potomac r;v-
er for two miles crashing down into
the beautiful valley. Thousands OF
tens of forest trees, immense ROCKS
and earth came down, and the home
of Mrs. Andrew Ours, widow, was
completely wrecked. The 22-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Ours was instantly
killed, and Mrs. Ours is in a dying
condition. A little grandchild, who
was spending the night with Mrs.
Ours, was grabbed by her when the
first warning came, but escape was
impossible, and when found yester-
dey morning the grandmother was
buried to her waist in the debris,
holding the child in her arms above
the chilly mud and stone in which
she was fastened so tightly that al
ter many efforts neighbors found it
necessary literally to pull the brusied
body out leaving her clothes burr I'd.
The child only will recover. Miss
Ours body was recovered during the
day.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21


United States Department Of Agri-
culture, climate and crop bulletin of
the weather bureau, Arkansas section,
for. the week ending June II:
Decidedly warmer weather prevail
ed during the week. The rain fall was
very scattered, in some localities good
showers occurred, while in others no
rain fell. Corn and cotton have been
greatly benefited by the warm days
and nights. Corn is being laid by in
most sections, in good condition, al
though it is generally small for this
time of year Cotton is being worked
out and the stand is not so good in
many localities. Squares are begin
ming to form ON cotton in some Sec
tions. Wheat harvesting is general
and the yield will be poor in some
places, while in others it will be fair
to good. Oats will be failure in
many localities. Irish potatoes are
generally fair to good. Fruit contin.
ues to fall off in many sections while
in others the prospect for full crop
is good.
The mean temperature and total
rainfall for the week at reporting sta
tions are given out in the following
table:
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21
Well Known Hot Springs Business
Man Killed Under Myster-
ious Circumstances.
NEWS OF The WEEK BRIEFLY STATED
Appeal for the Erection OF a Monument to
Confederate Dead Made to tho People
of Arkansas by Omcers of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy. tSssa
Must Furnish Cars.

The railroad commission of Arkan-
sas has issued circular No. SO requir-
ing carriers to receive all shipments
rendered for transportation and set
ting forth that the fact that a rail
road carrier has not at its command
rolling stock and equipment sufficient
to accommodate all shippers by forth
with transportation does not excuse it
from receiving the property. if an or
binary shipment, when rendered It,
and issuing to the shipper a bill of
lading therefor if the property is in
good condition for transportation
when rendered. II the carrier has no
storage or platform room, it must
erty until it is transported to destina-
ton and stored or delivered to the
consignee" The circular also states
that carriers will be expected to re-
ceive all property offered them for
shipment when the same is rendered.
if the tender is made in compliance
with rule IA. and shall issue to the
shipper, if he demands it, bill of
lading, stating the class of freight. its
weight and transportation charges,
and shall, within a reasonable time
thereafter, transport and store the
same to the consignee at destination
Heavy crop yields and a strong de-
mand by shippers for transportation
will not excuse failure of duty in
respect aforesaid.
Hon. S. f. Stahl has been reappoint-
ed United States marshal for the
Western district of Arkansas
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21
AGAINST RUSSELL SAGE.
Suit to Determine a Traders Right
in a "Put" Transaction
Begun.
PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANTS STORIES.
The Ground of Action is Located I'm
the Recent Boom and Subsequent
Collapse in Certain stocks In wall
street-Mr. Sage obtains an Ex-
tension.

New York, June 19.-In the SUI
preme court of this state suit for
$4,000 has just been brought against
Russell Sage, who introduced the
business of trading in puts and
"calls," by Robert ID. Vroom. who.
for years, has been accustomed to buy
these privileges from him. The ac-
ton is an outgrowth of difficulty
which occurred on May 0, the day Of
the panic.
Mr.. Vroom came into Mr.. Sage's Of
fee on the morning of that day
holding, among others, s'puts" sold
by the latter on 500 shares of Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific.
The stocks in which Mr.. Vroom had
the privileges were then selling so
low, according to the tape, that if he
could buy them about those figures he
could deliver them to Mr.. Gaze at the
figures named In his puts" and make
a net profit of many thousands. He
handed his privileges over to Mr.. Sage
who has them yet-and asked the
financier to buy in the stocks for HIM
as broker, whereupon he would then
sell them to Mr.. Sage at the put
price.
From this point the stories diverge.
Mr.. Sage said recently, in discussing
the meeting:
Rock Island was selling at 130
when Mr.. NroCm, who held my puts
on 500 shares at prices ranging from
14o to 153, gave me an order to buy
it at the market. / turned the order
in to my brokers. But the tape was
25 minutes behind time, and the price
they had to pay was 155. OF course
this showed no profit to Mr.. Vroom,
but / could not help it."
j. III. Miller, the plaintiffs attorney,
said in the course of an interview
explaining his clients side of the
case:
"Mr. Vroom demanded back the
privileges, but could not get them.
Nov, those privileges were worth
more than the actual profit that could
have been made on them in the trans
actions he authorized Mr.. Sage to
make. We think we have good
case"
Mr.. Sage, through his counsel, has
| obtained an extension of time till
June 80 in which to file his answer.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21
BRIEF SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Some of "His Works that Shall Live
After Him.

Detroit, Mich, June 19.-Hazen Sem
ter Pingree was born at Denmark,
Me-, in 1s40. In 1862 he enlisted in
the First Massachusetts, heavy arril-
lery, and served until the end of the
war, when he located in Detroit, en-
barking in the manufacturing of
shoes.
In 1889 the republican party nom.-
mated Mr.. Pingree for mayor OF
Detroit, and he was elected by over
two thousand majority. He was re-
elected in 1s91-93 and '95 by increased
majorities each time. In 1896 Mr..
PIngree was selected as governor Of
Michigan by $4,000 plurality, running
ahead of the national ticket by 26,0)O
Votes. He was reelected governor IN
1898 by about one hundred and sixty
thousand plurality, and served out his
term, which expired in 1900. Last
March he. e.started on the trip to south
March helstarted on the trip to South
London.
Ex-Got Pingrec, while he was
mayor, accomplished many municipal
reforms, among others forcing the
gas company to lower their rates 81
cents per 1000; establishing the pa5-
lie lighting plant; organizing the De-
troit railway on three-cent fare
basis; lowering telephone rates, and
breaking up a number of sewer and
paving rings that were thriving when
he went into office. His potato patch
scheme. for the relief of the poor OF
the city was extensively copied and
brought him much fame.
While governor, Mr.. Pingree de-
voted his energies toward securing q
law taxing railroads and other cor
porate property on ad valorem bass
instead of specifically on their cara
ings. His efforts resulted in the pass
age of a law along these lines by the
last legislature.
Mr.. Pingree is survived by widow
and two children, a son and daugh.
ter
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21
FORREST CITY ARK, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 21 1901
OF Interest TO Assessors.

In response to queries propounded
by Assessor w. A. Cole, of Crawford
county, Attorney General Geo. w.
Murphy has given out the following
unofficial opinion regarding features
of the taxation laws:
The tax list of the property-owner
giving his estimate of the value of
taxable property, is not binding upon
you. 1t is mere aid to you to make
the assessment. If he estimates the
value too low it is your duty to assess
1t at its true value, according to your
best judgment. A fair estimate ac-
cording to reasonable value is what
the law demands. In this way only
can taxation be equal
Notes given for rent of land are
subject to taxation.
Mercantile corporations are required
to enlist their entire stock of mer-
chandise at it's fair value. as other
merchants.
Merchants, in the assessment of
SNSAf SoCuos hafN hO llSHt u u6uuCl
what they may owe.
You speak of a merchant who owns
cotton, about 1000 bales. 1t is your
duty to assess it, Notwithstanding he
may have borrowed the money with
which he bought it,
All property of telephone companies
in your county should be assessed by
you
The real and personal property of
telegraph companies within your coun-
ty, excepting their lines, should be as
sessed by you. This means, of course,
the real property they own, and their
office fixtures, furniture, etc., in your
county.
The depots, etc, of railroad compa.
nies in our state are made the subject
of taxation by the railroad commits
sioners, the governor, auditor and sec.
retary of state. You would not there
fore be authorized to assess them.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21

The End Came Peacefully, without
Warning and without
spoken word.

London, June 19.-Ex-Gov. ii. S. Pin
gree. of Michigan, died here last
night at 1885.
His son was the only one present
at the time. The attending doc1o-
had left MIR. Pingree's bedside at
about 1915, promising to return
shortly.
ii. 5. Pingree. Jr., who had been
watching at his fathers side for four
days, and who had not removed his
clothes during that time, noticed a
sudden change in his fathers condi-
tion. He had hardly reached the pa
tents bedside when his father died
peacefully, without warning and with
out speaking one word.
Young Pingree has wired his moth
er and his uncle IN the United States
not to come to London.
The body of the late Mr.. Pingree
will be embalmed and taken to his
home.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21
Fire Insurance Agents Organize.

At a meeting held in Little Rock
last week. the State Fire Insurance
Agents Association was organized
The object of the association is to en-
courage correct practice in the forms
and principles of underwriting, to pro-
mote mutual protection for. and social
intercourse among its members and
general advancement of local agents
and their companies. and to get IL
closer touch with the insuring pub
lie and acquaint them with the true
aims and the principles if fire under
writing. Allen Kennedy. of Fort
Smith. was elected president; A. W.
Mills. of Pine Bluff, secretary; j. Il.
Tankersley, Pine Bluff. treasurer.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21
PLACARDING CAPE COLONY.
Persons Reporting Location of Boer
Camps to be Fined or Impris-
Oned III Caught.

Molteno, Cape Colony, June 10
KritZinger and Fouche, the Boer com
manders, are busy placarding Cape
Colony with IA proclamation to the eff
feet that, in accordance with the
powers assumed when the northern
part of Cape Colony was annexed to
the Orange Free State, 20 months ago
any persons reporting the where
abouts of any Boer command will be
fined C so, or, in default, will be COM
PEELED to accompany the command os
foot for three months.
According to the best information,
there are about two thousand one
hundred armed Beers in Cape Colony.
and they continue to secure few re
cruits.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21

The coroner's jury investigating the
death of j. D. Ware at Hot Springs
found that he came to his death at
the hands of his wife. The 2O-year-
old son of the couple testified that ne
had gone over the case with his moth
er, and that she talked of the tragedy
in a manner that led him to believe
she had almost completely lost her
mind. The young man stated that
his mother had been granted divorce
but had no money to get away with
Continuing, young Ware said: FOR
years she had been abused and outra-
geously treated at the hands OF the
man she killed. She was a slave to
terrible master. No dog ever received
such treatment as she did. Father has
sat in his room, his face flushed with
whisky and said, I'll kill her. the o.a
wench Such has been going on Tor
more than a year. He has made at
tempts to kill mother on several occa-
sions. Such humiliation before
proud woman in the presence of her
children was enough to break the spir-
it of any one and to wreck her mind
forever" During his statement young
Ware showed that he was laboring un-
der great strain, and while taking
his mothers part his references to his
father were free from bitterness. The
sympathy of the community seems to
De almost entirely with Mrs. Ware,
and her children.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21
Killed at Dance.

Joe Harris. colored. was killed dur
ing dance at his home in Altheimer
and Andrew BrOgan was arrested
charged with being party to the crime.
During the evening two women be.
came involved in difficulty when
some one fired a shot. which killed
Harris The evidence before the COR
oner's jury led the officers to suspect
Brogan and Henry Ward, but the lat.
ter. hearing that he was wanted, made
his escape.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21

The Arkansas Worlds Fair board,
composed of Col. ]. ]. Whitaker, of
Pine Bluff; Col. G. j. Crump, of Har-
rison. and Hon. Sam Cohen, of Holly
Grove, met at Little Rock last week
and perfected an organization by
electing Col Whitaker president of
the board, Mr.. Cohen secretary. and
Charles Watkins. the governors ste
nographer. clerk The board decided
to visit St Louis in body for the
purpose of comforting with the st.
Louis board relative to space for the
Arkansas exhibit and ground for tbs
Arkansas building.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21

ing near Camden. who, with
his wife, swore that negro
named Busy assaulted Mrs. Watson
and then acknowledged that the evil
dence was false, was taken out by a
committee of citizens and given a
good whipping. Watson was then
placed on a train and told not to stop
within the state.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21

The North Arkansas Oil and Deyel-
opment Company has awarded to
Carthage (Mo.) company the contract
for drilling for oil in the st. Joe vic
Image in Searcy county.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21
SUIT FOR COMPENSATION.
A Successful GeOl0gist Asks the
Courts to Award Him Reason
able Pay for Services.

ST. Paul, Minn., June ia case in.
half dollars came to trial yesterday
before Judge Kelley and jury in the
district court. Herbert w. Pearson,
the plaintiff, is a geologist employed
by the Great Northern railroad 10
locate coal fields for the company in
Montana and Washington.
In his complaint Mr.. Pearson says
he was employed with the under
standing that his compensation was
to be dependent upon the results OBJ
tanned. He was allowed $500 a month
for expenses, and was to be paid a
fair per centage of the value of his
discoveries.
In Montana he located coal field
said to contain 40 square miles, and
in addition found another in Wash.
ington IS square miles in extent. The
railroad company then bought up the
greater part of the land on which
the claim was located and secured op-
tions on the remainder.
Mr.. Pearson values the tracts al.
ready held by the road at STATS, 500,
and says 'he Montana tract alone will
easily produce 69,l50,40O tons of the
black fuel. He says he was en-
ployed nine months, but was paid only
$1,000, leaving balance due on his
expenses account of $500. His services
during that time he estimates to have
been worth $1,500,000, and conse-
quently he sues for $1,500,00O.
klusmire Held for September Term.
Holton, Kas., June 19-William li
klusmire, the farmer accused of
numbering his wife and burying the
body in a trench near their home.
was brought here from Topeka, yes
terday, where he had been held 10
prevent lynching, and given a prelim-
mary hearing. He waived examina-
tion, and was bound over to the Sep
tember term. There was no excite
ment during the hearing, nevertile-
less Klusmire was Immediately re-
tarned to Topeka when it was con-
cluded.
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some non-union mills that have never
asked the privilege Of organizing and
that the men in them declared that
they did not want to organize, made it
imperative that these men should at
least be allowed to do as they see fit,
they argued. The case of the Old
Meadow mill in Scottdale was shown
to be due to the action of the work
ers there and not Of the company. 1t
was declared that the employees had
voluntarily called upon the officials
Of the company to ask that the mill
be operated and asking that terms be
made by individual contracts with the
wcrkmen The company has done this
and the men have declared that they
are satisfied and 60 not want 20 strike
AT this time
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