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The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
Anfi-Spotting A BilI.

MT. Toney's anti-spotting bill which passed the house, provides that here after it shall be unlawful for any officer, agent, attorney, detective or anyone whomsoever in the employ of the railroad company operating or do- ing business in this state to take or authorize anyone else to take an affi- davit or deposition which would charge an employe with a dishonest act or take an affidavit or deposition which would charge an employe with misdemeanor or felony unless said railroad corporation shall first fur nish to the employe against whom said deposition and affidavit is to be taken a written notice, stating time and place said affidavit or deposition is to be taken and permitting said employe to be present in person, by at torney or otherwise when said affidavit or deposition is to be taken The bill also makes it unlawful for railroads to discharge employees on charges unless the charges be made in the presence of the employe The penalty for violation is a fine not less than S200 nor more than $1,000
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK BRIEFLY STATED
Senate Passed BIn Cutting Salary of Mem.
 bers to Two Dollars and Fifty Cents
 Per Day liter . One Hundred Day Scssion.
Approved by the Governor.

The act of the General Assembly pro- vidiDg mode of process on foreign cor porations, approved by the governor, is as follows: In all cases where cause of action shall accrue to a resident or citi- zen of the state of Arkansas, by reason of hny contract with foreign corpo- ration, shall accrue in favor of any cit. izen or resident of this state, whether in tort or otherwise, and such foreign corporation has not designated an agent in this state upon whom process may be served, or has not an officer continu- ously residing in this state upon whom summons and other process may be served, so as to authorize a personal judgment, service or summons and other process may be bad upon the auditor of state, and such service shall be sufficient to give jurisdiction of the subject matter, whether sitting in the township or county where the auditor is served or elsewhere in the state.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
Saturday, March 2.

HousE. = Two important measrr.. were discussed, viz: Mir. Clack,s l;r for completing the new state house ,na Mir. Fields bill to prohibit women ,roN holding positions in the general ass.m. bly,. The first named bill was referr.s to the committee on public buildino. The Fields bill was defeated NJ. Mintun's bill to require copies of nro. posed constitutional amendments to h. posted in election booths for the gr;a ance of voters was read third time ana passed. Mir. Bobbitt's joint resolution for constitutional amendment looking to the abolishment of the office of ta, assessor and devolving the duties shero. of upon justices of the peace. was de. feated.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
Monday, M arch {,

SENArE-S. s. 1T3, Dowdy. sx;n. compensation of members of the uen, eral assembly, providing for per diem of s6 per day for the first 1C0 days. and S2. per day thereafter, was read tbira time and passed. s. B. 174 passed Ayes, 9, noes, 3. The bill probibi,s railroads from throwing baggage from the car to the platform. therebv injuring the same; also requires owner of baggage to put tag on his trunk or other baggage so the same can h. identified
 HoUsE-Mr. Blalock's bill, to preven, the perpetration of fraud on the state by persons furnishing supplies, etc and prescribing penalty for charging the state more than when sold to in. dividuals for cash, was read third time and passed, H. B. s9, Brock, to change the time of holding courts in the Ninth judicial circuit, was read the third time and Mir. B-ock explained that the bill was to give Pike county two weeks for circuit court, instead of one week as heretofore. The bill passed. It being local day, number of such measures passed.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The federalists are securing many new members for tbeir party in La guna province, cast of Manila, Luzon.
 King Edward arrived in London. on the Sd, from the continent.
 Twenty-one fishermen were carried out on Lake Erie of Silver Creek. N. 1.. on the Sd, on floating ice, but F of them were rescued The other four have probably perished. Their name 3 are Henry Turner, John George, Jame $ McBratie and Julius Ludwig.
 skeleton recently found in South Cheyenne canyon, Colorado, proves 10 be that of Miss Emma Thornblad. q Swede, who disappeared from Colo. rado Springs in April, 1894, and is supposed 10 have committed suicide on account of love affair with a married man.
 The Porto Rican battalion, that came to Washington to participate in the inaugural proceedings, created a good impression by their orderly con- duct and general soldierly bearing. They found much to impress them m the sights of the capital.
 By the bursting of balloon, sn the evening of the 3d, at Fl Reno, Okla, Frank Coleman and Clarence Boyne were dashed 100 feet to the earth and fatally injured. Colcman's back was broken and Boyne was severely crushed. A traveling man named Price and Russell kisser, boy, were hurt badly
 William Mckinley, of Ohio, and Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, were inaugurated president and vice president of the United States, re- spectiyely, on the 4th The event was signalized by demonstration with out precedent at the national cap. ital.
 The municipal election in London, on the 2d, resulted in a tremendous victory for municipal ownership. All of the public utilities of London will now go ahead. The people will own the water, gas, lighting and tranSpor- tation.
 The Fifty-siXth congress was in ses- sion l97 days, which is less than any congress for years. The following is given of bills, acts, etc.: Number of bills, 14,336; number of reports, 5000; public acts, 345; private acts, 1,250; total acts, 1895; number of joint res olutions, 395.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
BRIEF MENTION.

The nomination of J. G. Berlkley as postmaster at Texarkana was confirm by the senate.
 Paul Brackens, mail carrier, was arrested in Conway county on the charge of robbing the mails.
 The store building and stock of James Krumpner. at Pine Bluff, was destroyed by fire on the night of the 4th inst
 C. E. Vaudeville has been appointed superintendent of the car service of the Choctaw Railroad.
 The colored infirmary at Pine Bluff, founded by Dr. George w. Bell, was dedicated February 25.
 W. A. Denson. who shot and killed Joe Wright colored, at Warren, was released on the grounds that he acted in self-defense.
 A white man named James Clark shot and killed two negroes near Nor rell. Clark surrendered and claims he was justified
 Pine Bluffs new city directory con. tains 7,6S0 names, giving a population of 23,040, compared with II ,496 shown by the federal census
 The P. P. B. Hynson cotton ex- change and the telephone station were destroyed at Mammoth Spring, Feb ruary 2S; loss. s55O; insurance, s35O.
 1nr hn- Nf I farmers met at Bonneville and or ganized a horticultural society. The fruit acreage in that section will be greatly increased this year.
 Senator Shackleford has introduced a bill in the senate providing for the re-enactment of section II of the new state capitol bill as passed at the 1899 session, which if enacted into law will complete the capitol on the same lines as it was begun.
 The bill to reimburse claimants at Hot Springs for household property condemned on the reservation by the United States commissioners was passed by congress. carrying an ap- propriation of about s5.000 Chas. Scarborough, a white convict, was killed by guard at camp near England while trying to escape He was sent mp from Pulaski county fol robbery
 The republican central committee of Washington county has endorsed Judge Stahl for United States mar. shal. western district. and James K. Barnes for district attorney Senator Sengel's coal mining bill which passed the senate. permits coal i miners to contract for mining coal either by the screening or non-screen ing system.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
wednastlay. March G.

SENATE-Senator Clark called up H B. 265. by Brooks, of Pope, to amend section 4l24 of the digest, re- quiring that all fire. life and acci- dent insurance companies doing busi- nes in this state shall give good ana lawful bonds, and empowers the audi tor to pass on said bonds. The Dlli passed. Senator D. l.. King called up H. B. No. 239. making the pow CTS of notary public co-extensive wlth the state for the purpose of taking dispositions. The bill passed-ayes A. noes ,. II. B. No. 47. for a three fourths of a mill tax for Confederate pensions, passed. The roll was called and a number of bills were intro duced and read a first time.
 HoUsE-A bill to prevent the Kill ing of deer. turkey and wild fowis in Mississippi and Crittenden eoun' ties at certain seasons. and to pre- vent killing of the same at any time on private premises without permls' sion passed. Senator Kings Dill making minimum penalty for seduc- tion one year and maximum ten years was read third time and passed. MT Gray. of Independence, introduced d bill to require street railways to pro, vide separate cars for whites anu blacks. Mir. Mccain offered a bill to tax franchises.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
Tuesday, March :.
passed.

SENATE Senator Jacob Kings bill requiring warrants for pensions to be made payable 70 pensioners on order when duly endorsed. was read third time and passed. s. E. 13l, creating the sixth chancery district, composed of the counties of Lafayette. Polk Sc. vier, Little River, Miller, Hempstead and Howard, passed. S. B. l79, to prevent fraud in weighing coal, was the next order. Mir. Sengel, au- thor of the bill, spoke in it's favor. Mesrs. Cotton, Lawrence and Fergu- son, argued that the present law pro- viding for weighing coal before screening, was in the interest of the miners and should stand The bill passed-ayes, 13; noes, 8. House amendments to the Confederate pen sion bill were agreed to. II. B. l95, raising the age of persons who work public roads, passed. A number of house bills were read first and second times.
 HoUsE.-Mr, Mccain introduced bill to provide for the construction of street railways in cities of 25, ,Oo0 popu. lation and over. It prohibits city councils from granting such franchises, and provides for board of five trus- tees, to construct and operate said street railway lines, under the munic- ipal plan. The general appropriations bill was then taken up in committee Of the whole. On motion of MT. Gray, of Independence, the item of $500, for the salary for two years of the com missioner of agriculture, was stricken out. The Huddleson franchise tax bill was again up for consideration. After the measure had been discussed at length, a motion to indefinitely post pone prevailed-ayes, 56; noes, 26.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
Friday, March 1.

SENATE.-A bill was introduced by Senator Hardy to provide for the pur- chase of state convict farm. not ex- ceeding 5000 acres. to be located as near Little Rock as possible. No bills were passed and at noon the body ad- journed to Monday.
 HoUsE-Senator Woods Confederate pension bill passed by a unanimous vote. minus the clause pensioning servants of Confederate soldiers and sailors. MT. Campbell of Randolph introduced house joint resolution No. 13. for the submission of an amend ment to the constitution increasing the state school tax from two mills to three mills. Mir Gray introduced bill providing that tax collectors furnish poll tax receipts free to men over 60 years of age. Mir Wrights bill to give circuit judges discretion to parole. under certain conditions, persons convicted of crime, passed. Senator Wits bill repeating the law which prohibits widows from acting as administratrix of deceased hus- bands estate after she remarries passed. The pensions allowed under the Wood Confederate pension bill are as follows; Totally blind or in- capacitated to perform manual labor. Si00 per annum; partial disability from wounds or by age. accident or disease. not less than $25 nor more
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
A Smooth SwindIer.

A few weeks ago a stranger appe-red in Piggott and made a small purchase at one of the leading stores, giving the clerk a SEQ bill as he thought, and he gave the stranger SIS in change, but when the clerk went to make his de- posit in the bank the cashier discover ed that it was @ bill instead of SEQ There was nothing said about the mat ter, thinking that the swindler would be apprehended He tried to work the same racket on merchant at Green way, but was unsuccessful. He is still at large.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
Sad Aceidenfs

distressing accident occurred last week near Warren. Two young sons of Mir G. w. Sanders and a negro boy were squirrel hunting near home. and had wounded squirrel in a tree. The negro boy was in the act of fir ing third shot. when the squirrel fell to the ground. The three boys started on run to capture the squirrel, when the gun in the hands of the ne gro boy was accidentally discharged, the contents striking young Sanders in the side. kil..ng him almost in stantly. The boy was about 13 years of age.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
Left With the Conductor.

It is reported wealthy farmer liv- ing near Ola left two small children, aged about 3 and i years. a boy and a girl. on the east-bound Choctaw train on the evening of February 27, with the following unsigned note e:
 ITO the Conductor: Please carry these two children to Little Rock or phan asylum at one of those cities. , The conductor left the children with parties at Casa. ten miles from Ola
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
A Threatening Letter.

w. H. Langford. a wealthy Pine Bluff citizen. received the following threatening letter on the Sd:
 MT. Langford-On my request you better put s50.000 fifty thousand dol. lars) at the corner of your alley. If it fails to be there I will kidnap your little boy, Jack and burn his eyes out. We have been watching him a good while. You better not try to catch uS
 (Signed) Jim Medley Gang.
 "10 o'clock sharp
 MT. Langford immediately notified the police, but the guilty party has not been captured.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
Purchased by the Missouri Pacific.

The Diamond Joe railroad, be- tween Hot Springs and Malvern. has been purchased by the Missouri Pa cific. The sale was made through Joseph K. Dickson, attorney for the latter road The purchase of this road by the Goulds creates the sharp est competition between it and the Little Rock & Hot Springs Western, which road was by many supposed to have become part of the Missouri Pacific system several months ago.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
Pbophrsied Hi. Own Death

Thomas Conway, section foreman on the Iron Mountain railroad. died at Van Buren of pneumonia His wife died one week prior to his death Before he was stricken Conway told his friends he would die at the same hour his wife expired. one week later True to his prediction, he contracted the same disease the same day after her death. lingering until the same hour and minute. and expired, his last words being. "I knew it from the strat"
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
An Aged Groom.

Gilbert Scales, colored farmer of Monroe county, took unto himself his fifth bride last week. Scales is SS years of age and is one of the most remark . able negroes in the state. He has thir- ty-three living children, sixteen girls and seventeen boys. Despite his age he says he is prepared to meet all corners in ''butting contests" as his thick skull is proot againt attacks of this kind. He has been the victor in a large umber of such contests during the past decade.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
FRESH FROM FRANCE.

France grows 1o0,oo0,ooO oysters year.
 France makes 5000 tons of glycerln a year; England makes 500.
 In France the law allows children to work 12 hours day, in Spain only eight.
 A Parisian horse butcher reekonS on 450 pounds of horse beef from each carcas.
 On an average 24o.oo0 reople arc staying in Paris hotels, 9f whom are foreigners.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
Alleged Moon.hiner. Captured.

Officers Suddeth Akers. Robinson and Bryan arrested Joe Cockman, Joe Reed and William Blackenship in Perry county on the charge of op- erating an illicit distillery. The of ficers destroyed a still of fifty gal Ions capacity and number of mash tubs.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
Eevee Board Appointed.

Gov. Jeff Davis apointed the follow ing board of commissioners for the St. Francis levee district: C. Nj. Bell. Mississippi county; J. c. Hawthorne, Craighead county: s. A Martin. Crittenden county; Thomas B. Smith, Cross county; Add Harris. Poinsett county; James Russell, St Francis county; H. P. Rodgers. Lee county; Don Mcdonald, Phillips county.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

than s'5 per annum: indigent widov, remaining unmarried, s1OO Der .. mum: indigent widows remaininy us married of any Confederate soldier - sailor who has died since the wa~ $50 per annum
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

Native Shanghai newspapers publish second list of officials whose pun ishment is demanded by the powers. It includes Lu Chuan Lin. grand coun- cillor and president of the board of rites. Duke Ian has been arrested and awaits punishment. Prince Tuan has not yet been taken.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

At Lancaster, a section hand named Thomas, assaulted the foreman, Grant Coombs, striking him on the face with rock, breaking the bones of his face and knocking him senseless. Thomas then beat him over the head with a rock until he was dragged away.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

The sultan of Turkey has ordered a financial commission to negotiate q loan guaranteed by six per cent. in- crease of the property tax, for urgent payments, including the claims of American and German contractors for ships and guns.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

The news that the Spooner amend ment prohibits the sale of land. tim Der and mining concessions has alarmed those in the Philippine isl ands who are dependent upon such concessions for their business suc- cess. The three chambers of com mercc of Manila, the International. the Spanish and the American, are wiring protests.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

Emperor Nicholas recently ordered the institution of commission at Nelsingford to inquire into the condi- tion of Films not occupying land, and the sum of 2,000,0o0 marks has now been allotted to be divided according to proposals contained in the report of the commission.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

Great Britain, Japan and Germany, 1t is said, have unitedly advised China, through Ii Hung Chang, against granting special concessions to the subjects of any nationality. These representations refer to the Russo Chinese convention regarding Man churia, which has not yet been rati- fed by China.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

At the distribution, on the 4th. of prizes in connection with the commer- eial education scheme inaugurated py the London chamber of commerce. Mr. Ritchie, the home secretary, em- phasized the necessity for great re- forms in education in Great Britain if the country hoped successfully to cope with the serious competition of the United States.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

Gen. De Wet, it is officially assert ed, having failed to cross the Orange river at Daltorspoort, is hurrying to Roenfontein by the way of Pctrus- vile. The Orange river is falling fast.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

The monthly statement of the pub lie debt shows that at the close of business February 2S, 1901, the debt, less cash in the treasury, amounted to S1,0s1, 1,019,504. decrease for the month of S7,576,374.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

By special request of the president, the Union veterans of the civil war were assigned as his personal escort from the White House to the capitol on the occasion of his second inaugu- ration.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

The house, on the 5d, defeated, oy vote of 13o nays to s4 yeas, the rcso- luton providing for committee to visit Cuha, Porto Rico and the Philip pines and report on the conditions there.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

Excitement over gold mining in tho Province of Lepanto, in northern Lu- zon, is incrcasiB5: number of pockets have been discovered, but no sell-defined lodges have been found.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

R. c. Dun * Co. report: "Commer- sial failures in February were 1.024 in number and sl1,2s1.2 .21 in amounr, compared with 1,242 in January, with liabilities of S1I. .2so.s1l.n
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
Have Given Thor Ultimatum.

The Fort Smith carpenters union has issued an ultimatum to the con- tractors to become operative April l. The union demands that eight hours shall constitute days work, and that the scale of wages shall be the same for eight ss for nine hours, the old scale. The contractors declare they will not grant the demands.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

Col William J. Nolkmar, assistant sdJutant general l.. $. A., retired. cied in Pasadena, Cal, on the 4th. The remains will be inferred at Arlington cemetery, Virginia.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

The new Spanish base ball court at Havana was opened, on the 4th, Gen. Wood and number of government officials attending the ceremony. Mgr. Sbarretti. bishop of Havana, blessed the structure, which is the largest of the kind ill the world and cost S1oo,ooo. The promoters hope that baseball will replace bull fighting in the affections of the Cubans.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

train on the Plant System of railroads broke the worlds record fer fast time on the 1st. This train. in charge of Engineer A. II. Lodge, ran from Pennington, Ga, to Jacksonville, Fla, a distance of 14s miles, in 13C minutes, making the furious average of "A miles an hour for the entire dis. tance, with some phenomenal bursts of speed, at times reaching 12O miles an hour.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

The inaugural ceremonies in Wash ington, on the 4th, which installed William Mckinley for the second time as president and Theodore Roosc- welt vice-president of the United States, were marked in all their vary ing features as grand in conception and perfect in execution. Even the weather which, in spite of Chief Fore raster Moore's calculations, proved anpropitious at times. had no other effect than to postpone the pyrotech- nic display intended for the evening.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

Al. D. Bearden, n respected citizen 1s under arrest at Bonner Springs, kas., for alleged connection with an attempt to force $1.000 from Frank Warner, cashier and principal owner of the bank at .hat place, under pain of death to himself and wife. or the Kidnapping of his child. Bearden, it is said. was arrested while making of with bag of slugs supposed to con tain money and which was left at a point designated in threatening let Ter receised by the banker.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08

The corner stone of a new court house at ElDorado was laid on the 2nd