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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15
THE CASE Of MISS STONE.
A Bulgarian Clergyman Has Just
Returned From Visiting
the Captive.
THEY ARE NOW At CERES, IN MACEDONIA
The BriGand Chief Declines to Low
err the Ransom. Hut IL il Pointed
Out How Their Release Might he
Secured by Means of Consular In
sistance.

New York. Nov. 14.-Ivan Molochef,
bulgarian clergyman from Gscub,
in Macedonia, has just arrived from
visiting Miss Stone. and is now in con-
sultation with Mr.. Dickinson, says a
Sofa (Bulgaria) dispatch to the Jour
nal and Advertiser.
Miss Stone" he said. rs in the
house of Bekir Bey, in the town of
Ceres, Macedonia. | left her two days
ago. coming direct to Mr.. Dickinson
to try to arrange for her release
Miss Stone and Nine. Tsilka are well.
but the strain is terrific, and there i
danger that Miss Stone may loose her
mind. To be always in the same sur
roundings is likely to drive her crazy;
constantly looking at the same OBJ
iects has semi-mesmerized her, and
she has had presentment that evil
will befall her.
"fhe brigand chief informs me that
he will now insist on the full ransom,
as the length OF time Miss Stone has
been left on his hands leaves no mar
gins for bargaining. The name Of
Tie blISdIu CIiltl Is lJt1 ltH OunOuSG,
and he IS an Albanian. Bekir Bey. in
whose house Miss Stone is confined, is
hand-in-glove with the brigand chief
Belir Bey assisted the brigands by
keeping Miss Stone for so days in the
mountains before taking her to his
house.
There are about one hundred and
fifty Maeedonians imprisoned in CON
nection with the Stone affair by the
Turkish officials. l want no personal
compensation, but | want the Mace
domains released. If the American,
English and French consuls at Saloni-
ca insist upon Bekir Bey releasing
Miss Stone it will be necessary 10 deal
with the brigands. and we can get her
release without paying ransom
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15
ANTI-CIGARETTE LEAGUE.
with n View, of Incr.,.in,
the Membership in Progress-
some oi the Results

Chicago, Nov 1.-THE American
Anti-Cisarette league. which is sad
a. present to have membership of
over three hundred thousand. has
drawn up pledge, which is to be
read in every Sunday school in the
United States on Sunday. November
p. Ii binds the signer TO abstain
from the use of cigarettes or tobac-
60 in any form until q years OF aee.
and the expectation is that several
hundred thousand signatures will Ire
obtained The agitation with a view
OF increasing membership in the
league has been carried on in num-
Der OF cities recently. and additions
are said to have been made. as fol-
lows; Pittsburg, $4,000; Columbus.
o., 10000; Louisville, KY, 10000: Buff
falo 10000, and Toronto. Ont. 10000.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15
TWO-THIRDS CAPTURED.
Only Nine of the Escaped Federal
Convicts Now at Lnrge-Nore
Captures Expected.

Kansas City, Mo. Nov. 1.-Two
thirds of the eonviets who escaped
from the TT. Leavenworth penitenti-
airy. last Wednesday, had been cap
tured up TO this morning. Now only
nine are at liberty, and the Chances
are strong that two at least OF ,hese
will have been rounded up before the
day closes. Warden McClaughry. at
the peniteutiary. Wednesday morning.
received message from his deputies.
near Cottonwood Falls, where three
men were captured late Tuesday. say
ing that they We're close on the heels
Of two others. One of these is be-
heYed to be Arthur Hewitt. aged %.
a white prisoner who was serving five
Years for larceny and who is the last
of the leaders of the outbreak. The
leaders were Thompson. Mullins.
Switzerland and Hewitt. Warden Ne
Clauehry has offered an increased re-
ward for Southerland and Hewitt.
Switzerland. who was wounded twice
before he surrendered is the sixth
convict to be shot
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15
CHINESE ARE INTERESTED.
An Epitome of Actual ChInese Life
May BE Feature of The ST.
Louis Worlds Fair.

st. Louis. Nov. IA Chinese VII
lage. upon which the native IL r
chants of Hong-Kong, China, desire to
eXpend 100000 to S1.OO0,O00, is a dis
play for which space is asked from
the exposition management.
Chu Fong, a leading Chinese mer-
chant of New York city. is the agent
of the Hong Kong syndicate. lie has
authorized Attorney Cornelius N.
Bauer. of st. Louis. 70 offer a bond Of
$4,000 to 100000 to the exposition
as a guarantee that the exhibit Will
surpass any similar display ever made
at a Worlds fair.
Chu Fong will visit st. Louis ard
present the request of his countrymen
TO the exposition management. His
statements to Attorney Bauer are
that the Chinese in this country, and
those abroad, who have trade rela-
tons with the United States and the
world. are opposed to a Chinese mid
way show. which would detract from
the true standing OF the progressive
Chinese people. They say they want
something representative of them or
nothing at all. But the element Of
the picturesque is not eliminated from
their plan. An epitome of Chinese
life from the time OF Confucius is the
keynote of the proposed display. The
oldest phases of the F1owcry King
dom will be contrasted with its mod
ern Development.
The native promoters of the exhibit
ask for year to complete the collec-
ton of types of the older civilization
from the interior of the Chinese EN-
pire. They remind the exposition au-
thorities that the means of communal
cation and transportation in China
are hundreds of years behind those
of the latter civilizations When they
are sure that space will be reserved
for them the active work of collecting
the exhibit will begin. a list of some
of the features which it is proposed
to introduce into the exhibit are set
forth in the application for space.
In his letter to his legal representa-
tive here. Chu Fong says: at is the
object of the applicants to erect build
ings and conduct a Chinese exhibit
surprising anything that has ever
heretofore been shown in this coun-
try, not only overshadowing any for
mer Chinese exhibit. but surprising
any other foreign exhibition contem-
plated for this great Worlds fair"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15

on cial Reports Confirm Those of the
Newspaper Press.

Washington, Nov. 14.-Such official
information as comes to the state de
partment from Sofia and CONSTANT
nople is confrmatory of the press re-
ports of Mr.. Dickinsons negotiations
with the Bulgarian government touch
ing Miss Stones case. 1t is believed
that the consul generals efforts to s.
cure Miss Stones release by negotia-
tons with the brigands. without in
reference by the Bulgarian govern
ment. will be successful. 1t is appre-
hended, however, that through his de
clination to permit the Bulgarian gov
eminent TO exert It's police authority
to effect the capture OF the kidnapers.
Mr.. Dickinson may have absolved that
government from any legal liability
on account of the amount of money
which must be paid over as ransom to
secure Miss Stones release
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15
SOME FAMOUS WOMEN.
In Everyday Lite They Are inst
Like Ordinary People. says
This Writer

In the Nomap'~ Home COMPANION
Nina Il. Allen has an article on the
"Nomaniy Side of Famous Women
She tells Of the bone life of Jane
Austen, Charlotte Broute. Mrs. Cas-
KILL Louisa Aicott Mary Somervine,
Lucretia Mott and Harriet Stowe. and
speaks of them as follows:
When weary With the toll of the
day ! like to think of certain great
women whose hands braveiy helping
on the work of the world have not
yet been too fair and shapely for
the homely labors of their common
place sisters. Voices that have fear
less y denounced wrong and cruelty
have also been accustomed to the ten
der lullaby; hands that have painted
great pictures or written books of
strength and beauty were busy with
the countless tasks that fall to wife
and mother or daughter in modest
households. Such wonderland they
have been the salt Of the earth-haye
taught us that nothing done for the
sake of love or duty is mean and
common. While capable of great
things. they performed the numerous
tasks nearest them, apparently trivial.
Yet so clamorus and so important;
and doing them as if fulfilling their
hearts desire, they ennobled drudg-
cry itself.
Like the average woman, they
swept. busted, cooked, washed dishes,
cleaned lamps, darned stockings,
mended and sewed. Each distasteful
or onerous house duty became an act
OF beautiful self-sacrifce. and the
blue smoke curling above their Chin
neys was incense as fragrant as ever
rose from any shrine in Christendom.
For loves sake they did each common
task with cheerfulness and patient
eNactness. ! like to think that il
made difference to them whether
the roast Drowned handsomely or
not; that they cared whether the
bread was sweet and light, and that
they took some interest in the per-
fecting of pudding as well as of
poem"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15
OTHERWISE UNN0TICED.

Robbers looted the home of young
Jesse james at Kansas City. Mo.
AadKe,S Carnegie has added two
millions TO his endowment of Pitts
burg educational institutions.
President Roosevelt Will recommend
the re-epactmeut of the Chinese ex-
c1usion act
Solomon c. Mitchell. a pioneer st.
Louis merchant, died at his home in
Kirkwood. Mo.
Chinese merchants propose To con
struct a typical village as a World
fair attraction at st. Louis.
The Gratiot Industrial mission, at
st. Louis, will give a dinner TO 500
children on Thanksgiving day.
Louis Mullenschlader of st. Louis,
16 years DID, appropriated 5000 of his
grandmother's money. had rafting
good time for three weeks and is now
behind the bars.
Three more of the federal convicts
who escaped from the new Fort Leav.
enworth (kas.) prison have been cap
tured
Booker T. Washington expresses
Willingness TO accept the directorshir
of the Afro-American exhibit at the
St. Louis Worlds fair.
Gov. Doekery and members of the
Missouri Worlds fair commission
have approved the plans for the
states principal building.
Mrs. Graham, proprietor of a corset
factory, was killed at Cleveland. o..
by leap from fifth-story window
into a firemnns net. Five others were
injured.
by decision of the Missouri SUI
preme court, Alice. Nesenbauer is
saved from the gallows. She was SEN
fenced to death for poisoning her
husband. She will have a new trial.
Austrians threaten to destroy the
stocks of American shoe dealers who
may establish stores in that country
The physicians and surgeons who
attended President Mckinley. in Buff
falo, will await the action of congress
for settlement of their bills
Elizabeth Cady Stanton celebrated
her eighty-siXth birthday anniversary,
in New York, Tuesday.
May Cupples has been indicted by
the-st. Louis grand jury for "dehber-
ately assisting another in the COM
mission of self-murder"
The report of the board of visitors
% the West Point military academy
says the board is satisfied that hazing
has been eradirated.
Turkies it is said. will be plentiful
and cheap for Thanksgiving, but the
birds will not be so meaty as usual.
owing to the drought shortening the
feed.
Eula Hoakin. 10 years of age, was
accidentally killed in the engine room.
of the John Sprick foundry at St
Louis
Norway is considering the advisa-
bility of leyying a tax on emigrants
in order to discourage the hegira of
her young men, who are seeking
homes in America
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15
LIVING WITH BARBARISM
Some Very Interesting Episode.
Life I'm british East
Africa

There are some very bright passaoo.
in the newly issued and most ipta~
esting report of Sir C. Eliot. her ~.
esty's commissioner. The Londap
Mail quotes two:
1T must not, however. be sunnoso,
that the Uganda railway has IN az
way spoiled the picturesque wiIdness
of the country and people around :,
1t is not a humorous exaggerat;o'
to say that the wayside landseana-
remind the traveller of the SERIES -
pictures in Punch called 'Prehistoria
Peeps On the platforms naked saw.
ages peer and grin with good br-
mored curiosity; their nudity is ron
dered more conspicuous by the fac,
that they wear short cloaks hanpin,
down their backs and carry elaborats
ornaments, often including old lam
pots, in the Sits cut in their ear.
Near the stations the ostrich and tba
barudoor fowl almost iutermingle
The obstinate rhinoceros. who "a.
similates new ideas more slowly thar
other beasts, sometimes disputes thu
passage of the train i'm a narro.
cutting, and derails it, though he ner.
ishes in the attempt. 4 troop of
more intelligent elephants occasion.
ally occupy a station, and in their
curiosity ravage the booking Office
and take tickets, which cannot be AZ.
counted Tor afterward.
THE law administered is mainly
that af the Indian onT.-
and ideas being also taken into con.
sideration. 1t is somewhat dffficplt
to make natives understand English
made law, and their interpretations
of il are often both interesting and
surprising. Recently four men of the
Giriama tribe perpetrated murder
near Malindi. They confessed their
crime, were committed for trial. and.
TO their immense establishment. were
acquitted. owing to some technicalitv
of the Indian penal code. Is soon as
they had recovered their bewilder-
ment at being informed they were not
guilty of 4 crime which they had adj
mitted, they began to theorile. and
said: The Europeans law REQUIRES
a ire LOT NE. we are four men
and killed only one man. Therefore.
we cannot be punished \ bolder
philosopher developed the argument
further, and said There must al
ways be one life taken for one life.
II one man kills four other men. he
cannot be punished. ! am apprehen-
sively expecting the day when the
philosopher will put his theory into
practice.
Another instance of misinferpre-
tatien is story have heard from
Uganda. On the occasion of the fu-
neral of bishop the king of the
country was hidden to the service.
He came half dead with fear: his
presence could be desired for only one
reason he was to be buried alive
with the bishop in order that the lat
ter might present him as a convert
IN the celestial regions. The cere-
mony seemed SO natural. so appropri-
ate. that his own officials could no.
even formulate protest"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15
Green an Uniucky Color.

belief of this kind prevails strong
~ with regard to certain sect of one
of the greater Highland clans. A lady
who married the chieftain >ome years
ago, resolved to uproot what she called
a foolish superstition, furnished Tor in
duced her husband to furni ,h) in diff
ferent shades of green an entire wing
Just added TO the family mansion.
Within six months the lady deserted
her husband and home and died abroad
soon afterward under very tragic cir
cumstances. Needless to say, the pop.
ular belief as to the unluckiness OF
green survives unshaken.-Notes ana
Queries.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15
FOR MALICIOUS MISCHIEF.
Warrants Issued fos Residents of
Lamont. III. for Placing Oh
structions on "a Track

Joliet, H., Nov. The Joliet &
Chicago Electric Railway CO., has is.
sued warrants for the apprehension
of four men, one an alderman. all
residents of Lemont, Cook county, for
malicious mischief in placing tics
across tracks. last Sunday. and en-
dangering the lives of 30 people on
car. Some of the men are under ar
rest.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15

Louisville, Ky, Nov. IA. Newell c.
Rathbur, who conspired to defraud
life insurance companies out OF $4,000,
by substituting a cadaver for him
self, has confessed to the Louisville
(ky0 police that he intended to muir
der the man who conveniently died
of alcoholism to accomplish his pur-
pose.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15

Pana, IiI.,Nov. 14.-Charles Watkins.
a young Christian county farmer. has
addressed a letter to Judge Murray.
of the county court asking the courts
permission TO court and marry Maude
Turner, ward of the court. 1G years
of age, and an inmate of the home
for the friendless.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15
War On Ragtime Music

Chicago, Nov. ia call has been
issued by the Chicago Federation of
Musicians which asks for united eff.
fort of all musicians in the United
States to suppress the prevalent rag.
time music. They say it conflicts with
morals and good musical theory and
practice.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15
MARTIAL LAW IN BARCELONA.
1t is Expected to Re Enforced a. the
Result of the Recent
student Riots.

Barcelona, Nov. 14.-Martial law is
expected 10 be enforced here as the
result of student riots during the
past As hours. a detachment of cav
airy secured the university and eject
ed the students aud professors The
troopers subsequently charged the
students in the streets. Numbers of
persons were injured. The stores are
barricaded and the tradespeople are
panic stricken.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15

Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE local pack
ers are believed to be cornerine the
egg market and now have 500 ooC
cases in cold storage. The combina.
ton expects, it is said, to have the
market completely under their con.
troll before the middle of January.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15

Washington. Nov. lin his an
nual report postmaster General Smith
will ask for an increase in the appro-
priation for the rural free delivery
service from the present sum of So.
100000 to $6,O0oo00. and will advocate
the extension of the service as far as
practicable.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15
A Conditional Promi.e

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE appoint
ment of Henry Clay Mcdowell to be
United States district Judge of the
western district of Virginia. which
was agreed upon Tuesday, has been
announced formally.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15
BANK BURGLARS AGAIN.
The Citizens Bank building nj Minis
ter, o., Wrecked by Gang
of burglars

Cleveland, O., Nov. IA special to
the Evening Plaindealer from Minister.
g.. says:
The Citizens bank OF this place was
robbed Tuesday night. In fight with
residents one of the burglars was
shot. The bank building was
wrecked by charge of dynamite
placed under the vault. There were
l. men in the gang of burglars.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15
The 18th milan anal.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE Isthmian
Canal commission decides that the
Nicaraguan route is the more prac.
teal, because it is nearer the United
States, Notwithstanding the fact that
ii would cost Sos. o0O,0O more to con.
struet than it would TO complete the
Panama route.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15
Josh Biiiing.'" widow p..,

Saratoga, \. y, Nov. 14.-Zieppa L.
bradford Shaw, widow of Henry ".
Shaw, Josh Billings" is dead II her
home here. Burial VIII take place At
Lanesborough, Mass. Mrs. Shaw was
81 years old
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15
Cotton Onernti,es Gninn sau.A

Nashua, n H., Nov. l4.-It is esfi-
mated that more than two hundred of
the employees of the cotton mills Of
this city are about to leave town 10
be employed in mills in the south
This is the result, it is claimed, Of the
short-hour system.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15
Tobacco Fire at Nontrc,I

Montreal, Can, Nov. l4.-Fire in
factory Of the Dominion Tobacco Co.
has caused loss of $4,000; Insured.
There We're 200 men and girls at work
at the time, but they all got out safe
w.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15
Ordered to Wind Tn.

London, Nov. 1.-THE courts have
ordered the compulsory winding M
pf the West Leroi, East Leroi and Co.
'umbia-kootenai mining companies
oil Nhitaker-Wright concerns.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15

Not including the comparatively
few fur seal skins which were brought
directly to San Francisco, the total
catch in the north this season was
a4,127. The Bering sea catch was TO-,
3l4, the Copper Island catch 3.S2S. the
coast catch $3.50, and the approximate
Indian catch 1000 skins. The worlds
catch for this season is approximately
$4,000 skins.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15

The statistics of growth of the rural
free delivery service show that on De-
cember next there will be 5000 car
riers throughout the country. travel
ing total mileage approNimating
1920 miles daily, or 241s miles each
on an average. There have been - 900
applications for routes.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15

Charles Miller and Mrs. s. c. Collins,
alias Grace Arnold, alias Grace Ali
son, formerly of Cleveland, st. Louis
and San Francisco, and who were
convicted in Kansas City, Mo, of us
ing the mails 10 defraud in conduct
ing matrimonial bureau, were sen
fenced, on the nth to year and "a
day in prison.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15

The schooner Emily Taylor vas
wrecked at Zeizer Bay. 20 miles north
of Menominee, Mich. and the crew,
consisting of Capt. Charles Stone, his
wife and two children, and two sail
ors. spent a perilous night on the
wreck before they were rescued by
fishermen. The schooner is owned
by Capt. Stone and hailed from Glad
stone, Mich
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15

Paul Revere, yice-president-gene
of the Sons Of the American Revolu-
ton, died, on the 10th, at Morris:own,
n. J.,aged IS. He was a son of Geo. Jo-
seph Warren Revere, who fought in
the Seminole and civil wars, and a
greatgrandson of Paul Revere of
revolutionary fame.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15

The Commercial Pacific Gable Co.,
recently Incorporated to operate a
cable line between this country and
the Philippine islands. on the sth. filed
with the secretary of state at Albany,
n. Y, a certificate of increase of cap
ital from 500 900 to 81, o00,o 900.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15

The Exchange Telegraph Co. of
London received a dispatch, or the
10th, from Lisbon, announcing that a
Portuguese gunboat had seized the
American schooner Nettie and Lottie
at Horta, island of Fayal, Azores,
for clandestinely conveying % emf
grants who were trying to avoid mil
itary service
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15

I. NJ. Burlington, principal chief of
the Cherokee nation, delivering his
annual address to the national coun-
ell of the tribe at Tahlequah, /. T.
on the 18th, recommended per capita
payments TO the people on account OF
the failure of crops this year. and
that a commission to negotiate a
treaty be appointed. Two thousand
people were present, including the
Dawes commission, and other United
States officials.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15

The administrative council of the
Arbitration Tribunal will meet at
the appeal of the Beers against the
ruling that the war in South Africa
is not subject to the courts consid-
Grafton.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15

Discussing the rumors that Ameri-
can capitalists intend to acquire the
German ocean lines, the Berliner
Tageblatt says: steps must be TAX
en- al once to protect these lines from
REORGANIZATION"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-11-15

The Vienna Neue Freie Presse, on
the sth, published the contents of a
circular note addressed by the Otto
man foreign minister, Tewfix Pasha,
to the representative of Turkey
abroad. announcing that the porte
had satisfied all the French demands.
and expressing hope that France
would appreciate and resume the re-
lations so unfortunately interrupted