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The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
SHOCKING DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
A Father, Whose SON Had Shot Him.
self. because of Reproof,
Commits Suicide.

Tacoma. Wash. May 16.-A specia
from Everett says: John Hay, en-
ploycd by the Seattle Bridge Co., an
La Conner, Wash, rcprimanded his
1J-year-old boy for some trivial Of
Tense. This wounded the boys feel
ings so deeply that he stole out of
the room, secured gun and shot
himself in the head. Hearing the re-
port. the father fastened TO the scene
and, seeing his son writing in the
agonies OF death, he picked up the
weapon and blew out his own brains.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
MATTER OF DOUBT.
The Train boy Knew PeOpIe Pretty
Well, But He Had n Guess
Coming.

=, One day last fall" said a wel-kpown
Montana man, Il was riding on train in
my state and got to be on pretty fair terms
with the train boy by buying few Of the
thlngs he had to sell. It was not very
formal kind Of train, and when the boy
mad hnished his rounds he came over to
SIT with me and chin a Bit as he said. I
was wiling enough, as he was sharp lad
ana there was nobody else to talk to, and
he went right at things.
DO you know he said, that can tel
py looking at man mighty near what he
Is Now, there's that fellow over there in
the corner; he's Chicago drummer. I
can tell him by the way he lets his money
go and the flip style he has when he talks
70 people. And that chap over there with
the SIX hat on, he's a. preacher from 4
country town, I'm dead sure, and III 10
ask him if you say so.
didn't say so, because / didn't care n
continental, and the boy went on with his
descriptions of the people on the train. At
last ! asked him what he thought was.
l had on pretty fashy suit of light stuf
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
FIRED TWO FUTILE SHOTS.
Attempt of n Denver Widow tn
shoos Man She Held Judgment
Against for Breach of Promise.

DSave.. COL, May l6.-Mrs. Martha
Ewert, widow, proprietress of
fashionable rooming house, fred two
shots at Joseph X. Choate, manager
Of the Overland cotton mills, and
nephew OF United States Ambassador
Choate. in the law Office of Wolcott
a Vale, during conference Tuesday
night. Neither of the bullets took OF
feet. About a year ago Mrs. Ewart
sued Mr.. Choate for breach of prom
Use and secured a Judgment. She saws
she attempted to shoot him because
he had not settled the Judgment. She
was arrested. On February last Nj.
Choate was married, in Brooklyn, n.
", TO Miss Alice Muller.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
FIGHT AGAINST AIR SHOVELS.
Grain ShOvelers mt Ogdensburg, NJ
", Strike Against the Com
pressed Air ShOveIs.

Ogdensburg, N. Y, May 16.-With
the arrival of the first boats with
grain from Chicago the shovellers at
the Ogdensburg Transit Co.'S eleva-
tor have struck against the West
brook patent shovels, operated by
compressed air. Such a strike late
last season was successful.
The shovels are now installed. and
five men do the work of twenty. The
men demand the employment of the
old shovellers and increased pay if
automatic shovels are continued.
Non-union men are employed and the
work is proceeding without inter-
ruption.
Plans are being made for a general
strike by longshoremen, when the
rush begins, to force recognition of
the union by the company.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
CURRENT RUMOR DENIED.
POstmaster-Genera Smith Says He
Has No Present Intention
of ResiHning.

San Francisco, May 1e.-Telegraphic
reports have been received here of a
rumor current in the east that Post
master-General Charles Emory Smith
conteInpla.es retiring from the cab
met, and that II. Clay Evans. United
states commissioner of pensions. is
scheduled to succeed him. The post
master-general was asked concerning
the truth OF the rumor There is no
truth IN the report" he said. Il nave
not even considered such step.
think Ii probable the report arose
from the fact that upon the expira-
tlon OF the lease up the house | oc-
cupy in Washington l did not renew
IT, Tor the reason that | wished 10
make change of residence, but not
leave Washington"
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17

Peoria, H., May 16.-The state
Grand Army encampment convened
here this morning. Interest centers
IN the contest for state commander
and indications point to the election
tomorrow morning of Capt. NJ. b..
lhistiewood, mayor of Cairo. The
other candidates are Mai. f. n.
Boyer, OF Quincy, and Judge Harvey
NJ. Irimble, of Princeton. The next
convention will probably go to Rock
island although Rockford and SPRING
field both want il.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
MRS. McKINLEY's CASE.
DR.. Rixey Called In Two other Ply
sicians for Consultation.

San Francisco, May lett is
learned that Mrs. MeKinley's condi-
ton is considered serious by the ply
sicians attending her. Drs Rixey and
Hirschfelder were in consultation
Wednesday morning and another
physician was called in in the after
noon. 1t is very probable that if
she RECEIVERS Mrs. Mckinley will be
unable to leave San Francisco by next
Monday, when the stay of the presi-
dental party was to have terminated.
The president will remain here with
Mrs. Mckinley.
At noon Secretary Cortelyou stat
ed that he could give no additional
information about Mrs. Mckinley be-
yond the bulletin issued at ten
o'clock.
When informed that it was re-
ported that Mrs. McKinley's conditits,
was most critical, the secretary said
that he could not discuss the matter.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
NEGOTIATIONS In PROGRESS.
A Steamship Line Between San
Francisco and the Orient
Under Confederation.

New York, May l6.--Albert BALM, a
director of the Hamburg American
Steamship Co., who is in this city on
his way to Europe after an extended
trip to China. confirmed the report
that negotiations are in progress be-
tween his company and the Atchison,
Topeka d Santa Fe Railroad Co.. to
establish a steamship line between
San Francisco and the orient. Mr..
BALM said, however, that the matter
was still in its earliest stages and
that the details of the proposed new
line had not been discussed.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17

Washington, May 16.-Richard
hathbun, assistant secretary of the
national museum, has transferred TO
MISS Mary Custis Lee. representing
her brother, George William Gusts
Lee, those relics OF George Washing
ton, first president of the United
states, which We're removed from Ar
Hngton by United States authorities
during the civil war.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
OUR TRADE V|IHSGO|LAND'
The Tide of Importations of Amer
lean Goods Into Scotland is
Steadily Increasing.
PROSPECTS OF A PERMANENT MARKET.
The Scots are Gradually Learning
the Merits of American Made
Goods. Meats, Breadstuffs and
Fruits, and Are Placing steadily
Increasing Orders.

Washington, May 16.-The bureau
of foreign commerce of the state de-
partment has made public advance
sheets OF commercial relations for
1900," which deal with American
trade in Scotland. The tide of Amer
lean imports into Scotland, it is stat
ed, steadily rises. This is true not
only of our food products, which are
in almost universal demand, but also
to numerous variety of manufac-
lures. During the past year the
quantity of American goods in the
markets of eastern Scotland has pcen
much larger than ever before, and the
volume of trade visibly greater. The
market which has been gained for
many lines of our manufactures is n
permanent one. il is stated.
Preference for American Goods.
A growing preference for American
goods is held accountable for this
very encouraging state of affairs in
Scotland. 1t is pointed out that
while the Scotsman is somewhat
fastidious buyer, he becomes most
devoted and profitable customer when
once assured of the merits of an ar
ticlc offered for sale. II Is this phase
of the Scottish character which has
prompted American exporters and
manufacturers to consider this COM
mercial field as one apart from En-
gland, and to deal with it according
~.
Social and economic conditions, it
Is said, have net been affected by the
South African war. Business in near
~ all mercantile lines has been ac-
tive but the depression in the iron
and steel trade resulting from the
high prices of raw material and fuel.
as well as from American, German
and Belgian competition will, it is
feared. soon be severely felt in in
dustrial communities.
Articles That Are In Demand,
OF the great number of articles
which the United States now sends
regularly to Scotland, perhaps the
most marked increase. except in food
products, has been noted in the sale
of hardware. Our woodward has also
secured an important position in this
market. Other American productions
which are gradually mounting TO
higher favor are American furniture,
boots and shoes, rubber goods, ma
ehinery and tools, wire and wire
goods Whose importation last year
doubled that of 1s99O. leather. oil.
clocks and watches, paints, drugs and
chemicals, organs, glassware. confec-
uonery and number of other arti-
eies. About 5000 beams and plates
needed In the construction of the new
British railway station in Edinburgh
were supplied by the United States.
A vast increase in the importation of
American barley since 1899 has been
noted. and a decrease in the import
OF corn. There is a growing trade in
fruits, meats, and nearly all articles
of food.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
THURSDAY, May l6.
Grain aud Provisions.

ST. Louis = Flour Patents, 50. 50MS So:
other grades, s2s0d3.40. Wheat-No. 2 red
p2m14Ac. Corn-No. mixed 4i1hm45c.
Oats-No. ?. 3oM3oAc. Hay-Timothy, So SO
lli.50; prairie, sS.5o09ll.5 so; choice clover.
$s.eoul20. Butter Creamery, l6i4M19c:
dairy, 126tl5c. Eggs Fresh, 9l5ml Toe:
Lard Choice steam, 1.S2iac. Pork
New mess, sl5.75. Bacon--Ciear rib. 9i.c.
Wool-Tuh-washed. lS4t.ac: Missouri and
Illinois medium combing, l1Q11iac: other
grades, i5Gti7c.
Ch;cago-Closing quotations: Wheat
May. u5ac; June. 7l&c; July. 1ssM71s4c.
Corn-May, $50: July. 45lac, Oats-May.
30Asc; July, &.s@2si9e. Pork-May, si4J7i2:
july, slt1o; September, sli.i7i9. Lard
1926 Short ribs-May, sso2ls: July. SIS:
September. s.. so.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
THE SCORPION AS A TARGET.
British Cruiser Crescent Hin. SOM.
Satisfactory Gun Practice on
Hamilton. Bermuda,

Hamilton, Bermuda, Nav 16-Th.
experiments with the old coast iron.
clad Scorpion as target for sea fir
ing began Tuesday. The first-class
cruiser Crescent first used her three
FOUNDER and siN-pounder quick-friny
guns at 1000 yards. Then, steaming
at full speed, she opened fire on the
scorpion with her six-inch guns at
from 5000 to 5000 yards. The shoot
ing was accurate and the operations
were satisfactory.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17

against her. She weighed about 100
pounds when she was in good health
When she commenced with our family
physician in April, 1898, she weighed
about 100, but kept going down ali the
time. She went to Atlanta, Ca, and
took treatment, but it did her no good.
Then she went to Harmony Grove. Ga,
and took treatment from the best
physician there for three months.
She kept going down under his treat
ment, although he was considered the
best physician in the county. She
went down from 100 pounds to 6S, and
we saw she could not live long. She
was a skeleton. We consulted an old
physician who told her to use Peruna.
She gradually improved and got
stronger. She has gained IS pounds
since she has taken Peruna, and is
gaining every day, and does her own
housework.
''She was well known when she was
so low, and now everybody wants to
know what cured her. She had in
digestion and catarrh of the stomach.
1t is as good for children as for grown
people. We haven't had to have doc
tor for one of our children since 1885,"
w. A. Mitchell.
If you do not derive prompt and sat.
isfactory results from the use OF
Peruna, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you has
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17

Miss Cullen Of
from 021 Galena folows - "A~'
"Peruna has many friends in Butte say much
praise of It, While finishing school
exhausted from could neh,
eat Sleep enjoy life pu new M
Ifnd that having in the house taking
keeps fine
"a large number of myfiends place Pruna of
R0SeC Guile
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
Thc OId. OId story.

DR.. Mcnamara, NJ. p, is skepticai o. y IN =
origin of most of the witticisms ascrip y.srs.
children. He asserts that they are m HIN
featured by children of an older grosM; .a
chiefly because they make good reading dina.
But in his own experience he has conf u
across some genuine witticisms, some naso ii
them unconsciously humorous, py scavu.
children. At an examination IN Ser, Hfasss
the question was asked: What dld VS.
do for living while he was with J .spla..e
A worldly-wise youngster replied: tters
sir, he married one of Jethro's daugh'e'''
London Chronicle.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
medicines. - Miss Rose Cullen.


How Perunn Quickly Cures Backache.
the Bane Of Womankind.
M RS. G. w. HEARD, Hampstead,
W Texas, writes:
A. "We have moved recently, and
l must have lifted something that was
too heavy for me in strengthening
things up, for / had such backache
and could hardly stand on my feet at
ALL Beside, was so tired all the time.
My face was spotted and | was very
thin. 1 took one bottle of Peruna and
was soon real well. When | feel tired
and all run down / take Peruna and
feel all right before finish one bot
tie. l know it is a wonderful medicine,
and both myself and husband praise
Peruna.
There has been a great deal of sick
ness through this part of the country,
but, thanks to Peruna, which we use
freely, our own family has escaped
with almost no sickness at all.
Gould you but see our baby Ruby
Ito whom we gave Peruna for bowel
trouble), you would see from her
robust looks that you need no better
advertisement in this little town. She
is so fat and rosy, is nearly five years
old now, and is a great believer in
Peruna. Mrs. G. w. Heard.
Given Up to Die-An Doctors FaiIed-It
Proved to be Catarrh Of stomach
and Was Cured by Perunn.
w. A. Mitchell, dealer in general
merchandise, of Martin, Ga, writes:
Il wrote you some time ago con-
corning my wife's case. She had tried
all OF the best doctors, and we got to
where we thought all they did was
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17

San Francisco, May 6.-Secretary
of the Navy Long may leave the pres
idential party and depart for the east
at any moment. He has received word
that his daughter, who has been liv-
mtg in Colorado Springs for over a
year for her health, is dangerously
ill.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
Post once Robbed.

Washington, May 16.-Postmaster
Strumm. of Hopkins, Mo-, telegraphs
the postofiiee department that the
safe in that possoffice was blown
open. Tuesday night. and that sle3 in
money order funds and s45 postal
funds were stolen.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
TWO PROMINENT PATIENTS.
James A. Hcrne are Both
Improving.

New York, May 16.-The condition
of DR.. Winfield Scott Schley, the son
of Rear-Admiral Schley, is said to
show improvement.
James \. 1Ierne, the actor. who is
sick at his home, continues to inn
prove, and his physicians say he has
a good chance of recovery.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17

southampton, May 16.-Designer
Watson has apparently reached the
conclusion that the hull of Shamrock
Ill. is susceptible of improvement,
and there is reason to believe that al
terations are about to be made
amounting practically to the remod-
cling of portions of the boat.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
Chilli VIII he Repre.eutea

New York, May I6.-The Gillian
government. says Washington spe
cial TO the Tribune, has waived It's
objections to the second Pan-Ameri-
can congress, TO be held in the City OF
Mexico. next October. and will be
represented there.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
Mrs. Nation Will Appeal

Topeka, kas.. May 16.-Mrs. Nation
VIII appeal from the verdict rendered
against her and declares she viii
argue her own cases hereafter and do
mand women jurors.
had two things to contend with. ,
she said. My lawyers buAgled the
case and there were anarchists or
the jury
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
One Mans wisdom.

New Clerk-That young lady IN III, iio 0bs
wants to look at some rings exactly IKE I :ns
has on. Says she is thinking OF purchases
a duplicate for her sister. .ts
Old Jeweler-Huh! You needn van an
any time on her. The ring she mas = -
engagement ring, and she merely vans
find out what it cost.-Chicago Daily Ne""
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17

so | was willing to risk the boys venture.
He looked me over for a full minute very
carefully.
"'Well,' he said, at last, you've got
sloo of money, but | amt dead sure whether
you are cattleman or gambler wash
ington Star
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
s,vindIers Sentenced.

London, May 16.-Fry and Everett t,
the two men charged with defrauding
Barclay d Co., bankers. of about f3,-
600 by forging documents purporting
to represent large shipments of gold
ore which never existed, having been
convicted, were sentenced to five
years Imprisonment at hard labor.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
More substantial.

Blobbs-Why did she jilt you,
Slobbs-She detected the odor OF beer
on my breath.
"A prude, eh?" !,
Not at all, but there was another TEL,
low whose breath smelled of champagne.
Philadelphia Record.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
Suffering with Pneumonia.

Denver, Col, May 16.--Judge John
Gibbons, of Chicago, judge of the cir
cult court of Cook county, Ill.,, was
stricken with pneumonia when on a
visit to Cripple Creek, and has been
brought to st. Joseph's hospital in
this city.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
The Crisis Passcl.

London, May 16.-Contrary to the
fears felt on the stock exchange the
settlement, thus far, is progressing
without difficulty, and the best in-
formed brokers believe the crisis has
been successfully passed, so far as
London is concerned.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
Calamity mt Acereuxn unlx

Rome, May 16.--Most of the houses
OF the village of Acerenza, near Po-
tenza, have been swept away by the
fall OF an immense rock. Troops have
been dispatched to the scene of the
disaster. Thus far Is bodies have
been recovered
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17

Coal Dealer-Boggs is pretty slow pay
isn't he?
Groceries; spotless cash.--Judge.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
Consolation.

Miss LingerlongII shall never mari vou
Maud Brisk-Oh! Cheer up, dear. h Ter
should remember that Naomi, the daugn gar.
of Enoch, was $50 years old when she mo-
riedi-Puck.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17

New York, May 16.--Money an call firm
NJ sec per cent; prime mercantile paper.
sIsis per cent; sterling exchange barely
steady, with actual business in bankers'
bills at fss%a4ss for demand, and at asa.
et4ssi2 for 80 days: posted rates. ss5iS6s
~: commercial bills. is3isdiiSs: silver GER
Mexican collars. 49,. Government hands
strong. IS
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
; Waste-Do,Iard-" BIS dat gu

Haste Is Waste.-Dollard--" Bis DAT g.
cito dat That's Eye-talian, guess. WA ne 4.
it mean? Do you know" Scollard-: Nv, ilt,
orally, He gives twice who gives 9nlcn Nh
A freer translation would be: ne W. =
gives quickly gives twice as muen a. D.
would if he stopped to think 1t over
Philadelphia Press.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
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The Reichstax prOrOrued.

Berlin, May 16.-The reichstag,
after disposing of the remaining bust
ness, was prorogued until November.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
Cotton


Quotations for middling range as fol-
,ows; 81. Louis. ll-l6c; New York, l-l6c
Memphis. 9-I6c.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
Northwestern Trip Abandoned.

San Francisco, May 16.-The presi-
dent has abandoned his trip to the
northwest
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17

Hattie-'1 hope you don't belies,s 800
and your brilliant conversation, and an AZ 40:
sort Of thing" Bessie-"Can't say as -, 40 :
but what OF that? If he did not tn.ht ~
good deal of me he wouldn't take nj
trouble to fatter me"-Boston Iransci'p''
Easily Fixed.-"A man named yu nt
Jones'" said the country editors assis'aibss
writes to us to stop his paper, :, pu. lied
doesn't give his address" We'll, rvp IN
the editor, drop him postal and yen en- ~ =
we can't stop his paper lnless be gives
his aiiress." --Philadelphia Press.
The Forrest City times., 1901-05-17
River News.
THE MARKETS.

: FaU. . Trace.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-05
A BODY FOUND IN a WELL.
Mysterious Murder of Farmer Near
SfnucI,shurg. Pm.


READING, Pa. July 5.-The body Of
john Edwards. a farmer. aged forty-six
years. was found at the bottom of q dry
well on his farm near StouchSburg, BeTks
county. yesterday morning 1t was dis
covered by his little daughter, Mary The
body was taken from the Wen by John
Werner and Samuel SchadIer.
II was found that Edwards had seven
ugly cuts in the head, evidently made by
some sharp instrument Coroner Mover,
of Reading. was summoned and hello an
inquest Mrs Edwards. the widow Of
the dead man. testified that at about 9
o'clock Wednesday night she and her
five children retired for the night, but
that Edwards concluded to sleep on The
front porch of the farm house on &C
count of the great heat That was the
last time she saw him alive
John Strause. a neighbor of the Ed
wards, testified that he saw Edwards
sitting on the porch ut 1880 o clock We'd
nesday night talking to two men The
three men were talking quietly and We're
not dfspuliuE or angry. When the coro-
ner made an investigation he found a
trail of blood leading from the cistern To
the porch where Edwards had been
sleeping The top OF the cisteru, which
was closed Wednesday afternoon, was
torn off and lay nearby
The coroner-s jury rendered a verdict
that Edwards WGs murdered by parties
unknown. Coroner Meyer said that Ed
wards was unquesuolabIy murdered ana
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-05
OLD DomINIoN NEWS NOTES.

The State Board Of Fisheries viii meet
in Richmond July l.
Hon. Eugene Withers, member Of the
constitutional convention from DanTIlie,
IS reported ILL.,
Thomas D Moore, a native Of jefferson
county, West Virginia, died recently at
his home in Missouri
The city council Of Richmond by vote
Of Ig TO 8, has granted a franchi~e TO the
Southern Bell Telephone Company.
Jerome NIcFadden, aged fourteen. was
seized with cramps and was drowned yes
terday- while bathing at Wheeling,
The National Guard Of the District of
Columbia viii 90 into camp near Lees
burg Va July Is and remain ten days
/ l. CoghM. OF Fredericksburg. died
Yesterday at a hospital IN Baltimore from
the effects Of al operation He was thlT-
y years old
The Democrats Of King George county
Yesterday elected delegates to the state
convention instructed for Montague, VIII
lard, and JetfrlcS-
z. r. Michael. formerly Of Sherman
district. Hampshire county W Va who
went TO Missouri in 1888, was Killed by be
ing thrown from colt.
c. B. Scott has been appointed assist
ant engineer. maintenance OF way, " est
Virginia Central Railway, with head
quarters at Elkins, W. Va.
Hon A J. Montague, the prospective
Democratic nominee for Governor Of VIZ
gfnfa- is recruiting his health at the
GreenBrIer White sulphur Springs
II is understood that the Rev Dr. G. s
Gardner. Of GTcenViIlc. S c, WIII accept
the call to the pastorate Of Grace Zap
list Church, Richmond. recently extended
him
Charles Dusong, q young married man
OF Winchester, was overcome yesterday
while picking berries and fell dead. He
vas an engineer and was about thIrJy-tve
years of age.
The State Board Of Public Works Of
VEesr Virginia have ratified the lease of
Berkeley Springs by the board Of trus-
tees to Charles p. Jack and ex-senator A.
K Unger. who VIII organize $4,000 no
tel company Al once.
a rain and hail storm in King George
county Wednesday greatly damaged
growing crops in the nefEhDorhoOd Of
lirlssbr Dostuffice. The residence Of Mr..
G. II. Thayer was struck by lightning and
damaged. Several persons IN the house
were shocked, but recovered