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New-York tribune., 1901-06-02
IF FLINrs FtRNrruRE
REDUCED NOVELTIES.
COLOR AND ECONOMY SECRETS.

Color harmony is most important IN rurnlsh-
ing. Furniture must give the key to COLOR hang
ings and wall decorations accessory back
grounds.
Our floors are color palettes, with the rich,
shadowy reds Of mahogany-Desks $500 (re-
duced from $4,000; Music Cabinets, 5000 (re-
duced from $1,000.
The Sombre Flemish Oak Tones--Hall glasses
S13.O0 (reduced from $1,000; Settees, $500 (re-
duced from S3S0W; Hall stands. $500 (reduced
from S6100). The sunshine and shadow Of
S14o0); Sideboards, $500 reduced from S36. .0O).
The Iustrous yellows of Birch-Cheval glasses,
$1,000 (reduced from $4,000; Chiffoniers, $500
Geduced from $4,000.
The dainty paintings on our white enamel
pieces-all give as varied effects could
wish and all are now below even factory prices,
If you
New-York tribune., 1901-06-02

abandon chemistry. biology and electricity, to
elter under the and try TO play baseball.
f. \. Goetze. superintendent of buildings and
grounds. and +. A Morrison. his assistant, will
forsake the university for the pleasing exercises OF
smashing out base hits, or perhaps knocking out
pop flies
The seniors have not yet picked their team. but
those who have chance to play on II say that
they will professors who have "hunked'
them TO make many errors possible The
only rule Of the game Is that IL cannot last longer
than from "A. N. to p. m.
There will be other baseball also in commence-
ment week. when. In the morning of June IL. the
classes OF S and SO and 'ss and 80 will indulge In
games OF baseball
on Saturday. June s. the annual commencement
regatta VIII be held from the Columbia boathouse,
at Oue-hundred- and -hfteeuth-st. and Riverside
Drive. There will be races for eghts. fours and
singles. The management is also making efforts to
arrange n race between the Columbia second var
sty and the senior crew Of either the Weld or
Newell Boat clubs Of Harvard. for the same after
That day also the tennis team Will play a
match with Yale. at New-Haven.
Members of the track team Will compete In the
games Of the New-York Athletic Club at Travers
Island
Through commencement week the track team VIII
hold n tovial celebration and reunion at the team
quarters At Williamsbridge
The baseball team will end It's season by playing
Brown University at the Brown class day eXer
clses June II.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-02
coRNELL ELEcrs rRAcK TEAM cAPrAIN

CORNELL ELECTS TRACK TEAM CAPTAIN.
ithaca y. Y. June L-Daniel s. Belinger. OF
Tonawanda to-day elected captain OF the
Cornell track team for next year. Bellnger is
Cornell's crack half-me runner and is member
Of the sophomore class. Tie has been member
Of the for two years and this year won
ond place in the recent intercollegiate meet. He Is
twenty-one years old.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-02
GUESTS AT THE EXPOSITION.

Buffalo. June CSpeciaD.-Persons registered frol
New-York and near by to-day include:
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25

SENATE.-No business was trans
acted beyond the first reading of sew
eral bills, the senate adjourning to
the house to hear the message of the
retiring and present governor. After
the joint session. adjournment was
taken till Monday.
HoUsE.-After roll call balloting
was resumed for postmistress On
the eleventh ballot Miss Beavers was
elected, receiving so votes to Mrs.
Colemans 43. The remainder of the
morning session was consumed in
hearing the messages of Gov. Jones
and Gov. Davis. The only business
transacted at the afternoon session
was the election of Rev. F. r. Noe. of
Independence county, chaplain, when
the house adjourned to Monday.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25

The new clerical forces in the va
rious state Offices are as follows:
Governors Office, Charles Jacobson
private secretary: formerly assistant
attorney general; secretary of state's
office, 0. c. Ludwig. late secretary
capitol commission. succeeds E. B..
Jett as deputy; Walter B. Hendricks.
late editor of the Lonoke Democrat.
succeeds Capt S. E. Smith as cor
poration clerk. and Bruce Greeson,
of Conway. succeeds Hal c. King as
library clerk; attorney generals of
flee, Miss Bessie Murphy will be her
fathers only assistant; auditors Of
flee, Col. ]. c. Colquitt, OF Columbia
county, speaker of the house of rep
rcsentatives in 1895, succeeds o. s.
Rieff as deputy; H. d. Green succeeds
w. A. Campbell as insurance clerk,
and w. A. Campbell succeeds Capt. T.
c. Monroe as one of the bookkeepers.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25

FORREST CITY, ARK No1s
Horticultur,sts to Meet.

8. II. Nowlin, president, and ".
X. Upton, secretary, have issued the
following cali: "Tie twenty-first
annual meeting of the Arkansas State
Horticultural society will convene in
Little Rock at 1v a. m. in the 'ci.y
council chamber, on January 30, 1901.
A programme mas zen arranged for
a session of two days, or longer IL
need be. All members are urged to
attend and participate in the meet
ings. whether booked for papers or
not. County, district and local hor-
ticultural societies are urged to send
delegates, one at least, and as many
more as will attend, Where no hor-
ticultural society exists in a county
the county judge is requested to ap-
point three persons who are interest
ed in horticulture to represent the
county. Special railroad rates will De
secured as usual on the certificate
plan, enabling delegates to return at
one-third the regular fare An effort
will be made at this meeting to Sc
cure an appropriation from the legis-
lature to defray the expenses of pub
hcation of valuable papers and pro-
ceedings of the society and their dis.
tribution."
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
7. G. jolly Commits Suicide at
Helena in the Presence of a
Woman Who Had Quit Him.
NEWS OF The WEEK BRIEFLY STATED.
Fred Hale Meets Death by Drowning
While Crossing she st. Francis River In
. Canoe. .-Joshua james VIII Hang
March 1, 1T Lake Village.
Resolutions ADOPTED.

The convention of judges, held at
Little Rock, recommended to the leg
islature the repeal of section 100,
Sandels & Hills Digest Another bill
was recommended to the legislature
for a law requiring the state to pay
all costs in felony cases when no
conviction follows. but when the trial
results in conviction they think the
state should bear the burden of the
cost of the suit inasmuch as the state
reaps the benefit of the services of
the convict. 1t was argued by gentle
men that the state penitentiary was
not only self-sustaining institution,
but 1t is money-making institution,
and they could not see it other than
that 1t would be fair that the state
bear the expenses Of the trial court in
such cases.
The following was adopted:
Whereas, 1t is evident from state
ments made from various counties
that the real and personal property Of
the state is not assessed as the law
directs at it's true value, but is listed
and taken at from 20 to 60 per cent
Of the true value; and
Whereas, Such assessment is in
equitable and unjust as to the indi-
vidual and as between the counties
and unjust to the state in that the
true wealth and worth of the state is
not shown to the outside world; and
Whereas, The present method ne
cessitates making of the maximum
levy each year, and thereby preju-
dicing us in the minds of the invest
OF and homeseeker; therefore be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this convention that every county
judge in the state should use his in
fluence to secure in each and every
county of the state any assessment
strictly under the law"
The committee on good roads re-
ported as follows: We recommend
that the present law be amended to
give incorporated towns their pro
rata of road moneys received from
taxation, to be used for the improve
ment of the streets and alleys of said
incorporation under the direction of
it's own officers
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
sRIEF MENTION.

A postoffice has been established a
Zincville, Lawrence county.
In the past two weeks four deaths
have occurred at Texarkana from small
pox.
Nevada county republicans endorsed
Ben M. Foreman for United States
marshal of the Western district.
Winchester Towne was arrested at
Fort Smith for the murder of Willis
Milton near Talinina, l. T., last March.
The residence of Hon. H. ii. Myers,
at Brinkley, was destroyed by fire on
the 21st. Loss, 81, 900. with only IS, 600
insurance.
The first pardon granted by Gov. JEFF
Davis was to restore to citizenship
Taylor johnson. of Lee county, con-
victed in September, 1889, of petit
larceny and fined IS and costs.
The agent of the Des Arc & Searcy
railroad at Des Arc was held up in
daylight by two men while counting
his cash, and s34s.5O was taken from
him.
Tom Davis, colored, IA years old, shot
playmate in the face at Fort Smith
with a charge from shotgun. Davis
says he did not know the gun was
loaded.
Grant McBroom was acquitted in
federal court at Fort Smith of the
charge of passing counterfeit money
on a merchant at Bonanza last Sep
tember
The Little Rock city council adopted
a resolution requesting that the legisla-
ture pass an act authorizing cities Of
the first and second classes to levy
vehicle tax, the fund arising from such
tax to be used exclusively in repairing
and building streets.
Messrs. Albert Gaines. s. w. For
dyce and Charles Mckee have bought
the Hot Springs waterworks plant.
They also own the street railway.
both properties having solo for a to-
tai of 100000.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
Wednesday, January 23.

SENArE.-A bill to regulate the prac.
tice of dentistry and creating a state
board of examiners was read second
time. Senator T. N. Wilson introduced
bill exempting personal property from
tax to the amount of $500 for the benefit
of widows and minor heirs. A resolu-
tion creating joint committee Of
twelve, seven from the house and five
state capitol committee, was adopted.
1t is the duty of the committee to make
Investigations in the progress of the
new state house. The bill making APP
preparation to pay difcit of the state
board of charities passed, as also joint
resolution instructing the penitentiary
committe to investigate management of
penitentiary. Senator Caldwell intro
duced bill placing convicts under
control of county judges, to be worked
on public roads, aud to be allowed fifty
cents per day.
HOUSE. sE.-Considerable time was spent
in discussing the question of state
floral emblem, the apple blossom, the
passion flower and the cotton bloom
having their advocates. Mr.. Toney
sent up resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution exempt
ing cotton and wool factories from
taxation for period of years. At noon
the joint assembly met and voted for
United States Senator, Hon. j. II.
Berry receiving the entiIe vote with
the exception of the two republican
members, who voted for Hon. III. l..
Remmel Mr.. Whitthorne introduced
a bill to prohibit the sale in this state
of convict made goods from other
states. A bin by Mr.. Wright provides
for the establishment. OF State Insane
Asylum No. 2 at or near the town of
Batesville at a cost not to exceed $780,.
900, and bill was also introduced by
Mr.. Williams providing for holding
primaries throughout the state on the
same date. A concurrent resolution
requiring capitol commission to furnish
legislature with copies of all contracts
and the records of all business trans
acted, was adopted, as was alse a reso-
luton asking Arkansas representatives
in congress to use their efforts to secure
an amendment to the federal constitu-
tion by which senator's shall be elected
by popular vote. Mr.. Brooks intro
duce fellow servant act in line with
the one pending in .:e senate.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25

SENATE.-Alarge number of the men,
bers being sick with grip, the attend
ance was small. The special committee
appointed to confer with managers of
papers publishing full proceedings re-
ported that papers could be had for 3
cents per copy. Several bills were in
troduced, the most important being:
Appropriating $500 as reward for arrest
of the negro who assaulted a young
lady at Arkadelphia several weeks ago;
sweeping antitrust bill, by Senator
King; to allow widows to remain ad-
ministratrix of husbands estate, even
though she remarry again; to prevent
banks receiving deposits when insol-
vent
HOUSE. Speaker Humphreys read a
list of the various committees. BY a
vote of So to 80 a resolution was adopted
expressing sympathy "for the strug-
gliug Beers and Filipinos." number
of members spoke in opposition to the
resolution as it applied to the Filipinos,
holding it to be an insult to Ameri-
cans fighting in the Philippines Five
thousand copies each of the two gov
nor's messages were ordered printed.
Introduction of bills being the order,
number were read, those of general
interest being; Joint resolution, pro-
posing amendment to the constitution
changing law relative to levy of school
tax, and directing that no tax for school
purpose be used otherwise; To annul
suicide clause in life insurance policies;
TO repeal act authorizing building of
state railroads with convicts; creating
office of state bank examiner.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
Brief Synopsis of Proceedings of
Both Houses the Past
Week.
TITLE OF BILLS INTRODUCED AND PASSED
senator King Presents Antitrust Meas
urs In Line With Suggestions In Gov.
Davis' Message Fellow Servant Act
Being Pushed In Both Houses.


SENATE.-Only one bill was intro
duced at the morning session, by Sen
ator McNemer, providing penalty for
taking possession of any house or lands
without color of title. when the senate
proceeded to the hall of the house to
take part in canvassing the vote for
state officers. At 2 o'clock the senate
went into executive session and con-
frmed the following appointments by
Gov. Jones: Harry N. Pharr, of Lee
county, on the board of trustees for the
University of Arkansas, and r. N. Me-
haffey, of Little Rock, on the board of
state capitol commissioners. Senator
Wood presented a bill amending the
road law, providing that road toll levied
in incorporated cities and towns be paid
over to the treasurer of said city or
town, to be used for improvement Of
streets and sidewalks. Among the
measures introduced was one by Sena-
tor 7. N. Wilson, to prevent gambling
by fine of 81 900, half of same to go to
the common school fund. In case an
officer fails to enforce the law, he is to
be fined like sum.
HoUsE.-On motion, 10 o'clock was
the hour set for canvassing the vote for
state officers, and after the same had
been completed and all the successful
candidates declared elected, voting for
enrolling clerk was resumed. On the
fifteenth ballot Miss Katie Fourt re-
ceived 5S votes, and Miss Bennett 4s
The former being declared elected, she
took the oath of office. w. c. Parsons
of Craighead, was elected journal clerk
by vote of 4s to Al for Carl Glitsch of
Polk. Orto Finley was chosen assist
ant sergeant-at-arms. Several ballots
were taken for postmistress without an
election, the candidates being: MISS
Beavers, of Pulaski; Mrs. Coleman, of
Ouachita; Miss Bell, of Hampstead;
Miss Swift, of Drew; Miss Moon, of
White. and Miss Robinson, of Lonoke.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25

Under the present apportionment
act there is one state senator for ev-
cry 1926 citizens in Arkansas. The
new census gives the state an in
crease of 1S3,3S5 in population. On
the old ratio this would increase the
senate five members, with 7,110 citi-
zens to spare. But the senate can
only be increased by two members,
because the constitutional limit is
placed at thirty-four members for the
senate and 100 for the house. If the
membership shall be increased to the
full limit there would be one senator
for every 3S.575 persons in the state,
or 1890 more to each district than un
der the last apportionment.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25

SENATE "A bill by Senator Law.
renee to require railroad companies to
fence their tracks or pay double for all
stock killed was read twice. Among
other measures introduced was one by
Senator Sengel, making it misde-
meanor to steal a ride on anv railroad
In the state; by Senator Hammock to
create and MAINTAIN state and county
boards of health; Buckner, for addition
al prosecuting attorneys in certain dis
tricts. On motion of Senator Kirby.
the rules of the United State senate
were adopted as the rules of the senate.
House concurrent resolution inviting
President Mckinley to be the guest Of
the general assembly, should he visit
Little Rock, was adopted. After much
discussion, the Woods bill, providing
for the purchase of papers containing
full proceedings, to be sent to constit-
uents OF members, was defeated by q
tie vote Is to Is. Senator Shackle-
ford presented joint resolution, per-
mitting cities of the first and second
class 10 issue bonds for improvements.
The name of Senator Perry was the
only one presented to the senate for
United States senator, receiving the
entire body.
House Introduction of bills was The
first order, the most important being:
Requiring railroads to pay employees at
place OF service or furnish free trans
portation to and from place of pay.
ment; to require railroad companies to
pay expenses of railroad commission;
to provide for the care of the graves of
dead Confederate soldiers; to levy a
tax of one mill for Confederate PEN
sions; creating state board of par
dons; to compel corporations to pay
employees in lawful money; to amend
constitution in reference to filing va
cancies by gubernatorial appointment;
making railroad fare on lines fifteen
miles or less in length, five cents per
mile, twenty-five miles or less, three
cents, over twenty-five miles in length,
two cents; prohibiting sale of cigar
cites, copy of Tennessee law; making
carrying of concealed weapons punish
able by fine of not less than SIS nor
more than $500; to amend road law of
1899, dispensing with road overseer. A
resolution requiring the secretary of
state to make an inventory of docu-
ments in his affice that ought to be dis
tributed among farmers free of charge
and report the same to the assembly,
was adopted. On motion, committee
was appointed to investigate the man
agement of the state penitentary. The
names of Hon. j. II. Berry and Hon.
IL. l.. Remmel were presented for
United States senator, Mr.. Remmel re-
ceiving the support OF the two repub-
licans. The remainder of the session
was devoted to second reading of bills
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
NO. 1S.


In case of Whitaker VS.. Watson, an
extended opinion was handed down
by the state supreme court last week
on the matter of payment of poll-tax.
The matter arose over contested
election case in Jackson county be-
tween rival candidates for the ONCE
Of mayor Of Newport. In .ne course
Of his opinion on the subject of the
poll-tax. Mr.. Justice Battle said:
Many persons vo ted for the appel.
liant for mayor at the election in
question who had not paid their poll
taxes, or previously registered or SUBJ
sequently undertook to reimburse
those who had done so. Three per.
sons paid the tax for them and deliv-
cred to them receipt Of the collect
or showing that the tax had been
paid. Upon exhibiting the receipts to
the judges of election they were per-
mitted to vote. Whitaker contends
that they had the right to vote and
their votes should be counted and
Watson insists they should not.
'The object of the requirements OF
the constitution for the exhibition Of
a poll-tax or other evidence of its
payment is to make the payment Of
this tax by the elector a condition
upon which he shall be allowed to
vote, and to prohibit him from vot-
ing until he does SO. We conceive the
object and intent Of this provision Of
the constitution to be not only to in
duce the citizens to whom the right
of suffrage Is granted to contribute to
the support Of the common schools,
for which the tax Is levied, but to ex-
clude from voting the citizen who
does not3 take an interest in the well
fare of his country or value his vote
sufficiently to pay a polltax. He
however, need not pay the tax In per-
son, but may, in good faith, authorize
another to pay it for him, or, IL an
other has done so without having been
previously authorized, he may adopt
or ratify the act, but he must do so
with bona noe intent and promise
to reimburse him. In this way only
can the voter be secured in the free
and untrammeled exercise of his right
of suffrage. The acceptance OF the
payment Of poll-tax as a gift tends
to induce him to so vote as to please
the partisan candidate, or other per-
son. who paid the same for him. This
is contrary to the spirit of the re-
quirement of the constitution. Any
thing. either in payment of taxes for
him or in any other way which may
induce the voter to take his ballot
contrary to his will and his choice
unchanged, is but species of brib-
cry and cannot be tolerated by the
law"
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25

John A. Boyles, his wife and their
two children, of Little Rock, had a
narrow escape from death from in
haling coal gas. The family uses a
coal stove in their sleeping room. A
neighbor noticed the fact tnat no one
was stirring about the place at Z
o'clock in the morning and made an
investigation. When he entered he
discovered that the room was full of
gas, and that The occupants were un-
conscious. Physicians were at once
called, and after working several
hours brought the family around all
right.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
Sentence Affirmed,

The supreme court affirmed tho
ten-year sentence by the Arkadelphia
circuit court assessed against John
Green for killing Garland Hardage
November 27. Green escaped, but
was captured after the death Of Har-
dage and released December s on
$4,000 bail, pending trial He has
been out on bond while his case was
before the supreme court.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
Shot Himself Through tn. Heart

T. G. Jolly. recently of Birming-
ham, Ala. suicided at Helena by
shooting himself through the heart.
Jolly had lived at Helena since last
summer Shortly after his arrival
there woman followed. and the two
seemed to be greatly attached to each
other. few months ago the man
lost his position. and took to drink.
The woman tired of him. and it was
in her presence jolly shot himself,
after telling her that he did not care
to live since she had gone back on
him.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25

The horticultural department of the
State University has made great sue
cess of experiments in celery growing.
The high, dry land of the station is not
particularly we'll adapted to the culture
of this vegetable, and yet the director
has succeeded in raising quality that
weighs two pounds and nine ounces per
stalk, dressed and trimmed.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
VIII Practice Law.

Ex-Gov. Jones and his late private
secretary have formed partnership
and will practice law at Little Rock.
OF the other retiring state officers,
at Black Rock. Hon. A. C. Hull will
remain in Little ..ock and will de-
vote his time to mining lands and the
general investment business.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
Proposition to Buy Farm.

II rs announced that a proposition
will be presented to the present gen
eral assembly for the state to purchase
the Sunnyside plantation, owned by the
Austin Corbin estate, in Chieot county,
consisting of $4,000 acres of land, of
which 4,400 are under cultivation, the
purchase price to be $3.50, 900, payable
in twenty-year bonds.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
Fred Hale Drowned.

Fred Hale. aged 19, was drowned
while crossing the st. Francis river
near Jeffersonville, Phillips county.
Hale and another young man started
to cross the stream in dug-out when
it capsized. The unfortunate mans
companion managed to reach shore.
but Hale. who could not swim. was
drowned.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25

The body of a man named J. w.
Overton as found in F. Keith's barn,
near Nettleton covered with hay. He
had evidently been murdered. as his
skull had been fractured by heavy
blow.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
The famous Gull Rowe manslaught

The famous Gull Rowe manslaught-
er case closed at Fort Smith on the
18th. The jury reversed the two pre-
ceding verdicts and acquitted the de
fendant Rowe shot and killed Frank
Boseman at Pryor Greek, |. r.. March
80. 1895. and has fought for his lib
erty in the courts ever since. twice
appealing to the United States SUI
rreme court