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The Forrest City times., 1901-06-28
THE FOURTH AT ST. LOUIS.
Applications Being Made Daily for Positions in the Monster
 Parade.

St. Louis. June 21.- Grand Marshal Hundley of the Fourth of July cele- bration parade announces that appli- cations are being received daily for positions in the parade, which prom ises to be the most extensive of it's kind ever seen iE the west Among the latest applications are the St, Louis Public School Patrons alliance. which will be represented by three floats. entitled Our Boys Our Girls" and Our Seal:" and the St. Louis Retail Grocers' asociation.
 The fireworks display. in the even ing, will be on a scale of magnificence rarely attempted, but made possible by the generous subscriptions of pa- triotic citizens.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-28
MIR. KRUGER AT ROTTERDAM.
The Former President of the Trans- vaaI Republic Warmly Well
 comed at Rotterdam

Rotterdam. June 27.-Mr. Kruger. president of the late South African Republic. was welcomed at the rail- road station. on his arrival here. by the burgomaster, deputations from numerous societies, and many ladies. Two bands of music, on platform, played the Transvaal anthem. and hundreds of workmen's societies. with flags, were drawn up along the streets leading from the station to the town hall. to which Mir. Kruger was driven, escorted by guard of former Trans vaal officers. An official reception fol- lowed. Great enthusiasm was man, tested everywhere.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-28
CHAS. LILLY WHITE RELEASED
He VIII stand on His Rights as an American Citizen and De-
 maDG Preparation.

London, June 2s.--Charles Lilly White. the naturalized American ,citi- zen who was arrested in Wellington, New Zealand, last November, on a charge of being Arthur Blatch, who committed a murder at Colchester. in 1893, and in whose case noile prossequi was entered. has been re- leased from custody. After his dis charge from custody, MT. White was permitted to make . speech in the crowded court. He pointedly referred to his rights as an American citizen, and intimated that he did not intend te allow the matter to drop.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-28
OTHERWISE UNNUTICED.

Abe Sluosky, . St. Louis politician charging him with complicity in the license-tag frauds.
 James Nolan was convicted. at St Louis. of attempted fraudulent vot- ing and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
 X soldiers failure to doff his cap during the passing of a jubilee pro- cession led to riot at Pampeluna, Spain.
 The state department is spprehen- sive lest American industries suffer severely in the dispute with Russia over the sugar tariff. At Poplar Bluff. Mo. Steve Clark hacked q woman to death with knife and a hatchef, and then attempted to commit suicide The Illinois attorney general de- clares that under the state game laws at present quail are not pro- tected and may be slaughtered indis- criminately.
 k. $. Castleberry shot and mortal ly wounded J. NJ. Wambold. president of the First national bank at Guthrie, Okla, in a quarrel over town lots. During the week ending June % there were 15O new cases and 152 Hong Kong.
 An oil gusher has been struck at Red Fork. l. T. X solid eight-inch stream spouted Is feet high. The oil was encountered at a depth of about $50 feet.
 lightning struck Mir. and Mrs. George Weis dead cn their farm at Fern Creek, nine miles from Louisville. Ky.
 Rev. J. c. Coggins, pastor of the Christian tabernacle. at Decatur, H., has announced that if the weather re- mains hot he will preach in shirt waist next Sunday.
 Gov. Yates of Illinois, accompanied by Col. Strong of his staff, and a par ty of Illinois ladies and gentlemen, are in Buffalo attending the Pan- American exposition.
 Benjamin F. Meek, inventor of the fishing reel, died at Frankfort, Ky, of the infirmities of old age. He was rich, 76 years old, and never fshed day in his life.
 Commissioner of Pensions H. Clay Evans declines to resign at the dicta- ton of the Grand Army of the Re public.
 The first 1901 wheat in Massac coun- ", H., was threshed near Metropolis, Tuesday. The yield was excellent, weighing 61 pounds to the bushel.
 The president received letter from Secretary Hay stating that after the funeral of his son, Adelbert, would return to New Hampshire with Mrs. Hay and remain there for awhile.
 The Australian federal assembly has expelled Mir. Finlay. editor of a labor organ. for republishing in his paper the article from the Irish Peo- pie, of Dublin, attacking King Ed ward.
 Owing to his increased feebleness. Dr. Lapponi, his physician, has for bidden the pope to follow his usual custom of passing the hot weather in pavilion in the vatican garden.
 Carrie Brown, aged 22 years, died in Caledonia, Wis. She weighed 65O pounds, was five feet seven inches in height and her bust measured 72 inches.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-28
Mnchinists on Strike.

Pittston. Pa. June 27.-Two hun Ccxton yards of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. Tickets from the strik- CTS ranks patrol the shops.
The Forrest City times., 1901-06-28
Extenuating CireumstnnccS.

Paris, June 27.-The Marquis de Lur-Saluces was found guilty. with eytenuating circumstances. anc sem fenced 10 Eve years banishment.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-04

stood in the drenching rain and witnessed the
ceremony while the 23d Regiment Band played
America
The actual work begun shortly after the
groundbreaking. but at a different point, by the
J. 7. Crawford Company The Improvement VIII
consist Of a tunnel stretching from Flatbush-ave-
TO Redford-ave. a viaduct from that point TO How
ard-avc. anolhcr tunnel from Howard-aN TO Man
haitian Crossing, and a second viaduCt to Atkins
ave in East New York, which is the terminus or
the improve -neut. 1t is expected that the entire
work viii % comul, ted about two years.
Preceding the groundbrcakinE there was a public
meeting in tn. drill room Of the 22d Regiment
armory. Atlantic and Bedford ayes. at which ku-
gene g. Blackford presided and introduced the
Speakers. In the intervals between the Speeches
there was music by the band. Lieutenant Governor
to tho commissioners, who, he said. had devoted
many wears Of earnest. public spirited efort TO the
task of materially improving the transit faciites
Of Eroofiyu. +, ,
The fabric Of municipal prosperity he said, "is
woven hv tho steam or electric which dart
tn. shut;l,s iu loom. When the last century
gututd Er"oElvU connected with Manhattan
only fv primitive rope ferry. and Il j. only sixty
five years since the first attempt AT any kind or
transit other than stage route. was made on tnls
side of th river The first real rapid transit was
on Atlautic-avc. was restored. BROOKLYN is suffer
ing crisvouslE to-day for want of facilities Tor
crossing the East River our growth in population
has been far greater than our growth in transpor-
tation facilities.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-04

are soon to follow it will greatly facilitate our our
natural growth May each and every step OF the
work be successful, and speedy be the hnal accom-
ulishment of the undertaking.. ~
senator Wagner, who introduced the bill In the
legislature providing for the Atlantic-ave improve
rnent. spoke next. He told of the hard work en-
the efforts of those interested We're finally re,
warded when Governor Odell signed the Dill ana
II IT is true he said that there deal Of
that the city making the Long Island RAN
road Company present of sl250OQO, but this is noe
So as the financial question or the lihproVeiilei,
ao 70 what the city was to pay and what the rail
road was to pay settled in the report OF tie 1
commission and the laws Of 1897. But II II really
did the city OF New f0rk ever @ ma ne Ne
taxes along the line of the Improvement VIII ~
within few years pay not only the interest," on tle
investment but the capital, not TO mention the
great benefit the public viii derive from H.; 49,,
President Baldwin of the Long Island Railroaa
Company said that in 1867 one OF the ne"sPap@siS @
printed pictures and description OF a cast IRON
East River between New-York and Brooklyn; 49,,
That article could appear perfectly wen III .,Io
papers to-day and it would fit the conditions ex-
actly" he said Even then the people or Brookiyn II
We're considering bringing about closer connection
with New-York because the people were gong out
10 Jersey to live instead of finding homes on Long
that time and even yet we haven't built that tun-
Understands the need of such improvement
Brooklyn has always been III a mole ana fs mas neeh
York civ But somehow all of our plans are pc
ginning TO mature at time. In 1855 we got the
bridge. That was soon oYe5loaasa No" we sne, as
10 have a second and third bridge and tunnel
An will he completed at practically the same time
when Brooklyn will be able to expand and oTer OIL.
inducements for people to come and live here: me
condition which exists to-day in Atlantc-ave IS
outrageous The Improvement has been brought
about with the greatest difficulty
New-York tribune., 1901-12-04

Christmas they clear their land for more valuable
growths and get a little pay for doing 1t 1t IS
indeed a calamity that forests should be DESTROYED
without good purpose, but to one who confeSS.s
himself no practical forester it seems that the
christmas trees demanded are almost all small
trees such as might be fairly counted as HndeF- .
own species for other purposes is desired the annual
supply demanded should effect no moro than a rejt-
soma BILE thinning of the leaving room Tor
the better growth of those which remain
So much for the hard utilitarIan aspect OF the
subject But when the editor up the State says
that Christmas trees are useless he means, ol
course. that they useless to him Christmas
trees are useless, just songs and pictures ana
poems and flowers and stories and laughter and the
Colors of sunset are useless. And tn: power OF the
provincial press is about Nkel. - put a stop TO
.ny one of these things to any other There was
once a Governor of Rhode Island who. in ft Of
anger issued a proclamation a5olishing Christmas
vet il is still observed holiday. even IN Rhode
island. spite Of Governors ana editors. there
will probably be Chri~tmaseS and Christmas trees
as the Irish say. long grass grows and water
runs"
New-York tribune., 1901-12-04
WOODRUFF USES THE SPADE
HE TAKES Up THE FIRST BIT OF EARTH
AND THUS STARTS THE GREAT
ATLANTIC-AvE IMPROVEMENT

Ground broken at 430 o'clock yesterday after
for the Atlantic-ave. Improvement in Brook
lyn. The first spadeful of earth taken out by
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff between the tracks
of the Long Island Railroad just of Bedford
ave, at point where the first tunnel. beginning
at Flatbush-ave. will terminate. The dirt was
placed in a wheelbarrow painted in silver. The
spade then taken by Eugene G. Blackford,
president of the Atlantic-ave. commission; Senator
Joseph Wagner and William II. Baldwin. jr.. presi-
dent of the Long Island Railroad Company, each OF
whom took out a spadeful of earth Several others,
who have been active in bringing about the i'm
provement also used the spade until the wheelbar-
row was filed. Walter G. Meserole general man
ager of the commission, loosened the ground with
silver painted pickaxe About hundred persons
New-York tribune., 1901-12-04
LOOK OUT FOR N4GLE, MINNES,
THE ALDERMAN MUST ANSWER FOR
QUESTIONING THE CONDUCT OF THE
STREET CLEANING DEPARTMENT.


Percy" Nagle the 800 pound Tammany chief
tain from Harlem, is the path. and his
manner indicates that it will not be wholesome
for Alderman James II. McInnes Republican
representative from the XVIIIth District Of
Brooklyn, when he meets him. Mr.. McInnes is
a short man, but he has plenty of Scotch grit.
and in the rough and tumble parliamentary
battles in the Board of Aldermen in the last
four years he has done lot of bruisng of Tam
many men and received considerable rough
treatment himself. Not long ago, according to
Mr.. Nagle, Mr. McInnes. in open session of the
board. said that he Nagle had paid So apiece
for 500 blankets that should have been bought
for 50 30 apiece. The proprietor of The Golden
Oar by which Mr.. Nagle's wine store is called.
shocked that any should have the
temerity to question the integrity of his man
agement of the Street Cleaning Department.
Yesterday. after standing the strain long as
he could. he sent Alderman McInnes the follow
ing note:
Hon. James IL McInnes.
m Sir on N the "a Of sEsS ToYGm95 mp %es5n
have received no answer to that letter am
tn ydn IN '9h he H' Of nd
If you possessed OF sufficient manhood either to
''''' - - ~ PERCIVAL e. NAGLE;
Mr. Nagle would not feel so bad. perhaps. but
for the fact that he was interested in getting
through the Board of Aldermen an appropri1-
ton for S1SO00O which MCInnes sdetracked'
charging that the commissioner was not using
good Judgment in buying supplies. After writ
ing his last note to MCInnes yesterday MI
Nagle was in an emphatic mood.
Il shall make MClnnes prove what ne saio-
said the big commissioner. He hasn't had the
manhood 10 answer the last letter / sent him,
and I'm going to compel him TO make good on
what he said confess that he was wrong: l
need the appropriation that the resolution caIleu
for ! need 100 more horses in my departments
and II don't get them mucA OF the garbage
cannot be removed with necessary prompthtsS'
1 shall complain the Board of Health OF the
ground that | cannot remove this garbage with
out the extra horses. McInnes has got 10 make
good OF what he said or take the cohse-
quences. , ,-.,o. -,
MY manhood is better than Percy Magic s.
said Alderman McInnes. hotly, when told OF
what Nagle had said about him he can
huIIdoze me into voting for his appropriation
7 haven't ANYTHING personal against Nagle, put
IN opposire the resolution for his appropriation
7 was following out the policy OF attacking ex.
trayapant bills introduced at the instance or
Tammanv heads of departments. l did not say
that Nage paid 50 apiece for JOo niahkets tIi,l a.
should have been bought for 81 %. Simply
asked II he had done so, or II ne lhtehueu W
do so All appropriation bills ought 10 De item
tied and Naglt can't get any lump appr I'd
tion authorized by the board while l am 'here
without letting the public know how ne Is going
to spend the money
New-York tribune., 1901-12-04
SAYS DOCTOR STOLE HER WATCH.
WOMAN HAS HIM ARRESTED FOR DIsOR-
Derby CONDUCT, AND JEWELRY Is
FOUND IN HIS POCKET-HE
DENIES CHARGE

Dr Frederick A White. thirty-two years oId'
bo has roomed occasionally at No 30 West Sixty
hrst-st according to Mrs Edna htheS' wiz WIZ
icons a boarding house there was held IN Si'Ooo
hu for trial on a charge Of grand larceny by
Wagistrate Meade. in the West Side Ponce Soufi
tarferday In default of bail he was put IN jan,
yre whitney was the complainant against MIN MIN
She said that several weeks ago he lfIt the house
odittrrninc recently. Monday night, she continued
he became noisy and disordery and FoiGemnn tinn
~ ~ cSaIIed in The doctor arrested
A the station the police in searching W ri'9 g
found in his pocket dianlohu-S'uuueu "'''i' ''''
d .aWhT they are mine said Mrs Whitney. who
mao hae become of a number of things l have lost
la1ii aTbiis discovery resulted in change In the
charge against the doctor from dis0rdeTly conouct @
ca ,TTand larceny The doctor declared that the
Ian 70 gave the watch and chain to him some
time ago. and that she knew he had then IN ms
nt,et LInt when he was arrested. He said that she
Followed him to the station to make the the case
Mrs Whitney denied having given the jewelry
to White
New-York tribune., 1901-12-04
ONETLL ON DETERY'S FINES.
EX-PoLICEMAN TEsTIFIEs AGAINST THE
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

Justice Holbrook OF the Court Of Special Ses-
sons YESTERDAY continued the examination OF
deputy Commissioner Devery, arraigned on charges
OF oppression preferred 10y Edward O'Neiu the
former policeman The examination was not nm
ished but progress was made by Assistant District
Attorney Cans in fixing upon Devery the RESPONSE
GAlg Tor imposing unmerited fine OF thlTty
GAYS pay upon O'Neil before ONeill dehe0 MN
Nc said he would not submit to shake doWh
ro1s q the first witnesses yesterday was 1hofnas
!, hagserty. a stenographer, who took the teSl-
mony II the trial of O'Neill in which the fne was
ing out the record Of the second trial OF ONelh
sS.ele Deputy Commissioner York in spite OF IIle
piTrsesis Of A. J. Elkus. Devery's counsel
men an important piece of evidence was intro
eucea Il was the written designation OF peNery
a. a. q irR judge in police cases. signed by Chie1
De BE feoords Of Commissioner Murphy orders at
ce euace Headquarters. Mr. Delamater identihed a
y @aerraeo copy. Mr.. Peterson. the complaint clerk
.. Police Headquarters. testified that O'Neiu did
81 81 pay the fine Of thirty days pay. and that the
-, s vas not imposed before he was dismissed from
the rest OF the time in the hearing occupied
y e. the examination and cross-eXamination OF
SselL In the crosS-exa animation O'Neil said he
nee obtained employment with the Meriden Brit
anna Company recently but that during the cam
segn ne was in the employ of the Order of Acorns
f. ~ the Citizens Union. he answered many dues
eoas as 70 fines which had been imposed upon him
= oi1erent times when he was a policeman he
.as questioned at considerable length as 10 his ar
esl OF man named HollenGer for violation OF the
sunday law. II was the man Hollender who made
~ complaint upon which Devery imposed the fne
thrty DAYS pay
rse ne examination OF Devery will be continued on
New-York tribune., 1901-12-04
ABOUT THE CHRISTN4S TREE.

DIFFERENCES OF OPINION AS TO WHETHER
ITS USE Is CURSE OR A BLESSING.
With Christmas hand the land is rent in twain
by fiercely opposed opinions about the Christ
A sad despairing wang. raucous
comes from up the State, and tone of cheer
and good will responds from the balsam forests Of
Maine Up New-YOrk State Of the news
papeN have been seized with gripping collie, and
they that the Christmas tree is outrage on
modern society. The cutting of Christmas is
cutting off the forests, with all the horrors
which that implies. and il should be stopped forth
with; and, moreover, Christmas trees of no
on the other hand. dispatch to this paper from
Bangor says that the industry in Christmas trees
nothing short of blessing to the people of the
State of Maine, and a blessing which works both
ways. For not only do the farmers on whose land
they grow get good little amounts of money which
are needed and right welcome, but the removal of
the trees is positive benefit. The fir is the
used. and till the farmers learned to it down
and send il Boston and New-TOrk they viewed
with positive dsmay, for it grew like weed
and crowded out trees of more value. Now, when
they find the cities ready to buy the fir trees which
are of superior beauty and Odor to others used at
New-York tribune., 1901-12-04

Frank L. Bailey. of the Title Guarantee and Trust
Company. said that every man who expects pros
perity must deserve It and do his part.
Make your public servants do your WILL. he
said Make these matters your personal business
First see that this great work does not lag; see
ond. demand that the Board of Estimate furnish
enough money to complete Bridge No. with no
further delay third, watch carefully lest your tun
mel be delayed by its apparent frends-it should
be opened simultaneously with the tunnel to the
Bronx, fourth. be alert unless sinister interests
hinder Bridge No. 3-before another year it should
be well above ground: fifth. attend to the communi
cations at the Manhattan end of the brdges-noth-
ing less should be satisfactory than a belt line
across Manhattan and connecting all bridges
When the speaking had finished the sd Regiment
Band led the way into the rain and TO the
point where the ground was to be broken.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-04
BOTTLE BABIES

Bottle babies are SO likely to
get thin. What can be done?
aore milk, condensed milk.
fatered milk, household MKT
lleS-try them all. Then try a
little SCOTS Emulsion in the
bottle.
1t tdoes for babies what it does
aor old folks-gives new, firm
aesh and strong life. You'll be
pleased with the result. 1t takes
only a little in milk to make
baby fat.
81 send you a little try. If you like.
'r d BOVINE 400 Pearl street. New Yo-E
New-York tribune., 1901-12-04
CELEBRATING THE IMPROVEMENT.
CONGRATULATORY DINNER AT>THE BROOK
LYN UNION LEAGUE.

LYN UNION LEAGUE.
The Atlantic Avenue Improvement Commission
gave dinner last night in the Union League Club.
Brooklyn, to celebrate the successful elimination
the Long Island Railroad within the Borough of
Brooklyn. Eugene G. Backford, president of the
commission. presided, and introduced the speakers
At the speakers table with Mr.. Blackford sat
Corporation Counsel Joseph A. Burr. Senator Pat
rick II. McCarren. Controller Coler, ex-Mayor
Wurster exMayor Boody. the Rev. DR.. s. D. Nc
Connell, William II. Baldwin, president of the
Long Island Railroad Company; Senator w. j. La
Marshall. Andrew Mclean. Frank Bailey and f.
II. Hobbs. EX-Mayor WurSter the first speaker,
said that years ago candidates asked to pledge
themselves for the Atlantic-ave. Improvement, but
express views public topics. 1t had taken many
years to bring about the Improvement. but 1t was
well worth waiting for, since 1t would bring East
New-fork within twenty minutes of Manhattan.
Ex-Mayor Boody attributed all the projected i'm
provementS, such the two new bridges and the
tunnel to consolidation.
General A. G. Barnes congratulated the people OF
Brookly1 on having as the president of the Long
Island Railroad who works for mis- neigh
bors as we'll as his employees. and who deserves
civic crown for his civic loyalty. Or. Mcconnell
said there was nothing a city with population of
100000 could not have If it wants it. Senator Mar
shall said that at last East NeW-YOrk would be
brought INTO the United States by this improve
sending missionaries to that point. by means of
which the inhabitants might be converted. The i'm
portance of the Borough of Brooklyn. he thought.
was not thoroughly appreciated. The child. he
said, Is born who will live to majority of the
population of New-York on the eastern side of the
New-York tribune., 1901-12-04
NEW BROOELYN SCHOOL OFFICER

James J. McCabe principal Of Public School NO
o Conselyea-st. near Humbodt-st, was yester-
day afternoon elected ar associate superintendent
of schools for the Borough OF Brooklyn at a meet
ing of the School Board, held in the Livingston-st
headquarters The salary attached TO the office Is
81 800 a year Mr.. McCabe was elected to MI a
vacancy caused the promotion OF Associate Su-
perintendent Walsh TO the position OF borough su-
periutendent to succeed the late Edward 1I- ward
There were several other candidates for the Office
and Mr. McCabe was elected the fifth ballot
by a bare majority. His closest competitor was
Edward p. Crowsl
New-York tribune., 1901-12-04
PENNSYLVANIA GAINS $4,000.

RESIGNATION OF TREASURER GEORGE l. hAN-
RISoN JR.. ACCEPTED WITH REGRETS.
Philadelphia Dec. 3.-At the regular meeting OF
the trustees of the University OF PENNSYLVANIA TO-
day Provost Harrison announced that gifts aggre-
eating s3 600 had made to the university IN the
last few davs Fo,,r thousand dollars received
from Mrs Thomas X. Conrad. completing the sum
of $4,000 necessary establish fellowship in the
department of physics to be known as the John
Fries Frazer fellowship, in memory OF MIS- on
RAIDS father. 49, ,oo
Messrs. Keasbey and Mattison donated 5000 to
,ba new medical iabora tories. John s. WentZ gave
s. 900 to the engineering department OF the
university.
The resignation of George L. Harrison. Jr., as
treasurer of the university was accepted with re-
New-York tribune., 1901-12-04
TIE ROBERT FULTON MEMORIAL,

TRIBUTE OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERS TO BE
UNVEILED TOMORROW.
The American Society Of Mechanical Engineers
will Tomorrow at p m. unveI the Robert Full
ton Memorial at Trinity churchyard The memo
rial was two weeks ago placed in position close
70 the iron fence of the yard. near Rector-st
since that time the face of the stone has been
boarded over. The memorial consists of a shaft Of