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The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
Friday. Jnnnary 25.

SENATE.-By a vote of fl to Il lne Norwood bill to abolish office of com missioner of mines, manufactures and agriculture was amended to abolish the office at the expiration of the pres ent term. Senator Wood introduced, by request, bill to pension indigent ex-Confederates. The bill was pre- pared by committee appointed by Arkansas division. U. c. ", composed of ex-Gov. Eagle, Hon. Chas. Coffin and Hon. J. H. Hammock. Aside from reading house bills, no other business was transacted the body adjourning to Monday.
 HoUsE.-This being senate day a good portion of the session was de- voted to first and second reading Of bills from that body MT. Gill intro duced a bill to compel saloons to close at D. m. and remain closed till 6 a. m. A bill appropriat- ing $500 as reward for the Philadelphia rapist was pass ed without a dissenting vote MT. Mccain, of Pulaski, introduced a bill providing that railroads be compelled to furnish cars for carload lots of freight within AS hours upon delivery of articles to be shipped at any sta tion where such is received. The question of state floral emblem, which consumed much time in dis the adoption of the apple blossom.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
Four Men Wounded.

Four men were slightly wounded as the result of pistol duel on one of the principal streets of Plummerville, between J. w. Bane, on one side, and W. T. and c. B. Crawford on the oth- CT About fifteen shots were ex- changed and Bane and w. T. Crawford each received two insignificant wounds. A bystander. an old negro, had his knee broken by one of the shots and another negro was shot through the fieshy part of the arm Bane is thr constable and the Crawfords are large planters. Hard feelings of sev- eral months standing is thought to be the cause of the shooting.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
Adopt Resolutions.

The Fort Smith city council, at recent meeting, adopted the follow ing resolutions:
 Resolved. by the city council of the city of Fort Smith, That where as, it is conceded that another asy- lum for the insane is now a necessity in this state, and it is probable that same will be erected in the near flu ture, and the city of Fort Smith. by reason of it's location and other ad- vantages, is in every way suited for the location of the same, therefore be it
 Resolved, That our representatives in the legislature at Little Rock be and are hereby urged to use all hon. orable means to secure the location of said asylum in our city should action be taken at the present session of ths legislature"
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
win Be sent Back to Chin.

Judge Jacob Trieoer in federal cour, at Helena gave an adverse decision in the case of Lung Hop and Ming Sam, two Chinamen who were arrested on the charge of being in the United States without authority. The two men were rivals and Lung Hop re- ported to the authorities that Ming Sam had no registration papers and should be sent back to China. An in- yestigation followed and Lung Hop was hung by his own petard, the judgment of the court being that they both be carried to Portland by the United States marshal and put on board vessel bound for China. It is the second case of tue kind to be pros. ecuted in Arkansas.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
ASmail Appropriation.

The house of representatives at Washington recently passed the bill giving the Arkansas river an appro- priation of only $75.O00 to do che work for the ensuing two years. In re- sponse to telegrams from Presiden, ,s Moodson and Mitchell, of the Arkan- sas State and the Little Rock Board of Trade, the following telegram was received from Senator Jones: "The river and harbor committee adopted a positive rule to hear senators only who presented application for a spu- cial hearing. Senator Berry and | will do our best. The hearings close next Saturday"
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
GIVING THE RATCHET A REST.
Mrs. Nation Devotes One Day to Ef- forts at Moral SuasiOn-Less0n
 of the County Jail.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 29.--Mrs. Carrie Nation has been busy to-day along the lines of moral suasion and has pursued nothing in the way of forcible tactics.
 Sne called upon the sheriff, city at- torney and probate judge, urging each to enforce the law against tho illegal sale of liquor. She visited the county jail and furnished bushel of apples and large bunch of bananas to the inmates. She addressed the prisoners, asking them how many were in jail by reason of whisky, and ascertained that all but two of the 27 inmates attributed their arrests to liquor.
 In the office of the police court, Mrs. Nation observed some calendars containing pictures which she regard ed as of an objectionable nature. At her request the judge took down the pictures from the wall.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
SHE REFUSED A GOLD MEDAL.
MfS Carrie Nation DscIinss to Receive . Decoration at the Hands of Her
 Kansas Admirers.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 30.-The Kansas State Temperance union, which is holding it's annual convention here, yesterday subscribed over one hun- dred dollars to purchase gold medal for Mrs. Carrie Nation. Mrs. Hutch inson, president of the State w. c. T. U., was made chairman of a commit tee to design and purchase the medal. The fund was started by Col. c. E. Cook, who, after stirring speech, do- mated ten dollars ito help purchase . gold medal for the bravest woman in kansas-Mrs. Nation."
 The suggestion was taken up with a cheer and the money was quickly raised.
 Mrs. c. B. Hoffman, who last week aided Mrs. Nation in the Enterprise raid, was the second person to sub- scribe to the fund.
 When Mrs. Nation heard what had been done she cried a little, and then began to scold those who had planned the surprise. She said she would take ehS duu lb over LO the fund to aid her work, but she would have no medal.
 Later Mrs. Nation responded to an invitation to address the convention. and her remarks were vigorously ap- plauded.
 Monday, when Mrs. Nation called on him, County Attorney r,icnols told her that he believed in re-suomission, and yesterday she said that before she pushed re-submission on the peo- pie he would throw her hatchet at his head.
 Mrs. Nation said she would remain in Topeka until every one of the 12O saloons are closed
 "l will petition the governor every day. she said. 'I will see the legis- lature. l will talk and talk and talk. l will use all the influence can. and if this does not suffice--well, there are other means"
 Mrs. Nation called upon the sheriff, the city attorney and the probate judge, yesterday, and urged each to enforce the law against saloons.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
Regarding State Universities.

In his biennial report Dr. John l.. Buchanan, president of the State Uni Versity, makes the following recon mendations:
 The organization and maintenance of state universities seems to be the settled policy of the country But they cannot meet in any large measure the diversified demands of modern educa- ton without an adequate support
 l. That the board, either in com mittee of the whole or by special com mfttee, determine the amount of the several appropriations which the leg islature will be requested to make
 Z. That committee be appointed to supervise the publication of the bi- ennial report
 5. That committee be appointed to secure, if possible, the detail of an army officer who is a graduate of the military academy at West Point, and IS otherwise a suitable man to take charge of the military department.
 1. Provision for renewing insur- ance on buildings.
 Q. Construing the resolution adopt ed by the board regarding member snip in the fraternities. The question at issue is, when does a freshman who passes his examination become sophomore?
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
Changesin postmast.rs.

The following changes in fourth. class postmasters have been announc- ed: Antoine, Pike county, J. J. Wing field, vice H. E. Vancamp, removed :; Caulksville, Logan county, T. J. Hin- ton, vice G. P. Hairston, resigned i; Dominion, Drew county, J. A. Woods, vice E. H. Finch, resigned; Eglantine, Van Buren county, N. T. Gaddy, vice Lewis Gaddy, resigned; Esau, Perry county. w. H. Forte, vice Mary Smith erman, resigned; Piney, Johnson county, G. R. Martin, vice J. M. Par rish, resigned; Prattsville, Grant county. F. A. Hodges. vice B. D. Camp. resigned; Wiggs, Garland county, c. H. Braughton, vice J. E. Kemp, re signed.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
Jefferson County Farmers Offer Opposition to the Separation of
 School Funds.
NEWS OF THE WEEK BRIEFLY STATED
Four Men slightly Wounded In . Street Fight at PIummsrviIle.-Two China men at Helena Ordered Reported From the United States.
Passenger Train Wrecked.

The early morning passenger train on the Iron Mountain, south bound. was wrecked near Walnut Ridge on the 23d. An open switch caused the wreck. The train was running about thirty-five miles an hour when the ac- cident occurred. The engine crossed the switch right side up, and, break ing loose from the coaches, plowed alongside the track awhile, then jump ed completely from the track and ran about 400 feet when it came to a stop, right side up, the fireman and engineer not being injured. The train was composed of five cars, the first one being a baggage car, the second the dining car and the other three Pullman tourist sleepers. The bag gage coach was not so lucky as the en- zine, and, running down the embank- ment, turned completely over, the trucks being on top. The baggage man in this car was the only person reported to be injured. The dining car followed the example of the bag gage car and turned bottom up The first sleeper, in which were thirty sleeping passengers, ran off the track, but only turned half over, as did the next sleeper. The rear, or observa- tion car, ran off the track. but did not turn over. The baggage and dining cars were almost totally demolished. The other cars were not damaged to any great extent.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
BRIEF MENTION.

T. H. Sparks, ex-sheriff of Poinseh county. is dead.
 Mary Morrow, colored. died of smallpox at Pine pium.
 Smallpox has been declared epi- demic in certain sections of Greene county.
 The Anti-Saloon League is endeav- bring to knock out dram shops at Bald Knob and Beebe.
 Col. Cribbs, prominent planter of Pulaski county, died last week He was 69 years of age.
 A vigilant committee has been or ganized at Warren to prevent rowdy- ism and suppress the illicit sale of liquor.
 The republicans of Pike county have endorsed Hon. s. F. Stahl for United States marshal for the West ern district
 Robert Ware. one of the oldest en- gineers on the Iron Mountain road. was killed by a switch engine in the yards at Little Rock.
 Chas. Smith was killed about eight cen miles from Eureka Springs by Morris Sparkman, aged IT, Robbery was the supposed motive.
 Should Senator Berry live to the end of the time in the senate which he was last week elected he will have served twenty-two years.
 Citizens of Fort Smith have sub scribed the sum of s100.000 as a Do- nus to insure the building of the Fort Smith & Western railroad.
 Hon. w. R. Chimney, prosecuting attorney for the Tenth judicial dis trict, died at Little Rock of meningi- tis. Mir. Chimney was at the state cap- ital on business when stricken.
 Fred Boyers, aged 22, who served as a volunteer in the Phlnlppines, died last week at his home in Springfield, from disease contracted while in the islands.
 o. NJ. Spellman, clerk of the United States court for the Eastern district, will shortly retire. It is understood Hon. Sid B. Reading will be his sue cessor.
 Miss Fannie Scott, of Van Buren, Arkansas Daughter of the Confeoer- acy,' whose life was despaired of for several weeks, has recovered her health
 The meeting of the executive com mittee of the State Press Association to have been held in Llltle Rock Feb ruary ?, has been indefinitely post poned
 The bar of Helena banqueleed Judge Jacob Trieber recently in honor of his confirmation as United States judge. Helena is Judge Trieber's home, and it was there he began his career as a lawyer.
 At St. Joe, Searcy county, Willis Sutton shot and killed Bill Elliott It seems the two men were engaged in card playing, and became involved m difficulty with the above result
 Two highwaymen attempted to hold up the postmaster at Clinton. At the time of the attempted robbery the of flee safe contained about s1,000 in cash. The nerve of the postmaster prevented the robbers securing the money, as he opened fire on them and they took to their heels.
 Twelve hundred people paid their cash to witness a twenty-round scrap at Hot Springs between A. Neal, of Chicago. and Jim Scanlan. The fight is said to have been on the square and if is presumed it was. as the men bat tered each other unmercily. The af fair was decided a draw.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
Saturday, January 26.

HoUsE-Senator Woods newspaper bill and stamp bill passed wy a vote of Al to 30.
 There was protracted discussion at the morning session on the subject of Confederate pensions. By a vote of GA to 15 the house adopted an amend ment striking from the pension bill a clause of the proposed affidavit for pensions requiring the applicant to swear he has no relatives able or will ing to support him. Mir. Toney in- troduced bill to make the salary of circuit judges $2,5000 per annum. Mir. Fields proposed the submission of a constitutional amendment to provide for quadrennial in lieu of biennial elections. Mir. Brooks introduced 8 pure food bill.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
Monday, January 2S.

SENATE.-Senator Adams introduc ed bill to repeal the county uniform text book act passed at the session of 1899. A bill was read first time pro- viding that the courts of ArAansas take judicial knowledge of the laws of other states. MT. King presented a bill providing for a chaplain of the state soldiers home. Senator Shack leford's bill for amending the primary laws caused considerable discussion An amendment requiring two sets Of judges at each voting precinct that the votes may be counted as the cleo tion proceeds. was defeated.
 HoUsE.-Being local bill day, but little business of general interest was
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
REST CITY, ARK, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY l. 19o1

transacted. MT. Holland sent up . memorial from the Commercial League of Fort Smith. urging the SC. lection of joint committee from both houses of the assembly to proceed to Washington City and lay before the proper committee certain facts rela- tive to the improvement of the Arkan- sas river.
 House bill No. 103, by Kilgore, reg. ulating changes of venue in circuit courts, requiring applicants for changes to such applications when the case is first called and not thereafter, was read second time and referred to the judiciary committee. A bill fixing the highest legal rate of interest at 8 per cent for annum was read first time. Mir. Charles Jacobson, private secretary to Gov. Davis, appeared within the bar of the house and read message from the governor to the ef- feet that he had signed and approved house concurrent resolution No. 1, in- viting President Mckinley to visit the state, and house concurrent resolution No. ', authorizing an investigation of the management of the state peniten- tiary.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
Damage Suit Filed.

damage suit against the Cotton Belt railway was filed in the federal court at Helena last week by Mary Jane Norman, a negro woman. who wants $2O,O00 for the loss of both legs. The allegations are that in De cemDer, 1899, she boarded a train on 'he defendants road at midnight, pound for Altheimer station; that the tram slowed down on reaching her uestination, but that it started for ward violently as she reached the p'auorm, throwing her under the so'ch and crushing both legs so that
 niputation was necessary in order to save her life.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
Tuesday. January s9.

SENATE, Senator McNemer's reform school bill was read third time and made special order for Thursday. The bill exempting residents of cities from road duty where they pay taxes for street duty was made special order for next Monday. A bill by Senator Jacob King, providing for the appointment by the governor of a state chemist ana mineralogist in connection with the state bureau of mines, etc, was read. Senator Witt introduced senate bill n, providing for the organization of pri- vate corporations, traction companies, for the purpose of constructing, acquir- ing, maintaining and operating electric interurban roads between and con- meeting cities and towns. The rules were suspended and the bill read third time. First reading of house bills be- ing the order, the remainder of the day was devoted to that business.
 HoUsE. House bill 69, authorizing the county court to appoint road com missioners, was taken up and passed. It ameuds the road law of 1899, which made no provision for filling vacancies during vacation of quorum court. The committee on elections reported sub stitute for house bill s6, placing further restrictions around primary election law by giving candidates the right to witness count either in person or by proxy. The measure was opposed by Messrs. lobe, Henley, and Taylor, and defended by Messrs Toney and Brooks. The substitute bill was finally defeated. resolution directing the committee on penitentiary to conduct the investi- gation into the management of the penitentiary with open doors failed to pass by vote of 31 to 47. A substi- tute to the resolution admitting mem- bers of the legislature and newspaper reporters to the sessions of the com mittee was also defeated.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
oppo.. Separate Tax BllI.

At recent meeting of the Jeffer- son County Farmers Association, com posed of the wealthiest planters of that section, a resolution was adopted posing the bill now before the legisla- ture to separate the taxes paid by whites and blacks for school purposes. A committee was appointed to prepare and present to the general assembly a bill making it criminal offense for a laborer to leave his employment be- fore contract is finished.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
Fired on Her Rival.

Mrs Laura Earhart made an at tempt at Texarkana to kill the second wife of her husband, firing two shots from revolver at her. About four years ago Earhart deserted the first named and married another woman He was arrested, convicted of bigamy and sentenced to two years in the pen itentiary. Only few weeks ago his term expired and he returned to Tex. arkana, making his home with his second wife. This angered number one and as result she tried to take the life of her rival.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
Beat the Slot Machinaa.

A country lad devised means of beating the sure-thing slot machines at Hot Springs. He procured some and shape of nickel. and got the best of number of the "sure-things' be- fore any one tumbled to his game The boy was arrested. but as there was no lettering on the lead pieces a charge of counterfeiting could not be made against him, and he was re- leased.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
CELESTIAL ECHOES.

The Chinese language has 10000 sim pie words and only 450 roots.
 Chinese historians trace the begin ming of postal service in their country back to the third century B. C.
 Foot binding in China is in obedience to custom merely and not to law. The same may be said about wearing the queue.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01

The French telegraph department proposes to institute a series of ex- periments with wireless telegraphy for subterraneap communications.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01
Postmast.rs Nominated.

aresldent Mckinley has sent the .ohowing nominations to the senate
 ostmasters-E. E. Blackman, Angus ed' J. R. Hudson, De Queen; A. w Nouites' Hamburg; J. G. Bickey. Tex "iAana; Hon. B. M. Foreman, resign. su the pestmastership at TexarAana, uue to his candidacy for United o.a.es marshal of the Western dis trict.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-01

miit Gray. a saloon man at Horatio, shot and killed a sawmill man named pen Davis. Both men were very prominent The trouble originated soihe years ago. with the dead mans Vile as the alleged cause.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-25

q
A stranger who had an appointment
to meet a friend in the Chambers street
ferry house, which is used by Erie
commuters, was greatly puzzled the
other afternoon by the actions of the
men who passed the ticket takers win
dow. Nearly t~hree-fourths Of them
took their hats or to the ticket taker in
the uost polite style. : .s S II
The stranger thought that possibly
the ticket takers wife was in the box
with him, and he went back to look
again. There was no one In the box
save the ticket ttaker, who looked good
natured, but not imposing. When his
friend arrived, the stranger said:
as that the president of the Erie
road in that box?'
Certainly not. Why do you ask such
q question: r. ES as MI
why, every man who passes him
takes his hat of, gives him a marching
salute and walks on ~ MA #
The friend smiled pityingly ait the
strangers ignorance and said 1t was a
trick OF the Erie commuters to carry
their tickets In the crown OF their hats
They took their hats Off So that the
agent might see the ticket-New York
Sun. ss%5
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-25
AROUND THE STATE

The Grand Forks Herald alludes to
the rumor that it may move to Fargo
as quite interesting"
Nearly $4,000 has been paid to Ran
son county farmers in the past six
months for horses.
Orary is celebrating the arrival Of
a chemical fire engine. "Our people
are proud" says the Courier.
Some 800 Dunkard families are ex-
pected to pass through the twin cities
this week en- route to Norh Dakota
States Attorney Birke of Barnes
county made the pigs shut up and
then took steps to shut off the supply
coming in via the express companies.
Will S%turdivant, clerk at Bismarck
during the legislature, on his return
home learned that his daughter at
Northwood had been dead several
days.
Judge Cowan tried a nickel in the
slot machine case at Rugby and held
that the justice OF the peace had no
authority to order the machine de-
stroyed.
The Devils Lake News precipitately
announces the political death of Tom
Poole. The News is in a hurry. Toms
political death may be followed by a
resurrection.
Mrs. William Daw Of Grafton went
TO visit a son and daughter at Stephen,
Mimi, disappeared and her dead body
was found in a well. The cause and
manner of her death are a mystery.
Fargo's bonded indebtedness is said
to be in excess of the debt limit and
unless Mayor Johnson gets home
pretty o there may not be enough
of the old town left to hold together.
The people of Lisbon will vote on
the adoption of a curfew ordinance.
The Lisbon Free Press thinks Ran
som county receives the right kind Of
recognition in the appointment of r.
S. Adams as a member of the state
board of pardons.
Senator McCamber is on his way
home from Washington. Congress
man Marshall is still in Washington
and has decided not ITO make a recon-
mendation for the post office at Graf
ton until he returns to the state and
makes a personal investigation.
w. J. Trail after whom Trail
county was named, now lives in the
Canadian Northwest, near Prince AL
bert. In the early days Trail was in
the employ of the Hudson Bay COM
pany at Caledonia He is married
to an Indian ON and is living on a
farm.