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The Forrest City times., 1901-03-15
Three Murd.rers Hanged.

Bill Johnson, Henry Brooks and Kirby Graves, all colored, were legally executed at Richmond. on the 8th
 Brooks was convicted of murdering Frank Hobson, a negro, on December 9. 1900. Johnson and Graves were convicted at the same term of kill Ed Evans. a bridge watchman of the Kansas City Southern at Ogden, on the night of October II, 1900, for his months wages. He used a pick han dle, crushing Evans skull. He ob- tained $2S. and then laid his victim across the track to convey the idea that he was struck by a train. but as there was no train until next morn ing the body was discovered on the track. Suspicion pointed to Graves and he was arrested by Marshal San derson at Ashdown He confessed. i'm plicating Johnson. He told where the club could be found and the ring talk man. was found in pool of water near found as directed. To the last John son protested his innocence but the other two confessed on the scaffold that they were guilty. Q
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-15
The First step Looking Toward the Incorporation of the Loulsiana
 Purchase Exposition Co.

St. Louis, March 13.-The first step Purchase Exposition Co., was taken, Monday. when William H., Thompson. chairman of the finance committee, formally issued n call for ten per cent. on all stock subscribed for the Worlds fair. The call is for $l on every share of $10 each. The pay ments are to commence Monday at he National Bank of Commerce.
 Immediately upon the collection of the ten per cent. assessment the pa pers of incorporation. which are in complete readiness, will be filed with the secretary of state at Jefferson City. That official will issue certifi- cate. which will he brought at once to St. Louis. This will be warrant for proceeding with the permanent organization of the company, and an election of directors by stockholders who have paid up the iirst assessment will take place forthwith.
 After the election of directorate that body will elect a president, sec retary, treasurer and director gen eral from its own number. The dirsc tors will then be subdivided into working committees, and the selec- tion of a site and actual building of he Worlds fair commence at once. There will not be more than 100 pr less than 75 directors. The exact num- Der has moi yet been determined up-
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-15
WILL BANQUET AT ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis Business Mems Leagne Will Honor the Men Who Fought
 for the Worlds Fair Bin.

St. Louis. March 13.-Congressnan James A. Tawney. of Minnesota, chairman of the St. Louis Worlds fair committee, in congress, has ac- cepted an invitation of the Business Mems League of this city and will be banquet 10 be given in honor of the men who fought for the passage of the Worlds fair bill in congress. on Thursday. March 2i. The senators aud representatives ofMissouri in con- gress will also be among the guests.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-15
Nineteenth Annual Encampment.

The nineteenth annual encampment of the department of Arkansas Grand Army of the Republic. will be held at Hot Springs on March 29 and 30 The commander in chief, Leo Ras- sieur of St. Louis, and his adjutant general expect to be present, and the occasion bids fair to be of more than usual interest. A rate of one fare for the round trip has ben secured over all the railroads, so that d large at tendance is expected Canby Post No , of Hot Springs have appointed va rious committees to provide proper en- tertainment for the commander in chief and staff. the members of the department encampment and visiting comrades. Commander J. H. Avery and the comrades Of Canby Post No 5 are making strenuous efforts to make the encampmsnt pleasan. re- union for the boys in tiIe.''
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-15
Died of consumptIon.

Rufus c. Garland. son of the late Hon. A. H. Garland died at Fort Worth Tex. on the 10th He was a sufferer from consumption. ana had gone to Texas in the hope of beneftt- ing his health. At the time of his death he was engaged i'll the legal de- partment of the Dawes commission to the five civilized tribes The deceased had many friends in this. his native state. When his father was appointed attorney-general in President Cleve- lands cabinet he went with his family to Washington and he made that city his home until about three years ago. when he returned to Little Rock and opened a law office. His pulmonary trouble, however. soon forced him to seek another climate.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-15
Woman anu Chna Buruea to Death.

Mrs. Wm. Sanders and her 10-year. old niece. Viola Wilcox, were burned to death at the Sanders home in Hot Springs. MT. and Mrs. Sanders, their three children and Mrs. Wilcox and two children, occupied the lower floor of the Sanders residence. Mollie Sanders and Viola Wilcox slept on the second floor. and MT. and Mrs. Sanders were aroused by smoke in the room and discovered that the house was on fire and burning rapidly. They rushed through the house in their night clothes and aroused the other members of the family. MT. Sanders put the children out of the house while Mrs. Sanders went upstairs to the rescue of her daughter. girl 16 years old, and her niece, Viola. She succeeded in leading the former to the stairway and got her out safely. and then turned her attention to her niece, but before she could get her downstairs the stairway. which was burning rapidly, gave away. and she and Viola were imprisoned on the second floor The screams of the wo- man and girl attracted several of the neighbors. who, together with Mr. Sanders. attempted to rescue the i'm prisoned couple. but they could not reach them and they perished before their eyes.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-15
WHO RELEASED TIE CAT I
Secretary Long Would Like to Know and Admiral Sampson
 Can Not Tell.
lll ABOUT THE MORGAN ENDORSEMENT.
""'S rev Persons Had Access to she Copy of the Document, ma They All Plead Not Guilty to Either Rubbering or Leaking for Publication. ef

New York, March 13.--A special to the Times from Newport, R. l., says:
 The following is the reply sent by hear-Admiral Sampson to Secretary Long, in regard to the matter of pub- neation fof the letter sent by Gunner Morgan to the forrner:
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-15

The Pike county granI jury cre- ated big sensation by returning in- dictments against a number of ofi- cials and prominent citizens. charging them with gambling.
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-15
 STARTING THE BALL ROLLING.

Fear Admiral, U. s. N"
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-15
The Long Fight over.


 "fhe bill was then reported to the that government exhibit be made at the Chal-leston exposition, and ap- propriatin9 S250,o00 to defray the ex- pense of the same. This sbeing new, as well as general legislation, it was regarded by the leaders of the house as q violation of the, rules of both house of any opportunity to consider or amend this proposed new legislas ton and consequently excited their hostility.
 Fearing that in their desire to se- cure the passage of the bill, the friends of the St.. Louis. exposition might acquiesce in this method of se- curing an appropriation for the South Carolina eNposition,s which the com mittee on appropriations had refused to report to the house, it was not lln- til positive assurances were given that the speaker could be induced to recog- nize the chairman of the special com mittee to ask unanimous consent that the senate amendments be noncon-
 
 cured in and the conference asked for by the senate agreed to. W
 "When this was done, an objection was intelposed first by one of the members from South Carolina. See ing his mistake on the following day. his obiectionk kwas withdrawn, waen objection came then, unexpectedly, from a member from Texas. This threw the matter over until the next day, which was the first of the last six days of the session. and individual suspension day. When unanimous consent was asked on this day that the senate amendments be noncon- cured in and the conference asked for by the senate agreed to, an ob- ection came from a member from Tennessee. Whereupon the chairman of the special committee moved a suspension of the rules and noncon-
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-15
Admiral sampxon's Letter.


 United States Navy Yard. Boston. rep. 2s.-Sir: In replying to the de- ailments letter of February 26. nave to state that did not give Gun her Morgan or any one else a copy of my indorsement, nor did permit any person to see it except those persons employed in the preparation of of- fclal correspondence in this office.
 After having received my instruc. tions in regard to tho contents of the indorscment, my aide, Lieut.. k. l.. Bennett, dictated the indorsement to the second clerk, F. F. Walsh.
 The indorsement was then submit ted to me for signature and was then sent with the original letter through the mail clerk, Arthur r. Mackay, so the press to be copied, the latter mailing the correspondence. This is the usual routine with official corrc- spondence, of which the indorsement under discussion was considered to be q part. 1 N 4f
 Both the letter and the indorsr- ment were copied in the official press copy book, and in this shape were ac- cessib.e to the above persons and Messenger Charles J. Thornton. The only other inmates of this office ars. Sergt. F.. w.. Thomas, II. $. NJ. C., ana John Johnson, fireman, second class. It would be impossible for either of there two to consult the press copy ing book before any of the clerical force arrived in the morning. It Is unlikely, however, that either of these two knew that the letter of indorse- ment was in existence. All the above mentioned people have been ques- toned, and all deny emphatically that they were responsible in any way for the publication of the indorsement. E have to add that I an in no way re- sponsible for it's publication.
 w. Y. SAMPSON,
 sspaap AItoi,.aI
The Forrest City times., 1901-03-15

Polk county republicans have de- clared in favor of Ben M Foreman for United States marshal of the west. ern district of Arkansas.
Evening star., 1901-04-09
Death of James ID. Power.

James ID. Power. who went to Manila in
November last, having been appointed by
the Secretary of War to assist the Taft
Philippine commission in matters pertain
ing to the customs, died in San Francisco
on Saturday morning, as the result of an
operation performed for the removal of an
abscess of the liver. Mr.. Power was in the
enjoyment of health when he left for the
Philippines. and the disease from which
he died developed after reaching the islands
Since the war of the rebellion, in which
he was seriously wounded, Mr.. Power had
held many confidential commissions from
the government, having been sent to Alas
ka, Hawaii and elsewhere, all of which
were performed with ability and discretion.
He also occupied for some years a position
of general manager in one of the largest
mercantile establishments in San Francisco
His widow and son, Neil Power, were with
him at the time he died, and are now on
their way east with the remains. Another
son, DR.. Edmund NJ. Power is in this city
as resident physician at Providence Hos
pital. 1t is understood that the funeral
will take place from st. Matthew'S Church
in this city Friday at 10 o'clock am.
Evening star., 1901-04-09
TEACHER Is A HEROINE
She Saves the Lives of Her Thirteen
Pupils.

CHICAGO, April GA special to the
Chronicle from Harrison, Neb,, April g.
says:
Miss Lizzie Cottman, a school teacher
in district No 10 Sioux county, is today
the heroine of this state. The little frame
school building Is located in a glade on
the bank of the White river, which has
been overfowing it's banks during the re-
cent thaw. When Miss Cottman arrived at
the school house she found the building
surrounded by water. For a time she en-
tertained no fears from the flood. but the
water began to undermine the foundation
of the building and the supports We're Civ
ing way. The brave teacher closed the
school, and, telling the pupils to remain
inside the building, plunged into the tor
rent, which by this time was waist deep
wading to a barn nearby, she secured a
horse and rope. Returning to the build
ing, which was now afioat, she fastened
one end of the rope to the door and the
other end around the horses neck. Then
she headed for dry land, and, after a des-
perate struggle. reached shore, where she
fastened the rope to a tree. She then
hailed-a farmer who came to her assist
ance, and the thirteen pupils were safely
landed. The parents of the children and
the county commissioners are discussing
plans for rewarding Miss Cottman for her
heroic deed.
Evening star., 1901-04-09
Increasing Warrant Officers Force.

The Navy Department has taken the nee
essary steps for increasing the force of
warrant officers up TO the requirements of
the act of Congress allowing fifty addition
al warrant machinists and 5000 additional
men. Examinations We're held last month
at all the stations ashore and afoat for
promotion to boatswains. gunners and car
penters. The returns have been received
from the examining board at the navy yard
in this city. OF the twenty-five applicants
for carpenters only twenty-one took the ex-
animation Three of these qualified, name
ly. w. W. Toles, w. c. Hardie and Fred w
Witte- There are now ten vacancies in the
list of carpenters, and il is the purpose of
the department to hold another examina-
tion this spring to fill the places The pay
of carpenter at sea ranges from 81 300
for the first three years service to 81 500
after twelve years service. In addition to
this he receives a ration of so cents a day
while at sea After ten years service he
is appointed a chief carpenter and receives
the same pay and allowances as a second
lieutenant in the marine CORPS which Is
SI4op. with an addition of 10 per centum
Tor each and every period of five years as
longevity pay and Communication while on
shore duty, amounting to S24 a month
Evening star., 1901-04-09
BRITISH TAKE PIETERSBIRG.
Beers Capture Seventy-Fiye Me-
North of Aberdeen

LONDON, April 9.-Lord Kitchener re-
porting to the war office under date of
Pretoria, April s, says: =
Plumer has occupied Petersburg with
slight opposition. He captured two loco
motives and thirty nine trucks"
The capture Of Petersburg is regarded
here as important The place is the ter
minus of the railway and has been the
capital Of the Boer government since the
evacuation of Pretoria. The whole north
ern railway is now in the hands of the
British
According to Lord Kitcheners dispatch
only one officer and one man were killed.
The Beers evacuated the town during the
night prior to Piumer's arrival, after blow
ing up two trucks laden with ammunition.
Lord Kitchener further reports the can
ture of sixteen prisoners, fifty horses and
the depot of war stores at Boshmanskop.
Orange River Colony.
AS an offset the commander-in-chfef re-
ports that detachment of hundred men
of the 9Th Lanciers and Imperial Yeomanrv
Were attacked by 800 Beers to the north
ward of Aberdeen, Cape Colony, and that
after several hours fighting the British
were surrounded and captured, with the
exception of twenty-five, who succeeded in
making their escape
Evening star., 1901-04-09
The Ramsden Memorial.

The Secretary of the Navy has been in
formed of the arrival at Havana of the
tablet to be erected to the memory of
F'redrick w. Ramsden, the British consul
at Santiago, who rendered such signal SER
vice to Naval Constructor Hobson and the
other men of the Merrimac after they fell
into the hands of the Spaniards. General
Wood, who has charge of the tablet saws
1t will be forwarded at once to Santiago
and placed on the building formerly occu-
pied by the British consul. A duplicate of
this tablet is on exhibition in the main
ONCE OF the Secretary of the Navy. 1t is
to be sent to the museum at the Naval
Academy, Annapolis.
Evening star., 1901-04-09
NATIVE NAVAL SERVICE
Five Hundred Fflipinos to Be Enlist
ed as Firemen.

With view to the organization Of an in
sular naval force in the Philippines the
Secretary Of the Navy has cabled instruc-
tons to Admiral Remey commanding the
Asiatic station, authorizing him to enlist
500 F'ilipinos for service as firemen, ETC.,
on the captured Spanish gunboats and
other small vessels on the Philippine sta
tion. The men thus enlisted will form the
nucleus of an insular navy composed en-
tirely of natives. Service In the fire, rooms
of warshfps is extremely facilitating to
white men, particularly in the tropics, and
1t is believed that the acclimated natives
can serve in that capacity with less disas-
trous results to their. health. No difficulty
tical school for the education Of Filipino
youths in navigation has been in operation
In Manila for about two years. It has been
IN charge of Lieutenant Commander j. v,
Cottman, and good results have been OBJ
tained.
Evening star., 1901-04-09

He Talks Of His Trip Cut on the Ken
lucky.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.-Among the
passengers on the steamship China, from
the Orient were Captain Colby NJ. Chester,
L. s. N, who took the battleship Ken
tIcky to the Asiatic station via the Suez
canal. He is returning home on waiting
orders and will proceed direct to Wash
ington. Referring to the trip of the Ken
tucky, he said: Il was amused when l
heard that my ship called at Smyrna. to
collect claims for the United States against
the Sultan of Turkey. We simply put i'll
there to break our journey and took the
opportunity of going TO Constantinople.
Evening star., 1901-04-09
INSPECTED THE PARKS.
conference of Comm missious I'm Re-
gard to Grant Memorial

The park commission has concluded a
preliminary visit through the various parks
of the District of Columbia and the men,
bers have returned to their homes to re.
assemble here the latter part of next week
They will probably take up the problem of
the treatment Of the mall first, and this
VIII be done Immediately after they meet
here again.
After a brief session yesterday afternoon
IN which no business was transacted, the
statue and memorial commissions held a
conference With the new District park
commission. Later the members of the
commissions visited the proposed site for
the Grant memorial in the Presidents park
The memorial will be located SO as not TO
interfere with any general plan for mark
Improvement that may be adopted by the
commission. Thus far no site has been
hnaily agreed upon, but the grounds south
OF the White House meet with most favor
with the commissioners
Evening star., 1901-04-09
MONUMENT FOR ELI WHITNEY.
GeOrgfans Propose to Honor the In
vemtOr's Memory.


Inc Secretary Of the Interior has receiv-
ed a letter from Martin Calvin, secretary
of the Georgia State Historical Society re-
questing certain information concerning ng the
cotton gin invented by Ell Whitney. Mr.
Calvin writes from Augusta, Ga. He points
out that Whitney made application for a
patent for his cotton-cleaning machine in
1874. and says it is a matter Of history that
in 1876 Whitney and his partner, Miller,
had in operation in the state Of Georgia
thirty of the machines. 1t is a matter of
local tradition, Mr.. Calvin says, that the
hrst of these gins was set up on the bank
or Rocky creek, two miles from Augusta.
Should this be established as a fact the
citizens of Augusta irtes9 to erect monu-
ment on the site Of sne gin
The commissioner 0f psaterts, in his reply
states that the general government has no
information on the subject, Whitney's ap-
plfcatfon for patent and the other papers
in the case having bee:a destroyed by fire
IN the patenteoffice December 15, 1886.
Evening star., 1901-04-09
CHARLESTON NAVAL STATION.
board to Devise Plan for Establish
ment to Be Appointed.

The Navy Department will appoint
board of officers to go TO Charleston, s. c.,
and devise comprehensive plan for estab-
fishing the new Atlantic naval station to be
located there. Admiral Endicott chief of
the bureau of yards and docks, has closed
the arrangements for the purchase of land,
securing the Lawton tract for $50 600 or
about 500 an acre. This with other tracts,
will give 425 acres for the ne4v station. be-
sides 10 acres of marshIand in the vicinity.
The deeds are now being drawn, and when
they are passed upon by the law officers.
the board of naval officers will be >.amed
to devise plans. 1t is expected that work
VIII be actually under way on The new
buildings and other features of the station
by the coming fall
Evening star., 1901-04-09
WILL INVITE THE PRESIDENT.
Committee of Chicago Citizens Are En-
Route Here.

CHICAGO, April "a committee repre-
senting the National Business League has
gone to Washington to invite President
Mckinley and the members of his party to
stop two days in Chicago their return
from the Pacific coast in June 1t Is pro-
posed by the league to have a banquet at
which representative men from various
sections will speak of the advancement
made in industries. The President will be
asked to speak on "Our Greater National
Life if he should consent to stop over.
The invitation to the President is signed
by President f. NJ. Phelps and other Of
fcerS of the National Business League. In
addition to these names number of other
prominent citizens signed the invitation.
Evening star., 1901-04-09
A Soldier Sentenced for Life.

Private Thomas Brennan, Company I.
4th Infantry, was recently convicted by
court-martial, convened in the Philippines.
OF murder. and was sentenced to dishon-
orabie discharge. forfeiture of pay and al
loWanees and imprisonment at hard labor
lor life. The proceedings and sentence in
lhls case We're approved by Mai Gen.
Bates commanding the Department of
Southern Luzon, and Bilibid prison. Ma
MIA. was designated as the place of con-
hnement wa
Evening star., 1901-04-09
Surrendered to Col. Goodreu.

The Navy Department this morning re-
ceived the following cablegram from Ad-
miral Remey, showing the size of the
force which surrendered to Lieut.. Col
GoodrelI Of the Marine Corps at Olongapo
on the 4th instant, as previously reported
to the department: "Insurgent Colonel
Alba, thirteen officers, eighty-three men,
ninety-two rifles, 1000 cartridges surren-
dered to Goodrell; 81 unarmed men swore
allegiance. REMEY.'
Evening star., 1901-04-09
Personal Mention.

Mr.. F. c. Squire is acting as private Sec
retary to the Secretary Of War in place of
Mr.. Coursey, who is under treatment at
the general military hospital, Washington
barracks. Mr.. Coursey underwent a severe
operation Sunday. and is reported to be re-
covering therefrom in a most satisfactory
manner.
L. c. Zerega of Altoona, Pa, is visiting
friends in Washington.
Evening star., 1901-04-09
Army Ordera.

Captain D. S, Stanley. .sauartermaster. has
been relieved from duty on the transport
sedgwick, at New York, and ordered to the
transport Warren at San Francisco.
Captain G. ]. NewgardeIf, assistant sur
Geon, has been assigned to duty at Fort
Mason, California.
Major J. e. Maxfield. signal corps, at
Fort Myer, Va, has been ordered to tenn
porary duty at New York city and Sey-
mour, Conn, on business pertaining to
the submarine cables being manufactured
under contract for the signal corps Of the
army.
Captain George NJ. Weeks, nth Infantry,
has been transferred to the Eth Infantry.
Evening star., 1901-04-09
Battle Flag From Panay.

A large Philippine battle flag has been
received at the War Department, and is on
exhibition in the Office Of the Secretary of
war Although torn and soiled by hard
usage, 1t is in fairly good condition. It's
story is told in memorandum pasted on
one side, as follows:
~ S. flag used In the Philippine cam
paign OF 1SGl-1OO-19O1 by detachment of
the 18th Inf, L. s. ". on the Island of
Panay. Made by Philippine tailor. Pre-
sented to the Secretary of War by Lieut..
Rice, 26th Inf"