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The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23
CHANCES AT MANILA.
What Is shown by Late Statistics of the Conditions of the Public
 Administrations,

The Democracia of Manila of Janu. ary 27, 1909, commenting on the changes in the situation in tE. islands in so far as public administration is concerned. says the Washington Star, gives the following statistics: l. Tine legislative commission pub- lished 400 laws from September l, 1900. up to the present time; that is to say, enc law for every day and a l half
 ?. There are throughout the entire archipelago 1.250 American teachers of both sexes. charged with the duty of ditTusing the English language in every town and village. There are 400 Filipino teachers of primary in- struction. About 100000 children at tend the LOGO schools established. Besides. the general superintendent of .ohools is giving Lis entire atten- tioE to the establishment of high schools
 3. The civil service consists at the present time of 5000 employees. of which 3,oan including the l.2sa teach CTS, are Americans and the remaining 6,ooo FiliFinos. The civil service board has heid e7 examinations since it's creation in May, 1900, which were att tended b,- 5000 adults
 Ne may deduee therefrom that while the department of public in- Struction is occupying itself with the instruction of the young, the civil service is encouraging study by means of the competitive examina- tions to fill public offices.
 f The department of health in less than six months has organized the entire sanitary service in the capital and in almost the entire archipelago. The street-clcaning service in this town removes daily 2o0 tons of dirt. As result If the vigorous campaign of hygiene and cleanliness under taken by the board of health. the bu- benic PlagHe and smallpox. which were so yirulent in 1sgS. have disap- pcared in l9ol
 ,. The insular treasury has sur plus of several million dollars. In al- most every provincial treasury the revenues exceed the expenditures. The economic condition of the muui- cipalitioe, if ,,-e cake ,ato con itera- tion that We are crossing period of difficult and laburious reconstruction, is quite sati~fac.ry, as the tu : cts are well balanced even in towns of lesser imPa:tance.
 With regard to the degrec of cul- ture. morality and education ef the Filipino employees of fhe state. we could say very much in their fa4er. Compare the number of employees in all branches of the service and ranks who have been removed up to the present time and it will e seen that there K nu reason whatsoever to con sider the incapable
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23
HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE.
A Two Hundred Thousand Dollar Fire at Worcester. Mass. Iu-
 ciudiug the Spy Office

Worcester, Mass. May 22.-A four story brick building owned by John r. Day and occupied by the spy as a composing, press and stereotyping room, and wholesale house for the F. c. Higgins Wall Paper c., was destroyed by fire Wednesday morn ing. The flames spread To the ad- joining buildings north and south of the burning building, and to three story frame dwelling on Eden street, occupied by two families, who es- caped
 The insurance of the Spy company is $30.ooo, and it's loss is total. Losses on the Day buildings are estimated at $l5o,oo0 to S2oo,ooO. This does not include damages to stocks.
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23
HEADED FOR PORT-AU-PRINCE,
Gen. Firmin. With the Army of the North. AdNancin on Port
 Au-prince. Hayti.

Port-auPrince, Hayti, May 22.-The army of the north, numbering about 1000 men,commanded by Gen. Firmin. the most powerful candidate for the presidency of Hayti, arrived, Wednes- day, at Archaic. two days maren from here. The provisional govern men; has summoned all citizens to defend the capital, and ss result the entire population of Port-au- Prince is now under arms.
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23
THE NATIVES OF GUAM.
Resemble the Hnwniians Physically and Dress and Live Like ,hr
 EiIipinas

he natiYe. of Guam are q friendly, social people eager to please and very tosptabIe. Physically, they resemble the HaWaiians. having light brown kin. straight black hair and pretty features. They dress like the Filipi- nos; shirt and trousers for the men. and white waist with flowing sleeves, large "pauejo," CT neck handkerchief. and trailing skirt fer the women.
 There is certain csass distinction among them as among other nation alitleS; the better class. or zoo" as they are called. are well-to-do people 9f spanish extraction and comparative ly intelligent; they live in house. built of coral stones, having the ueees- slties and few of the luxuries of life. says the Detroit Free Press. \ pros porous merchant of AgaHa is educating his sen in Manila, and his home k very inviting; stone steps leading from the hot. dusty street into large. ceal hall paved with colored tiles. in which stand long, caue->eatcd sofa and sev- eral chairs Al the end and to tEe right of the hall, broad stairs lead to the rooms above, which are spacious and airy. Lace curtains before the windows. easy chairs a piano. many ornaments and pictures and the highly polished floor betoken his comfortable circumstances.
 The poorer class, native Chamorros and half-breeGs. live in wooden houses CT "shacks" built on poles three cr four feet above the ground. the inter- venjng space being utilized bv the many pigs. dogs. hens and chickens owne'l by the family. These low castes" are ignorant and shiftless a,d looked down upon by the more forum. ate neiehbors of the "4o0."
 One day is much like another in Guam. Ther are duties to be ner. formed, even though the proyerb reads. for them: Do not to-day what can be put off till to-morrow. In Agana a river runs through the town. which serves as public laundry and lava tory. Tall cocoanut trees on either bank spring from the masses of uxnri- ant shrubs and lilies; the quiet water rejecting the green foliaged banks is pretty picture, the beauty of which is heightened by the native women in all varieties of dress. Those whowash stand waist-deep in the water. before them long wooden troughs hollowed out of tree trunks, holding the clothes, which are rubbed with corn cobs; some who are not fortunate enough to pos sess the cobs and trough slap the gar mehts on large stones Hard usage for the clothes, but they emerge from the process clean and white.
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23
TRAFFIC DEMORALIZED.
Continuous Heavy Rain Plays Havoc With the Railroads
 in Siscousin.

La Crosse, Wis, May 22-Railroad traffic is practically demoralized here owing to six hours rain.n this vicini- ty, which caused great many wash outs on roads leading into Lacrosse.
 On the Chicago & Northwestern road there has not been a train since Tuesday evening, and couple ct trains are held at Elroy. waiting until a bridge near there which was washed Out can be replaced. There al-
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23
Maj. Seward Din Dead.

santa Cruz, Cal, May 22-Maj. Sew ard Dill is dead at Soquel, aegd s4 years. He was one of the founders of the republican party in Maine, and was a delegate from that state to the convention which first nominated Abraham Lincoln for president
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23
\ stricken Judge.

New York, May 22.-Judge George r. Andrews, of the New York su- preme court, who was stricken with apoplexy, last Friday, has been un- conscious for several hours, and his recovery is believed to be impossible. Judge Andrews has been on the bench 20 years.
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23
A Slight Mistake

Miss shecawgo-so you are from Connecticut. That's where they sell SO many wooden nutmegsi
 Mss Nuhtyven-0h. no; you're mis- taken. That's where they make them: they have to come 0ut here to sell 1em.-Juoge.
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23

The commissioner of 'ulIan alfairs has declared 4,000 allotted Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians in Oklahoma United States citizens without any further action by the courts. This makes 1 LOO more voters in Oklahoma.
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23

The appointment was announced. on the 10th. of Lionel F. c. Garden Garden has been the consul general of Great Britain in Cuba since 1898.
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23

Gen. Defy, who was military com mander of Hayti under the presiden- cy of Gen. Sam. and NJ. Nilbrun Guil- laume, the former minister of war, left Port-au-Prince, on the 10th, as exiles, on the steamer IIungaria.
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23

During a fire, caused by lightning. on the 18th. in the buildings of the Gchlein stock farm, near Racine, Wis, 1o2 thoroughbred horses were burned to death.
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23

While the democratic members of the senate, on the 10th, declined to fix a definite day for a vote on the Phil ippine government bill, they prac- tically consented in private confer enees to vote not later than the 2Gth inst.
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23

At the close of high mass in all the RomanCatholic churches of Paris on the 18th, funeral psalms were chanted and prayers for the dead were said in memory of those who perished in the Martinique disaster. The congregations in the churches were large, and good collections for the aid of the West Indian sufferers were taken up.
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23
IlII)|elCc Treatment
 FOR EVERY AlInl()Q[
 Price $l,OO
Price $l.O0

CUTICURA SOAP, to cleanse the skin of crusts and scales and soften the thick ened cuticle, CUTICURA OINTMENT, to instantly allay itching, inhsmma- tion, and irritation, and soothe and heal, and CUTICURA RESCLvENT PILLS, to cool ard cleanse the blood. A SINGLE SET of these great skin curatiyes is often sufficient to cure the most tortur- ing, disfiguring, itching, burning, bleed- ing, crusted, scaly, and pimply skin, scalp, and blood hunours, with loss of hair, when all else fails.
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23

When asked whether there was any truth in the published statement that he had offered to pay $20,0oo,000 for the Philippine islands, provided he was authorized to announce to the Filipinos that their independence would be acknowledged ultimately by the United States. Andrew Carnegie laeonically replied; Yes, and 1 meant it."
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23

According to report received from Barbados, E. w L, it is calculated from the eruptions on St. Vincent has fallen over that island. Volcanic dust is now falling in the highest al- titudes of Jamaica.
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23

Gen. and Mrs. Wood have received a number of handsome and costly presents from Cubans and Spaniards of Havana, including a massive silver toilet sci. several handsome pieces of jewelry, { silver tea service and a handsome chronometer
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23

The annual service of the New York City chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was held in old Trinity church on the 18th. At it's conclusion a committee from the chapter went through the church. yard and decorated the graves eff rev olutionary soldiers. There are 12 of these, including that of Alexander Hamilton.
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23

President Ripley of the santa Fe has offered the Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. of Topeka, kas.. S2O,ooO for a ne~ building. He stipulates that the as sociation secure site and Sl0,000 The proposition has been accepted. and the building, which will be a three-story modern structure, will be started as soon as the necessary pre- liminaries can be arranged.
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23

The Mansion House West Indian re- lief fund, on the 10th, aggregated 925.00o. Lord Salisbury contributed 100, Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, the Canadian high commis- sioner, { 600; Lady strathcona and Mount Royal, e2oo; Wernher. Belt & Co, the South African mining con eern e5o0, and Anonymous" per Joseph Chamberlain, the colonial sec retary, ! e100.
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23

Chief Pleasant Porter. head of the Creek Indians, on the 16th by virtue of the new treaty with the federal government, was given authority to sign the first deed ever given III the Indian territory to an Indian. Whether he will sign and issue the deeds immediately is uncertain. The full bloods dc not want the deeds.
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23

The quinquennial convention Inde- pendent Order of the Free Sons of Israel met at Atlantic City, \. l., on the 18th, with 2jo delegates present from all parts of the country. The object of the organization is to unite the sons of Israel in the interest of common humanity, and to spread in- telligenee and enlightenment and more firmly bind the ties which unit mankind, to succor the distressed and to relieve the needy
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23

Gen. Chaffee returned 10 Manila. on the 18th, from Lake Ianao, in the in terior of the Island of Mindanao. He said he saw several Moro dattos while there, and had most satisfactory in tersiews with them. Nearly yallthe dat toss and especially the surviving sul- tans, claimed to entertain friendly feelings toward the United States.
The Forrest City times., 1902-05-23

The rice growers of Texas and Louisiana, through their organiza- tion, have opened communication with implement dealers of Kansas and Oklahoma with view to coop eration in securing hands, first for fhe corn and wheat harvest of the northwest and then in the rice harv- est in the south. The purpose is 10 organize an army of traveling farm hands to follow wheat, corn and rice harvesting from New Orleans to North Dakota.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-08-09
BATTLE STILL BEING FOUGHT.
Enlargement between Colombian
Troops and Beyofutfonists
stiII In Progress.

Washington, Aug. 4.-"Battle still
being fought desperately"
These were the words contained in
r. dispatch at the Colombian legation
Sunday night from Gen. Saiazar. gov
ernor Of the department Of Panama,
and were in answer - message ash
ing for information in regard to the
contest which has been in progress
since Thursday at Aqua Dulee, when
the Colombian revolutionists began
TO attack that place. The officials
here are anxiously waiting additional
news Of this battle. The understand
ing here Is that the governments
force Of about seven thousand men
is engaged with large portion of
the revoIutiopists, who have in the
department Of Panama about four
thousand men in all. Aqua D1llce,
though only rs miles from Panama, is
in an inaccessible part Of the country
for ready communication. II re-
quires eight days to make the over
land journey while the water com
munication is very irregular and u
carried on mainly by small boats.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-08-09
GRAHAM BELLS AIRSHIPS.
The Great Telephone Inventors Air
ship VIII he Seen mt the 81.
Louis worlds Fair.

Worlds Fair Grounds, ST. Louis,
Aug. 4.-Information has been re-
ceiyed here that Prof. Alexander Gra-
ham Bell, inventor of the telephone, is
personally supervising the construc-
ton of an airship at his home at Bad
deck, Cape Breton. The craft is said
to be the result of years of study on
the part of Prof. Bell, and represents
an expenditure of many thousands of
dollars. 1T is 20 feet long, and is
composed of IS distinct parts. 1T is
eelled internally with canvas. and In
places with linen stretched on piano
wires. Five miles of his wire were
used in the construction. The princi-
pie of the kite will be utilized to a
considerable extent in this machine,
which is to carry human freight. This
means that the aeroplane system, not
used in any of Santos-Dumont's air
ships. will be feature of Prof. Bells
machine.
Just what Prof. Bell hopes 10 ac-
complish with his airship is not GER
tain, but those who know him insist
he intends to outdo Santos-Dumont
in the conquering Of the great prob
lem, and they predict machine ready
for test of mettIe with santos-D Du-
mont's newest airship now building
In this country for the Worlds fair
aerial contests at ST. Louis IN 1904.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-08-09
WORLDS FAIR GOLD DOLLARS.
The Worlds Fair Issue of Souvenir
Gold Dollar. Will Command
Good Premium.

Worlds Fair Grounds, st. Louis,
Aug. 3.-Orders are being received by
Secretary Walter b. Stevens for the
gold dollars to be issue by the United
States government in commemoration
of the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
The issue will be limited to 250.000
coins, according to the instructions
of the act of congress authorizing
them. The committee in charge of
the matter, under the direction of the
secretary of the treasury, has about
decided upon two designs, one includ-
ing the bust of Jefferson, the other
the bust of Mckinley. The coins will
be sold at two dollars each by the
Worlds fair, and the amount derived
from the premium will be used in the
construction of monuments of JEFF
ferson and Mckinley. The first hun
dred issued of each design will be
numbered as minted, and certificate
issued by the director of the mint for
each coin stating that il was minted
In his presnece and numbered in con-
secutive order. These two hundred
coins will be sold to the highest bid
ders. The 25O.Oo0 gold dollars are
part of the appropriation of 100000
in aid of the Worlds fair from the
United States government. They will
be delivered 10 the exposition author
titles as soon as minted. which will be
probably late in the fall
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-08-09
Mississippi State News
Gulf s Chicago sale.

The story which has been in circu-
lation to the effect that the Gulf &
Ship Island Railroad Company had
bought the Gulf & Chicago road is
based upon a want of knowledge of
the railroad situation in this State.
Superintendent Moran of the former
company denies the statement as be-
ing without the shadow of founda-
ton. The fact is now well settled
that the Gulf s. Chicago road has
been purchased by the Mobile, Jack
son & Kansas City road. Attorney
General McClurg was asked some
time ago about the legality of the
consolidation of the two lines, and
found that they were in no sense
competing roads. The Mobile, jack
son & Kansas CITY is now engaged
in pushing work on the line from
Hattiesburg and Laurel, with view
to making connection with the
Gulf & Chicago at Pontotoc.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-08-09
UUNCHED WITH ROOSEVELT.
The Pulpit, the Press, the Bar and
Politics at Presidents
Luncheon Board.
WAS OF no PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE.
President wtu visit Nebraska Dur
ins Closing Days OF September
The Scramble for the Vacancy On
the Hoard of Com missioners OF
the District OF Columbia.

Oyster Bay. \. Y, Aug a.--The pull
pat. the press. the bar and politics
were represented Saturday about the
luncheon board of President Roose-
welt at Sycamore Hill. Senator a.ll-
lard, OF Nebraska, accompanied by
friend of his own state, came down
from New ! ork To talk TO Mr.. Roose-
welt about his western trip, and TO
make some arrangements for his yis-
IL TO Nebraska. The president will
be in Nebr. ka On dates already ten
tatively determined, although not
formally announced. His visit 70 Me-
braska viii pe In the closing days of
September.
Among the guests at luncheon were
Silas McBee, of New York, editor or
the Churchman; Bishop Dudley, of
the Episcopal church, diocese of Ken.
tucly; Charles kagel, of ST. Louis;
George Harvey. editor of Harper's
Weekly: George w. Hinn-an, of Chi
cago, editor of the Inter-ocean, and
j ward Kent, OF New York. Assur-
ance is given that no particular sig
hihNahN1 aAN"SheS W thN aoiAH "a "HJ
of the gentlemen, the desire of the
president being to entertain them So
cially at his country home.
President Roosevelt is IN receipt of
scores of commune ations by wire
and by mail regarding the vacancy
on the board of commissioners of the
District of Columbia, caused by the
death, a few days ago, of John w.
Ross. The appointec to succeed Mr..
Ross will be "a democrat. Every mail
brings letters Endorsement OF can
didates, or letters bearing upon the
selection of Mr.. Ross successor with
out mentioning particular names. II
is not known when the president may
make the app intment.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-08-09

Doctors in the Yazoo- Mississippi
delta levee district are up in arms
against the leyee board because of
the action of the board in imposing
a privilege tax of SO on each prac-
ticing physician in the district. I'm
der the State law the doctors are ex-
empted from the payment of this
tax, as a special act of grace, and the
doctors have been so long accustom-
ed to this exemption that they are
unwilling to concede the right of the
levee board to tax them.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-08-09

WIsconsin-M Milwaukee Sept. 81
West Virginia-Whseling. .....,.... Sept. 81
washIn gton-North Yakima SEPT. s-Ocf.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-08-09
New OIL Mills.

The Tupelo Cotton Oil Company
has decided to enlarge its capacity
and the stockholders have voted an
increase of $4,000 of capital stock
to accomplish this purpose. A new
oil mill is now organizing at New,
Miss. There will be over twenty
new oil mills in operation this fall.
The new mill at Jackson has been
completed and will be ready for the
first ginnin0. This mill is the larg-
est of the four mills located there.
Competition in the seed market
promises to be fierce. The fight is al
ready on now and agents for numer-
Gus mills are in the field bespeaking
seed business.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-08-09
Interesting FIND.

Mr.. Rowland of the department of
archives and history has found in
the State archives the original man
uscripts of the trial of the famous
bandit Mason, who was convicted at
Natchez of numberless acts of rob-
berry and murder in the early terri
torial days of Mississippi and hang
ed for his misdeeds. The notorious
Mason fourished durino the latter
part Of the eighteenth and earlier
vears, of the nineteenth centuries,
and his lawless band terrorized the
travellers ON the Mississippi river
and the Natchez trace. On the river
they were pirates and on the land
highwaymen, and few were the trav-
elers who escaped the watchful eyes
of Mason and his men.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-08-09
okoIona q Grenada Railroad.

Prominent capitalists have been
interested in the proposed 0kalona
l. Grenada road, and it is stated that
they are about to dispose of their in
terests to the Mobile & Ohio system,
and that this road will push the con-
struetion and have it finished with
in the next year. The road will
prove valuable feeder TO the Mobile
& Ohio, and will also help to hold
the trade against the Mobile, Jack
son & Kansas City line to be built
northward through the State, di-
viding the trade territory of the Illi-
nois Central and Mobile & Ohio
systems.