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The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
CITY COUNCIL.

The Council met in regular sessior Tuesday night at the city hall. Hon J. II. Tipton, mayor, presiding, with the following aldermen present: J. E. Stone. s. P. McDanieI. John Gatline Walter German. Jas. Russell and Re. cordsr Geo. Pearson. But little busi. ness was transacted.
 Jas. Russell, chairman of the water works then presented a statement of receipts and disbursements from Sep- tember 10, 1901 to February Is, 1902 :
 To amt expended all purposes s646 47
 Yam't reed from all sources 54S. 10
 To balance nce............ eeS 3T
 It appearing from said report that the expenses were not being met, owing to the fact that many complained that they were debarred from the use Of the water on account of the suppos ed high price of tapping the main, lay. ing the pipes, etc. The suggestion was made that the agreement between the city and 5. r. NcDaniel in regard to tapping the mains be cancelled, and the city do tho work. Mir, Me Daniel stated that the charge was s4 50 for tapping and mak- ing the connection. g 35 of which was for material and 50 cents paid the city, leaving him s1 65 for labor. He said if the city would cut ofY it's profit hs would cut of as much-leaving him sl.lo for labor. Some of the people were under the impression that noth. tug was to be furnished or done except the hole in the ground. McDaniel was authorized 10 continue tho work tenn. psrarily with the reduction.
 On account of the small pox scare vaccination wss recommended, the city standing the expense of vaccine points and accepted the proposition of the physicians on the Board of Health to vaccinate free all those who were unable to pay.
 The bill posters ordinance was read the second time and will in all proba. bility become \ law next meeting.
 No other business the council ad. journed.
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the State Savings Banks, of this city,
and was also a stockholder In a number
OF, other banks and financial institute.
tioness Among the more important local
corporations in which he held stock are
the Michigan Malleable Iron works, the
Detroit Railroad Elevator company, the
Detroit Union Station company. the
Fulton Iron and Engine works, the De-
troit Iron Furnace company and D. NJ.
Ferry & Co. He was a large stock
holder in the Detroit & Buffalo and the
Detroit & Cleveland lines Of steamers
and was president of the latter line.
i Senator Mcmillan was q large con-
strfbutor to charities of various kinds
and made number of notable gifts to
educational institutions. He gave to the
University of Michigan one of the most
complete Shakespearean libraries in the
country and he also gave to that frl-
stitution Mcmillan hall To the Mfclifs.
gan Agricultural college at Lansing, he
gave the Teper collection OF insects and
to Albion college he gave the Mcmillan
chemical laboratory He also rave Itp
the Mary Allen seminary, of Crockett.
Tex, a school for the education of color
ed girls. $4,000 necessary to complete
its endowment.
t The Mcmillan family has suffered sore
afi1iction and severe loss by death in
the past year. Senator McMilian's son.
James H Mcmillan, and his grandson,
James H. Mcmillan, Jr., died in Colorado
| within a few months Of each other last
winter In addition to the senator's
sudden DEATH his brother, William Nc.
| MILAN, and his nephew, Maurice Nc
MILAN. have recently died.
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FEARED TO JUMP.
Seven Persons Loose Their Lives
in a Hotel Fire.

San Angelo. Tex, Aug. ia fire dis
covered in the Landon hotel at 2 o'clock
this morning destroyed the structure,
burning to death seven people and doing a
property damage of $4,000.
The dead:
Mrs Landon, wife of proprietor of hotel.
Ed Hendricks. of Waco, Tex.
Mrs. Flower, of Houston. Tex, and her
grandson.
Mrs. Shulimpsky, of Houston, Tex, and
two sons.
All of the bodies that have been re-
covered are fearfully charred and in no
condition to be moved except in blankets.
When the clerk discovered the flames,
the interior of the dining room was a
gulf of flame and he could not get
through. He rushed up the main stair
top of his voice and making noise in
every way in his power. Most of the
guests were aroused by this means, and
by the discharge of firearms, as some OF
the guests got out. There were seventy
five persons in the house and all of them
got out safely except the seven named,
and three others who have not been To-
Gated but who Slare believed to be safe.
The seven women and children got out
small balcony and were appealed to
to jump into blankets which were being
and delayed until the gallery fell back
into the flames which were licking up the
big frame house.
In addition to the hotel three stables
and a half dozen stores were burned, on
ly the greatest effort preventing the whole
of the business section Of the town from
being destroyed.
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M'aovERN THE FAvoR1rE.
Manager Sam Harris Has $4,000 He
Desires to Wager

New York, Aug. 11-Sam Harris,
manager of Terry McGovern. the ex-
champion of the featherweight class,
who hopes to regain that title three
weeks hence. is so confident that his
protege will win from Young Corbett
that he announces his readiness to
wager $4,000 on McGovern
The bet was offered to George Consi-
dine, but the latter. having already
Denverfte's chances. refused Harris Of
fer. Considine thinks Corbett will win.
but thinks that the odds will favor Nc
Govern on the eve of the fight so will
walt until then before wagering auy
money on orbett'S chances
Those who pick McGovern to win are
most sanguine. Not only is his mana ger
willing to wager $4,000 on the outcome
but Terry's mother is reported to he
willing to risk the home that Terry
gave her on the issue.
The featherweight fight has already
aroused more interest among sporting
men In this city than the Jeffries- Fitz-
simmons fight in San Francisco did. Tt
b acknowledged that the fight at New
London August 20 is really a tossup
and consequently will be most interest
Ing and most closely contested. There
Will, without any doubt, be more money
wagered in this city on the feather
weight contest that was on that held in
California for the heavyweight cham
pionship Of the world
The latest news from Connecticut
reports that McGovern is afraid of he
ing overturned and will consequently
let I'D in his work for a week or more
At Un1onville the reverse is true. for
Young Corbett needs every day he has
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LORD DERBY Is BEATEN.
Mr.. Billings Louise Jefferson Defeats
Smathers' Horse in One Heat

New York. Aug. 11.-Ten thousand
persons Saturday afternoon saw the
fast trotter Lord Derby, 2:061a, who de-
feated Thomas w. Lawsons Boralma
for the 100000 stake a week ago a.
Hartford, in turn defeated by mare
with a much lower mark. The event
took place at the matinee of the New
York Driving club at the Empire State
track.
The trotter that performed the feat
was the bay mare Louise jefferson,
2:17A. She belongs to C. K G. Bill
lings of Chicago. He was not here to
drive her. so her trainer, Scott Mccoy,
handled the ribbons. while Mr. Smath-
ers drove Lord Derby.
The race was a special mile dash
Louise Jefferson was sent away flying,
while Lord Derby was rather slow in
starting. and before the half-mile post
was reached the mare held the lead by
a full length. Mr.. Smathers urged
Lord Derby on with both rein and
whip, but to no effect, for the mare had
too much speed to be headed Off She
won by a good length in 2:09N.
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SENATOR MM1LLAN OF MICHIGAN

The senator leaves q widow, three
sons, w. c., Phillip and Frank. all OF
Ian and her daughter accompanied the
senator to Manchester-by-the -Sea after
the adjournment of congress.
Senator Mcmillan was native OF
Ontario, having been born in Hamilton,
May IL, 1898, but in early life removed
to Michigan and for ms any years has
been prominently identified with the
business and political life of that state,
having for number of terms been
chairman Of the Republican state COM
mittee. He had been a member of the
United States senate since March 4.
1899. H was chairman, of the committee
for the District of Columbia in that
body and was also member of the
com ittees on appropriations, COM
merce, naval affairs, relations with
Cuba, coast and insular survey and
corporations organized in the District of
Columbia. AS chairman of the District
committee Senator Mcmillan was -iden-
titled with District affairs and became
very well known to the citizens of
regarded. He took lively interest in
the welfare of the District and was one
of the foremost advocates in the efforts
that are being made for the improve
Senator McMillan's family was promi-
nent in social circles in Washington,
and the senator himself was a member
Of the Metropolitan and the Chevy
If the family desires it q congress
sional committee from both houses or
congress will be appointed to accom-
pany the remains to their last resting
place. The designations will be made
by Senator Frye, president pro tenn of
the senate. who now is in Maine and
by Speaker Henderson, who also is out
of the city.
Detroit Aug. Ex-senator James Nc
MILAN was born in Hamilton, Ontario,
May IL, 1888, and came to Detroit when
II years old. Soon after his arrival here
he was appointed purchasing agent Of
the Detroit & Milwaukee railroad, which
position he held for several years. In
company with several others he orga-
nized the Michigan Car company in
1864, and afterward purchased the car
works at St. Louis and esta blished SIM
liar works at Cambridge Ind. and
London, Ontario His brother William,
who died q short time ago. afterward
bought the ST. Louis works. Senator
Mcmillan became interested in the lake
Carrying trade and invested large sums
in lake transportation, freight and pas
|.senger.~ He was also heavily interested
| ms the shipbuilding business on the
Great Lakes. 1t was largely through
This 8 influence that the Duluth, South
Shore & Atlantic railroad across the up
per peninsula of Michigan was built
Senator Mcmillan became one of the
most prominent men in the business
lifesof Detroit He was director in the
:: First National. the Detroit Savings and
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CITY MARSHAL KILLED.
One Of His Assailants Also Dead and
Another Injured.

Webb City. Mo-. Aug. 11.--City Mar
shall Len Rich was instantly killed, Joe
Gideon. who, with his brother and an
unknown man. created a disturbance.
was fatally shot and died at an early
hour this morning, and Jim Gideon
was shot through the arm, and gave
himself up. to the officers soon after
difficulty which occurred at a disrepu-
table house here, where the marshal and
two deputies had gone to quell a dis
turbance. The Gideon brothers and
their male companies had been drink
ing and undertook to make the inmates
Of the resort do their bidding, when the
officers were sent for. Several shots
ereaexchanged between the officers and
rioters, after which the Gideon boys ran
about four blocks to lumber yard
The lumber yard was afterward search
ed and the dead body of Joe Gideon
was found there, he having been shot
through the body. The dead marshal
was well known in southwest Missouri
and was a brother of the sheriff of Jas
per county. He leaves a family of sew
eral children. The Gideon brothers
were miners and unmarried The third
man of the trio is still at large, but the
officers claim they will be able to cap
ture him soon.
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KANSAS FAIRS IN 1902.

Following is a list of fairs to be held In
s to The SAFE so an
Of Agriculture and compiled by Secretary
Allen County Agricultural society-c. H.
Wheaton secretary. lola. September rs.
Barton County Fair observation-disclosures
W. Clarke. secretary, Great Bend. Septem-
Brown County Fair assoeiation-Grant
w; W. H arr secretary Hiawatha- Au-
Butler county Fair associatfon-H M
-Balch, secretary. Ell Dorado. September
| Chautauquas county--Eewins' Park and
Ear assoeiatien-P. N. Whitney. secretary.
The Kansas State Exposition Company
sn Sis sheS n' updesr ssg
Topeka.
Hopes. secretary. Clay Center. September
Marshall County Fair association-:E. L.
Miller. secretary, Marysville. September
Corey County Agricultural y Fair sssoela-
| ton. September 9-12
Cowley county-Eastern CowIey County
t Eaar f RSpden. M henderson, seere
Finney County Agricultural society-Frsd
Minis. secretary. Garden CITY, August u
FRANKLIN County Agricultural society
Carey M Porter. secretary. Ottawa Sep
Harvey county Agricultural see:ety-
SSohn & NICHOLSON satss secretary. Newton
Jackson County Agricultural and Fair
association-S.- B. McGrew. secretary. Hol-
ton September 1920
Jefferson County Agricultural and Me-
cfanical associa iion-George A. Patterson.
secretary, Osk3loosa- September rs.
Jewell County agricultural Fair assocfa-
tion-H- r. Honey. secretary, Mankato.
/ Marshall county-Frankfort Fair associa-
toni. D. Gregg. secretary. Frankfort
Greeley County Fair association-G. r
Hawkins. secretary, Tribune
Miami County Agricultural. Mechanical
and Fair association-W. H. Bradbury. Sec
rotary, Paola. September 9-12
Morris County Exposition company-M
F. Amrines secretary. Council Grove. Sep
Nemaha County Fair association-A. R.
Spaulding. secretary. Seneca. September
sedgwick county-The Wichita and
Southwestern Exposition and Fair associa-
ssa,s,, H ! Eesins. secretary Wichita
Sumner county AIulvane Agricultural
Neoshe County Fair associatfon-H.
Lodge. secretary. Erie September 20 to
Seosho county--chanute Agricultural,
Fair, Park and Driving association-A. E.
Tfmpane, secretary, Chanute. August g. 20.
l. Ness County Agricultural association-H.
G. Taylor. secretary. Ness City. Septem-
Morton County Agricultural association
7. L Miller. secretary. Norton. Septem-
Der 2-5.
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Irish Lads Great Race.

Saratoga, N. Y, Aug 11.-Irish Lad won
the great sporting sweepstakes, the Sara
toga Special, Saturday afternoon, in a
driving finish from a field that included
the best 2-year-olds of the year in train
ing. Mizzen was favorite for the race,
but he was outrun from the start to the
finish and was unplaced. Irish Lad won
by a length and a half from Dazzling
while Blue Ribbon filed third position
three lengths away. Shaw, who rode
Dazzling, and L. Jackson who rode
Arrive, made a claim of foul riding
against Burns, who was on Girle, but
the claim was not allowed. The net value
of the race to the winner was $4,000 in
addition to a gold cup of the value OF
$500. H. P. Whitney and H. D. Duryea
own Irish Lad.
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Reif Quits Drake.

Chicago, Aug. Hockey Lester
Reiff who cut such a wide swath on
the English turf. yesterday quit the
employ of John A. Drake and left for
California last night. Lester, during
his English riding career, was looked
after by Enoch Wishard. When the
crack jockey arrived in Chicago he. at
Wishard's suggestion, accepted a posi-
ton with Drake as assistant trainer to
Wishard and heavyweight Jockey. This
suited Reiff during the Washington
park meeting, when the stable was in
tact, but when John A. shipped his best
horses east and left the good for moth
ing platers in care of Reiff he divorced
himself from the stable
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at his disposal to get into shape for his
fight. He started in to work only about
three weeks ago.
The difference Of opinion between
Connecticut's state attorney, Solomon
Lucas, and the managers of the Nutmeg
Athletic club as to whether Young Cor
bett and Terry McGovern are to en-
gage in a prize fight or a boxing exhi-
bition for points is still being argued
Mr.. Lucas saws he has been informed
the exhibition is to be prize fight ana
that he will endeavor to stop it. Fail
ing to do So he says he will have bench
warrants issued for the arrest of the
principals after the fight and will try to
convict them for prize fighting. or as
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N MILAN DEAD.
Michigan Senator Dies Suddenly
at His Summer Home.
Heart Failure Follows Illness
Of q Few Hours.

Washington. Aug. ia dispatch has
been received here announcing the
death of Senator James Mcmillan, Of
Michigan, at his summer home at Man
chester-by-the-S Sea, Mass. Death was
the result of heart failure following
congestion after an illness of q very
few hours The news came as a. great
shock to his friends here. as when the
senator left Washington shortly after
the adjournment of congress he APP
peared to be in good health and looked
forward with much satisfaction to a
quiet and reStful summer. For some
years Senator Mcmillan has made his
summer home at Manchester by the
Sea, having erected q very fine cottage
at that place.
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Held For Killing His Son.

lola, Kan, Aug. 11.-R. L Kirby was
carried from his cell in the county Jail to
the court house for his preliminary hear
ing on the charge of murder in the first
degree, for shooting his son. He was a
picture Of despair. The defendant seemed
to have aged rapidly since the shooting
and he was on the verge of nervous col
lapse. A brother and his surviving son sat
beside him In the court rom. Kirbys at
torneys admitted, so far as the present
hearing is concerned, that he fired the
shot. They will make their defense on
the ground of self-defense and will urge
the history of the father as evidence that
he did not wilfully commit murder. Half
a dozen witnesses were introduced by the
state, but nothing new was brought out.
The boy drank, was drug fiend quar-
relied with his father and was shot. Ralph
Kirby, the surviving son, refused to say
that his father quarreled with his brother,
but said that his brother ''quarreled with
father" The Judge bound the defendant
over. to the district court under 1850
bonds.
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Kansas City. Mo. St Louis. Mo.
G. NJ. LEvEY,
General Manager,
st. Louis. Mo.
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Fast Bali at Nevada.

Nevada. Mo-. Aug. 1I.-Nevada. was shut
reaching second base, only twice getting
a man to first Before Courtwright they
were absolutely power1ess. Gates, on the
other hand did not allow a hit, but hit
two men and gave several bases. one OF
these developing into a run owing to an
error by Horne at first base and wild
throw by Weeks at second. Only two or
three balls were hit to the outfield during
the game.
Score by innings: r. H e;
Jefferson City 49,. 9 109oo o,1
Batteries-Nevada, Gates and Check; JET
ferson City, Courtwright and O'Hailoran.
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Kansas City to st. Louis. on the morn
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TO CONSOLIDATE PAPERS.
It Will Be Public Ledger and the
Philadelphia Times.

Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-THE Public
Ledger and the Philadelphia Times an
nounce that on and after Tuesday, Aug
ust IL. the two papers will be consoli-
dated and will thereafter appear under
the title of Public Ledger and the
Philadelphia Times
The retail price will be I cent day
and 2 cents Sunday.
The two papers are owned by Adolph
S. Ochs.
The Philadelphia Times will cease
separate publication after today's is
sue.
The editor-in-chief is L. Clarke Davis
of the Public Ledger. with DIR. A. c.
Lambdin, of the Philadelphia Times as
his associate.
George w. Ochs will be general man
ager Of the consolidated properties.
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KANSAS NEWS.
Skeleton Near Lansing That OF
Prehistoric Man,.
Scientists Of High Degree Pass
Upon the Body Bones.
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY
Decide That 1t Is the Oldest
Found in America.
Must Have Existed at Least
$4,000 Years Ago.

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. ia party
of scientists, four of them known and
recognized as authorities on the subject
of geology, made a trip to the Concan-s
non farm near Lansing Saturday and
proved to their complete satisfaction
that the human bones found there re-
Gently are the skeleton of a man who
$4,000 years ago, and that this skeleton
is the oldest ever found on the North
American continent. In other words,
the man whose bones were found is
beings who existed on this continent.
The men who made this statement as
authoritative are Prof. M. H Winchel.
of Minneapolis, state geologist of Min
nesota since 1872 and now president Of
the Geological Society of America Prof.
Warren Upham of ST. Paul, who has
spent fifteen years in geological surveys
and has published work which is al
most a text book on the glacial period:
Prof S. w. Williston. the paleontologlst
of the University of Kansas Prof. Eras-
mus Howard, who holds the chair of
mineralogy at the same university. M.
c. Long, curator of the Kansas City
museum, and Sid J. Hare accompanied
the party.
To all these men a careful, critical
and almost skeptical investiga ton OF
five hours proved conclusively that the
skeleton is genuine and the Oldest so far
found in the new world They unite
in pronouncing it the most important
geological discovery ever mace in Amer
lea. The proof that man existed on this
continent thousands of years previous
to any date which has heretofore been
set as the time of his life is complete.
Not one doubt which has been cast on
the genuineness of the skeleton has any
foundation in fact in the opinion of the
scientists. The evidence is satisfactory
to the most skeptical.
These men did not go to the Concan-
non farm imbued with the idea that
they were investigating a very import
ant find Rather, they were inclined
to believe that the skeleton was rem
nant of a much later period than the
glacial. Some of them had theories as
to how a modern skeleton might have
found its way into the place where the
bones were found, and they worked to
support those ideas until conclusive
proof showed them to be untrue. Every
hypothesis which would tend to show
that the bones were of modern origin
was discussed and followed out until
its unreliability was established. All
the scientists were agreed that the skel-
eton was deposited in the glacial age
or Immediately afterwards. They rejoice
in the knowledge that they have made
a find which not only sheds much light
upon the past history of North America.
but which will be talked of and written
about all over the scientific world.
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sedalia IL; Fort Scott /.

Fort Scott, Kan, Aug. 1.-THE locals
were utterly powerless to hit Curtis for
runs while the visitors made run after
run on errors Cravens and Curtis both
pitched a good game.
Score by innings: K H,E
Sedalia -. ......... o 1 8 I'll IL
Fort Scott ,..O D o 0 0 l. 9
Batteries-Fort Scott, Cravens and Moore;
Sedalia, Curtis and Burson.