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The Forrest City times., 1902-12-05

J. II. c.
 O'd J. IT. c.
 Old J. II. Cutter.
 Old I. II. Cutter at Nelson's. Celery at Fondren & Smiths. All the new games at the Newsstand Rainy and very disaereeable yester- day.
 Freshest Groceries at Grady's new store.
 Chancery Court will convene next Monday,
 J. J. Barron of Cut Off, was in town Tuesday.
 Old Prentice Whiskey at T. c, Fol- bre & Go.
 Dunean's Barber Shop Is at the I'm. perial Hotel.
 Insure your property with Taylor, Knight & Co.
 Don't overlook the Wall Pockets at the Newsstand.
 c. A. Ahlstedt and family went to delena Sunday.
 MT. J. W. Beck of Wrightland, was in town Sunday.
 Sheriff NJ. II. Ford of Lee county, was here Monday.
 Ping Pong is all the rage. Buy one at the Newsstand. Toys Toys. Toys. Biggest stock in town at lowest prices at Sanders Grocery.
 'iiMiis,'' iistis Early Riters
 The famous littse rtlIs.
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-05

Fine stationery, with the words Forrest City, Arkansas embossed thereon. may bp had at the Newsstand al 32c Der box containing 24 sheets oi paper and 2i envelopes.
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-05

Please take this copy of The Times home to your wife. She has complain. ed to us that you always leave it at the office, which. to say the least. is very lnconsiderate of you. This means you.
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-05

One fare for the round trip on tho "Choctaw' December n. D and q. 1902, and January l, 1908. Tickets good to return until January ,. 1905.
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-05

MT. R. G, Bastwich ot Memphis, has been At the Marion several days. We think there are other than business at fractions here for the gentleman.
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-05

There are couple of loose blanks III the Choctaw passenger platform. which will cause some one to get hurt sooner or later If not repaired.
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-05

Go to Fondren X Smith for seeded ralslns, cltron, entrants, almonds. celery mince I.ieat, candies. and fresh groceries. Free delivery. Phone l7.
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-05

Signature of GGxNZZlI9 There are a couple of loose plauks Ill the Choctaw passenger platform, which will cause some one to get hurt sooner or later if not repaired.
 One fare for the round trip on tho "Choctaw9 December 2l. D and 3l 1902, and January l, 1908. Tickets good to return until January ,. 1908.
 MT. R. G, Bastwich of Memphis. has been At the Marion several days We think there are other than business at fractions here for the gentleman.
 Go to Fondren X Smith for seeded ralslns, citron, entrants, almonds. celery. mince r.ieat, candies. and fresh groceries. Free delivery. Phone l7.
 Mrs. Druscilla Mosby of Crawfords. vile. arrived Monday on a visit to hei parents and oiher relatives and friends. all of whom are delighted to see her.
 Mrs. W. $. Ilemenway of Wheatley was III town part Ot last week aud returned home Saturday accompanied by her sister, Mrs. N. r. Besuchamp Our old friend. L. II. Belser. of the Ouachita Hotel, Camden, writing to a friend here says hls loss in the re cent fire at his hotel amounts 10 about S5o0.
 Take vour laundry to the Forrest City Steam Laundry. First class work and satisfaction guaranteed by Mrs. ]. E. Moody, proprietor. South side of rail. road.
 Col. Thos. w Baird of Little Rock registered at the Marinn Tuesday. He is state agent for the Und -rwood Type. writer. and has many friends in Fol- rest City.
 The holiday rates. to the Southeast this year, via the Rock Island System. Choctaw, Oklahoma d Gulf k k are unusually low. with additional dates of sale and long limit. Ask your nearest ticket agent for full information.
 The Forrest City Laundry is being patronlZsd more liberaily since Mrs. Moody has taken charge of il. The reason IS that she is giving her personal attention to the business, and is a bnsl- ness woman, with courage and ambi. ton to succeed. She is giving her pa. irons perfect service and satisfaction. and should receive all the laundry of
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The Forrest City times., 1902-12-05

Mrs. Drnsci!la Mosby of Crawfords. vile. arrived Monday on visit to hei parents and olher relatives and friends. all of whom are delighted to sec her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-28
TRIED TO SHOOT MS MOTHER
who Was Anxious to Protect YOUNG HUM
From Ills Angry Father.

Stephen HUM. 20 years old, of Seventh
avenue and Seventy-third street Dyker
Heights, Brooklyn, was arrested last night
charged with attempting TO shoot his
mother. Mrs. Valentine Huhn.
Young HUM recently had a dispute with
his father concerning his habits. The
father ordered the young man to leave
the ho,ise and never ret,.ru. For several
days his sister, anxious 10 comfort him.
smuggled stephen into the ho,iS'.
About : O'Clock last night Mrs. HUM
discovered her son in tn" housn. Hoping
TO avoid trorhl" with o." lads father m,
told him to leave For som" time the
boy pleaded to b. allowed TO stay, but
finally started to leave. A. he was descend
ing the stoop he turned and aimed re-
volver at HIS mother. Mr.. Huhn screamed
and sank to the floor with fright aa thu
pistol went o.. No damage was done
Police Captain Devanev q the Fort Hamil
ton station, who was ia sing. ran into the
yard and caught the youth before lac could
fire a second shot.
Mrs. HUM refused to make complaint
against her son.
capt. Devaney placed young HUM under
arrest, however, since he was a witness, 10
the ATTEMPT
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-28
UNION PACVFICS STRIKE.
Northwestern and southern Pacific Men
TO 60 Out II Necessary.

OMAHA. Neb., Dec. 27.-The conference
in New York between z. II. Hartman,
President Burt OF the Union Pacific ard the
committee from the striking shopmen OF
that system will not only settle the trouble
between the Union Pacific and its work.
men. but may prevent the spreading Of the
strike to other roads. II the st rike IL not
settled II will probably spread to boz h the
Eastern and Western connect ions OF the
Union Pacific.
The Eastern connection Ia the Chicago
and Northwestern. Their men have de-
cided to strike In sympathy with the Union
Pacific men II II is necessary to win the
fight. The Western connection is tho
Southern Pacific. and the shopmen OF that
system voted two weeks ago to quit work
immedat ely, but by request Of the leaders
OF the strike they were prevailed uponto
continue working until after the conference
of next week.
The Southern Pacific mon are becoming
impatient and NAV de- ide to strike to hurry
up a settlement. This information wns
given out to-day at the strikers head
quarters in Omaha and with IL tho infor-
nation that representatives Of the shopmen
rom the Santa F6 have asked the strikers
here II a symps the,ir strike on their road
road would help the Union Pacific strikers.
With the Northwestern, Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific roads tied up the
strikers say they would not wish strike
on other western roads, AZ they would wish
the public to compare the difference In
service OF the Hartman roads with that
OF other lines.
January has been set ~ the date when
the men will strike II they deem IL necee-
sary to do so
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MORE CONTRABAND TOBACCO.
Customs inspectors Find Another Batch
on the British Prince.

Seventy pounds of contraband tobacco
found on the Phoenix liner British Prince,
in dock at the foot of Sixth street. Hoboken,
was seized last night by Customs Inspectors
Driscoll, Angle and Nevins. The inspectors
say the tobacco was struggled from Ant
werp by the crew. They believe lot more
of it is on board and propose to give the
liner a thorough ransacking this morning.
The British Prince arrived from Antwerp
last Sunday, docking at the foot Of Thirty
fourth street. Manhattan. Customs men
watched her closely and no effort was made
to remove any Of the tobacco here. The
liner was taken to Hoboken for a cargo
Yesterday, and the customs men did not
make their presence known last night until
they saw small boat make for her side and
one of the crew throw a rope over the
star5oard rail.
When they boarded the Prince a whistle
was given and the small boat hurried away
The Inspectors thought the tobacco was on
deck ready to bc thrown into he boat but
at first ~ AID see none Of II around. They
found the s,ssty pounds in one of TIN.
engine rooms after s'afcN,Hg nearly an
hour.
Driscoll and Angle helped to seize I 600
pounds Of tobacco on the St George of
the same line last Tuesday. They saw
the sailors Of the line are in the employ of n
band Of smugClers that have foreign gen
and are OPERATING n Pm x'rnsive scale
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-28
LITTLE FREIGHT ny RED ID BOAT.
u venezuela blockade Is Not Lifted, Mara.
calbO Conec WIN 60 IN.

The Red ID Line steamer Philadelphia
sailed at noon yesterday on her regular
trip to Porto Rico end Venezuela, with the
reservation in her bili- of lading that unless
the blockade is lifted by the time the vessel
arrives at Curacao all freight on board for
La Guayra and Porto Cabelo would lie
landed at Curacao. Only three or four
firms sent any goods NJ all on the Phila =
delphia, and no passengers We're booked
for La Guayra and Porto Cabelo
Shippers of freight on the Caracas ave
been notified that her freight had been
landed at Curacao, all hut the small portion
Of the vessels cargo that she succeeded in
landing at La Guayra before being ord, red
out by the foreign warships, Any DANA ges
which shippers may claim a. arising through
this the agents say Will bc mace the basis
of "A protest TO tho State Department
The Caracas was TO nave brought up n
great deal Of coffee from Venezuela, and
some brands of the bean are likely TO adj
VANCE III price il the blockade continues.
Owing TO the fact that the Germans. to whom
has been icit the blockade of Naracaibo,
did not institute the blockade there unit II
the 23d, the steamship Merida plying
between there mud turacoa. was able to
get into Marac.iIC a. ito 22d. She has
ORDERS 10 bring away all the coffee she can
carry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-28
WANTED WOMAv ARRESTED,
hut Changed HIS Mind NJ the station
Scene In a Restaurant.

The Tenderloin station was called up
about 1890 O'Clock last Eight by a mnn
who said he was Mr Lew. He wanted
a detective sent Immediately to 1879 West
torty-first street. A policeman wouldn't
DO, the voice said.
Detective Curran was sent around 10 the
address, which is a French table d'hote res
,aurant. He found a gooilooking young
woman pleading loudly with much Aus
'cred individual. apparently owner Of the
voice
The young woman wanted Archie" to
say she was still his sweet heart, but he
wouldn't. He insisted that Curran put the
woman out. He said she had been fol-
lowing him for months and he couldn't
gel rii Of her.
The detective told him he could arrest
her on his complaint, but he couldn't put
her out The man said he knew a thing or
had better think again or he'd get III
trouble. Finally he agreed TO make u
complaint and the detective started Off
with the pair to The Tendarloin station
On the way the woman told The detective
that her companion was Archibald Levy.
n dealer in woollens In Leonard stree ;,
living AT 4os Manhattan avenue. She said
that when she saw him enter he restaurant
with another girl II was more than she could
stand
AT the station house tho man gave his
street. The woman became so historical
she had to be taken TO the matron's room,
aud then he relentcd and refused to make
q complaint.
After he had been allowed twenty min
utcs start thn woman Vas released
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-28
SUIT GROWING OUT or A STRIKE.
Labor Union sues striker Who Returned to
Work to Recover Money Paid Him.

Labor Union Sues striker Who Returned to
Work to Recover Money Paid Him.
UTICA. Dec. 27.-An unusual case at law,
growing out OF a recent strike among the
moulders employed at the malleable iron
works, Westmoreland. was argued In
court here to-day. The action is entitled
james H. Brown, as treasurer Of the Iron
Mculders' Union Of this city, against James
Quinn, an employee Of the Malleabls Iron
Works. plaintiff seeking to recover SO
When the mouders at the malleable works
were on strike. the local union, in an en-
deavor to make the strike moro effective.
paid 81 week TO every moulder wi, would
remain on strike. The iron COMPANY by
which they had been employed secured
outs de labor and the plant is running.
Two strikers who had e>..ved money for
support returned to work and did not repay
the sum they had received from the union.
and this case Is brought to recover the
amount.
The answer denies all the allegations
and Gays the purposes ana OBJECTS Of the
union are to force and compel EMPLOYEES
o! labor to pay such wages as the union
may determine without reference to the
ability of the workman. to order strikes
and carry on and conduct boycotts. The
answer further sets up that the defendant
did not agree to repay the money, but that
he was paid 81 week to remain from work
and that the union still owes him SIC, and
he sets up a counterclaim for that amount.
Another action, entitled James W Brown.
DC, against Edward Apologize, to recover
500 Ia similar one
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-28
COAL FOR BROOKLYN'S POOR.
stations Selected Where II VIII he Sold
for 10 Gents q Pail.

President Swanstrom Of the borough OF
Brooklyn and a committee OF the Retail
Coal Dealers Association had a conference
yesterday in reference TO the plans in
ayurated a couple Of weeks ago by Mr..
Swanstrom for supplying coal in small
quantities 10 the poor. I, was decided
that Mr.. Swanstrom should immediately
-end requisition to President Baer for
zoo tons Of coal and that 1t should be sold
az 10 cents a pail and 40 cents a hushel
Is pounds TO pail and 100 pounds TO the
bushel.
A system Of ticket dist ribution was also
decided upon by which only the poor will
be able 10 obtain the coal. The dealers
who are To handle the coal and the plans
Of distribution follow:
John +, Schmadckc. Pacific and Court
streets: Mntram d Wardlaw, st Marks and
Third avenues: George " Watson. Bridge
street, near Myrtle avenue; Nel.on Bros.
foot OF Prospect avenue and the Erie Ba sin
Coal iari. At th" foot Of Richard street Ed
ward Dalatli, loot Of Twenty-siNth street;
+. W Ackerman. Atlantic avenue and Man
haitian. Junction; $ futile 4 Sons. Myrtle
and Throo1 AVENUES: Frost Bros foot OF
plymouth street; Mar ten 4 Son. foot OF
Fulton street. Lowell ", Palmer Kent ave-
nue.: A. j. a j j McCulum, Newtown
Creek John H. O'Rourke. Gowanus Canal.
The Long Island Railroad Company has
agreed to handle the coal or all the dealers
whose pockets cannot be reached by boats
When the first supply OF 200 tons has been
exhausted Mr.. Swanstrom expects to
have another 200 on hand.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-28
MARITAL UNREST CURE.
DR.. Frances Dickinson Thinks She Has
Found II.

CHICAGO. Dec. 27.-lf such a problem az
marital unrest exists. DIR. Frances Dickin-
son, president Of the Social Economic
Club, thinks she has found solution for
II. She said to-day:
when people marry they should have
two contracts. one to satisfy the demands
OF the Church and the o, her a contrac,
Just among themselves. In il each should
agree to release the other whenever called
upon to do so Why should IL necessarily
bring about more divorces? On the con-
trary ! think it would have exactly the
opposite tendency Each of the parties
concerned would be kecner about holding
the others affections. There would he
less carelessness. less taking of things for
Granted and less Indifference in dress and
manner among married folk
DR.. Dickinson was discussing the plan OF
the club. Of which she is a president, TO
make study of the marriage customs Of
all nations Of all times. hoping thus to cope
with the so-called problem to-day.
The first session Of the club devoted to
the pursuit of this study will he held a week
from Tuesday. The sassions will continue
on alternate weeks for nearly two years.
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ClSTRO'S rFPLY NEXT.
Hes Expected 10 Denur at First TO the
Allies Terms.

WAsHINGroN. Dec. 27.-There we're no
developments to-day in the Venezuelan
situation. The next important communica-
ton to this Government will probably be
from President Castro. giving his views
on the conditions precedent to arbitration
upon which the European allies insist. 1t
II expected that Castro will make objection
at frs, to the terms with which he has been
asked to comply before the blockade is
raised and diplomatic relations between
Venezuela and the allies are resumed. but
win ultimately decide to acccde to the
demands of his enemies
The allies have requested the State De-
part n,ent 10 regard as confidential the
communications that have been made to
il by the European Governments on the
subject Of transferring the Venezuelan
dispute to The Hague court for settlement.
For that reason the Department holds that
information at this stage Of the proceedings
should be expected only at the Foreign
Offices in London, Berlin and Rome. and not
in Washington.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-28
SHORTAGE or ANTHRACITE.
knocking on Work by the Miners seriously
Felt In This city.

Tho interruption Of work on Christmas
Day at the anthracite mines, followed by
idleness on the part Of the miners In order
10 get over the effects of their celebration.
has led to shortage of coal in this city,
which may last for several days.
A representative OF the New York. On
tario and Western Railroad said yesterday
to Sun reporter that he expected the daily
output at the mines previous to Christmas
Day will not he equaied until after Jan. 10.
Ar coal is now handled as fast as 1t Is mined
very little accumulates at the collieries.
notwithstanding the shortage OF anthra-
cite the depots where coal is sold by the pail
were well supplied yesterday. The schedule
retail price remained at $50 a ton for do
nestic sizes. but there was slight increase
in price in the small steam sizes.
The John C. Hackett Association. SIS
West Thirty-eighth street. has decided to
distribute from twenty-five to thirty tons
II coal to West Side poor people AZ a Christ
mas gift 1t made arrangements with p
dealer for the delivery Of the coal this
week
The Chckering Social Club, 81 Attorney
street. has Appropriated money TO buy
twenty to twenty-five tons to give to poor
people on the Fast Side.
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MINERS STILL CELEBRATING.
Only About On Per Cent. of the Men Work.
inE-ShOrtage to Continue.


wILKEs-BARRE. Pa. Dec 27.-Accident II
shut down the Nottingham IN re of the
I.ehigh and Wilkes-Barre mpany, and the
Avondale of the Lackawanna to-day. The
attendance OF workers at other collier;ee
was SO small that one-third Of them were
idle.
TIE efforts Of the operators and the miners
wSo want to work to get the idle men to
resume were not very successful but there
is more hope for Monday. 1t il estimated
hat the day ended with less than GU per
cent .of he normal output mined and shipped
aud that on Monday the amount will not be
Increased above Is per cent.
Many Of the foreign miners will continue
the celebration during the week and will
do little work before the Monday following
New Years The demand upon the oper-
ators by the sales agents increased to-day.
but, do the best they could. the operators
could not supply the demand and fear they
will not be able to do so for some time
Markle 4 Co. announce that they will
not sell at retail except to their own en-
ployees for some time and coal is also shor,
at other mines so that people within the re-
gion are without coal or flnd il very DIM
cult to obtain any.
At the Avondale o,lliery the danger of
water breaking through from the old
Mcfarland work'rrs is no great that the
men have been o, dered to remain idle until
The water il pumped out. At the Noting
ham, the cage caught in the shaft and tore
out several Orders.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-28
ICE TO CLEAN OFF NOW.
Cold Turn OF the weather Bothers the
Snow Contractor.

The conglomerate OF snow and ice which
covers in thin layer the streets that Com
missioner .Woodbury's contractors had not
cleaned before the thaw il giving more
trouble to the men than an ordinary snow
fall Of twelve inches As one Of the snow
inspectors said yesterday. 1t is too thin to
use pick on to advantage and II sticks
like glue. The shovsllers got IN some pretty
good ticks y ,sterday. however, which wa.
practically the second day Of real work
for not much was accomplished on Christ
mas. Broadway Ia now clean all the way
up, M are the cross streets south Of Fulton
and all Of the main business thoroughfares
Tho street railway companies have done
pretty good work. too. They have cleared
Twenty-third street all the way across
broadway from vesey street to Bowling
Green. part Of Thirty-fourth street and
Fort second street and q number OF other
streets.
From Friday night gangs worked unit
Yesterday morning on the section below
Houston street, and last night work was
continued below Fourteenth street, with
special attention to the narrow and crowded
streets of the East Side.
A big force has also hem busy in The
Bronx. and Third avenue from the Harlem
to fremont has been cleared Of snow, as
well as Willis avenue and ias h street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-28
MR.. ROCkEEELLER HELPED.
FILLED Christmas Baskets for the Poor at
(lc, Gland Mission.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 27.--John ID. Rookie
teller for many years has been interested
in the floating Bethel Chapel here, and
hen he drove up TO the chapel on Christ
mas eve he found the workers hard at work
Cling the baskets which were to 90 out
in the morning to the poor. Seeing that
the force at work would not finish their
talk. h. pulled OF his coat and joined in
the work.
He placed loaves Of bread, oranges,
chickens and candy in the baskets that
were taken To the lowly people. He workei
18th the others until the task was COM
pcted and then he shook hands with the
workers and, wishing them the happiness
II the season, drove away.
II is said that Mr.. Rockefeller's Christ
mas boun,ics knew few bounds. Dozens
4 persons who received substantial sums
from hin never knew that he was their
Denefactor.
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many was equally willing to submit the
questions at issue to The Hague tribunal.
President Roosevelt's answer says that
while he regrets his inability to- accede
TO the request to act a. arbitrator he Is
ready to and viii do everything n his
power TO aid in reaching a settlement that
will be satisfactory TO all the parties con-
cerned
The Vossische Zetuno the popular news
paper of Berlin, Expresses the opinion that
President Roosevelt decision to ask that
the matter bc referred Ia The Hague ar
bitration tribunal vii! be AZ satisfactory
TO the German as TO the American people.
The paper says the present dispute If one
eminently suitable for reference TO The
Hague court, although, of course, Vene-
zuela was not one Of the signatories to the
Peace Convention. The article concludes
As follows:
Everything now depends on the view
Venezuela will take of the reservations
which have been referred TO so often OF late.
and which have not yet been published
This view must lie known In the next few
days
Other newspapers make no comment on
the matter. and this may he taken as indi-
eating that there IL certain measure OF
disappointment.
ROME. Dec. 27-The Foreign Office has
received "a com 'nunicat ion from the Ameri-
can Government expressing the grati'ica-
ton of President Roosevelt over the request
of Italy, Germany and Great Britain that he
should act as arbitrator III the Venezuelan
dispute. The President says, however.
that he thinks il would Ii, better TO have the