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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-02-20

Lucy NJ, widow of Capt. 7. K Clark,
died at the home of her niece, Mrs. Frank
l.. Tyler, in Frankfort Feb. 9Th, after an
illness of several weeks. She was born in
Belfast, Nov. 80, 1880, the daughter of
Benjamin and Martha Cross Banks. She
was married to Capt. Clark in Belfast in
1850. They moved to Frankfort in 1867,
which has since been her home. She leaves
two brothers, A. Ii. and J. w. Banks of
Belfast, and one sister, Mrs. Job Philbrook
of Winterport. Mrs. Clark was member
OF the CongregatiOnalist Church for many
years and possessed the love and highest
esteem of all who knew her. The funeral
was held at her late home last Saturday
afternoon, Rev. }. W. Hatch of Winterport
officiating
Isaiah Austin died at the home of his son.
Nathaniel Austin, 3S Child street, Augusta,
Feb 18th, at the age of 66 years. Mr. Aus.
tin went to Augusta from China about six
months ago. Seven children, Mrs. c. A.
Sherman, Vassalboro, Mrs. A. r. Abbott
and John Austin, Westerly, R. l., Nathaniel
Austin. Miss Madge Austin and Miss Abbie
Austin, Augustus and Alden Austin, Hart
ford, Conn.,, survive him. After prayer
at the house the remains were taken to
China and the funeral and interment were
in that town.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
nKANSAS STAIE NENS.
United States Court of Appeals Con- strues Fellow Servant Law.
EVENTS OF 4 WEEK BRIEFLY CR0klCleD.
Man Once Condemned to Die Refuses he- duction of Sentence-Bookkeeper Ends Spree By Taking His Life-census Report on Farm Values
Not Fellow Servants.

The United States court of appeals, in a decision affirming the opinion of the lower court in the case of War ren c. Fury, fireman, who sued the St. Louis & San Francisco railway and secured a verdict awarding him S16.- GOO damages for injuries received in a collision near Van Buren in 1897, caused by the failure of an operator to deliver an order, held that the oper- ator and the fireman are not fellow servants according to the Arkansas statute. Judge Thayer, who gave the opinion found that they were not fel. low-servants and were not working together for common purpose, their working being of different character and they were only brought together casually. This was agreed to by Judge Caldwell, but Judge Sanborn gave dissenting opinion, holding that the operator and fireman were follow-ser- wants. according to the statutes of Ar kansas, the terms department and ser vie being interchangeable and hay ing the same meaning and that the judgment should be reversed.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
Farm Values.

According to a census report on az
 riculture the farms of Arkansas June l. 1900, aggregated 17S,694 in num- Der and s135,1S2,170 in value. with Rock. Jones went to Dickerson's according to a census report on agri- culture. Of the total farm valuation. 22 per cent represents the building and IS per cent the land and improve ments, other than buildings. The value of farm implements and machinery was $S,750 060. and live stock $37,- 4S3,771. The total value of farm prop erty iii 1900 was $181, 416, 001. Of the total value of farm products in 1899, almost 26 per cent represents the value of animal products and "A per cent crops, including forest products. The total value of farm products in 1899 exceeded that for 1889 by 50 per cent In Arkansas in 1899 the gross iarm income was $66,076, ,620, and the
 income of investment was 36 per cent.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
BRIEF MENTION.
Prowl, at to l. won the Arkansas derby.

Prowl, at to l. won the Arkansas derby.
 The 4-year-old child of E. D. Boone, of near Fayetteville, was attacked and killed by vicious mule.
 Our next weeks issue will contain complete returns of the result in the senatorial and gubernatorial contests.
 The 1902 spring reunion, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons. will be held at Little Rock April p, 23 and "A.
 Ed Curl, teamster at a mall in Jefferson county, was killed while driving a log wagon, a huge log roll ing over his body.
 w. N Goforth is under arrest at Pine Bluff charged with counterfeit ing. Moulds and other parapherna- lia were found at his residence
 Mrs. Dr Fordman. of Hot Springs. was robbed of $1,960 by pickpocket. She drew the money from a bank only q lew uOHellS DelOfe sue was TouDeu.
 Citizens of Hope have raised a bo- nus of $10.000 to secure the crossing at that place of the extension of the Arkansas and Choctaw, now being surveyed from Ashdown to Stamps.
 Ches. Levy, colored, was convicted at Prescott of the murder of Marshal H. C. Cox and sentenced to be hang ed. Marshal Cox last November tried to arrest Levy when the negro shot him dead.
 Mrs. B. F. Dwyer. of Fayetteville. suicided in a horrible manner. The woman was mentally deranged and saturated her clothing with coal oil. setting them on fire in the presence of her two children, whose efforts could not save her life.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
ST. LOUIS OPERATORS SHORT.
several St. Louis Grain Speculators On the Right Side of the
 Decline in Grain.

St. Louis, March 26.-St. Louis spec ulators are short" on the Chicago grain market about 10000, ,00o bushels of wheat and corn. Indications here are that many big Chicago operators have been squeezed" in the tumble of prices. Corwin II. Spencer, John W. Kaufman. T. F. Price, William T. Haarstick and several other local op- orators stand to make large profits by the present decline on their long lines of short sales.
 John w. Kaufman is sand by some of the best posted of the local con tingent to be the heaviest manip- ulator, and his profits at this stage of the game are said to aggregate nearly half million Most of the St. Louis operators, however, are re- ported to be holding their interests in expectancy that the market will go still lower. If this prediction is borne out fortunes will accrue to more than one St. Louis operator who has been successful heret OfOre
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
CAUSTIC CORRESPONDENCE.
A. J. Balfour and Gen. Butler Lock Horns with Much Seeming Bit
 terness,

London, March 2G.-An accrimoni- ous correspondence between A. J.. Balfour and Gen. Butler has been published. Mir. Balfour contends that Gen. Butler was in chief com mand at the battle of Spion Kop, while the general denies this asser- tion. To this contention Mr. Balfour adds:
 There is no reason why all the Spion Kop dispatches should not be published"
 To this Gen. Butler reioins that he hopes the dispatches will be pub lished without manipulation.
 Monday Mir. Balfour replied to Gen. Butler, protesting against the latter's insinuation, and declared that the only manipulation which had been ex- ercised with regard to Gen. Buffers dispatch was the excision of a single sentence criticising Sir Charles War ren, whilst the omissions from Lord Roberts dispatches relating to oper- ations in Natal were made. said Mir. Balfour. solely for the purpose of, if possible, sparing your feelings and maintaining your military reputa- tion."
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
Brutal NJ under.

Green Thompson, one of the wealthiest colored men of Little Rock, was found dead in his yard on the morning of the 20th. having been murdered by some unknown party or parties. Thompson was last seen alive about 10 o'clock on the night of the 18th, when he at tended a church social. He left the gathering and went home. Going into the house. he laid his oyercoat on bed but did not awaken his wife. She did not miss her husband until 6 o'clock in the morning, and she search ed and found him in the y2rd, his head and body terribly mangled. It is supposed Thompson started to the stable for the purpose of feeding his horse some hay, as was his custom, and was knocked down a few feet from the door. His body was then dragged to an outhouse, where it was found. His son. who is of a wild disposition, was arrested. but no positive evidence has so far been secured as to his guilt.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
SALE OF THE DANISH INDIES.
Strong Opposition to the Sale Developing Preventive Measures Re-
 sorted To.

Copenhagen, March 26.-The oppo- nents of the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States intend to make a desperate effort to induce Queen Alexandra and the dowager empress of Russia, daughters of the king of Denmark, to intervene and prevent the ratification of the treaty by the landsthing. The dowager em- press and the queen, both of whom are reported to be opposed to the sale, are expected here in a day or two. The opinion in well-informed circles is that any such intervention, even could it be set in motion. would prove ineffective. Confidence is felt that the landsthing will ultimately ratify the treaty, though it may pos sibly insert a plebisclte clause.
 The landsthing, at q secret meeting yesterday, arrived at no conclusion, and postponed discussion of the treaty until April 3.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
Fridge Company sued.

mos Il, Adams has brought suit in the federal court at Little Rock against the Iron Mountain railroad company and the Kansas City and menpnls railroad and bridge com pany for $25,0O0 damages. The suit Is the result of plaintin being eject. ed from train on November 1901 having boarded the train at Memphis to go to Philadelphia and refusing to pay the 50 cents bridge fee exacted of all passengers over the bridge. It IS held in the complaint that the de mand was unlawful and unreasonable. ana plaintiff knowing of that fact. ana being unwilling to submit to ex. @rtlon. offered to pay a reasonable sum for passing over said river and
 ,of his passage over said railroad to uS place of destination. but refused
 :" pay 90 cents as a toll for passing V'er said river on said bridge"
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
FORREST CITY, ARK, FRIDAY AFTERNOON MARCH 2s 1902
Prefers the Gallows.

Reedy Vance whose death sentence for the killing of a Chinaman at Lit tie Rock, was recently conditionally reduced to twenty-one years imprison- ment by the supreme court, filed a statement with the court. declining to accept the offer. Vance addressed the following note to the court: If, in spite of all, you are determined that I shall be punished, then do not let it be behind prison walls. Let 1t be as the prosecution so anxiously desired on the scaffold But do not allow the execution to take place if you can possibly prevent within the mar. row limits of Perryyille's jail. Let 1t be in the open-out in the broad light in her green and fertile valley. On either side are beautiful pine-cap- ped hills and overhead is Gods blue sky Do not strangle me to death within the somber shadows of that ghostly structure. 1 beseech you. Death has no terrors for me. I krsow Gods love and Gods mercy are as that Gods love and Gods mercy are as itself"
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
.Arkansans Promoted.

In the brevet nominations recently sent to the senate by President Roose- welt the following Arkansans figure: Capt. w. K, Sample, for gallantry in the battle at Santiago; Lieut. A. S. Brooks for distinguished gallantry in action at Pillar Pinay, March P, 1900; First Lieut., Lloyd England, Third artillery. for distinguished gal lantry in action at Manila and near Caloocan, March 25, 1899 Lieut. John C. Greenway, for distinguished gallantry in action at Santiago.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
SOUTH AFRICAN STATUS.
Sir George Goldie Has Just Returned From an Investigation
 of Conditions.
BRINGS RATHER PESSIMISTIC IDEAS.
He Segards the Conditions in Cane Colony as Especially Dangerous. ana says the Question of Peace or War Rests In the Hands of President Steyn.

London, March 26.-Sfr George Col die, vice-president of the Royal Geo graphical society and founder of Nj geria, who has just returned from a thorough investigation of South Af- rica. where he was comforting with Lord Milner. Lord Kitchener, Cecil Rhodes. Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, the governor of the Cape of Good Hope, and numbers of other inf1uen- tial men, brings home rather pessi- mistic ideas of the general situation, from British point of view. The conditions in Cape Colony he regards as especially dangerous, and he con siders that the most serious British difficulties will be encountered there in the future, as at present.
 In the course of an interview with a press representative. Sir George, while recognizing the possible inn portance of Acting President Schalk- burgers step, and he was convinced that the question of peace or war rests in the hands of President Steyn. and that MT. Kruger and the other Boers in Europe no longer rep resent Boer opinion. The real diffi- culty in the path of peace, he be- ieves, is the question of granting amnesty 10 the Cape and Natal reb els. and, Sir George Says. the vague promises of the British government have not the slightest weight while the fighting burghers are in their present state of mind.
 Sir George advocates amnesty to the rebels. but he insists that every one must be disfranchised for life. This, he declares, would go far to- wards allaying the bitterness of the loyalists. Sir George deprecates any attempt to permit the use of dual language. He says English alone must be the official language. and adds that the fact that practically the whole of the rising generations of two republics are now in the con- centration camps. and are rapidly learning English, will be of great aid in this direction. He estimates that 100000 armed men will be needed in South Africa for some years after the conclusion of peace.
 Sir George failed to meet any Boers who yet recognized that they had been finally beaten, though some of them admitted that they had been temporarily oyerweighted by num- berS
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
---~~--- MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING,
Young Woman Leaves Her Home to Visit Neighbor, and All Trace
 is Lost

Oklahoma City, Okla, March B. special to the Oklahoma from Hy- dro. Okla, says: Emma Blackburn, aged 20, who drew Il number and To- cated four miles west of here. left home at noon to-day to visit a neigh Dor half mile distant. Not return ing at the proper time, her parents began search. but she had not been to the neighbors. All the people of the community were notified, and search made. but no trace could be found mp to dark tonight. and many are of the opinion she became the prey of wild beasts. while others think she committed suicide by drowning in Deer creek. Her only brother. a twin. was drowned three years ago, and the latter theory is accepted as the most plausible.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
AGAINST THE CORPORATIONS,
An old Fisherman Rents the Armoup Packing Go. and the Chicago
 Grent Western Railroad Co.

Kansas City, Mo, March 26.--In 6 suit for the possession of 10 acres of accretion land, lying south of the Missouri river in Kansas City, valued at S2o0.000.an old fisherman was given q verdict in the district court against the Armour Packing Company and the Chicago Great Western railway.
 Many years ago Howe located on an island in the Missouri river just oppo- site the Armour packing plant. In 1894 the Missouri river changed it's course and the land, which was originally an island became part of the main- land. As an island the property was practically worthless, but when it be- came q part of the mainland it ad- joined the land of the Armour Pack ing Company and it's value was great. Accretions became greater and the trestle over which the Chicago Great Western enters Kansas City was built on part of the new land. In 1895 the Armour Packing Company brought proceedings to eject Howe, who insisted that the property was his by settlers right. The case was brought originally in a justice court, taken to the city court and finally to the district court, where Howe was given a decision. The supreme court remanded the case back to the dis trict court upon a showing that the original proceedings had not been begun in the proper way.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
INDEPENDENCE 0 CUBA.
1t Will Become an Accomplished Fac; on Tuesday, the Twen-
 tieth Day of May.
THE SAME WILL BE INAUGURATION DAY.
uncle sam Will Move Out pnc and baggage, Leaving Not Even n Cor poraIs Guard of American Troops unless the Cubans ThemseI,es Request It.

Washington, March 26.-May 2O, 1902, is the new date fixed for turning over the islaad of Cuba to its people. The change of date was made, if not at the suggestion, then with the full approval of President-eleet Palma and his advisers, Senors Tamaya and Quesada, who were with him at the war department Tuesday This date should be a memorable one in Cuban history, for it will not only mark the acquisition of full independence, but will be the Cuban inauguration day, it having been determined that Presi- dent Palma shall be inaugurated on the same day that American control of the island ceases.
 All but the smallest details of the change in Cuba have been planned, and these remaining details were un- der adjustment at meeting held at the war department Tuesday. Be- side Secretary Root, President Palma and Senors Tamaya and Quesada, Gen. Wood attended The meeting oc- cured in the seeretary's office. Be- side the final selection of May 20 as Cuban independence day. two other important conclusions were reached. The first was that Gen. Wood should, immediately upon his return to Cuba, issue call conyening the first Gu ban congress in session on May 10, in order that the body might employ the ten days following that date in sup plying any legislation necessary to the assumption of full powers in the island. The other conclusion was that there should be no halfway evacuation of the island the present disposition is to move the entire United States contingent, civil and military, from the island, not even leaving a corporars guard of United States soldiers in any of the camps If this programme is not executed, it will be for the sole reason that the Cubans themselves, through their authorized officials. request that the departure of the United States troops be delayed for a time.
 This, however, does not apply to the coast defenses at several points on the island, These will be garri- soned by the United States troops under command of Col. William H. Haskin.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
LATE PHILIPPINE NEWS.
Desperate Attempt OE Gen. Mnxiiom and His Brother to Escape
 The Latter Killed.

Manila, March 26.-Gen. Maxilos and his brother, who were arrested on the island of Cebu for having con cealed rifles and considerable ammu- milton in their possession, made des. ing conveyed in a launch to the port of Cebu. They severely stabbed the master of the launch, but were over. powered and Gen. MaXilon's brother was killed. The general was bound and turned over to the American au- thorities on the coast of the island
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
Fear God, Tell the Truth and Make Money"
MAJ.-GEN. OTIS RETIRED.
After Forty Years of Continuous Service the Gallant soldier Lays Aside
 His Uniform.

Chicago. March 26.-Gen. r.. S. Otis yesterday turned over the command of the department of the lakes and the department of the Dakotas to Col. MeCaskey, of the Twentieth in- fantry, who will remain in charge till the arrival of Gen. Arthur MacAr- thur.
 Gen Otis will remain two days more in Chicago before leaving for his home in Rochester. \. Y. Mrs. Otis and the generals three daugh- ters. who have been travelling in the south, will join him there.
 ''l am glad to be retired" said the general yesterday. I've been long time in harness, and am ready for a little leisure. When l feel like work have enough private business to keep me interested. l will not travel. I've had enough of that. l won't even write a book"
 Gen. Otis is in excellent health. de- spite his 64 years of strenuous life.
 A dispatch from Washington says: Ma i.-Gen. Otis closed his active ca reer in the army yesterday by req son of age, and will go into retire. ment. He will be succeeded in com mand of the department of the lakes at Chicago by Maj i.-Gen. Arthur Mac Arthur, recently in command of the department of the Colorado, at Den yer.
 The war department has paid aN unusual tribute to Gen. Otis in issu- ing general order reciting the dis tinguished services of the officer, not only through the civil war, but in his management at Manila.
 The order recites President Me Kinley's congratulatory messages on the occasion of Otis success over the Filipinos at Malalos, and when Manila was captured. In conclusion. Secretary Root says:
 Gen. Otis goes into his retirement wtth q consciousness of duty well done during 40 years of continuous and exceptionally meritorious serv- ices. which eutitle him to the grati- tude and best wishes of his country. men,
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
Postoffice Robber Captured.

A. T. Emmet. member of a gang or postofiice robbers, who operated through Kentucky, was arrested at Little Rock and has been returned to CoVington, where he will be tried for robbing the postoffce at Frankfort in 1900. The evidence against him is said to be very clear. as two of his pals who took part in the robbery are serving long terms. Emmett sue ceeded in eluding the officers for two years. He was taken up at Little Rock for yagrancy and a postoffiee in- speetor who saw him on the chain gang recognized him as the man want ed in Kentucky.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
Charged With Wife Murder.

Wilson Smith. a negro. was lodged in jail at Pine Bluff charged with mur- der. Two weeks ago Emma Smith, his wife, was horribly burned, and died. In the presence of several wit nesses she stated that her husband had thrown a lighted lamp at her, which set fire to her clothing. Then, she says. he held the door closed so she could not summon aid. and thus let her suffer horrible agony.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
SIX MEN KILLED CAVE-IN.
Scenes of Terror and Confusion at the Place of Accident Caused by Wives
 and Children.

Cleveland, O., March 26.-As the re- suit of a cave-in of huge bank of earth at the Main street plant of the Cleveland Gas Light and Coke Co., yesterday afternoon, six men were killed.
 There were 3 or more men at work on the excavation, and as they all lived nearby their wives and chill dren, who had learned of the disas- ter. rushed to the place, and added to the confusion by their terror stricken cries for the relatives whom they were not able to locate instant ly.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
THE wABASH'S RECORD RUN.
Seventy-One Miles in Sixty-One Min utes, Including Two Slow
 downs to Fifteen Miles

Springfield, H.. March 26.-The Wabash Continental Inhibited, with locomotive COG, one of the new high wheeled Atlantics. Engineer Charles G. Whipple. and Fireman Gustavson. has made the fastest run on record on the Wabash road. running from Hilton to East Decatur, Fl miles, in 61 minutes, twice slowing down to l5 miles an hour, once at Bement and once at Sangamon. For one stretch of l2 miles the running was at the rate of so miles an hour. The best run heretofore for the same distance was 6i minutes.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
Barber Killed.

w. A. Jones q collector for furni- ture house, shot and killed H. M Dickerson, a colored barber. at Little Rock. Jones went to Dickerson S shop to collect a bill, which the ne- gro refused to pay. and followed him to the sidewalk, using abusive lan- guage. The negro also attempted to draw gun, but Jones was too quick for him and shot him five times. Jones was exonerated at his prelimi- nary trial.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-28
THE CUBAN POSTAL FRAUDS.
Medley. Reeves and Rathbone Con- vfcted and Sentenced to Ten
 Years Each and Fined.

Havana, March 26-The trials be- fore the audencia court of the cases arising from the embezzlement of Gu ban postal funds, have resulted in the following convictions and sen tences:
 (. r. Nicely, ten years imprison- ment and to pay fine of $56, ,701.
 W. II. Reeves, ten years imprison- ment and to pay fine of S35,516.
 Estes G. Bathbone. ten years im- prisonment and to pay fine of s35,- 324.