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The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
FOUR NEW ARMY POSTS.
Report of the Army Board Con si6eriR1 Army Posts.

Washington, Feb. l2.-The report of the board of high ranking army officers headed by Lieut. .-Gen. Miles. which considered the question of army posts. has been made public at the war department.
 The report recommends the cstab- lishment of the following new posts:
 One for q regiment of infantry ill the vicinity of Los Angeles. Cal; one for a regiment of cavalry. on the camp site on the Nacimiento ranch; one for a regiment of infantry in the vicinity of Albuquerque. \. M.; one for regiment of infantry at Govern or's island, \. \. harbor,; one for a regiment of infantry in the vicinity of Washington. D. C., north of the Potomac river.
 One for battalion of infantry in the Red River valley in the vicinity of Crookston. One for a regiment of infantry on the camp site in the Con owago valley, Pennsylvania, when practicable.
 The sites recommended for the four permanent camps are; One in the vicinity of Chickamauga park, Georgia; one at Ft. Riley, Kas.; one in the Conowago valley in Lebanon, Dauphin and Lancaster counties, Pennsylvania; one on the Nacimiento ranch, in Monterey and san Luis Obispo counties. California.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
Killed a Burgisr.

At Helena Frank Bruce shot and killed negro burglar by the name Of Charles Williams. Mrs. Bruce diseov- cred the presence of the burglar in the house and awakened her husband, who secured a long unused pistol, nd taking a light found the negro in one of the rooms, crcuched behind a chair He called on him to surrender not to move on peril of his life The negro. for answer sprang at him like a tiger. but well-aimed bullet struck him in the right breast He bore Mr. Bruce to the bed, where desperate struggle ensued. Being fatally wound ed, however. the man finally turned and ran out of the house. another shot being fired at him as he ran. He stumbled and fell in the yard and then crawled under the house. where he was found dead
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
FORREST CITY, ARK, FRIDAY AFTERNOON FEBRU AIRY H. |
Address to Colored People.

J. NJ. Conner, general manager of the negro department of the Arkansas St. Louis worlds fair board. has is sued the following address to his peo. pie: For the first time in the history or our great state an opportunity is extended for the negro to place himself upon record as a potent factor in the intellectual and material development ol the state. The worlds fair commits sioners are hereby authorized and re qpested to assemble their people in their various counties and precincts and lay this matter properly before them, and organize and collect funds tor the fostering of this movement. For this purpose thousands of dollars are needed to carry on the work. Each teacher is earnestly requested to lend his and her aid and especially infn- ence to the movement by collecting che sum of & from each school for the cause, and send it to the secretary. and take his receipt for the same. Also, each minister and congregation Is requested to raise the small sum of So for this cause, and forward to the secretary of the board of directors. Alonzo W. Stone of Hot Springs, Ark, and take his receipt for the same"
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
Death Penalty Assessed.

The second trial of Lathe Hembe, charged with murder. which took place at Center Point last week. resulted in a verdict of guilty and the death pen atty was assessed. Friday, March l, 1900. Wm. Willis. who was in the em- ploy of the Hammond Signor Tie Com pany, with is home in Texarkana as paymaster and tie inspector was found dead two and a half miles north of Rust, bullet wounds showing that he had been shot twice. Lathe Hembree was arrested a few days afterward and was tried and convicted at the March term of court in Polk county. Evi- denee submitted seemd to prove con cluslVely that Hembree had murdered Wlills for the money he had on his person, and in less than an hour after 'he case was given to the jury a yer ulct of guilty of murder in the first oeeree was rendered. Judge Feazel sen fenced the prisoner to be hanged May lo' lie was granted a new trial on a very small technicality in the wording ol 'he Jury's verdict by the supreme court several weeks afterward. His second trial was scheduled to take place In March, 1901. but Hembree es- '"peu ana was captured by two farm CTS.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14

Subpoena For the Cashier of the
 Continental National Bank.

St. Louis. Feb. 12.-Circuit Attor- ney Folk. Tuesday morning, made of ticial request on Judge Ryan for a subpoena duces tecum upon Finis F. Marshall cashier of the Continental national bank. commanding the lat ter to come before the grand jury and there exhibit q certain deposit slip for S145.O00 deposited with Mir. Marshall, as trustee. in the year of 1898.
 The subpoena also commands Mir. Marshall to bring before the grand jury the ledger in which he has kept the account of one Robert N. Snyder for the month of October, November and December, 1898.
 Robert \. Snyder was one of the promoters of the North and South and of the Central Traction bill.
 Mir. Marshall was one of the direc- tors of the original Central Traction Co. He appeared as a witness before the December grand jury in the Sub urban case. Ii was charged that the S145000 which was placed in safe de posit boxes for the passage of Sub urban bill was raised on notes which passed through the Continental bank.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
SENSATIONAL ADMISSION
EhSiheer Dropped to Sleep and the Fatal ColIisOn Occurred in
 Two Minutes.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 12.-"I guess l went to sleep on my engine, after my train left Haysville, yesterday, and two minutes later we struck the stock train, in which a droyer was killed and another man was in. jured."
 Such was the sensational admission to the coroner of Engineer William Jackson. of Engine No. 695, which, yesterday, crashed into the caboose of stock train between Haysville and Agnew on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne X Chicago railroad. The en- gineer testified that he had been on duty l3 hours and was tired out.
 'I remember nothing" he said, "af- ter leaving Osborne. until I struck the fast stock train"
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
ARKANSAS S|AIE NENS.
Second Trial of Lathe Hembre Re suited in Verdict of Guilty
 and Death Penalty Given.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CRONICLED.
Large Reward for Murderers of Sheriff of Johnson tounty.-Gay. Davis Receiving Funds for Druuth sufferers. Tramp Burned to Death in Jail.
Plan for Reception Hall.

Below is the idea that has been formulated by Manager T. w. Milan and Miss Sue Walker, assistant man ager, for the reception hall, Arkansas building, at the Worlds Fair in St Louis:
 The hall, 28 by 30 feet square for a round room not too large to be nicely furnished nor particularly for exhibition. Floor of native wood and inlaid border of light and dark wood contrasting. A large rug in center, or fountain. Walls tinted a deep rich empire green, with a deep frieze or border of about three feet. decorated by hand with boughs of apple bios som-the states floral emblem, glimpses of sky and cloud showing through. Facing the entrance. a hand some mantlepiece of Eureka Springs onyx, highly polished. of light color; an open fireplace with earth tiled or of native marble; over the mantle piece large mirror, in front of which clock. the case made of irregular Hot Springs crystals, with a Hot Springs diamond for a pendulum. or a circle of small diamonds surround ing the pendulum. Large photographs of noted and picturesque Arkansas scenery, i'll frames of native wood decorated by Arkansas artists, in wood carving. Two or three carved wood chairs. a hall seat in carved. wood, few photographs of handsome buiidings-the new state capital. the old state capitol as completed in 1836 the state university and other state buildings; portraits of some of the first settlers of the state, statesmen and others, with those of some of our later citizens Some of the sculpture Of Winnie Ream. a native sculptor. whose statute, The West" would be very appropriate if procurable Stain cd tor imitation) glass windows, and last grand stairway of native wood made by the students in the wood work department of the state uniyer- sity. Every county in the state repre- sented by panel from that county, with the name of the county etched ln, the Newell Post bearing the panel from Pulaski, the county of the state capitol.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
A FLAT-FOOTED DENIAL.
The British Government Never Pro- posed Any Declaration Adverse
 to the united States.

London, Feb. 1.-The under secre- tary for the foreign office, Lord Cranborne, replying in the house of commons to question of Henry Lee Norman QiberaD. who asked whether the governments attention had been called to the statement in the Ger man press, and alleged to have re- ceived official confirmation at Berlin, to the effect that Great Britain. April II, 1898, through her ambassa- dor at Washington, Lord Pauncefote, proposed a fresh note in which the powers should declare that Europe did not regard the armed interven- ton of the United States in Cuba as .justifiable, and that, in consequence of Germany's refusal to accept this proposal, the step was abandoned. said:
 No, sir. Her late ma ajesty's govern ment never proposed through her ma jesty's ambassador or otherwise, any declaration adverse to the action of the United States in Cuba. On the contrary, her late majesty's govern ment declined to assent to any such proposal"
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
NEW STONE COMPLICATION.
The Captive Missionary. Who tn- derstands Bulgarian. Relieved |"
 Know Too Much for Her Good.

London, Feb. 12.-Spencer Eddy, charge d'affaires of the United States embassy at Constantinople, has ar rived here from Turkey. While Mr. Eddy refuses to be officially quoted, your correspondent learned from him that negotiations for Miss Ellen NJ. Stones release have taken on the most serious phase yet. There is now no doubt that the captors of the American missionary were poli- ticians, who captured Miss Stone for the purpose of showing Macedonian lawiessness, and thus obtaining in tervention for the eXpelling of the Macedonians from Turkey" They now fear that Miss Stone, who speaks the Bulgarian language, has learned so much of their plans that it would be dangerous to release her, and are trying to get the money for her re- lease. and then cut her throat.
 Hence the refusal on the part of those negotiating for Miss Stones relase to hand over the money un- ii she is safe. The brigands refuse to release the missionary on those terms. If they had been ordinary brigands. Miss Stone would have been released months ago.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
WILL FOLLOW THE SCHEDULE.
Prince Henry Will Sail as Arranged Unless President Roosevelt
 Suggests Otherwise.

Berlin. Feb. 12.-Prince Henry of Prussia will sail for the United States on Saturday, as arranged.
 Even should President Roosevelt's $ sons illness result fatally before that time. it is probable the prince will enter upon his journey, unless it should appear to be President Roose- velt's desire that his visit be de- ferred or omitted altogether.
 The press bulletins telling of the condition of President Roosevelt's son have been sent to Prince Henry at the Schloss. The prince manifest ed anxiety in them and expressed his sorrow at young Roosevelt's illness and said he hoped he would recover.
 It is understood both Emperor William and Prince Henry have sent personal messages to President Roosevelt.
 The first impulse of Prince Henry was to postpone his trip, or give it up altogether. He was advised, how ever. not to make this decision.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
YOUNG TEDDY IS BETTER.
Slight Improvement Voted and Steadily Hnintnined-Crisis Yet
 to be Encountered

Croton, Mass. Feb. 1.-The re- ports from the sick room of Theo- lore Roosevelt. Jr., the eldest son of he president, who since Thursday last has been i'll with pneumonia at the Groton School infirmary. tend 10 show an improvement. and at eight o,cloch tonight his condition was au- thoritativcly stated to be better than it was at the same time last night.
 The crisis of the disease is still to come. and k looked for within the next twenty-four or thirty-siX hours. The president and his wife believe their son will meet this crisis in good shape, and, passing it successfully, will recover. In fact. the slight fla Norable turn in the disease to-day has greatly relieved the strain on both of them and the day closed more cLeerfully than yesterday.
 Still, the reports issued through Mir. Cortelyou, secretary to the presi-
 
 Beginning with the morning when the boy. after an admittedly hard night, was reported as improved, al- though pleurisy in the right lung was mentioned this favorable ten dency was continued through the noon statement.
 Al 9: fj D. m. it was stated that the boys temperature had risen, that it would probably remain high, and, if anything increase d little to- ward morning. This somber tone seemed almost to nentralize the mornings encouraging notes. The next report. at 6:30 in the evening, showed that notwithstanding the high temperature the boy had more than held his own all day. and that Lis condition was favorable. Hope fulness was increased by an addi- tional and voluntary report on MT. Cortelyon's part, at eight o'clock. that the lad was in better condition than at the same time last night, al- though he said there had been no change during the daY-meaning that the favorable condition of the morn ing had been practically maintained
 All these reports were authorita- tive, and to confirm them came the presidents sudden appearance, lit tle later in the afternoon. at the new sporting dome. recreation house built by Mr. Gardner adjoining his own mansion. The president was dressed in q suit of tiannels and seemed ready for some exercise on the new squash court. He did not play, however, although he remained in the sunny building nearly two hours, watching a game between Mrs. James Lawrence and Rev. Sher- ard Billings.
 Another interesting event of the day was the receipt of a telegram from Ambassador Pauncefote at Washington, conveying King Ed wards expression of sympathy for the president and hope for the speedy recovery of his son.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
I B GROWING SERIOUS.
St. Louisans No Longer Scoff at the Efforts of Circuit Attorney Folk
 to Uncover Bribery.
NOW SATISFIED THAT II IS NO BLUFF.
Many Rcputations said to He In Danger-s Condition of Rotten ness Being ncONcrcd that He- minds One of the old Tweed Regime in New York City.

St. Louis. Feb. 12.-Nnen the De- cember grand jury began it's inyesti- gation into the poodle cases persons summoned as witnesses and those who were more or less interested in the legislation now being probed in- to, regarded the whole affair with apparent contempt. and laughed easi- " at what they believed to be bluff on the part of the circuit attorney When an interview was sought with any of them the questoner was eith- CT turned away contemptuously or laughed at
 WI the grand jury began to re- taf dfctments against rich and in- fiueuial men the affair assumed a more serious aspect. Many of the men who at first regarded the hoodle investigation as per functorH performance that would soon blow over and leave them un- scathed are now plainly frightened at the seriousness of the work al- ready accomplished. the perseverance of the circuit attorney and the earn estness of the grand jury
 It is openly alleged around the four courts that many q man who formerly scoffed at the ability of the grand jury to do anything in the poodle cases, is now rushing in with the most damaging testimony against both bribe-giyers and takers in the effort to save him. self by turning states evidence.
 Wise and experienced four courts officials are not slow to say that there has been a general desire to cough up. as ii is expressed on the l part of many of the witnesses who have passed within the mystery pre- cincts of the grand jury room. and | that some sensational arrests will be made in the course of time in conse- l quence. They believe that Mr Folk is in possession of evidence enough | to utterly ruin a dozen regulations l that up to this time, have been un- sulied. and to expose condition of municipal rottennesS not exceeded even in New York under the infa- l nous Tweed regime. It is thought that when the grand jury returns its 1 indictments some sensational and hitherto unexpected legislative his tory will be told.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
Big Lumber Mill Bprnsd

On the morning of the 7th fire de- stroyed one of the largest mills of Ihe Bodcaw Lumber Company at stamp Two other mills, the pla- hers, eight dry kilns and thousands of feet of lumber were threatened hv the hre, but the employees saved them. several men were hurt while fight ing the flames. The loss on the mill was $l00,000. It was insured for s56.- vUV' ", The lire was caused by a dry pipe.
 ne bodeaw company has two other mills at Stamps and several along the me Of the Louisiana and Arkansas railroad.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
GOULD'S BIG LAND DEAL.
Transaction Involving n Cheek Tor sS25.0a0 Consummated for
 George J. Gould.


 St. Louis. Feb l2.-A colossal real estate deal was consummated in St. Louis Tuesday morning when prop erty covering total area of five blocks. bounded on the north by Rutger. the south by Carroll and eX- tending east to west from Main to Front street. was transferred to George J. Gould, president of the Mis- souri Pacific and Iron Mountain Rail- way companies. The consideration was $s25,O00
 The property was deeded by the St. Louis Cotton Compress Co.,, whose immense establishment in south St. Louis will be removed to the east side.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
Committee Appointed.

Superintendent J. J. Doyne. who was appointed by the national comimttee 'o promote the establishment of the ohlversity of the United States as chairman of the Arkansas committee, mas appointed as his colleagues the Ioilowing: T. A. Futrall. Marianna; :; W F. Condray, Searcy; A. l.. Preacher, van Buren; s. J. Blocher. Bentonville; d. w. Sallis, Clarksville; J. H. Hine- mon, Pine Bluff; W. A. Crawford Ar haoelphia. being one for each congress sional district.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
The Richardson Murder Case.

St. Joseph, Mo-, Feb. f2.-Ex-Con- gressman Charles F. Booher, leading attorney in the prosecution of the Richardson murder case, last night said that there would be evidence of a highly sensational nature at the trial of Stuart Fife, the business partner of the murdered man, when it is expected that eyewitnesses to the shooting will be produced. Mir. Booher says he has been handicapped in prosecuting the case by friends of the dead man.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
BROTHER OF MALVAR TAKEN.
Strong InsurScnt Post Captured Near CaInmbn, LaGuna Prov
 ince, LuzOn Island.

Manila. Feb. 12-A brother of Nal, var. the insurgent leader, has been captured He was chief surgeon of the Batangas insurgents.
 A strong insurgent post has been captured near talamba, Laguna prov inve. \ number of rifles, bolos and six typewriting machines fell into the hands of the Americans. It is believed this post formed Malyar's s headuuarters.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
Tramp Burned 10 Death.

An unknown tramp met a terrible death at Mulberry The man was ar rested for robbing a peddler of s4. the money being found on him. About an hour after he was placed in the cala- boose the place was discovered to be on fire. All efforts to rescue the man were of no avail. and the body was almost entirely consumed. It is be- lieved he set fire to the building in order to escape or to keep warm.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
CongressInen to Retire

There will be two vacancies to fill in the Arkansas delegation in congress at the election next November. Mr. McRae, who represents the third dis. trict, has declared that under no cir cumstances will he be a candidate for reelection. Mir McRea has been in public life for twenty-five years. He served his state in the legislature and his city in several capacities He was elected to the fortyninth congress and has been reelected to every succeeding congress, practically without opposi- ton. My health has been good for several years, said he. in discussing his proposed retirement, and 1 have decided to return to Arkansas and take up my legal work there" Mir. McCul- loch has been in congress ten years. Prior to that time he held a number of offices in his district This congress will make ten years l have been here. and l have decided it was time for me to go home and try to earn some money"
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
Prominent Physician Arrested.

A physician giving the name of c. w. Kitchener, who recently moved to Jonesboro and opened an office. gain ing a large practice among the elite of the city. was arrested last week on the charge of unlawful cohabitation. It is alleged the doctor ran off with the wife of prominent citizen of Owens boro, IL At Jonesboro the couple were received in the best society and his arrest was quite a surprise.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
An Outbreak of smallpox.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Supt. Fred .C. Priggs of the Nevada Indian agency near Wadsworth, New, tele- graphed yesterday that smallbox had broken out among the whites near there. and he asks that authority for establishing quarantine be psad
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
Conductor Injured.

While Iron Mountain train No. was standing on the track at Gulpha. seven miles from Hot Springs. Choctaw train No. 5 crushed into the rear end. the Choctaw engine telescoping one car. Conductor Cox, of the Choctaw train. was seriously hurt. It is claimed the rear brakeman of the Iron Mountain failed to place signals warning the en- gineer behind that his train was blocked.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
Reward for Murderers.

Gov. Davis has offered a reward of S5,000 for the arrest and conviction of the bank robbers who murdered Sheriff Powers at Clarksville. The State Bankers Association also offers $500 and citizens of Clarksville will pay an additional S1,000 for their capture. Joseph B. King. chief deputy under MT. Powers. has been appoint ed as his successor.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14

Adjutant General Charles Jacobson last week received from the war de- partment at Washington ffty-three large cases of quartermaster' supplies for the state militia. representing a value of about S13.000.