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The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
To A Il Dronth Sufferers.

County Clerk W. F. Eatman, Coun- ty Judge R. c. Lone and Sheriff R. H. Hudson. of Baxter county. have had l personal conference with Gov. Davis upon the question of aiding the drouth sufferers of north central Arkansas. The gentlemen are warm supporters of the proposition to aid those in their vicinity. as we'll as those suffering in other sections, who have fallen heir to the heritage left by the recent sleet. The drouth of last summer was suffi- cient within itself to cause misery and since to that experience there has been added another by the onslaught of hail and snow, double is the cause for woe Corn in their section is selling for SIPS per bushel and other things are in proportionate ratio. The people up there are bearing the conditions bravely, but feel that succor must soon be given.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
More Relief for Sufferers.

Relief committees are at work. aim ing to help the drouth sufferers of north central Arkansas, and are active in soliciting means for that purpose. The board of trade of Little Rock has appointed a committee with Col. John G. Fletcher as chairman assisted by Messrs. E. c. Thompson. J. T. Beal, H. K. Cochran and c. s. Stint, and Chairman Fletcher. in appointing sub committees said: Tn appointing these committees I can only say to them to start at once. get supplies, something for those people to eat; get clothing and shoes and get cash. With cash we can get anything. You will find our people ready, as ever, to do their full duty.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
PERSONAL MENTION.

Col. s. A. Houston of Lawrence, Kan, has secured half bushel of acorns from the Mckinley farm in Ohio. His idea is to give them to people who will plant them and grow living monuments to the martyred president
 It k now more than intimated tlat all the recent stories of heaey garl- bling at Monte Carlo by Schwab. the steel magnate. were set ahoat for ad- vertising purposes by officials of the famous resort. They have been known to play such tricks in the past, and as Monte Carlo k going out of favor owing to the rapacity of ho- tell.eepers it is easy to imagine that Mr. Schwab's visit was used for the purpose indicated.
 Henry Lumley, the well-known auc- tioneer who died recently. was a man of varied tastes and consider able attachments. In spite of the cares of a large business he found time to dabble in literature, and pro- duced several clever stories besides a novel or two. He planned the water supply of Jerusalem and invented a new kind of ships rudder which is constructed on the principle of a fish's tail, having d curling-up move ment simultaneously with the move ment from side to side.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
THE ERODE RELIEF FUND.
Raised to Secure Justice for a Brave Soldier Who Claims He Was
 Unfairly Convicted.

New York, Feb. 17.-Mayor Egbert Seymour of Bayonne was yesterday elected president of the Edwin H. Brodie relief fund. Over one hun dred prominent residents of Bayonne were present at a meeting, and a committee was appointed to consult Congressman McDermott, of New Jer- sey, IS to the best means of obtain ing the release of Brodie, who is confined for life in the penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth, Kas.
 Brodie, after serving through the war with Spain, enlisted in Troop C, Third United States cavalry, for service in the Philippines. He was mentioned for meritorious conduct in both Cuba and the Philippines. One night he and a man named Coffey, who is also serving q life sentence at Fort Leavenworth, were just out side the camp near Manila when a Filipino girl was shot and killed. They were accused of the crime and convicted. Brodie claims that his trial was unfair.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
Gen. "Bob" Crockett Dead.

Gen. Robert II. Crockett, grandson of the immortal Davy Crockett and father to our present secretary of state John ". Crockett. died suddenly on the the night of the 17th st his home III Stuttgart of heart failure The saturday before he had been presented With cane on his seventieth birthday II eyer there was an illustrious son of noble sire it was Uncle Bob as he came to be universally known. No man dared ou5do him in magnanimity In honesty of purpose, in liberality of sentime, and generosity It was
 brother and God bless you" to every one pe met. and sweet girl" to the fair ones who adored and worshipped him. Ills geniality was inbred and always Ho"ihg' hls cordiality as radiating as 'He rays oi the sun. Arkansas was al ways proud of him living. and his memory Will be hOnored and revered long years hence when others more politically prominent will have been forgotten. Gen Crockett was horn at Paris, Tenn, February 15 1S22 Who, young man ne settled in Arkansas county and took up the practice of law oeeoming prominent as a practitioner. ne was elected state senator and served uufing the years 1SS5-1S89. He served sn through the Confederate army, and HIS bravery and efficiency won for him 'He c'lonelcy of the eighteenth Arkan- aS 1 lesiment Gov. Davis issued proc Nl
 .ahlatlon Tuesday requiring the plac- 'ns or the flag at half mast and the suspension of business in the different state offices for that day.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
BRIEF MENTION.

A man named Tube was arrested near Harrison on the charge of being one of the parties who robbed the bank at Clarksville and murdered Sheriff Powers
 Mrs. Hanna Ward, a wealthy and eccentric widow who lead the life of a miser at Van Bnuren, was fright ened to death by a negro, who tried to enter her house.
 Martin A. Eisele, superintendent of the Hot Springs reservation in Ark ansaS in report to the interior depart ment recommends an appropriation of $4S.212 for improving the reserva- tion.
 Gen. Robert H. Crockett, of Stutt- gart, one of the best known men in the state, was presented with a gold-headed cane last Saturday, February 15, by his friends in remembrance of his seventieth birthday.
 Among contributions for the drouth sufferers received by Gov. Davis are the following from St Louis firms: Hamilton Brown Shoe Co.,, $500; Les ser Cotton Co.,, $500 Schwab Cloth ing Co, $500; Brown Shoe O., s250; Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co. s250; Baer. OliyerSinger Clothing Co.,, s250.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
CoLLIDED AT A CROSSING.
Che Train Struck by Another and
 Cut in Two.

Rochester, \. r., Feb. TIA train crossing from the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg tracks to No. 3 track on the New ork Central at Lincoln Park was struck and cut in two by the east-bound Continental liNiAed, on the West Shore. yester- day. Moth the engineer and fireman on the limited jumped before the col lision. Engineer Niehol, of this city, escaped injury, but his fireman. E. Eitzel, of Buffalo, sustained dislo- cated shoulder. Fireman Charles Twist, of Rochester, had an arm broken. These were the only persons injured. Three freight cars were reduced to kindling wood, and the cn- zines of the limited and the freight were completely wrecked.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
PRINCE HENRY HAS SAILED.
He Left Bremerhaven for New York, on Board the f<ron Prinx Wil-
 helm-A Flat Denial.

Bremerhaven, Feb. 15.-Prince Hen- ry sailed for New York at 3:43 D m.
 Previous to sailing Prince Henry, in conversation with press corre- spondent, referred to the report that he had written letter to Admiral Dewey. apologizing for the conduct of the German squadron in Manila bay during the war with Spain: Tt is all untrue" said the prince. q have never written to Admiral Dewey in my life"
 The last seen of the prince from the shore here was when he stood on the bridge of the Kron Prinz Wifi helm in an admirars uniform and lifted his cap in response to the cheers of the assembled crowds.
 Commander Vim. H. Beehler, U. s. N., the United States naval attache at Berlin, bid the prince good bye for the United States embassy.
 Senator Tichirschky, Prussian min- ister to the HanZatic cities, bid fare we'll to the prince for Emperor Will jam, who also sent his brother tele- gram previous to the departure of the steamer.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
ARKANSAS S|A|E.. NEWS.
Col. H. W. Allen, Mayor of Ash down, Horribly Mangled by
 Train at Texarkana.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CRONlCleD.
seven Lives Lost and Fifteen Men Inju jured in Accident ChoctAw kailroad.- McWhorier Found Guilty of " fife Mur- der at Van Buren.
Terrible Accident on Choctaw.

A terrible accident occurred on the Choctaw two miles west of Little Mau- melle. about twenty miles from Little Rock. on the 14th. It is known that seven men lost their lives and if teen were injured. The names of the dead are as follows: F. l.. Jones, white. Bonneville; Orange Foster, col. cred, Little Rock; Henry McGee, colored, Little Rock; Samuel Si- Little Rock. The injured are Bill Penniger, white. foreman of gang, leg broken and hurt in ternally. injuries serious. Will Logan, white Bonneville, hurt internally. in juries serious; Andrew McGee. col ored, Little Rock, injured internally. will die: Freeman Davis. white, Ala bama, both legs broken; John Connor, white, Rosedale. Kan. hurt on head ; Ed McGinnis, foreman extra gang general bruising up; Frank Powell, eolorer, Little Rock, hurt about face, hand and legs; Hose Garrett, colored, shealder dislocated; Emmett Burnett, colored, Dumas, arm hurt; John Hol- ins. colored, Little Rock, arm and legs hurt; Jim Carroll, colored, Lit tie Rock, arm broke and head hurt ; w. H. Ballew, white, Boonyille, in jured about face and legs; D. C. liar din. colored. North Little Rock, head and hand hurt; Otto Raylor. white, Missouri bodily injuries
 A work train Of six ears was headed west. the caboose being in front
 IL was in charge of Conductor J. R. Gamble, Engineer Nazor and Fire man W. H. Evans. As they were pass ing along the track under the high bluffs bordering the river the crew saw a heavy rock rolling with awful velocity down the steep declivity, hay ing been detached from the hillside by the rains The train was going slowly, but was almost upon the rock when it struck the track. Engineer Nozor reversed his engine at once. but 1t was so close upon the obstacle that the train struck 1t almost full force. The cabOose was at the head of the train and was shiyered into splin- ters. Most of the men who were kill ed and injured were in the caboose. There was a crew of ffty-four men, white and colored, and they were go ing to a point further up the road 10 clear slight wreck. There were just back of the caboose three cars of sand. and many of the men were buried underneath the heap of sand thrown forward by the terrific i'm pact.
 Five cars and the caboose were com pletely wrecked, and only one ear and the engine left practically unihjlred
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
HE WILL HARDLY SUCCEED.
Dr. Mueller's Hand Has Been Re- venied nnd the Government VIII
 be Apt to Act Cautiously.

Brussels, Feb. 16.-It is said that the desire to keep secret the depart ure of pr. Mueller, the former con. sul of the Orange Free State in Hol- land, for the United States, was so keen that the Boer emissary booked his passage under an assumed name.
 According to information from re- sponsible Boer quarters, Mir. Kruger's letter to President Roosevelt, of which Dr. Mueller is the bearer, does not appeal for intervention, but ex- presses regret that he is unable at present to personally congratulate President Roosevelt on his accession. and concludes with gratifed allu- sion to the numerous invitations to visit the great republic which have arrived and are still arriving.
 Besides reorganizing the Boer propaganda in the United States, Dr. Mueller will direct his efforts prin- cipally to obtaining government pro- hibition of the exportation of articles regarded by the Boers as contraband of war, thus indirectly eGciting an opinion on the war by the United States government.
 Dr. Mueller is supported by wealthy Boer sympathizers in Europe and has great hopes regarding the result of his mission.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
DEVOURED BY CANNIBALS.
Twenty-Five of French Scientific PartJ Massacreed and Are Roasted
 and Eaten.

Paris, Feb. 17.-La Patria pub fishes a letter received from it's cor respondent, NJ. Rouyer. survivor of the massacre of French scientific mission, ny cannibals at Sileraka, New Guinea, January 1. NJ. Rouyer related that the yacht Saivatti, with the mission on board, had anchored oil the coast of New Guinea, and that several of the explorers landed. After an apparently friendly recep- ton from the natives the latter treacherously attacked them during the night, murdering 25 of the party, including Baron Nillars, Count de Saint Romy and NM. Hagenbeck and Nries, and wounding 8, including the writer of the letter. NJ. Rover, the chief of the mission and another frenehman named Reimer
 M Rouyer writes:
 We were all sleeping peacefully when there was great uproar, and we were attacked by hundreds of na- lives carrying torches. Several of us were felled to the ground with clubs, hatchets and spears. Others were overpowered, carried away and bound to trees. 1 was among this number. l received a blow on the head from a club and tainted. When recovered consciousness at five o'clock in the morning, l found my self tied hand and foot and surround ed by savages who, believing me to be dead, were keeping me for them selves. l saw the body eff Baron Nillars near me bound to tree. His body was naked, his head had been split open, his eyes had been gouped out and his groin was horribly mu- tllated. The Count de Saint Remy had been decapitated and his head stuck on the end of a spear as n trophy. M. Hagenbeck was spitted on bamboo and was being roasted over fire. The savages were about to cut him up. l waited my fate. l was afraid to move. My head hurt me dreadfully. All around me the ground was strewn with corpses. 2u"Aehly great claIHOf arose, tOl- lowed by fusilade. l opened my eyes and saw Dr. Foriter and the re- mainder of the mission from the yacht firing on the cannibals. l shouted and the rescuers ran to me and cut the bonds which bound me to the tree. The cannibal. fed leav- ing 32 dead. The clothes of NJ. Neyes were found but his body was missing. He had evidently been devoured by the savages during the night"
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
Mayor Allen Killed.

On Saturday. the 18th, Col. H. w Allen, mayor of Ashdown. twenty miles north Of TeXarkana, was killed in the Cotton Pelt yards in TeXarkana his body being mangled in hor rible manner, and pieces being scat tered along the track for fifty feet. Col. Allen was crossing from the union station to the Cotton Belt passenger station when run down. He fell Oppo- site the waiting room and many per sons witnessed the accident The body rolled directly under the ticket win dow on the platform. The remains were picked up in basket. He was one of the most prominent men in Little River county and was well known throughout the south.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
McWhorter Found Guilty.

A jury at Van Buren found Me. Whorter guilty of murdering his wife and assessed the death penalty. The testimony introduced by the defense in favor of the insanity plea was most revolting and showed that McWhorter was but little removed from the brute. Since the jury returned it's verdict McWhorter has paced the narrow con- fines of the murderer's cells and cried piteously. He grasps and shakes the iron bars and cries that he cannot es- cape. Kit Helton, who is his cell mate, and who is now under sentence of death for a like crime. sits by and laughs at McWhorter's display of grief.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
PROVINCE OF BATANGAS.
The fnsurrection Practically E'tpcJ Out by Gov. BelI-Maivar bc-
 coming UnpopuIar.

Manila, Feb. 17.-Gen. J. Franklin Bell has practically cleaned up the insurrection in Batangas province, the troops under his command hay ing made a clean sweep of the dis trict It is not believed that all the insurgent arms have been captured or surrendered, but that number of them have been taken by the in- surgents to other provinces or safely hidden. The increase of robber bands in the provinces of Tayabas and Cayite show the effects of the drastic measures adopted in Batan- gas and Iaguna provinces.
 Gen. Bell says the people of these latter provinces never realized the terrors of war until they personally experienced it's hardships, owing to the closing of the ports and the con centration of the natives in the towns.
 Gen. Bell believes that the insur- gent leader Malvar is becoming ex- ceedingly unpopular with the Fili- pinos, and that when the natives cease to fear his vengeance, many will be found willing to betray him.
 What has been said of Batangas province applies almost equally to Iaguna
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
THREE PERSONS INJURED.
Passenger and Extrn Freight Come Together at Texas Junction

Carbondale, H., Feb. 17.-Three persons were seriously injured yes- terday in collision at Texas Juno tion, six miles west of this city, on the Illinois Central railroad Passen- ges train No. 26, Conductor Bryan, collided with an extra freight under Conductor Donahue. The passenger engineer, Robert Allen; Baggageman Charles Ashley and Mrs. J. s. Lewis, all of this city, were those injured. The trainmen on the passenger jumped, saving their lives.
 The cause of the collision is sup posed to have been the absence of a fiagman from the freight, as the pas senger was running on schedule time.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
4 QUARTET OF ACCIDENTS.
Four Separate Railway Collisions Make Sabbath Days Quota
 Throughout the Country.
MANY PERSONS KILLED AND INJURED.
Two Occurred in Illinois. One In New York and the Other in Iowa-In One of the Former Passenger Train Was Rear Ended By a Freight. the Passenger Lo- comotiye Being Disabled.

Litchfield, H., Feb. 1.-Two per sons met death and five were iniured. yesterday, in rear-end collision be. tween the Diamond Special" on the Illinois Central road and a freight tram at point five miles north of Lltchtield. The collision was re. markable in that the fast passenger was ahead of the freight. and that both train were moving The dead:
 F. $. Burns, fireman on freight To- comotive.
 Frank Mcintyre, brakeman on freight train.
 The injured were: C. W. Castles, conductor; left hip injured and two ribs fractured; also hurt about the chest. Jack Dean, II years old, son of assistant Superintendent Dean of the Pullman company; severe cut on left leg Michael Donnelly, Chicago; cut about face and head. A. M Dear born, Chicago; one foot bruised. l.. Eaton, Pullman porter, St. Louis; cut about head and injured internal ly.
 The Diamond special was moving at rate of 12 miles an hour when the freight crashed into the rear sleeper. It is said the passenger would have been travelling faster had there not been some trouble with the locomotives mechanism. The engineer on the freight engine de- clared that the fog was so thick that he could not see 100 feet ahead Two Pullman coaches were badly wrecked and the freight engine is almost a total loss, while several | freight cars loaded with baled hay were ditched.
 No passengers were hurt, because there were few in the rear car, and these were not seated far enough back to be caught.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
BIRTHS H LED INTO A TRAP.
Two Officers and Ten Men Killed and Several Officers anj For
 ty Men Wounded.

Pretoria, Feb. 17.-One hundred and Fifty mounted infantrymen, while pa trolling the Kip river, south of Jo- hannesburg, February 13, surrounded a farmhouse where they suspected Boers were in hiding. A single Boer broke away from the house and the British started to pursue him. The Boer climbed kopje, the British fol lowing. Immediately a heavy fire was opened upon them. The British found themselves in a trap, and in a position where they were unable to make any defense. Eight of the Brit ish officers made gallant effort and defended the ridge with carbines and revolvers until they were overpow- cred The British had two officers and ten men killed and several off cers and 40 men wounded before the force was able to fall back under cover of blockhouse.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
Condition of soid,ers' Home.

Col. John G. Pitcher, president of the board of trustees of the Confed- crate soldiers home. has filed with the secretary of state a report showing the amount of moneys expended for the support and maintenance of the home. The recapitulation says the following sHul3 are now in the treas urJ of the state to the credit of the home; Support and maintenance, S91S4O2; clothing, s2.202.55; drugs. s2l5 S5; tobacco, si36.5S: postage and stationery, s9!75; incidental expenses $359.50; poll tax, ST; repairs. etc. s75; heating. waterworks, etc, $125; physician. $437.65 chaplain, s125; secretary. $50; superintendent and employees. $3.450
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
Steamers In Collision.

Liverpool, Feb. 1.-The Furness Allen Line steamer Dalton Hall, Capt Gordon, bound to St. Louis. N. F., and Halifax. N. S., from this port, was in collision at the month of ;he Mersey with the steamers Marpcssa and Sutherland, both of this port The Dalton Hall was cut down t. her bilge on the starboard side and mad to be beached off Seaforth. The dam age to the other steamers has not yet been ascertained.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Let well enough alone-uniess you are a physician.
 Cndertakers lose out when the dead past buries it's dead.
 Woman is a good listener when she can't think of anything to say.
 One woman may envy the beauty of another, but her intelligence-neyer.
 Some people think things they don't say, and others say things they don't think.
 With the exception of love-making, there are many new ways of doing old things.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
FOUR PERSONS KILLED.
Hany Also Injured in n Collision on
 the Iowa Central.

Iarshalltown, la, Feb t7.-rour li9cs were lost in a collision nu lho lnaa Central railroad ono mile II, rti, of Clifford, yesterday, a light engine. north-bound, crashing into passen- get train. A number of passengers were slightly injured.
 Engineer Frew of the light engine should have cleared the passenger train at Clifford, but for some reason failed to do so.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
Drowned in a Barrel.

u. ine 5-year-old daughter of w. F.
 wells, of Sevier county, was drown. u ;a III barrel. The child was play He on the porch, which was rather nish from the ground, and a barrel ~ as setting at one end of the porch. ,r, top being on a level with the floor.
 ne barrel was nearly full of water. ana was frozen over with a thin sheet V. ice and it is supposed that the sniiu stumbled and fell into the bar iei' breaking the ice. and was not dis after.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21
GeologicaI InVestiRation.

MT. c. Willard Hays, a geologist of note. was sent by the government to Pike county to make a personal inves- tigation of the Arkansas asphalt de- posits. He says that it has been the duty of himself and assistants to in- vestigate all the asphalt deposits in the United tSates and Cuba, and as a result he declares that the Pike county deposits are the finest he has ever seen
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-21

Preparations are being made to drill for oil at Huntsville, and company has been organized for that purpose. with capital of s50.000. The officers are w. T. Brooks, president; T. C.. Skaggs, vice-president; Sam Nunneley, secretary and treasurer.