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The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FlFTY-SEvENTH CONGRESS.

In the senate. on the 2sth during a con- tiuuance Of the debate on Philippine mat teTS. protracted discussion of tae ques- ton whether a censorship Of the press eI- isted al Manila occupied a large portion of the days session. MT. Cullem. chair man of the committee on foreign rela- tions- delivered an extended speech on me history Of reciprocity negotiations In the house. Mir Hopkins reported the permanent census bill. and gave notice that he would call it up on the 39th. A request ta make the oleoE arEaEiue bill special order for the Sd was objected To on tne democratic side. The session lasted but = minutes.
 in the senate on the S5th. number Of bills 10 which no objection had been ra4sed were taken from the calendar and passed After the Philippines tariff bill had been taken up. al two o'clock. Mir IhlUan = C-) delivered a speech. de- voted almost entirely to the part his state had taken in the war for the independ- ence CT the colonies. drawing morals. as ne said, for the benefit of the majority that might be applied to the Philip pifreS- In the house. a bill for fae pro- tecuon of the lives of miners in the ter ritories was passed. The bill fer the ere ation Of a permanent census bureau was also passed. by the terms Of which the permanent organization will succeed the present temporary organization July ], l@2 The bill also provides for a manu- featuring census in ls5. and for the col lection Of certain special statistics an- nually.
 Tn the senate on the 3lst. an hour and q half was devoted 10 consideration of a bill 70 increase the salaries Of judges Of United States courts. but no action was taken. Mir. Morgan tAIa1 delivered an extended speech on the Philippine tarin bill. giving particular attention to an amendment to the bill previously of- fered bY him. He did not discuss the po- htical phase Of the bill, but devoted his time to consideration of the legal and constitutional questions raised. d..-...In the house. several private claims were passed he Ways and means committee was di- rected to investigate and report upon the claim of the senate that reciprocity treaties affecting the customs revenues can be negotiated without the concur renee of the house.
 In the senate on the 3d. the measure providing fer an increase in the salaries of United States judges Was under dis cusslon for an hour. without result An other spirited debate on the Philippine tariff biIl Was precipitated as the result of some remarks made by Mir Carmack tdem IeHn.l. in the course Of an ex- tended speech on the general Philippine question which was participated in by NIT. ReSeridge Gnd.l and Tillman IS e --...-In the house. the day was devoted to general debate on the Oleomargarine bill the opponents of which began the dav by an attempt to flibuster against it. but were beaten bT more than tsvo-thirds vote. Those who opposed the bill favored the substitute designed Co prevent the fraudulent sale of Cleomargarine under EuiSs of butter
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07
SCORED CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Coroner's Jury at NorthyiIIe Mich igan, Refers to Them in n
 Verdict Rendered.

Worthwhile, Mich, Feb. 6.-Lyman Mepstead. an old citizen of this place. died Saturday. but owing to the fact that he was a Christian Scientist. the signature of a doctor could not bt ob- tained to the death certificate. Judge Webster and Prosecutor Hunt began an investigation, which resulted in the Summoning of coroner's jury, which rendered the following verdict:
 We find deceased came to his death as result of a complication of diseases. mostly acute in form and character. that his end was unt.mely and most miserable, owing to his hay ing been denied the medical supervi- sion and treatment which was hc,cs- sary. Ne find the inhuman treat ment accorded said deceased was by a so-ealled sect Gf Christian Scien- lists. in disregard of all basic and physiological laws"
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07
The Schleys at knoxville.

Knoxville. Tenn, Feb. 6.-The orin- cipal event of 1he programme for the entertainment of Admiral Schley was grand parade, which was headed by the police marshal. his aides and band. Then came .Ad- miral Schley escorted by Knoxville Knights Templar in full regalia. Spanish-American war veterans. Gov. Benton McMillin and staff, Mayor T. J. MeTeer. city council, city officials and members of the chamber of com merce, and various civic organize tions Admiral and Mrs. Schlev will visit the birthplace of Admiral Far ragut
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07
FOREIGN GOSSIP

The German debt is now fop, ,.. as large as it was when ,bs 'irrss emperor aseended the throne pfesent
 The electric cars at Ramsgs.
 soa' of England. are said = .1l ID 'hs undue noise. which is attrib,.l,,ake make sa resonant nature of the chalk oJ so: 10 the
 An engine uf the Great N, railway iH England. which was h..i1trn Iha.1trn ls30. completed in August an sult in gate ef 4gge.000 miles. h-s-,-.gs agsre- English record in this respeet hs
 According ,o the figures If a
 isirar general. Ireland is stiII los'.' reg population. the decline for ,hs gh year being figured at 3l.435 la'i entirely accounted for by e9piy-aa
 The shah of Persia is abso, bt@ ruler within his own doninior. master If the lives and raras & his subjects. The whole revs,u the country being al their sis1s recen; saahs have been able to sr large private fortunes. A'A
 The .are Heinrich Daasz.z ...
 haPs the mos- erH6i.e and fsr.,t the 6ermau scholars nha mad. Goethe-sehiAer Fe iea of Germ., ,a' s erafure their sPee.ai .5eal af rss-.-, ll' He lived - years. aud rom fs4e.atea death. feN years ago. hezas libr..'. -' a1 the Catholic high school fa ColansI
 | great walking campsti,io, ;s kio ia wh5ch most ef he eomne,i.a.' were jinrik~ha men resulted in e.. none of she men compsetirg,bs 4,.seo rs.o mum of 70 miles. This excited aa-' surprise. as the JiHriksha men bavs.-. menSelX developed legs. The resr,,l. attributed 10 their want of stayi,s power.
 Since I377 the aldermen of Io,,. have annually presented "a the biSa officers If the state. such as lord cban celloz. he lord chief justice. the hon.. secretary and the foreign secrets-r as wei as certain officials of ,ba o.s pieces Of cloth, which. in the casas. the town clerk, reaches the maximrr. of 12 yards. This custom f guilds,n5 corporations clothing their mem. bers led. il is said. 10 the origin Of ,b. liKeries ef the various eeaBanies.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07
ABOUT A HANDSOME CLOCK
resentatiNes That Has Been There Long Time

The death of Architect C.srk. pps., whom the capitol has assumed is prs,. enr magnificent proportions. calls to min5 ,he splendid historical work hs dfd iH gathering into number c, bound volumes every scrap If written or printed records he coulG secure r. garaiHs he building and deearatingo: heeap5tol. Unfortunate gmaeh of the decorative materials was ~lamped" in .he aidS, and it never MI be known iast what it-cost. says The Washington Star. \ curious fact concerning the clock in he hal. of the house of repre-. serfatfves came to igat during ths summer. The cleaners tackled the clock, supposiug il to be of some or. diHary hard wood and cast iron. bedded under yarnish. l. looked ordinary enough anyhow.
 The cleaners scratched and iabbsd and scrubbed till nearly an inch thick of varnish had been removed. whenit Was found hat the clock s incased I bronze Beautiful bronze, too. About the face .> d wealth of fruit, oak leaves and acorHS The chief beauty of th. clock. however. is the ea-l standir, with spread wings or .be top of th case. and the bronze fgare of an Amer. iean Indian and a hunter, which sup port II on each side. These are real works of art. standing about hrse feel high. the Indian in war bonnet and scalp shirt, leans upon his bow, and the hunter is iu bucksk' T suit, with his gun ir his hand, while both seem looking down ar the house below
 There is no record whatever of the purchase of the clock. but it was i1 is place when the hall W3> first occu' pied IS fbe house of representations so ,he "o.Gest iuhahitart' says. Ihe bronze eagle and figures were not pari ot the clock originally, for there isa record in 1862 which states that ih' "eaele' Was purchas of Archer Warner. NJ ~key & Co. at cost ofsl@ Architect Clark thought that this sun included The two bronze figures also although no mention k made Of them here or elsewhere. as they were eN' dently an after thought. but as oo'a lean upon the clock frame were oo'l' ously designed purposely for il, thousi not fastened to ;he clock The cage is welded 'o the clock frame Tn, clock has been gold leafed" instead of vanished. and inc bronzed fgur" are al restored, 10 their original s'a'e' and the whole now presents pleasing appearance.
 The "architectural" history of the capitol of the nation is scattered II paragraphs and reports collected y Ire la podrida of government repo7S foor indeNing make it almost imPos sible 10 get al anything short oi months Ia borious ? search throlE du.ty tonnes. if the data wanted % very far back. Architect Clark bfs to compile the data nearly 10 y'~ ago, and il is supposed hal his per-" collection k the only one in existeh'N
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A dispatch from St. Petersburg, on the 3d, said: Count Leo Tolstoi is very i'll. He will be attended by a specialist from St. Petersburg
 Arthur NJ. Parent, manager of the Pullman car works, died. on the 2d, at his home in Pullman, H., after an illness of several weeks, caused by an affection of the liver. He was in his forty-second year.
 Reports from many sections of kansas state that a serious water famine confronts the cattlemen. and if warm weather, which would melt the heavy snow. does not speedily come. thousands of cattle will die If thirst.
 Admiral and Mrs. Schley brayed the cold, on the 2d, and paid a visit to the tomb of Andrew Jackson. at The Hermitage, l2 miles from Nashville. Tenn. Luncheon was partaken of at the old Jackson home. under the auspices of the Ladies Hermitage association.
 The new school enumeration of Oklahoma territory. just completed. shows the number of school children m the territory to be 146.049. gain of ls,l2s for the year. The receipts from rental of territorial school lands for the past six months were S135,s25.
 Secretary of the Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw was formally inducted into of. flee on the 1st. the oath being ad- ministered by Justice Shiras. of the United States supreme court. Ex- Secretary Gage will go to Florida for a good rest.
 Ed and Jack Riddle, the condemned murderers who escaped from the Pittsburg (Pa) jail with the assist ance of the warden's wife. Mrs. Sof- Tel, died at Butler, Pa. on the night of the lst, from wounds received in the fight at their capture. Mrs. Sof- Tel, at last accounts, was in pre- carious condition.
 A gold jewel case. studded with diamonds and bearing the portrait of Emperor William. is to be the kaiser's launching gift to Miss Alice Roose- welt, daughter of the president. The emperor's portrait will cover the cen ter Of the lid in enamel.
 Railroads were tied up and tele- phone and telegraph lines prostrated as q result of the terrific storm which swept over the country from the great lakes to the Atlantic sea board on the 2d.
 Seven bandits entered the Pecos Mercantile Co.'S store at Sumner. \. N, on the Sd, shot Felipe Beaubien dead, beat Francisco Zenora sense less, stole 5000 worth of goods. robbed the post office and escaped.
 About 25.ooo spectators. meludino many foreigners. among whom were several Americans. witnessed the ski racing. on the 4th, at HoImekellen Norway. Gjoelme made the longest leap, 29is metres.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07
Flying Days Near.

In deciding 10 issue a magaiin. dealing with aerial navigation ". make no attempt at prophecy pu' sr there is no question that flying " human beings is nearer realIzau'~ than many people imagine, and wHsa . we reflect upon what has been uOI, < in other branches of engineerins |. ' requires a very small effort oi 's v ina gination to realize what A transpire in the development oi afila. a navigation in the near future'-DV don Flying.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

Chief Swi5gley ordered his men from their pipes and engines and put them to work digging in the debris for the men who had been caught.
 Rescuers at Work.
 Calcium lights were procure. and gangs of men were put to wocl re- moving the debris. \ large force of negro rousters was secured from the levee They worked effectively. and made good progress on the rescue.
 For a time graans could be frard in the debris. but by one o'clock they had ceased. and ii was known that the unfortunate frcmen were dead.
 Four bodies have been recovered up to 3 p. m. Three are still in the debris which is being cleared away by large force of men.
 The bodies recovered are those f Kehoe, krenning. Steele and Dundon.
 Two met their death while light ing the fire. a floor giving way be- meath their feet.
 Five went to their doom in an ef- fort to rescue their imprisoned com rades. the walls falling in and bury ing all beneath a mass of bricks and timbeTs.
 Relief for Families of the Dead.
 The daily newspapers have started relief funds for the benefit of the families of the dead firemen, and the public will respond.
 One evening paper says:
 Fl was heart-reniering calamity. not surpassed in pethos and high de- yotion To duty in the glorious history of gallant deeds performed by St. Louis fremen.
 What shall the people of St Louis dc for the stricken families and de- pendents of these brave men. bercft at one blow of their dearest ones and of the means of living? We believe that the people of St. Louis will .ee that the stricken families and de pendentS are taken care of. and that the best memorial that affection and respect can offer will be rendered them.
 The mayor has now committee to distribute the fund.
 Members of the Merchants ex- change subscribed S3.e20 in three minutes
 The Post-Dispateh reports sub scriptions mp to ? ?. m. of S411.50.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07
THE DANISH WEST INDIES.
The senate Committee on ForeigA Relations Orders Favorable
 Report the Treaty

Washington. Feb. 6.-The senate committee on foreign relations has ordered q favorable report on the treaty to acquire the Danish West ln- dies. No amendment was made to the treaty in committee
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07
Probably the Work of Apaches.

Tucson, AriI., Feb. 6.-'Ihe chulred remains of X. F. Vail, pioneer rancher, was found in the ruins oi his house al Aravapai canon. 36 miles from Tucson. The supposition k that the house was burned by Apache h. dians, who roam around that s,ction. It is believed that the Indians are much dissatisfied on account e the government cutting of their rations
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07
Gold for Europe.

New Yoi k. Feb. 6.-Lazard Freres have added S5oo,oo0 to their engage ment of gold for shipment to Eu- rope. This brings the total engac-- ment for Thursdays steamer up to S42JO,0O
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07
Coadjutor to Bishop Whitaker

Philadelphia, Feb. 6.-A. Maekcv- smith. rector of St. Johns Episcor aI church, Washington, D. C.. has been elected eoadjutor 10 Bishop Whi1a1. CT. of the Pennsylvania diocese.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07
Miners Joint Scale Committee.

Indianapolis, Ind. Feb. 6.-At the opening of meeting of the jcint scale committee of the miners and operators. Francis l.. Robbn~. of PIttsburg moved that sub-coInldit- tee. eonsistingg of two operators and two miners from each state, take up the matter of new scale. l.esi- dent Mitchell seconded the melton. and it was carried. The sub-eomnit- tee went into session at once.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07
ST. LOUIS HREMEN KILLED.
Six are Covered by the Debris of Falling Building ,and are
 Crushed to Death.
TERMINATION OF kFIRE IN AFIRE TRAP.

Floors Gave Way. Carrying Down Three Men. When Assistant Chief Thierry Headed Rescue Party. and They are Crushed by Falling MaIIs-The Work of Rescue.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07
\ Good Place.

Bill-How do you know the places to fish in this stream
 Jill-Oh, I walk along unih ntv place where there are lot oI rsrs bottles scattered about Statesman.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

Two thousand Chinese boxers have crossed the Corean frontier and have plundered several towns. the inhab- itants of which fed. The govern ment has asked for military assist ance
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

The Bavarian government has sold a loan of 5000. 900 marks to a syndi- cate of Bavarian bankers. The loan bears interest at three and oue-half per cent. and subscriptions 10 il will soon be opened.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

Senator Patterson. on the 50th. in- troduced bill providing for the un- ion of Oklahoma and Indian terri tory. and their admission to the In ion as state to be called Oklahoma.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

Mrs. Jefferson Davis has submitted a formal offer to the Mississippi leg islature. through Mrs. Kimbreugb of Greenwood. to sell the old Davis home at Beauvoir, to be used as a home for indigent confederate sol diers, for SI0.a0o.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

A circular letter has been received by members of the senate from Gen. Wood. military governor Of Cuba. urging concessions on Cuban sugar coming into the United States.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

Manila is intensely interested as to what action congress will take con- cerning the Philippine islands. Or dinary local politics have been forgotten and two parties have been formed. the optimists and the pes simists. Some think that life and property are unsafe outside of the towns of the islands, while others ridicule such ideas and consider life and property to be assured.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

At a meeting of the executive com mittee of the Southern Educational association. held in Chattanooga, Tenn. on the 2d, it was decided to hold the next annual meeting of the association in Chattanooga. The date fixed upon for the meeting is July 10 i.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

A. |. Patterson. convicted of em- bezzling s4,o00 in city funds from the City of Clyde. Kas., of which he was treasurer, was sentenced, on the 31st, to three years in the penitentiary Patterson admitted taking the money. but alleged that as it was collected from joints he could not be held ac- countable for it.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

The report that Commandant Kcit- ginger, who was captured by Gen. French, December r, had been con demned to death. was not confirmed in London up to the 30th. IL was an- nounced from South Africa, January 20, that kritzinger's trial would be- gin soon. but nothing had since been heard of his case
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

Senator Lodge. on the 30th. intro duced bill authorizing the inspec- tion of trains coming into the United States from Canada and Mexico with the view of determining whether there arc on board aliens who are not residents of those countries. The object of the measure is to prevent illegal immigration.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

The president has approved the rec ommendation of the secretary of war that the sentence of dismissal inn posed by eonrt-martial in the case of First Lieut.. Preston Brown. Jr.. Srcond infantry, be commuted to the loss of 36 numbers and forfeiture of his pay for nine months. Lieut.. Brown was charged with having killed Filipino who refused to rescue a drowning soldier.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07
he Killed.

AUGUST THIEREY. first assistant chief.
 MICHAEL KEHOE. assistant foreman DANIEL. ". STEELE. foreman. WILLIAM DONDON. pipeman CHARLES kRENNING. p!peman. FRANKLIN MCBRIDE. tliIerTnan. CHARLES WESTEEHoF. p.peman.
 The Injured. CHIEF SWINGLEY. hurt by falling bricks aud less
 PATRICK MCCARTHY. engineer. struck b falling bricks.
 MONROE MOORE. cleric ftghl in- Sreeter. teI through a shaft. bruised and $ lratrhad-
 WILLIAM JUEIC. driver for Assistant Chief TaiersT. fractured skull and inter- nal injuries
 FRANK LINGO assistant dfiver bruised and hurt internally
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

The Treasury club. an organization of officials of the United States treas ury department, gave a farewell din- ner, on the 31st, at the Shoreham ho- tel, to Hon. Lyman J. Gage, the re- tiring secretary. Covers were laid for 65, the guests including Hon. Leslie NJ. Shaw, who succeeds Mir. Gage, and other notables.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

The work of transplanting the trees at Forest park, St. Louis, in or der to save those that interfere with the construction of the Worlds fair buildings, is being systematically un- dertaken by corps of experts. They will be so disposed as to further beautify the Worlds fair site and the great preserve.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

Rudyard kipling, writing from Cape Town. south Africa, in a letter to friend in England, again pro- tests emphatically against any am- nesty being granted the rebels, which, he fears from the attitude of the home people, may be done Mir kipling declares it is question of life or death for the colony.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

At Toledo. O., on the 29th. Mrs. Horace (. Allen. wife of the United States minister to Corea. slipped and fell on the ice, breaking one of the bones in her leg. Mir. Allen and she were to have started. on the 30th, on their return to Corea via London. St. Petersburg and the Siberian railway
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

Chief Swiagley ordered his men from their pipes and engines and put
 them to work digging in the Gcbris for the men who had been caught.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

The house committee on territories gave hearing. on the 31st. to q del egation from Arizona. including Gov. Murphy. Chief Justice Street. ]. c. Ainsworth and Delegate Smith. in ia vor of its admission as a state. The readiness of the territory 10 assume all the obligations of statehood was set forth.
The Forrest City times., 1902-02-07

The man 10 whom Abraham Lincoln presented a jackknife because hi. face was homlier than his own. diec at East Liverpool, O.. on the 31st. He was Rev. William Hastings. of To
 ronto. o. Rev. William Hastings wa, a powerful and distinguished preach
 CT, but he was not a handsome man
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-18
Quie; Homo Marriage,

The wedding of Miss Frances Hitch
cock and Mr.. John S. Matthew'S of Bal
liInore. took place at =. II. yesterday.
IN the home Of the brides mother. Rev
Joel Tucker performed the ceremony.
The parlor was lovely ana fragrant with
the green of palms, ferns. and mistletoe.
The marriage, though witnessed only by
the FAMILIES and friends OF the bride and
groom. was both beautiful and impress
siyc.
MT Matthews was attended by, rs
best man, Mr.. j. j. Hitchcock, who came
from the Blue Ridge mountains to Off
ciate at his sisters marriage
AT the strains OF the wedding march,
beautifully rendered by Mrs Eva Gary,
OF Richmond. rshers and bridesmaids
entered the parlor. followed BY the
groom and his best man and were mcr
by the bride, and her maid of honor.
The bride was beconingly attired in
seal brown broadcloth. with hat ana
gloves to match and carried Brides
roses
Miss Annie Peyton. Of spotsyivar MIA,
acted as maid Of honor. She was attfreu