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The Forrest City times., 1902-12-12
DINNER TO JUSTICE HARLAN.
Given In Recognition of Completion
of Twenty-Five Years I'm Unit
ed states Supreme Court.

Washington, Dec. 19.-The dinner
of the United States at the new Will
lard hotel, Tuesday night, to Mr.. JUS
tice John Marshal Harlan, in recog-
milton of the completion of 25 years
of service on the bench of the SUI
preme court, was a brilliant function.
The banquet hall was handsomely il
Illuminated and the tables elaborately
decorated with palms, American
beauty roses and laurel.
In the absence of Attorney-Genera
Knox, Mr.. Wayne MacVeagh pre-
sided. When the guests had been
seated grace was said by Rev. Rich
ard ID. Harlan, Of Lake Forest Ill, eld-
est son of the justice, who had come
to Washington especially for the oc-
casion. Justice Harlan was in his
happiest mood, and gave every evil
dence of his appreciation Of the hon.
or bestowed on him. His two other
sons, James S. Harlan, chief justice
Of Porto Rico, and John Maynard
Harlan, of Chicago, also were pres
ent, while Mrs. and Miss Harlan and
host of friends were interested
spectators in the gallery.
Interest in the banquet outside OF
Justice Harlan centered in President
Roosevelt. His arrival shortly after
$50 o'clock was the signal for a great
outburst of applause
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-12
MOURNING AT PORTLAND.
Funeral of Thomas II. Reed. at Port.
land, Me-, Was IA simple but
Impressive Service.

Portland, Me-, Dec. 1C.-Simple but
impressive services, consisting of
music, scripture reading, prayer and
brief eulogy were held over the re-
mains of ex-Speaker Thomas b. Reed
at the First Unitarian church. Tues
day. The church was thronged with q
distinguished assemblage which in
cluded the governors of Maine and
Massachusetts, the congressional del
cgation, representing the house and
senate, the Loyal Legion, several
Grand Army posts, members of the
bar, city officials and delegates from
nearly every political organization in
the state.
In a room which opened into the
auditorium of the church were the
widow and daughter, attended by a
number of personal friends and
screened from the crowd in the main
edifce.
The day was one of mourning
throughout the city. Many places of
puSihSSS was SloSCu 0uililS tic
noon. Public buildings were also
closed during the day.
Rev. John Carroll Perkins, the pas
tor of the church, conducted the sery-
ice and delivered the eulogy, closing
his remarks with a benediction.
The casket was borne to the hearse
and while the bells of the city tolled
o.
Reeds life, the funeral party entered
carriages. The little procession
passed to Evergreen cemetery, when
the body was placed in tomb to
await burial in the spring.
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-12

Arkansas Fisheries.

below is an extract from the sta
tistics of the fisheries of the Missis-
sippi and tributaries, prepared in the
division of statistics and methods of
the fisheries. United States fish COM
mission, by c. H. Townsend, assistant
In charge: The commercial fisheries
or Arkansas are prosecuted wholly in
the Mississippi river and its tributa-
rles. Some of the more important
tributaries Of the Mississippi in this
state are the Arkansas, White, ST.
Francis and Ouachita rivers, and
Big Lake. Large quantities of fishery
products are also derived from other.
water In 1899 the number of per
sons employed in the fisheries was
463. The capital invested in boats,
apparatus of capture, and fishing
property, amounted to 39,105. The
boats, including house boats, num-
bered 437, valued at $10,357. The
fishing apparatus was valued at $685.
147, and the shore and accessory
property at s3.6O1. The products ag-
gregated 4S96,591 pounds, valued at
$16S,071. The principal species OBJ
tanned were buffalo-fish, 2,3SS,S90
pounds, s52,521; catfish, S3S,514
pounds, s42,044; fresh-water drum,
304,1 pounds, s7.S4S. Black bass,
crappie, paddle-fish, sun-fish, frogs
and various other species were taken
in considerable quantities. Caviar
made from the roe of the paddle-fish
or spoOn-bill cat amounted to 34,-
lis pounds, valued at 81, 1,4SS. The
most productive forms of fishing ap-
paratus were seines and fykenets,
the catch with the former being q
032. .582 pounds, valued at $62.505. and
with the latter 1,404,613 pounds, val
ued at S44 ,664. Next in importance,
with respect to the quantity and value
Of products, were pound nets, tram
mel nets and set lines"
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-12

George Dunham and Fred Under
Sheriff Powers and the robbery of the
Bank of Clarksville on the night of
February > last. were found guilty
of murder in the first degree. Sher
iff Powers roomed across the alley
from the bank and was awakened by
the noise of an explosion. He has
tened to the bank and pitched bat
tie with tie ROBBERS ensued, in which
he was killed. The convicted men
were captured several weeks later
and placed in the penitentiary for
safe keeping A man by the name OF
Richardson was also arrested in
hospital at Wichita. Kas,, suffering
from wound supposed to have been
inflicted by Powers. but with the aid
friends he escaped before being
brought back To this state and has
never been recaptured. The evidence
introduced by the prosecution showed
that Dunham and Underwood lived in
Van Buren,. and that they disappeared
from that place the afternoon before
the robbery and murder. Reputable
citizens of Clarksville testified that
they were seen to enter the bank and
go through the alleys in the rear Of
the building the afternoon and early
evening preceding the tragedy. and
railroad men gave testimony to the
effect that they boarded a freight
train between Clarksville and Spa
dra and returned to Van Buren, the
aff
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-12
A Cheerful View.

True, it costs more TO live than Il
used TO, says the Chicago Tribune. but
it is worth something to be alive these
days.
Between Mount Kasbek and China
raj khokh, in the Caucasus, a glacier
descends into the narrow, wedge
shaped valley of the Ghenal Don, which
after a course of Is miles joins the
Ghizel Don, a tributary of the Terek.
Like most glaciers of the Caucasus,
the Ghenal Don has Of late years re-
ceded considerably, and some years
ago copious springs of hot sulphur
water were uncovered by the recession.
About the middle of July the whole end
of the glacier broke off and slid dowr
the valley, grinding down everything
in It's path. Thirtytwo lives were lost
On July 10 another huge block of ice
BROKE off and followed the first with
terrible rapi'lity for eight miles dowy-
the ralley.
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-12
Bride Swallows Garbolic Acid.

Mrs. Stella Lawrence. a bride of
three weeks, swallowed half an ounce
of carbolic acid at her home in Eu-
reka Springs and died without MAX
ing a statement Her husband stated
that he had just stepped out of the
house when he heard an Outcry and,
returning, found her prostrated on
the bedroom floor, and that she had
drank half the contents of bottle
Of the poison, mistaking it for cough
syrup in the dark.
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-12

Uncle" George Brinsfeld, of lizard
county. rode distance of forty miles
to Mammoth Spring where he took a
train for Paragould to attend the
Methodist conference. Mr.. Brinsfeld
has been citizen of lizard county for
over thirty years. He will be 103
years of age should he live till next
April, and the fact that he was phys
ically able to make such a long jour
ney in the manner he did shows that
he is wonderfully preserved for his
years. He has always lived the life OF
q plain farmer
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-12

In answer to recent inquiry from
prosecuting attorney Attorney Cen
eral Murphy takes the position that
the vote against the sale OF wine
simply prohibits the licensing Of such
sale; it does not affect the right to
sell in the county or township native
wine made from the berries or grapes
grown by the party. Nothing but a
prohibitory order of the county court
will make such sale unlawful"
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-12
Alleged Murderer Hound Over.

Joe Walker, colored. has been bound
over to the grand jury of Jefferson
county on the charge of numbering
Joe Branch. colored. his wife and her
two sisters. at Tucker The dead bod
les of the four negroes were found in
the cabin where they lived. The heads
of all were split open with al AK, anG
the instrument of their death was
found nearby covered with blood. The
perpetrator of the crime sought to con-
ceal his crime by firing The house, but
only little part of the floor was
burned
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-12

The authorities of Hot Springs
have attached the sum of $35, ,0G0,
property of the man under arrest
charged with having robbed a Texan
CT $4,000 in a fake foot race. The
officials give notice that any party
where the gang formerly operated
may recover money lost to them by
the proper Identification.
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-12

Fourteen business houses at New
Lewisville were destroyed by fire on
the 9th. The fire started in the build
ing occupied by S. Hooker Follow
ing were the principal losers: T. E.
Ball, S. Barber. w. w. Tanner, Saw
yer & Magee, George Newton, H. C.
Smith. s. Hacker and j. F. Davis
Lester & McCants owned the princi-
pal part of one block, and d. l.. King
the other Lester & McCants car
ried 81 900 insurance on buildings and
S. Hacker $4,000 insurance on stock,
and George Newton $500 on stock.
All the buildings burned were of
wood.
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-12
Protected Her Home.

A woman living at a sawmill near
Texarkana shot cnd killed man, who
tried to forcibly enter her house. A
crowd of men went to the woman S
home and ayowed their intentions to
enter the house She warned them to
go, and upon their failure to obey
she fired into the darkness, killing one
of the party.
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-12
DR.. ]. N. RICE DEAD.
He Was q Prominent Independent
Anthracite Coal Operator In
the PennsyIvnnia Field.

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 10.-Dr. J. n.
Flee, a prominent independent coal
operator who took conspicuous part
in the present arbitration proceed
ings, died, Tuesday, from heart trou-
BILE. DIR. Rice was a member of the
committee which went to New York,
ten days ago, which resulted in call
ing off the proposed settlement nego-
tiations.
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-12
Coal Mines Sold.

The Prairie Creek coal mines at
Huntington. embracing over 5000
purchased by a syndicate of New
York capitalists. the consideration be-
ing 100000 cash. 1t is estimated
that there are thirty millions tons of
coal yet to be mined from the proper
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-12

white baby boy about three
months old was left on the front porch
of the homo of Mrs. s. r. Wagner
at Little Rock. Mrs. Wagner was
awakened by the wailngs of the lit
tie fellow, and took him in in time
to prevent his freezing to death.
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-12
Eloper Arrested.

Geo. Gordon, prominent business
man of Fort Worth, Tex, was ar
rested at Little Rock on information
that he had eloped with the wife of
a neighbor and deserted wife and
family. Gordon was accompanied by
the woman. and after giving bond the
couple left for Kansas City. Both
families are prominent. Gordon's sis
ter being the wife of Senator NJ. A.
Hanna's son.
The residence of James Hagan at
Morriltcn was destroyed by fire. Loss.
$4,000, with $500 insurance.
The Forrest City times., 1902-12-12
Billiards and Pool
!. ". MALLORY, Prop.
In Basement of Marion
Hotel

Having opened first-class Bill
hard and Pool Room as above, |
solicit your patronage. New tables,
quiet place, polite attention. Give
NE q call.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-21
Yourself and Others.

.s Is T. 3
Charles Snyder Of Jnliaetta left AZ
home yesterday returning from ,he fair.
The Snyder Hotel at Juliaetta has been
sold and the family will probably move
to Lewiston for their future home.
Martin Vessels and wife left for their
home near Cameron this morning, Nj.
Vessels has had charge Of the Kendrick
EXHIBIT at the fair and received on All'
hands ve,y complimentary notices otosst
the artistic display he mad.
Edward Kettenbach. fecentIy fromi
Indianapolis, purchased lot liz North
Park Place yesterday from Ha,en squier,
consideration t6oo Mr Ketteubach viii!
build upon the property Il ouce and
will make perhsrnent residence here
Aiter the Midway shows were slis.s
mantled in Lewiston some lucky sesrcher
In the saw dust arena reported thst w
had found : ten dollar bsll. There iwss 4
general rush TO stake out claims With the
net result 81 paning cut buslsel II can
slidates cards. The festive office seeker
was very ninch In evidences siuriua ,1e
fair and this week he i In tlle ceuntry
telling how 4 happened, y sc e
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-21
Indian War Dance.

The Indian war dance Of the closing
day Of the fair was unique feature Of the
meeting To many it was the most i'm
pressive spectacle Of fair week. In this
dance twenty Indians under the leader
ship Of Red Eagle or George Moses gave
an exhibition to illustrate the dance OF
mourning and Of preparation for battle.
When the dance was announced the
braves and medicine men marched in
great solemnity from the medicine lodge
which they had erected near the track
and formed in a semi-circle on the race
track before the grand stand. The squaws
and aged chiefs gathered about the tom
tom and began low weird chant The
music grew quicker and mpre piercing
and the medicine man sprang to his feet
and beckoned to the warriors who broke
into the war dance Of the tribe with bod.
les bent and in fantastic figures they
danced in and out With the grace aud
vigor Of the ideal savage. Their dress
was gorgeous in its coloring and where
clothing was lacking the naked body was
painted with figures. At the close of the
dance Red Eagle addressed the grand
stand. using Albert Moore, q Carlisle
graduate. to interpret for him. He waS
enthusiastically cheered by the audience
at the conclusion Of his remarks
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-21
Il Lsit : Coed Tssts.

After the lapse Of few days since the
close of the Interstate state fair. We
pause to note the general effect Of the
good things enjoyed and remark that II
left good taste in our mouth. Our i'm
preston Of the midway, the street fakirs.
modern horse Rddles and confetti Fingers
was that section Of New Osleaas car
nival mnst have been wrong shipped.
The mellow climate Of Lewiston and
vineland had ito legitimate ontcrop 10
the semi-southern scenes and sposts.
The crowd was genuinely weTstern.
Good natured. well .mannesed settlers ol
all classes and conditions mingled closely
and courteousiy. Your denisen Of the
west has rubbed garments with too many
races and classes not to have been rid Of
the logged corners Of i'll nature and self.
ishness. He is polished and refined. iu
some degree at least. By the process and
mutual pleasure resulss when We cele-
brate.
i AZ to the exhibit We resolved the i'm
preston that il We bad strayei into the
grounds without previous knowledge cf
the coantry ~ would have regarded The
exhibit - top-heavy, thst /. An exhibit
far beyond the expectation Of new
country and out Of all proportions 70 the
size Of the metropolis making the e..
hibit. We thought We knew some pump-
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-21
CROPS AND PRICES THIS YEAR
Wheat Advancing in Price-fIax is Lower
Nezpsrce County will Market i.2sO.000
Bushels Of Wheat-hsrvest Nearly Over.

This year has been bumper crop in
Nezperce county and the farmers are
made joyful by the decided advance in
prices. Choice blue stem has been quo
ted this week at So cents and club wheat
from 81 to So cents per bushel. Last year
the prevailing prices hardly reached 50
cents for blue stem, aud that for milling.
Flax prices are On the decline, the top
price for the week being IS cents. Last
year the price never fell below 81 per
bushel. Barley is selling from rs to So
cents as compared with 60 to IS cents of
last year. Oats is IS cents per hundred.
With prices advancing except on fax and
the best crop harvested in recent years
safe in the warehouses the farmers are in
fine shape for the season.
The wheat yield Of the county is esti
mated at I,aso.o 900 bushels. the fax yield
500, 600 bushels and the barley 5000 TONS
Buyers and growers who keep close
watch on the market assert that fax has
reached its highest mark as product of
this section aud that barley is the com.
ing crop. 1t has fine yield in this 10
cality and is better grain for expor,
than oats. The barley acreage will be
greatly Increased next season.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-21
PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN
Candidates on Both Sides Busy IN the field
State Speakers Canvassins the County Thor.
oushIy-C Claims by Both Parties.

, Two weeks from today wills see The fiu-
ish Of the campaign in Idaho. In many
respects 1t has cen the most unique cam
paign ever held in the state. The rem,b-
l'cans have been since the beginning the
most aggressive aud the most confident
OF success. Among the voters there seems
to be general apathy about getting out
to register. Registration is slow all over
the county. This week, however, there
is a better showing for the county canti-
dates are in the field and very active in
the campaign.
The republicans have several speakers
in the county this week. Hon. James Il.
Babb will tour the county beginning at
Steele tonight and speaking at Fletcher,
Mohler, Nezperce and Russell in the
order named Hon. "A. h. Moss and Judge
]. II. Richards will speak at Lewiston To-
night and will be The remainder Of the
week IN this section. Next week p. M.
Bruner Of HALEY and +. J. Frawlvy Of
Boise will tour this county and Burton
French, republican candidate tor con,
gress, will speak in Lewiston October ~
and in Leland and Nczpercc during The
week.
The dem Dcrats have this week insNtx
perce county Jno. Nugent Of Silver City
and II. Fleherty Of Nebraska aud r. y.
Culver, nominee for attorney general,
touring the county besides various teams
Of county candidates who are making
school iiouse campaign. Senator Henry
Heitield will spend most Of his time in
this section from now till election day
working vigorously for the legislative
ticket pledged 10 his support. He ia
billed for Lewiston October ~.
Few claims are made as yet by any II
the parties. Republicans are aggressive
and confident Of greatly increased vote
for their ticket. The democrats are ma
king q quiet campaign with indications
Of considerable slashing for their ,ivket.
Both sides will urge the VOTERS from now
on to register and vote. The coming i
week will zee great activity with the CAM
paign CLOSED with several big rallics. "
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-21
PRINCIPALLY ROAD MATTERS

The County Board Adjourned After . Short
Session on Road Business Meet
Again After Election.
After weeks session on bills and
roads the county board adjourned yester.
day to reconvene after election. Poll.
tics is too warm just now to step on any.
body's toes and the safest plan is to
adjourn till after the vote is taken. Fol-
lowing is an abstract in brief of the bust
ness done:
A donation Of $40 was made for the i'm.
provement Of the Knowlton road in dis.
trict No. 2.
The overseers of districts s and "a have
been ordered to open the Mark Arthur
road 10 public travel.
The contact for the construction Of
the new roads below the mouth of Pot
latch creek has been completed and the
report Of the contractors accepted.
The county attorney was instructed to
institute proceedings for condemning
rights of way for the ID ID. Van Winkle
road in district No Is The right OF
way will be over the lands Of l.. L.
Oylear, S. S. Gilbert. +. J. Cook. ]. John
son aud F. G. Aollingsworth.
George Berriman private district No.
13, X. NJ. Cleveland, James Clark and
County Surveyor Briggs appointed
viewers.
P. A Stewart road, district II, VIM.
Dew, David Hickman and County Sur.
veyor Briggs appointed viewers.
" Hearing on Coy Lawrence road, in dis
trict No. IA, had and same declared
pnblic highway. and ordered opened.
Viewers on the Gideon Unsucker
change in Unsucker road. district III, &C.
cepted; road declared public highway
and ordered opened.
Viewers report G. A. M. Scott change
Of the w. A. Black road in districts 4 and
~ accepted Petition not granted. view.
ers reporting unfavorably.
Viewers report on N. 3. Long road,
districts s and 9 accepted. Hearing set
for January 2sth.
Viewers report on r H. Thompson
road in district IS. accepted; hearing set
for January 2sth.
Viewers report ON Greenstreet and
Schubert change in the Mcclure road,
district III, accepted. Road ordered to
be opened.
Viewers report on George Certje road,
district II, accepted Hearing set for
Jan. 2Sth.
Viewers report on w. M. A. William.
SON road, district II, accepted. Road
ordered opened.
Viewers report on w. R. Gibbs change
in lewiston Cottonwood stage road, dis
trict 2, accepted. Hearing sci for Jan.
2Sth.
IN. Mccall road in districts II and AZ
ordered opened.
Viewers report accepted on the r. w.
Grow road, district No. IS. Hearing set
for Jan. 7Sth.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-21
BY His Own Hand.

Frank L. Edmiston died Sunday morn.
sng from dose Of morphine administered
BY his own hand. He was desponden,
over losses made At the rsces during the
week and Saturday night purchased
morphine which he took on returning
home telling his wife good by he called
for his children saying he had taken
poison. Doctors were hastily sum-
moned but could not save the man.
Edmiston is carpenter and builder BY
trade and has lived in Lewiston about
three years. He was member Of the
a. 0. U. w. and carried inturance in
that order. He leaves a wife and three
children. The funeral was held It the
Christian church at ago this afternoon.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-21

Auditor Stookey is getting everything
ready to mail ont election supplies to the
various precincts next week. The ballots
for the county will Be printed BY the lest
Of the week and Nez Perce county will
need for this election e6oo ballots and
the Estimated vote y something over
5000. Seventeen new ballot boxes
ordered ios this election have arrived and
are ready 70 send out The Law requires
that IN precincts where there are over 100
baIiots cast that there shall be providsd
two ballot boxes an1 two sets o. judges,
There are 6iteen such psecincts IN this
county and two ne~ precincts. hence the
supplies.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-04

preached a couple of policemen and
urged them to go to the Groark man
sion, that there was "hell to pay up
there The officers were told that
Pat had run all the others out of the
house and was holding the place
against all corners. The policemen
answered the summons and when they
arrived at the house found the old
man in full and belligerent possession.
He had driven the rest of the family
out and they had ensconsed them
selves in various places of safety. For
better protection the daughter had
climbed to the roof of the house and
was seated there when the officers
put in their appearance.
Pat was arrested and placed on a
horse and taken to Jail, while the
rest of the family collected them
selves together and remained in
peaceful occupancy of the house the
remainder of the night. That all may
have ample time in which to cool of,
Pat will be kept in hook until tomor-
row.