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The Washington times., 1903-09-20
PLIGHT OF SOLDIERS
AMUSED FILIPINOS

Early in 1899 the Eighteenth Infantry
was driving the Filipinos before them.
somewhat slowly, but surely. says the
San Francisco Newsletter" They
were at Jarro. a few miles from Iloilo.
and hurriedly threw up breastworks.
finding a good part of their material
close at hand in a great warehouse
where an immense amount OF sugar had
been stored away in sacks. against a
rainy day. as it were.
They at once used the sacks OF sugar
to build up the breastworks, and none
too soon, as the fight began Immediately.
a great reinforcement of the FilIpinos
having come to the aid OF their brethren.
So, too, did the rainy day. for no sooner
had the fight gotten well under way
than 1t began to rain and very soon a
perfect deluge OF sweetness was food
ing our men out OF the trenches.
The unaccustomed torrents we're bad
enough. but when the men were drenche9
10 the skin with syrup-sticky. hot sickIv
syrup at that-it was too much why -
said a young officer who was present at
the fight, 1.-The Filipinos couldn't drive
US out. but the sugar and water did.
I'VE were fairly glued together and
III be shot II those niggers didn't see
our predicament and the humor OF the
thing struck them so forcibly they were
unable TO take advantage Of il. They
laughed so heartily that II IL was any,
thing less than war we would have
shaken hands there and then"
The Washington times., 1903-09-20
Catholic Powers Pleased.

One word in conclusion. A popular i'm
preston prevails that the action of the
italian government in incorporating the
Papal states into the kingdom excited at
the time the ill-will of some of the
foreign powers This is a mistake. For
not only did the latter regret Cardinal
Antonelli's request that they should pro-
test against the Italian occupation OF
Rome, but some Of them and in partic-
ular the most Catholic of the foreign
powers went on to express their
full and unqualified approval of the
action of King Victor Emmanuel and
OF his treatment OF the Holy Seat
the chancellor of Austria Hungary
In particular stating that his govern
ment was satisfied that 1.-The course
which the Italian government had taken
with regard TO Rome was reasonable and
just" view which was Endorsed by the
foreign ministers of Bavaria, Spain. Bel
GUM and France. EX-ATTACHE.
The Washington times., 1903-09-20

the great Italian national festival which
is being celebrated today, especially as
the circumstances under which Rome
passed from the temporal sway of the
Papacy to that of the crown of Italy are
but little known In this country. much
mjsconception existing with regard to
the matter. Nor do believe that many
people are aware of the responsibilities
resting upon the shoulders OF Cardinal
AntoneUi in the affair widespread
impression prevails abroad to the effect
that Rome was annexed to the kingdom
of Italy by right OF conquest, and that
the Holy Seat was deprived of its tenn
poral possessions by means of robbery
on the part of the Italian government.
1t will be seen from the above that
this is not entirely in accordance with
the facts of the case. and that while
those who directed the United Italy
movement may have engineered the
events which eliminated in the plebi-
settle of 1870. yet the actual union of the
Papai states to the kingdom of Italy and
the transformation of Rome into the
national capital was brought about by
the will of the people of Rome and of
the Papal states expressed by popular
vote.
If anything further were needed to dis
pei this notion of conquest it would be
furnished by old King Victor Emmanuel's
first visit to Rome after its incorpora-
ton in his dominions. He came not as a
victorious general. but on an errand of
mercy. A terrible overflow of the Tiber
had desolated the surrounding country
and caused great distress among the
poor, both in the city and in the Cam
pagna. The King hurried to the scene
Of desolation and did everything in his
power to bring relief to the sufferers
end mitigate the calamity. That was the
first entry of the RE gallant 'uomo" into
what had become the capital OF his king
DOM
The Washington times., 1903-09-20

Our neighbors at Alexandria are
watching the death throes of an organi-
cation of firemen. which for three-quar-
ters OF century has done notable
service in that city
The Hydraulion Steam Fire Engine
Company. although a young organization
compared with the Friendship Fire Com
pany. which was organized in 1774. is
yet an old company and ranks almost as
an ancient among the modern companies.
IL was organized In the year 1928.
The organization of the company was
the outcome of the great fire of 1921
On freeztng day of January. 1927. when
gale was abroad. fire started in
Green's furniture establishment on Roy
al street, opposite the electric railway
once. the site now occupied by Fleisch-
manns Hotel, and burned through the
block to Fairfax Street; then crossing
that street. burned through the next
block, and then crossing Lee (Water)
street, destroyed most of the houses on
Don sides of Prince and on Union Streets.
Primitive Apparatus.
II was felt to be impossible to meet
the devouring element with the means
then at the command of the Alexandra
authorities. The Friendship, the Sun
Relief and Star companies had sporting
engines. There was no hose. The engines
The Washington times., 1903-09-20
Disorder Reigned in Rome.

Finally, in 1870. when the war with
Germany compelled France to withdraw
her army of occupation from Rome, lis
turbances at once broke out in the Papal
states and grave disorders ensued. while
throughout Italy the popular agitation
in favor of the annexation of Rome and
it's conversion into the national capital
became more pronounced. At length,
Victor Emmanuel. realizing that it was
impossible TO restrain any longer the
will Of his people. addressed a most re-
spectful and conciliatory letter to Plus
TX, pointing out TO him the necessity of
succeeding the French occupation of
Rome with an Italian one for the pur-
pose Of maintaining order
The offers contained in the letter were
refused by the Holy Father and accord
ingly the Italian troops, responding 10
the invitation of the people of the Papal
states, crossed the frontiers Of the lat
ter. and after more negotiation took
possession Of Rome. welcomed by its in
habitants. while the only serious resist
ance which they encountered was hat
on the part Of the gallant handful OF
foreign soldiers recruited from every
cline in the service OF the Pope.
The Washington times., 1903-09-20
Events were Inevitable.

Moreover. now that the lapse of three
and thirty years has developed the per-
spective in such degree as to enable
enc TO obtain q more correct view OF the
events which are commemorated by the
Italians today. IL becomes clear to the
unbiased observer that these events were
inevitable. The presence Of French
ermy of occupation at Rome from 1s49 to
1870 for the avowed purpose Of defend
ing the temporal sovereignty of the Pope
mad served to embitter the population of
The PapaI states to such an extent that
1t was quite as difficult to prevent them
from rising in revolt as 1t was to check
the people of other portions of the pen
Ursula from giving forcible expression to
their deep resentment at the presence of
foreign troops on italian territory On
several occasions. indeed. King Victor
Emmanuels troops were employed 10
suppress Instructions in the Papal
states. and three times Garibaldi was
seized and placed under arrest by order
Of the King for leading armed forces
across the pontiicaI frontiers for the
purpose of taking Rome.
The Washington times., 1903-09-20
Word From the Vatican.

A few hours later Count Arnim re-
turned with a written declaration of
Cardinal Antonelli, saying that there was
a dangerous popular agitation in the
neighborhood of the Vatican, and re-
questing the immediate presence of The
royal troops. II was only then that
General Cadorna gave the order to his
soldiers TO cross the bridge and to oc-
cupy the Leonine portion of the Eternal
City. possession of which has since been
retained by the Italian government.
Before a week had lapsed a plebiscite
was held in Rome and in the Papal
states tc determine the question of
their union to the kingdom of Italy.
The vote of the population was Over
whelmingly in favor of the union. some
10000 ballots being cast in favor OF it
while less than 1900 were against il,
the result OF this appeal 20 the people
of the Papal states being communicated
to Victor Emmanuel at Florence, by a
deputation of Romans. headed by the
Duke Of Sermoneta. chief of one of the
most ancient and illustrious Of the pa
trician house of Rome.
It was in response to this plebiscite
that Rome and the Papal states were
incorporated into the kingdom of Italy.
1t must be added that on the occasion
Of the plebiscite being held. the inhabi-
tants of the Leonine City we're not call
ed upon to vote, it having been intended
that this portion of Rome should remain
in the possession Of the Pope.
The Washington times., 1903-09-20
OLD FIRE COMPANY DYING IN ALEXANDRIA

These engines, however. did not full
fill to the full extent the purpose for
which, they we're designed. They were
extremely heavy. and as neither horse
nor steam power was then used in the
fire department 1t became difficult 10
get men to haul them or TO man them
for work, for they had 70 be worked By
human muscle when they we're gotten
to the proper position In later years
one of them was taken in charge by
company OF young men and used very
much after the fashion OF the other
engines. ali OF which, by 1910. had pro-
cured hose.
The original name OF the company was
not the HydrauiiOn Fire Company. but
merely the Hydraulion Company The
young men tired OF the old engines and
they were sold for a small sun and re-
placed by a handsome little engine built
in Baltimore by Rodgers. and almost
covered with gold-leaf. while brighc
hose reels were used 10 carry the hos3
TO the fire.
But the war for the Union came on
and the United States brought to Alex
andria. as a safeguard TO the great
amount OF army stores located there,
two steam fire engines. One OF these.
called the Potomac. was. after the war,
sold to the city and placed in change Of
the Hydraulion Company. 1t Is sthl at
their engine house.
The Washington times., 1903-09-20

ed that the new and effective FIRE sers-
ice were hose and suction"
Sellers & Pinnock. Of Philadelphia.
had just brought into use a species OF
fire engines which they called NY
draulions" These were powerful ma
chimes which could suck water from a
reservoir Of any kind. and in this way
keep up a constant supply II was de-
termined to bring this new species Of
engine into use at Alexandria, and two
of this kind were procured In 1928. Tho
city council paid for one and the citi-
zens. by contribution. raised money
enough 10 buy another. These engines
were OF different cOlors; one was known
as the yellow Hydraulion" and the
other as the Green Hydraulion." They
we're scarcely viewed as having any con-
nection with the lighter gallery engines
which the Sun, Friendship. Relief, and
Star possessed but in their heavy
cIumsiness were considered as a species
of water works.
Too Heavy for Use.
1t was the purpose of the authorities
in those days TO place one Of these en-
gines at the river or at some reservoir
and suck up water TO supply the other.
which could use one or more streams
upon the fire and keep zip a constant
supply of water
The Washington times., 1903-09-20

1t is today that Italians. not only
throughout the length and breadth OF
their sunny peninsula. but also in the
United States. in South America. and
in fact. all over the world. win celebrate
the thirty-third anniversary of the
transformation of Rome into the capital
of United Italy.
1t was on September 90, 1870. that the
troops OF Victor Emmanuel took pos
session OF the Eternal City in re-
spouse to the invitation of its inhabi-
tants and In Difference TO the elamor-
Gus demands of the entire Italian peo-
pie. and ever since the day which thus
witnessed the completion of the task
of transforming Italy from a peninsula
divided UP into a number of petty
states, into one homogeneous first class
power, has been commemorated by its
people with much the same patriotic
fervor and enthusiasm that characterize
the observance of Independence Day in
this country, OF Dominion Day in
Canada, and of July IA in France.
1t is a festival in which even devout
sons of the Roman Catholic Church can
afford to participate. For time has
served to assuage the bitterness enter
tanned at the Vatican in connection with
= the loss OF the temporal possessions OF
the Papacy, which is today far more
powerful and more influential and which
is treated with UNNECESSARILY greater
regard and consideration by foreign
governments than in times when ii
figured as a tiny and not particularly
well governed state.
The Washington times., 1903-09-20
City in Rebellion.

General Cadorna. in command of the
italian forces, had received most per-
emptory instructions from his sovereign
and government not to cross the Tiber,
but TO leave that part OF Rome situated
on the right bank Of the river, com
prising St Peters. the Vatican, the San
Angelo castle-in one word. what was
The Washington times., 1903-09-20
Passing of PapaI Rule.

Of course. all this is in one sense Of
the word ancient history. But it is
timely to recall it In connection with
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
BRIEF MENTION.

The Bank of McCrory has been in.
corporated with paid up capital Of
$4,000.
Jack Bland, aged 80 years, was
drowned near Eureka Springs. In at
tempting to cross a stream on a foot
log he lost his balance and fell
The interior department OF the gov
ernment has issued drastic rules which
will prevent the pernicious habit of
drumming" visitors to Hot Springs.
The Washington County Banking
Company of Fayetteville has been in
corporated The capital stock is $780,
900, of which 100000 has been sub
scribed.
Chas. Naylor, of Hartford, has been
arrested on charge of murder. The
officers who made the arrest claim
that Naylor killed three persons in
Utah in 1895. The accused has been
a resident of Hartford several years,
and stands well in the community.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.

Germany has u universities; Italy
21; Austria, 10; Russia, 5, and Great
Britain, IL.
When the duke of Sake Coburg, the
English youth who is heir to the prin-
cipality, entered Bonn university or
Saturday the rector said TO him: You
spent your early life out of Germany
What is good in English education
keep, but a German prince, as you
know. must be German 10 the core
and think and feel German"
Congressman Tawney, of Minnesota
has reached the conclusion that the
American public school system i seri.
ously defective in that not enough at.
tention is given to elementary
branches. This decision has been
reached because eight young men Sc
lected by him for appointment to
West Point or Annapolis have been re-
jected in succession because of ina bill
ity to pass in elementary English
branches, though all were high school
graduates and were selected largely
because of high standing as students.
Mr. Tawney is convinced that pupils
are being rushed through grammar
schools without proper training.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
FORREST CITY, ARK, FRIDAY AFTERNOON JUNE - 19oa
Tarred and Feathered.

w. d. Thomas, a salesman. and John
Ward, a telegraph lineman, had a ter.
rible experience at the hands of a
crowd of citizens at Wyne. 1t seems
that Ward was endeavoring to entice
a woman to desert her husband and
elope with him. He sent her a tele-
gram stating that he would arrive on
a certain train and to be prepared to
leave with him. Before delivering
the message. the telegraph operator
notified several parties. A few hours
later, when Ward arrived, in company
with Thomas, they were taken in
charge by crowd in waiting. After
receiving severe beating. a coat Of
tar and feathers was administered to
each OF the men and they were COM
PEELED to walk to the next station in
this condition. Thomas claims he
knew nothing about Wards intentions
or that he was in any manner con-
nected with his scheme Those who
administered the punishment, how
ever, contend that Thomas was acting
as friend Of Wards.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
Gambling Houses Raided.

For the first time in several years
not a public gambling house is in OPP
Grafton in Little Rock. About three
weeks ago an organized effort was
started to put check on this evil.
Notice was served on the mayor by of
fcers of the Anti-Gambling League
that the law would be invoked Fol
lowing this, proprietors of gambling
houses were arrested and it was un-
derstood that a test case would be
taken to the supreme court to deter
mine as to the legality of the Wilson
law, passed at the session of the leg
islature of 1901. For several days
after the warrants were served on
gamblers. the usual resorts remained
open. Then followed a move that
came as great surprise to the sport
ing fraternity. A warrant of seizure
was sworn out in circuit court. and
the sheriff took charge of several wag.
on loads Of gambling paraphernalia.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
New Road Chartered,

The state board of railway incorpora-
tion has granted a charter to the Mid
land Valley Railroad Company, with
capital stock of S1,S60,000 This
is the line organized by the capital
lists who constructed the Choctaw.
The total length of the various lines
in Arkansas is to be ninety-three
miles, as follows Commencing at
Fort Smith, Sebastian county, in a
southerly and southeasterly direction
through Greenwood, to a connection
with the Choctaw at Hartford, a dis
tance of 53 miles. A branch from
Hartford easterly through the coun-
ties of Sebastian and Scott to Bow
les postoffice, Scott county, at dis,
tance of 30 miles. A cutoff branch
from Montreal on the main line south
easterly to the Bowles branch near
the town of Ipava, on Cherokee creek,
distance of five miles. A branch
from the main lines near Montreal,
westerly and northwesterly to the
west boundary of the state, crossing
the same in section II, township
north, range 30 west, a distance of
five miles The road will parallel the
Arkansas Central from Fort Smith to
Greenwood. The surveys have all
been completed
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
Lawyer in Trouble.

The Garland county grand jury re-
turned an indictment against Ralph
Davis, prominent attorney of Mem
phis. charging perjury and embezzle-
ment in connection with his attorney
ship for parties under arrest for al
legged footracing frauds. Davis has
acted as attorney for parties at Hot
Springs in connection with the foot
racign frauds. The specific charge
in the indictment as to em5ezzlement
is that he converted to his own use a
portion of $4,000. given to him in a
check, to secure the release on bond
of l.. H. Hindman, j. Z. Clark, r. E.
l.. Goddard and William Nelson. Da-
Wis was at one time debarred from
practicing at Memphis on a charge
similar to the one upon which he was
indicted at Hot Springs.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
Paid in Full.

Hon. James p. Clarke has filed his
nnal report in the receivership OF the
Bank of Little Rock The report,
aside from the statements for the in
formation of the court and the neces.
sary explanation of exhibits. states
succinctly the work done One hun
dred and ninety-six thousand, seventy
six dollars and eighty-three cents has
been collected, and the whole amount
disbursed. There remains to be dis.
tributed to the depositors $1,3S7.71.
and with $651.s7 in drafts there is
total balance Of $2,039.57. The depos
itors were paid In full.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
James Dougherty Convicted.

James Dougherty was convicted by
a Garland county grand jury of muir
der in the first degree for killing Jack
Donahue, city detective of Hot
Springs. Dougherty. in company with
a woman, was creating some trouble
in the outskirts of the city, when Dom
ahue was sent to arrest him AS the
officer approached the couple Dough
erty, without the least provocation,
shot him through the head. This is
the first verdict for murder in tn,
first degree ever rendered by Gar
land county jury.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
Shot Himself in Wife's Presence

j. w. Jackson, travelling salesman.
who formerly resided in Pine Bluff
committed suicide at Little Rock in
the presence of his wife and young
son by shooting himself through the
head. Jackson had threatened to take
his own life on several occasions, and
on the fatal day but little attention
was paid to his remark that he would
end it all, as ii was believed his only
object was to frighten his wife. Jack
son had been heavy drinker for sew
eral years.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
Fight on Train.

A bloody fight took place on an ex-
cursion train near Wilmar, in which
Sheriff. Byrd. Houston Bergman and
E. A. Maury of Wilmar were proba-
ably fatally cut Ed Adams of War
rem was stabbed three times with a
knife, and was struck over the head
with beer bottle Clay Collins was
cut about the face with broken beer
bottle and painfully injured AS the
train was pulling out of Wilmar w.
A. Stacey was struck by a rock and
painfully but not seriously injured
The train was making the return trip
from Arkansas City, where the ex-
cursionists viewed the monitor Arkan-
sas.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
BREAK At EAS! ST. LOUIS.
A Midnight Break in the Illinois Gen.
trail Embankment at Eastern
Limits of the City.
CONSERVATION AM0x6 RESIDENTS.
East st. Louis Menaced on One Side and
CenterviIie station on tho Other-Peo-
pie Flock to the Central Portion Of tho
City for sssety-A Negro Levee Cutter
Shot and Killed.

st. Louis. June 1o.-The Illinois Cen
tral embankInent at Chartrand cross
ing. on the eastern limits of East St.
Louis. broke at 1890 this morning,
and the flood is rushing both ways.
threatening East st. Louis on one side
and Centerville Station, IA small town,
on the other
One negro, in the act of removing
sacks from levee after threat to
do so. was shot and killed.
The entire section of East st. Louis
extending south of the Southern
tracks will be flooded At one o'clock
thousands of persons were moving
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12

somebody played the organ, and we
assistance. The children are being
clothed, and many of the refugees
are being taken into homes and cared
for.
Sanitary Precautions.
Sanitary precautions are being TAX
en- to prevent the possible spread of
contagious diseases.
There is great need OF money and
clothing to give the sufferers a fresh
start when the waters recede and
they can return to their devastated
homes, if they have not been carried
away by the food.
There were 1,200 food refugees in
Edwardsville Monday night from the
tri-cities and the flooded bottoms.
At six O'Clock Monday night three
Wabash trains carried in $50 car loads
of people who had deserted every
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
Change in Postmasters.

The following changes in postmas-
ters have been announced: Eros,
Marion county, John A. Cowdrey,
vice B. NJ. Estes. resigned; Hurricane,
Saline county. William NJ. Steed, vice
j. u. Steed. resigned; Philadelphia,
lizard county, Richard j. Wheeler, vice
G. w. Maddox. resigned; Ranes,
White county. William II. Ranes, vice
lonia Ranes, resigned: Whitehall,
Poinsett county. James |. Foust, vice
James p. Jones, dead