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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-17

KANSAS CITY, July 17.-Cattle;
market strong and quiet; native
steers, 49, 0@$5.20; Texas and In
dian steers, $1.75@$4.10; Texas cows,
$1.25@$2.75; native cows and heifers,
31.75@$425; stockers and feeders,
81. 5o@s4.SO; bulls, $2.0O@$ IS; calves
81. O0@$5.25; western steers, $4,000
$4,000 western cows, $2.30Q$3.75.
Sheep-Market steady and strong;
muttons, $3.000$4.95: lambs, 5000
$500: range wethers, $S.000$5.OO;
ewes, s .O0@$4.s0.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-17

Women should have two great aims
in life; trying to be beautiful and sue
ceeding in being pleasant.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-17

ST. LOUIS, July 17.-Wool steady;
territory and western medium, 1908;
medium, 14015h; fine 13@15h.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-17

Woman Is an angel who seldom ap-
p~reciates q man who has q bit Of
the devil In him.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-17
Grain IND Provisions.

Close Of July II, 1908:
Wheat--July 76A; Sept q; Dec.
n.
Corn-July. 49H; Sept. 5oh@A;
Dec. 1915.
oats-July IS; Sept. Is @ Dec,
33N.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-17
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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-17

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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
BUTLER MADE CLEAN SWEEP.
Nothing In the Way of Perquisite
Pfckings Left for Representa-
live Wagner. y

Washington. March Awhile James
J. Butler, of st. Louis. according to
the verdict of the house, never had
title to his seat as representative In
congress for the Twelfth Missouri dis
trict. he took full advantage of his
opportunities to secure all of the
perquisites that go with the position.
Representative Wagoner made an eff
fort, Monday, to comply with re-
quests from number of his constitu-
ents for garden seeds and different
public documents. He discovered that
Mr. Butler had swept the platter
clean and had completely exhausted
his quota of everything on the
governments lists of supplies and
publications that could be secured for
nothing by members of the lower
house.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
Old Feud Leads to Killing.

c. R. Kilgore was shot and killed
at New Edinburgh by W. d. Atwood.
Both parties are of prominent fami-
lies, and the tragedy was the sequel
to the killing of Kilgore's sons on the
Fourth of July, when the two boys
were alleged to be drunk and the
justice of the peace ordered Atwood
and his bookkeeper, Matt Ruth, to
arrest them. One of them stabbed
Ruth and Ruth shot them both. At
wood was placing a monument at the
head of his child's grave when Kill
gore appeared with a revolver and
threatened him. He left the grave
yard and later returned with a shot
gun. Kilgore again made his appear
ance and fired at Atwood. who in turn
shot his antagonist, killing him in
stantly.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
Aged Negress Assass sinated.

Aunt" Ann Harvey, an aged ne
gress. was shot from ambush and
killed while sitting in her room near
Pine Bluff. Wiley Winfrey, who is
charged with the shooting, is in the
Jefferson county Jail. Winfrey is al
legged to have been drunk His wife
left his home and went to the home
of the dead woman, four miles away
The two women were sitting in the
Harvey woman's room talking, when
some one emptied the contents of a
double-barreled shotgun at her. The
back of the chair in which Winfrey's
wife was sitting was literally torn to
pieces and some of the bird shot en-
tered Aunt" Haryey's body 1t is
believed that Winfrey shot to kill his
wife and shot the other woman by
mistake
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
NO.. "a.
THE NATIONAL CASH BOX.
Monthly Statement of the Public
Debt shows u Decrease for Feb
ruary of FS,909,66

Washington, March 4.-The month
ly statement of the public debt shows
that at the close of business Febru-
ary %, 1908, the debt, less cash in the
treasury, amounted to $685., ,972, 1898.
which is a decrease, as compared
with January 81, of $5,969,665. The
debt is recapitulated as follows: In
terest-bearing debt. 1914, ,420. Debt
on which interest has ceased since
maturity, 81 $1,230,510. Debt bearing no
interest, S396, Z44,43s. Total, $1,312,-
516.36s. This amount, however, does
not include 1884, ,725. .O6o in certificates
and treasury notes outstanding,
which are offset by an equal amount
of cash on hand held for redemption.
The cash in the treasury is classi-
fled as follows: Gold reserve, $780,
100000; trust funds, 1854, 725, ,069.
General fund, $15s, ,799, $40.
In national bank repositories, $780,
522. .651.
Total, s1.344, or 800, against which
there are demand liabilities outstand-
ing amounting to 1909, ,533 1896, which
leaves cash balance on hand of
1914, ,543,470
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Special Capitol Committee Favors
New Site For Stat.
Capitol.
EVENTS OF 4 WEEK BRIEFLY CHRoNlCIeD
A Prominent Farmer Murdered and
His Young Wife and Adopted Son
Missing-Jealous Husband Killed
by Man He Attacked With a Knife.
Demurrer Overruled.

In the case of Thomas II. Adams
against the Iron Mountain and Kan
sas City and Memphis bridge COM
pany, on demurrer of the defendant
as to the jurisdiction of the federal
court, Judge Trieber decided against
the railroad and bridge company, and
granted twenty days in which to file
an answer. Adams is suing for s25,-
900 damages for being elected from a
passenger train afte: refusing to pay
90 cents bridge fare. The plaintiff in
his bill alleges that said proceedings
in demanding of plaintiff said sum
and the ejecting him from said train
Tor not paying it, were deliberate, ma
liciouS and Unconscious violation of
right on the part of the defendants
and in pursuance of an iniquitous
agreement and understanding between
defendants. entered into for the pur-
pose of extorting money from plain
tiff and all other passengers over said
railroad. Said demand was unlaw
full and unreasonable, and plaintiff,
knowing of the fact and being un-
willing to submit to extortion, offered
to pay reasonable sum for passing
over said railroad to his place of des-
tination. but refused to pay 80 cents
as a toll for passing over said river
on said bridge"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
President Francis of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Co. Is
Ansazing Europe.
AMERICAN METHODS A REVELATION.
England and France Aroused, and
Now He Has Gone to spain to En-
list the Young King. and VIII
Visit Other Capitals During the
Week.

Paris, March 4.-President d. r.
Francis is amazing Europe by the ra-
pidity with which he interests it's gov
ernments in the ST. Louis Worlds
fair.
In week he aroused England,
which he found in a state of indif-
ference to its great Importance.
In a day and half he has caught
the ears of the French governme mt
and strengthened the impression al
ready held of the exposition's impor-
tance.
After remarkable round OF re-
ceptions, luneheons, dinners, balls and
interviews, Monday, in this capital, he
departed, Tuesday noon, for Madrid,
where he will spend day or more
in audiences with King Alfonso and
his ministers.
1t is his hope to complete the work
in Spain, Wednesday, so that he may
have time to visit other European
capitals before going to Berlin for his
interview with the kaiser Tuesday
He expects to be in the German cap
ital by Monday, so that he has out
lined strenuous work for himself
in the meantime.
While he would like to visit Rome
and see the Italian king, it is possible
he will not be able to do so.
But it is quite likely he will visit
Brussels and The Hague on his way
to Berlin, giving a day to each of
them and seeing the rulers as we'll as
the officers of the government.
He will probably stay three days
IN Berlin.
His fast work is the biggest adver-
tisement the fair has had in Europe,
and is doing more to cause it to be
generally discussed.
Europeans, who are accustomed to
taking their time at doing things,
can not understand the remarkable
energy of the ST. Louisan.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
KNOX DRIVES A BARGAIN.
option on the Panama Canal Proper
ty Extended by the Canal
COmpany's Agent.

Washington. March AT the cabi-
net meeting to-day the status of the
Panama canal negotiations was the
most important subject discussed. At
torney-General Knox reported that he
had received from Mr.. Cromwell an
acceptance of the proposition he, on
behalf of the United States, recently
had made to the Panama canal com
pany to keep alive the option held by
this government on company's prop
erty. just prior to the meeting of
the cabinet, Mr.. Cromwell submitted
his formal answer, which is regarded
as entirely satisfactory. 1t keeps
alive the option now held by the
United States on the canal company 5
property, and, as stated by the attor-
ney-general the option is now hard
and fast, and it matters not whether
the treaty pending in the senate be
ratified before the adjournment of
the present congress or afterward.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
GOOD ROADS CONGRESS.
Diplomatic Omcials Throughout the
World Advised of Meeting to
BE Held ia st. Louis. i

Washington. March 4.-The secre-
tary of state has advised diplomatic
officials that a national and interna-
tional good roads congress will be
held in st. Louis from April 27 to
May 2, 1908, under the promotion of
the Nation Good Roads association,
the office of public road inquiries of
the department of agriculture, the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition CO.,
state, county and city officials, COM
tions. The chief object of the con-
gress is to arouse special interest
throughout civilized countries in the
betterment of the public highways.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
lkREST CITY, ARK. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 6, 19O3
Youthful Shoplifters.

Two youthful shoplifters were ar.
rested at Pine Bluff and when search.
ed the officers found an immense
amount of merchandise concealed
upon their persons. The youthful
culprits are Lille Logan and Alice
Bell, aged IA and 15 years respective
ly The two girls entered the Jew
eiry store of Arnold Bros. and in
spected a number of rings. After
their departure two of the rings were
found to be missing. They visited
the store on similar mission the
following day and as they were leav-
Ing the store 1t was found that five
more rings were gone. The girls re-
turned the rings when the demand
was made upon them by the proprie-
tor. At their homes were found other
stolen articles which were identified
by local merchants. On account Of
their age, Mayor Bell released the
girls.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
BRIEF MENTION.

The state railroad board has grant.
ed a charter to the Russellville and
Dover railroad. short line from Rus.
sellville to Dover.
While hunting near Nashville last
week Melvin Jones was accidentally
shot by John Chandler. He died the
day after the accident
Reginald Bland. a 16-year-old boy,
who ran away from his home at Jack
son, Tenn, to seek his fortune, was
arrested at Pine Bluff and returned
to his home.
The home of VIM Ballard. colored.
near Rison. was destroyed by fire,
and Billiards. wife, who was insane,
perished in the flames. 1t is be-
lieved she set fire to the house.
Nathan Norton, the 13-year-old son
of ~ w. Norton, of Forrect City, was
accidentally shot in the arm while
hunting. 1t was necessary to ampu-
tate the member near the shoulder.
A. NJ Orrick. postmaster at Van
Buren,. is dead as the result of
stroke of paralysis which he sus-
tanned several weeks ago. His wife
has been appointed temporary post.
mistress.
Poly Carlisle has been placed in the
penitentiary to serve a term of three
years for the robbery of the Bank Of
Springdale on December 10. 1901.
This was one of the boldest robberies
ever committed in the state
A dispatch from Springfield H.,
states that T. NJ. Parr, a citizen of
Camden, located his missing wife in
that city. 1t is said the woman de-
serted her husband three years ago,
abdueting her three children.
The quarterly conference of the
Mena district. NJ. L. Church. South,
was held at Texarkana Rev. b. A.
Few, presiding elder of the district
was in the chair. The conference
showed the Mena district to be in q
prosperous condition.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
FAREWELL TO PARIS.
The Leaders of the Financial and
Commercial World Enlisted.

Paris, March 4.-President Francis
of the Louisiana Purchase exposition
started for Madrid, Tuesday, after de-
voting the morning to further ex-
change of visits. He also went to the
chamber of commerce and to the
bourse.
Shortly before the days operations
began Mr.. Francis held an informal
levee, several hundred leaders of the
financial and commercial world
crowding around him, while M. La
grave, the commissioner of France to
the exposition, presented the lead
ing officials of the various chambers.
All those present had something good
to say of the exposition.
NJ Santos-Dumont. the aeronaut,
was among the callers at the hotel
while Mr.. Francis was out, so that
they did not have an opportunity for
a personal conference.
During the ball. Monday night,
President Loubet separated himself
from the presidential group in order
to confer with Mr.. Francis on the
subject of the exposition and Ameri-
can affairs in general.
The French president referred with
special kindness and warmth to Pres.
ident Roosevelt.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
Favors New Site.

The special legislative committee
has recommended that the new state
capitol be erected on the site where
the foundation was laid under act of
1899. to cost S1,000000. According
to the last quarterly statement issued
from the state treasury there was on
January l last a total of $264,905.l6
to the credit of the capitol fund.
This years revenues from taxes and
other sources will increase the total
to at least s350,000 by July. 1t is
estimated that with this nucleus and
the accruing revenues there will be
upwards of half million dollars
available between now and the con-
vening of the next general assembly.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
Ready for Business.

The Little Rock freight bureau has
been opened for business. A. R.
Bragg, division freight agent of the
Iron Mountain for nearly thirty
years, Is manager of the bureau. the
expenses of which are met by sub
scriptions from the members who
comprise large number of business
men of Little Rock. The principal
object of the bureau Is to prevent dis
elimination in the matter of freight
rates and to secure the best possible
rates for the members of the organ
ization.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06

The town of Redfeld, on the Valley
Route. was visited by a disastrous
fire last week. The losers are: j. E.
Simmons. dry goods and groceries,
loss about $4,000. no insurance; ]. A.
Watts & Co, general merchandise and
feed store. loss about $4,000. insured
for $4,000; w. l.. Cobb. druggist, loss
about $4,000: George Berry. groceries,
loss about $4,000: Brewers grocery
loss about $500; Holman Bros. gro
ceries and dry goods. loss about
$4,000: A. F. Mcneil. general mer-
chandise. loss $4,000. insured Ben
Dalby. general store the postoffice
was in Holiman's store and was de
stroyed with the rest of the buildings.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
Appointed His Father.

Gov. Davis has appointed his faith
er. Judge Lewis w. Davis, judge of
Pope county to succeed Judge George
w. Bergman, who died recently.
while serving his second term. In
making the appointment the governor
issued a proclamation to the secretary
of state in which he stated that the
appointment Of Judge Davis had been
made upon the recommendation of
the entire bar Of Russellville. as we'll
as all the county officials.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
Swiss for the Ozarks.

The immigration department Of the
Frisco has in hand a practical plan
for the colonization of the Ozarks by
a people peculiarly qualified, by nature
and training, to utilize to the utmos;
its resources. Lee Requa acting as
special agent, has just returned from
a conference with influential Swiss in
the northwest. and a committee of
the latter will shortly visit north Ar
kansas to study conditions in the
Ozarks and the adaptibility of this
region for fruit. stock and especially
cheese and dairying industries
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
Page Exhonorated.

The state board of charitable insti-
tutions at the regular monthly meet
ing began an investigation of the
charge that Purchasing Agent John
n. Page had been furnished
free coal by the T. H. Bunch
Coal Company. The following men,
bers of the board were present:
State Treasurer H. C. Upton, chair
man; o. B. Gordon Prescott; B. A..
Hardy. Magnolia; j. NJ. Barker, Jr,
Atkins; C. F. Greenlee, Brinkley; c..
ID. James, Eureka Springs; j. R..
Bush, Helena. The board, after
hearing all the evidence in the case.
fully exonerated Mr.. Page, it being
shown that he was guilty of no wrong
doing
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
Foul Murder.

A we'll to do farmer named A. f.
Perkins was found dead at his home
few miles from Bentonville. and
the circumstances point strongly to a
foul murder. When the body was
found indications showed that he had
been dead several weeks. Will j.
Powell an adopted son, and the young
wife of the murdered man are miss
ing. Perkins was 60 years of age
and the missing couple about "a years
of age. The body was concealed in
a clump of bushes, and faithful dog
had guarded it from the time of
death
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
GREAT BRITAIN ACCEPTS.
So Says Premier BaIfOur In the Brit.
ish House of Commons.

London, March 4.-'The govern
ment has accepted the invitation of
ticipate in the st. Louis exposition"
said Premier Balfour in the house of
commons, Tuesday, replying to a
question of Henry Norman, liberal,
regarding the steps being taken to
insure the United Kingdom being ade-
quately represented. "The extent to
which the country will participate.
continued the premier. land the ex-
act modus operandi are now under
consideration
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
State Must Keep Up Levee.

At the annual meeting of the board
of inspectors of the Linwood and
Auburn levee district held at Warner.
the Cummins plantation recently pur-
chased by the state as a convict farm
was excluded from the district on the
ground that the state should stand
the expense of keeping up the levee
at that point. The resignation of Dr..
c. NJ. Taylor. president of the board,
was accepted and Nick Smith. of
South Bend, was elected to the place.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
Peach Crop Badly Injured.

Indications are that the entire
peach crop of this state was destroyed
by the cold snap which began Febru-
airy s. The buds were frozen and
killed in almost every section of the
state though reports are slightly en-
couraging in some parts. The loss
to the fruit growers will be several
hundred thousand dollars on the
peach crop, but apples and pears have
not been injured.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
Street Railway Sold.

Officials of the Little Rock Trac-
tion and Electric Company have an
nounced that the controlling interest
in that company as we'll as in the Lit
tie Rock Edison Light and Power
Company, has been acquired by Isa-
dore Newman & Son, of New Orleans,
about a million and a half dollars be-
ing involved in the deal. 1t is said
that the change will be followed by
the extension and improvement of
the street railway system in Little
Rock and the erection of a $50,000
power house.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
ARMING THE ENTIRE MILITIA.
krag-Jorgensens Will he Distrib-
uted Throughout the Central
West from Rock Island, III.

Washington, March 4.-Gen. Crozier,
chief of ordnance, has made prelimi-
nary arrangements for arming the
entire militia of the United States
with the Krag-Jorgensen musket of
the regular service. According TO the
latest returns received by Adjt.-Gen.
Corbin the organized strength of the
militia is 1879. Rock Island, H..
will be the central distributing point
for the west
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
Distinguished Visitors.

John d. Rockefeller, the Standard
OIL magnate, spent several hours in
Little Rock and made a sightseeing
tour Of the city. The multimillion-
aire was accompanied by Mrs. Rookie
feller, Mr.. and Mrs. Rockefeller, Jr.,
DR.. Biggar and Miss Spellman. The
party arrived in Little Rock from
New Orleans. travelling in the private
car of George J. Gould, of the Mis-
souri, Pacific.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
Express Train Wrecked.

The Kansas City express on the
Fort Smith road. was wrecked near
Plummerville. The baggage and ex-
press cars were derailed and Pacific
Express Messenger Hiram l.. Boren.
of Little Rock, was severely injured
about the head and legs.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
Editor Gets Plum.

Robert Wair, editor of the Lonske
Ledger. has been appointed assessor
of Lonoke county to succeed w. A.
Holcnnb, who was drowned in Bayou
Meto recently. Mr.. Wair was for
merly a resident of Cabot, where he
was the editor of the Guard This
appointment left vacant the Office of
Wair held. James Fraser, postmas-
ter at Kerrs, was appointed to the
place.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
GREAT SATISFACTION FELT.
Attitude of British Royalty Toward
the Fair Causes Satisfaction.

New York. March 4.-There is
great satisfaction at the American
embassy and among the representa-
tives of the St. Louis exposition, ac-
cording to the Tribune's London rep
resentative, over the favorable atti-
tude of both the king and the gov
ernment toward the enterprise. The
necessity for keeping abreast with
Germany in industrial as well as in
art exhibits is now recognized in
Downing street.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
Terrrorized the Passengers.

Passengers on the steamer Delta
when the boat landed at Helena last
week told of an exciting experience
with a crazy negro barber named
Charles Bentley. At a late hour at
night the negro suddenly became in
sane and, armed with a razor, he
declared he intended to kill all on
board. After slashing three persons
the crazy man was overpowered and
put in chains.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-03-06
Smallpox Near Texarkana.

Five cases of smallpox were discov
cred in a camp on the Kansas City
Southern railway three miles south
of Texarkana. A strict quarantine
of the camp has been established and
Mayor Winham, of Texarkana, has
issued orders that all the streets and
alleys in the city must be thoroughly
cleaned. All the patients are negroes