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The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30
MRS. DOWIE WANTS DIVORCE,
StepmOther of the Evangelist Asks for Divorce on Grounds of Cruel
 and Inhuman Treatment.

Shenandoah. la, Jan. 27.-Mrs. E. !. North-Dowie has filed suit in the district court of Page county, asking a divorce from her husband, John Murray Dowie, father of Evangelist Dowie, of Illinois. She alleges cruel " and inhuman treatment, and asks for alimony.
 Mrs. Dowie was wealthy widow at the time of her marriage with Dowie, in 1900. She has been a great church and Woman's Christian Tenn perance union worker for years, and has been a member of the board of managers of the Benedict home, a Des Moines.
 In 1900 Mrs. North-Dowie went to Chicago to investigate Dowieism, and there met the elder Dowie, to whom she was married a few weeks later She is 6S and her husband 73 years of age.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30
Killing at Ciarksville.

Claude Kemp, young miner, was shot and instantly killed at Clarks- vile by Dee Ladd, another miner. Both the men went to Clarksville pre- pared for trouble. Their first meet ing occurred in front of Kendrick s hardware store, when young Kemp walked up to Ladd. slapped him in the face, exclaiming, You insulted my father. did you?" Ladd turned and walked away without saying a word. Both parties armed them. selves, and some thirty minutes later. while young Kemp vas leisurely walking down the street in front of the Clarksville bank, Laod suddenly appeared behind him, and when some fifteen feet away from young Kemp ran up to him, placed the muzzle of a pistol to his back and fired. Young Kemp never looked around. but stag gered into the bank door and fell dead
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30
Of Inter ct to DruYgists.

The commissioner of internal rev enue. MT. Yerkes, has answered an inquiry from Mir. F, w. Tucker, col lector at Little Rock, relative to druggists and others who sell soda water drinks or similar beverages to which any distilled spirits. wine or compounds are added. Some of the confectioners in Little Rock have been selling fos fiavoring, claiming that they are sold as solids. and the ques- ton is are such dealers liable to tax as liquor dealers when they add spir- it's or wine to ice cream or other frog en preparations? The collector is informed that they are not, and such beverages do not come within the scope of the treasury department s instructions as to taxing those deal ing in liquors.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30
CONFESSES TO MOOG MURDER.
Albert Turk, of COIIinsvi1Ie, ILL, Ad. mits that He Took Part in kiII-
 ing the Aged Man.

St. Louis, Jan. 27.-Emil Turk, 23 years old. son of Albert Turk, d re- spected citizen of Collinsville, H.. ar rested Sunday for burglary and high way robbery, made the startling con fession to Assistant Chief of Detect ives Keely, Monday afternoon, of complicity in the murder of John Moog, an old eigarmaker, at 10i South Fourth street, on last Christ mas eve. The confession was ob- tained after the prisoner had been sweated by Keeley for scme time.
 According to Turks version there were three men implicated in the murder. He was tbs lookout. sta toned on the sidewalk in front of Moog's cigar store to watch for the police, while the other two went in- side to kill Moog. He says that he rs- ceiyed sl5 for the part he took in the crime, but does not know how much the other men got. He was simply handed $15 and told that it was his share. he said.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30

REST CITY, ARK FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 30, 1903
The Afphin-Iaka Failure.

me iaIlure or the Alphin-Lake Cot. ton company, of Little Rock and Fl Dorado, which caused the Bank of Lit tie Rock to suspend payment. owing to the firms paper held b" the bank. has been the topic of general interest among business men over the State since the failure was announced
 The actual liabilities ol the cotton company will not be known until' a thorough investigation of the affairs are made. Mir. Lake, it is said, has admitted that the failure was due to cotton speculation. The books of the Fl Dorado Compress Company. which. 1t is alleged, issued the supposed fraudulent receipts upon which the Bank of Little Rock loaned it's funds. and of which E. H. Lake is president. are said to be missing John Torren. tine, the shipping clerk of the com press. who is alleged to have signed the receipts as shipping clerk, is said to have left Fl Dorado ten days before the failure and his whereabouts are unknown.
 There Is much sympathy expressed for J. $. Alphin, the senior member Of the firm, who it IS believed, knew nothing of the condition of affairs un- lii the crash came. MT. Lake was the active manager of the Alphin-Lake company, MT. Alphin being engaged in other business, and gave the cotton firm but little attention. He stands high with his neighbors, and his hon. esty is unquestioned. The bills of lad ing of the Iron Mountain issued on the compress receipts, were signed by an agent in Little Rock, and those of the Arkansas Southern, aggregating S66,000, were signed at Fl Dorado. MT. Lake says his losses will not reach half million and says at the proper time the books of his firm will show the actual losses. Mir Lake is a man about 27 years of age, and removed to Fl Dorado from Greenville. Miss, in 1897, and engaged in the business of buying cotton. In 1899 he formed partnership with Mir Alphin and con- tinued in the cotton business In the fall of 1901 he removed to Little Rock, and the Alphin-Lake Cotton company was incorporated In 1899 MT. and Mrs. G. w. Lake, his parents, also re- moved to Fl Dorado. In this year the Lakes father mother and son, organ ized the Union Dry Goods company at Fl Dorado, which business proved successful. The Fl Dorado Compress company was incorporated in 1899, Mir Lake being president MT. Lake is married and the father of two children. He owns elegant homes, both in Little Rock and Fl Dorado.
 Attorneys for the railroads and banks concerned will proceed through the courts to protect their clients. as far as possible. The Little Rock Trust company, which temporarily ceased payment to protect it's depos- itors, has resumed business
 Senator-elect James P Clark has been appointed receiver of the Bank of Little Rock
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30
MUST MAKE GOOD THE LOSS
Mint Superintendent nnd His Sure ties Held Responsible for Loss
 of Treasury Notes.

Washington, Jan. 27.-The question of liability of Andrew NJ. Smythe, late superintendent of the United States mint at New Orleans, for $25 1000 in treasury notes which were lost by him while in his custody. was decided by the United States supreme court, Monday, adversely to Mr. Smythc. The claim was made on his behalf that notes were burned, and it was urged that as the notes were only promises to pay, the government had in reality lost nothing by their de- struction. The court, however, re- fused to accept this view, holding Smythe and his sureties for the entire amount lost. Justice Peckham dis Sented
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30
Murderous Robbers.

Chas. H. Fox, peddler, was as saulted and seriously wounded by 8 robber near Pine Bluff Fox says the man asked for shelter by fire he had built and they both went tc sleep. About 12 o'clock he was awakened by the man going through his pockets When he resisted the man shot him in the forehead twice in the left cheek, his left eye was shot out and the ball was in thf corner of the eye near the nose, under the lid.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30
Rev. Tabor Assaulted.

It is stated Rev E. A. Tabor, presi dent of the Anti-Saloon League. was assaulted at Malvern by a party op posed to the work in which he is en gagged. Rev. Tabor has been working in the interest of prohibition in this State for several years, and when there is local fight on hand lending his assistance to the temperance peo ple
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30
WIIl Be Completed By May.

It is announced on what is believed to be reliable authority that the Bas trop and Fl Dorado railroad will be completed by May 1. The road, when completed, will be sixtyfour miles in length, running between Bastrop, La. and Fl Dorado The track has been laid and trains are running up to the Red river on the south side. The road crosses the river about thirty miles from Fl Dorado
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30
0N TAE ROBBERS TRAIL.
Evidence that Rudolph Family Had q Part in the Union Bank
 Robbery.
MITRo.Gl YceRINe PLANT FOUND IN HOUSE
Detective and Deputy Sherins. Aided by People or Che NeiRhborhOOd. Keeping on the Trail Of the Out laws, and the Prospects for Es- cape Are Small.

Union, Mo-, Jan. 27.-Evidenco bank robbery upon William Rudolph and Fred Lewis, beyond doubt, and which incriminates the entire Ru- dolph family, has been discovered here.
 It was the disclosure of small ni tro-glycerine plant in the Rudolph home, Monday.
 Rudolph and Lewis, however, are safe for the time at least in the fast nesses around Buford, Mo-, and though the posse is keeping up it's search, it is striking no trails.
 Assistant Superintendent Charles- worth, of the Pinkertons, is at the head of the posse near Buford.
 A Deputy on the Trail.
 Deputy Sheriff Bruchs. armed with a Winchester, left here Monday morn- ing, single handed, to hasten to Shot, well, where he hopes to get trail as to the fleeing men.
 Lewis is wounded. He may be un- able to keep up with Rudolph, and Rudolph is too desperate a man to let Lewis fall into the posses hands alone.
 'Dead men tell no tales" is his motto, and 1t is believed he will cer- tainly kill his confederate if the emergency arises.
 Deputy Sheriff Vedder and Pinker- tons meantime are sweating the Ru- dolph family, father, mother, daugh- ter, and neighbor, George Harmes, who are in jail here.
 The developments of Mondays search of the Rudolph premises are by far the most important since the inquiry was begun into the Rudolphs.
 Found $500 In Cash.
 After the arrest of the family Sum day the deputies returned and found $500 in cash. This, in the light of Mondays developments, is undoubt- edly part of the $14 900 secured from the Union bank. Deputies returned the Rudolph heme Monday and in prying about discovered a closet on the first floor. It was securely fas- tened. Tools were secured and tho door was forced open.
 A perfect nitro-glycerine plant was revealed. Carboys and bottles of hydrochloric acid nitric acid, sul- phuric acid, alcohol and all manner Of chemicals used in the manufacture of the high explosive were stored in the closet Further search there also re- vealed drills and a complete outfit of tools.
 Entire C0intry In Arms.
 The Rudolph family's guilty knowl- edge of the existence of these arti- cles in the house will undoubtedly im- plicate them.
 Adyices received from Stanton at two o'clock Monday afternoon by the officials of the Union bank. state that S90,000 worth of the stolen securi- ties were found on the Rudolph prem ises early this afternoon.
 The reward of S1 300 for the bodies of Rudolph and Lewis, dead or alive, and the general indignation has stirred the entire country to arms.
 Good Hiding Place.
 The cabin where the battle took place is situated at the Old Door mines near the Bourboise river. The abandoned shafts and caves generally afford an excellent hiding place for criminals, but just now the ground is covered with snow and for that req son they could be tracked. It Is just the place and environment for an out law gangs rendezvous.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30
New Road Incorporated.

The Arkansas Coal and Mineral Railroad Company. with a capital stock of $250,000 filed articles of in- corporation with the secretary of state. The proposed road will start at Dyer. traverse the coal mining dis triets of Huntington and adjacent territory for distance of fifty miles. The incorporators are citizens of Clarksville, Huntington and Fort Smith. F. T. Mcconnell and John J. Goldsby are among the principal stockholders.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30
JUST HS IT SHOULD BE.
Teatoirs of tLe Annual Bsnouet of shs Confed crate Veteran Camp of
 New York City.

New York. Jan. 27.-The thirteenth
 annual banquet of the Confederate Veteran camp, New York, held Mon day night at the Waldorf-Astoria, was made memorable by eloquent eulogics of the great fighters of the south and
 the north during the civil war, de- claimed by men who themselves had
 fought in the armies opposing them. Charles Francis Adams, of Massachu- setts, a soldier of the Union, respond ed to the toast of Robert F. Lee and Col. Henry Watterson, soldier of the confederacy, paid tribute to the character of Abraham Lincoln. The third toast, to Jefferson Davis" burn Russell, formerly of Missouri, and now commissioner of accounts of New York city.
 Upwards of five hundred conrad of the camp and their guests were
 present, and the presence of many women lent brilliancy to the banquet Commander Henry E. Owen presided, with Mayor Low at his right and Col. Watterson at his left. Others at the guest table were: George II. Taylor, Commander Alexander Hamilton
 post; J. Edward Graybill, president Georgia society; Gen. A. s. Barnes, commando lfayette post; Col. Sam uel D. Pa lieutenant commander Confederate Veterans camp, of New York; Augustus Van Wyck, president Southern society; Roger A Pryor, regent Virginia society; D. L. Snod- grass, former chief justice of Tenncs- see; James II. Parker, past comman- der Confederate Veterans of New York; Gen. Thomas H. Hubbard, of
 New England society; Walter s. Lo- gan, regent Empire State society, Sons American Revolutions; w. w. Fuller, president North Carolina so. ciety; Rev. George s. Baker, chaplain Confederate Veterans of New York;
 Rev. J. Nevitt Steele, president Mary. land society.
 The opening toast to "The Presi. dent and the Army and Navy of the United States-a prince among the
 rulers of the world and but the serv- ant of free people, was drunk
 standing amid great applause, the
 orchestra rendering Hail Columbia. !" This was followed by the toast to Gen. Lee-nature made him and | then broke the mould" Charles
 Francis Adams responded.
 This was succeeded by the rendering 2
 of 'The Bonnie Blue Flag" and songs
 of antebellum days, by Mrs. Hollings
 worth Watkins, formerly of Louisi- ana.
 Col Henry Watterson responded to
 the toast of "Al<raham Lincoln-He
 was not for an age but for all time. "
 MT. Russell replied to the toast,
 Jefferson Davis"
 The final toast of the evening was to The Silent Brigade all rising l and a bugler sounding "taps."
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30
An Obstreperous Groom.

J. N. Fike. of Bearden, and his bride of one day, went to Pine Bluff on a honeymoon tour. It is said the proprietor of the hotel where the couple stopped was called to their room and had to eject Fike, who had become intoxicated and was threaten ing his wife. Mrs. Flke took the first train home and officers took charge of her husband.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30
Young Man Accidentally Killed.

William Callahan. aged IS. was killed while hunting wild ducks on the St. Francis river with his friend, William Miller A Winchester lying in the bottom of the boat was acci- dentally discharged. the ball penetrat- ing Callahan's arm between the elbow and shoulder While Miller went foW. miles for help Callahan bled to death.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30
Roy IattlIY Injured.

Negro boys in Fort Smith held 2 kangaroo court and sentenced Chas. Johnson, a 16-year-old negro, to be hanged. They put a rope under his arms and pulled him to the ceiling of the livery stable in which they worked Johnson cut the rope with his knife fell to the floor and was so badly injured that he died two days later
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30
Stay of Execution Granted.

George Durham and Fred Under. wood, convicted at Clarksville of the murder of Sheriff Powers. and sen fenced to be hanged, have been granted a stay of execution by the supreme court, their cases having been appealed. Durham and Under wood were convicted on eircumstan- tial evidence
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30

Washington. Jan. 27.-The senate committee on inter-oceanic canals. Monday, authorized a favorable re- port on the bill prohibiting the grant ing of contracts in relation to the proposed Panama canal to any but American citizens.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30

Work has been commenced on a free bridge to span the Mississippi at Arkansas City.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-30
Escaped Convict. Turn Bandits.

Three colored convicts, who es capped from the stockade at England caused consternation among the col ored people of North Little Rock by going through houses in search oi clothing and holding men up who were returning from their days work
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-11
CAUGHT LIKE RATS.
Desperate Fight for Life of Mel
WORKING In Bio Tunnel

Desperate Fight for Life of Men
Working In Big Tunnel.
New York; Oct. 10.-Twelve men
had desperate fight for life in the
Pennsylvania railroad tunnel now be-
Ing dug under the Hudson river
They were at work in the Hoboken
end when, without warning, the water
and loose earth began to rush through
the shield and in few minutes 200
feet of mud had caved in.
Owen Mcconnell was buried alive
under the river bottom The other
laborers were taken out unconscious.
The big tunnel, which is to cross
under the Hudson to New York is
already advanced 700 feet and work
is being pushed with night and day
shifts. The IL men were WORKING
in the air pressure tank behind the
great shield which squeezes out the
mud ahead of it like giant (seive.
when suddenly the eartn became loos.
ened and a gush of water followed.
The prevailing air pressure at the
time was only twice the normal. The
only thing to be done to stop the
cave-in and save the lives of the la
mon was to istantly increase the pres.
sure to hold the water back. Forty
pounds was thrown in Immediately
on the men struggling In the rapidly
rising mud and water Mcconnell
could not get away. The others were
carried out in time to save their lives.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-11
Mails by Trolley.

Augusta, Ca, Oct 1O.-Watson Full
Ter, chief clerk of the railway mail
service, headquarters at Atlanta, was
in Augusta inspecting the Augusta.
Aiken trolley line service, with a view
to making it a postal line Not only
Is the town of Aiken to be reached.
but the factory towns of the line, Bath,
Clearwater. Warrenville, Langley and
GraniteVille, with an aggregate pop.
ulation of $4,000, all of which woulo
have their mail facilities greatly in.
creased by sending pouches on the
trolley line from Augusta. He
recommend the service
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-11
RAILROADS BLOCKED.
High Water Seriously lnterferes with
Train Service,

rain service,
philadelphia, Oct. 10.--The follow.
Ing notice was posted at the Pennsyl
vania railroad station today:
The Pennsylvania Railroad compa,
ny announced that on account of the
high water at Trenton, N. j., the train
service between Philadelphia and New
York city will be temporarily abandon
ed, except to Bristol No trains lhave
reached this city via the Pennsylvania
railroad since midnight last night, be
cause of the flood at Trenton, where
the tracks Of the company are under
six feet of water. The flood at that
point is caused by the high water In
the Delaware river backing up the
waters in the Assanpink creek. The
Pennsylvania Railroad company has
not had any other reports of damage
along its lines. At the Delaware
breakwater today the wind is still
blowing at the rate of SO miles an
hour. The heavy seas are breakina
ever the telegraph lines, but thus far
no disasters to shipping have been re-
ported
A dispatch to The Maritime Ex
change says the life saving station
at Townsend Inlet, N. j., reports that
the Townsend Inlet hotel was under
mined by the high sea this morning
and is breaking up. The hotel was
small frame structure and was in an
exposed position.
The storm along the coast prevails
with some fury was reported yester,
day~and apparently not moved from
the territory affected by it during the
past two days.
Property has been damaged to the
extent of thousands of dollars in this
city and vicinity. Scores of buildings
were flooded and washouts reported
on nearly all railroads Both the
Delaware and Schuykill rivers are
swollen far above normal, the latter
stream causing damage to mill proper
ty along its banks.
1t is, estimated that 5000 textile
workers are idle in Nanytuck in conse
quence of the flood. Along the low
er Skuylkill there are several places
where the water swept over the re
tanning wall and inundated the Fair
mount park drives, or further south
buried the railway tracks so deeply
that service has to be temporarily
abandoned. Traffic on the Philadal
phia and Reading railroad between
New York and Philadelphia was i'm
peded by the water in the Raritan riv
er.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-11
PROGRESS TILLMAN
TRIAL AT LEXINGTON
Last Day of Second week of
Famous Carolina Case.
CHARACTER WITNESSES CALLED.
State Attacked veracity of Two of the
Witnesses for Defense Who Testified
as to Statement Made by Gonzales.
Adjourned to Take Testimony.

Lexington, S. c., Oct. 10.-The last
day of the second week of the trial
Of James H. Tillman was entered I'D
On when court convened today. Char
acter witnesses were placed upon the
stand by the state attacking the We,
racity of two of the witnesses for the
defense who testified as to statements
made by Mr.. Gonzales.
The arguments by counsel ensued
over the proposed introduction of GER
tain records of the Columbia Street
railway for which A. j. Flowers, a wit.
ness for the defense was introduced,
as conductor, the court ruling that they
ware admissible.
W. Ayers, a travelling representative
tor The State, testified that he did not
make the statement that Mr.. Gonzales
was carrying a pistol for MIR. Tillman.
and that if Mr.. Tillman attacked him
with a stick he would get - shot
out OF him, remark attributed to him
by the witness for the defense. After
an inspection of the records of the
Street Railway company which neces.
Stated a recess, counsel for the state
announced that the records sustained
Witness Flowers as to the time he said
ne was running a car in Columbia,
and asked to withdraw the records.
Pending the arrival of other witness.
es called by the state, the defense
was permitted to put on witnesses to
testify to the character of those wit.
nesses of theirs whose veracity had
been attacked
Judge Gary announced at this Juno.
ture that court Would not adjourn at
1880 p. m. for the day, thus giving an
opportunity to conclude the taking of
testimony, The state announced that
It's other witnesses were to testify aa
to Mr.. Gonzales character.
By agreement of counsel the fact OF
Mr. Gonzales defective eyesight was
admitted, thus rendering unnecessary
the Introduction of further witnesses
on the part of the state When the
court took recess counsel for defense
announced that. they would REQUIRE
only an hour after dinner to close their
character witnesses.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-11
BEAR is GROWLING
AT LITTLE JAPAN
Russia Making Preparations
For Probable War.
DISSATISFACTION STILL EXISTS.
WeII-Informed Persons Assert that the
Russian Military Authorities Expect
the Outbreak of HostiIItes Within
the Next Few Weeks.

New York, Oct. 10.-Information
from two sources says a Times dis
patch from Vienna, is to the effect
that Russia is making extraordinary
preparations for the contingency OF
war with Japan. s----,--~-r-=
A well-informed parsonage who was
lately at st. Petersburg, says the Rus
sian military authorities expect the
outbreak Of hostilities within the next
few weeks.
The whole trans Caspian territory as
far as Samarkand is seriously crippled
as regards railway traffic by the large
drafts OF, men and material for the far
east. The Russian troops In tn trans
Caspia are alleged to be embittered in
consequence of the manner ip which
their province Is neglected in favor
of Manchusia and the Pacific coast.