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The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09
school Teachers in Convention.

The annual meeting OF the North
east Arkansas Teachers Association
was held at Mammoth Spring on the
I'd and Sd inst. with n good attend
ance. w. d. Miller. of Paragould,
was chosen president of the associa-
tion; w. T. Stephens, Corning, cor
responding secretary; Miss Hattie
Bassett, Walnut Ridge, recording sec
retary, and Miss Mose Barnhill, treas
urer. The officers of the association
were also declared worlds fair com
mittee. The association endorsed the
following measures: Cd Normal, or
teachers college: CD more effective
county supervision; CD increased
revenue by equitable assessments; (4)
consolidation of small school districts
into larger ones; (5) increase of state
school tax.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09
BRIEF MENTION.

The Cotton Belt railroad is build
ing a modern and thoroughly COM
plete hospital at Texarkana to cost
100000
Perhaps the largest creosoate plant
in the United States is the one just
being completed at Texarkana, hav-
ing cost $225,00
Judge Kavanaugh of Pulaski
county, addressed the Jefferson county
road overseers on the operation of the
new three-mill road tax law.
George w. Horner, one of the best
known railroad conductors in the
state, died at his home in Little Rock
on the 9th, at the age of &C years.
Lex Long, from Redwood, Tex. was
taken into custody at Texarkana
charged with assassinating Bud Gar
ret near the above place a few days
ago
Citizens Of Stuttgart will mike an
effort to Induce the Rock Island to
build line to that point from Hazen,
giving Stuttgart connection with the
Choetaw.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09

in.anc Asylum Stati, ties.

Following is the statistical inform
alton concerning the condition of the
patients in the state insane asylum.
contained in the biennial report of
that institution:
Number of patients on hand from
Dec. l, 1900, to Nov. 80. 1902-White
males. 351; white females, 327; col
ored males, 46; colored females. II.
Total, sol.
Observation-Disclosures. 81: i'm
proved, Az unimproved. 5: eloped. . !;
not insane, 2; by death, AZ. Total,
I52.
Duration of Insanity-Less than two
months, 3S; two to twelve months.
so; one to two years, 40; two to five
years, ID; five to ten years, 43: ten to
twenty years, 16; twenty to thirty
years, 4; unknown, 6.
Forms of Insanity-Mania, acute.
90; mania, chronic. 81; mania. per-
petual, 4; mania, recurrent. "a;
melancholia, acute. %; melancho-
liza, chronic, SO; dementia, pri-
mary, 10; dementia, secondary,
10; epilepsy, II; epilepsy, with
paralysis, ]; catalepsy, /; imbe-
cility, Z; idioey, l; senility, 9; delu-
sional insanity, 16; narcotism, 2; hys-
terical insanity, II; monomania. l;
pyromania, l; not insane, |; criminal
commitments, l.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09
psci1ion Aga'nst Rah hoad Commission
Affirmed.

A dispatch from Washington says:
The United States supreme court af-
firmed the opinion of the circuit court
of the United States for the eastern
district OF Arkansas in the case of the
Railroad Commissioners of the State
of Arkansas VS.. the Kansas City
Southern Railway Company. This
was case instituted by the railroad
company to enjoin the board from fix
ing rates upon which road should
carry goods from one point in Ark
ansas through Indian Territory to
another point in Arkansas The con-
tention of the rairload company was
sustained in an opinion by Justice Oh
iver Wendell Holmes. The contro-
versy arose over a shipment of chairs
from Fort Smith to Grannis, over the
Kansas City Southern, the freight in
transit passing for portion of the
distance through the Indian Territory.
The rates charged were greater than
those fixed by the Arkansas railroad
commission for that distance.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09
Mysterious Disappearance.

Great mystery continues to sur
round the disappearance from Little
Rock of George F. Austin. the auditor
for the Home Water Company. Mr..
Austin was last seen at o'clock
Wednesday evening, December II,
and at the time was inquiring for
the rent of a boat at a fishermanss
dock on the river front, but did not
secure one there. He was in poor
health at the time and his disappear
ance has continued to cause great re-
gret and much alarm for his safety
on the part of his friends A reward
of $500 has been offered by the chief
of police at Little for his body or for
information leading up to its recov-
cry, if dead.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09
Scra m BILE for Once.

The usual scramble for the various
positions in the general assembly was
evident from the activity of the
numerous candidates about the hotel
lobbies at Little Rock at least a week
before the date of converting the legis-
lature. At each session of the general
assembly hundreds of worthy and de-
serving people enter into the scramble
for the few positions to be filed, aad
during the first few days of the ses-
sions the members are relentlessly
pursued by the place hunters Many
of them spend almost as much as the
position sought would pay, in ex-
penses of making the fight, only to
meet final defeat.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09
WHILE TAKING A VAPOR BATH
Miss Evelyn burden Seriously
burned In Her Home in
New York City.

New York, Jan. Miss Evelyn
Burden, daughter Of J. Townsend
Burden, was seriously burned in fire
in the family residence in East Twen-
ty-siXth street, TUESDAY. She was
taking vapor bath. In some way the
lamp upset, and Miss Burden was Sc
riously burned about the limbs. A
maid whose name was said to be
Garda Fagerquest was severely burned
while trying to rescue Miss Burden.
Two maids who were on the upper
floor were rescued by firemen. The
house, four-story brown stone man
sion, was considerably damaged.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09
SO, ,061, ,257.05
state Convention Y. NJ. c. A..

The thirteenth state convention OF
the Y. M. C. A. will be held at Pine
Bluff, Jan. 1926. 1t promises to be
the best and greatest convention ever
held in the state. Pastors all over
Arkansas are invited to attend, and
also requested to appoint one or more
delegates from their church. Reduced
tainment at Pine Bluff. Write J. l..
Scofield, at Little Rock, at once, for
credentials.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09
Confsderatss VIII Appeal to Lcsislatnre.

Gen. b. W. Green, commander OF
Arkansas division, L. V. c., says the
XConfederates will ask the general
assembly for an appropriation Of
$4,000 to aid in the erection of the
proposed monument to the Confeder-
ate dead. An increase in the levy
for pensions will not be asked. On
this point Gen. Green says: The
question has been quite thoroughly
discussed by the camps and more
prominent members of the organiza-
ton, and the conclusion has been
reached that the present rate is
enough, but we shall insist that re-
strictions be thrown around the pen
sion commissions to protect those who
are entitled to pensions as against
those who are not and get upon the
book by fraud. One of the strongest
suggestions we shall have to make
is that no commissioner, state or
county, shall be appointed unless he
be an ex-Confederate"
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09
WHOLE FAMILY ANNIHILATED.
Albert Ffnkelstein, Wife, Daughter
and Grandson Asphyxiated in
Their Home In Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. 7.-An entire family
was wiped out by asphyNiation Mon
day night and the bodies were discov-
cred Tuesday afternoon. The family
resided at 1l2 Liberty street. The VIC
Tins are:
Albert Finkelstein, aged so years.
Eta Finkelstein, aged so, his wife.
Jesse Finkelstein, aged !; grand
son.
Annie Finkelstein, an 1s-year-old
daughter.
The tip of gas jet was found ly-
ing ON the floor and the gas turned
on
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09

The state penitentiary board held
meeting last week in the Office of
the chairman, State Auditor T. c.
Monroe BY mutual consent the con-
tract with J. Z. Little for leasing of
convicts was cancelled. II. 7. Haw-
kins and T. B. May, who were recent
Iy appointed by the board as apprals-
ers of the penitentiary property.
made their report before the board.
1t is quite lengthy and the following
is an itemized summary of the whole:
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09
Confederate. Monument at Fort smith.

The Fort Smith Chapter, Daughters
of Confederacy. have abandoned the
original idea of erecting a monument
to the Confederate dead in the Ma.
tional cemetery at that point and will
erect 1t in the courthouse yard. The
war department recently decided that
monument to the Confederate dead
could be erected in the National eem-
etery, where so many Southern sol
diers are buried, but that the monu-
ment must be without the figure of a
Confederate soldier surmounting it,
and must be without the reproduction
of Confederate flag. with the words,
Lest We Forget which are distin-
gushing features of the design
chosen by the Daughters of the Con-
federacy. Members of the G.. A. r.
at Fort Smith offered no protest
against the erection of the monument
in the National cemetery.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09
Italy. Second Thought.

Rome, Jan. Tt has been semi
officially announced here that the
Italian government will participate
officially in the st. Louis exposition.
Parliament. which meets January 81,
will be asked for first appropria-
ton of 100000 for this purpose.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09

The engineer of a Choctaw special
discovered the dead body of w. T.
O'Brien, cook, aged 35. on the track
near Maumelie, in Pulaski county. An
investigation proved that the man
had been murdered a few moments
before the discovery, the motive being
robbery
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09

The following are the delegates ap-
pointed by President j. A. Woodson
from the state board of trade to the
good roads convention: Hon. George
Sengel, chairman, Fort Smith Hon.
w. H. Langford. Pine Bluff; Hon J.
w. Dickinson; Arkansas City; Col. S.
r. McNutt. Arksdelphia; Hoe. Jere
Seaman, Bee Branch.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09

The board of trustees of state char
liable institutions in their biennial re,
port recommend that an appropria
tion be made by the legislature for
the erection of an annex to the insane
asylum at Little Rock.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09
Four Lives Lost as the Result of q
Fire in the Hotel Somerset
at Chicago.
TWO DAUGHTERS AND NIECE.
Four Persons More or Les. Injured
william NJ. 'Clemons, Porter In
the Hotel, Arrested. Being Sup.
posed to Have Caused the Fire
By GnrcIessness.

Chicago, Jan 7.-Three persons
were suffocated and fourth was ia
tally injured in the Hotel Somerset,
an eight-story brick structure at
Wabash avenue and Twelfth street,
early Tuesday morning. Three of
the victims, Mrs. f. r. Perry, aged 35
and her two daughters, eight and
nine years old, was burned or suffo-
Gated to death in their room on the
fourth floor The fourth victim. a
woman whose name has not been
learned, jumped from the window of
a room on the same floor To the
street and was fatally hurt.
Hotel Porter Arrested.
A short time after it was discov-
cred that lives had been lost, VIM. NJ.
Clemons, porter in the hotel, was
arrested. The police explain that,
from what could be learned from the
panic stricken quests, the fire origi-
mated mysteriously. Clemons was
awake. it is said, at the time. and the
police will hold him until the fire has
been investigated. There were about
one hundred guests in the hotel at
the time
From admissions made by Clemons
it is believed he caused the fire by ac-
cidentally igniting his bed clothes
while smoking cigarette.
The first victim, believed TO be Miss
Ethel Saunders, 253S Indiana avenue,
died in the ambulance on her way to
the hospital. She is said to have been
the niece of Mrs. Perry.
The Injured.
T. W. Parker jumped from window
to adjoining building, two stories be-
low; internally injured
Emile Sancaez, cut by broken glass.
c. A. Wrightman, badly cut about
face and Lands.
VIM. Pears, elevator boy, affected
by smoke and cut by flying glass.
1t is thought that Mrs. Perry first
became aware of the fire and aroused
her daughters. The latter, however,
appear to have been quickly over
come, both having been found on their
beds. while the body of Mrs. Perry lay
on the floor near the window. The
elevator conductor ran his car to the
top floor, shouting warning, and
carrying many of the guests from the
building.
Were His Wife and Daughters.
Although the woman and her
daughters who perished in the fire
were registered at and known about
the hotel under the name of Perry,
Edward Saunders, coachman EN-
ployed on the South Side, declared
them to be his wife and daughters,
and gave the names of the children as
Rita and Marie. 1T was learned, how
ever, that Saunders was known in To-
ronto as Perry, and assumed the
former name when he came to Chi
cago.
The young woman who died in the
ambulance and who was partially
identified as Ethel Saunders, is now
believed to be another daughter of
Mrs Perry
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09
Grand total ..........s2 $3.50, 5,

State Auditor T. c. Monroe has
filed his official bond, which was ap-
proved by Governor Davis. He is
only required to make bond of $780,
900, but made it $3.50 900.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Five Hundred Dollars Reward for
Information About Miss
ing Man.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CHRONlCLeD
Figures Showing Expense of Maintaining
state thar,table eInstitutions.-vaius of
state Penitsn'iary Proper:y..-Incress-
ed Postal Receipts
Cost of State lnatituiioDs,

The reports of the board of trus-
tees of the various state institutions
have been completed, and give the
figures for the past two years They
are interesting and worthy the atten-
tion of every taxpayer in the state.
The reports are as follows:
Deaf Mute Institute.
Current Expenses - Appropriation,
100000; expended, $23,S9S37; bal
ance, $16,10163
Details-Clothing expenses: Ap-
preparation, $4,000; expended, ST.
964.53; balance, S3,035.37
Travelling EXpenses-Appropria
$4,000; expended, $1,071.47; balance,
$92S53.
Gallaudet College Expenses-Appro-
priation, $500; expended, s35811;
balance, S341.S9.
Improvement Expenses-Appropria-
ton. $4,000; expended, $4,000; bal
ance. s1,S09.40.
Water Expenses-Appropri 81
600; expended, SCOTS; balance, ST.
1922.
Library Expenses = Appropriation.
$780, expended, s29; balance. $271.
To erect new deaf-mute building
Appropriation, $50 900; expended. s62.-
066.35; balance. SIT 1856.
Insane Asylum.
Current Expenses = Appropriation,
s130,000; expended, s92 2,029.1o; bal
ance. $37,97090.
Details-General repair expenses:
Appropriation, $4,000; expended, ST.
OO3.79; balance, s3,996.22
Contingent Expenses - Appropria
tion, 5000; expended. sSo2.43; balance,
s297.57
Blind School.
Current Expenses - Appropriation,
s33 1000; expended, $4,000. 81; bal
ance, S10.959.43
Details-Clothing and travelling eX-
penses: Appropriation. $1,000; ex-
pended, s4443.G1; balance, s1,556,39.
Necessary Repairs-Appropriation,
$4,000; expended, $S65.04; balance,
1904 90.
New boiler house, steam plant and
laundry building-Appropriat So
600; expended, s2.46725; balance.
s53275.
Pipe tunnels, extension and reset
ting of old boilers-Appropriat 81
600; expended, SLABS; balance. $575.
Remodeling old steam plant and
laundry for nfirmary-Appropria
$4,000; expended. s1,475: balance,
$525.
New Boiler-Appropriati 81 100; ;
expended, $913.40; balance, $lS6.G0,
New concrete foors-Appropriati
$3.50; expended. s390.75; balance
s35925
Remodeling and building smoke
stack-Appropriation. 5000; expend-
cd, $3.50 balance, S592.50.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09

The balances in the state treasury
for the quarter ending Dec. 81, 1902,
as reported by Bookkeeper w. M. Nc
Gully of the state treasurer's office,
are as follows.
The Forrest City times., 1903-01-09
Billiards and Pool
!. ". MALLORY. Prop.
In Basement of Marion
Hotel

Having opened a first-class Bill
hard and Pool Room as above, l
solicit your patronage. New tables,
quiet place, polite attention. Give
me call.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-23
Liverpool Cotton Futures.
Chicago Grain and prov:sion..

CHICAGO. Aug. 22-Dullness pervaded the grain pits today and on continued favorable weather wheat ruled weak September closing &c lower September corn was off k, oats down %qh, but provisions were unchanged to 6c higher
 Trading in wheat was of a very tame char acter and prices were considerably unsettled The opening was easier under the influence of excellent weather in the Northwest, Sep tember being 1sc lower at so% There a fair demand the first hour on fears in the Spring wheat belt and the market turned quite firm, September advancing to eo%. but the general trend of news was of a bearish na- ture and free liquidation soon caused a decline. Liberal clearances and receipts of wheat at Minneapolis were depressing influences the latter part of the session The close was near the bottom. September being %@%c lower at 79%@79A after selling down to 79%. Decem- Der closed at 6t, loss of %c. Clearances equaled 253, 300 bushels. Primary receipts were SIS 900 bushels. against S24.s a year ago. Receipts, 9e cars. Is contract; Mime opalis and Duluth reported 225 cars, a total for the three points of IA, against l96 last week and 486 year ago
 Corn showed slight improvement on the early transactions, but trade was dull with the bull leaders making no special efforts to sup port the market and consequently prices soon turned weak. There was absence of outside business and nothing conspicuous in the local trade. The weather in the corn belt was all that could be desired for the crop and move ment. After selling between 5IK and 52, Sep tember closed at SIS, Nc lower. December was of $91E at SIS. Receipts, 27s cars, 30 contract grade.
 Oats were chiefly affected by the liberal sell ing on the part of a prominent interest. It was estimated that oevr half million bushels of December and May sold out by the bull leaders and with rather limited demand the market developed considerable weakness. The weather continued favorable for threshing and the movement. September closed skGhc lower at 341ad34ss after ranging between 34h9344s and 35. December was off hc at 36k. Re- ceipts, 222 cars.
 Provisions ruled firm early on smaller hog receipts and better prices. and with good demand from longs for October lard and ribs together with covering by shorts firm un- dertone prevailed throughout, although profit taking resulted in a loss of most of the early gal. September pork closed unchanged at SIP. S71s, September lard was up 5c at SS 25 and ribs Sc higher at S7.7716.
 The leading futures ranged As 6oglows
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-23
Virgin G Faunce's Cotton Letter.
 TBy Private Wire

NEW YORK. Aug. 22.-There is a dlsposi-
 lon on the part of many Interests fin the cot ton future marke ito hold off pending the formation of clearer ideas with reference fo the exact position of the crop. The advices from the belt are rather conflicting in that some points report deterioration, while others report excellent YWgres. All things consld- cred. the crop eBnditfpuS is believed to be holding Its own, and the production in some sections will be very heavy. according 10 the preliminary picking The light movement com unues ot reflect A more than usually laet crop and hence the estimates with regard to the probable production are later than usual thIs year. The hull interests are believed to have reduced their holdings of the near months con siderably of lates and there are mixed ideas as to the extent of the short interest outstand- ing in the nearby deliveries The foreieD markets continue relatively firm in tone but
 it is still figured that the speculative interest abroad is only of moderate proportions The question of consumption is attracting consid- erable attention, hut no reduction Is expected Tor the reason that spinners generally are stlH after supplies, but they are rather ayerse to paying the present high prices, inasmuch as they figure that the cloth markets will hardly stand to he advanced much further The weekly statistics were given a lullisb interpretation, and the indications pointed to continued bullish statistical exhibits during the ensuing week. There is hardly likely to be any incerase in the movement until tine new crop comes forth an activ scale during the early part of September. ProfessionaIs did the bulk of the business today, though in. siders did scattered trade through wire houses and commission concerns.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-23
c. F. Pierce 6 Co.'s Cotton Letter.

ysI
 NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 22.--The recent action of the cotton market, while furnishing no basis Tor settled conclusions. has demonstrated be- yond the shadow of a doubt that speculative sellers are doomed to operate on the defen- sive for many a day. Nearly everybody in- terested fin cotton calculates that no efforts will be spared to produce an enormous yield yet mere reference to the dreaded boil weevil or indications of adverse wnther suffice to chill the imagination, and visions of an inade- Quate product or accompanied by vigorous Dull persuasion, immediately settle before the gaze Of limit shorts. According to the gen. eral tenor of reports, a movement of magni- tude cannot be reasonably expected this side or October owing to the lateness of the plant In the face of this prospect, there seems to De but two militattng features of import ance vis.. a rush of early cotton to market with pressure to sell, ra depression in trade Tor manufac.urad cotton goods-and it looks as 1T the consistent bear must have a mate rialization of either if he is to derive sub stantial profits from his ventures. There is possibility that early cotton will be rushed to market but there is no assurance that 1t will be sacrificed: anc far as the chances of a depression in trade aer concerned, current re- ports from careful observers fail to signify such an occurrence. There are two facts, however, that admit of no contradiction: that the world is comparatively exhausted of raw American cotton; and that stocks of manu- factured cotton goods are reduced to a mini mum. Thus until the new crop has emerged from the frost period, even if other possible accidents are escaped. the market Is likely to continue very sensitive to from the interior. In the absence of a serious accident to the crop, prices will probably be more in- clined to recede from any advance, while on the other hand a decided crop scare will be the signal for a fresh wave of buying that might have sensational results, and with a continuation of hte boil weevil damage reports lively times not far ahead
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-23
H. & R. Beer's Cotton Letter.
Especial to The Advertiser. |


 NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 22.--Iiverpool advices were not as good as expected. consequently our market opened 1 to 2 lower and shortly after declined to additional. owing to the favorable weather conditions prevalent throughout the South Near the close values steadied slightly on fresh buying and short coming making the closing unchanged on Au :, gust and ito lower on the other months
 The spinners' takings of American during the past week were S3, 900 against 122, GOO last year, or 93,O00 lass. The total visible supply of all kinds is only 07.O0o less than last year, but 2fs.ooo in excess of that of 1900. The total visible supply of American is 257OO0 under last year and shows decrease of 10000 when com pared with 1900. The total stock of American ashore and afioat to Liverpool Is 196, 900 under last year and 4O0O less than in 1900.
 From the above. it will be seen that while the statistical situation is weaker than fin l90Oa that values this year for August are 2o7 and September 226 points higher than they were in 1900. Compared to last year. August this year is 462 and September ia 296 points higher than then. These facts, m asi claimed demonstrate that the. existing sasgh yievsI of prices have been brought about principally by manipulation and not by legitimate features Nevertheless even admitting that such is the case, just so long as the clique can hold the near months firmly and there is no pressure from spots, we think well of buying the late months on all sharp brfaks with view of taking profits on bulges. As this market, how ever. Is the highest suggest to our friends to ship all spot cotton heer that they may receive as they dispose of 1t more ad. vantageously than elsewhere.