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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
Arrested in ST. Louis.

Ralph Davis, under indictment at
Hot Springs on charge of embezzling
funds entrusted to him with which to
make bond for clients in the famous
footracing cases, was arrested in ST.
Louis. Davis was at one time speaker
Of the house of representatives of Ten
nessee. He was removed and was
also disbarred in Memphis, but was
readmitted on the petition of Memphis
attorneys. He was disbarred on a
charge Of appropriating money be-
longing to client and when readmitted
at the bar he repaid this money.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
NO. 80.

drowned, although the report can not
be verified.
While attempting to escape from
their submerged home on First
street, just east of the stock yards, in
East st. Louis. n man named Cooley
and his three children, two boys snd
girl, were drowned about 1880
o'clock Tuesday evening. The moth
er was rescued. The family had been
repeatedly warned to seek safety ON
higher ground, but clung to their
home until its destruction was al
ready begun by the flood.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
quo Warranto Proceedings Insti-
tuted Against Gov. Davis
Capitol Commission.
EVENTS OF AweEk BRIEFLY cHaoNICleD
The Arkansas Midland Granted a
Charter and Contracts for Con.
struction Have Been Iet-Bloody
Fight on an Excursion Train.
The Courts Will Decide,

Attorney General Murphy, on behalf
Of the state capitol commission, desig-
mated by the senate at the last session
of the general assembly, has insti-
tuted in Pulaski chancery court quo
warranto proceedings against the cap
itol commission appointed by Gov. Da-
Wis. This suit is to determine which
commission is legal The petition
filed by Col Murphy is as follows:
The State of Arkansas VS.. Thomas
Cox, Ham Brawley, George r. Hay
ME. Hugh Cory and Charles Will
liams.
Petition for writ of quo warranto.
Comes the state of Arkansas by
George w. Murphy. her attorney gen
eral, and shows to this honorable
court that on the day of April,
1903, the general assembly of the state
of Arkansas passed a law providing
for the erection of a state capitol
building in the city of Little Rock,
and at the time elected a board of cap
ital commissioners, composed of the
following members. to-wit: r. w. Me
Farlane, John B. McCaleb, w. B. Alex
ander, H. T. Matthews and J. NJ. Flen-
niken, which board duly qualified by
filing their bonds and organized as the
law directs and is now in full dis
charge of its duties as such board of
capitol commissioners.
That the defendants Thomas Cox,
of 7 - Col
OF, George Haynie of Prescott, Hugh
Cory of Texarkana and Charles Will
liams of Newport, claiming to be cap
itol commissioners without right or
authority Of law, and have on various
occasions assembled in the city of Lit
tie Rock and attempted to act as such
commissioners and to exercise the
franchise of acting as such board Of
commissioners. to the injury of the
state Of Arkansas.
Wherefore the plaintiff prays that
the defendants be summoned to show
by what authority they attempt to ex-
ercise the franchise of acting as a
board Of capitol commissioners and that
on the hearing they be ousted from
the exercise of such franchise so
usurped, and be required to turn over
to the state any books, papers or other
property of the state in their posses
sion. and they be each and every one
enjoined perpetually from attempting
to exerices suchfranchise, and for all
its costs herein expended and all 9TH
er proper relief"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
Arkansas AsphaItum.

Asphalt Deposits OF Pike County.
Arkansas. by DR.. c. w. Hayes, is a
paper prepared by the government ge-
illogical survey. 1t deals particularly
with the deposits few miles south
east OF Pike City, which has recently
been developed by the Arkansas As
phalt Company. The deposit occurs
In depression between two hills,
containing the fossiliferous limestones
OF the lower cretaceous. The deposit
Is In the form of sand stratum vary
Ing in thickness from to IL feet.
more or less thoroughly saturated
with asphaltum.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12

their household effects and fleeing
toward the central part of the city.
Residents of East ST. Louis were
awakened by the cries of several men,
who ran through the city crying that
the food was coming.
The warnings from the levee were
being sounded at the time and the
whole town became panic-stricken.
People ran into the streets in their
night clothes.
Women tainted from fright, and dis
order was everywhere.
Hundreds Of persons began to move
their household goods into the sec
ond stories, and in every part of the
city lights were burning.
. AS soon as the breaks in the en-
bankment were heralded every sort of
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12

vehicle was pressed into service and
the inhabitants, acting like mad, be-
gan an effort to save their property.
Water was flowing over the Illinois
Central embankment at IL o'clock
Tuesday night, and force of 500 men
was sent to the scene. Carloads of
dirt were dispatched with the men,
and a heroic effort was being made
to save the property when the EN-
bankment was washed from under the
tracks.
Three hundred men were working
on the river side of the embankment.
and it is reported that some were
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12

thing they had to preserve their
lives. The most of them were from
Newport, Granite City and Brooklyn.
Sufferers Distributed.
Because of the congestion it was
found necessary to distribute the suf-
ferers in the cities and villages along
the Wabash as far north as Litch-
field.
The mayors of Carpenter, Worden,
Staunton, Mount Olive and other
places wired to Edwards dsville, stat
ing that they would care for what
ever persons were sent there, and
train loads of the victims were sent
TO the various points from Edwards
Vile.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
THE FLOOD REFUGEES.

Their Condition In Pitiable. and
Many are III From Exposure.
st. Louis. June 10.-Of all the flood
refugees the conditions Of those in
ST. Louis are the most pitiable. They
were brought over from the east side
by way of the Merchants bridge, and
saved little else than what they have
ON their backs. Many of them are
scantily clad.
Many of them are i'll from expos
ure, in addition to being dispirited by
the hard buffeting they have re-
ceived.
The police and the charitable per-
sons in the districts are rendering
when we got there Saturday night
the women all took to crying. Then
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
Shot Himself.

T. ]. Tharp. farmer. residing near
Dewitt, died from a gunshot wound
in the ankle. accidentally inflicted by
himself. In mounting his horse.
Tharp's shotgun in some manner was
discharged, the contents tearing away
his right foot. He fingered several
hours after the accident, but died
without regaining consciousness.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
Boy Drowned in Ouachita.

Gus Teskie, aged Is. was drowned
In strange manner in the Ouachita
river near Hot Springs. The boy and
man started across the stream. the
latter taking the former on his back
Amid stream young Teskie fell from
the mans back and was swept under
by the current.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
A Valuable Find.

What Is probably the largest chunk
of galena ever exhibited in the United
States was discovered few days ago
at the Billeiu mines. about twenty
miles northeast of Harrison The
chunk Of ore is ten feet long and from
two to three feet thick The find will
be exhibited at the worlds fair.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
To est Game Law.

slit game law is to be tested in federal
court. according to a report from
Memphis. The section of the DeRos-
slit law which makes it unlawful for
any person who is nonresident Of
Arkansas to shoot. hunt. fish or trop
at any season of the year in the state,
is believed by members of Memphis
hunting clubs to be too arbitrary to
stand the test of the federal court.
1t is believed that there are other
weak sections in it. Mississippi coun-
ty is the only county in the state ex-
cepted from the provisions of the bill.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
S ,ort Line Read incorporated.

The state board of railroad incor-
porators has granted a charter to the
Tyronza and ST. Francis Railway Com
pany which will build and operate a
road from a point one-quarter of
mile from the town of Earle, Critten-
den county. to Marked Tree, in Poin-
sett county, and thence in a north
easterly direction to the center Of Sec
tion 10, in Poinsett county, a total
distance Of twenty one miles
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29
knapp's Battery.

One Of the most interesting features
OF the parade OF the veterans OF the
Grand Army In San Francisco was the
appearance In the ranks of the De.
partment OF Pennsylvania OF six sur.
yiyors OF the heroic Knapp's Penn.
sylyania battery OF light artillery.
This remnant OF the i30 men Of this
hard fighting command was warmly
greeted along the line, This was the
first occasion on which the battery
has paraded since II appeared in the
historic grand review Of the Federal
troops in Washington In May. 1865.
This battery did efficient work at
Chancellorsville. Fredericksburg and
all through the Shenandoah Valley,
rounding out its brilliant record by
marching with Sherman to the sea
and entering Richmond later with
Grant. This battery also claims the
credit OF firing the shot that killed
the rebel Gen. Polk before Resaca
but this claim has been hotly dis
puted
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29
The Next Eneampment.

Boston I'm 1904.
This was the unanimous vote OF tho
national encampment of the Grand
Army OF the Republic at San Francis
co, and goes to show that the old vet
Grams who fought In the civil war for
a united nation know good thing
when they see 1t. II also shows that
although the comrades are growing
old and feeble, their minds are still
clear, and they have not forgotten the
royal good time they had In the Hub
thirteen years age and the cordial
welcome and lavish hospitality ie-
celved on that occasion.
Everyone then threw open their
houses to the honoi1' veterans who
fought from 'Gt To '65, aud ~, same
hospitality will be shown next year.
Bostonians also went deep into their
pockets to defray the expenses of that
encampment. and so large a fund was
raised that 30 per cent Of the amount
subscribed was returned to the donors
after the encampment-somethlng I'M
prcccdanted In the history of the or.
der.-Boston Herald.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29
WINE WORTH $1,000 A cAsk.
Costly Liquor That Is owned by New
York Merchant.

The wine trade has recently been
asliated by the rumor that n New
York wine merchant has paid S. 600
for n single cask of wine. II is called
"Napolcoaic wine." because It was pre-.
served specially for Napoleon !. IL is
OF the 1861 vintage. and none has been
sold before. except a small quantity
to the king Of Spain. Napoleon was so
busy making war that he had little
leisure To drink wine, and thus II has
remained to become the oldest sherry
In the world. This sale has drawn at
tention to other old wines and their
present market value.
The same merchant owns some wine
which once belonged to Admiral Mel
son. Il IL worth $4,000 cask. and was
vintaged by a man named De Castro
de Palermo of Herax. lie has also
another wine In his collection which
belonged to the duke Of Wellington
and Is now worth s2.500 a cask. He
considers speculations in such liquid
curios as highly profitable. because. II
properly preserved, they increase In
value yearly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29
Civil War Soldiers still.

York. Pa, is probably the only city
In the United States that can boast OF
having soldiers OF the civil war still
in service.
In 1862 seven companies were
formed there, mustered into the serv-
Ice of the state and assigned to the
6nty Of guarding railway property In
York county. They were stationed
slong the Northern Central railway
between the village OF Seven Valley
and the Maryland line,
When rumors Of Confederate lnya.
sion would reach the border coun.
ties, the young guards would be or
dnred out to protect the railway prop.
erty. When the rumors died out they
would be permitted to return to their
homes.
The companies were not designated
by letters or titles and were not at.
tached To any regiment, Because OF
this, or perhaps because OF the neg.
lect OF the military authorities. the
companies were never mustered out
Of service and discharges were not is.
sued to the men, 80 that legally the
seventy-fye survivors. most OF whom
still live, are still In the service OF the
state.
william Wanner, member Of one
Of the companies. thinks that the SUR.
vivors ought 10 have honorable dis
charges from the state. and, through
State Senator II. X. McConkey. he will
petition the legislature In behalf OF
HIS surviving comrades. Previous at.
tempts have been made by members
of these companies TO gain honorable
discharges. but no legislative action
has ever been taken on the matter.
To expedlate action upon their pc
tltion. Mr.. wanner has suggested that
the seventy-hve survivors. when they
apply for discharges. also put I'm
claims for pay for the forty-one years
they have. been In service. Each mans
claim against the state would amount
to s6.a93. rnakins the aggregate claims
$479.475.
The seven companies performed
their last active service Just prior Ia
the burEing OF Chambersburg BY the
Confederats forces. They were thsu
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29
Recalls Naval Victory.

The recent naval maneuyers on the
coast OF New England recalls the fact
that the state of Maine fought the
first naval battle of the Revolution
and won the first victory ON the water.
Soon after the battle uf Lexington the
inhabitants Of Machias. Me-. erected
a liberty pole ON the village green.
When Ichabod Jones, the leading trad.
er OF the town, came back from his
regular trip to Boston, he was con.
yoyed by the little British schooner.
the Margaretta. under command OF
Midshipman Moore. Moore ordered
the pole to be cut down. The Machias
men seized Jones' own schooner. the
Unity, under Captain Jeremiah
O'Brien, and went out TO do battle
with Moore. Armed with pitchforks
the Maine men boarded the Margaretta
and captured her. She was renamed
the Liberty. ard did good service for
the patriot cause against England for
many months. The warship MGchias
In the present navy commentaries
that exploit.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29
IS HIS OWN GRANDFATHER.
Neapolitan With Most Strangely Mix.
ed Lineage.

Beppo Bruzoni, n Neapolitan sailor,
Is a living proof Of the fact that n
man can be his own grandfather.
II married" he said. "A widow. and
she had by first husband a handsome
girl named Silvietta. with whom my
father fell in love and who became
his second wife. Thus my father be-
came my son-in-law and my step
daughter became my mother. since.
she had married my father. Soon at
terwards my wife gave birth to son.
who became my fathers step-brother
and at the same time my uncle, since
he was my stepmother's brother.
"Bnt that was not all. for In due
time my fathers wife also gave birth
to a boy, who was my. brother and
also my stepson. since he was the
son OF my daughter. My wife was also
my grandmother. and thus ! was my
wlfes husband and at the same time
her grandson. Finally. as the husband
OF persons grandmother Is naturally
that persons grandfather. ! am my
own grandfather" Household Words.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29

straiehten ~ ut an yen take o.,
yer thengs & hev EN- dried. Hyar's
. mug nrst x brace 70. Et's . pow.
erful bad nigh is this"
Thank you, Green said. You're
good-hearted host. Jones. II h
pleasant 70 feel one is 10 heartily vel
come"
He drew up the chair Jones placed
for him. merely noticing the men in
the simplest manner.
"IIow II Johnsing now. ledger"
Lode asked. slowly. He was priv'l-
eyed To ask; was he not one Of those
who rescued the man?
Unconscious" Green replied. grave
ly. The doctors dare not leave him
for a moment. He In in critical state
and the least movement might prove
fatal
Have theys sot his broke bones.
jedge?" Sadler asked. respectfully.
YES" Green replied. stretching his
wet feet toward the nre and enjoying
It's warmth and rest after the dreary
day. They have set his right leg
and his arm, but his left leg will have
to be amputated near the hip"
| A silence fell over them. A sort of
awed silence Il was, at thought of all
Il meant And II was the same man
who stood In their midst but three
days before. powerful Of muscle. with
cords like an oak. vowing vengeance
upon this young man who had saved
his life.
"The leg should have been ampu.
tated at once. for II was In terrible
condition. but the doctors dared not
do Il; In his weak state II might prove
fatal. Tomorrow they hope to do II.
His daughter knows nothing Of his
critical condition, and they wish her
not to know. The waiting and sus'
pense have told much on her already
and she must have no more excite
mcnt at present"
AN he's goin' ter lose his lcg?'
Lodie asked, slowly. "Et's goin' ter be
reyther hyard on ther gal as well as
Johnsing. pears ter me. Who'll take
care of 'em, I'd like ter know?"
They'll be taken care Of" young
Green replied. quietly, a touch of coloI
in his face to hear these rough mer
speaking OF these things in regard tt
such woman as Dolores johnson
But Il is doubtful about johnson
having to be taken care OF man,
days"
Mrs. Jones came TO the door an,
spoke to him. His supper was read!
II he cared to have II then.
As he arose to obey the summon
Tom Smith asked. grufiiy. II nigh
be out OF brayado to hide his rea
feelings:
"Ef Johnsing dies what bout the
trial over yander. ledger"
Green faced him with a look tn
/. men mover forgot. as Re replied
sharply:
), what Is a mares life TO that of
!, man. Smith? You had best let tina
, matter drop till this Is settled
ITO be continuod)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29
Gen. Kesrney's Harsh Words.

II made n pretty fair Jump once
said Comrade Murray. That was at
the second battle of Bull Run, and
was then In the Third Michigan. AT
first We were held In reserve. but
later were in the very thickest OF the
fight and under the heaviest fire
over experienced in the army. We
stood IL for time and then the regi
ment melted away and ] cut away ON
my own hook. Near us was the EN-
bankment OF n railway from which the
rails had been taken. and I made a
dash for that in the belief that II
could get over ! would find shelter
from the murderous FIRE still rakiny
the field. As came Ia the embank-
ment the problem OF how to get over
beset me. but just then n shell burst
right behind me and propelled by the
resulting commotion In the air ! went
over that embankment like bird.
But there was no depression on
the other side. and was as mucn ex.
posed as ever. Then I made my way
| to the woods near, and there ] found
| Captain Walters of our regiment. a
man named Fish. and several others,
and we put up a very good sort Of n
| fight. Pretty soon Gen. Phil Kearney
came riding down to that neck OF the
woods to see what was the matter
with his line. He rode right into our
squad. and. refining back his horse,
asked to what regiment we belonged.
Walters told him and explained how
we got there. and said he didn't know
whether any others of the regiment
got away or not. Kearney burst out
with: You CO yardly sons of guns,
never saw Michigan man run be.
FORE. and rode away.
"As he left us, Indignant over his
rough speech, a shell struck Fish and
he went down, terribly manglcd. Wal.
'ers and | carried him to an ambu
lance and was detailed to go with
MIN to the hospital. where DR.. u. w
Bliss. who afterward became famous
tried TO save Fish by amputatinS q
log. He failed. but he held on tn me
and all that night served as the as
s!stant of DR.. Bliss In n good many
|
ringing in my ears. remembered
however, Kearney In another incident
and forgave him. At Harrison:
Landing our company was on picke
when Kearney rode down upon us. Il
was warm day. and the boys wcr,
lying about in some disarray when W.
srw the general coming
4
I'VE hustled into blouses and go
irto line by the time the general wat
ready for his salute. We expected |
scoring. but Kearney, looking about
spicd man under guard. and asket
why he was under guard at such
time. replied that he was unde
arrest by orders OF the lieutenant CON
manding the post for fighting In quar-
ters. Fighting he'll said the general
Isn't that what he enlisted for. w
want fighting men In front. Rcleas
him and send him To his quarters
or put him on duty Then he rod
away. A few days after Bull Run
, Kearney rode into the rebel lines n
Chantilly and was shot."-Chicag
Inter Ocean.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29
oriqln OF the @. A. n.

Comrade T. n. Hagerty Of 81. I ouis.
No, past chaplain.in-chief OF the q. A.
H., In recent communication says:
A there has been considerable discus
sion as 10 the origin Of the Idea Of
the q. A. X. organization, will you
allow me to tell you what I know
about IL? was personally acquainted
with the Rev. William J. Rutledge of
Illinois, both before and after the war
Of the rebellion. In talking with him
only a few years before his death he
told me these facts, as nearly az I can
recall them. asked him to write
thcm down. which he promised TO do.
but. like some other modest men. I
| suppose he deferred until too late. His
statement was as follows:
AS the army was on one Of its
| marches in the South near the close
Of the war DR.. Stephenson and ! were
riding along conversing about vari-
Gus things when this thought came
into my mind and ! said Doctor, when
this war is over there should he some
organization among. the soldiers of
this army to perpetuatc the friend.
ships formed In these marches, battles
and campaigns
"''That Is a fac. Chaplair.' said Dr.
Stephenson. le: us mind II when We
get home.
The war closed. and hy COOL
providence both OF these men returned
home. MIR. Rutledge to his busy Tin
Grant life and the Methodist ministry
and DIR. Stephenson to his practice ol
medicine in his native town. DR.. Ste
phenson. being active and more &c
customed To such organizations. NOV
cd forward In the work Of organiza
ton. This Is. as ! think. the truC
history OF he origin. If the Rev. DIR
Rutledge were living to-day. or DIR
Stephenson. either. | think the mattel
would be settled by those comrades
They builded wiser than they knew.
when they laid the foundations Of thu
Grand Army OF the Republic. Let us
their comrades, keep in perfect repai
the structure they so fortunately an,
patrioticalIy built.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29
A BAD Advertisement.

while my business has been stead.
ily increasing for years" remarked a
druggist. II find ! don't sell as much
hair restorer as ! used to-"
Perhaps people are not so credu
Ious I'm these days" suggested his
friend. Besides. after trying many OF
the preparations In vain a man would
naturally stop buying them"
NO" continued the druggist, Il
don't think those are the reasons. HUI
man nature is as credulous as ever.
and the ranks of the baldheads are
being constantly recruited. ! guess
must look for the reason nearer home.
Twenty years ago | wasn't bald my
SELF"