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The leader., 1905-11-04
Mules sickness Closes Mines

Shamolkin. Pa, Oct. 80. The Luke
Fidler and Cameron colIieries have
been closed in order to give the vet.
erinarians d chance to eradicate mys-
terious malady that has attacked the
mules
The leader., 1905-11-04

Cannelton, Ind. Oct. 27.-Lula Fish
back, aged II, shot and instantly killed
her sister, Maggie. aged Is, blowing Off
the top of her head with a gun The
deed was committed in the presence Of
her mother, who is prostrated.
The leader., 1905-11-04
Arianourf Cnnvicf nrnna nead.

Jefferson city, Mo-, Oct sO.-Tina
Wilson, colored. sent from st. Louis
to serve two years for mansIaughter,
dropped dead at the penitentiary. His
term would have expired this week.
The leader., 1905-11-04

Three burglars in New York claim
to have robbed 400 homes. And to add
to the disaster a great majority of the
men who were robbed had their lives
insured.
The leader., 1905-11-04

Cleveland, O.. Oct. 27-It is now
practically certain that the steamer
Kaliyuga. long overdue, with IL per-
sons, went down ia Lake Huron dur
ing the great storm Of last week.
The leader., 1905-11-04
a BIack Hero.

Tyler, Tex, Oct. 27.- Ed James, a
negro. pulled an unidentified white man
from live wire, but lost his own life.
The white man looked at the dead body
of his rescuer, and then walked leis-
urely away and has not been seen since.
The leader., 1905-11-04

The great life insurance companies
being eleemosysary and missionary in
stitutions, 1t is up to Deacon Rookie
feller to donate them a bunch for the
good of the noble cause.
The leader., 1905-11-04
The Russfan Prisoners In Japera.

ST. Petersburg, Oct. rs. The Rus
sian prisoners IN Japan will be trans
ported to Vladivostok on board vessels
OF the Russian volunteer feet and
thence will be transferred to Russia
il detachments.
The leader., 1905-11-04
killed His Uncle.

Mount Vernon Ind Oct. 28. Ephriam
Ramsey, a farmer, was shot and killed
by his nephew, Thomas Ridley, at
Oliver station It is said that Ramsey
was intoxicated.
The leader., 1905-11-04
Strike Guards Arrested

Sturgis, KY Oct 2s.-Armed
guards. brought from St. Louis by the
coal operators to guard the mines
from strikers, were arrested here on
the ground that the importation Of
armed men before any violent demon
stration was made ~ the strikers waa
unlawful.
The leader., 1905-11-04

Yirden, Ill, Oct. n Frank Fensters
maker mail carrier was held up and
robbed by tramps. who seriously beal
and cut him. north Of Girard Ths
robbers secuted only ss
The leader., 1905-11-04

Famine is prevalent in 100 districts
Of % Russian provinces This means
that 1S,000,00O persons wiz have to be
fed until next July.
The leader., 1905-11-04

St Louis. Oct go. The federal au-
thorities can find no one who is able to
understand the peculiar language Of
Imre Dulacoiza, who is charged with
selling liquor without a license. and
his trial has been postponed.
The leader., 1905-11-04
THE storIr Got Buav.

New Orleans, Oct. s0.-The largest
birth list in the history Of the city was
recorded Saturday at the board of
health ONCE, when S6 certificates were
issued. of these 1s were for boys.
The leader., 1905-11-04
Mice Damage Potatoes.

Alto Pass, Ill, Oct 2S.-Jackson
county farmers report great damage
to potatoes by field mice.
The leader., 1905-11-04

English poachers have adopted
khaki for wear during business hours.
They find it makes the evasion Of
watchful gamelSeepers seasier.
The leader., 1905-11-04

New York, Oct. 2S. william Trav-
ers Jerome has been unanimously
nominated for district attorney by the
Republican county convention.
The leader., 1905-11-04
remedy cured

me so that have been well ever since,
and have had fine baby, the first in
five that was not premature1y born"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The leader., 1905-11-04

President Hugh T. Halbert Of the
Roosevelt club, introduced Justice Jag
gard, of the Minnesota supreme court.
as toastmaster, who in happy speech
introduced President A. B. Stickney of
the Great Western railway, who spoke
on the topic Of "The President and
The Railroads
Gov. Cummins of Iowa received his
measure of cheers when he arose to
speak on ''The President and the Tar
;ff
The leader., 1905-11-04

Lansing. Kaz. Oct 80. Ellsworth
Hacker, q life prisoner in the peniten-
tiary here, died from the effects Of
wounds inflicted with knives by two
Insane conYicta
The leader., 1905-11-04
sUFFERINGs UNTOLD.
A Kansas City woman's Terrible Expert
ence With Kidney Sickness.

Mrs. Mary Cogin, goth st. and Cleve.
land Ave, Kansas City, Mo-, says:
g For years | was run down, weak.
The Forrest City times., 1905-02-24
Rushing Work on White River Branch.

Work is being pushed on the White River extension of the Iron Mountain and it is stated every effort will be made to open traffic on that line by August 1. Reports from places along the line state that the gangs of work men are progressing rapidly, consid- ering the weather conditions, and pre- dictions are made that as soon as the weather opens sufficiently large gangs of workmen will be pushed into this new territory and every effort put forth to hurry the work of construc- ton. The steam shovels have not been used for several weeks, owing to the frozen earth, but they have been thoroughly overhauled and will be ready for use as soon as the ground will permit their being brought into play. The plans for this division in. clude fifteen miles of storage tracks at Cotter. a $25,000 coal chute there and large division offices and head quarters. It is stated Cotter will be one of the most important division points on the Iron Mountain system, from the fact that all the traffic for the entire line from Newport to Auro- ra, Mo, will be handled there.
The Forrest City times., 1905-02-24
POLL TAX AMENDMENT VALID
Such Is the Decision of Judge Steel at Nashvilie-Sensation Suicide at Hot Springs - Other Important Happenings.
AMENDMENT VALID.
Judge Steel Gives First Deliverance
 From State Court.

Tn the county seat contest in How ard county between Center Point and Nashville in the Howard circuit court, Hon. James R. Steel, county judge, held that the poll tax amendment to the constitution had been adopted in the manner prescribed by law. The court also held that the result of the election gave the county seat to Nashville. The question as to the validity of the poll tax amendment was raised by Nashvilles attorneys. Ex- Gov. Dan w. Jones, who appeared for Center Point, contended that the amendment had been legally adopted. The court sustained that contention and found that Nashville had 19 ma jority over Center Point. This ends the contest. There will be no appeal and the county seat will be moved to Nashville The opinion of Judge Steel on the important question in- yolved is the first declaration from a state court on the poll tax amend ment. The recent decision of Federal Judge Trieber adverse to the amend ment was in a suit pending in fed eral court. although it was accepted by Speaker Cate as correct when he ruled that amendment: No. 9. the bond amendment, failed because it did not receive majority of all the votes cast in the election. If an appeal had been taken from Judge Steels' ruling the supreme court would be called upon soon to pass upon this and other disputed amendments. The conten- tion is that, while receiving a major ity of the votes cast on the question. the disputed amendments did not re- celve a majority of all voting. In a few weeks. however, the same ques- ton will come before Circuit Judge A. B. Grace in the Lincoln county cir cult court. wherein Captain R. R. Rice, who was appointed clerk of Lin eoln county by Gov. Davis, is seeking to oust Clerk H. D. Palmer, who re fuses to surrender the office on the ground that the constitutional amend ment empowering the governor to make appointments to certain offices was not legally adopted in that it failed to get majority of all the votes cast in the election. In the leg islature the matter of calling a con- stitutonal convention to frame a new constitution is practically in abeyance pending a deliverance from the su- preme court on the disputed amend ments
The Forrest City times., 1905-02-24
piversification Buttons.

Orders for "diversification buttons" of the National Cotton Association are coming in with every mail from every State in the South. We have a large order from the Newton Cotton Mills. Newton, N. c.
 The executive committee of the Texas Bankers Association, at Austin, February 8, 1905, which represents all the banks of the State. passed the following resolution, and also in- structed the secretary to write every banker in the State, asking them to subscribe for one hundred or more buttons.
 Whereas, The interest of the en- tire South demands that an organized and systematic effort be made to re- duce the cotton acreage to be planted this year. and for each farmer to adopt diversification and the cultural system of growing cotton: therefore be 1t
 Resolved by the executive commit tee, Texas Bankers Association. that we endorse the work of the National Cotton Association in the plan of or ganiZing the cotton farmers, bankers and business men of the South into school precinct meetings for the pur- pose of securing pledges for a uni form, systematic reduction of acreage and adoption of diversification. and ask the cooperation and support of the business interests of the South"
The Forrest City times., 1905-02-24
Two Accused of Murder.

On Sunday morning last the body of s. Hill, a negro, was found on the railroad track in the Iron Mountain yards at Pine Bluff, with the head badly cushed and one arm cut off. It was evident the body had been run over by a train and the coroner's jury returned a yer dict to that effect, but City Detective Ed Cheek was not satisfied, and went to work on the case. After carefully tracing the movements of the dead negro up to the time he met death, Mir. Cheek thinks he has found evi- dence enough to hold Elmer Williams and James Wallace, two other ne- groes, on the charge of murder. Will Hams and Wallace were seen quarrel ing with Hill few hours before Hill met his death. and Cheek found the place where they had a fight. The actions of the two negroes causes sus- picion to point to them, and they been arrested
The Forrest City times., 1905-02-24
Civil Service Examinations.

large number of examinations are to be held within the next two months by the civil service commis- sion to fill positions in all depart ments of the government service. Ex- aminations which have been announc- ed, with the dates, are as follows: Scientific aid in department of agri- culture, March s; medalist in mint and assay service, March 1; botanist in the National museum, March &: curator of the Numismatic collection in mint and assay service. March 15: pressfeeder. female, in government printing office. March &: clerk in de- partmental service. May 3; foreman of diamond drill boring party, fore man of wash boring party aad boring party helper. in Panama canal ser vice. March f5; steam shovel engi- neer, steam shovel crane man, steam shovel greman and steam shovel head pitman, in Panama canal service, March 15; assistant in Philippine ser vice, April and G.
The Forrest City times., 1905-02-24
A Bankers Opinion.

w. H. Rivers, president of the Texas Bankers Association, in an address at New Orleans. said:
 There is no use denying the fact that the banker in his respective com munity, Is. or should be, the indus. trial safety valve to that community, and when he expresses himself on financial matters, the most illiterate and most learned stop to listen, as the bankers of the United States are considered its financiers, and right fully so. When We want to know law. We go to the lawyer; when we want to know medicine. we go to the doctor. and the world is fast finding out that, when they want to learn finances, they must go to the financier
 'ln my opinion, we should pass a resolution expressing in the strongest terms that we believe the only remedy. and a safe remedy, is to re- duce the acreage of cotton from 20 to B 1-3 per cent. If this is done. the crop would bring more money than a full crop of cotton. Plant this 33 IS per cent in corn and cane, hay, pota- toes, etc. raise some hogs; let the farmer have his smokehouse and corn crib on his own farm fatten a few beeves and hogs with his surplus corn and hay; let his cotton crop be his surplus crop; send his children to school in place of keeping them at home all fall and winter picking 5. cent cotton. Diversification is the only road to prosperity for the farmer of the South"
The Forrest City times., 1905-02-24
Two Brothers Accused.

men, brothers, were placed in jail at Texarkana on warrant issued sev. eral weeks ago by the federal author ities, charging them with "moonshin- ing" The officers discovered a wild cat still at Black Diamond. and des- troyed it several weeks ago. It is claimed the Jones brothers owned and operated the plant, but they escaped capture when the still was taken, and left that part of the county. Deputy United States Marshal Holman recent. ly located the men in Lafayette coun. ty, and arrested them.
The Forrest City times., 1905-02-24
North Arkansas Survey to South.

All doubt as to the intentions of the St Louis and North Arkansas rail road officials apparently has been set tied by the sending of a corps of sur veyors to Leslie to start the survey ing southward to Little Rock The surveying outfit was shipped down and men and teams have been en- ployed to commence work at once. It is the general opinion that the survey will be sufficiently completed by April to permit the commencement of con struction work, thereby insuring an early completion of the road to some point south. It is the unanimous de- sire of the citizens here that the road be extended to Little Rock instead of to Searcy.
The Forrest City times., 1905-02-24
Fort Smith Invites President,

William Loeb. secretary to Presi- dent Roosevelt, in answer to the invi- tation extended the chief executive to visit Fort Smith on his Southern tour, says: Your letter of the 10th inst, accompanied by resolution of the mayor and city council of Fort Smith, have been received, and the president very much appreciates the kind invitation extended to him to visit your city. The arrangements for his visit to San Antonio have not yet been made, but your wish will be giv- en careful consideration when the de- tails of the trip are taken up."
The Forrest City times., 1905-02-24
Companies Filing Statements.

The insurance companies are busy filing their statements for the past year with the state auditor at Little Rock, and some of the old line com panies are coming forward with their taxes for the past year. The Frank lin, the National and the Woodmen Circle, all life Insurance companies, have filed their statements. The Westehester Fire and the Planters Mutual Fire Insurance company filed their statements for the past year, and paid their taxes. Thus far none of the old line companies have filed their renewal bonds
The Forrest City times., 1905-02-24
DIVERSIFICATION Something to Sell Every Day" Secreta Nationa cotton
RoSEBoRoUGH,s REASONS
Why the Cotton Acreage of the South
 Should Be Reduced.

W. B. Roseborough. of Senatobia, MISS, gives five good reasons why the cotton acreage for the year 1905 should be reduced. They are:
 l. Cotton acreage should be re- ouced in 1905 because a crop of 10,- 100000 bales would sell for $50 per bale, or $5O0,0OO,000, whereas crop or 13,000,000 bales would sell for not more than $30 per bale, or $390 ,0OO.- 900.
 2. Under normal conditions it costs $30 per bale to raise and market cot ton. The cost of raising and market Ing 10,000.000 bales leaves a profit of 100000 900. The cost of raising and marketing 13,000000 bales would leave no profit at $30 per bale and should the price drop to $20 per bale Gas well informed people contend) would leave loss to the South of $130, 100000
 3. To raise the extra 5000, 900 bales requires 6.000,000 acres of land Should this 6,000,000 acres be worked in corn it would yield 100000. 900 bushels, worth $6O,00G,O00 Should it be planted in peas it would yield 90,- 000,000 bushels, worth $50,000, 900. Should this pea crop be cut for hay it would furnish 100000 tons, worth $96,00O,O 900. Add any one of these sums to the sum obtained for the 1O.- 00000 bales of cotton and 1t empha- sizes the folly of increased cotton acreage.
 4. To cultivate and gather the crop from 6,0O0,000 acres planted in cotton would cost about S90,000,000. To cul- tivate and gather the crop from 6,000.- % acres planted in corn would cost about $23.000, 900. The 6,000,000 acres sowed in peas would cost for sowing. moving and stacking about $25 5,000,- 900. Hence. to plant this 5000. .000 acres in cotton in 1905 means a loss to the South of $130 .000, 900; planted in corn means a profit ton cotton and corn) of s237, 7,0O0o00 sowed in peas means profit of s271 O00,000
 5. The truth of the above state ments when applied to individual farmers can be proven by object les sons in every county of the cotton 1 growing district. The farmer who has sold corn, hay and meat, practi cally. every year for the last ten is lending money; the farmer who has bought his corn, hay and meat, prac- tically, every year for the last ten, is borrowing money-when he can.
The Forrest City times., 1905-02-24
TRAGIC pEATR OF JOHN o'NEIL.
Alleged SwindIer Shot Top of His
 Head of.

John ONeil, who has been under the guard of two federal officers at his cottage near the Oaklawn race track at Hot Springs, blew the whole top of his head off with a Colts fl revolver. O'Neil was placed under arrest short time ago by United States Marshal Johnson, but as he was too ill to be removed to jail, Sam Watt went his bond for $2,000, with the understanding that two guards were to be placed over him. O'Neil was arrested by the federal authori- ties for alleged connection with the Christy Syndicate and Investment company of St. Louis, an alleged swindling institution, and for the al- leged use of the mails for fraudulent purposes.
The Forrest City times., 1905-02-24
Chicot County Elects Delegates.

A county convention was held at Lake Village to take action to reduce the cotton acreage. A large crowd was present, and all signed an agree ment to reduce the acreage 25 per cent the current year. R. M. Gaines and H. E. Cook were elected delegates te the state convention. and President Henry was given authority to name another in place of MT. Gaines if he cannot attend.
The Forrest City times., 1905-02-24

A Mississippian says that the di. versification of crops creates pros. perity as surely as an overproduction of cotton begets poverty and want, and that corn and peas generate hogs just as certainly as dogs do fieas. You might do we'll to make note of these two statements. They are both true
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-07-28
GRAINMEN DIVIDED
ON CROP PROSPECTS
Some SayState Never Produced
Such Fields; Others Less
Optimistic.
HARVEST is NOW READY
While the Big Yields Will Be Scattered
and Some Poor Fields Found, the
Eastern Halt of State Will
Produce Bumper Crop.

Mitchell, S. D.. July 2l.--There is Il
difference of opinion on The crop on
ditions of South Dakota between eN-
p%erienced judges. Some men OF an op-
timistic turn of mind see the largest
crop per acre that ever grew, while the
pessimistic fellows only see half q
crop. Your correspondent has taken
considerable pains the past week to ar
rive at the facts about the crops in the
eastern half of the state.
a. Fl. Belts, Il resident of Mitchell
who owns. twelve grain elevators, says
that the wheat crop is very uneven
many pieces not making more than half
a crop and others producing nearly u
full one. He says his daily reports
show some fields badly injured by the
long continued rains. and that the
macaroni h is blighting in many
localities, but thar oats is a heavy crop
and barley 4 fair one, which is now
generally ready for the harvester.
a. a. TruaN, who resides III this city
and owns twenty grain elevators i'll this
state and northwestern Iowa, says his
daily reports show only a fair crop of
wheat and that the macaroni wheat is
blighted n some barley is also in that
condition, and hat blue stem and
Scotch fife wheat must have about ten
lays yet to make u crop. On the whole
he thinks wheat and barley is only a
fair crop, while oats is first class.
Martin Gleason, q prominent farmer
ten miles north of Mitchell, reports
oats IL very heavy crop, wheat only Il
fair crop with 10 per cent. loss where
1t WAS drowned out with the heavy
rains.
j.. Z. French. residing seven miles
south of Mitchell. who is a successful
farmer, says the small grain crop is
only Il fair one, except oats, which is
heavy.
board, who owns 1000 acres eight miles
northwest of Mitchell neal Loomis,
says that he never saw better crops
In this state and that he regards small
grain above the average and that corn
looks we'll, but is about sever days late
in growth.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-07-28
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.

Mrs. G. H.. Getman, who was alone in
the snrth house Sc. of dh her y sen of ,hs mi, i; Brandt 81 ni,
Stone lake. was awakened by q burglar,
Mrs. Getman's screams aroused the neigh
bors. but before they reached the scene
the the burglar had disappeared. He had
secured nothing.
During a severe electrical storm on sum
day night two horses wned by E. II.
lightning; The storm was one of the most
severe of the season. The wind blew a
gale and Les inches of rain fell. Oats,
hpelt and some wheat We're blown down.
but it is believed the grain will revive and
suffer but little permanent harm from the
wind.
Clerk of Courts kellogg, Of Moody coun-
ty, is the first to make a report to the
census and vital statistics office under the
new vital statistic law. No reports We're
expected by the department. until after
| days of July Clerk kellogg reports eight
births, no deaths, two marriages. two
eight children reported, but two had been
named. All of the births but one had been
reported by the regular physicians.
The responses to the appeals or assist
ance for the flood sufferers at Fort Pierre
were so promptly met that the committee
selected for that work now authorizes the
are needed to meet all the requirements
Of the occasion. They wish to tender
their thanks to those who SO promptly
'o' ~ >Ef's 'N''' - 'th 49,. ~ ~. tsSSNt
to meet all necessary assistance for not
only those at Fort Pierre, but those in
the whole of the flooded district.
The mosquito plague is giving farmers
trouble all over the state, says reports
from Pierre. In Hand ounty these pests
are reported to nave driven farmers out
Of their corn fields. and yesterday a herd
of stampedcd cattle and horses plunged
down into the valley of Medicine creek
near Canning. breaking fences In their
rush. all attempting to escape from the
attacks of mosquitoes. The stock had
come from such a distance that the resi-
dents of that locality could not tell the
owners.
Mayor Aldrich. of Aberdeen. has re-
lois, the postmark being blurred so the
own could not be identified, containing
! 81, which the sender asked the mavor to
for city water used from the hydrant of
q neighbor during the writer's residence
In Aberdeen, with the neighbours permis-
sion, but contrary to the city ordinances
letter was signed: Yours for righteous
ness, a Former Citizen Of Aberdeen" and
appeared to be in the handwriting of a
woman.
wheat on his farm near Aberdeen H. MAS has
discovered black rust on the wheat in
considerable quantities. The rust is on
he stalks and not on the heads of the
grain. AS the wheat is almost ready to
affect the yield or the quality of the crop.
Mr.. Curtiss has the only field of winter
wheat In Brown county. Isaac Lincoln,
h had Il small field of this wheat,
plowcd 1t under early in the spring. The
the winter wheat happening to be in Just
the condition to be affected by the rust
at the time the weather conditions were
right for the propagation of the rust.