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Yukon Valley news., 1905-03-29
coy. BRADY'S REPORT

Copies ot the reIolt of John c Brady as governor of Alaska wer, received in Rampant by the down river mail last SAtulday. It is : comprehensive volume of 65 pages containing vast amount of valua ble information Those who have complained that the governor ha: little to do but to make his repor should frankl, comics, that lis work in this instance, at least, was done well The to !oA ing extra, ts from the letter of trans mission are sup gestive of the governor course 1T presenting Alaska's cause to the interior department, and they ough, to strengthen the belief that Presi dent Roosevelt acted for the be S, ill MT. Brady's reappointment:
 SEC. IA. That nothing in this act contained shall in any wise be taken construed to impi, or indicate that the territory in the district 0 Alaska, or any portion there of shall at any tim, hereafter be admitted as a state.-Coug Record p. 32so, March 10, Iso4,
 The above was offered by Senator Platt, of Connecticut, as all amendment to Senate bill 3339, providing for the a1a of Ia1. tl, representatives from the district of Alas ka. Alaska bills had been under consid eration nearly all afternoon. Nex came $. 533q, like last straw. The above amendment was thrown into the discuss on of the Ii like a bucket O. ice cold water. It fairly took their breath and some senators could hardly trust theiI ears. Senator Foraker asked for a re st atement of 1t ard the secretary read il again. Senator Beveridge, chairman O committee on territories, and who had charge of the above bills, seemed dazed and immediately asked for a second read ing of the amendment, and when the secretary read it again the senator ac knowledged that he had finally heard it but remarked twice that he wanted tc think about it little while.
 Since that day others have been think ing not only a little while but long anc hard. We who have come to Alaska tt build cur homes |. are most vitally concerned. The proffered amendment in text and spirit, proposes to make Alas ka a political inferno that all who ertei are to leave hope behind. It tseems to Il, that the { me has arrived for this question to be discussed and thrashed out on tn, floor of both houses. Let a halt be called while members go at it with fails ano beat every grain from the straw and chaff
 We have held possession of Alaska fo, thirty-seven years. Article III of tn, treaty IS plain enough:
 The inhabitants of the eeded territory ac eording to their choice. feserying their natura allegiance, may return to Russia within thfe years. but if they should prefer to remain in thu ceded territory. they, with the exception of un civilized native tribes. shall he admitted to th enjoy ment of all the rights. advantages an' immunities of citizens of the United states an' shall be maintained and protected in the ffs gion The unciviiised tribes will be subject ,' such laws and regulations as the rni'sd state may ffom time to time adopt in regard Co abo
Yukon Valley news., 1905-03-29
RANPART. ALASKA. March sI. 1908. NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the matter of the Estate
 Of
 LARS svENDSoN, Deceased) NOTICE Is hereby given to the creditors of the " estate of the said Lays Svendson to fiie their claims with the undersigned with the proper vouchers and affdavits attached, at my otfee in the Northern Commercial Cos store in Ram part in the territory of Alaska. within six months of the date of the nrst publication ot thi- notice: said first publication being March ls tgos C, n. WAND,
 Administration of said Estate
Yukon Valley news., 1905-03-29
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The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
SUNDAY LAW IN MISSOURI.
It's Enforcement in the Larger Cities ts Only the Beginning Of What
 is to Come.

Jefferson City. Mo. April 25.-"The Sunday closing law will be enforced in every hamlet in this state. Henceforth, unless a general assembly. repeals the present laws, every Sabbath. as far as liquor selling is concerned, will be as dry as the desert of Sahara"
 A prominent office holder made this declaration to reporter ss answer to a suggestion that the present closing of saloons in the big cities was but sporadic and would die out inside of a month.
 In further conversation this official stated that the public did not thor oughly understand the matter. Accord ing to this official Gov. Folk sent his order to St. Louis immediately after closing down the dram shops of Kan sas City. St. Joseph was made dry Sunday. and forthwith every sheriff in the state will get his orders to see that the law is enforced and arrest all sa- loonists who do not recognize the Sab bath
 The law licensing saloons specially sets forth that liquors may be sold six days In the week, but not on Sun day. so that in the strict sense of the law. saloon men who open on Sun days are virtually outlaws.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
0vERSTAYED THE MARKET.
The Collapse of the May Wheat Cor ner and the Causes Lead
 Ing to It. l

Chicago. April 25.-The losses in the collapse of the May corner in wheat will be heavily augmented when the 5.000, 900 or 6000.0 900 bushels which it il believed the pool still holds is put or the market. This may drive the price down near the July figures, or under 90 cents.
 The Gates losses to date are various ly estimated from S1 ,O0O. 900 to g.. .OOO.- 000,0 and will in all probability reach the latter figure before the corpse" is buried. The big loss is not so hard a blow to the Gates contingent as the humiliation of having failed to make good. and to have blundered on 10 inglorious defeat when a splendid vic tory was at one time within grasp.
 IL Is generally agreed that the May deal collapsed so disastrously because the leaders overstayed the market They failed to sell out at the right time some two months ago. Instead of a possible profit of $500 900 had the deal been closed in February, it has resulted now in Waterloo for the Napoleon of plungers.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Big Ships for Russia.

St Petersburg. April 27.-American superiority over foreign rivals again triumphs in the complete success which has crowned the visit of Charles NJ. Schwab 10 St. Petersburg. MT. Schwabs negotiations with the Rus sian admiralty have resulted in the conclusion of an arrangement for the construction of a number of battle ships of type which probably will starte the world. Mir. Schwab will leave St Petersburg tomorrow. The details of the construction of the yes sels remained to be worked out.
 The battleships will be monster 16.. 000-ton vessels of enormous horse power and of a peculiar type, combn- ing the projectile resisting power of the battlesbip with the speed and wide radius of action of cruisers. They will be delivered fully equipped as to armor and ordnance. MT. Schwab guarantees to create vessels with 20 per cent higher efficiency than any now existing.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Murdered and Robbed Woman.

New York, April 27.-Her money and other valuables gone, her cloth ing torn and disarranged. marks of violence about her head and neck and a wad of cloth stuffed far down her throat so that it's probably caused death by suffocation. Mrs. Mary Dec cui, 45 years old, was found dead in a little two-room apartment on Spring street. The discovery was made by her Syear-old daughter. Rosie. The police are searching for two Italians. Mrs. Deccuit frequently visited neigh bors, and they say she had large sum of money and she always carried it in her bosom. When her body was found, it was lying on the floor and the front of her waist and corset had been torn. Two bent safety pins in- side her corset marked the place where the money had been kept.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
LOST IN BURNING CONVENT
Fourteen, and Perhaps More, of the
 Inmates Perished.
Nine Young Girls. Sister Ragetari. The Mistress, and Four Old
 Women the Victims.

Montreal. April 22.--In the burning of the St. Anne convent in St. Gene vieve. near Montreal, l3 lives were lost, so far as known, and it is feared that the number may reach 20.
 The sisters of the convent had a number of aged women boarders and four of these are among the dead.
 Sister Ragetari the mistress. lost her life in an endeavor 10 save the chil- dren. Of the latter nine are known to bs dead
 Their ages were from II to 1S
 The village has no fire department and an effort was made to get Mon- treal by telephone so that assistance could be obtained, but the effort failed and the big building was soon a mass of smouldering ruins
 Scenes of frightfH suffering followed. as the night was cold and fierce wind was blowing There were about 100 inmates, and as they were taken from the building in their night clothes the villagers threw open their homes and took them in.
 There were four aged women in the infirmary who perished. The oldest was 9S. The others were SS. S5 and S3.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28

Meeting Of State Bankers,

The Arkansas Bankers Association held a two days meeting at Little Rock. The following officers were elected: President. F.. K Smith. Texarkana; first vice president. John o. Wolf. Batesville: second vice pres ident. Henry Thane, Arkansas City: third vice president P. A Ball. Fort Smith; fourth vice president. w l.. Hemingway, Little Rock; fifth vice president, Thomas C. McRae, Pres colt; sixth vice president, J. F.. Boyce Pine Bluff: secretary. C. T. Walker, Little Rock; treasurer. ]. C. McNeill. Magnolia; member executive council. C. N Rix. Hot Springs; delegates to American Bankers Association. N B. Sligh. Hot Springs; John c Fletcher. Little Rock; George T. Sparks. Fort Smith; F.. H. Hornor, Helena. Alter mates. w K Ramsey. Camden; w. K. Cherry Paris; R F. Wait. Little Rock. J. A. Barker. Atkins
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Losses at Mukden.

Gunshu Pass, April 27.-An exact statement of the losses in all kinds in the battle of Mukden from February 19 to March II compiled by the gen eral staff shows that the casualties were greatly overestimated in earlier reports. Statements from Japanese sources indicating the wholesale cap ture of prisoners. booty end cannon are now denied In reality the Rus sian losses amounted to 1885 stan and other officers and S7,677 men, of whom the greatest part. about 55.000 were wounded. In excavating Muk- den and retreating to the northward the Russians lost g guns, of which three were mortars, three old type field guns with piston action. and 26 quickfiring guns. Of the siege artil- lery every gun and all the ammuni- ton carts were sent north ten days before the battle. i:
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
APlUNGE TO [ EATH
Carriage in Mine Dropped Seven Hun
 dred and Fifty Feet.

Wilkesbarre. April 27.--Whle ten miners were being lowered into Cony- ham mines. the rope broke and the carriage fell to the bottom. distance Of 75o feet. All the men were instant " killed.
 The bodies of the men were buried under a mass of wreckage at the bot tom of the shaft and it will be several hours before they can be recovered. There were several hundred men in the mine at the time of the accident, but they escaped from the shaft through other openings. The names of the victims are not known.
 reseulng party was al once or ganized. The bodies of men were ter ribly mangled. Most of the victims lived in the vicinity of the mine, and when reseuers brought the crushed forms to the surface a large crowd was in waiting. The grief of relatives of the dead was heart-rendng The superintendent says he is at a loss to account for the accident. An exami- nation of the rope was made before the first cage was lowered into tho mine, and it was found to be all right
 Eight of the dead were Poles, and the two others were English-speaking miners.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
kiliinq in Scott County.

John Hilton. farmer living near Tate postoffice. twelve miles south of Bonneville. in Scott county, shot and instantly killed Boaz Lee. his brother in-law. Lee and wife parted a few weeks ago and it seems he thought Hilton had something to do with the separation. Some time ago Hilton and Lee had a quarrel and Hilton told Lee that he was going to kill him. but Lee did not think he meant it and paid little attention to him. Hilton came to where Lee was at work and shot and instantly killed him. Lee. having no weapon was unable to defend himself Hilton was Immediately arrested and placed in jail at Waldron to await his trial.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
HAPPENINGS 0F THE S|AIE ITEMS OF INTEREST GATHERED
 FROM ALL SECTIONS.
SEVERE STORM IN THE STATE
Much Damage Done to Property, and Some Stock Killed by Lightning Street Car Accident in Little Rock Results in Death.
licensed to Practice Medicine.

The examining board of the Arkan- sas Medical Society has granted state license 10 the following: R. D. Alex ander, Webster Grove. Mo; J. NJ. Beauchamp. Roe: 1. w Brown, Greenville W H. Bowlinger, Charles ton Edward Craigen. Newport J NJ. Coppage Marked Tree; l.. A. Davis. City K. r Gephart, Little Rock; A w Hale, Nashville; Miss Nina V Hardin, Fayette; John Hearn. Little Rock R. A Harkins. Meg; W. w Jenkins. Springfield Frank l.. Lewis. Fayetteville; IL H MeAdams, Moore, Pine Bluff; W. T. Moore, Marshall. T. R Neal. Marked Tree; F.. M Pemberton, Little Rock; John Pugh. Alexander H. H. Parr Eudo Ia; c. F. Reiser. Ramsey; w. l.. Rus sell Cason, Tex; Miss Ella Sturdi- van, Springdale: Vim. H. Smith, Herndon Joseph B. Trice. Pike City; Floyd E. Warterfield, Holdenvile. I. T.: James P Westmoreland. Russell; J. NJ. Wheelis Cecil. La: William L. Wozeneraft Holly Springs; Alonzo l.. Whitcomb. Rogers: F. NJ Sherrer Memphis, Tenn. J. L. Fleming. Mag nolia; Swartz Barnes. Harrison: ). NJ Mitchell. Lutfata. I. T.; V. I. Baugh. Dallas, Tex; Jane H. Downs, Nilonia; D. R. Dorente Fort Smith; l.. T Evans Barren Fork: F F. Full ton. Hot Springs; l.. D. Howell. Wal nut Hill; o. J. T. Johnston, Pleasant Plains; l.. H D. Pierce, Jonesboro; s. N. Robertson. Sharpe; J. R. Tomp- kins, Cass; c. K. Thompson. Little Rock; w B. Woodbridge, Fisher; R. N. Wright, Fl Dorado. There were 6S applicants for license. and IT of them failed. This is said to be most ex- cellent average.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
TACOMA UNDER RUSH ORDERS
United States Cruiser Ordered From Pensacola to San Domingo to
 Protect |. S. Interests

Pensacola. Fla, April 22.-Rush or ders for the cruiser Tacoma to proceed to San Domingo were received late Friday afternoon. That vessel began to coal immediately, moving down to the navy yard. where fuel and stores were taken on board. and 1t was ex- peeted that she would get away from port before daylight. It is stated here that number of warships have been ordered to San Domingo by the Italian government, and as trouble is antici- pated. the Tacoma was ordered there to protect American interests.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Crops and Weather.

Cool. cloudy weather, with ire quent. and in many places heavy rains. has greatly retarded farm op- erations. Very little cotton has yet been planted, and. except in a few isolated localities, none is up. There is considerable corn yet to be plant ed some of the earlier planted is up. and the stands vary from poor to ex- cellent. Irish potatoes are doing fair ly well generally. Wheat and oats are looking well. The outlook for all kinds of fruit. except peaches in the northwest section. is excellent, al though some injury was sustained in the northern portion of the state by frost on the 17th. Strawberries are being marketed in some sections. Pastures and ranges are generally do ing we'll and stock is improving.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
CEASELESS INWARD FLOW.
Good Friday Brought the Largest Single Days Arrivals of Immi-
 grants In New York.

New York, April 22-Four transat- lantic steamers which arrived at this port Friday brought 9.675 steerage passengers. the largest number ever passed in quarantine in one day. It was impossible to handle the great throng in one day. and at least 1000 were compelled to remain over night aboard the ships on which they ar rived, as 5000 is the limit of Ellis isl- and's clearing capacity. Until Friday night, 62.79l immigrants had been landed this month. compared with 42,- s27 to the same date April last year.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
DEED OF A JEALOUS WOMAN.
shoots Her Husband, Probably Fa- tally, and Is In Jail In De-
 fault of BaiI.

Jonesburg, Mo-. April 22-E. l.. Bol- ton, prominent real estate man. was shot and probably fatally wounded by his wife. Maud Bolton The bullet from a revolver struck Bolton above the right eye and ranged downward, burst ing the eyebaIl and lodging in the right cheek. The prospects for his re- covery are small
 Jealousy is supposed to have caused the shooting. After the shooting she was committed to jail in default of $l0.OO0 bond. Mrs. Bolton is member of prominent family of Springfield, Mo, and was married last September.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Famous Soldier Dead,

Major B. B. Waddell of Helena died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. A. M. Lockett, in New Orleans Maj Waddell was 75 years old, and was a native of Memphis. Tenn. Maj Wad- dell was Confederate veteran. and was on the staff of Gen. P G. T. Beau regard. He was one of the men who drew the Confederate plans for the battle of Shiloh. and he distinguished himself in the first days fighting in that memorable struggle
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Italian Ambassador Visits the State.

Baron M. des Plancohes, Italian am bassador to the United States, visited the Italian colony at Sunnyside re- gently. He was on his way to New Orleans; after which he will visit Ton titown. where there is a large Italian settlement. He is looking into the sit uation in the south with. a view to finding locations for Italian immi grants
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Murder and Suicide.

Saratoga. Tex. April 27-Sam Wat son shot and killed Mrs. Stella Ham bry. widow, of whom he was jeal- brain, death resulting instantly. The woman had dressed to go to ball when Watson appeared and asked her not to go. She refused his request. whereupon he murdered her
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Lynch One of Their Own Number.

John Barnett. a negro, killed Albert Wakefield fellow leyee workman on the St. Francis river near Askew. The killing of Wakefield incensed other negroes and about twenty of them took Barnett and hanged him from tree Barnett's body was left hang ing for a number of hours.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Killed in a Runaway.

Walter Bradshaw, capitalist we'll known in this state. was killed in a runaway accident at Wichita, Kan A horse hitched to a carriage in which some ladies were riding became fright ened at Bradshaw's automobile. He accepted to rescue them and was killed.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Jefferson's Funeral Sunday.

New York. April 27.-The body of Joseph Jefferson. accompanied by sev- eral members of the family. have ar rived at Jersey City. The funeral will be held Sunday at Buzzards Bay. Interment will be in Ray View ceme tery at Sandwich, Mass.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Deserted from the Navy.

The mayor of Little Rock has been notified by the navy department at Washington that two young men who enlisted in the navy at Little Rock had deserted One was Bert E. Lur
 tey, who deserted from the United States ship Colorado at Celebra, w. l., and the other was Ernest Gorden, coal passer on the United States ship West Virginia at Newport News.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Severe Storm in Pulaski County.

A severe storm swept over a portion of Pulaski and other counties the lat ter part of last week. The wind came from the southwest. The houses on a plantation near Sweet Home were neary all wrecked, with loss of thousands of dollars A gin house. wagon shed and blacksmith shop were swept away. besides barns, tenement houses and fences, which were leveled to the ground. Two mules were kill ed on sandbar by lightning.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Holiness Crusaders.

A band of seventy-five negroes left Pine Bluff and walked the entire distance to Little Rock with the in. tention of converting the negroes of the latter place. However, they were not permitted to enter the city, as they had been infected with small pox and had not been vaccinated.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Treaty Negotiations Failed.

Washington, April 27.-Negotiations between the United States and China for treaty for restricting the immi- grafton of Chinese to this country practically have been abandoned. It has been found impossible by the representatives of the two countries to reach an agreement as to terms for the proposed treaty.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
EARTHQUAKE IN ENGLAND.
Derbyshire and Yorkshire Given n Shaking Up Early Easter
 Sunday Morning.

London. April 24.-An earthquake lasting several seconds and occasion ing much alarm was felt about two o'clock Sunday morning throughout Yorkshire. Derbyshire and in adjacent districts. There was trifiing damage to walls and roofs In some places. but nothing serious Is yet reported
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Injured by Fall of EIeveated Seats.

Two persons were seriously injured and number of others sighted in jured by the fall of a section of elevat- ed seats in circus tent at Benton. A young lady's arm was broken and man had his thigh penetrated by a r.Ous
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Farmer Drops Dead.

Near Paragould. George s. Strange, farmer. dropped dead while blowing in his field. He was found soon after by his sons, who were working in an other part of the field Death was in stanteous. as was shown by the fact that the furrow was straight up to the point where he lay.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28

Several hundred acres will be put in rice in Lonoke county this year The government experiments at that place has demonstrated that it can be successfully grown. as the land yield ed about 75 bushels to the acre.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Fatal Street Car Accident.

Gus Cook was fatally wounded and Will Grove sustained a broken leg by the derailment of a street car in Lit tie Rock. They were riding on the front end of the car. as as it was de- railed they were thrown off the plat form onto the pavement. Cook struck on his head and his skull was crushed. dying a few hours later.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Stabbed Himself to Death.

At Hot Springs. Frand Heinold of Rochester, N. Y, jabbed the blade Of small pocket-knife in an old wound on his neck. and was killed by the laceration inflicted He had been ar rested for petit larceny and sentenced to fifty days work on the streets. He preferred death rather than serve the sentence
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Jury Failed to Aqree.

The jury in the trial of J. V. Roberts at Marianna failed to agree and were discharged. Roberts was accused with deseerating the grave of Edward Pitts at Searcy last April in connec- ton with the grave robbery and life insurance swindle charges. The jury stood nine to three for acquittal.
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-28
Nearoes File Suit for Big Damages.

A suit has been filed in federal court at Little Rock against the Pugh brothers of Portland. by negroes who were alleged to have been held in state of peonage The Pughs were re- gently fined s1,000 each in federal court on this charge.