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The Forrest City times., 1906-08-17

Mr. Ed Milan has purchased the boarding house business of Mrs. Geo. W. Kirby, located an the South Side next To stevens undertaking estab- lishment, and took possession Mon day. The premises will be thorough ly renovated and newly furnished and be hrst-class dollar a-day house. Mr Milan has long been identified with the boarding house business in this city, and formerly owned the St. Francis, now known as the American Hotel. He will be assisted in this new enterprise by his good wife who Is bride of only few weeks. and together they invite the patronage of their friends and acquaintances, and the public generally The beds will be nice and clean, and the table will be supplied with the best the market affords. We wish them much sue cess
The Forrest City times., 1906-08-17
The End of the World

of troubles that robbed F.. II. Wolfe.
 Of Bear Grove. Iowa. of all usefulness came when he began taking Flee tric Bitters. He writes: Two wears ago kidney troubles eaussd me great
 suffering, which l would never have survived had l not taken Electric
 Bitters. They also cured me of gen eral debility sure cure for all stom- ach, liver and kidney complaints. blood diseases, headache, dizziness and weakness or bodily decline. Price 50 cents. Guaranteed by all druggists.
The Forrest City times., 1906-08-17
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. hs they cannot reach the diseased portion of the eaI There is only one way to cure deafness, and that ie by con. stitutioDal remedies. Deafness is caused by an unframed condition Of the mucuous lining of the EustHchiaD Tube. When this tube ie iphamed you have rumblng sound or i'm perfect hearing, and when il is entirely closed deafness IS the result. :and unless the in fiam- nation can be taken out and this tube re- stored to its Dormal condition, heariug will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrb. which is nothing but an ipfamed condition of the mucuous sur faces.
 We will give one hundred dollars for any case of deafness (caused by cstarrh) that can not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. senc tor circulars free
 r J. CHENEY & co. Toledo, 0.
 Sold hy druggists. Toe.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Forrest City times., 1906-08-17

HAS STOOD THE TEST 25 YEARS The old. original GROVES Tasteless Chill Tonic. You know what you are taking. It is iron and quinine in taste less form. No cure. No pay.
The Forrest City times., 1906-08-17
Forrest City Water and Light Com
 pany's Light Rates.

One light, Is C. D., per month. Sl.0O Two lights, l6 C. D. each per uiouei ....#.s.. ............... 10 Three lights, Is c. D., each per Four to twenty lights, Is C. D., each, per month. ......... .... .6O Twenty-one and over, l6 C. D., each per month. h............... 50 The above rate is based on lights burning not later than l2 o'clock, midnight. All lights burning later than this hour will be charged for at the rate of 5O per cent. additional to the above rates.
 Meters have been ordered and will be furnished all customers who desire them, at cost, and no charge will be made for labor of putting same in.
 W. GoRMAN, Chairman
 $. II. MANN,
 W. J. LANIER,
 C. H. RAVENS,
 Light and Water Committee.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
Wahalak Is Reached
TOOLate to Stop
LynchingS
Further Reports of Poss-
ible Trouble Have
Been Spread
Seven Killed as Result of Outbreak
in Mississippi - Spirit Of
Unrest Prevails Else.
where
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
MERIDIAN, Miss, Dec. 25.-The
two companies of state militia sent
to Wahalak last night returned to
Meridian today, their presence there
apparently being unnecessary. After
their arrival at Wahalak no disturb
ance occurred.
1t is believed that three negroes,
including George Simpson, one of the
principals in the disturbance on the
Mobile & Ohio train Sunday, had been
lynched just before the troops arrived.
The citizens of Wahalak will admit the
fact that the men were captured by
posse, but say they were lost in the
swamp while on their way to town"
Two sons of Simpson were shot to
death yesterday afternoon. AS nearly
as can be ascertained at this time the
casualties resultant from the trouble
are as follows:
Unidentified negro, shot by Conduc-
tor Cooper on the train.
Constable O'Brien, killed by precipi-
tator of the trouble, George Simpson,
when an attempt at arrest was made.
George Simpson, lynched.
Tom simpson, son OF George Simp-
son, shot to death by white citizens
near Wahalak.
Jim Simpson, another son, shot to
death.
Two unidentified negroes, lynched.
Conductor Cooper seriously injured
by being cut and stabbed seven times
by George Simpson on the passenges
train, not. fatal. IL
Leland Sparkman, soldier. wounded
| by accidental discharge of his own
pistol.
Officers of the company state that
on arrival at Wahalaks no county Of
ficials were on hand to which they
could report, and that during their
stay there none of the county officials
appeared among the troops. Colonel
McCants in charge of the troops,
stated to the citizens that while the
soldiers were always ready to reply
to call for assistance a real need
should be apparent before they should
be called on
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
Newport News Plant
Suffers
Sheet Iron Building Is
Destroyed
Fireman Killed, Liner Damaged and
Two Hundred Ship Carpenters
Lose Their Chests as
Result

BY Associated Press.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Dec. ga
large sheet iron building containing the
carpenter, sheet iron and pipe filters
shops and riggers and molders' lofts,
was destroyed at the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Drydock company's
plant today.
The old Dominion liner jefferson,
which was being repaired in the dry
dock, was damaged to the extent of
$4,000.
1t is estimated that the total loss will
amount to 100000, and is fully insured.
Eddie Eddins, fireman. was struck
by falling telegraph pole and fatally
wounded. His skull was crushed and a
redhot wire cut his throat. He is now
at the general hospital in a critical
condition.
In the carpenter shop were tool chests
belonging to 200 ship carpenters. 1t is
the neighborhood of 100000, and their
loss is not covered by insurance.
General Manager w. A. Post of the
shipyard said tonight that it was i'm
possible to estimate accurately the
amount of damage.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
AUTO
KILLS NEGRO
Woman In HorseIess Machine Over.
come by Shock of Unavoidable
Accident in Noiseless
Washington
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25-The 60
horse rOWer touring car of Joseph
Letter, in which were riding Mr..
Letter and Mrs. Levi q. Letter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Remington of
New York, ran down and instantly
killed Samuel West, a 16-year-old
negro boy.
Mrs. Letter and Mrs. Remington were
greatly affected by the accident
Charles H. Raymond, the chauffeur,
was arrested and the entire party went
to the police station. Raymond was
paroled in custody of an officer, in
order that Mr.. Letter and his party
might be conveyed to the Letter family
dinner.
The accident occurred on Columbia
Heights, near Fourteenth street and
Columbia road. The big machine was
closely following a street car and just
before Columbia road was reached the
boy, who was riding on the car jumped
off and was almost Immediately
struck by the automobile. The wheels
ran over the boys head.
The machine was stopped and Joseph
Letter picked the boy up, at the same
time directing that physicians be sum-
moned. Life, however, was extinct.
After leaving his mother and guests
at the Letter home, Mr. Letter. to-
gether with his chauffeur and the Off
Ger, went direct to the home of Coroner
hewitt who, after listening to the
facts of the case, expressed himself as
being willing to admit Raymond to
bail. This accordingly was given. Mr.
hewitt while entertaining the view that
the accident was unavoidable, deemed
1T necessary to hold an inquest, which
he will do tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
WOMAN INHALES
CHL0ROFORM FUMES

Helen West, the inmate of house at
316 East San Pedro street, was found
late last night in her room under the
influence of chloroform, the fumes of
which she had inhaled with supposed
suicidal intent.
The police surgeons at the receiving
hospital, where she was hurried as soon
as she was found unconscious, worked
over the woman for hours before she
could be revived, and for time her
life was despaired of.
1t is not known definitely what the
woman's motive in attempting suicide
was, but it is understood from those
who were acquainted with her that she
had become respondent owing to falling
health.
Her two sisters accompanied her to
the hospital last night but refused to
make any statement regarding the
cause for the woman's effort to end her
life
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
DENVER OFFICE
BUILDING BURNS
Seventh and Eighth Floors Ruined,
and with Water Damages, the
Total Loss Will Reach
100000

By Associated Press.
DENVER, Dec. 25.-The Ernest &
Crammer building, one of the finest
office buildings in the city, located at
Seventeenth and Curtis streets, was
damaged by fire today.
The seventh and eighth floors were
entirely destroyed. The balance of the
building was greatly damaged by water
and the basement of the building was
flooded. The total loss to building and
tenants is estimated at $200,OUU.
The upper floors of the building were
tenanted principally by lawyers and
one of the most valuable law libraries
in the west was housed on the top floor
This library was ruined. The fire start
ed about noon on the sixth floor and it
is not positively known what caused
it. 1t was not until o'clock tonight
that the firemen gained control. The
entire city fire apparatus was brought
into service. On the ground floor of
the burned building were located the
office of the Postal Telegraph company
a bank and several other business es-
tablishlnents.
The Postal men were compelled to
desert their quarters, but within an
hour after being forced out the local
officials had established temporary
quarters on Champa street and ac-
cepted all commercial business. The
vaults of the bank, it is claimed, are
imperVious to water and although the
fixtures and other property not pro-
tected by steel walls We're greatly dam
aged the vaults are intact and nothing
inside was damaged in the least.
The building was built by F. P. Ern-
est and w. II. H. Crammer and is still
owned by Mr. Ernest and the Cram
mer estate.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
BRING JAPANESE WOMEN, TOO

CITY OF MEXICO. Dec 25.-War-
rem Garrett, general agent of the
Transoceanic Emigration company of
Toxic, Japan, for the republic of Mex
leo, has just returned to this city from
a trip to the Pacific coast, followed by
another to the Isthmus of Tehauntepec.
During the last trip Garrett placed
1900 Japanese emigrants who left ia
pan last month for Mexico. OF these
$50 We're landed at Manzanillo and the
remainder taken to Salina Cruz, where
they We're landed and taken across the
river to the OaXaquena plantation.
Among these latter were fifty-seven
women. All will be employed in the
cane fields.
Thirteen hundred more are en- route
from Japan.
The experiment is now being made
of bringing out Japanese women with
the men, as it is believed they will be
more contented If they have their wives
with them.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
Mind Was Affected by
San Francisco
Disaster
Wades Into Water Beyond
Depth in Eastlake
Park
Was Wealthy and Refined, and Her
Will Shows Money on Deposit In
Several Local and For
eign Banks

With mind effected by the privations
and horrors of the great san Francisco
earthquake and fire, Mrs. Marie Elsie
Balfour, 81 years of age, -"ent to East
lake park late Christmas eve and after
placing her coat and hat on he bor-
ders of the lake waded beyond her
depth and drowned.
A woman of wealth and refinment
and accustomed to all luxuries, the life
led by the woman Gfte: the disaster
was one greatly different from that of
her early days. and this fact so preyed
on her mind already overburdened
with the scenes she had witnessed
during the disaster, that it is thought
she committed suicide to escape the
awful thoughts.
Early yesterday morning her coat
and hat were discovered by visitors to
the park and the watchman was noti-
fed. The police were called and
searched the lake. Some distance from
tHo bank they noticed a skirt floating
on the top of the water and it was
dragged to the shore. where it was
identified as belonging to Mrs. Balfour,
and a few minutes later her body was
located.
Address Found in Purse
Her address was found in her purse,
which was attached to her belt. 1t
was ALI Turner street. and on inquiring
there the officers learned that the wo-
man, had been a roomer at that place
since few weeks after the earth
quake.
IL
ot the house, and on searching 1t, the
Iolice found numerous articles OF
clothing, as we'll as number of
valuable toilet articles, evidently things
she had saved from her home.
In a small teakwood box, which stood
on her bureau, was found two bank
books and a will The latter was dated
August 10, 1906. In the bank books,
which were both on local banks, was
shown two deposits made on August
80. One was for $3.50, while the second
was for $500.
According to the will this money was
to be used to defray the expenses OF
cremating her body. Money Is also de-
posted in the Hibernian bank of San
Francisco and in the Germania bank of
the same city. How much is not
stated. This money - to be used to
assist the poor who lost their homes
earthquake
Has Money in Denmark
Money is also deposited to her credit
in the Copenhagen bank at Copenhagen,
Denmark, and also in the bank at
Nestved, Denmark, her birthplace.
This money is to be given to her cous-
ins, Juilas and Carl Lorentzen of Cop
enhagen and to Peter and Henry Lor-
entzen of Nestved, while her jewels
are to be divided between her half
sister, Mrs. Edwardine Nielsen and a
friend, Mrs. S. M. Wetz.
No jewels were found in the room
occupied by Mrs. Balfour, but as there
are several trunks which have not been
opened it is thought probable that some
will be brought to light.
The body was taken to Parrs und -
taking establishment, but as tnere Is
no doubt but the woman commicted
suicide, it is improbable an inquest will
be held.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
SEATTLE LOGGERS
HAVE MERRY TIME
By Associated Iress.

by Associated ITeSS'
SEATTLE, Wash. Dec. 25.-Follow-
ing day of drunkenness and debauch-
cry in the restricted district, the police
today were compelled to engage in a
hand hand encounter with a mob
of drunken loggers, and when the fight
was over eleven men were under ar
rest for resisting officers. Clubs. re-
volVers, stones, etc, We're freely used
in the encounter, and bruises were
heavy.
The trouble began when policeman
attempted to arrest a logger on Wash
ington street. The man resisted ar
rest and yelled: Help, help. Down with
the police. XIII the bulls"
In a moment every saloon in the
neighborhood responded to the call and
the toughest characters in the city We're
wildly rushing to the rescue, In the
meantime additional police arrived, a
citizen telephoned the police for emer-
gency help and Chief of Police Wap-
penstein issued hurry call for emer-
Sency men. The patrol wagon arrived
on the scene and three trips We're made
to the station, which is nearby
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
LOSS OF RECORDS
DELAYS SENTENCE

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 25.-Yester-
day was the day set. after several post
ponements, by Judge Cook for the final
pronouncing of the death sentence upon
Leon Solder, convicted of the murder OF
Joseph Blaise, his brother-in-law. but
another stay was granted. Now, If the
program is carried out. Solder viii hear
the death penalty read on Monday.
The reason for this continuance Is n
hitch in the restoration OF records
necessary as a basis for the final judg-
ment, Objection was made yesterday
that the petition for the restoration had
not been filed, and the court sustained
the objection.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
Started by Road Rights

By Associated Press.
WAHALAK, Miss, Dec. 25.-The con-
ductor Robert Harrison of the Mobile
& Ohio railroad, who was ambushed
and seriously wounded by a negro last
night, died today.
The origin of the racial trouble was
caused primarily by the meeting in a
narrow roadway of wagons driven by
white farmer and negro. respectively.
The negro abused the white man, who
reported the occurrence to the white
villagers at Wahalak. Whites immedi-
ately organized themselves, and in a
fight with the negroes of the communi-
ty a number of white men were killed,
including one of the most prominent
men of the vicinity.
The number of negroes killed in the
rioting has never been approXimated,
but dead negroes have been found in
many parts of the settlement since the
trouble started.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
THREE RAILROAD
EMPLOYEES KILLED
BY Associated Press.

by Associated PRESS.
DENVER, Dec. 25.-At the Denver
& Rio Grande headquarters in this
city it was officially stated that three
employees were killed and one injured
in collision near Mounds, seventeen
miles east of Price, Utah, early this
morning. The dead:
Engineer Thomas McGrath.
Fireman Mike Conroy.
Fireman H. d. Cater.
Seriously injured:
Fireman w. d. Waugh.
Rio Grande passenger train No. 8,
double-header, was running at a good
speed when it crashed into the engine
of freight train which had taken the
siding, but through some error of the
engineer had moved forward again
until the engine rested partly on the
main track. All engines were badly
smashed and the cars jumped the
tracks, but none of the passengers
was hurt.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
TROOPS MOVE To
QUELL CUBANS
Santa Clara Province Groans Under
Depredations Committed by In.
surgent Negroes, and Sol
diers Will Act
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
HAVANA, Dec. 25.-In consequence
OF comp aints of many depredations by
insurgent negroes in the province of
Santa Clara, which the rural guards
have not been able to run down, four
troops of the Eleventh cavalry and two
companies of the Twenty-seventh in
fantry will leave Camp Columbia to-
morrow morning for Santa Clara to
reinforce the Fifteenth cavalry sta
toned there and thoroughly scout the
disturbed district.
Their orders are to continue opera
tions until there is a complete restora-
ton CT order in the province.
Rrmors were recently circulated of
an impending uprising in Santa Clara
province and it is not yet known
whether the bands are revolutioni.ts
or merely bandits.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
WRECK IN ILLINOIS
DUE TO BAD SWITCH
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. 25.-A
southbound passenger train on the Chi
cago, Peoria & st. Louis railroad was
wrecked tonight at Gardner, eight
miles west Of this city, by reason of
defective switch. Engineer Edward C.
Eberle of Springfield was badly scalded
and his leg broken. He is in a critical
condition.
Fireman Phildon Phelps of Chester
field, ILL.,, was also scalded.
Eberle and Phelps were injured in
jumping.
None of the passengers were injured.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
FINDS MONEY IN
CHOPPING KINDLING
BY Associated Press.

WICHITA, Kas., Dec. 25.-
Ben Bannon, a farmer living
near Derby, found $500 in bills
nailed tightly between two old
boards which he was chopping
into kindling.
Bills amounting to $500 we're
mutilated so that they had to
be shipped to the treasury de-
partment in Washington for
Identification. The balance of
the money was in good condi-
ton.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
STORM APPROACHES COAST
Conditions for General State Rains
Are Favorable in Cali
fornia
BY Associated Press.

A storm Is approaching the Oregon
and Northern California coast. 1t has
caused rain from Point Conception and
the Tehachapi northward. The pressure
has fallen rapidly over Northern Cali
fornia and Northern Nevada, and the
storm will probably move eastward
through that section
Night winds are reported on Faral-
lone island and Point Reyes.
Conditions are favorable for rain with
brisk to high southerly winds Wednes-
day throughout California.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
SAN FRANCISCO
ASKS MORE FRONTAGE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 25.-To ndd
twenty-tbree miles to the water front
of san Francisco bill II 20 he In
troduced Mt the coming session Of the
state legislature for the annexation Of
two-thirds of snn Mnteo county to the
city and county Of san Francisco.
AZ the same time second bill will
he drawn calling for the expenditure
of S2J,O0O,OCO for the Improvement Of
the hnrbors of the state from Eureka
TO snn Diego.
These steps nre the elimination Of
n movement inauRurated by the whole
sale merchants and shipping men of
this city.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
M0NR0VIA SLAYER l.
IS RUN DOWN
IN SAN DIEGO
BY Associated Press.

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 25.-Del-
fno Albitre, a Mexican who has
been sought for two months for
the murder of Francesca Ramirez
at her home in Monrovia, was ar
rested in this city by Officer
George Pringle this afternoon.
The arrest was affected at the
house of a Mexican on Fifteenth
street.
Albitre was armed with two
revolvers and a dirk, but Pringle
took him by surprise and he made
no resistance.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
EXCHANGE
BULLETS
Guards and Miners
Shot Dead
Blood Spilled in West
Kentucky
Battle Takes Place in a Downtown
Street Mile from the Mine
Where the Strike Was
in Progress

BY Associated Press.
OWENSBORO, Ky. Dec 25.-Three
men were killed and four fatally
wounded in a battle late last night
between guards employed by the West
Kentucky Coal company at Sturgis.
Union county, and striking miners at
that place. The dead
G. J. Dougherty, mine guard.
Billy Mallery miner.
Will Gray, miner.
The wounded:
L. 1. Moore, mine guard, four
wounds, will die.
Sam Barneby, miner, dying.
William Goch, shot in the arm.
Henry Delaney, miner, shot in the
arm.
The fight occurred in a downtown
street about a mile from the mine.
About twenty-five shots were ex-
changed.
The members of the miners union
have been on strike for the last year.
The coal company has been working
non-union men under guard almost
constantly and serious trouble has
been long expected.
The Union county sheriff arrived at
Stursis with deputies and late this
afternoon arrested l.. 1. Moore, a
guard. who was shot in last nights
battle. Henry Delaney, a miner, who
was shot, was also placed under ar
rest. man named Strickland was
also arrested and later released on
bail.
The three men are charged with
shooting with intent to kill.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
MORGAN ASKS ROOTS HELP
New Workers Make Appeal to Secre-
tary in Behalf of Abused
Congo Natives

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-A letter
signed by J. Pierpont Morgan, DR.. Ly-
man Abbott and other prominent citi-
zens of New York was addressed by
Secretary of State Elihu Root today,
directing his attention to conditions in
the Congo Free State, where it is as
serted fragrant inhumanity exists"
and urging him on behalf of the Amer
lean people to use the "moral support
of the United States government to
correct the abuses the Congo natives
are alleged to be suffering from"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-26
PLAN BIG REFINERY
FOR NEAR BENlCIA
BY Associated Press.

MARTINEZ, Cal. Dec. 25.-A Benicia
capitalist has closed a deal with San
Francisco men for the purchase of his
tract of twenty-six acres on the shore
of Carquinez straits. near Benicia, in
what is known as Elliott's cove.
The new owners will, it is said, i'm
mediately build an oil refinery on part
of the property. A 50O-foot wharf will
be constructed to deep water.
1t is the intention of the purchasers
to make the refinery one of the largest
plants on the coast. Three hundred
men will be employed when the refin-
cry is ready to be run at its full ca
pacity.