The Russellville Democrat., 1893-06-22

Mr.. Cleveland says no bonds Will
be issued unless Congress orders it
done.
London Truth is authority for the
statement that woman is the com
ing man.
Congressman Terry is making the
best record Of any of Arkansas con
gressmen in turning the rascals
out
Few measures ever passed by
Congress have received the same
amount of genuine heartfelt ''cuss
ms" as the Geary act.
William 5. Fulton and Ambrose
H. Sewer were Arkansas first Sen
ators. Edward Cross was the first
Representative in Congress.
A prominent mercantile broker of
Little Rock was arrested last week
by the government authorities on the
charge of using cancelled stamps.
He was bound over.
Reports from the money centers of
the country indicate that fears of
financial crash have disappeared.
Confidence is being restored every
where and there is general belief of
better times ahead.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat adj
mits that the present money string
encyis the result of the extravaganza
of the Harrison administration, and
SAYS that excessive pension claims
had no little to do with it,
When the Worlds Far opened the
hotel keepers expected that hun
dreds of strangers would walk the
streets every night hunting for lodg-
ing. Now hundreds of landlords
are walking the streets nightly
hunting for strangers.
Bishop Keener will preside over
three Arkansas conferences of the NJ.
f. Church South Arkansas Confer
ence at GAINESVILLE, Nov. p, Little
Rock Conference at Hot Springs,
Dec. 9th and White River Confer
ence at Jonesboro, Dec. 18th.
An exchange says a preacher in a
neighboring town is responsible for
the statement that "God made the
world and then He rested. Later on
He made man and then rested again,
then He made woman aud since then
neither God nor man has had any
rest
More rot has been written and
printed about pensions, than about
any one subject ever before the pub
lie. No Democrat wishes to de
prive a single deserving veteran
OF his pension, but every Democrat
wants the payment Of money to the
undeserving stopped
Col. NJ NJ. Beavers, editor of the
Waldron Reporter, has been appoint
ed delegate to the convention to be
held at Lincoln, Nebraska, to con-
slider the question of constructing
an interstate north and south rail
way. The Reporter in mentioning
the fact says "Modesty forbids the
remark that the appointment is a
good one"
The much talked about new extra
dition treaty with Russia was official |
" promulgated last week and notice
given, by Presidential proclamation,
that it would 90 into effect on the
Gath Of the present month. About
the only material difference between
this and reciprocity treaties we have
with other countries is that attempts
against the life Of the head of either
or members Of his fam
lily are not classed as political often
SEES, but are made extraditable
crimes.
The superior court of New York
state has held State Labor Commits
sioner Peck responsible for burning
the records in his possession and or
iered his trial, Peck gave out the
statement last year that wages in
New York manufactures had in
creased under the operation Of the
Mckiniy law, but when pressed for
he papers upon which he based his
report he burned them, claiming
hey were private papers and did
lot belong to his Office, which claim
vas sustained in the lower court, but
S now reversed.
The counties comprising the st.
Francis levee district as organized
ly the last legislature, have voted
he two per cent tax provided for in
he law tobe used for leyee purposes
The government has allowed 1925
100 for use on the west bank Of the
dississippiriver between Helena and
.aconia circle, and the st. Francis
,asin has been allotted $4,000 "a
ear for three years 1t is
Believed this amount together
With the two per cent. tax on real
state in Crittenden, ST. Francis,
'oinsett Cross, Mississippi, Lee,
Philips and Craighcad counties will
,e sufficient sum with which to
accomplish something II ought 70
e-claim hundreds Of thousands OF
ores Of the richest lands in the
To1A which ih their present condi-
ion are almost worthless for agri
'ultural purposes.