The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1893-02-11
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS
4 tho Haul, Examlnrr.s Ire,.Is,

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I, tho Hank Exmnlner's Ite,sls
Bank Examiner G. W. Gatb.nith ar
rived at Little Rock on the 4th and
took charge OF the First National bank.
Mr.. Galbraith's first work after arriving at
the bank was the changing OF the combina-
tions on the locks Of the vaults.
He will make 4 thorough investlgA.
tlon and appoint = receiver. District At
torney Waters has received orders from
Washington to proceed against the ofh.iais
Of the bank who are responsible for the
wreck. Inis alleged that the president and
cashier. ~ addition to the charges already
made public. did, on the 9Th day OF December
last, make false report to the government a.
to the condition Of the bank. Attorney Wat
ters, when seen, refused to discuss the mat
tor. H. @. Allis. the ex-prssident OF
the dsfunct bank was also ssen.
He says he will make Z full statement
At the proper time Cashier n. G. Denny, who
is charged with the Same offenses. is confined
to his bed with seriou, attack Of foyer. He
was taken sick the day after the bank closed.
It IL stated upon high AUTHORITY that oil the
holders Of the unrscorded or wild cat paper"
will undoubtedly bring suit against the drec-
tors Of the bank. Five thousand dollars
more Of this iaper reached the bank
on the eth. Like the other. IL was signed
by the president and cashier Of the bank. The
last received was issued by the City Electric
Street Railway Co., and Endorsed as above
stated. It came from bank At Port Huron,
Mich. Up to date the amount Of this kind OF
paper received aggregates s290,0W The ma.
iority Of It 10 held by banks located In all sec.
tons Of the U nited States.
Col. Roots Appointed Receiver.
Comptroller Of the Currency Hepburn
has appointed Col. Logan II. Roots re-
ceiver OF the First national bank OF
Little Rock A Washington dispatch
says that Mr.. Roots is reported to be
worth sl,0O0,OO0
The Constitutional Amendment Case.
In the supreme court on the 4th, the
transcript in the constitutional amend
ment case was filed.
motion to advance the causs on the docket
was entered. The bill Is filed by Jacob Trebsr,
OF Helena, In the name OF George
Wright, Of Ie'llips county. II II al
receive a majority Of the votes cast at the last
general election 1t is known as the poll. tag
amendment. The amendment was submitted
to the last general assembly an adopted and
submitted to the people at the last September
election. Tho total vots cast for tho amend
| menu was to,ofts against, O0rO5ts mtJOrlty TOT
amendment 1929. Tho total vote cast
for governor was 1t6.2s8 q majority OF
which vote would huvs been 78.col
The number Of votes cast at tho September
election can not be ascsrtained except for
specific ofncers, as tho clerks OF election failed
to certify the number Of polls or poll books
In all instances. Tho speaker OF the
house Of representatives declared the
amendment adopted at a Joint session Of
the present houses Of the gsn,ral assembly on
January -. The court Is asked to enjoin the
governor from proclaiming tn, adoption Of the
amsndmet. II will be advanced on the docket
and settled at an carly date
How Mr.. sloan Takes Punish,nsnt.
Isaac Sloan, OF Texarkana. seems to
be blessed with more than ordinary
good luck, but cheap, Of trouble.
His wife has assaulted him with meat AK,
butcher knife and razor, with each OF which
shs has succeeded In doing work that Shove
upon his face and gives him much the appear
Ancs OF Scar faced Charley" Hsr latest Job
was done the other night. About II O'Clock
she assaulted him with . razor, INJECTING
serious wounds In the left arm and on tbs right
side, Just below the hfth rib. she then slAshsd
him across the back In the vicinity Of the kid
nsys. She was placed in jail the next day.
Sloan saga that while he considered his life at
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her Jealous disposition, he loved her still.
swampsd by Pardon Applications
Since the Inauguration OF Gov Fish
back applications for pardon vt the rate
OF fifty per day have been received by
him.
He has issued an order In relation to par
dons The order ID quite lengthy, and among
other things be says there seems to be pre-.
vailing In the public MUD = very confused
,dsa Of the difference between the power Of
the governor to pardon and his right to do co.
He makes It imperative for all applications for
pardons to be accompanied by nm abstract Of
tho evidence. comments Ut the iu lgs aud pros-
scutlns attorney trying the case upon this alb.
stract, and any new, we'll authenticated owl
dence not attainable At the trial. together With
comments OF the judge and prosecuting attor-
| ney upon tho matter.
DIR. Jones Pardoned.
On the 9th the governor pardoned DR..
w. D. Jones, convicted OF voluntary
manslaughter Mt the fall term. 1892, OF
the Mississippi county circuit court,
and sentenced to two years in the peni-
Tertiary.
In October. 1890 JONES' who WAS 4 practicing
physician In Oscsola. Mississippi county, shot
and killsl Wright Mckinney. an overseer on
his farm. Mckinney having been found too IN .
innate, II was charged. with Mrs. Jones. The
gran jury, which met after the killing, refused
to indict, aud the matter sumb rod Till last
May. whom Jones was indicted for voluntary
manslauehter. Toe petition for pardon was
sigped by large number of leading citizens Of
Mississippt county ana the officers Of tbs court.
A Convention OF Southern Governors.
Gov. Fishback has issued . cir
cular to the governors OF all the
southern states asking them to meet
in convention at Richmond, Va, April
70, for the purpose OF formulating a
plan for developing the resources OF
the south and offering inducements to
capital and labor.
Terribly Beaten. F
Frank Conway, . telegrapher in the
service of the st. Louis & Southwestern
at Reardon, near Camden, was terribl Y
beaten the other day by patent-medi-
cine vender named Riggs Riggs was
arrested. Conway may die.
Broke His Neck.
John Murphy, Is years old. was
struck by t,Yin at Camden, the other
night, and instantly killed He was
trying to board the train when he
slipped, the caboose striking him.
A Jsweler Assigns.
j. v. Zimmerman, the oldest jewelry
merchant OF Little Rock, assigned on