The Van Buren press., 1893-03-18
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
The Cotton Growsrs. Convention.

state cotton-growers' convention met
here yesterday with delegates from If
ty-two counties present. s. w. Brod-
max. OF Ouachita county, was elected
president, and Hon. John W. How
oil, of johnson county, secretary.
A resolution to organize the
Cotton-growers' and Merchants as
ISOLATION Of Arkansas, also recon-.
mending q reduction in acreage
in cotton for 1898, and the planting OF
sufiiciency Of grain, grasses and cereals
to feed the men and animals necessary
for the cultivation Of cotton, and also
produce an abundance Of corn was
unanimously adopted. J'u9}s
A resolution was also adopted pro-
testing against the methods Of New
York and New Orleans exchanges as to
the contract system of the delivery of
cotton. !
The association elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: W. L.
West, Mississippi county, president; II.
L.. Hawkins. Columbia county, first
vice-presidq1t; K. G. Atkinson, Pine
Bluff, second vice-prcsident; II. A. Ben
nett, Pulaski county, third vice-presi-
dent; II. N. Word, Lee county, secre.
tarv. n. W. BrMlnax Ouachit. county
treasurer. Thirty-one delegates were
appointed to represent the association
at the Interstate cotton.growers' con-
vention. to be held at New Orleans,
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gould the other night. DESTROYING a
Witherington. Daring the afternoon a
spark from passing engine set fire to
q number OF bales of cotton on the cot.
ton platform Int the fire was ex.
4;ro,;sI, III it,.
o"s "'""1" 1oiv ~, any very sei'ous ua"
age resulted. Inc 1oliowlng night at
3 o'clock the fire alarm sounded again
and n vacant dvelIinu was discovered
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49, rr $3.50 ,.' anu "us .su '.',.
j., no ,nn's VI .ae wv ouiluihs wase'.oen..
~ ."s1nas "o." anu ,noIe soonrs 10 y. aa
o,saou onofv W JUN sns .own. SUNNI '.iie
s." .oes . . oioeie rum n.on ="
.omn anu 'aes ie.t SUN ana ias. VI. uul.
IN sreA. numbers bringing recruits WIN
open in the vacant store room. The vacant
dwelling was evidently negro habi-
.a.,on ana !. IS suggested by some that TINS &C
doing the burning in order 10 nnnder wSs
the white people attend the fire. There is con.
siderable race friction and some premonitions
OF On cary race CONNECT. certain element OF
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On Account of Dam.
Mccoy q Co., large mill-owners Of
Helena, have been made defendants in
several damage suits involving $50, 900.
The plaintiffs are Minor Gregory, J. L. smith,
smith, all OF whom are residents OF Lee coun-
~ Max n ,hss pal.isS cia .ney nave oeen
Count Of Z dam which v.s Constructed Cd in Hig
creek by defendants. The plaintiffs claim that
thelr LANDS have been Inundated during the
winter owing 10 the tact That the water was
diverted from its natural channei by the con.
struction OF the dam They claim that the
BODY OF water Moving up against the embahk-
ment WAS 100 great Tor the dam, una II broke,
ehtalllng the damage SUED Tor. af
So
Property fer the worlds Fair.
The Arkapsas hoard Of yvorii,s IN ;r
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other DAY anu elected the following Of
hcers; James Mitchell, Little Rock,
president; Edward Pasco, Batesyille,
secretary; Robert Adair, Forth Smith,
manager OF exhibits; Miss Fannie
Scott, Van Buren,, assistant manager.
The work OF collecting exhibits is 60
ing on throughout the state. The hope
is expressed everywhere that the state
viii make splendid showing, and that
much benefit will be derived from the
money thus expended.
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came to light in Little Rock q few days
ago:
September a Minnie ortega, 10 years old.
was drowned in the river. while out with sail.
ing pas,S ra une o.mea gay H. ~. MA Ma.h,as OF
hibited a photograph Of the Girl taken in her nps
coffin explaining that she was his daughter,
and that her mother had deserted him for Y.
u,,eS ine mo,ner seems nua sen. 'hs
TOYS and trinke,s' The father removed the re- =.
Shot Two Negroes.
At Galloway station, s miles east OF
Little Rock, the other night, f. J, Pat
ton, a white man, formerly OF Cabot,
Ark, entered NJ. f.. Jackson's store,
where a crowd of negroes were gath
cred playing cards. A negro named
Abe Jones ordered Patton out OF the
store, and attempted to force him. Pat