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The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
CRAZY INCENDIARY.
Walter Schubert Said It Was His Duty to
Fire Church
AT cLIFTy, MADISON COUNTY
He Intends 10 Burn Two Residences and
the County Court House at
Huntsville.

HUNTSVILLE, ARK, June s.
Special. IA few nights ago the
eshin,,.i:: :S,uiiiiding, together with the
Masonic and Odd Fellows hall, was
burned at Clifty, this county. 1t
was thought to be the work of an
incendiary. Walter Schubert, a
merchant at said place, was suspi-
cioned. Upon being arrested Schu-
bert confessed to the crime, claim
ing that it was his duty to burn it,
and that it was also his duty and
that he intended to burn two resi-
dences there, and also the court
house at Huntsville.
Schubert's relatives and friends
say that he has been acting very pc
culiar of late and claim that he is
insane. Judge Bevers investigated
the matter of insanity to day and
adjudgsd him to be insane. The
sheriff will take him to the asylum
in few days.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
WANAMAkER ON SUNDAY OPEN
ING
He is Iaclined 20 the Belief That IL should
Not be Tolerated.

He is IaoIined 20 the Belief That 1t should
Not be Tolerated.
Boston, MASS June 3.-Among
the hundreds of letters received by
General Secretary Baer, of the
United Societies Of Christian En-
deavor on Sunday closing of the
Worlds Fair and Mr.. Baer's posi-
ton in the matter, is one from Hon.
Jno. Wanamaker, of Philadelphia,
who writes, 81 am in
clined to believe the Chris
tan people ought not assist
any way in making successful
an exposition which would never
have received the approval and sup
port of the people of the United
States in the preparation if it had
ever been supposed when the expo
sition was finally opened the provis-
ions of the acts of congress author
izing and assisting it were to be ig-
nored in defiance Of public senti-
ment of what is supposed TO be a
large majority of the population of
this country"
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
A PENSION FOR CORNS.
Assistant Secretary Bussey Makes Th
Order.

Assistant Secretary Bussey Makes That
Order.
New YORK, June 3.--"I have in
my pocket document which shows
the size of corns on which a pension
was granted by Assistant Secretary
Bussey after the pension Office
physician declared they did not con-
stitute disability"
It was Congressman John Tars-
ney, of Missouri, who said this to a
reporter Of The Times. The man
who had the corns is James j. Ham
lin, who served in Company c,
Eighty. sixth Illinois volunteers.
His "disabilities'' are given in a
transcript of the case were two
-one insignificant annoy
ance from hemorrhoids and
the other corns. This case was
passed on by DR.. Alleger, and the
memorandum on papers in this case
is this: "Rejected on the grounds
of no disability by DR.. Alleger
and appealed to the assistant secre-
tary of the interior" +" Assistant
Secretary Bussey reversed the doc
tors decision, and the following
merioTandum was written: .'From
the above description l am of the
opinion ratable degree of disability
exists under the act of June 27,
1890. Circus Bussey." So che
pension was granted for corns.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
LIBERTY BELLS DAY" J"
A Happy Suggestion Which Should be
Adopted Everywhere.
FOURTH or JULY
Bells All Over the Country 10 Ring at IL
o'Glock Noon at Chicago.

New YORK, June 3.-Miss Mary
Desha, representing the Daughters
of the American Revolution on the
Columbian, Liberty Bell committee,
addressed letter from Washington
to the managers of the Worlds Ex-
position tf Chicago, urging the
fourth Of July next to be made par
ticularly Liberty Bell day." the
honors being divided between old
Liberty Bell and the Columbian Lib
erty Bell that is to be rung for
the first time that day.
She also urges that not
only the sons and daughters of
American revolution but all other
patriotic societies join that day each
in different localities throughout the
United States in following Chicago s
example and having an old fashioned
fourth of July, calling the event
particularly Liberty Bells day. !"
She urges at the time that the
Columbian Liberty Bell. shall ring
in Chicago that day bells all over
the land shall take up the refrain
from Maine to San Diego, and from
Key West to Pugey Sound.
Her thought is that bells
throughout the country should not
ring at II o'clock noon at the time
of day with them, but at the time
of II o'clock noon in Chicago,
so that all the bells throughout the
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
NEW RIFLES.
A Sufficient Number win be Manufactured
to Equip the Army.

A Sufficient Number win be Manufactured
to Equip the Army.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 81
The ordnance department of the army
is making preparations to begin the
manufacture of new army rifle at
the Springfield armory Immediately
after the beginning of the new fiscal
year. The rifle is very small cali
bre, intended to use smokeLess pow
der, and is a magazine arm. 1t is
estimated that within one year, from
July l next, the total output of the
armory will be about $4,000 rifles,
which is made possible by the use of
the mcst modern labor-savipg ma
chinery. This number of rifles will
probably suffice to arm the entire
infantry and artillery branches.
The carbine for cavalry
use has not yet been designed, but
will be pushed forward as rapidly as
possible. 1t is expected at the
ordnance department there will be
many calls for the new arms from
state militia organizations. These
demands will be met as soon as the
army equipment is complete, and
the charge for the guns will not be
made against the special appropria.
ton Of $400, 900, made for the supply
of the army, but against the regular
militia appropriation.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
NO HOPE.
Edwin Booth, the Great Actor, is Slowly
Dying.
THE END NEAR.
All Night Friends Sat by His isedside-He
Breathed in Gasps.

New YORK, June 5.-Dr. st.
Clair Smith, Edwin Booths physi-
clan, issued the following bulletin at
$50 o'clock This morning:
II have seen no improvement
during the night.
"ST. CLAIR SMITH, M. D."
Pressed for more definite informa-
ton regarding tho great actors con-
dition DIR. Smith said: "Well |
cannot add anything to the bulletin |
issued. At 5 O'Clock last
evening saying my patient was
growing weaker, and now there is
no hope of even partial recovery.
His condition is very critical this
morning. / cannot state it any
stronger than that. ! am obliged to
lea him now for while, but |
will return as soon as ] possibly can,
as deem my presence necessary
now constantly at the sick mans
bedside"
Mr.. Booth rallied from his re-
lapse a week ago until last Satur-
day, VIXEN he grew worse again
suddenly. He was attacted with
an exhausting fit of vomiting, dur
ing which it was thought he would
suf.ocate. DIR. Smith was hastily
summoned, but despite the last
effort Mr.. Booth grew weaker and
weaker. Fault had been found, it
is said, with DIR. Smith before for
giving the news of his patients re-
lapse to the newspaper men by Mr..
and Mrs. Grossman, so
this time he gave no
hints of the actors dangerous con-.
dition to any one, not even the en-
ployes of the club, until he felt last
night that the end was at hand, and
so issued an alarming bulletin. After
posting the notice he left the club
for time, but returned at IL
pm. and made arrange
ments for spending the night.
Superintendent McGonigle, Booths s
brother in-law, sat up at the dying
actors bedside with the trained
nurse and physician. Two messen-
ger boys we're summoned at mid
night, when the end seemed immi-
nent, one of them was to be sent for
Mr.. and Mrs. Grossman and the
other for Dr.. Allen Starr, but be-
fore the plan could be carried out Mr..
Booth seemed just a little better,
and the messengers were delayed
but not dismissed They were kept
at the club. MIR. Booth seemed to
suffer greatly from the want of air.
He breathed in gasps, and the three
windows in the room were opened
top and bottom and the curtains
drawn aside to admit as much oxy-
gen as possible. About 2 am. he
fell into a troubled slumber. DR..
Smith then laid down to rest
but kept his clothes prepared to be
summoned at moments notice.
There was no occasion to disturb
him, however, and he did not
awaken until s am, when he went
directly tc Mr.. Booths room and
remained with him for more than an
hour. Then posted the bulletin and
left club as stated above.
NEW YORK, June 5.-Mr. Gross
man, sen-in-law of the dying actor,
came from the club house at :3O
pm. and stated Mr.. Booth is rapid
ly sinking and will probably pass
away before nightfall.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
COMPLETE FAILURE.
A Private Bank Assigos and Its President
Commits Suicide.

A Private Bank Assigos and Its President
Commits Suicide.
CHICAGO, Juna 3.-Hermann
Shaffner & Co., private bankers,
made a complete assignment
to.day. Shaffner & Co. was the
largest private concern in this city,
or in the Northwest, dealing exclu-
sively in commercial paper.
The firm was also about the
oldest one of it's kind
in Chicago. No statement
Of the affairs of the bank were fled
in the court on the application for a
receiver. The assignment of the
bank was made to the American
Trust and Savings Bank.
Early to-day the cashier of
that institution visited the
bank at the Title and Trust building
only to find large and demonstra-
tive crowd assembled and the doors
closed. TO add to the excitement it
is reported Shaffner has committed
suicide.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
APPOINTED CADETS.
Carl Hollis, of Cleveland County, Arkan
sas, Appointed.

Carl Hollis, of Cleveland County, Arkan-
sas, Appointed.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June q
The following named persons have
been appointed cadets at the West
Point Military Academy:
Powell Coleman, Salisbury,
Mo. Carl Hollis, Orlando,
Ark. VIM. G. Kern, Fort Wayne,
Ind. F. w. Oldenburg, Amigo,
Wis. B. I. Belden, Painsville, o. /;
w. S. Bander (alternate), Cleve-
land, o.; D. NJ. Hill, Bellwood,
Neb. !; F. R. Klumb (alternate)
Hampton, Neb.; L. G. Blouut,
Water Valley, Miss. Fox Conner
(alternate), State Springs, Miss. ;
r. w. Alexander, Blakely, Ga. j..
M. Cathey, Rutherford, Tenn. Geo.
Wilson (alternate), same place.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
MUST OBSERVE REGULATIONS

A Fresh ConsuI Makes Himself Obnoxious.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June g.
Secretary Carlisle has requested
Secretary Gresham to instruct the
United States consul at Kobe,
Japan, to observe treasury regula-
tions in health certificates for pas
sengers on vessels bound to the
United States. The Oceanic sailed
from Hong Kong and stopped at
Kobe. The United States consul
compelled the vessel to undergo in
speetion and take out new bill of
health, when the regulations only
require that passengers taken on at
intermediate points must have GER
tiGcates from the United States con-
sui.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
THE PRINCESS EuLALIE.
She Leaves for Chicago and Other West
ern Points To-Day.

She Leaves for Chicago and Other West
ern Points To-Day.
New YORK, June 5. The Infanta
and party started westward to day
for the sights of the Worlds Fair
and to enjoy the hospitality of Chi,
cago. Their departure from the
Hotel Savoy was made at Ii o'clock,
and the royal visitors were escorted
to the Pennsylvania railroad ferry at
the foot OF West Thirty fourth street
by battalion of United States
signal corps. Mayor Gilroy ard
reception committee of twenty
accompanied her to the train from
the steamer. Gen. Slocum conveyed
them to Jersey City, where the
Infanta and party boarded special
train and started for Chicago.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
EXTRA SESSION.
Rumors of an Extra Cabinet Meeting TO
Call IT.


WASHINGTON, D. c., June s.
Rumors of a special cabinet meeting,
called for to-day, and the announced
intention Of the president to call
congress in extra session before
September IS, have been
most industriously circulated.
Numerous inquiries agreed upon
special dispatches to this effect
made this morning at the White
House, but without eliciting any
conformation of the rumors. IL any
such intentions as these attributed
are entertained the president and
chief advisers seem not TO be aware
Of the facts.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08

land will be ringing at the same mo-
ment. She suggests also that Col.
Alexander Mcclure, of The Phila-
delphia Times, be invited as spe-
cial representative Of the press to
deliver the Grafton at Chicago, tax
ing as his subject "The Welcome of
the Old Liberty Bell to the New"
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
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The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
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school. Last night the Sixth avenue
public school held its closing exer-
cises in the Ingram block, at which
time the following pupils graduated,
receiving their diplomas: Misses
Faustina Clegg, Grace Hagler, Cliff
ton Jones, Sophia Moore, Laura
Joyce, Martha Valiant and Lutte
Dumas.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
A RUN ON A BANK.
Two or Three Hundred People Block the
Sidewalk.

Two or Three Hundred People BLOCK the
Sidewalk.
MILWAUKEE, June 5.-A run is
now in progress on the South Side
Savings Bank, some 200 or 300
people block the sidewalk in front of
the bank, but everything is
quiet and orderly. There is
a slight run on the Second Ward
Bank, but the demand on the Com
mercial Bank seems subsided. The
affairs at the other banks are about
in normal condition. The failure of
f. j. Day late Saturday,
seems to have caused increased
nervous fears. Small depositors
and business men are not in the
least alarmed at the situation, and
predict the furry will end in a day
or two unless aggravated by more
failures.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
WASHINGTON ICE DEALERS.
They want Double the Price This Yeal
That They Received Last.

They Want Double The FrIee This Year
That They Received Last.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June q
In view Of the fact that prices
charged by local dealers for furnish
ing the government departments
with ice during the present year
is double the rates charged last year
all bids have been rejected. New
advertisements for bids will be pub
lished, but what action will be taken
if the. dealers do not reduce the
prices has not yet been decided up
on. 1t is suggested that outside
ice dealers might find Washington a
good field for experiment.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
RECORD BREAKERS.
Two steamers viii Make Fast Time on
Trim.

Two steamers viii Make Fast Time on
Trip.
New YORK, June 1.-Two mar
vels of ship building, the steamers
Campania, Cunard line, and Peris,
American line, left port this morn
ing and by the time they arrive at
their destinations some transatlantic
records may be broken. That the
Campania has the best chances there
is little doubt. She has made only
three voyages in her brief career,
but in each of those she broke the
record of some steamer that had
gone before.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08

came seriously i'll because Of cold
caught while going to and from New
Bedford, and for time was in
dangerous condition. On Saturday
she was again brought here to be
in readiness for trial. =
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
SUSPENDED.
He Testified Against Appraiser Cooper
and That Settled It.

and That Settled 1t.
New YORK, Jure g. Stephen
w. Bassett, stenographer of Ap-
praiser Cooper, has been suspended
on charges of absence from duty
without leave. He has been in the
customs service since 1877. Mr..
Bassett appeared as one of the wit
nesses before the custom house in
vestiga.ing commission and charged
Mr.. Cooper with trying to induce
him to make false statements con-
corning the way in which official let
ters in the case of Examiner Wise
vail had been made public.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08

"Poor man, how did you come
to lose all your front teethf" 81
was wrecked in the Arctic regions,
mum, and broke 'em bittin' drinks
off the icebergs. "
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
ASCENDING TREASURER.
He Returns to the Scene of His Pecuia
tions and IL Arrested.

He Returns to tho Scene of His Pecuia-
tions and Is Arrested.
SCRANTON, Pa, June AT the
national session of Federal Ameri-
can Mechanics, recently held in In
dianapolis, John j. Lamb, of this
city, treasurer, failed of reelection
and absconded, it is alleged, with
all the funds in his possession,
amounting to about $4,000. Lamb
returned to the city and was arrested
here yesterday. He entered bail.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
A MYSTERY.

Fire Discovered on the Third Floor OF the
Hotel Truiock.
PINE BLUFF, June 81 Special. ]
Fire on the third floor of the
Hotel Trulock building at 5 o'clock
this morning caused $4,000
damages. The origin Of the fire s
mystery.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
THE GRADUATES

OF the Pubic Schools at Pine Biuif-who
They Are.
PINE BLUEF, ARK, June 3.-The
public schools OF this city have been
closed for the summer months. The
usual exercises incident to the clos
ing Of them were held at each
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08
Ins.ruels Cor nuan ana craven..

IHsEfuCtb TOT buuH HHu CFHVdHss
CONWAY, ARK, June a.
+ Special. Cadron township in
structs for Bum. Cravens, first
choice; Wood, second.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-08

"You look sweet enough to eat. =
~ do eat. Truth.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-03
ABOUT GROUND HOGS AND
EDFTOSG

The ground h0g-0r is it the BEAR
came out of his alternating slumbers
yesterday, and. failing to find his shad
ow attending him, moodily went back to
his hole, or his lair, and resumed his nap
with Il calm confidence that no prema-
ture warming of the weather would
soon disturb him. This intimate relation
has existed between the ground hog or
the bear, or both, and the master mechan-
ic of the weather department for Il time
when the memory of man runneth not
to the contrary, and is fraught with seri-
Gus consequences. If the ground hog
or the bear-fndS his shadow dancing
attendance on him on the glinting snow
carpet on which lie friSklly shakes the
stiffness out of his legs, the weather
dispatcher forthwith arranges the run
ming card of March to have that train
run on to the May station, sidetracking
April. If the shadow is not there. then
the running time of these trains is re-
versed, side-tracking March and giving
April its right OF way.
This would be all plain Sailing-no,
running-if there were but one ground
hog or bear and one shadow to look
after; but in the rather extensive range
Of territory occupied by ground hogs
AMI bears it is very apt to occur that
ground hog in one place may see his
shadow, and other ground hogs in other
places may not see theirs. This neceS-
sarily leads to complications which must
he confusing to the weather dispatcher
and very liable to result in mistakes.
Doubtless it is because OF these intrica-
cies that it occasionally happens that
April, running Serenely along on the
March schedule, unsuspiciouS of dan
ger, gets tail-end teleScOping by some
March blizzard huStling along to reach
its station on time. Ii is just such an
event as this that brings discontinue
and wrath to the talented editor who,
basking in the April sun, has lust turned
i'll glowing leader on "The Advantages
Of Our Climate" rhapsodizing Oh its
early and balmy springs, their gentle,
p. dallying breeZes, their bright promise
OF birds and their songs and of flowers
and their perfumes. And he comes out
of the collision much-bruised, but a
far more prudent man, and henceforth
eschews all temptations to write on
spring until the birds and flowers are
really here. Thus in this queer world
OF ours, with its remotely operating re-
Tatons of cause and effect, do the lnsen-
safe ground hog and the talented editor
ind their point OF contact
Note: This is sympathetically inscribed to
the editorial writer on the Pioneer Press who
turned in that ll.fated leader a year ago ON
Spring. without previous arrangement with
the ground hOr
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-03
4 DEAD INFANT INDUSTRY

I DEAD INFANT INDUSTRY.
Congress is asked by the chairman of
the ways and means committee to Off
cialIy recognize the death Of an infant
industry and provide for its ill.,
terment. The linen infant is dead. 1t
was born years ago, but was SO frai1 at
its birth that Mrs. Columbia had 10 put
1t out to nurse, and she has been trying
TO bring it up on the federal bottle ever
since. For years the people were taxed
So per cent on the linen they used to
provide it nouriShment, but the infant
had not. as late as 1899, got further
along in its career of productive ess
than the crash towel stage, made at one
factory down in Connecticut, or some
other Of the pap-fed states.
When Mother MCKINLEY was revis-
ing the regimen OF the other infa ants.
little BOB TOILETTE, one of the counsel
OF nurses from Wisconsin, conceived
the idea that the babe was not getting
nourishment enough, and persuaded
the old lady to enact that after Jan. 1.
1894, the nouriShmGnt' should be in
creased from 81 to 50 per cent. The in
FAINT perked up fright smart under the
stimulus of the promise. Some easily
gulIed people, with more money than
sense, in various parts Of the country,
went to making linen. Linen mills
were started, ana the ia rmer was urged
to grow flax. Several thousand pam
phlets were printed AT public eX-
pense by Our state and scattered
among the farmers tG convince
them that they should break their
backs pulling flax. Samples vera
shown of what could be done. There
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-03
LAMAK's SUCCESSOR.

President HARRISON yesterday sur
prised both his own party and the Dem
ocraic 10y appointing a Southern DEM
ocrat to succeed LAMAR on the Uuited
States supreme bench. The appointee,
HOWELL EDMUND JACKSON, is one of
the circuit judges Of Tennessee. Thus
the president has performed two noble
deeds in one act-done justice to his
opposing party and the South, and fol-
lowed the spirit of civil service. 1t is
vastly more than the Democratic party
felt it could expect of Mr.. HARRIS ON.
and will serve to heal the rancor of
political strife. But of much more im-
pOrtance than all this, the act is an IN
dication of what a president is most
likely to do when nothing is to be
gained to himself by making party re-
wards, and in this regard is strong
argument in favor of the One-term plan.
Mr.. HARRISON has little reason to eX-
pect to be president again, and the nat
ural inclination under such circum-
stances. it is fair to presume, was to
crown his last acts with justice. He
has set good example. and taken a
step in the direction of the people tend
ing to break the power of the politician.