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ANDREW WATSON, a 1O.YEAR
OLD WHITE BOY. SHOT BY a
NEGRO AT PASTORAL.
Was Brought 10 This City and
Carried to the Indrmary
Where He Expired.

Andrew Watson, is the l0-year-old
son OF W. A. Watson, who lives in a
cabin on the river bank Just East Of
the water works. Watson is a Wild
over and the father OF four children
and makes his living by making
willow chairs and by picking cotton.
Saturday. accompanied by his son
he was Mt Pastoral ahout22 mites up
the Arkansas river, in company
with number OF other cotton
pickers. The party were landing
from boat and an old negroe man
IN picking up his rifle,
accidentally discharged it.
The bal!, or balls, struck the boy,
Andrew Watson. who was only six
feet from the muzzle Of the CUR, and
inflicted fatal wound just above
the thigh
The boy was brought to this city
| in a boat, rcachiaE here about 10
O'Clock Sat. night. Drs Hankinson
and Noel were Immediately SUM
moned and eased the little fellow s
suffering. but were unableto find the
ball. Such other professional aid as
could be rendered was done, but the
orphan boy needed attention ana
nursing
sunday morning the little fellow
was removed from lis hard bed ON
his fathers cabin door and was
taken to the Inirmary He lived but
. little longer, dying from his
wounds about 3 O'Clock Sunday
afternoon. His remains were inter
red this morning at 10 O'Clock in Bell
wood cemetery.
This case presents sad instance
of the great need OF place where
nroner attention can be given to the
sick and afflicted poor Of this city +.
Had it not been for the noble inter
est taken in the boy by Mrs. B. u
Rloom he would have remained
lyirg on the floor where he was ana
when dead would have found a
grave in the potter's field. YRS,
ploom raised funds 70 have the boy
taken to the Inlirmary aud when NJ
was dead, secured a resting place ioi
him in a lot belonging to T. y Nc.
Fadden.
The city can AFFORD to take some
care OF its afflicted poor. Il some
nbilanthropic citizen would donate
bosnital 70 the city the deed woule
make for him a noble and laslint
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Wo0DMEN OF THE WORLD
Unveil a Monument to the Memory
of ] E. Boyse.

Sunday afternoon at B O'Clock the
Pine Bluff Camp No. 6. Woodmen Of
the World. unveiled a monument in
Henwoed Cemetery q the memory
OF their late deceased fellow Wood.
man z Royse, formerly an en-.
ploye Of the Cotton Belt shops The
.unveiling ceremony was performed
iii pursuance OF theircustom oferect-
ing u $100 monument over the grave
of ever deceased member. The ritual
Of the Woadmen contains an impress
siye and beautiful ceremony for such
services The Camp, comprising
about 1870 members, marched in a
body TO the cemetery and formed IN
an angle about the monument. The
ritual service was then read by the
proper officers and short addresses
made.
The monument is Il handsome
structure over eight feet high It is
the first one erected by this Camp,
though the Camp is over three years
old Besides large number Of local
citizens who had assembled to see
the unwilling. the ceremony was Wit
messed by all Of the officers and about
20 members Of Willow Camp No 81,
Of Kingsand
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A TERRIBL { TRAGEDY.
AS A RESULT OF TIRE BRApN
BAYLOR EPISODE.
W a. Harris Killed and Editor J.
". Harris and Col Gerald
Mortally Wounded.


Waco, Texas, Is A terri.
BILE pistol duel in which the recent
Brann-Baylor university episode
prominently figured occurred on the
streets of Waco this afternoon and
as a result w. A. Harris, a promi-
nent citizen and insurance man is
dead and Editor j. W Harris and
Col. Gerald, a well known lawyer, lie
mortally wounded The men met
this afternoon and one of the ferc
est fights ia the annals OF the State
ensued with above results
W. A. Harris body will be sent to
South Carolina for burial. He was
riddled with bullets and died in
stanty on the sidewalk. Col Ger
AIDS condition may be critical The
natureof the wound in his side can
not be fully determined He was
shot in the arm by J. W Harris, and
the bullet shattered W A Har-
ris' bullet entered Col Gerald's
side ]. W Harris, with his throat
pierced and his body paralyzed, lies
dying on a cot, and Mrs. Harris and
and her children are in wild agony
of grief. 1t all grew ous OF Brann-
Baylor controversy,
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Last Of His Race

In "The Last Of His Race, which
Creston Clark will produce att the OPP
era house on Wednesday night, Miss
Adelaide Prince assumes a role that
is peculiarly adapted to her, and
which in addition enables her to cos
tune the part with a splendor and
magniicenee that are quite unusual.
Her beauty is much enhanced by the
style OF the Russian gown she wears,
and her appearance in the leading
role in support Of Mr.. Creston Clarke
is : decided intellectual and dramat-
&c as well as a sartorial treat.
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MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL.
Judge Elliott Hears Arguments in
the Muse Case.

The attention Of the Circuit Court
was occupied all. saturday after
room listening to the arguments of
the counsel for a new trial in the
Muse case The case presents
several very nice questions Of law,
aud the decision of the court will be
awaited with interest The argu-
ments closed late Saturday, and the
court has the matter under advise
meat
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Circuit CORR.

The case Of the State vs. Ed Jack
son, who is being tried on an indiet.
ment for assault with intent to xii,
is occupying the attention Of the
Circuit Court today
Floyd Battles, indicted for grand
larceny, will also be tried today be-
fore the Circuit Court.
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CLOSING SESSION,
OF THE BAPTIST STATE C0NVEN
TION HELD TODAY
Nominations Made and other
Business TRANSACTED. To
Meet at Little Rock
Next Year.

At the session Of the Baptist State
Convention his morning reports Of
various committees were made, as
follows:
Report Of committee on Sunday
schools was made and discussed.
The report on obituaries showed
that five or six ministers OF more or
less prominence had died through
the year.
The report Of committee on publi-
cations was made and Endorsed.
The committee was instructed to
make the usual publications through
the coming year.
The report OF the woman's central
committee was read by Mrs. j. P.
Eagle, and showed a large improve
ment in their work.
AT the suggestion of Prof. J. A..
Bucker, (col. president OF the Bap-
fist College at Little Rock, the con
yention decided to employ white
minister to give lectures once a week
to the theological students Of that
institution
Ii was decided to hold the next
annual convention at the secoud
BAPTIST Church III Little Rock. This
will be a Jubilee Convention, being
the 5Oth annual meeting.
During the meeting Of the conven-
tion various subscriptions amount
ing to $4,000 were raised.
sThe last session will be held this
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POLICE COURT.
A Number of violators of the Law
Fined by Judge Brown

The police did rushing business
this morning in dispensing Justice
and upholding the ordinances Of the
city The following cases were dis
posed Of;
Nose McCain, fined $500 for dis
turbing the pence
E. Hill, fined $500 for disturbing
the peace.
I'D Han, nned $500 for disturbing
the peace.
A. Key, fined $8 for violating the
sanitary laws Of the city
Rob Lee, fined $500 for disturbing
the peace.
Ed Jefferson, fined $500 for dis
turbing the peace.
Marshal Phillips. fined 5000 for be-
ing drunk aud using abusive Ian
gnage
VIII Doyle, fined $1,000 for violat-
ing section 204 Of the city ordinances.
A.C Gibson fined $500 for cruelty
to animals
Two cascs for vagraney were dis
charged.
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Will Harris. the negro who, last
month, struck Mr.. Clarence Philpott
over the head with board while at
work on Main Street was caught in
Little Rock and brought to this city
sunday Harris was employed BY
Mr. PhiIpot and refused to obey
when directed 20 get off OF Mr.. Phil
pots wagon. He is now in jail in
dicted for assault With intent to kill.
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STATE BAPTIST
CONVENTION.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PROCEED
rvGs OF TIE CON
VENTT0N.
qba Sermons and Discussion of an
interesting Character aud
Heard By Large
Audiences.

Tho Arkansas Baptist State Con-
aantion convened in the opera
Esnse at 10 o'clock Friday morning.
The number of visitors and dele
Gates are variously estimated from
KIM to 500 The delegates are being
entertained by our people and the
doors Fof all denominations have
been thrown wide open to receive
them.
The first session was called to
order promptly at 10 o'clock. A
REGULAR order of business was fol-
lowed. the first being the election Of
officers Ex-Governor James p.
RaoIe. Of Little Rock, was elected
President. Prof. J. ]. Doyne, Of
T,onoke. and Rev. J. " Conger, Of
Arkadelphia, were elected Vice
Presidents; Hon. ]. J. B. simms, Of
Conway. was notwithstanding.
The Hon. S, NJ Taylor, Of this
CITY. then delivered the address Of
welcome. Ia an able manner Mr.
TAYLOR extended a cordial welcome
to the guests and invited them to
partaka Of the hospitality Of our
citizens.
Mr.. Taylor was responded to By
Rev Il Beaachamp, pastor Of the
Baptist church at Eureka Springs
who accepted in behalf Of the dele
gates the hospitality Of our people.
This concluded the business Of the
morning session, and the conven.
ton adjourned till 2 p. N.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
At the afternoon session Mr. w
e. Atkinson was elected vice-presfs
dent, w. y. Amis assistant secre-
tary and J Fl. Reynolds treasurer
Dr. Doyle, Sunday School mission
airy, then submitted bis annual re
port, showing that he had Travelled
5,613 miles during the year, deliv-
cred III sermons, organized 53
schools and enrolled 2, 347 pupils.
w W. Gardner, president Of
the board Of trustees eff the Monti-
cello orphans home, submitted his
report, showing that 16 children are
now being cared for by that institu-
ton. A collection for the home
was then taken up, which aggre-
gated $40,
DR. Robertson, represent iog the
American Baptist Publishing Sc.
Getty made an address. A cash col
lection Of SIS was realized fer Bible
work.
EVENING SESSION.
At night the ReY. @. L. HALEY,
Of Fort Smith, preached the intro
ductory sermon to a crowded house.
His address was very able Que and
along original lines.
The committee on ministerial edu-
ertion then made its report, after
which a collection, under the direc-
ton of Dr.. Cranfll, was taken up.
Dr. Cranflrs remarks were witty
and interesting, and as a result of
his Unique work, over 81 800 for the
ABOVE purpose was subscribed on
the spot.
SATURDAYS sEssIoN-MoRNINa.
The first business transacted Sat
urday morning was the lntroC uction
ofresolutions, among the most i'm
portant of which was an anti
Whlttsit resolution, which after be
ing discussed, was carried with only
one dissenting vote. Rev Whittsit
is the president of the Southern
Baptist Seminary at Louisville, Ky.
This institucion is devoted to the
education Of young ministers. Rev
Whittsit also holds the chair Of
Church history He claims to have
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Continued

The examining trial Of steven
Pierce. the colored planter who shot
one Of his tenants last Monday, was
continued from Saturday to Mon
day, when the case viii come up be-
fore Justice Vance
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discovered than the Baptists have
only practiced immersion since 1641.
and has so been teaching his pupils.
The convention has made a request
upon the board of trustees of the
seminary to remove Rev Whlttsit,
notifying them that if they do not
comply with the request that the
Arkansas Baptists will withhold
their support from the institution.
The board Of state missions then
made a report, after which a
collection was taken up for
that purpose and 80, 400 subscribed
for the continuance of the work.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Saturday afternoon was spent in
hearing the reports Of the Educa
| tional Committees and 10 discussing
the denomiuatioual schools IN this
State Dr. Turner represented the
Mountain Home College, DR.. Paisley
and ] G B Simms the Central Fe-
male College at Conway, and Drs.
McManaway aud Daniel the 0uachi-
ia Baptist College at Arkadelphia.
SATURDAY NIGHTS SESSION
Another crowded house witnessed
the proceedings at the opera house
last night. The question fer con
sideration was home and foreign
missions and the subject was ably
discussed by Rev. A. J. Barton, Of
Richmond, Va, Rev Chas. W.
Daniel, Of Texarkana, and Rev. ]. J.
Taylor, d former Arkansan, but a
late missionary to Brazil
After this discussion the Hon. NJ.
]. Manning, of Clarendon, made a
report on woman's work, after
which the convention adjourned.
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Judge b. T. Merritt left this MORN
ing for Desha county He was ac-
companied by mis- son Calmer, and
Farrar Martin. who will make Wis
it to Judge Halley's, and go on a
eamE hunt.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-08-14
The Tennyson Beacon Unveiled.

The Rev. George Granville Bradley,
dean of Westminster, unveiled Friday
on Freshwater Downs, Isle of Wight,
the Tennyson memorial beacon. The
beacon, which will take the place OF
one that has long stood there. is in the
form of an Ionic cross and is visible
for miles. It's site is in the immediate
vicinity Of the poets favorite walk.
Although the family preferred not. to
issue many invitations to the, core
mony, there was large gathering.
Among those present were the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, Bishop Whip.
pie, Lord and Lady Tennyson and the
Hon. Alfred Tennyson, with other
members OF the family and many liter.
ary celebrities. The Rev. Jos. Harri-
man, chairman of the memorial COM
mittee, pointed out that considerable
proportion of the subscription had
come from the United States. Aspec.
ial interest was attached to the cere'
mony because Friday was the anniver'
sary of the poets birth. On Sunday
next Bishop Whipple will preach a
commemorative discourse, at Fresh
water, at memorial service to be held
in the parish church where the Tenny-
sons attended.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-08-14
An Insurance Sensation.

Quite sensation has developed in
life insurance circles at Menominee,
Mich, over report that Chas. e.
Martin, who disappeared three years
ago, and was supposed to have been
drowned, is alive. An agent of large
insurance company interested in the
case imparts the information that Mar
tin is still alive and will be carried
back to Menominee within four or FIVE
weeks. He refuses, however, to give
any idea of where the missing man is
located. Martin was heavily insured.
Some of the companies paid over the
amount of their policies after his disap-
pearance, while others refused to do
so. The general belief is that Martin
was drowned while sailing with two
fishermen for Sturgeon bay. No trace
OF the boat or men has since been dis
covered.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-08-14
Kansas Crops.

Secretary D. E. Coburn, of the Kan
sas State board of agriculture, Friday,
issued report on Kansas crops, in
which he says: "The yield of winter
wheat aggregates 49,5O2,o87 bushels,
with two exceptions-l89l and 1892
the largest in the States history. The
weld per acre is 14.9 Of the 3,318,763
acres sown. The crop is reported
good from almost every county. The
estimates indicate that 40 per cent. Of
the years product will be marketed
within sixty days and that the acreage
GOWN the coming fall will be ct least an
increase OF 10 per cent, over last years
sowing. There we're 983, 1856 acres OF
oats, yield 25, l5l,379 bushels; yield
per acre, 1857 bushels In corn the
average condition for the State is 60
in "A counties it is higher. It is 90 OF
over in 7 counties and rs or above il
Is counties, in 8 it is 80 or above, II
20 it ranges from 30 down to B."
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-08-14
KILLED HIS WIFE.
Tragic Sequel of Chicago Romantic Mar

Tragic Sequel Of Chicago Romantic Mar
riage.
H. A. Daley, we'll to do Jenison
man, shot bis wife Thursday night
Friday morning he took poison and died
while in charge of the officers. The
woman many possibly recover.
Last April Daley sent letter to
Mayor Swift. of Chicago, say lug he
wanted woman of mature years as a
wife. The mayor gave the missive to
the newspapers literary curiosity.
The result was Daley received nearly
500 answers from women who wanted o
home. Out OF the lot Daley selected
Mrs. Hattie Newton, Chicago widow.
Three months ago they we're married.
Daley was 70 years old, his bride As.
Their lite was unhappy. DALEY became
very jealous when his wife returned to
Chicago, for long visit. They quar-
relied bitterly, and finally separated.
Daley gave his wife three days to re-
turn to her allegiance as his wife. The
time was up Thursday, but she re-
fused to resume her wifely relations.
He forced his way into her bedchamber
and pressing his army musket against
her heart, fired. The woman seized
the muzzle and pushed it aside, but the
charge penetrated her right side. She
staggered from the house and fell
bleeding on the door step Of Human
tensions house, where she was found.
Daley was arrested, and as there is
no Jail in Jenison, he remained in GUS
tody Of officers until morning, when he
was to be taken to Grand Haven. Be.
fore taking the train he was allowed to
enter saloon and drink several glasses
of beer. A: the bar he fell backward
in spasms. He had managed to slip
strychninein the beer, unperceived and
was dead in few minutes.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-08-14
TWO NEGROES KILLED BYA TRAIN.

Northeastern Road Grinds Up Two Men
Who We're Asleep.
The mangled remains of two negro
men were found on the Northeastern
railroad track near Columbia, s. c.,
last Friday morning From letters
and papers found On their persons they
we're Willis Gibbes, of Huntsville, s.
c., and Tom Trimble, of Staunton,
Va. They seemed to have been travel.
ing together and were we'll dressed.
The body + Trimble was torn to
pieces, parts being picked up at differ
ent places for miles along the road.
One arm was lodged under the engine
and taken six miles before it was dis.
covered. A coroner's jury decided
that they had gone to sleep on the
rails. They were not dressed like
tramps.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-08-14
Klondike voyagers ship-wrecked.

The steamer Topeka, which arrived
at Victoria, B. c., Tuesday evening,
reports that the steamer Mexico, on
August S, while going into Dixon En-
trance from Sitka, during heavy fog,
at full speed, struck West Devils rock.
After about two hours the steamer sank
in 500 feet of water, stern first. The
captain exhibited great GOODNESS and
with the officers did everything that
was possible. The passengers and
crew were saved, with their baggage, in
small boats. After rowing till mid
night they arrived at Mettalka. The
time she struck is believed to be four
in the morning. The ship is q total
loss. The passengers and crew are on
the Topeka.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-08-14
Opposition to the New Tariff.

In the Hungarian parliament, Wed.
nesday, the minister of commerce,
Baron de Raul, replying to an inter
peI'ation on the subject of the Dingley
tariff, said the government considered
that Hungary, IN promoting her ex-
port interests, should pot act alone,
but % insure success, the govern ment
thought all States should agree in q
common course OF action,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-08-14
FOUR LOSE THEIR LIVES
IN A FIRE - :2!OUS ORIGIN At
C,,,C!:;EAII, OHIO.
Wedding Festivities Left the Occupants
OF the House Unable to Account for tho
Origin Tho Damage Done to the Build
ing is Trifling.

Shortly after 3 o'clock Thursday
morning q fire Of mysterious origin
was discovered by Officer Wiehe, al
l109 Charles street, Cincinnati, in
two-story tenement house in which
was an all-night restaurant kept by
Otto Adler. -Four persons were short.
~ after taken from the building suffo-
Gated by the smoke. They were Ar.
thur Guth, Ezra Rouse, Roy Carr and
Nellie Bennett.
Arthur Guth and the daughter OF
Otto Adler had been married Wednes'
day evening, and the nuptial festivi-
ties were in progress the greater part
of the night This fact accounts for
the inability of the living occupants Of
the house to give clear account O:
how the fire originated. One story
was that it was caused by the explosion
of gasoline stove in the kitchen Of
the restaurant. This is found to be
incorrect. Another story is that a
guest in attempting to light cigarette
by coal oil lamp upset it, and SC
caused the conaagration, while third
presumption is that some malicious
person fred the building in spirit Of
revenge for fancied slight.
.Guth, the bridegroom, appears to
have been preparing to retire in a
room with Ezra Rouse, his brother-in'
law. They were found together. In
another room Roy Carr, bartende,
out of employment. and Nellie Ben
nett, cook in Adler's restaurant,
were found suffocated All the dead
were dressed, showing that they had
not yet retired.
All efforts to get at the facts are met
by the inability Of the other occupants
of the building to give any rational
account of what happened. The bride
whose life was saved by the fact thai
she was in another part Of the build
ing when tho fire occurred, became
hysterical when she found that he
husband was dead, and was wholly un
able to tell anything about the cir
cumstances. The fire department
quickly extinguished the fire, tho loss
on the building being tliaing.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-08-14
Americans yictors at Tennis.

The American tennis cracks estab
l'sh'd their supremacy over the visit
ing English team in the courts of the
st. George Cricket Club, at Hoboken,
N. j., Friday, before thousand spec
tators. The result of Wednesday g
pIny had left the two teams tied, each
with three games won and three lost.
The final result of the match, finished
Friday afternoon, left the English team
with o score for the week of fou,
matches won and five lost, while the
Americans finished with five won and
four lost.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-08-14
THE SMALLPOX SglliI
MANY CASES ARE SAID 10 nm II1l1ii
DISCOVERED IN BlRMlNcHll !.
People Are Leaving Birming y ~
lanta ind Other Places-.,Ihe pa
Cannot Spread in Atlanta, sayst
of Health. I. 3Sssias

Reports from Birminghan n
that the city is in q state Of allll =!
the prevalence Of smallpox d
It is said the dread disease III e.
considerable progress in thlg
City and that there ore nov 49,
as $50 cases in the loc.1
there. /. a
1t was stated Friday bvs Ill!l
from Birmingham that the d 4!
had the effect Of running many a. j
away from Birmingham and thst q!
remaining are taking every y
to prevent the further spread Il II
disease.
1t is said the city Of Bhnil 81
has just started the work Of CO. i
the pesthouse, the old structsll j
being large enough to aocoe, l.!.I|
the patients. The surrounding u
has taken alarm and nearby e.
villages have quarantined Co., 81.
mingham. Chattanooga an "a ~
gomery are also said to hsy u, !1s.s|
tined against the city md thss + + 81
ore going to Atlanta in large Y 100
according to reports. ;|| y
The Birmingham officials ga I'd s
be confident that they WY Wy j 81 4 ... ID
quickly stamp out the dise.se {
say there is little danger, Of its !!'..s
ing much more. The city r.!
I cleaned and fumigated aud s,sfy
is being made 10 kill the deadly !'
The people have all been, 81 !. e
vaccinated and it is said d.. !. N
dozens of people can be seen M. Up %
streets with their sleeves = lo1s Nj
showing vaccination spots ana 's;I
The Birmingham papers SIS
minimize the prevalence q ~
and it is claimed that its nv 'sll j:
more serious than has been a.a s s
| The Atlanta boardof heslta! g b.
fear the spread of smallpox, r
and no restrictions WILDE put g HI
mingham. Atlanta welcomes w.
gees.