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The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The Receipts During the Past Year Consid-
 erabiy BeiOw the Expenses.

eFaDky beiOW the expenses
 PITTSBURGH, Pa., May ? The S3d anniversary of the American Baptist Missionary union began in the Fourth Avenue Baptist church this morning. It has charge of all the foreign mis- sion work. The report of the execu- tive committee gave an account of the work done during the past year, and stated that the outlook for the future was very encouraging. The treasurer's report showed that he had received $467, 101.s9. The expenditures were as follows: Appropriations, S5sO. S55.5S; added to permanent funds and bond accounts, $15 40; debt, April 1, '98, $163, ,S27.6S; total of S759, ,s23 21, leav- ing the debt April 1. '97, s299, 7s1. 32. Of the $5S0, ,S55.5s appropriated for the year, S494, ,537.S6 was for the various missions, g., ,737.Os for publication, $19,- 504.40 for annuities, S26, S10.95 for dis trict secretaries agencies, S21, ,749. 50 for executive officers, 1,233 S2 for general expenses and S4,2s1.S6 for in- terest account.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
that the interstate commerce commis- sion has no power to pass upon rates before they are put into effect.
WOMEN FOIL A BURGLAR.

 Three Successive and Unsuccessful Att
 tempts at Housebreaking in Kansas
 City.
 KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 25.-Three women in succession sat up in their several beds just before dawn yester- day morning, saw the same burglar light match, hold it over his head and peer into the darkness. Each woman gazed in alright at the opera tion for, as each ayers, ''a full minute" /" and the next instant screamed at the top of her voice. From three several houses the same burglar fled in terror, empty-handed, and over three successive failures did he curse his i'll fortune, his clumsiness and the wakefulness of women. The boldness of this un- known midnight thief and his ingenu- ity in entering the houses proved him a master of his profession. The pecul- jar thing about this particular nights work was that he climbed into each of the three houses by dining room window, opened the front door to make a way clear for es- cape, crept softly up the stair way and entered the first room he came to, struck a match and found a wide awake woman staring with alright into his eyes. The houses en- tered were those of T. A. McClelland at Eighth and Prospect; c. c. Bridge ford at 616 Prospect, and NJ. k. Blanch- ard at ROOT East Seventh straat
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
ElectrIc Car KiIls Two Brothers.

JOLIET, IL. May 25. -Yesterday aft ernoon an electric street car on the Lockport line and carriage contain ing David and John Kruger, of Le" mont. ran into each other. The ve- hicle was demolished and the legs Of both occupants were cut off They were removed to the hospital, but died within an hour. The victims were brothers.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
SANTA FEE IMPROVEMENTS.
Two New Depots for Kansas and Two Great
 Dams for Arizona.

Dams for Arizona.
 TOPEKA, Kan, May 25.-The Atehi- son, Topeka tS Santa Fe Railroad Co. has awarded the contract for new depot and eating house at Dodge City and for Hutchinson depot. The Dodge City improvements will cost Ss5,- 900 and the Hutchinson depots cost is estimated at S12,0O0. A contract has also been let for the construction of two dams on the Atlantic & Pacific ut Walnut and Seligman, Ariz. The former will have capacity of 26,000,- 900 cubic feet, the latter 26, 300, ,O0O cubic feet
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
WRIGHT COUNTY BUTCHERIEs.
Murderers of the MitcheIis Said to Be Weli-
 to-Do Farmers.

to-Do Farmers.
 MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo, May 25.-The cnroner's inquest over the bodies of John Mitchell and Jack Kaufman, the two men who were murdered at their shanty early last Wednesday morning, resulted in uncovering the fact that the mob consisted of heretofore highly respected farmers of that community. all we'll to do, and some of whom hold noteworthy positions in the vicinity of the scene of the tragedy. At least ten arrests will be made within the next ten days, and will surely surprise the com munity. old gray-headed men, 1t is alleged, took part in the butchery of the Mitchells.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
An Indiana College su.pend,.

FIBRE HAUTE, Ind, May 25.-The trustees of Coates college for women, founded by the late Jane Coates, of Greencastle, made an assignment to- day. The liabilities amount to S14, GOO, while the assets consist chiefly of un- paid subscriptions to the college, which will be hard to realize on. Gov. Mount is one of the trustees of the college.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
A DIAMOND TIN THE ROUGH"
But Labor and Capital Will Make Mena Shine
 as Metropolis.

robbed sides and timbered crest rises 1, 400 feet above and to the north, as protecting shield from northern blizzards and western cyclones, she rests ln peace and security.
 Though diamond in the rough today, little we'll directed labor, and capital will, ere long, present a polish Illuminating the rich valleys and table lands surround ing, attracting by its gener ous light and kindly warmth, the trade and commerce of vast territory which, for the first time since formed, be- gins to experience the benefits and respond to the influences of great system of railroads.
 Only nine short months ago the first passenger engine drawing train on the great Port Arthur Route sent the echoes of its shrill whistle reverberating through and over the timbered valleys and hiiis of Polk county as it rounded the curve at Eagle Gap and rolled maiestically down the slope to where MENA had been located, 1850 feet above the level of the sea.
 Great changes have been wrought at MENA since that day as all can see, but greater changes await us all in the days now close at hand.
 Cast your eye upon the map and see what a vast territory is tributary to this town-a territory, though rich and productive, can not readily be penetrated by rail roads, and must of necessity send It's products to and secure its sup plies from this point.
 Again look at the map and see MENA located midway between Kansas City and Port Arthur, and the great division station between those cities.
 Look around you and see the brick roundhouse, depots, eat inc house. the coal chutes. exten- sive stock yards and the seven miles of side-tracks. See in pros pect the division offices already started and the repair and ma chine shops soon to be built; ]; also note the fact that, as shown upon the maps of the Company, the road is to be built from MENA to Hot Springs, and you can begin to realize what this great railroad is doing and proposes to do for MENA.
 Though but nine months old we give evidence of the wonderful growth made in the fact that we have fully 5000 inhabitants, two church buildings and arrange ments made for the erection of two others, one public school house, one academy-the St. Jos eph, one hospital, nine lawyers, seven physicians, one undertaken, eleven boarding houses, seventeen grocery stores, eleven restaurants, four printing offices, four baker ies, five millineries, two furniture stores, four hotels, two wagon shops, one harness and saddlery, three meat markets, five drug stores, two feed stores, two whole sale flour and feed, six contractors and builders, three news stores, one wholesale produce, four lum- Der wards. one racket store, hve
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26

2DON RSOAN01 OhN shooting gallery, one bowling al- ley, one gunsmith, one dentist, two jcwelry stores, three paint shops, four laundries, three second hand stores, two merchant tailors. one clothing house, one hardware store, one bank, four blacksmith shops, one tin shop, three dress making, one harness and shoe shop, two livery and feed stabes, fire department with hook and ladder outfit complete, one brass band, three saw mills three plan ing mills, and three brick yards.
 It may be asked, how can so many people and business cstab- llshments be sustained, and the answer comes quick and desicive, that aside from the trade and com- merce created by the railroad and the extensive lumber and timber interests, a vast amount of trade that has heretofore been compelled to go to Ft. Smith, Hot Springs and Texarkana now comes to MENA. people coming here for radius of forty and fifty miles to market their products and secure their supplies.
 The country adjacent is being settled by energetic people from the cold and unhealthy sections of the north and east who are buying and opening up farms and mak- ing homes in a climate unsur- passed, where good health abounds; where water is abundant, perfectly pure and soft; where the best of fruits are easily raised and grow to perfection; where stock thrives and agricultural products yield abundantly.
 Our mining industries are as yet undeveloped, but there is ten fold better indications of rich min eral deposits here than there was twenty years ago in the now fam ous lead and zinc districts of Southwest Missouri. Enough, however, has been developed to show that we have in this section of country, adjacent to NMIEEsESAA MIEEsESA, gold and silver ores, manganese, iron, lead, zinc, antimony, good potter's clay, best of clay for brick, slate, and excellent stone for building purposes. That these will be developed into profitable industries in the near future, giv- ing employment to thousands of men, there is scarcely a doubt.
 Our elevation upon the table lands and foot hills of Rich Noun tain, 1850 feet above the sea, gives us a cool atmosphere and in- sures us against malaria. It be- comes and will soon be noted as an ideal summer resort and resi- dence place for people in the hot and malarial districts to the south, and the protection afforded by Rich Mountain to the north makes it an ideal winter home and resort for people seeking to escape the rigors of the Ice and snow bound regions of the great northern country.
 Verify the Kansas City, Pitts burg & Gulf railway has opened new empire where the native mountain and valley scenery is unsurpassed even in Switzerland, and the climate of Italy or Cali fornia does not excell-an empire capable of producing vast wealth nnd snstaininO an immense DODu-
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
Crusi,ed by a Traction Engine.

GUTHRIE, Ok, May 25.-William Barry. of Grant county, fell under the wheels of traction engine and was crushed to death
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-15

food and experiences are sought to be in
PRODUCED through the public school system
into the daily life of the on-coming genera
ton is praised. The fact that the Can
adams are soon to have a prohibition
plebiscite to be followed Up, if successful.
by a prohibitory law, is mentioned as the
most encouraging token of progress in the
past year. The Acknowledgement of women
in Arizona and the submission of amend
ments to give them the ballot in the States
Of New York and Washington and in South
Dakota are referred to as evidence of the
progress of women during the year.
The labor question comes in for generous
recognition, and it is declared: I'VE believe
in living wages in an eight-hour day; in
courts of Cancellation and arbitration; in
justice as opposed to greed of gain; in the
development of evolution, not by revolu-
ton. of universal brotherhood. We believe
in the gospel of the Golden Rule and that
each mans habits of life should be an ex-
ample safe and beneticent for every other
man to follow"
Miss Willard talks of our patent poll
tics" and contrasts the successor no Ii
cense, in Cambridge, Mass, city of $1,000
inhabitants, with the Princeton Alumni Ho-
tel and the banquets where wine is fur
nished in that goodly Presbyterian strong
hold"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-15
The Philanthropic Conference.

BATTLE CREEK Mich, Oct H.-Mayors'
day of the Civic Philanthropic Conference
was productive of large attendance and
considerable enthusiasm. Mayor Maybury,
of Detroit, presided. The following papers
were read at the opening session to-day:
How to Eliminate the Tramp from So
ciety," Bayard Holmes. M D., Chicago;
1.-The Religious Aspects of the Labor Move
ment," DR.. David D. Thompson, Chicago;
Municipal Reform Rev. j. p. Brushing
ham, d. d., Chicago.
Rev c. 3. Wilcox, d. D., OF Lafayette,
Ind, read a paper on 'Lawlessness VS.. Law
Enforcement This is the brightest hour
of the worlds history" said DR.. Wilcox.
Never was there SO much fraternal love
and patriotism as now. Government reaches
its end through the medium of law Every
mans liberty ends where the rights of his
felloW-man begin In America the people
are sovereign. If one man be permitted to
violate the law so may another-and the
result is anarchy. A big purse frequently
buys up eloquent lawyers, witnesses and
Jurors This is one cause of lawleSsneSs. IL
laws are defective amend them, repeal
them The spirit of Christ is not so preva-
lent that we live without law. A great
government like ours should hear the wall
of the lowest citizen.
Louis Selling, secretary of Hebrew Char
tiles Detroit, read a paper on Duty to
the Unemployed" Attorney General Fred
A. Maynard of this State spoke on New
Man and the New Era"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-15
MISS WILLARD'S ADDRESSES.
What She VIII Talk About at Coming
w. G. II. U. Conventions.

NEW YORK, Oct. 14-NTiss Frances e.
Willard will address the delegates of the
Worlds Women Christian Temperance
Union on Oct. 49, in Toronto, and the dele
gates of the National Women's Christian
Temperance Union in Buffalo on Oct 49,
These addresses will appear in separate
pamphlets. They include seventy-fiye
topics. Following are some of the salient
points to be dealt with by Miss Willard:
Total prohibition by law, by politics and by
womans ballot; total prohibition of any
form of regulation of social vice; total alb
stinence from gambling, whether public or
private, on the race track or in the parlor
She congratulates Miss Slack who has de-
veloped the work in Ireland; Miss Parrish.
who is organizing in JAPAN Mrs. Barney,
who is introducing the system of police ma
irons in the cities of Australia and New
Zealand; Miss Phillips who has started a
White Ribbon paper in India; Miss Acker-
man, who has organized the w. c. Il. u. of
Iceland; Mrs. Northam Fields, who has in
troduced the methods of Loyal Temperance
Legion work into Great Britain; Mrs Sell
mar. who has recently visited Finland
Sweden and Norway in the interests of the
work, and refers with appreciation to the
labors in the United States of the fifty
presidents of States and Territories, four
lecturers
The press department, she states. has
never made such progress as in the present
years, referring especially to the metropolis
tan dailies as manifesting an interest In the
work, the department of purity in litera-
ture and art having received its chief de-
velopment through friendly editors The
work of Mrs. Mary II. Hunt. backed UP by
the W. c.. T. o.. and which has placed
sixteen millions of school children under
scientific temperance instruction is espe-
cially noted. as is the fact that Mrs Hunt
was a delegate to the anti-alcoholic confer
ence recently assembled in Brussels, where
the strongest ground against moderate
drinking taken by learned scientists
The department of physical culture
whereby common sense methods in dress,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-15
NAVAL Arch Masons.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 1.-THE Grand Chap
ter of Royal Arch Masons held the fina
business meeting OF its present session this
morning and elected the following officers
General grand high priest Reuben c. Lem
mon, of Toledo, o.; deputy high priest
James w. Taylor, Luthersville, Ga; king
Arthur G. Pollard. Lowell, Mass; scribe
Joseph Edyas, Paris ILL.,; treasurer, DAME
Striker, Hastings, Mich; secretary, Christie.
pher c. Fox. Buffalo: captain of the host
William c. Swain. Milwaukee; principal so.
journer. Nathan Kingsley, Austin, MINI.
royal arch captain, Bernard G. Witt, Hen
derson KY; master of the third veil
George L. Corson, Washington. d. c..
master of the second yeis Frederick w
Craig, Des Moines, la The next trienna
meeting of the General Grand Chapter vii
be held at Cincinnati in September, 1900
The rest of the day was spent in festivities
including an oyster roast in the afternoon
and a banquet in the evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-15
Sporting Notes.

The bicycle road race from Lexington,
Ky, to Covington, KY, yesterday, was won
by j. d. Parke in five hours. thirty-nine
minutes and thirty-five seconds. Distance
ninety-nine miles.
Hugh Jennings, the shortstop of the Bal
timore baseball club. was married last night
in ST. Mary's Catholic Church, at Avoca
Pa, to Miss Elizabeth Dixon, of that place.
The owners of the club presented the bride
with q silver dinner service and the players
a mahogany cabinet.
Luiet. II. d. Wise, United States army
started from the east front of the national
Capitol at $40 O'Clock yesterday morning on
a, bicycle. for New York. He goes via Bal
timore Wilmington and Philadelphia, and
hopes to break the record between Wash
ington and New York and reach his destina-
ton in twentyfour hours
M. ]. Connolly, on behalf of Peter Maher
last night issued a challenge to James j.
Corbett to fight for the heavy weight cham
pionship of the world and side bet of
5000. to take place before the club Offering
the largest purse If Corbett does not ac-
cept the challenge it is open to any man in
the world
The opening of the new cycling track at
Honolulu next month has attracted the at
tention of California riders and three of the
most prominent left yesterday on the
steamer Monowai, accompanied by the trick
rider. Harry Fowler. Those who went are
George Sharock. of Tacoma, champion of
the coast; A. N. Jones. the Olympic Club
crack, and d. L. Whitman, of Los Angeles
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-15
FOR SCARE PURPOSES.
Stories of Japanese Occupation of Ha.
wall as Viewed by a Missionary.

MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 14-Prof. Clay Mac
Cauley for the last seven years at the head
of the Unitarian educational work in Japan
is in Minneapolis to-day and throws new
light on Hawaiian annexation. He is in
clined to believe the stories of Japanese
occupation and colonization by disguised SOL
diers are circulated by the annexation lobby
lists in order to scare Uncle Sam into prompt
action. Japan, he says, is too poor as
result OF the late war ever to think of an
nexation of the islands. She has her hands
full with Formosa at present.
Professor MacCauley says that Japan's
national sentiment is distinctly friendly to
the United States, and accounts of insolence
to Americans have been either grossly ex-
aggerated or made from whole CLOTH There
have been some collisions between Japan
csc and Americans at various points, but
these, he says, are of no more significance
than brawls likely to occur between Amer
lean sailors and the street crowd at any
foreign port
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NIovements of steamers.

NEW YORK. Oct H-Arrived Karls-
ruhe, from Bremen; Britannia, from Liver
pool Patria,s from Hamburg Sailed Am
sterdam, for Amsterdam: Fuerst Bismarck,
for Hamburg; Patria, for Marseilles.
LIVERPOOL. Oct. 14.-Arrved: Aurania
and Germanic, from New York; Rhynland,
from Philadelphia.
STETTIN, Oct. 1-Arrived: Thingvalla.
from New York. Sailed Stella, for New
York
CHERBOURG. oct. l4-Arrived: Au-
guste Victoria, from New York.
BREMEN. Oct. 14.-Arrived: Saale, from
New York via Southampton.
ROTTERDAM. Oct. 14-Arrived: Spaarn-
dam, from New York.
QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 14-Sailed: Ma
jestic, for New York.
BouLOGNE. Oct A.-Sailed: Veendan.
for New York.
LONDON. Oct. l4--Arrived Mobile, from
New York.
GENOA, Oct. A-Arrived: AlIer, from
New York.
GENOA. oct. 14-saiIed. Fulda for New
Yoy'-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-15

The Berlin leprosy conference has ap-
pointed a commission of twenty including
Prof Virchow as president, and DR. Dyer.
of New Orleans, to prepare the way for
an international leprosy society.
The London Chronicle this morning saws
1t understands that the budget of 1898 will
propose an extra grant of 81 500 600 to pro-
vide 1l,O00 additional men for the army and
some amelioratioa of the soldiers lot with
a view of attracting recruits
At the French Cabinet council yesterday
President Faure signed the appointments OF
Nj. Jules Patenotre. the retiring French en-
sador at Madrid. and that of NJ Jules Cam
bon, the retiring Governor General of AL
geria, as French ambassador at Washing
ton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-15

MADRID, Oct. H.-Reinforcements of
Spanish troops for Cuba are being hurried
forward by the military authorities About
five thousand additional soldiers will leave
Spain for that island before the end of the
present month.
At the Cabinet Council to-day it was de.
Guided in previous amnestfes, and to sus-
pend the decree of Sept. 49, relative to legis.
lative reforms in the Philippine islands The
decree ordered a vigorous suppression OF
political associations and the secret pact O.,
blood societies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-15
POINTER. 2.O2; Patchen. 2,O3.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Oct. 14-Star Pointer
and Joe Patchen, the great PAGERS, gave
an exhibition here to-day before twenty
thousand people. The track was in good
form, but a heavy south wind which swept
up the track made fast time difficult Nc
Clary drove Pointer pretty mile, without
skip or break, the quarter in 3O12 half
.59l2; three-qparters, 1904, and mile in
1902. Joe Patchen was next driven a mile
by John Atkinson and the crowd wild
for he ran away with Pointers two first
quarters, making the first in :30h; the hall
mile in 2:GS fiat. The track record was low
cred AZ seconds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-15
TROUBLE FOR Mr.. LOGAN.
PrOhibitiOnists in Arms Against the
Son of "BEaclx jack

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE coming Chicago
horse show bids fair to result in merry
little war, in which John A. Logan, jr., fig
ures as the center of interest. Mr.. Logan,
who is managing the show, has organized
a club of aristocratic members known as
the Bit and Spur, and has arranged for a
clubroom where refreshments shall be
served, p corner of the Coliseum. in
which the show will be held. The Coliseum
is in the heart of the Hyde Park prohibit
ton district and the Prohibitionists, led by
G. w Riggs, declare they will not permit
the serving of liquors there. Mr. Riggs
that he never went abroad wearing a bor-
rowed uniform or dead fathers medals"
and promising all sorts of trouble for Mr..
Logan If the latter does not abandon the
Bit and Spur Club project. The chief of
police promises to back Mr.. Riggs in the
crusade.