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CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

In the senate, on the 10th, a bill was reported
savorably from the Indian committee prevent
| ing railroad companies from charging more
than three cents mile for passengers through
the Indian territory. Without transacting any
| other business OF importance, the senate went
| into executive session and confirmed NUMBER
OF nominations after which the Hawaiian
treaty was taken up for considerat ion. -. In
the house the debate on the civil service law
was continued. the great preponderance OF the
speeches made being in opposition
In the senate, on the 18th, an adverse report
by the pension committee on bill to pension
two daughters Of Gen Meade was briefly dis
cussed. Senator Fairbanks addressed the SEN
ate in favor OF the bill providing On educational
test for immigrants go. In the house motion
that all debate the civil service law be closed
at D. m. was carried, and the remainder of the
session was, accordingly, devoted to the discus
sion.
In the senate, on the 18th, resolution was
passed asking the secretary OF the navy to fur-
nish list of officers OF the navy in each corps,
together with those who are at sea, on shore
duty and on waiting orders. The senate then
went into executive session on the Hawaiian
| treaty =. In the house a provision OF the
urgent defciency.bfll to compel gold produe-
ers t, pay transportation charges to the gov
ernmept minis agreed to. A caustic de-
bate between Mr.. DeArmond and Mr. Cannon
| took place in connection with the appropria-
ton for the Danville Qll) soldiers home.
IN the senate, on the 18th, the pension appro-
priation bill was reported and placed on the
calendar. The immigration bill was taken up,
and Senator Caffery (La) spoke in opposition.
at the conclusion OF which the senate went
into executive session on the Hawaiian treaty
-. In the house the agricultural appropriation
bill was taken up, protracted discussion OF the
seed distribution and provision OF the bill result
ed in the retention of the clause An amendment
continuing the publication.of the Horse Book"
was adopted
In the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Hoar pre-
sented a resolution providing for the submission
to the various state legislatures OF an amends
ment to the constitution of the United States,
providing that the term OF office of president
and the present congress shall continue until
the 30th day Of of April 1901, which was re-
ferred to the committee on privileges and cleo
tions In the house the days session was
devoted to consideration OF private pension
III
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Got Off Light.

Henry Starr, the notorious murderer
and outlaw, who has been confined in
Jail at Fort Smith the past four years
awaiting trial and sentence for the
numerous crimes charged against him,
was given total of Is years in the
United States penitentiary at Column
bus, o. Starr was twice found guilty
of murder in the first degree and sem
fenced to hang, but an appeal was taken
each time to a higher court, which
granted him a new trial. At his last trial
for the killing of Floyd Wilson, dep
uty marshal, he was allowed to plead
guilty to manslaughter, and was given
only three years. For robbing an ex-
press on the Katy" in 1898, he got
seven years, and for the Nowata, |. T.,
postoffice robbery five years. Kid Will
son, STAIRS right-hand man. was given
"a years for the part he took in the
katy" express hold-up.
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Commissioners Appointed.

Gov Jones appointed the following
board of commissioners for the Omaha
exposition, and, Notwithstanding there
was no appropriation made by the legis-
lature for an exhibit, with proper effort
and the assistance of citizens through
out the state, a display can be made
that will result in much good to Arkan-
sas, when it is considered that ample
space will be provided in suitable
building at the exposition by the Cotton
Beltrailway free: Commissioner Vihcen-
heller, chairman; George r. Brown,
Little Rock; A. Bertig, Paragould; c.
g. Newman, Pine Bluff; L. A. Byrne,
Texarkana; w. d. Matthews, Stuttgart,
and George Sengel, Fort Smith. In a
letter to each member of the board,
Gov. Jones urges them to give some of
their time and attention to the matter,
and pledges his cooperation in any
thing undertaken by the board.
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LATE NEWS ITEMS.

St. Louis merchants are actively in
teresting themselves in the Torrey
bankruptcy bill.
woman collapsed and was drowned
in West Virginia creek, Sunday.
while being baptised.
Senator Hanna left Cleveland unex-
lpectedly for Washington, supposedly
in response to message.
| The Federation of Women's Clubs of
Missouri will meet in third annual ses-
sion at Sedalia Wednesday.
Gen. Sauss err has retired as military
governor of Paris. A large demonstra-
ton in his honor was made.
The diplomatic appropriation bill
will be the basis of foreign affairs de-
| bate In the house this week.
]. Pierpont Morgan proposes that
when his coal combine raises prices the
miners shall share in the benefits.
| l. w. Taylor, prominent citizen of
Maryville, Mo-. died from "a stroke of
paralysis at Excelsior Springs, Mo.
William James, of Wellington, Tex,
was shot and killed from ambush Sun
day morning while feeding his stock.
The japanese warship Kasagi will
be launched at Philadelphia Thursday.
Two years hence Japan will rank as
the leading naval power of the Pacific.
Assistant Police Chief jackson was
wounded seriously at Oklahoma City,
Okla, by a man whom he was trying
to arrest
| A do av,f On fot xyu1, ~ in
county, Okla, Saturday night. Severed
houses were destroyed, but no lives
were lost.
| Capt. O. NJ. Carter, on trial before a
military court-martial at Savannah,
Ga, is charged with misrepresentation
of s3, 00O, 900.
| Bob Blanks, who assaulted 12-year-
at Lovelaceville, KY. A lynching is
not improbable.
| w. W. Kennedy, a capitalist at Lex
ington, ILL.,, died Sunday, aged IS. He
was cashier Of bank at that place
from 1858 to ls95.
Burnett Hart, the murderer sof Ma
mie Dixon. at Ferris, Tex. some months
ago, has been sentenced to 80 years in
the penitentiar
William r. Rains died Sunday at
Creal Springs ILL.,, aged n. He served
during the war in Company b, Eighty
ninth Illinois volunteers.
Mrs. Ella M. Mahle. wife of Rev. f.
L. Mahle, of Mascoutah, ILL.,, pastor OF
.he M. e. church, who was stricken
With paralysis week ago, died Sun
day.
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The case against Mrs. Martha VI
for the killing Of her husband
Tillar, Desha county, was dismisue1I
Arkansas City, it being Impossible
secure jury. all those eligible n,
formed an opinion about the case
killing of Wilson occurred last 4
Wilson and his wife had lived unhaS3
together, and family brawls are
to have been of frequent occurr&
In her testimony before the coro,1
jury, Mrs. Wilson stated that on
eral occasions her husband had tho
ened her life, and she finally r
up her mind to leave him; that u,
told of her intention, Wilson drew
pistol and fred at her. She KNOB
the weapon from his hand, and he h
grabbed a razor and attempted Ia :
her throat. Mrs. Wilson picked :,
hammer and struck her enraped 4
band several blows on the head, CT
ing his skull. She then walked 2
neighbours house and tc Id of the kiln
Other witnesses who saw her shor
after the killing testified that Mrs. \
sons clothes were torn and she Il
several wounds, evidently inflicted
her husband during the desperate str
gle between them. Mrs. Wilson !
acquitted by the coroner's jury on
grounds of se1f-defense.
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An Aggregate OF the Amounts Que hncn
County According to the Decree OF
the United States Court.
Hon. Jacob Trieber, special commits
sioner appointed by Judge John A.
Williams to apportion the amounts re-
covered in favor of the state and
against Pullman Palace Car company,
Pacific Express company and Western
Union Telegraph company, for back
taxes, submitted his report to the court.
The amount paid to the commissioner
by the Pullman Palace Car company
was s26.977, leaving $4,000. SO for dis
tribution after deduction of commits
sioner's and attorneys fees. Upon the
levy directed by the decree the commits
sioner finds the following amounts due:
To state of Arkansas, SS,003.17; to
counties, eS,O03. IS; school districts, So
OO3 IS. The fund due the state is ap-
portioned as follows: General purposes,
50. pol. 26; school fund, &3, 201. &c; pension
fund, s400.17; sinking fund. 81 ,200.4S.
The amount decreed against the
Western Union Telegraph company was
s22, 500, leaving s20,025 for distribution
after deducting all fees. State, county
and school districts each received s6,675.
The state, fund is divided as follows:
General purposes, $3.50; school fund,
81, 800; pension fund, 1928. IS; sinking
fund, s971.25. The entire mileage is
2,O32 and the assessment s14S per mile.
The amount decreed against the Pa
cifc Express company was $4,000,
leaving s11,44 for distribution after
the deduction of all fees. State, county
and school districts get s3,S13.34 each.
The state fund is divided as follows:
General purposes, 81, 525. "a; school fund
81, 1858 pension fund, $4,000; sinking
fund, s572. The entire mileage is 1876
miles and the assessment $40 per mile.
1.-The funds due to the counties and
district school funds, reports the COM
missioner, II found should be appor-
toned on basis of 5-mill annual tax
for each, as certified by the state board
of railroad commissioners according to
the mileage in each county, as thus
certified. As there are no data from
which can ascertain the school dis
tricts m the various counties which are
entitled to participate in the fund.- nor
the mileage in them, the decree directs
me to appOrtion to each county in gross
the amounts respectively due the school
districts in them, leaving it to the re-
spective county courts to make proper
distribution of this fund after the
money is paid by me into the county
treasury. AS the tax levies for the
school districts and the counties are
the same under the decree, mills for
each, the amount apportioned to each
county for general purposes is the same
as that for the use of the school dis
tricts in that county, have therefore
apportioned to each county the same
sum for it's own use and for the school
districts in it."
The aggregate amounts apportioned
are given below, the sum given being
for the use of the county and an equal
amount being apportioned for distribu-
ton among the school districts of the
same:
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Would Reform Them.

Judging from the conditions una
which some violators are granted s.
dons by Gov. Jones, the chief exe9
tive is determined they shall be ke
away from the evil influences T.
caused their downfall. Frank Bill
a young man, while intoxicated, ia
$3.50 worth of potted ham, for which /
was found guilty and fined $3.50 s.
sentenced to six months imprisonmeu
The governor was appealed to, &
granted Biler pardon, condition,
that he go to work at some honest 4
cupation, make his fathers house /
home, refrain from the use of liqu,
and keep out of saloons for one wear.
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Hot Springs Light and Water Question

An ordinance was introduced in the
city council at Hot Springs providing
that the entire city be converted into an
improvement district that it might thus
be enabled to purchase the water and
light plants or to construct new ones.
A petition was presented by 81 prop
erty holders asking the establish
ment of such district. Before the
proposition can be carried into effect
the owners of majority of the prop
erty in value throughout the city will
have to sanction it. This action on the
part of the council is the outcome of
the controversy which has been in
progress for some time between the city
and the water and light companies on
account of Indebtedness due the latter.
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THE STATE IN BRIEF.

Fire at Pine Bluff destroyed five rel
dences. Loss, $4,000.
Judge J. w..sB orage, for 50 years
citizen of Pine Bluff, is dead.
The postoffice at Bodcaw was bu
glarized, but less than s. was secure
by the thief.
Commissioner Vincenheller address,
the Farmers Institute at Brinkley 4
diversified farming.
Ex-Gov. Fishback was chosen chst
man of the Nicaragua canal conventiol
held in Kansas City.
John and Joe Williams, colored, ID
in jail at Conway, charged with ~
murder of w. w. Etter, near Palarm.
Ozark has introduced the rock pi(
where offenders without the cash viii
which to pay their fines are put to work
Little Rock merchants donated sesI
eral carloads of provision and clothin8|
for the relief OF cyclone sufferers "
Fort Smith.
Articles of incorporation were fle11
with the secretary of state of the Har1
low Lumber company, of Harlow, Cal
houn county.
Hot Springs will endeavor to have IL
central committee name that city as ~
place Of holding the coming democrath
state convention.
The state democratic central conf
mittee will meet at Little Rock Febt|
airy to fix the time and place for hold
ing the state convention.
The executive board of the Bapti6
convention elected Elders c. 4. j. Tate
of Little Rock, and w. A. Freemanl
of Hope, state evangelists.
The state federation of women's club
will present petition to the next legisr|
lature asking the establishment Of q
reform school for juvenile criminals.
Messrs. Banner, Tyler and Ulrey,l
northern capitalists, have purchase
the Wesson lumber mill at Humphrey,'
and will operate the plant on a large
scale.
Mrs. Maude Heard was granted u
divorce at Little Rock from Jesse y.
1LCuio u hCaA0 10 INC uSPupy SA~A - 49,
killed S. L. Blair, and was acquitted ~
Perryville.
The United States-Arkansas debt setrl
Element bill, with substantially ths]
Meikeljohn amendment, was favorably|
acted upon by the house committee oa|
public lands.
A joint stock Klondilxe company NJ
being organized at Hot Springs WIZ
$40, 900 capital A party OF 10 Or IS rs'|
liable men viii be sent to the gold fields
to prospect.
Two unknown mer were arrested ~
Ashdown and full kit Of burglars
tools found in their possession. y =
thought they are the parties who DleW
open safe at Texarlnna.
The state debt board purchased TWO
6 per cent. 81 900 non-Holford stss
bonds, series of 1869, paying Therefor
s2,225. 1t is believed there are abont =
of these bonds still outstanding.
Congressman Little introduced bM
in congress authorizing the supreme
lodge Of the Knights Of Pythias to erees
and maintain a sanitsrium and batn
house upon the government reservas'oa
at Hot Springs.
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Emotional Insanity Not a Defense.

In the case of Frances Green VS.. The
State, appealed from Jackson circuit
court, the state supreme court handed
down an important opinion relative to
insanity pleas in criminal cases. 1t is
held that mere moral or emotional in
sanity is not defense to crime. Though
usually person is held answerable
for his deeds if he has the mental
capacity, at the time of commission, to
discover between right and wrong as
to the particular deed, yet in some cases
he is excused. This is where a. the
disease of the mind has caused him to
so far lose his power of choosing be-
tween right and wrong as to leave him
not free agent in his action; and (2)
the crime or deed must be related to
the disease as effect to cause. Evidence
of hereditary insanity is competent only
after evidence has been offered to show
insanity of defendant"
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

THE state department has received
from Consul-General Lee u communi-
cation relative to the situation in Cuba,
in which he says the Spanish plan OF
autonomy is doomed to speedy failure.
An curly collapse of the present policy
is predicted, and Gen. Lee can see no
solution of the Cuban problem short OF
interven ton by the United States.
LIEUT.. Col. FREDERICK FUNSTON, son
of former Congressman E. II. Funston,
OF lola, Kas.. has returned FROM Cuba
covered with scars, and having achieved
the highest rank to which an American
has been promoted. He was Gomez
chief of artillery, and operated the ia
nous dynamite guns.
THE senate, on the 10th, in executive
session. decided that, in view of the
fact that the Chinese question would
inevitably enter into the discussion,
the Hawaiian annexation treaty should
be considered behind closed doors.
AN unexpected fall of snow at Los
Angeles, Cal, on the 10th, did no dam
age to the orange crop. which is now
being harvested in prime condition.
BY the falling of a cage in the Cres-
ton mine at Minas Pietras, Mex, on
the 18th, eight men were hurled 500
feet to the bottom of the shaft Five
were killed outright and the remain
ing three were notexpected to survive.
A NEW disease resembling cancer has
developed in Kansas farmers herd
recently purchased in Colorado. Forty
heifers, or IS per cent. of the herd, are
affected, many Of which may die.
BRIEF reports from Fort Smith, Ark. +,
on the morning of the 18th, stated that
the city had been struck by tornado
about IL o'clock on the night of the
l1th spreading destruction in every di-
rection. Thirty persons were believed
to have been killed, and fully one hum
dred injured. Fire added to the hor-
rors of the situation.
z. A. LARGY, president of the State
savings bank of Butte, Mont, was
shot and killed in his Office on the 1lth.
The killing is believed to be the out
come of litigation resulting from the
big explosion which occurred in Butte
three years ago.
ity prevails at Shorncliffe, England,
from which camp the Third hussars
have been ordered to proceed. Large
drafts from other British regiments
are also preparing for foreign service.
MATTERS reached crisis in Havana,
on the 12th, in the form of popular
outbreak. The mob was divided, some
shouting Down with Americans and
death to the enemies OF Spainw while
another con tingent demanded annexa-
ton to the United States and cheered
for Mckinley aud Lee. A strong cor
don of troops was placed around the
United States consulate.
JUSTICE A. W. NEWMAN, of the Wis
consin state supreme court, who fell
|on an icy sidewalk and sustained a
cacture of the skull, died on the 18th.
srsyas IA years of age and had been a
Iii Il m Of the supreme court for four
9th
4. ,n.eaCUs A. HANNA received the full
S-,lar n joint session, at Columbus, o.,
ave 18th, that was given him on the
,ee ballots in the two houses. on
", for both terms as United
sfator.
aveN Iron Forge Co., of Chica-
on the 18th, giving EN-.
800 men.
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Wrecked on a Trestle.

A north-bound passenger train on the
Pittsburg & Gulf was wrecked on a
trestIe few hundred yards from the
Texarkana depot. The rails spread and
the chair car was dragged over the tres
tie, which is about 90 feet high, but the
sleeper was stopped on the trestle where
it remained, just ready to topple over.
Every tie in the bridge was broken, and
it is miracle the cars were not hurled
to the ground. No one was injured.
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Negro Safe Blowers.

Robbers blew open the safe in the
store of Richardson & May at Corner
stone, Jefferson county, and secured
$500. As soon as the robbery was dis
covered officers started on a hunt for
the thieves and arrested Peter Crawford
and Liberty Canady, both colored, who
confessed. Another darby named Har-
ris was arrested on suspicion. About
500 of the money stolen, which had
been given out among lot of negro
women, was recovered
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20

The Brooks locomotive works OF
Dunkirk, n. Y, are about completing
q shipment of 92 cars of locomotives,
boxed in pieces, for Japan and Corea.
OF this order 20 locomotives are for
the imperial government railways OF
Japan, II for the Krushin railway, and
four for the Seoui-Chemulpo railway
of Corea.
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Scheme Failed to Work.

An effort to liberate Lee Mills and
VIII Hardin, confined in the Clinton
jail for the murder of Hugh Patterson,
was prevented by the sheriff, who
placed heavy guard around the build
ing when he became aware of the in
tention of the murderer's friends.
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That Lott Road.

In his report TO the United States
court, Receiver Lonsdale, of the Lott
road, estimes that it will cost 5000, 400
to complete the line from Hot Springs
to Benton. The grading was practically
completed between the two points be-
fore the appointment of receiver.
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GEN. BROOKE, at Chicago, tele-
graphed the war department, on the
18th, that his inquiries directed to the
officers at Fort Reno, l. T., had
brought the response that there was
no danger OF an Indian uprising.
The railroad authorities, Gen. Brooke
said. had made the same report, so he
had suspended orders to the cavalry
to proceed to Wewoka.
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ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.


VIII nedC0 NedTtY sucSo"'~'
Should the state democratic centrai
committee adhere to the basis OF repre-
sentation of the last convention, which
was one delegate for each 100 votes or
fraction above so cast for the guberna-
torial candidate, the convention to be
held in June will be the largest OF the
kind ever convened in the state. On
the same basis of one for 100 or fraction
above 80 votes cast for Dan w. Jones
for governor, the number will be 800,
compared with 74S in the convention OF
1886. On the basis of one delegate for
200 votes or fraction above 100, which
had obtained previous to that date, the
number would be 457, as shown by the
following comparative assignment OF
delegates:
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Negro Killed.

Dave Eagle, of Lonoke, shot and killed
negro named Lee Steadman near De-
Wallis Bluff. Eagle and party of
friends were returning from hunting
trip on White river when they were ac-
costed by Steadman and another darby
and accused of stealing a hog. After
few words Steadman made move as
though to draw gun when Eagle shot
him, killing him instantly.
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The house river and harbor commit
tee gave a hearing, on the 18th, on the
project for the deepening and widening
of the channel of the Mississippi from
New Orleans to the gulf. The object
is the furthering of commercial, rail-
road and steamboat interests of the
cities along the Mississippi, especially
the heavy grain export traffic.
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Prospects Never Brighter

Lumbermen in attendance at the an.
nual convention Of the state association,
held in Little Rock, report prospects
bright for the best years business in
their line ever done in the state. The
price. list adopted November 20, 1897,
was confred. ]. F. Rutherford, of Pine
Bluff, was re elected president of the
association, and C. w. Gates, of Fordyce,
secretary
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A Youth Uses His Gun.

win Harper and Joe Jeter, white, Is
years of age, quarreled about young
lady, at Texarkana, and Harper fred
three shots at Jeter, two bullets taking
effect, one in the left leg and the other
entering the right lung.
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Jones offers An Amendment.

Senator Jones offered an amendment
to the bill providing for the taking of
the next national census, to the effect
that the director and assistant director
shall not belong to the same political
party,
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BEING granted an audience with the
sultan, on the 18th, the Russian am
bassador declared that unless Turkey
withdrew her opposition to Prince
George of Greece for governor OF Crete,
Russia would propose the annexation
of Crete to Greece.
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Ingram Acquitted.

In the case of the state against Pet
Ingram, charged with the murder \
| John l. Hoss at Conway, the jury, afte
being out six days, returned verdid
of acquittal.