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The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
SPAIN'S TWENTY MILLIONS.
The House Committee on Appropriation Ordered a Favorable Report on
 the Bill to Pay It.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The house committee on appropriations ordered a favorable report on the bill to pay Spain $20,000,0o0 for the Philippines.
 An amendment declaring the policy of the government toward the Philip. pines was defeated by party vote Chairman Cannon was directed to cal up the bill under suspension of the rnleS
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
Daughters of the Revolution.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The first ses. sion of the eighth continental con gress of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution began at the Grand opera house. The attendance of delegates from subordi nate chapters throughout the United States was larger than at any previous time
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
Big Fire on Broadway. New York.

New York, Feb. 21.-Fire did dam age estimated at S100,ooo in the build ings in Broadway, occupied by the spool silk manufacturing firm of Beld' ing Bros. & Go, Hamburger & Hoh' man, cigars, the Postal Telegraph Co. Blum's railroad ticket office and Gu. geingeI' & Co.,, silk manufacturers.
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
LoUBET CONGRATULATED.
President McKinIey's Congratuiation Sent to President Loubet, with Good Wishes
 for the French Republic.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The secretary of state has sent the following cable gram to our ambassador at Paris:
 You will appropriately convey to President Loubet the presidents most cordial congratulations on his eleva- ton to the chief magistracy of the French Republic, and the sincere wishes of the government and people of the United States for the continued welfare of the French nation"
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
PARIS CALM AGAIN.
Many Arrests were Made Sunday of Dis turbers of the Pesce-Stringent
 Precautions.

Paris, Feb. 21.-The city is calm, and stringent precautions have been taken to maintain oder.
 About 160 persons were arrested Sunday for taking part in the dis turbances. Of this number GO were detained in custody.
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
The Pavonia Out of Danger.

Ponta Del Cada, Azore Islands, Feb 21.-The weather has become calm and the Cunard line steamer Pavonia which became disabled while on the passage from Liverpool for Boston and was lowed into St. Michaels ou Saturday by the steamer Wolviston, is now out of danger and will enter the harbor.
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
Decide. Against the Gorsrnmsnt.

The supreme court has rendered de- cision to the effect that the governor has no right to fill vacancies in the offices of a city of the second class, that authority belonging to the municipal ities
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
An Insane Engineers Deed.

Omaha, Neb., Feb. 21.-A special to the Bee from Perry, la, says; While insane as the result of the grip Frank A. Liddel, an engineer who has been pulling the Milwaukee flyer from here to Omaha, killed his wife with U cleaver.
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
Live Stock in Arkansas.

The United States department of az riculture, in a recent circular, reports the number of mules in Arkansas at 145,504; milch cows, t96, ,sO3; other cat tie, 25o, ,52s; sheep, 129,7 ,78S: swine, l. 2s0.1oO
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
NEW LAWS.
Measures Passed by the Thirty Second General Assembly and Approved
 by the Governor.
Below is given brief synopsis of sev- sral important measures passed and ap- proved by the governor:

House Bill No. II, by MT. Humphreys. of Wash
 ington, an act to supplement an act to provide
 for working roads and highways repairing
 and building bridges, etc. known as the
 Prince good roads law, approved May 9, 1897.
 Wherever said act Of 1897 is adopted by the souuty court, each political township in said county shall be made road district and at the arst general election after the adoption of said lct by the county court and at each general election thereafter, the qualified voters of each township shall elect a township road oyerseer
 n the manner now provided for the election of township officers; that the overseer so elected shall give the same bond and perform the same duties required Of the road overseer in said Prince good roads act. Hereafter when said act Is adopted by the county court and put in actual operation all male persons between the ages Of 2l and 45 years. who have resided in the district In which they are warned to work 10 Jays previous to the time they are warned to work, shall be subject to work on any public highway, road or bridge, within the respective district in which they reside. It is made lawful under said act, for any able-bodied person, after they have worked out the time required by law, to personally work out all or any part of their road tax at the rate Of 75 cents per day tor each full days work but such work shall be done under the supervision Of the road over seer and at a time when he has a set of hands at work on said roads; it shall be the duty of each road overseer to issue to each able bodied person. working out his taxes in person, a re- ceipt for 75 cents for each days work, which shall be received by the sheriff from the person so working, on his road tax: That hereafter under said act, it shall be lawful for a road oyerseer to work as many as fifteen hands at the same time, and for the county judge to fur nish as many teams and tools as may be neees- sary to carry out the work efficiently
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
ThalH lHnnsn

.eek, Feb. f4-The house met at 9
 [ remained in session only one hour,
 E In order that the members might
 flower parade and enjoy the Mardi tvities,
 Yfght's bill to prescribe conditions upon soreign corporations may do business in 5ate was passed is remateder of the hour was devoted to the ktssiBS of unimportant measures.
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
The Armour Institute In Clover.

Chicago, Feb. 21.-Mr. Philip D. Ar mour has given S750,OOO more to the endowment fund of the Armour insti- tute of this city. This makes his total gift to the institute $2,250,000.
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
The House.

After routine business Gen. Tappan offered concurrent resolution urging our senators and representatives in congress to favor a IIb- eral appropriation for tue Worlds Fair at St Louis in 1908 It was adopted
 New pills introduced were: No 20 Light), to repeal portion Of the act Of March g. 1887 creating a leyee district in portions of Clay and Greene counties; 25I tGri1in), to regulate prac- tiee and pleading in the Conway circuit court; VIZ Scarborough, requiring the Iron Noun tain to erect trestIe on it's main line in Jack son county east of VI ite river: 293 GWesO, to establish and define the boundary lines of the sh Francis levee district in Craighead county; 2a4 eFloyd, by request of MT Vest. raising salaries Of state officers as follows: Governor $500 per annum; secretary Of state and attor- ney-general to s2 600, judges Of the supreme court 10 S3,50O judges ot circuit courts and chaneelIorS to S2,t00
 This being local bill day, the following new measures were passed:
 IL 5. 1s2 tMcCauley), to amend section 62l0 Of the digest
 Il. B. i76 (NeilD providing for the payment of certain assessors fees In Independence county.
 H. B 221 (Barrow). to regulate practice and pleading in Pulaski county.
 H. | 230, CHalD to fix salaries of Hot Spring county.
 IL B. PAS Driver), donating state lands in the St. Francis leyee district to the levee board to aid in building leyees.
 H. B 16s (Brock), appropriating s29 30 for fees in foreclosure Of state lien on school lands in Pike county
 H. B. 232 (Blackburn), donating forfeited lands to the Red Fork, Laeonia and Auburn leyee districts
 II. B. 238 (CaldwelD authorizing the invest ment of surplus money in the Jefferson county treasury as a sinking fund to meet the prin- cipal of outstanding bonds.
 IL E. 2ii (BarrOw1, making 1t lawful to con- struct culvert under the pubic road through Fourehe Bayou, Pulaski county
 H. B, l82 (McCauleyl, providing that any ex- press or railroad company handling trunks or baggage shall he liable for damage to same, was read the third time and passed
 On motion Of Mir. Lefler, the vote by which IL B. 40 iMears) passed was reconsidered, and the bill placed back on the calendar The bill seeks to prevent partiality in the administra- tion of justice.
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
INFERIOR DEPARTMENT.
The New Secretary, Hon. Ethan A. Hitch- cock, Late Ambassador to Russia,
 at Ills Post.

Washington, Feb. 2t.-Mr. Ethan AL len Hitchcock, of St. Louis, recently United States ambassador 10 Russia,
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
Senate Prooeadinp..

Little Rock, Feb. 20 President Manning be- lug absent, Senator QHarles was chosen presi- dent pro tem.
 On motion of Senator Haynie the vote by which IL D. 54 (to change the time of holding courts in the Ninth judicial cireuiD failed to pass was recousidered and the bill took it's place on the calendar.
 Senator kimbeIl sent up communication asking that &l0O00 be appropriated as a sugar beet bounty. Referred to committee on agri- culture.
 Following senate bills were introduced and read first time:
 No 1sQ (CoIlins), to amend sections G5i2 and 6543 of the digest to do away with extending the taxes in kind on the tax books; 190 GLam- bert), to enable certain persons to obtain med ieines and medical servlces in certain cases; l9l (Nitt. to regulate and prescribe the man. ner in which stockholders of corporations may vote such stock; 1a2 tHaynie). to authorize all cities and towns of the Twentieth senatorial district to restrain the running at large Of ani- mais within the limits of such cities or towns; l93 lQuarlesl to provide for the extension of sewerage mains outside the city limits of Lit tie Rock; l9i Martini to simplify the method of extending taxes against real and personal property in the tax books of the various coun- ties In the state; l95 Lambert), to fx the time for holding the general elections, and for other purposes lso tHardy). to amend section 2l1 of the digest, relating to suits on bonds of admin istrat8rs.
 $. B. 67 tHan), for county uniformity of text books was taken up and read second and third times.
 Senators Hall. Carloek and Kimbau spoke ln favor of county uniformity, and Messrs. T. N. Wilson and Dowdy spoke against the passage Of the bill
 The roll was called and the bill passed-ayes r. noes E. The vote in detail was:
 Aye-Buckner, Butler, Carlock. Collins Hall, Hardy, Haynie, HllIhouse, IIimoall. Lambert, Martin, McMullin, McNemer, Shackleford, South Wilson, K. j.. Witt-l6
 No Clark, Dowdy, Ferguson, Hammock, LaHkfordl Lawrence. Quarles, Wilson T. N-6
 Paired-king 6nol. McGehee taye1; Kirby tnot, Smith (aye).
 Senator Martin moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed and lay that motion on the table, which prevailed by vote Of l6 ayes, 10 noes, and the bill now goes to the hoDse
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
FIFTY FIFTH CONGRESS.
Second s.sslon.)
SENATE.

Washington, Feb. 20.-When the sen ate convened Mir. Chandler (N. H.) en- tered a motion to reconsider the vote by which the naval personnel bill was passed, and that the measure be re- called from the house, in order that some errors might be corrected. The order was made.
 Mr. Coclrell (Mo.) secured the pass age of a resolution calling upon the secretary of war for detailed informa- tion as to the cost of the army under the proposed Hull bill.
 The house amendment to the bill authorizing the president to appoint cadests to the naval academy was con- cured in. The bill now goes to the president.
 Consideration of the post office ap- propriation bill was then resumed.
 The army bill was taken up for consideration by vote of A to 26, The anti-scalping bill was displaced as unfinished business by the vote.
 HOUSE
 This was suspension day in the house. By unanimous consent the senate bill to fix the time of holding court at Batesville, Ark, was passed and senate amendments to number of private pension bills adopted.
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
Senate Proceedings,

Little Rock Feb. 17.-In the senate. Senator Butler withdrew joint resolution No and in- trodueed joint resolution No. g. which proposes to amend the constitution granting females the right Of suffrage n school elections.
 Senator Clark introduced s B. No. 188. mak- ing wife or child abandonment a crime. Read first time
 Considerable time was consumed in second reading af house bills
 Il B i94 lBarrow. defining gift enterprises and empowering cities ef the first and second class to regulate the same, was read third time and passed
 Il B ID LHerrnl, te amend section 2aIa Of the digest. read third time and passed.
 Il B z4 tShorti te protect baggage Of pas senEers read thi rd time and passed
 H B g to reduce penalty against sherirs and other officers for failure to return execu- tons, failed to pass as did also the bill to change time of holding circuit court in the Ninth judicial circuit
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24

Senate bill No. 15, providing for maintenance
 and keeping in repair Of anoroaches and
 public roads at railroad crossl
 That section 626S of Sandel X Hi. Digest be and the same Is hereby amended. to read as follows;
 Wherever any railroad company or corpora ton in this state has constructed or shall hereafter construct q railroad across any pub lie road or highway, now or hereafter estab- ltshed said railroad company or corporation owning or operating said track over which said public road or highway crosses, shall be re- quired to so construct such railroad crossing or alter and construct rond-bed Of such public road or highway so that the approaches to the railroad bed on either side shall be made and kept at no greater elevation or depression than one perpendicular foot for every five feet of horizontal detainer; Provided, at any crossing of any public highway such railroad tracks and right of way may be crossed by a good and safe bridge, to be built and maintained in good repair by the railroad company or corporation owning or operating said railroad.
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
An act prescribing conditions upon which for eign corporations may do business in this state, by Mir, Light, of Greene Approved IebrnarN 23 ISqq

An act prescribing conditions upon which for
 eign corporations may do business in this
 state, by Mir, Light, of Greene Approved
 February 23 1898.
 It is provided that any foreign corporation LOW or hereafter doing business In this state shall under the hand Of the president and seal of said corporation, file with the secretary of state certificate designating a resident agent upon whom service Of summons and other pro- eesSes may be had, such certificate to state the principal place of business of such corporation In this state. fee Of Sl is to be charged for recording certificate. Such foreign corpora- tions shall also be required to file with the sec retaFy of state copy Of its charter or articles Of incorporation or association, certified to by the proper authority Said foreign corpora tions are required to pay into the state treasury incorporating and other fees equal to those re- lulred of similar corporations formed within and under the laws of this state
 Upon compliance with the above provisions all such foreign corporations shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges. and subject to all the penalties, conferred and imposed by the laws Of this state upon similar corporations formed under the laws Of this state This act does not apply to railroad or telegraph com panies which have heretofore built their lines into or through this state or to travelling sales men soliciting business for any foreign cor poration.
 For refusal or failure to comply with any or all of the provisions Of the act fined Of 8l 600 shall be assessed, and 1t is made the duty of prosecuting attorneys of the different 1udfcial districts to see to the enforcement Of the act. Foreign corporations heretofore doing buSi- ness in this state are given ninety days from It's passage to comply with the act
The Monticellonian., 1899-02-24
Senate bill No, g, by Hon. J. NJ Raines. to su, press the Illegal sale Of liquors Approve February l3 1899

press the Illegal sale Of liquors Approved
 February l3, 1899
 It Is made the duty of the chancellors. circuit judges, justices of the peace, mayors and police judges, on information given, or on their own Knowledge, or when they have reasonable grounds to believe that alcohol, spurious vim ous' ardent, malt or fermented liquors, or any compound or preparation commonly known as pltters or medicated liquors of any kind are kept in any prohibited distict to be sold con- trary to law, to issue warrant directed to some peace officer, directing in such warrant a search for such intoxicating liquors. spectfyfng in such warrant the place to be searched and directing such officer, finding any such liquors in any prohibited district to publicly destroy the same, together with the vessels containing such liquors provided, this act does not apply to the giving away or selling Of native wine where the sale of same is author- ized by law.
 Any sheriff or other officer having knowledge of any such blind tiger, and failing to perform his duty, shall forfeit his commission
 Any person on whose premises or in whose custody any such liquors may be found under warrant of this act, shall be entitled to his day in court before said property is destroyed
 If any suit shall be brought against any ofr,- cer, or his bondsmen, to recover for any liouors destroyed under provisions of this act. 1t shall be complete defense to such suit for such offi- cer or bondsmen to show to the court or iurv that such liquors so destroyed were being sold contrary to law, or were kept to be sold con trary to law.
 This act does not repeal or affect section 1886 of the digest
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An act to perfect titles from April 18 1893, t,

An act to perfect titles from April IS, 1893, to
 the present date, by Mir Holt of Howard.
 Be 1t enacted, That all deeds cOnveyances instruments Of writing efecting or purporting to effect the titles to real estate which have been executed since the 18th day of April 1893 and which are defective or intellectual by reason Of section l. Of an act entitled An act to ren- der more e1ectual the constitutional exemp- tions Of homesteads, approved March 1s 1887. '" be and the same and the record thereof, are hereby declared valid.
 Provided. That this act do not apply to cases now in litigation;
 Provided further, That 1t shall not affect transfers where wife refuses to relinquish dover
 Representative Taylor. of Garland. intro- duced a bill prohibiting the indiseriminate sale Of cocaine, and to include that drug in the
The Springdale news., 1899-03-31
MISS BARRON...
DRESS MAKER.

Ni,hes to announce that she has re nrned to springdale and would be
 pleased to have the patronage ot all ieiring frst-elass dress-making. Can . e found at Miss ainnle Winton's mil l Nnerr store
The Springdale news., 1899-03-31
 List of Jurors.

Following is list ot jurors for the spring term of clreult court which meets at Fayetteville April 24:-
 GRAND JuRoRs-,J D Savage, Brush Creek; Sam Reed, Cane Hill; J NJ Kinnieborough, Center; NJ D kews, Durham, A J Hoages, Dutch Mills; W T Holeomb, Elm Springs; I W Frost, Goshen; ] B Smith, Illinois; W D Dakon, Lees Creek; John " Cohea, Mars Hiii; ] ] Curry, Pralrle; T A Peck, Pralrle; Fred Derman, PraI- Tie Grove; c W Burkett, Price: Dolph Stokenberry, Richland; L D Petross, Springdale.
 ALrERNArEs-W T Farrar, Springdale; J N England, Prairie; Il $ Slaughter, Goshen; John May berry, Wellington; John Masters, Durham; Tillman Caldwell, Prairie.
 PETIT JuRoRs-lIenry Sanders, Brush Creek; ] II Marlor, Cane Hill; Jim Garter, Center; A Il Pachal, Crawford; Wm Springston, Durham; J C Reed, Dutch Mills; W 5 Pearson, Elm Springs; J D Brown, Elm Springs; Robt. Mayes, Goshen; John Thomson, Illinois; c L Breeze, Lees Creek l; J 5 Carney, Pralrle; J B Waves, Prairie; J 5 Mathews, Rhea's Mill; Joe Tlliey. Rhea's Mill; Thomas Wilson, Richland, W II Searcy, springdale; J 6 Collier, Valley; Jim Bloyed, West Fork; ] E Mars, Marrs' ulll; Albert Moore, Prairie; E c Carl, Prairie Grove; k l. Rennel, Sprlngdale; Will Da- wis, Wellington.
 ALTERNATEs-H ( Buchanan, Center; \ r Holt, Prairie; Jod, Ingram, Prai;ie, Thos. Webster Elm Springe; Francis Bold, Wy man; Bud Thompson, Wheeler.
The Springdale news., 1899-03-31

that dread complaint and pass. ed to that undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveller returns. The boys were east into gloomy moods on learning this sad news. The remains were kept on board until II q. m., on the 2nd, when they were sewed up in a sack with 220 pounds of grate bars in 1t and hurled into the dark unfathomed depth of tAe wild Atlantic.
 About i p. m, on the 2nd, We entered the Strait of Gibral- tar. We laId To about 3 miles from Gibraltar till this morn ing On awakening this morn ing we witnessed the rock of Gibraltar looming up in the distance. There were numer. ous ships of all kinds and be longing to all nations in the harbor. The quarantine off eers boarded the Sheridan d. m., March 3. There are 20 cases of measles aboard and l do not think we vii be permit ted to go ashore on this ae. count. l just learned another man died yesterday From what disease cannot say.
 1 extend my best wishes to loved ones at home through your journal.
 Respectfully yours,
 L E FITZGERALD
The Springdale news., 1899-03-31
SPfingdal1 Hardware and Implement Co

of the Temperance cause and followers of Francis Murphy.
 On the 25th We experienced little rough weather. Al though this did not retard the progress of the ship, which was making excellent speed, there was no increase of sick. ness over the previous day. The boys in the hospital were improving. On the 26th a three masted sailing vessel passed the Sheridan. She was going in westerly direction and many were the opinions that the boys advanced as to what nation she belonged to. Some of the more timid said it was vessel purchased by Agulnaldo and sent to intercept the Sheri dan and destroy the troops aboard. In this they were mis taken. The vessel remained in sight but a few hours. Or Sunday, the 27tb. all the mem bers of Go. F were vaccinated i. The other companies of the 18th and l7th aboard were vaccinat ed at different times between here and New York in crossing the Atlantic. On the 18th the weather was fierce. The waves dashed over the hurricane deck and kept the boys in their 1 quarters.
 On the afternoon of the 1st of March, Timothy Donahue, a member of Co. H, 12th reg. whe had been in the hospital fol the past eight days suffering from pneumonia, succumbei te
The Springdale news., 1899-03-31

Following is a list ot jurors for the spring term of eireult court which meets at Fayetteville April
The Springdale news., 1899-03-31

o1 himself by eating the con, tents of the six cans in about one hour It nearly cost him his life. As it was it required all the skill of the hospital corps and Red Cross ladies to save him from moving 10 that mysterious realm where each shall take his place in the si. lent halls of death , He re. malned in the hospital four days and has not yet fully re- covered from the injury he gave to himself One of the mem
 bers of Go. r Is in the hospital suffering from ehills and fever contracted in Cuba, while fight ing under "Old Glory All the rest of Go. F are in the en- joyment of perfect health.
 forgot to mention in the foregoing that the sheridan had 90 days fatlons aboard on Ieav. Ing new York. There is not, so far as l have any knowledge of, any Intoxicating beverages aboard. The absence of liquor has had a salutary effect upon the men They all act like gentlemen. And it is hoped by the religionsly inclined on board that the boys will par take of no liquor at any place oil the tip where we may stop, but will all become advocates