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The Van Buren press., 1899-01-14
Senate Proceedings,
Little Rock, Jan. 1.-THE senate met at

Little Rock, Jan. 1.-THE senate met at o
| a. IN.
The following bills were introduced:
S. b. No 6, by Senator Quarles, TO repeal
section 100 of Sandels s. Hills Digest. The
section named makes it felony to kill mark
or steal any kind OF cattle, swine, sheep or
goats.
s. B. No. 2 by Senator Wilson, to establish q
uniform series OF text books. Read twice and
referred to committee on education. 1t pro-
Vides for "a committee of five who shall have
full authority in selecting school books, their
salary to be $40 per day.
S, B. No 6 by Senator Raines, to abolish the
sale of Illicit liquor in prohibited districts
Read twice and referred It places the fixtures,
etc. of an illicit saloon in the same category
with gambling devices
5. b. No. Q by Senator Buekner to extend
the time allowed for the completion OF the
Mississippi River Hamburg & Western Rail-
road. Read twice and referred to committee
on railroads. The bill provides thati the road
be completed in six months from January /,
1890 the land grant of the last session still
holds good.
S. b, No 10, by Senator King Read twice
and referred to committee on judiciary. 1t
provides that in case of prosecution for Sedue-
tion, marriage does not terminate It,
S. b. No II, by Senator MeNemer, for re-
form school for juvenile offenders. Read twice
and referred to committee on Judiciary. 1t ap-
propriates 100000 to carry out the provisions of
the act.
S. b. No 12, by Senator Hail. to regulate the
number of witnesses in felony and misde-
meanor cases. Read twice and referred to
committee on judiciary.
S. b. Ne 13, by Senator Smith to amend
section 2219 and repeal etion 22ll of the Di-
gest Read twice and referred to committee
on judiciary. The section as amended would
give the state and defense each ten jury chal
leDgers in felony cases.
S. b. No IA, by Senator Collins, to make life
insurance policies taxable for their cash sur
render value, Read twice and referred to COM
mittee on judiciary.
S b, No. l5 by Senator Lankford, to amend
section 0263 of the digest. Read twice and re-
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Death Sentence COMMITTED.

Gov Jones committed to 21-years' inn
prisonment the death sentence of s. II.
Deakens, who was to have been exc
cuted January 10 at Fayetteville for the
murder of Frank Schubert, in Madison
county, in the early part of 1897 He
was convicted in Washington county on
change of venue, and on appeal to the
supreme court the judgment of the
lower court was affirmed
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Hon. Algernon r. Vandeventer, OF Morrilton.
was born thirty-six years ago in Fulton
county Ill, and was reared on a farm. He at
tended the state normal, at Normal, Ill. and
subsequently, read law in the office OF his
brother, w. M. Vandeventer. He was exam
ined and admitted to practice by the supreme
court OF Illinois. Soon thereafter he became
assistant prosecuting attorney in Fulton
county under his brother, serving in that
capacity for two years. In 1889 Mr.. Vandeven-
ter moved to Arkansas and located at Morrill,
ton, engaging in law practice. He is serving
his third term in the house. In the good roads
movement formally inaugurated in 1896,
he was leading spirit, and In the general
assembly his influence has always been ex-
ertCd to secure the enactment of legislation
tending to provide better highways throughout
the commonwealth. In the last national cam
pagn he took on active part. and defended the
position of his party in an able manner where
ever he spoke
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WHEN ROYALTY IS INCoGNITo.

Queen Victoria is known as the
countess of Balmoral.
The late empress Of Austria was trav.
cling incognito when assassinated.
For many years ex-Empress Eugenie
has travelled as countess of pierrefonds
Empress Frederick travels as the
countess of Lingen; Leopold. king OF
Belgium. as count of Ravenstein.
The prince of Bulgaria uses the
name count Of Murauy. and the prince
oyal Of Sweden that Of count OF
Carlsberg.
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A LYNCHING IN ALASKA.
A saIoonkeeper and Gambler, Refusing to
Leave Eagle City When Ordered, Is
Hanged Tree.

Vancouver, B. c., Jan. 6. = The
steamer Rosalie has arrived from the
north with 100 passengers all from
Dawson. The pas. ngers bring news
OF sensational lynching which took
place at Eagle City, Alaska, on Decem-
ber IL. Jack Jolly, saloonkeeper
and gambler, had collected gang of
toughs around him and was terrorizing
the mining camps He was waited
on by vigilance committee of IL de-
termined men and ordered to leave
town. He refused and the next d
the vigilants hanged him to the lin.
NJ a tree
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FOR HERNN.
Colquitt-P Parker.
senate rrnceedinrs-

Little Rock, Jan. i0-The senate met at
a. m, with President pro TEN. South IN the
chair Roll cal showed twcuty-nine members
present
Prayer Was offered hv Senator John NJ
Rains OF Craighead Chaplain Dye being i'll
The journal OF Mondays proceedings was
read and approved
Nominatons for president being 10 order.
senator Quarles nominated Hon. NJ Man
hlhs, OF Monroe o. was unanimously elected
and was escorted % The ctair by senators
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To Burn Brick with Gas,

The Hibbard Mining and Manufac
turing Company entered into contract
to establish in Pine Bluff a plant for
burning brick by gas obtained from the
Ouachita camel coal. This plant will
be the first of the kind in the state to
use gas in burning brick, and the result
will be awaited with great deal of in
terest The burning capacity of the
plant will be %, 900 brick day.
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Land Omee business.

The month of December was the
biggest month for business in the
United States land office at Little Rock
of any December for years. There
were 81 homestead entries, embracing
s196 acres; 81 final proofs, embracing
o,1S1 acres; receipts, 81, 14496. For the
quarter ending December 3lst the busi-
ness was as follows: Homestead en-
tries, 199, embracing 1908 acres; final
proofs, 1872, embracing Is, 100 acres; re-
GENTS 30 6g7
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FOR RECTOR.
ron HERNN

Hathcock, Light. Vandeventer-3
On motion OF Mr. Scarborough the election
of Mr. Vandeventer was made unanimous.
Mr. Vandeventer was escorted to the chair
by "a committee composed of Rector Tappan
and Hernn
After speech of thanks, a committee ap-
peared with Chief Justice Bum, and the oath
of office was administered to the speaker
Nominations for chief clerk were declared In
order. j. G. b Simms, of Faulkner and T. G.
Moore, of Franklin, were nominated.
Mr. Simms was elected the first ballot,
receiving 55 votes to 40 for Mr. Moore.
Nominations for sergeant : at = arms were
made, and after the third ballot, without reach
ing an election, the house adjourned.
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Took His Own Life.

A man supposed to be William Stan
ton, of st. Louis, but who gave his
name as John Doe, committed suicide
at Hot Springs by shooting himself
through the brain. He mailed a letter
to a local undertaken containing s45
with which he instructed him to de-
fray his funeral expenses The suicide
was well dressed and had the appear
ance of being int prosperous condition.
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Cattle Thieves.

A dispatch from Texarkana says there
is an organized band of cattle thieves
operating in that vicinity. Their method
is to go into town at night, run cattle
into the woods, slaughter them and dis
pose of the beef in the markets. Sew
eral fine milch cows have been driven
off and butchered by the gang.
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Raised Bills.

Some one passed several raised bills
on merchants at Fayetteville. The
raised bills have the portrait of Stanton
on them, and where the original bill
reads one dollar it was changed to read
five dollars, the letter being left off
of the word dollars when the bill was
raised
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Postomce Robbers.

Eli Neill and E. S. Eggleston, wanted
at Omaha, Neb, where they are charged
with with robbing the postoffice of a
large number of stamps, money and
other valuables in July last, were cap
tured last week at a tie camp near Gil
ham, Sewer county, by Deputy Marshal
Biekley. of Texarkana.
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Caught In Indiana.

Wess Knight and his son Henry, in
dicted in Federal court at Little Rock
last October, the former for selling
liquor and the latter for illicit distill-
ing in Van Buren, county, were arrested
last week in Evansville, Ind. They
were brought to Little Rock and placed
in jail, pending trial.
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Little Rock, Jan. 11.-Hon. A. +.
Vandeventer, of Conway, was chosen
speaker of the house on the twentieth
ballot. Hon. J. G. b Simms, of Faulls-
Iner, was chosen clerk of the house.
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AcnnitIcfl.

Joe Williams, coored, charged with
the murder of W. w. Etter at Palarm
one year ago, was acquitted at Conway.
Etter was the manager of a plantation
near Palarm, and was assassinated at
night while alone in his room.
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Prisoners on Strike,

Four city prisoners at Fort Smith
went on a strike and refused to go to
work. They were put on a bread and
water diet ard placed in a bare cell,
and after shivering through two nights
concluded TO succumb.
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PIngree Against Expansion.

Lansing, Mich, Jan. Gov. Pin
gree to-day read his message to the
joint session of the legislature. Itis a
voluminous document and deals with
all the governors proposed taxation
reforms, declares against expansion
and inveighs at great length against
trusts and corporations.
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Portions of Alabama and Central
Mississippi were visited by destruc-
tive transforms on the 9th. At Jack
son, Miss, several hundred feet of
track along the Illinois Central rail
road were submerged and traffic was
entirely suspended.
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LEGISLATIVE Proceedings
Hon. A. F. Vandeventer, of Conway,
Elected Speaker of the House
on the Twentieth Ballot.
N. J. MANNING PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.

John w. Howell Secretary, and John ID.
Head Assistant Secretary, of the Sem
ate - Nominating Speeches Dispensed
With-Hon. II. l.. Nance, of Benton,
Speaker Pro Tenn.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-02

cember %. and has been nghting extra
dition since that time.
The particular charge against Con-
over and King Is the passing OF n
forged draft for $3.50 on the First Ma
tional bank of Rock Rapids. Iowa. on
November 15. 1898. The draft in ques-
ton purported to be issued by the
Partridge Banking company. Seneca
Brown, and indorsed by Brown Con
over) to H. r. White King).
Conover was the alleged leader OF a
gang OF forgers, of which he. King.
Thomas Chambers and William Badg-
ley were members. Chambers and
Badgley passed similar draft on the
First National bank of Lanark, ILL.,, on
the same day Conover and King
passed the one at Rock Rapids. The
Lanark bank, after cashing the draft.
became suspicious, and teiegraphed
the bank purporting to issue the draft.
and receiving reply to the effect that
It was n forgery. ;elephoned the au-
thorities OF the neighboring towns, and
both men were arrested in Freeport,
ILL.,, the same day. They were con-
victed and are now serving an indeter-
inmate sentence In Joliet.
In their many forgeries these men
Travelled in pairs and posed as horse
buyers. They would visit small towns
and first become acquainted with the
local liverymen. Occasionally they
bought horse, making small pay"
ment to bind the bargain. After be-
ing in town day or two they would
induce the hotel-keeper or livoryman
to introduce one of the two at the
bank, where genuine draft for slOO
would be left for collection. They
would then visit other towns In the
vicinity, repeating this performance.
In a week or ten days they would re-
turn to the first town aud receive the
proceeds of the genuine draft. The
fact that this draft was promptly paid
gaye them standing at the bank,
and when the bogus draft was pre-
sented and the banker was told that
the money was needed to pay fos
horses purchased the cash was us-
ually forthcoming.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-02
Rettcr Fuel Than Coal.

A newly discovered mineral which is
of lustrous black color and which as
a fuel surpasses coal and all other sub
stances heretofore known, is described
by the journal of Geology. 1t is found
on the island OF Barbados, in the Less
or Antilles, where the natives call 1t
"manjak." 1t is thought that manjak
is petrified petroleum, great quantities
of petroleum being found on the same
island. 1t contains only 2 per cent OF
water and fully 81 per cent of solid
organic matter, thus surprising in util-
ity the best asphalt Of Trinidad, in
which 80 per cent of water is con-
tanned, and which has been classed so
far as the very finest fuel. Mixed with
turf it gives heat far superior to any
known.
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CAUGHT THE FORGER.
CHIEF OF SWINDLINO GANG
SAFE ONCE MORE.
a. J. Conover Must Face TrIni-R. w.
King, Who Was Ills Accompiicc. Is
Caught In Canada and Will Bo Tried
with Him.

A. J. Conover. said by police Of
ilcials to be an ex-convlct and clever
forger and one OF the chief. agents in
the swindling of n half-hundred banks
In the country. was recently taken
from Chicago to Iowa, where he VIII
be tried for swindling the First Ma
tional bank there.
Conover was arrested In his home
at Port Huron. Mich. by Chief of Po-
lice Petit of that city. The arrest
was made at the request of Pinkerton's
National Detective agency OF Chicago.
who represented the American Bank
ers' association. Conovers daughter
created a sensation at the time OF the
arrest by shooting ut Chief Petit. She
was locked up. charged with attempted
murder.
Conover will be Joined shortly In
the county jail at Rock Rapids. Iowa,
by one of his alleged companions in
crime, Robert W. King OF Paisley,
Ont, who has been committed for ex'
tradition by Judge Barrett at Walker
town, Ont. King was arrested on Dc
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-02
POWER FROM THE NILE.
Vast Possibilities Of Suitable Use Of til
Vntar

water.
Professor George Forbes, says Lon.
don Engineering. Is reported to have
said to an interviewer, In reference to
his Nile power scheme, that power
could very easily be generated ut tho
First Cataract, where Assouan, one Of
the most important towns In Egypt,
Is situated. to supply electricity for
pumping purposes for the irrigation
Of Egypt proper. This would certain
ly be the most important application
of 1t at this juncturc. but the power
could also be introduced Into the sugar
factories and other works at Ass0uan
and elsewhere, and also utilized for
electric light, railways and tramways,
which could be worked from there.
With the facility of large pumping OPP
erations by means of electric power.
1t would be possible to reclaim vast
areas of good soil which are at pres
cnt above the reach of the existing
irrigation canals. At the Second Cata-
ract, which is situated just above
Wndy 1Ialfa, power could be develop
ed to any extent that Is likely to be re-
quircd. Its chief value here would
be for working the two railways that
have been built by the Sirdar-onc fol-
lowing the course of the Nile toward
Dongola. the other running across the
desert TO Abu Hamid, and thence.
when completed. to Kartoum. But In
order to work this last railway with
the best economy, 1t would be ncces-
sary to make use of the Fifth and
Sixth Cataracts in addition. These
Professor Forbes had not examined,
and consequently did not know what
their capabilities were. Near the
Third Cataract is Il place called Kni-
bcr. There Il reef of granite runs
across the river, and Is entirely COW
cred by the water when In flood.
while In summer all the water flows
through three channels In the reef
At this point dam could easily be
built, not only for impounding the wa
ter in reservoir. but also for assist
ing the irrigation mt low water In
Egypt proper. and to work machinery
for generating electric power. This
would be applied partly TO the work
Ing of the first railway referred TO
above and partly to pumping opera
tlons in the Dongola province. This
province appeared to Professor Forbes
TO be capable of being made one of the
most fertile regions of the world. Pro-
fcssor Forbes has submitted this re-
port to the Egyptian government. and
1t remains TO be seen what will be the
outcome.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-02


Ex-Congressman A. T. Goodwin.
from Alabama, writes the following
letter:
The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing
Company, Columbus, Ohio:
Gentlemen-I have now used two
bottles of Pe-ru-na, and am well
man today. l could feel the good ef-
fects of your medicine before l had
used it n week. after suffering with ca
tarrh for over year. Respectfully,
A. T. Goodwin.
Catarrh in its various forms Is rap
idly becoming n national curse. An
undoubted remedy has been discovered
by Dr. Hartman. This remedy has
been thoroughly tested during the past
forty years. Prominent men have
come to know of its virtues and are
making public utterances on the sub
ject. To save the country we must
save the people. To save the people
we must protect them from disease.
The disease that is at once the most
prevalent and stubborn of cure Is ca
.arrh. Public men of all parties rec
ognize in Pe-ru-na a national catarrh
remedy of unequaled merit. Send to
DR.. Hartman, Columbus. Ohio. for
free book on catarrh.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-02
Mennness of Some People.

"The meanness of some people Is
too aggravatng," said the paper
hanger as he viciously slapped the
paste on the length of paper. They
seem to want to do everything them
selves nowadays instead of giving
workmen chance to earn living.
People cobble their own boots instead
of paying to have 'em done decently:
and some women will smother them
selves and everything in whitewash
trying to do their own ceilings rather
than pay a dollar and have it done
by an expert Some people are
always grumbling," said the mistress
of the house, who had entered in time
to catch the last words. Didn't give
you enough beer just now?' ITS
about the meanest thing I've known" !"
returned the indignant paper-hanger.
"You have me in to do one room, and
all the while your husband is doing
the other himself" who says so?'
"You wouldn't have two men doing
the same thing at once, and I know
you're having the next room papered,
because can hear some one scraplng
the walls. You might ha' given the
lob to me-" "a lot you know about
itr reiorted the lady with fine scorn
"That's my husband shaving himself?'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-02
VENDETTA IN CORSICA.
Ancient, bloody Custom of That Coun-
try Has Greatly Dimin Lshed.

try Has Greatly Diminished.
Persons who derive their ideas Of
Corsica as 1t Is today from Prosper
Merimee's novel. Colombia" will be
doomed to some disappointment. Man
ners and customs have changed great
deal In the island since the date,
shortly after the battle OF Waterloo,
when the gallant British officer and
his daughter visited Colombia In her
ancestral castle at Pietranera. The
vendetta, which Is the theme Of that
thrilling story. has greatly dimin-
ished. During the carnival we fan
cied that we had come upon real
instance of this picturesque barbar-
ism. One workman killed another in
cafe, and then, in the expressive
Corsican phrase, took to the maquis." "
or brushwood, which covers a large
portion Of the island. and has. from
time immemorial, been the refuge OF
outlaws and bandits. The legend sub
sisted for some days, and ex-
cited a new interest In life in Cor
sica. and quite large demand for
copies of COLOMBIA" But a conversa-
tion which l had with the juge din
struction who had investigated the
case proved that 1t was, after all. az
he expressed 1t. a crime vulgaire. and
not. as we had hoped, crime corse.
We afterward had the satisfaction OF
seeing the malefactor led in chains
between two mounted policemen on
his way into Ajaccio. whereas, the ira
ditional bandit would have been fed
and supplied with powder and shot by
the country people, who would have
rather gone to the stake than betrayed
his hiding place to the authorities.
Here and there vendetta may still lin
ger in the island. but 1t has now be-
come n means of attracting the tour
ist, who Is invited to buy bloodthirsty-
looking knives and daggers. bearing
such choice inscriptions as Vendetta
Corsa; morte nj nemico" ("death to
the enemy'D; or. even still more grew
some: Iva diritto al cuore del nem-
leo" eco straight to the heart OF the
eneray'D. These choice weapons FORM
together with gourds engraved with
portraits of Napoleon, or the negros
head, which is the Corsican crest, the
stable industry of Ajaccio.-Westmin-
SER Review.
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Soldier. s.nt for Their Dog.

An ordinary yellow dog passed
through La Junia the other day bound
for Cuba, from Fort IIuachuca, Ari-
Zona. He was being sent by Wells
Fargo express. after the manner of
gold and silver bullion and other things
dear to the boys in blue. He was out
On n foraging expedition the day the
soldiers left the fort. and was consc-
quently left behind. AS soon rs he re.
turned the boys at the front made up
n purse and sent for him.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-02
Wild Rush of Diamond Miners.

A wild rush of miners Is reported at
Nullaginc. Australia. where diamonds
have been discovered. and 1t Is feared
that many will lose their lives In the
struggle. In this country the rush for
gain Is causing men to break down In
health. Nervousness aud general de-
bility are the symptoms which Hos
letters Stomach Bitters will cure.
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nroatness Thrust Upon Him.

Teacher-"Now. then, boy No. I.
who wrote 'Macbeth'?' Boy No. I
trembling Neutrality-suspicious.. sir. I
didn't" Teacher 81 know you didn't,
Int who did?" Boy No. l with a
snasm of yirtue) sir, I don't
wanter be n telltale. but 1t wuz Bob
Buster, over in de corner seat. seen
him a-doin' of it.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-02
Sugar In Florida.

The sugar industry in Florida is at
tracing widespread attention, and it
is growing in Importance as a sure
money making business. In Osceola
county there is a great sugar plan
tation and refinery to correspond.
Tons upon tons of cane are ground
and made into sugar and shipped to
Sun.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-02

The jury of his peers before whit
an influential criminal is sometimes
tried Is largely jury of his accom-
rlices ard accessories.
But :"w actresses are MS bad as they
are p:.t-ttG.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-02

For years supply we should re-
quire a reservoir or hall 100 feet square
and shade over twenty-six feet high,
and the supply for long life of 80
years would be contained in large
hall 1000 feet long, 500 feet wide and
AZ feet high.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-02
How Could She Tell?

Cecile-What would you give to have
sucb hair as mine? Jeanne-I don't
,,now-what did Won give!
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-02
A CONGRESSMA AN

DO YOU like your new Clergyman"
VERY much; his wife Is so Stylish
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-02

In day we should exhaust small
roomful ten and one-half feet long,
seven feet long and ten feet high.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money II 1t falls to cure
sc. The genuine has L. B q. on each tablet
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-02
AIR YOU BREATHE.

"Man wants but little here below" g"
is an axiom which applies markedly to
the quantity of air which is necessary
to support life. 1t is estimated that
when a man is at rest he consumes 500
cubic inches of air every minute. an
allowance which, at the first glance.
appears large.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-02

Taking an average consumption
throughout life Of one cubic foot Of
air every two minutes, we reach some
very interesting conclusions. Thus an
hours supply of air could be contained
in trunk five feet long. three feet
wide and two feet deep.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-02

It is, however. absurdly small when
we consider that at this rate OF con-
sumption 1t would take a man five
days and nine and one-half hours to
exhaust the air in a small room fifteen
feet square and ten feet high.