The Van Buren press., 1899-04-08
BRIEF MENTION.


employees S per cent
George Langston. Jackson county
farmer. was kicked 10 death by mule
one day last week.
The Arkansas Central has been COM
pIe.ed 20 Paris, Logan county, and the
first train ran into that city March goth.
Gen. Clayton, ambassador to Mexico,
will be rendered 3 n-partizan ban
quet a. Little Rock in the near future
Frank Williams. Of Pine Bluff, took
zn overdose Of sulphonal while under
the influence Of liquor, resulting in his
death
Work was begun on the foundation
of the main building Of the new Gallo
var college al searey April 5th.
The sale Of the Lott road to com
pzry headed by Col s. W. Fordyce has
been confirmed in United States court
Eugene Allen shot and killed A. D
Donley near Swifton, Jackson county
On account OF dispute over bushel
Of corn
The board Of trustees of the state
charitable institutions at meeting in
Little Rock, reelected S. P. Turner
secretary.
The Texarkana & Shreveport railroad
+. to be completed By fall. This will
give Texarkans four direct lines to
Shreveport.
A visitor at Hot Springs lost 800 on
the shell game racket, but compelled
the fakir to refund the money at the
muzzle of six-shooter.
An expert is investigating the man
ganese deposits Of Polk county in the
interest Of Andrew Carnegie, the mil
ionaire steel manufacturer.
General Washington, colored, who
shot and killed Powhatan Winn, white,
two weeks ago near Ell Dorado, was
sentenced to 81 years in the peniten-
tiary.
Mayor Bell of Pine Bluff, who was
candidate for reelection, running as an
independent, was defeated by w. B.
Alexander, democratic nominee, by 90
votes.
Mrs. E. F. Rector, wife of ex-Gov.
Henry NJ. Rector, died at her home in
Little Rock April Sd, at the age Of 90
lra
ton of the brain
Bud Walker shot and killed Andrew
Burns near Paris, Logan county. The
men had been enemies for years, and
the tragedy took place on public high
way, where they met by chance.
The name Of w. Fl. Buster appears
among the list of wounded in the bat
! ties around Manila. He is Pine Bluff
boy, and originally went out with Com
| pany B, First Arkansas Volunteers
Five state convicts employed on the
Choctaw & Memphis extension at a
camp near Little Rock overpowered a
| guard and escaped. After a chase of
two days all the men were recaptured
The county uniform text book bill.
passed by the general assembly and ap-
proved by the governor, is purely local
option, the electors of each school dis
trict voting on its adoption at every
| general election.
Gov. Jones granted the following
pardons: Cliff Thomas, Lafayette coun-
| ty, sentenced in July last to one year
for grand larceny; Thos Kennedy, Mis-
sissippi county, sentenced last Decem-
Der to one year for grand larceny.
The municipal election at Hot Springs
resulted in victory for the straight
democratic ticket, with G. R. Beldinp
for mayor at its head. The opposing
candidates for mayor were C. w. Try
and w. w. Waters, both independents.
John Smith, white. while sitting on
a rock on the bank of Kings river
near Eureka Springs, watching for
ducks, was instantly killed by the acci
dental discharge of his gun, the muzzel
of which was resting against his breast.
A negro school teacher, A. H. Hoover
Jr., was convicted in jefferson county
circuit court Of forgery and sentenced
to term of two years in the peniten.
tiary. Hoover forged three school war.
rants, each for $50, upon the treasurer
of jefferson county.
Miss Daisy Crsvens, Of Fort Smith
has been appointed sponsor for Arkan.
sas Division, U. c. ", during the ninth
annual reunion of the veterans, to be
held at Charleston, S. c., from the 10th
to 18th of May. Mrs. Mary NJ. Rice
of Helena, will chaperone.
Ben Wilson, who about six weeks
ago Drained a companion named viii.
Jams with an AK while working on q
public road in Jefferson county. plead
guilty TO murder in the second degree
and was sentenced to 81 years in the
penitentiary. Both men were colored
Springfield, Mo-, merchants are en-.
deavoring to enlist capital in a scheme
to build an electric railroad from tba,
city into the mineral and fruit regions
of northwest Arkansas. There Is now
under construction an electric line from
Eureka Springs TO Berryville. which in
all probability will be extended To Har,
rison, Boone county.