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Fatal Mistake.

At Dewitt ]. b. Robinson, by mis-
take, shot and killed James Slvers.
Both men were deputy sheriffs, and
on account of rumor that the friends
of prisoner confined in Jail would
make an attempt to release him, Robin
son and Silvers were placed on guard.
them that neither was to cross GER
tain line, as it would be impossible in
the dark to recognize one another. BY
mistake Silvers crossed the line, and
when within about 40 feet of Robinson
the latter fired, the ball entering Sill
ver's body, causing his death in a few
hours.
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BRIEF MENTION.

Pine Bluff is to have another com.
press by next season.
A number of Prairie county farmers
are making an experiment in cultivat-
ing the sugar beet.
Ike Shelly was terribly burned with
molten lead while at work in the Fay
etteville foundry.
County Judge Allen, of Arkansas
county, refused to grant license to sell
liquor in that county.
Articles of incorporation of the Har-
risburg State Bank have been filed with
the secretary of state.
A bdrglar broke into a Little Rock
furniture store, and the only article he
carried away was a picture of the bat
tleship Maine.
jess Woodward, miner, was crushed
to death under a falling rock while
at work in the Prairie creek mine, in
Sebastian county.
Lawrence Pettigold, of Hot Springs,
sick, out of money and friendless, grew
despondent and committed suicide by
the morphine route.
Mrs. Emaline BlaylocL, III years
old, died at her home in Lonoke county
on the 18th inst. She had lived in Ar
kansas 90 years.
There has been a large increase in
the strawberry aerease in this state the
past year, and the next crop promises
to be the largest ever gathered.
The damage suits filed in United
States court at Batesville against Tim
ber Inspector Schlierholz, growing out
of timber seizures, have been with
drawn.
Articles of incorporation of the Ar
kansas Northwestern Railroad Co. hasS
been filed with the secretary Of state.
The length of the road is to be 25 miles,
from Hope to Stamps.
The Hot Springs Business Mems
League adopted resolutions favoring
national quarantine, and forwarded
same to Senators Jones and Berry at
Washington.
A tramp in broad day light entered
the residence of Mrs. Moss, at Fayette-
vile, and at the muzzle Of a pistol COM
PEELED her to give him what money she
had-about $50.
Application has been filed in Pulaski
ehancery court for the appointment of
a receiver of the Knights and Ladies OF
honor, fraternal order organized in
this state few years ago.
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Rewards.

Gov. Jones has offered the following
rewards: The sum of 800 each for the
arrest aud conviction of A. A. Wilson,
Jasper Wilson and John Way in
dicted in Faulkner county for burglary
and larceny; 800 for the arrest and
conviction of j. V. Mitchell, indicted in
Faulkner county for embezzlement;
500 for the delivery to the sheriff of
Polk county of Buck Wehunt, under
indictment for murder; 500 for the ar
rest and conviction of the unknown per-
son who murdered and secreted in a
well at BrinlSley, last December, an un-
known man.
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Quarterly Report.

The quarterly report of the state
land Office for the quarter ending De-
eember 81, 1898, has been submitted to
the auditor, showing the following
transactions:
Amount of fees certified to the treas
urer under act of March %, 1888, 49,
54095
Approved swamp land sold, 6956s
acres, s77o59.
Saline land sold, 50 45 acres, s102. O6.
Forfeited land sold, 4.233.5 acres,
s., 291 92.
Forfeited land redeemed under acts
of March 27, 1898, and March 7, 1895,
II, 776 IS acres, 81 ,0652 30.
Forfeited land donated, 29,277 acres.
Forfeited town and city lots sold, acts
1875 and 1879, s32023.
Forfeited land decided to actual set
tiers, Is, TAG, 26 acres.
Total number acres disposed of, 62.-
05f.73; total amount of funds of all
kinds paid into state treasury, 1,4O1.
The preceding quarters business was
4s,210 20 acres disposed of, and S14, 1922. 81
funds paid in.
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Sennte Proceedlngs.

Little Rock Jan 17-The senate met at the
regular morning hour
Senator Shackleford introduced joint reso-
luton No. 8, to give city councils authority to
pass ordinances for the issuance of bonds for
the building Of hospitals etc.
Senator Douglass presented senate memorial
No. 2, memorializing congress to change the
internal revenue land grants OF September 4,
1S4l, and other dates.
Senator Hardy sent up senate memorial,
memorializing congress to pass an act appro-
priating money to complete the survey of the
Ouachtta river and to put in a sufficient num-
Der of locks and dams to make 1t navigable,
II. B. No. 20 [Shortl appropriating 500 for
the immediate use of the board of health in
Fulton county. Read twice.
House concurrent resolution No. |, for a
committee to visit the A /. U. at Fayetteville,
was adopted.
The following bills were introduced:
Senator Martin-To create the Fourth chan
Gerry district, to be composed of Prairie, Mon
roe Jefferson and Arkansas counties. Read
first time.
Senator Clark-To establish district quar-
antine line in this state and for other pur-
poses. Read twice.
Senator Lankford-To provide for the pay
ment of special school district warrants In the
order In which they are presented and reg
istered, as in common school districts Read
twice.
Senator Carlock-Providing for the appor-
tionment Of special school tax funds levied on
railroad companies. Read twice.
Senator McNemer-For a clerk for the SEN
ate committee on public charities.
Senator King TO authorize each county
judge to purchase two blood hounds to be used
in running down iminals. Read twice.
Senator Douglass-To better protect shippers
OF freight. Read twice.
Senator Shackleford-To permit defendants
to give bond, pending appeal in criminal cases.
Read twice.
Senator Witt-To amend section l of an act
approved March II, 1895, relating to laborers
liens. Read twice and referred.
The following bills were read third time and
passed:
Senator Lankford-To amend section 6263 OF
digest, requiring railroads to conform to the
grade of railroad crossings.
Senator Hammock-To increase the salary
OF the clerk in the attorney generals office to
800 per month
Senator Halt-Fixing the fees and emolu-
ments of the officers of Scott county, and pro-
viding for fund to build court house in said
county
At l1:So the senate adjourned to Wednesday
morning.
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Isy the Carload,

Eli Coyle, former night yardmaster
at Little Rock of the Little Rock & Fort
Smith railroad, was arrested. charged
with selling several carloads of coal
belonging to the railroad company 1t
is alleged Coyle would have the loaded
cars at point where they could be un-
loaded at night without attracting
the attention of any of the switchmen
men or other wor6men, and for months
the road officials were puzzled over the
mysterious disappearance of so much
coal Coyle denies that he had any
thing to do with the theft of coal from
the railroad.
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ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Six Days Proceedings of the
Thirty-Second General
Assembly.
MEASURES INTRODUCED AND PASSED UPON,
Extension Granted the Hamburg Road
House Committees Number of Uniform
Textbook and Railroad Commission
Bills Introduced-Gov. Jones Message
Received Legislative Notes.
senate Proceedings.

Little Rock Jan. 12-The first business be-
fore the senate was the Introduction of senate
Joint resolution No 2. by Senator Douglass. to
amend the state constitution. Read twice and
referred to the committee on constitutional
amendments. 1t proposes to exempt from
Saxation for ten years from date OF filing of ar
ticles of incorporation capital invested in all
kinds of mining and manufacturing business
S. b. No. %, by Senator Wilson, to provide
reltef for bondsmen of town marsbals and COL
lectors of local improvement districts. Read
twice and referred,
s. b No. %, by Senator Raines. to prevent
lynching in the state of Arkansas. Read twice
and referred to committee on judiciary. This
bill provides for the immediate trial OF persons
accused of criminal assault
=. b. No. "a by Senator Hall to encourage
'he building of railroads and establish manu-
featuring plants in Arkansas, read twice
This bill grants 800 acres of state lands for
each mile of railway built, the respective lands
In each county to be granted only for railways
built in that county.
Senate concurrent resolution No l. by SEN
ator South, providing for the appointment OF
dye tenaters and seven representatives as n
committee to investigate and report by blu or
otherwise, for the construction Of new state
house us soon as practical was adopted by a
vote of % to 7. Collins. Douglass, Dowdy, Ham
mock Haynie, Lambert and Lawrence IN the
negative.
5. b No, % by Senator Kirby, to amend Sec
tion 72si of the digest, relating to change of
venue. read twice.
5. b. No 27 by Senator Collins to establish
an tnebriate asylum, read first time.
Senate concurrent resolution No. 3, instruct
ing our senators and representatives to use
their influence in having the second regiment
mustered out was adopted after a lengthy dis
cussion by a vote OF 10 ayes and IA noes
Senator Quarles moved that committee be
appointed to draft set of suitable resolutions
TO the memory OF Senator VIM. p. Grace of
jefferson county.
The president appointed Senators Quarles
South Raines, Hal n nd Ferguson
At ll:40 the sen te adjourned until Friday
morning as a mark of respect to the deceased
senator
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within two years next before commencement
of said suit.
Mr.. Grinin-To require railroads to fence
their tracks.
Mr.. Clark Amending section 22i0 OF the di
gest as follows Strike out the word 10 and
substitute therefor 90 in trials of felonies, and
strike out and substitute therefor in trial
of mlsdemeanor
Mr.. Crockett-To regulate the number Of
witnesses in criminal cases,
On motion the house adjourned until a. M,
Tuesday.
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Mean Business.

In an interview at Fort Smith, Mr..
E. M. Purnell, of the Pittsburg & Gulf
force of engineers, said, regarding the
intentions of the purchasers of the Lott
road: IA locating survey is now being
made from Little Rock TO Benton, and
the force of engineers engaged in the
work are pushing right ahead. l have
learned that they will go right ahead
with the survey from the state capital
to Texarkana. Business is evidently
meant by the Fordyce people"
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board of directors and provides for board of
curat0rS.
5. B, No 21, by Mr. Clark, was called up for
It's third reading, an act relating TO The pur-
chase OF maps, charts, etc, by school directors
The bill passed.
5. Il. No q providing for the purchase OF
newspapers publishing full proceeding OF the
assembly, by members thereof, to be paid for
out of state funds, was taken up, read third
time and vote taken, resulting in defeat OF
the bill-yeas II; noes. IL
S. B, No [Dowdyl, for railroad commits
sion. was read third time and after the dis
cussiGn OF several amendments the senate ad-
journed without voting on the measure.
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Used the Malls to Defraud.

Rev. HI. Parker, man of numerous
aliases, is in jail at Fort Smith on the
charge of using the mails to defraud.
Postal authorities say he posed as man
ager of the National Educational EN-
ployment Agency, with headquarters
at Omaha, and through promises to pro-
cure employment for school teachers at
handsome salaries for a small fee, VIC
timized people all over the country.
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Mrs. Moss Not Guilty.

Mrs. Moss, arrested at Fayetteville
for passing raised bills, was discharged.
VIII Moss, her son, plead guilty to rails
ing the bills, and said he placed them
in his mothers pocketbook without her
knowledge, and she spent them, think
ing they were good for their face value.
Mrs. Moss is past 60 years old, has re-
sided in Washington county number
of years, and bears a good reputation.
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Suspicious Death of a Stranger.

w. e. Hoskins died under strange
circumstances at a Texarkana board
ing house. He is said to have had con-
siderable money, part of which could
not be accounted for after his sudden
he had been poisoned and robbed. His
home was at Clarksville, Texas.
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Wreck on the Fort Scott q Memphis,

The engineer, fireman and brake
man were seriously injured in freight
wreck on the Fort Scott g. Memphis
near Marked Tree. The wreck was
caused by speading of the rails, and the
engine and nine cars loaded with grain
went down a steep embankment and
were almost demolished.
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The House,

Immediate after reading OF the journal the
house went into committee OF the whole to con-
slider the bill appropriating 300 for the i'm
mediate use of the state board of health.
1t was stated smallpox was raging in several
counties, and the bill was passed.
Mr. Nixon called up his resolution creating a
special committee on constitutional amend
ments. and after discussion it was adopted.
Mr. Tatum sent up II. B. No SO, for uniform
system OF textbooks. Read first time
Mr. Head introduced H. B, 81 changing time
OF holding court in the Ninth judicial district
Read first time,
H. B. No. 8, Colquitt railroad commission
bill read third time.
Senate concurrent resolution No. (South),
asking the congressional delegation to use
every effort to secure the discharge OF the Sec
ond Regiment, was the next business.
Mr. Wood led the forces in opposition to the
resolution reciting his own experiences as a
soldier Of the Confederacy, and gave reasons
why he thought the boys should serve out the
term of enlistment; the resolution, he thought,
was inopport une and useless.
Messrs. Tuohey, Williams of Pulaski, West
moreland West Floyd and Sullivan spoke in
opposition to the resolution.
Mr. Butt made an earnest appeal for the
passage of the resolution, and Messrs. johnson,
Craig, Caldwell Jones OF Baxter, and Howard
urged that 1t be adopted
The yeas and noes we're called for and the
resolution was defeated-yeas 80, noes SO.
Following senate bills we're read first time:
No, TO suppress illegal sale of liquors, and
to destroy same when found in prohibition dis
tricts.
No 9-To extend time for completion Of Ham
burg & Mississippi River Railroad.
No 39-FIxing time Of holding circuit court
In Jackson county.
Mr. Cotton introduced II. b. No 55, to regu-
late and fix the price TO weighing cotton
Mr. Gill sent up II. B, No So, to require mill
owners to settle with employees every 20 days.
Mr. Humphreys introduced II. b, No. 81. 1t
provides for enlargiug the course of instruc-
tion in the State University for the benefit of
school teachers.
The remainder OF the morning session was
consumed in second reading OF bills, as was
also the entire afternoon session.
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Drank wood Alcohol.

Four men died recently near Noun
tain Home under mysterious circum-
stances, and an investigation led to the
belief that they died from the effects
Of menthol or wood alcohol, which
they drank through mistake.
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S. B. No. AZ [Shackefordl, making 1t unlaw-
full for candidates for state, county, and muni-
cipal officers to purchase votes for any consid-
Grafton Read twice.
The senate then adjourned to meet in joint
session, after which adjournment was taken
till Monday.
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Passed Counterfeit Money.

Geo. Beavers and viii Haynes were
arrested at Springdale. charged with
counterfeiting. Their scheme was to
buy money order payable to one of
their party, paying for it with bogus
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Tried to XIII HimaeIf

Sam Dealens, confined in Jail at Fay
etteville, and whose death sentence was
last week commuted to life imprison-
ment by the governor, attempted sui
eide by severing an artery in his arm
with an old barlow knife.
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The Roles Crclone.

A cyclone passed over Boles, little
town in Scott county, and blew school
house down, killing three little girls
and young lady. The teacher, Mr.. j.
NJ. Hough, had his shoulder dislocated
and number of the pupils were hurt.
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THE REINTERMENT OF JOHN
BROWNS MEN

The remains Of seven of John Brown .,
followers who hcralded the civil war, aud
met their deaths In 1880 in a vain effort Ia
free the slaves in Virginia. were reinter%
red on Wednesday at North Elba, n. Y.
bsidc the grave of their old leader Tho
bodies of five of them were first buried az
Harpor's Ferry. Two of them, AbsalOn
Hazard and Aaron Dwight Stevens wis
were wounded and captured with John
Brown and were hanged a month after
the raid, were buried at Perth Amboy. n,
j. Their bones were disinterred a few
days ago and sent to North Elha by Co,
Richard j.. Hinton, who is the sole slrvi<
vor of John Browns party. Wednesday
was the i3d anniversary of the famoua
battle of Ossowattomie About 1900 per.
sons were in attendance upon the exer.
cises at North Elba.
over single open grave rested thu
seven Baskets containing the remains a
the men. The Rev. Joshua Young deliver.
cd an address recalling tho occasion on a
cold December day, ~ years before. wheI
he had stood beside an open grave in tho
same place and as officiating clergyman
saw committed to that grave all that was
mortal of John Brown.
Al the conclusion of his remarks. tho
Eppe family. the only survivors Of those
whom John Brown brought 10 North Elh,
and established in "A colony hoping 20
make them free and independent, sang tho
hymn that was sung forty years ago as
the interment OF their chieftain. Colonel
Richard L. Hinton gave "a sketch of the
careers of those whose remains were bur-
led. Bishop Potter spoke briefly and was
followed by Whitelaw Reid The bodies
were then lowered into the grave. A firing
squad of the 2Gth Infantry gave partin I
salute.
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"You forget. ercellency. Thev are bound.
The malls are smooth
hands Of those wretches. Is IL nothing
to me, do you think" she added, with
sudden passion, that you should risk
your life?"
Desmond's eyes lit up with q glow of
tenderness. Il hoped it might be
something" he said simply. But do
you think there is no happiness to
me in adventuring something for you
and yours?"
Hilmar looked up at him for a mo-
ment without speaking Her eyes
were like stars in the soft twilight Of
the shadow
at must be as you wish" she said
gravely But if you are taken-are
taken'-and sob escaped her as she
strove for words-"what has life left
for me?'
THE memory that to two men at
least you were all in ALL" said Des-
mond, and he put out his hand and met
hers as it strayed toward him, as if 1t
sought support in this sudden strain
of despair. "As if could fail now"
he added triumphantly, pressing the
shaking little palm
Suddenly, impulsively. the girl raised
his clasping hand to her lips and kiss
ed 1t. Then, with a burning face, she
gave a whispered command to old
Stefan and began hastily TO thread
her way through the bushes and back
into the forest.
Desmond stood for a minute like one
to whom the gates of paradise are
opened He regarded his right hand in
sort Of ecstatic amaze. Then quickly
he pressed 1t to his own lips, as If
transferring that precious influence to
safer keeping. AS one in n dream he
followed the other two, and the whole
party disappeared in the mazes of the
forest.
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a yard of Desmond's face and, re-
bounding, struck him over the eye. II
he could have found It, he felt he
should like to preserve 1t as a precious
relic.
He resumed his work at the next
bar with greater caution, and, though
1t was stouter than the first, an hours
work saw It, too, broken. He twisted
1t aside and fastened his remaining
rope to the side of the grating. Then,
wriggling his body feet first through
the opening, he caught the loose end
between his hands and slid down into
the darkness of the barn.
The prisoners must have heard his
operations on the roof, but no sound
came up to him. He landed gently on
the floor let go the rope and began to
feel round him with cropping hands.
For a yard or two he crept about in
the darkness, finding nothing. He
gave a slight whisper. No answer
came. With beating heart he strobe
forward, playing out his hands before
him. Nothing met his touch but a
blank wall. With sickening disap-
pointment at his heart he crawle'l
round the walls, feeling, stretching,
grasplng at emptiness. He crossed
and recrossed the floor aimlessly. The
result was everywhere the same. His
adventure was vain. The barn was
empty, the floor smooth and void as
when Hilmar played in it in the days
Of long ago.
As this was borne upon him he turn
ed despairingly to the rope to climb
forth again and renew his search else
where. He clutched the rope and be-
gan to haul himself up hand by hand.
There were a culver and CRATE from
above. The iron framework stirred
and began to move. He drew himself
up with quick, desperate jerks. Too
late! With a crash and n clang the
bars came away from the walls and
fell Gathering to the hard stone pave
ment. A corner struck him, and
bleeding and half stunned, he rolled
upon the floor, a prisoner indeed.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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CHAPTER WILL

Old sTEFANS VODKI-DESMOND EMU.
LATRs THE CATS.
The saloon of the Hendrix Hudson
would have been sore sight to the
eyes of Menzies, the Scotch steward,
If he had been there to see it's terrible
dishevelment. Round the table four
dirty, sheep skinned soldiers sat and
fingered filthy pack of cards In each
mouth was stuck an evil smelling ci-
gar, and innumerable stains Of Jugs
and tumblers marked the smooth ma
hogany. The cellaret doors had been
burst open by the kicks Of msty boots,
and books, broken crockery and heap
Of little knickknacks strewed the floor
The company had evidently Toasted
where it slept. The dirty plates and
knives Of the previous evening meal
We're tossed carelessly into corner,
unwashed and sticky. The mud of
shore and forest was thick on carpets
and chairs.
One of the men took sup from a
jug beside him and cursed aloud.
''To call this thin wash liquor" he
complained. 'Id rather have the
scourings Of vodki cup whence all
had gone but the smell"
Hogs drink, cat lap" agreed an
other. Never a sup Of real spirit can
find aboard-nothing but this watery
-Ad fth."
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Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfeld, ILL.,,
makes the statement that she caught
cold, which settled on her lungs; she was
treated for month by her family physi-
clan. but grew worse. He told her she
was a hopeless victim of consumption and
that no medicine could cure her Her
druggist suggested DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption; she bought a
bottle and to her delight found herself
benefited from first dose. She continued
its use and after taking six bottles, found
herself sound and well; now does her own
house work, and is as well as she ever
was. Free trial bottles of this Great Dis
covery at j. w. O'Sullivan's drug store
Large bottles 30 cents and sl.00.