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The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
TROUBLE ENARRoWLY AVERTED
Col. CaupbelI Creates n Panic at the
Trial of Caleb Powers "'
Frankfort.

Frankfort. KY, March 21.-The most
thrilling event of the examining trial
of republican Secretary OF State Caiep
Powers occurred Monday afternoon
shortly after three o'clock, and 1or d
few minutes is looked as IL SERIOUS
trouble could not be aNerted. Jadg'
George Denny, for the defendant ii
an argument upon the competency VI
a question, said:
1T is perfectly lawful for people 70
come here. and to come armed ca'"o
here several times myself"
He was referring to the crowd thaO
was present at the mass-meetlng heiu
in the state house yard just prior 10
Gov. Goebel's assassination.
Col. Campbell, for the prosecutions
replied that he did not consider 1t law
ful. and was surprised TO know that
Mr.. Denny had come armed. Denny
denied having made such statement
and said he did not come armed. camp
bell insisted that he had made the
statement. Both men were very much
excited, and spoke with vehemence
and with arms shaking, commenced 10
advance toward each other.
The courtroom was crowded, anG
the audience evidently thought fgh'
was on and made rush for the doors
and windows, people falling over each
other in their wild efforts to get ou1
of the room. Several policemen ard
deputy sheriffs were crying for ordsr'
and Judge Moore was bringing his
oavel down with terrific force and urS'
ING the people to take their seats. Al
ter five or ten minutes of the most eX-
citing scenes since the assassination,
quiet was restored.
Just as soon as the room began 10
grow orderly, ex-Gov. Brown, one OF
the attorneys for the defense, whIs-
pered to Col. Campbell who promptly
arose and apologized to Denny and 70
the court, Judge Denny replying in a
very happy speech. On an inspection
of the record it was found that Col.
Campbell had misconstrued Judge
Denny's statement.
At the conclusion of the eXamina-
ton of Golden, the commonwealth
rested its case. 1t was stated Sunday
night. that Mrs. Golden would also be
introduced as a witness, but she was
not put on the stand. 1t is stated
that she is an unwilling witness.
The attorneys for the defense asked
for an adjournment of court at four
o'clock for the purpose Of confer
ence with the defendant as to the wit.
nesses that will be placed on the stand
in his behalf Tuesday. The court od-
iourned for this purpose.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
More of the GOebcI Murder suspcctv
ClOscted with the Attorneys
for the Prosecution.

Frankfort, KY, March 2s,-rhert
we're some startling developments in
the Goebel assassination case yester-
day. During the afternoon w, II. Cul'
ton, who was held over to the circuit
court, went to the Capital hotel, where
rcys for the prosecution for over two
hours. He was accompanied by his
brother-in-law, Il. +. llogg, who Is also
his attorney. 1t was reported at the
time that Cuton had made some kind
OF a confession, hut last night 1t de.
ve;opcd that the information gained
was not at all sweeping in character as
Il was at first reported.
Culton's friends who are in his con-
0dence state that his statement was
not in the nature OF confession but
the admit that he gave the prosecu'
t;op such information as he had, and
which had heretofore not come out.
The conference between Culton and
the attorneys took place in the ro'm
OF Col. r. G, Campbell and there were
Pre- sent besides Mr.. Culton and Camp
bell, Commonwealth Attorney Frank
lhl, County Attorney Polsgrovo, Rev.
MIR Culton, father Of the prisoner, and
II. T.. liogg, his grother-in-law.
While this was going on Henry II.
YCutsey. the auditors clerk, who WAS
arrested at noon and locked up in
jail charged with being nm accessory,
sent for Col, Campbell, and the latter
visited him at the Jail, and was closet
ell with him fol" some time,
Youtsey, when he was arrested yes"
ttrdny, told the officers that the prose-
cution had promised not to arrest him,
and he complained that that side had
broken faith with him. 1t is not known
what took place at the interview be-
tween Youtsey and Campbell, but IL is
reported that Youtsey announced that
he was ready to make public state
mcnt, which the prosecution evidently
did not care to have made ut least for
the present.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
Opposed to Transient Merch ants.

The city council of Fort Smith passed
an ordinance to prohibit people going
to that city to dispose of bankrupt
stocks" of merchandise The measure
provides that any persoIn. coming to the
city of Fort Smith to engage iii busi'
ness must deposit with the city the sum
of 800 if his capital stock is $1,000,
$500 If the capital stock is $4,000, and so
on up to $40 900 and more, when the de-
posft shall be in the sum Of $1,000, the
money to be returned II the party re-
mains in business in the city for one
wear or more.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
The Escape Of ComIuandant Oliver
Throws Cold Water ON Brit
fsh Enthusiasm.

London, March 2S, 4 a. m.-The
Beers are having a little good luck
and are showing some boldness again
as /, raiiiing party, vstimated at iGG, 4
believed by the British forces at WI"
renton TO have crossed the Kimberley
Bic einfontein wagonroad Monday, aHe
to have headed for Jacobsdal, with
the intention of cutting the railway
ten miles west.
Commandant Olivier appears to have
gotten his five thousand men and q
miles of wagons into rugged country,
where he can make an easy rear guaro
defense. Charles Williams, the mill
tary expert, says:
"If this column gets through sub
stantially Commandant Olivier vii,
have carried out the great feat of the
war-seeing that he ran every chance
OF being ground between the uppei
milestone of Lord Roberts army, and
the neither milestone of the broken
Basuto frontier"
He will have done it within 80 miles
Or so of Lord Roberts in strength
Certainly it looked for week as
though Lord Roberts held Olivier in
the hollow of his hand. If Olivier gets
through TO Kroonstadt with 5000 men
IL will be an important addition to ths
Beers gathering there. His escape is
., I,.,l, a.. . L. al / lfiT
OF the British cavalry horses. Lore
RoLerts's transport appears to have
been badly dislocated by the loss al
Reit river, before Cronje's surrendm
of the wagon train, and in addition
to this the army with which he pur
poses to advance toward Pretoria is
nearly double that of the earlier rapid
movements.
Ten thousand transport, cavalry ana
gun animals are due to arrive at Capt
ports during this and next week.
1t is given out at Cape Town that
Lord Roberts advance may be de
laNed for months. Although such
statements should be received with re-
serve, it seems positive that he intends
to go to Cape Town to meet Lady RoD
erts, who is due to arrive there in ten
days.
"The war office has issued anotfN
table of British losses, showing an ag
gregate of 1862, which does not in
cIude 4,004 who have been inyalidet
hCme."
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
A nlv shlp.i,ulldlne Plant.

San Francisco, Mnroh 2s,--The Call
says that tch owners OF the Rlsdon
iron works have practically completed
n deal whereby they have secured con.
trcl of the pocIhe rolling mills, the
plant of which covers 3s acres, and In.
cludcs 1,700 feet OF water front on the
bny II Is stated that dry dock capo.
bio Of receiving the largest vessel
nfout will be built, and that the Ris.
don Iron Co. will expend about 3,OOo,.
600 In constructing a complete ship.
building establishment, where ut least
1000 men will be emnlovpti. ...-
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
A Large Glass.

At the spring reunion of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite, held in lat
tie Rock, a class of fourteen candidates
were introduced to the mysteries OF
Masonry from the fourth to the thirty
third degrees, as follows Joseph Greg
brv. Alexandria, La; l.. j. Robinson
Little Rock; j. A. Foster, Fort Smith;
j. X. Tunnah, S, +. Porter, +. Burtnett,
Little Rock; j. w. James, Conway; A.
Driedell, Arkansas City; NJ. j. Redding,
Hamburg: j. A. Adams, E. W. Gates
Wilmar; j. NJ. Parker, Hamburg; D. 7,
Parker. Monroe. La; o. B. Gordon
Prescott.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
THE "BOxER" MOVEMENT.
Severe Fight Between Imperial
Troops and "DOxers" In Chi
Ii Province, China.

Pekin, March 2s.--'rhc Boxer
movement In the north Is assuming
alarming proportions. News has been
received here that an indeclsiye but
severe fight has taken place between
the BOXERS" and imperial troops at
Yen Chu, province of Chi ii. Each
force numbered about 1900 men and
there were heavy casualties ON both
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
FIRE AT ARGENTINE, KAS.
III. Kansas city car Il Foundry Co.'s
Plant NJ Argentine, kns., Par
TALLY burned.

Kansas City, No., March ss.-Fire,
which broke out shortly after a. m.
IN the plant Of the Kansas City Car
& Foundry Co., located on the Kansas
aide of the river, ncnr Argentine, caused
q loss OF fully Slj0,Ooo, The plant is
valued at 100000, The Armours urc
largely interested In the concern, and
build and repair their refrigerator
cnrs ihnrn-
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
CORRUPTION IN OFFICE.
The st. Louis Grand Jury Makes
sweeping Charges ana Recon-
mendutIOns.

st. Louis, March 27.-Aftcr a search.
ing investigation into charges OF muni-
cipal corruption the February grand
jury, Monday, submitted its final re-
port to Judge Fisher, recommending
the removal from office by the mayor
of Supply Commissioner Frederick G.
Meier, greater care in the approval "
bills and vouchers by the comptroller.
Isaac II. Sturgeon, and an inquiry by
the mayor into accusations against
Police Judge George b. Sidener of un.
becoming conduct while of the bench.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
POWERS HELD IO ANSWER.
Secretary Of State Powers Held for
the Grand Jury, Without
Bail; at Frankfort.
THE DEFENSE OFFERED NO TESTIMONY.
The Court Ruled, In Eject, that
There was Presumptive Evidence
that Powers was Connected with
the Conspiracy to XIII Gocbel,
and Therefore Held Him.

Frankfort, KY, March 2s.--The
fourth day of the examining trial OF
Republican Secretary of State Caleb
Powers began with the court room
cleared of all people, excepting attor-
neys. newspaper correspondents and
officers of she court. The court ad-
ionrned Monday, to meet at a. m,
but it was nearly ten when Judge
Moore called for order. The attorneys
for the defense held consultation, and
afterwards called County Attorney
Polsgrove.
Defense offered No Testimony.
immediately after the consultation,
Gov. Brown, for the defense. announced
that no testimony would be introduced
for the defense, and that they would
waive further examination. The par
don issued to Powers by Gov. Taylor
was rendered by ex-Gov. Brown as u
bar to the prosecution, and he asked
that the defendant be dismissed.
CnmpbeIrs Contention.
Lawyer Campbell said the common
wealth denied Gov. Taylor's right to
issue a pardon at the time the pardon
was granted.
Gov. Brown moved that the prisoner
be dismissed upon the evidence. The
motion was overruled. Bail was then
asked for, and Judge Moore said:
The Courts Decision.
1T is not my belief that Powers
fred the shot which killed Gov. Goe-
bel, but from the evidence, it is my
opinion that he was connected with
the conspiracy to kill him. | shall,
therefore, order that he be held over
without bail to the Franklin county
grand jury, that the case may be fur
ther investigated"
The Davis and Culton Cases.
After the Powers case had been dis
posed of, Judge Moore asked II the
commonwealth was ready to take up
one of the other cases, that Of Capt.
John Davis or Vim. II. Culton, who are
also charged with being accessories to
the murder.
County Attorney Polsgrove asked
that both cases be postponed until 2
p. M, the attorneys having agreed,
and court adjourned until that hour.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
BRIEF MENTION.

Gen. John Il. Gordon will deliver d
lecture in Batesville April 9th.
f. j, Lyles dropped dead while pillow
ing in his field near Clarendon.
Negotiations are pending for the es
tablishment of canning factory al
Gravett
Citizens of Monticello will form /,
stock company and erect 500, 900 cot
ton factory,
Ben Berry, laborer in the Bonana
mines, Sebastian county, was killed BY
falling slate.
w. c. Wathas, an engineer, was run
over by a switch engine at Mena ant
instantly killed.
Josh James, colorcd wife murderer
has been sentenced TO hang at Lake
Village, May 18th
The store of Russell Bros. at Cros
Plains, near Russellville, was entire!
destroyed by fire,
A freight conductor named JOIN
Norris was killed by being run over BY
the cars at Ashdown.
Jas. Tuft, q colored laboror at a saw
mill near Pine Bluff, was caught In I
fly wheel and instantly killed.
Rev. j. B. Sherwood of the NJ T.
Church, South, died at his home neal
Pine Bluff March 22d, aged 65 years.
Merchants and capitalists OF Texar
kama have started n movement TO es
tablish a cotton factory at that point
Two deaths have occurred at New
Lewisvile the past two months from
smallpox, the victims being mother and
son.
Mrs. Mary B, Tappan, wife Of Gen
Tappan of Helena, died suddenly MarcA
cath Of heart failure. She was 6i year
OF age,
c. G., Langston, general foreman ol
the Cotton Belt Shops ut Pine Bluff
has been promoted to be assistant mas
ter mechanic.
A son of Mr.. Littlcton, near Boone
Vile, and the l3.year.old son OF II. A.
McGill, Of Clarendon, were killed by
falling trees.
General Manager Harding, Of the
Iron Mountain, says no new lines Of
road will be built In Arkansas by The
Gould systcmthis year.
Smallpox is raging ut Springfield and
Plumcrvillc, Three persons died las
week at Springfield, and there Is niue
excitement over the pest
The police Of Van Buren, have been
instructed to close up all gambling
houses and rid the town Of sports,
A brakeman on n log train on th'
Choc,nw e. Arkansas road named Harris
was killed III u wreck near Tcxarkana
His body was crushed TO pulp by sew
crnl logs rolling on him.
After suspension Of about thre'|
months the paragould hub factory ha'|
started up and is running full time,
The postmasters Of Greene counVl
held convention and adopted rcsc
luton asking congress for increase
pay In Offices Of the fourth class.
A large planter asserts that the cow
ton acreage this year In Arkansas VIII
be smaller than last, principally op acl
count OF the scarcity OF farm labor
The boiler In The sawmill OF the b
Trcmaipe Lumber Company, Of Jensen
Sebastian county, exploded, No dam
age was done except 10 tho boiler.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
INVOKES THE CONSTITUTION.
which Rafael Ortiz Says Was Nlo-
lated IN His Trial and Convic-
ton for Murder.

st. Paul, Mimi, March 27.-ln the
United States district court, Monday,
the habeas corpus proceedings insti-
tuted on behalf of Rafael Ortiz werH
postponed by agreement until May 2.
Ortiz Is a Puerto Rican,who was con-
victed of murder by military court
and is now serving life sentence In
the Saltwater penitentary. In his ap'
pication for writ, he claims that ,c
was deprived of rights granted to ci'l'
zens of the United States, and tlat ie
was denied trial by jurv.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
wanted for SwIndiink.

A smooth young man named viii
Hall is wanted at Hot Springs on the
charge of grand larceny and cmbcz2le-
ment. Hall went to Hot Springs about
three weeks ago, and, being OF gentle
manly address, succeeded In gaining
the confidence OF n number OF citizens.
One physician Is said to have been
ilccced by him In the sum Of several
hundred dollars.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
cox, THE CoRnEsrONDENT.
lie Gives Some Impressions CLEANED
nj Pretoria,

Durham Monday, March 25.-.Wll
linn Cox, newspaper correspondent
who was released from Imprisonment
at Pretoria, has arrived here.
Mr.. Cox saw Secretary Reitz, nnt
says he is evidently worried at tn;
turn of events. Prominent persons u,
the Transvaal capital bitterly accus,
Mr.. Hofmeyer, the Afrikander leader
sn1 Premier Schrelner of desertlno
them.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
Bnried Beneath Cotton Seed Huns,

The dead body Of Henry MartbeyauI
was found buried in cotton seed hulh
at the Arkansas Cotton Oil Mil, Little
Rock The man had been dead fol
some time, as his body was badly de-
composed. Letters found on hin
showed that he was from New Orleans
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
STRICTLY FLESH AND BLOOD.
nut lie Created ms Great u Sensation
as II He Had Been u Mere
Ghost.

Terre llautc, Ind, March 27,-Thc
circuit court room, Monday morning,
was the scene Of sensation, when
Frank G. Mallory, whose divorced
wiie's relatives were beginning suit
to have him declared dead, walked ia
and interrupted the proceedings, Mai
lory has been missing for more than
tlye years and, under the law he could
have been declared dead, and his es.
tate forfeited. Further litigation IL
20 be instituted.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
A Chnpiain's Assertion.

New York, March as,-Rev, DR.,
Frank NJ, Wells, formerly chaplain Of
The First Tennessee regiment, has
published n letter here, asserting that
drunkenness Is scandalously prevalent
among the officers and privutes of the
army In the Philippines.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
CAPE TOWN ADNICES.
Rains Becoming GenernI-Sickncs
Among ROcr Prisoners.

London, March 2s.-Advices from
Cape Town say;
"Rains are general throughout
South Africa and rivers which have
been dry for years are being flooded
Many camps are transformed into
swamps. This will still more initiate
against an immediate British advance
sickness Among Prisoners.
sickness among the Boer prisoners
on the transports is increasing. Three
deaths occurred March 26. The bodies
were buried by the British with the
1rnnsvaal flag on the collins, the lead
ing Dutch Of Simonstown attending
the funeral. Typhoid alone claims l0C
victims among the prisoners, and the
population of Simonstown fear an cyl
dcmic.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
WIN Have His Troops on Hand.

Frankfort, Ky, March ss.--Demo-
crntic Gov. Beckhanf has not decided
whether the democratic troops will be
kept here till Monday, when the grand
jury convenes, but even should they
bc sent home, which is unlikely, they
will be brought back next week 10
preserve order during the regular
trials OF Powers, Culton, Davis and
athrrs
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
Commander shaw Attended.

Gen. A. ID. Shaw, commander.in-cheI
of the Grand Army of the Republic
was in attendance at the eighteenth
annual gathering of the state encamp
ment at Little Rock, which met Tues
day. Gen. Shaw delivered an address
before large audience at the Masonh
Temple during the encampment,
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
GEN. WHITE Ar CAPE TOWN.
sympathy Expressed over HIS En-
forced Home Going.

London, March 2s,-A Cape Towr
dispatch says;
Gen. White was presented with aD
address by the mayor and municipal
coupcil Of Cape Town, assuring him OF
their sympathy In his enforced hone
going, and declaring that the records
OF the siege OF lndysmith are among
the brightest annals Of the nation.
l. Is announced that Lord Roberts
is going to Cape Town to meet Lady
Roberts,
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
Freight Train Wre cked.

A. wreck on the Cotton Belt, March
Goth, between Eagle Mills and Camden
DELAYED traffic several hours. Ffteen
loaded cars went into a ditch, four Of
them being completely demolished
All the trainmen escaped, but two ne.
groes stealing ride were badly Ia
iurpd
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
For n Soldiers Hospital,

Representative Little has introduced
bill in Congress appropriatiig $780,
600 for soldiers hospital ut Hot
Springs into which shall be admitted
soldiers of all the wars Of the United
States, including soldiers Of the Span.
,sh War
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
Charged WIN stealing Ca,tle.

Victor Simon, coorcd, was arrested
nt Pine Bluff on the charge OF having
stolen cattle In his possession, Tho
cattle came from Desha county, and
Simon claims he purchased them Ia
yual faith
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
Railroader Killed.

Fred Stiefvater, brakeman on TN,
Iron Mountain railway, was shot and
killed at Newport by Frank Browning
of Sulphur Rock. The killing occurred
in house of i'll fame. Browning SUI
rendered and claims he killed Stiefvate
in self.defense.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
Life Sentence Com muted.

Governor Jones last week commutea.
to life imprisonment the death sentenc
of George Ponder, colored, convictedis
Columbia county of murder in the frs
degree and sentenced to hang. Pondel
killed another darkey named Dave VII
liams,
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
valuable milling Plant nurncd.

Lawrence, Kos, March 27,-Flrc at
u, m, destroyed the plant Of the Pier
sou Flour Milling Co, valued at $780,.
900, In addition TO the mill, several
thousand bushels Of wheat and several
hundred barrels Of -four were burned.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
CONFEDERATION nj Cn,ndsn.

Fire at Camden destroyed the second
hand furniture store and marble works
Of Polk Roberts; also j, w, Kennedy
and Ben Jaggcrs' groceries; colored
barber shop ana ]. X. Agos's tin shop,
stoves aud hardware.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
A Meeting of the Dund.

"A meeting Of the bund was held nt
rGarl, March 20, and was attended by
several members Of the Cape assem-
bly,, 1t passed resolutions regrettlng
that the Cape government was net
consulted before the war, and det|ar'
ing that any settlement which did not
respect the independence Of the re-
publics would be detrimental to The
highest interests of the British em
pre-. Mr. Ilorgrove, the chief speaker
prophesied another war within six
years unless independence was grant
ed, and Assemblymon Marais charoc'
ttrlzcd the war ns continuation OF
the jameson raid"
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
suicide Of Mrs. n. l.. kIcimer.

New York, March 27-Mrs. y. j.,
Klcimcrwido OF n Cincinnati brewer,
committed suicide during the night at
the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
Anton Schwartz, by inhaing gas.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
Horse Thieves Drought Down.

Arkansas City, Kans, March 27--
Relatives in this city have received
word Of the killing, in the 0sage Ma
ton, OF Richard Wilson and the fatui
wounding Of John Rush, horse thieves,
by deputy marshas who were chasing
them.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
Assaulted by n Colorsd Tenant.

j. II. Scruggs, jefferson county
farmer, was assaulted by u colorcd ten.
ant named Henry, who used IN ax
Henry dealt his victim two blows over
the head Scruggs is In critical con.
dition,
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
The Paris ExpOsition.

Pnris, March 2s, 1857 p. mat a
cabinet council to-day, at which M.Lou.
bet presided, II was decided 10 Off.
sially inaagurate the purls exposition
saturday, April IA.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
Promoted,

Washington, March ~. Mr.. Walter
peutscher, secretary to the Swiss lega-
ton In this city, has been transferred
to the post of secretary of legation ut
Rome. This Ia promotion. His suo.
SCISSOR here hns not been selected,
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
DlOa IN Memphis.

A, b, Conycrs, Of Jonesboro, bridge
carpenter on the Kansas City Fort
Scott and Memphis Railway, was
crushed beneath falling timbers and
nftcrward died In the hospital ut Mem
nhiu
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
lA GOV. STONE, Of MisnIsnippi, pead.

Holly Springs, Miss, March 27.-
Hon. j. NJ. stone, for ten years gov
crnor Of Mississippi, died after short
illness, from erysipelas. lie was prcsl.
dent Of the Starkvllle agricultural und
mechanical college.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31

In Englewood, Chicago SUBURB
The board Of education compcls pup%,
who have been absent from scboo'|
tour days or more to submit 70 '
medical examination by n physlcl'..
appointed by the board before bepI
ieudmittcd to school.
The Van Buren press., 1900-03-31
Iio,ly Sent Home,

Los Angeles, Cal, March 27,--1he
body of the late sherman Rogers, OF
Buffalo, n. Y, who died at Santa Bar.
bora last week, was sent east Monday.
The intcrment will take place in Duf.
fn ln.