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The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
Attem pied Suicide.

w, T. Smithey and wife, an elderly
couple, narrowly escaped death from
asphyxiation at Pine Bluff hotel.
1T was apparently a case of attempted
suicide. The couple selected a room
which could be locked only from the
outside, instructing the clerk to lock
the door after they had gone in the
room. This was done and in short time
the odor of gas permeated the entire
building. Investigation proved that it
was coming from Smithey's room an d
when the door was unlocked Smithey
and his wife were found in an uncon-
scious condition. They were resusci-s
tated with difficulty, and after the ga
had been relghted Smithey again blew
it out, apparently making a second at
tempt at self-destruction,
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Mean Total
Temp Precip,
Cowhided Her Husbands Companion.

Mr., and Mrs. Henry Williams of La.
fayette, Ind, and a woman named Jen'
ME Townsend figured in sensational
treet scene at Hot Springs Williams
who is a travelling man, met the Town
send woman on the road and became
enamored of her. Mrs Williams heard
Of it and traced the couple to Hot
Springs and kept on the lookout for
them. As Williams and his companion
sauntered up Central avenue they were
suddenly confronted by Mrs Williams,
armed with II horse whip. She pro-
ceeded to administer a severe chastise-
ment to the Townsend woman, who,
after begging for mercy and standing
the punishment as long as possible, ran
away. The wife then kissed and for.
gave her husband blaming the woman.
No arrests were made, the couple leav.
ing for their home soon after the occur
renee.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
Big Fire at Little Rock.

y The large dry goods store OF Quinn
Bros, Levi Storthz pawnshop and the
store occupied by Walker e. Co., coal
dealers, Little Rock, went up in smoke
on the night OF May 23d, The stock
and fixtures in the retail department OF
the II. j, George Grocer Company was
also partially consumed. Quinn Bros,
loss is placed at 500, 600, insured for
500, 900. A. h. Poe, proprietor of the
shoe department in the Quinn building,
places his loss at SIS, 900, with sl0, 600
insurance. Storthzs loss Is s35, 600, IN
sured for only $1,000 The buildings
occupied by Quinn Bros, the George
Grocer Company and Walker & Co. were
valued at GA, 900, insured for $4,000
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
Killed by tho Cars.

An elderly lady named Lusby was
accidentally killed by the cars at Sedg-
wick. She was en- route to Newport
from Lockwood, Mo-, and fell asleep on
the Kansas City & Fort Scott train
The porter failed to wake her at lloxie,
where she was to change cars, and she
was taken on TO Jonesboro The CON.
ductor put her on local to go back to
lIoxie While the train was switching
at Sedgwicls, probably thinking she
was being left, she got out Of the ca
boosc and In some way was run over
and killed. No one witnessed the ac'
cidnnL
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
Young Woman Assaulted.

Alta tie camp near Little Rock me-
gro named Charles Anderson assaulted
young married woman who was em'
ployed at the camp as cook. The black
6end went to the camp, claiming he
was in search Of work. and, finding the
woman alone, he assaulted her, badly
bruising and choking her. After ac-
compishing his purpose the negro left
the camp, going towards Little Rock,
where he took n north-bound Iron
Mountain freight train, kilograms
describing him were sent to several
points, and negro answering his de-
scrip,ion was taken from box eur by
officers at Walnut Ridge, He will be
given speedy trial, and II fully
identified will pay the penalty with
his life,
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
An Aggrieved Wife Creates SEN
sation by CowhidIng Her Hus-
bands Companion.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CHRONICLED
Fonr-Year-OId Child Fatally Burned-A
Large Transfer Of Farm Land in Pulaski
County-Baok Pay for Old Soidlers-Hot
Springs Visitor Robbed.
Crop Summary.

Following is the summary Of the gov
ernment climate and crop report for
Arkansas for The week ending May 21st;
Weather was generally favorable for
farm work, which progressed rapidly,
Light rains were general, and in some
few localities the rain was heavy and
interfered with the cultivation Of crops
Corn looks well and is generally up to
good stands. Cotton is being chopped
out and as rule the stand is good.
Wheat and oats look promising,
The mean temperature and total
rainfall for the week at reporting sta
tions are given in the following table.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
Negro Trespasser shot.

An unknown negro was killed two
miles from Fort Smith by j. W. School
field, wEo was discharged by the United
States commissioner at his examining
trial The negro took possession OF
Schoolfeld's house while the latter was
away from home, and refused to vacate
when he returned. When ordered TO
leave the negro drew pistol and defed
Schoolfeld, who went to procure gun,
When he returned, finding the negro
stiIl in possession, he opened Gre upon
him, killing him instantly.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
STILL PRESSING THE PORTE,
United states Charge DANnirc'
Griscom Presents u More Em-
phntic Note 10 Turkey.

Consiantlnople, May 24.-'rhc United
States legation, having vainly wai,ec
four weeks for reply to the note OF
April "a, regarding the American IN
demnity clnims, Mr., Lloyd c, Girls
com, United States charge dNllnlrs, on
Tuesday, handed TO Tcw6k pasha
minister OF foreign affairs, new note
couchcd In more precise terms and in
slsdng upon II prompt settlement
The note produced u great impress
sion, MS the porte thought the moilcr
postponed, u not abandoned, II u
believed that the United States will
not wait no long this time for an an,
swer, Americas indulgence thus far
having made n satisfactory impress
sion upon the porte.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
IN FoRTY-SECOND ASSEMBLY.
The General Assembly of the United
Presbyterian church OF North
America Opened at chicago.

Chicago, May 24.--Thc forty-sccond
general assembly Of the United Pres
pytcrian church of North America be-
gan here in the Sixth United Prcsby
tcran church. The opening sermon
w0s preached by Rev, :, II Lyons
D.D., president Of Monmouth college
Monmouth, III. The greatest discus
SION In the assembly will be over the
revision OF the testimony on secret so
cieles. Many members OF oath
bound organizations are now In th,
church and It is causing trouble. The
following reports were presented; Re
port of the board Of home missions
report Of the board of church cNten'
sion, report of frccdmen's misslons'
report of the statistical clerk and re-
port Of the board Of ministerial re-
lief
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GERMAN MEAT BILL PASSED
Provisions Of the Measure Rs II wa,
Finally Passed by the
WcIchstnR.

Berlin, May 24,-The reichstag, yot
ing by roll call, adopted the meat bill
by 1853 to 1913 votes.
AS it has passed the rcichstag, in ad-
ditlon to prohibiting the importation
of canned or sausage meat, the bill!
provides that. until December 81, 1908.
the importation of fresh meat shall
only be allowed in whole, or, in GER
tain cases, in half carcasses and that
the importation Of prepared meat shall
only be permitted when 1t is proved to
be innocuous. which is regarded as
being impossible of proof In the case
Of consignmcnts Of salt meat under
four kilogrammes in weight The bill
also provides that, after 1908, the i'm
portatlon of meat shall either be reg,'
lated by fresh legislation or the above
mentioned provisions remain in force.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26

THE STRIKE AT ST. LOUIS.
Some Cars Run During the
Day, hut None nt Night.

st. Louis, May 24.--rhc strike sitn-
eiion with the street railways remains
unchanged. The st. Louis Transit Co.
Is running portion Of its equipment
on some Of its lines, but Is doing 50
ai decided loss, rs the public, for the
mGei pnrt refuses TO use the ears ~
long 0s the strike remains unsettled,
with the result that there are more
"coppers" than nickels to be found on
board. What ears are running ure
turned IN ns soon MS II begins TO
get dusk, and for l6 days not an owl
car has been run,
Postmaster lMumhoii says the mail
ours have been running regularly
since the federal injunction wns IL.
81 ID and he has no complaint, TO
make, so there IL no present excuse
for the calling out Of deputy marshala
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
THE TIME-LIMIT ABOLISHED.
Efficient Methodist Ministers Need
Not. Hereafter, he Removed
From Their Charges.

Chicago, May 24.-With the election
of bishops and the important qucs-
ton of admitting women to the gen
cral conference disposed OF, the
Methodist general conference re-
sumed the discussion Of the pastorate
time limit. 1t was expected that this
question would be settled before the
close of the morning session. Discus
sion was mainly over the minority re-
port OF the committee, which was
finally voted down and the majority
report of the committee on itinerancy
was adopted by the conference, 1t
reads as follows.
Section 3, paragraph l13, of the dis
ciplinc, is amended by striking out
substitute section and inserting
therefore the words He (thc bishop
shall appoint the preachers to the seV'
eral pastoral charges annually
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
St, TrRucie Leyee District,

The st. Francis levee board will ad.
vertise for bids for another installment
of work on their levee. This work in
wolves the expenditure of $50, 600, and
viii begin at the old Choctaw &
Memphis railroad, at Four Mile Bayou,
and extend south as far as the $3.50, 900
win go. 1t is expected that this will
complete between ten and fifteen miles
of the levec, The board has just com
pletcd thirty Ave miles Of levee in Lee
and Crittenden counties at Il cost Of
500 OOO
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
Sensational Killing at Eureka Springs.

A sensational shooting affray oc.
Cured at Eureka Springs, in which
Chas. Devers was shot and instantly
killed by j. +. Mitchell. Mitchell,
who had been arrested at the instance
of Devers' wife for alleged assault, had
just been acquitted in the police court
after sensational trial. Devers at
tackled Mitchell while the latter was
seated, and struck him with brass
knucks and fed Mitchell fred one
shot as Devers leaped from porch in
the rear. Arrested later, d evers
begged the officers to disarm Mitchell,
and as he was brought into the latter's
presence again broke and ran, pursued
by Mitchell, who caught and held his
victim while he fred a bullet through
his heart
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AGAIN ADVANCING IN FOnCE.
Gen. Roberts once More Heading
Toward Pretoria.

London, May 30, 200 p. m.--Oncc
more Lord Roberts Is advancing in
force. The wait at Kroonstad Is over,
and already the main British army IL
about twenty miles north OF Its former
resting place, judging from the dis
matches of Lord Roberts at llonings
Sprut station, while thanking him on
either side of the railroad Is Gen,
frcnch's cavalry and Gen. Ian lloml''
tons mounted infantry both slightly
IN advance of Lord Roberts and threat
cniug 10 envelope the l'ocr position
which extends for 20 miles due north,
Advance AlonG the Railroad,
Gen, French probably crossed thu
Rhcnosler river near the Junction with
the uoning Sprut which runs thence
TO IIonng spruit station. The main
British army will probably advance
nlong the railroad while Gen.
french convcrgcs from the west, and
Gen. Hamilton from the east. Against
this overwhelming force the Beers
win probably follow their usual ioc'
tcs of retiring TO positions, which
doubtless have been prepared In nd.
vance for their occupation.
Gen, French and Gen. Hamilton are
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
FUGITIVES IN INDIANA.
Taylor Rnd Finley Remain Rt In
dinnnpOIis, out of Ncnch Of
Kentucky Officers.

Indianapolis, Ind, May CIV. S.
Taylor. former governor Of Kentucky,
ana Charles Finley, wanted nt Frank
fort on charge OF completely in the
Gocbcl assassination, continue here,
II Is their ntcl,ion 10 go,Friday,for n
vacation to the springs at Martinsville,
Ind, bu, republicans in indianapolis
have told them that II would be easy
for enemies to kidnap Them Ia so small
A place,
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
MOB LAW IN COLORADO.
A Black Brmtc Meets His Fate mt the
Hands Of nm Enrngcd Mob
at Pueblo, Col,

Pueblo, Col, May 2i,--Calvin Kimb-
lcrmwho first assaulted and then killed
two young white girls and then at.
tempted to XIII his wife, last Sunday
morning, and who was arrested at
Denver and brought back here, was
taken from the officers who had him
In charge on the train, dragged the
length of two blocks by rope that
Ind been thrown around HIS neck and
then hanged, Some of the mob wanted
70 burn his body, but better counsel
Oreyatlcd,
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
smn,,po, scrre IN the Courtroom.

A juryman named W. r. Jackson
caused circuit court az Little Rock to
be suddenly adjourned, and tn" ease
upon which he was serving was post
poncd until the next term OF court
The trouble arose when II was learned
that Jackson's wife was dangerously III
with smallpox and that he had been
going TO and from his home every night
and morning, 1t took the Judge but a
few seconds TO declare courtadjourned,
and all The jury went at once to be fu'
migatcd and vaccinnted.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
RoCKEFELLER's PET REFUSES.
University Of chicago VIII DO Moth
inR to Help the Visiting
cuban Teachers.
Chicago, May 2i-Thc Chronicle

Chicago, May 2i.-Thc Chronicle
s0yn
The Cuban school teachers that are
to be brought to this country, during
the summer, by the government, VIII
not be entertained by the University
of Chicago. Officials of the war de.
pnrtmcnt and the Harvard university
have requested the locol university to
raise enough money TO bring the Gu
ban teachers from Boston to Chicngo,
and TO provide some special education
for them at the university and In the
city. The college has decided that
this is impossible.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
SNnANilOnNl StrNet FlYht.

Az Hot Springs Col. u. W. Rector and
Prof Geo, B, Cook, superintendent Of
the public schools, engaged In II per-
sonal encounter on the street, In which
Rector used u pistol us weapon, beat.
ing Cook over the head and neck
The men were separated in time TO
prevent bloodshcd. The trouble arose
over u dispute us To the progress made
by Reutor's children at school
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
Allapad SmugRlern Indicted.

The grand jury in the United States
court at Fort Scott, Kan, has returned
indictments against DR., A, NJ, McKen.
non and w, r, Dunlop, Of johnson
county, for alleged violation OF the
cattle quarantine regulations They
are accused OF smuggling 7o3 head Of
infected cattle across the Arkansas
state line last December.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
To License Funeral Direciors.

At the annual meeting OF the Arkan'
sas Funeral Directors Association a,
Hot Springs memorial was prepared
to be presented to the next Legislature
asking that II law be enacted licensing
funeral directors and cmbalmers, and
that all persons engaging In the busi'
ness be required TO stand an examina'
ton before competent board
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
Co,,on MI, Compnny ,ncorpors,ed.

Articles of incorporation of the Pro-
mier Cotton Mills, Of Helena, have been
filed with the secretary Of state, Tho
capital stock is 800 900, Of which 500 900
has been subscribed, The corporators
md officers arci Il, G, Hornor, prcsi'
dent, q, +. Harrington, vice.prcsidcnti
Il, II, MerriIicld, sccrctnryi II, c, Burke,
treasurer; John Hornor A. A. llornor,
W, A. Shoup, u, $. Ready, r. A. Short
and j, y, Uornor
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
Large Land Tfanarer.

A deed involving soa,Si70i has been
fled with the circuit clerk at Little
Rock, 1t is the largest amount ever
given as consideration in a deed filed
in Pulaski county, except railroad
lands It was the transfer Of the Pun
phroy plantation, comprising 1884 40
acrcs Of valuable farming land below
Little Rock, from John Humphrey aud
wife to the Equitable Securities Com
pOny. The deed bore t05 In revenue
stamps
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
sRIEF MENTION.
An anti-saloon league has been o.
neaan1a

ganized at Osceola.
Chas. Lawson, of Jasper, was lodged
In Jail at Jasper, charged with poison
ing his wife.
The Jonesboro city council has fixed
the municipal liquor license at $1,000
per annum.
An electric light and ice plant will be
erected at Clarendon by company OK
local capitalists
Maddox Seminary at Little Rock will
| hold its commencement exercises on
May 27th to 3Oth.
Lottie, the 4-year-old child OF Ed
Lrone, of Bentonville, fell into the
fireplace and was fatally burned
The f4.year-old son of H. Carney, liv-
ing near Bentonville, was drowned
while attempting to ford the Illinois
river.
Pine Bluff will entertain the state
teachers this year, They meet in an
nual session on June 27th, 2sth and
Goth.
Ed Lee, colored, while stealing ride
on freight train near Malvern, fell
under the wheels and had his left limb
cut off.
Judge Joseph W. Martin of Little
Rock, was elected moderator OF the
Southern Presbyterian Assembly at At
lanta, Ga.
The police Judge at Fort Smith dis
charged n young lady teacher in the
public schools who had been arrested
for whipping bad boy pupil
Near Ravenden Springs the 7-year-olo
child of a Mr., Carter, while at play, fell
into kettle Of boiling soap and was
badly injured.
j. j. Ballew and A. L, Murdoch, who
were arrested in st. Louis on the
charge of counterfeitng, were convict
ed in the federal court at Little Rock.
Thos. Jones, laborer, was badly in
iured while excavating for cellar in
North Little Rock. The walls caved
in. burying him beneath their weight.
Travis Redwinc, living near May
nard, celebrated his ssth birthday by a
family reunion, which was attended by
lO5 of his children, grandchildren and
great grandchildren.
Joe Jones, of Black Rock, realized
1922 on collection Of pearls which he
sold They were all found by him near
Black Rock, and were the result Of six
weeks pearl fishing
W. b. Sorrells, of Pine Bluff, won the
state championship medal from c. y,
DeLong, of Hot Springs, at a shooting
contest Sorrells killed A birds ont Of
possible 50 and DeLong killed 4o
On June 18th and 18th the fifth an
nual session of the Arkansas Music
Teachers Association will be held at
Little Rock,
The total strawberry shipments from
Van Buren, this season aggregate 49,.
600 crates, representing about $4,000
actually paid to growers.
The report of the secretary OF the
state board Of charitable institutions,
submitted at meeting of the board
held last week. contains much informa-
tion OF interest to the public
John Woodard, an alleged moon
sinner OF johnson county, voluntarily
surrendered stating that he was tired
Of hiding out In order to evadc the Off
GERS,
Articles of incorporation Of the De.
Soto Mining Company, OF Camp Wilder,
Polk county, with Il capital stock OF
5000, 100, have been filed with the sec.
relary of state,
The stand'pipc and steel for erecting
50OOO gallon water'works tank ut
Brlnklcy has arrived and is being put
up The plant will be owned and op
Grated by the city.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
Fair Association at MorrIlton.

Articles of incorporation OF the Cen
tral Arkansas Fair Association, OF Nor.
ril,on, have been fled with the secre-
tury Of state, The association proposes
TO build race track and the necessary
buildings and to hold an annual fair at
Morrilton TO the end that the live stock
and agricutneal products Of the county
may be improved.
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vii, Hold u Special session.

A special session Of the grand jury OF
the federal court at Fort Smith will be
held about the 25th OF June TO pass
upon the cases OF several persons who
are confined In the federal Jail, There
Is quite gathering Of moonshiners
and Illicit whisky dealers behind the
bars. several Of whom are anxious to
al and puiltv
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
Nsv,o W,,ucss stmbbsd.

Wash Leonard was Nbbcd and NOR
tally wounded by Lon Burke during
the course OF n trial at Plumervlle ii
which Leonard was n witness against
Burke. Burke was arrested ant
lodged in jail at Morrilton. Both par
ties are colOrcd,
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26

A Suspected Plague Center.

New York, May GA dispatch to
the Herald from Rio De Janeiro says:
The government has published de-
cree proclaiming that the town and
harbor OF Rio Janciro are suspected ~
n plague center and II In officially an
nounced that several plaguc eases
have occurred hcrA
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
uichrst pnby in America.

Newport, Il. l., May 24.--By the
wills Of John Nichols Brown and
Harold Brown, filed Tuesday, for pro
bate, an infant II weeks old becomes
the principal heir TO the two estates
valued at about $o,0oo,Ooo each. Tho
child Ia probably the most wealthy
boy In the United States.
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
CROSSED THE nHENOsTER.
Gen. French and Gen. auiiItOn Maxi
Ing bOer Lines UntcnabIc.

IIonings Spruit, Orange Free State,
Tuesday Evening, May 22.-Gen.
French has crossed the Rhenostcr
river, northwest of here. This move
ment, combined with Gen. Ian IIami-
tons occupation of lleilbron, renders
the Boer position 20 miles in the Brit
ish front untenablc. The latest re-
ports, received, however, say the
burghers are prepared to make a
strong resistance and possess IS guns,
Fifteen prisoners were taken to-day,
The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
Fast Mail Ditchcd-TwO Fatalities

Cleveland, o., May 2i.-Tho engine
attached TO the wcst-lound fast mail
train ON the Lake Shore road went
into tho ditcir at WesiAeld, n. T., AZ
$3.50 n. m, and Engineer Rcngun and
Lis fireman. WIN. Leighbody, were
killed.