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The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
younp Negro Confesses to the Muir
der of His Father and
Little Sister.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK BRIEFLY STATED.
,.An Powell, = Negro, After Being ssps.
r.ted From His Wife For Two Years,
Entered Her Home at Linwooi and
Killed Her While she slept.
Difference of Opinion.

Attorney General Davis differs with
Goy Jones on the question of appoint
mo county clerks in those counties
which the census shows have more
than the requisite population of $1,000.
Mr.. Davis says: 81 am clearly Of the
ouinion that no vacancy exists in either
ths county or the circuit clerks Office
Of these counties, as the present in
mmbents were nominated and elected
10 gil the office of county and circuit
clerk, and, in my Judgment, it would
be entirely illegal for any appointment
10 be made which would deprive them
Of half the emoluments Of their Offices.
Ihaye been asked the same question
repeatedly by interested parties, and
this is my view Of the law on the sub.
iect" Gov. Jones will make the APP
continents and the matter will likely
be settled in the courts.
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Notice to Democrats.

To The Democratic Clubs of Arkansas:
Hon. James X. Jones, chairman
democratic central committe, and
Hon. W. R. Hearst, president of Ma.
tional Association of Democratic Clubs,
have issued call requesting all demo.
cratic clubs in the United States to as.
semble at their usual places of meeting
on Saturday, October 81, 1900, for the
purpose of taking all such final steps
as may be deemed expedient and neces
sary towards securing the election of
Bryan and Stevenson Our democrat
ic state central committee desires to
co-opererate in this movement and, to
that end, we most earnestly request
that all democratic clubs in Arkansas
hold meetings on the date mentioned
above. We suggest, also, that at said
meetings special campaign committees
shall be appointed for every voting
precinct in each county whose duty it
shall be to do all in the power towards
seeing that every democratic voter in
the state Of Arkansas shall be induced
to 20 to the election on November 6
and cast his vote for the standard
bearers OF national democracy, and
for our democratic nominees for Con.
gress, CARROLL ARMSTRONG,
Chairman State Central Committee.
GRAY CARROLL,
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20

A Terrible Revenge,

Nelson Williams, coored, is in iail in
mississippi county, charged with ter.
riole crime. About two months 400
Williams who is but 10 years of age,
ran away from his home. He was fol.
lowed by his father and compelled to
return at the point of a shot.
gun Out of revenge, Williams stayed
up until his father and sister had gone
TO sleep, when he slipped into their
room and Drained them with an ak. In
an effort to hide all traces of the crime
the son set fire to the cabin. The next
morning the neighbors found the
charred remains of the elder Williams
and his daughter. The son was miss.
ing lie was followed to the home OF
relative, and after confessing the
crime, was taken into custody.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
Difficulty Between Conviots.

Francis Phillips, white, and Robert
Vlark colored, convcts at the state
penitcntiary, engaged In difficulty in
which the former was fatally injured.
the men were working on the new
capitol building and the negro made
some sighting remark about Phillips
work, which fingered him, and draw
mg drawing dagger made from u
piece Of iron he started after Clark,
VINO seized spade and struck Phillips
across tho head, splitting his skull
open,
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
Eight Tramps Under Arrest,

Eight tramps are under arrest at
Iexarkana, charged with the murder
OF Ed Evans. The dead man had been
working as Waterman at the bridge
across Red River, ten miles from Tex
arkana. His body was found along.
side the track, and an investigation
showed that he had been murdered.
Evans was known to have had money
and all the tramps arrested had more
or less money. The suspects were in
Jail at Texarkana, but succeeded in
breaking down the doors of their cells
and made their escape.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA.
Seventeenth Annual Convention OF
the Supcmc Grand Command
cry knights Of Malta.

Atlantic City, N. D., Oct is.--Tho
seventeenth annual convention OF the
supreme grand oommondcry of the
Knights OF Malta is in session in Odd
Fellows hall, with Supreme Com
mnndcr John Hicks, Of Boston, pre-
siding, and nearly every other SUI
prcmc officer present In the presi-
dents annual address he dealt with
the gratifying growth of the order,
no charters having been surrendered
during the year while 20 new lodges
were created, The total member
ship of the order Ia 2b,sll, II net In
crease of 1907.
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Another Suspect Arrested.

A negro charged with being impli.
Gated In the murder OF Ed Evans,
bridge Waterman at Red River for the
Pee Gee, near Texarkana, was captured
at Ashdown, He confessed TO knowl.
edge Of the killing, but claims that he
did not commit the crime, The muir.
der was committed by tramps for the
purpose Of robbery, and as n conse.
quencc the feeling against them Is very
bitter Several Of the suspects arrested
and who broke Jail at Texarkana have
been apprehcndcd.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
TO AVOID FOREST FIRES.
frrom Forest and Stream and the For.
ester,l
Mover use lnnammable wads In q

Iron Forest ana stream ana 'he FV'
ester,l
Never use innammobe wads In q
gun,
Never build a fire without first not
Inc the lay OF the land with respect
TO controlling II after II Is kindled'
Never build Are where It's ilames
can communicate to grass or brush
or branches Of trees,
Never build fire where the sparks
can be carried to brush, trees leaves
or grass,
Never leave a camp for the day with
The Are to burn unattended, Extih-
guish IL thoroughly
Under no circumstances, when NOV
Ing camp, leave the fire to burn or
smolder. Put IL out,
TO extlngulsh a Are built upon che
ground where there Ia turf, the roots
OF trees or other vegetable matter In
The soil, pour water upon IL until the
ground Ia thoroughly sookcdi then
div around about and well outside the
al circumference, throwing the earth IN
toward the center, and then wet u
down again,
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RECENT ARMY PROMOTIONS.
Promotions and Transfers In tho
Line Of the Army Announced by
the War Department.

Washington, Oct, is.--OIllcers re-.
Gently promoted have been assigned
to regiments Ms follows: Lieut.. Col,
Jesse NJ. Lee, TO the Sixth infantry,
vice BrinkcrhofY, retired; Maj. w. j..
Turner, TO the Sixth infantry, vice
Booth, transferred TO the Seventh In
fantry; Maj. Frank Taylor, TO tho
Fifteenth infantry vice Lee, pro-
noted.
Capt. j, Y. M. Blunt, assistant
qunrtcrmaster, volunteers, having
rendered his resignation, NUS been
honorebly discharged from the scrv-
ice.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
Losfers WIN he Put to Work.

officers of Little Rock are determined
to rid that city Of idlers and have inaug.
urated a system OF raiding the dives
and other places where the above class
congregate 1t is said there are at
least 800 able bodied negroes who
make Little Rock their home that have
no settled place Of abode and never do
q days work, contenting themselves
with living off women OF their race
who cook for white families. The
chief Of police Of the above city has or
dered the arrest Of all such characters
and when unable to show that he is
engaged at some legitimate labor, each
suspect is to be given a job on the
county farm.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
Cared for ny the Police.

e"e'l dressed young woman about
s'years Of age was found very sick on
'ne side walk at Pine Bluff. The
woman was carried TO police hcad'
yufters and given medical attention
ono refused 10 give her name and M
soon IN able left without notifying her
attendant
"ersy shsr,fr Arrests Two DesperAdoes'
sheriff Hammock, OF Drew county,
arrested two white men named Briggs
una Hemmill on passenger train the
o'her day. lie was returning from the
United Confederate Veterans encamp.
mcnt at Little Rock, and was unarmed.
~ saw two men In the car, went UP TO
oac OF them, showed HIS hand In his
pocket, jcrkcd out tho criminals revolv.
wand made both surrender. lie took
snc mon 10 Monticello and lockcd them
Up Both arc wanted on charges OF
a0rsc stealing, and are sud 10 be dcs'
peafate charaetera
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20

Judge Joseph w. Martin in Pulaski
circuit court issued n maudamus
against State Land Commissioners Col.
quit TO COMPEL him to sell 250 acres OF
land In Arkansas county TO the Aver
Lord Tie Company, Of Illinois. The
Commissioner declined TO deed the land
on the ground that the parties were
being sued by the state for unlawfully
cutting timber from the lands, and
that TO sell the property to the defend.
ants would injure the states case. The
court held that the states rights in the
premises would not be affected by the
sale.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
Secretary.
BrOiled Shoulder Of Mutton.

Half-cook a moderately-sized Shout
der of mutton in any way convenient,
place it on hot dish, score it on both
sides to the bone, season it with fine
salt, cayenne and black pepper and
broil 1t on gridiron over a clear fire.
Keep the gravy that came from the
mutton when scored in hot dish over
pan of water; skim the fat off it.
Stew some mushrooms, place the
broiled shoulder on the dish with the
mushrooms over and round it and send
to table quickly. = Washington Star.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20

The walls of the new penitentiary
about two miles from Little Rock, are
practically completed, with the excep.
ton OF the four grand towers at the
corners gates and the capstones, The
walls are 400 by 800 feet long, four feet
thick at the base and 20 inches AT the
top, with an average height OF 20 feet
The foundation for the hospital dining
room and Office has been completed.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
Appointment Confirmed.

Tho appointment OF W. j, Mckee M
superintendent OF the Arkansas d.
vision OF the Iron Mountain, TO sue
eeedJ' D, Moore, has been confirmed
W Vice President ana General Man
,sSer Russell Harding. Mr. Mckee has
heretofore been superintendent OF the
central division and will be succeeded
on that division by Trainmaster
Walsh,
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
The Mode of TnilOr-Made Gowns,

As to our everyday gowns for this
winter Partisan women are coming
around more and more to the tailor
made. There is nothing English about
these. They relieve the severe effect
with all sorts of fancies in borders,
revers and collars. A little note Of red
strikes the eyes as prominent feature
In the new talor-made things..-Ladies'
1omp journal
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

An Italian in st. Louis attempted to
get saloon license for a location
where one was not wanted by cutting
up 2s-foot lot into two-foot sub
divisions and giving deeds to Ia per-
sons who signed his petition.
Judge f. X. Dunn created sensa.
ton at Nation, Ill, by charging the
grand jury to make searching in
vestigation of the alleged wholesale
gambling carried on during the re-
cent street fair in that city.
The national exhibition of thor
oughbred Hereford and Shorthorn
cattle is in progress at Kansas City.
st. Louis school teachers protest
against the rule requiring them to
Join in the children's games.
Mrs. f. w. GolfbtZ was frightfully
burned, at Kirl<wood, Mo-, by gaso-
line while trying to fill the tank of
lighted stove.
1t is reported in st. Louis real es-
tate circles that all the title exam
ners of the city are about to con-
solidate and inaugurate a higher scale
of fees.
Several millions will be invested by
a New York company in n scheme to
ship the perishable provisions of this
country to England upon a special
line of refrigerator steamers.
DR.. Sir Henry Wentworth Dyke
Acland Radiife, librarian st Oxford
university, died Tuesday, aged IS
years.
Gov. Jones Of Arkansas has official.
ly announced the appointment of his
daughter, Bobbie Newton, to christen
the monitor Arkansas.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has presented
the town of Hawick. Scotland, with
the sum of 10000 for a public Ii
brary.
Charles Pfizer, who lives near
Bernardsville, N. j., has reported that
David Richards, his butler, has disap-
peared, as well as diamond-studded
iewelry worth 100000.
Lord Salisbury, according to tho
London Daily Express, has offered
the portfolio of war in the recon-
structed cabinet to Lord Balfour, OF
Burleigh, secretary for Scotland.
Gov Gen. Wood of Cuba sailed for
New York, Tuesday, on board the
steamer Yucatan. He will return be-
fore the end of the month.
Miss Alice Hammel died at Van
Vert, o., of injuries caused by vitriol
thrown in her face, on September is,
by Mrs. John Van LEW, wife Of the
cashier in local bank,
The annual reunion of the Illinois
Association OF Union Ex-Prisoners OF
War is being held at Normal, at the
headquarters Of Charles II. Hovey
Post, G. A. r.
Joseph sutton, of st. Louis, Is In
jail In Fort Smith, Ark, on charge
| of bigamy. The warrant on which
he was arrested was issued at the in
stance of his first wife, who lives in
| st. Louis
Bill Rippcy, aged about FL was In
stantly killed in Leader Creek, !. T.,
by refractory mule. The animal
reared and fell backward, breaking
Rippey's neck.
Louis Dean and George Weber,
charged with robbing freight cars,
pleaded guilty to grand larceny in
the circuit court at Clayton, Mo-, and
received sentences of four years in
the penitentlary each.
The big Bonham gin at Coal Gate,
l. r., was completely destroyed by
fire. A heavy ralnstorm prevailing
saved another big milling plant only
recently erected. Loss about $4,000;
no insurance.
The Ohio supreme court held the
Ohio tramp act constitutional A man
found begging outside his home coun-
ty, and refusing to work, is liable 10
n sentence of from one to three years
in prison.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20

Mount Vernon, H., Oct, 49,, Mrs, r.,
u, Palmer, mlllner of Woodl0ws,
and William Sides, q merchant of the
same town, have made n wager. by
the terms of which one OF them Will
have TO eat cooked crow after the
result of the presidential election Is
known. Mrs. Palmer backs the Bryan
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
Negro shot By An Italian.

John Powell, colored murdered his
wife while she was asleep at her home
near Linwood, jefferson county. Pow.
ell had been separated from his wife
for two years. He went to her home
at night and forced an entrance, and
emptied the contents of a shotgun into
her body.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
Il oos.vcIts Thront Troubling Him.


Upper Sandusky, o., Oct. 1s.-Gov.
Roosevelt reached Carey at io;do u.
n making ten-mlnute stop. He
spoke only two minutes, explaining
that his physician had forbidden long
speeches, and was followed by Col.
Curtis Guild, Jr, who appealed TO the
voters on the grounds of material
prosperity and the honor Of the flag.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20

A bad wreck occurred on the Valley
road near Reedville, forty-fve miles be.
low Pine Bluff, in which j. d. Smith,
engineer, was killed, ald Mr.. De-
Haven, fireman was seriously injured
The wreck was caused by tree which
had fallen across the track
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
Murdered His Wife,

Jack Mithelotte an Italian, shot and
seriously wounded Webster Hanna, a
colored water. at Pine Bluff, The
men engaged in fight over a trivial
matter, and Webster reached for his
gun. Mchelotte secured his gun
first and fired, the ball entering Web
ster's mouth and knocking all his teeth
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
~, I.nnis Nepiairnilnna,

50. Louis, Oct. ls,--With the close
OF the registration IN, this city, Tues
day night, in the absence of official
figures, II is estimated that u total
OF 100000 names has been placed on
the list, which is nearly 10000 greater
than ever before.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20

j. r. Shinn, citizen of Pope county,
became suddenly insane and, arming
himself with winchester, drove to
RusseIlville and made desperate but
unsuccessful attempt to kill his daug-
ter and her husband, c. p. Hall. Of,
dcers overpowered the man and dis.
armed him after much difficulty.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
Arrival Of Daropcs. Won Ket,eler.

Son Francisco, Oct. is,-Buroness
Won kcttlcr nee Lcdyard the daugh.
ter OF henry II, Lcdyurd, president OF
the Michigan Central Railroad Co., ar
rived on the steamer Empress OF
Japan, accompanied by her brother
and his bride, whose honeymoon has
been spent IN voyage to japan to
bring home the bereaved baroness.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
SOWING POLITICAL SEED
The Prominent Campaigncrs Con.
tinue Their Flying Trips
Through the Country.
W.J.BRYAn TOURING THE EMPIRE STATE
Gov. Roosevelt Continues In ONO,
where He is Compelled to Cut
His Speeches short on Account OF
Trouble with His Thront-StOps
at Marion and Carey.

New York, Oct. 1s.-Col. VIM. D.
BRYAN breakfasted with ex-Goy
Stone, Congressman Richardson, his
private secretary and Judge Carrow,
and at $3.50 the start was made for
the Grand Central depot to take a
train for upstate points.
Mr.. Bryan arrived at the Grand
Central station at nine o'clock and
the train left at 0:30. Before the
train pulled out Mr. Bryan said has
reception here had been most salts
factory in every detail.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20

New York, Oct 1s.-Mr Stevenson,
who left the city at $3.50 a. m. on the
Empire State express, was booked to
speak at night at Watertown, N. "
Thursday night at Lowville, N. "
and Friday night at Utica.
Beyond these dates the democratic
state executive committee has made
no definite arrangements.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20

London, Oct. is,--"Klng Oscars III.
ucss," says a dispatch TO the Duly
Mail from Stockholm, has developed
into n serious inflammation OF tho
lungs. The crown prince has been
sppoined regent"
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
THIS WILL END THE STRIKE.
sentatives of CoaI-Carrying Roads
Grants the Miners Demands.

Philadelphia, Oct. 1S.-The confer
ence between the individual coal OPP
orators and the representatives OF
the big coal-carrying companies, with
a view to bringing about the termina-
ton of the anthracite coal strike, was
resumed in the private Office of Presi-
dent Harris of the Reading Railway
Co.
The conference resulted in an
agreement to accede to the demands
made by the mine workers conyen-
ton. The Philadelphia e. Reading
Coal d Iron Co. at once issued the
following statement;
at hereby withdraws the notice
posted October 3, 1900, and, to bring
about practical uniformity in the ad-
vance of wages in the several coal re-
gions, gives notice that it will sus-
pend the operation of the sliding
scale, will pay ten per cent. advance
on September wages till April 1, 1901,
and thereafter until further notice,
and will take up with its mine en-
ployes any grievances which they may
have"
The Lehigh Valley company, in
whose region the sliding scale is also
in operation, will issue a similar no.
tice, as will also the individual opera
tors who were represented at the
meeting.
This meets all the demands of the
strikers, and means the immediate
ending of the strike.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
The First Stop.

Sing Sing, N. Y, Oct. 1S.-W 3D..
BRYAN made the first stop in his tour
of the state of New York at Honkers
at half-past nine. He was received
by quite a throng of people and very
cordially greeted. The stop was for
only ten minutes, and Mr., Bryan
spoke briefly. He took up the sub
iect of trusts and warned his hearers
against all private monopolies. The
trusts, he said, could at any time
close down any of the factories under
their control and were constantly do
ing so and thus throwing their en-
ployes out of work all over the coun-
try,
Mr.. Bryan closed with reference
to militarism and imperialism and
with an appeal to the American peo-
pie to let the Filipinos work out their
own destiny.
Five Minutes mt TarrytOwn.
Mr.. Bryan spoke for five minutes
from the rear platform of the Ram
bier to good crowd at Tarrytown,
in the course of which he said:
"The destiny of this nation de-
ponds, not upon the leaders, but up
on the voters. No president can con-
vert republic into an empire with
out the consent of the American peo-
Pile. No president can turn this ma
ton over to the despotism of private
monopolies without the consent of
the people"
Five minute stops were made at
Sing Sing, Peekskill Cold Spring and
Fishkill. At Newburg, the only long
stop of the forenoon and made, and
here Mr. Bryan and his party re-
NAMED an hour.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20

Lorenzo Marques, Oct is.--Mr.
Kruger hos postponed his departure
Tor Europe until October 30 lilo VIII
land ut Muraclllcs. iflt'
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20

81. Louis, Oct Misrepresentation
OF upwards OF 500 masonic lodges ARE
In attendance at the annual communl.
cation Of the grand lodge Of Missouri,
Grand Muster c. II. Briggs presiding.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-20
Received with JOY at HazIeton.

NtCtINtH WITH JVs Mt r'"HfV'"''
Hazleton, Pa, Oct 1s.-The an
nouncement of the action Of The CON
ferees at Philadelphia was received
here with demonstrations of joy, as
all believe it means speedy return
to work at better wages.
The evening world., 1900-01-17
Read What meP Papers
Say Of This
Sale.
BARGAINS AND POLICEMEN.
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private pssSons The right 10 use public
servaats IN kes,ina cs6sr 10 their place.
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DesDsss:
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hofsoa sstraaes 70 Street pcsols 10 the cars
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The evening world., 1900-01-17
DULL TINE
IN STOCKS,
Prices a Little Higher
but Trading Very
Slow.

Fractional gains were made ~ the In.
dus:r!als at the opening Of the stock
market to-day. Tho railroads began ir.
regularly. hut soon rallied. After tne
initial figures suSnr climbed . point,
Tobacco almost 2 and Leather a point
and a half.
In the traction shares the roads. ex.
eeptinx Third avenue. which vas on III
and dull. showed good advances over
last night. Al the start Manhattan wns
,ardy. but soon had . point sain to
Its credit.
The Changers wen, half = point to the
good. New York Central vas hat.
The trading continued slow. Little long
Interest came into the market. The room
traders and the shorts were In absolute
control.
ginning. which moved hgurss up slightlS
out there seemed to be no oeelrs to ac-
Quire new short llnes. owing TO the
probability Of English success In the
cattle nov being fought In South Africa.
All the big interests seen anxious.
The cables are kept warm through a
cess or failure.
A raid In Third Avenue forced out con-
siderable !onsstork which broke the price
SLIT Other municlpa! stocks reacted
.ympa thstically.- Metropolitan Stree,
Railway losing > points
When the selling ceased the MARIE,
became lifeless but hardened. There
was a marked contraction In the volume
Of bond trading. but prices were Vel
sustained.
Some demand for 81. Paul. baltimore
h Ohio and Norfolk 4 Western exerted
a beneficial, effect on the general list.
Advances di3 not generally exceed
fractions. Metropolitan Street Railway
worked slowly up 10 les again. and To-
bacco. Sugar and brooklyn THansit rulei
1t the best, No sppre.fabls Increase In
business Attended the rise. which was
fully maiBts med up to 2 o'clock.
The nse Ia prices continued into the
last hour. the Colorado Fuel stocks adj
vsncing strongly. The market then
yielded slixatly. baltimore Il Ohio re-.
acted 4 point. The market hardened
AGAIN In the nnai dealings.
The closing was dull and Arm. at sub.
stantial net gains. with few exceptions
The total sales Of stocks to-day we're
zs,.Sl shares. ard " bonds g. iiS.lOO par
value.