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Woodruff County news., 1901-12-07
NEWS OF ARKANSAS.
Anti Saloon League Work.

EQWdrQ A. ldDOr, Sldlc SuP0lAd
 tendent. of the Arkansas Anti-Saloon League, has made his annual report, in the course of which says:
 Legislation.-As a result of our organized attitude and the work ot agitation carried on before and dur ing the meeting of the general assem- ply of Arkansas, we were successful in securing some very lmporaant laws at the hands of our legislators. Your representatives were received by most of the members of the legls- lature in both houses with uniform welcome and show of appreciation, not as lobbyists, but as the represent atives of good citizenship; and as a result we secured, among many oth- CT laws, the following of special value: First. The Wilson, anti gambling bill; second, the Park bill, against soliciting orders; and, third, the graduation of penalties. By proper watchfulness on the part of our local leaders throughout the state in the selecting of our future representatives, we hope to secure still stronger body of true and tried men for our next legislature, all of whom will live above the reach of the saloon and gambling influences, while in the legislature To this end, let us work, hope and pray.
 Law Enforcement-Of all the de- partments for practical results, this is the most important, and yet it is also the most difficult. There are few communities that have men strong enough and willing as leaders to personally enter and lead the fight. Especially is this true where the local officers are seen to be in col fusion with the lawless element. However, in spite of all the odds against us our success has been phe- nomenal. There are a dozen towns in Arkansas today where law en- thronement has become settled fact that year ago was thought to be inn possible. One of the most encour- aging signs of our future victory is the attitude of our courts and most of our prosecuting officers. They al most universally receive us as repre- sentatives of a good citizenship move ment and as such give us hearty welcome. As a result our success in the courts has been almost universal, having lost only four cases out of ever five hundred prosecutions dur ing the past two years. The courts are uniformly sustaining our tenn perance laws. Chancellor T. B. Martin and Circuit Judge Chapline have each sustained our law against tfe whisky drummer soliciting or ders, and the supreme court has sus- tained the Raines seizure law, which is now becoming our strongest legal weapon against the liquor seller. Our greatest difficulty in this phase of the work is the lack of funds to keep properly equipped detective force at our command to meet all of the de- manls of the public. However, we are systematically striking at the strategic points of the state, and there is rapidly being built a strong sentiment in favor of law enforce ment Another and far-reaching re- srlt of our work has been accom- plished in our capital city, Little Rock, namely, the closing of all pool rooms and gambling hells. One year ago we would have been proud to know that such results could be assured within three years.
Woodruff County news., 1901-12-07
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

DCr SJ.
 The husband of Mrs. Nation, of saloon smashing fame, has been granted divorce.
 President Roosevelt spent thanks giving in a quiet manner with his family in the White House.
 The St. Louis exposition commis- sion has set April 30, 1903, as the date of opening the big fair.
 Terry McGovern was defeated for the lightweight pugilistic champion ship at Hartford, Conn.,, by Billy Rothwell, of Denver.
 Geo. M. Pullman, Jr, son of the late millionaire car builder, died last week in San Francisco of pneu- monia. He was 26 years old.
 Secretary Hay received a dispatch November 28, reporting rumor that Miss Stone, the American mis- sionary kidnapped by Bulganans, is dead.
 A fierce battle between revolution ists and government troops was fought on the Isthmus of Panama November 29, in which over 100 were killed.
 Stewart R. Young, city treasurer of Louisville, Ky, after reading an article charging him with being short in his accounts, shielded by shooting himself.
 Dr. J. L. Gartrell, aged 67 years, was convicted at Butler, Mo-, of mur- der in the first degree for the killing of companion travelling with him in wagon, the motive being robbery.
 It has been made public that 112 bars of silver bullion, valued at $20,- 900, were stolen six months ago in transit from a shelter at Fl Paso to the east. It is believed the bullion was thrown from the cars shortly after leaving Fl Paso.
 From 100 to 125 people were killed in a wreck on the Wabash railroad one mile from Seneca, Mich, November 27. Several coaches loaded with immigrants were smashed to pieces and con- sumed by fire.
 Eight officials of the company owning the Baby mine at Pocahon- tas, Va, in which a number of men were entombed by gas explosion entered the mine to search for the bodiers of unfortunate miners and were overcome by gas and perished.
 The Virginia constitutional con- vention adopted amendments pro- viding for separate schools for white and black and providing for the com pulsory education of children be- tween 8 and 13 years of age, unless excused by the local school authori- ties.
 The official count of the votes cast in Maryland at the recent election has been completed. It shows that the democrats will have seventeen senators and ffty-one delegates in the next legislature, while the re- I<,,xr forty-four delegates. The total vote in the state for the heads of the re- spective ticket is: Herring (dem. ), for comptroller, 96,477; Platt (rep.), 96,356; Hering's plurality, 121. Thomas Spartan (rep.) defeat ed J. Frank Turner (dem.) for clerk of the court of appeals by a plurality of 1889.
 The United States court of ap- peals, sitting at St. Louis, in revers- ing a decision of the United States district court of the Indian Terri tory, held common law marriages to be valid. The court held that mar riage is civil contract, and may be made by any persons of different sexes competent to make such con- tract. While commonly entered into with some ceremony, either civil or religious, it may be consummated without any ceremony. If man 4.. 4l.
Woodruff County news., 1901-12-07
Church Statistics.

The secretary of Little Rock con- ference, M. E. Church, South, fur nishes the following statistics: Num- Der of local preachers, 110; number of members, 32,477; infants bap- tized, 654; adults baptized, 1,632; number of Epworth leagues, 43; members, 1,464; number of Sunday schools, 346; teachers and officers, 2,150; scholars, 1S,042. Amount paid American Bible Society, $181; paid presiding elders, $9,183.93; paid preachers, $54,577.44; paid bishops, $1,OO8.5o. Number of so- cieties, 497; houses of worship, 399; value of churches, $397, ,366.91, on which is indebtedness of $7,007.39. Pastoral charges, Ill; parsonages, 96, valued at $81,900, on which is indebtedness of $S, S,429.40.
Woodruff County news., 1901-12-07

Hon. George T. Locke, who was shot at DeQueen by Prof Kolb, died from the wounds November 27.
 The edict has gone forth that sa- looms at Pine Bluff must shut up shop Sundays.
 A. K. Pfole, tailor, threw him. self in front of passenger train at Texarkana and was literally ground to pieces.
 The town of Menefee, on the Lit tie Rock and Fort Smith railroad, was almost wiped out by fire No- vember 28.
 A three and a half foot vein of coal was struck at a depth of 275 feet by well-borers at Fayetteville, and 30 feet deeper 7-foot vein was penetrated.
 Hon. R. R. Hogins of Russellville entered upon his duties as superin- tendent of the penitentiary on the 1st, inst, succeeding Hon. Bud" Mcconnell, resigned.
 At Texarkana there are now five negroes in jail charged with the kill ing of Planter Ed Rochelle. Hoff Scott is named as principal. Two others are Newt Hooks and J. Jat- ton.
 Bob Perry, colored, body servant of General Joe Shelby during the war of the rebellion, was accidentally killed at Bentonville by jumping off a moving Frisco train. Citizens provided fine casket, and the faith ful old servants remains were fol- owed to the grave by a large portion of the white citizens of the commit nifty.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-02
IN SEARCH OF HIS SISTER.
Fourteen-Y ear-OId Boy Travels All
Over This Continent.

NEW YORK. Jan Few fourteen
year-old lads have a more eveEtful expe-
rience to recall than little James Speare,
an English boy of that age, who is anx-
iously looking just now for his sister
Alice seven years his senior. He does
not know whether she is in the Old
World or the New. and has asked the
press 10 help find out.
James and his sister Alice and brother
Harry, who was killed az Elandslaagte
while serving in the First Deyonshire
Regiment. were left orphans. in Crewe.
England in 1899. James went to live
with an aunt. and after her death he was
shipped among sixty Inmates Of the Boys
Refuge of Manchester TO Canada in 1897.
and went TO work on a farm at Catalogue.
Manitoba But young Speare tired of
Calfbogie, and ran away and secured en-
pIoyment with a farmer OF MORA, On
tario, who hogged him because he would
not 90 Deriving in a wood infested with
bears. The boy escaped when the farm
er was away selling vegetables. and
walked seventeen rnilnS IN Tzveed- where
III worked two years on another farm.
He next worked his passage back to
Liverpool on the AIlaIlGl0d. anu Cd
tanned employment in . coal mine for
month He saw his sister Alice. en-
plOyed as a domestic in Liverpool. and
then decided to ship again last fail
Il slowed away on the Lake Superior"
he said, but when we were three days
out l was that hungry l gave myself up.
The captain turned me over to the boat
swain and after he'd knocked me round
a bit with a rope he put me 10 work
shoyeHng coal. They wanted 20 send me-
back when they reached Canada. but at
ST. John. New Brunswick. 1 slipped down
a rope TO the dock. and got away
Since then Speare has worked on farm.
in a zine mill. and on various ships be
tween Canada and Newport News. Va
\ few weeks ago he came 10 this city
and now has charge Of the newspaper
stand on the L station at Sixty-sixth
Street and Columbus Avenue.
When | saw my sister in Liverpool"
he said yesterday, she spoke of coming
to New York She's left her old place.
and they wrote lie from there they don't
know where she is. Shes all I have in
the world. and I want to find her
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-02
GREW RICH IN THE KLoNDIKE.
Success of Two Sisters Who Were
Vaudeville Singers.

NEW YORK Jan I'm parIor at the
Hotel Imperial yesterday sat the Brown
ing sisters, Oracle and Dottie. with their
laps filed win gold nuggets. small bot
ties of gsld lust Of various degrees OF
fneness and big lunches of United
States bonds and greenbacks Of large de
nomination With these mute witnesses
to their yeraeity. the girls told surpris-
ingly interesting story Of their life and
success in the KIOndike.
Three years ago the girls. who arc sing
ers. became discouraged because Of their
iII-success with several vaudeville man
agers. and went home to San Francisco
The rush TO III, KlondIke was then at its
height. and the girls, frau Of frame, but
full of pluck, joined the procession. At
Dawson City their reputation as vaude-
vile actresses had preceded them.
I'VE had hardly set foot in Dawson
said Grace, than the managers OF the
different theatres fairly jumped for US
They seized our bags and wraps. each try
ing TO outbid the others for our services
Frank Simmons. of the Opera House. set
tied the controversy by promising 10 ac-
icede TO our own terms
After we had been singing Ave months
a wealthy miner gave US a chance TO in
vest our savings in part Of a claim, fifteen
miles from Dawson It paid from The
start. Then We quit singing, except while
We were digging gold We did not stand
idly by and look at others work We got
short skirts of heavy stuff. heavy bro
gans. that fitted our feet, and pitched
right in. III never forget ray first pan of
pay-dirt It's result is in this bottle"
Here she proudly exhibited a small 10
neopathic pellet vial. = quarter full of
sparkling sand
eve now have five claims" she contin-
ued THE climate was bad at times but
we each weigh from ten to fifteen pounds
more than when We first went out In
the cold weather We are abundantly- pro-
vided with warm clothing. Besides our
regular mining clothes, our whole body,
head and all was enveloped in parquet.
or coat and trousers. of heavy, long-hair-
ed fur, the hood covering the entire face,
so that while We could see and breathe.
our eyes and nose were under covers On
our feet We wore nucklucks-a kind of
fur and leather shoes
We intend to remain here just long
enough to complete cur wardrobes-
guess we shall spend about $4,000 On
clothes. but theyI De new styles. and
Dawson women = II go wild with envy"
Since the sis' rs have been here they
have been bessie ed day and night by i'm
pecuui0us actors and actresses. but rot
one has been turned away disappointed
Last Friday they received drafts for
$3.50 600 through their bankers in Seattle.
nearly all OF which they propose 10 in
vest in bonds.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-02
LONG CHASE AFTER a PRISONER
& BurSInr Escapes While Jail Off
GERS Are Being Changed

NEW YORK Jan. Through mis-
take in the Identification of prisoners dis
charged at the county jail n White Plains
yesterday August De Veil. who vas in
dicted for burglary on December 70 on TWO
separate charges, succeeded in gaining his
freedom. After hot and exciting chase
he was recapturad and returned 10 IT,
prison.
De Well Is sd 10 be the nan VINO put
up the job On Saturday night to burn the
mattresses L the cells, with the idea that
Jailer Johnson would rush in to put 0at
the fire and then the prisoners would
overp0wer and take the keys from him
and thus make their escape II has since
been learned that the plan included the
freeing of BURR and that BUrnz knew all
about 1t and was a party 10 the plot
Sheriff Samuel & Miller and his new
deputy took Office al midnight yesterday
Iao11iDg- The prison is now in charge Of
Jai'@r john Z. Aye. whose assistant -
Frank Vim. 1t is the custom 70 dis
charge at 10 O'clCcs every morning The
prisoners whose terms OF imprisonment
have expired EZ-JaIier Johnson. for the
purpose OF identifying the prisoners who
were 20 be released yesterday. went 10 the
jail TO watch them as they were let out
six men were TO De discharged Assistant
Jailer VIM called out The names OF the
men and they we're lined up ia the jail
corridor. Nr. johnson said that they
we're those thai the orders OF discharge
called for VIM. who did not know any
Of them opened the three iron doors aBd
the men passed By the old and new jaIier
into the street Almost Immediately aft
erWard Jonns0n'5 face became an ashen
white, and rushing out of the jail he eX-
claimed The last man that went out was
not Kelly: that was De WE'LL the bur
glar;"
Johnson and Ferris Montgomery jumped
into a grocery wagon and drove TO the
Boston Post Road About a half mile
down the road they saw De WE'LL running
ahead OF them. Montgomery pulled out a
revolver and called to the man to stop.
but he increased his speed. Montgomery
discharged his pistol twice without effect
Seeing that he would soon be caught. De
WE'LL ran into the yard Of James Brady
and around the house. Then he entered
the cellar and ran up the cellar stairs TO
The first floor. The door was locked and
he was captured
If | had your gun | would have given
you a fight. said the burglar 20 MontgOm-
cry when placed In the wagon
Il has been found out that De WE'LL pas
uD a Job with Frank Kelly 4 thirty day
man. and answered TO Kellys name when
il was called De WE'LL was placed ii
dark cell.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-02
ARMOUR CHILD OPERATED ON.
The HciTesS 10 Twenty 5IiIIIoI,s Nay
Re Able so NaIE<.

hS A7SffesN 10 tsTeHfS -5I8sE8ES Way
lie Able 50 Walk.
CHICAGO. Jan Little Lolita Armour
has undergone an operation for a lesion
of the hip. and Dr.. John Bidlon. WAC Ter
formed 1t. has pronounced it success
The child is the daughter CT c. Ogden
Armour ant the favorite Of her grand
father. P. u. Armour She is heiress to
sci. G00. Geo
Ever since her birth the child has SUI
fered from Decentralization OF the h:p joint
and has not been able to walk The ope-
ration. which was performed on the last
night of the old year consisted in open
ing the hip joint and properly artlcuiat-
ing It.
It had been decided to do this on Christ
mas, but the child's parents could rot
bear the thought OF her suffering on that
day. Now all that danger is over. says
the surgeon, but the girl must remain n
q plaster cast for at least four months.
The first three months of her life were
spent in an incubator. tended constantly
by two trained nurses. The child IS ex-
ceptionally bright and pretty, and the
hopes Of the Armour family are centred
in her. It Is possible that she may grow
20 be a healthy young woman, despite
her deIcacy. Up 10 a year ago IL vas
not believed that she would ever rajlz-
The X-ray was finally used II was said
this showed that, while the chiId's spine
Was not Affected. the feInars did not 1T
into the hip sockets. The operation was
q most delicate one. The child was put
under an anaesthetic and the femur W.
stretched Until the ball jgint came :nt0
place With reference to the thigh bone
Then the heavy plaster cast was applied.
The mother OF the little sufferer was
Lola Spencer, of New York city
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-02
ARTHUR JONES KNocKET OUT.
Made Good Showing in IL Bout With
Jack Hamilton.

HARTFORD. Conn, Jan. 2-There were
two knockouts and disqualification on
account of fouls as a result of the fights
before the Crescent Athletic Club in the
Coliseum yesterday afternoon Charley
White. of New York, was referee. The
principal bout was between Jack Hamil
ton. of Troy, and Arthur Jones, of Wesh-
ington. the latter not so we'll known in
the ring as his opponent, but evidently a
clever fighter.
He blocks we'll is quick on his feet and
shows good headwork. but after the first
round or so his blows lacked steam and
ne became much less aggressive than at
;he start. He claimed to have injured his
right hand in a fall in the early part of
the contest Throughout the fight he
seemed to rely en- his hard left hand
swings.
Hamilton took Jones blows without
finching. kept perfectly cool and rained
III hard knocks on the other mans wind
and in the fifth round placed stiff right
on the jaw which sent Jones to Inc floor
He got up, however, on the ninth count
but rather groggy, and another little
punch put him cut The fifth round lack
ed fifteen seconds of being Up when the
knockout came
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-02
Insurnnce I.oItcx Litigntion.

ATLANTA. Ga. Jan "A suit was filed
yesterday afternoon in the Circuit Court
Of the United States against the Union
Assurance Society by George H Sims.
trustee of & C. Cofman. claiming from
the defendants So. SEQ. E. C. CofIman. who
was former superintendent of the South
ern Agricultural Works and President Of
the Georgia Handle Company. committed
suicide Sunday in New York Shortly
after his disappearance from Atlanta he
was adiudged a bankrupt and among his
assets were two insurance policies on q
manufacturing plant in Macon known as
the WiIlingham PIOW Company This
plant was destroyed by fire last May
George H. Sims was appointed trustee in
bankruptcy for COffman, and, under in
structions Of the court. has fled suit in
the Circuit Court of the United States for
the Northern district of Georgia for the
S., 600 II is alleged that the property de-
stroyed Was worth more than this amount
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-02
BEATEN By HIGRwAyNEN.
4 staten Island COntracto= Robbed
by New York Footpads.

by New York EoSIpads
NEW YORK. Jan. 2.-Three thugs about
- o'clock last II1Snt held up Thomas
0-srftn, a wealthy contractor OF Rosebank.
:. / on West Twenty -ffJh Street. beat
hf-.. severely and robbed him of valuable
gold watch Several citizens who witness
ed the daring robbery were afraid to go
&c O'Brien's assistance. When O'Brien
reported the case ~ the West ThirtietE
Street station. a physician was "alIed 10
attend his injuries
Mr.. O'Brien came from his home on
Staten Island to visit a friend in West
Twcnty-nfth Street. He left the house
shortly before II O'Clock walking
toward Broadway. He was midway be
tween Seventh and Sixth Avenues when
three men suddenly appeared, and before
Mr. O'Brien had OWNED their Intentions
they Knocked him down. Two Of the men
pinioned his arms. raining blows on his
face. while the third made 4 hurried
search OF his pockets. Mr.. O'Brien is a
powerful man and fought desperately. De
spite the odds against him hc struggled
to his feet
The thug who had been searching him
Joined ii the fight and under the shower
of blows O'Brien was again beaten 10 the
sidewalk. As he fell one of the thugs
seized his watch and chain and the three
then ran down the street.
O'Brieu WAS too exhausted by the fight
to follow the highwaymen. but as he stag
gered 10 his feet several citizens who had
witnessed the robbery. but were afraid TO
interfere came zap and helped him 70 the
West Thirtieth Street station. where he
told the police Of the hOld-Up. Detectives
hurried to the scene. but the robbers
base not been captured. \ physician
found Mr. O'Brien suffering from several
ugly contusions. His clothes were torn
and his face bleeding
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-02

fraudulent use OF naturalization papers in
recent elections y practice, which -
more or less extensive, has grown up
whereby naturalization papers issued to
one man are illegally used by another for
the purpose Of regis eriug and voting The
necessity for . remedy is apparent. and I
recommend the enactment OF an amend
mert 10 our present Iaw concerning Ds tu-
radiation, 50 as to rovide that the pa
peTS shall contain a description OF the
person to whom they are issued. This
would make it possible properly 10 identi-
f. and prevent fraud
The message also contains a compIi-
Eantary paragraph concerning the Pan
American Exposition TO be iuaUgurated in
Buffalo this year.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-02
GROUND BROKEN AT MIDNIGHT
MaryIand's New Clubhouse Begun
With the New Century

BALTIMORE. Jan. AUST as the
Twentieth Century began ground was bro
ken for the handsome clubhouse TO be
erected on the Windsor Mills Road, a
quarter Of mile west of Walbrook The
breaking Of the ground was done by Col
John J. W Reynolds, promoter of the en-
terprise. and F.. I. Tunis. who is one Of
those interested in IL Mr. Tunis lives a
short distance from the site OF the pro-
posed clubhouse. Just before midnight he
and Colonel Reynolds went to the spot.
ana as the rev century began they did 4
little digging and shoyeling. Their pur-
pose was 10 have the distinction OF being
the first TO begin the erection of club
house IL the Twentieth Century.
1t IS expected. Colonel Reynolds said. to
have the Windsor Hills Country Club
Company fully organized and the plans of
the clubhouse completed this week. II is
also expected. Colonel Reynolds said. TO
have the clubhouse completed by July 1.