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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Large Number of Acts Passed Upon
By Gov. Davis.
NEWS or THE WEEK BRIEFLY STATED
Q g. james Convicted In Garland County
Of Assault to XIII aud Sentenced TO
Long Term In the Pen.-smali Boy
Badly Injured By Train.
May he Suspended.

Should the prosecuting attorneys
Of the state act on an opinion by At.
torney General Murphy. all classes
Of business may be suspended on Sun
days. A citizen of Berryville re-
Quested an opinion from Gen. Muir
ply on the Sunday closing law. and
the following is the reply: 1.-THE law
against keeping open on Sunday says
any store A drug store Is store.
Again 1t prohibits retailing any
goods. Bananas, Ice cream and con-
fections are goods. The exception Is
selling through charity or necessity
on the part Of the customer. II one
Is sick, the druggist may sell him
needed medicine. The dry goods
merchant may sell material to en-
shroud the dead. The confectioner
or restaurants may sell to one suffer
ing for a meal. or perhaps needing it.
The charity of necessity is on the
part of customer. The exception Is for
the customer. and not for the seller.
The owner of bananas and perishable
things cannot lawfully sell them Cd
Sunday to avoid their loss.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
DEATH DEALING CURIOSITY.
BOer General and Daughter Killed
ana His Wife and Others Injured
by Explosion of n Relic Shell.

Pretoria, May 29.-The Boer gen.
eral, Schoeman, and his daughter,
have been killed, and his wife and
two others have been badly injured
by the explosion of a she'll. Gen.
Schoeman, his family and some
friends were examining a 4.7-inch
lyddite shell which they kept in the
house as curiosity, when the shell
exploded, killing the general on the
spot and MORALLY woundng his
daughter and severely injuring his
wife and two other persons.
Gen. Schoeman was n great Kruger
tie. He led the commando of Coles
burg. and surrendered on the occu-
patton of Pretoria. He was afterward
captured by the Beers, and released
when the British occupied Barberton.
The general then went on a peace
mission, was rctaken by the Beers,
and was again released when the Brit
isb took Petersburg. Since that time
Gen. schoeman had resided in Pre-.
toria.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
A PLEA FOR THE NEGRO.
Booker II. Washing toms Plea Before the
Alaba ma Constitutional Conven-
tion at Montgomery.

Montgomery, Ala, May 29.-Booker
T. Washington, on behalf of his race,
Yesterday presented to the constltu-
tional convention an appeal for con-
seryative action. The address re-
minds the convention that the negroes
came here against their will, but have
been benefited, trained and Christian
lied. They did their duty in the civil
war and in the Spanish war. they
have ceased for 20 years to be an Of
fensive element in politics. Leading
members of the race have persisteniy
urged the negro to learn to trust the
white man. For these men this IS 4
crucial time. The negro pays some
direct taxes. He pays much more in
directly through his labor. He is in
the main producer of wealth and
generally contented and law-abiding'
Already the emigration agent aud
and exodus associations are at work
on the negroes fears that his citizen
ship and schools will both be taken
away. The relations are now general
ly satisfactory between the races.
Anything that will unsettle the negro
now when he is settling down to thrift
and common sense would injure both
races.
The address pleads that all incen-
tives for right and useful living be not
withdrawn from the young negro. 1t
concludes:
"Any law which will merely change
the name and form of fraud if it can
be interpreted as meaning one thing
when applied to one race and some
thing else when applied to another
will not, in our opinion, improve our
present conditions. but unsettle the
peace and thrift of our people and
decrease the wealth and prosperity Of
Alabama"
The leading feature of the suffrage
clause offered yesterday by ex-Gov,
Jones is that which denies the right
to vote TIC ANY person VINO shall here
after be guilty and convicted of sell,
ing his own vote or buying or barter
ing the vote of another in any legal
election or in any primary caucus or
convention, or who shall make or aid
in making any false count or returns
as to the result of such election,
primary, caucus or convention, or
who shall hereafter carry concealed
weapons and be convicted thereof"
Senator Morgan has prepared for
the consideration of the constitutions
al convention an address designed to
support his suffrage clause. Senator
Morgan's plan is simple. Nobody but
white man shall hold Office A court
of three registrars is provided for
each county and these courts shall
have absolute power to determine the
qualifications of every voter, save that
an appeal from its decision lies TO
the circuit courts.
The real feature Of the plan is in
the provision that only white men
shall hold Office. The registrar plan
is similar to that in Mississippi, cx.
cept that the courts of registrars
have a much wider discretion
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
A. TO Fire Insurance..

An act for the better regulation Of
the business Of fire insurance, and
to increase the public revenue.
BE 1t enacted by the general assem-.
bly, Of the state Of Arkansas:
Section |. Any fire insurance com.
pany authorized to do business In
this state is hereby prohibited from
authorizing or allowing any person.
agent, Arm or corporation who is a
nor. resident OF the state Of Arkans
to issue or cause to be issued any pol
Icy or policies Of insurance or rein.
surance on property located In the
state OF Arkansas,
Sec. 2. Any person, agent, Arm or
corporation licensed by the auditor to
net AZ fire insurance agent In the state
Of Arkansas Is hereby prohibited from
paying directly or indirectly any com.
mission. brokerage or other valuable
consideration on account Of any poll,
cy or policies covering on property In
the state Of Arkansas, to any person,
agent. Arm or corporation who Ia a
nonresident Of this state, or to any
person, agent. Arm or corporation not
duly licensed by the auditor ~ q Are
insurance agent.
Sec. 8. That whenever the audit.
or shall have or receive notice or In.
formation OF any violation Of any Of
the provisions Of this act, he shall I'm.
mediately investigate or cause to be
Investigated such violation, and II a
fire insurance company has violated
any Of such provisions aforesaid, he
snail Immediately revoke its license
for not less than thee CD months, aor
more than ak co. months for first Of
Tense, and for each offense thereafter
for not less than one "a year, and II
a person, agent, Arm or corporation II.
censed by the auditor az fire lnsur.
ance agent shall violate or cause to be
violated any Of the provisions OF this
act, he snail for frst oiYense have his
license revoked for oil companies for
which he has been licensed for not
loss than three (3) months nor more
than six t0) months; and for second
oifcnse shall have his license revoked
for nil companies for which he Is H.
censed ind shall not thereafter DO H.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
To THE TOMB CO LINCOLN.
The Lincoln Mckinley Association
of ST. Louis Make Their
First Pilgrimage.

Springfield, ILL.,, May 29.-The Lin.
coln-McI<inley association, with mead.
quarters in st. Louis, paid its first an.
nual pilgrimage to the tomb of Abra.
ham Lincoln to-day. Shortly before
noon special train arrived from st.
Louis over the Chicago G. Alton rail.
road bearing the visitors. Aboard
were about 200 members of the asso.
citation from st. Louis, and delega.
tons from Godfrey, Alton, Virden and
other intermediate points along the
line, making over 500 persons in all.
The guests were Hospitality received
by Gov. Yates on behalf of the state,
and Mayor John L. Phillips arA the
city officers acting for the city. rhir.
ty young ladies of Springfield, appro-
priately costumed, met the pilgrims
at the depot. and acted as a guard of
honor to the street cars in waiting
two blocks away. The young ladies
composing the guard of honor all
wore sailor hats with red, white and
blue bands, white waists and sashes
of national colors. The sashes were
fastened with beautiful rosette, pre-.
sented by the head officers of the as.
ISOLATION.
At the tomb of the martyred presi-
cent and great emancipation Capt. W.
Harris, representing Mayor Phillips,
delivered the address of welcome.
President l.. M. Conkling, of st, Louis,
responded, and was followed by Gov.
Yates. A party of 100 school children,
selected from the various ward
schools of Springfield, led in singing
"America" and other national airs.
Wreaths, flowers and May garlands
were placed upon the sarcophagus in
profusion by the visitors, and at the
conclusion beautiful metallic
wreath of bronze was deposited in the
memorial room at the tomb, desig.
mating the first pilgrimage.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
Invaded By Armed SiouI.

Chicago, May Ga fully armed
party of 40 Sioux Indians passed
through Chicago en- route east, to
take part In nn Indian village exhibit
during the summer, The advent of
the visitors causcd commotlon ut po'
lice Headquarters, since the police
have been expecting m Invasion OF
the Pottnwatomies, who have threat
encd 10 seize the lake front under al'
legged Cover nment grants made many
years ago, A wagon load OF officers
started out TO quell possible rlot'
but found tho red men peHccablc,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
BOERS INVOKE ARBITRATION.
Formal Appeal TO The Hague Arbi'
trntiOn COurt-EnpinndM May
Now Agree.

Berlin, May 90 Special dispatches
from st. Petersburg assert that DR..
Hendrick Muller and DR.. Lcyds, repre-
seniing the Boer republic, have mp
pcaled formally TO The Hague arbi-
tration court, promising TO abide by
the decision Of the tribunal, regarding
the issues involved IN the South Afri-
can war, and pointing out that several
of the paragraphs of the constitution
of the arbitration court signed by the
powers represented at the peace con-
ference, bear directly upon the South
African case, The Berlin papers last
night expressed the opinion that II Is
quite possible Great Britain would
now submit the issues TO the decision
of the court.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
Opening of the Convention OF the
United Confederate Veterans
at Memphis, Tenn.
WELCOME ADDRESSES AND RESPONSE.
sixth Annual Reunion of the Cnited
Sons of Confederate veterans
gun In the Auditorium at MEM
phis Attended BY Bevy OF FAR
Sponsors.

Memphis, Tenn, May 29.-The con-
vention of the United Confederate
Veterans was called to order by Gen.
Geo. w. Gordon, of Memphis, who
raped his desk with gavel made OF
wood taken from tree which shad-
ed the favoritc seat of Jefferson Davis
at Beauvoir, Miss.
Rev. j. VIM. j. Jones, of Richmond,
Va, then offered a prayer, the veter-
ans standing.
At the conclusion of the prayer
Gen. Gordon introduced Gov. Nc
Millin, of Tennessee, who welcomed
the delegates in behalf of the state
Gov. McMillin gave most hearty
welcome to the visitors of the city.
He complmcnted the men of the
south on their glorious record in the
war and deplored the fact that so
many of the glorious band had passed
away. Cheer after cheer greeted the
governor as he resumed his seat.
Mayor Williams of Memphis ex-
tended to the visitors most cordial
welcome.
Chairman Gordon then in happy
little speech brought forward Hon..
Timothy f. Cooper, of Mississippi,
who extended welcome to the
Daughters of the Confederacy, the
Confederated Southern Memorial as
ISOLATION and to the representatives
of the Jefferson Davis Monument as
ISOLATION.
The address of Judge Cooper was
received with great applause. Gen.
Gordon then rendered the hall to the
veterans for their use during the con-
vention, and turned it over to Gen.
John b. Gordon, of Georgia, grand
commander of the United Confeder-
ate Veterans as their representative.
The mention of the name of Gen. j.
B. Gordon was greeted with cheer
after cheer, as the tall form of the
grand commander was seen advance
ing from the rear of the platform.
Bang! went the gavel In the hands
Of Gen. j. Is. Gordon, but the cheers
went on, the veterans standing up
right, swinging their hats and giving
again and again the yell of welcome.
Bang! Bang! went the gavel, but
to no avail.
"Please let US have quiet!" rang the
clear, penetrating voice of Gen. Cor
don, piercing through the house.
delegates will please resume their
reats, and, after few more rounds
Of vociferous welcome the delegates
sat down. Gen. Gordon then formally
accepted the hall.
At the conclusion Of Gen. Gordon's
address. Gen. s. d. Lee presented an
other gavel whose head was made
from the wood Of the steamer Star OF
the West, which fired the first shot
OF the war as 1t attempted to carry
relief to Fort Sumter, the handle be.
ing made from u tree growing on the
estate at Beauvoir.
Gen. Geo. w. Gordon then presented
gavel made of wood from u tree
growing at AppomattoX.
In neat address Gen. John i. Cor
don accepted both gavels. lie then
presented Col. Bennett II. Young, of
Louisville, the orator of the day, who
delivered the annual Grafton.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
To Prevent slaughter of Game.
Approved May 23, 1901.

An act to be entitled an Act to
amend section 3431 of Sandels & Hills
digest"
Be it enacted by the general assem-
bly, of the state of Arkansas:
Section 1. That section 3431 Of
Sandels & Hills digest be amended
SO as to read as follows:
II shall be unlawful to catch. kill
or injure. or pursue with intent to
catch, kill or injure, or to pursue or
chase with dogs without such intent,
any wild buck. deer. doe or fawn In
this state between the first day of
March and the first day Of September
in any year; provided. the citizens
of this state shall have the right to
kill any wild or undomesticated ami
NAL upon his premises destroying or
in the act of destroying the crops
of any such citizen at any season OF
the year, and 1t shall also be unlawful
to catch, kill or injure, or pursue with
intent to catch, kill or injure. any
wild turkey between the first day Of
May and the first day of September in
any year, and 1t shall also be unlaw.
full to catch, kill or injure, or pursue
with intent to catch. kill or injure
any piannated grouse, commonly
called prairie chicken. between the
first day of September and the last
day Of October of each year, or any
quail, sometimes called Virginia part.
ridge, between the first day Of March
and the first day of October in any
year.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
BRIEF MENTION.

A state Y. M. c. A. convention win
be held at Little Rock in November.
VIII Bussey. the negro rapist, was
convicted at Camden and will be
hanged.
Love Rayburn. condemned to be
hanged at Van Buren,, has been granted
q new trial.
W. H. Quigg has been appointed
Joint agent Of the Missouri Pacific lines
at Texarkana.
The insurance men from over
the state will meet In Little Rock In
June to organize an association.
W. ]. Carzine, aged 70, q pioneer Of
Miller county. dropped dead while
blowing In his field near Texarkana-
Hon. John Gatlin. a prominent citi.
zen Of Forrest City was thrown from
his buggy ma runaway and seriously
injured.
The Lester Mill Company, whose
plant near Camden was destroyed by
fire recently. will rebuild at once on
larger scale
Vim. Wilson. colored. was Knocked
In the head with shovel by another
negro named Milton Gillett at Forrest
City and fatally injured
A farmer named Geo, Smith. living
a few miles from Eureka Springs, &C.
cidentally shot himself In the leg while
out hunting and bled to death before
assistance reached him.
In the federal court at Texarkans
Judge Rodgers adjudged the Nam
moth Pine Lumber Company banx'
rupt. Assets are estimated at $l75.
900 and liabilities at $4,000.
The purchase Of the Hot Springs
railroad, twenty-five miles In length
from Malvern to Hot Springs, by the
Choctaw company. has been confirm
cd. II 10 understood the Choctaw will
build o line from Little Rock 10 Nal
vsrn TO connect with its new purchase
II 10 said over 5000 people from tn,
state attended the Memphis reunion.
q. G. James was convicted In Gar
land circuit court Of assault to kill
and highway robbery and was sen
fenced To 81 years In the penitentiary
James and q man named Eut robbed
J. r. Wilson at Hot Springs and theI
attempted to murder him BY throwing
him under q moving train.
The Fort Smith Shoe Manufacturing
Company, capital stock $4,000, ha
been Incorporated. The company 4
| putting In ar.to.date machinery an,
will employ q large number Of work
men.
Willie Wolfe aged 70 who claims b.
was driven from his home In Nom
phis. was struck by q train near Fay
etteville. The engineer says tho DO,
was asleep Oh the track. but Il was I'm
possible to stop the train. The boy
arm, hip and several ribs were broker
and his skull fractured.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
Granted . Writ Of Habens Corpus.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 20.-presl.
dent W. II. Holmes, OF the Metro
politan Street Railway Co., who hns
been constructivcly In Jail for The
past ten days for contempt Of court
for refusing TO produce before the
grand jury the books and papers Of
the auditing department OF his road,
wasyesterdoy granteda writ Of habeas
corpus by Judge Henry In the circuit
court.
The grand jury was investigating
charges OF attempted jury brlblng In
connection with u suit for damages,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
Mother and Child Drowned.

The wife and child Of billiard
Reeves were drowned In the Saline
river not far from Warren. Mr..
Reaves and wife and child and four
others were in a wagon on their way
TO visit to friends in Drew county,
and In attempting to ford the river
got into swimming water. The wagon
bed was turned over and the swift
current carried everything with It.
The remainder Of the party were for
tunately able to save themselves, Mr..
Rsaves rescuing woman and chill
drsn another woman clinging to the
wagon and being carried by the horses
70 the opposite shore, but Mrs. Reaves
and child we're carried by the rapid
current out Of reach.
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TAKE THEIR MEDICINE.
ment-MHrgin Narrow, Hut
Sufficient.

Havana, May 20,--The Plat amend.
ment was accepted by the Cuban con.
stitutional convention, yesterday, by
. vote OF IS TO II.
The actual vote was on accepting
the majority report Of the committee
on relations, which embodied the
amendment, with explanations OF Ger.
tain clauies.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
Old Mans Horrible Dsa,h.

Medora, H., May aD,-'felephone adj
vices received here yesterday from
Nortonvlle, small village north OF
here In Morgan county, state thas
Fred Bridlestein, aged 70, II capitalist
OF that town, committed suicide Mon
day afternoon by setting fire TO bio
home and voluntarily submitting W
cremation.
l,roodng over financial troubles, "
Ia believed, unhIngcd Drldlestelns
mind and led 10 the miserable ending
lilo was man OF family, leaving {
widow and six children. ~
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
KRITSINGER'S INVADERS.
The Beers Dash Into Cape Colony
Checked by GOrrinRcr'a ana
other Columns.

Cape Town, May 20.--Thc dash OF
Kritsinger's invaders Of Cape Colony
TO the south was checked ut Vandocs'
berg by the swift movement OF Cor
ringers ind other columns. The u.
yaders, finding their way barred,
swcrvcd to the northeast toward
Clocthe. The continued capture OF
horses by the British IL apprsNiably
impalrng the Beers mobility.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01

The abstract Of the condition Of
national banks Of Arkansas at the
close of business April rs show the
average reserve to have been 42.4S per
cent, against 1894 per cent; loans and
discounts increased from $2,5O4, 697 to
$2,763,402, gold coin increased from
$133,0O5 to $172,s27, total specie In
creased from s296,716 to $377,170, law
full money reserve increased from
s431,154 to $534,910, individual de-
posits increased from $4,234,951 to a..
333,275.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01

Arrangements have been completed
for the fourth annual musical festival.
IS. Sixteen chorus clubs. from as
to be held at Little Rock June 10 and
IA. Sixteen chorus clubs, from as
many different towns Of the state. will
be present.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01

During Gov. Davis absence attend.
ing the Confederate reunion Senator
M. P. Hudleston occupied the guberna-
torial chair. Senator Hudleston is
the youngest man ever chosen ex-
torney General Murphy, all classes
20 years of age.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
MORTGAGE EXTENSIONS.
The Term Extended Four Years,
with Graded Annual Pay
ments-The Sewer Ilids.

Havana, May 29,-By decree to DO
issued to-day the term for paying
mortgages will be extended four
yenrs, the debtors paying cach year
10, IS, % aud 40 per cent, Of the prin'
cipnl and accrued interest. II IL I'm.
derstood that both sides IRE satisfied
with this arrangement
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
SMALL NOTES,

Only 600 people In 100000 die Of
old age.
There are e,7t2 locks and keys In the
Grand opera house, Paris.
Robert ]. Aitken has been chosen ~
the sculptor for the American navy
monument TO b erected In San Fran.
cisco. II 10 TO cost $4,000, and the
Nrger part Of this amount has been
subscribed. Claus spreckels contrib.
uted $4,000 and John w. Maokay and
Mayor James d. phelan, Of San Fran.
elsee, N.o0o each.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
Mandamus suit Dismissed,

Cleveland, o., May ao.-Judge Strim.
pie yesterday dismissed the mandam.
us suit brought against the board of
county auditors by Mayor johnson to
compel IL to make higher appraiae-
ments on various railroad properties
In Ohio for TAXATION.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01

The government crop report, Issued
hy the Little Rock weather bureau
for the week ending May 2S. shows
that light rainfall was fairly well
distributed throughout the state. The
temperature was decidedly lower and
greatly retarded the growth OF corn
and cotton. Corn is being worked out
and the stands are generally fair to
good. Cotton chopping progresses
rapidly. In many sections the stand Is
psor, while In others the stands are
fair to good. Wheat and oats have
been damaged to great extent by the
recent dry weather. Irish potatoes
are generally fair to good. but some
injury 10 being done by bugs In many
localities. The prospects for fruit con
uuue good In most sections.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
A boarding Houss Burned.

A two-story boarding house on the
corner of Second and Broadway at
Little Rock, operated by Mrs. McGas.
kill, was totally destroyed by fire
May q. The fire occurred late at
night and several occupants had nor.
row escapes.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01
To Ausnd The statute Of Fraud.

An act to be entitled IAN act to
amend the statute Of fraud"
BE II enacted by the general assem-.
bly, OF the state Of Arkansas:
Section 4. No promise TO pay a debt
or obligation which has been dis
charged In bankruptcy shall be valid
unless such promise Ia In writing,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-06-01

The state grand lodge Of Knights
Of Pythias adjourned at Little Rock
ON the 18th. Hot Springs was select.
a as the place Of meeting In 1902. A
new constitution and bylaws was
adopted at the session. The contest
for supreme representatives was be.
tween Hon. M. J. Manning. Of Claren.
Con, and Judge J, W. Nichols, Of Phil
Nps county Mr.. Manning being elect
a by q handsome majority.