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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-02-16
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Brief Synopsis Of Proceedings Of
Both Houses the Past
Week.
TITLE OE BILLS INTRODUCED AND PASSED
Senate Passes the Shaoklsford Bill Amend
ing Primary Election Laws 80 AS to Per-
init Candidates to Witness Count of
Ballots.
Thursday, February !.

Senate. = After considerable discus
sion on S. b. 81, to fund bonds due the
Farmers National Bank, committee
was appointed to investigate the mat
ter and report as early as possible. s.
B. No 90, relating to sixteenth section
lands, passed. The bill authorizes
sheriffs to sell said lands at private sale
after once being advertised, the sale in
no event to be less than $l.25 per acre.
A number OF bills were introduced and
several passed, among them one taxing
nonresident hunters $500 per week,
and one permitting churches to insure
their property.
House. little business was trans
acted beyond second reading of bills.
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A PROBABLE SOLUTION.
The Two boys Under Arrest ut Kan.
sas city May he the Fred
nurchcrt Robbers.

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. l4.-lt Ia
thought 10y tho police that the aswo
boys under arrest NJ Kansas City for
having In thelr possession money for
which they could not account are tho
ones supposed to have robbed Fred
Burchert of nearly $1,000 n few days
ago. OF this money over 5000 was IN
gold, The boys ngee correspond with
those of the boys under arrest IN
Kansas City Capt. Kruger of the To-
cal police department telegraphed the
Kansas City officials early this morn
Ing requesting that the youngests DO
held ill something Gun be learned
nboui them.
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IN A GAMBLING HOUSE RAID.
Philip ID. killam Probably Fatally
Shot In a Denver Gambling
House Raid.

Denver, Col, Feb. 14.-Philip d. Kill
lam, SO years old, was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded at 4:05 a. IN.
in the gambling house kept by James
Marshall and Hub" Heatley. Killam
gasped Jim Marshall shot me- and
became unconscious.
A force of special officers under
former Deputy Sheriff VIM. Arnett
had been sent by Fred Koch, owner Of
the premises, to GUST Marshall and
Heatley who, it is said, are in arrears
for rent. Killam was one of these
officers. While they were ascending
the stairway several shots were fired
at them and they retreated. Killam
was wounded in the head, chest and
arm. Nobody else was hit so far as
known. Marshall has been arrested.
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INVITATION TO MRS. NATION,
II IL Referred to the Committee On
Military Affairs of the I'LL
nOia House.

Springfield, H., Feb. IA resolu.
ton inviting Mrs. Carrie Nation, the
Kansas saloon smosher, TO address
the house of representatives was in
troduced by Representative Witt, as
follows:
Whereas. We have just learned that
Mrs. Carrie Nation has arrived in our
state; therefore, be it,
"Rcsolyed, That the Forty-second
general assembly does hereby extend
to her an imitation to address this
house Thursday, February IA, at 2
o'clock p. M"
The reading OF the resolution was
received with laughter.
LET IL be referred to the commit
tee on licences suggested Mr., Mitch
ell,
Speaker Sherman looked over the
resolution u few minutes and then
said:
"Refcrring to the committee on
military affairs"
Senator Mckinsic moved that the
resolution be made q special order Cor
February ~ and the motion prevailed
by viva voce vote.
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THEY'RE COURTING TROUBLE.
Three Hundred Students of Moscow
University Out in Open
and Active Revolt.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 14.--The Ros.
siya prints telephone dispatch an.
nouncing that EOS students of Moscow
university met in a hall, declared
themselves in favor of obstruction,
and succeeded in stopping all lee.
lures, as a protest against the Kief
students sentences. The authorities
have appealed in local paper to the
students, asking them to resume
their studies.
Students to the number of 1852 met
Monday at the st. Petersburg mining
academy and 100 voted to abandon
their studies, while 140 favored a con.
tinuance of work. There were g.
blank ballots. No definite decision
was taken,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-02-16
SMASHED A WINFIELD JOINT.
ance Advocate by n Winfield
(kaS) saloonkecper.

Wichita, kas,, Feb. IA special to
the Beacon SAYS A crowd Of men
women and boys smashed Henry
Schmidt's Joint A. Winfield, Kas. The
boys were mostly students from he
Methodist college ut Winfield. The
saloon was completely wrecked, ali
sorts OF weapons being used,
Charles Schmidt, brother OF the
proprietor, was cut on the head with
u Ratchet and severely injured. IL Is
said one Of the women was seriously
hurt with flying glass.
Tuesday evening Ernest Hahn, a
temperance advocate, was attacked
by u joint keeper, and this started
the prohibition clement which cul.
minated In the wreckIng.
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An IMPOSING FUNCTION.
Loyal Address Presented to King
Edward on Behalf of the
City Of London.
CIVIC OFFICERS IN GORGEOUS ARRAY.
The Party Received by the King and
the Duke of Cornwall and York
at st. James Palace-The Kings
Reply to the Address of the Cor
pOratiOn and County Council.

London, Feb. 14-The lord mayor,
the sheriffs and aldermen, robed in
mazarine gowns, accompanied by civic
officers, sword bearers, mace bearers
and other attendants, proceeded in
state carriages to st. James palace
to present to the king a loyal address
on behalf of the city of London.
The king and the duke of Cornwall
and York, attended by their suites,
reached the palace shortly after noon.
The ceremonial was the same as is
observed at a leveee. All the prin-
cipal officers of state were present
The King and Heir Apparent.
The king wore the uniform of q
field marshal, and the duke of York
wore a rear-admiraPs uniform.
His majesty was received at the en-
trance by the great officers of state,
was conducted to the throne room and
received the address. His majesty va
ried the customary procedure. Instead
of merely handing g reply, he read it
in a clear, firm voice.
The Kings Response.
The kings reply to the addresses of
the corporation and the London coun-
ty council was follows;
81 am much gratified at your loyal
and dutiful addresses and the zeal
and affection they testify for my
aud ie
ISOLATION to me, in my grief, to know
of the wide and heartfelt sympathy
to which you give expression, and with
YOU ! will ever cherish the recollec-
ton of the memorable reign of my
beloved mother, renowned in our an
nails alike for the progress of the
people in prosperity and refinement
and for their Overwhelming and deep
eninf attachment to our government
and institutions. The ancient city of
London, alike ilmstrious by its his
tory and by the efforts of its enter
prising citizens has ever been fore
most in responding to the call of duty
and in devotion to the interests of
the empire, and feel certain its fu-
ture will not belle its glorious past.
! humbly join in your prayer that the
blessing of Almighty God may be con-
tinued to myself and my consort, and
] confidently hope the efforts ! will
make to fulfil the expectations Of
my happy AMI loyal people will, under
divine guidance, promote the welfare
Of my empire and the prosperity Of all
classes of my subjects"
The hour fixed for the opening in
state, Thursday, of the first parla-
ment Of King Edward VII, is two
o'clock in the afternoon.
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PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTED.
Mrs. Carry Nation Found Herself
Obliged to Curtail Her
Efforts in Chicago.
CUT MORE CLOTH THAN SHE COULD SEW.
She Has Pressing Engagement mt
Topeka for Thursday-"Battle AK
Paddy Gleason" Invites Her TO
New York and Places His Battle
Az ut Her Disposal.

Chicago, Feb. .4.-Saloons of Chi.
cago and the tenGerloin district in
particular, will not be visited further
by Mrs. Carrie Nation, of kansas.
Physical exhaustion, and an almost
complete loss of her voice, caused by
her outdoor speaking the past few
days, and her tour of the "levee"
Tuesday night, confined Mrs. Nation
to her rooms until the hour set for
her appearance at Willard hall, short
ly before noon. and compelled her to
give up her plans for further person
al visits to the saloons.
VIII Talk to saloon Keepers.
But, | am going to talk to the Sd
loon-keepers and bartenders OF Chi
cago at Willard hall" said Mrs. Ma
ton. "They promised me they wonld
come to hear me. and ] do hope they
will not disappoint me-"
The meeting at Willard hall will
end Mrs. Nations brief lecturing tour.
At 10 D. M, she viii start for Topeka,
Kas., where, Thursday she is to stand
trial for n.wrecking. In order
to reach Topeka in time for the trial,
she will not stop at Kansas City,
where she intended to lecture.
kansas Cnty Needs stirring Up.
"And, / am sorry for that" said
she; 81 believe I could do great deal
Of good in that city. 1t needs STIR
ring up"
Mrs. Nations programme for ihe
day, besides the early afternoon
meeting at Willard hall included
call on Mayor Harrison Immediately
after that meeting and also brief
heart-to-heart tall, with Chief of Po-
lice Ripley These visits over, it was
Mrs. Nations intention to return to
her rooms at the Windsor and rest
until evening. 81 want all my
strength for that meeting" said Mrs.
Nation. "Those poor, benighted sa-
loon-keepers should be talked to, and
IL is my duty to plead with them
Receives Hundreds of LetterA.
Hundreds of letters, some threaten
ing. many cominendatory, and not
few inclosing small amounts OF
money, are being received by Mrs. Ma
ton. Among them was one from
Battle Ak Paddy" Gleason, former
mayor Of Long Island City, in which
the latter, after congratulating MRS.
Nation on her work, invited her 10
come TO New York, and placed his
battle AK at her disposal.
Mayor Didn't Want to See Her.
When informed of Mrs. Nations in
tention of visiting him, Mayor Har-
rison said: 81 will not see Mrs. Ma
ton. | do not understand that the
Kansas Joint smasher has anything OF
ientrest to the city Of Chicago to i'm
part. and inasmuch as ! am very
busy man don't see my clear TO list"
en- to her. Chicago had taste OF
anarchy in Haymarket Square some
years ago, and believe the city cares
for no more of it in the shape of
Carrie Nation and her Ratchet. Mean
while, the police, II they are obeying
instructions, are enforcing the mid
night closing ordinance, and the best
thing Mrs. Nation can do is to hurry
back TO Kansas"
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FOR TEACHER AND PUPIL.

-Four hundred and Atty London
schoo,s accommodate $4,000 children.
On the public school enrolment In
South Carolina there are i26,3o5 white
pupils and i55,oOa colo'ed'
Suffering Is considered contagious
In Germany. There are over 10000
suffering children In the schools OF
that country and the number Is stead
ny increasing,
A bin Is before the federal council
OF Germany providing that the time
of study shall be for medical students
Ave years instead Of the present term
OF four years and half
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THOUGHT TO BE UNBALANCED.
Mrs. Ella Seeley VIII be Charged
with Assault with Intent
to XIII.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 1i.-Mrs. Ell
la Seeley, the divorced wife of VIM.
A. Seeley, buyer for the Swife Pack
ing Co., who, Tuesday night, disguised
as man, entered the home of her
former husband and shot him in the
arm, will be arraigned on a charge OF
assault with intent to kill. She is still
held in the city Jail and will prob
ably not be allowed to give bail. Mrs.
Seeley, who is 62 years old, is be-
lieved to be mentally unbalanced. She
talks but little. She said she had not
intended TO harm Seeley, but was af-
ter Seeley's second wife, Seeley's
wound is painful but not serious.
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VIOLATION OF POSTAL LAWS.
Miss Elisabeth Kaburick, of Bloom
ingtOn, ILL.,, Gets In Trouble
with Uncle sam.

Chicago, Feb. l4.-'A special to the
Record from Bloomington, H., says:
Miss Elizabeth Kaburick, aged 81,
was arrested, Tuesday, charged with
violating the postal laws.
Miss Kaburick has been receiving
numerous latters from all parts of the
United States, and it Is alleged that
she had been soliciting and receiving
money and jewelry from suitors for
her hand with whom she had made
epistolary acquaintance through q
matrimonial agency newspaper.
Miss Kaburck was held to bail in
$1,000 and was taken to Springfield,
Her home is Carlinville, III.
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A JOB FOR GEN. DAVIS.
To Investigate Charges Against Car
man and Carranzn.

Manila, Feb. 1i.-Gen. Davis has
been designated 10 conduct the in
vestigation into the charges against
D. NJ. Carman, the American contrac-
tor, who, with his partner, Theodore
Carranza, a Spanish merchant, was
arrested February G charged with
furnishing supplies to aid the insur-
gents. The evidence against Carman
is accommodating.
During some fighting, recently, IN
the mountains of Tayabas, about SIX
ty miles southeast of Manila, IS in
surgents were killed and important
captures were made.
A number Of insurgent officers have
surrendered to Capt. Long OF the
marine corps, at subig
A quantity Of ammunition has been
discovered in the house of merchant
at Manila.
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and cast their votes those votes were
counted just as they were cast He
therefore could not see any necessity
for the law, and he therefore hoped it
would not pass. The bill passed by
the following vote: Ayes-Caldwell
Carlock, Cotton, D. L. King, Jacob
King, Kirby Landlord, McNemer,
Mardis, Price, Shackleford, T. N. Will
son, Wood, Mr.. President-14. Noes
Adams, Flenniken, Hardy, Haynie,
Norwood, Sengel and Witt.
Observation-Disclosures extending SYM
pathy to the family of Hon. Thomas
Moody, deceased, who was a member
of the house, were presented and
adopted and a committee appointed to
attend his funeral. Special order H.
B. No rs (Jobe), fixing the rate of
mileage on railroads at two cents per
mile was read third time. Lines Of
fifteen miles or less may charge 5
cents per mile, lines of over Is milee
and under forty miles in length 3
cents per mile; on all lines over forty
miles in length cents per mile. The
bill passed by vote of so ayes to
20 noes. BY vote of rs to 2 an
amendment to the fellow-servant bill
providing that it apply to all corpora
lions as well as railroads was de-
feated. Special order H. B. No. 204,
amending section 10 Of the Prince
road law, in favor of only three days
work instead Of five days. together
with the tax provided for, passed.
By request Of Mr. Parks, house bill
No. 200, to prevent the sale Of liquor
and for other purposes, was read the
third time. 1t makes it unlawful to
solicit or sell liquor in any prohibited
district, and prescribes a punishment
therefor. Mr.. Parks explained that
the bill simply prohibited wholesale
liquor houses from soliciting business
in prohibition districts. The roll was
called and the bill passed by vote
of so ayes and noes
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OTHERWISE UNNOTICED

Inc Chinese emperor tells the Box
er leaders to commit suicide in any
old way.
Contrary to reports, no dipththeria
exists at the state school for the blind
at Jacksonville.
Lord Roberts title is gazetted as
"Viscount st. PIERRE and earl of
Candahar and Pretoria"
1t has been definitely decided that
the British squadron cruising in West
Indian waters will call at havana.
The corner stone Of the new jew
ish Charitable and Educational In
stitute, at st. Louis, was laid Tues
day.
Mark NJ. Martin died at Litchfield
Ill. He was born in Sussex, England
in May, 1881, and was master car
builder.
j. ii. Pickrell, secretary of the
American Shorthorn Breeders asso-
citation, is dying at his home in Spring
field, Ill.
Mrs. John Conner, of Ava H., was
fined in the county court for horse
whipping Editor Waller of the Ava
Advertiser.
Former Lieut.-Gov. Henry c. Bates,
of Vermont, has been offered the po-
sition of judge in the Philippines,
and will accept
The Texas senate has passed the
house bill providing for the erection
of an asylum for epileptics at Abilene,
to cost 100000.
Gordon Heydt was run over and
killed by an Illinois Central freight
train at the depot in Grand Tower,
III. He was unmarried and resided
on a fern.
The lower house of congress passed
the army appropriation bill, and has
entered upon consideration of the
sundry civil bill, the last but one of
the big money bills.
A new theater, costing $4,000. with
a seating capacity of 1900, is to be
built in sight of the old Coates the
aSer, at Kansas City, which was re-
Gently destroyed by fire.
Delegate Wilcox, of Hawaii, has
filed his brief in support of his right
to hold seat in congress and his
defense to the legal objections raised
in petitions filed aginst him.
Daniel S. Melville, the missing witness
in the Kennedy murder trial, now pro-
ceeding in New York, arrived at Jack
sonville, Fla, Tuesday, with his wife
on the steamship Algonquin.
Maj. +. c. Conger, United States
minister to China, has cabled to an
Iowa friend that he will accept the
republican nomination for governor
of Iowa, but will not make a fight for
IL.
from melancholia, hanged herself
from transom, at her home in st.
Louis, where her body was found by
her little son on returning from
school.
Circuit-Atorney Folk of st. Louis
has filed IS more suits against corpo-
rations, asking for n judgment of ST.
600 against each for alleged failure
to make a report to the secretary Of
state.
From samples examined it is found
that the average weekly consumption
of beer in Liverpool in summer dime,
would contain 800 pounds of arsenic,
enough to Xii million people IL adj
ministered in equal doses and one at
time.
The French and Russian consuls at
Tlen Tsin raised their flags over the
great salt heaps and refuse to allow
the owners on the premises. They
offer, however, to sell the property
back to the owners for S5,000,O00, The
Chinese have protested against This
action to Paris and st. Petersburg.
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DISASTROUS COLLISION.
one Life Lost, Two Men Injured ana
Three Engines ana Eight
Cars Demolished,

Plymouth, Ind" Feb. IA COLI
sion between double-hender fast
freight and light engine on tho
Pennsylvania railroad occurred here.
resulting in the death OF Fireman
Glenn, the probable fatal injury OF
Engineer Thompson and the serious
injury of brakeman Smiley, All
three engines were badly wrecked
and eight cars were demolished,
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CAUGHT BY THE EBB TIDE.
The Lake Erie, with StrRthcOna's
Horse ON hoard, Delayed In
Reaching London.

London Feb 1.-the British
steamer Lake Irie, which sailed
from Cape Town, January 20, with
the Strathcona Horse on board, came
to anchor of Crayesend. Having
missed the tide, the Lake Erie was
unable to proceed to her dock and
land the troops, but will do so Thurs
day.
Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal
and many other persons proceeded TO
the dock at an carly hour In expecta-
ton OF the arrival of the steamer.
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Illegal rnx Refunded,

Washington, Feb, 1.-THE treasury
department has drawn warrant for
$l0g,12s In favor OF Alice c, Wander
bilt, W. H. Vanderbilt, Alfred c, Vad.
derbilt, Chauncey NJ, Depew and L. V.
Rooster, executors of the will of the
late Cornelius Vanderbilt, being the
amount OF legacy taxes Illegally col
lpctpu
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RUSSIANS LOST SEVERELY.
Result Of q Recent Engagement Bc-
tween Russians ana chinese
at KaO.Chimo,

London, Feb. l4.-A special dispatch
from Shan Hal Kuan, dated February
II, says the Russians lost 40 men
killed In nm engagement at Kao.ChIao,
and that they refused the assistance
OF the allies, II Ia hoped the arrival Of
Sir Walter Hitler (adviser TO tho
British military authorities In China,
at Pekin), will expedite the ncgotia-
tions with the Chinese court.
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aoyernor of the ph,,lpp,nes,

Washlngton,Feb, li,-'fhc president
will appoint judge William II. TAFT
to be governor Of he islands Ms soon
us the army appropriation bin, car.
rying the Spoonrr amendment, be-
comes law. The military rule In the
Philippines win thus be supplanted
by civilian administration.
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VIII Discard Japanese Labor.

Minneapolis, Mlnn. Fob. ID, AT the
Great Northern general Office u Ia
learned that President j. j. I'M ms
accedcd 10 the demands Of labor uu.
Ions In the northwestern states and
will dispense with Japanese lubor ~
the shops aud Oh the road,
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senator plntrn wife Dead.

New York, Feb, li,-Mrs, Thomas
G. Platt the wife of United States
Senator Plat, died at her apartments
in the Fifth Avenue hotel, after n
long illness. Senator Plat, with his
three sons and their wives, were at
her bedside.
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Wholesale Deaths In Russia.

81. PETERSBURG, Feb, H. Many thou.
sands OF persons have died on the
khirgla steppcs, of what was called
llundcr lyphus II IL officially admit.
ted that the deaths were caused by u
plague outbreak, caused by eating
the carcnsses of diseased cntllc,
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HERTZ AGAIN REMANDED.
The Alleged New York Forgcr Run
ming tho Gnmut Of the Bow
street Police COHrt.

London, Feb. A.--Sigmund Hertz, OF
New York city, who was arrested
shortly after the arrival at Queens
town, January n, OF the Allan line
steamer CorinthIan, from Halifax,
charged with having obtained, by for.
gerry, more than 100000 from his em-
ploycrs, Sticfcl, Sachs & Co., OF New
York city, was again nrroigncd In the
Bow Street police court and was again
romnhded 20 Tuesday next,
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FACTS ABOUT RIVERS.

Every ancient city OF note was To-
cnted on or near the sea or river.
The Hudson river, from Its mouth to
,he lakes, IL 400 miles In length,
The ordinary Thames current Ia 1870
feet n minute, that OF the Rhine, o&o
feet.
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Philippine Judicial appointment.

~. Louis, Feb, ia.--L. Il. Wiley,
an attorney Of ,hls city, has received
Official notice OF hls appointment M
one OF the Judges OF FIRST instance In
The Philippines. Mr.. Wiley will
leave for MNullu ubout April !.
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Washington, Feb. Alt Ia pro-
posed 10 have n battalion OF native
Porto l,lcan troops take purt In tho
presidential Inaugural parade, on
March 4, provided II can 10 done With
out tor great expense
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The Ameer's Sympathy.

Calcutta, Feb. 1.-THE ameer OF
AfphunIstan has written an extreme
iy sympathetic letter TO Lord Cursoa
Of Kedieston, yiceloy Of india, on the
occasion Of the death Of tho queen i.
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Australia has 10 daily papers--juss
double Belplum's number.