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The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26
TWO HUGE LOG CABINS.
On which the Fallen Forest
Kings On the st. Louis "ori"s
Fair Site Are to BE Put.

ST Losis. Oct. 22.-Two huge log
cabins will be built with the trees
which are being felled OF the fores'
mark site to make room for the mann
structures of the exposition. me
cabins will follow the rude architec-
ture of frontier days in the LOUISIANA
Purchase and furnish striking con
trast to the palaces reared 10 com
memorate the achievements OF the
pioneers. =,
The idea of preserving in some form
the monarchs of the primeval forest
which are being laid low in the inter-
est of a great spectacle of century
progress in the Louisiana domain ~
the thought of Director of WORKS
Isaac S. Taylor, the man who is chop-
ping down the sylvan kings On the
park site to rear the fabric OF 'h'
architectural commission.
The novel use to which the fallen
trees will be put has gwen the expo
sition its cabins. Their location Is 10
be chosen among the wooded tract on
the range of hills making up one-hali
of the site. One of the rustic puild'
ings in intended as great restaurant
where meals prepared after the re-
cipes of frontier days will be served
The use of the other cabin mas not
been designated.
Thousands of visitors on the
Worlds fair site have been puzzled
for an understanding of girdles OF
black cloth which encircle hundreds
of trees along the Wilderness drive
These somber bands are death war
rants. They mean that every tree
with this funeral circle is doomed to
fall. The came perplexity was met in
bands of blood-red cloth about trees
along the western side of the PARK
southwardly.
The blood-red circles are respites.
They indicate that the trees so en-
circlcd will be removed by their roots
and replanted along the boulevards
of the exposition. Every tree with a
red band is a maple. The maple is
thus favored above its sisters of the
park forest. Yet there are not
enough naples with red bands to sup
ply the demand for natures decora-
ton, and the country will be secured
to supply the deficiency.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26
MESSENGER ARMITAGE LIED.
The Women who Robbed Him Didnt
Take All the MOney~-Thc Custo-
dian of $4,000 Surrcnders.

New York. Oct. 23.--lIarry OCon'
nell. OF i40 West Thirty-ninth street,
surrendered himself TO the police and
gave up $4,000, which he said was part
OF the money stolen by Bank Mes
senger Armitage, on October IS, from
the Bank OF New Amsterdam. O'Con'
nell was u companion OF young ARM
itagc. O'Conncll, according to the de-
tcctiyes, said that Armltage had not
told the truth. The women who
robbed him had not taken all the
money. After the robbery there was
stlll $500 left, which Armit0gc hand
ed over TO O'Connell to keep, O'Con.
nell said he and the bank messenger
went on spree and spent $500 OF the
money. The remaining $4,000 he had
kept, O'Connell was held for exam
nation before magistrate,
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26
WILL SEEK THE BRIGANDs.
II News is Not Soon Received Of the
Captured Missionaries, senrcherS
win Go TO BriRands' Retreat.

Constantinople, Oct. 22.-Should no
news be received during the next AZ
hours from the missionaries who are
seeking the captors of Miss Ellen M.
Stone and her companion Nine. X. B.
Tsilko, more missionaries will be sent
to assist In locating the brigand band
II Is understood that the missionaries
have been waiting at places In the VI
entity OF where the brignnds are sup
posed TO be, expecting TO receive u
communication from them. IT Is pro-
posed now that q searching party
shall be organized to penetrate to the
brgnnds' retreat.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26
FRIGHTENED HIS ILLS AWAY.
Suffered with nm Amiction OF spine
for Fifteen Years ana Then Was
MiraculOusly Cured.

"rhere are not few recopded cases
Of chronic diseases and physical de-
form,les being cured by fright or
somc violent emotion" said an old New
Orleans resident, recently, while gos-
siplng with his friends at the st.
Charles. relates the s-Democrat,
"but have read or heard nothing
more extraordinary than n recent oc.
currence IN north Louisiana, BY com.
parlson the most exlrayagnnt alleged
faith cures appear commonplace. A
MIR, Hampton had been u cripple for
10 years, He had an afllicton Of the
spine and was unable to walk.
"lle was carried about from place TO
place by large, powcrful.limbed ne
gro, who carried him as he would n
sack of corn, Mr.. Hampton would put
his arms around the Negroes neck,
One night two laborers, who belonged
to gang which was repairing the rail.
road track in The vicinity, planned TO
steal pig. They knew one OF the
farmers had butchered three pigs, and
that the dressed animals were hanging
in a barn. One Of the men sneoked into
the building to get porker while the
other waited In the roadside 10 keep a
lookout.
at was an exceedingly dark night,
and, as II happened, Mr., Hampton and
his negro were returning home. Sud
denly, out OF the dark, doomed The
form Of the black servant with his
charge on his back. The waiting ac-
complete to the pig thief thought II
was his partner returning with his
greasy booty and cried out In smoth.
cred tonesi rs he fate" The negro
was superstltlous, Ms his race Ii won't
TO be, and he thought II was n ghost.
He Jumped about ten feet. and Mr..
Hampton was shaken of his back. The
negro was n faithful fellow under or
binary circumstances but In his fear
all ties were forgotten, and he ran
down the road. Mr. Hampton was
greatly frightened himself, and made
supreme effort 10 follow the de.
serter Strange 10 say, he succeeded In
using his limbs, and ran 200 yards be.
fore stopping None OF the country
doctors could explain the phenomenon,
but II is fac, that he was completely
cured"
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26
CHARTER AMENDMENTS WIN.
81, Louis Votes, Five to One, to Dis
enthral Herself from Old
Time HRndicaps.

st. Louis, Oct. 23.-Voters OF st.
Louis indorsed the proposed charter
amendments yesterday by a majority
of practically five to one.
The total vote for the first amend
ment, which is fairly representative,
was: Yes, s,106; no, 0,705, according
to unofficial figures compiled from re-
ports of the election officers.
Every ward in the city gave the
three-ffths majority for the amend
ments necessary to make them eff
fective.
In only q few precincts was there
majority against any of the amends
ments, and in several precincts the
vote was unanimous for all OF them.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Carl Stubblefield Shot and Killed
at Pine Bluff By News
paper Man.
OCCURRENCES OF WEEK BRIEFLY STATED
Hon. John ID. Kinbell, of Garland Coun-
~, Passes Away Young White Man
Charged with AsSaulting . six-fear
Old Child.


Special Chancellor Cantrell, of Little
Rock. handed down his opinion las
week in the case of p. A. Robertson c,
al. trustees of Searcy College, lately
destroyed by fire, plaintiffs. against W.
H. Langford ct al, defendants. The
plaintiffs sought to hold defendants as
constructive trustees for the benefit of
the college and certain citizens OF
Sarcy. The plaintiffs. as trustees.
some years ago sold the then Searcy
College TO the defendants, the consid-
Grafton being. as ALLEGED by plaintiffs,
$4,000 in money and the further consid-
Grafton that defendants would main
tain the college there as a memorial
and in the name of Maj. Speers. of Pine
Bluff. The college equipments cost
the citizens of Searcy about $4,000,
but were sold to the defendants for the
price and purpose above named. The
defendants insured the building and
furniture for some $4,000. The col
lege and contents were destroyed by
fire last February, and the defendants
collected the insurance money and re-
fused to rebuild The suit was brought
to hold the defendants constructive.
trustees for the college and Searcy
citizens. The decree gives plaintiffs
Judgment for $17.500 insurance money,
annuls the deed to the defendants for
the property. removes the defendants as
trustees and appoints others in their
stead
w. II. Landlord. the main defend
ant. is prominent banker and capt.
talist of Pine Bluff. and the other de-
PENDANTS are his wife and mother-in-
law. Attorneys for the defendants
prayed and obtained an appeal to the
supreme court.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26
.,.nv su.pse.s Arr..,sd.

Fc. the murder of William Scott
which occurred near Jefferson Springs.
Jefferson ounty. seven people have
been arrested. They are all negroes.
Scott was called to the door and no
sooner did he make his appearance
than he was shot dead, ten buckshot
entering his left breast. The assas-
sin fired from ambush. 1t is thought
that all the negroes arrested are par
ties to the murder. Sherman. Char
ley. John and Young Stokes. brothers;
Matte Brady, the murdered mans
motherin-law; Flora Scott, his wife,
and Gus Williams are the arrested ne
groes.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26

The annual report of Superintendent
Eisele of the Hot Springs reservation
announces that the patronage of that
national sanitarium during the past ifs
cal year exceeded all previous records,
the total number of visitors being esti-
mated at $4,000. Among the recon-
mendations is one for the sale next
March of the 157 remaining unsold gov
eminent lots on the reservation.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26

The seventh annual convention Of
the Sons of Hermann in Arkansas was
held in Pine Bluff. Officers for the
ensuing term were elected. as follows:
Theodore Wollerman, Pine Bluff, pres
ident; Mayer Faisst, Bryant, first vice
president; Adolph Keller, Argenta,
second vice-president; Fritz Eenkebi'
ner Bryant, secretary; Frederick
Schneider, Pine Bluff, treasurer.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26
FERRY DAMAGED BY FIRE.
to the Extent of x50,OOO-
Beached Nm ersey Flats.

New York, Oct. 23.--Fire was dis
covered in the boiler room OF the
fcrryboat Elizabeth, OF the Central
railroad Of New Jersey, early, willis
she was making trip between New
York and Jersey City. There were few
passengers on board at the time, and
they were all put ashore in safety
AS the fire spread rapidly, the boat
was taken out into mdstream and
water was pumped into her hold
The fire was under control after an
'hour's work by the flremen, and the
boat was beachcd on the Jersey Flats.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26

Fifty-two head Of cattle belonging
to the Barse Commission Company died
at the stock yards of the Southern
Cotton Oil Company at Little Rock.
They were not fed when first unloaded
from the cars as the owners had no
facilities for doing so at the time,
they were turned into the yards, where
they began to devour the heavy growth
of iimson weed, which caused their
death.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26

At a meeting Of the board Of direc
tors Of the Southern Baseball Associa
tion, held at Chattanooga, the question
Of awarding the pennant was decided
in favor OF Nashville against Little
Rock. While Little Rock won the
greatest number Of games played,
Nashville claimed the championsh fp on
games contested which were awarded
to her by the board. In the series
between the two clubs Little Rock won
two.thlrds Of the games played.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26
Carl stubbelheld Kiiled.

Carl Stubblefeld, an old citizen Of
Pine Bluff. was shot and killed in
the above city by Meyer Solmson. a
newspaper man. The trouble was
caused by an article which Solmson
had written about Stubblefeld, The
two men met at grocery store, en-
gagged in small fisticuff with very lit.
tie damage to either. Stubblefield.w was
arrested, but later on was released on
his own recognizance. He then went
to Solmson's place Of business with the
intention of'killing him. 1t is alleged
but was not quick enough and Solm'
son did the killing.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26
ANOTHER GRIDIRON VICTIM.
Richard Trip Lying nj Deaths
Door, nj Coifax, In, From In
iurics In In Football Game.

Colfnx, To-, Oct 23,--Richard Trip
aged 10. In not expected TO Hive, us n
result of injuries received In foot
balI contest between. the ColfaN and
Prairie City high schools Saturday
lie was struck In the stomach, In be-
ing tackled, and carried from ne
field unconscious, His condition hos
grown constantly worse, and his
death IN expected,
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26
Judue Mengnn pMngerousIy III

Dnllae, Tex, Oct 23.-prlvate tele'
grams received here from Palestine
Tex, state that Judge j. u. Reagan'
chairman OF the Texas State Railroad
commission, and the only survivor OF
the confederate cabinet OF jefferson
Davis, IL dangerously III at his home
In Palestine.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26

A special dispatch to the Little Rock
Gazette from Fort Smith says: AT
the circuit court room Mr. Y. A. Ia.
Dor attempted TO hold meeting TO or.
ganize branch Of the Anti.Saloon
League. which was attended by about
fifty persons. During the course Of
his. talk the gas In the building was
suddenly turned of. and the ianitor
claimed ignorance Of the location Of
the cutoff.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26
Lipton WIN ChnIlcnuc Auuiu.

New York, Oct e3,-Slr Thomas
Upton viii have new challenger
for the Americas cup, and another
race viii be arranged to be sailed IN
August, 1908. These are the Irish
knights present plans, and he will
start ut once TO work them ont.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26

Erastus Smalley. student Of Mount
Vernon school at Trenton, Phillips
county, was shot by travelling show
man at Helena. The Snowman cursed
Smalley over some trivial matter,
whereupon the young man knocked
him down. A second attache OF the
show came to the relief Of his friend,
and he too was knocked down. The
first Of the men got hold Of pistol
aud fred three shots at Smalley, one
Of them lodging In his thigh.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26
Engagement Announced.

New York, Oct. 23.-The engage.
mcnt II announced OF Miss Helen Mar.
garct Kelly aud Frank jay Gould, the
youngest son Of the late Jay Gould,
Miss Kelly is u daughter Of the late
Edward Kelly. The wedding will oc-
eur In the spring,
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26

FL Reno, Oklo., Oct. 23.--Jumcs r.
Woods, who drew the capital prize In
the Lnwton land district at the draw.
Ing, last August, and settled on n
claim valued at nearly $4,000, Ia dead
OF typhoid fever, nficr brief Illness
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26
Colored People For the Fair.

The colored business Mems League.
Of Little Rock, has issued an address
to the colored people Of the state, call.
Ing convention to devise ways and
means for providing an exhibit at the
big st. Louis fair.
Postmaster Murray. at Osceola has
been suspended, pending an investiga.
ton Of an alleged shortage, amounting
10 less than 800.
Maude, the i2.ycarold daughter Of
Geo. Burr. was fatally injured by be-
Ing run over by . wagon near MenA
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26

An Indian was killed during the
performance OF n wild west show at
Little Rock by his horse stumbling,
falling on top OF the man, At the
same performance two women riders
were injured In similar manner.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26

London, Oct. p3..-rhc Gazette yes.
tortiuy contained the official an.
nouncement of the appointment OF
Arthur Stewart Rudkes ns first secrc-
tary Of the British embassy at Wash.
ington.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26
Placed On ,he Retired list.

Washington, Oct. 23,--Commander
Seth NJ. Ackley, Of the navy, has been
placed on the retired list, with the
rank OF captain. His advancement is
due 10 his service In the war Of the
rebellion,
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26

A member Of the congressional riv'
or and harbor committee will make q
personal inspection OF the Arkansas
River from Little Rock to Pine Blun
In November. and his report will have
considerable to do with the amount ap.
propriated by congress for improve
ments between these points.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26
Nine. Tsiika Reported Dead.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. eat IL re-
ported that Nine, Tsilkn, the compon.
ion Of Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the Amer
lean missionary captured by the
brignnds, died recently In captivity.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26

Vienna, Oct 23.-"Nfiss Stone was
captured" says the Sofia corresponds
ent OF the Ncus Wcincr journal, mot
10y brlgunds, but by detachment of
Turkish cavalry, ut the instIgotion Of
the sultan"
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26

Washington, Oct aa.--sccrctar,
Root arrived In Washington ycstcr.
day, and was driven directly 10 hls
residence, pc will resume his dutle,
a. tho war department today,
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26
Col. Elicit Appointed.

Capt. NJ. A. Elliott has been ap.
pointed as register OF the United
land Office at Camden TO succeed Chas.
T. Dukes, resigned. This was the
only vacancy In federal Office ex.
listing In Arkansas and the appoint.
ment was due directly to the visit to
the president OF II. l., Remmel OF Lit.
tic Rock.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26

A negro boy named Walter Glunder
was assasslnated on the Arkansas riv'
or near Pine Bluff, A negro preacher
named Glider Ia under arrest.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26

Berlin, Oct. 23,--l'rof. VIrchow has
Been elected nm honorary member OF
Che ophthalmologlcnl society Of ner
lin.
The Van Buren press., 1901-10-26
serious Charge.

Shelley Blackburn, young white
man. was bound over to the Pulaski
county grand Jury In the sum OF $4,000
on the charge OF attempted rape on a
s.year.old child. Blackburn was taken
10 Fort Smith for safe keeping. II be-
Ing feared an attempt would be made
10 lynch him.
Worlds Fair Commissioner Scott
announces that he will name Mrs,
Frederick Hunger, OF Little Rock, ms
one Of the lady members at large Of
the commission,
Idn Penrson. aged 20, suicided at
Eureka Springs by taking earbol!c
acid.
Col W. M. Knight, one Of the oldest
and best known citizens Of Faulkner
county. Ia dead.
Sam Jackson was shot and fatally
injured at a country dance near Pine
BLUM by Joe Letting.
a. M. shelby, a native Of Sebastian
county. died last week ut his home In
Fort Smith a. heart dissAse. at the
ga Of 90 .yearA
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-03-21
UNCLE SAM HAS GOLD APLENTY.
Amount in Treasury SweIis Until 1t
Breaks All Records.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-The
gross gold in the treasury yesterday
amounted to s482,913,O23, compared
with $416,218,209 at the same period
last year. Yesterdays figures break
all records. The increase in the gold
holdings of the department during the
year has been $66,694,814.
At the department, it is said, the
prospect is that the gold holdings will
continue to increase at the rate of
probably $5,0G0,OO0 a month Until the
new revenue law goes into effect. The
amendments to this law will reduce
the treasury receipts, it is thought,
about $4O,000,O00 a year, but Treasurer
Roberts thinks that this will only serve
to check the growth of the gold hold
ings, but does not think the decrease
in the receipts will diminish the gross
gold.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-03-21
UNCLE SANS AGENT JAILED.
Venezuelans PerpetrGte a Second Outrage
on Baiz at Barcelona.

NeneZuelans PerpetrGte q second outrage
on Baiz at Barcelona.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March
18.-(Via Haytien Cable.)-News has
reached here that the United consular
agent at Barcelona, Venezuela, Mr.
Ignace BALI, has been arrested by Ven
ezuelan officials and imprisoned with
out adequate cause. This is the Sec
ond time he has been treated in this
fashion within the last five months,
and he will resign unless protected by
the Washington government. 1t ap-
pears that several sums Of money
have been forced from him by Vene-
zuelan officials under threat of i'm
prisonment
The protest of Mr. Baiz to WASH
ington seems to have resulted in no
response thus far. Three months ago
Mr.. Loomis, the United States minis
ter at Caracas, made demand on the
Venezuelan government for an apol
ogy for the first outrage, but his COM
munication was quite ignored.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-03-21

Agricultural Department Planning to
Establish Island Experiment Station.
WASHINGTON March 1S.-Jared
Smith, who has been in charge of the
offices OF seed and plant introduction
in the department of agriculture, has
been directed to start in a few days
for Honolulu to establish an argicul-
tural experiment station there.
AS director, his first work will be -
teach the Hawaiian people how to
grow garden truck. Most of the veg
etables now consumed in the island
are imported from San Francisco.
They will be taught also the value of
dairy cows among poor families, but
ter and cheese making, the forage
plants most economically produced for
Hawaiian consumption and the value
of poor families raising chickens and
pigs.
This agricultural missionary work
in the interest of the common people
CT the islands will be essayed before
other agricultural problems will be
considered. There are 200 acres, run
ming from the coast to the top of a
mountain, set apart by the Hawaiian
legislature for this purpose. These
matters will be given attention near
the coast, coffee raising will be stud
led on the higher elevations and for
estry work will be done on the noun
tain tops.
Regarding agricultural experiment
work in the Philippines, Secretary
Wilson said today:
Congress will not appropriate
money for experimenting in the Phil
ippines until the people there have
quieted down. Then the departmnt
of agriculture will be ready to conduct
researches; in fact, the green houses
of the department here now have
plants growing for shipmnt there as
soon as conditions are ripe. Among
these is rubber, seeds of which are
being brought from all parts of the
world for sending to the new islands
under the American flag"