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The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
.BGFOUR LIMITED WRECKED
The Engineer and a Mail Clerk
Killed, and Three Other
Mail Clerks Injured.
PASSENGERS HAVE A BAD SHAKe.UP.
The Wreck Occurred at Nottingham
o., and Was Caused by Coii'si""
with a Portion of Freight Train
Road Bed and Tracks Torn Up
and Traffic Delayed.

Cleveland, o., July 1O.-A special 10
the Leader from Nottingham, o., says
one of the worst wrecks on the Lake
Shore road in years occurred at 2:3o
this morning, in the center OF this VII
lgge, 10 miles east of Cleveland.
The Southwestern Limited on the
Big Four from st. Louis, Cincinnati
and other western cities, and which
goes on to the Lake Shore tracks at
Cleveland, was ditched through COLI.
sion with portion of freight train
Just what caused the wreck is not
definitely known, but it is thought a
portion of freight train that had
broken in two had rolled onto the
passenger tracks. No passengers
were killed.
Frank Anderson, engineer of the
passenger train, Buffalo.
o. G. McCullen, Of Cincinnati, mail
clerk.
The Injured.
Wm. Elliott, of Buffalo, fireman Of
passenger train; will probably die.
w. M. Baker, of Columbus, mail
clerk; injured on head and b b)dy: not
serious.
Z. +. Loveless, Cincinnati, mail
clerk; slight.
Two unknown tramps, badly hurt.
A Terrific Shock,
The shock to the passenger coaches
was terrific, and although the occu.
pants were badly shaken up, no pas
senger was hurt.
When the front end of the engine
plowed into the ground Of the gully, ii
became disconnected from the coach
es that went over the embcrkment,
and swirled sideways, 50 that it point.
ed in the othci direction. The mail
car crashed into the tender, sur.
rounding it completely.
How the Engineer Was Killed.
The engineer met his death by be.
ing pinioned under his engine.
MrCullen, the mail clerk was
crushed between the side of the car
and the coal tender. He was found
with his head forced down between
his knees. Two mail clerks, when
they awoke to their condition, were
able to eXtricate themselves from the
wreck without assistance. At least
one person is believed to be buried un.
der the wreck. Two Nottingham doc.
tors responded to call for assistance.
Road He'd ana Tracks Torn Up.
The roadbed and the two tracks
were torn up for quite distance, and
the embankment will have to ,be re.
paired before the track can be re.
laid. The Lake Shore track is
blocked east, and all trains are being
sent over the Nickle Plate. The pas.
sengers of the wrecked train were
taken to Cleveland over the Nckle
Plate and wrecking trains are at
work on the Lake Shore.
Taken TO n Hospital.
Five of the men injured in the coll
lision were brought to the Cleveland
general hospital. One man, whose
name is unknown, lies at the hos.
pital unconscious. His condition is
critical
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
State Penitentiary Board Refused
to Annul a Ten Year Lease
of Convicts.
NEWS OF THE Week BRIEFLY STATED
Proprietor of . Little Rock Gambling
House Acquitted by Jury in Justice
Court of Violating the New ANTI
Gambling Law.

8sfusss to Annui Ten Year Convict Lease.
At a meeting of the state peniten-
tiary board, held on the 9th, Gov. Da-
Wis offered resolution to annul the
contract entered into by former
board with the Arkansas Brick Manu-
featuring Company leasing certain
number of convicts for term of ten
years. Gov. Davis stated that the
warden in charge had made oath that
the convicts were being worked ten
to fourteen hours per day, and that
an attempt had been made to bribe
the warden to work the men even Ion
ger hours. In addressing the board
In support of his resolution Gov. Da-
Wis said:
"That contract is vicious and un.
considerable as against the state. 1t
Is said that the Legislature refused to
repudiate it. That is only true as to
the senate. The house repudiated this
contract by an overwhelming majori-
ty. The contract is illegal because
1t Is made for term of ten years be-
yond the life of the board making 1t,
and no well-informed lawyer would
for a minute contend that the present
board has not the power to annul 1t.
1t Is said by the friends to the con-
tract that to annul 1t would be repu-
diation. say the state has the right
to refuse to perform any contract
which is vicious and unconscionable
and against the best interests of our
people. The lessees under this con-
tract would have the right to test
the action of the board In anulling 1t
In the courts Of the country. The only
question Is as to who shall take the
initiative--the state or the lesssees.
Attorney General Murphy took the
stand that the board should not set
the precedent of annulling its con-
tracts, stating that the proper course
to pursue would be to test the right
in the courts Of board to make leases
for a longer time than its tenure OF
office. Col. Murphy declared the
company referred to paid the same
price for the convicts as others to
whom they have been leased by the
present board. Gov. Davis resolution
was defeated. The vote stood. For
Gov. Davis and Secretary Of State
Crockett. Against-Attorney Gen
eral Murphy, Commissioner Hill and
Auditor Monroe.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
Bitten byA Mad DOg,

A Mrs. Bratton, OF Grant county,
wns badly bitten by u mad dog She
Immediately started to the home Of
q friend at Benton who possessed a
mad stone, The stone was applied
and adhered to the wounds about
one hundred times, II Is said six per.
sons bitten by rabid dogs have been
treated by this stone, all Of whom
are alive.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
BURGLAR BLOWN TO PIECES.
Carried the Means of His own De.
straction In His Hip
Pocket.

Dubuque, H., July i0.-A world-be
burglar was literally blown TO pieces
Monday night ot Benton, Wis, by the
explosion of nitro.glycerlne, which he
carried In hls hip pocket. Hc was
breaking into u creamery, and ns hc
was climbing through nm opening into
the building q trip door fell and
struck him ON the hip, exploding tho
nltro.glycerlne.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
REPORTS ON FRUIT CROPS.
Seriously Damaged In Missouri and
Kansas by Prolonged Drought
Big Crop in Nebraska.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 10.-Fruit
men of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska,
Oklahoma, Iowa and Arkansas are
here in attendance upon the semi-an-
nual meeting of the Western Associa-
ton of Nurserymen. Missouri and
Kansas delegates report that the fruit
crop will be quite seriously damaged
by prolonged dry weather. Even with
the most favorable conditions of
weather for the remainder of the sea-
son the crop will not be nearly up to
the average.
On the other hand Nebraska's fruit
crop promises unusually well. Apples,
peaches and grapes are in find condi-
ton.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
WORSE THAN INUNDATIoN.
arm Animals Dying In Grcat Num-
bers From Charlton In the
Lower Mississippi Valley.

Jackson, Miss, July o,-Thcre Ia no
room to doubt that chorbon Ia play.
ng havoc with the farmers of the
mississippi valley E. II. Moore, Of
Bolivar, leading member OF the
state senate, says the epidemic Is
worse thun Nh overflow, IIc statcs
that farm animals and cows and hogs
are dying by the hundreds In his
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
Charged with NJ urder.

A warrant has been sworn out
against Mr.. and Mrs. II. Burris, liv-
ing near the Missouri line in Car
roll county, charging them with the
murder of their daughter, Several
days ago Burris notified the author
tiles that his daughter had commit
ted suicide, In both the girls hands
was clasped pistol and through her
head was bullet.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
He is AGED AND WEALTHY.
Charles Dunn Charged with ChOk.
Ing "a Tcn-Y ear-Oid Girl
10 Death,

~. Wayne, Ind, July io,-Chorlcs
Dunn, the aged and wealthy lumber
man, held by the coroner on suspicion
of having killed ten'yeur.old Alice
Cothrell, whose body was found In a
cist,rn beneath Dunn's residence, ut
Wnllen, u village six miles west, was
arrested on a warrant charging him
with murder of the girl by choking
her 10 lCnih,
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
The Wiley Children Acquitted.

Maude Wiley and her two brothers
arrested on charge Of trying to blow
up neighbor's home ut Taylor, 20
miles from Mena, were acquitted ut
their preliminary trial. The evidence
Of tho prosecuting witness was not
corroborated. and he was fined for ma
licious mischief In bringing the
charges against the accused parties.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
POSTAL RECEIPTS FOR JUNE.
Fifty of the Larger Offices Show In
crease Over Receipts for June
Year Ago.

Washington, July 10,-1he monthly
statement of gross postal receipts for
June at so of the largest post offices
show a net increase of $209,7S6, or Sc
per cent, for the so Offices over June
of last year. The biggest increase
was 80 per cent, at Buffalo. New
York city increased 7.2 per cent. and
Chicago 3.3 per cent.
Nine post Offices showed decreases
during the month, viz: Baltimore,
Washington, Louisville, Omaha, To-
ledo, Hartford, Dayton, o.; Grand
Rapids and Troy, N. Y. The largest
decrease was 25.5 per cent. at Dayton.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
A Double Murder.

A double murder occurred near
Turner, in Monroe county. Saturday.
Some unknown party or parties killed
Jim Johns, colored. and his 17'year'
old niece and placed their bodies In a
burning building The girl had been
stabbed through the heart and her
head crushed with an AK, while Johns
head was crushed In.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
Accidentally KILLED by = Companion.

George Caber was shot and killed
by Jeff Love while hunting near
Black Springs, Montgomery county,
The two men were hunting turkeys,
and Cablcr had killed one and was
carrying II on his back. They became
separated and Cabler entered thick.
OF, crawling on his hands and knees,
no that the turkey he was carrying
had the appearance OF being alive,
Love did not see his companion enter
the brush and when he spled the tur.
koy he fred, two shots striking Cab
ler In the head,
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
Eleventh Annual Shoot.

The eleventh annual shoot Of the
Arkansas Sportsman Association
opened at Pine Bluff on the 9th.
About forty sportsmen took part The
association elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year. j. B..
Speers, Pine Bluff; president, Dr.. s.
p. Ceilings, Hot Springs, vice presl-
dent; Paul r. Litzke, Little Rock, sec.
retary; e. A. Howell, Pine Bluff, treas
urer.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
Acquitted.

Bob Furth, the Little Rock gam.
bling house proprietor, who opened
his house in defiance of the act Of the
last legislature, was acquitted by a
jury in justice of the peace court.
1t Is likely an indictment will be
found against Furth by the next grand
jury.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
Freight Week,

A fatal freight wreck occurred at
Obear station on the Cotton Belt.
Engineer MeGcevy was instantly kill.
cd and Fireman Stevenson badly In.
Iured. or the thirteen people on
the train not ono escaped injuries to
q greater or less extent.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13

Gen. Sicklca Seriously III,

New York, July l0,-Gen, Daniel Il.
Sicl,les Is seriously i'll in Pleosantvillc,
n. Y. ot the home Of Village PresI-
dent Daniel B, Hayes, He went there
on the Fourth of July TO make an nd.
dress for the residents, and has been
30 III ever since that he has had to
remain with his host, Mr.. Hayes.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
CAsl, Itecelpis.

The cash receipts of the secretary
Of states Office, from books and fees,
for the quarter ending June 80, was
%,5ia,20. The receipts for the first
six months of 1899 were Sii,3s0,l0,
for 1900 it was S5916,S5, and for 1901
II is Sll,s05,25.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
Private Pense Killed hy I,,un,u,,,..

washington, July i0.--A cnble mes.
sago was received ut the navy depart.
ment, yesterday, from Admiral
Kempf, \ at caylte, saying that prIyat"
r. ~ Peasc, U. \, N. G., was struck v hv
lightning at cavi' on The IN Ins,on,
aud instantly killed, '"''"''
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
Post Onlces 10 be Consolidated.

Washington, July i0.-'rhc post Of.
fee department has ordered ths con.
solldntion, on July 10 next OF the
post offices at Fremont, Green Lake,
Lntonln and Rose, King county, Wash
ington, with tho seattle post Office.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
Death Of DR.. James Marvin,

Lawrence, kas., July io,-Dr. James
Marvin, at one time chancellor of the
University of Kansas, and later super.
intcndcnt of the Haskell Industrial
Indian school, died here yesterday
lie had been an invalid for years.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
Death Of a Former Congressman.

New York, July i0.-Wm. II. Stone,
q former congressman from Missouri,
died at Asbury Park, N j., yester.
day afternoon, aged II years. Mr..
Stone had been at Asbury Park since
June 81, being III from the after ef.
fects Of an attack Of pneumonia. lie
leaves u wife and daughter, Mrs. Il.
j. Ritter, Of 81. Louis, and q son, Sam.
uel q. Stone, OF New York city. The
body will be taken TO ~. Louis today,
The funeral being yet for Friday morn.
Ing, and IL will DO In charge OF the
masonic fraternity.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13

The body Of Jim Hanks. coal
miner. was found In n pond near a
public road In Sebastian county, An
examination showed that he had been
murdered
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
No Trouble Anticipated.

Washington, July 1o.--sccrctary
hitchcock said yesterday that he nm.
ticipatcd no serious trouble with
"Sooners" at the opening of The Okla.
homa lands or August 0, He said
there might be several thousand peo.
pie now on the lands, but there was
no reason TO believe that they would
not be gotten oif easily. II they
should make trouble, ho snld, there
would be ample means available 10
handle them,
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
Tws-Thsrss Of the Town n,...,

Iedyard, Ia, July io.--Two.th,rds
OF this town was destroyed by fire Yes.
teraay afternoon. The property loss
WI VIII DC about thirty thousand dollars,
The fire Is supposed to have been
started by boys playing with matches
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
Pubiic Expenditures In Mesi,

The Mexican army Of more than
$4,000 men Is supported upon a tribe
more thnn 100000 Mexican dollorss y
month, The Mexican congress does
not cost sl,o00,oo0 q year.-Chicngo
Chronicle.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
REGISTRATION AT Ell RENO.
The Presidents Proclamation Pro-
vOkes Much Complaint Among
the SOOners.

Kansas City Mo-, July 10.-A special
TO the Star from FL Reno, Okla, says
that the failure of the presidents
proclamation to permit registration
at all land offices in Oklahoma has
provoked much complaint, and, acting
upon the request of Oklahoma City,
Perry, Guthrie and other land Office
towns, Delegate Dennis Flynn has APP
pealed, by telegraph, to the interior
department at Washington, asking
that all land Offices be given authority
TO accept registration. His requeat
VIII be supplemented by telegsoms
from citizens in the different towns.
AS the matter stands now, FL Reno
will be practically the only land Of
ilce where no,ncseekcrs will assemble,
as Lawton, he other town named, Is
25 miles from railroad.
El Reno Is wholly lacking In fa iii.
ties for ciiIg for such crowd ns
will come lerc If other points are not
designated ms places Of registration
Five thousand strangers would over
taN It's accommodations, and as many
as @o,thG people are expected In lhe
nvunt that c,hcr towns arc ,ot named.
", \. richards, assistant commits.
sloner of the United States general
land office, with corps OF about
thlrty.iive experienced clerks reached
here at midnight and registration be.
gan this morning.
Six registration booths have been
provided to prevent the assembling OF
IN immense crowd at one place.
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13

II Is rumorcd the Frisco road will
In the near future extend It's Mans.
field branch to Hot Springs by way
OF Waldron,
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13

Five of the men injured in the coll
lision were brought to the Cleveland
general hospital. One man, whose
name is unknown, lies at the hos.
pital unconscious. His condition is
critical
The Van Buren press., 1901-07-13
sta to Trea shrer's Report.

The report Of State Treasurer H. G.
Upton for the quarter ending June 80
shows the balances on hand:
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-16

bore in this valley you can dnd ras and
OIL The Cudahy company when they saw
what the New York fellows had done. Sc
cured a lease from the Cherokee nation
and bored for oil within a half mile from
Bartlesville and struck a 80 barrel weli.
but the government set The lease aside
and closed the well
Blackwell and Wellington people have
organized a company and wiz put il a
brick plant al this place. Most people
are not aware that natural gas he's revo-
lutionized brick making IN Kansas. Up
20 seven years ago Kansas made the
poorest brick IN the United States and
today It makes the best Coneyvule.
Independence. Cher-yvale. lola and Hum
boldt make and ship millions. The cost
OF making brick with the present new
process IS $50 a thousand. not Inclusive
OF the cost OF plant and they are deliver
ed On board cars at = a thousand. The
cost OF burning brick IN Wichita is $50
a thousand. while in Coneyvine II Is ,s5
cents. The brick shale for making these
brick can be found in CowIey county. but
we can never compete with the great
plants above named untl We strike nat
ural gas"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-16
GOOD RETURNS MADE.
Oklahoma Counties Make Large In
creasSS in Wealth.


Guthrie. o. T., June 15.-Auditor Baxter
has received returns from assessors in
Cleveland, Woods, Lincoln and Blaine
counties All of these counties show
large gains over the reports submitted to
the auditor in 1900.
Blaine county, according to the report,
shows a total Of real and personal prop
erty for 1901 of $S95.l11. against a report
of $685. ,l5s for 1900. making gain OF
s2s9.2 .254
Woods county shows property returns.
both real and personal, Of 81, 500 1o2. show
ing a gain Of $. us, AS over last year.
Cleveland county's returns show a to-
tai of taxable property Tor this year
amounting to S1,ss7,7S1. against Sl.5s4. .H8
returned last year, making a gain Of
s218, ,s17.
Lincoln county shows a total OF real
and personal property amounting to So
4s7.6S1 for this year. Last year the re-
ports showed 1872 4s5, making gain Of
s52o.1s5
It is considered a fact that al OF the
counties In the territory viii show .
substantial gam over last year. Taking
these four counties as a basis. It is esti-
mated that the entire valuation VIII reach
SIS. COO 600 against s4s.2Ss. SCI last year.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-16
HIS EYE SHOT OUT.
Merchant of Glencoe Had Narrow
Escape From Death.

Guthrie, o. T.. June 15.-The Glencoe
Mirror says: Mr.. A. F. Hoge. the highly
respected proprietor of Hoge's Cash store.
got his right eye shot out while on a
fishing expedition with fourteen other
Glencoites on the Arkansas river Wednes-
day. He was brought back to town by
Morris Slattery, one of the party. and
yesterday morning took the train for
Guthrie, where he viii at once have the
eye treated by a specialist. The shot en-
tered Mr.. Hoges eye close TO the nose
and ranging outwardly, passed, it is
thought, through the ball. Another shot
grazed the scalp and another struck him
on the neck, near the jugular vein. but
did not penetrate. No one can say ex
actly who did the shooting, as it was
purely accidental. ]. W. Smith, the hard
ware man. and Billy Swank, the painter.
are said to have shot at the same bird in
the direction Of Mr.. Hoge, who was in
the tall grass on his way to the river.
The accident happened just after the
crowd had gotten out of their convey
ances, and it dampened the ardor of the
fishermen who were bent on having a
good time. 1t is said that George Felt
was also hit in the neck with a stray
shot"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-16
CHANGE AT sANTTARIuM.
Dr.. Winkler Of Kingfsher Take:
Charoe TonlorroW.

Dr.. Winkler Of Kingfisher Takes
Charge Tomorrow.
Norman, O. T., June 15.-Dr. John
Threadgin retires from active manage
ment of the Oklahoma sanitarium Mon
day. DR. F. S. WinkIer of Kinghsher.
the new superintendent. assumes charge
then and has been here for the past week
getting acquainted with his new duties
Dr. Threadgin and family viii make
several trips TO visit friends in different
states before settling down in Oklahoma
City, his future home.
Last Wednesday the employees of the
sanitarium presented Dr. Threadgil
with a splendid cane. On It are inscrib-
ed the words. ITO Dr John Threadgfle
from the employees Of the Oklahoma san
itarium. Dr. Griffin, resident physician
of the sanitarium made the presentation
speech, which was responded to by DR..
Threadgil who spoke in a happy way of
his appreciation. Dr. ThreadgiH has been
at the head Of the institution for num-
ber of years and has had charge of the
insane Of the territory, His contracts
have always been fulfilled to the letter
and those who have had business deal
ings with him, have been impressed with
his splendid characteristics.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-16
HIS KINGDOM
FOR A HORSE
AND QUICK
HorSe-thiefs Dire Need for a
Horse and What He Did.
MADE TRAVELLER DlSM0UNT
Took the Horse and Saddle
and Escaped.

sand Creek. .. T.. June is.-ro the
EDITOR o. the Earle.-An event oaita
ont Of the ordinary changed tho
/ quietuds OK our Mttle vale into ore of
( turmoil ard high excitement.
On the nisht Of the Igth .nst. a horse
was stolen ia Alva. and deputy sheriF
{ of Woods county. Together with the own
er OF the horse. followed the euiprit oyar
very indircct route and came up 81
him one mile north of here at the Fair-
view school house.
The thief. on learning that he was BE-
ing pursued. raised IN his buggy ard told
the pursuers to halt. drawing a revolver
on them. The deputy was not % be hluE-
cd. and opened hro. The thief seeing
shot gun was being prepared for ham.
took refuge behiud a noble utue hay nc
ives driving and the stolen horse belnz
Ted by the side. The deputy opened arc
with his shot sun on horses. man and
ail nning the side OF the bay with shot
The thief kept under cover of the horses
until he reached the school house. whta
he let loose aud took shelter ga ths
building. When an opportunity offered
he took q shot az the deputy and tbe
deputy dolns likewise with him untl thss
had exchanged several shots. then the
owner OF the horse got the deraus rc-
voiver and took a shot The culprl
thought Il was getting too hot far him
and made dash for Nr Zen Arm
strongs grove, just across the section
line Here ne ran within Ice feet of the
officer. but az the critical moment the
deputy could not make his eiector work
and his man made bis escape "a the
grove. From his manner of running
they supposed him 70 be hlt
The deputy and owner notified parties
near and not taking the proper pre-
caution 20 guard the grove their man
escaped 10 he heard of N another quarter.
While the deputy came 70 the store ~
Binshaw q McMshin's 20 notify TIRE A.
II. T A.. and while those sturdy fei-
lows were gathering from an directions
with guns enough ts form a company Ter
Funston, Ar sam Mcafullen ~ afsnchea.
ter came up and said. 'fNyeIi. boys
had some bad luck" HIS story wss
that the fellow was desperate. Ee haa
hurriediF escaped from The grove ana
struck across the section southwest 60
the barn of Q. y. Grlrse took horse
and started south. After going about
three-Qusrters o. a mile he met Mr Ne
Muilin and stopped and asked bin n be
had seen buggy with two men fn &c.
Mr. MoMuiiin said he ha6 not but had
hardly given the reply Whcu hts horse
was seized BY the Difs and he was told
% dismouut. that he. tho thios wanted
hts horse. Mr. McNIullin aald be thought
ne would taIk - him aoout e. but 1fr
Thief drew his sun and told him not 81
talk. that be had 20 have The horss. that
It would be returned 80 him bat that be
must hava q right noT. Mr. McMunin
hastily vacated his new f0-Goilar saddle
and his choice riding horse and saw the
thief ride him away ~ fun speed
The deputy got thc horse that was
driven hy the thief hugEy. confsiniag
saddle. birdie. ropes. etc. and took them
with him and left Nr. McMuuln the
loser.