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The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
BRIEF MENTION.
A new bank Is to be established 9

A new bank Is to be established at
Van Buren,
The eleventh tournament OF the
Arkansas Sportsmen's Association
will be held In Pine Bluff, July 8, 10
and 18th,
The CITY Park In Little Rock has
been selected as the site for the Ar
kansas monument to the Confederate
dead
Gov. Davis declined to interfere
In the case Of John Bateman. color.
ed, sentenced to be banged In Critten.
den county for wife murder.
Sparkling Harne, white, OF Logan
county, was killed by lightning while
working In his field.
A 14.year.old boy named John Pol.
lard was convicted In federal court
at Fort Smith Of extracting letters
from postoillce box at Mena and
sentenced to four years In the reform
school at Bonneville Mo,
DR.. Smith, a Pine Blufr veterinarian,
who Investigated the disease among
horses In Desha county pronounces It
charbon, About Ave hundred head Of
horses and mules have died from the
disease,
Reports received ut the Little Rock
weather bureau from over the state
during the week ending June stated
that crops In most sections needed
rain badly.
Miss Lucy Thack, OF Russellvllle,
has been appointed clerk In the gov.
ernor's Office, vice Chas. Watkins,
elected clerk Of the worlds fair com.
mission.
Gov Davis appointed W. l.. Goodwin
circuit clerk Of Jefferson county, vice
James A, Langford, deceased, Mr..
Goodwin was deputy under Mr. Lang
ford. ...- .,.
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
Women ~ Notariea

Chancellor Leatherman OF Garland
county has rendered decision to the
effect that acts performed by female
notaries are legal and binding. This
opinion conflicts somewhat with one
given out by Attorney General Geo, W.
Murphy several months ago, In cit.
ing his opinion the chancellor cited
several cases in other states, and
further said that women were eligible
To the postmastershlp In government
employment, He said In substance
that, Notwithstanding that postmaster,
In the literal meaning as II stands on
the federal statute books, means a
man, yet women are appointed and
called postmasters.
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
DAMAGE IN THE COAL FIELDS.
All of the CollisrIsa Have suffered Heavy
Damages,

Roanoke, Va, June 26.-Thc dam
ape in the coal fields begins at Coal
Gate, which Is 10 miles west Of Blue.
field At that place great embank
ments supporting the railroad tracks
have been washed out, At Mayberry,
from the train can be seen i've houses
upset and partly demolished
The branch road leading from this
point to the Norfolk and Delta col.
lieries has suffered heavy damage
The track Is washed out In some
places and covered over in others.
At Lick branch the water was very
high, and nt that point the damage
TO the main line railroad begins, and
tho destruction of coal company prop.
erty increases.
At Ennis can be seen the remains Of
valuable house, and en- down below
lumber from many buildings is piled
high against bridge abutmcn,s and
other immoynblc structures. There
The cast'bound track begins to
disappear, and some distance fur.
ther the roodbcd Is entirely gone from
both tracks.
The iron bridge structures remain,
but the approaches in most all cases
have been entirely washed out by the
great number OF demolished houses
and other materials being wcdgcd be.
tween the obntments, causing the wa.
ter TO flow around An wooden
bridges 0rc gone.
The Turkey Gap colliery's loss IN
$4,000. The Tipplc ls slightly dam.
nged and the coke tracks are gone.
The delivery and coke oven tracks Of
the Crozicr and Houston operations
are almost entirely gone, bridges and
nll' Cars are turned over, and some
are demolished,
AT the Upland company the boiler
and tipple are partly washed away.
Along there all the company houses
have been removed and destroyed. Be.
tween that operation and Kyle all
there Is is badly damaged, nearly cv.
erythng having changed position
with the former creek bed.
The great falls which the rnIlrond
company have been making aud rlp.
ropping ever since the high watcr of
iso7' have been levclled, All opera.
sions have suffered hcnvy loss, and
the works will have to be repaired be.
fore they esn be worked 10 advantage,
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
EXCURSION TO YELLOWSTONE PARK
American Tourist Association VIII Travel
In the West This Year.


An extended tour to the Yellowstone
Park has been arranged by the Amer
lean Tourist Association, of which Reau
Campbell is general manager. Many
people Of this vicinity are going, as
the itinerary is leisurely and there are
such long stops at AL points Of inter-
est that the travellers will be able to
make extended explorations of such
places as Pixies Peak and Garden Of
the Gods in Colorado. The itinerary
OF the tour includes a visit to unique
Salt Lake City and long ride in sight
of the Rocky Mountains. The same
features that have hitherto made
these tours so popular will be promi-
nent this year. There will be utmost
privacy for small parties in the Pull
man sleeping and dining cars, and all
the coaches used on the drives will
be for the exclusive use OF the tour
lists. The American Tourist Asso-
citation has also arranged tour OF
Alaska, and if individual members of
the Yellowstone party desire to con-
tinue further north the trip will be
incorporated in the itinerary The
cost of tickets Of these tours includes
all expenses everywhere. Full par
ticulars will be furnished upon appli-
cation to nearest agent.
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
Nsusus builstin.

A bulletin just published by the
census bureau gives the population OF
a number of states, showing the pro-
portion Of the mixed races and arrang-
ing them to show the sex and nativity.
The showing for Arkansas is as fol
lows:
Native born-Males, 666,SO7; fe-
male, 6SO96S. Foreign Males,
9,O05; females, 54.2S4,
Native white-Native parents, males,
463.334; females, 434.334.
Native white-Foreign parents,
males, 1925; females, 15,101. For
eign white-Males, s,9l1; females,
5,275.
Negro males. 1s5.s42; females, 1Sl,-
514.
Chinese, Japanese and Indians
Males, 100; females, 2S.
The following table shows the ne
groes in places having $500 inhabi-
tants or more In Arkansas:
Arkadelphia, males, 400; females,
495; Camden, males, 521; females,
9O1; Eureka Springs, males, 50; fe-
males, 10; Fayetteville, males, 157;
females, 21O; Fort Smith. males, L.
144; females, 1868; Helena, males, L.
6J5; females, 1,791; Hot Springs,
males, 1882; females, 1,720; Jonesbo-
70, males, 435; females, 426; Little
Rock, males, 1858; females, 7,641;
Mena, males, 40; females, 80; Newport,
males, 635; females, 500; Paragould,
males, 32 females, SO; Pine Bluff,
males, $3.50; females, S,1S1; Texar-
kama, males, 9S7; females, 1901; Van
Buren, males, 233; females, 800
In Alabama and Arkansas the per.
centage Of foreign born in 1900 is
very slight, constituting less than one
per cent Of the total population Of
Alabama and but little more than
one per cent of that Of Arkansas. The
white population Of Alabama and Ar
kansas is composed principally Of ma
tive white persons Of native parentage,
and this element in 1900 constitutes
6S.4 per cent Of the toal population OF
Arkansas and 52.3 per cent Of that Of
Alabama.
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
Fatal Result Of n Quarrel.

Guthrie, Okla, June 26.-As u re-.
suit OF quarrel yesterday, over town
lots In Addington, Ia the Kiowa lndl'
an reservation, II. S, Castlcbcrry shot
d' NJ Wambold, president Of the First
national bnnk, three times, the balls
entering Wambold's stomach, in0ict'
ing mortal wounds. Castlcberry then
turned his gun on Horace Addington'
who was attracted 10 the scene by the
shooting, and shot him In The should
er, inilictlng q dangerous though not
necessarily fatal wound, Cnstlebcrry
surrendered TO the marshal,
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
ST. LOUIS WORLDS FAIR SITE.
The Forest Fark Site Chosen by the
Executive Committee and In
dorsed by the Directors.

st. Louis, June 2G.-By far the
most important action yet takenin the
the work of creating the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition since the inaug-
rration of the movement, occurred
yesterday few minutes after IL
o'clock, when the board of directors
of the company unanimously agreed
that the great enterprise should be
located on what has come TO be
known as the Forest Park site. The
action ends prief but restiye period
of suspense, and will be followed, 1t
is promised, by unceasing effort which
will result in the opening of the gates
of the greatest Worlds Fair ever wit
messed, in 1908.
A striking feature of the decision
was its unanimity. Not only was the
board of directors a unit in its Opn-
ion of the wisdom of the selection,
but the executive committee who have
canvassed every aspect of hequestion
through dozens of painstaking ses-
sions, were also unanimous in their
judgment that the success of heexpo'
sition would be most unquestionably
assured by the selection of the Forest
Park site. The directors are jubilant
over the fact that this problem, in
which so many diversified interests
we're at stake, has been solved without
discord, and that the work may now
proceed with every shoulder at the
wheel. The advocates of other sites
have made good fight, with the re-
suit that the decision of yesterday
has followed the most thorough cam
vass that could have been instituted.
They will with few exceptions fight
hereafter as zealously for the success
of the fair at Forest Park as they
have fought for their convictions in
the contest that has been brought to
an end. If there is to be any oppo'
sition to the Forest Park site hereaf'
ter, it is the opinion Of those who are
most familiar with the subject that it
will be brief and ineffective.
There yet remains the action of the
national commission, which has its
meeting at the Southern at IL o'clock
to-day. 1t is the final arbiter Of
the case, but it is generally believed
that it will, with little delay, accept
the recommendation made to it by the
board of directors. Its work is to be
by no means of prefunctory charac-
ter, but the local officials believe that
the Judgment of the executive com
mittee, approved by the board, will
carry conviction to the national COM
missioners. The latter will visit the
site to-day and examine the facts and
figures in the case, which abe said to
be in such form as TO carry conviction
with them.
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
Wreck At Beabe.

Iron Mountain passenger train No.
IS was wrecked at Beebe June rs and
three passengers were injured. The
train was going at slow speed when 1t
struck a bunch Of cattle One COW was
thrown against switch, turning 1t
and causing the baggage, mail car and
two coaches to leave the track. The
mail and baggage cars turned over
and were almost completely demol-
ished How the mail clerks and bag.
gagemen escaped death is mystery.
but none were seriously injured. A
Mrs. howard, Of Texas, en- route homo
from St. Louis on an invalid's cot,
was badly shaken up and suffered
much from the shock. W. W. Say
bold, chief mail clerk. and M. e.
Simms sustained cuts and bruises
about the hands and face. but were
able to continue with the train after
the wreck was cleared away, which
took several hours.
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
CHARGED With Murder.

VIM. Wiley, known to his neighbors
a. VIM. Allen, was arrested the other
day at his home In Polk county upon
the charge Of committing murder at
Mount Vernon, Tex, about twenty
years ago. Wiley was confined In the
Franklin county, Texas, JAIL when all
the prisoners made an attempt to es.
cape. The jailer resisted and was kill.
ed. Two years later Wiley was appre.
hended. but again broke jail and dis.
appeared For twenty years Wiley has
lived In Polk county, and made q
good, quiet citizens. He claims anoth.
err man killed the jailer, and accom-.
panied the officers to Texas without q
requisition.
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
IN LAKEvIEw CEMETERY
The Remains of the Lamented A,
bert Hay Consigned to Their
Last Resting Place.

Cleveland, o., June 26.-In a gray.
on a magnificent hill that overlool.
the city in the beautiful Lakevisw
cemetery, the body of the lamentsd
Adelbert Stone Hay was laid to r..,
yesterday afternoon. The funer.,
party arrived in Cleveland from Nan
Haven at noon and the funeral sc,.
vices were held in the Wade mortr.
airy chapel few hours later.
Accompanying the remains were tbo
parents OF the deceased Secretarv
of State and Mrs. Hay, Helen, AHcs
and Clarence Hay, their children. Mr.
and Mrs. j. II. Wade and Samuel Math
er, relatives.
Harry Payne Whitney, Mr. Hit, Mr.
Wadsworth and Mr.. Hale, classmat,s
of Adelbert, accompanied the body az
representatives of Yale College.
The casket rested on white mar.
BILE catafalque in the center of the
new mortuary chapel in Lakevew
cemetery. 1t was covered with a
profusion of flowers. A magnfcen,
wreath of roses was the gift of the
state department at Washington. The
floral tributes were so numerous that
they entirely covered the casket.
The classmates of deceased at Yale
were honorary pallbearers. Secre.
tary and Mrs. Hay showed evidence Of
the great sorrow they felt, and Mrs
Hay was so nearly prostrated that
her husband had to assist her nearly
all the time. The Memorial chapel il
fine piece Of cemetery architecture
and was filled with friends of the fam.
ily, this being the first time il was
used.
The religious services within the
chapel were begun with a quartette,
"When Our Heads are Bowed in Woe"
Rev. DR.. Hiram c. Haydn, the venerable
pastor of the Old Stone Presbyterian
church. followed with the reading Of
the chapter from the Book OF Romans
and the fourth and fifth chapters Of
II. Corinthians.
DR.. HAYDN after the invocation de.
livered funeral sermon in which he
paid eloquent tribute to the worth Of
the deceased and referred at consider.
able length to his work as consul at
Pretoria. He said the faithfulness
with which the deceased did his duty
should comfort his parents in their
grief.
At the conclusion of the services the
body was borne to the grave near By
and lowered tenderly to its last rest.
ing place.
Secretary and Mrs. Hay and their
children will remain in the city for a
day or two, the guests OF Mr. Samuel
Mather.
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.
The origin Of q Fire which Caused
n Panic ana Resulted In In.
Jury to one Person.

Chicago, June 2G,--One employe, H.,
NJ. Cutting, was seriously burned and
several other persons p0nic'strcken
yesterday afternoon by fire which
partially destroyed the wholesale
paint aud vnrnish establishment Of
the Dcvoc a. Raynolds Goa i7o Ran.
dolph street, The fire started In the
thond top story from spontaneous
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
A Tse,, Admission OF Guilt,

KnnsNs City Mo-, June gU,-Ih q
statement to the court yesterday,
County Prosecutor Hadley said that
he had reaso~ to believe that Charles
lIurch, indicted last week on the
charge Of bribing juries in street rail-.
way dnr,agc suits, had fled the coup-
try TO avoid arrest,
Grant Woodward, indicted on u sim.
liar charge, was yesterday sent 10
jnil In default OF bail.
A third railway employe under In.
dIctmept " believed 10 be In hiding
In Kansas City A
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
Negro Labor~rs start Trouble.

A dispatch from Pine Bluff says a
gang Of colored laborers struck for
higher wages, which was refused. All
returned to work except one Sims,
who got drunk and attacked the fore.
man, white man. An officer hap.
pened along and took Sims In charge.
Some Of the gang then started for
the ofilcer, but he held them at bay
under threats OF death to the first who
came within range until assistance ar.
rived.
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
win Icorporats.

The New York and Arkansas OIL
Company, Of Mena, Polk county, filed
articles of incorporation with the sec.
retary Of state last week, The capital
stock is s250,0O0, Of which sl25,00
has been subscribed, The officers are
W. II. Tobin, president; l.. Underwood,
+. N. Hancock, T, S. Mahoney, John
Paul, l.. G. Acruman, d. T. Morton,
Sam s, Solinsky. G, l.. Barton, d. $.
Jones and Louis Heilbron, directors.
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
Death Of Mrs, Allie Hoagss,

Mrs, Allie Hodges probably the old.
est woman in the state, died at her
home In Fayetteville June ?5, She
was born In Tennessee In 1874 and re-
moved to Fayetteville In ls47, and
lived In the same house continually
until shortly before her death.
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
Decision A mrmed.

The supreme court has affirmed the
decision Of the lower court In the
case of Knox Gibson vs. Town Of
Harrison. appealed from the Boone
circuit court. This is the test case
that was made Of the town ordinance
taxing dogs. The case was won by
the town In the lower courts, and a.
the supreme court affirmed these de-
cisions, all persons living In the town
will be compelled TO nay q tax Of
Si.50 for each dog owned by them.
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
round IN an Abandonsd Wall.

The body Of Louis Hoyos, a Mexi.
can, was found In an abandoned well
on the outskirts Of Mena and the cir.
cumstances indicate that he was mur.
dered and the body thrown into the
well TO hide the crime, His neck was
broken and there was bad wound
Oh the side OF his head. Mrs, Lowdor
and a man named Hughes were ar.
rested as suspects.
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
Death Of wiscons,n,. Pa, woman.

Daraboo, Wis, June 26,--Miss Carrie
Brown, aged 20 years, died IN Caledon'
Ia, yesterday of heart trouble. She
was considered the futtcst girl In the
world She weighed $50 pounds, wns
iive feet seven Inches In height ana
her bust measured ~ Inches,
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
R.ms. 70 R.aes.e. Their rr...-n's'.s.

Refuse 10 Rsneuacs Their Frate-nitlss.
The Globe Democrat publishes the
following special from Its Little Rock
correspondent: "The action Of the
last legislature In barring members Of
Greek.letter societies from the honors
Of the state university attracted a large
number Of fraternity members to LIT.
lie Rock to attend a meeting. There
are hve societies In the state univer.
sity--the Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Kappa
Sigma, Kappa Alpha, Delta Phi and
Chi Omega, the latter two among the
young ladies'. Many members Of the
faculty are members Of these frater.
nitles and are transferring their mem.
bership to chapters In other institu.
tions. Most Of them have positively
declined to renounce allegiance to
their fraternity, Many Of the student
body, a majority Of whom are afilllat.
ed with the societies, are also transfer.
ring, while others persist In main.
thinning their organization within the
university. This will force the issue
at the beginning Of the next scholastic
year Some Of the hotheads have gone
30 fer as to advise practical mutiny.
but wiser counsel will prevail and an
amicable adjustment be reached,
There Ia strong talk OF testing the
law before the supreme court, and a
prominent educator has remarked
that the Legislature passed no law
which stands better chance Of being
declared unconstitutional"
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
A7-a---aaa7-
Dangerous u Europe.

Vienna, June 26,--'rhe Ncuc Frclc
presse, commenting upon the fact
that Austria has begun TO Import
American pork, remarks, american
agriculture is dangerous to Europe J
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29

Ben Harrison, blacksmith at
Rives, accidentally shot and killed
Americus Dawson, coored. Harrison
was examlng pistol brought to him
by Dawson to repair, when the weapon
was discharged
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
tn. HARDWARE Dealers Of Arkansas.


The annual meeting Of the Arkansas
Hardware Dealers Association was
held at Hot Springs last week The
following officers were elected presi.
dent, John N. Pittman. OF PRESCOTT
nrst vice president. John +, Maxey, OF
Ozark; second vice president, u, u.
Stewart, Of Newport; secretary and
treasurer. John A, plummer, OF Mari.
anna. Executive committee, X, II. Ru.
dolph. OF ArkadelphIa; Il. +, Mitchell,
Of Morrilton; Hamp Williams, OF Hot
springs; ], II, Boioourt, Of Little
Rock; G. q, Rosenthal, OF Batesville,
A special from Pine Dluff says; The
whereabouts Of Carl stubbleheld and
family is puzzllng his friends and &C.
quaintances here. Stubbleneld was
prominent and wealthy man of Pine
Blun. Recently he suffered business
reyerses and these are thought to have
preyed upon his mind, Through an
attorney he assigned his largest busi.
ness interests TO local bank. and he
and his family, leaving their home
open and unoccupied, have disappear.
ed. stubbleHeld was for years promi'
nently Identified with the local Cotton
Dslt railway shops. ,.a
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29

Chas williams, n deserter from
the United States army, Was arrested
ut Mena.
The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Polk County Citizen Arrested for a
Crime Committed Twenty
Years Ago.
IEws OF THE WEEK BRIEFLY STATED
Figures From Census Report Giving Mum.
Der Of Native and Foreign Born Citi-
Eens Of This ytats-Bai Wreck ON the
Iron Mountain at Beebs.

Condition Of Affairs ut Insane Asylum.
Commissioner Of Agriculture Hill
is arranging, in conjunction with the
Choctaw railroad. for an exhibit Of
Arkansas products at the Buffalo ex.
position.
The state department has been no.
titled of an epidemic of an unknown
disease among mules and horses in
Desha county. 1t seems to be an In
fection of the blood, and not single
animal attacked has recovered.
DR.. Hooper, superintendent OF the
state insane asylum, has published
statement of conditions at the above
Institution. DR.. Hooper states that
the asylum is able to accommodate
only 600 patients, and that there are
now at the institution $40 unfortu-
mates. Referring to applications for
admission of patients, the superin-
tendent says:
There are on the roster and now
present in the asylum $40 patients.
The legislature made an appropria-
zion of 500 per capita per year for
their maintenance, care and comfort,
which is $3.50 each per month. Out
Of this fund everything must be pro-
vided. The fuel bill amounts to $l0,-
900 a year; for lights. $2,4OO; water,
&2,25O, besides clothing, bedding, fur
niture, washing. ironing. medicines
and food. Besides the patients there
are over 100 employees and officers
who are provided with board. lodging
and laundry accommodations. as the
law provides. Out Of this provision
for 600 people Of 1888 per month
740 are provided for as you see. How
this is done It is hard to explain. but
still 1t Is done. The limit, however,
has been reached and the strain Is
heavy one. We can do no more
now. The admissions can come only
after death or recovery Of others;
most particularly is this SO In the col
ored department. There seems to be
no other remedy except for the coun.
ties to provide their own means Of
care and comfort. The senator's and
representatives In the last legislature
can better tell why this distressing
state of AFFAIRS exists than can. I
did my duty In presenting the condi.
tions to the general assembly. !
could do no more. have done my
duty here and stretched my means
and facilities to their utmost, and |
believe II the situation is properly un.
derstood the of'icials Of the state will
not importune and distress me with
pleadings cannot yield to, however
much | would be pleased to favorably
meet them"