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Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
Demen.ed woman,s Rash Act.

The remains of Mrs. A. H. Wright
were found in a eistern at her home
in Bradford. The last seen of her
was during the afternoon of the day
previous, until her remains were dis
covered. She had been respondent
for some time. and had acted at times
as though she was slightly demented,
and it is thought by some that in a
fit of dependency she took the leap
into the cistern.
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
New Enterprise.
statement

The Arkansas Woolen Mill Com.
ated under the laws of the state. The
capital stock is $4,000, of which $1O,-
900 has been subscribed. The com
pany proposes to engage in the manu-
facture of woolen and cotton goods
and garments made of the same, and
the buying and selling of wool, cotton
The corporators and officers are: |.
Lowenberg, president; H. NJ, Baker,
vice president; ]. ]. Gebheart, secre-
Loewenberg and Elizabeth Terry,
guardians.
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
Nav Congregational pIstrlcts.

The bill reapportioning the stats
for congressional purposes as passed
by both branches of the general assem-
bly, divides the states as follows:
First district-Clay, Greene, Craig
head. Mississippi, Crittenden, Cross.
Poinsett, ST. Francis, Lee, Phillips.
Woodruff.
Second district-Stone. Sharp, Ran
dolph, Lawrence, Fulton. lizard, Inde-
pendenee, White, Cleburne, Jackson,
Prairie. Monroe.
Third Washington, Ben
ton, Madison, Carroll, Newton, Boone,
Searoy, Baxter, Marion, Van Buren,.
Fourth district-Crawford, Logan,
Sebastian, Scott, Polk, Sewer, How
ard, Pike. Little River, Miller, Mont
gomery
Fourth district-Franklin Johnson,
Pope, Yell, Conway, Faulkner, Perry.
Pulaski.
Sixth district-Desha Garland, Hot
Springs, Saline, Dallas, Grant, Cleve-
land, Lincoln, Drew, Jefferson, Arkan-
sas, Lonoke.
Seventh district-Hempstead Clark,
Nevada, Columbia, Union, Ouachita,
Calhoun, Bradley. Ashley, Chicot, La.
fayette.
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
Monday. ApriI IL.

SENATE.-Senator Shorts bill au-
thorizing surety companies to make
bonds for officials in this state, was
discussed at length and finally
passed ayes IL, noes II. A bill
providing for a special attorney gem
eral to act in cases wherein the at
torney general is disqualified, the ap-
pointment to be made by the supreme
court, was read third time and passed.
Senator Carlock's bill requiring dram
drinkers to pay a license of S. per
annum, was taken up. The bill
failed to pass several weeks ago, but
on motion was reeonsidered. Several
efforts to amend failed and the bill
passed-12 to 7-and was ordered
transmitted to the house.
HoUsE.-The following bills were
read third time and passed: H. B..
3S5, giving owners of male animals
a lien on female ANIMALS for service;
H. B. 371. to prohibit the chasing
of deer by dogs in White and certain
parts of Jackson county; resolution
asking congress to call a convention
for the submission of an amendment
to the federal constitution proyid-
ing for the election of United States
senators by direct vote of the people;
blind school appropriation bill. On
motion of Mr.. Brooks, the house de-
cided to hold night sessions for the
consideration of local measures.
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
Pulaski County Farmer Murdered
and His Body Cremated to
Hide the Crime.
NEWS OF THE WEEK BRIEFLY STATED
Two Murderers Escape From Jail At Ar
kansas City-Pitched Battle Reported
Between a Steamboat Crew and Gang
of Lovoo Builders in Chicot County.
Reported Fight in Chlcot County.

A pitched battle took place between
the crew of the Delta. packet plying
between Vicksburg and Memphis, and
a gang of negroes at Gaines Landing,
in Chicot county. The steamer had
just landed a levee outfit and num-
ber of negro laborers, when a roust-
about on the boat fired into the crowd
on the bank. This maddened the
negroes on shore and they refused to
allow the line hauled in until the cul-
prit was delivered. Capt. Nowland,
to pacify them, told them to send on
board a man who could identify the
man who did the shooting and he
would himself see that he was ar
rested. This was done. but the man
who did the shooting could not be
discovered. While the boat was back
ing out from the landing the mob
fired into her, aiming their shots at
the pilot captain and crew, and every
body else in sight. More than 200
shots were fired at the packet while
she was pulling out from the landing.
The passengers and crew returned
the onslaught, and, it is thought, with
deadly effect. Several of the mob were
seen to fall and one man tumbled off
a mule. as if hit. No one on board
the boat was hurt
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
Unnatural Parents.

The body of well-developed female
child was found in some underbrush
in the suburbs of Hot Springs by
crowd of children while at play.
Wounds on the head indicated that the
child was killed to cover up crime.
A couple, said to have been from Lit
tie Rock, who occupied a cottage near
where the infant was found, are sus-
pected. They left a few days before
the child was found.
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
Young NJ. DIS.

A class of twenty graduates receiv-
I'd diplomas from the Medical depart
ment of the State University at Little
Rock at the commencement exercises
held last week. All the graduates are
from Arkansas, with the exception of
four. The personnel of the class is as
follows:
e. NJ Black, W. R. Butler, Texas;
S. F. Butler, ]. NJ Childers, J. L. Dam
ron, M. A. Haizlip, J. J. Harrison, P
G. Hays, R. G. Herring, NJ H. Jackson,
Jr., Edward T. James, c. w. Lindsey,
A. J. Mcdonald, D. T. Reed l. T.; G.
A. Rice, S. c. Rutherford, l. T.; Annie
A. Shoppach, ]. H. Voris, j. w. West
|. T.. and Lee Zuber.
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
Wholesale Grocers.

The annual meeting of the Arkansas
Wholesale Grocers' Association was
held in Little Rock last week. Fort
Smith was chosen as the next place of
meeting, and after transacting routine
business the following officers were
chosen: P. G. Davis. Fort Smith,
president; w. H. H. Shibley, Van Bu-
ren; vice president; r. S. Robertson,
of Fort Smith, secretary; Mr.. Thomp-
son, of the Texas Produce Company
Texarkana, treasurer.
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
Indicted In Federal Court.

Thomas w. Wilson, r. i. Fryer,
Henry Warren and J. NJ Barker, Jr.,
were indicted by the federal grand
jury at Little Rock on the charge of
conspiring to defraud the government.
The indictments charge that the de-
PENDANTS, ION March 8, 1900, unlawful
ly, wilfully and malieiously entered
into an agreement, combination and
conspiracy to defraud the government
Of the United States, the department
of the interior thereof, and the COM
missioner of the general land Office of
said department, by unlawfully and
wilfully aiding to obtain the payment
and allowance of fictitious, false and
fraudulent claim, to-wit: A claim for
eighty acres of public lands of the
United States by then and there un-
lawfully making and forging certain
writings" a widows additional home
stead proof for one Money Harris, of
Carrot, Boone county, widow of Joseph
Harris, who served in company [,
Third regiment, Arkansas cavalry vol
unteers, and who died August %,
1877. All the parties were released on
bond.
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
Accidental Killing.

Dallas Warrick was accidentally
shot and killed by Tom Scroggins six
teen miles west of Eureka Springs.
The two were comparing guns, and
Scroggins was eXaming Warrick's
revolver, which the latter said was
unloaded. when it was discharged and
Warrick fell mortally wounded, dying
soon afterward. The victim had re
moved the cartridges on the previous
day, and was unaware that his brother
had afterward reloaded it.
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
Foul Murder.

James Ingram, a white farmer liv-
ing alone on the Batesville road, eight
miles from Little Rock. was burned
to death in his home and his bones
were found in one corner of where
the house once stood. near his gun,
seeming to indicate that he had been
murdered and the house fired to con-
eeal the crime. The coroner's jury
returned a verdict to that effect
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
Made a Big Haul.

Burglars entered the department
store of the Brown-Rolson Company at
Fort Smith and stole several hundred
collars worth of fine silks 1t is
thought the burglary was the work of
an organized gang Of silk thieves that
dispose of their plunder in the cities
by means of fences" A store at Lit
tie Rock was robbed in the same man
ner of $700 worth of silks about sig
weeks ago.
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
Rev. Wooten Acquitted,

Rev. J. X. Wooten, secretary of the
Anti-Saloon League, was acquitted at
Winthrop of the charge of SANDER.
Rev. Wooten is making tour of the
state in the interest of temperance,
and was arrested on the affidavit of a
saloon man. who charged that Mr.
Wooten had used slanderous language
during a lecture that applied to him
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
Alleged Murderer Capturad.

Sol Sharpe, the man alleged to
have been with Charles Colbert when
Peter Hughes was murdered at Hart
ford, for which crime Colbert is serv-
ing life sentence in the pen, is now
in Sebastian county Jail and will be
tried for murder. Sharpe dlsap-
peared from Hartford the night
Hughes was killed He was captured
in the Indian Territory.
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
Lathe Hambre Captured.

Lathe Iambree, who escaped from
the Polk county Jail March 8, was
captured in the mountains seven
miles from Mena on the 8th inst.
Hambree still wore the shackles on
his legs when he escaped. He is
under sentence to be hanged for the
murder of NJ Miller. tie inspector
over a year ago.
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
Arc They Legal.

Judge DufIie, of Garland county, re-
Gently rendered decision revoking
the commissions of several justices of
the peace on the grounds that they
were illegally elected. The decision
raises a very interesting question ag
to the status of persons having been
married by the disqualified justices.
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
VIII Raise Rice.

A company has been incorporated
and will engage in growing rice in
Lonoke County. Should the venture
prove a success the lowlands of this
state heretofore regarded as of no
value will be put into rice.
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
Friday, April 12.

SENATE.-An unsuccessful effort was
made to put 800, 900 appropriation rider
on the general appropriation bill. The
Chestnut bill enlarging powers of rail
road commission and the Brooks bill to
abolish the Office of commissioner of
agriculture were killed by indefinitely
postponing. The Holland bill provid-
ing for the election of penitentiary
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
THINGS TO REMEMBER.

The colder eggs are the quicker
they will froth.
Ammonia painted over woodwork
will darken it.
Lemons will keep a long time if
covered with cold water.
All spices should be kept in tins,
and salt should be kept in a dry place.
Soap and chalk mixed and rubbed
on mildewed spots will remove them
Always well heat a gridiron before
broiling meat, fish, bread or anything
else.
Whole cloves will more effectually
eXterminate moths than camphor, to-
bacco or cedar shavings.
A lump of soda laid upon the drain
pipe down which waste water passes
will prevent the clogging of the pipe
with grease.
Chloride of lime is an infallible pre-
ventive of rats. 1t should be put
down their holes and ;pread about
wherever they are likely to appear.
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19
Wednesday, April 10.

Immediately after reading of the
journals both branches of the general
assembly adjourned out of respect to
the memory of the late Hon Thomas
E. Little, state treasurer.
Washington telegraph., 1901-04-19

Our truly sympathetic friends
would not have us to be in trouble
just to give them an opportunity to
tell us how very sorry they are.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-04
IOWA STATE NEWS.
IOWA MILK LAW.
The Supreme Court Upholds the STATE
ute That Prohibits Adultera-
ton OF the Product.

The milk inspection law was sus-
tanned by the supreme court in de-
cision reversing the action of the dis
trict court of Polk county. The law
is held to be constitutional because
the legislature has the right to pass
laws for the protection of the health,
comfort and safety of the people, and
unless there is a plain usurpation of
power. the discretion of the legislature
must be upheld.
In the case at bar the defendant,
Schlenler, put boracic acid in milk
which he sold, to prevent it from get
ting sour. The court says people have
the right to assume that milk is pure
and will go through natural processes
of oxidation and fermentation; that
it is dangerous to permit milllmen to
adulterate milk SO as to change it's
chemical properties. 1t is not enough
to show that'-the mllkman did not in
tend to defraud. The legislature saw
fit to require milk offered for sale
to be absolutely pure, and it had the
right to do so.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-04
TAX FERRET LAW.
Iowa Will Gain Much Revenue If the
Decision of n District Court
Is Affirmed.

Judge Prouty, in the Polk county
district court at Des Moines, rendered
a decision holding the so-called tax
ferret" law valid, which, if sustained
by the supreme court. will enable Iowa
counties to collect several hundred
thousand dollars back taxes. Under
the law back taxes for five years,
with penalties, may be assessed
against personal property concealed
from the assessors. The retroactive
feature of the law was especially at
tackled, but is sustained. Judge Quar-
ton, of Kossuth county, has held this
feature of the law to be lunconstitu-
tional.
Inthe case decided by Judge Prouty,
Polk county versus estate of John NJ.
Day, $4,000 of back taxes was in
volved. Experts known as tax ferrets
have disclosed thousands of dollars of
back taxes due on concealed property
in nearly every county of the state
since the enactment of the law.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-04

for control of the house of representa-
tives, resulting in a victory for the
Quay forces. William T. Marshall. of
Allegheny. was the choice of the Quay
forces for speaker. while the demo-
Gratis and anti-Quay republicans were
lined up for Gen. William III. Koontz,
of Somerset, anti-Quay republican.
The membership of the house is 203.
there being vacancy in the Sixteenth
Philadelphia district. OF these 1874 are
republicans and 40 democrats.
Senator Snyder. of Chester county.
was the choice of the Quay faction for
president of the senate. and was elect
ed by a vote of Sc to 10 for Senator
Nidler (dem.). of Cumberland. After
passing the usual routine resolutions
and appointing committees to wait on
the governor and ihe house With the
Information tina; he senate was or
ganized and ready for business, re-
cess was taken until four p. IL.
In the house the proceedings began
with the formal swearing in of the
members. after which the roll call
showed three absentees. Nominations
for speaker being in order, the names
of Mr.. Marshall and Gen. Koontz We're
presented. As the voting progressed,
it was seen that the vote would be
close. and ii was announced as 100 for
Marshall and 90 for Koontz. Four
democrats voted for Marshall
Col. Quay was he unanimous choice
of tho ioi,,t .0n Of II
senators and members held Tuesday
in the house chamber to nominate a
candidate for United States senator.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-04

ohe army had precedence over the
navy, and this contingent was headed
by Lieut.. Gen. Miles and Adit. Gen.
Corbln, each in the full uniform of his
exalted rank. The naval section was
headed by Admiral Dewey and his
staff, and the marine corps by Brig.
Gen. Haywood. The colors of the va
rious arms of the army service, the
yellow, red and white of the cavalry.
artillery and infantry respectively,
the deep blue of the navy and the
light blue of the marine corps with
the plume-graced chapeaux and he'll
NETS now sifted through the as
semblage, and gave it additional color
and life. The reception at this point
was at it's height.
Other Guests.
At noon appeared the regents and
secretary of the Smithsonian institu-
ton, the commissioner of fisheries,
the civil service commissioners, the
members of the interstate commerce
commission, the commissioner of la
Dor, the assistant secretaries of the
various departments, the treasurer of
the United States, commissioner of
pensions commissioner of patents, di-
rector of the census, comptroller of
the currency, and the heads of
bureaus.
They were followed, at 1915, by the
associated veterans of the Mexican
war, now but half dozen in
number, the Grand Army of the Re-
public, the military order of the Loyal
Legion, the Union Veterans union,
Spanish war veterans, and the men,
bers of the Oldest Inhabitants asso-
citation of the District of Columbia.
AT 1880 the general public was adj
mitted, and for an hour. in one con-
tinuous stream, the people passed
through the parlors. extending their
greetings to the president.
Throughout the remainder of the
day the wives of the various cabinet
officers. the commanding general of
the army, the foreign ambassadors
and ministers and other high officials
held receptions at their several homes.
The day was notable for the general
observance of the time-honored Gus
tom of calling.
About 5000 people had been received
up to 1880 o'clock, the hour set for
closing the reception, but, as the
crowd stretched four abreast beyond
the outer gates, the president direct
ed that the reception proceed, that all
might come in. Mrs. Mckinley en-
dured the trying ordeal with much
composure, remaining alongside the
president throughout. 1t was two
o'clock when the end of the line APP
peared, and the president, waving a
final salutation to the lingering
guests, escorted Mrs. Mckinley to her
apartments.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-04
Conc Into nnnkruntcx.

Philadelphia, Jan. 2-Samuel Rid
dies Sons. wooden manufacturers, with
mills located at Glen Riddle. Pa, have
presented petition in voluntary
bankruptcy. The assets are said to
be s294.242 and the liabilities 1901 900.
The causes leading to the petition are
given as follows: The unsatisfactory
condition of the trade in wooden and
cotton goods, the rise in the price of
raw material and wages and the cost
of disposing of the manufactured prod
ucts, while there has been no advance
in the market price of the latter; In
sufficency of working capital and lack
of means to properly equip old-fash-
toned mills with machinery equal to
modern requirement.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-04
MAY MAKE A TRADE.
Great Britain Would Exchange Ja-
matca for Fair Slice of
the Philippines.

New York, Jan. "A special to the
Journal and Advertiser from Wash
ington says: The British colony of
Jamaica will be given in exchange for
fair share of the United States col
ony of the Philippines. This is an in
ternational trade which will prob
ably be the result of the acquisition
by the United States of the Danish
Antilles. In official circles it is
thought that Great Britain will not
want the Island of Jamaica if the
United States acquire the Danish pos
sessions, and the prestige of Great
Britain, as commanding the highway
to the Nicaragua canal, will have dis
appeared. The United States will not
only be able to command the ap-
proach from the east, but it will,
from its point of vantage, control the
ocean east of the Danish Antilles,
from the magnificent base which will
undoubtedly be established there. It
will be interesting to recall that when
the United States senate amended the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty the British
press idea was that if Great Britain
was forced to yield there should be
some compensation to Great Britain.
What Great Britain's demands will be
are not clearly known. 1t is under
stood, however. that she will en-
deavor to have the modus vivendi
Alaskan boundary. made permanently
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-04
GREAT YEAR FOR TRADE.
Goods Valued at Over 1900, ooo, ooo
Imported by British Col
onies In 1900.

New York, Jan. "A special to the
Times from Washington says: Great
Britain's talked-of decadence does not
appear in the reports published in
statistical abstract just received here,
showing by comparative tables the
trade OF Great Britain with her col
onies for 1890. The British colonies
all over the world imported in one
year goods valued at more than ST.
ooo,ooo,ooo, and of this quantity $780,
100000 came from the mother coun-
try. India imported $500, 100000 of
goods, $2Oo,ooo,ooo coming from Eng
land; Canada imported about $14O,-
100000, but only s34,ooo,Ooo from the
United Kingdom. Australia and the
Australasian islands imported in 1899
not far from $2oo,Ooo,ooo, of which
about $13O,oO0,oOO came from the
United Kingdom. The British West
Indies imported about So, $3.50, 00o-
about s13,61o,ooo from England.
Africa's colonies imported $13o,ooo,ooo
taking 100000 from the mother
country.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-04
SENATOR M'MILLAN.

capitol, TO succeed himself. Senator
McMillan's reelection to his third term
In the senate is assured, as the legisla-
ture is Overwhelmingly republican.
The senator appeared at the caucus
after he had been notified of his nomi-
nation. and in brief speech thanked
The legislators for the honor. In the
svening he rendered them reception
at the Downey house. The house eau
Gus nominated John j. Carton. of Flint
as speaker by reclamation. Represent
htive Sherman p. Handy, of Iron coun-
~, was nominated for speaker pro
tenn
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-04

The caucus was attended by 1873 leg
isiators, or four less than the num-
Der necessary to u choice in the Joint
convention of the senate and house,
(which will be held January l6. Three
of those present were Messrs. Hill and
Tiffany, of Susguehanna county, and
Mcpherson, of Adams, who absented
themselves last night from the house
caucus and voted with the democrats
in the house Tuesday for Gen. 5Iloontz
for speaker. Mr.. Beaver, of 3uniata,
who voted with the stalwarts for Mr..
Marshall for speaker. was present, but
did not answer to his name. 1t was
stated that he will abide by the eau
Gus. Thompson, of Centre. and Halde-
man, of Montgomery, who are de-
tanned at home by illness. were
pledged by their colleagues to Mr..
Quay. This apparently gives Mr.. Quay
126 of the 1877 necessary to a choice.
The other absentees voted with the
democrats-on the organization of the
house. and are classed as anti-Quay
republicans.
While the caucus was in session in
the house chamber a secret meeting
of the anti-Quay republicans was held
at their headquarters at the Common
wealth hotel AT the close of the
meeting the pledge of the anti-Quay-
ties binding themselves together to
oppose Mr.. Quay's reelection was
made public. The pledge contains 6S
names.
A call was issued for caucus of
the house and senate democrats on
the evening of January IA, for the
nomination of candidate for United
States senator. Col. James NJ. Cuff
fey, of Pittsburgh. will probably be
chosen the caucus nominee.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-04
Risbon Turner Resirn.

Atlanta, Ca. Jan. 2.-The resigna-
ton OF Bishop H. NJ. Turner as presi-
dent of the college of African Metho-
dist Episcopal bishops. is announced.
on account of disagreement. The
trouble leading up 10 the resignation
was not due to difference of sew
eral churches in the bishops district.
but to dissatisfaction in the college,
certain bishops, it is understood, OBJ
jecting to assignments that had been
given them.