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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-03-30

Holiness Meeting
The Ness County Holiness associa-
tion will hold their next monthly
meeting at Mt. Pleasant, April 6, 1901.
The following is the programs:
1000 d. m--Opening exercise-E. S.
Wynan.
10:30-Bible reading-Mary Altman
-Sermon-Rev- J. ". Vanderlip.
12:00-Basket dinner.
1:30 p. m.-Song and prnise-R ollin
Atkinson.
2:O0-Bible exposition-Mrs Page.
3:00-Sermon-Re II. l.. Greer.
4:0O-BuSinesS meeting,
Everybody invited Come praying.
E. j. BADGLEY. Secretary.
Pay us-we need coin.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-03-30

@Come to US for job work.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-03-30

Pay us-we need coin.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-08
Wednesday, February G.

House-House Bill 25, by Mir. Hol- land, was taken up and passed-ayes, 70: noes, 7. The bill makes it unlaw- ful for any corporation, firm, comp any or person to issue, sell, give or de- liver checks or other evidence of in- debtedness, payable or redeemable than in lawful money for labor performed. Violation shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by fine of not less than $25, nor more than $1O0, and imprisonment for not less than ten days nor more than thirty days. The bill also imposes a similar penalty for any coercion on the part of employers to force their employers to purchase goods or supplies from
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-08
Saturday, February 2.

HousE.-The senate was not in ses- sion. number of bills were intro duced, among them one reapportioning the state for congressional purposes into seven districts. Mir. Henley, of Searcy county. presented a sarcastic resolution of sympathy" for Crazy Snake, leader oI the alleged Indian uprising, which was tabled after con- siderable discussion. House bill 2s, by Mir. lobe, providing for 2-cent railroad fare on lines over twenty-five miles in length, was read third time and on amendment large majority voted in favor of 2-cent fares Mir. Farrer, of Lee, introduced a bill to punish kidnappers by term of twenty-one years in the penitentiary. Mir. Cook. of Miller. introduced bill for the completion of the new state house and levying three fourths mill tax for the purpose.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-08
An Important Decision.

Judge Jacob Trieber, of the United States circuit court. decided the cele. brated case of the Kansas City South ern Railway Company vs. The Arkan- sas Railroad Commission, the issue being upon the authority of the com mission to regulate rates under con ditions where il was not clear wheth. CT interstate or intrastate commerce was involved. The railroad commis- sion held that goods consigned from points in Arkansas, though in order to reach the point to which the freight was to be delivered, the haul had to be made over portion of the road trasersing other than Arkansas territory, and subject to the tariff of the commission. The court ruled in favor of the railroad company and held: In the case at bar the rail road does not traverse state other than the state of Arkansas, but a territory with no legislative powers, these powers having been reserved by congress to itself. This cannot in any way affect the determination of the issues involved, as it is jurisdic- tion separate and distinct from the state of Arkansas and it can no more be invaded by that state than if it were u sovereign state. Congress alone has the power to regulate the internal affairs of the Indian Terri tory, prescribe regulations for rail- roads therein, limit their charges for the transportation of freight and passengers and exercise the powers which in state belong to the people of that state. The right-ofway through the Indian Territory now en- joyed by complainant was derived from congress, which granted it to complainant's predecessor. In the act granting the right-of-way, con gress exercised the power to re-u- late and limit the rates of transporta- ton over the soil of the territory. The Indian Territory must, there- fore. for the purpose of this suit, be treated as if it were a state possess ing all the powers and attributes of any of the states comprising the Union. sS
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-08
IN OUR OWN COUNTRY.

There are from eight to ten species of silk worms in this country.
 Silk goods are said to take dyes more readily than any other fabrics
 A syndicate had purchased 4,O00 acres of land Is miles from Charles town, N. C.. where tea farm will be started. Unlimited capital is behind the venture, and the syndicate ex- poets to deliver at least 300 ,o0o pounds of tea for the American markets an- nually after the lands have been put in suitable shape.
 Almost anything made in the steel. iron or copper mills can now be had at Pittsburgh. A company there has booked orders for 5000 tons of a high grade of open-hearth acid steel wire for use on the new East river bridge at New York. The company took the contract from Swedish pro- ducers. who heretofore have been re- garded the only interests able to sup ply the grade of wire required.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-08
ARKANSAS SIA|E NENS.
Judge Jacob Trieber Decides a Gel ebrated Case in Favor of the
 Railroad Company.
NEWS OF THE WEEK BRIEFLY STATED
Unsuccsssfni Attemps of . Tisnd to As sault . Little 7-ysar-old Girl-But Was
 Frustrated in His Design by Two Lis- tic Playmatss of His Intended Victim.


Proceeding of Horticultural Society.
 The annual meeting of the State Hcr- ticultural society, held at Little Rock last week, was we'll attended. Some interesting papers were read, and the members expressed much qualification at the progress being made by the hor- ticulturists of this state in demonstrat- ing to the world the many advantages of our soil for those engaged in fruit growing of almost every known vari- ety. The following legislation was recommended to the general assembly: That the sum of s2, 900 be appropriated for the purpose of having the proceed ings of the State Horticultural Society printed and distributed throughout the state: that some provisions be made to prevent the introduction and spread of the San Jose scale, peach mellow and other contagious fruit diseases. As to the proposition to abolish the office of commissioner of agriculture, the fol- lowing was adopted as the sentiment of the association: That the State Hor- ticultural Society deplores the proposed abolishment of the bureau of mines, manufacturers and agriculture and dep- recates that any condition of past or present conduct of that institution should induce such vigorous treatment of the only department instituted for the benefit of the tillers of the soil We indulge the hope that if the pres ent methods of its conduct are unsatis- factory that some other system of ad- ministration may be adopted to perpet- uate the department, as is now being done in numerous other states" After the election of the following officers, the society adjourned, sine die: Presi- dent, J. P. Logan, of Siloam Springs; recording and corresponding secretary, w. K. Tipton, Little Rock; treasurer, Job Ves,al, Little Rock; first vice pres ident. $. Ii. Nowlin; chairman of exec utive committee. Geo. P. Murrill, Aus tin.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-08
MEN OF GRIT.

Thomas Carlyle and Hugh Miller were masons.
 Cardinal Wolsey, Defoe and Henry kirke White were butchers sons.
 Robert Collyer brought his bride to America in the steerage. He worked at the anvil in Pennsylvania for nine years, studying meanwhile. By dint of hard work and great determination he became one of our greatest preach ers.
 Seven shoemakers, workers on the bench, sat in congress during the first century of our government-Ro Sherman, Henry Wilson (afterward vice president), Gideon Lee, William Graham. John Haley, H. F. Baldwin and Daniel Sheffey.
 Benjamin Disraeli sprung from e persecuted race and pushed his way from humble life to the topmost roun6 of political and social power. Seoffed, ridiculed, rebuffed, hissed from the house of commons, he simply said: ''The time will come when you shall hear me" The time did come, and the boy with no chance" swayed the scepter of England as prime minister for a quarter of century.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-08

company stores in payment of wages due. A bill similar to the one in the senate was introduced, provid- ing for an exhibit at the St. Louis Worlds Fair. Mir. Wood offered a joint resolution, No. 10, providing that every person presenting himself to vote shall be able to read and write any section of the constitution in the English language; and before he shall be entitled to vote, he shall have paid his poll tax, as prescribed by ar ticle 21 of the constitution. But no male person who was, on January 1, 1867. or at any time prior thereto, entitled to vote under the laws of any state in the United States where in he then resided, and no lineal de- scendant of any such person shall be denied the right to vote at any elec- tion in the state by reason of his failure to possess the educational qualifications prescribed. X joint resolution was introduced proposing an amendment to the constitution permitting women to serve as mo- taries public. A measure proposing vehicle tax in cities for improving streets was defeated. Mir. Camp bells bill regulating charges for ad- mission to theaters passed.
 Senate-House Bill 27, amending the act establishing direct cattle quar- antine line in the state, said line to be open for free transportation of cat tie from November 15 to March 1, passed Senate Bill No. 94 was in troduced by D. l.. King, an act to be entitled an act to fix and regulate fees in some instances about 30 per cent and in others not at all Senator Price Introduced Senate Bill 95. pro- yiding for a board of directors Of three members. to be appointed by the governor, and an appropriation of S40,000 for the purpose of property representing the resources of the state at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis. Senator J. Kings bill, fixing punishment for horse stealing or knowingly purchasing stolen horse at not less than fifteen years, passed. A vote on an amendment to strike from the Confederate pen sion bill the old slave who did serv- ice for their masters during the war was voted down-ayes 10, noes Is.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-08
Friday, February |.

SENATE. E.-The joint resolution pro posing to amend the constitution to change term of state officers from two to four years and making occupants eneligible for a second term, failed to pass-10 to IS. Senator Lawrence in- toduced $. B. 92, to abolish board of state capitol commissioners and substi- tute as said commission the governor, auditor, secretary of state, land com missioner and superintendent of public instructions. Senator Shorts bill, ex- empting persons living in cities and towns from working roads if they are taxed to maintain streets, was passed. senator Adams introduced the follow Ing bill which was read first and second time: All corporation, foreign or do- nestle, which are now or may hereafter do business in this state, shall be re- sponsible for all damages to their agents, servants and employees, done or caused by the negligence or miscon- duct of any other agent, servant or em- ploye, while in the line of his duty" Senator Sengel presented bill pro- viding for weighing and measuring coal before screening. Second reading of house bill consumed the remainder of the day.
 HOUSE. HI. R. No. s, which provides 'hat every sale or contract for the sale oi goods or chattels, wherein the title tG
 paid for in whole or in in part, or the transfer of the title is made to depend on any condition and possession, be de-
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-08
TuesdAy, February Q.

SENATE.-Sepator Cotton introduced s. B. SC, to prohibit the shipping of in- spected and diseased fruit trees into this state. and providing for inspection. Senator Shackleford's joint resolution proposing an amendment to the consti- tuition to permit the issuance of bonds for municipal improvement purposes, was taken up, and passed-ayes 2S, noes 2. Senate joint resolution No. l, proposing an amendment to the constitution for the creation of par don board, was put on third reading and failed to pass. Senate joint resolution No. {, by Senator Carlock, providing for the support of the common schools by taxation. an amendment to the con- stitution, failed to pass. Senator Law renee introduced 5. E. 90. It changes the law relating to sale of sixteenth section land by allowing sheriffs to sell same, after being once advertised, at private sale; provided. however, that it must bring three fourths of appraised value, and in no event at less than &l.25 per acre. Senator Jacob King in- troduced S. B. 9l, reapportioning the state into congressional districts. It is the same bill as that introduced in the house.
 HoUsE.-It being local bill day, . number of such measures of interest only to certain communities were passed. H. B. No. 30, requiring that the number of poll taxes paid be taken to determine the number of qualified voters in petition for removal of coun- ty seats, read third time and passed. A bill providing for special election to determine whether hogs, sheep, goats and geese be permitted to run at large in Sebastian, Crawford, Scott, Carroll and part of Franklin county, passed, as did also the followipg: H, B. 100, to regulate practice in justices courts as to jurors; in all suits on notes and accounts and other causes, where no bond for costs is given, the jury may have the right 10 demand their fees before rendering verdict, and the jurors shall not be held in contempt of court for refusing to render verdict be- fore receiving their fees A petition was read from Fort Smith business men protesting against the passage of the Huddleson franchise bill. s. B. 24, to prohibit false statements by bank off cials and to protect depositors. passed. The reform school bill, on second read ing. brought out considerable discus sion. An amendment by Mir. Craig, providing that the institution be for whites only, was defeated by vote of 65 to 23.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-08
BRIEF MENTION.

In North Arkansas there are many wealthy citizens who have never seen a railroad train.
 Miss Nancy Baker shielded near Hackett by drowning. No cause for the act is known.
 Geo. D. Dandridge has been appoint ed sheriff of logan county, vice J. G. Ashinhurst. deceased.
 Julius Bryant, colored school teach CT at Van Buren, was fatally stabbed by one of his pupils whom he was try ing to chastise.
 At Cornerstone, Jefferson county. Wm. Leroy shot and probably fatally wounded John Hamilton over a dispute about horse trade.
 A Crawford county farmer reports that on January 25th he found q number of strawberry plants on his place in full bloom.
 The Iron Mountain system has pur- chased the Mississippi River, Hamburg X Western railroad, extending from Luna Landing to Hamburg, a distance of forty miles
 Burglars dynamited the safes of the agents of the Iron Mountain road at Latonia and Lexa, in Phillips county, on the same night, securing several hun dred dollars. The two stations are only few miles apart.
 Hon. T. E. Morton, of Fordyce, has been appointed prosecuting attorney of The tenth judicial circuit, vice Hon. W. R. Chimney, deceased
 John Brown shot and instantly killed Ike Carloss at Marvell. Carloss had been paying attention to Browns wife He escorted her to the depot. and when Brown heard of it he got shotgun and, hunting up Carloss, blew his head of
 Will Johnson and Will Hill, two colored sports of Pine Bluff, engaged in n difficulty which may result in the death of the former. Hill used a revolver and fired at close range. shooting Johnson through the face.
 C. G. Scheneck, a Pine Bluff b6si- ness man. was seriously injured by a drunken negro. Scheneck had rent. ed a bicycle to the negro, who re- fused to pay for damaging it. and struck Scheneck with a scantling, breaking his jaw.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-08
Attempted Suicide.

Hattie Bradley, daughter of former Eureka Springs merchant, narrowly es- grains of morphine taken with suicidal intent. With Ida Bendey, who com mitted suicide last October, Miss Brad ley had, it is said, in their early child hood, made a compact to die together. The Bendeys moved to Texas and Ida's death was kept from Hattie until sew eral weeks ago. In disguise she eluded her family, went to Eureka Springs and made an unsuccessful attempt to keep the vow which she declares she will yet make good.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-08
Tho Reapportion ment Bil.

The bill introduced in the house to re- apportion the state for congressional purposes places the districts as follows:
 First District - Green, Craighead, Jackson. Mississippi, Poinsett, Wood ruff, Cross, Crittenden, St. Francis, Lee and Phillips counties
 Second District-Grant,J J efferson Lin- coln, Desha, Dallas, Cleveland, Calhoun, Bradley, Drew, Chicot, Ashley and Un- ion counties.
 Third District-Ouachita, Clark, Ne vada, Columbia, Lafayette, Hampstead, Pike, Miller, Little River, Howard and Sevier counties.
 Fourth District-Polk, Montgomery. Hot Spridgs, Garland, Perry, Yell, Lo- gan, Conway, Pope, Johnson and Franklin counties.
 Fifth District = Scott, Sebastian Crawford, Washington, Benton, Madi- son, Carroll and Newton counties.
 Sixth District-Faulkner, White, Lonoke, Prairie, Monroe, Arkansas, Pulaski and Saline counties.
 Seventh District Boone, Searcy, Ma rion, Van Buren, Cleburne, Stone, Bax- ter, Fulton, Izard. Independence, Sharp. Randolph, Lawrence and Clay counties.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-08
Women Ineligible.

Attorney-General Murphy has rem dered an opinion to the effect that women are ineligible to appointment of notaries public There are many women acting as notaries public in Arkan- sas under appointment by Oov. Jones. but the opinion of Attorney General Murphy is that their acts are not in- valid. Several court decisions can be cited wherein the intelligibility of women in the premises is asserted, but in which it is held thei ,acts are not void. Their commissions may be attacked direct and vacated, but their past act cannot be invalidated
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-08
COAL AND WOOD.

Some kinds of wood require eight years for effective seasoning.
 The annual consumption of coal ir France is about 42,00o 900 tons, and the production is 32.0o0.oG0.
 Forest experts in Germany admit that the empire will never be in DO sition fully to supply her own market. In 1899 the imports of wood were 36 .000,000 cubic feet.
 It has long been considered highly dangerous on account of the danger of spontaneous combustion to ship coal for sea transportation in a wet condition. Experiments have now been made which show that after all this is the safest condition in which to ship it.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-08
ylads Appointments.

The srfensas conference of the M< r.. Church closed at Texarkana on the 9th, when Bishop Warren announced the following appointments:
 Little Rock District-G. NJ. Hen- derson, presiding elder; Ada, sup piled by A. McConaghy; Almyra. Amity and Argenta. to be supplieda Beebe and Heber, F. NJ. Cloninger;; Center Valley, w. F. Twyford: GilS let, to be supplied; Hot Springs, H. sheldon; Judsonia, G. F. Brock; Lit- tie Rock, Ebenezer. J. II. Maddox. Scott Street, W. T. Farley; Pottsville, r. NJ. Brakebill; Russellville, c. l.. Schaeffcr; Russell. to be supplied;I Stuttgart, J. NJ. Beadles.
 Harrison District-A. J. Taylor. presiding elder; Cave City. J: A. Hall; Cushman, F. A. Gilbert; Clear Creek, w. II. Brown; Green Forest, supplied by C. T. Edwards; Harrison. J. T. Bainbrdge; Jasper, J. l.. Masters; Lead Hill and Oakland, w. F. Wood: Marshall, supplied by J. <. Taylor; Mammoth Springs. to be supplied;' Oxford, !. w. Due; Purdy. supplied by W. II. Stewart Snowball, F. J. Johnson; Swain, supplied by l. J. Henderson; Wild Cherry, w. s. Trutt s
 Fort Smith District--R. w.. McMas- ter, presiding elder; Bentonville. F. W. Shipley: Chester, supplied by Eric Osborn; Delaney, supplied by c. T. Brassiield; Eureka Springs, s. c. Stanhope: Fayetteville, George Watts; Fort Smith, w. H. Ganna- way; Gentry. supplied by G. A. Dei- trich; .Ienn Lind and Vesta. M. Jack. son; Mansfield and Huntington, w. NJ. Foster; Magazine and Ells- worth. D. P. Abbey; Mena, C. D. Whitman; Norwood, J. H. Marshall; Rogers. to be supplied; Siloarn Springs, to be supplied; Springdale. W. k. Nelson; Sulphur Springs, 0. W. Brakebill; Texarlana, L. w. El- kins; Waldron, supplied by A. D. Teeter; West Fork. J. w. Walters.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-08

Judge John T. Hicks. acting judge of the White county circuit court, has held that the vote on the license question in incorporated towns must, according to law, be held separate from the other vote. White county went for license at the last election, hut saloons were petitioned out of Beebe and some of the other towns. Recently another petition was pre- sented to the county judge by the saloon forces and the saloons were granted license. The Anti-Saloon League then prosecuted the cases on the ground that the vote was not taken according to law, and he was upheld by the circuit court.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-08
A Bold Attempt

A dastardly attempt was made by a black brute to assault a little T. year-old girl at Little Rock. The fiend met the child as she was re- turning from school, telling her that he had been sent by her mother to take her home. He led her to a va cant house, Two other little girls followed, and. nearing the place, her crying gave the alarm. The scoun- two children, jumped from window in the house and escaped.