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The Van Buren press., 1901-05-04
WHAT The DOCTOR SAYS.

The larynx of man Is twice the
size, on ar average, OF the same or
gan in woman.
Out Of 1914 people inoculated last
year in Paris for hydrophobia there
were only four deaths.
Mans average temperature is 90
degrees Fahrenheit; u pigeons, 100
degrees, and a chicken, III degrees,
A boy in Hackcnsack, N. j., died
from n disease Of the liver caused
from the kiss Of dog, He had been
III n year from, 1t is said, hydatids
Of the liver, disease transmitted
from dogs. DR.. II, ID, Gill, professor
Of surgery in the American vcter.
mary college, says; almost every
germ disease may be transmitted by
u dog Many of these diseases are
incurable, ] do not doubt that great
numbers Of persons die of disease
transmitted to them In this manner.
! know OF individual cases."
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-04
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE
Brief Synopsis Of Proceedings OF
Both Houses the Past
Week.
TITLE OF BILLS INTRODUCED AND PASSED
Bill Making Appropriation for Laundry
Machinery for Blind Asylum Passes tho
Senate BY Good Majority.-The House
Discussed Motions to Postpone Bills.
Tbursday, April rs.

HoUsE-By vote of Sc to 80 the
house passed over the governors veto
H. B. 161, permitting circuit judges
to suspend judgment In certain cases
The deaf mute appropriation bill was
read third time and passed. Some
discussion was INDUCED in regarding
the disappearance of Senator Law
rence's bill taxing cash surrender
value Of life insurance policies. and
the Norwood bill imposing penalty
grams. Both measures mysteriously
disappeared, and all efforts to locate
them have been unsuccessful. The
selection of site for the location of
branch lunatic asylum was taken
up. Fort Smith. Batesville and
Monticello each offer land and each
bonus. The claims of each were pre-
sented but motion to adjourn pre-
valid, and the matter went over.
SENATE-By vote of II to II the
senate refused to reconsider the vote
by which the new state capitol bill
passed. Senator Woods bill. appro-
priating 500 to defray expenses of
the State University band to Memphis
reunion failed to pass. A resolution
was adopted inviting the National Edi-
torial Association to hold the next meet.
ing at Hot Springs. On motion Of
Senator Butler the Chew bill, for the
better protection of shippers, was in
definitely postponed. H. B. 1886, abol-
ishing chancery districts in the state,
was. on motion of Senator Norwood,
indefinitely postponed H. B. 315,
empowering cities Of the first and Sec
ond class to erect light or gas plants
and furnish either electricity or gas
to private citizens, was read third
time and passed.
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Saturday, April ~.

The senate held q short session, and
refused TO concur In house amendment
reducing item OF $4,000 to $50, 900 for
deaf mute institute buildings Bill re.
funding the sum Of s45, 900 to state pen.
itentiary account was read third time
and passed.
HousE-In the house the concurrent
resolution by Mr.. lobe, providing that
the last Ave days OF the session be de-
voted to senate business, was adopted
the senate having adopted u resolution
TO devote fve days to house business.
A bill repeating the county uniformity
text book act OF 1899 was defeated.
II. B No 3ol, requiring county clerks
to verify the footings OF the personal
assessment lists and do away with the
copying OF the tax books In toto, was
read third time. In discussing the bill
Mr. Moore, OF Newton, that II would
save CSC, 900 perannum TO the tax pay.
crs OF Arkansas by reducing the clerks
fees II. d. No, lO7, authorizing the
attorney general OF Arkansas to bring
und prosecute suit In the United States
supreme court TO settle the boundary
controversy between Mississippi and
Arkansas at Buck Island, In the Mis-.
sissipi river and appropriating 1880
THEREFOR was read third time and passed
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Wednesday, May I,

SENATE.--The bill making appropria'
ton for the purchase Of laundry ma
chinery for the blind asylum was
taken up and passed. On motion, the
senate concurred in house amendment
cutting appropriation for deaf-mute
buildings to $4,000. The following
house bills were then read third time
and passed. No. 507, relating to the
two judicial districts Of Logan coun.
ty; 1872, to prohibit the slaughter Of
prairie chickens; 40S, authorizing the
attorney general to bring suit to de-
termne the state line between Ark.
ansas and Mississippi at Buck Island ;
49, providing that commissions as
road overseers may be sent by regis.
Of 100 days be given railroads before
of120 days be given railroads before
a mechanics lien can be filed.
HoUsE.-The greater part of the SEES.
sion was taken up in discussing mo.
tons TO postpone various bills. and
but little business was transacted The
bill appropriating $1,000 for Confed'
crate monument was read third time
and passed.
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The state should refund to this poor
man the money enormously collected
Its books shows the land was subject
to donation when as matter OF fact
it was swamp land. Several mem
beers cited parallel cases and said there
was enough of them to almost bank
rupt the state If all of them were
given relief. Mr.. Toney hoped this
bill would pass. This was a just
claim and should be paid. Whenever
the state sold man a home and then
allowed some corporation to sobble it
I'D 1t was nothing but robbery, and he
would not be a party to it. The bill
failed to pass. The question of To-
cation for Insane Asylum No was
taken up. Messers. Holland and Neal
advocated the claims of the border
city" and Messrs. Gray and Ponder
favored Batsville in able arguments.
Fort Smith was selected-44 to "a.
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Crop Report.

Following is the general summary
of the Arkansas weather bureau crop
report for the week ending April 30:
Decidedly warm weather prevailed
during the week. Light rain fell in
most sections and was generally bene.
fetal to growing crops. Farm work
progressed rapidly in all sections.
Corn planting is about completed. Ear
ly corn is generally coming up to
poor stands and much replanting is
being done. Cotton is being planted
in all sections and much of the early
will have to be replanted. Wheat and
oats are doing well generally. Irish
potatoes and garden truck are doing
well in most locations. Light frost
occurred in some localities. but very
little damage was done. The outlook
for fruit is good in most all sections.
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A FEW SUpERLATIvES.

A record for yachts is held by Mr..
Lamberts Wanderer. She made 4s,4oO
miles in $50 days.
Saturday is the worst day OF the
week In London for fires. In ten
years London had 3,3o3 Saturday fires,
against 3,Co2 on Monday, the day they
were less frequent.
The most magnificent work OF arch.
itecture Is the Ia Mahol, In Agra, Hin
dustan. 1t is octagonal In form, Of
pure white marble, inluid with every
sort Of precious stone, The work took
$4,000 men 20 years TO complete, and
though there were numerous gifts, and
the labor was free, the cost was So.
100000,
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-04
senatorial Districts

Following is the act redistrictinS
the state for senatorial purposes:
Sec. 1. That from and after the
first Monday in September, 1902, the
state of Arkansas shall be divided
into thirty four senatorial districts,
each of said districts to be entitled to
one senator, as follows. except the
Tenth district. which shall be enti'
tied to two senators, to-wit:
First District-Greene, Clay and
Craighead counties.
Second-Randolph, Lawrence and
Sharp.
Third-Marion, Boone and Newton.
Fourth-Johnson and Pope.
Fifth-Washington.
neutrality-suspicious. and Stone.
Seventh-Cross and Woodruff.
Eighth-Yell and Logan.
Ninth-Saline, Hot Spring and
Grant.
Tenth-Pulaski and Perry.
decentralization.
Twelfth-Lonoke and Prairie.
hirteenth-Arkansas and Monroe.
Fourteenth-Lee and Phillips.
Fifteenth Ashley and Phillips.
xteenth-Lincoln, Cleveland and
Dallas.
Internationally and Union.
Nineteenth Calhoun and Ouachita.
wentieth-Hempstead and Nevada.
Twenty.first - Columbia, Lafayette
and Miller.
Twenty.second-Little River, Sewer
and Howard.
Twenty.third-Fulton. lizard and
Baxter.
Northumberland and Madi
son.
Observation-Disclosures and Frank
lin.
Twenty-sixth Cleburne, Searcy,
Van Buren, and Conway.
Twenty-seventh-W and Faux.
ner.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Twenty.ninth - Poinsett, Jackson
and Mississippi.
Thirtieth-Clark and Pike.
Thirty -frst-Garland and Montgom-
cry.
Thirty second-Crittende and st.
Francis.
Thirty-third-Scott and Polk.
Thirty-fourth--Bento
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-04

An unsuccessful attempt was made
to hold up and rob the little town Of
Queen City, sixteen miles south of
Texarkana April 25, by five masked
men. The men went to the single
mill OF c. l.. Cabe. which was in
charge of Night Waterman King.
They covered him with pistols and dis
armed him. A tramp named Woods
was sleeping at the mill. The men
told King and Woods that they were
going to tie them to the railroad track
and then capture the night policeman
and rob the town. King and Woods
were taken to the track. but while
the robbers were getting the ropes
ready broke away. Woods was shot
twice by the culprits and is dead.
Citizens were attracted by the shoot,
ing and after a pitched battle the
robbers took to the woods.
Bill Moore. a farmer near Texar-
kama, was shot and killed by a neigh
Dor named Toll Jones.
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The Work of Fiends.

One of the most cold-blooded and
heartless crimes of record in this
state was committed at Hot Springs
one night recently. AS Mr.. T. ]. Will
son, a visitor from Omaha, was en-
route to his hotel he was knocked
down by two men and robbed of $l75.
He was then gagged and led to a
point near the depot, where a train
ready to pull out was standing, the
robbers going on the dark side to
escape detection. When the train
started up the Williams deliberately
pushed Wilson under the cars. Though
blindfolded and unable to make an
cutlery, Wilson managed to throw his
body from the track. but the wheels
passed over his left leg, MASKING it
to a pulp just below the knee. A
party stopping at the same hotel
with Wilson stated he overheard a
conversation between G. C. James and
c. d. Etu, in which they were con-
sidering a plan to rob Wilson and
murder him, and then throw his body
in the Ouachita river This party,
as we'll as James and Esu. was ar
rested. When the two latter were
taken before Wilson he identified
them as his would-be murderers.
For time it looked as though the
two men would fall victims of Judge
Lynch, but cooler judgment prevailed
and they will likely be given long
term in the penitentiary, unless some
thing turns up to show their innocence
Of the crime.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-04

The department Of education Is send
ing out the following notice:
in accordance with the provisions
Of recent act OF the general assembly
the following changes are made in the
time for making school reports:
81. Directors must take the emu
meration between the LIST and goth
of July.
"2. Directors must file annual re-
ports with county examiners on or
before the Goth of July.
20. County examiner must file
his annual report with the state SUI
perintendent on or before the 10th
of August.
"A. County examiner must file his
enumeration report with the county
clerk on or before the 10th of August
IS. The state apportionment will be
made on the first Monday in Septem'
Der, upon the enumeration of 1901, in
stead of that of 1900. as heretofore.
"In accordance with the provisions
of another act of the general assembly
directors are required to file their re-
ports of the annual school meeting
with the county clerk within twenty
days after the annual school meeting"
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-04
A VARIOUS ASSORTMENT.

Wolves are increasing rapidly in the
forest districts Of northern Canada.
A race horse travelling at full speed
clears 20 feet at stride, an ostrich 80
feet.
1t is said that I 900 pounds of poultry
will cost less to raise than 1000 pounds
Of beef and will sell for almost twice
as much.
Candy makers calculate that the
price Of their products should be put
at double the cost Of the material,
which will allow them fair return
for rent, labor and interest
The new naval academy at Annapo-
lis will be fine structure. When COM
pleted the building will have cost
50 900 900 and will be finer than any
government structure outside OF
Washington. 1t will accommodate 800
cadets.
The magnitude Of the operations car
ried on incidentally by David Rankin,
the Missouri cattle king may be mag
ined when 1t Is remembered that at
his ranch in Atchison county this year
he will plant 10000 acres OF corn alone,
employing about $50 men and utilizing
GOO horses.
Now that the use OF boiled drinking
water has become common, II Is inter
esting to be reminded that similar
method OF guarding against disease
was practiced In ancient times, Herod-
otus tells how Cyrus had his drinking
water boiled and carried In silver yes
sells, and Plny the elder relates that
Nero had water boiled and afterward
cooled for drinking by placing 1t in
glass TASKS surrounded with snow.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-04
Tuesday, April 80.

SENATE-Nothing but house business
was considered. as per previous ar
rangement. The following bills were
taken up and passed: No. 446, amend
ing section 1862 of the digest relating to
the illicit sale of liquors; 4SS, placing
certain lands sold in Cleveland county
for taxes back on the tax books, the
records having been destroyed; $50, re-
curing plats OF additions to cities to be
filed with the circu clerk and record
err within thirty days after the passage
of the act Mr.. Parks bill permitting
any person to kill any dog that has
been bitten by mad dog, was de-
feated. At 12 o'clock motion to ad-
journ for the day prevailed.
HOUSE. NV. Kell called up the mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which H.
B. 1854 failed to pass. The motion to
reconsider prevailed and the bill
passed. 1t provides for the restoration
of real estate bank lands to the records
Of the state land commissioner. The
appropriation bill for a new insane asy-
lum was taken up, the house having
voted for an amendment providing that
the asylum be located at Fort Smith.
Mr.. Toney argued in favor of building
an annex to the asylum at Little Rock.
Mr.. Comstock favored Fort Smith. Mr.
Mccain thought it advisable that the
new asylum be located at some point
other than Little Rock. The bill
passed-ayes SO, noes %.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-04
Claims He 10 IuuOeent.

r. G. Suddeth, deputy United
States marshal. has been removed
from Office and is under bond to an.
swer on the charge of impersonating
a pension officer. Suddeth was arrest
ed upon information furnished by a
Mrs. Kymes, of Montgomery county,
the widow of a federal soldier, who
made application for a pension. The
dispositions were taken before Sud-
deth, then an acting notary public.
Mrs. Kymes claims to have paid for
this service, shortly after her pension
was allowed. Suddeth, 1t is alleged,
put in a claim for services rendered
aiding her in securing the pension.
Mr.. Suddeth claims that he put in
eight days work taking dispositions
for Mrs. Kymes in her claim for a
pension and that he considers his fee
OF $40 which is ali he charged, very
reasonable. He denies that there was
anything at all irregular about the
transaction with Mrs. Kymes,
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-04

The temporary Injunction granted
some time ago against the Arkansas
Railroad commission, in favor of the
Arkansas Central railroad, enjolning
the commission from making, declar'
ing, fixing or establishing joint
through rates with another rail.
road over the plaintiffs road,
as provided by the commission s
act of March II, 1899, as amend.
ed April s, 1899, has been made
perpetual by Judge Trilber in federal
court. The Arkansas Central Is forty.
three miles in length, and runs from
Paris to Fort Smith. Being less than
fifty miles in length, it was, with
other short lines, exempted from the
first Joint rate schedule. Later 1t was
included with the longer lines, and
the above suit was filed.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-04
SOME JAPANESE PROVERBS.

All evil doing clings to the body.
Even worthless people can make o
crowd.
To become an abbot one must begin
rs n novice.
The fallen blossom never returns 20
the branch.
The mouth Is the front gate OF al)
misfortune.
Whsresoever ones home Is, there IL
the capital city.
Never let go the reins OF the wild
colt OF the heart,
With one hair Of woman you can
tether even n great elephant.
Good actions go not outside the
gate; bad actions travel u thousand
miles.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-04
CnaeOphOby.

Those who insist upon eating cheese
should take the prccautlon to cook II
thoroughly before eating. II IL for
this reason that some people who are
unable TO eat raw cheese Ind them.
selves able TO cat toasted cheese with
out difficulty. Toasting the cheese
does not, however, Increase It's dlgcs.
tibilliy, but rather the reverse. It's
beneficial effect, II any, IL from the
destruction OF the virulcnt microbes
which arc present, and which are ca.
pable OF giving rise TO symptoms even
more distressing thnn those Of ordi.
nary indigestion, The best method
OF dealing with cheese Ia to give 10 TO
the pigs, os 1t Is nothing more or less
than decayed milk, 1T only for a scav.
enger diet.---Sanitary and Municipal
Engineering.
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Troubles Of sun spot Periods,

The suns surface Ia known TO b.
subject to greatly increased disturb.
ancss every II years. known as the
sun spot period. Auroral displays and
disturbances of the earth's magnetism
have similar period, and the pictures
OF the corona which have been OBJ.
tanned show markedly characteristic
varieties Of form dependent also upon
the sun spot period. SO one Of the
principal Efforts Of scientists Of late
years has bsen TO obtain pictures Of
the corona with a. much detail az pos.
Slble.--Selence.
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Preliminary Survey Com men ed .

James A. Herman, of St. Louis
chief engineer of construction, and T..
]. Laurance. assistant craftsman Of
the Fort Smith & Western Railway,
have fitted up offices at Fort Smith,
and have commenced the preliminary
survey from Fort Smith to the Indian
and Oklahoma territories. The work
will be commenced about forty miles
from Fort Smith and the line will be
run to that city. The survey has
been divided into three sections or di.
visions. and covers all the original
territory contemplated in the orig.
inal plans for the road. One branch
Of the road will be built from Fort
Smith to South McAlester, from which
place It will be extended to connec.
ton with the Frisco line. between
Holdenville and Denison, Tex.
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-04
THE GARIR[[LS CONFESS,
Murder of D. B. Donegan, the Col.
orado Miner, is No Longer
a Mystery.
OR. GARTRELL KILLED HIM WITH AN Ak.
The Body was Hauled Twenty Miles
Then Dumped Into Mulberry
Creek, Between Amoret and Nj.
hart, Missouri.

Kansa City, Mo-, May DIR. ].
L. Gartrell, 20 years old, has confessed
to Chief CT Police Hayes that he killed
ID. Il. Donegan, Colorado miner
whose body was found in Mulberry
creek, between Amoret and Nihart.
| Mo-. Monday. The confession was in
writing. w. +. Gartrell, the doctors
son, confessed to his knowledge Of
the crime and to having helped dis
pose of the body. The men were ar.
rested here, Monday night after DR..
| Gartrell had demanded the proceeds
from a sale of Donegan's team and
wagon, which had been sold by To-
cal dealer.
The Younger Gave Way First.
When arrested, both men stoutly
denied complicity in the murder. Fl.
nally, Tuesday morning, the younger
Gartrell gave way under severe
| Sweating" and confessed that his IA
Their had killed Donegan at their
camp, near Nihart, on March 10. Then,
he said, he had helped the old man
place the body into Donegan's wag.
on and after driving IA distance of 20
miles, dump it into the creek. Later,
| he said, they negotiated the sale of
| the dead mans outfit to a Kansas
City horse dealer, and came here to
| get the money.
The Old Man Broke Down,
DR.. Gartrell was shown his sons con.
| fession, ard soon broke down and
confessed. He admitted having mur-
dered Donegan, saying he slipped up
| behind the Colorado man and Drained
| him with an AK. The other details as
described by the son were also admit
ted by the elder Gartrell
The Murdered Man.
Donegan left Victor, Col, for Kan
sas City on March Is, and was driving
| overland to Oklahoma, when he met
| the Gartrells. He carried $500 Mon.
| day his body, wrapped in oil cloth,
| was found in the bottom of Mulberry
creek. a search of Donegan's wagon
disclosed a bloody pillow and blank.
ct, and Il pocket book containing pa.
pers belonging TO the miner.
The GartreiIs.
Dr. Gartrell is Misunderstanding
old man, He fought in the confeder.
ate army, under Gen. Price and up to
| within n short time ago had been an
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-04
Monday, April 10.

SENATE,-Much discussion was In.
dulged In before the senate was called
TO order as to who would be chosen
lieutenant governor, Senators Sen.
gel, Mardls and Pine are the most
prominently spoken of for the honor.
$. d, 2S7, providing manner In which
surety companies can mako bond for
officials IN this state. was read third
time and passed, Senator Hardy's
bill. providing for the purchase of u
state convict farm, was defeated by
n tic vote, Senator Shacklcford's bin
anncxlng that portion of Lonoko coun.
ty In which England Ia located to pu.
!aski county, failed to passages 10,
noes II, Senator Sengol's bin max.
Ing II a mlsdemeanor to steal u ride
on railroad. was taken up and
passed. On motion, at ~ o'clock, the
senate adjourned to Tuesday.
HousE.--H. y. SOC, TO refund the
sum Of $40 to one W. II. Ward was
taken up. Mr. Butler explained that
Ward had purchased certain lands
from the state. He had gone upon
the land. cleared farm and built n
house, subsequently tho safe sold II
to the BLUM City Lumber Company,
The Van Buren press., 1901-05-04
Withdrawing 10 Former Position,

l'crlln, May lit Ia stated by Of
flclals here that the main German eS'
pedlilonury force IN China is now
Withdrawing to Its former position
leaving u garrison at the pass at tho
great wall
The non'parilclpotlon Of the French
IN the b0tilc was not due 10 orders
received from Paris, but to their fol'
urc to arrive In time.
Further expeditions ARE not pro-
jectcd aud viii not be undertaken On'
less tho Galle4s make them neeaw
lary,
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A WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT
The TunnclinR OF n IIip Mountain ut
sherman. WyO., by the Union
Pacific Rnilrond.

Omaha, Neb., May 1.-The wonder
full achievement of tunneling IA big
mountain NJ Sherman, Wyo., by the
Union Pacific. IN order to reduce the
grade aud shorten the track, has been
accomplished, and to-day, May first
regular service will commence ON the
new line from Buford TO Tie siding
which becomes part Of the main line
The contract for this work was
awarded about N year ago, and its
completion is rcckOncd MS one Of the
most astonishing fents Of railroad en-.
gincerinc yet accomplished,
The sherman hill tunnel, forming
an important part of the project, is
situated between Dale creek aud Tie
Siding, nearly half u mile long, In
the mountain II pierces is found the
archninn formation, one Of the hard.
est of granite rocks,
Standing conspicuously out In this
great engineering work are two fills,
Lone Tree All and Dale Creek hll The
embankment ~ the lnst-namcd I'LL IL
ld5 feet in the highest place, 200 feet
long, 40 feet wide at the top, $50 feet
1T the bottom, The Lone Tree I'll
IL southeast of the town Of Sherman,
and the cmbnnkmcnt IL l3n feet nigh
at the highest point, These two 0lls
involved the handling of 100000 cubic
yards OF earth and stone.
Two other cmbnnkmcnts adjacent
required the moving of 100000 yards,
30 that this particular part Of the
work, NIL within distance C. a mile,
neccssIlntcd the moving OF more than
seven hundred and lifiy thousand
cubic yards of earth and iock,
The Dale Creek bridge will now be
thing OF the DnsL