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The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13

Hon. Thos. e. Little. state treas
urer. died at his home in Little Rock
on the 10th inst. Mr.. Little was at
his Office the day before his death. ap-
parently in good health. Shortly
after supper he complained slightly
of being i'll and retired. About IL
o'clock he became rapidly worse. His
heart began to fail and a physician
was summoned. At 1880, about twelve
hours after the first symptom of i'll
ness, he passed away. Out of respect
to his memory Gov. Davis issued a
proclamation, ordering all state offices
closed for the day. Judge Little was
born in Sebastian county August %
1849. At the age af 10 he entered
Cane Hill college in Washington coun-
ty. After graduating he engaged in
the mercantile business at Greenwood,
in which he continued until 1891,
when he accepted the position of dep
utv state treasurer under Mr.. Marrow,
held it through his two terms and was
retained as deputy by Hon. Ransom
Gulley, Mr.. Marrow's successor. dur
ing his two terms In 1898 he was
nominated and elected treasurer on
the democratic ticket and was re-
elected in 1900. Mr.. Little was one Of
the most popular men in the whole
state, and his sudden taking of was
a great shock to his many warm
friends.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13

May Hearn, white, Of Luxora, waA
taken from Jail at Osceola by mob
and lynched on the 9th inst. Hearn
was the son of a prominent planter,
but was regarded as bad man. On
March 81 Hearn shot and killed Clyde
King at Luxora. The lynching party
was made up largely of men from Lux
ora, and they entered Osceola on horse
back. Before the citizens were aware
of what was going on the keys OF the
Jail had been forcibly taken from the
officer having them in charge and the
victim was dead. Hearn protested
that the killing of King was accident
al but the lynchers needed lot his
prayers for mercy. The affair caused
much comment at both Luxora and Os-
ceola, and the mob's action is con-
demned by the best citizens OF both
communities.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE
Brief Synopsis Of Proceedings OF
Both Houses the Past
Week.
TITLE OF BILLS INTRODUCED AND PASSED
Humphreys Bill to Prevent Convicts Com
peting With Free Labor and to Annui
Certain Contracts Indefinitely Post
poned In Senate.
Thurs day, April 4.

SEyATE.-S. B. 2O4, requiring the
secretary of state to furnish the
clerks of circuit courts and circuit
Judges with supreme court reports,
was taken up and passed. A bill by
Mr.. Killough, to prevent hunting with
dogs in Mississippi and Crittenden
counties, was read third time and
passed. S. B. 229 (Wilson), was taken
up President Wilson reviewed the
transaction between the state and
Washington county dating back to
1872, when the county issued 100000
in bonds and donated them to the
state to secure the university. THE
county is now ready to settle" said
President Wilson. "The bonds are
30-year bonds and fall due January l,
1902. When the money is paid the
board may invest the same, but with
absolute security, SO that the univer-
sity shall not lose it, The Norwood
bill to regulate practice of medicine
was defeated-13 to IA. BY a vote OF
10 to IA the senate refused to take up
the Lawrence bill to abolish the state
capitol commission.
HoUsE.-Bills passed: H. B. 374.
appropriating 100000 for digesting
and printing the statutes of Arkansas;
H. B. $50, requiring plats Of additions
to cities and towns to be filed in the
Office of county clerks BY vote OF
4S to 81, the joint resolution for
committee to receive bids for a state
convict farm. failed to pass over the
governors veto. Mr.. Humphreys bill,
limiting convict contracts to two years,
and calling in such contracts extend
ing beyond January l, 1901 passed
ayes So. noes 35.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Pulaski County Farmer Murdered
and His Body Cremated to
Hide the Crime.
NEWS OF THE WEEK BRIEFLY STATED
Two Murdersrs Escape From Jail Al Ar
kansas City-Pitched Battle Reported
Between u Steamboat Crow and Gang
Of Iovee Builders In Ch,cot County.
Reported FIsh. in Ch,cot County.

A pitched battle took place between
The crew of the Delta, packet plying
between Vicksburg and Memphis, and
q gang of negroes at Gaines Landing,
in Chicot county. The steamer had
Just landed levee outfit and a num-
Der of negro laborers. when 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 Rowland,
to pacify them, told them to send on
board 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
fred into her, aiming their shots az
the pilot, captain and crew, and every
body else In sight More than 200
shots we're fred at the packet while
she was pulling out from the landing
The passengers and crew returned
the onslaught, and, 1t is thought, with
deadly effect. Several of the mob were
seen to fall, and one man tumbled of
a mule. as II hit. No one on board
the boat was hurt.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
ACROSS THE OCEAN.

spain's 1,16O papers have an average
circulation of only 100 each.
The French field gun is made OF
n!ckel-steel and painted gray.
In London alone over 9O9,0Oo,ooO
worth of property is insured against
fire.
Eight and half million Europeans
have their lives insured-that is, 2h
per cent. of the population.
The $50 students arrested at Kieff,
Russia, for engaging in political agi-
tation have been expatriated to Port
Arthur, where they are to engage in
military work.
The annual loss to France caused by
the ravages of hailstorms is said to
amount to about S30O0,000 francs.
From 1873 to 1895 the figures varied
from &C, 100000 to 134,000,000 francs.
According to an apparently authen-
tic article in French periodical, not
less than 10000 aristocrats arc at pres
ent confined in the prisons of Europe.
Russia stands first with $4,000 blue.
blooded lawbreakers.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
Friday, April O.

SENATE. - Senator Kirby's amend.
ment to the Confederate home appro'
priation bill, placing that institution
under the management of the state
board of charities, was adopted. The
senatorial apportionment bill was
amended, raising the number OF SEN
ators to thirty.6ve, the constitutional
limit The bill creating the Seventh
chancery district, with Yell, Conway,
Pope and johnson counties, was in
definitely postponed, also house bill
appropriating $4,000 to digest and
print the statutes.
HOUSE. The worlds fair appropria.
ton bill was read second time and
amended so as to prohibit members OF
general assembly from accepting posi-.
ton under the act. The bill to pre-
vent sale OF adulterated candy passed,
81 to 20. The time of the session was
mostly consumed In second reading Of
bills.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
Montlay. Auril 9Th,

SENATE-H. b. 445, the senatorial
reapportionment bill. was read third
time and passed. Senator Shackle'
ford introduced bill providing that
chiefs of police Of cities Of the first
class be elected by popular vote. Sen
ator wilson's collateral inheritance
tax bill was read third time and
passed Senator McNemer's pool
room bill was indefinitely postponed.
Senator Butler introduced s. d. 25l,
to prevent discrimination in the price
Of manufactured articles,
HoUsE-Mr Farrer's bill defining
kidnapping and fixing punishment for
same, was read third time and passed.
II. y. 1913, detach.ng certain territory
from Columbia county and attaching
the same to Lafayette county, was
taken up. Mr., Parks said there
were two reasons for the passage OF
tho bill One was the advantage
that would accrue to the citizens In
the detached territory and the other
was that II would make Lafayette
county safely democratic. Mr., I'll
gore said when the notice was hrst
given II read that a strip reaching
entirely across the western portion OF
Columbia county, but was subse.
quontly changed to embrace only one
township, He had n petition from
203 citizens In the affected territory
protesting against the passage OF tho
bill. Columbia county had built n
road leading from this territory to
the county seat as good rs there was
In the state. II had been twelve
years since Lafayette county sent n
republican representative to the house
and all this talk about making tho
county safely democratic was non
sense, The bin passed,
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
A WIfe's Serious Charge.

VIII Ross and Clyde Griffin, two
prominent young men of Wildcat, were
arrested and taken to Pine BLUM,
charged with abduction. Their arrest
was made at the instance of Ross
wife, formerly Miss Lizzie Rugler.
She was engaged to marry Ross, who
secured a license and at the time ap-
pointed went after her. but she had
eluded him. Later she promised to be
married the 9Th of December as a par
ty in triple wedding. Ross arrived
at the marriage place on schedule
time, but his fiance had second time
eluded him. Determined not to delay
affairs, Ross. Griffin and one Kilgore
it is said went to the girls home after
her. She alleges that one of the party
detained her father at the point Of a
gun and another forced her to accom-
pany the party to Kilgore's house
where the triple wedding occurred.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
IN THE WORLDS ARMIES.

The Boer Mauser rife Is sighted to
1000 yards, the Lee-Metford to $500,
the French Lebel to 2,1s7 only.
Denmark and Sweden are the only
European countries In which all the
military conscripts can read.
Since 1870 Great pritain's increase
In military expenditure has been H..
054,oOO; that Of France only f13,-
100000,
Army recruits are scarce In England
as well as In this county. In order to
stimulate the laggnrd military spirit
among British yokeis n genius of the
war Office has devised what he calls
"recruitograph." This ia moving pic
ture machine which shows all sorts OF
attractive views OF army life.
The smallest man In this years batch
OF conscripts In France c ines from
Cunel, near Montfnucon, IN ,he depart.
ment of the Meuse. He isnl.med Emile
Mayot, stands only three feet on
inches ir height and weighs az pounds
In his clothes. lie Is, no wevcr, de-
clnred to be constitutions ,ly quite
sound, and has never had q days III.
ness 10 mis- life.
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sideration. and number OF amend
ments adopted. The Humphreys Dill,
to prevent working of convicts in
competition with free labor. and to
annul a ten-year contract, entered into
by the penitentiary board with the
Arkansas Brick Manufacturing Com
pany. which operates several plants
at Little Rock with convicts. was READ
third time. On motion the bill was in
definitely postponed.
HoUsE-Mr. lobe called up II. b.
449 to abolish Greek letter secret fra
ternities at the State University
Messrs. lobe, Rocks and Holland spoke
in favor of. the bill. declaring these
fraternities tended to ostracise certain
students from the society of their fell
lows. The bill passed-ayes 81. noes
IS. S. b. 100, dividing Lonoke coun'
ty into two judicial districts, was
discussed at length. Before the bill
was disposed Of motion to adjourn
prevailed.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
Saturday, April o.

The senate was not In session. In the
house bills were passed to provide uni
form system Of log measurement to
prevent destruction OF government land
marks and to reduce fee Of copying
field notes. A resolution was adopted
that state printing done In a union
Office bear the union label. Nearly the
entire day was given over to discussing
the Mccain bill providing 70" mum.
clpal ownership Of street railways in
cities of not less than $4,000 inhabi-
tants. The bill failed TO passages
25, noes 81.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
BRIEF MENTION.

Prospects for good fruit yield In
the northern part OF the state are
brighter than for years.
w. b. Pound, aged so, and Mrs.
Jennie Ash, aged 81, were married
at Fort Smith April s.
J. B. Nix, Of Tulip, Dallas county,
suicded by taking morphine. Domes.
tic trouble caused the act.
The State Federation Of Women's
Cubs will meet in annual convention
at Pine Bluff the 18th inst.
Heavy steel rails are being laid over
the White & Black River railroad re.
Gently leased by the Choctaw.
While cutting timber near Brad.
ford, VIII Fontain, a young white
man, was struck by limb and instant.
ly killed.
A. c. Root, formerly editor of the
Fort Smith Times, was acquitted in
Sebastian circuit court Of the charge
Of SANDER.
Hon. w, Fl. II. Clayton has been ap,
pointed Judge Of the United States
court Of the central district Of the
Indian Territory.
Gen. r. j, Churchill has issued n
call to survivors of the First Arkan.
sas mounted rinemen to meet him ut
the Memphis reunion next month.
VIII Cox, carpenter, was shot and
killed by VIM. Murphy, farmer, near
pocahontas. Murphy surrendered,
claiming the killing was justifable.
The 7.yearold daughter Of Garhard
Rebecca. OF Pine Blufi was fatally
burned. She was playing In the yard
and fell into burning brush pile
John Ford. n white boy ~ years
old, whose parents reside at Poplar
Bun, In attempting to board train
ut Ioxie. fell beneath the wheels and
was crushed to death.
w. d. Broom, republican, was elect.
cd mayor of Eureka Springs over
o. NJ. Clark, democrat.
Joe Allen, Clark county farmer,
shielded by shooting himself In the
head with n shotgun, lie was So years
old. and leaves a wife and several chill,
drcn. No cause is assigned Tor the
act.
u. A. Shap, a printer en- route from
Hot Springs to Little Rock, In attempt.
ing to board train on the Hot
Springs Western road, fell Hndor the
cars and his left foot and ankle was
cut off,
The annual convention Of the State
Bankers Association will meet at
Helena on the 18th.
officers on tho Texas side OF Tex.
arkana have served notice on the large
number OF gamblers. gathered there
since the ant.gambling act OF this
state went into effect, that they must
move on.
Fred Douglas, coorcd, recently re-
leased from the pontentiary, confessed
10 burglarlzing u store ut Van buren,
lie will shortly be returned to Little
Rock, to resume his former position
with the state.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

1'he Painters union at Leavenworth,
Kan, and their employers have
reached an agreement on new wage
scale of 30 cents an hour for eight
hours day.
The Retail Clerks union of San
Francisco has been served with an in
junction restraining it from boycott
ting firms that refuse to accede to the
early closing movement.
The brewery workers in Houston,
Tex, have won the eight-hour work.
day in all branches Of their trade. This
Is the first union of brewerymen hav-
ing made this progressive demand and
won 1t.
Broom-makers from the western and
central states have formed a protec-
tive association at Galesburg. Price
scales were agreed upon, and steps
were taken to prevent competition
from the output OF penal institutions.
The state of New York has 81 farm
ers' unions, with headquarters at
Binghamton. These agriculturists are
@anded together to protect their own
interests. This they hope to do by
working In harmony with other
unions.
1t is being demonstrated by actual
test that single towboat can trans
port at one trip from Pittsburgh to
New Orleans $4,000 tons of coal in
barges. The boat and It's tows, worked
by few men, thus carry as much
freight Us 1900 cars and 100 locomo-
lives.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
Gold llnrs Missing.

Cherbourg, France, April 10.--On
the arrival here, yesterday, OF the
North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, Capt Englcbart,
from New York, April 2, II was an.
noonccd that three gold bars, worth
$4,000 each, had been stolen during
the voyage. All the baggage landed
here was examined with the utmost
care by the customs officers and de,
toellvcs hut the gold was not discov-
trcd. One hundred and hfty posscn-
gers landed for Paris and several dc-
teetlyes Travelled with them.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
AHuinn1do's Limited I1ducntIou.

II Is curious, but nevertheless true,
that Aguinaldo. the captive leader, IL
unoble to speak the Spanish language
with the exception of few words.
This seems rather strange, inaamuch
ar many Of his followers knew only
Spanish. The rebel chief spoke only
the TnRnl language, and when he
Wished 10 know the contents Of doe.
uments written IN Spanish u was nee.
essnry TO secure the services of n
translator This curious fact wns
made known TO the secretary of war
In a letter written by Agulnal,o.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
RECEIVER FOR SALT TRUST.
Attorney W. 4. Lnmson, of Clcvc-
Ian, o., Appointed Receiver for
the United Salt Company.

Cleveland, o., April i0.-Attorney
W. a. I.amson has been appointed re-
ceivcr OF the United Salt Co., of this
city, His bond was fixed ut $4,000,
The National Salt Co., otherwise
known az the Salt trust, recently Sc
cured controlling interest In the lo'
cal concern. j. NJ, Henderson, who
applied for n receiver, AYERS in his
petition that the National Salt Co. Is
endcnyoring TO wreck the Cleveland
concern Henderson Is u shareholder
In the latter concern.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13

Jordan Bell. the negro wife muir.
derer, who was sentenced to be hung
on the 9Th Of October last. and whose
case was taken to the supreme court
and there reversed and remanded to
the Desha circuit court for new
trial. and Peter Stringins, another
negro, who killed an old negro about
two weeks ago, broke Jail at Arkansas
City on the sth inst. These were
the only two prisoners in the JAIL and
they had been placed in the hallway
of the cage, They made their escape
by lifting the iron door from its
hinges with a broom and nails and
going out through hole In the cell.
Ing.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13

The Arkansas Wooden Mill Com
pany Of Nashville has been incorpor'
ated under the laws of the state. The
capital stock is $4,000, of which $10,'
900 has been subscribed The COM
pany proposes to engage in the manu-
facture Of wooden and cotton goods
and garments made of the same, and
the buying and selling of wool, cotton
and the manufactured products of both
The corporators and officers are. /.
Lowenberg, president H. M. Baker,
vice president; ]. J. Gebheart. secre.
tary and treasurer; L. j. Baker, c. V.
Loewenberg and Elizabeth Terry,
guardians.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13

An appropriation by congress %
$4,000 has been devoted TO securing q
Philippine exhibit for the pnn.Amcr.
lean exposition ut Buffalo, The OK.
hlblt will consist OF nearly 1000 urtia
cles illustrating every phase OF FIJI.
Pine life' The money was placed 10
the hands Of the Smithsonian institu.
ton, which dispatched the lotc Col.
i, +, llildcr TO the Philippines, Tho
exhibit will represent every Filipino
occupation, postlme, and mems of
warfare. There win be hnis, swords,
and canes In profusIon, objects upon
which flllplnos bestow much pride.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
A sneak Thief Killed.

A negro sneak thief was shot and
Killed by young man named Tom
Horsfall while In the act of robbing
residence at Little Rock. Horsfall
was calling on young lady and while
the couple were seated in the parlor
they heard noise in the kitchen
The man started for the kitchen to in
vestigate when the negro made dash
past him, almost knocking him down.
Horsfall fred one shot at the retreat
ing burglar. the bullet striking him
in the back Of the head, causing death
Instantly.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
C0atly Fire at Fort smith.

The livery stable Of Bruden Bros.
and the ThrashLlck Printing Com.
pany. at Fort Smith, suffered heavily
from fire on the 4th inst. The blaze
started in the hay loft Of the stable.
The Thrash.Lick Printing Company
was the heaviest loser. The firm oc.
cupied part Of the building as a
storage room for paper and the stock
was valued at $4,000. upon which
was insurance of $500. Mr.. Bruder
estimates his loss at about $4,000, with
an insurance, Of only 500. The build
ing which was of stone, has value
OF about $1,000, no insurance.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
1'meAilAY. Anril 0,

SrNATE-Senator Hardys bill, to
prevent sawmill companies or shingle
mills or other corporations from era.
ploying n physician to attend the en-,
ployes OF tho Same without the consent
Of the employees, was taken up and
passed. Senator llammocks bin
amending sections 70i7, tots and 70a3
Of the digest, to regulate the cxamina.
ton Of teachers for license, was read
third time and passed. The general
appropriation bill was up for con,
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
NJ ade . 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 plumber in the cities
by means Of fences" A store at Lit
tie Rock was robbed in the same man
ner of $500 worth of silks about sly
weeks ago.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
PREVALENCE OF PNEUMONIA.
Nuuy Sufferers ana a Number of
Deaths From the Disease
In the KIondikc.

Seattle Wash, April 10.-Dawson
passengers by the steamer City of
Seattle say that pneumonia is very
prevalent in the klondkc Col j. {.
McCook, United States consul in the
Klondike, was very III April 2, and
had practically no chance of recovery.
Frank j. Belcher, one of the richest
men Of the Klondike. recently died OF
the disease, just as he was about TO
leave for his home in Pennsylvania,
where he proposed to retire on for
tune of at least 5000, 600 which he had
accumulated in FL Dorado district \
number of other deaths have result
ed from the disease.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
oKEFENOKEE SWAMP SOLD.
The Famous south Georgia swnmps
Sold TO Michigan PARTIES
who VIII Develop Them.

Atlanta, Ga, April lo,-Thc famous
Okefenokcc swamp in south Georgia
has been sold to Charles lIebard and
sons, of Michigan. The consdcra ton,
it is understood, il $4,000. Tho
swamp contains $4,000 acres, and its
circumference IL 1877 miles. The
swamp, II is said, was purchased for
It's standing timber, and after IL Is
cleared, the land will be devoted to
the cultivation Of sugar cane and cot
ton.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
Notorlou. Nroon.n,n.r surrenasr..

Jonn Drew. notorious moonshi.
ner. walked into United States Mar.
shall Suddeths Office at Hot Springs
ono day Inst week, md announced
chat he was tired Of lodging and was
ready for trial. Federal officers say
brow Ii ono Of the most remarkable
uaoonshincrs In the country. and II
hus hecn a puzzle to them for years
Now no ovndcd arrest and continued
N tho business. whom 70 many men
Mero On hiA trail.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
Foul Murder.

James Ingram, white farmer lv.
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.
ceal the crime. The coroner's jury
returned verdict to that effect.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
FULFILLED Ills Promise.

At a railroad meeting held In Har'
rison twenty years ago, Gen, Powell
Clayton promised the citizens that
when a railroad entered that town, II
alive. he would be on hand to blow
the whistle on the first passenger train
over the line. He was on hand the
other day and fulfilled his promise.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13
Lathe Hambre Captured,

Lathe Hambree. who escaped from
the Polk county Jail March s, was
captured in the mountains seven
miles from Mena on the Sth inst
Hambree still wore the shackles on
his legs when he escaped. He is
under sentence to be hanged for the
murder Of M. Miller a tie inspector
over year ago.
The Van Buren press., 1901-04-13

Among the mayors elected at the
recent municipal elections were the
following: Hazen, ]. r. Corley; Ar
kansas City, Abe Driedell; Paris, M.
p. Blair; Des Arc, f. W. Kennedy;
Eureka Springs, w. b. Brown; Ozark;
g. w. Basham; Benton, d. M, Cloud;
Bald Knob, s. A, Moore; Cabot, Rob-
ert T.. WAR; Ola, II, M Jacoway; Oar
danelle. Robert G. Bullock; Warren,
James Jolly; Hope ], p Hervey.