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The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22

the disposition Of taxes in cities of the first class fer road building. II. B. No. 94 (StanHeld5. amending section 1891 of the digest, was read second and third times. The bill makes it unlawful to shoot craps on the Sab bath, the lowest fine to be $25. max mum $5o. The bill failed to pass ayes 2G, noes -9 Mr Strait called up Il B. No. 225, for action on amend ments proposed by the committee on elections. The bill provides for pun ishment of fraud in primary elections. Pending discussion of an amendment the house adjourned to Monday.
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
Met at Little Rock.

The state council of the -.9aAe Knights of America met at Little Rock last week and elected IL, tcitog= officers for the ensuing yea= spir- itual director Very Rev. r. F Hepau5 Little Rock state president j ] MeAyoy. Little Rock; vice president, E. C. Cotter. Pine Bluff seoIeta1g Milton Boyd, Fort Smith treasaIe'5 Henry kupper Fort smith. Ie;a= gate to supreme council to nee at St. Louis. Barney Dunn of Fort Smith; alternate. Richard Miles. of Little Rock. Fort Smith was selected fer the next annual state meeting.
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
]OTTINGS OF FACT.

lndia's jute crop has risen from Is tons to j00.000 iR the past century.
 The pain produced by a hornets sting is caused by a poison injected into the wound. and so instantaneous is its effect as to cause the attack of this insect to reembles a violent blow in the face.
 Greece and Egypt, the Spanish govern ment has resolved 10 forbid in future the eXportation of antiquities and works of art. A bill to that effect has been presented to the cortes.
 Artemisia, the wife of Mausolus, who built. in honor of her husband, tomb so splendid that il has given his name to sepulchral structures. was bru- nette Greek beauty. Her eyes were brilliantly black and her features very regular
 Autograph letters of famous men will be far rarer ill the future than now. Great men of to-day content themselves with signing their names often with rubber stamps, to type written documents. and il win be hard to get much sentiment from type written manuscripts.
 sisterYiIle, ". Va, which is in q rich oil and gas country. got its name from the fact that an apparently yalueless tract of l.500 acres was given 10 seven sisters. and consequently called sis ters' farm" \ little prospecting showed the land 10 be immensely val uable and q growing town of some thousands of inhabitants now occupies tine farm
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
Whisky Caused R Kiliirg.

At Ellefson, town on the Atteiu= CT branch of the Cotton Bet loaH Ellis shot and killed Howard Cr4mp- ton. The affair occurred in a danee hall near a saloon. Grumpton vas drunk and entered the hal Aou sh- ing a revolver. He fired into ;he crowd and shot young man througa tue back All the crowd scattered except Ellis, upon whom Crumpton advanced. and was in the act of firing when ElIis fired and killed him. All rarl es arc negroes.
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
Public school statistics.

The following statistical i.1orma- tion is taken from the biennial gcpCft of the superintendent of raa in= struction
 There were in the state ia 1899 J total of f.SS1 districts. Of WI 4s72 made reports There were 412soa children of school age. ot wacm IT.- 1G2 were white males and It- 7&6 white females G4.GSG coIorfd uaIea and 6,330 colored females. ttc ae gregate being 341,492 white to lsl Cit e0lored
 In 1900 there were 4at9 aista.ets= of which 4,S94 reported 'Fatre waa a total population of 4S4tla. af vtlrb 179,4S5 were white males ana lt&aS0 white females. 6I2I3 eoIo.oQ MaIe4 and 6S.341 eolored females. tfe affs, gate being 349 O65 white ..l.a I5. aa4 colored. In 1899 there Were a.l deal. POI dumb. l57 blind and IT usane In 1900 there were 235 deaf. -II duntz 124 blind and l34 insane.
 In 1893 there were 22fS41 vLtes and 16,546 colored enrolled e. agere# gate of 301.3S7, with f.734 enrolled tu= private and denominational S hoofe In 1900 there were 226.3f5 wfItes aGa 84,317 eolored enrolled. al aiefefate of 314 ,6G2 with 1.S0S in prsNate aaa denominational schools
 The attendance in 1SS9 w. -:1 4..= white and 45.S76 colored. al ace.eeatt of l77307 with l40S1 visits L@ tEe d. reetors. In 1900 the at3eaGan.o ##a 142,745 white and a2.G56 eelo4ea ait aggregate Of 195.4o1. with ls.-.4 l.siss by the directors
 In 1s99 there were 3.s11 v1ltc 7aae teachers and 2.2o7 white tema.e s8a colofed males and 5a6 females aa sf gregate of 6,sjg compared 4t1 za8 white males and 2ef6 Whzte .eUaie# S05 eolored males and 7tz calosee za males an aggregate ef e#7z7 #.Haa# There Were f.70f seheosz -a-fls az 1S99. q total of 512s56a Gsz- .a r 1900 there were G.45e ehdal- ..aget l. total of 58646g days.
 The average salarE pal tea a6el with state certificates 9= ss- aaef grade male.. $2>.24a. aazs lae se= males $@ggz: second ea=ae me4ez S3o46i second grade feHat@s 2-seH4 thifd sfazie males. SeaS glaae females. $24.70.
 During INg9 there were ls new school honses built d a te-e # 2ee Sits. and in laoa theHe af4f ia cost of S37.3S G6. The=e a-c m lie state 233 .ool houses ot aHzea sixty are of buck. 4.fs4 fraH1c and ass of Ioss Inc .ctal faIee . .ae t#5ld ines is &LSIH.SS26g- and LII :,-sl ,a3 He Of al school property 5s t.a. ga st $2.6l6.3SG.53. There aae 4.1 Had houses iHclosed
 Receipts ill lSga were : St5.tes . and expenditures $l3a2 faaat- =u l90a the receipts were $9ao5 .e4f.-+ aid Joe expenditures were $I.3GaHgs.1e.
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
ST. LOUIS DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
hnrie~ Bent Hecaneks Ispicious of His Wife. MurdcreG Her and
 Committed sxi iac.

St. Louis. Feb. l9 B lieying that his pretty Noung wife as untrue to him and being tired of life for addi- tional reasonS, Charles F. Bent shot and mortally WoundeM her and then killed himself with a6 tllet from the same revolver ats: londaS morn- ing.
 The ,outle trug,dv ccurrcd in the roomlng house aond asc d by 3ent's aunt Mr.. liel"n p tsc Wlligms.
 here Were no Witless $ to the shoot ing.
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
Eir. Ainnna Iree.

The atlta capitol commission adopt. ed Il majority report of d special com mlttat appointel to investigate the fees allowed Architect Mann for ser aIee n drawing up plans for the new AaildIns The committee recommends tba4 A!r Mann be paid per cent of tdc cost of the building, or about 500 9oe su ail- half of which is to be paid at ou,e and the remainder as the work progresses
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
vntion-aI Manifesto.
rs. Nation made the following statc-

Mrs Nation madc the following state ment
 Feb Nv de~iTt that We may have tho and and ndmas of all men and women of any color OF ehne t0 be of Us. Our motive shall be Nehemiah ill: And looked and the rulers. and to hD rest of the people be not st" tid of them; remember the Lord your God which is great and terri blc. and fight for Nour brethren. your sons and your daughters Xour wives and yorr houses. which is down with this su- pineneSS of heil.
 'Non-reslstaace,-the paralysis Satan is infusinS into the deuded sons and daughters of God in order that he may SOW the tares while they #clumber-has proven that he command of Jesus is the oul% safe WaN. 'ReSists the Devil and he will flee Non-rc5iSts and he is bold and defiant
 This army of the home defenders de clares its intent in His name, We are the fathers and mothers who. as God $ host. have com" tu the help of the Lord again the mighty and We are here to withstand all the fiery darts of thu. wicked with the shield of faith w.. de no tobacco or profanity shall defile our hearthstuucs. NJ man or woman who uses any of these dCfilements shall have or need ask To servc us. We will be your brother to Hetp :OL To cleanse yourself from the fltAiaess cI the flesh but you need our assistance. We can us, you in our business till you clean up. We are going to place before the people men and women who must l." examples of virtue and strength. who shall serve us to re- ward good and punish evil. Happy Is that people whose God is the Lord yea. happy is that people m sach a case Kansas shall be free. and We will set her on a hiI that her light may go to to every dark corner of tho earth Come with us and Nc will do You good, for the Lord hath spoken good concerning such a pee pl" CARRIE NATION"
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
An Outlaw Killed.

Don Dick, noted Indian Territory outlaw. was killed in battle with de putty marshals near Maysville this state The officers followed Dick from the Territory and when surronnded be fired on his pursuers and il turn was riddled with bullets no less than half a dozen shots entering his to6y.
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
EuHheh Him Thrnnph.

An instance of unusually swift met ins out Of justice was the ease of Ar thur Currie during the term of Desha circuit court just adjourned. Judge Anthony B. Grace, of Pine Bluff, pre- sided. Friday afternoon Currie was arrested charged with stealing a horse, Saturday morning he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to term in the penitantiary. The same afternoon he was taken to Little Rock for incar- ceration
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
Monday, February IS.

9lNA H. .. B. No. Ol, providing Tor levy of one-half of one mill for ex- Confederate pensions was the first or der of business Senator Short offer ed an amendment making the levy three,fourths of one mill Senators Kirby. Carlock and Clark opposed the amendment Senator Wood spoke in favor of the amendment. his speech being one of the best delivered dur ing the session. Among other things he said:
 T never thought. sir, when l left the Confederate army, a private. thr- ty-fiFe years ago. that I would ever have to beg on the floor of southern assembly for the levying of mere pittauce for the indigent Confederate soldier. We have it demonstrated here frequently that, whenever a measure looking to the relief or aid of an in- digent Confederate soldier is intro dueed the chief opposition comes from senators claiming to be the descend ants of the Confederate soldier An, methinks if these old boys in gray could Lazarus-like step forth from their graves they would say to these unworthy sons of more worthy sires. iIi the language of the Great Judge at the last day: Depart from me, ye cursed 1 know ye not, <" The bill was made special order for Thursday A bill defining q nayigablc stream q lawful fence. was read third time and passed
 Iot,l---IL B 247. authorizing the circuit judge of the second judicial circuit to appoint court stenographer al a salary of not exceeding $f0o0 per annum, Was read the third time and passed Under suspension of the rnles Mr Brooks introduced house bill No. 265, requiring all fire and life fa- sHrahee companies to give d bond of $20 0.0eU conditioned that they will faithfully pay all claims arising by virtue of any policy. Mr. Chew asked that the general appropriation bill he read the second time In an instant one-fousth of the members were oa their feet, trying to gain recognition. Ihe chair having decided that all ap- pgopration bills had the right of way and could be called up at any time without a suspension of the rules Mir. Ponder appealed from the decision of the chair, and Mr lobe meved to table the appeal The roll was called and the vote stood ayes 42, nays 9. so the motion to table prevailed MT Toney moved to postpone further considera- tion of the bill till the 50th day of the session. MT Ponder declared some members were trying to rush this bill through, and that if they really thought the house would adjourn after sixty days they would fall off their chairs At this point MT lobe arose and exclaimed The gentleman has made a damnable statement which he can't prove; it's lie There was some confusion in the house. and the speaker pounded for order Mr. Pon- der proceeding said he was responsi- ble to Mr. lobe personally for what he haid said. Explanations were made bs' both gentlemen and the apologies ac- cepted, when the motion to postpone carried and 200 copies of the bill or. dered printed.
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
Satnrdnr. Eel.rlarx 1G

HoraE-It was a tired set of legisla- torstors who answered to their names
 the trip to Fayetteville having been made at night both going and return ing. Mir Williams Of Pulaski intro dueed Il. B. No. 264, to provide for
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
MUNICIPAL CORRUPTION.
bro"hi," Preacher sn,s There h No Worse GoNerned Citya'-s...
 World than New 10 Ia.

New YorA, Feb. l9.= I;w Cortland Myers, paNt1r ot the Balti temple. Brooklyn. .eliVcred d sernt | on "Mu nicipal CorImption,' Sunda, night. He said in parr.
 There k no worse gov er ned city in the world than New fork .ity. Every apartment |, permeatedw tn the poi 9eh of betrayal and traito ism of the holdest type. The hearr' the pres ent municipal @oyernma is rotten ness itself. The most per )us feature ls this open secret and q audacious character If th" wide pl ad and in- ,reasing iniquitH. rheki lgrant and frequent challenge, M t are you going to do about it3Ii the black feathered bird of evil ID lent and in tent"
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
Druggists Decide to Quit.

Hutchinson, kas., i'eb. 19.=As . ra- ~alt of Sundays mass meeting at which an uItimatam warning all wh , anla"fallN scId liquor To stop by moo i, sn "Wednesday next ih" druggists held meeting and decided not to handle ihtoNieants. even under per Utts from tl' probate iId~e's [ flee
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22

An anti-crime league has teen e. ganized at Helena, composed ortfoB of colored men. The obic,t of The league is to assist the officers . tbs suppression of crime and aid .u k claiming the habitual offenders Of tbe negro race
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
..carrie Nation Home Defenders"

Arkansas City kas., Feb. i9-Ths Second Regiment. Carrie NafiaE ilome Defrnlcrs' has been orsaaized aere and the leeal iointists given ma ii Friday next to remove their fix lures and goods from the city.
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
Mrs. Nation Snrfri-rd

Mrs. Nation was surprised. She is in the habit of ha,iae her own Way. and this Was raiher Il shock to her. She looked at Ross loo surprised to say q word.
 Whtn the arguncnts were con cluded thee eurt took them alter llu- der adNisemcn and will render de cieion Thursday mnrn.na.
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
Must Move or Re Hnided.

Herrin"tou. Kas.. Feb. I9-A mass meeting of temperance people has adopted resolutions warning iEintists to remove their fixtures from town by Tuesday at two o'clock or suffer raid.
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
GI,EN TO WOVEN TO SMASH.
Women "f Lawrence. I<ns, GIves seized Liquor to Destroy.

laHrengr, kas.. Feb l9.-'rhr N. (. T. L. mass meeting of sunday night waS followed Monday morning by visit of a number of women to the police court. There T lot of liquor secured in raid last summer was women first went To the office of justice of th. peace. and broke couple of bottles al whisky as eti denee, and then destroyed the rest Of the stuff in he street They were followed by crowd of several hun tired people h'tt disbanded without at= tempting q raid.
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
Charged With petroudtps the e.o,.rr men

w W. Stout was arre.ted et Mor= rilton and bound over before Temmie= sioner oHair at Little Roga on tue charge of defrauding the eovernnent Stout is ex-postmaster d Morl3toH and at one time was one of the eadius citizens of the county. lie is charged with forging the names Of Gs.eaeed federal soldiers and their ove 5e homestead entries. each Of s.u ae z allowed to homestead 160 arres e i-a.- ernmeut land under an act e passed some years ago. l. Is aI,eEC that Stout secured the names ti | large number of persons Wlo vc.la l.. entitled 10 homesteads Were tts- aIye and signing their names to tn I-Ie4@ forwarded them to Washiuetca.
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22

Dr. Rohe. of Baltimore. in statistics concerning IS Ameeican cities withou: public baths showed that only 9 per cent of the residences are supplied with tubs.
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
Brush With the Court.

Al this point Mrs. Nation left her seat and opened window. The cold wind sWeP5 ia and blew the papers about the court room.
 Close thaf window and open it from the top. said Judge MeCabe To Marshal Ees~.
 Mrs. Nation tno!, her seaf aHd Ross closed flfe tower -asl and opened the top sash Mrs. Nation rushed back {. d threw HP thc loAtef -asI again.
 ".l.alze xofe s.:tt@ commanded the judge. Ehe marshal wiI lake care of the HiHao=fs.
 He didn't do it, snapped Mrs. Ma ItuD.
 Ton sit down aad tend To your business and I'll 'lend to mine" re torted the marshal. as he closed the window
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
AG tIN ARRESTED.
Mrs. Nation Asrcst.d at the Instance
 of the Noser storage Co

Topeka. kas. Feb. l9= Mrs. Nation was arrested on d peace warrant sworn out bs the Noesels Gold Storage Co.,, and cited 10 appear at 1:30 D. m.
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
"DEII5ENIINI.D woMI.N."
\ Warming. bH Women. to the Win
 field 1kns1 CommerclaI Club.

Winfield kas. Feb 10 printe,. circular signed "Drtermined Worr en, warning the Winfield Commercial club. has been issued. II says that men meet al the elu9 To drink. gam hle and hold .iqunl carnival" and closes:
 If these things are no. stopped the den of vice will be demolished. and you may prosecute Your mothers. wives and daughters if yoa choose" The saloenkee pcrs have stored their goods at their houses and say theN will defend 1t ltith their hyas.
 Au tIiimntum to Joi. t aWcllineton. Nas., Feb. II Y .,VusE. mass meeting attended Ga ,.e 1 lc all Gntima um, shi9F fd
 st. l.. ef-
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
COMMANDER BEN F. FILLEY.
lie Ntii Com" ionsc Leave of Ab- sence. Hut May turn to ru-
 tuitu il N IIInn

Washington. fe3. The regular term of service of ommander Ben. Jamih |. lllleA he eommandant of the naval station "a Tutuila Samoa Will soon expire, d he will eomt. nolll' on le'' VI '1h nee. IL is prob able that he aa& x spartment. how ever. will ,i1r hln tt additional as Si"nmtnt to the eei mand of the sta ton if he is >villin 10 return fbera= as his adminlstrat n of affairs tes given much satiSfs tilon To z9.3e ti4es of the islau5fl lder his $
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
:. PareIi.I From the nibIc.

In speakiu" of the first case as q parallel to Mrs. Nations smashing h. said:
 ''lt is found m 7he Bible in the tenn pie. Me ind ny Matthew that Christ entered thc temple and lbolislcd nat nuisance
 He cited the New Hampshire law, which sa4s That the private party abatin9 d nuisance does not have To do il in manner best suited 10 the other party That means that the liquor does not have To he carefully poufed out. The New Hampshire statute saA hat public nuisances may be abatcd by the acts of indi- VidualS
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22

until Friday evening next to fe.,lcve their goods and tN.rres. received seS- efaI hundred signatures.
The Monticellonian., 1901-02-22
CARRIE NATION IN COURT.
The Case Of Mrs. Nation for Smash ing "The Senate" Saloon, in
 Topeka, on Trial.
HA5 A LITTLE BRUSH WITH TIE COURT.
Mrs. Nation Wanted Window Open. and Sc"ned Surprise When She Found Someone Who Didn't Recognize Her Authority to Communal IhIngs

Topeka, kas. Feb. I9 The case against Mrs. Nation brought by the proprietors ot The Senate saloon whose place sine wrecked about ten days ago, "ds resumed in the city court. The court room was crowded
 W. 1. Jamisun appeared for the state to prosecute the ease and ]. NJ. Dumenil for Mrs. Nation. The table between the two attorneys was piled high with law books, and Mrs. Va. tions attorney had, besides legal books, many oaotations from the Bi. ble. Mrs. Nation sat behind her at torneX, and spent most of her time writing upon d small tablet. The ar gument was commenced by the de fense, and AttorneF Damenil cited many authorities.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-28
AMERICAN SAILORS PLENTY

Tho result of the recruiting in this city
for the naval service will occasion at once
surprise and gratifca ton. A result which
in few days shows one hundred and
twenty-five young men and boys of Amer
lean birth in a city of the population Of
St. Paul ready to enter the navy leaves
but little, if any, doubt of our ability to
raan American war vessels fEom the rank
and file of the American people.
The experience of the naval authorities
in st. Paul will doubtless be duplicated
in every community in which the same
effort is put forward. The service is an
inviting one; and any growing young
man or boy might easily determine on a
line of future life which would offer
fewer worldly advantages. The rate of
compensation offered is excellent and
must offer inducament not only to many
a bright boy but to the parents of such
all over the country
There Is a general beliefsprevalent that
American vessels are and have been in
the past mostly manned by foreign sea-
men, The experience through which we
are now passing makes it plain that
there soon will be no occasion to draw
upon foreigners, if any exists today, TO
man vessels flying the American Gag.
With an American merchant navy SINH
larly manned, it would not be long, all
things being equal, before the United
faring people which came to them early
in our national existence. From the
days of the old Constitution and her SIS
ter vessels the great element of Ameri-
can strength on the seas was the de-
termination of young Americans to en-
| list in the navy and fight the battles Of
the country before the mast. The great
ness of our commercial navy in the early
days lay in the fact that our young men
all along the north Atlantic seaboard
were Injured from their earliest days to
the excitement and hardship of life be-
fore the mast, and that the superior
standard of intelligence represented even
| in that DAY by the common people OF
America made itself plain not only in the
| handling of our commercial vessels, but
| In their construction.
| The marked willingness of our young
men to offer their services as sailors to
the government today may be merely the
| fererunning sign of the time when tina
F flag of the country will be seen once
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-28
OUR TRUSTS ABROAD.

/ The American trust seems to cause as
much apprehension in England as it does
in this country, though fer diffe; ent
reason. Lord Rosebery. while talking
about> commercial warfare that is being
lwaged against Great Britain, recently
said:
''The chief rivals to be feared are
fAmerica and Germany. The Americans
with their vast and almost inca, culable
lreSourceS, their acuteneSS and enterprise
and their huge populatif n, which prC ba-
ibly will be 1O0G00,C00 in twenty years, To-
!gether with the plan they have adopted
tor putting accumulated Wealth into great
cooperative syndicates or trusts for thu
purpose Of carrying on this great
icommefclal warfare, are perhaps the
most formidable.
1.-The Americans, scarcely satisfied with
gigantic individual fortunes, use these by
combination to make of capital a power.
(which, welded by one or two minds al
most is irresistible, and if this power Is
concentrated against Great Britain In
trade warfare it will be a danger we can
not afford to disregard.
! "A trust of many millions might enrn-
pete with any trade in England, under
selling all her products at a large loss.
This is a possible outcome Of the imme-
tdiate future.
! England, in order to withstand inter
national competition, must thoroug hly
educate her youth, and l would suggest
lsending patches OF young men abroad to
learn the best our rivals know
This is all quite natural While the
trust, with the aid of high protective
tariff. IS holding up the consumers at
home for double and TRIBE DroftA II