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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-04
FoRMER CONGRESSMAN DEAD.

New York, Sept 4.-Former Con- gressman William c. Wallace of Brook lyn died died last night at Warwick, \. r.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-04
Hosiery.

Children's heavy ribbed hose,
 very fine, fast black yarn,
 from 121sc, 3 for 25c Children's and boys' extra heavy
 ribbed hose, double heel and
 toe, from 19c, for 25C Boys extra heavy ribbed hose,
 double sole and heel, rein
 forced knee, from 25c, pair
 for 45C Importers sample linen, ladies'
 fancy hose, lace stripe, frorl
 75c and $1.00, 25c EXCEPTIONAL LOW PRIC s IN LACES, BRAIDS AND TlaM-
 MINGS FOR THIS WEEK.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-02-19
Tuesday, February IF.

SENATE The Norwood bill subject ing telegraph comnanies to a penalty of $500 for neglect to promptly deliver telegrams was read third time and passed. Senator Kirby introduced s. E. 113, to prohibit railroads from work ing engineers, Bremen, brakemen and conductors longer than twenty hours continuously. unless in case of wreck or washout. Senator D. L. King intro duced bill requiring collectors to pay over on the first Monday in February, March. April, May, June and July all moneys collected during the preceding month
 HOUSE, On motion Friday, the 18th, was named as the date of visiting Fay etteville. An unsuccessful effort was made to reconsider the vote by which the 2-cent railroad fare bill passed. S E. Is, fixing the penalty for horse steal ing at one to fifteen years, passed. The bill now goes to the governor for his signature. Several local measures were passed.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-02-19
Charter Granted.

The state beard of railroad com missioners granted charter to the White River Railroad Company and the same has been incorporated. It is proposed to construct a railroad from near Batesville, distance of lS0 miles in a northwesterly direc- fon to the Arkansas Missouri line between Marion and Boone counties The capital stock is $1,95O,00O. Two thousand. five hundred and ninetv-nine shares have been sub- scribed and all but eleven are owned by Geo. J. Gould, of New York, one of the principal owners of the Mis- souri, Pacific Iron Mountain system. as well as the Texas and Pacific and Cotton Belt. There are seven >oth- CT directors, as follows: c. c. War ner, St. Louis, second vice presi- dent of the Iron Mountain; Russell Harding, St. Louis, third vice pres ident and general manager of that road; Francis Johnson and J. E. Williams, Little Rock; J. W. But Ter, H. s. Coleman and John F. Al len. of Batesville. There are four other incorporators given: F. w. Ireland, J. P. Coffin, Simon Adler and Theo Maxfeld, Batesville.
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THE PEOPLE KNEW HIM. (ssnson's Plaster is Pains Master0

George Washington made and sold flour, and every barrel of flour in the market branded "G. Washington, Mount Vernon, J sold without delay. No question was ever raised as to quality or weight.
 Bensons Porous Plaster sells on its repu- tation everywhere. All the buyer wants to be certain of is that the plaster offered him re0tly IS Benson's, and not worthless iini- tation of it or substitute for it.
 A plaster is the best form of external rem cdy, and Benson's is the best plaster; 5, 600 physicians and druggists, and multitude of people no man can number, have settled that. You can trust it, they say.
 Coughs, colds, lame back. lumbago mus ,cular stiffness and rheumatism, troubles of the liver and kidneys, influenza or grip, pneumonia, and all other diseases open to external treatment, are ct once relieved and cure by Benson's Plaster
 Do not assume that Belladonna, Capsi- cum or s rengthening plasters are .'just as good as" Benson's. They are vastly ia- ferior. --No other plaster is as gool as Benson's.
 In competi ion with the best-known plasters of Europe and America, Benson's have received Jtty.Jiss highsst asoards.
 For sale by all druggists or we will pre- pay postage on any number ordered in tine United States, on receipt of 25c. each.
 6eabury < Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, NY.
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Injunction Denied.

Randall Silverman, one of the stockholders in the Mississippi Riv- CT, Hamburg X Western railroad, was denied the injunction asked by him, enjoining the sale of the road to the Missouri Pacific. The case was heard before Circuit Judge Hawkins, at Hamburg, who further directed that the defendant railway company shall within twenty days deposit in court or in bank $6,500 pending final result of the suit. If they fail to do so a receiver will be appointed, and Merritt H. Johnson, of Little Rock, is designated as such receiver, under $150,000 bond. Sil- verman sued for an injunction or receiver, claiming that the value of his 100 shares of stock would be de- preciated by sale of the bonds and remaining shares of stock of the company, which he clalmed was con templated.
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Fatal Difficulty at Levesque.

As an Iron Mountain passenger train was pulling out from Le- vesque Station, in Cross county, w. T. Jones, standing on the depot platform, was shot and killed by a passenger supposed to have been Thos. Smith. Jones was in the act of boarding the train when he was fired on. Three shots were fired two going wild and the third strlk' ing Jones on the right temple. The shooting appears to have been tit result of an old gruage and bad feeling which had existed between the families of the two men fo, several months.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-02-19
Brief Synopsis of Proceedings of Both Houses the Past
 Week.
TITLE OF BILLS INTRODUCED AND PASSED
Senate Passes tho Shackl.ford Bill Am nd ing Primary Election Laws so as to Per init Candidates to Witness Count of Ballots.
Monday, February Il.

SENATE--After receiving a number of committee reports on bills, the in. vitation of the citizens of Fayette- vile, asking the General Assembly to visit that city in body. all ex' penses to be paid by the citizens, was read and adopted The Shackelford primary election bill was taken up. senator Shackelford proceeded to ex- plain the merits of his bill, dwelling at considerable length on that feature of 1t which says that the primary judges and clerks shall be selected by a committee of five from the county their findings to the entire committee. In the event that the list was not agreed upon by the full committee, the minority shall have the right to select one judge and one clerk at each pri- mary. Senator Norwood opposed the bill His constituents were honest, and when they went to the primaries and cast their votes those votes were counted just as they were cast. He therefore could not see any necessity for the law, and he therefore hoped it would not pass. The bill passed by the following vote: Ayes-Caldwell, Carlock, Cotton, D. L. King, Jacob King, Kirby, Lankford, McNemer, Mardis, Price. Shackleford, T. N. Will NFr Nooc- Adams, Flenniken, Hardy, Haynie, Norwood, Sengel and Witt
 HousE-Resolutions extending sym pathy to the family of Hon. Thomas Moody, deceased, who was a member of the house. were presented and adopted and a committee appointed to attend his funeral. Special order H B. No. 2S (Jobe) fixing the rate of mileage on railroads at two cents per mile was read third time Lines of fifteen miles or less may charge 5 cents per mile, lines of over 15 milee and under forty miles in length 3 cents per mile; on all lines over forty miles in length cents per mile. The bill passed by vote of 50 ayes to 23 noes. By vote of 75 to 2 an amendment to the fellow servant bill providing that it apply to all corpora tions as we'll as railroads was de- feated. Special order H. B. No. 204, amending section 13 of the Prince road law, in favor of only three days work instead of five days. together with the tax provided for, passed. By request of MT. Parks, house bill No. 200. to prevent the sale of liquor and for other purposes, was read the third time. It makes it unlawful to solicit or sell liquor in any prohibited district. and prescribes punishment therefor. MT. Parks explained that the bill simply prohibited wholesale liquor houses from soliciting business in> prohibition districts. The roll was called and the bill passed by vote of 60 ayes and noes.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-02-19
wednesday, February is.

SENATE.-H. B. No 6l, to provide . commission to locate position of Ar kansas regiments at the siege of Vicks- burg. appropriating $500 for that pur- pose, failed to pass. Private Secretary Jacobson appeared and announced that the governor had signed s. B. No. 2S, by Senator D. l.. King. appropriate ing $960 to pay deficit due state board of public charities, and also s. B. No. 24, by Senator Short, making 1t fel- ony to prepare false statements re- garding solvency of banks or to re- eeive money on deposit when banks are insolvent. H. B. No. no, an act to provide a mode of service of process on foreign corporations in certain cases, was read third time and passed by unanimous consent. The Campbell bin regulating price of admission to theaters was defeated A resolution appointing a joint committee to inves- tigate the Sunnyside plantation, with l view of purchasing the same for a state convict farm, was adopted.
 HousE.-Private Secretary Jacobson appeared and announced that the gov arnor had appointed A. R. Bradley, of Plummerville to fill the vacancy caus- sd by the death of Hon. Thos. Moody. of Conway county, and the appointee was sworn in A large batch of bills were introduced and read first time. H. B. Nc. 49 was passed, ayes, 63; noes. 13 The bill amends the me chanics lien law as it applies to rail roads, giving every person who per forms labor in any way on any rail road or furnishes supplies or material of any kind, lien on such railroad for labor or services rendered. H. B. No. IT, for the better protection of rail way employees, the fellow servants bill. was read the third time. The clerk called the roll on the passage of the bill. The vote stood. ayes, 76; noes, 5; so the bill passed.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-02-19
TRADE EXPANSION.
First Export Shipment of Shoes
 from Nashville Recorded.

For several decades Nashville has held the position as the leading shoe market of the South, and ill every contest of recent years it has maintained this position in the face of sharp competition from oth CT manufacturing and jobbing cen ters.
 During the last year of the cen tury numerous large shipments were made and evidences of trade expansion were numerous. The first achievement of the new cen tury was recorded today by Manier, Dunbar & Co.,, one of the leading firms of the city, making the first export shipment, comprising thir- ty-fve cases of shoes, which go to Port Burchard, Honduras. This is the first export shipment ever made by a Nashville shoe firm, and the order was secured in a contest at Mobile, Ala. in which shoe houses of St. Louis, Cincinnatti, Boston and Chicago participated. The Nashville firm was represent ed by Robert S. Martin, Southern representative.
 In order to ship these goods, they were removed from their original packages and placed in two large dry goods boxes.
 Under the copyright law this ex- port shipment entities the firm to register its trademark, and it has copyrighted the Stone Crusher" and applied it to one of its leading lines.
 The firm believes the flag should follow trade, and so the large boxes containing the shipment were dec orated with United States flags.
 This firm has also secured anoth- CT valuable contract that of supply ing the Timber Company of Ha- mar, Ala. Gen. Russell A. Alger, ex-Secretary of War, is at the head of this concern, which owns 35e 3-Io square miles of timber land, comprising 100, ,ooo, ,ooo, GOO feet of yellow pine. .-Nashville (Tenn.) ) Banner.
 This excellent Nashville shoe house is represented in Arkansas by MT. J. w. Akin, of this city. He has built up trade in the state that comments him as one of the best hustlers on the road.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-02-19
C. N. nENTY & co.
Telephone No. 36.

 336.53. There are 497 school houses inclosed
 Receipts in 1899 were $1,S61,- 1923 and expenditures $1,292,- 459.36: in 1900 the receipts were $2, O05,241.74 and the expenditures were $1,369, ,S09.73.
 In 1899 there were 49 teachers institutes held, attended by 5S per cent of the teachers; in 1900 there were 77 held, attended by 63 per cent of the teachers.
 The apportionment of the school fund in 1899 was 9S cents, and in 1900 $1.01 per child.
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NEWS OF ARKANSAS.
School Statistics.

The following statistical infofma- tion is taken from the biennial re- port of the superintendent of pub lie instruction:
 There were in the state in 1899 total of 1881 districts, of which 4,S72 made reports. There were 412, ,50S children of the school age of whom 175,762 were white males and 165, ,730 white females, 64,6SC colored males and 66,330 colored females, the aggregate being 34l,- 492 white to 131,016 colored. In 1900 there were 1903 dis tricts, of which 4,S94 reported There was a total population ot 4S4,6l9, of which 119,4S5 were white males and 169,5s0 white fe- males, 67,213 colored males, ant GS,34l colored females, the aggre gate being 349,065 white and 133, 554 colored. In 1899 there were 21l deaf, 2O1 dumb. 157 blind anG 127 insane. In 1900 there were 235 deaf, 210 dumb, 124 blind ano 134 insane.
 In 1899 there were 224.S41 whites and 16,546 colored enrolled. an az gregate of 301,3 ,3S,, with 6,734 en rolled in private and denomination al schools. In 1900 there were 230, 345 whites and S4,311 colored en rolled, an aggregate of 314,662 with ,,s0S in private and denomi national schools.
 The attendance in 1899 was 13l,' |.431 white and 45.9s6 colored, al aggregate of 1T7,307 with 14.0s1 | visits by the directors. In 190( the attendance was 142,745 white and 52,656 colored. an aggregat, of l95,401. with l5,201 visits b, the directors.
 In 1899 there were 3,311 whit, male teachers and 2,207 white fe male, s,l5 colored males and 59t females, an aggregate of G,959 compared with 3,294 white male, and 2,066 white females, S05 col ored males and 562 colored females an aggregate of 6,727, in 1900 There were 6,7O4 schools taught il 1899, total of 512,563 days, ant in 1900 there were 6,95O schools 1 taught, total of 536,469 days.
 The average salary paid teacher. with state certificates is $62. frs grade males $3S.32, first grade fe males $3292; second grade males $30.46, second grade female, $2s.61; third grade males $26.sO third grade females $2470. During 1899 there were 293 new school houses built at cost of $60, 876.3S, and in 1900 there were 1Ss at cost of $37 ,3S366. There ar' Tn the state 5,233 school houses. o- which sixty are of brick. 4,7S4 frame, and 3S9 of logs. The tota value of the buildings is $1,sls. 8S269, and the total value of al school pronertv is placed at S2. 2.616.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-02-19

the Real Property Within The Electric Light
 Improvement District of Conway, Arkansas: Whereas, the majority in value of the property holders owning property adjoining the locality to be affected and situated in The Electric Light Improvement District of Conway, Arkansas, organized for the purpose of constructing and purchasing an Electric Light Plant and Works, have petitioned the Council of the incorporated town of Conway, Arkansas. for the construction and purchase Of such improvement and that the cost thereof shall be assessed upon the real property of said district according to the bene- fits received, and
 Whereas, the estimated cost of said improve ment is Eighty Five Hundred Dollars with six per cent. interest per annum thereon until paid, therefore 1t is ordained by the Council Of the Incorporated town of Conway, Arkansas, that all of the real property in said district be assessed according to the assessment list for said improvement as the same remains in the office of the Record der of said Incorporated town of Conway, and that the rate of five tS) mills on the dollar of each assessment, which assessment is the assessed value of said real property according to the last Faulkner County assessment shail be paid annually on or before the First day Of April lpul, aud or before the same day of the same month of each succeeding year until the total amount of said assessment shall be paid of And said assessment shall be charge and lien against said real estate from the date of this ordinance.
 Adopted this l2th of February iool.
 w. II. MARTIN, W. W. MARTIN.
 Recorder Mayor
 Town of Conway, Arkansas
The Conway log cabin., 1901-02-19
Killing at a Negro Dance.

At Ellerson, town on the Alt heimer branch of the Cotton Belt John Ellis shot and killed HowarC Crumpton. The affair occurred il a dance hall near saloon. Crump- ton was drunk and entered the hall fourishing a revolver. He fired into the crowd and shot a young man through the back. All tho crowd scattered except Ellis, upor whom Crumpton advanced, and was in the act of firing when Ellis firee and killed him. All parties art negroes.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-02-19

The board of health of New York has forbidden the sale of horse flesh in that city.
 Rolla Wells, gold standard man. was nominated by the democrats for mayor of St. Louis.
 H. c. Prick will likely be placed at the head of the big steel trust, organized by J. P. Morgan.
 A deal is on foot to consolidate the interests of all the large sugar planters and refineries of Hawaii.
 In the upper branch of the Kan .sas legislature bill providing for capital punishment failed to pass.
 The steamer California sailed from Porto Rico on the 10th with 800 emmigrants, who will be land ed at New Orleans.
 Mrs John Manners, of Colum- bus, O., shot and killed negro named John Cincinnati for using profanity toward her
 A conference was recently held at Chicago between leading demo- crats of the Cleveland school to dis cuss plans for recognizing the democratic party.
 W. D. Remedy, supreme recorder of the grand lodge, K. of P, with headquarters at Chicago, has been busted from office on the charge that he used the office to further his private interests.
 Gen. Kitchener reports a desper- ate battle with 2,0O0 Boers at Both well on the 9th On the day follow ing force of British under Mai Crew was attacked about forty miles from Bloemfontein. The Boers were in the majority, and forced the Brit ish to retreat.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-02-19

The readers of this paper will be pleased to isaih that there Is s' east one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all it's Cure Is the only positive cure known to inc medical Fraternity, Satarrh being a constitu- ionai disease, requires constitutional treat men,. hails Satarrh Cure is taken internally. acting directly upon the blood and muro,,s s,,, i iaees ot the system, thereby destroying the ionnaation oi the disease. and giving the pa tent strength by building up the constitution ana assisting nature in doing it's work The proprietors have SD mnch faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars Tor any case that it fails to cure Send for list of testimonials. Address
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Thnr.iay. February 14.

SENATE-The body adjourned at the t'riday having been set apart as the day to visit Fayetteville. Among the bills introduced was one to pre- vent the insurance of personal prop erty for more than 50 per cent of as- sessed value A bill by Senator Wilson, providing that all executions. except for the crime of rape, be private, was defeated. Senator Norwood intro ilueed senate joint resolution No. 5. proposing an amendment to the con sitution providing that every citizen. male or female. of legal age and citi- zenship, shall be eligible to hold the office of school director.
 HorsE-A resolution censuring the penitentiary board for their action in eleeting officers of the penitentiary before the investigation of the man. agement of that institution had been concluded, was defeated after much discussion. H. B. 239, to extend the powers and authority of notaries pub lie coextensive with the state. was read third time. At present notaries' authority is confined to the county in which they reside. The bill passed ayes 69. noes 8. MT. Means bill to compel corporations to redeem scrip or other evidence of indebtedness to employees in cash was read third ..Gne and passed. Mir Strait introduced a bill repeating the county uniformity text book law of 1899. On motion the house adjourned to a. m. Satur. day.
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Rights of Administrators Defined.

In case appealed from Miller county, the supreme court held that in signing petitions for the es- tablishment of improvement dis tricts no executor or administrator can sign for the property of the de- ceased; nor can widow sign foi the estate of her deceased husband nor can one tenant in common sign for more than one-half the com. mon property.
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WARNING ORDER

Roxie Fuller ii Deit ,si Faulkner chancery Court.
 The Defendant RoNie Fuller is warned tn appear III this court within thirty days and answer the complaint Of the Plaintiff
 February l8 1901.
 u NJ (. vAUGHTER. Clerk. k. A. Bolton, Solicitor for Plaintiff. S-g
The Conway log cabin., 1901-02-19
Saturday, Febr"ary l6

HoUsE-It was a tired set of legisla- ltorstors who answered to their names. the trip to Fayetteville having been made at night, both going and return ing. Mir Williams of Pulaski intro duced H. B. No 264, to provide for the disposition of taxes in cities of the first class for road building. H. B. No 94 (Stanfield), amending section 1894 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 imum $50. The bill failed to pass ayes 26, noes 29. Mir Strait called up Ii. 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 Conway log cabin., 1901-02-19

Gov. Davis sent special mes. sage to the senate requesting thai body not to confirm the election ot officers of the state penitentiary by the penitentiary board until tho joint committee from the legisla. ture concludes its investigation ol the management of that institution
The Conway log cabin., 1901-02-19
Appointed Assistant Surgeon.

Among the appointments sent to the senate last week was that of Robert Enders, Sr., of Little Rock, to be assistant surgeon, U. s, A., with the rank of captain, pro- noted from acting assistant sur geon. For the past year Dr. En- ders has been in the Philippine ser vice.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-02-19

A pool room for ladies only where bets are made on horse races is operated at Hot Springs.
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By the easy payment plan every family in moderate circumstances can own fine piano or organ. ] allow liberal price for old instru- ments ill exchange and deliver the new one to your home free of charge. Prices, terms and catalogue will cost you nothing. Write today.
 J. A. POPE, Conway, Ark.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-11


The United States cavalry and artil.
lery left Picking on Sunday morning
well ceremonies attended their de.
parture. Sir Alfred Gasclce and the
other British generals, with their STATS
were present, and the British com
mander sent a detachment Of Bnluchis,
who escorted the Americans outside the
city wall. General Chaffee publicly
thanked the cavalry and artillery for
their services In the international relief
expedition and for their behavior since,
which had been, he said, a credit TO
themselves and their nation. The in
fantry headquarters staff will leave
by rail as soon as the transports arrive
at Taku.