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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-19
nRInp FRrIrs AND NuTs

APPLES-Fancy cvaporatcd 5u-lh boxes,
0@m1Oc; III cartons. fancy, loh@loHc;
cartons, choice. JA.. luc; choice evnpo'
rated, 9Aa0lac; sun dried, 6tc
APRICOTS- Per No. loose, luiamilc.
,lTRON--lu lob boxes lie
CURRANTS-2 5-lb boxes. cleaned, BULK,
slsmGc: lib cartons, 3i2Gtllc.
DATES LII packages, I.ansc Fald
dates. gc; Hullowcl, bulk, GOLD boxes 81
6c
FIGS-lmported. l2la0i5c.
PEACHES Choice new sJock sAmVc'
RAISINS-C California, 3.crown, J." Ln,
boxes. 81 .G5Gl.75; LIB boxes L. ralsihs
GGn zoe 2.croND, L. NJ. raisins. 5ulb boxes
Tl.mTatc; 3-crown, L. NJ, l%Msc. eo
PRt'NES-C California Gu1tOs. 30; S-sos,
Jiec; 70.Ss, &c; G0-7Os, 6lgc; JOGos' &c; 40.
81, So
NUTS Brazil. lGmlIc per IL; hlberts,
Sicily, isr; California walnuts l3olics
peanuts. fancy hand picked. 5iga6c; No :,
9ssmJc: Jumbo I0ii.c; almouds, arg.
gona. lGd17r per lb in sacks; California
almonds lac: pccuns SnlU according 20
Size; chestnutS, Picdmonts, s..
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hay. SIS OOa1o 90; North Texas and Terri
tory hay. $l4 O0d rs. 90.
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.

Ouiuiuc 3sd4oc per ounce bottle NOR
phinc. 81 25m2 80 per ounce; cocalnc, S525
per ounce: borax, SiGc per pound In lOo-lb
oil. 81 20 per gallon IN 5.gallon packages;
EPSON salts, 81 u per 100 lbs in barrels;
alcohol. 81 TOM3 90 per gallon; sulphur.
81 Gl per 100 lbs In barrels, alum, Sec per
pound In barrels: saltpeter, &C per pound
In barrels; camphor zoe; wood alcohol.
75ctIl 90; gum opium So 80; powdered
pound In bottles; calcium carbide. s.. ~
per 100, delivered Texas common railway
points.
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HEAVY STAPLES.

,,,, HfAN STABLES,
I,a.a,isMitNlTluN- Powder, per IoS. 81 oo,
|fss,lls pow der, 81 So per kcg, drop shot,
@Cs, 81 -; buck, 81 10
Z, 1eAAI,,,llN-EXtra short clear, in sacks,
Il stNali$ci regulars. ll%ml17sc, boxed, "
"a Hsaet' bellies, l9algiSc.
ess'SgMlNG AND TIES Baggng. 2lh.
IA -Flo' I'4c; Arrow ties. less than car
c,% ,9ls; from Houston, 81 -.
a 80 aNDl Stick, wrapped. basis -. No. ,,
d '%yte per To; No. /. fun weight, basis
~ ,de,,2c per 10; special sizes igc high
n et Ii4en; 3&d l5c, as to quality.
5s f GhpLES,Siar. full weight, Zoe: Gran
d ft IVY weight lo'2c; Electric Lights. si4r.
fls 81 7Ja2 90.
4 y, suftEE- Rio fair, sls@sAc: prime 0Gl
ssr,, Su ,.i !Atdloc; fancy. lm4E lie: Pea
|Ess!ss l-APl34c: Cordova. 13iac; roasted
4, 81 ,Arhucklc's Ariosa. basis lOO-lh
n ne' delivered, Apex. II. Iuc: Lion.
In &c uold Seal Mocha and JAVA, lib
4 III 10 HoeAa and lava blend. lib cans,
I'M nv 1-lb pals, lS%c: mtcruatioull
ae.r. 'ppnn' I'm tins, lSAc; > aud I-lh pals,
kns 9snoHal Anna Mocha and lava. ilh
\ Z. SHA III, hhERs-A p c soda, bulk. boxes,
tiahs -i vaItonS, per dozen SOC: ginger
l.ta e. creams. Sc; stage plauks. 6i2c;
M NJ o and iumhlcs. lie.
Isiep, ~ BASIS iS-lb sacks: Fancy high
H IA - Nj fancy half patent 81 Il:
,lss ", %; 2+-lb sacks. Toe per bar
bigger n"ur In wood, lac per barrel
!, TENACIOUS GOODS -Grits. hominy
*; pearl meal In 40.lb sacks, per SnrE.
lsfref - meal In 38lh sacks. 81 20 per
ffssa. !Ouf sacks: Scotch oats, 80 -;
Efwse, "ats 81 p: Columbia oats. 50 So,
M ~ oats 81 So Heckrr's buckwhcat
lard Dcs,.1 ~
|ihs IL hiillte' 50lb cans, &c higher; > M
HlWs oogher; Bib cans. lie higher.
fi;e@.N !, STANDARD. 1914 I2I5c. fancy, 1as,
liz picnic hams. sac
Rs bulk' 500 per barrel; coopercd,
!, 4ssSSIbEf-lu barrels. e5a75c per gallon
4 haik sa,; extracted. 5d6c per pound
\ yd7e; no,'s &c; In 18Th cans. extracted
IST.L Asses ebollnd az. 1ex6tsc
.lsp ,r,y n-I so choice, o5d26c; fancy new
y, F'up S2d33c; pure new cro1 syrup,
x,SssS1RIIlENsEp MILK-Earlc. sa.7s57.oo
9tiltnrs ts,4;;eJa4.I To- Dime. 81 S.Gi2. 90,
, orsrERS ,,o,g4;2o Winner. 81. a56ii35.
t6ps weight. 3 o. 81 aSs,i "a. " IN 1'e'' w
!fAt vs,.th light weight. 556jalc; 2.Ib
q simM' Sa90c; lunch oysters, Lib
1nea k.Ss 81 I've gallon kegs. s1.eO: 10
.s.sssiipah ,,5,I5; 5bbls, 81 5Odf4, 81; pints
We 81 N. ~, 400: quarts. American
~ uyis j. gallon, SO. 50: i,eallon. Amer
iElcR p $40; l-gallon hexaEon. $50.
ssi.fa fancy head. 6AGIti5c: rhoine
',pse; cer, 49sdil2c; fancy importe /
"; urtS s,.al basis T.is, g%c: Manila
N ltf-is,'sea lath yarn. Sc: tarred, IKE
HN. SlW So IN. en 81, A. u. ~, - ~,
~ T'ots s2.sH Vo-'s' S2'fo' looss
'isH-Mackesel. No. /, In ION
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METALS

TIN Firm. $2s. Jca29 80; lead, IN
GH[VANizEp SHEET IRONS and
Ter cent discount.
BLACK SHEET lRON-No. %, 81 per
100 pounds.
ROOFING Machine made. $40. J0G
II 60 per box.
RooFiNG TIN-old style, SIS. Jo@is 10
per box.
SOLDER Half and half l7Gisc per
pound.
CORRUGATED IRON Galvanized, 81 90
per square
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HEsTER's WORLDS VISIBLE.

II Shows a Decrease This Year Against
Both Last Year and Year Before.
New Orleans, April is. Secretary Hes
ter's statement Of tho worlds visible sup
plv OF cW.on. made M from special cable
ana iernnphic adyiccS compares the
hgur,s Of thi week WITH last week. las.
wear ara the year before. 1t shows a de.
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PAINTS. OILS AND GLASS.

White lead. per cwt, strictly pure. $3.50;
second grade. $500; third grade. 81. %;
Tnrpentine, per ease. two a-gallon cans,
IS Is; barrel lois. f5c per gallon. Mineral
paints, CO. per gallon. Window glass, soc;
tenetian reds per rwt 81 so yellow ochre,
per cwt 500. Llnsecd oil, best boiled,
Is M7Gc. Ready mixed house paints, 81 Goa
20 per gallon. according 10 brand; mineral
paints, O0c per gallon Window glass IS
and - per cent OF January list
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Factors Holding Above Buyers.

New Orleans. April IS Factors report a
very liberal Inquiry for spot cotton. Dur
Ing the past two weeks the views OF fac.
tors have been well above the current post.
ed quotations in the matter OF values and
they are sin holding their stocks rs n
rule above the limit OF buying orders safes
tSti, incmdlng 1900 t. arrive Quotations
advanced 1.iH on all grades.
Futures took additional strength ;Oiay,
tho nrst prices being , to points over
yesterday aud con lnucd upward until May
showed a gain OF ~ points. july - and
August 10 Liverpool was better and n W
York vria hrm. there MAS loss 81 a
few palnts from the extreme ADVANCE. lat
Al the closing hour there was strong IN
deItone and the bulls evidently had he
NJ let well III hand. The hoard showed
net gains OF 10 points on April, on May,
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SUGAR.

New orleans. Aprii is sugar-Stezdy;
open kettle aild3 3.16: open Kettle ccptrlfu.
gal 3d3ls; centrifugal yellow 3l.G3ss: sec.
0nds 2fsM3is. Moiasses--- Duh; centrifugal
T61s.
fair refining > 2o-39: centrifugal 90 test
1899; molasses sugar ai-32; re1ncd,
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coFEEE.

New York. April cogee-spot Rio,
doya S6fl2 Futures closed steady WITH
prices net to 10 points lower Total sales
3i,5O0 bags. including May at 4.n0fi4 p;
June = 90; July ) i0fi5. ~: September S.sS
January 5.65; February so; March d 70
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NeM York ON Goods.

New York, April ls.-rhe dry goods mar
kei was hrm aud unchanged today With .
moderate amount OF business in evidence.
Sellers are firm as ever 10 their prices and
buyers appear 10 be gradually falling lrto
line JOhbers report a slow trade, ~
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WEATHER CONDITIONS POTENT

cured most OF the cloth which the Amer.
lean company was unable 70 furnish owing
to the strike. Buying OF dress goods has
decreased and iosbers are beginning 70 &c
ont with full lines Footwear shipments
from Boston have decreased. but jobbers
are placing orders for fail and the shops
are fairly wen occupied. SHOE manutae-
tuners are buying leather more freely. hold.
ing prices fairly steady for hcmlock sole
There was some logical explanation Of the
advance IN corn interior receipts falling to
$1,000 bushels for the week while Allan
tie exports rose 60 3Si.Soa bushels, an ut-
Usually large total for recent times. al.
though small by comparison With the corre-
spending week In preceding wears Wheat
WAS sustained by exports from all ports OF
44SS.a bushels, Hour included. against
e. IT. S.0 2 year age
cotton attained a hlghe, price Southern
MAJ kct leading the advance on decreasing
port receipt sind good demand non,
sugar ai,d coffee have hecu notably weak,
the latter falling to within u sixteenth Of
the bottom record
the Uulted states against BOG last year and
twenty four IN Canada against twentyrone
a year ago.
New York. April IS -Brodstreet's tomor.
row will say: weathe conditions have
operntcd hreculurlv. affecting prices Of STA.
pics on the exchanges aud the Distribution
n merchandise through regular channels.
Low temperatures apd dry weather have
ltsSetcd the confidence h bumper yield
q winter wheat aud sl1cu ia, crop ktiicu
an orpoi tmity rs shown IN higher pr.cei
! for ali cereals At tho south. on the othci
I hand settled warmer weather had made
! t0rln work easirr aud the old AMI new cot
Ton crop deliveries have parted company
I The itluci and suot cotton advancing ~
apparently Well founded idcIs Of rCstrirCe.
| supplies and the latter having declined .,
I the improved outlook Tor tho Hew crOp
d Prices Of provisions ~ all kinds, but mr.
I Nruurv beef hog products and butter
/ have beer advanced usteuslhl; aud appar
cntlv because ~ reduced receipts Cath
, Vached In years ana receipts are III
/ smallest
1nc basic features ia general ndustt!
I lcmuin favorable ms heretcforr Nuthiuj
Ike the present actiNitN I'm h"ildmE Is re-
! called tor at least decade past aud lLm
lcr aud kindrcd materials are VcY actv
J az most markets
Production and consumption Of iron ~,
steel are apparently @. the maximum
Taken as whole actdIl plg iron quota
tious arc 81 per ton higher than a we
ago. Tho scarcity Of pg hou proves IN
ucmpnd for scrap material. -llcs OF whic
have been large. Hardware is IN heavy
ACTIVE demand. huldcr> materials especial
~ $50.
m, strength ~ raw cotton It is &c "
on the week. and recent .uvunrCS IN wage
uakc for strength in cottou goods
The market is dun nj Now York 10, iu
mediate hurmess but largo business hl
born booked Tor ION delivery The uuea'
i>factor, position n tho warm trado loni
interest to tho tax ~ combination q
southern producers
Tho Shoe and leather markets arc iull
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HARDWARE.

WIRE NAILS-S2. % base per keg.
BARBED WIRE-Galvanizcd Glidden
s3 50 per loo lbs; galvanized Baker. So s.
per 100 lbs
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FRUITS.

APPLES Missouri PlppIns, S6i other
varieties SJ.OO9t5.0.
BANANAS loose Sl65Gl75; packed
81 OU02 - -. 49,.
less quantities, 500. -s,l,, 90,
CAiiIiFLOWER- Per crate, s2.J0a3. 80.
LEMONS Mcssinas. 81 2jW3.O
ORANGES California nuNels, S3.1NG5. 20
Nediteyrnnean sweets So 2J6f3, 80.
TRAWBERRlES-C - quarts
81 Glan2 90. accorling to quality.
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aRAIN An HAY.

Quotations for carload lots delivered on
tracks. Houston or other poiuts taxing
same rate Dealers charge from store ga 100
per 100 or more on bran. 29i3c per hushei
on oats and corn. 1Wdi5c per 100 on nay
RRAN-PeI~ 100 lbs. 81 lsMi 20.
CORN CHOPS Pure. 81. 5iml %. .
OATS-No. mixed, sacked, dJc' 30 .
white, sacked JGc; No. white sacked
57c, Texas red rust proof oats. sacked. j6c
CORN No mixed. sacked. s2,ac' No :
white, sacked, S5r.
Hal Choice ahalfa, Si'Gh@ l'.sA'i chyl'k
timothy, S1s,O0G 1873; ~outh Texas n'A''e
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HOUSTON DAILY POST SATURDAY MORNING. ApRII 10 looz
DISTRIBUTION FACILITATED AND
AGRICULTURE ACCELERATED.
Sessonsble Weather During the Past
Week Has Permitted Resumption
OF Business in All Departments.

New York April ISL c. Dun \ Co. S
weekly review ot trade tomorrow viii say
weather conditions have been potent FOR
stod during the past week. Retail DIS
tributlou was greatly accelerated, which IN
turn enlarged iobbing trade and bro1ght
more pressure ou manufacturers for prompt
shipment; agricultural work was facilitated
aud building operations made rapid prog
ress. trafuc Increased at the interior as the
| condltlon OF country roads improved, which
muue collections better Some labor CON
| ttoversies were settled aud others were
a,ertcd Complaints are stil heard regard
ing the tariy deliveries but freight Is less
cungcstcd and business has Increased TO the
extent Of 90 per cent Larger railway
earnings FOR April arc reported thus far
than last year and are 1853 per cent over
| no
| Quotations Of iron aud steel csl not he
considered inflated. but the market Is fot-
lowing natural course despite thc ct
| forts OF leading interests To maintain II
conservative position. Supply and dcmand
| mist. Ia The iong ruu govern prices and IN
| this industry needs are greutcr than avail
| able stocks, although productive capacity
| has largely expanded, Pressure Tor pig IRON
! Is very great hut furnace men have cont
| tysctcl tor their output tar into tao future
and consumers who want prompt delivery
are willing to pay premiums similarly as
to steel rails. The regular price OF $2S has
become nominal on current business, an All
/ vance OF So q ton being readily paid for
immediate delivery. This Is especially ~"
uceabc on urgent trolley construction. Spc
cthcatlun foy new buildings promise alum
dant additional contracts Ton structural ma
teriai white souJe mills have already sold
their entire output for l'N2. Machinery
an hu plv
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Houston, Texas,

g on tune and mix I ror Nu-u~. white
September and u'tohcr WORE I 10 rorlts
low ~.
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Kits, none half barrels. 90 N. No. !, s. o0d
80, tubs. 81 jOM5 -
SALMON Fancy Pillar Rock Columbia.
River, SlSjd2U0; Castle Rock. Columbia
River, Sl15; Spear Alaska S115. Toy,
Columbia River, 81 -; Blue Bell Columbia
River. soc Violet brand 81 50. Carlauon
brand. Fancy Rcd Alaska $l.35d1 20, piek
Alaska 81 10
SARDINES American quarters S3G5d
3 -. mustard SS.25@3 So imported Gil
quarters. SS0nd1Cno. according ~ grade
STARCU-S STANDARD goods. Felr' IN 40
III boxes 1l,6I&c; ROYAL Gloss on ArcHet.
hulk. lan5c Nickel 100 packages. per box,
dob boxes
SUGAR Quotations are for small lots:
special rates are given m carload orders.
Standard graduated. DC; cuhoe and pow
d"rcd 52sc; Louisiana yellow, CHARMED and
fancy, 41.c, choice, &c
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-30
Judgment for Tn The us md.

E. F. Graham, a dry goods clerk of Hot Springs, got judgment for S10,000 against J. F. O'Neill, a wealthy man of Kansas City. O'Neil was a visitor at the springs a year ago, and accidentally met Graham one night while drinking around town, and while with him lost sum of money and some jew elry. He had Graham arrested the next day on a warrant charging him with larceny. Graham was ac- quilted in the magistrates court, and then brought suit in the circuit court for $25,000 for defamation of character. O'Neil failed to appear to prosecute the case, and a judg- ment for $1O,0O0 was awarded to Graham by default.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-30
BRIEF MENTION.

The state grand lodge, F. and A. Masons, will meet at Little Rock November IS.
 Newton county has a new court house built of marble quaried in that county.
 Hugh McGery, steamboat mate, shot and killed Ike Dorsey, negro prize fighter, at Helena.
 Ben Brown, negro charged with criminal assault, was hanged by mob at Tallapoosa, Ga.
 Four laborers were seriously in- jured by the explosion of boiler at Franklin's mill near Warren.
 It is reported that oil sand has been struck at depth of 800 feet on a claim near Eureka Springs.
 The second annual report of the state railroad commission Is out and ready for distribution. A copy of the report will be sent to any address upon receipt of 15 cents to pay postage.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-30
Shot by Whisky Peddler.

While attempting to arrest four white men on the charge of operat- ing whisky boat on the Mississip- pi in the lower part of Chicot coun- ty, Sheriff Frank Strong and Depu- ty Wallace and Braner were shot by the crew of the boat, the sheriff receiving flesh wound in the face and the deputies each flesh wound in the arm. After the shooting the boat pulled anchor and started down the river, but posse went in pursuit and captured part of the crew.
 The owner of the boat says he acted in self-defense in firing on the officers. and that they began the shooting. lie claims that he mistook the officers for toughs after whisky.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-30
Fatal Collision on Choctaw.

Conductor James Turner and Brakeman J. F. Brennon were in stantly killed in a wreck on the Choctaw in the yards at North Lit tie Rock. Freight No. S1 had just pulled in from Memphis, and was followed by fast freight No. S3. The wreck occurred about 5 o'clock in the morning, when a heavy log prevented the crew of No. S3 seeing the light on the forward train until too late to make stop The dead men were in the caboose of No. S1, which was crushed to pieces and their bodies mashed almost beyond recognition. Turner leaves a wife and one child and Brennon was un- married
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-30
NO. 30.
Federal Officer Short.

Geo.H. Hozier, chief clerk in the United States marshal's office at Little Rock, has been suspended, after the discovery of discrepancy in his accounts. An inspector dis covered the shortage, but the amount has not been made public. Hozier disappeared upon the arriv- al of the inspector. He had been in the marshal's cffce since March, 1897, under Marshal Cooper, and was reappointed by Col. Fowler. Hozier is not known to have had any bad habits, and his friends were astounded when the shortage be- came known.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-30
Proposes to Build State House.


 Geo. W. Donaghey, a well known contractor of Morrilton, has made a proposition to build a new state house according to the plans of Ar chitect Mann for the sum of $1,- 0O0,oOO, the price stipulated by the legislature. The present board. after receiving a report from Ar chitect Day that the cost of the structure would exceed $1,000,000, if built according to the plans of MT. Mann, stopped the work under way, and the matter will come up in the next general assembly.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-30
Accused Murderer Acquitted.

Tom Trulock was acquitted in Hampstead circuit court of the charge of murder. Trulock was tried for the murder of Della Walk eL negress, at the April term of court and found guilty, the jury as sessipg the death penalty. An ap- peal was taken to the supreme court, which reversed the decision of the lower court. The evidence against Trulock was all circum- stantial, and he gained considerable sympathy by refusing to join other prisoners in an attack on the jailer while under sentence of death.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-30
The Drouth Fund.

State Treasurer Tipton will sub init to the next legislature an item ized statement of the disposition of the drouth fund raised last spring. There was $7,60495 collected, and $7,536.42 disbursed to the sheriffs of Sharp, Randolph, Fulton, Stone and Baxter counties, $1,246.07 each, leaving balance of $68.53. The bulk of this money was loaned by banks, upon the request of Gov. Davis, who will ask the general as- sembly to reimburse those who fur nished the funds.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-30
Celebrated Golden Wedding.

Q. T. Holloway and wife recently celebrated their golden wedding at Clarendon, with family reunion, at which forty-nine of their lineal descendants were present, among them three sons, five daughters, thirty-four grandchildren and ten great grandchildren, besides ten sons-in-law and daughters-in-law. MT. Holloway is 77 years old and his wife is 67, both being in the best of health.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-30
City Marshal Shot.

City Marshal Pullen, of Ozark, was shot and seriously wounded by Sherman Stahl, business man, whom he was trying to arrest. Stahl was hunting for two parties whom he said he was going to kill. Pullen tried to take the weapon from Stahl, when he was shot in the hip, the ball ranging downward, coming out at the knee.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-30
NEWS OF ARKANSAS.
Personnel of Next General Assembly.

Personnel ot Next General Assembly.
 The general assembly which con- venes in January will consist of B senators and 100 representatives. The senate will be solidly democrat ic. The occupations of the 35 senators are classified as follows: Twenty-Five lawyers, 3 merchants, 2 farmers and teachers, 1 circuit clerk, 1 fruit grower, 1 real estate man and farmer, 1 farmer, 1 sheriff and 1 editor. Twenty senators were born in Arkansas, 5 in Ten nessee, 3 in Georgia, 3 in North Carolina, 1 in Maryland, 1 in Mis- souri, 1 in Illinois, 1 in Mississippi, and l Senator Sengel) Is native of France. In religion, 13 are Methodists, 5 are Missionary Bap- lists, , Baptists, ? Presbyterians, ? Cumberland Presbyterians, 1 Ro- man Catholic, while there are seven whose demoninational affiliation is not stated. The oldest senator is Hon. James E. Wood, 55, and the youngest is Hon. T. E. Mears, 27. Of the 100 members of the house, 9S are democrats and 3 (Moore of Newton and Arnold of Searcy) republicans. Forty-eight were born in Arkansas, 10 in Tennessee, 10 in Mississippi, 6 in Georgia, 3 in Hi nois, f in Missouri, 1 in Louisiana, 3 in Kentucky, 3 in South Carolina, 5 in Alabama, 1 in Indiana, 1 in New York, 1 in America, 1 in Ire land, 1 in Germany and 1 in Can ad2; the place of nativity of three members not being given. In reig- ion, 31 are Methodists, Is Bap- t;sts (including Missionary), g Pro. byterians, Cumberland Pres ytcrians, 9 Christian, Congrega- tlonal, 1 Second Adventist, 1 Epis- coralian, 1 Christ's church, 3 are cla sifed as Protestants, while the Claiming members are not classi- fed. Thirty-seven members of the house are recorded as lawyers, 1 ot that number being on the roster as farmer and lawyer" another as '1awyer and planter,' and another as Lawyer and farmer" Twenty members each give their occupation as that of farmer. One member is mill man and farmer, 1 civil engi- neer and farmer, 3 teacher and fatmer, 3 merchant and farmer, insurance agent and farmer and !inlbermar and farmer Altogeth- CT there are B members who arc either farmers alone or are engaged in agricultural pursuits along with other duties. There will be phy- slcians in the house and one minis ter. Three are editors, 1 real es- tate dealer, 1 undertaken, law stu dent, , teachers, ? clerks, and the j occupation of one member is giver as "pohtics." The occupations o1 , of the members are not given
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-30
Terrible Death of a Boy.

Joseph Butcher, a 6-year-old boy, died at Fort Smith as a result of whisky poison. The lad got hold of bottle of whisky kept by his pa rents and drank large quantity of the stuff, which threw him into con vulsions and he died after terrible suffering.
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-30
Raised Bills Passed.

Three men giving the names of Joe Cheng, John Williams and Richard St. Clair, were arrested at Little Rock on the charge of rais- ing one dollar bills to tens and passing the same. They were bound over in federal court.