The Van Buren press., 1902-11-22

A Mr.. Indy. foreman .. a railroad
gang, was run over and had both legs
cut off by a train at Plunmerville.
The ginhouse of John c. Scoby, near
Warren, was destroyed by fire. Six
teen bales OF cotton were also burned.
Loss, $4,000.
Ex-Chief Of Police Craig, of Pine
Bluff, is alleged to be short in his &C
counts. Craig disappeared several
weeks ago.
Constable Tate, Of Hot Springs, has
given warning that he will arrest all
parties who use profane language on
the public streets.
George Hampton, wanted on the
charge of killing Phil Ward in Logan
county, last October, was captured in
Scott county few days ago.
One hundred and fifty members Of
the Tri-State Medical Association,
which met at Memphis, went to Eure-
ka Springs on an excursion.
Harry Allemang, the baseball player
who was shot at Mason City, W. Va,
by burglars, will recover. 1t was
thought at first that he was mortally
wounded.
The reward for the murderer OF
Miss Shillcutt, which crime was COM
mitted near Little Rock several weeks
ago, now amounts to nearly 800,
F. A. Young, an ex-Union soldier.
was found dead at his home in Miller
county. Young lived alone, and had
been dead several days when the body
was discovered.
Mrs. Luther Whitmore committed
suicide in Craighead county on account
Of the distress caused by charge that
her husband had been guilty of the
fraudulent collection of insurance.
The law office of James w. Wood.
ward at Danville was destroyed by
fire November IL, loss about $3.50, in.
surance $3.50. 1t is supposed to have
been the work Of an incendiary.
The Baptist State Convention ap.
pointed a committee to confer with
the other faction, known as the Bap.
tist State Association, and it is prob
able peace will be declared and the
two bodies united.
Train No. 8, on the Iron Mountain.
the Hot Springs special, north bound,
was wrecked at Mabelvale on the 14th.
OF the fifty passengers on the tram
only one, lady, was injured. The
train butcher was also injured.
At the meeting Of the Arkansas
Synod Of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church at Morrilton report was made
by Judge S. f. Stahl, president of the
board of trustees, that the Arkansas
Cumberland College is free from debt
Julia Burton, negress, was stab
bed to death in a tough resort at Lit.
tie Rock by j. G. Glascoe, colored
1t seems that lot of negro men and
women were carousing in the resort
when a quarrel arose between Glascoe
and the Burton woman. He is sail
to have stabbed her in the left side of
the neck
The store house of James Frazer at
Kerr, in Saline county, was destroyed
by fire. The house embraced a gen.
eral supply store, ticket Office of Choc.
taw, Oklahoma 4 Gulf railroad, post
office and DR., j. +. Brewers Office
The total loss is S1,2v0,
A party Of st. Louis merchants were
the guests Of Pine Bluff business men
few days ago, The st, Louisans
Travelled through the state in special
cars, and stopped at many centers
Their object was to become better ac.
quainted with this territory in bust
ness and commercial way.
The Arkansas annual conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, met at Harrison on the 18th.
About one.fourth of the territory Of
the state Is represented in this con.
ference, and Rev, E, E. Hoss, Of Nash,
VILE, Tenn, one OF the newly elected
bishops, presided,
The trial OF Messrs. Martin, Alexan.
der and Copeland in federal court at
Texarkana on the charge OF cutting
several million feet Of timber from
government land, resulted In verdict
OF acquittal, The case attracted con,
siderable attention on account Of the
prominence and wealth Of the accused
United States Marshal A. s, Fowler,
OF the western district, has appointed
the following deputies, subject to the
approval OF the United States attorney
general; Chief deputy, Capt, W. G..
Akers; Office deputy, f. ID. Leaning.
Office deputy and stenographer, Thos
!. Doyle. feld deputies. John r, Bur.