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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-13
BRIGHAM YOUNG ACADEMY

Provo, Sept. 1i.-Mr.s Lillian II,
Cannon, formerly Of the academy and
now OF the l.. d. s. university. was a
visitor for three days last week.
Superintendent James L. Brown of
the Utah County schools was present
last Tuesday looking for teachers to
III number of places made vacant
In Utah county schools by the encun-
bents falling to pass the examination.
over 100 new students arrived last
night and the attendance IN now be-
tween six and seven hundred.
The class OF 1904, who won laurels
last semester, recognized this after
noon with Joseph Anderson, president;
Miss Sarah Johnson, vice president,
Robert Day, secretary, George Laney,
treasurer and Eugene L. Roberts, class
speaker.
President Cluff paid visit to Salt
Lake on Tuesday for the purpose OF
looking after the finances Of the acad-
envy.
The academy Sunday school was or
ganlad last Sunday with O. w. Jar
Wis. John Swenson, and Nathaniel
Baldwin In the SUPPLEMENTARY An
able corps of teachers were also ap-
pointed and they organized their class
es without delay.
All the student classe Of the college
and high school have met during the
week Just ending, and most of them
have been recognized.
The fret meeting OF the Utah Stake
organizations OF Sunday school teach
ers took place in the high school as
semhly hall Sunday afternoon. There
was full representation from every
ward in the stake. superintendent j.
NJ. Taine~ OF the general Sunday
school board was present and address
ed them on the advantages Of meeting
once In a month to prepare their les.
sons ard unity the Sunday school work
| Of the stake, There were nearly 200
| teachers I'm attendance and much en-
| thuslasm was manifested over the In
| augure tlon of this department of sun
| day school work.
] The theology hour last Monday morn
! Ing was devoted to general talks by h
ndmtei Of leading teachers Their re-
| marks were In the direction of show
| ing the students how 10 make use of
the new life they We're just beginning,
and to encourage them to lay aside
| fri Sollty and enter upon their studies
with eaipestnes aud zeal.
I'M veal classes were not organized
! during the first week Of school owing
TO the bus lness OF Prof. A. c. Luni,
| director OF the school OF music. Prof.
Innd has been taking a special course
In voice training az Paris for the last
three months. His return to the acad-
envy last Tuesday was hailed with de-
| light by the many students who expect
TO take his courses He is in perfect
health anc full Of enthusiasm for his
| work.
Among the new teachers engaged this
| year is Prof. Stanley Partridge, as
ssaut 81 the school OF music. Mr.
Partridge has spent six years IN the
stu =, Of music az Ann Arbor and De-
troit. Mich. lie graduated from the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-13
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH.

Salt Lake City--Reglstratlon OF stu,
dents has been going on yesterday anu
today In all departments OF The uniVer-
city. Regular instruction begins on
Monday,
Mr.. Frank Russell Arnold Of Bamtree,
Mass, will teach German and French
In place OF Mr.. Arnoldson. Mr. Arnold
IS graduate OF B0wdoln college ana
has spent three years abroad studying
the Bordeaux, Goettingen, ana pa
bonnie universities.
Mr.. McBrown will take Mr. Driggs
place as instructor in English
Mr. Laist Of Berkeley. Cal, has been
appointed assistant instructor In chem
istry.
Professor X. II. Bradford recently
graduated from Columbia university
win resume his work at the university
IBIS year.
Tho new supervisor OF domestic
science and art Is Miss Alice Lachmund
~ st. Louis. Miss Lachmund Is .
graduate Of Chicago university anu
mas been teacher under Dr. Dewey
Instructor John II. Upton OF the
branch normal, win supervise. the de-
pertinent OF manual training this year
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-13

Thursday, TO 3 p. m, Sumner
Friday, lO.4j to HAS a, ~ Bryant
Friday. to 3 D. m, Webster -,
All boys belonging TO the eightn
grade Of the respective schools WI,
report to Mr. Doxey at the manuHl
training rooms In the Bryant school at
the time indicated on the above pro-
gram.
The girls win DO their work IN sew
ing under the direction Of Mrs, Tomlin-
son In their respective buidlhbs
while the boys are at the manual
training rooms.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-13

state University OF Music at the latter
place last year. He will begin lnstri,-
ton on the plano and will take the
mandolin and guitar club.
One Ct the most delightful festivals
o, the yeai for the faculty was progid-
ed by III. John Saxey, enc OF our m ~
Giants. Tuesday evening the gentle
man sent wagon load Of melons,
pea, hes. pears, and grapes 10 thr
teachers and that night about 40 Of the
1edngcgues with their wives and
syeeihf5ns Toasted on the fruit. a
hearty vote OF thanks was afterwards
rendered the generous merchant.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
Live stock Markets.

Al, s-Cattlo=FOncy exports, NQOT
ScOi cows and hcilors, S,tOu616. logs
Packing, t63doi06b butchers, &1n0'eOi
light Ai5u6b6. Sheep Mutton shcep
E2bdi3.Sb, lambs, si0Om5bO.
indianapolis .Cattlo-- Good to prime
utcers, S'75M12b Iiogs-dood to prime
heavios, :GiOuG.15 mixed and heavy
backing, sj,3Ouo,D, Shccp-Good 20 o"oie'
sheep, SOOu35O; lambs, N,5Og0oO'
Chicago Cattlc-Good 20 prime steers,
tCbOdli,iS, poor TO medium, SoOH0,s9i
etocKers and feeders, s26Olpi i5' cows, y W
"a 10! heIfors, R,OOm6OJi Gamers, NiOg
SN, caves, ts5buloo, Texas ied steers.
Al OOUI 25, western steers SbOu0,OO LOGS
Mixed and butchers @Souo'O goou 0
choice heavy, s6.bbmGjb, rough heavy, oss
dT.I6, lIght, sG3Vu5,@ shccp-uood 10
chocc weihora, S6odt3sO, fair 10 choice
mixed, R6Ou3 90, western sheep, Eloy
$50, native lambs, B,6OuobOi western
lambs, s3ibub,OO,
Kansas clty-cattle-Na steers,
a Oouf 70, Texas aud Indian steers NSly
40, Texas cows, R0Om3W native COWS
and bclicra, 81 76ut,bi slockcrs and feed
era 2.OOdiiM, caves G,b0u6W, logs.
66S, packers, t63bu0ibi medium, WtVV
80, light, tG2bm6, 49, workers. WHhIet 20
RhoepgMutiOns, 800uilbi lambs, tiWy
bg6, range welhers, SOOu5'Si ewes, pOov
MO-
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER s. 1902.
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

Mrs. c. {. Curlee dropped dead at
her home at Bonham, Tex.
The memorial to Bishop Whipple on
the Episcopal cathedral at Faribault,
Mimi, was dedicated Tuesday.
Albany, y. Y, voted to decline An
drew Carnegie's proffcr of Sl6j,OO0 for
the erection Of library building.
The finishing touches to the new
modern hotel, the "Majestic,' at Hot
Springs, Ark, are being given it rap
idly.
Conn Hilton, while violently assault
ing his father, Posse Hilton, at Line
Vile, Ala, was stabbed to death by
the latter.
Dora Morrison, an amateur aero
naut, fell 1000 feet from a balloon at
Anna, H., Tuesday, and was crushed
to a pulp.
Kansas wheat is said to be in great
favor in Liverpool markets, and corn
from Missouri and Illinois is also
much desired.
1t Is understood that the German
government will appropriate 100000
marks for Representations at the st.
Louis Worlds fair.
Dennis J. McCarron, for many years
employed by the government as .
lightkeeper along the Mississippi riv-
err, died at st. Louis.
The seaport of Ocos, Mexico, situ-
ated on the Pacific coast of the state
of Chapas, has almost completely dis.
appeared into the sea.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. j. Kicker, OF
Quincy, ILL.,, celebrated the fftieth an
niversary of their marriage by going
away ON wedding tour.
Joseph Brennan, a plasterer, fell %
feet while at work on the Textile
building at the st. Louis Worlds faiI
grounds and was seriously injured.
Mrs. Maria Fox Smith,th last mem
Der of the family of Fox sisters, the
originators of modern Spiritualism
died at Newark, n. y, at the age of 81
years.
Mrs. Susan Montgomery drank a
quart of gasoline at Elwood, Ind, and
then touched match to her month,
inhalng the flame. She was fatally
burned
Fifteen persons were killed and
nearly hundred injured by an ex'
plosion of fireworks at Madison
square garden, New York city, Tues
day night.
William p. Cornell, a well-knows
chicago newspaper man, dropped
dead, just after casting his vote at thu
polling place in the Lake View pre-
cinct, Tuesday.
Patrick Ford. section foreman OF
the Rock Island, ever since 1t wal
built, was killed near Watheny, Mo
He was riding on handcar, which
colided with freight train.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
Tells a FllmAy Story.

j. e. McMahel, of Van Buren, coun.
W, viii have to answer in federal
court to the Charge of fraudulently
using the mails, because he answered
an alluring circular of a green goods
man. But the officers are not of the
opinion that McMahel is so green as
his confession would imply. He ac-
knowledges to writing for the bogus
coin, enclosing $40 of Uncle Sans
redeemable therefor, but says he was
only anxious to get in with the crooks
IN order to expose them, and thereby
secure an appointment in the secret
service, The officers believe the cap.
ture a good one, and that he has been
acting as staller for dealers in the
green"
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
Aged Farmer AssassInated.

Swan Anderson, an aged and highly
respected citizen of Hampstead coun.
ty, residing a few miles from Hope
was recently called to his door by
some unknown party and foully muir
dered. The assassin was so close to
mis- victim that his face was badly
powder burned The weapon used
was revolver, and but one bullet
took effect, entering the forehead
Mr.. Anderson lived alone, and as he
had no enemies, the motive for his
murder was undoubtedly robbery,
Harry Bradley a colOred tenant on
his place, was taken into custody sus
pected Of the crime.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08

In his annual report to the governor
Hon. Frank Hill, who has just retired
from Office, makes the following rec
lamentations for the management OF
the worlds fair exhibit; 81 recon-.
mend that appropriation be made for
a suitable exhibit of the states pro
ducts at the centennial exposition at
st. Louis In 1904, concentrating the
purchase OF the Louisiana territory,
This will be, In my opinion, the most
effective advertising medium that has
ever been offered to place the state In
lis true position before the world, A
liberal appropriation for this purpose
would, in my judgment, be one oil the
most profitable investments the state
could make at this time. In my judg'
ment the disbursement Of such appro'
prlatlon should be placed in the hands
Of the agricultural bureau, and the
entire management OF the exhibits
should be placed In the hands OF the
commissioner OF mines, manufactures
and agriculture, who, under our stat
utes, is already paid for such service
without encroachlng on the approprla'
ton
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
STATE NEWS.
,.,se Negro Girls Killed in Cross
County.
|mN1s or THE WEEK BRIEFLY STATED
.u,,s,n.Y. ar-Oid Girl stabbs Farmer
nsath-Changes in State Officials
a.. Uozier. Ex-Chief Clerk in u. b.
Nsr.hsps Office, stu Missing
Murderer Still at Large.

The 6end who murdered Miss Flor
,,co shilcut near Little Rock, has
adj leen captured. Several negro
nsoects taken into custody shortly
,her the awful crime was committed
,,ye been released, there being no
.ddepce of their guilt. Some adhere
n the theory that white man com
rued the crime, from the fact that
a assault was committed and other
,aruliar circumstances surrounding
NO murder. The many wounds found
an the body of the girl were appar-
sptly inflicted with a penknife, there
heIng no less than a half dozen stabs
,ver the heart, none Of them, however,
1pep enough TO prove fatal The
wounds that proved fatal, though,
we're inflicted with the same weapon,
INIT were on either side Of the throat
oue stab penetrating into the jugular
vein The murder is one Of the most
MYSTERIOUS that ever occurred in the
state Miss Shillcutt, who was but
10 Years Of age, was reared only a
short distance from the spot where she
was killed, and was a most highly re-
,Uected young lady. The murderer
could have had but one object - that
Of criminal assault, and the fend in
the gulse of human being, banled by
the heroic resistance Of the girl may
have committed the awful murder
with the object Of shielding himself
from Identity.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
Kllled Thrse Girls.

The three daughters OF Thomas
Gibson, a wolto.do negro farmer were
brutally murdered at their home near
Wynne Gibson went to town ana
left the girls aged II, IL and 10 years
alone When he returned a ghastly
sight met his gaze, Two of the girls
were found inside the house with
their heads crushed to n jelly, while
the body OF the third was found In the
yard terribly mutIlated, The girls
had been subjected to the most afro
ciouS Indlgnltles. Dave Cross, an ola
negro, was arrested and confessed the
crime, duplicating another party nam
ed Johnson. A crowd composed OF
colored people gathered and would
have lynched Cross had the officers
not spirited him away,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
KING EDWARD AND IRELAND.
clincd to Do Something In
behalf of Ireland.

New York, Nov 6.--king Edward
has been generally interested In taxi
ing part in the negotiations for bring
ing the Bocr was TO an end, II Is now
asserted, cables the London CORE.
spondent Of the Tribune, that he has
been complaining TO the ministers Of
the condition OF ireland, and that the
appointment of new permanent sec.
rotary has been made In Difference TO
his wishes. These rumors nre nc.
compnuicd by forecasts of n complete
revision Of Secretary Wyndham's land
bin and the seml.olllciol announce.
mcnt that the king will visit Ireland
In scmi.siate IN the spring.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
Bap,ists May Compromise.

Al the Baptist State Association,
just closed at Searcy, a committee Of
ten was appointed to confer with a
like committee from the Baptist State
Convention on the differences between
,Le two factions Of the Baptist de-
nomination in this State. A split in
the denomination arose over the man
ner Of conducting the missionary work
Of the church, and the proposition to
appoint harmony committees original.
ed in the meeting Of the Caroline as
ISOLATION, which met few weeks age
at Austin.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
BRIEF MENTION.

lin Chandler, colored was killed by
the shafting in Trips gin at Arkan'
sas city,
The State Swine Breeders associa'
ton has been called to meet at Carlisle
November ~.
The odd Fellows viii build a $4,000
addition to the widows and orphans
home at BatesvIllc
Conductor II. l., Woolum was badly
injured in collision on the Fort
smith road near Russellyille'
The state debt board has purchased
at par six $1,000 three per cent bonds
series Of 1899.
The general state association OF the
pnptIst church met ut Searcy Octoper
A, with large attendance on hand'
port Dean, who was locked IN jail
NJ Eureka Springs for drunkenness
se, Are to his bedding md Narrowly
escaped being burned alive
Tom stringer, aged about 20 years,
wos found dead near the railroad
,rock few miles from Fayo,toVlIle'
/, ia supposed he was riding u irolBn'
and fell from the train
wm Courtney, n freight handler,
was fatally injured In the yaros o'
,ho choctaw at Hot Springs by crate
a, Mate glass weighing two tons iall'
ng on him,
Josoph Jones, aged II years, u'ou
recently at Pine Bluff OF hydrophoo'o,
rho Young man was bitten by a uoB
ahnut ION wears ago, but tie disease
JId not assert itself until ilvo days DC
fore his death,
Walter Neil, who was convicted u,
p,no purI several weeks ago OIL Nlu,
nanlnp A Young lad from his parents
hama and sentenced TO u term Oh ,no
Corm. made his escape me ou"'o
mid A reward OF 500 for Ne'VS cup
turo
lack Holland, q young man o,u.
,,ovoI nj A gin near OZARK waS
p pa,,nh, IN tho betting and killed, LIS
s anna and legs were torn of ana Ms
body terribly mangled'
Jimmie Malone, aged 49, was pay
lao IN n gin press near Ba'esV,lle'
,"s tho follow block and PIN weisb,
Ing about 700 pounds, foil ana er"S"''
him to death .,,
II, jacob, an aged German, salC,o :,
=, !" q, - rcsarNana by taking morphine
W Uncle ben Wages, OF .N N'w cultivated yo""
,ws,ye acres Of corn III Is year.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
THE METHODIST BISHOPS.
Appointments Announced For the
Holding of Conferences of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.

Wilmington, Del, Nov. 5.-The
board of bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church has announced the
presiding bishops of the conferences
to be held throughout the world as
follows:
Bishop Merrill-LeXington confer
ence, Chicago, March IS; central
Pennsylvania, Altoona. Pa, March 25;
northern New York, Carthage, N. Y,
April %.
Bishop Andrews-New England,
Brookline, Mass, April S; Maine,
Bridgeton, Me-, April Is; east Maine
Newport, Me-, April 22.
Bishop Warren-Virginia. Eagles
Rest, Va, March 25; Newark, n. j.,
April /; Vermont, Mortified, VT,
April 8; New Hampshire, Woodsville,
N. H., April Is,
Bishop Foss--Kansas, Holton, kas.,
March II; south Kansas, Fort Scott,
Kas., March IS; southwest Kansas
Sterling, Kas., March 25; northwest
Kansas, Stockton, Kas., April 5.
Bishop Walden-Arllansas, Harri-
son, Ark, January Is; Little Rock,
Glow, Ark, January 90; northern In
diana, Noblesville, Ind, April s.; East
Central African Mission conference
Umtati, Africa, July 80; West Central
African mission, Quepua, December
16; Liberia, Cape Palma, January 2o'
1904.
Bishop Mallieu-Upper Mississippi
Winona Miss, January Is; Missisip'
pi, Crystal Springs, January 22'
Louisiana. Natchitoches, January 30;
Gulf mission conference, Port Arthur,
Tex, February 5; Philadelphia, Pa
March IS.
Bishop Fowler-New Jersey, AS
bury Park. n. j., March IS; Delaware
Pocomoke City, Nd, March 25; Ne"
England, Southern, Brockton, Mass
April /; East German, Philadelphia
Pa, April IS.
Bishop Vincent-Nine European
conferences.
Bishop Observation-Disclosures, Nd
Baltimore, April /; Washington
stanton, Va, April 0; Wyoming
Binghamton, n, y, April IS; Eastern
Swedish, Providence, II. l., April 49,
Bishop Joyce-Western soutl
America. Conception, Chill, Februar,
II; South America, Rosario, Argen
tine, March IS. :,
Bishop Goodsell-Florida' ST. John
River, Deland, Fla, January 10; FLOR
da, Cedar Keys, Fla, January vi
New York, East, April /.
Bishop McCabe-New York. April Il
Troy, \. Y, April 8.
Bishop Cranston-Mexico, Pacheica
Mexico, January Is; Wilmington
Easton, Md, March IS,
Bishop ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ane
missions In Japan, Korea and China
Bishop IIamifon-Central Missouri,
sedalia, NO., March II; Missouri, Chll
locothe, Mo-, March IS; ST: Louis
Marshall, Mo-, March 2j; Oklahoma
Guthrie, Okla, April 2.
Bishops Thoburne and Warne-Coh
ferences and missions In India an'
| MALAYSIA.
Bishop observation-disclosures an'
| missions in Africa.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
Changes In state Offices.

Changes took place In the Offices OF
the tsGto officers on the LIT inst Hon
j. il, llIncmon succeeds Hon. D. D.
Doyne as superintendent Of public IN
structlon Mr.. Hlnemon retains r.
W. Miller as deputy and Miss Matte
Williams as stcnographer Hon H. J.,
Bradford succeeds Hon, Frank h'''
as commissioner OF mines, manuIac'
lures and agriculture. W, j. Apple
Oh Austin IL the deputy commissioner
Hon i, V, Conway succeeds Hon a.
W ColQutt as state land commission
W. G, b. Myers remains AZ chle'
clerk, and the other clerks are, George
y, Gill, r. @. Dye, l., l., Coffman ana
MISS May Conway.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
LOCKED IN DEATHS EMBRACE,
An Aged OMRhn Minister and .
Young Indy Found Dcnd In
the Church Ncstibuie.

Omaha, Neb,, Nov 0.--Rcy. Vim, c,
Rabc pastor OF the German Baptist
church at rweniy'slSth and Seward
streets, and Miss Augusta Bush, a
young lady lIvMg In That neIghbor'
hood were found dcnd, early Wednen-
day morning, In vesiIbule In the
rear Of the church auditorium. The
two bodies were locked In embrace,
and the qua Jets were turned on but
not burning. Rev. Rube was 65 years
OF age and prominent minister.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
stage of the Nivcrs.
THE MARKETS.
THURSDAY, Nov, 1
Grain and irO,islOnH.

st. Louis 80 Flour = Patents, @,Sog3bo'
other grades. s2 S503.25. Wheat No 2 red,
6O0iOc Corn--No, mixed, 45QlBc Oats
No. mixed, 29m20lRc. lley-Timo.
thy, new sOOOul3OO; prairie, s90OgllOi
clover, s90Oall,O0, Lard.Choico steam,
iO.35k. Pork-Ncw mess, sl6,O5ql5.l0, Bacon
Clear ribs, l29sc. Butter-Creamery, 20
25Isci dairy, l1@2Oc, Eggs-Fresh, iSgl9,ge;
Wool-Tub- washed, ll@Gc; Missouri ano
Illinois medium combing, iihglSc, othef
grades, llUl7
Chicngo-Closing Quotations; Wheat
December llnMei May, ISSasa7$eMSs, Germ lnn,.
ary, tgMo, May t2c; july, ilhc oats-No.
ycmbor' 99.e Decc,nber. gotei old' g,%c'
May SoHU8ic, tork-yenuarM $500 May May,
her 30, s21; January, t031Ht May $500.
Ribs-January, S.25 May NiIh'
indianapolis Whent-No q rcd, new
1hci No. 8 red, 07hqSolsc' q. Corn1,Ng,
I mixed, 2yIau3Cc, llay-Timothy, FllOOJ
l200.