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The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

DR.. ], p. Webb, for years promi'
nent business man OF Little Rock, but
for the last few years ciN2en Of
Springdale, suicided by shooting him
self through the temple. Dr. Webb
had been in poor health for some
time, which is supposed to have been
the cause OF his suicide Dr., Webb
was born In Caldwell county, Ken
lucky, In 1882. His father was Dr.,
Chas. II. Webb, one Of the leading
physicians In Princeton, Ky, In the
early part Of the twentieth century
DR.. J. p Webb was reared In his ma.
tive county and graduated from the
old Cumberland college In Princeton,
Choosing medicine as a profession, he
commenced that study In the office
OF the noted Dr. James A, Carr. and
also attended medical lectures at the
University of Louisville, KY, from
which he graduated In 1851, although
he never practiced any, but simply used
his knowledge Of medicine for his own
benefit, and natural desire TO know
the secrets Of that profession. In 1869
be located at Little Rock and en-.
gagged In the wholesale shoe business,
but was forced to sell out some time
later on account OF his wife's failing
health and return to Kentucky, where
Mrs, Webb died, On his return TO Lit
lie Rock DR., Webb formed q partner
ship with T. W. Wilson In the book
ami stationary business under the firm
name Of Wilson 4 Webb and continued
at that with success for eighteen
years, selling out In May, 1888 lie
left a valuable estate.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
CASE OF COL. ARTHUR LYNCH.
demanded While Counsel Re-
views the Evidence.

London, July 3o.-The case Of the
government against Col, Arthur
Lynch, who was elected TO represent
Galway City in the house Of com
mons and who was accused OF high
treason, ended In the police court,
and Lynch was remanded to give his
evidence. Among the last witnesses
called TO identify Col, Lynch were
George Greig, an American, who was
caretakcr of mine near johannes.
burg. and an American named Worth
ington. Both these witnesses testi.
fed that they were arrested by
Beers, near Vcrccnlging, charged
with being British spies, and Cob
Lynch acted AZ prosecutor ut their
trial.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

Eva Beck, aged IS, made the trip
Of GOO miles from Van Buren, to Kan.
sas City In q box car, All went well
until within a hundred miles OF Kan
sas City, when Miss Beck and girl
who accompanied her on the box car
tour found the car 10 warm that they
removed their clothing and lay down
to sleep When Miss Beck awoke she
found her friend gone and also her own
clothing When the freight train
came to n standstill In the Kansas
City yards railroad men were amazed
to see q bare feminine arm protruding
from the car door and to hear Il wo'
mans voice calling them, Concealed
behind the door Bhe related her story
and the railroad men hastily collected
AZ many feminine garments AZ they
could, rescuing the girl from her en-
barrassing plight.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
Ambassador Ciayton's Denial.

Washington, July 3o,-The last
OF the charges against Ambassador
Powell Clayton to the state depart
ment by Senator Penrose, Of Penn
sylvaniu, in the shape Of atiidavits
that he held mining stock in his own
name, stand already denied by the
ambassador, and the statement Is
made that the state department re-
CARDS them as having been satisfac-
torily answered. The purport of the
ambassadors statement was that the
stock referred to was held by him
In trust and did not belong TO him.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
MACHIAS AT CAPE HAYTlEN.
Commander McCrea Reports Things Very
Much Distur5ed-Will Give FRO
lection to Foreigners.


Washington, July 29,-The follow
ing cablegram, dated Monday, was
received at the navy department this
afternoon from Commander McCrea
of the Machias, which arrived at Cape
Haytien yesterday:
affairs are very much dis
turbed at Cape Hayden, Unor-
ganized mob in the city. Foreign
consuls have been threatened. Will
give protection on board. | will pre-
vent bombardment without due no
tice."
Approves Captains Action.
The state department has no hest
taton in fully approving the ener-
getic and efficient action of Com
mander McCrea in taking care Of for
eign consuls and preventing a bonn
bardment without warning. The
American and foreign interests in
Cape Haytien are large, and an Amer
lean captain is required by the I'M
written law to look after the life ana
property of other foreign residents
as well as Americans in such cases
1t is said that the rules of interna-
tional law, as well as the dictates of
humanity, require that proper notice
be given before a bombardment, in
order that women, children and non
combatants may leave the town and
carry off their personal belongings.
More Small GunbOats Needed.
The navy department feels that the
Machias is sufficiently large for the
work at hand at this point, though
if there were more such small Amer
lean gunboats in the gulf and Carib-
bean sea a quoting and restraining
influence would be exercised over
these frequent rebellious outbreaks
involving violations of the rules OF
war and great suffering, However
there is no naval vessel, save those
now actually engaged in such service
as the Machias, within $500 miles OF
the various troubles in Central and
South America and the West Indies,
The Machias is a vessel of III tons
carrying eight 4-inch rapid-fre guns
and a crew of II officers and l43 men
While not many men could be spared
for landing party, the vessel un
doubtedly could lie in the anchorage
and cover the town with her guns
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
SENSIBLE GENERAL B0THA.
lie Gives His Admirers Advice 4
Stop Dotbcring About Politics
and Try 10 lie Happy.

Cape Town, July 30,-Gen,ras De
larcy and Botha were given an Na
ton, Monday, at StellenboSch
Gen. Botha, in u feeling address
said the day of surrender was th'
most painful of his life, nat now that
it had been Gone, he prayed earnest
ly that his hearers should consdc
IL Gods will,
Although hfrikan1cr notionaiy
in manner, had been buried, d
v,uld remain the most important
factor in the social life of South AZ
ritn. Gen, Botha paid tribute u
former President Stcyn'I abilities az
statesman "Now let Us stop bolh'
cring ourselves about politics. sall
the general, "and try TO make our
srlyer happy in South Ar',n bccalI'
we have no home elsewhere"
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
DIR. WILSON'S LIFE SPARED.
Dcnth Sentence Passed on DR., Rus
sell Wilson, of OhiR, In Nicnrn- ,
.H..Hs gua, COMMITTED.

Washington, July 29.-'l'hc life Of
Dr.. Russell Wilson, Of Ohio, who was
captured with reyolutionist party
IN Nicaragua, has been saved through
the representations Of Minister Co.
rea, OF that country a cablcgrnm
was received at the state department.,
Monday from Chester Donaldson,
United states consul at M0nagua,
Nicaragua, dated the Goth instant, as
follows!
AS courtesy 10 the United
states and sympathy for the mother,
the president will commute DR.. VIII.
sons death sentence.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Six Legal Hangings Scheduled for
July IS Took Place With
out q Hitch.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CHRoNIclED
DR.. J. p. Webb, Well Known Throughout
the State, shoots Himself Through the
Head-In Health the Cause-stad On
GERS State Guard.


Friday, July 70, was nanghah uay
in this state.
Dave McWhorter, who was executed
at Van Buren,. spoke for ten minutes
from the gallows, advising his hear
ers to profit by his fate. On the 10Th
day of November, 1901, McWhorter
shot and killed his wife, Mary NC
Whorter, to whom he had been mar
ried about one year They lived near
Mulberry and some three weeks be-
fore the killing the couple separated,
McWhorter leaving the place. On the
day of the killing McWhorter went
to his wife's house and tried TO get
her to allow him to come back and
live with her, but she refused, tellihg
him that she was done with NM
She and her two little children, George
and Ester Snodgrass, aged respective
ly and 10 years, were starting 10
the field to pick cotton, McWhorter
accompanying them and still begging
his wife to make up with him. he
was heard to say to his wife that II
she would not allow him to come back
that he would kill himself. She re-
piled that she hoped he would not do
so. but that she could not help it.
They were at this time crossing a raw
Inc. and McWhorter stepped back to
allow his wife to go ahead, and when
a few feet ahead Of him he pulled
a pistol from his pocket and fired,
the first shot missing her, the second
striking her in the back OF the head
and passing through, coming out OF
her mouth.
At Arkansas City, James Kits, col
ored, forfeited his life on the gallows
for the murder of Jim Comelately, also
colored. The killing occurred Novem'
Der 10 last in crap dive run by the
murdered man.
Cy Tanner, executed at Forrest City,
confessed his guilt on the scaffold,
Tanner was convicted Of the murder
Of another negro, Robert Black, In st.
Francis county. The tragedy ensued
over debt of 25 cents, claimed to
have been due Tanner from Black.
The latter offered to pay 1t when he
could, but Tanner answered him by
firing fatal bullet into his body.
Dee holland and Tom Sims, both col
ored, were hanged at Washington
Tom Sims, shot and killed Nancy Set
ton and Tabitha Seton, mother and
daughter both colored, in November,
1901 near Spring Ill., Hampstead
county. He claimed he was paid SO
to commit the murder by negress
who was jealous Of the daughter
Dee holland killed his wife near Wal.
laceburg Hampstead county, by chok.
ing her to death, The evidence was
circumstantial until he confessed but
he claimed the killing was accidental.
Lathe Hembree was executed at Cen
ter Point for the murder Of w, M.
Willis, In Polk county The execution
was private. Lathe Hembree was con.
victed on circumstantial evidence for
the murder Of Col w. NJ. Willis, a
tie inspector, In Polk county, March
2, 1900. Robbery was the supposed
motive. Hembree had several trials,
the last being In Howard county on a
change Of venue. Every legal recourse
was exhausted In his behalf
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
Heir to . Fort une.

Mrs. Hal Henley has been notified
that she is heir to large fortune, left
by Mrs. Augusta Rogers, who died
recently at Plainfeld, N, j, Mrs.
Rogers was a miser and died in sup.
posed poverty, but papers found among
her effects show that she possessed a
large fortune. About six years ago
Mrs. Rogers went to Hot Springs to
get Mrs. Henley, who, she claimed,
was her daughter, and who was then
Idalia Rogers, girl 10 years Of age.
She stated the girl had run away from
her home several years before, which
was then Butterfeld, Ark. Mrs.
Henley says she never believed Mrs.
Rogers was her mother. When a
young child she was placed In an
orphans home in New York City,
One day while separated from her
nurse she was seized by Mrs, Rogers,
who said she was her mother, placed
In q carriage and driven rapidly away.
She lived with her In various parts OF
the country until she was about ~
years old, when Mrs. Rogers moved to
her farm at Butterheld, Ark.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

An unknown infant.a bout a week old,
was found In basket on q Cotton
Belt train at Boarden. II gAs discover
cd that the basket contained all articles
necessary for an infants use, all OF o
fine quality There was also milk
bottle, hot pads and other accessories
to an Infants toilet, all going to indi.
cate that the mother Of the little one
was not poor In this worlds goods The
child was taken 10 Pine Dlun, and has
been adopted by u wealthy but child,
less couple.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
Tier ltsmnips Idsntl,,ed,

Chicago, July 3o,--The young wom-
an who was found dead, early Mon
day morning In wine room of q
Wells street saloon, has been idcn-
tiRcd us Mrs, Ernest i,lowhm, who
disappeared from her home in La.
Sale avenue two weeks ago The 20.
lice have abandoned the theory Of
murder, and state that the woman
probably died of accidental strange.
lotion. Edward Cough the man who
accompanied Mira. Blowhm 10 the M.
loon, IL held pending further In.
quiry.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
GAVE LIFE FOR ANOTHER.
An Onto Pastor Drowned In mn Eff
fort 20 Save the Life OF one
Of Ills Flock.

BellcfontNinc, o., July 3o,-Rev, w,
il, Lcathcrmon, pastor Of the Meth.
odist church at De Graf, was
drowned Tuesday in trying TO save
Earl Nccdhnm, aged 10, who went
down with him, Thirty boys Of the
clcrgymnn's church were on plcnlc
at n nearby resort, Young Nccdham
went swimming and was seized with
cramps
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
CENTRAL TEXAS FLOODED
One OF the Most Terrific storms ~
known visited Central Tcs"'
Monday Night.

Austin, Tex, July 3o.-Ccntral ~ W.
NJ was visited, Monday night oy v%
of the most terrific storms Wv Wv,
known In this section, 1he Nv ~,
came down IN IA delugc, flooding ',
city from curb to curb and Wo'",l
into many Of the stores, Rivers ~.
small streams nre out Of Their pua ,
and railroad traffic h again ""
fered with.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
WOMAN STRANGLED TO DEATH
An Unknown. FRShiOnnbiy-DreHse
woman, Found Murdered In u
chicago Stun WincrOOm.

Chicago, July Golfer face blnck
from strangulotion and blood now.
ing from wound in the side Of her
head, the body Of nm unidentified
woman, about thIrty.two years old
and fNshionObly gGr6ed, was found
In Il wineroom of Henry O'lIaro's ~.
loon In Wells street, near the river,
curly Monday morning, The police
aoon after arrested James Grant and
Edward Golr said to have been seen
In the company Of the woman.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
Preferred Death to Crop Failure.

Sycamore, H., July 3o,-llcnry
Campbell, farmer, who lived four
miles northwest Of here, committed
suicide Tuesday evening by shooting
himself IN the right temple. De-
spondency over the probable loss Of
crops because Of heavy rains Is said
10 be the cause
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
IN MEMORY OF KING HUMBER
solemn Anniversary Memorial ser'
Ice Attended by the king OF
Italy and His Mother.

Tome, July 3O.-King Victor Er'aH
uel and the OowNgcr Queen Morgh'
rita, together visited the Pantheon
Tuesday, and joined in soe@'
anniversary service in memory .
King llumbcr, who was killed wv
years ago, The service was strlc''
private. After this service 'he'
was n public one. Many wrcathS wer
placed on the tomb, among them on
sent by former Ambassador VIM
Draper, which was promnehUl
placed. The crowd present was ven
large, and as the heat was ln'e%'
many persons were FRUSTRATED
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
Missouri whitecnps NJ work.

Excelsior Springs, Mo-, July 30
About one o'clock Tuesday morning
"whitccaps" took Riley Thompson
and wife and Charley Walker, all col.
orcd, from the Jail, marched them
outside of town short distance, tied
them TO tree and administered u se-
we're whipping, The Thompsons were
ordered TO leave town and did so,
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
IS CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
A Former Banker and brewer Of
ssKe Aitenb-rg, Germsny, I'm
der Arrest In Chicago.

Chicago, July 3o,-KOrl Grucnert,
alias Peter Berthold, formerly II
banker and brewer In the duchy Of
SAKE Altenbcrg, Germany, has been
brought to this city from paulIna,
Ia, where he was arrested charged
with forgery In Germany TO the OK.
tent Of $1,000 marks, ExtrndItlon
proceedings will be begun against
him at once,
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
DEATH OF CAPT. KNABLE'
lie Was for More than Hail w
tury u captain of Bonts On INV
Mississippi ana Missouri

st. Joseph, Mo-, July 30,-Copt Ma
thins knnble, for more than nan
century steamboat captain on ~
Missouri and Mississippi rivers u'
Tuesday at the home Of RELATIVES ,
this city, ngcd rs. The first l"s
steamer that ever carried u cary
north Of this point, the Onoga' w
commanded by him, and was su' |
near the present site of NeproS'
City, early in the hfties. lie OWN .
and operated steamboats, be'"''
this city and st. Louis.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

An official list or the SIAN orsdhiAa'
ton and captains of companies IN the
two regiments of the Arkansas state
guard has been completed. 1t is as
follows:
FIRST REGIMENT.
North of Arkansas river.)
Colonel-John l.. Horner, Helena.
Lieutenant Colonel. r. Newman.
Harrison.
Major First Battalion-W. F. Harri'
son, Osceola.
Major Second Battalion-John r.
Frazer, Denning
Major Third Battalion-W. X. Sur
ridge, Walnut Ridge.
Surgeon-W. H. Arlington, Beebe,
AdJutant-J. d. Mays, Helena.
Company A, Morrilton-Captain,
Sig Hecht.
Company B. Denning-Captain, W.
L. Godsey.
Company C, Sloan Springs-Cap-
tain, Leon S. Brown.
Company d, Eureka Springs-Cap-
tain, C. d. James,
Company E, Beebe-Captain, Il. B.
Andrews.
Company F, Harrison-Captain,
Robt. S. Murray.
Company G, Newport.
Company H, Walnut Ridge-Cap'
tain / r. Holster
Company |, Paragould-Captain, A.
II. Glasscock.
Company X, Jonesboro-Captain,
w. NJ Stoddard.
Company L, Black Rock-Captain,
w. A. Beakley
Company NJ, Newark-Captain, L.
S. Arnold.
SECOND REGIMENT.
(South of Arkansas river.)
Colonel-Claude Sayle, Little Rock.
Lieutenant Colonel-Chas. T. Duke,
Monticello.
Major First Battalion-John G.
Lonsdale, Hot Springs.
Major Second Battalion-Henry
Stroup, Paris.
Major Third Battalion-Geo. Web
Der, Texarkana.
Surgeon-C NJ Hay, Hot Springs.
Adjutant-James B. Dickinson, Lit
tie Rock.
Company A, acknowledgement
c. II. Carmichael.
Company b. Hot Springs-Captain
James p Randolph.
Company c, Little Rock-Captain
Leslie F. Hawkins.
Company d, Ola-Captain, Ed L.
Lucas.
Company F, Darnanelle-Captain
G. l.. Writ.
Company F, Magazine-Captain
Chas. E. Scott
Company G, FL Dorado-Captain, r
E. l.. Giles.
Company H, DeQueen-Captain, ia
cob II. Sanders.
Company /, Acknowledgements
c. NJ, Clark.
Company X. Prescott-Captain, B
II. Blakely.
Company L. Cabot-Captain, B. F.
Cranberry.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
TROUBLE WITH THE NATIVES.
Africa Are Assuming u
Grave Character,

Lisbon, July 30,-Rcports from Por.
tuguesc West Africa, where there
have been rumors Of traubles with
the natives, show that the disorders
are assuming grave character In
the province of Loanda several garri.
sons were attacked and factories
burned. A general uprising IL feared.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
Rs~srd Onsrsd for DNnN mlesrs.

Dynamiters have almost ruined
some OF the best fishing places on
Spring river, and the business men Of
Mammoth Spring have offered re'
ward OF s25 for the conviction OF any
one using dynamite In fishing.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
senator Hanna GrntiHed.

Cleveland, O., july Ex-senator
Hanna, who has been most active In
Dr. Wilson's case, was much gratiAcd
when shown the press dispatch from
Washington announcing that the
president Of Nicaragua would COM
mute the sentence Of the prisoner.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

A man named Fourshay, who shot
and killed W. =. Taylor Mt Mena sew
eral weeks ago, was captured In How,
ard county, II IL said Taylor was
killed BY mistake, Fourshay believing
him to have been another man.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

DR., @. s. Ellis was shot and danger.
ously wounded by Ralph Edwards
aud Frank Chew at Helena, The
shooting grew out Of M encounter
between DR., Ellis and his son and
Frank chew, In which the latter was
severely beaten.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

London, July 3o,-Coonlol secrc.
tary Chamberlain appeared in the
house of commons Tuesday after.
noon for the first time since his re.
cent accident, He was greeted with
hearty cheering
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

Luther Templeton was struck by .
runaway ear In mine No, 10, ~ 30.
nansa, and instantly killed, his neck
heinR broken.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
DR.. J. y. webb n suicide,

Dr. j, +, Webb, for many years
prominent stationer and book dealer
Of Little Rock, committed suicide Ut
Spfinpdale,
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

New York, July 3o.-'rhc reported
sale Of his picture, "'rhc Vampire" "
denied by Sir Philip Burne.Jones. It
was said that W, X, Vanderbilt had
purchased the painting.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

Four young men Of tenoke caught
4 gar that measured Ave feet and
WEIGHED AZ pounds.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
Killlns At Camden.

Joe Kidd, colored was shot and
killed by Frank Brewer, white, at
Camden. The shooting occurred In
the courthouse yard. Kidd owed
Brewer for solne groceries and refused
70 pay. The men met In front Of the
courthouse and passed some words,
when Brewer Aired four shots into
kidd's body. death being ips,an,ane.
Oue.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

Dannemora n, Y" July So,--George
D. Middleton was eleetroeuted Tues
day at Clinton prison for the muir.
der Of his wife In 1901
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

Herbert Livingston, aged "a, recent
ly OF Wost Plains, Mo-, was found
dead In bed at the home Of his son
In Fayetteville.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

Dennis Hodge was convicted AZ
Tsxarkuna Of killing fish in Clear
creek with dynamite and aned the
sum OF $50
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
wife Of the Poet stodJhrd y"

New York, July 90,--Mrs' E''1aVl
Drew Bnrstow Stoddard, wlle y,
poet, Richard Henry Stodoa,"d
critically III nj her home In 'h'' '
with influenza.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

Five convicts who recently escaped
from the England convict camp have
secured arms and will resist recap.
tt,pa
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

President Newman Erb, OF the st,
Louis, Memphis and Southeastern,
says his road will be extended south
from Hoxie to Little Rock II proper
terminal facilities can be secured.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

John W. Fisher, who formerly lived
- Fisher. poineett county. was killed
nv . train q Mayheld, Ky.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

Grant Scott, raised rucus at
dance In Hope and during the general
mix.up seriously stabbed Alb, Brewer.
The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02

An official list Of the staff organiza'
ton and captains of companies In the
two regiments of the Arkansas state
guard has been completed. 1t Is as
follows:
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-08-23
TIMELY ORCHARD NOTES.

Do not let the budded trees be tied
too long.
Early pears are best ripened on
the tree.
Cut the blighted pear trees below
the blighted part. Burn.
This is the time to buy crates and
barrels; not just when you need
them.
Not all peach trees that are yellow
have the "yellows;" not by any
means.
Thin the fruit rather than prop the
branch. Take off all little ones, all
wormy ones. all imperfect ones.
This gives the best a chance.
Every farm should maintain few
plum trees. They bear in a few
years, and bear heavily if a good
variety be chosen. Select a variety
well known to be hardy, prolific and
of large size, then plant in the poul-
try yard, protected while young by
wire screening.
Don't plant that young orchard
close with the intention of cutting
out each second tree when the
branches commence to interfere, be-
cause this course demands a man of
heroic temperament, and the chances
are that you are not built that way.
No insinuation as to your other kinds
of courage, you knOw!-Farm Jour.
nal