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The Monticellonian., 1902-02-14
Death PennIiyAssessed.

The second trial of Lathe Hemhe, charged with murder, which took place at Center Point last week, resulted in a verdict of guilty and the death pen alty was assessed. Friday March 1, 1900 Wm Willis. who was in the em- ploy of the Hammond Signor Tie Com. pany with is home in Texarkana, as a paymaster and tie inspector, was found dead two and a half miles north of Rust, bullet wounds showing that he had been shot twice. Lathe Hembree was arrested a few days afterWard and was tried and convicted at the March term of court in Polk county. Evi- dence submitted seemd to prove con clusively that Hembree had murdered Willis for the money he had onL his person, and in less than an hour after tn S- case was given to the jury a yer dict of guilty of murder in the first degree was rendered. Judge Feazel sen fenced the prisoner to be hanged May IS, He was granted a new trial on a very small teehnicality in the wording of the jury's verdict by the supreme court several weeks afterward. His second trial was scheduled to take place in March, 1901. but Hembree es- caped and was captured by two farm CTS
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INCENDIARISM IS EVIDENT.
The Fire In the 0rpheum Theater, Chicago, the Result of an in-
 cendiary'r Work.

Chicago. Feb. 11.-Belief that the fire which, early Monday morning, practically ruined the Orpheum thea ter was of incendiary origin has been further strengthened. At a, m, iremen, exploring the basement, dis covered two gas jets, the tips of which had been removed, spouting flames three feet high The flames were 90 feet apart, and one had eat en into wooden beam. Assistant Fire Marshal Campion said that when the fire department was called flames were discovered in three different parts of the building at one time The discovery oi the gas jets, the as sistant marshal says, shows that the incendiary attack was made in four places. The two women reported missing have been accounted for.
 Later, firemen, clearing away the debris on the third floor, came upon the headless body of boy which was supported in an upright position by displaced rafter. The head had been burned off and the body horri- bly scorched. The hoy is supposed to have been a street waif who had sought shelter in one of the vacant offices on the top floor of the build ing Whether other boys were sleep ing in the building is not known.
The Monticellonian., 1902-02-14
Address to Col rcd F. onIe.

J. Nj. Conner general manager of the negro department of the Arkansas St Louis worlds fair board, has is- sued the following address to his peo- pie: For the first time in the history of our great state an opportunity is extended for the negro to place himself upon record as a potent factor in the intellectual and material development of the state The worlds fair commits sioners are hereby authorized and re- qUested to assemble their people in their various counties and precincts and lay this matter properly before them, and organize and collect funds for the fostering of this movement. For this purpose thousands of dollars are needed to carry on the work. Each teacher is earnestly requested to lend his and her aid and especially influ- ence to the movement by collecting the sum of s from each school for the cause, and send it to the secretary, and take his receipt for the same. Also. each minister and congregation is requested to raise the small sum of s for this cause, and forward to the secretary of the board of directors, Alon2o w Stone, of Hot Springs Ark, and take his receipt for the same.
The Monticellonian., 1902-02-14
Sheriff Murdered By Robbers.

About 2:30 on the morning of the 5th, the Bank of Clarksville was robbed and Sheriff John H. Powers killed while attempting to protect the property. The sheriff, who occupied a room upstairs adjoining the bank building, was awakened by the noise of an explosion. He hastily dressed and descended to the street. when he was fired upon by one of the robbers who was standing guard on the side walk. Despite the fact that he was fatally wounded, Sheriff Powers emp tied his revolver at the bandits, who kept up a constant fire at all who ap- peared on the street. and finally made their escape. The robbers secured only S1,500, overlooking a large package of bills, which were badly mutilated by the explosion of dynamite. Sheriff Powers was one of the best known officers in the state. as well as one of the braYest
The Monticellonian., 1902-02-14
ARKANSAS STAIE NENS.
Second Trial of Lathe Hembre Re- suited in a Verdict of Guilty
 aud Death Penalty Given.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CRONlGLED.
Large Reward for Murderers of sheriff of Johnson County. Coy. Davis Receiving Funds for DrOuIh sufferers Unknown Tramp Burned tu Death m J .if.
rInn for Reception Halt.

Below is the idea that has been formulated by Manager T. ". Milan and Miss Sue Walker, assistant man ager, for the reception hall, Arkansas building. at the Worlds Fair in St. Louis:
 The hall, 2S by 90 feet square for round room not too large to be nicely furnished nor particularly for exhibition. Floor of native wood and inlaid border of light and dark wood contrasting. A large rug in center, or fountain. Walls tinted a deep rich empire green, with a deep frieze or border of about three feet, decorated by hand with boughs of apple blos som-the states floral emblem, glimpses of sky and cloud showing through. Facing the entrance. hand some mantlepieee of Eureka Springs onyx, highly polished Of light color; an open fireplace with earth tiled or of native marble; over the mantle piece a large mirror, in front of which clock. the case made of irregular Hot Springs crystals. with a Hot Springs diamond for a pendulum, or circle of small diamonds surround ing the pendulum. Large photographs of noted and picturesque Arkansas scenery, in frames of native wood decorated by Arkansas artists, in wood carving Two or three carved wood chairs. hall seat in carved wood. few photographs of handsome buildings-the new state capital the old state capitol as completed in 1S36, the state university and other state buildings; portraits of some of the first settlers of the state, statesmen and others. with those of some of our later citizens Some of the sculpture of Winnie Ream. a native sculptor whose statute, "The West" would be very appropriate if procurable. Stain ed tor imitation) glass windows, and last a grand stairway of native wood made by the students in the wood work department of the state uniyer- sity Every county in the state repre- sented by a panel from that county with the name of the county etched in, the Newell Post bearing the panel from Pulaski, the county of the state capitol
The Monticellonian., 1902-02-14
Big Lumber Mill Burned,

On the morning of the 7th fire de stroyed one of the largest mills of the Bodcaw Lumber Company at Stamp. Two other mills. the pla- ners, eight dry liilns and thousands of feet of lumber were threatened by the fire, but the employees saved them. Several men were hurt while fight ing the flames. The loss on the mill was S100,000. It was insured for $56,- 900. The fire was caused by dry pipe. The Bodcaw company has two other mills at Stamps and several along the line of the Louisiana and Arkansas railroad.
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don't feel as though it's ours. after having the p,easure of glvingit away"
 Then put it in the relief bar rel that the minister's wife is trying to fill" suggested Adviser in Chief Mother Skipp.
 So they did; and Dorry put little note in the envelope From two boys and one girl-a thank offering;" "because, she explained Dick and l are so thankful Jack isn't mean, and we know he is thankful, too"
 Jack had a surprise next morning. When he was passing Miss Jerushys house who should appear but Miss Jerushy herself, beckoning energetic ally: "Jaek-Jaek Stacey, come here!r
 Jack turned and walked up the path, politely but reluctantly.
 .I want a good look at you-Mar- celly Wetherell's grandson, out and out-harnsome and open-handed I could tell ye about what l shll git with them two dollars; but I never c'n begin ter tell ye how the ben' remembered warmed my old heart. It's made me tes years younger. Oh, ye needn't look ser surprised an streaked. I knew yer handwrite, ye sec-saw it in yer copy book yer ma showed me-" and the tremulous old creature gave his head an awkward pa: and hobbled into sso house.
 T tell you, l felt mean enough, said Jack. in reporting to Mothe, Skipp. T didn't deserve it; and l don't deserve such friends as you and Dorry and Dick-but I will" And there was a resolute look in his clear eyes that gave Mother Skipp great hopes for his future.
 Out in the granary Dick and Dorry were talking it over" Dick was say ing: "We might have known Jack Stacey wouldn't do a mean thing when he just stopped to think"
 'When we were so sure he would, guess we didn't stop to think" gently responded Doryy.-N. Y. Ines- pendent.
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A MILLION DOLLAR LOSS.
Fifteen Factories Occupying the Great East Street shops at
 Springfield, O., Burned Out.

Springfield, O., Feb. 1.-The great East street shops built by Vim. N. Nhitely, the reaper king, at a cost of S2 100000, were destroyed by fire Monday. The shops were occupied by the Springfield Foundry Co.,, Prog rcss Stove and Range Co.,, Indianapo- lis Frog and Switch Co.,, Kyle Art Glass Co.,, Krell-French PIano Co.,, Miller Gas Engine Co.,, Champion Chemical Co, and Owens Machine Tool Co. The building was bought by Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, ten years ago, following the failure of Whitely. The loss is over million dollars. Water pressure was insuffi- cient and firemen were handicapped from the start.
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Why-why.' lingering fl gingerly, q b'leeve it's a valentine. 1 am beat"
 Dorry skipped over 10 the little window. Let me see it, father! Oh," with two wrinkles coming on her smooth forehead ''It's a 'eomic! Some mean boy has sent if. Why, it isn't sealed. See, Dick, you can see the picture right through the thin old envelope. It's horrid-a hideous old woman! Aunt Jerusha Dunlop does not look like that. It's a mean shame! Look, father!''
 some smart Alec sent it, I 'spose,' growled the postmaster, with as much gruftness as he possessed.
 Ghiyalrous Dicks face had grown very red.
 sThats Jack Stacey's writing. l know it. He's been to the city to- day, and mailed it from there. l wealdn't have thought it of Jack It shan't go any further with an i'm | pmsiye movement.
 Dorry caught his hand, her eyes sparkling. Stop, Dick; you mustn't tear it. Father, mayn't We rob the maiI?"
 "Dorothea Skipp,"
 ''Oh, Father Skipp, don't look at me that way-just let me rise to explain, Poor Miss Jerushy is awfully sensi- tive, even if she is so queer and does keep her pet bantams in the kitchen. And she feels so friendless and for lorn, and-and I've heard mother say she was real pretty once. Sine feels dreadfully about her lameness and her crooked back; and, just think, they came from rescuing Jack Sta cey's own aunt from a burning house! How can Jack be so eontemptible? |? Of course there are silly verses on the old thing
 Stop and take breath, Dorry,n ad- yised Dick, quizzieally.
 Il don't need to when I'm so indig- nant," responded she, NOW. 1 have pretty valentine 1 was going to send to Jack and, father, l want you to let me take out that thing and burn ii mp. and put mine in instead. psease. ''
 The postmaster meditated. Ut aiH't reg'lar; but-wai, ef yer ma says so, ye can du it. Ef-'
 Dorry was half way up the stairs. In few moments she came down beaming. "she says she thinks 'twould be perfectly proper was her tri- umphant announcement, ''and-and I'm going to put in my dollar tkat Uncle John gave me. l intended to get skates when you get yours. Dick, but my old ones will de very well"
 "Dorry. you're a-a-f can't think of anything good enough. IT put my dollar in. too. Ny old skates are all right for this uinter-doesu't book much like skating just at present, anyway
 Dorry jumped up and squeezed his arm raptnrously and whispered some thing that made him look very glad and proud and pleased, and q trife sheepish. But it was becoming eX-
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1 valentines in to-day's mai. moth- err laughed Jack. Can't endure the anxiety any longer. Be right back" Well, do; don't get cold, respond cd '.easy-going" Mrs. Stacey. and Jack said: No, mother" and went off whistling. He stopped whistling, however, as soon as he was out of l hearing.
 If 1 can get that before anyone else does, catch me ever doing such d mean trick again" he soliloqlized, as he splashed along.
 Only Dick was in the office when he arrived. He glanced at the box where Miss Jerushy's infrequent mail was always placed, through the courtesy of the owner. His heart sank. Ii was gone, then; and by this time the poor old woman had received the eowardly insult.
 He pulled himself together ane ap- i preached the little mail window and asked if there was anything for our folks" Dick passed his mail out si- lently. If Jack hadn't been so full of his own trouble he must have mo- tieed Dicks dignified, distant man. | ner. But he did not. He walked slowly toward the door and then turned sharply and came back. Say, Dick" he began, you never did d | plaguey mean thing; and 1 never sup posed that l would; but 1 have, and I'm going to make clean breast of 1t. And he began, but Dick stopped him by taking two long strides and throwing an affectionate arm across his shoulders. Good for you, Jack! Ain't 1 glad!" and he told what he and Dorry had done, finishing with: So it's all right. l intended To tell you, but l expected to feel different while 1 WIS doing it. Come down, sis, '' to Dorry, whom he heard at the head of the stairs. Jacks all right. and
 "No,' said Jack; mot till I've been and told her, and asked"
 No. no. no" interrupted Dorry, .neyer. That's what we've been try ing to save all the time-her feelings. you know. Mother'H agree with me. I'll ask her to come down.
 Mother Skipp was the confdante of all the boys and girls in the village. She listened thoughtfully, with her hand on Jacks yellow hair.
 No Jack she said, at last; it will be kiadest not to tell her"
 .Then ali can do k to pay Dorry and Dick their two dollars
 We shan't take it." said Dorry; and, anyway. the valentine itself really is yours, for l meant t for you, till thought you were mean"
 But Jack was firm. IL was the only way he insisted. that the affair could be made right and square" and they had to submit. He took it out of his bicycle money and thereby delayed the purchase Of that loneed-for treas Hre a whole month; for Jacks doi- lars came slowly and in small see tions
 We can't keep this money, mother announced the twins. We
The Monticellonian., 1902-02-14
Killed n Burglar.

At Helena Frank Bruce shot and killed negro burglar by the name of Charles Williams Mrs. Bruce diseoy- cred the presence of the burglar in the house and awakened her husband, who secured long unused pistol, nd taking a light found the negro in one of the rooms, erouched behind a chair. He called on him to surrender, not to move on peril of his life The negro. for answer sprang at him like tiger, but wellaimed bullet struck him in the right breast. He bore MT. Bruce to the bed, where desperate struggle ensued. Being fatally wound ed, however the man finally turned and ran out of the house, another shot being fired at him as he ran. He stumbled and fell in the yard and then erawled under the house where he was found dead
The Monticellonian., 1902-02-14
SAN FRANCISCO MYSTERY.
The Murder of Sixteen-Year- Old Nora Fuller Still Remains
 Unsolved.
WAS CHL0R0FORNEO AND STRARGLED,
The Police Of the Country are Now Looking for (. F. Hawkins. Alias John Bennett, the Supposcd Mur- dercr, Wh" Has Disappeared From the City.

San Francisco. Feb. 1.-The mys- tery surrounding the murder of 16- year-old Nora Fuller. whose nude body was found on bed in an unoc- cupied house on Sutter street. re mains unsolNed. The result of the autopsy has made it practically eer- tain that the girl was ch1oroformed and then strangled. Although she disappeared four weeks ago. when she met man calling himself John Bennett, in answer to an advertise ment for a girl to care for a child, the autopsy surgeon is positive that she was killed within the last ten days. Evidence that she was straR- gled is found in the fact that there were abrasions on her neck, and tkat q cord, small but strong. and meas uring seven feet in length, with a bowknot at one end, was found in the toilet. On the strands were bIoodstains. Two handllerehiefs, covered with blood, were also found. \ clumsy attempt had been made to burn the handllerehiefs, but they were only partially destroyed. There was nothing to indicate that the girl and Bennett. who. under the name of C. E. Hawkins. k believed to have rented the house. lived there. Neith- CT water nor gas had been turned on, and the neighbors heard no sounds from the place. Among the few things found in the place was a large scrap of paper torn from the Denver Post of January 2. The man known as. I~nnett. or Hawkins SC cured the key to the house on the day before the paper left the press in Denver and as he alone had ac- cess to the place it was he alone who could have carried the scrap of paper there.
 A dispatch from Muneie, Ind., says that, three months ago, there disappeared from that place a bar keeper. who is alleged to have taken away $3,6oo belonging to Mrs. Sarah Williams.
 The police of the country, it is stated, haze been requested to arrest him. His description answers that of C. E. Hawkins of John Bennett, who rented the Sutter street residence. The police. however, are without a positive clew to the supposed mar- derer's identity.
 An alibi has been established for NJ. X. Serebrenk, whose card was found in the purse of the dead girl It was ascertained that he sailed for China on the evening of January II, several hours before the girls disaP- pearance.
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Prominent Physician Arrested.

A physician giving the name of G. w. Kitchener. who recently moved to Jonesboro and opened an office gain ing large practice among the elite of the city, was arrested last week on the charge of unlawful eohabitation. It is alleged the doctor ran off with the wife of a prominent citizen of Owens boro. III. At JonesDoro the couple were received in the best society and his arrest was quite a surprise
The Monticellonian., 1902-02-14
Live stock Markets.

St. -Cattle-Fancy exports, s6-504 750: butchers, sl5oQ6.40; stockers. S.O09 4,75; cows and heifers. $2.75Q555. Hogs Packing $590Q6.30. butchers, S52epo 4o. light. g 75M62 9. Sheep-Mutton sheep. 4 0O6i4 75; lambs. $i.75a6.85.
 Chicago o-Cattle-Good to prime steers. s6. .504f7. 9; poor to medium, S400d6.OO. stockers and feeders. s25og45o' cows, Si. .2565. .O0: heifers S250d5.25 canners Sl25 ii2. .25: calves, s2 .506t7 50; Texas fed steers; S4, 256i6. CO., Hogs-Mixed and butchers $OV0 Sf6. 9ilb; good to choice heavy S6. O016 45 1: rough heavy, s610a6.25; light, S5.l5g6 v1 sheep-Good to choice wethers, S460d5.So. !. fair to choice mixed, s3.S0u4.50; western sheen $4 25a5 65; native lambs, s4 5odbso. western lambs. s5.25q6.40.
 Kansas City Cattle - Native steers. s5 S54l6. 20; Texas and Indians steers, %Zo d5. .25; Texas cows, g 754425 native cows and heifers g. 00lt5 25; stoekers and feed- CTS, s. 50a5.co; calves, A 509622 Hogs Heavy, $6S0a6. 40; packers, s6l0a632i me- dium. S600dl6 30; light. $6-5046lO; workers s5. 25Q6.oO Sheep-Muttons. $4o9q5 ge: lambs, S55046.25, range wethers, s4tV3 4S0; ewes, S400q450.
 Indianapolis - Cattle Good 10 prime steers. S o9Q650 Hogs-Good to prime heavies, $6 620M6 10, mixed and heaFs packing, S5S0dG.20. Sheep-Good to ehal lambs, s550Q5.90; good to choice saeef 8 00d3.50.
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Thieves entered the postoffice at Bearden and secured about S400 in money and stamps.
 Rev R. H. Poynter, a well known Methodist preacher, died at his home in Jefferson county on the 7th, aged 55 years.
 A gang of railroad men, while work. ing on a trestle at Scotts. on the Val ley road, dug up a trunk of human body. which had not been under ground over six months.
 Alex Hughes, colored, who was to have been hanged at Osceola on the 7th for assault was granted a thirty days reprieye by the governor, in or. der that his attorneys might set an appeal before the supreme court.
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To Aid Drought Victims.

Cove Davis has requested loan of s15,000 from bankers of the state, the money to be expended for the re, lief of farmers in the counties of Full ton, Sharp, lzard and a portion of Randolph, who are in actual need from the effects of the dry weather last summer which ruined their crops. The governor pledges the parties who are asked for the loan that he will re- quest the legislature to reimburse them at the next session.
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TUESDAY, Feb. Il. Crnin und Provisions.

St. Louis = Flour = Patents, si00a4le; other grades. S325a3.9O Wheat-No red. SSc. Corn-No. mixed. 6l12c. Oats No. ?, 4514c Hay--Timothy, sl209@ n.5o. Butter -. I,raE Creamery, gs, 1eaSie. 4aZd Choice steam 9.l5c Pork-ribs, SSse. sl525al6o9 Bac9n1,Czlsesa,rr ribs, s5se; Wool-Tub-w washed, l4@24l2c Missouri ana grades. 140l7l2c.
 Chicago-Closing quotations: Wheat February. 75e; May, 773sqHAc; July, .as q7Sc; September, 7-Ac. Corn-tebruary. 5sMc: May, 6llaQ6l9sc July. 6l12q6lesc: September, 6o9sa6ol2c ,,, ,f,e sstr 3s5sc: September, 3Is4c. Pork-February. sl567ia: May sl5a21g; July sl5.ssi7l9gII6.9Go. Iard-February, $9.35; May, S9. July, s9 62ik Ribs, February, S.4 May, Ssoits' July, sS.67l2; September, $S.iil2.
 Indianapolis ~ Wheat = No. red S5iap S6lAc: No. red, S212ds4lze. Corn--No. white, 63l@e; No. ? yellow. 62Ac. oats No. white 46Q461ac Hay-Timothy. 5000 qI2.0
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Comtnittee- -AnnnInfe.l.

Superintendent J. J. Doyne, who was appointed by the national comimttee to promote the establishment Of the university of the United States as chairman of the Arkansas committee, has appointed as his colleagues the following: T. A. Futrall. Marianna; w. F. Condray, Searey;; A. L. Preacher, Van Buren; s. J. Blocher Bentonville; J. N. Sallis, ClarksHille; J H. Hine. mon. Pine Bluff w. A. Crawford Ar kadelphia, being one for each congrcs sional district.
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Tramp BnrDed to Death.

An unknown tramp met terrible death at Mulberry. The man was ar rested for robbing a peddler of $4, the money being found on him. About an hour after he was placed in the cala- boose the place was discovered to be on fire. All efforts to rescue the man were of no avail, and the body was almost entirely consumed. 1t is be- lieved he set fire to the building in order to escape or to keep warm.
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Good tse For n Fortune.

New Orleans, Feb. 1f=Minnie Wal lace Walknp-ketehum will devote her fortune 10 the establishment, in Chi eago, of home for enfeebled and deformed children. Her career, she declares, has been stormy one. and she wishes it to end in quietude and peace.
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Reward for sIurderers.

Gov. Davis has offered a reward of 1000 for the arrest and conviction of the bank robbers who murdered Sheriff Powers at Clarksvil!e. The State Bankers Association also offers $500 and citizens of Clarksyille will pay an additional $1,000 for their capture Joseph B. King, chief deput under MT. Powers. has been appoint. ed as his successor.
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Thiese. melrea rhem.eI,er.

Chicago, Feb. ll.-Thicyes entered the residence of N. E. Leeds, presi- dent of the Rock lslaud Railroad Co.,, and carried off several hundred dol- lars worth of silver. Before footing .he place the burglars helped them selves to wine and the best the lard- CT afforded
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Man Burned to Death.

Al Batson, pressman at the Arkan- sas Cotton Oil Companys mill in Helena, met horrible death With an other man Batson kept batch in a small house near his work During the night the house caught fire and Batson, who was alone, his partner being away for the night, was burned to death.