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The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
Motion Overruled.

The supreme court overruled a mo- tion for rehearing in the case of the State ys. John Blair, convicted in the Newton circuit court for the killing of Chas Miller and sentenced to thir teen years in the penitentiary The case had been before the supreme court on appeal. when the verdict of the lower court was affirmed. The motion for rehearing was made on the plea that the indictment was void because the special term at which he was in dicted was called before he was con fined in jail awaiting trial, that is be- fore the examining trial was conclud- ed. The court in overruling this mo tion did not eontrovert this as propo- sition of law but held that the evidence
 the question not being set ont in
 bill of exceptions it would be pre-
 red that he was in jail awaiting 1 ll when the term was called
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
INTO THE ARMS OF FIREMEN
Mrs. Il. W. HigIey. With Her CIoth- ing on Fire, Makes a Leap
 For Life.

Des Moines. la, Jan. oS.-In a fire in a flat on Woodland avenue. Sun day night, Mrs. I. W. Higley sus- tained what is believed will prove fatal injuries. The building was oc- cuped by several families, all of whom managed to escape without i'm jury with the exception of Mrs. Hig ley. It was in her apartments that the fire originated, and her clothing was almost entirely burned from her body before she could reach the win dow. where she jumped into the arms of firemen. She now lies in critical condition at the Methodist hospital.
 ]. Siegel, fireman of the central detail. was severely frozen, and sev- eral others suffered from the intense cold.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

The American chan. Der of com morcc at Manila asks that Chinese Ee permitted to enter the Philippines.
 The German people and the news papers of Berlin are treating the visit of the prince of Wales quite coollv.
 The national liberal party. just or ganized al Cincinnati, proposes to abolish chaplains and tax church property.
 The Southern Pacific railroad is ar ranging to use Beaumont oil for it's locomotives on the eastern part of the system.
 The German press is irritated over the alleged British efforts to stir mp ill-feeling between Germany and the United States.
 Bishop Chopin, just returned from South Africa, where he organized two \. NJ. E. conferences, says the Boers are facing extermination.
 The Progressive Order of the West is thinking of starting a fund for the building of statute of Emil Iola, the French author, in St. Louis.
 Two sections of stock train col lided, in dense fog, near Fort Worth. Tex, and one stockman was killed and another fatally injured.
 The St. Louis Worlds fair officials will have charge of the arrangements for entertaining Prince Henry of Germany when he visits St. Louis. Congressman Alexander, of New York, says the credit of the Louisi- ana purchase is due to Robert Liv- ingston. minister 10 France in 1903.
 The new Christian church edifice at Eureka. ILL. which cost $1S,o00, was dedicated Sunday. and S4.500 was pledged to pay the outstanding debt.
 Prof. John Bassett Moore, former assistant secretary of state, says the proposed concession to Cuba would not violate the "most-f favored nation" clause
 Fishermen of Newfoundland are in clined to insist on better treatment by the British government in view of the sugar bounty proposed for the West Indies.
 \ monograph issued by the treas ury bureau of statistics shows the re- markable progress ofthe United States in their material industries during the last hundred years.
 Dean Waters, of the Missouri State Agricultural college, says that the value of the corn crop may be in- creased ene-fourth to one-third by proper ISe of the fodder
 At Auburn. H., young man acci- dentally shot his landlady with a pistol which he was cleaning and, in his remorse for the deed, attempted suicide. Both will recover.
 The Bath county Gky.1 o;i field is on boom. One firm has begun pumping 12 wells simultaneously One of the three largest oil tanks in the world has been erected by this firm.
 All expenses of the reception and entertainment of Prince Henry of Prussia will be paid by the United States government \ provision ap- propriating $4o,0o0 for this purpose was inserted in the urgent deficiency l bill.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
HIS LIVELY DAY.
Charles SpaIdinG. of Chicago. Causes Excite While Returning
 Frops Funeral

Chicago, Jan. 2s.-WhiIc returning from a funeral, Charles Spalding drove his carriage upon the Chicago & Northwestern railways elevated
 lacks at Diversey boulevard \ wom- an and a girLwho were in the vehicle, tainted; third occupant became hysterieal; two express trains were Jagged bA the police. and several shots were fired at the hilarious driver before he was arrested. Police men from three stations joined in the chase, and finally succeeded in say ing Spalding and his cab from de- struetion under the trucks of the kenosha express, near the Foster Avenue station of the Northwestern, afer he had driven a least mile over the elevated roadway.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
No Indictment Agai-.1 Gambisrs.

The Pulaski county grand jury, in it's report under the head of gambling and Sabbath-breaking says We re gret to say that we have not returned any indictments for the above-named offenses. Your grand jury feels al most morally certain that gambling ia being carried on and that nearly every saloon in Little Rock is open on the Sabbath. But it is very hard to get the evidence necessary for a convic tion. The very source where one would expect to get information and assistance acts and testifies like they were trying to keep from giving any testimony that would warrant convic tion."
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
BRIEF MENTION.

Jasper Copeland, colored, was hang ed at Blytheville January 24 for crim- inal assault
 Geo. E. Jones, the wealthest col ored citizen of Little Rock, died last week of pneumonia
 novice at counterfeitIng succeeded in passing 5 bills raised to $10 on merchant at Lake City
 John Dorsey, a coal miner, was kill ed in the Kemp mine at Spadra by the caving in of the mine roof
 It is estimated fully 100000 new peach trees have been set out in the vicinity of Van Buren this winter
 Clinton Owens and Clark MeMil- Ian, boys about F years old. were ar rested at Pine Bluff on the charge of attempting to rob farmer near the city
 The state of Arkansas is credited with having but two millionaires within her borders J. T. W. Til lar and the estate of Capt. W J. Thompson.
 Four men have been arrested, charged with being in whitecappers' raid in the vicinity of Greenwood, Monroe county. where it is alleged several negroes were severely whipped.
 Ed Car and Ananias Branch, the young negroes who turned highway men and held up number of people on public road in Pulaski county, have been sentenced to six years each.
 w R. Kendrick, of Melbourne, who was captain of Company NJ. Second Arkansas, in the Spanish American war, has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States regular army.
 State Worlds Fair Manager Milan announces that he has received favor able response to his recent proclama- tion from over forty of the ffty-eight counties in the state that have worlds fair organizations.
 Tom Bush, colored, aged 20 years. was shot and killed at Little Rock by a negro barber named George Richardson. The killing was caused DN jealousy over attentions pdlu Dy Bush to woman.
 son of MT Wayman. of Boone county. met horrible death. He was playing out where MT. Wayman was killing some hogs, when he stum- bled and fell headforemost into a ket- tie of boiling water.
 A fatal shooting affray occurred near Reyno, in Randolph county. Grit Owens and his son-in-law, Henry Hall. fell out over the division of some property. and in the quarrel which followed Owens shot Hall, kill ing him instantly.
 A 40gallon illicit still located in Cleburne county was destroyed by rev enue officials last week. No arrests were made.
 County Convict Contractor Oracle has refused to accept Pulaski county prisoners less than 16 years old, also women of either color.
 Alex Jaegers shot and killed Henry Morgan at Brinkley, the weapon used being a shotgun loaded with buekshot. Jaegers claims Morgan alienated the affections of his wife Both men were Joking for each other but Jaegers got the drop on his adversary.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
Gov. Taft mt Home.

Cincinnati, Jan. 2s.-Hon. w. II. Taft, governor of the Philippine is- lands, arrived Monday, with his fam ily. He was met at the railroad sta ton by his brother. (. r. Taft, and by his hrother-in-law, Mr. W. C. Her. ron. and was driven to the residence of Mr. C. P. Taft. where he break lasted. Owing to the bereavement in his family. the death, on Saturday, of Mrs. ". II. Taft's mother, Mrs. ]. N. Heron. Mir. Taft denied himself to callers. Mir. Taft arrived in ap- parent good health.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
LOUISIANA NEGROES LYNCHED.
They Killed u White Mans Hogs, nnd Killed Him When He Att
 tempted to Arrest Them.

New Orleans, Jan. ss-Two ne groes have been lynched in a distant portion of East Carroll parish for the murder of G. \. Grant. police juror from Floyd Grant, while out hunting with friend named Mc- Kay, came upon some negroes who had killed and were cleaning hogs. He found that the animals were his own hogs, and attempted to arrest the negroes. when one of them fired at him, the bullet entering his brain. Mckay aroused the whites in the neighborhood with the news of the murder. A posse was hastily formed. Three negroes were captured, and two of them were lynched at once.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
Married His Fathers Divorced Wife.

Iaporte. Ind, Jan. 2s.-Frederick Flanders, middle aged, few months ago married the young daughter of a neighbor Randers had a handsome young son named William. A regard stronger than that usually felt for stepmother found lodgment in the sons heart. The young Mrs. Randers promptly fell in love with her step son. The husband and father learned the secret of the young people and procured divorce. He accompanied his son and former wife to the coun- ty clerks office and gave consent to his sons marriage to his former step mother.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
Bold Robbery Atte,npted.

Jesse Williams colored. wanted at the England convict farm, to complete a sentence. attempted a bold robbery at Pine Bluff Wright Rouse. a negro, went to town with a bale of cotton and went into store to dispose of it. When he returned his wagon was gone. Investigation revealed that Williams had driven the team to the city scales and disposed of the cotton as his own. He was captured before the check given for tho cotton was cashed.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
He Wants to Die,

Davenport, Ia., Jan. 2s.-Baron Otto Non Schneider. who was recently brought into prominence by renounc- ing his title and claim to ancestral estates in Germany, because his wife preferred to live in America, has at tempted suicide by shooting. He was disarmed, after inficting slight wound, and is now a prisoner in the county jail. Several weeks ago his wife obtained divorce.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
Will Move the Monument.

Laramie. Wyo., Jan. 2S.-lt has been decided by the Union Pacific railroad that the monument to Oliver and Oakes Ames. which has been left isolated at the old Sherman sta tion by the construction of the Sher- man hill tunnel and the Laramie-Bu- ford cut off. shall be moved in the spring to the new sherman station. four miles south of the former site. The monument was built in 1883, and cost SfO0 .0OO
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
New Railroad.

The Mississippi, Arkansas & Western Railroad Company has been granted a charter by the state board of rail road commissioners and filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. The proposed railroad is to be- gin at a point in Drew county on the bank of the Bayou Bartholomew, di- rectly west of Blissville. and run thence to Gaines Landing on the Mis- sissippi river in Chicot county, a dis tance of twenty-two miles
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
TUESDAY. Jan. 23.
Grain and Provisions.

St. Louis Flour Patents. SfO0n410; other grades, $33003.9O Wheat-No. red. No 2, 47i5M47Ac. Hay-Timothy, $l2O06o 145o Butter Creamery. 19M2il@c; dairy 15420c, Eggs-Fresh. PC. Lard Choice steam. 9.22i2e. Pork-New mess, Sl5 90dl665. BaCon-Clear ribs, 93sd9lsc Wool-Tub- washed 1tM2ti&c Missouri and Illinois medium eomhing, 17alSi2c; other grades, i4d17l2c.
 Chicago Closing quotations: Wheat January, 7p4c; May, 774c; July, 779sc Corn-January, 57Ae; May, 6024 G605sc; July 60ase; September, 5994c. Oats-Jan- all, ,aai4se September. 90 ,o. Pork Janu- ary, s15.55 May. $l5So; July. sl5.921s. Lard January S9. 22i4 May, s937l2d9.l0; July, $9. .i7ta. Ribs-January, $S.20 May, $S.iO: July $S.50.
 Indianapolis-Wh Wheat,-No. 2 red. S6l5@ S7i4c, No. 3 red. s3i9aS5lae. Gorn-No, white. Sc; No. yellow, 6l1ec. Oats-No white iS2iMim4c. Hay-Timothy, $lOO 1Il2 O.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
Mrs. Addie l.. Richardson Declared Not Guilty of the Change of
 Killing Her Husband.

Plattsburg. Mo, Jan. 2s.-The jury in the ease of Mrs. Addie l.. Richard son. tried for the killing of her hus- band. Frank w. Richardson, at Sa- vannah. returned verdict of not guilty. Saturday, after deliberating 8 minutes. The verdict was re- ceived with a mighty cheer by the spectators who crowded the court
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
ZERO WEATHER AT ST. LOUIS.
The Beinted Cold Wave Arrived Dur
 ing the Night.

St. Louis, Jan. 2S.-The cold wave that had been promised for Saturday got temporarily sidetraelsed but ar rived during Sunday night and Mon day morning, sending the mercury down to zero, q drop of 55 degrees since Sunday morning. The weather bureau officials, however do not think it will finger beyond Tuesday evening. Temperatures at nearby points, Monday morning showed: Bellevi1le. H.. $ below: Edwards vile. H.. , below; CollinsHille, H., 8 below: St. Charles. Mo. zero; East St. Louis, H.. 9 below.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
VIII Make n Tour of America.

London, Jan. 2s.-The White Star line steamer Cymric. which is to sail from Liverpool January 20, for New York, will have among her passen- gers William II. K. Redmond, mem- Der of parliament of East Clare, and Joseph Devlin, of Belfast, who are to make a tour of the United States for the purpose of completing the work of organizing the United Irish league in America.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
ProhIss Won,

A judgment was entered last week in the supreme court in the case of Henry Goldman & Co vs I. B. Air heart, affirming an order prohibiting the sale of liquor within three miles of the NJ. E. Church. South in Lo- noke because there had been no cleo tion in the limits of the town on the license question. This was long drawn-out contest. and the prohibi- tionists are elated at their victory.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
StiII Missing.

Manila. Jan. 2s.-The ten men of the command of Capt. David D. Por- ter, of the United States marine corps, who failed to return from the expedition into the interior of Samar when Capt. Porter and 26 members of his party reached the coast of that island. January 21. are still missing, and little hope of their safe return is entertained.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
THE RANSOM PAID.
Miss stone and Mime. TsiIla May Now Be Enjoying Their
 Freedom.

London, Jan. 28.--A dispatch from Sofia, Bulgaria, to-day, says the ran som of Miss Ellen NJ. Stone and her companion, Mime. Tsilka, has been paid to tie brigands and that the captives ara expected to be released
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
The Isthminn Canal.

Washington. Jan. 2s.-The senate committee on inter-oeeanie canals did not make a report Monday. but decided to have hearings beginning next Monday. The members of the isthmian commission and such other summoned
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
n.x.a ,o Raise Premium Frp.it

At ehe recent meeting of horticul- turists, held at Fayetteville( { the fol lowing resolution was adopted Re solved. That the president John P Logan. be authorized to correspond with orchardists throughout the state and if possible prevail upon them to set aside certain trees in their orch ards to be given special care and thus grow premium fruit to be used for exhibition at the coming St. Louis worlds fair"
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
Very Cold in Io>ya.

Des Moines. la. Jan. 2s-The gov ernment weather bureau reported a minimum temperature for Des Moines ot l6 degrees below zero at six o'clock, Monday morning IL re ports minimum of 20 degrees at Sioux City, and estimates the average for the state at about two degrees colder. Owing to the sudden change of temperature there is considerable suffering
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
In Minnesota.

St. Paul. Minn., Jan. 2S.-Nfter more than q month of comparatively mild weather, the mercury began to drop, Friday night. and by Sunday morning a mild blizzard had set in. During Sunday night thermometers ranged from 15 to 25 below zero. the official figure being l6 below. Con tinued cold k promised
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
Killed His Own Father.

Fro Harvey has been placed in jail at Melville to await the action of the grand jury on the charge of kill ing his own father. It seems liar vey and his son while intoxicated en- gagged in a struggle for the possession of bottle of whisky when Harvey junior pulled out dirk and plunged il into his fathers heart
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
The Popc's Health.

Rome. Jan. 2s.-Signer Lapponi, the popes physician. in view of the constant reports of the pope's i'll health, says: "Fhe pope is in ex- eellent health. both mental and phy- sieal, and is looking forward joy fully to the fetes which celebrate his 9 years pontificate.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
On to Washington.

Des Moines. la. Jan. 2s.-Gov. and Mrs. Shaw will leave for Washington Monday night. They expect to re- side for the present at the Arlington hotel. but will take house before the entire family joins them in Wash ington for the summer.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
Blizzard in Wisconsin.

Lacrosse. Wis, Jan. @s.=A severe blizzard is raging in this vicinity. The mercury dropped about 20 degrees since Sunday, and Monday morning was 12 degrees below zero. The cold wave was accompanied by fall of four inches of snow and high wind.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
Methodist PhiInnthropic Hospital.

Richmond, Ind, Jan. 2S.-The Meth odists of Indiana, it is announced, have undertaken the erection of large philanthropic hospital to be To- cated at the state capital. The cost is to be S2O0,OOO, and the endowment $500 0OO
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
Gen. yiIjoen Captured.

London, Jan. 2S.-A report from Lord Kitchener to the war office, tells of the capture of Gen. Vilioen, Gen. Botha's most able lieutenant. Gen. DeWet continues to dodge the British columns within his circum- scribed ttea.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
Wholesale Vaccination.

Boston. Jan. 2s.- Between ten o'clock Sunday morning and five dents of East Boston, comprising the Fourth and Fifth wards, barred their left arms for inspection or for vac cination by physicians.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
To Meet Business Men.

New York, Jan. 2s.-Prinee Henry of Prussia has accepted an invitation to meet, on his visit to New York. 100 of the great business men of this country. The invitation was sent to him through the German ambassador at Washington.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
Three Eacaped

w. H. Hughes. charged with kill ing and throwing Mexican in well several months ago; Arthur Low cry. who was placed in jail recently, charged with robbing a cripple, and a man by the name of Johnson. from near Hartley, charged with stealing hogs. escaped from jail at Mena by digging hole in the wall.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
National Telcgrnphers' Tournament.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 2s.-'The tele- graphers of Atlanta have decided that th- tournament which they are arranging for March l shall be na- tional in scope, instead of being linn tied to the country south of the Ohio riNer
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
Hritons Are Staggered.

London, Jan. 2s.=The cost of the war in South Africa, in men and money, is becoming staggering. The total depletion of the army. from all causes, mp to last reports. has been 935 officers and 23.35t enlisted men and the money cost S755. 100000.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
Daath of . County Convict.

J. Daly. an eX-conVict, dropped dead at Cumins4 small town in Lincoln county. BaE had just finished serving a term on the convict farm of John NJ. Oracle At the time he left the farm he was quite il, and it is claim ed the warden tried to prevail upon him to remain at the camp until he got able to travel.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31

New York, Jan. 2S.-Money on call easy at per cent. Prime mercantile pas per 4n5 per cent Sterling exchanges steady with actual business in bankersa bills at 4S704S1is for demand and al 4S4lx GtSSta for 60 days. Posted rates, 4S5G4SSs commercial bnis 4SSia6t4S4A; Mexican dollars HI government bonds stronGs /
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
Cntton.
Financial.

Quotations for middlng range as fols lows: St Louis, 77sc; New York; j-16es Memphis, i2-iG1.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31

David lobe, James Kitts and Law renee Dunbar. coiored. have been sen tenced to be hanged at Arkansas City February 2S for murder.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
state uortIculturist1.

or yeting of the State Horticul- ,lety held at Fayetteville last tS more largely attended than
 rmer meeting, and the pro of much interest. The fol
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
Stage of the Rivers.
THE MARKETS.

all. Trace.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31

elected John r. loam Springs, s. president Little
 second vice pres gs; A W St. (3ident. Mena, E. k,etteville eXeeu-
 Smelzer, Van | tn, Springdale;;
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-02-08
UNiVE RSlTV NOTES


Miss rway has been substitutinI
this week In the Fourth ward.
The normals are writing play d
be presented at graduating time.
The senior class met yesterday 4
noon and chose motto besides tranJ
acting other important business NAL
ters pertaining to commencement
In the normal department the o(
thocpy class has completed its wor|
anu are now studying school managd
mont ana law. The history Of educd
ton class is now studying the Progress
OF Education in the United States.
Next week, Friday night. at Colombo
hall. our two teams of boys and girld
basket ball play the boys and GRID
teams of the II Oh school. The game
promise to be hard fights and We ar,
sure our friends will improve the on
portunity Of seeing two Of the closes
games of the season.
This is the beginning of the secont
semester and number of classes hav,
been formed. Miss Hickey has class
In advanced German. A number o
the students having a thorough know
ledge Of the elementary work dcsirin.
10 study the language secured Mis-,
Hickey and are reading Faust.
There are a number OF now CLASSES
Ia mathematics. algebra and trigon
ometry. The trigonometry STUDENT
meet at S:l5 and have established
new precedent Glasses IN botany an,
botany have been organized will
Professor Tight which promise goo,
work under his skilled instruction.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-02-08
iNAUoI RATION CEREMONIES.
Governor Otero viii Be Sworn In BY
Chief Justice Mills,

The reception and Inauguration ball
to be held at the Palace hotel Santa
Fe this evening, in honor of Governor
and Mrs. Otero, are public affairs and
no invitations have been issued. Citi
zens generally are invited to attend
The several committees to have charge
of the reception and ball have been ap.
pointed and are as follows:
Citizens Committee-Amado Chav
es, Abraham Staab. |. Sparks. George
w. Knaebel Manuel Delgado, James
l., Selligman. II. u. Cartwright, Solo
mon Spite. Marcelino Garcia, Solomon
Spiegelberg.
Executive Committee. w. Ray
nolds, chairman; A. NJ. Bergere. secre
tary; Il. l.. Bartlett. treasurer; j. Fl
Sloan and a. b. Renehan.
Floor Committee--A. b. Renehan
chairman; Arthur Seligman. T. +
Slaughter, S. G. Cartwright.
Introducing Committee-Major r. j
Palen, Jose ~. Sena.