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The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
THE JAMES TILLMAh TRIAL
Evidences of Witnesses Who Were
With Gonzales After Shooting.
The Defense Objects To the Admis-
sion of Gonzales Ante-Mortcm
Statement to j. 4. Hoyt.

Lexington, S. c., Oct. lin the
Tillman trial, Wednesday, Dr. F, H.
Mcintosh testified that he rode in the
ambulance with Mr.. Gonzales to the
hospital after the shooting and that
they were alone in the ambulance.
Asked if Gonzales said anything to
him during the ride in the ambulance,
Dr. Mcintosh said that Gonzales asked
him to state frankly if he was mortal
ly wounded. Witness said he told him
he was afraid ne was, and that Con
zales said; Yes, | think the fellow
got me"
The doctor then told of the course Of
treatment pursued and said he believed
death to have resulted from the gun
shot wound,
J. A. HOyt, Of the editorial staff Of
the Columbia State, saw Mir. Gonzales
in the State Office about Is minutes
after the shooting. He was then suf-
ferlng intensely, witness said, but raj
lied. He was with him continuously
then until he was removed to TIE hos
pal.
Did he say anything about his con-
dition?" the solicitor asked
"Yes, he said he was afraid he would
die before his wife got there witness
replied.
Asked if Gonzales made any state
ment to him, Mr. ioyt said he had
told him all about the shooting
Objection was raised by the de-
fense to the admission of the state
ment which Mr. Hoyt said Mr. Con
zales made to him regarding the
shooting and lengthy argument en-
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
WAS FOUND IN CHICAGO.
oliver Anderson, Miaaing From st'
Louis, Found ~, n scnrchcr
In thicnnO,

Chicago, oct, l,-OlIycr Anderson,
secretary Of the Scruegs, Nondoryoorl
Barney Dry Goods Goa Of St. Louis,
Is detained At the Central station
awaiting the arrival OF lrIohds who
viii accompany him back to his home,
Anderson was taken into custody
Tuesday afternoon at the insllgalion
Of Henry IIambookcr, who says he Is
n carpenter In the employ OF the st.
Louis dry goods Arm and who for sew
oral days has been In Chicago search.
Ing for the missing man.
The police have been told that An
dorson IN slightly domonlod, In his
cell Tuesday night he talked In n ra'
llonal manner, although he appeared
TO bo worrying over some imaginary
crime
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
KNOWS BUT CAN'T PROVE IT.
Mayor Harrison of Chicago Says the
City Hall is Full of Graft, But
Legal Proof is lacking.

Chicago, Oct If | could fire all
the men | suspect of grating they
would be jumping out Of every window
in the city hall This hall is fun Of
graft, big and little, and you know
it and cant prove it,
81 have got eighteen months left, and
| will get some of them yet"
With these and other frank declara-
tions, Mayor Harrison has expressed
himself on the subject of municipal
service He asserted that his hands
were tied; that convincing proof could
not be secured to establish guilt, but
that in the remaining months Of his
administration some means would be
found 10 clean out number of the de-
partments.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
Arrested BY
THE military
Entire Force of the Victor, COL,
Daily Record Arrested by
Soldiers at Midnight.
TAKEN TO CAMP COLDFIELD
And PUT IN The GUARD HOUSE
The Paper, which il the Organ OF
the Miners Union is Being Got
Ont by u New Force of Printers
Under Special Permission of Gen.
Chase.

Victor, Col, Oct Shorty before
midnight a troop of cavalry under the
command of Maj. McClelland surround
ed the office of the Daily Record the
official organ of the Miners union of
this city, and with a detail of several
picked men entered the newspaper Of
flee and placed the following under ar
rest:
George kayner, proprietor
w. S. Langdon, Charles d, Langdon,
linotype operators.
w. A, Sweet, circulator
II. j, Richardson, foreman of the
composing room.
The prisoners were taken to Camp
Goldfeld, and after a conference with
Gen. Chase and other military officers,
the prisoners were placed in the guard
house
strong guard of infantry was left
at the Record office, where it will stand
guard until some disposition Of the
proprietor and his employees is made.
Afidayits have been prepared and
will be filed in the district court, charg-
ing the men with coercion, intimida-
ton and criminal libel The infOrma-
ton will be sworn to by Thomas Scan
Ion, of Victor.
Gen. Chase, when asked for a state
ment in regard to the arrests, said that
libel proceedings would be prosecuted,
and they were being held as military
necessities.
The business manager, A, Q, Miller,
hearing that a possible attempt to ar
rest the Office force would be made, was
out of the way at the time the soldiers
took possession. A new force Of print
ers has been secured, and with Gen,
Chases permission an organ will be
published as usual.
Judge Advocate McClelland, when
asked why the entire force was arrest
ed, said they were all equally guilty In
publishing the alleged lbelous article
in the Victor Herald, and that every at
tempt would be made to send all the
men arrested to the penitentIary,
G. II. Woodard, president of the Ty-
biographical union, discussed the ar
rest OF the Record force, says that no
greater outrage could be perpetrated.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
DUE TO HEMLOCK SPLINTER.
Death From Lockinw In Ita worst
Form Due 10 n Little Hem
lock splinter.

New York, oct IA splinter not
moro than half an inch long which
penetrated the palm Of John Hlmmor's
hand while he was working at his
trade az carpenter, has caused his
death from lock Jaw In its worst form
The fatal splinter was from hem
lock board 2mmer's hand swelled
to twice ItB normal size In few min
utes and the doctors worc unable to
check the poison,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
School Attendance.

a table has boon prepared In the
sl0ie department Of public instruction
showlng that Of tho total Of Ilyo thou'
SAND school diairIcts IN Arkansas there
ute 2,2l6 In which the public school
attendance II less than thirty In caeh
rive dIslrio,s show each less than sls
poplls In attendance, 10 less than
ven, 5Ol less than ilf,aen tAh lesa than
twenty, bo7 less than twenty-five and
9sS from twenty.six to thirty Carroll
johnson, OuachIta, PULASKI and Ran
uo'ph each has one district whore less
'hoh nix pupils attend public schools
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
Election JUDGES Arrested.

Something of a political sensation
was sprung at Hot Springs few days
ago when all the judges of the city
election last spring were arrested on
warrants based upon indictments
found by the last grand jury. Mayor
Geo r. Belding and DR.. J. w. Nc.
Clendon contested for the mayoralty
last April The former was reelected
by large majority, and the latter al.
legged fraud and violation Of the eleC.
ton law by the judges, 1t now ap-
pears that supporters Of McClendon
went before the grand jury and Sc
cured the indictment Of every election
Judge.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
THE ARMY MANEUVERS.
Win BE nut iittin ricii Worh tn-
III the National tunrhs'ncn
Get settled,

Camp Young, West Point, KY Oct
Wednesday, army moneuycrs were
on the condition of the Brown army on
the retreat toward Nashville and the
l,uo acting ON the olfonsIye
Thursday the state militia VIII ar
rive. and untIl the 10000 national
guardsmcn from six states get settled
IN canmp there win be little work In
thn 0pld
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
Excitement Causes Death.

Amos Toler, residing near Newport
died Of heart failure caused by excite
mont, induced by the partial destruc'
ton Of his home by fire, During the
blaze Tolor, who was about 80 years
OF age, ran out into the yard ana
though several Of the family who were
hghting the fire heard him make pc
culIar outcry no attention was paid
until the ilamcs had been oxtInguIshed,
when he was found dead, lying on the
grass
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
Condition OF Arkansas Banks,

The abstract of the condition of the
national banks of Arkansas at close Of
business September 9, shows;
Resources, loans and discounts, s5,.
725,73S,95 Total specie, $3i2,SiO5O; {;
legal tender notes, $2227i0.
Liabillties-Captal stock paid In,
sl4G5,Si0; surplus fund, s4S2 ,9i5; un'
divided profits, less expenses and taxes
paid, s299, $500; dividends unpaid,
100000; individual deposits, $5SOS,'
1929; percentage to deposits of cash
on hand, redemption fund and due
from reserve agents, 24,6l percentage
of legal reserve to deposits, 1901
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
NOT DUE TO INCENDIANISM.
Nothing to show Ihnt in'rnhihries
Fired the NreemRn camp IN
the AdirondRphsi

Saratoga, N. V, oct IA special
from Raquette lake says there IA moth
Ing to show that the burning OF tho
Adirondack camp Of John G. Freeman.
the New York publisher, located near
that place, ON September "a, was tho
work Of incendarIoa, 10 whom II had
been attributed,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
A RATHER UNUSUAL MOTION,
Es,nte For the iiunriii ~
Ills iieirA,

New York, Oct. i.--I,elatlves OF AL
phonse j. stcphani, who Is serving a
lIfe sentence IN Dannomora prison for
murder, have entered an unusual m0'
ton before the supreme court, They
desire 20 have fortune Of 100000
possessed by the murderer placed In
trust for hs heirs,
s,cphanl killed Attorney G, q, Roy
nolds In the latters once, ~ years aye,
during n quarrel over his fathers es-
tate, lie WAS convicted Of murder IN
the second degree,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
Fast Train on the Mountain.

The special train carrying President
uouId and party, who completed n
loNr Of inspection OF the Iron Noun
'alh ana branches n few days ago,
made the fastest time yet recorded be-
iWooA ~, Louis and ToyNrINnA, cover
lhR the distance IN three hours lesa
tmo than that made by the regular
cannon ball The average speed made
was DC miles an hour.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
Neqress Kills Neqress.

As the result Of trivial quarrel,
Mamie Horner colored, was stabbed
to death by Minnie Owens at Jackson
vile The murderess claims that the
Horner woman was swapping a pistol
at her when she drew KNIFE and
stabbed her three times, once IN the
back once severing the Jugular vein,
and once in the right breast near the
heart and penetrating the lung Eth
er wound would have resulted In her
death She only gurgled, "pll have
you arrested" and fell over dead.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
SIR michael
HERB HERBERT DEAD
The British Ambassador to the United
States Passes Away at
Davos- -Platz.
HIS DEATH WAS, SUPPOSEDLY,
DUE TO RAPID C0KSUMPT TION
He Was Promising Young Diplo-
mat, and, with His American
Wife, Formerly Miss Leila Will
son, of New York, VIII be Missed
at the National Capital.

Davos-Platz, Switzerland, Oct. l.
Sir Michael Herbert the British am
bassador to the United States, died at
lao Wednesday afternoon. He had
gradually grown worse since his ar
rival here but his death was sudden
and unexpected
A dispatch from Paris on September
II said that Lady Herbert, wife of the
British ambassador at Washington,
was devotedly nursing her delicate
husband back to health at Davos-
Platz.
CJrT
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
Rescued French Fisherman.

Fort Point, Me. Oct 1.-The ship
wrecked sailors brought in during the
night by the Italian barkentine Eros
proved to be the entire crew of l6 men
from a French fisherman, which was
lost on the grand banks during re-
cent gale
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
Carroll County Fair

The frat annual Carroll county falr
Will be held at BerryyIlle October 81
"a, Tho management offers an at
'ractIye list of prizes on fine stock
ana all farm and garden products and
also present n nice racing program for
each day Noted speakers VIII be
present and number Of special inter
eSlng features have been procured
Tor each day, The outlook Ia very
promIglng for a successful fair
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
rr,,, w,cc.cd, Mnn burned,

Lancaster Pa, Oct 1.-The west
hound mail train ON the Pennsylvania
railroad, which left Philadelphia
"Wednesday morning was wrecked near
here. aud d mail ear burned with all
itsmal. Engineer James McAllIster was
ncrIously injured,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
,unorcd mn \gn,ns,isnch

Wilmington, Dol, Oct 1.-The grand
Jury announced that It had decided to
ignore the bill against those charged
with being concerned with the burning
at the stake Of George White, the ne
gro who murdered Miss Bishop,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
Hcuncsi TO IInrNnrd.

New York. Oct 1.-The will of the
late Richard w Foster, of Clinton,
Mass, which has just been filed, con-
tans bequest of $25 900 for Harvard
university. and under certain condi-
tions the university becomes tho still
more substantial beneficiary.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
state nuildina. Goiug IN,

ST. Louis, oct State buildings
now In course Of erection on The
Worlds fair grounds aro Missouri,
ohio, Iowa New Jersey, Arizona, Con-
noclIcut, Kansas, West Virginia, Louis
lana, Kentucky, New York, Illinois,
Washington Arkansas, Oklahoma, In.
diana and Nevada.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
IIn Ore Nenr Napo Nome.

Butte, Mont. Oct IA hundred
foot ledge or tine ore " reported to
have been discovered near Lost river,
In the Cape York district, north OF
Cape Nome. Details Of the discovery
ara not plypn
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD.
II was Paid ny Members of the
Aiusi,au Boundar, JomiDi> sion,

London Oct 1.-The death of Sir
Michael Herbert was announced at
Wednesdays session Of the Alaskan
boundary commission by Lord Chief
Justice Alyerstone 1t was supposed
ly due to rapid consumption, from
which the ambassador is known to
have suffered from the time of his ap-
pointment 10 Washington. Counsel on
both sides paid tribute to the dead am
bassador.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
T,,, Men Uurued 10 Death,

Monticello, Ryp Oct john
Adams aud Thomas Marsh we're burned
10 death and Joseph Marsh fatally In.
,ured by mn explosion Of gos nj mn oil
vol hero Wednesday,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
Arrest of supposed Fugitive.

st. Louis, Oct. detectives arrest
ed, Tuesday night, William Barton OF
Mount Sterling, H., on suspicion of be-
ing fugitive from justice. Barton Is
supposed TO have been implicated In
recent Jail delivery at that place.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
i,ouitry.ttousr Harmed

Milan, Mo-, Oct Fire destroyed
Swift n Con- large poultry house here
Tuesday morning The city electric
iIeh, plant was also badly damaged, II
IL thought to have been tho work Of sn
inccndlAry.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
Murdered u, Nrnroes

Dubois, Pa, oct Ralph VIII.
,ama, foreman employed by railroad
contractors near here, was murdered,
Tuesday night by two unknown ne
groes, who escaped Williams was
walking by himself on the grade when
assaulted by lhe colorod men,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
A 1h,cL In Ills Career,

81. Joseph Mo- Oct i-Goorge
Wilson, one Of the cleyerest house bur
glars the police have any record Of
confessed to numerous robbcrles In the
criminal court and received sentence
Of three years In prison,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
Got n sim Dose.

Des Mones, la, oct, l-W, A. Rich
ards, ex-dcputy United States marshal
was sentenced, at lndlanola, to IL years
in the pcnltentiary for robbng the
home of Mrs. Sarah Sullivan, at Ham
ilton. la,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
ucnrrested for Murder.

LonycnwOrlh, kas,, Oct l--Goorgc
lIornlon was arrested az he was loay'
Ing the Kansas penllenliary Tuesday
llornton had just finished serving a
term for larceny lie killed n fellow
convict, named William Links, In the
mines,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03

SIR MICHAEL HERBERT.
With the hope OF restoring her hus-
band Lady Herbert was lingering at
Davos-Platz, though the resort was de-
serted at that time of the year.
Lady Herbert was formerly Miss
Leila Wilson, daughter of Richard T.
Wilson, the New York banker and is
related to the Vanderbilt, Ogden Goelet
and Astor families.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
he,lvi,v In the Zinc Belt,

As the branch OF the Batesyllle oS
tension Of the Iron Mountain near'
complotIon into the zinc belt OF the
norlhwest, activity In mining In tha'
Soc,lon increases, Machinery has been
ordofod for the erection OF a number
AZ new mills, and within the last rev
months outside capital has been scos .,
Inc investment In mineral lands win
srea,or perslstency than heretofore
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
,f,ve ana Los. ~ Lise,

Williamson, W. Va, Oct Fire,
Tuesday night destroyed the Norfolk
n Western hotel 70 residences and u
brewing company'e plant, Losa, 'tO,'
Wv, ono negro perlehed.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
FIFTY Thousand Recruits.

Constantinople, Oct 1.-An Inn
peral trade has been issued, calling
out $4,000 recruits in the districts OF
the Second and Third army corps, In
order to complete the effective of the
Nizam (regular) battalians in Mace
donia.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
AI>nnsns Appointnent,

Topeka, Kns,, Oct l-Chaneollor
strong of the state university has
named John Mcdonald, of Topeka, as
the superintendent for Kansas In
charge of the educational exhibit ut the
Worlds fair for Kansas,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03

Tho Elk Horn BANK Of Arbadelphla
has been Incorporated WIN u eap''"'
atock Of tl50.ooO'
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
iinnnlrLnra on Nirikr.

New York, Oct The ragplckers
Of the east side have struck for the
recognition Of their union, recently
formed a picket belonging TO the
union was arrested but the strike lead
ors are confident Of victory,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
Omcr pnsbn In Command.

Constantinople, Oct l,-Omer Pasha
has been nominated commandcr-in-
chief of all the forces In European
Turkey with his stan chosen by him
self
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
r,.. r,om uoboo,c plague.

Santiago, Chile, Oct, l,=The whole
of the province OF rarapaca, including
the port Of iduldue, the capital, has
heeu declared free from bubonic plague
plague.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
HANK Robbery at byron, Ncb,

Byron, Neb, Oct. THE Farmers
and Merchants bank was robbed carly
Wednesday morning The safe was
blown open with nitroglycerin, and
about $1,000 taken The robbers cs-
capped
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
prp,h From Lockjnw,

Kcwnnec, III, oct l,-Lockjaw
from u slight injury on the foot caused
the death, Tuesday, after terrible
agony, Of william Steyor of Lafrcn,
Ark, who was temporarily residing In
Henry county
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
Fatally Injured,

Evansville, Ind, Oct i,-Louise
Rheinbold, II years old, OF Warrlck
county, was thrown from a buggy while
descending n hll and sustained fatal
injuries Her little brother, who was
with her, escaped with n few brusee
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
Fatal Explosion.

Oakland. H., Oct 1.-The boiler OF
an engine attached to a sorghum mill
blew up, Tuesday, instantly killing An
drew IIite and fatally wounding Jen
Hite, a nephew, Hite's skull was irac-
tured and four ribs broken
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
Ni,inMpnd Ihlnea,,.

Chicago, oct IAN appeal from
the Young Mems Christian association
In Sofa has been made to their brother
members IN Chicago and other oities
for aid for the suffering Maeod0hiahB,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
tpa., ~ saratoga, n, \,

Saratoga, N, Y, Oct There was
A heavy froel during the night and the
mercury stood Ut ~ nj daybroak.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-03
ARKANSAS STATE MEMS.
First Annual Carroll County Fair
to Be Held October 2I-24.
EVENTS Of LWEEk BRIEFLY CHROHICLEO

couId Social Makes Fastest Time On
Record Over Iron Mountain-Condi.
ton OF National Banks-Excte.
ment Causes Sudden Death of an
Old Man.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-24
JOHN W.
BAKER
WARDEN
State Game Keeper from
Lane County

Governor Chamberlain last evening
appointed John w. Baker OF Cottage
Grove, Lane county, state game
warden, to succeed l.. w. p Quimby
the present incumbent.
Mr.. Baker is a man OF good ability
and living In a section OF the country
where there are many violations OF
the law. whole herds Of deer some
times being slaughtered in winter in
violation OF the law.
The appointment was much sought
after and not less than a hundred APP
plcants had 10 be turned down 10
name MIR Baker But they have the
satisfaction OF knowing that a worthy
and deserving man got the place and
a Democrat OF the bedrock variety
Mr. Baker is a brother OF Prof.
Baker. OF the Lincoln public school,
and OF Mrs. Frank Morrison OF South
salem.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-24
OUT OF
POLITICS
TO STAY
BrOwneII Declares He will not
Ask Office Again
Says What ne Wants is Law
Business and Lots of II

Il am out Of politics, and I intend
to stay out" said State Senator Brow.
nell. this morning. Il have been kind.
ly treated by the people Of Clacka.
mas county, at whose hands I have
been honored repeatedly. While !
have made some mistakes, have al.
ways endeavored, to the best of my
ability, to do what considered was
the proper thing TO do. There are
younger men coming up in the party
and others who are entitled TO rec.
ognition. feel that the time has
come for me to let go. and let the
others step TO the front and assume
the general leadership and manage
ment Of party politics.
ITO make II plain, have made up
my mind to let politics go and 20 to
work in my profession and make a
living, and try to make some pro.
vision for those who are dependent
upon me-"
DO you really mean to say that you
are entirely out OF politics. and for
good?" repeated the reporter, who
had heard the staement before. but
not from so direct a source.
Most emphatically my answer TO
that is yes" was the senator's reply.
"Of course. shall be pleased to help
my friends, II they need my help. and
at all times do what | can to bring
about the election OF the Republican
.icket am through asking for OF |
ice, and have done with taking any
general or active part in party poll
les. | make this statement. as | /
hlnk Il Is due my many friends I'm .
Jlackamas county. What ! want now
s law business" and with the last
Mr. Brownell gave his at
ention TO a client who had been
Waiting for the interview TO termin.
.te.