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The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
To Experiment in Rice Culture.

The department Of agriculture at Washington has sent representative to this state to arrange for extensive experiments in rice culture, which are to be conducted near Lonokc. Arrangements are to be made for the erection of an irrigation plant, with equipment for pumping the wa ter from the substrata and flooding the fields during the growing season
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SINGULAR SHOOTING AFFAIR.
A Boston Bookkeeper Shot Twice by Man Who Refused to EA-
 plain His Motive.

Boston. April 28.-Stillman Bishop. bookkeeper for the Edison Electric Light Co, was shot by Hartwell Staff ford, of Brooklyn, who entered the place, walked up to Bishops desk ana began discharging revolver Three shots were fired, two of which hit Bishop in the arm and side Staff ford was seized and held until the police arrested him. He refused e explain his action. Bishops woundx are not dangerous. He is about 2I years old and his assailant about 4o-
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Boys Drowned at Fort Smith.

The mystery which has surround ed the disappearance of two boys Robert Brocchus and Clarence Cole man, at Fort Smith, has been solved by the finding of the body of young Brocchus in the river near that city. Until the finding of the body by some fishermen. it was thought probable that the boys had run away. The boys disappeared short time ago and when last seen were in a boat upon the river
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Federation of Women's Clubs Meet.

The sixth annual meeting of the Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs was held at Texarkana. Set- enty clubs were represented. twelve having been added to the federation during the past year In addition te the regular program the delegates were the guests of honor at num- Der of entertainments given by the citizens of Texarkana. An amend ment 10 the constitution was adopted providing for an executive board to be composed of the seven officers of the federation, the chairmen of the standing committees and four mem bers elected at the annual meeting.
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Knights Tempar Hold Meeting.

The annual meeting Of the grand commandery. Knights Templar of Arkansas. was held at Little Rock. The following officers were elected and installed by Grand Junior War den Frank H. Thomas of Washing ton D. C.: G. J Klock. grand com mander, Eureka Springs; Thomas H. Jones, deputy grand commander. Lit. tie Rock: Sam P Ceilings, grand generalissimo, Hot Springs; Arthur c. Jordan, grand captain general. Pine Bluff; Peter Briekey, grand sen for warden Marianna: C. c. Goss. grand junior warden. Little Rock. Oliver C. Gray, grand prelate, Little Rock; John Brodie grand treasurer. Little Rock; Fay Hampstead. grand recorder, Little Rock: Nick Kizel grand standard-bearer. Eureka Springs; James Chapple. grand sword-bearer, Little Rock; B Hatch cit, grand warder, Fort Smith Ed mund Metcalf. grand captain of the guard Little Rock.
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Convict Outwits Officers.

Gus Pittus, negro convict, es- capped from the guards at Fayette- vile. and after being located by the officers. escaped the second time. Af- ter his first escape, the man was found in h ouse nearby. The house was surrounded by the officers. who were about to fire the house to run him out. when it was discovered that in some unknown manner he had es. capped a second time.
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Report of investigating Committee.


 Copies of the official book contain ing the facts as brought out by the ways and means committee of the Ar kansas legislature Investigating the action of the chief executive in cer- tain matters certified to by the off cial stenographer. are offered for pub lie sale. It is safely said that the sale has far exceeded the author s expectations No politician, that is, is to be or has been, has a complete library without it. Copies will be sent postpaid on receipt of S5 cents. If you want it, write the publisher today. with the money. for the edi- tion is limited, and the demand great. Address William S Mitchell, Publisher. care Arkansas Democrat, Little Rock.
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THURSDAY. APRIL 2a.

The senate passed the house bill pro viding for the redigesting of the stat utes. amending it by inserting the name of W. F. Kirby for that of T. D. Craw- ford a digester.
 The governor announced his veto of the Myers bill for the regulation of mus sel and pearl fishing. A motion to pass the bill over the veto was lost by three votes.
 The Whitthorne bill, repeating the Wilson anti gambling law and re-en- acting the old gambling laws. was in- definitely postponed in the house.
 The Senate.
 Senator Mears called up the house resolution memorializinS congress to declare the Mississippi river a boat canal and drainage waterway. The res oluiion was adopted without opposition. The senate voted to recede from its amendments to the appropriation bill for the Arkansas .Saatic Asylum, the
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votes. but the point was raised that a two-thirds majority was necessary. The speaker took the matter under ad visement.
 The bill providing for the redigest- ing of the statutes and amended so to name W. r. Kirby as digester was passed by the senate.
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Youthful Couple Eiope,

Myrtle Hart. the 15-year-old daugh- ter of H. c. Hart, postmaster of Yo cum, and Alphonso Youngblood, the 20-year-old son of a farmer, eloped and were married by country jus, tice of the peace near their home The license was secured on an order of consent to which. it is alleged the girl had forged the names of her father and mother.
 The De Yampert hotel, the princi, pal hotel at Wilmot. was destroyed by fire
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FRIDAY, APRIL 24.

The bill placing the entire state in ehancery districts and creating three new districts, passed the house by three votes.
 The senate adjourned till Monday morning at o'clock.
 Senator Killoughs bill. authorizing the St. Francis lcvee board to increase its bond issue to $500, ,0o0, passed the house
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Citizens Clean Eureka Springs.

The citizens of Eureka Springs
 were given a novel holiday in the shape of renovation day which was observed in accordance with a proc lamation issued by Mayor F. A. Rickard. All business houses and schools were closed for the day and men, women and children devoted themselves to municipal house cleaning The reservations about tho springs and all the streets of the city were thoroughly cleaned by the
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The Senate.

Senator Norwood for the judiciary 1 committee reported H B. 279 (Funk) providing for reprinting Arkansas su- 1 preme court reports. An amendment l was adopted reducing the cost for proof i reading from s100 to $25 per volume. $. B 2S6 CWitt, prohibiting the l operation of pOolrooms. was taken up. l Senator Norwood moved to reconsider the vote by which an amendment in 1 cluding all forms of gambling was l adopted. The motion was lost The amendment including betting at race tracks in the provisions of the bill was 1 reconsidered and defeated. $. E. 245 CLogan1. regulating bonded warehouses and store houses. passed. The vote by which the house de 1 feated the bill appropriating $1,000 for the care of Confederate graves at Camp l Nelson in Lonoke county. was reconsid- cred and the bill being placed on third 1 reading. was passed.
 l Motion to suspend the rules and take up the Keel and King antitrust bills and the Keith antifraternity bill was l lost
 A message was received from the l governor stating that he had signed s. l B. 2S, dividing the state into chaneery l districts. He announced the follow | ing appointments for chancellor: For the Eighth district. Judge Geo Hum l phries; Ninth district. Judge J. c. Wal lace; Tenth district. Judge l. V. Bour- land; Eleventh district. Judge r, Had 1 don Humphries.
 Senator Witt called up a bill consti- | tuting the board of directors of schools l in cities of the first class a board of directors to be presided over by the su 1 perintendent Of schools. Passed.
 A bin requiring that credit be given l a purchaser for amount paid on prop erty on which lien is retained. was passed.
 The senate receded from the amend ments to the appropriation bill for the University of Arkansas and the bill passed as amended by the house
 The House.
 II. B 54 (Stockard). increasing the l Confederate pension tax to one mill passed.
 II. B. 45O (ChestnuD. compelling wholesale dealers to pay an additional tax of s250 per year for the sale of alcohol and whisky. passed.
 The house accepted the senate amend 1 ment to the blind school appropria- tion bill adding s1.00O for insurance. The bill as amended passed without op- position.
 Il. B. 79 (BelD, requiring railroad companies to furnish cars to shippers under penalty of a fine of sl per day when cars are not furnished, was read third time and passed.
 MT DeRossit called up his bill re- quiring the St. Louis. Iron Mountain X Southern. Kansas City X Memphis, St. Louis X San Francisco and Choc- taw railroads to remove all levee dis tricts in the St. Francis levee district, A motion to refer to the railroad com mlttee was lost. Messrs. Cate and Crutcher opposed the measure. Messrs. l Eldridge. Futrell and Slaughter spoke in favor of it. The bill passed.
 H. B. 564. appointing w. r. Kirby digester of the statutes was passed.
 The deficiency and deaf-mute ap- propriation bills were considered in com mttee of the whole
 SYM
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The House.

II. B. 524 tChambers). to permit the defendant in any jury trial to secure special jury trial by giving three days notice and paying all costs, was de feated.
 H. B. 499 CBrooksJ. providing that contracts for public printing shall be given to residents of the state. was defeated.
 S. B. 134 (Mardis), authorizing the attorney general to bring suit in the supreme court of the United States to determine the boundary line between tnts state and Tennessee in Mississippi county, was read third time and passed
 The members of the senate ap peared in the house and the joint ses- sion of the house and senate to select state capitol commissioners. assembled with President Short in the chair
 The name of EX-Gov. Eagle. nomi- mated by the senate, was withdrawn.
 The following names were presented to be balloted for: John B. McCaleb Dr J. NJ. Flenniken. R. W. McFar- lane, z. T. Matthews W. B. AleXan- der. Dr. II. L. B Shers. ex-Gov Dan w Jones. J. II. Fry. L. w. Clark, Howard Robb. w R. Duiey.
 After six ballots the following were declared elected: John B. McCaleb. of Sharp county; Dr. J. M. Flenniken. Ouaehita; R. W. MeFarlane. Se5astian W. B. Alexander, Jefferson z. T. Matthews Craighead
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SATURDAY, APRIL 25.

Judge Keths bill abolishing frater- mites in the University of Arkansas, was passed by the house, only one more than quorum being present when the bill was voted upon.
 The house concurred In the senate amendment to the redigesting bill, sub stituting the name of W. F. Kirby of Texarkana for that of T. D. Crawford as digester
 The bill passed during the present session for the protection of mussels was repealed by the house
 The senate was not in session.
 The House.
 A resolution providing that all house committee clerks be discharged was adopted.
 II. B. 579 Campbell of Randolph, repeating the act previously passed for the protection of mussels. was taken up. Dr Meyers declared that the veto of the supplementary bill by the gov ernor deprived 10000 people of d liY- ing The bill passed, - to D.
 s. B. 235. regulating the sale of com mercial fertilizers was passed.
 II. B 5S4. providing for the redigest- ing of the statutes, was taken up. The senate amendment substituting the name of N r Kirby as dgester for that of T. D. Crawford. was concurred in. 59 to 32
 The deficiency appropriation bill was considered by the house in committee of the whole. Amendments to strike out the items of $37S for carpets and furniture for the governors office and s51.3O Tor the publication of the uni versity magazine and annual, were re- jected. The bill was adopted and re- ported favorably.
 Judge Keith called up his bill abol- ishng fraterntes in the University ot Arkansas. The rules were suspended and the bill placed on final passage Mir. Rodman introduced an amendment to change the title of the bill to read An act to disrupt the University of Arkansas" The amendment was re jected. An amendment to strike out the enacting clause was rejected MT Martineau raised the point of no quo rum. The sergeant-at-arms was in- struCted to bring in the absentees When q quorum was secured the bill was read third time and passed. % te 13. The house adjourned at 6.15. mak- ing a new record for length of session
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ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE
Both Branches Pass Bill Naming Hon. W. F. Kirby to Digest
 Laws of the Stase.
TUESDAY, APRIL 2I.

MT. Chrisp's bill creating board ef pardons was called up and tabled.
 S B. 2S1 (Covington). to redistrict the state into cnancery districts and in increasing the number to sevenfwyp creasing the number from seven to ten. was taken up. Senator Butt spoke in support of the measure. Senators Cot ham. McFerrin and Vaughter opposed the bill, which passed. 17 to fl.
 The general appropriation bill for the maintenance of the state govC rn- ment was passed without opposition.
 The senate proceeded to the house for the purpose of sitting In joint ses- sion for the selection of state capitol commiSS toners.
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house having refused to accept the

house having refused to accept the amendments
 Senator Witt called up s. B. PTS, pro, hibiting the keeping of bedrooms for betting on races. motion to place the bill back on second reading for the purpose of reeonsidering the senate amendments. was carried.
 The rules were suspended and H. B. 56t providing for the redigesting of the statutes. was taken up Senator Norwood introduced an amendment striking out the name of T. b. Craw- ford as digester and inserting that of W L. Kirby. The amendment was adopted, 13 to 12.
 Motions to suspend the rules and call up the King antitrust bill and the Keel antitrust bill, were lost.
 X bill providing for the inspection of nursery stock before it is shipped was passed.
 Senator Mardis called up bill which provides that county judges may lease wild and uneleared sixteenth section school lands. for term not to exceed i've years. The bill passed.
 The senate went into executive ses- sion and confirmed the nomination of C. T. Breckinridge as a member of the board of trustees of the University Of Arkansas.
 The Rouse.
 Chairman Merriman of the ways and means committee introduced II. B. 576, the general deficiency bill. The house went into committee of the whole to consider the bill. MT Toney offered an amendment to strike out the item of $31S for carpets for the governors of fee. The amendment was lost g. to 3s. \ motion To adopt the item for tela- grams used in the governors office was lost, 23 to g. An amendment striking out the item for local telephone for governors office was defeated An amendment to strike out item of S265 for University of Arkansas magazine and annual Was adopted. The commit tee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
 II. B. 5f2. relieving men over sixty years of age from the fine for refusing to serve as school directors. passed
 H. E. 56S. changing the name of the state lunatic asylum to the Arkansas State Hospital for the Insane. passed by unanimous vote.
 H. E. 562 6Bradley) granting one thousand acres of state land per mile to aid in the construction of a railroad from RussellvilIe to Dover, failed to pass.
 II. B. 80 tBurks) granting permis- sion to companies and individuals uo construct short lines of railway or tramway and granting them right of eminent domain, was passed.
 II. B. 579. appropriating s62. 900 for an annex to the insane asylum. was adopted by the house as q committee of the whole, with recommendation that it pass.
 H. B. 3t5 fWhitthorne). repeating the Wilson anti gambling act of 1901 and re-enacting the old gambling laws. was taken up. \ motion to indefinitely postpone the bill prevailed. 53 to B.
 message was received from the go.'- eFHer announcing that lie had vetoed IL B 429, Dr. Myers bill for the reg ulation of mussel and pearl fishing Dr. Myers moved that the bill be re- considered and passed over the veto. The motion was lost. IS to 25; neces- sary to pass, 51 ayes
 committee was appointed to invite James D. Richardson, of Tennessee, to address the house
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22.

A bill appropriating S20O00 for the redigesting of the state statutes and appointing as digester T. D. Crawford, reporter of the supreme court was passed by the house.
 MT. Holmes bill providing for a fine for hunting or fishing on Sunday was tabled in the house.
 The senate adopted a resolution di- recting the attorney general to bring legal proceedings to determine the rights of the two state capitol commis- sions appointed by the governor and elected by the general assembly.
 The senate passed the DeRossitt game bill, providing for the appointment of game Wardens
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-20

&c cans. We are closing out Ander-
sons soup at cents can.
]. & c. N. Thomas, watch inspectors
for the Seaboard Air Line Railway.
Leaders of low prices on watches.
clocks and jewelry; reliable opticians.
120 Whitaker. street.
]. w. Teeple's great sale continues
on furniture, carpets and stoves. The
people say Teeple's prices are the low
est. This accounts for the large sales.
The largest and cheapest line of re-
frigerators and ice boxes in Savannah.
w. T. Walker Furniture Co., corner
Broughton and Jefferson streets.
Everybody was satisfied that bought
from Winkler last Saturday. Not a
kick coming. We got nothing but
praises, about that Easter lamb. We
now have it constantly on hand; also
the best of all kind OF meats. Phones
2s6, City Market.
George Wagner's Son, florist; never
before in the history Of Savannah have
the people had the opportunity of get
ting such beautiful cut flowers. Bull
street.
Frank Werm, jewelry store. ia Bull
street, is showing a beautiful line OF
ladies' watches and chains at popular
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-20

very interesting articles. Coffee John
relates in this number the story of his
early start in San Francisco, and the
establishment of his coffee house. and
concludes with an unusual proposition
to his three guests, their acceptance
of which insures a number of enter
tanning chapters in the future. The
story of Jackson's quarrel with CAL
houn. by T.. N. Vallandigham, Peggy
Eaton's share in the affair, and the
momentous historical consequences of
the severing Of their friendly relations
makes tale as fascinating as any
from the pages Of an historical ro-
nance. The three chapters in the May
installment Of Sir Henry Morgan, Buc-
cancer, are crowded with thrilling in
cidents. Government Chickens" by.
Ruth Everett, is an account OF the
work of the Rhode Island College of
Agriculture in the education and train
ing of pouitrymen. Poultry culture is
a business that is not overcrowded,
and is a. lucrative one when properly
conducted The series of Underground
History is continued this month with
the story of the real motive underly-
ing the assassination of King Hum
bert. In fiction there are also two
short stories-"For ok Sakes Sake"
by Mary Gaunt, and "A Modern Joan
of Arc" by Julia F. Deane, a story Of
a unique strike by the children of
Chicago public school to enforce the
reinstatement OF a favorite teacher.
The Pearson Publishing Company, 2-20
Astor Place, New York city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-20
GEORGIAN FLORIDA
wINsHIP TO CHICAGO.

A dispatch from Washington says:
Handsome recognition of the ability
of popular Georgia officer, recently
stationed at Fort Mcpherson, is con-
tanned in the following order just is
sued by Adjt.-Gen. H. c. Cor
bin, by command of Lieut.-Gen.
Miles: "By direction of the
Secretary of War. First Lieutenant
Blanton Winship, Sixteenth Infantry,
now on duty in the Office of the Judge
advocate general of the army, is de-
tailed, under the provision of the act
of Congress approved Feb. 2. 1901, as
acting judge advocate and will pro-
coed to Chicago, ILL.,, and report in per-
son to the commanding general, De-
partment of the Lakes, for temporary
duty as judge advocate of that de-
partment'
Lieut.. Winship is a Macon man and
is well known throughout Georgia. In
the Spanish war he was an officer in
the First Georgia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-20
JIM HAM LEWIS.

Augusta Herald: Mr.. James Hamil-
ton Lewis. no wof Chicago, better
known here as "our Jim Ham Lewis, /"
arrived in the city this afternoon and
is registered at the Albion. Wherever
Mr.. Lewis is known, and that is some
what extensively, he is recognized as
a self-made man. He is native Of
Augusta, and by his untiring ambition
and energy has succeeded in bringing
himself into national prominence as a
statesman, a lawyer and a business
man. Several years ago Mr.. Lewis
was quite figure in Washington af-
fairs and later had some prominent
connection with the large sugar deal
in Chicago. Since Mr.. Lewis has be-
come a resident of 1.-The larger field of
activity in the North and West he
has been figure in politics and has
made quite record for himself in his
legal practice. He is on a short visit
to his friends here.
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Shipping Memoranda.

Charleston, April 19.-Arrived, steam
er Apache, Staples, Jacksonville, and
proceeded for New York; brig Daisy,
Munton, New York.
Sailed, steamers Algonquin, Hale,
Jacksonville; S. T. Morgan, Anthony,
Philadelphia; schooners Charles G..
Endicott Bailey, Jacksonville; Marie
F. Cummins, Thompson, Barren Is
land.
Fernandina, Fla, April 19.-Arrived,
schooner Iva B. Douglas, Bennett,
New York.
Sailed barkentine Ohio, (Br), Cogs-
well, Curacao, D. w. l.
Baltimore. April 19.-Arrived, steam
er New Orleans, Savannah.
New York, April 19.-Arrived,
steamer City of Savannah. Savannah.
Sailed, steamer Oriel, Savannah.
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Trains arrive Savannah as follows:
No. 20, daily, from New York. Wash
ington and Cincinnati, $40 a. m.
No. 50, daily, from New York and
Washington, 3:05 p. m.
No. go daily, from all points West,
via Jesup, 1920 a. m.
No. 81, daily. from all points West,
via Jesup, 1880 p. m.
All trains arrive and depart from
the Union Depot
THROUGH CAR SERVICE, ETC.
Trains 33 and "a, NEW YORK AND
FLORIDA EXPRESS, Vestibuled linn
tied trains, with Pullman Drawing
room Sleeping Cars between Savannah
and New York. Connect at Washing
ton with Colonial Express for Boston.
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Char
lotte and Richmond and Charlotte and
Norfolk. Dining Cars serve all meals
en- route.
Trains 80 and 81 connect at Jesup
with through Pullman Drawing-room
Sleeping Cars operated from and to
Kansas City via Birmingham, and
from and to Cincinnati via Chatta-
nooga.
Trains 20 and 80. THE WASHING
TON AND FLORIDA LIMITED.
Vestibuled limited trains, carrying
Pullman Drawing-room Sleeping Cars
between Savannah and New York.
Dining Cars serve all meals en- route
Also Pullman Drawing-room Sleeping
Cars between Savannah and Cincin-
rati. through Asheville and THE Land
of the Sky"
For information as to rates. sched-
ules, ETC., apply to
c. H. ACKERT, G. NJ, Washington,
d. G.
s. H. HARDWICK, G. p. A.. Wash
ington. d. c,
w. H. TAYLoE, A. G. p. A., ATTAIN
ia, Ga.
r. c. BLATTNER, Depot Ticket
Agent. Union Depot, Savannah, Ga.
E. G. THOMSON, c. p. & T. A., Sa-
vannah, Ga, 141 Bun street. Phones
$50.