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The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05

position Of school taxes in the cases Of children transferred from one district to another.
 II. B. POS CNorncetl. to change boun- dary line between Logan and Scott counties, so as to add to the former a small section of the latter II. B. 209 Latimer1. regarding the filing of claims and rights ef action in cases of the destruction of animals. II. B. 210 tFergusOn1. changing the county line between Lonoke and Pu- laslI counties a s to add Greenwood
 township to the last-named county.
 H. B. 211 (Allenl. compelling direc- tors of school districts to give at least fifteen days notice before all meetings. and regulating the selection of sites for schoolhouses.
 The above bills were all read twice and referred to the proper committee.
 A messenger from the governor an neuneed that he had signe1 the follow ing concurrent resolutions: No. I. pro- viding for state capitol building com mittee; No. &. for a committee to visit the state university; No. 9, memorabilia ing congress to secure an appropriation for making the St Francls river navi- gable; No. 10, for a committee to visit the Pine Bluff normal.
 Mir. Jacobs bill (9i). to repeal an act of 1901 for the protection of landlords in cities, towns and villages was taken up i tS itt oi iSVi ffOFi3e5 ttaI any person who shall rent any dwelling house or other building and who shall
 fail or refuse to pay the rent therefor. when due according to contract. shall at once forfeit all right to longer oc- cupy said dwelling house or other building, under penalty of fine Messrs. Jacobs, Merriman. Toney. Chestnut, Burk and Campbell of Pulas- Xxi, spoke in favor of repeating the act, and Messrs. Holland Parks. Fuller. At kins, Keel. Pndall and Rodman spoke i'll opposition.
 MT. Jacobs bill to repeal the act fail ed to pass-aycs 40. noes 53 Mir. Stevens introduced house bill 216. giving courts of record discretion to adjudge costs against the prosecuting witnesses in misdemeanor cases prose euted in such courts of record when the prosecuting witness was not summoned before the grand jury.
 The remainder of the day was spent in discussing H. B. 125. making it un- lawful for the proprietor of any drug store or pharmacy to allow any person other than registered pharmacist to compound or dispense prescriptions. No final action was taken on the bill
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
Of Interest to Druggists.

The commissioner of internal rev enue. Mir. Yerkes, has answered an inquiry from MT. F. w Tucker, col lector at Little Rock. relative to druggists and others who sell soda water drinks or similar beverages to which any distilled spirits, wine or compounds are added Some of the eonfectioners in Little Rock have been selling for flavoring, claiming that they are sold as solids. ard the ques- tion is are such dealers liable to tax as liquor dealers when they add spir- it's or wine to ice cream or other frog en preparations? The collector is informed that they are not, and such beverages do not come within the scope of the treasury departments Instructions as to taxing those deal ing in liquors.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05

performance on contracts relating to real estate.
 s. B. III tCaldwelD, donating 100. 900 acres of land for the purpose of establishing a textile school as a branch to the state university.
 s. B. 113 (Gray), amends section 1858 to read that all persons taking out liquor license must pay the specific sum of S200 to the school fund.
 The Rouse
 The speaker announced the appoint ment of Messrs DeRossitt. Cate Slaughter, Cook of Chcot, Pindall Pat terson and Hale. on the part Of the house, members of the joint levee com mittee
 II. B. 17s. authorizing the governor to employ counsel and bring suits against certain railroads for back taxes was taken up.
 An amendment was offered. authoriz- ing the attorney general to conduct the suits
 Consideration of the amendment and bill was postponed
 H. B. 174. providing for the election of members of boards of improvement districts in Carroll countJ. was taken up and passed
 II. B. 13 (Glbson). authorizing the special school district of Atkins, in Pope county, to borrow money, was read the third time and passed
 Mir. Eldridge called up IT, B 130 es- tablishing chancery court m the south crn district of Woodruff county at Cot ton Plant. The bill passed
 H. B. 8. relating to the tax to be levied by county courts for roads and bridges. and imposing a penalty on rail roads for allowing freight trains to stand across roads for any length of time. was defeated-32 to 54.
 H B 1SI changing the time of hold ing circuit court in Yell county, was read the third time and passed.
 H. E. 6@, providing for licensing of teachers. was read the third time and passed
 The penitentiary convict farm mat ter was again brought up on motion to reconsider senate concurrent resolution No tHardyD. providing for a commit tee of five representatives and three sen ators to visit the Cummings place The motion prevailed. and after considerable speech making the resolution was adopted
 IL B. 2s tPatterson). exempting Cross and Lawrence counties from the provis- ions of the law requiring petitioners for removal of a county seat to depos- it 5000. was read third time and pass ed.
 MT. Kelso introduced II. B. 200. re quiring railroads to furnish suitable service on branch lines. railroad com mission to have power to enforce tho provisions of this bill and to regulate freight rates on such branch lines.
 Mir. Apple introduced II. B. POI, to repeal sections l and 2 ot an act of 1889 to protect the county school fund
 NIT. Poole introduced H. B. 202 to amend sections SPAS and 6249 of the digest, defining who are fellow-se VantS
 MT. Chestnut introduced IT. B 2o3, to amend section 6426 of the digest. so as to provide for assessment of notes and due bills for taxation: fail ure to list same shall be bar to their collection.
 Adjourned til Thursdav
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
Extracts from supt. stinson's Report.


 Below are important extracts from the biennial report of Superintendent H. C. Stinson, of the Insane Asylum: At the present time there are e63 pa tients being treated and cared for in this hospital. Of this number PIT are white males. 269 white females, 38 colored males and 69 colored females There were admitted during the ifs cal year 1901 96 white males, 64 white females 6 colored males, 13 eolored females, making total of 179. The whole number treated was 351 white males, 327 white females 46 colored males. 77 colored females. making the total 801. There were discharged dur ing the year 152. Among this mum Der were: Recoveries. 54; improved. 1T; unimproyed, 5 eloped, ?; not in sane, ?; by death 42 The percentage of recoyeries to admissions was 3017 per cent. The mortality was 5.24 per cent During the fiscal year 1902 there were admitted eS white males, 46 white females, eolored males. 6 col oiFd iehdleS, hdhiHS eoedi LII -1' The whole number treated was 343 white males, 313 white females, fl colored males, "A colored females, making a total of I'll. There were discharged during the year 11S. Among this number there were: Recoyeries, 36; improved, 3S; unimproved, 5; col eloped, 8; by death. g. The percent age of recoveries to admission was 295 per cent. The mortality was ACT per cent.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
% Many Wives.

T. A. Shope. formerly a freight conductor on the Iron Mountain, was convicted at Searcy of bigamy and sentenced to five years in the pen itentiary. Shope was arrested sev- eral months ago in Wyoming and re turned to White county. He had been residing for several years in Little Rock, with his wife One day last summer he was married to promi- nent young lady of Higginson, and deserted her three days after the wedding When apprised of his marriage to the young lady at Higgin- son, his wife at Little Rock began an investigation of his past career. and discovered that her faithless husband had two other living wives.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
Killing at Clarksville.

Claude Kemp, a young miner was shot and instantly killed at Clarks vile by Dee Ladd. another miner Both the men went U Clarksville pre- pared for trouble. Their first meet ing occurred in front of Hendricks 5 hardware store, when young Kemp walked up to Ladd, slapped him in the face. exclaiming You insulted my father. did you?" Ladd turned and walked away without saying word Both parties armed them selves. and some thirty minutes later. while young Kemp was leisurely walking down the street in front of the ClarksYiile bank, Laud suddenly appeared behind him, and when some fifteen feet away from young Kemp ran up to him, placed the muzzle of a pistol to his back and fired, Young Kemp never looked arouLd but stag gered into the bank door and fell dead
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05

Tn the house seven bills were passed The senate was not in session.
 The first measure disposed of was s B. S9 G<ing), making an appropria- tion to reimburse those who advanced funds to the governor to relieve the sufferers from the dreuth in the north ern part of the state. There was no opposition to the bill
 MT Whitthornes bill (No 150l. re- quiring passenger trains to stop at all stations under certain conditions. was passed by a vote of 62 to 3. The bill provides that all passenger trains be required to let passengers on and off wherever there Is a passenger on board desiring to get of, or vice versa: pro- vided. that trains shall not be requir- ed to stop at stations where no agent ia kept. unless they are Jagged, but any one wishing a train to stop may flag same.
 MT Kerwin's bill fNo f3s). to pro- hibt the employment of child labor in factories, was read third time and passed by a vote of 62 to g. Messrs. Brooks, Burk Meyers and Kerwin spoke in favor of the measure. and MT. Thompson in opposition. The bill pro vides that no child under ? years shall be employed in any factory unless widowed mother or totally disabled father is dependent upon the labor of such child. or in case a child Is an or phan and has no other means of sup port. No child under the age of 10 years shall be so employed under any circumstances.
 H. F. 92 CHolland). providing that To- cal mine employees be paid In cash twice each month. was the next meas ure of general interest disposed of. The bill passed with only five votes in the negative.
 One of the most important measures passed upon by the house during the present session was II. F. a7, by MT. Parks. This measures opposed on the floor by Messrs. Merriman, Stock ard. Weaver and Patterson, and cham pioned by Messrs. Latimer. DuLaney. Newberry, Allen. Whitley, Greene of Benton and the author. Mir. Parks.
 The bill prohibits the taking or so- liciting of orders for liquor in prohi- bition territory
 The bill passed by a vote of 49 to [.
 Adjourned till Monday.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
Land Grant Bill in Congress.

One of the most important bills in troduced in congress for number of sessions, so far as Arkansas is con eerned, is a bill introduced by Con gressman McRae, which provides for the granting to the state of Arkansas. for free school purposes, the thirty sixth section of public lands in every township in the state, and for such parts of said sections as have been disposed of other public lands equal thereto in quantity. In round num- bers the bill carries with 1t over a million acres of land and calculating the land at 8 per acre, makes dona- tion to Arkansas for school purposes of something over 5000 900.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
PostoHce Robbed.

On the night of the 29th the post office at Bald Knob was burglarized and in the neighborhood of $500 in stamps and cash stolen. The burglars blew open the safe with nitroglyce- rine. Parties near the postofice heard a loud noise, but after making a par tial investigation and seeing no one stirring, went back to bed The rob bery was discovered about a. m.. and the robbers are supposed to have left in the meantime on one of the several passing trains, either going toward Memphis or Little Rock
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
Kissed a Negro.

An affair occurred on a passenger train between Memphis and Little Rock that caused big sensation. A party of Salvation Army affcers, private ear. When the train was some distance out of Memphis Maj Fred A Cox, private secretary to Gen. BootA and several others of the par ty, Went to the colored coach and delivered a sermon to the occupants. At the end of the service Cox. ito show his love for the race" placed his arm around a negro man and kissed him
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
Murderous Robber.

Chas. H. Fox. a peddler, was as- saulted and seriously wounded by robber near Pine Bluff Fox says the man asked for shelter by a fire he had built and they both went to sleep. About 12 o'clock he was awakened by the man going through his pockets. When he resisted the man shot him in the forehead. twice in the left cheek, his left eye was shot out and the ball was in the corner of the eye near the nose, under the lid
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
Husband and Father Suspected.

The house of Dan Nolan. a colored mill hand, at Kingsland, was burned. Upon investigation the charred re mains of Nolan's daughter were found in the ruins. and Nolan's wife was discovered short distance away in an unconscious condition. The daugh- ter's head had been chopped off and the mother had a deep gash in her skull. Nolan was placed under ar rest on< suspicion of having com mitted the crime.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
New Road lncorporated.

The Arkansas Coal and Mineral Railroad Company, with capital stock of s250,00O, filed articles of in corporation with the secretary of state, The proposed road will start at Dyer, traverse the coal mining dis tricts of Huntington and adjacent territory for distance of fifty miles The ineorporators are citizens of Clarksyille. Huntington and Fort Smith E. T. Mcconnell and John J. Goldsby are among the principal stockholders.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
O School Teachers.

The following bulletin has recent ly been issued by the department of public instruction:
 To the Teachers of the Public Schools-The examinations on theory and practice of teaching fer 1903 will be based upon Pages Theory and Practice of Teaching This notice is given that candidates for teachers license may have ample opportunity to make due preparation for the ex animation
 John H. Hinemon, State Superintendent of Public h. struction.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
The Senate.


 H. B. 20 (PlndalD. prohibiting the hawking of beef in Desha county with out first making affidavit that the per son selling the same came into lawful possession of it. was passed.
 II. B. SS Green of Benton), fixing salary of county judge of Benton coun- ty at sl.O00. was passed; also S. B. 99 (ButO, fixing fees for recording deeds in Carroll county.
 A bill by MT. Gotham. fixing the sal ary of the county judge of Drew coun- ty at $500. was read third time and passed.
 Mir. Hardy introduced S B. 10S. to prescribe rules and regulations where by surety and guaranty companies may become sureties upon the bonds of mu- nicipai, county and state officers.
 H. B. 100 (Rison), to allow consta- bles the same compensation for sum moning witnesses as sheriffs, was head third time and failed to passages TO- noes 14.
 s. B. s5 (Gray). was read third time and passed. It provides that wife and husband may testify against each other fin cases of injuries done by one against the person or property of the other
 MT. Logan called up s. E. 64. to pro hibit the killing or transportation of English and Chinese pheasants for term of years to January 1, 1913. The bill passed-25 to 1.
 MT. Caldwell introduced S. B. 104 with reference to killing of deer.
 s. B. No. 7s (King). providing for refunding the money advanced to the drouth sufferers of north Arkansas. was considered in committee of the whole reported back favorably and passed unanimously.
 Senator Rison introduced s. B. No 107, authorizing stenographers to ad- minister oaths and take dispositions.
 s. E. 108 was introduced by MT Smith. It provides for consolidating certain districts of chancery courts in Craighead, Woodruff and Mississippi counties. repeating the Chickasawba dis trict and transferring those cases to Osceola. repeating the southern district of Woodruff chancery court, all in the Fifth chancery district.
 Other bills were introduced as fol- lows
 s. B. 10e (wood). repeating act im- posing a collateral inheritance tax
 g. B. 11o (Hinkle). to compel specific
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
Marshal Robbed,

City Marshal Ham, of Mulberry, was attacked by gang of tramps and robbed of gold watch and $50 in money. Ham went to suppress a row among the tramps when he was set upon and his clothing cut almost into shreds, though he was not sepi- Ously injured.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
Jurisdiction Extended to Arkansas.

Congress has passed a bill extend ing the jurisdiction of the state of Ar kansas over portions of the military reservation at Fort Smith that have of the bill is to correct a peculiar con dition of affairs. The United States transferred a portion of the reserva- tion to Fort Smith some years ago, uat the act making the transfer failed to surrender federal jurisdiction over the property. The property transfer red has since been improved, and is now a part of the city, although the state laws dc not apply to it.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
New Bank Organized,

The Simmons National Bank has been organized at Pine Bluff. The officers are: Dr. J. F. Simmins, president; Dr. z. Orto, vice presi- dent; N. B. Sligh, cashier. Directors: J. F. Rutherford, N. T. Roberts and H. E. Russell.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
PoStomce Changes.

The following changes have been made in fourth class postoffces: Burma, Sebastian county, C. c. Fur nipseed, vice l.. L. Jackson, resigned Cam, Polk county, Idoma I. Howard, vice l.. E. Coffman, resigned.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
THURSDAY, JANUARY ae.

In the senate MT. Killough introdue ed four bills relating to the St. Francis levee district.
 bill was introduced in the house, making an appropriation for newspapers and stamps to be furnished members The bill is similar to the senate meas ure, which passed both branches and was vetoed by Governor Davis.
 Another measure of general interest introduced in the house was one provid- ing for the removal of the state univer- sity from Fayetteville to some point centrally located
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
DeSerter CaDtlIred.

John II. Seibert, young man about A years old, member of company B, Twenty-second United States in- fantry, who deserted from Fort Logan H. Roots about three weeks ago, was taken into custody at Clarksville.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05

Mrs. J. E. Francis, aged P. of Pine Bluff, died from the effects of an over dose of Htrychnine. The drug was taken with the intention of giving re- lief from an attack of heart failure. Mrs. Francis had only been married about six liouthA
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05

Asa R. Bragg. for years division freight agent of the Iron Mountain at Little Rock, has been retired. MT. Bragg is one of the most popular rail- road men in the state. and his retire ment is regretted by thousands of loy al friends.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
Boy Fatally Injured.

Negro boys in Fort Smith held q kangaroo court and sentenced Chas. Johnson. a 16-year-o,d negro, to be hanged. They put ! rope under his arms and pulled him to the ceiling of the livery stable in which they >Sgorked. Johnson cut the rope with fell to the floor and was so
 .injured that he died two days
 ANhAles, aged Is, is miss
 t.NN)me at Pine Bluff.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
SATURDAY, JANUARY al.

The total number of bills introduced in both senate and house the first three weeks of the session was 35S of which 12s were in the senate and 230 in the house.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY as.

The senate dispensed considerable business. passing eleven measures.
 A resolution by MT. Wood, directing the secretary of the senate and clerk of the house to supply members with papers and stamps was vott down.
 In the house a number of local meas ures were disposed of.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05

Ben Atkinson. whose home is at Malvern, committed suicide at Deca- tur, H., by taking morphine. No cause is assigned for the act.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05

pr. J. II. Meyers. of Lawrence coun- ty. has introduced in the house a bill approprlating s7o.0o0 to establish an institution for the detention and re- formation of all persons of the white race convicted of crime. up to the age of 21 years. The institution is to be known as the reform school for young criminals.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
Fire at Casa.

Fire at Casa burned M. A. Kirt. ley's saddlery and dwelling Jas. NJ. Shackelford's law office E. Silver burg's drug store. T. P. DIlbeck's gro cery store, Daniels & McLaren's Rack ct Store, Dr. Wallaces office, w. B. Cleveland5 general merchandise es. tablishment and J. s. Wilson's saloon and barber shop.
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE A Condensed Report of the Actual Business Transacted the
 Past Week.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27.

X busy day was spent in both branches and some time was consumed in consid- eration of local measures.
 MT. Thompsons house resolution pro- Viding for the printing Tn pamphlet form Of the governors message was voted down.
 In the house a number of bills were introudeed. and several local measures were passed
The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2.

Senator Jobe,s bill separating school tax paid by whites and blacks was de- feated by two votes
 number of bills, many of a local nature were introduced in the senate.
 In the house MT. Meyers introduced bill for the erection of a state re- form school. and MT. Campbell of Pu- laski introduced bill appropriating s5,000 to assist in the erection of a monument to the Confederate dead at Little Rock.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-03
THE METRIC SYSTEM.

The congress of chambers of com merce has adopted aresoIution in favor of the adoption of the metric system of measurement, Almost every theo- retical body which has studied the matter, including the colonial confer ence of 1902, has come to the same sort of decision Practical men, however. are slow in acting on the ad- vice given them. The inch, the foot. and the yard. the ounce and the pound. the pint, the quart and the gal lon. continue the common standard in English-speaking countries for transac- lions, great and small: and English speaking or Eng1ish-ruled countries, with their hundred and fifty millions of white, and three or four millions of colored people, still do most of the worlds commerce. It is big under taking to bring about a. change even when the change will make for simpli- dcation.-Montrea Gazette.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-03

by tailor's pressing, and become your most important wardrobe item, and suitable for more frequent wear than all your other frocks put together.
 While all forms of jackets found propriate for the oceap trip, the loosely fitting Norfolk jacket with it's easy, comfortable aspect, is t1iuch affected for sea wear.
 But do not be deluded into thinking that, because your 3acket is loose any sort of corset will do at sea, for never is the up-to- date stunning figure, giv- eh by the c. B. Ia spiyite corset more noticeable than when voman is walking Oh deck buffeted by stiff sea wind.
 Simple tailor-made shirt waists in heAvy mercerized cotton, flannel and the serviceable mohair sicilian which comes ip various colorings and styles are used, and linen collars commend themselves, because of their spruce freshness.
 Any style of tailor hat, provided it is small oi of medium size and adorn- ed with severe close trimming may be selected
 With your golf cape, natty Forsythe days, and g pretty waist of peau de crepe, which ip white or cream bears washing, for dinner wear or concert night you will not only be comfort ably equipped, but always present 8 trim, neat, smart appearance.
 MARIAN HARNE.