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The Newark journal., 1903-10-16
Arkansas State News
Small Sum Involved.

In the case of Ada Bowling vs. Joe Muldrow, decided in the su- preme court last week, Justice Hughes delivering the opinion of the court, controversy involving one-quarter of a cent was decided. This is probably the smallest amount ever passed upon by the supreme court of this state. The case in- yolved the title to piece of land which had been sold for taxes. and the title was attacked because of the alleged illegal sale for taxes. The case was tried on an agreed statement of facts, which showed that the legal amount for which it could be sold was SIPS 3-4, while the sale was made by the collector for $4,29, thus exceeding the legal amount by one-quarter of one cent. In his opinion Justice Hughes said: ''Ihe only question in this case is, Does sale of land for one quarter of q cent more than is cue upon it render the sale void? It is true that a sale of land for taxes for an amount substantially in ex- cess of the amount due upon it will render the sale void, as in the cases of Cooper ys. Freeman Lumber Company, where the excess was 35 cents; in Goodrum ys. Ayres, D cents, and in Pack ys. Crawford, 28 cents. But in this case the over charge was not substantial, being for only one-quarter of a cent, an amount less than the least coin is sued by the government To hold this sale invalid would seem to be absurd. There would be no way of making the exact change, and it seems trivial, and more reasonable that the party whose dutyit was to pay the tax should pay one-quarter of a cent too much than that the government should lose three-quar- ters of cent. The excess in this case was trifing and did not invali- date the sale" Reversed and re- manded, with instructions to enter a decree for the appellant
The Newark journal., 1903-10-16

J. J. Allinder, white man, was fatally injured by a freight train at Conway. It is thought he fell asleep on the track.
The Newark journal., 1903-10-16
An Arkansas Product,

A recent issue of a St. Louis pa per contained a write-up of a very tall tomato vine seen there while en route to the Illinois state fair. It was billed as the talIest tomato vine in the United States, being nearly sixteen feet high Beside it stood a two-foot vine, showing the great difference in height. The tall vine was an Arkansas product, hay ing been grown by J. A. Morgan, agent at Paragould for the Cotton Belt route He planted twenty of the slips and carefully trained them up on poles, all growing to great size. The average yield from each vine was three bushels. One of the tomatoes weighed over two pounds and measured seventeen inches around.
The Newark journal., 1903-10-16

State Land Commissioner F. E. Conway has filed his quarterly re- port, as follows: Fees, $1,669.55 :; swamp land sold, 6,850.12 acres, land sold, 1860 acres, $1,70o; Sa- line land sold, 12O acres, $50; forfeited land sold, 14,353.99 acres, S17,942.51; forfeited land redeem cd, 4,707.38 acres, $790.G7; for feited town lots sold, $407.34; for feited land donated, G,883.06 acres ; forfeited land deeded to actual set tiers, 4,50913; total, 3S, S,SO3 68 acres, $31, ,23774.
The Newark journal., 1903-10-16
Shot By a Woman.

Dr. R. L. White, a we'll known Little Rock physician and formerly assistant physician at the state in- sane asylum, was shot and serious ly wounded by Mrs. Ruth Lane, a neighbor of Dr. White. The shoot ing occurred at the home of Mrs. Lane. Dr. White states that Mrs. Lane and her niece had been talk ing meals at his house, and for what his wife deemed good reasons, she notified them that she did not care to longer serve them. White claims the woman who did the shooting made insulting remarks to his wife, and when he heard of this he went to her home to induce her to stop the talk. During the con- versation the niece, who is but 16 years of age, came into the room and handed her aunt revolver, when she turned toward White and shot him in the hip. Mrs. Lane claims that Dr. White was very an- gry when he entered her house, and that he used harsh language, at the same time making threats with a revolver. The women claim White fired one shot, but this he denies. The wounded man walked to his own house two doors from where the shooting took place and sank down from the loss of blood. It is believed he will recover.
The Newark journal., 1903-10-16
Boy Killed By Train.

Roy Tifin, 14-year-old boy, the only support of a widowed mother, was run Gown and killed by an Iron Mountain switch engine in the yard at Little Rock The boy was riding a wheel and awaited the passing of a train at the crossing before starting to cross the track, but was struck by an engine com ing in an opposite direction on a second track. At the point where young Tilfin was killed no less than q dozen fatal accidents have occur red, and 1t Is the worst death trap in the state.
The Newark journal., 1903-10-16
Theatrical Manager Killed.

Charles Tolson, manager of the Tolson Theatrical Company, was shot and fatally wounded at Van Buren by Dr. M L. Parchman. The shooting occurred on the depot plat form. Tolson appeared with the members of his company to pur- chase tickets to Fort Smith, when Parehman, without a word of warn- ing, stepped up and opened fire. The first shot went wide, and Tolson ran to get behind truck loaded with baggage, but the second shot struck him in the back and inflicted the death wound. As Tolson turn ed and faced Parchman, third shot struck his watch, but did not enter his body. Tolson was taken to Fort Smith, where he died a few hours after the shooting. It seems that the desire of one of Parchman's daughters to go on the stage led to the tragedy. Parchman claims that on the night before the shooting he received a message over the tele- phone notifying him that his daugh- ter intended leaving with the Tol- son company. He says he went to the depot to prevent his daughter leaving, and to ask Tolson about a note found in the young lady's purse, and that when he approached Tolson the latter made q move as though to draw a weapon, when he opened fire. Tolson's friends say he was innocent in the entire affair, and that the note referred to was written by another party. Parch- man was bound over in the sum of 5000 on the charge of murder in the first degree.
The Newark journal., 1903-10-16
Alleged White Cappers Indicted.

The federal grand jury at Hele- na has returned indictments against twenty-seyen men, twelve from Cross county and fifteen from Poin- sett county, on charges of conspir- ing. These are the alleged white cap cases in which 1t is charged that the defendants made war on negroes in Poinsett and Cross counties. Judge Trieber charged the grand jury that, under the United States statutes, it Is unlawful for two or more persons to eonspire for the purpose of preventing by force, threats or intimidation, any citizen of the United States from renting lands and eultiYating the same, or performing any honest labor, when hired to do 90, on account of his be- ing a negro or citizen of African descent.
The Newark journal., 1903-10-16
Failed to Indict.

The Pulaski county grand jury dismissed the case against Joe Sar- 10, saloon man, for the killing of Jim Conant about three months ago. The only witness of the kill ing testified that Conant was the aggressor, and that he threatened to kill Sarlo and made a motion as though to draw gun, when Sarlo grabbed a pistol and shot him through the abdomen.
The Newark journal., 1903-10-16
Body of Missing Man Found.

The mystery surrounding the dis Appearance from Fayetteville sever al months ago of J. J. Hadden, an ex-Federal soldier, has been cleared up by the finding of his body in a creek a few miles from the above place. Mr. Hadden's death was ac- cidental, having fell off log while attempting to cross the stream and was drowned.
The Newark journal., 1903-10-16
We'll Known Minister Dead.

Rev. s. II. Babcock, presiding cl- der of the Jone2boro district of the NJ. E, Church, South, died at Craw- fordsville on the 5th of congestion after an illness of only two days. pr. Babcock removed 10 Arkansas from Georgia when quite young man and has spent most of his life in the ministry, having held many important and honorable positions. He was for three years president of Galloway College, and for about four years president of Scarcy Col lere.
The Newark journal., 1903-10-16
School Statistics.

Statistics prepared in the state department of public instruction from reports received from the va rious counties show that 237 school houses were built in Arkansas for the year ending July 31, 1903. Sey- cn are brick, 228 frame and two log houses. The total cost, exclu- siye of sites, was $116,644. The figures show that there are SC brick public school houses in the state, 5,116 frame and 229 log. The total value of public school buildings in the state is $3,12G,646. The great est number of log school houses in one county Is nineteen in Newton county. In Pulaski county there are eleven brick and ninety-nine frame public school houses, valued at $411, ,425.
The Newark journal., 1903-10-16
State Funds.

State Treasurer Tipton's quarter ly report on the condition of the states finances shows that the bal aneas remaining in the treasury Oc- teber l were:
The Newark journal., 1903-10-16
BRIEF MENTION.

The supreme court met in ad- jt3rned session on the 5th.
 The grand jury at Pine Bluff was in session fourteen days and found JOG true bills.
 Battery A, light artillery, to be affiliated with the state guard, has been organized at Hot Springs. The battery will consist of four guns
The Newark journal., 1903-10-16
Grand total
Quarterly Report of Land Office.

Total ..........................s e55, ,i5o
The Newark journal., 1903-10-16
Ex-Soldier Suicides.

Lieut.. r. NJ. Blacklock, a veteran of the Spanish-American war. com mitted suicide at Hot Springs by shooting himself through the head. It is claimed disappointment over love affair caused him to commit the rash act.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-05
POPE'S CONDITION
UNFAVORABLE
Audiences Suspended = The
Pontiff Obeys His Ply
sician.

ROME, March 4.-The alarmists are
again to the fore this evening and de-
clare that Pope Leo is really ILL They
point to the official note in tonights
Osservatore Romano, the Vatican or
gan, stating that on the advice of his
doctor the pope has decided to take
several days absolute rest. The truth
is that the pope never succeeded in
getting rid Of the cold which caused a
slight cough and hoarseness. DR.. lap
roni, on visiting his holiness today,
found that he was somewhat better.
but frankly told him that he must
either consent to cure his cold or he
would run the risk Of something seri-
Gus. The pontif thereupon gave way
and promised to suspend his audiences.
To save the annoyance, DR.. Lapponi
advised the pope to publicly announce
this determination through the OsserV-
atore Romano.
The condition Of the pope, taking
into consideration his advanced age,
is not without danger and is causing
considerable anxiety. So much so, 1t
is asserted, that some cardinals who
have come to Rome from a distance
have postponed their departure.
BALTIMORE, Md, March 4.-Cardi-
nal Gibbons received today a cable
gram from Pope Leo acknowledging
receipt Of his eminence's wireless tele-
gram of congratulation. In effect the
reply was as follows:
"The holy father thanks your emf
nence for the kind felicitation you
sent on the occasion of his jubilee in
the name of the clergy and peODle of
the United States"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-05
LORDS MINORITY
RULE PLAN KILLED
Dunn Heads Winning Fight
to Protect COnsti-
tuition.

Senator Lords proposed cOnstitu-
tional amendment, which was designed
to have the adoption of all future con-
stitutional amendments determined by
the vote of the electors voting on the
amendments instead Of by a majority
of all electors voting, as is now the
law, was taken up for consideration by
the senate sitting as a committee Of
of the whole, and after a heated debate
lasting two hours was indefinitely
postponed.
Senator Lord made a hard fight for
his measure, even demanding a call
of the senate and q roll call in an at
tempt to override the committee re-
port, but it was time wasted, for while
the senate permitted him to have his
measure excepted from the general re-
port, the roll call ended all hope for
the measure, thirty Of the fifty
four senators voting for the indefinite
poStponement.
Senator Dunn, of Ramsey, led the op-
position, and was supported by SEN
ators Putnam, Schaller and Stephens.
Senator Brewer fought with Senator
Lord, and Senators Thompson and
Sundberg advanced compromise sug-
gestions.
Senator Dunn was armed with a long
array of figures and opened on the bill
the moment it's favorable recommended
ton was moved. The senator from
Ramsey held that the present consti-
'tutional provision is satisfactory to the
people. He referred to his notes to-
show that for forty years under the
Lord plan no amendment had been de-
feated, and that with the present
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-05
SAID TO HAVE INSPIRED
A HUSBAND MURDER
Man Arrested for Completely In Mrs.
Taylor's Awful Crime.

MONTICELLO. n. Y, March 4.-Peter
4erkins, the uncle of Mrs. Kate Taylor
now awaiting trial here for the murder
of her husband, was arraigned todav for
a preliminary hearing, charged with COM
plicity in the murder in having instieated
the woman to commit the crime.
Mrs. Taylor was arrested on informa-
tion given by Yerkins. who informed the
authorities that his niece had confessed
to him that on the night of Jan. % she
had shot her husband and then chopped
up the body and burned it in the kitchen
stove The womans fourteen-year-old
daughter. Ida De Kay, Witnessed The
after her arrest
Yesterday the daughter. who, since the
murder, has been living with her uncle,
James Jan Taylor, at Kiamesha Lake. told
nm that 1erkins had persuaded her
mother to kill her husband. On this in
formation Yerkins was arrested.
In her testimony at the hearing TO-DAY
the girl said: ''0dS
In last September mamma, and went
10 see Peter Yerkins and mamma and he
had long conversation. l heard only y
part of what they said. but / heard him
say TO her: If You will Kill Taylor and
get him out of the way 1 will buy the
henson farm and give you the deed and
1 VIII come and live with you Be SIRE
you XIII him and make a clean Job of If -
Yerkins was committed to jai! for fi1r
her examination.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-05
ALL ON BOARD THE
SMOKER ARE INJURED
Serious Results of Collision ON the
Rock Island az Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 4.-Out-
going Rock Island Train No. %, which
left the union station at 0:30 o'clock
tonight, crashed into the smoker of
Rock Island Trains No. IL and %,
which were fNade into one, but were
late and which, were trying to make a
siding at the RoAk Island junction, just
outside of the Kansas City yards. The
smoker was thrown from the track,
turned over and smashed into kindling
wood and the dozen or more persons
inside all sustained injuries, but no
one was killed. Two other cars i'm
mediately after the smoker were de-
rallied, but the sleepers stayed on the
track. Some of the people in the de-
rallied coaches We're injured, but neither
their names nor the extent of their in
juries are as yet known.
Sixteen persons were injured, includ-
ing:
L. A. Bunn. Preston, Idaho; internal
injuries, probably fatal; Horace Walford.
Seattle Wash. head cut and bruised
about body; w. M. Russell Creston,
iowa leg wrenched and bruised about
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-05
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
CHICAGO, March Awe will reap
the whirlwind some day from the seeds
sown'
Such was the declaration of Judge
Tuley today in commenting upon the
injunction issued yesterday by Judge
Adams, of the federal court at ST.
Louis, directed against the officers and
rank and file of union men employed
upon the Wabash railroad.
Il am surprised said the judge, "at
any injunction of any kind being is
sued. I regret it very much, because
1 believe that the issuing of such writs
of injunctions brings the administra-
tion of justice into contempt It
breeds discomfort that we will reap the
VhirIwind some day from the seeds 50
soWn.
THE day may come in the not dis
tant future when the working classes
viii have political control and will ap-
point judges who will also issue writs
of injunction in their favor I see no
reason why writ of injunction should
not as we'll issue against railroad en-
joining it from discharging any en-
ploye or from failing to pay employees
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-05
NELSON AND CLAPP
HIT HARD AGAIN
Not Consulted OH Purdy's Ap-
pOintment as Assistant
Attorney General.
From Globe Washington Bureau.

From Globe Washington Bureau.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March A.
Once more the Minnesota senators and
members of congress have been ignored
by President Roosevelt in selecting
men for coveted government positions.
In the choice of NJ. D. Purdy for as
sistant attorney general there were no
consultations with Nelson, Clapp or
members of the house, for the first
town and had been offered the place.
Then, for the sake of form, the sena-
tors Joined in indorsing him.
The beauty of the situation lies in
the fact that both senators are now
forced to swallow the appointment of
Purdy to a better job than the one he
tried to get when they united to de-
feat him. That was the position of
district attorney, to which Clapp in
sisted on naming his former law part
ner, Haupt. On the recommendation
of Attorney General Knox the presi-
dent was anxious to promote Purdy to
be district attorney on the death of
Evans, but gave way to Nelson and
Clapp.
Now Purdy gets a place which is
vastly more to be desired than the
one he lost. He is to be one of two
assistants authorized by the new law
at salary of $4,000 a year and will
have charge of the most important
cases brought to enforce the antitrust
statutes. The two senators are COM
PEELED to look pleasant and take their
dose. 1t is only another of those nu-
merous instances in which Roosevelt
chooses to ignore senators and to make
personal appointments. Knox took
fancy to Purdy on account of his work
as Evans successor and 1t was his
good word for him that did the busi-
ness with Roosevelt. No one was more
surprised than Purdy. 1t came to him,
for he was not even an applicant
Coming in the heels of the turn
down of Merriam and IngersolI, the
senators feel as if they were having
1t rubbed in" The new assistant at
torney general for the United States
will begin work in Washington early
in April. He left here today and will
go to st. Louis to visit his father. Then
he Will wind up his business in the
Twin Cites and come to Washington.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-05
HOT BLAST FROM
BISHOP MANN
He DenOunces Moral COndi-
tiOns Said to Exist in
Bismarck.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
GRAND FORKS, n. D., March A.
Bishop Mann, Of the Episcopal diocese
of North Dakota, gives out the follow
ing letter for publication:
IF no one else wiz say it publicly
the bishop Of North Dakota must, that
there is a condition of things in our
Capital City utterly disgraceful, cor
rupting, uneXcusable. In the leading
hotel of Bismarck the lowest vice
faunts itself unchecked and unabated.
At least it does so during the sessions
OF the state legislature, and many of
the senators and representatives board
or lodge there. What conception of
law do our legislators possess? What
respect for the laws they enact will the
people possess while they supinely con-
template such outrageous violations of
legality, morality deceney?
when the matter comes UP in con-
versation-it never does in any other
way-the usual remark is that classic
one, what are you going to do about
word is responsible for this disgrace
to North Dakota. The cowardfce of
the respectable small politicians-that
most cowardly class of mankind-is
the reason why the thing goes on when
it could be stamped out in one day if
the majority of the Bismarck and
North Dakota people were fairly ap-
pealed to.
What are you going to do about
1t? Make up your minds to do some
thing and you will quickly discover
the what and the how AS bishop
of North Dakota, in pursuance of my
duties, l appeal to the people Of North
Dakota to do. At least let our next
legislature sternly resent in deed-as 1
doubt not most of our present Iegis-
lators do in thought-the Infamous i'm
putation that they desire such a con-
dition~ as now blackens the state"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-05

a certain fixed rate of wages. It would
be no greater departure from the true
principles that ought to govern when
issuing such writs.
1--WE judges are getting to be the
whole thing in government. We are
approaching a condition that will be
without precedent in the history of the
world, in which the governing power
will be exercised by the judges, with
the executives and Legislators as mere
hgureheads in carrying on the govern
ment. 1t is time to call a halt"
Wall Street Interpretation.
Special to The Globe.
NEW YORK, March 4.-If the Wa
bash company can sustain its position,
the death knell of strikes on interstate
railroads has been sounded.
This was the opinion expressed in
financial circles today on President
Ramsey'S aggressive action in obtain
ing an injunction restraining the work.
mems organization from ordering q
strike. 1t was pointed out that the OBJ
legations of carrying companies to the
interstate commerce commission had
never before been interposed as a legal
bar to strikes. Should the injunction
be made permanent, it was said, blow
would be struck at labor organizations
similar to that which occurred in Eng
land, when the Taff-VaIe Railway
company was awared substantial dam
ages against the workmen's associa-
ton, for ordering and maintaining a
strike to the detriment of the compa-
ny's business. At the Wabash office
Francis l.. Stetson said:
Il don't believe Judge Adams granted
this injunction before carefully look
ing into the law. 1t certainly brings
up new point for consideration In
connection with labor troubles"
An officer of the Wabash, who did
not wish his name used, said:
''The position taken by this road is
one from which it cannot be swerved.
The men who are making trouble are
those from the outside. They consider
themselves amenable to no law, since it
was their intention to tie up our road
and make it impossible for us to full
fill our obligation They have now been
brought face to face with the law"