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The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
Theatrical Manager Killed.

Charles Tolson, manager of the
lolson Theatrical Company. was shot
and fatally wounded at Van Buren, bv
pr' w. l.. Parchman. The shooting
occurred on the depot platform. Tol.
son appeared with the members NJ bis
company to purchase tickets to Fort
smith, when Parchman, without a
word of warning. stepped up and
opened fre. The first shot went wide
ana robson ran to get behind truck
loaded with baggage, but the second
shot struck him in the back and in.
hicted the death wound. As Tolson
turned and faced Parchman, third
shot struck his watch, but did not
enter his body. Tolson was taken to
Fort Smith, where he died 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 re.
ceived a message over the telephone
notifying him that his daughter in.
tended leaving with the Tolson com.
pany. He says he went to the depot
to prevent his daughter leaving, and
to ask Tolson about note found in
the young lady's purse, and that
when he approached Toison the lat
ter made a move as though to draw
weapon, when he opened fire. Tol.
sons friends say he was innocent in
the affair, and that the note refer.
red to was written by another party.
Parchman was bound over in the sum
OF $4,000 on the charge Of murder in
the second degree.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
Negro Convicted OF Murder.

Robert Eaton, a onelegged negro
about 25 years Of age, was found
guilty Of numbering T. f. O'Brien,
pedder, by a jury in Pulaski circuit
court. The evidence against Eaton
was circumstantial, but Of a strong
character. The crime was committed
near Pinnacle mountain, west OF Lit
tie Rock, January last, O'Brlen left
Little Rock with yallse filled with
spectacles, which he was selling, The
next day his body was discovered on
the railroad track by an engineer,
who stopped his train within few
feet Of the murdered man. An In
vestIgation showed that he had been
shot in the head with load OF buck
shot and the body was placed on the
track to cover up the crime Eaton
was seen with O'Brien, and then 1t
was known that he borrowed a shot
gun, which was returned with one
barrel empty. It was also proven
that the accused was seen wearing
clothing taken from the murdered
man, and when arrested he had in
his possession several pairs Of specta'
cles and OBrien's gold watch, Eaton
claims he purchased these articles,
but could not produce any one to SUB
stantatc this statement
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
He DINED WITH THE KING.
The Italian Ambassador 10 rho tait-
ed states Talks win the kinx
About worlds Fair,

Rome, Oct. s--The Italian ambassa.
dor to the United states Signor Mayor
Des planchcs, dIned with King Victor
Emmanuel Tuesday His majesty said
many ha,torlng things OF America and
President Roosevelt expressing the
hope that Italy would be adequately
represented q, the 81 Louis exposition
The ambassador haa been assured by
tho Italian exhibit committee that II
will work hard, as the time Is short,
and that all viii DO ready for the open
ing of tho exposition.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
Want Peace Among Baptists,

The peace committee of the Baptist
state convention has formulated a
statement containing recommenda.
tons and propositions for the con.
sider2ton Of the peace committee Of
the General Association Of Arkansas
Baptsts, Recommendation looking
to the restoration Of harmony in
Baptist circles are made with the
conditions attaching that tho general
association dissolve and recommend
70 the churches now representing in
II to hereafter send messengers to
the Baptist state convention; and that
the two papers, the Landmark Bap
ust and the Baptist Advance, shall be
merged into one paper. The general
associations state meeting will be
heId In Little Rock on October 3O
ana the Baptist state convention
meets also in that city on November
IL
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
We'll Known Minister Dead.

WV s. II, Babcock, presiding elder
~, "e Joncsboro district Of tho NJ, u,
o"ut'h' South, died ut CrawfordsyIllo
VI uhe 9TH Of congostlon after an III
s''e o' only two days Dr, Babcock
.y"o'eu to Arkansas from Georgia
sn.., ,o quite a young man and has
hp p,u, most OF his life IN the ministry
oans u''ns held many important and hon
vaa y,aole positions, lie was for three
snS Ss president OF Galloway College,
Soo,r " 'or about four years president Of
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
THE Death RATE
OF THE j. 5. ARMY
An Increase Shown In the Annual
Report of Surgeon-General
R. N. O'Reilly, U. S. A.
is SAID TO Be ATTRIBUTABLE
TO The RAVACES OF CHOLERA.
The SteadiIy-Incrensin Prevalence
OF a Certain Class of Diseases ~
Attributed Largely To the Aboi-
ishmcnt OF the Ganteen At the
Army Posts.

Washington, Oct. S.-An Increase In
the death rate of the army from 1894
per thousand In 1901 TO l549 per thou
sand in lyVl is shown In the annual re-
port Of Surgeon-G General X. M. O'Reilly
for the fiscal year ending June 80 his
incr use is attributed TO cholera which
caused 35i deaths per thousand. A
slight improvement appears In the ad-
mission rate for disease and injury
which declined from l,79l5 SO per thou
sand In 1901, to l,7l6,5l per thousand In
1902. Discussing other features OF the
health of the army Surgeon-General
O'Reilly's report says:
\ New Racial Element.
The enrolment of about 5000 ma
tive Filipino scouts having added a
new racial element to the army, 1t be-
comes a matter OF much Interest to
study the comparative effects of dis
ease on them and on our white and
coored troops. For the whole army, at
home and abroad, during the year 1902,
the white troops showed an admission
rate OF l,706.33 per thousand and a
death rate of i4.40. The negro troops
had lS9774 admissions and Hll
deaths per thousand and the Malay
scouts 1921 admissions per thousand
and 24.0i deaths. The white race there
fore gave the lowest figures In sick
ness and much the lowest mortality.
The black race led In both, although
the Malay closely approached 1t ID
death rate.
FiIipinox Are Temperate.
"The freedom Of Filipinos from the
vice of drunknesscss Is strlkingly
shown when we find that out OF D.
900 men only three individuals were
treated for alcoholism In one year, and
that while white soldiers were admit
ted to sick report on account OF their
own misconduct in the use OF alcohol
at the rate of 2i7S per thousand and
colored troops at the rate OF ll7O, the
Malay scouts showed the extremely
small admission rate OF 002 per thou
sand.
Due to Abolishment of Cnnt~en.
"The steadily-incraasing prevalence
Of venereal diseases Is the most DIS
couraging feature In the sick report OF
the army In 1902, $4,000 admissions
were from this cause alone equivalent
to a rate OF 1904 per thousand. Ad-
missions to sick report from alcohol
ism in 1902 were sligutly In excess OF
the number Oncluding volunteers) for
1901, A total number OF $3.50 cases equiv
alent to 22.65 per thousand,of strength
occurred, 1t Is impossible not to at
tribute a large part Of the steadily-ln-
creasing vencreal disease OF the army
to the loss OF the canteen, where the
! soldier II he 40 desired, could get his
beer throughout tho month, but was
not subjected to the temptations to In
temperance and vice now a,tendan,
upon the expenditure OF full months
pay at the low resorts infestlng the
outskirts of our military reservations:
Insnnity Diminishing,
"A slight dIminution Of insanity oc-
Cured in the army during 1902. There
were 1873 new cases, equivalent to the
admission rate OF LII per thousand
which Is almost Identical with the rate
for the decade 1891 TO 1900"
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
SIX CHARGED WITH MURDER.
The 81, tinir County ana Urand
jury Return s,N indictments
for Murder,

Belleville, H. Oct S,-slS indlct'
meh,s charging murder all Of which
occurred In East g. louis have been
returned by the s. Clair county grand
Jury, now In session here, Sixteen
other indictments were returned The
grand jury s,lll has considerable work
before the lynchlng ease IL taken up.
II IN aald that No far no witnesses have
been examined In this case,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
VENEzUElANS ARE ANGRY.
lean citizens, Decided Against
Venezuela.

Caracas, Venezuela, Oct s-Tho
hearing Of the claims Of Del Rio broth
ers. Mexican citizens for money lent
20 Venezuela during the year 1924 was
concluded Tuesday before the Mexican
Venezuelan mixed tribunal, Senior
Ayala, the Spanish minister At Cara
cas-, and the umpire OF the tribunal,
condemned Venezuela to pay 100000
tho sum claimed being 100000, The
decision has caused considerable feel.
Ing In Caracas, aad the press has be-
gun q violent campaign against Mcxl-
cans and the umplrcs,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
APPARENTLY Harmless
Another Queer Acting Person Rs-
moved From the white House
Was Not Armed,

Washington, Oct S,--John Decker,
OF Norwich, Conn, who evidently Is u
mechanic, about a years old, entered
the White House soon after the doors
were opened, Thursday morning The
officials thought. from his actions, that
he was crank. and arrested him, lilo
was not armed, and made no replies
to questions when plIsd by his captors
Hc was turned over the police author
Itloa
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
A DISASTROUS TORNADO
1t Swept Over the Bear Creek Set
tlement in Kansas.
Several Farm Houses and Barns De-
strOyed, Trees blown Down
aud Corn scattered.

Topeka, Kas, Oct s,-News has
reached here of a disastrous tornado
to farm property, Tuesday evening. at
the Bear Creek settlement. IL miles
southeast of Topeka. Several farm
houses and barns were destroyed, trees
blown down and corn shocks and hay
stacks OF the farmers scattered all
over the nelghborhood. SO far as can
be learned, no lives were lost but tele-
phone wires are in auch dilapidated
condition that the exact facts are hard
10 obtain.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
VIGOROUS PROSECUTIONS.
The Cabinet Decides That the Post
once Delinquents Must be
Vigorously Prosecuted.

Washington, Oct. s-Vigorous pros
cution of the postofIlce scandals in the
efiopt to complete the investigation
without the assistance OF congress was
the important decision reached at Tues
days cabinet meeting,
This subject was given right-of-way
soon after the cabinet assembled, and
a general discussion Of the whole situ-
alton followed
The president desires all fraud laid
so bare and the guilty so punished that
there will be no necessity for a con
gressional Investigation,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
Rvsr,erly Rcpor, Of Land Office

smte Land Commissioners r. r.
Conway has fled his quarterly report
oa follows. Fees, sl,G6O55 swamp
land sold, G,S7Oi2 acres, land sold
,,aoo acres, si,7OO, Saline land iold'
,2o acrca $50; forfeited land sold
lisss.oe acres, sl7ai2bii forfeited
land redeemed a.7O7SS acres, s1SO'67i
forfeited town los sold siOISii for
toltea land donated, 6s3so6 acresi
forfeited land dccded to actual set
llera, i,5Op,i3, total, aS,SO3Os acres
;3l,gS17i,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
REVIEWED AT CAMP YOUNG.
Ten Thousand Troops Engage In d.
vision ReySev--GOodW word for
National Guard.

Camp Young, West Point, Ky, Oct.
s.-Ten thousand troops passed in re-
view before the division staff, the gov.
ernors Of Kentucky and Indiana, the
visiting army officers and a great crowd
Of spectators Wednesday. The re-
view demonstrated that while the
state troops participating In the ma
neuvers have more than average pro-
ilcioncy In battle formations they are
still better In close order drill and the
mammal OF arms.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
Convicted Of Perjury.

h'hry Vandoyer, Of Rogers, who
was w indicted for perjury In the Policy
VarI'sle robbIng case at the February
'erm OF court and was taken on n
.nonge OF venue to Benton county,
"us convicted and sentenced to one
y@'af @ IN the penitentIary. An appeal
was M taken to the supreme court and
W., W. defendant was placed under u
5000 bond
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
SEVERE WIND AND RAIN.
Much Damage Done In and Around
Joplin, Missouri.

Joplin, Mo, Oct. S.--A severe wind
and rain storm here, early Wednesday
morning, caused several thousand dol
lars damage. The storm travelled at
the velocity of a ,ornado, blowing
down trees, signs and outhouses in all
parts of the city. The electric light
plant was damaged badly, and the city
will be in darkness for several days.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
A JUDICIAL SELECTION.
william II, Pope Selected for Assoc
cintc Justice of the supreme
Court OF New Mexico.

Washington, Oct B--Att'y,-Ge
Knox had conference, Wednesday,
with the president, at which 1t was
decided to appoint William Il, Pope
as associate justice Of the supreme
court Of New Mexico. Mr. Pope was
special counsel for the government In
the consideration OF private land
claims and OF Philippine land cases,
and was strongly recommended by tho
attorncy- general
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
POT SHOT At A WITNESS.
ON. Of the states Cblef witnesses
In the Dewey Murder Case
Dangcrousiy Wounded,

Topeka, Kas,, Oct s-Allen shafer,
one OF the states chief witnesses In the
Dewey murder case, was fred at by
masked men and one OF the bullets
passed through his arm, lnhicting a
dangerous wound Shafer was on hls
way from Rawllns county to Bird CITY,
In Cheyenne county when the attempt
cd assassination took place.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10

"A slight dImInntIon OF Insanity oc-
Cured in the army during 1902. There
were 1888 new cases, equivalent to the
admission rate OF LII per thousand,
which Is almost Identical with the rate
for the decade 1891 TO 1900"
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
Fortune For n Veteran.

Quincy, H., Oct s-Constantine
Langcnbaoher, aged Is years, an In
mato OF the state soldiers home, has
Just received the assurance that he In
one OF the heirs to an estate estimated
at ts5o0oo, For forty years he had
boon supposed 10 DO dead,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
lynching at Hamburg.

A mob Of about fifteen overpowered
the guard at the Hamburg jail and
took Ed McCullom, negro, from his
cell and shot him to death. McCul
lom shot an officer who was trying to
arrest him on a charge Of assault to
XIII a negro.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
Crop viii Bo Vory Short

noh. W. II, Eagle, one OF the most
eAl'nslyc cotton growers In the state,
IVY 'ho crop VIII be the shortest In
AZ" years Tho planter, however
w. W, Eagle says win be about M well
"" w no would be with n full crop
S, ~"u low pfIcea, for az labor IL very
..ar'e no would have to pay more
wan usual to gather tho staple.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
An AvLs.ss, Lyurhinx,

Sheridan, ARK, Oct S,-lsd MoCol.
lum, negro, who Bhot aud qeriously
wounded Constable Cfutchhsld while
resisting arrest, was taken from Jail
by n mob tied TO Irco In tho court
house yard. and sho. 10 doa,h,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
HURRICANE IN GERMANY.
Lives Lost aud Much DsmAge Done
In various Parts OF GcrMany
by Hurricane.

Berlin, Oct S-A hurricane Is sweep
INK over Germany, A portion of tho
tower, ls0 feet high, OF the new city
hall at Chsrlottenburg, suburb OF
Berlin, has been blown down and trees
In the parks and forests have been up
rooted A wall at the new baths OF
Dresden was blown over, killing four
workmen and injuring eight others,
A mill was blown down at Lubbock and
numerous other small accidents have
occurred
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
chei,enu, ror ~ Mn,ch unr.,

Lexington, Ky, Oct, S-W M shcf.
tel, owner Of High Ball" haa offered
to match hIB horse against McChesney
or Dick Wolles NJ ono mile, weight for
ngc Mr. schcflel aayD Side bot Of
go, 900 can DO given.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
McLane An lmposter.

Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson
says the party giving the name of c,
P. McLane, claiming to be a govern.
ment chemist, and who started the re
port that boil weevils were destroying
the cotton crop in the western part
of this state, is an imposter and is not
known in Washington.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
Gen, Nob,v, 4. p,u,.ou,

Chicago, Oct S-Gon, Robert N,
Pearson, assistant aI,y paymastor, and
known 10 practically all city employees.
died In his ONCE IN The city hell, short.
ly after returning from lunch, Tuesday
afternoon, from heart disease,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
Tornado at Mendoza, ~,

Mendoza, H., Oct s,-A tornado
struck lhls place, Tuesday night, and
did much damage A wild west show
WAS demolished, four OF its horses
killed, and n number Of Indians ana
cowboys sllghlly Injured,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
Laughed himself 90 D,n,h.

New York, oct S-A joke porpe-
,rated by performers on the stage "
nh Eighth Avenue thealer Ia alleged to
have caused the death u Joseph Jen.
nlson. lle laughed so much that heart
failure net In and he died In tho lob
by VI tho theater
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
The shock Wa. roo Great,

Virginia, H., Oct Mira Nancy
Didwell, widow Of jacksonville, Ill.,,
was summoned to the bedside of her
sister, Mrs, Hiram Decker OF Little
Indian, M, She found hor dead, and
died herself VI shock shor,ly after.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
DR., John bate. Johnson,

st. Louis, Oct \ DR. John Bates
johnson, for over sixty years one Of
tho most prominent members OF the
medical fraternity In 81 Louis, and
probably the Oldest practitioner In the
city, IL dead nj the aue OF 50 years.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
Ex-Cashier Indicted,

George c. Strong former cashier OF
the Bank Of DeVall's Bluff, has been
indicted by the grand jury Of Prairie
county on charges Of forgery and EN-.
bezzlement, Strong has been under
$4,000 bond waiting the grand jury's
action.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
A Strange Case,

A. NJ, Lee, n prominent farmer OF the
Indian Territory, while attending a
circus at Fort Smith was approached
by n pretty little girl about s years
Of age, who was crying and who said
she was lost, Mr., Lee notlhed the
officers, but u search for her parents
was unmccossful Mr. Lee eohelud
ed to take the child home with him.
should her parents fail to claim her
Mr. Lee will adopt the child
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
Old Citizen Gone.

Hon. J. w. Van Glider one of the
oldest citizens of Ashley county, died
at his home in Hamburg on the 3rd
Inst, at the age of Is years. He was
born in Ohio in 1925, but removed
to Hamburg in 1854, and took up the
practice of law.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
An ola settler Gone,

Kansas City, Mo, Oct, S--Col Allen
H. b. McGec died at his home here,
Wednesday, aged SS years He came to
Kansas City In 1926 when tho site OF
tho city was q forest, In lSi7 he built
the Sac and Fox Indian agency here
and la,cr engaged In tho outilttlng busi'
neSs
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
Fought With Knives.

Just prior to the unyeiling cere-
monies Of a monument to a deceased
Woodman at Lanark, Bradley county,
a young man named Turner from
Calhoun county and Bob Hoyle be
came involved in a difficulty when
knives were drawn and both parties
were badly cut.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
Stabbed to Death.

John Greater, a prominent young
German farmer, was stabbed to death
at Atkins during a session Of the
State League of Catholic German so.
cieties. The killing occurred near
the door of the hall where the meet
ing was being held.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
4 Leap to Death.

New York, Oct s-Aftcr desperate
struggle with would-bc rescuer, Tues
day afternoon, Mrs Annie Martin,
widow, Jumped from tho roof OF Ave-
story apartment house nj j2G West
Forty.siSth street, and ws Instantly
killsd
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
Dcnicd ~ the sagrs,

New York, Oct ! Reports from
Slckelown, n ~ hat n farm owned
by Russell Sage had been sold there
for unpaid taycs Is denied by members
OF the nnancIer's family, Thc prop.
erty sold belonged 10 u, G. " Rand,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
School Ds,rlc, May Borrow Money.

s|V v
inc state department OF public in
sUucuon is receiving inquiries con
eernlng the fate OF the bill In the
'ast legislature authorizing free
school districts to borrow money and
mortgage their property for the pur'
pose OF erecting schol houses It Is
snown by the records that this bill
Oecame a law without the governors
signature and was printed in the acts
VI 1908, hence the free school districts
Ua'e~uthority to borrow money and
mortgage their property for the pur'
pose outlined,
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-10
DAMAGE AT LAWRENCE.
Heavy Wind md Rain Did Much
Damage nt Lawrence, kus,

Lawrence, Kas., Oct S,-A heavy
rain and wind storm prevailed here
Tuesday night Signs were blown
down, trees uprooted, and much minor
damage done The passenger shed at
one end of the Union Pacific DEPOT was
blown across the tracks, blocking traf-
fic. and the warehouse of the Lawrence
nursery was demolished
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
BY Trolley to Chicago and Milwaukee

The prospective electric railway
down the Wisconsin River Valley
from this city to Grand Rapids has been
revived once more, and while the prob
abilities of its being built are rather
remote, it is not altogether improb-
able, and the pioneers who made their
first trip up the river by canoe or tote
team may yet be able to take trolley
to Wausau and Grand Rapids instead OF
the steam passenger car.
One old capitalist who has seen the
Wisconsin Valley transformed from a
dense forest into thriving cities and
farming communities says that within
the next five years person Will De
able to take trolley car at Eagle Xiv
err for Chicago and Milwaukee and by
that means reach all of the principal
cities in the state.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
Notices.

The Annual Collection for the Amer
lean Missionary Association will be
taken next Sunday evening. At this
service the pastor will address the AUD
fence on the subject Goods Providence
as Shown in the Development of the
Negro" The Ladies Quartet will sing
and there will also be Soprano Solo.
You all are cordially invited to attend,
sharp at I 80 o'clock.
Of course you all are keeping the
date of our Concert? 1t will be an en-
tertainment ofsHome talent, consisting
of numbers by the orchestra, zobo band
choir duets, male quartets, ladies quar-
tets, choruses, and recitatiOns by the
school children. All this comes April
23rd. So do not put anything else on
that night.
The ladies spread a wonderfully nice
supper at Mrs. Garrison's Tuesday
night. If you was not there you missed
something sure.
The subject for your consideration at
the Congregational church tomorrow
morning will be for your edifcatlon
and encouragement and ought not to De De
missed. Please be there by IO:3O
promptly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
To Purify The Wisconsin River.

There is bill before the legislature
at present that is of more interest to the
people living along the banks of the
Wisconsin river that, perhaps, is max
ing primary elections and railroad tax
alton a secondary matter to these peo-
pie at least.
All the rivers of the state except the
Wisconsin are protected by law for
bidding the pollution of their waters
with offal, slabs, carcasses of dead AMI
mails, sawdust and other deleterious
substances. 1t is now proposed to
strike out the words 'except the Wis
consin river' and allow the law, which
is good one, to apply to this river al
so.
The Wisconsin river is one of the
prettiest and most attractive In the
state and it's beauties should be pre-
served. The bill should by all means
be passed and it's provisions strictly en-
forced.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
Hope For c. W. Bishops Recovery Gone

Hope for the recovery of George
Bishop of Rhinelander, former member
of the state board of control, who was
taken to Riverside Sanitarium several
weeks ago, suffering from a mental
trouble, have been given up, and Mr..
Bishop, it is said, will be transferred
to one of the state institutions for the
insane, probably the Northern hospital
at Oshkosh, within a few days.
"Mr. Bishop has paretic dementia
which is absolutely fatal, said DR.. F..
D. Studley of the Riverside Sanitarium
"The time that patient lives after be-
ing attacked with the malady varies
from six months to ten years.-Mll-
waukee Journal.