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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-27

Eugene Blair will present "Zaza" al
the Grand tonight and Saturday after
noon and night. On Wednesday after
noon and evening and Thursday and
Friday evenings Miss Blair will appear
as Magda in Sudermanns drama.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-27

Richard earle, in '"The Tenderfoot,"
will begin an engagement at the Met
ropolitan next Sunday evening, lasting
for one week, with Wednesday and
Saturday matinee.
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
THE OLD AND NEW IN ART.

In cutting u canal at Bordeaux, n
buried statue has been discovered of
Anne of Austria, queen Of Louis MILL
who died at Paris in 1866
The duke Of porllund's picture gal.
lcrS Is 236 feet long aud covers more
than n quarter Of an acre, IT is the
finest private gallery IN the world,
when Victor Emanuel II, died the
SIM Of 100000 was In short time
subscribed for monument The gov.
eminent added Sl6OO,O0O The monu.
mcut Is 10 be the most beautiful and
costly IN modern Italy
Ernest Thomson Seton has suggested
Tor the Louisiana Purchase exposition
Il western hall Of fumc," 10 contain
the portraits in painting or sculpture
OF 'thc 90 heroes who won the west
Tor the white man, he would have
'iour or more great historical paint
lngsi' he would publish u book Of the
90 containing portraits aud life, and
fae-simllcs ot the early maps. Spanish,
French or English. His idea has been
accepted by the authorities ~ the fair.
Brock's statue Of Gladstone has been
placed In Westminster abbey near that
~ Nc0conshcld The "grca, common.
err of the end Of the nineteenth cen.
fury h shown IN the ordinary dress
OF men Of his time, while ncneonsHcld
appears IN HIS robes IT state, The
sculptor has intended lomnrk the dr..
Ference between these two states
men, one 81 whom always refused
ulles while dispensing them to others,
whlle the other used all the means at
ms command to impress the puaDlc
WIN p0gcoutry aud whatever else
might tend Ia cncourupc the British adj.
Wlrhtion for the throne and the pryl,
leRed classes, There were NO ceres
monies at the uhyrlIhg,
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
Child Tells kidnapping Story.

Abbie Marshall, an S-year-old girl
who lived with her grandmother
Mrs. Abbie Connolly Of Hot Springs,
was found on the street at Little
Rock by the police, to whom she told
story of having been kidnapped in
broad daylight on a principal street
of Hot Springs by two men, who took
her to Little Rock where she man
aged to escape from her captors. The
child said that a rubber attachment
had been placed about her throat,
which prevented her from screaming
Doubt was cast on the story by a
conductor Of the ChoCtaw railroad,
who stated that child answering
her description had gone to Little
Rock on his train alone, stating that
she was going there to see her rela
tiyeS
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
Homeopathic Society Formed.

A state organization Of Homeopath
ic physicians was formed at a meet.
ing held in Little Rock. The name
of the new body is the Homeopathic
Medical Society of Arkansas" The
officers elected were: President, DR..
w, E, Green, Little Rock; vice pres
ident, V. H. Halloman, Hot Springs;
secretary, Z, N, Short, Hot Springs;
treasurer, p. c. Williams, Texarkana.
The organization was formed in or.
der to comply with an act passed by
the present legislature providing for
three medical examining boards, the
members to be recommended by the
state associations of allopathic, home.
opathic and eclectic physicians.
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
Whole Family Murdered.

John Spicer young negro, -
years Of age of Pine Bluff, inflicted
young negress and her two children.
aged three and four years. Spicer
forced an entrance into the woman's
house and struck his victims over
the head with heavy iron bar, in.
flicting fatal wounds. The crime was
not discovered for some time. Spi'
Ger is said to be cocaine fiend and
to have been in trouble many times.
The Wilson woman had caused his
arrest several times and this is
thought to have been the motive for
the crime. Spicer was captured at
his mothers house
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
A Personal REMINIsCENCE.
Representative Murphy, Of 81. Louis,
Feared 10 Push the Colonel

St Louis, April 22.-"Col Crisp and
! had several warm tits in the house
lest winter" said Representative
Murphy, Of this city, "Thc colonel
was all fire. and on account Of his
physical condition rcfrained from
giving him too many thrusts. lie
would become red in the face, and
trcmblc, and ! was really afraid to
carry on the warfare Of words for
fear he might have stroke of apo
pleNy. Other members expressed the
same fear and would refrain from hot
debate, although he often provoked
II, At heart Cot Crisp was kind
After our war Of words he would
come over 10 my seat shake my
hand and beg that there would be no
hard feelings, OF course, there were
none, although many people thought
there were, The last contest Col
Crisp engaged In on the floor Of the
house was with Mr. Young, Of John
son When Mr.. Young began to re-
ply W WI 'llND ll' NulplI'l ~
clamed' Now that the GRAF has
come into the ring, it is time for the
elephant to retire And he took his
seat, the last Of his many battles In
the Missouri legislature"
"Alr Williams, Of Scott, and Coll
Crisp both introduced jim crow bills
The railroad committee added u por'
ton Of the coloncls bin TO Mr. Will
Jams BILL and from that day on there
wa, Il contest between Williams and
Crisp az to who was the author OF
the measure, Mr. Ing, Of Wayne, in
PRODUCED resolution to the c'ect
that Williams was the father OF the
bin aud Crisp the stop-fatheT ana
the house let II rest at thut lie was
the author Of u bin providing for de
yorcc only w biblical grounds, TINS
attracted attention all over the couh'
try and was the subject of newspa,,
per editorials and magazine articles
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Colored Woman and Her Two Chill.
dren Murdered ar Pine
Bluff.
EVENTS OF LwEek BRIEFLY CHRONICLED
White laborer Killed over a Game OF
Cards.-Convention Called to De-
wise Means Of Redeeming Swamp
Lands.-contempt Case Appealed.
Kills sster-in.Law and Himself.

Dan N. Dove, a farmer who re
sided near Columbus, shot and killed
the wife of his brother. Dan Dove
and after riding to his home and tell
ing his wife and children good-by,
put bullet through his own brain,
dying instantly The principals in
the double tragedy were all promi-
nent citizens of Howard county The
two brothers had quarreled over the
possession of a certain tract of land,
and this is supposed to have been the
cause Of the killing. Dove is suppos-
ed to have met his brothers wife a
short distance from Columbus, but
what led up to the shooting is not
known. Proceeding to his home, he
told his wife and children what he
had done and that he was going to
kill himself Passing into the back
yard he put a pistol to his head and
fred the fatal shot.
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
Prisoners Attempt Suicide.

Two prisoners in the county jail
at Little Rock attempted to commit
suicide by swallowing a quantity Of
morphine. The prisoners were Joe
II. Hunt, recently sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary for grand
larceny, and James Doughcrty, charg
ed with killing Chief of Detectives
Jack Donahue, at Hot Springs last
Christmas day The men were con
fined in a big cell with a number Of
other prisoners, and both were un.
conscious when discovered. After
several hours work by the physi.
clans the men were declared out OF
danger. The officials have been I'M
able to discover how the prisoners
secured the poison.
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
NOTED N|SSOUR|AN COM.
Sudden Death Of Col. John 7. Criso
at his Home in Indepen-
dence, Missouri.
A STROKE or APOPLEXY TOOK HIM OFF,
lie Was n Confederate officer Durinr
the Civil War, and Had, for Many
Years. Been n Conspicuous Mem.
Der of the General Assembly Of
Missouri

Independence, Mo-, April 22.-CoI.
John T. Crisp died at his home here
Tuesday morning. Death came at q
a. m, caused by stroke of apoplexy.
Col Crispwas one of the best-known
men in Missouri. He earned his mill.
tary title fighting for the southern
confederacy, having taken conspicu.
GUS part in many battles. He was a
member of the famous conference
held at Neosho, in 1861, by Gov. Jack
son and secessionist members of the
state legislature. Col. Crisp, but for
his absence from the state during the
war and for a few years following,
would have had a record of AZ years
in the legislature.
At every session Of the Legislature
Col Crisp was pointed out to visitors
as the unique character of the assem-
bly,. No visitor ever waited long to
hear a speech from Col. Crisp. His
"Mr. Speaker was sound heard al
most as frequently as the rap of that
officials gayel, and his discussions OF
matters, great and small, which eX-
cited his interest, were exhaustive
always to the subject, sometimes as
TO the hearers. lie was seldom inter
| rupted 70 rise to a point of order
when Col Crisp had the floor was an
act of tcmcrity which few members
attempted
In house parlance, Col. Crisp was
"the gentleman from Jackson coun-
IT," But to mis- designation he OBJ
| iccted, jackson county, to the average
Missouri mind, means Kansas City,
and for Kansas City the colonel had
the same name which Gen. sherman
applied to war, and which Sam Jones
usually applies to any city in which
he happens to be.
81 live closer to hell" Col. Crisp was
fond Of remarkng, than any other
member of the Methodist church in
the United States" OF the second city
in the state he also said that when
Satan wishes to relieve the congestion
OF his ovcrcrowdcd realm, he paroles
a regiment Of his most hardened citi-
acns on straw bond and sends them to
Kansas City
Col Crisp claimed authorship of
the "Jim Crow or separate coach
bill, which failed TO pass and which
caused so much comment at the re-
cent session Of the legislature, al
though another member posed as its
sponsor,
Col Crisp was 65 years old and pos
scssed a striking physique.
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25

notice and paying all costs was u7
H. B. 400 (Brooks), providing that
contracts Tor public printing shali U
given TO residents Of the state was
defeated. -,.,.- .bo
r 1874 CMardis), authorizing thc
attorney general to bring suit IN the
sunreme court of the United States 10
determine the boundary line between
LIS state and Tennessee in MISSISSIPPI
county. was read third time ana pdsseu'
The members Of the senate ap-
reared in the house and the JOINT SEES
sion of the house and senate to selecI
state capitol commissioners, assembled
with President short in the chair
The name of EX-Gov Eagle hoihl-
mated by the senate, was withdrawn
The following names were presented
TO be baIloted for: John b. McCaleo'
Dr. J. NJ Flenniken, r. W. McFar-
lane, Il. r. Matthews, w. b. AleNan-
der. DR.. II. l.. BShers, eX-GoV Dan W.
! Jones. ]. H. Fry, l.. w. Clark Howard
Robb. w. r. Duley.
After six ballots the following were
| declared elected: John b. McCaIeb, OF
sharp county; Dr. J. NJ Flenniken'
| Ouachita, r. w. McFarlane, Sebastian
W. b. Alexander. Jefferson; q. T.
| Matthews, Craighead.
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
CoIored Woman Killed.

Annie Thomas, a cOlored woman
who lived near Sweet Home, died as
the result of injuries which she al
legged were inflicted by Sam Carter, a
colored neighbor. The woman alleg.
ed before her death that she and Car
ter had quarreled over a dividing
fence between their property and that
Carter struck her with a crowbar
Garter was arrested on a charge of as
sault to XIII, which was changed to
a charge of murder after the woman
died An autopsy was held which
failed to disclose the wound alleged
to have been inflicted by Carter Tho
coroner's jury rendered verdict Of
death from unknown causes.
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
Bank.rs HoId State meetinu.

The thirteenth annual meeting OF
the Arkansas Bankers Association
was held at Little Rock, with a large
attendance from all parts of the state.
Among the prominent foreign bank
ers who made addresses were;
Charles G. Dawes, formerly comptrol.
Ter of the United States treasury, and
now president of the Central Trust
Company, Chicago; Charles o. Austin,
vice president National Bank of North
America, Chicago, and II. p. billiard,
cashier Mechanics National Bank, st,
Louis. A banquet was rendered the
association at the Capital hotel by the
bankers of Little Rock
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
Murdered Over Card Game.

sonk Smith, n lOboring man en-
ployod by the city at Little Rock,
was found dead near the entrance TO
saloon which he had just left It
was at first thought that the man died
from natural causes, but later war
rant was issued for the arrest Of Gus
strive In connection with the matter
The two men had been playing cards
IN the saloon and are said TO have
quarreled II Is alleged that strive
hit Smith as the latter was leaving
tho saloon and he fell forward and
broke his neck.
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25

Indictments have been returned in
the federal court at Little Rock
against eighteen men, charged with
the foot.race frauds perpetrated in
Arkansas and other states Only one
of the men indicted is under arrest
this one being John Ryan, who Is
under $1,000 bond at Hot Springs
ters at Hot Springs for a short time
They are said to have operated in
every part of the country, one of the
heaviest losers being Frank C. Lory,
Of Petersburg, Ind, who lost $65000.
John w. Cobb, Cattleman of Wood
vile, Tex, is said to have been swim
died out of $4,000.
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
Negro Prevents Disastrous Wreck.

BY his presence of mind and he
roism, Walter Ward. a negro, pre-,
vented a disastrous wreck at Plum.
mervlle. A tank car, which had
been standing on a switch a few
miles from that place got started
down an incline and passed through
Plumeryile, with the speed of an
express train straight on toward a
freight train, which was due within
a few minutes. Realizing the dan.
ger, Ward leaped upon the flying car
and, setting the brake brought it to
a standstlll just in time to avert the
wreck.
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
WEDNESDAY, APRIL "a.

4 bill appropriating 100000 for the
redigesting of the state statutes ana
appointing as digester r. d. CRAWFORD
reporter of the supreme court was
passed by the house,
Mr.. Holmes bill providing for hne
for hunting or fishing on Sunday was
tabled in the house
The senate adopted a resolution di-
rcctinr the attorney general TO bring
legal proceedings to determine the
rights Of the two state capitol commits
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 Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
TUESDAY, APRIL al.
The Senate

Mr. Chrlsp.a bin creating board
Of pardons was called up ana tabled,
=, B 2Sl ttoylugtun), 10 rodlHtrict
the state into cnuuorry districts and in.
increasing the number 60 suypnfWyp
cfoaHng the number from seven tu ten,
was taken up senator Butt spoke In
support Of the measure Senators cot
ham, Mol'orrn nud NnuRh,or opposed
the hlll which paAsod, u 10 H.
The general appropriation bin fuf
the maintenance Of the state govern
mont was passed without opposition
The senate proceeded Va the house
FOR the purpose Of sitting In Joint sus.
sion for the selection Of state capitol
commissioners
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25

Mayor II King White, OF Pine Blum,
who has recently assumed that Office,
has Issued proclamation announcing
that the Sunday closing law viii DO
enforced 10 the lottor lie has given
warning 10 NIL cigar stores, news
stands, barber shops, fruit stands, con.
fectlonery stores and business houses
OF nil Kinds that they must remain
closed from 10 o'clock Saturday night
10 ~ o'clock Sunday night, Tho agl'
tation TO secure tho enforcement Of
this law was started by the Ministers
Association Of that city
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
Big Damage Suit Against Judae.

Judge Jessie Turner Of Van Buren,
has been made the defendant in a
SANDER suit for $4,000 damages
brought by a woman named l.. NJ,
Fowler, The woman, who states
that she is resident of FL Paso,
Tex, alleges that Judge Turner pur.
licly made an aspersion upon her
character, Judge Turner denies that
he ever saw the woman or the man
in whose presence he is alleged to
have made the Objectionable remarks,
The suit is supposed to have grown
out of litigation, in which the Craw
ford County Bank Of which Judge
Turner Is president, was interested
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
Convention Of Landowners,

A convention Of landowners Of the
St Francis river bottoms is to be
held in May, for the purpose of con.
sidering plans for the drainage of the
lowlands and the improvement Of the
St Francis river 1t Is thought that
large amount of land can be re.
claimed by the cutting off Of some
of the bends and the cutting away OF
the shoals In the river 1t Is expect
cd that If these improvements are
made the river will be nayigable from
Helena to Kennett, Mo.
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
Body Found In River.

The body Of John Lind Of Van
Buren,, who had IN ys.euously disap.
peared, was found In the river a few
miles from that city. Lind was a
jeweler and optcIan, and had boen a
resident of Van Buren, for several
months, A short time ago he disap'
peared, It was known at the time
that he had been drinking heavily,
II Is supposed that while under the
influence Of liquor he wandered to
the river aud fell IN.
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25

The plant and stock Of the Eureka
Springs Lumber Planning Mills Conpa.
ny at Eureka Springs, was destroyed
by fire, thought to have been Of an in.
cendiary origin. The loss is est.
mated at $4,000, with no insurance.
The plant was situated within the
city limits, but beyond the end of the
city fire mains. The citizens saved
thousands Of feet Of lumber by remov.
ing it from the yards. The building
owned by b. e. Woodruff, was valued
at $4,000, The equipment and stock,
which were the property Of w. H and
Willis Baker were valued at $4,000.
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
Governor Appoints Capitol Board.

Governor Davis has appointed the
five members of the board of state
capitol commissioners provided for in
the bill passed by the legislature for
the completion Of the state capitol
although the act provides that the
commissioners shall be elected by the
general assembly in joint session.
The following were appointed mem.
bers Of the board by Governor Davis:
Ham Brawley, Cabot; }. W. Story,
Harrison; Thomas Cox, Little Rock;
Hugh Cory Texarkana; Charles VII
mans, Newport
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
OLD HANDS WILL FIND WORK
The IChlph coni 4 NnyiRntion 70
Wili Nclnsintr Al of It's Ola
toilicry Employees,

philadelphia, April g2,HaAn order
has been Issued by the LehIgh Coal "
Navigation Goa which operates sew
rrnl collicrics IN the Panther CreeN
valley rrinstu,ing all Of It's old enl'
employees who have been idle since
the end Of The strike About goo n'''
aud boys, whose positions had been
Nllrd viii find work In and about u'o
snin.s
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
Railroad Y. M. c. A. Opened.

A railroad Y, NJ, G, A. building,
erected and equipped at cost Of over
$4,000, has been opened at the Iron
Mountain railroad yards at Little
Rock, The cost Of the building and
equipment Of the building was borne
largely by the Iron Mountain railroad
and by Miss Helen Gould 1t con.
tains restaurant and large mum.
Der Of sleeping rooms, which are rent.
ed for 10 cents per night
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
Negroes Hold Officers at Bay.

Two negro brothers, Louis and
Tazzle Suggs barrIcadIng themselves
in house, held two officers at bay
for seven hours at Judsonia The
officers finally rushed the men and
oycrcamc them before they had an
opportunity to shoot The negroes
were wanted on charge Of dIspos.
ing Of mortgagcd property
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
Contempt Case Appealed.

r. G. Davies, the Hot Springs at.
torney who was fined $50 and sen.
fenced to thirty days in Jail by Chan.
cellor Lcatherman for contempt Of
court, has appealed the case to the
state supreme court The sentence
was imposed by Chancellor Leather
ma non account of statement alleg.
G dto have been made by Davies to
the effect that the chancellor was cor
rupt The Jail sentence was later re.
sCinded.
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
Fatal cutting ARRAY.

Charles Gentry was fatally wound
cd by William Crump in cutting
ARRAY ut Houston Gentry was cut
three tlmcB with a pockotknre The
men are tenants on farm near Hous.
ton and became involved in quarrel
Crump asserts that Gentry attacked
him wItha singletreo and he cut him
In sulldCfuuso
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
SATURDAY. APRIL l8.

The Rodman bill creating a state
board of arbitration. was defeated IN
the senate. Three appropriation DIS,
for the University Of Arkansas hospi-
tai for the insane and deaf mute IN
stitute. were passed by the senate.
The house killed Mr. Campbells bill
annulling the Dickinson convict con-
tract. by striking out the enactlnS
clause. Mr. Du Laney's bill, making
the carrying Of pistols punishable by
IMPRISONMENT, was defeated in the
house.
A bill appropriating 500 for re-
ward for the capture of a criminal,
was passed over the governors veto
by a unanimous vote.
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
Attorney Sentenced.

James A. Gillette an attorney OF
Atkins, was sentenced in the federal
court at Little Rock to thirty days in
Jail and 800 fine for fraud in connec.
ton with the old soldiers homestead
law. This law passed by congress
several years ago granted disabled
federal soldiers 12O acres of land. Gil.
lette was accused of obtaining land by
sending in false names to the govern
ment. He plead guilty to the charge,
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
Attend Worlds Fair Dedication.

President George r. Bedding Of the
Arkansas Worlds Fair Board has is
sued call to municipal county and
state officers and officers Of CONNER,
cial organizations Of the state, urging
them to attend the dedication of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition at st,
Louis, April 30, and May / and g He
also asks that each town send as large
n delegation as possible to the dedca.
ton.
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25

the proceeds from the sale Of sixteenth
section lands shall be paid into the
state treasury, was passed,
S. b. 1872 caldwell TO prevent dls-
crimInation in prices Of manufactured
products. coal oil and dressed beef. was
read third time Mr.. Tarver explained
that the bill sought to prevent discrim.
nation in prices by the oil and beer
trusts. The bill passed. so to II.
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
leMnIrY Store Robbed.

Burglars forced an entrance to the
jcwclry store of G, L. Adamson Of
Augusta by boring holes through the
panels Of the back door While tho
thieves were collecting their plumber,
they were frightened away and fed
with about twenty dollars worth Of
lnMnlrN
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE
Wrangle With Chief Executive Over
Appointment of State Capt.
toll Commissioners.
THURSDAY, APRIL le.

The house passed the general ap-
propriation bill without amendment
also the appropriation bill for the Uni
versity Of Arkansas reduced by amend
ment from $257, 900 TO Sl22,OOO.
The bin appropriating $500 for tor
nado sufferers in northern Arkansas
passed the senate The senate passed
the blind school and Confederate Home
appropriation bills.
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
New Road In Eastern Arkansas.

Articles Of Incorporation have been
filed by the Memphis and New Or.
leans Railway Company which is to
build road between Memphis and
New Orleans, following the west bank
of the Mississippi river, The length
Of the road in Arkansas will be l79
miles, The company Is capitalized at
$G,2G5,OO0, which Is the estimated
cost Of the road The proposed road
viii be branch Of the Frisco sys,
ten,
The Van Buren press., 1903-04-25
MONDAY, APRIL 30.

Both the house and senate caucucsod
for nominees for state capitol com
sion
Senator Norwoods Joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the con.
stitutiou so as to permit women a.
serve as school directors was defeated
The house reconsidcrcd the vote by
which the Whitthorne bill, repeating
the Wilson anti gambling act, was
passed The bin seeks to re-enact the
old laws In regard to gaming.