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The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
New Road Chartered.

The Warner, Cummings and East.
arn Railroad company last week flied
articles Of incorporation with the
secretary Of state and was given a
charter by the state board of railway
Incorporators. The charter is for
fifty years. The capital stock Of the
road is S3S0,O0O, and its estimated
length Is 80 miles. 1t is to run from
Warner, Lincoln county, in a south.
easterly direction through Pendleton,
Desha county thence in an easterly
direction to Douglass, thence from
Douglass to South Bend, thence in a
southeastcrly direction to Pendleton,
DeSha county, thence to Medlord,
thence in an easterly direction to Red
Fork, and thence in a southeasterly
direction to Watson, where IT will
connect with the Memphis, Helena
and Louisiana railway.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS SATURDAY,
AS TO Taxing Loans.

Chancellor J. V Bourland at Ozark
recently handed down an important
decision Involving loans made by for.
eign corporations in Arkansas. The
action was brought by the Union Cen
tral Life Insurance Company of Gin,
cinrati against James Ptcook, as
collector OF Crawford county. to re-
strain the collection of a tax alleged
to be Illegal In passing upon the
case Chancellor BOurland said: The
question upon which the law must be
declared is whether the loans of a
foreign corporation having no dOmi-
cile or chief office or agency in this
state, are subject to assessment and
return for taxes in the county where
the borrower resides or where the
real estate mortgage security is To-
Gated Plaintiff is a corporation un.
der the laws of the state OF Ohio
It's principal business is that of life
insurance, but it also carries on the
business Of making loans of money
upon notes and mortgages upon lands
in Arkansas. For the latter purpose
1t has no agency in this state: If
certain sections of our statute would
seem to indicate that this particular
species Of property is intended to be
taxed, it is proper to reply that the
whole scope of the statute must be
considered. 1t Is not competent to
view one or more parts OF law alb
stractly, but the prospective ought in
variably to be such as the full line of
part material may always be within
the scope Of vision. Thus viewing
the statute and considering policy, the
nature OF the various classes Of per.
sOnality and the powers of the state
considered in respect Of the powers
Of other Independent sovereigns it is
clea: to my mind that the terms OF
our statute exclude the particular
class of property involved in this ac'
ton from taxation in this state While
it is not necessary to so hold, it Is
true, nevertheless, that did our stat
ute by its express terms, require the
taxation Of each property it were a
more serious question than whether It
would not be extra territorial and
void The probability is that these
notes and mortgages are taxed where
located, in Ohio, which that state in
principle has clear right to do, and
to tax the rights here would be in eff
feet double taxation, an evil which
our form Of government more than all
others, abhors."
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
Gov. Davis Famous Veto Sustained

The supreme court, in the case Of
r. C. Monroe, Auditor, vs. b. w.
Green ct al. a test case of the famous
omnibus veto of Gov Davis, oyerruled
the decision of the lower court and
sustained the veto. This was a
case instituted by b. w Green, Dan
w. Jones, S. H. Nowin and others
to compel the auditor of state 10 pay
warrant drawn on an appropriation
carried by house bill No, All, to pro-
vide for a roster Of Confederate sol
diers and sailors in this state. This
bin was passed by the last general
assembly but was not presented TO
the governor untll after the assembly
had adjourned House bill No, All
was included, with number Of 9th
ers, in which has been called the
omnibus veto" of the governor This
suit was instituted for the purpose OF
testing the validity Of the law, not
withstanding the veto OF the governor
which it was thought was not made
in the manner prescribed by the con
stitutlon. At the hearing Of the cause
the auditor demurred to the com
plant filed, admitting all allegations
contained therein, and insisted that
there was no ground for compelling
the payment Of the warrant Judge
Winfield oycrru,ed the demurrer and
rendered judgment against the audit
or and instructed him to honor the
warrant drawn An appeal was tax
en- to the supreme court and that
court held that while the bill was duly
and legally passed by botn the house
of representatives and the senate yet
there was no proper and legal pre-
sentation Of the bill to the governor
Gov. Davis Famous Veto Sustained
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
Brlnqs Bad Luck.

From the time the alleged foot'rac'
ers had the bad luck to get tangled
up with Prosecuting Attorney Martin
and Sheriff Williams of Garland coun'
ty misfortune has seemed to hover
oyor them. Their funds have been
tied up or scattered Ed Ellis, one
of them under sentence Of three years
in Missouri, lost his father, VINO drop
ped dead. Then Boatwrlghts father
died suddenly Following this death
Roger Williams was murdered at Hot
Springs in Jail. Bert Brumley con
victed and under a three.year sen.
tence who was out on a $25,OOO bond,
was drowned at Webb City while fish
ing
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
counterfeiters Captured.

J, c, Adams, n coal miner OF 30
name, his wife and son, were arrest
I'd last week on the charge of max
Ing counterfeit s., SO and $50 goId
pIcccs. Onlccrs found In the Adams
barn outfW for making coins OF the
above denominations, and a can con
tanning $500 In counterfeit money
The coins are manufactured OF lead
with heavy gold plating, ana are
calculated 70 deceive almost anyone
during the ordinary couse OF bush
ness The officers took the coin ana
succeeded In passing a number IN ga
looms and stores, In order to tost their
value as cIrculatOrs When they IN
formed those who had accepted them
that they wcrc counterfcie close
examination Of them had 20 be made
boforo the declaration would be ac'
coplcd ~ true, The son was ar
rcstod whIlo engaged In dls'ributli%
tho money. The mother was taken
into custody a' the home ava the
father was found at work dlss'HS
coal
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

The Missouri school fund for this
year is S62,2s6.66 more than last year.
Two men were badly injured in
boiler explosion in mine near Mill
stadt, III.
Prominent lawyers and other st.
Joseph (Mol citizens are organizing
Folk club.
Minister Conger is personally in
specting the situation at New
Chwang, China.
The appointment Is announced OF
Gen. Hernandez as Venezuelan min
lister at Washington.
Ten more deaths from lockjaw fol-
lowing accidents of the Fourth of
July were recordeded Tuesday.
Lieut. Gen. Miles rode horseback,
Tuesday, from Fort Sill to Fort Reno,
80 miles, without showing sign OF ia.
tiguo
Rev. Father Kielty. OF 81. Louis. dis
approves Of ministers taking vaca-
tions He says the devil never takes
holiday.
\ tornado near Cozad. Neb., killed
one man, injured three other persons
and completely devastated the coun-
try in its path
4 strike insurance company has
been organized at Louisville. KY,
resulting from the manufacturers
conference at New Orleans.
NJ j. Murphy. the new president OF
the MuIlanphy board, at ST. Louis,
proposes 70 erect hospital as an en-.
during monument to Bryan Mullan-
ply.
Mildred Schlest, OF ST. Louis. drank
the contents of tumbler containing
carbolic acid by mistake. thinking H.
contained beer, dying half an hour
later.
The Venezuelan government forces
engaged in the siege Of Ciudad Boil
var are making cautions advances and
hope to prevent unnecessary blood
shed
Crop conditions have been improved
greatly by the recent warm weather.
Rain is needed, however. in lllinois
and Missouri for the growing corn
crop
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac 7. Brock, resid-
| ing near Jefferson, ILL.,, celebrated
| their fftieth marriage anniversary
Monday. Over two hundred guests
were present,
Prof. W. j. McGcc has been appoint
ed chief Of the department OF an
| thropology and ethnology at the
Worlds fair, and The appropriation
for an Indian exhibit has been raised
TO $4,000.
Mrs Sylvia Eads, aged l02 years,
probably the Oldest negro woman in
Indiana, died at Evansville. Tuesday.
| She was born in eastern Kentucky
and was slave until the emancipa-
tion proclamation.
Former member OF the 81. Louis
house of delegates J. X. Murrell re-
| told In bribery trial of julius Leh-
mann how the $4,000 Doodle fund
was paid to the combine members for
passing the Lighting bill.
Mrs. A. T.. Johns. OF New York, was
rescued from serious position on the
side OF precipice in the Yosemite
valley, where she hung Is hours on
two-foot ledge, TO which she had
fallen, before scarchers found her.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
His UnluckY Day.

VIII Lemon, who began term OF
three years in the panitcntiary few
days ago for the killing Of W. j Rex
road in 1901 Is strongly convinced
That Saturday Is his unmcky day on
saturday he was born on Saturday
he shot and killed Rcxroad, he was
pound over to the grand jury by a
justice Of the peace on Saturday; he
was Indicted by the grand jury on
saturday; he was convicted In the
circuit court on Saturday; when his
case was appealed 10 the supreme
court the papers were Alcd on Satur'
uay, that court affirmed the doclalOn
W the lower court on Saturday and
On Saturday he was taknn TO the pen.
ltonIiary,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
THE COURTS TOO SLOW.
A Kentucky Mob Forces the Jail at
Flemingsburg and Hangs
William Thacker.
the VICTIM WAS AWRITE MURDERER.
Be Had Been Convicted and Givea
Life Sentence, but Had Taken
nm Appcal-The Mob Came From
tn. Former Home of Thncker's
Victim.

Maysville, Ky, July 10 Enragel
at the courts. mob broke into the
Flemingsburg Jail early Wednesday
morning and hanged William Thack-
er, a white man, who had been given
life sentence for the murder Of
John Gordon two years ago, Thacker,
in a quarrel with Gordon at Foxport,
shot and killed him, and then sat on
the body, rifle in hand, while he
smoked his pipe, and dared anyone -
attempt TO arrest him. At the time
Thacker escaped, but was later ar
rested After two trials he was SEN
fenced TO life Imprisonment.
Gordon was good citizen and an
inoifcnsive man. After being sen
fenced, Thacker appealed to the court
Of appeals, and was waiting for an
other trial.
Thacker had some money, and was
able to command the support of some
influential men, and IL was feared
that he might escaped punishment al
together,
The mob collected at Mount Car
mel, where Gordon once lived, ana
came into Flemingsburg by twos and
threes IN order not to excite sus-
picion. They advanced on the jail
shortly after midnight. The jailer
refused to surrender the keys. He
was oyerpowered and the keys taken
away from him. Thackcr wns hur-
ried to a tree near the Jail, and was
given time In which to say his pray
ers, which he refused to do, but
begged for his life. To hush his cries
he was hit on the head with a rock,
and his unconscious body strung up
until life had become extinct.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
Worlds Fair Work.

Thomas W. Milan, manager for the
Arkansas Worlds Fair board. has
ISSUED the following letter, which
gives reliable information on the
work done and to be done by the
board: THE contract for the con.
struction of the Arkansas State
building has been let to the R. W
Morrison Construction Co., of st.
Louis, at cost of $4,000, to 5e com.
pleted on or before December / The
Twentieth Century club has the priv.
ilege OF decorating the reception hall
while room to be known as the
club room" will be decorated and
furnished by the Arkansas Federation
OF Women's clubs The room re-
served for the directors will be fur
nished by the Bankers association
for the privilege of using it as their
headquarters Hon. John p. Logan,
of Sloan Springs. Ark, has been Sc
lected as superintendent of the horti.
cultural department and desires to
communicate with all fruit growers
relative to securing perfect fruit spec
linens. Prof A. H. Purdue, Of Little
Rock, Ark, commissioner of mines,
manufactures and agriculture, has
been assigned the agricultural ex
hibit. Prof A, H. Purdue, Of Fay.
etteyille, Ark, has been chosen su-
perintendent of the department of
mines and metallurgy, and the fol
lowing are suggestions from the chief
Of the department of the Worlds
Fair relative to building stones: Sam
pies to be eight inch cubes of ordinary
building stones. Granites-Front
polished; right pointed with aX'ham
mered margin left, rock face with
same margin; back, all rock face;
top and bottom, rubbed smooth. Mar
bles and Limestone-Front, polished
or rubbed smooth; right tooth chisled
with margin Of drove work; left, rock
face with smooth margin; back all
rock face top and bottom, rubbed
smooth. Sandstone-Front rubbed
smooth right, tooth chisled with
small margin; back, all rock face;
top and bottom, rubbed smooth
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
A MAN HUNT ENDED.
Georgia Farmers Hunt Down and
Lynch "a had Negro.

Savannah, Ga, July lG.-Armed
farmers who had been on man hunt
appeared in savannah, Tuesday, on
their way home. They said they had
caught Ed Claus, n negro charges
with an assault on Miss Johnson. at
Darien junction, and had lynched him
nenr Eistmnn.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
BELIEVED TO BE DEMENTED
william II, sribnrh, of Columbus,
o., Arrested In san FraaoIaco
for AssaWiting Nuns.

San Francisco, July i6,--Willlnm ".
Selbnch, u dentist Of Columbus, o.,
nSsnunicd three nuns wearing the
blnck and white robes ~ the Do
mncnn order on Market street, aud
nurrowly escaped serious injury
from an inccnscd mob. lie was rcs'
cucd By the police after he had been
bndly beaten, aud taken 20 the city
prison, A drift for large sum of
money was found In his possession,
which he says came from the sale OF
his business IN the ast lie Ia DO
lInNeh % be hrmenirh.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
con,rae, for Insane Asylum Annex.

AZ meeting Of tho state board OF
'ha'ltcs held In Little Rock last
w'ek the contract for the insane
asylum annex was awarded to Casey
q collins for sll9,36O The building
u 70 be ready FOR occupancy not later
,nan February I, 1904 The annex
~ 70 cost $4,000 all told, the last
legislature having Appropriated that
amount Thore viii be two wlngs,
ono Tor males and the other for TO-
males, ana It IL believed that when
completed thcro viii be room ot tho
asylum for the hundreds OF Insane
now nov confined In tho different county
IalS OF the state,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
Offer Reward For Murjrrer,

Cll2ona Of Union coyoty have sub
"rlbcd n liberal reward for the arrest
a"o conviction Of the party who ~
"SsIhatod W. IT, Lee soyeral days
ago. The total reward for Lee's mur'
aoref has reached the sum of t6,O0s.
Zee was shot from ambush at his
nome twelve miles FROM III Dorado,
'ne assassin using a Winchester,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
steamer Monterey Ashore.

Mlouelon, s. Pierre, Mlquelon, July
i6,=1he british steamer Monterey,
which sailed from Montreal july 10
for Bristol, Ia ashore west OF Point
Plan, She will probably become d
wreck Speedy assistance may save .
portion VI tho cargo,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA.
The Relations ue,wern hu-s'a sse
Japan hhtj 90 he Mach ims
proved of late,

Paris, July 10. Dispatches re.
ceiyed n, the foreign office here from
S. Petersburg and Toxic Indicate
'hn, the relations between Russia and
Japan have greatly improved within
the pas, fortnight, and I, Ia now bc'
licycd that the two governments viii
soon arrive at u complete under
jukluu
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
A wELL-KNoWN METHODIST.
Death of Hudson samson, wcii-
kno"n Tor MS Chart, nnd
Philanthropy,

pItlshurg, Pa Wly 10, Hudson
Samson, known In Methodist Episco
pal church circles throughout the
United States for his charity and
philanthropy and ns the builder OF a
score or more churches throughout
Pennsylvania and the middle and far
west, died at bis home In ihIs city,
Tue,dny night, Of ncute indigestion,
llc built the first public cremalory In
the United States In rItisburg 20
Npupa uuU
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
Cablegrsm to Washington.

Washington, July 15.-The follow
ing cablegram from Cardinal Ram
polla was received Wednesday morn
ing by Mgr. Falconio, the papal dele
gate
"Holy Father has passed a fairly
tranquil night His condition remains
unchanged"
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
The Evening Examination.

Rome, July Is, ESQ p, m.-The doc
tors entered the sick room for their
evening examination at $40 p m, to-
day. earlier than usual, intending to
make thorough examination Of the
pntipnt
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
Bad Ere Ieht Wreck.

A costly freight wreck occurred on
the Iron Mountain near Hope In which
twenty cars were thrown into tres
tie and demolished Brakeman Leo
Farraboo and Carl Fold received ~
rIous Injuries but the remainder OF
tho crow escaped
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
AN AIR LINE TO BUFFALO.
falO tU lie Operated with
Compressed Air.

Newark, A. j., July 49, \ company
capitalized at si2jOOO, has been In
corporntrd here to build u line of
railroad from New York 10 Buffalo
which I, Ia proposed shall be opcrai'
ed by compressed air, The projectors
asser, that speed Of pj miles an
hour will bc achieved,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
Postal Changes,

The following postal changes In
Arkansas are announced by the de-
partmont at Washington; postoilces
bished-Pekin, Craighead county,
Wm, Green, postmaster, Postohice
cite Madelia Cleburne
county, to / l.2 ms, n, E, Star ser
vice changed-Canuck TO Rogers,
From July l55 1908, end at Vinda,
omitting Rogers, decreasing Ave
miles ~
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
"ROSSlNl,
"NlkXION1,
"LAl'l'ONI,"
Agnin TAKES Nourishmrnt.

Rome, July -, $40 p, m,-Thc
pope has again taken a little nourish.
mcnt,
Speaking 10 Monsignor Angel, one
of his secretaries, the pontiil said
he felt oppression Of the chest, but
hoped it would pass away In n few
dnyS,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
Neoro Waylald and Shot,

Richard Jonllna, colorod, was way
laId and shot while on hIs way home
from Warren by three nesroed Att'f
being shot Jahkina was beaten over
tho head with club, and left In a dy'
Inc condition. Robbery Ia suppossl TO
have been the nstlyc
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
Charged With Abuse OF Mail Privl'
lele.

The proprictors Of a Little Rock
collecting agency were arrested by
federal officers on the charge Of
wrongfully using the mails In send
Ing lcttcrs to creditors with printed
matter on the envelopes indicating tho
nature Of contents
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
The Latest bulletin,

Rome. July Is, 1925 p. m.-The fol-
lowing bulletin has just been issued;
During the day no special phe-
nomena was noticed in the general
condition Of the august patient. The
depression in hi' strength was not
augmented. Respiration, pulse and
temperature about stationary. Res
piration, 30; temperature, 36i cent?
grade; pulse, 81,
Signed, "ROSSlNl.
an \XIONI
"I Nppn\I "
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
ArkanaIana Aonered.

At a meeting Of the National Ed
uca,ional Association, held In Boston
George n Cook was chosen a wee
presldent, and Hon, John lIlheihsh u
member " the board OF directors
10th gentlemen are well known Ark
npalang
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
william Garre,. Inventor.

Joliet, H. July William Gar
rett, inventor and founder OF the rod
mills OF the Garrett type and widely
known In steel circles, died Wcdbes.
day at NJ Clemens, Mich, where hs
had gone for his health.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
May Live n Day or Two.

Paris. July 1j,-The foreign Office
received dispatches from Rome stat
ing that the pope is sinking fast, and
that while his holiness may live a
day or two, fatal termination is inn
minent,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
The Knapp Case.

Hamilton. o., july l0,-Iawyrr
Darby, Al lhe conclusion ~ hIs elos'
Ing argument In the Knapp murder
ease today, became III agaln, and II
was announced thu, the cnso would w
" tho Jury Wednesday, night.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18

While the cotton crop ID at least
two weeks late and the plant small
conditions the past few weeks have
been rayorahls and tho prospects are
good for about an IS per cent yloId 10
this state,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
ManlsM VILE llnrneh,

Oregon city, Oren July 10, iife,
Tuesday night, destroyed n portion
of the oregon city Manufacturing
co.'s Woolcn mills, the loss VI which
u about $4,000.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
The Patient Restless.

Rome, july Is, $40 p. m.-Thc pope
Is restless, complains that he can not
sleep, and is constantly shifting his
position in bed.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18
labornr Murdnred.

. a laboror Of the Frisco Construction
company was found dead one mile
,,ot' Ashdown, with u bullet hole
through his head and ono through hii
oack lic had recently drawn his
wages ana M no money was found on
"'s iva person II Ia supposed tho murder
sss committed for tho purpose of
Robbery,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-18

q E' Erwin was arrested a. HoSle
Wv Wv Tue charge of passing counterfeit
s'"et dollars and having In hls pos
s0esioh moulds for making the same,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-19
CITY MAY RUN FERRY.
Dir. Hasrkes Wants F'ifteeH-M'nuh
Boats to ThIty-ninth-st.

Dock Commissioner Hawkes. yesterday recon-
rnended TO the Mayor and the Sinking Fund
Commission the purchase for s1.9J0OoO OF tbs
old Thirty-ninth-st. ferry. between the Battery
and Thirty-ninth-st. Brooklyn. and It's ter
minals Commissioner Hawkes. recommends tns
purchase OF five new fifteen minute boats. at a
cost OF about 100000 each. The present boats
require about forty minutes 20 make the trip
one way Mr.. Hawkes. estimates that the land
for the Brooklyn terminals viii cost about $500
COO and that the improvements On the land rep
resent value q about 100000 The Ianhat-
tan terminal. he thinks. viii cost about $4,000.
while the improvements represent about $40
600 more. Changes necessary TO Accommodate
the new service viii cost about 100000. and {,
the city has to buy the old boats another $4,000
VIII have 10 be added TO the budget The hold
ing corporation IS known as the New-YOrk and
South Brooklyn Steam and Transportation Com
pany w Bayard Cutting is president Nr
Cutting in a letter 20 the Sinking Fund
Commission transmitted with Commissioner
HAWKES. report. says that the average gross
receipts Of the company for the last three years
have been S119624 year. and the averages
gross expenditures $1,000 leaving earnings
OF S9624 He estimates the total value OF the
plant and franchise at S1.0s5.O0G The PROPOSE
ton for the city 10 buy and operate wiz come I'D
for discussion at next weeks meeting OF the
Sinking Fund Commission