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The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
OTHERWISE UNNOTlCED

Arrangements have been completed
by Worlds fair representatives in
Washington by which the life-saving
exhibit is assured
Secretary Hitchcock has removed c.
b. Douglass. clerk in the Indian office
at Muscogee, for Irregularities in CON
nection with land allotments.
,'ohn Barrett has been appointed
minister to Argentina. The announce
ment will soon be made officially. He
has accepted the position.
The Boatmcn's bank of st. Louis has
increased its dividend from seven to
ten per cent. and the stock has adj
yanced to $240 "A share.
John Philip Sousa, the American
bandmaster, is i'll in London. The
concerts he was to have given Tues
day and Wednesday had to be post
poned.
Judge Ha2en Of the district court
at Topeka, Kas., has ordered the $780,
the highest bidder.
A state mayors conyention,in which
all mayors of cities of the fourth class
will be eligible as delegates, will meet
in Moberly, Mo-, July Il.
The name of Circuit Attorney Folk
of st. Louis does not appear on the
programme for the Tammany Fourth
of July celebration in New York.
Three persons were killed and much
property damaged by tornado
which struck Wilder, Mimi, Tuesday
night.
Mrs Russell Harding, of St. Louis,
thinks she has solved the servant
problem she has secured a complete
outfit of japanese for her elegant
new residence, including a competent
male cook.
Mrs. Harriet b. Garrison, wife of
Daniel f.. Garrison, member OF the
Garrison family, which has been
prominent in St. Louis for the last 60
years, died Tuesday.
Jack Wede, living in Davies county,
Ind, had tooth pulled week ago,
and blood poisoning has developed.
His physicians say there is no hope
for him.
Mrs. +. Z. Adams, Jr., of Milwaukee,
says that she was sandbagged and
robbed Of Sls,jO0 while in the toilet
room on board a train TO her home
from Chicago.
Abyssinians surprised the Mad Mul-
lah and are said to have killed 10000
Of his spcarmen in a battle that fol-
lowed, capturing large numbers of
cattle. sheep and camels.
The historic mansion cccupied by
Victor Hugo has been presented to
the municipality Of Paris by descend
ants and other relatives of the great
author.
Acting Gov. Northcott Of Illinois
has issued proclamation to the peo-
pie Of the state, calling for financial
aid for farmers who lost their crops
in the floods
G. II, Merritt, an expert on Grim
inal procedure, processes to believe
that the Mccain murder at st. Louis
is well-planned hoax and that Me-
Cam will appear at a prearranged
time. He does not explain the corpus
delicti.
w. +. Corney president Of the Car
negie steel Co., becomes assistant
president" Of the United States Steel
corporation, to take up the active du-
ties OF the presiden, Charles NJ.
Schwab.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
TWO PRINCES ARE COMING.
Prince Henry Of Prussia aad Prince
Adnibert VIII visit the worlds
Fair In -. Louis.

New York, July at is semi-oi'-
cialiy announced here, says an Amer
lean dispatch from Kiel, that, as a
further demonstration of the entente
between the imperial government and
the United Statos, emphasized by the
German naval cordialitics 10 the
American squadron, Prince Adalbert
and Prince Henry Of Prussia, with
their suites have been authorized 10
visit the ST, Louis exposition. Prince
Adalbcrt Is Emperor Williams third
snn. lie Is 10 Yenrs Of age.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
Arkansas National Banks.

The following report has been made
to the comptroller of the currency Of
the condition of the national banks OF
Arkansas at the close Of business
June 0; Loans and discounts, 81
5I2O0A76; total specie, siOl, ,G6Ol5i
legal tender notes, s2O6,0ii; capital
stocl, paid in, $l23Rj0O; undivided
profits, less expenses and taxes paid,
s3O5,3i27i; individual deposits, So
OGi4l7l9, United States deposits
SSl ,5S9SS; percentage to deposits OF
cash on hand, redemption fund ana
due from reserve agents 39S5; por'
centage of legal reserve to deposits,
1926
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
Lynching at Clarendon.

Jack Harris, colored, was hanged
by mob to the rafter in a wagon yard
at Clarendon. The men who took part
in the lynching, about fifty in mum.
Der, are supposed to be friends Of John
Coburn, white man who was seri.
ously injured by Harris. The mob
went TO the jail and demanded the
keys Of Deputy Black, Sheriff Mil.
wee, who resides near the JAIL heard
the noise and went to make an inyes.
tigation Suspecting that an attempt
would be made to lynch Harris, the
sheriff had spirited him away and
concealed him in a barn under guard
Of one Of his deputies. Mr. Milwee,
knowing that his prisoner was not in
the Jail, agreed to let a committee
from the crowd search the cells. In
the meantime, however, other mem.
bers Of the mob were making search
and located the negro asd deputy in
the barn, The guard was so over
whelmingly outnumbered that resist
anCe was useless Word was swiftly
passed to the main body Of the mob
at the Jail, which Joined the party
with the prisoner, After a short par
ley the prisoner was hustled to the
shed Of a wagon yard and swung up
to one OF the rafters. The first trial
at hanging was a failure, as the rope
seems 10 have given way when the
buggy in which the negro was stand.
Ing was driven from under him. Tho
next time he was drawn up by hand,
and died from stranglulation, his neck
not being broken.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
10 lax Coal Mines.

Assessor Bryan has caused con.
sternation among mine owners of Sc.
bastian county b. stating that he will
tax the coal underground as well as
the land, If his contention is sus.
tained by the courts, the coal cor
porations will be compelled to pay
taxes on fully one.half a million dol.
lars worth of property which has
hitherto escaped taxation. In max
ing his assessments through the
county Mr.. Bryan discovered that
fully three-fourths of the surface land
in the county is underaid with coal
which has been sold, so that the land
has surface and a mineral owner,
the lormer paying taxes and the lat
ter escaping payment The surface
is assessed at s. an acre, while the
underlying coal is held at 500 an
acre, and has heretofore remained
untaxed
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
WILL HAVE SOME FIREWORKS.
A Fireworks Party ut Sycamore Hiii
In the Evening.

Oyster Bay July 2.-President
Roosevelt embraced the opportunity
afforded by the fine weather to take
a brief outing, Wednesday morning
with his children. Upon returning to
the house he was joined by Secretary
Loeb. They disposed Of an accumula-
ton of executive business before
lunc-eon.
A fireworks party will be the feat
ure of Fourth Of July at Sycamore
Hill. II will be held in the evening
after the presidents return from
Huntingdon, where he will go to deliy-
er an address at the celebration OF
the two hundredth and tftieth anni-
versary of the town.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
ECHOES FROM EUROPE.

In italy the price Of salt has been
reduced 50 per cent, by the government,
whose monopoly II Is,
tIscs,llnated that about 5000 WON.
en and girls are employed In Hover
selling In the streets Of London
Unless s,flcter game laws are intro.
duced, the ehamoIs Ia In serious danger
Of being cStcrminaicd In switzerland,
over 1000 dwellings Ia Cologne have
lust been condemned b, the police as
bad, either for the health or morals of
lAe occupants
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
FOODSTUFF AT LIVERPOOL.
The stocks Of HrendstuHs nnd provi-
sions Mt Present In store
at Liverpool

Liverpool, July 2,-The following
are the stocks OF breadStuirs and pro
visions in Liyerpool'
Flour, $4,000 sacks; wheat, 1865.
600 ccntOls; corn, 2s3,O00 centnls; ba-
con, 10000 boxes; hams, 5000 boxes;
shoulders, 2,7OO boxes; butter, d,l0O
cNt; cheese. 3j,s0O boxes; lard, 5000
tlcrccs of prime western steam and
2,3OO tons Of other kinds,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
STATISTICS OF THE COINAGE.
Figures showing what the In,irI
states NintS Have Been Doing
the Past Fiscal Year.

Washington, July 2,-Thc state
mcnt Of the coinage executed at the
mints Of the United States during the
fiscal year ended Tuesday, shows the
total coinage to have been S74,203,000
as follows:
Gold, slj,72l, ,773; silver, S25,00G, $50;
minor coins, $9,iSi,6oi.
In addition there were coined 49,
1872, 500 pieces for the Philippines, 7jO,.
900 pieces for the government Of
Venezuela and 100000 pieces for the
Government of Colombia,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
SIX HUNDRED ARE OUT.
strike NJ Camden, \, H., for
uettor Pay and Hours,

Camden, y, jo July a,--SiS hundred
cOulkcrs, shlpwrIgh,s and joincrs
struck, Wednesday for n reduction In
the working hours aud lncrcnse In
wages, The men Rsk for nIne.hnur
day at S3,OO per day, instead of ten.
hour day Ht 49, They also ask for
eNtrn pay for overtime and holidays
The New York shipbuillIng Co, ~ not
Affected by the strike.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
A REGULAR BOUNCING BETTY.
A Cbiid's Miraculous Escape From
InJnry From FAN From
FiSc-story Root

New York, July 2,--Ll1aIe Yungold.
who IA four years old, has achieved
fame In Delaney street. While playing
on the roof Of n Ave story tenement,
Lllle's doll fell over the edge, The
child made wild plunge for the
plaything and lost her balance Two
stories below n network Of clothes.
line began. She struck them aud was
tossed downward, back and forth to.
ward the stone pavement 4 woman
was possiog and the child landed on
her head, breaking the force Of her
terrible fall, She Nns carried home
and the doctors could ilnd only a few
bruises In half an hour Lizzie was
back nt play.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
Paced for His Life.

"m' Evans, farmer living several
"''oS from Eureka Springs, had q
,aVe Tor his life one night recently
ourIhg the night the door to his bed.
'Vohl blew open, and as he 80, out
" ood TO close II, n coppcrhead snake
wv MIN In the foot, Hc KILLED the
'Vpele Jumped on his horse and rode
.ap'uIy to Eureka Springs for medl'
a' treatment, when he refined up
.1 AZ 'front.' Of the residence OF q physl'
." ""a no was In n fontng condition,
'u hOd TO DO assisted TO alight
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
COLLISION IN BELGIUM.
About rwcnty Persons Nndiy Injured
In n Collision ~ schnrrbrcL,
n suburb ~ brussels,

Brussels July "A serious collision
occurred, Wednesday, at the railroad
station at Schorrbcck, a suburb Of
this city \ train from Antwerp
Nllcd with lending grain merchants
who were ON their way 10 attend the
weekly grain market collldcd with u
train which was leaving Schnerbeck
About twenty persona were badly
injured but there VAS no loss Of life.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
ALDERMEN INDICTED.
Chicago Aldermen indicted for
toospirSr, In Connection with
Illegal voting

Chicago, July 2.-rhe grand Jury
voted true bills against Alderman
j. j, brennan, Herbert T., Kent,
Charles A. McCurl Hiram T., sherman,
Harry Odonovnn and H. j, Kelly In
connection with the Eighteenth ward
election frauds, They are charged
with conspiracy To- induce persons
unqualified to vote and conspiracy
to hinder yotprA,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
Npr, NcEvrn seriously M,

Rome, July 81 Mgr, McEwrn, OF
the archdiocese of ~, Paul, Minnn N
seriously III at the hospital Of the
Fate Bene frntclL He is being treat.
ed by Dr. IApponI Che popc's ply.
slcinn), who is a member ~ the board
Of directors ~ the institution.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
Meeting Of immigration Agents

An important meeting of the immI.
grafton agents of the Gould system
was held in st, Louis last week, the
object Of the meeting being to formu.
late plans to settle with industrious
farmers and horticulturists the lands
owned by this company along its lines
in Arkansas and other states, The
agents made tour Of the lines in this
state and were given a grand recep-
ton by citizens Of Little Rock and
at other points, The Iron Mountain
system has been persistentlv adyertis'
ing Arkansas abroad for many years
and good portion OF the success
made within the last ten years in the
lines OF horticulture and raising pro.
duce for foreign markets has been due
to yoluable assistance given by the
Iron Mountain system.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
Killed BY Negress.

Robert Richardson, young negro
about 22 years Of age, was stabbed
In the heart with a pen'knIre by Vida
BInkley, n lj.yearold mulOtto girl
In the stable yard adjoining the resi-
dence OF HIS employer at Little Rock
The girl surrendered and claims the
killing was In self.dofense, The girl
had remained all night In Richard
sons room, and says that when she
started to leave about s o'clock In
the morning Richardson tried TO
make her give him silver dollar
she had In her purse Upon her re-
fusal the girl claims Richardson be-
ran to beat her knocking her down
and kicking her In the side, Ao'
cordIng to her story ehe gained her
feet and continued the struggle, sue
eeedlng In getting hold Richardson's
knife when she plunged the blads
into his heart
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
HE PLEADED NOT GUILTY.
August ". Mncbcn Pleads Not Guilty
10 the indictmcnts Charging
Acceptance OF Bribcs,

Washington, July august w
Machcu, against whom three indict-
mcnts have been found 70, accepting
u bribr In connection with govern.
ment contracts for letter box fnsien.
ers, was nrruigncd before Justice
pritchnrd in criminal court No, /, lie
pleaded not guilty and wns given un.
Ill July 90 to file demurrer should
he wish 10 do 40
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
Nepro CONVICT Killed.

Eight state conyIcts employed AZ a
rock crushor near Plummorylllo made
A break for liberty one night recent
~. but were discovered by the guards
ono negro, John Johnson was killed.
another was shot In the foot and four
Of them were captured before they
got A mile away from the camp
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
Game Law Test Case,

Capt W Il, Mallory n prominent
citizen Of Memphis, and member OF a
club occupying land In this state as
gamo preserves, has been arrested for
violating the DoRos3It game law,
passed at the last session Of the les
Islature. Capt Mallory in7lted tho
sheriff OF Crttondon county to moot
him on the river. whore ho was hsh'
Ing, the object being to mako toSt
case of the law Attorneys represent
INK the state sportsman's Association
viii prosecute the suit
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
LOUBET WOULD RATHER NOT,
The French President Declines to
Receive II suggested Drputn-
tion OF rritisb Catholics,

London, July 2,-aPrcsldcnt Loubet
has declined 10 receive a suggested
dcputntiOn from British Catholics
who desired To rrcsen, him, while NJ,
Loubct is In London, with petition
regarding the persecution u the
Catholic religion in France, the ex.
puldon Of the religious orders and
the coniiscAiiOn Of their property"
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
TORRENTlAL RAIN AT ROME,
u Prevented ~ Repetition ~ Toes-
days Dri,e In the vatican Uara
dens n, the Pope,

Rome July 2.---'rhe pope while pre-
pairing TO take another drive In the
vatican gardens Wednesday was pre-
vented from 40 doing by u sudden ter
rife thunder storm aud torrentlal
rain, The thunder and lightning soon
ceased and no accident resulted from
the atorm,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
4 jig strike Imminent,

Pittsburg, Pa July a,.-unlcs
agreements are reached to-day with
the manufacturers strikes viii be- or.
dercd by the mnchnists aud moldcrs
Of this dls''ic, within ~ hours The
two strikes would throw about 10000
men out ~ employment,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
10 Deal Win Lo.ai Conditions.

New York, July s,--Owncrs OF foun.
dries In New York and vicinity mat
las, night and formed an employers
organization to be known as the New
York aud New Jersey foundrymcn's
association The new organization
will dvul With local conditions,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
MonImeni Contract Awarded,

The committee having the matter
In charge has awarded to Frederick
W, Ruckstuhl, the New York sculptor
tho contract for designing the Con
,edcra,o monument to be erected IN
Little Rock, The cost Is $4,000, hnlt
O, which amount was donated by the
last Legislature and the other halt ny
private subscription
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
Death From Heart Disease.

poughkcepslc, y, y, July 2,--Col,
Robert f. Wilkinson, one ~ tho best.
known lawyers In New York state, Is
dead In Liverpool, England, from an.
gina pcc,oris. lie had just arrived
there with his wife for tour Of Eu.
rome
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
An Increase In Experts,

Berlin, july ., The exports from
berln to the United states for the
fiscal year totnlcd SD,iii,il7, an In.
crease Of sl,ip0,sOD over the pre'io,S
year,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04

The contract for the Arkansas
Worlds Fair building at 81 Louis has
hcon lot toa ST. Louis nrm Tho con
tract price ID $4,000
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
Transferred ~ London,

st. Petersburg, July 2,-1'he agent
of the Russian ministry Of finance at
Washington NJ Rouikowskl, has been
transferred 10 London,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
DAY Of NOODJH[D
A Nd MURDER
Condemned Man at Hot Springs
Takes the Life of Fellow
Prisoner.
THEN DEFEATS GAll0WS BY SUICIDE
Young Negress Stays Her Paramour
at Little Rock and Two Street Car
Motormen Fight Fatal Duel in
Dark Room With Knife and Pistol
as Weapons.

A diabolical murder and suicide of
the murderer at Hot Springs and two
murders at Little Rock is the record
for Saturday, June 27.
The Hot Springs tragedies occurred
IN the county Jail where James
Dougherty, recently convicted of the
murder of Jack Donahue and sen.
fenced to death, murdered r. H. Will
liams, one of the men under arrest
IN connection with the famous foot
racing cases. The prisoners, as is
the custom, were turned into the Jail
corridor about a. m, to permit OF
cleaning Of their cells.
While Williams was washing his
face, Daugherty, who had secured a
razor from the coat pocket OF a ne
gro prisoner, without a word of warn
ing, slashed his victim from behind,
the steel cutting his liver almost in
twain and making a deep wound ex
tending across the abdomen on the
left side.
Then waving the bloody razor in
the air, the murderer defed the other
prisoners to interfere.
A moment later Daugherty sprang
upon another prisoner named John.
son. bore him to the floor and was in
the act of finishing him when Off.
GERS arrived and forced him to re.
treat into a cell,
When news Of the tragedy and Will
liams' death became known the peo.
pie showed great Indignation and
about II o'clock at night a crowd Of
several hundred gathered in front Of
the Jail with the intention Of lynch
ing Dougherty,
Sheriff Williams, however, was on
guard with a large number of depu.
ties, but while he was pleading with
the crowd to let the law take its
course messenger from the inside
announced that Daugherty had not
only defeated the object Of crowd, but
had cheated the gallows by commit.
ting suicide,
Upon investigation 1t was discov.
cred that Dougherty had taken the
steel ends of his shoestrngs, fiat.
tened them out and made two inch
incisions on each side OF his throat,
causing death.
Dougherty was one Of the tough
est characters ever convicted OF
crime in this state. During his trial
for the murder of Officer Donahue he
demeaned himself in the most dis
gusting manner, curslng his attor-
neys, the court and all parties con
nected with the case,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
Duel to the Death.

In a dark room Of small cottage
on West Markham street, Little Rock,
Pete Fulghum and Joe Campbell,
street car motormen engaged in
light that cost Campbell his life,
The men called on two young
women, sisters, whose parents at the
time were away from home. It seems
jealousy existed between the men and
quarrel arose, Campbell first at.
tackled Fulghum, according to the
latters statement with n piece OF
stoye wood. At the start OF the trou
Bile the young women ran from the
room, upsetting the lamp In their
flight, The men continued the strug'
gle, Fulghum claiming that Camp
bell drew his knife after the piece
Of wood was knocked from his hands,
Before the women had gone block
they heard two shots In rapid sue.
cession, and moment later Full.
ghum appeared at the door with a
smoking revolver in his hand. To
parties that had gathered he stated
what had transpared and proceeded
TO the city hall, whore he surreu'
dered,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-26
AT MERCY OF STORM
Transport Drifted Several Days il
Terrific Gale,

New York, Dec. Pa number of the
passengers who were on the Atlantic
transport steamer Menominee. bound for
his port, when she was struck by a
hurricane December and disabled so
that she drifted at the mercy of the
storm for five days, arrived here today
on the Cedric. They told a thrilling story
Of their experience.
The Menominee left London December
8. Four days later she ran into a ter
rife gale and a huge wave, which the
ships officers said was sixty feet high
struck the ship, throwing her on her
beam ends. 1t came with such force
as TO crush in the heavy headlights in
the cabin ports on the starboard side and
the staterooms Were flooded. Most of
the passengers were in bed when the
wave hit the ship. They were thrown
from their berths to the floor, with bed
ding. baggage and everything movable
on top of them The utmost confusion
prevailed for a time among the passen-
gers, according to the story told today
and the officers had difficulty in quiet
ing them.
When the ship righted herself it was
seen that her rudder post had been
snapped off, leaving the steering gear
disarranged and the ship helpless. One
sailor was caught in the back wash of
the wave and dashed against the bulwark,
receiving injuries from which he died an
hour later. The other seamen We're ser
iously injured by waves which broke over
the ship while they were trying to make
repairs to the shattered steering gear,
and it became necessary to lock the pas
sengers in the cabin. Oil was used to
still the waves but with little effect.
For five days the ship rolled in The
trough Of the sea. Captain Lucas and
his officers remaining on the bridge night
and day without sleep. Finally. at noon
on the fifth day, a temporary steering
gear was rugged and the ship limped
back to Falmouth, where the passengers
were sent to Liverpool and such of lhsm
as chose were sent on to New York on
the Cedric
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-12-26
ON ONE DOLLAR A DAY
Member of Yale Faculty Lives at the
Waldorf

New York. Dec. 25.-Dr Horace Fletcher
Of Yale University. who since 1895 has de-
voted particular attention to scientific re-
search in chemical physiology and human
nutrition. is living at the Waldorf on 81
a day Mr Fletcher ordinarily lives on
about 20 cents day at New Haven. but
he thinks it is worth paying ~ cents extra
to be able to say that he has boarded at
such a noted hotel on such moderate
sum-
Il have all / want here said he, "and
never average more than dollar. Some
days my stomach demands s1.lo. but the
next day it is sure 10 go down to at least
80 cents. i have known my stomach TO
ask for only 20 cents, even at this expen-
sive table
Here at the Waldorf my appetite has
been reasonably regular l have had oat-
meal and craem for breakfast almost ev-
cry day, usually the same. or similar
dish for lunch, and almost without excep-
tion my dinner has consisted of Z club
sandwich and cup Of chocolate. This has
cost almost exactly 81 and l have not had
the slightest desire for anything more.
1T is easy from a critical dietetic
my stomach: the amount has been con-
trolled by mental restraint. and knowl-
edge of the exact requirements of the
tissues.
For example, oatmeal is heat produe
ing; it has certain salts which should be
given to rested stomach only; its Fat
and proteid. assisted by that Of the cream,
makes a perfect winter morning fosd and
two installments OF 1t are better than one.
The club sandwich 10 a peculiarly well
rounded dinner with chocolate, which, as
every one knows is one Of the most neur-
ishing liquids Indeed 1 could wish for
nothing better.
Il am staying at the Waldorf partly for
pleasure, partly to make tests on myself.
After living here for time on dollar a
day / will return to New Haven and live
on the usual amount Of 20 cents.