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The Newark journal., 1903-03-20

The Toney anti-spotter bill was read third time
 Senator Butt spoke against the bill
 on motion the bill was indefinitely postponed
 II. B 35. prohibiting the sale of fish and game within the state and the shipment of the same without the state passed without opposition.
 The Rouse.
 Mr. Parks called up Senator Prices bill appropriating S70. GOO additional for an exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. and moved that the bill be placed back on its second reading for the purpose of offering an amendment. He moved to amend by making the appropriation $5o,O00. The amendment was earried-ayes 59 noes 16 Mir. Norfieet moved to amend by mak- Ing the number of directors of the fund four instead of three. adding the com missioner of mines. manufacture and agriculture
 bill made special order for the follow 1 ing Tuesday morning. $. B. 199. establishing chancery courts i in Garland, Hot Spring, Grant Saline and Montgomery counties. was taken up and passed.
 Speaker Moore appointed committee consisting of Messrs. Hooker. Horton and Ghrisp 10 codify the road laws S. B. 3S. providing for the holding of primary elections was defeated Senator Killoughs bill making it un- lawful to catch fish with anything ex- cept hook and line. was indefinitely postponed
 Speaker Moore appointed on the part of the house 10 investigate the Torrens system of registering land Messrs Per- ry. Burk. Campbell of Randolph. Futrell and Thompson.
 number of senate bills were read second time and referred to committees
 S. B. l92 (Pinnix). adding Clark and Nevada counties to the Sixth chancery district was taken up and passed After considerable discussion. MT Covington's bill increasing salary of state mine inspector to 5000 per annum and permitting him to accept free passes. was defeated.
 Private Secretary Jacobson appeared and announced that the governor had approved the following acts.
 Joint memorial No. 1. memorializing congress in favor of electing United States senator by direct vote
 Il E. l3S. making Arkansas river a lawful fence in certain territory. H. B 233. appropriating s5000 to as- sist in erecting a Confederate monu- ment at Littlt Rock Mir. farver called up a motion to re- consider the vote by which the house postponed $. E. 160, requiring mill. mine and factory employers to give names of their employees to tax collectors whtn demanded The motion to reconsider prevailtd. the bill was read third time and passed
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
Disastroue Windstorm.

A disastrous cyclone struck the town of Moro Bay, Bradley county, injuring several persons and eaus- ing considerable damage. The store of W. F. Edering-on & Go. suffered the heaviest loss, the building being blown completely away and the stock of goods scattered for miles in every direction. A negro who was in the store was blown against tree hundred yards distant and seriously injured Two other custo- mers were slightly hurt, while the proprietors escaped uninjured. The storm was not felt at any other point than Moro Bay.
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
BRIEF MENTION.

Alfred Moore was seriously injured while working in a mill at Cotton Plant.
 Claude Wallace a switehman, was killed in the yards at Coal Hill by the oyerturning of car
 Joe stiggins and George A. Mallory, colored porters, engaged in a street duel at Hope. Eight shots were ex- changed and Stiggins was slightly wounded
 A 16-year old boy residing near Clarendon found a can of dynamite and threw it into the fire. A terrific explosion followed in which the boy was seriously injured.
 T. H. Hamilton, one of the oldest citizens of Russellville, is dead at the age of S4 years. The deceased moved to Pope county from Tennessee more than half century ago.
 A good roads convention was held at Ozark and resulted in the forma- tion of a permanent organization, to be known as the Franklin County Good Roads Association
 Articles of incorporation have been filed with the secretary of state by the Arkansas Cold Storage and Ice Company of Fayetteville. The capital stock is placed at $100 900.
 Thieves entered the residence of Mrs. Mollie Hannah. at Fayetteville. and secured sum of money, watch and several valuable rings The po- lice arrested the robbers. who were said to be residents of Harrison.
 Alfonso Curl has been elected spec ial chancellor by the Hot Springs bar association to take the place of Chan. cellor Leatherman, who is suspended by virtue of the impeachment proceed ings pending in the legislature.
 George w. Pearlee, an aged half. witted negro. was shot and instantly killed at Augusta by shotgun in the hands of William Shaw, another ne- gro. The coroners jury decided that the gun was accidentally discharged.
 The postoffice department at Wash ington has announced that the offices at DeVails Bluff, Lake Village and New Lewisyille. which have been fougthelass postoffices, will be ad- vancad to the presidential class April Y
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
Farmer Killed By son-in-Law.

Frank Walls, a farmer residing in Logan county, was killed by his son-in-law, Noah Woodbridge as the result of quarrel over a ditch which separated the farms of the two men. Wall attempted to pre- vent his son-in-law from building dam in the ditch, claiming that it caused the water to overflow DOT tion of his farm. An altercation followed, in the course of which Woodbridge picked up a rifle and shot Walls. The latter is said to have been unarmed. Walls died within a short time.
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
Deserter Charges Oppression.

A young man who gave his name as Carl E. Schultz was arrested at Fort Smith and held as a deserter from the United States army. Schultz admitted that he had de- serted from Fort Croak, Dakota, but said he did it to escape oppression on the part of the non-eommissioned officers at the fort, most of whom were serving their first enlistment. The young man said he had served through the Spanish-American war and three years in the Philippines and exhibited scars of three wounds received in1tfie- Fl F Pliriit tirpprnr~.v~~
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
The House.

The house passed an act levying taxes for working roads and highways and raising the pay of laborers em- ployed on the roads from 75 cents to $1 per day.
 H. B. 466. compelling railroads to stop all trains at the nearest point to the state lines was passed without op- position.
 Mir Campbell of Pulaski called up his bill ceding to the city of title Rock enough property for a street from the grounds of the blind school MT. Toney spoke against the bill. arguing that the public buildings did not have enough ground as it was.
 MT Bell said the city should buy the land if It wanted 1t.
 MT Campbell said the city was will ing to buy the land. but the charitable board would not sell 1t.
 The bill failed to passages 20. noes 50.
 K B. 44o. to relieve persons over 50 years of age from the poll tax. was read twice.
 The house resolved itself into com mittee of the whole to consider II. B. 402. which apropriates s3.s07.s5 to pay for suplies purchased of the Rhodes Haverty X Jackson Furniture Go. for the deaf-mute institute
 Messrs. Butler and Campbell said that the debt was just one and should be paid.
 The bill was referred to the com mittee on charitable institutions.
 The vote by which Mir Latimer's bill amending the digest in regard to coun- ty bridge building failed to pass. was reconsidered and on roll call the bill passed.
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
Suits Follow Bank Failure.

Suit has been begun at Nashville by several depositors of the defunct Howard County bank against k. L. Skillern, J. $. Corn, c. Y. Loewen- berg and W. ?. Feazel, stockholders, to require them to return the money received for their stock which, 1t is alleged, they sold to D. P. Terry, the cashier, two or three days be- fore the bank closed its doors. Suits have been instituted also against all stockholders, requiring them to re- fund all dividends received since 1896, and against J. $. Grumbles, president, and D. P. Terry, cashier, for all debts of the bank, alleging that they failed to file annual re- ports of the condition of the bank as required by law.
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
Victim of Confidence Men.

Two confidence men at Texar- kama obtained $900 from a woman named Hart whose home is in Shreveport. Mrs. Hart was sitting in the depot waiting for q train when one of the men introduced himself as the station agent. Later he introduced his confederate as Shreveport banker who was going home on the same train The latter discovered that he needed S900 to pay the freight on a lot of goods which he was shipping to Shreve- port, and he secured the amount from Mrs Hart, giving her as secur- ity a worthless check for $2,500.
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
Bonds Floated.

Bonds for the constructor of the proposed Morning Star railroad in northern Arkansas to the amount of $3,500,00 have been foated with the Equitable Trust Go, of New York. The line of the proposed road as 1t has been surveyed, extends from Newport to Melville. The road will pass through portion of Jackson county and trayersing the richest agricultural portion of Inde- pendence county and the granite sec tion of Stone and Baxter counties, will tap the rich zine district in Marion county.
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20

preserve the muster rolls of Arkansas troops in the Confederate army.
 The Senate.
 Senator King introduced a bin to regulate the employment of railway telegraph operators. and to create a board of examiners for the same.
 House concurrent resolution No. 36 Campbell of Randolph. appointing a special committee to draft bill for a general road law was passed.
 $. E. 15f, which provides that a cer- titicate must be issued on the sale of dynamite. giant powder nitro glycer- inc and gun cotton, passed without op- position.
 Senator Simpson called up his bill. to prevent discrimination in the price of coal oil or dressed beef. Senator Simp- son said the bill would prevent large corporations from driving the inde- pendent dealers out of the state and would protect home institutions.
 Senator Gotham said the bill would do more to restrain the trusts than any that had yet been introduced.
 Senator Covington said that the bill would force a tru~t instead of pushing them out.
 The bill passed-19 to 3.
 s. B f9S (Vaughter). to prevent the sale of liquor within ten miles of Hen dirk College. passed.
 The Gotham bill making certain liens assignable. was passed.
 Senator CaldwelIs bill amending the game laws as follows was taken up: Deer. January l to October l. turkey. May l to November |: quail. May l to November l grouse. May l to Novem- Der l. The bill passed.
 $. E. los tKIlgore), prohibiting non residents from hunting or fishing in this state without paying a license of s1OO. was read third time and passed
 Senator Short introduced s. B. 23O. regulating fees of circuit clerks and simplifying the extension of taxes.
 Senator Mears moved to reject the bill and heated discussion on the motion took place between Mir Mears and Mir. Short.
 The motion to reject was lost and the bill was read second time and re- ferred to the judiciary committee.
 Senator Naughter introduced $. R. 231 to prohibit inferior courts from hold ing sessions during the term of circuit court in any county
 s. B. 232. providing that testimony of persons convicted of crime be ac- cepted for what it Is worth by jury. was introduced by MT Huddleston.
 Senator Caldwell's bill limiting the consecutive hours of labor of certain railroad employees to Is hours. was read third time and passed-ayes 16 noes 6.
 Senator Matlocks bill authorizing the attorney general to employ an assistant in prosecuting suits for back taxes due the state was read third time and passed.
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
The House.

Dr. Myers bill regulating mussel fish ing in the state. and making the closed season from January to March 30, was called up.
 MT. Keel spoke in opposition to the bill.
 MT York argued that the bill would protect the fisheries as well as the farm CTS.
 The bill passed by vote of 52 to 27.
 II. B 206, regulating the payment of school taxes in the county to which children have been transferred was read third time and passed.
 II. B. 206. causing the 1tth day of June to be known as Garland day and to be a public holiday in commemora- tion of the birth of Hon. A. H. Gar land. was taken up and passed.
 H. B. 125. by Mir. Tarver to compel all praetieing physicians to be regis tered pharmacists. was taken up and passed.
 MT. Hale introduced H. B 450, au- thorizing county judges to lease wild lands belonging to the sixteenth sec tions for a term not exceeding five years
 MT. Brooks introduced H. B. 451, ap- propriating $33. .O5O for the erection of q heating plant at the state lunatic asy- lum
 Mir. Latimer introduced II. B. 453. prescribing time in which married wo- men may sue to enforce their rights of property
 MT. Campbell of Pulaski introduced a bill making husband and wife jointly responsible for expenses of educating their children
 Mir. Whitley withdrew H B. 199 and introduced in lieu thereof II. B 455. making the office of chancellor elective for a term of six years.
 MT. Kerwins bill requiring railroads to pay their employees once month on stated date, was taken up and passed.
 H. B. 20 (McGuigan). limiting the hours of labor of locomotive engineers. fremen. conductors and brakemen to sixteen consecutive hours. was read third time and passed
 Mir. De Rossitts bill requiring long distance telephone companies to con meet with local and short lines. was passed
 committee from Arkansas Division. |. C. Er appeared and plead for an ap- propriation to defray the expense of compiling a roster of Arkansas troops participating in the civil war.
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
Feud Ends in Killing.

Dr. F. F. Gavins, of Cavinal, was shot and instantly killed by Riley Roberts short distance from Perry vile. The shooting was the result of an old feud between the two men, which reached its height when Rob erts caused pr. Cavins' arrest on a charge of violating the postal reg ulations. There was no eye-wit- nesses to the tragedy. According to Roberts statement he met Cavins on the road. The latter drew revolv- CT, but before he could fire Roberts opened fire on him with fatal effect.
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
New Railroad Incorporated.

The Central Railroad of Arkansas, which Is to run from Paris, Logan county, to Hot Springs, has been incorporated with capital stock of $3,000,000. It is said that work on the new line will be begun as soon as the weather will permit The road, according to the route which has been surveyed, will be l50 miles long and will pass through Logan, Yell, Perry, Montgomery and Gar land counties.
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
After Collectors Money.

A single burglar blew open the safe in the law office of Woods X billiard at Melbourne and secured a small amount of money, together with a large number of notes and other valuable papers. The robber then stole horse from a neighbor- ing stable and rode to Mount Olive, where he abandoned the animal and escaped on train. It is thought that the robber was after the tax collectors funds which were sup posed to be in the safe.
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
Increases for Arkansas postoffices.

According to announcement made by the postofiice department at Washington, practically every clerk in the Little Rock postoffiee will re- ceiye an increase in salary of $1oO per year. The Little Rock office is also given two additional clerks s.. $500 per year. The clerks at Pine Bluff, Helena and Fort Smith are given an increase in salary and Pine Bluff and Fort Smith are each given one additional clerk.
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
Detective Killed at Wynne.

Captain R. c. Brown, a private detective of Memphis, was killed near Wynne while trying to protect a negro from alleged whiteeaps. It is said notices were posted some time ago on the plantation of k. W. Fallis, warning all negroet S2ave the country. Brown was & to prevent the exodus WI
 ened to follow the warng 4
 night following the expirafA D the time given the negroes to n
 Brown was sitting in q room with negro when he was hit and in stantly killed by a load of buck shot fired through the window.
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
Prison For Umbrella Thief.

A man was fined s10 and given ten days in jail at Eureka Springs for stealing an upbrella from Ed Delos, farmer residing near that city. The thief was 4. NJ. MeDon- aid, agent for a Chicago portrait enlargement company Mcdonald
 pleaded guilty but said that 1t was raining when he called at the house and no one was at home he took the umbrella because he needed it
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
LeYees Are In Good Shane.

The leyees in the St. Francis dis trict have withstood the rush of waters in the Mississippi and there is but little fear of a flood. The levee is patroled night and day in order that any leak may be discov- cred before it has reached danger ous stage. The rise of the river was not as rapid as was predicted by the government forecasters.
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
FRIDAY. MARCH 1a-

In the house the King antitrust bin was postponed for one week by vote of 44 to 39.
 Judge Holland introduced resolution in the house censuring Mir. McGuigan for the statement made by him to the effect that certain sum of money was raised two years ago to defeat the Will son anti gambling bill.
 After explanations the resolution was withdrawn.
 The senate transacted but little busi- ness adjourned tll Monday.
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
Wrld,s Fair Souvenir.

Manager Milan of the Arkansas worlds fair commission, has an- nouneed that canvass of tho entire state will be made for the sale of Arkansas souvenir buttons. The work will be done by the county, boards and agents appointed by them. The buttons, of which 10, GOO have been ordered, arc apple shaped and bear a picture q the propoae
 new state house. F
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
SATURDAY, MARCH 14.

The house disposed of number of bills, most of which were of minor i'm portance.
 The bill introduced by Mir Campbell of Pulaski ceding portion of the grounds of the blind school to the city of Little Rock for a street was de- feated
 The house adjourned at noon until Monday morning.
 The senate was not In session
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
MONDAY, MARCH 1e.

Besides a number of local measures several bills of general importance were disposed of in both branches.
 A committee of Confederate veterans presented a memorial to the house in favor of an appropriation to secure and
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
THURSDAY. MARCH l2

The house defeated the BFiant Dill and blacks.
 The bin was previously passed in the house but came up on reconsideration.
 The senate adopted a resolution set | ting March 24 as the date for begin hing the trial of Chancellor Leather man.
 The house accepted the senate amend ment to the Martineau sidewalk bill. The Senate.
 Senator Kings bin granting addi- tional powers to the railroad commits sion in the matter of regulating through joint rates was taken up.
 Senator Butt sspoke in favor of the bill. He said that one reason the com mission did not give satisfaction was because 1t did not have sufficient power
 Senator Sengel said the commission had done but little good The bill passed-22 to 6. resolution was adopted fixing March 24 as the date for hearing the articles of impeachment against Chancellor Le- land Leatherman. Senator Vaughn's bill providing for copies of pleadings and complaints in courts of record passed. $. B. v (Hardy), providing for the registration of all contracts with the circuit clerk where title is retained by the vendor when the property is sold 10 ihifu party, was passed
 s. B. 110 (Hinkle), compelling the specific performance of contracts re- lating to real estate and personal prop erty. passed.
 The senate refused refused to return Whitthorne anti-gamblinS bill to the house.
 The House. The bill compelling the laying of sidewalks in cities of the first class was called up by MT. Martineau. ,swho moved that the house concur insf sfthe senate amendment making the bi1l apply also to cities of the second class
 MT. Du Laney opposed concurrence He said the cities should be required to put in street crossings at the same time.
 The motion to concur prevailed
 Mir. Kelso introdnced a bill regulat- ing the business of insurance and build ing and loan asS5ciations. An. amend. ment was adopt9d exempting fraternal companies or ass sciatiens from the pro- visions of the bie6A
 H. B. 3S0, to p phibit the stoping ot railroads trains c1f road crossings for a longer time thah ten minutes. passed by unanimous votf
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
The Senate.

The senate was called to order at 9:S0 by Senator Short.
 S B. 226 (CaldwelD. providing that less number than ten resident own CTS can petition the city council, was passed.
 A committee of Confederate Veterans was received hy the senate, and Judge s. H. Nowlin read the memorial pre- sented to the house the day before, asking for an appropriation to aid the United Confederate Veterans in pre- pairing a history of Arkansas part in the civil war and compiling q roster of the Arkansas soldiers in the war. H. E. (Mr. Campbell of PulaskD, creating a digester of the statutes and providing for his appointment by the supreme court, was taken up.
 A motion to refer to the judiciary committee failed and the bill was made a special order for Wednesday morning
 H. B. 229. regulating insurance con tracts, passed without opposition.
 The senate accepted an invitation to attend a musical at the Blind School
 MT. Campbell's bill providing for the licensing in cities of the first class of stationary engineers was read third time and passeds
 In an appropriate speech Senator Price thanked the president on behalf of the body for a photograph of the presiding officer, which by his direction had been left at the desk of each mem Der.
 The Keith bill placing county officers of Hot Spring county on salaries was passed. 4
 Mir Atmiller's biii, making a four wire fence lawful fence In Arkansas county was taken up and passed. H. B. No. If (KeeD, a fac-simile of the King antitrust bill. was taken up Senator Wood moved that the bill | be tabled
 l The motion prevailed by vote of 13 1 to g.
The Newark journal., 1903-03-20
The Senate.

A number of bills were passed by the senate, but most of them were of a local nature.
 Senator Short called up s. B IT. re- quiring the display of a yellow flag on any house wheresmallpox or any in- feetious diseases exist. The bill passed with only one dissenting vote
 IL B. l94. to provide a state board of arbitration to settle differences between employers and employees was made a special order for the following Friday.