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The Monticellonian., 1903-01-22
0rie and Jim Lane, Accused of Murder, Placed in Pen;tentiary
 For Safe Keeping.
EVENTS OF AWEEK BRIEFLY CHRORCLeD
Boer General oonfers With Railroad Ofi- cials Looking to settling a Colony of His People in this Stat'-Changes in Railway Mail ServIce-Wreek on the Cotton Belt.
Charged With Foul Murder.

James F. McLemore. aged 47, and Wm. Sullivan, aged 8, are under arrest at Little Rock on the charge of mur- dering Miss Florence Shillcutt near the above place October 29, 1902 The murder of Miss Shillcutt, who was a beautiful 17-year-old girl. was one of the most brutal ever committed in was committed the young lady visited the home of relative a short dis , tance from her own home. While on Iher return she was met by the mur- derer of murderers at a secluded spot. There was evidence of desperate struggle, the poor girl breaking away several times, but was pursued and overtaken. Her clothing was torn into shreds. Her body showed mum. erous knife wounds in the region of the heart, and her death was the re suit of the weapon, which was eYi- dently a small one, being thrust into her throat. The body was then drag ged to a elump of bushes near the road. Several hours later MeLemofe | discovered the body and spread the alarm. Sullivan. who is held as ae- eessory after the fact, is ! cousin of the dead girl McLemore was q mem Der of the eoroners jury that inves- tigated the ease and a member of a posse who searched for the murderer. Several suspects were arrested, and for over two months officers have been at work on the case. The murdered girl was member of one of the old est and most highly respected fami= lies in the county. An examination revealed that the crime was murder only and the officers were at a loss for a motive for the deed Both the accused deny their guilt. but enough
 3cumstantial evidence has been pre- 7sented to the grand jury to warrant that body in finding indictments.
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Legislative Notes.

A treat to his colleagues to box of fine Arkansas grown apples by Sem ator Logan was greatly appreciated.
 The railroad orders have regularly appointed committee to look after any legislation of interest to their member ship.
 The organization of the house at this session was perfected within a shorter period than usual, and within four days both branches were down to legislative business.
 one of the most important matters passed upon in the senate the first week of the session was the adoption of the resolution in favor of visiting the Cummings plantation.
 Senator Logan is one of the best versed horticulturists in the state, as well as level-headed lawmaker He Is vice president of the State Horticul- tural Society, which meets in anu1 session at Green Forrest february ld.
 Mir Patterson is the author of a pro- posed amendment to the constitution increasing the number of associate jus tices of the supreme court from five to six. The amendment also provides that the courts shall then be divided into two sections. the chief justice and the two oldest in the service to be No, |, and the second division of the balance.
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The House.

House resolution No. 1. providing for a joint committee on new state house, was passed
 A resolution providing that joint committee from both houses visit t4e Cummings convict farm was tabled
 After the reading of senate bills. bal loting for enrolling clerk was resumed. On the nineteenth ballot. Miss Kate Faust was elected. receiving 49 votes. Miss Gyaltney received 43 and Miss Douglas the other nominations having been withdrawn.
 Revs ]. l.. Burrows of Franklin, J w. Mosely of Ashley. A. r. Few. of Pulas- Xxi. and ". V. Walls. of Pope. were nominated for chaplain The first bal lot resulted: Burrow 27. Mosely. 2G. Few. 10; Walls. 20. On the ninth bal lot Rev. J. l.. Burrow was elected
 Introduction of bills being in order the following were read
 By MT Briant-To divide school tax paid by whites and blacks. A motion to table was lost
 By MT, Burke-To provide that own CTS, lessees and operators of coal mines shall employ shot firers
 By MT. Campbell--To provide for the revision and publication of the statutes of Arkansas.
 By MT Campbell of Randolph-Rais ing the school tax levy from to 1 mills.
 Adjourned to Frida-.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY I4.
 The Senate.

The feature of the days session was the delivery of the governors message.
 Three bills were passed as follows:
 The newspaper and stamp bill the per diem bill and the bill providing for an assistant journal clerk
 The newspaper bill caused consider able discussion, but passed-ayes %, noes 12.
 Concurrent resolution No. 1, by Sen ator ki1lough. was also passed in spe- eial order. The bill provides for the appointment of a special committee on levees, of twelve members of the house and senate.
 Senator Pinnix itreduced S B. No, 19. providing for the change of name of the office of county examiner to county superintendent of schools and to make the official elective instead of appoint i've. The bill defines the duties of the examiners. The examiners salary is $500 where the population does not ex- ceed 5000. and above that $500.
 Senator Gotham introduced & B. No 13. amending the insurance laws so as to exempt mutual cotton factory insar ance companies from complying there with. Such companies do not solicit business. but. are merely associations of factories which carry their own in surance.
 Senator Price introduced & B. No. IA, providing that all firms or individuals who make abstracts of the deeds filed in the circuit courts shall give a person. al bond in the sum of s1,000 to insure their patrons against loss
 Senator Logan introduced s. B. No. Is. providing that public officers may present in their bonds the suretyship of corporations, as well as of individuals The present laws permits the latter alone.
 A few local bills were also introduc- ed, when the senate adjourned, to meet
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SATURDAY, JAlJUARY IT.
 Honca

A petition was presented by Mir. Funk asking for law competing children be tween the ages of and Is to atten1 school at least six months in a year. Bills were introduced as follows:
 By MT Beville-To provide for print ing the unpublished Branner geolest- cal reports.
 By Mir chappell-To regulate con. ferring of degrees by literary institu tions.
 of travelling state auditor, whose duty shall be the auditing of books of coun- ty collectors and sheriffs.
 By NIT. Fuller-To permit cities of the first and second class to issue bond1 By MT Hooker-Amending road law permitting payment of road tax by per. forming labor thereon at the rate of $1 per day.
 By Mir Stockard.-Fixing Confederate tax levy at l 1-2 mill
 MT Holland-Making the first Mon day in September of each year a leg holiday. to be known as labor day
 MT. Burke.-To provide for the proper ventilation of coal mines and defining duties of state mine inspector.
 MT Parks-Amendatory of sections e455 to s457 and st62 to GiG7. of ti. digest, making it the duty of every sleeping car company. transportation company. express company telegraph
  in this state to file every two years with the railroad commission T copy of its charter, the statement of it's cap ital stock and the total number of miles of railroad in the state over which they do business.
 MT Daniel To punish minors for obtaiping intoxicating liquors by mis- representation as to age
 MT Merriman.-Regulating time in shieh appeals may be taken from pro pate to circuit courts.
 MT Chrisp Amending section 4SJl If the digest so that thirty days de- tailed notice shall be given of appli cation for liquor license.
 MT. Myers.-To protect railways anl the public against trespassers.
 Mir. Campbell of Randolph.-To in crease the efficiency of the public schools in the matter of licensing teachers.
 MT. Funk-To secure to the United States a uniform, classified assessment of live stock and prescribing method to be adopted by assessors.
 Mir. Harris-For constitutional amendment enabling each county to elect a prosecuting attorney
 number of bills were read second time and referred.
 At 12 o'clock the house adjourned to Monday
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The Logan Resolution.

Senator Logan introduced the follow ing concurrent resolution seeking to
 have congress restore to Arkansas T.,
 000.000 acres of land. now part of the Indian territory:
 Whereas, the western boundary line of Arkansas was, by act of congress In 1924, extended westward forty miles, thus ceding to the territory of Arkan-
 sas a strip of land forty miles by 300
 miles long. containing in the aggregate
 l2,000 square miles, or about 100000 acres, and
 Whereas, in the year 1928 the then
 secretary of war, James Barbour. by
 treaty with the chiefs of the Chero~ kee nations abolished the boundary lina
 that had been established by congress and thus gave to the Indians the above described strip of land. Thus by a treaty the secretary of war did. by his own act and his own motion, set asids and in effect repeal an act of the con
 gross of the United States, which action of said secretary of war was unconstitu-
 tional and without precedent. Special
 reference to this transaction is made
 by Thos Benton onS page 107 of his
 book entitled, Thirty Years in thu United States Senate" in which he states that said act was a fragrant vio- lation of the constitution of the United
 States; and
 Whereas. the state of Arkansas has
 
 her rights, and thus her citizens have
 not only been deprived of the use and l benefit of 7ooo, 900 acres of valuable
 and fertile land, but the state itself has lost millions of dollars that would have been collected in taxes, as well as the loss of aditional representation in con gress and in the electoral college; there- fore, in view of the fact that congress is now debating the question of mak-
 ing state out of Indian territory, 1t is desired before any action is taken in that direction that the state of Ar kansas take such steps as are necessary to have said land returned to her; there fore, be it
 Resolved, by the general assembly of the state of Arkansas, now in session. That our senators and representatives in congress be. and they are hereby. requested to take the necessary action in that body to at once return to th3 state of Arkansas the area as described that was ceded to the state by the act <<A 0-.
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Fire Loss at Newport.

A fire. which originated in the postofiice at Newport. destroyed three buildings, the property of Col Rem mel of Little Rock. The area of the fire was between the Jackson Coun- ty Bank building and the opera house, the buildings being one-stpy frames with brick fronts The occu- pants were J c. Empie, postmaster; Ed Bracey, restaurant and confec- tionery, and w. NJ. Knowles. plumber. All the losses are total, that of Bra cey being about s1,500 partially in sured; Knowles. $1,00O, and Empie, S2,000, including a quantity of mail, the total loss being about $12,OO0.
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Cleveland, O., Jan. 2o.-FYe, searly Monday morning, destroyed two apartment houses near the .cornersof Euclid avenue and Andrew street, East Cleveland, resulting in the death of at least two persons and thesinjury of several others. c
 The dead:
 Mrs. Guy Norton, burned to death.
 Mrs. Jessie Dickey. 45 years old; burned to death.
 The injured:
 Miss Clara Jackson. seryant;i badly burned.
 Guy Norton, badly burnedE serious.
 Rev. W. N. shoup, pastorS of the Windemere Methodist churehi sight ly burned.
 The origin of the fire is uni known. The 50 tenants of the two buildings were asleep when the flames broke out. A panic ensued when they were finally aroused, and many were res cued with the greatest difficulty, near ly all escaping in their night clothes.
 The total loss is about $60,000; par italy covered by insurance.
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TUESDAY. JANUARY 13.
 The Senate.

President Short was in the chair at the hour set for the days session.
 After the usual routine business, Sen ator Hardy introduced a resolution in- structing the secretary to purchase d new carpet and other necessary articles of furniture uceded in the senate cham Der for the comfort and protection of the health of members. Carried. Senator D. l.. King of Sharp intro duced the first bill of the session an antitrust measure, the same in sub stance as the bill championed by Sen ator King two years ago
 Senator Wood introduced s E No ?, authorizing the secretary to purchasr | thirty daily papers Cor their equival- ent in weesliesf for the members, also 25 cents worth Of stamps. Read see ond time. This is the usual bill intro duced at each session making an appro- pflatien for newspapers for ldistrbu- tio. IT,
 Senator Norwood presented s. B No ,. approprating s140.oo0 for the cree tfon of an addition to the state insane asylum at Little Rock. Read second time and placed on calendar. Senator Butt introduced the usual bill of members of the general assembly
 Senator lobe introduced & B. No 5 to amend Sec. 7034, S. X H. digest. dt- recting division of taxes paid by whites and blacks for school purposes
 
 $, creating q board. to consist of the superintendent of public instruction and the professor of pedagogy in the state university, who shall select suitable books to be placed in the public schools of the state Principals of schools are made the librarians of their respective schools. and are held responsible for all the books placed therein
 Senator Collins presented s. B. No !. the dispensary bill. authorizing the state to buy and sell liquors.
 Senator Cotton introduced s. B No 9. providing for a revision and reprint ing of the laws of the state A di- gester is to he appointed. who shall re eeive S3.000 for his services. The bill appronriates $20,a00 for the work and provides that 5000 volumes be printed and delivered to the proper authority by January I. 1901.
 These were the only measures of i'm portanee presented and on motion the senate adjourned to 9:30 Wednesday,
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Railway Mail Service Changes.

Chief Clerk Stephen Bilheimer of the railway mail service makes the following announcements:
 Railway mail service has been es. tabHshed on the Fort Smith and Western railroad between Fort Smith end Gardner, L r
 Two additional clerks have been appointed on the line between Siport, La
 One additional clerk has been ap- Fointed to the line between Little Rock and oFrt Smith
 Service has been extended on the Newport and Batesville line from BatesyiIle to Mount Olive. Ark, and oD the St Louis and North Arkansas from Harrison, to Gilbert Ark.
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The House.

The house did not hold an afternoon session, adjourning it : o'clock to ae- cept an invitation to visit the Con federate home and take part in the exercises in honor of the birthday or Gen. k. E. Lee
 Mir. Weaver offered the following:
 Reso.ved, by the house of representa- tiNes the senate concurring therei That the people of Arkansas exInd to the people Of the Choctaw and Chero- kee nations the hand of fellowship. with q cordial invitation to take such steps as will enable that portion of the Indian territory which they occupy to become part and parcel of the state and they themselves citizens thereof.
 The resolution went over for future consideration.
 Bills were introduced, as follows:
 By MT. Chestnutt-Creatng the office of coal oil inspector, to be filled by the commissioner of agriculture eX-oficio. and the appointment of deputies.
 By MT. Witt-Making it unlawful to quarter white and negro prisoners to- gether i'll the same prison.
 By MT. Moore-To regulate notices of suits affecting liens on real or per sonal property.
 By MT. Wofford-To compel all rail- roads to provide track scales at all sta tions where shipments Of freight reaca 19e0 cars per year.
 By MT helso-t1Xlng punishment for carrying concealed weapons at one year in the penitentiary. or the statutory fine with $25 additional and the re- quirement of bond of $500 that the accused will not carry q pistol as a weapon for a period of twelve months.
 By Mir. Crutcher-To relieve desti- tute soldiers and sailors of the Com federate army, making it unlawful for any undertaken to bury such persons in paupers grave.
 The remainder of the session was de- voted to second reading of bills anj the passage of two local measures.
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Boers May Come to rni. state.

It is possible a colony of Boers will settle in this state. Gen. Samuel Pearson, who was the representative of the Boer government at New Or leans. was in Little Rock last week conferring with railroad officials on the matter of securing land for his people. Gen. Pearson has been look Ing over Mexico and Texas with a view of colonizing some of his coun- tTymen in the south. but he infers that there is possibility of some of them coming to- Arkansas.
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Biennial Report of state rrea.urer.

State Treasurer Tipton has submit ted his biennial report to the legisla- 1 ture Among other things he says: 'I have the honor to call your at tention to the settlement of Washing | ton county with the University of Ar kansas. a'so the settlement of tho city of Fas tteville with the univer. sity under act of May 23 1901. The settlement was as follows Washington county being due uni versity County bonds), $100000 in terest on same, s4,000; total, $104 900; Washington county presenting 3 per cent Arkansas state bonds. $8S500; interest on same, $3.9S2.50; cash. $11.517.50; total. $104 1000.
 Act directs state treasurer to in vest cash in interest.bearing securi- ties. He. in compliance with said act. purchased eleven $1000 per cent state bonds and one $500 3 per cent state bond for $11 ,500 cash.
 This leaves cash to credit of the university $4,000, being interest on Washington county bonds due uniyer- sity at time of settlement
 Act of general assembly authorizes settlement between city of Fayette- vile and Arkansas university.
 This settlement was effected July 1, 1902, as follows
 City of Fayetteville due Arkansas university: City bonds, O000; in. terest on same, $2,400 Total. $32, ,4OC.
 Act allowed (interest refunded s4,S00.
 Fayetteville , per cent bonds, 5000 cash paid, balance, s1S,6O0 Total. s32.4O0
 The state debt board invested cash $2.500, in 3 per cent bonds, and in cluded in amount cash is interest dus university at time of settlement on city bonds. $2400. Dedueting these two amounts, there remains cash to the credit of university, to be in vested, $f3,700.
 Arkansas university permanent endowment fund consists of per cent state bonds, $102.00O, with unma- tured coupons; 5 per cent Fayette. vile. 5000 with unmatured coupons; cash. $2f.77250."
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The House.

The heHse was called ta order at 930
 Nftcr roll call and prayer Mir. Row lands resolution calling for a joint committee on the proposed new state capitol was passed.
 \ resolution providing for the ap- poiutmcnt of a joint committee to iu- vcStiSate the expenditures of the world s fair commission was adopted
 Hhc next order was the election of an assistant iournal clerk, the following being placed in nominations P A Stanley of brow, w II. Davis of Frank lin, o. F. Brown of Independence. and Ortn Finley of Lawrence.
 fho 6Hst ballot resulted as follows Finley II. Stanley 25. Brown f5, and Davis 1o. As 39 votes were neeessarY to q choice. there was no election. The second ballot resulted as follows. Fin ley 90. Stanley 27 Brown 10 Davis 10 Mr Finley Was declared elected
 For enrolling clerk the following names were ntescnted Miss Faust ot White. Miss Lucille Douglass of Pm lasla, Miss Hettie Cloud of Clark and Miss Pefl tiwaltney of Logan.
 Several ballotes Were taken, there be ing 20 election
 At 10 o'clock the house met in joint session with tine senate to canvass the Nate of the last election.
 At o'clock both branches met to hear the governors message which was delivered by the governor fH person, oc- cupying two hours and ten minutes.
 FN-Goy. Clarke was present, and re eeiFed aH ovation from the members.
 At the coHclue ion of the reading of the governors message Chief Justic. Bum administered the oath of office to the constitutional state officers. with the exception of Auditor Monroe. who Was absent on account of illness.
 The joint session dissolved and the house reeonVened. < motion to ad- iourn was lost. and baIIoting was re sumeI for enrolling clerk The twelfth ballot resulted Mss Faust 42. Miss Gwaltney 31, Miss Douglass 16; no cleo ton
 At 4.45 P. m the house adjourned to q q. m ThUrsdaV
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Postfnaster- Appointed.

The following fourth-class postmas- , ters have been appointed: Middle. |, brook, Randolph county, William NJ Hogan, vice George M. Thomas, re. signed; Montrose, Askley county Molle II. Curtis. vice George H. Sehweer. removed Patsie, Logan county, John w. Smith. vice Patsie Cowley, resigned Riddle. Sevier eoun- ty, William D. Enoch, vice D. NJ. Cochran, resigned; Supply, Randolph '. s.ss.s.nty, John K. Loftus, vice Daniel c. Fowler, resigned Tino. Cleburne county, John A. Prichard. vice Will liam J. Galloway, removed; Onyx, Yell county. Guilford Nj. Reynolds. y vice Grant Hardin, resigned Triton, 2 Cross county, Asa J. Avery, vice Ma tin s. Avery, resigned.
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Bedding. George Lake and J. C. Rer~- bert as worlds fair commissioners; J. C. Hart of Pulaski, to succeed Chan. cellor T. B. Martin, resigned
 The title and purposes of other bills introduced were as follows:
 $. E. No 40 CKngJ-To amend act of March. 1899. increasing the powers of the railroad commission, authoriz ing and empowering the commission to classify and subdivde all freight and property transported in this state. and to fix joint charges for freight shipped over two or more roads.
 No. 42 (Price)-Appropria s77,- f25.19, to be expended with the balanc } from q former appropriation for an ex- hibit of the states resources at the St. Louis worlds fair. The bill provides that the manager shall receive for his services the sum of $50 per month: lady assistant $15 per month, clerk hire $1o0, chambermaid 50, and jan itor $40 per month
 No. 43 CKHlough1-An act governing fraternal insurance societies, a bill pre- pared at a conference of the fraternai and insurance committees.
 No. il (Adams1=To make corpora tiens responsible for injuries to em- pIoyes resulting from negligence of a fellow servant.
 No. 45 (Pfnnix)-For equal and sep arate street ear service for whites and blacks.
 No. 46 GHuddIeston) )-Dehnfng re- sponsibility of telegraph companies for failure to properly and correctly trans init messages.
 No. 4S CWood) )-Making salary of the superintendent of public instruction $2.5O0 per year, the deputy superin- tcndent $1,560 and the clerk $500.
 At ? D. m. the senate met and. after ratifying the selection of Miss Fannie Wesson of Columbia county as clerk of the penttentiary committee. ad- journed to Tuesday in order to permit the senators to attend the Robert E. Lee birthday exercises at the Confed- crate home.
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MONDAY, JANUARY ls.
 The Senate.

The senate met at $50, president Short in the chair.
 After routine business Senator Lo- gan offered concurrent resolution No. ?, seeking to have congress restore to Arkansas a strip of land on the border of the Indian Territory, embracing 7.000,000 acres This domain was or iSinaily q part of Arkansas Territory.
 Senator Fletcher presented a pro- posed amendment. authorizing property owners to vote an additional school tax not to exceed three mills.
 Senator Fletcher introduced S. B. No. S9, providing a law uniform with those of other states governing the sale an l inspection of commercial fertilizer.
 The governors private secretary ap- peared and submitted the following nominations for confirmation:
 W. E. Hines and W. R. puley. as
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Saved By a Barking Dog.

Ithaca, N. Y., Jan. 20.-Fire com pletely gutted student rooming house at Stewart avenue and 0s- mund place Sunday A number of Cornell students boarded in the house, the occupants of which were awakened by a dog barking just in time to escape.