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The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05

Efforts made during the night by
Dowies supporters are said 10 have
Melted nearly $4,000, and It was said
that Dowio might come to Chicago
without delay to take steps toward do
Ing away with the receIycrahip,
Judge c, G. kohlsaat, who appointed
the receivers on the petition OF credit
ors, issued an order Wednesday, re-
straInIng the prosecution Of any suits
against Dowio pending the results Of
the roooIyorship appointed for Zion
City,
In Zion City oil title to real estate Is
vested IN Dowe The tract Of land on
which Zion Is built was bought on n
ilye-yoar payment plan Several pay
monts are due, the last one falling
September I, when DowIc paid UP the
interest and asked for moro time,
Mortgages on the land are held by
the original owners and foreclosure
would mean forfeiture Of the lots aud
houses Of the followers Of Dowlc,
The followers OF Dowlc apparently
were not dlsmayod To ma Zion CITY In
dustres In charge of the "unhcalcd,"
In passing the bank and seeing the
deputy custodlans on guard the Dowlc-
ltcs shrugged their shoulders and
smiled, OR Dowo VIII make fools
OF them ALL" declared one Of the
Dowiciles "lle IN laughing up his
sleeve AT them now"
The policy which might be pursued
by the receivers was discussed by At
torneys Solomon o. LeyIson, OF coun-
sci for the receivers, and V V Barnes,
Dowios attorney, I'VE do not intend
TO lay paralytic hands upon Zion" said
tho former, Attorney Barnes declared
that Zion would pay dollar for dollar,
A proposition to make DOwio man.
ager under the receiver appeared Ia
meet with favor with the present
court'A officers,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
Postal Changes.

The postal department anDorroo.
the following changes in Arkansas.
Railway mail service is established
from Lake Village to Lake Providence
La, by Euroda, Al miles. on the Iron
Maintain, after December 7.
The following postmasters have
been appointed; Joseph E. Eldridge
Byzantine; Robt, B. Kirk, Ultima
Thule; Willie NJ. Wells, Junet; James
Il. Boon, Ozark; Homer E. Morrow
Slatlngton; VIM. A. Crisenberry.
Crockett; Willie Slaughter. Habber.
ton.
The following new Offices have been
established: Ponca, Newton county.
hye miles southwest of Bowley,
Arthur F. Bickel postmaster; Justice,
Faulkner county four miles west of
Holland, Mary E Berry, postmaster
The following star routes are estab
lished: Wild Cherry to Calico Rock,
thirteen miles, James W. Perryman,
Wild Cherry, carriers; Wideman to
Creswell, nineteen miles. Thos. ]. and
Felix j. Whitaker, Newburg, carriers,
$597; luka to Devoero, Andy b. Whit
field, Iuka, $500; Bamboo to Strickler,
$75 Scipio to Lacey, six miles, Benz.
A. Donaldson, s240.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS
r,sditors of Old Lott Road Receive
a Small Dividend.
EVENTS OF LwEEK BRIEFLY CHRoNIClED
lille Rock Motorman Killed in a Fist
Fight-RepubIican State Executive
Committee Hand Out Few Pieces
Of Pie.
Holds That Beer Is intoxicating.

mstice Riddick delivered the opin-
i'm of the supreme court last week in
the case of Anderson Williams VS..
The State.
Williams was convicted of selling
intoxicating liquors. 1t was shown
that Williams sold six bottles of beer
TO the prosecuting witness for rs
cents. and his contention was that the
beer sold was not an intoxicating
drink.
Justice Riddlck said that the mean
ing of beer" is a malt liquor contain
ing more or less alcohol, and its sale
without license is prohibited by law.
He further stated that a secondary
meaning of beer" was for non.alCo.
holic beverages, such as root beer,
persimmon beer, etc, but that when
the word beer" was used it referred
to the alcoholic beverage. In this
ease the witness testified that he
bought the beer but did not dring 1t,
as he and another person, after the
beer was bought, entered into an
agreement not to drink any more"
and so gave the beer away.
Here again." said the court, "thc
witness was not asked to state what
class of liquids he had agreed to stop
drinking. But as 1t Is not reasonable
to suppose he had agreed to quit the
use Of all kinds of liquids, we know
he referred to intoxicating drinks,
the use of which to any great extent
is generally regarded as harmful. The
..ct that he could not use this beer
without violating his promise not to
drink any more indicated very clearly
that the beer referred to by the wit
ness was the malt and alcoholic liquor
sold under that name. We think the
evidence justified the conviction"
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
Negroes Leaving Mississippi

Negroes in large numbers are flock
ing into this state from Louisiana
and Mississippi, and If the exodus
keeps up farmers by next year will
have no trouble in securing all the
labor they need But there is one
point in connection with this influx,
a great many Of the newcomers will
flock to the larger towns, whore there
are already a large class who are en-.
deayoring to exist by doing as little
work as possible There is plenty Of
room in this state however for all
honest men who are willing to work
for a living.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
NO SIGNS At zion
OF Disturbance
All the Industries Being Conducted
Under the Supervision of
the Receivers.
ONLY the zion BANK IS CLOSED
And that IS STRONGLY GUARDED
A secret Conference Held In Dow les
Private once at Zion city, Which
IL said 10 Have Been stormy at
Times, Dowic BeinE Angcrcd At
His Opponents,

Zion City, Ill, Dec. Except at the
bank here, no signs Of disturbance over
bankruptcy proceedings against John
Alexander Dowie was visible in this
place wednesday. The bank was closed
and guarded by both United States dep
uty marshals and by Zion Guards, p"
the local police, Otherwise, the Dowie-
tie institutions were being conducted as
if nothing unusual had happened.
Behind closed doors in Dowie's pri-
vate Office, Dowie and his attorney met
Custodian RediesN and attorneys rep
resenting the creditors. The principal
object was to plan for the continuation
OF the various industries The secret
conference is said to have been stormy
at times, when Dowie became angered
at what he called presumption" on the
part Of his opponents,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05

Believing that he was about to be
attacked by highway robbcr, FL
mcr Jennings, II years old, shot
his friend, Walter Brewer, on a
plantation near Millngton, Tenn
The shooting was the result Of n
practical joke, Brewer rushing at
Jennings in the dark, and was shot
in the mouth.
In twenty.round battle at San
Francisco Robert Fit2simmons was
given the decision over George
Gardner, Both men weighed 1853
pounds, and Gardner Is twenty
years younger than his opponent,
who had the best Of the fight from
start to finish. fitzsmmons cIoim.
ed that his knucklcs were in bad
shape when he entered the ring,
and says that the reason the fight
was prolonged to twenty rounds
was on account Of the fact that he
injured his weapons eOrly In the
fght,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
Oldest Minister in the State.

The oldest licensed minister in the
state, and probably the oldest in the
world is Rev G.. w. Brinsheld, who
lives at Wild Cherry, in the northern
part of the state. Rev. Brinsfeld
attended the recent conference Of the
NJ. E. Church, South, held at Walnut
Ridge and to reach the nearest rail
road station from his home rode horse.
back twenty miles. He is 104 years
Of age, having been born in Clifford
county, n. c., in 1899, coming to Ark
ansas in 1851. He settled in lizard
county, which has ever since been his
home. Mr. Brinsfield has been a nim-
rod in his day, though he has not
handled a gun for three years He
estimates the number of deer he has
killed at 1000 having shot twenty in
one day just before the civil war. He
has been a protesting Christian for
eighty years and a licensed minister
for forty though he has never spent
day in school.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
The CANAL TREATY SIGNED
The Panama Canal Treaty Signed
By the Panama Junta.
The Document Was Received at
Panama Tuesday, and Was Con-
sidered hmm ediateIy.

Panama, Dec. Minister OF For
eign Affairs Esprila arrived here from
Colon, Tuesday, with the new canal
treaty. The treaty was discussed
Tuesday night, and 1t was formally
signed at 1888 a. m, Wednesday, with
special gold pen purchased for the
occasion.
Rear-Admiral J. G. Walker arrived
on the same train that brought Senior
Esprilla. Seniors Arrange and Arias,
with some Of the ministers of the new
republic, met the party at the railway
station. Senior Esprilla drove immedi-
ately to the government palace, where
the chest containing the treaty was
placed on a table In the main office,
At four O'Clock in the afternoon mem
bers of the junta and the ministry as
sembled in the grand salon of the pal
ace. The chest and two small tin
boxes, addressed to the members Of the
junta and bearing the seals OF Minister
Bunau-Varilla, were placed on a table
in the center Of the room. Surrounded
by the spectators, who were seated
about the table, Senior Esprilla opened
the chest and withdrew the cotton
wrappers, finally bringing to- light the
treaty, enyeloped In the Panamaian
flag. The document was addressed to
the members of the junta by Minister
Bunau-Varilla.
Senior Aarias then broke the seal and
formally handed the paper to the mem
bers of the junta
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
BAPTIST SUNDAY School Work.

The Sunday School board Of the
Baptist state convention held a meet
ing in Fort Smith last week Those
present were. Rev, II, Beauchamp OF
Little Rock Rev. Finney of Van Blu.
rem, Rev. Denham Of Fayetteville,
and y, G, Price, Dr. O'Kelley, John
Ayers, J. w. Meek h, A, Clarkson
and Rev. Gibson Of Fort Smith. The
work for the coming year was plan.
ned, and 1t was decided to push It into
every corner Of the state, There was
some talk Of a chapel car but that
matter was deferred for future CON
sderaton. The report Of the treas
urer shows that last year about $4,000
was raised for the work, and the indi.
cations are that more will be raised
this year Several coporteur cars are
maintained In various portions Of tn"
state, and II is the intention to put a
number more in service In the near
future,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05

r. L. shelton, a Little Rock street
car motorman, died from injuries re-.
ceycd in a fight with Pink Wilson,
Shelton was formerly member Of
the Little Rock police force and the
light was due to an old grudge be-
cause Shelton once arrested Wilson.
witnesses before the coronor's jury
testified that Wilson attacked Shell
ton without warning, and after knock
ing him down. beat his head against
inc paved street until he was uncon'
scous.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
BRIEF MENTION.

Citizens Of Prairie Grove raised
$4,000 in cash and donated a site to
secure a $4,000 canning factory,
Charles Heatherington, an Iron
Mountain switchman, fell under the
cars at Pine Bluff and lost leg.
Conservative estimates of the Ar.
kansas crop place it at from 100000
to 100000 bales, against million
last year.
Owing TO the extreme dry weather
this fall, forest fires in different parts
Of the state have destroyed a great
deal of valuable timber.
Jack Hosey, an S-yearold boy, in
attempting to board switch engine
at Texarkana, fell and his left foot
was cut off by the wheels.
At a meeting of the Arkansas
worlds fair commission held in St.
Louis last week, the Arkansas build.
ing was formally accepted from the
contractors.
j. B. Morley, an Iron Mountain ma.
chinist, was frightfully scalded at a
small station near Little Rock by the
bursting Of a feed pipe while repair.
ing an engine.
Henry Compton died at Hot Springs
from a pistol shot wound inflicted by
Hugh Wood who was held to the
grand jury on the charge Of unjusti.
fable homicide,
The comptroller Of the currency has
approved the organization Of the
National bank Of FL Dorado, with a
capital stock Of $4,000, b. w.
Reeves is president.
Rev James Thomas has increased
the membership Of the M. f. Church,
South, at Texarkana from AZ to 276
in a year, and has raised SIS 600 to
pay on the new 100000 church.
John Wilson, a negro policeman of
Pine Bluff, shot and probably fatally
wounded John Bradley. The shoot.
ing occurred at the home OF a negress,
and Bradley was resisting arrest
George Reynolds Of Pope county
pleaded guilty in the federal court at
Little Rock to the charge Of Illicit
distiling, and was sentenced to a
year and day in the Atlanta peni.
tertiary.
Much excitement has been created
at Gentry over the finding Of zinc de-
posits, while drilling in the city we'll
The workmen had drilled to the depth
Of 1875 feet when the first zinc was
discovered in small quantities.
Headquarters OF the worlds fair
commission OF Arkansas will probably
be moved to St Louis in January
The Arkansas building will be turned
over by the contractors January and
will be dedicated about January Is.
Some Mammoth Spring boys, while
out 'possum hunting one night recent
~, started a fire In the woods, which
resulted In the destruction OF seventy
panels OF n farmers fence, The
farmer made the boys replace the
rails,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
Shot at Rival, Hi His Wife.

VIII Redd, coored is in Jail at Tex
arkana charged with intent to murder
Robert Harris, another negro. 1t
seems that Redd has for some time
been very jealous Of attentions shown
his wife by Harris, and when he
found the pair together he opened fire
on Harris with a revolver, firing five
shots In all, His aim was bad and
Harris escaped without a scratch
Three Of the bullets, however lodged
in the anatomy Of the Redd woman,
innicting dangerous wounds.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
GOING TO MEET HIS FATE.
shcriG Brookcr Leaves Macon. No,
with Fred strubc on the Why
Back 10 Illinois,

Peoria. H., Dec. "a telegram re-
celyed from Macon, Mo. announces
that sheriff Brooker left there at nine
o'clock Wednesday morning for 81,
Louis, with Frederick strube, who
killed his sweetheart. Alice HennInger.
November II, near Havana, lie Will
take him direct TO the Mason county
Jail, Strube having waived the formal
ity Of requsitlon papers.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
Fireb,jp Al Work,

Ihree Orcs occurred In tho business
poruon OF lLttlo Rock ono night re-
,Vhtly, and the nature of each fire In
u,ca'os that all OF them was the work
VI an lncendlary, The first broke out
!, 'ho second story OF the Dickinson
hardware Company wNrcrooms Tho
,cohd IRE was In tho pattern shop OF
wv wing foundry ana the third was
small residence, Good work on the
p OF the fire department prevented
,no hreB spreading and tho total loss
10000. ~
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
Masons Take Charge,

The Pea Ridge normal college Of
rea Ridge IL to be transferred to the
Nasohlc fraternity Of Benton county
as soon az board from the lodges ac'
eept'ng can be elected and incorporate
inc deed IN TO be vested In the board
VI trustees, Pea Ridge has been an
educational center for nifty years and
mas many friends IN the south ana
west The school was first organized
In 1854
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
Convict Commits Murder.

Edmund warren, n negro convict
made his escape from the Cummings
and went direct to the
home Of his fathcr.In.law, near Eng
land, and tried to persuade his wife
TO leave with him. The woman re-
fused to 10, and when her father Dan
Moore tried to reason with Warren
the latter shot him dead,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
Fire a, Luna Landing.

Several business houses In the town
OF Luna, Chicot county were recently
by FIRE, The heaviest losers
were I'D Bryan, general merchandise,
and Mr.. WhI,thorne, who operated n
saloon. The aggregate loss Is placed
at $4,000, with only $4,000 insurance
one thousand dollars In Bryans safe,
which had been left open, was
burned.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
OUT ON HER TRIAL TRIP.
Her Ohicini Trial over the
Cape Ann Course.

Boston, Dec. 3.-ln spite Of rather I'M
favorable weather conditions, tho
United States cruiser Des Moines left
the harbor Wednesday, for her Official
trial over the Cape Ann course, The
morning was dull with frequent snow
squalls. but there was little wind Tho
Des Molnes, according to contract, IL
required TO maintain an average speed
of 1875 knots over a 66-knot course She
is Of the new copper sheathed type and
was built by the Fore River Ship and
Engine Co., OF Quincy, Mass.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
Freight Engines Demolished,

Two engines and number OF
freight cars on the Iron Mountain
were almost completely demolished
about twenty miles south Of Little
Rock In headon collision. The col
lIsIon was due to dense fog, which
prevented the engineer Of one train
seeing the switch In time to back up
and take the siding. No one was
L. L..
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05

Washington, Dec, 3-Thc monthly
statement OF the public debt shows
that at the close OF business November
3d., 1909, the debt, less cash In tho
treasury, amounted to ,l20,S20,il0,
which Is an Increase for the month Of
t6,5sG, 400 The debt proper shows u
decrease OF about si0OO,OOO for the
mhnth
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
KlNMUNDY, ILL. BURNING.
Estcnt ot the Disaster Not Obtala-
able h, Reason of Wire Commu-
nicntion ueinH Cut on.

Bloomington, H., Dec 3--The town
Of KInmundy Is being destroyed by fire
Tho long-dlstanco telephone operator
reports that the loss IL heavy, but the
building continuing the wires has been
destroyed and communication de-
stroyed Effort Is now being made 10
secure communications via Enlngham.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05

Hays city, kas, Dec, 3--yosls mill
and elevator, the post once, and u
block OF buslness buildings here were
destroyed BY FIRE early Wednesday
morning The loss Ia estimated ut
$4,000 with light insurance Tho Ara
Ia believed " have been OF lncendlary
origin,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
ArknnAnn Nohored.

Or, p. Il, CarrIgan, who was born
and reared In Washington, Hampstead
county this state, has been highly
honorod In Mexico for his heroic SER
vice In battling against yellow fever
NJ Tumplco, Mex citizens OF the
above place presented pr Carrlgah
with A $500 diamond set watch In rec
of his Skill
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
Fought Duel With Knives.

Richard Belk and Dave Greenwood.
young white men residing near Tex
arkana, fought a duel with pocket
knives. Greenwood was stabbed
through the heart and his antagonist
was badly cut about the neck and
face but will recover.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
Distribution of Federal Jobs,

AZ meeting Of the republican state
executive committee, held In Little
Rock last week, the following recon-
mendouons for posto0lco appoint
mGhts were made Conway owen j,
owen Jri El Dorado, r. l., Floyd,
hope, ], r. Gibson; De Walls Bun,
D. NJ McClIntock England, i, b,
Schoolcyi Monticello Mrs p, X, SAY
age Junction CITY, Il, $, Parnelli
Fordycc, Mrs, Lula V, Cox
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
CrodI,ors oe, Small Sum,

John g. Lonsdale, receiver Of the
wa Lott roOd, has filed his final report
~ Federal court at Little Rock, aud
Wv same has been approved, lie
,NoWod tho collection OF $4,000, which
~ 10 be distributed among creditors
holding claims amounting to 100000,
winch viii give them about Q per cent,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
Long Sufferer Suicides.

w. W. Robinson, prominent plant
er-merchant, died at his home at Sen
nett. on the Pine Bluff-Arkansas
River railroad, from the effects of an
overdose Of laudanum, taken with sui
cidal Intent. Mr.. Robinson had been
a sufferer for years from spinal
trouble.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05

For the first time since early sum-
mcr, Laredo, Texas, is now free Of
yellow fever, During the prevalence
of the epidemic there was total
of 1925 cases, 30 Of which resulted
fatally
A. w. Armour, the we'll known
packer, says the price Of meat to
butchers has been greatly reduced tho
lat year. notwithstanding the price
TO consumers remains the same, ca.
pociolly in thcrltics.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
Old Citizen Dead.

George Belding. father of Mayor
Bedding of Hot Springs, died Novem-
Der &c. at the age Of H. Mr., Belding
was the oldest native citizen OF Gar
land county, and perhaps the oldest
native born resident Of that section
of the state.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
Sailed for southern waters.

New York, Dec 3.--The battleships
Kearsarge, Massachusetts,, Illinois, Ala
bama and the converted gunboat Scor-
pion, all belonging to the "battleship
squadron" of the North Atlantic fleet
have sailed for Guantanamo, Cuba.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05

New York, Dec 3'-The standard Oh
Co has again advanced the price Of
crude petroleum three cents making
Pennsylvania oil worth ti,bb, The price
Of refined oil has kept pace with tho
crude article. '. -a'
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
ALL THE CREW KILLED.
4 Pennsylvania Railroad Freisbt
Train blown W nnd Fifteen
cars Destroyed,

Dover, Del, Dec, IA Pennsylvania
railroad freight train on the Delaware
road, was blown up by dynamite thls
afternoon All the members OF the
crew were killed and 10 cars were dc.
stroyol
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05

A bloody finger has been sent 20
Adj't-den Bell at Denver, Col, with
n threat Of further mutlatlon for an
abducted man unless the state troops
aro removed from Telluride,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
SinInn Mail Pouch Found.

The registered mail pouch which
VIVA stolen from the AltheImcr branch
train November has been found
An engineer on the De WlttStuttgart
road found It at De witt II had been
on, opon and relieved OF to contents
About 5000 was secured from the
noueh by the mIscreants who stole IT,
II was first thought that the bag had
been accidentally Lost
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
GOING OVER THE hooks.
The Receivers Examining the Books
of lions Industries.

VI EIVH y THUNH0TTFN'
Chicago, Dec 3.-The receivers APP
pointed by the federal court began,
Wednesday, going over the books of
the Zion industries, Instead OF Dowie,
Federal Custodian Paul Redieski Is
technically the head OF Zion City and
in control of its factories employing
about 1000 persons.
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05

VIII Wood, u young farmer resld
ing near Rogers. attempted suicide BY
cutting hs throat with a razor
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05

An old friend sald to Senator Teller
tho other day, Don't you feel odd 70
be called n democra,9" The Colorado
man replied; mo, 80 odd as you Nigh,
think II was with the democratic
party that Nfrilatod when young man,
before loft my native place, Allcgany
county, New York, and settled In Nor
rlson, H., 10 practice law attended
,he Chicago convention which nomi.
mated Lincoln and then joined the re-
pubIcans,
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4 source Of Satisfaction.

This step has occasloned satlsfac-
ton 10 Prosecutor Ward, who says. Il
have been satisfied all along that Sal
bury was telling the truth In the main.
Just what portion of his confession, II
any, Is not true, am unable to de-
termIne, but results so far bear out my
belief In the truth of the major portion
Of IT, He may have dragged In certain
innocent ones, but he certainly has
landed many OF the guilty ones"
Liant X Salisbury Is Ill and was una
bic to appear in the police court
Wednesday afternoon. An adjourn
ment Of examination Of ex.Alderman
Ellen was taken until Thursday This
also necesstates postponlng calling
the examinations OF the other impll.
Gated men,
The Van Buren press., 1903-12-05
Ready 10 Plead Guilty.

One of The atto1?"vs for the lnpl-
Gated men went to Prosecutor Ward
and Police Judge Haggerty, and in
formed them that some of the respond
ents wanted to waive examination in
the police court ana get into a position
where they could go at once to the SUI
perior court and plead guilty. Ar
rangementB were mace at once for the
disposition OF the cases in the lower
cour, ard bonds are already prepared
for them. This action was taken al
the result Of a conference OF attorneys
for the implicated men. A majority in
sisted that several aldermen who have
not already confessed were weakening.
and that they would take the stand and
tell all hey knew, the conviction OF
the others thus being assured. 1t was
their contention that 1t was better to
plead guilty In hope OF lenlent treat
ment.