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The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
Abandoned Wife and Shielded.

W. s. Hoskinson, former railroad man, committed suicide at hotel in Van Buren. He was found in dy- ing condition by the woman who was registered as his wife upon her re turn from the theater A package labeled strychnine was found in the room and at the coroner's inquest it was found that the man had purchas= ed the poison at Pine Bluff. The in quest also revealed the fact that Hos kinson had deserted wife and child at Eureka Springs and left that city with the girl whom he represented as his wife. The girl said she was married to Hoskinson. She said she could not read, but the marriage H. eense was read to her and her name was in the license.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
MONDAY, APRIL 6.
The Senate,

Senator Caldwell introduced a bill au- thoriing the council of cities and towns to fix or regulate the price to be paid for water. gas or electricity.
 The bill provides that complaint of exorbitant charges may be filed by five citizens. and that if upon investi- gation the council shall find just grounds for the complaint, it shall fix the rate to be charged.
 The senate in executive session con firmed the nomination by the board of peniten- tiary officials made by the penitentiary board.
 A bill introduced by Senator Meier rin to regulate the expense of obtaining witnesses in criminal cases, was tabled.
 Senator Simpson, chairman of the special committee appointed to draft a bill revising the ehancery districts of the state. presented the bill which had been prepared by the committee. The bill was read once and 300 copies ordered printed.
 Senator Hardy introduced a proposed amendment to the constitution which, if adopted, will empower the general as- sembly to create a commission to gov ern and enforce the laws at Hot Springs
 Senator Huddleston's bill authorizing government surveyors to enter lands of citizens of this state for the purpose of making surveys for the geological department, was adopted.
 Senator Logan moved that the senate non-eoneur in the house amendment to the road law giving the quorum court the power to abolish the office of road and bridge commissioner at their dis cretion, and provides that all the road taxes collected on all property of the county be applied to roads. and not to streets and alleys. The motion pre- vailed
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
Life Sentence for Wife Murder

Lee Weigel was convicted of the murder of his wife at Texarkana and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary. The crime for which Weigel was convicted was com mitted at the Cosmopolitan hotel at Texarkana while the couple were on their honeymoon. The woman was dead when the crime was discovered and Weigel lay by her side, suffering from wounds supposed to have been inflicted by himself. Attorneys for the defendant entered a plea of in- sanity
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
Safe-Blowers Raid Cotton Plant.

A gang of safe-blowers raided the town of Cotton Plant, burglarizing the depot, express office, postoffice and the office of Dr. R. R. James. Only a small amount of money was secured in the entire raid. The robbers gain ed entrance to the buildings by the use of section tools, which they ob- tained from the railroad yards. The safe in Dr. James office was complete ly demolished, but 1t contained only about $6 One package was taken from the express office. The burglars cut the telegraph wires running north and south and escaped on a hand-car to Brinkley, where the car was aban- doned
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
Free Baths at Hot Springs.

The interior department has form ulated plans for the improvement of the free bathing facilities at Hot Springs. The pools which have been provided on the government reser- yation for the use of indigent per
 sons are to be displaced by individ- ual tubs. An appropriation of s25,- 900 was secured at the last session of congress for this purpose. Bids for the contract of supplying sixty
 five of these tubs will be received by the department within short time.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
Broke Into Jail,

Frank Bigger, young white man, of Texarkana, pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary and was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. The charge was the result of an attempt on the part of Bigger. together with another young man, to break into the county jail a short time ago. The men refused to make any statement and their object in breaking into the jail has remained mystery, as the only man confined in the jail at the time was a tramp.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
Business Man Sentenced to Hang.

J. E. Shut of Texarkana, who was convicted last September of the mur- der of J. c. Whitener. his former business partner. has been sentenced to be hanged, the date being May 19 Shut had appealed to the supreme court, which affirmed the decision of the lower court. Both of the men were prominent business men of Tex arkana previous to the tragedy.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
Bows Acquitted of Murder Charge

Ira and Lennie Lane, two young white men, who were charged with the murder of their father, were ac- quilted in the circuit court at Mari anna. The two boys with their fath- CT moved to Woodruff county from Brownwood, Tex, about a year ago and engaged in the pearl fishing bus mess. short time later the father was found dead and the sons were arrested as they started to return to their old home in Texas. To pre- vent a threatened lynching. the pris- oners were hurried from one jail to another until the excitement had sub sided.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
Wife Finds Husband Dying.

Despondent over his failure to se- cure employment, man named Has Kinson committed suicide at Van Blu ren. He was found in a dying con dition by his wife upon her return from the theater and stated that he had taken a drink of water from a glass in the room and that it had made him sick. Upon investigation, a package labeled strychhine was found in the room and at the coro- ner's inquest it was shown that the dead man had purchased the poison at Fort Smith on the day before his death.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
Bell Wins Mayoralty Contest.

With less than a month of his term remaining to be served Mayor D. C.. Bell of Pine Bluff won the decision in the case in which Gen. H. King White contested the election of May or Bell at the city election in April, 1901. The case has been fought in the courts for two years and will now be appealed to the supreme court, it is said, by Gen. White. The latter will succeed Mayor Bell with in a few weeks, having been elected this year.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
FRIDAY, APRIL 3.

The senate passed the Fuller joint res olution proposing an amendment to the constitution, providing for the issuance of bonds by first and second class cities, over the governors veto.
 Senator Woods bill requiring the pub lication of applications for pardons was passed by the house.
 The house defeated the bill providing for the division of the liquor license between county and school funds.
 The house refused to suspend the rules and take up the King antitrust hill
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
ARKANSAS STAIE MNS.
Little Rock Machinist Shot Through the Heart by His Wife Dur
 ing Quarrel.
EVENTS OF AWEeK BRIEFLY CHRONlCLED
Two Young White Men Acquitted of the Charge of Murdering Their Father Worked the Ex-Siave Pen- sion Racket-Child Killed in Run away.
One Officer Takes Seven Prisoners.

One Officer Takes Seven Prisoners.
 Seven men were arrested by one deputy in White county and taken to Little Rock. where they were ar raigned on charges of illicit distill- ing and retailing liquor without Il. cense The officer was Deputy Unit ed States Marshal Fred E. Johnson and his seven prisoners were James Lauderdale, Frank King, Jasper Dunn, Dick Williams, J. B. Wright. H. H. McGrew and John Magness, all of whom are farmers. In securing his prisoners, the officer was obliged to drive through the flooded district of the White river and at some places the water was so deep that his hors- es were compelled to swim for con siderable distance.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
Penitentiary Officials Elected.

The state penitentiary board has reelected Rees B. Hogins superin- tendent of the state penitentiary. Jo- seph Moore. formerly commissary clerk of the penitentiary, was elect ed financial agent to succeed M. D. L. Cook w. E. Taylor was reelected clerk and Dr. N. F. Brewer, chap lain. Dr. c. E. Witt of Little Rock was reelected state penitentiary phy- sician on the seventy-sixth ballot.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
The House.

Mir. Cate called up II. B. 409. the in- sane asylum appropriation bill, which passed without opposition.
 H. B. 494 (Jacobs), appropriating S14,500 for the support and maintenance of the Branch Normal College (colored), was considered in committee of the whole An amendment was accepted reducing the salaries of the teach CTS from $9, 900 to $S,200. Amendments were adopted striking out the appro- priation of $500 for contingent expenses, reducing the fuel fund from $500 to $500, reducing the appropriation for student labor from $1,50O to $1,000, and striking out the appropriation for a printing outfit
 Mr. Pindall introduced a bill appro- priating $500 for the purpose of pre- senting a silver service to the monitor Arkansas.
 Upon motion of MT. Poole. the senate was requested to return H. B. 3l5, re- pealing the Wilson anti-gambling act, which had been passed by the house.
 II. B. 514. providing for the protec- tion of poultry and quail from hawks, was taken up and passed.
 Mr. Cook of Chieot offered a concur rent resolution asking our senator and I ?: sentaties to join those "f oth=r states in asking congress to make of the Mississippi rier a ship ,anal and drainage waterway The resolution was adopted.
 The house went into committee of the whtle to consider the University appropriation bill.
 The item appropriating s5o,OO0 for a new building for mechanic arts was re- duced to s25,000.
 Item No. 2, carrying $50.000 for a girls dormitory, was, on motion of MT. Taryer. stricken out.
 The following items were also struck out of the bill; The sum of s50oe for a dairy; 5000 for a veterinary building; S2.500 for additional land S3.000 for farmers institute; g, 400 for salary of entomologist.
 The committee reported progress and was granted leave to sit again.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09

MT Toney presented petition from Lafayette county in favor of amending the insurance clause in the King anti trust bill. MT. Bell presented petition from business men of White county against the passage of the King and Keel antitrust bills.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
SATURDAY, APRIL 4.

The house passed the bill providing for the protection by lien of mechanics, laborers and contractors and other per sons furnishing either labor or material for improvements oppurtenant and con tiguous to any property.
 The bill providing for separate com partments in street cars for white and colored passengers, was signed by the governor. Fifteen new bills were in troduced in the house. making the total number 534. The senate was not in ses- cir
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
THURSDAY, APRIL 2.

Chancellor Leland Leatherman was acquitted by the senate of the charges preferred against him by the house of representatives in the articles of im- peachment.
 A message from the governor was re- ceived in the house vetoing the bill pro- viding for the redigesting of the stat utes of the state of Arkansas and em- towering the supreme court to appoint a digester.
 A bill making the sale of cigarettes and cigarette papers unlawful was passed by the house.
 Mir. Merrmans bill providing for a state normal school was defeated in the house.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
WEDNESDAY, APRIL l

In the senate the Leatherman trial was again on, and the defendant testi- fled in his own behalf. The trial was not concluded.
 In the house MT. Gannaways reso- lution to submit constitutional amend ment exempting capital invested in cot ton and wooden mills from taxation for a certain period. was discussed. but was placed back on second reading for amendment.
 The Senate.
 After defeating the Perrin bill seek ing to reduce expenses in criminal cases by regulating the summoning of wit nesses. the senate proceeded with the Leatherman trial
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
Fears of Foul Play

L. w Thompson, of Kinnie. has mysteriously disappeared and fears of foul play are entertained by his relatives. No news of the missing man has been received since he left his home March II, ostensibly to go to DeValls Bluff He told his wife he would return the following day.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
The House.

A large number of new bills. chiefly of local importance were introduced.
 II. B. 500. providing for a board of trustees for the University of Arkansas was called up. Mir, Du Laney offered an amendment. striking out the section au- thorizing the board to elect one of it's members president and providing instead that the governor shall be president of the board, but shall have no vote except in case of tie. The amendment was adopted, as was another one providing that the board shall elect members of the faculty at least 90 days before the expi- ration of the college year
 MT. Brooks called up H. B. 21s. provid- ing for the better protection of meehan- ics. laborers and contractors. furnishing either labor or material for improve ments, appurtenent and contiguous to any property. Mir. Brooks explained that the bill did not repeal any part of the lien law in force. but would affect work done on the improvement of prop erty. The bill passed-41 to 25. A message was received from the governor announcing that he had signed H. B. 314, requiring street car companies to provide separate accommodations for white and colored passengers, and house concurrent resolution 36, providing for a joint committee to prepare a general road bill.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09

The four-year-old son of J. s. Smith was terribly burned at Pine Bluff The child's dress caught fire from a stove.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09

The plans have been accepted and the contract let for new court house to be erected at Fayetteville at cost of 1000.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
Timherman Killed in Mine.

Peter Miller, timberman. was kill ed while working at mine at Banan- ga. Miller was building a stairway in the air shaft when a piece of tim Der was dropped by a workman above him. The timber fell two hundred feet and struck him ca the head, kill ing him instantly.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
The Hou3e.

After routine business, MT. Ganna- way moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment to the insane asylum bill. prohibiting members of the board from giving employment te relatives. was adopted. The motion to reconsider prevailed and the amend ment was stricken from the bill.
 The Confederate home appropriation bill was considered in committee of the whole. An amendment by MT. Cate making the salary of chaplain s1o0, who is also to be chaplain of the pen.ten- tiary, was adopted.
 An amendment striking out the anti nepOtism section was adopted.
 House joint resolution No. Gan naway) was read. The resolution pro- poses an amendment to the constitution providing that all capital invested in this state in cotton and wooden factor ies during the next twenty-five years shall be exempt from taxation for per ied of seven years after such capital is invested.
 The resolution was discussed by a number of members and on motion was placed back on second reading for amendment.
 On motion the house accepted an in- vitation to visit the city of Hot Springs the expenses of the trip to be borne by the citizens of the Napor City.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09

A. w. Mcdonald testified that he had brought the injunction proceedings against the Garland Novelty Company but not at instigation of defendant: that he had never seen defendant in- toxicated
 Col. M. NJ. Dufie of Malvern stated that court was held twice a year at Malvern and that he had never seen the judge drunk.
 J. c. Ross of Malvern had received appointments as commissioner in chan eery and had never given or loaned the accused any money
 F. M. Henry of Malvern testified that he had gone hunting and fishing with the judge and had never seen him in toxicated
 Several other witnesses for the de- fense testified that they had never seen the defendant under the influence of liquor and that his demeanor while on the bench was good.
 Judge Leatherman took the stand
 He denied the charge of drunkenness He stated that he had appointed ". H Martin receiver in the Sumpter case had allowed him a fee of s6,O00; had borrowed s1.500 from Martin. Stated he had deeded Martin granite quarry thought then to be very valuable. Wit ness said his financial affairs had not been good; that he had spent a great deal of money helping his friends; had DoffoWeu some money rom clerks or his court a business transaction. He declared that the charge that he had offered the election commissioners s75 to allow him to name election officials was absolutely false. In the matter of borrowed $200 from s. A. Sammon, pro- prietor of poolroom. the witness said he had a note to meet and asked Sam mons to loan him s200, which he did. The witness said he had appointed C. s. Bell receiver of the City Savings Bank and had authorized Bell to loan out the money; that MT. Place had bor- rowed s400 of this money and had loaned him s150 on his due bill; that Place had turned in the due bill which he had paid later. The testimony of Judge Leatherman was not completed when the senate adjourned for the day.
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
The Senate.

The trial of Chancellor Leatherman was concluded and he was acquitted.
 Judge Duffie, circuit judge of the Seventh judicial circuit, testied that he saw the defendant frequently and had never seen him intoxicated; that he re garded him as an able judge and eff eient lawyer.
 Judge Eeatherman resumed the stand and said that Judge Sumpter's state ment that he had loaned him money in order to get time extended on fore closure of his property, was false. He stated that the checks given him by MT. Waters were private transactions and should not have been charged to the Garland Novelty Company; that MT. Waters proposed that he take an in- terest in the company but he refused. The witness said that he often looked into poolrooms but never lounged in them; that he had bet small sums on the races as he was a lover of horse racing.
 Both prosecution and defense an- nounced that they had no further wit nesses. Each side was given three quarters of an hour for argument. Rep resentative Patterson opening for the defendant and reviewed the evidence which had been presented.
 Attorney Loughborough for the de- fense charged that the trial of Judge Leatherman was the result of spite on the part of Sheriff Williams He re ferred to the high standing and char acter of the witnesses for the defense. Attorney Mehaffey for the defense re- viewed the testimony on each charge Representative Parks closed the argu- ment for the prosecution After deliber- ating in secret session for an hour. the defendant was called forward and Chief Justice Bum announced the verdict of the court as follows:
 Judge Leatherman, this senate sit ting as court of impeachment. has carefully considered the twelve articles filed against you here by the house of representatives. and I am glad to say they adjudge you on each and all the charges not e1lilty"
The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
The House.

The insurance committee introduced H. B. 5l6 as a substitute for H. B. 3S1. The substitute regulates the organiZa- ton of mutual fire insurance compan- ies; provides that all officers of such companies shall have lived in the state for three years. and requires that a bond of s20,000 shall be filed with the fered by Mr Du Laney was adopted providing that the section of the bill requiring that mutual companies shall keep on hand 50 per cent of their un- earned premiums shall not apply to companies until they have been in busi- ness one year.
 The joint coHmittee appointed to visit the University of Arkansas presented a report. recommending among other things the building of a boys gymnas- ium and the heating of the entire plant by steam.
 H. B. 472 (KeeD. exempting Newport from the local option law. was read third time. MT. Keel urged the passage of the measure. He declared that it was needed to rid the city of the blind tiger evil. The bill passed-42 to 23. SENATE
 Private Secretary Jacobson appeared and read message from the governor vetoing H. B. Campbell of PulaskD providing for the redigesting of the statutes of Arkansas and empowering the supreme court to appoint digester
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-04-03
LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSE
TIoN.

We received very beautiful SOU
venir invitation to attend the dedica
tory exercises of the Louisiana Pur
cha Observation-Disclosures. oU
chase Exposition to be held at st
Louis, Mo-. April 80 and May IL. The
invitation is the prettiest and swellest
invitation that we have ever received
From an artistic point Of view it would
be hard to excel. The exercises will
be very elaborate and the joint com.
:mittee. consisting of Thomas H. Car.
ter, chairman; VIM. Lindsay, John NJ
Thurston, John M. Allen, Corwin H.
Spencer, w. H. Lee. ]. c. Van Bias
com, ]. H. Butler, L. D. Dozier, Cyrus
p. Walbridge, James P. Blair, are ex.
pecting half million people down
there at the exercises. There will be
many governors and their guards from
many states. Iowa alone will send
1000 of her state company as an es'
cort. The exposition is progressing
nicely, also the Iowa building.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-04-03
rors and glasses, it was . man. poor man
w. A. Wells has beautiful supply Of
spring goods.
FORT MADISON NOTES.

r. . I . 3 a .
We are having some 6ne spring wealth
or now.
hv. s. =. Miller was . IT. Madison
visitor last week.
The Second Bsptist church extended .
call last Monday evenining March % to
Rev. d. A. Holmes of St. Davis. Ill.,, He
will take bis charge the first Monday in
IN April.
Mr.. Paul Richardson has been giving
sseroptician views at the odd Fellows
hall for the benefit OF the Household of
Ruth.
The A. NJ. E. church had quarterly
meeting Sunday. Presiding Elder Malone
was present, also their pastor Rev. Pay.
ton was here.
Little Marie Dunlap 10 on the sick list.
Master George Stewart received . pain
ful though not serious wound Saturday
from an accidental discbargs Of : shot
gun.
Rev. Anna Brown, the woman evauge-
list. breaches to large audience Sunday
night at the A. n. =. church.
Mr.. Henry Mcclellan ot Davenport 10
visiting biz parents, Rev. and Mr.. Oscar
Mcclellan. NJ
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-04-03
CLEVELAND slTs.

The K. Of P. Band will leave Tnursday
for st. Louis. Mo-. whsrs they will take
up an engagement. playing Tor oil local
entertainments. 3
Mrs. Ida :. Lewis len fos Omaha where
she will spend several weeks; from there
she will join Mr.. B. 8. Lewis in St.
Louis.
Mrs. Lissia Washington viii leave for
Washington, To-, to visit her sister.
Mrs. Annie Miller viii spend few
days in Ottumwa visiting her mother.
The Baptist church will be dedicated on
the third Sunday in April. The Odd
Fellows Of Charlton will assist the home
lodgs IN tbs grand work.
All Of the home talent will be so the
front on q 1lth day q Apsll Ia Cleveland,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-04-03
ALBA NOTES.

4 Misses May Davis and Nellie Grayeon
returned from Kirksvllle Monday evening.
There was no institute 1t Kirksville.
Quite ssw strangers have been In
Abba the past week.
The Tennessee Jubilee singers sung at
the Christian church Thursday evening.
They went 70 Buxton and came back
and sung again Wednesday evening,
There was social at the Mssonls haN
Satur lay evening.
Miss Laura B. Seheol1eld Who has baeu
In Abba two weeks visiting her father
and friends. returned homo Monday.
She says that the Albia choir and church
work II fay ahead Of that OF Oskaioosa.
She was in Abba week langer than she
intended to stay.
Miss Tena Tolson from Foster is in
town. Il M.