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The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
BRIEF MENTION.

At the forty-ninth annual meeting of the Southern Baptist convention, held at Nashville Hon. James P. Eagle was reelected president. Gov. Eagle has filled this position for many years.
 Gus Anthony, for fifteen years a member of the Fort Smith police force. was run down by a coal train and killed in the Missouri Pacific yards at the above place. He was crossing at a point where there is several tracks and in stepping out of the way of one train was caught by another coming from an opposite direction.
 Rev William Jefferies. D D.. form erly rector of Calvary Episcopal church of Wilmington, Del, has arrived in Little Rock to become assistant to Bishop Brown and Archdeacon Lloyd of the diocese of Arkansas The work of Bishop Brown and Archdea. con Lloyd has become so heavy that the appointment of the assistant was necessitated.
 meeting has been called for May r at Brinkley to consider ways and means to levee Cache river and make available for agricultural purposes half a million acres along that stream.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
STEELVILLE IRE-SWEPT.
All the Central Portion of Steelville
 Mo-, in Ashes.
Costly Results of Fire Tint Start ed, Friday Evening, In
 Telephone Workshop.

Steelville. Mo, May 15.-The busi- ness part of Steelville was practically destroyed by fire, commencing at about eight o'clock Friday night All the central part of the town is in ashes The fire originated in two-story wooden building, owned by Dr. J. T. Coffee. and used as a workshop by a telephone company. The origin of the fire is unknown. The flames rapidly spread to the storehouse of Haley Bros. & Co, large double two-story building, filled with merchandise. On the east. the storehouse of J C. Davis, furniture. went next, then the Camp bell building, occupied by Pearl Hal bert. general store; the Shanks build ing. Deyot & Scott's hardware store a large agricultural warehouse full of implements, and then Bowen & Low ellis hardware store. To the north. w J. Todds grocery was burned and then A. H. Horns drug store
 To the west, the three-stroy Gibson hotel, with the fine Masonic hall and two buildings north of the hotel, be- longing to Thomas R. Gibson. burned Dr. Coffee's medical office was next Across the street, on the east, Bass Bros large store was soon wrapped in flames and a building adjoining. be- longing to Mrs. l. P. Brickey, was burned
 A bucket brigade on the Lark mer- cantile building stayed the flames there. North of Bass Bros, the Puck cit building. with Jonas poolroom the Slough saloon. butcher shop and Ess- mans livery stable were burned. The goods in many other buildings were damaged by water
 Altogether the disaster is the great est in the history of the town. The losses are very heavy. and will proba- ply aggregate slO0.000.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
TO RETIRE FIVE BISHOPS
Committee on EpfscOpary of NJ. F. Conference Will So RepOrt-Six
 Eight New Bishops.

Los Angeles. Cal, May 15.-After a secret session, lasting over ten hours, and marked by periods of great con. fusion, the committee on Episcopacy adjourned, after midnight, having defi- of the Methodist general conference nitely decided. it is reliably stated, to retire five of the present bishops, be- cause of age and ineffectiveness, and to choose six and probably eight new bishops. The committees report will become before the general body next Tuesday.
 The names of the bishops who will be retired, if the recommendation of the committee is accepted, have not been made public.
 In the church at large there Is said to be strong sentiment against the retirement of bishops, but a majority of the delegates, 1t appears at this time desire to see younger and more active men placed on the episcopal board The bishops are elected for life, and nearly all the vacancies heretofore created in the board have been caused by death while in active service.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
Tragedy in White County.

Wesley Middleton. well-known cit izen of Little Red. eighteen miles north of Searcy. was shot and killed at his home while he was asleep in bed. His wife and baby were sleep. ing by his side when the murder oe- cured. Middleton was shot in the back of the head, the bullet coming out over his left eye A jury was sum- moned by the coroner. and the result of the investigation is that the slain mans mother-in-law. Mrs. Fowler, was held for the crime A revolver, said to be the property of Mrs Fow- Ter, was found under the house One bullet had been fired from the weap- on. Mrs. Fowler had advanced the theory of suicide. but the coroner's jury expressed the conviction that she should be held for the killing The evidence is entirely circumstantial, and it does not appear what the mo, tive could be for the murder, if such it was
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
Negro Fiend Assaults I2.Year-Old
 Girl in Jefferson County.
EYEATS0F LWesk BRIEFLY CHRONICLED
White County Farmer Killed as He Lay in Bed Beside His Wife and Baby AsIeep-Guard Overpowered by Long Term Convicts.
Negro Fiend Shot By Father Of His
 Victim.

Robert Davis, a negro, brutally as saulted the 12-year-eld daughter of T. N. Ross at kearney, Jefferson coun- ty. The child was badly maltreated, and when the news of the crime spread, the whole male population of the community turned cut to hunt down the fend. Several suspects were arrested, and when Davis was taken before his victim he was read fly identified. Officers then secreted the prisoner in mill building to pre- vent lynching and wired to Pine Bluff for special in order to land him in jail. When the train arrived Constable Carr and several deputies, with Davis handcuffed to another ne- gro, started for the depot. MT. Ross. father of the little girl. was near the depot, and when he recognized Davis began shooting at him. Two of the shots took effect in the negro's back and third struck Constable Carr in the leg. The negro was not seriously wounded and was finally landed in jail at Pine Bluff The assault on the little girl was deliberately planned by Davis, according to confession made after he reached the jail. Davis was fishing with his wife and noticed his victim and her youngest sister across the stream When the children start ed home the negro left his wife and intercepted the girls He walked a short distance with them, stating that they did not seem to be afraid. then he forced the oldest into the woods and assaulted her. The youngest child at this stage became frightened and ran home. telling her father what had occurred When MT. Ross reach ed the scene he found his child un. conscious and the brute had fled. but. as stated above. vas captured within short time.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
THE SURVEY OF THE
 ALASKAN BOUNDARY
Arrangements Nearly Complete For Joint Survey of the Alaska
 Boundary Line.
1T WILL FOLLOW OUT THE LINES
 SET DOWN BY THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL.
The Canadian and the United States Governments Arc Ench Sending Out Three Parties, and They Will Work Together On Differ ent Parts of the Line.

Vancouver B. C., May 15.-Prof W. minion government, is making ar engagements for the survey of the AL aska boundary, according to The Hague tribunal award He will or ganize his party Tn Vancouver. work ing in conjunction with United States Commissioner Tillman. In discussing the work, Prof King said
 By the award certain mountain sum mits were decided upon as being the points of the line, and these are to 5a joined by straight line to de.ine the international line between Canada and the United States.
 The survey, of course, is joint one, and the Dominion and the United States each are sending three parties there. Two of these joint parties are to work on the Chi!kat river and the third will proceed up the Seeking riv- CT. These representatives of both gov ernments will work in conjunction in all that they do in connection with the delimitation for all time of the now settled boundary between Alaska and the northern portion of British Colum- bia and the Yukon.
 We can get to work actually by the end of the month if we start, as sched- uled, by May 21 We hope to be on tte scene of operations by June. The par ty of each government consists of the usual surveyors outfit of about eight or nine men each. We shall take To horses.
 We made a typographical survey of the same region about ten years ago. obtaining information for the coming sitting of the tribunal. This also was joint survey and we secured pretty accurate information with regard to the territory that we are now proceed ing to go over"
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
Maids of Honor. u. D. C.

Brig. Gen. William A. Roby. second brigadier. Arkansas division, U. c. V, announces the following appointments of sponsor. maids of honor and chap eron to be in attendance at the Nash vile reunion, June 14-16: David O. Dodd chapter of II. D. C.. of Pine Bluff having kindly consented to select the lady members of my staff recommend ed the following which meets my hearty approval. and therefore make the following appointments; Miss Ethel McCombs of Hamburg, first maid of honor; Miss Bessie V. Tucker of Tucker, second maid of honor Miss lola Jeannetta Philpot of Pine Bluff, sponsor; Mrs Clarence F. Phil pot, Pine Bluff, chaperon
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
To Petition Governor

A committee was appointed at the recent annual meeting of the State Pharmacist Association to prepare a bill and present to the next state leg islature or petition the governor to instruct the board of trustees of the state university at Fayetteville to add 10 the experimental station depart ment for the propagation and growing of medicinal plants that are indigo nous to this state. especially ginseng and golden seal. In his annual ad- dress. President King referred to the above subject as follows; Our stock of these valuable plants is being fast exhausted This state spends thous. ands of dollars each year teaching young men how to raise farm and food products, and l think it only jus tice to the medical and drug profes. sions that we have share of this ex- perimental work. The market price of ginseng is Sl per pound for the green root and golden seal Is now worth $1 pound for the dried root
 These prices will well pay for the trial. and if the state can demonstrate that the cultivation of these two plants is a success, then many of the poor hills of this state can be utilized in cultivation. President King con eluded his address with an appeal to the pharmacists to refuse the sale of cocaine or similar drugs to any one. except when compounded into a pre-. scription of some reputable physician
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
Prominent Ministers Fiebt.

Rev. J. B. Crantill and Rev S L. Hayden had difficulty in a Missouri Pacific train near Texarkana. in which Cranfill fired two shots from a mag azine pistol at Hayden while the lat. ter was struggling for possession of the weapon. Neither shot took effect. The encounter occurred in the lava. tory of the sleeper on which both men were enroute to the Southern Baptist convention at Nashville, Tenn. Both men are well known and Cranfll about two years ago was the defendant in a libel suit instituted by Hayden at Dal- las. Tex, in which the latter was giv- en a verdict for several thousand dol lars
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
IT Is A CRITICAL. MGNENT.
Movements of the Japanese Dis cuss-d by the Russian Press.

St Petersburg, May 14-12:50 D. m. The army organ is disinclined to be- lieve that Hai-Cheng is the Japanese objective It says the division of guards nov marching in that direc- tion probably will swerye northward toward Liao-Yang, followed by the forces now at Suyan-Chow. and com bining with the division reported to be at Somaitzi. make combined attack on LiaoYang.
 The Novoe VTemya's expert esti- mates the forces advancing against Liao-Yang at 10',000 men, with 0,000 horses and 270 guns, and believes the Russians ar. retiring upon their base.
 Tt is critical and anxious mo- ment," the paper continues Gen. Kuropatkin, allowing the enemy to take the offensive, is watching for fla vorable moment to strike a decisive blow
 Although the issue price of the new Russian loan is still a secret here, the newlp papers express satisfaction with it's terms The NoYce Nrelaya points out that seven per ceI\. was paid dur ing the Turkish war, and that now the rate is only five per cent. whereas the Japanese are paying at least six per cent for a smaller amount.
 The emperor has accepted s75000o for the navy from Count Stroganov. from the patriotic emergency fund, consisting of several million roubles deposited in the imperial bank by do- nators to his majesty's grandfather.
 The army medical department has completed it's prophylaetic measures for the east and are now able to cope with any epidemic among the troops. A disinfecting apparatus has been senl to every point in Manchuria, and also every kind of serum, to the total value of S55, 900. Every soldier was vacci- mated after passing Baikal. Smallpox is the only contagious disease reported by the Siberian hospitals There nave been three cases at Chita, 14 at We-kh- neudinsk and 15 at Allan.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
ATS We'll That Ends Well.

A recent dispatch from Fort Smith says: s. Settle and Mrs. $. E. Settle were married here. The wedding is the sequence of TO- nance with an Enoch Arden tinge to it. Between three and four years ago. the couple, with their five children. lived in Charlottesville, Mo MT. Set tie is a portrait painter and left home on one of his business trips. Days and months passed and no letter was re- ceiyed from him. and finally word was received by the wife that her husband was dead. She says that she was fur nished the information by those who claimed to have been at his funeral. After the customary period of mourn ing, during which she had a struggle to make living for herself and child ren, had passed she was courted and won by a resident of Hayti, Mo, and was living happily with him when d brother of her first husband who re $ ded in Hayti, received q letter from J. s. Settle, and in it he made men, tion of the fact that he had heard that his wife was dead and asked con cerning the disposition of the child ren. The brother showed it to the second husband of the woman and it was determined to show her the let ter and let her choose her future course. The letter was placed In her hands. and as soon as she saw the handwriting she gave way to violent grief and was unable to read it. and it was read for her by the husband, who asked her whether she would re- main with him or go back to John" Her love for her first husband proved the strongest, and she decided to re. turn to him. her second husband, mak- ing no objection when she applied for divorce.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED,

Germany opened it's great education al exhibit at the World fair with ap- propiato ceremonies.
 Russia is reported to be massing l25,0oo troops in Trans-Caucasia
 The battleship Missouri made her final trial run and has been accepted, havng met with every requirement..
 The war department orders that sol iiers must rigidly regard domestic ties taken on in our insular possessions.
 Chief of PoliS Kiely of St Louis ordered the gambling squad to attend the Cuban jai-alai opening and see that no gambling is allowed in con- nection herewith
 Nebraskas exhibits at the Worlds fair are now complete and ready for inspection.
 Miss Cornelia Brookmire, of St. Louis. who was engaged to young Ed ward L. Wentz. of Philadelphia found dead in the mountains of Virginia, may get good slice of his estate
 Seth W. Cobb, of St. Louis, former congressman, was baptized in the Roman Catholic faith by Archbishop Patrick J. Ryan of Philadelphia, who Is visiting in St Louis
 Distinguished journalists from all parts of the world are gathering at St. Louis for the Press parliament at the Worlds fair
 Indications are that an important battle will be fought on the line of the Harbin-Port Arthur railroad within the next few days
 The St, Louis city council rejected the bond submitted by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co for the res toration of Forest park at the close of tho fair
 Secretary of War Taft will .nvesti- gate the St. Louis Terminal Co, with a view to ascertaining whether the Merchants bridge is in combine
 Seye.al hundred citizens of Denver, Col. h<e petitioned Gov. Peabody to call out the militia for the city cleo tion, Tuesday, claiming that wholesale frauds on the ballot are contemplated
 Russian strategists at St. Petersburg are much puzzled by lack of definite information in regard to the where abouts of the main Japanese force, which, they now suspect, is larger than has been believed.
 Judge Parker's campaign managers now claim that he will be nominated on the second ballot at the St Louis convention. They figure that he will have nearly hundred more votes than necessary to nominate after the first ballot
 Practically all of the railroads in the United States, Canada and even Mex ico have fixed dates upon which they 3ill sell coach excursion tickets to the Worlds fair
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
HIT IS RECEPTIVE.
The Illinois Coneressman Would Accept the Nfce-Preside ntiaI
 Nomination If Rendered..

Washington, May 15.-Speaking of the action of the Illinois republican state convention in indorsing him for vice-president. Representative Hit candidly says that he will accept the nomination. if it Is offered to him. He has been rather embarrassed by interviews, alleged and augmented, that have been printed with him in the past few days and for that reason is not inclined to talk much on the subject for publication. He admits however that he would consider hi, selection as an honor. Roosevelt and Hit sounds good, and the republicana want to make the campaign go with a Diff. bang" like the combination sounds.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
\ POSSIBILITY OF PEACE.
It is Said the Cznr is Being Urged
 to End the struggle.

Berlin, May 15.-It is stated on ex- eellent authority that there is a strong possibility of peace What makes the news doubly interesting is the fact that the war party has urged the czar to end the struggle. The basis of set clement is to be the independence of Korea under the protectorate of Japan and Manehuria to remain Chinese ter ritory In a secret treaty between China and Japan the integrity of Man churia has been guaranteed by Japan
 It is also stated that Russia wishes to come to an understanding with Japan independently of England
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19

Tolio, May it-5 D. m.-A cOrre- spondent of the kOkumin sbimbun. of ToiSio, who is with Gen. kuroki has made the churge that the Rus sian's mutilnted Japanese dead at YnIu river. He says thnt when the detach hment of the fourth regiment of the Imperial guards, which occu- pied ISasnn, received the counter at tack from the Russians, three Jap nnese soldiers fell Into the hands Of the enemy, and were taken prison CTS. The mutiIated corpse of one of them. named TntsIkiro Wntnnabe, va. nfterward found, according to the eorrc.sponiIen., hanging to a tree on the bank of the Yalu.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
Gold For Paris.

New York. May 15.-An engagement of g 2,500,0o0 gold at the assay office for shipment to Paris on Tuesday, steamer has been announced, but the name of the shipper was withheld This brings the total thus far an- nounced for Tuesday up to sl0, 300, 900 of which s3.500000 is by shippers whose names are refused. Including this total of BIO 300 900 for next Tues day, the aggregate amount of gold shipped to Europe from this port since April ' Is In excess of $30, ,000, GOO
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
THE LAPS CONTINUE LANDING.
Seventeen Iiiirs of the Raiiroad ["
 Port Arthur Destroyed.

New Chwang. May 15.-The Japan csc troops continue landing at Pitsewo, and the railroad has been cut again, r miles of track being gone. Com- munieation. however, for that distance has been kept up by the aid of carts. The Port Arthur mail is about S6 hours old when it gets to New Chwang. This morning a few more troops left and moved to the Russian camp three miles east of the city, which is now practically unprotected. Two corre- spondents went over the entire town last night and did not see a single sen try on duty. The natives are growing more restless as the Russians continue to move Out
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19

TOkio, May 14-4 D. ,n.-A detach- ment of Japancse troops bns Occu- pied Kwnn-Tien-Sien, 60 miles northeast of FenH-Wang ChenE. On Thursday last II detachment of Jap anese attacked and dispersed 300 Russian cnvnlrymen and captured a wounded officer and two men. The Russian cavalry was retiring from Tuch-Ii-Chan.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19

London. May 1i.-A telegram from Paris says n rumor is current there thHt Port Arthur has fallen and that 10000 men were killed during the enIasement. Nothing conirmatory is obtainabIe in London.
 The above rumor is probably false. Neither St. Petersburg TOLio ginning of attack on Port Arr thur.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
Overpowered Guard.

Three conviets. all colored, over powered Guard Moffitt and escaped from the new pententiary west of Little Rock The convicts are:
 Charles Baskins, serving a life sen tence for murder in St. Francis coun- ty; John Long, sentepeed to five years from Pulaski county. and George Sandefur. serving sentence of eight years from Craighead county. The men were at work in the brickyard. when one of the men knocked Mofftt down with a scantling. They then seized his gun and made their ascape.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
Nedro Murderer Captured.

A negro named Dude Phelps. want ed at Jonesboro on the charge of mur- der, was captured at Clarksdale, Miss, last week Phelps murdered nesress named Matte Simms last December. He was serving sentence on the farm near Clarksdale for vagrancy, and it seems he talked too much of his past life to his fellow-prisoners, who gave him away to the officers.
 J. B. Terrence. ear inspector. lost his left leg in the yards of the Iron Noun tain in North Little Rock by being run down by a switch engine
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
Is Now a Jefferson Guard.

St. Louis May 15.-Alexander NJ. Thackara Jr., grandson of Gen. Sherman, is the latest recruit to the Jefferson guard He came all the way from Havre His connection with the guard is understood to be a means oi paying his way while studying the Worlds fair.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
Cannot Remove Officer.

Attorney General Murphy has rem dered an important opinion affecting the right of a county judge to remove a county examiner. The attorney gen eral holds that county judge cannot remove an examiner except for cause, and after hearing upon the charges which may be preferred against him. The opinion was rendered upon the request of State Superintendent Hine- mon. and was based upon an attempt made by a county judge to remove a county examiner arbitrarily.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
CLARA BARTON RESIGNS.
Mrs. John \. Logan Succeeds ClnrP Barton as Head of American
 Red Cross Society.

Washington. May 15.-Miss Clara Barton has resigned the presidency of the American Red Cross, and is sue ceeded by Mrs. Gen. John A. Logan, who has heretofore occupied the office of vne-presdent of the association.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
Invaded Ny SaIyatIoniSt,,

Marshall. Mo. May 15.-The Salva- ton Army has secured hall here ard begun services in charge of Capt c. F. Robinson and wife, and Cadet Drake Capt. Elgin, St. Louis, assisted in .ae upening services
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
Will Try Arbitration,

St Louis, May f5.-There is now no longer any prospect of 3 strike Of the 450 or more leather workers in St Louis who make horse goods. It has been agreed between employers and employees to arbitrate their wage diff ferepces.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19

shan Hai Kyvan, May 14-0 D. m.- Japanese troops from Feng-WanE- Chen occupied Sou Yin, Go miles east of Iino-lanG, tbe mail rOnd on Thursday. Their number Is not known. The country is hIIiy.
The Monticellonian., 1904-05-19
Alleged Missouri Lynching.

Joplin, Mo, May 15.-It is reported here that James Marion. father of Ed ana Will Marion, in Jail here for horse stealing, was hanged in Newton coun- ty. The report says that the body was found hanging to tree. riddled with bullets