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The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
THE CONSTABULRRY GONE.
The KbniI>i-Ciad FiIipinos and Their Celebrated Band Leave St.
 Louis for Home.

St. Louis, Nov 29.=Two hundred and eighty members and IA officers of the Philippine constabulary, including the band, who spent nearly seven months al the Worlds fair, are on their way to San Francisco whence they will sail. Saturday. for Manila.
 Orders were received by Maj A. D. Haskell, in command of the constabu- lary. Saturday. to prepare to depart Sunday. By six o'clock Sunday even- ing. three hours before the hour set for departure, every haversaek had been filled and kits packed for the trip.
 At nine o'clock the men marched to the train, which was waiting in the Rock Island yards. while the Unit ed States soldiers. Philippine scouts, Jefferson guards and crowd of Fil- ipinos gave them noisy bon voyage The scouts and other Filipinos will depart soon after the close of the fair
 Many friends ot the American offi- cers were lt the barracks to sa. good by. The conslabulary were glad to be on their way home. but with off, cers whose homes are in this country it vas another story.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
RoJESTN TNENSKY's SQUADRON.
Admiral Togo Preparing His Big
 ships For a suitable Reception.

London. Nov. 29.-Ihe progress of the Russian second Pacific squadron excites daily growing interest. A Jap anese correspondent of the Morning Post, discussing possible preparations to meet the squadron, suggests that Japan rely upon the older warships to maintain the blockade of Port Ar thur Gin fact the correspondent asserts tha. already they are so employed) and thus enable Togo to release his more modern vessels for oyerhauling at Sas- ebo preparatory to meeting Admiral Rojestvensky.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Boy is Deaf, Dumb and Blind.

Thomas Southerland, an orphan boy from Alma. has just been admitted to the Deaf Mute Institute. the first deaf-blind child ever received in the school, and so far as known the only one in the state There are no more than eiehteen or twenty of this class in the United States There are three in the Texas school with an apz ps0priation of $3.009 year fer their education. But there is no provision in Arkansas for their training. a5 special teachers are required fer them. One citizen has subscribed consid- eaabia amount toward his education, and il is proposed to start fund for him Miss Pauline Camp has been assignel as special teacher for Tom mic Southerland. and has already taken him in charge The next lesis- lature will be asked to make an ap- propriation Tommie is 13 years old and has been blind and deaf three years
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
DUE ID BROKEN BRAKE BEAM
A Runaway St. Louis Trolly Car
 Makes a Flying Leap.
One Passenger Killed and Between Twenty aud Thirty Injured,
 some of Them Seriously.

St Louis, Nov, 29.-Charles J. War ner, 10 years old, was instantly killed and from twenty to thirty persons were seriously injured by the overturning of a crowded north-bound Belefontaine car at Fourteenth and Papin streets, at 7;3o o'clock Monday morning.
 The car had just turned out of PapiD street into Fourteenth, when the brake beam of one of the trucks broke, and the car shot forward instantly.
 With the broken beam useless, the motorman s frantic efforts to stop the rushing car were unavailing He stuck brayely to his post, however. and applied the brakes, which only seemed to add more momentum to the swiftly moving car.
 Many of the passengers were women and shop girls, who were on their way to work. They screamed in terror as they realiezd that they were approach ing the Fourteenth street bridge on down grade
 The car left the track about twenty five yards from the turn, where the moderate speed had been transformed by the refusal of the brake to work into almost that of an express train.
 A pile of rails and other material used in rebuilding the west track at the place where the accident occurred, was struck by the car as it bounced across the cobble stones.
 The force of the collision was so great that the body of the car was knocked completely from the trucks. and went crashing across the street with its human freight and turned completely over on the broken rails and debris
 Men. women and children were hurled in Q heap on top of broken glass and tke rails. Those who did not suffer injury from broken glass were cut i'll falling on the sharp edges of the long rails piled up by the road side
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Vote for Congressmen.

The vote for congressman. as an. nounced in a proclamation by Gov. Davis declaring the Democratic nom inees elected. was as follows:
 First Distriet-R. B Macon received 14,391 votes. Scattering received 102 votes
 Second District-S. Brundidge. Jr. received 9065 votes. F. w. Tucker re. ceived 5,3SS votes
 Third District-J. C. Floyd received 9.719 votes, J. F. Mayes received T.547 votes.
 Fourth District-John s. Little re. ceiyed g. 30S votes, Jas. Brizzolara re- ceived 6,352 votes
 Fifth Distriet-Chas. c. Reid re ceived 1l.373 votes. A S Fowler re- ceiyed 7,2Ss votes.
 Sixth District-Jos T. Robinson ra. ceifed 9509 votes, R. c. Thompson received 5,Sl0 votes.
 Seventh District-R Minor Wal lace received 14t47 votes, Scattering received 132 votes.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Hot Springs Special Wrecked Again.

Fatalities seem to pursue the Hot Springs special, the fastest train on the Iron Mountain road between Lit tie Rock and St Louis. In April it was wrecked at Kimswick. Mo. and eight persons killed. Since then it has been wrecked several times No vember % it was wrecked near Swif- ton, Ark, by running. into a freight which had not quite made the siding and the fireman was killed. nine per sons seriously injured and three pas senger coaches and ten box cars de- stroyed by fire The wreck was due to the forest fires which so obscured the track that the engineer of the passenger was unable 10 distinguish the lights of the freight on the main line Fireman Harry Wells, who was killed, resided at Poplar Bluff. En- gineer Andrew DeGuire was proba- ply fatally injured He resided in Little Rock. The news agent and ne gro porter were injured and six pas sengers. The wreck will cost the road $f00 900.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Albert Causby. of Cushman. Ark"
Self Accused Man Killed Himself.

Elmore Johnson. the man who gave himself up at Jonesboro for a mur- der committed sixteen years ago in Chattanooga, cut his throat from ear to ear while awaiting transition to Chattanooga for trial. The cell where he was confined was flowing in blood and looked as if a hog had been butchered Johnson obtained the knife from fellow-prisoner who had been placed in the jail for being drunk, and the officers in searching him did not find that he had the knife. As soon as Johnson cut himself. the man who gave him the knife. ran down the steps and called for the jailer. When he arrived Johnson was walking the floor of the cell and told them to stand off or he would kill them. It was difficult to overpower the wounded man and get the knife from him.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
RUSSIANS HOLD
 JAPANESE DEF
The General Attack on Port Arthur's Fortifcations Only Partial
 iy Successful.
THREE RUSSIAN FORTS LAID OUT,
 BUT TWO OTHERS REFUSE JAPS.
The Attacking Force is said Ia Have Lost Nearly seven Thousand NaiIs Along the ShahI>i, and sen tineIs are Fretzin.s to Drnth.

Tokio, Nov. 29.-The general attack on Port Arthur's fertilization, which began the night of November 9, has been but partially successful. Forts Ehrlungshan, East Ehrlung and Maio- kabuiama have been destroyed by the Japanese Attacks on Sungshan and Keekwan forts were repulsed. Total Japanese losses are reported to have been nearly 1000
 1t is possible the attack will not be renewed, but the Japanese will con tinue to besiege the town until the Russians are forced to capitulate for lack of food
 Bitter cold prevails throughout Man churia. The cold is especially intense about the Shahke. where the armies of Field Marshal Oyama and Gen. ku- ropatkin face each other. Five of ku= roki's sentinels have been frozen to death at their posts The suffering is intense.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
PORT ARTHUR MAY HOLD OUT.
NfadiVoAtak ProfcsHcs to Have
 Heard Encouraging News.


 Nladiyostok. Nov 29.-Adyices re- ceiyed here by military authorities in dicate that, notwithstanding the con stant pressure of the Japanese. condi- tions are not so unfavorable in Port Arthur as they have been represented. The supply of food is adequate, for it has been impossible to prevent junks slipping through the blockade of Ad miral Togo. and the Chinese are eager to take risks if hey can make money. The Japanese have established naval station on the Elliott islands, near Port Arthur, and are repairing their torpedo boats and destroyers there, as well as doing superficial work on cruisers.
 Constant fighting has become habit with the soldiers. and the recent losses have been small The Japanese no longer make wild rushes in the face of terrific fire, but are cautious, dig ging toward the objectives. rather than rushing them.
 It is firmly believed here that Port Arthur will hold ont until the first di- vision of the second Pacific squadron arrives.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Prick May Not Get License.

The city council of Little Rock has adopted the recommendation of the city attorney that no saloon license be issued to Henry Prick for the year 1905 Prick has operated a saloon on East Markham stret for many years and some time ago in the police court at his trial for keeping open on Sunday said that he had thrown away the key of his door when he opened his place and that it had never been closed since that time He has been repeatedly fined for violating the Sabbath law and for the past three months has been arrested practically every Sunday. Despairing of being able to keep his saloon closed on Sun day, the council will refuse to issue him a city license next year and will ask that the county judge also refuse to grant him a license
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
CAUSSY WAS HANGED.
Crime Was Murder of Sheriff Jeff D.
 Moroan of lndependence County,


 Robert Causby, the white man who shot and killed Sheriff Jeff D. Nor. gan of Independence county at Bates vile September 15. was hanged at that place November 9 al II a m The execution was witnessed by 9 persons. the legal number. For some time prior to the execution Causby had refused 10 eat regularly and when he mounted the scaffold was but a shadow of his former self. The day before his execution he gave out the following history of his life and crime written by himself:
 My name is Albert Causby I am 21 years and l months old and was born on the 14th day of October, 1888. in Independence county, Arkansas 1 left home December 12, 1900 l and two others robbed travelling mans wagon, but afterward gave the goods back Then 1 went 10 Indian Terri tory. 1 worked there for while. Then went to Galveston, Tex. then to Des Moines. Ia. There worked for man by the name of John Smith; then I went to St Louis and stayed four days. At Salem, Ark. on the 12th of December. 1900, I was accused of postoffice robbery I was guilty and was arrested and put in jail, and stayed there about two months. Then l and another prisoner. Will Lee, made up our minds to get away, and to think was to act. so We knocked the jailer down with a stick of wood. His name was Stanford Lee did not go far until he was caught. 1 got away That was before l went from home. came from Newport, Ark, 10 Batesville on the 18th day of September. 1901 I met Jeff Morgan, the sheriff of Independ- enee county, Arkansas. He came onto me all at once and said that he was 10 arrest me. Before I thought drew my gun. He tried to get his gun and l fired, aiming to scare him. but not t9 kill. ran and afterward found had killed him. am sorry. but it cant be helped My dear old mother told me never te carry a gun, but ignored her go lyice. l am sorry but it is all over HOW I expect Mr Jones up in Iowa will think it a long time before I get back. was en, gagged to be married and was to be married soon to young lady of Des Moines. Ia. I am sorry. hope I have not blighted her life by what have done I was arrested once for assault and attempt to kill upon the person of Bill Barton. but was found innocent of the charge I was not guilty. wish I had led different life. I hope this will be lesson to those who are in the habit of carry. ing gaa want the public to know that I am sorry for all concern cd and sorry for Mr. Morgans family. Goodbye.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Work on State Digest is Completed

Hon W F. Kirby of Texarkana. who was appointed by the last legislature to revise and digest the statute laws of Arkansas. has completed his tosk and has been paid $20eo, the amount appropriated by the legislature for the work Ii is being printed by an Austin Tex, firm. and will be ready for distribution by January l. The examiner was Judge W. w. Mansfield of Ozark, who has also completed his work and will receive $1000.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Resignation of T. B. Fooo.

T. B Fogg, industrial agent of the Iron Mountain railway, has rendered his resignation to General Passenger Agent H. C. Townsend. effective De cember 1. He resigns to follow Rus sell Harding to the Pere Marquette. similar position having been creat- ed there for the first time in many years. That road passes through a country which is very thickly settled and the predecessors of MT Harding have paid little attention to the fur ther upbuilding of the country through which the road runs. MT. Fogg is succeeded as industrial agent of the Iron Mountain by j. D. Moore. who recently resigned as supern- tendent of the central division of the Iron Mountain
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Meeting Of State University Trustees.

Meeting of State University Trustees.
 At a meeting held in Little Rock of the board of trustees of the Uniyer- sity of Arkansas to consider the mat ter of enlarging the sanitary provi- sions of that institution committee was appointed to make an investiga- ton. There have been fourteen cases of typhoid fever, one dying and nine recovering j. W Ellis was elected superintendent of mechanic arts at Pine Bluff Normal, succeeding N. s. Harris, resigned.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Playing With Pistols Nearly Fatal.

While their parents were attending Thanksgiving services. Jesse Hatchel, aged &, and Ira McGraw aged 16, of Miller county. found two pistols in a trunk and not knowing they were loaded. began to play that they were dueling After each pistol had been snapped several times the one held by Hatchel was discharged, the charge striking the other boy in the left shoulder. penetrating the lung and in flicting a dangerous wound.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
COL. E.F.WARE'S RETIREMENT
The Pension Commissioner's Resig- nntion Will Take Effect
 About December a5.

Washington, Nov 21.-Col. Eugene F. Ware, commissioner of pensions, who recently rendered his resignation, has announced that he would retire about December 15 Col Wares res,g nation was accepted by the president. tC become effective on January |. but First Deputy Commissioner Davenport probably will be desigaat ed to teka charge of the bureau, and will "eman al it's head until Col. Wa e sueees;sor qualities.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Shock Wants to Confess.

Thomas w Shock, arrested recent ly in Illinois, pleaded guilty in the federal court at St. Louis to passing forged money orders and told the judge that he wanted to make a con fession and tell all about the robbery of the postoffiee at Minturn. Ark. Judge Adams told him to wait awhile and deferred sentence until the con fession should be made Shocks at torney entered a plea of insanity.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Iron Mountains : New Fast Service.

Effective December tie Iron Noun tain will inaugurato a fast through service between Kansas City and Hot Springs The train will leave Kan sas City at noon and reach Hot Springs the following morning Re turning it will leave Hot Springs at [ D. Tn. and reach Kansas City al 8 o'clock the following afternoon. There will be dining car service and through sleepers will be carried. 1t will be a new train and will shorten the time between those points considerably. ba- sides being the first through train ever run.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
SPEEDING BACK ROMEWARD
Thc President md Party Pass Safely Through bIndiannroIis Home
 ward Bound.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov 29-The spe- cial Pennsylvania train bearing Presi- dent Roosevelt and his party from St. Louis back to Washington reached In dianapolis at 7.35 o'clock Monday morning. A short stop was made, and the train proceeded toward Washing lon over the same route which was taken on the westward trip
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Press Association Committee.

The executive committee of the Ar kansas Press Association, has been called by Secretary John R. lobe t9 meet in Little Rock December 16 to make arrangements for the winter meeting Of the association, which will be held in Little Rock in January. Heretofore there has been but one session held each year, but al the an nual meeting held in St Louis in May. it was decided to hold a meeting in January for business only, and to hold another meeting in the sum mer to be devoted to social features.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Suit by Owners of Steamboat.

J. A. Harold, II. Riley and E, Marsh. owners of the steamboat Truman, have filed suit at Little Rock against the Rock Island railroad company for $545 damages, alleging that the steamer was delayed twelve days on Fourche La Feyre. tributary of the Arkansas river, because the railroad bridge over that stream did not allow the boat to pass.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Startling Allegation Made.

Startling allegations were made in the complaint for divorce filed at Lit tie Rock by T. B. Payne against Willie Payne. In addition to statutory grounds he alleged that about the time they separated, in May, 1902. his wife endeavored to persuade or hire a 14year-old boy to shoot and mur. der plaintiff while he was sleeping, and the plaintiff was in great bodily fear that his life was -n danger"
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
sinkinc of Steamer Harbin.

The steamer j. N Harbin, Capt. Stanfield commanding, sank in thirty feet of water November 21 near Douglas, forty miles below Pine Bluff. No lives were lost and part of the cargo was saved. The boat ran be- tween Pine Bluff and Memphis. There was a heavy fog and it is supposed the boat struck a snag in the low wa ter The Harbin was built in 1895 and was a very light draught boat. She was recently oyerhauled for tho winters traffic.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Motion to ouash Lake Indictments

A motion was filed in the Pulaski circuit court at Little Rock that the thirteen indictments against E. II. Lake for false pretense be quashed. It is alleged that the indictments were based upon illegal evidence. in that the grand jury based it's action upon written testimony instead of having the witnesses before them personally.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Morgan Buys Prize Animals.

New York. Nov. 29.-J. l.. Hope, gen. eral farm superintendent for Hamilton Nick. Twombley, has sold to J. Pier pent Morgan five thoroughbred Guern sey cows. One of them is Pride of Home, which took all the first prizes al the St Louis Worlds fair. and one bull, also ! prize-yeinner
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
\ pICTi'RESQIE BATTLE.
Japanese Two-Ranbed swordsmen Engage RusSiunS HHnd-to-iIand.


 London. Nov. 29.=It appears one of the most deadly of the attacks On Port Arthur has been i'll progress. The Japanese two-handed swordsmen, the most expert in the world, have engaged the Russians in hand-to-hand combat. The Japs. according to reports. got into one of the Port Arthur forts. and un- der Major-Generala Saito and Naka- mnra, fought viciously. The swords men also forced their way over the Lungshu parapets. losing great num- bers as they did SO
 This was evidently the most pie tnresque serimmage of the war. The forts under attack constitute the last line of formidable defense of Port Ar thur.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Funds Needed by Historical Society.

Secretary J. H. Reynolds of the Ar kansas Historical Society has issued an address in which he states that the work of gathering historical data is greatly handicapped by public in difference and lack of funds. To locate. and, where possible, to col feet for permanent preservation such material as exists is one of the ob- jects of the society. It also hopes to encourage the study and the writing of all phases of the states history. and from time to time to issue pub Hcations containing such papers as may be of permanent value It is an effort 10 help redeem the history of the state from oblivion Hon. James K Jones is the president.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Conspiracy Conviction For Roberts.

John V Roberts, a principal in the Searcy grave robbery case. was fined $50 and costs in the court of Justice of the Peace Stebbins at Little Rock for conspiracy. He was charged with conspiring for the ruin of Walter Gregory. the principal witness against him. by attempting to bribe a woman to put watch in Gregory's pocket, then claim that he had stolen it from her The verdict was returned just before midnight and Roberts gave no tice of appeal but at 2 a. m he paid the fine and cost. amounting to s9S.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
- - An Inhulnan Mother.

New York. Nov. 29.-Aceording to the police, Ida Englehardt. a young German woman, under arrest in Pater- son, N. J., has confessed that she held her infant before a furnace fire until it had been burned fatally.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Constahle Fired Eirat-

Jaek Dean. an alleged moonshiner. was shot and killed at Pettigrew Washington county by J NJ Lane. a constable. When the officer went to arrest Dean on the charge of making "moonshine" whisky. he attempted to draw his gun when the constable fired and killed bim
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Death From Blood Poisoning.

Charleston, H.. Nov. 29-W. M
 Evans, LL.D., head Of English depart ment, Eastern Illinois state normal school, died, Sunday, at the age of 45 year., from blood poisoning induced by an operation performed a few days ago.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Governors Pictures Returned.

The oil paintings of former gov ernors of Arkansas, which have been hanging in the Arkansas building at the worlds fair. have been returned to the state house and again hang in the office of the governor It is the custom to have an oil painting made of each governor. and all are hung in the office of the chief executive.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
To Exterminate Prairie Dogs.

Lawton, Okla, Nov 29.-The farmers of the southwest are organizing a cam paign having for it's object the exter- imitation of prairie dogs on their lands The sections of country that contain mesquite trees and mesquite grass are infested with there animals.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
\ New Fairbaahs Boom.

Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 29.-Indiana friends of Vice-President-E Fair banks are preparing to give yitalizing force to his boom for the presidency in 1908, and a systematic campaign in his interest is to be inaugurated ct once,
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Mysterious Disappearance.

Guthrie, Okla, Nov 29-It devel- oped, Sunday, in Guthrie. that Charles B. Adams, prominent citizen of Lo- gan county who was president of the Hermosa Milling Co.,, has suddenly dropped out of sight.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Shot City Marshal,

Tom Warnell, city marshal of Bar ing Cross. was shot by hold-up men. There were three friends with War nell and as they neareG a cut in the railroad two men stepped out and commanded that they throw up their hands Warnell struck one of the ed and fired the bullet, striking the officer in the thigh.
The Monticellonian., 1904-12-01
Declared n HnIidnn

St. Louis. Nov. 29.-Mayor Wells has issued proclamation declaring Thursday, December 1, the closing day of the Worlds fair and Francis day" public holiday in the city of St Louis