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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-01
VAID0WN AND our
WITlRAWS FROM THE GUBER-
NAEIAL RACE AND LEAVES
FRIENDS FREE.
Recoges Judge Wood Has Strong
esoIIowine and Yields Field
to Him.
STATENT BY VANDEVENTER

The tie Rock Gazette of this morn
| ing Gains the following interesting
news )ncerning the gubernatorial
, conteA
Hon. F. Vandeventer of Morrill,
! ton h announced his withdrawal
from trace for the Democratic CUB
ernatol nomination. leaving the con
test Judge Carr. D. Wood and
Cover. Jeff Davis.
Thellowing statement was made
last MT by Mr.. Vandeventer:
I'm firing from the race for gov.
ernor m acting upon what | believe
to be e interest of the Democratic
party There is a desire on the part
of malwho are opposed to Governor
Davis at the vote against him be
not died. | recognize that Judge
Wood is a stronger following than
|. andyield the fie1t to him.
Il vld regard it as unfortunate
to eleany man to the Office cf chief
execur for third term. The power
of apntment and the power to par
don n possessed by the governor
and. III alone for personal advance
ment able him to build up a ma
chine perpetuate himself In office.
Machil politics soon becomes cor
rupt Tics. This view is shared by
thousas of good Democrats in Ark
ansas iose vote do not wish to di-
vide alwhose wishes | would nct in
tentiony ignore.
70 able the Democratic party to
settle 2 issues in this campaign is
the moe that impels me to withdraw.
I'm tontest to maintain the time.
honoreustom Of the Democratic par
ty, borof our state and nation. and
that 't.h may triumph over false
hood; a contest where the interest
OF the turc of the party is involved,
my penal ambition must be made
subsermt to the party's welfare.
am graful to the many friends who
openlypcMsed my cause. To them
shall or feel grateful. My kneenest
regret That they will be disappointed.
'TwVears ago the gubernatorlal
campal did not open until Janu
ary 1. n retiring thus early 1 leave
voters zee to investigate, think and
act. Qwed by the fear of defeat, and
havinatood in the full light of public
dlscuspn in more than seventy-five
Joint (cussions, I leave the issues to
the pole.
Wi a heart full of gratitude to
friend trust l may still merit the
cespeGnd good will of the citizens of
-
Mr.. Vandeventer stated that ne
VouldDw devote his attention to busi-
less alters which he had necessarl-
y. in measure, neglected during the
ime has been actively engaged in
he c.vass.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-01
A COWARDLY ATTACK
"PUCk' DARBY, CAL CROSS AND
JOE THOMPSON ASSAULT AN
OFFICER.
Policeman West Attacked in the Dark,
Disarmed and Then Severely Beat
en- in the Face.
SEEM TO HAVE FLED THE CITY

Patrolman Tom West was malicious
ly assaulted during the early hours
this morning by PUCK" Darby, Cal
Cross and Joe Thompson, three young
white men who jumped on him, and
taking away his pistol and billet, beat
him up severely. Mr.. West fought his
three assailants to the best of his abili-
ty and says if they had not caught him
unawares, in the darkness he could
have whipped them all
He was walking his beat as usual,
when abo,> $50 this morning the
three men approached him. He noticed
they had been drinking, but feared no
disturbance until cne of them hit him
from behind while the other two at
tackled him from the front He collar
ed two of them and called upon a
young man named Campbell to assist
him with the third, but he refused. The
three men then pounced upon him and
managed to get him down, after which
they beat him severely in the face.
They took his pistol away from him
and tried to make him run by firing
shots at his feet, but the officer was
game and whistled for assistance.
Fearing that their numbers might be
equaled to some extent by the appear
ance of another patrolman, they took
to their heels. West then went to
headquarters and made his report i'll
ing charges against them for assam,
with intent to kill and grand larceny.
The police are looking for the young
men today but have not located them.
aDarby and Cross are well known to
the police, having been in trouble
many times before. Cross was re-
3!eased on serious charge once before
'g2n promise Of good .@ohavior. The as
Iault on Officer West was malicious
Ind entirely without provocation. If
Pught, it will go hard with them. Off
yer West is confined to his bed today
Is result of the assault.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-01
NO LOCAL PEOPLE
Killed or Injured in the ,roquos Thea
ter Fire.

Quite a number of people reside in
Chicago who formerly resided in
Pine Bluff and when the news reached
here about the fire there was great
anxiety on the part of friends and reIa-
tiyes here as to the fate Of such Chi
cago friends and relatives who may
have been in the ill-fated theater, but
kilograms from various persons in
Chicago indicate that nobody who fol
merly resided here was killed or id
iured at the fire, and that ncbody
was hurt who has relatives residing ID
Pine Bluff. \
Joe Altschul and family, relatives to
the Altschuls here, were at the Iro.
quois the night of the fire, but escaped
without injury.
The Mrs. A w Mandel who lost her
life was not of the immediate family Of
Mrs. B. J. Altheimer.
Mrs. J. Richter, formerly Miss Nora
Bluthenthal and Mrs. Langdon, form
erly Miss Laura Lee, have been heard
from and they were not at the theater
on the night Of the fire.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-01
TO Be COMPILE
TIE CONTINUOUS GOULD LINE
FROM ST. LOUIS TO NEW
ORLEANS
System VIII Have Continuous Track
From St Louis to New Orleans
In a Few Days.
oRAcTicAL MONOPOLY or DELTA

the first OF The Present year lie con-
zagss Could line from St. Louis to
: = orleans viii be completed. This
n rs that the district which lies just
" af The Mississippi river in Lou-
isza aad the states to the north Will
eaj greater freight and passenger
facili ies han il has been able to have
in its past history,
Train service on the recently COM
pleted portion Of the Memphis, Helena
and Louisiana began Monday and the
trains are now in operation between
Fallulah, La. and Feriday, at the
junction of the New Orleans and
Northwestern in Concordia parish
This completes the connection with
Lake Village and after a few repairs
are made to some small portions OF
the line the New Orleans-St. Louis
connection will be finished. These
repairs are necessary owing to the
fact that certain parts of the new track
has caused more delay in completing
the connection is the fact that one of
the piers of the Red river bridge at
Torres. La, has suffered a break. But
for this, and the sinking of the tracks,
in operation between New Orleans and
st. Louis.
With the completion of this line
the Gould system will enjoy a practi-
cal monopoly in the western delta
country of all the business that natur
ally falls to a common carrier. The
country is rich. particularly in its agri
cultural lands, and is comparatively
undeyeloped. In great measure the
new line will mean to the people just
west of the Mississippi river what the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley means to
those Oh the other side.
The domination of this section by
the Gould I4les has for some time
been threatened by the Rock Island
Frisco system. 1t was the intention of
the Frisco before it's absorption by
the Rock Island, to build a line from
Memphis to New Orleans. which. with
the connections already existing, would
have made complete system from
Chicago to New Orleans After the
Rock Island took in the Frisco a. ten
tative agreement was reached by which
the Frisco trains would run over the
Gould tracks from Memphis to Baton
Rouge. the connection being made at
the latter place for New Orleans.
This arrangement however, fell
through owing to disagreement over
questions relating to FOCAL traffic, and
for a time it was thought that the
Frisco would return to its original
plan of parallelng the Gould tracks
on the west of the river. However,
recently the Frisco made an arrange
ment with the Southern to reach New
Orleans over the tracks of the latter,
and it is suppose dthat the designs on
the Gould territory have been aban-
doned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-01

) lEVEY ENTERTAlNS.
,el Levey entertained wi

lel Levey entertained with a
last night complimentary
sfVNn and guest, Miss Lettie
shton OF Dallas, Texas.
E,ndE Nifty guests were present
.,.lsng was most pleasantly
I'D guessing contest the
tere Miss Evelyn Frank
se vt Cecil Sparks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-01
+ ON NOTES.

AzF court yesterday J. w.
N suit against J. P. Walt
Of the estate of Henry
d his wife Mary Ida
deceased, for s51S.45,
on a promiscry note.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-01

Continued on Fourth Pase
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20
Notes of National lapitoi.

Secretary Root made an adverse report
on the bill introduced by Senator Martin
providing for the purchase of the Nc
Lean property nj ApnomattoN. Va. in
eommemoration of the surrender of the
army of northern Virginia to Gen. Grant.
The Navy Department has been adj
vised that the torpedo boat destroyer
Lawrence was disabled in "a storm off
Hatteras while on her recent run with
the second torpedo flotilia from Hampton
Roads to Key West Repairs which
viii consume month viii bc made at
Key West
TIE War Department ordered that
hereafter al details of staff officers for
Philippine daty shall I've fer iitree years
instead Of two. as .: present.
'-CorporaF' James Tauncr win lie ap-
pointed register of wills for the District
Of Colutubia, to succeed Louis 4. Dent.
the change 10 take place Aprli J. Mr.
Dent will be appointed 10 a lt'ss ia tae
consular service.
President Roosevelt nominated David
F. wilcox 10 b. postmaster st Quincy.
III; I'utnam Beckwiih at Ncnoua. ill.,:
F1ovd Il. Failey at Crown Point. Ind;
George W. Burchard IT Fort Atkinson.
Wis, and August J. Seemaa At Roscs-
bel. Nis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20
UNCLE SAM 4 NABOs.
Beats All Napoleons of Finance al
Money maker.

That the cost of the government Is
daily increasing, and that, in spite Of
this increasing cost, the United States
is able, after paying every bill, to put
aside more cash each night at the close
of business than it did on the correspond
ing day last year or the year before that,
are easily demonstrated by an analysis
of the daily balance sheet issued by the
Secretary of the Treasury.
One of the clever statisticians Of
Washington took the statement of re-
cent day, which was typical of the whole
series Of the fall season. and made some
interesting deductions. The statement,
which set forth the transactions of an
ordinary day, shows that the total A.
ceipts of the government from all sourcet
for that day were 5000, S3655, and
that the total expenses Of that day were
S1,S30,Q00, thus leaving a balance Of re-
ceipts over expenditures in the treasury
of $3.50, S3655. In other words, the gov
srnment collected nearly 100000 more
than it had any immediate need for.
The source Of greatest income on this
particular day was from customs col
lections levied under the tariff act.
They totaled for the day 81, ,S7S.59.
This Is at the rate of SAT, f67 go an hour,
or S7S601 a minute, or S13.10 a second.
While collecting tariff duties at the rate
OF Sl3.10 a second, the government at
the same time was collecting internal
revenue taxes at the rate Of SS.T6 sec
ond, the total receipts for the day from
that source being ST56933.T2. From
miscellaneous sources there was collected
during the day $132 024.24.
On the corresponding day last year the
receipts from all sources were S1,331,-
440.40, with expenses Of 81, 100 600. Col
lections for the corresponding day last
year were at the rate of $l5.4i a sec
ond, the profits to the government on
the days transactions being only $f.99
a second, against 50 81 a second on Sept.
16, 1908.
The item Of greatest cost. as shown
by the statement under review, was cred
tied to war --merviy a convenient term
used by the treasury's bookkeepers to
indicate the total expense OF the War De-
partment for that day. The exhibit
shows that there was disbursed on ac-
count OF war" on Sept IL, $T2o,0oo
and on the same day the navy cost the
nation $4,000 Pension payment for
the day were $500 coo. thus making the
total expense Of the government on ac-
count of war and the necessary equip
ment to carry it on Sl.5900 900.
While, of course, an enormous amount
of money is paid out every day in ex-
penses, the government. as has been
shown, is making profit Of $2.21 q sec
ond on its daily transactions.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20
TWO DIE TOGETHER.
ARE ASPHYxlATED IN A NEW
YO2k HOTEL
Amateur AlSJete and Young Wife Lay
Troubles to Interference of Lattcr's
Mother-Live stock Men Organize
80 Fight Beef Trust.

As result Of death pact Louis
Bohnlofink. the Amateur Athletic Union
champion runner, smothered his 19-year-
old wife Mabel in room Mt the B0ule-
ward Hotel. New York, and then killed
himself by turning on the gas. Their
bodies were found ill the room the next
morning. There was no indication OF
struggle. Rambling letters written by
Bohnlofnk and found on q table indi
Gated that the couple had made death
pact. Bohnloiink wrote that his mother
ln-law had caused him and his wife to
end their lives Mrs. Bohnlofnk was
fully dressed when found dead. But her
husband had taken off his coat. Her
mouth and nostrils were stuffed with cot
ton and her head was bound in blanket.
There were no marks of violence on her
and her features were composed. After
killing her Bohniofnk, it appeared, turn
ed on the gas and sat down and wrote
the letter explaining their wish to die.
The mans last words were written on
many scraps of paper. In these he said
his mother-in-law had enticed his wife
from him because she wanted her daugh-
ter to marry another. He says he could
not earn enough to support a family of
seven and fell into arrears with the in
surance company for which he had been
working and be finally became penniless.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20
FIFTY DIE IN WAVES.
Steamer Ciailnm sinks OFF the Pa
ciic Coast Lifeboats Swamped.

CHIC AOhSt- L<f1eDOatS cWAmpcus
Fifty-two persons were drowned Sat
urday afternoon by the sinking Of the
steamer Clallam of the Seattle" Victoria
fleet midway between Smith island and
Dungeness in the straits Of Juan de Fuca
during a storm.
The terrific seas buffeted the ship and
made life uncomfortable for those on
board, but little alarm was felt until
word was brought up from below decks
that The tessel as leaking, through
which the water rushed extinguishing
the fires beneath its boilers and putting
it at the mercy Of bowling gale.
Every woman and child aboard perish
ed. This was due to the desperate effort
to save them in the lifeboats, which were
capsized almost as soon as they were
launched.
The first boat contained only women
and children, three deck ham from the
ClaIlam and Captain Lawrence of the
Victoria going off in it. The boat was
overwhelmed GOO feet from thu Clallam.
and its occupants sbrieked in vain for aid
from those aboard the steamer. The sec
ond boat rowed away into the darkness
The third boat, containing only men, was
swamped in launching.
From that time on the members OF
the crew and the few passengers who
bad volunteered to remain aboard dev0t-
ed themselves to the task of trying to
save Ahe vessel. The pumps were impo-
tent and three gangs of bailers were set
to work. In spit Of their efforts the
water gained oil them, and they were
about to resign themselves to their fate
when the Richard Holyoke, one of the
six tugs which had been sent to the res
cue from Port Townsend, hove in sight
A line was thrown aboard the tug,
and with it's tow it started for Port
Townsend. 1t made fair progress, and 1t
seemed for time that the Clallam, with
the remainder of its crew and passen-
gers, was to be saved. But the hull Of
the Clallam began to give way before
the terrific assaults of the waves.
The Clallam went on her beam end
and began sinking rapidly. A few min
utes later she lurehed and disappeared
beneath the waves. By heroic efforts the
crews of the two tags saved the lives of
nearly all who remained ABOARD the Clal-
lam. A few were swept away and per
ished in the blackness of the storm
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20

real business there and had Just dropped
in. In fact, the most rigid examination
failed to discover exactly where the in
speetor did nave business.
He showed ignorance of the most ordi-
nary duties of his office. He was equally
uncertain in regard to the responsible
ties of other employees of the department.
In the face of his testimony he confess
ed to having been on the pay roll sixteen
out of the last eighteen years.
Williams Confesses Laxity,
Building Commissioner Williams. Dep
MY Commissioner Stanhope and Inspec-
tor William Curran indicted the building
department for gross inetlieieney, negii-
gence and ignorance in their frank nd
missions before the corouer's jury. The
lack of knowledge on the part of Com
missioner Williams regarding the con
struction of the building and its equip
ment was only equaled by his frank adj
missions of ignorance regarding the stip-
ulations of the building ordinance. He
even asserted he had not been familiar
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20
q lie Side
(. :lGgg$y ~
The.NewS y

Panama sleeps as socndly as a man
with big dog in his yard.
Russia should take off its skates aud
stop sliding down the map.
Eggs cannot be classed as mere luz
uries now. They are tantalzing dreams.
Hereafter, it is believed the fireproof
drop curtains in Chicago will be fireproof
and viii drop.
Whatever Weyler's reasons were for
not invading the United States, they
were good ones.
Japan has millions for war and it
would do we'll to keep them for loeomo-
tives and hric-a-brac.
In the matter of musical farewell tours
the balance of trade is always heavily
against the United States.
Is u hreproof theater one that can
burn up an audience with comparatively
little damage to the building?
Only three revolutions are now in
progress in Santo Domingo. but this Is
probably the dull season there
Theater managers who wish to con
Time operating fretrap theaters must be
equipped with asbestos couseienees.
Locking the stable door after tue horse
has been stolen is not altogether useless.
1t may prevent the theft of the curry
comb.
New York could satisfy 4 good deal Of
natural curiosity by revealing where it
goes to get the exhibits fer its beauty
shows.
Seeond-class nations should keep on
hand q few warships TO sell TO larger
nations at boom prices whsn war cloud
hobs up.
Omaha school teachers ere marrying
off faster than the beard can discover
new ones. What viii happen there dur
Ing leap year1
drs. Hetty Groen. it IS said. has
moved from her So a month fat into 3
cheaper one. Otherwise the general oss
Sck Is prosperous.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20

with the theater laws until he had made
study of them after the fire. The
records of the building commissioners
Office. by his admissions, consist not even
of adequate notes.
Mr.. Williams acknowledged that he
had never received an official detailed re-
port II the inspection Of the Iroquois
Theater and never had made an inspec-
ton of the completed thcater himself. Al
though the entire theater mad been erect
ed, with the execution of driving the
piles, since Mr. Williams appointment
by Mayor Harrison he admitted he had
never examined the plans of the build
ing.
According TO his own testimony, the
head of the building department did not
ask a single question IL regard to the
structure or its equipment or appliances
for the safety of the public.
1t was brought out that the eighteen
inspectors reported to no one in particu-
lar aud that they were not instructed as
to their duties They were assigned to
certain territories. il seemed, and were
allowed to do much rs they pleased.
No inspections of theaters as TO over
crowding and the handling of the crowds
AtERH4&AH ~ luz bIh%&lAlttcS, Va us 10 mrs
equipment or provisions for exits. were
made in a regular way. II was said by
the witnesses that any inspection of the
theaters was voluntary with the inspec-
tors. and the Inference from the testi-
mony was that the inspectors went more
to see the show than for any other rea-
SON
Williams had not read the building
ordinances as they concern theaters I'M
I'll after the Iroquois fire.
Cross-examined by Assistant States
Attorney Barnes, Williams admitted that
he had failed to perform nearly every
duty required OF him by the ordinance.
He pleaded too much work and not
enough money TO employ assistants
Williams lid not know until after the
FIRE that the Iroquois Theater was violat-
ing nearly every one of the ordinances
made for the safeguarding Of patrons.
Mayor Called as Witness.
Mayor Harrison and Alderman VIII
liam Mavor. chairman of the Council
finance committee, were called as wit
nesses at the Iroquois IRE inquest. The
Mayor was asked why. after receiving
from Building Inspector George VIII
liams a report that practically every the
alter in Chicago was unsafe, he did not
revoke their amusement licenses and com
pei this m To make the changes required
by the ordinances. lie was asked. fur
Their, why, knowing that other theaters
had evaded the building ordinances. he
did not require report Of conditions at
the IroQuojs before the permit allowing It
TO open was issued.
Chairman Mavor was asked why q
sufficient amount Of money had not been
found for the building department to 81
low for enough inspectors to inspect the
alters frequently. and prevent such vio-
lations OF the ordinances as made the
tragedy at the IroQuois possible.
The request Ter these witnesses was
made after the jury had heard Building
Commissioner Williams and two Of his
subordinates give testimony that showed
the inadeqpacy OF the inspection depart
ment Of that Office. and the inefficient
handling II the few men there. The stosy
amazed the i~Tcrs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20

Members of the coroner's jury laughed
In the face of Inspector Curran.
the FIRST public official called to
the stand with a view 10 show
ing the city's share Of RESPONSE
bility for the IroqnoiS holocaust. Build.
ing Commissioner Williams. his superior.
who was present during part Of tile tes-
tiInony, left the Council chamber In dis
gust. The inspectors examination re-
Elected 81 seriously upon the competence
and management Of the building depart
ment that at the request of the foreman
Of the jury the coroner later summoned
the head of that branch Of the public
service to take the stand. 1t was appar-
ent that Culran's testimony lad opened
the way for merciless probe Of the
building commissioner office.
Curran is the building inspector who
visited the Iroquois Theater just before
the fire and pronounced everything in
order. He told the coroner he had no
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20
GOES TO ST. LOUIS.
Democratic National Convention Will
Meet on July g.

~ Ia
Meet on July q.
The next Democratic national conven-
ton will meet in st. Louis ON Wednes-
day, July 6. The W. Ids fair city won
the prize, when the national committee.
in session at Washington, on the second
ballot, by a vote of % to 81, decided
against Chicago. On this ballot all of
the New York votes but one went to st.
Louis, thus deciding the contest.
Washington dispatch says that SO
far as political significance is concerned,
the selection Of St. Louis seems to indi-
cate that Mr.. Germans friends are on
the defensive, because they turned to st.
Louis out of fear of the possibility of II
stampede TO Hearst in Chicago, The sup
porters of New York joined in this NOV ~
ment. but they were largely German
men.
The Parker boom assumed considerable
proportions during the deliberations of
the ommittee. and if the pulse of the
national committee is any indication of
tho circulation of blood in the party at
large the New York judge has decidedly
the best chance for the nomination.