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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-20

What a horrible nation we are II what
all the parties, in their platforms say
Of each other is true.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-20

The Car to Alexle. For this relief,
much thanks"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-20

Motto for the street department.
Pave as you 80.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-20

Those who oppose the uniting of the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-20

Admiral Togo never regrets to re.
port,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-20

instruction often means obstruction.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
Gov. Davis Refuses TO Interfere IN
the Famous Mart Vowel
Murder Case.
EVENTS OF AwEEk BRIEFLY cHaOAIclED
White County Farmer Killed as he
Lay in Bed Beside His Wife and
Baby AsIeep-Gusrd Overpowered
by Long Term Conviets.
Negro Fiend Shot BY Father of His
Victim.

Robert Davis, a negro, brutally as
saulted the l2-year-old 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 out to hunt
down the hend. Several suspects
were arrested, and when Davis was
taken before his victim he was read
lily identified. officers then secreted
the prisoner in mill building to pre-
vent a lynching and wired to Pine
Bluff for a 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. Mr., Ross,
father of the little girl. was near the
depct, and when he recognized Davis
began shooting at him. Two Of the
shots took effect in the negro's back
and a 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 Mr.. Ross reach,
ed the scene he found his child un.
conscious and the brute had fed, but,
as stated above, was captured within
a short time. "a,
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
HEUSACK is FOUND GUILTY.
Was Convicted Of the Murder OF
Angus, Raphael, Ills Father
in"InN,

St Louis May ll,-lienry j. Hen
sack, who was charged with numbering
his father-in-law, August Raphael,
No 22l3 South Tenth street, on March
1G, was found guilty of murder in the
first degree by jury In Judge McDon-
AIDS division Of the circuit court Tues
day night The verdict was a surprise,
as all of the evidence against Ileusack
was circumdGnUal
Among witnesses who were examined
at the trial. which occupied all of Tues.
day were members Of the Occidental
club. who have their headquarters in
the Raphael home, Iieusack was on
the witness stand for almost an hour
Raphael who was 70 years old, was
found dead In tho kitchen of his home
on the afternoon OF March l6, His
skull had been crushed with n hatchet,
which was found lying on the floor
Heusack was arrested several hours
later His collar and coat, II IL said,
were covered with blood,
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
Postal Fraud Order Issued.

The Postmaster general has issued
an order denying the use of the mails
to Mamie Graham OF Green Forest.
Miss Graham is blind and some time
ago started an endless chain scheme,
1t is alleged, under the pretense that
she had natural talent for music
and wanted to purchase a piano. Post.
Office inspectors learned that the
money received daily by Miss Graham
as a result Of the endless caain, aver
aging from So to $40, was used for her
living expenses; that she did not know
one musical note from another and
had no intention Of learning. The
assistant attorney general, in view OF
her aflllction, offered to suspend the
issuance OF the fraud order If she
would cut the endless chain and re.
turn the money she had received.
Miss Graham refused however, and
the order was issued.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
THE REICHSTAG INTERVIEWS.
German Art Factions Quarrel Over
Art Exhibit at ST. Louis.
EmPeror's Partially for the
Classical school

Berlin, May 1.-THE reichstag Tues
day again interviewed in the decade
long quarrel Of the German art fac
tions, which the preparations for the
art exhibit at the St Louis exposition
forced upon public attention. The i'm
pressionists have always bitterly re-
sented the emperor's partiallty fer the
classical school, but lacked the occa-
sion 10 appeal to the reichstag until,
as they claimed, the action of the gov
ernment rendered their participation in
the ST. Louis exhibit impossible.
There have been many debates in the
reichstag on the subject, but until
Tuesday no opportunity was found fer
action. A resolution was adopted al
most unanimously, demanding that
funds voted for art purposes be ex-
pended among the representatives Of
the various art tendencies according 10
just principles.
Deputy Arendt criticised the sending
to st. Louis of a picture by Franz
Stuck, after the rechstag had refused
10 allow it TO be hung in its precincts
Count Won Posadowsky- Wehner, tho
home secretary, answered, amid laugh
ter, that the picture cost $500, and he
hoped it would find a purchaser in the
United States.
Count Oriola thought the fact that
only seven Of the thirty-siX pictures
taken from the galleries and sent to
ST. Louis were painted after 1892.
proved that the government had rot
been successful in filling the vacancy
caused by sighting the impression
lists.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
THE SWEETEST.

or course III get down on the foor
And play at blocks with you,
And you will hide behind the door
And play at peek-a-boo;
And III pretend that | can't find
You anywhere. | Will;
And all the while you'll be behind
The door. and just as stil.
And will say: Mamma, have you
Seen Marjorie to-day?
! can't find her at all; she knew
| wanted her 10 play;
That | was down here on the floor,
And now shes gone and hid"
And III look back Of ev'ry door
And under every lid.
And III look everywhere but where
! know you're hid away,
Your blue eyes glinting through your Eair
In golden locks astray;
And you will giggle soft and low.
And you will peek at me,
And still I'll go alto and fro
And search for where you be.
oh, there be other babes, know,
As glad as you. and wee;
With tousled golden curls ablow,
And they are dear TO me,
For love ev'ry babe | meet,
Be their eyes brown or blue.
Fer, Heart-o'- Mine, all babes are sweet;
But none are sweet as you,
y NJ. Lewis, in Houston Post
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
Landmark Burned.

Fire at Texarkana destroyed the
brick store buildings on East Board
street, owned by W. NJ, Murphy and
Abe Weinstein. The building owned
by the latter was one Of the FIRST
brick structures ever erected in the
town, and in the early SOS was used
as an opera house, The buildings
were occupied by Abe Weinstein, dry
goods loss $1,000 with no insurance;
Murphy a. Wyche, groceries, loss
$4,000, insurance $4,000 The other
losers are; Wm, Frye lodging apart
ments, $1,000 insurance s40O; Morris
Lacopsky, dry goods, loss $4,000, Gov
cred by insurance; j A, Reynolds
dry goods, 5000 c. A. KetlerDg gen.
eral store, $1,000, covered by insur.
ance; o, D. DeArrgo grocer $500,
and Mrs Robinson, lodging aprtment,
5000, all covered by insurance, The
origin Of the Are Is unknown,
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
BRIEF MENTION

The twoyear.old child Of Mr., and
Mrs John Reynolds, near Center
Sharp county, fell in tub Of water
and was drowned
In a wreck on the Iron Mountain
few miles from Newport, IN which all
the crew escaped, two unknown white
tramps were instantly killed
The Arkansas building at the worlds
fair will be informally dedicated on
May l6 with reception to the mem.
bers OF the Arkansas Press assoca
ton
while squirrel hunting with three
companions near his home on Chick
allah mountain, Sid Horn was acct,
dentally shot by George Lane, one OF
his companions, and sustained inju.
ries which, Il is thought, win prove
fatal,
Several hundred new citizens arc
20 be- imported into the state OF Ar.
kansas within the next few months.
The new residents will be- Hungarians,
who are TO be- brought to this state
under contract by the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railway company
The first annual convention OF the
Arkansas Travellers association, or
gani2ed about year ago, was held at
Newport. beginning on the 9TH inst
The association is composed OF com
morcIul travellers, who cover this ter,
rltorN and number about 800 mem
bera
The president has eommuied, 20
expire June l. the sentence Of Lennie
llinson, convicted In this state Of
stealing lettr from a rural free de
livery mail box, and sentenced Jan
uary 30, 1904, 70 Imprisonment for n
year and day, the minimum ecn'
tence OF the statute, The district at
torney, the trial judge and the 0ttor'
ney general recommended commute
tith In this ease because they believed
the ofienae wna more In the nature Of
boyleh lark than OF a crime, and
tina, the minimum sentence waa ca
eeealye,
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
Vowel Must Hang.

Gov. Davis has refused TO interfere
in the case OF Mart Vowel, convicted
Of numbering William Loyejoy in Clay
county last August. Vowel was tried
in Greene county on change Of venue
and will be executed at ParagOuld,
June 9 next. This case is Of great
interest to the many friends and rel
atives of both the dead man and Vow.
ell. and largely signed petitions were
presented to the governor for and
against executive clemenCy. After
| hearing both sides, Gov. Davis con.
cluded not TO interfere and issued the
following proclamation:
Whereas, at the September, 1903
on Thursday, the 10th day of Septem
Der, 1903, the same being day Of the
regular term Of said Greene circuit
court, one Mart Vowel was convicted
degree and was by the said Greene
circuit court sentenced to be hanged
on the 18th day of November. 1903, be-
tween sunrise and sunset, by the sher-
in of said Greene county until he was
dead and
Whereas, the said Mart Vowel
prayed an appeal in said cause to the
supreme court of the state of Arkan-
sas, which was by said court granted
on November 7, 1903; and.
Whereas. the supreme court Of the
said state Of Arkansas on the 23d day
of January, 1904, in all things af
firmed the judgment of the said
Greene circuit court.
Whereas, on the 2Sth day Of April,
1904, the clerk of said supreme court
filed in the office Of the governor Of
this state a mandate in said cause
showing the action of the said su-
preme court in affirming the judg
ment of the circuit court of Greene
county in the case of the said Mart
Vowel; and,
Whereas, the said Mart Vowel has
applied to the governor Of the state
Of Arkansas for a commutation Of the
death sentence imposed by said Greene
circuit court.
Now, therefore, |, Jefferson Davis,
governor Of the state Of Arkansas
having carefully considered the appli
cation Of said Mart Vowel for com
mutation of said death sentence, de
cline to interfere therein, and by vir.
tue of the authority vested in me un-
der the constitution and by the laws
OF the state Of Arkansas do hereby
decree that the said Mart Vowel be
by the sheriff Of the said Greene coun.
ty, on the 9th day Of June, 1904, be-
tween sunrise and sunset hanged by
the neck until he is dead,
"In testimony whereof | have here
unto set my hand and caused to be
affixed the great seal Of the state Of
Arkansas in the executive chamber in
the city of Little Rock, on this the
7th day Of May 1904,
sic. Jefferson Davis,
Governor Of Arkansas"
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
A Modern Overall Factory.

A recent and most important add.
tion to the manufacturing interests Of
Little Rock is the Edwards Oyeralls
company. This factory began opera
tion about six weeks ago with the
most modern machinery for the man.
ufacture Of this class OF goods. The
large machines on which the sew.
ing is done, are propelled by an
electric motor, and the shop is large
and airy, which shows that the pro.
moters did not fail to take into con.
sideration the comfort and health Of
their large force Of employees. Only
union labor is employed and the gar.
ments being turned out are Of the very
best This Is the only factory Of the
kind In Arkansas and state pride
should create demand for its output
that will tax its capacity, which will
be $50 dozen per week. The follow.
ing are the officers and directors;
H. H. Edwards, president; John L.
Deason, e.President; J. r. Miller,
secretary; Robert L, Wait, treasurer,
Aaron Frank w p, Field, W. b.
Smith, o. ID, West, superintendent,
and the stockholders are among the
leading Arkansas business men, not
dollar Of outside capital being in.
vested in the enterprise,
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
PALMER HOUSE Is SOLD.
ChIcngo Hotel Has Passed From the
Hands Of the Palmer Family
To other Parties.

Chicago, May ll.-After nearly forty
years, the Palmer house, for a lorg
time he beSt-known hotel in Chicago,
has passed from the hands Of the Pal
mer family into the control of the
Chicago Hotel Co., recently incorporat-
cd.
Mrs Potter Palmer and the other
heirs to the estate will have an inter-
est in the corporation,
The transfer of control Of the hotel
itself in no manner affects the estate.
The Chicago Hotel Co, merely leases
the hosiery.
The officers Of the company are VII
lis Howe, president Of the corporation,
and Edwin Palmer a distant relative
Of Potter Palmer who is secretary and
treasurer Both have been Connecte !
with the management Of hotels for a
long time
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
Sensational Shooting.

Considerable excitement was ere.
ated at Russelville a few days ago by
the attempt OF Mrs Homer Hancock
Of Little Rock to kill VIM, Brooks, her
brotherin.law. Mrs Hancock is a
beautiful woman, and until her marri,
age to MIR. Hancock lived at the home
Of her brother.in.law Mrs. Hancock is
said to have been greatly worried on
account Of some alleged wrong done
her by Brooks, who is a prominent
business man Of Russellyille Brooks
was sitting In his office when Mrs
Hancock entered, and without giving
any warnig fred a shot at him from
3S.calibre revolver the bullet graz.
ing the top Of his head, Brooks quick
ly grabbed Mrs, Hancock and dis,
armed her
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
RUSSIA SENDS A PROTEST.
Claims japanese Fired on n Red
Cross Train From Port
Arthur,

Washington, May ll-Russias pro-
test to the United States against the
action Of the japanese in firing on the
Red Cross train from Port Arthur
May G, and striking two of the zoe
wounded aboard, was sent TO the state
department late Tuesday evening by
Count Cassini the Russian ambassa-
dor, in a note to the secretary Of state,
Similar protests have been addressed
to all the powers signatory to The
Hague and Geneva conventions In
his note, Count Cassini merely states
that by direction Of his government, he
respectfully calls to the attention OF
the Washington government this ac'
ton of the japanese which the Rus
sian government is compelled to re.
gard az an open violation of the Geneva
and Hague conventions
Tofstate?P5aiSUUgif lkai shrdlu mfwy
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
B0HLE CASE IS AFFIRMED.
Missouri supreme Court Says he
Must Serve His Two Years
Sentence In Pcnitcntinry.

jefferson City, Mo, May 11.-Wm.
Bohle of st. Louis, will have to serve
two years in the Missouri penitentiary
for obtaining property from the Peo-
pies House Furniture Co. under false
pretenses. The ST Louis circuit court
found Bohle guilty, and assessed the
punishment at two years imprisOn-
ment Division No. of the supreme
court Tuesday morning affirmed the
sentence, Bohle obtained goods TO the
amount oG $3.50 by representing him
self TO be Geo Yeager and holding a
good position with the Lafayette
brewery. Bohe's defense was that the
goods were not purchased for himself,
but fer Geo, Ieager.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
Big Fire at Green Forest.

On the morning Of the 4th inst,
over ten thousand dollars worth Of
property was destroyed by fire at
Green Forest The losses are; Mrs
Robecca Jernigan, building, S2,500;
insurance, $4,000; W T. Gray build.
ing, $4,000 insurance, $1,000; /. Z.
Harbert building and stock Of hard.
ware $4,000; no insurance; II, l., Jer.
nigan, stock Of drugs, $4,000; insur'
ance, $1,000; Buell. 4 jenkins pro.
duce, 5000 no insurance; Green For.
est Mercantile Company $1,000; IN.
surancc ample. The store of J. c..
ilarbert in an adjoining building,
was damaged TO the extent OF $4,000,
covered by insurance Dr. Ramsey,
Office fixtures and books, loss, $500;
no Insurance,
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
is IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW.
Ccrtnir sub-stations Of ST. Iouis
Pos, Ofnce are Outside the
CITY Limits,

Washington, May ll.-Ass'stanl At
torney.Eeneral Robb, for the post cf-
fee department, Tuesday rendered an
opinion to- the effect that certain sub
stations connected With the 81 Louis
post office were established outside the
corporate limits Of that city A1d cor
seQueully in violation Of law His rec
ommendation that on the d.scontinn
nncc If these stations no effort be
made 20 collect frcm the city pose
master the amounts heretofore paid for
their maintenance, ON the ground that
the stations had bcrehtted their pa
irons,
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
MYsterIous Murder.

An Austrian camped near Harrison
with some Of his fellow countrymon,
was murdered by some unknown party
The dead man was n short distance
from camp when he was approached
by two strangers Parties working a
short distance away saw the trio TO.
gcther, and few minutes later heard
the report Of shotgun Upon inyes'
tigatIon the Austrian was found dead,
and there ~ no trace Of hts slNyors
Az his companions could not speak
English, II IL believed he was their in.
terpretor, and that some members Of
the party had grievance against him
and committed the crime.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
ST. Erancis leuee Board.

The annual meeting Of the St Fran
els levee board was held in Memphis
on the 10th and ,1th inst Among
the prominent men present from this
state was Senator J. p Clarke and
Congressman Macon. The meeting
passed resolutions requesting the rail.
roads crossing the Mississippi river
at Memphis to remove all embank-
ments between the leyees and the
river on the Arkansas side, stating
that this request was made necessary
because Of the interference Of the
embankments with the flow Of water
during food times and the serious
danger TO the leyees therefrom. The
resolution made il plain that If the
railroads did not comply with this re-
quest the levee board would seek to
have the embankments removed
through legislative means. A reso-
luton was also passed asking the re-
enactment Of the bin passed by the
last Arkansas legislature authorizing
the issuance Of an additional $500 600
of bonds for levee work This bill
did not become effective because II
was not presented to the governor for
his signature within the prescribed
time limit after its passage. The sal
ary of Chief Engineer II. N Pharr
was increased from $2,l00 TO $4,000
per year, Chief Engineer Pharrs re-
port contained recommendations for
much additional work, as well as large
eXpeditures for strengthening and
raising the grades Of existing leyees,
and the board considered the request
for the 100000 Of bonds necessary
20 carry out this work
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
Two Railroad Charters Granted.

Two new railroads have been grant.
ed charters by the state board A
charter was granted to the Hoxie,
Strawberry River Valley and Western
railroad, which it is proposed to con.
struct from HoXie to Franklin, lizard
county. a distance Of about fifty miles.
The line would pass through the
counties Of Lawrence Sharp and lizard.
The company is capitalized at 81 900
0OO of which 100000 has been sub
scribed The directors are as follows,
J. II. Stump, r. S. Thomas, o. V. Ro-
senberg, l.. r. Andrews and w. A.
Chapman. The board also issued a
charter to the Perla Northern railroad,
The prosposed line will run from
Perla. Hot Spring county, to Whit
tington, Garland county, a distance Of
about twenty.three miles. The capital
stock is placed at sl50OOO, OF which
$4,000 has been subscribed The dl.
reC.ors are X. w. Girswold A. Strauss,
c. l.. Bryant, f. N. Strauss and c. A.
Figley
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
Overpowered Guard.

Three conyIcts, all coored, over.
powered Guard MofIitt and escaped
from the new pentontIary west Of
Little Rock The conylcts are.
Charles Basklns, serving n lie sen
tence for murder In ST. Francis coun,
~; John Long, sentenced 10 Ave years
from Pulaski county, and George
sandefur. serving sentence Of eight
years from CraIehead county The
men were at work In the brckyard,
when one Of the men knocked Moiitt
down with a acantlIug They then
seized hls gun and made their aecapo,
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
Tragedy in White County.

Wesley Middleton, wellknown 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 oc-
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 motherin-aw 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 coroners
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
II was.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
MedIeos Elee, Officers,

AZ the annual meeting Of the State
Medical society held at Texarkana last
week, the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year; President
J, =, Runyan, Little Rock first vice
president, j, L. Butler, sheridan, sec
ond yicepresident II, II, Garfield, 81
loan Springs, third vice.president A
q, Clyne, Bethel, treasurer, r. c
Thompson, Pine Bluff secretary, c, C.
Stephenson, Little Rock,
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
WhoIesaIe Groeers gleet Officers,

The eleventh annual meeting OF tho
Wholesale Groccrg' Association Of Ar
kansas and Indian Territory was held
In Little Rock last week. About
thirty delegates were present and the
proceedings were nearly All Of inter
est TO the association only They In
cludcd the discussion Of prices and
other matters The following officers
were elected aud TcSarkOna selected
~ the next place Of meeting Pres.
ldcnt W T. Mullins. TcSarkanai sec.
rotary j. H. Turner ToNarkana,
treasurer, NJ 8, sOndter TcXafkana,
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
Attempt 10 Wreck rraia

Richmond Ind, May ll,-An attempt
TO wreck Pennsylvania train No 20
was discovered Tuesday niEht, when
the engineer stopped the train within
n few feet Of q pile Of bricks and stone
which had been placed on the track,
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
N,,icdin \u,o accident.

Newton, Kas, May lin an auto
accident seven miles west Of Newton
Tuesday night, Judge NJ, =, simpson,
OF the dSlrct court, was killed Miss
Anna Lees, Mrs. NJ IT. simpson and s.
Lehman were injured, The machine
got beyond control and dashed of u
bridge, falling ~ feet into ditch,
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
secretary r'Nf, N.

Washington, May IL Secretary
Taft was not at tho war department
Tuesday, being detained at his hotel
on account OF illness, lie has pome
trouble with hIs threat and u slight
fever
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-14
s.,cs,IIfc anJ Is rnrdoncd,

Washington, May ILL sherlock,
prisoner on the prison ship Southery
at Portsmouth, n H., Jumped over.
board last week and saved the life "
n fellow prisoner who was trying TO
commit suicide by drowning lie has
been pardOncd,