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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-19
THE CORDELlA BOTKIN CASE.
The WorI, of Securing Il Jury Tor
Mrs. DotiSin's second Trial Pro-
cccds slowly.

San Francisco, March 16.-The work
of securing a jury for the second trial
of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin on the charge
Of numbering Mrs John =, Dunning by
means Of poisoned candy is preceding
slowly III the superior court As the re-
suit of the first days examination OF
talesmen only five jurors wer. passed.
Several declared that they would not
rerder a verdict to hang a woman, and
number had already formed Gpn-
ions regarding the case, None Of those
examined were anxious to serve, and it
is not expected that a jury will be OBJ
tanned for a day or two.
The Delaware witnesses are due 10
arrive here on Thursday, and District
Attorney Byington has announced his
intention OF placing them on the
stagd before the evidence or others for
the prosecution has been presented,
Nineteen talesmen were examined
Tuesday, four being accepted by both
tho prosecution and the defense maxi
ing total of nine jurors so far chosen.
There being no more names in tho
jury box, Judge Cook ordered that a
special ycnire be summoned,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-19
RUDOLPH TO BE ARRAIGNED
Trouble In Procuring Attorney to
Defend Alleged Vobbcr Is Fcnrcd
by Judge Davidson,

Union, Mo-, March lG.-"Bill' Ru-
dolph will be arraIgned Wednesday
afternoon. Judge Davidson and Pros
etuting Attorney Meyersieck are anx-
ious TO have the trial set for as early a
date as possible They prefer Satur-
day, March 10, the date most spoken
Of, provided the defendant has an at
torney.
The three attorneys originally ap-
pointed will endeayor to be let out of
the case, as they say they did enough
in defending Collins The Judge will
find It a hard task TO get any other
lawyers unless someone outside the
county will come forward and yolun-
teer TO defend Rudolph
Judge Davidson said Tuesday that he
would not permit Rudolph TO plead to
the information until he had law
yer
Judge Davidson, accompanied by
Judge Jesse II, Shaper and Attorney
Jesse NJ. owen, visited Rudolph IN Jail
Tuesday, He seems to have lost much
of the spirit that characterized his for
mer appearance
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warmer weather, but In the meantime
the government is hurrying forward
large numbers of portable collapsible
wooden quarters. $500 of these hav-
Ing already been dispatched from st.
Petersburg and 5000 from Moscow.
To Take supreme Command.
Prince Louis Napoleon has gone TO
the Caucasus, accompanied by Prince
Marat Prince Louis Napoleon will re-
linquish his command Of the cavalry
division of the Caucasus and then pro-
coed to the far east, where he will
take supreme command of the cavalry
under Gen. KurOpatkin.
Gen Niedermuller has gone to the
front to take charge of the military
communications, and will be response
bic for the regular movement of mill
tary trains
The dowager empress Tuesday in
spected her own red cross detachment
which is proceeding to the front.
The statement by Gen. Zilinski that
the Russians found poisoned swords
left by the fleeing japanese has aroused
much comment. Similar swords were
used by the Chinese during the boxer
rebellion, especially in Manchura, and
the slightest wound inflicted by them
proved fatal
The use of such weapons is pro-
hibited by the Geneva and The Hague
conventions.
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Father and Three Children Perish.

Fernando Walters and three Of his
eldest children, Claude, aged IA; Ger
tie, -, and Melvin, 10, were burned
TO death in the destruction by fire of
their home one mile from Garfield,
Benton county, Mr., Walters and wife
and four children slept downstairs,
Upstairs were four boys, The father
got those downstairs out in safety and
then rushed back to warn the boys
who were asleep upstairs. The little
daughter followed her father after
the sons to get her dolls. The boys
attempted to descend the stairs, but
the flames drove them back Arthur
Marshall, a brother of Mrs. Walters,
jumped from the window The last
thing that was heard was the young
est boy begging the father to jump
first. Just then the roof fell in, in.
stantly killing father and children
while the mother stood below crying
and trying to render assistance, The
body of the little girl was found lying
across the remains of the doll for
which she had given her life
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Two Prominent Citizens Come to
Blows Over Politics.
EVENTS OF lwEEK BRIEFLY CAaONIclED
Father and Three Children Burned to
Death in Their Home in Benton
County Destructive Tornado WIS.,
its Prescott.
Prescott Swept by a Tornado.

Two persons were injured and con-
siderable property damaged by tor
nado at Prescott. Two clouds, one
from the west and one from the
south, the noise from which was
heard for several minutes, seemed 10
meet over the center of the city, The
wind swooped down and, gathering
up timbers and whatever was in It's
path, hurled debris in every direction
The child of a family, whose cot
tage was wrecked, and a negro at the
Ozan lumber mill, were seriously IN
jured. The mill plant was badly
damaged The home OF c, F. Ne"th
was wrecked and the blacksmith shop
of p. Michel was totally demolished,
Besides slight damage to many other
business houses, the Baptist church
was wrecked, telephone wires were
twisted into an intangible mass, the
electric light plant was forced to shut
down. The total damage will foot
up thousands of dollars, and but 1T
lie tornado insurance was carried,
Throughout the county many fences
and trees were blown down, but the
hardest of the storm was at Pres
colt, where one-half the homes of the
city suffered some slight effect from
the wind in the way of damage to
fences, outhouses or shade trees. 1t
is regarded as a miracle that the loss
of life was not great, and that so few
were injured.
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MINERS DECIDE
NOT TO STRIKE
Reports Have Been Received From
About Fifty Points.
OFFICIAL VOTE THURSDAY
In Nearly All Towns Heard From the
Vote IL Heavily In Favor of
Accepting the Scale as
offered.

indianapolis, Ind, March 16.-One
hundred and ninety thousand coal
miners of Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, west
ern and central Pennsylvania, Michi-
gan, Iowa, eastern Kentucky, West
Virginia and Maryland dropped their
picks Tuesday to cast their ballots on
the proposition to accept or refuse the
offer Of the mine owners for a two
years scale at a reduction of 512 per
cent. from the present scale of wages.
The voting was done by ballot, the
polls being open from one O'Clock TO
six o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The
ballots were in charge Of the secre-
taries of the local lodges of United
Mine Workers of America, each miner
being handed one favoring acceptance
Of the scale and the other its rejection.
The miner voted his preference, and,
at six o'clock, the polls closed. The
secretaries will forward the result to
the national headquarters, and they
will be counted Thursday
The national tellers to count votes
here will be Nat Charlton, of Streator,
H.; VIM. Fitzgerald, Of Dunmore,
Pa, and James PritchErd, of Hem
lock, o.
Reports have been received here
from about fifty points, In practically
all of them, including towns in Indiana,
Ohio, West Virginia, western Penn
sylvana and Illinois, the sentiment as
voted is heavily in favor Of accepting
the scale as offered.
President Mitchell and Secretary
Wilson remained at national head
quarters Tuesday night to receive any
teegraphic returns. although they
said they had arranged for none in ad-
vance. Both were confident that the
miners had voted in favor of the scale.
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WOOD CASE IN THE SENATE
Conduct of Gen. Leonard Wood
Held Up to Censure.
Speech of senator Blackburn Is sur"
To Have Been One Continuous
Flow of Oratory.

Washington, March l6.-The conduct
of Gen. Leonard Wood while he was in
Cuba serving as military governor
during American occupation was heid
up to censure Tuesday in an active
session of the senate lasting two hours
by Senator Blackburn, who joined the
minority report against confirmation
of Wood TO be major-general Inc
speech of Senator Blackburn is said 10
have been one of the continues hoWS
or oratory for which he is famous, and
though punctuated with denials and
questions from friends of the nolnl-
nee, was, it is said, well-connected
comment on the evidence given in the
committee hearings. He did not con-
clude his remarks and will have the
floor at the next executive session. Inc
programme as now arranged provides
that Senator Quarles shall follow Sen
ator Blackburn in a speech fayoring
confirmation. Senator Teller TO address
the senate in opposition and Senator
Foraker to close for Wood. AS no
general appropriation bills are report
ed to the senate to take the right OF
way, it is thought now that an agree
ment to vote Oh the nominations VIII
be reached. None of the Interruptions
of Senator Blackburn consumed more
than five minutes Senators Foraker
and Alger were the most persistent
in denying statements made by the
speaker. and some Of the passages at
arms proved interesting.
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CONSIDERING ALL POINTS
American Embassy Officials in Paris
Looking Up French Law.
rh.v wish 10 Insure Protection For
the United states In raging
For Panama Canal Property

Paris, March 16.-The officials OF the
American embassy are considering all
the possible points of French law 10
insure the protection of the United
States when the payment of s4O,OOoOoo
for the Panama Canal Co.'S properly
is made One of the points considered
is whether it is desirable to have the
courts appoint a liQuidator TO receive
the money, instead of paying 1t direct
w IN the officers of the old company.
Some legal authorities assert that this
would be the best means of protecting
the United States against any suDse-
ouent claim on the part OF stockhold-
ers of the old company that the officers
of the new company were not author-
lied to receive payment.
United States Ambassador Porter IS
satisfied that no such claim would be
valid and that liquidator is not nee
essary.
Another question is whether the sale
of all the property of the company
comes within the charter rights grant
ed to the company
Inquiries made lead to the conclusion
that the company has ample rights 10
sell.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-19
People Aroused.

The discovery that a Cincinnati
firm has sent agents into the south,
and probably into this state, selling
TO the ignorant negroes lewd pictures
representing white women and negro
men in the most disgusting positions,
and also a picture representing the
president dining with Booker T,
Washington. has aroused the just in
dignation of the good people of the
country. These pictures appeal only
to the most depraved of creatures,
class that is easily excited to commit
the most heinous of crimes, and the
parties guilty of placing such scenes
before their gaze deserves more Sc
we're punishment than is provided un'
der the law. The intelligent colored
citizens of this state condemn the
sale of these pictures, and at a recent
meeting of a negro political club of
Little Rock resolutions were adopted
asking that any member Of the race
approached by such agents imme-
diately notify the officers. Planters
and all officers should keep a sharp
lookout for offenders of this class.
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thur, ut is the yeriest nonsense
said the official informant Nothing
has occurred there to warrant such re-
ports The japanese fleet has not been
seen for IS hours The motive Of the
Toxic government In spreading this
story probably is to influence public
feeling in Japan, for the purpose OF
creating enthusiasm while war loan
is being lloated,
The newspapers here manifest the
greatest indignation over the report,
the Boorse Gazette characterizing IT as
outrageous and a British invention,
Attention is redirected to the order Of
the day issued by Lieut. Gen Stoessel,
commander AZ Port Arthur, in which
he declared that that place never
would be surrendered as representing
the Russian position Relative to this
point military officer said
says II IN Absurd,
This mere statement carries its own
rcfutation, unless we meant 10 beat an
ignoble retreat all along the line II
We abandon Port Arthur we leave our
fleet there 10 be doomed II is too abb
surd 70 discuss"
Gen, KuropatRin expects 70 reach
Mukdcn March &c, Everything VIII be
sidetracked IN order to get him to the
front on schedule time The general
may proceed on flying visit to Port
Arthur but he is more likely to enter
NJ once upon his duties ~ commander
IN chief of the ManchurIan army, Ho
bears an autograph letter from the
emperor TO Viceroy AleSIctl TO whom
he will report II II understood that
the yicoroy then will turn over the en-
tire direction Of the land operations TO
Cen KUrOp0tkIn who will transmit
his reports to the emperor through tho
yicoroy, but practically this " the only
point on which Viceroy AlcXcn viii
maintain superiority
Campaign Practically Perfected.
Cen Kuropalkln had his plan Of
campaign practically perfected before
he left here for the far east lie re-
turned to ST. Petersburg quietly from
His country seat, and his presence here
was not known for four days, These
four days he devoted to the elaboration
of his plans In conjunction with his
stan, and with the aid of all the infor-
nation in possession OF the ministry
OF war M well a. OF the special re-
ports from the thoatcr OF war,
on account Of the difficulty Of hous'
Ink the vast number Of troops poured
into Mukden, $4,000 have been sent for.
ward within the last few days towards
the yalu river IA ronforcoments
for the 1000 troops already at kaaan
and ANU, and the stream Of noldlers
from European Russia Ia now being
held At Hardin, The housing problem
will disappear with the advent OF
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-19
State Federation Organized.

A convention of delegates represent
ing every branch of organized labor
in the state was held at Little Rock
on the 14th inst. for the purpose OF
organizing a state federation of labor.
The convention was in session three
days and a permanent organization
was effected. The objects of the state
federation are set forth as follows:
Il. The objects of the federation
shall be the encouragement and form
alton of local central trades bodies
and local unions in the state of Ar
Kansas
% To assist in establishing ma
tional and international trades I'M
ions.
20. To aid and encourage the la
Dor press and to educate the masses
as to the advantage of the purchase
Of union label products.
"a. To agitate such questions as
may be for the benefit of the working
class, in order that we may obtain
lllt 'liN llhtAAA VI oh'l MEASURES ~
the state and national legislatures as
will be beneficial to labor, and the re-
peal of all oppressive laws which now
exist.
IS. To use all means consistent
with honor and integrity TO SO correct
the abuses under which the working
classes are laboring as to assure to
them their just rights and privileges. ~
The federation will meet annually
on the second Monday in December
at 10 a. m, the place to be designated
by the previous convention. The cleo.
ton of officers resulted as follows
President, S. f. Brackney, Of the
United Mine Workers first vice pres
ldent, G.. II. Jones of Hartford; sec
ond vice president, j. II. Langston OF
Pine Bluff; third vice president, VIM.
Nesbitt of Fort Smith; fourth vice
president, O. V. Shomo of Little
Rock; secretary-treasurer l.. II.
Moore of Little Rock.
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OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE
Questions TO BE Discussed by the
American Academy Of Political
and Social Science.

Philadelphia, March l6,-Questions
Of national Importance will be dis
cussed by distinguished speakers at the
eighth annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Academy Of Political and Social
Science to be held here on April ana
9. The annual address will be made
by George b, Cortelyou, secretary OF
commerce and labor, whose topic VIII
be Some Agencies for the Extension
Of our Domestic and Foreign Trade
Government control Of financial insti-
buttons, the immigration problem and
antitrust legislation will he discussed
by men Of national prominence, The
list Of speakers includes William b.
RiGgley, comptroller of the currency
and Frank p. Sargent, commissioner
OF immigration
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Prominent Men Fight.

Two prominent citizens, one a news.
paper man of Pine Bluff and the other
a Grant county business man, return.
ing home from political meeting in
Little Rock, engaged in a lively scrap
on a Valley Route passenger train.
The gubernatorial race was under
discussion and some very decided opn.
ions were expressed The Grant coun.
ty gentleman resented a remark made
by the newspaper man, and several
blows were exchanged before friends
could Interfere.
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PORT ARTHUR IS
AGAIN bOMbARDED
Six Hundred Are Reported to Have
Been Killed.
THE REPORT IS AUTHENTIC
AdNices From 81. Petersburg Say
That Niceroy tIeNief IL to lie
Removed From the Vice.
royship.

London, March 16.-A dispatch to
the Telegraph from Wing Kow says
that the japanese made another attack
on Port Arthur Saturday, as chal-
lenge for Admiral Marakoff to come out
and fight During a heavy lombard
ment the japanese were in position
where the forts could not train their
guns on them, though they were plain
ly visible, The total Russian casual
ties were over 600 killed or wounded.
The correspondent says this is anthem
tic. He adds that little damage was
evidently done to the Japanese ships,
for the forts made only a feeble reply
to their fire.
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INDICTED FOR MURDER.
james Mcdonald IL Charged In Two
Counts with Numbering
Sara SchnciCr

Bedford, Ind. March lG-The grand
Jury which investigated the murder Of
Miss Sarah Catharlnc Schacter the
Bedford high school Latin teacher,
whose body was found in cab shed
on the morning Of January %, re-
turned an indictment against James
Mcdonald, charging him with the
crime The indictment Is on two
counts,
McDcnald's atto,ney insists on trial
at the present term Of court, but It Is
not certain whether Judge Wilson will
attempt 20 try the case at this term,
which ends on Saturday
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JnLpe rrnmpneLrr nend.

Laporte, Ind March l6--Judgo
Jonathpa w. Crumpacker, associate
justice Of the supreme court OF Now
Mexico during President Mcklnloy's
administration, and n cousin OF Con.
gresham Edgar u, Crumpacker died
Tuesday OF typhoid fever, aged 90,
Judge Crumpacker had served Two
forms as state senator, aad was for
years a leader IN Indiana republican
politioa
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Victim of NilIian.

A chambermaid at Fort Smith no.
tel discovered Mrs. William Parrish
in an almost dying condition in her
room, and upon a physician being
called it was found thta she was suf'
fering from arsenica poisoning. The
woman was able to state that she had
met a man by the name of Parish in
a restaurant and they were married
after a courtship Of only three days.
On the second day after their mar
riage she became ill., and her husband
induced her to drink n toddy A few
hours later she became unconscious
and knew nothing until revived
Parish could not be found.
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VETOED BY VARDAMAN.
Mississippi Governor Thinks Money
~ Not Needed ut state Normal
school For Coiorcd Persons.

Jackson. Miss, March l6--Goy Var
daman indicated his Views on the sub
feet Of negro education by sending q
message to the house vetoIng the ap'
preparation for the state normal school,
a negro educational institution, at
Holly Springs
The governor declares that the edu-
cation offered by this institution Is not
the suitable kind for negroes,
An effort viii be made to pass the
bill over the governors veto,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-19
REAR-ADMIRAL CHAS. 0'NElL
The Last of the Self-Nndc Naval Of
Gcers of the United states
Has Been Retired.

Washington, March 1G.-With the re-
tirement for age, Tuesday of Rear-Ad-
miral Charles O'Neil, chief Of the bu-
reau of ordnance, the last of the men
who rose from the lower grade in the
navy to the highest and became inter-
national authorities by only the force
of their practical knowledge gained by
hard knocks before the mast Will
disappear from the active list,
The last one before him to go on the
retired list was Rear Admiral Melville,
the most picturesque figure Of them all,
who vas for years chief of the bureau
of steam engineering, in which posi-
ton he became known the world over
as an authority on naval engines and
lOilers,
Admiral O'Neil, like Admiral Mel
Vile, never spent a day at a technical
school. His knowledge was gained
from practical experience. He studied
theory during his spare time. With the
aid of his practical knowledge, he has
produced the most powerful naval guns
in the world. The experts OF other
nayies, equipped with years Of study at
special institutions, have tried in vain
10 turn out their equal. Because Of his
wide knowledge Admiral O'Neil will be
sent abroad to study foreign armor
plate and the manner Of its production.
He wants to see whether there is any
thing for the American navy to learn
in that line,
Like Admiral Melville, Admiral
O'Neil has had a romantic career. He
is the only man who entered the navy
as a volunteer in the civil war who be-
came a rear-admiral by regular pro-
| motion
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Stopped Runaway Engine.

A locomotive engine on the England
and Clear Lake railroad, a short line
ran away as Il was headed In the
direction of England, pulling a ca.
boose, As the runaway engine came
into England and took the Cotton
Belt track II was going at high rate
Of speed W, J, Locke was In the
caboosc, and seeing the situation, he
climbed aboard the engine and soon
had Il under control, finally bringing
Il TO stop four miles from town.
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FIRE RAGING IN ANNA, ILL.
Fire Department IL Handicapped ny
being Cut on From the
water supply,

Alto Pass, H., March ia big fire
Is raging in Anna, having begun at six
o'clock Tuesday morning
Michael Browns grocery and bakery
hud Canfords steam laundry, both
two.story bricks, have burned, and tho
fire. is unchecked
The fire department Is handicapped
by being cut off from the water supply
IN that block, which Is large tank at
the laundry
The loss will probably reach $4,000
The fire Is supposed to have caught
from an ONon In tho hAkory,
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Report F Favorable.

The report of committee Of bus
mess men Of Fayetteville considering
the feasibility Of establishing a cotton
mill at that place, of their visit of In.
spection of the textile industries in
South Carolina, presents pleasing
picture Of the conditions there, They
found that the majority Of the mills,
beginning with plants worth from
$4,000 to 100000, had doubled, treb.
led and quadrupled in capacity from
their surplus earnings, and that seven
mills have plants worth at least 81
coo, 600 each
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Young Woman Hangs Herself,

Miss BERTHE McMullen, aged q, sui.
cided at the home Of her widowed
mother, near Walnut Ridge. During
the absence Of her mother and young.
err sister the girl, who had been de.
spondcnt for some time, secured u
trot line, wound II around her neck,
and after fastening II to raftor
kicked the table upon which she
stood from under her