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Sharp County record., 1904-06-17
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF ARKANSAS

NTotIce is hereby given that the following
IN Joint resolution s, each prOposii AN
amendment to the State Constitution, were passeu
by the Gent raj Assembly at liz regular session or
1903. and that the same will be submitted 10 the
electors of the state at the next general election,
TO be held September 5, 1894, for adoption OF f.
lection, viz
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
After the fourth Monday in January, A. D,
Io15 an nd jitlOnal indigo shall be added to the
supreme Court, and thereafter thr court snall
consist OF slN judges, and saiu court sha De ul-
vided into two divisions us follows; Oht aNis-
ion TO consist cf the chef Justice and the TWO
udpes oldest in commission, to ne kn .Wn as
Division Number One; the pthcr 10 consist Ol the
remainins Judges, and to be- known as DIVISION
Number / wo. The chief Justice shall De me
nrpsiding Judge OF Division Number one, ana
Division Number Two shall elect It's lresidlhE
iudge. The ii visions shall, when the state tl
the doci ct requires il, sit senaratcIy lor lhc
hearing and disposition OF causes anu matters
assigned thereto, under rui0s made by me ouFt.
A majority of the Judges of II division snail con-
stltute quorum thereof, and the concurrence OF
two judges OF II divitiOn shall, III ever! case De
necessary to II decision, AN" AL orotrs anu
judgments OF iihcr division, q To CAUSES anu
matters pending before 1t, shall have the lorce
and effect OF those Of The court ,,,-, 49,,
All ounions of the court, or Of division there-
Of shall be in writing and shall be nleu IN INC
causes in which they shall be respectively malV
during tn. term at which the cause is Submitted,
zach division shall haye authority TO issue the
Writs and exercise the powers enumerated IN Sec
tons and s, Article VII, Of the Constitution
When II julge Of division dlssents from the
judgment therein, OF when feueral lacslio' ,,, 70
iuvolyed the cause, on the application OF lhe
losing party, shalt be transferred to the court ior
its decision; or when the court, or IL ulNisloH
thereof in which II cause is pending, shal 50 Or
de. the cause shall be transferred 10 tne o%VuIS %
iur i,s Jcclson -Four Judges OF the court shall
constitute II quorum ther OF, and the concufrehce
of four Judges shsl be necessary 10 a decision,
except that when the Judges OF the whole court
are equally divided in opinion upon the queS,Jm
or md n0ir,nnnce or reversal ofa cause previously
determined bya lower court, the JHhgmeht' Or
tier. or decree under review shall be aAirhed'
Approved Marchl0, 1853.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06
NEW YORK DELEGATION
To the National Convention viii Not
Be Instructed For Any Particu.
lar Candidate.

By the Associated Press
Albany, N. Y. March s. The Demo.
cratic convention for the selection Of
delegates TO the national convention
wiu he held at Albany, April 49, This
was, the unanimous decision OF the
state committee today. The only fest
Of strength between the Hin and
Tammany forces came or the que3.
tion of seating Committeeman Fitz.
patrick from the Forty-eighth district,
gho the Hill men claim. had resigned
The vote gave the Hill forces a major.
IL and they named M3tthew Merzig
10 I'll the vacancy
MurPhy, or Tdmmany men, issued q
statement ii which they say that an
mitigation had been made that the
state con nittee would be asked 30
pass resolutions, II not of endorse
ment. at least of confidence. in one Of
the prospective presidential candi-
dates. bat that through Mrrpay'a e.
forts this was not done and the deie-
1ai. on to St Louis would be un.n@
strac.ed
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ultimatum Of the operators which
Was that two years scale be signed
al reduction Of five and one half
per cent from the present scale.
This had been made to the joint sub
scale committee which tolay reported
it to the joint scale committee. which
in turn reported it to joint confer
ence Addresses urging the accept
ance Of the proposition were made
by II. N. Taylor Of Illinois, and other
leading operators.
After the withdrawal Of the opera.
tors the miners held an executive
session at which President Mitchell,
Vice President Lewis, Secretary VIII
son of the national organization and
many district officers advised the ac
ceptance of operators proposition.
In reply the delegates announced
they were bound by instructions and
could not vote for the reduction The
test rising vote was taken and it was
seen by the national miners officers
that the delegates were not ready 10
follow their advice. The executive
session was then adlouneti and a
Joint conference was held
The vote on the proposition resulted
in tie The operators stood four
in favor Of. and the miners four
against the acceptance. Before the
announcement of the result Of the
vote was made. Mitchell moved a
postponmont Of the final vote. This
carried and Robbins and Mitchell
hastily consulted other leaders
joined them. A meeting Of Joint sub
scale committee was agreed to and
il was held ia the ADJOINING room
Shile the convention waited in 81
lenee..
the committee was in session but
a few minutes. not being able 20
come to an agreement. As soon as the
committee bad reported. the conven-
lion adiouraed sine die
After he convention. r. l. RoibiHs,
leader Of tho operators. said in reply
to question whether there was any
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Oriental war. for he held no such po'
sition. He did contend, however, that
we should take all proper steps to pro
tect our commerce in the Orient and
he thought the navy should be AIDE.
ouate TO that service Coming back
to the question OF our interest in Ja'
pan. Nelson declared there never had
been In the history of Japan anything
inimical to the United States and that
country coull be depended upoa to
maintain the open door"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06
LATER DETAILS.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Latrobe, Pa, March 5.--As a result
of an explosion of powder ana dyna.
mite at the magazine of the Kerbaugh
company al Heads Hill, near here,
Patrick Quinlan was killed and u
others were injured Jacob SQuibbs.
who was in his home half mile
from the scene of the explosion was
50 badly hurt by his house being car
red from its foundation that he will
die Houses within radi0us of a
mile were topped from their fonnda-
tons and window glass in houses
twenty miles distant broken.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06
CH|NA'S ACTION
NOT A VIOLATION
OF Neutrality Calling For France
TO Take a Hand
A RESUME OF EVENTS
SINCE THE BREAKING OUT OF
WAR ACCORDING TO RUS.
SIAN AND THE ENG.
LlsA REPORTS.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
London, March 5.-The foreign of.
flee regards the week just ended as
one in which much has been done 10
guarantee the continued peace Of
Europe. The Associated Press is au.
thorized to say that the rumors that
France. Great Britain, or any other
power, is contemplating intervention
or the taking of any steps with the
idea of ending the war, are quite base
less. In Downing street ii is thought
Japan would almost regard an at
tempt at intervention as an unfriend-
R act, Concerning the attitude of
Russia toward Japan, Great Britain
II was said at the foreign office has
received direct and indirect informa'
ton, which has proved conclusively
that the Russian government is sin.
cere in It's desire to maintain friendly
relations with Great Britain.
The only diplomatic danger be-
lieved by the foreign office TO be in
sight. is the possible continental pro
test against the Japanese-Korean
treaty. Great Britain has been unof-
flcially approached by one of the
great powers with the view of sus.
tanning the Russian protest in this
connection on the point of interna'
tional law Lansdowne, however, will
take no action, and il Is not thought
likely other nations will deem it wise
TO complicate the situation by seri.
ously urging the Russian contention
that Japan's new treaty with Korea
ahrogates the rights Of other powers.
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of interest.
Hale protested that this debate was
cxtraneous. 81 don't want the state.
ment OF the senator from Minnesota
to go unchallenged." he said Il do
not agree that there is today any
such common interest between the
United States, Great Britain and Ia.
pan on one side against Russia
France and other powers as his state
ment implies, Our attitude Is one Of
neutrality and SO declared by our
state department The statement
that we have a common interest with
Japan and Great Britain as to Man
chnria. ! can't let go without state
ment We are not against Japan, nor
must It be said that all our interests
afe with her and against Russia and
other continental European powers
He said that if Japan should be sue
cessful in her present war, the United
States would find herself In more
danger in commercial matters from
that ambitious power than any other
He. considered the Oriental trade as
of comparatively little importirice
II we hal not been involved with pred.
atOry nations in invading China even
the Chinese Beers would have pro
tected our interests in China. He was
not in favor Of any policy that involv.
ed us in the expense, in the enormous
wickedness, Of these wars 50 far away
from our own shores
Resuming his speech Depew denied
that the Hay note had been inspired
by Germany as intimated by Patter-
son Depew said Nelson openly had
expressed his Partially for Japan,
while Hale almost as plainly had In.
dictated his leaning toward Russia. AS
for Patterson. he had manifested the
usual Democratic tendency toward ex.
pediency by standing ready TO take
advantage of the situation. whichever
side might win. He agreed with Halo
as to the wisdom of Mr.. Hale's att.
tude. but" he said the fact remains
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06
FROM RUSSIAN STANDPOINT.
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
"a o. Petersburg, March 5.--Althorr.fl
almost -four weeks have elapsed Since
the Japanese first attacked Port Ar.
thur. the war Is considered hardly to
have begun. Heavy land fighting, up
on which the fate Of The campaign de-
ponds Is not expected much before
the end of April by this time Rus.
STA will have in the field, exclusive
OF the large army required TO guard
the railroads. -four army corps, each
with cavalry and artillery brigade.
All that has happened so far or is
going to happen until these forces
are in the field. Is considered, accord.
ing 10 the Russian view to be nothing
more than the prologue to the real
drama
The crippling of the Port Arthur
fleet was unfortunate in that it gave
the enemy the command of the sea at
the very outset 1t Is. however. of
relatively small importance from the
standpoint OF the main strategy of
war, whether Port Arthur stands or
falls. But so long as ii holds out, and
the feet Is harbored there, it will con.
stitute potential menace which will
restrict and hamper Japanese oper.
atoms. and the Russians are deter.
mined to defend Port Arthur as heroi.
cally as they did Sebastopol Besides
the garrison, there will be divisions
Of Cossacks. with mounted batteries
on the peninsular to oppose landings
and harrass the enemy, If they sue.
coed in investing the city.
Cossacks. mounted infantry and
light guns. now across the Yalu river,
will serve to harrass the enemy in
every possible way, as well as to hold
him in check until the Russian main
armies and reserves are concentrated.
Sharp fighting may occur between ad.
vance parties, but nothing of deci.
sive character Is anticipated. The
Russian plans do not contemplate TAX.
ing, any chances on the score of In.
ferior numbers. By sheer weight of
men and guns. If nothing else. when
the proper time arrives, Russia counts
on overwhelming the Japanese and
rolling them back and through Korea.
The Russians admit the fine marks.
manship Of the Japanese and their
marvellous ability in determining
ranges; yet they do not believe the
Japanese can face successfully the lie.
gions of the Car.
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WILL NOT RECONSIDER
No Exhibit will be Made by Russia
at Louisiana Purchase Elk.
position.

by the Associated Press.
st. Petersburg, March 5--There is
little prospects now that the Russian
government will reconsider its decis
ion not to participate in the ST. Louis
exposition.
Forty-eight to sixty-eight intending
exhibitors Withdrew when the war
broke out. and the finance minister
finds the response to the attempt tC
reopen the matter to IL insufficient
to insure a creditable display. with.
out which the government does not
desire to be officially represented.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06

Ed Note-The great interest that
Americans feel in the death Of Count
Won Waldersee, the successor to Field
Marshal Won Moltke, the hero OF the
Franco-prussian war of 1871 lies in
the fact that he married an American
girl. Miss Mary Lee. in 1874 She was
the daughter Of David Lee. a wealthy
New York merchant who died Ieay.
ing wife and live children a large
fortune The Count Won Waldersee
is the second husband OF The countess.
her FIRST being Prince Frederick OF
Schleswig HOlstein SonderbuFg Au.
gustenburg Noer. who died in the
Holy land July .. 1864.
Respecting her Bismarck once said
10 the count:
God was good TO yoH when he gave
y0u your wife She wants nothing for
herself but works only to advance her
husband
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06
JAP3 ADDRESS A NOTE.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, March Both Secre
tary Hay and Minister Takahira to-
night admitted that the Japanese
have addressed a note to the powers
regarding the controversy with kns
sla The ctiansr lcation itself mas
net hcen received by Secretary fiay
although the minister personally hd,'
advised him of rs contents. and il
will be delivered Ni.hort delay Tx
afIira wonld not 'istlose the na:',.:e
Of the note.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06
INTERVIEW WITH rHE WIVES.

INTERVIEW WITH The WIVES.
Salt Lake. Utah, March 5.---Joseph
T. Smith President of the Mormon
church Il known to have been mar
ried six times His first wife is
dead.
Subsequently Smith married three
other women, Sarah f. Smith. Alice
Kimbal Smith and Mary r Schwartz
Smith The last named Is the mother
Of President Smiths youngest chilli
rem Al her home SO East North
Temple street, she has Ave children.
the youngest a girl of I aud the eldest
4 boy Of Is With her lives her moth.
sr. a sister Of Apostle John y Taylor.
Mrs, Schwartz was a plural wife OF
William Schwartz She declared to
day that all her life she had been
believer in polygamy and accepted
the revelation Of Joseph Smith as the
Hord OF God Referring to the testi-
mony of President Smith she said
He's giving Il to them straight
and strong and hope be keeps IL
up. Something viii happen TO those
people who are always interfering
with other peoples business. IA like
to see them get it behind both ears.
They will. too. They drove us out
here into this valley when there was
not even sage brush. and now ! SUP
pose they want 10 drive US oat OF this
place
Edna l.. Smith. who resides at l4i
North Second West street, is enc Of
the Hampton sisters. The two girls
were married to President Smith in
Endowment House On the sane day.
one ceremony suficed 10 marry both
to the Mormon chief Edna l.. Smith
was outspoken in her praise OF the
attitude assumed by her husband on
the witness stand at Washington She
said
Mr.. Smith has followed the only
course an honest man cOald pursue.
and / fully agree with everything
he has said. ! want To say to the pen
pie Of all the world that 7 am proud
that am sifc of Ioseph Saith !
am a plural wife and | am proud q
It, believe firmly in the doctrine ~
polygAmy in fact know that the
revelation ef Joseph Smith On raiyga.
Continued on Second PAGE
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way In which q strike could be avoid
ed, that representatives of both sides
could make another arrangement sim
liar TO the one which had inst been
nnsuccessfully concluded Neither he
nor Mitchell would say whether over
lures looking to a resumption Of the
negotiations had been made.
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HIS MURDER
is AVENGED
BY TELEPHONE NOTIFIED HIM or
HIS CRIME.
Killed a Wealthy Farmer for Whom
His Wife Kept House. Is
In Jail.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Yorkvills, H. March D. Standing
over the body OF his victim, Carl
Nylen today called up the sheriff on
the telephone and confessed to hay
ing just murdered George Pearce, a
wealthy farmer living mile from
town I,
The murderer Is now in Kendall
county Jail, Pearce's family S In the
west and Mrs Nyen has been his
housekeeper for some time past
Jealousy Is believed to have been the
cause of the crime.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06
We ARE HOSTILE
TO ABSORPTION
OF Manchuria as Are Also
Great Britain and Japan
UNITED FOR OPEN DOOR
THERE WILL BE NO DlSMEMBER r.
MENT OF CAlNA--oUR NAVY
SHOULD BE ABLE TO
BACK POLICY.
UNITED FOR OPEN DOOR
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated l'reSS.
Washington, March j,-The atti
tude Of the United States toward ia
pan and Russia was injected into the
debate on the naval bill in the seiiMe
today, Depew made the statement
that the United States must have a
navy large enough to protect the
United States interests in the Orient
Nelson, minnesota referred to the
common interests of the unitcd
States, Japan and England against
Russia, and said that with these three
united in support of the open door
in China there was no danger OF. the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of China All toa
we're hostile to the absorption OF Man
chufia He did not believe there was
any formal alliance, only mutually
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06

BY Assnelatea Press.

BY Associated Press.
Alliance, Neb.. March 5-Mrs. Fred.
erick Brauer today probably fatally
shot J. NJ Bertram, who she allega
attempted to criminaliy assault her
Mrs. Brauer's husband was absent
aud the woman saws Bertram forced
the contents of a bottle Of laudanum
down her throat during the struggle
She broke away and secured a Win
chester rifle and sent bullet through
Bertram's body
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06
A WOMAN'S
RASH DEED
ATTEMPTS DOUBLE MURDER. AR.
SON, FINALLY SUICIDES
Woman was crazed From Domestic
Differences Between Husband
and Self.
BY the Associated Press.

Elgin, ILL.,, March 5-After having
shot her husband three times and
tried to kill her seven old son, Mrs.
Gustaye Stanson locked her wounded
husband ont of doors and carried the
boy 10 her bed room, where she al.
tempted TO set fire to tho house and
cremate herself aud son She heard
the police pounding on the door and
TO make sure she would die swallowed
carbolic acid and fired a bullet into
her throat
The woman is dead. but the others
will recover Domestic differences
caused the trouble,
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HE SUMMONED
THE SHERIFF
TWO NEGROES CONVICTED OF
: KILLING A POLICEMAN.
Beat Him Into lnsensibllity With
Own Club and Shot Him
Three Times.

BY Associated Press.
Chicago, March 5.-John Johnson
and Louis Titford. both colored, were
tonight convicted of the murder Of
Policeman Dennis Fitzgerald.
Johnson was sentenced to hang
litford to fourteen years in the peni
tentiary.
They overpowered Fitzgerald wh-a
he atte,nmed to arrest them for
burglary. beat him into insensihiii.y
with his own club ard shot him three
tines
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06

is q mistake to connect such action OF
irregular Chinese forces with the &c.
tons OF the Chinese government I he
French government will not conslde"
the Irregular military executions az
placing the Chinese government III Il
state of war against Russia
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06
lERANcl, noes NOT SHARE IT.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
"sris. Match The official view
here does not share that which X
said to prevail at Washington and IL
Perrin. that the hire atening anti-Rus
sian attitude of the ,Llnese gene :
lila aud Yuan Sh hai. commander =.
chief may lesd TO reacn Of China's
neutrality and compel France to take
actian in behalf Of russia. Reports
received here confirm those wni.l
have reached Washington and othe-
canito's that Cbinese troops are show
ing mueh activity in northern Chinl
alb aloEs the ga: churian border
Thev also indicate that bands of Chi
pese hsisands are TAXING advantage
Of the present oipn'ttEity to RESUME
their Expectations 5bJ raids through
Manchnria, but officials here say it
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06
ANSWERS LAST CALL
Count Won Waldersee Died Last Even.
ing--Married American
Girl.

BY the Associated Press.
Hanover, Prussia, March 5.--Field
Marshal Count Won Waldorsee, of the
German army, died shortly after 8
O'Clock this evening of intestinal in.
nammation
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06
HE WAS FOUND GUILTY
OF Murder and Brutal Assault and
Was Sentenced to the
Penitentlary.
BY Associated Press.

Denver, March 5.--Russel Boles
was today found guilty OF the murder
of l2-year-old Harold Fridbern. and of
brutal assault upon Florence Frid.
bern.
The jury recommended life impris
onment. Harold Fridbern was killed
with an ex December 81. 1901, while
defending his sister.
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THE ROAD NOW FINANCED.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Fond Du Lac, Wis, March Wv
II Phillips, president of the Fond Du
Lac and North Western railway com.
pany company announced today that
his road had been financed and that
the construction will commence In
the spring The company viii build
an interurban road along the east
shore of Lake Winnebago. from Fond
Du Lac to Maintowoc, sixty two miles
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

BY the Associated Press.
Mason Neb., March 5.---Fire today
destroyed the principal part of the
business Of The town Loss $4,000
well insured.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06

that every man, woman and child in
the United States is lined up on one
side or the other as they are when.
ever there is a fight He added that
the presidents proclamation an
nounces our official attitude. but said
we can say what we please as indiyid'
uals
After speeches by German, Car.
mack and Bacon. Nelson took the
floor TO reply to Mr. Hale He said
that he had not intended to imply that
the United States should take any
other than a neutral position in the
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06
The Proceedings in the Smoot
Case Very Sensational
WOMEN VOTE IN UTAH
MoRMoNs RECENTLY MOVED BY
SPIRIT or GOD TO ABANDON
PLURAL MARRIAGES
AN INTERVIEW.
BY Associated Press.

Washington March Calling
President Joseph u. Smith of the Nor
mon church to the stand today. At
torney A. S. Worthineton resumed
cross examination for the defense in
the investigation before the senate
committee on privileges and elections
in the case OF Senator Reed Smoot 81
Utah, He asked MIR. Smith If he had
any statistics showing the proposition
Of polygamists in the Mormon pGpu
lation. Mr. Smith said his recollec-
ton is that when the Utah commits.
sion was created in 1882 AND under
took To administer the laws Of the
territory, l2000 polygamists were ex.
cluded from voting. AS the women
vote in Utah. he said and as 1t re-
uulres two women to one man to form
polygamy In the state probably the
number Of males excluded as polyga-
iaists would mol be more than 1000
Referring 20 Senator Bailey's quea.
tons yesterday ia regard to the man
ifesto, Mr. Washington read from a.
serman Of President Woodruff. dalivf
cred year after the manifesto
against plural marriages. which Pres
ident Woodruff declared that he wa
moved by the spirit OF God To abat
don the practice OF plural marriage
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06
SEVEN KILLED
MANY INJURED
BY EXPLOSION or DYNAMITE
MAGAZINE YESTERDAY.
City Badly Shaken Up, Many Think.
ing it was an Earthquake Build
ings Injured.
By Associated Press.

ny hOoONi0tCu
Latrobe, Penn, March ga dyna'
mite magazine two miles east of here
on the Pennsylvania railroad exploded
this evening. killing several persons
and injuring rs more,
The shock was so great here thai
many thought it an earthquakes Many
buildings were injured
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06
MILITARY RESERVATION BURNS


BY the Associated Press
Lawton. o T.. March 5.-The mill
tary reservation north Of Fort sin Is
burning Apache Indian prisoners
were ordered to the front 70 fight the
FIRE while soldiers are held in readi-
ness to assist should il be Necessary
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-06
A LOCOMOTIVE SPARK.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Salina. Kas.. March 5.-A fire start
ed by a locomotive spark swept a dis
triet ten by twenty miles, destroying
nearly everything in that territory.