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The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Murder OF an Old Negro.

A horrible tragedy was enacted on
the Tcmplcton place near Little Rock
September 10 when two young ne.
groos, who had been allowed TO stay
all night with Andrew Pitworth ne.
gro so years Of age, beat his head
nearly to jelly, stole his money and
watch, then set the house on fire in
the attempt to cover up the traces OF
their crime. Pitworth rcgained con,
scIousEess In time to crawl to the
door and was seen 10y neighbors and
rescued lie was taken TO Little
Rock for treatment but his injuries
were fatal It was known that he had
saved a little money and that he had
watch, and this was supposed ia
have aroused the cupldity Of the two
negroes
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
arkansas STATE NEWS.
Regular Monthly Meeting Of R. K
Commission Held.
EVENTS Of Lwtfr BRIEFLY CHaOAICltO
President Shaner and Other officers
Withdrew From S.. Louis, Little
Rock and Gulf Rail-oad-Assess.
ment. of Persona Property.
Condition Of Crops.

Following is ;ho summary OF crop
conditions in Arkansas for the week
ending September Il. The tempera-
turc was about normal the first of
tho week with fairly warm days and
moderately cool nights, during the
latter part Of the week the day tenn
peratures were high. while the nights
were seasonablc There was an al
most total absence of rain and the
droughty conditions have intensified.
Cotton is shedding badly in all sec
lions: in some portions il is opening
prematurely; picking has begun and
s general in some localities. Early
corn made a good crop, the late Is
suffering from lack Of moisture and
will make short crop Considerable
hay and fodder Of good quality were
taved daring the week Sweet pota-
toes are generally a good crop the
late planted Irish potatoes are sur
fering for moisture and in some sec
tions will be a failure Very little fall
piowing has been done, as the ground
Is too hard Apples and peaches are
still dropping. and only fair crops OF
medium quality are indicated
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
PROGRAM for Arkansas nsy.

The program for Arkansas Day,
September p. at The worlds fair, has
been announced and in connection
herewith the commissioners have Is
sued The following invitation:
Citizens of Arkansas and all visit
0rs at the worlds fair are most cor
daily invited and urged by the board
Of commissioners to inspect the At
kansas state exhibits. Arkansas IS
maintaining five exhibits in the dif.
ferent palaces namely: Agriculture,
Horticulture, Education, Mines and
Metallurgy and Forestry, besides a
special exhibit in the Government
building Of the United States reser-
walton. Hot Springs, Ark, and com
pOsite exhibit in the state building
There will be exercises but the one
day, though the entire week viii he
officially known as Arkansas Week,
beginning September 80, on which
date the Arkansas provisional regI-
mcnt will go into camp there
The program for Arkansas Day viii
open with an official visit by Gov.
Davis to President Francis Of the eH-
position. This will be followed by the
military parade 1t will start from
the Administration building, moving
through the main part of the grounds
Mai Gen. W. II. Haynes, commando
- ~, 1f ora , q
marshal of the parade, which will be
made up of the military organizations
aud private citizens Of the state. II
will move in the following order
Detachment of Jefferson Guards
Marshal and staff CGen. Haynes
Band Philippine scouts
Battalion United States marines
Band Philippine constabularg
Battalion Philippine constabUlary.
Band Arkansas provisional FegI.
ment.
Arkansas provisional regiment.
Band.
Governor and party, in carriages.
The parade will reach the Arkansas
buildig AT II a, mn and Immediately
after its arrival the governor and his
staff and the state commissioners.
distinguished guests and all Arkan-
sans will assemble in the building or
on the grounds for the public e&eg.
cises.
Hon, George R. Belding, president
of the Arkansas commission. viii he
president Of the day, and the follow
ing program has been arranged for
the exercises at the building;
Assemblage called to order by Hon
George h BcIding, president Of the
Arkansas worlds fair commission
Prayer by the Rev. Charles H. Lock.
wood chaplain of the First regiment
Arkansas state Guard.
Music
Address by President George r.
Belding.
Music
Address Of welcome by Hon David
r, Francis president Of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition
Music.
Address by Gov Jefferson Davis
Music
Address by Hon. Phil d. Scot Ha-
tonal commissioner.
The day will close with a reception
TO Gov Davis and staff and other
distinguished guests from Arkansas
at the Arkansas building at O'Clock
in the evening
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Iron Mountain Ferieht Wreck.

on the night Of September II an
Iron Mountain fast freight was
wrecked at the bridge over the Ouach-
ita river at Arkadelphia, and an en-
e3ne and nine cars were hurled into
the river. No one was injured. While
L. II. Inman of Bald Knob a member
Of the wrCcking crew, was standing
on top Of the wreckage working II
rolled down an enbankment and he
was so badly injured that he died a
short while later. w. J. Allen, who
vas standing near him, was also
caught under the debris as 1t rolled
down and was .liehtly injured, The
engine which went into the river was
dead" and was being hauled to the
shops. II left the tracks on the bridge
snd carried nine cars down with IT,
All trains were delayed from four to
twelve hours
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Wnl Furnish Amnle Ste ,e.

At the capitol commission meeting
September 13, the assurance was St
cured from Charles A. Pfeirer. pres.
ident of the Pfeiner Stone company.
with quarriCs AZ Hatesyille, that he
would send each DAY to Contractors
Caldwell & Drake o. the new CAPT
tol building, five hundred feet OF
stone. sawed one way No action was
taken by the commissioners. but the
tone of the session was that every
assistance would be given the con
tractors that the new state capitol
building might be completed by the
prescribed time With the assurance
that 500 feet Of stone will Ne received
at the new building each day. the
contractors will be able To employ
almost three times as many men as
they now have working, and will push
the work forward with a proportion
ate rapidity, In the past, only about
one hundred feet has been received
each day. whereas there should be
received one thousand feet
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shaner Has withdrawn.

II s. Shaner president Of the pro
posed ST Louis. Little Rock and Gulf
railroad, and all other officers have
severed their connection with il, and
it is in the hands Of H. II. Fielder,
chief engineer and D D. Maddry. at
torney. to operate for the benefit OF
creditors. 1t is understood that his
withdrawal was at the request of cred
itors, who had become convinced that
he could not build the road Some
time ago Mr.. Shane asked the Little
Rock board Of trade for bonus Of
$4,000 for the shops but nothing
was done as he declined TO give in.
formation concerning his financial
backing
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Mayor OF Helena Resigns.

Effective September 10 Franl; Q
Sliger resigned as mayor Of the city
OF Helena, because of secret society
duties which keep him out Of thh
city a good deal He was some time
ago elected supreme treasurer of the
Knights of Honor, with Offices in 81
Louis. Alderman Hugh Martin wi5
elected president protein Of the city
council and a special election ordered
for October 70 elect a mayor At
the same meeting the council burned
funding bonds of the issue Of 1874
amounting TO $4,000.
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Railroad Commission Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
railroad commission was held Septem-
her 13 and a, and a large docket
cleared The petition of coal shippers
along the line of ,hc Midland Valley.
to make the same rates for them as
apply from mines on the Choctaw and
Frisco, was grantee This means a
reduction in their rate of about 80
cents a ton. Tho petition Of the mer-
chants along the Pine Rutf & Arkan.
sas River road, alleging discrimina.
tion in rates, was presented by At.
torneys Sam II West and John NJ.
Taylor for the Cotton Geit and Hon.
L. j. Kerwin on behalf Of the ship
pers. It was not decided
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Eine for SUNDAY Saloon.

Joe Sarlo, proprietor of a Little
Rock saloon, was fined 5000 and his
porter $lOO for keeping open on Sun
day. He denied that he kept his sa
,oon open or sold liquor, though the
police were there at the time and used
his telephone, An appeal was taken
TO test the consututonaliy of the or
dinance recently passed by the coun
ell applying to bartenders and porters
as well as proprietors Sarlo was dis
charged some timo ago when arrested
for keeping open on Sunday upon his
giving the mayor his solemn promise
that he would keep his saloon CLOSED
on the sabbath.
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
C,ttI. for Arkansas.

Col. w, G vincenhcllcr director OF
the Arkansas experiment station at
Fayetteville, is at the worlds fair
looking after cattle for the new de-
partmcnt Of daIrying and animal hus'
bandry, which he has established, lie
has purchased a three monthsold bull
calf of the brown Swiss breed, the
highest bred animals In the United
States, II not in the world This
calf is from the famous Hazard herd
Of Syracuse n " and was not for
sale, the owner having refused TO put
price on Il TO n number Of persons
anxious to buy while admirng this
animal Mr. Vnccnhellcr casually
asked the owner his price which he
placed at Il figure mot to SELL His
blum was at once called by Mr. Vim.
conhcllcr, who accepted tho offer
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Pullman Company Gets Injunction,

Judge Jacob Trlcber In the federal
court az Little Rock on september 10,
granted q restraining order against
the state Board ot Railway Assess.
mcnt, upon the petition Of tho Pull
man Palace Car company and set the
hearing Of the application for an IN
Junction for October g. when the cases
Of the Iron Mountain, Rock Island aud
other railroad companies are set The
suit ls similar TO those Of the other
companies. alleging excessive ASSESS
men,, and asking an injunction against
the ccrt,fyirg out Of the easements,
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17

A new brick $4,000 high achoo.
has just been completed at Atkins
A movement is ON foot to have Ben
tonynlc raised TO a city Of the second
class
Col John /, smith, aged G2, !
Brinkley cotton buyer. died at his
home in tha, city
A fye-foot yosn OF lead ore was un
covered at the Banoni mine at Gil
ham Sewer county
Henry Francis Of Hornersyille wa
drowned while fishing in Little River
because Of a leaky boat.
The town Of McCrory Woodruff
county, voted for saloons for the first
time in a number Of years.
A daughter was born at YelIyillc
to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Siebers, aged
10 and l3 years respectively.
l.. L. Quinn Of Lockesburg has been
appointed chairman Of the L, c, '
historical committee for Arkansas,
Dr. r. w. Toler Of Swifton was
given Judgment for S35 by a jury for
the killing of bird dog by a train
Notice has been given that the
price of Arkansas anthracite coal will
be advanced 81 per ton on october /
Ed Robertson was stabbed and killed
by win Rice in a fight on the Pillow
place near Helena Both were ne
grocs.
Mrs. Belle Colay is in Jail at Nor
rilton on the charge of marrying G, b
Brooks without securing divorce
Brooks IS also in Jail
]. H. Chandler an onploye on 4
snagboat at Little Rock was strucH
by tree while at work and died
His home was at Mt Ida
The Pulaski county board Of equal
i2ation raised the personal assessment
Of Mayor Faucetto Of North Little
Rock from $40 10 5000.
Mrs. Mary Fuller mother Of Rep.
rescn,atiyc Fuller of Carroll county
is dead at her homo In Eureka
Springs at the age cf 80 years,
Hon, A. f. Vandeyontcr Of MorriI
ton, delivered an address Sept IL IN
the Missouri building at the worlds
fair on the resources OF Arkansas.
An ordinance was introduced In the
Little Rock city council to change
the names Of the north and south
streets west Of Main street to the
names Of the presidents,
Chas. " Dale, formerly Of Litllo
Rock. WAS killed in runaway In
Randolph. Mo He has son Of the
late George Dale, who was Interested
In many mining properties In the Ar
kansas zinc region.
The Bank Of knobol has been char
tered with a capital stock Of 100000
John Wadford a negro, dropped
dead In corn field near Little Rock
Soarcy has formed itself into m
improvement district TO purchase an
electric light plant
Dr, Wesley Crawford Of Mound CITY
Mo, and Miss Ethel Bordeaux OF Mon
tcclo were married at the latter place
on September 4,
September 10 was the fortyArst an
niycfsary Of the evacuation Of Little
Rock by the Confederate troops upon
the arrival Of Gen steele
pitcher Jim Wigs Of New orleans
defeated the Little Rock ban club
September II without allowing tbom 4
hit or run It was the second game
OF the Kind Of the season IN The league
Maude Lewis, aged IS, fell from the
ChoclNw bridge NJ ArRcnla, distance
of thirty feet aud fractured her lett
leg 20 that II had 10 ho amputalcd,
4 freight train Knocked u horse
from the lower Iron Mountain bridge
at Little Rock recently but drowned
before II could swim ashore, rbt
bridge has no floor aud Che horse had
walked thirty feet on the cross tlos,
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Arkansas viii Take Prizes.

Three first premiums on her min
oral exhibits will be taken by Arkan
sas at the worlds fair, according tc
Majpr S II. Nowln Of Little Rock
member Of the legislature from Pulas
III county, who has just returned from
the worlds fair, whore he made s
special study of the mineral exhibits
The exhibits he says will take FIRST
nrlSes are the zinc from Newton coun
~, bauxite from Saline county and OK
a zinc exhibit in general,
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
JEFF Davis, Jr., Is M.

Jeff Davis. Jr, the cight-year-Cld son
Of Governor JEFF Davis. was operated
on at Little Rock September II for
appendicitis. On account of the de
lay in the operation. il was stated
that the chances were against his re
coyery Gov Davis was in Texas on
a hunting trip at the time and could
not be located He knew nothing Of
the illness Of his son until he reached
home several hours after the oport
tion had been performed.
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
School Statistics for 1904.

According TO figures compiled by
the department Of education. there
was a total of 3&9,542 pupils enrolled
in the public schools Of Arkansas dur
ing the school year ending June 30
1904 The figures are as fOllOWa
Whites. males 12ISO9, females l2i.
29C; total whites. 949.lo5; negroes
males, 1882, females 46.S45. total nn
grocs 9O427; aggregate &39542, tota
number enrolled in private schools
I.AGA
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Charged With sioamy, Proved Divorces

Spencer Gibson, foreman at the Mo
sale Guide Office. a Little Rock negro
paper, was arrested at the instance Of
his former fathcrin-law, and the
minister who performed the second
ceremony on the charge of bigamy.
When Gibson was taken before the
justice he pulled from his pocket a
copy of the decree Of divorce granted
him from his first wife The divorce
was secured four years ago. Gibson
admitted that the minister who per
formed the second ceremony had ney.
er been paid
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
knobel Bank Cracked.

on the night Of September s an at
tempt was made to rob the Bank OF
Knobcl by blowing open the safe with
nitro glyccrinc The alarm was given
by the noise Of the explosion and the
wond.he robber was frightened away
before be had time to secure the con.
tents of the safe, which was blown to
fragments by the explosion
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Fall Proved Fatal.

negro woman named lee Ward
fen from the awning IN front OF a
Little Rock saloon and received In
jurics which proved fatal the follow.
Ink day Her skull was fractured. and
she never rcgaincd consciousness.
The police made an investigation to
ascertain n the fan was accidental or
was caused by any other person,
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Did Not Want His Freedom.

VIII Clements, a Miller county con-
yict, serving one year for larceny,
escaped recently He returned to the
walls three days later From the
time he made his escape until he vol.
unfairly returned, nothing was known
of his whereabouts The officers had
begun a search, but had been unsuc.
cessrul in their efforts to find clue.
The man did not give any reasons for
leaving or returning, but came back
and applied for admission
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Wnnld Form New County.

A bin viii be introduced in the next
legislature for the forming Of new
county in south Arkansas from parts
OF jefferson and other counties. rhe
citizens of Jefferson county will make
a strong nght against any such action.
II Is said the promoter Of the measure
viii be Mr. Bowen, the new rcproson.
tativo from Arkansas county
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
VIII ee civ of Second cIass.

4 petition win soon be fled with
the state board asking that the town
" pcQuecn be made u city Of the
second class II is one Of the young
est cities IN Arkansas, having been
founded only soyon years ago when
the pittsburg 4 Gulf was extended
along the western border or the state.
II has u population now Of a2oO, and
census Is to be taken to determine
the exact number otneially that appll'
cation may be made to the state
board
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
City viii Care for City Park.

The funds for the care Of the city
park at Little Rock have been oX.
haustcd, and the commissioners have
applied TO the council for more fdnds.
The board has but $500 on hand, and
the city viii probably take charge Of
the park and provide for It's mainte.
nance by ordinance The park was
secured from the United states gov.
ernmcnt. a 1000 acre tract on Big
Rock being given in exchange In
1892.
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
PLURALITY ABOUT $4,000
Myers, Republican Candidate, Has
Carried Six Counties.
AMENDMENTS HAVE PROBABLY CARRIED
Boone and Perry Only Counties OF
Forty,four Which Were Dry 70
Vote for License-Seven More
Counties Dry

With Madison. Phillips and Sebas.
tian counties yet to hear from, the
plurality of Gov. Davis over Myers IN
the state election of September Is
34531. In 1902 in the same seventy
two counties. the plurality was 4OSi2
Up to Thursday morning sixty coun-
ties had sent their official returns to
the secretary of state. Their vote,
compared with that OF 1902. is as tol-
lows:
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Rock island After Short Line

A party Of Rock Island and Frisco
officials spent several days recently at
Leslie, Searcy county with President
Sculin OF the ST. Louis & North Ar
kansas railroad which has Ms tormt
nus there inspecting that road 1t is
believed that tho Rock Island will
purchase the road and extend II &c
searcy, where Il will connect with
the branch road which taps the Rock
Island main line at D2Nalls Bmf
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Armory for Hot SPRINGS.

Information has been received at
state guard headquarters at Little Rock
that the artillery company at Hot
Springs is arranging to erect the first
armory which has ever been built in
Arkansas, It is understood that the
work will be begun on the structure
within short time The building
win be l25Xl25 feet, and will have Il
seating capacity of 1000 The main
portion Of the building win be 65 feet
in height, while the outer walls, which
will be constructed Of concrete, will
he rs feet in height. The building
will be Of q military appearance, with
four square towers at the corners,
thrco stories high The towers will be
mounted with guns, The construc,
tion Of the armory has been made
necessary by the fact that the com.
pany is to receive a siXgun battery
valued at about $4,000. 1t will cost
about 10000
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Money for State Gunrd.

The Arkansas state guard has re-
cciyed from the war department q
remittance of $lL5OO, with which TO
pay the expenses Of the provisional
regiment to the worlds fair encamp.
mcnt This money is to be devoted
exclusively to the payment Of the OK.
ponsos and pay Of the officers and men
composing the provisional regiment,
and will not be applied TO any other
purpose
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Force for Auditor Moore.

Or. Avery L, Moore, state auditor
elect, announces the following force
Of deputies, Chief deputy John r
Jobe, present state printing clerk,
state printing clerk j r. Taylor OF
the Paragould SolIphonc; insurance
clerw, j. d, Arbuckle. present circuit
clerk of Logan county succeeding II
d. Green; clerks, J G. Colquitt Of Col
umbia county and Clem mccullough
OF Washington county, retained,
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Transerlpt In pepet Case,

The transcript IN the celebrated
beer depot injunction case from Pine
Bun, being that OF Arthur Murray W.
l.. Dewoody and Thomas \ Jones va,
Cotton Bolt and SchliU Brewing com.
pany has been lllod In federal court
q; Little Rock Judge Trobor has
refused temporary injunction
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Minister ped From InJurieo.

Az Woodbury. twenty miles east OF
Camden in Calhoun county lt is re,
ported that Tom Byrd met Rev Mat
thew Burnside, an aged man, knocked
him down and beat him 40 severely
that he died later Byrd gayo
himself mp and was placed In iall II
liz said that byrd said he did not re-.
member anything about the analr It
Ia alleged he was drunk
nrlrf
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Hano.a Himself 70 Door Knob.

Thos c. Calderhardt, an aged
white man who lived alone at his
home In Hot Springs, was found
hanging TO the knob OF HIS door, lie
had been dead q week lie was i2
years OF age and an eSfederal soldier
a week before the body was found
he was heard TO say that he was old,
decropit, and had no money and that
he was tired Of living
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Acarse Fell on Driver.

while conveying n caskct to the res.
idcncc Of Clayton Carter, who had died
OF congestion at Eureka Springs, DAVID
Carroll the driver OF the hcarae was
fatally injured by the vehicle turning
over ON the mountain side His jaw
was crushed and ho received other In.
lurlos Carter had been married but
two weeks
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
Vote on LInuor ouestIon.

For License - Arkansas, Ashley
Bradley ChIcot Cross, Dcsha, Fulton,
Garland Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence,
Lee, Lincoln Little River Miller Mis-.
sIssippi Newton, Ouachila Perry
Poinsott Polk Prairie, Pulaski Ran.
dolph, Woodruf-2j
Against License Baxter Bontor
Boone, Clark, Clay ClobWnc, Clcyc,
land, Columbia, Conway Craighaai,
Crawford, Crillondcn, Dallas, FaUlk,
ncr Grant, Greene, lIompstcad Hot
Spring, Howard Independence, l2ard,
Lafayette, Logan Lonoko, Monroe,
Montgomery Nevada, Pike Pope IA
line, SEWER sharp stone, Washing
ton, Yell-3j
The prospects are that there will b.
furtynino counties against license
Not moro than four or 0yo coWtlos
gave Davis lcs8 votes than In 1902
Myers increased hls vote In pracjlc
ally every county
The vote for Ponroso In the sixty
counties received officially was 1855,
ana WImOns 2,iSo The total yot,
wiz be less than 3,GOO
The total vote ON governor M the
recent election viii probably be- abou'
llN0oN Of which Davis viii upohu
10000, Myers $4,000 ana WilmaHs and
pohfoso 1000 between them
penruse ran behind Wiimans. ha
pruhlbitIonist and his vote viii be-
about LIES
Madison county il said to have CIV
on Myers III plurality The full uf
1olal vote ,s expected to be- announced
by the secretary Of state In day or
30,
Cross county went wet by hnoon
votes.
The vote two years apn In the thfea
counties atm out WAS, Davis l,sos
Myers 2oSG This year It will prob.
ably be about 5000 for Davis and 5000
fof Mycrs
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-17
procalmatlon for Arkansas Day.

The following proclamation has
been issued 10y the governor
Whereas, The management of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition has
set apart and officially designated the
week of September 19 to 25, 1904, as
Arkansas Week at the worlds fair
ST. Louis;
Nov, therefore, |, jefferson Davis,
governor of the state Of Arkansas, do
hereby proclaim and announce the
week of September 10 to % at the
worlds fair to be Arkansas Week,
and request that during said week
every loyal son and daughter CT Ar.
kansas, and every well wsher within
and without our state, who can con
ycnicntly do 50, shall lay aside their
usual ayocations and assemble at the
worlds fair, St Louis, there to lend,
by their presence, an enthusiastic sup.
port 60 everything done for the honor
and glory of their state