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The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
hardware Men in Convention.

The Arkansas Retail Hardware Deal
ers held their seventh annual conven-
tion last week at Little Rock with the
largest attendance in the history OF
the association. The question, how
best to deal with what is known as
the catalogue houses OF the larger
cities, was discussed at length. II was
decided to bring pressure to bear on
manufacturers and iobbers to enlist
their aid in dealing with such con
Germs IL was also decided to educate
the public TO the fact that in many
cases the catalogue houses supply
material inferior to that offered by the
duction from the price OF the staple
article 10 secure an order Strong
resolutions were adopted opposing the
parcels post bill now before congress.
The resolution points out that such
a bill would BE disastrous to the small
dealers in many respects and be OF
no benefit 10 the general public, as
under the proposed system the govern
ment would have to meet an enormous
deficiency in the postal department
every year. The money to make up
this deficiency must come necessarily
from the general fund directly, and
the people indirectly, the only class
TO be benefited in the long run being
the large mail order houses Of the
east Hamp Williams Of Hot Springs
was elected president and c. f. Taylor
Of Little Rock secretary.treasurer for
the ensuing wear
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MENACE TO HUMAN HEALTH
Highly Injurious tdulterants Lis
covered in Innocent-Looking
Cakes and Candies.

New York, June l5,-Adulterants
highly Injurious to the health have
been found In innocent-lookine cakes,
cheap caramels and other sweet stuffs
sold freely to children here, and a re-
port has been made to the attorney
general OF the state by chemists work
ing under direction OF the state depart
ment OF agriculture
In one instance eleven grains Of
paraffne was found in small chocolate
COVERED cakes. The chemist declares
that parafiine resists the action Of
strong acids and "A highly injurious
TO the digestive organs
Evidently 1t had be'n used by the
bakers and candy manufacturers TO
keep their product from becoming
stale Other samples Of candies dis
closed anilne dyes and lead poisons
Injurious culuring matters were not
confined to cheap candies but were
found in some OF the most expensive
varieties that are made,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
uniaus Suit In ChanSerx.

4 unique and interesting suit wa,
recently decided at Russellyille by
Chancellor Wallace, The parties 10
the suit we're Mrs, Ada Lewis against
W. r. Lewis. her husband. The case
was heard on an application by Mrs.
Lewis for an Injunction against her
husband TO prevent him from speak
ing or writing TO her, or In any way
communicating with her. she having
brought suit against him for di-
vorce. The husband denied that the
wife was acting on her will in this
matter and alleged that her act was
the result Of the undue influence on
the part OF her relatives, who object
ed 10 the marriage OF the couple,
Chancellor Wallace, after hearing the
testimony Of the husband and read
ing a letter written by the wife TO
him during their separation. as well
as the affdayits Of the wife and her
witnesses. denied the petition.
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BRIEF MENTION.

A portion Of the state convict farm
near Warner was flooded by the high
water and considerable damage was
done,
l., !. Mundt L. f. Northley of Hell.
ena and W. H. Ruddell Of Batesville
graduated last week at the University
of Virginia with the degree OF bache
lor Of arts.
Deposits Of clay, possessing alb
sorbent qualities that make II an ex.
cellent base for antlhagistine com
pounds, have been discovered in Gar.
land county,
A negro barber by the name OF pe-
ter Dodson shot and probably fatally
wounded young negro named Eos.
ter al the latter's home in Texar.
kgna, The trouble was over we
man
The bridge over the White river on
the White River branch Of the Iron
Mountain at Cotter has been complet
ed aud work on the line between
Carthage, Mo, and Cotter is proceed
ing rapidly
An abstract Of the books In the
state auditors Office shows an increase
Of s25OO0,OO0 in the assessed yaua
tIon Of taxable property In this state
for 1908, an increase over 1902 OF
more tan 10 per cent
Owing to washouts along the main
line during the recent high water,
Cotton Belt passenger trains between
Shreveport, TeXarkana and St Louis
were detoured via the Iron Mountain
and Rock Island
John Hayes, an cSconyis and well
known character In this state and
Missouri was found dead in room
at the Globe hotel In Fort smith.
Hayes served term in the Missouri
pcnitcntiary Tor murder and u term
Ia this state for highway robbery,
The building at Fort Smith occu,
pied by the Ward Furniture Comps
ny M an office and warehouse was
destroyed by fire on the nth inst.
The loss on stock and building Is
$4,000, with only 1l3,5O0 insurance
a company with capital OF 500.
000 has been organized and Will estab.
lish a tile and brick manufacturing
plant at Ratesyille where excellent
tile clay abounds
Old citizens who have seen many
hoods on the Arkansas river declare
that the present one n the most dis
aslrous that has occurred since the
famous flood Of 1874
Mrs W. H. Barnes Of Fort smith
was run over by nm electric car aud
fatally injured she was attempting
TO woas the track In front ot tho car
when the accident occurred
On condition the shops and general
Offices Of the St Louis. Little Rock
and Gulf railroad be located at LIE.
tie Rock for perlod of nfty years
TO donate bonus OF 100000 The
proposed road IA TO be eventually a
continuous line through the state 20
| the Gulf coast
OmcIals IN charge of the Arkansas
! building NJ the worlds fair are indlg
nant over the disappearance OF valu'
nhlo vase, witch was stolen and snug
pod through some OF the entrances
under the eyes Of the guards,
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Suit Decided in Federal Court In
volving Thousands of Acres
of Land.
EVENTS OF 4 WEEK BRIEFLY CAROHclED
Negro Mar Kills His Wife IN Cold
Blood. jug Of Alcohol Placed in
Stove espIodss and Badly Burns
Mrs. Poindester.
Famous Land Suit Decided

A case involving the title 10 nearly
o million and a quarter acres of land
IN different parts OF this state was de
eided In federal court last week The
knds involved were those granted to
the old ST, Louis and Memphis Rail
road Company in 1878 Title was
claimed by the grantees Of the rail.
road company on the ground that
they had not been forfeited. Judge
Jrieber decided against the railroad
company grantees and in favor Of the
present owners, the defendants, The
suit was filed in the eastern division
Of the eastern district of the federal
court, at Helena, about three years
ago, and has been pending since that
time The plaintiff, whose name is
Runnels, is resident of another
state, and the defendants were Adella
Boice and Alberta Shark, grantees
Of Allan Shark. who redeemed the
land and paid taxes on II until be
sold IL. The actual number Of acres
involved in this suit was between
10000 and 10000. The actual Ques.
tion involved was the validity OF the
deeds to this old St Louis and Mem.
phis Railroad Company. The road
was surveyed from Hoxie to Mem.
phis, but was never built, The sur
vey was afterward taken by the Kan.
sas City, Fort Scott and Memphis
railroad, now the Frisco. The total
deeds secured by the road in 1878
are said to have been about twelve
hundred thousand acres The deeds
contained the condition that the road
should be built and completed with
in three years Stock and bonds in
the road were TO be issued in pay.
nent for the lands. The old railroad
company conveyed the lands to Run.
aels, who brought the suit. The de-
PENDANTS contended that the condi.
aion in the deed was in law "prece-
aent condition." that no title was
ever vested, that II was not to be
vested until the road was built, and
that as the road was never built the
title was never vested in the railroad
company Judge Trieber held that
this was the proper view of the case,
and decided that the title never did
rest in the railroad company.
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Remanded TO Jail for Contempt.

G. II. schweer, formerly a merchant
at Montrose, more recently an Iron
Mountain station agent at Monticello,
is confined In Pulaski county jail In
pursuance Of an order OF Judge Trle'
Der Of the federal court On February
l3, 1903, he was declared bankrupt
and was ordered 90 turn over to the
trustee Of his estate the sum OF 1l5,.
6O7Gl or be committed TO jail for con.
tempt The order was confirmed by
the circuit court OF appeals and
Schweer was given until June 10 to
turn over the money On the above
date he appeared and announced that
he had no money therefore could not
comply witN the courts order lie
viii remain IN jail until further orders
from Judge Trieber,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
BOLD BREAK FOR LIBERTY
Desperate Attempt Of Four Con-
demued Men to Cheat
the Gallows.
They Mad. an IusuccessfaI Break
for Liberty At the Ohio Peui-
tcntiary ut Columbus.

Columbus, O., June l5.-An attempt
was made by four OF the nine con-
Gemned men in the annex at the peni-
tentisry 10 escape about a. m. by
overp owering the guard. The guard
was badly beaten. but TWO guards from
one Of the halls came 10 his rescue and
the prisoners were forced back into
their cells and locked up.
The prisoners in the Dlo; to escape
were Moses johnson, Of Scioto county;
Philip Nagle, OF Wyandot county; Lew
is Harmon, Of Franklin county, and
Ben Wade OF Lucas county.
Guard Richards, OF Williams county,
was in charge OF the prisoners. He
was unarmed, no weapons being al
lowed in the annex The prisoners beat
him iown with their fists aud secured
the key to the cage in the annex but
failed to find the key TO the outer door
Guard Richards made such an out
cry that two guards in an adjoining
hall were attracted and they came 10
his rescue. The prisoners were over
powered AMI locked up in their cells.
Guard Richards was badly beaten,
but his condition is not regarded as Sc
rious.
II was evidently the purpose OF the
prisoners to get out Of the door of the
annex which leads into the prison yard
and scale the walls They had no
Weapons, but expected to secure one
rom the guard. 1t is not believed that
he other five men in the annex were a
M rtu N Tho r,lnt
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TALK NOT ALWAYS CHEAP,
Words Spoken In Philadelphia Mur.
der Trial Cost Nearly Three
Thousand Dollars.

Before Mrs. Catherine DAM, at Phil.
adclphia. was convicted of hor hus.
bands murder, lSl3,2OO words we're
spoken In her long trial This is the
count Of the stenographer who did not
take down the side bar arguments and
many other utlcanccs, 40 that Il ia
probable that moro than 1000 600
words really reycrberOlod on the court
room walls,
Whllo Mr. Scott, who defended Mrs
DAM, has not been interviewed II ia
possible that ho might say tina, the die.
trict attorneys personal remarks swal.
lowed up u million o, the l,Si3,2OO
Mr Bell would naturally return the
compliment 10y arguing that his oppo.
nonts thouand and one EXCEPTIONS arc
to blame
The slcnoRraphor or rather stcnog
Npbcrs- for there woro thrco who al.
lTnolod-say nothing, but all bayo or
dered magnificent spring outfits and
are looking up summer excursion
routes, For three weeks wor, their
total bin was s2,03iSO Judge Martin
has already approved tho account.
According to custom, The stenog,
raphor ia paid 10 cents for every 100
words This would make S2.7GlS0, In
addition TO this, so Ia allowed M at
tendance fee for each day Of the trial.
making il1o. Talk may bo cheap some.
times, but not ut murder trial Tho
talk Of the medical experts, 800 q day
also added heavily Co ,ho expense Of
Mrs, Dahss conviction,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
Veterans in Annual Meeting.

The annual encampment Of the G.
A. r. department Of Arkansas, was
held In Little Rock last week. The
attendance was small, owing to the
high water, which kept many from
reaching the railroads, After the reg
ular business was transacted the Wis
iting comrades were entertained by the
locat post al camp fire and an appro-
pirate programme was rendered. The
next meeting will be in Hot Springs
at date next year TO be fixed later
The officers elected are Department
commander. Ed r. Wolfe. Mena Sen
ior vice department commander, Frank
Pease, Silver City; Junior vice depart
ment commander, s. p Beck, Conway,
medical director, DR. A, d. Thomas
Little Rock; chaplain, W s, Barthol.
omew, Mansfield; d. C. Rugg OF Hot
Springs and F. W Tucker OF Little
Rock were selected delegates to the
national encampment. which meets In
Boston, Mass. August l5 NJ. kirst
and George W. Lennon were elected
alternates.
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
HUNTS HOUSE NINE YEARS,
New York Woman Hns Deem watch
ing Real Estate Ads" for
Long Time,

"Womon ever read the real estate
ncws? Well you just bet they do"
said the broker answering hls own
question, relates the New York Times
"Of course there are a good many
women more or less interested IN tho
real estate market AZ ovnorg. or per.
haps ~ specuaDors but don't mean
that Kind Lols Of them look over the
reports every day to hnd out whether
anybody ls going to move away or
whether they are going to have any
new neighhuts And II Mrs Jones
thinks she eau apd ouI how much Mrs
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
Wholesale Poisoning.

Harry A. Rhea, Of Little Rock. died
from ptomaine poison, and nineteen
others were made seriously i'll by u.s.
ing milk that had been contaminated.
All the parties boarded at the same
house and became III shortly after eat
ing breakfast oatmeal and milk being
clans made an investigation and found
mat the milk consumed had become
contaminated from the vessel in which
it avs kept over night Several other
boarders at the same place who did
not partake OF the milk, but ate other
foods, were not affected
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18

Smith got for her house she will read
the conyeyances every day for six
months
But | have in mind one woman
who not only reads all the news but
the real estate advertisements as well
I'd tell you her name but for the fact
that | expect to sell her a house some
day She's been looking for a house
here in my section for over nine years
that know Of and she has never been
known to miss an 'ad II I inser.
one In Sunday paper, telling about a
house OF the general sort for which
she Is looking, she's here bright and
early Monday morning, That's dead
certainty and I'm ready to bet on it,"
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18

Herbert, tho fourycOrold son OF
Policy LmdlcN near SprinPdolc, was
kicked by a horse and lived only
about fifteen minutes aflcrward
John Wilson, who operated several
sawmllls was killed near Berryyille
by being thrown from n horse one
Of his feet hung IN the stirrup and he
was dragged some distance, his skull
being crushed,
A successful shooting tournament
WAS held at Camden, n number "
pporlsmen from other states partlel
patIng, In the contest Tor the indiyld,
ual medal, John pcmberton Of Little
Rock and ], n, Spears OF Pine Dluf
each broke twenty-five straight, and In
the shootofl pemberton won with a
score Of twenty'three to nineteen,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
ELIMINATION Of A FEUD.
Three Dead and Two wounded as
the Result OF Pistol Duel
at Bryantsyi)Ie, lad.

Bryantsville, Ind, June l5-Three
are dead and two wounded, one fatal
ly, as The result of duel fought on the
streets Of this village.
The dead.
James Rout, aged 32
Charles Rout aged 36,
Milton Tow, aged "a.
Fatally wounded:
James Tow, aged 32
Severely wounded.
Frank Tow, aged 26
The fight IS the elimination of a
feud between the Ruot and Tow fami
lies which has existed for several years.
The Rolta reside at Bedford eight
miles east of Bryantsville, and the Tow
boys are farmers near here, The latter
are relatives of the Tow family which
participated in the notorious Tow-Bass
feud, which formed a bloody record for
Lawreace county and southern Indiana.
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
Tax Collector EnJoIned,

A lengtuy legal controversy will
ftely follow a. result Of the Kansas
City and Msmphis Bridge Companys
refusal TO plry taxes on the Memphis
bridge assessed by the board Of ap
praisers Of Crittcndon county The
west hall Of the bridge was assessed At
siS,29ibO The company refuses IA
pay the taxes alleging the assessment
20 be excessive. and an injunction has
been granted restraining the collector
from selling the property, a. provided
under the law
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
TWO OHIO BANK FAILURES
Commercial Hank Of 'HMbrijpe
Closes i,s noors Also Peoples Saw
inps pnnL OF u,rsNliIe,

Cambridge O, June l5--The Com
mrclal national bank Of this place
failed TO open Tuesday No statement
Of tho banks condition was oblalnahlc
The bank had t2tOoO city and 5000
school funds on deposit 4 branch OF
the Commercial the Peoples savings
bank at nyesvIle, also closed Ils doors
later In tho dAy.
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
Woman Badly Burned.

Mrs. Ruth PondeXter, Of near
Stephens, was horribly burned by the
explosion of jug of alcohol. The al
cohol had been placed in a stove to
keep It away from the children and
when she built a fire to prepare sup
per the fluid exploded, the flames ig-
hitting her clothing. The woman ran
screaming into the yard, but before
assistance reached her she was terri.
bly, burned about the body
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
HUSBAND DEAD BESIDE HER
Suicide OF David &. Richards, at 81.
Louis. In Bed Reside Ms
wife, with Acid,

ST. Louis, June lj-When Mrs
Marie Richards awoke at $50 TUESDAY
morning she found her husband, DAVID
c. Richards, aged A., lying beside her
dead lie lad swallowed carbolic acid
whilo she slept
Richards,who was a painter had been
out Of work for some time and had be-
come despobdent because Of his InabIli.
~ to get Il position,
It appears that he waited until his
wife was asleep and then arose and
swallowed the poison and again lay
down beside her to await death,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
River Claims Another Victim,

A young machinist named Beck
was drowned In the Arkansas river
Of Little Rock. With Il companion
Buck made a wager that each could
Give from the Iron Mountain railroad
bridge, llls companion made the
arst dive and reached the shore In
safety, but the unfortunate man waf
caught In an eddy when within few
feet OF the bank and sank TO the bot
tom,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
Arkansas Building at the Fair.

No state building at the worlds
fair is receiving as much praise from
visitors as the Arkansas building
Great credit is due to the commission
for their enterprise in having the
building completed at the opening of
the fair, and it is fact that Arkan.
sas was ahead of all other states IN
preparedness, the building being the
only one ready to receive visitors on
the opening day
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
Bridge Company Makes Rates.

On and after July /. 1904, the Kan
sas City and Memphis Railway and
Bridge Company will receive for every
passenger car crossing the said bridge
a fee Of 81. This is to recompense the
company for the reduction OF 25 cents
in the bridge fare which will also prob
ably be effective on that date. Here
tofore the railroads haze not been
charged for passenger coaches cross
ing the bridge
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
Dragged TO Death,

The i2yearold son of G, H. Walton
manager OF a Phillips county planta.
tion, fell from mule and was dragged
70 death he was carrying water TO
some hands In the field when the acct
dent occurred Ills foot caught In a
rope sDvmp and he was dragged soy'
cral hundred yards,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
Arkansas Mineral Outpu,

The census bureau on mines and
Quarries In a recent bulletin credits
this state with 1870 mines, Quarries
and wells, which give employment to
2,9it men and boys, whose annual
wages amount 10 ,l9A5,A79, Tho
product Of these mines for the fiscal
year 1902 amounted TO S2,SaO,Sn Il
is estimated the mineral products OF
Arkansas for 1903 amounted to nearly
81, ,OO0, ,OOO This does not include
coal mines,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
Ohio Woman Commit. suicide.

Cadi2, O., June lb-Sta'e Senator
Hogg Is In receipt Of word from Mart
ON, kas., that his ward, Miss Mar"aret
Martin, Las Killed herself th,re by TAX.
Ing AlrNchnIue.
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
u,,Ision N. Arbitrator,

Rome Jpno liking Victor Elm.
manuel has handed to the lritish ans
baesadof and the Brazilian minister his
decision as arbitrator between Great
Britain and Brazil Ib the Guiana from.
tier
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
nutbanL Nttrmp,, suicide.

New York, June l5,-samucl NJ Bur
bank, OF Arizona, a retired merchant,
attempted 10 KIN himself Tuesday by
cutting hia throat In a law once lie
IA now prisoner In a hospital,
charged with attempted suicide,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18

The MonO fair association colchra
ton Of the cltyp birth viii be held
August lS ~ and 20. The le'h II the
seventh anniversary Of the little city,
Some valuable farm land near Nor.
rltoh was washed away by the break.
Ing OF the leyee on the Arkansas river
near the above place.
r. H. Ingram and Miss Rosa Bclscr
were the principals In q romantic we'd
ding which took place recently on a
plantation near Helena, In company
with a party OF young people. the
couple were enjoying n days outing,
During the afternoon, while the party
was passing through cotton field a
minister appeared and before the wit
heEees realized what was taking place
Mr. ,sman and Miss Belser were made
4 man and wife,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
Diselples Of Blackstone,

Below is u list OF graduates OF the
law department Of the state uniyer'
slty a, the term just closed James
Campbell Brookdcld, John Bruce Cox,
Herbert Thackcray puyal, Horatlo
Hugh lladen, Wallace Graves Hughes,
James lIlckeFon Johnson, Edgar La
rayete McIIaney Thomas Clark Trim.
bic and Ross Hufrmastcr
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18

Cuba srovs nearly one.tblrd Of the
worlds Bugar.eano.
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18
Killing a, Eureka Sprinps,

Chief Of Police Rush HudRn Of Eu.
reka Springs shot and fatally wound
~d y. NJ butcher a negro walter while
she latter was drunk and abusive
When the oGicer ordered the negro "a
aee st the latter made an at,emp, "a
ariAe the former with n heavy plank
Rrfi the officer fred too quickly, The
pgtIet passing through the board aud
rcs negros left side below the heart
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-18

Jolcn II, Ward. who buiI, the first
steam engine ever built In Little
Mock, died al the above place last
.,rsek, aged 70 years