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The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Blind Man In PenItcntIarY.

Newt Hill of Scott county was placed
m the penitentiary, August s, by Sher'
sf Grandstafr The prisoner is totally
slnd and is unable to do anything for
himself. He claims to be a doctor and
~as sentenced to one year In the peni'
sentiary for abortion The officials are
AZ loss TO know what to do with the
sIind prisoner, as the institution is
supposed to support itself, and It will
require the services of some one to
take care Of this helpless prisoner and
nothing can be realized from his ser
vices.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Runaway Arkansas Girl.

Lucy Harper aged 49, was arrested
In st. Louis while dressed in boys
clothing. She told the police this
story: 81 am wealthy ! ran away
from Desha county, Arkansas, because
they were going to appoint a guardian
for me- after father died. My mother
died first Papa left me $4,000 in the
bank at Arkansas City and a good
farm. was happy until they told me
they had got me a guardian. | didn't
want any, so ! resolved to run away -
She got in boXcar and beat her way
to St Louis.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Arkansas Building for Sale.

At the last meeting in St. Louis OF
the Arkansas Worlds Fair board Il
was decided TO advertise for bids for
the sale of the state building on the
Worlds Fair grounds 1t will be the
first state building to be offered for
sale publicly, The building cost SIS.
500 Bids Will be opened September 3
at 70 o'clock noon and will be re-
ceiyed by George T Lake, who is in
charge OF the building during the
month Of August The terms upon
which the sale is to be made are one.
fourth cash, the balance to be paid
when the building is released, Decem.
her Is.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Decision in Lake Casr.

Upon review of the findings of Ref
cree Dooley in the Lake bankruptcy
case at Little Rock that Z. II. Lake
had not accounted for sl04.9S7. so,
Judge Trieber of the federal court
sustained the objection of Lakes
counsel to the admissibility of the ev.
idence of f, II. Smith, taken under
certain conditions The court says:
The amount involved in this case is
not only large, but the expense Of OBJ
tanning 1t is so great that the court
is unwilling to determine it finally
without an opportunity to the trustee
to obtain the testimony of his witness,
whose testimony is Of the highest i'm
portance, especially as the findings Of
the referee that this large sum of
money is under respondents control
was based largely on the testimony Of
Smith, and the exhibits filed by him
and made part Of his evidence The
trustee is given forty days to take this
evidence and the respondent thirty
days TO reply Should the trustee
elect to stand on present testimony the
court will give a decision at once.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13

for that sacred trust | am widow.
Sc years old, and should like a good
and loving husband, one whom could
love and trust, ! find life too lone
some TO live without good man, You
may think this very Impertinent in me
10 write YOU, but assure you am no
adventures, only one who Is so lonely
and there are no eligible men In this
town,
"l will wait with patience your an
swcr; then | Will tell you more Of my
self and who am,
The senator's response to this tender
missivp was written by his secretary
who is an unfeelIng man and fully
capable OF slamming the door in the
face Of hope,
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
GETS LEAP YEAR PROPOSAL
Western Senator Receives Tender
Eristle from Kansas Woman
His Secretary Answers It.

A certain western senator, whose
name was recently included In list of
eligible wIdowors and bachelors OF the
senate, has received an application
from the state OF Kansas, Tho lady
puts the marital proposition In very
frank manner, all OF which she proba.
bly, justIhes because this Is leap year
She writes,
Dear Senator read you afo one
Of the wdowefs Of the senate who
would more than likely be the one who
would be next to get married Now
write you this to ask YOU, II yol
are not engaged to any lady II you
would consider myself an q candidate
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Divorce and the Nearo,

Negro Baptists In their session at
MARVEL discussed divorces and Rev,
VIM Jones was unfrocked for uniting
a couple that had been divorced Sew
eral other ministers just escaped a
similar punishment Rev G, b,
Brown, the moderator, said there was
too much divorce among his race and
that steps must be taken to cncour
age his people to live right "To this
end we must not encourage them to
get rid OF each other" he said "The
negro must be lifted up from moral
standpoint and you must taEc the
lead.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
BuiIdinu Ia Wanted,

A request has been made by Super.
intendent Eisele Of the government res.
oryatIon at Hot Springs Of the gov.
ernmcnt that portion Of the steel
framework Of the government build.
ing at the worlds fair be donated and
moved there after the fair for the pu'.
pose of erecting some sort Of pavilion
or coliseum on the reservation for en-
tcrtainment purposes,
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
RrothnrR Mat

Capt j, L. Green, Of O2an, former
treasurer of Hampstead county, and
his brother Major Ed Green, u San
Marcos, Texas, are seeing the World =
Fair together Major Green was born
In Washington, Ark but went 10
Texas before the cIvIl war After the
war he settled In San Marcos, and Is
now president Of the National bank
there.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Crap Game Caused Killing

George Haney and Charlie Johnson,
both negroes, engaged in fight in
the swampoodle district Of Texarkana
over a game Of craps August G. John
son got Haney down and was pound
ing him when the latter drew a pocket
knife and cut Johnsons throat, sew.
ering the jugular Johnson ran twen-
ty yards with the knife still sticking
in the wound, and fell dead in a sa.
loon.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
State Pension 5oard,

On August the Confederate state
pension board met In Little Rock with
all members present Secretary OF
State Crockett, Auditor Monroe and
Gen. T. ]. Churchill The applications
for new pensions which had been APP
proved by the county boards, about SOC
M all we're passed upon The board
decided that there is nothing In the
law that authorizes II to grant an In.
crease In a pension after 1t has once
been allowed by the board and en-
sered upon the books for payment
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Arkansas Cotton Condition.

The monthly report Of the chief Of
the bureau of statistics of the depart
ment OF agriculture shows the average
condition Of Arkansas cotton on July
% to have been 90, as compared with
90 on June 25. 1904; 76 on July 25,
1903, and 90 on July %, 1902, and a
ten year average Of SO. The figures
for the United States show on July
%, 1904, 91.6. as compared with IS
on June %, 1904; 1913 on July 8, 1903;
Sl9 on July 25. 1902, and ten-year
average Of S2,7.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Faulkner County Nominees.

Faulkner county Democratic nom.
inees in the primary election held
August 6, are as follows: Representa-.
tive, b, +. witt; sheriff, j. II. Harrell;
county Judge, W B. Wilson; county
clerk, J. II, Hartije; circuit clerk, j.
A, Lea; assessor, W. +, Whiddon; ;
treasurer, a. j, witt; surveyor, b, +,
Stermer; coroner Dr.. f. G. Richard.
con
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Rock Island Shops shut Down,

The Rock Island shops, located In
Afgenta, were on August 6, closed
down indefinitely A few men were
retained to dispatch engines and care
Cor the machinery This throws
about l50 men out of work II Is
Believed the shops win be moved TO
Shawnee
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Want Arkansas Cotton samnl,s.

The Little Rock board of trade has
received a letter from Newton h,
Pierce pathologIst in charge of the
bureau Of plant industry Of the United
States department Of agriculture at
Santa Anna, Cal. asking for the names
Of the Ave choicest varieties q cotton
grown In Arkansas and the places
where the seeds may be obtained
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
CHARGED win Old Crime.

After being fugitive from Justice
nine months Charles MoIshcimcr re
turned to the scene Of his alleged
crime near nanyIlo and was cap.
Wrod lie afterwards attempted to
escape Moisheimor was charged with
ossaulting an Indian woman and there
is u state reward Of Sl0o for him,
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
September 21 is Arkansas Day.

Wednesday, September o. has been
selected by the Arkansas Worlds Fair
board as Arkansas Day at the fair,
and arrangements are being made to
make 1t a gala day In addition to the
governor of the state, each of the con.
grsssmen, members Of the legislature
and executives Of chief cities have
promised to be present. One feature
Of the day will be the distribution Of
carload of Arkansas red apples.
President Beding says: "On Septem.
Der 81 we will try to make plain just
how much we appreciate the Worlds
Fair and what it is doing for the peo.
pie Of Arkansas. A greater number Of
people than have ever before left the
state in a body will cross the boun.
Diary line on their way to st. Louis
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Elected Teacher OF Music.

The state board Of charitable insti'
Ntiohs has elected Miss Grace Harvey
NJ Atkins as assistant teacher OF music
H the Arkansas Blind School Of
ssaeh abe IN graduate She has
had q position In school n, Fort
r'ssson, | T, The annual contrac, for
nv furnishing Of coal 70 the state In
wita,ione was awarded 20 the Mer'
sTlanh Transfer Company of Little
tsrk.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Miner Killed by Officer.

A miner named Haddibel was
killed at Montreal, Sebastian county,
August g. by Deputy Constable John
Lowrey who was shot at five times
by Haddibell and wounded in the
wrist The trouble originated when
Haddibell sought to XIII his brother
and was prevented by the deputy con
stable. Later Haddihel met the CON
stable and began shooting at him,
when Lowrey killed him.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Negro sho, Several Persons.

John Roberts, negro, went TO n
festival at Martin Junction, Woodruff
county, and commenced shooting pro.
niscously sallic Brown was eho,
through The arm and the hand, and
an unknown negro In the thlgh. Then
Roberts attacked n white man, pull
hg him from hls horse and beating
ATM
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Arkansas Melon Weiohs Oh peunds,

On August 3 there was received at
the Palace OF Horticulture at the
Worlds Fair. from W y Atwood, OF
New Edlnburg Cleveland county, scy.
oral big melons, the largest Of which
weighed 81 pounds The official
Worlds Fair bulletin stated II was
the largest melon yet shown there
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Mira, Hanoer AetIno presIdent.

Mrs Frederick nonkor Of Little
Rock was acting president Of the
board Of lady managers VI the worlds
tOIr white Mrs Daniel Manning, the
president, was In Esopus, n w. at
Dohding the notification ot Judge
Parker Of his nomination for prcsl
don't,
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
QultmAn SAFE Robbed,

The store Of H. II Bennett at Quit.
man was robbed August after his
safe had been blown open with nitro.
glyccriue, The robbers secured $40
In cash and $500 In notes. A reward
Of $3.50 has been offered by Quitman
merchants for their capture,
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
klll.d p.esuse Raiaed Hat.

Near oak Grove, Pope county Rev,
Kirk Johnson, Baptist minister, was
killed while returning from church
August G, lie had become III and was
returning home when he met two men
In the road who spoke to him, then
shot him James and Jesse Mills
were arrested and are alleged to have
confessed to the shooting claiming,
however, that he raised his hat and
frightened them, and they fired
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
RrnLn Rrnthnr,a skull.

Lynn Mills son Of prominent cltl.
rem OF Conway was fatally injured by
his brother while at play, August o.
The older boy Raymond, struck his
brother In the head with baseball
bat and fractured his skull Both boys
are sons Of W, - Mills,
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
lnfantIelde la charaed,

Mrs. W B Word, widow with
three living children, IL under arrest
nt Fordycc, charged with killing her
two weeks old infant Tho dccom.
posed body Of an infant was found
under her house and her arrest fol.
lowed. She was arrested At Rison,
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Arkansas Worlds Fair Building is
for Sale.
sWETs OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CHnOSIClsD
forty-fivc Veterans OF Mexican war
Reside in Arksnsss-Roek Island
Shops at Little Rock Closed Down
and May Be Moved to Shawnee.
Wan, Fellow Servants Law Amended

Want Fellow Servants Law Amenoeo.
The legislative committees OF the
various mining locals Of the state Will
meet in Little Rock in the near future
10 prepare a bill to be introduced in
the legislature to compensate them for
alleged hardships caused by the fel-
low servants law The proposed bill
will have for its object the bestow-
ment Of the right to designate the kind
Of men employed by mining companies
where there is danger of accident
through a lack of ability on the part
Of those employed, which keeps the
fellow servant in constant danger.
Should such a bill become a law the
personnel of the employees in the diff
ferent departments OF coal mining
would be in the hands Of the miners
and wholly without the jurisdiction OF
the operators. Miners who are agitat-
ing the matter affirm that If such Dill
were passed the danger in mining coal
would be reduced to a minimum.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Convicted. Then Granted New Trial

III the White circuit court Mrs,
Lethia Fowler was granted a new
trial by Judge Hutton shortly after
size had been convicted of murder in
the second degree and sentenced TO
ave years in the penitentiary on the
charge of killing her sonin-law, Yves.
ley Middleton. She was released on
1880 bond. The >ife of the deceased
testified against her mother, and fur
tber stated, II is alleged, that she be
seved her husband was killed by her
mother and that she hoped she would
ne convicted
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Sebastian County ln,erurbar Railway.

A franchise for an IntcrurbOn clcc.
tric railway 20 connect oil the mining
towns In Sebastian county with Fort
Smith, was granted by the council of
that city, II Will bc Nbou, 80 miles In
length and will COS, 81 100000,
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Armour Plant Burned.

The Fort Smith plant Of the Armour
Packing Company burned August 4,
causing loss OF $4,000 Four horses
were shot M they could not be res
cuod. The Are ls believed TO have
been Of mccndiary origin,
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13

second later, when the soldiers en-
tered, they saw sight that frightened
even them, used to fearful sights as they
were. A dead man, bound and gagged,
lay upon the floor His face was green
with terror HIS hair snow white, and
his eyes red, staring and protrudlng.
On the floor was the black mark whore
fuse had burned, and in one corner
WIS q powder keg-empty!
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Fatally stabbed at a Picnic,

A man named Tate fatally stabbed
Frank oMaer In the abdomen at a pie,
mic al duyon, Independence county,
IN August 3 IL Ia said that Tate was
drinking, Moscr was no, eSectcd TO
live
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13

Senator j, II Berry and Congrosu'
man Hugh nnsmorc are the Afknn'
sas members VI the democratic con
gfesslonal campaign committee, an.
houhecd by Chairman Cowhcrd.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Examiner Must Not Leave County.

CtdUllHCI NtoN wv @N''N ~N~'~J'
State Superintendent Hinemon says
county examiners must not leave their
sounties to attend school. In an opin-
ION ne says that If county examiner
leaves his county for any considerable
length of time it is his duty to resign
and let some one else be appointed to
fll his place, and that If he does not
resign the county Judge should declare
she Office vacant and appoint his sue
eessor. He declares that the county
examiner has no more right to under
take to perform the duties of his Of
ace by visiting the county quarterly
than has the county judge, Mr. Hine'
mon states that the attorney general
has indorsed this opinion
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13

An excursion 10 the Worlds Fair
a being arranged by Prof juhius Jor.
dan Of Pine Bun f0f children residing
slong the Cotton Belt
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
MadI.on Pos,master Arrested.

E II Harris, postmaster NJ Madison
IL under arrest, charged with forging
pogtoficc money orders, II n claimed
tina, his arrest lays bare n scheme b,
witch the government was to be sys
,cmatlcally robbed II In alleged that
Harris has been Issuing fraudulent
money orders
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13

The Cotton nelt has abandoned is
project for a new passenger depot At
Pine BMT The officials say that ev'
cry time they tried 10 buy a site the
owner doubled the price.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
Auntrlhn Found Dad,

loscphus AugerbrOnd, an Austrian,
was found dead near on Trough, In.
dependence county, August I Death
IA supposed TO have resulted from
natural causes, Papers on hls person
showed that he was naturaIZed In
1908 In Iowa, There was a deed also
10 forty acres " land In Saline county
and S27tO In money The ehorIr has
the papers
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13

Hogs In Clay county, near Corning,
nc dying from cholera
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13

while asleep VIII Blue n negro,
was accidentally shot by stray buh
let fred by VIII Peaks at Warren
Cu7a, In lonuke county
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
foroery Alleaed.

j, j, Davis, an Iron Mountain brake.
man, wa0 arrested at Little Rock on
the charge Of forging train checks
which are given passengers with stop
over tickets when their through tlcIr
eta are lifted by the conductor II Ia
alleged Davis 0Icd out the checks and
sold them 10 ticket brokers,
Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings
were instituted at Little Rock by
creditors against the Franklin nros,
Con plantation supply merchants.
Lasker bros are the largest cred
lLOfs.
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13
GOV. Davis Opens Campaign.

Gov Davis opened the state cam
palgn at Hardy August T. and IA
scheduled for thlrIyone speeches 60
the close Of the campaign at pIRgott
Clay county, September 3, Tie II max
Ing the campaign alone this year, M
the republican candidate II, II Myers,
will not meet him,
The Van Buren press., 1904-08-13

Guy and r. u, springer, who have
been conducting branch tailoring
establishment IN Little Rock Tor
Springer q Co, oi Loun Vile, Ky,
were arrested on chargtNi cmbea
yllng $4,000
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-06-25

palgn on the Lao Tung peninsula,
especially with reference to Port Ar
thur, is contained in an advice that
has reached Washington from a
source believed to be absolutely re-
liable. The Japanese tactics which
have so puzzled the Russians are in.
tended to Isolate Port Arthur, but do
not contemplate an attack on the place
by General Okus army. The actual
work Of reducing Port Arthur will be
confded TO another Japanese army
under command of General Nogi,
which will be landed on the PENN
sula land, indeed, may even now be
landed. at a point south Of General
Oku's position and considerably nearer
Port Arthur. On the 1st Of June no
less than twenty-six transports had
been gathered at one OF the Japanese
ports to embark this army, and 1t is
probable that the vessels attacked by
the Vladivostok squadron we're of this
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-06-25
LEFT IN BURNING BUILDING.
Robbers Bind Woman to Chair and
Leave Her to Burn to Death.

Needless of entreaties for mercy.
Mrs. Barbara Young was bound to a
chair and left to burn to death by two
robbers, who ransacked her house at
Altoona, Pa, and, in their anger at
finding no booty, set fires in the upper
floors of the structure.
Mrs. Young's plight was discovered
by a man whose attention was at
tracted by the smoke which poured
from the windows. Among the fire.
men who responded to the alarm was
her son, who aided in carrying his
mother from the house. The robbers
escaped.
Two well-dressed young men called
at the Young home, which is in the
center Of the city, and asked for lodg-
fngs. Suddenly they attacked Mrs.
Young. When she told them she had
no money they tied her to a chair and
searched the house. Before they de-
parted the men started fires in several
beds. The house was saved Little of
value was taken by the robbers.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-06-25
Meyer Doesn't Know.

President Meyer was asked whe' err
present conditions throughout the
strike districts Of the state would not
make 1t advisable for the Western
Federation of Miners to call of the
strike. Il have no opinion to express
upon that or any other question con.
corning the Colorado strike and labor
troubles" was his reply. 81 have not
been In touch with the federation af-
fairs since my detention here, and do
not know what the sentiment is among
the membership"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-06-25
CUBA SWEPT BY HuRkR me.
N &c.
Village Destroyed, Forty@fiVe Dead and
Scores Missing.

Advices from Santiago de Cuba, un-
der date Of June 16, state that the
worst storm of a decade began Friday
and eliminated Monday night in four
teen inches of rain. which fell in Eve
hours, accompanied by hurricane.
The lower village of El Cobre has
been destroyed. Forty-fve persons
are known to be dead. and scores are
missing Bodies are floating In the
Cobro river. Twenty bodies have been
recovered by boats patroiling the bay.
All the bridges on the Cobre rail.
way are out and many bridges have
been lost on the Cuban railway.
A train which left Havana Saturday
is held between washouts, forty miles
inland. A relief train bringing mail
and passengers was wrecked at Mo-
ron. The fireman and mail agent were
killed and two of the employees we're
injured. The passengers are safe.
The mines at D'Aquiri are crippled
and six employees have been drowned.
The pier has been damaged. The city's
property loss is enormous.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-06-25
ONTARIO HOIST DESTROYED.
Park City Mine Suffers Severe Loss
by Fire.

The No. hosting works OF the On
tario company, south of Park City,
were destroyed by fire early Monday
morning. Tho alarm was first heard
at 2:45 o'clock, and while there were
four men about the works at the time,
none of them knew where the fire hose
was kept, and as result the flames
were beyond control before a stream
Of water could be turned on. Inside
of an hour the main building, carpen-
ter and blacksmith shops were re-
duced to pile of smoking ruins,
though the immense gallows frame
continued to burn for several hours
longer.
The origin of the fire will probably
never be known to a certainty. The
blaze was discovered in the carpenter
shop by William Benney. Electric
wires and hot box on the engine
which ran the blower at the mine are
given as the probable cause. The plant
originally cost S75OOOO, Manager
Rood says 1t viii be rebuilt at once,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-06-25
RUSSIAN LOSSES.
General oku Figures That He Killed
1000 Of the Enemy.

Further reports received at Toxic
show that the blow inflicted by Gen
eral Oku on the Russians in the fight
ing at Telssu (Vafangow) on June Is
was more severe than at first was be-
lieved. The number of Russians killed
in this battle probably will exceed
1000, and their total losses, including
prisoners, are estimated at 10000.
The Japanese losses are less than
1000, or about one-tenth of the Rus
sian total.
Chinese who witnessed the fight
ing from the Russian side report that
the Russians removed many dead men
from the trains with their wounded,
and that they buried or cremated many
corpses in the village of Huasungkou
before they retreated
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-06-25
Confederate veterans Parade.

The remnants of the south's once
great army on Thursday honored the
people OF Nashville, Tenn. and their
thousands of guests by a parade
through the principal streets. It was
the feature of the closing day of the
fourteenth annual reunion of the Unit
ed Confederate Veterans. A band OF
the United States army led the parade
and several United States mail car
riers were at points along the line of
march dealing out ice water to the
thirsty veterans.