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The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
TWO FREIGHTS MET HEAD-ON
Collision On the Erie Railroad That Cost the Lives of Two Firemen
 and Injury of m Engineer.

North Tonawanda. N Y, April IT, In a head-on collision between two freight trains on the Erie road, Sun day, Herbert Wrigley, of Buffalo, and w L. Brown, of West Philadelphia, Pa. were killed. Wrigley was fire man on one train and Brown the fire man on the other.
 The engineers, W. J. Kelley and r. T. Ellis, jumped, and thus saved their lives, although Kelley suffered a frac- lure of his left leg and Ellis injured his right hand.
 The collision occurred at curve about five miles north of this city
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
Arkansas River Naviaation.

An Arkansas river transportation asssoeiation is seeking an appropria- ton for the improvement of the Ar kansas river, and will demonstrate the feasibility of it's proposition by sending a fleet of six barges down the river to New Orleans early in June. A contract has Heen closed with an independent tug boat to handle the hsrges. which will be laden with coal, cotton. refined oil and other products Of tha Arkansas valley.
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
TIE WEEKS NEWS
 TERSELY OUTLINED
An Epitome of the Most Important Events at Home and Abroad
 the Past Week.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH.
Latest Developments in the Russo Japanese War, Together With Items of Interest CulIcd From the important Happenings All over the World.
THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST.

Japan is reported to have, within the last few days, commissioned ten new torpedoboat destroyers, built in Jap anese shipyards, and will have 9 more ready within six weeks
 The mines planted by the Japanese in front of Port Arthur, 3St i'll num- Der, have been taken up and replanted elsewhere.
 The Russian naval organ in St. Pe- terSburg expresses the opinion that Admiral Togo was surprised when Rojestyensky suddenly appeared in the China sea. and is now concentrating his widely-scattered fleet
 A report from Tokio says that the Japanese have recovered 200 of the 800 guns abandoned and buried by the Russians on the retreat from Mukden.
 The Russian hospital ship Orel sailed from Saigon. Cochin China. after re- maining 36 hours and taking on board geo tons of coal and supplies of proyi- sions and medicines There is no con frmation of the report that she had wounded men on board.
 Some comment l. caused by the fact thai whereas Jha movements of Ad- mira1 RojesyeH.ky's fleet are pretty well advertised, 10 enc appears To have line on Admiral Togo's movements. The latter seems to have the faculty of keeping out of sight until the mo- ment for action arrives.
 Admiral RojestYensky is reported from Singapore to be sailing through the China sea. headed northeast, evi- dently bent on a fight with Togo or on reaching VladHostok
 Tokio learns that the Russians are heavily reinforcing and resapplying NIaaiyostok They are building new redoabts. barriers and pits and mount ing many guns. hoping 10 equip il to withstand a siege
 Gen Dragomroff. it is said. advises the ear to continue the war. pursuing defensive tactics until the transiberian railway is double tracked. and then. pouring endorsements into Man churia. assume the offensive when Ja- pan shall have become exhausted.
 China has absolutely refused the re quest of Russia for the loan of port in Pokieen (Pekiang) made through the Russian minister at Pellin
 Japan has notified the powers that the port of Keluns Island of Formosa, is closed to foreign ships until further notice No reason is given. but it Is presumed to be Japan's intention to make the port temporary naval base.
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
A STABBlNG AT MATTOOM. ILL.
James Datewood Seriously Stabbed by Thomas Reyeridge, n Nephew
 of the IndiaDa senator.

Mattoon, H.. April 17.-Thos. Beyer- idge, g years of age, nephew of United States Senator Beveridge, of Indiana. seriously stabbed James Datewood The fight followed quarrel in a sa- loGn. Datewood assaulted Beveridge. who drew a knife and slashed him in the face and side While attempt ing to escape arrest, Beveridge was shot twice by an officer Both injured men are in the hospital. but will re cover Warrants have been issued for Iheir arrest
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
Biq Suit Against Railroad.

A big suit has been filed in the lief ferson circuit court against the Cot ton Belt railroad for alleged dam ages sustained by the loss of crops during the overflow in the spring of 1904 The plaintiff alleges that the entertainments of the railroad ccmpa- ny caused the water to overflow her land and to remain there until all the crops were destroyed.
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
Commissions Issued.

Commissions have been issued by the secretary of state as follows: Mayors William Weaver Ozark Ed L. Jacobs, Jr., Harrisburg; Edgar Me Common. Hamburg; Frederick Webb. Hope; M j. finders. Warren Nota- ries Pubic-Eugene Cypert Searcy; James D. Head, TeXarKana; Frank Farris. Conway Justices of the Peace-Joseph NJ Moody, Fort Smith.
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
pronned Dead in Store.

Henry Waits. farmer. dropped dead in a store at Calico Rock He was subject to epileptie seizures, and that was undoubtedly the cause of his death. He received by mail that day q package of heart tablets, and on examination it was found that one box ot the medicine had been opened, and it is supposed he had taken a dose. He was apparently well when he en- tered the store
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
Bills Reconne law.

The governor has announced that the following bills have become lays, some with and some without his sig nature:
 Creating lawful fence in certain parts of White county.
 Creating stock law in certain parts of Franklin county.
 Establishing drainage district in certain parts of Clay county.
 Creating a lawful fence in Prairie county.
 Amending the laws regarding crin. inal appeals.
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20

Fox and Valiant of the supreme court. certify the case to the United States supreme court for a hearing upon the point of whether Rudolph was entitled to the protection guaranteed in the Louisiana purchase treaty. that all cit izens of the territory should have all the rights guaranteed by the federal constitution
 The constitution guarantees that all citizens shall be indicted by grand jury before being placed on trial. Rudolph was put on trial under information" furnished by the prosecuting authori- ties.
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
Storm in Southwest Arkansas.

Reports of extensive property dam age and injury of several persons by a destructive wind and hail storm in the Southwest of the state. few miles southeast of Foreman William Andersons house was blown to pieces and his wife was badly injured. Houses were wrenchcd from their foundations, barns wrecked and fences. shade trees. gardens and orchards were practically ruined.
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
Postoffice Robber Gets Four Years,

Leonard Johnson was indicted by the federal grand jury at Little Rock uR charge of burglarizing the post office al Beebe He later entered a ,plea of guilty and vas sentenced to four years at hard labor in the federal nenitentiarY at Atlanta
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
Bills Introduced In the Senate.

To allow sheriffs to approve appeal bonds in convictions in justice courts.
 For the completion of the new state capitol. substitute fer former bill.
 To require all railroads surveyed through any county passing within five miles of the county seat to pass through such county seat
 Providing that all moneys derived from the sale of state lands and fees of that office be paid into the common school fund
 To grant the Laconia levee districts right of way for leyee purposes under the right of eminent domain.
 To declare certain wire fences law ful.
 To provide for the assessment of railroads. rights of way. tramways and railroad property in the cotton belt levee district No. 1, Phillips county; Laconia leyee district in Phillips and Desha counties; Desha levee district, Desha county; Linwood and Auburn levee district, Lincoln and Desha counties, for levee purposes.
 To pay pension warrant No. 4267 for s48 to R. G. Steel.
 To prohibit any person from putting up lunch counter, shooting gallery or any other device for games, within one-half mile of any Confederate or National cemetery on May 30 or q or any Confederate decoration day
 To compel the Frisco to keep open station at Reyno. Randolph county.
 To empower cities of the first class to levy an occupation tax, the money to go to public library fund.
 Granting the consent of the state of Arkansas to the United States government to purchase a site for a weather bureau at Bentonyille.
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
Ginsenq Farm at eentonviIie.

A man who recently moved from California to Bentonville, will begin the cultivation of ginseng He will cultivate his ginseng to marketable maturity, which will require from four to six years, and will cost between fs.0o0 and slo,000
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
Failures in Arkansas.

Business failures in the first quar- ter of 1905 show that surprising little alteration appears in comparing the failure statistics of the three south western states, Arkansas, Texas and Missouri
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
A RESPITE FOR RUDOLPH.
At the Request of Judges of the supreme Court GoX. Folk Grants
 Respite Till May S.

St. Louis. April William Ru- dolph, the Union bank robber and slayer of Deteetive Schumacher. sen tenced To hang in Union to-day. has another lease on life.
 Gov Joseph w. Folk, at one o'clock Saturday. granted d second respite to the condemned man, this time until Nay &
 This was at the request Of Judges
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
Youthful Suicide at Hoxie.

Alfred Bland, the 11-year-old son of a farmer living near HoXie, commit ted suicide by taking strychnine. It is said the boy was disgruntled be- cause he had been compelled ty his parents to stay at home against his deSirp
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
Fell From Enqine and Killed.

An engine hostler helper named Dickerdice in the railroad yards at Mena somehow lost his footing and fell from the rear of the tank, and be- fore the engine could be stopped one pair of trucks had passed over his abdomen, killing him instantly.
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
Second Attempt Successful.

Otto Eckert committed suicide at Anthony City by shooting himself with winchester. He attempted to cut his throat several weeks ago. but was prevented. He leaves a family.
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
Kick of Mule Killed Child.

The little son of Mir and Mrs. Jim Tucker, living near Gravette, was killed by being kicked in the head by 2 mule, and died before a physician could reach him
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
Monument to a Lawyer.

San Francisco, April IA monu- ment to Hall McAllister. one of the former leaders of the California bar. was unveiled on the city hall grounds. facing McAllister street. It is life size bronze figure of the late attorney
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
Accepts Call to Chicago.

Chicago. April l7.-Rey John Roach Straton. professor of oratory at Baylor university, Waco Tex, has accepted the pastorate of the Second Baptist church of Chicago. A telegram an nouncing the acceptance was read from the pulpit
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
Confe derate Veteran Dead.

Bernard McDavitt died at the Con federate home at Little Rock He was 6S years old and a bachelor He was a native of Illinois and had lived in Pulaski county seven years
The Monticellonian., 1905-04-20
Arrested for Criminal Assault.

Harvey Harris, young man IS years old, is under arrest at Rogers on a charge of attempted criminal assault. The prosecuting witness is . his step-sister. Rosa Lee.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-11
A BIG POWER PLANT.
ELECTRICITY CARRIED 1872 MILES
TO WORK IN GALE o..NIA.
Generated by Water That Has a
Greater Fail Than That at Niagara
Driven Through Two
Inch Planks.

San Francisco. The longest system
lgf electric power TRANSMISSION In the
world mas been installed in C.4IIoln.a.
The vertical fall Oh water on the tur-
bine wheels at Niagara is 1870 feet, the
California perpendicular ranges from
800 to 1900 feet, from sources extend
ing to 1900 altitude. The life OF man
struck with bullet would be in TAR
less danger than ii struck with 1000
foot yer ical stream of water the dla-
meter Of the bullet. Such stream
pulyerizes Loulders and sp.lnters large
timbers. 1t is confronted with difiicui-
ty in pipes, but when those pipes are
foot or two in diameter they mus be
made Of the stoutest tested steel, held
down by solid masonry, all OF which
must be replaced frequently about the
lower termini, where the wear is in
credibly swift and certain.
The pucleus of the system in 1896
was a water right on the South Yuba
river, supplying Nevada City, four
miles distant. To-Day the linls, Il
Strengthened out, would stretch iron
San Francisco to Eastport, Me.
They supply power for the most d.
versified InInIng, manafaclurlng and
Traction industries; operate Cornish
pumps AID mining hosts Of the deep
gold mines OF the mother loGe. an
drive the street cars in San Jose, zoo
miles distant. They operate the gold
dredges OF Feather river; light cleo
trically ~ odd cities and towns; pump
water for municipal supply; frf'gate
districts and supply water TO reelama-
ton tracts; run the -four and Woclen
mills Of Marysyille and railway shops
of Sacramento. In addition, they run
the flour mills of Vallejo and Port
Costa: the wheels of the navy yard a,
Mare Island; the powder works at Pr
mole; the smelling and manufacturing
companies along San Pablo bay; the
state institutions at San Quentin anc
Eapa; the street cars and printing
presses of Oakland, and operate in II
counties, the most populous in central
California, containing one-haf the
population and three-tifths of the as
sessed value of the state.
The iniial voltage is 1000 volts, in
creased as needed to $4,000, 10000, TO-
600 volts or higher as needed to mini
mize losses incurred in transmitting
power over long distances. involved in
radius of upward of $50 miles, says a
special ~ the Kansas City Star. Power
is transmitted across the straits OF
Carquinez on steel structural towers
on elevations in all 375 feet high, be-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-11
Eomeonathic Power.

Natrum muriatieum. a homeopathic
remedy, is common table salt But in
the process Of dynamization, homeo-
pathically, its particles are subdivided
till they approach in6nity a German
druggist once bet $50 that he could
take a certain number Of doses of 1t
every day for a month, reasoning that
in that time he wcuid not take as much
salt as could be held on the extreme
point Of delicate penknife But he
had not calculated CA the power" of
homeopathic doses Before the month
was half passed he willingly paid the
bet He had made proving of
natrum muriaticum and did not like it.
Affections Of the inner head, headache
as though a Thousand little hammers
were knocl ing Il the brain. etc, 4" is the
way GUERNSEY gives IL
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-11
NEW DESIGNS IN LAMPS.
Double Lamps in Bronze or Iron Add
to the Decorative Scheme
of Room.

Philadelphia.-Never was lamp va
riety greater. There is beauty and nov
city and also sumptuousness. 1t Is
safe to say that the designs have never
been richer. Bronze serves in many
Of the most beautiful examples, and it
is seen to great advantage in figure
forms. Graceful girls are more or less
draped, and one of the loyeliest of them
holds d section of vine. On it grow
great clusters OF white grapes, and these
glow like real grapes when the mean
descents within are lighted. There are
less elaborate LAMPS on the same lines,
though naturally they do not compare
with this one.
The grape seems to be a favorite.
One superbly loaded shade in the
mushroom shape represents a grape ar
COR. Great clusters of tempting fruit,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-11


tween Which are cables 444S feet long
With anchorgges in all 6,400 feet lons,
sending power all over four counties.
The flgne is 7.6 miles long and con
ye.s the water from dam 167 fee
long and II feet high After the cree
ton Of the dam the pond behind l.
speedily filed with silt and gravel
from the mines above, removing al
danger OF destruction by freshets. Ths
hume has carrying capacity OF %, 900
cubic feet of water minute, assured
by watershed draining 532 square
miles. At the terminus OF the Eumc
ii meets FIVE penstocks, the ends OF
which are set in solid concrete 7J2 YER
tical feet above the power house, which
they approach at an angle of 45 de-
grees. Tue penstocns are 30 inches in
diameter and are held firmly to the
ground in troughs of concrete. The
five dynAInos exert 3000-horse power
each. They are set on horizontal
shafts. The force Of the blow of water
stroking each bucket of the turbine
wheels is SO tons, while the pressure
OF water nj the base of the penstock is
800 pounds e square inch. Should the
dynamoa slack a little for any cause.
a stream Of water spurts out over the
roof OF the power house that will
smash a log to splinters or hurl a
boulder across the stream with the
muzzle velocity of a cannon ball. The
San Joaquin power house receives a
vertical fan Of water Of ]. All rect. with
a pressure of 500 pounds per square
inch and a force striking the wheel
bugisets 81 60 tons The terrIG. bower
of the 1aicr is by no means stayed
after regolp ny the turbine wheels TO.
on going through il climbs the walls of
the wheel pic and jumps 60 feet out
into space
These Streams eat up the concrete
and steel Hates used to restrain them
in short order, SO that they are fire.
quently replaced with new concrete
and .plams When the plants are
stopped OF started one can see the steel
tubes contract or expand IKE huge
breathing reptiles AT the Whitney
power nouse the water leaves the noz-
zle at a velocity Of 1880 feet, or more
than three miles Per minute AT the
Gomstock rrinss stream. or leas No
larger chan a cambric needle. with
1000 feet head goes tarovFh a TWO
inch plank like a rife bullet
when an electric car staits or stops
in Oakland the automatic goyeratc rs at
the Colgate power house. 132 miles dis.
tant instantly respond, adding or less
ening The amount w8,er pressure re-
quired % Inc tCi J.nea.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-11
TURNED INTO STATION |
HISTORIC BOSTON 5TA-EEGU1-
NOW USED BIZ A RAILROAD.
Building Erected In i713 Entrance to
= Under arbor Tunnel--Rup Is q
City of Great Terminals and
Enormous Traffic.

Boston.--Curiously enough Boston's
latest step In the march Of modern
progress, the opening Of the East Bos-
ton tunnel as one more extension Of
the city's remarkable transportation
system, is the means Of preserving one
of the last of the Puritan capitals fa-
nous historical landmarks, the old
statehouse at the head OF State street,
where 1t touches Washington street
The lower story of this quaint old
structure has now become great UNI
foreground passenger station for the
tube under the harbor by which the
rapid transit lines of the island sub
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-11
TREE COVERED WITH IVY.
Winter and Summer It Is Clad with a
Rich Drapery Of Glossy
Green Leaves.

Bridgewater. Pa.-Here, on one of the
fire old country seats scattered along
the Bristol pike, number Of handsome
maple trees Of splendid development dot
q front lawn The tallest and handsom-
est Of the NAPLES is attracting considera-
BILE attention at this wintry season, be-
cause of its literally evergreen charac-
teristics.
water and also as ''the freak tree, and
"the evergreen maple" Not that its
evergreen characteristics apply to it,
natural foliage, for 1t Is deciduous, like
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-11
a cornst Tliscnvaraa

The naval observatory at Washing
ton was notified The other night by ca
bic from Kiel. Germany, OF the discov-
cry OF a comet by Borelly, Of Mar
settles, right ascension 1 hour IA min
utes, south declination 10 hours no min
utes.
This comet was Immediately looked
up and observed by Messrs. Hammond
and Wright, of the naval observatory
staff. Observations win be continued
on every clear night.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-11
Salaries of. English Pro-consals.

The highest figure paid to any pro-
consul by England is 100000, which
is the sum received by the vlceroy OF
India. This seems large sum, but it
never really covers the expenses. The
South African post pays $4,000. The
governor general of Australia receives
$4,000, equal to the salary of the pres
ident of the United States The same
salary is paid to the governor general OF
Canada. But in none of these cases is
the salary adequate to cover the ex-
pense attendant upon entertaining in
style in keeping with the dignity OF the
position. In South Africa on the other
hand, the governor general need enter
tain but little. The $4,000 paid Lord
Miner in this capacity is dual salary,
$4,000 being paid him as governor OF
the Transvaal, and $4,000 as high COM
missioner.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-11

"A Boy Wonder Violinist from Hungary
know one note from another and thinks
more of skating at this time of year
than anything else. says the Herald. In
fact, his chief concern seemed to be for
a small camera which he carried with
him. He Is Of good height and frame.
He has large black eyes and a pro-
nounced frontal development. The fore
head Is high and broad. In complexion
the boy is dark. He is said to be OF Mag
var descent
Franz was very hungry when the liner
arrived, and when soon after he landed
he started with his parents to leave the
dock to get something to eat, customs
official spotted" the camera and insisted
on taking charge of it until an inspector
had seen it
mo, mol" cried the boy. you must
not take this. See, 1t Is an American
camera" and he showed the manufacture
er's stamp to the customs man, who
thereupon let him pass.
The youngster speaks English very
we'll
81 want to see Chicago and San Fran
CISCO" he said to Daniel Frohman, his
American manager. When are We go
ing to those places? | have heard so
much about them. / saw the Statue of
Liberty and know got good picture
of 1t. No, was not Ill at all crossing.
Mamma was, though, all the time"
The boy was delighted to learn that
Wassily Safonoff. who conducted when
he played in Moscow, was here. Franz
has played at buckingham palace before
King Edward, as well as before the
KAISER and the car and czarina of Rus
STA.
When he played month ago at Ber-
lin Joachim led the orchestra for him.
His first recital was given In Carnegie
hall the other evening. The 80 concerts
for which Mr. Frohman has engaged the
BOY embrace Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Brooklyn and Washington.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-11

as well as foliage, are leaCed in with
exquisite art The fruit Of the vine has
always been an inspiration to artists,
and this year the designers of lamps
have had particularly happy results
with this inspiring motif
Another novelty is the antique look
ing lamp of iron, brass or bronze frame
work These effective lamps are built
double the shades. which suggest old
time lanterns being Of greenish bent
glass with dark metal trimmings and a
green bead frinae Though far from
fascinating IN this description. such a
lamp is a very effective item in fur
nishing scheme. II Is distinctive and
altogether out Of the ordinary run.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-11
BOY WONDER vIOLlNiST.
Eleven Year-Old Lad Whom Daniel
Frohman Pays $1,000 Each
Time He Plays

New York.-Franz Won Vecsey. the
little Hungarian violinist whose per-
formances have been the talk OF musical
circles Of Europe. and who is to give a
series of 80 concerts In this country un-
der the management of Daniel Frohman.
arrived few days ago on the Lucania
Of the Cunard line. accompanied by his
father and mother and by Herr Zilcher. a
Berlin pianist who Ia his accompanist
Wrapped In a gray fur lined ulster and
wearing small fur cap young Won vec-
sey looked as bright and wide-awske as
any ordinary 11-year old boy who doesn't