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The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-11-30
BIG INCREASE IN BUSINESS
Some Recent Census Figures on the
In dustrial Growth of Arkansas

According to census office sta
tistics. recently made public, there
were ,907 business establish
ments IN Arkansas IN 1905 whose
total product, including custom
work and repairing, was valued
az s58, 864, 1874, great increase
over the preceding year.
sThe report shows that Arkan
sas is without an establishment
whose product 5 valued at mil
lion dollars or more. However,
there are 126 establishments il
the state whose business amounts
to more than 500, 600.
The total capita Of the 1907 Is
adjustments is placed at SAC, Boo.
lie, of which S9.340.8 39 repre-
sents the capital of the establish
ments whose products are valued
at more than S100, 600. The mum
Der of wage earners is placed at
80, 1859, representing $l4,543,6 $50
in wages.
OF the three largest cities in the
state, namely Little Rock, Fort
Smith and Pine Bluff the largest
percentage of business growth Is
noticeable at Fort Smith. The
business of that city has almost
doubled in the past five years. For
instance, the capital invested il
1900 amounted to only 1896, So
whereas five years later it had
reached the big total of 81. 725,574
Little Rock is close second in
the matter of increase, with 81,
1913, 455 capital in 1905 as against
S2,927, $50 in 1900. The percen
tage of new business establish
ments in Little Rock is greater
than in almost any city IN the
South. There were 104 establish
ments in Little Rock last year as
compared with only 81 five years
previous.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-11-30
IMPROVEMENTS FOR HOME
A appropriations Made For Improve
ments at Odd Fellows Home


Batesyilie, Nov. 23-The Board
of Control Of the Odd Fellows
Home, at meeting held here YES
terday, appropriated 1900 for
the erection of Il steam laundry.
An appropriation was also made
to provide for general repairs on
the old building. Mrs. Julia 4.
Potter WINS elected matron at a sal
airy of $500 per year.
Reports showed that the home
is in splendid condition, from a fl
nancial standpoint, with a surplus
Of 81, 900 In the treasury.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-11-30
LIGHTNING KILLED CHICKENS

During recent electrical storm
at Evening Shade lightning struck
a large chicken house on the prem
Uses of g. W. Shaver. The house
was demolished and nearly all the
chickens were killed. Several old
buckets and pans that were hang.
ing on the walls Of the house were
twisted out of, shape and hurled
several yards away, SO great was
the force of the lightning.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-11-30
BIG POTATO YIELD

Mrs Mary Oakley. who has a
little farm three miles west of
Lowell in Benton county, had
three-quarters of an acre planted
in Irish potatoes. She harvested
fl5 bushels of the marketable pc
tatoes and ten busneis of culls.
She rephnted the field in pump
kins from which she gathered 5
wagon loads
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-11-30
Famous Strike Breakers

The most famous strike break
ers in the hand are Dr. Kings
New Life Pills. When liver and
bowels go on strike they quickly
settle the trouble, and the purify
ing goes ight ON. Best cure FOR
constipation, headache and dizzi-
ness. 25c mt Sturdivant's 5.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-11-30
NEW COfTON RECORD

Pine Bluff. Nov CIV. b.
Greenfield today sold ) bales of
cotton to W. A. Short & Co., for
the mountaineering price of l93
cents per pound. This breaks all
previous records for high prices
for cotton in Arkansas in several
years.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-11-30
State of Ohio. City of Toledo, !
Lucas County. |

Frank j. Cheney ma <es oath
that he is senior partner of the
firm of +. j. Cheney 4 Co, doing
business in the city of Toledo,
county and state aforesaids and
that said firm will pay the sum of
one hundred dollars for each and
every case of catarrh that cannot
be cured by the use of Halls Ca-
tarrh Cure FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and sub
scribed in my presence, this 9th
day of December. A. ID. 1886.
(SeaD A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public. q
HalPs Catarrh Cure is taken, in
ternalIy. and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials
free. Il. j Cheney & Co. Tole
do, Ohio. Sold by all druggists.
75c. Take Halls Family Pills for
, 1906-05-03
Relief Committee Grateful


Hon. Otto Gramm, chairman of the
local relief committee, this morning
received the following note from Henry
j. Crocker. written for the Lafayette
Park relief committee, with headquar-
tiers in the Crocker residence, San
Francisco, and addressed to the head
quarters of the relief committee in
this city:
San Francisco, April 81, 1906"
Ladies n Commemorative desire
to report that we have received ship
ment of goods from your city for the
benefit OF the sufferers, n have dis
tributed them among the needy.
Hope That City Will Rise.
we desire to report to you that we
are handling fifteen carloads of goods
daily and are endeavoring, as far as
possible, to return thanks wherever We
can identify the goods. We have
passed through a dreadful ordeal, but
there is hope expressed on every side
that San Francisco will take the place
she has always occupied in a very
short time among the great cities of
this continent"
, 1906-05-03
WIFE MADE I'LL IN
THE EARTHQUAKE

the exception of a young man, who was
killed"
Guests Had Trouble Getting Out.
Mr.. Gardner then tells of the con
fusion among the guests of the hotel.
The halls were full of them, many of
them having trouble in getting from
their rooms. MANY of the doors were
jammed and others had furniture piled
against them, and we had to break
the transoms over doors and crawl
through to help the guests out. In
the meantime we could get no help
from the fire department, which was
fighting a fire in the business section.
business portion of the city is
badly wrecked and many beautiful
homes are destroyed"
Sends Word to Friends.
Mr.. Gardner closes his interesting
letter as follows:
Regards to friends. Tell Secretary
Greenbaum of the Elks that | am all
right, and also Downey, if you see
him. The building in which the EIks
have their lodge and club was entirely
destroyed, together with everything
belonging to the lodge"
, 1906-05-03
PoLMATlER SISTERS ARE
HERE THIS EVENING

The Polmatier Sisters Concert Or
chestra company which will be at the
Maennerchor this evening, under the
auspices of Damon Lodge Knights
of Pythias, arrived in the city from
the west this afternoon. The COM
pany is composed of five charming
young ladies', all sisters, musicians of
remarkable ability, and Mr.. Charles
w. Hitchcock, of Chicago, known as
1.-THE Club Entertainer" and a mono
logist of note, who is the manager Of
the company. The music-loving PEG
pie of Laramie are assured a treat to-
night of exceptional merit and there
should not be a vacant seat in the
house. Following the concert pro-
gram, which begins at Sis and lasts
nearly two hours, those who desire TO
remain may participate in a social hop.
This feature is Independent of the o IN
cert and a charge of so cents will be
made to the gentlemen who desire to
dance. The music will be furnished by
the Polmatier sisters, which in 1tself
! will afford a novelty to dancers by way
of being furnish by a lady orchestra of
rare skill. During the dance the Rath-
bone Sisters, who are assisting with the
entertainment, will serve ices, cake
and coffee on the stage.
Fort Scott (Kas.) Daily Republican,
in speaking of the Polmatier Sisters
Orchestra company, says: THE young
ladies composing this company are un-
doubtedly the most clever band OF mu
sicians that has ever visited this city
at any time. The Magician render
ed by the string quintette, composed
of the five Polmatier sisters was a
beautiful piece of music and the super
lative manner in which it was render
ed charmed the audience 1t was be
yond all question the finest musical
entertainment given in Fort Scott In
many years"
, 1906-05-03
THOUSAND PATIENTS PLACED IN
PERIL IN SAN FRANCISCO
BY BLAZE NEAR THE
BUILDING TODAY.
Department Able to Control Conflagra-
ton and Confine Ii to Small
Structure and Hospital Suffered
No Loss-Six Thousand Workmen
Preparing for Rebuilding of City
Oakland Bank Receiving Deposits.

San Francisco, Cal, May 3.-Early
this morning an alarm of fire called out
the department and for a short time
created intense excitement. The fire
was in a small building, Immediately
adjoining a hospital in which there
were over 1000 patients. The fire,
men, however, succeeded in combining
the flames to the smaller building, al
though the hospital was scorched and
the inmates badly frightened.
One Thousand Workmen Busy.
This morning building was com
menced in earnest, 5000 workmen be-
ing secured from different parts of the
state, to help rush the needed improve
ments.
No Question About Rebuilding.
Notwithstanding the exodus of its
citizens, which Is kept steadily on, the
real people of the city-that is, those
who own it and have large interests
feel that there is no questian about its
immediate rebuilding.
Many Millions Available.
They have planned and finally come
to a definite conclusion, and formally
announced hat 5000, 900 900 will be
at once available for the rehabilitation
of the city. One hundred and fifty
, 1906-05-03
BELIEVED PRESIDENT MITCHELL
WILL PRESENT PLAN AT
LAST MOMENT OF HARD
COAL MEETING.
Opened Convention This Morning
Without Speech and Said He
Might Have Little to Say-Union
Men Will Be Candidates for Led
islative Positions in Pennsylvania
Charged With Burning Building.

Scranton, Pa, May S.-The tri-dis.
trict convention of the anthracite min
ers opened this morning and will last
several days. President Mitchell
opened the convention without an ad-
dress and said he would probably
make no extended speech. 1t will be
several days before the country hrcws
whether there will be peace or war in
the hard coal district. Some believe
that Mitchell has a plan to spring at
the last moment. The fight of the
miners will be carried into politics,
union leaders to become candidates for
the legislature.
, 1906-05-03
FIRE NEAR HOSPITAL
CAUSE Of AGITATION

millions will be due from the insur-
ance companies by loss from fire.
Companies May Protest.
There is nearly 5000, 900, 900 due, but
perhaps $50, 900 900 will be protested.
The dispatches from London, this
morning say that the big English
companies will protest paying their
earthquake losses. The American
companleswill pay everything.
Bankers Will Not Hoard.
The bankers have agreed not to
hoard their money, but to place it in
construction, and make their great in
vestments in new buildings. The
Ocean Shore Railroad company will
spend $4,000, 900 at once, and the Tele-
phone companies will add another
million each. The financial element of
the city was never more hopeful and
convinced of the future of San Fran
cisco than today.
, 1906-05-03
smooth Youno Man in Tolls.

Kansas City, Mo, May 3.-Detective
Woodbridge of Chicago arrived here this
morning for George D. Talmage of
Chicago, alleged to belong to a gang
of Chicago swindlers who defrauded
mining firms throughout the country
out of $1,000 900, and indicted in sew,
eral cities. Young Talmage stopped
at a swell hotel here. He wrote to his
father: 81 am giving it to these little
Kansas City suckers strong"
, 1906-05-03
UNCLE SAM ALL RIGHT,
President Cables Congratulations To
American Team at Athens.

Athens, May 3.-This morning ]. E.
Sullivan, manager of the American
team that has carried off the honors
al, the Olympic games, received the
following cablegram from the presi-
deaf: my heartiest congratulations
on your success; please extend them.
Uncle Sam is all right. Theodore
Roosevelt"
, 1906-05-03
PRESIDENT OF TWO FAILED
BANKS HELD To ANSWER IN
FEDERAL COURT FOR VIo-
LATINO THE LAWS.
Said to Have Misappropriated Funds,
But Managed to Save Six Millions
from the Wreck-Lawson Offers
Reward for Attempted Bribers of
Legislators, But Legislator Says
He Did Not Tell Truth.

Chicago, ILL.,, May 3.-John R Walsh
president of the two banks which
closed last November, waived examin'
alton this morning and was held tc the
federal grand ury in $4,000 bond,
charged with a misrepresentation OF
funds and other violations of the bank.
ing law.
objected to Being Photographed.
Walsh saved $6,000,000 from the
wreck. He started life as a newsboy.
The hearing before the federal com,
missioner was postponed seven times.
He had a secret passageway and
guards were provided for his trips to
the commissioners Office to prevent
newspapers getting his pictures.
, 1906-05-03

Lawson offers Reward.

Boston, Mass, May 3.-Thomas w.
Lawson advertised in this mornings
papers $4,000 reward for information
leading to the conviction of n person
convicted of bribery in connection with
the a~nti-bucket shop law now before
the legislature. Representative Swigg
created a sensation for declaring that
he had been offered a bride, but admit
ted on cross-examination that it was
not true.
, 1906-05-03
HAD NICE VISITS
WITH HIGH SCHOOLS

President Tisdel of the university re-
turned last night from Rawlins, having
been as far west as Rock Springs,
where he visited the high schools, max
ing short addresses at both places.
The schools are doing very nice
work." the president said, "and it was
"a treat for me to visit them"
, 1906-05-03
MAY VOTE
Railway Rate Measure Likely To Be
Disposed of In Senate.

Washington, May 3.-The final vote
on the railway rate bill and may be the
nine amendments will be taken tomor-
row. Five minute speeches will be
allowed. The court review proposition
may require a whole day for discus
sion.
, 1906-05-03
EMPLOYERS WILL DEDUCT TIME
FROM MEN ON STRIKE IN
STEAD OF GIVING THEM
GRAND BOUNCE.
This Move Expected to Bring About
New Condition of Affairs in Indus
trial Situation in French Metropo-
lis-Prince Van BueIow Visited by
Emperor on Occasion of His Birth
day-Married in London.

Paris, May 3.-Four thousand a r
rige builders struck for eight-hours to
day. One hundred thousand workmen
are on strike in the Department of the
Seine. The employers threatened to
discharge the men SO quitting, but they
did not, but will deduct the time from
their pay, thus precipitating a new cri-
SiS - -
, 1906-05-03
WILL MAKE REPORT
ON DOLLAR DINNER.

The subject to be discussed at the
meeting this evening of the Laramie
Literary club is, Emigration" The
leader in the discussion will be Rev.
A. Walton. d. N. Stickney will intro
duce a current topic. The meeting
will be held in the general reading
room of the Carnegie public library.
The committee which was in charge
of the matter of the dollar dinner will
make its report.
, 1906-05-03
Lepers Make Donations.

Honolulu, May 3.-The lepers to the
number of 500, who are isolated on
one of the islands, held a mass meeting
yesterday and passed a series of reso-
lutions of sympathy for San Francisco.
They then raised a subscription, each
leper giving 5 or 10 cents, nearly all
their worldly goods. The total only
amounted to So or SO, but it will be
forwarded to San Francisco by the
next steamer.
, 1906-05-03
TlMBERS FOR
LARAMIE PLAINS LINE

ID. d. Morgan of Centennial brought
a load of timber for the Laramie
Plains line last night and is today
loading his wagons with supplies for
his camp. He has the tie contract on
the line and is delivering material as
last as he can make the trips.
, 1906-05-03
Forest Fires Raging.

Peshtigo, Wis, May 3.-Hundreds of
men from his city are fighting the
immense forest fires near Jearrald
Boom, where a great store of cord
wood is endangered. 1t is feared the
great Peshtigo fire of 1871 will be
reDeated.
, 1906-05-03
JOE FRlCk SAFE
IN SAN FRANCISCO.

John Prick, the letter carrier, had a
letter yesterday afternoon from Ed
Hammond, the son of Con Hammond,
the Big Laramie ranchman, saying hat
he had seen Joe Prick, who came
through the earthquake without a
scratch. AS far as known, none of the
Laramie colony on the coast suffered
any injury in person and little loss in
property by reaso of the disturbance
and fire.
, 1906-05-03
Chancellor Has Birthday.

Berlin, May 3.-Prince Won Buelow,
the imperial chancellor, celebrated his
f~fty-seventh birthday today and the
kaiser visited him for the first time
since he was stricken with paralysis.
The chancellor cannot his of
flee before fall.
, 1906-05-03
AUDITING COMMITTEE

The auditing committee of the school
board, consisting of Messrs. Frazee
and Hertzog, were at work on the
books of the board today, checking the
expenditures with the vouchers and
the stubs.
, 1906-05-03
DELIVERED HIS SHEEP
TO RIVERSIDE COMPANY

H. NJ. Small of Dover was in the
city today, having just delivered his
entire band of sheep to the Riverside
Live Stock company, that outfit having
bought them. Mr.. Small will return
home in a day or two.
, 1906-05-03
Bomb Explodes Too Soon.

Paris, May IA bomb being carried
by two Russians near here exploded
p~rematurely and one Of the men was
killed and the other badly injured.
, 1906-05-03
Charged With Arson,

Pittsburg, Pa, May 3.-The presi-
dent of the Miners union was arrested
this morning accused of burning a
residence belonging to the Berwia-
White Coal company. The town is ex.
cited and trouble is feared.
, 1906-05-03
Dowie Sick and Insane.

Chicago, ILL.,, May 3.-Dowie will be
tried before the overseers. Voliva, now
in charge of affairs, says the best thing
for Zion would be Dowie's death. Mrs.
Dowie says her husband is sick n in
sane rather than criminal.
, 1906-05-03
FATAL ACCIDENT
NEAR CHEYENNE
HAROLD LLOYD KILLED BY DIS
CHARGE OF GUN HE WAS
TAKING FROM A BOAT.
He and Two Companions, One His
Brother, Had Been on Water, and
Arm Off, All Three Waded Ashore,
Young Lloyd Returning for Gun.

Cheyenne, Wyo., May 3.-The acct
dental discharge of a shotgun at Lake
Absarka Tuesday afternoon blew off
the left arm of John %Sharpless, II
years of age. Less han a minute lat
er the accidental discharge of the sec
ond barrel of the same weapon instant
ly killed Harold Lloyd, Is years of age.
The two boys named, with Roland
Lloyd, were hunting ducks, and were in
a boat a few yards from shore.
Second Discharge Fatal.
Sharpless, who was handling the gun,
unwittingly fired it and his left arm
was blown away above the wrist. The
three boys sprang into the lake and
waded ashore.
After. reaching the bank, Harold
Lloyd waded back to the boat to get
the gun. In lifting it he struck the
hammer of the second barrel against
the boat, and the gun was discharged,
the load literally tearing the boys
heart to shreds. He fell forward into
the water, and was dragged ashore by
his brother.
MangIed Arm Amputated.
Roland Lloyd at one started for
town, leaving the dead body of his
brother and S~harpless on the banks of
the lake. A man put in an appearance
and staunched the flow of blood from
S~harpless' awful wound or he would
doubtless have bled to death. DR.. A.
w. Barber drove to the lake when noti-
fed Of the accident and took young
Sharpless to st. Johns hospital, where
later an operation was performed for
the amputation of his arm between the
wrist and elbow, and the patient is
getting along as well as car be expect
ed, although very weak from loss Of
blood.
, 1906-05-03
Deeds for Hansen Ranch.
Court House N otes.

Marion Pennock today presented
two coyote pelts for bounty.
Commissioner Corthell and Janitor
Jones were looking over the yard al
the court house this afternoon, finding
locations for some shrubs to be plant
ed there.
, 1906-05-03
HEIR To MILLIONS
ON DIP OF DEATH
YOUNG KINGDOM GOULD THROWN
FROM HIS FRENCH RACER
AND NARROWLY ESCAPES.
Mother Is Almost Frustrated From
Shock, and Young Mar Out of
Difference to Her Wishes Has
Given Up AutomobiIe-Forest Fires
Threaten Great Destruction.

New York, May 3.-Mrs. George
Gould was Frustrated today over the
narrow escape of her son, Kingdom,
the hero of many narrow escapes,
who was almost killed near Lakewood,
while driving his French racer and
performing the dip of death" on a
curve.
, 1906-05-03
Astor-ShaW Wedding.

London, May 3.-William Waldorf
Aston, jr., and Mrs. Mamie ~Langhorne
Shaw of Richmond, Va, were married
at All Souls church this afternoon.
Aston, ST., had the govt and was not in
attendance.
, 1906-05-03
Investigating Bond Company.

Chicago, Ill, May 3.-The govern
ment is investigating the American Re
serve Bond company for Irregularities,
and the mails are closed to the com
pany. An official says 100000 invest
ors are affected.
, 1906-05-03
Break in the Strike.

Chicago, ILL.,, May 3.-There was a
break in the iron workers strike this
morning, when fifty men returned to
work. Many of the small contractors
are signing the new scale.
, 1906-05-03
Has Foraery CHARGE, Too.

Gordon was also charged with forg,
ing Mrs. Green's name to checks to
the amour of $4,000. Gordon mas
been employed by Mrs. Green as clerk.
He is A years old, fast and smooth.
Mrs. Green is 81 and in love with him
He today charges his arrest to insane
jealousy on the part of the m
, 1906-05-03
Was Thrown Thirty Feet.

Young Gould was thorwn thirty feet
and the accident was similar to the
one which caused the tragic death of
| Frank Crocker. On of his
mothers serious condition, Kingdom,
who is the heir of the house, promised
TIC give up his French racer.
, 1906-05-03
PosToFFlcE CLERK
BECOMES FIREMAN,

]. L. Smiley, a clerk in the postoffce
at Cheyenne, has resigned to accept a
position as d fireman on a locomotive
between Cheyenne and Laramie.
, 1906-05-03
PULLMAN PORTER

FOUND MOI Y.
F. S. White, the colored Pullman
porter, who<was charged with felonious
assault for the alleged forcible ejec.
ton of Reels from a swiftly moving
train in this city on the night of April
20, resulting in the manning of Reels,
was tried Monday before Justice
Waekerlain and found not guilty of
the crime, says the Rawlins Repub-
lican.
, 1906-05-03
Former Laramielte Safe.

Robert C. Gardner, a former resident
of this city, in a letter from Lawrence,
Cal, under date of April 20, to Emil
Johnson of this city, tells some of the
horrors of the earthquake at San Jose.
Mrs. Johnson and the children are liv.
ing at Sunnyway, near Lawrence, and
Mr.. Gardner says: Your family are
all well and We are enjoying their visit
greatly"
, 1906-05-03
Killed In the Annex.

81 was cashier at the Vendome hotel
at San Jose, n of the finest houses
on the coast. My was on the
fourth floor. l was asleep when my
bed jammed up against a large clothes
press against the other wall and then
back again, the heavy press falling on
the bed. l broke the fall by meeting it
half way as l jumped from my bed. ]
then rushed to the window, thinking
% jump on to the roof of the Annex
just below, when with a crash the
Annex went down, burying the forty
guests, all of whom, however, were
rescued after several hours work. with
, 1906-05-03

Denver, Colo, May 3.--An actual
descendant of Lord Byron, George
l.. Gordon, well known in coal mining
circles, is in Jail today, charged with
taking four diamond rings, valued at
81, 500, from the safety deposit vault
of the International Trust company,
the property of Mrs. Carolina u.
Green, who keeps a fashionable room
ing house.
, 1906-05-03
WORKING MEN ON
THE SPRINGS DITCH

He SPRINGS DITCH.
Marshal Sigman has a force of six
or eight men at work on the ditch at
the spring and will later take up the
work of cleaning the streets.
, 1906-05-03
ROYAL N|bS
IN TROUBLE
ACTUAL DESCENDANT OF LORD
BYRON IMPRISONED IN DEN
YER FOR STEALING DIA-
MONDS AND HEARTS.

Relieved LandIady of Fifteen Hundred
Dollars Worth of Jewels, Forged
Her Name to Checks for Three
Thousand and Made His Way Into
Her Heart by His Guileless Wiles
Sucker Worker in the Tolls.
, 1906-05-03

London, May 3.-The brother of the
sultan of Turkey, heir apparent to the
Turkish throne, is dead.
, 1906-05-03
SHOWED THREE FEET

Captain Ben Towner of the Rip Van
Wrinkle mine is in the city. He came
to get feed for his horses and chickens,
grass being under several inches OF
snow. A foot and a half fell on Sat
urday and Monday there was a fall OF
about the same amount, and stock had
to be fed. Much Of the snow has melt
ed, but there is considerable yet Cap
tain Towner says the Rip tunnel is
now in, more than 700 feet and going
right along. A thin streak of molyb-
denite was encountered recently and
some gold ore running to 800 to the
ton. An air drill will be installed In