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The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

Dy early morning train.
 w. E. Watkins returned home yesterday afternoon from his trip to Little Rock and Hot Springs.
 -Mr. and Mrs. Chambers of Bassett, Texas, arrived iu Mena yesterday afternoon for a visit with their daughter, Mrs. A. l.. Folkes.
 pr. s. s. Mayfeld left this afternoon for trip to Texas. He will be absent from Mena about six weeks.
 Rev. ]. l.. Green left on No. } this afternoon for Texarkana, where he will spend tomorrow looking after church matters.
 Ten days will soon roll by and if you do not take advantage of Winton's big special sale you will lose money. Sale commences Saturday, June 16. 87-d&w2t
 Mrs. H. c. Wilson returned home yesterday afternoon from visit with relatives at Dennison, Texas.
 The little 16-months-old baby of Mrs. Laura Weaver died yes terday, and the remains taken to Hatfield for interment.
 Marcus Nichols returned home yesterday afternoon from Arka- delphia where he had been to at- tend the B. Y. P. U. convention.
 J. K. Hoyt, after a pleasant visit of several days with friends in Mena, returned to his home at Waldron this afternoon.
 Berry Randolph aud family came in from Hot Springs yester- day afternoon and will spend the summer with relatives at Old Dallas.
 Mayor Olney and wife left this evening for Fort Smith where MT. Onley goes as delegate to the Good Roads convention which convenes at that place tomorrow.
 For the next ten days at Winton's we will have lot of red hot prices on mems, ladies, and children's low cut shoes. You will find this the best place in town to buy them. S7-d&w2t
 Galloway Bishop, an insane man living at Granniss, was brought to Mena last night by Deputy Sheriff J. M. Bryant, and placed in the county jail for safe keeping.
 The friends of MT. Woodruff who had his spine injured very seriously several months ago by a fall while working on the Roach warehouse will be pleased to know that he is able to walk, very slowly, by aid of crutches.
 Mrs. Harris Ware who lived out near Concord church died yesterday afternoon after a lingering illness. The remains were laid to rest in the Concord cemetery this afternoon at 4 o'clock, funeral services being conducted by Rev. Dr. K. D. c. DOdd.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

The many friends of Mrs. Elizabeth Smothers will be glad to know that she has returned to Mena and accepted her old posi- ton again with the Lochridge Dry Goods Company.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

pleased to meet any ladies who are interested.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

Winton's will be a lively place during the next ten days ot his special sale. S7dw2t
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

$. c. Carlton an extensive land owner of Pittsburg, kas., is spending a few days in Mena looking over the country with a view to making some investments.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

Mrs. M. A. Winters returned home yesterday afternoon from a visit with relatives near Abbott, Scott county.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

J. K. Hoyt, after pleasant visit of several days with friends in Mena, returned to his home at Waldron this afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

Rev. Luther Pipkin and three daughters of Cherry Hill arc ir attendance at the Teachers In. stitute being held in Mena this week.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

pleased 10 mtet dbJ are interested.
 Gilbert Spencer of Elk City, Okla, is visiting in Mena the guest of his uncle, Judge J. ,. Kelly.
 John H. Hamilton left last uight for Fort Smith where he goes as a delegate to the Good Roads convention.
 T. J. Brown, of Scott county, and w. l.. Dunson of Pike county, arrived yesterday expect ing to make their homes iu Mena.
 Beginning Saturday morning at M. D. Winton's, we will sell for ten days at special bargains on all wash goods, clothing and a number of other articles. at big bargains. 87-d&w-2t
 Miss Elizabeth Armstrong after pleasant visit of several days with her sister, Mrs. Wilks, returned this morning to her home at Neosho, Mo.
 s. c. Carlton an extensive land owner of Pittsburg, kas., IS spending a few days in Mena looking over the country with view to making some investments.
 The many friends of Mrs. Elizabeth Smothers will be glad to know that she has returned to Mena and accepted her old posi- ton again with the Lochridge Dry Goods Company.
 
 Winton's will be a lively place during the next ten days ot his special sale. S7dw2t
 Mesdames B. M. and w. C. Rowton, who have been visiting relatives in the city for several days, returned this morning to their homes at Black Springs.
 Lon Golf has force of men putting up the concrete walls for the Mena Mercantile Co.'S. new store building on De Queen street and is doing good job.
 Frank Jones yesterday pur- chased through the real estate firm of Dennis, Kelly & Stratton the James Billingsley residence on West Honert avenue.
 E.. H. Donaldson has about completed moving his book store from his former location to the room adjoining where he has more room and can make better display of books, etc.
 Don't forget that M. D. Vim ton is still closing out his stock of clothing at big reduction in prices, and will have extra special bargains for the next ten days. Don't fail to see them and get prices. 87-d&w-2t
 SnnE DnTC EDnrI INL
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

w. E. Watkins returned home yesterday afternoon from his trip to Little Rock and Hot Springs.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

Mayor Olney and wife left this evening for Fort Smith where MT. Onley goes as delegate to the Good Roads convention which convenes at that place tomorrow.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

MT. and Mrs. Chambers ol Bassett, Texas, arrived iu Mena yesterday afternoon for a visi1 with their daughter, Mrs. A. l. Folkes.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

j. K. Hoyt of Waldron spent yesterday and today with friends in Mena, returning home this afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

Marcus Nichols returned home yesterday afternoon from Arka. delphia where he had been to at tend the B. Y. F. U. convention.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

At Winton's store. during the special sale, about ten dozen mems fine shirts, regular price $1.00 to SIPS each, will be put ID pile in the window and you can have your choice for only 65 cents each. Don't fail to see them dur ing our ten days special. S7dw2t
 Mrs. c. 0. Wonder arrived on the early morning train for brief visit with friends and to look after their home on Stilwell Heights.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

and Mrs. St. John expect to join them Thursday going to Hatfield oy early morning tram.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

At M. D. Winton's for the next ten days will be the place for bargains. We have the goods and must turn them into cash. 87
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

w. s. Pierce and family re- turned home Saturday afternoon from a visit with relatives at Coal Hill.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

E. B. Tickett, representing the A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Com. pany of Little Rock, spent the day in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14
WEDNESDY

s. s. Chapman of Cherry Hill was in Mena trading today.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

pr. s. s. Mayfeld left this afternoon for trip to Texas. He will be absent from Mena about six weeks.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

o. A. Cox of Slatington was in the city on business today.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

l.. L. Beavers. cashier of the Caddo Valley Bank at Black Springs, spent Sunday in the city.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

The little 16-months-old baby of Mrs. Laura Weaver died yes. terday, and the remains taken to Hatfield for interment.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

MT. and and Mrs. M. A. Strat- ton, Misses Nall, Payne and Campbell and Messrs. Nall, Lin gle and Payne spent Sunday out at Standing Rock.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

For the next ten days at Winton's we will have a lot of red hot prices on mems, ladies, and children's low cut shoes. You will find this the best place in town to buy them. S7-d&w2t
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

Rev. ]. l.. Green left on No. 5 this afternoon for Texarkana, where he will spend tomorrow looking after church matters.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

Mrs. H. c. Wilson returned home yesterday afternoon from a visit with relatives at Dennison, Texas.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

Ten days will soon roll by and if you do not take advantage of Winton's big special sale you will lose money. Sale commences Saturday, June 16. 87-d&w2t
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
DEAD LIE IN HEAPS.
coLLiERY EXPLOSION iNFRANcE
KILLS 1000.
Disaster Shocks a Nation-Mine In
terror Becomes a Blazing Furnace
Props Burn Away and Galleries
Cave In on Bodies.

The list Of victims of the mine disas-
ter in the Courrieres district of the
Pas-de-Calais, France, numbers LOO,
and the whole region sands appalled,
at the tragedy, which has brought sor-
row to COCO fathers, mothers, wives
and children. The last great mine dis
aster in France occurred in 1885, when
293 persons were killed and so injured !:
but that and all others sink into insig-
niticance before Courrieres.
After fifteen hours of perious effort,
all attempt to rescue the men entombed
in the burning coal mine at Courrieres,
near Calais, was abandoned.
The explosion occurred at Z o'clock
in the morning, soon after 1,795 men
had descended into the mine co begin
their days work. Twenty-Five thousand
persons crowded around the mouths of
the shafts, helpless 10 save the en-
tombed miners or even to bring out
their bodies. The whole interior of the
mine was a roaring furnace of flames
for hours. All the wooden props burned
away, and it was announced that the
galleries, which afforded the only pos
sible place of safety for the entombed
men, had fallen in.
All France has been profoundly
shocked by the magnitude of the disas-
ter, which is said to be the greatest in
the history of continental mining. Pres
ident Fallieres sent his secretary, ac-
companied by Minister of Public Works
Gautier and Minister of the Interior
Dubief, on a special train to the scene
of the disaster.
1t was learned that Jhere had been
fire in one of the pits, and NJ. Leon.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
BADLY SCARED BY THIEVES.
Contractor Cannot Remember Com
bfnatfon and saves $4,000.

Contractor Cannot Remember Com.
bfnatfon and saves $4,000.
When two masked burglars who had
broken into his home pointed revolvers
at his head and commanded him to open
his safe, Cyrenius Beers, a wealthy con-
tractor in Chicago, became so frightened
he forgot the combination. His fright
saved him $500. The thieves pried open
rear window, walked directly to the
room where Beers and his wife were
sleeping, and lighted the gas. When Beers
opened his eyes, he saw two strapping fel-
lows with handkerchiefs over their faces
and revolvers leveled at him. I'VE want
everything you've got, said one OF the
robbers. "Get up and open your safe.
Beers, who employs many teamsters, ha-
bitualiy keeps money to pay them off In
small steel safe in his bedcha~1ber. he
arose il his nightshirt and stopped down
beside the combination lock. A robber
kept the muzzle of a pistol close to his
face. Beers teeth chartered, beads OF
perspration stood on his forehead, and his
hands trembled so violently he failed to
open the lock after repeated attempts
His three daughters, Misses Edna, Edith
and Ethel Beers, all of whom are teach
ers in the public schools, were awakened
in their rooms upstairs. They tiptoed to
the banisters and looked down the stairs
One Of them screamed. The burglars, in
alarm, snatched from the dresser $500
worth of jewels and a $3.50 gold watch
and ran out of the house. The large
sum of money in the safe was saved.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
HAZING Is RAMPANT
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORTS ON
NAVAL ACADEMY.
Recon- niends stopplnG of Trials for
This Oaense Before Institution Is
DepOpulated 67,512 Christian
EndeavoP Bodies In World.

Hazing at the Naval Academy in An
napolis has been so extensive that 2Sl
members of the three upper classes are
liable to expulsion. This fact was report
ed to the House Committee on Naval At
fairs in Washington by the subcommittee
which has been making an investigation.
The subcommittee said it would be TOO
serious a matter to try these 2S1 mid
shipmen, as doubtless they would be
proven guilty, and, once convicted, the
President would have no other alternative
but to expel them. The result would be
n great and unnecessary loss to the gov
eminent. The Naval Academy authori-
ties, therefore, have been compelled by
the logic of the situation to drop trials
for hazing. The committee says plainly
the present law expelling a midshipElan
convicted of haZing is vicious and should
be changed for one permitting graduated
punishments The investigation of the
committee shows there are three forms Of
hazing at nnapOlis-physical hazing,
running, and tagging. They are defined
ut length in the report The physical
hazing consists of fighting, compelling mid
shipmen to stand on their heads. and 9th
er much discussed means of punishment.
Tagging is the forcing of under classmen
10 do mental service for upper class men,
such as backing shoes and serving meals.
Running is the forcing of under classmen
to do ridiculous feats. One of the most
popular performances under this clasSfi-
cation was giving an exact imitation of
sunrise on the farm, which consisted Of
initiating ROSTERS and other domestic
fowl.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20

the colored people are many worthless
and dangerous characters who are a
constant menace to the peace and
safety of the city. They maintain sew
eral low resorts where vile liquors are
dispensed, and where black loafers,
thieves and thugs indulge in orgies
which are disgrace and a menace.
When Davis was MORALLY shot it was
into the quarter where these resorts
are located that the mob rushed, bent
upon cleaning out the "Jungles," as the
quarter is known. Mobilize once the
torch was applied little discrimination
was shown. To meet destruction by the
craZed mass of men and boys it was
only necessary that building sheltered
negroes.
Several buildings were torn down
and the ruins piled in the street and
burned. Other houses were fired with
out any attempt at razing them. Negro
men and women were chased through
the streets and scores fed from the
city. The local militia were not suff1-
GENTLY active to quell the disturbances
and it was not till several outside COM
panies were called in and many arrests
were made that order again prevailed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
Brief News Items.

President Palma will recommend to the
Cuban congress an increase of the present
force of 5000 rural guards to 5000.
Canadians in New York dined off a
2.4SO- pound catalo, the hybrid of the
buffalo and domestic cattle, at a banquet.
John d. Rockefeller has offered $125,-
900 for a seaside hospital for tubercular
children, provided a like amount is rails
ed by June 30.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
poison Archbishop Castro of Venezuela by
putting nitrate of silver in the communal
wine. President Castro was unnerved by
the news.
Edward H. Hartman is said to be be-
hind movement to GUST Stuyvesant Fish
from the Illinois Central presidency as a
punishment for quitting the Mutual Life
investigating committee.
Andrew Carnegie's offer of a Sc, 900
public library TO Bath. England, has been
rejected by two to one vote.
w. r. Hearst is at the head of a dele
CATION of 500 persons in Albany, n. Y.
who will lobby for pending municipal
ownership bills.
St. Petersburg is reused by the re-
ports of the i'll treatment of Mdlle. Spir-
idonova, who shot NJ. Luzhenoffsky. at
Tamlov. Instant trial of those response
BILE is demanded.
A derrick rolled down an embankment
at Fremont, Neb., killing P. W. Blanken-
burg of Superior, Wis, and injuring
Eddy Larkins of ST. Paul and J. A. Madi-
gran of Minneapolis.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20

chief engineer of the department of
Pas-deCalais, admits that the engin-
GERS, after fighting this fire for four
days, being unable to master it, closed
all the outlets. M. Leon believes fis-
sures must have formed which permit
ted gases to escape and, those becoming
ignited, the explosion followed.
Saturday morning the miners went
to their work as usual and 1,795 men
had descended when there was a deaf
ening explosion. The cages in which
the miners descended into pits 2, and
were hurled thirty feet from the
mouth of the shaft. A miner working
near the mouth was killed, and horse
was blown into the air. The roof of
the mine Office was blown off. Immedi-
ately following the explosion flames
burst from the moutS Of the pit, driv-
ing back those without who sought to
enter and booming those within.
Within an incredibly short time the
entire interior of the mine was vast
roaring furnace, the flames even pour
ing out of the mouth of the shaft at
times and driving away the rescue
parties which attempted to descend
into the mine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
Interesting News Items.

Three stores and hotel were damaged
to the extent of $4,000 in fire at Up
ton, Ky.
The roller mill of Flegle Brothers at
Bardwell KY, was burned, entailing n
loss of $4,000.
The paper mill of ]. e. Henry & Sons
at Lincoln, n. H., was burned, the loss
being estimated at $150,000.
The New York Central Federated
Union decided to abide by the arbitration
agreement with the Building Trades EN-
ployers' Association.
The Edward Hines Lumber Company
of Chicago has purchased 100000 feet
of lumber from the Tower Mimi Lum-
Der Company.
J. Milton Turner of st. Louis, ex-min-
lister to Liberia, is in Washington push
ing a plan to employ negro labor on the
Panama canal.
The bodies of three white men were
found at Knoxville, Tenn, under the
Tennessee river bridge of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad.
Robert Core. water surveyor Of Jersey
City, n. D., uIOppeu uSdu dAteI al III
quiry by the water board into an al
legged water steal.
The business committee of the National
Municipal League has decided to hold the
next annual meeting of the league in
Atlantic City April "a to 81.
The class of 1906 of Vassar college
has the unusual distinction of having
thirty-four honor graduates, twenty-four
honor girls and ten honorable ment 'ons.
James H. Bacon of the engineering
department of the Canadian Pacific rail
road. who, under Major Gillette, had
made a survey of Cumberland Sound,
testified in the Greene and Gaynor trial
at Savannah, Ca, that the jetty work
done by the defendants was of so poor a
character that it had practically disap-
pear.J
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
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Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
S400 to $685.; hogs, prime heavy, $500
to Sc 40; sheep. fair to choice, $500 to
1928 wheat, No. >, 7Sc to SOC; cOrI.,
No. :. Ace to 41c; oats, standard, 2Sc to
29c: rye, No. ,, 63c to Coo; hay, limo
thy, $3.50 to $3.50; prairie, $500 to
$1,000; butter, choice creamery, DC to
2Gc; eggs, fresh, 13c to 15c potatoes,
4Oc to 53c.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to $500 hog,
S4.O0 to $610 sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. ., soc to Sic; corn. No. 3
yellow. 43c to 4Jc; oats, No. white,
Bic 70 32c; rye, No. 2, 64c to Coo.
i!uaukee-Wheat. No. northern,
74c to Zoe; corn, No. 3, 3Sc to 40c;
oats. standard, 30c TO Bic; rye, No. 1,
Gle TO 62c; barley, No. 2, 53c to 54c;
pork, mess, $15.60
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, SEC to
SIC; corn, No. mixed, 44c to 45c;
oats. No. . mixed, 31c to 33c: rye, No.
. &C. TO &C. clover seed. prime, $3.50.
RuITalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
500 to S5.75; hogs, fair to choice, $500
TO $500; sheep, common to good mixed,
$500 to $5.7j lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $7.15.
New York-Cattle, $500 to $3.50;
hogs. $500 to 500; sheep $500 to
$50: wheat, No. 2 red SIC to Sac;
corn. No. ., Acc to 48c; cats, natural
whit, 35c to 36c; butter, creamery 24c
to pc, eggs, western, BE to 15c.
indianapolis Cattle. shipping. $500
to 1915; hogs, choice heavy, $4OO to
s6.45; sheep, common TO prime, $3.50 to
$500: wheat, No. 2, 79c to SOC; corn,
10. . white, Ale to 43c; oats, No.
white. 29c to 31c.
ST. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to 5000:
hogs. $500 to $500; sheep, $500 to
$3.50: wheat, No. 2, SIC to Soc corn.
No. ?. CSC to 4Oc; oats, Ma. ., 29c to
SIC: rye. No. ., SIC to Csc.
Cincinnati-Cattle $500 to 1925;
hogs. S4.00 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
s5.75: wheat, No. 2. Soc to S6c corn,
No. . mixed 44c TO 45c; oats, No. ?
mixed BIC to 32c; rye, No. ,, Csc to
zoe
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
! New York.

Il
NUN IUlR. tive as ever, exceeding last
year at nearly all mar
kets; winter wheat crop reports are eX-
cellent; prices, except of some country
produce, wheat and -four among bread
stuffs, and bleached cotton goods, show
notable strength, and building activity,
which Is of large volume, goes on with
out a break, offering an opening Cor la
Dor employment rarely if ever before
witnessed. Industry is active, and
mills, furnaces and factories are all
pushed to fill deliveries, but new bust
ness for far-off accounts. say next fall
and spring of next year, is rather slow
to present itself pending future trade
and crop development Money is rather
firm as a whole, demand being more ac
tive in regular trade lines. Collections
are irregular; backward In the South
because of cotton holding and fair to
good in the North and West. Clearings
heavily exceed a year ago. itself per-
iod of large trade. All signs point to 4
large retail business for spring and
summer ueNelOpluS carrier lHdl uStdl.
Business failures in the United States
for The week ending March number
III. against $50 last week, 100 in the
like week of 1905, 200 in 1904. 176 in
1903 and 224 in 1902 Failures in Can
ada for the week numbered twenty-four,
against thirty last week and forty in
this week a year ago.-Bradstreet's
Commercial Report.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
Unfoue Monument in Kansas,

Having decided to celebrate the both
anniversary of Kansas in 1911 with an
exposition at Topeka, the citizens of the
city and of the State are also preparing
for the erection of soldiers monument
near the State House. Capt. Z. II.
Coney, department commander of the
Kansas Grand Army of the Republic, is
at the head of the movement to honor the
veterans of the Civil War with monu-
ment, which shall be second only to the
monument at Indianapolis, Ind.
The plans have not yet taken definite
shape, but it is proposed to raise the
money by popular subscription for the
erection of the shaft. Each child and
grandchild of the soldier of the Civil War
now living in Kansas will be asked to
contribute 81. Only dollar subscriptions
will be received. There are probably
more than half million descendants of
soldiers living in the State.