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The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
BRONZE TABLET UNVEILED.
Amlintion of ST. Johns and Univer-
Sity of Maryland Commemoratcd.

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Annapolis, Md, June Five hundred
members Of the Alumni Association Of the
University Of Maryland, Baltimore, came
to Annapolis to-day and participated in
the exercises commemorating the afIilia-
tion Of 81. Johns College. Annapolis. as
the academic department of the univeT-
sity. a bronze tablet, C0mmemOrating the
afiiliation Of the two institutions. was un-
veiled with impressive ceremonies.
The address of welcome was delivered
by ex-State Senator J. Writ Randall OF
Annapolis. The presentation address was
made by DR.. John G. Hemmeter. and the
response was made by Dr.. Thomas Fell
president Of St Johns.
After the exercises President and Mrs
FelI gave reception at their residence.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
Assistant Burgess Resigns.
cial to The Washington Herald

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Hagerstown, Nd. June John B. New
conner. a rural free delivery carrier. who
was recently elected assistant burgess of
WilliamspOrt. this county. was informed
by thc POst-offlce Department that he
would either have to resign as assistant
burgess or give up the position Of rural
carrier. as the regulations Of the depart
ment prohibit an emplOye from holding
an elective OF remuneTative Office Mr.
Newcomer to-day rendered his resignation
as assistant burgess.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
Heavy Rainfall in Virginia.

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Lynchburg, June IAN incessant rain
has been falling here since yesterday
morning at $50 o'clock, the government
rain gauge at S o'clock indicating pre-
cipitation Of 3.3j inches in that time The
river has risen four feet to-day. and is
rapidly rising tonight, though no great
fraehnt is nYnactnl
The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
MIDDIES REGAIN LIBERTY.
Restriction Removed from Battalion
which Gave silence.

Special to The Washington Herald
Annapolis, june There IS Joy among
the second and third class members Of the
First Battalion at the Naval Academy To-
day. They have been given back their lib-
ertE which was taken from them by the
iron rule Of discipline recently because
they gave the silence 10 an officer Of the
departmem Of discipline. The order re-
storing their liberty and placing them
where they really could properly enjoy the
pleasures Of June week was read out 10
the middies this morning.
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Robber Gets ImhreIIn nnd Hnt-

An alleged hold-up Of a young woman
by a negro man on South Alfred street
this evening, is being Investigated by the
police. According 20 the information.
which was sent over the telephone 20 the
police station by a person who refused 70
give the womans name. she was stopped
hy the man on the square between Wolfe
and Wilkes streets. and robbed ~ an um-
hrella and her hat.
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NirgInia Priest. 60 Meet

\ conference Of the Catholic priests Of
Northern Virginia VIII be held Tuesday.
June is, at the parsonage Of ST. Mary's
Catholic Church in this city Rev Father
H. J. Cutler. pastor Of ST. Mary's Church.
will preside. Several papers on the0-
logical subjects will De read
The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
MIDDY GALLOWAY HEADS LIST
Standing of Third Section of Grad.
uating Class Determined.
Final Verincation of Marks Deprives
Edgar Ewing of Honor by a
Small Margin.
.p...aI 70 The Wa.hlnst.n Hralt

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Annapolis Nd. June The relative
merit standing of the mIdshipmen who
VIII be graduated from the Naval Acad-
envy on Thursday next has been deter
mined as the result OF final examinations
completed yesterday
Richard s. Galloway. who was ap-
pointed NJ large. heads the list. II was
expected that Edgar A. Ewing. OF Chi
cago, would take this honor, but "A slight
change was made by final vertiacation
Of marks. Not so much Importance at
tachcs % the honor al this time. how
ever, as the coming graduates compose
the third and last section Of the class Of
1901
At the beginning Of the last academic
year the class was divided into three Sec
tons, according 20 scholastic standing
and two sections have already been grad
uatcd. There viii be sevcnty-three mid
shipmen to graduate. The standing Of the
first twenty-five follows.
]. Richard S. Galloway. at large.
. Michael ! Ts-.re.I Nartir.se Pa
3. Clarence 81. Husaun. Milwaukee, Wis.
&. Edgar A. Ewing Chicago IL
B. ki.g T. Mcconnell Gate CITY, Pa.
8. Ja-a1h W. Jewell Manchester y r.
:. Leslie F.. H-atrru. Hastings Net-
= Robert T. Montgomery. Council Bluffs Iowa
EaIuA e.. Parker Batavia N 7
10. George Josu.s. Duluth Minr
H. Ralph y. Stewart. Huron f. Oak.
y Charles p Harg. Portsmouth, N Fl.
I3 Ezra Galeu. Scranton Pa
H. William D. AU-iH Abilene. Hans.
ii J-e H Brooks Detroit. Mich.
l1 Emanuel a. L0fTui7f Burlington Iowa
H. EirEuus r. Clark Tuiuu-rvu. Pa.
s. James Mo- Murray THamas Pa
l7 William 7. sherlock. Canton. Ohio.
3D. Harold r. J1HuEare Butte Mont
O. Henry g. Soaring t-. Pit--hur-. Pa.
p Elmer vs.. Todd. Youngstown. Ohio
- I-adde1- a, Thompson Austin Tex
g. George W. Simpson BraoEyu. y. i.
- Reuben r. Smith, salt Lake CIrr. U.7h
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BRYAN GETS SARCASTIC.
Nebraskan Says President Makes PO-
IIticaI Speeches for Him.

Special % The Washington Hc-ald
Norfolk, Va. June William Jennings
Bryan spoke before a large audience to-
night at Armory Hail
In stating that he would do his best
TO avoid politics, he said that the Presl-
dent has been making his political
speeches for him. II he makes straight
Democratic speech to-day, it is more than
likely that Roosevelt will make one along
the same lines tomorrow.
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KILLS DEBTOR FOR DOLLAR.
All Lai shoots FeIIow-member of
Chinese Crew on Collier Brutus,

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Norfolk, Va, June l-Claiming that he
was debt collecting, All L.al, q member of
the Chinese crew Of the United States
collier Brutus. now at the Norfolk Navy
Yard, drew a pistol and shot Chang Yung
dead, in the forecastle of the ship. the
bullet passing through Yung's heart
Chat Out, another member Of the crew.
was arrested as an aCComplice in the mur-
der, and he and Lal were brought to the
Norfolk jail in irons Lai said his vic
tim owed him a dollar, which he borrowed
In the Orient, where the trouble started.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
DEMOCRATS UNITED
Maryland Clan GrOOms for
It's State Campaign.
CONVENTION ON AUGUST 8

Gov. WnrfieId Among Those said to
BE Aspiring 10 Place i'm United
States senate-ShOrt Term Prob
ably VIII Be Given senator Whyte.
Furst or jackson for Governor.
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At the Washington Street Methodist
Episcopal Church South. tomorrow
morning. the sermon VIII be delivered by
Rev. Arthur T. Ramsay president q
Fairmont seminary Washington. Rev.
+. Y. ReEesrer, presiding elder OF Wash
ington district, viii preach al the even
ing services.
Rev DR.. T. T. Tagg. president Of the
general conference Of the Methodist Prot
estant Church win preach AZ both the
morning and evening services tomorrow
al the Bethany Methodist Protestant
Church
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-23
BERYL.
May 20.

Cotton planting is still on, the most of the crop has been replanted and some are planting the third time. Cot ton prospects are very gloomy indeed considering the poor stands and the lateness of the crop. A half crop is a fair estimate now.
 Corn is looking bad since the last cold snap.
 A very good prospect here for fruit.
 A light turnout at the school meetings ill this section Saturday, owing to peo- pie being so busy.
 Measles are breaking out in this sec ton.
 l.. s. Wallace and family of Conway are here visiting relatives for few days.
 This would be good field for agents to sell pocket knives as the farmers have worn their knives out digging after cotton seed.
 We think the phenomenal weather of late will beat the Farmers Union in raising prices on futures.
 Now give us a rest since the legisla- ture has adjourned.
 Fellow correspondents of the Log Cab in Democrat, how does this idea strike you for an issue in the next campaigns: Have the legislature meet every four years and put the members on a salary, say S4oo per term. Speak out, and let's create sentiment on this line.
 May oO
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-23
ENDERS.

The farmers are all smiles on account of this beautiful weather. Almost every one is through re-planting cotton.
 Our children's day service yesterday was decided success. We had quite a lot of visitors from different places. We had good behavior, plenty of dinrer and everyone went away happy. The chill dren are very thankful to Mrs. A. E. Moore, who has met with them so often and drilled them for the occasion.
 Joe Blair and family of Moore attend ed children's day here yesterday.
 Col. w. T. Hammock of Quitman de- livered quite an interesting address here yesterday evening.
 R. E. Perry will conduct song service at Pearson next Sunday.
 Mrs. J. D. Gray of Hanna is here vis- iting this week.
 Ellis Mccormick of Alabama is here visiting his aunts, Mrs. B. E. Herring and Mrs w. T. Merriman.
 Dan Hamilton and family of Pleasant Valley visited Bud Jolly and wife Satur- day night.
 May 20.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-23
CENTER POINT.

Health good and plenty of work to do. The people are very badly worried about the cotton situation. Some are scraping, some planting over and some planting it ill corn.
 Our school election passed off quietly. w. P. Berry was elected director; voted a seven-mill tax and voted an appropri- ation of $Ioo to add to the school build ing, so we could have two teachers.
 Miss Jessie Wheat of this place secur ed both medals at the close of the Vi lonia public school, one for scholarship and the other for department.
 Freeman Laird called to his assistance on last Wednesday Charlie Vann, John Dixon, Vernon Summers and Jeff Em- erson and they made war on the rats. Casualties, S7 rats killed outright, no prisoners taken; loss upon his side a good lot of sweat.
 Walter White closed his school at Fl Paso last Friday.
 The attendance at Sunday school was very large last Sunday.
 There is some measles in this vicin- ity and the usual scare is on
 Misses Jewell Snow aud Alma Mor- gan from Vilonia were here visiting Sun day.
 Thomas Bass has reported the first corn tassels of the season.
 May 20.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-23
HAMLET.

We are having some fine farming weather now.
 MT. and Mrs. R. L. Bivens are the proud parents of another fine boy. Few can equal and none can excel the two eloquent lectures delivered by Dr. Teas of Conway at New Liberty last Sun- day. He will lecture there again on the third Sunday in June.
 w. s. Shaw is out again after quite a severe attack of pneumonia.
 Mrs. A. B. Jeffries returned home Sat urday after having spent a week as the welcome guest of her daughters at Lit tie Rock.
 Mrs. E. Maud Kelsey returned home last Wednesday after mouths visit to her sister, Mrs. Terry at Little Rock.
 Miss Clyda Shaw and Lucien Crosby spent pleasant evening at the beauti- ful little home of Frank Hamlet re- gently.
 Mrs. Minnie Gibbons and children, who have been visiting relatives in Lit tie Rock for the past week, returned home Sunday.
 Several of our young people are con- templating trip to Spring Hill the first Sunday i' June.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. $. Shaw will wear the champion fishing belt till earned by another.
 Several cases of measles are reported near Tucker school house.
 May 2I
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-23
GLEASON.
May 20.

Farming is crushing at this place The farmers are at least three weeks behind with their farming.
 The saw mill is getting quite nice supply of logs ou hand while the river is up.
 Walter Vernon, who has been rafting logs on north Cadron, has brought in a raft of 6o,ooo feet.
 D. Cross got i'll some nice cotton wood from the river.
 Maud Vernon has come back to work for the Freeman Lumber Go. again.
 Otho Allen and Maude Vernon have just returned from White county where they have been visiting home folks. They say farmers are as far behind as if it were April IS.
 Mir John Reeves and Miss Ida Me Moran visited friends at Plumerville Sunday.
 Mr. and Mrs Vernon's little baby has been dangerously i'll for several days.
 Mrs. Durham has been quite sick for several days with fever.
 Mrs. McMoran is visiting her son at Pinnacle this week.
 MT. Beekman of Kansas City was here last week.
 The Freeman Lumber Go are expect ing to get the material for their railroad this week.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-23
ROUND MOUNTAIN.

We are glad to see the weather turn ing warmer as the prospects for a crop look gloomy
 Our school election passed off quietly Saturday. A new site for the school house was selected and J. G. Vantrump elected director
 The Children's Day here Sunday was a success. The Pickles Gap singing class was in attendance and did some fine singing.
 Supt. ]. l.. Adams and family and a great many others from the Providence Sunday school attended the services here Sunday.
 Bob Smith and family of Lollie at tended services here Sunday.
 There was good many people here from Conway Sunday. Among them we noticed Mrs. Dr. Cureton and daugh- ters, Mrs. Worsham, Joe B. Jones and wife and Alex Reid and family, besides many others.
 MT. and Mrs. w. F. Dickson and sev- eral others from May flower were here Sunday.
 Mrs. Emma Cureton and children of Conway attended services here Sunday and are spending few days with the family of her brother, w. T. Hall.
 The third quarterly conference of our circuit will be held here the first Satur- day and Sunday ill June.
 Our pastor, Rev. J. E. Shell, and wife were with us here Sunday.
 May 2O
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-23
MAYFLOWER.

A number of young folks from here attended the childreu's day at Round Mountain Sunday.
 Mrs. Della Ledrick spent Wednesday at Conway.
 w. R. Snow spent a number of days here last week and lectured on Socialism Saturday night and Sunday at the school house.
 Mrs. Bunch spent Thursday ill Con- way accompanied by her daughter, Vir- gie, and Miss Pearl Duke.
 A little son was a new arrival at the home of MT. aud Mrs. Clemuel Dickens, May I4.
 Miss Ida Thompson spent two days in Conway last week visiting friends.
 Mrs Maude Mosley and children, ac- compauied by Mrs. Kate Sloan, went to Conway Friday morning to attend the commencement exercises of the Conway public school.
 C. C. Dickens is here from Fourche.
 MT. and Mrs. Joe Lindsey of Argenta spent Sunday aud Monday with relatives here.
 It will be impossible for Bro. Shell to fill his appointment here next Sunday on account of the children s cay at Prov idence. Everybody has a cordial invi- tation to attend.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-23
REPUBLICAN.

Nearly everybody in this community has been planting cotton over.
 Mrs. Adline Henry and daughter, Miss Florie, visited relatives here last Wednesday.
 Will Newman and wife visited rela- tives at Martinville last Sunday.
 Mrs. Bertie Lyons was in Greenbrier Monday shopping.
 Rube Brown and wife visited relatives at Greenbrier Sunday.
 At the school election held here last Saturday G. C. Reynolds was elected director.
 Ben Spires of Conway was here Mon day.
 s. Acre and daughter, Pearl, were in Greenbrier Monday.
 A large crowd from here attended the singing at Salem Sunday.
 The writer is numbered with the sick this week,
 The Primitive Baptists will have preaching here Saturday and Sunday.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-23
CENTERNILLE.

Farmers have been very busy for the past few days planting cotton and blow ing corn. There has been a good deal of cotton planted over here and some fear they will not get good stand now.
 Lester, the little son of Mrs. John Walls, was very sick part of last week.
 w. c. Troxell and wife were both on the puny list last week.
 Antioch local union initiated several ladies Saturday night. They are the first that have joined the union in these parts.
 John Thomas was elected school di- rector Saturday to succeed himself, and a fve-mill tax was voted.
 G. D. Stanley purchased a load of corn from Geo. Woolly today.
 John Williams and family and P. A. Wilson and family visited on Mill Creek Saturday night.
 Joe Hankins and family attended the annual singing at Salem Sunday.
 C. Woolly was numbered with the sick the past week.
 The directors of school district No. 2S are re-painting the black boards at the school house which was very much needed.
 Quite a number of people from here attended the children's day exercises al Enders Sunday.
 Thomas McGinty and wife went to Conway Wednesday.
 May or
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-23
VILONIA.
May 2I.

Quite large crowd was in attendance at the closing exercises of the Vilonia training school. The exercises were held in the open air so that the large crowd could hear.
 A. P. Gillispie went to Beebe Monday to visit his parents for few days.
 The commencement exercises of Ark ansas Holiness College will be held in the Holiness tabernacle this year, where they will be able to accommodate the large crowd. They have nice auditor ium, but from all indications 1t would not hold half the crowd in attendance
 Dr. ]. H. Downs and wife are visiting friends at Vilonia this week.
 The Free Methodists will hold quar- terly meeting at this place next Friday and Saturday.
 Prof. T. F. Forrest will visit the James, town exposition and several points i'll Tennessee in the near future.
 May 2I,
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-23
GREEN BRIER.

I. E. Moore went to Conway Saturday. z. Frank Blair and wife of Conway were here Monday.
 Dr. Guthrie of Hope was here Mon- day on his way to Quitman.
 Tom Garrett of Holland was here Monday.
 J. D. Bolton of Springfield passed here Monday with drove of cattle.
 H. l.. Tyler left Monday for Guy where he will work few days for T. A.. Sims at the carpenter trade.
 Mrs. Amanda Snoddy was called to Holland Friday to see her daughter who has been very sick for several days.
 Road Overseers w. C. Sims and w. M. Day are doing some good work at this place.
 w. ]. McHenry, county road commits sioner, was here last week looking after the roads.
 School election was held here Satur. day. There was not large vote boiled on account of people being behind with their work. H. l.. Tyler was elected director and the mill tax voted.
 May 2I.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-23
SPRINGFIELD.

School will close Friday.
 Rev. Arthur Smith has returned from a visit to his parents at Paris, Ark.
 T. B. Hairston and Dick James visited at Leslie the past week.
 Children's day services will be held at the Methodist church the first Sunday in June.
 Our citizens are making up money to have the school building rolled back about 2so feet toward the Methodist church. The move is much needed one.
 I. F. Cureton's store was burglarized one right last week. The loss is not exactly known.
 Cleo Moses has had very serious case of humps the past week.
 Pete Sledge was down from Damascus last week.
 There was but little interest taken in the "school meeting" Saturday. John Lockhart was elected director.
 Will Smith, Jack McRaven and Wal ter Berry spent Sunday on "Caney Fork
 Mrs. R. M. Morgan is visiting on Tuck CT Mountain this week.
 Misses Maude and Jeff Brown visited Morrilton the past week.
 Herbert Martin and wife were here from Martinville Sunday.
 Our farmers have planted at least 75 per cent of the cotton over and are not done yet
 Bud Martin is smiling over the ar rival of young cattle buyer at his home. May 20.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-23
COUNTY NEWS NOTES.
 ITEMS OF INTEREST, GATHERED BY OUR
 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS

more on the anxious seat. The open sessions of the union at this place are proving great success and are attended by good crowds. The subject discussed last Saturday night was "What place should the ladies occupy in the farmers union?" At our next open meeting, the second Saturday night in June, the question is Resolved that the present system of government crop reports Is detrimental to the farmers of the south. " The leaders are K. Haydon, affirmative; C. I. Atwater, negative. All are wei come to come and see and hear these champions meet
 Will Ledrick, who has been quite sick, is improving.
 Miss Katie Singer had the misfortune to fall and break her arm last week.
 Mrs. Little is sick at this writing.
 The school election passed off satis- factorily to all here. The seven-mill tax carried almost unanimously and w. T. Metallic was elected director.
 May 20.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-23
BARNEY.
lay HE U
 May 20.

Cotton is about all planted in this part.
 Singing was well attended here Sun day evening.
 Dr. Ingram and family spent Sunday with Esq. Ingram and family.
 John Lee and family of Enders spent Sunday with Tom Short.
 John Roany and family visited Nath Pate and wife Saturday.
 The U. s. Marshal of Little Rock came up Saturday and arrested four boys and took them off. They are charged with going through the post office about two years ago.
 Mrs. Summers attended children s day at Euders Sunday and reported a nice time.
 School District Mo- 100 voted a 7-mill tax and appropriated funds now in the treasury to build an addition to the school house.
 May 20.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-23
CATO.

After all the weary waiting spring has come at last, but a shy and timid spring, ready poised for flight at the least alarm. After few days we hope she will feel more at home and be content to stay without leaving us to mourn her absence again.
 Our esteemed merchant, s. c. Scott, is just now recovering from an attack of the "boquet fever" This is the first case of that diagnosis we have known and we trust it is neither contagious or epidemic. The pathological symptoms produced was, so Dr. Pairet states, the directly resultant effects of a boquet of flowers presented MT Scott by young lady.
 After spending several days in Little Rock, Master Johnnie Dukes returned home last Saturday, and day or two later the family received phone mes sage from Little Rock stating that a child he had played with while there had developed diptheria. He played with Johnnie in the morning and at night of the same day he took sore throat, which later diagnosis gave as diptheria. Dr. Watkins of Little Rock, a noted specialist in contagious diseases, stated that Johnnie was in no danger of inoculation, but Cato has been very much disturbed and uneasy for fear the child would contract the disease. John nie has been quarantined in "his own back yard," and the danger has passed if there was any danger.
 School election last Saturday resulted in the election of Joe Hogan and Joe Clark as directors, to take the place of H. B. Harrell and Doc Dennis, the re- tiring directors.
 Pneumonia has been prevalent near here, but Dr. Pairet reports the cases all better and no new cases developing.
 Jim Dees and family all have the measles-some justrecovering and some just taking the disease.
 May 20.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-23
DAMASCUS.
Health is good at this writing.

Health is good at this writing.
 We have had a week of nice farming weather and also nice warm growing weather. People are not going to get a good stand of cotton, notwithstanding the fact that the majority of them have planted over.
 Aunt Mary Linn visited her son at Bee Branch Sunday and will spend a week with him and other friends. Ar thur Patterson and his little sister, Lenia, accompanied her up there and returned i'll the evening.
 Ebert Ray of Bee Branch spent Sun day night with T. M. Patterson and fam lily. MT. Ray is 72 years old and is in very poor health
 Ed. J. H. Milbourn of Union City, Tenn, preached at the Baptist church Sunday at II a. Ill.
 The closing exercises of Damascus High School last Friday night was an interesting and enjoyable affair and re- fected great credit upon both teacher and pupils. The program was inter spersed with magnificent instrumental and vocal music, which was heartily enjoyed by all, and the gathering num- bered three or four hundred people.
 The annual school election held here Saturday resulted in the election of G. w. Mcgee as director for term of three years and a vote for mill school tax.
 May 20.