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The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18
The biennial report of the Board f the University of Arkansas shows

The biennial report of the Board of the University of Arkansas shows the University to be in debt S56,- 439.94, and a deficiency bill Is in- cluded in the report showing just what the University owes. Besides he deficiency bill the Board asks the legislature to pass an approprla- ton bill carrying items for new buildings, maintenance of the de- partments, running expenses, etc, aggregating approximately $7o0,oOo. This is larger sum than usual, but they claim that the increased attend ance and rapid expansion of the va rious departments has made 1t ne- cessary.
 The railroads entering Little Rock have notified the Little Rock Freight Bureau that effective February l, rates on several articles from Missis- sippi river crossing to that city will be advanced The managers claim that it is necessary to raise the rates at Little Rock in order to prevent a reduction elsewhere.
 The Penitentiary Board has auth orized the sale of the 305 bales of cotton now on the wharf at the state convict farm in Lincoln county to w. A. Short & Go. The price for the cotton is 9 11-16 cents pound, making a total of between $l4,0OO and S15,000 for the 305 bales.
 As a result of the heavy rains and warm weather, strawberries are blooming in Havana, and peach trees are budding Roses are blooming and vegetables are growing rapidly in the gardens. There is danger
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18
MEN STILL LIVE IN CAVES.
Troglodytic Villages Are Found In
 Northern Africa.

Grottoes and caverns are used moro or less as shelters by primitive peo- ples and thus inhabited caves are of course most frequent in Africa. con- siderable number of natives make their homes in caves along the south ern shore of the Strait of Gibraltar and in some of those caves are found the polished stones and arrow heads of the stone age Troglodyte villages are frequent in the Tebessa territory of Algeria, one of which at Djeurf. 250 feet above the gorge of the Wadi Halail, is reached by steps cut in the rock
 The inhabitants of the Tunisian Island of Galite are cave dwellers, their habitations being grottoes which they have dug out of the limestone, or ancient burial caverns that they have enlarged. The subterranean villages of Matmata and of Medennie, hewn out of the rock, are in southern Tunisia. = A Christian monastery built under ground in the twelfth century st" ex- ists at Goba, Abyssinia. ThS enor- nous cavern discovered seve> Ai years ago within two hours walk of the port of Tanga, in German East Africa, con- tains rooms the roofs of which arc from 120 to 250 feet above the floor. Only a few of these vast chambers have yet been explored. for the entire cavern seems to be inhabited by mil lions of bats. One of these killed with a stick measured nearly five feet across its extended wings.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18
NEWS OF ARKANSAS

A new town named Paraloma will be located on the Memphis, Paris and Gulf road in Seyier county.
 While being taken back to For rest City to answer to the charge of his wife who claimed that he had nearly chopped her to pieces with an axe, Ed Jones, negro, escaped from the officers at Fort Smith, where he was arrested. He was heavily iron- ed and handcuffed at the time but escaped through the darkness.
 The suit of $. Hineman and W. R. O'Neal against the directors of the Bank of Newport, to make the directors responsible for the losses of the depositors in the failure of that bank, has been decided in favor of the plaintiffs. If the judgment Is sustained, the directors become lia- ble for losses exceeding $150,000.
 Ex-County Treasurer Baker of Baxter county has brought suit against the Bank of Comanche, of Comanche. l. T., for the amount he lost in the failure of the bank at Mountain Home. He claims that the Bank of Comanche guaranteed the safety of the bank at Mountain Home.
 There are between 800 and 800 al- ligators on the farm at Hot Springs, ranging in size from less than six inches to nearly fifteen feet. There are said to be only two farms of the kind in the world, this one at Ho.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18
THE HOUSE.

The House was called to order by Thos, E. Campbell of Randolph county. clerk of he last house. Prayer was offered by keyJ \. Jessnp. pastor of the First Christian church of Little Rock. Clerk Campbell then read the list of hames certified by the Secretary of State Is having been elected members of the House, and called for the nomination of h temporary Speaker. Mr. Hill nomi bated John C. Ross, of Hot Spring county, Eho, he said, had been selected at the kaucus by all the candidates. Mir. Ross was elected temporary Speaker without Opposition.
 MT Ross made q short speech in which be thanked the House for the honor. He faed upon all members to lay aside all personal feelings and to look to the inter fst Of the great State of Arkansas. Look 10 it that We perform our duties well. As Ee go into the election of officers of this Iouse let us do SD with malice 10 none
 The chair then appointed the following temporary officers Sergeant t-at-arms. Van B Izard of St. Francis; Chief jantor. Mir J. M. Hawkins Pf Clark, and assistants, James Harris iray and Halbert. Postmistress, Miss Lucy Falconer of Sc bastan.
 Pages, Hugh Dedman. Frank Ciemen. JeT Davis, John T. Burlington, NJ. IIornbarger l Chic Justice lIill was escorted to the House and administered the oath to the 00 new members. Nominations for Speaker were then de- flared in order, and the following nomi- pations were made Hon. Allen II. Hamilton of Lafayette Bounty nominated by MT. Rowell. Hon. Jas. H. McColum of IIempstead Bounty, by Mr. Mcdaniel of Clark. Hon. Y. T.. Meade of Pope county, by ir. Martin of Yell Hon. W. A Black of Sebastian county. y MT. Partian of Franklin.
 Hon. J. M Black of Marion county. by IF. Smothers of Barton
 Hon. Horace E. Run of Independence, Sy
 r. Thomas of Independence. X The first ballot on the speakershlp was
 ken shortly after l2 30, with the follow pg result:
 flamitcr of Lafayette, 25; McCotlum of empstead, IT Black of Sebastian, It : eade of Pope, l6; Black of Marion, l6, Pd Run of Randolph. II.
 Temporary Speaker Ross declared that
 votes were necessary to elect, and or (red another ballot.
 The second vote resulted as follows:
 llamiter 26. Meade 10, McCollum l6,
 ack of Sebastian II, Black of Marion 14,
 d Run 10.
 On motion the Mouse then adjourned &til o'clock
 The House reassembled at 3 o'clock and
 loting for Speaker continued After the
 nth ballot with no mediate prospect of
 faking the deadlock, adjournment was
 len until Q o'clock Tuesday morning.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18
kep, a Diary Seven Years.

Henry Artbur Jones, the noted Eng fish playwright, was giving the stu dents of Yale an address on the drama.
 turesque," he said, and 1t should help your playwrights to build strong, racy plays But neither varnacular nor any- thing else is of moment If persever- ance is lacking.
 No playwright car succeed who is like a man l know.
 q said to this man, one New Years day:
 "'Do you keep diary. Philip"
 "'Yes,' he answered, I've kept ono for the first two weeks in January for the last seven years."
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18
Cold Affected Head and Throat
 Attack was Severe.

Chas. w. Bowman, 1st Lieut.. and Adjt. 4th NJ. s. M. Cav. Vols, writes from Lanham, Md, as follows:
 Though somewhat averse to pat ent medicines, and still more averse to becoming a professional affidavit man, it seems only a plain duty in the present instance to add my ex- perience to the columns already writ ten concerning the curative powers of Peruna.
 "I have been particularly benefited by ifs use for colds In fhe head and throat. Ihave been able 10 fully cure myself of q mosf severe attack in forfy-eighf hours by its use according to directions. Iuse n as q preventive whenever threatened with an attack. Members of my family also use 1t for like ailments. We are recon mending 1t to our friends"
 -Chas w. Bowman. Ask Your Druggist for Free Pcruna
 Almanac for 1907.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18
Public School, Lake Village.

of considerable damage to the fruit when the weather turns cold.
 The lines of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company, lying in Jefferson county, will be surveyed by order of the county judge, to ascertain if the rail- road company is paying all the taxes due in that county,
 Col. J. c. Nancy of Dunnington, who was shot in the foot by one of his tenants, is in very serious con- dition, blood poison having spread through his whole body, forming large quantities of pus in his should CT and thigh.
 A canning factory has been cstab- lished at Core by J. A. Wilson, which will soon be in operation. The far mers in that vicinity expect to fur nish enough fruit and vegetables to keep the plant in operation several months.
 Dr. E. II. Abingdon, cashier of the Bank of Beebe, shot Ed Stearns while in the act of entering the bank through a transom over the door. Stcarns claims he heard noise in the bank and was making an inves- tigation.
 Capt. Richmond P. Hobson. late of the United States Navy and now congressman-elect form Alabama, de- livered an address in Little Rock re- gently on the subject "America, the Peacemaker."
 The Brame Mercantile Company of Wilmot has been declared bank rupt, and Henry Stilwell of Ham. burg has been appointed receiver and gave bond in the sum of $25,0O0.
 Fort Smith is preparing to send 
 big delegation to the Good Boards Convention which meets in Little Rock the last three days of January, and will charter special train.
 Lee St. John has ben arrested at Hot Springs upon a warrant charg- ing him with having committed per jury when he testified in the Buch. anan-Williams contest suit.
 Citizens of Texarkana are rais ing fund of $1,51S to place a cloci in the tower of the Miller county court house.
 Information has been filed against forty-one saloon men of Hot Springs for alleged violation of the Sunday closing law.
 The total valuation of real and personal property in Lonoke county as shown by the tax books is $58,. 316.50.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18

Springs, said to be the largest, and one at St. Augustine, Fla.
 c. c. Wrightsman of Claremore, I. T., is in jail at Fort Smith, and will be returned to Little Rock to answer to the charge of bigamy. He is accused of having married in No yember in Little Rock, being at the time the husband of a woman in Missouri.
 Three fremen were injured in a fire at Van Buren which destroyed the Van Buren Foundry and Can- ming Factory. The fremen were caught by walls of the building and one of them was fatally injured.
 William Dennis, a prominent farmer of Magnolia. died recently from injuries receivedin a run-a-way. His son was with him at the time and was quite seriously hurt. but it is thought that he will recover.
 An effort is being made to have Pope county divided into two judi cial districts. The present county seat Is Russellville, and it is de- sired to have Atkins made the coun- ty seat of the new district.
 The postoffice at Blevins, sta- tion on the Prescott and Northwest ern Railroad was destroyed by fire recently, and all money, stamps and other supplies, amounting to $50 were burned.
 George Stevens, charged with for gery, escaped from the Lonoke coun- ty jail, by prizing apart the bars of window, and making a rope of a blanket, by which he let himself to the ground.
 John c. Griswell has been arrest ed at Paragould and Is held to await the arrival of authorities from Tam pa, Fla, where he is wanted on a charge of embezzlement.
 The Prescott public school build ing was badly damaged by fire re- gently. The fire started in the base ment and is thought to be of incen- diary origin.
 Three men were wounded as the result of fight between some of the directors and a teacher of the Unity school, two miles north of Paragould
 Statistics compiled from Govern ment Report show total value of farm products in Arkansas for 1906 to be $6,500,000 more than in 1905
 Senator Reuben R. Adams of the Ninth senatorial district, will tender his resignation to the senate upon the organization of that body.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18
Queered Himself.

The travelling man who had not visited the town for year or two, seated himself in the hotel dining room.
 What has become of the pretty girl that used to wait on this table?" he asked, unfolding his napkin and look ing up with genial smile.
 q have always waited on this table, sir" frigidly answered the waitress, placing the bill of fare before him.
 The historian deems it best to draw veil over the dinner that was brought to that travelling man hals ak,,' spr later.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18
Conxict,s Peculiar Claim.

A life convict in the Andamans had served some long period when an or der recently came for his release. All the time he had been in the band, and had evidently so far forgotten that he was a prisoner that on his release he put In a claim for pension on ac- count of his long and faithful service as a government servant-Madras Mail.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18
Messages of the Two Governors.

An agreement was made that the mes es to the General Assembly would be lvered Friday. Governor Davis will de Fr his closing message to the General |embly Friday morning at 10 o'clock. Governor-elect Little Friday afternoon D. m.
 |enator Robb was granted leave of ab fe indefinitely pm A. Fox of the Deep Waterway Con- fion made an address after adjournment
 hg interest in the waterways of the
 and exploiting the possibilities of
 inerce on the rivers under proper con eas.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18
THE SENATE.

promptly at noon the gavel was sounded
 teutenant- Governor Lee who announced
 temporary officers. After a list of the
 rators had been read, Chief Justice Hill
 tailed into the Senate chamber to ad
 mister the oath of office to the new mem
 rs The new men were sworn in four at
 time.
 Rev W. r. Andrews, of the First Meth
 ist church. South, of Little Rock, in Rted the divine blessing upon the Assem-
 The regular election of the officials
 nson in caucus earlier in the day fol Swed without event. Senator Holland
 oced inc name of John Ike Moore before ks bodv in brief speech, Upon the roll M responded to by g members, the ksult was unanimous.
 so,atdr Moore thanked his colleagues hd an a short speech announced that the kesant meeting of the Senate would be a bsint Jess session in fact as well as In |zhe complete organization of the Sen ke is as follows; President. John Ike Moore of Phillips. | Secretary, George Trevathan of lnde- 3endence.
 1 Assistant Secretary, ". F. Nelson of 
 Jonrnal clerk. Thomas E. Nordeet of Perry Assistant Journal clerk, Mrs. Rozele of Pulaski.
 Tpcrossing clerk, Mrs. Robert L. Lsw- Sence Of Pope.
 Enrolling clerk. Miss Roza Bennett. Chaplain Rev. R. NJ. TrayIor of Benton. Sergeant at-arms, J. Monroe Smith of Union.
 Janitor E. c. Dunaway. Assistant doorkeeper, J. ". Carter of Washington.
 | Pages. Fred Watson of Clark. John Coul- Ter of Pulaski. and Brook Montgomery. On motion of Senator Lee, the rules gov (rning the Senate of two years ago were k,ade to apply to the present session until committee on rules had been appointed nd made a report back to the Senate The tirst bill of the session was intro RueqG hy Senator Amis of Cleveland, re- kard..r horse racing in Arkansas. In brief kbe lili provides for fines and imprison. kent for any person selling pools or in Thy way conducting betting in connection kith racing in the State. Ii also provides lor puuishement of public officials who neg Iect 10 prosecute all cases brought to their Aotiee in violation of the bill. The bill Bas ordered printed and a committee of lhree appointed to bring the bill to the Aotiee ot the House. Senator Reuben R. Adams of the Ninth )strict composed of Saline Hot Spring Inc Grant Counties who has been more or kss identified with the poodle inquiries kas denied voice in the caucus. He did lot attempt to enter the regular session but will probably appear Tuesday and ten Der his resignation. accompanying 1t with statement explaining his connection with [he hnodle inaury
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18
It's Dangerous.

To neglect a cold the results are too often very serious. Bronchitis, Pleu' risy, Pneumonia and Consumption are frequently the consequences. Upon the appearance of a cold. sore throat or chest, use Simmons Cough Syrup. It soothes the irritation. loosens the phlegm and promptly curea you.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18

Tn introduction of three bills looking to the reduction of the passenger rate In this State is taken as an indication of earnest ness on the part of the Senate to pass this bill early and get 1t of the calendar.
 The most important matter to come be fore either house was the resignation of Senator Reuben R. Adams of sheridan. Grant county rendered after Senator kie oldham of Pulaski had moved that he be expelled from the Senate. It was read by the secretary and after slight discus sion, was made the special order of busi- ness for Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
 Representative James |. Ard of Jack son county has not appeared to take the oath of office as yet, and the statement was made today that he Is still waterbound and that the only way he could get out to the railroad Is to swim. He will report to the Speaker as soon as he can cross the water. He resides at Tupelo, and 1t Is stated that the water Is still over the rail road tracks.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18
THE HOUSE.
TUESDAY. JANUARY, 10.

llESbA1, JaNtahi' 1c
 The House was called to order at o'clock by Temporary Speaker Ross, Rev. R. NJ. Traylor, chaplain of the Senate, led in prayer.
 After the reading of the journal, ballot ing for Speaker was resumed, and ballot af- ter ballot was taken without any break In the deadlock
 The sixteenth ballot was as follows Iamiter 27, Black of Sebastian 12, Black of Marion 13, Run 10, Meade lS, Nc Collum 16.
 In the afternoon, after the twentieth ballot had been taken, the name or MT. Black of Marion was withdrawn, and after the twenty second ballot Mir. Run withdrew his name.
 The result of the twenty fourth ballot was: Hamiter 4o, McCollum 2l, Black of Sebastian IA
 Adjournment was then taken until 9 a. m Wedn esday
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18

Truth is the beginning of every good thing. both in heaven and on earth; and he who would be blessed and happy should be from the hrst . partaksr of the trWh--Plato.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
 Second Day.

The second day of the Thirty sixth Gen eral Assembly was spent in widely different ways in the two houses In the Senate the gavel fell at 9 30, and the day was spent in introduction of bills, and in transacting considerable business. while in the House nothing was done except the balloting for the Speakership.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-01-18
{ Legislative }
 Proceedings

lrhe thirty-sixth session of the Arkan, Legislature assembled promptly at l. Eock noon. Monday, January IA.
 bormauent organization of the Senate | eFected within an hour as the officers q all been selected at caucus held Hlier in the day.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-08
THE STOCK MARKET

Quotations received by spccla
message 10 Kenneth Donnciian com
pauy
Saturday. DcocmlScr :. 1907.
Tonopah District.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-08
RECEIVER
FOR FRISCO BANK

SAN FRANCISCO. DEC The
recommendation was shade this
morning By the bank commissioners
TO Attorney General Webb TO take
legal action relative TO the appoint
ment OF receiver for the California
Safe Deposit and Trust company Of
San Francisco. which suspended bust
ness several weeks ago. II was found
by the commissioners that instead OF
legal reserve OF $500. 900. 20 per
cent OF their $4,000. 0O0. they had
but $500. 600. a difference OF 81 400
900.
In the opinion of the bank commits
sioners, this could not be raised by
the stockholders of the bank The
reserve was in the bank ON December
year ago. when the financial
house was examined by the commits
sioners.
The bank commission also decided
that the bank had too many invest
ments in commercial enterprises II
such a nature that it is unable to re.
alize coin on them at this time
The same recommendation was
made by the bank commissioners in
the case of William Collins & Sons
bank of Ventura.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-08
FOOIPADS GET
FIFTY YEARS

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7.--Wil-
liam Hogan, Thomas Conwell, Will
liam Mclaughlin and James Purcell
we're each sentenced to fifty years
imprisonment in the penitentiaries
this morning by Superior Judge Car
roll Cook. These four thugs were
Yesterday convicted of highway rob-
berry. Two months ago they met
George Felphes, waiter on the
steamer Sonoma, one night in the
burnt district. He asked them to di-
rect him to a hotel. Instead they
struck him down with the butt end
of a pistol and relieved him of SIS in
gold.
That these men should be given a
sentence equivalent to life imprison-
ment is due to their previous records
and the amount of crime in the city
at the present time. Judge COOK
took occasion before passing sentence
to dwell on these points. The foul
thugs are considered to be as bad
men as were ever in San Francisco
They had all been convicted from
two to four times for similar offenses
and had proven themselves crimina
by nature.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-08
BATTLE MOUNTAIN
IS Big PRODUCER

j. NJ. Pine of Denver, manager OF
the Anthony King Mining company
of Austin, Nevada, who spent much
of the fall in the Battle Mountain
district of Nevada, while discussing
that section had the following to say,
says the Colorado Mining Record
with the recent rich strikes made
at Gold Circle, just north of Battle
Mountain, the discovery of a rich
vein of gold ore ON Willow creek,
near the old Copper Canyon mine,
the opening of four-foot vein of
$500 ore on Trout creek, just north
of Battle Mountain in the Battle
Mountain range, the newly opened
property of the Golden Era in the
Alder Creek district under the man
agement of c. H. Snow, who is ship
ping in car lots $500 gold ore, and
the Pedro group, which has recently
passed into the hands of eastern peo-
pie and which shows a 15-foot ledge
of S25 free-milling gold ore, and on
which a large reduction plant is to
be installed, it would seem that the
mining interests were surely center
ing in this locality.
| 1T should be remembered, how
ever, that Battle Mountain is sur
rounded by many old developed
properties, which we're extensively
worked and were large producers
| thirty-five years ago. The famous
Copper Canyon mine produced sew
eral hundred thousand dollars worth
of high-grade ore early in the SOS,
most of which was shipped to Swan
sea. and during this period the great
silver-lead mines of Galena and
Lewis were also worked extensively
and produced millions. Most of the
ore from these properties was treat.
ed on the ground and the bullion
shipped direct to the refineries. The
reduction in the price of silver, how
ever, caused these properties to close
and nothing of Importance has beer
done until recently, when capital ha'
become interested, placing many 0
these old mines in shape for exten
sive development.