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The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Resinnation Accented-

Washington. Mav.-A letter was sent from the executive offices ac- eepting forthwith the resignation of Herbert J. Hagerman as governor of New Mexico This means, il is said that the resignation will be accepted as soon as the president letter reaches Governor Hagerman.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
May Dissolve.

St. Petersburg. May.--A savage at tack made on the army and the gov ernment by the Social member, NJ. Zuraboff, during the first executive session of the lower House of Par lament, caused rupture between the ministers and the douma, which for time threatened to precipitate the dis solution of the house.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Foreman Has New Sank.

The Bank of Foreman. a new insti- tuition. has been organized with Carl Schuman. president, and H. NJ. Nc Iyer, cashier. The bank has a paid up capital of s1O,000, and will begin business as soon as supplies can be obtained.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Mills for Arkansas City.

L. L. Lieber. capitalist from Mon roe, La, has been making arrange ments to put in a large shingle and sawmill plant at Arkansas City. The site has been purchased and the work of construction begun and MT. Lieber expects to have both of these manufac- turing industries completed and in op- eration by June next
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Companies Would Return.

A number of applications have been received by Insurance Commissioner A. E. Moore. for blanks to be used by insurance companies i'll applying for permission to do business in the state Among the companies are Phoenix Fire Insuragce Company. of Hartford Conn, Jefferson Fire lnsur- ance Company, of Philadelphia; st. Paul Fire and Marine of St Paul, Minns and the New York. Nortt Bri- tish and Mercantile Fire Insurance Compnaies.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Plan For New School.

At q recent meeting of the Russell vile School Board, Architect C. L Thompson of Little Rock was selected to draw the plans and specifications fer the hew high school that is t3 be erected during the simmer vacation
 Il was also decided te advertise for bids for the erection of the structure.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Trouble Expeete q.

Panama, May.-Advices received here from Ecuador are to the effect that serious trouble is expected in that country as an incident of the con- gressional elections which are set for May 5 The government has already suppressed an incipient revolutionary movement in Quito. but the last re- ports indicate that disaffection has spread and outbreaks are expected in several other points.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Cotton Mill for Jonesboro.

At the meeting of the Jonesboro Business Mems Club a factory proposi tion was submitted to put in a cotton mill at the cost Of s250.0o0, of which local capitalists were asked to take S150,0 900. The proposition was sent te the club by the Frisco Railroad, with the statement that if the club thought fayorably of the proposition man would be sent to the city at once to talk the matter up with the business men
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
New Stock Compsnv.

The Harris Lumber Company of Junction City, has been organized with capital stock of s6,00o, divided into 60 shares of 100 each The gen. eral business of the company is the manufacturing buying and selling of lumber and the buying and selling of land and timber
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Want oanot Reonen.d-

The people at Weodson are very anxious 10 see the depot reopened and to have W. W. Williams retained as agent The depot has been locked mp for the past two me-lths, and the merchants are forced to go to Terrell for their freight great deal of tim Der is shipped from here.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Larac Shipments of aauxite.

Twenty-seven cars of bauxite were shipped from Bauxite recently A small line two and one-half miles long connecting with the Iron Noun tain is being built to care for the bauxite shipments More than 400 men are employed in the mines and mill at Bauxite
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Fruit Killed by Cold.

The late cold spells have killed about all the peaches and has dam. aged apples and berries to great extent in the vicinity of Mountain Home Corn planted in March proved failure and will have to be replanted.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Tragedy at Bucksnort.

At Bucksnort, five miles northwest of Fordyce, Jim Austin was shot and killed outriehs and his brother serious ly wounded The parties met at the home of Dr. Guyton, and it is alleged that young Dr. Guyton shot both men. It is said that the affray was the out come of an old feud between the Guy tons and Austins
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Carneaie's Gift.

Sewanec. Tenn. May.-Xiee Chan. cellor E. C. Wiggins of the Universi- ty of the South. announced a donation Of s6o 900 from Andrew Carnegie to be devoted to the erection of science hall for the university. The gift is made on conditions which the univer- sity will be prepared to meet.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Enternrise Lookinn for Iooation,

The Meyers Pump and Manufactur- ing Company temporarily located at Kansas City, Mo. is looking for a location in Arkansas. It will probab- ly be established at Warren. The company has a paid up capital stock of s50.000.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Skull Fractured By Blow.

Arthur Elder, IT years old. living near Star City, died recently from injuries which, it is alleged. were in tiicted by lilly McClain, Is years old McClaiE is said to have struck him with a club. fraetnring his skill.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Wounds Prove Fatal.

John w Richardson, who was shot on April b hy Edgar Spraggins, is dead as a result of tns injuries. Sprag- gins has been released on bond and was arrested pending hearing He claims that he shot Richardson in self-defense while they were engaged in 8 pistol duel.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Another shootinq scrape.

Sam Henderson and Will Taylor be- came involved in a difficulty recent ly near Hartley and Henderson is said to have shot Taylor with Win chester. the ball going through both legs below the hips.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Shoots Out Brains.

Chattanooga, May.-James Lynn, aged 27. who came here from Sweet water, Tenn, comritted suicide Mon day morning in a sensational way at a hotel here. He went into room oc- cupied by married couple. sent the husband out for a drink and then blew out his brains in the presence of the wife
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Must RepIant Cotton.

1S00 acres of the state farm in Lincoln county. which had been plant ed in cotton will have to be reXanted. as the bad weather has kept the cot ton planted from coming up. Part of the cotton was planted on the farm the first of March.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Fruit Outlook Good.

Farmers in the vicinity of Camden generally report that cotton that has been planted has rotted and will have to be replanted. Fruit is in good con dition and the outlook for large peach crop is promising.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
SIays Man With Rail.

Jesse Nowlton struck Charley Kir. rent with a rail, killing him instaEt,y Kirrent it is alleged was drunk at the time and abusing NoWton. The difficulty occurred at Happy Bend. near Atkins.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Mill Man Killed.

Andrew Coleman was accidentally killed on one of the Union Sawmin Company,s log trains near Strong re gently. He was sealing the logs when one of them became misplaced aud rolled over him, killing him instantly.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Church Built of Stone.

The new Methodist church at Ozark will be constructed of stone at a cost of s15,000. The stone will be taken from a quarry two miles east of Ozark
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Diamond Fields in Pike County

Since the discovery of the diamond field in Pike county. total of so stones have been found, the latest of which is a rock foot square. in which was found diamond as large as the end of persons finger.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Church and School.

Citizens of Altus are erecting a new Catholic school building of stone which is secured from the quarry near by. and new Methodist church building of concrete.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Invention pispeIs Foqs.

An Austrian engineer named Pols has invented an apparatus which by means of sudden suction and pressure 'ispels the fog in front of ships.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
We'll QruanIzed

There are now sixty organizations of Farmers Unions in Benton county with total membership of over 1.5oo
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
Senator Mcknight presided over the de

Senator Mcknight presided over the de liberations of the Senate Friday.
 The Senate Friday passed the HroWn- ing bill appropriating SJ0,ooo for the re printing of the Supreme Court reports the House bill by Mfr. Leigh. regulating the employment of chi.d labor, and House bill by Mr kizzie. increasing the pay of judges and clerks of elections from Sl te S1.30 per day.
 House bill by Mir. Barker regulating the practice of suggestive therapeutics and magnetic healing, also encountered SrHa= tor WinSo's opposition, lie spoke against the measure. attempted to have il tapied and Iater moved te indefinitely postpone its further consideration. but faled in both instances The bill was accorded q first reading. but a motion te sHspead the fn.es and have it read q second time Was lost A number of House local bills were passed and others advanced in Che stage of Legislation.
 New bill in Senate By senator Gross iy request. for the relief of W. II Maxey of Crawford county, providing for an aps propriation If S1e to rcimbnfse him For the purchase of tract of land belonging 60 the United States. but which was so.d to him by the state. Read twice ana re' ferrcd to the Judiciary Committee
 For the second time during the session the Senate convened Saturday morning at < go. The reading of the journal was dispensed with anu Senator Name was called t9 the chair.
 In accordance Wth the reeaesf ef the
 
 senator Goodwin introduced 2 hll! tp sr cure the negotiable paper law in this state Thitty-tYe states nov have the law The bill introduced by the NenaJar from Bradley is a copy of the New York
 The appropriation bill for the Deaf Mute Institution and house cuts bringing down the amount by about $l0,00o were not con cured in
 The university dedcnency bill amended SO as to be nonefectiye until November |. 1907. was passed in the Senate Satur- day morning as amended Tn the House.
 The 1opp commercial fertilizer bill was passed A hii was introduced by Senator lee prohibiting the importation of cotton seed that has been exposed to the boil
 Two measures by Senator Wlngo were passed The first one fixes the passenger fare on mixed trains over 13 miles at cents. The other bill by the Senator from Sevier amends the foreign corporations act and fixes the penalties so that they cannot be misunderstood
 The first night session of the year was held Wednesday. after resolution had been passed, introduced by Mf MeCoI- lum which prohibited other local meas ures from being taken up at these ex tended sessions.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02

The oldham anti-lynching bill met de feat in the House Saturday after Se Vere attack made upoH Ita provisions bs Messrs Kf.ough and NJ CUllun. who charged that il was revolutionary ang Woaid place the sheff of any county il an attitude af dietating 10 the judiaiary Under the bill any shcrlf who held [ prisoner aeainSt whom the community } was aroused and whe feared that sHci prisoner would suffer from lynch law eoniG uader the Circuit Court m session for i'm mediate train of the case The bill was called up bY Mir. Rnwell. who stated that if was solution of the lynch problem thar had been presented by Father lucey of Pine Bluf and that this distinguished man believed if would serve to reduce mob Flo- ienee in the Sonth Mf KoweIl made q strong plea that Arkansas give the law test.
 bill was introduced by Mr. Finley, which prohibits smoking of cigarette. pP4 or cigar in any hotel rotunda. railroad train or depot. street ear or public place of any character where women are Sener. ally assembled with men. Ball rooms and casns are among the places where sinok ing S to b. absolutely tah1oed
 bill introduced by Mr. Quinn. which sought To shorten the hours in the school room of the cities of the first and second class to a maximum of five hours per day. vaS taken up and overwh AlmiuglT defta F d Nr Bishop opposed the bill. sta'ins that if discrimrated between the city schools and the rural schools. and he ia- ton in the hands of the directors of th'
 Under the head of petitions and me meriais Mir. Combs sent mp petition ifeih manv citizens. asking for the enactment If q measure that would authorize The horses for an office for tle county sur NeVorS
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02

The Senate consumed nearly all of Thurs day in the consideration and disposal of local bills. It refused To recede from it's amendment to the Reform School bill re quiring the penitentiary physician 10 serve us physician st the Re form School and amended the bill pro viding for the printing of the Supreme Court reports by authorizing the board to rsceive bids from publishers outside the state and to award the contract to the lowest bidder irrespective of locality.
 The only bill of general character intro dueed in the senate was presented by Sen alor peEositt, providing for the building of maCadamizcd road from Fort saith through the counties of Sebastian traW- ford, Franklin. Johnson, Pope. Conway. Faulkner. Pulaski, I.onoFc Prairie. Mon roe st. Francis and Critt,aden counties to a point on the Mississippi river opposite Memphis The bill approprates S=a.oeoa for the survey and lpcation of the road and provides for the creation of board of commissioners to look after it's constrEe ton
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
/ Legislative ' k Proceedings
THE SENATE.

4 resolution was introduced in Tho Senate Monday by Senators PHdaH and Montgomery to extend the session until June 10. No action was taken an this resolution
 The reform school appropriation meas ure. carrying S32 So0 was called up for final passage by Senator Kector The hili had previously been considered in Com mittee of the Whole and fayorabiy recon mended with an amendment by Senator Rowland giving the penitcntiafy phySi ctan SIo month ta attend the inmates of the reform school. The bill passed with only one dissenting vote.
 The Patterson bli asking for s35ooe for the payment of the state guard, which Was defeated and rersnSidered last week WIS passed with only seven dissenting votes
 The Cloud measure repeating the Lee Prohibition Act Of l907 was also passed
 The bill regulating poll tax receipts sheriff collector cannot take out a bun die of the receipts, but must have an or der for every receipt that k issued The idea Of the bill Is to prevent certain coun= V officials from usiae the p9ll tax receipts for the purpose of carrying elect ions
 The appropriation bill aS passed by the Senate carries nearly half million dol= lars divided among the following depart mentS. Legislative Sl1o.oOo; judicial Sl92, 100; executive SlL0o0i ma!nten departments. $t33 .5Go; governors office Ss.o0o; office of secretary of state. $s, 6f2 attorney generals office, S3.S3e uu= alters office Sit,2e1 treasnrer's office. S11.9T4 land commissioners office, Sl2,- IF. superintendent of public inStrue slQaers of mines. manufacturers and agri- culture. S5.0ue clerk of Supreme CourGs office. S6.u2I; railroad commissioners. N, 1s7 jsHitors wages. S4,f2e.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02

The appropriation bill for the State Hospital Tor Nervous Diseases. carrying more than Si0o0D was considered in Committee of the Whole and passed by the senate without q change in exactly 35 minutes Wednesday. This is the quick appropriation bill of thi- magnitude in the present session.
 The Rowland resolution which authorizes the attorney general In bring snit against the railroads in the State tn recover Sio3. Oeo iu taxes that haze been dae since 1sST. was passed by nnanimuus vote.
 The Senate killed In Goodwin b3ll which has for its object the investment uf the scheol funds UI Ihe stdte by the State Board of School Commissioners. 1t pres ent all of the sehnol tauds af The state are invested in Arkansas bonds ttat are draw ing interest at the rate of 3 per cent, and the tioodMiu measure l. to provide Tor the inNestmens of the funds ia tae various school districts If the stall at the rate of ; per tenI. tEe money to he Used Tor building purposes The biil was passed in the carly rart of the session,
 The bill by Senator Patterson. allowing the shooting ot ducks and snipe at ai times ill the year Was raSstd by vote of ii to |.
 New bills introduced were
 By Senator sfeney. requiring water com panies To comply with the provisions of their contracts and to pay all damages caused by the violation of the same.
 By Senator Cloud. giving h traction ell zines the same rights on ths roads of tine state that automobiles have. providing that the. latter fepar all bridges that ale
 Ky senator Bush giving to the railroad commission power 10 fix rates on intefuf- ban tIains.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02

The first ruqture en the Aonr of the sion took place Tuesday afternoon when R,..,resenfafivc Foster af Cleveland sent txn heavy glass receptaclfs ayng across tFe hall af the head of Representative Quinn of Garland The difficulty grew eut of discussion of inc Ami> insurance Ai1L which was defeated iu the House. and tho purpose of which was tp require every life insurance company doing bu~t- ness in The state to permaHeRtly invest ll her cent If the reserve held for policy holders in this state he investments Ia be made within the borders Of thr state without direction as to in what manner.
 What Is believed bv Attorney General Kirby to be an error that would render it's provisions unconstitutional has been dis covered in bill that has passed both branches of the legislature and been signed. II extends the powers of the Railroad Commission of Arkansas 10 enable that body to order stations erected ar trains to stop at certain points. and otherwise haye supervision over matters whth now cause flood of local bills at each session of the legislature.
 Mr Black 0f Sebastian, author of the bill stated Wednesday that he had been ad- vised by Attorney General Kirby that where the Railrsad Commission was re- ferred to in the bill the word "commis- slonerss was used and That as the title of this body is known as the Railroad Com mission the difference might be taken sd. vantage of by .he railroads.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02

The RoweIl bIH prohibiting ang railroad fin the s,ate from working its telegraph operators for more than eight hours iu shift WIS passed ny unanimous yate in the Senate Tuesday several hundred teegfams from different parts of the state were received in favor of the biIl.
 The Crayens measure. making if mis demeanor for an individual or pabfc body It. spead more money than was apprepriat ed hy law for the purpose Wis read thfrd time and passed with only two dis sentine votes The bit is aimed al the university trnstees. and others who have been presenting deficiency bills at every session of the legislature
 Senator Goodwin introduced a bill allow ing the school commissioners 10 increase the school funds of the state for the pur pose of securing additional funds for the erection of school houses.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02

WFilc the clerk was calling the roll on q Senate bill next up Wednesday the House was disturbed by d second personal con iiet of the session. In this instance Mir. Foster ot Cleveland was again one of the aelligerents. and Mr Caraway, represen tative of the Democrat in the House was the other Members of the House inter vtncd as soon as possible and the fight Was stopped. Speaker Ilamiter an urortivities Shonld be removed from inc foon but tine stir soon subsided and the participants were brought te peace 1he teauh!e k believed to have grown out of an Aterxiew concerning the difficulty be- tween Mir Foster and Mir. Quinn on Tuesday
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02

When fl became known in the House yesterduy that The Senate had under con silefatien n resolution to extend the le@iS latixc session there were mauy eXpres sianS of regret that the matter had been taken ID. There is q strong opposition fl inc lower body te extending the sess sion further than May II. \ great ma ioritv of the members believe that the aRpHoRriatlon bills should be given every riinute of time until they are finished and in That event the unfinished business on Nav IT. will not be of sufficient import anfe to hold longer te dispose of For fhi, reason tho House Monday devoted many hard working hours to the bills be fore il, and there was not that elamOH to supplant the appropriation bills with local measures that has been in evidence heretofore.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
In speaking Of na ezionsion Of Inc Legs

\ bITI WIS fnTF0dNCed m the HoUsF Ffl- day repeating that section of the 19o3 law. which authorizes the sale of the old ,tHte capitol grounds and building The hiil was presented by Mr. KfllouEh The defeat of the quinn bill. which sought tu save the property by turning ii over ,n the Arkansas Historical Society, was interpreted by many h mean that tae old Japito grounds would be sacrificed to sale hnt this idea is eombated by the warm reception the kElongh bill received. 'fha people do not want the property disposed af said Mir kiilough but they aHe nat ready yet to turn il over h any -urfety Just so we protect the property fE1m sale within the next two Nears is all that is asked. Tn that time there will have developed well defined idea as to hew .hc property should be kept
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02

+ Is estimated that the present Legtsla- ture will eust the state Sl5o,o0o. before tbe Legislature convened there WAS sum ot S95.ooo left over from the a2propria- lior for contingent expenses of Ihe Iegis atHre of tW1 years ago. bill WAS passed in inc early days of the present session appropriating S1oo.oo0 for contingent eX- ppnses of the present session. These funds have been drawn against until there is about S22 GOO of the sl2j.oOo left 10 be paid out before a second contingent appro- priatlon is necessary Under estimates this sum will he insufficient to meet the expense nntu the end of the session. and second appropriation will be necessary.
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02

If any one had doubted that the final rush was on in the Legislature, he would have been convinced of the fact if he had bepn in the Senate chamber Monday after noon Two appropriation bills of great magnitude were passed. a resolution was introduced to extend the session until June 10 and. 10 cap the climax. when inc upper house adjourned at o'clock il was with the understanding that the senate would reconvene again at 90 tD the morning. an hour earlier than usual. lady added as she passed out
 The House has tried night sessions and be secured until after a half hour Is ex- pired and then the sessions do not last m honr before the quorum Is broken by members vino have been ia their seats through the whole of the lay and are weary with the Legislative grind
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02

Bills of general nature in the House will most probably be sacrificed. There arr. more than one hundred local meas ures on the calendar of the House, and Gvprv one of them represents something af importance 10 the member who intro duFd it. There is seldom any coatenton over thse local measures. but to gam rec agnitiGn and get q roll call is no easy thing to accomplish when almost one hundred other men are asking for the same priVi- lcEr
The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02

The election of a lieutenant governor in the closing days of the present Legislative session promises to become further compli- caied since the opinion of Judge |. NJ. Rose t9 thp effect that Acting Governor Moore shall remain as acting governor, and the ifauI,nant governor eleefeh shall bp Rresi- dent of inc Senate The complication arises fF5m n anesti0n as 10 who shall sign the last hi!ls as president of the Senate, and aS ta when the term of John |. Moore as president of the Senate is concluded.