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The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-24
FOR MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE
Grand Jury Returns Indictment
 Against A. B. Winters.
Grand Jury Adjourned Yesterday Morning After Returning B Indictments
 and Submitting Report.

A. B. Winters, who was held by Coroner I. H. Pence for the killing of Charles Carnahan several weeks ago to the grand jury, was indict- ed by that body for murder Ill the first degree. He has been out on a SIooo bond, which he was per mitted to give by County Judge J. A. Lea, but after the indictment was returned he was again placed in jail. It is not known at this writing whether his trial will come up at this term of court or not.
 A. A. Wilson was excused from service on the grand jury Monday and John Ingram was chosen and sworn in to fill the vacancy.
 The grand jury adjourned yes terday morning, after having re- turned 13 indictments. Its final report was submitted and IS pub lished in full below:
 Conway, Ark, Jan. g, 1907. To Hon. Eugene Lankford, Judge
 of Faulkner Circuit Court:
 The grand jury of Faulkner county for the January term Of 1907, begs to submit the following report:
 We have examined 94 witnesses, most of whom were in reference to petty offenses, and returned I3 in- dictments. We have dismissed four cases.
 The commissioners of accounts are presumed to have reported cor rectly any discrepancies in the ac- counts of the county and township offibers. Nothing having been re- ported to us in this matter we have made no special examination of the officers accounts.
 We have visited the county jail and poor farm, and inspected the court house. The improvements going on at the county farm meet with our approval. The buildings should be made and kept in con- fortable and sanitary condition. There are three inmates in the home there.
 The grand jury hes been hamper ed in its work by not having all the papers before it that should have been brought from the justice courts. Some cases and bonds came to our attention by outside evidence. Whether the clerk ot the circuit court has been at fault or the justices of the peace, we have not attempted to determine.
 To the honorable court and its officers we wish to extends thanks for the attention and assistance rendered.
 THOMAS PARIS, Foreman.
 c. l.. BANNER, Clerk.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-24
CHAUDO|N ACQUITTED BY JURY
Jury Severely Reprimanded by
 the Court.
Judge Lankford Takes Jurors to Task for Freeing Alleged Embezzler Despite
 Law and Evidence.

Singleton Chaudoin, the story of whose alleged embezzlement of funds of the Spaulding Manufactur- ing Co. was printed in last week S Log Cabin Democrat, was acquit- ted by jury which returned its verdict Sunday morning, after hay ing considered the case during the night.
 The court expressed surprise at the verdict and administered a se- we're reprimand to the jury. Judge Lankford stated to the jury that he would set their verdict aside, if it were not for the fact that the de- fendant could not again be brought to trial. He said that the verdict was clearly against the law and the evidence.
 Chaudoin was indicted by the present grand jury for the embez- clement of about SI2oo from the Spaulding Manufacturing c o., which was deposited in the Faulk- ner County Bank of this city. He had just been convicted of the same offense by the circuit court of Logan county, and had been sentenced to one year in the pen itentiary. Before he was commit ted, the warrant from the Faulk- ner county grand jury was served on him and he was brought here for trial last Friday.
 The trial began Saturday morn ing and continued until midnight Saturday night. It is stated that at first the jury stood to 4 for con- viction and afterwards all but two voted for acquittal. One juror, it is stated, held out tor five years inn prisonment until the final ballot, when, seeing agreement was i'm possible, he voted with the major ity.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-24
Boston Store Closing Out.

A closing out sale of the Boston Store is announced in double-page advertisement in this weeks Log
 Cabin Democrat. $. Goldstein,
 the proprietor of the establishment makes the positive announcement that he is going to quit business
 here, and makes some very attract
 i've price reductions. MT. Gold stein is assisted in conducting and advertising the sale by J. H. Gauthier and Phil Jacobs of Guth- |rie, Okla.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-24
RAILWAY ATTORNEY FINED
Judge Lankford Assesses Fines Amounting
 to $I35 Against L. P. Miles. q ,.

lO plS1 hSd1uSl L ulllCSs s
 Lovick P. Miles of Fort Smith, the attorney of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.,, was three times fined for con- tempt of court by Judge Eugene Lankford Tuesday morning. The case before the court was that of E. O. Puckett against the railroad, and MT. Miles, it seems, was in- sisting upon a record being made of certain exceptions taken during the examination of witness, which the court refused to grant. The judge ordered Clerk A. M. Ledbetter to enter fine of SIo against the defendants attorney, which did not seem to have the effect the court desired, and an ad ditional S25 fine was ordered. Mir. Miles still persisting in his conten- ton, the court assessed a fine of S1oo against him, whereupon MT. Miles said "You can just keep fin ing" The court then ordered Sheriff Brady to commit the recall citran1 attorney to jail, and as MT. Brady was proceeding to execute the order, MT. Miles desisted and stated that he would conform to the ruling of the court.
 MT. Miles made public apology to the court Tuesday afternoon and the fines were remitted.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-24
Installing New Switchboard.

The Conway Telephone Co. is installing a fine new switchboard of the latest pattern, with capacl- ty of 400 phones, costing over SIooo. The service has been tenn porarily interrupted this week, but the management promises that 1t will be better than ever when the new board is installed.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-24
Probate Court Adjourned.

The January term of probate court was called Monday, but on account of all the attorneys being busy in circuit court, Judge Lea adjourned it until the second Monday in February.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-24
w. E. Graddv Appointed overseer.

County Judge J. A. Lea has ap-
 pointed w. E. Graddy as road |overseer of road district No. 6, en- bracing Palarm township.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-24
COURT TO CONTINUE ALL WEEK
Docket, Though Large, is Being
 Rapidly Cleared.

Rapidly Cleared. Important Cases Tried During Past Week
 List of Cases Disposed of
 by the Court.
 The Faulkner county circuit court, after busy week, during which many cases have been dis posed of, is still in session and will doubtless continue all the week. The docket is being rapid ly cleared, however, and but little business is being continued. Several important cases have Ibeen tried since our last issue. The Dempsey murder case occu- pied about two days last week. The Chaudoin embezzlement case was also disposed of. Accounts of these trials will be found in an- other column. Three civil suits against the railroad have been de- cided. The first tried was that of Marie Fuller, who sought to re- cover $25,ooo on account of the death of her husband, who was killed at Dermott. The jury rem dered a verdict for S75o. The case of William Day against the railroad was tried Monday. Day sued for $Io, 1000 on account of be- ing carried by Conway, his des- tination, in February, 1901, and put off at Menifee while in help Jess and paralyzed condition. The 6ury awarded him SI5oo. E. O. Puckett was awarded S25o dama- ges for being struck by a train at the gap crossing near Conway in August, 1902. He was in con- pany with William Evans, who was more seriously injured in the same accident and recovered S7, 800 at the last term of this court. Several other railroad cases are still on the calendar.
 The following cases were dis poeed of during the week ending yesterday:
 Criminal Docket.
 State vs. Pres. Young. Dis missed at defendants cost.
 State vs. Smith Dempsey, as- sault. Acquitted.
 State vs. John and Tillman Dempsey, murder. Jury trial; yer dict of guilty of voluntary man. slaughter, punishment fixed at two years each in the state penitentiary.
 State vs. Butler Kelley, appeal from J. P. court. Discharged by grand jury.
 State vs. James Woodland, mur- Her. Dismissed by grand jury. r State vs. St. l.. I. M. & s. Ky. Co.,, failure to provide drinking water at station, appeal from J. P. court. Jury trial; verdict guilty, fined $Ioo.
 State vs. Singleton Chaudoin, embezzlement. Jury trial; verdict not guilty.
 \ Civil Docket. Wm. Day vs. St. l.. I. M. & s. |Ry., damage. Jury trial; verdict ISI5oo.
 I. M. Adams vs. H. Drummer, damage. Continued pending set tlement.
 M. E. Casey vs. w. A. Camp, ct all, ejectment. Continued. ]. D. Collier vs. z. T. Newber- \ ry, damage. Dismissed at plain ttff's cost.
 A Singleton Chaudoin vs. Arthur
 '. Lyons. Motion to quash sum- 5lhons and return sustained Mamie Goldbey, ct al., vs. J. I. Kay. Continued. Marie Fuller, admrX. vs. St. l.. I. M. & s. Ky. Jury trial; verdict for $75o.
 M. F. Lock vs. St. l.. I. M. & Is. Ky. Order nunc pro tune by Sconsent.
 E. o. Puckett vs. St. l.. 1. M. & s. Ry., damage. Jury trial; yer dict for S25o.
 Boston Store Closing Out A closing out sale of the Boston
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-24

Price of cotton yesterday, o38c; same date last year, TIC.
 Number of bales received during week ending Tuesday, SIP.
 Number received same week last year, 278.
 Number shipped during week ending Tuesday night, 796.
 Total number of bales shipped since Sept. I, r, ,328; number to same date last year, II,eo8.
 Price of cotton seed yesterday, SII.oo per ton.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-24
Real Estate Transfers.

I. D. Collier has sold to C. K. Sherin S5 acres of land west ot Fl Paso.
 G. w. Spires has bought 40 acres of railroad land near Holland and M. F. Smith has bought 40 acres near BerYl.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-24

Ben L. Griffin is attending the national Farmers Union conven-
 tion at Atlanta this week.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-24
WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT.

Up to Tuesday night Conway merchants have bought cotton as follows:
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-24

Total l........ I7725 I2I33
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-11
DiUideRd Notices.


May s. 1907.
At meeting of the Board Of Directors, held this
day, dividend Of 81 per share declared out Of
the Company's earnings from its business. payable
July 1907 shareholders OF record at the close Of
business June Is. 1907.
JAMES F FARGO. Vice-President and Treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-11
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET-Money call opened at 3
per cent highest. cent; lowest. p, per cent:
closing. 2424 per cent. last loan. "a. per cent;
ruling rate, per cent. Time money quoted
at 3l2g4 per cent for sixty days Al per cent for
ninety days, and 4*!Q5 per cent for four. five and
six months. Commercial paper quoted at 5ls
per cent for sixty ninety days and four months
and 5l4q5 per cent for others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-The foreign exchange
market opened steady. with rates virtually I'M
changed at 4S645a4 s6a for cables 4s6lon4 Ss5 for
demand sterling and 4s33Odp4 sixty day bills
Shors francs were quoted at 5l7;1 plus I-32 and
short reichsmarks 10 plus l-32. The ma ket he
shade frner in the afternoon sterling rates
advancing to 10 points to 4S6J5g4 $500 for cables
4S620d4 ,S64 for demand sterling and S3S5d4 $40
for sixty day bills. Short francs were quoted at
516Is less lilo. and short reichsmarks at 20 I-ls.
There fairly active demand for REMIT ance.
Actual closing rates follow:
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Closing prices of active bonds dealt In. witt

enlisted. re. dividend. TEX rights.
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FOREIGN BANK RETURNS.

Paris. May 1o-The weekly return OF the Bank OF
France shows the following changes: Note. IN cir
culation decreased &c. s25Oo0 francs treasury de-
posits increased 600 francs, general deposits
decreased $4,000 francs. gold hand increased
$4,000 francs silver hand increased 170o.GO
francs bills discounted decreased 15S $4,000 francs
and advances decreased $4,000 francs.
Berlin May l0.-The weekly OF the I'm
peral Bank OF Germany shows the following
changes: Cash hand decrease 2.ss0.O0O marks.
treasury notes increased $4,000 marks other Sc
curties decreased 4leOOoo marks and notes In cir
culation decreased As $4,000 marks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-11
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

In the market for outside securities there was a
fair amount OF animation. although prices moved
with irregular tendency. with the huctua lions
In either direction confined TO small fractions
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific rights the
principal features, being actively dealt In within
narrow limits. Manhattan Transit was In fair de-
mand and ruled about steady. Standard OIL
down IA point. Electric Boat common was up IL.
In the mining shares Trt- Bullion developed consid-
cradle strength and activity. Butte Coalition
shade hrmer Boston down *. Nevada
Utah was steady. Nevada Consolidated OF u
Barnes King was down a. Fluctuations elsewhere
were slight Bonds quiet Union Pacific new
Is were dealt in for the nrst time al w.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-11
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. May TO- y. n--The market for Amer
ican securities duh and generally firm New
York bought Union Pacific. Last prices follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-11

DOMESTIC ENCHANGE-Bos ton-Par. Chicago
loo premium Charleston-Buying SOC discount
selling, l-lOc premium. st. l,ous-l5c premium hid
San Francisco-sight par; telegraph. 21fc premium
New Orleans-Commercial. 6oc discount: bank, 81
premium. Cincinnati-S0c discount Savannah
Buying, 50c discount; selling Toe premium
BANK CLEARINGS.-New Yorh-Exchsnsrs
s25l $3.50; balances s0sls SCI. Philsaelphla-Ex
changes. 81, 3l20: balances. S2IO,ss6 Chicago
Exchanges. sss Ss%, COS; balances SsHsssa Baltt
indebtedness. S.sl5.27s; balances y7Os. SCI Boz
ton-Exohanges. &24 4s7. o6S; balances 81 2Ss &D4
SILVER MARKET.-Bsr silver 64J.c Mexican
silver dollars 50c. Bar silver in London closed at
sod.
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid, u.o6; Lisbon IT'S
MEXICAN neutrality-suspicious. exchange on
New York is quoted at 20ola
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.-Customs receipts
reported from Washington. 1904 Co., internal reve-
receipts sO6 20; miscellaneous receipts Se2 80
Receipts for the day. ST. 70S4H expenditures 81 $40
COO Receipts for the month to date 500 Tas 500 ex-
penditures. SIC 10000; OF receipts SA4O6 500
Receipts for the year to date S. S52 459: expend-
lures. S04. $40 eos: excess OF receipts $50 sa t5l
SUB-TREASURY.-The Sub-Treasury was debtor
to the Clearing House ssls 0S9.
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sex dividend.

FOREIGN MONEY MARK Er-Can money in
London. ll2Q2 per cent. open market discount rate
for short bills per cent long bills per cent.
Berlin discount rate. "a per cent. Paris discount
rate, 5-i6 per cent. Paris exchange London. -
francs 1917 centimes. Bar gold rs 9lYd. Berlin
exchange London 20 marks 46l4 pfennigs
FOREIGN SECI' ITIES.-Britsh consols for
money. So lie; for TIE account. 80 8-le, French
rentes % francs l7ia centimes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-11
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY

The regular quarterly dividend of ONE AND THREE
QUARTERS PER CENT the Preferred Stock has
been declared payable May 31st 1907 TO stockhoders
close of May 10th 1907
Transfer he closed May 18th, 1907.
May 8lst, 1907 both inclusive. r e. BUGBEE. Treas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-11
Proposals..

NOTICE.
To Holders Thomas Coery Co 81 LIST Mortgage Bonds:
Under terms of Sinking Fund. sealed proposals Will be
received until u NJ. Saturday May 10Th 1907 the
Office Of the Pennsylvania Company for Insurance on
Granting Annuities Trustee the sale OF
price, exceeding 1929 in
terest. O many Sl2.657.04 Will pur-
chase Proposals should be addressed to
=. = ". PACKARD President,
5l7 Chestnut ST. Philadelphia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-11
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

The following shows Yesterdays closing quota
lions for government bonds compared with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-11

STOCKS GENERALLY LOWER.
PRICES DECLINE AFTER 4 BRIEF PERIOD or
STRENGTH
PRICES DECLINE
Go1e"mnt Crop Report affects Vae-Money Slightly FUma
Sterling Erchange Strong

Closing prices of stocks dealt in. with net
changes
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Financial Meetings.
PITTSBURGH. FORT WAYNE s CHICAGO
RAILWAY

RAILWAY co.
Pittsburgh. Pa. April 80 1907.
NoTICE.-The Annual Meeting Of the Stock and Bond
holders Pittsburgh Fort WAYNE Chicago Rail
will held the Office Of the Company. in the
City Pittsburgh "Wednesday May 18TH 1907. u
O'Clock electtng Directors three
IN place q Ike expires
and I'LL vacancy.
Secretary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-11
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.

7I6 sal day. 'Unisted. tsmsn Iots
ZEN DIV Il. per SEX DIV
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-06-27
HUNTS TOLL FOR CONSUME
TivES.
New York Organization Makes Effort
to Find Outdoor Work.

Country employment for consunmp-
tives is the subject of a report made
by special committee to the com
mittee on the prevention of tuterculo-
sis OF the New York charity organiza-
ton society. The committee. bearing
in mind that for many years the dis
pensary physician and the private
doctor have been ordering consump-
tive patients to leave the city and TO
get light work in the country decided
TO make systematic investigation OK
this method of dealing with tubercuio-
sis. A special agent was engaged VINO
investigated number Of the different
districts ana who tried to find places
into which woulc it the particular
individuals and families whom the
committee wishes to provide for. All
these people were investigated in re-
gard to their character. habits. en-
ployers' references, family responsi-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-06-27
STARTING THE GRADUATE

New Bedford Evening Standard
We read that it is lamentable' that
the first year in the life of many a
high school graduate is marked bv An
inability to secure anything better in
the way OF job than that of floor
walker in department store. followed
by the pathetic inquiry, Whose fault
Is it?' Well, it is nobody's fault. and
we doubt il 1t is fault at all. What
N the world is expected of a high
school graduates first year? That
he should be bank presidents That
he should manage cotton mill? That
he should be judge OF the supreme
court? II strikes us that If a Young
man eighteen years old, a graduate Of
high school or that, has sufficient in
telligence and tact to be a really good
floor walker, he is starting out pretty
well. There have been boys who have
come out at the top: but they never
wasted much time in mourning over
the lowliness of their beginnings. AS
a matter Of fact it is not the start
rat is the important thing. You can
get of the train anywhere in the
woods. but If you kee on YOU win
land in the metropolis. What is impor-
tant Is the boy himself. and il he has
good stuff in him. he viii not mind IL
much If he ~oes begin as a foor.
walker.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-06-27

bility. etc, and generally as to tneir
fitness for country WORK Alter tn1s
a careful physical examination was
made and those that were FOUND
strong enough to do light work "itn-
out danger were given careful train
ing agout the care of Their soutum ana
were kept under strict observation
until suitable country employment
was found for them.
It took only few days to discover
that, badly as farm help was needed.
the farmers were not taking kindly
to the sort of labor commodity offer-
ed to them even at a very low wage
If the men were well, but ignorant OF
farming they could be taught, if they
were acquainted with farming, but
sick, they could be given the light end
of work while strength was returning.
But for men otn weak and unframed
and driven to the SOL only by disease
there was naturally no demand what
ever.
Finding that success with single
men or men whose families could be
left behind was doubtful, attention
was next director the Committee TO
the tenant houses standing vacant on
a number of farms. They could be had
in good condition for 81 or So
month, including spring or well wa
ter and large garden plot, while usu-
ally as much firewood and fruit
could be had for the gathering as
would suffice for the needs of fam
Inv
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-06-27
GEN. GRANT.

In 1854, at City Point, Va, while
the general of the army was strolling
along the wharf one day he saw a big.
rawboned teamster belaboring one or
his wheel mules with billet OF wood
and cursing him roundly. Grant
quietly said, my man, stop beating
that mule Rawny, looking around
at the little, unostentatlous appearing
person in plain blouse, say, be you
driving these here mules, or be II.
and crack again went the cudgel. the
mule lodging and jumping the
tongue. Well" said the general, Il
think | have sufficient authority mere.
to stop your cruelty to that animal,
and turning to an or1icer in charge of
the train, ordered him to have the
teamster tied up for twenty-four
hours when he returned to camp, ana
report the fact to headquarters when
done. The news spread rapidly from
camp to camp, and there was much
less matchmaking after that.-Our
Dumb Animals.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-06-27
RAILROAD TARIFFS.
Tt is Hard to Tell Txact Cost of Haul
ing Freight.

So great is the element of Joint cost
in transportation tnat to ascertain the
expense of any specific act OF trans
port is an absolute impossibility says
Railway Age. 1t is equally impossible
say what are the comparative costs
of hauling ton of coal and ton of
merchandise mile and to say what
are the comparative costs of hauling a
ton of pig iron one mile and hauling
it two miles. 1t is plain, nevertheless,
that under precisely similar condi-
lions it does cost more-althodgh no.
body can tell how much more-to haul
ton of any commodity two milea
than one mile.
With this one bald fact as the justi-
hcation legislatures and commissions
in all parts of the country are busily
engaged in endeavoring to reduce
rates to distance basis. The effects
this policy will produce, if carried, to
its logical conclusion must be patens
W S'Siy Aoi TcVOi&iS lAdil. Ac mOIS
closely rates tend to a distance basis
the more difficult does it become TOR
commodities to move from the imme-
date regions where they are produce.
The comparative disregard by Ameri-
can railways of distance as a factor
in rate making has tended to open to
the producers of every section the
markets of the entire United States
and of the world and to enable con-
sumers to buy whatever commodities
can be produced to the best advant-
age.
Distance tariffs will tend to compel
each community to produce all it
consumes and consume all it produces
and to destroy that division of labor
on a grand scale which has contribu--
ted more to promote the Industrial
progress and prosperity of the United
States than all other causes.