The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1908-04-18

majority of those present at meet
ing of the conference of unemployed
labor. A resolution was adopted con-
demning the committees action.
Through the inquisitiveness OF
brother, the marriage of Miss lena
CLANCY of Belleville, ILL.,, to Arley Wa
ters, teacher in the Mount Vernon
schools, has been made public. The
wedding was celebrated in Bellevllle
last October.
Tarrant county, Texas, is aroused
over the triple tragedy of M. F. Ger
| rell, his wife and infant daughter, who
were murdered in their home at Wau-
tega. They were beaten into uncon-
seriousness with clubs and died. Next
cans are suspected.
Twenty-four hours rain has put the
Trinity river out of its banks, the over
flow at Dallas, Tex, making the river
a mile wide. Two negroes were
drowned. Many yards of railroad
track have been washed out. The
crest of the flood is reported at Den
ton.
Fffteen-year-old William Stulkey Of
Brooklyn shot and fatally wounded
his father, John, 81, who was quar-
reling with his mother. Immediate
ly after the shooting the boy ran away
and has not been seen since. Stulkey
| is dying.
Two thousand persons are reported
dtad in disastrous floods which have
occurred in the province of HUI Peh,
China. Most of the victims were occu-
pants of junks.
japanese authorities investigating
the attack on the American consul at
Mukden, claim to have discovered evil
denee that Consul Gen. Straight struck
the first blow. The other Japanese in
volved are said to havl then gone to
the assistance Of their countrymen. A
full report has not yet been made on
the occurrence.
The government is not prepared to
sue the paper trust, but has hopes.
Attorney General Bonaparte so notified
Speaker Cannon in response to the
speakers recent house resolution of in
quiry.
The police authorities at Port Ar
thur, Man, are having trouble with
the 10 Doukhobors who are under ar
rest for parading without clothes. The
"Douks" refuse to eat and will not
dress themselves, and it is feared
some will starve to death.
Representative tilley proposes to
congress the abandonment of six
naval stations as mere money sinks
and submits resolution asking presi-
dent to appoint commission of i n
quiry.
Secretary Root and Ambassador
Bryce sign treaties appointing COM
missions for the elimination of Cana
dian boundary and settlement ofsesh;
cry disputes.
The financial panic of last fall has
so increased the number of insane per-
sons in public hospitals that DR.. Fer
ris, president of the New York state
lunacy commission, has been led to is
sue a public statement, showing the
necessity for the immediate construc-
ton of new hospital near New York
city.
France and Portugal have closed an
agreement to exterminate cannibalism
in Guinea. The Portuguese troops
and native allies in the recent cam
paign there have made it an invari-
| able rule to eat the bodies of the
enemies they have killed in battle and
several Europeans are said to have
met the same fate.
Letters have been sent to all ma
tional banks by the comptroller of the
currency reminding them that they
must not contribute from bank funds
to political campaigns. A law forbid
ding such bank contribution was
passed by congress last spring and
the letters are merely reminder to
the banks.
Following an attack on 12-year-old
May Morris at Longview, Tex, Albert
Temple, negro, was captured by a
posse and lynched. He confessed and
was taken to the courthouse yard. A
rope was placed around his neck, a
horse driven from under him and he
was left hanging.
Ten miners were killed by a gas
explosion in the Norton Hill colliery
at Somersetshire, Eng. The first par
ty of rescuers narrowly escaped death
from the fumes and several are yet in
critical condition.
Fearing that others might be in
iured by his example, Day E. Elmore
of Los Angeles began eating after
fasting for 43 days. Recently st.
Paul man died as the result of a pro-
longed fast to reduce his flesh, ane
Gilmore concluded that the example
was bad. Elmore's fast reduced his
weight SO pounds
Believing the health of his infant
boy is of more value than the mere
accumulation of money, Theo. H
Price, cotton king, winding up his
business affairs preparatory to NOV
ing to France for long stay in Brit
tany, which it is hoped will restore