The Newark Journal.
O R. CKAIti, Kdltor.
NEWARK- ■ , ARKANSAS^
Lord Roberts will shortly resign
as commander of the British army.
Panamas governmental junta
has ratified the canal treaty negoti
ated with the United States.
Republican leaders in congress
are outspoken in opposition to a
pending resolution for the annexa
tion of Cuba.
It is estimated the recent Chica
go street car strike cost the compa
ny $390,000 and the strikers $100,
000 in wages.
Hon. W. J. Brvan was the guest
of honor at a Thanksgiving ban
quet tendered by the American so
ciety in London.
It is reported that President Dia2
of Mexico, after serving his govern- \
ment for a quarter of a century,
will retire early next year.
A rich strike of gold has been
made near Hillsboro, N. M., and !
prospectors are flocking to that
country by the thousands.
A reduction of 10 per cent in
wages of employes in the Ameri- j
can steel foundries throughout the
country has gone into effect.
C. E. Miller, an attorney, and P.
J. Boyle, notary public, have been
sentenced to six months in jail for
fraudulently securing divorces foi
mismated couples of St. Louis.
A witness before the senate com
mittee on military affairs testified
that Gen. Wood planned an article
written for a magazine attacking
Gen. Brooke and lauding himself
(Wood).
The general staffs has se
lected the 9th and 16th regiments
of infantry and the 28th battery of
held artillery, now at Fort Leiven- i
worth, to go to the isthmus of Pana
ma, in the event it becomes neces
sary to send troops there to main
tain open trallie across the isth
mus.
In the United States court at
Savannah, Ga., Edward J. McKee,
I rank McKee and William McKee,
entered a plea to thirteen indict
ments charging them with peonage,
and Judge Speer sentenced them
>fo pay a fine of $1,000 in two of
the cases and suspended sentence in
the others. The men are all promi
nent planters, who have been work
ing county prisoners.
It is said, among the railroad
men, that the building of the White
Kiver branch of the Missouri Pa
cific, including the Carthage and
Western division, is to be known
when completed in railroad con
struction history as one of the most
rapidly built roads in the country.
Less than fifteen months ago the
first pick was struck and another
six months will sec swift passenger
and heavy freight trains rumbling
over its rails from Memphis to To
peka.
.Minister l’owell has notified the
state department of the surrender
of the .San Domingo government
to the revolutionists. It is not be
lieved the interests of the United
States will be endangered, as both
sides to the conflict have shown a
disposition to cultivate this coun
try. The head of the revolutionary
party is Gen. Jiminez, who is the
choice of the party for president.
He has been in exile on the island
of llavti, but recently sailed for
San Domingo and is now somewhere
in that country.
Mrs. Ellen Bailey was found
guilty at Scranton, Pa, and
sentenced to ten years in prison on
the charge of planning a disastrous
wreck on the Norfolk and Western
railroad, which occurred a year ago.
The leaders of St. Louis society
annually make collections for the
numerous charitable hospitals of
that city by offering for sale to the
generous public badges and small
bouquets. In this manner over
$>15^000 was raised in one day last
Arkansas River Improvements.
The annual report upon the im
provement of Arkansas river ami
of certain rivers in Arkansas ami
Missouri in the charge of Capt.
Graham 1). Fitch, corps of engi
neers, U. S. A., lias been issued
from the government printing of
fice. It shows that expenditures al
together for improving the naviga
tion of the Arkansas river, em
bracing a long term of years, is as
follows:
For removing snag$l,03G,G5 1 13
For original construc
tion of works for
permanent improve
ments, including
survey of river
from Little Rock to
the mouth . 003,311.93
For maintenance of
works for perma
nent improvement 322,293.95
Total expended to
June 30, 1903. .$2,28?,259.31
Unexpended July 1,
1903 .~.... 78.524.15
$2,300,7 83 .*4 G
Capt. I- itch s report say?, among
other things:
“Any improvement to be of ma
terial beneiit to the Arkansas river I
valley and the community at large
should extend from the mouth to
Little block, 1T3 miles. Omitting
that portion of the Arkansas river
White river and the Mississippi riv
er, there are fifty-eight shoals that
obstruct navigation to Little hock.
The bed of the river consists of
shifting sand, making the channel
one of uncertain position. The vol
ume of flow of the stream varies
from approximately 600,000 cubic
feet a second at maximum flood
stage to 1,160 cubic feet a second
at minimum low water, the ordina
ry low water flow being 2,TOO cubic
feet a second at Little Rock. Be
low Little Rock the low-water flow
increases until at the junction
with White river (foot of cut-off)
the minimum flow is 1,850 cubic
feet a second and the ordinary low
water flow is about 3,000 cubic feet
a second. The flow of the river
when at bank-full stage at Little
Rock (23 feet on weather bureau
gauge) is 190,000 to 200,000 cubic
feet a second, seventy times the or
dinary low-water flow. This shows
the extent of the destructive in
fluences that annually destroy anv
lew-water channels that may be de
veloped during the preceding low
water season.
Baptist Sunday School Work.
The .Sunday School board of the
Baptist state convention held a
meeting in Fort .Smith last week.
Those present were: Rev. If. Beau
champ of Little Rock, Rev. Finney
of Van Baron, Rev. Denham of j
Fayetteville, and T. C. Brice, Dr. |
O'Kelley, John Ayers, J. V. Meek,
R. A. Clarkson and Rev. Gibson of
Fort Smith. The work for the
coining year was planned, and it !
was decided to push it into every ;
corner of the state. There was j
some talk of a chapel ear, but that j
matter was deferred for future con- >
sideration. The report of the
treasurer show.- that last year about
$3,000 was raised fnr the work, and
the indications are that more will
be raised this year. Several colpor
teur cars are maintained in various
portions of the state, and it is the
intention to put a number more in
service in the near future.
Masons Take Charge.
The Bea Ridge normal college of
Pea Ridge is to be transferred to
the Masonic fraternity of Benton
county as soon as a board from the
lodges accepting can be elected and
incorporate. The deed is to be vest
ed in the board of trustees. Rea
Ridge has been an educational cen
ter for fifty years, and has many
friends in the south and west. The
school was first organized in 1853.
Holds That Beer Is Intoxicating.
Justice Riddick delivered the
opinion of the supreme court last
week in the case of Anderson Wil
liams vs. The State.
Williams was convicted of selling
intoxicating liquors. It was shown
that Williams sold six bottles of
beer to the prosecuting witness for
75 cents and his contention was
that the beer sold was not an in
toxicating drink.
Justice Riddick said that the
meaning of “beer” is a malt liquor,
containing more or less alcohol,
and its sale without license is pro
hibited by law. He further stated
that a secondary meaning of “beer"’
was for non-alcoholic beverages,
such as root beer, persimmon beer,
etc., but that when the word “beer"
was used it referred to the alcohol
ic beverage. In this case the wit
ness testified that he bought the
beer, but did not drink it, as he
and another person, after the beer
was bought, entered into an agree
ment “not to drink any more,” and
so gave the beer away.
“Here again,” said the court,
“the witness was not asked to state
what class of liquids he had agreed
to stop drinking. But as it is not
reasonable to suppose he had agreed
to quit the use of all kinds of liq
uids, we know he referred to intox
icating drinks, the use of which to
any great extent is generally re
garded as harmful. The fact that
he could not use this beer without
violating his promise not to drink
any more indicates very clearly that
the ‘beer’ referred to by the witness
was the malt and alcoholic liquor
sold under that name. We think
the evidence justified the conviction.
Firebug at Work.
Throe fires occurred in {lie busi
ness portion of Little Hock one
night recently, and tiie nature of
each fire indicates that all of them
"as the work of an incendiary. The
first lire broke out in the second
story of the Dickinson Hardware
Company wareroorns. The* second
fire was in the pattern shop of the
Wing foundry and the third was a
small residence. Good work on the
part of the lire department prevent
ed the fires spreading and the total
loss from all three fires is less than
$10,000.
Shot at Rival, Hit His Wife.
Will Redd, colored, is in jail at
Texarkana charged with intent to
murder Robert Harris, another ne
gro. It seems that Redd lias for
some time been very jealous of at
tentions shown his wife by Harris,
and when he found the pair togeth
er he opened lire on Harris with a
revolver, firing five shots in ail.
His aim was had, and Jlarr'- es
caped without a scratch. Three of
the bullets, however, lodged in the
anatomy of the Redd woman, in
flicting dangerous wounds.
Ex-Policeman Killed.
IL L. Shelton, a Little Lock
street car lnotorman, died from
injuries received in a fight with
Pink Wilson. Shelton was former
ly a member of the Little lio. k po
lice force and the fight was due to
an old grudge because Shelton once
arrested Wilson. Witnesses before
the coroner's jury testified that
Wilson attacked Shelton without
warning and after knocking him
down, heat his head against the
paved street until he was uncon
scious.
Distribution of Federal Jobs.
At a meeting of the republican
state executive committee, held in
Little Lock last week, the follow
ing recommendations for postoflice
appointments were made: Conway;
Owen J. Owen, Jr.; El Dorado, It.
L. Floyd; Hope, J. It. Gibson; De
\ alls Bluff, J. M. McClintock;
England, E. B. Schooley; Moniicel
lo, Mrs. J\ K. Savage; Junction
City, E. S. Parnell; Eordyce, Mrs.
Lula V. Cox.
Methodist Conference Appointments.
At the session of the Arkansas
Methodist Conference, held at Dar
danelle last week, the following ap
pointments were announced:
Fort Smith District—Henry
Hanesworth, presiding elder ; First
Church, J. M. Hughey; Central, C.
A. Wright; Fort Smith circuit, L.
E. Southard; Greenwood circuit,
G. C. Davidson; Huntsville mission,
J. A. Castell; Bonanza and Hack
ed, J. T. McBride; Charleston cir
cuit, M. E. Woodruff; Branch cir
cuit, to be supplied by W. B
Wolfe; Mansfield circuit, S. ' S.
Key; Boonville station, J. W.
Keithlcy; Magazine circuit. 0. II.
Tucker; Paris station, S. B. Meyers;
Carolan circuit, to bo supplied;
Cauthron circuit, to be supplied;
Van Buren station, William Sher
man ; Van Buren circuit, to he sup
plied; Alma circuit, J. C. Weaver;
Mulberry circuit, to be supplied.
Dardanelle District—J. B. Ste
venson, preseding elder; Darda
nelle station, George McGlumphy;
Dardanelle circuit, J. It. Ashmore;
Danville and Hover, J. F. Bates;
Ola circuit, A. B. Williamson;
Gravelly Hill circuit, to be sup
plied; Walnut Tree circuit, sup
plied by B. X. Davis; Bel 1 vilie cir
cuit, J. C. Shipp; Prairie View cir
cuit, J. F. Etehison; Ozark circuit,
H. A. Stroud; Ozark station, J. II.
Glass; Altus and Coal Hill, P. B.
Summers; Clarksville station, J. C.
Slight Clarksville circuit, to ho sup
plied by M. O'. McGee; Lamar and
London. W. Martin; Dover circuit,
to be supplied by G. W. Brown.
Fayetteville District—F. 8. II.
Johnston, presiding elder : Fayette
ville station, F. It. Steele; Spring
dale mission, J. W. House; Elm
Spring circuit, J. M. MeAnallv;
Farmington and Cincinnati (i. II
Gridin and L. A. Blevins, supernu
merary; Pacific Grove circuit, T. A.
Martin : Goshen circuit, to he sup
plied ; Siloam Springs mission, F.
M. Tolleson; Bentonville station,
M. N. Waldrip: Bentonville circuit,
II. A. Armstrong; Rogers station, O.
J. Beardsley; Center Point circuit,
Y. A, Gilmore; Gentry mission. B.
Margeson; Gravette mission, J>. Z\I.
Burrow; Huntsville circuit, J. W.
Gridin; War Eagle mission, to be
supplied by W. J. Harris; Spring
town ciicuit, J. S. Hackler; Win
slow mission to he supplied by
Lawrence Urr; financial agent Hen
drix College, F. S. H. Johnston;
confer missionary secretary, F.
11. Steele.
Morrilton District—J. M. Can
trell, presiding elder; Morrilton sta
tion. (>. E. Goddard; Conway sta
tion. James A. Anderson; Conway
mission, A. E. Wilson. C. II, Nel
son, supernumerary; Plummer
vilit* circuit, J. M. Williams; Quit
man station, W. U. Witt; Quitman
circuit, J. C. Floyd; Russellville
station, L. H. Lakes; Atkins cir
cuit, I). II. Colquitt; Adona mis
sion, D. F. Cline; l’crryvillc mis
sion, J. H. Smith; Mount Vernon
circuit, W. K. Biggs; Morgan cir
cuit, to bo supplied by A. M. Tally;
Clinton circuit, J. X. Yillines;
Springfield circuit, G. L. Holton;
Cleveland circuit, to be supplied by
Floyd Villines; Martinville circuit,
T. H. Wright; Economy circuit, to
he supplied by J. W. Hager; presi
dent Hendrix College, S. Anderson;
professor in Hendrix College. G. W.
Hill.
Harrison District—,T. If. 0. Bry
ant, presiding elder; Harrison sta
tion, it. E. E. Bearden; Bellfont
circuit, A. J. Cullom; Ycllville sta
tion, W. H. Dyer; Ycllville circuit,
A. L. Cline; Mountain Home sta
tion, J. J. Galloway; Mountain
Horne circuit, to be supplied by J.
H. Ituble; Marshall and Leslie, J.
JJ. Womack; Valley Springs cir
cuit, M. ('. Sooter; Lead Hill and
Zinc mission, W. W. Noble; Colter
mission, to be supplied by L. L.
Soawell; Eureka Springs mission,
E. M. Kean ; P. C. Fletcher, super
numerary; Alpena mission, to be
supplied; Green Forrest and Ber
ryville, W. H. Hatfield; Bcrrvville
circuit, J. T. Gossett; Kingston cir
cuit, to be supplied.
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