The Woodruff County News.
G. W. KRAMER, Editor.
McCRORY, - • ARKANSAS
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Lead producers propose to form %
combination for protection against
the smelter trust.
The army in the Philippines is to
be reorganized with a view of re
ducing the expense in that quarter.
Ten Boer leaders, captured since
the 15th of September, have been
permanently banished from South
Africa.
Miss Ellen Stone, an American
missionary, has been captured by
bandits in Turkey and spirited across
the border into Bulgaria.
State troops were ordered to Hop
kins county, Kentucky, to prevent
threatened destruction of property
by striking coal miners and sympa
thizers.
The Southern railway threatens
to remove their shops from Memphis
to Sheffield, Ala., because, it is al
leged, non-union machinists are not
protected by the officers.
The object of the czar’s recent vis
its to France and Germany, it is
believed, were for the purpose of se
curing agreements for the peace of
Europe for at least ten years.
Senator Hanna has refused to be
interviewed as to the policy of Presi
dent Roosevelt. The senator shows
deep grief at the tragic death of
his friend, President McKinley.
Czolgosz, the assassin, will be ex
ecuted during the week opening Oc
tober 28. Czolgosz declared to the
court when arraigned for sentence
that no one was implicated with him
in the crime.
uuring tlie past two weeks the
Boers have been unusually active,
winning four notable victories, kill
ing sixty-eight officers and men,
wounding sixty-three and capturing
five guns, considerable ammunition
and 300 men.
The first yacht race between the
English challenger Shamrock and
the American defender Columbia
took place September 7. Neithei
boat reached the finishing line in
the time limit and the race did not
count, but the Columbia was foui
miles ahead of the Shamrock.
The will of the late President Mc
Kinley has been made public. Hi?
estate, including $67,000 in life in
surance, amounts to only $225,000
All the property is left to his wifi
during her lifetime, and at her death
is to be divided share and share alikt
between his brother and sisters.
President Schaffer, of the amalga
mated association, has made a state
ment giving a history of the late
steel strike. He attributes the los:
of the strike to lack of support fron:
other organizations, and accuses the
press of prejudicing the minds oi
the general public against the strik
ers. Mr. Schaffer also says the
strike was weakened considerably bj
failure of some of the steel workers
to go out. The amalgamated asso
ciation came out of the conflici
weaker by the loss of six of the larg
est steel mills in the country, whicl
were formerly union.
Gen. Wood, who left last weel
for Cuba, expects to return to Wash
ington in November, and bring witl
him a deputation from the Cubar
constitutional convention authorized
to negotiate a reciprocity agree
ment. Secretary Root some time
ago directed that preliminary ar
rangements be made for formula!
ing such an agreement, and this ha:
been done. Assurances were giver
by the late President McKinley
when the delegation from the Cubar
convention visited Washington, tha
every effort would be made to brim
about closer relations between th<
United States and Cuba. About 10(
articles produced in the Uniter
States, the most important of whicl
are cereals and machinery, will en
ter Cuba at reduced rates if th
agreement be perfected. Sugar an<
tobacco will be the principal Cubar
articles to be placed on the reciproc
ity agreement.
Kerkland Armour, the Kansas
City packer, died September 27.
Mrs. McKinley is reported as bear
ing up under her great grief better
than anticipated..
The national league baseball pen
nant went to Pittsburg, Brooklyn
losing by one game.
Anti-Quay republicans will fuse
with the democrats of Pennsylvania
in the coming state election.
Ex-Gov. Bob Taylor, of Tennes
see, and Mrs. Alice Fitts were mar
ried at Tuscaloosa, Ala., September
23.
The state insane asylum at Nor
folk, Neb., was totally destroyed by
fire and three inmates were burned
to death.
A company headed by John W.
Mackay will build a commercial ca
ble to the Philippine islands by way
of Honolulu.
Senator Wellington has at last de
nied that he said the shooting of
President McKinley was a matter of
“indifference” to him.
In financial circles it is believed
the British government will have to
negotiate another loan shortly as a
result of the war in South Africa.
A cowboy named Wm. Jones was
killed on a train in the Indian Ter
ritory because he talked in favor of
anarchism and denounced the Amer
ican flag.
1 he sovereign grand lodge of (Jdd
Fellows has decided that proprie
tors of hotels where saloons are op
erated are ineligible to membership
in the order.
The nine Chicago anarchists ar
rested, including Emma Goldman,
have been released, there being no
direct evidence connecting them
with planning President's McKin
ley’s assassination.
There will be no social functions
at the white house during the com
ing winter, and no state occasions,
except the necessary formal presen
tation of new foreign ambassadors
or ministers, will be observed.
The expense of the sale of town
lots in Oklahoma was less than 1
per cent of the total receipts, which
were $736,007. This sum goes to
the three county seats of the coun
ties created in the new country.
J. S. Croswell, a minerologist of
some note, shot and killed Miss Mol
lie Powers, a highly connected
young lady, at Kolia, Mo. Cross
well attempted to escape, but when
surrounded by officers he shot him
self through the head.
Conductor Craneroft prevent
ed a hold up near Cleburne, Tex.,
by knocking a would-be robber from
his train. As the conductor was
passing from one coach to another
the bandit on the platform drew a
pistol and commanded “hands up.”
Craneroft replied with a swing of
his lantern on the jaw of the rob
ber, which put him ou4 of business.
The census office has issued a re
port on the persons of school age,
males of militia and voting ages and
citizenship of foreign-born males 21
years of age and over, for Tennessee,
Texas and Utah. Following is a
summary of the report: Tennessee
—School age, 780,421; militia age,
384,249; voting age, 487,380; for
eign-born, males, 9,641. Utah—
School age, 106,513; militia age,
53,755; voting age, 67,172; foreign
born males, 25,233. Texas—School
age, 1,215,634; militia age, 599,221;
voting age, 737,768; foreign-born
males, 87,169.
The monthly statement of the col
lections of internal revenue shows
that for the month of August, 1901,
the total receipts from all sources
were $22,167,191, a decrease, as
compared with August, 1900, of $3,
425,025. The receipts from the sev
; oral sources of revenue are given as
. follows: Spirits, $8,492,951, in
I crease, $601,029; tobacco, $3,991,
l 381, decrease, $1,619,466; fermeni
i ed liquors, $7,624,138, decrease,
. $964,848; oleomargarine, $217,726,
j increase, $39,062. Special taxes,
I not elsewhere enumerated, $350,
071, increase, $64,141; miscella
neous, $1,490,921, decrease, $1,548,
442.
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NEWS OF ARKANSAS.
Attention, Veterans.
The following general orders have
been issued as indicated:
Headquarters Arkansas Division,
United Confederate Veterans,
Adjutant General's Office.
Newport, Ark., Sept. 20, 1901.
General Circular No. 4.
The eleventh annual encampment,
this division, will be convened in
house of .representatives, Little Rock,
10 a. in., Tuesday, October 8, 1901.
It is important that each camp be
represented by as large a delegation
of veterans as can possibly attend.
Among other important business
to be transacted is the election of a
division commander and four brig
ade commanders.
An interesting programme for the
evening is being arranged by the lo
cal committee of veterans, in which
the Daughters of the Confederacy
and the Sons of Confederate Veter
ans will participate.
All railroads in Arkansas converg
ing at Little Rock have been re
quested to give a one-fare rate for
the round trip from all Arkansas
stations, which is confidently hoped
will be granted.
All officers serving upon the staff
of the major general commanding,
the various brigade commanders
and their respective staffs and past
brigade and division commanders,
are requested to attend in uniform.
The sponsor, maid of honor and
chaperone for the division, the spon
sors and their maids for the several
brigades are most cordially invited
to attend in their official capacity.
By command of
V. Y. Cook,
Major General.
J. F. Caldwell, Colonel and Adju
tant General and Chief of Staff.
New Corporations.
The following articles of incor
poration have been filed with the
secretary of state:
Apple Growers’ Union, of Spring
dale; capital stock, $5,000; officers,
A. C. Smith, president; F. E. Wil
son, vice president; J. FT. Mernon,
A. M. Kennon, J. W. Gorer. The
union proposes to grow, ship and
sell apples.
The Ferris & White Company, of
Plumerville; capital stock, $10,000,
of which $3,000 has been subsribed;
officers, W. C. Ferris, president; R.
D. White, secretary and treasurer;
Mrs. L. C. Hattaway.
R. A. Faulkner & Co., of El Dora
do, to do a general grocery business;
capital stock, $20,000, all of which
has been subscribed; officers, R. A.
Faulkner, president; A. L. Alphin,
vice president; E. W. Culp, secre
tary; P. R. Faulkner, treasurer.
Unearthed a Skeleton.
The recent unearthing of a hu
man skeleton by a mining prospect
or in Garland county revives the
story of the strange disappearance
of a man named Murphy fourteen
or fifteen years ago. Murphy is said
to have received regular remit
tances from a daughter. One day
he expressed a determination to
leave the county and employed two
well-known young men to drive him
to Malvern that he might take the
train. It is said that this was the
last seen or heard of Murphy. At
one time an attempt was made to
locate him and failing, an attempt
was made to prove his death at the
hands of these two young men, but
owing to the high standing of the
young men in the community ao
steps were taken beyond an investi
gation. The officers will now en
deavor to learn whether Murphy is
let alive.
U C. V. Encampment.
The eleventh encampment of the
Arkansas division, United Confeder
ate Veterans, will meetin in Little
Eock October 8. This meet
ing will be one of the most import
ant the division has held for many
years. It will be largely attended
for the reason that the Daughters of
the Confederacy and .the Sons of
Confederate Veterans will partici
pate in the social features of the
meeting.
Appeal to the Baptists.
Hon. Jas. P. Eagle, chairman of
the state mission board of the Ar
kansas Baptists, has issued the fol
lowing urgent appeal to the Bap
tists of the state:
My Dear Brethren—You are
aware of the fact that we have re
cently sustained a serious blow in
the loss by one of our general mis
sionaries of his wife, and in the fur
ther fact that Dr. A. J. Barton, our
corresponding secretary, who was
leading our forces in the mission
work, has been forced to lay down
his work and give his immediate at
tention to his wife, whose health is
exceedingly precarious. This leaves
our forces partially without leader
ship, and at the instance of the ex
ecutive committee of the state mis
sion board I address this letter, ask
ing that you assist us all you can in
seeking to repair the losses which
we are thus sustaining, by carrying
this matter and the demands of our
cause, before your congregation at
an early date and securing as large
a contribution thereto as possible,
and remitting the same to Dr. J. H .
Kitchens, Jr., our treasurer, at
Jonesboro, Ark. We are behind
with our missionaries. They need
their money. Their work will be
hindered if we cannot pay them
what we owe them. The brethren
who were leading in this
work were doing so as our
servants and as the stewards
and servants of the Lord we should
industriously, prayerfully and with
our whole hearts seek to see that his
interests will not be neglected and
that his cause shall not suffer loss.
Will you not engaged with your en
tire congregation in prayer for di
vine guidance of his people and
that he, through the Holy Spirit,
will lead us in our struggles to hon
or his name and for the salvation of
the lost. May we not pray that he
will keep us from doing wrong and
enable us to go to the convention
free of debt and with messages of
great joy because of his blessings
upon our workers and of his mani
fest presence with his people? We
beg you in Christ’s name to aid us
and aid us speedily. But two months
of our convention year remain, and
with that time we will have to raise
about $.3,500 that we may go there
free of debt. During the same pe
riod last year we raised about $2,
700. We will have to increase our
contributions, as we have largely in
creased in our working force,
and the Lord has so largely
increased the glorious results,
which will be reported at that
meeting. There has never been a
year so fruitful as the present one
promises to be. Hoping that you
will cheer us by a speedy and full
response to our requests, I am your
brother in Christ, Jas. P. Eagle,
Chairman Board.
Big Fire at Searcy.
A fire occurred at Searcy on the
22d, the losses amounting to $25,
000, with insurance of about $15,
000. The losers were J. A. Pettey,
entire stock of merchandise and
gents’ furnishings; E. S. Booth,
hardware and most of his stock of
furniture; W. S. Booth, undertak
ers’ goods.- One of the buildings
was two stories, and occupied by
the following: Downstairs, E. B.
Wilson & Co.’s shoe store; upstairs,
Dr. J. W. Fuller’s dental parlors,
central exchange for the local and
long-distance telephone, and the
back room of Judge Grant Green
and J. N. Bachells as a law office.
Almost everything out of the two
story building was saved. The
buildings were owned by Mrs. W. IT..
Lightle, Mrs. Mollie Neelly and Mr.
S. Perry and were partially covered
by insurance, as was also the goods j
New Bank at Osceola.
The Bank of Osceola, with a capi
tal stock of $25,000, has been organ
ized. The officers are as follows:
F. B. Hale, president; Will J. Dri
ver, vice president; W. H. Pullen,
secretary. Following are the board
of directors: F. B. Hale, Will J.
Driver, W. II. Pullen, J. X. Quinn,
J. A. Johnson, Sam Bowen, W. P.
Miller.
Murdered By a Convict.
R. H. Naylor, a deputy warden al
the state penitentiary, was murdered
near Danville by a negro convict
named Henry Stanley. The murder
er was being taken from Little Rock
to a camp three miles from Danville,
when he took advantage of an oppor
tunity and struck Naylor with a
heavy bar of iron, crushing hi?
skull. The negro then made an at
tempt to escape, but was subsequent
ly Recaptured. He was sent up from
Phillips county in April, 1897, foi
five years for assault to rape. H?
escaped September 30, 1898, but was
recaptured in October. 1899. He
was assessed thirty days in Pulaski
circuit court for escaping and was
sentenced to six years for robberj
and grand larceny committed in Pu
laski county.
Crops and Weather.
Decidedly lower temperatures
with generally light rain unevenly
distributed throughout the state,
were the characteristic features of
the weather during the week ending
September 25. Light frost occurred
in many localities, but it was not
severe enough to do any damage to
crops, except to temporarily check
the maturing of cotton. The rains
were of benefit to Irish potatoes and
other root crops in the localities
where it fell. Cotton picking con
tinues to progress rapidly. In some
localities it is about all opened and
in a few localities will all be gath
ered the first picking. The yield
will be light, in many places lighter
than was anticipated. Corn has all
matured and the greater portion of
it has been cut and stacked in the
fields.
Charged with Murder.
Lizzie Freeman, colored, and son,
Will Doyle, a boy about 17 years of
age, are in jail at Marianna charged
with the murder of an old negro
named Jim Jones near LaGrange
The Freeman woman is a step
daughter of Jones, and on the day
of the killing they are known to
have had some trouble about some
hogs. Some time after this the old
negro was found dead near his
house. An examination showed that
he had been struck on the side of
the head by some blunt instrument
and his skull fractured.
Tried to £od His Life.
W. H. Hooper, living near Bed
ford, on the Arkanvas river, at
tempted suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor. He was found in a
pool of blood in a corn crib, and the
prompt aid of a physician saved his
life. Several months ago Cooper
received a stroke of paralysis which
caused him to become very despond
ent.
Diabolical Crime.
A most diabolical crime was com
mitted at a point five miles south of
England on the night of the 22d.
Henry E. Newell, who conducted a
saloon, and his wife, were the vic
tims, both being murdered as they
slept. A child that escaped says a
white man and two negroes commit
ted the murders. It is supposed the
purpose was robbery.
BRIEF MENTION.
J. N. Johnson, for thirty years a
resident of Jackson county and four
times mayor of Newport, died last
week.
The next meeting of the Western
Arkansas Teachers’ Association will
be held at Fayetteville during the
Christmas holidays.
J. S. Burns was killed at Newark,
Independence county, while working
in a well. He was being hauled out,
and when reaching within a few feet
of the top the rope broke.
Tug Malone, section foreman on
the Frisco at Sedgwick, while drunk
and asleep on the edge of the depot
platform, was struck by a passenger
train and fatally injured.
The railroad commission has cited
nineteen railroads doing business in
this state to appear before the com
mission to show cause for failure to
make annual report of business done
for the year ending June 30, 1901.