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State Capital Notes
Must Keep Cotton Account.
0 The temporary injunction issued
against the Railroad Commission of
Arkansas on the application of the St.
Louis Southwestern Railway Company
has been received by the clerk of the
United States Circuit Ccrurt. The order
was issued in Denver, Colo., last Sat
urday by Judge Willis Vandeventer.
The papers and orders In the other
cases have been mailed. In granting
the injunction against J. E. Hampton,
R. P. Allen and John W. Crockett, who
comprise the Railroad Commission of
Arkansas, the railroads were required
not only to put up bonds in the sum
of $20,000 but must keep a separate
account of the cotton business from
the date the commission’s order. No
349, was authorized to be effective.
The order of the commission would
have gone into effect on last Monday
and would have done away with the
concentration rate on non-compressed
cotton. The order states the road
must keep a separate reoord of all
shipments of cotton coming within the
terms of the commission’s order. The
account must in each instance show
the name of the consignor and the
name of the consignee, place of ship
ment and destination. In addition the
exact number and weight of the bales
in each shipment must be tabulated
and must also show the amount of
freight charges actually received. The
temporary order is effective until Octo
ber 16, when the cases of the compan
ies are to be taken before Judge Trie
ber, the point to be decided being
whether the injunctions shall be made
permanent or dissolved.
Grand Jury for U. S. Court.
The Grand Jury for the October
term of the United States District
Court has been drawn by the United
States marshal and instructions
given to summon the jurymen with
out delay. The Grand Jury which
will assemble on October 22 is as
follows: C. E. Ferguson, Mayer
Pollock, Little Rock, Pu'.aski county:
S. A. Folk, Don, Pulaski county: M.
A. GoodsQn, North Point, Pulaski
county; M. A. Eisele, Hot Springs,
Garland county; L. Franz, Ulm,
Prairie county; J. M. Dill, Little
Rock, Pulaski county; Drew White,
R. F. D. No. 1, Pine Bluff, Jefferson
county; W. D. Davis, Argenta, Pu
laski county; R. A. Bowen, Perry
ville, Perry county; E. A. Winn, Bald
Knob, White County; W. B. Rosser,
Becton, Woodruff county; John
Lovell, Formosa, Van Buren county;
John W. Hope, Shaw, Saline county;
J. R. Mathews, Enola, Faulkner coun
ty; W. E. Hopper. Caddo Gap, Mont
gomery county. Charles A. Haskins,
Gumlog, Pope county; B. J. Galloway,
Cabot, Lonoke county; G. L. Mad
ding, Pine Bluff, Jefferson county;
T. S. Smith, Jacksonville, Pulaski
county; W. H. Harvey, Avery, Lin
coln county; James Dunn, Conway,
Faulkner county; John C. Gibbs, Mal
vern, Hot Spring county. Alternates:
R. L. Freeman, Princeton, Dallas
county; Ed Johnson, Hot Springs,
Garland county; Wash Jordan. Lit
tle Rock, Pulaski county; J. F. H.
Wilson, Sheridan, Grant county; L.
W. Hackett, Benton, Saline county;
O. O. Scroggin, Morrilton, Conway
county’.
Rough Rice Rates.
The Arkansas Railroad Commission
has put into effect a flat mileage rate
on rough rice within the state, the
first which has been made in Arkan
sas, to meet the demands of this new
and rapidly growing industry. The
rate was put in as a result of a peti
tion from the rice interests of the
state. A mill has been established at
Stuttgart and will be put into opera
tion this fall. Heretofore, since rice
raising has been an Arkansas indus
try. the rough product has been taken
to New Orleans mills. The rate put
in by the commission is lower than
that in force in Louisiana and also
it is said, than the Texas rate, and
the commission believes it will do
much toward developing the rice in
dustry. The crop last year was esti
mated at 105,000 bushels, while this
year a crop of 450,000 bushels is the
estimate. The commissioners also in
an informal way discussed the injunc
tion recently granted against them by
a federal court to restrain them from
putting into effect the flat mileage
rate on cotton. No statement was giv
en out as to this matter, and it was
stated that as yet no special counsel
has been retained, nor any definite
steps taken to protect the rate. The
bills of complaint upon which the in
junction was granted have been re
ceived at the commissioner’s office.
Wheels to Catch Fish.
A curious plan for catching, fish is
used on the river Columbia. Wheel3
are set up in midstream, which as
they turn cast the fish into troughs on
the river banks. Five tons a day are
often taken by this process.
But Few Enlistments.
If, as it is said, municipal progress
Is guaged, to a certain extent at the
recruiting office of the United States
army, by the number of enlistments,
Little Rock is enjoying a period of
prosperity, because there have been but
three enlistments in this city since
September 1. This is attributed to
the ability of the young men to get
lucrative employment.
New Plant at Eudora.
A large heading and stave mill is
being constructed at Eudora.
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Transcripts Filed.
The transcript in the case of Maj.
Thompson against John G. Lonsdale,
oil appeal from the Garland Chancery
Court, has been filed in the Supreme
Court. The action is to set aside fore
closure proceedings on two lots in Hot
Springs. The transcript in the case of J.
P. Benton, administrator of the estate of
C. N. Crouch, deceased, against the
Arkadelphia Lumber Company, and
Ultima Thule, Arkadelphia, and Mis
sissippi River Railroad Company on ap
peal from the Dallas circuit court has
been filed. The action is for $5,000
damages alleged to have been received
by C. N. Crouch while riding on a
train of the defendants’, which result
ed in his death. The lower court gave
a judgment for $2,000 in favor of the
plaintiff.
The transcript in the appeal of the
case of Lizzie Trammell vs. Margurett
Whittaker et al. from the Greenwood
district of the Sebastian County
Chancery Court has been filed in the
Supreme Court. An appeal to the
Supreme Court that was caused from
the demand by a city marshal of a
sanitary fee of 50 cents has also been
filed. The appellant is Frank Cook
sey of Sevier county, who was found
guilty of resisting arrest and fined
$50. Cooksey refused, it is claimed,
to pay a small fee and the marshal
was forced to go to him three times
t» bring him before a justice of the
peace, who had issued a warrant for
him for resisting the summons of an
officer.
Senate Journal Nearly Completed.
The proceedings of the Senate of
the recent General Assembly is in type
and all the proof of the copy has been
read by the Senate Journal Commit
tee except a portion of the last day's
proceedings. The committee, which is
composed of Senators Carlock, Hami
ter and Harrison, has been engaged in
the preparation of the Senate Jour
nal about four months. Much of the
work of copying the journal for the
printer was done by George H. Tre
vathan, secretary of the Senate, at his
home in Batesville. The journal when
printed will make a volume of from
500 to 600 pages. It was expected
that the report of the joint committee
appointed to Investigate matters relat
ing to the construction of the new
state capitol would be made a part
of the Senate journal, but this was
found to be unnecessary, as the report
is contained in the proceedings of the
house, in which the resolution author
izing the appointment of the commit
tee originated. This report is in itself
a bulky volume and has already been
printed. The bound volumes of the
proceedings of both Senate and house
will probably be delivered to the sec
retary of state within the next 60
days. ‘
Test Would Be Easy.
In the matter of the reported in
tention of State Capitol Commission
er Alexander of Pine Bluff to carry
the question of the legality of At
torney General Kirby’s opinion,
which prohibits the further expendi
ture of the money in the State cap
itol fund, to the Supreme Court for
final disposition, it has been pointed
out by a statehouse official that the
course to pursue for the commission
er was simple and inexpensive. Any
one of the commissioners could pre
sent his voucher for per diem to the
State auditor for payment and upon
his refusal, apply for a writ of man
damus to compel payment in the Cir
cuit Court. In the event that the
question was decided adversely for
the commissioner, the case could be
carried to the Supreme Court on an
appeal. In a matter of this kind,
where the public is so generally con
cerned, it is very probable that the
suit would be advanced peremptorily
on the calendar and be heard at
once. The expense would not be
greater than $25 for all the legal for
malities necessary to carry It to the
Supreme Court.
For Yellow Fever Quarantine.
Brigadier General Surridge of
Black Rock has secured favorable
action on a number of unpaid vouch
ers for members of the militia who
were on duty during the yellow fever
quarantine in 1905. About 00 were
represented in the claims that he
had approved, the recipients, all liv
ing in Corning. According to "Deputy
Auditor of State Jobe there yet re
mains in the treasury about $000 of
the appropriation of $5,000 to pay
these claims.
Pension Warrants Mailed.
The last of the Confederate pension
warrants have been placed in the
mail, and, according to State Auditor
Moore, the veterans will receive
their money only a day later than
last year, notwithstanding the great
amount of extra work that was nec
essary to complete this year’s rolls.
Makes Catton Rate.
A petition from the Louisiana and
Northwest Railroad was granted by
the Aikansas Railroad Commission to
make the flat rate on cotUn on that Hue
one and one-third the rate made in
order No. 349 of the commission. All
other rates on this road, which is a
short and unimportant line, are on
the same basis.
Would Be End of Esteem.
Let a man pray that none of his
womankind should form a just esti
mation of him.—Vhackery.
NOTED WOMAN PHYSICIAN
Mrs. Stevenson is well known throughout the country as a writer and
authority on medical subjects and has been a delegate to several national and
international medical congresses. Her home is in Chicago. -
CUPID ROBS VILLAGE
FEW BACHELOR MAIDS LEFT AT
HANCOCK, MASS.
Only Four Now Remain in Quiet Little
Town, the Other Four Having
Played the Summer Game
Very Profitably.
Pittsfield, Mass.—The announce
ment the same day of four engage
ments in the town of Hancock de
velops the fact that outside of the
Shaker settlement in the quiet little
town on the west slope of the Tacon
ics there are only four girls of mar
riageable age in the village. There are
424 souls in the town, and of these all
but 50 or so live outside the sleepy lit
tle village. There were eight girls in
the town who were eligible. Then
Mabel G. Eldridge announced her en
gagement to Joseph C. Turner; her
sister, Alice L. Eldridge, announced
that she was to be married to Robert
P. Easland; Miss Dora K. Gardner said
she was to become the bride of Arthur
G. Lewis, and Mr. Turner's brother is
to marry Miss Emily Thomas.
The four remaining girls of the oc
tet are Misses Julia Channing, 20;
Marian Hopewell, 19; Anastasia Gal
lagher, 22, and Sophronia Easton, who
declines to give her age.
But the girls aFe not bachelor maids |
because they have no admirers. Han
cock is a splendid summer resort, and
Miss Easton said:
"The other four girls announced
their engagement recently. I suppose
our four could have done the same,
but we don’t believe in summer en
gagements. Besides, when we become
really and truly engaged, we will, go
outside of this town. You know the
boys here are not very swell and there
is no place for them to earn money
except on the farm. We have only a
small shop and one store, so I don’t
see how we could very well accept
their proposals. But proposals—we’ve
had more than I care to tell you of.
“Photographs? Well, I guess not.
We are all right here now, but if you
publish our pictures folks will think
we are advertising ourselves.’’
With that she directed the reporter
to stop at the Shaker settlement and
i ask one of the sisters for her photo
graph.
Hancock's main street is a typical
lovers’ lane. There is not a light the
whole length of it, and the houses are
all set back from the road.
THIEVES’SCHOOL INSIDE PRISON.
Alonzo J. Whiteman Caught Teaching
Tricks to Convicts.
Rochester, N. Y.—Alonzo J. White
man, ex-mayor of Duluth, Minn., and
notorious criminal, has been removed
to Dannemora prison from the state
prison at Ashburn. The climate did
not agree with him at Auburn and
either on account of that or the prison
fare his stomach became affected,
causing mucn sickness and discom
fort.
Whiteman was sent to jail two years
ago for stealing $750 from a trust
company of Ruffalo. He is a native
of Danville, N. Y., and was a graduate
of Hamilton college.
The superintendent of the Auburn
prison says Whiteman is one of the
most intellectual men he has ever met.
When first taken to the prison he was
put to teaching in the prison school.
It was ascertained soon, it is stated,
that he was teaching some of the stu
dents on the sly to work the banks
for an easy living when they were
once liberated. So Whiteman's career
as a teacher came to a sudden close.
Then he took up the study of stenog
raphy in the superintendent's office
and now can follow a speaker at 100
words a minute.
Latest Suitor Wins Girl.
Lancaster, Pa.—James Jones, of
New York, came to this city to wed
Emily Jackson, but when he reached
town the marriage license office was
closed and the wedding was post
poned.
Marshall Richardson, who was also
a suitor, heard of Jones being in
town, and of Emily's intention to
marry him. This did not deter him
from calling on the girl, and he was
so persuasive that Emily changed her
mind and dismissed Jones. Richard
j son and the girl received a marriage
license and they were married.
Goose Fights for its Owner.
Follows Master Through Crowded
Streets of Washington.
Washington.—A large Chinese goose
was seen wandering along Pennsyl
vania avenue and up Fourteenth
street a few nights ago, apparently
following its own inclinations In tak
ing a stroll. Its owner was near, but
no sign of his presence was given un
til one friend greeted another by plac
ing his hands on his shoulders. At
this movement the goose suddenly
darted forward in defense of the man
thus approached.
He is A. A. Bibb, of 302 Tenth
street northwest, and "Doc” is the
name of the bird. "Doc” is his mas
ter's pet. He came to Washington
about eight months ago in a crate
filled with geese, and as soon as Mr.
Bibb saw him he was chosen for a
career that does not usually fall to
the lot of his kind. But "Doc” did not
realize the honors in store for him. As
soon as released, he flew away, soar
ing over the tops of buildings until he
was lost to sight. He was recapturerj
near the Smithsonian grounds and re
turned to his owner. His wings were
clipped, and there were no more at
tempts to escape. “Doc's" longing for
liberty apparently disappeared with
his means to enjoy it, and he has now
taken on many of the habits of a
Washingtonian.
"Doc” is a fine looking, swan-like
bird and weighs about.20 pounds. Al
most every afternoon, when the side
walks are cool, "Do£’ is taken out
for a stroll. He usually keeps in
front of Mr. Bibb, and picks his way
through the biggest of crowds with
apparently no fear of becoming lost
or trampled upon. If hifi owner be
comes lost from sight, even for a mo-.
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ment, “Doc” begins an unearthly yell,
and continues until Mr. Bibb hurries
within view.
One of the peculiarities of the
goose is that he, although friendly to
most men, does not like women, and
is continually making some sympa
thetic girl flee when in his neighbor
hood.
CAUSES OF YEAR’S FIRES.
Careless Dropping of Matches and
Cigarettes Costly to New York.
New York.—A yearly chart has just
been completed covering 6,357 fires in
Manhattan and the Bronx and calling
attention to some interesting facts. It
is estimated that flrets started by
carelessly dropping matches and cig
arettes cause New York city a loss of
about $2,500,000 each year. The city
has an average of 23 fires every day,
and fire losses in 12 months from all
causes aggregate something like $10,
000,000.
Of the 6,367 fires charted in Man
hattan and the Bronx for the year,
989 of them happened on Tuesdays.
Tuesday i^ ironing day. The chart
shows the ^he busiest hour of the day
for the fire-department is between six
and seven o’clock in the evening.
It is shown that the hours between
six and 12 o'clock at night are most
fruitful of fires. The chart gives 2,356
to that period, while the early morn
ing hours have only 866 and the shop
ping and matinee hours have only
1,907. From six o'clock to midnight
more lights are burning, there are
more open fires blazing away, alcohol
chafing dishes are much in demand,
cigars and cigarettes are being
smoked in large numbers, with the
consequent trail of thrown away
matches.
Pardons Granted.
Will Hawkins, a negro, who served
a term in the penitentiary for lar
ceny, has been granted a pardon by
Acting Governor Pindall to restore his
citizenship in order that he may testify
in a case in the Pulaski Circuit Court.
Denton Baker, convicted in the Carroll
Circuit Court at the August, 1907,
term on the charge of manslaughter,
and sentenced to two years in the pen
itentiary was also pardoned. A num
erously signed petition, containing the
names of the jurors in the case and tho
relatives of the man killed, was pre
sented to the governor. There was
no protest against the issuance of the
pardon, the offense being considered a
technical violation , of the law. \Vill
Greene, convicted in the Arkansas
Circuit Court in October, 1898, on the
charge of grand larceny and sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary. The
pardon was granted to restore citizen
ship.
Correcting Pension Errors.
The clerical force in the auditor’s
office was busy Tuesday correcting
errois made by a number of appli
cants for pensions. The majority of
the mistakes were by widows, whose
applications for increase pensions were
made out on soldiers’ blanks, and who
failed to place the “Mrs.” before their
names. In such cases warrants were
drawn for each for $2 3, whereas they
should have been drawn for $4 6. About
a dozen mistakes of this kind werg
made and all by the applicants. The
warrants in all such cases were
returned to the auditor and new ones,
calling for the proper amounts, were
issued and forwarded to the benefi
ciaries.
Two Transcripts Filed.
The transcript in the case of M. A.
Dunivan against W. J. Hughes, on
appeal from the Craighead Chancery
Court, being an action involving the
sale of a lot in Jonesboro valued at
$300, has been filed in the Supreme
Court. The transcript of the appeal
of J. R. Bell from the judgment of the
Sevier Circuit Court was a’so filed in
the Supreme Court. The defendant
was convicted of murder in the sec
ond degree and in August was sen
tenced to seven years in the peniten
tiary, the charge against him being
the killing of E. J. Biitt on January
20, 1907.
Placing New Capitol Columns.
The work of placing in position the
four large columns in the east front of
the new state capitol was begun Tues
day and will continue until completed.
They are the largest atone columns
that will be in the building. They come
from the Pfieffer quarries in Inde
pendence county. The stone for these
columns were quarried about a year
ago and it was only recently that the
work of turning them w’as completed
They are put up in sections and it will
require at least 30 days’ time to place
them in iwsitioij.
Will Disburse a Million.
State Treasurer Yates, when the
month of September closes, will have
disbursed nearly a million of dollars
between the common school and pen
sion funds. In the first fund there
was apportioned to the counties of
the State approximately $G70,000,
and to the pensioners $290,000. The
pension warrants that were sent out
yesterday will be returned for pay
ment, it is expected, to the State
treasurers office within the next two
weeks, and already there has been
$150,000 of the school money with
drawn.
Infantrymen En Route.
The First Batallion of the Sixteenth
Infantry, IJ. S. 'A., is expected to ar
rive here from the Philippines within
the next two or three days. They will
be located at Fort Logan H. Roats,
which will then for the first time be
batallion post. The troops landed in
San Francisco a few days ago, and left
that place for Little Rock, September
17. They are traveling on a special
train of 11 cars, and will come via the
Southern Pacific, Denver and Rio
Grande, Colorado Southern and the
Rock Island.
Money Orders to Italy.
Although the foreign population in
Little Rock is not in the majority, a
great deal of the money order busi
ness in the Little Rock postofflce is
foreign business Each week many
money orders are made out for pay
ments in points in Greece and Italy.
November and December are the heav
iest months at the local office for for
eign business. This probably is due
to the fact that strangers send part
of their earnings home as Christmas
presents.
Oldtime Shot Unearthed.
In making excavations in. one of
the old batteries at Mt. Independence,
Amos Rlood, of Orwell, Vt., unearth
ed 7 5 pound of solid shot at a depth
of two feet. There were five nine
pounders, one seven-pounder, and a
number of smaller size.
Will Investigate Diamond Field.
Prof. Philip F. Schneider, the well
known geologist of New York, has been
appointed by Commissioner Guy B.
Tucker to make a thorough investiga
’ tlon of the diamond field jn Pike
county. Commissioner Tucker’s in
structions to him are to ascertain
everything possible concerning the de
posits.
Metropolitan Banking Business.
Eight hundred and fifty thousand
dollars is drawn from the New York
savings banks each day.
A MISSOURI WOMAN
Tells a Story of Awful Suffering
Wonderful Relief "3 and
Mrs. J. D. Johnson, of 601 m
Hickman St., Columbia, Mo. sL<? eSt
“Following an operation ’two yeariI
•go, dropsy set in
and my ieft side ”■
so swoilen the doctor
said he would have
Thlrf °Ut the w«er.
There was constant
Pain and a gurgling
sensation around mv
-heart, and I could not
'W'-TOW rais®rny arm above
%cW> my head' The kid
ney action was disor
dered and passages of the secretin!"
too frequent. On the advice of m
husband I began using Doan's Kidn“J
11s. Since using two boxes my trom
ble has not reappeared. This is won
derful, after suffering two years.”
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents n he.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. ° '
TEA FROM THE FLOWERS.
This Product
Little Known in
United States.
the
Tea, not from leaves, but from the
flowers alone of the plant, is rarely en
countered In commerce. The petals
stamens, etc., are 'sun dried, and the
.resulting tea is of a rich, deep brown
hue of peculiarly delicate odor, and
gives a pale amber colored infusion
rather more astringent in taste than
that from the average fair grade leaf
The taste for it is an acquired one
and even if this tea could be made
commercially possible, it is doubtful if
it would ever become popular.
The American tea trade could ad
vantageously take a suggestion from
the brick tea of the far east. In our
country, the tea dust, some of which
is good quality, is not properly
utilized. In Europe it is a regular
article of trade, and it is advertised
and sold as tea dust. In America it is
sold to thousands of cheap restau
rants, who make from it the mixture
of tanic acid, sugar and boiled milk
which they sell as “tea.” If, as in the
orient, this dust was compressed into
bricks, good tea could be made from
it.
Hindoo Defines Billiards.
John Horgan, the champion pool
player, told at a dinner in St. Louis a
billiard story.
"Billiards is a tame amusement be
side pool,” Mr. Horgan began. "Two
Hindoos'" were once discussing the
game in Calcutta, and I think that
their idea of it was pretty near the
right o«e.
“•‘What is this white man’s game of
billiards I hear so much about?’ said
the first Hindoo.
“ ‘Don’t you know?’ said the second.
“ ’No. Tell me.’
“‘Well,’ said the second Hindoo,
‘billiards is a very simple game. Two
men armed with long sticks poke at a
ball on a green table, and one says, “I
am” while the other says "hard
lines..
Wear Pajamas on Cars.
“I learned something from the por- j
ter on our train this morning,” said a
hotel guest. "I noticed him pick up
the coat to a pair of pajamas while he
was making up one of the berths. ;
Whoever had occupied the berth had
got off the train, evidently, and left ;
the garment behind. ‘Forgot part of
his nightie, eh?’ says I to the porter. ;
The porter grinned broadly. ‘Wasn’t
any his about It, boss,’ he says. It
war a lady that was in that berth las’
night. Yes, sah. Lots of ’em seems
to like them to weah on the cahs. I
guess they thinks they’s better in case
of a wreck or sump’n like that.’ ”
Fireproof writing paper is the latest
novelty. This makes it all the more j
dangerous to be a statesman.
PUTS THE “GINGER" IN.
The Kind of Food Used by Athletes.
A former college athlete, one of the
long distance runners, began to l°se
his power of endurance. His exper
fence with a change in food is interes
ing. „.fl
“While I was in training on tne
track athletic team, my daily jogs e
came a task, until after I was put0
Grape-Nuts food for two meals a day.
After using the Food for two weeks
felt like a new man. My digestion
perfect, nerves steady and I was
of energy. , _ kot*
“I trained for the mile and the
mile runs (those events which red
so much endurance) and then tie
daily ‘jogs,’ which before had
such a task, wore clipped ° *
ease. I won both events.
“The Grape-Nuts food put me in P
feet condition and gave me my 8> *
Not only was my physical_ conditio"
made perfect, and my "" lear
creased, but my mind was maae
and vigorous so that T con 8
my studies in about half t ^
merly required. Now most (or
University men use Grape* « {
they have learned its value, ^
think my testimony will «°l {0
and may perhaps help some
learn how the best results can be
tained ” fnr the effect of
There’s a reason for the ^
Grape-Nuts food on the hutna |#
and brain. The certain e^ment^
wheat and barley are s rf0rr«
special reference to their ’’ centre«
building the brain and ner K
The product is then car • ^
scientifically prepared s* abvslcal
It easy of digestion. The»PW atter
mental results are so an pr0duce
two or three week's use . .The
a profound Impression
Road to Wellville,” in P^S9*
a reason.”