The Newark Journal.
• O F. CRAIO, Editor.
NEW ARK- • ] A RKAN5A5.
The London and continental
markets have been considerably dis
turbed by rumors of a forthcoming
large Russian loan.
The contract by which the own
ership of the Panama canal passes
to the United States has been sign
ed. sealed and delivered and is com
plete.
Picking a pimple on her lip with
a brass pin caused the death of
Mrs. Edwin McCormick from blood
poisoning at her home in Chilli
cothe, Mo.
Judging from his remarks about
Judge Parker Col. Bryan is paving
the way for a bolt should the jurist |
of the Empire state receive the
nomination for president.
A jury at Nacogdoches, Tex.,
assessed a tine of $250 against .Mr.
M. A. Miley, who killed two men
at her home because, she alleged,
they insulted her daughter.
In defending his mother from an
attack by his father, Emil Ulrich,
aged IT, of St. Louis, emptied the,
contents of a 32-calibre revolver
into his parent’s body, two entering
vital spots.
President Roosevelt has appoint
ed Beekman Winthrop governor of
Porto Rico. Mr. Winthrop was
formerly secretary to Gov. Taft and
is but 2T years of age. He is from
New York state. ,
C. \\. Noel of Topeka Kas., was
arrested for hugging a married wo
man, Mrs. Luther Ravi. He was
fined $25 and costs in the police
court, he having admitted that he
did the bear act.
There will be considerable frn.it
this year, according to a forecast
made by the Western Fruit Grow
er, made up from the reports of
practical horticulturists rn all parts
of the western country.
Sixty-seven saloon keepers of p>u- j
reau county, Illinois, were indicted
by the grand jury on the charge of
keeping their places open
on Sunday. Of this number fif
teen were women bartenders.
The supreme court of Kentucky :
has affirmed the judgment of the
lower court in the case of Jim How- i
ard, sentenced to life imprisonment
on a charge of being the principal
in the murder of Gov. Goebel. <
Two firemen were killed! and j
fifteen others injured in a fire at ,
Newark, X. J., which destroyed the
five-story building of Weiner & '
Co., saddle hardware manufactor- (
crs. The firemen were on the roof ,
of a one-story building adjoining
when a wall fell, burying them be
neath the debris.
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Galveston experienced the heav- ,
iest rainstorm in its history on the (
22d, when 9.29 inches fell within 1
three hours, commencing at 2 p. m. .
and continuing in heavy downpour -
until 5 p. in. In one hour, from 1
3 :J0 to 4:30 p. m., nearly 4 1-2 \
inches of precipitation was record- 1
ed, or, to be exact, 4.47 inches. ]
Having laid claim to some dozen 1
murders, Franklin Pierce Rose was (
executed bv shooting at the Utah
state penitentiary. Four bullets ^
pierced his heart. Rose was execut
ed for the murder of his wife, but
before his death he told George
Pugslev, one of his guards, that he ,
bad killed several men and a num- .
her of women.
Prof. B. T. Galloway, chief of
the plant industry bureau of the
department of agriculture, predicts
that farming of the future will be
done by boys from the big cities.
He calls attention to the fact that
the movement of the boys and
young men from country to city
has been stopping, and that the
tendency now is from city to coun
try.
Knights Templars.
The thirty-second annual con
clave of the Grand Commandery of
Knights Templar began in Little
j Rock on the 19th with the
| largest attendance ever recorded at
any conclave and concluded on the
20tJi. About seventy-five knights
were present at the opening session,
while the number usually in attend
ance at the annual conclave does
not exceed forty. The reports of
officers showed the comrnanderies
in good working order, all the six
teen in the state having made re
turns and paid dues. The triennial
committee, composed of Sir
Knights T. II. Jones, J. S. Speed
and David 1. Mills, was continued,
with instructions to complete ar
rangements for the tramportation
and entertainment of the large del
egation of Arkansas knights who
are expected to attend the triennial
conclave at San Francisco Septem
ber G. An appropriation was made
to cover the necessary expenses in
volved.
Judge L. C. Balch.
Judge L. C. Balch, one of the
oldest eitzens of Little Rock, died
on the 18th after an extended ill
ness. The deceased was born in
MissisDppi, November 20, 1842.
When the war broke out in 1861 he
enlisted on May 8 of that year as
a private in company E. known as
the Sardis Blues, Twelfth Missis
sippi regiment of infantry. He was
severely wounded at the battle of
the Seven Pines on May 31. 1862,
md became a cripple for life in con-,
sequence of a wound in the hip. He
titled himself for the practice of the
aw and was admitted to the bar in
1870, beginning the practice of hi
orofc'-ion at Sardis. Mi'-., in 1870.
In 1881 he moved to Little Rock
md soon took high rank at the bar
)f that citv.
Tw’O Negroes Shot.
In a fight at Dermott. two negroes
svere fatally wounded bv City Mar
dial J. A. Bennett. The two ne- j
rrocs, giving their names as John
md Anderson Love, had been quar
■eling in a saloon, when the warn
ng was given that the citv marshal
,vas coming to arrest them. It is
aid that both negroes ran out into
he street, and, drawing their pis- j
:ols, made a boast that no white man
•ouid arrest them. Marshal Bennitt
•ailed upon them to surrender, but
boy opened fire on him. The of
ice shielded himself behind a tree
md returned the fire. Both negroes
vero shot, and it is though they will j
lie. Bennitt was not injured in any j
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Alleged Shortage Settled.
The suit of Polk county against
x-Treasurer Davis and ex-Collect
>r Johnson for $15,000 has been
■om promised, the bondsmen paying
he sum of $G,400. The main rea
son ascribed by the county court
'or accepting this compromise with
he bondsmen is the endless litiga*
ion that would follow an attempt
o collect the shortages in full. Jt
las been figured out that should
he county gain a judgment in ev- !
■tx instance it would be at least
l‘»22 before the defendants would
)e at the end of their legal rope.
May Extend to Texarkana.
It is said that the Denver, Enid
ind Gulf railroad proposes to con
struct a line of railroad from Guth
rie, Okda., to Texarkana. It is said
‘hat there are now surveyors in the
field surveying a route between those
cities. The road is now in opera
tion from Guthrie to Enid, and is
being built fromb Enid to Denver.
Lawyers to Meet.
The annual mooting of the State
Bar Association will be held in Lit
tle Rock, May 20 and 27. An in
teresting program is being prepar
ed. The officers of the association
are preparing for a large attend
ance of lawyers from all parts of
the state.
The Bankers.
About two hundred members and
; delegates were in attendance at the
i annual meeting of the State Bank
j< rs' Association, held in Little Rock
| on the 21 ft and 22d, besides a num
j her of visiting financiers from oth
! er states were present. The session
: was full of interest, instructive ad- !
dresses were delivered and profit
able discussions engaged in. Presi
dent Powers was loudly applauded j
during his annual address, when lie :
remarked that “with cotton at 15 ,
cents and seed at $20 per ton, the
whole state seems to smile.” The
presentation of a gavel by II. P.
Hilliard, vice president of the Me
chanics National bank, St. Louis,
was a feature of the session. Mr.
Hilliard stated that with the ex
ception of the world's fair souvenir,
gold dollars inserted in either end,
the gavel was composed entirely of
eighteen different valuable woods i
from Arkansas forests.
Will Reduce Bridge Toll.
According to late dispatches from
Washington, the house passed Con- |
gressman R. B. Macon's bill amend- r
ing the act authorizing the
construction of a bridge across j
the Mississippi river at Mem
phis. The bill has for its pur
pose the reduction of passenger toll
on the Memphis bridge. At present
the rate is 50 cents per person each 1
way across the bridge. Mr. Macon
introduced the amendatory measure
in November last. He had declared
his intention of trying to secure leg
islation along this line and at the
fir.-t opportunity after his appear- 1
a nee in congress he offered the j
measure and has been giving it his ,
close attention. The bill provides .
that the toll rates are to be approved
by the secretary of war and arc not ,
to exceed 25 cents.
Will Meet in St. Louis.
President II. L. Cross and Secre
tary John R. Jobe of the Arkansas
Press association announce that the
annual meeting of the association
will lie held in St. Louis on May 17
and 18, instead of at Little Rock, as
previously announced. The change
was made necessary owing to the im
possibility of securing proper trans
portation for the entire member
ship on an excursion to the world’s
fair city over one line. This dif
ficulty is the result of certain traf
fic arrangements made necessary on
account of the heavy travel during
the world's fair. Bv holding the
meeting in St. Louis, the members
will have the advantage of viewing
the fair and enjoying the usual
courtesies in a bodv.
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Girl Meets With Fatal A:cident. ;
Fannie, the 9-year-old daughter (
of Mr. and .Mrs. Fudaley of l’ow- t
hatan was accidentally killed a few ;
days ago. She was riding on a ]
wagon loaded with corn and jump
ed from the wagon while it was in
the wagon while it was in motion.
She fell beneath the wheels, one of *
which passed over her chest, crush- ;l
ing out her life.
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Shot from Ambush. j
Bud and Frank Coleman, broth- <.
ers, were shot from ambush and 1
mortally wounded by an unknown
assassin in Marble township. Car
land county. The men wore at
work in their field when fired upon.
Bud Coleman had served as an ofti- (
cer, and it is supposed the assassin
was some party he had brought to t
justice.
Death Due to Heart Failure.
Geo. 11. Kuspert, a carpenter,
died while on his way from the Iron
Mountain shops to his home in Lit
tle Hock. Kuspert had been ill for
several days, but was able to walk 1
to the shops to draw his pay. His (
death was due to heart failure, *
caused from over-exertion in hi* *
weakened condition.
Expense of Railroad Commission.
The annual report qf the state
railroad commission shows expendi
tures from January 1, 1003, to De
cember 31, 1903, as follows:
Expert service .$1,500.00
Kent and outfit. 410.92
Estimated costs . 60.45
Blank forms and contin
gencies . 127.73
Postage and expenses .. 164.30
Banker Suicides.
C. V. Taylor, president of the
Morristown (Term.) National bank,
committed suicide at Hot Springs
by shooting himself through the
breast. He lived long enough after
the fatal shot was fired to make his
will, disposing of a large estate, lie
had been in Hot Springs several
weeks, and is said to have been
drinking heavily.
But Little Cotton Planted.
The crop bulletin for the week re-1
ports very little cotton planted in ;
this state. In the absence of warm
weather the planters hesitate to
risk their cotton seed. It is no evi-,
fence of a lack of preparation on
die part of the farmers to say that
very little cotton has been planted,
nit rather shows a backward spring
reason.
Negro Boy Injured in Collision.
Two engines collided in the Iron
Mountain yards at Little Rock and
>oth were considerably damaged.
Sam Holey, a 15-year-old negro
>oy, who was riding on the front
if one of the engines, was caught!
n the wreckage and his right leg
;o badly crushed the member had to
>e amputated.
Church and Dwellings Destroyed.
Eire in the residence portion of
Rena destroyed six buildings. The
ire started in the roof of the
S'orthern Methodist, parsonage from
i defective flue. It quickly spread
o the Northern Methodist church
ind from there swept four dwell
ngs. The loss is placed at $10,
>00.
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Eiberta Peach Crop Destroyed.
Col. W. G. Yincenheller of Fav
tteville, a well known horticultur
st, states that while the Eiberta
teach crop has been practically de
troved, some other budded varie
ies and seedlings promise a good I
ield. There will be an abundance
if strawberries, while apples are
lot injured.
Stunned by Lightning
During art electrical storm at
dena Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Cunning
tam were stunned and burned by
ightning. It appears that the
ightning was attracted bv the
prings on their bed. Mr. Cunning
tarn’s back was badly burned, while I
he was hurt on the right arm.
Negroes Not Wanted.
Colored people have been advised
>y the secretary of the Gentry Fruit
jrowers’ Association that it is not j
.dvisable for them to go to that part
if the state with the view of get
in.g employment picking berries,
is few of the members of the raef
ive in that section.
Road to be Extended.
President J. E. Thomas of the
’nragould and Memphis railroad. I
nnounces that this road will be ex- |
ended from Manila to Osceola, a
istanee of twenty miles, this slim
ier. lie has already secured depot
rounds and right of way in the
units of Osceola.
BRIEF MENTION.
President Sid B. Redding has j
ailed the state convention of the
Arkansas rejiuhliean league clubs
o meet in Little Hock on May 10.
A carload of zinc ore, consisting
f 20,000 pounds, was shipped from
tufTalo City to the St. Ixiuis expo
ition. representing the exhibit from
larion county.
doe Holloway was slain in the j
mblic road near Ash Flat in Sharp
ounty. His body was not found
or some time after the tragedy, j
lam Asken, with whom Holloway
ad some trouble, is missing.
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