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Million Dollar State
House.
WEDHESEAY, APSII. 8.
Mr. Merrlman's bill appropriating *1.
000,000 for the completion of the state
capitol building passed the senate with
out amendment.
Senator Price's World’s Fair bill fail
ed to pas in the senate, the president
holding that a two-thirds majority was
* ••s.'-.i ry for its passe go The housr
considered the state university appro
priation bill and struck out the items
of $10,000 for a gymnasium and $ .,000
for a summer school, besides reducing
other items.
The Senate.
Senator Price's bill making an appro
priation for the exhibit at the St. Louis
World’s Fair was a special order. Sen
ator Sengel's amendment proposing to
make the commissioner of mines man
ager of the exhibit and building, was
called up.
The psesident ruled the amendment
out of order. A motion to concur in
tiie house amendment to the bill pre
vailed. The question was then upon
the adoption of President Short's sub
stitute for Senator King's amendment,
providing that no salary should be paid
to employes until the building is ready
for occupancy. The substitute was
lost. Senator King’s amendment pro
viding that the question of when em
ployes should be* set at w-»rk be left
to the board of directors, but that they
should be paid only for actual services,
was defeated. The house amendment
providing for payment of employes
while on duty, was concurred in. The
roll was called on the final passage of
the bill and the vote stood 16 ayes to
14 noes.
The president declared the bill de
feated. holding that a two-thirds ma
jority was necessary for its passage.
President Short from the floor moved
that the vote be reconsidered and the
motion was ordered of record.
Mr. Merrlman's bill appropriating
$1,000,000 for a state capital building
was taken up. An amendment offered
by Senator Logan to erect the capital
on the site of the present state house
was lost. Senator King offered an
amendment, authorizing the board t<*
advertise for an architect who should
receive not more than |36.vu0, instead
of $50,000. as provided in the bill. The
amendment was lost. Senator Coving
ton opposed the bill. He declared that
it let down the bars for the state to be
robbed.
The roll was called and the bill pass
ed—18 to 11.
Senator Collins introduced a biil pro
hibiting fraternities in the University
of Arkansas, fixing suspension and ex
pulsion for violation of the law by stu
dents and dismissal of the president if
he permits a violation. The bill was
referred to tiie committee on education.
The House.
H. B. 538 (Pindail), appropriating
$500 for the purpose of purchasing a
silver service to be presented to the
monitor Arkansas, was considered in
committee of the whole.
Messrs. Jacobs and Whitley opposed
the bill. Messrs. Pindail, Keel and
Merriman urged its passage. A motion
to report the bill with the recommen
dation that it do not pass prevailed.
H. B. 396, providing an appropria
tion for the blind school, was consid
ered in committee of the whole. An
amendment was adopted reducing the
salary of physician to $750 for two
years. Amendments seeking to reduce
engineer's salary from $1,200 per year
to $1,000 for two years, to reduce the
matron's salary to $400 per year, and
striking out the item of $3,000 for a
pipe organ and two pianos, were defeat
ed.
The bill as amended was adopted.
The University appropriation bill was
taken up.
On motion of Mr. Tarver the item of
$3,000 for a summer school was struck
out.
Mr. Toney moved to strike out the
item of $10,000 for a gymnasium. The j
motion prevailed after some discussion. ;
The item of $6so for the publication
of a college paper was stricken out;
the item for maintenance of the agri
cultural department was reduced from |
*4.000 to $2,000; item of $2,862 for tin*
maintenance of physics and chemistry 1
department was reduced to $2,000.
The committee reported progress and
was granted leave to sit again.
H. B. 438, providing for a court sten
ographer for the Tenth judicial circuit,
was read third time and passed.
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THURSDAY. APRIL 9.
The house committee on ways and j
means persented four reports upon the !
investigation of the charges preferred j
Against Governor Davis by the members I
of the penitentiary board. A report
signed by Messrs. Rowland and Futrell.
making no recommendations. was |
adopted.
The senate passed the bill authorizing j
city and town councils to regulate the !
price of water, gas and electricity. j
Senator Gotham's bill abolishing the j
preparatory department of the Univer- |
sity of Arkansas was passed by the sen
ate.
The Senate.
Senator Wilson called up his bill, ex
empting Christian Scientists from the
provisions of the act previously ^passed
regulating the practice of medbi4fe and
surgery. Senators Caldwell and Cov
ington spoke in opposition to the meas
ure. Senators Collins. Logan. Simpson
and Wilson urged its passage. The
bill passed—16 to 13.
A motion to reconsider the vote by
which H. B. 42. the world's fair bill,
failed to pass, was carried.
S. B. 260 (Caldwell), authorizing the
councils of cities and towns to regulate
the price of water, gas and electricity,
passed, 26 to 2.
Senator Flenneken's bill providing for
the placing of statues of A. H. Garland
and General Pat Cleburne in the hall of
statuary at Washington, D. C.. was tak
en up and passed.
Senator Gotham called up his hill,
abolishing the preparatory department
of the University of Arkansas. Senator
Cot ham urged that this department ben*
elited only a small portion of the state,
and that this w'as the best place Uy re
trench In the expenses of the university.
Senators Logan and Wilson opposed the
measure. The bill passed. 15j/tr* 10.
The senate accepted an^^nvitation
from the city of Hot Sn^mgs t<> visit
that city on the following Saturday.
Senator Vaughter's amending the
text-book law. failed t-®> iss.
The
H. B. 539, appro
pay mileage, per
expenses of memb,
sembly. was pt
Judg-- Mtrr
wrays and mear
three reports
charges pre fen
vis by ne rnbe
board. The 1
signed by Mes
J M. Futrell
finding of this
that the signers
ting $30,000 to
and contingent
the general us
chairman of the
committee presented
the Investigation of
against Governor Da
of the penitentiary
e adopted a report
J. S. Rowland and
the committee. The
port was to the effect
ere of the opinion that
they had no authority to pass upon the
question as to whether the charges have
been sustained by a sufficiency of testi
mony. but that such action might influ
ence the action of the house, which is
the sole arbitrator of this controversy. !
Three other reports were presented by 1
the committee. One of these, signed by 1
L'hairman E. M. Merriman, J. F. Weaver,
William Flecber and 10. M. Funk, and ;
concurred in by John H. Holland and j
Park Crutcher, except as to two speci
fications, found that the testimony bus- ;
tained a number of the charges against
Oivernor Davis. A third report, signed
by H. F. Wofford, George (J. Stockard
and \V. W. Whitley, found that there
was no corruption in the purchase of
the convict farm on the part of either
the governor or penitentiary board; that
there was nothing to criminate Govern
or Davis in any way and that he should
be exonerated from any culpability, mis
conduct or criminality. Previous to the
adoption of tlie first report, a motion
to adopt the second report was lost. 40
to 44. an*i a motion to adopt the third
report was lost 43 to 4 4. Mr. Whitley
presented an individual report, object
ing to a number of paragraphs in the
majority report and concurring in the
report signed by 15. F. Wofford, George
C. Stockard and himself.
Two thousand copies of the testimony
was ordered printed.
The house accepted an invitation to
visit Hot Springs the following Satur
day.
FRIDAY. APRIL 10.
The King anti-trust bill amended so
as to exempt labor organizations and
not to go into effect until January 1.
1904. passed the house by a vote of 75
to 10. A bill providing for a convention
to form a new state constitution, was
indefinitely postponed in the house.
The senate concurred in the house
amendments to Senator Price’s world's
fair appropriation bill.
Both branches of the legislature ad
journed until Monday morning in order
to visit llot Springs the following day.
The Senate.
A messenger from the governor an
nounced that he had signed S. 13. 40
(King) increasing the powers of the
railroad commission and S. 15. 253 (Ko
gan) providing for the protection of
fish.
S. 13. 138 (Caldwell) providing for the
appointment of deputy prosecuting at
torneys, passed.
A motion pending to reconsider the
vote by which the Hale drainage bill
passed, was taken up. The motion was
lost, 10 to 16.
H. B. 51 (Hooker), Increasing the pay
for labor on public highways from 75
cents to $1 per day, was passed.
H. 13. 472 (Keel), amending the local
option law affecting Newport, was laid
on the table.
Senator Price called up S. B. 42. the
world's fair appropriation bill, the sen
ate having reconsidered the vote by
which tiie bill failed to pass. The house
amendments to the bill were read and
adopted by a two-thirds vote.
H. H. 83 (Chrisp), creating a board
of pardons, consisting of the governor,
secretary of state and attorney general,
was called up and made a special order
for the following Friday.
H. B. 146, giving cities of the first
and second class the right to regulate
the building of houses within the fire
limits, was passed.
Senator Bison called up Mr. Toney's
bill, regulating the crossing of street
cars over railroad tracks. The bill
passed without opposition.
At 3:30 the senate adjourned until
9:30 o'clock Monday morning.
The Mouse.
II. B. 75 (Garrett), providing for a |
costitutional convention for the purpose !
of forming a new state constitution, was i
taken up. A motion to indefinitely I
postpone the hill was carried.*
Judge Keith introduced a bill abolish- |
ing all college fraternities of Greek
letter societies, whether secret cr other
w ise.
H. B. 388, prohibiting anyone from
buying intoxicants from unknown per
sons in prohibition districts, passed.
Mr. Perry called up S. It. 1, the anti
trust bill. Mr. Moore of Newton moved
to amend by striking out the section
which provides that the sale, delivery
or disposition of any goods made by a
trust contrary to the provisions of the
act is unlawful and contrary to public
policy. The amendment was lost. The
bill passed—75 to 10. The members
voted as follows:c
Ayes—Apple, Atkins, Bell. Bevill.
Bird. Bradley. Briar.t. Burk. Campbell
of Randolph, Cate, Chappell, Chambers.
Chrisp, Clement. Cooke of Phillips,
Crutcher, Daniel, Dixon, Eldridge, Ellis.
Flanagin, Fletcher, Fraser. Funk. Fuller.
Ganna way. Garrett, Gibson. Green of
Benton, Greene of Ouachita, Griffin,
Hale. Harris. Hall. Hill. Holland.
Holmes. Hooker, Horton. Jacobs. Keel,
Kelso, Keith, Kerwin, Knox. Latimer.
Matheny, McGuigan. Meyers. Newberry.
Norfleet. Parks. Patterson, Perry. Pin
dall. Poole. Rodman, Rountree. Rowland.
Scrimshirc. Slaughter. Stafford. Stevens.
Stockard, Stover, Tarver, Thompson.
White, Whitley, Whittliorne, Winn,
Witt, Woffofe. York, Mr. Speaker—75.
Noes—Arnold. Brooks. Campbel of Pu
lask*. Chapline, Holman, Martin* in.
Merriman. Moore, Toney, Weaver—10.
S. B. 27. raising the allowance for
work on public roads from 75 cents to
$1 per day, and allowing overseers to
hire substitutes with the money paid
in lieu of work performed, was passed.
S B. 141. amending the road law,
was called up. A motion to recede
from the house amendment, striking out
the section which provides that 50 per
cent of the road tax paid in second
class cities and incorporated towns
shall be devoted to street improve
ments therein, was lost.
Mr. Martincau called up a motion to
reconsider the vote by which S. 13. 113,
providing for a division of liquor li
cense revenue for the benefit of the
school fund, failed to pass. Mr. Atkins
said the passage of the bill would be a
blow to the temperance cause. Messrs.
Martineau and Campbell of Pulaski
spoke in favor of the bill. The motion
to reconsider prevailed.
The house adjourned until 9 o'clock
Monday morning.
MONDAY, APRIL 13.
The senate was informed that Gov.
Davis had signed the Price World’s
Fair bill. The senate considered the
blind school and insane asylum appro
priation bills.
✓The house made a further reduction
In the appropriation for the Univer
sity of Arkansas of $26,436. making a
total reduction of $138,878 from the
original appropriation of $257,636.76.
The Senate.
Senator Matlock introduced a resolu
tion to discharge clerks of the com
mittees on public charities, books o
state land commissioner, committee on
penitentiary and superintendent of pub
lic instruction.
A substitute discharging the secre
tary of the committee on public chari
ties only, was adopted.
A resolution was adopted providing
that appropriation bills shall have the
right of way over all other bills, and
that the senators each call up a bill j
upon the roll call.
H. B. 396, appropriating $66,700 for
the maintenance of the blind school was
considered in committee of the whole.
Senator Hardy offered an amendment
reducing the item of $3,000 for a pipe
organ and two pianos to $2,000. J
amendment was defeated. An amend
ment was adopted prohibiting members
of the board of trustees from employing
relatives in the institution. 1
A messenger from the governor on- '•
nounced that ho had signed S. B. 42. i
the World’s Fair appropriation bill, and
S. B. 101. providing for public libraries. J
The lunatic asylum appropriation bill
was taken up. An amendment was
adopted changing the name of the in
stitution from the Arkansas lunatic 1
asylum to the Arkansas hospital 1
for the insane. An amendment was
adopted making an appropriation for
fire insurance.
A resolution from the penitentiary
board, asking the general assembly to
appropriate for the use of the peniten
tiary all money paid into the state
treasury hv the financial agent of the
penitentiary, was read and referred to
penitentiary committee.
A resolution inviting W. K. llearst
of New York t<> address the general
assembly was adopted.
The House.
Mr. Wofford introduced a bill provid
ing for a beer Inspector, and for the in
spection of beer and malt liquors manu
factured in this state.
Mr. Jacobs introduced a bill provid
ing for a state normal summer school.
The house went into committee of the
whole to consider H. B. 493. the state
university appropriation bill. Amend
ments were adopted reducing the item J
for the department of philosophy ami
pedagogy from $1,250 to $300; the item
for the department of history to $300;
military department fmm $900 to $600;
the library department to $1,000; the
heating of boys’ dormitory and other
buildings from $9,876.05 to $6,000. The
item of $4,500 for an exhibit at the St.
Louis fair was stricken out.
Amendments to reduce the appro
priations for fuel and for student labor
were lost. The item of $1,500 for im
provement of the campus was reduced
to $400, and the item of $1,500 for the j
department of physical culture and elo- j
cution was redivced to $1,000. The ap
propriation of $55,000 for salaries for i
two years was reduced to $40,000, and !
matron’s salary was reduced to $750
for two Years.
A message from the governor an
nounced that he had signed H. B. 136.
prohibiting the employment of child |
labor in factories, and H. B. 377. mak
ing an appropriation for the state mili
tia.
TUESDAY, APRIL 14.
The house passed Senator Caldwell's
hill authorizing city and town councils
to regulate the price of water, gas and
electricity.
The house failed to pass over the gov
ernor's veto the bill providing for the
redigesting of the statutes.
A bill was passed by the senate plac
ing a bounty of 50 cents each upon
hawks • and foxes.
Several other bills of general inter
est passed.
The Senate.
H. B. 296 (Parks), authorizing indi
viduals. corporations or partnerships
operating railroads for transporting
material to mills for manufacturing
purposes, to exercise the right of emin
ent domain, was passed.
H. B. 513 (Perry), to encourage the
raising of cattle and prevent the spread
in gof disease among cattle passed.
H. B. 350 (Keith), requiring the post
office address to be given with each
name on the list of qualified electors,
was read third time and passed.
Senator Caldwell caked up H. B. 467,
authorizing incorporated towns and cit
ies of the second class to hold elec
tions for the purpose of securing ad
vancement to cities of first and second
class. The bill passed.
The senate passed Mr. Stockard's bill
placing a bounty of 50 cents each on
hawks and foxes.
Senator King called up the bill re
quiring railroads to furnish cars to
shippers at the rate of six per day
when needed or requested. Senator
Hardy moved that the bill be placed
back upon second reading. Senator
Price urged the passage of the meas
ure. as it would benefit the farmers
and poor peoplq of the state The
motion to refer prevailed.
Senator Logan's bill, dividing the
road tax paid by cities or towns be
tween the cities or towns and the coun
ty. was taken up. Senator Short moved
that the senate concur in the house
amendment allowing the entire tax to
go to the country roads. Senators Wil
son and Collins opposed the house
amendment. Senators McFerrin and
Huddleston favored it. The motion to
concur in the amendment prevailed, 15
to 14.
Taie House.
71 1. C. 12 abolishing fraternities in
the University of Arkansas, was called
up and referred to the committee on
education.
S. H. 200 (Caldwell), authorizing city
and town councils to regulate and fix
the prices t<> be paid for water, gas and
electric lights upon petition of five citi
zens. was taken up. A motion by Mr.
Toney to place the bill back on second
reading was lost and the bill passed,
76 to 7.
The senate resolution inviting W. R.
Hearst to address the general assembly
was adopted.
S. H. 155. providing that when a Con
federate pensioner dies the warrant
for iiis pension shall he payable to his
widows or heirs, passed without op
position.
S. H. 112 (Gray), dividing the liquor
funds, amended to apply to twenty
five counties, passed.
Mr. Campbell of Pulaski called up H.
B. No. 4. providing for the redigestlng
of the statutes of the state and au
thorizing the supreme court .o uppotnt
a digester, this hill having been vetoed
by tlie governor. Mr. Campbell moved
the passage of the bill over the gov
ernors veto. Messrs. Horton and Parks
opposed the motion. On roll call the
motion was lost, the vote being 38 to
37, necessary to pass, 87.
S. ii. 1.9, providing that registered
pharmacists may lie granted renewal of
certificates without re-examination, was
read third time and passed.
The Whitley bill, prohibiting the
sale of game within and its shipment
without tlie state lias been passed by
both houses of the legislature and
signed by Governor Davis. The bill
in full is as follows:
Section 1. That hereafter it shall be
unlawful for any person, corporation or
company to purchase or have in posses
sion for barter, exchange or sale, or to
expose for barter, exchange or sale, or
to sell any buck, iloe, fawn, or any part
thereof, or any wild turk- y or pinnated
grouse, commonly called prairie chick
en. or any quail, sometimes called Vir
ginia partridge, or any other kind of
game, wild fowls or birds whatsoever
Within this state, except bear, rabbits
and squirrels.
Sec. 3. That It shall be unlawful for
any railroad cotwpany, express com
pany, steamboat company or other com
pany or any private person to export,
ship, remove or carry from this state
any game of any kind whatsoever.
Sec. 3. Any person, corporation or
company violating any of the provis
ions of this act shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be fined in any sum not less than
ten nor more than one hundred dollars
Sec 4. That all laws and parts of
laws In conflict herewith are hereby re
pealed, and this act shall take effect
and he In force from and after its pas
sage.
for each separate offense.
A bill has been passed by both
>ranrhes of the general assembly and
dgned by the governor requiring all
itreet car companies to provide sepa
ate seats for white and colored pas
icngers. The full text of the bill is as
ollows:
Section 1. That all persons, compa
lics or corporations operating any
itreet car line in any city of the tirst
*lass in the state of Arkansas be and
hey are hereby required to operate sep
Lrate cars or to separate the white and
colored passengers in the cars oper
ited for both, and to set apart or desig
nate in each car or coach so operated
'or both a portion thereof, or certain
seats therein, to be occupied by white
>assengers, and a portion thereof, or
•ertain seats therein, to be occupied by
jolored passengers.
Sec. 2. That no said persons, com
panies or corporations so operating
dreet cars shall make any difference or
liserimination in the quality of con
venience of tlie accommodations pro
vided for the two races under the pro
visions of this act.
Sec. 3. That the conductor or other
person in charge of any car or coach
<o operated upon any street car line
■diall have tie* right at any time when
n his judgment it may !>•• necessary or
proper for the comfort or convenience
>f passengers so to do. to change the
said designation so as to increase or
lecrease the amount of space or seats
set apart for either race; or he may
eqtiire any passenger to change liis seat
srhen or so often as the change in the
passengers may make such change nee
•ssary.
See. 4. That all passengers on any
street ear line shall be required to take
Lho seat assigned to them and any per
son refusing to do so shall leave the
-ar. or, remaining upon the car, shall
pe guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined in any sum not
to exceed $2G.
Sec. 5. That any person, company
>r corporation fai ,ng to operate sepa
rate cars, or to set apart or designate
poitions of the tars operated for the
separate accommodation of the white
md colored passengers, as provided by
this act. shal be gluilty of a misde
meanor. and upon conviction shall be
lined in any sum not to exceed $25.
Sec. 6. That nothing in this act
shall be construed to prevent the run
ning of extra or special cars for the ex
•lusive accommodation of either white
pr colored passengers if the the regular
i-ars are operated as required by this
let.
Sec. 7. This act shal be in force
and take effect sixty days after its pas
sage.
A prominent director of the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation 1ms an
nounced that Charles M. Schwab
will be re-elected president at the
annual meeting.
LAW OF PERSONAL INJURY.
Damages for menial suffering are
held, in Kline versus Kline (Ind.), 58 L.
U. A. 397. to be properly included in
the compensation awarded to one upon
whom an assault is committed by
roercing him into abandoning a house
by threats of shooting him with a pun
which the assailant pointed at him.
Injuries caused by the failure of a
foreman who has assumed the duty of
warning- a workman in the bottom of
the trench when dirt is to be dumped
into it by other workmen, to give the
warning in a particular instance, is
held, in McLain versus Head A Dowst
t o. (N. H.), 58 L. It. A. 162, not to ren
der the master liable, since the master
is under no duty to thus warn the em
ploye.
A prior and remote cause is held, in
Missouri I’. R. Co. versus Columbia
(Kan.), 58 L. 1!. A. 399. not to furnish
the basis of an action for the recovery
of damages if such remote cause did
nothing more than furnish the condi
tion. or give rise to the occasion, by
which the injury was made possible,
and there intervened between such
prior or remote cause and the injury a
distinct, unrelated and efficient cause
cf the injury.
Injuries caused by the negligent man
agement of a steam roller used in re
pairing a highway bv the state high
way commissioner are held, in Hall
versus Concord (N. II.), 58 L. R. A. 455,
not to render the municipality liable,
where the whole territory of the mu
nicipality is by statute constituted a
highway district and placed under the
superintendence of such commissioner,
who is given charge of the roads and
bridges in the enre of the city and un
der whose direction all repairs thereon
must be made.
SAGE SAYINGS.
When in doubt a wise man gets out
— if possible.
A woman in love is more or less fool
ish; a man is invariably more.
I'sually the less amiable a woman is
ihe handsomer she thinks she is.
A pessimist finds consolation in the
fact that he wasn't born an optimist.
If a woman has a history she usually
thinks it is up to her to repeat herself.
The finger that points with pride is
usually encircled with a new engage
ment rinp.
Some men spend half their time mak
ing promises and the other half in
breaking them.
A young man who undoubtedly
knows whereof he speaks defines a
chaperon as a press censor.
If women ever break into polities
they will have to hire some cheap man
to nail campaign lies for them.—Chi
cago Daily News.
PROVERBS FOR BORROWERS.
Borrow ing makes sorrowing.
Borrowing does well only once.
Much borrowing destroys credit.
Borrowed garments never tit well.
Borrowing is the mother of trouble.
He w ho is quick at borrowing is slow
at paying.
A borrowed cloak does not keep one
warm.
When ODe borrows, one cannot
choose.
He that goes a-borrow inggoes a-sor
rowing.
A hundred years of vexation will not
t>ay a farthing of debt.
^either a Borrower nor a lender be,
for span oft oses both itself and friend.
—Sbakespe r«.
Arkansans Honored.
It is acknowledged all over 1he
country that Arkansas is making
remarkable strides in commercial
and industrial growth, and it should
also be observed that in other lines
the progress is equally rapid. Dur
ing last year at least four citizens
of the state were executive officials
of national organizations, and to
their credit and the honor of their
state they proved themselves the
men for the positions. Judge U.
M. Rose was elected president of the
American Bar Association on the
23d of August, 1001, holding the
office one year. lion. James P.
Eagle, ex-governor of Arkansas,
was elected president of the South
ern Baptist Convention at the an
nual nv-cting, May 0, 1002, and is
still in office. Col. F. B. '1'. ltol
lenberg, president ' the Ilollen
berg Music Co., was chosen presi
dent of the National A--"nation of
Piano Dealers of America on the
1 Ttli of May, 1902, and is the pres
ent executive of that association.
Dr. James A. Dibrell, in October,
1901, w&a elected vice president of
the American Medical Association.
These honors bestowed upon the
distinguished c’tizens of Arkansas
have directed the most favorable
attention to the state as one of
learning ns well as commerce.
Big Undertaking for Organized Labor.
An immense coal company, con
trolled by organized labor has been
organized to develop coal lands in
Arkansas. The company is known
as the Labor Fuel Company, and
has been incorporated under the
laws of the United States. It is
capitalized at $75,000,000, the stock
to be sold to members of labor
unions on the installment plan.
The company has secured 15,220
acres of coal lands on the Choctaw
railroad, and it is said that the in
tention of the company is to bid
on 500,000 acres of coal lands
which is to be segregated in Indian
Territory.
Stock Fair is Planned.
At a meeting of the Arkansas
Stork Breeders’ Association hold at
Little Rock, plans were formulated
for a stock fair to be held iu Little
Rock next fall. A special commit
tee was appointed to act with the
executive committee of the associa
tion in selecting a date and making
all necessary arrangements. It was
decided to admit non-resident ex
hibitors on the condition that all
purchase money paid to them
should be returned within one year
if the stock does not prove satisfac
tory, or if the stock die within one
year with any previously contract
ed disease.
Large Sum for Levee Repairs
At a meeting of the St. Francis
levee board held at Memphis it was
decided to issue $250,000 in bonds
for the purpose of repairing and
strengthening the entire levee sys
tem. 0. X. Killough, president of
the board, will introduce a bill into
the legislature authorizing the
board to issue the bonds. It was
also decided to begin the work of
repairing the breaks at Random
Shot and Holly Bush as soon as
the water has receded sufficiently,
which will be probably within the
next sixty days.
Button Factories for Arkansas.
Arrangements have been com
pleted for the erection of a number
of button factories in Arkansas in
order to utilize the mussel shells to
be found in this state. One of the
largest of these factories will be
at Clarendon and will employ 200
men. A mill employing 00 men
will be established at Des Arc, and
another employing 40 men will be
built at Newark. It is expected
that other button factories will be
projected in this state within a short
time.
Clarendon Couple Elope.
r. J. Morrison and Miss L. II.
Williams, both prominent in social
circles at Clarendon, eloped from
that city and were married at Pine
Bluff. The young couple loft Clar
endon at midnight. Arriving at
Pine BluH they aroused the county
clerk and a justice of the peace and
were married at 3 o’clock in the
morning.
Twelve Graduates in Medical College.
Twelve students were graduated
from the medical department of the
I niversity of Arkansas at the twen
ty-fourth annual commencement
held in Little Hock. Gov. Davis
presented the diplomas to the grad
uates, The following were the
graduates: W. I. Blackwell, Esau,
Ark. ; Eugene A. Callahan. Carlisle,
Ark.; C. W. Donaldson, Cape Fair,
Mo.; J. E. Elliott, Bryant, Ark.;
T. M. Ely, Fourche Dam, Aik.; H.
C. Foster, Jacksonville, Ark.; G. II.
Gihson, Trinity, Texas; J. D. Leon
ard, Mount Holly, Ark.; J. A. Phil
lips, Hot Springs, Ark.; C. J. Steed,
Hurricane, Ark.; J. B. Stewart, To
kie. Ark.; J. G. Watkins, Mount
Ida, Ark.
Shoots Girl and Kills Himself.
William Alexander, of Carlisle,
! shot and seriously wounded Miss
Irba Young, and then killed himself
with a block of the busiest part of
I.ittle Hock at 1 o'clock in the af
ternoon. The deed wag committed
while the couple were walking along
the street. Jealousy is supposed to
have been the cause of the act. Misw
Young's home is at Lonoke, but sh<r
formerly resided at Carlisle. She
and Alexander are said to have been
,-weethearts years ago, but both of
them had been married since that
time. The injured woman has been
employed as a milliner at Little
Hock for some time.
Y M C. A. Corner Stone Laid.
The oorner stone has been laid
of the Young Men’s Christian As
sociation buildinsf to be erected at
Little Hock at a cost of $50,000.
The laying of the corner stone was
celebrated with elaborate ceremo
nies. The chief address was deliv
ered by George T. Coxhead, of St.
Louis, who organized the Little
Hock Association in 1885. This
corouviftv wwa Outlawed l"-' Hp life,
mense mass meeting, at which' 'ad -
dresses were delivered by Judge
Selden F. Spencer, of St. Louis,
and J. F. Holden, traffic manager
of the Rock Island system.
Receiver for Compress Company.
The El Dorado Compress Compa
ny of El Dorado was placed in the
hands of a receiver by Chancellor
Hart of the Pulaski chancery court
upon petition of Senator .lames P.
Clarke, receiver of the Bank of Lit
tle Rock. An injunction was also
"ranted prohibiting the proposed
sale of the property to satisfy a
debt of $15,000. The petition for
a receiver stated that the assets of
the company were between $30,000
and $35,000, and that the liabilities
were far in excess of this amount.
Decision in Big Bond Case.
Judge Trieber, in the federal
court at Little Rock, made an or
der making permanent the injunc
! tion issued by him February 27,
restraining the Knickerbocker Trust
Company of New York and John
R. Dos Passos from bringing any
/iiis to recover on the .state aid
Ronds issued nearly forty years ago
to the Fort Smith and iron Moun
tain railroads. 1 ho total amount
involved in this case is about
$20,000,000. }
Carry off Cash Register.
Burglars forced an entrance into
the store of W. E. Mullikin, at Pina
Bluff and secured a small amount
of cash and merchandise. In addi
tion to several articles from the
store the robbers carried off a largo
cash register with the contents.
The register contained only a small
amount of money.
Big Decrease in Arkansas Failure*.
According to reports in Dunn's
Review there were sixty failures in
Arkansas during the first quarter
of the present year, as compared to
102 during the same period last
year. The total liabilities during
the same period were $653,089
against $682,129 last year. ^
Charitable Board Appointed.
Governor Davis has re-appointed
the state board of charitable insti
tutions as follows: C. LX James,
Eureka Springs; J. M. Barker, Jr.,
Atkins; D. Hardy, Monticello; O.
B. Gordon, Prescott; James R.
Bush. Helena, and C. D. Greenlee,
Brinkley.
Sol Born-, a negro, was drowned
while attempting to ford S
er near Warren.