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IfcWARK
CRAIQ, Editor.
- , ARKANSAS.
The remains of the late Herbert
Spencer, the noted English scholar,
were cremated at his own request.
lion. Joseph Fifer of Illinois has
been re-appointed a member of the
interstate commerce commission.
The senate committee on military
affairs has postponed further action
on the case of Gen. Wood to Jan
Wty 4
iphe United States will demand J
reparation of Turkey for the assault
on Consul Davis, and warships will
go to Alexandrctta.
Minister Allen cables the state de
partment to have a warship sent j
to Korea. The disturbed condition
of the country is assigned as the |
cause.
Miss Bettie Kingston shot and
killed Nat Phillips at Mayfield, Ky. j
She claims he assaulted he with a ;
stick of wood. Phillips was a well
known merchant.
During a session of the National
Negro Suffrage League, held in
Washington, two leaders of separate
factions precipitated a general row
that required the police to quell.
The president has tendered the
position of civil service commis
sioner, made vacant bv the death of
John K. Proctor, to Gen. John C.
Black of Chicago. Gen. Black is
commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army.
It has been announced by one in
authority that, beginning the first
- of the year, at least 90 per cent of
memployes of the United States steel
corporation will suffer a reduction
, of wages ranging from 5 to 20 per
cent. About 150,000 men will be
affected.
Asa A. Bushnell, cashier of the
Yale National bank at New Haven,
Conn., a few minutes after the ar
rival of a bank examiner at the
institution, stepped into a side room
and shot himself through the head.
He had been speculating with the
bank s funds. ‘ *
The tow-boat Mattif Ethel, of
in the cotton t,flapping in ^atxh
\, ez, and . ..ns, sank a
few miles out from the latter city,
and five of the crew were drowned.
The boat was evidently overloaded
and a high wind swept water over
her deck into the hull.
According to the “Oil Investors’
Journal,” which is considered high
authority on ’Texas oil production,
the daily output of oil of the Spindle
Top field now is from 10,000 to 17,
000 barrels per day, and that of
Sour Lake at 41,000 barrels per
day. The average daily consump
tion by the refineries and shipments
is 75,000 barrels per day.
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Ihe federal grand jury at Omaiia,
^Sieb., lias returned indictments
against the following parties, all
prominent in business and political
affairs; United States Senator Chas.
Deitrich, for alleged illegal leasing
of a building to the government to
be used as a postofliee; Former Ad
jutant Leonard \V. Colby, for the
alleged embezzlement of government
funds; Daniel Gaines of Bassett,
Xeb., for alleged perjury in -wear
ing falsely to homestead entries;
Former State Senator Eliott Lowe,
for alleged conspiracy to bribe a
United States senator; Postmaster
John S. Mitchell of Alma, Xeb.,
charging him with illegal sale of
postage stamps; Wm. M. Irwin, on
a charge of acting as agent for
Mitchell, and against K. M. Allen,
president of the Stand Cattle com
pany, for the alleged illegal fencing
of government lands.
It is reported Secretary of War
Hoot, who is shortly to retire from
the cabinet, will be chosen to suc
ceed Senator Hanna as chairman
of the national republican commit
tee.
At the recent municipal election
in Boston, Mayor Collins, demo
crat, was re-elected by 25,505 plu
rality, the largest ever given a may
. oralty candidate in the history of
the city. The council next year will
be solidly democratic.
Alexander McDonald Dead.
Alexander McDonald, an ex
member of the United States sen
ate from this state, passed
away at Norwood, X. J., on the
13th inst. lie will be remembered
by the older residents of the state
as active in political affairs during
the latter sixties, and at that time
was considered the wealthiest man
in the state. He served one term
as United States senator, his suc
cessor being Gen. Powell Clayton,
present minister to Mexico. Mr.
McDonald was born in Clinton
county, Pennsylvania, in 1832.
When the war between the states
broke out he was a resident of Kan
sas, and at his own personal ex
pense raised and equipped three reg
iments in the Union army. In 1803
he settled in this state and was
prominent in banking and business
circles in Fort Smith and Little
Rock.
Footracer Bankrupt
Claim? aggregating $200,000 have
boon filed at Joplin. Mo., before the
referee in bankruptcy, Arthur Spen
cer, against Robert Boatwright, the
alleged fraudulent foot-race pro
moter. Boatwright i? supposed to
have been a member of the notorious
gang of foot racers that operated ex
tensively in Hot Springs and other
parts of the country, some of the
richest hauls made by fhe operators
having occurred at the Springs.
There are several suits pending
now in United States circuit court
in Little Rock over funds left by
It. IT. Williams, deceased, who was
said to have been the leader of the
gang at Hot Springs. Williams was
slain in the Garland county jail on
June last by a fellow pKlscjmer, Jas.
Dougherty.
A Scbem? That Failed.
Many citizens of this state were
picked for victims in a swindling
scheme whereby they were apprised
r cireila letter from' ..i ,,,l
that tluw were the fortunate parties
in a premium distribution of a
mythjaJl agricultural journal.
HowJver, before the swindler re
ceivejn any money from liis intend
ed victims the federal authorities
got onto his racket and he was
placed under arrest. The scheme
was to induce victims to advance a
sum to pay freight on a valuable ar
ticle supposed to have been award
ed subscribers of the defunct publi
cation.
Want Space For School Exhibit.
Superintendent Junius Jordan of
the l’ine Bluff public schools, lias
written to State Superintendent
Hinornon. asking for 300 square feet
of wall space, 100 square feet of ta
ble space, and 400 square feet of
bulletin space for the educational ex
hibit of the Pine Bluff public schools
at the world's fair, lie says that
some of the preliminary work is now
in his office and that special instruc
tions have been issued to all the
schools to press the exhibit work un
til the required amount is secured.
An Iron Mountain Connection.
A charter has been granted by
the state of Kansas to the Topeka
and Frankfort railroad. The Mis
souri Pacific will finance the enter
prise and extend its line from To
peka to Frankfort, connecting there
with its through line to the gulf,
and with its Central Branch jf
It will be a part of a throur *
to the gulf and will coring
the While River railroad a tun
age, Mo., now building ffeet of
point to Batesville. n rp|)e
Ex-Treasurer Morrow to
lion. R. B. MoTrtles and
treasurer, died at In erected.
Booneville. Ih-e. 1(J. jr bridge
served as state treasury rate,
to 1 94. Mr. Morrow
the best officials the A shorte8t .
an.I lii- death i - mourt aS° the j
sands of friends thrcfrn a
state, lie was f>4 years The ma
had resided in Arkansas the one
his life. He is surviv>freet nttm
one son and one daj(n tin* jar in
top-head White i N
Fell From Moving Train.
Allen DeHaven, a fireman on the
Fort Smith and Coffeyville branch
of the Iron Mountain, met with an
unusual accident recently that may
result fatally. He was on an engine
pulling an east-bound train. Soon
after the train passed Cabin Creek
the engineer missed De Haven. In
some manner unknown at that time
the fireman had disappeared. The
engineer stopped his train and
backed up a few miles until he
came to a point where the fireman
was found lying by the side of the
track. While the train was running
at a speed of about eighteen miles an
hour De Haven, leaning far out. of
the cab window, fell, his head strik
ing the end of a tie and fracturing
his skull. The engineer did not
know of the accident until he missed
De Haven, and later went back and
found him.
Was it a Joke.
A Little Lock bank has suer] a
hack man for the amount of a worth
i less check cashed, presented by a
| woman who Mas identified by the
: haekman. The check was made pav
able to Mi'S Bertha Grooms for £.10,
and the dollar mark and the figures
•JO were there, hut on the line below,
i instead of the word “fifty” before
the word ‘"dollars” the word "windy"
; was written. The check wa< signed
“Xulin Void.” The point in ques
j tion is whether the author of the
! cheek is a swindler or a practical
; joker.
Short Line Purchased By Rock Island.
The Pine Bluff and Western rail
; road has been purchased outright
j by the Rock Island system. The
I purchase of this short line means
| that the Rock Island has an eye to
j the immense resources of south Ar
' kansas, and insures a completion of
i the road to a connection with the
Choctaw.
Judged Kavanaugh Re-Elected.
Ax a meeting of the Southern
Baseball Association, held in Atlan
ta. Judge W. M. Kavanaugh of Lit
tle Rock was unanimously re-elect
ed president, secretary and treasur
er. Judge Kavanaugh'' adminis
tration the past season proved sat
isfactory to all the clubs in the cir
cuit.
Gen. Clayton May Retire.
Xews deemed of a reliable nature
has reached Little Hock to tlie effect
that Gen. Powell Clayton will resign
the position of ambassador to Mexico
next March and return to his home
; at Eureka Springs. The exacting
I duties of his post in Mexico has been
a hard strain on the general's health.
Price of Coal in Colorado.
Although it is claimed Arkansas
coal is being shipped to Colorado,
owing to a strike, a Cripple Creek
paper carries an advertisement of a
dealer offering the best grade of
coal at $2.75 per ton. Consumers
of our home product are paying
from $6 to $<■ per ton.
Ticke(t Office Robbed.
The Frisco] depot ticket office at
Fort Smith was recently broken
into by a burglar, who secured be
tween $300 i nd $100 in cash from
the safe, which had been left open
for a few mi/nites by t lie agent, who
had steppe* next door to secure
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Surrenders.
g, formerly chief
Bluff, who mys
red several years
answer a charge
funds while in
e will be
•ge against
of Charles
press mesr
and Tex
strike of
Walkover Mens
C>
°t sted and
Sold Only By package
FRED D. WHITINi o.
Newark, - Arkai
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BRIEF MENTION.
The Colored State Teachers’ As
sociation will hold a meeting at Lit
tle Rock December 2D, 30.
The postoffice at Waldron and
Cordon have been raised to the
presidential class, due to increased
business.
Rufus Wilkerson, a young white
man, was instantly killed near Mag
nolia hv the falling of a log from the
wagon on which he was loading the
!p<T
Hon. John W. Crockett, present
secretary of state, has announced
htat he will not be a candidate be
fore the next democratic primaries
for any state office.
Will Daniels, colored, who killed
another negro by the name of Allen
Bocage on a plantation in Pulaski
county, several months ago, was ac
quitted by a jury in circuit court
last week.
By the revision of the military de
partments Arkansas is transferred
from the department of the Missouri
to the department of Texas, with
Brigadier-General Lee as division
commander.
D. C. Bell of Pine Bluff has been
appointed commander of Arkansas
Division, United Sons of Confeder
ate Veterans. Mr. Bell will at once
take steps to organize new camps
and to strengthen the organization.
Virgil Caldwell of Bradford, was
stabbed to death at Newport bv
Will Galloway. Both parties were
drinking and Galloway made no
attempt to escape, apparently not
realizing that he had committed a
murder.
The nominations of the following
Arkansas postmasters have been con
firmed by the senate: E. S. Parnell,
Junction: Nannie If. Savage, Mon
ticello: R. L. Floyd. El Dorado:
E. B. Schooley. England: J. M. Mc
Clintock. DeVall's Bluff.
The report of Messrs. Conrad and
I Bonaparte on the charges of S. W.
Tullnek, formerly cashier of the
Washington ('tty pnsUtftWe, against
the administration of that office, has
been made public . The report finds
that gross and discreditable abuses
were practiced during the years
1898, 1899 and 1900 in the Wash
ington office and also in the office
of the first assistant postmaster gen
eral, and that the person primarily
responsible for the above mentioned
U'Mir-r dim fe; dilUil in JIM
pear to haw been Perry S. Heath,
then tir-t assistant postmaster-gen
eral, and George W. Beavers, the
chief of the salaries and allowance
division. Charles Emory Smith,
late j>o>tnia;-tor general; .rallies P,
\\ illett, late postmaster at Wash
ington, now de<-eased; John A. Mer
ritt, his surveyor in the said office,
and its present incumbent: Robert
J. Trace well, comptroller, and Hen
ry A. Castle, auditor for the post
office department, all appear to have
shared, in some measure, their ro
s pen Abilities, and the late postmas
ter general for his seeming failure
notwithstanding repeated warnings,
to appreciate the gravity of their
misconduct and the consequent ne
cessity for its prompt and adequate
punishment; the two postmasters for
toleration of these abuses and obedi
ence to plainly improper orders
without exposure, or, apparently,
protest, and the auditor and comp
troller for acting upon lax and ar
bitrary principles in the administra
tion of their respective offices, where
by the payment of illegal and seem
ingly fraudulent claims hv the treas
ury was rendered possible.
Rev. Joseph K. Vance, minister
of a Presbyterian church in Chica
go, in a recent sermon referred to
John I). Roekefellow in the follow
ing language: ''This man, looked
on as the most successful in this
country, is, in the last analysis, a
gambler or highway robber. He is
not even a creator of money, much
less of manhood, but a bandit who
has held up the public for millions.
There is no difference in principle
between holding up a nation at the
mouth of a pipe line and holding
up an individual at*the muzzle of a
gun.”
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