The Newark Journal.
O F. CRAIG, editor.
NEWARK- - , ARKANSAS,
Over 300 deaths have occurred
from yellow fever at Laredo, Texas,
ihe past three months, out of a to
tal number of 1,000 eases.
Kussia is sending large numbers
©f troops into the Far East, osten
sibly to frighten China into sub
mitting to the It ussia-Japanese
agreement.
Should Pugilist Fitzsimmons
win in his battle with Chas. Gard
ner, which is to take place shortly
in San Francisco, he has agreed to
fight Corbett again.
At the forthcoming session of the
Kentucky legislature it is almost
a certainty that a bill will be pass
ed tending to eliminate a certain
class of the negro vote.
The Colombian government has
made formal protest to the United
States senate against recognition by
this country of the de facto
government of Panama.
The Cuban treaty measure will
not become a law during the pres
ent extra session of congress, unless
modified to meet the views of strong
opposition in the senate.
While numerous petitions have
been filed against the seating of
Senator Smoot of Utah, leading
members of the senate predict that
no action will be taken against him.
In accordance with a resolution
of the house, the president trans
mitted to that body all documents
and correspondence relating in any
way to the recent revolt in Panama.
Carrie Nation, of saloon smash
ing fame, attempted to get an au
dience with the president, and when
denied admittance became so bois
terous she had to be ejected from
the white house.
Thirty-one men were killed and
about fifteen badly injured in a
head-end collision between a Big
Four freight and a work train near
Tremont, 111. All the dead men
were members q" the work train
gang. Tl^pjllision was due to
tha^nne^ of the freight disobey
„ » —t rs.
United States Senator Dietrich
of Nebraska has been indicted by
the federal grand jury on the
charge of conspiracy in connection
with the appointment of a postmas
ter at Omaha. Senator Dietrich
declares the indictment is a piece
of spite work on the part of polit
ical enemies within his own party.
Acting Postmaster General
Wynne has issued an order direct
ing ji rigid enforcement of the sec
tion of the postal laws and regula
tions which absolutely excludes all
insects and reptiles from the mails.
The action is the result of reports
that specimens of the Texas boll
weevil have been found in the
mails.
Tom Horn, a noted western char
acter, was hanged at Cheyenne,
Wyo., on the 20th for the murder
of Willie Xic-holl, 14 year old son
of a wealthy ranchman. There
was some apprehension of Horn’s
cowboy friends attempting to inter
fere with the execution of the law,
tut they failed to make any effort
to carry out repeated threats. Horn
was a celebrated army scout, Indian
fighter and cattle detective. He
was the scout in charge of the party
that captured Geronimo, and was
chief of scout-s under Gen. Miles in
Ills Porto Kieo campaign. He
made no statement on the scaffold,
hut the minister who attended him
in jail states that he confessed the
murder.
The general missionary commit
tee of the Methodist Episcopal
church, in session at Omaha, appro
priated $1,500,000 to carry on for
eign and home missionary work the
nest twelve months.
The secretary of war has refused
% request from the governor of Col
orado for federal troops to keep the
peace in the coal regions where the
men are now on strike, taking the
position that the state has not ci
lia usted the resources.
Call for Meeting of Horticulturists.
lion. John P. Logan of Siioam
Springs, president of the Arkansas
Slate Horticultural Society, lias is
sued the following call:
“The twenty-fourth annual ses
sion of this society will be hold at
Van Buren January 12, 13 and 14,
1904, and it will be one of the most
interesting and important meetings
ever held in tlie state. Van Buren
is located in the largest peach and
strawberry belt in the state. The
city and fruit growers will do every
thing to make the stay of the dele
gates pleasant.
“All lines of horticulture will be
discussed by able and experienced
horticulturist's from all parts of
this state and Missouri,
“The agricultural department at
Washington is taking an interest in
our work, and will send lecturers
from different departments to this
meeting. Among others will be
l>r. Herman Van Schrenk of that
department, who has charge of the
Mississippi \ alley laboratory at St.
Louis, and who is an expert in
plant industry. Farmers’ institute
work will be given considerable at
tention at this meeting. John
Hamilton, farmers’ institute spe
cialist of the agricultural depart
ment, will deliver a very instructive
lecture on farmers' institutes. Prof.
It. L. Bennett, director of farmers'
institutes of Texas, will also be
present. Other able speakers will
also be present. Dr. II. S. Hartz
og, president of the University of
Arkansas, will deliver one of his
characteristic pleasant and instruct
ive lectures. Dr. 11. K. Dinwiddie,
bacteriologist of the agricultural
experiment station, will deliver a
valuable lecture on parasitic fungi
that should be heard by every farm
er in the state. The world’s fair
will come in for its share, and ad
dresses along these lines will lie
delivered by Hon. F. W. Tyler,
chief of the department of horticul
ture of the world's fair, St. Louis,
and Hon. George It. Belding, presi
dent of the Arkansas world's fair,
commission. These are only some
of the attractions of this meeting.
Besides these, all the large and suc
cessful fruit-growers of Arkansas
and Missouri will be present. Watch
for the full program that will ap
pear early in December. I would
like to see delegates from (very
countv in the state and will author
ize and request county judges
to send five delegates to this
meeting. Kailroads have made a
rate of one fare, plus 50 cents, from
all parts of the state, and any one
interested in horticulture, either for
profit or pleasure, cannot afford to
miss this meeting.” *
Organ Plays Without Performer.
A most interesting story comes
from Asbury M. L. Church, South,
in the western part of Little Rock,
vouchsafed for by Rev. T. Y. Ram
sey and Rev. Walker Lewis. It ap
pears that while Dr. Lewis was at
church for midweek services, and
waiting for the time to open, the
organ sounded two notes, clearly
and distinctly heard by all in the
church. There was no one near the
organ, and investigation could find
no mouse or other object that could
have caused the strange sound. It
was heard once more that evening.
The following week, while Dr. Ram
sey was there, precisely the same
thing occurred, and again could no
solution be found.
School Funds Distributed.
The last payment on the annual
apportionment of the common
school fund has been made to the
various counties, the total amount
distributed being $538,004.50.
About $158,000 lias been paid out
on the Confederate pension fund,
leaving about $4,000 of that fund
to be distributed. These disburse
ments reduce the cash on hand in
the state treasury to below the $!,
000,000 mark.
Delayed Report Issued.
The third annual report of the
Arkansas railroad commission has
at last been issued. The report
shows that the past year has been
fraught with great prosperity to
both people and railroads. The
trallic of the roads has increased to
the full capacity to handle. There
has never before been such an era
of progress and railroad develop
ment in the state as the .past vear
has brought. The mileage increase
in railroads in Arkansas for the
year ending June 20, 1002, is 178,
92 miles, with a decrease (roads
abandoned) of 43.01, leaving a net
increase of miles built to 13G.91.
The total number of charters grant
ed new railroad companies from
July 1, 1901, to June 30, 1902, was
fifteen, with a total number of
miles proposed of .839, having a to
tal amount of capital stock of $10,
842,500.
Proposed New Railroad.
The state board of railway incor
poration lias granted a charter to
the Little Hock and Northern Ar
kansas Railroad Company. The in
corporators propose to erect a direct
line from Little Rock to Springfield'
Mo. The charter is a renewal of
one granted to the same parties
about a year ago. One of the chief
promoters of the line states that
over $100,000 have already been
expended in surveying, etc., and that
work would now be under way but
for a slight hitch in financing the
scheme. The incorporators express
themselves as positive the road will
be built, as financial arrangements
have partially been completed with
eastern and European capitalists.
Tie Inspector’s Fate.
Horace McDaniel, a tie inspector,
accidentally shot and killed himself
at Newport with a revolver he had
borrowed for self-protection. Mc
Daniel and Jack Hall, who entered
the former's room with a Winches
ter, had a rought and tumble fight,
but were separated by a third party.
Hall left the hotel, declaring he
would kill McDaniel. Fearing an
other visit, McDaniel borrowed a
revolver and retired, keeping the
weapon in his hand. During the
night the weapon in some manner
was discharged, the bullet passing
through McDaniel's breast.
Failed to Prove Common Law Marriage.
Lillie Relic Fierce, suing for a
share of the late Col. L. K. I mho
den's estate on the ground that she
was the common law wife of the de
ceased, lost her suit in the St.
Louis circuit court The result of
the suit will be of interest to many
in Arkansas, because of the fact
that of Col. Imbuden's large estate,
much consists of property in this
state. He was well known at Poca
hontas and other points in north
Arkansas.
Building for Colored Masons.
The contract for the completion
of the colored Masonic temple i
Pine Bluff, which was dedicate
with much ceremony several month
ago, has been let to Contractor Pat
rick Powell of Little d’oek. The
building, when completed, will he
the finest in Pine Bluff, and per
haps one of the prettiest in the
state. It will he four stories high
and it will he finished in press •
brick, granite, limestone and terra
cotta.
Number of Animals in the State.
Notwithstanding heavy purchases
of horses and mules in this state by
outsiders the tax books do not show
any big decrease in the number of
those animals in the state. The fol
lowing figures, showing the total
number of horses and mules in the
state, are taken from the records in
the olliee of the state auditor:
lbOO. 1901. 1902.
Horses ..255,507 204,743 251,072
Mules ...180.223 194,814 181,791
Persued By His Victim’s Ghost.
John Whitehead, a prominent
Miller county planter, is a mental
wreck, the result of brooding over a
tragedy. About three years ago
Whitehead shot and killed a young
man for the alleged betrayal of his
sister. He first went to the young
man and told him he must marry
the girl, but was met with a Hat
footed refusal, the young fellow
protesting that he had never had
any improper relations with the
young woman. Whitehead there
upon shot the young man to death.
After a long and hard-fought legal
battle Whitehead was declared not
guilty of murder, but notwith
standing the verdict he has since
been a very much changed man.
For several weeks he claims that
the wrath of his victim has been
following about, persecuting him,
and more recently he asserts that
the spook has assumed a decidedly
ugly and belligerent attitude,
threatening him with all sorts of
bloody vengeance for having killed
its physical body while here on
earth.
Ginner Meets Horrible Death.
Morgan Kinsey, a white man,
met a horrible death at a cotton gin
in Montgomery county. In some
manner Kinsey, who was feeding
the gin, got his left arm caught in
the saws and the flesh was stripped
off to the shoulder. The man died
after suffering for several hours.
•
Run Down By a Train.
A gang of workmen were run
down by a freight train near Mul
berry and W. H. Alexander and j
Sam Jackson were instantly killed.
The train was backing some empty
cars onto a switch and the men did
not notice its approach in time to
save themselves.
BRIEF MENTIOIf.
T,. W. Suttles, a Choctaw switch
man, fell between two cars at
Bonneville while making a coupling
and was crushed to death.
Rat O'Donnell, a 12-year-old boy,
got his foot mashed oil while play
ing around the yards id’ the Iron
Mountain railway at Dine Bluff.
At a meeting of the finance com- ;
m it tee of the A. O. L. \Y., held in '
Little Rock last week, the new rate
promulgated by the supremo lodge
was adopted for this jurisdiction.
Light pri -oners escaped from the
Miller county jail by tunneling
through a twelve inch brick wall.
They were under charge of theft
and robbery in nearly every ease.
Dr. Rarehnian, who shot and kill
ed ( has. Tolson, the actor, at Van
Buren, October has been indict
ed for murder in the first degree.
He gave bond in the sum of $10,
000.
S. I). Mills, foreman of a gang
placing wire fencing along the
Choctaw right, of way, was held up
bv two white men about two miles
south of Little ltoek and robbed of
$180.
A requisition has been issued on
the governor of Louisiana for Rus
sell Barton, wanted in Chicot coun
ty for grand larceny; also a requi
sition on the governor of Texas for
Brude Wylie, wanted in Bradley
ounty for a felony.
John Williams, a bad negro with
several killings to his credit, died
across the river from Fort Smith
from a fracture of the skull inflict
ed by Lou Holtz, a young white
man. The coroner’s jury found
that Holtz acted in self-defense.
A jury in the federal court at
Little Lock awarded II. W. Coffin,
of Duluth, Minn., a judgment for
$1,754 against J. M. Barker, a
business man of Atkins. It was
alleged that Barker sold Coffin
worthless soldiers’ homestead claims.
The state executive committee of
the insurgent wing of the republi
can party held a meeting at Fort
Smith last week and issued a call
for a state convention, to be held in
Little Hock for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the national repub
lican convention end nominating a
candidate for governor in 1004.
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