The Newark Journal.
O. F. CRAIG, Kditor.
NEWARK- - , ARKANSAS.
Yellow fever is still raging at
Laredo. Tex.
Europe continues to refrain from
any serious word of criticism of the
policy of the United States in the
Panama matter.
President Roosevelt has personal
ly appealed to Senator Hanna to
retain the chairmanship of the na
tional republican committee.
Richard Croker, former chief of
Tammany, who has been residing in
Europe for several years, will prob
ably return to this country shortly.
The large dry goods firm of D.
Crawford & Co., of St. Louis has
been placed in the hands of a re
ceiver. Assets, .$500,000; liabili
ties, $900,000.
The negotiations between Rus
sia and Japan have so far advanced
that the Associated Press is offi
cially informed that the announce
ment of a settlement may be ex
pected soon.
Elroy S. Platt, treasurer of a St.
Louis contracting firm, committed
suicide at Pittsburg, Pa., by shoot
ing himself. Platt fled from St.
Louis several weeks ago, when it
was discovered that he was short in
the neighborhood of $20,000.
The Hawaiian islands now stand
third in the list of sections produc
ing cane sugar for exportation. Cu
riously all of the great cane-sugar
exporting spots of the world are
islands. Cuba stands at the head
of the list, with an annual exporta
tion under normal conditions of
over 2,000,000,000 pounds; Java
next,with an average annualproduc
tion of 1,500,000,000 pounds, while
the Hawaiian islands have now near
ly reached the 1,000,000,000 mark.
China and India are also large pro
ducers of cane sugar, but consume j
practically all of their production,
their exportation being small.
Miss May Cloelet, an American
heiress, was married to John Innes
Ker, a British nobleman, in New
York City on the 10th. Gathered
in front of the church, where the
wedding occurred, was a mob com
posed almost exclusively of well
dressed women, who disgraced
themselves most shamefully in an
effort to get a view of the wedding
party. When the bride and groom
left the church women rushed to
their carriage and boldly thrust
their heads in the windows, and it
took an extra squadron of police to
clear a passage for the vehicle. As
soon as the wedding party vacated
the church women forcibly swept
aside the ushers and proceeded to
tear the floral decorations from the
chancel and pews.
The West Texas Stockman,
which is an authority on live stock
matters in Texas, says: '‘Accord
ing to the views of men who are
well posted in all matters pertain
ing to the cattle industry of Texas,
the total number of cattle in the
state today will not exceed 7,000,
000 head in round numbers. In
fact, these figures are generally re
garded as an outside estimate and
doubtless in excess of the real num
ber. Of these, 7.000,000 head of
cattle in the entire state of Texas
about 5,000,000 head belong td the
range country, as they are what
is termed range cattle, and it is
there the greatest loss has been
sustained throughout the depreciat
ing in values. This depreciation of
values during the past year repre
sents a loss of at least $21,000,000
to Texas cattlemen.”
Representative C'rumpacker has
reintroduced his bill in congress
seeking to reduce congressional rep
resentation in those Southern states
which it is alleged have discrimin
ated against the negro at the polls.
The Pacific squadron, under com
mand of Admiral Class, arrived at
Panama on the 10th. It is under
stood the commander has instruc
tions to prevent the landing of Co
lombian troops on the isthmus, if
such is attempted.
Echo of Hot Springs Disaster.
Johannes Van Elderden has been
awarded $12,000 in federal court at
Little Rock against the Waters
Pieree Oil company and Chambers
& Walker. W. H. Goskins was also
awarded judgment against the same
parties for $3,000. The suits grew
out of the explosion in the pool room
operated in Hot Springs by Cham
bers & Walker on December 24,
1002. As a result of the occurrence |
Van Elderden lost his right leg and
Gaskins was also badly injured, his
right leg'eing broken. Van Elder
den entered suit for $30,000 dam
ages in federal court, being a citizen
of Florida. Gaskins, who is a citi
zen of Pennsylvania, sued for $13,
000. In the complaint it was al
leged that the defendants wrongfully
and unlawfully transported over the
streets in Hot Springs to the Cham
bers & Walker pool room a large
quantity of high proof gasoline for
the purpose of storing same in a tank
on the lot which had been erected by
| the Arkansas Gas company for that
purpose; that said gasoline was used
for illuminating the building; that
on account of its quality it was high
ly explosive and the quantity so car
ried rendered it extremely danger
ous to persons and property : that the
defendants wrongfully and careless
ly proceeded to transfer the gasoline
to the tank and in doing so allowed
a large quantity of it to escape and
run on and under the floor of the
building, causing the gasoline to ex
plode and wreck the building and in
flict great and serious injuries to the
persons then in the building. A
number of other suits growing out
of this accident are yet to be tried.
Apples For the Fair.
Senator John 1‘. Logan, who ha?
eharge of the work of gathering the
state's fruit exhibit for the St. Ixuii?
World’? Fair, reports that he lia
secured and placed in cold storage in
St. Louis 1,200 bushels of apples.
: In his report to the board, Senator
I Logan says: “I have about 100 va
! rieties in the collection at St. Louis,
and yet we are short on varieties,
for a great many tree? did not bear
| any fruit this year. It was my in
1 tention to make an exhibit of native
Arkansas apples, but on account of
the failure to bear, could not secure
them this season, but have arrange
ments completed so that in case they
bear next year I will make this one
feature of our exhibit at St. Louis.
There are at present bearing in the
orchards of Benton and Washington
counties, to say nothing of the other
counties that are raising fruit, not
less than 100 varieties of native Ark
ansas seedling apples, that possesses
; merit and are good commercial ap
! pies. “Although 00 percent of the ap
ples in the state this year was of the
poorest quality that we have had for
more than ten years, the largest per
cent of the apples I have in storage
are as fine specimens of their respec
tive varieties as I have ever seen
| grow anywhere.”
New Gould Line to New Orleans.
A high official of the Missouri Pa
cific system gives the following de
tails concerning the new Gould line
from the Missouri river to New Or
leans: “This direct New Orleans
line will go over the Missouri Pacific
present tracks from Kansas City to
Carthage. From Carthage to the
Arkansas state1 line, a distance of
miles, the road is almost finished.
It is the most expensive piece of rail
road construction built this year. It
! cost 000 cash a mile. A great
| deal of blasting had to he done, hut
it gives the Missouri Pacific a 1 per
cent grade from Buffalo City to
Newport. From Newport to Wynne
it is almost finished. From Mari
anna to McGehee and from McGel.ee
to Concordia the track laying has
been finished. At Concordia we con
j nect with the Texas and Pacific for
i New Orleans. The whole road will
! be finished next summer.”
Meeting of Teachers Announced.
President Crawford of the State
Teachers’ Association, makes the
following announcement:
“The next meeting of the Arkan
sas Teachers’ Association will be
held in the city of Little Rock, De
cember 29, 30 and 31. The purpose
of this organization is to discuss ed
ucational policies,to considercourses
of study, methods of teaching
and plans of work, and to aid and
promote the cause of education in
this commonwealth. The meeting
will be held during the Christmas
holidays in order to secure as large
an attendance as possible. Some of
our sister states in the south have
more than a thousand teachers in
the annual sessions of their asso
ciations; shall the teachers of Ar
kansas show less of zeal and enthu
siasm? Of the good which results
from these conferences, there can
be no doubt.
“We confidently believe that the
attendance at the coming session
will be by far the greatest in the
history of the association, and we
earnestly request that school boards
and school superintendents so ar
range the dates of their holiday va
cation that all teachers who wish to
do so may be present during the en
tire session of the association. All
friends of education are eligible to
membership and we hope to have a
very large attendance from school
directors and others who are inter
ested in the growth and progress of
our educational institutions.”
Recovered His Sparker.
T, II. Swift, a merchant of Hous
ton, Texas., was robbed on an Ar
kansas Midland train of a valuable
diamond between Helena and Mar
vell. Mr. Swift, when he missed
his jewelry, made no outcry, but
at a small station telephoned to
an officer to meet the train at
Brinkley with search warrants fur
eight people, all the occupants of
the coach except himself. The offi
cer was on hand and Mr. Swift's
diamond was found sewed in the
skirt of a woman passenger. Four
of the eight passengers were arrest
ed and gave their names as follows:
John Morgan and Pearl Morgan,
his wife, of Oklahoma City, Ok.;
Edwin Elyn of Vicksburg, Miss.;
Charlie Baird, 120 South Twentieth
street. Birmingham, Ala. They
have been connected with a carnival
show and wen; en route from Hele
na to Little Hock.
Must Issue Bills of Lading.
The state railroad commission
has rendered a decision to the effect
that railroad companies must issue
bills of lading for cotton tendered
them at stations, whether or not
there is sufficient platform room cn
which it may be stored until cars
can be secured to haul it away. The
railroads have been refusing to is
sue bills of lading for more cotton
than could he stored on platforms
at the various stations. This policy
worked a hardship on the buyer,
who could not secure advances from
the banks without hills of lading,
and in some instances large sums
are tied up for weeks at a time.
Grateful Bandit.
The man supposed to be Pat
Lacey, wanted for murder and train
robbery, who made bis escape from
Little Rock last week in the buggy
belonging to the officer who arrested
him, deserted the buggy on the out
skirts of town,'and later the horse
was found near Bryant station.
Pinned to the bridle was the follow
ing note: “Am obliged for use of
mare. Would return her to Little
Rock, but haven't the time.’’ Lacey,
handcuffed, was left sitting in the
buggy alone, when'he lashed the ani
mal into a run through the streets
| thronged with people and made his
; escape.
STATE BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Minority Report Opposing Co-Operation
Adopted.
The fifty-fifth annual session of
the State Baptist Convention was
called to order at Little Rock on
the 13th inst., and held a three
days’ session, adjourning Monday,
the loth. Ex-Gov. James P. Eagle
was made president by acclama
tion. Gov. Eagle has filled this
position for the last twenty years.
The attendance was the largest in
the history of the convention, and
many distinguished church men
from other states were present,
among them I)r. Graves, the vener
able missionary to China, and his
no less distinguished wife. Dr.
Graves has labored as a missionary
in China for forty-seven years, and
has been ably assisted in his work
by Mrs. Graves, who speaks the
Chinese language fluently.
One of the most important ques
tion- before the convention was an
effort to draw together the two fac
tions of the church in this state. At
the recent meeting of the state asso
ciation it was agreed that the asso
ciation dissolve and meet with the
state convention, upon certain con
ditions. Those conditions were
widely published at the time, but
the convention refused to adopt
them, and instead adopted a minor
ity report of the peace committee,
as follows:
“(1) I hat we invite all the
Baptists of Arkansas to co-operatc
with us on the old-time Baptist
principle and practice of co-opera
tion for which this convention has
alwavs stood, which are identical
with those prevailing in other -hate
organizations—those principles and
practices under the operation of
which God has so abundantly bless
ed us in years gone by.
‘‘(2) That while we regret the
departure of any of our brethren
from this convention and its work,
still we recognize their right to
work upon any plan that may seem
best to them, and shall pray God's
blessing upon any good that may
he done by any who may not sec
fit to co-operate with us.”
The report of the state mission
board, which was submitted bv Dr.
J. F. Love, showed that the num
ber of missionaries is 51, days of la
bor 0,821, miles traveled 36,172,
churches supplied 00, other stations
supplied 48, sermons 3,874, relig
ious addresses 711, professions of
faith 1,243, baptisms 7 47, added hv
letter 505, restored 58, total addi
tions 1,310; churches organized
11. houses built 7, cost of houses
$4,000, collection on mission field
for various purposes over $17,000.
The receipts of th“ hoard the past
year were: For state missions $t>,
004.72, being $2,158 more than
last year; foreign mis-ions $4,021.
32, being $1,380 more than last
year; home missions $2,399.73, be
ing $1,000.50 more than last year,
giving total collections for the year
$13,334.77, or a gain of $5,531.17
over last year, or 7 1 per cent. In
collections for missions the Second
church. Little Bock, leads, having
given $2,108.59. Tine Bluff was
next, giving $1,005.76.
The report of J. H. Kitchen?,
,Tr., a? treasurer, showed expendi
tures amounting to $11,193.84, and
receipts amounting to $11,488.In,
leaving $294.32 cash on hand. The
sum of $3,112.09 wa- paid to mis
sionaries and pastors. The receipts
included $4,350 from the home mis
sion hoard and -$<>>50.45 from .1.
P. Love.
Negro Kills White Man.
Albert Garlock, a white man, was
*hot and killed by a negro named
Brown in Roland town* hip, Pulas
ki county. Garlock and his wife
went to a negro wedding out of cu
riosity and there Garlock and the
negro had some words. After ac
companying his wife home, Garlock
and his brother went to a place
on the road and waited for the ne
gro. When Brown appeared Gar
look started toward him, holding in
his hand a heavy club, lie had
taken only a few steps when the
negro pulled a revolver and fired.
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