XII- oodmtk Cmmty News
VOL. VI.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1900.
NO. 4.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
AN
epitome of the most im
portant EVENTS AT HOME
and abroad.
north, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
A carefully DigesUd and Condensed
Compilation of Current News
Items, Domestic and Foreign.
Fifty-Ninth Congress—Last Session.
It took thesenate 15 minutes to ar
range its preliminaries on reassem
bling for tlie last, or short session,
and "the house occupied an hour. The
president sent a long list of recess
appointments to the senate. Senators
Penrose and Foraker introduced reso
lutions of inquiry regarding the dis
charge of negro troops of the Twenty
fifth infantry. One was addressed 'o
the president and the other to the
secretary of war. Both resolutions
went over. Senator Dupont, of Dela
ware, took the oath.
Some of theseuators wanted to get
angry because the president sent in
a ba’ch of nominations before the
senate had notified him that it was in
session. When they came to realize
that the constitution of the United
States required them to assemble, and
that the president had to only assume
that the senate was obeying the con
stitution. and was on hand ready to
attend to business, they concluded
-to ali°w tlie "affront” to pass un
nodce11
The passed the bill authoriz
ing the /secretary of the treasury to
duplicate S°Id certificates in lieu of
ones 01‘ destroyed, and the bill
amend!® g the national banking laws,
permitiing national banking associa
tions r nialie loans on real estate as
security and liruiUPS the amount of
such Pans
SenaH*J' ?i1nt has introduced a bill
providing for an exhibition at Los An
geles, Cal., in 1015, to celebrate the
completion of the Panama canal. The
bill provides for government aid of
$10,000,000 provided the exhibition
company furnishes an equal amount.
The president sent a special mes
sage to congress urging legislation
giving the executive authority upon
his own initiative and responsibility
to dismiss any officer whom he thinks
unworthy to remain in the service.
The Senate.
Washington, D. C.—President.
Roosevelt's annual message to con
gress occupied the attention of the
senate for two and one-half hours to
the exclusion of nearly all other busi
ness, The exception to this was the
introduction of a resolution on the
Japanese situation by Senator Rayner,
of Maryland, and the adoption of ap
propriate resolutions regarding those
members of the house of representa
tives who have died since the last ses
sion. As a mark of further respect to
their memory, adjournment was taken.
House.
Washington, D. C.—The reading
of the president's message consumed
two hours and 25 minute* in the
house, and was followed closely by a
large number of members while the
crowded galleries gave close consid
eration. Here and there the reading
of the document was punctuated with
applause, and hearty hand-clapping
from democrats as well as republicans
followed its conclusion. During tfte
major portion of the time of the read
ing of the message, Representative
baooy, of Iowa, acted as speaker pro
tem, being the first of the defeated
stand patters” to be recognized by
Speaker Cannon.
While the house waited upon the
aecretary to the president to appear
with the message Speaker Cannon ap
pointed Robert O. Cousins, of Iowa,
chairman of the committee on foreign
affairs, to succeed the Tate Robert
Hitt, of Illinois. He also appointed
Representative B’rank O. Lowden to a
Place on the same committee to fill the
vaeaney caused by the death of Mr.
MISCELLANEOUS.
President Roosevelt told the dele
gates to the national- rivers and har
ors convention, who called on him
at the White House,' that he would
consult with the leaders in congress,
a*td expressed the hope that some
thh)8 definite and effective could be
0Iie in the way of increased appro
Ptiations for the improvement of the
nation's waterways.
A serious famine, affecting millions
people, prevails throughout central
t''na, according to a cable message
ccceiveij at the American state de
partment from Shanghai.
The legislative, executive and judl
C1<d appropriation bill as presented
'n the house bars simplified spelling
a recent trial at Louisville, Ky.,
"as shown that 25 points of offal
s consumed every day in Louisville
of 'v* mi‘k ls drunk; that some
t- e milk contains pus; that a large
Uuiber of dealers return milk cans
'1,1 1 ar® refilled without being ade
Ouately washed.
The house passed a bill which has
the enthusiastic Indorsement of labor
as well as manufacturers generally,
repealing that portion of the Wilson
interstate commmerce bill relating to
convict-made goods, and permitting
the several states to legislate for
themselves as to their competition
with “free labor"-made goods.
The democrats of the house oppose
measure conferring United States cit
izenship on the inhabitants of Porto
Rico.
Six men, employes of an electrical
company, were caught in a tunnel,
and doubtless buried alive by a cave
in. It will require two weeks’ work
to reach their bodies.
An accident at the Avlno mines,
near Monterey, Mex., which resulted
in the death of 12 Mexican miners, it
is stated, was due to the careless
ness of some one in letting a big flow
of water into the lower level, where
the men were drowned.
Count Witte, the former premier
f Russia, who recently returned from
abroad, was received in audience by
the emperor. The count’s reception
had been delayed on account of his
ill health.
For the first time in 20 years, the
great Treadwell mine in Alaska is
closed. Douglas and Juneau are suf
fering from coal famine and lack oi
fuel has resulted in the closing of
the mines.
Bradstreet says: “Colder weather,
combined with the approach of holi
days, has greatly stimulated retail
trade at most points, and the outlook
favors a record-breaking Christmas
trade.”
The federal grand jury that is in
vestigating the coal land frauds in
Utah and charges that railroad cor
porations have discriminated against
certain shippers, has returned in- j
dictments against the Union Pacific
Railroad Co., the Oregon Short Line
Railroad Co., the Union Pacific Coal
Co., the Utah Fuel Co. and several
representatives of these companies.
The house, by a vote of 110 to 104,
defeated the bill of Representative |
Littlefield of Maine, removing dis
criminations against ( American sail
ing vessels in the coasting trade.
The senate called up the president
and the secretary of war to furnish
all information compatible with the
public interest regarding the dis
charge of the negro troops of the
Twenty-fifth infantry.
King Edward VII. of England as an
exhibitor took the first prize with his
stallion, Prem Victor, at the inter
national live stock exposition in Chi
cago, winning over Lord Rothschilds' J
famous stallion, Girton Charmer.
For more than a year efforts have
been made to get the ratification of a
treaty giving Cuba sovereignty over
l the Isle of Pines, where American
capitaists have made heavy invest
ments. This was so bitterly opposed
by Senators Penrose, Morgan and
others that an agreement was reached
since this session of congress begaii
that a new treaty should be negoti
ated,' in which ample protection should
be given American interests, although
sovereignty would be given Cuba.
This new convention has not yet
been sent to the senate.
The attorneys for the Standard Oil
Co. of Ohio have filed in the court of j
common pleas at Findlay, O., motions
to quash the indictments against John
D. Rockefeller, the Standard Oil Co.
of Ohio and others, alleging that the
indictments are so uncertain as to
’eave the defendants unable to ascer
tain the character of the charges
against them.
Dr. Lappeni, physician to the pope,
who has been seriously ill for some
time, is growing worse. Prof. Murri
has confirmed Dr. Mazzoni’s diagnosis
of cancer of the stomach.
Suppression of the Seamen’s union
by the government has been followed
by a strike, at Odessa, Russia, of the
seamen, with the result that the busi
ness of the shipping companies Is
completely tied up.
A friendly suit will be instituted at
San Francisco to determine the status
of the Japanese as to entrance into
the public schools of that city. In
the meantime the people of on Fran
cisco want it understood that they are
maintaing separate schools for Jap
anese children, that Japanese attend
the high school with white children,
and that the entire affair was caus'd
by J&penese men who desired to en
ter school along with white girls and
boys, which will not be permitted.
Senator Rayner’s resolution says:
“That in the opinion of the senate the
government has no right to enter into
controversy with any foreign govern
met relating to the public school sys
tem of any of the states in the union,
that no treaty rights with Japan have
been violated, and that further, that
it Is the duty* of the president of he
United Stages to notify the government
of Japan, and to notify any foreign) gov
ernment with which the question may
arise, that the public educational In
stitutions of the states are not within
the jurisdiction of the United States
and the United States has no power to
! regulate or supervise their administra
I Lou.”
RKANSAS
Estate news
A Woman Attacked.
Mrs. J. T. O’Neal of Pine Bluff made
a statement to the police of that city
recently to the effect that she was at
tacked in her home by a man .and
woman in the early hours of the morn
ing. She claims that the woman at
tempted to get her to drink some wine
which she had with her and then
placed a cloth saturated with some
fluid over her face. She then declares
that a man, wearing a mask, came to
the assistance of the woman, and af
ter gagging and tying her feet and
hands, she was taken to the sidewalk
and dropped after the man had struck
her with his fist. Mrs. O’Neal assigns
no motive for the assault, unless the
man suspected her of having made
remarks about his wife, which she de
nies having done.
Dr. H. C. Stinson Re-elected.
Dr. H. C. Stinson has been* chos
en by the State Board of Charities
as superintendent of the State Hos
pital for Nervous Diseases for anoth
er term. He was the only candidate
Dr. Stinson has been superintendent
of the hospital for the past five years.
He will select his own staff of officials
for the new year subject to the ap
proval of t%e board its next Sleet
ing. It Is not expected there will be
many changes in the staff.
State Cotton Sold.
The Penitentiary Board sold 150
bales of cotton from the state farm
in Lincoln county to T. H. Hutchin
son, representing Short & Co. The cot
ton brought 9 1-4 cents a pound. Mem
bers of the board consider this a good
price for the 150 bales, as the cot
ton was the worst lot owned by the
state. The cotton was sold by sam
ples and will be delivered on boat at
the boat landing of the farm in Lin
coln county.
Want a Canning Factory.
The business men of Des Arc are
making an earnest effort to secure a
canning factory at that place, and it
is confidently believed their efforts
will be crowned with success. The
soil in the vicinity of Des Arc is
well adapted to the production of to
matoes and a canning factory will be
worth many thousands of dollars an
nually to the farmers.
Claimed to be Invalid.
An interesting legal fight is expect
ed in the courts over the question of
the vote for and against license at
the recent election in Cross county.
It is claimed that in the city of Wynne
only one voting precinct was provided
instead of one for each of the three
wards as contended is required by
law, thus making the vote invalid.
Damage Suit.
Edith Barnett has instituted suit
against the Little Rock Railway and
Electric Company for $10,000 for per
sonal damages which she claims to
have received in alighting from one
of the company's cars. She alleges
the conductor stopped the car and
the motorman started it without be
ing signaled to do so.
Held for Assault.
Fate Bowden is held at Nashville
under a $1,000 bond on a charge of
assault with intent to kill. The diffi
culty which resulted in his being held
occurred at that place recently when
he cut Pete Hodge’s throat. Th«
wound was a serious one, but Hodge
has reoovered, being confined to his
bed only a few days.
A Mammoth Potato.
A farmer living near Batesvillo, Is
exhibiting an Irish potato that is
thirteen and a quarter inches long
and weighs three and one-half pounds.
Thgre was a potato growing to it as
large as an average potato.
Negro Woman to Hang.
Dinah Howard, the negro woman who
shot and killed J. W. Morrison, the
marshal of Huttig, at Dollar Junction,
last June, has been found guilty of
murder in the first degree and sen
tenced to hang at Felsenthal, Decem
ber 15. It is expected that an appeal
will be taken to the Supreme Court.
A Peculiar Accident.
Mrs. C. Hart of Levesque had her
nose broken in a peculiar manner.
While engaged in milking she lean
ed over the cow to remove the feed
box, when the cow raised her head
suddenly, striking Mrs. Hart in the
face and breaking her nose.
May Be Forced to Close Down.
The lumber copipanies qf Pine Bluff
are seriously affected by the car
shortage and some of the larger ones
may be forced to close down, there
by throwing hundreds of men out of
employment.
Negro Escaped.
Grant Matlock, a negro, who was
serving out a fine of $1,000 and a jail
sentence for the illegal sale of liquor
at Nashville, has escaped from the
jail and i3 still at large.
Result of Congressional Elections.
Govtrnoi Davis lias issued l’Js pro
clamation declaring the result of the
recent Congressional election and
formally announcing the election of
Congressmen Macon, Brundidge,
Floyd, Cravcnsi, Reid, Robinson and
Wallace to the Sixtieth United State?
Congress which convenes next fall.
The terms of office of each of the con
gressmen will begin March <, 1007. The
official vote as given in the procla
mation is os follows:
First District—
R. B. Macon.5,C35
D. F. Taylor.1,223
Second District—
S. Brundidge .Tr.5,137
E. J. Mason. 1,216
Third District—
J. C. Floyd.5,715
W. N. I vie.2,240
Fourth District—
Ben Crai ens.7,230
George Till'33.3,$40
Fifth District—
Clias. C. Roid....... 5,967
Alonzo Hedges.1.070
Sixth District—
Joe T. Robinson.5,473
R. C. Thompson.1,010
Seventh District—
R. M. Wallace.3,255
Scattering . 20
Wealthy Planter Killed.
Capt. B. H. Smith, owner of the large
Bellevue plantation, about eight miles
from Lake Village, was murdered in
his bed recently. No clue has as yet
been obtained to the identity of the
assassin and the motive which prompt
ed the killing is a complete mystery.
The assassin gained an entrance 'to
Capt. Smith's room by placing a lad
der lo a window, a distance of twelve
feet from the ground. There was ev
idence cf a terrific struggle, ar. 1 the
wounded man, after his assailant text,
crawled to the front porch and shot
off his pistol several times to ai 'ract
Die attention of farm hands, bef-n he
finally lapsed into unco nsc louse css.
An Intsrestmn Case.
A case is being tried before TTr!.:?d
States Commissioner Howell ;\. Hit
Springs, which is attracting ,-ow.j in
terest on account of the paint in
volved. The question relates to the
relative rights between a home
steader and a party holding posses non
of laud by virtue of a mineral claim.
In the case at issue the plaintiff is
alleged to have occupied certain min
eral lands prior to its being filed a by
the defendant under the homestead
act.
A Catch of Indictments.
The Grand Jury of Union County
at its recent sitting, icturned 1,275
indictments. Of this number 1.2Q3
were against sawmill companies charg
ed with issuing labor checks to em
ployes that were not redeemable in
cash on the regular pay day, and that
were intended to force employes to
trade at the Company’s commissaries
in violation of an act passed by the
last legislature.
J. F. Culpepper Killed.
J. F. Culpepper, former chief of po
lice of Pine Bluff, was shot and killed
by Eli Tilford, a negro, whom he had
arrested for trespassing upon the prop
erty of the Bluff City Lumber Com
pany, by whom Culpepper was employ
ed as a night watchman. Although
mortally wounded, Culpepper shot and
killed the negro who assaulted him.
A Daring Hold-Up.
A daring hold-up occurred at Pine
Bluff recently when George W. John
son and E. Shepherd, two young men
employed at W. J. Shepherd’s grocery
store, were relieved of about $25 or
$30 by two negroes. After robbing the
young men the negroes apologetically
remarked that they “would not take
the money unless' they needed it.”
Becomes First National.
The stock of the Commercial bank
of Eureka Springs has been increased
to $50,000, and will be known in the
future as the First National Bank.
M. A. Fain Injured by Train.
M. A. Fain, a carpenter, living at
Paris, was struck by an engine on the
Arkansas- Central road and knocked
from the track, sustaining considerable
bruises. Mr. Fain, who is deaf, had
stopped on the track to tie his shoe
and did not hear the engine approach
ing.
Freight Wreck Near De Vails Bluff.
A freight train on the Bock Island
jumped the track near De Vails Bluff
recently and nine cars loaded with
lumber and cement were piled up in
a ditch. A lie naving fallen from a
car across the track caused tlio
wreck.
An Orange Tree.
Mrs. C. E. Kohler of Fort Smith,
has an orange tree that is a prolific
bearer of fruit. Though small in size,
it has on it thirty-eight well-formed
oranges, which are in various stages
Of maturity.
A Prominent Lawyer Dead.
Robert R. Lockett, a proruire' t law
yer of Texarkana, died suddenly >n ais
office at Texarkana on the day of his
return from his- wedding trip.
Penitentijry Self-Supporting.
The report to be made to the legis
ature by the state penitentiary board
ft-ill show that during the past year
md a half, the penitentiary has not
cnly been self-supporting, but that
luring that time the board has been
ible to pay off an indebtedness of
5:10,000. With good luck, members of
Lhe board hope to have $65,000 or
575,000 in the state treasury to the
31-edit of the penitentiary fund by the
Lime the legislature meets.
An estimate of expenditures made
by Superintendent Pitcoek show that
the sum of $207,S2S lias been expend
ed by the board during the past year
2nd a half for salaries, substinence,
clothing and other expenses of the
penitentiary. Of this amount $170,
500 has been paid by contractors who
use convict labor. The remainder of
the money has been raised from sale
of crops on the farm. Besides the
money expended by the board on the
accounts included in the $207,000
debts amounting to $30,000, were
paid, which were contracted prior to
April. 1003. The item of $55,010 for
salaries includes $12,350 for salaries
which were paid out of a specific ap
propriation prior to April a year age.
Under the old appropriation which
was vetoed by Governor Davis, mon
ey was appropriated to pay salaries
of the five local officials of the peni
tentiary, but when this part of the
appropriation was vetoed, the board
arranged to pay the salaries out of
the penitentiary fund for current ex
pense.
During the past year Superintend
ent Pit cock has cleared COO acres of
land on the state farm, has put up
a sawmill on the farm and now has
on hand 20,000 feet of oak lumber and
1,200 feet Of cypress. Lum
ber has been furnished to erect sev
eral new outbuildings on the farm.
Train Robbery Near Texarkana.
The Pacific Express car attached
to a Cotton Belt train, was robbed
near Texarkana, and Express Mes
senger Yvr. A. Grissip was thrown fiom
the car after being beaten into insen
sibiilty and probably fatally injured.
All the money in the safe was Liken,
but the amount cannot be ascertained,
as the robbers took the waybills aftd
other records. This is the same train
that was partially derailed a few days
before within two miles of the place
where the robbery occurred, the
wreck being caused by a broken lock
of a switch, thought to be the work
of a malicious person.
Suicide of Wife Murderer.
Jim Russell, who had been sen
tenced to death for the murder of his
wife, killed himself in the Baxter
county jail with a pen knife, by stab
bing himself in the throat with it.
The crime for which he was sentenced
was the killing of his wife last Oc
tober. She was suing him for di
vorce and the custody of their child.
The court gave her an order for the
child and when she w-ent to get it
Russell shot her. He then tried to
kill himself, shooting himself through
the shoulder.
Tom Broughton Killed.
Tom Broughton, a prominent farm
er, was attacked on the road near Hot
Springs after a trial before a Mason
ic lodge, and killed by Albert Jack
son, another farmer and brother Ma
son. Jackson had Broughton arrest
ed sometime ago on a charge of dis
turbing the peace, and in view of the
serious charges made by him, the mat
ter tvas taken up by the Masonic
lodge, and the feeling, augmented at
the trial, resulted in the shooting.
Rich Strike in Zinc.
A report comes from North Arkan
sas that the drill hole has been
reached by the drift from the shaft of
the Elixir Mining Company, and that
,a body of lead has been struck, fully
equal to that indicated by the drill
cuttings. The report states that the
indication is that it is a vertical fis
sure, forty feet wide and filled with
lead and tallow clay. This is regard
ed as one of the richest strikes ever
made in this field.
Aged Minister Elopes.
Rev. E. B. T. Rea!, aged 7$ years,
of Siloam Springs, eloped with Mrs.
Jennie Salsberg, a lady of 50 years,
and was married at Fort Smith. This
was done in order to outwit, the son,
who had secured an injunction to
prevent his father from getting mar
ried on the ground that ho vas feeble
in health and mind and unable to
transact business.
Surveying New Line.
Locating Engineer S. G. Swigart
of the Kansas City Southern, with his
crew, has completed the survey of
the road to Lockesburg, and is now
pushing on toward Wilton, Little Riv
er county. It is confidently believed
that the road will bo straightened
from Mena, south, and if so, Lockes
burg will ho- on the main line.
Skull Fractured From Fall.
William Murphy, a boy aged 13
years, residing near Siloam Springs,
died recently from the effects of a
fractured skull sustained from a fail,
it is thought, while in an intoxicated
condition.
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LITTLE ROCK CONFERENCE.
Om • t the Most Remarkable Sessions in ihm
History of Methodist Church, bout*.
RADICAL CHANGES MADE.
The Little Rock Conference of th • Metho
dist Church, South, bus just closed i:s s«sai.>u
at Warren. Bishop Atkins, one of the newly
appointed bishops of the Methodist church,
presided over the meetings, and in his efforts
U> restore harmony, anti the manner in which
be handled the delicate and difficult situa
tion won for himself much admiration among
the delegates. This is the first conference
Bishop Atkins has held In Arkansas, coming
tore to till the appointments of Bishop Tigort.
deceased. l'or several years there has been
trouble brewing among some of the mem
bers of this conference, and at each meeting
the matter has been aired. lint it is thought
how that through the separation of the warring
factions by transferring to other conferences.
It has been finally closed to the satisfaction
of all concerned. Rev. James Thomas, around
whom tlie storm centered, has been transferred
to the Mississippi Conference; Dr. J. II. Dye
and Hev. E. M. l’ipkiu to the White River C'on
ence, and Rev. J. S. llawklns, who preferred
the charges, has been dropped from the con
ference roll. In some respects, the appoint
ments are almost without precedent, and are
the most sweeping ever known iu this con
ference. .Not a single presiding elder who
served during the last year was reappointed,
and not a man among the new presiding elders
has ever tilled that position before, with the
exception of Rev. A. C. Millar, who at on-*
time served three months, The appointments
which have created so much surprise, are us
follows: ,
Little Rock District—Presiding elder. A. 0.
Millar; Little Rock. First Church and City
Mission. W. F. Andrews and C. N. Chapman;
Winfield Memorial. R. W. McKay; lluuter
Memorial. Forney Hutchison; Asbury. W. A.
Swift; Henderson Chapel, R. G. Rowland;
Lonoke, Barnett Wright; Benton, .T. L. Cau
tion; Bryant circuit, J- H. McKelvey; Oak
Hill. James F. Mitchell; Maumelle. John F.
Taylor j England, J, L>. Jlammotis; Austin cir
cuit. W. A.' Lewis; Hickory Plains circuit,
H. McGuire; Carlisle and Hazes, F. N. Brow
er; Carlisle circuit I). P. Forsythe; Dos Arc
circuit, A. C. Grahab; DeVall’s Bluff. M. K.
Irwin; Tomberlin, to be supplied; Mabelvaie
and* Primrose. J. M. Cannon; president of
Galloway College, C. C. Godden; missionary
secretary, ft. W. McKay.
Pine Bluff District—Presiding elder, W. W.
Christil; Pine Bluff. First churcfc,.
T. Y. Ramsey; Lakeside, W. C. Watson; Haw
ley Memorial. J. I). May; Carr Memorial, R.
A. McClIntock: Altheimor. C. W. Drake;. Swan
Lake. C. C. Green; Stuttgart, W. M. Ilays;
Stuttgart circuit, J. J. McKinnon; DeWitt, W.
F. Price; Roe circuit, I. It. Hugo, supply;
St. Charles circuit. J. W. Harper; Gillott, 1).
C. Holman: Sheridan circuit. J. H. Bradford;
Ivingsland circuit. B. F. Scott; Rowell circuit,
J. E. Waddell: Star City circuit. P. S. Her
ron; Macon circuit, M. O. Barnett; Douglass
and Grady. W. J., Rogers; Sherrill .circuit, E.
J. Slaughter; Rtfd field circuit. S. W. Rainey;
Risen circuit. W. F. Iassiter; Stuttgart Train
ing School, Claud Orenr; student Chicago Uni
versity. It. B. McSwain.
Camden District—Presiding older, B. B.
Thomas; Atlanta circuit. J. J. Mellard; Bear
den and Thornton. A. M. Shaw; Camden sta
tion. Thomas H. Ware; Camden circuit. J. W.
White; El Dorado station. P.. A. Few; El
Dorado circuit, Wilson Moore: IVrdyee. J. A.
Sage; Hampton circuit, J. J. Menifee; Junction
City. J. R. Sanders; Lewisville circuit, W.
C. Hilliard. J. It. Ilurvey. supernumerary: Mag
nolia station. J. II. Riggins; Magnolia cir
cuit. J. Z. Burleson; Millville circuit, supplied
by J. C. Williams; Onnlaska ami Eagle Mills.
A. Tnrrentine; Stamps, T. P. Clark; Stephens
and Waldo. J. J. Colson: Strong, J. ('. Hooks;
professor of Hendrix College. O. J. Greene.
Monticello District—Presiding elder. J. W.
Harrell; Monticello. It. It. Moore; Monticello
circuit. S. G. Mattebws; Wiluiar circuit. F.
F. Harrell; Lacy circuit. David Bowb: War
ren, W. F. Evans: New Edinburg, M. K.
ftog rs; Palestine, to bo supplied by A. G.
Cfisori: Jersey circuit, to bo supplied by L.
Glaze; f>crmott and Arkansas City, J. W.
Kelthiey; McGehee and Watson. C. O. Steel;
Tillar circuit, to be supplied; Lake Village and
Portland, 1(. II. Watson; Hamburg. F. P.
Donk. Hamlurg circuit. W. C. Toombs; Eudora,
circuit It. R. Moore; Collins circuit. S. G.
Matthews; Wilmar circuit, F. F. Har
rell; Lacy circuit. David Bowb; War*
Wilmot and Parkdale. L. E. Hundley; Snyder
circuit, M. P. Timborlake; student Vanderbilt
University. J. ft. Dickerson.
Arkadelpbia District—Presiding elder, H. M.
Bruce; Arkadelpbia station. A. O. Evans; Ar
kadelphia circuit, Frank Hopkins: Amity, .T. L.
Leonard; Ursery circuit. Isaac Webb, supply;
Social Hill circuit, G. W. I.ongon: Hot Springs
circuit, J. L. MKinley; Hot Springs, First
church. M. B. Corrigan; Third Street. J. H.
Cummins; Malvern Avenue, M. W. Manville;
Park Avenue. J. It. Rushing; Forest Home, F.
E. Dodson; Malvern station. T. .T. Norswor
thy; Malvern circuit, to be supplied; Prlccc
ton circuit, E. F. Wilson; Holly springs circuit,
J. I). Dunn; Dalark circuit. J. W. Berry: Perla
and Walco, T. F. Ileatley; field agent Western
Methodist. J. C. Rhodes; Lonior circuit, L. M.
Powell; student Vanderbilt University, Mof
fett J. Rhodes.
Prescott District—Presiding elder. W. R.
Harrison: Prescott station. J. Ec Godbey;
Okolonn circuit. J. A. Parker; C. I>. McSwain,
supernumerary; Emmett circuit. L. J. Riddling;
Hope, L. I». Scott; Washington, Z. D. Lind
say: Mineral Springs circuit. W. M. Crowson;
Center Point circuit, S. K. Burnett; Nashville.
A. P. Few; Bingen circuit. II. E. VanCamp;
Remiss, R. L. Ileesc; Murfreesboro circuit. D.
D. Warllck; Chidester circuit, J. S. Johnston:
Fulton and McNabb, to be supplied; Spring
Hill circuit. F. R. Canfield; Pike City, Edgar
Scav, supply; Gordon. W. A. Steele.
Texarkana District—Presiding elder. T.
Owens: Texarkana. First church. Frank Bar
rett; Fair view. S. C. Dean; College Hill. L.
W. Evans: Horatio, A. D. Jenkins; Wilton.
W. W. Mills: De Queen. W. I\ Whaley;
Loekesburg. H. D. McKinnon; Mount Ida cir
cuit. Hugh Revely: Cherry Hill circuit, D.
C. Dodd: Bright Star circuit. Seawoll: Um
pire circuit. G. W. Forrest; Janssen circuit.
T. II. Crowder; Mena, J. A. Henderson; Ash
down. A. M. Ro’Wrtson: Foreman, W. W. Nel
son; Ben Lomond. P. W. r.vmpbell: Texarkana
circuit. H. M. Harris; GUUam circuit, J. B.
Williams.
Transferred—J. II. Dye to White River Con
ference; J. A. B. Fry to Pacific Conference;
i James Thomas to North Misslrsippi Confer
ence; Lewis PoweF to Memphis Conference;
F. M. Pipkin to White River Conference; W.
H. Dum-an to Oklahoma Conference.
] Advertising Whiskey in Newspapers
Not Prohibited.
Tr.e Supreme Court, in a recent d>*>
cision, holds that the law prohibiting
I the soliciting of orders for whiskey in
i prohibition territory does not prevent
j the advertising of whiskey in news
papers published in prohibition terri
tory. The decision claims that there
is a distinction between soliciting and
advertising. While an advertisement
is a solicitation in a broad sense for
the sale of the wares, yet advertising
is as 'definite and defined action as so
licitation, and it cannot be inferred
that the legislature intended to pro
hibit advertising unless it said so in
express terms.
Appropriations Recommended for
Arkansas.
Secretary Shaw of the treasury de
partment in his estimates of appro
priations submitted to Congress, rec
ommends that sums be set aside tc
continue work on federal buildings in
Arkansas as follows: Little Reck, $25,
000; Pine Eiui'f, -525,000; Fayetteville*
$20,000.