The Newark Journal.
O. F. CRAIG, Kdltor.
NlTwARK- - , ARKANSAS.
Dr. Manuel Amador ha? been
elected as the first president of the
republic of Panama.
A negro named General Lee,
charged with criminal assault, was
hanged bv a mob at Dorchester,
S. C.
Republican editors of Missouri,
in annual convention, endorsed
President Roosevolt for the party
nomination.
Senator Hanna has issued the
formal call for the republican na
tional convention, to meet in Chi
cago Tuesday, June 21.
Contract for the building of
the proposed battleship Idaho and
■Mississippi has been awarded to
Cramps & Son of Philadelphia.
The sentiment of the French
government is said to he strongly
in'favor of Russia in her claim to
paramount influence in Manchuria.
The crew of a passenger train on
the Seaboard Air Line prevented a
hold-up by four masked men near
Sanderson, Fla., by giving battle
to the bandits and forcing them to
(lee after the baggage car had been
wrecked with dynamite.
Chas. Schwab, after a bitter
light, has withdrawn bis opposition
k> the appointment of a receiver for
the United States Shipbuilding
Company. It is alleged Schwab
Wrecked the company and convert
ed millions of its assets to himself.
During the past two weeks $5,
500,000 in gold has arrived at San
Francisco from Japan, to pay for
food supplies and munitions of war
that have been obtained in this
country. More gold now is on
route to the United States from
Japan to pay for other supplies.
A. W. Maehen and several others,
formerly officials of the postotlice
department, were placed on trial at
Washington»on the lltli in-d. The
indictments charge conspiracy to
■—fcrs^iud the government in connec
tion with the sale of letter box fas
teners. It is expected the trials
will extend over several weeks.
[ A dispatch from Washington
says that it can be stated on good
authority that the administration
does not contemplate {laying one
dollar out of the United States
treasury to Colombia on account of
the secession of Panama. Nor will
■it go before 'The Hague tribunal as
a party to any proceedings growing
out of that secession.
It is alleged the three manufac
turers who control tho supply of
anti-toxin, the great remedy for
dihpthcria, have formed a trust
and advanced the price over 100
per cent. The discovery of anti
toxin serum was made by the de
partment of health of Chicago, and
the Illinois medical society threat
ens to proceed legally against the
alleged combine.
W. S. Timmons of Brooklyn,
claims to have perfected a typeset
ting machine that will rival any
now in existence. It is claimed
this machine, which can be cheaply
constructed, prints as fast as a type
writer can operate, uses no tvpc,
movable or immovable, but, instead,
a polished plate of metal, from
which the impression may be eras
ed as from a slate. It counts and
measures the spaces in every line,
and “justifies” it with mathematic
al accuracy.
Of the nineteen former members
of the St. Louis common council
indicted and convicted of bribery
not one of them have reached
the penitentiary, due to technicali
ties and delays of the courts.
The senate has confirmed tho
nominations of W. H, Taft of Ohio,
secretary of war; Luke E. Wright
of Tennesseee, civil governor of
the Philippine islands, and II. 0.
Ide of Vermont, vice governor of
the Philippines.
Meeting of Horticulturists.
The annual meeting of the State
Horticultural Society was held at
Van Buren last week. The attend
ance was the largest and enthusiasm
of the delegates the greatest in the
I history of the society. An address
| by A. T. Atwood of Springfield,
Mo., on “Possibilities and Respon
sibilities" received marked atten
tion, as did “Observations of Five
Years in Commercial Peach Or
; ehards of Arkansas/’ by F. M. Far
ris, president of the Arkansas Fruit
Shippers’ Association. The elec
tion of officers resulted as follows:
President, John P. Logan of Si
loam Springs; first vice president,
F. M. II. Smeltzer, Van Buren;
second vice president, Geo. T. Lin
' coin, Bentonville; third vice presi
j dent, A. W. St. John, Mena ; secre
tary, Prof. E. Walker, Fayetteville;
treasurer, A. W. Vestal, Little
Rock. Executive committee, W. II.
Shibley. Van Buren, chairman; J.
Hamilton, Bentonville; Prof. 1).
i Compton, Gentry; J. E. Reynolds,
Green Forest; S. E. Wear, Fayette
ville.
A Brutal Murder.
George Heide, an industrious
farmer of Garland county, was bru
tally murdered near liis home a
few miles from Hot Springs. The
object of the murder was robbery.
Heide had been to town and dis
posed of a load of farm truck.
When within a quarter of a mile of
his home, a man stepped from be
hind a tree and dealt lleide a mur
derous blow on the back of his
head, which crushed the skull, tore
one side of his head almost olf and
knocked the eyes from their sock
ets. After striking his victim down,
the murderer is supposed to have
gone through the victim's pockets,
taking a pocketbook and other val
uables. There was a large pool of
blood at the foot of a hill, where
the murder was committed. The
body was left in the wagon, and
the team continued to 1 Hide's
home, where his wife, who went to
the gate to assist in unhitching,
discovered the mutilated body of
her husband.
Turrentine Turns up.
John Turrentine, formerly an
employe of the Alphin-Lake Cotton
Company at El Dorado and avIio
mysteriously disappeared about the
time the above firm failed, returned
to ibis state last week. It will be
recalled that the above firm's fail
ure caused a big sensation in busi
ness and railroad circles, it being
alleged that over $‘.100,000 in bo
gus bills of lading for cotton issued
by the Alphin-Lake company were
used in securing advances from
Little Hock banks. Turrentine.
who was bookket per and confidential
man for the firm at El Dorado, and
who, it is alleged, alone can give
testimony as to certain transactions
of the firm, gives no explanation of
his sudden disappearance or why
he returned.
Former Congressman Dead.
Hon. Tom M. Gunter, former
congressman, died at his home in
Fayetteville on the 13th inst. lie
was one of the oldest citizens of
the state, and began the practice of
law at Fayetteville in 1853. He
was a delegate from Washington
county in the Arkansas state con
vention of May, 1801, and served in
the Confederate army as colonel of
the Thirteenth Arkansas volunteers.
Col. Gunter was elected prosecuting
attorney for the fourth judicial cir
cuit in 1800 and held the oflice un
til his official position was termi
nated by the reconstruction of the
state in 1808. lie was elected to
the Forty-third congress, after a
heated contest, June 10, 1871, ami
was re-elected to the Forty-fourth,
Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth and Forty
seventh congresses as a democrat.
Big Blaze at Ozark.
On the 13th inst. lire destroyed
property at Ozark valued at $40,
000. It was the most disastrous
conflagration in the town’s history.
Three fine brick buildings were de
stroyed. Two were owned by M.
B. Conatser and were valued at
$12,000, insured for $3,000. The
other was owned by E. I). Hill &
Son, and was valued at $3,000; no
insurance. The Ozark Dry Goods
Company’s building was damaged
to the extent of $2,000. Other loss
es were: Mrs. Mattie Smith's resi
dence was destroyed; loss $500,
no insurance. W. W. Mansfield’s
law oil ice and small business house;
loss, $000; no insurance. K. H.
Strong, hardware dealer; loss, $4,
000; no insurance. G. \V. Russell,
clothing; loss, $13,000; insurance,
$2,000. O. llill, barber, fixtures;
loss, $300; no insurance. G. \V.
McLaughlin, saddler and harness
dealer; loss, $3,000; no insurance.
Dr. E. W. Blackburn, drugs, dam
aged $250; no insurance. \V, C.
Bill, jeweler, $100; no insurance.
\V. 1\ Richardson, grocer, damaged
$200; no insurance. G. W. Rus
sell, grocery store, damaged $600;
no insurance. W. A. Carter & Son,
druggists; damage, $500; insur
ance, $1,500. Total estimated loss,
$10,050 ; insurance, $10,000. C. B.
Adcock, a telegraph operator, fell
twenty-five feet from a building
while assisting to extinguish the
fire. He was seriously injured.
Salooh Men Indicted.
The Pulaski county grand jury
lias returned indictments against a
number of saloonkeepers, charging
them with exhibiting gaining de
vices in the second story of their
place of business. This action by
the grand jury is said to be the out
come of the long tight waged by the
Anti-Gambling Association against
gambling in Little Hock. The first
step was the tiling of information
with the circuit court against cer
tain saloon-keepers, alleging that
they operated gaming devices, on
which an order of seizure was is
sued to the sheriff. A number of
tables were secured and they are
now piled in the rear of Judgi
Lea's courtroom, pending the de
cision of the supreme cu rt in fl;
ease against IL A. Furth, which
was appealed as a test case Since
then another seizure has been made
and twelve tables were publicly;
burned.
Treasurer’s Report.
The quarterly report of State
Treasurer Tipton shows the follow
ing sums on hand:
V. S. currency.$ 725,540.29
County scrip . 0,087.01
Auditor certificates , 962.10
j Jones’ note . 103,91b.9b
•3 per cent funding
bonds. 1,233,500.00
3 per cent funding
bonds coupons ... 902,130.00
b per cent Fayette
ville bonds . 9,000.00
5 per cent Fayette
ville bonds coupons S,550.00
$3,019,0t)b. 3b
Killing at a Dance.
At a country dance given near
Mulberry, a light occurred, in which
several young men engaged, and one
of the parties, named Sam Foster,
was struck on the head with a single
tree, fracturing his skull, death re
sulting. Job.n Roberts, aged 20, was
arrested and placed in jail on a war
rant charging him with murder in
the first degree.
Realized Death Was Near.
Charles Allen, a railroad man
from Indian Territory, choked to
death in his room at a Hot Springs
hotel from an affection of the throat
for which he was under treatment.
Realizing his serious condition, Al
len left a note stating that lie was
choking to death and was unable to
call assistance.
Christians United.
A unique religious service was
recently held in the Jewish syna
gogue at Texarkana. The occasion
was a joint farewell between the
Jewish congregation and that of
the First Methodist Episcopal
church, South. The latter was or
ganized a little more than a year
ago, with Rev. James Thomas as
pastor. The new church at that
time was without any house of
worship, and Rev. Dr. Joseph Bo
gen tendered the use of the syna
gogue until such time as the newly
organized Methodist body could
build itself a church. Thq offer
was accepted and for more than
twelve months the congregation of
the Methodist church held services
in the synagogue. The two congre
gations, Jewish and Methodist,
came to like and admire each other
very much during the time. The
new house of worship built by the
Methodists having been completed
by a pre-arranged plan, the two
pastors brought their flocks togeth
er for a farewell service. Dr. Thom
I as and Rabbi Bogen sat side by
side in the pulpit while the two
choirs alternately rendered choice
selections of sacred music.
Dr. Bogen delivered a broad, schol
arly address, which was followed by
one from Dr. Thomas of a like
character. Both speeches breathed
a spirit of broad liberality and tol
eration, and were greatly enjoyed
by the large audience present. Suit
able resolutions of thanks were of
fered. and unanimously adopted by
the Methodist people, and a suita
ble response to these was made by
the Jewish congregation. The rab
bi prayed for God's richest bless
ings to rest upon the Methodists
and Dr. Thomas in turn invoked
heaven’s constant care and benedic
tion upon the Jewish flock. The
service ended with ail uniting in
singing “Xearer, My God, to
Thee.”
To Open Lands to Settlement.
Representative Macon lias intro
duced a bill in congress providing
for the survey, location and plat
ting of tin- islands in the St. Fran
cis river in Arkansas and Missouri.
It is provided that the commission
er of the general land office be di
rected upon the application of any
actual settler or owner of any last
ing and valuable improvements
upon any of said islands, to cause
the same to be surveyed, located
and platted as i- now preserib d by
law for surveying, locating and
platting any of the public lands be
longing to the I'nitcd States, and
that when any of said islands shall
be so surveyed, located and platted,
the said settler and owner of such
improvements thereon shall have
Mich prefi re nee rights to acquire
title to the same as is now allowed
to settlers on any other public and
unsurveyed lands of the United
States.
Hot Spring? Gets the Convention.
At a meeting of the democratic
state central committee h Id in Lit
tle Rock last week Hot Springs was
selected as the place of holding the
state convention and dune I t the
date named, On motion of John
11. Page the basis of representation
was placed at one delegate for each
175 votes cast for Governor Davis
in 100:i. It was decided that each
county assess candidates for state
offices the sum of 50 cents to help
defray expense of the primary.
There will be -110 delegates in the
convention.
Former Arkansan Honored.
John ('. Breckinridge, formerly
of Arkansas, has been appointed
one <<f the assistants of John J.
Delaney, corporation counsel for
the city of New York, under Mayor
McClellan. Mr. Breckinridge lias
been practicing law in New York
for six years. IIis new position
pays a salary of $3,000 per annum.
The New Digest.
Hon. W. F. Kirby of Texarkana
states that he is busily engaged on
the task of digesting the statutes
of Arkansas, and that he hopes to
have the work completed and ready
for the printer by May 13. The
last legislature passed a bill pro.
viding for this work.
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