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WEDHESDAY, APRIL 13.
A message was received from the
governor in the house vetoing the Mer
riman bill providing for the comple
tion of the state capftol .building. On
motion of the author of the bill it was
passed over the veto.
The general appropriation bill for
maintenance of the state government
was introduced by Chairman Merriman
of the ways and m^ans committee.
The house passed a bill abolishing
chancery courts.
Senator Simpson’s bill providing for
redigesting of the statutes and au
thorizing the governor to appoint a di
geeter was defeated in the senate.
The Senate.
H. B. 306. roviding that all fast trains
shall stop at stations nearest the state
boundary lines, was the first measure
passed.
Senator Simpson introduced a bill ap
propriating $7,500 for the relief of suf
ferers from the recent tornado in Van
Buren, Cleburne and White counties.
Senator Matlock’s bill, requiring sick,
accident and health benefit insurance
companies to file a bond of $30,000, was
defeated.
Senator Norwood called up S. B. 17
(Simpson), providing for the redigest
ing of the statutes, the digester to be
appointed by the governor subject to
the approval of the supreme court.
Senator Norwood spoke in favor of
the measure.
Senator Wilson opposed the measure,
which failed to pass.
H. B. 371 (Chestnut), providing for a
state board of examiners for osteo
pathic physicians passed.
S. B. 164. providing for the confirma
tion of tax titles, was taken up and
passed.
A motion by Senator Short to sus
pend the rules and take up the Keel
anti-trust bill was lost.
Senators Huddleston. Smith and Butt
worn onnnlntorl a riimlnlttim tn art with
the house committee in inviting W. R.
Hearst to address the general’ assem
bly.
The House.
Judge Merriman. chairman of the
ways and means committee, introduced
If 13. 552. the annual appropriation bill
for the maintenance of the state gov
ernment. The total amount appro
priated is $ US,847. an increase of $26.
k 0«»o over that of two years ago Th
house, sitting as a committee of the
whole, adopted the bill without amend
ments and recommended that it pass.
H. 13. 523 (Horton), granting to rail
roads a right of way over state lands,
was read third time and passed.
H. I?. 398 (Scrimshire). to compel rail
roads to settle for damages to merchan
dise within a reasonable time, passed.
The house concurred in the senate
amendments and passed H. B. 467. regu
' lating the manner in which cities of the
> stM or»tl .lass may become cities of the
iirst class.
H. B. 404 (Rountree), fixing passen
ger rates on railroads over twenty
miles in length at 3 cents per mile, was
called up and passed.
Mr. Scrimshires bill requiring own
ers of sawmills and factories to pay
wages of discharged employes on the
day of discharge was read third time
and passed.
H. B. 26 (Moore of Newton), abolish
ing separate chancery judges. was
taken up. Mr. Moore urged that the
. circuit judges could do the work now
performed by the chancellors. The bill
passed—4 0 to 36.
A message was received from the
Governor, vetoing H. B. 400 (Merri
man). which provides for the comple
tion of the state capitol building.
Mr. Merriman moved that the bill
be reconsidered and that it be passed
over the veto. Mr. Whitley spoke in
opposition to th«> bill. The motion to
1 pass the bill over the veto was carried.
71 to 10.
THURSDAY, APRIL 16.
The house passed the general ap
propriation bill without amendment,
also the appropriation bill for the Uni
versity of Arkansas reduced by amend
ment from $257,000 to $122,000.
The bill appropriating $7,500 for tor
ri'iilii hi i flVrf»r«* In nnrth*»rn Arlffintus
passed the senate. The senate passed
the blind school and Confederate Home
appropriation bills.
Tho Senate.
S B. 272 (Simpson) appropriating
$7,500 for the relief of the tornado suf
ferers of Van Buren. Cleburne and
White counties, was taken up as a
special order. The bill passed, 25 to 7.
Senator Killough called up 11. B. 400
(Merriman), providing for the comple
tion of the state capitol building, the
bill having been vetoed by the governor,
and passed by the house over the veto.
Senator Killough moved that the bill
be passed over the veto. Without de
bate. the motion was adopted, 24 to s.
A motion to suspend the rules anu
take up S. B. 1, the anti-trust bill, was
lost.
H. B. "40. making appropriation for
the support of the Arkansas School for
the Blind, and H. B. 4Ss, providing for
tl>e support of the Confederate Soldiers'
Home, passed by a unanimous vote.
Senator Killough introduced a bill
authorizing the St. Francis levee board
to issue bonds for the purpose of repair
ing and strengthening the levee.
S. B 113. setting aside $200 out of
every liquor license for the school fund,
was taken up and the house amend
ments concurred in.
The senate went into committee of
the whole to consider the appropria
tion bill for the deaf-mute school.
Amendments were adopted reducing
the item of $22,200 for teachers’ sala
ries to $10,200, the item of $500 for den
tal work to $200; the item of $5,000 for
repairs and construction of fences,
walks and driveways to $2,000. The
Items of $3,000 for a barn, $1,000 for
engineer's house and $8,000 for deep
well and steel tank were eliminated.
An amendment, providing that no rel
ative of tlie board or superintendent
be employed in the school, was adopted.
Tho House.
A resolution was adopted providing
for the opening of the morning sessions
at 8:30 o'clock.
H. B. 552 (Merriman), the genc/61 ap
propriation bill for the maintenance of
the state government. was , called up
A motion to place back ot^rfecond read
ing for the purpose u|' amendment,
was lost. The bill pqjpsed without a
dissenting vote.
Mr. Du Haney called up H. B. 493,
making appropriation Tor the Univer
sity of Arkansas. Ttte bill as amended,
passed. <#
A resolution introduced providing
for the holding oSpight sessions by the
house.
H. B. 179 (Aptple), appropriating
$1,000 for the earn of the graves of
Confederate soldier J§ buried at Camp
Nelson. Lonoke, parsed.
H. B. 547 \( Jacobs). appropriating
$1,000 annuallyITor two years for the
purpose of maintaining state teachers’
institutes, was tjLken up. Mr. Campbell,
(
of Pulaski explained that if the bill
was passed, the stpte would get a si*.i
ilar amount from the Peabody fund.
The bill passed.
H. B. 516, which provides that mutual
life Insurance companies shall set aside
50 per cent of premiums for the pay
ment of losses an:l for the benefit of
policy-holders, was read third time and
passed.
H. B. 447, to allow jurors mileage «f j
5 cents per mile, was passed.
Mr. Merriman introduced a bill mak
ing appropriation for the maintenance
of the railroad commission. The bill
was considered by the house as commit
tee of the whole and reported favorably.
Mr. Perry introduced a bill to reduce
the expense in criminal cases by limit
ing the number of witnesses.
FRIDAY. APRIL 17.
A concurrent resolution was adopted
by both branches of the general assem
bly providing for a joint session, Tues
day, April 21, for the selection cf the
state capitol commission.
Senator Wilson's bill exempting
Christian Scientists from the provis
ions of the medical bill, was amended
by the house to prevent Christian Scien
tists from making any charge for their
services.
The* house passed Mr. Whitley’s bill
providing that no franchise shall be
granted by a municipality until it has
been submitted to a vote of the people.
The Senate.
Senator Witt introduced a bill to pre
vent the keeping of poolrooms for re
ceiving bets on the races and to prevent
betting on horse races at the race
track.
S. B. 277 (Killough) authorizing the
St. Francis levee board to issue bonds
to the amount of $500,000, passed with
out a dissenting vote.
A resolution was adopted fixing Mon
day. April 20. as the day for selecting
the five members of the state capitol
commission provided for by H. B. 400.
A communication from the bar of
Garland county protesting against the
abolition of chancery courts, was read.
H. B. 552, the general appropriation
bill was passed to its third reading
without amendment.
H. 11. 403. the appropriation bill for
the University of Arkansas, was
called up. Amendments were adopt
ed increasing the appropriation for me
chanical and horticultural departments
from $2,000 to $4,000; for campus im
provement from $400 to $1,000; for
teachers’ salaries from $40,000 to $50.
000.
Amendments appropriating $25,000
for a girls' dormitory and $3,000 for
ate adopted amendments appropriating
$.'{.000 for farmers’ institutes; $1,000
for expenses of entomologist; increas
ing the appropriation for library from
$1,000 to $ 1.500 and the salary of ma
tron to $50 per month.
Senator Gray’s bill, setting aside a
portion of the liquor tax for the school
fund, passed.
Senator Butt called up Mr. Whitley’s
bill, providing that before a franchise
is granted by a municipal corporation,
thirty days’ notice must be given arid
an election held. The bill passed.
Mr. Kerwin’s bill. providing for a
uniform pay day for railways, was read
third time and tabled.
A resolution was adopted providing
for a joint session of the general as
sembly. Tuesday April 21. for the elec
tion of the state capitol commission.
The House.
A resolution was adopted providing
for the selection of the state capitol
commission. Monday. April 20.
H. B. 656. making appropriation for
salaries and expenses of railroad com
mission. and 11. B. 494. the appropria
tion bill for the Branch Normal School
at Bine Bluff, were passed.
S. B. 276. appropriating $7,500 for
tornado sufferers in Cleburne. Van Bu
ren and White counties, passed 60 to 5. !
The house refused to concur in the
senate amendments to the appropriation
bills for the blind school and the Con- |
federate Soldiers’ Home.
S. B. 219. tin.* Christian Science bill,
was called up. Dr. Daniel offered an
amendment providing that Christian
Scientists shall receive no compensation
for ofb-ring prayer. Messrs. Merriman
j and Whitley opposed the amendment,
which was adopted 39 to 37.
S. B 16S (Matlock) increasing the sal
ary of secretary of state from $1,800
to $2,200 per year, was passed.
S B 106 (Kilgore) prohibiting non
residents from bunting and fishing, with
out paying a license of $1*>0 per year
in each county in which they hunt or
fish, was read third time and passed.
S. B. 149 (Flenniken). providing that
the proceeds from tin* sale of sixteenth
section lands shall be paid into the
state treasury, was passed.
S. B. 162 (Caldwell) to prevent dis
crimination in prices of manufactured
products, coal oil and dressed beef, was
r«*ad third tinn*. Mr. Tarver explained
that the bill sought to prevent discrim
ination in prices by the oil and beef
trusts.
i ne bill passed, 50 to 12,
SATURDAY, APRIL 18.
The Hodman bill, creating a state
board of arbitration, was defeated in
the senate. Three appropriation bills,
for the University of Arkansas, hospi
tal for the insane and deaf mute in
stitute. were passed by the senate.
The house killed Mr. Campbell's bill
annulling the Dickinson convict con
tract. by striking ‘ out the enacting
clause. Mr. Du Laney’s bill, making
tlie carrying of pistols punishable by
imprisonment, was defeated in th
house.
A bill appropriating $100 for a re
ward for the capture of a criminal,
was passed over the governor’s vet
by a unanimous vote.
The Senats.
Senator Jobe called up Dr. Brian t’
bill appropriating $100 to pay reward
to the sheriff of Hempstead county
for the capture of a thief, the bill hav
ing been vetoed by tlie governor. On
Senator Jobe’s motion the bill war
passed over the veto by a unanimous
The appropriation bill for the Branch
Normal School at Pine Bluff passed.
Senator Collins called up a bill pro
hibiting the purchase of liquor in pro
hibition territory from unknown per
sons. The bill passed.
Mr. Rodman's bill, creating a state
board of arbitration, for the settlement
of labor disputes, was taken up. The
bill Was defeated. 6 to 21.
Senator King asked consent to call
up his anti-trust bill, which v as re
fused \ motion t<> suspend the rules
and take up the bill was lost.
The appropriation bill for the Uni
versity of Arkansas was read the third
time. Senator Jobe spoke against th*
bill. He urged that it was not right
for all the people of Arkansas to pay
for something which only benefited a
few'. The bill passed.
The bills making appropriation for
the maintenance of the hospital for th<
insane and the deaf mute school, passed
without opposition.
The House.
IT. B. 486 (Chesnutt) permitting
county examiners to renew teachers’
first grade license without re-examina
tion. was passed.
H. B. 279 (Funk) appropriating $25,
000 for the reprinting of Arkansas su
preme court reports, was read third
time and passed.
H B. 519 (Campbell of Randolph) to
annul the Dickinson convict contract.
was taken up. An amendment to
strike out the enacting clause was of
fered. Messrs. Chesnut. tVhltthorne
and Campbell of Pulaski opposed the
bill. Messrs. Horton and Campbell of
Randolph supported It. The motion to
strike out the enacting clause was car
ried. 45 to 38.
H. B. 487 (Du Raneyl, making the
carrying of a pistol punishable by im
prisonment from thirty to sixty days
in addition to a tine, was taken up.
Mr. Parks urged that the bill would
place the law-abiding citizen at the
mercy of the desperado. Mr. Garrett
spoke in favor of the bill because It
would break up the practice of carry
ing pistols, Messrs. Wnitley and To
ney opposed the measure. The bill
failed to pass. 30 to 52.
H. B. 357. permitting the erection of
public buildings In Improvement dis
tricts, was passed.
MONDAY. APRIL 30.
Both the house and senate eaucuesed
for nominees for state capitol com
missioner. to be elected In joint ses
sion.
Senator Norwood's Joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the con
stitution so as to permit women to
serve as school directors was defeated.
The house reconsidered the vote by
which the Whitthorne bill, repealing
the Wilson anti-gambling act. was
passed. The bill seeks to re-enact the
old laws In regard to gaming.
The Senate.
A resolution was adopted directing
the clerk of the senate to purchase
2,000 copies of the ways and means
committee report on the investigation
Of charges against the governor and
distribute them among the members.
Senator Covington introduced a bill
redistricting dhe chancery districts
and adding three districts. Senator
Killgore introduced an amendment to
taake the appointment of the chan
cellors out of the hands of the gover
nor. The amendment was defeated.
Senator Norwood called up senate
resolution No. 5. proposing an amend
ment to the constitution to permit
women to hold the office of school
director. The resolution was defeted.
The senate caucus announced the
selection of the following gentlemen as
nominees for state capitol commission
ers: J M. Flenniken. John R. Davis.
Eagle, the1 names to be presented at
a joint session.
Tne House.
Mr. McGuigan called up II. B. 413,
regulating the granting- of franchises,
providing for the making public of the
value of railroads and regulating the
amount and the manner of issuing
stocks, bonds or other evidence of in
debtedness of railroad companies. The
bill passed.
Mr. Cook of Chicot introduced a bill
providing for the redigesting of the
statutes and appointing T. D. Craw
ford. supreme court reporter, as di
gester.
A senate resolution providing that
$4,000 of the world’s fair appropria
tion be used for an educational ex
hibit was adopted.
The house proceeded to the nomina
tion of candidates for the state cap
itol commission. The nominations of
the various congressional districts
were ratified, as follows. Z. T. Mat
thews, Jonesboro; J. U. Caleb. Evening
Shade. L. W. Clark. Wlleoxson; R W.
Macfarlane, Greenwood; Dan YY. Jones.
Little Rock; W. B. Alexander, Pine
Bluff; H. L. B’Shers. Fulton.
The house resolved itself into a cau
cus to nominate the candidates at large.
The following names were placed in
nomination: J. S. Thomas; Clarendon
\V. R. Duley, Little Rock; George Wil
1 i a m s. Pulaski; Howard Robb. L>esha
J. 1’. Thines, Faulkner; W. K. Ramsey
Ouachita; J. 11. Fry. Polk; B. K. Pat
ten, Pulaski; Henry Patterson, White
A. C. Hutchinson, Howard.
Messrs. Duley, Fry and Robb were
nominated.
House Hill 4 6$, by Messrs. Perry
and I'indall. providing for the work
ing of a certain number of state con
victs on county roads, was discussed
at length, and, on final vote, was de
feated.
Judge Merriman called up H. B. 563.
appropriating $1,200 to pay for print
ing the last biennial report of the com
missioner of mines, manufacture and
agriculture. The bill passed.
TUESDAY. APRIL 21.
The Senate
Mr. Chrisp's bill creating a board
of pardons was called up and tabled.
S. B. 2.si (Covington), to redistrict
the state into cnancery districts and in
increasing the number to sevenfwyp
creasing the number from seven to ten.
was taken up. Senator Butt spoke in
support of the measure. Senators Cot
hain. McFerrin and Vaughter opposed
the bill, which passed, 17 to 14.
The general appropriation bill for
the maintenance of the state g->v< rn
in was wiinoui opposition.
The senate proceeded to the house
for the purpose of sitting in joint ses
sion for the selection of state capitol
commissioners.
The House.
H. B. 524 (Chambers), to permit the
defendant in any jury trial to secure a
spoeiul jury trial by giving three days’
notice and paying all costs, was de
feated.
H. B. 4 99 (Brooks), providing that
contracts fur public printing shall be
given to residents of the state, was
defeated.
S. B. 134 (Mardis), authorizing the
attorney general to bring suit in the
supreme court of the United States to
determine the boundary line between
v..»s state and Tennessee in Mississippi
county, was read third time and passed.
The members of the senate ap
peared in the house and the joint ses
sion of the house and senate to select
state capitol commissioners, assembled
with President Short in the chair.
The name of Ex-Gov. Eagle, nomi
nated by the senate, was withdrawn.
The following names were presented
to be balloted for John B. McCaleb.
Dr. J. M. Flenniken. R. W. McFar
lano. Z T. Matthews. \V. B. Alexan
der, Dr. II. L. B'Shers. ex-Gov. Dan W.
Jones. J H. Fry. L. W. Clark, Howard
Robb, \V. R. Du ley.
After six ballots the following were
leclared elected John B. McCaleb. of
Sharp county; Dr J. M. Flenniken,
Ouachita;. R. W. McFarlane, Sebastian;
W. B. Alexander. Jefferson; Z. T.
Matthews, Craighead.
New Railroad for Hot Springs.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Little Rock, Hot Springs and Western
Railroad, it was decided to extend the
road west from Hot Springs eighty
miles to Mena, where a junction will
be formed with the uansas City
Southern railroad. It is said that the
work of construction of the new line
will be begun within thirty days.
The survey has been completed for
the England and Clear Lake railroad
which will extend from England to
the Arkansas river. It is expected
that the road will be in operation by
the middle of next September.
Arkansas State News
Homeopathic Society Formed.
A state organization of Homeo
pathic physicians was formed at a
meeting held in Little Rock. The
name of the new body is the
“Homeopathic Medical Society of
Arkansas.” The officers elected
were: President, Hr. W. E. Green,
Little Rock; vice president, V. H.
Hallomnn, Hot Springs; secretary,
Z. N. Short, Hot Springs; treasur
er, P. ('. Williams, Texarkana.
The organization was formed in
order to comply with an act passed
by the present legislature provid
ing for three medical examining
boards, the members to be recom
mended by the state associations of
allopathic, homeopathic and eclec
tic physicians.
Witness Confesses to Perjury
A. L. Fitzgerald, one of the wit
nesses for the defense in the trial of
Poly Carlisle, charged with robbery
at Eureka Springs, is said to have
confessed to perjury, implicating
several others. Carlisle was sen
tenced to three years in the peniten
tiary. The robbery alleged to have
been committed by Carlisle was one
of the boldest in the history of the
state. Entering a bank at Rogers,
he covered the cashier with a re
volver and secured $o,500. He es
caped into the mountains in a
buggy, which he had previously
hired. When a posse set out in pnr
„.,;i _ 1... .i
search.
Reward for Ex-Cashier
A proclamation lias been issued
by Gov. Davis, offering a reward of
$500 for the arrest of D. 1’. Terry,
who is charged with defalcation in
connection with the failure of the
Howard County Bank, at Nashville,
of which he was cashier. It is al
leged that he was indebted to the
bank in the sum of $17,500 without
security and that besides ho was
short in his accounts to the amount
of $25,000. Terry w as arrested some
time ago and released on $1,000
bond. He is said to have given his
bondsmen a mortgage on his prop
erty and disappeared, forfeiting his
bond.
New Law May Be Tested
Joseph K. Hunt, of Little Hock,
was convicted of grand larceny in
the Pulaski circuit court and sen
tenced to five years in the peniten
tiary. Hunt was alleged to have
stolen $(500 from his wife and gone
to California with a woman known
as Bird Sheppard. They were ar
rested vat Los Angeles. One of the
questions involved in the trial was
the validity of a law passed by the
present legislature permitting a wife
to testify against her husband in
case of a property loss. Judge Lou
admitted the testimony of the wife.
Plumbers Meet at Eureka Springs
The Master Plumbers Association
met in annual convention at Eureka
Springs. A. V. Rogoski, of Little
Rock and W. N. Bruce of Fort
Smith, were elected delegates to the
national convention at San Fran
cisco. Hot Springs was selected as
the place for holding the next an
nual meeting.
Mill Owner Crushed by Boiler
J. L. Chapman, owner of a saw
mill near Fulton, was killed while
working at his mill. Chapman was
preparing to move his mill to an
other place and was taking down
the machinery for that purpose.
Without warning the engine boiler
rolled over on him, crushing him
and killing him instantly.
Escaped Through Car Window.
John Helms, of Eureka Springs,
was arrested on a charge of steal
ing a gold watch from a burning
house in that city. Helms started
to leave town, and when an officer
began to search the train. Helms
jumped through a ear window. The
officer jumped from the train and
captured his man. Helms stated
that lie bought the watch.
Mayor Belding Makes Promise
Mayor George It. Bedding, who
was elected mayor of Hot Springs
for the third time, in his annual
mesi age to the council stated that
the entire indebtedness of that city
is less than $'-20,000 and promised
to wipe out this debt entirely dur
ing the next year. The mayor an
nounced the-reappointment of Chief
Vf Police T. F. Teague and Chief
oVtbe Fine Department Alex Crain.
I
Colored Woman Killed
Aunie Thomas, a colored woman
who lived near Sweet Home, died
as the result of injuries which she
alleged were inflicted by Sam Car
ter, a colored neighbor. The wo
man alleged before her death that
she and Carter had quarreled over
a dividing ffhioe between their prop
erty and that Carter struck her with
a crow-bar. Carter was arrested on
a charge of assault to kill, which
was changed to a charge of murder
after the woman died. An autopsy
was held which failed to disclose the
wound alleged to have been inflicted
by Carter. The coroner’s jury ren
dered a verdict of death from un
known causes.
Havoc From Tornado at Pearson
The first reports of the damage
wrought at l’earson by the tornado
which swept over the northern part
of the state were received a week
after the storm. Telephone and tele
graph wires were blown down and
roads to the outside world were im
passable. Two residents of Pearson
wore fatally injured and a score
were injured. The fatally injured
were Matthew lloloman and his
wife. Only two dwellings were left
standing in the entire town. The
jteople were left without protection
and in many cases, without food.
Thrno ImiKiN wprp viwnnf nwnv nil
tirely and not a whole piece of the
furniture which was in these houses
could be found.
Whole Family Murderad
.John Spicer, a young negro, 10
years of age <>f l’ine Bluff, inflicted
fatal wounds upon Rosa Wilson, a
young Degress and her two children,
aged three and four years. Spicer
forced an entrance into the woman’s
house and struck his victims over
the head with a heavy iron bar, in
flicting fatal wounds. The crime
was not discovered for sonic time.
Spicer is said to be a cocaine fiend
and to have been in trouble many
times. The Wilson woman had
caused his arrest several times and
this is thought to have been the mo
tive for the crime. Spicer was cap
tured at his mother’s house.
Blue Law for Pine Bluff.
Mayor if. King White, of Pine
Rluir, who has recently assumed
that office, has issued a proclama
tion announcing that the Sunday
closing law will he enforced to the
letter. He has given warning to
all cigar stores, news stands, bar
ber shops, fruit stands, confection
ery stores and business houses of
all kinds that they must remain
closed from 12 o’clock Saturday
night to 12 o’clock Sunday night.
The agitation to secure the en
forcement of this law was started
by the Ministers’ Association of
that city.
Fire in Railroad Shops
The freight ear repair shops of
the Iron Mountain railroad at Little
Rock were destroyed bv fire with
all their contents. Thirty-foui
freight cars and two cabooses which
wore in the shop were destroyed and
a number of cars standing near the
shop were damaged. The total los.
is estimated at $17,000, about $3,000
of which was upon the tools of the
hundred men employed in this shop.
The tire started n a caboose in the
center of the shop about 7 :30 in the
evening.
Convention of Landowners
A convention of landowners of
the St. Francis river bottoms is tc
be held in .May for the purpose of
considering plans for the drainage
of the lowlands and the improve
ment of the St. Francis river. It
is thought that a large amount of
land can be reclaimed by the cutting
off of some of the bends and the
cutting away of some of the shoals
in the river. It is expected that if
these improvements are made the
river will be navigable from Helena
to Kennett, Mo.
Aged Woman Wedded to a Young Man
Mrs. I’ritchard, aged 7f> years,
was brought into court at Hot
Springs on a warrant charging that
she did not have sufficient control
of her mental faculties to manage
her large property interests. Mrs.
Pritchard asserted to the court that
she was able to look after her prop
erty., She was married recently at
Hot Springs to a man twenty-seven
years of age.
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Bankers Hold State Meeting.
The thirteenth annual meeting
of the Arkansas Bankers’ Associa
tion was held at Little Hock, with
a large attendance from all parts
of the state. Among the promi
nent foreign bankers who made ad
dresses were: Charles G. Dawes,
formerly comptroller of the United
States treasury, and now president
of the Central Trust Company,
Chicago; Charles 0. Austin, vice
president National Bank of North
America, Chicago, and II. P. Hil
liard, cashier Mechanics National
Bank, St. Louis. A banquet was
tendered the association at the Cap
ital hotel by the bankers of Little
Bock.
Big Fire at Eureka Springe.
The plant and stock of the Eu
reka Springs Lumber Planing Mills
Company at Eureka Springs, was
destroyed by tiro, thought to have
been of an incendiary origin. The
loss is estimated at $12,000, with
no insurance. The plant was sit
uated within the city limits, but
beyond the end of the city lire
mains. The citizens saved thou
sands of foot of lumber by remov
ing it from the yards. The build
ing, owned by B. lv Woodruff, was
valued at $11,000. The equipment
and stock, which were the prop
erty of W. 11. and Willis Baker,
were valued at $0,000.
Murdered Over Card Game
Sunk Smith, a laboring man em
ployed by the eitv at Little Hock,
was found dead near the entrance
to a saloon which ho had just left.
It was at first thought that the man
died from natural causes, hut later
a warrant was issued for the arrest
of (ins Struve in connection with
the matter. The two men had been
playings cards in the saloon and are
said to have quarreled. It is al
leged that Struve hit Smith as the
latter was leaving the saloon and he
fell forward and broke his neck.
Contempt Case Appealed
It. (r. Davies, the Hot Springs at
torney who was lined $50 and sen
tenced to thirty days in jail by _
Chancellor Leathertnan for eon-,
tempt of'court, hits Sppeiilt'ft—
ease to the state supreme court. The
sentence was imposed by Chancel
lor Leatherman on account of a
statement alleged to have been made
by Davies to the effect that the
chancellor was corrupt. The jail
sentence was later rescinded.
Attorney Senteoced
James A. Gillette, an attorney of
Atkins, was sentenced in the feder
al court at Little Hock to thirty
days in jail and $100 line for fraud
in connection with the old soldiers’
homestead law. This law passed by
congress several years ago granted
disabled federal soldiers 120 acres
of land. Gillette was accused of
obtaining land by sending in false
names to the government. Ira
plead guilty to the charge.
Railroad Y. M C. A. Opened
A railroad Y. M. C. A. building,
erected and equipped at a cost of '
over $2000, has been opened at the
Iron Mountain railroad yards at
Little Hock. The cost of the build
ing and equipment of the building
was borne largely by the Iron
Mountain railroad and by Miss
Helen Gould. It contains a restaur*
ant and a large number of sleeping
rooms, wmcn are rented tor ID cent*
per night.
Victims of the Storm
Mrs. Pollard of Ileber died from
injuries received in the tornado
which passed through the northern
part of the state. This was the
ninth death at Ileber as the result
of the storm. A number of other
persons are in a serious condition
and it is thought that several more
deaths will occur.
Jewelry Store Robbed
Burglars forced an entrance to
the jewelry store of C. L. Adamson
of Augusta by boring holt* through
the panels of the hack door. While
the thieves were collecting their
plunder, they were frightened away
and flee* with about twenty dollars’
worth of jewelry.
J»yiEF MENTIOB
An ordinance has been passed by
the city council of Helena, prohib
iting the ojH'ration of poolrooms
for the purpose of receiving bets
on the races.
J. I’. Chandler, of Harrison, was
seriously injured while attempting
to alight from a moving train at
Fayetteville. He was thrown to the
ground and rendered unconscious
for several hours.