VOL. III.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1903.
ISO. 5.
Negro Killed After Terrorizing Town.
After shooting A. M. Grizzle, a
station agent and telegraph opera
tor and robbing the postoffice at
Smithon, Henry Farrell, a negro,
was shot and killed by officers while
resisting arrest. Farrell entered the
railroad depot at Smithton and de
manded the contents of the safe
from Station Agent Grizzle. The
latter threw the combination, lock
ing the safe, and attempted to es
cape, but was shot in the back by the
negro with a shotgun loaded with
birdshot. Farrell proceeded to the
postoffice and driving out the one
clerk, robbed the till. He then went
to his father’s house, shooting into
the windows of houses as he passed.
Officers were summoned from Gur
don, two miles distant, and Farrell
met them in front of his father’s
house. When a command to halt
was disregarded, he was shot and
instantly killed by one of the officers.
Grocers Celebrate.
The opening of the Retail Gro
cers’ Ice Company’s plant was cele
brated at Little Rock with ceremo
nies which were participated in by
wholesale and retail grocers from
all parts of the state. A big par
ade was one feature of the day. The
Arkansas Wholesale Grocers’ Asso
ciation held its annual meeting at
Little Rock the same day and at
right the wholesale and retail asso
ciations joined in a.mass meeting at
the Board of Trade, where an ad
dress was delivered by J. V. Van
Hoose, of Birmingham, Ala., pres
ident of the Southern Wholesale
Grocers’ Association.
Shot by Ex-Train Robber.
A dispute over fifty cents ended
in the slaying of John Larue by Na
poleon McDaniels at Texarkana.
Larue was a resident of Fort Worth,
Tex., and had gone to Texarkana re
cently. He became involved in a
quarrel with David McDaniels on
the street and is said to have fired
at him. Napoleon McDaniels, fath
er of the young man, who was stand
ing near, drew a pistol and shot
Larue. McDaniels was sent to the
Texas penitentiary for life several
years ago in connection with a train
robbery on the Cotton Belt railroad
near Texarkana, but was pardoned
out two years ago.
Bank Pays Cp In Full.
The Bank of Little Bock, which
went into the hands of a receiver
about three months ago, as a result
of the failure of the Alphin-Lake
Cotton Company, has paid all its
depositors in full. This action was
made possible by President Stiewell,
who applied the amount of the de
^ ficiency, $86,990.10, taking in re
turn a transfer of the uncollected
accounts of the bank. The biggest
account upon which the receiver was
unable to realize was the overdraft
of the Alphin-Lake Cotton Com
pany for $159,135.53.
Doctors Hold Annual Meeting.
The twenty-eighth annual meet
ing of the Arkansas Medical Society
was held at Jonesboro with a large
attendance of physicians from all
parts of the state. President C. B.
Shinault of Helena presided at the
sessions. Mayor Applegate of Jones
boro delivered an address of welcome
which was responded to by Dr. F.
Vinsonhaler of Little Bock. Among
the entertainments provided for the
visitors were a reception at the resi
dence of Dr. J. L. Burns and a ban
quet at the Warren hotel.
Killed Wife While Drunk.
A. J. Drumright, of Lake Vil
lage,shot his wife and she died as
th^rcsult of the shooting. Drum
rignt had been drinking and when
be asked his wife to give him some
maney she refused. A quarel en
sued and Drumright shot his wife,
the bullet striking her knee. The
physicians amputated the limb in
the hope of saving the woman’s life,
but she died from the effects of the
operation. Drumright was arrest
ed and placed in jail
Grain Elevator Burned.
The grain elevator of the T. H.
Bunch Grain Company at Little
Rock was destroyed by fire with a
loss of about $75,000. Joe Gard
ner, a negro laborer in the elevator,
was missing after the fire and was
thought to have lost his life in the
flames. The lack of water pressure
handicapped the work of the fire de
partment. The fire is supposed to
have started in some manner from
a gasoline engine in the central part
of the elevator. The total insur
ance on the building, stock and ma
chinery was $44,000. Seven box
cars and a number of yard offices
of the Choctaw railroad were burn
ed with a loss of about $2,000. The
warehouse and elevator of the Bunch
Grain Company at the same loca
tion was destroyed by fire six years
ago. _
Railroad Directors Elected.
The annual meetings of the stock
holders of the Little Rock and Fort
Smith Railroad Company an,d the
Little Rock Junction Company were
held at Little Rock. All the old di
rectors and officers were re-elected,
as follows: Geo. J. Gould, Lake
wood, X. J., president; C. G. War
ner, St. Louis, vice president; A. H.
Calef, St. Louis, secretary and treas
urer; J. E. Williams, Little Rock
assistant secretary and assistant
treasurer; Edwin Gould, Howard
Gould, Geo. E. Dodge, B. S. John
son, W. IT. Pemberton, G. A. A.
Deane and J. E. Williams. All are
directors but Mr. Calef.
Big Fire at Mena.
A disastrous fire at Mena destroy
ed property valued at $50,000. The
total insurance on all the property
will not exceed $10,000. The prop
erty destroyed by the flames includ
ed the following: The Laclede
hotel, the Norton lumber yards, in
cluding five acres of stacked lumber,
a flour mill, cotton gin, warehouse
and nine residences. The fire
started in the warehouse and is sup
posed to have been caused by a spark
from a passing engine. A strong
wind was blowing and the fire
spread rapidly.
Negro Business Men’s League.
The annual meeting of the State
Negro Business Men’s League will
be held at Pine Bluff July 2, and an
effort is to be made to have Booker
T. Washington present at the meet
ing. Delegates will be selected to
represent the state at the meeting of
the national league at Nashville in
August. A circular has been sent
out by Secretary G. W. Hay man of
Little Bock asking for data as to
the progress of the negro in busi
ness to be presented at the conven
tion.
Sunday School Convention.
The sixteenth annual convention
of the Arkansas Sunday School
Convention was held at Hot Springs
with a good attendance from all
parts of the tsate. Among the fea
tures of the meeting were addresses
by President C. P. Boles, of Fay
etteville, Bev. G. 0. Bachman, and
Prof. Frank S. Boot, of Fayette
ville.
First Case Under New Law.
The first case under the law for
the protection of game and fish
passed by the general assembly just
closed was tried in a justice of the
peace’s court at Corning. Gus Mul
ler was arrested on a charge of vio
lating the provision of the law
which prohibits non-residents from
hunting in the state. A fine of $50
was assessed against the defendant.
Suicide at Hot Springs.
The body of an unknown man was
found in the woods near Hot
Springs. A bullet wound in the
head and a revolver grasped in the
right hand were indications of sui
cide. The man was well dressed,
but no means of identification could
be found on the body.
Drummers in ConTentlon.
The annual meeting of the Ar
kansas division of the Travelers’
Protective Association was held at
Little Rock, seventy-five delegates,
representing all the posts in the
itate being present. Routine busi
ness was transacted and the meet
ing closed with a banquet. The
following officers were elected:
President, T. A. Sims (re-elected);
first vice president, Dan Daniels,
Little Rock; second vice president,
Fred Speer, Fort Smith; third vice
president, J. F. Hutt, Pine Bluff;
fourth vice president, R. S. Kilpat
rick, Newportfifth vice president,
C. R. Adams, Arkadelphia; secreta
ry and treasurer, W. J. Hodges,
Little Rock. The board of direct
ors is as follows: Miles Scull,
Frank M. Fletcher, G. F. Bur
chard, D. A. McKay, John L. Dea
son.
Two Convicts Killed in Mutiny.
Two negro convicts were killed
as the result of a mutiny in the
convict camp on the Fort Smith
railroad at Hartman. Henry Green
one of the dead convicts, was in
stantly killed and George Washing
ton, the other one, died after being
taken to the penitentiary. Wash
ington, encouraged by the other
convicts, it is alleged, attacked War
den D. B. Richardson with a knife
and was knocked down by a trusty,
George Phillips. George Green
then rushed at the latter with a
knife, but was shot and killed by a
guard. The other convicts, armed
with spikes and their working
tools, engaged in a general fight
with the guards but were subdued,
whipped and put under a heavier
guard than before.
Boys Drowned *t Fort Smith.
The mystery which has surround
ed the disappearance of two boys,
Robert Brocchus and Clarence
Coleman, at Fort Smith, has been
solved by the finding of the body of
young Brocchus in the river near
that city. Until the finding of the
body by some fishermen, it was
thought probable that the boys had
run away. The boys disappeared
a short time ago and when last
seen were in a boat upon the river.
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Repairing Damage From Storm.
The work of repairing the dam
age caused by the tornado which
swept over the northern part of the
state lias been carried on actively
by the citizens of Heber, Pangburn,
Pearson and other towns which
were devastated. The telephone
line between Searcy and Heber has
been rebuilt at a cost of several
hundred dollars. Many houses are
in course of construction at Pear
son and Pangburn to take the plac«
of those destroyed.
The city council of Helena has
appropriated funds for the pave
ment of some of the streets of that
city.
Edward Richter, a carpenter of
Little Rock, was held up in that
city by two highwaymen and when
he refused to throw up his hands,
he was shot, the bullet lodging in
his neck.
William Smith, a brakeman on
the Fort Smith and Western rail
road, was seriously injured while
coupling cars. He was caught so
tightly that the cars had to be pull
ed apart before he could be re
leased.
Mayor Kufer of Fort Smith has
instructed the police of that city
to see that all saloons are closed on
Sunday and that the law prohibit
ing the use of screens or curtaim
to prevent a clear view of the in
terior of all barrooms is enforced.
A two-story brick building, own
ed by Fagnani & Columbus at Tex
arkana, was destroyed by fire. The
loss is placed at $10,000, partialiy
covered by insurance. The build
ing wras occupied by the owners as
a saloon, restaurant and lodging
house.
Secretary Hay has announced
that he will form no alliance nor
join in any general protest againat
Russia’s actions in Manchuria and
the far east.
Thirty-Fourth General Assembly
Adjourns Sine Die, Thurs
day, April 30th.
The Thirty-fourth General Assembly
adjourned sine die at noon Thursday,
April 30, after being In session from
January 12. A total of 322 bills were
passed by the general assembly, while
a number of measures of both general
and local importance were left upon the
calendar in both senate and house at
the time of adjournment.
The closing day of the session was
devoted largely to the presentation of
gifts to the officers of both branches
and to several individual members and
expressions of thanks to the presiding
officers.
Senator Fletcher, on behalf of the
members of the senate expressed to
President Short their thanks for his
fair and impartial rulings, his just dis
tribution of honors in the appointment
of committees, and the high sense of
justice which had prompted him in pre
siding over the deliberations of the
senate. He presented to President
Short on behalf of tiie senate a silver
water service, on which was inscribed
the names of all the members of the
senate.
Secretary Hurley presented President
Short with a silk umbrella on behalf
of the employes of the senate.
Senator Short, in accepting these
gifts, thanked the members for the
courtesy shown film at the close and
dufing the session, and complimented
each employe of the senate upon his
efficiency.
Senator Price, on behalf of the mem
bers, presented Chaplain Carson with
a gold-headed cane. Senator Butt pre
sented Senator Mardis with a gold
headed cane as a token of appreciation
from tiie ladies of Newport for the
stand taken by him against the bill re
pealing the local option law in New
port. A similar present was tendered
to Senator Caldwell by Senator Wood
on behalf of a number of the former’s
friends.
Senator Norwood, chairman of the
judiciary committee, was presented with
a diamond ring by the members of the
committee, Senator Witt acting as
spokesman. A resolution was adopted
thanking Senator Wilson, one of the
two oldest members of the senate in
point of service, for his help, advice and
parliamentary counsel.
Senator O. N. Kiilough, the caucus
nominee, was elected president pro tern
of the senate, and the oath of office
was administered to him by President
Short.
Speaker John I. Moore of the house
was presented with a silver punch
bowl by Mr. Eldridge on behalf of the
representatives in a speech thanking the
speaker for the justness and impartial
ity of his rulings, and paying a high
compliment to his honesty and conserv
atism. A resolution of thanks to the
speaker was also adopted.
Mr. Gantt was presented with a
gold-headed cane in appreciation of the
legislative excursion to Hot Springs.
Chief Clerk A. S. Hays was presented
with a gold watch, Assistant Clerk W.
F. Harrison with a cane and Sergeant
at-arms S. A. Bonds with a watch.
A resolution was adopted thanking
Representative Tillman B. Parks of La
fayette county for his distinguished
services during the session.
Final action was taken on a number
of bills at the closing session. The
last appropriation bills were disposed of
when the senate passed the general de
ficiency and the deaf mute appropria
tion bills. Mr. Knox's bill compelling
non-resident horse-traders to pay a
license fee in each county, was also
passed by the senate.
Senator Matlock's bill authorizing
the attorney general to compromise
certain cases, for the purpose of plac
ing about 70,000 acres of internal im
provement lands upon the books of the
state land commissioner, was passed by
the house.
A bill, of which Senator Logan was
the author, preventing the introduction
into the state of any insect pests, fun"
goid or other infectious diseases in
jurious to fruit trees or nursery stock,
was also passed just before adjourn
ment.
At 12 m. the house stood adjourned
and ten minutes later President Short
declared the senate adjourned sine die.
MONDAY, APRIL 27.
The deficiency appropriation hill re
ceived a majority in the house, and the
speaker reserved his decision as to
whether a two-thirds majority was re
quired.
The house passed the bill requiring
railroads to remove r 11 embankments
between the St. Francis levee and the
Mississippi.
Repeated efforts to take up the anti
trust bills and the anti-fraternity bill
were defeated in the senate.
The governor announced the appoint
ment of chancellors for the new chan
cery districts.
The Senate.
Senator Norwood for the judiciary
committee reported H. B. 27y (Funk),
providing foi reprinting Arkansas su
preme court reports. An amendment
was adopted reducing the cost for proof
reading from $100 to $25 per volume.
S. B. 286 (Witt), prohibiting the
operation of poolrooms, was taken up.
Senator Norwood moved to reconsider
the vote by which an amendment in
cluding all forms of gambling was
adopted. The motion was lost. The
amendment including betting at race
tracks in the provisions of the bill was
reconsidered and defeated.
S. B. 245 (Logan), regulating bonded
warehouses and store houses, passed.
The vote by which the house de
feated the bill appropriating $1,000 for
the care of Confederate graves at Camp
Nelson in Lonoke county, was reconsid
ered and the bill being placed on third
reading, was passed.
Motion to suspend the rules and take
up the Keel and King anti-trust bills
and the Keith anti-fraternity bill was
lost.
A message was received from the
governor stating that he had signed S.
B. 2S, dividing the state into chancery
districts. He announced the follow
ing appointments for chancellor: For
the Eighth district, Judge Geo. Hum
phries: Ninth district, Judge J. G. Wal
lace; Tenth district, Judge J. V. Bour
land: Eleventh district, Judge F. Had
don Humphries.
Senator Witt called up a bill consti
tuting the board of directors of schools
in cities of the first class a board of
directors to be presided over by the su
perintendent of schools. Passed.
A bill requiring that credit be given
a purchaser for amount paid on prop
erty on which a lien is retained, was
passed.
The senate receded from the amend
ments to the appropriation bill for the
University of Arkansas and the bill
passed as amended by the house.
The House.
H. B. 54 (Stockard), increasing the
Confederate pension tax to one mill,
passed.
H. B. 450 (Chestnut), compelling
wholesale dealers to pay an additional
tax of $250 per year for the sale of
alcohol and whisky, passed.
The house accepted the senate amend
ment to the blind school appropria
tion bill, adding $1,000 for insurance.
The bill as amended passed without op
position.
H. B. 79 (Bell), requiring railroad
companies to furnish cars to shippers
under penalty of a tine of $1 per day
when cars are not furnished, was read
third time and passed.
Mr. DeRossit called up his bill re
quiring the St. Louis, Iron Mountain
& Southern, Kansas City & Memphis,
St. Louis & San Francisco and Choc
taw railroads to remove ail levee dis
tricts in the St. Francis levee district.
A motion to refer to the railroad com
mittee was lost. Messrs. Cate and
Crutcher opposed the measure. Messrs.
Eldridge, Futrell and Slaughter spoke
in favor of it. The bill passed.
H. B. 564, appointing W. F. Kirby
digester of the statutes, was passed.
The deficiency and deaf-mute ap
propriation bills were considered in com
mittee of the whole.
TUESDAY, APHID 28.
The senate confirmed the nominations
of the chancellors named by the gov
ernor with the exception of Judge J.
G. Wallace.
A house bill abolishing separate chan
cery districts was tabled.
The senate resolution directing the
attorney general to bring quo-warranto
proceedings to determine which of the
two capitol commissioners shall act, was
passed in the house.
The Senate.
The senate in executive session re
fused to confirm the nomination of J.
G. Wallace of Pope county as chan
cellor of the Ninth chancery district.
The other chancellor nominations made
by the governor were confirmed.
S. B. 285 (Covington), increasing the
salary of the secretary of the board of
state charities, was taken up. Senator
Covington spoke in favor of the meas
ure and Senator Wood opposed it. The
bill failed to pass.
H. B. 547 (Jacobs), appropriating
$1,000 for the maintenance of annual
normals, was read third time and passed.
Repeated motions to suspend the rules
and take up the King anti-trust bill
and the Keith anti-fraternity bill were
lost.
A house concurrent resolution was
adopted providing that the remainder
of the session be devoted to house busi
ness in the senate and senate business
in the house.
After considerable wrangling the bill
providing for reprinting certain volumes
of the supreme court reports, now out
of print, was tabled, and no reports wff
of print, was tabled.
The House.
A motion to reconsider the vote by
which the house passed the bill pro
hibiting the catching of fish except with
hook and line, was lost.
The house went Into committee of
the whale to consider the deaf-mute
appropriation bill. Amendments to re
duce the salary of nurse to $60 to
reduce the number of teachers „n<!
their salaries, and to Strike out -he
item of $800 for domestic science, were
lost. The appropriation of $1,200 for
salary of teacher of printing was raised
to $1,400. An amendment was adopted
I appropriating $45,000 for the comple
tion of buildings and girl's dormitory.
An amendment to strike out the anti
nepotism clause in the bill was adopted.
The bill as amended was adopted.
A senate resolution directing the at
torney general to bring legal proceed
ings against the capitol commission
appointed by the governor, to deter
mine which commission shall act, was
adopted unanimously.
Senate bill appropriating $1,500 for
the expenses of the attorney general in
settling the boundary dispute between
Arkansas and Mississippi at Buck Is
land, was passed.
S B. ISO, which permits either wid
ow or cnii. -cn »ue. each in their own
right, for the deatn m a h-'shand or
father, where before the widow was
barred, was read third time and passed.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29.
The deficiency appropriation bill was
tabled in the senate. A resolution pro
viding that the general assembly ad
journ till January 11, 1904, was lost in
the senate.
The senate tabled a resolution ex
pressing the desire of the senate that
the Pulaski county grand jury inves
tigate the charge of attempted bribery
which had been made.
Both senate and house passed over
the governor's veto the resolution pro
viding for the issuance of certificates
of election to the capitol commissioners
chosen by the general assembly.
The Senate.
A resolution was adopted directing
the auditor to draw his warrant for all
legitimate expenses in connection with
the impeachment trial of Chancellor
I.eatherman.
A letter of regret from William R.
Hearst in answer to an invitation to
address the general assembly was read.
Senator Wilson called up the deaf
mute appropriation bill and the house
amendments were concurred in.
A bill authorizing coal and mining
corporations to own and operate short
lines of railroad, was passed.
Senator Matlock introduced a reso
lution providing that the session of
the general assembly be extended to
January 20, 1904. and that it adjourn to
meet January XI. 1904. The resolution
was lost, 12 to 16.
A bill providing that discharged em
ployes of railroads be paid all wages
due on the day of discharge, passed. ,
The bill repealing all laws on the
mussel fishing and pearl fishing sub
ject passed.
Mr. Merriman’s resolution providing
for tile issuance of certificates of elec
tion to the capitol commissioners chos
en by the general assembly, was passed
over the governor's veto, 26 to 4.
The senate in executive session again '
refused to confirm the nomination of J. I
G. Wallace as chancellor of Ninth ]
chancery district.
The general deficiency bill was tak- '
en up as special order. A motion to l
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table the bill was carried. It was later
taken from the table and referred to
finance committee.
A messenger from the governor an
nounced that he had signed S. B. 113.
giving portion of liquor license to the
school fund, and S. B. 124, to prevent
discrimination in prices of coal oil and
dressed beef.
Senator Gray introduced a resolution
to the effect that it was the desire of
the senate that the Pulaski county
grand jury make a full investigation of
any attempts to bribe any member of
the senate as had been charged! n a
newspaper editorial. The resolution
was tabled.
The House.
The deaf mute appropriation bill
passed by a unanimous vote.
A bill prohibiting the signing of fic
titious names to orders for intoxicat
ing liquor in prohibition territory failed
to pass.
S. B. 208, authorizing school boards
in cities of the first class to appoint
boards of examiners for teachers,
passed.
The resolution providing for the issu
ance of certificates of election to the
capitol commissioners selected by the
legislature, was passed over the govern
or’s veto.
A bill appropriating $18,000 for sala
ries for new chancellors, was passed.
S. B. 152 (Pinnix), prohibiting the
destruction of land marks, was passed.
S. B. 218 (Killough), preventing the
obstruction of drains, ditches or canals,
was read third time and passed.
A message was received from the
governor vetoing H. B. 518, appropriat
ing $500 to pay a reward to N. B. White
of Prescott for the capture of a fugi
tive. A motion of Mr. Chappell to pass
the bill over the veto was lost, ayes 38,
noes 32.
Big Judgment Against Choctaw Road.
Judgment for $208,000 was rendered
by Judge Thomas B. Martin at Little
Rock in the case of McCarthy &
Reichardt against the Choctaw rail
road. The original suit was for more
than $300,000. The claim of the plain
tiffs arose from a contract for the con
struction of fifty-eight miles of track
in Perry county. Nearly three years
has been consumed in taking evidence
in the case.
Unknown Man Killed.
The mangled body of an unknown
man was found on the track of the
h risco railroad near Fort Smith. A
letter was found in the dead man's
pocket supposed to have been written
by his mother dated at Hunt, Ark.,
and signed Nancy Skemp. Another
letter was found signed “Jane Camp."
It is supposed the man was struck
by a train while walking along the
track.
Negroes Fight Duel.
A duel between two negroes near
England resulted in the death of one
of them, Henry Jones. His slayer,
Harrison Davis, was captured. The
men had quarreled over the posses
sion of a piece of land. They met
upon the road, Harrison armed with
a shotgun and Jones wi£ft a Wine^s
tcr rifle. In the interchange of shots
Jones was instantly killed.
BRIEF MENTION.
James A. McCauly, living near
Searcy, was run over by a rolling ma
chine and seriously Injured.
After a quarrel over a bottle of
soda pop, at Williamette, Chandler
Dunn shot and killed Carr Gaines.
Both men were negroes.
Edward Richter, a carpenter of
Little Rock, was held up in that city
by two highwaymen and when he
refused to throw up his hands, he
was shot, the bullet lodging in his
neck.
A slander suit for $10,000 for dam
ages to his reputation and practice
has been brought by Dr. W. J. E.
Bruce of Little Rock against Sadie
Jones of the same city. Both of the
parties to the suit are negroes.
William Smith, a brakeman on the
Fort Smith and Western railroad,
was seriously injured while coupling
cars. He was caught so tightly that
the cars had to be pulled apart be
fore he could be released.
Mayor Kufer of Fort Smith has
instructed the police of that city to
see that all saloons are closed on
Sunday and that the law prohibiting
the use of screens or curtains to pre
vent a clear view of the interior of
all barrooms is enforced.
A fast freight train on the Valley
road was wrecked near Little Rock,
causing a heavy loss of property and
blockading traffic for several hours.
The engine and ten cars were piled
up beside the track. Twenty-seven
:ars in all left the track.
A two-story brick building, owned
t>y Fagnani & Columbus at Texar
kana, was destroyed by fire. The loss
s' placed at $10,000, partailly covered
jy insurance. The building was oc
:upied by the owners as a saloon,
•estaurant and lodging house.
According to a statement of J. B.
Driver, former president of the St.
<Tancis levee board, there are now
67 miles of levees in Arkansas, the
onstruction of which has reclaimed
1,000,000 acres of the most valuable
and in the state, representing an ad
lition to the state’s resources of many
nillions of dollars.