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VOL. II.
McORORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1903.
NO. 48.
A Condensed Report of the Actual
Business Transacted the
Past Week.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23.
This was the most memorable day of
the present session. Inasmuch as the fa
mous King antitrust bill was passed in
th« senate without amendment. The
contest over an amendment to exempt
lire Insurance companies from the pro
visions of the measure has been waged
relentlessly from the beginning of the
session.
The senate put to sleep the Collins
dispensary bill, only eight votes being
recorded in its favor.
'jme house refused, by a vote of 40
to 48, to reconsider the vote appro
priating $180,000 for an annex to the
Insane asylum.
The Senate.
Senator Norwood introduced senate
joint resolution No, 5, amending the
constitution so as. to permit women to
serve as school directors.
Mr. Norwood also introduced S. B.
181, to authorize school directors to
mortgage property and oorrow money
for building purposes.
Senator Hudu.escon introduced S. B.
182, granting chancery courts concur
rent jurisdiction with circuit courts in
the removal of disaodities of minors.
Senator Gray introduced a bill (183),
to increase salaries of supreme court
judges to $4,000 per annum and judges
of circuit courts and chancellors to
$3,000 per annum.
Senator Matlock's bill (No. 173). to
amend the law regulating the Lynwood
and Auburn levee district was passed.
Senator Wilson's bill permitting col
lectors to deposit county funds in banks
was taken up and passed.
S. B. 46. to compel telegraph com
panies to transmit messages promptly,
was read third time and passed.
The King antitrust bill was then taken
up.
One of the strongest arguments made
In favor of the committee amendment
to strike out that part pertaining to fire
insurance companies was made by Sen
ator Gray of Pulaski.
The vote on the amendment was as
folows:
Ayes.—Adams. Caldwell. Collins, Cot
ham. Fletcher, Gray, Killough. Mardis,
Price. Rison, Sengel, Simpson and Witt.
Total. 13.
Noes—Brown, Butt. Coton. Coving
ton. Flenniken, Hardy. Huddleston. Jobe,
Kilgore, King. Logan. Matlock. McFer
rin, Norwood, Vaughter, Wilson. Total.
16.
Senator Hinkle announced that he was
paired with Senator Pinnix, who. would
vote no and he aye. Senator Mears was
paired with Senator Smith, the latter
to vote aye and he no. Senator Wood
announced a pair with Mr. Short, who
would vote nO and he aye.
After the defeat of the the amendment
exempting insurance companies tiie bill
as originally introduced passed by the
folowing vote:
Ayes—Adams. Brown. Butt. Caldwell.
Collins, Cotliam. Cotton. Covington. Flen
rdken, Fletcher, Hardy. Hinkle. Huddle
ston, Jobe, Kilgore, Killough, King, Lo
gan, Mardis. Matlock. McFerrin. Mears.
Norwood. Price, Simpson, Vaughter,
Wilson—27.
Noes-—Gray, Rison, Sengel. Witt and
Wood—r5.
Absent and not voting—Pinnix, Smith
and Short.
The Souse. ■
But little business was transacted in
the house, a large part of the day being
consumed in discus",ng a motion to re
consider the insane asylum annex ap
propriation bill.
The first measure taken up was a
local bill, to prohibit the sale of liquor
within five miles of Elm Springs school
house, in Washington county. The bill
was passed.
Mr. Perry moved to reconsider the
vote by which the insane asylum bill
passed.
The motion was discussed at length
and finally defeated.
H. B. 307. allowing the town of Au
gusta, in oodrutf county, to borrow
uoney to build a waterworks plant, was
read third time and passed.
A bill by air. Whitthorne to protect
„ fish in the Saline river and tributary
waters was reau third time and passed.
H. B. 126 (Hill), to authorize the re
funding by tiie state of money for sale
of lands erroneously forfeited for taxes
was read third time and passed. The
intention of the act is to protect inno
cent purchasers.
H. B. 311 (Scrimshlre). making it un
lawful to catch or kill wild turkies by
means of baiting, blinds, pens, traps or
deadfalls, was taken up and passed.
Mr. Futrall introduced H. B. 375. au
thorizing the county judge of each
county to appoint a board of health.
A bill was passed granting to the city
of Little Rock a strip of land extending
along the Arkansas river.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24.
The Senate.
This being house day. but little busi
ness of importance was transacted, the
greater part of the session being taken
up in first and second readingof bills
and the passage of local measures.
H. B. 14V (Horton), to facilitate court
proceedings against assessment insur
ance companies and mutual insurance
companies, was read third time and
passed.
Senator Gray called up H. B. 24. the
Merriman fellow servant bill.
Senator Adams offered an amendment
striking out the enacting clause and
inserting "all corporations doing busi
ness in this state shall be responsible
for all damage done to any agent, ser
vant of employe caused by the neglect
of any other agent, servant or employe.”
Senator Gray opposed tiie amendment.
He called attention to the democratic
platform, which pledged the enactment
of such a bill as the one under consid
eration.
Senator Cotton argued that tire object
of the amendment was to kill the bill,
therefore he was oposed to it.
, Senator Sengel favored the amend
ment.
The amendment was adopted by a vote
of 18 to 12.
H. B. 208 (Norfleet), to change the j
boundary line between the counties of |
Scott and Bogan, was taken up and ,
H. B. 29G (Mardis), providing for the
taking of census of cities and towns in
certain cases, was read third time and
passed.
The Souse.
H . B. 375 (Futrall), empowering
county judges to appoint county boards
of health, to be composed of three phy
sicians, was read third time and passed.
The committee on military presented
a bill creating the office of adjutant
general, to be lilled by tile governor’s
private secretary.
Mr. Hinkle’s bill providing for the
transportation of convicts to the peni
tentiary by the sheriff, expense to be
paid b£ the state, was taken up and
passed.
S. B. 13 (Cotliam), exempting cotton
factory insurance companies from the
provisions of the insurance laws of the
state, was read third time and passed.
Mr. Ktllough's bill allowing the St.
Francis levee board to increase Its tax
for levee purposes from 4 to 6 cents on
the acre, was taken up.
Mr. DeRossitt. chairman of the house
committee on levees, urged the adop
tion of the measure. .He stated that the
increased tax was absolutely necessary
in order that the gap of seventeen miles
may be closed, all the rest of the dis
trict now being protected.
Speaker Moore favored the bill.
The measure passed—ayes G9, noes 9.
Mr. Stafford introduced H. B. 378. pro
posing to place members of the general
assembly on a salary of $600 per ses
sion.
Mr. Myers introduced H. B. 379. to
change time of holding probate court
in the eastern district of Lawrence
county.
H. B. 3S0. to limit the time a rail
way train may block a crossing to ten
minutes, was introduced by Mr. Thomp
son.
Mr. Eldlridge introduced H. B. 3S1. to
regulate the organization of fire insur
ance companies and requiring them to
give an indemnity bond and keep a re
serve fund of not less than 50 per cent.
A mesenger from the governor an
nounced the approval of a number of
local bills.
Mr. Keith introduced H. B. 383. to
amend section 1S91 of the digest. The
bill imposes a fine of $100 to $300 for
keeping open saloons oft Sunday, and
forfeiture of license for the second of
fense.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2S.
One of the most important ques
tions yet before the general assembly
was disposed of. that of the removal
of Hon. James P. Eagle as a member
of the state capitol commission.
The Senate.
The fist measure acted upon was H.
B. 375. creating county boards of health,
which was passed.
Mr. Norwood introduced S. B. 184. to
repeal the act creating the state rail
road commission.
Senator Kilgore introduced a bii! to
repeal the act creating the Seventh
chancery district.
H. B. 314 (Gantt), providing for sep
arate street car service for whites and
blacks, was read first and second time
and referred to committee on corpora
tions.
S. B. 141 was called up by Senator
King. It changes the law as to state
elections, providing that a bond of
$5,000, instead of depositing that amount
in casli when an application for remov
al is filed. An amendment that the
bill apply only to Lawrence county was
adopted.
The report of the committee on the
removal of Hon. J. P. Eagle as a member
of the capitol commission was taken up.
The majority report was against his
removal, and a minority report by Sen
ators Hardy and Bison approved the
action of Gov. Davis.
The qeuslion of approving or con
demning the governor's action in the
matter was discussed at length by a
number of the senators.
Mr. Wilson favored the majority re
port.
Senator Norwood held that the gov
ernor was the sole judge as to cause of
removal of any member of an appoint
ive position.
Senator Jobe said that no testimony
had been introduced in the controversy
showing that Gov. Eagle was incom
petent to serve on the board, therefore
lie favored the majority report.
A vote was taken on the majority
report, which declares that Gov. Eagle’s
removal was without cause, and the
same was adopted by the following
vote:
Ayes—Adams. Brown. Butt. Gotham.
Cotton. Fletcher. Hinkle. Jobe. Kilgore,
Mardis, Matlock. McFerrin. Mears.
Price. Sengel. Simpson. Vaughter. Wil
son. Wood—19.
Noes—Collins. Covington. Gray, Har
dy, Huddleston. Killough, King. Logan.
Norwood. Bison—10.
xne House.
After roll call and reading of minutes,
H. B. 371*. fixing time for holding pro
bate court in Lawrence county, was
taken up and passed.
H. B. 122 < Futrall I. creating a board
of seven commissioners, one from each
congressional district. to have charge
of the penitentiary and all the state
charitable institutions, was taken tip
and read the third time. Messrs. Toney.
AVhitthorne. Pindall. Atkins and Arnold
spoke, against the bill.
A motion to table the bill prevailed
by the following vote:
Ayes--Apple. Arnold. Atkins. Baskin.
Bell. Bradley. Briant. Butler. Campbell
of Pulaski, Chambers, Chestnut. Cooke
of Phillips. Crutcher. Eldredge. Fergu
son. Flanakin. Fletcher. Fraser, Garrett.
Gibson. Green of Benton. Greene of
Ouachita. Griffin. Hall. Holman,- Holmes.
Hooker. Kelso, Kerwin, Latimer. Mai'ti
neau. Merriman, Myers. Moore of New
ton, Newberry. Norfleet. Pint! 11. R >d- |
man Serimshire, Slaughb r Stevens.
Stockard. Stover, Toney. Weaver. V.'liit
thorne and Wofford—4S.
Noes—Allen. Burk. Campbell of Ran
dolph. Cate, Chappell. Chrisp. ClSment.
Cook of (,'hieot. Daniel. DeRossitt. Dix
on. D\i Laney. Funk. Futrell. Hale Har
ris. Hill, Hogan, Horton. Jacobs. Keel
Keith. Knox. Matheny. McGulgan.
Parks. Perry. Poole. Rowland. Staffortk
Tarver. Thompson. White. Whitley.
Winn, Witt, York and Mr. Speaker—
38.
H. B. 228 (Whitley), to regulate the
granting of franchises by municipali
ties. was read the third time and passed.
It provides that before any ordinance
passed by the council of any town or
city granting any franchise over or
about the street-i of such town or city
shall take effect and become valid, the
council shall give notice of its passage
for fully thirty days, published in a
newspaper, provided that if after the
passage of such an ordinance and with
in sixty days ten per cent of the bona
llde resident taxpayers shall sign and
present to the mayor a petition asking
that such ordinance he referred and
submitted to the qualified voters, the
mayor shall issue his proclamation for
an election, at which it shall be decided
whether or not the franchise shall be
granted.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26.
A bill was passed in the house by a
vote of B2 to 30 appropriating the sum
of $5,000 to assist in erecting a Confed
erate monument at T.ittle Rock.
The Senate.
The committee on federal relations
reported favorably on senate joint me
morial No. 1, introduced by Senator
Logan, relating to the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people.
S. B. 141 (Logan), to amend the road
law. was taken up. Mr. Logan ex
plained that the bill left it to the dis
cretion of the county court to appoint
a road commissioner when the road tax
is voted; also, that 50 per cent of road
tax collected in cities of second class
and incorporated towns be expended on
the streets, etc. The bill passed.
Senator Vaughter's bill legalizing pri
mary elections was read third time and
passed.
S. B. 93. Mardis, was taken up. The
bill provides for refunding money er
roneously paid on school bonds.
Senator Killough argued that the pas
sage of the. bill would disturb condi
tions all over the state and lead to
endless litilgatlon.
On motion the bill was placed back
on second reading and then referred to
the judiciary committee.
Senator Norwood’s bill regulating the
sale of liquor in^ incorporated cities
and towns, was passed. It leaves the
question to the voters of such cities and
towns, regardless of the rural vote.
The House.
A pennon was nj;m irum citixeus oi
Poinsett county protesting against the
enactment of any law prohibiting the
shipment of Buffalo and cat-fish.
Mr. Pate introduced H. B. No. 285.
to exempt magnetic healers from the ef
fects of the law regulating the practice
of medicine. Several local bills were
disposed of at the morning session.
Mr. Latimer introduced H. B. S88,
to prohibit the buying, taking or re
ceiving of intoxicating liquors of any
kind frpm an unknown person within
prohibition districts. Read twice.
Mr. Griffin introduced H. B. 389, re
quiring policemen to give bond each in
the sum of $1,500. Read first and sec
ond times.
H. B. 122 (Cate), fixing passenger
fare, was taken up and passed. It pro
vides that lines over fifty miles in
length may charge a maximum of 3
cents per mile; those fifty miles in
length or less may charge a maximum
of 4 cents per mile.
Mr. Chestnut's bill, constituting the
secretary of state, state treasurer,
state auditor, land commissioner and
commissioner of mines, manufactures
and agriculture a board of commission
ers of the state charitable institutions,
to serve without additional compensa
tion, was taken up.
On motion of Mr. Toney the bill was
postponed for two weeks. Several
members opposed the bill as being in
tlie interest of certain politicians.
House joint resolution No. 13 (Perry),
proposing an amendment to the consti
tution so as to make all contracts for a
greater rate of interest than 10 per
cent void as to interest only, was de
feated.
H. B. No. 233 (Campbell of Pulaski),
appropriating $5,000 to assist in the
erection at Little Rock of a monument
to the Confederate dead, was taken up
and passed.
This bill afforded an opportunity for
several members to display their ora
torical powers, and some eloquent talks
were made in favor of the bill.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27.
It is possible there will be an extra
session, as the house refused to adopt
a resolution to extend the session to
May 2. So far none of the appropria
tion bills have been considered and
the regular sixty days’ session closes
March 12.
The Senate.
After roll call and reading of min
utes the secretary read a communica
tion from Judge Parker of New York
expressing regrets at Ills inability to
address the present general assembly.
H. B. 148 (Butler), to prohibit the
sale of cigarettes, failed to pass—20
to 9.
Senator Kilgore introduced S. B. 18S.
to repeal certain sections of act of
1901. prohibiting mill companies and
other corporations from issuing time
checks to their employes.
S. B. 177. increasing salary of mine
inspector to $2,000 per annum, was read
third time and passed.
Semite joint resolution No. 6- was in
troduced by Senator Gotham, proposing
an amendment to the constitution to
create a board of pardons, composed of
the governor, secretary of state and
auditor.
Mr. Norfleet’s bill permitting gradu
ates of the law department of the state
university to practice in the supreme
court without examination, was taken
up and passed.
H. I! 370. providing for the erec
tion of waterworks and electric light
plai t at Augusta, was read third time
and passed.
A motion to reconsider the vote by
which the Adams amendment to the
Merriir.an fellow servant bill was. adop
ted. was called up. The Adams sec
tion applied to all corporations while
the original bill applies to only rail
roods.
Senator Cray made an able argument
in favor of striking but the Adams
amendment
Senators Wilson and Witt spoke in
opposition to Ihe bill In any form.
The motion to reconsider failed and
the bill as amended failed to pass by
the folowing vote:
Ayes—Adams. Caldwell. Gray, King,
Simpson. Smith Vaugliter—7.
Noes—-Brown, Collins. Gotham, Cot
ton, Covington. Flenniken, Hardy. Hin
kle, Jobe. Kilgore. Mardis. McFerrin.
Meais, Norwood, Price, Wilson, Witt,
Wood—18.
H. B. 39. requiring passenger trains
to stop at all county seat towns, failed
to pass.
The House.
Immediately after roll call Judge
Kelso arose and withdrew charges al
leged through resolution against Chan
cellor Leatherman of the Third dis
trict.
H. B. 393. to regulate the sale of
fertilizers, was introduced by Mr. Ma
theny. The bill makes the director of
the experiment station at the state
university official state chemist to make
analyses on commercial fertilizers.
Mr. Atkins withdrew H. B. 288. re
pealing act of 1901 permitting public
execution of persons convicted of crim
inal assault. He introduced H. B. 394,
to the same effect.
Mr. Holland's bill, providing for the
election of superintendent of peniten
tiary by the people, was read third
time and passed.
S. B. 173 (Matlock), amending the
act creating the Auburn and Linwood
levee district so as to authorize the
levying of a levee tax not to exceed
one per centum of the assessed valua
tion of property, was taken up and
passed.
On motion of Mr. Cate, the house
went into committee of the whole to
consider the Price world's fair appro
priation bill.
Several amendments to reduce the
appropriation were voted down.
The committee reported that the bill
pass and it was made special order for
Tuesday morning.
Senator Wilson's bill, amending sec
tion 1849 of the digest so as to au
thorize tax colectors and city and coun
ty treasurers to deposit public funds
In incorporated banks for safe keep
ing. was taken up and passed.
Mr. Chapline offered house concur
rent resolution No. 33, providing that
the session be extended to May 2. The
resolution was defeated.
The King antitrust bill was read
first time.
On motion of Mr. Crutcher the bill
was postponed for two weeks.
S. B. 85 (Gray), to authorize wives
and husbands to testify against each
other in criminal cases in which in
jury has been done to the person or
property of either, was taken up and
passed.
After a lengthy discussion the bill
detaching Greenwood township from
Konoke county and attaching it to Pu
laski was made special order for Wed
nesday morning.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23.
The senate held its first full Saturday
session and transacted considerable bus
iness.
In the house charges were filed
against Chancellor Leatherman, and re
ferred to the judiciary committee. The
charges, which are sworn to by Sheriff
Williams, of Garland county, are of a
most serious nature.
The Senate.
Several bills were introduced, as fol
lows:
No. 191 (Logan), to prevent the sale
of spurious articles colored to represent
butter.
No. 192 (Pinnix). adding Nevada and
Clark counties to the Eighth chancery
ditrict.
No. 19S (Cotham). to compel corpo
rations to pay up 20 per cent of their
capital stock before they may exercise
corporate laws.
No. 197 (Huddleston), authorizing
persons to enter upon any lands in mak
ing geological survey for the govern
ment.
S. B. 1 49. by Mr. Flennilcen, providing
that all moneys from leasing of school
lands be converted into the common
school fund, was taken up and passed.
A number of house bills were read
second time and placed on the calendar.
H. B. 172, to allow fish traps to be
used in Logan county was defeated,
and a number of local measures were
passed.
The Honse.
Dr. Daniel's bill, imposing a fine on
liquor dealers for selling to minors, and
also providing for punishment of mi
nors for obtaining liquor under false
pretense, was defeated.
The speaker laid before the house a
communication from R. L. Williams, of
Garland county. asking that certain
charges against Chancellor Leatherman
be investigated.
The matter was referred to the judi
ciary committee.
H. B. 1S4 (Whitley), to make It un
lawful for railroads to run what is
known as “double-headers," was dis
cussed and on vote defeated.
H.-B. 113, to amend the Cotton road
law, providing for the election of a road
overseer by the voters of each town
ship. was read third time and passed.
The next measure up was H. B. 128.
to amend section 6542 of the digest,
and doing away with the separate ex
tension by county clerks of the differ
ent funds of the state and county taxes
on the tax books. The bill passed.
Mr. Merriman introduced H. B. 398,
for the disposition of road taxes paid
in cities of the first-class, said money
to be expended exclusively on improv
ing streets in such cities.
.legislative notes.
The Cummings farm investigating
rommittee will visit the place early in
the month.
Some of the young members of the
house voted against the appropriation
for tlie Confederate monument, arguing
that the money should be expended on
the living Veterans.
A number of local bills have been
passed at this session permitting
special school districts to mortgage
property in order to erect more com
modious school buildings. In many
cases such districts pay enough in rent
to soon cover the cost of necessary
buildings.
The Kiiiough bill, which passed both
branches of the general assembly,
affects about 4,000,000 acres of land,
being those portions of the counties
of Mississippi, Craighead, Poinsett.
Crittenden, Cross. St. Francis. Lee and
Phillips that lie in the St. Francis
levee district. The bill raises the tax
on this land from four to six cents
per acre, which it is estimated will
increase the funds derived from the
levy tax from $70,000 to $110,000 a
year.
By a rote of 18 to' 12 the senate
passed the house bill providing for the
detachment of a portion of Scott coun
ty and annexing it to Logan county. '
There has been a hard fight against
this measure, which was defeated in
tile legislature two years ago. The
act provides for the annexation of all
of the townships of Belva and Barber,
and portions of Tate. Tomlinson and
Lewis, containing 44 square miles ac
cording to the government lines, and
about 52 miles by actual measurftment.
It has a population of about 300 voters,
and both sides claimed to have a ma^
jority of them.
Arkansas State News
Charter Amended.
The St. Louis, Francisco and New
Orleans railroad has filed an amend-,
ment to its original charter increas
ing its capital stock from $1,500,
000 to $11,500,000, or increasing
the total by ten million dollars.
The increase is for the purpose of
covering expenditures for exten
sions, additional motive power and
general equipment. While this road
does not appear authentically as a
branch of the Frisco, such it is be
lieved to be. The road is the same
which purchased the Louisiana and
Arkansas, which in its extension
northward has just reached Hope,
on the main line of the Iron Moun
tain. It will be joined at that point
by the Frisco extension from Ash
down, which will in turn be con
nected with the Kansas City branch
of the Frisco. The St. Louis, San
Francisco and New Orleans has al
ready purchased extensive termi
nals in. New Orleans, proposing to
enter that city from Kansas City,
by way of Fort Smith, Ashdown,
Hope, Stamps, and thence in a
southeasterly direction across Louis
iana.
Terminals for Missouri Pacific.
Advices from Fort Smith report
that the Missouri Pacific railway
wiH secure a belt line and splendid
terminals there by means of the
Fort Smith Suburban Railway Com
pany, which was organized last
year, and which lias recently bought
lands for terminals in Fort Sim
The Fort Smith Suburban railway
was incorporated in August, 1902,
with $100,000 capital, for the pur
pose of building a six-mile belt line,
the officers being: George Sengel,
president; Frank Parke, vice presi
dent; S. A. Williams, secretary, and
Ed Sengel, treasurer. Others in
terested were W. M. Fishback,
Wharton Marnoll, Allen Kennedy,
r. P. Winchester and Henry Stroth
er. A number of the gentlemen
connected with this belt-line plan
ilso propose building an interur
ian electric railway connecting Van
Buren, Hartsford. Huntington and
fix other towns with Fort Smith.
Should Be Well Represented.
To the County Judges of Arkansas:
Gentlemen—The convention of
the National Good Roads Associa
tion will convene in St. Louis April
27, 1903. It is important that our
state be well represented. Every
county should be there by its active,
energetic citizens, men realizing the
importance of good roads to mate
rial development. I hope you will
appoint live delegates to this con
vention, men who will attend. Call
a meeting of your tax-payers, select
your best men. Send their names
to our secretary, George R. Brown.
Little Rock, and also to Col. R. W.
Richardson, secretary. National
Good. Roads Association, 140 La
clede building. St. Louis, who will
furnish proper credentials. Any
additional information desired will
be supplied on application to the
secretary of the Arkansas associa
tion at Little Rock, Respectfully,
Minor Wallace, President.
Took Her Own Life.
Heartbroken and despondent over
a misunderstanding with her af
fianced, beautiful Nellie Smith,
aged 22, the daughter of G. B.
Smith, a wealthy citizen of Forrest
City, took her own life by shooting
herself in the head. It is said her
intended husband recently passed
through Forrest City and she was to
meet him at the train, and that
through a • misunderstanding she
did not do so. This led to a quarrel
and the engagement is said to have
been broken. Her grief was so
great over the affair that it tempor
ary unbalanced her mind, and while
in this condition she took her own
life. The lady was the idol of her
father and a great favorite with all
her acquaintances.
Confidence in Judge Leatherman.
When it became known in Hot
Springs that a resolution would be
offered in the legislature to appoint
a committee to investigate the chan
cery court, presided over by Hon.
Leland Leathcrman, the following
peittion, signed by a large number
of attorneys and citizen-, was for
warded to Speaker Moore:
“Whereas, it has come to our
notice that steps may be taken before
your body tending to discredit the
Hon. Leland Leatherman, chancel
lor of this district, by preferring
charges in the nature of impeach
ment; now therefore, we the under
signed members of the bar of Gar
land county, Ark., hereby present
our protest to any such proceedings,
and tender our endorsement of the
administration of Judge Leather
man. He has been chancellor of
this district for the past ten years,
and his decisions have been general
ly satisfactory during that time.
He possesses especial legal- qualifi
cations for the position, and an in
vestigation of the percentage of
cases reversed on appeal from his
court will disclose that his record
is equal to the best judges in this
state. Judge Leatherman and his
family stand well in this communi
ty, and he is regarded as an honor
able gentleman, and we hope no ac
tion will be taken by your body that
will tend to humiliate or discredit
him. We believe that he will be
able to refute the charges that may
be made affecting his qualifications
for the office he now occupies, but
trust'that he will not.be called upon
to do so.”
New Mail Route Established.
A dispatch from Washington an
nounces that the following rural
free delivery routes will be establish
ed in Arkansas April 1: Hazen,
Prairie county; one carrier; route,
24 miles; population, 441. Judso
nia, White county; one carrier;
route, 21 miles; population, 4G8.
Marvell, Phillips county; one car
rier; route, 21 miles; population,
585. Morrilton, Conway county;
one carrier; route. 21 miles; popu
lation, 463. Pottsville, Pope coun
ty; one carrier; route, 24 miles;
population, 454. Texarkana, Mil
ler county (additional service);
one carrier; route, 24 miles; popu
lation. 400. The addition of these
routes will give this state five new
routes, and additional service on one
of the present routes. The new
routes are to be in various parts of
the state, in Prairie, White, Phil
lips, Conway and Pope counties.
Aged Negress Assassinated.
“Aunt" Ann Harvey, an aged ne
gress, was shot from ambush and
killed while sitting in her room
near Pine BlulT. Wiley Winfrey,
who is charged with the shooting,
is in the Jefferson county jail.
Winfrey is alleged to have been
drunk. Ilis wife left his home and
went to the home of the dead wo
man, four miles away. The two
women were sitting in the Harvey
woman's room talking, when some
one emptied the contents of a
double-barreled shotgun at her.
The back of the chair in which
Winfrey's wife was sitting was lit
erally torn to pieces, and some of
the bird shot entered “Aunt’’ Har
vey’s body. It is believed that
Winfrey shot to kill his wife and
shot the other woman by mistake.
Threaten to Withdraw.
Several foreign fire insurance
companies have given notice that
they will write no more insurance
in this state after the anti-trust act
goes into effect. Merchants
throughout the state are insuring
for as long a period as possible in or
der to keep from being shut out of
protection fot any length of time.