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VOL. V.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 190(i.
NO. 21 .
THE WEEK'S NEWS
TERSELY OUTLINED
An Epitome of the Most Important
Events at Home and Abroad
the Past Week.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH.
A Glimpse at Wlmt Cougress is Du
lug Together With a Curefully
Digested and Coudeused Compila
tion of Current iieivu items, Doth
Domestic and Foreign.
CONGRESSIONAL, NOTES.
By a vote of 202 to 20, tlie house
passed the national quarantine bill,
which places the control of ail quaran
tine stations, grounds and anchorages
under the secretary of the treasury,
and carries an appropriation of $500,000
to carry the law into effect.
The house, with but little opposition,
passed the employers’ liability bill
which makes the railroad companies
engaged in interstate commerce liable
for the injury or death of an employe
The conference report on the anti
hazing bill was agreed to. The prin
cipal feature of the measure is the
graduating of the penalties for hazing
at the naval academy.
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
The belief is prevalent among the
church officials of Zion that Dowie
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Wall street sharks in stock deals.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius
overlooking the Bay of Naples, is ere
ating consternation among the vil
lagers, whose homes are threatened
by the steadily advancing streams ol
lava. The scenes are described as ol
mingled grandeur ai i horror, espe
cially at night.
Fire destroyed the upper story ol
the Chamber of Commerce building
in Portland, Ore., causing a loss ol
$100,000, and, indirectly, the death ol
Homer H, Hallock, a prominent rail
road man, who in a frenzy of feat
jumped down the light well and was
instantly killed. There were some
spectacular rescues by the flremen.
Att’y-Gen. Hadley of Missouri is re
covering very slowly from his recent
attack of pleurisy. *•
The business portion of the town ol
Butler; Ga., was destroyed by fire;
loss, $55,000.
Typhoid fever. Is almost epidemic
in Pittsburg, Pa., due, it is said, to the
fa condition of the rivers.
.0 secretary of the navy has ac
cepted the resignation of Midshipman
John C. Campbell, fourth class, at the
naval academy, on account of defec
tive eyesight. He hails from Mis
souri.
D. C. Smith, president; Conrad
Luppe. cashier; D. C. Smith, Jr., book
keeper; Habbe .Velde, Henry Block
and E. F. Unland, partners in the
Ties-Smith bank .at Pekin, 111., which
failed April 2, have been arrested on
charges of embezzlement, on com
plaint of depositors.
Gen. Russell A. Alger has an
nounced his determination, on ac
count of failing health, to not again
be a candidate for the United Stales
senatorship for Michigan.
The steamer Burrsfield is detained
at quarantine at Philadelphia with
cases of suspected bubonic plague on
board. A bacteriological examination
will be made.
Dr. Charles A. Snodgrass, health
commissioner of St. L.ouis, died ol
uuiuuia.
Ex-United States Senator John R.
Henderson, who has been critically ill
In the Pennsylvania sanitarium, Phil
delphia, is recuperating.
Clarence M. Stark, the Louisiana
(Mo.) nurseryman, has been declared
Insane by the probate court., at. San
Antonio, Tex., and his WJ£e wiil' take
him to a sanitarium at „ Waukesha,
Wis.
Benjamin F. Ellis, of' Peoria, 111.,
and Mrs. Louisa J. Pratt,* of Sharon,
111., have been declared the joint heirs
to the $750,000 estate of Miss Susan
Murdock, of Carver, Mass., deceased.
There were about eighty claimants.
Jennie Rogers, a St. Louis panel
worker, told the board of police com
missioners that in' two houses she
operated during the World's fair an
average of about $900 daily was taken
from ‘‘suckers,” and that she paid
three policemen $5 a week regular
and a percentage of the spoils.
John Xorcross, who was arrested in
northern Mexico in connection with
the recent hold-up of the Dolores mine
treasure train, has confessed and
named his alleged accomplices.
The license of the Metropolitan Coal
Co., of Boston, has been revoked by
the secretary of state because of ex
tortionate prices fixed for coal since
the strike movement was inaugurated.
Capt. Curtis W. Benton, First Kan
sas infantry in the civil war, died at
his home in Leavenworth, aged 80
years.
With the consent of the war depart
ment, Geroniiro, the aged Apache war
rior, has joined a Wild West show for
the season.
James P. Nolan, who, two years
ago, was candidate for secretary of
state in Wisconsin, has been arrested
at the instance of Peter Blesser, a
farmer, who charges that Nolan ap
propriated $300 which he had collect
ed for the complainant.
One hundred printers have been let
out from the government printing of
fice In Washington on account of lack
of work.
Fifty-five persons were known to be
killed and fully 100 injured, some dan
gerously, by the collapse of the Hotel
Zum Hirsch, at Nogolg, in Little Black
Fcrest, Germany, that was under re
pair, while about 200 workmen and
townspeople were engaged, as guests
of the keeper, in a merrymaking in the
banquet hall.
Upwards of 200 delegates, represent
ing a8 countries, assembled in Rome to
participate In the universal postal con
gress, which was formally inaugurated
by. King Victor Emmanuel.
Gov. Davos of Arkansas has appoint
ed W. T. Scoggins prosecuting attor
ney at Hot Springs, and the latter has
notified all gamblers that they must
cease operations and that the para
phernalia of any gambling house found
open, will be seized and burned ac
cording to law.
Mrs. Edith Cooper, of Philadelphia,
who with Emo Bardeleben, of New
York, took a room in the Palmer House,
Chicago, registering as. man and wife,
committed suicide by shooting while
temporarily left alone.
An anti-.Tewish proclamation was is
sued from the official printing office in
Orel, Russia, with an inscription show
ing that it had been passed by the cen
sor.
Chancellor Prince Von Buelow of
Germany was seized with a fainting
spell while addressing tho reichstag on
the Algeeiras conference, and it was
paralysis. He recovered, however, in
a few hours. y
The National Association of Mail
Carriers have in contemplation the
erection of a national home for con
sumptive members of the association
at Colorado Springs, Col., where ICO
acres of land has been donated for the
purpose.
Patrick Dolan, former president of
the Pittsburg district of the United
Mine Workers, and Uriah Bellingham,
farmer vice-president, have been ex
pelled from the organization for violat
ing instructions.
White cappers at Cripple Creek, Col.,
are threatening to deport Judge W. P.
Seeds, of the district court, for his ac
tion in dealing severely with violators
of the Sunday closing ordinance.
The Illinois primary law, passed by
the last legislature, has been declared
unconstitutional by the state supreme
court, and a special session of the leg
islat ure has been called to pass a new
law in conformity with the decision.
Secretary of State Root, after attend
ing the international conference at Rio
de Janeiro, will extend his trip so as to
circumnavigate the southern continent,
visiting Buenos Ayres, Montevideo,
Santiago de Chile and Lima, coming up
the west coast to Panama and crossing
the isthmus at, that point.
Mrs. John A. Dowie, at a meeting of
the overseers of Zion, related her hus
band's alleged efforts to convert her
to the idea of plural marriage. It was
to further his plans for polygamy, she
declared, that he developed the "Para
dise Plantation” project to be carried
out in Mexico.
The body of Paul Nocquet, a French
sculptor of note and an enthusiastic
amateur aeronaut, who started from
New York, hoping to reach Philadel
phia, was found on the edge of Bass
creek, a small stream winding through
thn mn.w’.Aum c\P T ran cr Tclonrl Thoro
was evidence of his having made a des
perate struggle for life after his bal
loon descended.
J. Burdett, president of the Eufaula
(I. T.) national bank, merchant and
one of the most prominent and wealthy
men in the Creek nation, was shot and
killed at the rear of his home by an
unknown assassin. Mr. Burdett carried
a quarter of a million life insurance.
In the district court at Vermillion.
S. D., Elmer Johnson and Richard
Brueschveiler pleaded guilty to having
fired three old buildings, last summer,
“to improve the appearance of the
town,” and were each sentenced to
five years’ imprisonment.
“Jap” Smith, who was charged with
manslaughter in connection with the
wreck at Chlllicothe, 111., on the Santa
Fe. was acquitted at Reoria, 111., on the
instruction of the court that Conductor
Weatherwax's negligence was subse
quent to that of Smith's and was the
The grand juty at Fond du Lac. VVis.,
-returned an indictment against Frank
A. Bartlett, former piesider.t of the
board of trustees of the county insane
asylum, for the alleged embezzlement
of $1,485 of public funds.
A dispatch from Lokoja. Nigeria, says
that the leaner of the rebels who boa-t
ed that he had killed two French offi
cers in February of this year, was ex
e'cuted, after trial by the sultan of So
koto and a native court.
Officers of the American Civic asso
ciation and Merchants’ association of
New York have filed a protest against
the proposed diversion of water front
Niagara Falls for commercial pur
poses, ar.d praying for the preservation
of the beauty of the cataract.
ARKANSAS
/a. STATE NEWS
State Treasurer’s Report.
The report of the State Treasurer
for the quarter ending March 31 shows
the sums in the various funds April 1
to be as follows:
General fund .$ 80,766 81
Common school fund .... 33,990 21
State Capito fund . 181,845 66
Permanent school . 1,951,347 66
Swamp land . 54.040 44
Internal improvement ... 68,753 45
Confederate pension__ 8,544 38
Sinking . 131,755 SG
Tax due counties. 10,606 61
Tax due cities. 430 74
Penitentiary deposit .... 12,482 91
Direct tax . 419 93
State school interest_ 658 08
U. of A. endowment fund 216,303 75
Teachers' fund . 19S 00
Total., $2,758,204 78
The Husband Wins.
About eight months ago J. A. W£il
liams, of Texarkana, was secretly mar
ried to Miss Maggie Davis, whose age
at the time i3 said to have been less
than fourteen years. The mother of
the young lady brought suit in the
district court-to annul the marriage
and the case was tried recently. The
husband won the suit and secured a
perpetual injunction restraining the
bride’s mother from interfering with
the couple or their married relations
in any way.
Hunter Accidentally Killed.
Charles Frazier, a resident cf Eagle
town, was accidentally Killed at that
place recently. With some com
panions he was out hunting. Two
dogs in the party became involved
in a fight. Frazier attempted to sepa
rate them, using the stock of liis gun.
Tlie gun was discharged, the load
taking effect in his breast and killing
him instantly.
Indicted for Murder.
The grand jury at Hot Springs has
returned an indictment for murder in
the first degree against Steve Van
atta, who is alleged to have killed
Frank Kvasnicka on January 29 last.
Kvasnicka was shot as he was seated
at the luncli counter of the Gideon
bar, owned by him, when Vanatta, it
is said, walked up and shot Kvas
nicka in the back.
An Accidental Killing.
B. F. De Silvi, a carpenter, was ac
cidentally shot and "killed by Roland
MacAlexander at Helena recently.
MacAlexander was snapping a rusty
pistol which lie did not know was
loaded at a pet dog, and as De Silvi
was passing the pistol was discharged
and (lie bullet struck him. He died
within a few minutes. De Silvi is
survived by a wife and two children.
A Charge of Peonage.
John Dickie, of England, was ar
raigned before Commissioner W. S.
Allen at Little Rock recently on a
charge of peonage and was held to
await the action of the Federal grand
jury. He gave bond in the sum of
$1,000 and was released. Dickie is
charged with holding a negro woman,
Lucie Lumzy, for failure to pay a debt
owed to him.
A Terrible Death.
A negro held under quarantine at
Little Rock escaped from the attend
ants last week and was found, five or
six days later, dead in the woods near
that city. The negro had met his
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succumbed to the disease far from
any help or comfort. The name of
the negro is not known.
Goes to Atlanta.
James Connors, who was indicted
at Little Rock on a charge of steal
ing two ten-dollar bills from a letter
which he took from the postoffice at
Hot Springs, entered a plea of guilty
and was sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary at Atlanta.
Will Send Delegates.
At the meeting of the Commercial
Club at> Yellville it was voted to send
two delegates to be present at the
meeting of the Southwest Federation
of Commercial Clubs at St. Louis on
the 17th of this month.
Price of Tomatoes.
The owners of the canning factory
at Prairie Grove are preparing to
pay 20 cents a bushel for tomatoes
this scdson.
Pass Salary Ordinance.
Mayor Eason, of Fayetteville, ve
toed the ordinance passed by the city
council fixing the salary of tire mayor
and police judge at $210 per year.
The salary of the mayor was in
creased to 5300 and the ordinance
passed over the mayor's veto.
Accused of Bigamy.
Dr. YT. C. Evans, who recently re
moved to Bradford from South Ar
kansas, has been arrested at Brad
ford, accused of committing bigamy.
Mrs. Evans has been taken to her
parents’ homo and Dr. Evans has been
taken away to face the charge.
A Cheap Trip.
■A man bought a lisket last weeV
at Bradford to go to Newport, a dis
tance of 17 miles, at a cost of 51 cents
On account of the damaged condition
of the fridge by high water at New
port he was taken on a detour by waj
of Bald Knob, Wynne, Paragould and
Knobel, a distance of 200 miles, on the
51-cent ticket. He was given a $(
ride for 51 cents because the railroad
company could not take him ovei
the route which his ticket covered.
New Industries.
The following new industries have
been established in Arkansas during
the past ten days:
Ladd—$50,000 land and gin com
pany.
Little Rock—$300,000 soapstone and
refectories manufacturing company
Fort Smith—$100,000 lumber com
pany.
Waldron—$20,000 lumber company
Eureka Springs— Electric lighting
plant.
Bank Robbery Attempted.
An unsuccessful attempt to rob the
Bank of St. Francis at St. Franci:
was made a few days ago. Three
men are believed to have be*n en
gaged 'in the undertaking, as resi
dents of the town are said to have
seen three men near the bank, just
before the attempt at robbery occured
The bank is offering a reward of $10C
for the capture of the burglars.
Perils of High Water.
While J. I). Jones was attempting
to cross Pigeon creek, about foui
miles northwest of Mountain Home
his wagon turncH over and the team
became unmanageable, and Mr. Jones
with great difficulty saved himself
The team and wagon were washed
about 50 yards down the stream
where the horses were drowned.
Mules Drowned.
George Keeney lost a team 'ol
mint's uy uruwmng recently, at can
ford crossing on Black river some sis
miles south of Pocahontas. Keeney
drove into the water and in some man
ner the wagon tongue became fasten
ed under a projecting log and the re
suit was that the team, in their efforts
to free themselves, became entangled
in the harness and were drowned.
Secured Coal Sa.'.iples.
An agent of the United States army
has secured a number of samples o!
Arkansas coal during the past week
These samples were sent to the Wat
Department at Washington for analy
sis. It is thought that the govern
ment is planning to place an order fot
coal, to supply the army posts of the
West.
New Theater Opened.
A new theater has been opened a1
Little Rock. The establishment wil
be operated as a vaudeville house by
a company owning a number of sucti
theaters throughout the South. The
opening of this house gives Little
Rock three theaters, including the
summer opera house.
Suspect Arrested.
W. B. Kronberg, claiming to be
a traveling man, was arrested at Lit
tle Rock a few days ago. He is ac
cused by the officers o' Hot Springs
of committing several crimes. It is
said that Kronberg had passed sever
al bogus checks upon residents ol
the City of Vapors.
Big Acreage in Tomatoes.
A large acreage of tomatoes for the
Green Forest section is now an as
sured fact. A number of the leading
farmers have already signified their
intention of planting large tracts. The
Green Forest canning factory will be
able to take care of the crop regard
less of the ■'yield.
Killed While Hunting.
John Haugh, a resident of Lick
Creek valley, near Booneville, was
fatally wounded while out hunting,
several days ago. Haugh accident
ally shot himself in the abdomen and
died a short time afterwards from
the effects of the wound.
Labor is Scarce.
Gardening and farming both are far
behind this time last year in many
parts of the state. Planters arc com
plaining of a scarcity of labor. Much
land is liable to lie out in the Ar
kansas bottoms this season. The river
is receding, but the lands are too
wet to plow.
Thieves Captured.
Several negroes were caught in the
act of stealing hogs near Cotton
Plant last week. The negroes are in
jail and will probably receive the lim
it of the law for this offence.
New Bank Proposed.
Local capital at Gassville is going
to start a bank at that place. The
stockholders will all be home people,
and it bids fair to have a good pat
ronage, as Gassville is in one of the
best parts of the county.
Wants to Die.
Julius Clifton a white man made
several attempts at drowning himself
in a creek near Little Rock, last, week
He was finally arrested and taken tc
a hospital to prevent Ills accomplish
ing his purpose of selfdestruetion.
What C’astct (Outs ta (Oooil /dilan
By CHARLES WAONER, author of "Tha Simple Life."
I LOVE EASTER, with its tranquil certitude that death 13
vanquished. Easter! It is a brightness of the soul more
beautiful than thg brightness of the day, more evident than
the sun. I would that I could carry into all hearts filled wTith
shadow, veiled in mourning, a ray of that divine dawn.
Why, then, do so many Christians fail to catch the vivify
ing secret of this royal day?
It is because they do not know what Easter owes to Good
Friday. The glory of Easter is not directly accessible to us.
To conquer it we must pass through the “via dolorosa.” Such
is the meaning of the Scriptures, and life confirms aud illus
trates the Scriptures. Superficial man sees the spirit of God
only in the miracle that rends the rock of the tomb into frag
ments, and he stretches out his hand to grasp the miracle;
but his hand remains empty. The Christian soul throughout
the ages is not thus deceived. It says, “From the Cross, the
Crown.”
Thou tellst me, brother, that thou cans': not believe in the
Easter message. Thou dost not astonish me beyond meas
ure. Didst thou see the Christ die? And those who, like
Him. die for love of others? Hast thou felt the greatness q".
those vanquished for God, for justice? Hast thou wished to
be able to die like them? If these things are unknown to
thee, how canst thou discern the Easter message? Thou hast
not the eyes to bear that light.
The crucible of life is terrible. In our nights,, In our
dungeons, in our supreme struggles, show us not the Risen,
but the Crucified One! It is from His dead eyes that the
eternal dawn of Easter is kindled. To die as He died, to die
with Him, is to spell the unknown Verb of the true life. There
is no other school to liberate men from the hideous chains
of all their slaveries, and from the most awful of all—their
slavery to death. There is no other school that does this
but the school of the Cross.
If, then, thou wouldst bathe thy soul in the victorious
brightness of Easter, know this: Faster is the supernatural
daylight; Good Friday the night of anguish, from whose bosom
the cry arises on the air, “My God, my God, why hast thou for
saken me?”
But do not misapprehend—this light comes from that
night. There, in the thick darkness, opens the door into the
“kingdom that cometh not with observation.”
It is Thou, O Christ! It is Thy spirit which is the Resur
rection and the Life! Have pity upon us who are children in
faith! Thou Who hast trod the dust of our earth! Thou Who
hast passed through our twilights! Thou Who hast lain with
us in the tomb, that the tomb might be less dark! Holy Vic
tim of Calvary! Man of Sorrows! May the Father Who sent
Thee reveal Thee to our eyes. May our souls across our
humble religious symbols be granted a glimpse of Thine in
effable grandeur.
Come and tell us words of life, Thou Who art Ufe eter
nal! Sound the awakening in our torpor, in our lassitude!
Sound the trumpet of morning through the night of our
graves!
And in this Easter time may all that is divine in us thrill
and rise in holy insurrection against death and all its con
spirators, and for life and all its alliances. Amen.
ft UlllM.
South's Companion.
EASTER EGG-ROLLING.
Annual Carnival Enjoyed by Wash
ington Children on the White
House Lawn.
•Ten thousand children, varied in age
and size and color, perhaps 100,000 vivid
hued eggs, and upward of 30,000 grown
folks watching this strange amalgama
tion of color, is the essence of the Easter
egg-rolling carnival in the president’s
back yard. This monster egg-rolling
fete is a custom which has been handed
down from one generation of children
to another. Where and when it origi
nated no person in this age has been
able to determine, but all Washington
combines to guard it as a privilege in
violate. This great "play-time” is not
devoted exclusively to the pastimes
wherein the colored eggs are an all-im
portant adjunct, for many of the little
visitors who have come unprovided
with baskets of the fragile playthings
spend the entire day skipping the rope,
playing with dolls, sailing miniature
boats in the great fountain basins, or
indulging in some other diversion dear
to the childish heart. Of course, eggs,
decorated in many bright colors, em
ployed in any one of a do^en ways, con
stitute the reigning “fad." The older
children in the vast assemblage on the
Wltita Ilituen 1 n nm ncnnllir inrlulfrft In
games of ‘ toss and catch,” a pastime
which is likely to seriously deplete the
stock of eggs, or egg “picking,” which
necessitates an even more prodigal use
of the delicate souvenirs of the day.
“Picking” consists in the striking of
two eggs together until one or the other
is cracked, whereupon the owner of the
shell which has failed to stand the novel
test must surrender the damaged egg
to his victorious competitor.
Another game of the same order may
be played by two youngsters seated
upon the ground several feet apart.
Each selects an egg from the basket at
her side and simultaneously they roll
forward the bright-colored ovals, with
the hope, of course, that a collision will
result and the relative strength of the
two eggs be determined. Every year
finds dozens of new “egg games” in
vented.
The features of this gala day at the
home of the president, however, which
are likely, after all, to most deeply im
press the casual spectator are found in
the beautiful democracy of the fete and
the almost unfailing good-nature which
prevails among these acres of children.
The junior members of the families of
cabinet ministers and senators, freed
for.once from the sovereignty of nurses,
enthusiastically roll eggs to the grimiest
and raggedest little youngsters in alt
Washington. Rich and poor, black and
white, mingle together for this one day
on terms of perfect equality; and,
strange U3 it may seem, seldom doe3,
there creep to the, surface any mani
festation of envy on the part of the
i>00ref children for the possessions of
their more foytwiate playmates, it i/
only ihe happy possessor of a goose
egg or turkey-egg who stands superior
to his fellows in this vast assemblage.
Mayhap he is a piccaninny in tattered
clothes, but as the champion “egg-pick
er he is^or the time being the idol of a
band of loyal satellites.—Woman’3
Home Companion.
AN EASTER REMEMBRANCE
Pretty Booklet Which Can Be Made
by Any Girl for a Friend at Very (
Little Cost.
A pretty Easter remembrance can
be made in the shape of a dainty
booklet, containing an appropriate or
helpful poem for your friend. These
booklets may be made in two ways.
The leaves and cover may be made
twice the size of the page desired,
then folded and stitched with silk
cord or narrow ribbon, and tied in a
knot at the back. Or they may be cut
into pages instead of leaves, holes
punched at the back about an inch
from the edge and a ribbon run
through and tied. Cut sheets of tha
tinted paper to the shape and siza
you wish your book. Unruled tinted
note paper, wholly out of place for
correspondence, may be used to ad
vantage, as u is aireauy oi a suica.019
size. Other paper may be cut in long,
narrow- sheets, to be fastened at one
end. The poem is to be written or
type-written, using as many pages as
desired, but only one side of the pa
per. The booklets sold at the stores
are good models of how much or how
little to put on a page. Select a pic
ture, or several of them, suitable to
the poem, and mount them on pages
of the same size. From fancy board
cut a cover a little larger than the
pages. On the front of the cover put
a picture or an Easter greeting. Bind
with ribbon.—Florence Marian Critch
Iow, in the Woman's Home Compan
ion. ’ ^
The Easter Lily.
The Easter lily as we now know It
was brought from Japan and China
by an American named Harris and in
troduced into Bermuda in 1872, and
from the beautiful British colony in
the Atlantic come most of the Easter
lilies in use in our eastern states.
California supplies the western states
and in Chicago both varieties may bs
found. In Bermuda, the Chinese lily
received the name ‘Lilium Harr'sli,”
which it retains to this day. Its com
mon names are the “Trumpet lily,”
“Bermuda lily” and “Easter lily.” j
A Favorite Wedding Day.
Easter Monday is the Hungarian’s
favorite Wedding day. as it is supposed
that it is especially fortunate for
marriages, and the priests are usual
ly kept busy that day. The rest' of
the week Is filled with social gayeties.
and the quiet of the rigorously ob>
»erred Lent is fully atoned f«.