IZDG. W. KRAMER, Editor.
M’CRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1901.
YOL. I.—NO. 18.
The Battleship to Replace the One
Blown Up in Havana Har
bor is Afloat.
SHE WAS LAUNCHED WITHOUT A HITCH.
An Immense Crowd Witnessed the
Event, nnd Cheered Enthusiasti
cally us the marine Monster elid
ed Into the Water nnd Received
Her Name.
Philadelphia, July 28.-—The battle
ship Maine, designed to be bigger,
stronger and faster than her name
sake, whose shapeless mass still lies
in the harbor of Havana, was success
fully launched from the yards of the
William Cramp Ship & Engine Build
ing Co. One of the largest crowds
that has ever seen a warship leave the
ways at Cramps’ yards, was on hand
and patriotism ran wild as the ship
left her cradle.
All Took a Holiday.
Kensington, wherein the ship was
located, took a holiday and attended
the launching. Thousands of persons
from other parts of the city were on
hand, and as the yard was thrown
open to the public, every vantage
point in the confines of the place
swarmed with humanity. The weath
er was beautiful.
The state of Maine was officially
represented by Gov. Hill and mem
bers of his staff. From Washington
came Bear-Admirals Bradford, Mel
ville and Walker, Lieutenant-Com
mander Bailey, Capt. Leary, former
governor of Guam, and a number of
bureau chiefs of the navy depart
ment.
I nalilc to Attend.
President McKinley, Secretary of
the Navy Long, Admiral Dewey, Capt.
SHAMROCK II. SETS SAIL
81r Thomas Llpton*i New Cap ChalleDgir
Leaves Gonrock, Scotland, for
American Waters.
Gouroclc, July 28.—Shamrock II., ac
companied by the Krin, sailed at 10:20
a. m. for New York. Great enthuusi
asm was displayed as the challenger
departed.
Capt. Sycamore desired to go out
under canvas, and he was favored
with a light easterly wind, sufficient
to keep the flags streaming in the di
rection the. yachts had to sail. The
challenger cut a strange figure with
her stunted spars and scanty canvas
as she lay ready to start.
At ten o’clock Sir Thomas Lipton
and Mr. Watson, the yacht’s designer,
boarded her, and a few minutes later
the challenger's moorings were
slipped, her licndsails broken out, and
Shamrock 11. started on her voyage
across the. Atlantic. Thousands of
persons gathered along the shore and
on the pier at Gouroek, and greeted
the yacht’s departure with a great
outburst of cheering, again and again
renewed. Hats and handkerchiefs
were waved, guns roared and steam
whistles and sirens shrieked. The
Shamrock’s crew were all mustered on
deck and, led by Sir Thomas, gave a
hearty response 1o the greetings. For
miles along the shore crowds occupied
every vantage point, and the cheers
passed from group to group until the
challenger, with her racing flag at the
masthead, arid the Erin, with the
Stars and Stripes flying at her fore,
disappeared from sight.
Sir Thomas Lipton remained
aboard the challenger until she was
oil Cumbrncs, when he returned on
a tug. Before leaving he addressed
Sigsbee anrl other naval dignitaries
who received invitations were unable
to attend.
The ceremony of christening the
6hip was performed by Miss Mary
Preble Anderson, of Portland, Me., a
descendant of the Preble family, that
has added fame to the naval honors
of the country..
The Christen in*?*
All was in readiness as Miss Ander
son stepped upon the stand erected
at. the bow of the hull. As the last
timber that held the ship was sawed
in twain and the vessel began to
move, Miss Anderson struck the bow
of the Maine a blow with the bottle
of champagne and formally christ
ened her. As the vessel slid off the
ways a great shout went up, and ev
ery steam craft in the vicinity began
the tooting of whistles.
The Maine is 5G per cent, finished.
Her keel was laid in April, 1899
HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE.
DnminK of (lie Mncliinc Shop of the
American Machine nnil h'ounilry
Co. nt Hanover, l*a.
York, Pa., July 28.—The machine
shop of the American Machine and
Foundry Co., located at Hanover, this
county, was destroyed by fire Satur
day morning. The loss is estimated
at from $75,000 to $125,000. This plant
was owned by the American Tobacco
Co. and was used in the manufacture
of its machinery. Two hundred men
are thrown out of employment.
the challenger’s crew, thanking them
for what they had done already, and
wishing them godspeed on the voy
age and a successful finish to theii
task.
GEN. WOOD HOMEWARD BOUND.
The Governor of I'nlta Kinhnrkn on
the Morro Castle—Sympathy of
All Classes of Cnhuns.
Havana, July 28.—Gen. Wood was
taken on hoard the steamer Morro
Castle, Saturday. He expressed him
self as being quite well and wanted
to walk aboard the vessel, but the
doctors insisted upon his being car
ried on board on a portable cot.
Deep sympathy with Gen. Wood was
shown by Cubans of all classes upon
his departure.
Tho Morro Castle is due at New
York next Tuesday.
THE MAD MULLAH ROUTED.
A Sannulnnry Untile in Which noth
the nrltisli null Arabs Lost
Heavily.
Aden. Arabia, July 29.—In a fight
between the Mad Mullah nnd the
British, Juiy 17, the former w-as rout
ed, leaving 70 killed. The British cas
ualties were Lieut. Fredericks nnd 12
men killed and Lieut. Dickson and 20
men wounded.
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Arkftnnan World's Fair Worlc.
President Whitaker of the Arkansa*
World's fair board has issued the fol
lowing card:
“To the Public—Having been asked
by so many since my return tomy home
in Pine Bluff how 1 was progressing
with the World’s fair work, it giveg
me great pleasure to say that the
spirit that pervades the entire state
at this time favors one of the grand
est exhibits the slate has ever known.
Our beginning has been commended
by almost the enlire press of the
state; not only by them, but by the
St. Louis papers and other state pa
pers. While wc are not an exception
to others who have heretofore filled
BUth positions, we have been harshly
criticised by two or three state pa*
pets. We can only say to them that
we hold no ill-will toward them
or their editors. They own theii
own papers, and can say what their
spirits prompt them to say. What
their motive is we do not care; but
will say that our past ads, as well as
our future, we are more than willing
to leave to the commendation or dis
approval of an unprejudiced public,
and hope yet that our efforts will be
crowned with such perfect success
that wc will not only retain the com
mendation of the majority of the
press of the state, but that those who
are so unjustly and harshly criticis
ing us now will in the end be the
loudest in our praise.’
Dentil of t'npt. W. J. Thompson.
Capt. W. J. Thompson died at the
family residence in Little Rock. His
death was sudden and unexpected.
Capt. Thompson was one of the
wealthiest men in Arkansas—reputed
to be one of the few milionaires in
the state. He went to Little Rock
from Augusta, Woodruff county. He
and his brother, E. C. Thompson, or
ganized the Citizens’ bank, one of the
substantial financial institutions ol
Little Rock. E. G. Thompson is presi
dent of it, and W. J. Thompson was
vice-president. The old firm of Mar
tin & Thompson years ago bought
the Brinkley A- Batesville railroad, ex
tended it, and subsequently reorgan
ized it as Ihe White & Block Rivet
Valley railroad, of which W. J.Thomp
son became president ami general
manager. The railroad runs from
Brinkley to Viewport. Capt. Thomp
son continued to manage it until
about a year ago, when he sold it to
the Choctaw for $000,000. He owned
extensive plantations in Woodruff and
Lee counties, and was interested in
mercantile enterprises at Gregory
and Augusta, in Woodruff county. He
had extensive rental property :nter
ests in Little Rock. His wife died five
years ago. Two children survive.
Mrs. ,T. C. Norfleet, of Memphis, Tenn..
and Ada Lee Thompson, who is now
touring Europe with the family of bei
uncle, Col. E. G. Thompson.
Another Hotel for Hot Spring*.
The Avenue hotel, one of the oldest
landmarks of Hot Springs, will be
lorn down and replaced by a hand
some brick fire-proof structure to
cost $200,000. The property is owned
by a company composed chiefly of St.
Louis and Chicago capitalists. The
;hotel will be completed and opened
for business early next year.
Oil Struck.
Oil has been struck at Best, a mil
town, fifty miles south of Bine Bluff,
on the Cotton Belt road. The Cotton
Belt Lumber Co. sank an artesian
well 1,000 feet for -vater and found
oil, which rose to th2 -urface of the
earth. The discovery is causing ex
citement at that place.
Willinm E. Work.
William E. Work, 50 years old, anc
,'or 25 years a resident of Hot Springs
died the other day. Mr. Work was
from Carrollton, Mo., where his father
and other relatives now reside. He
was a prominent member of the Free
masons.
Killed Ily l inlUnlnK.
While hauling logs, near Mena. Will
iam Grummett was caught in a thun
derstorm, and took shelter under a
tree. Lightning struck the tree, kill
ing Grummett.
Dud Fire at Van Horen.
At Van Buren. the other night, fire
destroyed the Kobinson and Byers
blocks, in the heart of the business
portion of the city. Loss, $15,000.
Fell Dead of Heart Failure.
J. H. Watson, a farmer, died oi
heart failure, near Ozark, Franklin
county, while overseeing hands whc
were cutting bridge timbers.
Took Strychnine.
Mrs. A. Hetwig committed suncidi
at Hot Springs a few days ago, by
taking strychnine. Despondency over
til health was the cause.
Mrs. M. F. Clenveland.
Mrs. M. F. Oleavland died at hei
home in Atkins, after a long illness,
of Bright’s disease. She was well
known in social circles.
Died From Snnatroke.
James Holland, aged 35, prominent
in Pine Bluff society circles, died from
the effects of a sunstroke.
Twenty Thousand Excited, Expec*
tant People Around the Plat
form at El Reno.
DEMONSTRATION WHEN DRAWING BEGAN.
Jamei B. Wood, of Weatherford, Okla.,
and Mattie H. Beal*, of Wichita, Khr..
a Missouri Girl, the Capital Prize Win
ners—A Couple of Rich Prizes In the
Lawton District.
El Reno, Okla., July 30.—Okla
homa's great land lottery was begun
here is earnest yesterday, and when
the commissioners appointed by the
federal government adjourned the
drawing for the day, 1,000 of the
choicest of the thirteen thousand
160-acre claims in the Kiowa-Co
manche country lad been awarded.
The first name from the drawing
wheels was that of Stephen A. Hol
comb, of Paul's Valley, Indian terri
tory, for a homestead in the El Reno
district, and the second, Leonard
Lamb, of Augusta, Okla. The two
may select the two choicest claims in
the district.
The capital prize winners, however,
proved to be James R. Wood, of
Weatherford, Okla., whose name was
the first to come out of the Lawton
district wheel, and Miss Mattie H.
Beals, of Wichita, has., who drew the
second number in that district. They
will have the privilege of making the
first filings in the Lawton district and
will undoubtedly choose the two quar
ter sections adjoining that town.
These are considered the most valu
able in the territory, and are, it is
estimated, worth irom $20,000 to $40,
000 each.
Twenty-fire names were first drawn
from the El Reno district and then an
equal number from the Lawton dis
trict. When all was ready, Ben Hey
lcr placed his hand in an aperture in
the El Reno wheel and withdrawing
an envelope handed it to Col. Dyer.
It was passed to t hief Clerk Maeey,
stamped and handed back to Col.
Dyer. The commissioner walked to
Hit front of the platform, raised his
hand for order, and, in a loud tone,
exclaimed:
“Stephen A. Holcomb, of Paul's
Valley, I. T., draws the first number.”
The crowd yelled for three minutes,
apparently as much delighted as if
every man had drawn a prize.
Envelope No. 2 was quickly drawn
forth, and Col. Dyer against an
nounced: “Leonard Lamb, of Augus
to, Okla.; born in Illinois.”
In quick succession other envelopes
were drawn, and ns the names were
announced each one was received
with a volley of cheers. The first oth
er successful winner in the El Reno
district follow:
3— Frank Brown, of Ponca City;
Okla.; born in Kansas.
4— Calvin Churchill, Chickasaw, t.
T.
5— Charles D. Williams, Norman,
Okla.
6— Ollie M. Rogers, Cordell, Okla.
7— Edward C. Prince, Watomga,
Okla.
8— Andrew J. Philbower, Sheldon,
Mo.
0—John Brown, Caldwell, Kas.
10—John Slielder, Weatherford,
Okla.
When 25 names had been taken
from the Cl Reno district wheel, at
tention was tinned to that represent
ing the Lawton district. The first
name brought out for this district
was that of James R. Woods, of
Weatherford, Okla., and the crowd
again went wild This meant that
Woods would be able to claim the
quarter section adjoining Lawton
town, one of the choicest in the entire
country.
me second ticket was drawn, and
Col. Dyer cried out:
“1 have the pleasure to announce
the name of the first woman to draw
a prize, Mattie if. Leal, of Wichita,
Kas.” Then Col. Dyer gave her de
scription as 20 years old and five feet
three inclu-s in height, just the height
of Woods. instantly the crowd
caught the humor of the situation,
and thousands of throats sent up the
shout: “They must get married.”
The other first names drawn from
the Lawton district follow:
3— —Winfield S. Laws, Langston,
Okla.
4— Falcon Woodhouse, Eldon, la.
5— Marvin Hawkins, Wayland, Tex.
fi—William C. Laid, Fort Worth,
Tex.
7- —Harry T. Fester, agent for Har
ry E. Harrison, LI Reno, Okla.
8— Lee A. Stubblefield, Dunbar,
Okla.
8—Richard li. Wyatt, Henrietta,
Tf x.
10.—Charles C. Loss, Shawnee, Okla.
The eighteenth winner in the Law
ton district was .Minerva McClintoek,
aged 25 years, of Oklahoma City. She
was married Sunday, and by this act
forfeits her right to file for a claim.
She might have chosen a claim near a
county seat town worth several thou
sand dolLnrs. The drawing was re
sumed this mi'-ning at nine o'clock.
AN ECHO OF PLAIN DUTY.
Ifter Three Yearn of QalhhllnR Re
publicans Make Good Tliclr
Boast.
Republican partisan newspapers
can swallow quite a dinner of crow
when they have to for the good of the
party. They make a few wry faces,
but always end up by advising their
readers to stand by whoever inay be
the candidate or however unpalatable
the platform.
In commenting on this peculiarity,
the Washington Post says: “Among
the most influential of the great mass
of republican papers that stood "or
‘our plain duty’ and against the re
publican majority in congress was the
Chicago Times-Herald, now the Rec
ord-Herald. Referring to the action of
the Porto Rico assembly by which free
trade with the United States is now
ushered in, that paper says: ‘It brings
the situation around to what Porto
Rico ought to have had as a matter of
right by the circuitous route of a 16
per cent, concession to expediency.’
“The Inter Ocean, a republican or
gan of approved fidelity, treats this
subject at some length. It says that
‘thus, after three years of quibbling and
evasion, does the “plain duty” of the
United States to Porto Rico promise to
become a fact.’ Going into the his
tory of the great feud, the Inter Ocean
speaks its mind with charming frank
ness. It recalls the fact that Gen.
Miles promised the Porto Ricans Amer
ican rights; that the president said
that to grant to them free trade was
our plain duty,’ and that in response
all the people said ‘Amen.’ Then, it.
says, the beet sugar lobby came
to Washington with the Oxnard and
Myrick in charge, and there was a
panic. And the Inter Ocean continues
in this refreshing manner: ‘The ways
and means commitlee rallied around
the lobby and demanded a Porto Ricau
tariff as a “warning precedent”against
Philippine sugar. They declared the
Porto Ricans too poor to support their
local government in the usual way.
How men too poor to pay taxes on
their luxuries could pay the Oxnard
tariff on their necessaries they could
not explain, but they insisted on the
tariff.
“ ‘Then the Porto Ricans proceeded to
give the lie to the Oxnard lobby and
its congressional helpers. With the
aid of American experts they reor
ganized their finances and spent great
sums on schools and public works.
They will spend this year nearly
$2,000,000. And they have done and
are doing all this without touching one
dollar of the Oxnard duties collected
at our custom houses. That money—
nearly $600,000—lies "untouched in the
treasury at Washington.
“ ‘Thus have the Porto Ricans them
selves proved the folly as well as the
bad faith involved in congress’ dis
avowal of "our plain duty.” Thushave
they demonstrated to all future con
gresses the futility of a course that
would ignore national duty and honor
at the behest of a few greedy inter
ests.’
“All this is worth recording, be
cause of its bearing on an extremely
interesting chapter of history. And it
has other values, for the ‘Oxnard
lobby,' or its equivalent, is still in busi
ness. The same influences that brought
about the abandonment of ‘our plain
duty’ toward Porto Rico are to give
Cuba a kick when she asks the United
States for annexation. Meanwhile,
they meant to do unpleasant things
in various directions, especially to
ward the Philippines.”
SfcretBry AYllNon n« Trust Smasher.
Good old Farmer Wilson, the secre
tary of agriculture, says the Chicago
Journal, bears to the nation's eager
ears the cheering tidings that the
sugar trust is about to be. smashed
and ruined. How is this much-desired
result to be produced? Why, by the
extension of the beet-sugar industry.
“The trust,” says Mr. Wilson, “will
vanish then, for the reason that it
refines imported brown sugar, while
all the American factories will fur
nish the finished product and place it
in entire readiness for sale on the
markets.” As the American Sugar
Refining company owns all the beet
sugar factories in the country and
will own all that may hereafter be
built, it is evident that Farmer Wil
son should stick to his weevils and
leave the field of financial and eco
nomic speculation to Brother Gage.
-Iowa is a rock-ribbed republic
an state and is governed by the rail
roads. They dictate who shall hold
office and furnish the money to elect
them. They control the legislature
and evade their fair share of taxa
tion. This is not all democratic talk
for election purposes, for the Wash
ington Post publishes an interview
with James McCabe, of Council Bluffs,
an influential republican, who, speak
ing of the factional quarrels over the
campaign for governor, says: “It is
no secret throughout our state that
the Burlington and Northwestern
railroads have been a great power in
our politics, but up till this year the
Rock Island has abstained from tak
;ng a hand.”
-Representative Grosvenor’s idea
of trusts is about as reliable as he was
on the third term business, but he is
a fair sample of republican congress
men.
A TARIFF DILEMMA.
Rrpnhllraiia Are Having Trouble
Over Their Trade Policy with
f'orelR tier*.
The president, fills and backs like
a derelict ship as the tariff contro
versy assumes more and more prom
inence. Not long- ago he was report
ed as strongly favoring reciprocity,
but now he does not think that un
constitutional and round-about way
of fixing the tariff can be accom
plished, according to the Chicago
Chronicle, which says: “An admin
istration correspondent reports that
Mr. McKinley said to a member of
his cabinet before leaving for Canton,
that he was not inclined to believe
1 here would be either a revision of
the tariff or an extension of reci
procity agreements during the next
session of congress.
“The correspondent further de
clares it to be the prevailing opinion
at the capital that the protectees
have ‘read the riot act’ to the pres
ident to good purpose and that he
has already made up his mind once
more to wander from the path of
plain duty. It is understood appar
ently by those who are in a position
to know that Mr. McKinley will make
no attempt to mitigate our belliger
ent tariff in any way, except, per
haps, so far as to make one more
effort to have the pending reciprocity
treaty with France ratified.
“That he will fail in that may be
predicted with entire confidence.
With such powerful republicans as
Mr. Aldrich arrayed against the
French treaty in the interest of the
protectees and with most democrats
opposed to such treaties on princi
ple, it will hardly be possible to se
cure a two-thirds majority for the
French treaty or any other of the
kind.
“It may be predicted with equal
confidence that the same influences
which will defeat the treaties will
also strangle any measure like that
proposed by Mr. Babcock to deprive
of tariff protection trusts which are
abundantly able to sell their products
anywhere in the world not only with
out protection but in spite of hostile
tariffs.
“This, however, will not end the
trouble. The tariff war already be
gun with Kussia, Italy and Germany
will spread all over continental Eu
rope and wax more furious. A group
of the protected interests, constant
ly growing in power and numbers, al
ready heard in angry protest against
the war on Russian sugar, will in
sist more and more upon a less hos
tile tariff all around, and vast num
bers of republicans who do not relish
having to pay twice as much for
American goods as foreigners pay for
them will join with the angry pro
tectees who are looking for foreign
markets.
“Thus a hot time is brewing in the
very entrails of the republican party
and of the protected interests which
supply the party with sinews of war.
The rogues are falling out and hon
est, men tire coming to their innings.
The latter can encourage both Betsy
and the bear with strict impartial
ity.”
PARAGRAPHIC POINTERS. '
-Since the republicans captured
Nebraska they are running things wide
open, even bullfights being permitted
at Omaha.
-The administration land lottery
in the Indian territory is rather a cu
rious performance, considering the
fact that lotteries are against the
law and the effort about to be made
to deny the mails to newspapers that
offer a premium for subscribers. There
is no telling how inconsistent this re
publican administration will be.
-The prosecution of the, govern
ment thieves in Manila has suddenly
stopped. It was probably never in
tended to probe the matter to the bot
tom; it would hurt the administra
tion. Hut we may look for a good deal
more of it, for. as the lies Moines
Lender says: “No matter what the
vigilance of the central authority, a
carpet-bag government is not likely to
be a pure one, and such a government,
as we have instituted is necessarily a
carpet-bag one. The history of colo
nialism is one long record of pecula
tion and abuse. We cannot hope to es
cape the common curse. If anything is
ingrained in American public opinion,
it is the necessity of constantly watch
ing public officers. But despite popu
1;V vigilance, the amount of stealing is
discouraginglr large.”
--The Standard Oil people have
bought another little trust, only n
matter of about $50,000,000, known as
the Linseed Oil company, and the price
of linseed oil has been on the jump ever
since. This advance in price does not
agree with republican predictions that
the formation of trusts results in
cheapening the product. There is a
tariff on linseed oil of 20 cents a gal
lon, which allows the trust to raise
the price at least that much, and not
experience anycompetition. When you
paint your house or barn you pay the
trust a large tax approaching 40 per
cent, of the cost of the oil used, and
this tax is collected by the trust by
adding to the price over what the
same product could be imported for,
and by the protection granted the
trust by the republican tariff.