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(J. W. KRAMER, Editor.
M’CRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1901.
VOL. I.—NO. 17.
Ihe Fervent Heat Seems to Gather
Strength With Each Suc
ceeding Day.
CENTURY MARK AGAIN LEFT BEHIND.
HlJ?MOiiri, Illinois, Iowa. Kaunas. Ne
Itrnska, Indiana and Oltio Appear
to He Covered liy the Hot Blanket
—Deaths and Prostrations Numer
ous.
St. Louis, July 23.—Monday will go
on record as the hottest day in St.
Louis up lo date.
At 11 o’clock the mercury stood at
102 degrees on top of the federal
building, and was climbing at the rate
of two degrees an hour.
At noon it registered 103 degrees,
Slid gradually climbed to 107 by the
official thermometer, while street
readings showed as high as 110.
The heat belt covers a radius around
St. Louis of 100 miles. St. Louis is
uiniost the central point.
About" three o'clock in the after
noon St. Louisans experienced a
veritable hot wave, lasting several
minutes. It seemed as though the
doors of the nether regions had been
thrown open and a hot blast emitted
that seemed to almost blister every
thing it came in contact with. As on
Sunday, night brought little relief,
and sleep was almost out of the ques
tion. The protracted hot spell is hav
ing a depressing effect, and much ill
ness. especially among the aged, is re
sulting.
AT KANSAS CITY.
Tlie Holiest Woollier Ever Known—
Nine Futiilities Reported.
Kansas City, Mo., July 23.—A verita
ble hot blast literally scorched this
city Monday, breaking all heat rec
ords in the history of the local weath
er bureau. Sunday, Kansas Cityans
experienced the hottest weather ever
known here, the government ther
momter reaching 10*1 and remaining
above the 100 mark for seven con
secutive hours. Two dozen prostra
tions. nine fatally, was the result.
Monday, at 3:30 o’clock the bureau
thermometer at the highest point in
the city, showed 100 degrees, while
thermometers in the business district
on the streets reached as high as 128.
The. thermometer, at 8 a. m., regis
tered 00, was 101 at noon, and at 3
p. m. broke the record at 104.6. Hard
ly a br&ath of air stirred. The suf
fering was intense, especially among
persons compelled to work out doors
and in the poor districts in the bot
toms. Seven deaths from prostra
tions were reported during the day
in Kansas City, Mo., anti Kansas City,
Kas., and over thirty people, over
come by the heat, were treated. Th'e
makes a total dead for the two days
of 16. Most of the victims were elder
ly people.
The highest previous' temperature
in history of the Kansas City weather
bureau was 103, in August, 1896, but it
only remained near that point for one
day. Monday was the thirty-second
in succession on which the tempera
ture has averaged above 90 degrees,
and the fifteenth in that time that,
the thermometer has gone above 100.
Two Deal lis at Sedaliu.
Sedalia, Mo., July 23.—There have
been two deaths from the heat here.
The government record of tempera
ture, Monday, showed 106 degrees.
A Corker at the Capital.
Jefferson City, Mo., July 23.—Mon
day was equal to last Friday us the
hottest day of the season, the gov
ernment thermometer standing at
114.
HOT TIMES IN IOWA.
Oe» Moines Has (lie lliKhest Temper
ature in lis History.
lies Moines, la., July 23.—The gov
ernment thermometer registered 109
degrees here at 3:30 Monday after
noon, the highest official record in the
history of lies Moines. Two deaths
from the heat and numerous prostra
tions were re ported.
According to reports to Director
Sage, of the crop bureau, and to local
grain men, the past few -lavs ha-e
been disastrous to Iowa corn, except
in localities which have had rain re
cently.
ION nt Keokuk.
Keokuk, la., July 23.—The weather
bureau recorded 198 degrees of heat
here Monday, it being the sixth day
of temperatures above 100 and the
thirty-second of above 90. All reports
indicate that corn is being ser'ously
damaged.
^ At Sioux City.
Sioux City, la., July 23.—The maxi
mum temperature here, Monday, was
JO.., three degrees below Sunday's
maximum.
SCORCHING IN KANSAS.
Three lJeatlid and Ten 1’rontrattonB
Reported at Topeka.
k Topeka, Kas., July 23.—Three deaths
pud teu prostrations form Monday's
record of the heat in Topeka. Tbs
thermometer registered 106 as its
maximum, it. hue been three, degrees
higher during the heated reason, but
the humid air made the day the most
oppressive of the year. Most of the
active work was stopped for the day.
'the Kansas river is very low, but the
supply of water in the city mains is
as yet plentiful.
At Lawrence, the state, university
reported the heat record for Kansas
again broken, with the mercury at
106.5 degrees, the highest in 34 years.
At LeATenworth,
Leavenworth, Kns.,July 23.—At Fort
Leavenworth, Monday, the weather
bureau, thermometer registered 108
clegres, as against lOO’A on Sunday.
Capt. R. H. Allen, post, adjutant, was
prostrated by the heat, while at his
desk in the afternoon, and taken to
his home. Five other prostrations
were reported.
No Signs of Abatement.
Sylvan Grove, Kas., July 23.—The
heat, Sunday, was the most terrific of
the season. The thermometer regis
tered and maintained lit from ten
until four o’clock. Monday morning,
at eight o’clock it registered 102. The
drought still continues, with no signs
of abatement.
I’HCOMFOKTABLE AT OMAHA.
Eight Dentils mill Knur I'rost rn I ion»
the Day's Record.
Omaha, Neb., July 23.—The weather
conditions, Monday, continued of the
most uncomfortable nature. The
temperature at 7 a. m. registered 83,
and at noon the 100mark was reached,
with 104 at 4 p. m., only eight-tenths
of a degree below Sunday's high rec
ord of the day. At 5 p. m. a refresh
ing breeze came up and afforded some
slight measure of relief.
ALL RECORDS BROKE*.
Springfield. III., Showed 107, the
Highest Ever lteeorded There.
Springfield, 111., July 23.—All heat
records in Springfield were broken,
Monday, when, for three hours, tlie
mercury in the government thermom
eter stood at 107, the highest ever re
corded. Thermometers on the street
level registered as high as 110 in the
shade. There, were several prostra
tions. Director Guthrie of the local
weather bureau states that reports
from all over the state indicate that
the corn is withstanding the heat and
drought remarkably well.
I\I)IA\ V CATCHING IT.
IiMliannpoliN litis Hit* Hottest Day on
Record There.
Indianapolis, Tml., July 23.—Monday
was the hottest, day on record in In
dianapolis. The official record was
100 at two o'clock in Ihe afternoon.
At the same hour thermometers along
the business streets recorded no and
112. There were two deaths and three
prostrations from heat.
At the camp of the Indiana national
guard all drills were suspended. Six
ty men were overcome during the day,
but all rapidly recovered, with the ex
ception of seven, who are in the bri
gade hospital. Many animals were
stricken, and livery men are refusing
to hire horses.
All Previous Records Eclipsed.
Cincinnati, July 23.—All previous
heat records here were eclipsed, Mon
day, when the official government
thermometer at the office of the local
weather bureau reached 100 degrees
at 2:30 in the afternoon, and re
mained there for about an hour. For
tunately Ihe humidity at that time
registered only 20, and there were
but few prostrations.
THE FOSBURG MURDER CASE.
.Inmcs Foslmrjt, Culled oh ii Willies*
liy the Prosecution. Creates a
Hood Impression.
Pittsfield, Mass., July 23.—James
Fosburgh was called, Monday, as a
witness for the prosecution in the
trial of his brother, llobert S. Fos
burgh, for the murder of their sis
ter, May Fosburg. The summons was
a sudden and startling one, delivered
as it was by District Attorney Ham
mond, who had taken no part in the
examination of witnesses. The young
Yale graduate made an interesting
figure on the stand, and his testimony
was direct and conclusive. It ap
parently left no doubt that his ex
planation of the reason why he did
not know that burglars had been in
the house and killed his beautiful sis
ter, was truthful and straightforward.
His testimony greatly increased the
faith of the defense in the ultimate
acquittal of his brother. James was
slightly nervous, however, and this
was noticeable when any reference
was made to the death of his sister
or to the scanty attire of the mem
bers of the family on the night of the
tragedy.
The expected attempt of the govern
ment to delve into Ihe question of
family quarrels did not materialize,
and James Fosburgh’s explanation of
his attempt to get a number of doc
tors, his return to the death cham
ber and his ministrations to his
parents, created a favorable impres
sion in the minds of all who listened
to him, 1
Goes Round the Earth in 60 Days,
13 Hours, 29 Minutes,
42 4-5 Seconds.
CHARLES CICIL FITMORRIS AGE 17 YEARS
The Records of George Francis
Ifruin, Xellie Illy are Laid iu ibt
illinde—Welcomed to Chicago hj
the Acting Mayor, Col. Cody and
Ilis Father and Mother.
Chicago, July 21.—Charles Cecil
Fitzvnorris, the 17-year-old Chicago
schoolboy who was one of three lads
sent out by W. 1!. Hearst, the news
paper proprietor, in an attempt to
break the record for the trip around
the world, arrived here at 6:35 a. in.
in time which breaks previous records
made by George Francis Train and
Nellie Bly.
He was met at the union depot by
his parents, Acting Mayor Blocki
Col. Wm. Cody, and numerous friends,
but be tarried only a moment, as a
carriage was wailing to whisk him
to 214-1(1 Madison street, the point
from which he had started.
At this point it was announced llial
the young man had made the trip oi
20,545 miles in exactly 00 days, 12
hours, 29 minutes, 42 4-5 seconds, win
ning easily from his competitors sent
out from New York and San Francis
co. The time given includes delays
and stops equal to about six days.
Some of the longer stages of liin
journey were made as follows:
Chiegago to New York, 000 miles.
25 hours.
New York to Queenstown, 2,85(1
miles, 5 1-3 days.
Moscow to Irkoutsk (by rail), 3,80(1
miles, 0 days.
Ust' Shilka to Khabarovsk (by
steamer), 1,100 miles, 7 days.
Yladivostock to Yokohama -(by
steamer), 1,650 miles, 5 days.
Yokohama to Victoria, 4,114 ni'-les,
11 days.
Seattle to Chicago. 2,300 miles, 3\'t
days.
MARSHALS AND MOONSHINERS
Government Oflir-inls Ambushed Near
Mont«*rcy, Tonn„ and (lie
Whisky Maker* Win.
Washington, July 21.—Commission
er Yerkes, of the internal revenue
bureau, has received the following
telegram from Collector 1). A. Nunn,
at Nashville, Tenn.:
“Deputy Collectors Hell and Stone,
accompanied by Deputy Marshal
Price, Special Employe Floyd and two
possemen, went on raid near Mon
terey. They were ambushed at -I
o’clock this morning. Deputy Mar
shal Price killed. Possemen ('order
and Mat-key wounded. One moon
shiner severely wounded. llody oi
Price was left on the ground. Posse
organized to return and recover the
body.”
Commissioner Yerkes lias tele
graphed the collector directing that
everything possible be done to re
cover the body of Marshal Price, and
to capture and punish t lie moonshiu
ers.
SIBERIAN CROP FAILURE.
Great Grain Producing; Region*
Have Suffered From n Two
Months' Drought.
T<ondon, July 21.—A dispatch to tlie
Evening Standard from Odessa says
that acording to the reports of a spe
cial agents the Siberian crops appear
to be nearly a total failure.
In the great grain-producing regions
of Minussinsk and Krasnoyarsk, al
most the entire growth of eeraJs has
perished as a result of the two
months’ drought. The South Rus
sian erop may be described upon the
whole as fairly average, yet there are
disastrous shortages in the populous
districts in the Ekatrinoslaff govern
ment, and an instance is cited of the
Utter destruction of about in.000 acres
of grain by hail storms and the Hes
sian fly.
The worst, of all are the Volga prov
inces. The pea sail try- of 11>is vast re
gion are alredy practically destitute.
They have sold the cattle and horses
they could not feed, and have con
sumed nearly their whole seanly
stocks of food and seed grain.
The Russian minister of ways anc
communications is making active pro
vision for the timely transportation
of food, grain and other suppliej
from the south.
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS,
A Cotton Factor'll l.ett**"
Tire following letter was sent to
their foreign correspondents by a
Pine Bluff cotton factor:
“The drought in this section has been
partially broken by showers in scattered
localities. This has served to relieve us
in a measure from the extreme high
temperature and hot winds, but the gen
eral soaking rain so long hoped for is
still delayed. The hills and light lands
have done th,- principal suffering, as usu
al. They are never prepared for a dry
siege, and the actual damage to such
places will amount to 25 per cent, or more.
The river and bottom lands have stood
the strain fairly well. The small re
planted cotton shows the effect of the
weather most, and much of this will make
nothing at all. hut the older plant, while
arrested in its growth, has taken on
fruit, and it is common enough to see
fields of small hut healthy plants in full
bloom clear to the top.
"in our opinion a' record crop is out of
the question, hut. so far as Arkansas is
concerned we will .probably make as
much cotton as we can gather. No planter
has enough labor, it. is scarce anil high,
and can not be controlled. Negro labor
is indispensable in the south, and on cot
ton plantations in particular, and the out
side demand for it is such that they are
leaving the farms to accept better pay
elsewhere. The burning question with us
is how much cotton can lie gathered, not
how much can be raised.”
The Watson Assault Case.
The supreme court hits reversed the
case of Bussey, who was under sen
tence of death for assaulting Clara
Watson, a white woman, lie is a
negro.
The trial below was held under the
usual pressure of threats by an angry
mob and excited public opinion, and while
the evidence was not at all convincing, a
conviction was had mainly upon the tes
timony of Mrs. W atson and her husband,
Tmn Watson. A reprieve of sen tenwas
granted some time since by the governor.
Since then it lias been shown, upon the
ailidavits of credible and prominent citi
zens of Ouachita county, that the prose
cuting Witness has confessed that her tes
tinionv at the trial v.as false, and that the
ehaigi against Bussey was trumped up
hi her and her husband, from natives ol
private malice. Immediately following
this announce meut the mob held anothei
session, and Watson and wife found it
expedient to go to Texas. A motion foi
a new trial, based upon the facts set out
in these affidavits as to the confession ol
Mrs. Wat son, was presented to the circuit
court, hut was overruled. The supreme
court reversed the cause and remanded ii
for a new trial, upon the ground that,
with lie evidence of the Watsons elim
inated, there was not sufficient evidence
upon which to hast a conviction.
V Celebrated Contest Case.
The supreme court has decided tilt
celebrated election contest cases front
Mississippi county by reversing- Judge
Taylor. I. W. Rhodes, independent
contested the election of C. S. Driver
demo-nit, ami J. A. Lovewell. imle
pcndVid. contested the election ol
Sam Bowen, democrat, for clerk am
sheriff, respectively.
The circuit court of Mississippi county
decided in favor of the democratic incum
bents. Justice Wood held tin returns ol
the election in Fletcher township, undei
which Driver and Brown claimed to have
been elected, wore pe irregular and fraud
ulent as not to be worthy of any credit,
and said that in so far as appellees relied
upon their majorities in said township,
their election v, as invalid. But, there ap
pearing to he grave doubts as to whether
voles east for the contestants. J. W,
Rhodes and J. W. Lovewell, in other pre
cincts of the county were not also fraudu
lent, the case was remanded, with in
structions to hear additional evidence on
tiiis point, and also any evidence which
iefendants might he able to adduce tend
ing to show the real state of the vote in
l-'letelier township.
Became Violently Insane.
J. 11. Ledford, a dairyman, three
miles cast of Vun Buren, became vio
lently insane, forcing' his eight-year
old son to burn all the hay ricks on
the farm, after which he went to the
house, eut up all the furniture an 1
drove 1he family into the lit-lds. The
children sought safety by ‘lacing to
the homes of Van Buren friends. Ol’i
cers were sent out, who plaee-.i him
under arrest after a desperate strug
gle. Ledford had worked incessantly
in the fields during the ex'rente heal
of summer, which is supposed to be
the cause of his dementia.
Was Dressed ax a Woman,
Wecently the people of Huntsville
Madison comity, were astounded al
the arrest of their woman school
teacher, who proved to lie a man ir
disguise, whose name was Sears, and
who was wanted in Texas for a mur
der committed seven years ago. When
arrested he had in his possession $1!,
000 in cash, which he carried in a belt
It is said that the voting men of tin
community hail gotten up a great
rivalry on his account.
Hear Visit* Pino IlltilT.
Much excitement was occasioned ir
the western suburbs of Pine Fluff
the other evening, by the appearanct
of a wild bear, which was chased
away by a pack of dogs. This is tin
first bear seen so close to town ii
many years.
Mrs. Hanger Honored.
Mrs. Frederick Hanger, of Litth
ltoek, lias beer, appointed lady com
missioner for the state of Arkansas
for the South Carolina Interstate an:
West Indian exposition. The ap
point meat comes from the board o
directors of 1 he exposition.
Preferred l>entl% to Detection.
Frank Newton shot himself throngl
the. head, near Mena. The cause is
supopsed to be fear of detection, as
he had admitted to liis wife, a few
weeks before, that he had killed twc
men in the Indian territory, ant
would not be surprised to be arrestee
at any time.
Honorary Com in Ix.xi niters.
Harry Sails, .7. W. Patrick, S. J
flosemond, D. C. Howell, Ed llallman,
Huelolph Ney and K. A. Williams, of
l-'ort Smith, appointed Arkansas hon<
ora.y W orld's fair commissioners.
ART IN ARCHITECTURE
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THIS nine-room home will cost,
completed, $1,300.
The foundation is of rubble
none, 16 inches thick. The uuder
pini ing is of brick, 12 inches thick.
The size of the hall is 8x10 feet; par
lor, 12 feet 6 inches by 12 feet 6
Inches; dining-room, 11x12 feet; sit
ting-room, 11x13; kitchen, 11 feet 6
inches by 15 feet, and bedroom 7 feet
6 inches by 7 feet 0 inches. These
rooms are on the first floor. The
and hall, and a scat in Ihe hall.
Double doors in front of the house,
one vestibule door and one solid
door. There is a neat balustrade and
newel posts in the hall.
A bay with three windows is in the
sit ting-room. The rear entrance to
the basement, laundry and coal
rooms, fruit and store room is in the
basement. The first story ceiling’ is
nine feet six inches; second story,
nine feet; basement, seven feet in
PERSPECTIVE OF PRETTY $1,300 HOUSE.
four chambers on the second floor
have large closets, and the rooms are
shaped as shown on the plans. The
studding are 2x4 inches; joist, 2xS
inches; rafters, 2xG inches; beam,
8x10 inches. All floors are double.
The siding is four-inch O. G. Cal
ifornia red wood is used for orna
mental shingles, and cedar shingles
for the roof. Tar paper and Amer
ican glass are used wherever needed.
Georgia pine is used for finish. The
painting is two-coat work. Gutters,
down spouts, flashing and finials ere
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* ho i lour. Ml pla-Nring is two-coat
work; all outside walls to be back
plastered. All hardware to be of a
neat kind. Trim is finished with a
corner and base block. All glass is
double thick. Closets have one draw
er and three shelves. All brick show
ing on Outside is to be of the best
grade hard burned red brick.
The size of the house upon the
ground is 22 feet by feel. G inches.
All rooms arc piped for gas and fur
nace, anil there are electric bells
from front and rear doors. All ma*
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be composition, and all windows are
to be hung with Silver Lake sash
cord and lead weights. The sink is
of gray enamel, the bath tub is iron
enameled, the wash bowl, 14 inches
in size, has Italian marble top and
sides. The veranda floor is to have
tongues and grooves leaded. There
is to be art glass in the parlor win
dow transom and a sliding door be
tween the parlor and sitting-room.
The entrance to the basement is
through the dining-room. 'There is a
cased opening between the parlor
Trees IVIe from Insomnia.
“Insomnia dries trees up and kills
them after awhile,” said a tree fan
cier. “Trees need sleep, just as in
dividuals. and if powerful lights are
glaring upon them all night long the
leaves will gradually wither and drop
from the branches. This deadening
of the tree is often plainly notice
able upon the side affected by tile
light, and a number of trees in the
city are slowly being killed by elec
tricity.”
spectivo kind. All rooms must b.'
left broom clean and ready for oc
cupancy. Lay shingles four inches to
the weather and O. G. siding two and
one-half inches. All sheathing' must
be done with fence flooring; all sub
floors to be of fencing. The top of
first story floor joist will be lour
feet six inches from finished grade.
The posts on front veranda will be
turned, with ornamental cap and
square 0x6 inches base. The square
balusters will be inch and 1 Vs
inch apart. GEORGE A. W. KENTZ.
A Valuable Man.
The City Editor—Spacer is forever
dead broke from playing the races.
The Managing Editor—I know it.
But the paper simply can’t get along
without him; he writes 6uch good
‘•'Tips on the Turf! ’’—Brooklyn Eagle.
Since it has been discovered that
the dog also has appendicitis, says
the St. Louis Star, probably we shall
not hear so much of it in the human
family.