The Woodruff County News.
G. W. KIUMEK, Editor.
McCitv-RY, - • ARKANSAS
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Eight fine camels, the property of
Sells Bros., were cremated in a car
at New Orleans.
The British war office has decided
to rush every available company of
cavalry to South Africa.
Snow fell for over an hour at El
Paso, Tex., October 30, the earliest
on record in that section.
The cotton spinners of Fall River,
Mass., have decided not to strike
against a reduction in wages.
Rev. Otto Leak, aged 25, sui
cided at Cullman, Ala., the resul
of grief over the death of his sweet
heart.
Frank I. Osborn, a gold democrat
of North Carolina, has been ap
point associate justice, court of pri
vate land claims, by the president.
The report comes from Rome that
M. Falconio has been chosen to suc
ceed Cardinal Martinelli as apos
tolic delegate to the United States.
Two members of company Y, of
the ninth infantry were killed in
an engagement with insurgents on
the Island of Samar, I*. I., October
30.
A number of Japanese vessels
have been seized by Russian war
vessels for being within the pre
scribed limits around the seal rook
eries of the Pacific.
The French government threat
ens to dispatch a licet to a Turkish
port to seize customs, in order to
impress upon the Sultan the im
portance of granting certain French
demands.
The publication of Gen. Butler's
message to Gen. White during the
famous siege of Ladysmith by the
Boers, makes public the fact that
Buller advised Gen. White that he
had been repulsed, urging him to
destroy all ciphers and ammunition,
and make the best terms jtossible
with the Boers.
The Browning ruling, which held
that Indian children in government
schools could not be removed by
their parents to sectarian schools
without the Indian agent’s consent,
has been abrogated by Secretary
Hitchcock, of the interior depart
ment. Archbishop Ireland, of the
Catholic church, interested himself
in having the rule revoked.
At Centropolis, a small town in
Franklin county, Kan., M. Bern
heimer, a German farmer, named
his infant son Leon Czolgosz, and
was driven from the county by in
dignant citizens. Bernheimer sought
a priest and asked him to christen
his son. When the point in the cer
emony for the name to be given was
reached the priest indignantly re
fused to christen an infant such a
name, and addressed a rebuke to the
parents.
B. H. Gi.ger, who is a large wheat
producer of Kansas, is the origina
tor of a plan to raise the price of
wheat next year. His plan is to get
the farmers to enter into a contract
not to sow an acre of wheat in
1903, except just enough for seed.
The following year it is proposed
to organize every county by town
ships. As each farmer signs the
contract he will be required to pay
$1, which is to be expended advanc
ing the work, so that the whole
wheat belt of the country will be
put in some other crop next year,
should the scheme be carried out.
In his annual report Gen. Gil
lespie, chief of engineers, submits
an estimate for river and harbor im
provements, including the follow
ing: Mouth of Calcasieu river,
Louisiana, $105,000; harbor Sabine
Hass, Texas, $300,000; Galveston
harbor, Texas, $50,000; ship chan
nel, Buffalo Bayou, Texas, $300,
000; Brazos river, Texas, $130,000;
Brazos river between Velasco and
Richmond, $75,000; Aransas Pass,
$350,000; Red river, Louisiana and
Arkansas, $135,000; Ouachita and
Black rivers, Arkansas and Louis
iana, $50,000; upper White river,
Arkansas, $370,000.
President Roosevelt was 44 years
of age October 26th.
Three new oil wells were brought
in at Beaumont October 27.
New Orleans street car employes
are on strike because one of their
number was discharged.
A table prepared by the director
of the mint shows that the coinage
of gold for the world during the last
calendar year was $354,936,497, a
decrease from $466,110,614 for the
preceding year. The coinage of
-diver was $177,011,902, an increase
over the preceding year of $10,884,
938. Of this sum $99,272,943 in
gold and $36,845,621 in silver was
coined in the United States.
Lieut. Gen. Miles has reversed
his views, and in his annual report
will discuss the anti-canteen law
and oppose any elfort to repeal that
law. Gen. Miles has been in the
past one of the strongest advocates
of the canteen system, and he was
largely responsible for its adoption.
He has changed grounds since the
anti-canteen law was adopted, and !
now argues that the army is better j
off without the canteen.
*fn the line of duty, white re- j
ceiving the people, the president |
was shot by Leon F. Czolgosz,” is j
the official statement by Dr. Pres
ley M. Rixey, medical inspector, IT.
S. N., as the introduction for his
report upon the wounding, illness
and death of the late President Mc
Kinley. The cause of death is thus
stated: “Gangrene of both walls of
the stomach and pancreas, following
gunshot wound.”
The second trial of ex-Secretary
of State Caleb Powers at George
town as accessory to the assassina
tion of Gov. Goebel resulted in a
conviction, and he was given a life
sentence in the penitentiary. Pow
ers sat pale and motionless when
the verdict was announced by Fore
man B. S. Calvert and his old
ehoolmate. Opposite Powers, on
the other side of the court room,
with the attorneys sat Arthur Goe
bel, brother of the late governor,
with his eyes fixed on the prisoner.
The attorneys of Powers shook his
hands, expressing aloud their renew
ed belief in his innocence. Women
crowded around Powrers, embracing
and kissing him, and tears wrero
shed. The jury was out only 50
minutes.
Pat Crowe has written another
letter to Chief of Police Donahue
of Omaha. This latest communica
tion from the alleged kidnaper was
mailed in Omaha and states that
the writer is secluded within two
miles of that city. Crowe insists
that unless he is given assurances
from the court that his bond will
not exceed $500 he will not give
himself up. The communication is
evidently written by the same man
who wrote a letter to the chief sev
eral weeks ago. A brother of Pat
Crowe and a sister, both identify
the writing as that of the man who
has so long evaded the police and
detective forces of the country. They
profess to believe that their brother
is not at Omaha.
At 7:12:30 on the morning of |
October 29., Leon Czolgosz, the mur
derer of President McKinley, was
put to death in the electric chair at
Auburn (1ST. Y.) state prison. The
prisoner made a brief speech in
the chair. He said he was not sorry
for what he had done. He declared
that he alone planned the assassina
tion. The day before his execution,
Czolgosz’s brother visited him, and
urged him to accept the offices of a
minister, which he refused to do,
declaring he wanted no religion in
His. He walked to the execution
chair with head erect, but was very
pale and twice seemed about to
collapse. The execution was wit
nessed by the jury that convicted
and nine others. The body was
buried in the prison cemetery, cov
ered with quick lime, which will con
sume the remains in a short time.
The physicians who held the autop
sy report that the man’s brain was
normal or slightly above normal, and
that in their opinion his mental con
dition except as it might have been
perverted, was not responsible for
the crime.
' NEWS OF ARKANSAS.
Serious Wreckl
A serious wreck occurred at May
flower, on the Fort Smith road, on
the 1st. The west bound passenger
was at a stand still taking on bag
gage when a west bound freight ran
into it, demolishing the rear coaches.
Fight people were injured, two se
riously. The injured: A. T. Os
borne, Malvern, injured internally;
I'has. A. Ault, Little hock, contu
sion on right forehead, sprained
back slightly, condition not serious;
<j. J. Tumpton, Peakville, Mo.,
slightly hurt; Miss Nellie hail dull,
Conway, shoulder wrenched, slightly
hurt; J. 11. Smith (colored), min
ister, Waco, Texas, hurt in chest,
slightly; 11. Ik. l’ugh, New York,
traveling man, cut on forehead,
scalp abrasion, slightly hurt.
Lord Kitchener has reported to
the war otlice a disaster to the Brit
ish near Bethel, eastern Transvaal,
in which two guns were lost, several
officers killed or wounded and fifty
four men were killed and 160
wounded.
City Marshal Killed.
II .(J. Cox, city marshal of Pres
cott, was shot and instantly killed
on the 1st inst. by a tough negro
named Chas. Levy. The Killing oc
curred about a mile from Prescott.
There had been a series of disturb
ances among the negro laborers on
the railroad below town and the fore
man of the gang was badly cut by
one of the workmen. The marshal
was summoned to the scene, and in
attempting to arrest Levy, who had
been handling his gun a little freely,
was shot with a L3 Colt's, the bail
striking him in the mouth and break
ing his neck. The negro, after kill
ing tiie marshal, opened lire on the
crowd, but the bullets’ missed their
mark. The marshal was armed, but
was killed before he could use his
gun.
Scheme of Organization.
Maj. Gen. Haynes, of the Arkan
sas state guard, has issued an order
explaining that the scheme of or
ganization for the military establish
ment of the state contemplates not
only a force required by federal
statutes, to obtain the benefits al
lotted thereunder by the secretary of
war, but it is intended to organize
at least four regiments of infantry,
a battalion of cavalry and one bat
tery of field artillery; such forma
tions to be made as rapidly as a
muster in of companies shall war
rant.
Mrs Ware Indicted.
The Garland county grand jury
returned an indictment against
Mrs. Bessie P. Ware for the murder
of her divorced husband, John D.
Ware, three months ago. Mrs.
Ware was already under a $7,000
bond and was not placed in jail, the
officers allowing her to remain un
der the same bond until the case is
called. Insanity, it is said, will be
the plea of defense. John I). Ware
was one of the most prominent busi
ness men of Hot Springs, at times
a heavy drinker, and during a spree
was shot and killed in a bedroom in
the home of Mrs. Ware.
Arkansas Banks.
The abstract of the condition of
the national banks of Arkansas at
the close of business on September 30
as reported to the comptroller of the
currency, shows the average reserve
held at 20.15 per cent, against 25.78
per cent on July 15;'loans and dis
counts increased from $3,375,969 to
$3,768,935 ; gold coin increased from
$94,921 to $99,100 ; total specie de
creased from $284,032 to $186,310;
lawful money reserve decreased from
$415,561 to $24,205; individual de
posits decreased from $3,884,611 to
$3,810,860.
Boys Pardoned.
Gov. Davis last week pardoned
O. L. Roberts, John Williams „and
Charles Buckley, three boys convict
ed in the Fort Smith circuit court
October 22 upon pleas of guilty, and
sentenced to four years each for bur
glary and grand larceny. The boys
had not reached the penitentiary,
and were pardoned on account of
their youth.
Women Set Free.
Lucille Blackburn, Willie Col
lins, Ethel '.Raymond and Nellie
W ing, four white women serving
terms in the penitentiary, have been
pardoned by Governor Davis, who
says their incarceration in the peni
tentiary is a public nuisance, and
that he chose pardoning them as a
lesser of the two evils. All were in
mates of a Fort Smith bawdy house.
Lucille Blackburn was sent up for
four years in September for assault
to kill and rob. The other three
were given a year each for receiving
stolen property.
In connection with the pardons
Governor Davis made this state
ment: “The four women pardoned
today were prostitutes, sent to the
penitentiary from Fort Smith.
Their incarceration in the peniten
tiary creates a nuisance, as there
the state has absolutely no use for
them. The state cannot work them,
and the officials are compelled to
constantly keep them under lock and
key, and while they are guilty of fla
grant crimes, their confinement in
the penitentiary cannot be tolerated.
This is additional evidence and
shows the necessity for a reform
school. If the state had at this
time a reform school they could bo
made to do useful labor, but their
confinement in the penitentiary is a
nuisance. . I therefore adopted the
lesser of the two evils and pardoned
them upon the condition that they
in the future lead an upright life.”
Gov. Davis has designated Tues
day, November - 12, as arbor day,
and recommends that it be observed
in the planting of trees, shrubs and
vines for the adornment of the
homes, the school grounds and the
highways of the state, and in such
other undertakings as shall be in
harmony with the character of the
day.
New Rule in supreme Court.
In the supreme court of Arkan
sas an important rule has been an
nounced in reference to oral argu
ments, being rule VI, as amended,
as follows:
“Where counsel on either side de
sire to make an oral argument in
any cause, they shall notify the court
of such intention on or before the
day set for its submission, on which
day the cause shall be submitted if
ready, but the argument shall not
be heard until the court shall be
ready to consider the cause and
shall have given notice to counsel
on both sides of the day on which it
will hear the argument.
“Only two counsel will be heard
for each party and not more than
one hour will be allowed to each
side for argument without- special
leave of the court, granted before
the argument begins. The time
thus allowed may be apportioned
between the counsel on the same
side at their discretion. Provided,
always, that a fair opening of the
case shall be made by the party
having the opening and closing ar
gument. The plaintiff in error or
appellant shall be entitled to open
and conclude the argument. But
where there are cross-appeals they
shall be argued together as one case,
and the plaintiff in the court below
shall be entitled to open and con
clude the argument.”
Tragedy Over Half a Dollar.
A dispute over 50 cents caused
Chas. Stogen to shoot and kill T.
J. Bell on the Baucura place in Pu
laski county. The two men met
in front of Bell’s house and after
a few words Stogner hit Bell over
the head with a gun. The latter
started toward his house, calling to
his daughter to bring his gun. Just
as the gun was handed him Stogner
fired, Bell receiving the entire
charge in the back.
Timber Land Deal.
The largest sale-of land probably
ever consummated in Arkansas was
negotiated recently. It was 81,000
acres of timber land in Grant, Hot
Spring and Dallas counties, which
was sold to a Wisconsin firm for $1,
125,000. The sale was engineered
by Mr. Tom N. Doyle, of Malvern,
The land is some of the best timber
land in the three counties named
and the average price per acre was
about $14.
For An Additional Appropriation.
The Polk county world’s fair com.
missioners have adopted the follow
ing resolutions: “Be it resolved, by
the honorary members of the world’s
fair commission of Polk county in
convention assembled, that we'Ur
gently request that the next legisla
ture of this state, when it shall as
semble in regular session, make an
additional appropriation of at least
$30,000 to defray the expense of
having our state property represent
ed with a good display of its prod
ucts at the Louisiana Purchase
world’s fair exposition to be held in
St. Louis in 1903.”
Would-Be Suicide Rescued.
Lucreta Holder, aged 18, daugh
ter of a prominent Polk county
farmer, made an unsucccssfol at
tempt to end her life by drowning.
A note to her mother was found and
parties reached the stream where
she had gone just in time to rescue
her as she was sinking apparently
.for the last time.
v New Bonds For Sale.
State Treasurer H. C. Tipton has
received a letter from E. Kohn &
Co., of St. Louis, stating that they
will soon be in a position to offer for
sale some of the new 3 per cent
bonds. It is probable the state will
have about $58,000 after December
1 for the purchase of bonds. The
call published for several
months, calling in the bonds of
1869-70, expiring December 1, has
not been answered by any one, and
it is not probable that# it will be.
Negress Killed.
Bettie Austin, colored, was in
stantly killed at Little Rock. She
was walking along the railroad
track, when she stepped aside to
let a train pass, and a large lump
of coal fell from the engine tender,
striking her on the head and killing
her instantly.
BRIEF MENHON.
Chas. W. Foster, a railroad man,
was killed at Jonesboro in a freight
collision.
R. L. Graves has been appointed
postmaster at Delaware, Yell county,
vice Edward Cox, resigned.
Sixty-eight members of the Wis
consin Press Association visited Hot
Springs last week on a special train.
Judge Trieber will probably des
ignate the Malvern jail as a place
of confinement for federal prison
ers.
Paragould is preparing to enter
tain 1,000 visitors when the Baptist
state convention meets there, No
vember 14.
Pete Tillman, of Perry county,
was convicted in federal court at
Little Rock and given ten years
at Fort Leavenworth.
The Robertson hotel at Jonesboro,
was destroyed by fire October 30.
An old man named Chris Abies per
ished in the flames.
The 5-ycar-old child of Gus Bos
tick, colored, was burned to death
at their home near Parkdale, its
clothing catching from a match.
Janies Chappie, of Little Rock,
was elected treasurer of the supreme
council, Scottish Rite Masons, at the
annual meeting held in Washington.
Ella Cobb and a negro boy named
Charles are under arrest, charged
with the murder of M. L. Hawkins,
son of Judge Hawkins, at Parkdale.
Judge Trieber, of the Eastern dis
trict, urges Arkansas’ delegation in
congress to ask an appropriation of
$50,000 for a federal jail at Little
Rock.
Sorrell’s mill, near Texarkana,
was destroyed by the explosion of a
boiler. Engineer Martin was in
stantly killed and several workmen
were injured.
Reedy Vance, convicted in Perry
circuit court of killing a Chinaman
at Little Rock and sentenced to be
hanged October 29, has been grant
ed an appeal to the supreme court.
Elizah Yarkly killed Alex Carter
near Helena. Both colored. They
quarreled over some trifling mat
ter, when Yancey secured a gun,
went to the home of Carter and shot
lxiin down without warning.