Woodmkf Commty NEM.
VOL. VI.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1907.
NO. 8.
NEW AMERICANS.
HEAVY INCREASE IN THE NUM
BER OF IMMIGRANTS TO UNI
TED STATES LAST YEAR.
Washington, Jan.—The fiscal year
ending June 30, 1906. produced a reo
3-d eclipsing all former figures on the
jubjec of immigration. Daring that pe
riod. the report of the commissioner
af immigration says, the population
of the United States was increased by
the admission of 1,100,735 immigrant
aliens and 05,018 non-immigrant aliens
entered at its ports making the total
admission 1,100,535. .
The increase over last year s record
of 1,050,755 (1,026,499 aliens, plus
33 250 transients), was 100,593. Din
ing the fiscal year 1905 11,480 aliens
were rejected; and during the past
year 12,432. Of the immigrant aliens,
that is .those who intended settling in
the United States, there were 704,463
males and 330,272 females. The ten
dency of the immigration during the
past few years to gather its steady
increase principally from the' countries
of southern Europe is referred to as
"without exception.” The report says
the countries from which we former
ly obtained the greater part of our for
eign population, and which are inhab
ited by races nearly akin to our own,
supplied us a smaller number during
the past year than during 190j>—Ire.
land 19,950, Sweden 3,281, Germany
3,010, Denmark 1,229 and Scotland
1,111 less. On the other hand, the
four most considerable gains are:
Italy, 51,041; Russia, 30,788. Greece,
3,974; Turkey (in Europe and Asia),
5,165.
The immigration from Austria-Hun
gary amounted to 265,138; Italy, in
cluding Sicily and Sardinia, 273,120;
Russian empire and Finland, 215,665;
China, 1,544; Japan, 13,835; West In
dies, 13,656. The immigration from
southern and eastern Europe, the com
missioner states is a result of general
unrest existing among laboring class
es of those sections, which is encour
aged or even fomented by the steam
ship agents scouring the country for
passengers, and the commissioner,
says more drastic measures are re
quired to effect a discontinuance of
these steamship practices.
That the physical and mental quality
of the aliens we are now receiving
is much below that of those who have
come in former years, he says, is evi
dent.
The North Atlantic and North Cen
tral states together receive 90 per cent
of the entire immigration of 1906, the
South 4 per cent. As in previous
year.s the bulk of the immigrants
were destined avowedly to a few of the
larger centers of population, 374,708
claiming New York state, 198,681 as
serted they were going to Pennsylvan
ia, 86,539 to Illinois and 73,863 to
Massachusetts.
Several Burned.
Delhi, N. Y., Jan.—Three lives were
lost in a fire that destroyed the Amer
ican hotel here. The dead: William
Winter, 50 years of age, druggist;
Mrs. Anna Winter, his wife; John O’
Connor, tailor. All were suffocated.
They were permanent guests at the
hotel. The fire was discovered in tho
apartmnts of Mr. Winter and his wife,
°n the third floor, and by the time the
firemen arrived the structure was a
mass of fiames. O’Connor also occu
pied apartments on tire third floor.
The other guests escaped by leaping
from the windows in their night cloth
ing.
Germans Attacked.
Teheran, Jan.—Baron Hartman Von
Richthofen, secretary, and Dr. Schulz,
medical officer, of the German legation
here, who have returned from a shoot
ing trip, report that they were at
tached on January 2 at a point 19
m'ies south of Teheran by six well
armed horsemen. A dozen shots were
red at them, but they escaped unhurt,
•J though they lost their baggage. A
detachment of cavalry was sent to cap
ture the robbers met with determined
resistance. One of the troopers was
killed.
Three Killed.
• i'w 1 ork, Jan.—Three firemen were
' 1,1 during a fire that burned out
te interior of Hill’s paper warehouse
n Roosevelt street. Just before the
j ,"'l *‘oor of the five-story structure
n '1 the men were ordered out of
f e ’’tdding. Firemen Campbell, Stof
I ' an’1 Lennan, who had been work
stpu"11*'*0’ failed to respond and a
'Sequent round-up established that
j. ,, "®e beyond doubt were buried
115 iiii!|U nS" T*le money loss was about
, Go°d Russian Dead.
re,LP?tersburS. -Ian.—The death is
nikin °f ^teRben Vassilievich An
ani V U fo!eniost leader of the peas
ev-m, , der ot the group of toil auc
'111 er °t the lower house of par
Us I The Novoe-Vremya voice:
Eelf.mJ^ere sorro'v at the loss of this
frs nf V". m.an wbo weilded the pow
ants’ US inteIlect among the peas
Cotton Receipts at Pine Bluff.
The cotton receipts in Pine Bluff
on January 1 amounted to GG.352
bales, while on the first of last year
31,298 bales had been received, an ex
cess of 24,054 bales in favor of the
present season. With these figures
at hand it is estimated that the re
ceipts at Pine Bluff this season will
be about 85,000 bales. Last season
the total receipts amount to only 50,
127 bales.
The recent action of the officials of
the Iron Mountain in giving assurances
that cotton would continue to be
shipped into Pine Bluff from points
south of McGehee and other compress
points, will result in much larger re
ceipts than would have occurred if the
order prohibiting this had not been re
scinded.
Domestic Difficulties Causes Shooting.
John Harrelson of Paragould was
shot recently by Calvin Stout, the re
sult, it is alleged of domestic diffi
culties. Harrelson was shot as he was
passing Stout's house, but was only
slightly wounded. The discovery of
letters which had passed between Har
relson and Stout’s wife is alleged to
have been the cause of the shooting.
Hit By Descending Bullet.
Miss Emma Christopher, a teacher
in the public schools at Prescott, was
struck by a random shot on her way
home from the school house. The bul
let struck her in the right shoulder
and ranged downward. Physicians
believe from the nature of the wound
that the bullet was descending when
it struck Miss Christopher.
Boy Injured at Hot Springs.
Charles Planter, a small newsboy,
was run down by a cab on Central
avenue in Hot Springs and seriously,
if not fatally injured. The boy was
crossing the street when he was struck
by the cab. One of the horses stepped
on the boy’s chest, breaking his col
lar bone, badly cutting his head and
lacerating his hand.
Wound Proves Fatal.
Harvey Forsythe, a prominent
teacher and business man of Gaines
ville, died from the effects of injuries
received accidentally three weeks ago
while killing hogs. The knife with
which he was working, slipped and
struck him in the neck, penetrating
the top of the lung. Blood poison fol
lowed, causing his death.
Tilles Gives Contest Notice.
George Tilles, who was the Repub
lican candidate for Congress, lias giv
en Hon. W. B. Cravens notice of con
test alleging irregularities in holding
the elections, conspiracy to prevent
his friends from voting and fraud
in the count, also that in some places,
such as Fort Smith, the whole vote
should be thrown out.
c.oia storage Prospects.
A large cold storage and ice plant
is likely to be built at Springdale. It
is stated that, the financial end of the
enterprise has already been arranged.
From plans submitted it is estimated
that the building and plant will cost
in the neighborhood of $50,000, the size
depending on the encouragement given
by the fruit growers.
Crushed Between Cars.
R. S. Nash of Jonesboro, a conductor
on a local freight train on the Jones
boro, Lake City and Eastern Railroad,
was killed recently at Xettleton. He
was making a coupling of two fiat
cars leaded with logs when the cars
came together and the logs caught
him and mashed his head, killing
him instantly.
Refuses to Grant Licenses.
County Judge O. H. Sumpter of Gar
land county has refused to renew the
licenses of a number of saloons and
declined to grant certain new applica
tions. This act was taken at the re
quest of citizens who have complain
ed that the manner in which certain
saloons were conducted made them
nuisances.
Watt Martin Drowned in Hot Springs
Flood.
Watt Martin, an aged vendor of geo
logical specimens was drowned in the
flood at Hot Springs. His body was
found in drift wood on Bull bayou
He was evidently drowned while at
tempting to cross the bayou, which
was swollen by the recent heavy rains
Car Factory at Pine Bluff.
The big car factory at the CottoD
Belt shop at Pine Bluff, which has
been in course of construction since
last spring is completed and fixtures
and machinery are now being installed
The big structure is entirely of Iren
and concrete, and will give employ
ment to several hundred men.
To Defraud the Mails.
D. W. Revelle, of Monette. Craig
head county, is in the Pulaski coun
ty jail accused of having used the
mails for the purpose of defrauding.
It is alleged that Revelle represented
himself as a dealer in “green goods,'
and advertised Ins business through
the mails. '
Owns Its Water Plant.
The city of Fayetteville now owns
the water plant there, the purchase
price being $90,000.
AB
RKANSAS
STATE NEWS
Arkansas Claims Passed Upon.
The omnibus war claims bill, which
was taken up by the house recently,
ind which refers for adjudication to
the Court of Claims a great number
of claims against the government,
contains the following Arkansas
claims:
To John W. Bean, Washington coun
ty, $290.
To William A. Bethel, administrator
of the estate of Martha Harrison, de
ceased, and Oliver P. Lister, Jeffer
son county, $399.
To J. M. Derreberry, administrator
of the estate of Samuel B. Derreberry,
deceased, late of Benton county, $703.
To Sam Edmonson, administrator of
the estate of Isaac T. Eppler, de
ceased, late of Jefferson county, $G,
950.
To Union Trust Company, adminis
trator of the estate of Mary Lefevre,
deceased, late of Pulaski county, $5,
840.
To John B. Luttrell of Howard coun
ty, $480.
To Manureva J. Spake, formerly
Manureva J. Ross, of Johnson county,
$780.
To William B. Rutherford of Wash
ington county, $890.
To John T. Safford. executor oi
estate of William T. Stone, deceased
late of Ouachita county, $2,040.
To trustees of First Baptist Church
Pine Bluff $1,960.
To trustees of the Methodist Episco
pal church, South, of Clarksville, $4,
400.
To trustees of the Old School Pres
New Railroad to Searcy.
Another standard-guage railroad is
to be built into the town of Searcy,
thus giving it two lines. The new
1 read is the Doniphan, Kensett and
Searcy, which is being built by the
' Doniphan Lumber Company. The
road originates at Doniphan, a town
that has been laid out by the lumber
company on Red River, about a mile
and a half northwest of Kensett. The
road is already in operation from Doni
phan to Kensett, and will be built
from Kensett to Searcy, a distance of ,
about five miles, making the entire
length of the line about six and a
half miles.
The dump has already been thrown
up and work on the building of the
line from Kensett to Searcy will be
started within the next thirty days.
Terminals for the line at Searcy have
already been selected. The company
has bought the roadbed of the tram
line that formerly ran from Searcy to
West Point, and the railroad will be
laid along that route.
H. R. Kilpatrick of Doniphan is gen
eral manager of the line.
Met With Horrible Death.
A big ten-wheel engine on the
Iron Mountain at Helena, while being
taken to the round house, ran into an
open switch and turned over. Herbert
Warden, the night hostler, was pin
ioned under the engine and died a
horrible death. On the engine were
Warden and his helper. When the en
gine ran into the open switch, the
helper jumped and saved himself.
Warden remained with the engine and
fell tinder it. Bruised and with the
hot steam escaping on him, he beg
ged those about him to shoot him
and end his sufferings. Jacks were
placed in position and while the men
were at work to release him Drs. iFtik
and Rightor administered morphine
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING, DE QUEEN, ARK.
byterlan church of Helena, $1,900.
To Joe L. J. Higgins, administrator
of the estate of Richard Higgins, de
ceased. late of Helena, $11,954.
To William H. Engles of Washing
ton county, $1,510.
Enjoined From Collecting Taxes.
Chancellor J. M. Elliot of Pine Bluff
has issued a temporary restraining
order to enjoin the directors of the
Plum Bayou Levee district front en
forcing the collection of taxes for
1900, assessed against residents of
the district. The suit was filed some
time ago by a number of citizens of
the district against the directors of
the Plum Bayou Levee district.
The complaint sets forth the state
ment that the Plum Bayou levee was
constructed in the counties of Lon
oke, Pulaski and Jefferson but that
about three miles below the end of
the levee is what is known as Old
river and that in time of high water
the river will back up into this place
and flood the lands lying within the
levee district.
It alleges also that the levee pre
vents the water which falls in this
district from emptying into the river
and thus floods the country. It is
alleged that the the levee is not a
benefit to the land of the plaintiffs
and they prayed that the directors be
enjoined from collecting the levee tax
assessed against their property.
Failure to Resurvey Arkansas Coal
Lands.
J. C. Branner, member of the United
States Geological Survey, former
state geologist of Arkansas, has ten
dered his resignation as a member
of the government geological survey,
charging that this department is a gi
gantic "scientific trust.” The resigna
tion came about through the efforts of
Professor Branner to have the coal
mines of Arkansas resurveyed and
recognized by the scientists of the
government. Professor Branner is
uow connected with the Lelaud Stan
ford University in California.
Held Without Bail.
The hearing of the testimony in
the preliminary trial of P. E. Tabor,
the alleged Cotton Belt express robber
has been completed at Texarkana,
and the defendant has been bound
over to await the action of the Grand
Jury, and committed to jail without
bail.
to relieve his sufferings, while buck
ets of cold water -were used to cool
the heat to which he was exposed.
Warden was finally rescued from his
position under the engine and con
veyed to his boarding house, where he
died shortly after.
Governor’s Son As Secretary.
Although Governor-elect John S.
Little has not made public his list of
appointments, he has authorized the
statement that he will appoint his
son. Paul Little, as his private sec
retary. Paul Little was in charge of
the Little Rock headquarters for his
father during the primary. He is the
oldest son of the governor-elect, and
is at present cashier of the Bank of
Sebastian County at Greenwood.
New Postoffice Building at Pine Bluff.
The plans for the new $75,000 post
oflice building at Pine Bluff are being
prepared at Washington, and work
on the structure will begin not later
than March 1. Bids for subcontracts
will be advertised for within the next
few days. The appropriation for the
building was made by the last Con
gress. The building will be one of
the best of its kind in the Southwest
when completed.
To Work Convicts on Public Roads.
A petition is being circula'ed by
County Judge Willis of Poinsett coun
ty asking the legislature to enact a
law providing for the working of the
state convicts on the public roads.
This petition is being signed by almost
everyone to whom it is presented,
and it seems to be the general opin
ion of the people of this county that
this is the proper way to work the
roads.
Work Progressing Rapidly.
The work on the extension of the
Missouri and North Arkansas Rail
road from Leslie to Paragould is be
ing pushed by several hundred men.
Railroad camps are being put in all
the way from Heber to Leslie, and
business is improving all along the
road.
Aged Arkansan Dead.
Mrs. Nancy McElroy who has been
an inmate of the Logan County poor
house until two weeks ago when she
was renmoved by her daughter, died
recently from la grippe. She was
born in Marion County and was 99
years old at the time of her death.
Heavy Rains Cause Great Damage.
The heavy rains throughout Central
Arkansas recently, were the worst;
known in many years. The worst i
damage seems to have been done in j
the vicinity of Little Rock and Hot
Springs. The two cities are practical
ly isolated because of the many wash
outs on the railroads entering the two
cities. Many families in the bottom
lands have been driven from their
homes. Hundreds of head of cattle,
hogs and live stock have been drowned
and reports are expected of loss of hu
man life. Fourche bottom, south of
Little Rock, is filled with water and
water has backed up into a number
of houses along the southern border
of the city.
No report has been received of loss
of life as a result of the flood, but it
is feared in the southern part of the
city that one or two negroes who live
near the Fourche river may have been
lost. One old negro lives alone on
an island ai. the junction of Fourche
creek and Fourche river and reports
are to the effect that when last seen
he was on top of his house with no
possibility of getting to the bank on
either side. Another negro was re
ported to have been sighted in a tree
near this point. The stream at this
place is two or three miles wide and
is deep enough to hide all but the tops
of trees. No attempt has been made
to cross in boats at any point other
than along the Iron Mountain right of
way.
Both the Rock Island and the Iron
Mountain railroads have been badly
tied up as far as service into Little
Rock is concerned. Neither road at
tempted to run any freight trains.
The Iron Mountain was in worse con
dition ftian the Rock Island, as its
lines in three out of the four direc
tions in which they run were out cf
commission. Train service both north
and south on the main line was at a
standstill, owing to the washouts, and
the same condition prevailed on the
line between Little Rock and Pine
Bluff. The only branch of the Iron
Mountain on which there was train
service was the Fort Smith road,
and trains arrived and departed
over that line close to schedule time.
The first estimate of damage sus
tained by Hot Springs has been re
duced by later reports. It is believed
now that it will not exceed $25,000,
although this estimate may be in
creased when detailed reports are re
ceived.
A report which has been in circula
tion that the Gardner bridge across
Ouachita river, recently constructed
at a cost of $00,000, was washed away,
cannot be verified. There have also
been many reports of lives lost, but
they are untrue.
Nearly every business house on
Central avenue, the main thorough
fare of the city, has been damaged
from $3,000 to $5,000. The greatest
loss has been sustained by the street
car company. The tracks for a con
siderable distance on Whittington
avenue have been washed out and the
grandstand box seats at Whittington
park have been washed away. Both
Whittington and Government parks
have been badly torn up. Many trees
have been uprooted and washed away
in Government park.
N<J mails were received for several
days,on account of washouts.
Black river in the vicinity of Poca
hontas is rising rapidly and a record
breaking overflow is predicted by old
river men. All the mills along the
river have closed down and will not
resume work for throe weeks if it
does not rain anymore. At least
twenty-five per cent of the cotton
along the river, which has not been
gathered, will be completely destroyed.
The tracks of the Frisco are washed
out and the local trains north from
Pocahontas are discontinued for the
present. The water is over the tracks
for a distance of several hundred
yards and it cannot be determined
just how bad the washouts are.
Just how much damage has been
done to bridges and highways in the
section visited by the heavy rains, and
the swift rise of the rivers and
streams, is not accurately known, but
the money loss will be considerable.
Arkansas Prosperous in 1906.
The entire state of Arkansas en
joyed a prosperous year in 1906 and
the outlook is bright for 1907. The
Mercantile Agency of R. G. Dun &
Co., whose branch office in Little Rock
is in touch with all parts of the state,
forwarded its annual review of trade
conditions in Little Rock and Arkan
sas to the home office yesterday. The
report will be published in Dun’s Re
view. The following is an extract
front the report:
“Trade conditions for the year of
1906 in Little Rock and throughout
the state of Arkansas show a pros
perous condition, and the state to have
kept pace with the general develop
me-nt of the country.
“The volume of trade has been
greater than ever before. More new
houses were established, more new
mills put in operation, more farming
lands cleared and more coal mined
and more lumber cut than ever before
in the history of the state.
"The jobbing houses throughout
Arkansas have been especially pro
\
gressive, and Little Rock Fort Smith,
Pine Bluff and Newport, all have cov
ered new territory and hold it secure
ly
“The bank clearances of Little Rock
have increased $10,000,000 over 1905.
Mercantile inquiries have been great
er than ever before, which indicates
a great increase in the volume at
business.
“The records show that the number
of failures in Arkansas for 1905 were
352, against 351 for 1906. And while
the failures are nearly the same, the
number of new traders, manufacturers
and other commercial enterprises
have been growing, and, taking these
into consideration, is shows a relative
decrease of commercial disasters. Of
these failures, 52 occurred in Littie
Rock and 15 in Argenta. Most of
these failures were small and unim
portant.
“Local records show that there
were 346 new concerns that went
into business in Little Rock during
the year 1906, and only 302 concerns
discontinued during that time, which
shows a healthy increase and general
activity.
“Argenta shows 82 new concerns
which went into business in that city
and 68 discontinuances.
“During the year substantial head
way has been made toward the up
building of Little Rock in many ways.
One of the handsomest hotels in the
Southwest has been built. The first
modern steel skyscraper has begun
erection. The new Union station is
now in the course of erection, and,
when finished, will be one of the fin
est in the South.
“The state capitol building is now
approaching completion and when fin
ished will compare favorably with any
in the country. The commanding
site of the new capitol adds greatly
to the beauty of the city, and pre
sents an imposing appearance.
"Last, but not least, a survey has
already been made for an interurban
electric railroad, and the financing of
the enterprise lias been practically
completed on terms and condition
usual for enterprises of such import
ance and magnitude.
"A new jobbing district has been
established in the lower end of East
j Markham street, and handsome build
! ings have been erected with spacious
and modern up-to-date equipments.
"In the vicinity of this district new
and up-to-date cold storage plants have
been built, with modern equipments,
which greatly facilitate trade in tropi
I cal fruits and perishable merchandise.
New storage houses are being buil
for the receiving and forwarding of
merchandise, grain and other commo
dities.
“Everything points to a large
j volume of business for 1907.”
_
General Revenue Fund In Arkansas
T reasury.
The report of State Treasurer Tip
ton for the quarter ending December
31, shows that there was $190,846.14
in the general revenue fund at the
beginning of business, January 1, 190<.
This is about $150,000 short of the
amount in the general revenue fund
January 1, 1905, just a few days be
fore the opening of the last General
Assembly. On January 1, 1905, there
was in the general revenue fund $361,
433.44. The expenses of running the
state government with the legislature
in session was such two years ago
that State Auditor Moore was com
pelled to send out circular letters to
sheriffs over the state asking them
to pay in their part of collections to
the state prior to making their settle
ments with the county court in July.
Had he not done this, there would
not have been sufficient funds in the
general revenue fund at the close of
the legislature to pay salaries of state
officials. With but $190,846.14 in the
general revenue fund at this time,
Auditor Moore is of the opinion that
unless something is done before June
1, there will be a deficit of more than
$100,000 in the general revenue fund.
On January 1, 1906, there was $170,
398.21 in the general revenue fund.
With no legislature during the year
the general revenue fund June 30, 1900,
was about $12,000.
The quarterly statement of Treas
urer Tipton shows a big increase in
the penitentiary deposit. The deposit
on January 1, was $54,519.11. There
is a total of $648,914.64 in money in
the state treasury. The remainder of
the $2,887,431.44 charged by the audi
tor to the treasurer is in county scrip,
city scrip, auditor’s certificates, Gov
ernor Jones’ notes, 3 and 5 per cent
bonds and coupons.
The statement shows the amounts
in the various funds as follows:
General revenue.? 190,846.14
Common school . 19,278.06
State capitol . 172,539.41
Permanent school. 1,917,312.95
Swamp land. 55,013.45
Internal improvement.... 72,729.77
Confederate pension. 9.5S5.94
Sinking Fund. 165,255.02
Tax due cities. 540.51
Tax due counties. 16,643.00
Penitentiary deposit. 54,519.11
State school interest. 067.13
U.of A.endowment fund.. 212,433.75
Teachers’ fund. 67.20
Total .$2,887,431.14