The Woodruff County News.
G. W. KRAMER, Editor.
McCRvRY, - - ARKANSAS'
NEWS OF THE WORT,I).
President Roosevelt is working on
his forthcoming message to congress.
Dr. Samuels, stepfather of the
James boys, has been placed in the
Missouri insane asylum.
Gen. Otis, in his annual report of
the department of the lakes, reports
desertions on the increase.
Senator Frye has prepared a bill
and will renew the fight at the com
ing session of congress for ship sub
sidy.
The betting on the New York
mayoralty race is $100 to $75 in fa
vor of Shepard, the Tammany can
didate.
Ex-Gov. Lcedy, of Kansas, was
recently elected city attorney of Val
des, Alaska. Leedy removed to
Alaska about two years ago.
The treasurer of Richland county,
Ohio, has brought suit against the
estate of the late John Sherman for
$277,174, claimed as back taxes.
The United States department of
agriculture estimates the world's
wheat crop to be larger than that
of either of the two preceding years.
Prince Edwards, colored, who
murdered John G. Foster, a promi
nent planter near Shreveport, last
June, was captured in St. Louis on
the loth inst.
The Turkish government will be
asked to repay the ransom demand
ed by Bulgarian brigands for the
liberation of .Miss Stone, the Ameri
can missionary.
An American syndicate is nego
tiating for the transit system of St.
Petersburg, Russia, and will change
the same from the old horse tram
way to an electric system.
The first witness introduced in be
half of Admiral Schley, in the court
of inquiry, was Xunez, the Cuban
pilot, who testified that he carried
the news to Admiral Sampson
that the Spanish fleet was in San
tiago harbor, by direction of Admir
al Schley.
The twenty-seventh annual con
vention of the American Bankers’
Association was held in Milwaukee
on the 15th and 16th. The report
of the executive council stated that
the membership had grown from
about 1,500 in 1895, to 4,500 in
1900, an increase of 200 per cent in
five years.
John W. Harding, agent for the
Yankton, S. D., Indian reservation,
has been removed, to take effect on
the arrival of a special agent, who
has been ordered to relieve him.
The action is the result of a num
ber of charges filed at the interior
department, alleging, among other
things, violations of the department
regulations.
The directors of the new Panama
canal compare have issued a circu
lar to the shareholders stating that
Colombia is willing to sanction the
transfer of the canal to the United
States. An estimate of value is
therefore being prepared at the re
quest of the canal commission, and
it is believed that this will be ready
by the time congress meets.
The war department has made
public the annual report of Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood, commanding
the department of Cuba, for the last
fiscal year. Gen. Wood says the
general conduct of the American
troops in Cuba continues to be excel
lent, and, as heretofore, complaints
against them from civil authorities
and individuals arc extremely rare.
The total number of deaths of offi
cers and enlisted men during the
year was sixty-seven, a percentage of
less than 1.25. Yellow fever has
now been almost driven from the is
land, owing to the energetic war
upon mosquitoes and the sanitary
precautions adopted. However,
during the past summer, five offi
cers of Gen Wood’s staff were taken
ill with yellow fever and three of
them died. Among the headquar
ters’ employes there were forty-eight
victims of yellow fever, with eleven
deaths.
Only twenty-six persons will wit
ness the electrocution of Czolgosz.
The train men of the Illinois Cen
tral have been granted an increase
of wages of 18 per cent.
It is not likely the war depart
ment will reduce the quota of troops
in the Philippines soon.
The heaviest registration in the
history of New York City has been
completed for the coming city elec
tion.
Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, de
clares he would accept the democrat
ic nomination for president if ten
dered him.
William Maxwell and Frank Fre
pola, members of a sheriff's posse,
were killed by outlaws near Alle
querquc, N. M.
J. M. Powell and Ralph Wells,
farmers, fought a duel near Perry
Okla., over the possession of land,
and the former was killed.
Pat Crowe, the kidnaper, through
a friend, has offered to surrender to
the chief of police of Omaha if the
$50,000 reward is withdrawn.
A beautiful memorial shaft to the
memory of Thomas Jefferson was
unveiled at Monticello, the home of
the great statesman, on the 12th.
Johann Most, the anarchist, has
been sentenced to one year in the
New York penitentiary for publish
ing in his paper, Freiheit, a sedi
tious article on the day following
the shooting of President McKin
ley.
Rhode Island republicans, in state
convention, adopted a platform
pledging support to President Roose
velt and calling upon congress to
readjust representation in the elec
toral college on the basis of actual
voting population.
.The New York court of appeals
has granted Roland B. Molineaux a
new trial. Molinaux was convicted
of the murder of Catherine J. Adams
in New Y'ork City by sending pois
oned candies to her through the
mails.
The jury in the second trial of
Caleb Powers at Georgetown was
completed, and the examination of
witnesses begun on the 15th. All
are searched before entering the
court room in order that no se
rious trouble may occur between the
two factions. A motion of the de
fense challenging the entire jury,
charging it with political bias, was
overruled.
A turn of affairs in South Africa
is probable which may render the
present war the most horrible of
recent times. A number of Cape
Colony rebels have recently been con
victed of treason to the British gov
ernment and put to death. Boer
leaders as a consequence threaten to
avenge these executions by putting
to death British prisoners who fell
into their hands.
Presidentlloosevelt has definitely
defined his intentions as to the presi
dential nomination in 1904. He
will make no fight for the honor,
but if the people of the United
States show their approval of his
course during the three and a half
years that he occupies the position
of chief magistrate of the land by
placing his name at the head of the
next republican national ticket he
will not decline. Mr. lioosevelt
states that if he has to pander to any
political clique, combination or
movement, he does not want the
nomination.
The census bureau has perfected
its plans for arriving at actual sta
tistics relative to wages paid in the
United States. Director Merriam
has selected Prof. D. It. Dewey, of
Boston, to have charge of the work.
The period to be covered is the de
cade 1890-1900. Half a dozen pick
ed men have been sent into the field
with instructions to copy the actual
pay rolls of typical and representa
tive establishments in different in
dustries and in different regions of
the country. The analysis of these
pay rolls will enable the census of
fice to show actual rates of wages
and determine what the actual trend
of wages has been between 1890 and
1900 with a precision and accuracy
impossible from any data now in its
possession.
A British syndicate has purchased
60,000 acres of Missouri zinc land.
Boer Commandant Lotter has been
sentenced to death for treason to
the British government.
Miss Helen Gould has been select
ed as a member at large of the
board of lady managers of the St.
Louis world's fair.
Sexto Lopez, diplomatic repre
sentative of the insurgents, has been
barred from the Philippines until he
swears allegiance to the United
States.
A rear end collision occurred be
tween an Iron Mountain fast mail
and a freight train near De Soto,
Mo, One man was killed outright
and many were injured. All the
cars of the passenger train were
thrown from the track.
The estimate for the navy of the
fiscal year ending Juno 30, 1903,
has been placed at $98,910,984.
This does not include any recom
mendations for increase in the navy
over that already authorized, but if
is more than likely the seen
will recommend three new bau
ships and two armored cruisers and
a number of small gunboats.
The seventh annual convention ot
the Sons of Hermann in Arkansas
was held in Pine Bluff. Officers for
the ensuing term were elected as fol
lows : Theodore Wollerman, Pine
Bluff, president; Mayer Faisst, Bry
ant, first vice president; Adolph
Keller, Argenta, second vice presi
dent; Fritz Eekebiner, Bryant, sec
retary; Frederick Schneider, Pine
Bluff, treasurer.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans,
Captains Glass, Cooper, Thomas,
Merry, Reiter and Harrington and
Captain Meyer, United States ma
rine corps, sailed from San Francis
co on the 18th for Samoa. They are
to form a court to try Captain B.
F. Tilley, governor of Tutuila, on
charges preferred by the London
Missionary Society, if it is found
that they have sufficient foundation
in fact to justify such a procedure.
Four hundred bolomcn attacked
a detachment of forty-six men of the
Ninth infantry on the Gandara riv
er, Island of Samar, P. I.. on the
16th, killing ten and wounding six.
The remainder of the company ar
rived on the scene in time to prevent
further slaughter, and routed the
enemy, killing over a hundred of
them. It is believed that the enemy
only retired for reinforcements.
As soon as the news was received at
Catalolanga two gun boats were dis
patched, Gen. Smith going in person
to the scene.
The final census report on the pop
ulation of the United States by sex,
nativity and color has been issued.
It shows that the males number 39,
059,242, or 51.2 per cent of the total
population in 1900. The increase
of 13,233,631 in total population
since 1890 is made up of 6,744,179
males and 6,489,452 females, an in
crease of 20.9 males and 21.3 fe
males. The foreign born element
have increased over 12.4 per cent and
the native born population 22.6 per
cent since 1890. As to color and
race the population in 1900 com
prises 66,990,802 white persons and
9,312,585 colored persons, the latter
comprising 8,840,785 persons of ne
gro descent. The colored element as
a whole shows an increase of 17.6
per cent since 1890.
About 21 per cent of the total
population of the United States at
tend public schools, and 2 per cent of
the rest attend private schools, ac
cording to the annual report of the
commissioners of education. The
grand total in all schools, elementa
ry, secondary and higher, public and
private, for the year ended July 1,
1900, was 17,020,710 pupils, an in
crease of 282,318 over the previous
year. Of this number the enroll
ment in public institutions, support
ed by general and local taxes, was
15,443,462. Counting in special in
stitutions, such as evening schools,
Indian schools, schools connected
with asylums, reform schools and
other institutions more or less edu
cational in their character, increases
the total number by half a million
pupils. Public high schools have
increased from 2,526 to 6,905 in
1900.
NEWS OF ARKANSAS
Plans of Organization.
Maj. Gen. W. H. Haynes, of the
Arkansas state guard, has issued an
order proposing a plan for the reor
ganizing of the state militia, after
quoting the act of congress “to in
crease the permanent military estab
lishment/’ The commanding gen
eral says:
Each infantry company shall con
sist of one captain, one first lieuten
ant, one second lieutenant, one
sergeant, one quartermaster ser
geant, four sergeants, six corporals
and forty-eight privates. Infantry
companies having been authorized
and directed to elect their own offi
cers at time of organization should
promptly take action accordingly,
and report be so made to the adju
tant general, Little Rock, Ark.,
whereupon, after clue notice, a mus
tering officer shall be appointed by
the commanding general of either
the first or second division (accord
ing to the location of the company)
to muster in and perfect Ihe organi
zation of a volunteer military com
pany of the Arkansas state guard
and reserve militia. Of the muster
ing officers herein provided, the cap
tains and lieutenants, on being com
missioned, and after signing the oath
of officer, shall then be available for
detail to muster in and perfect the
organization of the respective com
panies to which such officer shall be
long, or other companies, as may be
authorized by law or regulations.
The commission for the officers
herein provided, the captains and
lieutenants not required for duty
with the companies, viz., three cap
tains, three first lieutenants and
three second lieutenants, shall be
properly considered by the division
commanders, and recommendation
made therefor when organizing
their regiment and battalion, such
recommendation to be forwarded
through this headquarters to the
governor and commander in chief.
To Prepare a School Exhibit.
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction Doyne has sent out the
following letter to the privte schools
of the state:
“While our public school inter
ests will be adequately represented
at the St. Louis Exposition in 1903,
our private schools must not be
overlooked. I inclose a circular let
ter which is being mailed. Will you
not be in position to have an exhibit
similar in character prepared for
your institutions? In addition to
this it would be of much interest if
there could be furnished a succinct
history of the organization, prog
ress, financial standing and present
status of the institutions.
“You will readily see that the
preparation of an exhibit such as we
expect to have will take much time
and entail much labor, hence the en
deavor to enlist thus early the friends
of our Arkansas schools. Please do
me the kindness to let me hear from
you as soon as convenient, with a
favorable response.’’
Nine-Year-Old Dope Fiend.
The Hot Springs authorities are
very much puzzled as to what dispo
sition to make of a nine-year-old
dope fiend who has been in the above
city for a year or more. This pre
cocious youngster is not only a con
firmed user of the ‘‘dope,” but of
late lias developed a suicidal ma
nia. While working with the chain
gang he butted his head against a
stone wall but failed to secure the
desired result. A repetition of the
attempt was prevented by an officer.
He declares that he will kill himself,
and a very close watch has to be
kept to prevent him carrying out
his threat.
Prospective River Improvements.
A member of the congressional
river and harbor committee will
make a personal inspection of. the
Arkansas River from Little Rock to
Pine Bluff in November, and his re
port will have considerable to do
with the amount appropriated by
congress for improvements between
these points.
Penitentiary Board Enjoined.
Judge Martin in Pulaski chancery
court granted a permanent injunc
tion against the state penitentiary
board restraining said board from
terminating the contract with the
Arkansas Brick Manufacturing
Company for the lease of convicts.
The decree in full is as follows:
On this day comes the plaintiff,
by its solicitors, Rose, Hemingway
& Bose, and come the defendants,
by George W. Murphy, attorney gen
eral, Morris M. Cohn, T. H. Hum
phrey and Kirby & Carter, their so
licitors,, and by consent of parties,
the plaintiff, by leave of court, doth
file a substitute amendment to its
complaint herein. Thereupon the
defendant, by leave of the court,
upon their motion, strike out and
withdraw the causes of demurrer in
the demurrer heretofore filed and
numbered 3, 4 and 5, and announce
that they decline to answer or plead
further to the complaint, but elect
to stand upon their said demurrer,
as thus amended. And the cause is
submitted to the court for its con
sideration and judgment, as upon
final decree, upon the complaint,
with its substituted amendment and
the demurrer of the defendants, as
amended. Thereupon, being well
and sufficiently advised as to mat
ters of fact and law arising herein,
as shown by the complaint and con
fessed by the demurrer, the corurl
doth order, adjudge and decree that
the resolution passed by the board
of commissioners for the manage
ment of the state penitentiary of the
state of Arkansas, on the 13th day
of August, 1901, attempting to can
cel and annul the contract purport
ing to have been made by and be
tween the parties to this litigation
and filed as an exhibit to the com
plaint, be, and the same is hereby
canceled and held for naught. That
the defendants, Jefferson Davis, J.
W. Crockett, T. C. Monroe, George
W. Murphy and Frank Hill, as
members of said board of commis
sioners, be, and they are hereby en
joined and restrained from in any
manner canceling or annulling said
purported contract, without suffi
cient cause being shown therefor.
That the defendants, E. T. McCon
nell, as superintendent and keeper
of the Arkansas penitentiary, and
M. D. L. Cook, as financial agent of
said penitentiary, be, and they are
hereby enjoined and restrained from
executing and carrying into effect
the said resolution of the said board
of commissioners, passed, as afore
said, and that they, together with
the said members of the said board
of commissioners, be, and they are
hereby enjoined and restrained from
refusing and failing to execute and
carry out the terms of said purport
ed contract until its illegality or in
validity as a contract shall be ad
judged and declared by some tribu
nal vested by law with jurisdiction
and authority to be illegal or inva
lid. That the costs of this action
shall be paid by the defendant, for
which execution may issue. From
which decree the defendants pray
an appeal to the supreme court of
z\rkansas, which is granted. An ef
fort is to be made to have the case
advanced on the docket.
Bridge Toll Case Decided.
A very important case was decid
ed recently in the United States
circuit court at Helena. It was the
suit of Bradley against the Kansas
City Bridge and Railroad Company.
The question involved the right of
the bridge company to charge toll on
the bridge over the Mississippi river
between Hopefield, Ark., and Mem
phis. The plaintiff was aboard a
train and refused to pay the bridge
toll and he was ejected from the
train. He brought suit against the
railroad company for damages. The
court in sustaining the demurrer of
the railroad company held that the
bridge and railroad company was
proceeding under the act of con
gress permitting a charge for pass
ing over the bridge.
Rev. Paul Bagley, one of the best
known ministers in the state, died
last week at the home of his daugh
ter at Little Rock. He was 60 year*
if age.