McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1902.
YOL. I.
NO. 43.
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Several cases of yellow fever are
reported at Vera Cruz, Mex.
Theodore, Jr., the 15-year-old son
of the president, is suffering from
pneumonia.
Euless Whittaker, colored, charg
ed ^with murdering a white man,
was hanged by a mob at Lynchburg,
Tenn.
A special bill has been introduced
in congress to retire Capt. Hobson,
the naval board failing to grant his
request.
The recent election resulted in
the selection of natives as governors
in four-fifths of the provinces of the
Philippine islands.
Lord Kitchener reports that Gen.
DeWet’s last field gun lias been cap
tured and three of his principal lieu
tenants are prisoners.
Tobacco manufacturers of Sweden
have petitioned the government to
increase the duties on the manufac
tured product from this country.
The chief surgeon of the Philip
pines has reported to Gen. Stern
berg, chief of the marine corps, that
bubonic plague has reappeared at
Manila.
Cattle in the Jimpson valley and
Red river country, in the Indian Ter
ritory, are reported as dying by the
hundreds, there being no grass to
feed on.
The laboratory and office building
of the famous Keeley institute at
Dwight, 111., were destroyed by fire
on the 4th. The loss is placed at
$250,000.
Heater and James Turner, broth
ers, fought a duel at Alexander,
Ky., the former using a shotgun
and the latter a hatchet, and both
of them were killed.
Edmond A. Dubose and Lewis
Russell, two American soldiers of
company E of the Kinth infantry,
were hanged in the Philippines on
the 7th for desertion.
The bill creating a department of
commerce and labor, a new cabinet
position, has passed the senate and
it is predicted will meet with little
opposition in the house.
A gang of Taco track followers
skinned Covington and -Newport
pool rooms for $20,000 bv tapping
the wires and placing bets after they
discovered the result of races.
Congress has been asked to ap
propriate the sum of $20,000 to be
expended in making a test of Texas
oil to determine whether or not it
can be used in the place of coal for
fuel in the navy.
Mrs. Jesse Benton Freemont,
daughter of Thomas Benton, and
widow of John. C. Fremont, now liv
ing at Los Angeles, Cal., is said to
be seriously ill and is compelled to
accept financial assistance from
friends to secure the proper atten
tion.
The Minnesota board of pardons'
lias declined to grant an absolute
pardon to the Youngers, now on pa
role, but who cannot leave the state.
In their petition, the Youngers
stated it was their desire to be per
mitted to return to their old home in
Missouri.
Damad Mahmud Faria, brother
in-law of the sultan of Turkey, has
been sentenced to death on a charge
of conspiring to assassinate the sul
tan. The condemned man is now
a fugitive in Paris, together with his
two sons. He claims that he is be
ing persecuted by political in
triguers.
Nine times married and eight
times divorced is the extraordinary
matrimonial record of Mrs. Bebonia
Arms Hoop, of Elwood, Ind. Her
ninth matrimonial venture has by
no means been a successful one, for
she is now preparing to tile her ninth
application for a divorce from her
present husband, Noah Hoop. Hoop
is alleged to have deserted her after
two days of their honeymoon had
been spent.
Tom Brown, colored, accused of
assaulting a 16-year-old girl, was
taken from officers at Xicholsoh,
Ivy., and hanged in the court house
yard. He was identified by his vic
tim.
Hon. Leslie M. Shaw was sworn
in a$ secretary 4>f the treasury on the
1st inst.
Japan 1ms reconsidered her form
er determination and will make an
exhibit at the St. Louis fair.
A highway robber was killed at
Tipton, Ind., by two dogs, whose
master the thief attempted to hold
up.
On the 3d inst. a gale wrecked a
number of vessels along the New
England coast and many lives were
lost.
Dick Gould, cashier of a bank
which failed at Bellwood, Neb.,
narrowly escaped lynching at the*
hands of depositors.
Fitzsimmons and Sharkey have
agreed to battle again for the cham
pionship. and the meeting will be
place some time in April.
Rollin Bingham, for ten years a
fugitive from Kansas City, where he
uttered forgeries amounting to $20,
000, surrendered last week.
The in ills of the American Wool
Company at Providence, R. I., have
been closed down, throwing out of
employment 5,000 operatives.
President Roosevelt has notified
the republican leaders in congress
that he is strongly in favor of grant
ing tariff concessions to Cuba.
The amount of gold in the treas
ury on the 1st inst. was $545,870,
305, the highest point ever reached
in the history of the government.
It is. estimated 20 per cent of the
white voters of Alabama have been
disfranchised under the new consti
tution by failure to pay poll tax.
The treasury bureau of statistics,
report a large increase in the move
ment of trade staples in the west for
the year 1001 over all previous years.
A bill increasing salaries of sena
tors and members of the house of
congress to $0,700 per annum was
defeated in the senate by a vote of
15 to 44.
Mrs. Elizabeth Eastwick and her
35-year-old daughter, of Chattanoo
ga, Tenn., both fell dead at their
iiome from heart disease within an
hour of each other.
Gen. Yung Lu, who led the Boxer
attack on the foreign legations in
Pekin, has been chosen senior grand
secretary of the Chinese empire, the
place held by Li Hung Chang.
Otto Trostle, his wife and five
children, of Chicago, were killed and
their home blown to pieces by an ex
plosion of illuminating gas, which
escaped from a jet that had been
left turned on.
The French Academy of Science
has decided that Prof. Branly, a
Frenchman, and Prof. Lodge, an
Englishman, were the first to invent
wireless telegraphy, and not Marco
ni, as is generally supposed.
The monthly statement of the
public debt shows that at the close
of business January 31, 190:2, the
debt,, less cash in the treasury,
amounted to $1,005,920,898, which
is a decrease for the month of $5,
701,388, which is accounted for by
the increase in the amount of cash
on hand and the retirement of bonds
purchased for the sinking fund.
* In addition to its overtures to
Great Britain to bring about peace
in South Africa, the government of
the Netherlands has informally ap
proached the United States govern
ment with the understood purpose
of securing its aid to induce Great
Britain to consent to treating with
the Boers. So far England has de
clined all offers of friendly interven
tion.
Gov. Taft, in his evidence before
the senate Philippine investigating
committee, stated that the opposi
tion to American soldiers is kept up
principally by the educated class of
Filipinos, who use their influence
with the masses to further their im
mediate interests.- The Jolo sultan
had, he said, refused to recognize
Spain's claim to any property on the
islands, except the customs houses,
and there i> considerable question as
to the ownership in many instances.
This complication exists not only
between the sultan and the United
States, but between the sultan and
hie subjects.
Fire nt Watcrbury, Conn., de
stroyed $3,000,000 worth of busi
ness property.
The first installment of the Chi
nese indemnity due to foreign gov
ernments on account of the Boxer
uprising was paid on the 1st inst.
A dust explosion in the Hindo
mine, located about 100 miles from
Eagle Pass, in Mexico, caused an ap
palling loss of life, over 100 bodies
being taken from the ruins.
It is said Pope Leo has made dis
position of all his personal wealth
to relatives and arranged all plans
for his funeral, lie himself stating
that the end is not far off.
Former State Treasurer Stowers,
of Mississippi, has been indicted for
misappropriating state funds. A
shortage was discovered of $100,
000, and the governor suspended
Stowers.
The monthly statement of the
comptroller of the currency shows
that at the close of business January
31, 1002, the total circulation of na
tional bank notes was $359,111,015,
an increase for the year of $12,622,
744 and a decrease for the month of
$845,111.
Secretary Root is considering a
trip to the Philippines to personally
acquaint himself with conditions
there. The present plans are said
to contemplate his going some time
in the summer, when it is expected
the situation in the Philippines will
have so greatly improved that a
dual form of government, consisting
of civil.and military, will no longer
be necessary, and it will be turned
over entirely to the civil authorities.
The "United States senate passed a
bill increasing salaries of federal
judges as follows: Chief justice su
preme court of the United States,
$13,000: each associate justice, $12,
500; circuit court judges, $7,500;
district judges, $6,250; chief justice
court of claims, $6,125; each asso
ciate justice, $5,625; chief justice
court of appeals, District of Colum
bia, $8,000; each associate justice,
$7,500 ; chief justice supreme court,
District of Columbia, $6,750; each
associate justice. $6,250.
Hester s analysis of the cotton
movement for the five months of the
season from September 1 to close of
January, inclusive, shows,that, com
pared with the crop movement last
year, Texas, including Indian Ter
ritory, has brought into sight this
season, in round figures, 132,000
bales less, while other gulf states,
which include Arkansas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Tennessee, Missouri and
Oklahoma, have marketed 370,000
more, and the group of Atlantic
states, which includes Xorth and
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama and Virginia, 438,000
more, making the net increase in
the total of crop marketed 373,000.
The, treaty between the United
States and Denmark for the cession
of the Danish A Vest Indies, St.
Thomas, St. John and St. Croix,
which was made public last week,
provides that Danish subjects resid
ing in the islands may remain there
or remove at will; retaining in either
event all their rights of property,
and in ease they remain in the isl
ands they shall continue until other
wise provided to enjoy all the pri
vate municipal rights and liberties
secured to them by the laws now in
force. Those who remain may pre
serve their allegiance to the crown
of Denmark by making before a
court of record within two years
from the date of' the exchange of
ratifications of this convention, a
declaration of their decision to pre
serve such allegiance. Formal
delivery of the islands is
to be made within ninety days by
the payment of the United States
the sum of $5,000,000 in gold.
Fumigating Papers.
To perfume your d well i ng you ought
to have a stock of fumigating papers
in the house. You can-easily make
them for a few cents. I ir.-t soak your
paper in a solution ot satlpetre. and
dry it; then get a few cent.- worth of
benzoin, or >torax. and dissolve it in
alcohol. Soak your paper and dry it,
and you have a delightluhy-scented
fumigating paper.
NEWS OF ARKANSAS.
Plan of World’s Fair Building.
Below is the idea Hint has been
formulated by Manager '1'. \V. Milan
and Miss Sue Walker, assistant
manager, for the reception hall, Ar
kansas building, at the World’s Fair
in St. Louis:
The hall, 28 by 30 feet square for
a round room not too large to la
nicely furnished not particularly for
■exhibition. Floor of native wood
and inlaid border of light and dark
wood contrasting. A large rug in
center, or fountain. Walls tinted a
dark rich empire green, with a deep
frieze or border of about three feet,
decorated by hand with boughs of
apple blossom—the state's floral em
blem, glimpses of sky and cloud
showing through. Facing the en
trance, a handsome mantelpiece of
Eureka Springs onyx, highly polish
ed, of a light color; an open fire
place with hearth tiled or of native
marble; over the mantelpiece a large
mirror, in front of which a clock,
the case made of irregular Hot
Springs crystals, with a Hot Springs
diamond for a pendulum, or a circle
of small diamonds surrounding the
pendulum. Large photographs of
noted and picturesque Arkansas
scenery, in frames of native wood
decorated by Arkansas artists, in
wood carving. Two or three carved
wood chairs, a hall seat in carved
wood, a few photographs of hand
some buildings—the new state Capi
tol, the old state capitol as com
pleted in 183G, the state university,
and other state buildings; portraits
of some of the first settlers of the
state, statesmen and others, with
those of some of our later citizens.
Some of the sculpture of Yinnic
Ream, a native sculptor, whose
statue, “The West," would be very
appropriate if procurable. Stained
(or imitation) glass windows, and
last a grand stairway of native wood
made by the students in the wood
work department of the state uni
versity. Every county in the state
represented by a panel from that
county, with the name of the county
etched in, the Newell Post bearing
the panel from Pulaski, the county
of the state Capitol.
Appeal For Aid.
Prominent citizens oi' Izard,
Sharp, Baxter, Fulton and Randolph
counties met in mass convention at
Franklin, last week, and decided to
ask for aid for the drought sufferers
of that section of the state. The
convention organized by the election
of D. L. King, of Sharp county,
chairman, and Ransom Gulley, of
Izard county, secretary. The com
mittee on resolutions reported that
on an average of 75 per cent of the
farmers of the sixteenth judicial cir
cuit are in need of aid. Fifty per
cent are entirely destitute. Resolu
tions were adopted calling on the
general government, through the
members of congress, for aid. Reso
lutions were also adopted requesting
the governor to call an extra session
of the legislature for the purpose of
postponing the payment of taxes
until Deemeber 1.
Officer Killed by Robbers.
About 2:30 on the morning of
the 5th, the Bank of Clarksville was
robbed and Sheriff John H. Powers
killed while attempting to protect
the property. The sheriff, who oc
cupied a room upstairs adjoining the
bank building, was awakened by the
noise of an explosion. He hastily
dressed ami descended to the street,
when he was tired upon by one of
the robbers who was standing guard
ou the sidewalk. Despite the fact
that he was fatally wounded. Sheriff
Powers emptied his revolver at the
bandits, who kept up a constant fire
at all who appeared on the street,
and finally made their escape. The
robbers secured only $1,500, over
looking* a large package of bills,
which were badly mutilated by the
explosion of dynamite. Sheriff
Powers was one of the best known
officers in the state, as well as one
of the bravest.
Negro Burglar Killed.
At Helena Frank Bruce shot and
killed a negro burglar by the name
of ('has. Williams. Mrs. Bruce dis
covered the (presence of the burglar
in the house and awakened her hus
band, who secured a long unused
pistol and taking a light found the
negro in one of the rooms, crouched
behind a elmir. lie called on him
to surrender, not to move on peril of
his life. The negro, for answer
sprang at him like a tiger, but a well
aimed bullet struck him in the right
breast. He bore Mr. Bruce to the
bed, where a desperate struggle en
sued. Being fatally wounded, how
ever, the man finally turned and
ran out of the house, another shot
being fired at him as ly ran. He
stumbled and fell in the yard and
then crawled under the house, where
he was found dead.
Joint Discussions.
tiov. l)a\is and Col. Rector will
meet in joint debate at the follow
ing points on the dates given :
Salem, Fulton county, Wednes
day, February 1 2.
Hardy, Sharp county, Thursday,
February 13, 1 p. m.
Mammoth Spring, Fulton county,
Thursday, February 13. 7:30 p. m.
Shiloh. Arkansas county, Friday,
February 14, ‘3 p. m.
Stuttgart, Arkansas county, Sat
urday. February 15, 2 p. m.
Varner, Lincoln county, Tuesday,
February 18.
Monticello, Drew county, Wednes
day, February 19.
Warren. Bradley county, Thurs
day, February 20.
Hamburg, Ashley county, Satur
day, February 22.
Fire Loss at Marianna.
A disastrous tire occurred at Ma
rianna on the 2d. The fire started
in Ike Crossland’s store, The losses
arc estimated as follows: Cross
land's store—Loss, $2,000; insur
ance, $1,500. V. Policastro’s—Loss
in candy and mineral water, $500:
insurance, $500. J. H. Ivurbin—
Loss, $1,000 : insurance, $500. Har
ry Yossie’s store—Loss, $5,000: in
surance, none. R. M. Boon's store
wall damaged—Loss, $1,000: insur
ance, $2,000. M. Lesser—Stock dam
aged by removal; loss, $500; insur
ance. $500. Building—Loss. $1,
000; insurance, $1,000. Lee Coun
ty bank building, roof damaged.
Loss, $250 ; insurance, $250.
Burned to Death.
A1 Batson, pressman at the Ar
kansas Cotton Oil Company's mill
in Helena, met a horrible death. t\ itli
i another man Batson kept bach in
| a small house near his work. Dur
ing the night the house caught fire
and Batson, who was alone, his part
ner being away for the night, was
burned to-death.
Andr Miears, one of the oldest
citizens of Little Rock, died on the
4th inst.. aged (id years.
Sid Moore, colored, was killed by
officers at Arkansas City while re
sisting arrest. The negro attempted
to shoot two officers with a \\ inehes
ter, but they were too quick for him.
Big Fire at Stamps
On the morning of the Tth fire de
stroyed one of the largest mills of
the Bodeaw Lumber Company at
Stamps. Two other mills, the pla
ners. eight dry kilns and thousands
of feet of lumber were threatened by
the fire, but the employes saved
them. Several men were hurt while
lighting the flames. The loss on the
mill was $100,000. It was i mured
for $56,000. The fire was caused by
a dry pipe. The Bodeaw company
has two other mills at Stamps and
several along the line of the Louis
iana and Arkansas railroad.
To Aid Drouth Sufferers.
Gov. Davis has requested a loan
of $15,000 from bankers of the state,
the money to be expended for the
relief of farmers in the counties of
Fulton. Sharp, Izard and a portion
of Randolph, who are in actual need
from the effects of the dry weather
last summer, which ruined their
crops. The governor pledges the
parties who are asked for the loan
that he will request the legislature
to reimburse them at the next ses
sion.
Park Tax Levy Valid.
The supreme court last week, in
the case of Mathews vs. Kimbel, as
commissioner, passed upon the ques
tion of the validity of levying spe
cial assessments on property in cities
and towns for the purpose of im
proving city parks. The court held
that the statute authorizing the levy
ing of special assessments for local
improvements is broad enough to
include public paries as one of the
objects for which such assessments
may be made.
Mrs. X. Back Arrested.
Mrs. Tena Back, accused of at
tempting to defraud in a case of
bankruptcy, was arrested at her
home in little Rock and bound over
to the federal grand jury. The offi
cers had been looking for her since
January 27, when they seized a large
amount of goods being shipped to
New York.
Young Man Killed by Train.
The body of Chas. Wells, a young
man living near Bradford, was
found near the railroad track a
mile from the above place. A deep
cut in his head indicated that he had
been struck by a train.
BRIEF MENTION.
The city indebtedness of Hot
Springs lias been reduced $48,*274.14
in three years.
A colored girl 13 years of age was
frozen to death while going from her
home to a neighbor's near Brinkley.
Rev. R. H. Poynter, a well known
Methodist preacher, died at his
home in Jefferson county on the 7th,
aged 55 years. .
The Mena slate quarries have or
ders to furnish all the slate needed
for a $100,000 hospital being erect
ed at Sherman, Tex.
George A. Barcus, a photographer,
en route from Hot Springs to Van
Buren, was killed by sliding lumber
in a car at Morrilton.
Robbers attempted to enter the
postoffice al Bald Knob, but were
frightened away by a citizen who
was passing the building.
Jesse Jones, colored, was killed at
Fort Smith while attempting to es
cape from the Sebastian county jail.
He was accused of forgery.
Receipts of the state government
for all sources for the month of
January were $85,715.37, of which
$1.086.11 was in county scrip.
The Baptist high school at Holly
Springs, eighteen miles from For
dyee, was totally destroyed by tire.
Loss. $5,000, with no insurance.
Lena, the 13-year-old daughter of
( apt. John Orrill, a Garland county
farmer, was kicked in the head by a
blind horse and fatally injured.
Congress passed a bill authorizing
the Southern Missouri A Arkansas
Railroad Company to build a bridge
across the Current river in this state.
Hans lleidrick, under indictment
at Fine Bluff for murder in the first
degree, is serving a life sentence in
the Kansas state penitentiary for
murder.
A 16-year-old negro boy named
Green pleaded guilty at Ozark to as
saulting a white woman and was sen
tenced to thirteen years in the peni
tentiary.
Rev. F. L. Kregel, a Baptist min
ister, was killed by an Iron Moun
tain train at Fort Smith. He was
quite deaf, and it is supposed did not
hear the approaching train.
A gang of railroad hien, while
working on a trestle at Scotts, on
the Valley road, dug up the trunk of
human body, which had not been
underground over six months.
J. L. Angelo, a justice of the peace
of Woodruff county, was bound over
to the federal grand jury by a com
missioner at Little Rock on the
charge of fraud in a pension case.
He was released on bond.