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ARKANSAS BTATE NEWS. Harry L. Farrior Dead. Harry L. Farrior, after lingering for several weeks in a hospital at Fort Smith with hia neck broken, is dead. While bathing in the Arkansas river, Farrior, in diving in shallow water, struck his head against an obstruction, and upon examination it was found that his neck was broken and that he was paralyzed from there down. He was taken to HL John's hospital, where an X-ray photograph was taken of his neck, with a view of locating the frac ture, and, if possible, render him relief by performing an operation. Accord ing to the exposures made in the X-ray photographs, the fourth cervical ver tebrte was indented, or, in other words, the fifth vertebrre projected so that the spinous processes of the fourth and fifth vertebne were forced together, showing that the spinal cord was pinched by the fracture and dislocated. Had the phy sicians been able to sustain a healthful condition of the body until nature could have repaired the fracture, Farrior would probably have recovered. Religious Fanatics. There is much excitement at Nettle ton, in Craighead county, over the strange action of a religious sect styl ing themselves the “Orderof Holiness." Home weeks ago a number of disciples of the order, headed by Revs. Galey and Hall, began a series of what they called “sanctified meetings" near that town, at which a number of converts were made, among them being a man named Hall. In cases of sickness these peo ple will not submit to medical treat ment, but perform strange ceremonies at the bedside of the sick, ami annoint the patient with a mysterious fluid which they call “sacred oil." Two of Hall’s grandchildren, who had fallen ill, were treated in the manner pre scribed by the sect, and died. Despite the protests of neighbors, Hall would not allows physician to attend the chil dren. Much indignation is felt over the matter, many prominent citizens de manding a judicial inquiry into the sanity of the members of the order. Favor a More Radical Policy. Gov. Jones received the following telegram from the New York Journal : As the new American minister to Spain la about to submit a grave message from the president to the queen regent, it is important to show that there is no division of sentiment among Americans regarding Cuba. Will you not telegraph at our expense, expressing the general opinion in your state? To which the governor replied: It is the universal opinion of the people of Arkansas that Cuba should be freed without delay from the oppressive Spanish rule. They believe it is the duty of the United States, as the great exponent of political freedom, to aid these struggling patriots to their independence, even at the expense of engaging in war. They disapprove the policy of the Federal adminis tration toward Cuba thus far, and trust that it may be radically changed without delay, to the end that Cuba snail be free, as she is justly en titled to be. An Able Delegation. Gov. Jones has appointed the follow ing gentlemen as delegates to the West ern Waterways Improvement conven tion, to be held at Davenport, la., Oc tober 5 and 6: Judge X. J. Pindall, F. M. Rodgers, C H. Halley, J. W. Dick inson, Arkansas City; G. E. Buck, Med ford; J. C. Connerly, Gen. D. H. Rey nolds, Z. T. Carlton, Lake Village; Dr. C. M. Taylor, James P. Clarke, John G. Fletcher, Little Rock; E. C. Horner, Greenfield Quarles, J. C. Purvis, Judge P. O. Thweatt, Helena; John B. Px’wv.. Luxora; H. P. Rodgers, Mv Lx-.v*, N. Pharr, Haynes; J *• —• ynanna, IL E. J. BardineUfa^^^— alth - Manon; Forrest C’ 4 Williams. J J' Harrisburg; bl* ah. Meade, Lake City. Miller County Cotton Grower*. The cotton growers of Miller county have organized and adopted a new plan of disposing of their cotton. They have decided to select a responsible cotton classer and have their cotton ready for inspection, two days in each week be ing set aside as sale days, when foreign buyers will be apprised of the number of bales to be sold and the grades thereof. In selling in lots instead of single bales it is thought foreign mar kets will enter into competition with local buyers, and better prices will be realized. Temporarily Enjoined. A temporary injunction was granted by Judge Williams, Federal judge for the Eastern district of Arkansas, against Treasurer Gulley, restraining him from making the exchange of state bonds for Washington county bonds. The in junction was granted upon application of the board of trustees of the Arkansas Industrial university, in order to test the constitutionality of the act of the legislature authorizing the exchange. A Sad Accident. Three little sons of Lee Barnes, liv ing near Camden, were playing in a cotton pen containing cotton seed. They dug a deep hole and the oldest boy, aged 10, got into it and was cov ered by his companions. Mr. Barnes went to the pen and uncovered the boy and was horrified to find him dead. His neck had been broken by the other boys tramping on the cotton seed above his head. Fourth-Class Postmasters. The following fourth-class post masters for Arkansas have been ap pointed: Engle, Izard county, J. 11. Davis, vice T. C. Mason, removed; Wooster, Faulkner county, J. W. Cunt reil. vice Hensley Robinson, resigned; Dunklin. Logan county, Ann Maples, vice L M. Uieeknore, removed; Sprin ted. I. I'onwnv county, M. F. Moore, vice J. F. N VJ* od, removed. A Man of Many Wive*. Fred Lancaster, a noted bigamist and forger, who was captured in Little Rock last spring, was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary for forging an order for a suit of clothes on a Hunts ville merchant. Lancaster, in all proba bility, will spend the remainder of his days behind prison bars, as he is wanted in Troy, Miss., New Orleans, St. Louis, Powellton, Ga., and Kinney, Tex., for bigamy, it being claimed that at each of the above named places he induced some unsuspecting maiden to become his wife, only to be deserted in a few days. At the expiration of his term in this state officers will be on hand from one of the above places to receive him. Col- Whipple uets a Job. Hon. W. G. Whipple, the newly-ap pointed register of the land office at Little Rock, is one of the most popular republicans in thestate. He was elected mayor of Little Rock as a nou-partisan candidate in 1887, and his administra tion gave such general satisfaction that he was re-elected in 1889 without opposi tion. He was made the standard-bearer of his party in the race for governor in 1892 against Col. Fishback. and made a creditable race. Did Not Attend. On account of the yellow fever scare, the number of citizens attending the Nashville exposition from this state on Arkansas Day was far short of what it would have been under different cir cumstances. At the eleventh hour Gov. Jones, Senator Berry and Hon. T. C. Mcßea, who were to take part in the program on that day, concluded that it would be inimical to the interests of the state to attend, and remained at home, and as a result a later date will be set aside as Arkansas Day. Overcome By Ga*. John Hudson, a farmer, and two »ons, aged 16 and 18 respectively, residing near Stephens, while digging a well were overcome by gas and taken out dead. The eldest son had gone into the well and had no sooner reached the bottom than he fell lifeless. The father and second son descended to rescue the first and by the time they reached the bottom were overcome and died before aid could be rendered. To Testify in a Murder Case. Jim Johnson and Jim Gaskins, con victed in Drew circuit court of burglary and larceny in 1896 and sentenced to four years each, were granted pardons in order that they might testify in the trial of James Redd and Alex Johnson, who are charged with the murder of W. F. Skipper, a prominent merchant of Drew county. 10 Establish a Fish Hatchery. Barton W. Everson, of the United States fish commission, has been visit ing different sections of the state in search of a favorable location for tbe establishment of a government fish hatchery. There are no hatcheries in the state now, the nearest being at Neosho, Mo., and San Marcos, Tex. Attacked the Wrong Man. A farmer named Van Bagget was at tacked near Clarksville by two colored highwaymen named Sol Rat and Sam Wilson. Bagget resisted, and after a hard fight, in which Rat was fatally cut, he overpowered the two wq nJ robbers and turned them “T* ~ ... — over to the Found a Dead Infant. While playing near Spring Lake, a Texarkana suburb, a crowd of children found a box containing the remains of a small infant. The body was so badly decomposed nothing could be ascer tained as to the sex or color of the in fant. A Minister in Trouble. Rev. R. M. Williams, a Texarkana dominie, who was reported to have been murdered by negroes, but who turned up all right at the home cf a relative in Texas, has been arrested on the charge of disposing of mortgaged property. Fought With Knives. A. M. B. Thompson, a planter, and a tenent named Johnigan settled a dis pute over farm matters near Bingen, Hempstead county, with knives. Johni gan’s throat was cut and Thompson re ceived a serious wound. TH ESTATE IN B R*l EF. Nashville is to have a woolen mill. Samuel T. Clark was appointed post master at Helena. A reunion of ex-Confederates will be held at Little Rock September 29. The McGaughey Ilardwrre company, of Pine Bluff, capital stock 110,090, has incorporated. W. A. Tarpley, of Little Rock, has a novelty in a peach tree, which bore two crops this year. The numerous colleges throughout the state report an increased enroll ment over previous years. A crazy negro woman near Allis, in Drew county, set fire to her clothing and was burned to death. The Chickalah academy, near Dar danelle. which was recently destroyed by fire, will be rebuilt immediately. Franklin G. Barton, sheriff of Crittenden county, was married to Mis* Pauline Olivia Cheek, a popular belle of Little Rock. A negro, supposed to be D. T. Watson, a school teacher, was murdered in Ham ilton township, Lonoke county, by un known parties. Eureka Springs has an ordinance prohibiting the sale or giving away of cigarettes or tobacco to boys under 15 years of age. ARKANSAS FARMERS. Cotton Deteriorating No **• Crop—Corn a Failure, and Gardena verv Foor. Little Rock, Sept 15. —The weather crop bulletin issued the lath says: The mean temperature ha* averaged 5.7 deg. above the normal, and piac tically no rain has fallen except in a few widely-scattered localities, the greatest amount of the week, 2.11 inches, at Ft. Smith. Cotton has continued to deteriorate rapidly during the past week, 'lhe hot, dry winds and absence of moisture has caused the top boils to wither and drop off and to force open bolls that were not fully developed. The uplands have suffered more than the bottoms, but in all sections the crop has been materially reduced. In some localities in the uplands the crop is a total fail ure. Cotton is opening very rapidly, and picking is general, but it is too hot to work during the middle of the day. In many localities one picking will clean up the crop. If a general rain should fall within a day or two it would benefit the top crop in some lo calities, but generally there will be no top crop. The crop is below an aver age, is little, if any better than last year generally. Corn is being gathered, and is turn ing out a very poor crop, the ears not being well tilled and grain shriveled. Peas, pastures, potatoes and gardens are very poor, but rain would revive them, and rain is much needed for stubble-breaking ami fall plowing. NORTHKAST SECTION. The mean temperature averaged 4.0 deg. per day above the normal, and no rain has fallen. The continued high temperature, with hot winds and a total absence of moisture, has still further injured all crops. Cotton has fallen off during the week, and is considerably below’ rn average. It is opening very rapidly, but is being picked very slow ly on account of the hot weather. Cot ton is opening prematurely, but there is no complaint of rust or worms, but a little complaint of shedding. Late corn has been damageci, and field peas, late gardens, meadows and pastures are burnt up, and stock water is very scarce in many localities. Rain now would do but very little good to cot ton, but would be of great value for fall plowing. SOUTHEAST SECTION. The mean temperature averaged 5.7 deg. per day above the normal, and no rain has fallen. Continued dry weath er with hot east winds has still further shortened the cotton crop, causing half-grown bolls to shed, and forcing bolls open not matured. Reports gen- I erally indicate there will be no top 1 crop. Cotton is opening rapidly, and is being picked. Picking would be general if it was not so hot. In some localities reports state that one pick ing will clean up the crop, and that it will all probably be picked by October Ito 10. The crop is considerably be low an average, both as to quantity and quality. Corn is turning out not as good as expected, and all fall crops such as field peas, potatoes and turnip*/ are almost a failure. , CENTRAL SECTION./*’ The temperature avej^/ ed o de „ daj above the nor^ ial aad no raia has fallen excep .n Garland and Hot Spring counties, where light showers occurred on the 9th and 10th. Cotton has still further det riorated, the high temperature and lack of rain having cause ! the plant to wilt and shed very badly on the uplands. Crop conditions worse every day as season progresses. Nearly two-thirds of crop now open. Picking general, but too hot in middle of day for work. In Jefferson county worms are now webbed up, but will completely strip stalks of all remain ing growth in next two weeks. Top boils are drying up. and this, with premature opening of bolls, will ma terially decrease the yield. Rain now would do but little, if any good to cot ton. Corn is being gathered, and a very poor crop. All late garden crops are a failure, but rain would be of great benefit to these minor crops. SOUTHWEST SECTION. The daily mean temperature averaged 6.4 (legs, per day above the normal, and the rainfall for the week averaged 0.13 inch, which is 0.52 inch below the normal. Scattered localities have had very light showers, but not enough to do crops much good beyond the partial revival of peas. Cotton has commenced to deteriorate and most of the smaller bolls have .shed off. The hot weather has caused cotton to open very rapidly, some of it before maturity, and. as a result, picking will nearly be finished in September. The ground is too dry for plowing, and consequently no turnips have been sown. Stock water is very scarce, and pastures very gen erally burned up. Potatoes very poor. NORTHWEST SECTION. The temperature averaged 5.8 deg. per day above the normal, and the pre cipitation during the week averaged 1.06 inches, or 0.23 inch above the nor mal. Local showers have been very beneficial in the favored localities, en abling farmers to proceed with wheat planting, and reviving turnips, peas, pasturesand fruit. The rain came too late to be of any considerable benefit to cotton; it may stop the premature opening of bolls. Reports indicate that there is no chance for any crop in the uplands. The unequal distribution of rainfall causes a wide variance in re ports from this section, but in the ma jority of cases crops have had a good week. F. H. Clarke, Section Director, Little Rock, Ark. QUARANTINE DECLARED. Step* Tab** to F*ev*a« th* Ibv»*>®“ of Yellew Fever lute Ark»n***< In view of the prevalence of yellow fever at New Orleans and reported cases at other point*, the Little Rock boar of health issued the following order* quarantining against the infected dis trict. In an interview with Mayor Woodson, who i* chairman of the board, he stated that while there is no cause for alarm, it was deemed advisable to take all precautions possible to prevent the introduction of the pest into this territory: Order No. 1. -Owing to prevalence of yellow fever In the south, transportation and companies are hereby ordered not to sell tick ets or receive passenger*, baggage or household goods from points in districts Infected with yellow fever, for passage or shipment to Llttl* Kock. , . Order No. 2.-Be It further ordered that no person from any Infected district will be allowed to domicile himself in the city of Lit tle Rock, and any person violating this order will be fined in the police court in the sum of 125 and be required to leave the city- Order No. 3—The mayor will put police offi cers on all incoming trains, who will require health certificates from all passengers or re quire of them other satisfactory evidence that they have not been in infected district. Such police officers wi'l not allow any persons from infected districts, either with or without health certificates, to stop in the city of Llttl* Rock. Helena Takes Action. At a recent meeting of the Helena board of health, it was decided that no steamboats from south of Vicksburg would be allowed to land at Helena, or at any point within five miles of the corporate limits. It was also decided that no railroad, express company, steamboat or other carrier would be allowed to land freight from below Vicksburg until further notice from the board. This action was taken in view of the official report from Dr. Wyman, surgeon-general in the United States marine hospital service, that it had been determined that seven of the sus pected eases in New Orleans were yel low fever. Will Keep It Got. Hot Springs authorities have inaugu rated a rigid quarantine against all dis tricts infected with yellow fever, and will co-operate with Malvern authori ties in keeping out refugees. Although the state board of health will be ham pered by a lack of funds, every city in the state will observe a strict quar antine against the sections infected. With Helena and Arkansas City on the one side, and Texarkana, Hope, Mal vern and Hot Springs guarding the southern line of ingress, it is hardly probable that any refugees will be domiciled within the borders of Arkan sas. ASK FOK A DONATION. State Hoard of Railway Const ruction Make a Proposition to Little Kock Citizens. At a mass-meeting of business men held at Little Rock. Gov. Jones, on be half of the state board of railway con struction, made a formal proposition the substance of which was. Unit if the citizens of Little would donate the sum of.the board would stately enter into a contract with a syndicate of St Louis capitalists that would enable them to begin work on the proposed state road, to run through the northwestern portion of the state to the Missouri state line, where con nection would be made with a line leading into St. Louis. Already several counties through which the road is to be built have raised cash subscriptions, to be used in making the survey, be sides giving assurance of donations of lands for right-of-way ami other pur poses. The governor stated that all the board required of the citizens was sufficient funds to locate and make a survey of the proposed road, which was absolutely necessary, as the legislature had appropriated no funds to be used by the board in arranging the details incident to actual construction. He read the proposed contract between the state board and the St. Louis capital ists. in which the latter agree, after the state has completed roadbed, to furnish the necessary funds to equip the road with rollingstock and all appliances, taking as security 6 percent, first mort gage bonds of the road. Sentenced to Five Years. John E. Seaborn. Jr., was convicted of murder in the second degree at For rest City for the killing of Thus. Talley in 1896, and sentenced to live years in the penitentiary. FASHIONS NOVEL ills, Four-in-hand «nd Windsor ties for I lies’ fall shirt ■’vasts. Gilt hatpins, set with inoek gems, are popular, those with amethysts and em eialds leading. 1 he favored stj j>!s in Alpine hats nre bell-crowned, square-crowned, pointed ind flat blocks. A new bicycle hat has a long crown with quill trimmings. 'I he combinations of ostrich feathers, spangles and bands seen in millinery de partment® are delightfully artistic. They are very effective on the new toques and e ijiotes. ith her washable frocks, the well dre-ssed woman continues to wear white cotton gloves, having four pearl but tons. These are just the thing; they are pretty, comfortable and service able, and can be “done up" like new every other day, if necessary. lor lining the closer weaves of can vas, etamine, and similar materials, the fair shopper who will not indulge in the luxury of a pure silk lining sepks the finer sateens and silk-finished ba tistes. The latter, in blacks, are partic ularly soft and pretty, and shown faint Watered pattern. They are a yard wide, and the price is only 25 cents. •trnelc a New Lea*, The profeaaioaal beggar ia nothin, u Ingenious in concocting an up-to-dkL J® WI that ia likely to touch the sympath? ’’’ the pocket of anyone incautious Tw listen. The latest of these r sprung in the cate of a hotel in street one evening recently. A miTjß was shabby, k ut neat, walked up toTJUB of gentlemen, nd said: “Gentlemen uw on my way to the Klondike with ufr pocket, and it was stolen from me W r*i stead of having a prospect to gain aUJw I now have no prospect of getting ZJtß v or a place to sleep unleas you I am going to work all winter a n< ] enough to take me to the gold field, in tS spring. I will not forget you if you 1 . me now, as I propose to keep a the names and addresses of all who Jgife in my great misfortune.” He tookLJ> a tb< soiled notebook and a pencil, as if hefnMa-h* expected to put down the names of ■ , present. One of the men handed a dial V to him, and told him to run awav and tn«« elsß drink, and to reflect that "nose rminf’rWwk 50 cent* a glass in Alaska.— Philad»UW Press. ■rain A Bright Idea. ■ t . re . Aley—l’d like awfully to know wh-ajther ■he’d marry me or not. u) Reggie—Why don’t you ask her, deah .«• Algy—By Jove, that* a good idea leW’* What a head you have, old man ’ Book. H ®urp r Attorney (sternly)—“The wit new please state if the prisoner was in of whistling when he was alone?" Vl»»y s ness—“l don't know. I was never with (Spirit prisoner when he was alone.”— f'olmni-Biv ' ' h l patch L USE YOUR _____ Brret And Profit by the Experienc* of People. 1* . Biu ■ There are thousands of people whohwm»int been cured of nervous trouble, scrofulfe i sores, rheumatism, dyspepsia, catarrh(Ause other diseases by purifying their blM*D(t with Hood's Sarsaparilla. This medicine will do the same good work f«Sles' you if you will give it the opportunitjßnii It will tone up your system, create an qKisn petite and give sweet, refreshing glmßud —~llaii Hood’s Pills SI.OO FOR YOUR PRUIUGRAIuf PROPOSITION 1. ■cell SQUAW VINE WINE CERTIFICATMB' 11 Write us Ist How long you have used*W Ut ' sold Dr. Simmons Squaw Vine Wine. k*Bry> State Diseases it cured. 3d Give names <tßav those It cured. 4tb State the <llfferem*B f between its strength and action and strength and action of McElree's Wln«tfß|er Cardui. On receipt of letter enclosing ■ cently taken Photograph we will MUidyoatR 1 * 11.00 Bottle Squaw Vine Wine (FREE). Bay Lik PROPOSITION 8. ■■ ■*r LIVER MEDICINE CERTIFICATBLBu Write us Ist How long you have hnow*Bw<> used or sold Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver MMfrjL... cine. 2nd State Diseases It cured. 3d Gil»M names of those cured. 4th State the dlffe-Bua* ence between its strength and action tttß.,,. tbe strength and action of J. H. Zellliw A Co.'s “Liver Regulator'* and tbe ChattrßPl nooga Medicine Co.'s "Black Draught,' boil Mm of which contain Woody Bulbs of Rootssai«, Stems of Herbs, and have sold at about I w lll cents per package, and should Dot retail aBo I over 10cents if cotuumeru are not Impossiß-, Upon, while Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver MedlW Cine, made from tbe purest and most fully selected Drugs, regard lew of cost, witkßu, the Bulbs of lhe Roots and Stems of tbsß Herbs by our secret process extracted MIW II thrown away, cannot be sold at less than >Bri| cents. The reason of the difference it thir ■ On June 30th, 18'M. the Supreme Court V ri enjoined J. 11. Zellin A Co. from manuftet- Bo unng and selling medicine under tbe MM T ■ Os "Dr. Slmmonr Liver Medicine." • ■ 1 Zellfu eanswer toour bill said, the Cino was designed as "cheap negro medkL cine for the negroes of the Mississippi Vai- ■ ley." And Zellin's manager teat I flea in tbs Bat case, and Zeilin'sadvertisements said"thslK x all tl>e Liver Medicine they make is made by ■ the same formula," What more conclusltt B“ evidence could there be that all their Liwrßm Medicine is "cheap negro medicine?" K, Again, the United States Court. In Zeilln case at Knoxville, Tenn..enjoinedtbsßm old proprietor* of the article now callsiß "Black Draught" from perpetrating frat* W ; by using the words constituting ourtrsibßc Dime, and "Black Draught" was not knows K. till after 187 B; yet they falsely advertise that» it was established in 1840, and fl Ich our trade by allowing their customers to untruthfully B; represent it an the same as our genuine artf* K. cle, they giving color of truth to the de-W*' ceptlon by publishing the picture of a Dt Bi Simmons on their wrapper, thereby are*- ■ elating their article with our Dr. M. A.Sin-B 11 mons’ Liver Medicine, which ho established Mil in IMO, and every package of which bet B> borno his picture since DteO. ■ On receipt of letter enclosing a recently ■>> taken Photograph we will ms 11 you a lIN B Package Liver Medicine (FREE). B C. F. SIMMONS MFD. CO., B>‘ St. Lovis, Ma Mi The First | Dose of Dr. Bell’s Peppermint ChillJ Tonic warms the Blood and promote# | its circulation. You feel better assoonl. as you take it. It is different fromlc any other. It is better than any oth-1 er because it cures the Chills so thejii STAY CURED and leaves your Stom# ach, Liver and Digestive Organs inli' healthful condition. V Dr. Bell’s I Peppermint I Chill Tonic I Tastes Like Mint Candy I and does not produce evil aftereffect] It is purely vegetable and contains no] poison. You get more for your moil*] ey and we authorize dealers to guar*] antee it to cure the chills every tin*] THE B. B. BVTHEKLAND MEDICINE ] PADUCAH, KT. ■ LEE I *•< FKONT »T., MEMPHIS, TEN* I