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Newspaper
Conway Log Cabin
Location
Conway, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1900
Page
2
A news column critiques government spending and delays on Arkansas’s new State Capitol. It defends the project, notes a $50 000 start fund exhausted by the commission, and praises Governor Davis for not obstructing the work while urging proper oversight and anti fraud.
Chadwick gains momentum with two existing stores and a planned new one. Merchants Conway and Little Rock benefit from a cotton boom. A new gin purchase by Mr Burgin and a church appointment for Rev McPike are noted as the town plans future growth and a move for the Sohn family. Chadwick marked by shifting, larger commerce and a stronger school enrollment.
A Chicago Record critique argues some Protestant ministers urge harsh punishments against China and advocate imperial aims. It contrasts such views with Christ’s teachings and warns that missionary zeal can threaten civilizational values and genuine gospel work.
Local grocery notes celery at Paine's store sells in regular lots for five cents per bunch. A brief price listing shows 25 bunches available for immediate sale.
E New Bargain Store advertises a large stock of ladies capes and cloaks being closed out at cheap prices with special reduced prices on all men and boys clothing. The seller claims overstock and urges customers to visit and buy at bargain prices.
In Little Rock on November 28 a large delegation met in the House chamber with Hon Geo G Latta presiding and secretaries Geo R Brown and J I Wadley. They adopted a memorial urging a ten mill tax limit for cities, bonds for local improvements, temporary tax exemptions for manufacturers, shared road taxes, and occupa tion and vehicle taxes for street work. A thief was shot dead by Policeman George McCauley after stealing from a merchant. the suspect died from a head wound as McCauley tried to halt him entering an alley. The man remained unidentified.
A Van Buren jury finds Love Rayburn guilty of murder and fixes the death sentence. A. L. Carpenter, a Kennedy, J. T. resident, met Rayburn en route to Cedarville and after visiting saloons and showing fifteen dollars, was shot in the head along the highway when Rayburn forced onlookers back and fired.
A U S mail wagon was robbed in Little Rock about 7 50 PM on November 30. The thief escaped with a mail pouch containing registered matter valued around 1000 dollars. The driver and three assistants were inside. one colored driver was briefly detained but cleared of involvement.
An Arkansas town scene shows able-bodied men offered little encouragement as labor remains scarce in Little Rock. Citizens note many jobs are available to workers, yet back-door panhandlers persist despite the strong demand for labor.
Official returns from Arkansas congressional districts list P. O. McCulloch and others winning in the first district with a 10 481 majority, List and Vance in the second district, McRae and Foreman in the third, Reid and Davis in the fourth, Dinsmore and Bratton in the fifth, and Brundidge and Cole in the sixth, with margins ranging from 2 270 to 6 729.
The Arkansas Southwestern completed fifteen miles of sixty pound steel and rock ballast and is clearing the right of way for a nine and a half mile extension. Col M L DeMahler, longtime South journalist, died at Harrison November 29 of typhoid fever aged about 70.
Merriam, director of the Census, refused the Fort Smith Commercial League's plea for a re count of the city's inhabitants. He notes census act provisions that punish enumerators for neglect and suggests submitting evidence of improper canvass to the department in Washington.
At noon on November 27 a parade and ceremonies marked the cornerstone setting for the new Arkansas State Capitol. Ex Gov James P Ragle led a divine blessing as Gov Dan W Jones and others spoke. The act creates a six member capitol commission and outlines a building not to exceed 1 million dollars on penitentiary grounds with a large central dome and statues. Foundations were completed with convict labor, costs far under the appropriation, and plans call for a grand Ionic structure housing supreme court, legislature, and offices with multiple domes and extensive libraries.
W. A. McMann an 18 year old night-ticket agent at Newyorts sustained fatal injuries when a 32 calibre Colt revolver fell from his coat pocket on a truck unloading cargo and discharged the bullet struck him in the left breast near the heart.
The congress adopted arbitration principles amid Chinese protest. Ten foreigners were jailed for plotting to assassinate Lord Roberts, including five Italians four Greeks and one Frenchman. They planned to blow up a church where the British commander worships with dynamite.
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