Ij£XS5m?‘ V • :.
Jlfc* ! > I
j Newport Daily
J VOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. MONDAY. JANUARY 15, J906. NUMBER 223. j
\ _ ^———W I ———— — ———■ W—W — 9RM( )
f '
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLAR FIRE.
Early Sunday Morning Fire Ruins Two
Stores and Stocks and Damages
Third—Second Fire Monday
J Afternoon.
About 4:15 Sunday morning,
fire broke out in the Leader
\ store building on Front street,
etf by S. Heinemann and
, under such headway, when
ft&rm was given and the
| :ompany had responded,
. the contents of the building
| «^.lmost completely destroy
ed by tne flames and the roof
fell in. The east wall also fell
in and the stock of M. Cohn was
badly damaged by heat and
water.
. The flames were thought to
under control when it was
J^overed that the Star Cloth
Jompayy’s building was
|ng between the ceiling and
hot To again reduce the
ies, the building was fairly
ioded from the roof and the
:k of high class goods is in
implete ruin, being water
liked.
1 ^ The losses will pronaoiy aggre
)/ gate over $30,000 and the heav
iest losers are the Star Clothing
L Company, S. Heinemann and the
T. J. Watson estate.
Following are given the esti
mated losses and insurance car
ried:!
S. Heinemann, loss $16,000, in
surance $8,000; Star Clothing
Company, loss, $11,000, insur
m ance$7,000; M. Cohn, loss $2,000,
I insurance $5,000; T. J. Watson
j|l estate, owners of Heinemann
V store building, loss $3,000, in
( surance $2,000; N. B. Wishon,
i owners of Star Clothing Compa
' fiy’s building, $1,500 insurance,
fully covers loss; Hurley estate,
owners of Cohn building, insur-;
surance of $1,000, probably
covers damage.
Brasch’s Cotton Again Ablaze
About 1:30 Monday afternoon j
I 125 bales of cotton, belonging to!
S. Brasch caught fire and were
\ soon in a furious blaze, owing to
the high wind prevailing.
The hose company soon had the
fire under control, but most of
the cotton had been badly dam
aged. A spark from the restau
rant flue just west, probably
hw *ed the fire. The cotton was
insm*cx~ sufficiently to cover the
loss, probably about $5,000.
£
LEGISLATOR disfranchised.
I
Supreme Court Approves Conviction of
George Chapline of Monroe
!
County.
..
Little Rock, Jan. 14—The Ark- j
ansas Supreme Court Saturday
morning affirmed the decision of;
the Pulaski Circuit Court, which j
last year found Representative,
George F. Chapline of Monroe
county guilty of conspiracy to
bribe and fined him $25.
I' The case was one of the fa
mous bribery cases brought by
Prosecuting Attorney Lewis
Rhoton, following the adjourn
1 ment of the state legislature last
May.
According to the statutes of
the State of Arkansas, unless
Chapline can secure the pardon j
of Gov. Davis, he will, by the!
effect of this affirmation of the
supreme court, be disfranchised
and prevented from further hold
ing an elective office in this state.
A handsome wedding present
can be selected from the bright
new stock of the Palace Jewelry
Store at wonderfully low prices.
e us before buying elsewhere, j
BOY KILLED AT JAMESTOWN.
Accidental Discharge of Gun in Hands o
friend Results fatally for
Conrad Tummons.
News was received in the city
Friday afternoon of the killing
at Jamestown of Conrad Turn
mons, the fifteen-year-old son oi
Dock Tummons, by the accident
al discharge of a gun, which was
in the hands of his friend and
neighbor, Ralph Jackson, a boy
of about the same age, who is
the son of a widow.
The houses in which the boys
resided are opposite each other
with only a road between, and
the two boys were out in the
road with the gun, which was
supposed not to be loaded, when
the weapon was discharged, the
load taking effect in the person
of Tummons, resulting in instant
death.
The deplorable tragedy oc
curred about 3 o’clock in the af
ternoon and Dr. M. G. Weaver
received telephone message, con
veying the information, with
in a lew minutes alter it Hap
pened.—Batesville Guard.
DIETZ VERSUS LENSINGER.
Justice Wood Delivers Opinion of Su
preme Court in favor of ~
Appellant.
Little Rock, Jan. 14—Mr. Jus
tice Wood delivered the opinion
of the supreme court Saturday in
the case of H. H. Dietz against
Jacob Lensinger.
On reconsideration appellee in
sists that the court erred in di
recting a remittitur for $350 be
cause he insisits that appellant
took possession of the timber be
fore it was sold under execution
and that this timber rotted in the
woods while in his possession.
True there was proof tending to
show that appellant had taken
possession of the hickory timber
before he purchased same at the
execution sale, but there is no
proof as to when the timber
rotted. Appellee says the tim
ber “rotted in the woods and he
lost it all,” but this does not
show that" the timber rotted
while in appellee’s possession or
through his negligence. If the
timber did not rot before appel
lant purchased it appellee suf
fered no damage and could not
complain, for he might have pro
tected himself at the sale. The
broad language that the ‘ ‘timber
rotted in the woods and he lost
it all” is too indefinite. Appel
lee to have recovered damage in
tnis account, snouia nave snown
that the rotting in the woods
took place while appellant was
in possession of the timber and
mi'that account it had deterior
ated so that at the time of the
sale it was worthless.
The burden was upon the ap
pellee. While the $350 directed
to be remitted may be somewhat
in excess of the proper amount,
yet, as there was error in the
verdict, we must Ax the amount
large enough to make sure that
the error will be cured by the
remittitur. It is optional with
the appellee whether he will ac
cept it or take a reversal and
submit to new trial. The motion
for reconsideration is denied and
upon the remittitur beingentered
judgment will be affirmed for
the residue.
Good goods usually get the
business. Fresh and cured
meats of all kinds and the right
quality to please. Send your
orders to H. A. Stiles. 07dtf
If you are in a hurry for gro
ceries telephone Martin Bros. 92
LID IS STILL ON.
«
License Contest Still Pending in Court at
i
Powhatan, Saloons Being Closed
at Hoxie and Walnut Ridge.
Walnut Ridge, Jan. 14—The
j Walnut Ridge and Hoxie saloon
license case is still hanging fire
j at Powhatan. In the meantime.
| these towns are dry as a bone,
^he lid being on tight. Thetem
1 perance people presented a peti
tion which upon the face of the
returns showed a small majority.
Many of the names on that peti
tion were challenged by the sa
j loon people and many were erased
from the petition. It then de
veloped upon the saloon people
i to show the exact census in the
three-mile circle.
1 The list they presented was
scrutinized very closely and con
tested in every weak point, and
it is doubtful if a decision will be
reached immediately. The mat
ter may go over for two weeks.
A great deal of hard feeling has
1 been engendered by the strife
| and in consequence families have
1 been split in twain.
I _
THOMPSON GETS DAMAGES.
—
Minister Wins Libel Suit Against Mem
phis Commercial Appeal.
Memphis, Jan. 14-A verdict
in favor of Rev. William E.
Thompson for $2,500 has been
returned by the jury in the libel
suit in which Dr. Thompson was
plaintiff against the Commercial
I Appeal Publishing Company.
Dr. Thompson sued for $50,000,
alleging that the Commercial Ap
peal had printed articles of a
libelous character against him.
Dr. Thompson is pastor of the
First M. E. Church, South, of
i this city, and came' here from
Little Rock.
After remaining out exactly 35
minutes the jury today reported
the verdict for $2,500.
The case has occupied atten
itionfora week. The jury was
! charged and took the case under
advisement at 2:30 o’clock. The
charge was voluminous. The
court held that words used in the
Commercial Appeal in which it
was charged that Dr. Thompson
and Walker Wellford had sworn
falsely imputed the crime of per
jury.
There being no plea of justifi
cation, the court held that these
charges were false. The court
also held that the other words,
“stating that which was not
true,” were libelous per se.
Ik ■£ r\ m n urn o 1
J. X ill V/ bl Vll AVI M liv » » W* ' T MW
made,
-- •——
Rabbi Wolsey Not To Leave.
Rabbi Louis Wolsey yesterday j
denied emphatically that there I
| is any likelihood of his accept-;
ance of a call to go to New Or
leans permanently. Recently
Dr. Wolsey we*t to that city
and delivered the principal ad
1 dress on the occasion of the fif
! ty-first anniversary of fee Jew-!
| ish Wi '.ows’and Orphans Home. |
During his absence a rumor j
gained currency to the effect:
| that he had under consideration
I a call from the leading Jewish
congregation in New Orleans.
! As the rumor spread it grew
j into the proportions of seeeming
(probability, and the able and
i popular rabbi’s Little Rock
friends were apprensive lest he
should decide to leave here and
take up the duties in New Or
leans.
Dr. Wolsey promptly put the
I rumor? at rest when asked about
it. He stated that there was no
| foundation for the report, and
WHEN THE KIDNEYS
ARE AILING.
.-..
The Urgent Need of Prompt Restora
tive Measures is Something
That Every One Should
Understand.
“A Stitch in Time Saves Nine.”
Slight disorders in the kidneys or uri
nary organs are more serious than most
people think. The first warning symp
toms should receive prompt medical
treatment to ward off Bright’s Disease !
or some other dangerous malady. When
the kidneys are ailing and the symptoms
become sufficiently pronounced to be
noticeable the condition calls at once
for prompt measures to stay the progress
of the disease. Prickly Ash Bitters is
the remedy needed. Taken on the ap
pearance of the first symptoms, such as
pain in the back, puffiness under the
eyes, irregularities in the urine, digestive
disorders, it will save the victim incal
culable misery and suffering, mental
torture and expense. Used at the begin
ning of the trouble it cures quickly.
Used in the more advanced stages it will
win back health and strength as rapidly
as circumstances will possibly permit.
Accept no substitute. Insist on having I
the genuine Prickly Ash Bitters with the I
large figure 3 in red on the front label.
, Sold at Drug Stores, $1.00 Per bottle.
GOING LIKE
HOT CAKES
The lots in the new town j
of Kinta, I. T., are selling
faster than any new town
opened since the days of j
Enid, Pond Creek, Ponca :
and a few others.
Many people claim, who
really are in close touch with )
the new town and surround- ;
ings, that Kinta will be a
city of from 2,000 to 5,000
in two years or less.
What would that mean to
you should you own one of
these lots that are centrally
located, as all that I am of- !
fering are?
It would mean probably
1,000% to you on the in- j
vestment. Kinta has fine
agricultural lands, great
coal, gas and oil deposits.
Why shouldn’t it be a great
place? If you have not
bought, do so now.
\
$5.00 Secures
Each Lot
In the mad chase for a
lot in Kinta please don’t
nvorl ruVlr
I
Penn*
Wyoming
Copper
It is an investment in the
products of the earth, and a
very valuable one. It is
steadily advancing — 55o
per share now.
Wnen the new railroad is
completed, which will be
only a short time now, then
the big jump yvill come.
Will you be in? Remember, j
save today for your needs (
to morrow. ' j
Cash or Installment.
ELMO RIDDELL, j
Co-Operative Broker, j
JACKSONPORT, ARK.
added that he had no intention >
of leaving Little Rock.
The Bowen photo car and
Bowen art gallery has all nega- j
tives made by the late Mr Ross
and ri. P. Mize & Co. Duplicate
orders can be had at any time.
17btf. I
-Tj '
You Can Always
Tell a Benjamin 1311
Suit or Overcoat
_
INDIVIDUALITY in design is
a feature of “Benjamin”
garments. There is, too, an in* ^
describable something about k
them that all tailors aspire to f
and nearly all fail in accomplish- |
ment. If you’ll take a little I |
time we want to show and ex- >
plain to you all those details that
go to make “Benjamin” Suits
the best.
Possibly the matter ot cost is
of small moment to you, but, if
you can save half and be better
dressed, it’s worth while, isn’t
it? That’s what the difference
is between buying “Benjamin”
clothes and going to the tailor.
fTis Now Overcoat Weather.
Star Clothing Co.
___!
Exclusive Distributors of Alfred Benjamin
& Co. Clothing.
Rich Silk Eoliennes,
All Silk Crepe de Chine,
Pure Wool Scotch Suitings,
All Wool Cheviot Mixtures,
Striped Siozine,
Muslin de Persia,
Manila Muslin,
English Mohair,
Serges, all colors,
Brilliantines, all colors.
BAILEY R *
MERCANTILE K
COMPANY. ; R
"" ^ ‘.. -■ r-\;
JOB PRINTING ASrtsftU;
JUU 1 1 1 1B1Vi and best equipped JOB
PRINTING of&ices in Jackson county. Bring us your
Printing and let us quote you our prices.
. : ' A