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ONE-WAY RATES.
Every day from February 15 to
April 30, 1903, the Union Pacific will
sell One-way Colonist Tickets at the
following rates from Missouri river:
820.00 to Ogden and Salt Lake City.
820.00 to Butte, Anaconda and
Helena.
822.50 to Spokane and Wanatchee,
Wash.
825.00 to Everett, Fairhaven and
New Whatcom, via Huntington and
Spokane.
825.00 to Portland, Tacoma and Se
attle.
825.00 to Ashland, Roseburg, Eugene
Albany and Salem, via Portland.
825.00 to San Francisco, Los Angeles
and many other California points.
From Chicago and St. Louis propor
tionately low rates are in effect by
lines connecting with the Union Pa
cific to all above points.
For full information call on or ad
dress J. H. LOTHROP, Gen’l. Ag’t.,
St. Louis, Mo.
RAILROAD TIME CARD.
ST. L. I. M. & S. RAILWAY.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 72 Local Freight. 12:30 p. m.
No. 2. 4:06 a. m.
No. 4. 11:06 a.m.
No. 12. 8:48 p. m.
No. 6. 10:60 p. m.
No. 8.11:32 p. in.
! SOUTH BOUND.
No. 73 Local Freight. 7:00 a. m.
No. 7. 4:06 a. m.
No. 5. 4:40 a.m.
No. 11. 6:15 a.m.
No. 3. 11:39 a.m.
No. 1. 10:50 p. m.
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Passenger Leaves. 7:00 a.m.
Mixed “ 11:45 a. m.
Passenger Arrives. 6:45 p. m.
Mixed “ . 10:15 a. m.
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OCULIST.
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of Front street. Expert tonso
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haircuts. Our work pleases.
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CONTROVERSY MAY' BE
CRRIAED BEFORE PEOPLE.
Attorney General Murphy And Gov
ernor Davis May Be Rival Candi
dates To Succeed Latter—
Convict Farm Purchase
To Be The Issue.
Little Rock, Ark., March 3.—One of
the interesting probabilities in con
nection with the visit of the legislative
committee to the State convict farm
in Lincoln county is that both Gov.
Davis and Attorney-General Murphy
will accompany the investigators. In
view of the fact that these two officials
are at loggerheads and that the breach
has widened between them, great in
terest will attach to the legislative
committee’s junket.
The committee will leave Little
Rock next Friday morning, going by
rail to Pine Bluff, thence by boat
which will land them at /the farm
bordering on the Arkansas river.
The committee is composed of Sena
tors Cotton, Hinkle and Brown and
Representatives Cook, of Chicot,
Thompson, Chestnut, Campbell of
Randolph and Parks.
The probable result of the bitter
controversy is apparent this early. In
his speech on February 12, replying to
the governor’s message, Attorney
General Murphy declared he would
go before the people of Arkansas to
tell them of his side of the case. This
is construed to mean inai ne win ue a
candidate for governor in 1904. Gov.
Davis is now serving his second term,
and there is an unwritten law in Ar
kansas against third terms in office.
This rule caused the defeat of one of
the most esteemed governors Arkan
sas ever had—Hon. Simon P. Hughes
—in 1888 in the Democratic State con
vention. The question arises, will
Davis seek to break the custom and
be a candidate for a third term? It is
argued that the questions incident to
the pending controversy will be live
in the next campaign and that each
side will appeal to the people. Gov.
Davis has already announced himself
a candidate for the United States sen
ate to sue d Senator Berry in 1907,
but he c Id serve a third term as
governor before the expiration of
Berry’s term. It is believed by some
that matters are shaping themselves
as to render certain the governor’s
candidacv for another term, and that
Gen. Murphy will be pitted against
him. In such event Arkansas would
see one of the hottest campaigns in
her history.
HOUSE VOTES FOR EXTENSION.
Others May Share Pardoning Power
With Governor—House Favors
Separation Of School Taxes
Paid By Whites And
Blacks.
Little Rock, March 3.—In the house
yesterday afternoon a concurrent re
solution by Mr. Pindall, providing for
extension of the Thirty-fourth gener
al assembly’s session to May 11, was
adopted by a viva voce vote. The
resolution, if adopted by the senate,
would make the session 120 days.
By a vote of 45 to 30 the house pass
ed Hon. W. A. Briant’B bill, separat
ing school district taxes paid by whites
and negroes and- making negro free
schools dependent upon taxes paid by
negroes. The debate on the bill was
one of the most interesting of the ses
sion so far.
The house passed, 51 to 21, Mr. Hill’s
joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution, so as to pro
vide for a state board of pardons,
consisting of the governor, secretary
of state and state auditor.
A bill was introduced by Judge Mer
riman in the house providing for the
completion of the new state capitol on
the site of the old penitentiary at a
cost not to exceed §1,000,000.
The senate amended Senator Simp
son’s bill providing for digesting and
publishing the laws of Arkansas. The
amendment provides that the digester
be appointed by the governor by and
with the advice and consent of the
supreme court.
A concurrent resolution was adopt
ed by both branches inviting President
Hartzog of the University of Arkan
sas to address the members last night
A large number of bills were passec
upon in both senate and house yester
day.
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NEW MUSSEL BEDS
WILL BE SOUGHT.
Arkansas Field Will Be Abandoned
Say Representatives of Northern
Button Factories—Other Riv
ers Will Be Investigated.
Little Rock, March 3.—According to
representatives of the pearl button
factories of the United States the, Ar
kansas field will be abandoned if the
Myers bill, which has already passed
both houses of the legislature, be
comes a law. This measure imposes a
closed season of three months and
prohibits the taking of mussel shells
by means of the crowfoot or the
dredge.
H. Johnson of New York, John
Lewis of New Boston, III., and Geo.
Marler of Dubuque, Iowa, who said
they represented button factories in
various parts of the country, stopped
in Little Rock on their way to Indian
Territory and Texas, where they will
try to find new mussel beds. They
left for Fort Gibson, which will be
their first stopping place. While on
this trip they will prospect along the
Canadian, Cimaron, Washita and Red
rivers. If they are successful in find
ing mussels they say they will give
free transportation to men along the
White and Black rivers in Arkansas
who are willing to go and help them
open the new beds. After prospect
ing in the Southwest, the three repre
seilLcilLveo ui uie uuttuii lautunoo wm
go to Tennessee and examine the
Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, in
which they have been informed, are
quantities of mussel shells awaiting a
market.
According to these three men the
pearl button factories of the United
States have for the last two years de
pended on Arkansas entirely for shells.
They have on hand only a small sup
ply, and claim they have been taken
at a disadvantage by the passage of
the Myers bill. There are plenty of
other Bhells in the United States, but
the beds must be opened and the trade
established before the supply can be
available for the factories. They
were counting on getting their raw
material from Arkansas for some time
in the future, for they say there are
plenty of shells in this state. But the
Myers bill has caused them to send
out scouts on the double quick to look
for a new source of supply. The three
men who were in Little Rock said the
railroads had offered them every in
ducement to open new mussel shell
beds in the Southwest. They claim
that the Myers law will ruin the busi- A
ness in Arkansas because a man can
not harvest enough shells to make his
work profitable if he is prohibited
from using the crowfoot and the
dredge.
CONSIDERATION CONCLUDED.
Consideration of the license ques
tion by the county court was conclud
ed Monday afternoon before Judge J.
M. Jones. The court passed upon
certain papers filed and upon the or
der in which action was taken.
JACK HERRON. V
Back again in Newport and r/
Prepared to do all kinds ol
Brick Work.
Repair Work Promptly
Attended To.
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