Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 1^,1905. NUMBER J47T
NEGROES TO NEGROES.
Good Advice Thai Thinkers of Ibe Col
ored Race Have Been Giving
The Members.
It is undeniably true that the
negro race as a whole suffers for
the sins of some of some of its
members. A terrible negro
crime receives more attention
from the public than the work of
y some negro school. But thou
sands of negroes are doing good
^ work in trying to lead the men
and women of their race along
proper paths, says the Little
Rock Gazette.
The speakers at the annual
meeting of the Consolidated
White River Baptist Association,
a negro organization that has
just finished its sessions at New
port, gave much good advice.
‘T have no faith in a negro
who is always standing around
on the street corners talking
about white folks won’t allow
him to do this, that and the
other,” said Rev. J. D. Hum
phrey, moderator of the associa
tion. “Every negro has it in his
power to be something if he will,
and if he fails it is his fault and
not the white man’s. I tell you
we have reached the place in
life where we must think more
of ourselves. 1 love the black
man because he forms part of
me, and the negroes who are
trying to get away from their
race are the negroes wno are
doing us untold harm.”
W. A. Byrd, principal of the
Cotton Plant Industrial Academy,
a negro institution, writes to the
Gazette to say that “it is now
time for the intelligent and law
loving negreos of the South to
unite in one grand endeavor to
wipe out the stygma now attached
to the negro as a race. ” He adds:
Let the decent negroes speak
out. Silence on our part may
be justly taken as indifference or
acquiesence in these acts of bru
tality. Every negro should be
compelled to have an occupation
that is respectable. Any negro
seen with a deadly weapon should
be made to pay a penalty for it.
Every barber must have razors,
but he has no need to go with
one continually in his pocket.
The negro must learn that it is
his duty to be an honorable man
and citizen.
The razor-carrying alley negro
is a veritable brute. As such he
must be treated until he reforms.
The dagger-carrying negro is a
murderer and he must be taught
the lessons that murderers learn
ultimately. The pistol-carrying
man is a veritable coward and
murderer, and should not be
fined $50, but be imprisoned at
hard labor.
The better negroes are entitled
to the sympathy and the support
^ of the whites in them efforts to
■ reclaim the unfortunate and the
vicious of their race,
Trial Sitll Ending.
i Marianna, Oct. 15.—The trial
of ex-Mayor John V. Roberts of
Searcy on a charge of grave des
ecration will not be brought to a
- • -cose before Monday. All the
evidence will probably be in
Monday morning, and the argu
ment will then be made to the
jury. \
Roberts was on the stand in
his own behalf Saturday morn
ing. Nothing new was brougnt
out in the examination.
Harding Moves Mew York,
St. Louis, Oct. 14.—It is learn
ed here today that Russell Hard
ing, president of the Pere Mar
quette and vice-president of the
C. H. & D, has been elected vice
president of the enlarged Erie
and will be in complete charged
I the operating department of the
entire property. Mr. Harding,
well known in St. Louis and
! the entire southwest, is eonsid
I ered to be one of the most capa
ble operating men in railroad ser
| vice, and Morgan is considered
fortunate in retaining him. Mr.
Harding’s office will be removed
to New York at once.
|* IN SOCIETY. \
REVIEW BOOK CLUB.
I
j The initial meeting of the Re
view Book Club for 1905-6 was
held with the president, Mrs. M.
A. Dorsey, Saturday afternoon.
1 It was with much enthusiasm the
members planned and com
menced their work for the win
ter months.
The vacation has passed pleas
! antly for all, and the year’s work
j cannot but be successful. The
i books for October will be for
the next meeting, and as the
study of France and Austria, as
outlined for this season, are de
lightful subjects to the student
of history it is earnestly hoped
that every member of the club
will make it a point to be pres
ent at every meeting, as through
this means only can the year’s
work be accomplished.
Cutting Affray at Beebe.
Beebe, Oct. 15.—Sam West
staobed J. P. Price at the Iron
Mountain depot in this place Sat
urday at about 12 o’colck. They
had previously had some trouble
about the farmers’ union.
West came to town with some
cotton and the two men met, and
while Price was seated on the
platform steps West approached
and stabbed him across the left
side, and then slashed him across
i the left arm three times.
The blade of the knife pene
i trated to the hollow, and Price is
1
! in a critical condition.
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X. 0. Pindall for Attorney General.
Hon. X. 0. Pindall of Desha
county has made formal an
' nouncement of his candidacy for
! attorney general of Arkansas,
I subject to the Democratic prima
i ry’s action. Mr. Pindall has
| made a list of appointments to
address the people between no*\
'and the time of the Democratic
primary election next March.
He will make clear to the
'voters his attitude on the pub
j lie questions, and will outline his
views of the duties attaching to
the important office of attorney
general.
How’s This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars
\ Reward for any case of Catarrh
j that cannot be cured by Hall’s
| CatarrhCure.
) . F. J. Cheney & Co.,
j Toledo,
j We, the undersigned, have
| known F. J. Cheney for the last
j 15 years, and believe him per
i fectly honorable in all business
| transactions and financially able
i to carry out any obligations
■ made by his firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Martin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 7 cents per
bottle. Sold by ail druggists.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for
; constipation.
Lost —A lady’s purse, on Main
or Elm street, containing small
amount of money, two handker
chiefs and some white beads.
Return to this office and receive
reward.
MRS. BISHOP POTTER’S RESI
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in NEW YORK this year? ” That’s
the question good dressers are ask
ing in every city in the Union. The
answer is “a 47-inch long boxy ”
coat with big bull dog lapels and a
long vent in the back. It’s named
“ THE WEST END ” and labeled
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The makers’ guarantee, and ours, with every
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We are exclusive agents here.
GOVERNOR TO BE PRESENT
Will Attend All Exercises in Hionor of
President Except Banquet, But Will
Not Dine With Powell Clayton.
Little Rock, Oct. 15.— Govern
or Jeff Davis has announced that
he will remain in Little Rock to
take part in the reception and
entertainment o f President
Roosevelt as far as the visit to
Fort Logan H. Roots and the
mass meeting at the city park
is concerned, but he has reitera
ted his declaration that he will
not sit at the same table with
Gen. Powell Clayton at the lunch
eon to be tendered to the presi
dent at the Scottish Rite consist
ory.
JThe governor did not communi
cate with the executive committee
yesterday, but in a communica
tion to the Gazette he announced
that he had not receded from his
intention that he would not sit at
a table with Gen. Powell Clayton.
It was learned yesterday that
in sending his ultimatum to the
executive committee Thursday
Gov. Davis declared that he
would not sit at the table with
Gen. Clayton or with Judge John
H. Rogers, United States judge
of the western district of Arkan
sas. It is understood that the
j governor receded from his posi
tion so far as Judge Rogers is
concerned, and the only question
now at issue is the invitation ex
tended to Gen. Clayton, former
ambassador to Mexico under the
Roosevelt administration. The
protest made by Gov. Davis
against tne presence or auuge
John H. Rogers is said to have
been due to a personal dislike.
Judge Rogers is said to have ev
pressed his opinion of Gov. Davis
in no uncertain manner in the
presence of the governor him
self, and this is said to have
been the cause of the governor’s
refusing to sit at the same table
with him. It being understood,
however, that Gov. Davis has
waived this question, the only
point to which the governor now
objects is the presence of Gen.
Powell Clayton.
VISIT Of PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Little Rock, October 25.
Account the above the Iron
Mountain will sell round trip
tickets to Little Rock at open
rate of one fare, plus 50 cents.
Tickets to l e sold October 24th
and 25th, with final return limit
October 28th.
Thus. H. Reamey, Agt.
For dray'at any hour call up
Hazel hotel. 83dtf
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