Newport Daily Independent.
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volume rv; Newport. Arkansas. Friday. February jo. j9os. number 245.
KEEL CHARGES
GOVERNOR DAVIS
With Having Promised to Ap
point Jackson County Friend
as a Bribe for His Support
of the Meade Bill.
A break has at last come in
the friendship of Representative
John H. Keel and Governor Davis
and the rupture was openly mani
fested Thursday in the debate on
the floor of the house between
the advocates of the Black and
Meade bills, regulating the fu
ture' management of the Arkan
sas penitentiary.
The Meade bill empowers the
governor to appoint a penitentiary
board of seven members. The
Black bill continues the present
..boafd of penitentiary commis
si sioners, consisting of five state
officers, and clearly Refines the
proceedure in the management
of the institution, abolishes the
* office of financial agent and re
quires the penitentiary * funds to
be deposited in the state treas
ury.
Naturally, the “one-man-su
premacy” bill offered by Meade,
naa ine support oi tne governor,
who, under its provisions, would
have the appointment of the peni
tentiary board and thus another
instrument in strengthening his
machine.
But the house on Thursday re
dded to suspend the rules to
consider the Meade bill, but in
stead'suspended the rules for
the rival's measure fathered by
Black, thiis scoring a remarkable
, victory forlKeel, an erstwhile
supporterof\“Jeffie, old boy,”
and chairman^ of the penitentiary
committee by virtue of the gov
ernor’s favor.
Below is given a summary of
i his morning address, but the
I climax was reached in the after
* noon when Mr. Keel was telling
of the stories told by Governor
Davis as to tortures endured by
the convicts, which he said were
unsupported by testimony, and
? thus inferentially to be discred
| ited. Here he was interrupted
by Mr. Wilson of Perry, who
asked if Keel had not told Gov
ernor Davis that the committee
:j would report the Meade bill fa
| vorably.
i l<r-gThf* speaker entered his denial
/” aiftL.countered with a Charge
thaDavis had tried to
t snnnort t.he Meade
a'any Xan offer to appoint
Ja^.j^°^o»unty friend one of
i,hc penitentiary board. The ap
pointment is understood to have
that of Mr. €. H. Wilmans.
replying to this charge, Mr.
|ade referred to a recent visit
ISie governor of Messrs. J. H.
11, C. H. Wilmaiis and R. T.
nmons, who sought the pardon
Rufus Johnson, but had been
'used their request, alleging
to be the cause of Keel’s
eness and present animosity
/aH ^avis.
dessrs. C. H. Wilmans and R.
Simmons are understood to be
al to “your gove and
lounce the Jackson icyicocui/a
’s action on the peniten
tiary bills,*
KEEL FAVORS BLACK BILL.
Mr. Keel, chairman of the
house penitentiary committee,
spoke.
In opening his speech Mr. fceel
stated that he had been holding
his seat in the house heretofore
only at the pleasure of the gov
ernor. “I have been following
the governor so long that I have
about got lost,’’ he said. “But
to favor the Meade bill would, I
believe, be going in direct oppo
sition to the will of the people. I
am in favor of the Black bill and
against the Meade bill because I
believe in the people ruling,” he
added.
He stated that at the meeting
of the penitentiary committee
held yesterday it was stated that
Attorney General Rogers had
said the officials of the state did
not have time to perform the du
ties on the penitentiary board,
and that he (Mr. Keel) had ad
dressed communications to the
different state officials about this
matter.
Mr. Keel then read communi
cations from Attorney General
Rogers, who denied that he had
made the' statement alleged, and
from Commissioner Bradford,
Secretary of State Ludwig and
Auditor Moore, all of whom
stated that their present duties
were not too arduous to allow
them to attend to their duties as
members of the penitentiary
board. Mr. Keel then continued
his speech, paying a high tribute
to Attorney General Rogers.
VOTED AS DAVIS TOLD HIM.
Mr. Cook: “How did you vote
on the Futrall bill two years
ago?”
Mr. Keel: “I don’t remember
the bill, but I’m inclined to think
T n n A TT10 f a! fl mO
X V v/ k/V^VX UU V>( V T • t
to." (Applause.)
Mr. Keel opposed the appoint
ive power of the governor on the
ground that the power of the
people would be lessened. To
take the power out of the hands
of the people would be a step
backwark and he begged that
! the members of the house would
■ consider this matter. Mr. Keel
j stated that it seemed to him
that instead of taking the per
sonnel of the penitentiary board
out of politics it was getting
deeper in every day.
As the noon hour had arrived
a motion to take a recess until 2
o’clock prevailed, on the under
standing that Mr. Keel would be
allowed to continue his speech.
THREE NEGROES
KILLED AT MARION.
9 --
Robbery Supposed to Have Been
the Motive of Crime—Heads
Were Severed From Bod
ies of Each.
Marion, Eeb. 9.—Albert Boy
lan, his wife, Ann Boylan, and
| son, Rush Boylan, negroes, were
! murdered about two miles west
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known party.
Their heads were severed from
| their bodies with an axe. Rob
! bery is supposed to have been
j the motive, as they were sup
! posed to have had about $500 in
! the house.
A deputy sheriff with a tposse
of about forty men, mostly ne
groes, went to the scene this aft
ernoon to investigate the killings
and apprehend the guilty per
sons if possible.
FAVORABLE REPORT
ON MOORE BILL.
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Little Rock, Feb. 9.—The sen
ate judiciary committee held a
meeting yesterday evening, tak
; ing up for consideration the four
bills which are^ pending in the
! senate for the establishment of
1 a state reform school. These
bills were introduced by Senators
Moore, Pennix, Hardy and
Thompson.
After an hour’s deliberatior
and a discussion of the merits ol
the several bills the committee
decided to recommend for pass
age the Moore bill. This carries
an appropriation of $50,000 foi
the establishment of the pro
posed reform school.
OFFER OF A COM
PROMISE REFUSED,
Railway Construction Companj
Sues Fort Smith & Western
For Large Amount.
Fort Smith, Feb. 9.—The testi
mony which was agreed upon tc
take here in the suit of the Fruin
Bambrick Construction Companj
against the Fort Smith & Westerr
railroad was closed last night.
The case has been on since Janu
ary 18. Vice President Martin
of the plaintiff company was or
the stand six days. The defens*
j has sixty days in which to offei
| testimony in rebuttal, and aftei
that the plaintiff has thirty days
| in which to offer additional testi
• mony. The suit is for $120,000,
President Dustin, after the suil
was filed, offered $100,000 as i
compromise, which was refused,
YOUNG BOY SHOT
BY HIS BROTHER,
Winchester Rifle is Accidentallj
Discharged Near Salem,
While on a Hunt. —
Bleeds to Death.
oi i t-i -i A mi ha _
I oaiem, reu. v. — me ±-±-,yecu
old son of W. C. King, who lives
a few miles south of town, was
killed today by the accidental
discharge of a rifle in the hands
of his elder brother.
They were out hunting,and the
elder brother had a Winchester
rifle in his hand, when it was
discharged. The ball lodged in
the younger brother’s right thigh
and he bled to death before s
physician could be called.
WILL WHIPPLE
BE RETAINED?
Washington, Feb. 9.—A sur
prise like that sprung in the Tex
arkana postmastership may b<
up the presidential sleeve for the
United States attorneyship foi
the Little Rock district.
There are suspicious indica
tions to say the least and anothei
coup de etat is possible. Col. W
G. Whipple is the present incum
bent and his term of office ex
pired January 8. He is an ap
Iplicant for reappointment anc
I his application is backed by th<
! endorsement of the Republicai
state central committee. How
ever, no action has been taken
G. G. Dent of Annieville is sait
to be the only other applicam
and he has no endorsements.
WOULD REMAIN
THIS WEATHER,
Lonoke, Feb. 9.—The granc
jury investigated a young man’s
case yesterday who has beer
confined in the jail for some time
and did not find a true bill. He
was notified later in the evening
and said he would stay in jail,
as the weather was so bad.
The case of Wes Ackers, a ne
, gro who is charged with murder
ing his own child, was trans^
ferred on a change of venue te
Prairie county. He was con
! victed last year and given a five
: year sentence. The supreme
court reversed the action of the
lower court and it came bad
here.
NEW LUNCHCOUNTER.
Bell & Maynard will open ;
new lunch counter Saturday ii
the old Bordwell saloon building
corner*of Second and Walnu
: streets, where they will b<
pleased to see their friends an<
i promise good service on all shor
■ orders. Everything new am
■ clean, good cooking and onl;
I the best used. 43b4t
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Undertakers.
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j Apply at this office. This mi
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