DAILY INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS
RAILROAD TIME CARD.
ST. L. I. M. & S. RAILWAY.
NORTH ROUND.
No. 72, Local Freight. 11:45 a. m.
No. 2.... 3:20 a.m.
No. 4. 2:00 p. m.
No. 12. 8:48 p. m.
No. 6. 10:50 p. m.
No. 8. 10:25 a.m.
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 73. Local Freight. 7:30 a. m.
No. 7.,. 11:25 a.m.
No. 5. 5:00 a. m.
No. 11. 6:37 a.m.
No. 3. 4:47 p. m.
No. 1. 10:50 p. m.
BATESVtLLE BRANCH.
Passenger Lenves. 7:00 a. m.
Mixed “ . 11:45 a.m.
Passenger Arrives. 8:30 p. m.
Mixed “ ... 10:15 a. m.
ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM.
Passenger Arrives. 2:20 p. m.
Passenger Departs . 3:20 p. m.
Local Freight Departs. . . .*. 6:30 a.m.
On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
We are authorized to announce T. T. Ward as a
candidate for the office of representative of Jack
son county, subject to the Democratic primary
election.
FOR SHERIFF.
To the voters of Jackson county.
I am a candidate for re-election to the office of
sheriff of Jackson county, subject to a Demo
craticprimary. if one is held. Feeling , that 1
have discharged the duties of that office in such
a manner as to merit your confidence and thank
ing you for your support in the past and asking
your help in the future. If elected I will do my
duty. Your follow citizen. R. W. BANDY.
We are authorized to announce Snell Simmons
as a candidate for election to the office of^Sheriff
of Jackson county. Bubjcct to the action“of the
Democratic party.
FOR COUNTY AND PROBATE JUDGE.
We are authorized to announce E. L. Boyce as a
candidate for the office of county and probate
judge of Jackson county, subject to the Demo
cratic primary election.
We are authorized to announce Otis W. Scar
borough as a candidate for the office of county
and probate judge of Jackson county, subject to
the Democratic primary election.
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK.
We are authorized to announce John D. Neal as
a candidate for the office of circuit clerk of Jack
son county, subject to the Democratic primary
election. —
We are authorized to announce James S. Jones
as a candidate for re-election to the office of cir
cuit clerk of Jackson county, subject to the Dem
ocratic primary election.
FOR TREASURER.
We are authorized to announce Dr. F. G. Smith
ns a candidate for the office of treasurer of Jack
son county. subject*-to the Democaatic primary
election.
We are authorized to announce Capt. W. A.
Joyce as a candidate for re-election to the office
of treasurer of Jackson county, subject, to the
Democratic primary election.
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
We are authorized to announce E. C. Water
man as a candidate for the office of County
Clerk, subject to the action of the Democratic
primary election.
We are authorized to announce G. A. Lockard
as a candidate for the office of county clerk, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic primary
election.
FOR CITY MARSHAL.
We are authorized to announce Abe Ballew as a
candidate for Marshal of the city of Newport,
at the ensuing April election.
WOOD AND DAVIS
MEET AT CONWAY.
Judge Wood Criticized “The
Pardon Governor"—Brought
Evidence Down Close
to Home Folks.
Conway, Jan. 18. — Judge C. D.
Wood and Governor Jeff Davis
spoke in the court room here this
afternoon to more than a thou
sand people.
Judge Wood spoke first. He
complimented the ladies for their
presence, paying a high tribute
to women, and then held up the
pardon record of Gov. Davis,
terming him “the pardon gov
ernor.” He charged him with
using the pardoning power to ad
vance his political interests.
Gov. Clarke, said Judge Wood,
issued 174 pardons in two years;
Gov. Eagle 400 in four years,
and Davis, the “pardon govern
or” in two and one-half years
has issued over 700 pardons. The
pardons were granted, he
charged, in a majority of cases
where the law was flagrantly vio
lated by the convicts, as in the
Pomp Brown, Collins, Simmons,
Hardy and Stucky pardons.
Gov. Davis had turned down
the people in his assault with in
tent to kill the trusts, said Judge
Wood. Missouri has collected
over $100,000 from the trusts un
der a law, of which the Arkansas
law is an exact copy, and Davis
could have collected more than
half a million if he had done his
duty.
Gov. Davis in his speech told
of the meeting at Glen wood park
in Little Rock in 1809, called to
I
petition the legislature to change
the law, and that the legislature
turned a deaf ear to the assembly.
He said he brought his suit and
i the supreme court cut the life
out of the law, and he quit; that
the Missouri court stood by the
attorney general, and if the su
preme court had stood by him he
would have driven every trust
from the state. He reported his
efforts in 1891 and 1903 for anti
trust legislation, and said if the
law was good the circuit courts
should instruct the grand jury
| to indict trusts, but they did not
| because the law was a dead letter.
He read Attorney General Mur
! phy’s opinion of the supreme
i court, and said while he (Davis)
j was pardoning flesh and blood
i with souls, Judge Wood was par
! doning railroads without souls;
: that the poor man had no busi
, ness in the supreme court. He
| cited the case of Regina Tomlin
| son against a railroad for dam
I ages for death of her husband in
1894, and cited other cases show
ing delays to be suicidal. He
gave his side of the attempted
impeachment of him by the last
legislature. He said that Judge
Wood had appointed negro jury
commissioners; that he was only
an active Democrat when he
wanted office. The governor said
the Wood Club in Little Rock was
a silk stocking affair; that “old
House” was a bolter and had
voted for Powell Clayton for
United States senator, and that
“old McCain” had never voted
for him.
Alter his speech uov. uavis
retired and Judge Wood in his
rejoinder said Gov. Davis was
guilty of wilful falsehood and
was unworthy the high office of
governor.
MAJOR NOWLIN
HARD AT WORK.
Compiling Roster of Ex-Confed
erates is No Easy Job and
Requires Much Time.
Little Rock, Jan. 17.—Maj. S.
H. Nowlin, who has charge of
the work of compiling a roster of
the Arkansas troops in the Con
federate army, has obtained per
mission to open headquarters in
the senate chamber of the state
house since the World’s Fair
headquarters have been moved
to St. Louis.
Maj. Nowlin will establish his
office in the new quarters and
renew his efforts to complete the
work which he has undertaken.
The work of compiling the names
of the Arkansas soldiers will be
greatly facilitated by having an
office in the state house and the
records on file in the state house
will necessarily be consulted
from time to time.
A Dill was introaucea in tne
last legislature appropriating
$1,250 for this work, but it failed
to carry by reason of the de
layed enrollment which knocked
out the deaf mute appropriation
bill and others. As soon as it
was learned that the bill had not
passed an effort was made to
raise the required amount by sub
scription, but after nearly a
year’s effort the historical com
mittee of the United Confederate
Volunteers, which undertook the
work, has secured only about
$200. Maj. Nowlin proposed to
proceed with the work and make
the amount on hand go as far as
possible, in hope that the amount
will be increased later.
W. H. SNETZER,
Contractor
& Builder
Plans and Specifications
furnished on short notice
All Work is Guaranteed
Henry Owen,
Physician, Surgeon
> n d Oculist.
Office - - Sells’ Drug Store.
ALL EYES ON ST. LOUIS.
Th,e eyes of all the world will
be turned toward St. Louis dur
ing the year 1904. Everybody
will want to get, from first
hands, the news of the greatest
World’s Fair which the world
has ever seen. Our readers are
advised, therefore, to subscribe
for the greatest St. Louis news
paper—a newspaper which ack
nowledges no equal or rival in
all the West, and which stands
in the front rank among the
; great newspapers of the world.
Subscribe for the St. Louis Globe
Democrat and get all the news
of the World’s Fair, all the news
of the national campaign, and all
the news of all the earth. See
i advertisement elsewhere in this
issue. 24d6x
GAVE HIM A FRIGHT.
j But When the Explanation Came
Henry Found Out Tliiugn Were
jN'ot So Had.
He was a constant visitor. He favor
ably impressed her sisters and mother
by his dignified behavior and sensible
conversation. He would probably have
had the same gratifying effect upon her
father, but as the latter was completely
immersed in business he was at home
very little of the time. The young man
had a dim recollection of being intro
duced to him once and speaking a word
or so, but since that time had not seen
him at all. However, this didn’t bother
him much, and his love affair came to a
focus rapidly, says London Tit-Bits.
When he asked the young lady to be
come his wife she referred him to her
father.
“I’ll see him to-morrow, dear,” he re
Dlied.
“No, I don’t think you can,” she an
swered; “he’s going out of town on a
long business trip to-morrow evening,
and so Will not be here when you come.”
“By Jove, then,” responded the young
man, “I’ll drop in on him at the office.”
The next day he turned up at the place
of business of his idol’s father. He
knew he was head of the concern. He
made his way into the office and there
confronted a very busy gentleman in
deed. Asking for a moment of the lat
ter’s time, he said:
“I have come to ask you for your
daughter’s hand.”
The man addressed stopped, turned
round and looked at him a moment, and
then said:
“I’m sorry to tell you, young man, but
my daughter is to be married to-mor
row.”
Without waiting for an explanation
the horror-stricken suitor rushed from
the building. He hailed a cab and drove
madly to the young lady’s home.
“What—what does ft all mean?” he
gasped, as soon as he saw her. “Speak!
What does it mean? I have just seen
your father at his office, and he says that
you are to be married to-morrow.”
“Why, Henry,” she ejaculated, in a
tone of astonishment, “my father?
Why, he left for the north last night.”
A little further conversation revealed
the fact that Henry had been speaking
to her father’s partner.
For the news read the Daily
Independent.
TERMS OF COURT.
Circuit Court—Second Monday
after third Monday in January,
and second Monday after fourth
Monday in August.
Chancery Court—Fourth Mon
days in May and November.
Jack Jones
The Crack Barber, keeps
a neat and busy little
shop. Upper end of Front
street. Expert tonsorial
ists. Easy shaves and
the best haircuts. Our
work pleases.
“Come on, ye stubby beards.”
Surprise PriZ6S
Given away to get the people to
talk about Bixler Physical Train
ing in Penmanship, the best
method of instruction in the
world—Saves 90 per cent of time,
etc. Merit Prizes, Surprise
Prizes, Prize Prizes, Sure Prizes,
Big Prizes, Little Prizes, Con
tingent Prize and other prizes
for little folks and big folk. Send
10c for Business Penman, 12
writing mottoes sample rapid
writing, skilled Bird Flourish,
and full particulars. (1 Surprise
Prize will be included, worth
I from 10c to a $1, and a $10 prize
; goes with each 100th 10c order —
conditional, i
Prof. G. Bixler,
97 Ogden Ave.,
Chicago, 111.
_eping
Reductions
I They can better be
sold cheap than car
ried over to another
season and during the
month of January
prices will be made
such as to make the
goods move* ^ *£
I ter
I and
I Hardware
I ^eJ3 arHnents.
I Newport Builders Suapnp]y Hardware Co.
1 Newport's Leading Home Furnishers
Business
Houses
Having widely distributed
interests will find an able
assistant in the Long Dis
tance Telephone.
TRY IT.
The Southwestern Telegraph
and Telephone Co.
I Low*^®Colonisn
| Rates
- VIA ——=
—— TO THE --
WEST and
SOUTHWEST
This is a good route to the
new and fertile fields of
Oklahoma, the Indian Terri
tory and Texas. Low rates
—both single and round
trip—in effect on the first
and third Tuesdays of each B
month. For detailed in- I
formation, address f
J. N. CORNATZAR
i Division Passenger Agt. 1
MEMPHIS, TENN.
"BOB S IN TOWN”
He buys cotton seed and
don’t forget it. With no ill
will to any company, he
buys for himself and pays
for the same.
R. L. JOHNSON
CHAS. R. HITE
Farm, City and Timber
Lands Bought and Sold.
Farm Insurance
Notary Public.
Will Pay Your Taxes.
Call or write, No. 107 Hazel
street, Newport, Ark.
MARDl GRAS}
NEW ORLEANS I
LOUISIANA 1
FEBRUARY 16, 1904 9
VERY LOW ROUND - TRIP RATES
Geo. H. Lee, Jas. Harris, 9
G. P. A. D. P. A. 9
Little Rock, Ark. '1
J. W. Lindley, Pres. L. T. Slay den, V-Pres. E. V. Holt, Cashier.
BANK OF TUCKERMAN
CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.00.
We are open to the public for all business
which constitutes safe & reliable banking
DIRECTORS:
J. W. LINDLEY, L. T. SLAYDEN, D. C. DOWELL,
GEO. L. SMITH, W. E. TALLEY.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY.
Your Patronage is Solicited.
Tuckerman, - - Arkansas«
■——■i 1 —■ ■ ■■ 1 ■ ■■■■ 1 - ■ - -—————g j
Bad Blood?
Bad blood shows itself in a thousand familiar ways.
Pimples, boils, muddy complexion, headache, backache and
a general tired-out feeling are among the more common
results of impure blood. Johnston’s Tonic Capsules purify
and enrich the blood.
Rhematism, gout, eczema, catarrh, anemia, scurvy, scrofula, etc.(
result from impurities forced into the blood with food or drink, or from
the lack of certain necessary food substances.
•_. , Jobnstori’s Tonie Capsules are the surest, safest, most reliable, conven
ThL .m!n.d8'!aC)°ry medicine that can be taken to purify and enrich the blood.
l\oi ^ery impunty and at the same time so promote the nutritive
oualitfef Thlv ab«ndfntly supply it with new, rich and self-sustaining
qualities. They make the blood pure and rich, and through pure blood the
men't^ndrenewal001116 nght because theJ depend on the blood for nourish
years.Johnston’s Tonic Capsules have been held in high
old rehable, and satisfactory remedy for scrofula, rheumatism,
scur^l ’ h infT : pamful swellings, kernels and enlarged glands, catarrh,
troubfe’s and a lomMi complaint, dyspepsia, jaundice, constipation, kidney
troubles and a long list of common ails and ills
vears’^fden5e in this medicine, a confidence born of many
Seod us Jdonfr fnr1,1 ’ avnd Tmake the following extraordinary offer!
of dealer whn.f If f gC b°* °J ?ohllst°n’s Tonic Capsules, or buy the same
satisfied i ^ appear* below- l,se half of them, and if you are no
our rfsk’and be vonr n US aiVj.we wU1 return your money. Test them at
our risk and be your own judge. Michigan Drug Co., Detroit; Mich.
DR. KERMOIT'S LIVER REGULATOR Positively Cures Pimples and Dyspepsia.
blotobosflaDvivtsmno^frouSecfwUUdy swfi?«al®dnt*<1 “i horrlb'0 appearaifeo’fromplnipfo®
medicines, but received little»o« ” i PVt!'® and contiUpution; bad tried physicians atiapa,*Bj k
ll ull that could bt desired, it baviuir Jn‘i0,I1inea2tKl °r- Kermott s Liver Kegulator, I b’linu j
’ ulub removedallxuy troubles uud willingly bear mv testimony. -*
Prl„ . , • jins. Wssunr arAWUJ®
’ " eem* pack**® or '‘ve Packages for $ 1.00. Ask for FREE sample.
l‘or sale at Dutton’s Drug- Store