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FRIENDS DENY
VIU A hAS BROKEN
pith Carranza But Northern
Mexico Believes Rebel Ranks
Are Broken.
United Press Dispatch.
El Paso, Texas, June 17. —
^y A denial that General Villa has
v jr broken with Carranza was made
today for Villa, by friends claim
ing authority to speak for him.
^hey assert that Villa has no
intention of causing a breach
in the Constitutionalists’ ranks.
The action of subordinates in
A seizing offices of the telegraph
lines was due to a misinterpre
tation of Villa’s orders, they say,
^|2t nevertheless, with Juarez,
* Chihuahua, and Torreon tele
graph and customs office in the
possession of Villa, all northern
Mexico expects the rebels to
seize the reins of power from
plarranza. No word has been
received from Villa or Carranza.
More than a week ago Carran
za named General Natero to suc
ceed Villa. Later Villa’s chief
railway constructor, Calzado,
was ordered by Carranza to re
sign and it was understood that
Villa had decided a final break
was necessary when Natera at
tempted to take Zacatecas with
out the aid of Villa’s army.
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WASHINGTON' EAGER FOR
1 NEWS.
' United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., June 17.—
i Particulars as to the situation 1
northern Mexico are anxiously
* awaited by the administration, j
M The reported seizure by Car-.
ranza of the branches of gov-J
emment in Juarez and cities of
I
State of Chihuahua are regard
' ed by friends of Villa as omin
ous. State Department agents
on the border can make no J
explanation of the cause for the
breach between the two rebel j
leaders.
M( The Constitutional junta here!
claims to know nothing of the
situation and to have no late J
ne^s from either general.
^ High officials of the United
States say that the break will
strengthen the position of
| Huerta and especially of his
commissioners at Niagara, as
Huerta commissioners refuse to
accept a neutral or Constitu-1
v tional provisional president
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VILLA’S REVOLT WELL
PLANNED.
United Press Dispatch.
g, ' That the attempt of Carranza
\ ;do appoint Gen- Angles com
mander in chief of the Consti- i
in nm4Vi nronin. 1
itated the revolt of Villa has
not been confirmed.
* Leading Villistas say their
chief today made public the
1 Moving Pictures
the Opera House
THE COUNTY SEAT WAR
The st6ry of a desperate
| i effort of a group of politicians
Y to wrest the county seat from a
rival town. The burning of the
court house and the battle of
the militia makes this an extra
Agood feature in two parts.
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%■ TONEY AND MALONEY
Introducing Italian games and
V dances.
(Drama—SELIG)
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ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS
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'cause of his revolt and outlined
the attitude of himself and ar
my towards Cdfranza. The re
j volt has not affected the regular
routine of customs ___ and tele
, graphs at Juarez.
| Villa’s Ameadin'attorney de
clares that all books and papers
Relating to government business
in all the\cities as far south as
Torreon were seized simultane
iously with Juarez last night.
Villa’s soldiers are in charge
not only of the telegraphs and
customs, but postoffice and rail
ways throughout the territory
seized.
To Extend Agricultural Aid.
Special to Independent.
Littlg Rock, June 17- — A
meeting of the Board of Trus
tees of the University of Ark
ansas will be held Thursday in
the Department of Education.
The teachers are not to be e
lected. as under the new plan of
the Board, the teachers and
other employes of the institu
tion hold during good behavior
or until they die or resign. There
will be several vacancies to
fill, caused by resignation.
President Futrell and Dean
Nelson of the Agricultural Col
lege, who have been in Wash
ington, will be present, and it is
expected, will make some im
portant reports and recom
mendations. The purpose of the
visit by Messrs. Futrell and Nel
son to Washington was to con
fer with the Agricultural De
partment over a new system of
agricultural aid. They secured
an additional $10,000 to be used
in farm demonstration and in
stitute work, and this is to be
increased annually until in the
course of a few years it will
reach $100,000. It is also plan
ned to co-ordinate more close
ly the farm demonstration work
with the work of the College of
Agriculture at the University.
Fifty Men Are Burned.
United Press Cablegram.
Moscow, Russia, June 17- —
Fifty men were burned to death
in the destruction of a pulp
mill here. The structure was
flimsy and the blaze started a
panic that contributed to the
loss of life.
10,000 Chinese Reported Massa
cred.
United Press Cablegram.
Shanghai, China, June 17. —
It is reported here that Wolf’s
brigands have captured and
sacked Taochow, massacreing
ten thousand Chinese. No con
nrmation or tne report can De
had but foreigners are very
uneasy. *,♦**.•
Wednesday Bargains.
Men’s $1.00 union suits, 59c.
Men’s $2 00 straw hats, $1.29.
Ladies’ $2.00 Crepe Waists,
for $125.
Ladies’ 75c Silk Hose, 39c.
$2.50 Sunburst, cut glass
pitcher and six goblets, only
$1.59.
BOWEN’S CASH STORE.
64d3.
Wholesale Grocers Have Good
Time.
United Press Dispatch.
Charleston, S. C., June 17. —
The Southern Wholesale Gro
cers Annual Convention held
here today continues until Fri
day. Excursions, fishing, yacht
ing, smokers are the principal
items in the program.
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INSURGENTS DEFEATED
WILL TRY COURTS
In Order To Prevent Raise In
Rates of Modem Woodmen
Of America.
United Press Dispatch.
Toledo, O., June 17.— The
probability of legal action to
restrain further sessions of the
National Encampment of the
Modern Woodmen of America,
now looms up as a climax to the
factional fight for control. The
1 insurgents forecast an adverse
report of the credentials com
mittee and stampede by admin
' istrationists in an effort to con
tinue the present insurance
'rates and re-elect the old offi
cers.
The regulars will appear in
court to secure an injunction
claiming that the funds are in
sufficient to meet the expenses
of the present encampment.
The seating of contested dele
gates was the point at issue to
;day and a review of 5,000 Fcr
!resf^rs by the Head Consul Tal
| bot this afternoon was a spec
tacular feature
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Call Meeting of Committee.
The Republican Central Com
mittee for Jackson county, Ar
kansas will hold a meeting on
Tuesday, the 30th day of June,
1914, at 2 p. m., in the Court
house in the town of Newport,
Arkansas.
The object of the meeting is
to call a County Convention to
elect delegates to the Republi
can State Convention, which is
to be held in the City of Little
Rock, Ark., on July 14th, 1914,
and for the transaction of any
other business that may come
before the committee.
H. L. Remmyel,
Chairman.
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“Chautauqua Sale,’ Specials for
Wednesday and Thursday.
Laces, real linen, 10, 15 and
20c values, just for two days,
per yard-5c.
15c embroideries only 8c in
Chautauqua sale.
Ladies’ 40c union suits, each
_28c
$1.00 and $1.50 Munsing union
suits- 75c
$1.50 and $2.00 house dresses,
drummers’ samples, Chautauqua
Sale_98c
Men’s $1.00 soft shirts only. _ 69c
Look for the big Chautauqua
jSign, follow the crowd and trade
at the New Store. We cut the j
price
J. D. Carvell & Co.,
64d2t Next I. D. Price’s.
George and Grant Brewer of
1 Cave City and Frank Brewer of
this city, left Monday night for
Vicksburg, Miss., where they
will attend the trial of the
man named Johnson, who so
brutally murdered Elston
Brewer, while they were travel
ing together in a boat.—Bates
ville Guard.
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; Fainted, Then Dragged To Block
United Press Dispatch.
Straussburg, Germany, June
117. —Magdalene Wendel, the
forty-first victim of the Ger
man antiquated mode of capital
\ punishment, was beheaded with
j Henry Wirth her paramour, for
poisoning her husband. Upon
Japproaching the block she saw
the axe and fainted in terror,
being dragged to the block
Mountain View Robbery.
Batesville, Ark-, June 16. —A
telephone message from Post
master Dick Nelson of Moun
tain View Tuesday mprning
stated that but few develop
ments had materialized in the
postoffice robbery case, which
burglary occurred at that place
about midnight Sunday, when
$90 in stamps and $40 were ta
ken, the safe being blown open.
John McCuistion, sheriff of
i a
Jackson county, arrived at
Mountain View yesterday with
his bloodhounds and, -assisted
by Sheriff George Looney of
Stone county, he began a search
for the criminals. The hounds
followed a trail nearly to Calico
Rock, and at this point it is said
the dogs became exhausted
and were unable to follow the
trail further.
The search is being resumed
today, and Mr. Nelson states
that a good clue as to the identi
ty of the guilty parties has
been established, and arrests
are expected to be made within
the next several hours.
If the names of the parties
supposed to have committed the
robbery have been learned, it is
not known here, as the Guard
was informed that no names had
been divulged to the public. —
Batesville Guard.
Pardon Granted Hoffman.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 17. We are
satisfied that if Hoffman had
not been drunk no trouble would
have occurred.” This is one of
the statements made in a peti
tion for a pardon for John Hoff
man, Jr., of Prescott, convicted
in July, 1913, of manslaughter,
and sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary. The pardon
was granted upon the condition
that should Hoffman ever again
be found in an intoxicated con
dition, he should be returned to
the penitentiary to serve the
remainder of his term.
Hoffman is a young white
man, with a wife and one child
dependent upon him for support.
He is a, cripple, having lost one
arm, and has been employed as
a train caller as Prescott. July
4, 1913, while drunk, he became
engaged in an altercation with
Sam Cross, a negro member of
a train crew, and shot and kill
ed him. The jury that convict
ed him was unable to agree upon
the term and left it to the court
to fix his sentence.
Frisco Rate Cases.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 17- —The
Frisco rate case was taken up
before Judge Trieber of the U.
5. District Court Tuesday fore
nnnn TVip fnrpnoon session was
devoted to a cross-examination
of T. H. Hamilton, efficiency su
perintendent of the system, af
ter which an adjournment of
the hearing was taken until
next Tuesday. The Frisco is
seeking to enjoin the 2-cent pas
senger rate and Standard freight
tariff No. 3 of the Railroad
Commission. The Iron Moun
tain, Cotton Belt and Rock Is
land have fought the cases
through the courts, and have
adjudicated the controversy,
but the Frisco has kept out of
the courts until this time.
Bennett Burleigh Dead.
United Press Dispatch.
Box Hill, England, June 17.
—Bennett Burleigh, the famous
correspondent, died here today.
The deceased was twice sen
tenced to death in the Ameri
can Civil War.
MEXICAN FEDERALS
SINK ONLY GUNBOAT
Owned By Rebels In Sea Battle
! Near Topolobampo—Report
ed By Stewart.
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United Press Dispatch.
1 Washington, D. C., June 17.— 1
'A battle yesterday between the
Mexican rebel gunboat Tampico
and Federal gunboat Guerrero, j
near Topolobampo, has been re-j
ported by Admiral Stewart to j
the navy.
He says the Tampico was '
probably sunk and the rebels
are now navyless. Their casu
alties were heavy in the sea |
fight.
The captain and chief engin
eer of the Tampico suicided.
'Surgical assistane was given
'the Guerrero officers and crew
I by the New Orleans.
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Notice.
The assessment of Walnut
Street Improvement District I
.No- 1 of the City of Newport*.
‘Arkansas, was filed in my
jfice on the 15th day of June,
'1914, and the same is now sub-!
ject to inspection.
B. G. GRAHAM,
City Recorder of the City of |
Newport, Arkansas,
dl Arkansas.
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Notice.
At the “Busy Corner” the
City Meat Market will sell 50
pound cans of lard for $5.00.
Come quick, before it is all
gone. W. B. Chastain. 64d6.
Will Attack Petitions.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 17.—Those
opposed to the proposed Bank
Guaranty Act are causing an
examination to be made of the
I. and R- petition that has been
filed for it. The purpose is to
determine if there are sufficient
irregular signatures to invali
date the petition. No effort has
been made to enjoin the Secre
tary of State from the publica
tion of the proposed act, and
should it be decided to make a
fight against it, the proceedure v
will be to ask for an injunction
against the certifying out of
the act for printing on the tick
et in September.
Chinch Bugs Damage Corn.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 17. —E.
Ritter of Marked Tree writes -
Commissioner Page that chinch /
bugs are causing much dam
age to corn in that vicinity. He
has been advised that infested
frass lands and stubble should
be burned over and all rubbish
Linder which the bugs might
iide should be destroyed in the
same way. They may be de
stroyed while migrating from
me field to another by tar bar
kers or deep furrows, and by f
aeing buried under the ground 0
jy means of plows and harrows.
\ narrow strip of grass may
De sown around corn fields and
turned under as soon as badly ,
infested with the bugs.
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