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I VOLUME IV. ' NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. MONDAY. OCTOBER 31. 1904. NUMBER 160.
I CONTINENTAL BUILDING
I CRUSHES FORTY PEOPLE.
Big Building Under Construction
iin Memphis Falls and Kills
Forty Workmen.
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By the private wire of the com
mission office of Barnes & Com
pany the news reaehed here of
the fall of the new Continental
building under construction in
Memphis about 9 o’clock Mon
day morning, resulting in the
loss of forty lives, probably all
workmen employed by the con
tractors.
The story as first reported
gave the impression that it was
the Doctor Porter building, an
eleven story structure in which
about 1,500 people are officed.
Inquiry had been made of the
Commercial Appeal by this pa
per, but no answer had been re
ceived at press hour.
x RUSSIANS REPORTED
FIRING UPON BRITISH.
Russian Fleet Said to Have
Again Fired Upon English
Vessel—Stocks Fall Upon
War Reports.
Barnes & Co. received a wire
Monday afternoon . from New
York, to the effect that the Rus
*1 sian fleet had again fifed upon an
f English vessel. The present high
tension of British feeling over
the recent North Sea outrage,
where English fishing vessels
were subjected to the fire of Ro
jestvensky’s warships is apt to
give way before this second in
sult to their flag and 'force the
government to declare war
against the piratical Russian
bear.
Stocks immediately began to
tumble upon the receipt of this
news, which promises to involve
England and perhaps other na
tions in the Russo-Japanese war.
PEARL FISHING
SEASON OVER.
De Witt, Oct. 30.-The coming
of cold weather will put an end
to the pearl and shell fishing in
Arkansas county for the season.
The river and lakes have been
alive with people and boats hunt
ing pearls and getting shells.
Some of the finest fresh water
pearls in existence have been
found here. In the past four
years J. H. Nicholson of Ethel,
& Arkansas county, has bought
l and shipped between $5,000 and
* $10',000 worth of pearls.
TO DETERMINE
RIGHTfOF HUNTERS.
Attorney Ulysses S. Bratton
returned Friday from Mississippi
county, says the Little Rock
Democrat, where he tooksa num
ber of depositions m the case oi
Fight & Acklin vs. W. H. Har
rison et al., which has attractec
wide attention in eastern Arkan
sas. The time allowed by Judg<
Trieber for the taking of deposi
tions in the case will expir<
about November 18, and it is ex
pected that the case will be se
for trial about a week or ten day;
later. The case is of great in
terest in Mississippi county am
surrounding territory, as it in
volves the right of hunting ii
portions of the territory. Abou
six months ago Fight and Acklin
who represent a -club of non-res
idents, secured a temporary in
junction in the federal court,
preventing any other than the
members of the club from hunt
ing on Big lake in Mississippi
county. Little river flows into
the lake at one end and out at
the other, but the plaintiffs al
leged that this river was not
navigable, and that consequent
ly they had a right to purchase
it anU exclude the public. The
case will hinge upon the question
as to whether the river is navi
gable.
FREIGHT WRECK
ON THE MOUNTAIN.
Merchandise and Several Cars of
Horses Go Into Ditch Near
Walnut Ridge Saturday—
Nobody Hurt.
The first section of fast freight
No. 97, south bound, was
wrecked shortly after noon Sat
urday about a mile north of Wal
nut Ridge, and as a result four
teen cars went into the ditch,
800 feet of track were torn up and
passenger traffic delayed and di
verted for several hours.
The cause of the wreck was a i
broken journal, resulting from a
hot box. The cars which left
the track and turned over were
loaded with merchandise and
horses, five of the animals being
kiljed and several others crippled
and bruised.
Passenger trains 3, 1, 5 and 21
south bound, were sent around
by way of Knobel, Wynne and
Bald Knob, but the north bound
trains weir u®ld at Hoxie. until
the tracks were replaced.
The crew of the freight es
caped unhurt, as the cars leaving
the track were near the middle
of the long train.
MAY NOT BE
TRIED TILL MARCH.
The Benton Democrat says that
Houston Hooker, the negro por
ter who shot and killed Conduc
tor Phil Atwood at Hensley, is in
jail in that city and may be kept
there until next March before he
is tried.
Nothing has been done toward
calling a special term of court to
indict and try him. Sheriff Jas.
n™Url nf foAFovarm rnnntv. who
lives two blocks from the Atwood
home in Pine Bluff, says the peo
ple felt outraged and indignant
I at the terrible murder and that
| had the negro been caught at the
time it would have been beyond
! human power to restrain the
I mob. They are quieting down
mow, however.
! LETTER TO MR. L.. A. HART
WICK, NEWPORT, ARK.
Dear Sir: The cheap paint to
buy is the one that covers more
than you,think; the cheap one to
wear is the one that is young
when old.
Mrs. Moore of Kelsey, N. Y.,
bought 16 gallons Devoe to paint
her house two coats; her painters
said it would take that. Had 6
gallons left.
Mr.-James Ackley’s house in
Cairo, (Catskill Mountains) N.
! Y., was painted Devoe; wore 14
' years and the paint was in gooc
! condition then. He was going
' to paint, the last we knew
: I though. That’s the way to pre
3 serve a house; repaint whei
'! there’s no occasion. Youri
* i truly,
F W Devoe & Co
1 New York and Chicag<
I. D. Price for flower pots.
HIGtf TRIBUTE TO
JUDGE G. W. HUMBLE
Aged and Honored Citizen o
Huntingdon, Tenn., Passes
Away After Brief Illness.
Judge G. W. Humble died ai
his residence in Huntingdon
Tenn., says the Republican 01
that city, Monday evening oJ
congestion of the bowels, after i
short illness. No death coulc
have caused more universal re
gret than this one. For ovei
forty years Judge Humble had
been in public life and at all
times had the confidence ol
•
everyone. He met his maker as
he met the responsibilities of life
—honestly, cheerfully, bravely.
Being informed that he was to
die the judge said, “I die not
ashamed of my politics or my re
ligion. I have nothing in my
life to be ashamed of, unless
some foolish folly of my youth.”
He has always lived a religious
life, but of late years had de
voted a large part of his time to
the master’s cause, not only in
church matters, but ministering
to the needy in distress, helping
the widow and the orphan.
Judge Humble has always been
an active Rennhlican. He was a
chief in the camp and not once
did he meet defeat. Judge Hum
ble was 77 years of age and a
Primitive Baptist. He was born
and reared four miles east of this
city. He was county judge for
a period of twenty-eight years,
having retired about two years
ago. He was made president of
the Bank'of Huntingdon at its
pied that position at the time of
his death.
He leaves a second wife, to
whom he was married at Dick
son a few years ago, and a
granddaughter, Miss Bennie
Humble of Newport, Ark, His
brother, Newt Humble, died last
February, aged 89.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
INSPECT NEW LINE.
Batesville, Oct. 30. —Vice
President Charles S. Clarke and
General Manager A. W. Sullivan
of the Missouri Pacific-Iron
Mountain reached this place yes
terday on a tour of inspection of
the White River road. This is
the first trip these officials have
made over this line and their
opinion of the work is awaited
wifVi intprpst.
The officials made a short stop
here and proceeded west. They
will take some time ingoing over
the line, it is said, and will go as
far as Cotter, examining the
work of construction closely, and
will return directly to headquar
ters at St. Louis after leaving
this line.
It is the intention of the offi
cials to inspect the other end oi
this road when they go over th(
Missouri Pacific lines.
FRANK COOPER DIES
FROM STREET FALL
Pine Bluff, Oct, 29-Fran!
Cooper, a well known lumbe
man in this section, died toda;
from the result of a fall whicl
he had on Main street last night
j Cooper was leaning up against
I lamp post when his feet slippe
out from under him and he fe
. with such force upon the har
t pavement that he fractured hi
. 1 skull. He was conveyed to hi
home on West Barraque stm
and medical aid given him, bi
) to no advantage.
I. D. Price for blank books.
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And absolutely reliable. We
give especial attention to
each customer.
Arkansas Bank and Trust Co.
Capital $100,000?
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, V.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
B. B. Bond, M. D. Campbell, S. D. Campbell,
G. D. Clements, R. F. Drummond, W. D. McLain,
F. D. Fulkerson, C. J. Saenger, Abe Heilegers,'
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J. S. Wilmans.
THE BANK OF NEWPORT
Solicits the acccounts of depositors who desire
the accommodations of a first-class, well
equipped and reliable banking house.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
- Geo. W. Decker, President. R. M. Johnson, Cashier.
A. D. Bailey, Vice Pres’t. T. D. Kinman, Ass’t Cashier.
! Thos. J. Graham. Ed. P. Shoffner. J. T. Henderson.
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i- For Granitoid and Stone Walfts,
• Curbing, all kinds of Brick Work.
11 Don’t fail to get my figures
before contracting.
'f\ My Work Talks For Itself
o Parties wanting crushed Lime
! Stone Walks apply to me.
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.”