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Night When Meal, Hull
Seed Houses Are De
stroyed.
I,: * A few minutes before mid
the city was awakened
night by an alarm of
from the mill section,
the blaze indicated a fire
and alarming propor
* tions^Aat was held in check and
confined to the mteal, hull and
seed houses of the Southern Cot
3ompany, involving a
ss of about $25,000,
ered by insurance.
fire originated is a
The blaze was discov
len Sutton, watchman
t in the roof of the
| Trear of the meal house, and can
be accounted for only on the the
i ory that a spark from some pass
i fug eh|||ne ignited the dry and in
■ flamable roof. By hard work,
I made trying for a while by poor
I water pressure, the firemen
f worked with wonderful results
in saving the brick building or
f mill proper to the north. Had
it not been for the metal fire
Shutters protecting all windows,
me wnoie pianr would nave gone
up in smoke. There was no
breeze and the still night was al
valuable aid to the fire
| tigwers.
. The blaze attracted half the
^||fwn, who watched the flames
7 %or an hour devouring the three
large framie buildings, whose
coqfients were of a nature to
' makejfhe blaze a hot one.
* iBouthem Cotton Oil Com
^ had $55,900 insurance on
the buildings and machinery of
the plant, $7,600 of which was
on the. three buildings de
stroyed and $4,500 upon the ma
chinery in same. This loss was
total and the insurance was four
fiftftf of the value, which thus
ran over $14,000.
The loss to machinery from
^plfer and damage to the main
building may also run as high
as $6,000, which is fully cov
^ ered by insurance.
In the meal house were 150
tort of meal, valued at $4,012;
in the hull house 15 tons of hulls
ws*£h $150; 2,900 pounds of lin
- teiSvalued at $725 and 220 sacks
of fertilizer selling at $22 per
ton, making a total loss on con
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anc&Spon which is not known.
While the intention of the
company’s officials is not known
here, it is thought that the
buildings will be at once re
f plffim for the confing season,
buw¥i^de of steel construction
and modem in every particular.
.Roving Pictures
the Opera House
A GOOD LITTLE DEVIL
m^lpacial Famous feature, an
all star cast, including the fam
ous actress, Mary Pickford in
the famous modern fairy play.
Five Reels. n
ACK TO BROADWAY
r< ie magnate has great troub
le in cashing a check, when he
leaves his yachting party. He is
discowred by a little manicur
ist '^mo got him out of His pre
dicament. Anita Stewart and E.
£f_*ancoln.
f-“t- Two Reels.
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Show Starts at 7:30. Come
■V- Early.
/"VJ^dmission_10c and 20c
j Judge Humphries Pinned Under
Car.
| Mammoth Spring, June 28. —
i Judge G. T. Humphries, chancel
lor of this district, while driv
j ing his car near Salem, met with
la very serious accident, but
fortunately no one was injured
The car, ..in running close to
Slouth Fork river, suddenly skid
ded within a few feet of the
water. The family escaped with
only slight bruises, but the
judge was pinned down for
some time under the wreck, but
i finally was extracted with slight
| bruises.
ANARCHY MAY
| fOLLOW DOWNfALL
Of Huerta In Capital—Powers
Will Ask Uncle Sam to Protect
AU Foreigners.
United Press Dispatch
Vera Cruz, Mexico, June 30.—
The revolt of the Federals in
Mexico City, the downfall or
flight of Huerta and outbreaks
of anarchy in the capital are
freely predicted here today by
refugees from the interior.
Never, since the death of Ma
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ital been so great, and a climax
it is prophesied may come within
a week. Foreigners are prepar
ing to defend themselves and un
easiness is spreading among the
dictator’s soldiers, following re
ports of desertions at the front.
URGE REBELS TO HARMON
IZE.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C-, June 30.—
j Spurred on by the administra
tion, the Constitutionalist junta
j here is urging Carranza and Vil
ila to wait until the revolution is
1
.successful and then to settle
j their differences, but despite all
pressure, it is believed that an
jopen break cannot be averted
jmuch longer. The various pow
ders in Mexico are expected to
demand that the United States
protect all foreigners if General
j Villa l’evolts from the authority
of Carranza. The mediators are
expected to wash +heir hands of
the whole matter if Carranza
has not accepted unconditionally
, the invitation to meet the Hu
(er£a envoys unofficially by the
! middle of the week.
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i CARRANZA SEEKS DELAY.
United Press Dispatch.
: Niagara Falls, June 30.—Car
ranza’s note reached the media
tors today, the Constitutional
ist chief asking more time to
^consult his generals. His plans
jto negotiate with the Huerta
delegates is interpreted by the
mediators as meaning that the
j Constitutionalist would enter
;the plan.
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| McAdoo Mixes With Camera
Man.
United Press Dispatch.
Washingon, D. C., June 30. —
Secretary of the Treasury Mc
! Adoo “mixed” with a newspaper
i photographer while en route to
the Rojas funeral today, the
i Secretary being incensed when
j “snapped”.
The photographer said Mr. Mc
■ Adoo tried to knock the camera
.from his hands, stepped on his
jtoes and demanded that the
■ plates be destroyed. McAdoo
■ said the photographer had not
been granted permission to take
i pictures
CROATS ATTACK
BURN THE HOMES
Of Serbs And Disorder And
Riots Rule In Southern
Border Provinces of
Austria.
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United Press Dispatch.
Budapest, Hungary, June 30.
,More than two hundred persons
were killed and wounded in Mos
jtar and Herzegovina today in a
most desperate battle between
■the Serbs and Mohammedan
Croatians as a result of the as
sassination of the Archduke,
Francis Ferdinand, and his con
sort, the Duchess of Hohen
berg, according to advices from
: Mostar.
' The Croatians attacked the
| Serb quarters there. The young
! Serbs opposed their progress and
the fight began, the battle rag
ing on every street. For a time
the Serbs were victorious and
the Moslems repulsed but the
alarm soon spread and new
hordes of Croats from all quar
ters of the city reinforced their
comrades and men fell upon ev
ery side. In the midst of the
battle Servian houses were fired
and when the dispatches were
filed the whole Servian section of
the city was threatened with the
battle still in progress.
It is impossible to give a defin
ite estimate of the losses but it
is believed that at least two
hundred outbreaks have been re
ported in a dozen Bosnian vil
lages with the casualties un
known.
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BODIES TRANSFERRED TO
SHIPS.
United Press Dispaccn
Metkovitch, June 30.— The
funeral train bearing the bodies
of the archduke Francis Ferdi
nand and wife arrived today
from Serajavo and were trans
ferred to a warship. The popu
lace bared their heads during
the fchange and a s< uadron of
battleships followed to sea the
death ship which will arrive at
Trieste Thursday morning.
Upon a special train the fun
eral party will arrive at Vienna
at 10 o’clock that night and the
bodies will lie in state in the roy
al chapel Friday to be interred
at midnight.
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KAISER WILHELM TO THE
FUNERAL.
United Press Cablegram. «
Vienna, June 30. — Kaiser
Wilhelm will arrive Friday with
a large entourage to participate
in the funeral. The King of
Spain and other monarchs will
probably not attend as the for
mality indispensible to their re
ception would be too much of a
strain upon Emperor Josef, who
has stood the shock of the assas
sinations better than expected
but still there is much anxiety
over his condition- Stern meas
ures have been ordered to quell
the disorders in Bosnia and Her
zegovina.
Crook-Perry Wedding.
The marriage 6f Mr- Clarence
Benton Crook and Miss Alma
Perry is announced for Tuesday,
June 30. The ceremony will be
said in Jackson at the home of
the bride’s mother and will be
witnessed only by the immedi
ate families. The happy couple
will rrtotor to Memphis where
they will be the guests of the
groom’s parents for the re
mainder of the t week. Mr.
Crook, the only son of Mr. and
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Mrs. C. E. Crook of Newport, I
Arkansas, and a grandson of
Col. Tom W. Neal, is a young
mjan of sterling integrity and
fine business ability, while Miss
Alma Perry, by her talent and
beauty of character has won for
herself an enviable position in
her short residence here. Suc
cess, happiness and long life to
the young people.—Dyersburg
State Gazette.
The groom is a Newport boy
from one of our best families,
is a very energetic, capable and
progressive young man of high
character whose old friends join
the Independent in expressing
congratulations and good wishes.
COUNCIL ORDERS
WATER COMPANY
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To Extend About 3,000 Feet Of
Mains On Certain Streets of
the City.
The city fathers proceeded to
take the local water company to
task Monday evening, for the
latter’s failure to extend mains
under the terms of the franchise
held by the Newport Water,
Light and Power Company.
Af+.pr an iirOpsticrntinn #vf
just how far the city might go
in bringing the water company
to time, the council passed a
resolution calling for the laying
of about 8,000 feet of mains on
Lower Main, Elm and Ash
streets, Remlmel and Dewey av
enues, and giving the water com
pany ninety days in which to
make these improvements,
which include the installation of
eight more fire plugs.
A. N. Walker, a brother of N.
V. Walker, and an attorney of
Aurora, Missouri, was present at
the meeting of the council and
assured the administration that
his company would make these
additions, and that it was their
lesire to work in harmbny with
aur people, and in the interest of
the city.
Dr- E. L. Watson through the
state board of health, is having
an analysis of our water supply
made, but the same has not as
pet been reported. This will
determine how much alum the
water contains and whether in
harmful quantities as a result
of our present filtration system.
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Current accounts were allowed
at this meeting of the council,
and the minutes were approved.
Ward Elected A Teacher.
Hugh Ward, who has for sev
eral years been principal of the
Crossett High School^ which has
a reputation for high standards
and excellence, was elected as a
teacher in the Newport High
School at a meeting of the school
board Monday afternoon.
Mr. Ward comes very highly
recommended by the superin
tendents of the Batesville and
Crossett schools. He is a grad
uate of Arkansas College and
his home in Batesville.
The other vacancy in the
teaching force of the Walnut
Street School has not yet been
filled.
Republican Convention Called.
At a meeting of the Republi
can County Central Committee,
held in Newport Tuesday town
ship conventions were called for
July 2nd, in the various town
ships, to elect delegates to the
County Convention .to be held
in Newport, July 11th.
MEDIATION IS
ALMOST OVER
Ambassador Naon To Leave Ni
agara And May Not
Return.
United Press Dispatch.
Niagara Falls, June 30. (3 p.
m.)—Mediation is to all intents
over.
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Ambassador Naon, following a
conference with his colleagues,
made it plain that he intends to
leave tomorrow whether for a
recess or final adjournment to
be decided later. It is uncertain
how long the Huerta represent
atives will await the Constitu
tionalist delegates.
Bone Used Checks Too Freely.
Batesville, June 29.—Charles
E. Bone of this city was found
guilty in the court of Justice J.
A. Holmes this morning on the
charge of obtaining money un
der false pretenses and a fine of
$10 assessed against him.
Several days ago Bone issued
a check to B. B- Conine, feed
merchant, signing the name of
his father, J. C. Bone, “by C. E.
B. ” When the check was pre
sented to the First National
Bank payment was refused, but
on the return of the elder Bone,
who was away from home at the
time, it was paid off.
Bone was arrested at the in
stance of Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney Earl Casey, and at the
trial the defendant was repre
sented by Attorney L. F. Reeder,
who announced that an appeal of
the case would be taken.
In announcing his decision in
the case, Justice Holmes stated
that he would convict the de
fendant under the new banking
law, which provides against ov
erdrawing by bank depositors,
except in such instances where
in enough funds are immediate
ly placed in the bank to cover
the overdraw
Dr. Pedro Rojas’ Funeral.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., June 30.—
President Wilson, his cabinet,
the supreme court justices, di
plomatic corps, congressmen and
representatives of the state, was
and navy departments attended
the funeral ceremonies today for
Dr- Pedro Rojas, late minister of
Venezuela.
Following the services the body
was taken to Hampton Roads,
and there transferred to the bat
tleship Kansas.
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Found—One key ring, with a
number of keys. Owner miay
have same by calling at Camille
Cafe and paying for this ad.
The junior members of Mrs.
Reamey’s miiusic class will give a
recital Wednesday afternoon,
July 1, from 4 to 6 o’clock at the
reisdence of Mrs. O- M. Bowen,
on Hazel street. Parents of the
pupils are invited to be present.
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Mountain Feud Costs Two Lives
United Press Dispatch.
Paris, Ark., June 30.—Hobart
Horn was killed, Chatham Sher
rill was wounded and five were
arrested as the result of another
battle in a mountain feud here f
yesterday. Frank Rose, one of
the prisoners, is charged with
opening the shooting.
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