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VOLUME V. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. WED.n£SDA
BEG LITTLE ROCK EIRE.
Gfenwood Park Residence District Suf
fers Destruction of Several
Blocks of Homes.
Little Rock, April 25—Fire
w.hich originated in a barn in the
rear of the residence of C. C.
Beauchamp, 19 19 Louisiana
street, yesterday afternoon at
3:07 o’clock completely destroyed
' ‘ nine residences, eleven outhouses
and the pavilion, box office and
a large part of the fence at Glen
wood park, and damaged more
or less twenty-six residences and
ten outhouses.
The estimated loss is between
\ $25,000 and $30,000, and the in
surance will amount to about
half of this sum. There was an
additional damage of a few hun
dred dollars to household goods
which were hastily removed
from houses many blocks from
where the fire originated.
FOUR-YEAR-OLD STARTED FIRE.
The fire was started by a lad 4
years old who was playing with
matches in the Beauchamp barn.
The greater part of the houses
in that vicinity are frame struct
ures and all were as dry as tin
der. A stiff wind was blowing
from the south, and it not only
fanned the flames, but it lifted
burned embers over a large area
and caused fires to spring up and
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from the original fire. The most!
A extreme jump made by the burn-;
j ing embem; was 32 1-2 blocks,
from^neteentft .find Louisiana i
sueets to 814 Scott street, the |
residence of Arthur Jones.
Shortly after tl?e fire started
the wind increased and as the
sparks began to fall blocks away
and ignite the dry roofs the resi
dents became panic-stricken.
Additional alarms were sent in
and in less than an hour after
the first alarm had been turned
in, not only was every piece of
fire-fighting apparatus in Little
Rock on the scene and hard at
work, but one of the two com
panies in Argenta were lending
aid.
Among the houses destroyed
completely were those of C. C.
Beauchamp, A. D. Beach, J. W.
Carpenter, Frank Marsh, Ed
Linzel, Mrs. Sidney A. Hill, Mrs.
E. A. Linzel, Mrs. Emma Mid
dleton.
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The Springfield Lynching.
The Governor of a Westerr
territory declares, with reference
to the recent lynching of negroes
at Springfield. Mo., that a sheriff
who would allow a prisoner to be
taken from him by a mob in his
section would suffer as much
disgrace as if he had permitted
the prisoner to escape. The
cases are few where mobs take
possession of prisoners and
lynch them without the conniv
ance of the officers, and if it
were the law that a Sheriff who
suffered such a thing to be done
should be at once removed from
office, as he ought to be, the
number of lynchings would he
reduced to a minimum. A bill
to this effect was offered some
years ago in the Arkansas legis
lature, hut, unfortunately, it
failed of passage. —Batesville
Guard.
joint Memorial Day.
Little Rock. April 24—A move
ment was started here today for
a joint memorial day. Ex-con
federate veterans and members
of the G. A. R. signified their
intention of agreeing upon a day
when the graves in both Nation
al and Confederate cemeteries
shall be decorated. A meeting
will be held to arrange a program.
The two cemeteries lie side by
side, and the plan is considered
a happy conception. General
Green, head of the Confederates,
is quoted as expressing a belief
that there will be no hitch in the
arrangement.
Mexican Special's Days Numbered.
The St. Louis-Mexico special
will be discontinued at the end
of this month. This comes in
the nature of a surprise to those
who have been keeping in touch
with the condition of affairs.
The last southbound train will
leave St. Louis April 27, and the
last train will leave the City of
Mexico May 1.
Wanted in Arkansas.
Eva Chilton, a negress who is
making her home at 2322 South
Second Street, was arrested Mon
day by local officers at the in
stance of the sheriff at Newport,
Ark. The arrest was made by
Detectives Jones and Roper and
the woman was locked up await
ing the arrival of Sheriff Sim
> E. LESS, President, ALEX BERGER, Secretary-Treasurer.
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The country bank located in a rapidly developing
section, where there is a good demand for money
at 8 and 10 per cent is just as sound as the big city
• bank, and can make more profit on a 5 pei cent
! v dollar than Pittsburg and Cleveland can make on
a 4 per cent dollar. And it is in a better position
to explain how it makes its money than the city
j bank is.
i The American Trust Company pays 5 per cent
interest on money left for 12 months on amounts
of $200.00 and upwards. Write for particulars.
Write today.
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I mons of Newport, at whose
' quest the arrest was made.
The message upon whi n the
arrest was made stated that a
watch of a certain number would
be found on her. and a timepiece
answering the description wa
in her posession when she was
taken into custody.—Commer
cial Appeal.
Recorder May ban's Report.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of the city of New
port, Ark:
Gentlemen:—I beg t* submit
the following report of therman
j cial condition of . the
Newport, from February
1905 to April 9, 1900:
; Scrip called in Fel. 1 !
issued May 2.’. :h« i
Warrants issued for -'n.-et j.'trpto.-e
from Feb. 13, Mtu. -•• Apr. 1W«
• For street p •'.■posts meiudes
$4,766.30 paid for -.'-ctrie 'ijrh:
arid $1-01).29 pa d for -tone, i
Warrants issued f r salt.. .e.- :r an
Felt. 33, 1805 to April 9 a “.
Warrants issued for lire depavttn
from Fel). 13. 3905-o As r. a. :•'*•' -,9'W-'
I Warrants issued for c.-nt ir-.p. ' '
from Feb. 13, 19*35 to Ape. 9. .* ■* M A .33
Total._
Warrants cancelled May 3-'. 3S' • . -
Warrants cancelled Sept-2 * 2.- , *. ■
Warrants in bands of - f
cancellation on Apr. 3 0,o
| ' 3,3 *1-o
Out • t.'.ndinir scrip on A,
balance _ 1
Total. • -’*» dTd.sa
Revenae fr in; ai! ■- -*'S .* r; F* ' .. ' - . 39't .
t.) Apriilv.» .
Saloon licenses. . a <-m. '
General bcer.se.- 2.63S.aO
A*!-Valorem tax ’'ll.i-',
Fines ir. Mayor’s court . - ,9
Am’t. paid for names one. ty t.' ;
Tot:;]. :•
Amount due the Newport
Water Company from July 15,
1903 to January 15, 1900, for
which no scrip has been issued,
$7125.00. The Water company
refusing to accept the scrip at
present prices.
Respectfully submitted,
J. R. Mayhan,
April 9, 1900. City Recorder.
Please Respond Promptly.
We have delivered in person
and by mail letters to all the
pastors of the different churches
of this city, asking them to give
us a brief outline of their church
history from their organization
to the present time, for publica
tion in the city directory.
So far we have not received a
single response. As the church
notices belong, and can only be
run, in the next form from the
; press it is necessary that they
be handed in or mailed to the In
dependent office or to D. B. Cas
; teel, 219 Laurel street at once.
\ There will be no charges what
ever for those notices.
Representative Bowen Dies.
ittgart. April 24. —Hon.
iiam C. Bowen, who repre
sented Arkansas county in the
last legislature and was the
Democratic nominee for re-elec
tion, died today at the residence
of his brother, in Senatobia,
Miss. His remains will be
brought to Stuttgart, and the
funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon.
Governor Frantz of Oklahoma
contributes an article entitled
“The New State” to the May
issue of Southwest, published by
the Passenger Traffic Depart
ment of the Rock Island-Frisco
Lines. The price of the maga
zine is five cents a copy, or fifty
cents a year. Address all com.
munieations to 1021 Frisco Build
ing, St. Louis, Mo. t May 1
A full line of fishing tackle and
baseball supplies at I. D. Price’s
also marbles, tops, and other
sporting goods. tf
Wolff Goldman are having
a great silk and dress goods
sale this week. 07 d6t
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COMPANY.
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