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VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 14. 1904. NUMBER 197 |
ELEVEN MILLION
COTTON ESTIMATE.
Government Agent Declares That
12,162,000 Bales is Very
Excessive.
Pine Bluff, Dec. 12.-E. D.
Russell of this city, special agent
of the department of the census,
is sending out a circular letter
regarding the ginners’ report
vand its effect upon the price of
cotton in the south, that will be
read with the farmers and plant
‘> ers all over the south. Mr. Rus
■ sell is a man of experience in
handling the cotton crop and get
ting up the reports from the va
rious gins in Arkansas, and he
-thinks that the next ginners’ re
port will show that the govern
ment estimte of 12,162,000 bales
is far in excess of the actual
crop.
In part he says:
“On Nov. 20 the agricultural
department sent out inquiries to
farmers in( the cotton belt re
questing an estimate of the yield
of the 1904 crop, and, from the
reports received from the inquir
ies sent out, the department has
compiled a statement showing a
crop of 12,162,000 bales. This
' report, estimated by the farmers
themselves, has been telegraphed
all over the world, and buyers
and speculators are today basing
their views upon a twelve million
to twelve and a quarter million
bale crop. From this you
will see that not the bureau
.nf the census nor the
girmers’ report have figured most
largely in the conditions that
have brought about the disas
v treus decline in the price of cot
ton, but that the farmers them
selves have made a report of
their ,rop that far exceeded the
claims of the wildest and most
enthusiastic ‘bear.’
“The surest and most eifective
way to offset the report by the
farmers, it seems to me, would
-^e to issue a ginners’ report giv
. ing the exact facts as to the ope
ration of each ginnery, thus giv
ing the census department an
opportunity to correct the blun
der made by the farmers in over
estimating their yield.
“There can be no doubt that a
ginners’ report issued now would
reflect a crop of not exceeding
11,000,000 bales, and it is my
candid opinion that immediately
upon the issue of such a report
cotton would advance at least
one cent a pound, or $5 a bale.”
ESCAPED CONVICT
AGAIN IN TOILS.
Rich Wallace, a negro who
escaped from the road gang un
iter John Baker in June, 1903,
iras recaptured Tuesday by
niff H. S. Simmons.
Iufe Manley gave the sheriff
rmation which led to Wal
’s arrest. The prisoner was
ficted of stealing geese and
(ing\a concealed weapon in
of last year and over $70 of
lie was yet to be served
[he gained his freedom.
[TAW TRAIN
TO LITTLE ROCK.
jiow a certainty, as fore
week ago by the Inde
that when the new
on the Choctaw goes
t December 25 a local
between Little Rock
ley will be one of the
res.
jin will leave Little
10 a. m. and arrive at
10:50, and returning
prinkley at 6:15 p. m.
and arrive at Little Rock at 8:45
p. m.
i The train will be an extension
I to Little Rock of the passenger
which now runs between New
port and Brinkley. It will arrive
at Newport at 1:40 p. m. and
leave on the return trip at 3:15
p. m.
The train will also afford con
nection with the morning Searcy
; and Des Arc train at DeVall’s
Bluff. The Searcy and Des Arc
passenger leaves at 11:50 a. m.
and the new Choctaw train will
arrive at DeVall’s Bluff at 10:10
a. m.
SHORTAGE OF STONE
STILL THE COMPLAINT.
Little Rock, Dec. 13.—The
regular meeting of the state cap
itol commission was held today
with five members of the com
mission present, together with
i Contractor Geo. W. Caldwell and
Chas. A. Pfeiffer of the Pfeiffer
1 Stone Company.
Only routine business was
j transacted at the morning ses
| sion, and it was decided to make
1 a correct survey of the capitol
' grounds.
The committee, consisting of
i Chairman McCaleb and Gen. B.
| W. Green, to locate the Confed
j erate monument, was given fur
! ther time.
There is still complaint about
not enough stone being received
at the building, but Mr. Pfeiffer
says he has no water and ean
I not saw the stone rapidly. Two
; carloads were received yester
! dav.
A NATURAL CRIMINAL.
Malvern, Dec. 12.— In a jus
tice of the peace court here this
morning, Will Cannon, a negro,
21 years of age, entered a plea of
| guilty to two charges of robbery
and was fined $250 in each. He
will be sent to Pulaski county to
work out the fine on the county
farm. Cannon, who is a natural
criminal, is strongly suspected of
being the fiend that burned a
number of valuable buildings
here recently.
AN EARLY BIRD
IN SEEKING OFFICE.
j* Little Rock, Dec. 13. —Deputy
: State Treasurer James L. Yates
announces that he will be a ean
i didate to succeed State Treasurer
H. C. Tipton. He has been in
the office since 1891, serving un
I der Treasurers Morrow, Gulley,
Little and Tipton.
LARGEST BOND
IN THE STATE.
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Little Rock, Dec. 13. —State
Treasurer H. C. Tipton has about
completed his hond of $600,000,
the largest bond required of any
officer in the state. The next
largest is that of sheriff of Pu
iaski county.
BAPTIST SERVICES.
i Dr. A. B. Boha*tfion, mission
1 ary for Northeast Arkansas un
i der the state board, will preach
at the Baptist church Wednes
day and Thursday evenings. All
i are invited to hear him.
TOYS, TOYS.
Iron toys, wooden toys, tin
toys, rubber toys, big toys, little
toys, and all kinds of toys at I.
D. Price’s toy bazar. 89btf
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We have 500 overcoats, a few
more than we need. They are
being sold at a sacrifice. Chas.
Meyer’s Great Bargain Store.
WALLACE DUTTON
JUMPS TO SECOND.
William Wallace Dutton Gives
Edwin Johnson a Close Call
for Leadership — James
Edward Wilmans in
Fourth Place.
Edwin Johnson 1455
Wm. Wallace Dutton . 1328
Ernest Theodore Phillips 1101
Jas. Edward Wilmans r 1064
Dorothy Stephens 1029
Charles Jones Brandenburg 783
Jeannette Henry 522
Thelma Smart 60
Nine more days tell the story
and William Wallace Dutton pro
poses to be within whispering
distance of the winner, if he
does not land the prize. His
total vote polled today was 455,
which breaks all records of the
contest and gives him second
place, passing three of his com
petitors. The finish of the race
in the home stretch will evidently
make the previous records ex
tremely dull by comparison.
‘’The Midnight Express” is a
slow coach compared with the
time these sweet and sprightly
babies are making, spurred on
by the help and encouragement
of fond parents and admiring
friends.
James Edward Wilmans is also
showing good speed and passes
two of his rivals for honors, tak
ing fourth place in the general
totals, five of which now over
top the thousand mark.
j IN SOCIETY. 5
The home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
W. Dutton presented a scene of
loveliness Tuesday evening- when
they entertained in a hospitable
style the members with a few
| friends of the Tuesday Card club.
Tables, seven in number, were
placed in the parlor and dining
room, which were filled with en
thusiastic players of euchre.
After several spirited games
Mrs. Ed Wilmans was declared
the winner of the ladies’ prize,
i which was a ’beautiful hand
painted china plate, while Mr.
Claude Erwin was the winner of
1 the gentleman’s prize, a pretty
cigar case.
j A delightful lunch of deviled
ham sandwiches, escaloped oys
ters, chicken salad, pickles,
cranberry ice and coffee conclu
ded the evening’s pleasure.
The members present with a
few invited friends were Messrs,
and Mesdames Claude Erwin,
Chas. Henry, G. A. Hillhouse,
W. W. McMinn, Gus Martin, E.
L. Maris, B. W-. Stainback, A. G.
Anderson, B. B. Bond, Owen
Walker, Ed Wilmans. Mrs. A.
Vacaro, Gus Graham, Miss Mary
Laird and Dr. Chas. E. Carroll
BRYAN SNYDER
TO BE RETIRED.
Chicago, Dec. 13. — President A.
J. Davidson of the Frisco and
Eastern Illinois systems has de
cided upon a reorganization of
the passenger departments of
both roads. With this end in
view, the resignation of Bryan
Snyder, passenger traffic mana
ger of both systems, has been
requested, to take effect Jan.
1, 1905. It is understood that
Alexander Hilton, now general
passenger agent of the Frisco
system, will be advanced to the
position of passenger manager of
both roads, with headquarters in
Sti Louis.
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