VOLUME III NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. FRIDAY, APRIL i, 1904. % NUMBER 289.
FIFTY-SIX COUNTIES
NOW FOR DAVIS.
Associate Justiceship Race Con
tinues Close and May Require
Official Vote to Decide.
Little Rock, April 1.—Seventy
four counties in Arkansas have
been heard from on the govern
orship vote in last Saturday’s
primary. The official count in
, Polk county gives that county to
* Davis, making 56 counties witH
I 315 delegates that he has carried,
1 against 18 countie^ with 122 dele
gates for Wood. The county yet
p to hear from is Marion. The
H slowness in some counties in the
I official canvass will cause a delay
p in publishing the popular vote in
■Ithe primary.
A report from Washington
[f states that on the face of the re
If tums Gov. Davis carried Hemp
festead county by a majority of 23
E votes. If this proves correct Da
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v ao uao ui wuuuco aim ucic
gates, and Wood has 17 counties
with 112 delegates.
Until the official vote of all the
counties is in the race for the as
sociate justiceship cannot be de
termined, so close is the contest
between Moose and McCulloch.
Some of the counties have not
yet officially clnvassed the vote,
and definite estimates are diffi
cult to make in the absence of
all the conclusive figures. It is
claimed by the McCulloch forces
that he has carried counties giv
ing 216 delegates, or 6 short of
the required number, and that
Marion and Baxter counties are
still to hear from, while several
other counties are so close that
the official figures are awaited.
Judge Moose has 211 delegates,
according to unofficial estimates,
not including Carroll county,
where the result is in doubt.
All indications are now that
there will not be a difference of
more than two convention votes
between the two candidates.
Never before has there been in
political history a closer contest
fora state nomination.
COUNTY CONVENTION TOMORROW.
Pending ascertainment of the
result in the Moose-McCulloch
race, political interest now cen
ters in the outcome of the Demo
cratic county convention tomor
row. These conventions will
v Ject delegates to the state con
vention. In some of the coun
/ ties it is said that the question of
presidential choice will enter.
Hon. J. R. Taylor of Paragould,
who has been championing the
; y cause of Wm. R. Hearst in the
M state for some time, will proba
bly be a delegate to the state
convention from Greene county,
’ 1 in which event he will likely
make an effort to secure an ex
| pression in favor of Hearst. Such
P an effort, however, will meet
| with stubborn resistance from
some* of the leading Democrats
the state, who are in favor of
m sending an uninstructed delega
W tion to the national convention.
■ PROSPECTS FOR
PARTY HARMONY.
. Little Rock, Ark., March 31.
Prospects for harmony among
Arkansas Republicans are grow
ing brighter every day. Hon. B.
M. Foreman of Texarkana, the
leader of the insurgent or anti
Clayton faction, was in Little
I Pock today and said:
“The | insurgent Republicans
have issued a call for a state con
vention to meet in Little Rock, on
May 17. From reports received
tj|sn all parts of the state, we
expect a large convention.
When asked if Mr. Greaves
would again be the nominee for
governor, Mr. Foreman replied:
“Mr. Greaves is most popular)
with our people, and would make j
a most excellent race. Of course j
I cannot say at this time who
would be our nominee for gov
ernor.”
When asked if there was any j
probability of the two republican
factions agreeing on one man, Mr.
Foreman said: “Of course, I can
not say what will be done, but I
recognize the fact that there are
several strong men who would
command the respect and confi- i
dence of both factions.”
There seems to be a strong dis- j
position among the republicans j
throughout the state to agree
upon some one man as the nomi-,
nee of the party, which would
mean the abatement of the fac
tional differences.
SUDDEN DEATH
OF EDITOR NEAL. I
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Helena, March31.—WilliamM.
Neal, widely known as editor of
; the Helena World, died at the
infirmary yesterday morning at
1:30 o’clock of apoplexy after an
illness of only twelve hours.
Mr. Neal was taken suddenly
ill yesterday after he had par
taken of noon luncheon in a res
taurant. Up to that time he was
apparently in the best of health
and the sudden attack came as a
great surprise to his friends.
Immediately after he was
I stricken Mr. Neal was taken to
the infirmary aud subjected to
| the treatment by physicians.
! Everything possible was done,
| but Mr. Neal gradually sank and
breathed his last about twelve
I hours after he was stricken. His
| devoted wife was at his side
w-hen the end came.
The funeral took place at 4
o’clock in the afternoon and the
obsequies were participated in by
the Elks, Odd Fellows and A. 0.
IU. W., of which orders deceased
was a member.
A large concourse of citizens
| attended the funeral as a tribute
to one of Helena’s most foremost;
and esteemed citizens, whose j
services to the community have;
been of great value to the public
welfare.
Mr. Neal came to Helena in
1876 and was for years editor of j
the World, relinquishing the;
management of the paper several
months ago, but retaining an in- j
terest and continuing as editorial
writer. He was engaged ex
tensively in real estate business
and was a public spirited citizen,
always taking an active part in
movements looking to the public
good.
WON HIS SUIT.
Judge M. M. Stuckey on Fri
day morning received a letter
from St. Louis stating that he
had won his suit in the case
styled The Western Tie & Timber
Company vs. Ben A. Brown, in
the Hamson bankruptcy pro
ceedings, which had been ap
pealed to the United States cir
cuit court of appeals.
Judge Sanborn made the de
cision, which was announced at
St. Paul February 28th, and by
its terms the Western Tie & Tim
ber Company must pay back to
the trustee $2,135 of the assets, j
EASTER EGG HUNT.
-_
On account of the high water
the children of the Methodist
j church will not have their egg
hunt Saturday, as was expected,
i but let ail the children be on
hand Easter morning at Sunday
school and Mrs. Yeager will;
present each child with all the j
eggs th^-^nt.
ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE.
—
Unique Pavilion of Cotton, Corn;
and Tobacco, Built in the
Great Palace of Agricul
ture Shows the Farm
Products of State
St. Louis, March 31. —Special!
to Independent. — Corn, cotton :
and tobacco, the great agricultu
ral triumvirate of Arkansas, j
serve two distinct purposes at
the World’s Fair. They showj
the chief farm products of the
enterprising commonwealth and
they furnish building material
for the architects of the Arkan
sas pavilion in the great palace
of agriculture.
The Arkansas pavilion, nowj
nearly completed, is one of the j
unique attractions in the largest
expositipn palace on the grounds.
As to exterior and interior it is
built entirely of corn, cotton and
tobacco. The framework is of
wood, but all the visible mate-1
rial is either corn, cotton or to
bacco, with the exception of a
groundwork of red or blue burlap
which peeps out here and there.
This pavilion, located west of
the main aisle near the center of
the building, is 100 feet long by
40 feet wide. Its front facade
is the chief decorative feature.
This facade is a fantastic con
ception but very pretty, never
theless, resembling in its general
outline the front of a bazar booth
in a Hindoo market place.
The central feature is a big
dome, rising to a height of about .
thirty-five feet above the floor.
The dome surmounts the central
part of the facade, and is cover
ed entirely with split corn ears
and the soft white cotton. Un
derneath the dome is the entrance
to the pavilion. The door opens
into a room about ten feet square,
which is finished in corn, cotton
and tobacco. Every part of the
interior is thus decorated. Both
inside and outside walls of 'the
facade are entirely covered with
split and sliced ears of corn, ar
ranged in artistic designs, and
with white cotton and the bro^n
cotton sqe hulls in layers or j
stripes, giving a variety of color;
effects. In the wall at each side
of the entrance, are several win
dows or archways, through which.;
the visitor may see from the out-1
side the various agricultural ex-;
hibits of Arkrnsas, arranged on; j
tables and stands inside. On the i ^
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paav^XQ OV/l/V* V/VU V11V MX VliVU I
decorations are of sheaves of
wheat, oats, rye and other ce
reals from Arkansas fields.
The work of covering the ex
posed parts of the pavilion with
the field products of the state is
a tedious operation, requiring
considerable skill and artistic
ability. Special machines are
used for cutting or slicing the
ears of corn so that they may be
tacked to the surface. Red, white
and yellow corn is used, the col
ors alternating to give variety.
The whole effect, as viewed from j
a distance, is that of a skillfully
painted surface. -
Six distinct hues go to make
up the coloring. These are the
three shades of corn, the white
cotton, the white cottonseed and
the dark yellow of the tobacco
leaf. In addition there are a
number of sheaves of wheat and
other cereals capping the front
wall at regular space, which add!
greatly to the beauty of the!
structures.
Inside the pavilion is being ar
ranged a display of the farm
products of Arkansas which con
tains some surprises. For in
stance, there are stalks of corn
twenty feet tall. These were
shipped to St. Louis in long cases,
arousing much curiosity on the
way.
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