■ Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME IV. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. MONDAY. JANUARY 23. {905. NUMBER 229.
MASSACRE THREATENS
BLOODY REVOLUTION.
Russian Workmen, Women and
Children Shot Down Like
Dogs by Cossack Soldiery
at Command of Czar.
^ Am awful massacre of thou
■ sands’of Russian workmen, their
wives and children by Cossack
soldiery at the behest of Czar
tNichofes has disgraced and made
I forever memorable the Sunday
j just past in the capital city of
<. ■ ‘all the Russias, ’ ’ St. Peters
burg.
In untold numbers the people
who have so long endured the
yoke of tyranny and oppression
have been shot down by carbines
1 and hacked to pieces by sabres in
i the hands of hired cavalry, re
■ puted foremost in cruel heart
■ lessness the world over.
|t The striking workmen had
| been allowed to meet and form
* ulate their peaceful demands,
olily to be slaughtered when thus
ehtrapped in their own snare.
Tlfie seeming liberty was only
fqr the purpose of congregating
tljie victims and Father Gopon,
the brave priest, who led the op
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presseu wurtunen in wcu uc
mands of the despot, lies mor
tally wounded.
The total number of killed is
estimated at from 2,000 to 3,000
and the wounded from 3,000 up
ur figures. A ca
Zeitung of Berlin
teii from St. Peters
burg fixes the wounded at 30,
000. H '
Father Gopon, vfith a volun
m teer guard of 500 men, followed
by 12,000 strikers, at/10 o’clock
on this Sabbath morning marched
to the meeting place, where the
czar’s presence had been re
quested. The street was barred
by the emperor’s soldiers who
fired upon the marching work
men and the awful massacre
began.
Not-until that night had the
uprising been quelled when 50-,
000 of the czar’s crack troops
bivouacked upon the street. The
ruler responsible for the carnage
and death had fled to Peterhof,
k on the gulf of Finland.
It In all it is estimated that 100,
%00 workmen and 300,000 other
I |j|nen, women and children were
engaged and the strikers are re
ported to be in possession oi a
dynamite factory. Forty thou
sand sympathizers are also said
to be marching upon the capital
from Kolpino.
A Russian officer was taken
from his carriage and torn to
pieces by the mob. Such is the
spirit of the outraged people
and like the French revolution,
Marabeau or Danton may rise to
lead the impending revolution
* from a tyranny that has cursed
Russia for centuries. And it may
be carried to all those excesses,
which bef ell France. The autoc
racy have themselves to blame.
YELLVILLE EXCURSION
f A BIG SUCCESS.
Messrs. T. H. Reamey and Gus
v Coffin handled with their accus
tomed success another excursion
Sunday from Yellville to New
port and return. The train
reached here at 2 p. m., bring
ing 257 passengers and departed
on the return trip at 4 o’clock.
The conductors of these popu
lar excursions were up both Sat
urday and Sunday nights and
deserved the big and orderly
crowds secured.
They promise to give the peo
ple of this end a chance to make
the trip to George’s Creek across
the Missouri line, thirty odd
miles above Yellville sometime
this spring.
STATE SIFTINGS.
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The White county grand jury
has returned four joint indict
ments against John Roberts and
Dr. Richard Lightle, also a sepa
rate one for each, and Walter
Gregory comes in for one such.
When the last named turned
state’s evidence it was generally
understood that he had been
promised immunity from prosecu
tion and the prosecuting attor
ney will now doubtless be called
upon to “deliver the goods.”
Attorney General Robert L.
Rogers, in reply to numerous in
quiries, has instructed the county
collectors to continue to collect
and receipt for the poll tax lately
declared unconstitutional by
Judge Trieber. The decision of
the federal court is not to be re
garded as authoritative to state
officers.
The appointment of Harry H.
Myers, late Republican nominee
for governor, has been confirmed
by the senate for another term
as register of the Little Rock
land office.
Pine Bluff and Monticello suf
fered bad fires Sunday morning,,
the Wolf-Nichols Dry Goods
Company at the former place,
loss $65,000, and the Planters
oil mill at the latter, loss $50,
000. Is the retirement of the
old line insurance companies to
be made dramatic in a blaze of
glory?
Capt. R. R. Rice of Varner, a
disturbing factor in racing cir
j cles, who has been the head of
the revolt against the monopo
listic methods of the Western
'Jockey club, and whose cause
! Gov. Davis has made a personal
one in threats to keep the West
ern Jockey club out of Arkansas,
saysjRe prospects for routing
i tRe organization of turfmen are
excellent.
The speaker of the house, W.
W. Cate, has stirred up a hor
net’s nest in his home town,
Jonesboro, through the introduc
tion of a bill allowing the city to
grant license regardless of the
vote of the county and submit
ting the question again next
April, when through the knock
ing out of the poll tax amend
I merit, it is probable that the ma
1 jority last fall recorded against
! saloons might be reversed. At
I mass meetings held Saturday in
that city a petition was started
praying the legislature to defeat
the proposed bill. Mass meet
ings were also held in the va
rious churches Sunday night and
prominent citizens will be sent
to Little Rock to defeat if possi
! ble the speaker's pet measure.
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| DANIELS ON TRIAL
FOR MAGNESS MURDER.
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Harry Daniels, who has been
confined in the state penitentia
ry for some time, was placed on
trial Saturday at Locksburg, on
the charge of murdering Dr.
Magness, a prominent physician
at Mena, last August. He has
been in the penitentiary for
safe-keeping since the killing
and was removed to Locksburg
several days ago by Sheriff
James Thomas. Daniels was an
engineer on the Kansas City
Southern railway.
Dr. 0. C. Scarbrough of Jop
lin, Mo., after visiting relatives
at Newport came here last week
to visit friends. It has been ten
years since the doctor was in
Augusta before and he said it
had improved and grown beyond
his expectation.—Augusta Free
1 Press.
DIDN’T WANT TO
ESTABLISH PRECEDENT.
Neither branch of the legisla
ture was in session Saturday,
adjournment being taken Friday
till Monday. During the last
session the Keel resolution en
larging the state capitol commit
tee of the house by two addi
tional members, was effectively
buried.
The debate brought out the
fact that the two men slated for
appointment were Reinhardt, of
Prairie and Keel, of Jackson,
author of the motion. Both are
Davis men, and Whitley, on be
half of the committee, also a
Davis lieutenant, stated that the
capitol committee had requested
of Speaker Cate the appointment
of these two men.
The house, however, was op
posed to estabhshing the prece
dent of enlarging committees, or
at least tied upon the proposition
and the speaker cast the decid
ing'“no.”
To make permanent their ac
tion, Eldridge of Woodruff, who
is a good parliamentarian, moved
to reconsider the vote and lay it
on the table, which carried.
STOCK COMPANY’S
STOCK TUMBLES.
After a very extensive billing
the National Stock Co. opened a
three-nights’ engagement at
Black’s opera house on Monday
night. The opening was all
there was to it. The play was
“In the Shadows of a Great
City” and it was evidently im
possible for them to get out from
under the shadows of this great
city, for just as they were trying
to do so Deputy Sheriff E. C.
Brown stopped ’em.
It was a $70 board bill of Mrs.
Bailey that held their trunks,
grips and scenery.—Brinkley
Argus.
HUNTING PARTY
BAG BIG GAME.
Capt. Jerry South and Austin
Baker of Mountain Home spent
Sunday night at Calico Rock,
says the Progress of that town.
They, together with five others,
had been on a week's Camp hunt
on the south side of the river in
Stone and Baxter counties and
i>onni4 Vlllinir nf fnnrteon
deer and three turkeys up to last
Saturday night. Capt. South
was forced to leave the party on
account of business matters at
Harrison demanding his atten
tion and he came here to take
the train.
ROBERTS TRIAL
FOR WEDNESDAY.
Searcy, Jan. 22.—The appeal
case of John V. Roberts on a
charge of violating the grave in
the celebrated Lightle insurance
and grave robbery case, has been
set for next Wednesday in the
White county circuit court here.
No time has been set for the
trial of the appeal case of Dr. R.
G. Lightle.
The White county grand jury,
with Col. R. W. Crisp as fore
man, is still in session.
LONG FOR THIS WORLD.
Knobel, Jan. 22. — A man giv
ing his name as Magar, who
lately moved to this place from
Howell county, Mo., died Friday.
Magar was born in 1780 and
lived in Howell county for more
than 100 years. His wife sur
vives him, she being 105 years
of age.
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Expresses Herself Freely.
Mrs. Adah C. Means, 49 Roseville
' Ave., Chattanooga, Tenn., says: “My
little son received a severe blow on his
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Tupelo, Ark., Jan. 18th, 190o.
To the Creditors of The Tupelo Mercantile Co:
You are hereby notified to present your claims
against The Tupelo Mercantile Company of Tu
pelo, Arkansas, within ninety days, for the pur
pose of sharing the assets of said corporation,
j Please verify the elaim and file with me or the
| solicitors.
Respectfully,
R. W. BANDY,
' Receiver of Tupelo Mercantile Co., Tupelo, Ark.
JONES & JEFFERY, Solicitors,
Newport, Ark.
Given this January 19th, 1905. wit
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For Immediate Use Here.
UNDERWEAR.
Guard against colds is
underwear’s first duty.
Some constitutions are
such as to need more pro
tection than others.
Whatever yours de
mands we can supply it.
$1.00 to $6.00
the suit.
SHOES.
Uncle Sam’s shoemak
ing stunts are famous the
world over. His shoes lead
in snap, style, comfort and
workmanship. Shoes from
the famous Edwin Clapp
maker are here in walking
and dress shoes,
$5.00 to $7.00.
Our own Specials, $3.50 to $5.
TROUSERS.
Baggy trousers hurt a
man’s appearance, make
his whole suit look old and \
“tacky.”
A new pair in a nice
stripe will make it look like
a new suit, and give the old
ones a chance to get a press
ing now and then.
$3.00 to $8.50
the pair. H
CLOTHES.
Grandpa buys his clothes
here ’cause they are so 1
“comfy”. Papa buys his
clothes here ’cause they are
up-to-date and reliable.
Sonny’s clothes are bought
here ’cause no better are
made, and when Sonny
grows big we’ll sell him
clothes for the same reason.
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JOS. M. BERGER, JR.
Statement of the Condition of the
Arkansas Bank and Trust Co.
At the Close of Business January 9, 1905,
the End of the Second Fiscal Year.
RESOURCES. LIABILITIES.
Loans and Discounts.$131,873.79 Capital Stock.$ 50,000.00
Dem’d loans on Cotton 47,362.58 9 non nn
Overdrafts. 1,283.11 Surplus... 2,000.00
Scrip, county and city 734.76 Undivided net profits. 6,610.23
Furniture and fixtures 1,367.58 Dep0sits. 168,859.51
Cash and sight exch’g 44,847.92 _
$227,469.74 $227,469.74
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
Commenced business January 1, 1903.
Capital $100,000.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, V.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
Jos. M. Berger, Jr. R. F. Drummond, C. J. Saenger,
B. B. Bond, M. D. Campbell, S. D. Campbell,
G. D. Clements, J. P. Duck, W. W. Dutton,
0. D. Watson, L. E. Willis, F. D. Fulkerson,
R. K. Fitzhugh.
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