STABBED TO DEATH.
John Loftin Kills Negro Whom it
is Alleged Tried to Knock
Him From Walk the
Third Time.
George Moore, a large black
negro employed at the libery barn
of Robinson & Hobgood, was
Stabbed and killed Tuesday morn
ing about 8:20 o’clock in front of
Wilmans Bros.’ store by John
Loftin, Jr., of Jacksonport.
The two had disputed over a
horse at the stable last week and
according to Kirby Coe, who was
with Loftin early Tuesday morn
ing, Moore had knocked Loftin
• off the walk in front of Wolff
Goldman’s between 5 and 6 o’clock
and when Coe started to inter
fere the negro ran, but seemed
to be trying to pull a gun from
an inside pocket of his trousers.
ivioore is alleged to nave again
shoved Loftin from the walk and
when he tried his game a third
time met with fatal results, as
Loftin stabbed him a blow which
■penetrated the heart. The blade
entered one inch to the right of
the median line of sternum and
three inches below the junction
of the clavicle.
The negro ran a block east and
fell headlong into the gutter in
front of the pank of Newport.
A few minutes later he was car
ried to the office of Dr. G. K.
i Stephens, where he soon ex
pired.
coroner’s inquest.
Coroner F. J. Harrison of
Tuekerman was summoned and
began an examination of the de
ceased’s body, also taking evi
cience of witnesses as to the cause
of trouble and death. A 41-cali
bre Colt’s revolver was found
upon the person of the negro,
who is*said to have had a mean
nature by some, and was a pkace
able negro in the opinion of oth
ers.
CYCLONE DOES
DAMAGE IN CONWAY
i Two Lives Lost in Storm in
; Conway County Saturday
! Night—Property Also
Destroyed.
Conway, Ark. March 27.-News
of a terrible tornado reached here
this evening which swept over
the northern part of Faulkner
county, twenty miles from here
last night. Solgohachin, Spring
field and Martin small towns in
Conway and Faulker counties are
badly damaged. Two persons
were killed, seven seriously hurt
and two,others will die.
G. W. Combs residence was
destroyedand his wife badly hurt;
two negro girls aged 17 and 9 were
killed, Dallas Porter, a planter
badly hurt, also his wife and four
children. One of the children will
die.
J. Fi_Fleming and John Hill,
1>es lost their houses and
| One member of Hill’s fam
ls badly hurt. George Mor
b house is a total wreck.
Is badly hurt and his wife
Id. Walter Kirkendall’s
land barn were blown over
Irds. The Rev. J. D. Martin
Itinville, lost his house,farm
p and cfib. The timber was
l down for several miles.
br;n Ferguson went to Little
oi business Tuesday morn
UNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
- city fathers got together
iay evening in regular ses
ind transacted business of a
nature. The previous
: minutes were approved and the
accounts presented allowed.
Mayor Grubbs appointed Wish
on and Thompson a committee to
, investigate and report upon the
fencing of the city cemetery
i property.
Night Watchman H. C. Huff
man was instructed to look after j
| the steeet lights and make a re- j
port upon same to the council
each week.
MILLINERY OPENING.
The millinery opening of Mrs.
Mattie Moore was held Monday
afternoon and was largely at- j
tended. A most excellent dis
play of millinery was shown,
which reflects great credit upon
Miss PreVallett, who is with
Mrs. Moore this season. The
decorations were beautiful. A
dainty lunch was served and sou
venirs of little Japanese fans
were given to all visitors.
TWO FAMILIES
BLOTTED OUT.
Cyclone Sweeps Country North of
Caruthersville — Six Lives
Lost and Much Dam
age Done.
_ . j
Caruthersville, Mo., March 27.
; —A cyclone swept the country
I twenty miles north of here last
I night, causing a great loss of life
and destroying thousands of dol
lars’ worth of property.
The wires have been down all
day and authentic news has been
hard to get, but as belated re
ports come in, the loss of life
and property increases.
It is now known that six lives
have been lost and thousands of
dollars worth of property de
stroyed.
It is feared a full report will
reveal a terrible disaster. Yes
terday was very hot and just
I after dark the cyclone burst its
I furious wrath from a funnel
shaped cloud, sweeping a path
three hundred yards wide in
which not a living soul was left.
NEITHER SIDlT
CONCEDES DEFEAT. ;
Contest For Governorship Nar-;
rowing Down—Dinsmore De
feated For Congress—
Macon Renominated
Over Parrish.
Little Rock, March 29.—Both
Davis and Wood claim their elec
| tion. The returns are coming in |
; slowly, but in a few days the at
I mosphere will be cleared. Pu
I laski county is now*in doubt, the!
; Davis people claiming that Bayou
Meto township gives the county
to Davis by 69 votes. The Wood
people refuse to accept their fig
ures as the vote of several pre
cincts is contested. The returns
will be canvassed today.
Davis nowappears to have coun
ties entitled to 214 delegates
in the state convention and Wood
counties with 164 representatives,
leaving 64 delegates still uncer-1
tain.
Congressman Hugh Dinsmore!
has been defeated by J. C. Floyd
of Yellville and R. B. Macon has
been nominated over Parrish.
Wood has carried . Ashley,
Boone, Union, Hempstead and |
Crittenden, several of which were
in doubt Monday.
Davis has added to his list,
Poinsett, Newton, Fulton, Ben- j
ton, Ouachita and Little River.
Mrs. T. R. Lash retu. ned Mon-1
day with her husband, after a
brief visit to Brinkley.
Read the Daily and Weekly
Independent
OBJECTED TO LEE.
Citizens of Glaize Objected to
Breckenridge Township
Judge and Insisted
OnC.R. Shelley.
The election passed off quietly
at this place, with the exception
of a hitch as to the' judgeship,
W. W. Lee being objected to on
account of his being a resident
of Breckenridge township. The
remaining two judges, Ross and
Henry, claimed the right to se
lect the third. This was also
objected to by the voters, who
claimed the privilege to select,
and accordingly C. R. Shelley
was chosen over Mr. Calhoon,
the choice of the Davis faction.
The results were not known in
time to be sent in that night on
account of the inability of the
judges and clerks to read the
ballots and Iceep tally. They
were truly of the one gallused
tvne, with nossiblv one excen
tion.
W. W. Lee, H. Deitz, J. H.
Phillips, Harrel Deitz, Frank
Heaton, Joe Heaton and Oliver
Estell, all of Breckenridge town
ship, voted here. Estell and
Joe Heaton are open and avowed
Republicans. Citizen.
OVERFLOW THREATENED.
White River Continues to Rise
Below the Mouth of Black.
White is Now Pouring a
Flood of Water into
the Bottoms.
Just one year ago the crest of
the White river rise passed this
point, the gauge registering 28.8
feet. This year, however, all
the indications point to higher
water and probably a serious
overflow.
White river has been falling at
Batesville, but Cotter reports ad
ditional rains and the expectation
of a further rise, and reports
from the head m aters of Black
are not reassuring. At Poplar
Bluff the water is still in the Iron
Mountain depot, and for six miles
above that town the track is par
tially submerged and in many
places has been washed away.
All through trains on the Iron
TVTru lnfain Kmnn* onnf omiinrl
from Bald Knob yia Fair Oaks
and the Cotton Belt to Cairo,
though a local train runs over the
main line from Poplar Bluff to
Texarkana on the schedules of
Nos. 7 and 8.
Tuesday noon the river had
reached 29 feet on the gauge,
which places much of Oil Trough
under water and surrounds the
city of Newport with water.
The Iron Mountain yards are
filling up with water and the
lower end of town, on Hazel and
Laurel streets, is flooded, through
failure to close the culvert in the
Choctaw railroad dump.
GOLDMAN DESTROYED.
Entire Business Portion of the
Arkansas Town Burned to
the Ground.
Stuttgart, Ark., March 28.—
The entire business portion of
the town of Goldman, including
the postoffice, five miles west of
this city, burned to the ground
at 6 o’clock Saturday night. The
principal losers are G. A. Euler
and W. A. Meacham, whose loses
are $2,000 each. There was no
insurance, and the origin of the
fire is unknown.
FOR~SALE.
Residence corner Sixth and
Hazel streets. Eight rooms, re
ception hall, electric lighted,
bath room, hot and cold water.
Inquire of
5od20 J. Volkmer.
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that you can depend on—those bearing this label
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Dentist
Successor to Black Bros.
Office: Watson Building
Rooms 1. i and 3.
TELEPHONENO. 31.
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Newport, - Arkansas*
The Helping Hand society of
! the Baptist church will hold their j
bazar in the parlors of the Hazel!
i hotel Thursday, March 31. We j
| will not sell flowers, cake or
1 candy, but everything in the no
tion line. We would like to call
attention to our line of Mexican
drawm wo^k and Indian bead
work, which will be our special
, ties. td
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Read the Daily and Weekly In
dependent.
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CHASRHITg
Farm, City and Timber
Lands Bought and Sold.
Farm Insurance
Notary Public.
Will Pay Your Taxes.
Call or write, No. 107 Hazel
street, Newport, Ark.