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_ VOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 4, 1905. NUMBER 138.
HARMON ACQUITTED.
James Harmon a Free Man After Tria'
For Murder in First Deere?.
James Harmon, the crippled
shoemaker of Tuckerman, is
again a free man, the jury on
Wednesday morning returning a
verdict of acquittal. The de
fendant was completely over
come with joy,, as was his wife,
and crowded adout the jury to
express their appreciation of the
verdict.
The hearing of the case was
concluded at an evening session
of court Tuesday, lasting until
nearly two o’clock next morning
For the state, Judge M. M.
Stuckey and W. A. Oldfield ap
peared and a masterly defense
was made by Jones & Jeffery.
Harmon shot and killed Ed
McCurry last July 1st, 1| miles
east of Tuckerman, the defense
offered being that the provoca
tion of the negro using insulting
epithets about the defendant’s
wife, was sufficient for him in
his anger to shoot the offender.
It was this belief, the jury ex
pressed in their verdict, though
three of the members first favor
ed a short penitentiary sentence.
I NO NEGRO GUARDS.
Penitentiary Board Passes Resolution
Putting Negro Guards Under Ban.
Little Rock, Oct. 3. — At the
meeting of the penitentiary
board yesterday Gov. Davis of
fered a resolution to the effect
that no negro guards be em
ployed by the penitentiary man
agement. Superintendent J. A.
Pitcock, who was present, said
that it was not his custom to em
ploy negro guards.
Gov. Davis presented a state
ment from the citizens of Jones
boro stating that a negro had
been so employed at the camp
there, and Superintendent Pit
cock explained that a number of
the guards were ill, and that for
a brief time it was necessary to
assign a negro trusty to the
work of guarding. But it was
only temporary. No one object
ed to the resolution, which pre
vailed unanimously.
I A resolution of Gov. Davis
that a reward of $50 be allowed
Sheriff Brasher of Poinsett
I county for the capture of a -ne
gro convict who had escaped
from him while he was being
brought to the penitentiary was
adopted. ■
John Roberts Baptized.
Searcy, October 3.-John V.
Roberts, former mayor of Searcy,
and one of the Democratic nomi
nees for representative of White
county in the last election, pro
fessed Christianity recently and
was Daptized into the Baptist
church in this city last Sunday
night.
It is also announced that he
will probably make the race for
the state senate from this dis
trict.
His trial on the change of
venue from White county, on the
charge of complicity in the
Lightle grave robbery and in
surance fraud is set for next
Monday in Lee county circuit
court at- Marianna.
Brinkley Citizen Dead.
Brinkley,'Oct. 3.-"A. J.Hahn,
for over seventeen years a resi
dent of this city, and the most
of that time an operator for the
road hon\ known as the Rock
Island, was buried at ,3 o’.clock
yesterday afternoon. He died
S nday night at the home of his
d lghter, Mrs. F. P. Murphy.
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COTTON CONDITION SAME.
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Little Change in State Situation of Fleecy
Staple-Picking Has Become
Genera!.
General summary for the week
ending October 2:
The temperature was above
the normal during the week,
| with rains the latter part.
Leaf and boll worms were
more active than during the pre
vious week and there is still
! some shedding, and as a result
cotton has received considerable
injury, especially the top crop,
j and for the state as a whole has
| made no improvement, some
sections showing a slight im
provement and others a slight
deterioration. It is opening
j well in some localities and slow
; ly in others. Picking is general
except in a few localities and the
amount picked ranges from 5 to
25 per cent.
Early corn is being gathered,
the yields are not as good as was
| expected and are only poor to
fair. Late corn is doing very
1 well, but will not make a full
| crop.
Sweet and Irish potatoes, peas
and turnips were benefited by
i rains the latter part of the week
j and are doing well.
A large crop of hay and fodder
has been saved, generally in
good condition.
Very little fall plowing has
been done and sowing of fall
grains has not become general.
Range and pastures are good
and stock is doing well.
Apples are a poor crop of in
ferior quality.
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS,
as they cannot reach the seat of
the disease. Catarrh is a blood
or constitutional disease, and in
order to cure it you must take
internal remedies. Hall’s Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally,
and acts directly on the blood i
and mucous surfaces. Hall’s
Catarrh Cure is not a quack,
medicine. It was prescribed by
one of the best physicians in
this country for years, and is a
regular prescription. It is com
posed of the best-tonics known,
combined with the best blood
purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of the two ingre
dients is what produces such
wonderful results in curing Ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials
free.
Frank J. Cheney.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for
constipation.
Davis Up Against It.
When Governor Davis departed
from His race for the senate to
take a hand iu the gubernatorial
race and assailed Attorney Gen
eral Bob Rogers he ran square
, against the real thing, ar.d by
| this time fully realizes that he
took hold of a live wire. Bob
Rogers early in life was a resi
| dent of Cleburne county," where
he made share crops to support
a widowed mother and his
.younger brothers and sisters.
This is remembered by our peo
ple.—Jacksonian.
Governor Pardons Clinton.
•Gov. Davis on Monday after
noon pardoned E. C. Clinton, a
white man, who had been fined
$50 by Justice of the Peace
'Brown on the charge of having
a pistol in the crowd that gath
ered in front of the county jail
Saturday night when the demon
; stration was made against John
i Mayes, the fi’dgfo assailant of
Mrs. Lehman Loeb. The peti
tion was presented by Mr. Leo
Bott.
SPEECHES AT BEEBE.
Brundidge and Oldfield Attack Each
Other’s Records at Beebe Be
fore Large Browd.
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Beebe, Oct. 3.—Messrs. Brun
didge and Oldfield, candidates
for congress from the second
congressional district, addressed
a good-sized crowd at the opera
house in this town last Saturday
afternoon.
Mr. Brundidge opened with a
j speech of an hour and a half.
He spoke at length on the char
acter of legislation pending in
congress which he regarded as
detrimental to the interests of
the people of the South. He ■
called attention to efforts being j
made by cattle and timber bar-!
ons to gobble up the public lands
belonging to the government
and referred to other matters of
general interest. He also allud
ed to the public record of Mr.
Oldfield along the lines hereto
fore published.
Mr. Oldfield concluded the dis
cussion with an hour’s speech.
He devoted most of the time in
defense of his record, showing
| that he had prosecuted and con
victed more blind tigers than
had any of his predecessors. He
also criticised Mr. Brundige.
Both speakers elicited applause
from time to time.
PRESS COMMENT.
Bass Little is quoted as saying
he was “sure he could never
make as good - a governor as
Davis has made. ’ ’ That ought
to be sufficient. Let him quit
the race.
The story Attorney General
Rogers will tell relative to the
manner in which Gov. Davis col
lected $450 in this city for cam
paign purposes will again illus
trate the manner in which Jeff
has let Hot Springs alone.—
Hot Springs Sentinel-Record.
The “different editors” of the j
Times-Enterprise have met and
agreed to support Bob Rogers
for governor as long, as he camps
on Jeff Davis’ trail, and this de- j
cision was, unanimous. Fact is, ;
this paper was inclined to be for j
Little until he said he “was sure ;
he could never make as good a
governor as Davis had made.’*— |
Jonesboro Times-Enterprise.
Judge W. L. Moose refuses to
stand for another term as circuit i
judge, and announces that, he is
a candidate for associate justice
of the supreme court. He is a
conscientious gentleman, a good
lawyer and a thorough Democrat
and there is reason ' to believe
that his aspirations will be
crowned with success. A few
more votes would, have made him,
a winner at the last primaries. —
Fort Smith Elevator.
Arkansas newspapers have
been for years roasting Opie
Reid for slandering Arkansas in
his “character sketches." Jett
Davis, however, has fully vindi
cated Opie, and the elevation of
the “Quart Baptist” to the
United States senate (should
such a calamity occur) would
demonstrate to the entire civiliz
ed world that every lin.- of
Opie’s yarns is only the naked
1 truth. — Texarkanian.
Rev. Daniel Ramsey. *
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i The Rev. Daniel B. Rarhsey. a
missionary at Newport in the
long ago, died at Newport, Ky.,
I where he was visiting a son.
, For years Mr. Ramsey was in St.
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