THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
, Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
MACON FIGHTING
NEGRO POSTMASTERS.
‘The recent appointment of a
negro as postmaster at Madison,
an important town in Eastern
-Arkansas, has caused quite a stir
• and the announcement comes,
nays the Little Rock Gazette,
that Congressman R. B. Macon
will endeavor to prevent negro
appointments in the First con
gressional district.
He will make a personal appeal
1 o President Roosevelt not to ap
point any negro postmasters in
t hat district, and says he will
■ mopose to the president that he
/ill name a white Republican
or every posted lice m the dis
trict who is better qualified than
a ny negro applicant.
It is clear, at the same time,
t hat there will be a strong effort
t n the part of the negro Repub
licans to get a share of the fed
< ral offices, and the president
will be £ivcn a chance to say in
numerous instances whether he
prefers to appoint negroes.
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NEGRO DIVE
SHOOTING SCRAPE.
Henry Edwards, better known
a“Company” and Robert
Bliley, who travels as “Rabbit”,
were shot Monday night about
11:30 o’clock in a negro gamb
li ig dive on lower Front street
b r Gene Parker, who eluded the
o' .leers and escaped.
A telegram from Little Rock
T tesd.ay stated that a negro is
b ing held there who answers
to Parker’s description and
Sheriff Simmons and T. S. Ste
phens left here that morning for
him.
The same shot, which was
fr>m a 45 calibre revolver,
struck both negroes, going
though Edward’s arm and Bai
ley’s side. The latter may die
as his condition is critical.
CHANCERY COURT
CONVENES.
In the absence of Judge George
Humphries, who was delayed
from reaching here until Tues
day noon by a wreck on the
Frisco, the local bar elected Hon.
E . Westbrook of Jonesboro chan
cer/ judge.
Judge Humphries on Tuesday
afurnoon presided however. Be
sid us a heavy docket from this
county, several important cases
fro n Lawrence will be heard, in
clu ling the Less divorce proceed
ing (, and the entire week will
probably be consumed.
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IN MEMORIAM.
'i')the Brethren:—The white
win jed messenger has again in
vad 3d our ranks and taken a be
loved brother from us.
B rother Henry C. Graham was
boi i in Jackson county, Ark.,
Sep . 1, 1852; married Miss Ger
tru le Wolff of Walnut, Miss.,
Feb. 14, 1884. He was made a
Masm at Jacksonport, Ark., bul
affiliated with Kirkpatrick Lodge
No 1.92, F. and A. M., July 17
1885, and died at Tuckerman
Ark., Oct. 7, 1904.
Brother Henry Graham, beinj
born and reared amongst us is
caus 3 for us to speak in his
prai e, and being so greatly at
tach )d to him, should be an in
cent ve to do him honor.
M any of us have known hin
the greater part of our lives. Ir
some respects he excelled any ir
the country. His strict adher
ence to business and devotion t(
his i rothers gained him greal
achi vements and renown, anc
had a tendency to shorten his
days here. He-was instrumenta
in h s younger brothers obtain
ing . liberal education.
He try being the eldest of his
brouars, and by his and their
indomitable will and energy, ac
; cumulated wealth a little short
of millions.
He was a devoted nusbandr an
indulgent father, very fond of
his brothers and an ardent lover
of Masonry.
i He was honest, true, charit
able to the poor and feeble.
I Many can testify while they
were struggling for homes that
he helped them.
If Brother Graham in a meas
ure failed to live a bible Christ
ian life, his many noble deeds
were greatly calculated to insure
a blissful reward.
We loved his many noble deeds
of kindness to us and his friend
ship and our association and drop
tears of sadness over his de
parture and hope to meet him in ;
heaven.
Resolved, We how to the will,
of God in this bereavement and i
tender condolence to his grief-!
stricken wife and two little boys j
and his kindred, and let us all
prepare for our change which
will surely come. Be it further
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be published and a
page of the minute hook be set
apart to his memory and that we
wear the usual badge of mourn
ing for thirty days.
Respectfully submitted.
L. M. Conditt,,
G. W. West,
F. W. Perry,
Committee.
JULAjrEi UIUjUiD
HEAVY PENALTIES.
Pine Bluff, Nov. 28.—In pass
ing sentence on four prisoners
this morning Judge A. B. Grace
used strong language regarding
homicides and attempted murder
in the county.
“There has been a perfect wave
of deadly assaults on each other
by some of the negroes of this
county,” said the judge, “and I
think one reason of this is be
cause the juries are too lenient
in flxipg punishment. Nothing
short of a wave of hanging or
long sentences in the peniten
tiary will stop this assault busi
ness and place a value on human
life among the negroes.
“Any sort of a quarrel brings
the flash of a pistol or other
deadly weapon, and a life is ush
ered into eternity or one of the
parties feloniously assaulted. It
is time that these things were
stopped.”
COTTON PLANT WEDDING.
Cotton Plant, Nov. 28.—The
home of Mrs. A. E. Mooring was
the scene of a pretty home wed
ding Sunday evening, the con
tracting parties being Miss Lil
lion Wunningberg rnd William
Thompson of Beebe. Miss Wun
ningberg is the niece of R. E.
Bowen of this place, a social fa
vorite in this city -and Searcy,
where she gratuated at Gallo
way college. Mr. Thompson is a
druggist and rising young busi
ness man of Beebe. The bride
wore a handsome traveling suit
of brown broadcloth. They left
immediately for a short bridal
tour. They will be at home to
their friends in Beebe after De
cember 10.
HIDDEN CRIME.
The new sensational, scenic
melodrama, “A Hidden Crime,”
will be the attraction at the op
era house next Tuesday, Nov. 29.
The cast is headed by Mr. John
P. Lockney and Miss Pauline
1 Fletcher. The press of other
1 cities have been lavish in their
praise of “A Hidden Crime.”
The play affords ample opportu
nity for scenic display, as the
i acenes are laid in and around
[ San Francisco, Cal. The scen
j i ery is by Merrifield and the elec
trical effects by Mr. YVm. Ha
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