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NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. TUESDAY. APRIL II. 1905. \ NUMBER 296.
ilargted
-t'S
nstituV^
A.ct.
The anti
;aken up
Pulaski
ision, on
Attorney j
I
.L. Terry
i the mo-;
ampanies
nore spe- ‘
itil Mon
lat Gen
o appear,
rere Col.
.ving the
sy Cock
1 John M.
! German
’. L. Ter
Dsecuting
i, repre
.
ere made
taken,
dissatis
3 on ac
ie cases,
3 several
can pos
icn tne supreme, court
Vision as to the cofcstitu
of the act. It dot»not
however to be anjmne’s
particular, and the only
to be done is to await the
processes of the court.
hhe meantime the only acti
the insurance field is
[the dozen non-board com
mand an equal number of
s that are doing business
e state, with more springing
r' at frequent intervals. The
fig agencies have not yet cut
^own their office forces or closed
their offices, but are patiently
awaiting the result of the test
suits, when it is believed the law
will be declared void.
Advices from New York say
the surplus line companies there
l are receiving heavy business
I from Arkansas at double rates.
I CELEBRATED CASE
COMES TO TRIAL.
Mrs. Lightle Will Take Stand for
Roberts, So Says Rumor
Dr. Faust Sick—Defense
May Ask Continuance.
Marianna, April 10.—The Rob
erts case will not be called until
tomorrow morning on account of
the witnesses not reaching here
until after 4 o’clock this after
noon. The party left Searcy this
f morning at 6 o’clock on a special
train, reaching Forrest City at 11
a. m. On account of the Iron
"‘Mountain passenger train being
ditched near Colt the party was
sent on here on a freight, but too
1 . T 1 TT..1J__ Lm J n /I
Iclie, as uuuva
journed court for the day.
Prosecuting Attorney Andrews
says the state will announce
ready and will insist on a trial.
Col. Murphy and Congressman
Brundidge came in tonight and
the attorneys and witnesses on
both sides are holding their con
ferences.
Attorneys Roleson and Smith
of this city will appear for the
defense. Walter Gregory, Neely
and Deener, Mrs. R. G. Lightle
and other prominent witnesses
are here, and it is understood
Mrs. Lightle will go on the stand
for the defense. Mrs. J. R. Wil
liams of Westpoint is here to tes
tify that Roberts talked to hei
husband over the phone from
Armstrong Springs the night oi
May 26.
Dr. Faust, one of defendant’s
■Inesses, was taken inU at For
EL City today and wait unable
Ijbme, but will perhapE show
ypomorrow. It is predicted by
Mne that the defense wEl ask
tor a continuance. Mrs. mScan
land, one witness, who wWs at
Judsonia, is in California. ^The
defense has about twenty unfit
nesses wh(vwere not at Judso|e jja>
All the insurance agents
here and say they will be read?“
for trial. Judge Stuckey of NewA
port and Attorney Cantrell of i
Little Rock are here. It is esti-1
mated that the trial up to today
has cost White county over
$2,000.
PROTEST AGAINST
GOVERNOR’S PLAN
Of Presenting Battle Flags To
Confederate Veterans at
Louisville Made by
Camp At Malvern.
Malvern, April 10.—The fol
lowing resolution was unani
mously adopted by the Van H.
Manning camp, No. 991, United
Confederate Veterans, as a pro
test against the plan announced
by Gov. Davis that he would pre
sent the returned battle flags to
j_l_ _ TT \T 4-U T Amtnn n A VA
tllC KJ • V* T • uv VilV f *■ v
union:
“Resolved, That the Confed
erate flags belonging to the state
of Arkansas, and to be returned
by the government to the state,
should be presented by an ex
Confederate and not by anyone
else.”
Governor Davis has received
two more captured Confederate
battleflags from the war depart
ment, making eight in all.
BUSINESS MEN
TO PLAN WELCOME.
The business men of Spring
field, Mo., have chartered a spe
cial train and are visiting the
towns of South Missouri, Indian
Territory and North Arkansas,
for the purpose of establishing
closer business and social rela
tions with such neighboring
| towns.
Their special train will leave
Yellville at 6 a. m. on Friday the
14th inst., arriving in Batesville
at 12:40 p. m. and at Newport at
2:20 p. m. and will remain thirty
minutes in our city.
They request the pleasure of
meeting at some convenient pl< *oe
in a body the merchants, bankers
and business men of Newport
for the purpose of “exchanging
ideas for 1905.”
The Newport Club has kindly
tendered its rooms to the busi
ness men of Springfield and New
port for such meeting.
The business men of Newport
should extend to the men of
Springfield, with whom we will
be in direct connection when the
Iron Mountain extension is com
pleted, a hand of cordial wel
come, and are requested to meet
at the rooms of the Newport
Club on Tuesday evening at 7:30
o’clock for the purpose of talking
the matter over and making such
arrangements as are though.
| best. All business men are urged
to be present. Remember Tues
day, April 11th at 7:30 p. m.
sharp.
WALL PAPER.
Jackson, the paint and wall pa
per man. Don’t be afraid tc
give him a trial. He will sur
prise you. 69b4w
CLOTHING
For men and boys fit for a king
to wear. See the nobby styles
at Chas. Meyer’s Great Bargair
11 Store. • 92btf
PEONAGE DEFINED
BY JUDGE TRIEBER.
What Constitutes the Offense
For Which Two Ashley Coun
ty Planters Were Recently
Fined $1,000 Each.
—
“Peonage,” said Judge Jacob
Trieber in his recent charge to
the federal grand jury in urging
u indictment for this offense, “is
“the holding of a person to service
e\ir labor for the purpose of pay
ing or liqudiating an indebted
nes^ljdue from the laborer or em
ploy^ to the employer when such
employe desires to leave or quit
the enwployment before the debt
is paid/ off. It is wholly imma
terial j whether the contract
wherelfcy the laborer is to work
out an \ indebtedness due from
him to the employer is entered
into voluntarily or not. The laws
of the United States declare all
such contracts null and void, and
they cannot be enforced.
“It is immaterial whether such
a contract is made in considera
tion of a pre-existing indebted
ness or for a loan made at the
time the contract is made. The
law prohibits them; and if made
Hoplnrps tVipm null and void, and
any person who holds, arrests,
returns or causes the return, or
in any manner aids in the arrest
or return of any person to a con
dition of peonage, is guilty of an
offense against the laws of the
United States, and subject to in
dictment by a grand jury of the
district in which the acts are
committed.
“If a man enters into such a
contract with another the laws
of the United States say that it
is void, and he may at any time
he desires leave his employment,
although the debt is still unpaid;
and any attempt on the part of
the employer to prevent him from
leaving, either by force, threats
or intimidation, or by guarding
him and locking him up to pre
his escape, is within the meaning
of the laws of the United States
an offense.
“The fact even that the laborer
entered into that contract volun
tarily and with full knowledge
of the condition of his employ
ment is no excuse, for the law
says that no person shall enter
into such a contract, and if he
does it shall be null and void. If
he violates his contract he is lia
ble to a civil action for the
i breach, but he can not be com
! pelled to a performance or con
tinuation of the contract.”
I TO THE INSURING PUBLIC.
For many years this agency
has written unquestioned and un
I questionable fire insurance in
companies that, with two or three
exceptions, have been compelled
to withdraw from the state or
onei.trnef law
However, we now represent 1^
old line stock companies, with
paid-up cash capital and with in
demnifying bonds, (not Fidelity
:bonds, note the difference), anc
are prepared to issue you insur
ance just as reliable as any wc
have here-to-fore written, to the
limit of the carrying capacity ol
the companies.
We propose, as we have always
done, to see that your losses arc
promptly and fairly adjusted anc
can certainly render you bettei
service than can strangers oj
outsiders.
We write farm property anc
risks in adjacent towns, and wil
give prompt attention to all ap
plications.
Our office is now in Col. Mi
nor’s building, No. 117 Walnu
street.
Phillips & Ferguson Agency
TO REMOVE
FRECKLES AND PIMPLES
IN 10 DAYS USE
S A TINOLA,
The Complexion Beautifier.
CATINOLA is a new discovery, guaranteed,
and money refunded if it, fails to remove
the worst case of Freckles, Pimples, Tan, Sal
lowness, Liver Spots, Blackheads or ai y Skin
Eruption, in 20 days. Leaves the skin clear,
soft, healthy, and restores the beauty of youth.
Thousands testify to the merits of Satinola.
Miss Alace Lirette writes:—Thibodeaux, La.,
Oct. 15, ’04. “For four years my face was com
pletely covered with freckles and pimples. All
remediee failed until 1 used two packages of
Satinola, which completely removed the freckles
and pimples. My complexion is now perfect, and
hope every lady haying freckles or pimples will
try Satinola.” *
Price 50c and $1.00, by leading druggists or mail.
NATIONAL TOILET CO. PARTtNN.
Sold in Newport bv W. W.
Dutton, W. A. Joyce and all
leading druggists.
HENRY OWEN,M. D. HENRY M. OWEN,M.D.
Drs. OWEN & OWEN,
Physicians and Surgeons
i Will practice medicine and sur
gery in Newport and sur
rounding country.
, . .
NEWPORT, ARK.
! OFFICE: Bevens’ Drug Store.
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NOTICE
•
Of Calling in the City Warrants
of the City of Newport for
Cancellation, Reissue and Clas
sification.
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of
the City of Newport at a regular meeting held on
the 13th day of February, 1905, made the follow
i ing order, to-wit:
Whereas, It is deemed expedient by the City
Council of the City of Newport, Jackson county,
Arkansas, to call in all outstanding warrants or
scrip of said city heretofore issued, in order to
cancel the same and to reissue and classify all of
said warrants or scrip which are not now barred
by limitation or other lawful cause.
It is therefore ordered by the City Council of
the city of Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas,
that all the outstanding warrants or scrip of
said city heretofore issued be and the same are
| hereby called in for the purposes of cancellation,
! reissuance and classification.
And it is further ordered by the City Council
of said city that all ^holders of any of said war
i rants or scrip heretofore issued shall present the
same to the City Council of said city at the city
hall or council room of said city, in the City of
: Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas, on the
j 22nd day of May, 1905, for such cancellation, re
issuance and classification of all such warrants
as are not barred by limitation or otner lawful
j causes.
And it is further ordered that the recorder give
such notice and make due publication of this
j order as required by law.
And it is further ordered that all persons who
hold any warrant, warrants or scrip of said city
and who neglect and refuse to present the same
as required by this order shall after the 22nd day
of May, 1905, be forever debarred from deriving
any benefit from their claim. And all such war
rants or scrip issued previous to the date of this
order shall be null and void in whomsoever hands
; they may be.
This order made this the 13th day of February,
1905.
And all persons, individuals or corporations
holding any warrant or warrants of the said city
are hereby notified to present the same to the
City Council of the City of Newport, Jackson
, County, Arkansas, at the council room or city
j hall of said city on the 22nd daty af May, 1905,
: ! for the purposes of cancellation, reissuance and
j ] classification. And all persons who shall hold
. any of such warrants of said city and neglect and
J refuse to present the same as required in the
above order of the City Council and this notice
shall thereafter be debarred from deriving any
’ benefit from their claims.
i This notice given this the 17th day of February
| ; 1905. J. R. MAYHAN,
‘ 52 d 30t City Recorder.
■ NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Bids will be received by the city council of th<
city of Newport, Arkansas, until 12 o’clock noor
l on the 24th day of April, 1905, for the scraping of
of the old paint and painting the iron work of th<
! bridge across Newport Lake in the city of New
| port. Bids to be addressed to J. R. Mayhan, Re
. | corder. The successful bidder will be required tc
; give bond for the faithful performance of th<
l i contract. The council reserves the right torejec
! any and all bids. J. R, MAYHAN,
Recorder.
• : This notice given this April 9th, 1905. 95dtf
j MEN'S OUTFITTERS
CORRECT CLOTHES for MEN
Men’s Business Suits.
Your business suit should
show as much individuality of
fabric, style and tailoring as j
your dress clothes. j
Hi Appearance frequently
S3 means success in business to- I
day. If you choose a suit from
' rrl those labeled “Alfred Benja- Jjfcj
&U min & Co.” you’ll have the
“last thought” of the best
S3 dressed men of New York and I
hk*4 London, adapted to the use of
fisa the modern American Business 8»3
man. ...
Q? The variety of styles and
models enables us to fit the ^
figure and pocket of every
mm man perfectly. !NjB
$15.00 to $30.00 j|j
Knox and Hawes Hats, Manhattan shirts. Waterhouse cravats.
rfj Crown Trousers. Edwin Clapp Shoes. dent gloves.
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DON’Y
HOARD
Your money in unsafe places. The
safest place for your money is in
a good bank. Start a bank ac
count with us and
YOU CAN SLEEP BETTER
AT NIGHT.
Arkansas Bank and Trust Co.
NEWPORT, ARK.
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,
$6,000.20 STOCK]
Eastern Bankrupt Shoes I
Now on Sale. I
FOR EASTER SUNDAY
i No attire is altogether com
plete unless footwear ac
cords with fit and style of
garments. Shoes selected
at this sales store assuredly
will match the best in
clothing. Shoes made over
latest lasts will greet your
eyes here, and our Easter
prices will not prevent lib
eral contributions to the
collection plate. See our
shoer for’Easter.
St. Louis Shoe Store
FRANK BROS. E
| 310 East Front Street, NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. I
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