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VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY. OCIOBER 12. 1904. NUMBER 144.
ARKANSAS DAUGHTERS
OF THE CONFEDERACY.
Batesville Decorated With Con
federate Flags in Honor of
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the Visitors—First Day’s
Proceedings.
Batesville, Oct. 11.—Batesville
is gaily decorated with Confed
erate flags and bunting and the
citizens of the town are giving
tKe delegates to the annual con
vention of the Arkansas division
of United Daughters of the Con
federacy a royal welcome. Most
of the delegates arrived this
morning, but a few arrived
yesterday. Those present are as
follows: Mrs. M. Lucas, New-,
port; Miss Nellie Fitzhugh, Fitz
hugh; Mrs. T. B. Pascal, Searcy;
Mrs. G. T. Wilson, Little Rock;
Mrs. E. G. Randall, Conway;
Mrs. J. B. Crownover, Mrs.
Thomas, Searcy; Mrs. Lea, Lit
tle Rock; Miss Mattie Mae Davis,
Forrest City; Mrs. A. H. Mc
Donald, Newport; Mrs. B. E.
Benton and daughter, Pine Bluff;
Mrs. Laird, Mrs. R. M. Johnson,
Newport; Mrs. L. C. Hall, Mrs.
Thompson, Dardenelle; Mrs. R.
is. Willis, bearcy; Miss Btnei
Sengal, Fort Smith; Mrs. C.
Boles, Fayetteville; Mrs. J. F.
Cappelman, Mrs. B. D. Wil
liams, Little Rock; Mrs. Toinett
Smith and daughters, Hot
Springs;Miss Nannie Powell, Mrs.
J. S. Wilmans, Aliss Taylor, New
port; Miss Sarah Neal, Russell
Lt. vil1 /; Mrs. J. J. Martin, Little
Rock; Miss Laura Go van, Mari
anna;. Mrs. Williams, Jonesboro.
The convention was called to
order at 10 a. m. in alumni hall of
Arkansas College. Prayer was
offered by Rev. S. B. Galloway
of the Baptist church of this
city. Then followed the address
of welcome by Mrs. Mary Cora
Maxfield, president of the local
chapter.
’’ Judge James W. Butler then
delivered a short address in be
half of the Sidney Johnson camp
of Veterans. His address re
viewed the history of the mem
orable struggle of 1861 to 1865,
and was filled with many in
stances of the devotion of moth
ers and daughters of the Confed
eracy. His address was listened
to attentively, and was well re
ceived.
On behalf of the city the dele- j
gates were welcomed"hy Mayor
L. F. Reeder, who made a splen
did speech and won the applause i
of the audience.
The response in behalf of the
U. D. C. was delivered by Mrs.R.
M. Johnson of Newport, and her
speech was a gem ol beautitui
thought, and its delivery was
i faultless. She spoke feelingly of j
■/ the heroes and statesmen of j
Batesville and Independence
county, and her address was wel
comed with hearty applause.
After the noon hour, routine
business was taken up, and later
f many of the guests were driven
over the city.
I Tonight the delegates are at
tending a reception at the resi
dence of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Glenn.
HAMMOND GIVEN
DEATH SENTENCE.
Morrillton, October 11.— Chas.
Hammond was convicted in cir- j
cuit court today of the charge of
criminal assault upon his step
| daughter near Plumerville, Sep
| tember 21, The penalty is death (
I by hanging. Sentence has not
1 yet been passed by the court. (
Hammond is a white man, and
■Lerved in the volunteer army dur
Hng the Spanish American war.
He was sent to the Philippines
with the army* and while there
was wounded.
His stepdaughter whom he is
convicted of assaulting, is^ 11
years of age. When the crime
was committed, and news of the
occurrence spread, intense indig
nation followed, and Hammond
came near being mobbed. He
was taken at once to Morrilton
and put in jail, and his indict
ment and trial followed without
delay.
CHARGE OF MURDER
IN FIRST DEGREE.
0. J. Allison Indicted at Arkan
sas City for Killing Conduc
tor Baldwin, Will Be Ar
raigned Thursday.
Arkansas City, October 11.—
The grand jury returned an in
dictment yesterday afternoon
against 0. J. Allison, charging
him with murder in the first de
gree in killing Conductor Warren
Baldwin September 18, at Mc
Gehee, this county. Allison:
will be put on trial Thursday
morning. The case will be called
promptly at 9 o’clock. It is not
known at this time definitely
wnetner tne aeienaam; wm go to
trial or whether there will be a
motion for a change of venue. It
is generally expected, however,
that the case will be disposed of
at this term of cburt.
Judge Jones, the prosecuting
attorney for this district, will
remain in the city until Thurs
day morning looking into the
State’s case against Allison, and
have it ready for presentation to
the jury in the most advantage
ous light. It is expected that
the counsel who will assist the
State in the prosecution of All£
son, will be in this city tomor-1
row. ‘
Mr. Pindall advises that the
defense will make a stubborn
and determined stand, and is
even hopeful that he may be able
to acquit Allison, and looks for
nothing worse than a verdict of
murder in the second degree.
ANOTHER “JEFF”
IN POLITICAL ARENA.
Master Jeff Davis, of Jasper,
will be a candidate for page of
the next house of representa
tives, and is already conducting
a vigorous campaign, His friends
claim that the boys merit will
make him a winner, and that any
magical power in a political way
which his name may possess, will
not be needed in his case to bring i
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tu min. jliis cciimiu<u;ty
will hardly encounter any ob
stacle by reason of the fact that
Master Jeff hails from a Repub
lican county, in view of the re
sult in the September election,
when Newton county chose a
Democrat to represent her in the
house. Master Jeff, too, is a
Democrat of the true blue kind*
WITHDRAWS FROM CASE.
The proceedings instituted on
last Friday by Messrs. Peter An
derson and L. L. Bowen, to pre
vent Bordwell & Co., and J. E. j
Doherty from resuming business j
in the First ward, will go to the
Supreme Court, but Mr. Ander
son authorized the Independent i
;o state that he had withdrawn
from the case for business rea
sons, and that if the matter was
;o be fought out in the courts,
Vlr. Bowen would be the prose
cutor. It is stated that the case
vill be heard Saturday or Mon
lay.
-Parties wanting baggage hauled I
leave orders at Creighton Hotel.
ARKANSAS BUILDING
NOT YET SOLD.
Propositions That State’s Edifice
At Fair Be Removed to Hot
Springs, Eureka Springs
and Little Rock.
/ Little Rock, Oct. 12. —As the j
days go by the problem of dis
posing of the Arkansas building
at the World’s fair, seems as far *
from solution as ever. Commis- j
sioner H. T. Bradford, who at
tended the meeting of the Arkan-j
sas commissioners in St. Louis
Monday, returned yesterday and
states that nothing definite was
done on the subject at the meet
ing. The next meeting will be
held in St. Louis November 3, by
which time, it is hoped, some-;
thing favorable may develop. At,
present the highest offer for the |
building is $300. The cost of the !
structure was $17,500.
At the meeting Monday a prop
osition that the board donate the
building to the city of Hot
Springs, and a proposition to the
same effect from Eureka Springs
were submitted. The sentiment I
of the commissioners appears to
be, however, in favor of selling
the structure if a reasonable
price can be obtained for it.
Rough estimates have been made
that it would cost something
like $5,d00 to tear down the
building, transport and re-estab
lish it. Of course the board
would not be called upon to de
fray such an expense, but it is
said to be doubtful whether
either Hot Springs or Eureka;
Springs will care to pay that
much for the building.
There is a growing sentiment
in favor of having the building
taken down and re-erected on
the new capital grounds at Lit
tle Rock for use as a governor’s
mansion, thus saving to the
state $500 per year which is ap
propriated to pay the rent of a
gubernatorial residence.
COFFEYVILLE NEWS.
W. F. Hart will move to Grand
Glaize soon.
Quite a number of our people
went to Newport Friday on bus
iness bent.
The Methodists are not doing
much this week, their pastor be
ing absent.
J. W. Widdows and B. F. Sol
liday, were guests of Thomas
Hale Sunday.
The N. B. S. boys are the stuff.
They will build a lodge hall at
Coffeyville soon.
Thomas Hall has been on the
sick list for the past few days,
but is better at this writing.
Mrs. Thomas, who has been
suffering from nervous shock
quite severely, is getting better.
Sol Sycamore.
THROUGH TOURISTCAR SER
VICE TO CALIFONIA.
Commencing Saturday Septem
ber 17th, the Iron Mountain
Route will inaugurate through
ear service to Los Angeles, Cali
fornia. This is the “True South
ern Route” via Texarkana and
El Paso. Special low rate colo
nists’ tickets to California points
will be on sale September 15th to
October 15th, via Iron Mountain
Route. For tickets and reserva
tion apply to local agent.
H. C. Townsend,
G. P. & T. A.
Wanted—At once at our mill
camp on the Batesville branch,
four miles from Newport, 25 to
50 teams to haul cypress logs.
Can easily make $4 per day with
ffngle teams. For furthur par
ticulars call at office of Muirhead
Shingle Co., Newport, Ark. 15btf
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