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Newport Daily Independent.
=VOLUME V. " ~ NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21. <905._NUMBER 204.
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TWO CONVICTS SHOT.
White Man and Negro Assault Guard
and are Fatally Shot By Faithful
Negro Convict at County Farm.
In an attempt to overpower a
white guard and make their es
cape, Charles St. Clair, white and
Sam Clark, a negro were both
fatally shot Thursday morning
$ on the county farm by another
convict, a negro, Tom Green,who
came to the rescue of the as
saulted white guard Frank Col
lins.
St. Clair, who was sent up for
burglarizing the Massey home
north of Newport, to serve out a
$50 fine and costs, was shot
through the abdomen and died
ten minutes later. He was a
large burly fellow, not very
bright in looks, but powerful
in physique, who must have been
a bold and desperate crook and
) probably induced his negro com
rade to join in the ^attempt to
escape.
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erate, was shot through the left
side, the load probably passing
through the abdomen and at
last account, there was thought
to be no hope of his recovery,
Clark was recently fined $50 for
assault and battery upon another
negro and sent to the farm to
pay the penalty.
STORY OF SHOOTING.
When Frank Collins, a white
guard for Mr. I. W. Stephens on
the convict farm, seven miles be
low Newport on White river, en
tered the house provided for tne
convicts to give the inmates
breakfast, on Thursday morning
about 6:30 o’clock, he was as
- saulted by St. Clair with a large
club, and Sam Clark, armed with
an axe. He was overpowered,
being knocked down by blows
over the head and left shoulder
from St. Clair’s club and would
probably have been killed but for
the timely assistance of a faith
ful negro convict named Tom
Green, who ran for a gun and
opened fire with telling effect
upon the two convicts.
Mr. Stephens heard the cries
of the guard for help and reached
the scene just after Green had
laid low the two desperadoes.
The guard was thought to be in
a precarious condition from the
result of his wounds and medical
attention was at once secured.
Mr. Stephens came to town at
once and telephoned the coroner,
Frank J. Harrison, of Tucker
man, to come and hold an in
quest over the remains of at leasl
one dead convict.
But for the negro Green’s
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the guard says, his life woulc
have been taken. The feeling
of those who have heard tht
story of the killing, is that tht
governor owes Green a pardor
from the sentence he is now
serving for shooting anothei
negro at the Newport compress.
Bone Felon Brought Surrender.
Pine Bluff, Dec. 19-James J.
Farrar, self-confessed deserter
from the United States army,
yesterday surrendered to Sheriff
Gould and asked to be turned
over to the authorities at tht
nearest army post.
Farrar deserted at San An
tonio, Tex., he says, since which
time he has been suffering frorr
a malignant bone felon, so that
f he is unable to travel any fur
ther.
Martin Bros, carry the finesl
line of canned vegetables anc
fruit in Newport. Try them. 92
Our Future Neighbors.
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Tne Gould system plans to fil
in the waste places along its
lines in Texas, Louisiana and Ar
kansas with Italians, and to this
end it is proposed to establish a
steamship line having for its
American termini the ports of
New Orleans and Galveston. If
the plan be approved by George
J. Gould, to whom it has been
submitted, the steamers to be
put in the service will be suffi
cient in unmber to have one ar
rive each week at the ports
named. It is stated that the plan
embraces agents of the railroad
in Italy and other parts of south
ern Europe, who will seek quality
as well as qunatity, and that
j there is no intention of conduct
ing the steamship lines for a
direct profit to them, which
would mean the unloading of all
sorts of undesirable people on the
United States, but with a view to
the ultimate benefit of the Gould
roads, which have many millions
of acres of good land tributary
to their lines that are not oc
i cupied and which will not be oc
| cupied for decades unless some
such movement is undertaken.
While the initial cost of the un
dertaking will be large, it is be
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lieveu mac mine enu uie invest
ment will be a good one.
Marriage License.
Henry Dean and Grace Brown,
both colored of Jacksonport.
G. F. Nelson and Clara Van
i Winkle, both of Denmark,
j Dallas Runyan and Cora Mitts,
both of Newport.
John Hare and Sallie Imboden,
both colored of Newport.
Jerome Runyan and Ida Mitch
ell, both of Newport.
Stanton Hunley and Purdie
Tyler, both colored of Shoffner.
R. F. Tyer and Maggie Hinson,
both of Tuckerman.
D. L. 'Ridens and Rosetta
Smith, both of Swifton.
Joseph Love and Phelby \\ine
berry, both colored of Eight
Mile.
James Harris and Callie Hun
ley, both colored of Shoffner.
F. J. Kirby, Cane Hill, Wash
ington county and Mary Lide
Parish, Newport.
J. F. Owens and Elby McCall,
both of Bradford.
Vote For Men Who Vote For Me.
Conway, Dec. 20.—Governor
Jeff Davis spoke at Holland yes
terday to an audience of almost
one hundred voters, and rapped
Bob Rogers in passing, and said
if the people wanted the ring
kept in the penitentiary, vote
against Rogers for governor. He
took occasion to instruct the
voters to vote for a man for re
presentative who was for Jeff
I Davis for the U. S. Senate, and
i who would vote for him, and
! held Prof. T. J. Bullion up tc
public scorn, saying that he had
made a tour of the county and
returned to Conway and report
ed that the county was against
him, (Davis,) for the Senate.
Prof. Bullion is deputy sheriff
and is a candidate for represen
tative.
Will you attend the great
closing otft sale of Bailey
Mercantile Co. and secure
the great money-saving ad
vantages offered this week?
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The celebrated Carhartt Over
all. We have the exclusive
agency. Star Clothing Co.
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! Highest quality in everything
, in the jewelry line at the Palace
[ I Jewelry Store. 92dtf
Go to I. D. Price for fine Chins
, and Bric-a-Brac for holidaj
. presents. 91btf
REMMEL ENDORSED.
Republican State Committee Turns Down
fowler By Big Majority.
Little Rock, Dec. 20.-The Re
publican state central committee ;
today endorsed H. L. Remmel,
chairman, for United States mar
shal of the eastern district, to j
succeed A. S. Fowler, who is a
candidate for a second term. The
vote stood: Remmel, 72; Fowler,
12; Havis, a negro, 2.
Colonel Fowler did not present
his name to the committee, but i
Sid B. Redding entered a protest
against the action of the com
mittee.
Remmel *s name was presented
by General Powell Clayton.
Fowler is believed to have as
surance from President Roose
velt that he will be re-appointed
and will take his case direct to!
the president.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas county.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath
that he is senior partner of the
firm of F. J. Cheney &Co., do
ing business in the city of Tole
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ao, county aiiu Mate aiuicoaiu,
and said firm will pay^the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of
Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
Frank J. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and sub
j scribed in my presence, this 6th
day of December, A. D. 1886.
A. W. Gleason,
[Seal] Notary Public.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, and acts directly on
, the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testi
monials free.
F. J. Cheney & Co.,
I Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for
constipation.
Real Estate Transfers.
D. C. Murphy and wife to J. E.
Murphy, 190 acres 15-10-2, $1,350.
Alcorn Ferguson to George
Green, part of lot 2, block 4,
Newport, $1.00.
j J. R. Carter, Sr., and wife to
M. L. Garland, 40 acres, 10-11-1,
$200.
George Green and wife to Al
corn Ferguson, part of lot 2,
block 4, Brown’s addition, New
port, $5.00.
James T. Henderson and wife
to James Brewer, lot 11, block
37, Swifton, $25.00.
J. W. Hughey and wife to J.
H. Brewer, lots 10 and 12, bjock
37, Swifton, $45.00.
Alburtus Peacock to Henry
Pearce, 80 acres 8-14-1, $830.
Sallie Patterson et al. to Cor
| nelia Hose, 106g acres 28,21-11-2,
$1.00.
! J. R. Cox, administrator, to C.
B. Coe, 238 acres 12, 13-12-3 and
7-12-2, $2,800.
Crack L. Smith to Wolff-Gold
man Realty Company, 40 acres
1-12-3, $150.
Henry Alfrey and wife to Harry
D. and Jessie Carl Alfrey, 7,350
acres, partly in Craighead county
and partly in 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13,
34, 35, 36-14-1, $40,000.
J. W. McCartney and wife to
W. B. McCartney, 80 acres 1-10
: 2, $300.
Amanda E. Benson and R. D.
I Dennis to Floyd Thomas, 40 acres
136-10-1, $150.
William Mathews to L. Lipp
mann, 120 acres 33-9-2, $500. .
Cleveland Harricon to Margret
J. Kingston, 40 acres 24-13-3,
!$350.
| Josephine E. Brown to G. B.
' Newfill, lots 7 and 8, block 3,
J Brown’s addition, Tuckerman,
$220.
Trustees of M. E. church to L.
THIS IS A MYSTERIOUS
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Carhartt I
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Come in and Get |
Stick Pins. I
StarClothingCo.
D. Smith, exchange of south h
for north % lots 2 and 3, block 20,
Tuckerman.
! C. C. Nicholson and wife to J.
H. Holt, 80 acres 15-14-2, $360.
J. T. Ward and wife to E. L.
Fraser, 140 acres 10-10-5, $430.
St. L. I. M. & S. Ry. Co. to
George Griffith, 260.49 acres 4
: 10-4, $886.97.
j W. J. Mitchell and wife to
James Rodgers, 36 acres 29-14-2,
$825.
: Wolff-Goldman Realty Co. to
! Louis Pippen, 80 acres 20-11-1,
$640.
Albert Galloway to W. E. Rob
| ins, 80 acres 22-13-2, $3,100.
LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS.
The Independent has a
! grape vine wire direct to San
| ta Claus, and will be pleased to
! let the old boy know just what
the little folks want. Write
! as plainly as you can on one
j side of the paper, and send or
! mail your letters to the Daily
| Independent.
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j Dear Saint Nicholas:—Bring
■ me a big doll and a doll buggy.
II live at 408 Main. Vera Lucel
Kellett.
P. S. I am 6 years old.
TOYS! TOYS!
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| Iron toys, wooden toys, rubber
koys, tin toys, big toys, little
toys, and all kinds of toys at I.
D. Price’s Toy Bazaar. 93tc
For sale or trade for town
j property, my residence in East
I Newport. Mrs. Alice Stephens tf.
For dray at any hour call up
' Hazel hotel. 83dtf
§ Now is tlie time to get the best ( hristmas wear- |
Iables for men. (lifts of Quality and Fashion. K
Verv sure to please particular men. £
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Fashionable Gloves, Luxurious Neckwear, y
$1.00 to $2.50 50c to $2.00 j.
Street Mufflers, Matinee, Opera and Dress 1
$1.00 to $1.50 ! Mufflers. |
$2.00 to $5.00 1
Silk Suspenders, . $
75c to $3.50 f'wll Dress Shirts, X
$1.00 to $2.00 I
Lisle and Silk Halt Hose, I
50c to $1 00 Pajamas and Night Robes, 1
$1.00 to $3.50 P
Umbrellas, , „ r «
$1 50 to $10.00 I Suit Cases ;»»i Travel g bags
$5.00 to $25 00
Fancy and White W aistcoats i;
$1 50 to $5.00 Raincoats and Overcoats,
, „ , $15.00 to $30.00
Linen and Silk Hanker
chiefs, Smoking and House Jackets
25c to $2.00 $6.00 to $20.00
Bath and Lounging Robei Hawes and Knox Hats,
$4.00 to $8 00 $3.00 and $5.00
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A. D. Bailey, Vice Pres’t. Jas. L. Jones, Ass’t Cashier.
Thos. J. Graham. Ed. P. Shoffner. J. T. Henderson.
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Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
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