Newport Daily Independent
VOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 28, *905. NUMBER *33.
MATTOX ACQUITTED.
Goes free on Charge of Rape, Bu
Must Now Stand Trial on Charge
of Carnal Abuse.
The cause of the state agains'
Dave Mattox, charged with rape
went to the jury at 5:30 o’clocl
Wednesday evening1 and at I
p. m., upon the reconvening o:
court, t after a recess for supper
a verdict of acquittal was re
turned. The first ballot stooc
eleven to one for acquittal, am
the solitary juryman gave in t<
the opinion of the other eleven.
The trial of Mattox on th<
other indictment for carnal abus<
has been set for next Wednesday
He was ably defended by Jones
& Jeffery while State’s Attorney
Oldfield conducted a vigorous
prosecution.
• OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
The damage suit of Isaac M.
Hefley against the Iron Moun
tain has been continued by con
sent, with leave for the plaintiff
to file bond for cost.
The trial of Robert Ritter was
occupying court Thursdav. Th«
defendant is charged with as
sault with intent to kill, and is
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KJJ UVUVkJ iX v I
The state alleges that defendanl
struck a negro over the heac
with a jug and then badly cut
him with a knife.
The trial of Richard Blalock,
charged with murder of a whitt
boy at Tupelo, set for Thursday,
was not taken up owing to tht
failure of certain state witnesses
to put in an appearance. A
negro attorney from Little RocI
•T is here to assist in his defense,
* SUING iftON MOUNTAIN
Tor Issuing Pass to Member of Legisla
^ ture Whose Name Has Not
Yet Been Disclosed.
Little Rock, Sept. 27. —Prose'
cuting Attorney Rhoton todaj
filed suit against the St. Louis
Iron Mountain and Southerr
Railway Company for $2,000
the full penalty, for issuing fra
transportation to state offiicials
and members of tee legislature.
It is alleged in the complaini
that t}je offiicials of» the Iror
Mountain issued *a certain stat<
senator, whose name will be diS'
closed at the proper time, fra
" transportation over that road
The penalty under the statutes
is a fine of $200 to $2000 agains
tfie railroad and a like fine, re
moval from office and future dis
barment from holding offic<
against the guilty legislators.
fall Opening.
Mrs. Etta Merrill desires t<
call attention to her fall and win
ter millinery opening Wednesday
| • October 4, at which time she wil
p-,show the ladies of Newport th<
jp newest things in millinery, an<
which cannot fail to please th<
post fastidious. New tailor
made and ready-to-wear hati
comprising all that is new an<
i up-to-date in millinery. 31olw
J , TO MEET AGAIN.
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Davis and Rogers Will Come Togethe
at Jacksonville and Latter Will
Answer Governor’s letter.
I Little Rock, Sept 27.-Botl
II Attorney General Rogers an<
? Gov. Davis will be at Jackson
1 ville, this county, tomorrow, t<
I deliver addresses. Both hav<
1 accepted invitations and the at
torney-general says he will cer
tainly be present. Great interes
centers in the outcome from th<
fact that the governor says h<
will have nothing more to saj
about the attorney-general, find
the attorney-general refuses to
t be ignored.
If the governor does not men
tion him in nis speech, General
Rogers has ample ground to
mention the governor in the letter
which the governor is scattering
' broadcast over the state directly
| attacking the record of the attor
; ney general.
This letter is being sent out
with fac similes of the celebrated
I Cook note. In it the governor
[ reiterates the charges which
( Gen. Rogers effectively answer
ed at Forrest City and Ozark,
, | and closes by declaring that he
’ has been making a fight against
“the blood-suckers and the po
, litical parasites whom he has
kept out of office so long that
, they are getting hungry for it.”
He says that he has had a fight
against the gang such as no
other governor has ever encoun
tered, and that it is his duty to
stand on the watch tower and
cry aloud and spare not.
TEN MILLION BALES.
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Col. Fletcher Makes Estimate and Says
Fleecy Staple Should Bring
Twelve Cents.
| Col, John G Fletcher, a well
known authority on cotton, has
; given out the following interview:
| “I estimate the condition at 75
; per cent. With a late fall, late
frost and favorable weather it
will easily make that. There has
been a decided improvement dur
ing the last few weeks,' and
complaints are due to local con
ditions rather than general in
fluence^. All lands ths^th^ve been
even partially worked will yield
'some cotton. Picking has be
I come general, and the ginneries
I will start up soon. The crop is
! several weeks late and is open
| ing slowly, and is still growing
and taking on fruit. For this
' reason it is impossible to predict
just what the crop will be.
“It is my opinion that the
crop will exceed 10,000,000 bales
and at that figure it ought to
; bring twelve cents. The holding
i movement last winter, in connec
tion with the interposition of
Providence, accomplished a great
deal in forcing better prices,
and beneficial results may come
! i from the present movement.”
There is a disposition on the
.! part of the farmers to hold for
j eleven cents, led by B. H. Bur
, I nett, of Chickalah, president of
!! the Arkansas division of the
; i Southern Cotton Association,
■! who is traveling over the state
. and addressing the farmers on
, the subject. The movement has
not yet become sufficiently gen
eral to indicate just what the
result may be.
> Real Estate Transfers.
■ George A. Lockard, clerk, to
■ j J. M. Gibson, lots 5 and 6, block
1 6, range 2, Jacksonport, $2.20.
! J. S. Jones, commissioner, to
1 W. N. Pierce, tract in 19-9-2,
! $1,650.
W. H. Jackson and wife to L.
5 S. Camp, 80 acres, 28-9-1, $160.
I A. J. Shell and wife to J. B.
Coffin, 48 acres, 30-14-1, $2.00.
Lucy J. and Myrtle May Dale
| to Thomas L, Wood, 189£ acres,
j 36-10-1, $500.
j Zoa M. Murphy to W. S. Elli
j son, part of block 4 and block 9,
north of Bonnerville road,
Grubbs, $25.
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l My fall millinery opening will
- take place Wednesday, October
) 4, when I will have on exhibition
} a beautiful array of hats that are
- designed from models that have
■ been approved by expert critics,
; and I will be glad to show this
i beautiful array to the ladies of
; Newport and neighboring cities.
1 Mrs. Etoa Merrill.
BAU CHARGES AGAINST BERRY.
Governor Declares Senator Pardoned
Negro Murderer to Get Votes
to Elect Him Senator.
Rogers, Sept. 27. — Senator
Berry and Greer McAndrews of
Bentonville may have a mighty
hard time voting at the next
Democratic primary. Gov. Davis
made the above statement dur
ing his address yesterday morn
ing at the Arkansas State Fair
in connection with a reference to
the fact that he, only carried
Benton county at the last state
election by a majority of 27.
The normal Democratic majority
here is close to 1,800. He ac
cused Berry of failing to sup
the state ticket, and then added
the above threat. It is consid
ered to have reference to a re
poited plan of the Democratic
state central committee to allow
only those Democrats to vote at
the next primary who will de
clare they did not scratch the
ticket at the last election and
will not scratch it at the next
! one.
The chief new matter brought
up in connection with the record
of Senator Berry was concerning
the pardoning of five negroes
! sentenced with twenty-five oth
ers for the murder of a white
man. After reading at length
from the harrowing details of
the crime, as given in the rec
ords of the circuit court, Davis
made the direct charge that
these pardons were issued be
cause Berry, then governor, was
a candidate for the United States
sdnate and sought to influence
the votes of the eleven negro
members of the legislature. It
was the first time Davis 'has
made this charge.
I The charges against Senator
i Berry fell on unresponsive ears
i and was a veritable wet blanket.
I Not a single handclap was given
in indorsement.
I Speaking of some of his own
acts as governor, Davis said:
“Logan says he is the daddy
| of the anti-trust law. King
; says he is the daddy of the anti
trust law. But I say to you,
gentlemen, that Jeff Davis is the
real daddy, and that he wrote
every line of it.”
Marriage Licenses.
Guy Stephens and Edna Hart,
both of Newport.
Albert Davis and Frances E.
Long, both of Olyphant.
John Osborne and Grace Barn
well, both of Oil Trough.
G. A. Stiles, Olyphant, and
Corena May, Salado.
Thomas C. Hale and Fannie
Tucker, both of Grand Glaize.
D. D. Hartsell and Baruma
Berry, both of Tuckerman.
John Wallace and Arnetta
Richards, both of Newport.
John Brown and Mrs. Lottie
Exson, both of Newport.
Alfred Mortensen and Oza
Rea, both of Newport.
F. G. Whitenhill and Hattie
Burnett, both colored, of New
i port. .
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.Divergence Of Opinion.
Little Rock, Sept. 27,-There
i is a divergence of opinion among
Arkansas experts on the cotton
situation. Some authorities say
that the crop will be exceedingly
short, and that there has been a
decided deterioration on account
! of rains which fell two weeks
ago, causing the young plant to
' scald under the hot sun that
followed, and the maturing plant
to shed its squares. In sections
it is said that the army worm
has done some damage. The
1 uplands still promise a very fair
I
yield, comparatively, while the
bottom lands are spotted on ac
count of the unfavorable char
acter of the early part of the
season.
Catarrh Cannot Be Cvred
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
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.
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CO-OPERATIVE REAL ESTATE BROKER.
j , Jacksonpokt, Arkansas.
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