SENATOR BERRY
DENIES REPORT.
There Was No Compromise Be
tween Davis and Himself—
Says Governor Worked
Against Him.
The Fort Smith Times prints
the following from Senator Berry,
under recent date:
“There was no compromise,
agreement or understanding be
tween Gov. Davis or his friends
and myself or my friends con
cerning the delegation to St.
Louis or anywhere else. When
I reached Hot Springs on Mon
day I was informed that Gov.
Davis had announced that he was
going to beat me for national
delegate and that Mr. Smead
was the candidate to be put for
ward for the purpose of encom
passing my defeat Gov. Davis
s 2nt me w'ord that he intended
to defeat me.
“On Wednesday it became evi
dent to everybody that I would
be selected as one of the big
four, and then I was approached
by a friend of Gov. Davis, who
told me that the governor said
that if Benton county, wh°n
called, would vole for him for
delegate he would ask his friends
to vote for me. 1 replied that
Mr. Hinemon, the superintend
ent of public schools, was a can
didate for delegate also, that he
was a friend of mine and that
Benton county would vote for
Mr. Hinemon, Senator Clarke,
* John W. Crockett and myself,
and would not vote for Governor
Davis, and that I would rather
be beaten a hundred times than
enter into any agreement with
him under the conditions of
which Mr. Hinemon or any other
friend of mine would be sacri
ficed. I therefore refused to
enter into any agreement with
him with reference to the matter.
“Sometime after that Mr.
Smeed, who was put forth as a
candidate against me, informed
me that he was going to with
draw; that when he became a
candidate he did not know that
he was being put forward for the
purpose of beating me, and that
he thought I was entitled to an
election. He said that he didn’t
want to beat me if he could. IJ
told him that I did not ask him
to withdraw, and to use his own!
judgment in the matter. Mr. I
Hinemon withdrew and then
Gov. Davis, Senator Clarke, Jno.
VV, Crockett and myself were;
elected by acclamation.
“I was also approached by a
friend of Gov. Davis with refer-1
ence to the fight on for chan man
and secretary of the stale cen
tral committee. The proposition
made me this time was, that if
Benton county would vote against
Carroll Armstrong and Gray Car
Iroll for chairman and secretary,
respectively, the Davis faction
would vote for me for delegate.
I told them that I would much
rather be beaten, and that Ben
ton county would vote for Car
roll Armstrong and Gray Carroll
that I had never yet made an
agreement with mortal man to
vote for him or his friends, and
that I never would. There" is no
truth whatevor in the statement
that I owe my election as a dele
gate to. any compromise or agree
ment with Gov. Davis or anv of
his friends.”
DUEL IlsfTHE DARK.
Forrest City, June 21. —As a
•esult of a shooting scrape, re
nting arrest and firing at Depu
Sheriff Sam B. Skipworth at
itmore, in this county yester
three negroes are in jail,
one with a bullet hole in his neck.
One is a woman named Georgia
Lord, and it seems she started
the difficulty by firing a pistol at
Steve Brandon.
Later when Skipworth attempt
ed to arrest them a negro named
John Hongr interfered and in the
trouble which ensued he shot
four times at the deputy, though
none of the shots took effect.
Skipworth fired ten shots at
the negro, but owing to the dark
ness only one shot to effect, as
stated. Honer is not fatally 1
hurt, unless complications set in,
and is in a cell in jail.
BENEFIT RECITAL A
COMPLETE SUCCESS.
The benefit recital given under
the auspices of the Ladies’ Aid <
society of the Methodist church !
in the parlors of the Hazel hotel
Tuesday evening was a delightful .
affair socially and financially. '
The program as rendered rep
resented some of the best mu- ;
sical talent of the city and
the vigorous applause received :
at the hands of the appreciative
a d.'ence proved that eacn num
ber was well endered.
The piano solos by Misses Mae :
Whittaker and Mary Bailey, who .
a e considered two of Newport’s <
most ralented pianists, were ex-b
ceptionally well rendered upon ]
this occasion and were liberally:
applauded. After render ing their i
selections Miss Della Bernstein, ; i
in her clear, full soprano, sang i
“Carmena,” which was loudly ]
applauded. 1
Miss Imogene Bandy, who has 1
long been a favorite in musical 1
circles of the city, contributed 1
two numbers, which were among 1
the best on the program, a violin ]
and contralto solo. £
Mrs. G. A. Hillhouse, who is <
known over the state as possess- s
ing a voice of unusual sweetness, i
sang in her clear, musical so- i
prano “La Fioraja,” which was 1
much enjoyed by the entire 1
audience.
The solo, “Spring Time,” by
Miss Hester Phillips, who has
one of the sweetest and most
highly cultivated voices in New- 1
port, received a most deserving
encore.
This was the first of a series of
entertainments to be given by
the Ladies’ Aid society of the J
Methodist church during the;
summer and fall. Much of the
success of this entertainment is >
due to the efforts of Mesdames i
R. W. Bandy and C. E. Crook, t
who are among the most untiring <
workers of the church. 1
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CONVICT DROWNED. 1
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Pine Bluff, June 21.—Thornton
Hale of the Holderness Senyard *
Company has returned from Fair, t
where he went to identify the *
floater which was found at that t
place Saturday. He says the *
body wTas that of a convict and 1
not that of Harry Duck of Little £
Rock, as was at first supposed. 1
The convict’s name could not be <
learned, but it is understood that I
he jumped off the Rob Roy bridge -
one day last week and was i
drowned. The body was dressed '
in the prison garb of a convict '<■
and could not have been that of i
Mr. Buck, who was oartly un- I
dressed at the tin a he was! i
drowned. | <
NEGROES ROB FARMER. t
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Augusta, June 21—June Black- i
stone, a farmer, on his return ]
home from Augusta, w'as held up j
last night and robbed near River- i
side. The negroes were arrested 1
and placed in jail this evening 1
by Sheriff Patterson. , <
HOSIERY MILLS FOR
POPLAR BLUFF.
Proposition Submitted to Busi
ness Men of That City Mon
day Night By Premier
Hosiery Company.
The beginning of what may
prove to be a large and valuable
industry to Poplar Blurf was
made in the Quinn hotel parlors
Monday evening, says the Citi
zen-Democrat of that city, when
Paul E. Vogel met with a num
ber of the business men of the
city for the purpose of talking
ever the proposition of removing
the Premier hosiery mills of Se
ialia, Mo., to this city.
Mr. Vogel is the principal
)wner and the president of this
mill, having associated with him
EL Fletcher as vice president and
I. W. Kennedy as secretary and
treasurer.
At the present time the com
Dany is capitalized at $15,000,
3ut if the necessary arrange
ments can be made to remove to
;his city the capitalization will
Drobably be increased to $50,000,
vith something like $20,000 to
|SZo,uuu paici m. vv nn sucn a
capitalization about 100 people
could be employed and the out
lut would reach over 200 dozen
ler day.
Mr. Vogel offers a most prac
;ical plan, simply the sale of the
lecessary stock, and ask no bo
lus of any kind. This places the
imposition in the light of a hard
leaded business proposition, and
here seems every indication that
he plan will be successful and
hat the factory will be brought
o our city. The attendance
Monday night was somewhat
imall on account of numerous
>ther meetings about town, con
lequently another meeting was
irranged for at the Elks’ club
■ooms, when the matter will be
aken up in greater detail by the
msiness men of the city.
rOR PROTECTION
TO RICH LANDS
reeves Will Be Built in Jefferson
County—Plans Are Already
Being Made for This
Needed Work.
Pine Bluff, June 21.—Sheriff
fames Gould and other planters
n Jefferson county who own
nuch land in the southern por
ion of the county which was
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'VCIilVWCU UJ v-anuif,
he Frenchtown levee during the ,
ecent high water have already
>egun plans on a much larger,
nd better scale.
The levee will be rebuilt this j
ummer and those in charge of i
he work propose to build the
iew levee in such a way that
he surrounding country will not j
.gain be overflowed, no matter j
low high the water may reach
.t future stages. The Cotto
Selt road has made certain prop
ositions by which it agrees to j
iay a part of the cost.
This levee is by far the most
rnportant in the county, for it is
ituated on a bend in the river,
.nd guards thousands of acres of
ich bottom land and adjoining
dantations. It was the break
ng of this levee that caused most
if the damage in the lower sec
ion of the county and overflowed
he tracks of the Cotton Belt
oad. The sentiment prevails
ill over the county where the
danters have suffered gravely
rom the flood, that the levees
nust be made stronger and
ligher, and hundreds of dollars
vill be spent in the county this
summer on this work.
I-—Get the Habit**— I
E. &W. Collars. Manhattan Shirts. Waterhouse Cravats I
(Alfred Bejamin&Co.’s I
Correct Clothing I
I Knox and Hawes Hats Faultless Nightrobes
EDWIN CLAPP SHOES
Crown Trousers, Bamberger Bro. Juvenile Clothing
.Kneipp Linen Meshj
The I. M. Depot is Opposite.
j The House that | We will sell for 30 Days only The House that ||
Saves You Mo^ /.[ our entire Saves You Money ±
LINE OF FURNITl /RE
And other seasonable goods to make room for Fall Stock,
commencing JUNE fst, 1904,
At the Regular Spot Cash Prices, "ft
With the following Discounts:
15 Fer Lent on
Refrigerators,
Ice Cream Freezers,
Water Coolers,
Roller Top Desks.
20 Per Cent on
j Iron Beds, Rocking Chairs,
Si
IS Dining Chairs, Folding Beds,
i * '
I! Bed Room Saits, Dining Tables,
Center Tables, Bed Lounges,
Turkish Leather Chairs.
15 Fer CJent on
Book Cases,
Combination Book Cases,
Buffets,
Sideboards,
China Closets,
Leather Coaches, Bed Couches,
Dressing Tables,
Hall Racks,
Hanging Mirrors,
Children's Go Carts and Baggies.
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We Are Wolff-Goldman Merc. Co. j" We Are |ji
THE PEOPLE. Newport, ark, THE PEOPLE.
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BIG LINE OF
New Goods Arriving.
Crown, Schiller & Shaeffer
-—PIANOS
AND
Crown Organs.
Patronize a Home Man.
Z. B. REID.
TO THE FAIR.
Tickets on sale to St. Louis!
daily via the Iron Mountain route.
$9.55 for the round trip; return!
limit fifteen days from date of
sale. T. H. Reamey, Agt.
.. ..—TO THE-—
TRAVELING MEN OF ARKANSAS.
WELCOME1
We extend a cordial invitation to use our Direc
tors' Room whenever convenient and your
pleasure* so to do. Hotels are crowded. Our
offices and stationery are at your command.
THE BANK OF NEWPORT
OFFICERS and DIRECTORS.
Geo. W. Decker/ -esident, R. M. Johnson, Cashier’
A. D. Bailey, f esident, T. D. Kinman, Asst. Cash,
Thos. J. Grahjf Ed. P. ShotTner, J. T. Henderson,
Jos. M. Staytor? Dr. J. M. Jones, T. S. Stephens,