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Newport, Friday, Aug. 29
TWO PERFORMANCES, Afternoon and Night. TWO RINGS, ELEVAT
ED STAGE, MUSEUM and MENAGERIE. Monster, Majestic, Spectacular
<x|FREE STREET PARADED
Unapproachable . in . Wealth . and . Grandeur.
LARGER GREATER, GRANDER THAN EVER BEFORE,
with an entirely new show—new, elegantly finished costumes and wardrobes
throughout.
" MUSEUM, MENAGERIE AND EXHIBITION OF TRAINED ANIMALS.
Positively and Emphatically the Only AlPFeature
Show Coming this Season.
Modest in its promises, honest in its announcements, lavish in its per
formances, presenting at all times twice as much as advertised producing
performances that can not be duplicated by any other show, no matter how
great. __
ThoV™ The Only Behemoth of Holy Writ
AS LARGE AS AN ELEPHANT.
Grand Free Street Parade at io a. .m.^—
Two Performances Daily, doors open i and 7 p. m.
The Southern Hotel, of Ravenden
Springs, Ark., is now open for guests.
Lithia water for kidneys, liver and
stomach troubles. 112 miles west of
Memphis on the Frisco System.
Write for rates. Address, Manager,
Southern Hotel. 59b3m.
DR. H. O. WALKER,
Physician and Surgeon.
Office: Redman’s Drug Store.
Newport, ... Arkansas.
DOLAN’S DREADFUL DEATH.
Thomas Dolan, Civil Engineer and
Veteran of Blue Dies Thursday
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Evening From Injuries Re
ceived By Falling On
Picket.
Thomas Dolan, who came to New
port as a civil engineer, engaged in
work for the Morning Star Railroad
died Thursday night between ten and
eleven o’clock at the house on the
farm of Wilmans Bros., near Harper’s
School House, seven miles east of
this city in Village township.
On Monday with a party of sur
veyors he began working east from
here on the route of the proposed
Jonesboro and Western Railroad, but
the heat proved so intense Thursday
afternoon that he was compelled to
give up his work about four o’clock
for fear of prostration and told the
men with whom he was working that
he would seek a farm house to spend
the night.
This was the last sc en of him until
about 6:30 o’clock that evening, when
he was found by Mark Harper in an
almost lifeless condition hanging up
on a picket fence. In climbing the
fence, his foot had probably slipped
and the picket below had almost dis
emboweled him.
He was removed at once, being at
tended by G. W. Brown and Wm.
Richards of that neighborhood. A
physician was sent for but arrived too
late as death bad preceded him. He
gave it as his opinion however that
the deceased could not have endured
such pain and was probably uncon
cious after the fall.
Arrangements were completed Fri
day morning for the holding of the
funeral at 6 p. m. the same day,
burial at Gum Grove cemetery.
The deceased was about 55 years of
age, served in the Union army during
the war and came here from New
York. By telegraphing to some of
his acquaintances, it was found that
his sister, Miss Nettie Dolan, was
living in Wattervleit, a suburb of
Troy, New York, who was notified of
his demise.
He had made many friends while
here who learn wTith deep regret of
the awful manner of his death.
CINDER CAR CRUSHED
THROUGH ROTTEN TRESTLE
At 5:33 Thursday evening, a part of
the Choctaw local freight in charge of
Conductor W. S. Johnson and En
gineer M. B. Tarkington, while on its
way to Jacksonport, met with quite a
serious wreck on the first trestle not
100 yards beyond the Iron Mountain
crossing.
The train consisted of passenger
coach, baggage and mail car, car
loaded with cinders, tender and en
gine in the order named, as the en
gine was backing the train. The
passenger coach and mail car had
passed over most of the trestle, when
the heavy cinder car began crushing
through the bridge work and fell bot
tom side up in the gulch below.
The engine and tender were broken
away and stopped just in time to pre
vent them following the cinder car as
the tender went through a good por
tion of the trestle work and was only
saved by the engine which remained
upon the track.
Luckily no one was hurt as the
brakeman had just stepped from the
cinder car to the blind of the baggage
car in front, when the accident hap
pened and though his position seemed
fraught with danger, he regarded
jumping as even worse.
The wrecking train and crew used
on the main line arrived about six
o’clock Friday morning and at once
began the work of constructing the
bridge, which was badly rotted and
the broken pieces were in such con
dition that it is no small wonder such
an accident did not happen be
fore this. The rails too are very
badly worn and rusted between here
and Jacksonport, the light steel never
having been replaced on that end.
SMOKE FROM “THE SMOKER.”
The members of the Newport Club
enjoyed a “smoker” Thursday even
ing, which was attended by almost
the full membership. Criswell’s or
chestra was there and with music in
the air, good feeling, mirth and wit
held undisputed sway over the minds
of the participants.
The affair was arranged and under
the management of the board of gov
ernors composed of Messrs. L. N.
Nouss, C. R. Hite, Farley Price, Al
corn Ferguson and C. J. Saenger, who
gave it their careful attention and
made the function one of such pleas
ure, perfect in every detail, that they
have the congratulations of all upon
its success.
Mr. L. N. Nouss w as caterer upo
this occasion, being assisted by Mr.
Farley Price. Sandwiches of different
kinds as well as drinkables of different
brands, including lemonade, were
served as refreshments, the Baccha
nalian course being completed by im
ported cigars.
The exacting position of- toast
master was well filled in the person
of Mr. “August” Ferguson, whose
originality and rich sense of humor
were in every way equal to the test.
Among the many toasts offered
the following are worthy of note:
A Mariner’s Yarn and Song—Mr.
Fred Jones.
Monologue and Duet, “Our expe
rience in the East.”—Messrs. Vic
Ake and Gus Coffin.
Discourse—“Effects of alcoholism
on the human system”—Mr. W. W.
Beede.
Talk—“My experience as a pearler
and habits of mussels.”—Mr. Milt
Stuckey.
Talk—Mayor Grubbs called for but
could not respond, only two of the
regulation three bottles having been
taken.
Talk—“The mussel in captivity and
what I know about buttons”—Mr.
Farley Price.
Talk—“The East and Impressions
of the South”—Mr. Gus Remmel,
who was raised in California.
Recitation—“The man who will
stab.”—Mr. J. M. Stayton.
Snake story by C. R. Hite, substi
tuted for “Experiences of two New
port society bloods, who went to
Little Rock to attend a wedding.”
Talk, “Large moles under close in
spection on classic banks of White
river.”—Mr. G. A. Hillhouse.
Explanation, “How I fell heir to
iiue itiicts -vjnp. —mr. oen nimraons.
Talk, “The Mother-in-law.”—Mr.
C. J. Saenger.
Talk, “The Alleluiah bird.”—Mr.
Lowry.
JUDGES OF ELECTION NAMED.
The election commissioners of
Jackson county held a meeting Fri
day morning at the Planters Hotel
and named the judges for the election
to be held Monday, September 1. All
three members were present and par
ticipated in the proceedings. They
are C. H. Wilmans of Newport, J. R.
Davis ox Auvergne and M. A. Russell,
minority representative, of Hale.
NAMES OF JUDGES.
Cow Lake—Walter Beede, A. J.
Meade, Newt Nance.
Upper Cache—Isom Hydrick, Jas.
Howard, Barney Reed.
Lower Cache—Joe Holliday, Fine
Griffin, G. W. Glover.
Richwoods—Tom Britt, John Toddy,
Cord Carter.
Barren—J. N. Lovel, E. H. Hodges,
J. W. Westmoreland.
Elgin—Jas. Gibson, Hood Church
man, B. F. Ray.
Tuckerman—R. L. Conditt, John
Scally, J. B. Greenhaw.
Centerville—Bob Dickson, Colum
bus Williams, J. A. Slaydon.
Glass—Nat Moore, Wm. Altman, A.
J. Shell.
Tupelo—John Taylor, Turner Col
lier, N. M. Robinettn.
Weldon—A. E. Shoffner, D. A. Kim
brough, T. J. Boone.
Auvergne—G. W. May, J. R. Davis,
H. G. Poskey.
Grubbs—Lige Blansett, Jess Hale,
Jap Bird.
Village—Mark Harper, B. H. Law
son, M. S. Littleton.
Glaize—Geo. Ross, Joe Henry, Will
Dimham.
Union—First ward—A. D. Bailey,
John Baker, Eugene Maris.
Second ward—Geo. Robinson, Frank
Caldwell, R. M. Johnson.
Jefferson—Wm. Penix, Chas. Ford,
Jno. Grubbs.
GOVERNOR ATTACKS McCAIN.
Latter Defended By His Son At Pro
tbo—Has Profound Contempt For
Davis But Will Support Ticket.
There was a spirited colloquy at the
Protho speaking Wednesday between
Governor Davis and Farra L. McCain,
of which the Little Rock Democrat
gives the following account: “Gov
ernor Davis had charged that there
are a lot of democrats in Little Rock
who would not vote for him, enumer
ating among others, Ex-Gov. Dan W.
Jones, Arthur Neill and Judge W. S.
McCain. When the latter’s name
was mentioned, his son interrupted
the governor with:
“That is an infamous falsehood.”
The governor then said that his au
thority was Jere Scanlan, who had
told him that “Judge McCain said he
would not support the g—d— hound.”
To this Farrar McCain retorted:
“You know that my father don’t
swear. Your authority is a populist,
and whether he or any other man
made the statement it is a Jie. I am
going to support you, my father is
going to vote for you, all my family
intend to vote for you because we are
democrats.”
Governor Davis—“Go see Mr. Scan
lan.”
McCain—“I don’t have to go to see
Scanlan or anyone else; let him come
here.”
Governor Davis—“I am glad to wel
come you back to the fold.”
McCain—“We don’t have to come
back. We have never left the dem
ocratic fold.”
In concluding Governor Davis said
that he did not believe that Judge
McCain had made use of profane lan
guage.
Mr. McCain spoke and said that he
is a democrat by birth and raising,,
and that while he has a profound con
tempt for Gov. Davis personally and
does not speak to him on the street,
and hopes that his father does not,
although he could not speak definitely
about this, he would still support him
as the nominee of the democratic
party; that he personally had always
opposed him and his father had also,
tor every state omce ror wnicn ne naa
been a candidate, but when a major
ity of the democrats determined that
he should carry tho banner of dem
ocracy, the entire McCain family in
tended to follow the flag. He said
that when Governor Davis stated that
Judge McCain had used the alleged
profane expression he knew that he
was speaking an untruth.
Judge McCain is absent in Tennes
see, but is expected to return soon. It
is probable that the matter will be
brought up again at the Arkadelphia
meeting, as Farrar McCain proposes 0
attend the meeting and protect the
name of his father from aspersion.
HORSE THEIVES IN CRAIGHEAD.
Jonesboro, August 21.—There seems
to be a gang of hox’se theives operat
ing in this part of the state. An un
known man sold a fine mule to O. K.
Warren for 8166 yesterday and it was
discovered that the mule was a stolen
animal. Last night some one stole a
very fine horse belonging to Deputy
Sheriff Wilks Armstrong, taking the
horBe out of the same pasture into
which the mule had been placed after
Mr. Warren had purchased it. It is
thought that the same man stole the
horse that sold the mule. There have
been other thefts of horses reported
near here, some of which were re
covered after tracing them away up
in Missouri.
GEORGE DENT’S CAMPAIGN.
Hon. G. G. Dent, Republican can
didate for county and probate judge
of Lawrence county, is making a nov
el canvass. He gave away 2,000 fans
at a recent picnic, announcing his
candidacy, and later sent out the
same number of typewritten letters
to the voters of the county. He also
announced his candidacy and dates of
speaking in the papers of the county.
Now he is making the regular can
vass and takes a string band with him
to furnish music- In Lawrence coun
ty the Republican vote is about 600,
while the Democratic vote is 2,500. —
Arkansas Democrat.