VOLUME II. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 13. 1902. NUMBER 149
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Men, Boys and the Little Fellows
and Their Fixings.
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Each and every department of our store represents the best that money can buy,
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and the striking points are always your money’s worth at the
The Best Men’s
Suits
on Earth.
. Ask to see them.
N. B.—We have just received from the Rufus Waterhouse Co., the very latest,
newest and swellest in Neckwear. The new Four-in-Hands, the 29-inch Midgets, the
swell Ascots—50/, 75^, $1.00, $1.25. You cannot fail to be pleased with these goods
—an inspection is all that is needed.
LION ON THE STREETS.
The Guy Caufman company arrived
early Sunday morning in their special
car from Poplar Bluff, their last en
gagement, where the Sentinel says
“their play has been much improved
and delighted the audience.
Monday morning just before noon,
a large crowd gathered at the car to
see the lion brought forth. He is the
real thing all right and the only thing
wrong with him is a bad eye. He ap
pears as ferocious as when brought
from his jungle lair and the manner
in whioh he roared and bumped his
nose against the iron bars, made the
crowd stand back. Some little diffi
culty was had in securing horses gen
tie enough to haul the carnivorous!
beast.
The Caufman company have a nice j
car and must be playing to good
houses to be so prosperous.
H A RR1SON-ARMSTRONG.
Mr. Charley Harrison and Miss Edith
Armstrong, both of Tuckerman, were
married Sunday evening at 7:30
o’clock at the home of the bride’s
mother, by Rev. Mr. Gardner, pastor
of the Methodist church of Tucker
man.
The Independent extends good
wishes to the newly wed for long
lives of happiness.
STEPHENS-CLARK.
Mr. Robert Stephens and Miss Lillit
Dlark, of near Diaz, were quietly mar
ried Sunday evening at 7 o’clp pk bj
Esquire G. L. Robinson at the hlme o:
the bride. The young man is only If
pears of age and the girl 15 and con
sequently have good chances of wit
nessing their golden wedding anni
versary. This was the first experi
snce of Justice Robinson as a tier o
the gordian knot but the impressive
and pleasing manner in which he per
forms the rite, would make one thinl
bis tenure in office dated several yeari
back.
Nice layer cake at Huffman’s.
SAYS IT WOULD BE
JUDICIAL MURDER.
Gov. Davis, in a letter to Sheriff
Pitcock of Crawford county, explains
his position in the case of the negro,
Mahone, who pleaded guilty to the
charge of rape and was sentenced to
hang. The letter follows:
Executive Chamber, Little Rock, Ar
kansas, October 7.
Hon. J. A. Pitcock, Van Buren, Ark.
—My Dear Sir: I am just in receipt
of your favor of yesterday in regard
to the nigger rapist recently sen
tenced to be hung on plea of guilty by
your circuit court. I do not intend to
interfere with the execution of the
law by the pardoning power or com
mutation of sentence, but I want the
supreme court to pass on the question
as to whether or not a defendant may
be sentenced to be hung on his plea of
guilty, and in order for them to have
time to pass on the question it may be
necessary for me to hold up the sen
tence temporarily until they can do
so. In view of thefacts which you
write me about mob violence, I re
quest that you immediately upon re
ceipt of this letter, without any kind
of publicity, lodge the prisoner in the
penitentiary for safe keeping, so that
uuih, a very impuiucuui ^uuouou,
may be settled without any danger
of mob violence, which would be dis
graceful both to you and the state.
The negro can be hung legally by the
case being reversed and a jury being
called to assess the death penalty. To
hang him otherwise, in my judgment,
would be judicial murder, and all offi
cers taking part in it would be mor
rally guilty of murder, hence I take
this course, not to protect the nigger
or show him any executive clemency,
but simply to see that he is hung
legally.
Please let me hear from you at once
if you wall adopt this course to prevent
mob violence. Yours very truly.
Jeff Davis, Governor.
GOVERNOR’S POLITICAL
AMBITIONS.
Notwithstanding the denial of Gov.
Davis that he would offer for a third
term, says the Commercial Appeal,
the belief is becoming prevalent in
political circles that it is his purpose
to announce for another two years as
governor, in order that he may keep
before the public until such time as he
shall actively enter upon his cam
paign for the United States senate
against Senator Berry. The latest
circumstance to indicate this is the
sudden announcement of Hon. J. V.
Bourland of Ozark sever il days ago
that he would be a candidate for at
torney general.
Since the last State convention it
has been a matter of general com
ment that Mr. Bourland would be the
administration candidate for gevern
or; in fact, in several interviews given
out upon the subject here and at Fort
Smith he had intimated that it was
his purpose to run for governor. As
late as noon of the day on which he
announced that he would run for at
torney-general he stated that it was
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that he would like to be governor, but
did not know whether the people
wanted him or not. Then came the
announcement that he had switched
to the office from which Jeff Davis,
James P. Clarke and Dan W. J^nes
were elevated to the gubernatorial
chair. The change of front came
about after he had held a consultation
with Gov. Davis. This action is be
lieved to indicate a trade, and that
Davis has promised Bourland his
support for attorney-general, while
he runs for a third term as governor.
MRS. ALLEN ENTERTAINS.
Mrs. Thad Allen entertained the
' Smart Set club, of which she is a
member, on Saturday afternoon to
the pleasure of those present, at the
residence of Mrs. J. H. McHugh.
Besides a goodly attendance of club
members, quite a number of outside
: guests were present, a fact which
> added interest ^nd spirit to the games
of progressive euchre, the special
: feature of th§ afternoon’s entertain
i ment. Miss Roberta Morrison won
the first prize a handsome picture
frame and Mrs. Gus Graham, who i£
visiting here from Roswell, New
Mexico, thp booby.
The refreshments were nice, con
sisting of ice cream and cake and were
daintily served, those present being
Misses Roberta Morrison, Carrie
Stevens, Mae Smith, Nelle Pence of
Van Buren, Ray and Lucy Branden
burg, Marille Dillard, Mabel Padgett,
Mary Laird’, Mabel Stay ton, Mes
dames J. L. Sells, Gus Graham, Oscar
Jones, Gus Martin, E. L. Maris, Wm.
Gregg, W. W. Dutton, R. M. Johnson,
Narcie Minor, A. D. Bailey, J. H. Mc
Hugh, T. E. Morrison, J. L. Jones,
Clyde Woods, Ed and Wilmans.
SELECTING A ROUTE.
The railroad situation is quite in
teresting just at present. The entire
line between Buffalo City and Carth
age or Joplin will be decided on this
week or next. So far as Marion coun
ty is concerned it is right in the push.
The road will about divide Marion
county in twain no matter which of
the three routes are selected.—Yell
ville Echo.
CARD Of'tHANKsT
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Robinson wish
to extend their thanks to each and
every one of the many kind friends
and neighbors who were so consider
ate during the sickness and at the
death of their little daughter, Alice,
and assure them that their many acts
of kindness shall never willingly be
forgotten.
Make your own winter coat or cape.
You can do this by means of Butterick
Patterns. The November Butterick
Patterns show new Norfolks and new
Gored Capes with special collar ef
fects and drop-shoulder effects. Our
Butterick Paper Pattern Department
shows Bplendid variety and should be
visited by you each month in order to
inspect the novelties that are con
tinually being placed in our stock.
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