DECEMBER 31, 1903. NUMBER 211.
SALOONS TO MOVE.
County Court Grants Four Dram
_ Shop Licenses for Second
;Ward — No Application
From Henry Bordwell—
Old Places to Be
< Closed.
^January first will witness a
phaking up in the saloons of
ewport and after that date,
having taken up locations in the
econd ward, the chances seem
to be that they will settle down
| business undisturbed.. So
H^rvug^as the matter rests with the
courts the outcome is uncertain;
it may be that the ruling of the
supreme court will allow the sa
loons to resume business in their
■ old stands if the finding of Judge
F. D. Fulkerson be reversed.
County Judge J. M. Jones on
Thursday morning issued licenses
to the following saloons, all to be
Mvated in the Second ward:
? vBJeter Anderson & Company at
pBieir old stand, Planters House
p^orner, 500 Front street.
W. R. O’Neal, same location,
6.08 Front street.
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tween Planters House and New
|k po-t Builders’ Supply & Hard
ware Company, formerly occu
pied by Clyde Woods’ pool room.
J. E. Doherty in Lemp bg'er
house north of Iron Mountain
track. , ^
Henry Bordwell & Company
n <iJfc iio application for a license.
V hen seen by a reporter for the
Independent Mr. Bordwell stated
, that he would make no applica
tion at present. He did not ex
pect to move into the Second
ward and would close up his
1 nrpspnt rda.ee of business and
Thad Arrington has made ap
plication for license to run a
dramshop at 608 Front street and
has offered a bond of the Ameri
can Surety Company. He was
refused license last January and
the outcome of his application is
*in doubt.
The saloons in the First ward
will be closed tonight (Thursday)
at 12 o’clock and for awhile at
least they will be bunched in one
rard.
A transcript of the certiorari
ases, which have been appealed
from the circuit court will be
filed Saturday before the supreme
court and that body asked to ad
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MURPHY LAMBASTS
GOVERNOR DAVIS.
Hot Springs, Dec. 29.—Tues
day night Hot Springs heard for
the first time a short range volley
M from the red hot political cam
■ paign that is being waged over
■ the state. Attorney General
■ G 3orge W. Murphy addressed a
■ lar^.audience at the city hall.
r He arraigned Gov. Davis in the
.most bitter and scathing manner.
’’ The attorney general has jour
neyed the state from one end tc
the other in endeavors to force
the governor to meet him on the
stump, but has as yet been un
able to do so.
JOHN B. DICE.
John B. Dice, aged 62 years
died Wednesday afternoon aboul
two o’clock from pneumonia
though he had been sick for
several months with fever before
his lungs were affected. Sur
rounded by those dear to hin
through family ties, the end wa;
peaceful.
The funeral services were hek
at the residence on Hazel street
Thursday morning, conducted by
Rev. C. Pope and the remains
were taken to Little Rock on No.
17, where the lodge of the de
ceased carried him to their final
resting place in Mount Holly.
The deceased had been a mem
! ber of the Presbyterian church
; for 28 years and Knight of
Honor for the last 20. A citzen of
high standing, a Christian of un
doubted sincerity, a loving hus
band, a patient and kind parent;
in all the relations of life he ful
filled well his obligations to oth
ers.
Mr. Dice was born in Franklin,
Virginia, 1841, and leaves a wife
and three children, two of whom,
Mrs. John Dye, Jr., and J. C.
Dice, live here. To those bowed
in sorrow, we would extend the
sympathy of our people.
INJUNCTION GRANTED.
Judge Trieber Holds That Secre
tary of Interior Lacks Power
to Appoint Federal Med
ical Board.
Hot Snrinsrs. Dec. 30.— Judee
Trieber has granted the injunc
tion against the federal medical
I board, thus annulling the attempt
|of the interior department to
: regulate the practice of medicine
! on the reservation.
He declared the secretary
lacked power to appoint this
board, but intimated that con
gress could pass such an act.
The board"' "being imperative,
those doctors previously denied
professional use of the waters
have now all privileges of those
favorably passed Upon by the
board.
An effort will be made to get a
bill through congress covering
this point, and the anti-drumming
crusade will continue.
TRAFFIC IMMENSE?
Poplar Bluff, Mo., Dec. 30.—
The yards of the Iron Mountain
ac this place are crowded now as
never before, even in the rust
ling days of the old division, and
in spite of the strenuous ef
forts being made by authorities
to facilitate traffic more freight
cars are on the tracts than can
be conveniently handled. Not
only at this point but all along
the line toward St. Louis the con
ditions seem to be the same, due
to the heavy shipments from
Texas and the south. The re
jy _~_1:
suit Ui tllio uvticiuwuuig xo
somewhat fatal to the passenger
I accommodations, and it is a
rare instance in which a train
pulls out of here on time, or
within an hour of time.
WRECK ON CAT ROAD.
Poplar Bluff, Mo., Dec. 30.—
The Cairo, Arkansas & Texas
passenger train from Cairo, 111.,
into this place was ditched Mon
day night at a point between
! Morehouse and Dexter in “Nig
gerwool Swamp,” and tied up
the road from 7:35 p. m. to 3
a. m.
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NOTICE. *
Parties desiring to take advan
' tage of the reduced rates to
| points North and to the South
east during the holidays will
oblige us if they will notify us a
day or two before they intend
• leaving, so that in case we do
i not have the ticket on hand that
■ we can procure them. 98btd
Thos. H. Reamey, Agt.
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For the news read the Daily
1 Independent.
AWFUL HOLOCAUST
IN CHICAGO THEATRE.
Sheet of Flame Bursts From
Stage of Iroquois Theatre—
Panic Ensues—Dead Piled
Six Feet Deep—Nearly
a Thousand Dead and
Injured.
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Over 550 persons in attendance
upon a matinee performance of
‘‘Blue Beard” at the Iroquois
theatre, the newest, largest and
as far as human power could
make it, the safest theatre in
Chicago, lost their lives Wednes
day afternoon.
Besides this, there are 400 in
jured or missing. The morgues
and hospitals are filled to over
flowing and though the morning!
papers have printed long lists of j
the dead and injured, the work:
of identification has hardly been
begun.
Many of the dead were incin
erated, some suftocated by the
gas, but the vast majority of
victims were crushed and tram
pled to death in the panic which
ensued when a sheet of flame
burst from the stage over the
heads of the auditors in the par
quet, scorching those upon the
lower balconies.
The fire originated from a
grounded electric light wire and
the asbestos drop curtain failed
to work, allowing the flames to
reach the auditorium. The audi
ence was composed largely of
women and children. The fire
lasted but 40 minutes and the
property damage is estimated at
$150,000.
FAUST MINSTRELS COMING.
Castle & Collins are styled
“The Boys With the Educated
Feet.’’ Their vaudeville act,
famous for its comic songs,
whirlwind dancing and witty
talk has been presented in all of
the principle vaudeville houses.
They have been engaged as a
special feature for the olio of the
Ted E. Faust Superb Minstrels,
who are to appear in this city at
the opera house on Wednesday,
January 6th.
Messrs. Castle & Collins will
take part in the big first part of
the minstrels as end men. As
such they have no superiors.
Their work is clean, wholesome
and very artistic. For the pres
! ent season they have a bunch of
| bran new songs, written ex
: pressly for them by the compos
i ers of the greatest music nub
| lishing houses. Their jokes will
; be fresh and local. Castle &
: Collins were offered a princely
salary to go abroad, but Mr.
Faust, knowing their value and
popularity with Americans, lost
no time in making them a better
offer and securing their services.
In the olio, in addition to them,
will be the celebrated Faust
family, of ten Australian acro
bats; the seven DeArvilles; Pop
Carr in monologue; Gov. Bowen’s
| big dancing act, and the famous
Herald Square quartette.
BLACK ROCK TRAGEDY.
Black Rock, Dec. 30.—John
Childers, colored, was fatally
shot yesterday afternoon by
! Chas. J. Judkins. The two men
had some warm words a few
hours before the shooting, but
no one knows the particulars.
Judkins did the shooting when
!
| the negro was alighting from a
delivery wagon, the load taking
effect just above the right hip.
Judkins is a well known young
man and the negro has for some
time been an impudent and bold
character.
GET THE HABIT
SARTORIAL SORROWS.
Any man may be merry, though lacking in wealth, LM
And fear not the frowning of Fate,
If he has a clear conscience, exuberant health, joj
And can have his goods charged on the slate. QTI
But he can’t face the world with a smile quite serene
And an air like a Spanish grandee, p5?
If the back of his coat has a mirror-like sheen, LflJ
And his pantaloons bag at the knee. rj |
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