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WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN MEN’S AND BOYS’ APPAREL.
ALL THE CORRECT STYLES ARE HERE.
We cordially invite your inspection.
Latest arrivals are:
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Crown Tailored Trousers, “Knox,” mas, Waterhouse Cravats, Hanhat
Hawes, and Stetson’s Hats. tan Shirts.
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OPPOSITION DETERMINED
TO DEFEAT BILL.
House Holds Longest Session Of Pre
sent Assembly Through Parliamen
tary Tactics Employed To De
feat Anti-Trust Bill.
Little Rock, March 20.—The senate
this morning took up house bills on
first and second reading, this being
house day, and the time after the
morning hour was passed without the
usual active discussion. While house
bills were being read the point of or
der was made on two counts that a
quorum was not present. On roll-call,
however, senators were present and
answered to their names. The special
order, house bill No. 194, by Mr. Rod
man, came near precipitating a heated
contest. The bill provides for a state
board of arbitration to settle strikes
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working fifteen employes and over,
and laborers in their employ. It was
finally postponed to a future day. Just
prior to adjournment house bill No.
239, by Mr. Hill, to reduce fees for
sheriffs and clerks in certain counties
was read first and second time and
Senator Covington moved to indefi
nitely postpone. President Short,
from the floor of the senate, made a
strong appeal in opposition to the
motion, so also did Senator King, but
before the question was settled the
senate, on motion of Senator Cotton,
adjourned until Monday morning at
9:30 o’clock.
A lengthy debate on the right ol
general appropriation bills to displace
all others ocoupied the entire time ol
the house this morning and displaced
the discussion of the King anti-trusl
bill.
The house held the longest uninter
rupted session of the present genera
assembly. The King anti-tryst bil
was set for special order this morning
after the reading of the journal, bui
the opponents of the measure have
prevented its being called up by a se
ries of parliamentary maneuvers. A
12 m. the quorum was broken, bu
the friends of the bill held the flooi
and-prevented an adjornment.
Call on H. E. Bragg at the Bank o
Newport for notarial work. 79 dtf
GOVERNOR DAVIS
DID NOT ATTEND.
Remains Absent From Hearing Of
Probing Committee—Thomasson
Testimony Proves Sensational.
Little Rock, Ark., March 20.— In
teresting testimony was brought be
fore the ways and means committee
last night. There were no clashes, as
Gov. Davis refused to attend the
session.
L. N. Thomasson of Carlisle, Ark.,
when called to the stand, said Gov.
Davis had sent for him yesterday and
he had gone to the governor’s office,
where he was asked about E. B. Jett’s
testimony concerning the hunting trip
to Texas. Mr. Thomasson, who was a
member of the party, testified that
when they reached Sayre a trainmas
ter told them that he had a telegram
or letter directing him to furnish the
governor with a car, which was done.
On the return trip the governor had
said the railroad company had offered
him a dining car with a cook. He had
declined it, but said that he would ac
cept it next fall. Yesterday afternoon
the governor had said that he was
either drunk or lying if he made that
statement. Mr. Thomasson further
testified that he and Gov. Davis fell
out last summer because he refused to
swear to a statement the governor
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rogatory to Gov. Eagle. He said Gov.
Davis also wanted him to make an
affidavit that he had never seen him
under the influence of liquor.
Mr. Whitley made a motion to have
the investigation stopped, saying his
opinion was that “if we consent to al
low this thing to go on there will be
half a dozen men killed.” The chair
man ruled the motion out of order,
and the committee voted to proceed
with the investigation.
In executive session the committee
voted to expunge from the record the
motion that Mr. Whitley had made to
end the investigation, on the ground
that it was a reflection on the com
mittee.
It was said last night that the in
vestigation would probably end to
night.
All the members of the committee
were present except Judge Holland.
FELL FROM MOVING TRAIN.
John W. Robinson Comedian In At
traction To-Night Found Uncon
scious Near Carthage Died
From Injuries Received.
John W. Robinson, the leading man
in May Sargent’s theatrical company,
playing “Other People’s Money,” fell
from a Frisco train near Carthage, Mo.
about 4 o’clock Thursday morning and
sustained injuries, from which he died
that afternoon.
He was walking from one coach to
another, when, it is supposed, he lost
his equilibrium and fell from the train.
He was found in a semiconscious con
dition by a farm hand.
Robinson was playing his fifth seas
on with Mr. Johnson as “Marcenas
Clump” in “Other People’s Money.”
The company has been out seven
years. Robinson was a comedian.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
At the Christian church -Sunday
March 22, 1903, C. C. Cline’s subject
for 11 a. m. will be “Moses or Christ.
Which?” At 7:30 p. m. “The Five
Worlds.” Sunday school at 9:30 a. m
We invite all.
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Regular services at the Baptist
church Sunday' at 11 a. m. and 7:3(
p. m. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all. The pastor takes this meth
od to thank his membership and the
public for their liberal subscription tc
state missions last Sunday night.
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At the Methodist church Sunday
; school at 9:30 a. m. and Junior Ep
, worth League at 2:30 p. m. The
i pastor, J. W. Smith, will fill his pulpii
at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. “Christ’*
: Second Coming” is the subject of hi*
; morning sermon and he will speak or
• “The Great Preparation” at the eve
ning hour. The public is cordially in
vited to attend all services, and th*
F unconverted specially invited to hea
the evening sermon.
SECOND BREAK IN
ST. FRANCIS LEVEE
High Winds Cause Turbulent Waters
Of Mississippi To Further Strain
Levees—Continued Rise In
sured By Rains.
The second crevasse in the St. Fran
cis levee system between Memphis
and Caruthersville, was formed at 3
o’clock Thursday afternoon at Ran
dom Shot, three miles north of Pecan
Point.
Through a 100-foot gap the M'ssissip
pi is shootinginto the fertile valley be
low, inundating hundreds of farms and
plantations, sweeping away valuable
lumber and drowning livestock.
As in the Holly Bush crevasse, the
break occurred at a point where it
was not expected until the situation
was beyond control.
The levee for a mile stretch was
very weak and three layers of sand
bags had been laid. A strong south
east wind drove against the weak em
bankment at the rate of 20 miles an
hour. There was no warning. The
river seemed to push 40 feet of earth
out of the levee, but the water went
through slowly at first, allowing the
men at work to escape.
The new territory overflowed
through the Random Shot opening, is
approximately 150 square miles as the
Holly Bush crevasse has let in the
river over a section of 200 square
miles, which otherwise would have
been inundated by the break at Ran
dom Shot.
All the residents have had ample
warning and many deserted their
farms several weeks ago. All the
stock possible has been removed. It
is believed not a single human life is
lost. Heavy rains along the Missis
sippi and its tributaries insure a con
tinued rise of the river for a few days.
This, with the prospect of high winds,
is adding to the danger along the
lower river. The water has weakened
the levees until it will be impossible
for them to hold out against a batter
ing by high waves, the government
engineers say.
KNOBEL WANTS LARGER DEPOT.
Knobel, March 20.—The eating house
at Knobel, which has been used as a
station and telegraph office since the
depot was destroyed several months
ago, was burned yesterday afternoon.
The wires of the telegraph company
were put out of use for a short while.
The citizens of Knoble are now en
deavoring to get a much larger station
erected. The Helena branch of the
Iron Mountain leaves the main line at
Knobel.
WRECK NEAR KNOBEL.
An engine jumped the track on the
Iron Mountain just this side of Knobel
Saturday morning, compelling No. 3
to go around via Wynne and Bald
Knob. No. 4 came through however,
reaching here several hours late. No
one was injured in the wreck and little
damage done.
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