Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME V. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 9, J905. NUMBER 90.
TWO BODIES BURNED.
Witnesses Testify That Bones of Human
Beings Were found in Wreckage
at Diaz - Accounts for
Missing Passengers.
That two passengers were kill
k ed and their bodies burned in
• the Diaz wreck, is certain ; that
the two lost travelers were
Thomas Edward Scanlon and
son Bryan, of El Dorado, is al*
^ most as certain. The facts were
* brought to light, or at least into
the public eye, through the in
quisition proceedings begun by
Coroner Frank Harrison Tues
day afternoon at the city hall.
Owing to the absence of Wm.
Ballard, until recently a detect
ive in the secret service of the
Iron Mountain, who has been
subpoenaed as a witness, and
came here Tuesday noon, but
failed to show up at the trial,
the hearing wras adjourned after
several witnesses had been heard
until Thursday afternoon, when
the trainmen on No. 5, together
with Mr. Ballard, are expected
to be here.
Another important witness in
the person of Mrs. T. E. Scanlon,
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arrived. In reply to a wire from
Judge M. M. Stuckey she stated
that she would be here today,
Wednesday. Her attorneys,
Stuckey & Stuckey, are also in
receipt of a letter from her stat
ing her husband and son had been
in Toronto, Can., on a visit, leav
ing there on July 27, and spent
* Friday in St. Louis, and no
doubt left that night upon the
fatal No. 5.
A son-in-law of the lost man,
Anderson by name, first read of
the wreck, the supposed death of
an unknown man and boy, and
as the father and son did not re
turn home, was sent to Newport
to make investigation. He vis
ited the scene with Judge M. M.
Stuckey and became convinced of
the awful death of his kinsmen.
To those at home yet trusting
that their dread might prove un
true, he wired these hope-blight
ing words : “It was Mr. Scan
lon and Bryan.”
But these are outside facts,
and the coroner’s jury has al
ready developed an incontro
vertible line of testimony to
show that two passengers were
lost in the Diaz . wreck, whose
bodies were never recovered, ex
cept a few charred bones and
teeth that had defied the work
of the flames which followed the
rlitpViino- nf frhp train
TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES.
The first witness, Frank Fow
ler, injured in the wreck, who
still lies upon his bed, was visit
ed at his room, and told of the
wreck as best he remembered.
He described the father as a
ruddy complected man, 40 to 45
years of age, wearing a sandy
mustache, light colored soft hat
with wide rim, such as they wore
^ in the campaign a few years ago,
carried, a basket, and was riding
backward, the second seat for
’ward, with the boy, aged 6 to 8
years, in the seat turned toward
him, when the wreck occurred.
The witness had talked to the
man and found he spent the
preyious day in St. Louis on ac
count of train connections. Wit
ness saw nothing of the two
after wreck, but told others he
was confident they were still in
the car. He himself lay there
five minutes injured until car
r ried out by passengers, but saw
no trainmen trying to rescue
passengers.
SHERIDAN ON STAND.
Roadmaster William Sheridan
reached the scene too late to
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rescue people from coaches,
which were in flames. During
the day he noticed a peculiar
odor, which he now supposes was
human flesh burning.
Mike Griffin also noted this
peculiar odor while working at
wreck, and saw officials picking
up bones, and some said a watch
and knife were found. He
didn’t know officials.
KIDD FOUND BONES.
W. W. Kidd, of Diaz, testified
;hat on the following day, Sun
day, he visited the wreck and
picked up human bones which
he turned over to Wm. Ballard,
who had a little box for them.
Ballard told him: “You Know
we are two passengers short.’’
When questioned about the
wreck, witness said when he
reached scene, the rear of
the chair could have been en
tered and passengers rescued,
but the trainmen were busy try
ing to save the remainder of the
coaches.
SAD INCIDENT.
Engineer Wm. h. Horton was Making
His Last Trip When He Met Death
in the Diaz R. R. Wreck.
Among the many sad incidents
connected with the wreck of No.
5 at Diaz was the fact that En
gineer William H. Horton, who
had been in the employ of the
Iron Mountain road for twenty
six years, was making his last
run, having a passport of faith
ful service to the road in his
pocket at the time of his death.
At 7 o’clock that morning he
was to arrive at Little Rock, and
that afternoon was to leave for
Johnson county, this state, where
he had bought a large fruit farm
and had recently moved his fam
ily there. A little more than
two hours would have ended his
work on the road.
TICK BITE CAUSED DEATH.
Mrs. Eva Beakley of Walnut Ridge Dids
from Blood Poison Caused
by Insect’s Bite.
Hoxie, Aug. 8.— Mrs. Eva
Beakley, wife of Attorney J. N.
Beakley, died at Walnut Ridge
Sunday afterroon of blood poison,
supposed to have been caused by
a tick bite. She leaves a hus
band and two small children.
Mrs. Beakley was Miss Eva
Caber, and before her marriage
lived at Beebe.
Do You Know
That Mr. Jno. S. Daley, the
traveling representative of the
Globe Tailoring Co. of Cincin
nati, 0., is displaying their en
tire fall and winter line at our
store today and tomorrow?
Don’t forget that this is the
best and most complete line ever
opened in Newport and that their
garments give universal satisfac
tion ; that the line comprises
over 500 of the newest things of
fashion’s dictations.
Remember that this is the last
opportunity to see this line this
j season. Orders taken for im
mediate or future delivery.
Measures taken scientifically.
J. W. Wallace.
Story of the Shooting.
Hoxie, August 8.—Saturday
night at Walnut Ridge, Night
Marshal Clark, in attempting to
arrest Jim Ford, who was intox
icated, ran him into a saloon and
| both commenced firing at close
range at each other, exchanging
15 shots.
Clark was wounded in the
neck. Ford escaped injury. The
fusillade nearly wrecked the sa
loon and contents.
STRUCK BY TRAIN.
Citizen of Oil Trough Thrown Fron
Track and Fatally injured by
Iron Mountain Passenger.
A blacksmith named Petty, oJ
Oil Trough, was struck by No.
entering the city opposite the
Newport Grocer Company Wed
nesday morning at 11:30 o'clock
and received injuries from which
he died an hour later at the office
of Dr. L. E. Willis.
He was hard of hearing, but
the fact that he was walking
toward the oncoming train makes
it remarkable that he did not
foresee the danger. His left
side and head about the cheek
bone were badly bruised. On
his person was found $20.00, and
he is said to have three sons
living in Oil Trough.
THE MILITIA IS SUPREME.
Attorney General Says the Militia Are
Supreme to Sheriffs in Enforcing
Orders of Health Board.
Little Rock, Aug. 8.-Accord
ing to an opinion of R. L. Rog
ers, attorney genera! ol tne
state of Arkansas, the members
of the state militia now enforc
ing the orders of the state board
of health in the quarantine
against fever-infected districts
are superior to the sheriffs of the
various counties where they are
acting as sanitary officers, and
the orders as sent to these offi
cers by the state board of health
are to be obeyed whether or not
they meet the approval of the
county sheriffs and the various
municipal officers of the state.
The opinion of Attorney Gen
eral Rogers was given to Dr. G.
M. D. Cantrell, president of the
state board, yesterday evening
on the requst of the latter. The
cause leading up to the inquiry
was a report that Sheriff Baker,
of Lewisville, Lafayette county,
was interfering with the wort
of the sanitary guards in the
district under the command o!
Captin Martin.
R. H. Lainy, of the Cottor
Belt Railway Company at St,
Louis, wired Dr. Cantrell yester
dav that Sheriff Baker was hold
ing back passengers at Arkara
who had the proper health cer
tificates and had persistently re
fused to allow them to pass
through regardless of their cer
tificates.
WHY SLAVE LONGER?
I can offer you an investmenl
for a moderate outlay that will
put you on the road to . wealth.
Sign and mail.
Name .
Address .
Elmo Riddell,
Co-Operative*Broker,
Jacksonport, Ark.
Free Scholarship.
I will give a ten months’schol
arship free in the Meridiar
(Miss.) Female College to any
worthy young lady in Jacksor
county who is desirous of a gooc
education. Apply in person 01
address J. H. McCurry, Grubbs,
Arkansas.
cream" notice.
We will deliver cream on ic<
every Sunday the remainder of
the summer. Guarantee sweet
ness at time of delivery. Orders
must be received by 8 p. m. Sat
urday. Pure Milk Dairy.
87d6t W. M. Harris, Manager
Good housekeepers use the best
That’s why they buy Red Crosi
Ball Blue. At leading grocers
5 cents.
YELLOW FEVER
There Is No Occasion For Alarm
Remember The Le.ssons cf The
Epidemic cf J£QS.
As we are now threatened with
another visitation of the dreaded
yellow fever it is well to remem
ber the experiences of the last
occasion. In all sections where
yellow fever made its appear
ance it will be recalled that per
sons who kept their stomach,
liver and bowels strong and
active wTere not affected by the
disease; while others apparently
healthy were stricken down.
These latter were all more or less
habitually constipated, bilious or
victims of bad digestion; as a re
! suit the blood became impure and
the vital organs were unable to
resist the deadly fever germs.
Now is the time to prepare for
what is to follow. Get your fam
ily and yourself in shape to re
sist the disease. You don’t know7
when you are exposed to it:
every man you meet may be
affected, and if you put your
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you may be too late. The sensi
ble course is to begin at once
taking Prickly Ash Bitters, that
marvelous system regulator and
blood purifier. Use it regularly
every day. Half a wine-glassful
each morning after breakfast
will keep your bowels open and
healthy; it will also strengthen
the stomach and digestion, purify
the blood and by stimulating the
liver and kidneys all bile and
uric acid impurities will be
driven out of the body. In short,
it puts the system in perfect
(order. Remember 181*8. That
was a record year for Prickly
Ash Bitters. In the sections
where it was used the most there
were fewest cases of fever. You
connot do better in this hour of
danger than to make use of the
means which experience ^ has
proven to be the best for fight
ing off this terrible scourge. 78
DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
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Dentist
Gives special attention to
Crown and Bridge Work,
And correction of Irregularities
of the Teeth.
Office Watson Bldg. Phone, 63.
Newport, - Arkansas•
HENRY OWEN.M D. HENRY M OWEN,M l).
Drs. OWEN & OWEN,
Physicians and Surgeons
j Will practice medicine and sur
gery in Newport and sur
rounding country.
NEWPORT, ARK.
OFFICE: Bevens’ Drug Store.
THERE IS NO USE
To wait for a foreign sales
] man when you have one at
home who sells
EVERYTHING IN THE
MUSICAL LINE.
Just Received—12 new or
i gans direct from the factory.
Pianos on short order.
Z. B. REID, Managet.
; B. W. Haffner, salesman.
Jack Jones
The Crack Barber, keeps
a neat and busy little
shop. Upper end of Front
street. Expert tonsorial
ists. Easy shaves and
s the best haircuts. Our
work pleases.
i “Come on, ye stubby beards.”
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CAN WE HAVE YOUR EAR?
Here's the Proposition.
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Baggy trousers hurt a man’s appearance;
make his whole suit look old and “tacky.”
A new pair will make it look like a new
suit, and give the old ones a chance to get a
pressing now and then.
, Season's end prices on all Men’s Trousers ,
A —see window. q
We wish to clean them out. See the lot
|| we're selling at $2.50 this week. il
U Men's Superior Suits, Furnishings, Hats |j
and Shoes. New Goods are Now Arriving 55
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Get the Get the
Habit. _ Habit.
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Grasp this Opportunity !
July Dividend
Was mailed to stockholders on the 8th of July.
The Penn-Wyoming Copper Co.
Made 200,000 pounds of pure copper during the
past seven days, on which the clear profit was over
$15,000.
Stock in this company pays monthly dividends
of Y’h on the investment, and it is a spledid buy
at the present price of 50c per share.
Send Your Orders, Cash or Def erred Payments. (Price
subject to change without notice). No water in
this stock; every dollar goes into betterments. No
preferred or promotion stock and no bonds. Lvery
share is of equal value Visible assets, $7,000,000;
i value of plant, etc., $2,500,000.
Let me tell you more about Penn-Wyoming
COPPERS. Sign and return.
Name
Address
ELMO RIDDELL,
CO OPERATIVE REAL ESTATE AGENT,
l Jacksonport, Arkansas. )
CLEARING SALE
Beginning Thursday, Aug. JO; ending Saturday, Aug. J9
In order to make room for fall and winter stock,
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Low Quarters,
Sandals,
Oxfords.
Misses’, Men’s and Children’s
will go at cost.
Everything Marked in Plain figures.
Remember this sale is not made to make money, but
to make room.
Ladies’ Low Quarters.anj up'
Children’s Shoes. -35c anj up*
Men’s Shoes......70c and up.
All shoes guaranteed. Call and see out prices.
They will surprise you.
ST. LOUIS SHOE STORE
FRANK BROS.
! 310 East Front Street. NE' PO iT, ARKANSAS.