; WHITLEY FORESEES
DAVIS VICTORY.
Letter From Whitley Anent the
Gubernatorial Campaign in
;:^S Western Part of State.
pL By request of Hon. John H.
Keel, to whom the following
letter from Representative Whit
ley of Polk county was written,
we accord space to the following
communication, in which the
writer foresees a great victory
* sftra* Governor Davis in the com
ing primary.
Mena, Ark., Feb. 18, 1904.
Hon. John Keel. My Dear Sir—
The governor’s campaign for this
county (Polk) has come and gone
and it was the most one-sided
affair I ever witnessed in my
life. Davis just simply eat
; Wood up. The people were swept
away in astonishment. Davis
everlastingly sent the Stuckey
and Pomp Brown pardon matters
to-and used Wood men in
the audience to prove his justifi
cation. Wood had intimated that
Davis had received part of the
fee paid for Stuckey’s pardon,
and Davis proved by the attorney
TirVlr\ lin/1 nLniirrn rv-P rvr» An
application that he did not know
■ - that the attorney even was to get
a fee and that he (Davis) did
not get a cent of the money. He
proved by a minister in the
crowd that the men who asked
for the Pomp Erown pardon were
some of the best people in Con
’ way county. These points had a
| wonderful effect. He told Judge
Wood.not to tell it any more
around over the country that he
L^gfd received anything on the
^Stuckey pardon.
‘ " He certainly scored a big vic
tory here. He will carry Polk
county by 3 to 1. Little River,
. Sevier, Howard, Pike, Montgom
ery and Scott are also in line and
some of them even stronger than
Polk. Let' me hear from your
county.
When Davis had to leave the
court house not less than two
thirds left the house before Wood
spoke. Davis made three speeches
in this county and it was one
ovation after another all the way
through. The Gazette said that
the Wood men had organized a
eldb here of five hundred, yet
when they met to organize, not
withstanding there was a large
crowd in the city, there were
„ only 18 Wood men at the organi
zation by actual count. What do
you think of that? All this news
paper blowing about the Wood
clubs is all rot.- There is simply
nothing in it. Davis told them
here that in Little Rock nobody
scarcely were wearing Wood’s
buttons except negroes. Oh, he
certainly ruined the Wood influ
i
dice nere.
Look out for Polk and other
counties. The Gazette says Davis
lost Johnson county, for a Wood
representative was nominated.
Yes, by 79 votes, and running
for a third term, with the min
ers against him (the Davis man)
because he voted against certain
bills they (the miners wanted
, passed). . But the Gazette did
'^vhot say a Davis man was elected
^sheriff by 800 majority. Let me
hear |from your county at your
earliest convenience and oblige,
Yours truly and friend,
W. W. Whitley,
Representative Polk County. v_
THE WOODS AND
BRIGGS COMPANY.
The above named company will
open a three nights engagement
at the opera house Monday, Feb.
22. This company played here
last season under the name of
the Floyd R. Brigg^ Company, j
This Season Messrs. Woods and
Briggiphave a company of fifteenj
people; carry a band and orches-;
tra and travel in their own Pull-!
man car. During their engage- i
j ment they will produce in an j
elaborate manner the Inside I
Track, Way Down East and
Monte Cristo, in addition to the
regular play. A number of vau
i deville features will be intro-1
| duced Monday night. Every
lady accompanied by a person
holding a paid reserved seat
ticket will be admitted free.
Prices 15, 25 and 35c.
SUNDAY "SERVICES.
St. Paul’s Church—Divine ser
vices for the first Sunday in Lent.
The holy communion at 7:30.
Morning prayer, the litany and
sermon at 11. Evening prayer
and sermon at 7. Sunday school
at 9:45 a. m.
Methodist Church, corner Lau
rel and Second—Preaching at 11
a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Epworth
League at 3 p. m. Sunday school
at 9:30 a. m. All, including
strangers and visitors are cor
dially invited to each service. C.
Pope, pastor.
* At the Baptist Church—Sunday
school at 9:45' a. m. Morning
subject, “The Sabbath of the
Fourth Commandment; Is it as
Such Now Binding?” Evening
subject, “The Christian Sabbath
as Taught in Prophecy and the
New Testament.” Let all inter
! ested hear both subjects. Charts
; will be used. Services at 11 a.
i m. and 7:15 p. m.
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; GOULD PLEASED
WITH NEW ROAD.
Manager Wm. Cotter, Freight
j Traffic Manager W. C. Stith and
General Passenger and Ticket
Agent H. C. Townsend of the
Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain
returned yesterday from Louis
iana, having left the Gould party
on Tuesday, says the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
One of the principal objects of
the trip was to traverse the new
river route of the Memphis, Hel
ena & Louisiana railway, and the
party went over this line from
Dermott to Clayton, La. Presi
dent Gould expressed himself as
more than pleased with the loca
tion and prospects for business.
This line passes through some
of the oldest and richest planta
tions, some of them having been
in cultivation for more than fifty
years. Cotton is the staple, but
of late rice cultivation has been
successfully introduced.
In this section the skies were
blue and the clear flowers in
bloom, and one was forcibly re
minciea oi ooutnern Italy, ideal
climatic conditions prevail almost
the entire year and the many dis
comforts of winter are unknown
in this section.' There are thou
sands of acres of the richest soil
to be found in the South along
the line of the road.
PANIC AT PARTY.
. Miss Myrla Gavett entertained
a few friends Friday evening in
a very pleasant manner, the di
version of the evening being a
new game called “panic,” which
is after the order of “stock ex
change.” The winners were Mr.
Karl Gravett and Miss Boswell.
Home made candy was en
joyed by the circle present, com
posed of Misses Myrla Gravett,
Allie Hicks and Sadie Boswell of
Durant, Indian Territory and
Messrs. Ray Pace, Karl Gravett
and J. D. Carvel.
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ASHLEY COUNTY
BURNS NEGRO.
Murderer of White Farmer Found
in Well Near Crossett and
Soon Paid Penalty.
Crossett, Feb. 19.—Gleneo
Bays, the negro who shot and
killed J. D. Stephens, a promi
nent white farmer Wednesday,
was burned at the stake by a
mob late last night. The scene
of the burning was half a mile
from the Stephens plantation in
this county. News of the mob’s
act of vengeance was not re
ceived until this morning.
NEGRO MADE CONFESSION.
Bays made a full confession
just after he was captured, ad
mitting that the murder was pre
meditated. He laughed when
asked how he wanted to die, say
ing it made no difference, as he
knew full well his hour had ar
rived. The mob was extremely
quiet, considering the excitement
which had prevailed the pre
ceding twenty - four hours
throughout the entire county.
The mob was composed of Ash
ley county farmers, both black
and white. No doubt whatever
remaining as to Bays’ guilt the
crowd nroceeded deliheratelv to
the task of executing the negro.
It was agreed almost unanimous
ly that he should be burned to
death at the stake. When the
guilty negro heard this decision
he showed no signs of fear. He
was bound to a post and brush
and sticks of dry wood were
piled about him.
SLOWLY ROASTED TO DEATH.
The materfal burned quickly
and the negro, retaining a look
of defiance even in his awful
suffering, was slowly roasted to
death. The spectacle was sick
ening, yet not one of the wit
nesses appeared to doubt that the
terrible punishment meted out
was merited.
NEGRO FOUND IN OLD WELL.
Sheriff Stillwell was with a
posse of men, guarding the Loui
siana state line, at the time of
the negro’s capture, and did not
arrive until after the man was
executed. In his confession the
negro stated that his plans for
escape were made before the
crime was cohimitted. He was
to remain concealed in the vi
cinity of the murder until the
excitement had subsided, then
conceal himself in the tank
of the M. R., H. & W. rail
way engine and go to Luna,
where he could secure passage
by boat to Memphis or Cairo. He
was found concealed in an old
well, about six miles from here
and three miles from the Steph
ens plantation.
Mr. Stephens, the murdered
man, yvas the most prosperous
farmer in the western part of
Ashley county, and was admired
for his many good qualities, by
both black and white. The ne
groes showed their esteem of the
victim by immediately offering a
reward for the capture of the
murderer.
^While the more conservative
deplore the method of disposing
of the murderer, indignation ran
so high among both the white
and black races that conserva
tism received no consideration.
MULES FOR SALE.
I will have a car of young
broke mules, ranging from 141-2
to 15 1-2 hands high for sale at
Yelverton’s barn in Newport on
or about Friday, February 26,
and will remain there until sold.
Come and figure with me, I will
treat you right.
41w2t W. R. Ross.
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