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VOLUME IV. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 19. 1905.
GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE
REGARDING FLAGS.
^ Yields to Suggestion of Their
Presentation by Senator Berry
and Extricates Himself From
Further Criticism.
The political shrewdness of
Governor Davis was never better
displayed than in the manner in
which he disposed of the ques
tion as to who shall present the
*' returned Confederate battle
flags. The announcement of his
, purpose to so officiate at the
Louisville reunion was followed
by a storm of protests from ex
Confederate camps all over the
state.
But the governor has not only
completely disarmed his oppo
nents on this issue by stepping
aside and refusing “to drag these
sacred relics into the dusi of
petty politics,” but scores a point
himself in presenting the name
of his senatorial opponent, James
H. Berry, to do the honors of
the occasion.
Following is the message of
Governor Davis to the general
assembly upon the subject:
“Gentlemen: Some days ago,
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passed by the national congress,
the secretary of war forwarded
to me eight battle flags used by
the Confederate soldiers in the
civil war. Under this resolu
tion there is no further disposi
tion of these emblems, but the
governor is made the custodian
of them.
‘ ‘Shortly after the passage of
this resolution returning these
t., flags to the governors of the va
rious states of the Confederacy,
I received an invitation from the
secretary oT the entertainment
committee of the Confederate
reunion to be held shortly in
Louisville, Ky., inviting me to
be their guest and asking me to
receive for the state of Arkansas
these flags at that time and
place. This necessarily implied
a delivery of them by me to the
soldiers of Arkansas participat
ing in that reunion.
“I accepted this invitation and
thought it would be a pleasant
occasion and entirely agreeable
to the Confederate soldiers of
this state that this disposition
be made of these flags, but I
found that a few disappointed
and restless spirits, such as Col.
Bob Neill of Batesville and Major
Harley of Little Rock, and one
or two others whose names it is
not necessary to mention, have
become suddenly offended at the
idea of thes j flags being present
ed t o your governor and by him
presented to the shattered frag
ments of the greatest army the
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veterans of Arkansas—and de
siring that these sacred emblems
shall not be dragged into the
dust of petty politics, I make this
suggestion and recommendation
^ to you that you pass a small ap
W propriation not exceeding $250
rv to buy glas^ cases in which these
flags piay be placed in some suit
able room of the state house for
public exhibition, because to han
dle them promiscuously would
mean their destruction.
“It has been suggested by Col.
Nefll and Major Harley that Sen
ator Be’ry deliver these flags to
the Confederate veterans of this
state at the unveiling of the
monument soon to take place in
Little Rock. In this connection
I desire to say that if Senator
Berry will accept this honor it
shall be my pleasure to turn these
emblems over to him, to be de
livered to the state encampment
of the Confederate veterans of
this stated and placed in these
glass cases, as above suggested,
for future preservation and pub
lic inspection.
‘‘Gen. Neill and Major Harley
mistake me when they think for
a moment that I would stand in
the way of any disposition of
these sacred emblems that the
survivors of the Confederacy
may suggest.
‘ 'It is true that I was not a Con
federate soldier, for the plain
| reason that I am not old enough
to have been one, but my father
was a Confederate soldier and
bore its brunt as loyally, per
haps, as either of these distin
guished gentlemen.
“I pride myself on having the
blood of one of the best Confede
rate soldiers in Arkansas in my
| veins, and I am not small enough
to wish that these flags be
stamped in the dust under any
consideration, and I cheerfully
and willingly yield to Senator
Berry, because he has been sug
gested, and, in my judgment, is
a proper person to have the
honor of delivering these flags to
j the Confederate soldiers of this
! state, and I will foresro the nleas
ure of being the guest of the en
tertainment committee of Louis
ville on the occasion of the re
union, because my presence there
might mar the pleasure of Gen.
Neill and Major Harley.
“Gentlemen, I hope this will
be a satisfactory solution of the
disposition of the flags. They
are too sacred to fuss about, the
| memories which they beget are
too dear to be dragged into the
dust, and it is with bitterness to
none and friendship to all that
: I mak ' this suggestion.
“If Senator Berry should de
cline to make this presentation,
! I reserve the right to name Maj. j
! W. H. Haynes, whose record as
a Confederate soldier ^ I think
would fill every requirement ex
acted by Gen. Neill and Major
; Harley. Respectively submitted.
“Jeff Davis.”
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MILLION DOLLAR
HOME CORPORATION.
A record was broken Monday
in the office of the secretary of
state, when a corporation with
a capital stock of one million
dollars, fully paid up, filed its
articles of incorporation through
its counsel, Hon. C. T. Coleman.
It is Lee Wilson &Co. of Wilson,
Mississippi county, an industrial
corporation, dealing principally
| in merchandise and the manu
| facture of lumber. The company
was organized April 10, with the
following officers: R. E. L. Wil
son, president; J. H. Elkins,
vice-president; M. J. Blackwell,
secretary and treasurer. The
other directors are B. H. Green
and A. B. Hill. The company
owns about 40,000 acres of the
most fertile land in the Missis
sippi vaney, must ut wmtu is m
cultivation.
HEAVY FROST
DAMAGED FRUIT.
Mammoth Spring, April 18.—
, A killing frost occurred through
out this section Sunday night.
Reports from the country are
that strawberries and other small
fruits, as well as nearly all vege
tables, were badly da/naged. Ice
formed in many places from an
eighth to one-fourth of an inch
thick.
CLOTHING
For men and boys fit for a king
to wear. See the nobby styles
at Chas. Meyer’s Great Bargain
Store. 92btf
! “Spencer will make a hit.”
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COLONEL COOK
VISITS PARAGOULD.
Col. V. Y. Cook, who spent
Saturday and Sunday in the city
the guest of Hon. B. H. Crowley
and other old friends, left for
home Sunday night, says the
Paragould Soliphone. Col. Cook
lives in Independence county, but
his postoffice is Newport, where
he transacts most of his busi
ness and maintains an office.
He has under cultivation over
three thousand acres of land in
what is known as Oil Trough
bottom, one of the most fertile
spots in the state. This land he
rents for $6 per acre money rent,
from which it will be seen that
the Colonel doesn’t have to
worry about the source of his
grub supply.
While in the city Col. Cook
was warmly greeted by many old
ex-Confederates and Spanish
war veterans. The Colonel is a
soldier of distinction as well as a
distinguished civilian, and his
erect and stately form, eagle eye
and military bearing mark him
as such.
In the war between the states
he followed Forrest, under whom
he served as an officer, and saw
n a viy ti'/ia *i mnmr f Vi A —
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fought battles of that long,
bloody struggle. At the out
break of the Spanish-American
war he was, by Governor Dan
Jones, appointed colonel of the
Second Arkansas regiment and
he clings to the regret that the
war department never let his
regiment get beyond the camp
at Chickamauga. The colonel
and his regiment were full of
fight and the enforced camp life
they led during the scrimmage
was to them like being in prison.
FARMERS SHOULD
BANK SAVINGS.
A good farmer from Salem
townshjp was in town the other
day to pay for two subscriptions
to this paper. He carried a neat
little check book and he carefully
wrote out a check for the amount,
showing on the stub what same
was drawn for. That was the
first time we had ever seen a
Dunklin county farmer do such
a thing and yet it was business.
That man keeps his money in a
bank instead of loose in his
pockety or in -an old boot, or a
stove pipe or an old trunk, liable
to be lost. When he pays a.bill
he has a record of it, whether he
gets a receipt or not. Others,
all others should follow.—Dunk
lin, (Mo.) Democrat.
NEGRO TO HANG,
SAYS DE WITT COURT.
; London, April 18.—At the
De Witt term of circuit
court, which has just closed,
Jonn c razier, a negro, was con
victed and sentenced to hang for
the murder of the white railroad
timekeeper, Webster Sutherland,
near Des Arc, about six months
ago. Judge Chapline of this
plkce pronounced sentence upon
Frazier, whose execution will
take place on Jun? 8.
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CLAYTON ABOUT
OUT OF A JOB.
Mexico City, April 18.—The
family of Ambassador Powell
! Clayton left here for the United
States this evening, gting to Des
Moines, Iowa. Ambas. ador Con
ger is expected here th? last of
May, when Ambassado • Clayton
will retire from the d plomatic
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NATIONAL TOILET CO. PAI¥IfcN.
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Dutton, W. A. Joyce and all
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HENRY OWEN,M. D. HENRY M. OWEN,M.D.
Drs. OWEN & OWEK
Physicians and Surgeons
Will practice medicine and sur
gery in Newport and sur
rounding country.
NEWPORT, ARK.
OFFICE: Bevens’ Drug Store.
Through the
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CLEARING HOUSE
St. Louis, Mo., which I represent,
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R. W. BANDY,
| CHASTAIN BUILDING.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Bids will be received by the city council of the
city of Newport, Arkansas, until 12 o’clock noon
on the 24th day of April. 1905, for the scraping ofl
' of the old paint and painting the iron work of the
bridge across Newport Lake in the city of New
port. Bids to be addressed to J. R. Mayhan, Re
: «order. The successful bidder will be required tc
give bond for the faithful performance of the
contract. The council reserves the right to reject
any and all bids. J. R. MAYHAN,
Recorder.
i This notice given this April 9th, 1905. 95dtf
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Chas. G. Henry, Cashier..
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B. B. Bond, M. D. Campbell, S. D. Campbell,
G. D. Clements, J. P. Duck, W. W. Dutton,
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No attire is altogether com
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at this sales store assuredly
will match the best in
clothing. Shoes made over
latest lasts will greet your
eyes here, and our Easter
prices will not prevent lib
eral contributions to the
collection plate. See our
shoer for.Easter.
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