reatens Life
OF WHITE CITIZEN.
ronymous Letter Which Has
Caused So Much Excitement
at Augusta Recently.
Augusta, July 26.-0. L. John
son, a prominent planter and
member of the E. N. Conner
Mercantile Company, and also
the Citizens’ Furniture and Hard
» wareComrc'"-' 1/ this place, re
• . ILed'an anonymous
m* letter which contained the fol
lowing:
Wr T write this letter to let you
" know that the lot has been put
upon me as it was on you to tell
K negro lawyers to leave this town,
ft' I am writing this, and, belong
fm ing to the county, I thought I
K wiould i / this because it may
Hphelp sa ne one. It has fell to my
lj|r lot to kill you. You need not
think it is to scare you. I am
IjjJ going to commit this deed if it
III* has to cause a riot to do so, and
fH this will be done when you think
’T it is forgotten. I guess you
think the few dollars you have
and a few of your friends, you
r1 can do as you please, but Abe
/ Lincoln died, Garfield died and
I McKinley died, and I don’t see
K why you can’t. For the good of
1 the poor the lawyer left; and
Ik others will come. You can die
\ and let others come. It would
\ be better for me if you would
: \ not believe this. I would have a
1 \ better show. If these negroes
I \want to organize for Africa they
l ,)are free to do so. When did you
\ and jrour committee buy these
["^negroes? *If they were gone the
.poor white man could live. You
isaid this is a white man’s coun
r’try. These are not your negroes;
* Wt them alone if you would live
U fibers live. Meddling with
iem) you will die as a dog. You
bn give this to Dr. Fletcher
ind Dr. J. L. Ccnnor. As you
■ ko otners may ionow. i wm
i /meet you some time; good-bye.”
/ The letter was not signed.
/ . The letter created deep inter
/ est and some excitement in Au
I. gusta because of the incident
\ which inspired it. Some three
1 > weeks ago a young and very
I Aippant negro, who gave his name
I as W. M. Martin, and claimed
I to be a lawyer from South Africa,
made a number of speeches
throughout this county and
, sought to incite a feeling of bit
terness against the whites, de
I daring the negroes were slaves
I and more in bondage now than
I they were under their old mas
I ter. The negro’s denunciation
I of the landlords was so severe
F that prominent negroes arose in
I his meetings and remonstrated,
I saying they did not endorse his I
) words, and requesting him to
J leafe the country.
LL„ . Einally the matter came to the
If ears of the whites through the
I better-class of negroes, who told
I their white friends what Martin
« was doing and suggested that
■ Martin be run out of the country.
9 As a result of a conference of
I white citizens, Mr. Johnson was
9 advised to call on Martin and tell
him his presence was no longer
desired in Augusta.
9 The negro denied that he had
jBmade any attempt to cause race
■■hatred, and said the blacks owed
|9iim $300 and they wanted to run
|9iim off so that this money would
Ihave to be paid. Mr. John
was firm, however, and the
ro, after gaining a thorough
erstanding of the situation,
;ed to leave and did so.
he anonymous letter received
dr. Johnson is thought to be
fruits of the harangues of
tin, for, while the better class
egroes would not be led away
I - " j
by his talk, the indolent and vi
cious ones received what he said
eagerly.
Since the receipt of the anony
mous letter mass meetings have
been held by both white and ne
gro citizens and $500 has been
subscribed, $150 by the negroes,
as a reward for the arrest of the
writer of the letter.
FOREIGNERS LEAVE,
CLASH AVERTED.
Italian and Greek Miners Took
Leave of Tneir New Home
Before Threats of Amer
icans Were Executed.
Spadra, July 26. — A general
migration of Italians and Greeks
from the Spadra district took
place today. At a meeting last
night they decided this to be the
best course, after it was shown
that a fight would result if they
did not comply with the orders
from the American miners to
leave*. The prompt action of
Sheriff King, who was on hand
with a force of deputies, pre
vented a general fight between
the Americans and the Italians.
At times the situation >;%s seri
ous, but a collision was averted.
The Americans carried their
point, and the Italians and Greeks
went west, to Fort Smith and the
Sebastian county district, on the
noon train. There are a few
still here, who are in danger if
they do not go tonight or get
some protection.
The Gazette’s correspondent
counted 170 Winchesters and
pistols in one pile, concealed in
the bushes while the mass meet
ing was in progress, and only a
small spark was necessary to set
off the battery.
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CHARGED WITH INCEST.
TTT T TT 11 1 1 _ _J 1_
vv • o. na.ii, a piumuci anu uua
iness man of Batesville, has been
arrested and jailed in that city,
charged with incest upon the per
son of his daughter, Viola Hall,
who passed through Newport
Tuesday night enroute to St.
Louis, where she is employed by
a law firm as a stenographer.
The arrest of Hall, which was
made Tuesday, is reported to
have created quite a sensation in
Batesville.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
AT WALNUT RIDGE.
Walnut Ridge, July 25.—The
electric lights were turned on at
this place last night for the first
time and they worked like a
charm. The first three days that
the new electric car line connect
ing Walnut Ridge with Hoxie
ran, the cash fares registered
over 2,000.
FALL BROKE' HIS NECK.
Walnut Ridge, Ark., July 25.—
J. D. Simpson, a tinner of this
place, while working on the roof
of Pat Whalen's residence at
Hoxie, fell off the building and
broke his neck. His age was 65
years and he is the father of
State Senator Simpson of the
western part of the state.
ERSCHMAN RELEASED.
Forrest City, July 26.—The
charge of criminal assault pre
ferred against Charlie Erschman
by little Francis Taylor seems to
have “fallen down” for need of
foundation. The defendant and
his father claim the charge is a !
blackmailing scheme.
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issue. Star Clothing House.
|j
CROP CONDITION
VERY SATISFACTORY.
Temperature Seasonable and Cot
ton Prospects Indicate a
Good Crop.
The crop report for the week
ending July 25 is as follows:
The temperature was season
able and there was ample rain
for present requirements.
Crops are generally clean ex
cept in the southeast section,
where there has been too much
rain to permit working them.
Cotton made a very satisfac
tory growth over most of the
state and is forming and fruiting
nicely. There is complaint in
some sections, however, of it
making too much weed. The
plant is small but healthy, and is
free from insects.
Corn is about all laid by. It is
looking well generally and a good
crop indicated, except in some
portions of the southeast section.
Considerable progress has been
made in threshing wheat and
oats. The yields secured gen
erally were satisfactory, arid the
quality of the grain excellent,
except in a portion of the north
west section, where it was in
jured by excessive rains in the
shock.
Considerable hay has been cut,
but there is still much of this
work to be done, as frequent
rains heretofore have retarded
the work. The yields secured
were excellent and the quality
good.
Late Irish potatoes are being
planted and sweet potatoes are
very promising.
The indications are for fair to
good crops of apples and peaches
of good quality.
OPERA HOUSE DANCE.
The dance given by the young
men oi me city luesuay even
ing at the opera house was one
of the largest of the mid-sum.
mer dances, and one of the most
enjoyable. The representation
of home society people was large,
and the presence of a number of
visiting young ladies swelled the
guest list, making an unusually
large gathering.
The music was furnished by
the Mexican orchestra and added
much to this pleasant occasion.
The chaperons were Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. O’Neal, Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Wood, Mesdames 0. D.
Watson, Wm. Hooker, Baxter
Watson; Misses Lucile Sanford,
Searcy; Laura Randolph, Austin,
Texas; Bessie T. J. Watson, Au
brey Arnold, Nannie Morrison,
Marille Dillard, Tillie Sprigg,
Stephanie Fagan, Jennie Mc
Cauley, Hilda Bailey, Irma Hook
er; Messrs. J. H. Abrams, Little
Rock; Jos. M. Berger, A. Arndt,
C. E. Carroll, Ira Erwin, Alcorn
Ferguson, Sprigg Foushee, Tom
Dillard, Ike Bottenstein, Charlie
Holmes, George Stephens, B. H.
White, W. C. Daniels.
DEATH IN A REVIVAL.
Clarendon, July 26.—A great
revival meeting is on among the
negroes of Clarendon. Negroes
do not pass the contribution box,
but set it in front of the pulpit
and expect members to walk up
and drop in their contribution.
Last night Samelia White went
up to contribute and as she
started to return to her seat she
fell to the floor. She was con
veyed to her house, next door to
the church, but was dead when
her friends reached the house i
with her.
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issue. Star Clothing House.
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I JULY 27th and 28th,
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We will sell the $2.50 and $3.00 kind for
$1.50.
Remember for two days only. Positively for
Cash, and not more than 4 shirts to a customer.
P. S.— We have received 200 belts by express
from the famous Hawes & Potter, makers, Boston.
Our buyer in New York bought these for us. They
consist of this season’s newest effects. They will go
at 50c and $1.00, two lots, and are worth from $1.00
to $3.50.
1 £3 ZB——MU
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our office.
We make a specialty of female diseases.
Yours, very truly,
A. KELLETT, M.D.,C. S.
Newport, Ark.
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