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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday August 5, 1904.
Vol. 4, No. 32
COL RECTOR SPEAKS OUT
Former Candidate For Govern^Ad
monishes Democrats to do
Their Duty.
Hon. E. \V. Rector. of Hot
[Springs, who was a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
governor in the campaign of 15)02
against Gov. Davis, and who does
not like Go^. Davis a little hit,has
addressed a strong and patriotic
letter to the Democratic Stats1
Committee, in which he admonish
es Democrats to go to the polls in
September and defeat M.vers over
whelmingly. Col. Rector is a true
blue southern Democrat and all
halting and hesitating Democrats
should read his letter carefully
and t hough! fully. He says:
‘-in my humble opinion the par
amount issue in the state and na
tional elections this year is the ne
jrro question, and its propel1 solu
tion is vital to the citizens of the
South, regardless of their place* of
birth or political predilections.
The su.. eliliey of the Anglo-Sax
on race in this country, and every
part of it. should and will he main
tained at any sacrifice. But such
maintainance ought to be accomp
lished a - all just and conservative
men will agree, without cruelty
or violence to the negro, if possi
ble. ( i m lly and violence to the
negro for reasons familiar to all
intelligent persons in tin* South,
will !>e almost, if not entirely, ob
viated by the success of the Dem
ocratic party at the next ensuing
»taU* and national elections, it is
unfortunate on the score of human
ity, if for no other reason, that
Mr. Roosevelt and his [tarty insist
upon forcing this unnecessary is
sue. That they have done so does
not admit of question. 'Social K
quality’ is unmistakably the sloe- j
an of the Republican party in thi>
campaign, and it behooves al! good ;
citizens who wish to avert a calam !
ity. which may be far-reaching
in its consequences, to meet condi
tions by a prompt, active, energet.
ie campaign. An increased Dem
ocratic majority in this state in the
election this fall is of the utmost
importance in the election of Mr.
Parker. We are approaching a
crisis. It is of the greatest impor
tance to the people of the South.
Patriotism, loyalty to party, love
of home and absolute security to
the women of the south admonish
us to be on the alert and go to the
front. This is no time for bicker
ing in the party. Personal prefer
ences and animosities must be for
gotten. It will not do for us to
l>e lulled to quiescence by the
blandiloqtience of Myers and Rem
ind, who profess to think that the
recent public acts of Mr. Roose
velt and the Republican national,
convention tending to recognize
negro equality, the negro plank in
the Republican platform and the j
demand for a reduction of con
gressional representation from the
South are all meaningless.
‘'Political matter* have a serious
aspect and the sooner it is recog
nized the better. The very thought
of a liepublican governor of Ark
ansas, with Mr. Roosevelt as pres
ident, -ends a shock, like grasping
the heart with an icy hand, 40 all
of us who love peace and harmony,
and are appalled in reflecting up
on the unhappy days of recon
struction in the south. Let all
Democrats go to the front, cap
ture the enemy, carry Arkansas'
by an increased Democratic major
ity in September, thus encourage
our political friends in the North,
and securing peace and good feel- j
ing at home.
“Democrats cannot afford to
hesitate or falter in the great em
ergency which confronts the peo
ple of this country, and so feeling,
! here and now tender my services
and purse to your committee.
Very respectfully.
E. \\\ Rector.
STRANGER FOUND DEAD
Body of Unknown Man Found in the
Woods Near Tracy's Store
Last Wednesday.
The badly decomposed dead
body of an unknown man was
found late Wednesday afternoon
about a mile and a half from the
Tracy store at the head of Oil
Trough bottom.
The body is supposed to bo that
of an old man who was traveling
through the country gathering
herbs. From all indications the
man had been dead ten days or
two weeks, as the body was badly
decomposed.
About two weeks ago an old
man of about the same description
was traveling through that neigh
borhood on foot, gathering herbs.
A week ago last Sunday he stop
ped over night at the home of
dames Toddy, and at the time was
complaining of being siek. lie
was able to trav el, however, and
left the following morning. The
supposition is. that after leaving
Mr. Toddy's, he became worse and
laid down in the woods to rest,but
grew worse and died.
Nothing is known of him, as he
was a stranger in that neighbor
hood.
The coroner was summoned and
held an inquest Thursday morning.
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Following is the government
1 >umill's report on the condition of
crops in Arkansas for the week
ending August 1:
The temperature was slightly
below normal during the week and
over most of the state there was
very little rain. Considerable pro
gress was made in cleaning fields
from weeds and grass and fields
are now generally clean except in
the southeast section. Cotton made
a good growth and is fruiting well
generally; there is complaint in
some sections of the plant going)
too much to weed, but except in
th*‘ southeast section, where there !
has been too much rain, the look
out is favorable for a good crop.
Corn is about all laid by; the early
is made over most of the state; in '
some sections the late is beginning
to need rain; the indications, take
t he state as a w hole, are for a good
crop. Wheat and oat threshing
is progressing; the yields secured
have generally been satisfactory;
wheat is of good quality, while
oats are below the average in this
respect. Considerable hay of good
quality was secured. Peaches con
tinue to promise a good crop of
fine quality, wlfde apples are only •
fair and the quality of the fruit is i
below average.
KILLING AT HUNTSVILLE.
Dallas Sisscmi was killed b.y Ben
Bohannon last Sunday an Hunts-1
ville. Sissoni was struck with j
some instrument, the nature ofj
which is not known. Bohannon '
escaped and is still at large.
attempted jail delivery
Bob Maxey Attempted to Let J. W.
Hall Out of Jail and Got Him
self Into Trouble.
Tito Batesville Daily Bee, of
Saturday, publishes the following
account of an attempted sensation
al jail delivery:
"Early this morning the citizens,
who gathered at the court house
and on the Main street, were sur
prised to learn that J. W. Hall
had broken jail. ^Scarcely had the
first sensation following the. an
nouncement of Hall's escape been
fully discussed when the second
and more serious one was sprung
on the citizens.
"It was reported that Bob Max
ey had furnished the tool with
which Hall had sawed out of jail,
and he was taken in custody by
Sheriff Morgan early in the morn
ing. A warrant was issued by
Esq. Six for Maxey's arrest, and
at 9 o'clock all parties announced
for trial. The first witness called j
was J. \V. Hall who slated that
Maxey visited the jail two or
three times Friday evening and
that they had discussed the matter
of his escape. Maxey had agreed
to furnish him a saw for the tools
or enough to amount to SI2.'). A
contaact was produced which read
to that effect for the consideration
that Maxey, so Hall explains, was
to furnish the saw. Hall was
cross-questioned by Maxey and
asked a great many questions to
which he promptly replied, "No."
One of 11 most empthatic denials
entered by Hall was when Maxey
asked him if he (Maxey) did not
give him six twenty dollar bills
Friday evening.
“Tin* next witness called was
Sam Mankins, who stated that lie
was notified Friday evening that
something unusual was liable to
take place, lie went to the jail
and dimed on top of a cell and
concealed himself. \\ Idle Man
kins was in jail, he says, Robert
Maxey visited the jail, and talked
with Hall three different times and
that he saw him hand a paper
through the bars from which the
saw fell to the jail floor.
“Maxey denied that he furnish
ed the saw, but admits that he
talked with Hall several times and
also stated positively that he
bought the tools and paid Ilali
$125 for them.
“Summing up all the tacts in
the ease they appear about as fol
lows;: Several days ago Maxey pro
posed to assist Hall to escape from
jail. Hall told Col. Yancey about
the proposition and advised him to
notify the sheriff which Hall did.
The matter progressed up to yes
terday evening when Hall signed
the contract but the officers knew
what was to take place, and Man
kins was placed in jail in order
that there might be no step in the
evidence.
“During Friday night Hall saw
0(1 a bar in two and left the window
so that everything indicated that
the prisoner was gone and it was
so given out over town. 1 he tact
was, however, that Hall did not
leave the jail and showed up in due
time in the custody of Sheritl Mor
gan. The indication that he had
escaped from jail was arranged on
purpose in order that Muxey might
show up on the spot with his con
tract signed up by Hall in which
it expressed a consideration *>l
$125. This lie did. When Mr. Mor
gan went to him and told him about
the matter Maxey showed his con
tract and claimed Hall’s shop. As
soon as (lie contract was produced
Morgan arrested Maxey and car
ried him before J. W. Six, who,
after hearing all the evidenc, fined
him in the, sum of §200 and six
months in the county jail.”
You get no stale groceries at
Holderby & Lawton's; they get
fresh goods almost every day.
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ARKANSAS STATE NEWS
Short Items of General Interest
Gathered Fresh From Our
iioeal Exchanges.
The Lawrence l ounty Telephone
predicts a killing frost before Oc
tober because katydids corymene
cd their singing on July 9.
Burglars entered the store of
B. 11. Benton at Quitman Sunday
night, blew open the safe and se
cured §70 in money and §500 in
notes.
Col. T.' T. Ward, the veteran
editor of the Newport Herald was
recently stricken with paralysis,
but his condition is not considered
serious.
Jesse Brannan, a farmer, who
resides near Ozark, was tired up
on lor unknown parties recently.
Two shots entered his hand, but
he was not otherwise injured.
Oscar Jackson was shot by a
man named Purnell who is alleged
to lie operating a blind tiger at
Walnut Ridge Tuesday. Jack
son’s recovery is said to be doubt
ful. ,
A blacksnake about six feet long
was killed near Fayetteville re
cently and in its stomach was
found a china nest egg, which the
reptile had probably mistaken lor
one of the hen variety.
The Arkansas Democrat says
that Superintendent Ilardigan de
nies the report, published recently
by a Newport paper, that the Iron
Mountain would double track the
lino from St. Louis to Texarkana.
.Judge AY. M. Kavanaughof Lit
tle Rock authorizes the statement
that he has fully made up his mind
t<> enter the contest for the Demo
cratic gubernatorial nomination to
succeed Dow Davis two years
hence.
• Recent statistics relating to the
coal production of the country,
published by the United States
geological survey, show that Ark
ansas produced 2,293,593 tons of
coal in 1903, valued at $3,372,530,
a tonnage increase of 349,001, ov- j
er 1902, and a monetary increase
of $S33,322.
It may be put down us an abso-!
lute certainty that at least live,
gentlemen will seek the Democrat-!
ic gubernatorial nomination six
teen months hence. .Judge \V\M.
Kavanaugh ol’ Little Hock author
ized the statement that he is a can
didate, and it is equally as certain
that B. B, Hudgins of Boone coun
ty will also seek the nomination, j
Then there is Col. E. W. Hector
of Hot Springs and lion. Hubert
L. lingers of Crawford, who re-,
e ‘idly received the nomination for
Attorney-General, and two or
three others who are in the hands
of their friends. Associate .Justice
Carroll 1). Wood, who opposed!
Gov. Davis in the recent State pri
maries, is also prominently men-!
tinned. Eastern Arkansas is yet
to be heard from.
ASSESSMENTS MARKED UP
Railroad Assessments Throughout
Arkansas Were Raised About
$7,000,000 This Year.
Little Rock, August I. — The
State Hoard of Railroad Asses
sors, consisting of (fov. Davis,
Secretary of State Crockett and
Auditor Monroe, held its final
meeting today and announced the
assessment for the present year.
J. St. Koslowski, Tax Commission
er of the ( otton Holt, made a state
ment for the Paragonld & South-*
eastern. J. P. Clarke spoke for
the State in answer to arguments
advanced by representatives of the
trunk lines in the State at its pro-'
vious meeting. The hoard then
adjourned until 2 o’clock. The
board held an executive session
this afternoon and at its conclusion
announced the following result:
Iron Mountain, main line, raised
from S16,S(M) to $:?5,0t)0 per mile;
Cotton Belt, raised from
to >51T,5(H) per mile; Kansas City
Southern, raised from 816,800 to
817,500 per mile; Frisco, raised
from $16,800 to $21,000 per mile;
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Mem
phis, raised from 810,800 to 824,
oo.i per mile; Choctaw Division of
the Hock Island, raised from 810,
sQO to 82(),0;m) per mile; Little
Rock ^ Fort Smith, branch of the.
Iron Mountain, raised from 810,
000 to $15,000 per mile. The
branch lines and short lines were
also increased from $1,000 to $4,
000 per mile. The total approxi
mate raise throughout the State
will reach seven million dollars.
One year ago the board increased
the assessments of all the railroad
property of the State excepting
the Iron Mountain, which was al
lowed to stand on the assessment
made in 1902. The roads applied
to the Federal Court for an in
junction to prevent the collection
of the tax. alleging that it was ex
cessive and unjust. A temporary
injunction was issued and the State
collected on the assessment the
year before. The case is still
pending. It is not known what
action the roads will take on to
day’s assessments.
NEW PICTURES HUNQ.
St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 2.—Sever
al more pictures have recently
been hung in the Arkansas state
building. Among those which are
attracting considerable attention
are large colored views of the new
state house now being built at Lit
tle Rock and interior views of the
senate chamber and house of rep
resentatives, and a water-color of
the Country Club, near Little
Rock. Two oil paintings have just
been received, which were execut
ed by Mrs. Maude Mooreo f Beebe.
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FOR SALE.
Whole block of land directly in
front of Methodist church in New
ark, with a good substantial new
two-story frame residence; good
barn and good well of water; ev
erything handy and well arranged;
and a good two-room one-story
house on block rented for $5.00
per month. Also 40 acres of splen
did farming land, cleared and
fenced with woven wire and cedar
posts, and iron gates one and a
half miles east of Newark. A gen
uine bargain can be had in these
two pieces of lam Li f taken soon.
Apply to K. K. McHenry.