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ERRORS DISCOVERED
IN ANTI-TRUST BILL
Governor Davis Asked the Mouse
Not to Pass the Bill.
He Discovered That it Was Not a Ver
batim Copy of the Only Origi
nal and Genuine.
Little Rock, dan. 17. Errors
discovered by members of the gen
eral assembly and later by the
governor in% the Logan anti-trust
bill! the measure which was her
alded as being a copy “verbatim
et literatim et punctuatim” of the
King bill, which failed to pass in
the session of I'.HiH, but which lias
been declared for in no uncertain
terms by Governor .Jeff Davis and
by the Hot Springs Democratic
convention, snatched that piece of
legislation from the house of rep
resentatives where it was slated to
pass finally this morning ami an
chored it in the senate, where it
originated. A committee of three,
to be appointed by President Cov
ington, will now peruse Senate bill
Ko. 52 an original copy of the
King bill of lbU3. which was offer
ed immediately by Senator Logan
in the erroneous bill’s stead—and
determine, if they can, whether or
not the proposed measure is a fac
simile of what Governor Davis
wants. This committee has not
been named by President Coving
ton—it is to be chosen with great
care and consideration, for in its
* Hfc hands is entrusted the voluminous
dm unent from the passage of
>duc!i insrpry in the state is to be
written.
Recalling f roiv- the lower body
the Ix>gan bill, which, Governor
Davis in a special message to the
House this mooning, said was er
roneous, the Senate, wherein the
measure was born, reconsidered
the vote by which the bill had
passed, and then, without further
ado, Senator Logan introduced a
bill that in the session of 1903 was
known as senate bill No. 1, the au
thor of which was former Senator
D. L. King. Twice was this
“resurrected'’ child read and then
a resolution of Senator Simpson to
send it to a committee of three to
be appointed by the president of
the body was adopted. Sentiment,
individually, among the members
of the upper branch of the legisla
ture, is opposed to the measure
being enacted into law. Individu
ality, in this Instance, is lost, how
ever, and the word is passed along
“let’s pass it and get rid of it.”
Vainly Senator Holland at
tempted to have copies of the bill
printed. His argument that pur
chance some were not familiar
with the provisions of the meas
ure, was met with the prediction
from fellow members that, be the
provisions good or bad, the bill
must pass, for the governor and
* ’ the Democratic convention had so
decided.
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HOOKER WILL HANG.
Hot Springs, Jan. 18.—Houston
Hooker, the Little Rock negro,
convicted of the murder of Con
ductor Phil Atwood, has been sen
tenced by Judge A. M. DutHe to
be hanged here March 10. An
appeal will probably be taken to
the supreme court. Judge Du the
;.f*K*jrruled a motion for a new trial.
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SHOT FRIENDS WHILE
SHOOTING AT BIRDS
Bird Hunter Accidentally Shoots
Three Men While Hunting
Near Sulphur Rock%
Special to The Journal.
Sulphur Rock, Jan. IS. V. C.
Prickett, Ed Stuart and Torn Bul
lard wore shot with a load of bird
shot from Frank Smith's gun Fri
day evening while riding along the
road on their way to town. Mr.
Smith was shooting quail nearby,
lie did not see them, and the oc
currence was purely accidental.
Fortunately neither of them were
dangerously hurt. Bird hunters
should be very careful, as so many
accidents, and sometimes serious
ones, occur in this manner.
BKIKF I’KltSOXAh MKNTION.
John Kent of Sharp was in town
Monday.
Win. Kent of Charlotte was in
town Tuesday.
Ed Wilson of Newark was in
town Monday.
J. II. Moore went to Newport
Tuesday on business.
Bud Foster and son of Newark
were in town Tuesday.
Ben Williams of Jacksonport
was on our stieets Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Owens of
Magness were in town Tuesday.
L. II. and Burt Pascoe of Bates
ville spent Sunday here with home
fol ks.
Miss Erma Sanders went to
Newport one da.v last week on bus
iness.
Russ Legget of Moorefield at
tended the quarterly meeting here
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. AN'. Meriwether
of the Dota neighborhood were in
town Monday.
Mrs. Sanders of this place has
been quite sick for several days but
is improving slowly.
John Alderson came in from
Satfel Tuesday, where he has been
visiting during the snow.
Robert Moore and Faris Rice
went up to Batesville Monday
night to be there for the show.
Dolph Barnett of Newark pass
ed through town Monday en route
to Cave City and other points
north and west.
Leon and Misses Maud and Bir
die Mack and Miss Marie Wain
vvright of Moorefield attended the
quarterly conference here Satur
day.
Mrs. E. F. Bevens of Newport
and Miss Nettye Bevens of this
place returned from Batesville
Sunday where they spent several
days with the latter’s brother,
George Bevens, and family.
Presiding Elder Jernigan held
his first quarterly meeting at this
place Saturday and Sunday. The
weather was bad but he had a very
good looking crowd, and collec
tions were fairly good for theJUit
quarter.
Mr. and Mrs. 11 v Moore came
in last week from i Tennes
see, where they spent . _ee weeks
visiting relatives. The former’s
mother, Mrs. Mary A. Moore, ac
companied them home and will
remain until next fall.
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Highest market price paid for
chickens, eggs, furs and all kinds
of country produce at Holderby
& Lawton’s.
GREEN RESIDENCE
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Explosion of a Lamp Set Fire to Build
ing and Practically Nothing
Was Saved.
—
Geo. L. Green’s residence on
the corner of Sixth and Hill streets
was totally destroyed by tire about
eight o’clock Sunday night.
The fire was caused by the ex
plosion of a lamp, and the entire
building was a sheet of flames in ;i
few seconds. The lamp was in
■ one of the upper-story rooms, and
no one was in the room when the
explosion occurred. Before any
of the family could reach the room
in which the fire started, the flames
had gained such headway that it
was utterly impossible to control
them, and in a few minutes the en
i tire building was reduced to ashes.
But very little of the househoh
furniture was saved. The loss is
estimated at about Si,800; insur
ance, small.
It was thought for a‘ time that
Mr. Green’s other building on an
adjoining lot would also burn, bul
fortunately there was no wind
blowing, and the building wa>
| saved. Had there been a strong
south wind blowing it would have
been impossible to have saved eith
er building,and Brof.A.A.Hender
son’s residence on the upper cor
ner of the same block would pos
sibly have burned, also.
WANTS HISTORICAL DATA.
Mrs. Richard B. Willis of Soar
'ey, State Historian of Arkansa:
Division, United Daughters of tin
Confederacy, has issued the follow
ing to all ex-Confederates in Ark
ansas:
“For the past two years I, as
State Historian, have sent out cir
cular letters to every chapter and
camp in Arkansas, asking for ma
terial for my annual report. As
- few responses have been received,
1 have asked permission of oui
| President to address you througl
i our State and local newspapers
! explaining the kind of data avail
able for my report.
“If there comes to your knowl
; edge any act of daring or self-sac
rifice which belongs to the perioc
of our War between the States,ant
which has never yet been publish
ed in permanent form, pleas u«v<
it fully recorded, delivered'fo youi
chapter historian and sent by hei
to me. This is necessary in ordei
that these records be authentic. 1
we do our duty we shall preserv*
for our children anecdotes anc
narratives of heroism which we
as children, heard from the lips o
the veterans who are now leaving
I us so rapidly.”
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TO REDUCE COTTON ACREAGE
Plumerville, dan. 14.—A num
ber of the farmers of this com
munity met here today to discus:
the question of reducing the cot
ton acreage this yeav Capt. W
T'fth’awford was chosi n chairmai
and Dr. A. L. Goather was secro
tary of the meeting. Speeche:
were made by Dr, W. A. James
G. H. Taylor and Jim Bowling
the latter a prosperous negro far
mer. The following resolutioi
I was unanimously adopted:
“Resolved, That we pledgi
ourselves to do all in our power t<
| reduce the cotton acreage of thi
j community at least 25 per cent
! and that we earnestly solicit oth
t ers to join us in the attempt.”
1 BROWN-RICHIE DEBATE
WAS WELL ATTENDED
Participants Good Natured and
Friendly—Other Items of In
terest From Cord.
Special to The .Journal.
Cord, Jan. 17.—The debate at
Charlotte between Elders .1. L.
Brown (Baptist) and A. 'I'. Ritchie
(Disciple) was well attended, and
all were well pleased. It was con
ducted in the best of humor. Vet
some say these debates are only I
“fusses.” But, while some object
to religious debates, 1 notice they
always draw a large crowd. I see
the Batesville Bee makes some un
kind remarks about a religious de
bate in Izard county, yet the Bee
is constantly debating on prohibi
tion. I agree with the Bee on
prohibition, but think it entirely
wrong in placing restrictions on
the religious debate. 1 have nev
er known of any harm resulting
from a religious debate.
I .OCA I. AND PERSONAL.
I)r. \V. .1. Long of Hazel drove
| was in Cord Saturday.
Cord has no doctor, but we do
| not need any just now.
I notice that it does not get too
cold or slick for people to come to
town
This weather is hard on our mail
carrier, but he has not missed a
trip, so far.
During this bad weather is a
good time for the farmers to read
up and get ready for field work.
. Mr. Nuckolls, our oldest citizen,
is nearing 82 years of age, and is
■ confined to his bed most of the
time. He has lived in Black Riv
er township for ove. half a cen
tury.
1 was at the Rains school house,
as per previous appointment, and
expected to have gone from there
1 over to Crowley's Hidge, but ow
ing to the disagreeable weather,
’ had to abandon the trip for the
i present. I spent one night while
there with Bro. Otlia Craig, a
brother of ye editor. He is a good
farmer. J. 1. Martin.
CHARLOTTE ITEMS.
Prof. Ren Haley of Dota was in
1 our vicinity Sunday.
Rev. Robt. Lawrence still hitch
es his mule at C. L. Moore’s.
Prof. C. I. Pickens was very
sick last week, but is now improv
. ing.
Ewing Lane says the past week
I has been tine weather for hunting
coons.
Gold watches were very com
mon around lie re Christmas week,
but have disappeared since.
School here is progressing nice
ly with I. Pickens as principal.
■ Miss Geneva Lane is assistant.
Hr. W. 11. Crigler has been
’ hunting a Moore for some time.
■ He says he finds none that suits
■ him as well as the McCormick.
HOT SPRINGS HAN KILLED.
1 Newport, Jan. 17. Richard
i Brien, who, according to letters
> found on, his person, came from
' Hot Springs, was instantly killed
1 this morning near Alicia, where
he was run over by Iron Mountain
1 train No. 17. The train ran over
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his lower limbs, crushing that
part of his body, and death result
ed before he could be carried up
on the train, which had been stop
J ped.
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THE SENATE jewelry.
ANTI-TRb
isas Pearls.
‘.ORRECTLY.
Original kiiiR Bill
jJ-or The
Senate Wednesday’ J
~A
IV
Is Scheduled to Pass the House Today,
and Will Then be Ready For
Governor’s Approval.
Little Rock, Jan. IS.— The orig
inal King anti-trust bill has passed
the senate, and is now in the hands
of the members of the lower body
of the general assembly for dispo
sition. Not an “i” was dotted
nor was a “t“ crossed in the a la
Rip Van Winkle bill by the sena
tors. ti*mgh Senator Toney of
Jefferson did make a desperate at
tempt to inject an amendment.
Four senators -(fray and Rison of
the Tenth district, Toney of the
Eleventh district, and Legate of
the Thirty-third district—voted
against the passage of the meas
ure. Twenty-six senators voted
for it without an amendment.
In the house an“attempt is being
made to amend by exempting la
bor unions and the horticultural
association. Representative Burke,
who led the tight for this amend
ment to the tirst bill, is doing all
in his power to have the amend
ment inserted in the “resurrected”
orphan. That the opposition to
the bill will be too weak to have
the amendment inserted there
does not appear to be much doubt.
On Friday morning when the sen
I ate business is transacted in the a
house, the measure is slated to
pass on its final reading and go to
the governor for his signature.
PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES.
As the time approaches for en
tries in the next county campaign,
we hear the names of several of
our best citizens mentioned for the
different positions, where there
will be an opening. We know of x
none, however, who are receiving
more favorable mention than Bert
Sims for county clerk. Mr. Sims
has held the position of deputy
under County Clerk Arnold for
the past two years, and the man
ner in which he has discharged his
official duties has won him many
friends all over the county. His
uniform courtesy and ever ready
' willingness to oblige any and all
citizens who have business with
the office is the subject of frequent
| comment among the people, and
j this, together with his special
! qualifications for the position, will
make Mr. Sims a formidable can
didate if he should decide to enter
the race.
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,Iohn Griffin, a farmer living
near Cabot, died January 12, of
smallpox. Grimes Freeman, his
brother-in-law, living with him,
died January 11, and two of their
children died January 10.