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Sharp County record., 1898-03-04

the pencil just the same way
next election as they did the
last one, especially when they
come to voting for sheriff.
l want to say to the people
that though my body is
bound in irons, my conscience
is clear. While it seems al
most like an impossibility to
live a 2l-year sentence out,
| feel that God will provide
some way for M to get my
liberty, so that | can take
care of and raise my child
ren, for | am a victim of
circumstances and not of
real crime 1t never was
my desire to take the life of
any person, and acting under
an official oath and bond |
thought | was doing right
by preventing the man from
csc aping, and if l try to es-
cape while | am in custody,
and the officer in whose
charge | am placed in trying
to prevent me from escaping,
kills me, | don't want him
punished as | have been, for
if we do not protect our
officers, we cannot expect
them to protect us. If l had
let the deceased escape, and
if one had said why did You
not shoot at him and stop
him, and | had said because
| was afraid Of hurting him,
what would the people of
that township thought of me
as an officer, after electing
me to arrest and guard the
law'breakers Of that neigh.
borhood, | remember on
two or three occasions that
a prisoner got away from me
while under arrest, and
several voters Of that town.
ship said | did not do my
duty, and when | did use
force to stop the escape of a
prisoner, those same men
were the first ones to cry
out against me for it, and
then went to working
schemes to cause my down.
fall, which they have done
in a way that is worse than
death itself. If | am so IN.
fortunate as to not get my
sentence reduced, | never ex.
pect to breathe free air
again. | am not an expert.
Sharp County record., 1898-03-04
FOR TREASURER.

StIAvER.-We ARE authorized 10 announce
W hu,er Of ncy Fork township, II cam
OF Sharp county, subJcct to The action OF the
democratic party
Sharp County record., 1898-03-04

Dear editor:--I wish to
make some statements to my
friends and the people OF
Sharp county through your
paper, and if you will pardon
the seeming rudeness | as
sumo IN thus addressing your
paper without permission |
will proceed to all of my
sympathizing friends. | am
almost sure you have all
heard of my misfortune ere
this, but as l am not pre-
pared to address you sepa r
ately, l have chosen this
way of letting each one OF
you know that you have my
sincere thanks for the mary
favors you have shown me in
this case, and while / am
sure that most of you will
pity me, l know that all of
you will join me in plying
my two little motherless
children, who will be placed
at the mercy of the world
| want to say to the people
Of this county that | have no
complaint to make of the
jury that tried my case,
neither do I think hard of
the prosecuting attorney,
for prosecuting me, for it
was his duty to do so after
the bill was found, and |
don't find fault with an officer
for doing his duty. Though
my sentence is out of all
reason, / believe the jury
did what they thought was
right. | as we'll as others,
are sometimes mistaken, and
designed in discharging my
duty when acting under an
opinion derived from false
statements. But when we
,act honestly, we should be
forgiven, and l believe those
twelve gentlemen are men of
good sense, reason and
judgement, anG | never fall
out with any man for his
opinion if it is not a predju-
diced one, and | hope the
people Of Sharp county will
accept my good opinion of
them, (or the choice they
made in electing the man
they did for the office of
sheriff. | believe he is the
most sympathetic and clever
sheriff | ever had the pleas.
ure Of getting acquainted
with, and | think him worthy
of any Office or trust the
people may elect him to, and
] hope the people will use
Sharp County record., 1898-03-04
FOR CONGRESS.

McCULLOCH-- The Record is authorized to
announce P. u. McCullOch II candidate sor re
election to represent the First Arkansas district
in Congress- subject to the action Of the demo-
cratic party,
Sharp County record., 1898-03-04
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.

MAX tY.-The Record is authorized TO an
nOunce h. b. MaXey rs II candidate for re-
Jelection as Prosecuting Attorney for the 18th
Judicial circuit subject to the action of the
democratic party
Sharp County record., 1898-03-04
From The Indian Country,
Nowata, |. II.

On my way | stopped over a
day AID night in Llttle
Rock and took in the sights
at the Mardi Gras celebrat-
ION. The street parade att
night was verv interesting to-
me, especially the represent
alton Of the ship in which
Columbus sailed on his great
mission of discovery. But.
the most interesting thing
to me was the representation
of W ashlngton and is..brave
men crossing the raging
waters of the Delaware river
to attack the enemy. No
American school boy can
eyer read this perilous march
of the father of his coun-
try" without feeling the
fires of patriotism kindling
in his breast. | was young
when | learned toF'1ove and
adore Washington as the
greatest of great men, and
now at this distant day,
when we have existed as a
republic, largely the Gre
alton of his own efforts, who
cannot 60 back to every
public act of his whole life
and read in them a life as
near the incarnation of the
holy Christ as man ever
approached? His farewell
address to-day stands as a
monument to his statesman
ship. Nothing could be
more true than his utterance
that IRE ligion and Morality
are the only safe guards to
our republic" Let the
greed for gain ard the des-
ecration of the holy Sabbath
continue many more decades
in this land and all tho n a ~iex
and soldiers that money can
command will not save us
from the vortex of ruin. If
the American people much
longer fail to heed the advice
Of Washing ton, our republic
like Rome will fail, but it
will not take it four hun.
dred years to die, nay a few
short years will suffice to
seal our destiny.
Dear readers, excuse me
for stepping aside in this
manner when you are ex-
pecting me to write about
the Big lngin' country.
1t seems to me that most of
our people have let their
patriotism die or it is set
aside for the Fourth Of
July or such other occasions
when the flag and drum re-
mind us that we are sons of
patriotic fathers. | will
now proceed to tell you
about Nowata.
This word does not mean,
as some of my good friends
in Arkansas, have the i'm
preston that we have all
liquor and no water here
While we have been led to
believe since our return that
the town is we'll supplied
with both articles, yet the
word Nowata has nothing to
Sharp County record., 1898-03-04
COMMISSIONER OF MINES
MANUFACTURERS. ETC.

The Record is authorized to announce c, Z.
Arnett candidate ilor Commissioner of Mines,
Manufactures and Agriculture subject to the
action of this democratic state convention,
Sharp County record., 1898-03-04
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1t is doubt yea Olo"n
to NAM Of W. @S5 of
the RECORD tRs' S 81 on
has a history Trent : thonsaa,n any
respects makes-y. The fe ne
most interesting smallest est
Of the Mississip matter of it
was with the deepyen anlter-
est, a few DAYS agoSO feAt I
looked upon what was once
Ft. Gibson, but now rapidly
crumbling into ruins. This
fort for many years was at
the extreme western border
of civilization, and in those
early days there dwelled
within her walls some of the
most noted characters OF
our nation. 1t is SAID that
Henry M. Stanley, the noted
African explorer, IN his
youth taught school here
his pupils being the children
of the officers and others who
occupied the fort. Zach
ariah Taylor at one time was
in command of this fort.
Jefferson Davis was also out
here soon after he graduated
at West Point, and it was at
Ft. Gibson that Mr.. Davis
first met Miss Taylor which
was the result of obstinate
coldness bet tween the old
general and the young lieu
tenant. In 1882 Washington
Irving spent several weeks
at this fort. In the fall OF
that year a number OF the
hardy settlers of lndepend-
ence and other counties OF
North Arkansas, Hnder the
command of Captain Bean OF
Batesville, started from this
point west and travelled
through what is now the
Usage country and Oklohomf
they being the first white
n,en to disturb the ngrnenSt
herds of buffalo and elk which
then infested those regions
Of these men / now only re
member the names of James
r. Meacham and his brotheI
Kit. Of that sturdy bant
James r. Meacham was the
hero, for it was he WIZ
caught the noted black mar'
to which the RECORD ha(
occasion to refer some
months ago in mentioning
the death of Mr., Meacham
I am inclined to think tina
| am not more than one hun
dred miles from the scene o1
that adventure and l hop'
sometime during the spring
or summer to be able to visit
that section. a..
One Of the greatest char
acters who lived at For
Gibson was General San
Houston. All students O
h is tory know something
of the life of this great man
yet there is much of it tha'
has never found its way into
his biography. 1t is vel
known that he resigned th'
governorship of Tennessee
and mysteriously disappear
ed. This was on account ol
Sharp County record., 1898-03-04

enced writer, as you CA
by the form of this \
and I hope you will 4
me if possible. My mid
not sufficient to better !
this time, so hoping thl'
who wish to hear from
hereafter will write n'
Little Rock. | will
my letter with success
SHARP COUNTY REC0R|
| W.. Joy1
Evening Shade Jail,
Feb, Oath, 1898
Sharp County record., 1898-03-04

the pencil just the same way
next election as they did the
last one, especially when they
come to voting for sheriff.
Sharp County record., 1898-03-04

as some of my good friends
in Arkansas, have the i'm
preston that we have all
liquor and no water here
While we have been led to
believe since our return that
the town is we'll supplied
with both articles, yet the
word Nowata has nothing to
do with either, 1t is the
Cherokee word for welcome.
So you can see that the sig.
nifcance of the word is
beautiful and it is almost
sacrilegious to associate it
with red liquor, if we do use
it once and a while out
here.
At some future time !
hope to write a full des'
cription Of this town and
surrounding country. In
this communication | wish to
tell you something about
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08
A PLAN
To Secure Peace, Advantageous to Both
America and Spain.

To Secure Peace, Advantageous to Both
America and Spain.
LONDON, April THE Vienna cor
respondent of the Times explains plan
of settlement which ''Offers an accept
able compr omise if not too late, and
which has already come under the
notice of one of the parties concern
ed"
He says:
1.-The scheme involves giving Cuba
autonomy, but placing the island in a
relation towards Spain similar to tn at
which Egypt sustains toward Turkey.
Under this plan Cuba would pay an an
nual tribute to Spain, while America
would be entrusted with the control of
the Cuban finances and have the same
standing there as England has in
Egypt. The United States would
guarantee the Spanish loan, which,
considering Americas high credit,
could easily be issued at three per cent.
interest, being covered by the tribute.
The proceeds of the loan could be di-
vided, say, one-third to Cuba and two
thirds to Spain and thus both be res
cued from financial distress and an
honorable peace secured, advantageous
to both America and Spain
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08
STILL IN HAVANA.

Consul General Lee Will Not Leave Until
All Americans Are Out of Cuba.
KEY WEST, Fla, April 7-Contrary
to the advices received by steamship
officials here, Consul General Lee did
not arrive. The steamer Mascotte was
placed at his disposal, but the arrange
ments were changed and Gen. Lee has
decided that he will come on the
Bache. but not until all Americans are
out of Havana.
The Mascotte brought about 80 pas
sengers, including some of the most
prominent Spanish and Cuban families,
who are bound for the north. Many
of them left without their baggage,
which will be forwarded Wednesday.
All were in a state of semi-panic The
Mascotte is practically in the govern
ment's hands. She took on 80 tons
of soft coal at the government dock
and returned to Havana at o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. The customs
regulations were dispensed with Tues
day night.
The passengers who arrived by the
Mascotte say that all is quiet on the
surface in Havana, but it was feared
there would be trouble from the volun-
teers, who have been greatly reinforced.
Extra vigilance for the protection of
Havana is being exercised.
MORO Castle has been supplied with
the newest range finders. Six or eight
torpedoes have already been placed at
the entrance to the harbor and go more
are at the foot of st. Ignacio street.
There was little movement of the
fleet here Wednesday. The Marble
head was on patrol Tuesday night.
The Cincinnati will coal at the dock.
WASHINGTON, April THE cause of
the postponement of the presidents
message is now known.
1t is stated that Gen. Lee has sent
four cablegrams to the president, mott
fylng him that riot has broken out
in Havana, and that the volunteers
have taken positions in the streets.
If the message should go in now Lee
fears a massacre might take place. The
president, in view of this information,
will not assume the responsibility of
sending the message.
Two thousand Americans, Lee says,
are now in Havana, and more are eX-
pected from the interior
WASHINGTON, April AT the Span
ish legation at > p. m. it was said that
no reports whatever had been received
there indicating trouble at Madrid,
The meeting of the house commi ttee
on foreign affairs, which was called
for Wednesday night has been aband-
cned.
The conference of epublicans for
Wednesday night has been declared
off,
A call for a caucus of the house re-
publicans addressed to Gen. Grosven-
or, of Ohio, chairman of the caucus
which was being circulated during
Wednesday was abandoned 1t is I'M
derstOod a caucus will be called after
the message comes in.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08
MAKING PREPARATIONS

For the Reception of the Government
Troops at Chickamauga Park.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April Prep
arations are rapidly going on here for
the reception of the government troops
at Chickamauga park. A number of
new wells are being sunk and, if nee
essary, a pipe line to Crawfsh spring
can in Sc hours supply millions of gal
Ions of water by gravity to any point
Of the park. The statement sent out
from Atlanta that there is an made
luate supply of water is without
foundation, and ridiculous in view of
the fact that Chickamauga river runs
through the reservation. All the avail
able regiments of infantry in the army
are expected to be in camp here by the
early part of the week
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08
TIE TEXT
OF the Popc's Message TO Mckinley and the
Reply of the President.

OF the POpe's Message TO Mckinley and the
Reply of the President.
MADRID, April THE text of the
pope's message cabled to President
Mckinley, as given in dispatch from
Rome to the Impartial, is as follows:
LAS the head of the religion OF fra
ternity l will solicit Spain to grant an
armistice in the name of humanity. 1
pray you, pending the result of this
step, to deign to suspend all extreme
measures
President McKinley's reply is given
as follows:
AT least out of respect for your no
illness we will wait, wishing success to
your endeavor."
Subsequent official and private tele-
grams from Rome and Washington
leave little hope for the success of the
papal negotiations.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08
Lewiston Reservoir Breaks.

SPRINGFIELD, O., April Word
reached this city Wednesday afternoon
that 100 feet of the wasteway of the
reservoir at Lewistown, Logan county,
had given way under pressure of flood
water and that thousand of acres of
farm land below were inundated
Many small buildings were carried
away and much damage done to fences
and wheat crops. No lives were lost
but the loss to property is estimated
at $40 600
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08

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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08
Inspecting Fortifcationn.

SAN DIEGO. Cal, April Cen. w. R.
Shafter, commanding the department
of California. is here on tour of in
spection. Wednesday morning the
general and staff will pay their first
official visit to the Notifications and it
IS understood will lay out plans for the
next piece Of work on the defenses for
the harbor, which will probably soon
be commenced at the extreme south
ern end of Point Iona.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08
Cuban independence or Nothing.

LONDON, April THE Rome CORE
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
Archbishop Ireland has cabled to the
pope that mediation is almost impos-
sible in consequence of the resistance
of public opinion. His holiness is
much grieved by this check to his good
intentions. The Cuban insurgents,
it is said, have cabled to the European
committee that they will not agree to
an armistice or disarmament unless
Cuban independence is proclaimed.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08
ThIrtY-Five Are Dead.

SHAwNEETowN, ILL.,, April 7.-There
is no reason for revising the list of the
dead sent Tuesday and authorized by
the citizens committee. Members of
that committee say that no more per-
sons have been reported missi g. and
that in any event the death list can
not exceed 30.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08
Gladstone Rennrted nead-

LONDON, April According to a
special dispatch from Paris, the eau
lois announces that Mr.. Glandstone is
dead. Nothing is known here that
would justify the statement, which is
without doubt, a canard,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08
No Law TO Prohibit 1t.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, April I'm re-
fusing to grant a writ of mandamus to
prevent the reading of the Protestant
bible in the public schools, the state
supreme court decided Wednesday
that there was no law to prohibit it.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08

Persian Freckle Cream, prompt, reliable,
harmless. Positively removes freckles
Pleasant to apply and in successful use for
past ten years. Postpaid SOC in plain wrap
per. Persian Cream Co., Hamilton & Hawk
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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08
Danger Threatens Americans at Matanzas

HAVANA, April Consul Brice, at
Matanzas, has requested Consul Gem
eral Lee to notify the state depart
ment that the civil authorities can not
protect Americans in case of an out
break. Anti-American riots are hour
ly expected. Several Americans have
already gone aboard ships for safety.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08
Spain Mnst Leave Cnha-

RUTLAND, VT, April IA dispatch
from Senator Proctor on the Rutland
Herald bulletin board says: Foreign
mediation is undesirable. Spain must
leave Cuba and the quicker the better
for all parties
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08
Spring Medicine
A Good Blood Purifier Neces.
sity Now
Hoods SarsaparilIa UnequaIIed for
Making Rich, Red Blood.

The necessity for taking a good Spring
Medicine to purify the blood and build up
the system is based upon natural and I'M
avoidable causes. In cold weather there
has been less perspiratiOn and impurities
have not passed out of the system as they
should. Food has consisted largely of
rich, fatty substances, and there has been
less opportunity for outdoor exercise.
The result is, the blood is loaded with i'm.
purities and these must be promptly ex.
PEELED or health will be endangered
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the best Spring
Medicine because it is the best blood
purifier and tonic. 1t thoroughly purifes
the blood and gives vigor and vitality.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08
Italy Selling Vessels.

LONDON, April IA special dispatch
from Rome, published Wednesday,
'ays contracts were signed during the
day for the sale of three torpedo boats
to the United States, for the sale of
the armored cruiser Giuseppe Carl
baldi to Spain and for the sale of the
nrmored cruiser Varese to the Argen-
tine republic.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08
The Nebraska State Militia.

LINCOLN, Neb., April Z. "Wednesday
night Gov. Holcomb sent telegram to
the president rendering the services in
case of war of the full strength of the
state militia, which he states can be
made ready for movement on short
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08
American Liner st. Louis Sails for South
amntOn.

New YORK, April THE American
Liner st. Louis sailed for Southamp-
ton Wednesday with 100 first and
second-class passengers. There was no
United States naval officer detailed to
go with her.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08

Man is the architect of his own fortunes,
and he doesn't have to move every spring
Chicago Record.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08
Our Language.

Tom-What a queer language ours is.
Dick-Why?
1--WE say a man is not game when he i.
hearted. "-Up-to-Dat
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08
Another Cuban Resolution.

WASHINGTON, April 7.-Representa-
tive Smith, of Illinois, has intro
duced joint resolution recognizing
Cuban independence and pledging en-
forcement.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08

Some peoples sole aim seems to be to
have things to lock up.-Washington Dem
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08

The Grip of Pneumonia may be warded off
with Hale's Honey of HOrehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08

A man can never thrive who has waste
fnl wife
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an A No.
] Asthma medicine.-W. r. Williams, An
tioch, ILL.,, April II, 1894.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08

Why is it that men always look at the face
of bride and women at her clothes?-Chi-
cago Daily News.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08

While asleep, cured soreness, stiffness?
All right, st. Jacobs Oil did it.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08

The more work a man has, the more other
people want him to do theirs. Washington
Democrat.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08

70 Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund mOnev if it fails to cure. Dc
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-08

Put a pain to sleep? st. Jacobs Oil doe.
This with Sciatica Torment cured.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-24

J. C Womble, factory representa- tive of fine pianos that have stood the test, is making a special bit on prices and terms. He is having a large trade and you take no risk in buying his instruments, if you want good goods at moderate prices.
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