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Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
UNCLE SAM AT WORLDS FAIR.
Plans for the Government BuiIdinu ApprOved--ENtra Building for
 the Fisheries Exhibit.

Worlds Fair Grounds, St. Louis, Aug. 4.-Plans for the United States government building at the Worlds fair have now been approved by the of the government exhibit. James Knox Taylor, supervising architect of the treasury, has directed the prepa- ration of the plans, which call for building 764 feet long, 243 feet wide at the ends, and 175 feet wide in the central portions. The style is some what of the classic order, less festive than the other exposition palaces. The center of the building will be surmounted by a dome 100 feet in diameter, similar in character to the dome of the parthenon at Rome. The apex of the dome will be 175 feet above ground. The main facade will be 764 feet long, with center and end pavilions connected by colonnade of Ionic columns five feet in diameter and 45 feet high. The central build ing with the colonnade on each side WILL lOTu d O1llCO 4o 1SCO WloC odlu 524 fest long. The interior floor area will be 724 by 175 feet, entirely free of columns. The end parades will contain one central portico 25o feet long. The building will be of staff, composition of plaster resembling stone, and the exterior will be white. A magnificent color scheme has been devised for tn e interior. The gov ernment building will have an impos- ing site 50 feet about the principal eX- hibit palaces. A magnificent flight of steps 100 feet wide will lead up to the main portico. Ramps" or sloping paths, will furnish another means of reaching the building. Statuary will be freely used in adorning the build ing and it's approaches. The esti- mated cost of the government building is $350,000 and $50,O0O more will be ex- pended on the Fisheries building, which will stand southwest from the main structure. The Fisheries build ing will be 135 feet square. The con- struction of the government build ings will begin soon. It is the policy of the government to open its build ings and exhibits on time.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
Earthquake Shock Felt at the Springs

A slight earthquake shock was felt at Hot Springs on the 1st inst. About the time the earthquake so severely shocked the western sec- tions of the country, strange incl dent occurred at the new building under course of construction on the Williamson property near the Great Northern hotel. The brick masons were at work on the wall when it began to tremble. They noticed the trouble at once and consulted about the matter. Walls under construc. tion often sway perceptibly, but this was more of a trembling than a swaying, and the masons could not understand it. At the time one of the men on the work remarked that such was the effect on walls when earthquakes shock terra frma.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
New Road Incorporated.

The St. Louis, Memphis and Little Rock railroad has been incor- porated with a capital stock of ST. 100000. The road will begin at Hoxie, Lawrence county, and run distance of 125 miles through Craighead, Jackson, Woodruff, Prairie and Lonoke counties to Lit tie Rock. The articles specify cor porate existence of fifty years. Stock is to be sold at $100 per share. The directors arc F. E. Blomeyer, F. B. Burroughs, Louis M. Levy, Gordon N. Peay and George w. Rogers. The capital stock of more than a million is to cover the ex- penses of construction, motive power and appurtenances. The surveyors of the road are already in the field, laying out the route.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
Double Drowning Averted.

A double or tripple drowning was narrowly averted on Poteau river near Fort Smith through the pres ence of mind and courage of Paul Turner, F years old, he saving Misses Nellie Hogan and Pearl Shaw from drowning. The two girls and Turner, who went up the river with large party, were out boat riding and in attempting to step from one boat into another Miss Ho- gan fell into the water, grabbing Turner and pulling him in also, In tipping, the skiff dipped consider able water, and, thinking it would sink, Miss Shaw also jumped out of the boat. As neither girl could swim, Turner had his hands full. After much difficulty he managed to reach the shore with his compan- ions.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
A STORM AT OYSTER BAY,
Otherwise the Day Was Quiet and Uneventful-Mr. and Mrs. White
 law Reid to Be Guests.

Oyster Bay, N. Y., Aug. 3-Presi- dent Roosevelt and his family passed a quiet Sunday at Sagamore hill. No official visitors were received.
 The president and Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by four of the children, attended divine service at Christ Epis- copal church. Scarcely had they reached home when the most severe thunderstorm of the summer broke over this part of Long Island, forcing them to remain indoors during the greater part of the afternoon.
 Special Ambassador Whitelaw Reid and Mrs. Reid, who have just returned from England, will be guests of the president and Mrs. Roosevelt to-mor- TOW.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
Floods at Texarkana.

Heavy rains caused an overflow in Swampoodle, at Texarkana, and many houses were washed from their foundations. A branch runs through the section Of town named, which is settled mostly by colored people. An ordinary overflow of water passes off through canal, but the downpour was so great the place was flooded to a depth of eight and ten feet in some places. All trains entering Texarkana from tn south were delayed for two days, and many plantations on Red river were completely inundated and the crops virtually destroyed.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
WORLDS FAIR GOLD DOLLARS,
The Worlds Fair Issue of Souvenir Gold Dollars Will Command
 Good Premium.

Worlds Fair Grounds, St. Louis, Aug. 3.-Orders are being received by Secretary Walter B. Stevens for the gold dollars to be issue by the United States government in commemoration of the Louisiana Purchase exposition. The issue will be limited to 25O000 coins, according to the instructions of the act of congress authorizing them. The committee in charge of the matter, under the direction of the secretary of the treasury, has about decided upon two designs, one includ- ing the bust of Jefferson, the other the bust of Mckinley. The coins will be sold at two dollars each by the Worlds fair, and the amount derived from the premium will be used in the construction of monuments of lief ferson and Mckinley. The first hun- dred issued of each design will be numbered as minted, and certificate issued by the director of the mint for each coin stating that it was minted in his presnece and numbered in con- secutiye order. These two hundred coins will be sold to the highest bid ders. The 250,000 gold dollars are part of the appropriation of $5,0O0,000 in aid of the Worlds fair from the United States government. They will be delivered to the exposition author lties as soon as minted which will be probably late in the fall.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
To Collect Mortgage Tax.

The decision of the sheriff of Pu- 1aski county to go into court for the purpose of forcing the payment of mortgage tax is attracting consider
 able attention. The validity of the law taxing mortgages has never been definitely settled in this state. A prominent Little Rock attorney, who represents foreign capital with large loans in this state, has this to say on the subject: ''You cannot collect the tax from nonresident mortgages. That the supreme court of the United States has settled. The situs of the debt is where the creditor lives, and the mortgage debt must be assessed there. Local mort gages can be taxed, but it is an un- wise discrimination against our local capital and unjust. It is un- just because the tax will eventually fall on the mortgagor, who will thus have to pay taxes twice, once on the land and agaln on the mortgage that IS upon it. If the capitalist would lend the money for s per cent with out the tax, he will charge 10 if he has the tax to pay There is no way in which you can lift the bur
 den from the debtors shoulders.'
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
The Pulpit, the Press, the Bar and Politics at Presidents
 Luncheon Board.
WAS OF NO PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE.
President Will Visit Nebraska Dur- ing Closing Days of September The Scramble for the Vacancy On the Board of Commissioners Of the District of Columbia.

Oyster Bay, N. Y., Aug. 3.-The pull pit, the press, the bar and politics were represented Saturday about the luncheon board of President Roose- welt at Sagamore Hill. Senator NAll- lard, of Nebraska, accompanied by friend of his own state, came down from New ork to talk to Mir. Roose- welt about his western trip, and to make some arrangements for his vis- it to Nebraska. The president will be in Nebr; ka on dates already ten tatively determined, although not formally anno lnced. His visit to Ne braska will oe in the closing days of September.
 Among the guests at luncheon were Silas Melee, of New York, editor or the Churchman's; Bishop Dudley, of the Episcopal church, diocese of Ken lucky; Charles Nagel, of St. Louis; George Harvey, editor of Harper's Weekly; George w. Hinn-an, of Chi cago, editor of the InterOcean, and E ward Kent, or New York. Assur ance is given that no particular sig LIllCduce dltdCueS to tue cdllS o4 dAy of the gentlemen, the desire of the president being to entertain them so- cially at his country home.
 President Roosevelt is in receipt of scores of communications by wire and by mail regarding the vacancy on the board of commissioners of the District of Columbia, caused by the death, a few days ago, of John w. Ross. The appointee to succeed MT. Ross will be a democrat. Every mail brings letters - indorsement of can- didates, or letters bearing upon the selection of Mir. Ross successor with out mentioning particular names. It is not known when the president may make the app intment.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
Freaks of the Lightning,

During storm lightning struck H. H. Halls fine residence, three miles northeast of Ozark, breaking all the windows, pictures and frames, tore carpets into rags and damaged the floors. Mrs. Hall had just entered the house and was changing her dress beside a bed, which was torn into splinters. The bed clothes were set on fire, but, most surprising, Mrs. Hall was not seriously injured.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
GRAHAM BELLS AIRSHIPS.
The Great Telephone Inventors Air. ship Will be Seen at the St.
 Louis Worlds Fair,

Worlds Fair Grounds, St. Louis, Aug. 4.-lnfor1nation has been re- celved here that Prof. Alexander Ora ham Bell, inventor of the telephone, is personally supervising the construc- ton of an airship at his home at Bad deck, Cape Breton. The craft is said to be the result of years of study on the part of Prof. Bell, and represents an expenditure of many thousands of dollars. It is 20 feet long, and is composed of 75 distinct parts. It is celled internally with canvas, and in places with linen stretched on piano wires. Five miles of his wire were used in the construction. The princi- pie of the kite will be utilized to considerable extent in this machine, which IS to carry human freight. This means that the aeroplane system, not used in any of Santos -Dumont's air ships, will be a feature of Prof. Bells machine.
 Just what Prof. Bell hopes to ac- complish with his airship is not cer- tain, but those who know him insist he intends to outdo Santos-Dumont In the conquering of the great prob lem, and they predict machine ready for test of mettle with Santos-Du- mont's newest airship now building in this country for the Worlds fair aerial contests at St. Louis in 1904.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
MAY SEND AMERICAN pRELATE
Delay fin Appointment of an ApOs- tOlic Delegate to Manila Due
 to Desire to Please.

Rome, Aug. 3.-The delay in ap- pointing an apostolic delegate in Ma nila is due to the desire of the vati- can to please the Washington author ities by sending to the Philippines an American prelate, and the vatican is now awaiting letters from the United States. The prelate, who it is thought likely will accept, is thor oughly adapted to the position. Should the plan fall through, the most probable candidate is Mgr. Guidi, now in the office of Cardinal Rampolla, the papal secretary of state.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
Took Morphine.

John Crow, prominent citizen of Batesville, shielded by taking an overdose of morphine. MT. Crow had recently sold his residence prop erty and was preparing to go to Col orado for the health of his wife, who is very feeble. MT. Crow went up into the bathroom to take a bath. He came out shortly, very sick and vomiting, and relapsed into a dull stupor, from which he never recov- cred.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
The Dam Broke.

The dam of the Bodcaw Lumber Company's lake at Stamps, gave way last week, floating off two million feet of logs and causing damage Yeckoncd at $5O0,000. The dump around the aqueduct of the big lum- Der company at Boggy also yielded to the freshet, causing far-reach- ing loss. The two plants are the largest of the milling industries of the South and their loss will affect fully one thousand laborers for the time being.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
NEWS OF ARKANSAS.
Seeking a Design.

Manager Milan of the worlds fair commission for Arkansas is sending cut the following self-eXplanatory letter to the auxiliary county com missions:
 Little Rock, Ark, July 31, 1909. To the Chairman of the County
 Board of Worlds Fair Commits
 sioners:
 At a meeting of the state board held here yesterday, Hon. J. c. Rem bert, of Helena, secretary of the board. was elected treasurer for the purpose of taking charge of funds raised by subscription.
 The board adopted a resolution requesting that designs be submitted on or before the 1st of September, with manufacturers prices in lots of five thousand or more, for an ap- propriate souvenir to be used as a button, brooch or hat pin, for the purpose of sale under the supervis- ion of the board, the proceeds to be used for the benefit of the worlds fair fund, and that a gold medal would be offered by the board to one whose design is adopted.
 Address communications to Man. ager T. w. Milan, Box 30S, Little Rock, Ark.
 Thos. w. Milan, Manager.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
Cheap Rates to Fair Exhibitors.

The railroads entering Little Rock have informed the officials of the state fair association that freight rates on exhibits will be reduced. State exhibits will be shipped to Lit tie Rock and return for one straight rate and half on the return. Inter- state exhibits will be returned free, upon the payment of one straight rate. These rates do not include race horses, buggies, nor other rac- ing paraphernalia
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
Killed by a Train.

J. B. Ellison, timber man, was struck by Choctaw engine at Beebe and killed. Ellison and k. D. An derson were being pulled into the city by two negroes on railroad speeder, which was shattered to pieces and all the party thrown into the air. The other members of the party escaped without a scratch.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
BRIEF MENTION.

Dr. G. s. Ellis was shot and dan- gerously wounded by Ralph Edwards and Frank Chew at Helena. The shooting grew out of an encounter between Dr. Ellis and his son and Frank Chew, in which the latter was severely beaten.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
Cash Received by State.

Below is a statement of the amounts paid into the state treasury since Julv 1.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-20
Immediate Benefit From the Cable.

Although the ship Silvertown which Francisco to Manila has not yet reach ed Honolulu, the people of California have haC occasion already to note one of the benefits which will be conferred by the cable. few days ago, when the ship was some 800 miles to the west of San Francisco, she reported that a severe storm was travelling toward the coast. This enabled the weather bureau to warn the entire state that a rain was coming. although there were then no local signs of it, and in the absence of the message from tine ship ,ne bureau would have predicted clear weather for the ensuing twenty-four hours. As it was, the state had sixteen hours warning of the approaching storm. When the rain came, as it did on time, it gave the entire state ] thorough soaking.
 The officials of the weather bureau have been prompt to recognize the ad- vantage WHICH II WOulu give them 10 base their forecasts on information received from points far out in the Pacific, and they are predicting that the government Will station observa- tion ships along the line of the cable to report weather conditions. It is easy to see the value to California or reliable weather reports from the mid Pacific. Under the conditions hereto fore existing, the weather bureau has been handicapped in forecasting the weather for California. because of in ability to know the atmospheric con ditions to the westward-and In that state the general rains come from the west, as a rule. It is hardly possible to over-estimate the benefits which the horticultural and agricultural interests of California will receive from the im- proved weather service which will be furnished when the cable is in worx- ing order. Great quantities of frui, and hay are destroyed every year by rains of which the ranchers have. no warning.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-20

West Virginia. South Dakota and Ari- zona corporations operate. has been labor lost.
 In the case in question, the Dayton Coal & Iron Co. vs. T. A. Barton, an action brought in Tennessee, Justice Shiras of the United States supreme court, in passing on the question O: stockholders liability, said:
 The right of a foreign corporation to carry on business in the state Of Tennessee might be deemed subject to the condition of obeying the regulations prescribed in the legislature of the state. That which a state may do to corporations of it's own creation 1t may do with foreign corporations admitted into the state. The power of state to impose conditions upon foreign corpor- ations is certainly as extensive as the power over domestic corporations"
 On account of the facility with cor porations are formed under the laws or Arizona and the states named, there ;s likely to be little reduction in the vol ume of corporation business, notwith- standing the new decision, but stock holders throughout the country will be disappointed to learn that in going abroad for their charters they gain no immunities not granted by the local statutes.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-20
It's All | ight..

Congress having appropriated one million dollars for the purpose of stamping out the cattle disease in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. we wish to explain to the people of Ari- zona that it is all right and no objcc- tion should be made. It should be kept in mind that when the government cx- pends money for great irrigation works n the west or for the benefit of this region in some other particular, it is guilty of paternalism and lack of re- gard for the down-trodden taxpayers of the east. and the stability of the re- public is threatened. But when Uncle Sam reaches his long arm into the treasury for the benefit of New Eng land he is clearly acting for the inter ests Oi the entire country
Arizona republican., 1902-12-20
Senator Beveridge's Report.

Through the courtesy of Senator Beveridge, The Republican has re- ceived copies of the report against the omnibus statehood bill made by the senator as chairman of the committee on territories. and also the volume con taining the testimony taken at Wash ington last spring and the testimony taken in the territories by the visiting senators during their recent trip. Further notice of these publications will be made, but we hasten to do Senator Beveridge the justice of say ing that he was not correctly quoted in an important particular by the press dispatches which gave a digest oi the report when it was rendered to the senate. It will be remembered that the dispatches thus quoted the report as to Arizona:
 ''The resources and development of the country are also declared to be too limited to entitle the territory to statehood"
 This statement, sent broadcast from Washington, provoked the people of Arizona more than everything else purpOrting to have been said by the report. It was considered the extrem- ity of absurdity and injustice for the visiting senators, after a hurried ride on the trains through the territory much of the journey being at night to declare in effect that not only was the territory not equipped for state hood, but that it's resources developed and undeveloped were too Limited to warrant statehood at any time in the future. A careful reading of the docu- ment discloses that Senator Beveridge did not go to the length alleged by the dispatches. The error arose from the effort of the Associated Press to sum up brihy the conclusions reached by the senators.
 The report is full oi wrong conclu- sions, and there are a number of state ments which are misleading and which will prove seriously injurious to Ari- zona, but it is some comfort to know that formal paper from the senate committee on territories does not pre- Sume to say that the resources of the territory are incapable of tremendous development.
Arizona republican., 1902-12-20
Local Laws Prevail.

In view of the decision recently ren- dered by the supreme court Of the United States, the work of organizing corporation in one state or territory in order to evade the restrictions and penalties contained in the laws of tine state where the corporation proposes 70 operate, is all for nothing. It has been decided, for instance, that if the laws of the state of Kansas provide q double liability on the part of the stockhold- CTS of a corporation, all corporations are subject to that provision, no matter where they are formed. The state or Kansas is named for illustration. be- cause the corporation laws of that state are particularly severe in the matter of a stockholders liability. In other words, the so-called tramp" corpora tiOn enjoys no more immunities in any state than are granted by the laws or that state to corporations formed un- der it's own statutes.
 The supreme court holds that the cer- tiffcate issued to a foreign corporation granting it permission to do business is really nothing more than a charter, and that the corporatio operating un- der such permit is to all intents and purposes a domestic concern and there fore subject to all the provisions of To- cal laws Isiating to corporations. Here after. when a frisky corporation goes visiting, it must do in Rome as Rome does, and must leave within the state of it's nativity any privileges that may be peculiar to that state.
 Since the great majority of corpora tions are formed for purely speculative. purposes, and with little or no paid-up capital, one of the most desirable feale lures is non-liability of stockholders. A number of states. and this territory, are very liberal in exempting stock holders from liability, and during re- cent years New Jersey, Maine, West Virginia, South Dakota and Arizona have been greatly favored by incorpor- ators, largely because the laws of these commonwealths provide that the stock holders may in their articles of incor- poratiOn exempt themselves from lia- bility for the corporate debts Now, in view of the supreme court decision. all the trouble that has been taken to evdde the corporation laws of the states where the New Jersey, Maine,
Arizona republican., 1902-12-20

''I, for one" said Richard Watson Glider, editor and poet, atthe dinner of the civil service refOrmers, main tain that there are two classes of seats in the senate which reflect highest honor upon the American people-the chairs filled by those men whose names will occur to all of you and who would be notable in any assembly for ability and character; and, also those seats which doughty little Delaware-state am proud to say. of my own ancest- ors-fills with dignifed, eloquent and thrice honorable vacancy"
Arizona republican., 1902-12-20

We still believe that the omnibus statehood bill will win.