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Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
York McCollum Killed.

In a difficulty near Dardanelle, Harve Ringer shot and killed York McCollum. The weapon used was a Winchester A party gathered near Ringers store and engaged in target practice, One of the bullets struck the door of Ringers house. He was angered by the occurrence and went out 10 where the party were and became involved in a heated dispute with son of York McCollum. A fight ensued, but Ringer broke away and ran back for his store, apparently to get a gun. One of the McCollums protested against Ringer going back to the crowd with the gun. The result of this quarrel was that Ringer shot York McCollum, the latter dying in a few moments.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
BRIEF MENTION.

The city council of Newport has placed the municipal license for the sale of liquor at $2,500.
 The infant child of Wyeth Walk CT, of Fayetteville, was seriously burned with fireworks.
 Rev. c. E. Fowler, pastor of the Congregational church at Rogers, died of heart disease. He was a young man and unmarried.
 Joe Henton, colored, was killed at a dance at New Lewisville by an- other negro named Isaac Richard son. Too much mean whisky led to the killing.
 The biennial report of the super ;ntendent of the state penitentiary shows that there were 727 convicts confined within the walls and at the various camps December 1.
 Mrs. Mary E. Peel, wife of ex- Congressman Peel, and a sister of Senator Berry, died at Bentonville, aged 6S years. She was born in Carroll county, this state, February H, 1885.
 Gov. Davis made Christmas present to twenty-nine state con- victs in the shape of pardon. Besides about twenty convicts were released before expiration of sen tcnce.
 According to estimates made in the biennial report of the board of trustees of the state university the cost of maintaining the institution for the next two years is estimated It $256,136.7S. Of this sum $1O0,- 900 is for new buildings.
 Parties we'll posted on crop con- ditions state that the wet weather will cause a loss of over 0,O00 to the cotton growers of Jefferson, To- noke. Lincoln and other counties in the cotton belt.
 Ed Blagg was shot and instantly killed west of Danville by George Sikman, his cousin. The young men were drinking and Blagg was advancing upon Sikman with pair of knuckles when the fatal shot was Cred.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
Requisitions HonOred.

Gov. Davis honored acquisitions from the governor of Indiana for George Ryan and J. II. Ashmore, alias William Dean, who are charg- ed with the crime of ''bunco steer ing These men were among those who had trouble not long ago in Hot Springs. The case was brought before the United States court in Little Rock, and over $20,O00 is now tied up in that tribunal await ing the decision of the court. The case in Indiana is for the alleged buncoing of people there out of $63, ,O00 on a fake footrace, said tc have taken place in Colorado Springs, Col.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
LONDON CROWDS.
Not Nearly So Enthusiastic as Sim
 liar Gatherings in Russia.

One of the things that most inn pressed Gen. Wood, says the London Chronicle, was the stolidity of the London crowds. They disappointed him. He had heard so much of "British cheers" that he expected to see all American outbursts thrown into the shade. Instead of that he found less show of enthusiasm, even when the king and queen rode through the city, than may be met with any day in the states at a baseball match. This Is comment which American visitors often make, and not without reason. The London crowd is more hearty and vociferous than the French or German crowd, but compared with an American gathering on any big occasion, poli- tical meeting, for instance, a civic welcome to a victorious admiral, or a varsity football match, it is as Aber waterfall to Niagara. On the other hand, it is claimed that the Ameri- cans do not really cheer, they yell.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
Defective Killed.

Chief of Detectives Jack Donahue, of Hot Springs, was shot and in- stantly killed by James Dougherty, whom the detective had been called upon to arrest on a charge of fight ing and driving a horse at rapid speed about the city. The officer had just reached Dougherty's elbow and was taking hold of his wrist, when with the other hand Dough- erty pulled a small calibre pistol, fired and Donohue fell dead with a pistol ball through the brain. Roy Beller, a young man whose buggy Donohue had used to catch Dough- erty, and who accompanied the off, cer, was then attacked by the infu- riated man. but Beller had a shot gun loaded with turkey shot in the vehicle, and with this he shot Dougherty, inhicting serious wounds.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
Killed With His Ow1 Gun.

At Kress City, on the Cotton Belt railroad, George Harris, colored, engaged in a crap game with three other negroes. The latter won all Harris money and he then put up his pistol, losing that also. He then accused the others of cheating and demanded of them the return of his money and gun, whereupon one of them seized the pistol and shot Har- ris through the heart.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
Sentence Commuted by President.

The president commuted the sentence of Jesse Snyder, who was convicted in the western district of Arkansas of robbery and sentenced to Imprisonment for twenty years in the Detroit house of correction, on the recommendation of the district attorney and judge, for the reason that the prisoner was mere boy at the time of the offense and led into it by gang of older criminals.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
Partners Fight Fatal Duel.

Miller X Mahan, who were in business at West Point, had trouble in adjusting their accounts. Both became enraged. They requested others that were present to leave the store and they locked the doors. Shortly afterward eight shots were heard in rapid succession. When outsiders entered tine building they found Mahan dead and Miller live( only short time.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
For a Textile School.

Just before adjournment for the holiday recess. Representative Lit tie introduced in congress a bill do- hating from the government to the state of Arkansas 100000 acres of public land for the purpose of es- tablishng, equipping and maintain ing textile school or a branch of the State University. The bill was read twice and referred to the com mittee on public lands.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
CONCERNING ROSE VALUES.
Some Recent Litigation Indicates That
 They Reach High Figures.

The rose in popular estimation Is the queen of flowers, but apprecla- tion of it is generally left for the poets expression, and its merits are not usually threshed out in the dry courts of law. It is true that 1t has been associated with one of the worlds most interesting civil wars, but even there the part it played was one of sentiment and symbolism and we have waited until the utilitarian age to have that sentiment translat- ed into terms of commercialism. Per haps those terms have been apprecl- ated before this by those who have sought to express themselves in floral language to friends or sweethearts, especially in the winter season, but on large scale, says the Boston Tran script, we are enlightened upon the money value of these gems of the gar den by a suit brought against the New York, New Haven & Hartford rail road by Miss Sarah B. Fay and Mich ael H. Walsh, of Woods Hole.
 Some time in May last year the company was burning some old build fngs at that place, and the defendants claimed that their rose gardens, sit uated across the way, were seriously injured by the fire As the company denied its liability actions for dam ages were brought and the cases were heard before an auditor, who found for Miss Fay and Mir. Walsh in sums rising 5000 and $16, ,000 respective ly. Before the cases were reached for trial in court the railroad company paid $20,00O in settlement.
 Probably Robert M. Morse never before argued a case in which he em- ployed roseate language in such pro- fusion as in this. Such names as "debutante,' ; Sweetheart" and 'Lil- lian Nordica'' should give to things precious in themselves, a higher touch of sweetness and perfection and, therefore, a higher value. To be- gin with, half dozen experts gave MT. Walsh's collection of roses the highest praise, one testifying that it was unsurpassed in this country" and another that it was the highest class he had "seen of any exhibitor in America without exception" Not only the damage to these matchless beds was considered, but the "loss of prizes which he might have got" and the loss of advertising which he would have had if the fire had not prevented him from exhibiting.
 It is not often that even popular and successful lawyers find their paths strewn with roses and the court room filled with a divine fragrance. Yet we should think they would ap- preciate such an exceptional oppor- tunity. The old detective in Wilkie Collins exciting story of "The Moon stone" had a vocation which was to find out the sins and crimes of others; but he had an avocation and pas sion, which was to grow roses and breed new varieties. The value of beauty has been rather indeter- minate. Trees and flowers have been regarded as of small consequence when they got in the way of what are denominated the utilities, but they are rising in the scale of public appre- citation, and precedents like the pres ent will lend encouragement to the efforts that are making to increase and protect them.
 LONDON CROWDS.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
Alleged Incendiaries Arrested,

Charlotte Afford and other mem- bers of her family were taken into custody at Camden on suspicion of having set fire to several store build ings for the purpose of robbery. Goods belonging to M. Levy and J. w. Kennedy, whose stores were re- gently burned, were found in the house occupied by Charlotte Afford. There was no insurance on the two stores mentioned.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
Riot on Train.

U. $. Pitney, citizen of Texar- kama, was shot and seriously wound ed in riot on train near Camden Some negroes were raising a dis turbance and the conductor called upon Pitney for assistance. As he entered the coach occupied by the negroes one of them shot him down, one bullet piercing the body and another going through the shoulder.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
Donated a Car of Coal.

@The Western Coal Mining com pany, of Jenny Lind, at the request of Governor Davis, donated car load of coal to the Old Ladies' Home and Orphans Home at Lit tie Rock. The Iron Mountain de- livered the coal free of charge.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
Fatal Gasoline Explosion.

A disastrous explosion occurred in the Turf Exchange at Hot Springs about 1 o'clock on the af- ternoon of Christmas eve. About thirty persons were injured, four fatally. The building was complete ly wrecked. The place was lighted with gasoline, and large tank of this combustible was kept in the rear of the building.
 The explosion was caused from eighty-eight proof gasoline being pumped into a lighting apparatus, from which there was d leakage. The gasoline was on the floor in an adjoining room, and some one en- tcring from the pool room with lighted cigar set the explosion off. Ben Murray, who handled the gaso- line, had his lungs damaged badly. He was blown against the wall and injured severely internally.
 Murray was placed under survcil- ance and will be held for criminal negligence.
 There Is a probability of several big damage suits being filed against the owners of the building and the WatersPierce Oil Company. The gasoline tank held about 40 gallons, when under the law only five gal Ions of the fluid is permitted to be kept in such places.
 Following is list of the victims of the explosion:
 BILLY HELWIG, Hot Springs; ; both legs broken; died at midnight.
 R. c. CHAMBERS, Hot Springs: both arms and one leg bro- ken, and fracture of several ribs.
 WILLIE METZGER, 12-year-old boy; both legs broken and injured about the head
 J. c. BURCH, Chicago; leg bro- ken; not expected to live.
 TOM OGLER, engineer at the Arlington hotel; both legs broken; ; internal injuries.
 J. s. MOCKS, Hot Springs; cut on head and badly bruised about the body.
 TOMMY PHELAN, operator, Hot Springs; badly cut about head.
 SCOTTY MOORE, Hot Springs j; injured about limbs. JAMES CONAN, Hot Springs :; both legs broken.
 CHAS. PLACE, proprietor of the Palace hotel, Hot Springs; both legs broken; internal injuries.
 JIM COUGHLIN, plumber, Hot Springs; leg broken and badly in- jured about the body. c. c. CARSON; both legs bro- ken.
 F. ADELMAN, Hot Springs; cut about the head w. H. GASCON; one leg broken. ALLEN HOTCHKlSS, Hot Springs; fracture of the knee.
 FRED GREGORY; severely bruised.
 J. c. CRAWFORD, Cincinnati; :; leg and wrist broken.
 w. s. M'INERNEY, Louisville. Ky, internal injuries.
 JOHN EGNER, Hot Springs, bruised.
 HENRY LINDSEY, New York, feet injured. ED WE'LL, cashier Turf Ex- change, cut and bruised.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
Kicked In Door and Was Killed.

John Mauphins was shot and kill ed on the Arkansas river, eighteen miles from Conway, by Robert Dy- GUS. It is claimed Maupins had kicked Dicus' door open and was entering Dycus' house with drawn knife, threatening to kill Dycus, when the latter shot him twice.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
Root Acquitted.

In the trial of A. c. Root at Fort Smith on the charge of islander the jury rendered verdict of not guilty. This case was the one in which the plaintiff, Miss Frizzell, fired a shot at the defendant in the court room.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
Wholesale Bird Destruction.

The precise number of birds esti- mated by the British consul in Vene- xuela to have been killed last year t. provide aigrettes for ladies' hats was 1,53S,736.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
Eupi0n Oil

When buying Illuminating oil insist on having EUPIoN, the family safety. This is a double distilled process oil that is oDoRLEss and absolutely safe. If you will use clean burners and wicks and EUPIoN OIL you will have best light obtainable. The only merchants in Newport that sell this high-grade oil are Wolff-Goldman Mere. Co.,, w. B. Chastain, Wilmans Bros, R. D. Wilmans, Heiliger's Union Market Co.,, Martin Bros., Har- ris & Daugherty l.. G. DaVaul and o. M. Bowen.
 Waters=Pierce Oil Comply
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
The First Measure OF Time.


1t was the moon and not the sun
which first suggested to mankind the
circle of the year as measure of
time. The sun exhibits no changes Of
appearance, and his light obliterates
all the landmarks of the sky. A lu-
minary which is the same yesterday,
today and tomorrow might give rise to
conceptions Of perfection and eternity,
but beyond the alterations of day and
night it could suggest to mems minds
no abstract measure of time. But with
our humble satellite it is far otherwise.
The regularly recurring phenomena of
new moon and full moon are too
marked to escape the attention Of the
most obtuse and unrefecting of saw
ages.
The motion of the sun may be COM
pared to that of the minute hand of a
clock, sweeping on hour after hour with
out leaving much record of it's compar-
atively vast journey. The progress of
the moon, on the contrary, may be Xix
ened to that of the hour hand, which
registers the movements of it's COM
panion and resolves them into twelve
well defined periods.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
A Powerful River.

"Should one be asked at random to
name the most powerful river in New
England is, the river yielding the
most water power and doing the most
work-he would be likely to name the
Merrimac," said M. S. Edgar of Port
land, Me. He would have in mind
the great manufacturing city Of Low
ell, and the answer would be natural
one. 1t is surprising, therefore, to be
told by the United States geological
survey that the most powerful river in
New England is the Androscoggin.
Yet the surprise abates when the facts
are recounted. There are nine or ten
developed water powers along the riv-
er, and it appears that they furnish to-
tai power equal to 1900 horses. The
falls at Brunswick yield 7,70O horse
power; at Lisbon Falls, 1925; at Lewis
ton, 1900; at Livermore Falls, 5000;
at Otis Falls, 5000; at Jays, 3,7O0; at
Peterson's Rips. 5000. At Rumford
Falls there is a potential of 10000
horsepower when the resources at that
place are fully developed, and that is
altogether the greatest water power in
New England. "-Washington Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
Animals and Rain.

It seems strange that no animal, un-
les it be tie squirrel, seems to h1l1
self Il shelter with the express oDjev
Of keeping off the rain, which they all
so much dislike. Monkeys are misera-
BILE in wet and could easily build shell
tiers if they had the sense to do so. "As
the creatures hop disconsolately along
in the rain,' writes Mr.. Kipling in his
Beast and Man In india" cor crouch
on branches, with dripping backs set
against the tree trunk as shelter from
a driving storm, they have the air of
being very sorry for themselves" But
even the orang outang, which builds
a small platform in the trees on which
to sleep at night, never seems to think
of roof, though the Dyaks say that
when it is very wet it covers itself with
the leaves of the pandanus, large
fern.-London Spectator.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
No Misers In Burma.

When a Burman has earned little
money, he Immediately proceeds to
spend it all, for the Burmese have no
ambition to be rich and never hoard.
Consequently there are no large land
owners, and, there being no aristocracy,
the people are as near being on an
equality as possible. Poor people are
quite as rare as rich people, and the
only beggars to be met with are the
lepers, who sit on the steps of the pago-
das. Should a Burman find himself in
possession of large sum of money he
builds a pagoda and possibly Zayat,
or resthouse. If any money still re-
mains, he gives a theatrical perform
ance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
A LONG sENTENCE.


Abram 8. Hewitt had a very nimble
wit and dearly loved a joke. He was
once a guest at dinner which includ-
ed Recorder Smyth and Senator Evarts.
The recorder was poking fcn at the
senator and read from a newspaper
clipping what purported to be a SEN
tence from a recent speech mace by
the senator, but which was in reality
wholly fictitious, as the senator knew
quite we'll. At its conclusion the laugh
was long and hearty at Mr.. Evarts' ex-
pense, and no one laughed longer or
heartier than the senator himself.
AS soon as the laughter had subsidized
Mr.. Hewitt suddenly leaned across the
table and. looking rather sternly into
the smiling face Of the recorder, said in
a well assumed tone Of reproach:
"That certainly Is remarkable SEN
tence, your honor, but criticism of it
does not come well from you if today's
newspapers are to be believed, for they
contain q sentence of much greater
length which is attributed to you.''
"Why-why, how is that, Mr.. Hew-
ittT" inquired the recorder, with con-
siderable confusion.
Because" said Mr.. Hewitt, with the
utmost gravity and that grim smile
which always accompanied his best
sayings, you are there quoted as ut
tering sentence that was to last
through the whole life of the prisoner"
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
Cheese Dishes.

Cheese is one of the most concentrat-
ed forms of heterogeneous food and as a
food well adapted to the laboring man
or those working in the open air. When
properly cooked. cheese is probably
more easily assimilated by the ordinary
stomach than eaten raw, and hard, I'M
cooked cheese should be served grated.
In combination with certain food mate
rails cheese is valuable, but when used
in this way should form the staple dish
of the meal Macaroni and cheese, rice
cooked in stock and then baked with
cheese or cooked with it, as in the form
of risotto, should be used in the place
of meat An ordinary dinner menu Of
meat, potato, macaroni and cheese is
not, properly arranged. Macaroni and
cheese should be used for a luncheon
dish, and a green vegetable should be
served with meat and potato.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
Two Views Of the Same Question.

Two Views of the Same Question.
A noted bishop in order to point a
lesson in humility sometimes tells a
story of a young clergyman whose first
appointment was to be an out of the
way and poor parish.
On his first Sunday in this new sta
ton the young man as he looked over
his wretchedly clad and ignorant con-
gregation could not help saying to him
self, with groan:
Dear me, what dreadful thing it
would be if 1 should have to stay here
any great length of timer
At the end of the sermon a deacon
made a prayer. To the young mans
horror one part of the prayer was a
benevolent hope that this ignorant, in
experienced, barren pastor that had
lately come to the parish might i'm
prove and grow learned and fruitful in
good works, so that he would come to
merit being kept Oh there for awhile"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12

Gold was discovered in California in
1S4S and in Colorado in 1858. The dis
covery was accidental in both cases,
and the fact created the impression
that mines were Lying around loose"
Adventures drifted about in hope of
stumbling upon mine" Mr.. Thayer
in his "Marvels of the New Vest
mentions several instances of lucky
stumbling" Three men while look
ing for gold in California discovered
the dead body of man who evidently
had been prospecting. Poor fellow!'
said one of the trio. He has passed in
his checks" Let's give him a decent
BURIAL" said another. Some wife or
mother will be glad if ever she knows
it." They began to dig a grave. Three
feet below the surface they discovered
signs of gold. The stranger was buried
in another place. and where they had
located grave they opened gold
mine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
Would Try to Prevent 1t.

,'What fine little fellow" said the
patronizing old gentleman who had
been elected representative for four
successive terms from his congressional
district. His remark was addressed to
a kind hearted lady holding in her
arms a little fellow who blinked grave
ly at all that was going on.
Eyes, replied the lady. "His father
and set great deal of store by him."
"Well. he's a bright looking little fell
low Maybe he'll be congressman
some day"
maybe he WILL" said the mother.
"But," she added earnestly, 'Tm going
to do my best to raise him right"
Youth.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
IN MEXICO.

School children study their lessons
aloud.
The chambermaids at hotels are all
chamber men.
The best grades of coffee are sold at
>calCN :, -
The MeXic,tn meal consists of NOR.
inds of meat than vegetables.
Railways, street cars and cabs al
)rovide three classes of conveyance.
In the cities real estate is sold by tn
square meter instead of the front foot
Fruit and vegetables are not sold by
measure, but by the dozen or by
weight.
Many tailors take the clothes of their
customers to the patrons home to try
them on.
Mexican men of the lower classes
wear the biggest hats in the world. the
women none at all.
Sunday is the great amusement day.
All big entertainments are reserved for
this general holiday.
Theater managers are fined if they
do not produce the cast and features
dvertised.-Modern Mexico.