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Newport weekly independent., 1903-04-24
COMMISSIONERS SELECTION
 PROMISES A CONTEST

The governor evidently proposes a fight on the selection of capitol com missioners. He contends that this authority is his under the constitution and laws. The building of new state capitol has thus far been delayed through his tyrannical efforts to di- rect this work. But he is carrying his "rule or ruin' policy too far and the sentiment of the people is timely expressed in the passage of the Merri man bill over his veto, in the house by vote of 70 to 10 and in the senate by an equally emphatic approval of "A to 8.
 Davis vetoed the Merriman bill for the very reason that his power of ap- pointing was curtailed, yet the very enactment which he refuses to trans init to the secretary of state or recog- nize in any way after its legal enact ment, he hastens to take advantage of upon one score, while questioning it's legality on another.
 If the Merriman bill oversteps the constitutional rights of the legislature in refusing the governor the preroga- tive of appointing the capitol com missioDers, then it is null and void and no legislation has been accomp- lished nor appropriation made for the completion of the capitol building. But this the governor virtually denies in his hurried action to name a com mission. His real purpose is to furth CT block the progress of this much needed work and throw the matter into the courts, as they must pass up on the appointment of the capitol commissions, the one named by the governor and that to be selected by the legislature.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-04-24
BROKE SKULLS OF
 MOTHER AND CHILDREN.
Brutal Crime Of Pine Bluff Negro Who Is Being Trailed By Blood Hounds--May Be Lynched-
 By Mob Of His Own Race.

Pine Bluff, April 17.-John Spicer, a young negro, committed one of the most cowardly and fiendish crimes here last night known in the records of the city.
 At late hour Thursday night, sup posed to be about II o'clock, he forci- ply entered the home of Rosa Wilson, alias Rosa White, a young negress, and with heavy iron bar struck her and her two children, a boy and a girl, aged three and four years, on the head, infilcting ghastly wounds, which will result in the death of all three.
 Spicer is about nineteen years old, of yellow complexion, cocaine fiend and one of the most notorious crimin- als of this section. He lived with the Wilson woman in cabin on East Bar raque street, and it is reported that they had several quarrels. She caused his arrest on several occasions, which incensed him.
 The crime was discovered by neg roes passing the house, who heard the means of the woman and discov- ering the trouble notified the police When the night policeman arrived he found the woman and her children in horrible condition. The bed was covered with blood and brains were oozing from the skull of the little girl
 Bloodhounds were put on Spicer's trail early this morning and carried it as far as the Iron Mountrain tracks where it was lost. It is supposed thai he went to Warner. A deputy sheriff followed him there today.
 The negroes are greatly excited and if he is caught and brought here it is thought he will be severely dealt with.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-04-24
MISSOURI AUTHORITIES
 WANTED HUDDLESTON.

Deputy Sheriff R. L. Bandy arrested Dick HuddlestOn near Swifton Friday and brought him to this city, where he was placed in jail to await the ar rival of Sheriff c. l.. Davis of Alton, Oregon county, Missouri, who holds requisition papers for the prisoner.
 Huddleston is said to have shot at his sister about two years ago and is now wanted on the charge of assault with intent to kill. His w fe's rela- tives live near Swifton and this doubt less brought him here to live. He claims that he has nothing to fear and will come clear.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-04-24
THE TOWN COW.

The following lode" to the town COW is taken from the Jonesboro En- terprise: 70 thou gentle heifer, daughter of thy mother and despoiler of garden truck. Thou bringest grief to our heart and Blue John to our cof- fee. We hail thee with fence board and things like that. Thou goest forth in the night and seeketh the open gate. Thou wanderest in forbidden paths beside the unripe cucumber. Thou smelleth of the blushing beets and trampeth on the lettuce. More over, thou peerest into the rain bar rel and drinketh thereof. The man, neither the woman, wottest not of thy goings and comings. Thou spiest out the onion bed and lieth down thereon while thou chewest thy cud like summer girl. Bimeby thou lifteth up thy voice and bawleth. Then trouble suddenly o'ertaketh thee The man riseth up in anger in a bal briggan suit. He hiketh out and sett- eth up an old hoe handle and smiteth thee sore on thy porterhouse. 'Tis then thou histeth thy tail and getteth thee out. Thou scootsst up darksome alley and maketh thy getaway. The man seeketh after and desireth thy post office address, but findeth it not. 'Tis well. Had'st he discovered thy abid- ing place he would'st have chewed the rag with inhabitants thereof and gone home happy with his nose on bias and a purple dural under the eye.u
Newport weekly independent., 1903-04-24
PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATE.

Little Rock, Ark, April IS 1903.- Senator George Sengel of Fort Smith announced today that he would very likely be candidate for the Demo- cratic gubernatorial nomination to succeed Jeff Davis. "I do not know that care to talk much for publica- tion just at this time," replied Senator Sengel to the question. "But you may say that am prospective can didate for governor, and if I enter the race shall go in to win.''
Newport weekly independent., 1903-04-24
CAPITAL CITY WEDDING.
Miss Eva Thornburg Married to MT. Robert Payne Ramsey at Home of
 Brides Parents In Little Rock.

Miss Eva ThorI burg was married to Robert Payne Ramsey at Il o'clock yesterday morning at the home of the brides parents, Mir. and Mrs. George Thornburg, at 1924 Spring street, says the Little Rock Gazette. The cere- mony was performed in an especially impressive manner by Rev. J. M. Workman of Benton, brother in- law of the bride, and Rev. T. Y. Ramsey, pastor of the Winfield Memorial church, father of the groom. The W e ng was marked for the beautiful simplicity which character ized every detail of the pretty affair. The house was tastefully decorated in white and pink roses and soft spring greeneries. The strains of Mendels- sohn's wedding march, as played by Miss Lila Ashby, a life-long friend of the bride, announced the coming of the bridal couple, who entered the double parlors together and took their places under pretty pink and white wedding bell, facing the two minis ters, who performed the ceremony. The bride was very pretty in her dainty wedding gown of white tucked organdy, elaborately trimmed with Irish point lace, confined at the waist with a sash of white peau de soie. She carried pretty arm bouquet of
 ride roses. There were no attend ants. The ceremony was performed in the presence of the immediate families of the contracting parties and number of friends, prominent in the social circles in this city, and elsewhere, who showered good wishes and congratulations upon the young couple, who were also the recipients of a number of handsome wedding gifts. Among those was handsome rememberance from the aged widow of the late Bishop Payne of the Southern Methodist church, whose name the young groom bears. After the ceremony the bride changed her wedding gown for stylish going away gown of dark blue voile, trim med with bands of blue silk of the same shade and a hat of Tuscan straw, with a wreath of dark blue field flow CTS. Miss Thornburg is the youngest daughter of Hon. Geo. Taornburg and the groom is the eldest son of Rev. and Mrs. T. Y. Ramsey, and holds a responsible position with the Arkar- sas Methodist Publishing Company of this city. MT. and Mrs. Ramsey left at 1 o'clock for Hot Springs, where their honeymoon will be spent, after which they will return here and be at home to their friends at 1924 Spring street.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-04-24
THE FRISCO WILL BUILD.
The Permanent Survey Of The Little Rock Branch Now Being Made Engineer Corps at Jackson
 port.

A party of Frisco surveyors under Engineer Burgess, went from Memphis to Hoxie last week, with the avowed purpose of running line for the projected branch of the road to Little Rock.
 Several months ago, before the Frisco system took over the opera tions of the St. Louis, Memphis & Southeastern Railroad, proposition was made through Newman Erb, pres ident of that road, to the commercial interests of Little Rock, to extend the Hoxie branch of that road from Hoxie to Little Rock. A company to build this line was incorporated and pre- liminary surveys were made. About the time the surveys were completed the Frisco took over the St. Louis, Memphis & Southeastern properties, and activities on the Little Rock ex- tension came to an abrupt end. The movement of engineers to Hoxie is but a renewal of activities.
 Early this week Engineer Burgess and assistants will commence the per- manent locating surveys for the Hox ie- Little Rock extension. It is stated on good authority that the Frisco means business at this time. The route to some extent parallels the Iron Mountain road between Hoxie and Little Rock, and touches at Newport Augusta and other important Arkan- sas towns on the east side of the Iron Mountain line. Augusta will proba- bly, be the crossing point of the White river. The Frisco now has under construction a branch line from Bon- nerville, ten miles south of Hoxie, to Newport. It is probably that part of this line will be used in connection with the Little Rock line.
 The surveying corps is now located at Jacksonport, few miles from this city, preparatory to locating the per- manent survey through this section.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-04-24

w. w. McMinn, who has been in St. Louis for the past two weeks hav- ing his eyes treated, returned Monday morning and has resumed his work with the Wolff Goldman Mercantile, Go.
 Manager Cotter, General Superin- tendent Tyler and Division Superin- tendent Hartigan spent Friday in-< specting the new track on the White River extension, preparatory to changing the train service and adding another section to the regular runs. Devero will be the next terminal.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-04-24
GOVERNOR PROCEEDS
 TO NAME BOARD.
Claims Authority Under Constitution And Laws And Names A Cap itOl Commission - Merriman Act Provides For Election
 Of Commissioners By
 Legislature.

Little Rock, April 17.-Gov. Davis yesterday appointed five members of the board of state capitol commission CTS, although the act expressly pro- vides that the commissioners shall be selected by the general assembly in joint session. The bill was vetoed by the governor Wednesday and passed over his veto a few minutes after his message was read by the house, by a vote of 71 to 10. Yesterday the senate also passed the bill over his veto by a vote of 24 to 8.
 A short time thereafter there was filed in the secretary of state's office the following typewriter copy of letters sent to the respective parties, signed by the governor bimself:
 Executive Office,
 Little Rock, Ark, April 16, 1903.
 My Dear Sir-The legislature has just passed an act for the erection of a state capitol and created board of commissioners to carry into effect it's provisions. By virtue of the power vested in me by the constitution and laws of this state as governor of the state of Arkansas do hereby desig- nate and appoint you as one of the five state capitol commissioners cre- ated by said act.
 I trust you may find your way clear to accept this position and to faith fully carry out and perform the duties incumbent upon you as one of said commissioners.
 Yours very truly,
 Jeff Davis, Governor. To Messrs. Ham Brawley, Cabot, Ark; J. w. Story, Harrison, Ark. Thomas Cox, Little Rock; Hugh Cor ry, Texarkana, Ark; Charles Will mans, Newport, Ark.
 Attest: J. w. Crockett, Secretary of State.
 By o. 0. Ludwig, Chief Deputy.
 Up to the time the senate adjourned at 5 o'clock no communication had been received from the governor giving notice of the appointments and asking that they be confirmed.
 Meanwhile, the bill was presented to the governor yesterday by the proper legislative authorities, to be by him filed in the secretary of states office. Chairman Rodman of the house committee on enrolled bills re- ported to the house that the governor declined to receive the bill, and that it was then delivered by Senator Simpson and MT. Rodman to the sec retarY of state.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-04-24
WRECK ON EXTENSION.

The pay train was wrecked on a small bridge near Earnhart above Batesville Friday afternoon, but aside from tearing up considerable piece of track, which the section gangs re- placed, no damage was done. The arrival of the passenger was delayed over three hours.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-04-24
NOTICE OF MEETING.

Notice of annual meeting of stock holders of Jackson County Telephone Company, to be held at the office of Col. L. Minor in the city of Newport May II, 1903 at 3:3O o'clock for elec- tion of five directors and for any other business that may come before said stockholders.
 B. B. BOND, J. w. FERRILL,
 SEC'Y. PRES.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-04-24
THOMAS THOMAS.

Thomas Thomas, aged 23 years, died at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon at his home on the Chastain farm, one mile below town, from consumption. He was the son of D. J. R. Thomas and his remains were buried Saturday morning at Surrounded Hill grave yard.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15
MusKoeEE IS SECOND.
Has More Federal Employees Than
Any Other Town But Wash
ington.

Muskoaee, I. T., April l5.-Not
counting postoffice employees, Musko-
gee has more government employees on
the pay roll than any other city in the
United States. except Washington, D.
c. The Dawes commission employees
from $50 to 200 clerks in its offices
here, aud when running at full force
has from $50 TO 800 men in the field.
Indian Inspector zevely has about fifty
men under him. Indian Agent Shoen;
felt has an army of clerks and field
men. The United States court gives
employment to a score or more. and
United States Marshal Bennett has a
big force of clerks and field deputies.
The United States iailer alone EN-
ploys over thirty ment, eighteen of
whom are guards.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

Governor Green McCurtain of the
Choctaw nation took the first step to-
day to advocate separate statehood for
Indian territory when he issued call
for a meeting Of the governors of the
five tribes in Eufaula May 20. The
convention of Indians will consider
the McCurtain plan Of holding a con.
stitutional convention, to be compos-
ed Jointly of Indians and whites, at
which a temporary form OF govern.
ment VIII be organized and a demand
upon congress to admit the new state
TO the union in 1906 when the tribal
governments are abolished All OF the
leaders indorse the. plan. This is the
first time the Indians have ever taken
any action on statehood
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

Due notice IS hereby served on the
public generally that DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve is the only salye on the
market that is made from the pure,
unadulterated witch hazel DeWitt's
Witch Hazel salye has cured thous-
ands Of cases of piles that would not
yield 70 any other treatment, and
this fact has brought out many worth.
less counterfelts. Those persons who
get the genuine DeWitts Witch Hazel
saIve are never disappointed, because
il cures.
j ". Wallace
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

H. s. Cable. superintendent of the
Rock Island lines. will leave Topeka
May for Cedar Rapids, Ia, where he
will become general manager Of the
Northern district of the road This is
the place made vacant by the resigna-
tion Of General Manager Robert VII
liams of that district Mr., Cable is
the son of r. r. Gable, chairman of
the executive committee Of the Rock
Island
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

An Edmond horseman who said that
the best remedy for blind staggers
was to fire a shotgun close to the
horses eye, was outclassel by neigh
Dor who said that the only sure cure
was to bleed the horse, wrap his legs
from the hoof to his body and then fiji
him full of hot water.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15
LEApERErTEs.
Local Happenings Of City and Terri
tory Briefly Told.

The members of the Dawes commits
sion have decided to take personal
supervision of the three new land Of
fees to be established Wednesday
Governor Stanley will be at Tisho-
mingo land office. Major Breckenridge
at the Tahlequah Office and Chairman
Blxby and Colonel Needles win alter
nate al the Atoka Office.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

"A negro girl who wished to take a
teachers examination caused dis
turbance by presenting herself at the
public school building at Edmond.
Some white applicants left the room.
The negro girl was sent TO the school
building for negroes. Norman set the
example years ago.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

Edmond Enterprise: We have heard
of corn husking and quilting parties,
but our Enfield correspondent this
week tells of a party at Amos Fraims
where the young folks picked cotton
until 10 o'clock in the evening.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

A farmer named Brownell, who lived
ten miles east Of Bartlesville, fastened
a rope to a rafter in his barn, tied the
other end around his neck and com
mitted suicide by whipping his horse
from under him. He once lived near
Concordia, Kas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15
The kite season is at hand.

Il is announced here that the Rock
Island will soon commence an ex-
tension from Ringwood, Okla, north
west through Woodward and Fort
Supply to Liberal, Kas. Ringwood Is
in central Oklahoma on the Frisco
line to Vernon. Texas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

Every state and territory in the
Louisiana purchase will dedicate its
building at the Worlds fair may ex-
cept Indian territory Not until s25.-
600 has been subscribed 10y the people
viii -he site be selected
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

Senior Gonzales of Chihuahua, Mex
leo, is in the city working up a colony
OF Comanche Indians to move to that
country The country has set aside
100000 acres Of land and il is TO be
given tp the reds II they viii settle on
and work it.--Lawton News.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

Up to date *-Cherokeos have
filed for allotments at the government
land office at vinita. The Office will
be moved TO Tahleouah May and the
cherokees in this section are filing
now so as to save a trip.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

The club women Of Oklahoma City
edited the Oklahoman last Sunday
and filed thirty-two pages with clev-
erly written prose and verse. A pic
torial baby show was feature of the
enterprise.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15
pgAp sopY N sARRsL.
eruesome Find in the Streets Of New
York.
fBy associated Press)
] N Wallaee

New York, April l5.-A murder was
discovered early yesterday by the
finding OF the body Of a man, appar-
emily an Italian, in barrel in East
Eleventh street near the docks. The
mans throat was cut fro near TO ear
The body was warm when found Il
is supposed somebody intended "a
throw the body into the river, after
bringing IL there in wagon, but
found The pier closed and dropped the
load in the street fearing discovery
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

TO Cure a ccSd in one psr
Take LaSativs nromo QHialae
Faole.s Al duiggisrs refund he
money II It fails 70 cure 2. ".
Grove signature is on each box 25c.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

twenty-five applicants Tor the rail-
way mail service were examined in
Oklahoma City last week.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

Joseph Chamoerlain, cattleman Of
Stroud Okla, states that 900 head
OF cattle died in one pasture in tho
Cherokee nation during the month OF
March and that 10000 head lost their
lives in that natioa aHring the latter
winter months.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15
IEApeRETTEs
Local Happenings Of city and Terri
tory Briefly Told
Loolcal Conclusion.


tory srieny Told
-A~-
Logical Conclusion.
There was a man m our town
Who thought him wondrous wise:
lie etarted up a grocery store
And wouldn't advertise
This man is not IN our town now;
He sits not in the shade.
He's somewhere down the right OF way
A-worl1in' on the grade
Enid Eagle.
When Mabel squeezes in a waist
That buttons down the back.
And then cries out. in pleading tones:
Come here and help me, Jack"
/ sigh for those delicious days
Those days when | was free,
And Mabel never pleaded to
Be buttoned up by me.
All. what a privilege would
Have deemed Il then to hear
Her cry: Come, please, and help me
with
These dreadful buttons, dearl'
How gladly would then have gone
And given her a smack
For each delightful button down
The row upon her back.
But things, somehow, don't thrill me
now
AS once they might have thrilled;
And oh. the waists that Mabel wears
Are always amply fledl
My temper's warped. my thumbs are
sore.
NV fingers ache. alackl
Confound those awkard. foolish waists
That button down the back!
Chicago Record Herald.
The people who have taken down
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

The Cherokee council Iassed a law
to Increase the salaries OF the board OF
education from 5000 10 $500 a year
but upon the advice OF the secretary
OF the interior the president vetoed ID.
The secretary has changed front how
ever. and has authorized the tribal
government 90 grant the increase.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

Il is said the Arkansas Lumber
company with extensive yards all ov-
er Oklahoma and Kansas contemplate
establishing yard in Falls.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

A year ago April G. j. II. Shane
planted sixty trees at Lawton, of
which fftyseven are now alive, one
bearing twenty-eight small pears ami
another six peaches.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

Il is rumored that the Rock Island
viii take up the Chootaw Northern
from Watonga 20 Anthony and extend
the present Alva branch on TO Ring
wood where they viii connect With the
main line into Enid
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

The grand jury empaneled at this
session of the United States court for
the western district at Eufaula ad-
iourned Friday afternoon after return
sng i29 indictments. This Is the most
remarkable record ever made by any
grand jury IN the Indian territory
since the above result was accomplish.
ed ln three and one-half days
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

The Frisco track layers are at work
about half way between Durwood and
Provence.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

Muskogee is evidently preparing 70
founder the territorial editors WHO
meet there next week The genera
manager Of The Katy dining service
win be in charge OF the big banquet
which Is 10 cost the Muskegee people
only s. 80 per plate
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

Cordell has half mile race track.
This should insure fall meets.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-15

Mrs. w. 7. Mayheld of Norman, who
sued a Chicago street railroad COM
pany for $4,000 for injuries. has been
offered S4O0 and all expenses.