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Newport daily independent., 1903-06-05
COTTON CROP CONDITION.

Washington, June 4.-The cotton bulletin of the department of agri- culture, issued today, is as follows:
 The statistician of the department of agriculture estimates the total area planted in cotton in the United States this season at 23, ,907 1000 acres, an in crease of 1,o29,OOo acres, or 37 per cent, upon the acreage planted last year.
 The average condition of the grow ing crop on May 26 was TAI as com pared with 95 1 on May 26, 1902; 81 5 on May 2, 1901, and ten year average of 86.9.
 The condition of the Arkansas crop is .76 per cent.
Newport daily independent., 1903-06-05
TRIBUTE TO JUSTICE WOOD.

Col. T. H. Matthews of Monticello, for many years member of the state charitable board and leading Demo- crat of Southeast Arkansas, speaking of Justice Carol D. Wood as a can- didate for governor, says: "With Wood as governor, we would have a man in that office whose life and work are worthy of emulation by every Arkansas boy. The people of our section have known Judge Wood from childhood. They know of his strug- gles and sacrifices until he came forth from our university an honored grad uate. We knew him as young and rising lawyer. As a lawyer he is the peer of any man in the stote; as a citizen, he is gentleman, true and chivalrous; as an orator, he is chaste and polished, and as campaigner, be is simply tout of sight and can't be caught In race for circuit judge he was opposed by one of the most popular Democrats of our section, and when the count was made it was found that he had carried every town ship in the tenth judicial district ex- oept one, and he lost that by only few votes, on account of ,, county seat fight.
Newport daily independent., 1903-06-05

White river reached maximu stage of little more than 22 feh Wednesday and has fallen since aboi two feet. It is still falling and vii soon be down to normal stage agaiss' -Batesville Bee.
 Mrs. Joe Kennedy, sister of Messrs. Burt and Hort Arnold, and baby of Des Arc after few days visit in the city, the guest of her aunt, Mrs. O. F.. Long, returned home Thursday morn ing .-Batesville Bee.
 Allie B. Lippmann suffered quite g painful accident Thursday evening at their mill near Simmons Switch. His right hand was caught by the belting and carried around the pulley. The strings in the belting were broken, Mir. Lippmann's hands badly crushed and one finger dislocated. He came to Newport at once to have the in iured member dressed and is suffering very little from the hurt.
Newport daily independent., 1903-06-05
Eupion Oil

When buying Illuminating oil insist on having EUPIoN, the family safety. This is 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, liar ris & Daugherty and o. M. Bowen.
 Waters-Pierce Oil Comply
Newport daily independent., 1903-06-05
WHITE RIVER REACHES STAND

White river is believed to have reached a stand slightly in excess of 25 feet on the Newport guage, a slight rise over Thursdays register. White river fell two feet at Batesville Thurs day, but had struck another rise Fri day morning, which is regarded as only temporary. Black river con tinues to rise slowly at Elgin, but there have been no heavy rains for several days and the worst is thought to be passed.
Newport daily independent., 1903-06-05
SPECIAL EXCURSION

To St. Louis via Iron Mountain Route. $40O for the round trip. Train will leave Newport p. m. Sat- urday, June 6, returning, leave St. Louis p. m. June 2. You can spend Sunday in the city. All the summer gardens are now open. Can visit thz Worlds Fair site. Base bal between two National league St. Louis vs. Brooklyn, and va other attractions. For further in nation call on
 T. fl. REAMEY, Agt.
Newport daily independent., 1903-06-05
ESCAPE OF PRISONERS
 PREVENTED BY DISCOVERY

Deputy Sheriff Lockard Randy on Friday afternoon found three steel saws and two files in a molasses jug at the county jail and upon investigation discovered that four iron bars at the windows had been cut through. The inmates of the bastile were doubtless preparing to escape as soon as the night came and their plans were thus frustrated on the eve of execution.
Newport daily independent., 1903-06-05
TEACHERS WANTED.

We need at once few more teach CTS for fall schools, both experienced and inexperienced. We have more calls this year than ever before. Schools and colleges supplied with competent teachers free of cost. Ad- dress with stamp.
 American Teachers Assn.
 J. L. Graham, IL. D., Mgr, 2S b2m Memphis, Tenn.
Newport daily independent., 1903-06-05
The Burglar Is Abroad.

We write Residence In- surance covering loss through Burglary, Theft and Larceny. The pol icy insures the personal property and effects (ex- cepting money) of the assured and members of his family a Il d other persons residing with him
 Against theft committed by any person unlawful ly o Il t h e premises. Against theft committed by any domestic servant employed by assured. Premises may be left without notice to or permit from the Com pany. The rates are low. SEE US.
Newport daily independent., 1903-06-05
SUMMER EXCURSIONS.

Unusually low rates to Colorado, Yellowstone Park, California and great northwest. Descriptive m--- m----- and full particulars Union PacifHOOTN R. O., 9O3 Olive St, St. Louis, M
Newport daily independent., 1903-06-05
CHEAP COFFEE.

A pound of Arbuckle coffee g with every purchase of $1.50 and ul Chas Meyers Great Bargain Store.
Newport daily independent., 1903-06-05

Pine Bluff, Ark, June 4.-Major Charles Gordon Newman, editor of the Pine Bluff Commercial, yesterday published the following letter from Gov. Davis with regard to the much discussed bills which Gov. Davis claims are vetoed:
 "Executive Chamber, State of Ar kansas, Little Rock, June 1, 19O3.- To the Editor of the Commercial: I herein hand you an exact copy of an affidavit made by member of the last legislature and sworn to before the deputy clerk of the Supreme Court, showing that it was the pur- pose and object of the enrolling com mittee of the house to hold back their bills and give me no chance to either approve or disapprove them. knew there was trick in it and now l am able to prove it.
 "Mr. Ferguson is an old farmer, perfectly honest and reliable; nobody will doubt his word. Please insert this in your paper with whatever edi- torial comment you think is appro- priate, and oblige yours truly.
 "JEFF DAVTS,n
Newport daily independent., 1903-06-05
TRICK SCENTED BY
 GOVERNOR DAVIS.

Explains Great Legislative Massacre With Affidavit Of Member Of Leg islature Who Says Enrolling Committee Held Back Bills
 To Escape Executive
 Veto.
Newport daily independent., 1903-06-05
WELL WELL

Arbuckle coffee given away free at Chas Meyers Great Bargain Store. 32b
Newport daily independent., 1903-06-05

Phillips & Ferguson Agency
Newport daily independent., 1903-06-05
FERGUsoN's AFFIDAVIT.

q, J. N. Ferguson, member of the thirty fourth general assembly from Lonoke county, do solemnly swear that after the adjournment of the legislature 1 came to Little Rock on the 11th day of May and had a talk with some members of the enrolling committee and asked them how they were getting on enrolling their bills. They said they had enrolled nine bills and had over 100 more to enroll, and had good, easy job, and I inferred from what they said they would stay here just as long as possible. After ward, on the 18th day of May, the day before the twenty day constitutional limit expired for the presentation of the bills to the governor. I had talk with Wm. D. Rodman on Main street near Hutt's grocery store, in which asked him, How is Jeff getting along with his veto?' Mir. Rodman was chairman of the enrolling committee of the house and said: Tomorrow, the 20th of May, is the last day that Jeff will get whack at any of the bills; after then they will all become law without his consent. We are holding them back on him so that they may become law in spite of his opposition or without giving him a chance to examine them.' I make this statement because I know the facts and that justice may be done all parties. "J. N. FERGUSON"
 "Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3Oth day of May, 1903.
 P. D. ENGLISH,
 "Clerk Supreme Court"
 "By J. H. CAMPBELL, D. O."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
Naturalization Frauds

The naturalization laws Of the Tinted
States require an alien to declare m
oath before a circuit or district court of
the United States or state court OF rec
ord his intention to become a citizen. +wn
years before his admission to citizenship
and to renounce allegiance to the com
try from which he came, and, on appli-
cation for admission, he must on oath
swear allegiance before court to the con
stitution and renounce allegiance to the
government Of which he was formerly a
citizen. II the court finds satisfactory
evidence thai the alien has complied
with the law and has lived conttn,,ouslv
IN the United States for at least Ave
years and within the state or TERRITORY
in which the court before which he an
pears Is located, at least one year. and
during such time has been an ORDERLY
person, he may be admitted to citizen
ship.
The law is perspicuously stated in the
statute books. Aliens are informed OF Its
purport; II not, ignorance is no excuse.
Revelations Of recent years indicate that
naturalization frauds have Increased
enormously Thousands Of aliens who
may have been in the country few
months or weeks or less, are known to
have been fraudulently clothed with fun
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
THE FARM SCHOOL IM1RoeLyo.
Irookston :JOurnal.

CroOkstOn Journal.
The request for the resignation Of Pro-
fessor F. D. Tucker, principal Of the school
of agriculture, comes to us, as doubt
less to most others, as a surprise and
matter of deep regret. We have always
regarded Professor Tucker as an honest
administrator and able instructor in his
line, and this sudden and unexpected cpl
sode in the history of our agricultural
school stuns and stupefies us bit as to
what may be the occasion and motive for
such radical action. In thus expressing
our faith in Professor fuckers ability and
success, we do not wish to criticize the
regents for their action without first hear
ing their reasons for. the same, which
we understand are to be forthcoming in
the near future. The serious nature Of,
this episode justifies the people in their
demand for prompt and full explanations.
We regret that a jar Of this kind should
disturb the working of school. in which
SO many interests center. Coming at a
time when the school Of agriculture is
Just getting, a strong hold in the conf
dence of the farmers and industrial COM
munities generally, and when its reputa-
ton and influence is being extended be-
You'd the borders Of the state, makes us
fear for the gravity of the results, unless,
in some judicious and generous manner
the parties become able to adjust their
differences amicably. .5E
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
The First Minnesota.

Talking of illustrating the history Of
Minnesota on the walls of its capitol, the
reunion yesterday Of the First Mime
est deed Of arms in the history Of the
state has mover yet been put on canvas
in adequate fashion. Out Of the mass Of
deeds Of valor and endurance, north and
south, in the three days of epic struggle
at Gettysburg, 1t has taken a long time
for the great charge of the First Mnne-
sofa against Longstreet's whole corps, on
the second day, to rise to the pinnacle
of eninence that belongs to it. But at
last it is familiar to all who know any
thing Of civil war history that the great
est deed Of any regiment, north or south,
in all the days Of ''the great war" was
the First Minnesota's sacrifcial charge at
Gettysburg by order Of Hancock.
When President Roosevelt was in Min
4neapolis in April he did honor to that
great achievement In no stinted fashion.
He showed that beside that charge OF Min
nesota frontiersmen Balaclava and all the
great battles OF modern history sink into
insignificance when percentages Of loss
are compared. There were at least few
members Of the grand old regiment who
heard him that day and, hearing the presi-
dent Of the United States thus extol them,
realized that at last history had dealt
justly by them. Think Of it, you peace
coddled sons OF these old soldiers, think
! OF that charge in which ZIG Of the 262
who sprang forward at the word of COM
mand went down as they heroically
rushed upon an army. It was magnif-
cent, and 1t was war. The sacrifice Of the
regiment that didn't run at Bull Run
saved the day.
There may be no more wars in which
men may distinguish themselves by serv-
ing their country. But the opportunity
for genuine service to the republic is just
as plainly before young men Of to-day as
q 1t was when Lincoln called for volunteers
to save the union. What the country
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
LITERARY NOTES

I, E. p. Brooks, Minneapolis. COS First
avenue S, has issued catalogue Of prints,
etchings, water colors and original
sketches, among them being lot Of
George Cruikshank's India proof etch-
ings from his steel plates, made for the
comic almanacs,' from 1885 to 1858, and
an original, unfinished study by Hogarth
for "A Midnight Modern Conversation
together with the finished print. There
are also sketches and water colors OF
Alexis Fourier and H. H. Robinson and
a pen: and ink sketch, Eagles Toilet"
by the great painter, Sir Edwin Landseer
The Macmillan company, New York. has
recently imported -. Q. Jones; and How
He Earned His Living by r. S. War
rem Bell, who depicts the experiences Of
an English boy at a boarding school and
in the struggle for existence.
The Macmillan company announce a
biography of. Robert Morris, by Ellis p
Oberholtzer, for early issue.
4: Professor William Cranston Lawton's
Introduction to Classical Greek Litera-
ture" will be issued by the Scribners on
June 81. 81
The Scribners have issued three books
on England's policy. in Persia-Whigham,s
1.-THE Persian Problem suggested by
Lord Curzen; ~ Across Coveted Lands, =
by A. H Savage, and P. M. Sykes "Ten
Thousand Miles in Persia
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
Books and Authors
HIS Masterpiece

It is noticeable that after all the
voluminous writing accomplished by
Douglas Jerrold, he is emembered to-day
chiefly by his Candle Lectures in which
he exploits the miseries OF henpecked
husband and the torturing querulousness
OF garrulous wife. The wit Of Jerrold
differs in its quality widely from present
day wit. and yet. in the Candle Lectures"
there is much that appeals to twentieth
century risibles, as the deliverance Of the
old lady on the iniquity Of lending umbrel-
las which she brought to bear SO power
fully upon Mr.. Caudle that he went to
sleep and dreamed that the sky was
turned into green calico. with whalebone
ribs, and that the whole world revolved
under tremendous umbrella. Jerrold's
wit outside the Caulle papers is generally
somewhat strained. He ought to have
felt some Of Thackeray's genial spirit, for
Thackeray was for some time associated
with him on the London Punch. Thack-
cray had a more courteous nature and
would never have told Macready, as Jer-
rold did when the former offered to aid
him in bringing out his plays: Come,
come, Mr.. Macready, none Of your id
patronage for mel ~ .s,l
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25

It begins to be apparent that the most
pressing phase Of the negro problem is
that caused by the "negros new crime
The increasing frequency Of this crime in
the middle and northern states is arousing
in them a race hatred or prejudice that
did not formerly exist. Almost daily the
papers contain accounts of crimes Of this
sort. Generally too, they are followed
by the violent death of the offender, some
times before and sometimes after arrest.
Negro ministers. who tell their people that
they would do well to sell their coats and
buy guns, would be better employed in
improving the morals Of their race All
talk OF violence on the part Of the negroes
is the most extreme. folly. That was q
wise minister Of their race in Chicago who
told them that they might as we'll make
up their minds that this is a white mans
country, and not attempt to kick against
the pricks. IA ".
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
Carrie Nation Scored.

Carrie Nation Scored.
To the Editor of The Journal.
The wild antics enacted by Carrie Ma
ton and her benighted fanatical sup
porters, show the harm that is done by
law makers in catering to the clamor of
the w. c. T. U. for prohibiting laws that
are not intended to be enforced. One Of
the alarming symptoms of moral decay is
the fppancy with which laws are made
only to be broken. Such laws are the
fruit Of a fanaticisrn that is inpervious to
the persuasion of pure thinking.
Fanaticism, when analysed, will be
found to have for Its ingredients vile
mixture Of religious enthusiasm, self-con-
ceit, ignorance and malice with more or
less infusion of hypocrisy.
Preachers and church people have lost
their mental poise on the drink question.
Let them return to diligent study of
the Bible on the subject and teach its
beautiful ,precepts,4 and they will be able
to undo much of the harm inflicted upon
the cause Of pure religion. and lift the
church out Of the slough Of contempt into
which it has fallen thru the headlong in
temperance Of would-be temperance re-
formers. Louis Richter,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
Repress the Mob.

Recent occurrences strengthen all that
has hitherto been said Of. :the need Of
severity In dealing with mobs. The mob
parts Of the country that it is coming
to be the accepted rule that outrages
upon white women perpetrated by negro
men are not within the province Of the
law, but of the mob. AS this feeling ex-
tends we may expect mobs to deal with
such cases regularly and as a habit, re-
gardless of the circum stances In each
case. When such deviish crime is COM
mitted, we may expect mobs to be formed
to deal with its perpetrator, just as we
now expect the police to arrest ordinary
criminals in a matter fact way. But
when the mob has arrogated to itself one
part of the criminal law, 1t will not be
long before it takes another. ~
IS We have seen a striking Illustration Of
this fact in the course of the mob at
Wilmington, Del. First the savages, to
punish the crime of a savage, took a
negro rapists from Jail and burned him
at the stake. Now the mob comes to-
gether to menace the officers Of the law
who are engaged in an efrortt to punish
members Of the mob. Yesterday the mob
was contentsto say that the punishment
of a certain negro should be left to tt;
to-day 1t demands that an accused per-
son shall not be tried, because he is a
member of the mob This comes Of not
treating. a mob to lawful violence In re-
ti1rn for a,1nJa uyf,Ii vfolence There WE'VE
enough armed officers in the jail at viii
mington, had they been eaualsto the occa-
sion, to have given the country q much
needed tho terribly bloody lesson. They
should have fought that mob until they
were overpowered. Had they used their
weapons in that. SPIRIT however they
would never have BEEN overpoWered A
mob is always cowardly. This one was
no exception. Its work was done by q
few courageous individuals. They being
killed or wounded, the mob would have
dispersed like q flock Of frightened sheep.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
Just Like Common People.

Il Common people who realize the dull
ness and poorness Of every day converse
ton and how they fail when they try to
be witty and funny, can take heart from
the stale talk exchanged on the occasion
Of Sir Thomas Lipton's arrival in New
York, Yesterday. ;. a,-.s .;-- $, II
y General Corbtn began by telling Sir
Thomas that climbing the Oceanic's
ladder. was almost as hazardous as auto
MODELLING around Brighton. This piece of
persifiage made a, hit with Sir Thomas,
who then produced a rabbits foot, which,
he explained had been given to him by a
woman This was estimated to be some
thing extraordinarily bright in the con
versation line. When. Sir. Thomas said
the rabbit was shot in a cemetery on the
thirteenth Of the month, the originality
of the remark was delightful.
AT this stage Of the small talk By the
big guns, General Chaffee brought forth
this antique chestnut: THAT to bring good
luck it must be. the left hind foot of a
rabbit shot on a dark, night, by a. cross
eyed, red-haired negro on the thirteenth
Of the month in an Arkansas graveyard 2
This bon mot by Chaffee raised a laugh.
After this the, plain person need, not
feel bad If he finds that when he tries to
carry. on conversation he can't get very
far away from the weather, shop or the
business outlook. He will confess that he
is not: a wit and worry prosily along as
best he may. s{.:,sse 80 a. -. "a;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25

It begins to look as if the regents OF the
university would be called upon to recon
slider their course toward Principal Tucker
and others at the farm school. The state
press is demanding that the regents justi-
fy their action, ana there is widespread
feeling that the public should be ac-
quainted with ali the facts in the case.
The public cares little, about individuals,
but it does want1to know whether the
university is being directed in the right
spirit. In this weeks issue of Farm,
Stock and Home, Mr., S. M. Owen, the
editor formerly a member of the board Of
regents, makes a good point when he
says that the public would .like. to know
why, for Observation-Disclosures reversed
their position regarding the Tucker Mere
dith CONTROVERSY without securing new
evidenced Of. attempting sto give reason
for, their strange ACTION, -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25

! = = rz.sys-
President Roosevelt's letter yesterday
to Attorney General Knox regarding the
investigation Of the postofice frauds is
enough. to prove to: all .doubters that the
president is determined that no guilty
man shall escape. Tt is interesting to
observe that, responding to the presi-
dents request for more attorneys to pros
ecute the postofdce Investigation cases,
Attorney General Knox appointed Charles
). BFe 9raalp Of Baltimore. Mr.. Bona
parte is a tireless civil service reformer,
and the appointment; is strictly ;non-par-
titan. ROf all the living descendants Of
the Bonaparte family, Mr.. Charles j.
Bonaparte is probably the only one who
is doing a really useful work in the world.
It is, somehow, hard to realize that i
Bonaparte is engaged IN purifying Amer
lean administration.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25

-s~sF T..IEa' !.
Yesterday three young men were fned
in Macon, Ca, for holding negro in
involuntary :' servitude, and in Montgomery
a prominent planter pleaded guilty to the
same offense on eleven different indict-
ments and was sentenced to five years of
Imprisonment in each case, the sentences
to be served concurrently. TO hold a
man in involuntary servitude is a most
serious crime, and a person guilty of
eleven different offenses OF that character
certainly should have been compelled to
stand severer punishment. =. If these pun
ishments and the publicity that has been
given to the Investigations into peonage,
in Alabama shall suffice to. put an end
to such offenses, however, the country
will be satisfied. -