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Newport weekly independent., 1904-06-17
FIRE AT AUGUSTA.

Tuesday morning about 3:3O the bakery and confectionery pe- longing to Cartwright Bros. was discovered to be on fire by Pollce- man Davenport, who lmmedl- ately gave the alarm, to which the fire company responded promptly. The fire had galned quite a headway before the hose could be attached and put in working order, but, however, the flames were soon under control.
 The baking department was completely destroyed and the en-
 tire stock of confectioneries were
 badly damaged.
 SThe main building was conf siderably wrecked, which is owhed by j. H. Dh|e' whe car |
Newport weekly independent., 1904-06-17
SCENE OF DEVASTATION.
Hundreds of Devastated Homes and Thousands of Acres of Crops Under Water In
 Rich Arkansas Valley.

As the last rays of the setting sun glanced across the western lands on the evening of June II, | 1904, at Pine Bluff, says the Graphic, it shined upon 50,OOO acres of inundated farm lands in Jefferson county, hundreds of de- serted homes surrounded by water, cattle left to drown on the lonely farms, desolate and dreary waste everywhere, while the Arkansas river, now a rag ing, rushing torrent rolled on, bringing down tons upon tons of water to cover what is left, and sweep the growing crops from the face of the earth.
 '3The river is rising" were the last words of the anxious crowds in Pine Bluff said when the night plotted out the scenes from sight and left nothing but the sounds of the rushing water. Last night the water reached the mark sci by the floods of 1898 and were within a foot of the high water
 
 mark of 1892, which is the high est known rise of the river. .
 A conservative estimate of thu lands in Jefferson county tha have been inundated by the food place it at 50,O00 acres whil' many more acres are gradual! being covered.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-06-17
Summer Excursion Bulletin.

St. Louis Very low rates all sea-
 son. Colorado Very low rates all sum- mer. Through sleeper service. Chicago Very low rates all sum-
 mer. Grear Lake Resorts Very low rates
 all summer. Atlantic City ' One fare, plus $2. %,
 round trip, July 9-1O. Indianapolis = One fare, plus $2. 25,
 round trip, June 26-27. St. Ioe-0ne fare, plus $2.OO,
 round trip, June 2S-3O. Cincinnati One fare, plus $2. 25,
 round trip, July 15-17. west Baden and French Lick Springs
 -One fare, plus $2. co, round
 trip, July 25-29. Louisville One fare, plus $2.25
 round trip, August 1929.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-06-17
GETTING READY
 FOR CONVENTION.
Delegates Already Securing Guar. ters for the Big Democratic State Meeting to be Held
 Next Tuesday.

Nearly all the successIul staIe candidates have secured head quarters in Hot Springs on the occasion of the Democratic state convention, which opens in that city at noon next Tuesday, says the Little Rock Gazette.
 The candidates who won in the primaries on March 26 will go to Hot Springs and each will have rooms in one of the hotels, where they will meet the delegates. There will be no contest before the convention on any of the nominations for state officers to whom majorities or pluralities were given in the primaries will be declared the nominees.
 The formality of making ex- tended nominating speeches will probably be dispensed with, ex- cept in the case of the governor ship. Col. Marcellus M. Davis of Dardanelle will present the name of Governor Jeff Davis for renomination. He is a polished speaker and his friends predict an oratorical treat from him. The plans contemplate that the convention will hold sessions Tuesday and Wednesday, as on Tuesday night the delegates and other visitors will be the guests of the citizens of Hot Springs at grand ball to be given at the Arlington hotel
 Many of the attendants at the convention will go to Hot Springs Monday, and the day before the assembling promises to be inter- esting. It will likely yield de- velopments touching the proba- ble action of the convention.
 There will be contestipg dele gatians from half a dozen coun- ties at the convention on next Tuesday and the disposition of the contests will be accompanied, it is expected, by a test of strength on the question of con- trol of the convention, unless the contests be amicably settled be- fore the convention opens.
 With Senators Clarke and Berry both delegates from their respective counties, the delibera- tions are expected to be of more than ordinary interest.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-06-17
HANG tegERNoR
 JEFF IN EFFIGY.
Friends of Mart vowell Hang Likeness o1 Governor Davis at Rectok Because He
 Let vdwell Hang.

Rector, Jufe 10. = Early risers in Rector this morning saw an effigy of Governor Davis hanging from pole in a conspicuous place. This expression of disap- pointment of the governors re- fusal to save Mart Vowell from the gallows came from source not generally known. Attached to the picture of the governor were several playing cards. The efigy had evidently been pre- pared with care, as the picture was a very good likeness of the governor.
 The picture was taken down and burned soon after the dis covery that it had been hung up.
 The train bearing the remains of Vowell, who was executed at Paragould yesterday for the murder of Wm. F. Lovejoy in this county, arrived here at 9 o'clock last night. Several hun dred citizens were at the depot. A large crowd remained on the streets last night. Vowells exc cution and Governor Davis atti- ute in the matter were the topic of the town.
 I Vowell's remains were inferred this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the family cemetery one mile north west of Rector. Services were conducted in the Methodist church by Rev. J. w. Cox prior l to the interment.
 l As many people as the church
 coulde hold were present. The stores, banks and workshops
 were closed from noon until 4 p.
 m. on account of the obsequies. l Rev. MT. Cox took for his text,
 "There remaineth therefore a
 rest for the people of God" For
 one hour he discoursed eloquently on the unfortunate tragedy and
 referred to Vowell as his per sonal friend and an honest man, , who joined the church during the , speakers early ministerial career,
 thirty years or more ago.
 The funeral procession was
 more than a mile in length. At
 least 1,500 people followed the } remains to the grave. In the principal street of the town there , had been placed an arch, which was draped appropriately and
 surmounted with flowers. Dur , ing the solemn march every bell in town was tolled.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-06-17

Joe Todd and others who began
 digging and shipping the first crop of potatoes last week, re- ceived only 80 cents per bushel for the first carload, and were so discouraged that they stopped digging for the present, thinking that the growth of the tubers will more than offset the differ ence in the price, which it is well known will fall rapidly just so soon aslthe crop is put upon the
Newport weekly independent., 1904-06-17
PROCEEDINGS OF
 CHANCERY COURT.
Grind of Jackson County Divorce Mill Other Cases Passed On
 e at Adjourned Session of the Past Week.

Leon Llppmann versus w. Il Nuckalls, continued and set fol first day of next term.
 Chas. B. Coe, as administrator of the estate of J. Y. Harrison deceased, versus w. and J. Coch' ran, partition; continued and sci for first day of the next term.
 Mollie Clark versus Chadwick Clark, divorce; continued on ap' plication of plaintiff.
 Ona King versus A. G. King, divorce; continued on application of plaintiff.
 Ida Thornton versus Hosea Thornton, divorce; continued on plaintiffs application.
 Jackson County Bank versus R. w. Randy as collector of Jack son county, decree.
 Sidney Conditt ct al versus K. l.. Conditt ct al, debt; decree tor S471.76. Continued by consent.
 Western Tie & Timber Com pany versus Charles Brasch, quiet title; continued.
 Geo. w. Randy ct al versus I. D. Lawrence ct al, possesslon; continued by consent.
 Same entry in suit agalnst Geo. Yelverton ct al.
 Joe Hunter versus Hattie Hun ter, divorce; decree. Walter M. Harris versus Thos. [P. Umsted, dismissed for want of equity and case appealed to supreme court. Western Tie 6 Timber Compa- nv versus L. c. Gammill ct al, continued by consent.
 Ida Sowell ct al versus Chas. B. Coe ct al, continued.
 George Dennis versus James Dennis, injunction made perpet- ual; appeal granted. Neppa Stewart versus Malinda Stewart, divorce; dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
 Lillie E. Bryan versus Edward Bryan, divorce; attorney allowed $75 fee and S25 for costs.
 Addie Lentz vesus F. A. Lentz, divorce; decree.
 John T. Smith versus Amanda Smith, divorce; decree.
 John c. Davis versus Mary Davis, divorce; decree.
 John L. Moore versus Hattie Moore, divorce; decree.
 Dan Sheppard ct al versus E. P. Shoffner as administrator ct al, quiet title; decree.
 Susan M. Draine versus J. Clayton Draine, divorce; decree. Thomas B. Hale versus Annie B. Hale, divorce; decree.
 Robert B. Parks versus Lula Parks, divorce; decree.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-06-17

Mrs. Harry Mansfield of Iron ton, Mo-, came Friday night for a visit to her mother and sister, Mrs. Conrad Bach and Mrs. Wood Haffner.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-06-17

market. Joe says a combination was formed between the buyers to pay only 65 cents, but that thev were afterwards induced to raise their bid. - Forrest City Times.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-06-17
JUDGE BUNN BETTER.

Little Rock, June 10. While there was no decided change yes- terday in the condition of Chief Justice H. G. Bum of the su- preme court, it was reported as satisfactory.
 Dr. L. R. Stark, after calling upon his patient last night, said: Judge Bunn is doing very well. His condition is very satisfac- tory"
Newport weekly independent., 1904-06-17

R. E. Patten, proprietor of the Little Rock Advertiser, has filed a petition in bankruptcy and his paper has suspended. The Ad- vertiser was published twice-a- week until recently, when it be- came a daily. Searcy Times.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-06-17

ried no insurance on the build- ing.
 The Cartwright Bros. had their stock partially covered by insur- ance.
 The adjoining buildings were saved without any damage at all. Augusta Free Press.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-06-17
SECOND EXCURSION
 ON SCENIC ROUTE.
Beauties of White River Scenery Enjoyed by 400 Excursionists From Newport and Points
 on the Branch.

on the Brancn.
 The fortnightly excursions on the White River branch from Newport to Cotter, personally conducted by Messrs. T. H. Rea- mey and Gus Coffin, are proving 2 very popular summer diver sion, the second being enjoyed by over four hundred sight-seers end pleasure seekers.
 Z There was not a rowdy on the entire train and not an unpleas- ant feature nor occurrence marred the pleasure of the day. Re- treatments of sandwiches, cream, lemonade, soda pop, cigars, etc., were served by the Bracy Con- fectionery Company aboard the train and everything that could have contributed to the success of the affair had been looked after by Messrs. Reamey and Coffin, who would both make good general excursion agents. Mir. Townsend should be advised in this regard.
 Till one reaches the mountains that enclose the river above Batesville you have to content yourself with snatches of unre- claimed forest and-felds of grain, cotton and corn. The simmer ing waves of ripening wheat as they undulate beneath the com mand of summer breezes dispute the territory of king cotton and give a diversity that pleases the eye and no doubt proves profita- ble to the tiller of the soil.
 
 But these are everyday scenes and the excursion train rushes us on to fresh fields and pastures new. Fifteen or twenty miles above Batesville the track closes in upon the river to escape the ascent of higR bluffs that loom ID Az-sentries'on either side and the beauty and grandeur of natu- ral scenery are unfolded as the windings of the White through these mountain confines sweep the train around succeeding bluffs. The White River route is aptly named. The civil engi- neer conceived no course better than that made by the mountain river. The plans of the Creator for a waterway had been adopted by man for railway as the only possible inlet to the rich mineral stores of North Arkansas.
 From Penter's Bluff to Cotter You but follow the White river and crow in his air line flight would save many miles and cross and recross a hundred times the windings of the rails in horse shoe and semi-circle figures.
 . Sometimes thet rain seems hem med in by the mighty cliffs that have jutted out to the waters edge and against whose rocky sides the rushing torrent of a swollen stream dashed its foam ln Ks for ages without avail, but whieSs gave way before the blasting of mans appropriated and now rise in perpen- dicular heights of several hum dred feet as monument stones to his engineering skill.
 The west bank is characterized by similar walls of rock, un- marred by the work of man. Their layer formation tells the story of creative periods and the exaberant vegetation, for soil SC rocky. which frequently hides re cesses or caves, about whose mouth thousands of swallow' dart and sweep underneath th' protection of friendly cliffs tha hide their nests, adds another feature to a wonderful rich land scape. The grandeur and great mass of the mountains are in ad 1nirable and true contrast to thu
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-06-23
THETIS STOPPED
At TWO ISLANDS

The revenue cutter Thetis, Captain
Hamlet, returned this morning from her
first cruise to Midway and Llsiansky
Islands The trip was quite eventful,
for the vessel brought back crowd of
II Japanese who had been pOaching
birds on Lisiansky Island.
The Thetis left Honolulu June and
arrived at Midway on June "A. She re-
manned until the afternoon of that day,
discharging her supplies for the cable
station. Nothing of particular interest
had occurred at Midway The work on
the permanent cable station buildings
had been begun. There was a good siz-
ed colony of residents at Midway in
Guiding the attaches of the cable sta
ton, the workmen and marine guard.
Time was apparently hanging heavily
on the hands of the various people on
the island. The weather was good dur
ing the day that the vessel remained at
Midway, so no difficulty was expert
.enced in landing the supplies and stores.
The Thetis arrived at Lisiansky ISL
and June 16, and sailed the afternoon
of the same day for honolulu. Captain
Hamlet did not waste any time at that
island. He. has to work under rush or
uefS now. lie IS 10 go 10 the Arctic re-
gions on July 1, so has not an hour to
waste. The Japanese were willing
enough to leave Lisiansky and the en-
tire crowd was aboard the vessel ready
to sail in the afternoon.
Nothing of additional interest occur
red during the voyage. There was some
rough weather experienced. but no dam
age was done the vessel. Captain Ham
let did not stop at French Frigate Shoal
during his trip, so nothing is known of
| Captain Weisbarth and the wrecking
schooner LaVinia.
The Thetis anchored in Naval Row.
She will remain here until July 1, MAX
ing minor repairs and coallng. She may
go on the marine railway for a cleaning.
The vessel will remain until the fall in
Arctic waters.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-06-23
HAS DECLARED
THIS ACTION
Good
CASE BEFORE LAND
COURT-A NEGRO FLUTE PLAY
Err AS A COURT MUSICIAN
COOKE HOMESTEAD CLEAR.

Enoch Johnson, as examiner of titles,
is the author of an opinion filed in the
Torrens Land Court to the effect that
one John Smith, a negro fiute-player
! for Kamehameha III was the owner Of
| a valuable piece of land on Young
street, for which application was made
| for Torrens title by c. NJ Cooke,
Limited. AS the negro got the Cali
fornia gold fever and left. disappearing
and leaving no heirs, Johnson comes to
! the conclusion that the property re-
verts to the Territory. Judge Weaver,
however, differs, from this opinion and
holds that the petitioner is entitled to
a clear title.
The land was granted to the flute
player by Royal Patent %, on July Il,
1S47 by King Kamehameha III. Twen-
ty-five years ago il was fenced by c.
NJ Cooke and used as a pasture land,
in the old DAYS when its value was a
mere trife. 1t is now residence prop
erty When the gold fever broke out
in California fute-player Smith gave
up both his job as royal musician
and his land near what then was of
Honolulu then and left with some other
negroes for California He has never
been heard of since and adverse posses
sion has long since run against him OF
his heirs.
Enoch Johnson, however declares in
his report to the court that adverse
possession does not run against the
government and that the law provides
that property left without heirs shall
escheat to the government Here he
holds that the Attorney General should
be notified and that Smiths estate
is escheated to the government.
II have TO disagree with the con-
illusions of law set forth in the opinion
says Judge Weaver in his decision filed
yesterday, Il am of the opinion that
the applicant shows prima facie case
of title. The Territory of Hawaii has
no title in the lands by reason of the
law of escheat. for the reason that no
inquest of office has been had to take
possession of the land. The abstract
of title shows that the applicant is en-
titled to a fee simple title subject to
life interest in c. NJ. Cooke and his
Wife, Anna c. Cooke, as set forth in
their deed to Charles NJ. Cooke, Linn
tied"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-06-23

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SAYS MICHIGAN
NOT TO BLAME
CAPTAIN KELLY OF THE BARK
RIDICULES THE CLAIM OF MAS
TER OF ALGOA

The cause of the British S. S. Algoa
getting aground at'Point Bonito Rocks
on June T. is being investigated by the
British consul general at San Fran
cisco. Albert Lockett master of the
steamer, claims that he had to change
his course to avoid running down the
bark Mohican which was being towed
out to sea. In reporting the investiga-
ton the following is given by the Call
of June 16
Lockett testified that shortly before
the ship struck he rang the engineer to
stand by" to avoid the danger of a
collision with bark that was being
towed out to set by the tug Reliance.
As the vessel would not get Roadway
fast enough to go out straight without
striking the bark he order the helm put
to starbOard to pass astern of her, and
then he put the helm hard a-port so
as to meet her and enter the channel on
the running tide. But the tide caught
the ship on the starboard bow and her
head swung fast to port. He then let
go the starboard anchor to check her
head from swinging to port, which it
gid
Third officer William NJ. Lloyd said
that he thought the captain made a
mistake when he gave the order hard
a-starbOard." At that time the witness
heard the captain say something about
the bark that was being towed out Of
the harbor and stamped his foot. Then
the ship took Ia sudden sheer, and
struck, Notwithstanding the captains
later order of hard a-port."
Charles Thomas Stein a quartermas-
ter, swore that when the order hard
a-starboard' was given it was to get
out of the way of the bark that was
being lowed"
THE claim made by the master Of
the Algoa is ridiculous" said Captain
Kelly the master of the bark Mohican
today. I'VE We're half a mile away
from the Algoa when we first sighted
her. We We're being tOWed out past
Lime Point and he was coming IN
through the North Channel. Had he
kept on his course, he would have clear
ed us without any difficulty whatever.
AS matter of fact, we were over a
mile away from his vessel when she
went on the rocks. We were in no way
to blame for the accident and think
thing that it Is very foolish for the
master of the AlgOa to try and excuse
his mistake by blaming some other
vessel If the Algoa had been kept on
her course, she would have gotten past
us without the least trouble"
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RESISTING A WARRANT.

Third Engineer Kerr of the transport
Buford is resisting being transported
from San Francisco to Honolulu for
trial on a charge of assault and bat
ceived by Marshal Hendry this after
noon stating that Kerr was opposing
the issuance of warrant of removal
and asking that the necessary evidence
for issuance of such warrant be sent
forward. U. S. Attorney Dunno had al
ready sent the evidence and 1t is now in
the mails en- route. A reply to this eff
feet was sent to Marshal Shine Of San
Francisco.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-06-23
NEW AOVERTIsEMENTs.
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
Paragraphs That Give Condensed
News Of the Day,
THE WEATHER.

Weather Bureau, Punahou / p. m.
Wind light and variable, weather fair
Morning minimum temperature. 3d.;
midday maximum temperature, So; ba-
rometer 9 a. m. 3O.O3 steady corrected
for gravity; rainfall, "a hours ending
9 a. m. Oh absolute moisture a. m.
10 grains per cubic foot; humidity a.
m. 81 per cent.
r. &. LYDECKER,
Territorial Meteorological.
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Removal Notice,

Or, @. y. High, dentist, has removed
his ONCE to Nos 49, o. b5, Young build
Ing entFanee on Bishop, rear Klng
street,
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QUEEN STREET,
HONOLULU, n. 7.
AGENTS FOR

AGE44N 1 . ( OtS
Hawaiian Agricultural Company, Ono
mea. Sugar Company, Honomu Sugo1
Company, Waikiki Sugar Company,
Ookala Sugar Plantation Company,
Haleakala Ranch Company, Eapapala
Ranch.
Planters Line SHIPPING Company.
Charles Brewer & Co.'S Line Of BoG-
ton Packets.
LIST OF OFFICERS.
Charles M. Cooke. ......... President
Geo. H. Robertson. V.-Pres. & Mgr.
e. Faxon Bishop. Treas. g. SecY.
w. y. Allen. Auditor
+. G. Jones'. Director
Z. RI. Cooke. ................Direc
G. r. Carter. Director
All Of the above named constituting
the Board of Directors. .
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-06-23
WOrIAN'S EXCHANGE

Headquarters for all kinds of curios
Ha1gzziihn anC Tasmania shells in large
aE,s1Ttmcnts. Hawaiian enameled
levEslry and laenu, cars painted to or
der with beautiful Hawaiian scenery.
Hotel Street near Fort
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-12

Liverpool, April 11.-Arrived, ANA
zonense, Pensacola, via Havre.
Charleston, S. c., April II ARRIVED,
steamers Apache, Staples Jacksonville,
and proceeded for New York; Semi
mole, Staples, Boston and New York,
and proceeded for Jacksonville; Huron,
Ingram, Jacksonville, and proceeded
for Boston.
Sailed, schooners Thomas A. Ward,
Lyman, Norfolk; Seguin, Cole, Phila-
delphia.
Jacksonville, Fla. April 11.-Arrived,
sehooners e. M. Roberts, Roberts, Ha-
vana: Sallie ron. Philips, Cardenas;
Roberts and Russell (Br, Russell,
Hope Town.
Cleared. schooner Ida NJ. Shafner
(Br), Mailman. Barbados; D. Howard
Spear, Pinkham, Baltimore; Henry
Clausen, Jr., Hudson, Banes; steamer
Arapahoe, Kemble, New York.
Fernandina, Fla, April 11.-Sailed,
schooner Adelaide Barbour, Tilton,
New York
Key West, Fla, April 11.-Arrived,
steamer Olivette.. Turner. Port Tampa,
and sailed for Havana: Villedorouen
(Fr), Talbot, --; cutter Onondaga,
Ross. Norfolk.
Newport News. Va, April 11,-Sail-
ed, schooner s. G. Haskell. Haskell,
Savannah.
Pensacola. Fla, April 1.--Arrived
steamer Lacroma (AusD, Parovich,
New Orleans.
Cleared. steamer Beta (Dutch), --,
Zaandam,
Baltimore. April 11.-Arrived, Chat
ham, Savannah.
Philadelphia, April 11.-Arrived,
steamer Berkshire, Savannah; schoon-
er Fred A. Davenport Charleston
Cleared, steamers Gillian, Fernan-
dina; NJ. F. Plant, Port Tampa; Allie
ghany, Savannah; schooner Frances M.
Hagan, Key West.
Hamburg, April 9.-Arrived, George
Fleming, Savannah. via Bremen.
Genoa, April ARRIVED. Federico,
Savannah, via Barcelona for Trieste.
Bremen. April S.-Arrived. Vera, Sa-
Vaupah