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Sharp County record., 1904-04-15
P0UGHXEEPSIE.

Measles have about died out
down here.
This scribe has been sick lately,
and unable to get out from home.
Health is about as usual for the
time Of year. The doctor has
plenty Of exercise.
The election is over, and We
make our little bow and say, all
right. She went democratic,
Farm work is the absorbing
subject IN this community at the
present. But little corn has been
planted yet. Wheat and oats
look well.
Our new mail schedule is to
take effect on April %. There
will be some tangle in our mail
affairs for few days, and there
will be no danger Of anyone get
ting drowned when the river IS
muddy.
The correspondent who sug-
gested more frequent writing and
an organization of the cores
pondents Of the Record has our
second. We are in for anything
by which we can assist our eX-
cellent editor.
Sharp County record., 1904-04-15
Ash FLAT.

S. F. Orr is still improving and
will be out again soon.
Miss Bessie Meadows of King
Mills was here this week visiting
friends.
Mrs. J. P. Hardin Of Center was
here the first Of the week visiting
relatives.
We are glad to say R. L. War
den is out again, after his serious
accident.
John Maddox has received his
line of groceries, and is now
ready for the trade.
Milton OldfieId, the st. Louis
grocery drummer, was interview
ing our merchants Monday.
Miss Meeks of Sidney was here
last Monday en- route to NAM
moth Spring to visit relatives and
friends.
The carpenters will begin the
erection of the new postoffce
building for John L. Overton IN a
few days.
The carpenters are still i'm
proving the town by oyerhauling
old houses and building new ones.
Let the good work go on.
Miss Clevel Wilson of Evening
Shade was in our city day or
two this week working up a class
in muisc.
The |. O. O. F, organized a
lodge at this place last Saturday
night, with fifteen petitioners and
initiated seven. A. S. East, the
district deputy grand master,
came over from Hardy with the
following members, who partici-
pated in the organization: CIar-
ence and Claude Morgan, August
Bertram, A, Vanzant, A. P. John,
H. E. Dark. Charles Perry, W.
L. McGavic, Joe Schenck, N. E.
Conyers and Marion Valley. We
hope for a successful year in the
order. The officers elected were ::
D. G. BiIIingsley, N. g., j. L.
Overton, p. c., L. D. Phillips,
treasurer, H, e, Watson, socre-
tary. The rest of the officers
will be appointed on the night Of
the 10Th inst,
PHOENIX,
Sharp County record., 1904-04-15
Col. w. H. Pordcr Dead.

Walnut Ridge, April 9.-CoI.
W, M. Ponder died very suddenly
in this city this afternoon a. 6
O'Clock, aged II years,
Col, Ponder was born in Hick-
man county, Tennessee, October
II, 1928, He was a gallant SOL
der in the Confederate army L.
1868 he moved to southcas. Mis-
souri,, and in 1878 came to Ar.
kansas. He bought the lard
upon which the town of Walnut
Ridge is located, and has since
resided here, lie represented
Lawrence county in the legisIat-
ure for one term, and has filled
many positions Of trust. He was
a highly respe cted citizen,
Sharp County record., 1904-04-15
Towne A Dark Horse.

A Washington news item says:
Ex-senator Charles A. Towne,
of Michigan, Minnesota, and New
York, is considerably talked Of
in the dark horse category Of
Democratic candidates. He was
once a member Of the Senate and
made one notable speech which
attracted much attention, against
the subiugatiOn Of the t'ilipino3.
Al the conclusion Of his speech
while receiving congratulations
Senator Depew sided up to him
and took him by the hand. "Mr.
Towne," said Senator Depew,
With appropriate condemnation,
81 congratulate you, sir! Your
delivery was fine, your dictlon
elegant, your p,roration superb,
and y ur argument damnable. "
Senator Towne insanity re-
piled, "Mr. Depew, am delight
ed to know mat you approve of
the only features of it you could
comprehend" The Witty retort
is still pleasantly repeated at the
Capitol.
Sharp County record., 1904-04-15
One On Jeif.

AS one reads the hea dime,
"Third Term for Gov. Jeff
Davis" one looks along, of
course, to discover how many
month S the man got. But, no.
The people Of Arkansas are not
to that degree enamored Of justice.
Boston Transcript,
Sharp County record., 1904-04-15
loozers Must be Chaperoned.

An order ha3 been issued by
the Iron Mountain, notifying all
passenger conductors that they
must not allow drunken men to
board their traios unless they arc
in the care Of some one capable
of controlling them.
Sharp County record., 1904-04-15
4u.. 0aaAr

There are but six states in the
Union which are entirely free
from debt. They are: Illinois,
Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, New
Jersey and West Virginia.
Sharp County record., 1904-04-15

Il is stated that Wm. Penrose
OF Woodruff county, socialist
candidate for governor will make
a canvas of the state beginning
about June /.
Sharp County record., 1904-04-15

My Celebrated Stallion will make the stand at Sidney
beginning April |, and ending June 30 1904,
Admiral Schley is Brmer and Morgan saddle ana
race stock, also good work Stock He is an Iron Grey'O
medium size and years old. Terms of service: 10 IN
sure living colt IS; money due when fact is known OF
mare traded or removed Care will be taken to preVen
acCdents but will Tot be responsible should any occur
VIII also ooh@ate myself to give much for the best cV
ADMIRAL shows this season any will give ior 'h'
best mule colt IN this country Come on, boys and e'S
aiSe some saddle and harness horses, You know HSI
bring the top prices in the market
Sharp County record., 1904-04-15

Come to the Record office
for all legal blanks.
Sharp County record., 1904-04-15
He RECORD,
BY CLAUDE L. COGER.

Democratic County Ticket
Dresentative-
f. Is. ANDREWS.
Inty Judge
j. w. SMITH.
cuit Clerk
c. d. RlTCHIE.
eriff-
G. II. MATTHEW.
sessOr-
w. 7. Horn.
easurer--
l.. l.. DICKERsON
rveyor-
c.. n. SIMPSON.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17

woman. Nor am Liable To say that IN
ITO cnsu Ind improvements been hide as
nlicsed hit OHIO negro confessed In court
that there vas no liouso OIL Ills lot. AZ
though he was assessed with house
valued NJ 500. n
some Of tho negroes mentioned IN this
list succeeding III registering, but others
did not, and suthc OF these and Of those
mentioned In the supplementary assess.
ment OF personal property took III appeal
TO the Circuit Court. There were sixty
odd cases aud sixtcci, OF them were
hcurd, ii, some cases the court ordered
tho nppclnn to be registered, but attcr
the sixteenth case was heard the colored
attorney abandoned tho otlicr cases and
many OF thu most interesting eases ana
all tho supplementary assessment cases
died without IL court invest gu tioii.
1t sliould BIO added that IL Im ',.,...I, > >
Creek, ono OF tho largest negro districts
III the county, Commissioner Moore raised
Tho nssessmont of only fifteen negroes,
ana OF these thirteen already owned over
$3.50 worthsof property, two were assessed =, q
| on improvements aud three or the whole
number werc women. In tho western
Branch district, another lurgo negro dla-
4 strict, tho assessment OF only thlrty.one
negroes was raised by Mr.. Moore, eight
| OF whom were women, seven were
formerly assessed with $3.50 and over
two were cstutns aud the others were
NOV and partial assessments, yet III
Washington district in which the fusion.
| lists claim that there are not 50 mnnS
negroes rs there nrc In either Tanner
Creek or Western Branch, the assess
merts Of nearly one lundre~ negro met,
/ wero raised by Commissioner Nicholas
| . +. . / z T. i i /. r a.
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Revenue. these names. =Aaying been sub
stituted for the names-ef the men who
had been nominated In tho Fusion prl-i
mary for these three offices. In other
words the Fusionists dropped three or
their candidates who had been nominated
in their primary and took up three Re
publlcans. and on notification cards dis
tributed on the day of election. advised
Democratic voters to vote the mixed
ticket.
The candidates nominated by them lot
these three offices received not single
vote in the regular election. Indeed, t
is said that these three particular candi-
dates did not qualify themselves by CIV
ing the least notification Of their IN
tention in the regular election.
In the meantime Chairman Jones had
called a Democratic primary, at which
it is claimed that something more IMAM
nineteen hundred votes were polled, ana
a full Democratic ticket was nonli-
| mated and voted for in the reGu-
| lar election. But the Fusionists and the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17
BANK CLEARINGs.
Table Giving Figures for Prin-
cil,al Cities of the Country,
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press')
NEW YORK, Jan, 16,-rho following
table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows tho
bank clearings at u number Of the prln-
cipal cities for tho week ended January
1ith with tho percentage Of increase and
decrease, as compared with the CORE aa,,
spending week last year. SM1y-tour
DINER cities arc included In the totals
Now York sl,a76, l62,oo5, decrease s7s'
Chicago $l79,103,7 03, Increase ..
Boston S1sa9l9,l5s. decrease 1915.
Philadelphia $l14,S11,767, decrease 49,
ST. Louis s50,167,6 $685. increase 1913.
plttsburg SS6TG6 1885, decrease l2,s'
san Francisco $30,97s.27Q, increase g.
Baltimore s24,90l,Ol6.
Cincinnati s25,+S9, $50.
Kansas City s23 lo6,00S. Increase ll.2,
New Orleans s24,526,o07, increase 2oS.
louisville sll,475,6S4, decrease So
Richmond s55aO,144, increase lhs.
n washington s49S6,322, Increase 49,
Savannah S3.69l. org. decrease ~,
+ Memphis $6227 1895. increase ls,1,
fort Worth sa.4ls .o'S. increase ~ sl'1
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Mr.. MATTHEW M. TUTNIs,
The Straighout Candidate Tor
Commemorative Attorney,
who was defeated by
Colonel Marshall.

=. 7 Il y 1 u
from less than $3.50 to $50 and over.
THE COUNTY's BUSINESS AFFAIRS.
From the examination I was able 70
make 1t appeared that the business OF
the county is carried on In business
like way. although many charges have
been made by tho straightouts of IRE
gularities and corruption. Norfolk county.
has real and personal property assessed
at II, OoO, 900, OF which tho negroes own
,G,o. 775 in real estate and It Is said that
are 1922 negro property owners III &the
county. The assessment Is forty cents
on the hundred for the general levey,
twenty cents for roads and twenty Genus
for schools making a total OF eighty
cents on the hundred dollars. In additlon
to this, the county received about $aV.W9
per. annum from the ferry, half OF Which
goes to road improvement. The county
has q good system of bookkeeping. ana
doubt IL any county In the State has a
better system. SO far as could judge
from a superficial examination. It up
reared that every account Is preserved
and filed and a complete record MADE OF
every financial transaction. The officials
were courteous and obliging to me ana
even aided me in the investigation.
The county also has what appears 70
be good system of WORKING tle ro ,.,,,n
THO Supervisors have nothing to DO win
tho work. There is a board OF trustees
appointed by the court. and these trus-
tees ha ndle nll the road money and are
responsible to the court for their acts.
heard many complaints from citizens
of acknowledgement, but found even
among citizens an amazing Ignorance OF
county affairs, some or them mol eYeli
knowing what the tax levy was.
NV story is done. II errors nave creep
,ns-it is not due to any disposition 10
he unfair. nor to any lack OF industrious
effort to ascertain the facts ~,
w. S. COPELAND.
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EEFoRME SIXTH AND CLAY SHEETS

tricted for Congress, and III the reuis
trIctIne Major Daniels home and that
~ Hon. John Randolph Tucker were
Ma cod In different districts. The malmed
orator was nominated and elected 70 INC
House OF Representatives IN las3. Z w
years later the General Assembly -
SO nominated and elected John ".
nartel 70 the United States Senate, to
which his old rival. General Mahone'
had already been elected. Senator Dam
icl too,, his seat In 1887, March 4th.
and has served with steadily GROWING
,,restipe ever since. He was reelected
in 1901, again In 1897 and VIII be elected
for the fourth time on January -e.n.
with the completion Of the term, loI
which no is to be elected. ne WIZ hiafa
served in the Senate twenty-tour years
md in Congress altogether twenty-six
Years His new term will not expire un-
til March 4. 19l1.
Virginia's Leading Orator.
nurinp his public service, Senator Dam
tel has been conspicuous on many occa-
sIons. One Of his most notable ora
Itorical addresses was that made AT inc
dedication OF that wonder Of the west
crn world. the Washington monument at
the national capital. The other. address
on that occasion was made by Ropertz =.
winthrop, Il famous Bay state orator.
Senator Dunlel " uoL OutS az ~ 80 1A.,'
fno powers, he is a brilliant and pow
crfl,l debater, sound and admirably
equipped lawyer, and q contributor 70
literature of his own profession and TO
history. 10 is now preparing TO pup
lish a biography of his old COMMANDER
General Jubal A. Early. virginia mas re- e.
cognized his versatile talents ana pow
ers and has honored him as few other
men haze been honored IN the history
or the Commonwealth.
IT was hard to SEQ 1t then put tne
defeat Of Daniel for the goyernorshlp
In 1881, proved to be tho best thing that
rate ever timposcd upon him. Certainly.
Judging by the experiences Of most o.
tho other men who llayo bocn clc-->1
Governor in tho last forty years he
would have been only Ex-Governor after
the expiration OF tho four year term.
AZ It was, defent for that honor opened
Tho door to honors in broader field
in which he was destined to long and
brilliant service, and In which III all
human probability his l!fe will end.
Like Daniel, General Alaho1c vas
never to be Governor OF his native State,
though he did again aspire and was
nominated. In 1889 he was nominated
as the candidate of tho Republican party
ngalnst Captain Philip w. Mckinney,
but was overwhelmingly defeated, and
never afterwards aspired to any office.
A few years later he died,
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sTRAIGHToUTs OBJECT.

STRAIGITOUTS OBJECT.
4 The Straig htouts objected to this on the
ground that it provided only for a pri-
mary for nominating candidates for the
House of Delegates and not for local
county officers and also because 1t per-
mtted the State Chairman to name the
man who would have the deciding vote
The Fuslonists were then asked ii they
would abide by the decision OF the COM
mittee whatever it might be. and am
informed that Capt. Marshall, who rep
resented the Fusionists, replied that II
he should be given the opportunity to in
troduce witnesses, and did not convince
the committee that his side was right,
he would submit, otherwise he would
not. However that may be the commit
tee finally decided that the Norfolk coun-
~ committee was composed of eighteen
members, known. as Straightouts, and
II twelve members known. as Fusionists,
and that George w. Jones was the duly
elected chairman of the committee.
The Buslonsts refused to accept this
verdict. and Chairman Owens, of the Flu
sion wing, ordered primary election to
be held in August. to nominate full
county ticket. The primary was held IN
spite OF the fact that there were no OPP
& posing candidates In that wing OF the
party for tho county Offices although
= there were some contests for district Of
45 flCeS. 1t Is eNl)lalHsu, HOWcStk, Liz. Wv
object of this primary was to show the
voting strength Of the Fnsionists, ana
they claim to have polled 1850 votes, all
+ Democratic. They nominated the fol-
lowing tickets
For House Of Delegates. e. W. Owens
and W G.. Parker; for Commemorative
Attorney, r. c. Marshall: for Treasurer,
j. NJ. Wiley, deputy OF the then Repup..
llcan Treasurer: for Commissioners OF
the Revenue. S. ". Gary and - Will
liams for Sheriff. A, G. Cromwell,
STRAW CANDIDATES.
Tho Straightouts openly charged during
the campaign that the candidates for
b Treasurer and Commissioner Of the Rev
enue were .'straw" candidates, and would
not be heard OF in the regular election
as these Offices would be conceded TO the
Republicans, And such proved to be the
fact. In the regular election the Fusion
ticket contained the names Of S. w
Lyons for Treasurer and j. d. Moore nnd
L. NJ. Nicholas for Commissioners OF the
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SOME EXPLANATIONS,

did not have the time to examine me
books TO see If tho assessment OF whites
had been raised in this way, but a. q re- q
liable man who did so thro ugh mos o a., -
the list said that In no case gig ~ t sDsn
that white man owning less tnan 80 "a
worth OF property had had his rea' 81 ~,
tate assessment raised. nor any Ass1o
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Republicans voted together and their
candidates were all elected, the vote re.
ceived by each being as follows
r. W. Owens. 2,3SG: W. G. Parker,
1855; r.. C. Marshall, 1862; A. G, Crom-
well. 2,51s; S. w. Lyons. 2,474; John D.
Moore, 2,532; l., NJ. Nicholas, 1888,
1t will be seen from this that the Re-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17

4 Atlanta s3,774,7s7, increase 80.
Nashville s., lG5, 1896, increase al
Norfolk lsl,715, sos, increase 80.
/. Augusta. Ga. $l,7a2942, increase lo.A 5
Z Birmingham s1,32032i increase. ~.
Little Rock sl,476,5O increase 32.5.
Knoxville sl,17l $50, increase 2SS.
Macon 81 10000. Increase 1919.
d Chattanooga 1888, S73 increase 1913.
Jacksonville, Fla s745,l7S increase 7A~,,
Houston SIS, 900, III, increase 200.
Galveston $9,7SO,OoO increase 10.
Charleston, s. e.. sl,533bO6.
Totals United states s2,265,7A,s74, de-
crease 1873.
= Totals canada s51,4s3.ss0. increase IL
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.BUTTED BY GOAT
AND SUES TIE 0RDER
(specIal to The Times-Dlspatch,)

(specalto The Times-Dspatch')
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 16,-An invalid
fou. years because Of being hattea by e
Inc the World, Nj. II. Jumper Is pushing q sMlt
is now IN the wRtlsa ssatf fyo co I're.
vit us trials. He had cen put through
til, most Of the ceremonies and was
blil.dfolded and placed on the floor. Then
TIM goat was brought IN, It gave nm
plaintiff, that one OF his pelvic bones
was fractured,
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be also explained that In each and every
instance the lot assessed was the same
In each year and In no case was the Valuc
Of the lot raised for the obvious reason
that land assessments are changed only.
once In five years. The first line OF fig q
urcs shows the assessment In 1901 and
tho second line the assessment IN 1902 (
Lot. Build Total.
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This makes q grand total OF l,sau ~.
proes registered in tho county, of which
the Fusionists registered S74 and the
straiEhtouts registered s56. These is.
,,res are slightly ut variance with those
which have been previously given out t..
othor statements which have seen N
print making the grand total LAS. I g,
my figures were taken directly from inc
books, Vi
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There were three Edward WILSON'S ana
two negroes by the name OF william
Brooks, but no Edward Wilson had ~
1901 more than sos worth OF property ana
no William Brooks more than $50, IN
six cases these negroes were assessed
with horses or hogs or sewing machines
or watches or clocks. but IN tho other
cases they gave in no personal property
except household and kitchen furniture.
also took the trouble to ascertain u
any OF these negroes possessed IN 1907
lands which they did not possess IN 1901,
and found that only four out or the isl
were land holders and that their assess
ments on land were the same In both
years. This investigation gave some In
tercsting results For example. Joseph
II. Harris WAS assessed In 1901 on SS5
worth OF personally and his assessment
was raised In 1902 to $3.50, but by refer
ence to the land book 1t was discovered
that Harris had real estate valued at
500. which would give him the requisite
$3.50 worth OF property
The personally OF waiter Owens was
| raised from $40 to 500. and by reference
| to the land book found that Owens had
real estate valued at $3.50 which would
| give him the requisite $3.50.
Washington Yaughan's personally was
| raised from $50 to $500, and It was found
that Vaughan had u lot valued at 500.
which would put him little beyond the
rcquste 1880
Now put the two and two together and
| draw your OWN conclusions.
| CHANGES ON THE LAND BOOKS.
Many more changes similar to the
above were made In the assessment OF
| lands, as III following table viii show
| Comparisons are made between the as,
| scssments OF 1901 and those Of 1869, and
| In each case the names and figures were
taken directly from the books. II should
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To ELECT DANIEL
TO SUCCEED HIM

CONTINUED From First Pageo
II a Democratic convention the MS
tory Of that campaign is too we'll known.
Colonel Cameron, then brlll'ane soeh
nalist, and then, as now, q torcelul
sneaker, was nominated by the opposl-
ton party, and after an unusually ii 81, :,
ana bitter stump campaign. Colonel
cameron won. 1t was n surprise to the
Democrats : SiiS
Daniel and Cameron.
Tn the changes wrought by the passing
years It was destined that both Daniel
onr Cameron should sit as Democrapc
members Of convention. for Just twenty
years later the two men, both tull 9, OF
wears and honors, met again IN that uls-
tingrished body, which convened IN TINS
city to frame new organic Law ao,t, foT
strife had passed away, and the Two
met as friends. II not as intimates' me
bitter past had not been forsottch an
solutcly, but strong men do not cherish
such bitterness. ~,
Two years later the State was redls-
. 49,
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FUSION PROPOSAL.

:
IN conclusion, tile Fusionists made the
5Gollnwinw nrnnosnl:
Notwithstanding the fact that VIC are
fully assured that our faction OF tho
Democratic party in Norfolk county IS
overwhelmingly in the ascendency. anu
that we can conduct the affairs OF our
party in the county with perfect safety
under present conditions, without any
Intervention. and realizing that the OPP
posing faction has nothing to lose and
everything to gain by accepting such
offer, we submit tho following proposi-
ton, to wit; That the "Straightout' fas-
ton DO allowed to name three persons
and our side three persons, to constitute
committee for the purpose OF holding
: a primary In Norfolk county this summer
j or fall to elect thirty members OF our
county committee and to nominate two
candidates for the House of Delega ties.
the chairman or this committee to be
named by Hon. ]. Taylor l1llyson from
Sso1lic district other than the Second. and
who has not been a partisan in our fight,
said committee to arrange all the de-
tails and appoint the officials of such
primary