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Newport weekly independent., 1904-09-30
JAMES DOUGLASS CALVIN.

James Douglass Calvin died at the home of his sister, in this city at. nine o'clock Tuesday morning, after a short illness of appendicitis. The seriousness of his case was recognized by the attending physicians as soon as they were called and an opera tion was performed, but this failed to save him, and his heart action became so weak as to awaken fear on that account.
 Funeral services Tuesday morn- ing at 9:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs Flora Kimberlin, con- ducted by Dr. c. Pope, burial following at Walnut Grove.
 The deceased was born in Co., lumbia, Mo-, September 3, 1880, but most of his life had been spent in Newport, where he had many friends, and was recog- nlzed as a young man of energy and high character. He leaves two sisters, Mesdames Hattie c. Brown and Flora Kimberlin, and one brother, Loran Calvin, of St. Louis, to whom the sympathy of our people is extended.
 A mans career is said to be the surface of his life, and in this instance the future was bright and full of promise for the departed, but that stage of life had been reached when a mans full powers of mind and heart have attained their zenith, and they presented in him noble type of manhood. Noble and great in that sense of which it was said, "an honest man is the noblest work of God"
Newport weekly independent., 1904-09-30
PASSENGER JUMPED
 TRACK AT PIEDMONT
No. F Swung From Track at Sharp Curve. Every Coach
 Leaving Track.

South bound passenger train No. IT on the Iron Mountain, due here at 5:36 a. m., was wrecked at Piedmont, Mo-, Tues day morning, every car leaving the track and going down the embankment. No further in formation is obtainable, but the wreck has doubtless cost many lives, as surgeons from every town in thaS sation were imme-
Newport weekly independent., 1904-09-30
NEWSPAPER FOR RESULTS

Newspaper advertising is the first requested for mercantile success.
 That, in brief, is the opinion of John Gately, who is at the head of the Gately Supply com pany of Duluth, Minn., and nea.'- ly fifty other retail stores located in some of the best business towns in Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota.
 While visiting his store at Ish- peming recently, MT. Gately was interviewed at length by the Peninsula Record, and he not on- ly declared himself unqualifedly in favor of advertising, but ex- pressed a decided preference for the columns of the newspaper. Among other things, he said:
 "Judicious advertising is .7aH essential to business success as a postage stamp is to a letter one drops in a postofice. Some peo- pie plod along with business and fail to use the newspaper columpss to tell the people what they have to sell or about the bargains they have to offer. These people can never be called successful busi- ness men in any community.
 "There is advertising and ad- vertising, and above all other ad- vertising comes that which is read in the newspaper. While one cannot always tell what cer- tain advertisement produces the most results in a given time, there is a positive certainty con- corning the steady advertising in the newspaper. One must ad- vertise to get business. ?
Newport weekly independent., 1904-09-30

 Mrs. Kate Hurt was quite s7 Monday night.
 Miss Allie Anderson of y sonport was in the city M on her way to Searcy, whes~ she will enter Galloway College.
 H. E. L. McCollum and wife came over from Hot Springs Mon- day for few days visit to Mrs. McCollum's mother, Mrs. J. w. Pettel.
 Dr. R. B. Willis will hold ser- vices at the Presbyterian church tonight and the regular collection of the previous Sunday will be taken.
 Harry Ponder, after day at Judsonia listening to the Roberts trial, was a passenger on No. 12 Monday night on his way home to Walnut Ridge.
 Mrs. Ed Wilmans will go to Searcy Wednesday to attend the wedding of her friend, Miss Minnie Lightle, which takes place in that city Thursday.
 A little son arrived at the home of MT. and Mrs. H. E. Bragg Monday night to gladden. their hearts and will no doubt be great pleasure to the parents.
 Mrs. c. s. Hagan arrived Mon- day from Greensboro, N. C., for a visit to her daughter, Mrs. w. c. Wharton, and left Tuesday with MT. Wharton on visit to the fair.
 P. H. Van Dyke represented the Independent at the Roberts trial at Judsonia Monday, when the defendant and his star wit ness, Dr. Lightle, were on the stand.
 The funeral of James Calvin was held Wednesday morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. Flora Kimberlin, and was largely attended by friends of the fam fly. The floral pieces were many and beautiful, entirely covering the casket. The pail bearers were J. D. Carvel, Bert Snetzer. John Umsted, Joe Mullens, Geo. Sink and Arthur Bowie.
 Mrs. W. A. Joyce, Dotis Joyce and Mrs. Chas. Hungerford re- turned home Sunday night from a weeks visit to the worlds fair.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-09-30

the corpse had been reburleu in the barn, and later, when he was ready to dissect the body, how Gregory had again come ito his help and the two had lifted the stiff" to the loft by means of a pulley, which he supposed had been burned with the barn.
 On cross-examination both hn- drews and Brundidge catecniaed witness upon every detail of his remarkable story, compelling him to admit that upon several oecas- ions he had told falsehoods.
 Witness stated that he wanted Gregory to get him the body of a negro, so that no trouble would be caused should detection result. The Pitts body was received while his wife was in Little Rock and he did not commence it's dis section until she had returned and gone to Perryville.
 He told of how he had gone to the barn one night, lighted the lamp and begun the dissection of the Pitts body. He hung his coat containing thermometer, keys and watch on nail in the loft and supposed that wken the barn burned they must have fallen near the body. While at work the lamp had exploded; running to the house with his dissecting knife, which he testi- fled was a short one, and leaving it upon the dresser he had rushed back with a bucket of water. Seeing that the flames could not be stopped, he ran back through the house, put on an old coat, grabbed his knife and left. It was all on the impulse of the moment. Witness denied wear ing any disguise and to have told Gregory that day "This thing is coming off tonight. He left for Kensett on foot, then walked the track to Bald ' mob, where he laid in the brush and caught a train for Poplar Bluff, thence to Cairo and on to Atlanta and Clayton, Ga. While crossing the Ohio river at 2 p. m. the day fol- lowing his escape he dropped his knife in the Ohio river. Witness said it had never entered his head that the corpse found should be identified as his own body.
 Witness told of offering a man in Clayton, Ga, $2OO to bring his family to him, for he wanted a consultation with his wife before returning, as she had become Respondent and threatened sui eide if he were brought back un- der arrest. At Tyer, Ga., he passed under the name of Gra- ham and here received Arkansas papers, but saw nothing about his departure. Witness had $50 when he left Searcy and didn't write his wife for money, for he did not know where she was.
 In coming to Memphis he saw from the papers that Sheriff Wood and Detective Al Chiches- ter had gone to arrest him and he left at once for Searcy. De- nied having seen Roberts in Memphis, La Grange or Helena.
 In regard to the different poli- cies taken out by the witness, he told of a visit with Roberts to MT. Cox of the Metropolitan and how they had each sought to take out $2,000 in favor of the other. As Roberts failed to stand the examination Mrs. Lightle was named as his own beneficiary.
 Witness acknowledged that he told a falsehood in making ap- plications for further insurance by concealing the amounts al- ready carried, but said this was done upon the advice and knowl- aIora nf fhA o+otn oo~o,o4 hT..
Newport weekly independent., 1904-09-30

- A hot discusfonf ensued ard Mir. Stayton said, 'T am going to hold you down, Brother Brun- didge, "
 If you can, retorted the con- gressman.
 The defense brought out the fact that witness had never play ed cards for money but once and very rarely took a drink.
 After being excused the wit ness was again recalled and ask ed by MT. Brundidge:
 Doctor, you remember being in the sheriff's office Saturday and telling a deputy sheriff and J. J. Baugh that you got the body from a negro and a white man. Was this true or false?"
 Tt was false" replied Dr.. Lightle.
 "Did you put your collar on the body so that it would be identified as yours?"
 'I did not.
 Witness said that he advertised as an eye, ear and nose special ist, but was also a general prac- titioner.
 DEPENDANT ON STAND.
 At 2::35 the defendant was placed upon the stand. Told of being in St. Louis at time of Lightle exposure, his return to Searcy and meeting with the Democratic central committee, all of whom were his personal and political friends. To these men he stated that rather than endanger the success of the ticket and injure the case of his lifetime friend, Dick Lightle, he would return the nomination as Democratic candidate for repre- sentative as clean as he had re- ceived it.
 His mother, little brother and three sisters were dependent upon him for support and this he had been able to give them, as his income was $3, ,000 to S4,0O0 per year and probably the best law practice in White county.
 He entered a complete denial of participation in the Pitts grave robbery. The first he knew of the affair was from the lips of Kay Deener, who came to his office and told him that Dick Lightle was alive. Deener said that he and Nicely were present at the burning of the barn and saw Lightle escape. Gregory had also gotten drunk and told of having furnished Lightle a body and that it was this corpse which was burned.
 Kay Deener wanted some of the insurance money and before leaving was told to send Gregory to the witness.
 Gregory had come to his office and asked Roberts as a personal friend of Lightle to see the widow and get her to pay these two boys money to keep their mouths shut.
 Witness next related how after being importuned he had con- sented to go with Mrs. Lightle to the grave. On this trip he told her nothing of the mystery and story of the boys, but later told her all he knew at her sis ter's home in Little Rock. Mrs Lightle on that visit said she had letter purporting to be from Dr. Lightle, though unsigned, asking that she pay Gregory. He refused to advise her on this point and she finally told him to tell Gregory to come to Little Rock.
 Later witness met Gregory in the park at Searcy and the latter told him he had the money to
Newport weekly independent., 1904-09-30
.ND EVIDENT
Doctor Lightle and John Roberts Placed on Stand to Tell Their Connection With Celebra-
 ted Case Both Proved
 Strong Witnesses.
PERCY t,sl ANDw
 publis TSnsnS HIS STORY.
Strong Witnesses.


 trial at Judsonia proves that in. terest is heightening rather than decreasing as the culmination o1 this now famous case draws nearer. The trial is being con- ducted in a summer house which, though roofed for protection from the suns heat and open upon the sides for the breeze, was a veritable oven Monday, crowded as it was by attentive spectators who filled the roughly built seats and stood in crowded rows about the walls, anxious to hear the testimony of the de- fendant, John Roberts, and his lifetime friend, Dick Lightle.
 Mrs. R. c. Lightle came over from Searcy Monday morning with her husband, and Mrs. Pitts, widow of the man whose grave robbery furnishes the indictment of the present trial, was also in attendance for the first time.
 Mrs. Lightle will not testify, as neither the defense nor state has shown disposition to hear her story, though Roberts testi- fled that he wanted Mrs. Lightle to appear in his defense and that she was prevented from so doing upon the advice of her physicians, who believed her nervous system was unequal to the ordeal. About her, many important points in the case evolve and of her the other witnesses have had much to relate, yet from her own lips the public and jury will probably hear nothing.
 DR. FAUST ON THE STAND.
 Mr. Andrews asked that Dr. Faust be recalled, and some time was consumed in finding him. Resuming the statement made Saturday to questions asked by MT. Andrews, Dr. Faust stated that he was not addicted to the morphine habit.
 MT. Andrews Didn't you leave the state for a year and not communicate with your family during the time?
 It is not so," said the doctor.
 Didn't you get on the chain gang in Birmingham for year and send to your sister for mon- ey to get home on?
 Cut it down to six months and I'll admit it, replied Dr. Faust.
 In reply to question by Judge Stuckey, Dr. Faust said Mir. Brundidge had him subpoenaed at the last term of the White county circuit court to testify as an expert on insanity in the Fow- ter case. He was county physi- clan and looked after the county patients.
 MT. Andrews Now, doctor, I want to ask you if you didn't tell several parties that you were a friend of Roberts and, guilty or not guilty, you wanted him acquitted of this charger"
 Yes, said 1 was friend of Roberts and 1 am, too," replied Dr. Faust.
 DR. LIGETLE STRONG WITNESS.
 Dr. R. c. Lightle, a clean shaven young man of good, strong features and intelligent ,countenance, who talks with a deliberation that is precise, and a calm, perfectly composed man. ner that strengthens his evidence and causes the outsider to won- der whether he be a man of mon- umental nerve or a grossly ma ligned person, was next called for, and at once the interest of the whole assembly became in- tense.
 The witness told in an easy man.
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Newport weekly independent., 1904-09-30
CROSS EXAMINATION.

examination with queries as to visit to the cemetery with Mrs. Lightle and ride home with her some weeks later from Armstrong Springs. On the latter night Mrs. Lightle had told him Gre gory had settled with both Deener and Nicely. Witness told her then that Gregory had lied, for Deener had never accepted his part of the money.
 I Witness had never received a letter from Dr. Lightle, but had seen the letter written to Gre gory from R. B. Graham (Ligh- tle) and witness knew Mrs. Lightle had received a letter SUD- posed to be from Lightle, but which Mrs. Lightle and witness both doubted as coming from Lightle.
 Witness had conversation with Nicely at the worlds fair in which Nicely told of Chandler's examination of the grave and at this time witness told R. A. Ward that Lightle was alive. Denied 
 the story of Gregory as to money received from widow for both Roberts and Gregory.
 Acknowledged having a con- sultation with Jno. T. Ginnochio at the Falstaff in Little Rock up- on his return from St. Louis, and l told him the facts as communi- cated to the papers next morn ing. Denied having met Lightle near Wynne before latter's re- turn to Searcy.
 Stated that prior to his meet ing with Ginnochio he called up- on Mrs. Lightle, who said she had returned $15, 800 of the in- surance money to s. M. Powell that day and that Powell and his attorney had promised both her and her husband immunity from prosecution.
 REDIRECT EXAMINATION.
 Witness told of his visit to Armstrong Springs the night of the grave robbery, in con- pany with Dr. Faust, corroborat- ing the evidence of the Ligons, Faust and others. Had consult ed the registers of several hotels in a number of towns to prove his whereabouts.
 l On further cross-examination he told of his relations with Greg ory, whom he sometimes associat- ed with, but not as a close com- panion. Witness thought Mrs. Lightle did the right thing in keeping the money and paying Gregory and others to keep their mouths shut, if she was in doubt as to her husbands death.
 The witness was excused and defense rested their case.
 REBUTTAL TESTIMONY.
 Jno. T. Ginnochio, newspa- per correspondent at Little Rock, told of his conversation with John Roberts by appointment about 11:30 o'clock one night. Roberts told witness he had been called in as an attorney for Mrs. Lightle, and that he had gotten $1, 900 from the widow and paid it to the boys.
 Kit St. Clair of Woodruff coun- ty testified that he had a conver- sation with Roberts on train about time of Lightle's arrest, that Roberts had told him to tell Lightle when he reached Searcy that Deener and Nicely had ex- posed the whole affair, and how he (Roberts) had offered them money to keep still. Nicely had taken $500, but Deener had re- fused and wanted $1,000. Rob- erts said he had told him to go to h-l.
 Lon Ray of Searcy heard Kay Deener ask John Roberts what
Newport weekly independent., 1904-09-30
diately summon

diately summon
 No. 17 runs orS ule of the Hot Sph~ does not stop here rea usually consists of oF four or five sleepy Pullmans are built ner as to stand wrecks and col lisions the injured passenger list may possibly be small. NEWSPAPER FOR RESULTS Minnesota Merchant Says Adver-
 Using is Necessary to Success.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-02-13
Ana Of the Asniran,s.

New York sum: Richard Olney Of Mas
%sachusetts VIII be 60 on September Is.
Grover Cleveland will be 81 on March Is.
Alton b. Parker OF New York will be
80 on May IA.
Arthur Pue German of Maryland will
be s. on March II.
David b. Hill of New York will be 81
on August 20.
George Gray of Delaware will be "a on
May 1.
William J. Bryan of Nebraska will be
"A on March 16.
President Roosevelt OF New York Will
be 46 on October q.
John Hay of Ohio will be &C on octo-
Der s.
Marcus Alonzo Hanna Of Ohio will be
67 on September "A.
William H. Taft of Ohio VIII be AZ on
September Is.
Washington was 81 when he died; John
Adams 30, Jefferson SO, Madison IS, Mon
roe 70, John Quincy Adams so, Jackson rs,
Van Buren, 10, william Henry Harrison 6S.
Tyler q, Polk So, Taylor 65. Fillmore "a.
Pierce 81. Buchanan n, Lincoln Sc, John
son 66, Grant 60, Hayes 20, Garfield 40, Ar
thur Sc. Benjamin Harrison 81 and Nc.
Kinley SO.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-02-13
Jade as M edicine,

Nineteenth Century: Everything In
China of any rarity whatever Is quite
certain to be dragged into the phar-
macopoeia OF the Chinese physician.
Jade is no exception to the rule. 1t
may be swallowed as n powder, or in
little pieces the size OF hemp seed, for
various stomachic complaints; even
pockmarks and scars may be obliter-
ated by being daily rubbed with a piece
IF pure jade. 1t Is also considered to
oe OF a very moist nature, and we read
IF an imperial favorite of the Eighth
century who was cured of excessive
thirst by holding a fish-shaped Jade in
her mouth. And so When the tomb of
the great commander, Ts'ao Ts'ao,
Third century, A. D., was opened two
hundred years after his death, among
the usual objects found In UGH cir
cumstances was a large silver bowl
full of water. That the water had not
dried up was accounted for by the
presence in the bowl Of a Jade boy
three feet in height.
Jade is chiefly brought from the
Kun-lun, of Koulkin, range between
he Desert of Cobb and Thibet; from
| Khoten or Ilchi in Yarkand- and from
Lan-t'ien on the Belurtagh mountains,
still further to the west. This Lam
t'ien has been confused by Chinese
\ writer's with another Lan-t'ien, in the
province of Shen-Se. les the city of
| Hsian. whittier the Chinese court fled
in August, 10000, upon the relief OF Pc
kin. In the Tenth century, A. D., the
latter was actually known as the Jade
Hills district, though it does not appear
that any jade has ever been found
there.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-02-13
NEVER SO GRAVE AS NOW.
Not a Hope of Peace Is Left in Mill
tary Circles.


New York, Feb. 5.-The Herald's st.
Petersburg news on Tuesday says:
Russia's reply to Japan will not be
tent until Friday next, Thursday at the
yery earliest. Count Lamsdorf had an
audience with the emperor today. A re-
BORT upon the conclusion arrived at by
,;ouncil ministers is that on no day has
ne situation been so generally accepted
md so grave as today.
A highly placed official his afternoon
admitted this by saying the Japanese
seem to have mad up their minds that
t would be more advantageous for
hem to fight now than later. Publica-
ion Of news of the calling out of the
EASTERN provinces n reinforcements
being hastily Sent to Vladivostock and
Port Arthur has caused hopes Of peace
o sink to nothingness. II anything
more were needed, It came from a Port
Arthur foreign telegram published in
papers here saying that transport
roops are going IN to Yalu. This Is in
:erpretcd in official circles as meaning
var. AS a final touch came news Of
he mobilization OF japanese naval re-
serves.
Bourse business ook the view that
he situation is bad and As dropped half
| point and the entire market Is shaky.
Russia cannot climb down." a my
general as a final word last evening, Il
10 not see the remotest possibility Of
var being avoided. At best it "a only
De postponed a short time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-02-13

icy complaint, but without deriving
permanent relief. Often when alone
in the house the backache has been so
bad that it brought tears to my eyes.
The pain at times was so intense that
| was compelled TO give uD my house
hold duties and lie down. There were
headaches, dizziness and blood rushing
TO my head to cause bleeding at the
nose. The first box Of Doan's Kidney
Pills benefited me so much that l con-
tinued the treatment. The singing
pain in the small of my back, the
PUSHES of blood to the head ana other
symptoms Disappeared
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. 30 cents per box. Foster.
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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-02-13

When the editor read IL. o. plants for
16c, he could hardly believe it, but upon
second reading finds that the John A.
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, than
whom there are no more reliable and ex-
tensive seed growers in the world, makes
this offer. This great offer Is made to
get you to test Salzer's Warranted Veg.
etable Seeds.
They will send you their big plant and
seed catalogue, together with enough
seed to grow
1000 fine. solid Cabbages,
1000 delicious Carrots,
1000 blanching, nutty Celery,
1000 rich, buttery Lettuce.
1000 splendid Onions,
1000 rare, luscious Radishes,
1000 gloriously brilliant Flowers.
ALL FOR BUT 16c POSTAGE,
providing you will return this notice, and
IL you will send them zoe in postage,
they will add to the above a package OF
the famous Berliner Caulitower. GNU
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-02-13

St. Petersburg. Feb. 5.-The Seoul
Fusan railroad has been occupied by
Japanese troops, according to a dis
patch from V~ladivostock, which adds
the japanese have taken field guns to
Seoul for the protection of their lega-
lion. They are building barracks for
he accommodation OF cavalry.
Port Arthur, Feb. 3.-In response to
Japanese war measures, important a
Effected here.
The Russian squadron heretofore in
,ide the harbor and consisting OF five
o%attleships and two cruisers has Joined
he outside fleet, comprised of three
oattleships, five cruisers and one tor
)edo gun, outside.
The cruiser Boyaran has just ar
lived here from Chemulpo, Korea, with
complete Japanese charts of the kor-
can coast.
In ecu of the narrow and
dangerous entrance at low water, 1t
ook the warships three days to get out
If the harbor. Three war vessels re-
main in the harbor.
Troops on the Move.
The Third brigade Of Siberian Rifles
md two batteries Of artillery have
started for an unannounced destina-
ion from Liao-Yang, south OF Muk-
len.
Altogether about 5000 troops have
departed, leaving 10000 men at Port
Arthur, exclusive OF the troops man
ling the Notifications
Arrivals of Japanese coal have been
stopped. In consequence of the mill
airy authorities monopoliZing the use
If the railroad, the latter has declined
o transport any more commercial
,reight and the telegraph company has
ieclined to accept any more press or
private messages, 80 they will have to
De routed via Che Foo.
Forty-eight hours quarantine has
)een ordered against Che Foo on ac-
count of smallpox.
The authorities declare these naval
md military dispositions should be re-
,arded as precautionary and not as
offensive.