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Newport daily independent., 1904-12-01
: SYMPTOM ITEMS.

Jim Moon spent last Sunday at Alicia.
 Prof. Best is afflicted like unto Job of late.
 Tom Graham was buying cot ton here Tuesday.
 The little infant child of Mir. Ira Bush died Sunday night.
 Prof. Alcorn began a term of school at Possom Trot Monday.
 B. F. Johnson handles the wires at this place since the wreck.
 The Dudley gin has put up about 1400 bales of cotton this season.
 Mir. Doolin left for St. Louis Monday night. Destination the hospital.
 Brother Arnett, of Mammoth Spring was transacting business here Friday.
 Miss Alice Chapel, first as- sistant of Tuckerman school, was visiting here Sunday.
 Quite a number of our young men attended the Alicia ball on the night of the 24th.
 Mrs. Joe Smith was called to Tuckerman Monday night on ac- count of the sickness of her sis ter.
 Miss Myrtle Horn of Tucker man was in town Sunday. Miss Myrtle teaches the Arnold school this winter.
 Postmaster Davis, James Car lin and Harry Johnson were among those who visited New port Saturday.
 MT. Charlie Shoffner, travelling in the interest of The Builders Supply Company, was in town Tuesday night.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-01
IN SOCIETY. ~>~D~~N~%~o~N>>~
ROUND DOZEN CLUB.

The weekly meeting of the Round Dozen club was held with Mrs. Wm. Mosby Wednesday afternoon and was nicely enter tained at this hospitable home Oil Hazel street,
 The meeting was most en- ioyable affair, sociability reign ing supreme, each member busy making Christmas presents of dainty handwork. The hostess served an appetizing luncheon at 4 o'clock.
 The guests present were Mrs. L. Hirsch and Mrs. George B. Norton. The club members were Mesdames J. H. McHugh, John Wallace, J. w. Stayton, T. B. Stewart c. w. Beard, F. $. Hess. s. M. Beattie and c. E. Maynard.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-01
1 ISWEETHEARTS ATTEMPT
 POISON ROUTE.
Parting in Anger the Lovers Would Unite in Another
 World.

Hot Springs, Nov. 30. A dou- ble suicide came near being the record here today,
 Early this morning soldier by the name of Stickles, who has been at the army and navy hos pital here for treatment, took a dose of morphine with the in- tention, it is supposed, of ending his life. The evening before he had quarreled with his sweet heart, Maggie Martin, and they parted in anger.
 The hospital surgeon discov- cred the mans condition, applied the stomach pump and restora- tives and tonight Stickles' is pronounced out of danger.
 When Miss Martin heard of Stickles' effort to take his life she repaired to drug store, bought sufficient quantity of the drug taken by her lover a few hours previous, selected the loneliest spot on the mountain side in the rear of the army and navy hospital and there swal- lowed the poison and lay down to die.
 She was discovered in an al- most dying condition and by the same process used in Stickles' case she, too, will recover.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-01
NEW SCHEDULE
 K & NOW EFFECTIVE.
Two Worlds Fair Trains Are Dropped and Times of Sew eral Others Are Slightly
 Altered.

The new schedule went into effect on the main line of the Iron Mountain at 12:O1 p. m. Thursday, whereby two worlds l fair trains are dropped from the service. The discontinued trains are Nos. 8 and 21, but to take the place of the former No. 20 will be run as a local train, pass ing Newport at 12:43 p. m. Mo-. 21, which has been run as the second section of No. 5, leaving St. Louis at $40 p. m., is no longer thought necessary. Nos. II and 12 will hereafter carry a Pullman and the sleeper on the latter train will be carried into St. Louis by No. 10 off the Memphis branch.
 The most noteworthy change is in No. 2's time; that train will now pass Little Rock at 11:35 p. m. and Newport at 2:O5 a. m. This probably means that the morning Little Rock paper will not reach here until 1O:4O a. m., and even that train, No. 4, is not scheduled for a stop here, though it will probably be made.
 No. 12 will pass Newport IA minutes later, or at 9:02 D. m., now leaving Little Rock at $40 D. m.
 Of the south bound trains, none are changed except. No. l7, now passing at 400 a. m. and No. 5 to 4:45 a. m.
 None of the branch trains were changed and the local freights are run upon the same schedule, excepting that the south local leaves one hour earlier, or zoo a. m., and the north local at 12:l0 p. m.
 The new schedule is published in this issue.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-01
EAGLES ELECT
 SAME OFFICERS.

At the meeting of the Eagles Wednesday night the old officers were unanimously nominated for the ensuing year, as follows:
 Worthy President, R. T. Sim mons.
 Worthy Vice President, Park Deaderick.
 Worthy Secretary, Sol Alcorn.
 Worthy Treasurer, Peter An derson.
 Worthy Chaplain, C.. D. Mun- roe.
 Worthy Conductor, w. T. Beard.
 Worthy Inside Guard, T. s. Henry.
 Worthy Outside Guard, Dolph Lester.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

J. E. Brown to H. H. Hunt, lots 2 and 3, block 3, Browns addition, Tuckerman, $215. Wm. Randall and wife to John Simpson, 40 acres, 35-14-2, $55.
 J. w. Sca]ly and wife to T. w. Hopper, lot 5 of west half 4-12- l2, S1, 700.
 Barbara Randall to Lyman c. McDanieI, 80 acres 35-10-5, $50.
 H. A. Huggins to L. H. Shan non, 40 acres 4-9-1, $80.
 E. c. Lippmann to Wm. R. Watson, 80 acres 7-13-1 and 6-14- II, $1,00O.
 H. H. Hunt and wife to c. P. and s. P. Helm, lots 2 and 8, block 3, Browns addition, Tuck erman, $875.
 c. P. and s. P. Helm to B. V. Holt, lots 2 and 3, block 3, Browns addition. Tuckerman, ss7750.
 State of Arkansas to J. M. Glass, 40 acres 35-14-2, $50. J. L. Proctor and wife and w.. IA. Roy and wife to School Dis trict No. 34, l acre 15-9-1, $1O. w. H. Webb and wife to Sim con Dean, 40 acres 4-9-2, $75O. w. F. Adams and wife to w.. P. Taylor, 7O9.53 acres 3, 4-13-1, $1.
 Hattie Ettenburg to Robt. L.. Keith. one-third interest l6O acres 17-10-4, $500.
 E. P. Shoffner, administrator, to w. c. c. Wilson, lot 1 L., block 5, Auvergne, $15O.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-01

in laudable endeavor to make friends and gain votes.
 Miss Dorothy Stephens is again leading the girls in the totals up to the present, having gained 100 votes since the last count of We'd nesday. A number of the other candidates have made small in- creases in their totals.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-01
BABY CONTEST VOTE.

The last and final heat of the baby race is now being run, the contest closing on December "A.
 As the contestants near the goal interest of the general public heightens, parents, brothers and sisters become absorbed and even the little misses and masters feel the spirit of the air and look and act their prettiest and sweetest
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-01
NOTICE.

We take this method of thank ing the public for the large at- tendance at the minstrels on the 18th ut.
 Union Aerie No. 788, F. O. E.,
 SOL ALCORN, Secretary.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-01

The Woman's Missionary so- ciety of the Methodist church will hold their regular monthly meeting tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. R. M. Laird.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-01
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
 SOCIETY MEETINGS

The Mite society meets at the home of Mrs. Jamison Friday at 7::3O p. m.
 The Young Ladies' Missionary Circle meets at the church Sat- urday at 3 D. m.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-01
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

J. E. Means, 23, and Mrs. Cora Reeves, 23, both of Tuckerman.
 E. V. Stacks, p, and Rose Whaley, 16, both of Tuckerman.
 John Bain. 19, and Agnes Bur- gomaster, 21, both of Tucker man.
 Rufus Vanhell, P, and Laura Anderson, 26, both of Howell.
 Joe Pellam, P, and Martha French Ormsby, 17, both of Newport.
 John Willis, colored, 50, and Carrie Norman, colored, 30, both of Newport.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-01

300 pieces )of imported China and Japanese cake plates, salad bowls, etc.. at wholesale cost. Bowen's Cash Store. 84btf
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
FAST TIME IN FRANCE.
Railway Train Speeds Greater Than
i'm America.
From the Philadelphia Press.

I'm America.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Although this country holds the rec
ord for fast running of trains the
Paris. Lyons and Mediterranean Rail-
road no doubt will take the record for
the long-distance speed train, as this
company will during the winter months
establish service between Paris and
Nice, distance of SAT miles, which
is to be covered in thirteen hours and
fifteen minutes. The Twentieth Cen
fury Limited Of the New York Central
and Lake Shore Railroad companies.
which no doubt holds the record for
long distance, takes twelve hours and
forty-two minutes to travel 1000 kilo-
meters, while the Nice Express will do
the distance in eight minutes less
time.
For some years both British and con-
tinental trains seem to have excelled
in high speed sustained for long dis
tances, the effort being toward excel
lonce in this direction rather than in
the direction of record spurts for short
distances. The express runs showing
the fastest start-to-stop performances
for 1904 on British railways has just
been compiled in London. and the ta-
BILE is a remarkable one. One rail-
road, the Great Western, has fifteen
regular trains which daily negotiate
runs between log and 245 miles at an
average speed of S. or more miles per
hour.
The Northeastern makes the fastest
regular run in Europe with its train
between Darlington and York dis
lance OF AN miles, which is made at
the average speed of 61.7 miles per
hour. No less wonderful is the per-
Torrance of the Great Westerns Pad
dington-Bristol train, which Is OPP
Grated by the way Of Bath, and which
runs 11Sh miles at the average rate
of 59.1 miles per hour. Following this
are eleven other trains. each on differ
ent roads. which negotiate daily jour-
neys from 32 to It's miles long at an
average speed varying between 500
and 5S.S miles per hour.
During the winter and spring months
the Northern Railway of France, takes
the palm away from the Northeastern
by a train between Paris and Amiens,
which makes the distance. S1.15 miles,
in II minutes, or at the average rate
of 1872 miles per hour. Other French
trains also show remarkable speed,
the Nord Company, for example. hav-
age rate of one mile per minute over
their entire Journeys. and fifty runs
with speed above iifty-fve miles per
hour.
The fastest regular train of this
company runs between Paris and Lon
geau. a distance of 7SA miles, made
at the rate of CO.'S miles per hour.
There are three runs by this company
from Paris to st. Quentin, 95% miles,
at the rate of 60.4 miles per hour, and
one run from Paris TO Busigny 1l2h
miles, at the rate of 6O.2 miles per
hour
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
INDICTMENT OF LAWSON

Is Sought Because of His Advertise
ment About Amalgamnted.
New York, Dec. 16.-An application
for the indictment of Thomas w. Law
son and for the showing of the books
of the Amalgamated Copper Company
was made at the district attorneys Of
flee to-day by Henry Wellington Wack,
who lives most of the time in Lon
don.
Mr.. Wack asks that demand be
made on the Amalgamated Company
for its books, to ascertain just what
its stock is worth and If Lawson's
declaration proves false, he wants him
indicted under the code which pro-
vides that any person who knowingly
circulates false rumor, statement or
intelligence against a stock is punish
able by fine of not more than Sc, 900,
or by imprisonment for not more than
three years, or both
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
OBITUARY..
MIR. John Coleman.

Mr.. John Coleman died at Macon
Thursday of pneumonia after an ILL
ness of four months. He was 80 years
of age and was born in Savannah. He
was in the employ of the Central of
Georgia Railway at Macon as baggage
agent. Before going to Macon he was
employed here by the same company.
Two brothers, Mr.. H. E. Coleman
of Statesboro, and Mr.. M. ]. Coleman
of this city survive. A sister, Mrs
Thomas F. Gleason, resides at Pineora,
A widow and three small children also
survive. The remains were brought to
this city yesterday morning for burial
The funeral will take place at II
o'clock this morning from st. Pat
rick's Church, and the interment will
be in Cathedral Cemetery
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
INTERNATIONAL POOL FORMED
TO CONTROL STEEL RAILS

London, Dec. 16.-Confirming the
report of the formation of an interna-
tional steel rail pool, a telegram from
Barrow saws:
THE agreement. which was signed
by all the representatives of the Brit
ish, French, German and Belgian MAX
ers, extends for period of three years.
and is likely to include American MAX
ers at any rate over certain zones. 1t
was felt that the European agreement
left the door open for severe American
competition, so overtures were opened,
though not so much on the question of
price as on the zones to be allotted to
the European and American makers,
respectively. 2s7fT
"A scheme has been mapped out and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
PEoN REsTAuRANTs.
From the Mexican Herald.

TVTII IIIV IFIENIN1IIE III fEIE1f
Very few Americans and Aglo-Sax-
on residents Of Mexico City know any
thing about the numerous peon res
taurants. except what they see from
a glance through their front door
ways.
AZ many meat shops there IL a huge
earthenware bowl flled with heterO-
geneous mass OF cooked scraps, such
M hog. goat and sheep hearts, pigs
feet. ears. shouts and tails, roasted
tripe and entralls and crackiings, etc.
For one centavo a small piece II sold
and upward according 20 the size and
quality Of the piece This. with three
fOrfillaH FOR one centayo. makes "a
square meal" for a very poor peon.
Then again there are stands whore the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17

practically agreed upon both by the
continental combine and the American
steel corporation. 1t is anticipated
that the new pool will come into OPP
Grafton Jan. 1, and under its auspices,
it is expected that the price of heavy
rail sections, now IS shillings per ton,
will be lifted to 100 shillings. The COM
bined interests of all the large steel
mills of the four countries will be CEN
tered in a London office through which
all the business will pass, and from
which orders will be allotted.
This promises to be the strongest
and most effective combine ever
brought into existence in connection
with the steel or any other trade in
this country, and the first time Brit
ish, German. French, Belgian and
American interests have been arranged
on a common platform"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17

Accept the Principle.

Washington, Dec. 16.-Secretary Hay
to-day transmitted to the American
ambassadors and ministers accredited
to the powers signatory to The Hague
Convention, for presentation to the
several foreign offices, a circular note
giving a summary of the replies to
his note of last October. suggesting a
second Hague conference at the Hague.
to complete the work begun by the
first conference. The effect of the note
is permanently to record the hearty
acceptance, in principle, by all the
Powers addressed of this governments
suggestion.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
DRUM WITHOUT STICKS.
Mechanical Means of Beating the
Leather Head.


From the Philadelphia Record.
The record Of recent progress in the
army and navy would seem to Indicate
that as soon as some inventor devised
proJectile which would carry through
any of the existing armor plates he Is
Immediately followed by another who
devises an arfnor plate which will repel
anything known In the way of projec-
tiles. We would like to witness the
application of this progression in an
inverse ratio applied to recent inven-
ton which has come to our notice.
The latter is nothing more or less than
a drum from which the small boy
cannot only extract more noise, but
he can do 1t with less exertion on his
part. We would like to see some
one come along at this stage of the
game and invent a drum without any
noise.
The man who would expend any
quantity of gray matter to the end
OF increasing the amount of noise
which might be extracted from a toy
drum must be one who has been
free from family cares, for we cannot
conceive anyone who has been the
father OF boy or two and who has
ever been foolhardy enough to supply
these young hopefuls with a drum or
two ever repeating the offense or do
ing anything to amplify the racket
issuing from the aforesaid drums. No
matter how inspiring the drum may be
under certain circumstances, in a pa
triotic poem for instance, an actual
experience has the sure effect OF re-
moving some of the sentiment which
has been placed around the instru-
ment. There is monotony about the
music which can only be lilxened to a
foghorn. There are some disagreeable
sounds which we can shut our ears
TO, but the music of the drum and
foghorn will penetrate the thickest
walls and seek the remotest corners.
The desperate father, in the times
before the latest Improvement here
noted, could resort TO the strategy of
hiding the sticks, which had the Of
feet OF bringing about a cessation OF
hositilities until some substitutes could
be secured, but the newest drum will
not permit this relief, for II Is stick
less. and wherever the drum is there
is also the means Of making It opera
tive.
This device has the beating meohan-
ism placed inside, and the leather
head Is thumped from within. The
noise Is created by means Of a stout
wire protruding from the side. plain
and harmless looking, but possessed OF
noisemaking capacity rated at 16-
dogpower.
The means OF making use OF this
attachment can soon be mastered, ac-
cording to the inventor and in a
short time any combination Of beats
can be produced with as much skill
as the most accomplished drummer.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
INJUNCTION COULDN'T STAND.
Not Lawful to Prevent the Organic
ing of Strike.

New York, Dec. 16.-Justice jerks
of the appellate division of the New
York State Supreme Court handed
down a decision to-day that an in
junction against organizing a strike
cannot stand.
He modified an injunction to pre-
vent strike which had been issued
by Justice Dickey of the Supreme
Court in suit brought by William
F. Mills, William Nissan and other
employees against the United States
Printing Company of Ohio, the Inter
national Stereotypers and Electrotyp-
ers Union and the New York Stereo-
typers Union, in which the plaintiffs
asked the court to prevent the union
men from striking to force the print
ing company to discharge the nom
union men. The court held that 1t
could not enjoin the strike and also
that 'picketing' which consisted only
of stationing men for observation
without molestation would be lawful.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
KUROKl WASN'T KILLED.

San Francisco, Dec. 16.-Capt. P. c.
March, of the general staff of the
United States army, one of the officers
selected by the department to accom-
pany the Japanese army in the field
for the purpose of taking military OBJ
servations, has returned on the liner
Mongolia. Capt. March brings abso-
lutte REPUTATION of the report that Gen.
Kuroki was killed by a Russian shell.
The captain says he was with Gen.
Kuroki until Oct 80, whereas the sew
eral reports he had seen said the Cen
eral was killed on Oct. 5.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
THE BANDIT RAlSULI
AGAIN GETS BUSY

Tangier, Morocco, Dec. 16.-Raisuli
the notorious brigand chief, boldly
raided a caravan within the town of
Tangier to-day. The chief had pre-
viously attacked another caravan five
miles outside of Tangier and took
eleven prisoners and a number of
mules. He then came into Tangier
and repeated his exploit. In the lat
ter case he released his prisoners, as
the men he was seeking were not
Among them
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
To Make Lancaster Independent.

Manchester. Dec, 16.-Sir Alfred
Jones, presiding at the first annual
meeting Of the British Cotton Growing
Association, to-day predicted that the
movement would result not only in
making Lancaster Independent OF
America, but 10 some extent In MAX
ing America dependent upon the cot
ton growing fields of the British EN-
pire. Mr.. McCara announced that the
spinners' federation at a meeting to-
day, had decided TO energetically sup
port the British association.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
FRIENDS OF DEPEW
ARE NOT HOPELESS

New York, Dec. 16.-From all that
can be gathered to-day, it is more than
evident that the friends of Senator
Depew do not regard the conference
which was called by Gov. Odeil and met
last night lin this city, as at all con-
elusive. An attempt to commit the
gathering on the senatorial question
failed. Senator Depew said tonight:
"I had a very pleasant talk with the
Governor. He explained the situation
to me. and l now believe that things
are coming my way"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
John Rocker.

Mr.. John Rocker died at st. Joseph's
Hospital at 2 O'Clock this morning
after an illness of six weeks. He
was native of Germany and was
40 years Of age. He leaves a moth
er, father, two sisters and a brother
in Germany. brother, Henry, in Sa-
vannah- and another brother, Richard,
in Miami. The funeral will probably
take place from his residence at Jones
and West Broad streets, where the
remains were removed by Thomas
Henderson's Sons.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
Patton Is Chairman.

Chicago, Dec. 16.-Robert H. Patton,
of Springfield, ILL.,, was to-day elected
chairman of the Prohibition National
Committee, to succeed Oliver w. Stew
art Mr.. Patton was the candidate
of the Prohibition party for Governor
of Illinois in the last campaign. After
the committee adjourned, Mr.. Patton
declined to serve, thus leaving the COM
mittee without a head
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
DODGE ORDERED BACK.

Houston, Tex, Dec. 16.-Federal
Judge Burns to-day entered an order
in the case of Charles F. Dodge, want
ed in New York on a charge of per.
jury, ordering the United States mar
shall to take Dodge back to New York
and threatening any one interfering
with the order with the extreme dis
pleasure of his court.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
For InternationaI Aspiration.

Richmond. Va, Dec. ia large and
enthusiastic mass meeting was held
here tonight in furtherance of the
principle of international arbitration
Gov Montague presided and addresses
were made by Mgr. OConnell of Wash
ington, Hannis Taylor. ex-minister to
Spain, Prof. S. G. Mitchell of Rich
mond College and Thomas Nelson
Page. Resolutions we're adopted urg-
ing the United States Senate to give
prompt and favorable consideration to
the arbitration treaties.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
INTERSTATE COMMERCE. LAW

Was Discussed BY the President and
A. J. Cassatt.
Washington, Dec. 16.-A. J. Cassatt,
president of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, called at the White House to-day
prior to the cabinet meeting and had
a conference with President Roose-
welt.
The conversation between Mr.. Cas-
satt and President Roosevelt related
largely to the proposed changes in the
interstate commerce law as suggest
ed in the Presidents annual message.
1t is said that they found Intensely s
practically in agreement upon the SUBJ
jest of proposed legislation.
Mr.. Cassatt subsequently went to
the Capitol and conferred with Mr..
Elkins regarding the interstate COM
merce law.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-17
Plans for Football Games.

Richmond. Va. Dec. 16.--At a con-
ference I'm Charlottesville to-day II was
decided that the annual Thanksgiving
Day football game between the Uni
versities OF Virginia and North Caro-
lima shall be played i'm Richmond for
the next three years. and after that
shall be played alternately in Rich
rnond and Norfolk