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For Secretary of State ------.- George A. Prescott
For State Treasurer Frank P. Gazier
For Auditor General James b. Bradley
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Erastus n. Bates
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Nathan +, Simpson
County
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4o9-4f5 Pearl Street, New York
Soc. and S1.oo. All druggists
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23
HOTEL BURNED

Poeahontas, Nov. 20.-Yester-
day morning, about 4 O'Clock, an
alarm of fire was given, and it
was found that the upper story of
the Banks hotel was on fire. The
fire was so we'll under way that
the boarders who were sleeping
upstairs were forced to climb
down q post to make their escape.
Mrs. Banks was severely burned
about the face in her efforts to get
upstairs to see that all her board
ers were out. The high wind
from the north carried the flames
to the Stark meat market, and
from there the fire soon spread to
the Scheid drug store and resi-
dence. From the Banks hotel tut
little was saved, but most of the
drugs and household goods were
saved from the drug store and
residence.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23
WOrlAN COMMITS SUICIDE.

Belleville, Nov. co. Mrs. j. G..
Sweezie. who lived near this place
committed suicide by taking a
quantity of strychnine:: Her hus-
band entered the loom just in
time to see her swallow the poison.
He asked her if she had taken
quinine and she told him that she
had taken strychnine. She also
handed him a note in which she
stated that she was tired of living.
The husband called in the neigh
bors, and a physician was sum-
moned but the woman was dead
before the latter arrived. Mrs.
Sweezie was a member of one of
the wealthiest families in this
county. No cause other than the
statement contained in her note is
known for the suicide.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23
Newark Independence Friday
MET A HORRIBLE DEATH
Farmer Near Elgin Fell Headlong in
to Kettle of Boiling Water

w. A. Hammond, a prominent
farmer living just over in jackson
county near Eigin met horrible
death a few days ago.
He was preparing to butcher
some hogs Thursday of last week
and had his kettles of boiling wa.
ter ready. In some manner he
tripped and fell headIong into one
of the kettles and was SO badly
scalded that he died Friday morn
ing.
Mr.. Hammond was about so
years Of age and was a well-to do
and highly respected farmer. He
was we'll known TO many citizens of
this county, having once lived in
Black RIVER township several
years ago.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23
SCALDED TO DEATH

Horace, the 3year-old son of
Mrs. Jones, who lives in Jones
boro. fell into q tub of hot water
and was so badly scalded that he
died a few hours afterward. Mrs.
Jones was doing some laundry
work and had filled the tub with
boiling water, placing the tub on
the floor. The little fellow was
running about the room and fell
backwards into the tub. All the
skin from the shoulders to the
knees was scalded off the body.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23
KILLED BY THE TRAIN

Pocahontas, Nov. 20. = Last
night about 8 o'clock William Alb
bott was run over and killed by
the north bound passenger train
on the Frisco railroad at Biggers,
about ten miles north of this place.
His death was not known until
this morning, when a boy was
walking along the track and made
the CHASTITY find.
1t seems from the evidence
brought before the jury that ABB
bolt, who lived about two miles
below Biggers, was intoxicated
when he started home and was
walking down the track. The
body was torn into more than a.
hundred pieces, just leaving
enough of his face to enable those
who knew him to Identify him. 1t
is supposed that he was walking
along the end of the ties and made
an effort to cross the track just
ahead of the train and fell. This
theory is borne out by the fact
that where he was first struck
parts of the body we're strewn ON
both sides of the track.
He leaves six children, his wife
having died recently.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23
BEN BRANNON DEAD

Ben Brannon died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. I. j. Raney,
in this city Monday night, after an
illness of several months from lung
trouble.
Mr.. Brannon was 50 years old
and was one of the pioneers of
this section, having been a prom
inent character in the comm unity
for number of years. He leaves
two daughters, Mrs. T. j. Raney
and Mrs. George Sisk, and a son,
Atlas.
The remains were inferred We'd
nesday at the Macedonia GENE.
terry.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23
WEEKS 00INGS AT SULPHUR ROCK
Short Items of Interest Picked Ur
at the Metropolis of White
River Township.

Sulphur Rock. Nov. 20.-Mr.
and Mrs. Andy Hogan of Salem
are visiting old friends and rela-
tives here. Mr.. Hogan is an old
Independence county man, having
been raised in the Dota neighbor-
hood.
Wash Wilson, the mail carrier,
failed to get further than Dotae
Tuesday on account of high wa
ter.
V. G. Pricket, John Hicks, EI
Stewart and Jas. Pricket are talk
ing of moving to the Indian Ter
ritory.
Charlie Wright came home
from Batesville Sunday where he
had been three weeks in court.
Lucy Bevens of Batesville is
spending the week here with her
cousin, Rena Cunningham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hoover OF
Boughton are visiting relatives and
old friends here this week.
Prof. Sidney Pickens went to
Little Rock Monday to attend the
Masonic Grand Lodge.
Shelby Shaver of ShelbyviIle
passed through Monday on his
way to Little Rock.
Rev. James f. Jernigan is
spending a few days at home with
his family.
Winfield Jernigan of Charlotte
entered school here Monday.
Ped Magness Jr., of Magness
entered school here Monday.
John Anderson made a business
trip to Batesville Monday.
Burton Pascoe came down Mon
day night to see a friend.
Wash Browning was up from
Magness Sunday.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Notice is hereby given to all
persons owning land in fencing
district No. s of Independence
county, Arkansas, that / will col
lect and receive the tax assessed
on said land for the benefit of said
fencing district for the year 1906,
until the 21st day of December,
1906, after which time a penalty
will be charged for prepayment
of said tax.
Either pay to me IN person OF
call at the Merchants & Planters
Bank and you will be receipted for
said tax by paying there.
w. w. MAGNEss,
Collector Fencing Dist. No. 8.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23
TO SELL MASONIC TEMPLE

The board of control of the Ma
sonic Grand Lodge which has been
in session at Little Rock this week,
recommended that the seven story
Masonic building, corner of Fifth
and Main streets in that city be
sold. 1t was the opinion of the
board that it is poor business
proposition to own rental proper
ty. The object is to sell the prop
erty and erect a building to be
used for Masonic purposes exclus-
lively. The building now owned
and occupied by the Masons is To-
Gated on the busiest thoroughfare
in the city and was built sixteen
years ago at cost of S140, 900.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23
OUR COUNTRY'S WEALTH
Census Bureau Statement of the Coun-
try's Worth in Dollars

The United States census bureau
at Washington has just issued a
bulletin in which the total wealth
of the United States in 1904 is es-
timated to be $106, s81. 415, 009.
This shows an increase in wealth
over the estimates for 1900 of
nearly II per cent, and OF 81 per
cent over the estimate for 1890,
when the total wealth was sos, OBJ
09I, 1877.
In 1904 the value of the real
property taxed was $50, 601, 719,
40, real property not taxed $6,
500, 527 LII, live stock 81 ,073, T91, :
736, railroads and their equipment
$11, 244, 752, 900, materials and
products of manufacture Sc, 409,
2S6. 600, furniture, carriages, ETC.,
So, 700, 900, 900, manufacturing ma
chinery, etc 50, 297 754, $50, gold
and silver coin and bullion so, 002,
430, 272 and clothing 81, 800, 000,-
600.
Converted into 81 bills, placed
end on end, the string would be
long enough to reach from the
earth to the moon and back thirty
times.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23
STATE HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY TOLD
/ Items of0eneral Interest Gathered
Fresh From the Columns of
the Daily Papers,

NJ. G.. Campbell committed sui
eide at Hope by taking 60 grains
of morphine.
Alex Flint was run over and
killed by switch engine at Tex
arkana Monday night.
Tom Haberson was shot and
killed Monday night at Denning
by man named Dobhs, who runs
a restaurant at that place.
J. G. Harolson of Woodruff
county recently sold some cotton
at Memphis for nineteen cents q
pound, which isstaee best price of
the season for cotton grown in this
state.
James Holt was shot and fatally
wounded at Waldron by man
named Manning, as the result of
a quarrel over the rent on some
land. Manning escaped and has
not been captured.
Burgulars entered the room of
Will Robinson at Vincett one
night last week and beat him over
the head and stabbed him. Re-
ports say he cannot recover. There
is no clue as to who his assailants
were.
A. w. Qualls of Clifty shipped
on Monday 1000 pounds of dried
apples of the old fashioned kind,
dried in the sun, to Alberta, Can
ada. Mr. Qualls has shipped, all
told, this season about 5000
pounds ofA..ied fruit.
The new car factory that is be-
ing built by the Cotton Belt at
Pine Bluff is nearly finished. and
will be in operation by the first of
the year. -Four hundred and
eighty cars per year will be the
capacity of the rev shops.
A. G.. Crane, an S2.vear old
Mexican war veteran. was found
dead in bis cabin near Rogers a
few days ago. The body was bad
ly decomposed and rats had eaten
nearly all the flesh from his face.
He owned good farm and had
money, but lived the life of a her.
nit.
Don Kemp was found dead on
the railroad track near Spadra
Saturday night. He is supposed
to have been killed by train but
there is suspicion of foul play, as
a piece of iron was found nearby
with blood on it, and two gashes
on Kemp's head indicated that he
had been struck with some blunt
instrument.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23
BIG BoTTor FARM FOR SALE

We have 120 acres of the finest
land in Big Bottom for sale.
About 10 acres in alfalfa that will
rent for SO per acre, and 20 acres
In cultivation that will rent for S.
to Sc per acre. Must be sold at
once or will be withdrawn from
the market. Craig & Moore.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23
SNOW IN WEST ARKANSAS

Van Buren,, Nov. 21.-The rain
that prevailed here Monday and
Tuesday turned to snow last night,
and the ground was covered to the
depth of two inches this morning.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23
TRAINS SNOWBOUND

Press dispatches from Topeka,
Kan, the goth, stated that as the
result Of snow storm Monday
night, four Rock Island trains
were stalled between Bucklen and
Liberal, Kan.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23
COTTON TOWING RAPIDLY

There were seventy bales of cot
ton sold in Newark Wednesday
afternoon. 1t was selling then at
ten cents, but was off little yes
terday.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23
PAID RENT WITH PUMPKINS

G. C. johnson, after making
fifty bushels of corn per acre on a
15.acre tract of land east of Pig
oott this year, raised enough
pumpkins at 81 wagon load to
nav the rent on the land.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23
COTTON RECEIPTS

Up to noon yesterday there had
been a total of ,299 bales of cot
ton bought in Newark this sea-
son. 1t was selling yesterday at
81 cents.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23

+. {. Hoyt is moving into the
residence recently vacated by w.
j. Little6eld.
Charley Crowel's team took a
dash off up Main street yesterday
and ran until they got tired and
stopped. No damage was done.
B. T. .Busby, Jr., left Saturday
for his home at Alexandria, La,
after spending a few days here
with his mother, Mrs. b. f. Bus
by.
Many business men of Newport
are signing the membership rolls
of the proposed commercial club
in process of organization in that
city.
We have a buyer for a good
Big Bottom farm of so to 100
acres near town. Must be close
to town and first class land. Will
pay good price. Craig & Moore.
j. r. Cleveland former cit
zen of this county, died at Tuck
erman Monday from pneumonia.
He was the father of Arthur Cleve-
land who formerly worked on The
Journal.
You can always get something
good to eat at Galloway's restau-
rant. Meals 25 cents. Short or
ders at all hours. Also nice clean
beds and up-to-date accommoda-
dations.
John Grubbs was found dead at
his home on the Aydelotte place
near Union Hill Sunday morning.
He was an old bachelor, about SO
years old, and lived alone. 1t is
supposed he died from dropsy.
There will be box supper at
the Ration Hall Saturday night,
December 1st. The proceeds will
go to the NJ. Z. church. Every
body invited to attend. +. j.
Magness and Walter Pascoe, com.
mittee.
Mrs. w. A. Nichols who died
at Oil Trough on Thursday of last
week, was postmistress at that
place, having been appointed in
1898, when she was Miss Laura
Pearce, to succeed her father who
was postmaster there at the time
of his death. In the same year
she was appointed notary public,
being the first lady appointed no.
tary public in the state.
The bad weather Saturday
knocked out the canning factory
meeting and Mr. Owen left Sun
day morning for his home at Gass-
vile, Practically all the neces-
sary stock has been subscribed,
however, and The Journal is as
sured that the factory will be built
w. A. Edwards is very much in
terested in the matter and propos-
es if necessary to take 81 900 worth
of stock. Section Foreman Smith
will also take $500 or 81 900 worth
of stock and several others have
agreed to take stock in the enter
prise in various sums up to 5000.
There is no question but what il
would be fine thing for the COM
munity and paying investment
| if properly handled, and as an ex-
cellent small plant can be put in
for 81 900. we see no reason why
the matter should not be pushed
| to successful conclusion.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23

Nice four room frame residence
and four lots on Main street for
sale cheap. Craig & Moore.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23

Blank note and receipt books at
The Journal office.
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23

+. {. Hoyt is moving into the
residence recently vacated by w.
j. Littleield. 2
The Newark journal., 1906-11-23

Charley Crowel's team took a
dash off up Main street yesterday
and ran until they got tired and
stopped. No damage was done.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-14
OFFER REWARD
FOR STENcLAND
CLEARING HOUSE INSPIRES AN
ACTIVE SEARCH
Failed Chicago Bank Now Has TWO
Receivers and There Is War over
the Winding Up Of Its
Affairs
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13.--The banks of the
Chicago Clearing House association
have offered a reward of $4,000 for the
apprehension of Paul o. Stensland,
fugitive president of the Milwaukee
Avenue State bank.
SO anxious are the banks to capture
the accused official that a conference
was held this afternoon to decide upon
some action to assist the police author
tiles in their search for Stensland and
the passage of a resolution to pay this
reward was the result.
The failed bank has two receivers to-
night.
Judge Gibbons, in the circuit court
this afternoon, appointed the Chicago
Title and Trust company as receiver
the appointment being made on petition
of one Of the creditors of the institu-
tion.
Following the appointment OF the
trust company a demand was made
upon John G. Fetzer, who was ap-
pointed receiver of the bank by Judge
Bretano in the superior court last week.
that he turn over all books and papers
to the new receiver.
Attorneys for Receiver Fetzer ad-
vised him to refuse the request, and a
bitter contest is sure to follow.
1t is declared by the attorneys who
asked for the new receiver today that
Fetzer's appointment in the superior
court was illegal because Judge Bre-
tano was without proper jurisdiction
when he made the appointment.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-14
MALE HIGH TEACHERS
SCARCE IN CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ASKS BOARD
TO IMPORT EDUCATORS
State Textbook Committee Makes Con-
tract for Cheapest Publication Yet
Bought-PrIces Are Made Public
on New Books
By Associated Press.


SACRAMENTO, Aug. 13.-Accordiug
to the statement of G. w. Lindsey,
president of the union high school To-
Gated at College City, male high school
teachers of experience are scarce in
California.
Prof. Lindsey appeared before the
state board of education today with a
proposition to import q young man
named Jenkins from Missouri to fill a
position that was vacant in his insti-
tuition.
After prolonged discission the
proposition was referred to the COM
mittee on high school credentials, which
was requested to investigate and re-
port the findings.
The price of the new state text book
on physiology and hygiene was fixed
at Al cents in Sacramento and 49 cents
to dealers in inside cities, the eight ad-
ditional cents being for postage. In
the decision that followed 1t was stated
by Secretary Furlong of the state text
book committee that this same work
sold for 60 cents to dealers and rs cents
retail In other states so that it was
the cheapest and also the best text
book that has as yet been issued in the
state.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-14
SHONTs'
POSITION ABSURD
G0MPERS TAKES ISSUE ON
C00LIE QUESTION
Federation President Says Panama
Chairman Secured Legislation
Hostile to Organized Labor
for Canal
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-President
Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor, in his statement today takes
issue with Chairman Shonts of the
isthmian canal commission on some OF
the latter's statements on the expert
ment of coolie labor in constructing
the Panama canal.
Mr.. Gompers characterized as an abb
surdity the contention of Chairman
Shonts that the law with respect to
the exclusion of Chinese is only ap-
plicable to territory at that time sub
ject to the authority of the United
States and that the canal was acquired
subsequent to that date.
There was no such provision, says
Mr.. Gompers, in the law referred to.
and he cites the various provisions of
law in this connection.
Mr.. Gompers declares that neither
he nor James o. Connell, president of
the international Association of Ma
chinists, who visited Mr.. Shonts, was
able to persuade him from his posi-
! ton on the eight-hour question, and
they devoted little attention to the sub
ject of Chinese coolies because, he
says, Mr. Shonts emphatically de-
clared 1t was not his intention to em-
ploy them.
The charge is specifically made by
Gompers that Chairman Shonts had
sufficient influence with the congress
hostile to labor to secure the annul-
ment of not only the eight-hour law,
but the eight-hour principle, in the
construction of the Panama canal"
The future" he says, Twill deter
mine the judgment of the people of
our country upon that subject"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-14
.ELASCO THEATER


the Belasco Teater Stock production
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-14

narrowest escape from death he ever
expected to experience.
Il was sitting In the car, not think
Ing of any danger" he said, "wher
somebody gave n cry OF terror and ]
saw people rising In their seats. just
ahead I saw the approaching car.
rushed to the side and jumped head
long, landing on my back. I am bruised
and my back pains me, but I am thank
ful escaped so easily. The front part
of the car where was sitting was torn
away, and II / had remained in my
seat I must have suffered serious in
jury"
Tells, Of Shock
Another passenger. G. c. Mcintosh
OF Riverside, was on the southbound
car. From my seat i'm the forward
end I saw the approaching city-bound
car" said Mr.. Mcintosh, "and did not
think of a collision. When my atten-
ton was attracted the other car was
about 300 feet distant and rapidly near
ing us.
81 supposed there was a double track
and did not think of danger until too
late to jump. / braced myself against
the window. When the shock came 1
remembered nothing more until was
crawling from beneath the wreck.
II believe the crew of the southbound
car was at fault, but of course know
nothing of the conditions"
G. II. Daugherty of 2433 East Wash
ington street on the southbound car,
No. 1, believed the wreck was the fault
of the train dispatcher.
Cur motorman was told to go ahead
by the conductor who had Just been
taking his orders from the telephone
box" said Mr.. Daugherty. Our mo-
torman could not see the inbound car
until 1t was almost on us. We were
at a slow rate, while the
other car was approaching at a rapid
rate"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-14
TeIIs coId-RIooded Story

lilc SLTlCkGIl
came a low-toned drawn-out whistle
as though wrung from the very soul
of one of the male spectators. But Mrs.
Scheck was not through and in the
same even tone she continued the mar
rative.
"The next day I saw Stackpole and
he said to me that the next time
told about the burglars I should say
that they were closer to- my husband
when they fired the shots. otherwise
the detectives would be unable to ac-
count for the powder burns on his face
and clothes. Then he left me and
didn't see him till after the inquest"
The woman was dismissed from the
stand and hurried out of the court
house to a closed carriage.
Court adjourned until this morning,
when the cross-examination will take
place. IL is not thought, however, that
Mrs. Scheck's testimony will be shaken,
because there is little or nothing to
accuse her of. She admitted every bit
of her guilt and with a calmness to
shock those present told of her criminal
intimacy with Stackpole.
A womans honor especially where
there is some doubt of her relations,
always furnishes great field for cross
examining attorneys to harp on in con-
fusing and aggravating their witnesses,
but Mrs. Scheck has robbed the defense
of even that measure by admitting IT.
The prosecution has still another card
to play when they will produce letters
from stackpole TO Mrs. Scheck and from
Mrs. Scheck to Stackpole. 1t Is alleged
that these letters are not only conclu-
sive evidence Of the murder plot, but
that they are rich and racy, showing
the lives and intimacy of the alleged
murderer and his accomplice.
Stackpole's evidence will also be taken
before the trial Is over. according to
rumors. and that also will add a
dramatic feature TO the already sensa-
tlonal trial.