The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-20
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 Want State Election Day Changed.
 The Farmers Union district conyen ton, composed of the counties of Gar land, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Saline, Perry, Grant, Clark and Dallas, is in session at Hot Springs The most i'm portant question which is being dis, cussed at the meetings is the matter of changing state election day. An effort will be made to have the day of the state election changed from the first to the second Monday in Sep tember as the day at present conflicts With Labor Day. A petition favoring this change is being circulated among the delegates, and it will also be cir culated among the members of the trades unions of this city, whose CO., operation in the matter is requested by the Farmers Union.
 Want Negroes Kept Out of Army.
 The Arkansas State Guard Associa. tion insession at Little. Rock dopted a resolution. urging Congress to pro- hfbit the enlistment of negroes in the United States army or navy for the reason that it is believed to be un- safe,' and also urging that the War Department be requested to keep the negro and white troops separated and at no time station negro troops at forts where white troops are stationed. The Association also commended President Roosevelt for the stand he has taken in disnA Assing without honor two com- panies Of negro soldiers from the Uni ted States army because of the atroci- ties committed tby, them on white citi- zens of'BrownsVilfe, ,STs sxas.
 Lewyet commtted Suicide. :, . :.
 Robef R. sLockett, the lawyer who died uSdenIS at Texar4eSn ina, is thought to have committed suicide, the coron- er's jury having rendaTed "a detasions to the effect that his death was due to morphine poison, self-administered. The testimony shows that the deceased spent his last conscious moments reading that portion of the book, Quo Vadis, which tells of the suicide by poison of one. of the characters Be- fore becoming unconscious Mr Lock ett is said to have informed those about him that he had taken the drug and would soon be in the other world.
 School District Appeal.
 The transcript In the case of Jessie Allen against school district No. 6S of Clay county, has been filed in the Supreme Court. The purpose of the suit is to test the right of school di- rectors to select teacher at the close of one term for another term, when new directors are to be chosen In the meantime Miss Allen who had been chosen in March for the fall term, was refused the right to teach the three months school at $40 month and was allowed in the lower courts, $120 dam ages against the school district.
 Children Bitten by Mad Poodle Dog.
 The three children of C.. W. Abrams, of Little Rock, were bitten by pet poodle dog, thought to be mad, and have been taken to the Pasteur In- stitute at Baltimore for treatment. The youngest child is in the most danger of contracting the rabies, having been badly bitten on the lip by the dog, but physicians believe that the prompt ac- tion of the mother in sucking the poi son from the wound will ward off the disease. The wounds of the other two children are slight and not considered dangerous.
 Charges Against Judge Sumpter Die.
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 The charges against County Judge o. H. Sumpter of Garland county, of malfeasance in office, have been nolle pressed by the prosecuting attorney, and he will be reinstated in office. There is one other charge against Judge Sumpter, in which he is charged with giving away liquor on election day, but it is stated that this case may also be nolle pressed.
 A HoId-up at Hot Springs in Broad
 Daylight.
 Samuel Howard, of Maumelle. while on visit to Hot Springs, alleges that