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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. 1901. NUMBER 23
DO HONOR TO THE DEAD.
Memorial Services at the Methodist
Church.—Beautiful Program Ren
dered.—Many Tributes to the
Illustrious Dead, Friend of
the Southland.
Thursday was a day of mourning
throughout the country. From every
town and city of the land, services
were offered as a memorial to the de
parted president. Political and relig
ious differences were lost sight, of in
*he admiration of the people for the
statesman and their love for the man,
William McKinley.
The North and South are one in their
grief over the loss of the most popu
lar of presidents since Washington.
“Dixie Land,” opposing the policies
of the party responsible for McKin
ley’s election, as she has since the Civ it
War, is as sincere in her grief and as
fervent in her eulogies of the martyr
ed president as the people of his Ohio
home.
In testimonial of this high regard
for the distinguished deceased
and loyalty to the national govern
ment at which Anarchy aimed with
the assassin’s bullet, the people of
Newport assembled in union services
Thursday morning at the Methodist
church.
The church was tastily decorated
with bunting of the national colors in
terspersed with crepe. In front of the
pulpit was hung a picture of the dead
president, draped in black with flags
from the corners. With potted plants
and cut flowers the rostrum was pret
ty indeed. The program of exerci es
in red, white and blue was printed up
on the black board, making a flag de
sign.
The memorial services were opened
with voluntary, “One Sweetly Solem 1
Thought ” by Misses Hester Phillips
and Lucile Bandy, C. E. Crook and
. Rev. J. W. Smith. The quartette were
* •* aien good voice and the rendition of the
piece was beautiful.
Rev. H. E. Gabby invoked the bless
ing of God upon the meeting, the na
tion in its loss of the chief executive
and asked that we be reconciled to ti e
death of this beloved one, in that it was
the working out of the destiny of
the world by the Almighty.
“Nearer My God to Thee,” a solo by
Mrs. Maude Marshall followed. Sweet
as is the song and beautifully as it was
sung, the remembrance that these
were among the last words at one of
the most pathetic death bed scenes
ever recorded in history, hummed by
a martyr, who found comfort in this
. hope, made the song deeply affecting.
The scripture reading was by Rev.
L. H. Richardson and told of the suf
ferings of the Son of Man, that we
through him might live.
“America” was next sung by the
choir, followed by tne lirst speaker,
Judge O. W. Scarborough, whose tri
bute to the dead president was grand.
Rich in historical references, beautiful
in its English and figures of speech,
the eloquence and pathos of its
thought brought tears to the eyes.
The speaker found comfort in the
verse of the poet, in the rea
soning of the philosopher and
in the teaching of the bible that no
such thing as death existed. He
classed McKinley as one of “the no
blest types of eloquent manhood”
the world had ever produced. He had
done more than any other president
to make us a united people and died
alike for the rich and poor, for North
and South. His words at Atlanta, had
made the South feel close to him and
her people loved him. As president
in a crucial period of our national his
tory, his statemanship had met the
responsibility of the hour and no one
could tell the ultimate prosperity and
glory of our country under the guid
ance of such a patriot. A Christian
gentlemen, his character would bear
comparison with that of other great
men and stand head and shoulders
above them all. Should this country
ever be numbered among other na
tions of the past, the departed presi
dent will have erected a monument
more enduring than the pyramids.
'Jhekpeaker closed in a touching verse,
bidding the object of this memorial to
sleep upon the attainments of a life so
well spent.
Misses Phillips and Bandy rendered
a pleasing vocal selection entitled
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“Through the Gates of Gold.”
Dr. Henry Owen referred to the sad
news flashed over the country at the
time the attempt of Czolgosz was
made, the reports that brought hope
and then the swift decline.
Through all this he had found com
fort in the thought that the President
had enjoyed the best of medical and
surgical skill. Never was the sorrow
of a people so general, because of the
pure character of the man. Anarchy
must be suppressed, the youth of our
land must be educated to respect the
law. The spirit of the President must
be inculcated of “fairness to an ene
my and submission to God’s will.
Prof. A. V. Hamilton took for his
subject, the words of his teacher at
the time of the Garfield assassination,
when the country was bowed in simi
lar memorial, “Of what sort was he?”
He thought the pre-eminent qualities
of McKinley were pureness of heart,
unselfishness, magnanimity, warmness
of heart, generosity, love of morality
and right. The devotion of the late
president for his wife was compared
with that of Garfield for his mother.
In closing, he brought out the fact
that character and not reputation
abideth and though within an hour
from that time, the body of the presi
dent would be laid in its lasting place,
tne innuence or nis exemplary lire
would live on forever.
The choir then sang another of the
president’s favorite hymns, “Lead
Kindly Light.”
Rev. J. W. Smith, the last speaker
upon the program, made his remarks
brief owing to the lateness of the
hour. Though a Southerner, he was
able to appreciate the greatness of
this man. Referring to our easy im
migration laws, he brought out upon
the other hand, that many of our
best people were of foreign birth.
No country offered such freedom of
thought and religion, but Christian
truth gave greatest liberty. Like
King Alfred of England, who was
never appreciated for centuries, Mc
Kinley had been much criticized du
ring his life, but such opinion would
not live. The President was likened
to Napoleon; the former trusted his
advisers, the latter his generals.
Though dead, his influence in soc:ety
and politics would be greater than eve.
before and men in coming centuries
would rise up and call him blessed.
After singing the doxology, the ser
vices were concluded by an earnest
prayer from Rev. James H. Brooks.
A YOUTHFUL TRAVELER.
Few children enjoy the novel ex
perience of traveling alone hundreds
of miles at the tender age of three
years, but such was the lot of the lit
tle three year old son of Mrs. Nora
Abbott of Newark. The little fellow’s
name would be given here, but the
fact is he could hardly talk and would
not tell. More than that, he was as
hard to pump as one of these modern
non-committal politicians, who strad
dle every public question they can,
and when they can’t, crawl into their
shells and refuse to be interviewed.
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from the manly little fellow’s refusal
to take strangers into his confidence.
He was right, young as was his judg
ment, and the boys and girls and old
er people too, who after a trip on the
road know more people than they
could ever make affidavits for intro
duction to, are all wrong.
But we will lose sight of the little
boy unless we return to our subject.
He was shipped from Rogersville,
Missouri by his father, so he said, and
consigned to his mother at Newark,
billed via Hoxie. Don’t think he came
in a box car, because he traveled like
a piece of freight, for he rode in the
chair car and was the recipient of
much conglomerated sympathy and
curiosity at the hands of his fellow
passengers.
Attached to his collar was the regu
lation check, just as if he were a trunk
or any other old piece of baggage.
Then too, there was Ms shipping tag
giving point of destination and parties
and pinned securely to this self same
collar was a half rate ticket. He was
entitled to a fourth the charges made
for many a portly drummer’s form.
Agerft W. M. Gregg took the way
farer under his wing at this point and
saw that he caught his train out. Sc
the prospects are the lad got home
this afternoon and gladdened an anx
ious mother’s heart.
LYNN-PETTET.
Beautiful Church Wedding of Mr.
Frank Lynn to Miss Henrietta
Pettet Wednesday Evening.
Both Parties Prominent
in Newport Society.
Mr. Frank Walter Lynn and Miss
Henrietta Pettett were on Wednesday
evening at the Methodist church, pro
nounced man and wife, by the bride’s
pastor, Rev. J. W. Smith.
The church was handsomely decor
ated in potted plants, with cut flowers
about the altar that made the green
ery and whiteness of the blossoms
productive of an effect, from which an
artist’s eye could draw inspiration.
The large auditorium was filled with
people, friends of the contracting par
ties.
Promptly at 8:30, to the sweet
strains of Mendlessohn,' played by
Miss Lucile Bandy, the wedding party
entered the church. Down the centre
aisle, came first the four ushers, Mes
srs. Ed. Mann and Jas. L. Jones, Wil
liam Pettet and Lab Gilliam, who
parted at the altar, arranging them
selves upon either side.
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Campbell, entered the church by the
left side door, meeting at the altar the
fair bride upon the arm of her sister
Mrs. H. E. L. McCollum, who advanc
ed by the centre aisle.
As the music ceased, with bride and
groom before the officiating minister
and attendants to right and left, Rev.
Mr. Smith in good voice entered upon
the marriage ceremony, a very sweet
one in which the ring was placed upon
the linger of the bride. The wedding
party made their exit by the centre
aisle to a continuation of Mendles
sohirs march.
The bride, a fair blonde of pretty
expression and attractive features
was resplendent in the bridal veil of
snowy whiteness and wore a beauti
ful white organdie trimmed in lace
ribbon and ruffles. She carried a lit
tle white bible. Mrs. McCollum wore
a very becoming organdie with tram
and carried a bouquet of La France
roses.
The groom and his attendants were
dressed in the conventional black.
He is a young man of this city, whom
it delights to call her own. Of gentle
manly bearing and sociable disposi
tion, with steadfast character and
high moral sense, the whole people
are his good wishers.
The bride and groom were the re
cipients of many handsome, useful
and costly presents. They expect to
begin house-keeping at once in their
newly furnished cottage on Laurel
street.
The Independent congratulates
him upon the winning of so charming
a bride and wishes the newly bonded
twain the best gifts of life.
JACKSON-NUGENT.
Mr. Stell N. Jackson and Miss Luella
Nugent were married at the home of
the bride on Elm street Wednesday
evening, September 25, at 7:30 o’clock.
Only a few intimate friends and rel
atives of the contracting parties were
present at this pretty home wedding,
the ceremony being performed by the
Rev. Mr. Hodges, Miss Claire John
son playing the wedding march.
The bride was very becomingly
dressed in a white organdie, with rib
bon and lace waist and carried a love
ly bouquet of roses. The groom wore
a Tuxedo and appeared to great ad
vantage in black.
Many beautiful presents were re
ceived by the bride and groom, who
took the 9:25 p. m. train for Pocahon
tas, where they will visit the latter’s
parents for ten days before returning
to this city, which they will make
their home.
The bride is a sweet and winsome
young lady, whose graces of charac
ter and disposition have made for her
a friend in every member of her ac
quaintanceship. The groom is deserv
ing of congratulations in winning so
rich a prize for life. He was former
ly located here and well thought of
and remembered.
The Independent wishes to be in
cluded among the friends who wish
the newly wedded, the happiness of a
home, in which love is ever a bond of
union and source of contentment and
joy.
THE ALRIGHT MR. WRIGHT.
A good house witnessed an excel
lent rendition of George H. Broad
hurst’s farcial comedy “The Wrong
Mr. Wright” at the opera house Wed
nesday night. From start to finish,
this production is filled with laughable
scenes and the troupe of which Harry
Beresford is the star was capable of
bringing them out in a natural way
that took the house by storm.
Like all other farces, the clouds of
mystery and amusing complications
were all cleared away in the finale and
left the hearer to marvel at the clever
plot and intricate conceptions with
so many misunderstandings, that
made people do and say such funny
things.
Harry Beresford as Seymour Sites,
the owner of hard earned millions, ef
fects a transition from miser to dandy
that is superb. LTnder the intoxi
cating influence of love, he becomes
“a wonder.” He spends his money
like a thoroughbred and the female
detective sent ' to dog his footsteps
falls a victim to his wooing and loves
to such distraction as to become re
pentant for her part in hounding Mr.
Wright, who proves to be the wrong
one, having assumed the name.
There are several side issues, which
prove congenial matches. Joseph
Fynney as Lord Brazy, an English
lord with nerve to burn, happens
to oe at uici Jr'oint uomtort, tne scene
of the play, on the lookout for an
American heiress, but in this little
world of assumed names and disguis
ed people, makes love to the maid of
the girl with coin and being game,
keeps his word after the discovery.
All the characters were good and
the female members were all “peach
es,” even if there was but one Miss
Clingstone.
Miss Hubbard as Henrietta Oliver
and Miss Gautier Pottery as Sites’
niece were very original, clever and
graceful actors and did much to sus
tain Mr. Beresford in this good pro
duction.
Mr. J. E. Doherty, manager of the
Newport opera house deserves great.'
credit for bringing so good an attrac
tion to our town and the thanks of an
appreciative audience, who more than
realized their money’s worth in “The
Wrong Mr. Wright.”
SOLE PRISONER ESCAPES.
The city and county bastile is va
cant. There was but one prisoner
confined therein Tuesday, and about
dusk after making the necessary pre
parations for his egress, he proceeded
to “fly his kite.” When Driver Baird
took the prisoner his supper about
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to his calls and upon investigation, a
hole was found in the flooring leading
to one in the north wall, by which the
inmate undoubtedly made his escape.
The wall was three bricks in thick
ness and had been removed by some
kind of a tool, but this the prisoner
must have taken with him, as no evi
dences of his manner of escape re
, mained except the removed flooring
and bricks.
Sheriff Bandy was not in the city
Tuesday and during the sickness of
his son Lockard, a close watch of the
jail has not been maintained, there
being but one prisoner. His name was
John Hutchinson, having been brought
here after a trial in the justice’s court
at Swifton and bound over to await
the action of the next grand jury.
He was charged with having stolen
a gun and 820 in cash. Though rather
a young man, he has a hard face, with
short chin whiskers and very dark
complection.
Points on the railroad near here
have been furnished a description of
the jail breaker and as he was a very
crude crook, the officers hope to again
have him in the toils. He was seen
by Mr. Baird at the jail window' at four
o’clock in the afternoon and as to what
route he took upon his escape no clues
have been found.
Joe Hinkle, the horse thief wrho has
been in custody here, was removed to
Batesville Monday to stand trial for
his offense.
FOR SALE.
Four heating stoves, cook stove,
household goods—safe, office desk,
table and chair. Wagon jack and tools.
Apply at 415 Pine street. 129t6
Mrs. R. P. Hitchcock.
ORG ANIZ ATI ON EFFECTED.
Newport Ladies Enroll Themselves in
Local Chapter of United Daugh
ters of Confederacy.
At the call meeting held Wednesday
afternoon at the residence of Mrs.
Josie Brandenburg, eighteen ladies of
this city were present to take part in
the organization of a local chapter of
the United Daughters of Confederacy
and eight others sent their regrets up
on not being able to attend, asking
that their names be enrolled.
Mrs. Charles Wilmans was chosen
temporary chairman of the meeting,
which proceeded to a discussion of tiie
objects of the order, the constitution
and by-laws of the national organiza
tion being read.
The permanent officers elected are
as follows: President, Mrs. R. M.
Laird; vice-president, Miss Lou Min
or; second vice-president, Mrs. T. J.
Gregg; secretary, Mrs. Charles Wil
mans; treasurer, Mrs. Ii. T. Robert
son; historian, Mrs. O. D. Watson.
Mrs. urnc imnni
mously elected delegate to the next
state convention of the Arkansas di
vision, which meets in Little Rock
this fall.
The organization of a Newport chap
ter was undertaken in response to the
request of Mrs. Keller, state organi
zer, and the interest taken in the ini
tial meeting is very gratifying to those
whose hearts are in the work.
CRUSHED TO DEATH
Sad Fate Of John Burns, A Young
Man Of Newark, While En
gaged At Work In A Well.
A fearful death happened to John
Burns, a young man of twenty-two
years, while engaged at work in a
well at Newark Wednesday. A well
to supply the railroad water tank at
that station was being dug and Burns
was at the bottom of the same, when
the men above were handing down
some heavy timber and the sides be
gan caving.
Before anything could be done,
Burns was buried beneath the mass,
all except his head. The body of the
unfortunate man was badly crushed
though he remained conscious during
the terrible suffering which ensued,
before over 1200 pounds of earth could
be removed. Though life was not ex
tinct when rescued, he died while be
ing removed to his home upon a cot.
The burial was held Thursday at Blue
Springs, two miles from Newark.
Tank Inspector Willis had just as
cended from the well when the caving
began and by a few minutes, missed
a similar death.
SHOT BY REJECTED SUITOR.
Miss Mollie Powell, of Rolla, Missou
ri, the sister of Mrs. Weigel whose hus
band is a civil engineer and draughts
man for the Morning Star, was shot in
cold blood at her home Monday night
by a rejected suitor, J. S. Crosswell,
an instructor in the Missouri School
of Mines at Rolla.
A birthday party, given by the
young lady, had just broken up, when
a pistol shot was heard which ended
the life of Miss Powell. A bottle of
chloroform was found upon the floor,
showing that she had been drugged
before shot.
Crosswell escaped to the street, but
the town was soon in arms, the whole
country being scoured for traces of
bis whereabouts. He was finally
surrounded by a posse at 11 o’clock,
Tuesday night, but shot himself be
fore he could be taken.
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Cotton Belt engineer, John 0. Mc
Dermott, aged 35 years, died Monday
as the result of injuries sustained in
falling from his engine.
Gov. Davis has offered a reward of
$750, for the capture of the murder
ers of Henry Newell and wife, who
were shot in cold blood Sunday, near
Prilgrim’s Rest, twenty-five miles
from Pine Bluff.
The examining commissioners, of
Pulaski County, after looking into the
records and accounts of the public of
ficers, have reported everything in
satisfactory shape.