The Daily soliphone., April 01, 1902, Image 1

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Original Returns Confirmed of
Clarke’s Great Victory
Over Jones.
BENTLEY A SWIFT HORSE
Light is the Nominee for Circuit
Clerk, But Bentley Was Close
On His Heels,
Press dispatches and private re
ports confirm the first news of Sena
tor Clarke’s victory over Senator
Jones. Senator Clarke says he is
sure of 75 votes on joint ballot, neces
sary to election 68.
Senator Jones, t .however, main
tains a bold f/t*:it and will not ad
mit thattU’ts defeated.
£J. Pivl. P. Huddleston and Clerk
G T. Breckenridge went to Little
Rock Sunday night and returned this
morning. They say there is no doubt
about Clarke having carried the
state and that the returns from the
election insure Gov. Clarke 7.> voteft"
ana mat mere ia a pui.'.aw ,;a.u ut
enough to run it to 90,
In Little Rock the concensus of
opinion is that Clarke is victorious,;
Senator Jones’ friends having given
it up. G )v. Clarke all day yesterday
held a levee at his office at which
hundreds of his friends called to.pav
their respects and cffer congratula
tion.. It ."is a yreat Clarke ovation
^ . and it is proposed in the near future
to have a great Clarke Davis demon
stratum at Little Rock with a torch
light procession and banquet that will
eclipse any political demonstration
ever seen in the state. Thousands of
the friends of both Gov. Clarke and'
Gov. Dayis will be expected to par
ticipate, and they will be there from
every county in the state.
G ;v. Clarke has carried counties
that he had conceded to Senator
Jones and has lost none that he con
sidered safely in the Clarke column.
The Soliphone was surprised to
lenrn from Senator Huddleston that
Greene county was considered a
probability in the Jones column un
til he arrived in the city and lifted
the scales from their eyes and point
ed to Greene’s splendid 1000 majority
for Clarke. The Soliphone wired
Gov. Clarke that he was safe for
1000 majority in Greene. The com
plete returns show his majority to
be 1,011.
JLQ15 jtvrKliubttS ueuiuwmt wuuucuc^
that Gov. Davis has the nomination
for reoleetiou by an overwhelming
majority and the editor of the Demo
crat is credited in an interview with
blaming Jeff Davis for Clarke’s elec
tion.
Col. Rector made a very poor
showing and has not carried more
than ten of the 75 counties in the
State. Tho ward in which he lives
in Hot Springs went for Davis,
though Rector carried the county. A
private letter ts the editor of the
Soliphone says that Rector won in
his own county because the people cf
the county voted for him as a matter
of local pride and not because he is
more popular in the county than
* D.ivis.
Oa the wind-up of the count in cur
county election excitement ran high
over the office of circuit clerk. Tom
g*?V Udutly was the surprise of the race.
* No one thought of his making so fine
a showing. It was known that he was
i r popular and worthy voungman, but
never having offered for office before,
ft was not thought that he would be
second best in the contest with such
well known men and ex officials as
Miller, L'ght and Rosson. As the
last township came in Bently loomed
up aud after all except Breckenridge
and Shady Grove had reported he
was lour ahead. This gave courage
t« his friends but, when Brecken
ridge was counted with the result
that he was 19 behind Light,-then
lis friends became despondent and
with a last lingering hope to
little Shady Grove. The returns
from Shady Grove were brought in
last night by Hon. E. W. Powell,
who came in on the north bound
Cotton Belt train via Jonesboro.
It was known that be was coming,
hence he was met by a score of
parties interested in the final result
who surrounded him as soon as he
stepped from the train and began to
fire questions at him faster than he
could answer them. But he removed
the last ray of hope from the admirers
of Tam Bently when he told them
that L;ght received more votes at
his box than Bently. When the
returns had been footed up from
Shady Grove it was shown that up
on the whole result Light was 38
voles ahead. Shady Grove also gave
Parrish a majority of two to one
over Taylor and increased his major
ity f.’ein 03 to 104.
Thus the election has resulted in
but one change in our county of
ficials. G. T. Breckenridge, circuit
clerk, who was not a candidate for
re-election will bo succeeded by Hon.
G. O. Light, whose election will be
in September and whose commission
will be dated October 31st.
A tabulated statement of the
election returns appears in the Soli
phore this evening as furnished u-:
by R. E. L. Johnson, secretary of
the county central committee. This
table will be of iaterest to every
vo’er and should be preserved for
future reference.
A special telegram sent out of
Lillie II.ck says that returns re
ceived th&re late yesterday after
noon a \d up to midnight last night
04>: Srm tha*^»rly reports of ex-Gov.
James P. Clarke’s election to the
United Stales senate to succeed
Senator Homes K. Jones. Nearly
ail of Senator Jones’friends in Little
Rock concede his defeat. Gov.
Clarke has, beyond doubt, secured
75 votes in this legislature, and the
doubtful counties claimed by his
friends in the counties referred to
will very likely swell the vote to 8-1.
It requires only OS to elect.
Col. James Mitchell, editor of the
Arkansas Democrat, who was Sena
tor Jones’ closest adviser during the
campaign-just closed, dictated the
following statement yesterday eve
ning:
“From present indications the
senatorial question is still in doubt,
but 1 will frankly admit the outlook
is not favorable to Senator Joues.
If you wish to know what I think
did it, my answer is, Jell Davis; the
people arc still hoo-dooed.”
For governor, Dayis is overwhelm
ingly renominated.
For assocoate justice, it is pr.ib
able that neither Rattle, Wallace
nor Martin will go into the conven
tion with the necessary number of
votes, and several ballots may be
necessary to decide who is to be the
nominee.
iv. hi. Conway leads Hon. T. B.
Padgett for S:ate land commissioner
and it is more than likely that the
first named will win.
Bradford so far is running well
ahead of McHenry for agricultural
commissioner.
B. B. Hudgins and J. E. Hampton
o5 Monticello are elected railroad
commissioners. The contest be
tween Judge Phillips of Newport
and Judge Hanley for the third
plaee on the commission is still in
doubt.
CRAIOIIEAD COUNTY. (J
In Craighead county sufficient re
turn! have been received to assure
the election of the following county
officers: VV. VV. Cato, represent
ative. J. F. Rlines, judge; John R.
Gregson, county clerk;T. VV. Altman,
Circuit clerk; W. D. Cob, treasurer;
J. H. Burk, sheriff, A. G. Hines,
coroner; Eugene Parrish carries the
county for congress by 200 or more
majority. Jeff Davis will have a
majority of between 600 and 700,
while ex Governor James P. Clarke
will lead in the senatorial race with
something near 1 000. This has
been the most exciting primary
election ever held in this part of the
State.
WOODRUFF COUNTY.
All but five precints in Woodruff
county are in. Clarke and Divis
have carried Woodruff county by 400
votes. Pddgett and Bradford have
small majorities at present. Bajttle
for associate justice, Green f for
circuit judge and Parrish for cion
gress seem to baye carried ]the
county, but neither by more t(ban
fifty votes aud the delayed preeijnts
may give Macon for congress iitd
Hutton for circuit judge, the comity.
LEE COUNTY. T
The official count of Bee county is
as follows: Clarke 725, Jones 4 86,
Rector 665, Davis 554,Slaughter i ind
Hall were nominated for represen ta
tives, Hutton for judge and Ma :cn
for congress, by majorities oyer
1,000.
rniLLIPS COUNTY.
With only four small prccints to
hear from in Philips, gives Clar ke
1,408, Jones,61; Davis, 1,393, Recti ;r,
66. _
The Democratic S;ate ticket, so
far as known, is as follows:
Governor—Jefferson Davis 'of
Morrilton.
Secretary of State—J. W. Crockett
of Arkansas county. ,
Attorney General—George W.
Murphy of Pulaski.
State Treasurer—H. C. Tipton pf
Boone. |
Auditor of State—T. C. Monroe (of
Columbia.
Land Commissioner—Probably Irk
N. CoAway of Pulaski. *
Superintendent of Public Instunfc
tions—J.-H. Hmemon of Jefferson. I
Agricultural Commissioner— np
cerfain between P. II. McHenry cyf
Pulaski and II. ,T. Bradford (Vi
Lonoke. 1
Associate Justice Supreme Cour t
—Uncertain between B. B. Battle I*1,
B. Martin and J. C. Wallace.
Railroad Commissioners—J. C .
Hampton, probably B. U. Hudgiefy?
and probably E. M. Hanley.
The latest return shows tf.e follow -
ing result in the congressional
districts:
First—Uncertain between A. Bi.
Macon and Eugene Parrish.
Second—S. Brur.dige (renominate
ed).
Third—Close betweou Congressy
man Hugh A. Dinsmore and J. C .
Floyd.
Fourth—J. S. Little (renominat-;
ed(.
Fifth —C. C, Reid (renominated) ,
Sixth—Joe T. Robinson of Lonoke i
Seventh— Uncertain between R .
M. Wallace and W. V.-Tompkins |
Died This Morning.
Little Georgia Ligon died earlj ■
this morning, after an , illness of1
three weeks. The attending physi
cian, some time ago pronounced t) e
illness a hereditery organic disease.
Georgia was 12-years-old, and was'
the daughter of Mrs. Ligon, a widow,>
living on the east side of the city,!
and had never been as healthy asl
the other children, but had been!
very weak and ill at times. No*
arrangements for the funeral have|
as yet been made, but it is supposed]
the internnent will take place somei
time tomorrow.
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Notice.
Too ladies of the Christian church are
requested to meet with Mrs. Joe Tkomp-|
son Thursday evening at 2:30 o’clock p.
m. A full attendance Is desired as bus
iness of importance is to be transacted.
Important Notice.
Owing to the illness of Record
Keeper and his inability to be at his
\jllice, all members of the K. O. T. M.
are notified to call at his home and
pay assessments. This is important
and all members will please be
governed accordingly. d3t
Logan UardiD, a resident of Clay
county, threo and one-half miles from
Rnctor, was found dead Saturday on the
public road north of Rector. Physicians
pronounced death due to a heart affec
tion. ; Hardin left Rector Saturday
horseback and his dead body was dis
covered shortly afterward. He was
thirty-five years of age and is survived
by a family.
North boundCottonBelt passenger
No. 2 was wrecked near Pina Bluff
yesterday morning. Tha engine,
tender, baggage and mail cars were
overturned and several passenger
cars derailed. Two porters were the
only oues injured.
CONTEMPTIBLY MEAN.
Unknown Characters Demolished
Several Plate Glases.
About the most contemptibly
mean and dirty spirit that could be
attributed to mortal beings was the
one that actuated the abnormal
eared creatures who deliberately en
gaged themselves iu the destructive
task of demolishing several fine
plate glass show windows on Pruet
street last ni«ht.
Two fine windows at Joseph’s
seems to have been the first de
molished by the miserable mis
creants, making their way from
there up North Pruet street and
smashing three for Newsom and one
for Darnall. creating damage to the
extent of something like $350. The
windows at Whitlock’s restaurant
and at the candy kitchen were also
badly demolished but as the glasses
were small the damage does not
amount to much in the way of a fi
nancial loss,
The mischief seems to have ’o< e :
accomplished at about eleven o’clock
as the noise of the work was heard
by parties, near that hour. There
are two or tmree persons who claim
to have seen the guilty freaks as
they disappeared in the darkness af
ter they had performed their das
tardly work, but were unable to get
near enough to identify them. How
ever, there were three who partic
ipated in the “Nation-ary” offense,
and were described to a reporter as
having two legs each, and be'mg
about the size of men.
Judging from the general appear
ance of the damage done a hammer
or crow-bar was evidently used.
An effort will be made to ascer
tain the identity of the guilty char
acters and if successful lively pro
ceedings will be instituted against
them. At present the officials haye
no* clue.
Transient Visitors.
Among the number of transient
visitors to Paragould since yester
day, registered at the hotels of the
city, the following is a list:
HOTEL AMBERG.
James Brodie, Y K Smithwood,
M M Hawkins, Little Rock; E.
Banin, A J Kelly, Phil Shaw, St.
Lonis; P II Burkholder, Paducah,
Ky.; S. Chester, Jonesboro; L
Iiirsch, Newport; LCMills. Mem
phis.
HARVEY HOUSE.
Frauk Hemsick, Carmi, 111.; H
W Fitzgerald, Mack; J McRea,
Rector; Lewis Mack, New York;
F Hand Carl Hoefling. Chillicothe,
nr n n rr •. .. 1 n.
7 x aa xxuou, vaiuvYC.li.
STANCILL HOUSE.
W W Wilson, Terra Haute; J E
Matthews, Corning; C R Beloate,
Clay county; II J Wrape, St.
Louis; J W McCoy, Kansas City;
Ed Wormack, Memphis. Lee Omo
hundro, Little Rock; F M. Brett,
Chicago; Harry Holmes, Harris
burg ; N B Lovelace, Martin, Tenn.
NEW COMMERCIAL. '
W II Whitehead, W W Howard,
C J Fortenburg, Memphis; George
McFall, Chesterfield, Tenn.; Frank
IHenrick, Chas. Thompson, Carrai,
111. ;Sam Ward, Chicago, 111.; C A
Underwood, Piggott; W P Adams.
Martnaduke; O C Bonham, Gaines
ville; Thad W Ward, Quincev, III.
Shot In His Left Leg,
For all kinds ot sores, burns, bruises,
or other wounds DeWitt’s Witch Hazel
' Salve is a sure cure, Skin diseases
yield to it at once. Never fails in cases
of piles. Cooling and healing. None
genuine but Do Witt’s. Beware of
sounteifeits. “I suffered for many
mars from a sore caused by a gun shot
round in my loft leg,” says A. S. Ful
or, English, lad. “It would not heal
ind gave^me much trouble. I used all
inda of remedios to no purpose until I
ried DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. A
!ow boxes completely cured mb.’’The
lobe Drug Store.
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Roll of Honor.
The following persons have paid
on subscription to the Weekly Soli
phone for the month of March, 1002,
the amount set opposite their names:
Mrs Rosa Huffman, 11; W T Mc
Elver, $1; J M Tyner, SI; Mrs DA
Herrin, 50?; W H Penny) $1; John
Purcell, SI; W H Cooper! 50?; G W
Johnson, SI: I N Newell, SI, WT
May, SI; Jim Thompson, 50c: Eld W
J Johns, 50c; J B McNatt, SI; H M
Williford, SI.50; J A Gardner, 50c; J
E Brinkley, 50c; Don livers, SI 35;
L T Williams$1; Luther Puckett SI;
HSSIatton 25 c; W R Todd SI; W
T Crawford SI, E M Tedder 25e;
Almcn Huckabay SI; J J Gossett
50c; Greg Cfl‘ Johnston SI; J A Brad
shsr $1, A M Harris 50e; Mrs Mary
A Myers 25c; S Smith SI; R N Cole
$1; F M Sammons 50c; Gusiov
Langstandt-SOc; II C Wood SI; LL
Thompson 50c. T C Hunt SI; A G
Kennedy 50c; Thomas Hughes $1; D
F Moore $1; G W Davis $1; SO
Thomason 25?; P F Norton $1;EJ
TPrnnrvi ci r: Tail »• TP \'T 0% • Poir
W M Watson $1; W D Ryan $1; Mrs
M E Cook 50c; Wesley Sanderson $1;
E FjBivins $2; A W Armstrong $1;
D C Anderson §1; Mrs Mollie Cl irk
50c; Abe Brown $1; D J Burner £1;
John Wrape $2; S H Curtis ?1; D R
Alexander $1; VV M Owen §1; Wesley
Butler .?1; A A Herrin 50c; Dr R A
Biggs $1; Warren Otey 50 e; C F
Edrington $1; Mrs M E Kuight $1;
Rev .T T Edwards §1; William Swin
dle 25r; J W Cobb $1; Mrs M A Cox
50.*; T A Kennedy $1; Mrs Emma
Morrow $1; R B Ward $1, J W
Barner 25.3, I G Crews 25.
City Election.
The city election passed off quietly
today and a good vote has been polled.
The aspirants for the various ciiy of
fices and their friends have been indus
triously at work and some well-earned
victories have b9en won,
An election tragedy is reported
from near England. Tom Belcher
struck Ben Hickman across the head
with a stick of wood, killing him.
The trouble came upoverthe election.
MONEY RECEIVED.
Paragould’s Contribution to Drouth
Sufferers Properly Applied.
M. F. CVilier, secretary of the
board of Irffdt*, is u. receipt of the
following letter from 0. D. Foster,
president or the Sharp County Bank,
Hardy, Ark., acknowledging rtcoipt
of funds forwarded by -Mr. Collier a
few days ago:
M. F. Collier,
I’aragould, Ark,
Dear Sir:
I have turned ov* r to the proper
committee of Jackson township tha
funds rcc.iv d in ycu:> of 'be 25th,
^ilti 02 who will distribute it at onco
to those most needing it.
Bet me a sure y,u *i it your
generosity is fully appreciated and I
ta.se the liberty to thank you most
sincerely on behalf of those who will
share it. Very Respect fully,
C. D. Foster,
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The funds were distributed to the 1
destitute it Jackson township on ac* 1
count of the personal solicitation of > • 1
Mr. L H. Walker, a oltiz n of that
township, who v.a hi • or three’ /
days soliciting aid for his ueij<hbor»* v
Mr. Walker n quests the Soliphone
to thank the p on!- of ihuagould for
their donation and i .-p cially the ||
board of trade.
While here Mr. Wicker received
some small donations from citizens
whose names did no; pear in the '■ ,-JBfl
list published in the Soli phone last
Al! kinds of blank books. Ledgers, A3
journal j and day bcoka at Lack
ner’s. tf
The New York police arrested a
professional “fake fib- thrower” the I
other d;y. It was his practice to
fall down on the side,walk in front of * '
a fine private residence.anti pretend
to have a lit, whereupon ha- would - A
usually be carried into the Ijousp*
doseci with restoratives and pre« ' -M
sen ted with money bV ♦ bo sytnpa** f ?*
thetic proprietor after reciting a ^ A .V.Q
hard luck story. !>/thy -moans l.e .
sometimes made as much a$ V;X8 c* Asa
$20 a <lav. '• ,.** »jjl
Democratic Primary Election.
Held in Greene County, Ark., March 29th, 1902*
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Jamas P Clarke.. . 97 115; 88 130 117 163 66 131 19 52 31 97 52 93 28 56
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Jeff Davis. 110 132|117 164 1431193 115 149 19 53 51 90 01 US 40 52'
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