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Newspaper
Conway Log Cabin
Location
Conway, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1900
Page
2
The fragment notes candidates Jas H. Berry and HuGu A Dinsmor filing for Congress on the United States Senate ballot, indicating a contested run and party alignment. Local context specifics are limited but point to a mid campaign filing period.
Conway ranks nineteenth among Arkansas towns and cities by population while Faulkner County sits eighteenth among the counties. The old proverb Whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad seems to fit recent temper outbursts attributed to Roosevelt and Hanna.
The text notes Roosevelt drawing crowds at Victor Colorado and Chicago where the public shows enthusiasm for the strenuous life he promotes. It hints at mobs in those cities engaging with his message and perhaps aimed at entertaining him.
A dispatch from China reports American troops being reviewed by Gen. Chaffee in front of the Temple of Heaven. The note adds that American soldiers have been entering unusual locations recently.
The piece notes Arkansas gains a congressional seat after the census with Ian A Garland, son of former U S Attorney General A H Garland, entering the race. It also mentions a new Memphis Commercial Appeal train service to Arkansas and various political discussions about Bryan, Jones, Clarke and Clark, plus critiques of McKinley and imperial policy.
In May 1898 Senia tor Depew, a key administration supporter, argued that keeping the Philippine Islands requires reversing long standing government traditions and implementing a practical revolution of the U S form of government to obtain an empire with all its attributes.
Bishop Grant from Indianapolis declared at a conference in Ohio that Africans will decide whether whites may stay in the country. The remark spurred debate on race presence and he implied whites might be asked to leave.
Last Sunday Gov Roosevelt faced insults from a mob as he left church. The attackers hurled mud and profanity, and critics say such rowdyism is disgraceful to the community and unfit in a free country.
The text notes Conway’s census showing a growing town, surpassing expectations of 2,500 for city class and marking it as the largest town on the road between Little Rock and Van Buren. It emphasizes steady growth, broad encouragement, and favorable statewide comparisons.
Z T Newberry convicted of killing John Bass was pardoned by the governor last Monday. He faced two trials with a hung jury in the first, then a January term verdict of guilty and a five year penitentiary sentence. The supreme court affirmed the lower court's ruling.
Greenbrier association Baptist churches are urged to send delegates to Bristol on Thursday October 25 at 2 p.m. to form a Sunday school convention. The action was approved at the district meeting on the fifth Sunday in July at Holland. Delegates unable to attend may join the association meeting the next day.
An old advertisement touts Gregory's Anti Malarial Pills claiming to cure chills and malaria, improve appetite and digestion, strengthen blood and nerves, and boost work capacity. It urges preventive use and offers satisfaction guaranteed with contact at Kincheloes old stand, Conway.
A critical summary of Maj McKinley accusing him of waging wars without authority against Luzon allies, endorsing slavery in the Sulus, paying a Mohammedan despot to maintain harems, and pursuing forcible annexation. It cites pressure on Congress for tariffs on Porto Rico, a $20 million payment to Spain, and over $200 million spent to secure expected gains, framing calls for ratification of his actions as imperial conquest.
A public school note urges punctuality and regular attendance stressing written excuses signed by parents for tardiness or absence. It warns that five unexcused absences in twenty days lead to a twenty day suspension and calls for parent cooperation and supportive attitudes toward teachers and students.
Quaker Valley Merc. Co. announces a renewed offer of a free silver plated sugar shell to any married woman who asks. Regular price forty cents. jewelers ask fifty to seventy five cents. Postpaid delivery, request form to be cut out and mailed with stamps to Morgan and Harrison Streets Chicago. Also selling old papers.
County Clerk Lea issued licenses to J. F. Ledrick and Ardella Crouch of Mayflower. W. A. Kelly and Jennie Price of Cato. Ben Walker of Saltillo and P. D. Yearger of Chadwick. Joseph Haas and Henrietta Fawer of Conway.
Residence for sale plus two lots. Two story house with seven rooms electric lights burglar alarms servants call bells water works and outbuildings. Apply to 18 EB. W. Ganrr Conway Ark.
Middling cotton brings 9.50 to 9.65 cents in Conway on October 9. Mrs. J. H. Kincaid of Little Rock visited her daughter at Central College last Saturday. C. W. Cox spent Sunday with family in the city. T. 5S. Wilson was in town Monday.
Warning against mercury based catarrh treatments and praising Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Claims the remedy contains no mercury and works systemically. Sold by Drauss at 75 cents per bottle. Hall's Family Pills cited as best.
By order of Faulkner Chancery Court decree dated September 25 1900 the commissioner will sell on November 14 1900 at the east door of the Faulkner County Court House Arkansas the west half of the northeast quarter section 19 township 5 north range 12 west containing 80 acres of Samuel K Feemster heirs for partition. Credit three months bond with security. land retained to secure purchase money. Commissioner J M C Vaught HR Oct 1900.
Notice announces a general election in Faulkner County Arkansas on November 6 1900 for Right Presidential Electors and One Congressman for the Fifth Congressional District. Polling places include Auders Bristol Benedict Sygenes Clifton Cadron Mayflower Conway Mt. Vernon Bono Batesville Cross Roads and more with Sheriff W 5 HeNvmiCckKsuN dated Oct 86 1900.
Commissioner Colquitt argues current law fails to deter timber cutting on state lands and urges amending the timber inspector act to create a paid special deputy. The deputy would devote full time to safeguarding state lands, with the state covering a reasonable salary to attract qualified personnel and secure convictions.
Jack Quindless, a brakeman, died in a wreck on the Iron Mountain near Witherspoon five miles from Arkadelphia. As a front car jumped the track, those in the rear piled up. Quindless, in the train middle, attempted to flee to the rear but was caught. Rescue took about thirty minutes. Both legs were crushed and he sustained internal injuries with death following soon after.
Benjamin Bogy, thought to be the oldest drummer who sold goods in Arkansas, died last week in Joplin Missouri from a stroke. He began selling in 1848, traveling by horseback or on foot in a state with no railroads, a memory many old timers will recall.
Last week a petition filed with the secretary of state asks that Alex McKnight of Clark County be certified as a presidential elector for the Union Reform party. The party ticket lists L. H. Ellis and S. T. Nicholson as the presidential candidates.
Tot Springs merchants will file a protest with the commission against freight rates charged by the two rail lines serving the city. A mass meeting heard speakers claim rates are higher on certain freight classes now than when only one line operated.
Miss Zoe Johnson was elected queen to represent Eureka Springs in the Fort Smith carnival. A infant daughter of Mrs. Jessie Haskins of Saint Paul died after scalding in boiling molasses. The Missouri Pacific plans extension from Greenwood to Waldron to access coal fields. Cotton is mostly open and should be harvested in about three weeks, with some areas delayed. A. St. Brown, 67, died in Eureka Springs from injuries from a runaway last June. Henry Deppe, six seven, is noted as the tallest man in Arkansas working at Tron Mountain shops in Little Rock. The American Cotton Company burn destroyed its Brinkley round lap bale plant, valued at $10,000 with light insurance. A Thomas York near Warren was shot and wounded by Rogers due to a crop dispute. The Prohibition Party convened in Little Rock. J. C. Fraker of Eureka Springs was named presidential elector at large. J. B. Dugger, Cleburne County clerk, indicted for shortage. he is in Texas, another fills the post. George Witherspoon, a colored preacher, was caught stealing chickens at Wynne. An intruder chloroformed James Hunt’s family at Jonesboro and cut the hair of Mrs. Hunt’s 12 year old daughter. motive unknown.
Reports describe British and German forces operating in China while the Chinese minister seeks U S mediation. Russia readies port blockades, and American protests over troop withdrawals are voiced. Japan and Britain weigh peace terms as allied powers respond to ongoing turmoil.
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