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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-12-14

We announce the following special reduction in prices
 Culi lumber at $3 to $5 per NJ.
 No. l dimension lumber, ss7 50 per NJ. 23tf BLUFF CITs- LUMBER Ca.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-12-14
NEW ORLEANS. December 13.-Cotton down 1-16; middling. 5kc.

Mr. John W. Sullivan came up from Warren yesterday afternoon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-12-14

MT. and Mrs. ". H. Langford, of Little Rock, are in the city, the guests of Maj. and Mrs. J B. Speers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-12-14

Call for the horse brand of John sons Magnetic Oil. 1t has no equal Tor the diseases of horses md cattle. l-elze, 5U ctss; 5U-cept sixe; D cen ts tss: llo7f 4aotsy E eo,, Pine Bluff, Ark 0
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-12-14

Capt. sam F. Hilzheim was called to Little Rock yesterday afternoon on important business.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-12-14

The Pend d Oreille lake, ill Idaho, took it's name from it's shape. which re- selnbles that of all earring.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-12-14

At the Paramore Bakery and Cafe an excellent cup of fresh coffee, and so cheap-hard times. 11-5dtf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-12-14

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jackson, of Toronto, are in the city, the guests of friends.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-12-14

sDocnmentsin Evidence, or Love When Game of Three. Have you seen it? You never saw anything like it before.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-12-14

Have you seen Buffalo Bills Wild West Show at Hoyler X Nowland's?
 12 Sdtf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-12-14

Look out for our Christmas novel, ties for the little folks.'' Santa Claus has written LIS that he intends sending us just what they want.
 HoYLER & NowLAND, II 27tf 1l3 West Second avenue.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-12-14

Ho4EiSR < < Nun 1zsskssSsiis,s 1l..szssis
 CT seconsI ve.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-12-14
COTTON MARKET.
 New York.

New York. NEW YORK, December 13.-Cetton- Snotc nacv. laid1l;nw x II 1ec
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
KEEPING POSTED.
The Turkish Government Denies Armenian
Atrocities Repeatedly,

Washington, Dec. 23.-That the Turk
ish government is keeping posted on the
reports circulated concerning the Ar
menian troubles. and that II desires
friendly public opinion. seems evident
from the care with which IL observes
the reports which are I'm circulation
abroad. II has made denials OF several
printed stories of oppression in Ar
menla, and to-day the Turkish minister
furnished To the press a dispatch from
his government cOntradictlng several
recently printed stories. The dispatch
Is as follows.
ut has been published that the Arch
bishop of Marash was imprisoned ut
Alep; that the bishop of Hadiin. arch
bishop Of Zeiatoun and Father Jarasl;
Of Marash, were condemned 90 death /;
that Sister Elizabeth and twenty-five
others were prisoners under arrest, and
fifteen leading men OF Alep were sent
to prison. All these assertions are
without the least foundation In fact, nor
was the church in Boylan closed, as has
been falsely reported"
Constantinople, Dec. 23.-The porte
has agreed to instruct the foreign dele
gates who will accompany the Arme-
nian commission that they are empow-
cred, not only TO suggest questions 10
witnesses. but also TO personally exam
inc them. Abdullah Pasha has with
drawn from the presidency Of the COM
mission at the last moment, and has
been replaced by two officials from the
ministry of justice. who will start to-
day for Erzroum, where the members
of the commission are already assem-
bled, Abdallah's recall is supposed TO
be due to the representations that he Is
inferior in rank TO zedkl Pasha. who, It
is alleged. committed the atrocities, and
will have to be examined.
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
LAWS FOR ALASKA.
Congress Should codiIy Them and Also
Make Many Changes That Are
Badly Needed.
THE eeRINc SEA LUMP SUM PAYMENT


Washington. Dec 23.-1t IN understood
that congress viii. later In the present
session, make an cfrort 10 provide u
code ~ laws for the government OF
Alaska, which Is "a bc submitted as a
result OF the Inspection made OF the
AlnslCan country last summer by As
sisttnt Secretary Hamlln and Joseph
w. Murray, Inspector OF salmon fisher
les, These gentlemen gave special at
tentiun Ia The eeul fisheries, and Will,
OF course. dwell upon this feature es-
pccially In their report. but they will
also recommend changes In the entire
legal system OF the seal Islands and
the mainland as well, covering all sub
iects connected with the government
Of the territory.
The Oregon laws are at present In
force in Alaska and have been ever
since the organization OF the territory.
They are in many Instances lily adapted
to local conditions prevailing In Alska.
and even where they are fairly salts
factory the means OF administering
them are so inefficient as 10 have caused
very serious complaint in the past on
the part OF the people affected. Hence.
besides recommending laws for the
government OF the seal catch. and 9TH
ers looking 20 the prevention OF the
destruction OF salmon interests. Messrs.
Hamlln and Murray will probably
recommend timber laws, new land. min
ing, liquor customs and school laws.
There will also probably be "A recon-
mendation that three or four judicial
districts be created TO take the place
of the present system. which is COM
prised in one district,
The report embodylng their recon-
mendations is now in course of prepa-
ration and will be submitted TO congress
as early i'm the session after the. holi-
days as possible, with the hope that
there may be tine left for congressional
action. IL is believed that the report
will take strong ground for fixing the
next years sealing catch at a lower
limit than that of last year.
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
California Mineral Products.

San Francisco. Dec. o3.-The biennial
report OF the state mlneralogist has just
been issued from the office OF the state
printer. Nearly one-half Of the book
is devoted TO gold mines, Names, loca-
tons, owners and other particulars of
every mine IN the state are given. The
gold product Is largely from quartz
mines, and this branch OF mining Is III
better condition than il ever has been
before. The gold product Of 1898 was
Sl2 4e2 .s1i and silver Sig1 l51, making .
total of sl2Q59, ,g6g IL In not In gold and
silver alone that the mineral wealth ot
california consists. Many other sub
stances are mined here which even now
bring up the value OF our mineral pro-
ducts To- about Si9OoO,O 600 or 100000 600
per nnnum, and they are Increasing In
Nu1up.
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
Mu ST BlpE THEIR TIME,
Election OF Senators to Fill Va canoles Can.
not Be Hurried.

washington. Dec. 2S.-Some question
has arisen as TO whether the senators
10 be chosen To- mi vacancies in the
states OF Montana. Washington and
Wyoming can he selected upon the first
day the legislatures meet. or II the elcc-
tlon win be postponed until after the
prescribed time The senator's are To
nm terms soon 90 begin, while the sit.
ting members terms are about 10 cN-
pire, Senator Dubois, of Idaho, has
been looking up the matter FOR sSule
friends In the west and has found that
senators selected Ia on vacancies must
be elected I'm precisely the same manner
ns those to MI terms tn expire In the
near future. This viii prevent the
election of senators To tlll the vacancies
until the time when the regular sena-
tOrinl elections would occur. Another
matter which he asccrtalued In looking
up the ease was that when these SEN
ntnrs are elected they viii not draw eal-
aries until they qualify which Is not
the cnsc In the election of senator's
elected for full terms. In the latter
case, whether they qualify on the lth
nf March or not. thclr pay begins. Ida
no was admitted on July 2. and the seu-
ators elected began drawing their pay
from that date Since then u provision
hnH been inserted In nm appropriation
hill prescribing when senators elected
tn nll the vacancies shall begin drawing
pay,
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
STORMS RAGE.
Much Damage and One Hundred Lives Lost
In Europe.

London. Dec. 23.-Reports from vari-
Gus parts OF Great Britain show that
the gale is abatlng. The storm ragged
with greatest fury all day yesterday.
Tolegraphlo communication with Scot
land "a completely interrupted, while
wires In the midland counties and ire
land are more or less damaged Thsus
ta hardly "A town OF any size but repors
personal casualties and damage 10
property. Manufacturing towns In tho
north and west suffered badly. Roofs
were torn on ana chimneys collapsed.
crashing through adjoining buildings
and killing ana lnjurlnH a number of
working people. A number ~ fishing
boats are missing. Three boats were
swnmpUd or stormwny. and twenty
two occupants drowned. Much damage
was done 10 houses In Dublin and tho
suburbs of that city, The people In
Donegal hills are reported TO be suffer-
ing terribly. their cottagea being
wrecked ana flooded,
The ships America ana Mary u. Mar
shall went ashore near Gfeoaock. The
Arknlow was driven ashore In SCaipHlo
bay, and has nine feet of water ia her
hold. II IN expected she viii be n total
loss. All around the coast vessels nru
reported 10 be stranded or Va great
danger. The ship Carmichael was
wrecked OF Holyhend. and ave u hor
crew were drowned.
The four master County ~ Nimross,
FOR Hhrtlcpool. was seen on That port
lying on her beam ends and apparently
sinking. Her crew were seen on her,
with life bolts on. The actual number
OF deaths ls unknown, but u In nx-
pccted the list will not be less than roo.
Tho Americnn ahlp konnebec. from
port Dlakely, which had disohhrEed hcr
cargo az Belfast, broke ndrift aud sank
"A tug and damaged another vessel,
BrussrlH, Doe. gJ-fhe town of Dem
drrmnndn. az the connuenco OF the Den.
der aud scholdt rivers, was insndnfed
by the oyefnowlng of the Dendcr. Tho
inhabitants were aroused by the toCuin
and escaped, but the property loss ID
great. The Villages Of Audegeme. Deu-
drryllle. Mespelaco, ApolB ana Bafca.
rodo were also inundated,
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
PRICE FIVE CENTS

to mob OF 900 citizens that are gath
cred around the county jail with the
intention OF iynohing Jake Wiggina, 10
In believed better counsel has prevailed
and that there will bo no nnanuit an tho
Jail Saturday night Virgins killed
negro named Anderson Williams, across
the river In Carolina. lie wna trackrd
10 Augusta By negro spotter and tho
Augusta police were told OF his whrff1
ubouta. A posse OF police nufrounded
the house IN the upper part OF AuguNe
and broke In the door.
Wigglna opened fire on tho onloefH
Win pistols one Ia each mana, 10
tectlyo Joe Murray was shot IA tho
head and N dying at the hospital i'u-
lccmnn Wronn was shot Ia the ictsl
John Davis, - spectator, was nhot IN
the region ~ the henrt and died IN leHA
than an hour.
The negro escaped. bat o little later
was held up by youth named JORDAN
aud finally arrested. During the melee
nt the houHc and the flight OF the neRro'
when the fugitive was under iire from
many persons over $50 shots were frcd
ana a man was slightly wounded In
the left side.
At9 O'Clock the crowd az the jail had
Increased 10 900. There IN no leader
and H. ia not thought any attempt VIII
be- made 10 enter the inil. which N u
gtrong structure and will protect him.
The sherifI and mayor vow there shan
Do no lynching In Augusta tonight, OF
any other night.
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
1nE ,POssUM md THE co0X


George VI. Bundy the colorod nhn who
recently escaped conviction on thu charge
OF sending an obscene letter through the
malta, ~ perhaps the most charactcri1tic
story teller OF HIS race In the n0rthwoat.
llin fnv0ritc story ih the one regarding
The differences between the 'DoHnum and
the coon In print " cannot fail TO fan
short OF bning nB interesting as whom told
by Ills own lips; Tor no type can convey
the accent which Is linndy'a own, or the
merry twinkle of his eye.
II prefer De coon 10 dc 'posaum always
nm AN article OF food" rays iundy II
know dnt mos OF de southern people. an
pn tculnfly de coloFrd proplc, prefer DE-
poHsum, bat Tor me please pass de coon
toward my plate eyry time But aH far
uH friendship nm respect for de- TWO an
mails NJ concerned dru ! has a strong
leAnln' toward de 'p0sEum. His manner
and morals Oud his general behavior is
Tar superior ~ he coon. De possum w a
gen Gilman, de coon is O. roundcf. DE pos
sum Is homes; dc coon ia natural bon
thief You offer anything tp o. coon. hr
shake hs head an walk away, an when
you lay II down he com" back an steal n.
De only thing 'possum'l iuke dat don't
belong 20 him II Rraups and 10 show you
how sensitive de possum h., an what
Keen KcnHe o fcclin' he has, yuu only has
10 say when you koiCh I'm 'mong dc vines:
Isn't you ashamed d yoRclfg an no
hnng his hcnd Acnaltycncsa w ~ peculiar
characteristic OF dc 'pOasum. When you
stub your toe Bg'ln "A 'possum ne roll
right up In a bundle, an all you rot 10 io
Is 10 touch his tail wild your finger. an he
twist his tail aroun' you han. nn you
start right of home Awingln' him Jes nkc
a lantern.
NOW, III tell you de strnnges thing
bout de 'possum and de coon. ANY dog
can whip 'possum, but u take n mighty
line peart dog to get de bes' Of n coon;
while In "A nght tween n 'poasum an a
| coon de coon amt nowhere. DE 'pOspum
am goln home mindln' his own business.
an proyldin' for his family. IL he has one,
when de coon comes fofagln' along DE
coon see de 'possum an he swagger up
wild de lef' shoulder n trife higher dan de
right. an 'binv he fetches de 'possum jes'
under the belt. DE 'possum look s'prlsed
an backs on an looks at de coon as much
as TO say, You better let me lone. Use
mlndin' my own business and don't aim
TO have no trouble wild nobody De coon
pay no 'tention. but give de 'possum
mother bin De 'possum les grin an
scratch his head wild de coon rarn'
round. Bout de time coon think 'possum
whipped, 'possum Eetn' second wind.
Coon git careless bout dis time an strik-
In wild. 'Possum sparrin fer wind an.
watchin' for an openin'. Pretty soon he
lay like he dead an he gilt H. Coon or his
guard an stan over 'possnm. 'possum
jes' reach up an ketch coon by the neck
wild his teeth an close his mouth tight.
Den de 'possum go to sleep, an when he
wake up de coon am dead"
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
PAID TOO MUCH.
Most Of the Lump Sum Was for Prospective
Damages. Hit Says.

Washington. Dec. 23.-Secretary Gres-
hams communication 20 congress rel
ative TO paying sl25,OOo for Bering sea
seizure purposes is occasioning much
discussion among those who have been
giving attention TO the subject. Rep
rcsentative Hit. of Illinois. who intro
duced the resolution calling for infor-
nation, is not yet satisfied that the
United States should pay a lump sum
OF s425,0OO for seizures as he says pos
tive evidence already adduced shows
this amount TO be excessively large.
Hit points out that the amount foots
up S43s 900. which Is little more than
the amount Of the proposed promise.
OF this Si50. 900 Hit says 1851. 900 Is for
probable earnings, estimated catch, !"
etc That IL. the ships claim large dam
ages for what they might have earned
had they not been siezed so that their
claim is for prospective or remote dam
ages. and only a portion for damages
actually sustained.
Hit says this theory of prospective
damages was expressly repudiated be-
fore the famous awards commission. II
was then held that the United States
could not recover for what number of
American ships might have done since
they have been siezed. The congress-
man says this precedent and others
settles the principle of international
law, and that remote damages cannot
| be collected.
II Is also shown that of the eighteen
ships claiming damages there We're ten
American ships. Some OF these We're
flying British flags merely for the sake
of avoiding detection. Hit urges that
IL is not for Great Britain to collect
alleged damages To American ships. The
claims OF three American ships are in
clsded in the settlement Of the Si25,000.
although Hit says the United States
should deal with it's own ships In its
own way. and not through Great Brit
ain as an intermediary. After deduct
ing the 1857 900 for probable earnings" +"
and further deducting the claim OF the
ten American ships, HIT holds there Is
very little left OF the original claim
and that Si25, 900 is far in excess Of what
Il ought TO be.
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24

viii have been made 10 protect the
monopoly thlrty-0nc years, There were
many different patent commissioners
~ the fourteen ycarb. and sub0rdinatoB
were changed very often. The In
iiucncca winch the Bcll telephone mOnr
opoly used IN the patent office have
long been the subject of Hcnndaloua
speculation.
II Ia known that for at lcnat a part
OF the fourteen years the patent Oliicc
was hostile b. the monopoly. IL iB said
that obstacles We're then thrown In the
way OF The granting uf the patent by
the patent Office officials without their
knowing that they WIRE thus unwlt-
tlnsly benciittlng tho monopoly.
The present American Boil Telephone
company WAS otEgN.Zcd ln May, 1850,
The total dividend payments aud the
capital at the end uf each fiscal year
since have been.
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
lIdy Rca EIkjns.

Clarksburg W. Va, Dec. 2S.-Judge
Nathan GoN, who has been holding
court I'm South Carolina, arrived nj his
home yesterday aud has been In close
conference with political friends, In
Guiding Hon. George G. : Davis, who
ls himself an nctiVe candidate for the
United States senate against Elkins. II
was given out this evening that Judge
Con would. IN all probability, announce
HIS candidacy for The senate within the
next twenty four hours. II he does, he
will probably prove formidable uppo-
mont He has eight votes pledged To
him, and senator Whitaker and Hon
r. j. Hutchinson each have as many
more Judge Cons candidacy would
draw heavily from Elkins, aud at the
Same time solldify the followers Of the
other candidates, all of whom are
Identified with the Con wing of the
party. The conference has caused some
cXcltcmnt In political circles through
nut this section.
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
AFRAID OF THE INDIAN.
He Gave Yell and Then Jumped Over the
Counter.

An amusing story is told OF one OF the
two little colored boys who travel with
the Calhoun Opera company, which
played In Helena last week. The boys
were stopping at the Cosmopolitan
hotel, where also were "A number OF In
dians. who were witnesses In the Jones
case. one day an Indian, who had been
watching the antics OF the boys as they
played about the office, made "A jump
toward one OF them AS II to catch him.
The little fellow gave a yell that could
have been heard a block away, and
with bound jumped over the Office
desk into the clerks enclosure. lie told
the clerk who fiually induced him to
stop yelling. that he thought the Indian
intended to scalp him.
The remarkable jump and the fearful
yells ~ the little colored Tad startled
the stoical rN.d man, who for "A few min
utrs couldn't realize that he was the
cause OF all the comOtiuu,
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
On 10 the Top.

Seattle. Wash, Dec. ga message
from the Post-Intclligenccr party for
the exploration OF Mount Rainier
brought by pigeon which WIS released
at the mouth Of Carbon glacier at $50
"A. m. to-day. tells of the arrival OF the
party al the base of the mountain ON the
previous evening. aud of great ava
ianehcs. Tho last days tramp was
mnde on snow shoes, over four or lNc
feet NJ snow. In 2G degrees temperature.
Carbon river aud other streams were
fordcd many times. ana two Of the
pnrty were duckcd In Icy watcr, car
hon glacier rises IN "a sheer wall OF 5O
feet and is greatly depressed, torn,
ribbed and ragged by nynlnnchcH which
have left walls ~ snow 800 feet high.
The party this morning started across
the glacier and around 81. Elmo'B pnss,
TO examine the route 60 the summit
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
Robbers Make a Paid.

Ciarcmore 1. r., Dec. 23.-rhe Ffanch
band Ok outlaws. headed by Jim french
and Cherokee Bill, made a raid inat
night on the town OF Nowata. twenty
nye miles north q here. ON the Sansas
Valley railroad. Station Agent Bria-
tow, stopping out on the platform or
the station. found himself covered WIN
four gums. ffe WAS marched through
the waiting room and compelled 20 open
the safe. The robbers secured about
$3.50. They did not molcst the pasaeii-
gers In the waiting room.
After getting the contents on the safe.
they marched ,ho agent outside,
mounted and rode away. goins cast. it
was feared they would rob thc pasecn-
ger train which was due. but II pulled
out In safety about thirty fulnutcs
later.
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
Cans &
...Klein

To-Day the War Department.
will officially gazette the retire
ment, for age, of Brigadier. Cen
eral David G. Swain, Judge
Advocate General.
In 1884 he was suspended
from service for ten years bv
court-martial on account of
transactions with n firm of stock
brokers. The remainder of the
sentence was recently RENTED
by the President, so that Gen.
sral Swain might retire.
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
Mnrtified oxer His Arrest.

Memphis. Tenn, Dec. 25.-At Rock
ford, Coosa county. Ala, Albert oor-
don, aged % and wen connected, was
arrested ON an indictment from Gilmore
county, charging gambling on Sunday.
and was failed after n desperate but
unsuccessful effort 10 escape. Last
night when Jallor Bedit went 10 Cor
don's cell TO carry blanket he found
him hanging to a bar by his suspendcrs,
with his hands tied behind him win ms
handkerchief. dead. Mortfication over
his arrest was the cause.
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
An Editor Innocent.

Sioux Falls, s. D.. Dec. 9a,-Word was
received here yesterday that the su-
preme court OF this state has reversed
the decision of the county court OF this
county la the case OF Al, j. Davenport
against R. buchanan. The complaint
charged Buchanan with practically OBJ
tanning money under false prctenscs.
Davenport is principal OF the Sioux
Falls high school aud buchanan Ia odi-
tor Of the populist paper here.
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
condemned outlaw Escapes.

Wichita, Kan. Dec. 23.-ollver Jew
ell. one Of the worst desperadoes In tho
Indian country. who was sentenced to
be-. hanged next Friday for the murder
Of Tom Arnold and his son In the Chero
kee strfp,,h&s escaped from the Wo0u-
ward, Okla. Jail. Two or three hun
drcd officers aud citizens OF Woodward
aud vicinity are out searching for him,
but he VIII probably get away, as II
Is certain his friends from the indian
country aided In his escape.
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
Grnnt ON Ducks.

Washington, pcc, ~ ~ President
ClcvolandHnd the party Of duck hunters
returned Ia the city this morning In
the Atlantic Copst express. The prcsi-
dent was looking well, being u little
Drowned by his exposure tu the sun and
wind. Altogether the party killed about
800 ducks, the president being responsi-
hlo FOR rather more than half ~ them,
lie spoke very apprcciatiVely " his
reception at Georgetown yesterday.
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
Robbed OF the Receipts.

Cheyenne. Wyo., Dec. 2a.-A dispatch
from Rawlins states that a double
murder occurred at Baggs Carbon
county. last night. James Underwood.
one OF the proprietors OF a saloon, shot
and killed his partner, "A MIR. Walker.
and fatally wounded another man named
Harboe. whom he charged with being
implicated with Walker In robbing him
Of the receipts OF his business.
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24

Average per year, sl.G5O, 1856 ST ,2O9. .Os5
The figures for 1898 are estimated.
The company began paying extra diVi-
dends In 1884. They are included above
and In detail have been 1884, x2Ss OG3
1885. S392, ,Oii: 1856. S392 ,0Si; 1887. 1892. =
0Si; 1883. s597. 1885, 1859. 100000: 1890
S750,0OO, 1891, 100000; 1899. 1891 1868 ls93
Sl,l25.00O. The average rate OF dividend
has been li.72 per cent.
The Helena independent., 1894-12-24
Studying American RnIlmn.,.

San Francisco. Dec. 23.-AmonR ths
arrivals on tho steamer PoknE from
tho orient were two officials ~ the
railway. who have eome
90 America 10 study the railway and
ferry Ryatema OF tho country. a. Ada.
dyOfan, one ~ The party. IL chief rnsl.
neer of the biz bibeFian railway. and