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Smith & Robinson
,...,,,,a ,be win of Millionaire.

Nrw YORK, April, IA hearing oi Enc ohieetions to the will of James Hood Wright, who dropped aeaa III one of the stations of the East-olue 1slovated Road some three months since is the special order before sur roeate Fitzgerald today. The de- ceased. who Is a member Of the pahh- K mo firm of Drexel, Morgan X Co.,, left an estate of over a million of dollars ahout equally devided between realty and personality. The principal bene- fciaries being the widow, step cnliu- ron and sisteTof the deceased. | HIS a,snosition of the fortuneiscontested hy William Robert, Claude Wright oY F1inburg, Scotland, and pousi"s ayaiter Wright, of salix, Ia.' and who arc sons of MT. Wright's deceased half-brother, formerly of Scoti1iiu' The objections are, that the testator was subject to an undue influence and that the contests are legaily eh- filled to a share In the estate.
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We beg to announce that we have been appointed by Mir. I. W. Harper, the famous Distiller, ofNelson county Ky,-agents for his supurb Hand Made Sour Mash Whiskey.
 This announcement is of import ance to every one, for it insures to them for the future one of the purest. most delicate, and most celebrated Whistles in the World, and those who will take the trouble hearafter to demand the "I. W. HARPER WHISKY" need have no fear that it's moderate use will injury health or disposition. w. J. BRANNoN X BRO. Cor. Main and Second avenue. 4l6m
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Y. M. c. A. Notes.

One hundred and five men attended the Y. M. C. A. mems meeting yester. day afternoon. Rev. J. F. Carr gave a splendid talk on the social evil. 1t is hoped that a delegate of the State convention may be secured to come down to Pine Bluff in order to ad- dress this mems meeting next Sun day.
 The Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. C. A., meets next Wednesday after noon at 3 o'clock There should be some delegates chosen at this meet to send to the State convention which meets this week.
 The Girls Aid met this afternoon to effect permanent organization. Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
 Forty Years the Standard.
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nOnte CriStO....
A Beautiful Light.

Manager O'Kieff, of the Arlington Hotel, has recently supplied that popular hostelry with patent gas burners, known as the Wels- bach Incandescent Gas Lights. These burners are fitted on over the old style ones, yet the lights are totally different. That made by the Welsbach burners are beautiful white lights, and has the appearance of electricity-is so smooth and bril- iant. It is said these burners re- quire much less gas than the old style burners. Quite a number of our citizens are placing them in their residences and all who have tried them are delighted. Schwartz Bros. are the agents for the burners in this city.
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wm Not Interfere With the Exhibit
 NEW YORK, April 1.-Accordins to advices from Tokio, the war be- tween Japan and China will not in terfere with the opening today at Kyoto of National Industrial Exhi- bition in commemoration of the one thousandth anniversary of the founding of that city as the old cap ital of Japan. All parts of the Elm pire and all of it's industries are rep resented in the Exposition.
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slds for Concessions Closed


 ATLANTA, Ga., April 1.-The re- ception of bids for concessions at the forthcoming Cotton-State and International Exposition closed this morning, and the immense amount of mail received indicates the belief on the part of the would be concessionaires that the Exposi- tion would be a success. The com petitors for the weinerwurst and hot sausage, hot waffle, and grid dle-cake stands are especially numer- ous. The awards will be announced in few days.
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q ao.p,n Louisiana and Mississippi

NEW ORLEANS, April 1.-The twelfth annual encampment Of the Department of Louisiana and Mis- sissippi of the Grand Army, opened here today. Commander-in-Ghlef . Lawler, Adjutant General Jones and Rand Quarter Master-General Burst being present. There was a fair attendance of delegates.
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Money for War Veterans.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April, 1.-Within the next two weeks, over 2,00o' 'ooo' from the Treasury of Uncle Sam' Will have been distributed amongst some fiftv-two veterans of the war in this state Minnesota, the two Dakotas. This comprises the Milwaukee pen sion district, although nearly a
 onarter of a million of the total dis hursment goes into Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. Three hundred Mexi, ean war veterans and one hundred servtyors of Union campaigns prior to the Ciyal war, are still on the
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On account of the Spring Meeting of the Little Rock Jockey Club April 1st to 7th inclusive, the St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Ky. will sell tickets at one fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale March 31 to April inclusive good to return untilAprll Sth.
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1895 audits her accounts and finds you are troubled with occasional sick headaches. Do not let them fasten themselves upon you. Get rid of them now while ou can do it so easily. Go to Anderson-Meye Drug Company, your druggist, and ask for Ramon's Tonic Liver Pills. A box costs 9 cents. With the pills are some tiny Pellets which are strongly tonic and build up the sys- tenn. Give them a fair trial, and in a fortnight you will feel like a new creature. Sample free.
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The Little Rock Gazette, in its North Side Notes," says: Judge Silverman will be here on Monday to complete the organization of the new bank. While no papers have been signed, it is understood that the two banks will he merged into one. By so doing it secures for the North Side bank of almost unlimited cap- ital and adds two men of enterprise and push who can and will do much to advance the interests of this com munity."
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Little Rock Races.

For the accommodation of those desiring to attend the races at Little Rock, the Iron Mountain morning train will leave Pine Bluff at 10 o'clock a. m. and returning leave Lit tie Rock at , D. m. each day during the races.
 4 ! Ct J. l.. REINAcH, Ticket Agent.
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=C. U. Harrison, the: Main street druggist, has In his employ regis tered pharmacist who is prepared to compound prescriptions at all hours of the night. ldlm
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INDIA CHUTNEY,

The most delicious condinent made. Also a full line of Swiss, nburger, Edam, Pineapple and Cream Cheese just received by
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River Notes.

Our people have no fears of an overflow this season.
 The Arkansas river now has a good boating stage of water
 The river fishermen are now catch ing immense quantities of buffalo and catfish.
 The Reese Pritchard, Drake, Master will arrive here from Little Rock this afternoon,
 The steamer Eugene will leave Memphis for Pine Bluff and all way points at o'clock Tuesday after noon.
 The II. K. Reggs and barges, w. M. Watkins Mastor, passed up to Little Rock last evening from below this city loaded with cotton seed for the Consumers Oil Mill, at Little Rock.
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Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder Worlds Fair Highest Award.
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Order of Tonti.

Charles n. Mann, auditor, has complet-
ed his report on the first and second &C
counts of Francis Skunk Brown and the
Land Title and Trust company, assignees
of the Order of Tonti. The amount for
distribution among the members is about
$500, 900, and the dividend awarded is %
per cent on all certificate holders upon the
amounts paid in by them, less benefits and
interest received.
No distinction is made between the hold
ers of matured certificates and the holders
of unmatured certificates, the claim OF
preference by the matured certificate hold
ers being disalbowed-
All members in good standing who paid
assessment No. 143 prior to March IS,
1894, Will be entitled to dividend.
The total appraised value of the assets OF
the order are 81, Oo7, 600, of which 5000, 900
is covered by the auditors report. The
balance will be accounted for as soon as
the unconverted assets shall have been re-
allied upon.
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HORSES AND HoRsEMEN.

Carbine was called Old Jack in his
stable in Australia.
George Fl. Kstcham is candidate
for mayor of Toledo.
Jockey Kinney was killed by fall
in the first race at San Francisco re-
Gently.
Miller & Sibley, Franklin, Pa, have
sold the bay mare Allibel. 2:194, by
St. Bell, for shipment to England.
The Buffalo driving park is endeav-
oring to arrange a match between Hal
billiard, 2:O424, and Robert j, s:O11a.
Starting machine inventors are nu-
merous, no less than % machines hav
ing been patented in the Australian col
onies.
The Morgan may be considered the
side partner of the trotter in America,
as the hackney is of the thoroughbred
in England.
Transvaal Boer has two racing os-
triches. One of them has developed a
speed of % miles an hour and has a
stride of 4 feet.
There are two things requisite in a
race horse, the one as essential as the
other, and they are to have the foot
| level as well as the head
The legs support the body and may
be put on wrong, which consequently
unbalances the feet, yet the latter are
treated as if the defects indicated resid-
ed therein solely.
Bob Stewart of Kansas City has COM
municated with G. w. Williams of
Galesburg, signifying his Willingness
to trot Ryland T, 2:O734, against Alix,
2:O3A, at the meet there in August. -
/ Hnrsaman
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Death of Paul Jones.

On July Is, in the afternoon, seeing he
was fast failing, Gouvernsur Morris Undue
ed him to draw up his will. 1t is sim
pie document in which he divides his
property between his sisters and names
Robert Morris as his sole executor.
He was then able to sit up in an arm
chair, and his friends left him to have the
will copied into French. They returned
at O'Clock and witnessed it. after which
Paul Jones returned to his bedroom. Pres
emily came the queens physician. They
all went into the room, and there on the
bed, face downward, lay Paul Jones. The
great captain was no more-''in peace
after so many storms, in honor after so
much obloquy."
Two days later he was buried. The ma
tional assembly resolved in its process YER
bal to send deputation of 10 members to
honor "the memory of Paul Jones, ad-
miral of the United States of America, a
man who has well served the cause of lib
erty.''
In the funeral discourse over him it was
said: THE fame of the brave outlives
him. His portion is Immortality"
So long as ships sail the sea will the
name of Paul Jones be respected. His
country owes him a great debt for he truly
said, I have ever looked out for the honor
of the American flag And it may be
said of him, as Of the great Condo, "This
man was born a captain. Molly Elliot
Seawell in Century.
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ODDS AND ENDS.
There are 13, 900, 900 men of military
age in the United States.
HorsennaI

There are Is, 900, 900 men of military
age in the United States
The first crop of tea grown in Natal
was in the year 1881. Today Natal tea
is common.
Sixteen pints of the juice or sap which
makes india rubber is frequently taken
from one tree.
1t is estimated that more gold and sill
yer have been sunk in the sea than are
now in circulation on the earth.
Soft, white bread, soups and other
cooked victuals are believed by scientific
dentists to be the cause of the prevail
ing decay of teeth.
By brushing shoes with a soft brush,
rubbing a little glycerin well into the
leather and polishing with very clean,
soft brush no blacking will be required.
In the Japanese language it is very
easy to get few useful phrases, as the
pronunciation is not difficult. Really to
know it, however. is almost impossible
for an Englishman or American.
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PERSONAL GOSSIP.

The ex-Emprsss Eugene is now set
tied at her villa on Cap Martin until
the end of May.
Attorney Nye of Minneapolis, who
convicted Harry Hayward, is a brother
of Bill Nye, but he is not so much of a
joker.
In 1880 Lord Beaconsfield said to
friend, 81 give myself two more years
of life " He died April 10, 1881. To
the queen he gave 20 more years.
Sir Joseph Barnby could play the or
gan at public services when he was only
a boy of IL. Fortunately he was not
one of those youthful prodigies whom it
is wise to kill
NJ. De Giers made no money out of
Russian craftsmanship, and being hon.
est left his family il poor circumstances
The czar, however, has granted a liberal
pension to Nine. De Giers and her fam
lily.
Mrs. Eva T. Cook of Gloucester, the
newly elected department president of
the Woman's Relief corps of Massaehu-
sets, is very popular member of tho
order and has long been devoted to the
work for the veterans
Matsui, the new secretary of the
japanese legation at Washington, is
only about q years old He is a gradu-
ate of the Imperial university at Tokyo.
Mr.. Matsui succeeds Mr.. Miyaoki, who
was recently transferred to Berlin.
Representative Tarsney of Missouri
has propounded a conundrum. He
A = L.:
of Napoleon, always uses the word
telegram for dispatch, when, as he sup
poses, the work was written before the
telegraph was invented.
John Wesley, the pioneer Methodist,
was for time member of Governor
Oglethorpes Georgia colony of adven-
turers. He left his studies at Oxford to
join the expedition. and his love for
Sophia Canston, one of the colonists,
formed the tragedy of his early life.
William Kuyjath of Logansport, Ind,
deeply grieved over the death of his
wife and additionally lamenting the
absence of photograph, called pho
tographer to his house, and picture
was taken of his dead wife in an up
right position with himself standing by
her side.
James Kemp, who has just died in
Boston, is said to have been the first
man converted by the Salvation Army
in the United States A member of the
army picked him out of an ash barrel
while he was drunk. The next day he
joined the army and soon rose to be a
captain, an Office which he held until
his death.
Ibsen writes very slowly and careful
~ and never takes real vacation. Ey-
cry day he devotes five hours to literary
work-from a. m. till l. 1t takes
him about five months to write drama.
After completing one he devotes six or
seven months to mental preparation for
a new one He rewrites each play three
times, it is said.
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ODD FELLOWS.
Penalty For Publishing the Secret WOrI
Rebekah and other Notes.

RenA1Cy EOE GnO SECRET w DIX
Rebezah and Other Notes.
No person is authorized to publish the
secret work of the order in any manner
whatever, and any person so doing should
be promptly expelled from the order. The
sovereign grand lodge has also made it an
offense punishable by expulsion to have in
your possession any alleged expose of the
work of the order.
Minnesota votes for its grand officers on
the Australian ballot plan. The elections
are held in the lodges on a specified date,
and all past grands present vote. Nomina-
tions are made in specified time proceed
ing election, and the names are all printed
upon one ballot, and the voter places a cross
opposite the name of his preference.
The Southeast Missouri Association OF
Odd Fellows has arranged for an elaborate
celebration of the seventy fifth anniversary
of the order, to be held at Charleston
April 20.
Odd Fellows at Nevada, Mo-, are work
ing in anticipation of the sessions of the
grand lodge, to be held May 81. A feature
will be parade by the Patriarchs Militant.
After the close of the grand lodge an ex-
cl1rsion will be made to Liberty to dedi-
cate the new Odd Fellows home.
The grand encampment of California
Paul Lowenthal is grand master of
Louisiana and F. Grieshaber grand secre-
tary.
A lodge at Olean, N. Y, recently had 50
candidates for the first degree.
There are now "a children in the Penn
sylvania home for orphans.
Odd Fellowship recognized the family
relation. 1t is founded on the fatherhood
of God and the brotherhood of man.
Observatory lodge of San Jose, Cal, re-
joices in a magnificent outfit for in1tia-
tions made of the finest goods obtainable.
The Rebekah degree is prospecting. Five
new lodges were instituted in California
last month.
The grand lodge of West Virginia en-
powers the president of the Rebekah as
sembly to charter and organize new lodges
without referring to the grand lodge.
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companied his father from post to post
along the frontier and had many excit-
ing adventures with the Indians. He
became an excellent marksman, and al
though only boy was an adept scout
and Indian fighter Despite the fact that
his life was full of excitement he found
considerable time for study, and by his
own persistent efforts managed to secure
a fair education.
He became particularly interested in
mathematics and in 1858 was appointed
an acting midshipman at the Annapolis
Naval academy. At the end of three
years course he resigned and entered
the revenue service as a third Heuten-
ant. He was attached to the Lewis Cass,
stationed at Mobile when the state of
Alabama seeded from the Union, and
although her commander turned her
over to the state and entered the Con-
federate service young Shoemaker, his
brother officers and all the crew returned
north and took sides with the Federal
government. He served in various rev.
enue vessels during the war and re-
signed in April, 1864 He was recon-
missioned a lieutenant in 1868, served
until 1875 along the Atlantic coast and
was then appointed assistant inspector
of life saving stations. Since then he
has reorganized or inspected every life
saving district except one, has located
many new stations and has been instru-
mental in increasing the efficiency of
the entire service.
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worker for the order and is honestly enti-
tied to the honOrs conferred upon him. Be
sides being prominent Knight, Bro. Mich
olson is one of the leading business men of
Woodstock. Tie grand domain is in a
healthy and prosperous condition.
General John W Wiggin of Lowell is
chief mastering officer of Major General
Carnahan.
The Massachusetts, brigade, uniform
rank, will have parade May 81, the day
preceding the grand lodge session.
Premier lodge of St. Louis has initiated
81 new members since the first of the year.
Cosmopolitan lodge, Philadelphia, has a
new, complete and costly set of parapher-
MALTA for the exemplifcation of the third
rank in long form.
Wisconsin has 1913 lodges.
Pythianism is booming in the Indian
Territory.
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Royal Arcanum.

Bro. J. J. Jameson presented. to the
grand council of Virginia, on behalf Of
StauntOn council, gavel made from a
bedpost formerly owned by Washington
and obtained from Mount Vernon and kept
as a relic by General R. E. Lee
Carr Lane council of St. Louis has de-
termined upon an open meeting for mem
bers and their male friends on the last
meeting night Of every second month.
The new grand officers of Virginia grand
council are: Grand regent, J. J. Jameson;
grand vice regent, W. J. Williams; grand
secretary, William Lovenstein; grand
treasurer, A. B. Bolts; grand orator, Sol
L. Bloomberg; grand guide, c. H. Lu1ns-
den; grand warden, Marx Gunst; grand
sentry, c. G. Berry.
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and actual dictator of Cape Colony.
Mr.. Rhodes is promoter and politician
and is the author of justly celebrated
"dream of empire :" In his capacity of
promoter and politician he has shaped
the legislation of the colony in behalf
of the diamond mining syndicate, re-
CARELESS of the rights and interests of
the people.
In his capacity of director of the
British South Africa company he con-
ceived a rosy "dream of empire, :" which
beguiled many British investors. When
these investors began to grow FESTIVE
under repeated assessments, the Hon.
Cecil Rhodes, like the practical man
that he is, proceeded to put his dream
into execution. He wa9ed war of con-
quest against the free and Independent
Matabeles, and after a machine gun
campaign of wholesale slaughter plant
ed the British flag in Buluwayo and
turned British miners loose in the rich
goldfslds of Matabeleland.
Sir Henry Brougham Loeb, governor
of Cape Colony and imperial commits
sioner for South Africa, being man of
conscience, felt some repugnance against
this wanton war and refused to lend
himself wholly to the ambitious policy
of his premier. So the boss turned the
governor down. He was subjected to
constant affronts during the campaign
and has now been removed from Office
through the influence of Cecil Rhodes.
Sir Hercules Robinson, who has been
appointed to succeed Sir Henry Loeb.
was governor Of Cape Colony from 1880
to 1889 and sustains business relations
with Cecil Rhodes that preclude the pos
sibility of any differences with that i'm
perial statesman. He was born in 1924
and educated in the Royal Military col
legs at Sandhurst. He resigned his COM
mission in the army in 1916 and enter
ed the civil service. He was appointed
president of Montserrat in 1854 and has
since been governor Of Hongkong,
Ceylon, New South Wales, New Zea-
land and Cape Colony. Sir Hercules will
take Office in June The governor of
Cape Colony receives a salary of $40, 600
q year.
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CAPTAIN sHoEMAKER's CAREER.
The New Chief of the Revenue Marine as
Scout Sailor and Lie Saver.

The New Chief of the Revenue Marine as
Scout, Sailor and Life Saver.
Captain Charles F. Shoemaker, the
new chief of the revenue marine service,
is a son Of the late Captain William R.
Shoemaker Of the ordnance department,
United States army, and was born in
Glendale, Ia, March ~, 1841. His
father was then doing garrison duty in
Glendale, and his son s earliest recolIec-
tions are of incidents in the wild life of
the frontier. At the age Of 8 years young
Shoemaker crossed the plains with Colo
mel 'fJook" Monroe, who was commits
stoned shortly after the Mexican war to
lead 1, 500 men to stock the military
posts of New Mexico. From that time
until he was II young Shoemaker &C
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Amerlcan Legion 81 Homo.

New York, according to last reports, has
again overtaken Brooklyn as regards mi
tiations. Companions viii have to do
some hustling to make good the loss and
help Brooklyn regain her supremacy.
The membership of Missouri jurisdic-
ton is 2, ZOE, an increase of $50 in two
years.
The salary of the grand commander Of
Massachusetts, IS $500, grand secretary
$500 and grand treasurer 81, 500.
There are 4. 7oe members of the order in
Massachusetts,, 275 in Maine, 153 in New
Hampshire, 80 in Vermont and 291 in
Rhode Island
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in Prince Ed
ward Island in
1853. In 1889 he
became a charter
member of Ivan
hoe lodge, No. Z,
Woodstock, N. B.
The following
year he was elect
ed grand inner
guard and was adj
vanced year by
year until no at
tanned his present
high position. He
has always been a
-.1O1 I'D foa+h~1
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late, and to lis
ten to their i'm
FASHIONED discus
sions of the sub
ject one would
conclude til a t
this kind Of poll
tics was peculiar
to republican in
situations. But
the United States
never saw a boss
who could COM
pare with Cecil
J ohm Rhodes,
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ST understand said Hopkins eth
the spirit of old Stubs materialized at one
of those recent seances. Did he answer
any qusstions9''
s:sOh, yes. They asked him if he was
happy, and he said it was a perpetual
Fourth of July where he is now
'tHow is thatP''
Fireworks. ''--Derroit Free Press.