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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-09-29
PLEASED WITH OUR CITY.
Mr. Guy Latta, of St. Louis. Here With a View of Purchasing the Street
 Railway.


 MT. Guy Latta, of St. Louis, rep resentative of St. Louis capitalists who are negotiating for the pur- chase of the street railway property and franchises, was in Pine Bluff Friday and Saturday looking over the city and the street railway prop erty. He returned to St. Louis Sat urday evening. Before his depart ure he expressed himself as being fayorably impressed with Pine Bluff and her possibilities and was of opinion that an electric railway would be a paying investment. He will make a favorable report of our city to the capitalists on his return home, and the probabilities are that a deal will be made at an early date whereby the Citizens Street Railway Company will sell it's property to these capitalists, who, should they make the purchase, will at once build and operate an electric street railway line here. This is q consummation devoutly to be wished and our peo- pie will hail such all enterprise with delight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-09-29

Frank Jones, with splendid com pany, opens the Opera-house Friday, October 4th, playing Country Cousin. This company carry their own scenery and several specialities have been added since last season.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-09-29

"BiIly Kersands, with the Geor- gia Minstrels, will be seen at the Opera-house October B. The Mem phis Commercial Appeal says their performance at the Auditorium was excellent and that the entire house was filled.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-09-29
COTTON Is FRISKY.
IT BRINGS EIGHT AND FlVE.ElcATAs
 CENTS.
HIGHEST IN TWO YEARS.
Now What Does the Free siIverites Have To Say-A Prominent Cotton Buyer Predicts that the
 Price Will Soon be
 Ten Cents.

Cotton at Ss cents.
 Cotton selling on the streets of Pine Bluff at S% cents per pound Saturday. It was the highest price paid for cotton in this city in two years, and the indications are that it will go still higher. A prominent cotton buyer said he believed that cotton would be quoted at cents in Pine Bluff before October 10.
 The market got frisky Friday morning and all day long did it ad- vance
 Liverpool broke the record, closing at 1064, 8 raise of ten points. This is the highest quotation since 1893. Saturday the market was little off, but closed at about the same figures as on Friday.
 In Pine Bluff the price was S% cents. Good times are returning and the free silver shouters who have been bowling about the price of silver eontroling the price of cotton are strangely silent as they see that since cotton has climbed from to nearly cents their pet theory has been knocked into a cooked hat. The free silver friends are now getting the laugh on all sides.
 The rise in cotton means much to the farmers of Arkansas. In this State this year the crop will be two-thirds of an average crop.
 The farmer can now get S15 more for bale of cotton than he could get last year He can buy his cloth ing much cheaper A suit of clothes that would have cost him about $i5 last year can be bought for $10 or $12. He can buy almost any other sort of clothing at much less figures than he paid for them. last year.
 He can buy most of his provisions cheaper. His sugar can be bought at the same price as that which he paid last year. If he has been improvident and has no fattening hogs in the lot, he can buy his meat cheaper Meat was quoted Friday at 2H cents lower than it was last year. Flour is 50 cents a barrel higher than it was last year. The dealers say that flour was lower last year than it was ever before and lower than it is likely to be again.
 Lard, if the farmer has to buy it, is much cheaper than it was last year It can be bought for 3B cents cheaper than it was priced last year
 Last year if d man should have wished 600 pounds of lard he would have been compelled at the price then. I0K cents, to have given $61 90 for it, nearly as much as he would received for three bales of cotton. This year a marvellous change has taken place. Cotton has risen to & cents and lard has dropped to 63 cents, so if man should want 600 prounds of lard today, he can buy it with one bale of cotton.
 The coffee can be bought for a much less figure than would have purchased it one year ago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-09-29
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Four Negroes ID Jail Charged With Turning the Residence of Mrs.
 L.P. DoneIson.

Saturday afternoon Justice 0. W. Alexander committed to jail with out bond, Elem Price, Ben Davis, Lige Grant and Will Grant. The prisoners, who are negroes, will be given prelimenary hearing next Wednesday on the charge of burning the residence of Mrs. L. P. Donelson near Sherrill, on the night of September 24th. There seems to be no doubt that they are the guilty parties.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-09-29
ADJUSTMENTS.

September has been so very warm that the management of the Opera house have not exerted themselves towards bringing any attraction here til their patrons can enjoy them without suffering from heat.
 4*4
 During all his extended theatrical career Jolly Joe Cawthornen never had part in which he appeared to better advantage than he does in "A Fool For Luck He assumes the role Schenitz Geysen, hard working dry goods clerk, who becomes suddenly rich. The part was written especially for him, and it is useless to state that he is making the biggist kind of a hit in it. Charles and Minnie Burroughs, who have active and congenial parts in Jolly Joe Cawthorne's production of "A Fool For Luck, add, in no small way to the general excellence of the performance. They not only play their parts well, but both are good singers, and their voices are heard to good advantage in solos and the connected pieces. Mr. Burroughs also exeels as a whistler.
 
 Billy Kersands, with the Geor- gia Minstrels, will be seen at the Opera house October 8. The Mem phis Commercial Appeal says their performance at the Auditorium was excellent and that the entire house was filled.
 #*#
 MT. Potter's dramatization oe "Trilbyp will do more towards keep ing the famous novel alive in the minds of the people than the book it. self. The play is really the greatest commentary on the book, and the playwright has brought out the pos abilities at which the author merely hinted. The success with which Mill ton Laekaye plays the part of Svengali, after his own masterful conception of it, is mainly due to his great admiration for Mr. Potter's dramatization of the story. It was to him, as it is to every body who sees it, revelation of possibilities. Next to obliterating his own per- sonality so completely that there is not even trace of it left, he has entered completely into the spirit of the playwright in portraying the strange Hungarian. Mr. Lackaye, with this interpretation, increases his hold upon American amusement loving people and lays q claim to versatility that is undisputed. Few characters can be more dissimilar than Jefferson Stock ton in "Aristo- cracy which part he played to the satisfaction of every critical au- dience, and thatof Svengeli, which he is now doing with great success.
 #*M
 Uncle Dan Emmett, the first min- strel and the composer of Dixie, ]" is with Fields minstrel, and leads the chorus when that grand old song is sung.
 Frank Jones, with splendid com pany. opens the Opera-house Friday, October 4th, playing Country Cousin. This company carry their own scenery and several specialities have been added since last season.
 CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-09-29

EFc1sssncEsc and EessresEyics cured by pr. MILES PAIN PILLS sOna cent d dose"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-09-29

Uncle Dan Emmett, the first min- strel and the composer of Dixie, !" is with Fields minstrel, and leads the chorus when that grand old song is sung.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-09-29

September has been so very warm that the management of the Opera house have not exerted themselves towards bringing any attraction here til their patrons can enjoy them without suffering from heat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-06
KANSAS PARAGRAPHa

Sterling with fourteen churches will
be able to feed the soul if the wheat crop
is failure
The Sterling Gazette asks: "1f Decora-
ton Day brings rain why not have one
every month";"
A Paola man has the contract to fur
nlsh 175, 900 brick for the government
building at Kansas City.
A Hillsdale minister brought peace and
contentment to his flock by preaching on
''Hard Times in Oklahoma"
A Kinsley footracer is being denounced
at Pawnee Rock for coming down and
taking all the money out of the country.
The Burns Citizen says it is about
time for the young boys to show up at
home with their mouths stained by null
berries.
In order that the children might not
be SO sacrilegious as to have fun, they
have exercises" at Emporia Sunday
school picnics.
Walter E.. 2:1011. the we'll known
trotter, has been shipped from Chicago
to Burns and will remain there on the
Nickerson ranch this summer
A Paola girl had as a subject for her
graduating essay, Myself; A Study" If
her ways are as inscrutable as most
wOmen's she could have made some in
teresting and valuable disclosures.
Rev. Don Colt of Wichita became SO
popular as a deliverer of baccalaureate
sermons and addresses to graduating
classes that he wore himself out and had
TO cancel all the rest of his engagements.
Mama county is trying to get on the
good side of Providence. The Paolo Re-
publican says maybe the rains are not as
heavy as the might be but then they are
about as much as they have a right to
expect
A little Leavenworth girl severely cut
herself by jabbing a fork in her her eye
while eating. If she had been little
Atchison girl, she wouldn't have got hurt
for she would have been eating with her
knife.
The man at Arkansas City who is lee
turing on the law of vibrations, will find
a problem worthy of his ability if he
will compute the oscillations of certain
prominent politicians on the financial
question.
The progressive hammock party which
is popular at Emporia is a misnomer. 1t
doesn't progress When, after a certain
number of permutations, steadies have
got together, everything becomes motion
less and still.
A set of books of thirtv-nine volumes
was recently presented to the Kansas
university library by the king of Siam
The entire set is nicely bound in yellow
leather. The books are written in the
Siamese language
Burns Citizen: ga young man out at
Little River, Kansas. will probably not
tie a tin tub to another calls tail and
start it to running around a church
while preaching is going on. The police
| judge fined him 500"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-06
SAYS IT WAS SPITE.
L. j. WyIie of Kansas City Arrested +
Selling Whisky Illegally,

4. j. Wylie of Kansas City Arrested for
Selling Whisky Illegally,
Earnest J. Wylie. who says he is tray
cling for Wholesale liquor house, was
arrested this afternoon by Officer Bundy
in citizens clothes, charged with the il
legal sale of intoxicating liquor.
The arrest was made on complaint of
J. Armantrout, who is said to have been
interested in the firm of Tullis & Stake
bake, who had a drug store near the
Chesterfield, and were themselves re-
Gently arrested for selling liquor ille-
gally.
Wylie says his arrest is a matter of
spite, that Tullis s. Stakbake sold out to
Curt, Benton and J. F. Martin of Musco-
tab this morning, and he went to collect
a bill of them. There was a quarrel
about it, and that they then threatened
him with arrest
Wylie's bond was fixed at $500. and
was signed by ]. F. Carter of the Ches-
ter1eld hotel and D. p Elliott. He went
to Kansas City and his case will be heard
in police court next Tuesday morning,
the 18th
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-06

The Oskaloosa Times has been doing
some investigating in connection with
the assessment in Union township of JEFF
ferson county. The Times found that
there was returned for assessment in that
township corn on hand to the amount of
SO, 1928 bushels. Further investig ation
showed that the assessors statistical
rolls gave 500, 400 bushels as the amount
of corn in the cribs of the Union town
ship farmers. The Times follows up this
discovery by asking awkward questions
regarding this seeming discrepancy be-
tween the two returns. 1t would be in
teresting, no doubt, to the people gener-
ally to know whether or not this condi-
ton is peculiar to Union township or
whether or not the honest farmers gen.
orally have been initiating their brothers
in the cities whom they have often ac-
cused of evading their proper share of
the burdens of taxation. Whatever the
explanation ofthe Union township farm
ers may be, half million bushels of corn
IS a large amount
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-06
''WHERE DIRT GATHERS, WASTE RULES"
GREAT SAVING RESULTS FROM THE USE OF
= 81 O 10
LOCAL MENTION.

Probate Judge ]. G. Wood and A. H.
Vance are making speeches at Frank M.
StahPs picnic near Auburn this after
noon.
Dick Justis was arrested yesterday by
the police on a charge of vagrancy. The
case has been continued as Justis will
fight the case.
Amos Brubaker was yesterday SEN
fenced to the penitentiary, but stay OF
execution has been secured and he will
be let out on bond pending the trial OF
the case in the supreme court
Alfred Pave and Vim. Luding ton were
arrested in Topeka last evening by Dep
uty Sheriff Morrow of Jefferson county,
charged with stealing a load of oats
from an old man named Saylor, near
Perry. They were taken to Jefferson
county this morning
A young man named John NJ. Laird
was arrested by Constable Williams of
Justice Furry's court, yesterday, charged
with embezzIemenE He was an agent
of the Prudential Insurance company,
and appropriated about $40 to his own
use, it is alleged. He is having his pre-
liminary hearing this afternoon.
In the district court today Jane Jackson
Watts began suit to foreclose a mortgage
amounting to $4,000 on lot 100 on Kan
sas avenue against Theodore and Sarah
A Curran. The Currans gave the mort
gage originally to the Lombard COM
pany. 1t was transferred to Mordica and
Elizabeth Jackson and again to Jane
jackson Watts.
o. A Byington has begun suit in the
district court to recover $4,596 from G.
F. Miller and Fanny Miller. The petit
ton states that a judgment was issued
against them sometime ago, but that the
Millers i'm mediately transferred their
real estate to the hands of the La Veta
Cattle company, in wioh l. I. Yount is
interested for the purpose of lodging
navmant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-06
FLORENCE BADLY SHAKEN.
Residents Are Again Terrified BY a Sharp
Earthquake Shock This Morning.

Residents Are Again Terrified BY Sharp
Earthquake Shock This Morning.
FLORENCE, Italy, June 6.-There was a
sharp earthquake shock here at 1885
this morning, 1t aroused almost every
body hastily from their beds. and when
it was followed by a succession of other
subterrauean disturbances, shock follow
ing shock in rapid succession, the peo-
pie became panic stricken and rushed in
terror to the streets, where they re-
manned for hours, greatly alarmed.
The greatest excitement prevailed in
the streets shortly after the shocks, whole
families remaining huddled together,
guarding their most valuable possessions
which they had carriad with them in
their flight from their homes.
Many people fell on their knees in the
middle of the streets and prayed, while
others seemed too terrified to do anything
but to rush about and add to the feeling
of panic which prevailed The entire
police force of the city was promptly
turned out and the authorities did every
thing possible to allay the alarm.
So far as known the shocks were only
severe enough to shake down movable
articles from shelves, side boards, etc,
although there was considerabl sway
ing of houses, particularly in certain
districts of the city where the shocks
seem to have been more severely felt
than in others. The guests of the differ
ent hotels seem to have been the least
alarmed of all, though they were aroused
from their beds by the earthquake
shOcka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-06

IT begins to look as though there
might be some sort of collision between
the two dam companies. The people of
Topeka are not in a humor to be trifed
with much in the matter of dam. They
have been fooled a good many times,
and if either of these companies shows
an honest disposition to build dam, it
will have the moral support of large
majority of the citizens. Any sort of a
dog-iu-the- manger policy on the part of
either company will meet with severe
condemnation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-06
PICNICS FOR BIOLOGISTS.
Annual Summer Excursions Provided by
Uncle Sam for Learned Professors.
Chicago Record.

Ann uRI summer Excursions PROVIDED
Uncle Sam for Learned Professors.
WASHINGTON, June 6-Secretary Hoke
Smith has approved the plan OF opera
tions for the coming fiscal year submit
ted to him by Director Wolcott of the
geological survey. Out of a total appro-
priation of 1918, 400 for the survey, $118, :
700 is to be devoted to geological pur-
poses.
In the New England region four par
ties will be employed under Prof. n. S.
Shaler, B. Z. Emerson, T. Nelson Dale
and w. H. Dobbs. They will be allowed
1850 for the year.
In the Appalachian region there will
be seven parties; two of these will be in
New York and New Jersey, and will
have $3.50 Three will examine the
coal beds in Virginia, West Virginia,
Tennessee and Alabama, having $780,.
A sixth will expend 800 in Georgia
and Alabama, and the seventh $4,000 in
Maryland. Virginia and North Carolina.
In what is called the Atlantic coastal
region some work will be done in New
Jersey and Pennsylvania by one party,
and $1,000 will be expended by another
in work in the Florida phosphate beds.
The interior of the Mississippi region
has four parties. Prof. c. Van Hise will
have 1000 to Investigate iron mines in
the north.
c. E. Gilbert will investigate artesian
we'll prospects in Colorado and Kansas
and has $1,000.
R T. Hill has So 900 for work in Texas.
In the Rocky Mountain region the
Aspen mines of Colorado will be studied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-06
BRUCELYNCH, WARDEN
Governor Morrill, Names Him for
the Place Today.
CHASE TO KEEP UP THE FIGHT

BY an Appeal to the COurts-BOard Of
PenItentiary Directors to Meet To-
morrow.
Governor Morrill, this morning ap-
pointed ]. Bruce Lynch of Chanute,
warden of the state penitentiary at Ian
sing to succeed s. w. Chase who was
last evening served with notice of his
removal
Bruce Lynch is a Santa Fe engineer
and has for several years been pulling one
of the regular Southern Kansas passenger
trains between Chanute and Kansas City.
Il g was the Republican candidate for
state treasurer in 1892, but went down to
defeat with Farmer A w. Smith and the
rest of the ticket. He was a candidate
for the nomination ugain last year, but
was defeated in the convention by Otis
[. Anterior.
Dick Chase, the present warden, was
appointed by Governor Lewelling two
years ago for a term of four years, and
he contends that he cannot be removed
until the expiration of the term for
which he was appointed and confirmed.
Mr.. T. W. Eckert, of Arkansas City,
served the notice of his removal on Chase
last evening on the depot platform al
Holiday Mr.. Chase said he was not
trying to evade service, but Will not
tnrn the penitentiary over to his success
sor until ordered to do so by the courts
The board of penitentiary directors will
meet at Lansing tomorrow. when, it is
said, the bond of the new warden will be
approved and his appointment of depu-
ties will be confirmed.
It is said that the old employees at the
penitentiary will not be removed all al
once, but will be retained until the new
men become acquainted with their
duties. This is necessary to keep ul
the discipline of the institution They
will doubtless go as fast as they can be
got rid of, to make room for Republi-
cans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-06
FOR THE SMALL ORPHANS.

Clements s. Chaffeo Make Generous Do
nati0n-AIsO Remember Mrs. Thorpe.
Clements & Chaffes sent large guam
tity of clothing to the Orphans Home
this morning. Mr.. Clements sent word
that if there was not enough in what was
sent to fit out all the children at the
home, more could be had by calling at
the store.
A wagon load of goods which we're
damaged by fire was sent to Mrs. Thorpe
to give to the poor wherever it will do
the most good. The load includes over
coats, trousers and the badly damaged
goods which were culled out in arrang-
ing for the opening on Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-06
MIR. BARTHOLOMEW MOVES.
Rieby's Store TO Open Up in the Same Lo-
cation.

Rigby's Store to Open Up in the Same Lo-
cation.
J. B. Bartholomew is moving today
from the building he has occupied for
fifteen years at 500 Kansas avenue to the
Kansas bank building at the northwest
corner of Fifth and Kansas avenue. The
large safe belonging to the firm was
rolled down Kansas avenue by a half
dozen men. 1t is the largest safe in To-
peka, weighing nearly ten tons, and is
moved only with the greatest difficulty.
n. F. Rigby, who has purchased the
building which has been occupied by
Mr. Bartholomew has not yet decided
whether he will put up new building
or only a new front
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-06
DEEP WATER AT OMAHA.

Missouri River Washing Very Close to
the Danger Line.
OMAHA, June 6.-For the first time in
almost a year the Missouri river is running Q
bank full at Omaha and is within ten
feet of the danger line. Every river in
Nebraska is on the point of overlooking,
and all bottom lands are flooded
A so-called cloud burst in the bluffs
southwest of Ord caused a tremendous
rise of water in the Harris creek canon,
which eliminated in a washout in the
North Loup Irrigation and Improvement
company's ditch, one mile north of Ord.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-06

THE assessors returns for the city of
Leavenworth show a slight decrease in
population. 1t appears from this that
even saloons, and Lsavenworth is said to
have more than 200 of them, do not bring
sufficient prosperity to all cities to keep
up the population. Unfortunately, too,
for the theory that saloons add to a city's
prosperity, Leavenworth just now has a
large number of idle workingmen who
are aubsisting on public charity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-06
COnererattonaI HONS Miaaiana.

SARATOGA, n. z, June 6.-The Con
gregatiOnaI Home Missionary society re-
sumed its sixty ninth anniversary this
morning. A paper was read by Secre-
tary Washington Choate on "Open Doors
in the Great Missionary Field" 1t
pointed out many avenues of effort, par
ticularly in the south and west. This
afternoon addresses were made by repre-
sentatives from the field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-06
BURIAL OF HARRY L. SMITH
Not Taken to Osawkis as He Requested
But Inferred Here.

ALI W. Smith, brother of Harry L.
Smith, the young man who committed
suicide Tuesday evening, arrived from
Ottawa last evening. He is a mechanic
in the railroad shops, and came as soon
as he heard of his brothers death.
He did not allow his brothers body to
be taken to Osawkie for burial as was in
tended, but purchased a lot in the Topeka
cemetery, and the body was buried at 2
o'clock this afternoon. He says that
there was never trouble in the family be-
cause of his brothers marriage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-06

at all. It is becoming outrag eous the
way public officials are accused of being
drunk just because they do not happen
to walk exactly straight or happen to sit
down in an alley 10 rest 1t is now evil
dent in this case. however, that that Sec
ond glass of beer that the boys got Lowe
to drink is what did the business. If he
had only arrested the whole party after
drinking the first glass it might hav g
been different