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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-31
SMITH & ROBINSON, CASH GROCERS,
 NO. HI MAIN STREET.
 We have a lot of Fine Groceries, which we are selling at HARD=TIME PRICES, REGARDLESS OF COST. Come and see us.
HOO HOGS IN TOWN.
Leading Lumber Men of the Northwest
 Pay Pine BIufr a Brief Visit.

Wednesday afternoon at 3:3O o'clock a special train consisting of four Pullman sleepers, arrived in this city over the St. Louis South western railway from Camden, on which were about 200 of the leading lumber men of the great Northwest.
 The train was met at the depot by quite a number of our citizens, who took upon themselves the pleasures of showing the visitors through the city, with the endeavor to make their short stay in Pine Bluff as agreeable as possible. The visitors soon scattered all over the city and seemed to enjoy themselves very well. Numbers of them visited the County Exposition building, the Merrill Institute, the oil mill, the Bluff City Club rooms, while others inspected the plant of the Bluff City Lumber Company. These gentle men are members of the Northwest ern Lumber Mems Association, and they started from St. Louis, on a special train, and came down the Iron Mountain road to Texarkana and then came north over the St. Louis Southwestern, en route back to St. Louis. The trip was one of pleasure and business combined, as they are inspecting the timber conn tryof Arkansas. They stopped at various places along the route, and from what our reporter learned from conversing with them, they are much pleased with what they have seen of our State There were many prominent men in the party from northern and western states, and a finer body of men than they were is not often seen. The train left for St. Louis about 7:30 o'clock last evening, after the visi- tors had taken supper at our hotels and restaurants.
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and stated that there was a matter that had not been presented by the speakers preceding him which he wished to call the attention of the gentlemen present. It was the fact that over 40 per cent. of our fertile bottom farming lands are now owned by trust and mortgage com panies, who had secured these plan tations at remarkably low figures, These companies, said Mr. Bell, did not want lands; but money, and he was confident that if a committee was appointed to get the names of the companies and the whereabouts of the lands owned by them, that they would contribute largely to- wards any movement that would tend to bring immigration here. The titles of these lands are per feet, and he knew that they could be purchased very cheap.
 Judge J. w. Bocage took the floor and stated that from what he had seen and heard since his connection with the County Exposition, and from the numerous letters that are received by him daily from northern and western people who are seeking homes, he knew that a nerfect fever of unrest existed in those sec tions, and that the eyes of thousands were now centered on Arkansas. He urged that proper steps be taken to facilitate these people in finding lands that are for sale after their ar rival here.
 On motion of Rev. Lucey the chairman appointed Messrs. Knox, Hart and Goldsmith committee to select an Executive committee of seven members, including Mayor Bell and County Judge Jones. The duty of this committee was to take steps lookinH to the organization of an immigration bureau, or something of a similar nature.
 The committee reported the names of Messrs. $. Geisreiter. Isaac Drey- fus, J B. Talbot, Y. D. Wilkins, G. N. Hart, Judge Jones and Mayor Bell. | Mr. Dreyfus requested that he be excused from tho committee, as he would shortly leave the city to be gone for several months. Mr. l.. E. Goldsmith was placed on the com mittee in his stead. On motion he meeting then ad ljourned, immediately after which ths
 Executive committee held s session
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-31
THE LILIPUTIANS.
Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb and Company to ap- pear at the Opera house In the
 Above tIay.

One of the la gest gatherings that every assembled at the Opera house greeted Mrs. General Tom Thumb and her company of "Lill- iputiansa at the matinee perfor- nance yesterday The spacious place was packed from pit to dome so to speak, with an all-expected au- dience Each tried to crane his or her neck higher than the rest, to get every view of the little people, and so anxious We're the spectators to see as much of the little folks as possible that at the close of the per formanee they reluctantly left the house only to loiter around the grounds until the Lilliputians were escorted to their miniature carriage which was drawn by span of small Shetland ponies, driven by one of the smallest 'coachmen that Dallas has ever seen. The moment the crowd spied them entering their little carriage, which was more than half hour after the performance closed, they thronged around it and, the ladies and children followed it to the side entrance of the Windsor Hotel, like the small boy following a circus parade The play was en- enthusiastically received by both old and young, and if no one else had ap- peared but the celebrated little lady each and every one of the audience whould have doubtless gone home satisfied. They saw her, and that was what they went for. The DOT tion of the performance in which the little Thumbs are the central fig ures is very original and enjoyable and is calculated to entertain all ages. They are stars in their lines
 They act well, have sweet modulated
 voices and are in keeping with their general make up, and it is rare treat to hear him.-Dallas News.
 Opera-house Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday Matinee.
 Prices 75, 50 and B cents. Matinee
 prices, children p, adults 50 cents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-31
Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb.

This famous little actress and her company of midiets will appear at the Opera-house on Friday and Sat urday, February l and ,, also q grand family matinee on Saturday at 2:30 D. m.
 The entertainment is of the highest order and entirely new and unlike anything ever seen in this city, every member being thorough artist, although very small.
 The price of admission being within reach of all, will enable every one to come.
 The ponies and carriage will be on exhibition during their stay.
 Be sure and see these little people take drive.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-31
TO SECURE IMMIGRATION.
A Meeting of Citizens Held to Formulate
 Plans to Settle Up Our County.

At II o'clock this morning a meet
 ing of a number of our prominent business men was held in the County Exposition.building for the purpose of formulating plans by which lief ferson county may receive her share of the immigrants that are now pouring into the State from the and West.
 The Key. John M. Lucey stated the object of the meeting, and in an earnest manner urged that our peo, pie get together and work with unity and vim, if we do not wish our county-the most fertile and pro- duetive in the State-lose her share of the immigration now pouring into Arkansas.
 On motion County Judge ". D. Jones was elected chairman and Judge J, w. Bocage secretary of the meeting.
 The Rev. ]. M. Lucey took the floor, and after again urging the importance of active work on the part of our people to secure immi- grafton, he introduced MT. Price, of Stuttgart, one of the most success ful real estate dealers and immi- grant solicitors in the State.
 Mr. Price said that there should be some organized body in the county to ascertain the lands for sale; find out just how much these lands can be purchased for and see that the titles are perfectly good. He said that this county will have to rely on northern immigration to build it up, as the immigrants from the southern states are generally a poverty stricken, shiftless class without money to buy lands, no mat ter how cheap they are offered. He believed that the big plantations of the county could be sold out to i'm migrant colonies and divided up into small farms. He said that he had recently returned from the North, and it was surprising to find how little the farming class in that sec tion of the country knew of our State. Most of them immagine that Arkansas is nothing but swamp in which it was almost impossible for people to live on account of malaria. He said that he had lived in Arkan- sas many years and he had found it a remarkably healthy country much more so, in fact, than the State of Illinois. The greatest difficulty an immigrant solicitor has is impress ing northern people with this fact He said no better lands could be found in the world than in Jefferson county, and he believed if the right kind of efforts were made by our people, immigrants of thrifty class would soon be settling on these lands. He told how, by the efforts of a few men, Arkansas county had secured thousands of well-to-do home-seekers, and that her lands had in consequence, increased over 65 per cent. in the last six months. In conclusion, Mir. Price offered our people, or any committees that might be appointed, his help in the cause of immigration. He said that he was an Arkansian and wanted to see his State develop as she should do.
 Mayor D. c. Bell took the floor
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-31
Advice to Parents.

That famous divine the Rev. Horace Bushnell, says: It is n great mistake to suppose that what will make a child stare or tremble impresses more authority The vio- lent emphasis, the hard, stormy voice, the mencing air, only weakens authority. Is it not well understood that a bawling and violently teamster has no real government of his team? Is it not practically seen that a skillful commander of one of those huge floating cities, moved by steam on our American waters, manages and works every motion by the way ing of the hand. or by signs that pass in silence, issuing no border at all, save in the gentlest undertone of voice? So when there is, or is to be, a real order In the house, it should come i'll no hard and boisterous, or fretful and termagant way of commanding. Gentleness will speak the word of firmness, and frmness should always heclothed in that of true gentleness. :"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-31
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Today. Yesterday
Bashan Dea q.

ELDoRADo, Ark Jan 31.-Basham, the negro stabbed by Albert Thomp- son, is dead. Thompson now occu- pies q cell in the Camden jail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-31

Royal Baking Powder is the purest and highest in strength of any of the baking powders, and hence makes more, finer and better food. These are the official lasts as set forth by the U. $. Government and the various State Chemists reports. Of course great efforts will be made by those interested in the sale of the cheaper made. alum powders, to continue their sale where consumers have made up their minds to have the Royal and call for it at their grocers. The Royal Powder is so much supe- rior to all the orher preparations for quick raising, that it will amply re- pay house-keepers to use the neces- sary persisteney to procure it in spite of all objections.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-24
EXCELSIOR'S DUAL PARTY
First Of n Series OF Card and Dancing
Parties.

The Excelsior Social club gave the
first OF a series of euchre parties and
informal hops at It's rooms on Wyo-
ming avenue last night. The playing
began at . O'Clock and continued until
IL. when dancing was INDUCED in un-
I'll n late hour.
The prize winners We're as follows:
Ladies' first prize, oil painting of
Queen Louise, Mrs. JEFF Freeman: Sec
ond prize. sterling silver sealing set.
Miss Mile Wormser: third prize. Sit
yer penholder. Miss Freda Harris; gem
tlemens first prize. Dresden table
clock, a. y. Kramer; second prize.
sterling silver hair brush. Dave Weyl,
of Philadelphia third prize, sterling
silver knife, Ben Samter.
Those present were: Mrs. Joseph
Levy. Mr.. Troutfelt. JEFF Freeman. X.
Levy, j. II. Cohen, l.. Marks. $. Kline,
VI. simmons. j. J. Kline and the Misses
Goldsmith. Wormser. Goodman, Nye,
Bernstein, Levy, Gallen, Lauer, Moses,
Miss Kramer. the Misses Harris Mrs.
$. Goodman and Miss Brawn, of Pitts
ton: 5. Lauer. G. Bernstein, Charles +.
Wormser. |. Brown. l.. and T. Ottinger,
DR.. Helpert. A. ". 5. N. and l.. II.
Kramer. Ed Gallen. Isadore Goodman.
Alfred Rice. y. Levy. X. Levy, Ed
Davidow. Meyer Davidow. +. Becker,
r. NJ Goldsmith. J. J. Kline. NJ. Sim
mons. l.. Marks, Joseph Levy. W. kro-
tosky, Ben Samter, j. Freeman. j.
Louis Lehman, Dave Weyl, of New
York; |. Singer. Carbondale; Edore
Brown and Isadore Gompertz. of Pitts
ton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-24
IT'S NOT SETTLED.
Scranton Eastern League Franchise Not
Positively Sold TO Full Rivcr-Local
Men May Buy II Yet.

The base ball situation Is featured
by a slight change. II had been an
nounced that the Fall River parties
would yesterday be notified that their
offer OF $50 for the Eastern league
franchise would be accepted. This
was the decision of a meeting of the
Scranton association held Tuesday
night.
Yesterday, however, the Fall River
people had an intimation given them
by letter from this city that the sale
could not be consumated until later N
the week. possibly on Saturday. This
change of procedure came about some
time between Tuesday night and yes
terday afternoon, and the inference is
that local buyers have not abandoned
hope of securing the franchise at 4
reasonab BILE figure.
To Tribune reporter last night
President Belts said he had resolved 20
sell his interest In the association pro-
vided the Fan River deal was consul
mated. and the association Joined the
State league. He made this statement
not - a possibility but as a fact in case
Of the conditions mentioned.
A dispatch from Wilkes-Barre to
The Tribune last night states that the
reports that the Wilkes Barre base ball
club Will be in the Pennsylvania State
league next season We're denied yes
,erday by President Bogert. and the
directors OF the Wilkes-Barre club.
Wilkes Barre Is In the Eastern league
10 stay. declared the dispatch, and
whatever action Scranton may take
will have no effect upon Wilkes Barre
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-24
THE WORLD OF LABOR,

New York has LOCO millonaires.
emma has 4OW,OO0 opium smokers.
Jerusalem has eight printing shops.
Spain's railroads cover C,yl4 miles.
England has 1874 cooperative stores.
Uncle Sam has 800 electric railways
England makes 10000 900 pins annually.
daily.
London has 1900 miles Of wire under
ground.
John Bull uses 400. 100000 pounds of soap
yearly.
Three-fourths Of the total population Of
Russia are farmers.
German prison labor makes whole suit
Of clothes for 81. 10.
About 10000 gross of pens are produced
from q ton Of steel.
Eight tons OF air are sent Into the mines
for one ton of coal extracted.
jamestown, N. Y, buyers are paying 16
cents pound for washed WOOL
California mines have produced 81, 49,
years.
The archbishop Of Cologne has forbid
within his diocese.
There are GOO natives Of Ohio living in
Taylor county, Iowa. They held their an
nual reunion this year at BEDFORD.
George. Westinghouse. patentee Of the
brake .ov which hi r. bears his name. has made
Since 1888 about $125. 900 has been In
vested In the conversion of horse car
lines into electric and cable roads.
The introduction of the trolley car, It Is
estimated. has diminished the consump-
ton of oats to the extent of 10000, 600 bush
els annually.
The latest calculation Is that 1885, 900 pas.
sengers crossed the Atlantic to Europe
this year, and that they spent 60, ZOO. 600
during the time they were there.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-24
MORE PRACTICAL SERMONS |
Homer Greene Made an Earaest Plea
for Them at Archdeac0nry Meeting.
ABOUT INNOCENT ADJUSTMENTS
Rev. w. E. Daw. Of TOwanda. Discussed
How Far the Church Should Inter.
est Itself in the Social Life
Of the People.

The session of the Archdeaconry in
Grace church Honeshale, Tuesday
evening opened with prayer and the
first address was made by Homer
Greene on THE Church from the Lay
mans Point of View" Mr.. Greene
said among other things that the clergy
should In their sermons deal more with
the practical things of this life; preach
more against the social evils and di-
rect their attacks from the pulpit more
against the sinful things that are
transpiring about us than they are at
present doing. He pleaded for clear,
practical sermons on the existing evils
of the day rather than treatises and
discourses on theological subjects that
the ordinary minds were unable to
grasp
In answering the next question.
"How far should the church interest
itself in the social life of the people,"
Rev. w. T.. Daw. of TowaEda, said
that the church, which was the body of
Christ, should go just as far as he
went. As die ate at the table of the
poor and the rich. the Just and the un-
just. and of sinners SO should the
church interest itself. Games, dances
and amusements. he said were harm
less. unless carried to excess. The
church could go just as far as Christ
went and no farther.
Rev. Abram Urban, OF st. Marks
church, Dunnore, read an excellent
paper on '.The Necessity of a Higher
Standard of Scholarship Among the
Clergy."As the people had advanced in
scholarship and learning, he said, so
was 1t necessary for the clergy of to-
day to be more advanced In order to in
terest and instruct their hearers.
The attendance at the Sunday school
institute was not very large, but the
deficiency in attendance was made up
for in enthusiasm ana interesting ad
dresses and discussions. A great many
visitors were present. A. c. Lindsay
delivered the address of welcome and
addresses were delivered by Rev. j. r..
Balsley on Teachers Meeting for the
Study of the Weekly Lesson" Rev.
ID. w. Coke on How Shall We Hold
Our Boys and Girls Between the Ages
OF l6 and 2O?' Rev. w. d. Johnson on
The Sunday School Often the Only
Place OF Religious Instruction for Chill
dren."
Luncheon was served at 1890 p. m.
followed by addresses by Rogers Israel.
rector of St. Luke's church Scranton;
II. II. Pike, superintendent of St.
Georges Sunday school, New York
city, Edward Henry Eckel, rector of
Trinity church. West Pittstn. Each
address was discussed and debated
upon by the delegates. sitting each
question thoroughly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-24
IT'S ON THE RISE.
Indoor Base Ball League starts on %
BusiucSS-Likc Basis.

AuuOOr base BuN League starts on
Busiucss-Likc Basis.
number of representatives Of the
recently organized Scranton Indoor
Base Ball league met last night In the
Young Mems Christian associa tion
building and continued the arrange
ments for conducting a business-like
series OF games this winter among
clubs representing the four sections of
the city.
1t was decided to have the open
ing game played next Wednesday be-
tween the South and West Side teams
on the West Side. The hall in which
the game will be played cannot now be
announced as several are under cons!d-
Grafton. iHughey Jennings, the famous
Baltimore shortstop. who Is now at
home in Avoca. will probably umpire
the game. and may be assisted by
Third Baseman McGraw. of the Balti-
more club. who is visiting at Jennings
home.
The second game will be played
Thursday or Friday, Oct. 81 or Nov. l.
between the North End and central
city clubs in the Thirteenth regiment
armory.
IBy-laws and constitution We're
adopted. finances arranged and other
business transacted which will start
the league on a sound and sensible
basis. The schedule committee was
continued and will make its report at
a meeting to be held Tuesday night
Following are the names OF candi-
dates for positions on three of the
clubs; Central city, Thomas Gilleran.
James Dean. David owens. Wick
White, Walter Jones. Frank Mallctt.
+. Il. Reese, James McHale, William
Coughlin. John II. Brooks, James Lo-
gan. VIII Hoffner: West Side, Harry
Peck, Emmett ROBBERS, Harry Decker.
Edward Thayer. Gordon ,Noakes, Fred
Peters David Davis. d. ]. Davis, w.
X. Hughes, Emerson Owens. George
Peck. Clarence Schryer; North End,
Daniel Emery, II. A. Smith Ray Bry-
den. ]. d. Keator. Berton Griffin
George NJ Mulley. George Schellhase,
H. A. Wood. Harry Francis, John
owens. Walter Williams. Wesley
Mitchell The South Side organization
has not been perfected. but the matter
has been relegated 10 John Tighe, the
professional base ball ball player who
during the next few days will start the
candidates playing. Marty Swift Will
aid the North End young men In Sc
lecting their team.
Any reputable young men with a
knowledge of the game OF base ball
are invited TO try for positions on any
team or to participate in the practice
play.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-24
IN ARGUMENT COURT.
Cases That Came Up for Consideration
Before the Judges.


The first case heard in argument
court yesterday was on the rule to take
OF the nonsuit granted in the case Of
J. w. Walsh, executor, against the
Dwelling House Insurance company.
Attorneys John p. Kelley and NJ. E.
Mcdonald argued for the rule, and At
torneys NJ. w. Leiser, of Lewlsburg,
and Lemuel Amerman against the rule.
Mrs. Mary Walsh, of Dunmore, in
sured her property with the company
for length of time that the policy
would not expire until Jan. 3, 1895. But
she died early In 1892. appointed her
son, }. w. Walsh. executor Of the
estate, and in June, 1892, he notified
Fl. l.. Paine. the Scranton agent Of
the company, of these facts. He alleges
that Mr. Paine told him it was all
right. The property burned down
subsequently, but the company refused
TO pay the insurance. claiming that by
the death of Mrs. Walsh the policy be-
came null and void. The executor
brought action in assumpsit, and when
the case went Ito trial, the court grant
ed nonsuit on the ground that the
death of the woman had Cancelled the
policy.
The case was argued until noon AMI
law and authorities were extensively
Sitcu' tOuIt luok tnt papers.
The case OF Lindsay & Van Loren
against the Waymart Water company,
exceptions to the referees report, was
argued. The suit was to recover $780,
Attorney c. Comegys appeared for the
eXceptants and Attorneys Patterson L.
Wilcox for the defendants.
The certlorarl case of Attorney c. II.
Soper against Grant Cutter was briefly
argued by Mr.. Soper. Mr. Cutter was
witness in case where Mr.. Soper
was one of the parties In the suit. The
man against whom the verdict was
rendered did not pay the costs, and
Mr. Stper. for that reason, could not
pay the witnesses he subpoenaed their
fees. One of them, Grant Cutter, sued
before Alderman Fldler, of the Second
ward. and got judgment for "a, Attor-
rey Soper not appearing. Soper took
ou. ccrtiorari and when he explained
'he case 20 the court Judge Archibald
told him that was enough, and reversed
the magistrate of the Second.
Major Warren argued for the plain
NV In IN. ccrtiorari case of William
Tazah and the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad company
against Andrew Lasco Alderman
Martin Hore, OF the Eighteenth ward.
was the magistrate that gave judg-
meht, ana he was unceremoniously re-
yersed