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MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS.
IN STATE CONVENTION AT DETROIT.
McKinIey's Name Received with Uproar-
Gus Applause and Gen. Alger Sent
as a Delegats-at- Large to
st. Louis

DETROIT, Mich. May 7.-TheRepub-
lican State convention assembled
here at noon and in the opening pro-
ceedings there was not the slightest
sign of contention to cloud the gen
eral party enthusiasm which pre-
vailed. Senator Mcmillan called the
gathering to order and stirring adj
dresses indicative of the general par
ty enthusiasm which pervaded the
convention were made by General
Alger, Governor Rich and other
prominent Republicans. Before re-
cess was taken a motion
eulogizing Major Mckinley as the
unanimous choice OF the Michigan
Republicans for the Presidential
nomination was greeted with a
display of uproarous enthusiasm
intended to be regarded as proof
positive that the delegation will be
for the Ohio candidate, first, last and
all the time.
General Alger will be chosen by
reclamation to head the delegation,
but the personnel of the remainder
of the big Four" is problematical.
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HOLMES LAST DAY.
THE ARCH FIfuo WILL
MEET HIS MAKER.
win BE Hung for the Murder of SEM. r
PitzeI-A Flood of Applications
for Tickets.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 5.-The
multi-murderer, IL. H. Holmes,
whose execution will take place to-
morrow at an hour not yet made
public, has spent his last day on
earth in much the same way that he
has passed the many DAVIS since he
was first confined in Moyamensing
prison charged with the murder of
his co-conspiriator, Benjamin f. Pit
eel. The usual sharp watch has been
kept over the condemned man. and
though he scouts the idea ui suicide
and endeayors TO keep up show of
cheerfulness, the precautions will not
he relaxed until the moose is adjusted
about the Inurderer's neck by Assist
ant superintendent Richardson to-
morrow. All visitors during the day
have been refused except Lawyer
Rotan, with whom Holmes talked
over matters relating to the final
disposal of his property in Chicago
and Fort Worth. and Father Daley
who paid his customary visit to
Holmes cell this morning AT late
hour tonight the priest will return
and remain with the doomed man
until the end. Sheriff Clement, in
spite of the flood OF applications
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-05-09
Again in Court.

The Pine Bluff water works is
again the subject of contention in
the United States Court. This time
the City of Pine Bluff files "A counter
claim against the one recently pre-
sented by j. NJ. Clifford. the late re-
ceiver. for $2,176.42. The city pre-
SCENTS a CONNER claim for 81 900 here
tofore paid by the city to the water
company as rental for the use of hyd-
rants out of repair. The claim is
based upon an ordinance requiring
the fire department chief to notify
the water company ana in case any
such hydrant shall remain out OF
repair three days or more after such
notice, the city shall be entitled
to certain reductions
Bureau OF the Commercial-Appeal
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-05-09

in the evening before the whipping
the negro met a white lady ON the
Rison and Toledo road and used
indecent language to her.
The farmers are alarmed at the
appearance of the potato bug which
threatens to destroy the entire crop.
Potato raising has become quite an
industry in this county and des-
truction of the crop would detail
great loss on our people. Various
remedies have been applied but
none that seems to check the
destroyer. Will some one suggest
remedy2
The primary election for
county officers will be he'd on
the 10Th of May, while the conven-
tion to select State and Judicial
officers will be held on the 9th of
June.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-05-09

pouring in upon him for tickets, re-
fuses to bulge from the stand he has
taken to prevent the execution being
made spectacle by the attendance
OF a lot of morbid sight-seers. Not
more than score Of persons, aside
from the numerous representatives
OF the press, will witness the scene.
The gallows has been taken apart
and thoroughly overhauled to pre-
vent accident, of which Holmes APP
pears to be in great fear. Today for
the first time the prison authorities
yaried the plain fare of Abread and
coffee with which HOLMES has been
served ever since his conviction and
at dinner tonight the murderer will
be allowed whatever he chooses to
eat. Sheriff Clement has decided not
To depntze anyone to spring the
trap. He regards it as his duty to
perform the disagreeable task,
though il will he unfamiliar work
for him in view OF the fact that he
has never witnessed hanging and
never saw a gallows until It few
months ago when he left Wanama-
ker's employ to take charge OF the
prison.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-05-09
BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Annual Gathering of the Southern
Baptist Association.

CHATTANOOGA, FEM, May S.-The
great annual meeting of the South
ern Baptist Convention, the largest
delegated ecclesiastical body in the
world, opened here today with
bright sunshine and blue skies to
favor the plans OF the 5000 delegates
in attendance. The presiding officer
is the Hon. Jonathan HARRISON, OF
Alabama. Today was given over
to the exercises of formal opening
and to the preparation of the pro-
gram for the six days ses sion to
follow. Although the program is
largely confined to a review of the
years work of the three great
organizations of the Baptist Church,
South, the Southern Missionary
Society, with headquarters at At
lanta; the Home Missionary Society,
with headquarters at Richmond,
and the Sunday Schools Publication
Society at Nashville, there are
enough live questions on the agonda
to insure some interesting sessions
The Woman's Missionary Union, the
leading auxiliary to the convention,
held its first convention today with
representatives of fifteen Southern
States in attendance. The business
sessions of the convention are to be
literally interspersed with features
of entertainment and the citizens
committee have arranged for daily
drives about the city and jaunts to
Chickamauga Park, Lookout Noun
tain. the old fort and other places
of interest in and about the city.
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A. 2. AS. IN SESSION.
The Advisory Boad Convenes in
Washington Preliminary
to the Meeting of
the Supreme
Council.

WASHINGTON, D. G., May 8.-Yhe
Advisory Board of the American
Protective Association, as organized
at Milwaukee year ago, convened
in secret session here this morning
as preliminary to the meeting of the
Supreme Council of the order next
week. The veil of secrecy is kept
about the proceedings, but it is
learned in a general way that all
the national officers and many Of
the leading lights of the order are in
Importance of the business to be
disposed of the board will probably
remaing in session until the Supreme
Council meets ON Tuesday aud to the
latter the results OF the board S
deliberations will be reported.
Members of the order do not deny
that the primary purpose OF the
meeting is to take action on the
question OF recommending some
presidential candidate for support
to the members of the organization,
and the council will either refute or
confirm the floating political rumors
concerning he organization ) enmitv
to Major Mckinley and its opposi-
ton to his presidential candidacy.
BY the constitution of the order
, IA 1 40
Supreme Council as a whole, but
upon the Advisory Board now in
session, for to the latter body ii
given full charge of the management
of the presidential campaign. AT its
first regular meeting in st. Louis
last fall the Advisory Board APP
pointed an executive committee OF
thirteen to rigidly investigate the
religious affiliations and influence
surrounding each of the men talked
of in connection with the presiden-
tial nomination of both parties.
Unless there has been a leak some
where the result of the committee IS
inquiries are as yet unknown, anu
the first that will be learned o; o: the
attitude Of the A. z. A., as an
organization toward the respective
candidates of Reed, Mckinley, Nor
ton, Allison and other presidential
possibilities will be some time next
week after the report of the com
mittee of thirteen has heen submit
ted to the Supreme Council and a
circular copy OF the decision mailed
to each member of the order
throughout the country. II cannot
be ascertained whether the Supreme
Council will take any action regard
ing the talked-of boom OF Congress
man Linton, OF Michigan, as the
choice OF the A. p. A.. for the presi-
dency.
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DEMOCRATS IN SESSION.
Meet in Chicago to Make Final
Arrangements for the
National Csnven.
ton.


CHICAGO, ILL, May 8.-A conference
of the subcommittee of the National
Democratic Committee aud the
local committee having III charge
the arrangements for the National
Democratic Convention is being held
at the Wellington Hotel today, the
chief object, says Chairman Harrity
who is among those present, being
the adjustment OF the financial
guarantee pledged by the local com
mittee. Various other matters re-
lating to the hall decorations, trans
portation, the printing and issuance
of admission tickets, etc. will also
be disposed of.
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REMAINS WILL BE BURIED
IN THE POTTER'S
FIELD.
The Coroner's Jury Finds that
Policeman Culpepper's Con-
duct was Justifable.

p. L. GUN, the ex.convict shot
by Policeman Culpepper yesterday
morning while resisting arrest on
the charge of burglary and who at
tempted to shoot the officer, died
yesterday afternoon about 4:30
o'clock, as stated exclusively in
yesterdays GRAPHIC.
The remains were reviewed by a
coroner's jury yesterday afternoon
and this morning an inquest was
held and several witnesses heard,
after which the coroners jury re-
turned verdict to the effect that
the deceased came to his death from
a pistol shot fired by Policeman
Culpepper in the discharge of his
duties and that the homicide was
justifable. 1t is probable, however,
that the case will be considered and
further investigated by the grand
jury, now in session.
Before GUN died he told Tailor
Gibson that he had brother living
in Fort Smith, aud also a father
and mother and wife and child all
living together at Poto, Indian
Territory. kilograms were sent to
these parties notifying them of
Gums death, but up to this wri
ting no reply has been received.
GUN also stated that his brother
was in Little Rock the day he was
pardoned from the pen, but had re-
turned home to Fort Smith. Since
there were three parties implicated
IN the Redfeld burglary, however,
the supposition is prevalent in
police circles that his brother was
one of them, and that he is now in
hiding somewhere about the city.
Gums remains were turned over
to Miller & Son, undertake rs, this
morning, and unless the family is
heard from the remains will be in
tered in the potter's field this
afternoon.
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IN STATE CONVENTION AT
TRENTON.
John W. Queen, Temporary Chair
man, COngratulatea His
Hearers Upon the
Prospects of Demo
cratic Success.

TRENTON, N. J., May There
was no lack of enthusiasm dis
played by the stalwarts of New
Jerseys Democracy who packed
Taylor's Opera-house this morning
at the opening of the Democratic
State Convention which is to select
delegates to the National Cow en-
ton at Chicago. John Wahl Queen,
the leader of the Democratic
minority in the Assembly, was
selected as temporary chairman,
and in his opening address he
congratulated the delegates upon
the glowing prospects of Democratic
success in New Jersey this fall, the
leveredge afforded by the general
dissatisfaction O. yer the action of
the Republican assembly concerning
corporations, he stated, being a
factor in their favor of incalculable
value. After matters of routine
business had been disposed of a
recess was taken to give the COM
mittees on platform and temporary
organization a chance to report.
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THE MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.
Valuable Papers Read and Impor-
tant Subjects Discussed
Today.

BALTIMORE, Md, May AFTER
an hour devoted to the disposal of
routine business, the National
Municipal League conference began
its second open session at 1890
o'clock this morning with a largely
increased attendance of delegates.
The session opened with paper on
the Municipal Ownership of Street
Railways, by Charles Richardson,
ce-President of the League. The
next paper read was 'Public Con-
troll of Franchises, by Mayor Pin
gree, of Detroit, and the discussion
which followed was participated
in bv the whole conference. Other
papers of the morning session were
Municipal Government from the
Wae e. Farmers Standpoint, by 2.
j. Mcguire, General Secretary of
the United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joiners; "The Relation Of
a Municipality to Quasi Public
Corporations Enjoying Municipal
Franchises read by William NJ.
Saltar, of Philadelphia. This after
noon the session was given over to
the discussion of papers relating to
the municipal condition OF the cities
of the South. Frank R. Frost told
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-05-09
County Nsrmals.

State Superintendent Jordan has
opened three normal schools during
the past week, each with an average
attendance of fifty. Prof l.. Il.
Quinn is in charge of the one at
Rocky Comfort. In Arkansas Coun-
ty the institute is located at Dewitt
with j. G. Gibson in charge. w. T.
Hammond is conducting the normal
at Hazen. During the next four
weeks normals will be opened in
forty counties. -Arkansa Depart
ment of the Commercial-Appeal
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-05-09

the municipal condition of Charles
ton, S. c. Virginius Newton spoke
for Richmond, Va; A. H. Davis, for
Atlanta, Ca. A. V. S. Lindaley, for
Nashville, Tenn; e. R. Cheese
borough, for Galveston, Texas; J.
A. Malone, for Memphis, Tenn. The
session concluded with a paper on
Municipal Reform in Georgia, by
Arthur Dashier, of Macon.
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CHECKS WERE PROTESTED,
AND NOW A NUMBER OF
PEOPLE ARE INQUIRING
ABOUT IT.
Checks Given by C. M. Hartman in
Settlement of Claims Come
Back Unpaid

c. NJ. Hartman is President of the
American Telephone Construction
Co., of Anderson, Ind.
Recently MIR. Hartman and his
company had u contract with the
Pine Bluff Telephone Company to
put up their poles. string their wires,
etc, and on the 2Sth OF April received
New York exchange to the value
of ~ 800 in settlement OF same.
During the course OF construction
Mr. Hartman and his men damaged
the property of number OF citizens
and the matter was about to be
taken into the courts when Harri-
man compromised all claims by
giving his checks upon "a bank at
Anderson, Ind, in full satisfaction of
the same.
These checks aggregated 1898 as
follows:
Arthur Murray ..........................$l00
Kaufman azaar....................... 225
Mrs. Portls..................... 20
Mrs. G. Waterman......,............... 43
These checks were endorsed and
placed in the Bank of Pine Bluff for
collection. Yesterday they came
back from Anderson, Ind, protes-
ted and without explanation.
A GRAPHIC reporter hearing of the
disappointment of the above named
Pine Blufiians called on Cashier w.
ID. Hearn, of the Bank OF Pine Bluff, this
morning for little light on the
subject. Mr.. Hearn stated that he
thought it all came about through a
mistake and was due to Mr.. Harri-
mans absence from Anderson. When
he left here, Mr.. Hearn stated,
Hartman carried away with him
about $1,000 in exchange, and upon
his departure Hartman stated that
he in tended to stop u few days in
st. Louis. Mr.. Hearn thinks that
during his absence Hartman, un-
knowingly, everdrew his bank ac-
count, and that his checks reached
Anderson before he had time to ar
rive there and deposit the money he
had received in Pine Bluff for his
services in construction OF the new
telephone.
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Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Rodew aid & kratzmeier, cigar
manufacturers, is this day dissolved
by mutual consent, MIR. Fred Rode
valid retiring and L. kratzmeier as
sn,ning all liabilities af and eei!!!cet:@@
ing all accounts due the former firm.
FRED RopEwALD,
l.. KRATzMEIER.
Pine Bluff, Ark, May 6. 1896. 7d2t
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WHITE CAPS.
Flog a Negro Down in Cleveland
County.
Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
KINasLAND, ARK, May Last
Monday night near Toledo, this
county, a crowd of unknown per-
sons took a negro man out and
whipped him nearly to death. Late
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-17
A. P. A. FIGHT ON M'KINLEY
A Wen Organized Plot to Defeat Nc
KiBIey Instructed Delegates

A Wen Organized Plot to Defeat Nc
KiDley Instructsd Delegates
SPRNeF III, April lit de-
veloped here last night that there is a
well organized plot to defeat McKin-
ley instructions in the Republican
convention here April p. The circu-
lar sent out by the advisory commit
tee Of the A. p A., denouncing Nc
Kinley on the grounds that he made
appointments to Roman Catholics, and
because Richard kerens and Stephen
B. Ellzins. Mckinley managers, have
denounced the A. p. A., was read in
A. p. A. lodges in this city last night,
and resO' utiOns were adopted denOunc-
ing Mckinley, and A. P. "A. delegates
to the state convention instructed for
Mckinley will be asked to violate
their instructions. 1t is stated that
Hon. j. Otis Humphrey, a warm per-
sonal friend of Senator CullOm, and
who led the fight in the county con
vention here for Cuuom, but who is a
delegate to the national convention
from this district, and who is in
structed for Mckinley, joined the A.
P. A. last night and viii lead the fight
for Linton, the A. P. A. candidate for
President.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-17
LEAvENWORTH DONE.
Can't Raise the Money for the Re
union, It Appears.


Tt is evident that Leavenworth is al
most out of the race for the state G.
A. r.. reunion They have been try
ing i'm vain to raise 81. 600 to be used as
an entertainment fund and have all
most given up in despair 1T must be
remembered that while LeavenWorth
is making heroic efforts TO raise 81
coo. Topeka already has over $4,000 and
is ready to guarantee $4,000.
The following, which explains the
situation. is from the Leayenworth
STANDARD:
"A meeting was held last night to see
what might be done toward raising
81 600 to be used as an entertainment
fund in case the c.. A. r. reunion be
secured for LeavenWOrth- lit devel-
ODed at the meeting that the finance
committee appointed some two weeks
ago to solicit funds for the encamp-
ment, had done very little, if anything
o. 3. Taylor and Henry EttensOn were
appointed on a committee to get the
financial committee together today and
make a canvass
"One more effort is to be made, and if
it should prove unsuccessful this city
viii be out of the race for the reunion.
What is necessary to be done must be
done this week, if at all. The encamp-
ment city win be chosen at the BelOit
encampment next week. A goOdly
number of public spirited citizens are
ready to contribute literally to secure
the reunion, but as yet only a few of
them have been asked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-17
THINK TWICE
Before You Put Something Into
Your Stomach You Know
Nothing About.
DO so EVERY DAY.
Without a Thought Of Consequences.

The stomach is the most important
and the most abused organ in the body.
If a person catches a little cold on the
lungs he Immediately seeks treatment
for it. If his kidneys show symptoms
of weakness ne becomes alarmed at
once. But if his OverWOrlzed stomach
rebels he pays no attention to it until
sleepless nights, distress after eating,
nervousness, and general weakness
and lack of energy, show plainly that
something is wrong. He loses in weight
and has pains in the chest and limbs
Dr. Amsden says that thousands of
people in this condition never think of
ascribing the trouble to the stomach,
they dose themselves with loudly adj
Vertised nerve tOnics, spring medi-
cines," pre- digested food etc, and
then wonder why they don't get we'll
All of these things are sO-called Sc
cret remedies, patented medicines,
which are advertised to produce Won
derful results, but they are all very
careful not to tell you exactly what the
wonderful preparation really contains.
AS a matter of fact nerve tOnics" are
simply stimulants, they make you feel
good for a day and the next day you
must repeat the dose.
The doctor says further, the only way
to cure dyspepsia and stomach weak
ness is to go to the fountain head, treat
the stomach itself and put nothing into
it unless you know what that some
thing is.
He further states he has had the
greatest success in curing all forms of
indigestion by the use of Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets, which is not a secret
patent medicine, but is a scientific
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-17
80 80 80 IN IalI.

ST.. JOSEPH. No, April I'LL Z.
Preston. the editor Of the Kansas City
Sunday Sun, occupies a cell in the
county jail The case against him on
the charge of publishing an immoral
paper was called in the criminal court
yesterday, but Preston failed to ap-
pear and his bond of 81, 500 was for
feited and q scire facias was issued,
followed by two warrants for the ar
rest of Preston, charging him with
criminal libel The officers went in
search of Preston and found that he
had hired a rig and was trying to es-
cape from the city. He was chased to
the south part OF the city where he
jumped from the buggy and concealed
himself in the railroad yards, but was
discovered and taken to jail and locked
I'D.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-17

combination Of vegetable essences,
fruit salts, pure pepsin and bismuth
Some idea of the remarkable success Of
this remedy may be gained by a per-
usal of the following.
From Mrs. I. G. Race, Trenton. Mo:
I have only used half a box of the Tab
lets and they have surprised me with
the amount of good they have already
done. I would not be without them
Mrs. Charlotte Lane of RansOmVilles
N Y, writes: Il have taken only one
so cent package of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets and am almost lstOnishedt at
results they have benefited me so
greatly. I have always understood
know it can be cured. for I am fully
satisfied with what they have done for
me. can eat and enjoy my meals a
great deal better and feel better ia
every way and have only used one
package"
From L. e. Watts. Tampico, Ills.:"I
have used Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
and they are just what I want and
what 1 have been trying in vain to get
for years. Every person afflicted with
poor digestion ought to give them a
trial.
Cases like these can be cited without
number and anyone suffering from
stomach weaknesses, poor appetite, loss
of flesh and a run down condition gem
orally should try at least one box
which you can get at any drug store at
so cents a package and feel the good
effects from even 50 small q quantity.
If your druggist does not have it in
stock he viii get it for you or send to
Stuart Chemical Laboratory, Marshall,
Mich.