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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-31

Glass Poem ...... Miss Eda Wolff Valedictory =. Miss Nora Smith usic-"Spanish Serenade,' '....s.
 .............#..... Eisenma2
 Presentation of Diplomas.
 Presentation of Flowers.
 Roman Carnival .
 To Miss EstelIe Smith fell the honor: of reading the salutatory, and when she walked to the front of the stage she was received with hearty applause. She read her salutatory with clear enunciation and grace and ease, and every word could be easily heard through out the entire auditorium. She greeted the audience in carefully chosen language and in a very cordial and pleasing manner. She was Hberally applauded.
 The next essay was by Miss Cora Stewart and her subject was "Motion Every where Her essay evinced the possession of much scientific knowledge, careful study and pre- paration, and was delivered in most pleasing manner.
 Miss Julia Seymore was the next on the programme whose province and duty it was to give history of the class. Her essay was ex ceedingly unique and original and she handled a subject seemingly dull in a ffost interesting and enter taining manner Indeed, if ap- plause is any indication, We can trathfully say without any desire to make any invidious distinctions, that her effort proved the most pop uIaf of the evening, for at the con clusion of her essay she was loudly applauded. Miss Segmore showed herself to be possessed Of great originality and brilliant talents.
 ssOId Things Have Passed Away, an original production by Miss Eva Davis, was the next essay on the programme, in which Miss Davis manifested great familiarity with both ancient and modern history. She pointed out the glory and greatness and the subsequent de cline and fall of many ancient na- tions with all their art, civilization and culture, in a most pleasing and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-31
TWO FOR ONE.
Jones Gets Two Counties to Harrod $
 One in Yesterdays Primaries.

LITTLE RoeKs May 30-In the county primaries held today Dan Jones carried Hot Springs and Drew counties, while his opponent. Col. J. H. Harrod, carried Woodruff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-31
Kate Field Dead

HONOLULU, May 3O-Kate Field. the American authoress, died here today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-31

Essay Motion Everwheren
 ......... Miss Cora Stewart Class History. Miss Julia Seymour Music-ssLife in the Tropics -
 .......... A. E. Warren Essay-9Old Things Have Passed
 Away ..#.#.....=.. Miss Eva Davis Class Prophecy. Miss Alice Lester Music-"Genia ..... Theo. Moses
 ............ ..=....... Tobaui Glass Poem .... Miss Eda Wolff Valedictory Miss Nora Smith Music-"Spanish Serenade, CT.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-06-12
PROTEST FROM FRANCE.
Embargo Placed ON French Meats stir
up Her Onicials.

The French government has made o
formal protest against the retaliatory
action Of this government in putting an
absolute embargo on French cattle.
Recently at Havre the United States
consul refused to permit the shipment
of five French cattle to the United
States. This rigid enforcement OF the
importation of meat cattle and their
hides from couatries infected with cat
tie diseases, including France, Ger
many and Switzerland, which is pro-
vided for in the old tariff act of 1894,
but not invoked until seven months
ago, when q proclamation on the sub
ject was issued, is directly due to the
aggressive policy Of countries like Ger
many and France in endeavoring on
one pretext or another to exclude
American cattle and meats. Repeated
representations and warnings have
been sent to both countries through
the State Department, but to no pur-
pose, so that proclamation was is
sued by President Cleveland last No.
vember, which, in effect, excluded
from the United States cattle from
France, Germany and Switzerland, on
the ground of prevalence of disease In
those countries. The effect of the
proclamation, whose issuance has Just
attracted general attention, and has
been tie complete stoppage OF
shipping cattle from France and
Germany ever since. last November,
but it was not until our consul, Mr..
Chancellor, stopped shipment from
Havre q few weeks ago that French
shippers awakened to the fact. The
French foreign sflice thereupon com
municated with Ambassador Patenotrs
on the subject and an attache of ths
embassy at Washington promptly call
ed on the Agricultural Department ans
made inquiries as to the condition o
affairs and the actual rights of ship
pers. Then the ambassador fled /
communication with the secretary o.
state in which he asked number o
questions and inquired why France
should be Disseminated against.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-06-12
ST. JOSEPH, La, FRIDAY, JUNE Il, 1896.


convicts on farm or plantation work, Or
other work not specified or permitted under
the existing lease by authority OF act ia OF
1890, and for other purposes" Referred to
committee on penitentiary.
Senate bill So by Denechaud--An act to
authorize the board Of administrators Of the
Charity Hospital at New Orleans to close
streets, etc, Referred to Judiciary commit
Tee, section q
The house was called TO order Thursday az
II 80 o'clock, with seighty-nine member pres
.ent. The session was opened wI<h prayer by
Rabbi Klein, and the journal was adopted
with corrections.
The senate was admitted to the house at
noon for the purpose OF holding joint ses-
sion OF the General Assembly and the election
of the Judo8 Of the Circuit Courts OF Ap-
peal. Lieut.. Gov. Snyder assumed charge ol
the Assembly. and the rolls OF the two houses
were called, showing thirty SENATORS and
ninety three members Of the house present.
President Snyder announced that under the
senate resolution The Assembly should pro.
ceed to ballot for the different circuit judges
Senator Baird. nominated Hon. j. c. Pugh
as Judge for the First Circuit Court Of Ap-
Mr.. Wade suggested that under the ruline
of ex- Gov. Jefferies the vote could be taken
viva voice.
On motion Of Senator Howell the roll.
were ordered called and the ballot thus taken
The vote as announced stood; ]. G. Pugh 81
voted blank SO.
Senator sholars took the position that al
there was only one nominee the vote YEA
was equivalent to voting for the nominee
and he voted "yea."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-06-12
A rowcer Tru-.

The New York Herald of Saturday
says: "What looks like powder trust
is now in operation. backed by many
millions of dollars and virtually con-
trolled by three big manufacturing
concerns, which will create the price
of that commodity The companieil
are the Latin Il Rand Powder Com.
pany, the Hazard. Powder Company
and the Dupont de Nemours Company,
all of New York. As result of the
combination the price Of rifle powder.
or what is called sporting powder, has
advanced from So. % for a keg weigh
ing 25 pounds to "a, while blasting
powder has been advanced from 81 &c
81 % keg. The schedule for other
grades has been correspondinely ad-
vanced- The new order went in ezscl
June 1st.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-06-12
Active Business Expected After the Con-
Vsntlans are Held :
IxcstAsE N FAILURES FOR THE WEEK,
sales Of wool Fall Below the Guam
thy Required I'd, , ,ooo, 900 Bales lp-,.
dicated, with Favorable Weather /.
Price Of Cotton Goods Reduced.

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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-06-12

The jury in the case Of Jsremiah I
Olney, x-scbool fund commissioners Of
Connecticut, who has been on trial for
alleged misappropristion Of funds. re-
turned vexdie< esterday u ~
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-06-12

large Brewery IN Boston destroyed.
Fire early Friday destroyed tbs
bo511on brewery and iceho1lse, s< Bos-
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-16
LIKE A FLASH.
Sight Returns To Man Blind for
Five Years.

San Francisco Examiner.
James S. Richardson, of No. 36S Tenth
street Oakland, has just passed through a
remarkable experience. He has been blind
for FIVE years in his right eye, and was
gradually losing the sight of his left eye
sight of his right eye suddenly returned to
him, and now he can see as well as ever
out OF the optic that was supposed to have
been permanently destroyed.
Mr.. Richardson's case is puZZling the doc
tors. They told him that he would become
totally blind in time, but now he has rea-
son to believe that he will recover his eye
sight. Five years ago Richardson was en-
gagged in doing some fancy plaster work in
a house. He was working on ceiling when
suddenly large piece of plaster paris and
hot lime fell and struck him in the eyes,
Before the plaster could be removed it be-
came hard. When a physician arrived it
was found that Richardson was totally
blind. He remained in that condition for
three months. After delicate operation the
sight in the left eye was restored, but the
loss of vision in the right eye seemed COM
plete. Richardson was Uniformed that the
optic nerve had been destroyed and that he
would never be able to see out of the eye
again. He also informed that the left
eye was affected, and that in time he would
become totally blind. He spent a large sum
of money seeking relief, but he could get
benefit.
Yesterday Richardson was carefully bath
ing his left eye. AS he finished and was
covering the good eye flash of light ap-
peared before the right eye. This was the
first indication to him that there was any
life in the right eye. The left eye was
carefully bandaged up. and then Richardson
operated with the blind eye. He held a
newspaper up to the light, and the black
lines across the page gradually loomed up
until Richardson could read.
81 can see! I can see!' he shouted.
Mrs. Richardson, somewhat alarmed over
the excitement of her husband, rushed into
the room.
What in the world is the matter, James,"
she asked
why, wife, can see I can seev' he
shouted again.
Mrs. Richardson now realized that a
great change had come over her husband.
She wanted a test made, though that
would be satisfactory to her. She care
fully shut out the light from the left eye,
and then her husband was asked to read the
paper. For the first time in five years he
read the news of the day with his right eye
Richardson has been around town tell
ing his friends of the remarkable change
that suddenly came over him. He has
peen receiving congratulations on all Sides
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-16
TWO DOG STORIES,
Showing Their Intelligence as Well
as Their Kindness.

Showing Their Intelligence as Well
as Their Kindness.
May 1 add my testimony to the intelligence
of dogs in the matter of understanding what
is said in their hearing? Several years ago
I had beloved mongrel fox terrier named
Joe. We were staying some months at Pen
zance, and the dog went everywhere with
us and knew the place well. One day we
were, as usual, in the afternoon, on the club
tennis ground, when the secretary came up
and warned me that the following day,
as there was to be a tournament, no dogs
would be permitted to the inclosure. l prom
ised to shut Joe up at home. That evening
We missed the dog, and in the morning also
he was not to be seen. When we went to
look on at the tournament in the afternoon
we found Joe waiting for US; the ground man
told us that the dog had been there all night,
and would not allow himself to be caught.
He had never slept out before, and he GER
tainly must have understood what we said.
We often used to say, "We will drive to
such place today, but Joe must stay at
home" and almost invariably, in whatever
direction it might be- before we had driven
a mile we found Joe waiting for us by the
roadside. He always grinned when we came
UP with him.
Thirty years ago was living in St. Georges
street at distance of about ten minutes
walk-resided well-known journalist, Percy
Gregg. He had little black -and-tan dog, for
about to leave London. 1t was reported to
me that Jimmie always left my house after
breakfast. At first alarm was felt that he
would stray, but as he invariably returned
after an hours stroll / took him to be one
of those .vagrom" animals who cannot live
without a prowl in the streets, and felt no
anxiety. But l ascertained that whenever he
went away he always carried off a bone or
something edible with him. 1 watched him
one or two mornings, and saw him squeeze
through the area ratings on each occasion
carrying a big bone, which he had great diff
Guilty in steering through the iron bars. Be-
ing curious about the destination of the food.
/ made up my mind to follow him. l tracked
him to an empty house next to that in which
his former owner had lived. In cellar in the
area there lived half-starved, ownerless ter
rier, who, suppose, had once been a friend
of Jimmie's, and whom my dog in his days
Of prosperity never fought. Regularly the good
little fellow trotted off to the empty cellar
and divided his mornings meal with his poor
friend. The story is told of the great Napoleon
riding over one of his battlefelds-I don't
know whether it was Wagram or AusterlitZ-
and pointing to faithful dog watching the
body of his dead master, with the words
That dog teaches us all a lesson of human
ity.' So-did Jimmie.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-16
HEARD ON COLLEGE HILL.
Matters of Interest Among Univer-
sity Students.

Considerable interest is being mani
tested in athletic circles at the uni
Versity over the prospect of field and
track contest with the University of
California. California stands at the
head Of the list in field athletics, hav
ing carried off the honors from the
leading Eastern institutions last spring.
Her team will take a second trip to
the East this year, and it is the hope
of the management at the local insti-
tuition to induce them to stop off at
Minneapolis for trial of strength and
endurance.
There appears to be more enthusiasm
for track work at the Minnesota uni
Versity now than ever before, and I'M
der the efficient training of Dad"
Moulton there is no reason why the
local athletes should not make a cred
liable showing. If the contest can be
brought about, it will occur May 1S,
previous to the intercollegiate meet, in
which the local university will partici-
pate at Chicago
Students of the College OF Mining will
hereafter be required to do practical
work each year, for which purpose they
will spend some time in the mines of
Northern Minnesota This year the
of May in the mines of the Vermillion
range, while the Mesaba mines will
also be examined.
A joint debate between the Law and
Delta Sigma Literary societies will oc-
cur this evening in the library build
ing. The subject for discussion is,
Resolved That there should be an ed
ucational qualification for voting in the
United States" The laws have the af-
frmative, and are represented by A. L.
PARSONS, j. c. Eethre and E. H Estey.
A. ii. Lee, William Osborne and Will
lam Mcintyre will fight for Delta
Sigma.
An open meeting of the Pathological
society will be held in Prof CIarlx,e
room, Of the main buildin, this evening
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-16
SPANIARD AGAINST SPANIARD.
BIunder Results i'm Battle With
Heavy Loss of Life.

HAVANA, March 15.-A deplorable
mistake has resulted in the killing of
a number@of Spanish soldiers by their
fellow Spaniards. The battalion of San
Quintin was approaching the town of
Cano, seven miles from Havana, TO
save the buildings of a burning planta-
ton. The town shortly before that had
been attacked by the insurgents, and
the garrison, without hailing the San
Quintin battalion, and taking them for
the insurgents, returned to second at
tack, opened upon them with volleys.
The San Quintin battalion, on the other
hand, miStOOk the garrison for the in
surgents, and charged three times with
great determination, taking the town.
The blasts from the cornet and the
cries of Viva Espana" on the part of
the San Quintin soldiers were not suf
ficient to put a stop to the firing on
either side. Before the mistake was
discovered the San Quintin battalion
had lost II soldiers killed. and a cap
tain, 4 lieutenants and 27 soldiers
wounded. This episode was pointed to
as a proof that the Spanish soldiers
fight well if they have occasion to do
so. The San Quintin battalion sus-
tanned more loss in few minutes
than they would have done in a great
engagement with the insurgents.
Antonio Maceo, Quivican, Bandera
and Lacret attacked the town of Ma
tabano on Friday night, and an obSti-
nate fight ensued The garrison of the
forts consisting of fifty-six men. made
a heroic defense, and two Spanish gun
boats in the neighboring waters as
sisted by bombarding the insurgents.
The utmost efforts of the Spaniards.
however did not avail to prevent the
Insurgents capturing the town. They
mad possession of it for a time. and
upon retreating in the direction of
P1nar del Rio they burned the greater
part OF the town. The insurgents are
reported to have sustained a great
loss
Col. Ffgueredo, with two suuadrons.
PiZaro, Aguerrlle, and the battalion of
valencia overlook the band of Pancho
Perez, numbering 500, at the Palmas
plantation, near Desempona, Matanzas.
and, opening. fire, they charged. The
rebels took flight leaving six killed.
They We're pursued and were overtaken
again at Mount Flora, and after max
ing further resistance they retreated,
leaving three killed.
AT Colon, three conSpirators have
been arrested with a list of names in
their possession compromising other
persons. AT San Vicente four incen-
diaries have been imprisoned At Ma
tanzas three political suspects have
been set at liberty
Capt. Gen. Weyler is making diligent
inquiry into the circumstances of the
woUnding by Spanish troops of the
young American, Delgado. son of the
sugar planter. Gen. Weyler gives as
surance that he will deal justly in the
case and will punish the culprit Sc
verify.
MADRID, March 15.-Advces from Havana
say that Col. Galvis has routed the insur-
gents under Maxine Gomez killing fifty. The
Spanish columns, it is also reported, continue
to press Maceo closely.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-16
RHAPSODY OF THE PLAGUE.
Prof. MouItOn Delivers Another
Lecture on Bible History


Prof. Moulton has made a decided impress
sion with the Minneapolis public in the Sc
rles OF lectures which he is now delivering
IN the city, The interest attaching to each
there was no exception to the rule when Prof
Moulton appeared before one of the largest
audiences which has yet greeted him at the
First Baptist church yesterday afternoon. His
subject was 1.-THE Rhapsody of the Locust
Plague" and the most able lecture under
that head that followed was given it initial
dellverance before any audience
BY way OF prefacing his remarks, Prof
Mouiton said that in order to get at the bed
rock Of things before taking up any literary
study, people should ask What Is its ideal?"
The prophecy of the Bible distinguished
from any other literature, and it's ideal was
Judgment, the conception of an eternal con-
troVersy between right and wrong. In the
great universities of the country, he said
it was considered necessity that every grad
uate should have his mind thoroughly stepped
with the classics, that he should be perfectly
conversant with Greek and Latin literature.
But scholars were never expected to master
the Bible. He believed that the greatest re-
form that could be introduced into the col
leges would provide that the classical and
biblical literary literatures should stand side
by side.
Taking up the body of the subject, he
spoke Of the ideals presented by poetry. He
said in part: The ideal of Homer was
brute strength; of Virgil, piety in the Roman
sense; Wordsworth, nature In this sense
the ideal OF the prophet is judgment and
rhapsody is a spiritual drama presenting such
Judgment. The prophet generally starts with
some immediate crisis in the history of the
chosen people. When this is done he proceeds
to universal judgment, including the whole
world.
The starting point of the prophecy of
Joel was locust plague. This sort of ter
ror is idealized by the poetic mind to mystic
destruction in general. You have seven
stages in rhapsody, like seven acts of the
drama. First, in a series of tumultuous
cries, paints picture of universal
ruin and famine; the second presents stages
of advancing destruction with wriggling sug-
gestions of locusts; the third, the climax, is
the voice of the Lord, which, by surprise,
turns out to be voice of mercy calling to
repentance; the fourth stage presents relief
and restoration the immediate crisis is
passed, but there is a further judgment to be
presented; in the fifth stage we have on one
side the spiritualism of Israel, on the other
side the nations summoned to judgment; the
sixth stage is the exciting crisis, ending in
a universal destruction; whereupon the sew
enth and last stage presents a renovated
heaven and earth, the Lord reigning in peace
with his people,
Prof. Moulton spoke on the same subject
at First Congregational church last even
ing
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-16
KANSAS CITY, KAN, POSTMASTER
AN EMBEZZLER OF OVER
$4,000.
PUT A BULLET IN HIS BRAIN
TO ARREST AND TRIAL FOR
HIS CRIME.
RIVER PIRATES LOOT VESSELS.
Frauds Amounting to S1.5OO. 600
Alleged I'm Suits Against Gold
Mine Directors.

KANSAS CITY, Kan, March 15.-To
escape arrest for embezzlement of gov
ernment funds, Frank Mapes, post
master for this city, committed suicide
this morning in his own residence. On
Thursday last two postoffice inspectors
arrived here and began an investiga-
ton of the office. Upon their arrival
Mapes showed no uneasiness, but as
they pursued their investigation
through Friday and Saturday he be-
came nervous and depressed in spirits.
The inspectors finished their work last
night, and their investigation proved
the postmaster to be an embeZZler from
the general funds of the office to the
amount of probably $9,200 Mapes un-
doubtedly knew the condition of his
trust, and it is evident he feared ar
rest today or tomorrow. He decided
upon death. His manner of ending his
life was sensational in the extreme.
AT breakfast he complained of being
i'll, and retired to his room. Soon af-
terward he had his wife send for three
men who had been friends of long
standing. When these men arrived at
the house, Mrs. Mapes met them at
the door. No sooner had she swung
open the door than a pistol shot rang
through the house. Mrs. Mapes and
the three men ran to the postmaster's
bedroom. He had blown out his brains
and died almost instantly.
Deceased was appointed postmaster
three years ago. He had long been
prominent in local and Kansas poll
tics. He was under SIC, 900 bonds to the
government, with local business men
as sureties. The funds embezzled are
said to have been squandered in gamb-
ling and drinking. Deceased belonged
to the knights Templar and Elks. He
carried $4,000 life insurance.