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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-08
NEW STALLION RECORD.

Columbus, ohio. August THE grand
circuit meeting closed today. Tho weather
was fair. hut the track was not as fast
az yesterday, owing TO heavy rains during
rhe night. John II. Gentry, the pacing
stallion. went mile TO beat his own rec
osd OF 203is. and succeeded in clipping
off "a quarter OF a second and establish
ing a new worlds record. Had the track
been az fast as on yesterday II IL be-
lleved he would have paced a milo In
better than 200.
Tine by quartars-o:slA; l;O2s; 1884:
1904.
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coNrEsr Nor FINISHED.

Chicago, August 7.Whon the shooting
flag was hauled down at Watson's park,
burnside this evening, the race for the
Dunont trophy. representing the worlds
at live birds. was JUST nan
finished Of the several Squads tbat have
shot fifteen out of their twenty-five ntds,
only seyeuty~six men nave klllen
,siraights, including GILBERT, the present
champion, who Is standing at thir'y-two
Yards and concehing his contestants ODDS.
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AILsA WON THE RACE.

cowes. Isle Of Wight, August I'm the
race for the Challenge Shield. open 20
all yachts of any rig built In Europe ex-
ceeding 100 rating aud belonging TO rec
ognzed European yacht club. Aisa won to-
day oytr Satinata and Britannia.
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Natives and British fight IN Africa q
bloody onEagomoiG. which was II victory
for the Brltah.
IA lining Chang WAS hanquctted
Mussulmans arc entering Gambia. Crete
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-08

GENERAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Obscrvat lions taken by the United states
weather Bureau at all stations at sp. M,
10Th meridian time.
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TODRT'S FEATURES .

| Mr.. Bryan en- route East
| Chairman JONES says he did not author.
iao tho statement that liin will support
Bryan
1t IN denied that Senator Inn express ed
| hts views
President Cleveland says he gave no adj
vice ON the indianapolis conference.
FOREIGN.
Natives and British fight in Africa q
bloody onEaGomett. which was II victory
for the Britah.
IA Hung Chang was hanauctted
Mussulmans arc entering Gambia. Crete.
PcpuLIsTS.
Seaborn Wright was NOMINATED for eoy-
ernor OF Georgia.
The Gcor-ta convention adopted pro.
hihition plank
Tauhcneck favors fusion.
SPORT.
Texas leaRue--iiouston 4. Austin 4. Ga,
weston II. San Antonio ia.
National league Borton 2. Washington
4; Cleveland 3, Piitsburg On inningD;
Baltimore 1s, New York l.
Winners at Brighton were Tom Crom.
well, Passover. laramie. Forrier. Mana
H., Cromwell.
Amateur league to lss formed tonight.
John II. Gentry broke the worlds s,al-
lion record.
Bald established new bicycle record.
THE GOLD MEN.
Meeilng Of tho provisional committee.
National convention called 10 meet.
National democratic party Is the name
STATE.
j. W. Montgomery of Lockhart.
wealthy siockman OF Caldwell county.
fails.
George Burgess comes out sauarely I'm
support OF Shelburnc
Judge Burke Of Dallas nominated for
congress by the democrats at Waxa- !
ha chic.
Schrader, the healer. at Fort Worth.
Yesterdays proceedings of the State |
convention.
BUSINESS.
r. G.. Dun & Co say: Monetary sitnn-
ion changed by the Chicago collapse
Caution OF bankers increased -. Imports
have incra,od and rN ports decreased
Cotton situation Is critical Trouble with
abOr.
Rradstroet says: Trade Is unchanged.
TrHt has he'd an unfavorable in0iHnce....
}anker,s do not loan rs freely. Coilec-
IONS are slow. Cotton yarn production
VIII be curtaiiod. :. No Improvement in
WOOL.
Weekly bank cieartngs.
]
LOCAL.
william Johnson hJt Meyer Heideman
'ver the head with n pistol.
Meeting of tho Fowler investigating com
iittoc. )
Chairman Gran, OF tho State republican
committee IN ia" city.
SoBe excitement at Forest park.
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TWENTY DOLLARS OUT.
4 Burglar Robs DR. L. X. Land mud Geo.
Wells.

This morning Dir. L. X. Land, the
well known dentist, is poorer by 500
than he was on retiring last night.
He and Mr.. G. N. Wells room over
the Anderson Meyer drug store.
Last night the gentlemen retired and
left their door unlocked. During
the night a burglar paid their room
a visit aud stole the pants of both
gentlemen.
The garments in question were
carried out on the gallery surround
ing the building and there the con
tents taken from the pockets. In
the pockets Of DIR. Lands pants were
about $40, and this the burglar Sc
cured Mr.. Wells had only few
coppers in his pockets and this the
burglar was too proud to take. The
gentlemen discovered their pants or
the gallery this morning.
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\ NEW TURN WITH THE
WATER AND LIGHT
COMPANY.
Judge Williams Orders the Pine BluG
Water 81 Light Oompany's Plant
to Ise Sold.

LITTLE Rock, Feb. 15.-Late this
afternoon in response to the demand
of the New York Security q Trust
Company, Judge John A. Williams
ordered the Receiver of the Pine
Bluff Water, Gas & Electric Light
Company, plant and franchises, to
pay the Indebtedness due the New
York Security q Trust Company Or
sell the property at public auction
at the expiration of Thirty days. Re
ceiver Clifford was allowed $l3, 900
for services and legal counsel.
Judge Waters was appointed pend
ing Master in Chaneery to make the
sale in accordance with the courts
orders.
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so he came up town and had a
warrent sworn out for their arrest
charging them with robbery. The
defendants were represented by the
legal firm of Foster & Coleman, and
the State was represented by Deputy
Prosecuntins Attorney Merritt.
Cox, in his testimony, contradicted
himself very often, and from his
manner it was apparent that the
charge against the women
was brought drought spite. After
hearing all the evidence Magistrat tie
Vance dismissed the defendants.
Men seldom get such a Scoring as
that given Cox by Attorney Foster.
who asserted that Cox was as
drunk as a billed owel on
the night in question, and could
not hit the ground with his hat,
and that he was one of the biggest
frauds in the city,"
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WAS THE FATE OF BUsTEi
BROWN, A LITTLE Me-
GRO ROY.
He Was skiff Riding With FoaI
Cyprians On the Arkansas
River When the Boat
Capsized.

There was considerable excitement
ON the river front Saturday after1
noon about o'clock, caused by tho
report that a skiff containing fond
cyprians, from the house known al
the Mansion" had been overturned
and that the women were all|
drowned.
A GRAPHIC reporter hurried to the
scene OF the accident, which was Just
below the water works, near dixie No 1
j. On his arrival he found a large
crowd of people who had assembled
around a small house-boat that
rested on blocks on the bar under the
bluff. In the honse-boat were four
wet and bedralled women who had
Just been pulled out of the muddy
waters OF the Arkansas river. Two
at the women were being rolled and
rubbed by companions who had
gathered there, under the guidance
OF physicians, to bring them back to
life, for they had been nearly
drowned.
These women, Efiie Lee. Beatrice
Smith, and Beulah and Richie New
man, had secured skiR for the pnr-
pose of taking ride. They had In
the boat with them a little negro
boy about z years old, whose name
was Buster Brown. The women
pulled the boat up near dixie No.
aud at that point, In some manner.
the boat was capsized. Three Of the
women managed to secure hold ON
a barge that rested against the
bank near the scene of the accident,
and there, through the aid OF parties
who had been brought to their res
cue by their screams, were soon
pulled out OF the river. Richie New
man was not 50 fortunate; she sank
several times and was going down
perhaps for the last time when Jim
Mcneil, a negro fisherman, jumped
into tho water and rescued her.
The negro boy was drowned, and
his body has not yet been recovered.
1t IL believed to have been lodged In
the mattress work about the dixie
near where the boat capsIzed.
Carriages and dry clothing were
soon brought to the women aud
they were driven back to the
Mansion" and they are today. per-
haps, bu. little the worse for their
bath and the accident which caused
Buster Brown to lose his life.
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A BUSINESS CHANGE.
Mr.. Frank Smith Purchases the In.
terest of Mr.. Will Fox in the
Queensware House of
Fox & Owen.

On yesterday afternoon was con-
summated deal which has been in
progress for two weeks or more,
when Mr.. Frank Smith, late Of
Smith & Robinson. purchased the
interest of Mr.. VIII Fox in the
queensware establishment of Fox &
Owen, doing business on West Sec
ond avenue. The style of the firm
will henceforth be Smith & Owen.
Mr.. Fox was compelled to retire
from the firm because of his failing
health, which he attributes to his
close confinement during the past
five years, and for the next year or
so he will engage in out door and
more active pursuits. In conversa-
ton with a GRAPHIC reporter yester-
day afternoon, Mr.. Fox stated that
he expected to engage in farming in
Lincoln county until his health is
restored.
All the gentlemen connected with
the house and this transaction are
too well known in this community
to require elaborate mention. Mr..
Smith is one of our leading and ris-
ing Young business men with q
bright future before him, and we
predict that the new firm OF Smith
& Owen will meet with unpreee-
denied success.
The GRAPHIC extends its best
wishes for the success of the new
firm and the speedy recovery OF good
health for Mr.. Fox, the retiring
member.
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THE WATER WORKS.
The Plant Ordered Sold Within
Thirty Days The Effect
On the City.

The Federal Court has ordered the
foreclosure OF the mortgage on the
Pine Bluff Water Works to satisfy
Indebtedness to the New York Seeu-
rity and Trust Company. Tie sale
is to take place within thirty days.
This morning a GRAPHIC reporter
called on Mayor Goldsmith to hear
his views as to what effect the sale
OF the plant would have ON the city,
aud in substance the Mayor said;
1.-THE sale will simply put the plant
back into the hands OF the stock
holders and, OF course, cause the re-
moyal OF the receivers. The city, as
can see, will not be benefited by. the
change. Under the present manage
ment good service Is being given 10
both the city and private consumers
and what is to come we do not
know. Everything will again be at
the starting point, and the city will
lose the vantage ground now held
by the appointment Of co-receiver
OF course. if the stockholders, on
taking charge of the plant, do not
give satisfactory service, the city
can again appeal to the courts"
Mr.. Frank G.. Bridges, attorney for
the Water Company, was of the
opinion that the sale would result in
a reorganization of the company,
and that in the end thechange would
be beneficial to the city.
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A GRAND CONCERT
To be Given by the Famous Mexi
can Orchestra at the Opera
House Wednesday
Night.

The visit of the famous Mexican
Orchestra from Guadlahara, Mexico,
to the Pine Bluff 0pera-house next
Wednesday night will be u rare
EVENT. in music loving and amusement
circles. There are forty artists and
professors in the band. accompanied
by the Lopez sisters, two beautiful
Mexican ladies who will execute
Mexican national dances, and also a
number OF specialists; also two
Lilliputian musicians, the smallest in
the world, Mr.. Martin Cadeno, So
years old, and Miss Espirenrona
Genda, IS years old and 20 inches
high, in their musical dancing and
specialtles.
The Mexican Orchestra Is making
a tour of the United States after the
conclusion of very successful en-
gagement at Atlanta during the
Cotton States Exposition.
Seats for this engagement will be
placed on sale at Altschul's cigar
store at o'clock Tuesday morning,
and popular prices will prevail.
Don't fail to secure your seats
early, as the indications are that
the concert will be witnessed by a
large audience.
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GOOD ROADS.
An Able Address on that
Subject by Prof. A. G.
Miliar, of Hen
dirk COL
lege.

Prof. A. c. Millar, of Hendrix
College. addressed a small audience
at the Courthouse last night on the
subject of Good Roads. Prof. MilIar
has devoted considerable study to
this subject recently, and is one of
the best informed men in the State
on that question. He was dele
gate to the Good Roads Parliament
at Atlanta during the Cotton States
Exposition and it was at his sug-
gestion that the Arkansas Good
Roads Convention was called to
meet in Little Rock on the 26th inst.
The speaker was introduced by
Mr.. j. w. Adams. Prof Millar
started ont by saying that he WAS
raised in Missouri, where a com
bined labor and tax system was in
force. He had worked on the public
highways of that State, and from
early boyhood had been interested
in the subject OF roads.
He stated that he had lived in
Arkansas for several years, and
during that time had been over
much of the State and he therefore
knew the need of good roads In
Arkansas.
During the last few years, he said
the people throughout the country
had become interested In the subject
OF good roads. Other States have
had roads as q we'll as 4 aH5Hs, Hnd
every where the benefit and economy
OF good roads Were now recognized
The Introduction Of the bicycle i,
largely due to the general Interest
In road building, but while thu
bicyclist was interested in the subjee
from pleasurable afitfcipations tn,
farmer was interested in it from ;
practical and economical stans
point.
J The speaker then gavesome stats
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JONES OR CLARKE, WHICH,
THE CONTEST IN OLD SEBASTIAN
CLOSE.
The Friends of Each Claim the Victory
at Midnight.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, Feb. 15.-Spec-
ials received at the Gazette Office
from Fort Smith up to mid
night indicate that the contest be-
tween Jones and Clarke in Sebastian
is exceedingly close. First reports
said Jones would carry the county
by Il handsome majority, but re-
ports later from the country town
shins RIM Clarke's vote up con-
siderably. Jones carried Fort
Smith by $50 majority mated, but
Clarke carried Greenwood, Jenny
Lind and Huntington by small
majorities.
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"A LADIES' MAN"
Is What J. D. Cox Calls Himself
He Accuses Two Frail Dam
sells of Touching"
Him for $15.

Saturday afternoon Magistrate
Vance had a case before his court
which drew a large audience. 1t
was that In which j. d. Cox charged
Minnie Calloban, nee Minnie Baeter,
and Edna Carr OF robbing him OF
SIS. Friday Cox, who is a manager
on a plantation below this city.
came to Pine Bluff and proceeded to
"liquor up" Thatnight he repaired
to the house on East Second Avenue,
kept by the Holden woman. Here
he met Minnie Calloban and Edna
Carr. Cox took several drinks OF
liquor and was having a thorough
good time when Minnie Calloban
asked him to give her SO He said
certainly, he would. The two
women got around him and pulled
SIS from his pocket, a struggle ensued
and witnesses testified that Cox got
his money back and put it in his
rear pants pocket. Soon after this
he felt in his front pocket and not
finding the money he accused
the women of robbing him. The
women told him that he put hi
money Ia his rear pocket, but h
would neither search for it there o.
iiet them search him for the money
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-02-19
which is held by the defer-
About forty years ago Thos. {


About forty years ago Thos. S.
James, the father of the defendant
in this suit, sold the land now in
litigation to man named Wells.
James took a vendors lein on the
land to secure the purchase money,
which amounted to about $3.50.
Wells died or left the county short
" after purchasing the land and
never paid a cent on his purchase,
and James, at proper time, took
possession of the land and until the
institution of this suit, about three
months ago, has held undisputed
possession ever since.
Some months ago Garland James
desired to sell the property to the
Presby terrain Church. When the alb
stract was made out the flaw, if flaw
it could be called, was discovered in
the title. 1t was learned that a
daughter, the surviving heir of
Wells, married Cathey and that the
couple lived in Hot Spring. To
perfect the title James sent an
agent to Hot Springs to secure
quit claim deed to the land from
Mrs. Cathey, but soon after this the
Woman's husband brought suit
for the land, and, among
other allegations, claim. that the
quit claim deed was secured through
misrepresentation.
If the case goes to the Supreme
Court it will decide an important
question as to the statutes of limita-
tion as we'll as q number of other in
teresting points. Chancellor Robin
son now has the case under advise
ment and his decision is awaited
with interest
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A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Glenn Brinkley Seriously Shot While
Out Bird Hunting.

At an early honr this morning Mr..
Glenn Brinkley left this city for tho
Taylor place, about three miles dis
tant to spend the day quail hunt
Ing, About a'clock this afternoon
he shot and killed quail and then
loaded and cooked both barrels of
his gun. He was standing with the
gun resting on the ground by his
his side waiting for his dog ta re
trieve the dead bird. The faith
full animal soon brought the bird to
his master and jumped up on his
hind feet TO place the bird In his
masters hands. In getting down
the dogs paws struck the triggers
OF the gun and caused its discharge.
and the charges OF both barrels
entered MIR. Brinkley's left arm just
above the elbow, making frightful
and painful wound.
The accident occurred near the
nome of mir. john Taylor ana that
gentleman at once put horses to a
vehicle and brought the wounded
man to this city.
Mr.. Brinkley Is the son OF Rev G.
B. Brinkley, the first pastor Of the
Lakeside Methodist church, and lives
with his mother at New Madrid, Mo,
For several days past he has been in
this city, the guest of Mr.. j. NJ.
Mccain. The accident Is greatly
deplored by the many friends OF the
| young man.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-02-19
THE COTTON BELT BAND.
Pine Bluffs Musical Organization to Fur.
nish Music at Fora Worth tor
the Meeting of the
Live Stock AS
sociati0n.

The fame of the Cotton Belt band
continues to spread, and letters and
kilograms asking for the services of
the band are constantly being re-
ceiged. The band has just made a
contract to go to Fort Worth, Tex,
to furnish the music at the annual
meeting of the National Live Stock
Association which will convene in
Fort Worth on the 10th of March.
This morning Director Miller of the
band received a letter from Judge
T. J. Watkins, of Minden, La. asking
for the services of the band in that
city on the oath inst, at which
time there is to be a grand political
gath ering at that place.
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JJOOAAEESS AND BRYANT,
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR
AND CHIEF JUSTICE.
Win In a Walk in the Sebastian
County Primaries-The
Other Winners.
Special to the Graphic.

Special to the Graphic.
LITTLE Rock, Feb. Incomplete
returns from the Sebastian county
primaries gives Jones majority of
288 over Coy. Clarke for the United
States Senate. Edgar q, Bryant
defeated Jos. Hill by 148 votes for
Chief Justice. Norton, for Associ-
ateJustice; Hull, for Secretary of
State, and Harrod for Governor,
carried the county by large major
tiles.
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STUARTS MILL
Postponed Until Next Friday

Ell PAso, Texas, Feb, 15.-Dan
Stuart gave ont tonight that the
Observation-Disclosures mill had been
postponed until next Friday on ac-
account of the condition Of Makers
eyes, The wise ones say. however,
that Stuart is still begging for
ground on which to pull off the
fight,
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BOSS BOSS OWEN OWEN SHOT SFO
MAMIE COFFEE CHAR
GED WITH THE
CRIME.
owen Ayers That He Acct
dentaliy Shot Him.
seif.-The Shooting
Took Place in
Second Ave-
nue. Bag
Mo.

Saturday morning at an early
hour the neighborhood in the vicinf-
ty of the bridge over the ravine on
East Second avenue was disturbed
by the sound of pistol shot which
rang out loud and clear on the
night air, and on investigation it
was found that the shot was fired
in the house occupied by Mrs. w. L.
Holden and her sister, Minnie Baxter,
two women of unsavory reputation.
Those first to reach the scene saw
"Boss" Owen lying on the floor
bleeding profusely from a bullet
wound in his leg, while standing
over him and caressing him was
Mamie Cofie, woman of unenvia
bile reputation and an inmate of the
house of i'll fame on the corner of
Barraque and State street.
Drs. Taylor and Waters were
summoned and the wounded man
was removed to his home on the
corner OF Second avenue and State
street. where the bullet was ex-
traeted. The bones Of the leg just
above the knee joint were badly
shattered and Owen will be a Grip
pie for life.
When the police arrived on the
scene to make an inquiry into the
shooting Owen claimed that he had
shot himself accidentally and at
that hour no arrests were made,
but Saturday warrant was issued
by Magistrate Alexander against
Nauuie Cofie, charging her with
assault with intent to kill Boss
Owen, and she was placed under a
5000 bond to await a preliminary
trial.
Although Owen says that he shot
himself accidently, there were
others on the scene at the time of
the shooting and these aver that
Mamie Coffie shot Boss, and
thatit was done through jealousy.
The story as related to a GRAPHIC
reporter is about as follows:
During the night young man
informed Mamie Coffie that Owen
was in company with another
woman at the Holden house. Mamie
at once got on the war path and
secured her little gun, and then
with the Dung man, or rather boy,
she hurriedly repaired to the house
which held her recreant lover. The
boy who accompanied her knocked
at the door, and gave the woman
who came to the door his name.
He was known there and the door
was opened Mamie Ccffie at once
rushed into the house with a drawn
pistol in her hand, aud on entering a
room found Owen with his latest
"charmer, She at once began snap
ping her pistol at Owen, but the
weapon would not fire. She then
drew another and pointed it at
Owen and pulled the trigger, and
there was a lound report and owen
fell the floor with bullet in his
leg. He called to a friend standing
near not to let her shoot him again.
When the woman learned that she
had really shot Owen she ran to him
and began to carress and cry over
him and seemed terribly grieyed
at what she had done.
This is not the first time that the
Coffie woman has attempted the
life of owen. One time she shot at
him while he was driving in a buggy
on the streets of this city, and at
another time she shot him in the
foot.
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WHO THEY ARE.
A List OF the Grand and Petit
Jurors for the March
Term of the Circuit
Court.

The Jury Commissioners have
submitted the following list of tax
payers who will serve as Grand and
Petit Jurors at the March term of
the Jefferson Circuit Court:
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A SUIT In CHANCERY.
1t Involves Some Very In
teresting Points of
Law.

Saturday Chancellor Robinson
was busy hearing case before his
court which involves many inter
esting law points. This suit IS
that of J. R. Cathey VS.. Garland D.
James, and is brought by the plain
! tiff to recover a piece of real estate
II the western part Of this city,