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4 4 TAALI TTALE IF IF WOE WOE
OF SPANISH OUTRAGE UPON AN AMERICAN CIT
 HEN.
Dr. Delgardo, With American Passports, Brutally Treated
 by Spanish Soldiers.

CINCINNATI, April 21 The Conner ciaftiazette's special correspondence rom Mrs. Woodward, dated Havana. April, 10, contains an interview with Dr. Jose Manuel Delgado, the Ameri- can citizen who was shot and hacked and left for dead by Spanish troops March i, when they raided the plan tation of Dolores in Mafnoa. Del gado said he was an American neutral In this contest. attending to his farm. When captured iis pre- sented his passport us an American citizen. Gen. Melguizo answered by striking him three times with his sword. Delgado and his seven blow men were tied together with ropes an1 placed in line. A detail of Span- ish troops fired at them by command. Maeeo had that day fired Dolores plantation and retired hefore the spanish troops. A Spanish Captain came to Delgado's house with twen- ty men, told the Doctor and his seven field hands to follow. Deigado showed his passports as American. so did his men. The Captain said he had nothing to do with the matter. he was obeying orders, but 1t was his opinion that the worst thing they could do would be to show that they were Americans. Arriving at General Malguize's headquarters Deigado said they were neutrals and thea showed their passports.
 Maiguize became furious. It was then he struck Delgado with his maehete, exclaiming: .'I will shoot you inst as l would the Consul-Gen- eral If he were hereo They were eight of them, taken out and tied to- gether with u rope and placed against stone wall. The order was to cut the prisoners down with machetes. In attempting this fhe rope broke anu the soldiers were ordered to fire. At the first voiiev Delgado fell forward, feigning ceath. The second volley sent a bullet in his thigh. All the others, except one. were killed. The Doctor was left for dead and lost consciousness When ne recovered he found himself in his dwelling. There his old father took care of him. shortly afterwards Spanish soldiers came searching for the two who had escaped. Delgado's father hid him in cane field, ex- posed to the indictment weather. Meantime the old father communi- cated with Consul General Williams and obtained safe conduct to Havana where Delgado now lies un- der the protection of the United States. Dr. Delgado is a graduate of Columbia College, of New York.
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A MYSTERY CLEARED UP.
The Remains of Young Wiley Found
 in the Mississippi River.

The mystery surrounding the dis appearance of Fred Ii. Wiley, tine young postal clerk on the run be- tween St. Louis and Texarkana, has at last been cleared up by the finding of his body in the Mississippi river at St. Louis. Young Wiley is a son of Col. A. c. Wiley, of Star City.
 The Little Rock Gazette of Satur- urday says: "Young Wiley disap- peared in St. Louis April ,. He and another railway mail clerk are said to have gone out to spend an even ing with some friends, and that was the last evening Wiley was seen alive. lie had been paid off the day before and is supposed to have had about $40 and gold watch with him. A sensational story was pub
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A BIG JUDGMENT
Judge Williams Grants to New York Trust Company Decree Against the Pine Bluff
 Water Company.
Little Rock Press.


 The New York Security and Trust Company obtained decree today in the Federal Court against the Pine Bluff Water, Gas and Electric Light Company for $494,945 This amount represents the balance due on the bonds of the Pine Bluff concern, after deducting the amount of the purchase money. Not very long ago the New York Security and Trust Company bought the plant of the Pine nln!s Ma:ttee:: Mater, Gas Giss ;;i;sd Electric Light Company for $50,000. The de- cree is that the plaintiffs recover for the use of the holders Of lhe bonds.
 In the ease of the Farmers Loan and Trust Company vs.. the Pine Bluff and Eastern Railway Company the receiver was instructed to issue certificates to pay taxes. The court also made an order allowing quite a number of small claims against the railroad company, aggregatine probably $l ,000.
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REV. MIR. CLEVELAND
PREACHED HIS FAREWELL SERMON
 LAST NIGHT.
Ills Followers wnl secede from the Con gregatIon and Establish a
 New Church.

NEW YORK, April 20--A special to the World from Chaumont, N. Y, says: Though the Rev. W. N. Gleve- land, the deposed pastor of the Pres byterian church in this village, preached his fare well sermon to his rebellious flock last night. it is not at all certain that it was the last sermon he will preach In the place. It is probable that he will dispense the gospel in Chaumont ftIr years to come, but not in the little church over which he has presided the last four years Talk of secession from the troubled church is rife. Indeed, actual secession has already begun. Since the Rev Mir. Cleveland was dis missed from his passionate last Tues day by the St, Lawrence Presby six influential and liberal members of his congregation have given up their peWs, and many more are expected to follow their example in the next few days. All of these people are thick and thin Cleveland supporters -indeed, every citizen of the village, excepting the half-dozen families who led the opposition to him, still stands by the Presidents brother, and there is serious talk of erecting a chapel and engaging him to preach in it.
 A committee of citizens has waited upon Mr. Cleveland and made such q proposition to him. He is consider ing it. The seceders declare that it will be impossible for them to wor- ship in the same church with the peo- pie who brought about their pastors dismissal, and they are determined that Mir. Cleveland shall be the pas tor of the new church. They claim that in that way alone can he be vindicated in the eyes of the world. It is proposed te have him preach in the town hall until the new chapel is cOm nlated
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Cause of the Riot.

HUTCHINSON, KAN, April 21.-The reported riot at St. John was pro voked by followers of a circus who, after swindling several susceptible Kansans resisted the efforts that were made to recover the money they had taken. In the scrimmage that ensued the entire circus crowd was pitted against the citizens and officers. The trouble soon took on a serious aspect and the sheriff tele- graphed to Gov. Morrell for assis- tance to put down the riot. Five men reported to have been badly hurt. The details of the trouble have not been learned
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THE RAINES LIQUOR LAW
NOTWITHSTANDING WHICH LIQUOR
 WAS PLENTIFUL.
Everybody in New York Going Into the Hotel Business in Order to Sell
 Whisky,

NEW YORK, April 2O.-Notwith- standing the fact that thenew Raines liquor law was enforced in this city yesterday, it was possible to buy in- toxicating drinks. Under the inter- pretation of the Raines law anyone with ten bedrooms can open hotel. Every restaurant keeper and saloon keeper who has not u bar in his main room has either secured a hotel license or else is trying to secure one The announcement by Chief Collins that no drinks could besold in hotels without the sale of bona fide meal at the same time did not cause this class of "hotel men" much worry, as no one has as yet defined what a legitimate meal is. One sandwich was considered enough of meal to warrant the sale of as much liquor as the patron could drink. The saloons over the city were generally closed and the letter of the law for btdasfiE tttG Fs-liC Oi LII thhE Att Atf4GtiA rants was generally observed. In some of theup-town hotels there was a manifest falling off of the Sunday transient dinner trade. This was accounted for by the clerks owing to the opening of the new ''hotels." In fact, the new "hoteI" system is looked upon by the saloon keepers as the very best system ever impro- vised and every liquor dealer is try ing to adjust his business SD that he can come under the hotel heading. The orders for furniture and the work of carpenters who are dividing large rooms off into a half dozen small ones continne to grow and one hotel man said that under the pres ent system it would not be q month before nearly every saloon in this city would be transformed into d
 ''botel."
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lshed in St. Louis paper recently
 that Lumpkin and Wiley visited a questionable resort in state of in- toxleation. Lumpkin stepped out for few moments and when he re- turned Wiley had left. This story is denied by R. E. Wiley, a brother of
 Fred, who was in Little Rock yes terday, leaving for St Louis before the receipt of the news that the body
 had been found. R. E. Wiley is Librarian of the Department of
 Labor at Washington aud came to St. Louis week ago to unravel the mystery surrounding his brothers disappearance. He told his Little Rock friends yesterday that the story about Fred being drunk had been found to be false. He believed his brother had been robbed and killed. According to Mir, Lumpkin, they started down town, and on the way stopped three times and took as many drinks. They were not drunk,  he claims. They proceeded to the re- sort of Jennie Synder, at 5l6 Clark avenue, where he says they bought few beers, but did not drink enough to intoxicate them. Lump kin thinks this was near midnight They had not been there long when Lumpkin says he stepped out into the back yard md was not gone to exceed five minutes. Wiley was in the front room when he left, but when he returned Wiley was not to be seen. He inquired for him and several of the inmates told him that Wiley had just stepped ont of the front door. Pumpkin followed, but did not see his friend, although be looked in all directions. supposing Wiley had gone home, Lumpiin took a ear and went to his room.
 The meager intelligence received last night of the finding of the body preeludes the throwing of any more light on the mystery touching the manner in which Wiley met his death
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4 NEGRO BRUTE. 0utrages a Little Girl In Cleveland
 County. TIED A ROPE AROUND HER NECK AND LED HER TO THE WOODS, WHERE HE ACCOMPLISHED
 HIS DEvLIsH
 DEED.
The Negro Escapes, But is Captuted, Lynched and His Body Per
 forated with Shot.
Special Correspondence to the GRApHIo:

Special Correspondence to the GRAPHIC:
 KINesLAND, ARK. April 19.-Yes- terday afternoon about 4 o'clock the little twelve-year- daughter of Mr. Joseph Borough, a highly respected citizen of Lee township this county, was brutally assaulted and outraged by a negro named Jeff Gardner. The little girl had started over to near neighbours when the brute intercepted her, and putting rope around her neck, he led her to the woods and out ragged her. Two woodsmen heard the screams of the girl aud ran to the scene, but the fiend saw them coming and escaped into the woods. Great excitement prevails and a strong posse is in pursuit and there is but little doubt that they will capture him.
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THE PRESIDENTS BROTHER
Rev. Mir. Cleveland's Statements Call Forth
 Reply from Ills Congregation.

WATERTowN, N. Y, April 21.-The statement of the Rev. K. N. Cleveland regarding his trouble at Chaumont have called forth a statement from the St. Lawrence Presbytery in de- fense of its action In dismissing him from It's pastnrate. It says the church at Chanmont was rent in pieces and various reasons were as- signed by the congregation for the lack of harmony and counter reasons assigned by Mir. Cleveland. So as the Presbytery was concerned. by means of committee 1t sought to investigate charges made by MT. Cleveland and the counter charges made by the large majority of bis church. They did not find that there was any great or sufficient reason why the church in it's majority should dislike Mir. Cleveland, nor did they find that MT. Cleveland's charges were snbstantiated. The Presbytery did what it could to reconcile differ ences, but the parties proved irrecon- cilable. It Is to a certain extent a necessary piece of church policy that minister must succeed in preserving unity in his congregation.
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COUNTY PRIMARIES.
Franklin and Lafayette Counties
 Select State Officers.

LITTLE ROCK, ARK, April lS.- Primaries were held in Franklin county today and County Conven- tion was held in Lafayette county. The latter county instructed for Sevier for Governor, Monroe for Au- ditor and Bum for Chief Justice.
 On account of the length of the ticket and the remoteness of several townships, complete returns cannot be received tonight from Franklin county, but at the present stage of the count Jones for Governor, Hill for Chief Justice, Hughes for Associ- ate Justice and Hull for Secretary os State are ahead, and it is believed the county has gone that way.
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fess, as Gen. Campos did, that the campaign is failure and that Spain cannot end this war by her own un- aided forces.
 The rebel General has sent word to his friends in Havana that he will break through the trocha when he is ready and that when the first show CTS of rain fall the Gaptain-General's plans will turn to dust.
 It is certain that Gen. Maceo has some sure means of suddenly assem- plying his rowing bands on this side of the troeha; some say by means of colored paper balloons and others by messages.
 There is a belief that Gen. Weyler is out unanswered and Spain will presently welcome the friendly medi- ation of the United States. Even the Spaniards share this feeling.
 Prisoners of war are condemned to death as incendiaries without proof of actual guilt. Evidence that rebel soldier belonged to column of the enemy which burned property is sufficient to insure his death.
 It is said that nearly hundred prisoners will be shot as incendiaries within few days.
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RIOT IN KANSAS.
Troops Ordered to St. John,
 Stafford County.

TOPEKA, KAN, April 21.-Gov. Morrell received dispatch early this morning asking that troops be sent to St. John, Stafford County, to quell a riot. The dispatch was signed''by the sheriff and county attorney. The cause of the dis turbance was not stated. The Governor ordered Adjutant-Gen- eral Fox to proceed to St. John at once taking with him the company of militia at Newton. Genel al Fox left on the midnight train.
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 Captured and Hung.

Special to the Graphic:
 KlNesLANp, ARK, April 2O.-Jeff Gardner, the negro who outraged Mr. Joseph Borrough's daughter last Saturday afternoon, was cap tured at 9 o'clock yesterday evening and immediately carried before the girl who identified him. A few minutes later a crowd.of over fifty citizens seized the negro and hung him and then perforated his body with shot The negro confessed bis guilt and said his mother pur- suaded him to commit the crime.
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PRIMARY JUDGES
APPOINTED BY THE GEN.
 TRAIL COMMITTEE.
A List of the Election Judges for the County Primaries
 April 2S.

The County Democratic Centra Committee today appointed tht judges of election for the County Primaries to be held next Tuesday under the law legalizing primary elections. The judges appointed fol the city wards and country town ships are as follows;
 Barraque township-E. F. Dyson s. I. Ware and J. $. Ussery.
 Bogy township-G, L. Madding J. D. Crockett and R. s. Jackman.
 Boliver township-A. Kaufman, ]. J. Dunlop and " E. Franks.
 Dudley Lake township-P. Nj. Glib son, W. c. Crittendon and $. T. Lind Isay.
 Dnnnington township-J. c. Rob erts, J. C. Adams and E. L. Whiting.
 Jefferson township-R. Bradley, S. N. Reeder and s. P. Baugh
 Melton townspip-A. NJ. Aydelotte. j. ". Williams and Wright McLe- more.
 Niven township-W. T. Simpson, sam Harden and T. J. Potette.
 Old River township-J. B. Will Hams, J P. Mcdaniel and D. D. Hall.
 PastoIia township-Chas. Curtin, B. R. Donelson and C. W, Morrow.
 Plnm Bayou township-J. $. Bai- ley, J. s. Barraque and w. Garrett Richland township-Joe Dyer, NJ. W. Ware and Lee Wyatt.
 Roberts township-M. r. Noble, Felix DePiere and W. E. Murphy.
 Spring township-F. A Carver, A. B. Craig and J J. Minor.
 Talladega township-Dec Carter G. R. Allen and Wallace Nelson.
 Victoria township-G W Davis, B. L. Davis and Chas. McNally.
 Villemont townshlp-J. ". Jones, B. L. Gocio and W. H. Hardester.
 Vaugine etownship-L. NJ. Andrews, J. D. Currie and c. II. Winfrey.
 Washington t0wnship-H. T. Mill Ter, L. L. Mnsgroye, N. M. Pilkinton. Whiteville township-Albert Grif- fin, " R. Ross and l L. Curl.
 First ward-W.J Galbraith, H. R. C. Foster and W S. Evans.
 Second ward--G. E. Greenfield, NJ. J. Mead and J. P. Alexander.
 Third Ward-. E. Pittman, J. s. Bell and s. H. Campbell.
 Fourth ward-J. A. Clement. J B. Johnson and Dr. J D. Loetzerich.
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speaker failed to recite the fact however, in this connection, thai there is more money per capita now than ever in the history of the country and that there has been 8 steady increase in money per capita since 1873.
 The speaker then proceeded to show that prices had fallen because under gold standard money had appreciated in value, but he faild to tell his audience that gold jewlery and everything made of gold was also cheaper now than ever before.
 Tine speaker related a number of pleasing and humorous anecdotes which brought forth storm after storm of applause.
 In conclusion the orator told his hearers that he believed a majority of the next National Democratic Convention would be for silver and that free silver platform would be adopted, but if the convention de- clared for gold standard, it would go to certain defeat. and that he would follow it in sorrow and re- gret. He did not think that it could afford to reverse it's financial policy or succeed if it did. But, should 1t declare for free silver and nominate free silver candidate for President, he felt confident that the party would succeed. He placed his trust in the great heart and brain of the American people, and believed the Democratic party would do likewise. As in the days of the revolution when Patrick Henry declared that the ''God of nations would raise up friends to fight our battles, so he believed would other nations follow us in the free coinage of silver. "Let other nations do as they please, concluded the speaker, no matter who may like it, we should stand by che interests of our common coun- try
 The speaker took his seat amid tremendous applause. After the audience had risen to leave, Secre- tary Newman, of the Free Silver Club, moved that the audience tender Mr. Carmacly vote of thanks by rising vote, which motion was adopted with cheers for Carmack.
 The immense audience then slowly moved it's way from tbe Opera house, and all were highly pleased and delighted with the brilliant speech of the famous Memphis orator.
 MT. Carmack, after the speaking, returned to his hotel, where he was given quite an ovation by his sympathizers, and then returned to his home on the 1:30 Cotton Belt train.
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 Gard.

learn that 1t is reported I will bolt the ticket if not nominated. This report is untrue. I have always abided by my party's action anc I svill support the nominees in the future as in the past. 1 trust my character as citizen and record as a Democrat, warrant belief in this t ?. en Ca; Ca ;ii si;yii stories to the contrary notwithstanding.
 Respectfully,
 EDGAR BREwTER, Democratic candidate for Sheriff. April 20, 1896.
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REV. A. J. DIAZ.
Arrested Because He was Implicated in an Uprising Against the
 Government.

WASHINGTON. April 2O.-Informa- tion which has reached Minister Deputy de Lome, of Spain, shows that the charge upon which Rev. A. J. Diaz, the Baptist Minister, was arrested and incarcerated by the Spanish officials at Havana, was that of his being implicated in contemplated uprising against the government on the outskirts of Havana. The prisoner will have a preliminary hearing to ascertain the truth of the offense with which he is charged.
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MARRIED.

PARTRIDGE--W --WILLIAMs-At the Lakeside parsonage, Tuesday, April 2l, 1896, Miss LENA PARTRIDGE to Mir. E. B. WILLIAMS, Rev. J. r. Carr off ciating.
 The ceremony took place at the parsonage at ! o'clock D. m. today.
 The groom is an employs at the shops and the bride is the lovabIe daughter of our esteemed fello w citizen, Mir. G. A. Partridge.
 The GRAPHIC extends it's congrat- ulations and good wishes.
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Mrs. pooth-rueker in California.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2O.-The arrival of Mrs. Booth-Tucker at Los Angeles, the beginning of her coast tour was marked with great enthusiasm, the hall where she spoke being crowded. Sunday she spoke twice to large audiences. She will go through the coast States as before returning east.
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PULLMAN TALKS.
The Rantankerous South GarOlinan
 Still at His Old Tricks.

FERTILE SPRINGS, Mo, April 1S.- Senator Ben Tillman, of South Carolina, addressed an immense audience here today on the financial question. He was very abusive of President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle, and urged silver Democrats to bolt the National Democratic Con vention if it declares for a gold standard.
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AN IMPORTANT RULING.
Judge Martin sustains the Meehan-
 ics Lien Law.

LITTLE ROCK, April I8.-Judge Jos. W. Martin, in the Second divis- ion of the Pulaski Circuit court. rem dered decision today sustaining the validity of the mechanics lien law passed by the last General As sembIy. A test case was made in a suit by certain mechanics against the Raleigh company for work done in improving Raleigh Springs.
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Another Failure at the Capital.

LITTLE RocK, April 1S.-Clem Schaer, merchandise broker, failed here today. Liabilities $2,OOO and assets about the same. Mir. Schaer was one of defaulting Treasurer Woodruff's bondsmen, which caused his failure.
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REBELS DEFEATED.
ZeIaya's Forces Route the Reb-
 els in Nicaragua.

NEW YoRk, April 2O.-A dispatch to the Herald from Panama, Colon, says: President Zelaya has again defeated the forces of the rebels in Nicaragua. One of the strongest positions of the revolutionists, Tab lon, six miles from Nagarote, has fallen into the hands of the federal troops.
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 GENERAL MACEO
Surrounds Havana and Gives Notice That He will Cross the
 Trocha when Ready.

NEw YORK, April 2O.-A dispatch to the World from Havana, says: II Gen. Maceo succeeds in crossing the eighteen barrier in spite Of the 50,000 Spanish regulars pressing him on all sides, Gen. Weyler must con