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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-30
HANDSOME FIXTURES
The Pine Bluff Wood & Cabinet Works a Credit to Our
 City.

The Pine Bluff Wood & Cabinet Works, owned and operated by Messrs. Smith and Franklin, is an en- terprise which is steadily increasing in importance, and which already gives employment to many skilled workmen. As the name implies, this firm does all kinds of wood and cab inet work. and as it employs the very finest of workmen, the work turned out cannot be surpassed in beauty and finish by any concern of it's kind in the South. Saturday a GRAPHIC reporter had the pleasure of visiting the works, which are situated on West Barraque street, over the American Steam Laundry, and while there saw a complete set of fixtures that had just been finished for Mir. ". k. Appleton, q druggist of Fl Dorado, Ark. These fixtures, which consist of shelves, counters and show cases, were made entirely of oak, and the design, workman ship and finish would do credit to the best cabinet works in the United States Similar fixtures were made by Mr Smith for MT. Appleton about three years ago, but they were burned by the recent fire at Fl Dorado. and the Pine Bluff Wood X Cabinet Works were given instructions to duplicate the order. This speaks well for the enterprise, when it can successfully compete with Little Rock, Memphis and Cincinnati concerns.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-30
MARRIED.

IT-BURNHAM-In Pine Bluff. Sunday, March 29. 1896, Dr WILLIAM BREATHwIT and Miss OzII BURNHAM, Rev. w. K. Penrod off. ciating.
 The above happy wedding took place at the residence of Mr. W. $. Beard at o'clock D. Ill. i'll the presence of a few intimate friends Dr. Breathwit and Miss Burnham arrived in Pine Bluff from Rison, which is their home, at 1:20 yester- day afternoon, and repaired to the home of MT. Beard, who is an uncle of the fair bride, and at o'clock the marriage ceremony took place, after which the bride and groom took the 3 o'clock train and returned to Rison.
 Dr. Breathwit is one of the most prominent young physicians in Cleve- land County and is in every way worthy of the fair bride he has won.
 The bride is lovely and accom- plished young lady, who during visits to this city, has made large number of friends here. The GRAPHIC extends it's congratulations and very best wishes to Dr. and Mrs. Breathwit,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-30
IN THE HIGH COURT. City Ordinances Not Reviewable on
 Certiorari, Declares That Tribunal.
Interesting Case, on Appeal From Pine Bluff, Decided satur-
 day by Justice Battle.
Arkansas Gazette 1

Justice Battle delivered an inter- esting opinion relative to the writ Of certiorari Saturday In the Supreme Court in the case of the Pine Bluff Water and Light Company vs. the City of Pine Bluff.
 The question arose upon a point for certiorari to quash an ordinance of the city of Pine Bluff. The petition alleged that the plaintiff was, under an ordinance of January F, 1887, granted a franchise to lay it's mains in the city of Pine Bluff, with author ity to repair and make connections of the same; that it is necessary to excavate the street for the purpose of making repairs and connections, that the company built it's works under the franchise granted it by the city and continued to make repairs and connections, excavating the streets as required, but that on the 21st of November, 1891, the city, in violation of the plaintiffs franchise, passed an ordinance providing that before making any excavation the plaintiff should make deposit with the city of $50 for each fifty lineal feet or fraction thereof, and that the replacing Of the street should be done under the supervision of an engineer designated by the Board of Improve ments. who should be paid D cents per hour by the party making the excavation; that this ordinance is wholly unnecessary and imposes heavy tax upon the plaintiff in viola tion of it's franchise; that it is un- reasonable and oppressive. 1t there fore prays that the ordinance be brought up and quashed.
 The city answered denying Shat the ordinance was unreasonable, and alleged that it was proper exercise of the city's power.
 The writ was refused and the plaintiff filed a motion for q new trial and appealed.
 In discussing the question involved, Justice Battle said in substance: Does the writ of certiorari lie to re- view the ordinance of the city of Pine Bluff, which is a question in this pro- ceeding?
 "At common law the writ lies only to review the judicial action of infe- rior courts, or of public officers, or bodies. When the action of the off cers, or public bodies, is purely legis- lative or administrative, although it involves the exercise of discretion, it is not reviewable on certiorarl.
 ''It is insisted here that this ordi- nance is reviewable, by certiorari, under section 1125. Sandels and Hills Digest. How this can he done is difficult for us to comprehend. It's meaning can only be determined by
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-30

the aid of the common law. In Rail- way vs. Barnes, B Ark, 99, this court held that it did not so enlarge the office of the writ as to make it answer the ends of an appeal or writ of error, for the correction of mere errors in judicial proceedings.
 "The office of this section--1125 Digest-was to authorize Circuit Courts to review only judicial and quasi-judicial proceeding of the off oers, boards of officers and inferior tribunals and no others
 "The ordinance under eonsidera- tion is purely legislative and is not reviewable on certiorari.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-30
TWO SERMONS.
Two Local Ministers Touched Upon
 Politics Yesterday.

Two of our local divines touched upon politics in their sermons yester- day and made a few breezy refer enees i'll an indirect way to local candidates.
 We allude to the sermons of the Rev. A. 0, Evans and the Rev. ". K. Penrod at the Main Street Methodist Church and the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church respectively. The former was moro vigorous in his remarks than the latter. The Rev. Evans was severe in his de- nunciation of office holders who drink whiskey or gamble, and coun- selled his congregation not to vote for any candidate at the coming primary election who does either. The Rev. Penrod did not go quite so tar in his sermon as to recom- mend how his congregation should vote, but he preached special sermon to the A. O. U. w. in which he was quite severe on public officers who drink whiskey, gamble or do either or both.
 These two sermons have been the subject of considerable comment on our streets today, and have intensi- fled interest in the already hot polit- icnl campaign.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-30

Well, they won't do thing but
 pack the Opera House to the doors. For it is the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-30
4 CHILD KILL ED. The Terrible Fate That Befell the Little Daughter of MT.
 Bond. While Playing on the Cotton Belt Railroad Track She Was Struck by an Engine
 and Killed.


 In a little cottage on East Second avenue lies the crushed and mangled remains of a sweet little girl, who, on yerterday, was full of life, health and beauty, and as happy and joy ons as only the young and innocent can be.
 The child was the 6-year-old daughter of Mr. Ed Bond, copper smith in the employ of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway shops.
 Yesterday afternoon the little girl, in company of some companions of about her own age, left the home of her parents to go out and cull some violets that grew along the railway track just below the shops. The little children were enjoying the bright, balmy day, and in quest of wild flowers they had wandered down the right=of-way for about three quarters of a mile below the shops, near by eattle-guard. While busy with their play on the railrord track and engaged in merry prattle, they were startled by the heavy rumbling of an approaching train and the .shriel of 9 locomotive whistle Glanc- ing up, the enlightened children be- held q freight train rapidly ap- preaching them from the north. The little daughter of Mr. Bond, in her fright, started to run down the track. She had only gone a short distance when she tripped on the uneven ties and fell to the ground. She struggled to her feet and screaming with fright, again started down the track and ran into a the cattle guard and fell between the ties. Before she could extricate herself the engine was upon her. Some part of the pilot struck the little girl on the head and the poor little child was knocked clear off the track and escaped being crushed by the ear wheels. The blow crushed the little girls skull and her death must have been instantaneous.
 The engine, No. 135, of the St.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-30
ARKANSAS MONDAY EVENING" MARCH3 30, l896

Louis Southwestern By, which ran into the child, was in charge of Engineer Brady, and whether he exercised the precaution and dilli- gence required by law and humanity to prevent the accident, the GRAPHIC is unable to say.
 Soon after the terrible calamity the body of the child was put on a stretcher and into cabose and about 6 o'clock it was brought to the city and carried to Robinson's undertaking establishment, where it was prepared for interment. The funeral will take place from the family residence this afternoon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-30
Biggest,
 Best, Grandest,
sPRICEs-50c and $l co.
The Candidates for Governor

#The candidates for Goverpor of
 be great State of Arkansas were in Zine Bluff last night, and left for |onesboro this morning. On We'd lesday morning at 10 o'clock the Distinguished gentlemen will speak lt Rison and on the following day lt 1:30 o'clock at Kinesland.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-30

"I was afflicted with sores and boils. l determined to try Hoods Sarsaparjlla, and after taking only one bottle found myself sound and well. y MALCOLM GUGG,
 Charlotte, Ark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-30
BORN

To Mir. and Mrs. Charles Harris, Monday morning at 2:30, March 30, 1896, daughter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-30

Decorated china-Haviland, Ores den, Vienna and Simoye-marked in plain figures. 20 per cent. off for cash, this week only.
 30d5t ARNOLD BROS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-30

Hoods Pills are easy to take easy to operate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-30

The Worlds Fair Tests showed no baking powder so pure or SO great in keav. enin9 power as fine Royal.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-22
TOO RIDICULOUS FOR NOTICE.
The Story That the Bancroft Is to "ForeeF
the D7rdanelleA

Constantinoplc, Oct. 22.-lCopyrisht,
1896, by the Associated Press.l-4on.
A. w. Terrell, the United States min
lister to Turkey, has given to the As
eociated Press the first explicit and au-
thorized statement from an official
source regarding the mission OF the
United States steamship Bancroft in
the Levan.. directly refuting the wild
ana unfounded statements circulated
in the United States and telegraphei
here that the Bancroft was instructed
10 proceed through the Dardanelles and
to Constantinople in spite of whateg yer
1rotest might ~ offered by the TurKiSa
authorities. When the attention of Ter
rell was called to this story he sal with
emphasis:
THE report that the Bancroft will
under instructions. force the par-
danelles is too ridiculous for serious
notice. The fact of the matter is that
I have not applied for the entry Of a
dispatch boat to Constantinop!e since
February So the statement that have
abandoed or withdraw on application
is entirely without foundation. have
not even mentioned the subject of a
dispatch boat to the porte since Febr,t-
arv. The relations between Turkev
and the United States are cordial. No
American has teen sacrificed .,urip !,
the massacres. and it is improbable
ttat the United States will depart sror,
its traditional policy by meddling in
the domestic affairs of Turkey
Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-22
WHERE DO WE COME IN,
Question the Frisco Chamber of Commeres
Will Try to solve.

San Francisco. Oct. es.-The chamber
OF commerce has decided to interest
itself in obtaining some protective ac-
tion from congress relating to the
American shipping interests Secre-
tary Merry will forward memorial
to Washington presenting the absolute
necessity of some action In behalf Of
the ocean mail steamship service under
the national ensign. The memorial
sets forth that Japan - entering the
field with modern STEAMSHIPS To he
operated under a subsidy law so liberal
that n 5.00G-ton vessel with ffteer
knots speed will be paid ssi.5co FOR
voyage from Yokohama to san Fran
cisco and return.
1t also calls attertion to the fact
that Great Britain also has heavy
subsidized steamship line between VAN
couver and Japan and China and that
another Is about To I've established be-
Vancouver and Australia. via New
Zealand and the Fiji islands. also call
ing at Honolulu. England pays annual
~ to mail steamship lines and auxilli-
airy cruisers s5.0ss.iio. and Fra &C pays
s.. Io0. 600. and with such Inducements
IL is of no use for American steam
ers to compete with them. The mem
orial declares that the contest for
maritime control OF the Pacific - at
hand and asks congress to enact such
benehcent measures as will permit
American mail Icing carried by Aneri-
cnn ShtuS
Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-22
President Talks to tho pr,ncetouians.

Princeton, N. j.. Oct. 22.-The
principal event in the exercises in
connection with the 150th anniver-
sary of Princeton university today
was the address by President Cleve-
land. He urged that the college men
Of the United States take a more con-
stant and active part in politics, dwell
ling at some length in thinly veiled
illusions to the issues in the present
campaign. He spoke of "design-
ing partisans" stimulating popular
discomfort and passion "to pitch per-
iliously near the class of hatred or
sectional anger" to "attempt to de-
lude the people into the belief that
their sulfrages can change the opera
tion Of natural laws" ''to the design
apparent to lure the people from
honest thoughts and blind their eyes
to the sad plight of national honor
and bad faith"
Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-22
assasvIATeo TgleeRAMs.

The oitics, man In Canada recently cclc-
bra-cd his iD5ih birthday. lie - James
Ross. Of -. Martins. y. B.. aud was horn
in Scotland In is1n
Rev. John ID. MORRISON. ID. ID. Ill. D..
archdeacSn of Os-icnsburr. y. Y. and
rector of IT. Johns church ni that place.
has been elected to the bishoprir of Dulu;h.
William Champlin. his wife. two chill.
drcn. and young man ar thought "a
have BEEN drowned In Long Island sound.
The party started to crrss the suund In n
small sloop saturday. oct. 10. and have
not been heard of since.
The Y. VI. c. A. building nj Minneapolis.
built six years ago Mt cost of siai.oo ha.
been sold under mortgage foreclosure tc
the Pennsylvania Mutual Life company.
mortgage. for sio..o.
A farmer named Bu;ka. who had iarrs
income from oil leases. was murdered or
his farm about scvcn;ccn miles south q,
Toledo. o.. by robbers and his wife wa.
seriously injured.
Frank Mclinc. n once weil-,o do farin-,
near Jacksonyillc. Ills. took rough-on-saf.
and died In few hours. Business ~
verses arc said to he the caus..
Two carloads of white paper will hc con
ilutti~ WI
lot. In size the hal of will be sixs3inchcs
Pastor Frederick Sluizkc and his flock
Of New York. have decided that the end q
| the world will come next Friday and tho,
will be translated to heaven. The mort
pole, however, will not melt they an
nouncc. rs the Almighty has changed hi
original pl.n.
The sheriff at Chicago has seized e..
which was taken by the police from Johr
and Felix Sharkcy and Henry Feather
| stone, men under arrest as the wcstcrr
Foundry company rohbcrs. The monc
was taken oman attachment from the su
pcrior court by the Western Foundry com
pany.
Justin :. Morrill, was reelected Unite,
States senator from Vermont. lie u :
years old and has been in the senate e.
thirty years.
The Democratic sclcctmcn of Ncy
Haven. Conn. have planned 20 disfran
| chise the Yale students
Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-22
THE WRECK OF THE ARAGo.
Fourteen Persons in All Drowned by the
Capsizing of the Boat.

San Francisco. Oct. 22.-The unmber
of people who lost their lives in the
storm off the north jetty entrance to
Coos bay has been variously estimated
1t seems clear that fourteen persons in
all We're drowned, though the Oregon
Coal and Navigation company's Off
GERS say they have records of only
twelve deaths. The two men. F. Speech
and George Patience. were not counted
in the revised list of those lost. and in
one telegram the name of Richard
Walters, of Oakland, and George Pa
tience were omitted. while in another
dispatch the names of both Speech and
Patience were not recorded.
The full list Of those who went down
with the unfortunate Arago is as follows:
John Norman, passenger. Marshfield. Or !;
f. McGraw, of Coquill; Richard Waiter,
of Oakland, Or, passenger; W. f. Brown.
chief engineer, San Francisco; William
Whittle. fireman. San Francisco; Erick
Wall, fireman. San Francisco; Anthony
McDadc, fireman, San Francisco; Richard
Patterson, steward; George Patience, pas.
senger; +. Speech, passenger; +. Fernan-
dez. chief cook, San Francisco; j. Kruger
sailor; Henry Sander, sailor; Ben, the
mess boy
Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-22

Dead Mans Brother Tells Of the Threat
of an Unknown.

Information of n startling character
was received by the police which may
aid in the solution of the mystery.
1t was to the effect that the bomb was
intended for John F. Andrus. brother
of the victim. a several times million
aire. John F. Andrus did not appear
at the Office of the Chemical company
yesterday morning as was his custom.
On learning of the explosion and the
death of his brother ne hurried to the
police station and communicated with
Captain Margin. To the captain he
said that the explosion of the bomb
might have been the work of anarchists.
and offered an explanation for his be-
lief. About three weeks ago. he said,
he was walking along Wall street. New
York, when he was accosted by q
rather seedy looking individual who
took him by the arm and said:
Mr.. Andrus, you are a very wealthy
man. You have too much money. and
I am one of n number of people who
believe that you ought to distribute at
least one-third OF what you have
among the poor. You viii either do
this or there will be a way found OF
compelling you to do it" Andrus. ac-
coruiHs " HIS s'oiS. Pdiu Atbe a'N'H-
tfon tosthe man at the time. Up to the
present no arrests have been made.
The police were informed that Hamlin
Andrus was in the habit OF expert
men,ing with explosive chemicals. and
several tubes similar to that 10y which
Andrus was killed were sent to the po-
lice captain by an unknown. who said
he had made tubes of that nature for
Mr.. Andrus.
The police are looking for that un-
known. This story. however. Is not he
lieved by the dead mans relatives oT
friends. who declare that he had never
engaged in such experimentation oi
shown any interest in il. The theory
! is that a bomb was placed in a box un-
der Mr.. kndrus' desk and that IL was
| exploded when he went there.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-22
FIRE WAS OF INcENDlARY ORIGIN.
Two Men Burned to Death I'm the Akron
StOnevare Works.

Akron, Oct. .2.-The burning of the
Whitman. Robinson s. Company's stone
ware plant here was of incendiary origin,
and in addition to the destruction of :aD,-
90 worth of property two lives were lost
When the fire had nearly burned out the
body of an unknown man was discovered
in one of the red hot kilns. Evidently he
had crawlcd in to sleep and was burned to
death. His body was literally baked. Tho
remains of Francis Harrison, who slept at
the works, have not been found owing to
the ruins being too hot to search for him.
He was in an intoxicated condition and it
is certain that he perished in the flames.
Old clothes saturated in coal oil were
found in the vicinity, and the fact that the
fire started in two places leaves no room
TO doubt that it was started by an incen-
diary
Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-22
Bryan In HOoaIerdOm.

Rochester, Ind, Oct. 22.-Bryan'
first speech this morning was at Dec.
atur. A crowd Of several thousand,
mostly farmers, greeted Bryan, who
told them the farmers of no country
over indorsed the gold standard. At
Markell Bryan spoke five minutes.
At Huntingdon several thousand lis
tened to and applauded him. AT
Laketon stop was made just long
enough for Bryan to greet the peo-
pie.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-22
Embczzieris Daughter Get. His job.

Washington. Oct. 22.-The president
yesterday appointed Ima Yowell postmis-
tress at Sidney. la. This appointee is the
daughter OF Postmaster Vowel, against
whom charges of embezzlement were
made month ago. The department.
made an Investigation and the inspector .
report stated that the postmaster disap-
peared Immediately on the inspector's ar
rival and that Nowelrs sureties had made
good the deficit. The Yowells are said To
belong TO prominent family in Iowa.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-22
The "FIyiug Squadron" starts.

Chicago. Oct. 22.-The governors
flying squadron" left Chicago over the
Alton road this morning, bearing ex-
Governors Oglesby. Beveridge, Gull
lom, Hamilton, Fifer and Guberna-
torian Candidate Tanner. Stops
we're made today at Joliet, Gardner,
Braidwood, Dwight, Pontiac, Lexing-
ton. Bloomington, Lincoln. Spring
field and Jacksonville.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-22
HAD A FIGHT WITH "SHINERS."
Two Makers of Illicit whisky Receive
Their Death Wounds.


Whtesburg Ky, Oct. a2.-Advices from
Upper Elkho-n creek, Pike county, near
the Letcher county line, tell of a battle be-
tween four United States deputy marshals,
headed by Kid Greer, and moonshiners.
When the officers were near the still camp
in the Cumberland mountains they were
fired upon by the sinners" The officers
returned TIE FIRE and for half an hour the
battle continued
John Young, a moonshincr, was NOR
tally wounded, being pierced by three
balls, and another ''shiner' whose name
cannot be learned was proN!6ly fatally
wounded. The officers succeeded in cut
ting up and destroying four stills and cap
turing five moonshiners, who were taken
to Jackson for trial