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The evening times., 1896-01-09
COMING TO THE THEATERS

"The Shop Girl which ran almost two
years in London and 100 nights in New
York, comes to the National next week
under the management of Al Hayman and
Charles Frohman.
The original London cast, made up of
George Edwardes' London Gayety Bur
lesQue Company, will be seen here.
The music, by Ivan C:ry!l, OF which there
is q great deal, is of an order superior Ia
most numbers introduced into farce or coin
edies, and tie orChcstration is IN keeping
with it. The distribution of the droil or
eccentric characters, around whom the
story of II. }. Dams librelto Is built, is an
other evidence OF the care ana skill with
which the farce has been staged. All Of
them are funny ana fu.l of Eovel and cf-
fectiye ideas Of hiiinUT-
The opening bill for the engagement Of
Henry Irving. Miss Elem Terry, and the
i, ndon LyCeum Company at Allen Grand
Opera House MOnudy, January 13, and
also for the Saturday matinee. January
1S, will be Henry IrvinS's great production
OF Shakcspcare's The Merchant OF Ven
ice"
Probably no other work in the wide
and varied repertoire of this noted artist
and master OF stag ecraft affords such
ample opportunities Tor fIne dramatic por-
traiture on his own part or On the part of
Mss Ellen Terry. Moreover, the entire
strength of the London Lyceum Company
is brought forth i'll The performances.
Tuesday, January l A, double bill, con
sisting OF a new proverb comedy by John
Oliver Hobbies Mrs. CraigieI, entitled
Journeys End in Lovers Meeting" with
Miss Ellen Terry as Lady Soupire, to be
followed by Charles Reade's adaptation
entitled The Lyons Mall" with Henry
Irving in the dual part of Dubosc and Les
urques.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday even
ings, January 10, 16 and Il will see the
first production here of j. Comyns Carr's
liking Arthur" with Henry irving as King
Arthur, Miss Ellen Terry as Queen Guine-
we're, and Miss Julia Arthur as Elaine.
be a double one. DR.. A. Conan Doyle's
"A Story of Waterloo" with Henry Irving
as Corporal Gregory brewster, an aged vet
eran, and Leopold Lewis adaptation of
Erckmann-C Chatrian's The Polish jew"
known as THE Bells with Henry Irving
in his mastery. original creation of Matthias.
The evening times., 1896-01-09
Srnreme Court win settle It.

SEVfeme COuft VIII settle tt.
Chicago, jar. "a Milwaukee special
says the squabble over the jurisdiction in
the Northern Pacific rcceivcrship case will
be settled by the Supreme Court at Wash
ing ton on Monday.
The evening times., 1896-01-09

$4,000 Reward Offered by the Shade
ChlOridun Co. Washington, ID. C.,
to the Person who VIII Prove That
the CureS in the Cases whose Names
Are Given Below Are False
The evening times., 1896-01-09
3-fOId Screens.

65 inches high, 60 inches
wide, oak frame, mounted in
silkaline. =. ........ ..$l.7O
The evening times., 1896-01-09
Daily i'nr.rinS
Some
IntereStinz
Items

in our Drapery Depart
ment that are unusually big
bargains.
Chenille POrtiereS.
81 yards long, heavy fringe
top and bottom-very hand
some goods-per pair. ..$ .6S
Window Shades.
Spring rollers, 371a inches
wide, 2yards long. ...... LOG
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-04

fears an attack from the govern ment is evidenced by the fact that the big shippers interested in the combine have found it convenient and advisable to give their confi- dential men, who are supposed to know all about the inner workings of the combine, long vacations in Europe, Canada and other foreign parts and it will be hard work for the government authorities to lay hands on enough of them to secure evidence necessary for the indict- ment of their employers. Those on whom subpoenas have already been served and who will appear in court during the present week will furnish the first practical exemplifcation of beneficient results, to the prosecu. tion, of the recent Brown decision of the United States Supreme Court in reqniring that witness must tes tify whether he incriminate himself or not Among those who will be required to take the stand and tell the grand jury what they know are forty officers, agents and clerks of the ten big railroad companies run ming east from Chicago and many of the largest packers aud shippers of dressed beef of Chicago, Kansas City and othar western cities.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-04
EDIsoN's FLUROsgoPE.
Device Intended to Be Put to Prac-- tical Use the Rosntgen
 Rays Theory.

NEW YORK, May 4.-The big In- dustrial building on Lexington ave- nue, to the scores who passed it's doors today, resembled nothing so much as the interior of the Elec- tricity building at the Worlds Fair, with it's huge dynamos, myr- iads of electric lights and hundreds of familiar electric appliances, with as many more the nature of which are unfamiliar to the general pub- lie. The occasion is the National Electrical Exposition. arranged by the National Electric Light associa- tion for the pun pose of showing the development made in electrical ap- pliances during the last decade. Many wonderful devices are exhib- ited for the first time, among the most attractive features being an exhibit of Mr. Edison's new Fluro- scope, intended to put to practical use the Roentgen rays theory.
 At the formal opening tomorrow Gov. Morton will turn on the cur rent of electricity transmitted to the exposition over 462 miles of copper cable from the great dyna- mos located at Niagara Falls. This will be more than four times the longest distance over which electri- cal power has hitherto been carried, and electricians and scientists throughout the world will watch the test with much interest.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-04
HUTCHINSON, !,
The New York Banker. Sues for
 a Divorce.

BOSTON, MASS, May 4.-The suit of Banker Higginson for divorce from his wife, Mrs. Frances Lee Higginson, whose sensational elope- ment last winter with James Wheat land Smith, a Harvard student, was the scandal of society in New York, Boston and Salem, came up for trial today. It is understood there will be no defense. Mrs. Higginson and Smith are supposed to be in Egypt. The latter has not been in this country at all since the elopement, but Mrs. Higginson re- turned to Boston once to settle up some business affairs which she did not have time to attend to before she left her husbands home.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-04
Another Failure.

About noon today MT. Thos. s. Kavanaugh, the big lumber and shingle dealer at Humphry, sta tion on the Cotton Belt, about 25 miles north of this city, confessed vor of the Merchants and Planters bank of this city for $11 ,026.27. The assets are said to be about $15,000.
 An execution was promptly issued and Mir. kavanaugh's property levied upon. Mir. Kavanaugh is well known i'll this city and county and his financial embarrassment will cause universal sympathy and regret.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-04

ming trial is held, but all the cir cumstances surrounding the homi- eide indicate that it was unjustifi- able and could have been easily avoided. From all the evidence the GRAPHIC reporter could obtain the constable and his son went to the camp of the tramps with 8 pistol and q Winchester rifle, and were en- tirely too ready with theirguns. The statement that the tramps fired on Walker and his son is denied, the truth of whiclf~will not be discovered until Walkers preliminary trial is held.
 Judge W. D. Jones has been em- ployed by the defense.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-04
OUT IN NIVEN TOWNSHIP SAT.
 
 URDAY NIGHT.
A Tramp Shot and Killed by Con- stable Benjamin F. Walker
 and the Latter's Son.

Last Saturday night three tramps were camped on the place of Consta- ble Benj. F. Walker. in Niven town ship on the edge of Vaugine, and down near the track of the Cotton Belt Railway.
 It is claimed by Constable Beni F. Walker and his son that the tramps were burning the fence rails from W aiker's fence and that the latter and his son went out to arrest them when they opened fire on Walker and turned, and when the smoke of bat tie had cleared away Dan Kirby ,one of the tramps, was found mortally wounded on the field, while his two companions had fed
 Constable Walker and his son then sat up with the wounded man, and claim that they gave him every at tention possible.
 Early Sunday morning Constable Walker came to town and gave himself up to the sheriff, while about an hour later the wounded man was brought to town in a wagon by young Walker. Shortly after the arrival of the wounded tramp he ex- pired, witho ut making any state ment whatever, and his remains I'm. fe. p- CfA. undertakers.
 Yesterday Coroner Cook held an autopsy. At the inquest the dead man was identified as Dan Kirby and an examination revealed the fact that he had been shot by a rifle, the ball passing through the spinal col umn and breaking the backbone. The verdict of the ecoroner's jury was that the deceased had come to his death from a shot from a Winches- ter rife in the hands of either Benj F. Walker or his son.
 Neither Walker nor his son were examined before the coroner's jury.
 Dan Kirby is fairly well known in Pine Bluff. He was known to have been employed as a railroad section hand. and at one time worked under Dan kirWin.
 A GRAPHIC reporter called on Con- stable Walker this morning at the county jail, but the latter declined to make any statement for publication. His son is out on bond, but could not be found for an interview this morning. An examining trial will probably be held today.
 Particulars of the tragedy are hard to obtain and will doubtless not be known until Walkers exam
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-04
E. IFS FAILS.
CONFESSED JUDGMENT IN FA- V0R OF THE BANK OF PINE
 BLUFF FOR $4,344.O
Thos. s. Kavanaugh, of Humphry,
 Also Fails.

Just before noon today Mr. Flu gene ties, the Main Street furniture dealer, confessed judgment in the cir cult court in favor of the Bank oi Pine Bluff for $4,344 03; also for $15C in favor of Fies & Son, of Birming- ham, Ala.
 The sheriff promptly levied m exc cution upon the stock at No. 21I Main street, and closed the doors.
 Mir. Fies' failure created much sur prise and sympathy. It was thought by all that he was doing a success ful business. He carried first-class stock of all kinds of furniture and carpets and enjoyed large share of thepublic patronage.
 MT. Fies is very genial and enter prising business man, and in his f. nancial misfortune has the sympathy of Il large number of friends and GUS toners.
 It is believed that his embarrass- ment is only temporary.
 LATER.
 An attachment was run this after noon on the stock by Garnett Dun- can as executor, for $l70 for rent.
 In conversation with a GRAPHIC reporter this afternoon Mir. Fies stated that his assets will be about $7 ,000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-04
Attention Cyclists

There will be @ meeting of the Pine Bluff Cycling and Good Roads Club Monday. May 4th, at the Bank of Pine Bluff at 7:30 D. m. An effort will be made to make this an l.. A. w. Club. All cyclists are requested to attend. especially league members. Other important business will come before the meting. Don't fail to attend if you are interested in good roads and cycling.
 NJ. EIsENKRAMER,
 3d2t Secretary
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-04
THE RIVALS
Present their Initial Perform ance at Springfield,
 Mass.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May This afternoon large number of theatri- cal people and ardent devotees of the drama arrived by special trains from New York, Boston and other cities to witness the initial presen- tation of 1.-The Rivals" by the all star company here this evening. Their presence is an indication of the widespread interest taken in the unique enterprise of having dram atic company, every member of which is a star and the entire aU- gregation forming the strongest dramatic organization ever gotten together. The cast of the sterling old drama, showing the actors and the parts they will play, is as fol- lows: Bob Acres, Joseph Jefferson; Sir Lucius O'Trigger, Nat c. Good win; Sir Anthony Absolute, Will jam Il. Crane; Falkland, Joseph Holland; Captain Absolute, Robert Tabor; Mrs. Malaprop, Mrs. John Drew; Lydia Languish, Julia Mar lowe Tabor; Lucy, Fanny Rice After tonight's performance the company will go to Boston from whence a four weeks tour of the largest cities of the country will be begun, playing one night stands 
 Sunday night young man, whose name we will withhold for the sake of his family, escorted young lady to the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, and, during the services, conducted himself in such manner as to force the minister, the Rev. ". K Penrod, to ask an usher to escort him from the church edifice The young man was guilty of disturbing the services by talking to his companion, and refused to desist after being asked to do so by the minister, and this forced Mir. Penrod to take the course he did
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-04
k INVESTIGATED BY A |EDERAL GRAND JURY.
Beef Combine to be Bitterly Issscuted by the Govern
 ment at Chicago.

FAaO, ILL, May 4.-The hIGrard Jury which met here h likely to be rendered Fable by its prosecution of the |dbeef combine, and, inciden- Oy it's searching investigation lebrslness relations existing eacertain extensive shippers ne rallroad companies. For
 months District A ttorney and his specially appointed ale, kenesaw Landis, have eurlng evidence against the ads and prying into the affairs
 pig packing companies with ssult that a score of railroad sus' confidential clerks, ship aaa others are likely to be
 m the big drag net of mental investigation and a Tor their part in the alleged ana1lon in making and re- Sfates at the same time.
 rsVer, there exists a difference pnlon as to the real of the federal in-
 While the investigation ''oldably have reference to paS Of the interstate com laW It is the consensus of
 among the well informed |ae Contemplated prosecution manly directed against the Ps companies for violations 'ae Sherman anti trust law, prosecution of the railroads, S any, will be a matter of E'sy consideration. This yer " purpose of the investiga-
 saostantaiated by stories quay about the Federal
 0'ms in the Monadnock
 'ue Obnoxious beef trust
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-04

which the members all exchanged views and which occupied the greater portion of the morning, to the exclusion of other matters on the days program. After luncheon, however, the reading of papers was taken up. These were all confined to topics relating to medical edu- cation. This evening the closing sesssion will be held.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-04
First of Season.

The Girls Aid of the Y. M. c. A., will give strawberry supper Tues day night at the residence of Mrs. Smart. Straw berries, cream and cake will he served. The fee will be 25c. Every one invited. 54d1t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-04
IN SESSION.
Ths American Academy of Medicine
 in Session at Atlanta.

ATLANTA, GA, May A. The meet ing of the American Academy of Medicine resumed it's session this morning with largely increased attendance. The day began with an open congress for the discussion of methods in medical education, in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-04

HOODS Sarsaparilla has over and as over again proved by it's cures, when all other preparations failed, that A is the One True BLOOD Purifier.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-04

The Worlds Fair Tests showed no baking powder s0 pure or so great in Ieav- ening power as the Royal.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-14
A Dummy Dali Tosser

Professor Hinton q Princeton Uni-
versity bias completed tho invention Of
an artificial base ball "twIrlor. which
Will be utilized 30 the training of tho
base ball team The invention con.
sists Of an iron barrel with bore the
circumference Of a base ball aud an
ingenious apparatus by means OF
which q base bali may be discharged
every twenty seconds
Professor Hinton, accompanied BY
captain Bradley and pitcher Altman,
gave the invention q trial recently.
Several balls we're fred by the
dummy" but we're too speedy for
aesh and blood players
After q slight modification, It was
tried again, and more than fulfilled
expectations Ten straight balls were
thrown by the machine with perfect
accuracy, and later an adjustment was
added which caused the ball to curve
before striking the backstop.
Professor Hinton intends to perfect
the artificial pitcher TO a high degree,
aud is confident Of being able 10 regu-
late the speed, direction and curves Of
the balls thrown with the greatest pre-
cision. He is interested in the study
Of proiectiles, and his present inven-
ton was begun in connection with his
scientific work
The machine will facilitate batting
practice aud after a months work with
the new twirler the Tigers should be-
come inyulnerable at the bat. The
disadvantage Of batting against a me-
diocre pitcher has in former years de-
tracted from the teams work when a
hrst-class man is faced in the impor.
tant games II the machine can be
constructed so that the speed and
curves can be easily regulated, training
of teams will be revolutionized. The
time wasted in the return Of the wild
balls will be saved and the difficulty
of securing an effective pitcher obvi-
ated.-Proyidence Telegram.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-14
The Orpnn Bird.

The banks of the streams in the
vicinity of St. Paurs, in the Upper
Amazons, in South America are dotted
with palm-thatched dwellings Of the
Indians, all half buried ia the leafy
wilderness, the scattered families hay-
ing chosen the coolest and shadiest
hooks for their abodes. The traveller
frequently hears in the neighborhood
OF these huts the organ bird, the most
remarkable songster by far Of the
Amazonian forests. When its singu-
lar notes strike the ear for the first
time, the impression cannot be re-
sisted that they are produced by
human voice. Some musical boy must
be gathering fruit in the thickets, and
is singing few notes to cheer him
self. The tones become more futy
and plaintive. Sometimes they re-
sembe the notes of a fageolet, and
the traveller is almost persuaded, in
spite Of the absurdity of the thing,
that some person is playing that in
strument in primeval forests How
ever closely he may scan the neigh
boring thicket, no bird appears,
although the voice seems to be that
of some one near at hand.
The bird is rarely if ever heard in
the Lower Amazons. 1t is the only
song-bird that makes au impression
on the natives who sometimes rest
their paddles while yoyaging in their
small canoes along by the shady up
streams as if struck by the mysterious
sounds "a high compliment, indeed,
for the usually impassive natives to
pay to the feathered songster.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-14
Persian Peasants.

There is, probably, no peasantry in
the world SO ground down as the Per-
sian. The agricultural laborer here,
as in China, never tries to ameliorate
his condition, for the simple reason
that if he earns more, more is taken
away from him by the rulers Of the
land. The general condition of the
laboring classes, however, does not
seem to be so bad as might be sup
posed. In a country SO vast $3.50, OOC
square miles and SO thinly populated
Is, 500, 600 in ally, a small and sufficient
supply of food is easily raised, espe-
cially with such prolific soil at the COM
mand Of the poorest. At Shiraz there
are two harvests in the year. The
self, sown in summer and reaped in
autumn, consists of rice, cotton, In
dian corn and garden produce; and
the tchatoi, sown in October and No
vember, and reaped from May till
July. This is exclusively wheat and
barley. Here, also, grow grapes,
oranges and pomegranates, for which
latter Shirnz is famed Outing.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-14

throw them in front % the umbers
and thus gradually build mp dam
which holds Che flood iu check until
earth, sand and loan can be brought
10 make a now loyoo.
Before lovec is built. tho ground
on which 1t is 10 stand, Is thoroughly
cleared Of stumpa. trees and yegota.
ton Of al sorts Stumpa sometimes
are removed with stump pullers. but
the popular method is 10 blow them
out Of the ground with powder
II has been found that dynamite e
too rapid ia is work 10 thoroughly
remove the roots. When 1t is used.
Slo stump IS blown to pieces. and the
roots remain. It Is necessary TO re-.
move the roots, Tor they rot and form
channels under the leyee, which are
enlarged by the water.
IoWderi acting more slowly than
dynamite, lifts the stumps bodily out
Of the ground, bringing with them
the roots.
When the ground is all cleared it
is plowed 30 that the fresh earth
thrown up 10 make the loyee will form
a closer union with the foundation.
Wheeled scrapers generally are used
in building levees, aad, if possible, the
dirt is taken from the ground between
the river and ombankment.
After the embaukmeut is made it is
sodded with tufts Of Bermuda grass.
This is iointed grass which spreads
rapidly, aud serves to hold the earth
firmly and thus partially protects tho
leyee against wind, rain and waves.
Where it is possible the engineer
who has charge Of the levee, leaves
heavy underbrush growing between
the levee and tue river, for it offers a
strong protection against wave nc.
ton. Chicago Record.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-14

The old lady took on her spoclaeles
and wiped them oQniomplativoly.
"Was you 10 here when Elyira read
the piece she's goin' 10 speak on grad
uatin day." she asked.
eyes, replied her husband. "sho
knows a terrible sight, don't sho9'
GIVE heard 'ef read 'er cassay. en-
I've heard or talk, nn I've seen the
piotors Ia the books she's studied an
It's my opinion that Elyira knows
everything that thoro Is to be knowed
-exceptn' how 10 make good straw
berry cake Washington Star.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-14
Snow in TOrrid Arabia.

It is the general supposition that
cold weather must be unknown in
Arabia owing to its southern situa-
ton and extensive deserts. A recent
explorer, NJ. Nolde, reports, on the
contrary, that during an expedition
into the desert of Nejed, in the 28th
degree Of north latitude, the temper
allure, after very hot day, frequently
fell at night to 5 degrees or 10 de-
grees G. One day in February it
reached % 8 degrees G., and fell to s
degrees after sunset, the min
imum being IL degrees G. Next day
the travellers were overtaken by a
storm which covered the ground some
inches deep with snow, and gave it
the appearance of Russian steppe in
the winter season.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-14

A mixture of glycerine and carbolic
acid is said to form wonderful protec-
ton from mosquitoes as well as q cure
for the bites. Take about twenty drops
of the acid and put it into q bottle con-
tanning an ounce of glycerine and half
an ounce of rosemary water. If used
freely at night the sting of the bites
will be almost tremendously cured and
the disfguring blotches removed by
morning. II the odor is unbearably
disagreeable, add a drop of altar OF
rose to the liquid.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-14
Judges Of The OIympian Games.

Universal peace during the month
ofthe games was proclaimed by heralds
in every part of Hellas, and the slight
est breaking Of the sacred truce was
thought saerilege, which deities and
men alike were bound to punish. The
judges of the games, or "Hellanodi-
cate, ranging from nine to twelve in
number at different times, we're elected
by the cleans. All who wished to be
judges were required to show not only
that they had never committed acrime
public or private, but that they we're
stainless in moral character. Not IN.
frequently men Of distinction we're ex-
cluded by this severe test during the
golden age Of Hellenic hoUr,-st.
Nicholas
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-14
Her Summer Scheme .

"Isn't it rather annoying for you to
have them both call on you at once ?"
asked her dearest friend.
"No, perfectly delightful, " said the
young woman with TWO devoted slaves
You see, dear, I seat one on each side
of me-
"WellW
"And there is such delightful cool
ness between them.
Ohp-Cineinnati ENQUIRER.