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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02

Meeting Grand Lodge Colored Free Masons, Little Rock, Aug. Il, 1896. For the above occasion the Cotton Belt Route will sell tickets to Little Rock and return at one and one-third fare. on the certificate plan. Tickets will be sold and certificates issued Aug. 10, II and 12 Agent at Little Rock will honor certificates for return until Aug. F, 1896.
 J. w. FARLEY, Aget.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02
ySLAUGHTER HOUSES.

We are informed that q short distance from town out on the Sulphur Springs road there is q slaughter house, the refuse from which runs dangerously near the city, and that the noXious odors arising therefrom are very ofen- sive to travellers on that road, which leads to Pine Bluffs popu- lar summer resort-Sulphur Springs.
 There is also pending in the City Council a resolution author izing the construction of a slaugh- ter house within the city limits. There is already a city ordinance prohibiting the erection of slaugh- ter houses within the corporate limits, and this ordinance should not be permitted to be violated.
 The health of a community and a wholesome sanitary condition should be the chief concern of our city fathers. Slaughter houses are disease-breeders and destruc- tive to health and happiness.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02

Rome gradually reduced her currency to D less volume and q finer metal. Very soon after the commencement of this con traction the manipulators procured all of the land, and 90 per cent of the people had none. The result was that the bone and sinew of the couftry were impover. ished, and then came the destruction of the republic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02

Emancipation Celebra ion. Pine Bluff, Aug 4, 1896. For the above occasion the Cotton Belt Route will sell tickets from all stations from Brinkiey 10 Camden, and Little Rock to Pine Bluff and return at one fare for round trip. Tickets on sale Aug. and l; limited for return to Aug. ,, 1896.
 J. ". FARLEY, Agent
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02
Nervous PrOstrafiOn
 Cured by Dr. Miles Nervine.

Prolonged derangement of the nervous system not only affects the brain and men, tai powers, but develops disease in some of the vital organs. The most dangerous of these indirect results is when the heart is affected This was tke case of the Rev. N. F. Surface. Pawn River. Mich, who writes under date of Feb. II, 1895:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02

Grand Barbecue at Clarendon, Aug. IF. For the above occasion the Cotton Belt Route will sell tickets at one and one third fare from Pine Blud-$2,2 20. Tickets on sale Aug. 1 and F; limited tor return to Aug. 13.
 J. ". FARLEY, Agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02

The mortgage debt of the nation is S6,oOO, o0o,oOO. Tho siylocI, sharks want it paid in dollars worth twice as much as they were when it was contracted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02
LARGEST DAILY CITY CIRCULATION
ron rowNsnIr ooNsrAnLH.

hereby announce myself is a candidate for Constable Of Yaugine Township, subject 10 the action of the people at the ensuing general election in September next. ..,,,
 ? ]. O. HfhKSGHPiEL.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02

CHAIRMAN JoNEs has called a meeting of the National Demo cratic Committee for August the nth, in New York City
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02
4 Magnet That iIraHs.

The Democratic ticket is charged with the kind of magnetism that draws votes. St Louis Republic
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02
Constipation

Causes fully half the sickness in the world. It retains the digested food too long in the bowels
 and nrodnces blliousness. torpid liver, indi-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02

results. easily and thoroughly. 25c. Alldruggists
 Prepared by c. l. Hood & Co.,, Lowell, Mass. The only Pills to take with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02

PINE BLuaF. ARK AUG. ? lS96.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02

TIE Hon. s. Braadridge has carried Marion county fof Con= gress in the Sixth District, which gives him enough votes to nomi- nate in the Congressional eonVen- ton. MT. Brundridge's success in this contest, which is his third successive one for the Democratic Congressional nomination, proves the truth of the old adage, that "the third time Is charm.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02
SUFFERING gFa SILENCE.

Women are the real heroes of the world. Thousands on thousands of them endure the dragging torture of the ills peculiar to womankind in the silence of home. They suffer on and on-weelxs. months, years. The story of weakness and torture is written in the drawn features, in the sallow skin, ill the list less eyes, in the lines of care and worry on the face.
 Inborn 1nodesty seals their lips. They prefer pain to humiliation. Custom has made them believe the only hope of relief lies in the exposure of examina- tion and "1ocal treatment
 Take ten cases of "'fenale weakness" and in nine of them "loca1 treatnent'' Is unnecessary, There is no reason why modest, sensitive women should sub init to 1t. EErE1E REEFS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02

Entered at the Post-ofIiee at Pine Bluff, Ark, as second-etnSs ihtd4 matter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02

The soda water fountains and lemonade stands are doing q flourishing business while the mer- cury fingers around the 100 mark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02

Fourteen years ago had a slight stroke of paralysis. overwork brought on nervous prostration. I was exceedingly nervous and the exertion Of public speaking caused heart palpitation that threatened my life l used two bottles of Dr. Miles New Heart Cure for my heart trouble, and two of Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine for my nervous ness and feel better than i ever expected to feel again. l can speak for hours without tiring or having my heart flutter as it for merly did, and I have you to thank that I am alive today"
 On sale by all druggists. Dr. Miles Book on Heart and Nervous Disorders FREE by mail. Dr. Miles Medical Co. Elkhart, Ind Dr. Niles Remedies Restore Health.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-02
F oodS

gestion, bad taste, coated tongue, sick headache, in somnia, etc. Hoods Pills cure constipation and all it's
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hului and San Francisco may even.
tually be changed to a line OF
steamers with frst-class passenger
accommodations.
The steamer w. G. Hall came in
from Maui and Hawaii ports yes
terday with very large passenger
list. The purser reports fine trip
and everything quiet except the
volcano on Hawaii.
The German bark J. G. Pfuger
was towed into port yesterday
morning after long trip of ia days
from Liverpool. Gains and head
winds were the experience of the
vessel throughout the voyage. She
brought a cargo of 1900 tons OF
general merchandise. The ]. G.
Pfuger is at the Nuuanu street
wharf. Captain Wolter is confined
to his cabin through an attack OF
rheumatism.
Eight large American ships have
been chartered to load sugar direct
from Honolulu to Philadelphia
and New York. Three of the
ships have the option of Philadel-
phia, the others going direct to
New York. Seven ships have been
loaded this year at the Hawaiian
Islands for ports on the Atlantic
coast of the United States, six of
which were under the American
fag.-Phfladelphia Record, Dec. %,
The United States photographic
office has received notice from the
government of New Zealand of the
establishment of a provision depot
for the relief of shipwrecked mari
ners on the Auckland islands. 1t
has been located at the head of
Norman inlet, where stores have
been slowed away and can be
found by certain distinguishing
marks. The approximate position
of Norman inlet depot is latitude
so degrees, A minutes, % seconds
south, and longitude, 166 degrees,
8 minutes east.
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WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.
Jan. "a, 9 P. M.-Temperature, $50;
dew point, go ; barometer, 3O.01.

Jan. "a, 9 P. Incorporating, $50;
dew point, go barometer, 3O.01.
DIAMOND HEAD, Jan. "a, 10 P. NJ.
Weather, cloudy; wind, light w.
The bark Ceylon has begun load
ing sugar.
The steamer Lihua will sail for
Hawaii on Monday.
The bark Andrew Welch will
sail today for San Francisco.
The steamers J. A. Cummins,
Kaala and Ke Au Hou sailed yes
terday.
The steamer w. G. Hall brought
down broken roller from Naalehu
plantation yesterday.
The bark Rosalie formerly Don
Adolfo) went on the marine rail-
way to be cleaned yesterday,
The steamer Lihua DISCHARGED
her sugar into the bark Andrew
WEIGH at the railroad wharf yes
terday.
1t is said that the line of sailing
vessels now running between Ka-
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VESSELS LEAVING TODAY.
IMPORTS.

From Liverpool, per blk J G Phuger, Jan
A-1200 tons general merchandise, con-
signed TO r Cation, II Hackfeld & Co. E .
Hall IL Son, NJ S Grinbaum 81 Co, g P
Campbell, f A Schaefer 81 Co, w LAM, E
Hofschlaeger & Co, Brewer & Co, Rev H
Isenberg, and Pacific Guano Fertilizer
Company.
Per w 6 Hall-2595 sacks sugar, 364
sacks coffee, 90 head cattle, bdls hides, L
roller.
Per Re Au Hou-1595 bags sugar, 1880
bags paddy, 212 bags rice.
Per Kauai-6764 bags sugar.
Per Lehua-18O0 bags sugar.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
VESSELS IN PORT.
NAVAL.
q S Bennington, Pigman, Hilo.
MERCHANTMEN.

This list does not include coasters)
Haw bark Rosalie. Nissen. Newcastle.
5chr Robert Levers, Goodman, Hilo.
Am bktne Willie Z Hume, Brigham, Newc.
Sr ok Aldergrove, Robertson. Liverpool.
Nor bk Seringa, Newcastle.
Bark Albert, Griffiths. san Francisco.
Schr Henrietta. Anderson, Victoria
Schr Esther Buhne, Anderson, Eureka.
Bktn G F Croker. PiltZ, Newcastle.
Schr Transit, Jorgensen, San Francisco.
Am ship Reaper, Young, Portland, Or.
Nor blk Sjokongen, Gram, Newcastle.
Bark Ceylon. Calhoun, Departure Bay.
~chr Robert Searles, PiltZ, Newcastle.
Bark Andrew WEIGH, Drew, San Francisco.
Haw bark r P Rithet, VI orrison, San fran.
Ger bark Pfuger, Wolter, Liverpool.
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FOREIGN VESSELS EXPECTED
ARRIVALS.

FRIDAY, Jan "a.
Bark G Pfuger Wolter, from Liver
pool.
Stmr Eehua, Nye. from Hawaii.
Sim Likelike, Weir, from Hawaii.
Stmr Ke Au Hou, Thompson, from
Kauai.
ormr w Hall, Simerson, from Maui
and Hawaii.
Stmr Kauai, Brown, from Kauai.
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PASSENGERS.

From Hawaii and Maui, per stmr W g
Hall, Jan PA B Akioyda, r w Gross,
Miss Russell (from the volcano), and P G
Jones. G II Eldridge, A II Bachelor, w II
CornweIl, G NJ Cooke, G Mills. D Paris,
w p Fennel. Geo McDougall, M Davis,
Ben Petrie, van Camp. T K r Amalu. G
w Ahoi, Miss Wills, Miss Ida Horner, Mrs
Kapu, Mrs Waiama, Mrs V Freitas, A Fer
nandez, and "a on deck.
From Kauai, per stmr Kauai, Jan "a
Mrs G ] Maurer. w G Maurer, Jno Wright,
III w Schmidt, K Under, Mrs Hans Brack,
Miss Annie Costa, and Ii on deck.
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FOREIGN MAIL SERVICE.

Steamships will leave for and arrive
from San Francisco on the following
dates till the close of 1896:
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NOTICE.

HANG LEONG AND CHANG CHE
opg having sold all interest in their
farm in Pauoa to Lau Kim Yong and Wong
Kim Chin, notice is hereby given that the
latter only are authorized to collect any
moneys due to said business, ami that
they are now responsible for the debts of
the concern.
Honolulu. January 20, 1896. 4207-1w
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cHONG KEE RESTAURANT

cor. Merchant and Nuuanu SITS.
Meals FIrst-Class.
chicken Served Twice Week.
Meals Is cts. down stairs, Is cts. up
rs.
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NOTICE

THE UNDERSIGNED EXPECTING. TO
leave Honolulu within eight weeks, re-
quests all persons indebted to him to make
immediate settlement without further
notice. A r. ROWAT, D. V. s.
Jan. 81, 1896. 42O4-1W
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DEPARTURES.

FRIDAY, Jan "a.
Stmr A Cummins, Nelson, for Oahu
ports. :.
Stmr Kaala, Brown, for Puuiki.
Stmr Ke Au Hou, Thompson, for Kauai.
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Adjourned Annual Meeting

THE ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING
of the stockholders of the Hawaiian Sugar
Company will be held at the office of
Messrs w. G. Irwin IL Company, Limited
on FRIDAY, January 31st, 1896. at 10 am.
w. l.. HOPPER,
42C6-5t Sec rotary
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Official Directory, Republic Of Hawaii.

Official Directory, Republic Of Hawaii
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
Sanford B. Dole, President Of the Re
public of Hawaii.
Henry E. Cooper, Minister of Foreign
Affairs.
James A. King, Minister Of the Interior
Samuel NJ. Damon, Minister Of Finance
William o. Smith. Acknowledgement.
COUNCIL OF STATE.
Charles NJ. Cooke,
j. P. Mendonca-
Cecil Brown,
P. G. Jones,
NJ. P. Robinson,
John Ena,
George w. Smith.
| John Mott,
T. B. Murray.
W. c. Wilder,
J. A Kennedy,
c. Bolte,
D. L. Naone,
A. G. NJ. Robertson.
SUPREME COURT.
Hon. A. F. Judd, Chief Justice.
Hon. w. F. Frear, First Associate
Justice.
Hon. w. A. Whiting, Second Associate
Justice.
Henry Smith, Chief Clerk
Geo. Lucas, Deputy Clerk.
James Thompson. Second Deputy Clerk.
J. Walter Jones. Stenographer.
CIRCUIT JUDGES. :
First Circuit: A. w. Carter, Oahu.
First Circuit: A. Perry, Oahu.
Second Circuit: J. w. Kalua.
Third and Fourth Circuit: S. L. Austin.
Fifth Circuit: J. Hardy.
Offices and Courtroom in Court
House, King street. Sitting in Homo
lulu-First Monday in February, May,
August and November.
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS.
Office in Executive Building, King st.
Henry E. Cooper, Minister Foreign
Affairs.
Geo. c. Potter, Secretary.
A. St. M. Macintosh, Clerk.
Miss Kate Kelley, Stenographer.
B. L. Marx. Stenographer Executive
Council.
James w. Girvin, Secretary Chinese
Bureau.
OF THE INTERIOR.
Office in Executive Building. King ST.
J. A. King. Minister of the Interior.
Chief Clerk, John A. Hassinger.
Assistant Clerks: James H. Boyd, H. G.
Meyers, Stephen Mahaulu, George
G. Ross, Edward S. Boyd.
CHIEFS OF BUREAUS, INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT.
Surveyor General, w. D. Alexander.
Supt. Public Works, w. E. Rowell.
Supt Water Works, Andrew Brown.
Inspector Electric Lights, John Cassidy
of Conveyances, T. G.. Thrum.
Road Supervisor Honolulu, w. H.
Cummings.
Insane Asylum. DR.. Geo. H. Herbert.
BOARD OF FIRE COMMITS
SIONERS.
Andrew Brown, Charles Crozier and J.
H Fisher
James H. Hunt, Chief Engineer, HE'D.
William r. Sims, Secretary.
BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE AND |
FORESTRY.
President: The Minister of Interior.
VIM. G. Irwin, Allan Herbert, John
Ena. Joseph Marsden. Commits
sioner and Secretary.
COMMISSION OF PUBLIC LANDS.
J. A. King, L. A. Thurston, J. F.
Brown.
Agent of Public Lands, J. F. Brown.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
Office in Executive Building, King st.
Minister of Finance, S. M. Damon.
H. Laws.
Registrar of Accounts, w. G. Ashley.
Jerk to Finance Office, E. r. Stackable
General of Customs, James B.
Castle.
AK Assessor Oahu, Jonathan Shaw.
postmaster General, ]. M. Dat.
CUSTOMS BUREAU.
Office Custom House, Esplanade, Fort
Street
collector General, James B. Castle.
'eputy Collector, Frank B. McStocker.
Iarbor Master, Capt. A. Fuller.
ort Surveyor, M. n. Sanders.
Jas. J. Kelley.
ff1ciaI Guager, Geo. G. Stratemeyer.
OF ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
Office in Executive Building King st.
W. o. Smith.
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TO LET.

A COTTAGE OF ONE ROOM, FUR
nished or unfinished. Also nicely fur
nisheG front room near corner Nuuanu
and School streets. Address P. o.
Box 462. 4206-tf
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WANTED.

ONE SECONDHAND DELIVERY
Wagon to carry about 1000 pounds. Address
p. y. Box a. 4143tf
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Room and Board.

A COUPLE OF GENTLEMEN CAN BE
accommodated with rooms ard board at a
pleasant residence within ten minutes walk
OF the Postofice. Inquire at this Office
4l97-tf
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Advertisements unaccompanied by
specific instructions inseted till or
dered out.
Advertisements discontinued before
expiration of specified period will be
charged as if continued for a full term.
Liberal allowance on yearly and half
yearly contracts.
All persons desiring their advertise
ments discontinued must send a writ
ten order to that effect.
Where cuts are inserted they must
be ALL METAL, not mounted on wood,
otherwise we assume no risk of their
preservation.
G. G.. BALLENTYNE,
Business Manager.
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On Sundays train will leave Waianae
at 3:47 %. m. instead of 1872 p. m. arriving
in Honolulu at 5:26 p. m.
accommodations
G. p DENISON, F. c. SMITH,
superfntendent. Gen. Pass. & Tiki. Agt-
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First quarter of the moon on the 22d, at h.
IL p.
The tides and moon phase given in Stand
ard Time. The times of sun and moon rising and
setting being given for all ports in the group
are in Local Time, to which the respective cor
rections to Standard Timea applicable to each
differe Mt port should be made.
The Standard Tine whistle sounds at 12h. o m.
O S. (midnight) Greenwich Time, which is b..
80 m. 2. m. of Hawaiian Standard Time.
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hului and San Francisco may even
tually be changed to a line of
steamers with first-class passenger
accommodations.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-26

against me to get back to Spain. do
not fight against him because IL is my
will: he knows why II is. IL I could
get to my mother in Spain two hun
dred pesetas each year l would not
care to go back. and would be glad to
fight for the freedom of Cuba"
The chief looked him over with
searching glance. "Pll do II; your mo-
Their shall have the money. Give him
his gun. Go. Get into the ranks. You
shall have the next horse whose sad
die is emptied."
The man seized the gun and started
forward, TO fall in behind the troop.
the chief bestowing upon him no fur
ther attention.
I'm that soldier you see the bulk Of
the army" he said to me, as we rode
along. HE doesn't know what he is
fighting for, as he truly said. Hurt?
Well. yes. a stray bullet glanced from
my temple: but the bullet is not yet
nodded for Maxine Gomez. They
have had me killed more than a dozen
times, / believe. but only in the news
papers. Why do we take no prisoners
only because we cannot subsist them.
That Is all. No. we are not so cruel
as YOU may have thought. Not that
would spare any one before me. with
arms in his hands; but after the fight
is over IL there are any left, we pack
them Off TO the towns. But IL gives the
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session OF the Spanish forces, and the
upper ranges occupied by the rebels. L
would be suspected by both parties,
yet at the same time respected, for my
passports would carry me anywhere.
The chief trouble lay in getting near
enough 20 the pickets of either to have
my passports examined.
WE'LL passed through the Spanish
lines In safety. and made for the
mountains. My guide was a native of
the island, taciturn and sullen; but
whether he was in favor of the insur-
gents. or a spy in the pay of the Span
Yards, could not discover One thing
I did find out, however,-that he pre-
ferred good American dollars to Span
fsh paper, or insurgent promises to
pay; and to blind his eyes / had only
to place n dollar over each one. God
knows how many concealed rebels
noted our movements. ambushed in the
forest, but Antonio plodded ahead.
driving my pack-mule before him. But
suddenly, at a turn of the trail, An
tonic, and the mule came back upon
me in full retreat.
What the devil do you mean by
this?" l shouted at the guide, as the
mule brushed past me. nearly sweeping
me from my saddle with the projecting
pannier's. Antonio made no reply, but
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
An EmiSsary of the War Department
in the Jails.
ADVENTURE WITH GOMEZ
How a Sugar Plantation Was Raid
sd-An involuntary BeIllgerent-
. With the Rebels I'm Their
Mountain Retreat.

Copyright. 1885, by Bachelor. johnson &
Bacheller).
(The following letter was written by
an officer of the regular army while
Gomez, (the insurgent leader. who has
so cleverly foiled the Spanish general
in his attempts to force an engage
mentO was hiding in the hills OF Santa
Clara Since that time the writer has
escaped; but his account remains, as a
vivid picture of life in the rebel ranks.)
1t is not through any fault OF mine
that am here, my dear Jackson, viz
tually a prisoner of the renowned in
surgent chief, Maximo Gomez; for 1
have only obeyed the commands of my
superior officers. / called on our con-
sul-general (old Don Ramon as they
style him here), and, between huge
pinches of snuff, he handed me am or
der from the secretary of war, to take
a guide and explore the mountains of
Santa Clara The dispatch was in CT
pher. and of course / was to keep my
mission secret, as 1t was for strategic
purposes. There was no alternative, so
/ went-though l knew that the foot
hills of the Santa Claras were in pos