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EXTENDING 300 FEET INTO THE
 BOWELS OF THE EARTH
Passes Through Beds of Rock, Slate
 and Stone.

The Cotton Belt Railroad Co has just completed an immense we'll near their shops which ex tends 900 feet into the bowels O the earth and has been dug at the cost of s6,5oo.
 Today workmen are engaged in blowing out the well with what is known as a Cooley air pump for the purpose oftesting the quail ty and quantity of the water. Al the present time the capacity of the well is sixty-fve gallons of water per minute, which will be greatly multiplied in quantity in the course of six or eight months.
 In digging the we'll number of varieties of sub-soil, mineral and stone were bored through. At a depth of 800 feet a bed of fine sea sand was discovered; at a depth of 500 feet from the surface a strata of rock was passed through; at a depth of 53o strata of coal five feet deep was found, and at $50 feet a thick strata of slate rock was discovered.
 All these discoveries go to show that valuable beds of min eral underlie the earth's surface at this point.
 Master Mechanic Galbraith, in conversation with a GRAPHIC re porter this morning, was much elated oyer the success of the well and the discoveries made, and says that the capacity of the we'll will be much greater when a larger pipe is used, while the quality of the water will be of the purest and best.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-22
A Good Thing.

A unique and practical plan for university extension work for the
 individual home circle, or for class in clubs, is about to be started in
 Pine Bluff. Prof. Joseph k. John ston is in the city representing the University Association and
 Worlds Congress Extension. He is endeavoring to interest those who are interested in books or
 university study in the course pro vided by this Univertity Associa- tion. This institution is not con nected with any one university, but is rather a federation of the teaching powers of the principal universities and colleges through out the world. This institution
 will go far towards meeting the
 want that has been felt in this community, namely, the want of a system of higher education. It will have the additional advantage of bringing together, occasionally, the literary and progressive men and women in class for the pur- pose of stimulating thought and fostering the desire for systematic reading and study. In this course of study the first year will be de voted to a study of Universal History; the second to University Literature. The other courses will follow in order, such as astronomy, civic, political econo- my, geology, etc. Prof. Wither- spoon, principal of the High School, and s. A. Kincaide, secre-
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A LAUNDRY SCRAP.
Percy Harrill and Irene Ellis Draw
 Blood.

This afternoon about 4 o'clock Percy Harrill and Irene Ellis en- gagged in a fight which came near resulting seriously. Both are em- ployed by the American Steam Laundry. The fight started over whose duty it was to keep up the fire. Percy didn't want to do it and neither did Irene. They fought and Percy hit the woman on the head with a gas pipe and then decamped. For a while the air was thick with everything from silk handkerchief to smoothing irons.
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sfsd an address of well
 ch was responded to by lDonnelly. Mr. Taube- h introduced Senator
 North Carolina, as tenn iarman. In his speech H charged the Demo
 with stealing the Pop lfn at Chicago, and ex- le hope that the conven- \ not be turned into a
 Dc annex. He also said l much faith to believe uld turn itself into a Re Inlex. Senator Butler s
 s received with great |litman then directed the 10 call the roll of States Rnmittee on credentials, Fa the convention ad- litl 8 o'clock p. m.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-22

President Cleveland Commutes the Death
 Sentences of Three Murdsrers.
 WASHINGTON, July 29.-The president has commuted to imprisonment for life the death sentences imposed upon John c. Ball, Tom Davis and Taylor Hick- man. They were to be hanged Sept next at Paris, Tex.
 In the case of Ball the president says that while he has been twice convicted of murder, the judge and district attor- ney both urged the communication on the ground of the youth of the convict and for other cogent reasons. Davis and Hickman are fullblooded Indian boys of IS and IS years respectively, without any appreciation of the enormity of the brutal and coldblooded homicide com mitted by them, and in their cases also the judge and district attorney strongly urged the communication.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-22

c. A. may be increased, it is ex- pected that there will be some edu- cational classes organized this fall, and which will be opened to all who hold membership tickets in the Association. These classes will probably study stenography, book keeping, mechanical drawing and vocal music. The general secretary will gendeavor to sbring the atten- tion of the young men of the com munity to the night school, which the Association can provide for those desiring to study the branches mentioned above.
 It is expected tha a railroad branch of the Y. M. c. A. will be organized during the next year with its rooms located at the shops of the Cotton Belt road. It is hoped the plans now on foot may be carried out, i'll which case large number of railroad men can be brought in touch with the Association. All of the principal railroads of the east and west.are supporting such asso- citations at the division points of their lines, and the different lines in the country appropriated SIPS 000.00 for these associations last year: It is expected that the Cot ton Belt road will also come into line in this respect.
 The Pine Bluff Y. M. c. c. is one of the 1900 and more associations in North America which, in doing so much for the wound men, are bet tering society in every way. The citizens of Pine Bluff should be earnest in their support of such an institution that it may be Isecond to none of the many associations in the efficiency of it's work.
 ARE You TIRED all the time? Then your blood needs to be enriched and purified by Hoods Sarsaparilla, the one True Blood Purifier It givse vigor and. vitality.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-22
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN
 ASSOCIATION.
From the GRAPHIc's forthcoming specfal
 Edition.l

From the GRAPHIe's forthcoming Spectal
 Edition1
 The Pine Bluff Young Mems Christian Association was organ izen in February 1887. For some time meetings were held in the Pres bYterian Church and later in the rooms over the Citizens Bank, on the corner of Second avenue and Pine street, and later in the rooms over Gillespie Bros. x Company.
 After some months of work with out a general secretary, MT Hel- mer was called to fill such office After staying in the city two months, he resigned, and MT ". c. Steel was called to fill the va cancy. MT. Steel only stayed about year, and MT. W. W.Locher came and served about four years asIthe general secretary. Shortly after the coming of Mr. Locher, the Merrill Institute was completed, and the Association moved into the new building. MT Joseph Merrill, the generous doner of the Institute, was influenced as to his gift and as to the peculiar construction of the building by the Y. M c. A. and it's officers, and it was natural that the Association should be given the con duet of the building. With his con- sent. therefore, the Association took possession of the building inn medately after it's donation to the young white people of Pine Bluff, in June, 1890. Through the use of the building, the Association has grown aud become more useful in it's line of work.
 Mr. Locher resigned from the sec retaryship in the fall of 1894, and he was succeeded in December ot the same year by Mir. $. A. Kin caide, the present secretary.
 The Young Mems Chris tian Asso- citation aims at the physical, social, intellectual and spiritual welfare of the young men of this city. Any young man of good moral character may become member of the Asso- citation by paying $5.00 per annum. A large number of young men are ayaiIing themselves of the priyi leoes of the Association, and are making the Institute their head quarters.
 During the first six months of this year. Q896) there were 9064 visits at the building for various purposes; 1856 visits to gymnasium for exercise; 19 gymnasium classes bad . total attendance of PIP; 1886 baths were given ;27 mems meetings had a total attendance of 845; 23 boys meetings were attended by 270; one temperance lecture was at tended by 325 people.
 Association provides a reading table well supplied with the best ot reading matter in daily papers, weekly and monthly periodicals. This is also a library for the use of visitors. In the parlor is found the games of chess and checkers for the amusement of those seeking recrea- tion.
 The Merrill Institute is in every way suitable for such work among the young men of the community With it's splendid equipment, Pine Bluff is more fortunate than any other city in the state. It IS ln- teneded that the Institute may be used also by the ladies. Ladies may secure membership in the h stitut, although not in the Y. M. '. A, and enjoy the special privileges of the building.
 That the usefulness of the Y. M.
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RESERVED HIS OPINION.
Why senater Blackburn Would Not Give
 His Views.

Why Senater Blackburn Would Not Give
 His Views.
 Colonel Charles H. Jones, editor of the St Louis Post Dispatch, tells this story on Senator J. 0. s. Blackburn:
 One evening, when the Kentuckian was in St. Louis, he accepted an invita- tion to attend c session of 8 literary club. The subject under discussion was, (Which is the greater character ef akespeare-Hamlet or Macbeth"
 After the members had wrestled with the question the president turned to the Kentucky statesman and asked:
 (Which do you regard az the greater of these characters, Senator Blackburn
 We'll" slowly replied the senator, "a large number of my constituents re- gard Macbeth as the greater. At the same time great many of them favor Hamlet. Under such circumstances l think I had better reserve my opinion Chicago Times Herald. I
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-22
MuTlNY ON A VESSEL.
The Captain, His Wife and the Second
 Mate Murdered.

HALIFAX, July 22-The barkentins Herbert Fuller, Captain Nash, from Boston, bound for Rosario, put into this port today. There had been mutiny on board, during which the captain, his wife and the second mate were killed in their berths The murderer or murder ers crawled aft to the cabin and with axes chopped the victims to death. Upon the arrival here of the barkentine all oi her crew were taken off the vessel and locked up in the police station to await trial.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-22
HalYer Convention.

lIs, July 22.-The silver
 \ was called to order at zn' by Chairman Mott, Fional Committee. Con- \ Newlands was elected
 chairman and his F received with much
 ' In referring to aid: We must accept
 it leader of Democracy { with him to victory. ," lae conclusion of Mir. Speech, a young lady fs the goddess of liber- N declaration of inde-
 mld great cheering. 4fman then read d tele- Senator Teller saying \ Tor Bryan and Sewal Tor the monetary inde- N America.
 'a was then made to |a'll 5 p. m, but the
 With much opposition, waking against it amid |'lsion.
 r m. the convention
 ''''ll 4;3o p. m..
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-22
EDIsoN's HOLIDAY.
The Great Inventor to Take Hi Tirst vo
 cation In Years.

The Great Inventor to Take Hi Ftrst vo-
 cation In Years.
 Thomas A. Edison has just started on vacation, the first that he has taken for many years and he is doing 1t by advice of his physician. MT. Edison has been so deeply interested ill his X ray experiments, in the production of elec- tricity from coal, in his new light and in dozen less important experiments that he was in danger of bringing on condition of nervous exhaustion. His physician looked him over and told him to run away and play for few weeks. and that is what MT. Edison expects to do, although it will be a novel experi- ence.
 It is characteristic of him that hs does his own packing. He was as eager about it, when he had once made up his mind to go, as schoolboy starting home for the holidays. He will be away from his laboratory for two weeks, and he says that during that time he is go- ing to dismiss all ideas of volts and x rays from his mind-if he can. Where did he intend to go? Well, that was question that he hadn't quite settled, and, if he had, he wouldn't answer, be- cause it would put an army of cranks on his track-cranks who would hope to find him unoccupied and ready at last to listen to their schemes.
 MT. Edison said that he was going up the Hudson, and that he might seek quiet in Chautauqua, despite the fact that this place is struggling hard to be- come hot weather intellectual center. New York Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-22
Strike. and Organized Labor.

Strikes are on the decrease ill this country. The people are seeing that they do not pay. Another reason is that the relation of organized labor to labor in general is much less important than was for long time supposed. According to Carroll D. Wright, there are in this country 15, 900, 900 wage earners, but of this number only 1, 400. 900 belong to organized bor.-Baltimore American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-22
|op CONVENTION.
. ynrIER SELECTED AS |..sRY CHAIRMAN.
:, on Credentials then ,+,d, After Which the ,y.ntion Adjourned
 Until 8 P. M.

Is, July 22.--The Pop IiOaal Convention was |,tder at I2 o'clock today |uarl Taubenick, of the |Committee, with sena-
 N and Allen, Ignatius ] Cyclone Davis, Gen. Ind other prominent Pop Ithe stage. Gov. Stone, |ri was then introduced,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-22
A FARMERS AWFUL WORK.
Kills His Three Children, Sets His House
 on Fire and Then Suicides.

DRYDEN, Mich. July 22.-George Swain, farmer living near here, killed his three small children, set fire to the house and then blew his own brains out. His wife died short time ago and it is thought this deranged his mind.
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A Rhyme of Politics.

Rhyme of Politics. It's politics, politics. politics, From morn till the set O the sun, And "Who wants an ofice-an officet" And just see the multitude runl Coroner
 Sheriff
 And congressman,
 Congressman,
 Sheriff
 And mayor.
 The brass bands are playing, The voters "hooraying- There's music galore in the airl It's politics. politics, politics, In the camps, in the courts in the schools And hark the brisk bids for the office The mortgages made on the muies Coroner.
 Sheriff
 And congressman
 Congressman,
 Sheriff
 And mayor.
 IT. brass bands are playing. The people hooraying, And the word throws its hat in the airl ,.rrank |. Stanton in Atlanta Consultation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-22
win Support the Ticket.

ATLANTA, July 22.-The Atlanta Journal, which led the fight in Georgia against the free and unlimited coinage of silver and which had not heretofore declared what course it would pursue in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-22
The Worlds Fair Tests showed flo baking powder so pure or so great in LeaY- enin9 power as inc Roya.
WILL NOT gE HANGED.

President Cleveland Commutes the Death
 Sentences of Three Murdsrers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-22

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-22

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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-07

The great Webster held that the con-
gress had no power 10 demonetise
either gold or silver " was a gross
usurpation when done AID without
warrant Of authority What the con-
grcss has power 10 do under the con.
stltution Is 10 coin money and not 10
destroy either silver or gold as money.
II has Just as much right o. power 10
destroy gold a. 10 destroy silver But
II Is without constitutional right 10 do
either. The congress has no legal
power 10 discriminate against either
metal. II has no power 10 coin gold
or silver, but Il must coin gold and sill.
ver-both coins That Is what the
constitution requires and authorizes,
aud nothing beyond this - Albany
(Ga0 Herald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-07
PROSPEROUS MEXICO.
what silver Has Done Tor Our Nearest
Nelghbor.


Mexico has prospered, relatively,
more under silver money than this
country has under gold monometal-
lism. There have been no hard times
IN Mexico, no bank failures, no army
OF tramps parading the country, and
the Mexican can buy as much as ever
with his dollar, and gets as much for
his product, while the American has
had his prices cut down one-half, and
now he has 10 labor twice as hard 10
make the same amount Of money. lie
has 20 give twice as much of his labor
10 pay his debts as the Mexican, and
while the Mcxicans who want work
are all working, there are millions Of
idle hands In this republic Mexico
has progressed the last two years. this
sountry has refrigerated. We do not
say that this country Is not far ahead
Of Mexico, nor are we comparing tho
two countries except 10 say that rela.
lively one has gone forward while the
other has gone backward, aud that
what has proven so beneficial 10 Mex
leo ought TO be even more beneficial
tor the United States
The Mexicans use the product Of
their own mines for money; they reg
ulate their own currency; they are not
dictated 20 by either Lombard street
or the Rothschilds; the business Of
their country does not depend on the
good will OF two or three foreigners TO
avoid a panic, aud they arc not selling
bonds at a discount 20 enrich foreign
bankers and spectators. Their policy
IA dictated by themselves, ours comes
ready prepared for as over the water
Every merchant, every business man,
every farmer, every laborcr aud wage
Garner, every professional man In this
country could be ruined tomorrow II
tho Rothschilds see Il 10 their ad.
vantage TO do so They can force the
gold reserve down; they can export the
precious metal and cause a panic
again a. they did In 1893 and the re-
cult would be as disastrous
In Mexico none OF these conditions
prevail. Noue OF those things can
happen. n we have bimetalllsm in
the United States, this republic will
be a. independent as Mexico H. No
clique OF bankers can rule 10000 900 OF
people. No cornering os the money In
the country will be possible; we shall
10 as free financially ~ we are politl'
eally. II Is not the American plan "a
depesa on other nations 20 shape our
policy. tits not American 10 be at the
mercy OF foreigners II Is not Amerl'
can 70 ALLOW the Rothschilds 10 con-
troll our hnancea Los Angeles ~
prssA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-07

A southern exchange thinks that tie
arguments Of the gold standard editors
aud speakers are very inconsistent
with each other. They are like trains
going In opposite directions, under full
head OF steam, on the same track
Their arguments on one line answer
their arguments on another line.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-07

The fall In prices Of the products Of
labor double the amount Of every debt
that you owe, II takes just twice az
many pounds OF cotton TO pay debt
under the gold standard, as II did
when silver was being coined. Is ATTY
more argument neededp--Statesbos.
engh lla.l Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-07

Prosperity for all the people Of our
country viii come when the silver
mines are filled with busy miners, and
the minis opened 70 free coinage, says
"a exchange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-07
DR. OP!!

Drop a dime in the Slot and
get the DAILY EAGLE a
Whole week. You will get
more than a dimes worth
out of it befOre'the week is
out.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-07
The Daily Eagle

will be improved as fast as the patronage
will justify. II is well worth the price
charged for II at present.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-09-17
HAD GREAT Time.
Pythian Field Day Of 1st. Reg
iment Uniform Rank.
Over Two Hundred Sir Knights in At
tendance--A Grand Time.
Festivities End With Grand Ball at City HALL
in Evening.
Twas a gala day.

Twas a gala day.
From the time that the visitors ar
rived in the city in the early morning
until the last dance was finished at
City hall at night it was one continual
round of pleasure and enjoyment The
Sir Knights from other places were
lavish in their concentrations of the
treatment they received at the hands
of King Division of this city and
whenever occasion demanded, they
We're not slow in expressing themselves
accordingly.
Those who could not make train
connections in the early morning an
rived Tuesday evening while the others
came to town on the trains reaching
here at 912 and 9.45 o'clock from the
West and East respectively AT the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-09-17

in winner receiving the plaudits OF
the audience. The track was turned in
1.40 and Mr. Percival received the 81
prize.
The 1O0-yard dash came next with
81 prize attached for the winner
There were only two men to start,
Ezra Shoals of Rockland and George
Simpson Of Skowhegan. The former
won with ease, crossing the wire in 13
seconds.
The race of races on the track was
the three-legEed race, which was held
at the conclusion of the 100 Yards dash
Adjutant Welch of the 1st Regiment
and Adj. Littlefield of the 1st battalion
were pitted against Emery and Ma
suire OF Augusta, Messrs. Welch and
Lttlefleld winning without difficulty
Time, 11A seconds. They divided the
81 prize.
At this juncturc fat mans race was
held with four starters. This event
furnished lots of excitement and was
was for 100 yards. Lieutenant Colonel
Harry d. Stewart of Bangor of the I'd
Regiment was victorious with Col.
Parsons of the generals staff good
second. The prize was 81.
The base ball and foot ball games
We're cancelled as well as putting the
shot. In the running high jump Adj.
f. b. w. Welch of Portland was first
With Adj. Littlelield Of Rockland see
ond. The height was 5 feet 31a inches
and the prize was SO. r. 3. Follett of
Eockland won the pole vault. covering
feet, with Adjutant Welch second.
The last thing on the programme for
the field events was the race for the
creased pig, which was held on the
base ball diamond. This was exciting.
There were At least 20 entries and all
NAL. The pig was dumped out of a
hoX and allowed to run at will. There
was a dash and a jump for the little
fellow, and as he scampered through
the crowd of spectators he went so
near to E. =. Smart, the druggist, that
the latter could not resist the tempta-
ton, but grabbed him by the hind leg
His grip was good but the crowd was
too great and pig. f. p and some 300
others We're down in one heap. An
other start was given his pigship and
this time Harry Griffith of Augusta
caught the animal and he was given
the decision. Mr.. Griffith bore the pig
proudly homeward.
The officials of the track events were
+. NJ. Bowman: time keepers. |
Robert Pierce, Col 7. NJ Rollins; |
scorer. Thomas Jones; judges Col. f. |
+. Millillen, f. NJ. Beane, Esq. Frank |