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EASTER DISPLAYS.
A NUMBER OF FIRMS WHO DE SERVE ESPECIAL PRAISE.
Handsoms Show Windows Which Lend Additional Beauty to Pire
 Bluff Business Houses.


 A number of oar leading mer- chants merit great praise for the superb manner in which they deco rate and beautify their show win dows, at all seasons of the year, but the Easter decorations are particu- larly bright and attractive, and add greatly to the good appearance of the business thoroughfares of Pine Bluff. The GRAPHIC is at all times ready to extend aid and en- couragement to those who by their efforts strive to upbuild our city and make it's general appearance pleasing to the eye, hence we take pleasure in giving a brief mention to those firms which have handsome or unique show windows:
 First among the humber, on ac count of uniqueness and originality of the Easter display. we will men aloh those up-to-date druggists, the Anderson Meyer Drug Go. This firm has converted a large show window into an artificial lake. On the bosom of this lake, in the happi- est and merriest glee, sports brood ot young ducks. The novel sight causes passers-by to stop and gaze at the antics Of the happy little duckllngs. This window gives the greatest pleasure to children.
 Passing down Barraque and out Main the eyes of the pedestrian are instantly captured by the exhibit of shoes made by the exclusive shoe firm of J. < S. Katzenstein. The windows, in themselves, are hand some, while the display of footwear
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CONTESTS,
PINE BLUFF WINS THE Y. n. C
 A. TROPHY.
Joe billie Wins the Bicycle Race and MeGregor Captures the Indi
 vidual Medal.

The Athletic contests given by the Young Mems Christian Association at Jone's Park Saturday afternoon and participated in by the Associ- ation teams of Little Rock and Pine Bluff were largely attended and the events proved highly interesting to all.
 The events were hotly contested and as follows: 10o-yard dash, hammer throw. high jump. broad jump, 1-mile foot race and one mile bicycle race.
 The teams were made up as follows:
 LITTLE ROCK Marion Buckley, Chas Wynan, Gordon Rourland
 PINE BLUFF-Clifford McG"egor, 0. k. Womack, Rigby Valiant.
 McGregor, of Pine Bluff, scored the most points in the series of games and won the individual medal.
 In the bicycle race there were only two entries, Joe billie and Arthur Wells, both of Pine Bluff Wells fell in the first quarter and billie was an easy winner and secured the medal
 The Pine Blufians scored the most points and were therefore awaded the Association trophy.
 The audience was large, the weather was beautiful and the sports were highly enjoyed by all who attended
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in them is superb. There are all kinds, styles, colors and sizes of footwear, both for ladies, gentlemen, children and infants The fashion able ox-bloods, patent feathers, tans, in coin and needle toes, create the most profound admiration.
 Further out the street your gaze is captivated by the display made by the R. H. Stearns & Co, jewel " firm In these windows is Q magnificent display of novelties in iewelry, siiverwear and cut glass, admirably arranged and displayed to the very best advanfag These windows are exceedingly pretty.
 Nearby are the windows of the great clothing house Of Isaac Drey- fus. These windows are always | most attractively decorated with gents furnishing goods. The hand some windows of this house are at the Second avenue entrance, the ladies entrance. One of the win dows is @ veritable bouq composed of ladies shirt waists. The other windows contain displays of foot wear, handkerchief, parasols. etc. beautifully arranged.
 The Kaufman Bazaar has very handsome windows. In oue of them is large doll, beautifully dressed, holding in its hand an exquisite wreath of flowers. The other win dow contains exhibits of dress pat terms, of the fnest quality and tex ture, in stylish colors, which, thanks to skill in arrangement, blend most harmoniously. These windows are a credit to the Bazaar.
 The Honnet Dry Goods Co.,, at it's Easter display. eclipses all pre- vious efforts. The windows con tain displays of millinery, dress goods, parasols, shoes, laces and ribbons. The decorator of these windows is an artist in his line, and his work has been highly comDli mented.
 Blum's emporium is always up to the times n attractive displays, and last week the beautiful goods exhib- tied in the windows drew large crowds to admire them.
 On the southwest corner of Main and Second is located the firm of Kastor & Bluthenthal, dealers in clothing, shoes, hats and gents furnishing goods. The windows are marvels of loveliness, one of them, especially. This particular window is filled with vari-colored shirts, ties, scarfs and boys suits, arranged most artisticaay.
 The Golden Rule Stsre is another house that has handsome window displays, which consist of millinery, dress patterns, shoes, parasols, novelties and notions, so perfectly arranged as to make a picturesque 1 and attractive whole.
 The Globe, house that is fast growing in favor and rapidly ex- tending it's trade on account of ex tra t1ne quality ,f goods and the-
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RECEIVERS APPOINTED.
re Take Charge of the Southern Buildl
q Loan Associa tion .

KNOXVILLE, TENN, April IT,. Again the big Southern Building 6- Loan Association is in the hands of receivers. and this time it's affairs will be wound up in the courts. After listening to four days argu- ment, Chancellor Lindsay named D. A. Carpenter and John W. Connor as receivers and instructed them to wind up the affairs of the Associ- ation without cost to tho stock. holders.
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period. But Santos was informed of the
purpose of those who up to that time had
been his friends and the latter was COM
PEELED TO abandon the country and go TO
BuenoS Ayres.
When General Don Maxine Tages was
elected President of the Republic Senior
Borda was also elected to serve in the
Chamber of Deputies as representative of
the department OF Soriano. In the pre-
paratOry movements which had preceded
the election of 1887, Senior Borda had been
appointed vice. president of the executive
preliminary movements for the last election
and while Senior Idarte Borda was serving
as a senator in the department of Maldo-
nadO ne was chosen to preside over the eX
ecutive committee of the Colorado" party.
The assassination of President Borda
will of necessity have an important bear
ment and the revolutionists. during the re-
cent negotiations, which were in progress
during the twenty days arrnistice the rev,
dictionary chiefs, General Saraiva and
Major Lamas. informed the government
commission headed by DR. Larreta, during
the interview in Rio Grande do Sui that
the resignation of President Borda was
one of four conditions. all of which must
be complied with before they would agree
to lay down their arms The other three
We're: The dissolution of the Chamber of
representatives.; the constitution of a coun-
Gil of notableS drawn from both political
parties, and the nomination by that council
of a triumvirate of three prominent persons
to administer the government until the
election of the next President, in March,
Such terms as these it was impossible for
the commission to agree to even IL the
Borda administration had been earnestly
DESTROYS of making peace with the insur-
gents. The dissolution of the Chamber of
Representatives, which was the principal
demand made by the insurgent chiefs at
the conference, was promptly repudiated by
DR.. Larreta as impossible condition. He
told the chiefs that neither the
members of the chamber themselves
nor their friends would ever agree to
such a proposal, and that President
Borda would not listen to the suggestion
even were he CDR. Larreta) to attempt to
put it before him. The revolution, although
active only since last November, had its or
igin in troubles dating back to 1891, when
Rio Grande do Sui rebelled against the gov
eminent of Brazil. The present Uruguayan
revolution Matched in Rio Grande do
Sui, fact that seems to indicate that the
rebels of 1891 sought to combine with the
revolutionists of Uruguay in a concerted
attack on the two governments.
The Montevideo correspondent of the
London Times, writing on July II as to the
negotiations then in progress between the
insurgents and the government, said: Il am
afraid there is too much foundation of
truth in the common talk in MontevideO
that neither the government, the people nor
the rebels are very anxious for peace ana
order to be re-establshed, and that present
conditions offer many opportunities Tor
making money that would disappear II the
pretext of revolution ceased to exist.
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HE NEVER SEES MONEY.
Yet This Trader Does u Business of
About 100000 n Year

WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-Away up near
the Arctic circle lives IN old man who is
very rich. and yet he never sees dollar or
any kind of money or representative of
money Some time ago DR.. Sheldon Jackson,
general agent of the Bureau of Education
for Alaska, on board the Bear, touched at
Indian Point, Siberia. There he found the
principal native of the village, Koharri by
name a trader noted all along the coast.
Writing of this old trader, Mr.. Jackson
says: He has little frame whale house
filled from floor to ceiling with tobacco,
flour and looking glasses, which he has OBJ
tanned from the whalers and from which he
supplies the country for hundreds of miles
around. This man has been known to have
as much as $4,000 worth of whalebOne in
his storehouse at one time. He does a busl-
ness of probably 100000 a year, and yet not
a single coin of gold or silver nor single
bank note or bank check is used nor are
any books kept. All transactions are by
barter, furs and whalebones being ex-
changed for tobacco flour and whisky.
This wholesale merchant of the north ST.
berian coast can neither read nor write.
nor can anyone associated with him. AL
though so wealthy, he lives in an ordinary
tent and sleeps on the ground on pile of
reindeer skins
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Trip to Dawson May Be Made In Pal
ace Cars on Runners.

SEATTLE Wash, Ang. 25.-f certain
plans of the Pullman Palace Car Company
are carried into execution the gold hunters
eventually may ride in palace cars on cleo
trio sleighs from the headwaters of the
Yukon river to Dawson City. This is al
legged to be a scheme which certain East
ern railway men and the Pullman Palace
Car Company are discussing. A prominent
Seattle business man has received a let
ter from William Forbush, of the Chicago,
Milwaukee &, st. Paul Railway Company,
outlining the proposition. The Pullman Pal
ace Car Company, it is said, has by this
time completed models of a sled that is to
make the trip to Dawson practicable in
the middle of the arctic winter.
The letter states that the sleighs will be
built by the Palace Car Company, fur
nished with upholstered berths. and heated
and lighted by electricity. They will have
a speed of from ten to sixty miles an hour,
according to the condition of the river. on
the first trial it is proposed to take num-
Der of men who will smooth over the rough
places. and after the pilot becomes ac-
possible. Passengers, baggage and freight
will be carried al reasonable rates. All the
plans OF the company have been patented.
1t is proposed to propel these sleghs by an
electric motor The company has also talk
en- out patents on smaller SleighS of the
same character for individual use. These
sleds will be fitted with diamond drills,
which can be driven by the motor through
the ice, and in this way sand bars and
placer ground accessible only in the sum-
mer and at low water can be prospected
in midwinter. If the diamond drill indicates
gold in quantities the DroSpector can stake
off his claim. Mr. Forbush states in his let
ter that there is nothing about the scheme
that has not been tried and that they know
1t will work successfully. The company ex-
poets to put the sleighs in operation during
the coming winter
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THE DEAD PRESIDENT.
Sketch of Idarte BOrda's MILF iary and
Civic Career.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-Idarte Borda
was born in the city of Mercedes, the capt.
tai of the department of SorianO His par
ents were French Basques who settled in
that city in 1870 Senior Borda received no
other primary instruction than what could
then be obtained in the country schools.
and never attended college Borda married
a young lady of Mercedes. Dona Matilde
Banos. who survives him. About that time
the political movement known as La In
vasion," of Gen. Don Venancio Flores. took
place which resulted in the overthrow of
the government of Don Bernardo BertiO
Senior Borda Joined the revolutionary party
and contributed to it's triumph After the
pacifcation of the country Borda was elect
ed Justice OF the peace and filled this posi-
ton until the revolution headed by Gen.
Don Timoteo Aparcio broke out Then he
again took up arms in defense of his party
In the month of April peace was re-estab-
Iished and Senior Borda was called success
sively to fill the positions OF counsel for
minors and mayor of Mercedes While
holding the latter Office the dictatorship
of Don Lorenzo Latorre occurred. In 1875.
when the revolutionary movement known
as the 'Tri-color' took place, Senior BOrda
lent his assistance to the cause, which
was decided in the battle of Palornas and
GuaYabOS When the revolution was sup
pressed and the elections for the new egis-
lative chamber took place Borda was
elected a deputy. When the government
of Don Lorenzo Latorre was overthrOwn
Senior Borda remained in his seat in the
When the revolution which ended at Los
PalamareS de Soto (Quesbracho) was over
powered Senior Borda and other deputies
entered into the conspiracy, which was
called ''of the minority. their object being
TO overthrow the government Of that
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NEW POLITICAL PARTY
FIRST NATIONAL CONVENTION OF
THE AMERICAN" ORGANIZATION.
Speech by Col. e. H. Sellers, Leader of
the MISUNDERSTANDING Iowa
and Pennsylvania Republicans.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 25.-The first national
convention of the American party, a new
political organization which, as the call is
sued from Detroit says, will be devoted to
the restoration of the spirit and sentiment
of the original federal Constitution
met to-day in Druids' Hall, with
about fifty Delegates present from
nine States and one Territory. The
call had been extended to all '1oyal
American, nonpartisan. thinking men of the
Nation, upon a platform Incorporating the
principles of the true American form of
government" The States represented are:
New York, Ohio, Michigan, illinois, Mis-
souri,. Iowa, Kansas, Colorado Louisiana
and Indian Territory. 1t is stated that a
number of other States have signified their
willingness to cooperate in the movement.
Two sessions were held and a permanent
organization was effected with Ellison
Stocker, of Colorado. as chairman and j. j.
Hassellbache, of Detroit, as secretary At
ter the appointment of committees on reso-
lutions and representation, adjournment
was taken until 9 o'clock tomorrow, when
reports of these two committees will be
heard.
Col r. H. Sellers, prominent lawyer of
Detroit who is at the head of the move
a. m. He read the call and emphatically
denied the statement in a dispatch from
Washington that this is movement to
form the American Protective Association
into a political party. Colonel Sellers was
made chairman of the committee on resolu-
tons, with the other members as follows:
II. w Traynor, Detroit; ]. A. Phelps, New
York; w; c: Holden, Illinois; G. H. Lyttre,
Cleveland; Judge Clifford, Kansas City; J.
w. Ellis, Indian Territory; A j. Campau,
Detroit.
A lengthy address was delivered by Col
Sellers, in which he said that the two prin-
cipal parties are false to the doctrine and
principles of equality and are a standing
menace to popular government He gave
at length his views of needed reforms.
Among other things he favored the system
of initiative and referendum in the forma-
ton of our laws: equal suffrage; the abo-
ishment of the primary system and changes
in our registration and balloting systems;
separation of church and state; recognition
of labor the source of wealth; protection
of wage earners from competition with
alien labor; prohibition of alien ownership
of land; extension of civil-service system;
principles of Monroe doctrine, and con-
demned trusts and combines.
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discourse on Romans. which was received
so we'll yesterday. Or. Mctiregor delivered
the morning sermon in the auditorium. AT
2:S0 o'clock there were outdoor meetings
again, the men gong with Dr. McGreSor
to the Indian mound and the men with Mrs.
WhltJemore on the hillside. The children
had a concert and praise service led by Or.
walton at the same nour IN the PARK IN
front OF the Ninona Hotel Or. Moorehead
finished his work on Romans at clock.
The hillside service at twilight was led by
Mrs. hittemore ana the closing words
were spoken in the auditorium oy Dr.
Chapman and Or. McGregor. Mrs. White
more went to Ort Wayne last night ana
conducted a meeting in the first FresDy-
terrain church there. Dr. AleGregor leaves
Tonight for Chicago, to be present at a
Bible conference to be held there.
Ihe industry of the COMMITTEES In charge
OF Lndeavor preparations became appar-
ent this morning when II was
announced that all was in read
mess 10 receive and entertain the
crowd OF young people that will come.
The Inn has been beautifully decorated with
the state colors biue and white, and large
motto, Indiana for Christ hangs across
the long balcony in the office and reception
room The booth assigned as a rallying
place for each district mas been decorated
with the co!ors of the district. Some OF
this work has been done by a special rep
resentatiVe of the district, but ali has been
under the direction of Miss Edna Coulter,
of Chicago, for Winona, and Miss Simon,
of Warsaw, representing that city. Mr..
Walter Chapman OF Warsaw, has devoted
the entire week to the work of arrange
ment. The headquarters or the reception
and registration committee has been placed
under the veranda of the Winona Ho-
tel in open air. The place is con-
venient, roomy and easily accessible to the
delegates as they enter the park gate.
DR.. Scovel, of Wooster and Miss Scovel
will remain here during the convention.
Mrs. Lem r. Hartman, of Fort Wayne.
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee II. DER
stein, of Columbus, o.
Among the arrivals at the hotels to-day
We're: j. f. Field, of Indianapolis A. ID.
E. Taylor. of Colum bus, o.; Melville Ritch-
lie, of Cincinnati; John II. Scribner, of Phil
adelphia; Homer BickfOrd, Of Chicago;
James II. Fribey of Bourbon; Aurelia "
LETTERS, of Shelbyville; Gertrude Randall, of
Shelbyville; Miss Clara Shank of Irving
ton; Mrs. Roxy johnson. of Spencer; Miss
Anna l.. Minnch of Worthington: Miss
Blanche Mcclellan and Miss Clara Funk, of
Wooster, o.; d. H. Leland, of Bremen;
Miss Katherine Killen, of Rochester: Mrs
J. e Coleman and Mrs. w. e. Sutton of
Louisville, Ky; Carrie McNith, of Logans-
port; A. NJ Irvine, of Bedford; Venice A.
Radefer of Elwood, and j. Harry Smith, of
New Castle.
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that so far nothing has been heard of her.
The officers of the Willamette emphat-
ically deny the story that any one was put
IN irons on the up trip, The story orig
mated, they say, from the fact that re-
fractory stowaway from Tacoma was put
in irons between Seattle and Tacoma before
the boat left for Skaguay
The Willamette brought account of a
wholesale poisoning case at Sitka which
it is feared, would result in a lynching Ten
Indians bought several bottles Of whisky
from Mickey MCGEE a Sitka saloon keeper
sailed five were dead and the balance dying
The fatal concoction was a mixture of
whisky, coal oil, lemon juice and alcohol.
MCGEE, who was arrested and afterwards
admitted to bail, claimed that he did not
know OF the fatal adulteratiOn, but it was
charged that he specially disiked two of
selling whisky the previous day.
Further advices from Skaguay, per
steamer Willamette. describe that place as
a camp of 5000 people. Five miles up the
tran there are tents all along on both sides,
but the greater share of the people have
never been any distance at all up the trail.
ram, mud. discomfort and confusion pre-
vail everywhere. The men have a great
respect for the vigilance committee, but
they refuse to obey any authority when it
comes TO working on the trail. Buildings
are going up rapidly, and stores and sa-
looms are opening every day. The first
dancehouSe and saloon was opened while
the steamer was in port. The receipts at
the bar for the first hour the dancehouse
was open aggregated $1,34S On the outside
Ol the dancenouse is tree upon which
several significant notices are posted, and
from limb of which bangles a new one
inch rope with a moose This was put
there by TIE vigilance committee, aud 1t
is more effective than a hundred volumes
of statutes against crime
There are many restaurants at Skaguay,
but the fare is wretched From the latest
accounts the terrors of the Skaguay trail
seem TO have been but half realized
Thomas Stanton, who returned from Skag-
uay on the willamette, says the Skaguay
trail is the worst place he has ever seen
At one point in the trail horses and mules,
unless the pack is evenly balanced, lose
their footing and are dashed to pieces on
the rocks below.
Purser H. w. Skinner, of the Willamette,
says that only one-tenth of the miners now
at Skaguay and Dyea will get over the
passes. but adds, Significantly, that their
failure to reach the Klondike will not be
because the two passes are not in condition
for travel. Men of skill and judgment need
not make failure of the attempt to cross
the divide
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The Mississippi Flood.

son, chief of engineers of the army. has
been making an examination of the report
of the Missssipp-river Commission and
has brought to light some very interesting
facts connected with the flood of last
spring. 1t is shown that the flood of the
Mississippi was the highest of which there
is any record. The total length of the
levees on both sides of the river was 1877
miles, and there were in all thirty-eight
breaks by the food, aggregating eight and
seven-tenths miles. An interesting feature
of the breakages is that none of the levees
built by the United States government were
broken. but the breaks occurred in those
portions which have been built by the
States or municipalities or private parties.
The Mississippi river floods will form an
important part of the annual report of
General Wilson which is now in the course
of preparation.