Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-13

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The Bradley Martins ball in New
York Wednesday night, is described
as beautiful dream hey ond de
scription."
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The Arkansas House Wednesday
passed Senator Rains REPEAL bill ol
the Jonesboro 3-mile act by the vote
of A to AZ.
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The Senate Railroad Committee
has decided to report unfavorablY
upon Senator Manning's bill for n
Railroad Commission in this State.
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Senator Morgan Wednesday in n
speech severely criticised President
Cleveland for alleged usurpation OF
Congressional powers.
So
A train on the Sante Fee road was
held up in Arizona Tuesday and one
of the robbers was shot by an ex-
press messenger.
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The disturbances In Crete have
created great excitement in the
Parliament ut Athens, and the
European Powers have interviewed
to prevent Greece from bombarding
Canea.
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Mrs. Thos. Dalton Thursday OBJ
tained "A Judgment in the Pulaski
Circuit Court for $4,000 against the
Iron Mountain Railroad for the loss
of her husband who was killed about
a year ago in che yards at Argenta.
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An explosion of boiler at
Wyrlck Brothers saw mill near
Magnolia Wednesday, two men were
killed and six Others either fatally or
seriously injured
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A bill was introduced in the State
Senate yesterday to create Bryan
county out Of parts of Pulaski,
Prairie, Lonoke, White, and Faulk-
ner counties, with Beebe as the
county seat.
The electoral vote was canvassed
In the,two houses of Congress yester-
day and the result declared as
follows: For President, Mckinley
271; Bryan 176; For Vice President,
Hobart 271; Sewall 149; Watson 81.
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In the Arkansas House yesterday
Populist Bush's bin prohibiting ex-
tortion by Corporation agents was
passed by q decisive vote. The
Senate passed bill requiring physi-
ology and hygiene to be taught in
the public schools u bill to enable
incurable persons to receive treat
ment at the State Lunatic Asylum,
and bill for the relief of ex-Confesl-
crates without families.
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Gov. Sadler, of Nevada, and Cham
plon Corbett met at Reno, New,
Thursday. II am pleased to meet
you, Mr.. Corbett," said the Governor.
"And am pleased to meet you" re-
piled Corbett. "You proved by
signing that glove contest measure
and giving the people what they
wanted that there was no hypocrisy
abou. you. 1t needed some govern
Or with the courage OF his eonvic-
tions to break the ice in matters OF
this kind. 1t is to be hoped your
example will be followed and there
will be less hypocrisy about things
OF this kind In the future
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Carrot A. Hobart, Vice-P President
elect of the United States, j. F. God
dard and E. F. Leonard, composing
the board OF arbitration OF the Joint
Traffic Association in New York
will sit next Tuesday, February 16 to
hear arguments on the appeal OF the
Erie Railroad in relation to excess
fares applicable to trains consuming
less than twenty EIGHT hours between
New York and Chicago.
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A passenger agent OF the Canadian
Pacific is authority for reinstatement
that President Cleveland will take
trip around the world Immediately
after the inauguration OF his success
or. The President and his party
Will go to the. coast over the Canad-
ian Pacific road, and Division Pass
enger Agent Sheehy. of that line, will
conduct the party in person.
The stock of goods carried by Il.
G. McGaughy, the Pine Bluff hard
ware merchant who made an as
signment Saturday night, will in
voice $15,5O0. Goods amounting in
value to 81, 200 have been replevined.
A force OF clerks are now at work
taking stock. and this work will
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