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Her Debut.

X party of young people spent q very enjoyable time last evening at the home of Major and Mrs C. w Davis on south Popular street. he occasion being the debut of Miss Eva Davis. Miss Eva Is highly ae- complished young lady of charming manners and quite an ideal hostess
 A short while after the young pea- ple had assembled, each guest was presented with d card on which was picture suggestive of the title of the card. When each talk had been given it was decided by the yonng men hat Miss Helen Eoyelady < Experience as a Housekeeper, and I by the young ladies that Mir. John AIexanaer's Experience as a Book 1 Agent, been most cleverly related and to tkem handsome prizes were awarded. About l1:30 o'clock a very pleasing repast was served. At an hour when the minutes were just peering into dawn. the young people departed. bringing with them the recollection of an occasion which will ever be recalled with pleasure. 1 Those present were:
 Misses Eva Davis. Lily Davis. Ivy Dayis. Willie Smart, Laura Trnloek, Mamie Bradford. Mary Lind- say, Jamie Knox Lilly Johnson. DoIlie smith, Lon Reeder. Helen Lovelady, EsteIle Smith. Messrs. John Alexander, ] Tracy Mills, Gee. $. Valiant R. D. l Valiant, Tom Atkinson, John Hampton, Wade Knox, Jon. Nceain sam Knox. Walter Hudson, Geo. H. Adams.
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A FISH STORY.
Old We'll in Dark Cellar Yielded
 Big String of Trout.

Az the fish stories of the amateurs begin to drift in ana render the joy of living at least n doahtfulquantity a written in the Philadelphia Record claims attention with this one:
 Quite and odd find was happened upon one day last week by Jack Lopez, who Is spending the snmmer at Swarthmore, Pa. The house which has beea taken by the family is used in the winter as n boarding school for girls, tut was originally a private house While taking il look over the place, Lopez found in the cellar an old well Chat was board ed over and had q trapdoer. with an 0ld-fashioned paddock Thinking the place might he utilized as cold storage, ne tried t0 raise the trap. that had evidently not been touched for years. Not before breaking Che lock was he able to get it open. and then he found the well toe deep to see the bottom With the aid of Il rope and lantern he discovered that there was something movin- in the water and after keeping very quite for moment he saw what looked like fish swiming nenr the surface.
 As an experiment he decided to do some angling, and soon had piece of string with q bent pin and II worm down the well In fen min utes he had caught twenty-onc fish and then decided to go out of the dark cellar and examins his catch.
 They proved to he fish of the trout variety, but the oldest part of it was that all were eyeless and snow white, How they came there and what kept them alive is mystery that none of the residents seem able to solve, but the fish are plentiful and are good eating, so Mr Lopez is satisfied
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H0NOR5 EVEN,
A RIPPLE OF EXCITEMENT ON
 BARRAQUE STREETS
Two Young Business Men Indulge
 In a Fist Fight

About 2 o'clock this afternoon West iarraque street was aroused from is normal condition of leth- argy fo one Of excitement, and crowds d citizens who q moment before were lazily loIling in their places ef business were seen fao- ming to Ihe furniture store of Brad ford < Knox Following in the wake of more dept-footed runners ambled q big, fat policeman, who evidently carried his burden O flesh into the hot, btisterjng sun under protest.
 A GRAPHIC reporter joined the hurrYiog crowd. and when he ar rived on the scene, faund that d brief fist Hght, wilh Messrs Eagene Fies and Chas Moore, Us prioei- pals, had inst terminated, and Mir. Moore was seen 10 enter his buggy, with a small stream Of blood trick ling down from the side of his neck, and rapidly drive 10 the office of a physician to have a piece of adhe- sive plaster applied to his wound, while Mr. Fies, with equal rapidity, sought the wash basin in the rear of the store to apply cold water to his nose, which was bleeding copioasly.
 The gentlemen had engaged in a controversy over the adjustment of some business affairs. The lie was passed and this was followed by a blow from the other man.
 Mr [. o. Knox, who was present at the fight, was the greatest suffer CT His firm had a $2 rocking chair broken by him falling over 1t in at- tempting to get out of the combat ants way
 The pugilistic honors between the gentlemen were about even, ard there the matter rests, with no prospects of renewed warfare.
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Her Ninth Birthday.

Bess, the charming little daugh- ter of Judge and Mrs. B. r. Mer- ritt, celebrated her ninth birthday in most happy manner today Invitations were issued 10 many of her friends to come and partake of birthday dinner with her, and at a seasonable hour the children gath cred at the hospitaI home of the de. voted parents. where they had q joyous time playing all kinds of childish games until time for din- ner. when they were ushered into the dining room to partake Of the many good things which had been prepared for then Miss Bess proved herself to be a charming and accompIised hostess, and right regal ly did she dispense her hospitality and entertain her friends, who, be- fore their departure for their varied homes this afternoon, will heartily wish her many happy returns Of the day
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NO REMOVAL SHALL BE MADE FROM CIVIL SERVICE
 POSITIONS.
An Extention of the Rules Which Brings Sixty Five More Into the Classified
 Service.

WASHINGTON, July g, president Mckinley has promulgated the fol lowing important amendments ie the Civil Service rule 2 No romoy. aIs shall be made from any position subject to competitive examination except for lnst eaase and upon written charges filed with the head of the department or other appoint ing officer and of which the aecnsed shall have full knowledge and op portunity to make defense.
 He has also amended rule } so as to include with the classified service the employees of all custom house of fees, without regard to number Hitherto the classification embraced custom offices where the number of employees was five CT more This order brings into the classified list sixty-five hitherto anelassified GUS tom offices.
 The President also amended the rule making exception to examina- tions to read as follows Custom house offices: One cashier in each custom district, one chief or prinei- pal deputy or assistant collector in each custom district one principal deputy collector in each sub port station.
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Arkansas to be Represented


 It is currently reported that Ar kansas will be represented in the Apple Carnival at Omaha next year. We trust shc may, but pust experi- ees give no hope for such thing. lt is q lasting shame that we have no part in he Tenn essee Centennial. Every other State, even with much less resources, is represented, and is reapiHg the benefit derived from such advertisement Thousands of people from the North and West have viewed the rich displays and carried awHy with them literature telling of the rich fertile hnd vet in it's virgin stnte, ol the vast wealth of minerals beneath the surface not yet touched by pick and shovel. and all the richness that waits'the hand of man in this glorious Sohthland. But, alas! Arkansas k not there te tell Of her undelopel territory, and so we fear she will be conspicuous by her absence at the Apple Carnival in Omaha.- Hclena World.
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STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
ESCAPED CONNECTS T1ALs IN
 THE WOODS.
Ghas. Willis Recaptured After Baffl ing One Man Who Tried to Stop Him.
 Badly Injured

Charles Willis, a State cenvier. escaped few weeks ago from the Noble Lake camp. has been reeaptHr- ed, and is once more doing service for the State. Willis ~as sent up from Montgomery county last Feb- ruary one year for making an at tempt on the lie of John T. Middle ton. of Black Springs
 On making his escape from the Noble Lake camp. Willis had the temerity to start straight for Mont gomeY county Ithas already been related in public print what des- perate encounter he had with Wm. C. Guthrie Who met Willis ia the road west of Hot Springs. Guthrie recognized him and attempted to captme him. hut Willis pulled a kniir and used it so efiectnallY upon Gnthrie that the latter was glad 10 retire and permit the fugitive 10 go his way. A few days later Willis Was captured by adepnry sberin near Black Springs His condition was irightful
 He was caught in storm and while sitting under q tree was struck by lightning, paralzing one of his arms and nearly tearing one oi his eyes out Notwithstanding his in- iuries. Willis kept on and was trying To make his way into the Indian Territory when he was captured.
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ANNUAL POULTRY SHOW.
h Official Announcement Con
 corning the Big Bvant.

The following of1iriaI announce ment has been made of the poultry show t1 be given in Idtt Rock.
 a.ro the Poultry Fraterritg
 The trst annual show of she Arkansas State Poultry hssoeia= tion will bete)di in Little Rock, Ark, December l to l inclusive. 1897 Little Rock, the capital of the State, is centrally l8eated and has population of 50098 Her shipping facilities are unsurpassed, being in immediate taaeh with aH com mereial centers. both by rail and water She enjoys all the latest improvements of q first class city. and has wea hati0naI reputation for dispensing general hospilaliles Little Rock. the City Of Roses, has never been known to do things by halves, and elaborate preparations are being made for the pleasure and entertainment of the visitors and eXh bitors, and most royal time is assured. The trans porta- ton will be reduced and special hotel rates secured. Don fail to see this grand display of thorough bred poultry which will eclipse all previous efforts made in the South. We wish to call special attention Of the fauciers and exhibitors to the magnificent guaranteed cash prizes offered in catalogue. also to the hundreds of valuable specials You can't afford 10 miss tbem. SC we urge you one and all 10 come. Come by all means and don for get your birds. If not directly interested come any way and help push this industry, second to none of the age, and admirably adapted to Arkansas Please remember the place and date, and lend US your encouragement by your pres eHee Competition is open to the world.
 Mr. Frank Meek. Of Barring Cross, has been appointed superintendent of fha show.
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THE NEW OIL MILL.
The Ground Broken for the Big Building and Brick Being
 Hauled

Mir. C. F. Philpot has the contract for excaynting the foundation for the immense building in which the new Pine Blnff oil mill is to be locat- ed and he now has large force of men engaged upon the work.
 Bricks for the building are being hauled and the mill will be ready to begin operations the first of the cot ton ginning season. It will be well fl farmers in this vicinity would not make contracts to deliver seed 10 other mills until prices were obtain cd from the manager of the new mill which will be in no manner connect ed with the cotton seed oil trust.
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A New Railroad

Gov. Jones has employed ! II. Haney, n civil engineer, to prepare an estimate of the cost and necessary expense of reconnaissance, surveying and locating line of railway from Little Rock to the Missouri line. to be constructed under the provisions of the Bnsh blI Tha general route proposed to he followed is along what K known as the Arkansas mineral belt by way of Heber, Mountain View, and I'D the valley of the White either in Marion or Bax- ter counties. to the Missouri line. This line Gov. Jones considers the most feasible and one offering great CT returns than any other He is in receipt of inquiries daily relative to the propeetive roads
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A NEW CLUB ROOM.
The Young Men Hebrew Asso. oiatiou to Fit tip Elegant
 Charters.

Today Mr. R. " Lane was awarded d contract for ogerhauIing and remodeiing the second floor ct the Alexander building, on Second avenue, which is aG present occu- pied by Dr. Easley $ dental rooms. New flooring will be put down, the ceiling and walls will be improved and q magnificent ball room con strueted. The club rooms will be supplied with library bath, rooms gymnasium and all up-to-date con, venieNCes
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Water the Horses.

Now is the time that many poor horse may suffer Hard work and mot even enough water Many do not water their stock of any kind enough. Some water three times m q day, which is not half enough A horse, especially at work, will drink five or six times a day Those poor horses with ribs sticking out may get enough corn. but not enough water What induced me to write this just now is, had a young man hauling manure for me with his own team He watered them before feeding at noon
 They had drank at q. m. Ii was q hot day He got done al noon and started for home to plow for him self. He led one horse to the wagon 10 hitch up; the other one went straight to the water trough and drank heartily. l asked him why be did not water the other horse. llc said he did not let them drink only before meals at noon. l remonstra- ted and Gold him to unhitch and let him drink with the other, which had his head down in the trough, driaking the fresh drawn water. told him to rnbuckle the cruppers so it did not draw the collar against the throat In short, they had their fill. This proves that they were dry after eating big feed of corn He would have plowed till supper time ard let them drink while hot and very dry. Any care fu. teamster will see the danger of such treatment. This instance is not an exception, but think it is the general rule. Cattle do not drink so often; twice . day will satisfy them generally Not so with fowls They will drink about forty times a day. There is much suffering among fowls on farms where there is no running water. The consequently get the cholera and die chicks in particular are much neglected. Their water pans are too often dry.-Cor. Indiana Farmer
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TO SEARCH FOR GOLO
PINE BLUFFIANs TO RE IN THE
 RUSH FOR ALASKAN GOLD.
The Pine Bluff and Alaska Mining Company Organized - Articles of Ineor
 poration Filed.

Today articles of incorporation for the Pine Rlua and Alaska Min ing Company will be filed with proper officials The ineorporators are:
 F. L. DiIley O lB. Anderson, W 4. Lee, H G Hiainbotham, G r. Goe and N. D. Hearn.
 The capital stock of the Company is $3, 000, divided into shares Of S25, which shares, when fal paid, shall be non assessable. Payments on Us stock shall be at the rate of S5 per month per share, payment to commence on September l,.l897, and be paid full paid by January 1898.
 The purpose of the company is to send an expedition consisting of two citizzens of Pine Bluf to the Kondyke gold region, equipped and provisioned for one years stay, and the stock holders of the company to receive for compensation a cer- tain percentage accruing from the prospecting and mining of the men, See further notice of the new corpo- ration elsewhere in this issue
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Om For I<lendNke.

SAN FRANCISCO, July x The throngs about every shipping office that has even the remotest Alaskan relations have by no means dimin. ished. It would seem the only cir cunstance which prevents the whole sale Appropriation of San Francisco is the limit in the transportation facilities. Not only strong men, but clerks and professional men and women in hundreds are seeking some of them for information, but most of them for transportation to the land wiere nuggets are to he had, they think, for lhe picking up. Every day sees some new scheme for overcoming the difficulties inthe way of reaching Klondyke. and the fleet of steamers and seheoners pressed into service is growing steadily.
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DECIDE sArURDAY
About Whether Labor Day Will Be
 Celebrated in Pine Bluff.

The two committees, those from the citizens and four great railroad organizations, held a conference yesterday afternoon, to discuss the proposition Of holding a Labor Day celebration In this city. At the meeting t was decided ta make no decision until another conference between the committees, to be held Saturday. was had, al which time q program will be arranged if it is decided to hold the celebration in Pine Bluff.
 The labor organizations will say what is expected Of the business men of the city, in event of the cele. brat.on, in carrying out the pro gram and name the day for the event.
 The GRAPHIC trusts lhat the cele= bration VII take place here. and that il will not be necessary for the 499 members of the four labor or eanizations, with their families and friends, to 90 elsewhere for rccrea. ton and amuscment 0u business men should offer them every induce ment 10 remain in Pine Bluff, for should they do so, hundreds of visi- tors along the lines of the railroads and from other towns will come here, and this will be a big thing for our town.
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FOR TWENTY EIGHT YEARS
R. M and S. Y. T. Knox Have Re
 sided in Pine Bluff.

Yesterday. July 9s. was the twenty-eighth anniversary of the day on which Gen R. NJ. and Alr. $. Y T. Knox arrived in Pine Bluh,and on that day, tweuty-eight years be- fore. the gentlemen began their prosperous commercial career in this city, which at that time. was but village The world has dealt kindly by both gentlemen. and by honest dealings and strictly business principles their business has grown from a small beginning 10 one Of largest in Pine Bluff The Messrs. Knox are two citizens of whom our town is justly proud.
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NEH RAILROAD
SUPERIOR, NEBRASKA, TO LIT
 TILE ROCK.
Incorporated at Topeka, With 8 Capital Stock of Ten Million Dollars Directors Of
 the Company,

TopEKA, kAN., July 27.--Seeretary Of state Bush has granted q charter to the Superior. Hutchinson and Little Rock railroad company.
 The capital stock of tl.e company is StU,000 .000 and its principal office is in Hutchinson. It proposed to build standard-guage road from Superior. Neb., through Kansas, through tue Indian Territory, and through Ara ausas.
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NO1s
 TIE ECLIPSE.
The Pace of Old Sol Partially Ob. scared by the Moon Passing Through the Shadows
 of tn } Earth

\ partial eclipse of the sun was l observed here today from : 20 to l0 la. m. and ibe small boys and older citizens, with pieces of glass, We're ont intentIy watching the effects as l the moon passed through the shad. lows Of the earth.
 To the naked eye the brilliant sur. light had tinge of shadow and those who observed the sun closely found just an ndentation on the lower part of it's figure.
 The eclipse was total along line lor about twenty-five miles in breadth beginning 300 miles west Iof Mexico in the Pacific ocean, pass. ing north Of Hayti through the Wiudward Islands and ending in the middle Of the South Atlantic ocean
 Those living in the belt saw the moon placed centrally over the face of the sun, but not large enough to shut ofits light entirely, a narrow ring of sun light remaing visible.
 On each side of the line, to q dis tanee of ?, 300 miles, the eclipse was partial, the portion of the sun con eealed being smaller father north or south the observer happened lo be.
 There was no eclipse visible north of the 56th parallel of latitude, while parallel with Washington one half of the sun was obscured.
 During the past eighteen years there have been forty two eclipses Of the sun and twenty-seven of the moon. Eleven only of the solar eclipses were visible in the United States, Inc most interesting Of which was that Of March ,, 1886
 The lunar eclipse is caused by the thc moon passing through ihe shad- ows of tho earth and presents ihA same appearance to every observer no matter where situated.
 A solar eclipse is caused by the passage Of the moon between the earth and tbe sun, and appears diff ferent to observers at different staudpoints.
 IL Fas long been known to astron- omers tbat eighteen years consti- tates cycle within which both so- lar and lunar eelipses repeat them selves, occurring in the same order and under nearly the same eireum- stances as during the preceding eighteen years. In l879 just eigh teen wears ago, there were two an nular erlipses of the sun These will be repeated in l897
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Arkansas Postmasters.

The following postmasters have been appointed Actus, Sebastian county, II. 0. George, vice, A. [. Vincent, resigned; Arkansas City, Desha county, Henry Thane, vice ". l. I}owles, removed; Kensett, White county, c E. Been. viceJ s. Gowan, removedi Toronto, Jefferson county " C. Roundtrec, vice Ben iamin Franklin, resignedi yesta. Franklin county, Lavid Santee, vice II B. Hadley, resigned.
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Allis Coming.

Horace G. Allis will arrive in Little Rock next Wednesday,, after short visit to Memphis. ana t is expected hy his friends thaf he will remain here some time. Various rumors are aaoat ns to8 Mr Allis' future movements, but nothing definite is kn0Vn as to his intentions.-6azette.
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Royalty en Gold.

VANCOUVER, B. C., July 27.-It is reported here that the Dominion Government has decided to place q royalty on all gold mined in Cauad- ian territory in the Yukon district. and thata corps ofoficials will leave here immediately 10 enforce the rule. II is probable that 3 system of reserying alternate sections will be adopted.
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A FIRE AT BEARDEN.
The Cotton Belt Lumber Com- pany suffers n Loss
 by Fire.

Yesterday afternoon the immense lumber plant at Bearder, known IS the Cotton Belt Lumber Company, had a serious loss by fire ana i'm mense quantities of lur Der was burned, together with planer and storehouse.
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Please Read.

Farmers and gardeners who have grown meritorious products are ur- gently requested te place specimens on exhibition at the Exposition Building. l stand ready~to pay for sal e. if required. and have glass jars anG preserving fluid on hand for their preservation.
 j. " BoeAHE. Sec.
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!. W. BoeAGE, Sec.

The following sherifis received their quietuses from the Auditor yester- day: E. 4. Meroney. Lincoln coun- ty: A. r. Greer. Nevada county; T. q Heryy, Conway county; !. H. Black. Hampstead county; ]. N. Brumley, Searcy county; (. H. Trip lett, Jefferson county.
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Air Ship to Alaska.

RICHMOND. IND, Jnly 20.-Dr. Samuel Charles has announced that he has perfected an airship, in which he will sail to the Alaskan gold fields. He is soliciting stock % further his C he me,
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The McCoY Ryan Mill.

sYRAors, N. Y. July 27-The spafring match between kid Mccoy aud Tommy Ryan will take place at the Empire Athletic Club in tbis city September 5, for a purse of $5, GOO
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Mir. smith Perdue, of Birds Point Mo., is at the Arlington.

George Youne and Warren Tatnnt. negroes. were convicted before |; magistrate Ut Dexter this mornin. on charge of disturbing the peace They are now in jail at this place awaiting to be sent to the county farm toserve out their sentences.
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Mrs. ! w. Baird, who has been visiting her parents in Nashville. Tenn. for several weeks Wih return home about the sth of August
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Jailor Gibson escorted two prison CTS down from Dexter this morning
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Mr. J. NJ. 0athout, oi Boonville Ark, is Pine Bluff visitor today.