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The herald., 1897-11-07

Karje, Is a musician of considerable
ability. They have but one suit of
clothes that are at all presentable, and
when one goes out on the street the
other one. very obligingly, remains at
home The complications which arise
from this scarcity of raiment are ex-
ceedingly funny. To make matters
worse, they fall in love with the same
woman, the heroine of this play.
Marguerite Otto, and the friendly
relations of this modern Damon and
Pythias become somewhat strained.
Marguerite is the step daughter of an
old German composer, a slave to the use
of opium. Harold Hunting, the villain.
also in love with Marguerite, tries to
force her into marrying him. Being un-
successful, he plays upon the weakness
OF the old German, keeps him literally
supplied with opium and makes him
use his influence with his daughter.
Hunting confines Otto in his apartments
for several days completely stupifed
with drugs.
This act leads up to most exciting
scene, the best in the play. In the fourth
act the villain is properly punished for
his crimes, and Marguerite rewards the
young musician by becoming his wife.
| The poet makes it up with his father,
and the villainy gets it's just deserts.
Miss Sarah Truax will be seen as Mar
guerite Otto; Maurice Drew as Harold
Hunting; Charles Hallock as John Fad
en-, jr., the modern poet; Guy Bates Post
| as Adrain Karje, the musician; Mr.. Ad-
ans as Hans Otto. The rest of the cast
will be good as usual. The piece will
run the entire week.
The herald., 1897-11-07
Students in French PLAYS

The department of French at Har-
ward university, which has done several
The herald., 1897-11-07

ORPHEUM.-.(Adva Announce
ment) The greatest musical attraction
and the grandest vaudeville show COM
bined is the extraordinary offering of
the Orpheum the coming week. The
Knaben- -Kapelle, or as it is known in
English, the Hungarian Boys band, is
the musical attraction offered and it is
no exaggeration to say it is the best and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25

The legal execution of these erimi- nals is | very strong evidence of the sentiment in this county for law and order, and the confidence of the peo- pie in the courts and it's officers. In the case of Jim Davis there were frequent threats of lynching, but these proved futile, thanks to the firm stand taken by the officers.
 How much better it is for our county that the law was allo Hed to take it's course, and that in the end justice was legally avenged.
 The case Of Robert Cox, who was executed for outraging a colored woman, also shows that in this county white and black are pro tected alike, and that iusticeis meted out to all, regardless of trace, color or previous condition"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25

physicians, who pronounced him dead in less than ten minutes.
 Both executions passed off with out a hitch in any particular, and were, i'll this respect, the most sue cessful in the history of the county. Both men, apparently, died without pain.
 Both Davis and Cox had gained considerable flesh while in prison When executed both men were dressed in a neat suit of black clothes and white shirts.
 Among the spectators present when Davis was hung was Mr. Will Hams, the father of Lawrence Will Hams, and several other relatives.
 An attempt was made on the part of number Of colored people of the county to have the Governor com nnte Davis sentence, on the ground that he was crazy The Governor declined to intervene between the law and it's victim.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25
RoBm coX's CRIME.

The crime for which Robert Cox, colored, today suffers death by the hangman's rope, was committed by him at Altheimer, in this county. last year, when he ravished the wife of k. G. Orr, a eolored school teacher, who, at the time, was in jail here charged with killing a man, who had seduced Orr's 16 year old daughter. Nora, charge of which Orr was subsequentley acquitted. Cox denies his guilt but was identi- fled by his victim.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25
A MORNING WEDDING.
Mir John T. McClintock and Miss Rose
 yicxers Married.

NIT. John T. McCIintoclx and Miss Rose
 yickers Married.
 Arkansas Gazette.1
 A beautiful and impressive we'd ding ceremony was performed at Christ church by Rector John Class at 10:30 o'clock yesterday morning, which made Mir. John T. Clintock, of Richmond, Ky, and Miss Rose Franks Yickers, of this city, husband and wife. The wedding was wit messed by q large number of friends of the contracting parties.
 To Lohengrin's wedding march the wedding party proceeded down the aisle to the altar. The bride was leaning on the arm of her brother, George, preceded by Misses Mary Watkins and Alice Johnson, her attendants.
 The groom and his best man, Mir. J. A. Neal, met the party at the altar, where Rev. Class performed the brief but beautiful Episcopal service.
 After the ceremony the newly we'd ded couple and invited guests were served an elegant wedding breakfast at the home of MT. and Mrs. Fracis Johnson. At 1:05 p. m. Mir. and Mrs. McCllntoek left for Richmond, Ky, their future home.
 The groom is well-to-do young man and q favorite of a large circle of friends. The young lady he has captured for life partner is one of Arkansas fairest and most accom- plished daughters. She is the daughter of Capt. H. L. Yickers, formerly of this city, but now of Pine Bluff.
 |
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25
THE CRIME OF JIM DAVIS.

The crime for which Jim Davis suffered the extreme penalty of the law was one of the most horrible i'll the criminal annals of the county.
 1t is best described in the language
 of the murderer himself, who made full confession to a GRAPHIC reporter
 the day after he was captured and
 lodged in jail. Davis said:
 ''I killed Lawrence Williams about
 rabbit which my dog caught. Tim
 Williams and I were i'll the field
 when my dog caught a rabbit. l met
 colored girl and gave her the rab-
 bit. Tim Williams quarreled with
 me for doing so and said that as his
 father fed me and my dog 1 ought to have carried the rabbit home. I told him that 1 worked for all 1 got from his father. The following day, (the day on which the killing occur
 red) Lawrence and Tim Williams and l were in the cotton field, and Lawrence Williams began to quarrel and abuse me about giving the rab- bit away. He struck me and I ran about twenty feet, then stopped and told him 1 would run no further, but that if he hit me l would hurt him. He came up to me and told me to take off my coat, for he was going to whip me. He struck me and I pickGd up a club-a heavy piece of sassafras root-and this frightened the boys and 1 made them pull off their clothes-just as they attempted to make me do. 1 then made them sit down on the ground in front of me. While they were sit ting down l struck Lawrence Will Hams over the head with the club about four times. Tim Williams at | tempted to get up and run, when struck him over the head and knock ed him, as supposed, dead. l then took pocket knife that Tim Will Hams had given me and cut Lawrence Williams throat from ear | to ear. I carried the boys clothes | to ditch, about twenty feet distant and buried them under some leaves and brush. Going back to the cot l ton field l began to pick cotton and
 remained there until I saw Mr. Will l Hams coming, and I then ran
 away"
 1 Davis escape aEd subsequent cap- ture was one of the most thrilling
 man-hunts that ever occurred in the countyo He first went to Lincoln county, and while on his way there
 he hid in a sage field and saw q posse in pursuit of him pass by. He
 was finally captured by J. H. Wint-
 CTS, but escaped from the latter
 while his captor was eating supper
 at the home of 8 country friend.
 After Davis escape he came to Pine EBluff and stayed in this city day and night. He then crossed the
 river, but was finally captured by
 Deputy SEeriff Brewer, and brought
 to this city and confined in the coun- 1 ty jail.
 The victim of the murderer was
 the elder son of MT. Tom Villains, a
 prosperous farmer of this county
 The head of the poor.boy was crush ed i'll thirteen places, and his throat cut, but not deep enough to reach Il
 vital spot, and notwithstanding these wounds he lived five hours after receiving them. When he was lcarried to the house, the surgeon
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25
SUED FOR BREACH OF PROMISE.
And Obtained Judgment ina Tennessee
 Court for ss. 900 Damages.

And Obtained a Judgment in a Tennessee
 Court for ss 900 Damages.
 Mr. W P. Coffman, formerly of Tipton, Tenn, and who recently bought the Knox saw mill on Saline River, this State, has just had judgment rendered against him for $3, 600 in a Tennessee court flor blighting the affections of fair young lady The fair plaintiff in the case is Miss Birdie Eye, of Cincinnati, who brought suit for $50, GOO damages against the defend ant in the Federal court at Memphis Tenn.
 Mr. Goffman states that he will appeal the case to the Supreme Court
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25
TO THE EFFECT THAT SPAIN HAD DECLARED WAR AGAINST THE UNITED
 STATES.
And That Gen. Lee Had Been Given His Passports-sent Out From The Board of Trade-No
 Truth Tn It.
Truth In It.


 The following telegram was re- ceived at the Pine Bluff Boald of Trade at 10 o'clock this morning:
 NEW YORK, Feb 25.-A Herald Havana dispatch says: aAmeri- cans are docking in from country and it is rumored that Gen. Lee has received his passports, and that war has been declared between Spain and the United States. Since Sunday Gen. Lees resigna- tion has been in inc hands of Presi- dent Cleveland, but as yet he has taken no action on it"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25

raised the crushed bones from the brain, when the boy slightly revived and in voice of anguish exclaimed: "Ohl Jim! for Gods sake don't hit me any more, and Ipromise not to tell papa what you have done to me. 5
 The early discovery of the crime was due to Tim Williams, the younger boy, whom the murderer left in the field under the supposition that he was lead. The blow Tim received knocked him senseless and he remained in that condition some time. He then rivived enough to reach the home of his parents and give the alarm.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25
Services at the Presbyterian
 Church.

The Rev. r. B. Sapp, pastor of the Christian Church, conducted the third series of the preparatory ser vices at the First Presbyterian church last night. He delivered tn earnest, and it is hoped, an effective sermon to a large congregation upon the text taken from the Sth verse of the 10 chapter of Matthews: Free ly ye have received, freely give. :" The choir, composed of the different choirs of the city,was very good and highly enjoyed by the congregation
 The services tonight will be con ducted by the Rev. G. Gordon Smeade, Rector of Trinity Episco- pal church, commencing at 7:30 o'clock sharp and on account of the concert at the Merrill Institute will close promptly at S:25 o'clock, so every one can attend both services ii desired. The management of the institute has kindly consented not to begin the concert until this service | is over.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25
MARRIED.

Harry l. Morgan, city ticket agent for the Kansas City lines, and Mrs. P. Lucia Butler, of Altheimer Ark, were married last evening in Little Rock The ceremony was performed by Rev. G. E. Miller, pastor of the Pres byterian church, and occurred in the parsonage, MT. and Mrs. T. J. Col Her and Messrs. James and Harry Keatts being also present. The couple left Little Rock for St. Louis on the night train and will return to Memphis Friday, after which time they will be at home to their friends at Mir. Morgan's home. corner of Preston and Osage streets. Mrs. Morgan was reared in Memphis, but has lived in Arkansas for several years-Commercial-Appeal
 Miss Butler is better known to our readers as Miss Lucia King, as during her young ladyhood she lived with her parents in Pine Bluff where she has many warm friends.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25
BROKE HIS ARM.
Henry Bryant Meets With a Mislap at
 Merrill Institute.

hehfy Bryant hAeeas Wtei a Mtshap at
 Merrill Institute.
 Wednesday afternoon Henry Bi yant, the 12-year-old son of Mrs. Dr. Bryant, while playing in the gymnasium at Merrill Institute, fell and broke one of his arms. A physician was summoned and the boy was carried home and the broken bones set. He is resting well today.
 ~.~sThe accident occurred after the Junior class had been dismissed while he was amusing himself by vaulting over the horse with a few other boys.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25

Services tomorrow night, at the First Presbyterian Church, will be conducted by the Rev. c. F. ]. Tate, pastor of the Baptist Church. Every body of all denominations both con yerted and unconverted are most earnestly and cordially invited to attend.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25

The Ohio river is falling after q de struetion of million dollars worth of property by the flood.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25

A train on the East Tennessee, Virginia < Georgia railroad col lided with q wagon loaded with ten people near Chattanooga Wednes- day and the entire Woodward fami- " was killed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25

Greek troops have landed at Cher sonesns with arms and ammunition.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25

It is stated that compromise has been arranged between the state Department and Consul General Lee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25

Hon. Wm. J. Bryan was I visitor to the National House of Repfesen- tatives Wednesday and his appear ance was greeted with hearty ap. plause.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25
JIM DAVIS AND ROBT. cox PAY THE PENALTY OF  THEIR GRIMES BY
 HANGING.
The Neclzs Of Both Men Broken, and the Executions Were Accomplished With 
 out a Hitch.

Robert Cox, the negro who, during last summer, outraged the wife of k. G. Orr, near Altheimer, was ex- eeuted at l:16 o'clock this (rhurs- day) afternoon.
 The condemned man walked to the scaifold boldly and with smile on his face. He was accompanied on the seaffold by the Revs. A. o. Evans asll H. H. King. The latter lined q hymn, '"There is a Fountain Filled with Blood. The hymn was sung and the condemned man joined in it with a firm voice, in which not a quiyer could be detected.
 At the conclusion of the song, Rev. King delivered q fervent prayer, and, following him, the Rev. A. O. Evans, in q most earnest prayer, appealed to God for the redemption of the condemned mans soul.
 ca ths seaffold Cox made Il brief spsees. n which he said:
 My trends, am here prepared to go. have not lived an upright He, and bad associates have been the eaSlse of my sad end. have not q hard feeling against any person OH earth. I wish my body to be de- livered to my mother'
 When Jailor Gibson began to ad- just the rope around Cox's neck, the condemned man shook hands with the officers and bade them farewell. He then recognized several persons in the crowd, and tuened and bade them farewell, calling them by name.
 At 1:l6 o'clock .iailor Gibson pulled the trigger and the trap OH which Cox stood gave way. Cox's neck was broken by the fall, and he was pronounced dead in six minutes. In-twenty minutes the body was cut down and carried into the jail, to be turned over to his mother.
 Forty minutes after the execution of>Robert Cox, Jim Davis, the mur- derer of Lawrence Williams, was brought from his cell in the jail and marched to the scaffuld, which had been erected in the rear 0. the iail. Hundreds of people who had gath cred about the jail yard for the pur- pose of seeing the condemned men walk to the seaffold, uttered groans or bade Davis farewell.
 Davis declined the service of minis ters, and no prayers were said for him on the scaffoId. He walked up the steps leading to the scaffold with an officer on each side of him. but his step was firm and showed no sign of fear. He made a brief speech; said that he had been ruled by the devil, which was tho cause of his end. He warned all to pray, and ke1S the devil out of their hearts.
 When Jailor Gibson was adjusting the rope, and just before the black cloth was drawn over the doomed mans face, Davis said: "rell my mother and sister that 1 ann on my way The black cloth was drawn over his face. A moment later Mr. Gibson pulled the lever and the body of Jim Davis shot dow through the trap, q distance of about eight feet. The moose, in the fall, slipped around nearly to the back of the head, and did not draw tight, but 1the fall broke Davis neck, and he swung at the end of the rope with out a movement, and not a qniver wAs pereeptible to the spectators.
 His body was soon surrounded by
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25
TELEGRAPH BREVITIES
The Cream of the News Compiled for the
 Perusal of Busy People.

Dan Sturat has recovered from his recent illness.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-25

Inquiry at the Associated Press headquarters brings back the in- formation that the report is absolutely untrue.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-07-15

that had preceded it, remarked
ingly as he gulped down the la, 'a .s
he felt as If he had swallowed ,,S s-a'
torchlight procession. At which ,I
sieur Begue chuckled audibly wiz
light. u
Then there is the beefsteak to-
as an infants smile, with radisbss
olives, and of course throngbon. =.
meal, wine galore. 1t is claret M,
with apollinaris, twenty-one ouart ~
ties on the table at the end hn, -
proportion of apollinaris and nS-'
proportion of wine deponent tapa."
tot. The bread, too, is in glor;oS.
proportions, each cut half a yard ,on~
Lastly are brought on the funny ~
4. b. c. plates for fruit, which b.T.
caused more than one guest of fornn,
" unimpeachable repute 10 breal .
commandment in the decalogue W,,s
the fruit are passed two varieties :,
chees, each louder than the other h,,s
clarion-toned. To cap all the cota
brulant hottest, most flaming torrb i.
the procession. Monsieur Begue has .
big bowl to himself and presides ovo,
the central incarnation and the wbi,s
ribbon lady from Hartford rems-k,
ruefully, as she partakes OF the asrv
beverage, that she's afraid the coffs.
alone is strong enough liquor to maks
her forfeit her membership in the "
C. T. Exchange.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-07-15
WORKED TOGETHER.
How Senator and a Corresponds,
Prepared an interview.

The late ex-senator Coke of Texas
though as a rule a taciturn and 70.
served man, had a sense of humor and
was something of diplomat. Shortly
after his appearance in the senate
years ago he was approached by
newspaper correspondent for an in
teryiew on leading question Of the
day. The request had come from the
home otfic9 as the correspondent ex-
planned.
Sit down, my young friend, said
Mr.. Coke, and tell me the first thing
if | can trust you"
The correspondent said pleasantly
that he regarded himself as a safe
risk.
why | ask that continued he SEN
ator, with smile, SIS because ! have a
confession to make. / don't believe
much of anything about the question
you mention, but | can't afford to admit
that to your newspaper | take this
request for my views as a compliment.
/ | am new man on the scene ana an
interview in as prominent a paper as
yours will help to introduce me |
ought to have some views. What do
you know about the question:"
The correspondent replied that he
had read the bills recently introduced
bearing on the subject, had listened to
the speeches in advocacy of them and
so forth
The senator's face lighted up. MY
young friend, do you want an inter-
view right away?"
"No sir" it goes by mail. Tomor-
row will do.
Then you go and get copies of some
of those bills and a few Of those
/ speeches and bring them here and We
viii have conversation.
The correspondent returned in an
hour with a bundle of papers and he
and the senator went over them to-
gether. Inc senator put in word,
and then the correspondent would put
in a word. Finally the senator said;
Now you go home and write out
the interview and bring the copy here.
This also the correspondent did and
upon his return his greeting was cor
I dial one. Senator Coke read the story
! twice over, repeating portions OF 1t
aloud, and then, handing it back, said:
MY young friend, we work in
double harness together admirably.
z mi
on to your paper. Now, you stand up
dor me and I'll stand up for the inter
view"
! The story was we'll displayed in
/ print and it established a friendship
] between the senator and the correspond
ent, which continued to the end $3.50
! Pittsburg Dispatch.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-07-15
AN ATTRACTIVE BREAKFAST.
They Understand the Art of Eating in
New Orleans.

There is the cafe Of the Black Cat in
Paris there is Monsieur Begues in
New Orleans, Not to have breakfasted
in either OF these haunts is not to have
been one of the inner circle. the choice
spirits of Bohemia. 1t Is in the very
heart Of the French quarter. this shrine
of the gourmets. The door Is always
open. There is a elatter Of knives and
forks, for the eleven o'clock breakfast
has already begun, and you hear the
accompaniment of nasal French like
the pizzicato of many violins.
The first course is salad, a cool and
slippery mess immersed IN a rayishing
sauce, then there is red fish with
surely it IS garlic But the cook de-
MES it, The guests fight il out among
themselves Then there is an omelotje
Ia Burbank. the waiter girl bears il
triumphantly on a huge platter and
places It before our host Parsley,
sweethreads, what Is there not in this
huge creature, light as feather, yell
low as gold9 Every one must praise
the omelette, that Is one OF the sacred
duties Of the occasion. Liver thick as
steak, dish fit for the gods With this
is served red peppers, which Monsieur
Begue hands around himself, with
great gusto and delight He seems to
be specially proud OF being able to
swallow a large, two-inch chunk Of It
himself He has no rivals n the feat
IL reminds one Of the story Of, was il
Stockton more like Field. who. as
each course grow hotter than the one
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-07-15
JOHN DOE, HIS MARK.

"Td like to know who is sending me
these anonymous letters" said the
head of the firm.
And puaw, that?" asked the sh
porter.
"a letter without any signature
This makes the third one | have re-
ceived in two weeks"
Perhaps" said Mike, perhaps the
poor man cannot write his name az
all"-Dublin World.