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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-11
 A Large Trout

The largest specimen of the brook trout ever known to have been captured in this country is at present ill St. Louis. It was flshed out of a Montana stream last year and is now stuffed and nicely mounted in a glass case. The fish weighed 1331a pounds when first cap tured and measured exactly B inches Dr. HenseelI, one of the best authorities in this country examined 1t and pro nounoed it a perfect trout ill every re- speot. The owner of the specimen is said to have declined an offer of $1 ,000 for his prize.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-11
MINIS TER or HEALTH.
New Cabinet oalaer Proposed In south
 America

HA- -#HeAAAN4e ~#t-tsHtA aff4ase4t &At sGkAN4A
 America
 Br andrada. son Of tho Venezuelan minister, has returned from Mexico City Be was one of tho Venezuelan delegates to the Pan-Ameriean Medical congress. He and his associates succeed cd in having Caracas named as the place of holding tho next convention, on Dec. 8, 1890 Cuba and Canada were the other competitors for the honor
 Dr. Andrado says the congress is ae- eomplishing much good in securing uni form safeguards against yellow fever and other diseasos prevalent in the Americas. It WAS determined to reoom- mend a minister of health as one of the cabinet officers of the various countries, and one of tho standing committees is developing plan of uniform quaran- tine
 There was much interest shown h Mexico as to the Venezuelan boundary settlement, and Br Andrade,s views were solicited but owing to his con- neetion with tho legation hero he de- cIined to be interviewed Tho general feeling was most favorable to the sci. clement made,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-11
WILL JOIN HER LOVER.
A Hoosier Girl to Become a Nurse In the
 Cuban Army.

A Ao0s1eE aE4EA 60 4saG2zEae 1a IsUKse In bhe
 Cuban Army.
 Miss Anna E. Coleman of Noble Gen. ter, Branch county, Mich, has left for Key West, where she hopes Go find pas sage to Cuba William R. Needham, aged 32, | Michigan boy, is q soldier in the Cuban army under General Maeeo, and Miss Coleman is Needhami s be- trothed 4 love Of adventure led Noed- ham to volunteer his services to the cause of Cuban Independence.
 Miss Coleman will also take service with Che Cuban army as a nafse and is hopeful of being attached to the same command anaer whose standard Need- ham is fighting When Cuban independ- euoe is declared, the couple will return to the gnited States
 Miss Coleman 8 trip at this timo is in proof of her dde1ity to Needham as well as attesting her desire to aid the cause of the struggling Gubans. Cincinnati Enquirar.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-11
Strongest n the World.

Tho movement on the part of the Knights Of Labor to get the glass work CTS 10 mite with them is destined to fail, it is said. and the glass workers will, on the other hand. consolidate the unions of fao window, flint aud green glass trades and will place them under ono head They will then be in a shape to stand for their common rights at all times. and this will mako the strongest combine Of labor ia the world as the glass workers have now the strongest unions in tho country. Cincinnati En- QuITpr.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-11
ALPINE HERnsWoMeN.
They Wore Trousers Before BIoomers
 Were Heard or.

Long before tho days of bleamars women on the higher level of Che Ans wore trousers, and no one thought any thing about it The Alpine women wear the bifuTeated garment for utility and not for beaRty. as ono may judge if he or she has seen one of these girls. Como IiRess and tho Alpine herdsvomen are far apart, but tho style of the garments they wear and the hard life that is theirs are ct the root of the trouble.
 These women havo little of the grace and agility seen in the maidens. of Nor way, They will leap across ohasms with nonehalanee, but there is nothing wild and free about their movements. While she is talking to you tho Alpine herds woman is quite apt to thrust out an un- gainly leg, plant heavy boot on tho neck of goat and stand thus while she oonverses.
 With tho exception of the blacks who endure life of hunger in the interior of Africa there is hardly any one in the world who fares so badly as the herds men and women of Switzerland. pheV cannot affort to cat the berries they find on tho mountain side, and they cannot afford to drink the milk supplied by thoir focks. Their fare is meat that has been dried, salted and turned into un- savory loat5er, rye bread that ia like blaeseaed cinders and cabbage stalks in pickle, that contain about as much nutri- ment as q walking stick. Hungry as tho herdswoman may be on her return homo. she must cat but sparingly of these dainties, for fear they should como to an end bef3Io another trip to the valley can be made.
 These women breakfast at in the morning and then answer the response of the eattle lowing at the door of the chalet, begging to be attended to and driven up t8 some favofite Alp. They eat again aonse 19 or Ii hours later, when the weary tramp back to Che chalet is about to begin. Between times, with sickles, they reap the long, coarse Alpine grasses, which are to serve aa food for tho cattle during the winter.
 This grass is bound into bundles as large as the women themselves and car. riad on their backs down to the home steads. The winter frowood is brought tho same way. The chalet. the home of one Of these women. is the most piotur. esquo of any peasants dwelling place. but inside 1t is not desirable. It is usu. ally perched on the orags of the Ober. land and is dark, for the windows arc constructed not so much to admit light as to keep out the heavy snows of the winter. In one corner is q low. bFoa6 platform with sacks of hay and a cou pie ef blankets upon it. The less luxuri oaa dispense with the blankets and tht ha4dsWomaa usually goes to rest in thl Hafaa attire she wore during tho day. il the autumn, when the cattle are driver down for the last time, a dance is give1 by the herdsmen and the women, and or these occasions the girls exchange thei, trousers for the usual skirt. -Kansa l City Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-11
Lady Hayter,

Lady Hayter, known in London aa the Zenobia of the Liberal party, is not only an accomplished woman of the world, but also one of the most inde- fatigable of women travellers. With her husband, Sir Arthur Hayter, ahe has journeyed twice around the world. hunt ed kangaroos ill Australia, elephants in Ceylon and tigers in India and has explored the Yellowstone park and tho Yosemite valley. h spite of her taste for outdoor life, she is said to be con. summate artist in dress, and her toilets serve her as the frame to charming s4sa
 
 Trying to be witty is like trying to be pretty. --F FIiegende Blatter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-11
A Hae}a J hl.
HE WAS ExeeseIsslY CLEVER IN
 FeleNlAG EPilEPFf5 FITS.

His Desperate 7.zneslant to Maintain nis Standing -Carefuil5 Watched by Ex- perta Tor a Lons Finally Isatray- ed Tn q. simple afannar.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-11
Evolution of Women.

Mf. Glees0n White discusses in Cas- sells Family Magazine the subject of the evolution of women. Mir White approaches the matter from all artistic standpoint. There aro, he re- marks, several distinct aspects of beau tY-beaaty of form, beauty of eoIos, beauty of wit and beauty of patbos. But the ideals e,nbodying them have not been evolved ill the above, nor i'll any order nor has any one preserved its en- tire supremacy for long. The matehless head of Aphrodite still appears absolute Iy satisfying to cultured taste today, but when you see 1t translated to color, as Albert Moore often re-embodied 1t, then is something lost At the best Mfr White considers the Greek and Roman types are unconditional and do not awaken more than esthetic rapture, for i'll those days even portraiture aimed to elevate the individual to a type.
 Be would have Us go buck to Reyn- eds in order to find the highest type of tho modern ideal Sir Joshua's DOT trait of Lady William Gordon caught the pafhos of the Madonna ideal with tho intelligence that has become the woman's share In the Botticelli yir- gins. or the Raphael, q sweet forgive ness is absolute. In the types of Reyn- olds and Gainsboroughs to this ehar1u is added a sense of justice and distinct substratum of wit and yiyacity In short the lady" has been evolved, not the saint or the ehatelaine, the minis tering angel or the bluestoeking, but the t.14e woman vha can be all these.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-11
A Sure Ad.

"Have we had q protest from any orr recently? asked the sultan us nc iA' fresh cigarette. ,..a +he
 No nation has deigned to cry out aoainst the continuance of the 0tfa- man empire?' said tho sultan. sowing
 .sNone. your highness.
 ssThen hayo some more Armen1a killed at once. I will not bo neglee, in this shameful manner < = LondNl Fun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-11
asays1lng nerylsh Now B votunteer.

Joe, the Turk, has long been a fea- ture in tho Salvation Army, but the Volunteers, it is said, have secured for q convert the bowling dervish, or chief, of the Mohammodan priests of the Bar mum & Bailey circus. The deryish. ae- eording to Major Duncan, will soon be- come an active worker in tine ranks in New York.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-11
Roekers.

As far back as the seventh century tho venerable Btdo wrote, The women DOW are SO luxurious thatthey do have chairs with wooden circles on the legs and which sway back and forth in such sort that 1t maketh one sick to behold them {
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12

ia daily of the population of the united
kingdom The average amount depos-
tied each day of the year was ELY, ,721,
as against e1O4, ,49O in 1895. The aver
age amount of each deposit was G2 us
sd, as against 82 16s 4d in 1895, and the
average sum to the credit of each de-
pOsitOr at the close of the year was
815 los Id.
The average cost Of each transaction
was pence, covering the entire ex-
pense of the service.
In addition to the personal accounts
the pOstofice department is charged
with the care of the funds of %. .481
friendly societies and other benevo-
amount to 10000, 900. The number of
new accounts opened during the year
by these societies was 1928.
1t is an interesting fact that the larg-
est number of Withdrawals of money
from the postal savings banks was on
the day before Christmas and the Iarg-
est amount ever deposited on a single
day was &303, ,125, on the 31st of De-
cember. The explanation of this is
that great many people drew upon
their savings in order to purchase
Christmas presents and that an even
greater number who received holiday
SlfJs IN the form of money deposited it
with the postmaster general. He says
in his report that it is believed that
6O.59 per cent of the total number of the
depositors are women and children.
Showings of the beneficial results
flowing from the system like the fore
going are we'll calculated to make
friends for something similar in this
country. The plan gains support
among all classes as. it becomes more
thoroughly understood. Even the bank
ers, who We're expected to be its op-
ponents. are, many of them becoming
friendly to its establishment.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
MAYOR SEES FARTHER.
If the City Can Regulate the
Price Of Water,
1t Can Regulate the Price of
Gas,
Of Electric Light and Other Public
Utilities That are Essentially
Monopolies, Says Mayor
Fellows.

The question of lower water rates which
is row before the city council has start
ed the ball rolling in several directions.
Mayor Fellows wants to know why, if
the city council can reduce the water
rates at will, something should not be
done to lower the rates for gas and the
other necessities furnished by corpora
tions.
Mayor Fellows said today, in speaking
of the new water ordinance:
Il have not examined the ordinance
closely, but 1 am emphatically in favor
of compelling the company to make re-
ductiOn in their rates, and want the ordt-
nance to make the charges SO specific that
there can be no trouble in every consumer
figuring out just how much he ought to
pay The people of this city are pay
ing an outrageous price to the water
company for the water used by private
individuals and the city. The city attor-
ney has carefully looked into the legal
phase of the question and he advises US
that we have the power to make reduc-
ton to a reasonable basis. This we in
tend to do.
Il am also in favor of forcing reduction
in the price of gas and electric lighting
Consumers are paying in Topeka s1.65 per
thousand feet for gas. This is entirely
beyond all reason and fairness. By the
use of modern appliances gas can be man
ufactured and distributed in a city of this
size at a large profit at 81 per thousand
feet.
''The mayor and council do not mean to
be unfair to those who have invested
their money in these corporations; but
they believe these companies have acted
unfairly with the people, and have main
tanned such extortionate charges that it
is necessary to exercise the power in
trusted to the city to restrain them in the
future.
"A careful investigation has been made
of the cost of construction of the plants,
the cost of maintaining, extending and
operating them, and the charges made IN
other cities of like size for similar serv-
ices, and they have come to the conclus-
ion that a radical reduction can and ought
to be made in rates
1--WE realize that a determined opposI-
ton will be made by these corporations
to defeat the result of our action, but we
hope to have the cooperation and sup
port of the people of this city in carry
ing into effect the ordinances passed in
their interest"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
WILL BE NO DEFICIT.
Every Bill of TOpeka's Great
Fall Festival
Will be Paid and Out of tn
Receipts, Too.
It Cost in the Neighborhood of $15,
900, But it Will Never Be Said
That Topeka Fall Festival
Bills Go Unpaid.

The Committee of Fifteen will be able
to pay all bills including the deficit in
the floral fund amounting to over 81, -
200.
At the meeting last night President
Fellows was instructed to make a for
NAL report on the funds available. The
object is to get the money where it can
be used to pay every cent that is due
any one on account of the Fall F'eSt-
val
There is now $3.50 in the treasury. The
Santa F'e committee has shown a dis
position to give what is left in their
fund to the floral committee which Will
make about 5000 available and there
will be enough secured from the fair
grounds rent to make the fund large
enough to pay all claims.
The Committee of Fifteen has al
ready made good a deficit of 5000 for the
Karnival Knights. Mrs. SuttOn's bills
amounting in the aggregate to $1,000
and the deficit of H. A. Uterman of the
Twentieth Century Knights amounting
to $64 will be paid.
A K. Wilson said last night when
the question of paying the bills incurr-
ed by the floral committee came up:"I
have secured from Mrs. Sutton, chair
man of the Floral committee the bills
for every separate account which will
show just What~WaS purchased and for
what it was used. There has been a
great deal said about the bill for COS
tunes and 1 want to say right here
that there IS not cent in them for
anything worn by the Queen of the
Festival or used by her personally. She
has paid every cent of those claims out
of her own pocket. These claims are
for the costumes worn by the gentle
men of the court and the sailor cos
tunes used on floral day"
President Fellows said: 81 do not
believe that this committee can afford
to have it said that any bill for any
thing connected with the Fall Festival
has not been paid. If we can't pay them
one way we can another. want to see
every bill paid
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
CAPT JOE WATERS SPEECH.

Kansas City Star: OF the many
thousand addresses delivered in her
honor throughout the world on the occa-
sion of her recent jubilee, Queen Vic
toria has selected six to be preserved in
the Imperial institute and printed for
the delectation of her subjects One of
the six is the Grafton of Joseph G. Wa
ters of Topeka, Kan. This not only is
a tribute to the genius of the eloquent
and witty Kansan, but a manifestation
of the good judgment of the queen. It
was, indeed, a great speech, a eulogy
on good monarch, mans tribute to
a woman who, for sixty years has
been a sweetheart to the universal
lover, the most illustrious of wives,
the highest exemplar of a mother, the
ideal widow But throughout it
breathed the spirit of the American
who, in honor of his own land,
thank God that it was not as an Eng
Hshman, good as he is, but as an
American, better than all, that he
Joined in the empires jubilee" Mr.
Waters justly may be proud of this
mark Of esteem from so high a source,
and that pride will be shared by Kan
sas men and women who, for thirty
years, have been cheered and delighted
in his utterances.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
POSTAL BANKS IN ENGLAND.
TwENTY-FOURTH YEAR

The postmaster general of Great
Britain has recently submitted his an
nuaI report. In view of the movement
which has lately gained considerable
headway in this country, for the estab-
Hshment of a system of postal savings
banks, that portion of the report de
voted to this subject is of special inter
est 1t shows that more than half, or
5041p per cent. of the depositors through
out the united kingdom are persons de-
scrfbins themselves as married wO-
men, spinsters, widows and children; So
1913 per cent are mechanics; S.61 per
cent are tradesmen and their employees;
3.SS per cent are classed as CONNER
ciaI;'' . So per cent are employees OF the
civil service of the government; 1S3
per cent are farmers; 1.55 per cent are
professional men, and 1.01 per cent are
school teachers.
The total number of depOsitors on the
s1st of December. 1896. was 6.S62. 2.0S5,
out Of a population of about $4,000. 600
souls This is an increase of 40S, 43S
from the previous fiscal year and is
the largest increase that has ever been
known. The increase in 1896 over 1895
was 344, ,s34.
The amount due deDositOrs on the
s1st Of Decem Der, 1896 was e1OS, ,O49, ,641,
or in round numbers $40, ,00O. 900, which
is equivalent to about s14 per capita of
the population of the united kingdom
men, women and children inclusive.
The total amount due depositors on the
31st of December. 1895, was e97. S5S, ,975.
or SASS, 600, 600. which is an increase of
about S51, 600 600 during the year. The
average per capita deposit in 1895 was
$12.54.
The amount of interest paid during
the year was $12, 300, 900 in round num-
bers.
The daily average number of depos-
its was Il, ,033, as against 37.OS4 in 1895.
which is more than one deposit per capi-
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
THEIR SELF DEFENSE.
District Court Jury Responds to
Charges of Committee of Seven
teen

The jury in the district court is not
in good humor because the members of
! the Committee of Seventeen complain
ed about their verdict in the recent in
junction suit to prevent the owners of
| buildings in which liquor is sold from
renting their property for that purpose
Juryman Stewart has written the fol-
lowing letter to the Journal in reference
to the matter:
To the Editor of the State Journal
In an article in your paper of We'd
nesday's edition, headed Committee of
Seventeen gives up, A II.
these cases with q jury. He is satisfied
that under the same showing that was
made in the Seery case the court would
have granted an injunction. But the
jury held that Mrs. Seery did not know
what the building was being used for,
and that ended it.
Now Mr.. Editor, I was on that jury
and will say we were unanimous on the
first ballot in our verdict.
There was not one word of evidence
produced by the Committee of Seven
teen to warrant any other verdict, and
L am satisfied the court will sustain
the jury in it's verdict. The first queS
ton for the jury to answer was@'W ere
Intoxicating liquors sold there? Ans
Yes" Second questiOn-"Did Mrs.
Seery know at the time the complaint
was filed that intoxicating liquors were
being sold there contrary to law? Ans.
No.
There was not a word of evidence
produced by the Committee of Seven
teen to show that she had any knowl-
edge of it. We, as jurors, are sworn to
give our verdict according to the testi-
mOny in the case, and the law as given
by the court which we did.
agree with Mr.. Vance. can see no
reason why the case should be tried
and run up a great expense to the
county, unless they produce some evil
dence upon which to convict.
In regard to the testimony of Mr..
Vance, that it was a reasonable COM
pensatiOn to allow the county attorney
$50 for trying the case, did not come be-
fore the jury for our consideration,
therefore I gave him an apple for his
fees.
J. w. STEWART.
They also secured the following state
ment from Judge Hazen:
In my opinion the jury properly an
swered the questions in the case of
State of Kansas VS.. H. G. Oglesby and
Mrs. Seery. There was not sufficient
evidence in that case to justify the
jury in finding that Mrs. Seery had
knowledge, prior to the commencement
of that case, that Intoxicating liquors
were being sold in her building in vio-
latiOn of law. If the case had been
submitted to me for decision I should
have decided it the same as the jury
did. I feel certain that an injustice is
done to the jury by the charges pre-
ferred against them by the representa-
tives of the Committee of Seventeen.
" II
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
REVOLUTION IN SIGHT.
In Nicaragua Because the President
Wants to Sell the Railroads
and Steam boats
Correspondence of the Associated

Press.j
Managua, Nicaragua, Oct. 3O-Pres-
ident Zelaya, of Nicaragua, is sending
a commission to the United States and
to Europe who viii try to sell Nicara-
gua's national railway and steamboats,.
In government circles and in the
semi official organ EI Commerce, the
proposition is discussed of attempting
to relieve the present low condition of
Nicaragua's paper money, and the fin
ancial condition generally, by issuing
promises to pay-based on mortgages
on improved real estate in Nicara qua.
There are many indications that
there will be another revolt soon in
Nicaragua, the third in about three
years. The people are restless and do
not want President Zelaya to sell the
national railway and steam boats, it
being claimed that some of the most
prominent Nicara guam officials have
been placing large amounts to their
their credit in Europe.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
WHY VINCENT WITHDREW.
Correspondence Between the Lawyer
and Luetgert.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-At the conference
held last night between Attorney
Phalen and Adolph L. Luetgert, the
sausage maker, gave to his attorney
the original letter of withdrawal re-
ceived from eX-Judge Vincent and
copy of his reply to same. The letters
follow:
Chicago, Nov. 10.
AdOlph L. Luetgert:
Dear Sir:-COnfirming our conversa-
ton of today, desire to say that with
out reference to any other reasons, it
seems to me the radical differences of
opinion between us in regard to the
proper method and manner of conduct
ing your second trial make it impera-
tive for me to withdraw from your
case, and hence express the desire to
do so. The request is, of course, no
surprise to you and I will be obliged to
you if you will confirm in writing what
you said to me about it. Yours truly,
VIM. A. VINCENT.
Chicago, Nov. 10, 1887.
Hon. VIM. A. Vincent, Chicago:
Dear Sir:-YOur letter announcing
your withdrawal from my case is at
hand and in reply thereto permit me to
say that 1 regret very much to have
you go. With my acceptance of your
determination to withdraw, extend to
you my heartfelt thanks for your val
liable and faithful services rendered in
my behalf during the trial just closed.
Respectfully,
ADOLPH L. LUETGERT.
1T is not true that there was a dis
pute between Luetgert and Judge Vim
cent" said Attorney Phalen as he
handed out the copies of the two let
ters There were no hard feelings and
no loud words. OF course there was
always more or less disagreement as to
details in the case and this latter fact,
in connection with the fact that ex-
Judge Vincent'S private business has
been allowed to suffer too long, is the
reason for the withdrawal