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The Jefferson County msaieos Meet in
 RtgnIar sslea

The Jefferson County Medical Society met in regular session Fri day night, President D c Walt in the ebair, with the following mem bers present. Drs. Goree, Pendle ton Nithers, Noe, Mills, Stanley, Troupe, Hall and Runyan
 On motion. the regular order of business was dispensed with and the society proceeded at once 10 thl election Of officers for the ensainp year and delegates to the Arkansas Medical Society and American Med teal Society. Ballots were takef and the following officers were duly elected.
 Dr. D. $. Mills, President Dr ]. P. Runyan, Viee-Presidenti Dr. A. W. Troupe, Secretary Dr j. L Goree, Treasurer; Dr. P. Stanley, Librarian.
 Dr. B. A. Hail was appointed a committee Of one to escort the new ty elected President to the chair who delivered 9 most eloquent speech, urging upon the members of the society the nece siiy of more active work to build up eur society. Other members joined lbe Presi- dent in giving good advice, and each member pledged himself to be more punetua iG attendance in future.
 The following members were then appointed us delegates to the Ark. ansas Medical Society, which meets in Little Rock May l, F and 13, 1897, tewit.
 Drs. ]. W. WHbrrs. P H Penale dleton, B. A. Hall, A W Troupe, J. P, Runyan Atieirates, Is z Orto, D. c. Walt, D. s. Mills, John Waters, 0. c. Hankinsou and Pry.
 Delegates 10 the American Medi cal Association: Drs Goree and Jordan. Alternates, Dfs Hall and Stanley
 Essayists appointed 10 read pa pers Ut next meeting Drs. ] M Withers and D. c. Walt
 After the meeting adjourned the society was treated to D most ele- gant spread, through he courtesy of the Anderson-Meycr Drug Co., which was thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
 DR. D. $. MILLS, Pres.
 DR. A. ". TROUPE, See.
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WEuER-ln Pine Bluff, April r. 1897. Mrs. FANNIE NEHER. The funeral will take place Monday.
 The deceased was the venerable mother of Mir. Meyer Weller and Mrs. D. x. Biu,henthal, ol this city. She came to Pine Bluff from Nnnweiler. Bavaria. about nine yeafs ago. She has q son and daughter living at Ungstein, Bavaria; Aaron Weller, of Chicaga. and Nose Weller, oi Joplin, Mo, are also her sons.
 The vens raj le lady was held in high estetm by all who knew her, aud the bereaved family have the sympathy of q large circle of friends,
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lie Slew Henry Clay.

LOUISVILLE. kY-Aprill7,-Andrew Wepler, q wel-known politician and saloon-keeper. died. this morning. aged about D years. Werler was 3 leader in ward politics for many years, and served five terms in the General Council la lSS4 he killed Henry Clay, d nephew of the great commoner Clay was brilliant young lawyer whehad distinguished himself by a trip to the North Pole with Greeley and who had gone into politics While drunk he went to Weplcr's saloon. raised quarrel with Wepler. and was shot and killed Wepler got of with a year in the pemtertiary. but was pardon ed by Gov. Knott just before his terta exnfnea.
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HUNTER INDICTED
TRUE BILLS RETURNED AGAINST THE ALLEGED cONsPIRA-
 TORS AT FRANKFORT.
The Republican Senatorial Nominee 2 Requests Hanna's Agent to
 Pack His Traps.

LOUISVILLE, KY. April l7.-A spc- eial to the Evening Post from Frank fort says:
 The Franklin county grand lnry has returned trne bills against Dr. W Godfrey Hunter, Republican nominee for the Untted States se late; ex-Coneressman John Henry Wilson, of the Eleventh district; Hon r. T.. Franks, of tie Second district; Capt Noel Gaines and his brother-in-law. Thomas Tanner. of Frankfort those named being indicted for conspiracy to hiiba All are Republicans with the exception of Gaines and Tanner.
 Another special to the Post from Frankfort says:
 pr Hunter has at last rebelled against Hanna and his agent here. samucl Taylor, of Ohio. and yester- day ufternoon sent a request tu Fay Tor flat hc leave Frankfort at once and not return to meddle in the Sen ut55lnl muddie. This was not done. how ever, until fl became known fh4t the administration had with ertwn it's support from Hunter and it was the desire of Hanna that If inter retire in favor of some can dilatr whn could unite the party; then 1t wasfha. Dr. Hunter asked Air Taylor to leave. Tayloe com. muricated with Hanna n once. and WAS Told tp nsc his own judgment. He Nill remain at least for time
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Is Asnl,sfng Silla.

Thero sifle to the stony of how the female sa.4fage bill came to pass the New Zealand parliament. The governments promoted the bill in ac. e0rdance with electoral pledges and supported t .tl every show of enthusi- asm in tls 1ssemtly But they did net waa1 t to fass aa6 relied upon the uI,. per house to throw i out The majority of life senatefs are ia the scar and vel. low Ieaf, some of them having sat since the colony obtained self government and have to be trandled down to the house il bath chairs when occasion arisss. Unfortunately the female sui. frage bill came on at an hour when the veterans on whom ministers relied for rejecting 1t Lad hohbled off to bed. Be- fore they could be brought back to the house ill ble1kets the matter had gone too far, and the bill for female suffrage became law, to tie eonsternation of +:sese who had only mado show of de.
 s=st4zs tJ
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Saturday morning anegro woman committed bold theft, and one which our people shoul5 be on their guard against. The woman in ques- tion appeared at the home uf Ms. l.. Lesinsky. knocked at the door, and when the lady of tie house appeared informed her that q neighhor desired to borrow her silk parasi. Mrs. Lesinsky believed the woman. and gave her the parasol fo carry to the nele hbor. The negro and paraso have disappeared and left no truce behind. The neighsnr denies send- ing the woman for the parasol, and Mrs. Lesinsky suffers loss.
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Isaroness Buraett-Ce

afoDe $ Burdett- -Geutts seems to be
 austless i'll her plans of social amel-
 ion. She is said to be great ad-
 of tho pluck of Cecil Rhodes in
 forts to develop Rhodesia. For ey- .1 elected young man who promises
 sttle i'll that possession and who stseases a wife from among the young 9gmen iii her charitable institutions Ire will present them with 9100. Mr Rhodes will undertake to find employ menf for the husband The baroness is the youngest looking of all the aged la dies who still appear in general London society. She is as straight as rush and recalls the grace and charms of the most elegant ladies to be met with ill uny country. Of her three private secretaries two are ladies. Proverbially kind heart cd as is the baroness, she has not tas4e for pets Perhaps they would take up too much of her time.
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 AN EXCELLENT PROGRAMME.
Prepared for the Cony ntion ot women's
 ClnIlA.

Prepared for the Coay ntium ot womeh's
 Cinbs
 The following is the programme foe the Convention ofWomen' Clubs to be held in Little Rock Thursday and Friday at Coneordia Hall:
 APRIL 9, 9:30 A. N. Call to order, Mrs. W. C. Radcliffe. Prayer, Rev C. E. Patino. Music, America.
 Address. Mrs. M (. Ratellffe Report of committee on eiedent- ials.
 Election of temporary officers. Appointment of committee on con stitution and bylaws.
 Fiye-minute papers on club work. Music
 Adjournment.
 2:30 r M
 Music.
 Roll-call.
 Minutes.
 Address, Mrs. Ellen Nj. Henrctin, of Chicago, President oi General Federation of Women's Clubs. Adoption of constitution and by laws.
 Electio1 of permanent officers for the State Federation.
 Installation of President
 Paper-"An Evil in our Education- al system, Mrs J F. Dale, of Arka- aelphia
 Adjournment.
 APRIL a3. 9:30 X. M Prayer, Rev. John Gass. Roll call
 Minutes.
 President address.
 Appointment of committees. Paper Modern Education" Mrs. Myra (. Warner.
 Music, Miss Louise Love, of Searcy. Paper FroebelS Mother Play ane It's Influence in the Home, Mrs. Henry NJ Cooper.
 Music
 Ladies over the State expecting to attend the Federation ot Women's Froebel Clubs, whether as delegates or visitors, will bear in mind that the railroads have kindly offered the round trip for one and one-third fare providing there are as many as one hundred railway tickets purchased for the two occasions. The Froebel body will meet on Wednesday even ing. April 2l and the first pro gramme oi the Federation move ment is set for Thursday 10 a. m. April 22 All that are planning to attend one or both of these conven- tions will not delay tn inform tht Secretary. Mrs. !. E. Hirsch. Little -hoek, of the day and train on which thpy may be expected.
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voncn,s .Yacrs.

Out of 450 college women recently lnterrogateo 169 of t,teln arc teachors. 2S stenoaraphcrs, T librarians. 22 hnrses l9 journalists and 3 are cierks, While the remainder arc distributed around lA various unslassitiod pes.tsoils. The majority of given number of women, asked i'll regard to the matter, sad they received less pay for the san klnd of work in which men are engaged A small lumber wers found to get the same pay, ard very tiny fraction of 5 number received mrfs lnoley thau men tn similar pesitinns
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The death of William H. Herndon at his country home near Springfield, Ills, March IS, 1891, removed from this busy life the man who knew Abraham Lin. coln more thoroughly and understood better the philosophy of his growth than any other person in the world. He has been compared to Boswell, the biog- rapher of Johnson, but to his disadyan- tage, for, although Boswell was a more devoted follower and more prolific chronieler, still it is no exaggeration to assert that he never studied his great master SD deeply and from so many diff ferent points of view as Herndon has sounded, tested and measured Lincoln.
 From Herndon all other biographers of Lincoln have been obliged to obtain their most substantial material. Most of them acknowledged the obligation;
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The Oldest s,nser.

Flushing, \. Y., is the homo of the oldest singer in America. His nalne is David L. Horton, and though 91 years old hls voice is in splendid condition. and he lS considered the best bass singer on LoDg Island. Mir. Horton led the ahnfoil choir in Southold for 50 years and Is locally famous as an evangelist He has devoted lis life to sacred music and song. He appeared in the opera house at Flushing tho other night and entertained large audience as the cen. srai figure in 3 children's cansssa.
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TWO scnoois or sseaver.

On the lands of Judge Russell and John Foster, on the banks of the little Niangua river, Missouri, are two schools of beaver, six in one school and eight in the other. The judge anu Mr Foster will not allow interference with the animals.
 The miter worn by the Jewish hich priest was kind of diadenl, resembling tnrban in shape. On the front was q gold plate, fastened by blue ribbon and engraved with the inscription. Holiness to the Lord. '
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Bernhardt,s aLoftx Aim.

In recent issue of Le Figaro Sarah Bernhardt says; T have been exposing 10 the public the vibrations of my soul the throhblngs of my heart, the tears oi my eyes l have willed, I have willed ardently, to reach the highest point in arr. l have not yet attained it. l have less tune to live than have already hYea, but what matters that? Every step brings me closer to my ideal. The hours that have swept by, taking with mem my youth, have left me my cour- age and my cheerfulness, for my aim remains the same and toward it am tending.
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Ensre Noas.

The Entrs Nosiis EHehre Glab was entertained last Tuesday afternoon by Miss May Meyer, at the home of her parents on WestBarraque street. The first prize was won by Mrs, S A. Rosenberg and the second by Mrs. Gus Waterman. The visitors prize was captured by Mrs Jacob Reinaeh sQd the lone hand prize was won by
 1ock helm of Little Rock. Etc
 Attachments were served and
 Aaefon highly enjoyed by all
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xnrninn nraier

In the Chapcerv court of Jefferson county Arkansas Eiias Long, Plaintiff, vs. Mary A. Leug Defendant. Tho Defendant. Mary A. Long Is warned 10 appear in this court with
 n thirty days and answer the complaint oi piaintia Elias Long Given under my hand ats lhe Seal of said conrr thus II day Of April, A. l,. lSas H A MCCOY. Clerk. 1 f5ax4N F. k. BLOOM. D C.
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ing Lo,roonl5 the favored spread is one of ehintz or eretonne ill colors to match the decorations Cotton fabrics for this purpose are ] great specially Of nphol- gte1y sections and range from 48 cents to 8I ger V rd These spreads should be lined and finished round the mattress edge with a heavy cotton cord. They may hang oyer the sides finished with > fringe or tuck ill according to fancy Very dainty youthful Led covers are ct silk CT sat3a covered with made up spreads Of lace insertion and pufings Iha roii shown is covered with one Of these fancy arranga 3aents and finished tt 5he ends with wide frills of lace and ribEon bows. Satin coycrlids in deli. cate silks, hand embroidered, are also fashionable luxbrjes
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Spring has come. and It is high time that the bievelists of the city were organizing to the end that roiiss E,.odi Tss;ss...:,s O. paths be bai!t. Secretary Mills of the tScling and Good Roads Club will soon issue Il call for q meeting and it is hoped that the wheeImen generally will attend the meeting.
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Friday afternoon the Washington Irving Literary Society of the City High school gave most interesting debate debate on the snhject Resolved that great poet need not be good man" The literary and musical program of the afternoon was ex- ceedingly meritorious.
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Probate Court was in session Fri day. at which the usual routine bus mess wns transncted.
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Therc will be dance given at the Bluff City Club next Thursday night
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THE BED ROLL.
Combinations of Drapery Which Producs Pleasing Effects In tl,e Bedchamber.

2
 Beds arc very dressy affairs these days. An object of great admiration re.. gently in a store window was a bed made up with blue silk and blue nous seline de soie The spread fell over the sides, nearly touching the floor, the bor- der ruffie being of the mousseline over the silk Ill this case there were square down pillows, instead of . roll, each fin ished with | wide rnfile Marie An toinette luce spreads over . color are sumptuons, and, when poas.5le, window curtains should match 4 combination of renaissance lace and Marie Antoinette effects produces gorgeous drapery or spread. Irish point bed sets have been selling $ low as $5. In Frenchy look
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MT. P. r. Byrd will return today from brief business trip to points in Texas.
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Mr, W. Nj. Price. tho Stuttgart reol- estate man. k registered at the Trn- lock.
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Mir. Den McCnmmon has returned home, after q business trip to Little Rock
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EaE SURE you get what you wont 1z3 when you ask fof Hoods Sarsapa- riila. Ilnequalled in NJ crit, Sales, Cures. There's no substitute for HOODS.
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TnE split in the Democratic Con. gressional party cannot De attrsba ted to the spike tail Itis perhaps to Joe Bailey's aversion to spliis that he refuses to adorn himself in q split spike tail 2
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J B Pfouts. of Thornton. i, guest of tue Trulock
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Work of improving sulphur Springs has begun. a contract has been let for the erection of hand some house to be used in connection with the hotel. and other improve ments will be made. The Springs, this summer. promise to enjoy a reat boom.
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The Simpson X Webb Furniture Co, of Little Rock. have decided to close up their branch house at this place and are offering their stock at greatly reduced prices. See their ad- vertisement of their closing out sale in this issue.
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Mr A F. MeNeil, ot Reddeld is at the Trulaek

Mir John Wheeler, . merchant of Warren, is here on business trip.
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Mir I. C. Murtaugh. q prominent merchant at Wiliamette. is q visitor to he city today.
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Election Of yestrymen.

This parish today elected the following vestrynlen of the Trinity Episcopal Church.
 Capt. F. L. Taylor. + L. Dhley, k. E. Lee. ] H. Mann. Ralph Robinson. Frank Ellis. G F. Valiant, \. B. Trulock and Day Mills.
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The whole of Pine Bluff seemed to be awheel yesterday afterno 1n.
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Mr. J. s. Mcdonnell came in rom Altheimer this morning.
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THE REAL LINCOLN
How He Appeared to Friend
 and Associate.
GENTLE HEART AND IRON WILL.
William II. nerndon's Tribute to . Noble Character Reticenee Of Lincoln Regard ing His Ancestry-An Incident of His First Presidential Campaign.
nY JESSE ". MEIk.

IJoinU Author of "Herndon's s Life of Lincoln. Copyright, 1896, by American Press Assoela tton.l
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It has hcen more than one month since fire arcurred in Pine Bluff.
 Mayor Bell VIII probably announce his appointments 10 the Council Monday night
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Friday afternoon pr. j l.. Bueh- anan, of the Arkansas Industrial University, delivered Q lecture to the pupils of the City High School which was greatly enjoyed by his hearers
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NIT. Ghas. r Wiley, of cnmmins, will arrive here today, on visit to friends.
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Yesterday at q meeting of the local Board of Fire Underw riters the following officers were elected foi the coming year: President, K. H.. NJ. Mills; Secretary. A. L. Vernon; Treasurer. W. z. Tankerslcy.
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While in little Reck Friday Mr. Ben McCammon purchased two very fine saddle animals.
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Mr. C. L. Morris. of Engand, was in the city yesterday.
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Mir. and Mrs Thnmas l,,hnson and two children, after several days visit to friends and to theY Nj C. A Convention. ltft yesterday for Little Rock.
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Dr. A. R. shelrill is Il visitor to- day.
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The Rev. 6. Pope, President of the Nillersburg Ky. College. is expected to arrive here lis evening.
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General R. " Porter. of Little Rock, is down to attend the eonven. ton and K the guest of Dr. and Ms. l. IL. Caldwell.
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Prof F L. Gatewood, of Russel. vile, passed through the city last night enrente te Dallas county to visit relatives.
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Mr. ". (. Rouudtree, who is now engaged in the mercantile business Ut Toronto, was in the city yester- day.
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Mir. W. (. Ronnttee, after pleas ant visit to Pine Bluff friends. re turned to his Toronto home Satur- day.
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The city council meets toninght, at which time Mayor Bell win name his appointees for the ensuing two Nears.
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Mir. II |. Neimeyer. Of St. Louis, President of the Neimeyer Lumbcr Company, is here on business trip
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-04
THE DREYFUS SCANDAL.
zoIa Says He Has Proof of the
Exile'S Innocence.

Paris, Dec. 81 have substantial
proof OF Dreyfus' innocence, "Xula asserts
III IN interview in the Evenement
lie shall not remain in exile. have
made his liberation my affair. The ex
plantations of Esterhazy are contemplate.
Everything accuses him. He condemned
himself by changing his style of hand
writing after the publicity of the Bor-
derau. fThe memorandum OH which
Dreyfus was convicted.)
Another article by Xola is printed in
the Figaro under the heading: "The Syn
dictate" In it Xola writes: "The yery
conception Of Hebrew syrdicote bn;,
tcen formed to buy the release of Dreyfus
and the condemnation of another in his
stead everybody knows to be nlanifestly
base. puerile and simple. 1t is worthy
of those who invented it.
"Dreyfus was condemned for treason
by IL court martial. From: that moment
lie "ecame traitor-not n man, hut AN
abstraction. EN- bodying the idea of his
murdered country, and representing rot
only present, but also past treason. 70
the obstinate mind, only mindful that
his treason might have defeated us.
ut Vhe syndicate explanation is sim
Pile enough. He Is Hebrew. The He
brews are rich and powerful, without n
out OF his difficulty by purchasing mems
conscienceS and involving all France in
the ineshes CT an atrocious conspiracy.
$50 the syndicate is formeh-a vast,
mysterious enterprise; people in masks:
large sums passed TO strangers by night
under bridges: distinguished personares
corrupted whose honesty of years is
bought at fancy prices.
These (alleged syndicate membors) are
French citizens, our equals, our brothers,
whom imbecile anti-Semition drags daily
in the dirt. An attempt was made to
crush them through Dreyfns by making
the FAINT of one the crime of tile whole
race. IL is easy to understand They
are supposed to passonately desire to
make manifest to all the innocence OF
their co-relieionists.
~ speak of them without strong feel.
ing. | neither love nor hate them For
me they are men. That suilices
The newspapers which abuse Drcyfus'
brother because he did his duty are I, dis.
grace to the press oil France.
France is no Longer France if she can
be deceived and driven TO mad raue
against an unfortunate being. who for
three years has been cxpiating, under
atrocious conditions. crime lie never
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