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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-12

K. o. GOULD, the disreputable editor of the Little Rock Tribume, has been run out of that town be- cause of his general cussedness. The Tribune was a sensational sheet, of the defunct Sesttoy Swa order, and was a constant source of strife in the City of Roses. Ia addition te his unsavory career, Gould testified for the defense in the Heard case and was the chief witness against Mrs. Heard, about whom Heard claimed to have killed s. T. Blair in cold blood. This was the last straw against Gould, and a committee ot citizens waited on him and caused him to leave town. Gould belongs to that class of editors who thrive by black-mail and blackguardism, and whose riddance is a beneficial re- lief to any community. The GRAPHIC had occasion once to characterize Gould as the skunk" of Arkansas journalism, which subsequent events have proven to be true, and it will be a source of pleasure to all decent journalists to know that Gould has been driven from the State. May he and his ilk never return.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-12

THE political pot, both State and county, F already beginning to boil, and prospective candidates for office are beginning to crop out from every corner. Don't be in hurry, gentlemen; there is plenty of time yet. While it is the early bird that catches the worm, it must also be remembered that it is always the early worm that gets caught.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-12

1t shall be unlawful for any per son to ride any bicycle at any time within the limits of the city of Pine Bluff without having attached.there- to lighted lantern or other light sufficient to be plainly seen by per sons on the streets, say our saga cious city fathers, The spectacle of Q bieyelist seorehing down the street with q headlight attached to his wheel in broad daylight will be a novel and amusing sight. But our all-wise city fathers have solemnly decreed that the bicyclists shall out shine the sun, and our city dads must not be disobeyed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-12

w. J. BRYAN proved himself a hero the other day when involved in a Kansas railroad wreck. Bryan was unhurt himself, but was espe- cially active in aiding and relieving his more unfortunate fellow pas sengers. Bryan is hero under all circumS tances.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-12

WHY should our city dads discrim- mate against the bicyclists? If tbe wheelmen and wheelwomen must carry lighted lanterns at any and all times, why not the owners and riders of other vehicles as we'll?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-12

on the contrary, would be disturb ing factor in the campaign and pre- vent the harmony which is necessa- ry for Democratic success. The com mittee acted wisely and well, for the financial question clearly has no more to do with municipal politics than the nebular hypothesis.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-12

THE Democratic general confer ence committee for Greater New York tabled resolution to reaf1irm 5tthc Chicago platform oas the grounds that the financial question has no place in a municipal contest, but,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-12

THREE days have been spent in fruitless endeavor to settle the miners strike. For the sake of the starving families of these miners, we hope the strike will be brought to speedy end.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-12

IF bicyclists must carry lighted lanters at "all times, why not other vehicles?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-12
A.. J. Mitchell.

Kissing is both delightful and sweet but mot Hike j. temperance beverages towt Cocoa Cola Dr. Pepper Oan bert Red Banana Ice Cream soda Pineapple Flip Cheese NlxeNit and anything else in and the and is sold at my stand Call and never regret it, neither will l.
 P s. My Number is POS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-12

Born Watterson aud Carlisle have sent their regrets to the Ohio Ma tional Democratic Convention.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-12
A snap to Anyone With Little Cash.

A good paying stock of general merchan- disc in & railroad town of 800 people. The stock will invoice s1,20O. Cash profits for the next four months will pay for it. Apply at once to the GRAPHIC, Pine Bluff, Ark. 5 d&w tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-12
THE BILL.

Be by General Assembly of the State Arkans IF session. that It misfortune not fault greatest odate confectoner in the cy of Pine Buf county, Arkansas,
The morning times., 1897-02-26
4 BROOKLYS MANS SUICIDE.
George a. Kraft Took Two Bottles
OF fPoison to Escape Despair

Baltimore, Feb. 25.-George A Kraft,
OF no. TS4 Flathush avenue, Brooklyn, n.
Y, committed suicide here this morning.
His dead body was found at the corner
of Charles and Twenty sixth streets. In
the pockets OF his clothing were found a
humber OF books and papers indicating
that he was engaged in the insurance busi-
ness. 7 he following letter was also
found
ITO whom it may concern-It seems
pretty hard to kill me. / took two bottles
of laudanum last night but it only made
me sick. II this dose don't do it, then
l Will give it up, and it must he Gods
will that / shall not die yet. Possibly
He has more misery and despair in store
for me ere l depart from this earth. May
God and everybody forgive me, as | re-
pent OF my sins
(SignedJ GEORGE A. KRA IT"
a pawn ticket showed that Kraft had
pawned his overcoat yesterday. No money
nor iewelry, except sleeve buttons were
found on the dead person
Cornoner Buddenbohn decided that it was
a clear case OF suicide and no inquest W as
held. The body was sent TO the morgue.
The morning times., 1897-02-26
stick TO the yellow Jack.

The authorities at the Treasury De
p3rtment either are guilty OF rather
small kind OF hypocrisy, or else they
intend to be jocular. The Fifteenth street
facade e of the classical pile has been
much decorated in preparation for and
in honor - the approaching inauguration.
The color scheme used on this occasion is
yellow and white, supposedly to typify
goid. which fraudulently has been made
the sole ultimate money Of the country.
and silver. which has been demonetized
10y the same crime that elevated the
other.
Why the Treasury Department should
display the silver color on its front at
all is past understanding Presumably
the idea is to convey an impression that
its present organization and Iolicy, those
of the coming administration. or per
baps both, are or win be bimetaIIic in
their natures. That is 4 piece OF farce
comedy that we should rot have expected
Mr. Carlisle to allow.
on the DAY that these bimetalic cnlbIems
were placed on the Treasury the orga aniza-
I oncDmmittee of the National ) ound Money
League met in New York and proceeded to
formulate a constitution for tie society
Among other things proposed to lie in
corporated, section Teciting that 1.-The
new nat =onal adminiSt ration, having re
ccived tie mandate of the naticn to main
tain tie gold standard 10y every means in
its power, etc. was fully approved of,
but finally was omitted for prudential
reasons All the same the fIaementaTy ut
terance Quoted represents the position OF
tie whole single gold standard clique that
las controlled the Cleveland administra-
tior. and which elected Mr. Mckinley
ond VIII control his
IL is quite foolish TO attempt eIossing
overthe rock lotion fact of British dictated
gold Inonorietallism in the case of either
Tie EyFocriticaI white bimetaIIic mask
VIII not conceal the hue OF disinfect the
fumes of the deadly yellow fever face be-
hind it.
GOid m"nometallism could not be honest
in any sense of the term, tut it might
as well be frank in the present connection
Then let it stand by its flag: let it toist
tie Yellow Jack and nail the foul emblem
TO the mast. Hypocrisy does not white
wash: it only aegravates crime.
The morning times., 1897-02-26
Strangers Now

1t is much in MT. Hanna S faN or that the
New York World cannot commend his ap-
continent to the Senate. 1T is the outcome
Of a complicated political dicker," says the
World. which unhappily involvesthe Presi-
dent-elect himself
How many weeks ago was it that the
World was Iaboring with all the might
of pen and purse to confirm Mr. Hanna
inthe great reputat ionhe now enjoys? With
what YiruienCe and malice did this eTStwhtIe
Democratic newspaper attack the Demo-
crat national candidates in the interest OF
the gentleman whom Mr. Hanna wished
elected to tie Presidency! There was then
no question of leaning or craftsmanship
on tie part Of the Republican chairman,
no suggestion that the man ne fought for
was rot the eject Of the American people.
Hanna's solitary claim upcn attention
was rot then that he Lad raised and was
disbursing "a gigantic corruption fund for
the debauchment Of mericanp politics" He
was performing a patriotic duty, and ell
grace and goodness went with him.
1t is different now. but who has chan ged?
Not Hanna.
The morning times., 1897-02-26
VIRGINIA Y. NJ. C.. A
State Convention at Petersburg
Hears FIattering Reports.

Petersburg, Va, Feb. 25.-For the first
time since February. 1888, the state con
vention OF the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION Convened here this morning. at
9 o'clock. meeting in the Tahb Street
Presbyterian Church. This is the twenty
first annual session of this body and there
is a large attendance OF delegates
The convention was called to order at
$50 O'Clock by the president, R VI
Smith, OF Richmond After dfsposing of
some routine business the nominating com
mittee presented their report, in which
the following were named as Off
GERS OF the convention. President. j
A. Alexander, OF Staunton;vicc-pr presidents,
E F. Shiffey of Lynchburg. Cochran Pres
ton OF Hampdeu and Sidney Y. Robinett
OF Crewe; secretary. W R Haight of
Manchester: assistant secreta ries. Henry
Pfeifer Of Randolph Macon College and
John E. Harris OF William and Mary
College. The report was adopted
The address OF welcome to the delegates
was delivered by Rev j. W ROsebro,
d. d, pastor OF Tabb street church The
convention was addressed by Rev c. ]
schofield OF Nouhfield Mass, who spoke
on the subject. The Personal Relation
ship OF the Holy Spirit"
The review Of the field was then taken
up by State Secretary Coulter Increases
in membership were shown b y the asSocia-
tionat the following places: Richmond. 1913;
Norfolk, 22O; Radford, $50; Shendu-
dOah, 25; Roanoke Railroad Branch, COO;
Blueneld, 200; Clifton Forge, 40; Hamp-
ton. 10; Crewe, 10; Petersburg, IT5.
Improvements in Buildings and new build
ings were reported in Petersburg. Roam Ike,
Richmond, and Shenandoah. Portsmouth,
BIacksburG. and Blue field reported a
handsome building fund.
Mr.. W I. McNair, of the University of
Virginia, gave an address on How TO De-
veIop Practi cal and Progressive Bible
Study
Tonight there was song service, which
was followed by the presentation Of the
annual report OF the State executive com
Tuittee, An address on ''Watchword For
the Year was. delivered by Rev. George
Cooper, d. D., pastor of the First Ba ptist
Church, Richmond
The morning times., 1897-02-26

Some OF the Independent newspapers
have been inclined TO make fun of the
appointment Of Gen. Russell Alexander
Alger to be Secretary OF War; but we have
not. Gen. Alger is a self-made million
aire, who has known what the bitter pinch
Of poverty is. His family life is ideally
happy. He is one OF the leading living
volunteer soldiers OF the late civil war.
He is gentleman, and we wish him a
successful career in the War Department.
We read that he is even now on his way
to Washington: and this fact suggests TO
US the propriety OF these few congrat-
ulatory remarks. Perhaps this country
will find itself involved in a war with
Spain before long. In that event, we
fancy that Gen. Algcr would be found to
be the head OF an important department,
experienced, brave, pugnacious.
The morning times., 1897-02-26

they have excited no American feeling, no
indignation, no attempt at rescue, in that
quarter; that they have resulted only in
redoubled efforts to muzzle American SYM
pathy, to suppress inconvenient Legislative
action. and To- increase the force of the
administrators active friendship and
naval assistance to Spain.
Does Congress think the American people
viii longer permit this infamy? Does 1t
not know that day OF terrible reckoning
is at hand if it does not fulfill its trust?
Not only a single derelict department OF
the government i s on trial before the bar
of an aroused and righteously angered
Nation! If the Congress folds its hands
and allows these diabolical horrors to
continue day; If the power OF this gov
ernment S not quickly hurled upon these
devlish butchers of Spain, the blood Of
the Gripping american victims, past, pre- sent,
and future will one day be required at the
hands of Senators and Members as well
as Secretaries Of state.
The morning times., 1897-02-26
The Weather To-day
Friendly Counsel.

We feel impelled this morning and doubt
less we shall feel impelled frequently Of
morning during the next few ntonthsi to
give Hon William Mckinley a small but
valuable piece OF advice. He may not al
WAYS require this advice in his business, but,
as it VIII always bc offered gratis and re-
spectfully. we can see no harm in the Gus
tom. even if should become a fixed habit
with US
Here comes the announcement that he
sees no harm in the appointment of near
relatives Of his to public office This may
not be true, or it may he premature.
Whether it is true or not, our word Of ad-
wee TO Mr.. Mckinley is this: Stand off
your relatives somehow. Every free Amcri-
can citizen has a perfect right to seek Of
flee, ma jor. and doubtless many OF your
relatives are honest, able and faithful 10
the Constitution. But in this al important
matter OF distributing offices properly en-
courage them TO keep away from you. If
you appoint them, there is likely TO be more
or less scandal-or gossip, rather-anI sos-
sip OF an unpleasant nature Moreover, If
you appoint them, there Will be fewer Of
fices for others-others who have made
large campaig gn contributions. possibly, and
who ca n he disposed OF less easily
And here is d word Of advice also TO all
OF the Mckinley relatives who happen to
subscribe to The Times. or whose thought
full friends happen to mail them marked
copies Of it: Keep away from Mr.. McKiIl
Ieg Hustle for yourselves somehow. Hold
Your heads in the air and otherwise be
proud Of your distinguished kinsman, but
don solicit him for office. He has troubles
OF his own: and others besides yourselves
can doubtless Toe found who might be IN
duced to accept these places which You are
inclined to seek.
The morning times., 1897-02-26
CAPTAIN LEMONS ESTATE
Petitions Filed by Executors for
Confirmation of Action.
Sale of the National Tribune aud the
American Farmer for
$4,000 Each.

Seven petitions were filed yesterday
afternoon in the prohzte court by Judge
Jere NJ. Wilson and Charles F. Bell, as
president of the American Security and
Trust Company, who are the executors Of
the Will OF the late Capt George L. Lemon
All of the papers We're requests leading
up to a settlement of the estate
The Will OF Capt. Lemon directed that
the two papers he published be sold at
his death. The papers are the National
Tribune, G A. K. periodical, published
in this city, and the American Farmer,
issued in New York. The executors
represented that they had found pur-
chaSers OF both papers in Messrs Robert
w. ShoppelI, John McElroy, and Byron
Andrews. An offer of So 900 in cash
was made by the firm and accepted by the
executors. The court was asked TO con
firm the sale.
The patent business conducted by Capt.
Lemon was transferred 10 Eugene W.
Johnson, WHO had conducted II while Capt
Lemon was alive and the court was ask II
TO confirm this sale. Mr. johnson paid
5000 for the business. and agreed to
relinquish a claim of $3Oo against the
Lemon estate
The executors announced that an offer
OF 81 ,3S7 had been made To- them by
James s Lemon and Emma NJ Lewis for
the furniture i'll che suite Of roOuIS occupied
by Capt. Lemon at the Shoreham. and
asked the courts consent 10 close the
bargain. An aggregate sum OF 81 .S19
has been offered for the horses and car
riages OF the estate. the ex ecutOrs said.
The prospective purchasers are Mrs. Eutfua
II Lewis, Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker, and
James S Lemon. respectively. The hotel
mana cement made a lid OF S571.JO for
the gas fixtures mantcis, and baths which
Capt. Lemon put in his apartmcnts son
sent was asked to make both OF the latter
sales
The morning times., 1897-02-26
FASTEST AFLOAT.
Torpedo Boat No VIII Be in Wash
lDgton Today.

Norfolk, va. Feb. 25.-Torpedo boat
No. 6 arrived here tonight at O'Clock,
after remarkable run Of eleven hours and
fifty minutes between Sandy Hook and
Cape Henry. She used only two-thirds
power and a steam pressure of l3o pounds.
Thick weather was encountered, but. de-
spite this, and deranged compaSSes, the
vessel maintained an average speed OF
twenty-three knots at sea. Her progress
through New York Bay and Hampton Roads
was necessarily slow.
She will leave the Norfolk navy yard
at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning and pro-
ceed to Washington, after coaling at
Lambert's Point.
The morning times., 1897-02-26
STEAMER CAMBRIA LOST.
Assyrian Reports Picking Her Up
and Losing Her Again.

Halifax, n s., Feb. 25.-The Allan Line
steamer Assyrian, which arrived this morn
Ing from Glasgow and Liverpool, reports
that she picked up the disabled British
steamer Cambria, from London for New
York. on the morning Of February 1G. IN
lat. 1874, long. 1926. The towline broke
that evening and again during the storm
of the 7th. After the hawser parted the
second time the ASsyrian lost sight Of he
Cambria, and though she searched for her
three days she could not find her. When
last seen the Cambria was rolling heavily
in the trough OF the sea, with her rails
under water 1t was night and very dark
at the time.
The morning times., 1897-02-26
Very Likely
(From the Boston Herald1
The Hub is great place for the wheel
We Cannot.


To the Editor of The Times:
In passing the east front or the Capitol
today ! saw wurkmen engaged on the
stand being erected for the inaugural
ceremonies, and what puzzled me was.
wny they should build il on the uoTth
side of the central entrance. the time
bonored place for this great public event?
The central approach to the Capitol az
forris Il better view To the many tEOu-
sands who gather there to see the ceTe
monies. ! am told that the function is
Senatorial one, and that the House uf
Representatives is not recognized at all -
that they are not in it, and that the
Senate, wishing TO sustain their dignity,
and at the same time impress the House
with that idea, decided to change the
old place to the Senate side OF the Cap
itol, and as far as possible from the
noisy and undignified House end It
looks funny to me, indeed it seems child
ish. unless there is some impoTtant reason
for this change. There may be some
diplomatic reason. Can The Times On
lighten the public why this charge has
hacn nade9 M
The morning times., 1897-02-26

road managers cannot control; and equally
there cannot be Postoffice Committee
OF either branch OF Congress, OF whole
Congress-, for that matter, which the rail.
mission may therefore look into the mat
ter OF everchargcs for mail transporta-
ton, but that is all. The charges are I'M
queStionably too high. But, as we have
hintcd, however much the executive head
Of the Postoffice Department may desire
TO remedy this evil, may desire to make
his contracts on the basis of real cornpeti-
ton, he is powerless by reason Of the po-
litical and business conditions surround
ing him So of Postorlice Committee
either Of the Senate or tie House. And so
OF the Senate and the House themselves,
if the issue is ever by any nischance
brought upon the floors OF Congress.
The railroads know who their friends
are in the White House and in the Pcstof-
flee Department Often President, ana
especially often a Postmaster General, is
their creature-sometimcs without his
knowing it, of course. The Postoffice Com
mittees are made up with special refer
ence to doing certain things and to omit
ting to do certain things. The railroads
control all this, and it is one of the impor-
tant branches of their business. We wish
the commission Wei. We hope lt will send
for persons and papers and kick up a
rumpuS generally, full details of which
may appear in the newspapers. But we
doubt if anything will ever come OF it all,
The morning times., 1897-02-26
Managed by the Railroads.

1t appears that S5O, 900 is TO be devoted
Go paying the expenses Of the commission
provided in the Postoffice appropriation
bin to investigate the cost OF the railroad
transportation of mails If the money is
spent, II will doubtless give somebody
something to do, whether IL is originally
earned or not. While we believe in sup
porting all possible endeavors to improve
the postal facilities OF the country, how
ever, we hardly see how anything signif-
icant, or anything at all, can come of
this particular effort.
The Postoffice Department pays the
railroads high prices for the transportation
of the mails. because the railroads want
&c and require ii TO do so. There cannot
be Postmaster General whom the rail
The morning times., 1897-02-26
The Amoosin' Barrett

Representative Barrett, OF Massachusetts,
went to Speaker Reed yesterday and said
that altt Ough a great deal of pl lesSuTe had
been brought to bear on HIM TO be Z Candi-
date for the SpeakeIship III the next Con
gress he should bot stand IN Reeds way
Il think you are an efficient Speaker he
said, ''and there is 10 reason why you
should rot bc Se-elected, so l have dis
oouIaged my friends who have asked Il.e
10 stand against YOU"
Reedthanked the youngman and refrained
from smiling
The morning times., 1897-02-26
Napoleon's Prediction.
(FIom the New York SUM

II IUIIl IIt NtW TOT \ SUM
\ Post oman smiled the other day as he
quoted the prediction which Napoleon made
aUout the time of hisoverthrow at Waterloo,
that lin fifty years all Europe would he
either republican or Cossack.
France and the ossack ale friends. even
though France is now republican. All the
crowned heads in Europe spend most OF
their time in watching the CosSack. Tie
Turk knows him; the Greek, Roumanian,
Austrian, Italian, German and Lord Sails
bury, are very much interested in him at
this moment. In Europe, at the end of
our century, the biggest man alive is
Napoleon's CosSack
The morning times., 1897-02-26
ADMITS ITS INSOLVENCY.
Allegations in Suit Not Denied by
Railroad Company

Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 25.-The Central
Trust Company, of New York, filed q
petition in the United States court today,
asking for receiver for the Columbus,
Hooking Valley and Toledo Railway Com
pany. In it's petition it alleges that there
will be due, in the next thirty days,
S29O,000 as interest on the company s
bonds, TO pay which there is no none Y
in the company's possession
The company filed its answer mt once,
admitting all the allegations of the petition
to be true, indicating that the suits brought
with an understanding between the parties.
The morning times., 1897-02-26
Blaze in Norfolk Cotton Warehouse

Norfolk, Va, Feb. 25.-Fire broke out
this morning at 10 O'Clock in the cotton
warehouses of l. B Lee 6 Co. and Jones,
Son g. Co, and, although the department
was assisted by four fire tugs, three hours
hard work was necessary to subdue the
flames. The damage to the building is
81 500; fully insured. The stock is valued
at about $40. 900, and the extent of the
damage thereto cannot be ascertained un-
til the smouldcring cotton is removed It
is insured fully, however.
Tonight at 8 O'Clock the fire again broke
out, but was soon subdued.
The morning times., 1897-02-26

I'VE Kcntuckians heard that Ma jcr Nc
Kinley was ill.," said Gov. Bradley at Can
ton the other day, and came up 10 see
about it" The governor spoke by the
card. We wonder that in his anxiety he did
not depopulate his State.
The morning times., 1897-02-26
Two Hanged in One Hour,

Pine Bluff, Ark, Feb. 26.-Two colored
men were hanged on the scaffold here to-
day. At 1:16 the trap was sprung first
and Robert Cox was swung into eternity
for the crime of criminal assault. He went
t. his death coolly and made no statement.
Al 30 Jim Davis was hanged for the nlur
der of Lawrence William, hoy. He re-
fused spiritual assistance, and made brief
speech on the gallows, in which he said he
was ruled by the devil