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Middletown transcript., 1897-12-25
CHERIFFS SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF
- writ of Levari Facias, to me directed, will
be exposed to public sale at the Court House
on Market street between Tenth. and Elev-
enth streets, in the city of Wilmington,
county of New Castle and State OF Delaware.
ON THURSDAY.
THE 9Th DAY OF JANUARY. 1898,
at 2 o'clock o. m.

dt OCkOCk p Ulsk..
the following described real estate, viz:
All that certain lot of land with brick
dwelling house thereon erected, situate, lying
and being in the city of Wilmington afore-
said, bounded and described as follows, that
is to say:
Beginning on the westerly side OF West
street between Fifth aLd Sixth streets. at the
distance of 40 feet from the moi therly side Of
Fifth street; thence running westerly parallel
with Fifth street l22 feet to the easterly side
of Willing street, Ia street % feet wide, laid
out for the use and benefit OF all the lots
bounding thereon on the square }: thence
with the said side Of Willing street, northeriy
parallel with West street 70 feet to a stake;
thence easterly parallel with fifth street I22
feet to the said side of West street, and thence
Herewith southefiy 20 feet to the place OF be-
ginning be the contents thereof what they
may.
Seized and taken in execution as the prop
erfy OF John L. Pierson and Sarah NJ. Pierson.
and t. It's and to be sold by
WILLIAM r. FLINN, Sheriff
Sherifrs Office, Wilmington, Delaware, De-
cember Is, 1897.
Middletown transcript., 1897-12-25

rs Women Wanted 81 Iss t,sssI sSs;l
fion With old established frm. Permanent
Pays so 4 month ana all expenses
P.W. zrEeIEa 3 CO., 225 LOCUST st. Pa.
Middletown transcript., 1897-12-25

Every year it has to be repeated: If you
want every ones Christmas to be good
one, pay your bills nowl Pay the small bills.
The small creditors are generally the ones
less able to get along without collecting
their outstanding accounts, and how can
they fill their children's stockings or pro-
vide any part of the modest feast they long
to spread on Christmas day unless that
which is due them is paid. 1t takes time
as well as money. so do not leave settling
the small accounts until you have spent all
your money to give to friends, perhaps al
ready gorged with gifts. Do it to-day. for
it is the small streams that set the large
ones going. Queenstown News.
I'm view of the remarkable accuracy of
Weather Prophet Hicks in forecasting
weather conditions. his prophecy for JAM
uary is here given. Inregard to the come
ing month Hicks says: "A Mars period
holds over from December. 1897, extending
to the middle of the month. As rule,
the kind of weather prevailing during the
early part Of Mars period will be charac-
teristic OF the weather throughout his per-
iod. A vulcan storm period is central on
the Sd, covering Isl to 9th. Southerly winds
and warmer weather ending in storms Of
rain and snow central about Sd to 9th. Cold
wave win rush southwark over most of the
country on or about the fun moon on the
7th. Rain and snow win touch many points
about 9th and 10th. Much colder about
llth to 18Th. Regular storm period with
tendency to rain or snow from IA to 18th.
Heavy winter gales about 18th and lsth
a dangerous cold wave win spread over
most Of the country on abont The 22d. The
south win not BE- exempt Storms Of marked
extent between the 25th and 18th
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A CANNON WILL BOOM.
The Big Gun VIII Be Brought
From Memphis

The firing Of a big cannon will
start the trades parade in this city
on August31
Through the kindness of Capt. Ed
Rowland, the big gun was secured
for the occasion in Memphis and will
be brought to Pine Bluff via the
Arkansas Packet Company's steamer
free OF charge.
The booming of the big Gun will
sound through the city and sur
rounding country, and we hope will
wake our people mp to a business
activity. Capt. Rowland is ever
ready 70 help our citizens, and they
are under many obligation to him
for services which he has in years
past conferred on our town
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OLD PROSPECTORS ALARMED
Fear Famine In the Klondike
Region on Account of Reck-
lessness.

DYEA, ALASKA, VIA SEATTLE
August 1.-THE British steamers
Island and Gees arrived with about
500 prospectors, which increased the
number of Dyea and Skag uay trails
to fully 1900. Late reports say
that the Skaguay route is open to
to the lakes, but the road is very
soft. There are 200 or 300 horses
on the trail and they will soon tramp
It's road in a deplorable condition.
The probability of one man ia ten
reaching Klondike is remote. Oh
Alaska prospectors, Gsome of whom
have wintered in Yukon aad know
what to expect, are becoming
frightened and turning back for fear
of a famine on account Of 50 many
men rushing headlong to the mines
without enough provisions to last
them two months.
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CIGARETTE PRIZES.
A Modified Order by the Conn
missioner of internal
Revenue.

The COLLECTOR of internal revenue
has received instructions 'by which
department circular No. 1906, inter-
nal revenue No ~, is revised and
modified as follows.
An Of the paragraphs commenc.
ing on page on and reading as fol-
lows.
GAN packages Of smoking tobacco,
fine-cut chewing tobacco, or cigar
cites, containing articles prohibited
as above, OF having such articles at
tached or connected herewith, or
advertising any promise or offer Of
gift, premium, reward or prize, con
trary TO provisions above set forth,
are subject to seizure, if found to
have been removed from the factory
and put on the market after this
date, is hereby revoked and the fol-
lowing substituted:
All violations Of the last para
graph of section 10 Of the act Of July
"A, 1897, with reference 70 packing
foreign matter inside Of statuary
packages, and marking or printing
offers of reward as inducements for
sale, etc, upon the inside, vii! be
referred to the commissioner for
instructions.
The right Of the office to make
seizure for violations Of the para
graph referred to having been ques-
toned, seizure will not be made un.
less ordered by the commissioner oil
revenue office.
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WILL DEFY WILLIAMS.
Leedy Says His Prerogatives Are
Being Infringed Upon

Gov John w Leedy, OF Kansas
was in Kansas City for few hours
Sunday afternoon, says the World.
Relative to the Injunction issued by
the Federal court, which, it is be-
lieyed, the Kansas State authorities
will defy, the governor said:
"Judge Williams was temporarily
filling the place of the Federal judge
whose Jurisdiction is Kansas, and he
chose to issue the Injunction from
Colorado Springs without giving the
State a hearing. | will not consent
to the infringement upon the prero-
gatiyes of our officials. We feel able
TO enforce our own laws. The Fed
eral courts have been in the habit Of
lodging questions, but we shall
force this matter through to an
issue"
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rnaelnatlne John bright.

Sir Wemyss Reid gives some interest
ing "reminiscences of John Bright in
CasseIls Magazine, The great Liberal
leader often sat in an old fashioned
armchair in the Reform club. lie de-
lighted in talk and was fond of repeat
ing poetry. On one occasion he began
to talk to Sir Wemyss about his favorite
hymns, and as he warmed to his subject
he repeated some of them. 1t was a
strange subject, perhaps, for club
smoking room, but it was still stranger
to observe that as he spoke with that
wonderful voice Of his the other men in
the room first looked up and began to
listen, and then, as though drawn by
an irresistible spell, drew nearer to
him, until before long he had them all
sitting round him i'll circle enjoying
that music Of the human speed" of
which above all living men he was
master John Bright reoiting hymns In
club smoking room There" ex-
claims Sir Wemyse, is a picture for an
artist if he only knows how to treat it, F"
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FnneraI Of CanoEas.

MAuFtp, Aug. 10.-The body OF the
Spanish statesman, Senior GanoEas
Del Castillo, will arrive here Nednes-
day morning accompanied by his
widow, the minister for the colonies,
Senior Cos Gayon. and the chief ma
iordemo, the Duke Of Sotomayor.
representing the queen regent. The
pallbcarsrs viii be an aeademician
admiral, president OF the senate, a
Knight OF the Golden Fleece, and
Marshal MARTINEZ De Campos. The
interment will take place in the Pan
theon. Funeral services win take
place simultaneously in the churches
throughout the country, and official
mourning will last three days.
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NO19
a Surprise Party.

one 81 the most enjoyable affairs
OF the season, was the surprise party
given in honor 81 Miss Mable Frank.
Of Little Rock at the residence Of
her sister, Mrs Jake Katzenstein. Of
whom she is the guest
A large crowd OF young peoplemet
at the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. Mo.
HAM, each little escort carrying his
young lody basket which was flied
with refreshments.
At eight o'clock they started for
the Katzenstein residence, and after
reaching there found the little lady
absent. She was visiting neighbor
but was sent for and when she walk
SCI into the house, the Jolly crowd
yelled sSurprise!'
Dancing was INDUCED in on the
beautiful lawn after which thecrowd
was ushered into the large dining
room where the refreshments were
taken from the baskets and q fine re-
past was enjoyed.
It was a very early hour when the
guests departed. Miss Mable is a
a charming and accomplished young
lady, Il very interesting talker and It
was proven by her last night that
she is no stranger 70 the elegant
treatment she was therecipient of. A
more enjoyable time was never had
by the participants,
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selection of a jury. | took them as
they came The jury was composed
entirely of colored men. We pro-
ceded with the trial and the jury
returned verdict of guilty I, of
course, thought nothing more of it.
Finally an old negro man walked up
and said to me; How much will It
take to pay this boys fine and cost?
Why, old man what do you want to
know this for2 What interest
have you in this boy?
he is guilty and the jury has so de-
cided, in his ease were you not one
Of the jury? Yes, said he, all
that is true, and I believe that boy
is guilty, but Mr.. Taylor, this boy
is my son and I want to pay bis fine.
What, said I, have you gone into
the jury box and CONVICTED your
own son. Why did you do it? Be
cause I believe that he was guilty.
Well, said I, old man, though your
boy has been convicted, for this eyi-
dence Of integrity on HyoQr part,
your boy shall not stand convicted.
I will see that that verdict shall be
set aside and your son shall go free.
This [ did. My hearers, said he,
This old colored man had built
around himself monument Of in
tegrity; this each Of you can do.
When the speaker had closed and
as he walked down the isle to the
door the prolonged applause was
felt like lifting him upon strong
arms and carrying him in triumph
to his home.
During this morning there was
nothing done, except by committee
further than to receive the annual
reports Of the grand treasurer and
grand secretary which reports show
ed the conditions set forth above.
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THE ROE BARBECUE,
An Immense Crowd Enjoyed
the Affair Which Was
Grand Suecess.

1t is said that fully 5000 people
were present at the grand barbecue
which took place at Roe, Wednesday.
The barbecue was one Of the
greatest that ever occurred in this
and the meat was cooked to a
turn, and was most plentiful.
Mr.. NJ. Holland, of this city, was
present, and he states that he in
terviewed there many people
about their coming to Pine Bluff to
the Trades Parade on August Dist,
and says that fully eco people from
up the Cotton Belt, between Brink
ley and this city, will be our guests
on this occasion.
Everybody must exert themselves
to make these visitors, and all
others, have good time. The free,
dom of the city will be tendered
them, and every courtesy will be ex-
tended. Pine Bluff already bas a
reputation for the hospitality Of her
people, and on August3lst we must,
by all means, sustain this reputa-
fiOn
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G0L03EO HAS0NS.
THE SECOND DAYS SESSION
HELD II THIS CITY.
Exercises at St. PauTs Church, at
Which Hon. S. NJ. Taylor
Delivers an Address.

Tuesday afternoon S session Of the
Masonic Grand Lodge, colored, was
opened after the announcement Of
the standing committees, in listen
ing to the reading Of the Grand
Masters address. This document is
rather a lengthy one and contains a
complete history of the year S work
10y the subordinate lodges. The re
port shows that 100 lodges collected
the sum OF $14 954.35. and paid cut
for lodge purposes So, 295.67, leav-
ing a balance in the treasure Of the
subordinate lodges 53, 8I6.26. The
Grand Lodge has a benefit depart
ment known as the Masonic Benefit
Association.
Each Master Mason in good stand
ing is member Of the department..
They pay ar assessment OF 81 per
year This is payable quarterly in
one dollar installments. At the
death of each member in good stand
ing in his lodge and the M. b. A.,
his beneficiary receives within sixty
days thereafter $200 This depart
ment has been in successful opera
ton for several years, and paid out
in the past year IN such endowments
the sum Of nearly $4,000.
The Grand Lodge adjourned Its
meeting OF Tuesday night to St.
Paul's Baptist Church, where a very
elaborate program was rendered
under the auspices Of the committee
of which Mr., James Jones is chair
man. The feature of this meeting
was an address delivered by Hon. S.
Ne. Taylor, Of this city, eX-Prosecut
ing Attorney Of this district. This
address was a rhetorical gem. One
less proud Of the many educatona
advantages given the colored people
Of his city might have been less
mindful of his syntax ii
addressing colored audience
than was Mr.. Taylor. His wei
worded sentences were driven home
to the dullest, and We're received
with gladness by the more capable
who could Justly appreciate the clio
Quence and sound advice Of the dis
tinguished speaker He paid many
eloquent tributes to the fidelity 0
the cid slave negro Said he,
shall never forget the time when M
father and older brothers left GU
home and went to the war, and how
our slaves stood guard at our doc
and protected my mother and ne
dear ones from HARM shall expec
| when I reach that place where tht
golden crown awaits those who shall
be worthy to wear it, to meet Uncl
Nose and John and all those goof
people who protected US. Again
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The 0ratorical Association.

The Pine Bluff Nratorioal Asso.
ciatioa held itsregular meeting Mon
day night at the Merrill Institute.
A debate was the feature Of the
evening. The subject being 10
Great Men Make Circumstances or
Do Circumstances Make Great
Menu"
The affirmative was well handled
by Messrs. Geo. S. Valiant and
Percy Meyer, who were decided by
the Judge as the victors Of the con
test. Both sides put forth fine ar
guments. The negative was de,
Tended by Messrs. Kemp Toney and
Alex Rowel.
The new officers were sworn in.
They are as follows President,
Kemp Toneyi vice-President, John
Alexander; Secretary, Ben j. Al
thtimel; Treasurer, Alex RoweIii
Critic, Beno Altheimer; Sergeant
alarms, o. K. Wormack,
After the installation Of officers
Mr.. John Alexander rendered a fine
GRAFTON,
The Association requests the
GRAPHIC to invite thepublic to then
entertainments every Monday night
in their rooms in the Merrill Insti
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Shannon Your Pencil.

Mr.. S. A. Rosenberg, the up-to-
date news, cigar and stationery
dealer, has novelty in pencil shar
peners.
The machine is fastened to a eoun-
ter in his establishment, and is for
the use of his customers who may
desire to sharpen their lead pencils.
The machine does splendid work
and you only have to turn crank.
By-the-way, Mr.. Rosenberg car
ries a very large stock Of lead pen
ellis Of all kinds, which he sells at
reasonable terms.
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WILL HOLD
THE "NIGGER''
4 LOG CHAIN AROUND THE
NEGROES FEET ASSURES
THE FACT.
How Mr.. Perdue Holds a
Bonded COlOred
Servant.

There was considerable excitement
on Pine street this afternoon, and
cries coming from the lips of some
human being in distress attracted a
crowd in front of the store of A.
Perdue & Co.
A GRAPHIC reporter heard Of the
excitement and hurried to the scene.
He entered the store and found Mr.
\ , Perdue and his sou, John, greatly
excited, while in the rear of the
building, mourning bitterly, was a
half grown negro boy seated on a
barrel with heavy chains locked
about his ankles.
The reporter learned that the boy,
Nancy Williams by name, and aged
u years, has been bound over to Mr.
Perdue for term OF Aye years by his
parents. The negro says that he
did not get enough to eat and was
not treated property SO heran away.
Mr.. Perdue captured him today and
is holding him in bondage by means
of chains. The boy is hemoaning his
fate. Mr.. Perdue undoubtedly, has
the law ON his side, but all the labor
that he gets from the colored boy
will have to be forced from him by
means of the lash, and that looks
some what cruel these enlightened
days when slavery isl a thing Of the
past.
AS a measure to stop the boy from
crying about his chains, Mr.. Perdue
administered thrashing with a
board.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-14
STRIKERS ARE LOSING
A FULL FORCE OF MEN WENT
INTO THE MINES AT
PLUM CREEK TODAY
One Company Has Scheme Under
Consideration Copied After
Wanamaker System.

PIrrsnURa, August 1.-THE Oak
Hill miners, whose wages were with
held by the DeArmit Company yes
terday, because they had struck,
met at Newton last night aud, af-
ter denouneing the eompany's ac-
ton, formally declared strike at
Oak Hill on, and decided 10 remain
olt until the list price is paid.
At Plum Greek the force was IN
creased. The full quote Of 285 men
went in before o'clock, aud De
Armits are iubilant
There is story being discussed
about the mines, and on the street
corners in Pfttsburg. that the New
York Gas Coal Company has under
consideration a plan for sharing the
profits annually with the miners.
The plan will not be put into effect
however, until the strike is over,
and those claiming to have knowI-
edge of the purpose of the company
say t is copied after the system IN
force in Wanamaker's stores in New
York and Philadelphia and other
large retail establishments in the
East.
Several threatening letters have
been received by President DeArmit
recently, hesays, menacing him per
sonally and others Of the company.
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WHEN MAaIA JANE Is MAYOR.

When Maria Jane's elected to the mayoralty
chair
Thefe'H BIO MANY wrongs corrected that are
now apparent there.
The Sidewalks viii be carpeted the streets
swept thrice day,
The alleys lie az fragrant as folds Of new.
moAp hay
What with parties and receptions and oeca
sonalY ball
There viii he transformation around the
city hall,
And each gard IN the city will be represented
then
BY lovely alderwomen, and not horrid alder.
men.
When Maria Jane is mayor, none but ladies'
will Of course,
Be appointed momberao of the city police force,
And in their blo0mer uniforms they II look 50
very sweet
The gang to be arrested will consider it u
treat.
The stores will be compelled to have bargain
sale each day
And for chewing gum and soda you win not
be asked TO pay.
Oh, great reforms viii be projected All the
wrongs viii be corrected,
Whom Marin james elected 60 The mayoralty
chair
William West IN Chicago Record.
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DIED.

YoUNG-In Pine Bluff, Ark, August
II 1897, the infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley Young. The remains
were carried to Texarkana for inter-
ment today.
The bereaved parents have the
sympathy of their many friends.
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TWO YEARS OF LABOR RE
WARDED THIS MORNING BY
A VALUABLE DISCOVERY
WEALTH UNCOVERED.
Success Crown the Efforts of the
Pearl Mining Company in
Searching for Lost
Treasure.

There was a small edition of the
Kiondike excitement on the streets
this afternoon when it became
known that the famous Spanish
mines, which have existed for years
largely in the traditions and the
hopes Of sanguine fortune-seekers,
had been discovered this morning.
There seems to be no doubt about it,
and the labor and patience of years
is to be rewarded at last. For the
past two years the Pearl Silver
Mining Company, composed of Ben
S. Thalheimer, Fl. FL, Bottaken and
VIM. r. Duley, have been engaged
in searching for the hidden mine,
and have sunk several thousand
in the effort. For the past two
years there has scarcely been ce-
session of work. Considerable
silver bearing quartz was taken
from the shaft, about five miles
southwest of Little Rock. Traces
of gold we're also found but none of
the precious metal was found in
quantities sufficient to justify work
ing the ore. After going down
sixty-two feet, the miners began
drifting under the direction of eX-
Sheriff Rottaken, superintendent,
who has personally supervised the
work. This morning at the end of
the drift, eleven feet from the main
shaft, an opening was made into an
other shaft, which is said to be that
operated by the Spanish pioneers
in the latter part of the seventeenth
century, The men were elated at
their discovery, and a messenger
FASTENED to the city with the news.
As the story goes, these mines
we're worked about two hundred
years ago, yielding rich guerdens
of silver. The miners were killed
by Jealous Indians, but their accu-
mulated wealth was buried in the
shaft from which it was taken and
for two centuries has successfully
eyaded the search Of treasure
hunters. Several years ago a re.
ward was offered for information
leadino to its discovery. An old
map was found in the archieves OF
Mexico by an old San Francisco
miner, who is now here and has beer
in the city for the past five weeks
If the shaft proves to be what Mr.
Rottaken and his co-laborers have
been looking for, the old miner vii
get 81, 900 for his map. There il
considerable excitement in the city
over The discovery.
The Pearl Mining and Smelling
Company was incorporated July %
1885, with capitol stock of 81 600,
O00 Of which $3.50, 600 was subscribed
The corporators were B. S. Thalhei
mer, president; VIM. Eich, vice
president; A. NJ. Heiseman, secre
tary; w. ], Joyner, Sidney Thalhei
mer, R. c. Hampton, J. Berry, D
B. Samuhls aud Mary J. Joyner
Others have since become intereste
in the proieet.-Little Rock Dem
oeg4f
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A sailor was recently brought
a magistrate for beating his wifi,
the magistrate attempted to rel.
heart by asking him If he did nc
that his wife was the weaker
"If she is, she ought not to &
much sail, replied Jaok.-Lone
Bits.
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set For the 10Th Inst.

The case OF the State VS.. Marcus
Bloom, will come up for trial before
the Lincoln County Court on the 10Th
inst. Young Bloom is charged with
assault upon the person Of Edna
Browning.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-14

The Citizen seommittee out solicit
ing funds for the celebration Of
Labor Day in this city have about
completed their labor, and nearly
enough money has been contributed
for the purpose OF entertaining our
visitors.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-14

Until further notice you can get a
round "trip ticket to Little Rock and
return for SIPS. one fare. Tickets
on sale every Sunday; limited for re-
turn one day, Monday.
Fl. Bringman.
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Southern Arkansas Teachers As
ISOLATION Meeting, Magnolia, Ark,
Aug. l8.-For this occasion the Cot
ton Belt route will sell tickets: Pine
Bluff to Magnolia at one and one
third fare, on the certificate plan, for
the round trip. Tickets+on sale An-
gust IL to 20 Inclusive. Return limit
Il llsrllsst. y. 1SQ1. TEL .Eringra IN "a Ell.