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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25
ouaen vtctorIa,s Gay Dress.

The queen always had liking for gay colors. and lady who was present. ed to her on her first visit to Deeside gives the following interesting account of the queens dress: Her majesty wore a bright blue silk dresa. with a great number of founces of varying depths each edged with narrow black velvet over not inconsiderable crinoline. Above this very brilliant garment she wore a royal Stewart tartan shawl in all it's rainbow coiors, white chip bon- net trimmed with pink roses and blue ribbon bows. A white veil and pale lemon colored gloves completed what could hardly be called a quiet costume. She carried in her hand a small blue silk parasol, with thick silk fringe o1 the same shade and with white Ivory handle and stalk. Woman
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25
 STRICKEN INDIA
Thousands Dying of Pestiienoe and
 Famine.

Plague and famine are stalking arm in arm through densely popu- lated portions of the British Empire, thousands are dead or dying, and the outlook becomes blacker and more terrible every day.
 Millions of helpless men, women and children are starving, and the famine stricken districts, having Q population of nearly 40,000,000 peop- pie, will have to depend upon the hand of charity for food enough to keep body and soul together until April or later. Other districts, with population numbering about 50,- 900, ,000, are already feeling the bangs of bitter privation from food, and this must be endured well on into spring before permanent relief will be afforded by nature.
 Funds for the relief of the sufferers are being raised on all sides; but very large amount of money will be needed to provide food even for these unfortunate people who live on almost nothing Gin comparison with Europeans and others) from one end of the year to the other. This calam- ity, awful as 1t is in it's intensity, is possibly not so much greater than the ravages of the dreadful bubonic plague, through the flight of the natives, into other parts of India, and if it reaches the greatly weak ened famine sufferers, the mortality will be enormous.
 The natives have been reduced by lack of food to little less than living skeletons, in the most heavily strick- en districts, and as such they cannot but fall victims by the thousands to the black plague which threatens to invade Europe through the Mecca, pilgrims and other sources for the spread of contagion which are too numerous to mention, principal of which, however, are the export of rags, linen and other merchandise likely to contain the poisonous germs The mortality in Bombay has been auadrupled without count ing the deaths which have occurred among the hundreds of thousands of people who have fled in terror from the city, i'll many cases abandoning their all in their hurried flight from the pesti1ence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25
FATE AGAINST THEM.
Knoxville Building and Loan Associations Falling Like Leaves in
 Autumn.

KNOXVILLE, TENN, Jan. 23.-The announcement of the Southern Build- ing and Loan Association of this city having been placed in the hands of temporary receiver of the United States Court created a big sensation in this city today. A meeting of the directors was held, and it was agreed to answer the bill according to law.
 The directors, however, realize an adverse feeling in this city against them, SO will ask that the temporary receivers be made permanent, and that they wind up the business of the association.
 The bill for receiver was filed by Mrs. Johnson, of Indiana, who had made application for $l0. 900 she had invested, and had been notified that there were several thousand dollars insapplications ahead of hers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25
A MONKEY AND PARROT TIME.
An Advance Agent and Manager Rosen
 berg Have Few Rounds.

An Advance Agent and Manager Rosen-
 berg Have Few Rounds.
 MT. J. H. Fitzpatrick, representing Ryley's comedians, who will present the great London and New York success, "Our Flat" at the Opera House, Saturday night, January 30, arrived in this city last evening. Mir. Fitzpatrick met Manager Rosen- berg this morning and proceeded to business and everything went all right until the question of prices for the engagement Of Ryley comedians came up, and then the trouble began. The conversation as heard by a GRAPHIC reporter ran something like this:
 We must make the best seats $1.50,o > said Mir. Fitzpatrick, Has we have a very expensive cast and the play has only been seen Tn large cities and then at $1.50 and $2O0prices.
 That is all very well, MT. Fttz- patrick, to make the prices $1.50 in the large cities but in Pine Bluff it is different. 1 know your attraction and 1 know the play ran for TOO nights at the Strand Theatre in London, Eng, and 100 nights at Frohman's Lyceulh Theatre, New York, but the general theatre going people of this city do not know 1t. :"
 That is no fault of mine or ours, Mir Rosenberg"
 NOW, be reasonable, Mir. Fitz- patrick and make the prices $1.00 and will give you the good business here you deserve; give me chance to show the people that l am trying to give them the very best at the | lowest possible price.
 That is all very well for you Mir. Rosenberg, to want to make repu- tation for yourself at our loss. but from my point of view 1 don [ see where it comes in. We have a contract with MT. Philip Ryley to have seats at $150 and l would rather not play Pine Bluff than to break faith with him, You kLew he l was leading comedian at the Prince of Wales theatre, London, for years before the run of 'Our Flat" at the Strand theatre, and he insists on high prices in view of the fact that | Nat Goodwin, w. H. Crane, Stuart Robson and actors of his class get those prices.
 s'I will compromise with you MT. | Fitzpatrick, by making the prices for the worst ten seats in the house at $1 50 and then the regular scale. l know my patrons will buy the good seats at $1 .00 and leave the bad ones at $1.50, so you can keep faith with Mir. Rylay and at the same time can give my patrons treat.
 That is like robbing one hand to pay another, but let it go. l will never do it again though, you may depend on that.
 So we get the great English company at regular house prices Thank you, Mana gef Rosenberg.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25
NERVOUS Troubles arc due to as Impoverished blood. Hoods Sar- saparilla Is the 9 One True Blood Purifier and NERVE TONIC.
Weather Forecast.

We are receiving the final charge oi the great cold wave which has swept over the Northwest and Mid uiewest. The weather in the lake 1Rglon and west of the North Mis- a'sslpi was, yesterday and today, cAtremely severe, and It's results irl Onicago, Buffalo and St. Louis, were 'efflilic and beyond.description. We are glad to report that rising tenn
 Tfature will begin today through ou1 Arkansas. The forecast today 0r Little Rock and vicinity is as 'O'lows: Generally fair Tuesday preceded by light snow tonight. ''aghtly colder tonight, showing 'lsng temperature Tuesday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25
TELEGRAPH BREVITIES.
The government has filed the pa pers foreclosing the mortgage against the Union Pacific railroad.

The government has filed the pa pers foreclosing the mortgage against the Union Pacific railroad.
 Ii The press dispatches throughout the north west report severe weath- CT. In many localities the coldest weather ever known is prevailing
 It Ex-Queen Lilionkala Is In Wash ington with a large escort. To escape her, the President went duck shooting.
 tt l Fitzhugh Lees boy. who recently failed in his examination at West Point, has been re-appointed to a cadetship.
 It l A bill providing for monument of Lincoln at Gettysburg was passed by the Senate.
 On Saturday the condition of the U. s. Treasury shows: Available cash balance, $228. 1922. .044; gold re- serve, $143, ,332. .090.
 tt The Senate passed the bill re-class- flying salaries of the railway postal clerks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25
STORIES OF THE DAY.
Some New Anecdotes of People Known by
 Every One.

Some New Anecdotes of People Known by
 Every One.
 1t has always been predicted that if any violence ever should happen to President Cleveland 1t would be when he was resting from his official labor for the purpose of shooting ducks or hooking fish, Such prophecies have been invoked simply by the multiplication of chances for accident when one is fishing or shooting. A gun might explode or go off at the wrong time, or boat might upset, or a fatal storm arise, or a hundred other things might happen. So it is that the soothsayers have ever put on long faces and worn looks of expect ant melancholy when the president has gathered about him his boon compan- ions and vamoosed to the woods or the waters Clairveyants have repeatedly foretold his sudden taking off during these fishing or fowling forays, and yet not even an approach to danger has ever been made, with the exception of live ly blow or two when his excellenoy was safe in some cove, dallying with no more deadly enemy than his coffee and cigar,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25
TO SAVE A QUARTER.
Some People Trot All Around Town to
 Beat the Printer.

Beat the Printer,
 The GRAPHIC has never been a "kicker,n and it does not bore its readers with whimsical winnings. In addition to giving it's readers "all the news that's it to print, the GRAPHIC feels that it is its mission to combat error of every sort and wherever found, whether political, social or economical.
 Therefore, the GRAPHIC desires to call public attention to what It be- lieves to be an injustice to the print CT, and, when once pointed out to this community-a community we believe disposed to follow the teach ings of the Golden Rule and do justice to all-the injustice will be stopped.
 It is In the matter of printing, and a case is fresh in hand merchant doing business In this city desired a few days ago to place a small order for job printing, and while this mer- chant has for years been selling his goods at his own prices to the print CTS of the town, he was unwilling to pay the printers prices when he needed something In the latter's line. Therefore, he went all over town to get the bids of the various local printing houses on a small older of 5000 letter heads, and, after his rounds, he found that one bid was just 9 cents less on the entire order than any other.
 It is needless to say that the mer- chant earned his quarter, and pro- bably lost twice as much during his absence from his place of business, but the injustice of 1t all to the print CT is that when the latter wants anything in the mercantile line he does not run all over town to "squeeze" the merchant down, but pays the mercantile man his price, with no doubt q good profit thrown in.
 Every man in business is expected to make legitimate profit, or else he cannot pay grocery and drug bills, insurance, taxes and rents, or remain in business.
 The printer, as well as all other men, Is entitled to legitimate profit on his work. Everyone should do business on the principle of Hive and let live ?
 The printing offices of this town, through their heads of establish ments and employees, pay out some thing like SIS, 100000 year in Pine Bluff. The patronage of the printers should therefore be worth something in this town, and deserving of some consideration.
 But the merchant who attempts to jew" the printer down to where the shadow of profit vanishes, need not expect the printer to be q very liberal patron of his establishment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25

The merchant was not slow in put ting his discovery to practical use. He coiled wire around the tank and made a connection to the electric light wires in his store. The current from the city plant was disconnected, and it was found that the fish served the purpose as we'll Tn addition to being his elec- trio lighting plant Mir. Emmet's electric fish are also great attraction. for peo- pie from miles around come to see the wonders. s.-Cleveland Plain Deass-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25
ABOUT THE UNION PACIFIC.
nro., of Foreclosure and Statement of
 Its Debt.


 pr the terms of the sale of the rnion Pacific Railroad under fore oloanre the Government will receive e,q O00 GOO net in cash, which, if ap- r,,ad to the Treasury gold reserve, wGnld bring that store of yellow metal close to $175, 100000 The syn dicate bid is $45, 750, ,000, but there must be deducted from this cash and securities now in the sinking fund, amounting to about $l7,00O,0 ,00O, which go to the syndicate with the Goyernment lein. This gives the net result of $29,0O0, ,0OO specified.
 The total of bonds issued by the Government for the benefit of the Inion Pacific and Kansas Pacific railroads, both of which are now included in the Union Pacific system, is S33, ,739, ,512. Upon this amount the Government has paid interest amounting to $6,47S,010.6 for the Kansas Pacific bonds and $29964,- 66e,39 on the Union Pacific bonds, making total of $36, ,442, ,676. 45. The total debt to the Government is, therefore, including this interest money which has been paid out from year to year, $70,182, ,1SS.45. The amount of the sinking fund was in- tended to offset this amount in a measure, but as it is included in the bid made by the syndicate, the actual loss to the Government as the result of it's interest in the Union Pacific is about $4! 100000.
 Naturally Mir. Russell Sage, who had a hand in the consolidation of inc Kansas Pacific and other roads with the Union Pacific, and so sad dled obligations on the property which offered no prospect for set dement,, is loath to let such a good nartner out of the deal
 eUnlesss the Government is again interested in the Union Pacific, he said, "I predict that the road will i'll the end never pay any return to
 
 those who advance the money to buy the Government lein. This is q decided statement, but it will be proven true by time. Competition will ruin the road unless Congress can stand by to aid, as for instance. in upholding l,000-mile law for the next Northwestern system can tap every station on the north and the Burlington system every station on the south side of the Union Pacific, leaving it only a narrow strip of poor country to live upon.
 "One fact should not be lost sight of, and that is that thousands upon Thousands of our people have in vested their savings in the junior securities of the system, in the S69,- T 000,000 of stock, because the Govern 3 ment was interested with them and I would protect the property. They I put 1t in the company as others put money in the savings bank. They will lose all that they have and Whatever they may pay i'll to save it if the Government is completely 3 dislnterested.
 3 "Now, this question is not settled and is going over to the new admin. istration. We have had assurances from the higest officials that the 3 Government would continue it's pro lection, and unless iC does so the company may not be reorgani2ed for years.
 fWith the Government i'll, an as fcssment of $10 Q share would be sufficient, and the savings of tens of q thousands of people would be pro- tected."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25
SchuDert'S.

Remember the concert at Merrill Institute Thursday night. Seats on sale at Hart's Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock. Admission, 50 cents. This is the first concert of this sea- sons course There will be three others It
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25

A little company of officials was dis cussing the dinner given by Senator Quay to members of the Pennsylvania state senate.
 T would not much object to Wana- maker in the senate, said one who lives in New Jersey. just across the Delaware from Philadelphia, If he and Quay could pull together. They would make strong team if they could work in harmony ]"
 My dear boy, said Congressman at Large Mcdowell. you have evident. ly got no farther than the primary class in national politics No fellow who opens a jack pot with prayer can ever reach the senate of the United States. !"
 4 good story is going which embodies a new not of Speaker Reed. Reed and Choate--he who is talked up as the next senator from New York were calling on mutual friend. Dur ing the chatting the cut glass bottle was passed.
 'I'm sorry I can't join you, said Choate. but the fact is I have never taken q drink of whisky, played game Of poker, or bet on horse race in my life. 2"
 ''How I wish I could say that, sigh cd the host.
 "You can, said Reed; "Choate did. "
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25

more deadly enemy than his coffee and cigar
 4 curious story is told of Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, the man i'll con- gross whose face beams more than all others with kindliness and benevolenoe. It is related that the other day when the senator was about to board street car on the avenue tho conductor, seeing that the statesman was very old in Gp- pearanoe, reached out and assisted him to mount the steps The senator resent ed the familiarity, though the conduct or's act was ig accordance With orders issued by tke company. Fellow passen- gers sny flat the venerable statesman made che air blue with his eloquent abuse of the man, and, when the latter tried to explain, threatened him with personal violence. The senator wrote to the company. demanding the conductors dismissal. The company's officers re- fused. The senator persisted, and the cowardly officials, fearing to prejudice their case in anticipated legislation, suspended the man for month. Tho senator still insists on the penalty of dismissal. The man is poor, has fami- ly. cold weather is in evidence, but the senator Is obdurate. His act has aroused the employees of the company, trouble is promised if the man be not reinstated at once and the senator is threatened with suit in the courts 1t is cheerful to state that there is probably not an- other member of congress who would have taken so petty revenge and shown such vindietiveness against one who sought only to do him 0 favor. A little company of officials was dis oussing the dinner given by Senator Quay to members of the Pennsylvania state senate
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25

On account of the tenth anniver- sary exercises, which will be held to- morrow night, the young mems class in gymnastics will be postponed un- til Wednesday night after prayer meeting. All of the young men are invited to attend the birthday exer- cises and hear Mr. Gates address.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25

Tickets on sale for the Merchants Carnival at F. M. AltschuPs. d2t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-25
Y. M. c. A. Notes

The basket ball team will go to Little Rock Friday to play match game with the Y. NJ. c. A, team of that city.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-10-16

cool weather would follow the
rain Sunday, but it didn't.
Let US have the double track be-
fore the winter rains come.
The toothsone oyster is no
longer served on the half-shell or
''in any style" in Shreveport.
QUARANTINE regulations keep the
express cars out.
A welcome rain came Sunday
afternoon Not much of a one,
but acceptable for all that.
Guess it is time to SOW per
uurnups agin."
Our town got another yellow
fever scare Sunday. True, the re-
ports put the scourge way of to
Galveston, but my, that doesn't
make any difference to some of
people. They are even afraid t,
60 ont OF doors OF nights, when
the moon is full, on account OF
its yellow appearance. They are
sure the man IN the moon has the
yellow jack
When the moon gets full she has
full sweep without fear OF moles-
tation-
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-10-16
DRIFTING NGR5LETS.

The CHAR fish am q troublesome
criter.
Come out to Jordan street to-
day and tonight. The pastor
will preach there on both occas-
ions.
Our editor was more than glad
to shake hands and have chat
with Mr.. Gindo Marbury Tuesday.
His many friends are glad to well
come him home again.
The report of five cases of yell
low fever at Galveston lacked to
have scared the jiblets out of some
OF our people Sunday. My, my,
how some of the boys did shin
around
Be sure TO see H. H Prescott
about insurance.
If our people don't quit getting
scared about yellow fever we are
going to paralyze business sure
enough
Let's hold a meeting and have
funny speeches, fine music and
get down to work again.
Mr.. Keeney viii soon COM
mence to pave Louisiana street.
Rube's gator seems to think he
is running things around the police
station.
Hon. D. c. Scarborough, CT
Natchitoches, was In the city
Monday and dropped in for q
handshake.
Some predicted that COLOR
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-10-16
Jordan STRAIT To-ms FRO y.

Tomorrow being regular APP
poin nent, the pastor, Rev. Harry
W. May, will preach at Jordan
street morning and evening, at IL
and s o'clock The public is cor
daily invited 20 attend.
Sun Ray school services every
Sabbath at $3.50 O'Clock in the
morning
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-10-16
Approaching Nuptials.

A marriage celebration of more
than ordinary note will be solemn
lied in our city on Wednesday
evening, October 90 This Will
be the nuptials OF Mr.. Ralph S.
Meyer, OF Monroe, and Miss Flora
Dreyfus, of this city.
--sgs est appropriate mating in
holy wedlock this union of hearts
and lives will be, for Nh Meyer is
one OF the most prominent young
business men Of the Parlor City.
popular and has the good viii of
all. Miss Flora is the charming
and accomplished daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. S. @. Dreyfus, of Shreve-
port, than whom none stand
higher in social circles, while the
father is one OF the most promi-
nent wholesale dry goods dealers
in Louisiana.
THE PROGRESS highly appre-
ciates the reception of an elegant
card inviting US to witness the
ceremony. and nothing prevent
ing, we viii be there. We admire,
esteem and are proud of our
Shreveport girls, and congratulate
Monroe that their city is soon to
win such society ornament.
The yellow fever is but little
worse than the fear of it, Judging
hx the actions af Some raao,,la
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-10-16
HOUSTON EAST AND WEST
RAILWAY
AND
HOUSTON AND SHREVEPORT
RAILROAD

Finest Pullman estibuled Buff
ct Observation sleeping cars daily
between Kansas City and Calves
ton via Kansas City Pittsburg and
Gulf Railroad to Shreveport, and
Houston East and West Texas
Railwa, to Houston, G. G and San
Tefee Railway to Galveston.
Close connections in Central De-
pot at Houston with through trains
for Austin, Brennan, San Anto-
MO, Eagle Pass, FL Passo, Rock
port, Corpus Christi and all South
CT and Western Texas and Mex
leo points.
For tickets, sleeping car reser-
ao5n All all necessary inform
ton see w. L, Stout, Union Tick
ct Agent, Shreveport, Louisiana,
or write
VIM Doherty, r. D. Yoaknm,
Trav. Pass. Agt Gen Pass Agt
Houston--T
Bodenheimer & Lancaster fur
nish safe protection on gin houses
and other country risks
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-10-16

What is the use to fear yellow
fever when the percentage OF
deaths is so infintisimal
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-10-16
Mrs III. l.. Tucker is now a. work at o
of the Dress MAKING Department..
Our Prices for Dresses, $40 10 SIP.

Fl eistm ans Imported Trimming Nelvets,
All the latest shades in Pivaine, Moskowa,
AlthAa- Charrnile, Dahoney, Mignon,
Edison, Bengal Nave, in real good
quality, very SNOWY and refined looking
and viii be suitable Tor any kind OF
trimming, sells regularly Tor S5c, this
week. .---. - -
K ursheedt-s All Wool Embroidered Flan-
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-10-16

The yellow fever is but little
worse than the fear of it, Judging
by the actions Of some people.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-10-16

Bodenheimer & Lancaster fur
nish safe protection on gin houses
and other country risks.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1897-12-11

noted for with Chef Dan Pitzel in the
rear. Pitzel is noted California chef
whose dinners are first class in every
respect and the one Tuesday evening
was no exception to the rule. The
present to Mrs. Southworth from her
husband was handsome diamond and
pearl bracelet. The VIDETTE wishes
the lady many more such happy birth
days.
Frank Gordon is hiring on the freight
train south.
Enrique Ullmann, who has been en-
ployed in the railway shops at Quay
mas, has been appointed pumper at
Aqua Zarca and Casita stations and
will hereafter reside at Nogales.